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US08325445B2	Head-slider configured to have multiple depth surfaces to avoid contact with a magnetic-recording disk wherein a leading side surface is deeper than a negative pressure deep recessed surface A head-slider. The head-slider includes a magnetic-recording head and an air-bearing surface. The air-bearing surface includes air-bearing portions, shallow-recessed surfaces, and a deep-recessed surface. Air-bearing portions are configured to fly nearest to a magnetic-recording disk; shallow-recessed surfaces have a first depth from the air-bearing portions; the deep-recessed surface has a second depth, larger than the first depth, from the air-bearing portions. Air-bearing portions and shallow-recessed surfaces are configured to generate positive pressure; and, the deep-recessed surface is configured to generate negative pressure. A shallow-recessed surface is disposed near a leading edge of the head-slider; air-bearing portions are preceded and abutted by the shallow-recessed surface; a plurality of small leading-end pads are disposed near a leading edge, and at least at each side of the shallow-recessed surface near lateral sides, of the head-slider; and, a leading-end deep-recessed surface is disposed at a leading side of the leading-end pads.
US08325441B2	Thermally assisted magnetic head, method of manufacturing the same, head gimbal assembly, and hard disk drive A thermally assisted magnetic head includes a main magnetic pole layer, a near-field light generating layer having a generating end part generating near-field light arranged within a medium-opposing surface, and an optical waveguide guiding light to the near-field light generating layer. The thermally assisted magnetic head includes a base layer which a base groove part having a width gradually getting smaller along a depth direction and extending in an intersecting direction intersecting with the medium-opposing surface is formed. The near-field light generating layer has an in-groove generating layer formed inside of the base groove part. The in-groove generating layer is formed along an inner wall surface of the base groove part and has a thin-film like structure.
US08325440B2	Magnetic head including a pole layer and an antireflection film sandwiched by two shields A magnetic head incorporates: a medium facing surface; a coil; a pole layer; first and second shields disposed to sandwich the pole layer therebetween; a first gap layer disposed between the first shield and the pole layer; a second gap layer disposed between the second shield and the pole layer; and a substrate. The first shield is located closer to the substrate than the second shield. The magnetic head further incorporates an antireflection film disposed between the first shield and the first gap layer or between the first gap layer and the pole layer. The pole layer is formed by frame plating.
US08325439B2	Servo pattern architecture and method using same to improve LPOS encoding efficiency A sequential data storage medium, such as for example and without limitation a magnetic tape, comprising a sequence of plurality of servo patterns encoded therein, which provide lateral position information and LPOS information. Each servo pattern comprises a first burst comprising a first pulse, a second pulse, a third pulse, a fourth pulse and a fifth pulse and a second burst comprising a sixth pulse, a seventh pulse, an eighth pulse, a ninth pulse and a tenth pulse. The widths of the plurality of pulses, in combination with the spacings between the plurality of pulses, encode two bits of data.
US08325432B2	Systems and methods for servo data based harmonics calculation Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for servo data based harmonics calculation. For example, a circuit for determining harmonics is disclosed that includes an analog to digital conversion circuit that provides a series of digital samples corresponding to a pattern within a servo data region of a storage medium, and a harmonic calculation circuit. The harmonic calculation circuit is operable to calculate a first harmonic value for the series of digital samples, calculate a second harmonic value for the series of digital samples, and calculate a ratio of the first harmonic value to the second harmonic value.
US08325427B2	Zoom lens system A zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, a diaphragm, and a positive second lens group. The following conditions (1) and (2) are satisfied: 5.2<(d12W−d12T)/(mT/mW)<7 (1), and 0.3
US08325424B2	Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera A high-performance zoom lens system which is compact and has a wide view angle at a wide-angle limit and a high zooming ratio in a balanced manner, in order from an object side to an image side, comprising a first lens unit having positive optical power, a second lens unit having negative optical power, a third lens unit having positive optical power, and a fourth lens unit having positive optical power, wherein the first lens unit is composed of at most two lens elements, the second lens unit is composed of two lens elements, the third lens unit is composed of three lens elements, in order from the object side to the image side, including an object side lens element having positive optical power, a lens element having negative optical power, and an image side lens element having positive optical power, and the conditions: −2.34.5 (f2: a composite focal length of the second lens unit, ωW: a half view angle at a wide-angle limit, fT: a focal length of the entire system at a telephoto limit, fW: a focal length of the entire system at a wide-angle limit) are satisfied; an imaging device; and a camera are provided.
US08325422B2	Zoom lens A zoom lens disposed between an object side and an image side and including a first, second, third, and fourth lens group is provided. The first lens group has a negative refractive power and includes a first lens and a prism arranged in sequence from the object side to the image side. The first lens is an aspheric lens. A distance between the first lens and the prism is L, an effective focal length of the zoom lens at a wide-end is fw, and 1.58
US08325421B2	Zoom projection lens A zoom projection lens includes, in the order from the magnification side to the minification side thereof, a first lens group with negative refraction power, a second lens group with positive refraction power, a third lens group with positive refraction power, a fourth lens group with negative refraction power, and a fifth lens group with positive refraction power. The first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group are movably positioned. The fifth lens group is immovably positioned. The zoom projection lens satisfying the formulae: 1.0<\|F1/Fw\|<1.3; 2.5<\|F3/Fw\|<2.7; 2.81<\|F5/Fw\|<2.83; and 0.21<\|F2/F4\|<0.24, wherein F1-F5 respectively represent the effective focal lengths of the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth lens groups, Fw represents the shortest effective focal length of the zoom projection lens.
US08325417B1	Apparatus and method for producing an annular far-field patterned beam(s) A phased array of Gaussian beams was used to form an annular far-field pattern as opposed to the normal peaked pattern in most phased arrays. This annular pattern arises from the radial symmetry of the polarization in each beam. Beams opposite one another in the annulus are polarized in the same direction but are 180° out of phase. This causes the center portion of the beam to be a null rather than a peak.
US08325414B2	Apparatus for single-handed control of microscope functions Apparatus for single-handed control of a microscope are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first controller, such as a first rotary controller, is configured for manipulation by a hand of a user to adjust a position of a microscope stage. Another controller, such as a second rotary controller, is configured and arranged relative to the first rotary controller for manipulation by an extended finger of the same hand to review, e.g., scroll through, previously identified portions of a biological specimen while the user's first hand may or may not remain in contact with the first rotary controller. In this manner, the user may continue to review the previously identified specimen portions without having to look away from the microscope.
US08325413B2	Method and apparatus for controlling an output of an optical amplifier A system is provided that includes optical amplifiers provided upstream from an optical add-drop multiplexer (OADM). One of the optical amplifiers may be a Raman amplifier that supplies amplified light to another optical amplifier, such as an erbium doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), which, in turn, further amplifies and feeds the light to an input of the OADM. During turn-up, for example, the EDFA may initially be disabled, the power of the pump lasers of the Raman amplifier may be gradually increased until light input to the EDFA exceeds a power threshold at which the EDFA can amplify the input light. Light supplied to the EDFA does not have an excessive amount of power. Accordingly, at this point, the gain of the EDFA may be appropriately adjusted and then activated to supply optical signals to the OADM. Such optical signals may have a low power but not too low so as to prevent proper operation of downstream EDFA. Moreover, these optical signal do not have power that is so high as to cause “spiking.” As a result, cross-talk with optical signals added by the OADM is minimized, and such added optical signals may be sufficiently amplified by optical amplifiers downstream from the OADM.
US08325412B2	Light source apparatus A light source apparatus includes an excitation-light source, a first light guiding member and a second light guiding member which guide excitation light emitted from the excitation-light source, a wavelength converting member which is installed near an emitting end of excitation light from the excitation-light source of the first light guiding member and the second light guiding member, and which receives excitation light which has been guided by one of the first light guiding member and the second light guiding member, and emits a wavelength-converted light of a wavelength different from a wavelength of the excitation light, a first light receiving element which is installed near the wavelength converting member, and which directly or indirectly receives the wavelength-converted light of which, the wavelength is converted by the wavelength converting member, and an optical path switching section which guides the excitation light to one of the first light guiding member and the second light guiding member according to an output of the first light receiving element.
US08325411B2	Negative refractive index materials and methods for making same Embodiments of the invention described herein include metamaterials that exhibit negative permittivity and negative permeability at optical frequencies, methods for preparing such materials, and devices prepared from same.
US08325410B2	Modulation system and method for generating a return-to-zero (RZ) optical data signal A modulation system and a method for generating a return-to-zero (RZ) optical data signal are provided. The modulation system comprises a Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulator and a drive circuit, which includes a logic XOR gate and a differential amplifier. The logic XOR gate applies a logic XOR operation to a non-return-to-zero (NRZ) electrical data signal and an inverse of an electrical clock signal to generate an electrical intermediate signal. The differential amplifier differentially amplifies the electrical intermediate signal and an inverse of the NRZ electrical data signal to generate an RZ electrical drive signal. The drive circuit drives the MZ modulator with the RZ electrical drive signal to generate the RZ optical data signal.
US08325409B2	Periscoping vanes for smart windows Methods and devices are provided for selectively allowing light to pass through a substantially transparent substrate or blocking the light, at least to some degree. Some embodiments provide a plurality of reflective vanes that can be positioned in at least two positions. According to some such implementations, when the vanes are in an open position, incident light is allowed to pass through the window. The light may reflect from two or more vanes before passing through the window. When a sufficient voltage is applied between vane electrodes and other electrodes, the vanes are pulled down, reflecting back at least some of the incident light. The voltage may be controlled according to detected temperature, ambient light intensity, etc.
US08325407B2	Oscillating device, optical scanning device using the same, image display apparatus, and control method of the oscillating device Provided is an oscillating device, which can adjust the oscillation angle and the phase of a movable plate easily with a simple constitution. A light scanning device acting as the oscillating device comprises a mirror element for oscillating the movable plate having a mirror film, a control circuit having a duty ratio adjusting unit and a function to change the duty ratio of the pulse voltage, so that it applies the pulse voltage thereby to drive a vertical comb of the mirror element, and an oscillation detecting unit for detecting the oscillations of the movable plate. On the bases of the movable plate oscillations detected by the oscillation detecting unit, the control circuit controls the duty ratio adjusting unit thereby to change the duty ratio of the pulse voltage. When the pulse voltage having the changed duty ratio is applied to the mirror element, the period of applying the voltage to the vertical comb at the oscillating time of the movable plate changes so that the phase and the oscillation angle of the oscillations of the movable plate change. By the feed-back control of the duty ratio according to the oscillations of the movable plate, the movable plate can be controlled to oscillate in the proper phase and at the proper oscillation angle.
US08325406B2	Planar lighting apparatus and liquid crystal display device using the same Provided is a planar lighting apparatus performing a display (i) without luminance nonuniformity, (ii) with a specified luminance distribution in a scanning direction and (iii) having a high luminance and a large area. Also provided is a liquid crystal display device using the planar lighting apparatus. In the plan lighting apparatus, a scanning light quantity of a scanning light 13 to a light guide section 15 is controlled by a controller 20, so at to emit an outgoing light 16 from a principal surface 17 with a specified luminance distribution in a scanning direction 21 of the scanning light 13.
US08325403B1	Optical programmable matrix processor A bit-matrix processor including a pair of optoelectronic matrices and a controller for causing the matrices to perform Boolean Matrix transforms to perform logical operations, wherein Boolean logical equivalents include logical AND to replace element-wise multiplication, and logical OR instead of summation. According to one embodiment, the processor includes an optical source matrix for receiving input binary data; a passive optical replicator for replicating a pattern on the optical source matrix and projecting it onto a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM); a database loading device for loading data onto the SLM thereby to perform logical AND with the optical source matrix data; an integrating device for integrating light from the SLM onto a photodiode matrix; and an output signal processing device.
US08325402B2	System and method for synchronizing a spatial light modulator with a pulsed laser to record a hologram at the repetition rate of the pulsed laser A system and method that synchronizes a spatial light modulator (SLM) with a pulsed laser to record a hologram at the repetition rate of the pulsed laser for applications including holographic displays and data storage. The color channel capability of a SLM is utilized to effectively increase the write throughput when the pulsed laser repetition rate LR exceeds the SLM's image refresh rate R. The hogels are encoded on the color channels and concatenated to form a sequence of color images such that the write throughput is equal to the repetition rate LR up to a maximum of N*R. This effectively extends the capability and continued viability of existing inexpensive SLMs.
US08325400B2	Multi-color off-axis digital holographic system and the imaging method thereof A multi-color off-axis digital holographic system and the imaging method thereof are disclosed. The multi-color off-axis digital holographic system comprises: a plurality of light emitting diodes, for provide a red (R) beam, a green (G) beam and a blue (B) beam; an interference object lens module, for receiving the R, G, and B beams to generate a beam containing an interference signal; a color imaging device, for receiving the beam containing the interference signal and thus forming a hologram on a surface of the color imaging device by holographic interference while registering the hologram; and a processing device, for receiving the registered hologram form the color imaging device; wherein the processing device perform a zero-filling and reconstructing operations upon the received hologram to obtain phase information of the R, G and B beams. With the aforesaid system, a three-dimensional surface profile with respect to a RG synthetic wavelength is obtained according to a calculation using the phase information of the R and G beams as well as the wavelengths thereof, and similarly, a three-dimensional surface profile with respect to a GB synthetic wavelength is obtained according to a calculation using the phase information of the G and B beams as well as the wavelengths thereof. Thereafter, by performing a calculation using the RG synthetic wavelength and its phase as well as the GB synthetic wavelength and its phase, an overall three-dimensional surface profile with respect to a complete synthetic wavelength is obtained.
US08325398B2	Image editing system, image management apparatus, and image editing program When an image file is loaded into an electronic album, an electronic album editing apparatus displays images on a page by arranging a layout and performs editing of the images such as cropping and magnification and reduction. The electronic album editing apparatus displays the edited images on the page and determines whether the images that are already edited and displayed, overlap with each other for use in the album. When it is determined that the images overlap with each other, the electronic album editing apparatus issues a warning to that effect to the user.
US08325392B2	Image reading device and image forming device An image reading device is provided. The image reading device suppresses uneven intensity of light emitted on a subject, by disposing a diffusion plate between the subject and a plurality of luminescence portions, and an image forming device that includes this image reading device. The image reading device includes an illumination portion that irradiates light onto a subject. The illumination portion includes: a plurality of LED's disposed at predetermined intervals in a main scanning direction; and an elliptical diffuser plate that is disposed between the subject and the plurality of LED's and diffuses light emitted by the plurality of LED's in a higher diffusion rate in the main scanning direction than in a sub-scanning direction.
US08325391B2	Image reading device and image forming apparatus having the same A rear side surface of a frame of an image-forming apparatus has throttle portions protruding toward the inside of the frame. By aligning the screw holes in the throttle portions and the through-holes in a guide rail and then screwing screws into these holes, the guide rail is fixed to the rear side surface with a predetermined distance therebetween. This restricts deformation of the guide rail due to a load applied by opening and closing the document holding plate.
US08325390B2	System and method to cue operator response in a manually-driven document scanner A document scanner and associated feedback mechanism are disclosed. The document scanner includes a document bed including a document positioning surface, and a scanning module slidably connected to the document bed, the scanning module manually movable across the document positioning surface. The document scanner further includes a feedback mechanism arranged to receive information about a speed of movement of the scanning module, and output a feedback signal to a user of the document scanner.
US08325381B2	Pixel data resolution-adjustment and composition in overlap area An image processing apparatus includes an input unit which inputs a plurality of image object data, an acquisition unit which acquires resolution information and area information, a generation unit which generates image data based on the resolution information and stores the image data in a memory unit, an extraction unit which extracts overlap area information and resolution information of each of the image objects, and a composition unit which reads out, from the memory unit, pixel data corresponding to a pixel position of interest in accordance with the area information, if a plurality of pixel data existing at the pixel position of interest are located in the overlap area, converts one of the plurality of pixel data in accordance with higher resolution information extracted by the extraction unit, composites the converted pixel data with the other pixel data, and outputs the pixel data.
US08325378B2	Information processing apparatus and method for generating print data for a book with a cover sheet An information processing apparatus for making a bookbinding setup for a document includes a cover page determination unit for determining pages to be imposed on a cover from input data of a plurality of pages, a cover imposing processing unit for executing an imposing process of cover pages on the basis of data of the pages determined by the cover page determination unit, and a bookbinding imposing processing unit for executing an imposing process of running text pages on the basis of data of the remaining pages which are not imposed on the cover pages by the cover imposing processing unit, thus allowing an information process for making a bookbinding setup that the user wants.
US08325377B2	Image processing method and apparatus An image processing apparatus stores, in a buffer, an image data of c bits in the main scanning direction and y lines in the sub scanning direction, and reads out a pixel data of p bits that configures the image data stored in the buffer. Note that c is a common multiple of m, which is the number of bits in the unit of memory access, and p, which is the number of bits in a single pixel.
US08325374B2	Printing apparatus and print control method for managing a built-in mass storage device A printing apparatus includes a built-in hard disk drive configured to operate as a mass storage device. The printing apparatus includes an HDD control unit configured to store print image data into the hard disk drive; a secondary storage unit configured to store the print image data; an HDD state detection unit configured to detect a state of the hard disk drive; and a storage method changing unit configured to change a storage method of the print image data based on the state of the hard disk drive detected by the HDD state detection unit.
US08325372B2	Parallel printing system A printing system comprised of a printer, a plurality of processing nodes, each processing node being disposed for processing a portion of a print job into a printer dependent format, and a processing manager for spooling the print job into selectively sized chunks and assigning the chunks to selected ones of the nodes for parallel processing of the chunks by the processing nodes into the printer dependent format. The chunks are selectively sized from at least one page to an entire size of the print job in accordance with predetermined splitting factors for enhancing printer printing efficiency.
US08325366B2	Image forming system and image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus including: a data storage device that stores a user registration information item and/or user group registration information item as address book data; a communication processing section that receives a registration request message described in XML so as to include a plurality of user registration information items and/or user group registration information items; a SOAP processing section that extracts, when the communication processing section receives the registration request message from a client apparatus, each of the plurality of user registration information items and/or user group registration information items that are specified in the registration request message; and a control section that registers the user registration information item and/or user group registration information item that are extracted from the SOAP processing section in the address book data.
US08325365B2	Image forming system, image forming method and image forming apparatus An image forming system includes an information processing apparatus, an image forming apparatus that is connected to the information processing apparatus so as to communicate with each other, a splitting unit that splits a page to be printed into a plurality of areas according to a preset splitting rule, a setting unit that respectively sets a print condition, which affects a usage amount of a color material used for printing, for each of the plurality of areas, and a printing unit that prints the page to be printed based on the print condition set to each of the plurality of areas.
US08325362B2	Choosing the next document In one example, a system may suggest an order in which to read documents in a set. When a person has read a document in the set, the system may suggest the next document to read. The next document may be selected based on criteria such as the document's dissimilarity from the document(s) that have already been read. Choosing, as the next document, a document that is dissimilar from documents that have already been read exposes the reader to new information, thereby enhancing the reader's return on investment for the time spent reading the documents.
US08325359B2	Handheld printer for printing both an image and position-coding pattern A swipe printer comprising: (a) a printhead for printing a graphic image and a position-coding pattern onto a surface; (b) an ink supply containing a first ink for printing the graphic image and a second ink for printing the position-coding pattern; (c) an image sensor positioned for imaging portions of the surface on which the printhead has printed during a swipe of the surface, each imaged portion containing part of the position-coding pattern printed by the printhead during the swipe; and (d) a processor for determining absolute positions of the swipe printer using the parts of the position-coding pattern. The processor is configured to use the absolute positions for controlling an output of the printhead during the swipe.
US08325355B2	Apparatus, method and program for receiving printing orders A printing order reception apparatus includes display means for carrying out various kinds of display, input means for carrying out various kinds of input, and a plurality of types of slots for inserting therein various types of media each storing an image and equipment including a medium storing an image. In the case where a medium or equipment is inserted into a specific one of the plurality of types of slots, processing for printing the image stored in the medium or the medium included in the equipment is switched between execution of printing processing according to a predetermined printing condition and execution of printing processing according to a printing condition different from the predetermined printing condition. Then, processing for printing the image is carried out according to the switched printing condition.
US08325352B2	System and method for producing a window shade with a natural material printed image coating A method and a system for producing a window shade having a real natural material printed image coated thereon. A real natural material is scanned and the data of the image is stored in a computer which generates an image of the scanned real natural material. That image is duplicated a plurality of times by the use of the computer and the images are assembled in a predetermined arrangement to produce a composite image which is then enhanced using photo-enhancing software. The enhanced composite image is then printed by the use of a colored ink printing machine on material to form the window shade. Preferably, but not exclusively, the material is constituted by slats of a louvered blind or a fabric of a roller blind.
US08325351B2	Layout method A method of directing a beam of laser light at a target point defined by the intersection of a reference line with a generally vertical surface may comprise: a.) defining the reference line, b.) calculating a three dimensional location of a point on the line, c.) directing a beam of laser light from an automated total station toward the point on the line, d.) measuring the three dimensional location of the reference point on the vertical surface illuminated by the beam of laser light, e.) determining the point on the line closest to the reference point on the surface, f.) redirecting the beam of laser light from the automated total station toward the point on the line closest to the reference point, and g.) repeating steps d.) through f.) until the closest point on the reference line is less than a predetermined distance from the reference point.
US08325350B2	Apparatus and method for measuring three-dimensional shape by using multi-wavelength An apparatus and a method for measuring a three-dimensional shape are disclosed. The apparatus includes a transfer stage, a first projector, a second projector, a camera unit and a control unit. The transfer stage transfers a measurement object to a measurement position. The first projector irradiates a first pattern light having a first equivalent wavelength toward the measurement object in a first direction. The second projector irradiates a second pattern light having a second equivalent wavelength that is different from the first equivalent wavelength toward the measurement object in a second direction. The camera unit takes a first pattern image that is generated when the first pattern light is reflected by the measurement object, and a second pattern image that is generated when the second pattern light is reflected by the measurement object. The control unit controls the first projector and the second projector, and obtains a three-dimensional shape of the measurement object through the first pattern image and the second pattern image.
US08325349B2	Focal plane adjustment by back propagation in optofluidic microscope devices Embodiments of the present invention relate to techniques for improving optofluidic microscope (OFM) devices. One technique that may be used employs surface tension at a hydrophobic surface to passively pump the fluid sample through the fluid channel. Another technique uses electrodes to adjust the position of objects in the fluid channel. Another technique computationally adjusts the focal plane of an image wavefront measured using differential interference contrast (DIC) based on Young's interference by back propagating the image wavefront from the detection focal plane to a different focal plane. These techniques can be employed separately or in combination to improve the capabilities of OFM devices.
US08325346B2	SPR apparatus with a high performance fluid delivery system An apparatus may include a flow cell for a surface plasmon resonance test apparatus and a fluid delivery system operatively coupled to the flow cell and configured to deliver a plurality of fluids to the flow cell substantially continuously. The fluid delivery system may include two pumps for pumping the fluids.
US08325343B2	Detector for cavity ring-down spectroscopy A cavity ring-down spectroscope includes a ring-down cavity. A trigger detector is optically coupled within the ring-down cavity to generate a signal to indicate a desired radiation level in the ring-down cavity. A controller is coupled to the trigger detector to control light provided to the ring-down cavity. A ring-down time may then be measured.
US08325337B2	Time resolved raman spectroscopy System, method, and apparatus for determining the composition of a sample of material. In one embodiment, the method pertains to the counting of photons that were inelastically scattered by the sample, and for minimizing the effects of fluorescent or phosphorescent photons. In yet another embodiment of the invention, a sample is illuminated by a repetitive pulse of monochromatic light, and the resultant scattered photons from the samples are collected and counted during a predetermined integration period. Yet other embodiments pertain to a low-cost, computer-controlled system for repetitively counting inelastically scattered photons so as to create a Raman histogram and a Raman spectrogram of the photons.
US08325332B2	Start-up methods for frequency converted light sources Start-up methods for frequency converted light sources and projector systems comprising frequency converted light sources are described herein. The start-up methods generally comprise modulating the frequency converted light source over three degrees of freedom (two spatial dimensions and one wavelength dimension). Specifically, fast oscillation of an axis of an adjustable optical component is performed simultaneously with fast oscillation of a wavelength of the semiconductor laser while a second axis of the adjustable optical component is incrementally stepped and the output intensity of the frequency converted light source is monitored for each step. This start-up method allows for three linear searches to be used to rapidly locate the appropriate control settings for the frequency converted light source.
US08325330B2	Optical fibre circuit monitoring system and monitoring device included in this system Optical fiber lines of a PON system are monitored with a remote fiber test system having a branch-type optical fiber line constituting the PON system and test equipment connected to the branch-type optical fiber line. The test equipment includes a light source, an optical splitter, a detecting part, and a control unit. The light source outputs light having an optical coherence function of a comb shape that is formed as a result of the optical frequency being modulated by a modulation signal of period p. The optical splitter receives light output from the light source and splits the light into probe light and reference light. The detecting part detects interference light that occurs from mutual interference between the reference light and reflected light. Upon detection of the interference light, the detecting part converts the interference light into an electrical signal.
US08325321B2	Lithography system, method of heat dissipation and frame The present invention relates to a lithography system for projecting an image or an image pattern on to a target such as a wafer. Energy that is accumulated in the target by the projection of the image or image pattern is removed from said target, such that expansion by local and/or overall heating is limited to a relevant pre-defined value, and wherein such heat removal is realised by the use of a phase transition in a heat absorbing material that is brought into thermal contact with said target. As a further elaboration, such material may be applied in combination with a further material having a superior coefficient of heat transport, and may be incorporated in an emulsion comprising a material having a superior coefficient of heat transfer. Said material may e.g. be adhered to a bottom face of the target, and may also be included in a frame.
US08325312B2	Liquid crystal display and method for manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display (LCD) device maintains a cell gap and prevents press defects via the use of ball spacers. The liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of first spacers, a plurality of second spacers, and a liquid crystal layer filled between the first and second substrates. The first spacers are formed between the first and second substrates at portions of a black matrix layer of the second substrate. The first spacers include a plurality of first balls with a first diameter and a first solid to aggregate the first balls. The second spacers are formed at portions of the black matrix layer between the first and second substrates. The second spacers include a plurality of second balls with a second diameter 0.2 to 0.6 μm smaller than the first diameter and a second solid to aggregate the second balls.
US08325310B2	Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing method thereof To further ensure the electrical connection of a conductor between an opposite electrode of an opposite substrate and a connection wiring of a TFT substrate, and to prevent diffusion of impurities contained in a sealing material mixed with conductive particles or a conductive paste into a liquid crystal layer. In order to isolate the sealing material containing a conductive particle or the conductive paste from the liquid crystal layer, the shape of top surface of the sealing material is a shape in which a plurality of circular shapes are combined, which is a shape having no opening. Further, the sealing material forms a plurality of compartments such that a compartment in which a pixel region is provided and a compartment in which a conductor is provided are blocked out.
US08325308B2	Liquid crystal display panel comprising a display sub-pixel and a viewing angle control sub-pixel wherein a slit aperture is inclined to a direction of the rubbing treatment of an alignment film Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display panel including: first substrate and second substrate configured to sandwich a liquid crystal layer and be disposed opposed to each other, a display sub-pixel and a viewing angle control sub-pixel being formed in the first substrate and the second substrate; a first polarizer configured to be provided on an outer surface side of the first substrate; and a second polarizer configured to be provided on an outer surface side of the second substrate and have an optical axis perpendicular to an optical axis of the first polarizer.
US08325300B2	Display panel The present invention relates to a display panel that includes a substrate; a first partition arranged on the substrate, defining a first region, and having an undercut; a second partition arranged outside the first partition; a color filter arranged on the substrate and positioned in the first region; and a common electrode arranged on the color filter.
US08325293B2	Production method of light scattering film, light scattering film, polarizing plate, image display device, and transmissive/semi-transmissive liquid crystal display device A method for producing a light scattering film is provided and includes: casting onto a support a dope containing at least a thermoplastic resin and light transmitting particles to provide a casted film, and peeling and drying the casted film to prepare a light transmitting base material; applying an coating solution containing at least a curable compound, a polymerization initiator, and a solvent onto the light transmitting base material and drying the solvent; and curing the curable compound to form a cured layer. At least one surface of the light transmitting base material has an asperity shape, the light transmitting particles have an average primary particle size greater than 2.5 μm but not greater than 12 μm, the cured layer has an average thickness of 0.1 μm or greater but not greater than 10.0 μm, and the cured layer satisfies the specific formulae.
US08325292B2	Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device using the same A backlight unit having a LED light source which includes a light guide plate partitioned in areas having a tapered shape formed of a thick and thin portion. The light guide plate forms a thick and thin portion repeated at certain intervals, and the repeated thick portions and the repeated thin portions gradually decrease in thickness. The LED light source is attached to a lateral side of thick portions. Grooves are formed in the light irradiation direction of the LED light source and in a direction perpendicularly intersecting the light irradiation direction. Each of the grooves is formed in an concave shape. There is a relation 0.2/30<=W/D<0.1 where D denotes the distance between the light guide plate and a light diffusion plate, and W denotes the width of each of the grooves. An inclination angle θ relative to the center of each of the grooves is between 9 and 15 degrees inclusive.
US08325291B2	Display device having a fixing projections and fixing holes for coupling mechanism between frames A display device capable of minimizing the width of a bezel is presented. The display device includes a display panel displaying an image; a first frame having a first surface configured to support the display panel and a second surface on which a first coupling mechanism is formed; a second frame having a second coupling mechanism and engaged with the first frame; an optical member interposed between the first frame and the second frame; a receptacle including four side-wall parts and a bezel part extended from the side-wall parts to an inside thereof, and receiving the display panel, the first frame, and the second frame therein, wherein the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism comprise a first fixing projections and a first fixing holes into which the first fixing projections are inserted.
US08325287B2	Liquid crystal display A liquid crystal display includes a gate line, a data line crossing the gate line and insulated from the gate line, a common voltage line separated from the gate line and the data line, where the common voltage line transfers a predetermined voltage, a first switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a second switching element connected to the gate line and the data line, a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to the first switching element, a second liquid crystal capacitor connected to the second switching element and at least two decompressing switching elements connected to the second switching element and the common voltage line.
US08325276B2	System and method for real-time video content sharing with synchronization via closed-caption metadata Various disclosed embodiments included systems and methods which allow two persons in different locations to enjoy a synchronized and shared viewing experience of original content that has been edited differently for broadcast in each location. Closed captioning text data to identify synchronization points in the broadcasts and used to provide synchronization services between the two broadcasts.
US08325275B2	Information storage medium containing subtitles and processing apparatus therefor An information storage medium containing subtitles and a subtitle processing apparatus, where the information storage medium includes: audio-visual (AV) data; and subtitle data in which at least one subtitle text data and output style information designating an output form of the subtitle texts are stored with a text format. With this, output times of subtitle texts included in the text subtitle data can be overlapped, a subtitle file can be easily produced, and subtitles for an AV stream can be output with various forms.
US08325274B2	Video signal processing apparatus The object is to provide a video signal processing apparatus capable of minimizing overtaking of fields of a video signal and continuous display of the video signal of the same field and reducing degradation in image quality of the output video signal. The apparatus has a field signal holding section 9 which holds the value of an input field signal and outputs the held value as a held value signal and a readout determination section 10 which determines the video signal of the field to be read out, and which outputs the determined signal as a readout field signal. The field signal holding section 9 holds the value of the input field signal a plurality of times with every occurrence of the readout field signal period, and outputs a held value signal constituted of the plurality of values of the input field signal held. The readout determination section 10 determines the video signal of the field to be read out from a frame memory 4 on the basis of the value of the held value signal in the current readout field period and the value of the held value signal in the immediately preceding readout field period.
US08325273B2	System and method for vertical gradient detection in video processing Methods and systems for processing video information are disclosed herein and may comprise calculating at least one vertical gradient of a plurality of adjacent pixels within a current field. A two-field difference may be calculated between a plurality of pixels within a first field and a corresponding plurality of pixels within a second field. At least one pixel may be deinterlaced within the current field based at least in part on the calculated at least one vertical gradient and the calculated two-field difference. The two-field difference may indicate an amount of motion between the plurality of pixels within the first field and the corresponding plurality of pixels within the second field. Phase shifting may be applied to at least one of the plurality of pixels within the first field and the corresponding plurality of pixels within the second field to effect in-phase alignment.
US08325272B2	Image displaying device and method and image processing device and method for preventing image deterioration due to motion-compensated rate conversion processing It is an object to prevent the image quality deterioration of a moving image likely to include a plurality of the same consecutive images such as 2-3 or 2-2 pulldown video due to the motion-compensated frame rate conversion (FRC) processing. An image displaying device is provided with an FRC portion (10) for converting the number of frames in an input image signal by interpolating an image signal to which a motion compensation processing has been given between the frames in the input image signal, a pulldown detecting portion (14) for detecting whether the input image signal is an image signal to which pulldown conversion has been performed, and a controlling portion (15). The FRC portion (10) includes a motion vector detecting portion (11e) for detecting a motion vector between the frames of the input image signal, an interpolating vector evaluating portion (11f) for allocating an interpolating vector between the frames based on the motion vector information, and an interpolating frame generating portion (12d) for generating an interpolating frame from the interpolating vector. In the case that the input image signal is an image signal to which pulldown conversion has been performed, the controlling portion (15) set the motion vector detected by the motion vector detecting portion (11e) to zero-vector to make the motion compensation processing of the FRC portion (10) ineffective.
US08325271B2	Method of frame interpolation for frame rate up-conversion A method of frame interpolation for frame rate up conversion method is provided. The method includes: determining a first adjusting value and a second adjusting value according to a target pixel in at least one of a first frame and a second frame; determining an interpolated pixel value of the target pixel in an interpolated frame between the first frame and the second frame according to the first adjusting value and a pixel value of the target pixel in one of the first and second frames; and adjusting a pixel value of the target pixel in one of the first and second frames according to the second adjusting value.
US08325267B2	Image pickup apparatus comprising an image pickup optical system including an optical element having optical incident and optical emergent surfaces and a fine textured structure having a mean pitch shorter than a wavelength of visible light, and an image pickup unit configured to receive an image formed by the image pickup optical system, and meeting a specified diameter condition An image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup optical system and an image pickup unit configured to receive an image formed by the image pickup optical system. The image pickup optical system includes an optical element having optical incident and optical emergent surfaces disposed between an aperture stop and an object and a fine textured structure having a mean pitch shorter than a wavelength of visible light and formed on at least one of the optical incident and optical emergent surfaces. The conditions 3.5
US08325266B2	Method of forming thin camera A thin camera having sub-pixel resolution includes an array of micro-cameras. Each micro-camera includes a lens, a plurality of sensors of size p, and a plurality of macro-pixels of size d having a feature of size q. The feature size q smaller than p and provides a resolution for the micro-camera greater than p. The smallest feature in the micro-cameras determines the resolution of the thin camera. Each macro-pixel may have any array of m features of size q, where q=d/m. Additional micro-cameras may be included to increase power.
US08325262B2	Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same An image sensor and a manufacturing method for an image sensor. An image may include a central pixel array that contains pixels disposed in a center of a pixel area, and a peripheral pixel array that contains pixels disposed in a periphery of the pixel area. A gate oxide layer at a center area of a photodiode may have a smaller thickness than a gate oxide layer of pixels at a center area of the photodiode.
US08325259B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus and method setting a reverse bias voltage value of a photoelectric conversion element larger than a depleting voltage of the photoelectric conversion element A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes: a first photoelectric conversion element generating a current by photoelectric conversion; a first current amplifying element for amplifying the current generated by the first photoelectric conversion element; a first detecting unit for detecting a reverse bias voltage value of the first photoelectric conversion element; and a first setting unit for setting the reverse bias voltage value of the first photoelectric conversion element at a first normal value based on a result of the detection by the first detecting unit, wherein the first normal value is larger than a depleting voltage of the first photoelectric conversion element.
US08325253B2	Imaging system and pixel defect correction device An imaging system including: an imaging device; a light blocker for blocking a light receiving section of the imaging device from light; a pixel defect correction section configured to detect and correct defective pixels of the imaging device; a signal processing section configured to process a pixel signal corrected by the pixel defect correction section; and a control for controlling the signal processing section and the light blocker according to information obtained by the pixel defect correction section. The pixel defect correction section has a timing section and measures an operating time with the timing section to estimate a secondary defect count.
US08325252B2	Solid-state imaging device and data processing device A solid-state imaging device includes: a pixel array unit formed by two-dimensionally disposing a plurality of pixels each having a photoelectric conversion portion; one or more SRAMs; a memory control section controlling writing of pixel data sequentially output from the pixel array unit into the SRAM and controlling readout of the pixel data from the SRAM; a correction process section performing a process of correcting the pixel data read from the SRAM by the memory control section; a defect detecting section detecting a defective address in the SRAM; and a defect relieving section holding pixel data to be written in the defective address of the SRAM by the memory control section and outputting the pixel data held therein to the correction process section instead of the pixel data which has been written in the defective address of the SRAM.
US08325251B2	Imaging apparatus, function control method, and function control program An imaging apparatus includes: receiving means for receiving selection input for an imaging mode; discriminating means for discriminating, when the selection input is received through the receiving means, a selected imaging mode on the basis of the received selection input; and scanning controlling means for causing, when it is discriminated by the discriminating means that a simple imaging mode for limiting operation input and allowing a user to appropriately take an image of a subject is selected, the imaging apparatus to execute scanning processing for specifying a position of the subject, which is performed to set focus on the subject, in a maximum range from a near scene to a distant scene.
US08325250B2	Zoom lens system, imaging device and camera A zoom lens system of the present invention has a plurality of lens units each composed of at least one lens element and, in order from the object side to the image side, comprises: a first lens unit having negative optical power and composed of two lens elements; a second lens unit having positive optical power; and a third lens unit having positive optical power, wherein in zooming, the lens units are moved such that an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit should decrease and that an interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit should increase, so that magnification change is achieved, wherein the first lens unit is, in order from the object side to the image side, composed of a first lens element having negative optical power and a second lens element having positive optical power, and wherein the condition is satisfied: 0.504.0, ωW>35, fL2: a focal length of the second lens element, fT, fW: focal lengths of the entire system at a telephoto limit, a wide-angle limit, ωW: a half value of the maximum view angle at a wide-angle limit.
US08325248B2	Dual processing of raw image data Systems, methods, and devices for dual processing of raw image data by main image processing and alternative image processing capabilities of an electronic device are provided. According to an embodiment, alternative image processing may analyze a first copy of a frame of raw image data before a second copy of the frame of raw image data is processed by main image processing. Thereafter, the main image processing may process the second copy of the frame of raw image. The main image processing may be calibrated based at least in part on the analysis of the first copy of the frame of raw image data.
US08325246B2	Imaging apparatus and imaging method capable of imaging at a low frame rate An imaging method is provided. The method includes the steps of: amplifying an imaging signal obtained from an image sensor for converting imaging light into an imaging signal; carrying out nonlinear processing on the amplified signal; adding a predetermined plurality of frames of the imaging signal subjected to the nonlinear processing per frame; and carrying out the variable setting of amplification gain of each frame on the basis of a signal accumulation period of each frame in the plurality of frames subjected to the addition.
US08325243B2	Image stabilization control circuit for correcting vibration-caused displacement of optical axis, and image pickup apparatus provided with the same A first equalizer generates a vibration-component signal indicating the amount of movement of an image pickup apparatus according to an output signal of a vibration detecting element for detecting the vibration of the image pickup apparatus. The second equalizer generates a drive signal used to control a driver element to correct the position of a lens or image pickup devices, based on the output signal of a position detecting element for detecting the position of the lens to be driven or the image pickup devices to be driven and the vibration-component signal. A control unit verifies the operations of the driver element, the position detecting element, the vibration detecting element and the first equalizer, based on the output signal of the position detecting element and the vibration-component signal.
US08325234B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program for storing an image shot by a camera and projected by a projector An information processing apparatus includes a projector, a camera, a first storage, and a controller. The projector projects a projection image containing a first operation image onto a predetermined area. The camera shoots an image of a subject within the predetermined area. The controller detects an operation to the first operation image based on the shot image shot by the camera and controls the first storage to store at least the image of the subject out of the shot image when the operation is detected.
US08325230B1	System and method for displaying information based on audience feedback A system and method for illuminating a seat and a system and method for displaying information in response to audience feedback. The system includes a camera for capturing an image of the auditorium and a computer for receiving the captured image. The computer analyzes the image to detect seats in the auditorium. The computer maps seats within the captured image to determine a specified seat. The system also includes a projector for illuminating the specified seat. The system also may display information based on audience feedback. The system includes a camera for capturing an image of audience members and a computer for receiving and analyzing the captured image. A query is presented to the audience members which requires a visual response. The computer compiles the visual responses to form a result of the query. Information based on the result is then display by a projector to the audience members.
US08325229B2	Camera having a slip ring and pan-tilt mechanism A camera system having a camera lens module, a slip ring connector, and a pan/tilt mechanism. In one construction, the camera system includes a circuit board, a slip ring having a stator connected to the circuit board and a rotor rotatable with respect to the stator, a camera lens module, and a flexible flat cable. The camera system can also include an anti-rotation arm connected to the rotor and in contact with a first end of the flexible flat cable. The anti-rotation arm can prevent a twist of the flexible flat cable during panning of the camera lens module.
US08325226B2	Dockable backlight A machine vision system includes a table having a fixture for supporting an object under inspection above the table, a gantry supporting a camera further above the table, a docking station, and a profile light movable together with the gantry between an inspection position beneath the object and a docking position next to the docking station. Fittings are provided for releasably securing the profile light to the gantry and for releasably securing the profile light to the docking station. The profile light can be disengaged from the gantry and engaged with the docking station for moving the profile light to the docking position or disengaged from the docking station and reengaged with the gantry for moving the profile light to the inspection position.
US08325225B2	Method and apparatus for a web inspection system The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a web inspection system. In one embodiment, the present invention is a web inspection system including a web moving unit moving a web of material, a camera positioned adjacent the web moving unit, the camera configured to be in an image capture state or a non-image-capture state, a first illumination system positioned adjacent the web moving unit, the first illumination system constantly illuminating the web of material, a second illumination system positioned adjacent the web moving unit, the second illumination system illuminating the web of material only when the camera is in the image capture state, and a control unit connected to the camera, the first illumination system, and the second illumination system.
US08325221B2	Separation type unit pixel of 3-dimensional image sensor and manufacturing method thereof A separation type unit pixel of an image sensor, which can control light that incidents onto a photodiode at various angles, and be suitable for a zoom function in a compact camera module by securing an incident angle margin, and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The unit pixel of an image sensor includes: a first wafer including a photodiode containing impurities having an impurity type opposite to that of a semiconductor material and a pad for transmitting photoelectric charge of the photodiode to outside; a second wafer including a pixel array region in which transistors except the photodiode are arranged regularly, a peripheral circuit region having an image sensor structure except the pixel array, and a pad for connecting pixels with one another; and a connecting means connecting the pad of the first wafer and the pad of the second wafer. Accordingly, manufacturing processes can be simplified by constructing the upper wafer using only a photodiode and the lower wafer using the pixel array region except the photodiode, and costs are reduced since transistors are not included in the upper wafer portion, which in turn cannot affect the interaction with light.
US08325218B2	Color setting apparatus and method A color setting apparatus and method for a system for reproducing multimedia data are provided. The apparatus includes a color setting controller for displaying a closed curve band divided into at least two equal-sized sections each containing a different color, and a setting band having at least two sections for indicating change of a set value of each of the colors on a screen, and for changing the set value of a selected color and displaying the changed color according to the changed set value on the screen. The color setting controller increases or decreases the size of the section for indicating change of the set value according to the set value.
US08325217B2	Sending video data over a network A method of sending video data over a network is disclosed. The method includes initiating a video data stream between a first site and a second site over the network, sending compressed video content from the first site to the second site, decompressing the video content at the first site, decompressing the video content at the second site and synchronizing the decompressed video content at the first and second site whereby the video data stream can be controlled by either the first or second site.
US08325214B2	Enhanced interface for voice and video communications An enhanced interface for voice and video communications, in which a gesture of a user is recognized from a sequence of camera images, and a user interface is provided include a control and a representation of the user. The process also includes causing the representation to interact with the control based on the recognized gesture, and controlling a telecommunication session based on the interaction.
US08325213B2	Video communication system and method A method of capturing an image from a video call between a first user and a remote user over a communication network. The method includes receiving video data from the remote user at a client executed at a user terminal of the first user, the video data comprising a sequence of frames; the client capturing a frame of the video data responsive to a command from the first user; the client extracting image data from the frame; the client converting the image data to an image file and embedding a communication identity of the remote user in the image file, wherein the communication identity is suitable for initiating a communication event with the remote user; and storing the image file on a storage means of the user terminal.
US08325210B2	Light-emitting device, driving method of light-emitting device, print head and image forming apparatus A light-emitting device includes: light-emitting chips each including light-emitting elements and memory elements corresponding to each other, each memory element memorizing a light-emitting element to light up, each light-emitting chip being capable of lighting up the light-emitting elements in parallel; a unit to transmit an enable signal in common to light-emitting chips belonging to each of M groups obtained by dividing the light-emitting chips, the enable signal enabling selection of light-emitting elements to light up; a unit to transmit a write signal in common to light-emitting chips belonging to each of N classes obtained by dividing the light-emitting chips, the write signal setting memory elements corresponding to the light-emitting elements to light up, to a memory state or not, in the light-emitting chips where the selection is enabled; and a unit to transmit light-up signals for lighting up to light-emitting elements corresponding to memory elements in the memory state.
US08325208B2	Method for processing data, driving apparatus for performing the method and display apparatus having the driving apparatus A method for processing image data, the image data including a plurality of sub color data corresponding to a plurality of unit pixels in a row direction, wherein each unit pixel includes N sub color data having different colors, wherein N is a natural number greater than or equal to 2, includes; storing one sub color datum of the plurality of the sub color data corresponding to the unit pixels via dividing the plurality of the sub color data one by one into an individual sub color datum corresponding to a single pixel, and reading the stored sub color data, binding up the stored sub color data two by two, and storing two sub color data bound up with each other.
US08325207B2	Frame rate adjuster and method thereof A frame rate adjuster is utilized for adjusting a frame rate of a display according to the brightness of a frame. The frame adjuster comprises a frame counting circuit, a brightness-counting circuit, a brightness-determining circuit, and a frame rate selecting circuit. The frame counting circuit is utilized for determining if gray-level data of the frame are all transmitted and accordingly generating a frame trigger signal. The brightness counting circuit is utilized for generating a plurality of brightness-counting numbers according to the gray-level data of the brightness of the frame. The brightness-determining circuit is utilized for outputting a brightness-determining signal according to the frame trigger signal and the plurality of the brightness-counting numbers. The frame rate selecting circuit is utilized for selecting a reference frame rate among a plurality of reference frame rates so as to adjust the frame rate of the display.
US08325206B2	Image processing method An image processing method is provided. The image processing method is used for using a stream of drawing as an input on an image displayed on a display. The image processing method includes steps of identifying the input as a non-closed region input and performing an image rotation operation.
US08325205B2	Methods and files for delivering imagery with embedded data The present invention is directed to the realistic three-dimensional presentation of images in scenes, and is particularly useful for easily illustrating how artwork would appear on a surface in a scene, such as on a billboard. In one embodiment, image files are provided for use in an imaging application, such as ADOBE® PHOTOSHOP® CS2. The files permit the placement of artwork on scene background, and include embedded surface data that instructs the imaging application to alter the appearance of the artwork according to its placement within the scene. Also described are methods of generating image files for use as templates, and the use of the image files.
US08325203B1	Optimal caching for virtual coverage antialiasing In a graphics pipeline of a graphics processor, a method for caching pixel data. The method includes receiving a graphics primitive for rasterization in a raster stage of a graphics processor and rasterizing the graphics primitive to generate a plurality of tiles of pixels related to the graphics primitive. A subpixel sample group related to each of the plurality of tiles is determined. The plurality of tiles and the corresponding plurality of subpixel sample groups are stored into a frame buffer memory. A set of tiles and a set of corresponding subpixel sample groups from the frame buffer memory are stored in a rasterization cache, wherein the rasterization cache is configured for access by the raster stage to enable a subpixel anti-aliasing operation.
US08325200B2	Information processing device and method, program, and information processing system An information processing device, configured to perform color gamut conversion for compressing or enlarging the color gamut of image data, includes: a selecting unit configured to select a generating method of table information for specifying a non-mapping boundary which is a boundary between a region where the coordinate movement of a pixel to be processed is not performed, and a conversion source region where the coordinate movement of the pixel to be processed is performed, and a mapping limit boundary which is a boundary other than the non-mapping region, of the conversion source region, for each hue, from a plurality of generating methods according to a predetermined condition, with the color gamut conversion; and a table information generating unit configured to generate the table information using the method selected from the plurality of generating methods.
US08325195B2	System and method for interfacing graphical information with an information handling system wireless transceiver Wireless communication of display information between an information handling system and display is supported by a direct connection between a graphics system of the information handling system and a transceiver of the information handling system. For example, the graphics system outputs pixel level display information through a cable directly to the transceiver. A converter on the transceiver converts the display information to network information, such as from a DisplayPort format to a PCI Express format, so the transceiver can send the display information through a wireless network, such as a personal area network, to the display. A display module located at the transceiver coordinates initiation of communication of display information from the graphics system to the display.
US08325194B1	Mitigating main crossbar load using dedicated connections for certain traffic types One embodiment of the invention sets forth a control crossbar unit that is designed to transmit control information from control information generators to destination components within the computer system. The control information may belong to various traffic paradigms, such as short-latency data traffic, narrow-width data traffic or broadcast data traffic. The physical connections within the control crossbar unit are categorized based on the different types of control information being transmitted through the control crossbar unit. The physical connections belong to the following categories: one-to-one (OTO) connections, one-to-many (OTM) connections, valid-to-one (VTO) connections, valid-to-many (VTM) connections wire-to-one (WTO) connections and wire-to-many (WTM) connections.
US08325190B2	Systems and methods for providing visual notifications related to an imaging job A method for providing visual notifications related to an imaging job is disclosed. The method may implemented by an imaging device. The method may include receiving the imaging job as input. The method may also include producing desired output for the imaging job. The method may also include causing the display of at least one animated notification that depicts the progress of the imaging job.
US08325188B1	Method and system for implementing a waveform viewer Systems and methods for storing waveform data and outputting data to a waveform viewer are disclosed. A waveform is segmented into a plurality of segments, and data describing each segment is stored at several levels of resolution. When a user wishes to view a portion of the waveform, the appropriate segments of the waveform are identified, and the appropriate levels of resolution are selected. The data describing the appropriate segments at the appropriate levels of resolution are output to a waveform viewer. An index may be provided to aid in selection of the appropriate data. Various methods for compression of the data are also supported.
US08325184B2	Fragment shader bypass in a graphics processing unit, and apparatus and method thereof Configuration information is used to make a determination to bypass fragment shading by a shader unit of a graphics processing unit, the shader unit capable of performing both vertex shading and fragment shader. Based on the determination, the shader unit performs vertex shading and bypasses fragment shading. A processing element other than the shader unit, such as a pixel blender, can be used to perform some fragment shading. Power is managed to “turn off” power to unused components in a case that fragment shading is bypassed. For example, power can be turned off to a number of arithmetic logic units, the shader unit using the reduced number of arithmetic logic unit to perform vertex shading. At least one register bank of the shader unit can be used as a FIFO buffer storing pixel attribute data for use, with texture data, to fragment shading operations by another processing element.
US08325182B2	Methods and systems to selectively batch-cull graphics primitives in response to sample cull results Methods and systems to sample a subset of primitives from a batch of primitives for cull/no-cull decisions, and to selectively perform a batch-cull operation on the batch of primitives in response to cull/no-cull decisions of the samples. Cull/no-cull decisions may be determined in response to one or more of a sign and magnitude of a z-component of a surface normal to corresponding primitives, using one or more primitive-independent, vertex-based cull codes, which may include a cull code based on 2-dimensional pixel space positions corresponding to the primitives. 2-dimensional pixel space positions may be pre-computed for vertices associated with a batch of primitives in advance of sampling culling.
US08325180B2	Method for changing dynamic display mode and apparatus thereof in car navigation system A method of changing a display mode in a car navigation system, the method including: acquiring distance information from a current vehicle location to a guide point; and gradually changing the display mode into any one of a two-dimensional display mode and a three-dimensional display mode based on the distance information.
US08325175B2	Liquid crystal display device with voltage stabilizing unit and method for driving the same Liquid crystal display device and method for driving the same, which has a gate high voltage generating circuit for preventing flickering of a gate high voltage. The liquid crystal display device includes a gate high voltage generating circuit for generating a gate high voltage by using n (where n is a natural number greater than unity) pumping units and supplying the gate high voltage through an output line, and a voltage stabilizing unit for generating a gate high voltage within a range of a highest preset value by using an output voltage of the (n−1)th pumping unit in a case the gate high voltage generated at the gate high voltage generating circuit exceeds the highest preset value.
US08325170B2	Image display device and driving method thereof An occupying area of a digital system signal line driver circuit in an image display device is large and this hinders the miniaturization of the display device. A memory circuit and a D/A converter circuit in the signal line driver circuit are commonly used for n (“n” is a natural number equal to or larger than 2) signal lines. One horizontal scanning period is divided into n periods and the memory circuit and the D/A converter circuit each perform processing for different signal lines during each of the divided periods. Thus, all the signal lines can be driven. Therefore, the number of memory circuits and the number of D/A converter circuits in the signal line driver circuit can be reduced to one n-th in a conventional case.
US08325164B2	Display apparatus and method The present invention relates to a display apparatus and method for presenting a moving image of less degradation to an observer who is a person viewing a displayed moving image, on the basis of human visual characteristics without unnecessarily increasing the frame rate. A control signal generation section 125 and data line driving circuits 133-1 to 133-4 control display so as to display a moving image made of 105 or more frames/sec on an LCD 131. The LCD 131 displays a moving image made of 105 or more frames/sec on the basis of the control of the control signal generation section 125 and the data line driving circuits 133-1 to 133-4. In the LCD 131, the display of each pixel on the screen is maintained during each frame period. The present invention can be applied to image display systems.
US08325162B2	Dual-pen: master-slave There is disclosed an interactive display system comprising an interactive surface for displaying an image and for receiving inputs from remote devices, the system being adapted to detect the presence of at least two remote devices proximate the interactive surface.
US08325160B2	Contact sensitive device for detecting temporally overlapping traces Systems and methods for detecting temporally overlapping trace events on a touch sensitive device.
US08325159B2	Acoustic touch sensor A touch sensor comprises a substrate capable of propagating acoustic waves and includes a first surface having a touch sensitive region. A first sidewall intersects the first surface along a first edge. The first edge is configured to propagate a first acoustic wave along the first edge. The first acoustic wave may be a one-dimensional edge wave. A wave converter converts the first acoustic wave to a second acoustic wave, and the first surface is configured to propagate the second acoustic wave across the touch sensitive region.
US08325152B2	Touch panel with unbalanced conductive patterns, and touch-controlled apparatus and method for determining multi-touch thereof A touch panel comprises a substrate and a transparent conductive layer including a plurality of groups of first conductive patterns, second conductive patterns, and third conductive patterns, and a plurality of first wires, second wires, and third wires. Each group of first conductive patterns is arranged along a first direction. Each group of second conductive patterns is arranged along a second direction and located at a first side of the second direction. Each group of third conductive patterns is arranged along the second direction and located at a second side of the second direction. Each group of first conductive patterns, each group of second conductive patterns, and each group of third conductive patterns are electrically insulated to each other. Each second conductive pattern among each group of second conductive patterns has different areas, and each third conductive pattern among each group of third conductive patterns has different areas.
US08325150B1	Integrated overlay system for mobile devices The invention is directed to a physical overlay that can be secured to a mobile device and that covers at least a portion of the mobile device's user interface. The overlay includes a front portion that has input areas, which may be openings or physical keys. The mobile device detects or is told that the overlay is installed, and the mobile device receives configuration data associated with the overly that tells the mobile device the locations of the input areas on the overlay so that the user interface can be adjusted accordingly. The overlay also includes side portions that allow the overlay to be secured to the mobile device.
US08325147B2	Touch screen device and methods thereof configured for a plurality of resolutions Disclosed is a touch screen and a method of touch screen having a first plurality of sensor segments coupled to first scan lines and a second plurality of sensor segments being subsections of one of the first plurality of sensor segments, the second plurality of sensor segments including second scan lines that are bundled by a multiplexer configured to aggregate output of the second plurality of sensor segments into a single transmission channel. The individual output of the multiplexed sensor segments subsections can be either combined into a single signal for processing during a normal scan, or their individual output can be processed individually for higher resolution. Using two scans, the first a normal scan, and the second a higher resolution scan, the disclosed touch screen and methods zoom in on the proximity of the touched area and scans with a higher resolution the proximity only where it is needed.
US08325146B2	Touch panel and display device using the same A touch panel includes a first electrode plate, and a second electrode plate separated from the first electrode plate. The first electrode plate includes a first substrate, a first conductive layer, and at least two electrodes. The second electrode plate includes a second substrate, a second conductive layer, and at least two electrodes. At least one of the first and second conductive layers includes a plurality of carbon nanotube wire-like structures. Two ends of each carbon nanotube wire-like structure are connected with two of the electrodes. A display device adopting the touch panel includes the touch panel and a display element.
US08325144B1	Digital envelope modulator for haptic feedback devices A haptic feedback device includes a signal generation module configured to output a composite signal representable by a carrier signal and an envelope signal. The signal generation module includes a microcontroller capable of being programmed such that the carrier signal falls within a resonance frequency band of the haptic feedback device. The haptic feedback device also includes a user interface device, and a transducer configured to impart haptic force to the user interface device in response to the composite signal. A tactile mapping submodule, a duration mapping submodule, and an attack/decay mapping submodule may also be included. The tactile mapping submodule enables compensation for haptic output at different positions on the haptic feedback device, whereas the duration and attack/decay submodules enable prevention of unwanted audio output.
US08325142B2	Mobile communications terminal having key input error prevention function and method thereof A mobile communications terminal and a method for preventing an input error of a key input unit are provided. The mobile communications terminal includes a touch sensor unit for sensing a key that is input by touching a keypad region in order to output a key input signal corresponding to the key and a controller adapted to determine a key input according to either a priority between multiple keys from which key signals are received or whether a received key signal was generated inadvertently.
US08325137B2	Quiet mouse A computer pointing device includes an interface for communicating to a computer in response to a user input. The pointing device includes a moveable input that is activated by the user. The pointing device includes at least one input electrical contact and at least one interface electrical contact. The moveable input cooperates with the resilient member to connect and disconnect the input electrical contact and the interface electrical contact from each other. The pointing device also includes a damper that is associated with at least one of the contacts to dampen noise generated by movement of the resilient member in response to user input.
US08325133B1	Secure opportunistic use of external interfaces Embodiments of the invention are directed to using external interfaces. One or more external interfaces that are available for use are discovered. One or more of the discovered external interfaces are selected as selected external interfaces. The selected interfaces are connected to a wireless device. The selected interfaces are used as primary interfaces subject to a security policy.
US08325128B2	Display device and driving circuit thereof In a display device such as a liquid crystal display, a processing for compressing a range of display data (grayscale) to a low grayscale side (a grayscale range where response is fast) except for a high grayscale side (a grayscale range where response is slow) at a predetermined compression ratio to conduct display according to response characteristic of transition between grayscales and a temperature state and a processing for increasing a light amount of a backlight to compensate for luminance change due to the compression are performed, for example, in a liquid crystal panel of TN liquid crystal. Thereby, response can be made fast even at a low temperature time.
US08325125B2	Display apparatus, driving method and display driving controller of cholesteric liquid crystal display panel A display apparatus includes a cholesteric liquid crystal display panel, a control circuit and a driving circuit. The control circuit classifies pixels into different gradation level groups. The driving circuit applies a first driving waveform to the cholesteric liquid crystal display panel to bring pixels belonging to the first and the fourth group into a state corresponding to the highest gradation level, pixels belonging to the second group into a state corresponding to the lowest gradation level, and pixels belonging to the third group into states corresponding to gradation levels to be displayed, and applies a second driving waveform to the cholesteric liquid crystal display panel to bring pixels belonging to the fourth group into states corresponding to gradation levels to be displayed.
US08325124B2	Display panels with common voltage control units A display panel is provided and includes a display unit and a control unit. The display unit is coupled to a data line and a first scan line. In the display unit, a liquid crystal capacitor is coupled between a pixel electrode and a first common line, and a storage capacitor is coupled between the pixel electrode and a second common line. The control unit receives first and second common voltages and is controlled by first and second control voltage signals and first and second scan signals which are respectively on the first scan line and a second scan line and driven sequentially. The control unit changes the voltage level of the second common line by a two-step manner according to the first and second common voltages. Through feed-through effect of the storage capacitor, the voltage level of the pixel electrode is changed to a desired level.
US08325113B2	Organic electroluminescent display device and driving method of the same An organic electroluminescent display device includes a power supply unit outputting a driving voltage, a base voltage and a reference voltage, a source driving unit outputting a data voltage, a gate driving unit outputting a positive scan signal and a negative scan signal, a timing control unit controlling the source driving unit and the gate driving unit, and a display unit receiving the driving voltage, the base voltage, the reference voltage, the positive scan signal and the negative scan signal, the display unit including an organic light-emitting diode that has driving currents depending on the data voltage.
US08325106B2	Seamless display apparatus having a plurality of panels and a light-pervious hollow tube for twice refracting an emitted light A seamless display apparatus having a plurality of panels connected side by side is disclosed. A backlight module disposed under the panels emits a light and perpendicularly transmits the light onto the panels. The region between two adjacent panels is invisible without any light passing therethrough. A light-pervious hollow tube is disposed above a joint section of the two adjacent panels and a protection glass is provided over the light-pervious hollow tube. In such a way, the invisible region is eliminated from the protection glass by twice refraction occurring at the outer and inner sides of the light-pervious hollow tube.
US08325104B2	Dipole tag antenna structure mountable on metallic objects using artificial magnetic conductor for wireless identification and wireless identification system using the dipole tag antenna structure Provided are a dipole tag antenna using an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) for wireless identification and a wireless identification system using the dipole tag antenna. The dipole tag antenna includes: a substrate formed of a first dielectric material; a conductive ground layer formed underneath the substrate; an AMC layer formed on the substrate; the dipole tag antenna mounted on the AMC layer and comprising a wireless identification chip; and the AMC directly mounted on a conductor.
US08325095B2	Antenna element and portable radio There is provided an antenna element capable of implementing miniaturization, acquisition of a high gain, and broadening of a band and coping with multiple bands. The antenna element includes a first antenna element 5 having shape of a box (a rectangular-parallelepiped shape) in which a first conductor plate 51, a second conductor plate 52, and a third conductor plate 53 are arranged so as to define at least three surfaces of a substantial rectangular parallelepiped and in which electric power is fed from a substantial corner of a lower circuit board (a ground plate) 21 to the first conductor plate 51; and a second antenna element 6 having shape of a box (a rectangular-parallelepiped shape) in which a fourth conductor plate 61, a fifth conductor plate 62, and a sixth conductor plate 63 are arranged so as to define at least three surfaces of a substantial rectangular parallelepiped, the fourth conductor plate 61 being connected by way of a resonance circuit 7 to the first antenna element 5 at a portion thereof apart from a feeding point of the first antenna element 5.
US08325086B2	Methods and systems to diminish false-alarm rates in multi-hypothesis signal detection through combinatoric navigation Methods and systems to detect navigation signals, including to identify up to multiple range-Doppler hypotheses from each of j range-Doppler correlation grids based on a relatively low first threshold, generate navigation solutions from combinatorial sets of k of the identified hypotheses, evaluate the navigation solutions to identify plausible solutions, iteratively and combinatorially augment the plausible solutions with additional hypotheses from grids that are not represented in the corresponding k-hypotheses based navigation solutions, replace plausible solutions with corresponding augmented plausible solutions when appropriate, and select one of a plurality of plausible solutions as a best plausible solution, j and k being positive integers. Where a grid energy peak exceeds a second threshold, a corresponding hypothesis may be identified as a sole hypothesis for the corresponding navigation signal. The relatively low first threshold permits detection of weaker signals. Subsequent evaluations effectively transform a per-navigation-signal false alarm rate to per-navigation-solution false alarm rate.
US08325083B2	Radar apparatus According to one embodiment, an radar apparatus includes a signal processor, a transmitting unit, an antenna, a first receiving unit, and a second receiving unit. The signal processor generates first or second pulses, and generates a control signal having first or second states. The transmitting unit converts the first and second pulses into first and second transmission pulses. The antenna radiates the first and second transmission pulses and receives reflection pulses to generate a reception signal. The first receiving unit includes first and second receiving circuits which processes the reception signal to generate first and second processed signals, respectively, and outputs one of the first and second processed signals depending on the state of the control signal. The second receiving unit processes the one of the first and second processed signals.
US08325082B2	Predictive and adaptive wide area surveillance A device and method for wide area surveillance of a geographic region includes identifying a search space associated with a geographic region having a plurality of sub-regions. The search space is divided into a plurality of search cells and observation data is collected for each of the plurality of search cells based on a scan of the geographic region. An event generation rate is calculated for each of the search cells based on the collected observation data. One or more of the sub-regions are identified as a region(s) of interest based on the calculated event generation rates. A coverage pattern is estimated for each of the sub-regions and a desired revisit rate is calculated for the region of interest based on the estimated coverage pattern. The desired revisit rate is then output for scanning the region of interest.
US08325080B1	Radio frequency particles Particle circuits for disrupting signals associated with a communication system or for marking a position of a device are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a composite for generating radio frequency (RF) signals, the composite including a medium configured to adhere to a device for emanating communication signals, and at least one particle circuitry within the medium, wherein the at least one particle circuitry is configured to radiate radio frequency signals for disrupting the communication signals of the device.
US08325079B2	CNT-based signature control material A radar absorbing composite includes a (CNT)-infused fiber material disposed in at least a portion of a matrix material. The composite absorbs radar in a frequency range from about 0.10 Megahertz to about 60 Gigahertz. The CNT-infused fiber material forms a first layer that reduces radar reflectance and a second layer that dissipates the energy of the radar. A method of manufacturing this composite includes disposing a CNT-infused fiber material in a portion of a matrix material with a controlled orientation of the CNT-infused fiber material within the matrix material, and curing the matrix material. The composite can be formed into a panel which is adaptable as a structural component of a transport vessel or missile for use in stealth applications.
US08325078B1	Remote switch operator controller A controller for remotely controlling an installer/remover of electrical equipment with a body connected to a lid, two L-shaped opposing face plates in the body, a battery beneath a first face plate along with a timer circuit board and a plurality of relays. The controller can include a circuit breaker, a power on/off switch for energizing the timer circuit board, a plug for providing current, a plug with transmission means to provide power and control signals to the installer/remover of electrical equipment, a remove momentary push button, and an install/momentary push button. The controller can also include a current controller.
US08325077B2	Method of distributing multimedia content The present invention relates to a system for distributing multimedia content to at least one client device over a network. Said system comprises: a slicer (SLI) for slicing the multimedia content into a set of slices; a coder (ALC) for coding a slice according to an asynchronous layer coding technique such that N coded symbols including K source symbols and N−K error symbols are generated; a content server (SER) for storing and transmitting said coded slices upon request of the client device; a client device (CLD) comprising means for receiving said coded slices and a decoder (DEC) for decoding a coded slice as soon as K coded symbols of said slice have been received.
US08325070B2	Information processing apparatus and control method thereof, and storage medium An apparatus which efficiently decompresses encoded data based on dictionary method, by suppressing the number of times of processing of registration in a character string table used as a dictionary. A buffer controller stores a codeword in a buffer until a clear code or an end code is input. When a clear code or an end code is input, the buffer controller specifies a codeword referring a table among codes in the buffer and generates identification information to specify a codeword as a subject of registration in the table. During decoding processing, a table controller determines whether or not a codeword from the buffer is the subject of registration in the table. When the codeword is the subject of registration, the table controller registers a new character string, obtained by adding a head character of a currently decoded character string to a previously decoded character string, in the table.
US08325068B2	Curve-shaped touch-sensitive keyboard A curve-shaped touch-sensitive keyboard comprises a keyboard casing in form of a curve surface, in which upper and lower ends of the keyboard casing are warped upwards along a whole length of the keyboard casing to form two convex sections and a concave section is formed between the two convex sections; a key region disposed on an upper surface of the concave section, in which the key region is composed of a plurality of keys and each of the keys is provided with a trigger sensor; and a printed circuit board provided within the keyboard casing, in which a plurality of electronic sensors are mounted on the printed circuit board and each of the electronic sensors corresponds to one of the keys. With the present keyboard, accidental touches on the keys could be avoided effectively.
US08325067B2	Security keyboard The invention relates to a console (1) and a safety console (101) having dual-stage functionality. The console (1) has a key (21) and a contact plate (41). According to one exemplary embodiment, the key (21) has a dual-stage safety shutdown mat (23) on which electrically conductive layers (25, 27) are located. The contact plate (41) has two contact arrangements having electrically conductive safety contact elements (43, 45) and key contact elements (47, 49). The console (1) is configured to connect the electrically conductive safety contact elements (43, 45) by means of the safety contact layer (25) in an inactive state, thus continuously monitoring the presence and active contact state of the key (21) via a safety switch (37). In an active state, the key (1) is configured to also connect the key contact elements (47, 49) via the key contact layer (27) on the safety shutdown mat (23) such that the activation can be registered by an evaluation circuit (53).
US08325066B2	Photoelectric encoder A photoelectric encoder includes: a scale having a grating formed with a predetermined period Ps; and a detector head being movable relative to the scale and including a light source and a light receiving unit. In a configuration where light receiving elements in the light receiving unit output N-points light and dark signals (N is an integer of 3 or more), and where phases of the N-points light and dark signals are detected by a least-squares method to fit a sinusoidal function with fixed period to N-points digital signals digitized from the N-points light and dark signals, an N-points light and dark signal period P is set at an integral multiple of a data-point interval w of the N-points digital signals, and an overall length M of the light receiving elements is set at an integral multiple of the N-points light and dark signal period P. Thereby, position detecting errors occurring due to a stain of the scale and/or a defect in the grating can be reduced by simple computing.
US08325063B2	Systems and methods for recording parking space information A system and method for recording data associated with a parking space. The data may be received a portable electronic device, such as a cell phone. The data may be received from a computer readable medium associated with the parking space, such as a bar code. The data may also be received from a wireless signal associated with the parking space, such as a Bluetooth wireless signal. The data may contain such information as the location of the parking space within the parking area. Other information may be included in the data, such as parking rate information for the parking space. A feature may included wherein the data may be transmitted to a server wherein the data may be stored in a storage device. The system and method may also allow payment for the parking space using the personal electronic device and the server.
US08325062B2	Centralized management of preemption control of traffic signals Managing traffic signal preemption at a plurality of intersections. In one approach a security level code that specifies one of a plurality of security levels for at least one jurisdiction is input. The security level controls which emitter codes are allowed to preempt traffic signals at the intersections in the jurisdiction. A set of emitter codes for the plurality of intersections in the jurisdiction is determined in response to the security level code. The set of emitter codes is downloaded to a plurality of preemption controllers at the plurality of intersections in the jurisdiction. Each preemption controller accepts a preemption request only if the preemption request contains an emitter code indicated by the downloaded set of emitter codes as being allowed to preempt traffic signals at the intersections in the jurisdiction.
US08325055B2	Mirror assembly for vehicle An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes an interior mirror reflective element and a plurality of icons viewable through a glass substrate of the mirror reflective element by a person viewing the front surface of the mirror reflective element. The icons are arranged behind and along a lower portion of the mirror reflective element, and adjacent ones of the plurality of icons are spaced from and local to one another. A portion of the mirror reflector of the reflective element is viewable between and at least partially around the icons when the interior rearview mirror assembly is normally mounted in the vehicle and viewed by a driver of the vehicle. A plurality of user inputs are associated with respective ones of the icons and are disposed generally local to the respective ones of the icons in a cognitively associated manner.
US08325054B2	Home appliance and signal output method thereof A home appliance and a signal output method thereof are disclosed. The home appliance outputs product information in the form of a sound signal, which is transmitted to a service center at a remote site over a communication network so that the service center can readily check the state of the home appliance. A digital signal including product information of the home appliance is converted into a sound signal based on a plurality of frequency signals. Therefore, a larger amount of data can be rapidly transmitted for a fault diagnosis, so as to improve fault diagnosis accuracy.
US08325052B2	Over-current protection apparatus An over-current protection apparatus includes a first connector connected to a power supply, a second connector connected to a motherboard. A non-inverting input terminal of a comparator receives a voltage from a power supply and compares the received voltage with a preset voltage, when the received voltage is greater than the preset voltage. The comparator outputs a high level signal to control a first electrical switch to be turned on and a second electrical switch to be turned off. A clock pin of a flip-flop receives a high level signal from the second electrical switch, and an output terminal of the flip-flop outputs a low level signal to a third electrical switch, to control the third electrical switch to be turned off. A control pin of a first connector is disconnected to a control pin of a second connector and the power supply does not provide voltages to a motherboard.
US08325046B2	RFID system, reader-writer, and RFID tag A radio frequency identification (RFID) system includes a plurality of RFID tags and a reader-writer. Each of the plurality of RFID tags has a tag antenna and a tag circuit that stores identification information. The reader-writer includes a first transceiver that reads the identification information of the plurality of RFID tags using an antenna. In this regard, the first transceiver transmits a reading command via the antenna for reading the identification information of the plurality of RFID tags. When the first transceiver does not read the identification information from one of the plurality of RFID tags due to an occurrence of a reading error in the first transceiver, the reader-writer adds reading error information, which indicates the occurrence of the reading error, to the next reading command to be transmitted from the first transceiver via the antenna.
US08325043B2	Systems and methods for RFID security An RFID system includes an RFID tag, an RFID reader, and a server. The RFID tag communicates to the server via encrypted information. The information may be encrypted with synchronized encryption keys. In this manner, the reader need not decrypt the information from the RFID tag. The effectiveness of malicious readers is thereby reduced, resulting in improved RFID tag security.
US08325042B1	RFID tags with differential demodulators An Integrated Circuit (IC) for an RFID tag contains at least two demodulators, each having an RF input port configured to receive and demodulate an RF input signal, with one or more of the RF inputs being a differential signal, and with at least two of the RF input ports electrically isolated from each other. The RFID IC contains two or more envelope detectors for recovering analog modulation envelope signals from the RF signals, and one or more slicers to convert the modulation envelopes to at least one digital signal. The analog signals from the two envelope detectors may be first combined, then converted to a digital signal. Alternatively, the analog modulation envelopes may be first converted to digital signals then combined in a digital combiner. Alternatively, the analog modulation envelopes may be converted to separate digital signals without being combined.
US08325040B2	Method and apparatus to facilitate automated control of local lighting at a remote control Upon detecting (101) (via an animate object detector (506)) an animate object, these teachings provide for automatically and responsively transmitting (102) a remote light control signal and also selectively controlling (103) local lighting (505). This can comprise temporarily switching the local lighting to a higher power mode of operation (such as a fully-on mode of operation) from a lower power mode of operation (such as a fully-off mode of operation). These teachings will further accommodate determining (301) a relatively closeness of the animate object to the remote control. When the detected animate object is more than predetermined distance from the remote control, the local lighting can remain in the lower power mode of operation. When the detected animate object, however, is within that predetermined distance from the remote control, then the aforementioned step of switching the local lighting to the higher power mode of operation can be undertaken as described.
US08325038B2	Twisted fiber optic security mesh A fiber optic mesh intrusion detection system includes a mesh structure made from twisted fiber optic cable to form a plurality of rhombic openings. For each of the crossings, a fastener is wrapped around the crossed fiber optic cable, serving both to provide the mesh structure and to protect the crossing points from tampering. Embodiments include fasteners having rotationally symmetric, interlocking portions such that when wrapped around the crossed cable the portions engage each other to hold the fastener in place.
US08325035B2	System enabling a user of a vehicle to locate same by means of a radio signal The invention relates to a system which can give a vehicle user an indication related to a direction to take to find back his vehicle. The said system comprises a hand-held object (1) to be taken by the user and a module (2) to be installed on the vehicle. The module (2) is equipped with a first emitting device (3) of a first radio signal (5). The latter (5) is a directed radio signal which is emitted within an angular sector of an angle A less than 90°.
US08325034B2	Weather alerts Systems and methods to generate weather alerts are provided. A particular system includes one or more sensors to detect weather data. The system also includes a weather band radio receiver to receive weather alert messages. The system also includes a processor to perform an analysis of the weather data, to determine based on the analysis whether the weather data indicates a dangerous storm condition, and to initiate a first alert when the analysis indicates the dangerous storm condition and a weather alert message has been received. The first alert is not initiated when the weather alert message is received and the analysis does not indicate the dangerous storm condition.
US08325032B2	Miniature life-saving device A miniature life-saving device for an emergency situation is disclosed. The device, for example, is useful for a trapped person under a mound of debris created by a fallen building during an earthquake or a terrorist attack. The device comprises a communication unit, a sensory unit and a power supply system. The power supply system may be a battery. The power supply system may also be a kinetic-to-electrical-energy converter. The device may be embedded in a person's clothes or accessories. The device may be operated in an extremely low power mode in a sustaining mode of operation for receiving an external signal only. The sensory unit, comprising an accelerometer/gyroscope and/or an infrared/temperature sensor, measures the survivability of the person and transmits the measured data to an external rescue station after receiving an authorized signal. The device may also be operated collaboratively with a handheld electronic device.
US08325030B2	Heat stress, plant stress and plant health monitor system One embodiment of an electronic system includes a network having a first sensing device with a first address and a second sensing device with a second address. The first sensing device includes first sensors, a first processor, a first memory, and a first communications device. The first sensors include a first dry bulb temperature sensor, a first relative humidity sensor, and a first radiant energy sensor. The second sensing device includes a second sensor, a second processor, a second memory, and a second communications device. The second processor includes a program to use the second communications device to communicate the second address and data derived from the second sensor to the first communications device.
US08325022B2	System and method to control a device using a remote control device and a soft remote control A method and system for remotely controlling a device by using a remote control device and a soft remote control or device skin. The remote control device can be used to send commands to a soft remote control or device skin running as an application on a host device. The device skin incorporates soft control commands that can be used to remotely control an electronic device. The soft control commands are interpreted and forwarded by the host device to the electronic device.
US08325021B2	Remote controlling system for electric device A remote controlling system for an electric device includes one or more electric devices for communicating with a remote controlling device through a wireless communication network. The one or more electric devices transmit state information to the remote controlling device according to a state request command from the remote controlling device, and control a predetermined operation according to an operation control command from the remote controlling device. The remote controlling device is supplied with power by a common power source for transmitting the state request command to the electric device selected by the user, receiving the state information from the electric device, and displaying the state information, or transmitting the operation control command to the electric device.
US08325020B2	Unique identification of devices using color detection Methods and apparatus for uniquely identifying wireless devices in close physical proximity are described. When two wireless devices are brought into close proximity, one of the devices displays an optical indicator, such as a light pattern. This device then sends messages to other devices which are within wireless range to cause them to use any light sensor to detect a signal. In an embodiment, the light sensor is a camera and the detected signal is an image captured by the camera. Each device then sends data identifying what was detected back to the device displaying the pattern. By analyzing this data, the first device can determine which other device detected the indicator that it displayed and therefore determine that this device is within close physical proximity. In an example, the first device is an interactive surface arranged to identify the wireless addresses of devices which are placed on the surface.
US08325018B2	Method and apparatus to reduce data lost on personal mobile devices Methods and apparatus for providing security for mobile devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes maintaining responsibility for a first item when the first item is in a first range of a first container. Maintaining responsibility for the first item includes monitoring a locator tag associated with the first item when the locator tag is within the first range. The method also includes determining when the first item is in the first range, determining if the first item is in a second range associated with a second container when the first item is not in the first range, and determining if the second container is trusted with respect to the first container if the first item is in the second range. Additionally, the method includes transferring responsibility for the first item to the second container if the second container is trusted with respect to the first container.
US08325016B2	Radio frequency identification transponder A radio frequency identification transponder includes a power supply and a dynamic memory array that stores data. When power from the power supply ceases, the data in the dynamic memory array is validly maintained for a predetermined period of time. The dynamic memory array is responsive to an interrogating signal for selectively updating the data. A radio frequency identification transponder includes a signal processor that extracts an identifier from the interrogation signal and is responsive to the identifier and the stored data to determine whether some or all of the identifier is stored in the dynamic memory array.
US08325012B2	Method for optimizing RFID deployment and RFID deployment optimizer of use thereof A method for optimizing the deployment of RFID apparatus, and a RFID deployment optimizer of use thereof are provided. The method includes the steps: A. analyzing the interrogation zone where the RFID apparatus are deployed, B. identifying the readability o RFID tag associated with different sets of placement on a target object inside the interrogation zone, and C. selecting the best deployment alternative based on the analysis result of the interrogation zone attained in the step A and all the readabilities of RFID tag associated with different sets of placement identified in the step B.
US08325011B2	Multiple radio frequency network node RFID tag In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag that contains multiple Radio Frequency (RF) network nodes that provide enhanced memory capabilities, redundant functionality, and multiple frequency capabilities to the RFID tag using an inter-RF network node communication connection. The inter-RF network node communication may allow the coordination of RFID tag memory and functionality.
US08325007B2	Surface mount resistor with terminals for high-power dissipation and method for making same A metal strip resistor is provided with a resistive element disposed between a first termination and a second termination. The resistive element, first termination, and second termination form a substantially flat plate. A thermally conductive and electrically non-conductive thermal interface material such as a thermally conductive adhesive is disposed between the resistive element and first and second heat pads that are placed on top of the resistive element and adjacent to the first and second terminations, respectively.
US08324997B2	Motor drive with a device for safe fitting with a circuit breaker A motor drive includes a device for safe fitting of the motor drive with a circuit breaker. In at least one embodiment, the device includes a first cover, whose position can be altered, for example by being guided in slotted links, in such a way that only the receiving opening provides a free space for receiving the handle, owing to the overlap by the first cover, and therefore it is only possible for the circuit breaker to be fitted on the motor drive when the handle is in the corresponding position.
US08324993B2	Electromagnetic contact device Within a case (4), are accommodated an electromagnet (8) having a fixed core (8c) and a movable core (8d) capable of contacting and separating from the fixed core (8c); a movable contact point support (7a) which moves in parallel with the movable core; a return spring (7b) which causes the movable contact point support to return to an initial position; and a driving lever (9) which rotates with a rotation support point portion (9a) provided on one end thereof as a support point, and which transmits attraction movement and release movement of the movable core to the movable contact point support. The rotation support point portion of the driving lever is fitted into and supported by a support point recess (5a) provided in an inner face of an extinction cover (5) mounted on the case.
US08324991B2	Electrolytic corrosion prevention structure and waveguide connection structure An electrolytic corrosion prevention structure at a flange connection part in which the occurrence of an electrolytic corrosion is suppressed without increasing the number of the airtight and/or watertight parts and that can be easily processed is provided.a pair of pipe members 21 and 22, which has flanges 21a and 22a at the end of pipes and which has a groove surrounding the end of the pipe formed between the flanges 21a and 22a by jointing the flanges 21a and 22a; an annular seal member 23 which places in an outer circumference of the joint part of the flanges 21 a and 22a in the groove: and an interposition member 24 which places in an outer circumference of the seal member 23; wherein the electric potential difference which occurs when either material of the pair of pipe members 21 and 22 and the material of the interposition member 24 are contacted, smaller than the electric potential difference when the materials of the pair of pipe member 21 and 22 are contact with each other.
US08324988B2	Variable resonator, tunable bandwidth filter, and electric circuit device A variable resonator that comprises a loop line (902) to which two or more switches (903) are connected and N of reactance circuits (102) (N≧3), in which switches (903) are severally connected to different positions on the loop line (902), the other ends of the switches are severally connected to a ground conductor, and the switches are capable of switching electrical connection/non-connection between the ground conductor and the loop line (902), the reactance circuits (102) severally have the same reactance value, the loop line (902) has a circumference corresponding to one wavelength or integral multiple thereof at a resonance frequency corresponding to each reactance value of each reactance circuit, and the reactance circuits (102) are electrically connected to the loop line (902) as branching circuits along the circumference direction of the loop line (902) at equal electrical length intervals.
US08324975B2	Propagation tuned oscillator for orthopedic parameter measurement A measurement system for capturing a transit time, phase, or frequency of energy waves propagating through a propagation medium (702) is disclosed. The measurement system comprises two different closed-loop feedback paths. The first path includes a transducer driver (726), a transducer (704), a propagation structure (702), a transducer (706), and a zero-crossing receiver (740). The series and parallel resonance of the transducer (704) does not overlap the series and parallel resonance of the transducer (706). A second path includes a transducer driver (1126), a transducer (1104), a propagation medium (1102), a reflecting surface (1106), and an edge-detect receiver (1140). Each positive closed-loop path maintains the emission, propagation, and detection of energy waves in the propagation medium (702, 1102). In either path, a propagation tuned oscillator maintains positive closed-loop feedback of the system that sustains detection, emission, and propagation of energy waves or pulses in a medium.
US08324968B2	Amplifier circuit, signal processor circuit, and semiconductor integrated circuit device An amplifier circuit is provided to be switchable between a single end output configuration and a differential output configuration without increasing a circuit area. When first and fourth switches are turned off and a second switch is turned on, a load circuit functions as an active load on a differential pair and a first output terminal is internally disconnected. The amplifier circuit is provided with a single end output configuration and differentially amplifies input voltages inputted to input terminals and outputs an imbalanced signal from a second output terminal. When the first and fourth switches are turned on and the second switch is turned off, the load circuit functions as a load on the differential pair and the first output terminal is internally connected. The amplifier circuit is provided with a differential output configuration and differentially amplifies the input voltages inputted to the input terminals and outputs balanced signals from the output terminals.
US08324966B2	Apparatus and methods for electronic amplification Apparatus and methods for electronic amplification are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes providing a first differential amplification block, providing a second differential amplification block, electrically connecting the first and second differential amplification blocks in a stack between a first voltage reference and a second voltage reference, amplifying a first signal using the first differential amplification block, and amplifying a second signal using the second differential amplification block. A voltage difference between the first and second voltage references defines a power supply voltage, and the first differential amplification block operates over a first range of the power supply voltage and the second differential amplification block operates over a second range of the power supply voltage.
US08324962B2	Apparatus and method for demodulation Apparatus and methods for demodulation are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an input signal having a frequency that varies in relation to a state of the signal, calculating a sine and cosine of a phase control signal, generating a first signal proportional to the sine of a product of a first quantity and the frequency of the input signal, generating a second signal proportional to the cosine of a product of the first quantity and the frequency of the input signal, and summing a product of the first signal and the cosine of the phase control signal with a product of the second signal and the sine of the phase control signal to generate a demodulator output for resolving the state of the input signal. In certain implementations, the phase control signal is controlled so as to reduce a frequency error of the input signal.
US08324961B2	Charge domain filter and bandwidth compensation circuit thereof A charge domain filter (CDF) and a bandwidth compensation circuit of the CDF are provided. The CDF includes an amplifier, a plurality of switch-capacitor networks (SCNs), a connector, a current adder (CA) and a bandwidth compensation circuit. A first input terminal of the amplifier receives an input signal, and an output terminal thereof is connected to input terminals of the SCNs. The connector is connected between the output terminal of the SCNs and the CA for configuring coupling status of the output terminals of the SCNs and input terminals of the CA. The bandwidth compensation circuit senses a portion of or all of the output terminals of the SCNs and the CA, and outputs the sensing result to a second input terminal of the amplifier.
US08324960B2	Charge pump doubler An integrated circuit includes a first PMOS transistor, where its drain is arranged to be coupled to a voltage output, and its source is coupled to the drain of a second PMOS transistor. The source of the second PMOS transistor is arranged to be coupled to a high power supply voltage. The source and drain of a MOS capacitor are coupled to the source of the first PMOS transistor. The drain of an NMOS transistor is coupled to the drain of the first PMOS transistor. The integrated circuit is configured to receive a voltage input to generate the voltage output having a maximum voltage higher than the voltage input. The gate oxide layer thickness of the MOS capacitor is less than that of the first PMOS transistor.
US08324953B1	Method and a system for signal processing A system for processing an input signal, the system including: (a) a hardware memory module configured to store a lookup table; and (b) a signal processing module, configured to clip the input signal to provide a second signal that does not exceed a magnitude threshold, wherein the signal processing module is configured to clip the input signal by processing the input signal using at least one filtering parameter that is retrieved from the lookup table using at least one lookup table index which is selected in response to the input signal.
US08324939B2	Differential logic circuit, frequency divider, and frequency synthesizer A differential logic circuit includes: a differential logic unit which receives a plurality of logic signals, performs a logic operation, and outputs a result of the logic operation from a pair of differential signal output terminals thereof; and a current source circuit which supplies current to the differential logic unit and which controls a magnitude of the current. The differential logic circuit further includes: a load circuit connected to the differential signal output terminals; and a load control circuit which is connected to the load circuit and controls a load of the load circuit such that a direct-current output voltage of the pair of differential signal output terminals is constant.
US08324938B2	Self-timed trigger circuit with single-rail data input A self-timed implementation of single-stage and two-stage self-timed trigger circuits with single-rail data input is provided. This is achieved by a circuit containing storage unit with element indicating transition termination, single-rail data input, control input, data output, and indication output, into which a conversion unit is added which converts single-rail data input and control input signals and has data input, control input, data output and control output. An additional feedback output allows for speeding-up transition of device, which is a source of the single-rail data input of the trigger.
US08324934B1	Programmable buffer In one embodiment of the invention, a programmable device, such as an FPGA, has a programmable input buffer with a VCCIO-powered buffer stage for high-voltage signaling and a VCC-powered buffer stage for low-voltage signaling. In addition to a main driver section, the VCCIO-powered buffer stage has a mixed-mode section for handling multiple different over-drive and multiple different under-drive conditions, a hysteresis section for providing multiple different trip-point hysteresis modes of operation, and a level-shifting section with look-ahead circuitry that enables the main driver section to be implemented with low-power, high-threshold devices, while still enabling the VCCIO-powered buffer stage to operate with low skew and high speed.
US08324918B2	Probe needle material, probe needle and probe card each using the same, and inspection process Disclosed is a probe needle material used for producing a probe needle which is used in contact with an inspection object to inspect electrical characteristics of the inspection object, comprising not less than 0.1% by volume but not more than 3.5% by volume of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of titanium boride, zirconium boride, hafnium boride, niobium boride, tantalum boride, chromium boride, titanium carbide, zirconium carbide, hafnium carbide, vanadium carbide, niobium carbide, tantalum carbide, zirconium oxide, hafnium oxide and chromium oxide and the balance of a tungsten alloy mainly consisting of tungsten.
US08324912B2	Measurement tool and method of use This invention relates to a measurement tool and method of use, and in particular to a measurement tool for use in determining a parameter of a stationary or moving fluid. The measurement tool has been designed primarily for use in borehole formation testing. The measurement tool can measure the dielectric constant of a fluid within a pipe or surrounding the tool. The pipe or wall between the tool and the fluid is electrically insulating. The tool has pair of capacitor plates mounted adjacent to the pipe or wall, a signal generator which can deliver an alternating electrical signal to at least one of the capacitor plates, and a detector for measuring a signal dependent upon the electrical capacitance between the capacitor plates. The measurement tool can additionally measure the electrical resistivity of the fluid.
US08324910B2	Touch sensor system A touch sensor assembly. The touch sensor assembly may include a housing, at least one touch sensor and a sensor cover. The sensor cover may identify a touch area associated with each touch sensor. The housing may form a water tight cavity for the sensor cover and the touch sensor when coupled to an housing cover. A raised dome may be provided, e.g. on the sensor cover or another element, to provided tactile feed back. LEDs may be provided for illuminating the touch areas and/or sensing ambient light. A controller may control the illumination level of the LEDs in response to sensed ambient light. Adjacent key suppression algorithms are also provided.
US08324906B2	Methods for detecting a hidden peak in wire fault location applications—improving the distance range resolution Hidden or overlapped peaks may occur when using SSTDR technology to determine ware faults. These hidden/overlapped peaks may cause false negative determinations (no fault) when testing a wire for faults. In one method of the present invention, the symmetrical property of the SSTDR wave envelope is used to resolve hidden/overlapped peaks. In another method of the present invention, the calibrated normalized loop back SSTDR wave envelope may be used to resolve hidden/overlapped peaks.
US08324904B2	Cold cathode ionization vacuum gauge, auxiliary discharge starting electrode, and vacuum processing apparatus The present invention provides a cold cathode ionization vacuum gauge, an auxiliary discharge starting electrode plate, and a vacuum processing apparatus which have simple configurations and, even after long-term-use, which allow discharge to be initiated in a short-period of time and also to be performed stably after the start of the discharge. A cold cathode ionization vacuum gauge according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: an anode; a gauge head chamber (cathode) placed in such a manner as to form a discharge space together with the anode; and a protruding configured so that, in voltage-application to the anode and the cathode, an electric field should be concentrated at the protruding portion to a larger extent than an electric field at the gauge head chamber is. The protruding portion is provided inside the discharge space in such a manner that the protruding portion has a floating potential.
US08324902B2	Stun device testing apparatus and methods A method of testing an electric discharge stun device includes the steps of identifying a stun device to be tested and absorbing a discharge from the stun device into a tester. The discharge is characterized by a discharge characteristic that is then compared automatically to information such as (a) a previous corresponding characteristic associated with a previous discharge of the stun device or (b) a corresponding characteristic associated with a prior discharge of at least one other stun device. The characteristic can be a waveform, a peak voltage, duration, current, joule, and temperature.
US08324901B2	Upconverter An upconverter has a low noise amplifier, a two port mixer and an antenna. The two port mixer comprises a first port to receive from the low noise amplifier an amplified input signal to be upconverted and a second port to receive a local oscillator signal and to output the amplified, upconverted signal at upper and lower sideband frequencies. The low noise amplifier is coupled to the first port; and the antenna is coupled to the second port.
US08324900B2	Magnetic resonance integrated-circuit low-noise amplifier It is proposed herein to improve the specifications of a low-noise amplifier (LNA) by integrating it in a chip. In order to cover a range of operating frequencies using a single chip, the integrated-circuit amplifier proposed herein comprises an input port configured to receive a magnetic resonance (MR) signal from a radio-frequency (RF) coil, one or more LNAs configured to amplify the received MR signal, and an output port configured to output the amplified MR signal from the one or more LNAs. The operating frequency of the RF coil depends on the field strength. The matching circuit, if present, needs to be tuned to operate at the operating frequency of the RF coil, and depends on the component values in the loop, thus on loop size. In contrast, the proposed integrated-circuit amplifier is capable of directly connecting to RF coils with different loop sizes, without the need for a matching circuit.
US08324898B2	Tailored radiofrequency pulses for uniform saturation in magnetic resonance imaging Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods for providing tailored RF pulse trains, based on estimated B0 and B1 profiles, for uniform saturation for MRI techniques. The tailored pulse trains are optimized to minimize residual longitudinal magnetization in target tissue. The B0 and B1 profiles can be measured a priori over a desired region of a patient, e.g., the heart, and can overcome or mitigate SAR and B1 inhomogeneity constraints. In exemplary embodiments, the tailored pulse trains can include hard pulses with unequal weighting. In other embodiments, the tailored pulse trains can include BIR-4 pulse trains that are optimized to minimize residual longitudinal magnetization in target tissue. The tailored pulse train designs can improve the immunity to B1 variation while maintaining low RF power. MRI systems, methods, and controllers for providing tailored pulse trains are described.
US08324895B2	MWD/LWD NMR imaging with long echo trains An apparatus for estimating a property of an earth formation having: a plurality of receiver antennas to receive nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals from a plurality of angular segments in a region of investigation in response to an interaction between a static magnetic field and pulses of electromagnetic energy; and a processor configured to: receive the NMR signals from each receiver antenna, the NMR signals having first NMR signals received from each angular segment by only one receiver antenna and second NMR signals received from a same angular segment by at least two receiver antennas; associate the first NMR signals and the second NMR signals with the angular segment from which the first NMR signals and the second NMR signals were obtained; deconvolve the second NMR signals to produce deconvolved NMR signals; and estimate the property from the first NMR signals, the deconvolved NMR signals, and the associated angular segments.
US08324889B2	Magnetic resonance system with orientation detection of tools A magnetic resonance system has a basic field magnet that generates a static basic magnetic field that is essentially homogeneous within an examination volume, the basic magnetic field having a basic direction. At least one tool can be inserted into the examination volume and can be removed from it. The at least one tool has a number of Hall elements. Each Hall element of the at least one tool is fashioned such that a binary signal emitted by said Hall element characterizes whether the basic magnetic field has a component that, relative to a respective element direction of the respective Hall element, is greater than a threshold. The respective element directions of the respective Hall elements differ from one another in pairs. The Hall elements of the at least one tool communicate in terms of data with an evaluation device of the magnetic resonance system to transmit the binary signal that it emits. The evaluation device uses the transmitted binary signal to determine an orientation of the at least one tool relative to the basic direction and takes additional measures depending on this orientation.
US08324887B2	Device for determining the rotational speed of a transmission shaft A device for determining the rotational speed of a transmission shaft (12). The device includes a rotational speed indicator (3) connected, in a rotationally fixed manner, to the transmission shaft (12) and at least one rotation speed sensor (2) including at least one sensor element (10). By way of the sensor element (10), the speed of the transmission shaft (12) is detected via the speed indicator (3). The speed sensor (2) is attached to a shifting element (5) for actuating a sliding sleeve (4) of a clutch device (1) that is connected to the transmission shaft (12) in such a manner that the sliding sleeve (4) axially movable on but fixed so as not to rotate.
US08324886B2	Power supply testing system A system includes a plurality of power supply units to be tested, an electric load, a power meter, a multimeter, and a computer. Each of the plurality of power supply units has an input terminal connected to an AC power source via a switch module and an output terminal capable of outputting a plurality of power rails to an output bus via the switch module. The electric load is connected to the output bus for receiving the plurality of power rails. The power meter is configured for measuring an input power of each of the plurality of power supply units. The multimeter is configured for measuring an output power of each of the plurality of power supply units. The computer configured to calculate a conversion efficiency of each of the plurality of the power supply units.
US08324885B2	Mixed signal acquisition system for a measurement instrument A mixed signal acquisition system for a test and measurement instrument allows configuring of the number of analog and digital channels in use. The instrument includes an analog input interface and an N-channel logic input interface for receiving an analog signal and an N-channel logic signal, respectively. An A/D converter converts the analog input signal into an N-bit digital signal, and N latch circuits latch the N-bit logic signal. A multiplexer selects either the N-bit digital signal from the A/D converter, or the N-bit logic signals from the N latch circuits, and the selected signal at the output of the multiplexer is stored in an acquisition memory. By controlling the multiplexer selection, the number of analog channels and the digital channels can be controlled.
US08324882B2	Phase locked loop device and method thereof A phase locked loop device includes a phase detector that measures a difference in phase between a reference clock signal and an output clock signal of the phase locked loop. The phase detector provides a pulse having a width indicative of the phase difference. A phase measurement module determines a digital value based on the pulse width. Accordingly, the digital value provides an indication of the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the output clock signal. A series of the digital values can be recorded to indicate how the phase difference varies over time, thereby providing a useful characterization of device behavior.
US08324879B2	Power inverter control device for switching point determination Current switching point determination devices use two comparators with fixed threshold values. A power inverter control device for switching point determination is provided which includes a filter circuit and a subsequent single comparator. By this arrangement, the time event is independent of the amplitude and for sufficiently small frequencies also of the frequency.
US08324877B2	Voltage down converter A voltage down converter includes a voltage comparator for comparing a first reference voltage and an internal voltage to provide a first driving signal; a driving signal controller coupled with the voltage comparator, the driving signal controller configured to generate a second driving signal in response to an external voltage and selectively providing any one of the first and second driving signals; and a voltage supply coupled with the driving signal controller, the voltage supply configured to receive the selectively provided first and second driving signals, wherein the voltage supply is activated in accordance with the first or second driving signal, thereby providing the internal voltage.
US08324876B1	Unconditional frequency compensation technique on-chip low dropout voltage regulator A low dropout (LDO) voltage regulator with unconditional frequency compensation is presented. The low dropout voltage regulator is implemented using a two-stage operational amplifier. The first stage amplifier has two input transistors, each of which is connected to a diode-connected transistor. A transistor is connected in parallel to the diode-connected transistors to increase the gain of the first stage amplifier. The LDO voltage regulator has a compensation capacitance input between the first stage amplifier and the second stage amplifier and a voltage on the compensation capacitance input adjusts the current through the diode-connected transistors, as well as the gain of the first stage amplifier. The second stage amplifier receives output from the first stage amplifier, and a compensation capacitor is connected between the compensation capacitance input of the operational amplifier and the output node of the LDO voltage regulator.
US08324875B2	Multiphase DC/DC converter with output phases deviated from or aligned with each other and driven with fixed on time A multiphase DC/DC converter according to the present invention includes: a plurality of DC/DC converters whose outputs are connected in common to supply electric power to a load; a load state detection portion which detects a state of the load connected to the plurality of DC/DC converters and outputs a detection result; and a control circuit which drives each of the plurality of DC/DC converters based on outputs from the plurality of DC/DC converters, and based on an output from the load state detection portion, drives the plurality of DC/DC converters with output phases of the plurality of DC/DC converters deviated from each other or with the output phases of the plurality of DC/DC converters aligned with each other.
US08324874B2	System and method for controlling synchronous switch for a synchronous converter An apparatus comprises a synchronous converter for providing a regulated output voltage responsive to an input voltage, a control PWM signal to a control switch of the synchronous converter and a synchronous PWM signal to a synchronous switch of the synchronous converter. A first circuit generates the control PWM signal and the synchronous PWM signal responsive to a PWM control signal. The first circuit limits a maximum duty cycle of the synchronous PWM signal to a predetermined level.
US08324867B2	Protection structure for battery charging A protection structure includes a temperature sensing module, a processing module, and a charging control module. The temperature sensing module senses the temperature of a battery and outputs electronic signals. The processing module receives the electronic signals and outputs a first control signal group. The charging control module receives the electronic signals and the first control signal group, compares the electronic signals with a first reference range, and outputs a second control signal group according to the comparison results. When the second control signal group and the first control signal group both include a charging signal or a stop-charging signal, the executing module controls the battery to charge or stop the battery from charging according to the first control signal group.
US08324865B1	UPS with test discharge load to determine battery capacity An uninterruptible power supply system includes an input configured to couple to a power source, an output configured to couple to a system load, a battery, power circuitry coupled to the input, the output, and the battery, and configured to transfer power from the input to the output and to transfer power from the battery to the output, a test load, a test switch coupled to the battery and the test load and configured to selectively couple the battery to the test load, a voltage monitor coupled to the battery and configured to provide an indication of a voltage provided by the battery, and a processor coupled to the test switch and the voltage monitor and configured to effect a first partial-discharge test on the battery by actuating the test switch to couple the battery to the test load to partially discharge the battery, and by using information from the voltage monitor regarding the voltage provided by the battery at different times during the test before a complete discharge of the battery to determine a capacity of the battery.
US08324864B2	Battery fast charging current control algorithm A method for charging a battery. The method includes providing a desired target charge current and measuring the battery current, and determining if the target charge current is less than the measured battery current. The method also includes enabling a current integrator if the target charge current is less than the measured battery current, and integrating a charge current value over time if the current integrator is enabled to provide an integrated charge current value. The method also includes providing a target charge voltage and measuring the battery voltage, and determining if the target charge voltage is less than the measured battery voltage. The method also includes enabling a voltage integrator if the target charge voltage is less than the measured battery voltage, and integrating a charge voltage value over time if the voltage integrator is enabled to provide an integrated voltage value.
US08324861B2	Multi-channel converter with self-diagnosis functionality An apparatus includes a plurality of channels, a converter, a control block and a counter. The channels can be used to measure a first plurality of signals. The converter can be used to convert the first plurality of signals into a second plurality of signals. The control block can be used to control the channels and the converter and to determine if any of the channels and the converter experience an abnormal condition. The counter can be used to count the number of times the channels and the converter experience an abnormal condition.
US08324859B2	Method and system for co-operative charging of electric vehicles A method and system provide for the cooperative charging of electric vehicles. By using power line communications, chargers of the electric vehicles who are serviced by the same distribution transformer can form self-contained local area networks due to the nature of power line communications (PLCs). Alternatively, or in addition to the PLCs, other communication networks, such as the Internet and local area networks, may be used as part of the communications infrastructure for the chargers. After the chargers of the electric vehicles are coupled to one another through power line communications or traditional communications networks, they can form a logical token ring network. According to this token ring network, a predetermined number of tokens can be assigned within the token ring network for permitting chargers with tokens to charge respective electric vehicles while chargers without tokens must wait until they receive a token to initiate charging.
US08324858B2	Charging stations for electric vehicles The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
US08324854B2	Fan control system A fan control system includes a temperature detecting circuit and a rotation rate control circuit. The detecting circuit includes a first amplifier, a second amplifier, and a thermistor. The rotation rate control circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The detecting circuit detects temperature and outputs a voltage signal. The rotation rate control circuit receives the voltage signal and controls the rotation rate of the fan according to the voltage signal.
US08324853B2	Wiper controller A vehicle wiper controller includes a wiper drive circuit which drives a wiper. An operation switch is manipulated in a plurality of manipulation directions or to a plurality of operation mode positions when a manipulation force is applied thereto. A wiper operation control unit electronically controls the operation of the wiper and sets the wiper to an operation mode corresponding to the manipulation of the operation switch. A control signal hold circuit, discrete from the wiper operation control unit, transmits a control signal to the wiper drive circuit when the operation switch is manipulated in a predetermined first manipulation direction or when the operation switch is manipulated to a predetermined first operation mode position. The control signal hold circuit sets a hold state for holding the transmission state of the control signal.
US08324848B2	System for maintaining thermal stability of a motion stage A system for maintaining thermal stability of a motion stage driven by a motor comprises a motion current generator operative to produce a motion current to drive the motion stage to move and a thermal current generator operative to produce a thermal current to dissipate heat in the motion stage for controlling a temperature of the motion stage without producing corresponding movement of the motion stage. A summation controller is operative to combine the motion current with the thermal current, and to produce a combined current output to the motor.
US08324847B2	Motor for washer, method for controlling the motor, and method for controlling the washer A motor, and a method and apparatus for controlling the motor for a washer are provided. The motor includes a stator on which a plurality of coils are wound and disposed in a circular shape, a rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets spaced apart from the coils by a predetermined distance, and a motor controller performing a vector control method for controlling a current vector applied on a d-q axis rotating coordinate system in a start mode of the rotor to make a current speed of the rotor follow a reference speed of the rotor by comparing the current speed with the reference speed. The motor controller includes a speed/position detector for detecting the current speed and a current position of the rotor using an on/off signal of a hall sensor installed on the stator.
US08324844B2	Ultrasonic motor device An ultrasonic motor device includes: an ultrasonic motor that moves an object; a detecting unit that detects movement of the object; and a control unit that drives the ultrasonic motor according to a first driving signal before detection of the movement of the object, and drives the ultrasonic motor according to a second driving signal, which is different from the first driving signal, after detection of the movement of the object.
US08324841B2	Twin internal ion source for particle beam production with a cyclotron The present invention relates to a cyclotron including two internal ion sources for the production of the same particles. The second ion source can be used as a spare ion source which strongly increases the uptime and the reliability of the cyclotron and reduces the maintenance interventions. Advantageously, the cyclotron is further characterized by an optimized close geometry of the different elements within the central region of the cyclotron. The cyclotron of the invention may be further characterized by an adaptation and optimization of the shape of first and second internal ion source to avoid particle losses during the first turn of acceleration. The cyclotron may be further characterized by an adaptation and optimization of the shape of the counter-Dee electrode assembly and possibly the Dee-electrode assembly in order to improve the acceleration field in-between the gaps.
US08324838B2	Illumination device and fixture Technologies are described herein for an illumination device and a corresponding fixture device. The illumination device includes a luminary module for the emission of light and an identification circuit containing identifying data, while the fixture device includes a driver module for supplying power to the illumination device and a controller module. When the illumination device is connected to the fixture device, the controller module communicates with the identification circuit of the illumination device to retrieve the identifying data and causes the driver module to supply the appropriate power to the luminary module of the illumination device.
US08324833B2	Light color tunability The application relates to setting color point and light intensity. By controlling the phase as well as the amplitudes of a driving voltage for a lighting device, the color point as well as the light intensity of a lighting device may be set.
US08324831B2	Light emitting diode illuminating system and controlling method thereof A light emitting diode (LED) illuminating system includes an LED lamp, a sensor, a memory, a controller, an AC/DC convertor, a DC/DC convertor and a current detector. The sensor detects a temperature around the LED illuminating system. The memory stores the detected temperature and a comparison table. The controller finds an optimized working voltage in the comparison table, according to the detected temperature. The AC/DC converter outputs a DC power with the optimized working voltage. The DC/DC converter converts the DC power into another DC power and supplies the another DC power to the LED lamp. The current detector detects a current variation of the another DC power. The controller stabilizes a current of the another DC power output by the DC/DC converter to the LED lamp, according to the current variation.
US08324828B2	High-pressure discharge lamp lighting device, high pressure discharge lamp apparatus using this, projector using the high-pressure discharge lamp apparatus, and high-pressure discharge lamp lighting method The frequency of the alternating current to be supplied to the high-pressure discharge lamp is switched among a first frequency, a second frequency greater than the first frequency, and a third frequency smaller than or equal to the first frequency. In the switching, a period A, in which the alternating current of the third frequency is supplied, occurs at the beginning of each of the predetermined time intervals. A remainder of each of the predetermined time intervals includes a period B, in which the alternating current of the first frequency is supplied, and a period C, in which the alternating current of the second frequency is supplied, the periods B and C being alternately repeated, so as to control the period A to be longer than the period B and to have a length corresponding to a predetermined number of cycles, ranging from 5.5 to 50 cycles inclusive.
US08324825B2	Method and circuit for driving a low voltage light emitting diode In a method for producing a control signal for regulating a drive current for driving an LED, a current through the LED is sensed, wherein the LED is driven by a power converter output, and wherein an output voltage of the power converter is proportionately controlled by a control signal. Next, a power supply voltage is sensed. The control signal is produced for the power converter, wherein the control signal is proportional to a difference between a reference voltage and the current through the LED. The control signal is then offset in response to the power supply voltage to reduce the current through the LED as the power supply voltage drops.
US08324824B2	1-wire communication protocol and interface circuit A 1-wire communication protocol and interface circuitry for communication between a host controller and a LED driver is provided. The 1-wire communication protocol is configured such that both PWM signals and DC current setting commands for programming the LED driver may be transmitted from the host controller to the LED driver via the same 1-wire interface. The 1-wire communication protocol uses the length of the pulses (pulse width), rather than the number of pulses, to distinguish between different modes of communication (PWM signal transmission mode or command pulse transmission mode) and different commands of the same type (specific DC current programming commands, or specific average PWM drive current for the LED, within each transmission mode). Because the same 1-wire interface is used for transmitting both PWM signals and DC current commands, integrated circuits for the host controller and the LED driver do not require an additional wire or pin.
US08324823B2	AC LED dimmer and dimming method thereby The disclosure relates to an AC LED dimmer and dimming method thereof. The AC LED dimmer includes a rectifier receiving AC voltage from an AC voltage source and full-wave rectifying the AC voltage; a direct current (DC)/DC converter receiving the full-wave rectified voltage from the rectifier, generating a full-wave rectified stepped-up voltage, and generating a pulse enable signal; a pulse width modulation controller receiving the full-wave rectified stepped-up voltage and generating a pulse width modulation signal to dim an AC LED in response to the pulse enable signal; a switch driving the AC LED under control of the pulse width modulation signal, and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) filter to be connected between the AC voltage source and the switch to eliminate electromagnetic interference from the AC voltage source. Accordingly, the dimmer can perform an efficient and linear dimming function and suppress harmonics.
US08324821B2	Two-wired LED light adjusting system A two-wired LED light adjusting system, for controlling the luminance adjustment for a LED lamp module. The light adjusting circuit includes a phase modulating circuit, a LED driving circuit and a controller. The phase modulating circuit generates a phase modulating voltage. The controller detects the phase modulating voltage of various waveforms. When the controller detects the phase modulating voltage of different waveforms, the controller controls the LED driving circuit to enable the LED lamp module to emit light of different luminance according to waveforms of the phase modulating voltage.
US08324818B2	Display device A display device includes: a display panel; an optical detector which includes an optical sensor formed by a thin film transistor for detecting external light and a capacitor connected between a pair of electrodes of the optical sensor; a switch which turns on or off a charging operation of the capacitor; an optical sensor controller which controls the switch to be turned on or off and measures illumination of the external light on the basis of a time period during which the switch is turned off and a voltage of the capacitor becomes a value not more than a threshold value; and a controller which controls brightness of the display panel on the basis of an output of the optical sensor controller, wherein after the optical sensor controller detects a fact that the voltage of the capacitor becomes the value not more than the threshold value, the optical sensor controller turns on the switch after a predetermined time.
US08324817B2	Light and light sensor An LED-based light tube for use in a conventional fluorescent fixture can feature a housing including a light transmitting portion. At least one electrical connector can be attached to the housing and configured for engagement with the conventional fluorescent fixture. At least one LED can be arranged to produce light in a direction toward the light transmitting portion. A sensor can be operable to detect a brightness level and output a corresponding signal. A controller can be in electrical communication with the at least one electrical connector and operable to control the at least one LED in response to the signal.
US08324814B2	Device and method for producing and/or confining a plasma The invention concerns a device for producing and/or confining a plasma (10), comprising a recipient (13) within the volume of which the plasma is produced or confined, wherein said recipient comprises a wall (1) defining a lining (15) at the inside of the recipient and encompassing the volume, characterized in that it comprises at least one annular magnet (30), centered around a normal (14) with respect to the lining, having radial magnetization direction, such that the magnetization direction is significantly perpendicular to said normal to the lining. The invention also concerns a method for producing and/or confining a plasma.
US08324813B1	Electronic ballast with frequency independent filament voltage control An electronic ballast includes a filament voltage control block having first and second switches and configured to receive a filament voltage control signal. An inverter includes an inverter driver having first and second gate drive output terminals for driving first and second inverter switches, and a gate drive transformer having a primary side coupled to the inverter driver. A first secondary side is coupled to the first inverter switch and a second secondary side is arranged to drive the first switch in the control block. The control block is effective in response to a first control signal state to drive the switches in the control block and generate a lamp filament heating voltage, and is further effective in response to a second control signal state to disable the second secondary side of the gate drive transformer and thereby disable the lamp filament heating voltage.
US08324811B1	Magnetron having a transparent cathode and related methods of generating high power microwaves A cathode for use in a magnetron may include a plurality of longitudinally oriented emitter regions disposed around a longitudinal axis of the cathode. Each emitter region can be configured to emit electrons and adjacent emitter regions can be separated from one another by openings. The emitter regions can be configured to promote simultaneous cathode priming, magnetic priming, and electrostatic priming.
US08324810B2	Multi-mode, multi-frequency, two-beam accelerating device and method A two-beam accelerator device including a drive beam source and an accelerated beam source for providing a drive beam and accelerated beam, a detuned resonant cavity disposed in the path of the drive beam and the accelerated beam, and a two-beam focusing device and method of use thereof. The detuned resonant cavity may be rectangular, square, axisymmetrical, and/or cylindrical. The focusing device may include a modified quadrupole magnet having four magnets, a central opening, a channel in the central opening, an opening in one of the four magnets, the opening having a non-magnetic channel lined with a magnetic material.
US08324805B2	Organic electroluminescent device, method for producing the same, and electronic apparatus An organic electroluminescent device includes a substrate; a plurality of light-emitting elements, each including an organic light-emitting layer held between a pair of electrodes; a display region which overlaps the substrate in plan view and in which the light-emitting elements are disposed; a first connection line which is disposed around the display region and is connected to one of the pair of electrodes and on which a transparent conductive layer is disposed; and a gas barrier layer covering end and top surfaces of the first connection line and top surfaces of the light-emitting elements.
US08324804B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus An organic light-emitting display apparatus with improved durability, the organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a panel assembly including a display unit in which at least one organic light-emitting device is formed; a polarization layer disposed on a first surface of the panel assembly; a cushion tape formed to cover a bottom surface of the panel assembly and at least one side of the panel assembly, and an accommodation member having a bottom portion and a lateral portion, the bottom portion and a lateral portion of the accommodation member contacting the cushion tape to accommodate the panel assembly.
US08324800B2	Phosphorescent OLED device with mixed hosts An OLED device comprises a cathode, an anode, and has therebetween a light-emitting layer containing a phosphorescent emitter that emits yellow, orange or red light; a tertiary arylamine compound as a first host material, and a gallium complex with only nitrogen bidentate ligands as a second host material. Desirably, the phosphorescent emitter is an iridium complex.
US08324798B2	Light emitting device using orange-red phosphor with co-dopants Disclosed herein are lighting apparatuses having a light source, a first phosphor, and a second phosphor, wherein the lighting apparatuses exhibit increased R9 values. In some embodiments, the light source is configured to emit radiation having a wavelength of peak emission between about 495 nm and about 500 nm. The first phosphor may have a first wavelength of peak emission between about 495 nm and about 600 nm. The second phosphor may be represented by the formula RE2-x-yCaMg2Si3O12:Cex,Ay. In an embodiment, RE is a rare earth metal; A is a co-dopant, x is greater than 0 and less than about 1.0; and y is greater than 0 and less than about 0.2. Also disclosed are phosphor compositions including the first phosphor and the second phosphor, and methods of using the same.
US08324795B2	Fluorescent lamp and lighting instrument with unsaturated mercury vapor that achieves high brightness and high temperatures A fluorescent lamp may include a pair of hot cathode electrodes at both its ends, wherein a phosphor is formed in a laminated manner on the inner surface of a glass tube and a protection film is formed between the glass tube and the phosphor, wherein a residual impure gas in the lamp, including the amount occluded by the phosphor and the protection film, is set to 0.5% or less with the sealed rare gas partial pressure ratio, and wherein the following relationship is fulfilled: GHg=A×CL, A=0.0032-0.163 [mg/cc], wherein the amount of sealed mercury is GHg [mg], the lamp internal volume is CL [cc], and the coefficient is A [mg/cc].
US08324791B2	Spark plug for internal combustion engine A spark plug including: a rod-shaped center electrode; an insulator; a metal shell; a ground electrode joined to the metal shell and bent toward the center electrode; a noble metal tip joined to an end portion of the ground electrode and opposing a leading end portion of the center electrode via a gap; and a bulge portion. A part of the noble metal tip is embedded in the ground electrode, and another part of the noble metal tip protrudes from a distal end surface of the ground electrode. A relationship A≧0.25 mm is satisfied where A (mm) is a protruding length of the noble metal tip from the distal end surface. The bulge portion covers a center part of a boundary between the noble metal tip and the end surface in a width direction.
US08324790B1	High illumination LED bulb with full emission angle A high illumination LED bulb includes a transparent lamp holder and a transparent reflective envelope having an inner face coated with a reflective membrane having light transmittance characteristic. A chamber is defined between the transparent lamp holder and the transparent reflective envelope and receives an actuator, a radiator and a light emitting module electrically connected to the actuator. The light emitting module includes a substrate disposed on the radiator and at least one LED disposed on the substrate. Light radiated from the LED is transmitted to produce superior projection beam by the transparent reflective envelope and reflected to produce inferior projection beam by the reflective membrane. Reflected halo formed by projection of the superior projection beam and the inferior projection beam on the transparent lamp holder and the transparent reflective envelope can form side projected halo, thereby radiating light with a full emission angle.
US08324789B2	Self-ballasted lamp and lighting equipment A base body having a base body portion and a plurality of heat radiating fins disposed on the circumference of the base body portion is provided. On one end side of the base body, a light-emitting module having semiconductor light-emitting elements, and a globe that covers the light-emitting module are provided. A cap is provided on the other end side of the base boy. A lighting circuit is housed between the base body and the cap. The lamp total length from the globe to the cap is 70 to 120 mm, and the area of a surface of the base body which is exposed to the outside per 1 W of power charged to the light-emitting module is 20.5 to 24.4 cm2/W.
US08324781B2	Rotating electric machine and manufacturing method thereof A rotating electric machine includes: a stator and a rotor, wherein the rotor includes a rotor core in which rotor plates punched from roll formed magnetic steel plate are laminated, and a spider that retains the rotor core; the rotor plates and the rotor core include a plurality of keys arranged in their inner circumference contacting with the spider; the spider includes a plurality of keyways arranged in its outer circumference contacting with the rotor; a plurality of keys of the rotor core and a plurality of keyways of the spider are formed in such a manner that they fit with each other; and the plurality of keys of the rotor core and the plurality of keyways of the spider fit in a combination that renders a weight imbalance of the rotor core due to lamination of the rotor plates and a weight imbalance of the spider cancel each other.
US08324776B2	Spindle motor including an electrically conductive adhesive and a non-conductive adhesive arranged between a base and a bearing unit A spindle motor includes a shaft arranged in an upward/downward direction along a central axis; a base member including a substantially cylindrical holder portion arranged around the central axis; a bearing unit arranged radially inward of the holder portion; and a rotating portion arranged above the base member to rotate about the central axis. The rotating portion preferably includes a mounting surface on which a disk is to be mounted. An adhesive containing an electrically conductive material and an adhesive containing an externally stimulated curing material and/or an anaerobic curing material are arranged in a clearance space defined between an inner circumferential surface of the holder portion and an outer circumferential surface of the bearing unit. The adhesive containing the electrically conductive material is arranged above the adhesive containing the externally stimulated curing material and/or the anaerobic curing material.
US08324775B2	Brush DC motor with reduction mechanism A brush DC motor with reduction mechanism includes: a brush DC motor including a motor case, a stator section and a rotor section having a substantially cylindrical core, the stator section and the rotor section being received in the motor case; and a first reducing section drivable by the motor. The first reducing section includes a first sun gear, an external ring gear positioned around the sun gear and several planetary gears held between the external ring gear and the sun gear and engaged with the sun gear and the external ring gear. The first reducing section further includes a planetary carrier for locating the planetary gears in their true positions. Multiple parallel linear splines are formed on a circumference of the core at intervals. One end of the core with the splines formed on the circumference of the end serves as the sun gear of the first reducing section.
US08324760B2	Semiconductor device and radio communication device To provide a fast charge means for a capacitor in a negative bias generation circuit. A capacitor is present in a down converter in a negative bias generation circuit. In order to perform fast charge, the capacitance of the capacitor is reduced and a necessary amount of charge is minimized. On the other hand, an external capacitance provided separately from the capacitor in the down converter is coupled directly to a power supply voltage and charged. After the capacitor in the down converter is charged, the external capacitance and the capacitor in the down converter are coupled in parallel. Due to this, it is made possible to aim at both the increase in charge speed and the improvement of resistance to ripple noise.
US08324758B2	Parallel power back-up system System and methods of supplying power to a load are provided. A module monitors electrical grid power. When the grid power fails the module initially provides power from a performance battery. When a bulk energy power system has warmed-up/activated, the module switches the power to the load from the performance battery to the bulk energy power system.
US08324757B2	Power distributing system, power transmitting device, power receiving device, power transmitting method and power receiving method There is provided a power distributing system including at least one power transmitting device for transmitting power and at least one power receiving device for receiving the power transmitted from the power transmitting device. The power transmitting device includes a power generating means for generating power, and an information transmitting means for transmitting information containing power information related to the power generated by the power generating means and specific information on the power generating means, and the power receiving device includes an information receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the information transmitting means and a power consumption control means for controlling consumption of power generated by the power generating means based on the information received by the information receiving means.
US08324755B2	Power management system and method of operating the same A power management system connectable to a primary power source and a secondary power source, and a method of operating the power management system. A transfer switch is electrically connected to the primary and secondary power sources, and a plurality of branch circuits are electrically connected to the transfer switch. The plurality of branch circuits includes a plurality of electrical outlets. The system includes a controller wirelessly coupled to a plurality of portable receptacles, which are coupled between respective electrical outlets and managed devices. The controller manages the receptacles, and consequently the managed devices, during the second power source powering the transfer switch.
US08324754B2	System for supplying voltage to electrical loads of a motor vehicle A system is provided for supplying voltage to electrical loads in the onboard electrical system of a motor vehicle, in which system the onboard electrical system includes at least two onboard electrical system regions. The first onboard electrical system region has an electric generator, a vehicle battery, and one or more first electrical loads, and the second onboard electrical system region has a double-layer capacitor or a so-called supercap, and one or more second electrical loads. A blocking apparatus, in particular a semiconductor diode or a circuit breaker, is provided between the two onboard electrical system regions. The blocking apparatus permits current to flow from the first onboard electrical system region to the second onboard electrical system region and largely prevents current from flowing in reverse from the second onboard electrical system region to the first onboard electrical system region. The output voltage of the electrical generator is increased and the supercap is charged when a first threshold value of the electrical voltage is undershot in the second onboard electrical system region.
US08324752B2	Water wave power plant system A water wave power plant system includes a first guide rail, a first clockwise freewheel, a first counterclockwise freewheel, a first buoy queued through the through-hole by the first guide rail, first right and left roller, a first chain belt having engaging the first clockwise freewheel, the first counterclockwise freewheel, the first right roller, and the first left roller on the first plane, and corresponding second set of equivalent elements to tap the water wave energy in an opposite direction. The first buoy and the second buoy are disposed on the first chain belt and the second chain belt, such that the first and the second buoy move oppositely from each other by a water wave.
US08324751B2	Wind turbine generator system and wind turbine generator An object of the present invention is to make use of wind energy as effectively as possible and increase the amount of generated energy that is supplied to a power system. A power storage apparatus is interposed between and electrically connected to a wind turbine generator and a power system. The wind turbine generator outputs, to the power system side, an amount of active power obtained by subtracting auxiliary machine loss, which is power consumed by an auxiliary machine, from the maximum active power that can be output by a generator, and if the amount of active power output from the wind turbine generator exceeds a limited power value set for the power transmission end, a charge/discharge controller that controls the power storage apparatus causes the power storage apparatus to be charged with part of the power output from the wind turbine generator.
US08324750B2	Wind power system for energy production A wind power energy system includes a first source of energy producing variable energy, a second source of energy producing generally constant energy from the variable energy, and a third source of energy that receives the generally constant energy.
US08324744B2	Driving circuit and liquid crystal display device including the same A tape carrier package (TCP) includes a film, a plurality of output leads and a plurality of input leads on the film, the plurality of output leads and the plurality of input leads being disposed on different sides, first and second TCP alignment marks arranged on opposing sides of the plurality of output leads, and a third TCP alignment mark at a central portion of the plurality of output leads.
US08324743B2	Semiconductor device with a structure to protect alignment marks from damage in a planarization process A method of protecting alignment marks from damage in a planarization process includes providing a substrate including a surface, forming trenches in the substrate from the surface, forming a first dielectric layer on the substrate, forming a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer, forming a patterned second dielectric layer by removing second dielectric over the trenches, resulting in openings defined by the trenches and the patterned second dielectric layer, forming a third dielectric layer on the patterned second dielectric layer, the third dielectric layer filling the openings, and planarizing the third dielectric layer by using the patterned second dielectric layer as a stop layer, resulting in residual third dielectric in the openings that includes a first portion in the substrate and a second portion above the surface of the substrate.
US08324738B2	Self-aligned protection layer for copper post structure A copper post is formed in a passivation layer to electrically connect an underlying bond pad region, and extends to protrude from the passivation layer. A protection layer is formed on a sidewall surface or a top surface of the copper post in a self-aligned manner. The protection layer is a manganese-containing oxide layer, a manganese-containing nitride layer or a manganese-containing oxynitride layer.
US08324735B2	Semiconductor device There is provided a semiconductor device including: plural first output pads formed along one edge of an outer periphery of a substrate; plural second output pads formed along at least one of an edge at an opposite side of the substrate from the one edge, and an edge adjoining the one edge; plural internal circuits, each of which is provided with an output terminal connected with an output pad of one of the first output pads and the second output pads; plural first lines, each of which connects one of the output terminals of the internal circuits with one of the plurality of first output pads; and plural second lines, each of which connects one of the output terminals of the internal circuits with one of the plural second output pads, resistance values per unit of wiring length being lower in the second lines than in the first lines.
US08324734B2	Tunnel junction via A memory device comprising a plurality of tunnel junctions (TJs) includes a bottom wiring layer; a top wiring layer; a plurality of TJs contacting the bottom wiring layer and the top wiring layer; and a plurality of tunnel junction vias (TJVs) contacting the bottom wiring layer and the top wiring layer, wherein the plurality of TJVs each have a lower resistance the each of the plurality of TJs, wherein the plurality of TJVs comprise at least one concave surface, and wherein the at least one concave surface of the plurality of TJVs is configured to trap etched material during formation of the TJVs so as to reduce the resistance of the plurality of TJVs.
US08324730B2	Copper interconnection structure and method for forming copper interconnections A copper interconnection structure includes an insulating layer, an interconnection body including copper in an opening provided on the insulating layer, and a diffusion barrier layer formed between the insulating layer and the interconnection body. The diffusion barrier layer includes an oxide layer including manganese having a compositional ratio of oxygen to manganese (y/x) less than 2.
US08324729B2	Stacked die package for MEMS resonator system A stacked die package for an electromechanical resonator system includes a chip that contains an electromechanical resonator bonded onto the control chip for the electromechanical resonator by a thermally and/or electrically conductive epoxy. In various embodiments, the electromechanical resonator can be a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) resonator or a nano-electromechanical system (NEMS) resonator. Packaging configurations that may include the chip that contains the electromechanical resonator and the control chip include chip-on-lead (COL), chip-on-paddle (COP), and chip-on-tape (COT) packages. The stacked die package provides small package footprint and/or low package thickness, as well as low thermal resistance and a robust conductive path between the chip that contains the electromechanical resonator and the control chip.
US08324728B2	Wafer level packaging using flip chip mounting A semiconductor packaged device, and method of packaging that incorporates the formation of cavities about electronic devices during the packaging process. In one example, the device package includes a first substrate having a first recess formed therein, a second substrate having a second recess formed therein, and an electronic device mounted in the first recess. The first and second substrates are joined together with the first and second recesses substantially overlying one another so as to form a cavity around the electronic device.
US08324725B2	Stacked die module Semiconductor dies are stacked offset from one another so that terminals located along two edges of each die are exposed. The two edges of the dies having terminals may be oriented in the same direction. Electrical connections may connect terminals on one die with terminals on another die, and the stack may be disposed on a wiring substrate to which the terminals of the dies may be electrically connected.
US08324723B2	Semiconductor chip assembly with bump/base heat spreader and dual-angle cavity in bump A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an adhesive. The heat spreader includes a bump that includes first, second and third bent corners that shape a cavity. The conductive trace includes a pad and a terminal. The semiconductor device is located within the cavity, is electrically connected to the conductive trace and is thermally connected to the bump. The bump extends into an opening in the adhesive and provides a recessed die paddle and a reflector for the semiconductor device. The conductive trace provides signal routing between the pad and the terminal.
US08324720B2	Power semiconductor module assembly with heat dissipating element A power semiconductor module assembly is disclosed including a power semiconductor module comprising a load terminal electrically conductively joined to a contact conductor. Part of the heat materializing during operation of the power semiconductor module in the load terminal is dissipated by using a heat dissipating element.
US08324714B2	Semiconductor device and method for making the same A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a main surface in which a semiconductor element region where a plurality of functional elements are formed is formed; a multilevel wiring layer disposed on the main surface of the semiconductor substrate; a first organic insulating material layer disposed on the multilevel wiring layer; a groove that penetrates the multilevel wiring layer on a scribe region that surrounds the semiconductor element region; and an organic insulating material that is spaced from the first organic insulating material layer and disposed in the groove.
US08324705B2	Schottky diodes having low-voltage and high-concentration rings An integrated circuit structure includes a semiconductor substrate; a first well region of a first conductivity type over the semiconductor substrate; a second well region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type encircling the first well region; and a metal-containing layer over and adjoining the first well region and extending over at least an inner portion of the second well region. The metal-containing layer and the first well region form a Schottky barrier. The integrated circuit structure further includes an isolation region encircling the metal-containing layer; and a third well region of the second conductivity type encircling at least a central portion of the first well region. The third well region has a higher impurity concentration than the second well region, and includes a top surface adjoining the metal-containing layer, and a bottom surface higher than bottom surfaces of the first and the second well regions.
US08324701B2	Image sensors An image sensor is provided. The image sensor includes a pixel sensor, a color filter array comprising a plurality of color filters formed on the pixel sensor, wherein two adjacent color filters have a gap therebetween, and a gapless microlens array comprising a plurality of microlenses formed on the color filter array. The invention also provides a method for fabricating the image sensor.
US08324697B2	Seed layer and free magnetic layer for perpendicular anisotropy in a spin-torque magnetic random access memory A magnetic layer that includes a seed layer comprising at least tantalum and a free magnetic layer comprising at least iron. The free magnetic layer is grown on top of the seed layer and the free magnetic layer is perpendicularly magnetized. The magnetic layer may be included in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack.
US08324695B2	Electronic component with mechanically decoupled ball connections An electronic component including at least one chip and/or one support, the chip configured to be transferred onto the support and linked, at a level of at least one connection site of the chip, formed by at least one portion of a layer of the chip, to at least one connection site of the support formed by at least one portion of a layer of the support, by at least one ball, the chip and/or the support including a mechanism for mechanical decoupling of the connection site of the chip and/or of the support with respect to the chip and/or to the support, which mechanism includes at least one cavity made in the layer of the chip and/or of the support, under the connection site of the chip and/or of the support, and at least one trench, made in the layer of the chip and/or of the support, communicating with the cavity.
US08324693B2	Semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same A thin film transistor of the present invention has an active layer including at least source, drain and channel regions formed on an insulating surface. A high resistivity region is formed between the channel region and each of the source and drain regions. A film capable of trapping positive charges therein is provided on at least the high resistivity region so that N-type conductivity is induced in the high resistivity region. Accordingly, the reliability of N-channel type TFT against hot electrons can be improved.
US08324692B2	Integrated inductor A method of fabricating an integrated inductor device includes providing a silicon substrate and forming a thickness of an insulating layer overlying the silicon substrate. The insulating layer includes a dummy structure within a portion of the thickness. The method includes forming an inductor having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a spiral coil of conductor lines. The method also includes exposing the dummy structure by forming an opening in the insulating layer and removing the dummy structure to form a cavity underlying the inductor to reduce a dielectric constant and to increase a Q value of the inductor. The method includes using aluminum or copper for the dummy structures. The method includes dry etching the insulator and wet etching the dummy structure. The method also includes forming the inductors using aluminum or copper.
US08324688B2	Electrostatic discharge protection device for high voltage operation The present disclosure provides ESD protection devices that can effectively cope with electrostatic stress of microchips for high voltage operation. The ESD protection device includes protection device includes: a high voltage P well formed in a semiconductor substrate, an N-drift region formed in the high voltage P well, an anode N+ diffusion region and an anode P+ diffusion region formed in the N-drift region, a buffer N+ diffusion region formed in the N-drift region and separated a predetermined distant from the anode N+ diffusion region, a buffer N-ballistic region surrounding the buffer N+ diffusion region, an anode N-ballistic region surrounding the anode N+ diffusion region and the anode P+ diffusion region, a cathode N+ diffusion region and a cathode P+ diffusion region formed in the high voltage P well and separated a predetermined distance from the N-drift region, a MOSFET gate disposed on the semiconductor substrate between the cathode N+ diffusion region and the N-drift region, and a capacitor electrode disposed on the semiconductor substrate between the anode N+ diffusion region and the buffer N+ diffusion region.
US08324687B2	Semiconductor device Provided is a semiconductor device comprising: a PW layer formed at a surface of a semiconductor substrate; an NW layer formed at the surface of the semiconductor substrate to be in contact with the PW layer; a p+ base layer formed at the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the PW layer; an n+ collector layer formed at the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the NW layer; an n+ emitter layer located between the p+ base layer and the n+ collector layer and formed at the surface of the semiconductor substrate in the PW layer; and an n± layer formed between the n+ collector layer and the PW layer to be in contact with the n+ collector layer.
US08324683B2	Oxide terminated trench MOSFET with three or four masks An oxide termination semiconductor device may comprise a plurality of gate trenches, a gate runner, and an insulator termination trench. The gate trenches are located in an active region. Each gate trench includes a conductive gate electrode. The insulator termination trench is located in a termination region that surrounds the active region. The insulator termination trench is filled with an insulator material to form an insulator termination for the semiconductor device. The device can be made using a three-mask or four-mask process.
US08324677B2	Nonvolatile memory device and method of manufacturing the same A nonvolatile memory device includes gate electrodes three dimensionally arranged on a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor pattern extending from the semiconductor substrate and crossing sidewalls of the gate electrodes, a metal liner pattern formed between the semiconductor pattern and formed on a top surface and a bottom surface of each of the gate electrodes, and a charge storage layer formed between the semiconductor pattern and the metal liner pattern.
US08324676B2	Memory cell storage node length Methods, devices, and systems for a memory cell are provided. One embodiment includes a memory cell with a storage node separated from a body region by a first dielectric, wherein the body region includes a channel separating a source and a drain region, and wherein a length of the storage node is less than a length of the channel. The embodiment further includes a memory cell with a gate separated from the storage node by a second dielectric, wherein a length of the gate is greater than a length of the storage node.
US08324672B2	Spin transport device A spin transport device which comprises a channel, first and second insulating layers, a magnetization fixed layer, a magnetization free layer, first and second wirings, and satisfies at least one of following conditions A and B, Condition A: The first wiring includes a vertical portion which extends in a thickness direction of the magnetization fixed layer on the magnetization fixed layer, and a horizontal portion which extends from the vertical portion that is apart from the magnetization fixed layer side in a direction crossing the thickness direction of the magnetization fixed layer, and Condition B: The second wiring includes a vertical portion which extends in a thickness direction of the magnetization free layer on the magnetization free layer, and a horizontal portion which extends from the vertical portion that is apart from the magnetization free layer side in a direction crossing the thickness direction of the magnetization free layer.
US08324668B2	Dummy structure for isolating devices in integrated circuits The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes a first operational device having a first transistor of a first composition; a second operational device having a second transistor of the first composition; and an isolation transistor disposed between the first and second transistors, the isolation transistor having a second composition different from the first composition.
US08324667B2	Amplifiers using gated diodes A circuit comprises a control line and a two terminal semiconductor device having first and second terminals. The first terminal is coupled to a signal line, and the second terminal is coupled to the control line. The two terminal semiconductor device is adapted to have a capacitance when a voltage on the first terminal relative to the second terminal is above a threshold voltage and to have a smaller capacitance when a voltage on the first terminal relative to the second terminal is below the threshold voltage. The control line is coupled to a control signal and the signal line is coupled to a signal and is output of the circuit. A signal is placed on the signal line and voltage on the control line is modified (e.g., raised in the case of n-type devices, or lowered for a p-type devices). When the signal falls below the threshold voltage, the two terminal semiconductor device acts as a very small capacitor and the output of the circuit will be a small value. When the signal is above the threshold voltage, the two terminal semiconductor device acts as a large capacitor and the output of the circuit will be influenced by both the value of the signal and the value of the modified voltage on the control line and therefore the signal will be amplified.
US08324666B2	DRAM cell transistor device and method A semiconductor integrated circuit device includes a substrate, a well structure within the substrate, a first region, a second region, and multiple isolation regions within the well structure. The device further includes a channel region within the first region, a gate dielectric layer overlying the channel region, and a gate stack overlying the gate dielectric layer, the gate stack includes a silicide layer overlying a polysilicon layer. The device additionally includes LDD structures on sides of the channel region and spacers on sides of the gate stack. Furthermore, the device includes a source region and a drain region and a contact structure over the source region, and a junction between the contact structure and the source region being within the second region.
US08324665B2	SRAM cell with different crystal orientation than associated logic An integrated circuit containing logic transistors and an array of SRAM cells in which the logic transistors are formed in semiconductor material with one crystal orientation and the SRAM cells are formed in a second semiconductor layer with another crystal orientation. A process of forming an integrated circuit containing logic transistors and an array of SRAM cells in which the logic transistors are formed in a top semiconductor layer with one crystal orientation and the SRAM cells are formed in an epitaxial semiconductor layer with another crystal orientation. A process of forming an integrated circuit containing logic transistors and an array of SRAM cells in which the SRAM cells are formed in a top semiconductor layer with one crystal orientation and the logic transistors are formed in an epitaxial semiconductor layer with another crystal orientation.
US08324663B2	Area efficient high-speed dual one-time programmable differential bit cell One-time programmable (OTP) Electronically Programmable Read-Only Memories (EPROMs) have been used in a number of applications for many years. One drawback with these OTP EPROMs is that these nonvolatile memories tend to be slow and/or may use a considerable amount of area. Here, however, a bit cell is provided that employs a compact dual cell, which generally includes two OTP cells. These OTP cells are generally arranged in differential configuration to increase speed and are arranged to have a small impact on area.
US08324661B2	Quantum well transistors with remote counter doping A quantum well device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a quantum well structure comprises a quantum well region overlying a substrate and a remote counter doping comprising dopants of conductivity opposite to the conductivity of the charge carriers of the quantum well region. The remote counter doping is incorporated in a vicinity of the quantum well region for exchange mobile carriers with the quantum well channel, reducing the off-state leakage current. In another embodiment, a quantum well device comprises a quantum well structure including a remote counter doping, a gate region overlying a portion of the quantum well structure, and a source and drain region adjacent to the gate region. The quantum well device can also comprise a remote delta doping comprising dopants of the same conductivity as the quantum well channel.
US08324659B2	InGaAsSbN photodiode arrays Embodiments of detectors made using lattice matched photoabsorbing layers are disclosed. A photodiode apparatus in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention comprises an indium phosphide substrate, and a photoabsorbing region comprising at least an indium gallium arsenide antimonide nitride (InGaAsSbN) layer, wherein the InGaAsSbN layer has a thickness of at least 100 nanometers and is nominally lattice-matched to the indium phosphide substrate.
US08324654B2	Light emitting device and light unit having the same A light emitting device includes a body having a recess; a barrier section protruding upward over a bottom surface of the recess and dividing the bottom surface of the recess into a plurality of regions; a plurality of light emitting diodes including a first diode disposed in a first region of the bottom surface of the recess and a second diode disposed in a second region of the bottom surface of the recess; a plurality of lead electrodes spaced apart from each other in the recess and selectively connected to the light emitting diodes; wires connecting the lead electrodes to the light emitting diodes; a resin layer in the recess; and at least one concave part in the barrier section. The concave part has a height lower than a top surface of the barrier section and higher than the bottom surface of the recess and the wires are provided in the concave part to connect the lead electrodes to the light emitting diodes disposed in opposition to each other.
US08324651B2	Organic light emitting diodes with structured electrodes A cathode that contain nanostructures that extend into the organic layer of an OLED has been described. The cathode can have an array of nanotubes or a layer of nanoclusters extending out from its surface. In another arrangement, the cathode is patterned and etched to form protruding nanostructures using a standard lithographic process. Various methods for fabricating these structures are provided, all of which are compatible with large-scale manufacturing. OLEDs made with these novel electrodes have greatly enhanced electron injection, have good environmental stability.
US08324650B2	Light emitting device and method of fabricating the same Disclosed are a light emitting device and a method of fabricating the same. The light emitting device includes a substrate; first and second light emitting cells, each including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer; and a connector located between the first and second light emitting cells and the substrate, to electrically connect the first and second light emitting cells to each other. The connector extends from the second semiconductor layer of the first light emitting cell, across the substrate, and through central regions of the second semiconductor layer and active layer of the second light emitting cells, to contact the first semiconductor layer of the second light emitting cell.
US08324649B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device is provided that includes a light emitting structure (including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer), a conductive layer, an insulation layer, and a current blocking layer. The conductive layer may have a first conductive portion that passes through the second conductive type semiconductor layer and the active layer to contact the first conductive type semiconductor layer. The insulation layer may have a first insulation portion that surrounds the first conductive portion of the conductive layer. The current blocking layer may substantially surround the first insulation portion of the insulation layer, the first insulation portion provided between the current blocking layer and the first conductive portion.
US08324647B2	Light emitting module with optically-transparent thermally-conductive element A light emitting module with improved optical functionality and reduced thermal resistance is described, which comprises a light emitting device (LED), a wavelength converting (WC) element and an inorganic optically-transmissive thermally-conductive (OTTC) element. The WC element is capable of absorbing light generated from the LED at a specific wavelength and re-emitting light having a different wavelength. The re-emitted light and any unabsorbed light exits through at least one surface of the module. The OTTC is in physical contact with the WC element and at least partially located in the optical path of the light. The OTTC comprises one or more layers of inorganic material having a thermal conductivity greater than that of the WC element. As such, a compact unitary integrated module is provided with excellent thermal characteristics, which may be further enhanced when the OTTC provides a thermal barrier for vertical heat propagation through the module but not lateral propagation.
US08324632B2	Semiconductor light emitting device, light emitting module, lighting apparatus, display element and manufacturing method of semiconductor light emitting device An LED array chip (2), which is one type of a semiconductor light emitting device, includes an array of LEDs (6), a base substrate (4) supporting the array of the LEDs (6), and a phosphor film (48). The array of LEDs (6) is formed by dividing a multilayer epitaxial structure having a N-sided polygonal cross-section where N is an integer equal to or larger than 6. The phosphor film (48) covers an upper surface of the array of the LEDs (6) and a part of every side surface of the array of LEDs (6). Here, the part extends from the upper surface to the light emitting layer.
US08324628B2	Channel layer for a thin film transistor, thin film transistor including the same, and methods of manufacturing the same Provided is a channel layer for a thin film transistor, a thin film transistor and methods of forming the same. A channel layer for a thin film transistor may include IZO (indium zinc oxide) doped with a transition metal. A thin film transistor may include a gate electrode and the channel layer formed on a substrate, a gate insulating layer formed between the gate electrode and channel layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode which contact ends of the channel layer.
US08324626B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes a pixel portion having a first thin film transistor and a driver circuit having a second thin film transistor. Each of the first thin film transistor and the second thin film transistor includes a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode layer, and a drain electrode layer. Each of the layers of the first thin film transistor has a light-transmitting property. Materials of the gate electrode layer, the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer of the first thin film transistor are different from those of the second transistor, and each of the resistances of the second thin film transistor is lower than that of the first thin film transistor.
US08324625B2	Electronic device and method for producing the same An electronic device including a first electrode that is provided on a substrate and includes an Mo—Nb alloy, an insulating film disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the first electrode with at least the insulating film interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a method for producing the electronic device are provided.
US08324622B2	Method of repairing probe pads A method that includes forming a first level of active circuitry on a substrate, forming a first probe pad electrically connected to the first level of active circuitry where the first probe pad having a first surface, contacting the first probe pad with a probe tip that displaces a portion of the first probe pad above the first surface, and performing a chemical mechanical polish on the first probe pad to planarize the portion of the first probe pad above the first surface. The method also includes forming a second level of active circuitry overlying the first probe pad, forming a second probe pad electrically connected to the second level of active circuitry, contacting the second probe pad with a probe tip that displaces a portion of the probe pad, and chemically mechanically polishing the second probe pad to remove the portion displaced.
US08324618B2	Light emitting device The present invention provides a TFT that has a channel length particularly longer than that of an existing one, specifically, several tens to several hundreds times longer than that of the existing one, and thereby allowing turning to an on-state at a gate voltage particularly higher than the existing one and driving, and allowing having a low channel conductance gd. According to the present invention, not only the simple dispersion of on-current but also the normalized dispersion thereof can be reduced, and other than the reduction of the dispersion between the individual TFTs, the dispersion of the OLEDs themselves and the dispersion due to the deterioration of the OLED can be reduced.
US08324617B2	Organic electroluminescence element and manufacturing method thereof The organic electroluminescence element includes a substrate and an anode metal layer above the substrate. The anode metal layer includes an inner region between a pair of outer regions. A metal oxide layer is above the inner region and the outer regions of the anode metal layer. An insulating layer is above the metal oxide layer and the outer regions of the anode metal layer. A hole transport layer is above the metal oxide layer and the inner region of the anode metal layer. An organic luminescent layer is above the hole transport layer. A cathode layer is above the organic luminescent layer for injecting electrons into the organic luminescent layer. A thickness of the metal oxide layer on the inner region of the anode metal layer is greater than a thickness of the metal oxide layer on the outer regions of the anode metal layer.
US08324615B2	Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, and electronic device A light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a first light-emitting layer formed over the first electrode, a second light-emitting layer formed on and in contact with the first light-emitting layer to be in contact therewith, and a second electrode formed over the second light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting layer includes a first light-emitting substance and a hole-transporting organic compound, and the second light-emitting layer includes a second light-emitting substance and an electron-transporting organic compound. Substances are selected such that a difference in LUMO levels between the first light-emitting substance, the second light-emitting substance, and the electron-transporting organic compound is 0.2 eV or less, a difference in HOMO levels between the hole-transporting organic compound, the first light-emitting substance, and the second light-emitting substance is 0.2 eV or less, and a difference in LUMO levels between the hole-transporting organic compound and the first light-emitting substance is greater than 0.3 eV.
US08324614B2	Electroluminescent devices employing organic cathodes The disclosure provides methods, materials, and devices suitable for use in electroluminescent devices. In one embodiment, for example, there is provided a layered cathode comprising a metal substrate and an intermediate organic or organometallic layer having an electron accepting group. The intermediate layer provides an interface with an overlaying electroluminescent layer. The disclosure finds utility, for example, in the field of microelectronic devices.
US08324611B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and wafer A semiconductor light emitting device includes a first layer made of at least one of n-type GaN and n-type AlGaN; a second layer made of Mg-containing p-type AlGaN; and a light emitting section provided between the first layer and the second layer. The light emitting section included a plurality of barrier layers made of Si-containing AlxGa1-x-yInyN (0≦x, 0≦y, x+y≦1), and a well layer provided between each pair of the plurality of barrier layers and made of GaInN or AlGaInN. The plurality of barrier layers have a nearest barrier layer and a far barrier layer. The nearest barrier layer is nearest to the second layer among the plurality of barrier layers. The nearest barrier layer includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is made of Si-containing AlxGa1-x-yInyN (0≦x, 0≦y, x+y≦1). The second portion is provided between the first portion and the second layer and is made of AlxGa1-x-yInyN (0≦x, 0≦y, x+y≦1). The Si concentration in the second portion is lower than a Si concentration in the first portion and lower than a Si concentration in the far barrier layer.
US08324606B2	Resistance change type memory A resistance change type memory of an aspect of the present invention including a first wiring configured to extend in a first direction, a second wiring configured to extend in a second direction crossing the first direction, a series circuit configured to connect to the first and second wirings, the series circuit including a non-ohmic element being more conductive in the first to second wiring direction than in the second to first direction and a resistance change type storage element in which data is stored according to a change of a resistance state, an energy supplying circuit configured to connect to the first wiring to supply energy to the first wiring, the energy being used to store the data in the resistance change type storage element, and a capacitance circuit configured to include a capacitive element and being connected to the second wiring.
US08324601B2	Extreme ultra violet light source apparatus An extreme ultra violet light source apparatus by which EUV light can be efficiently obtained uses a driver laser which can realize a desired pulse width with substantially homogeneous intensity. The apparatus generates extreme ultra violet light by applying a laser beam to a target, and includes a chamber in which extreme ultra violet light is generated; a target supply unit which supplies a liquid or solid metal target to a predetermined position within the chamber; a laser beam generating unit which synthesizes pulse laser beams having delays different from one another to generate a single pulse laser beam or a pulse train laser beam having substantially homogeneous intensity, and applies the laser beam to the target supplied by the target supply unit to generate plasma; and a collector mirror which collects the extreme ultra violet light radiated from the plasma and outputs it.
US08324596B2	Total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) observation device A device and method for fluorescence observation have good operability, high sensitivity, and high acid reliability. The device is used for fluorescence observation using evanescent light. The angle of incidence of the excitation light is adjusted so that the excitation light is totally reflected from the surface of a substrate irrespective of the angle of the substrate surface. The method includes a step of shining the excitation light on the observation substrate while continuously varying the angle of the excitation light with respect to the observation substrate. In addition, the method includes a step of sensing the shone excitation light via optical sensors, and a step of setting the angle of total reflection according to the result of the sensing by the optical sensors. In the present device and method, the direction in which the shone excitation light travels varies with the angle of incidence.
US08324594B2	Charged particle beam apparatus A charged particle beam apparatus can be constructed with a smaller size (resulting in a small installation space) and a lower cost, suppress vibration, operate at higher speed, and be reliable in inspection. The charged particle beam apparatus is largely effective when a wafer having a large diameter is used. The charged particle beam apparatus includes: a plurality of inspection mechanisms, each of which is mounted on a vacuum chamber and has a charged particle beam mechanism for performing at least an inspection on the sample; a single-shaft transfer mechanism that moves the sample between the inspection mechanisms in the direction of an axis of the single-shaft transfer mechanism; and a rotary stage that mounts the sample thereon and has a rotational axis on the single-shaft transfer mechanism. The single-shaft transfer mechanism moves the sample between the inspection mechanisms in order that the sample is placed under any of the inspection mechanisms. The rotary stage positions the sample such that a target portion of the sample can be inspected by the inspection mechanism under which the sample is placed, and the inspection mechanisms inspect the sample.
US08324592B2	Ion source and a method of generating an ion beam using an ion source Multiple control electrodes are provided asymmetrically within the plasma chamber of an ion source at respective positions along the length of the plasma chamber. Biasing the control electrodes selectively can selectively enhance the ion extraction current at adjacent positions along the length of the extraction slit. A method of generating an ion beam is disclosed in which the strengths of the transverse electric fields at different locations along the length of the plasma chamber are controlled to modify the ion beam linear current density profile along the length of the slit. The method is used for controlling the uniformity of a ribbon beam.
US08324581B2	Radiation detector, light detector arrangement, production method and imaging system An embodiment of the invention relates to a radiation detector which includes a plurality of radiation detector modules arranged adjacent to one another with in each case one scintillation element with a radiation inlet surface aligned transversely with respect to a main direction of a radiation, and light detector arrangements arranged transversely with respect to the radiation inlet surfaces of the scintillation elements. In the process of at least one embodiment, one light detector arrangement is arranged between two scintillation elements and has two light inlet surfaces which point away from one another, of which one is associated with a first scintillation element and one is associated with a second scintillation element. Furthermore, at least one embodiment of the invention relates to a light detector arrangement, a production method for a radiation detector according to at least one embodiment of the invention and/or an imaging system.
US08324579B2	Article carrying-out monitor A monitor part performs monitoring by detecting contamination on a lower surface of an article to be inspected based on a lower surface detection signal, detecting contamination on an upper surface of the article based on an upper surface detection signal, detecting contamination on a front surface of the article based on a front, lower surface detection signal and a front, upper surface detection signal, detecting contamination on a rear surface of the article based on a rear, lower surface detection signal and a rear, upper surface detection signal, detecting contamination on a left surface of the article based on a left, lower surface detection signal and a left, upper surface detection signal, and detecting contamination on a right surface of the article based on a right, lower surface detection signal and a right, upper surface detection signal.
US08324578B2	Hidden sensors in an electronic device An electronic device having one or more sensors is provided. The sensors may include any suitable type of sensor, including for example a proximity sensor, an ambient light sensor, or any other suitable type of sensor that emits or receives radiation (e.g., light waves) from the environment. The electronic device may include openings through which radiation may reach the sensors while keeping the sensors hidden from view. In some embodiments, the sensors may be placed underneath an opening used for an audio receiver such that radiation is piped to the sensors using a light path or a chamfered surface along the opening. In some embodiments, the sensors may be embedded in a screen such that the radiation emitted by the sensors exits the screen instead of being reflected on the screen (e.g., to provide content displays). In some embodiments, the sensors may be placed along the periphery of the display, such that access to the sensors is provided via discontinuities in a gasket used to couple the display to the electronic device.
US08324577B2	Method and device for determining the mass and/or a mass proportion of a wall section of a plastic bottle A method and device for the determination of the mass and/or the mass proportion of a wall section of a plastic bottle, in particular a section in the vicinity of the bottle shoulder and/or of the bottle neck, where, due to the fact that a relative mass distribution of the side wall is calculated from a distribution of the light transmission through the side wall of the bottle, the mass proportion of the wall section to be determined of the mass of the side wall can be determined with slight error based on the mass distribution even without calculation of the absolute mass values.
US08324575B2	Liquid-tight programming interface assembly A liquid-tight sealed assembly comprises a housing for a night vision device and a transmissive window, wherein the transmissive window permits a signal to pass-through the transmissive window for programming or controlling the night vision device within the housing. A night vision imaging sensor assembly comprises an electronic module disposed within a housing of a night vision device, a control assembly disposed externally of the housing, and a control interface of the housing interposed between the electronic module and the control assembly. The control assembly and the electronic module are configured to transmit and receive signals. The control interface permits a signal to pass-through the housing while preventing environmental leakage into the housing. The transmissive window permits signals, such as infra-red, capacitive, or magnetic signals, to pass-through. The assembly minimizes environmental leakage paths into the housing, thereby preventing damage from environmental contaminants such as moisture.
US08324571B2	Apparatus and method for measuring semiconductor device An apparatus for measuring a semiconductor device is provided. The apparatus includes a beam emitter configured to irradiate an electron beam onto a sample having the entire region composed of a critical dimension (CD) region, which is formed by etching or development, and a normal region connected to the CD region, and an analyzer electrically connected to the beam emitter, and configured to select and set a wavelength range of a region in which a difference in reflectance between the CD region and the normal region occurs, after obtaining reflectance from the electron beam reflected by a surface of the sample according to the wavelength of the electron beam. A method of measuring a semiconductor device using the measuring apparatus is also provided. Therefore, it is possible to minimize a change in reflectance due to the thickness and properties of the semiconductor device, and set a wavelength range to monitor a specific wavelength, thereby accurately measuring and analyzing a CD value of a measurement part of the semiconductor device.
US08324570B2	Method and system for surface sampling A system and sampling probe adaptable to an ultrasonic surgical instrument applies irrigation fluid and ultrasonic or vibrational energy to a target, and aspirates material desorbed from the target into a pick-up conduit. A suction source at the distal end of the conduit may aspirate the material released from the target with the irrigation fluid, thus efficiently sampling a broad range of materials from an arbitrary target to produce an analyzable effluent analyte stream which may be ionized and provided to the inlet of an ion-type analysis instrument, or may be fed directly to an instrument such as a flow cytometer, IR or fluorescence spectrophotometer, or other analyzer. Carrier gas may be provided to more effectively transport the desorbed material, and the probe may be incorporated into a robotic device to automatically carry out surface imaging or to effect sampling in hazardous environments.
US08324564B1	Quad emissive display A quad-emissive display apparatus to provide suitable emissive energy in four spectral bands to provide simultaneous evaluation of sensors having different spectral sensitivities. The apparatus can simultaneously provide four spectral bands of visible (0.4 to 0.7 microns), near infrared (0.7 to 1.0 microns), short wave infrared (1.0 to 3.0 microns) and the long wave infrared (8.0 to 14.0 microns) radiation.
US08324562B2	Fiber scanning system having a magnet attached to the fiber at a position before or after an electrical coil with improved tip positioning A fiber scanning system is provided comprising a housing (102) with a fiber (13), the fiber (13) comprising a fixed part and a free end, the fixed part being attached to a bottom of the housing (102) and the fiber (13) extending parallel to the wall of the housing (102). At least one electrical coil (12) is attached to the wall at a position in between the fixed part and the free end of the fiber (13), a winding of the electrical coil (12) being in a plane parallel to the fiber (13). A magnet (11) is attached to the fiber (13), such that the electrical coil (12) may induce a force on the magnet (11). The magnet (11) is attached to the fiber (13) at a position just before or after the electrical coil (12), a width of the magnet (11) being such that the magnet (11) extends over the electrical coil (12).
US08324557B2	Optoelectronic sensor for the detection of pallets The invention relates to an optoelectronic sensor having a transmitter (12) for the transmission of transmitted light (22), a receiver (14) for the reception of the transmitted light (28) and for the provision of an electronic received signal (I), an evaluation unit (16) for the recording of the received signal (I) and for the outputting of a detection signal when an opaque object (36) to be detected enters into the transmitted light beam. To provide an improved sensor with which in particular objects can be detected in an improved manner on which only some of the transmitted light is incident, it is proposed that the transmitted light profile (22) defines a detection zone extending transversely to the transmitted beam direction between the transmitter and receiver or reflector (26) and is received by the receiver (14), with a free beam path, via the reflector or directly by the receiver (14) and that the evaluation unit (16) has means for the determination and adjustment of a recognition threshold value (S) and that the detection signal can be output when the received signal (I) is beneath the recognition threshold value (S).
US08324551B2	Image reader performing image correction at the pixel level An image reader includes a first calculation unit for calculating an output value from an output value of a photodetector adjacent to a specific photodetector in read-width direction; a second calculation unit for calculating a ratio between a first value and a second value, the first value being an output value of the photodetector disposed in conveyance direction of the specific photodetector, and the second value being an output value of the photodetector adjacent, in the read-width direction, to the photodetector disposed in the conveyance direction of the specific photodetector; and a pixel correcting circuit that multiplies the values obtained by the first calculation unit and second calculation unit, substitutes the product for the output value at the pixel position of the photodetector specified by the pixel detecting circuit, and produces as a line output the substitute together with output values at pixel positions of the photodetectors not specified.
US08324548B2	Imaging devices and methods for charge transfer A pixel circuit having improved charge transfer including an amplifier having an input node electrically connected to a charge storage node of the pixel circuit, and a negative feedback control loop having a capacitance element electrically connected between the input node and an output node of said amplifier.
US08324542B2	Command method for spinning projectiles A system is provided for the remote control of a spinning projectile, the system comprising: a polarized radiation source emitting polarized radiation wherein commands are encoded; a projectile round; a polarized radiation receiver disposed on the projectile round and configured to receive the polarized radiation; and a projectile steering mechanism, the mechanism directing movement of the projectile according to the commands communicated by means of rotation of polarization of the polarized radiation source.
US08324541B2	High-frequency heating device To attain a more reliable prevention of an electric shock by checking whether the earth states for two circuit boards are good. There is detected a voltage generated at an anode current sensing resistor 20 inserted into a path where the anode current of a magnetron 8 flows and a signal is transmitted to a microcomputer 27. The microcomputer 27 uses a selector switch 28 to determine the earth states for an inverter circuit board and a control panel circuit board before operation of a device. In case either one or both of the circuit boards are in a floating state, operation of a high-frequency heating device is inhibited. Otherwise, operation of the high-frequency heating device is permitted.
US08324534B2	Heating iron case A case for holding an iron having a heating element coupled to a handle, the handle coupled to an electrical cord having a plug, the apparatus comprising: a sleeve having an opening for receiving the heating element; a pair of flaps each coupled to the surface of the sleeve, the flaps forming a cavity from one portion of the perimeter of the opening to another portion of the perimeter of the opening, the cavity being such that the electrical cord can be wrapped around the sleeve and secured by removably coupling the flaps around the electrical cord.
US08324533B2	Dual-person electric heating blanket A dual-person electric heating blanket having a receiving bag and a remote controller, the receiving bag has therein a first and a juxtaposed second heating wire which are connected with a controller box; the remote controller includes a circuit board being electrically connected, a pattern interface, a switchable switch and a signal emitting end; the pattern interface has thereat a first and a second position juxtaposed with each other, the first position has thereat a first pattern, and the second position has thereat a second pattern, the first and second patterns are respectively connected with a first and a second circuit on the circuit board; thereby, when a user faces to a front or a rear end of the receiving bag, by switching between the first and second circuits with the switchable switch, the first pattern corresponds to the first heating wire and the second pattern corresponds to the second heating wire, and by emitting control signal from the signal emitting end, heating temperatures of the two sets of heating wires are controlled respectively.
US08324516B1	Rapid mount electrical cable entry device with flexible slotted insert A rapid mount cable entry device for routing low voltage cables through walls including an assembly of a low voltage frame, a flexible slotted insert, and a retainer ring that holds the assembly securely together. The low voltage frame includes a plate with an opening therein defining an inner periphery at the opening and mounting fasteners with attached clamp arms for securing the frame to a wall. The slotted insert includes a flexible panel with a hole therein and a plurality of open slots extending radially from the hole. The slots enable the cable entry device to accommodate passage of low voltage cables there through. The slots define flaps that close around the cables after they are inserted therein, thus closing the area around the periphery of the inserted cables. The cable entry device can be quickly secured to a wall as wall preparation time is minimal.
US08324515B2	Housings for electronic components Housings for electrical or electronic components made using braid or woven fabric sheets having multiple sections treated with different materials as well as processes and materials for making such housings are disclosed.
US08324514B2	Mounting device for electronic component and electronic apparatus using the same A mounting device includes a mounting plate and a mounting frame. The mounting plate defines a plurality of mounting grooves and a latching hole therein. Each of the mounting grooves includes a receiving hole and a sliding slot communicating with each other. The mounting frame includes a plurality of hooks and a resilient tab. The resilient tab is provided with a blocking portion. Each of the hooks is received in a corresponding mounting groove through the receiving hole of the mounting hole and slides in the sliding slot until the blocking portion of the resilient tab is received in the latching hole and the hook hooks on an edge of the sliding slot of the mounting groove. An electronic apparatus using the mounting device is also provided.
US08324511B1	Through via nub reveal method and structure A method includes applying a backside passivation layer to an inactive surface of an electronic component and to enclose a through via nub protruding from the inactive surface. The method further includes laser ablating the backside passivation layer to reveal a portion of the through via nub. The backside passivation layer is formed of a low cost organic material. Further, by using a laser ablation process, the backside passivation layer is removed in a controlled manner to reveal the portion of the through via nub. Further, by using a laser ablation process, the resulting thickness of the backside passivation layer is set to a desired value in a controlled manner. Further, by using a laser ablation process, the fabrication cost is reduced as compared to the use of chemical mechanical polish.
US08324510B2	Out of plane integral conductive arms and methods for manufacturing the same A printed circuit board includes a multiple-layer electrical circuit board and a conductive arm, wherein the conductive arm has an unconnected end located opposite to the connected end of the conductive arm, wherein the conductive arm has a front side and a backside located opposite to the front side of the conductive arm, wherein the backside of the conductive arm is located adjacent to the multiple layer electrical circuit board. The unconnected end of the conductive arm includes a dimple portion formed integrally with and as a unitary part of a remaining portion of the conductive arm, the dimple portion being out of plane with in plane portions of the connected end of the conductive arm so that the dimple portion is at a greater distance from the circuit board than the in plane portions of the conductive arm, the dimple portion being connected to the in plane portions of the conductive arm via an integrally formed and unitary riser portion. An air gap is formed between the backside of the arm and the multiple layer electrical circuit board, wherein the air gap permits the arm to flex within the air gap. An ink jet component is laminated to the printed circuit board, wherein the dimple on the front side of the arm contacts a surface of the component, wherein a restoring spring force of the conductive arm maintains electrical contactivity between the dimple and the component.
US08324503B2	Wall mounted television cable and cord organizing apparatus A home theatre cable and cord organizing apparatus including a cable and cord storage compartment having a mounting flange, a power strip receiving port, a removably attachable access plate composed of a material to which paint will adhere, and a plurality of mounting clips. The mounting flange in cooperation with the mounting clips allow for easy installation once an appropriately sized hole is created. With the storage compartment secured in place, the user has an opening from which to access and manage all necessary connection cables and power cords. Once all connections are made, the access plate can be removably attached to the storage compartment providing an aesthetic concealment of the connection cables and power cords until the user needs access at a later time.
US08324497B2	Luminescent solar concentrators A luminescent solar concentrator comprises a primary waveguide and at least one photovoltaic cell. The primary waveguide has a curved surface which concentrates light on a perimeter. The photovoltaic cell is oriented at the perimeter so that it can both receive the concentrated light and receive direct light as well. A back sheet may be provided that provides structural support and protection. The perimeter may have the shape of a polygon where a photovoltaic cell is oriented along each edge. Modules and arrays of such units are also disclosed.
US08324496B1	Low-profile single-axis tracker with wind mitigation Wind screens for reducing wind loading on one or more solar collectors are disclosed. The wind screens move with the solar collector as the collector tracks the sun in one or more dimensions. The wind screen pivotably connects to at least one solar panel of the collector. Another side of the wind screen may connect to the ground or to an adjacent collect, thus serving to divert wind over the collector. Wind screens may be made of various materials including rigid, flexible, or elastic materials and can change position, orientation, and/or effective length as the one or more collectors track the sun from East to West.
US08324492B2	Musically interacting devices Provided is, among other things, a system of musically interacting devices. A first device has a first identification code, a first wireless communication interface and a first audio player, and a second device has a second identification code, a second wireless communication interface and a second audio player. The first device and the second device are configured to participate in an interaction sequence in which: the first device wirelessly communicates using the first wireless communication interface, the second device wirelessly communicates using the second wireless communication interface, a musical composition is selected based on both the first identification code and the second identification code, and the first device and the second device cooperatively play the musical composition, with each of the first device and the second device playing a different part of the musical composition.
US08324489B1	“Railboard” fingerboard with integrated frets for stringed musical instruments For a stringed musical instrument of a type that includes guitars, electric bass guitars, and two-handed tapping instruments including the Chapman Stick ®, in departure from conventional frets inserted individually into slots or channels in a wooden fretboard/neck, a Railboard (TM) is made with frets that are precision-machined under CNC (computer numeric control) integral with the fretboard from a single block of rigid material such as aluminum. Optionally the instrument neck, whether body-attached or of through-neck construction, may also be integrated into the Railboard along with the fretted fingerboard. The fret-tips are initially machined with a sharp apex, then machine-dressed to form narrow flat fret-tip plateaus all aligned in a common plane, then selected frets are further precision machine-dressed to provide “relief” in a lower-pitched region of the fretboard for optimal “low action” playing characteristics, thus producing instruments of uniform quality in a cost-effective manner.
US08324486B2	Inbred sunflower (Helianthus annuus) line, designated CI1151R The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated CI1151R. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line CI1151R, to the plants of inbred sunflower line CI1151R and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line CI1151R with itself or another sunflower line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from the inbred CI1151R.
US08324481B1	Maize variety hybrid X08A115 A novel maize variety designated X08A115 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08A115 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A115 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A115, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A115. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A115.
US08324478B1	Inbred maize variety PHR0D A novel maize variety designated PHR0D and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHR0D with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHR0D through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHR0D or a locus conversion of PHR0D with another maize variety.
US08324476B2	Plants and seeds of corn variety CV601652 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV601652. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV601652, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV601652 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV601652 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV601652.
US08324473B1	Maize variety PHMWF A novel maize variety designated PHMWF and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHMWF with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHMWF through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHMWF or a trait conversion of PHMWF with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHMWF, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHMWF and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods.
US08324471B2	Potato cultivar FL 2215 A potato cultivar designated FL 2215 is disclosed. The invention relates to the tubers of potato cultivar FL 2215, to the seeds of potato cultivar FL 2215, to the plants of potato FL 2215, to the plant parts of potato cultivar FL 2215 and to methods for producing a potato plant produced by crossing potato cultivar FL 2215 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a potato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic potato plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from potato variety FL 2215, to methods for producing other potato cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from potato cultivar FL 2215 and to the potato plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar FL 2215 with another potato cultivar.
US08324467B2	Soybean variety A1024216 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1024216. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1024216. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1024216 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1024216 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08324464B2	Soybean cultivar S090020 A soybean cultivar designated S090018 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090018, to the plants of soybean S090018, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090018, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090018 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S090018, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S090018, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S090018 with another soybean cultivar.
US08324463B1	Soybean variety XR33Y10 A novel soybean variety, designated XR33Y10 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XR33Y10, cells from soybean variety XR33Y10, plants of soybean XR33Y10, and plant parts of soybean variety XR33Y10. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XR33Y10 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic, mutant trait, and/or native trait into soybean variety XR33Y10, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XR33Y10. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XR33Y10 are further provided.
US08324462B2	Soybean cultivar S080195 A soybean cultivar designated S080195 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S080195, to the plants of soybean S080195, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S080195, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S080195 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S080195, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S080195, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S080195 with another soybean cultivar.
US08324460B2	Canola cultivar DN051692 The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola cultivar, designated DN051692. Also included are seeds of canola cultivar DN051692, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola DN051692 and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola DN051692 with itself or another canola cultivar, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of canola DN051692.
US08324458B2	Camelina sativa variety ‘SO-60’ The invention relates to a Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz spring-type seed designated as ‘SO-60’ derived from a cross between camelina accessions with high yield and oil quality attributes following conventional breeding methodologies.
US08324456B2	Method for improving transformation efficiency using powder The present invention provides a method for Agrobacterium-mediated gene transfer into a plant material, which comprises inoculating an Agrobacterium into the plant material in the presence of a powder. In the method of the present invention, the powder at least does not affect living tissues and has one or more properties selected from the group consisting of: being insoluble in water; having an affinity for living tissues; having adsorption properties; and having a surface polarity. The present invention also provides a method for producing a transformed plant, which comprises using the gene transfer method of the present invention.
US08324455B2	Nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins associated with abiotic stress response and plant cells and plants with increased tolerance to environmental stress This invention relates generally to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that are associated with abiotic stress responses and abiotic stress tolerance in plants. In particular, this invention relates to nucleic acid sequences encoding proteins that confer drought, heat, cold, and/or salt tolerance to plants.
US08324450B2	Non-human animal model for frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin-positive inclusions (FTLD-U) Non-human animal models for frontotemporal lobar degeneration with ubiquitin-positive inclusions (FTLD-U) are disclosed. The invention relates to a transgenic mouse whose genome comprises a transgene operably linked to a neuronal specific promoter effective for an increased expression of the transgene in the brain of the mouse, in which the transgene comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP-43). The transgenic mouse exhibits reduced or impaired learning and memory capacity, and may further exhibits progressively impaired or reduced motor functions. Methods of using such animal models are also disclosed.
US08324446B2	Unitary absorbent core with binding agents A unitary absorbent core includes a nonwoven layer which has a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface. At least a portion of a first binding agent is impregnated into the garment-facing surface. A superabsorbent material is located on the impregnated surface, and a second binding agent is located on the superabsorbent material and can be superimposed onto the first binding agent. The unitary absorbent core can be utilized for absorbing viscous fluids.
US08324445B2	Collection pouches in absorbent articles Absorbent articles having a pouch for the collection of bodily waste are generally disclosed. The pouch can generally be located on or within the wearer contacting surface of an absorbent article. The pouch can have an opening ready to receive the bodily waste or can include a pouch opening mechanism. Additionally, a pouch closing mechanism can be included within the absorbent article to close the opening of the pouch upon collection of the bodily waste.
US08324444B2	Absorbent articles and laminates containing a bonding pattern An absorbent article, such as a diaper, a pant diaper, a sanitary napkin, an incontinence guard etc., includes components that are joined together by a bonding pattern. The bonding pattern has color-changing properties triggered by heat and/or pressure exerted during the bonding process, the color-changing properties being either irreversible or reversible. The color-changing properties may be accomplished by thermochromic pigments, thermochromic fibers and/or pressure-sensitive pigments. A laminate is formed from two or more web material layers joined together by a bonding pattern having color-changing.
US08324443B2	Secure containers having unidirectional apparatuses for used or unused materials and methods for making and using same Secure containers are disclosed for disposal of unused, experimental, and/or expired pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, veterinary medicines, and/or similar materials, where the containers include at least one unidirectional apparatus for depositing materials into an interior of the container, while resisting normal attempts at retrieval of deposited materials. Methods are also disclosed for making and using the secure containers including a unidirectional member supporting deposition of materials into an interior of the container, while resisting withdrawal of deposited materials.
US08324441B2	Pentane catalytic cracking process A process is presented for the production of light olefins from a paraffin stream comprising pentanes. The process includes a series of pentane cracking reactors where a process stream having pentane in the process stream passes through the reactors with the process stream heated between each pair of successive reactors, and where the process is operated at low pressures.
US08324440B2	Support properties of silica supported catalysts and their use in olefin metathesis Silica supports having a surface area from about 250 m2/g to about 600 m2/g and an average pore diameter from about 45 Å to about 170 Å, used for supported tungsten catalysts, improves the activity of the resulting catalyst (i.e., its conversion level at a given temperature) for the metathesis of olefins, without compromising its selectivity to the desired conversion product(s). Exemplary catalysts and processes include those for the production of valuable light olefins such as propylene from a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising ethylene and butylene.
US08324439B2	Method of converting feedstocks from renewable sources to good-quality diesel fuel bases using a zeolite type catalyst A method of treating feedstocks from renewable sources in order to produce diesel fuel bases of excellent quality. The feedstocks used can be, for example, raw vegetable oils or such oils that have been previously subjected to a prerefining stage, animal fats, or mixtures of such feedstocks. The method includes fixed bed catalytic hydrotreatment, followed by fixed bed hydroisomerization with a catalyst based on monodimensional 10 MR zeolite and at least one metal from group VIII and/or VIB.
US08324438B2	Production of blended gasoline and blended aviation fuel from renewable feedstocks A process for producing at least one blended fuel from a paraffin rich component and a cyclic rich component, where each of the components are generated from a renewable feedstock, is presented. The paraffin rich component is generated from glycerides and free fatty acids in feedstocks such as plant and animal oils. The cyclic rich component is generated from biomass derived pyrolysis oil. The source of the animal or plant oil and the biomass may be the same renewable source.
US08324437B2	High octane aviation fuel composition An unleaded aviation fuel composition, containing at least one saturated branched aliphatic hydrocarbon having a carbon number in the C4 to C10 range, further contains sufficient m-xylene to yield a fuel having a MON of at least 98. A process is further provided for producing the unleaded aviation fuel composition by admixing a m-xylene enriched liquid with alkylate.
US08324436B2	Gas phase synthesis of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene from 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene A multi-step process for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene comprising the steps of (a) contacting a starting material comprising 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of activated first catalyst selected from the group consisting of antimony-halides, iron-halides, titanium halides, and tin-halides, to produce an intermediate composition; and (b) contacting said intermediate composition with a second catalyst of activated carbon to produce a final product comprising 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene.
US08324433B2	Method for producing ethylene glycol from polyhydroxy compound A method for producing ethylene glycol, including (a) adding a polyhydroxy compound and water to a sealed high-pressure reactor, (b) removing air and introducing hydrogen, and (c) allowing the polyhydroxy compound to react in the presence of a catalyst while stiffing. The catalyst includes a first active ingredient and a second active ingredient. The first active ingredient includes a transition metal of Group 8, 9, or 10 selected from iron, cobalt, nickel, ruthenium, rhodium, palladium, iridium, and platinum, and/or a mixture thereof. The second active ingredient includes a metallic state of molybdenum and/or tungsten, or a carbide, nitride, or phosphide thereof. The method is carried out at a hydrogen pressure of 1-12 MPa, at a temperature of 120-300° C. for not less than 5 min in a one-step catalytic reaction. The efficiency, selectivity, and the yield of ethylene glycol are high. The preparation process is simple and the materials used are renewable.
US08324432B2	Method for producing acrolein by means of dehydration of glycerol The invention relates to a method for the synthesis of acrolein by means of dehydration of the glycerol in the presence of a solid acid catalyst having a Hammett acidity of less than +2, such as sulfated zirconium oxides, phosphated zirconium oxides, tungstated zirconium oxides, silicated zirconium oxides, sulfated tin or titanium oxides, phosphated aluminas or silicas, doped iron phosphates, and phosphotungstic or silicotungstic acid salts placed in a reactive medium comprising a gaseous phase containing between 1 and 3000 ppm of an acid compound according to the Pearson classification, selected, for example, from SO3, SO2, and NO2, the dehydration reaction being carried out either in a gaseous phase or in a liquid phase.
US08324420B2	Process for producing acrylonitrile compound There is provided a process for stereoselectively producing E-form of 3-acyloxyacrylonitrile compound (3) or Z-form which comprises reacting 3-oxopropionitrile compound (1) with an acid chloride (2), characterized in that the reaction is conducted with removal of hydrogen chloride, or by using an organic base or an inorganic base, to thereby regulate the stereostructure of the product; a process for producing the compound (1) characterized by reacting acetonitrile compound (5) with an aromatic ester compound (6) by use of an alkali metal alkoxide in a hydrocarbon solvent while removing alcohol formed as a by-product by azeotropic distillation in a separating tank; and a process for isomerizing E-form of 3-acyloxyacrylonitrile compound to Z-form thereof by use of an organic base.
US08324419B2	Process for preparing polyether carbonate polyols The invention relates to a process for preparing polyether carbonate polyols by addition of alkylene oxides and carbon dioxide onto H-functional starter substances using DMC catalysts, wherein one or more starter substances are initially placed in the reactor and one or more starter substances are metered continuously into the reactor during the reaction.
US08324416B2	Multifunctional chain shuttling agents The invention generally relates to chain shuttling agents (CSAs), a process of preparing the CSAs, a composition comprising a CSA and a catalyst, a process of preparing the composition, a processes of preparing polyolefins, end functional polyolefins, and telechelic polyolefins with the composition, and the polyolefins, end functional polyolefins, and telechelic polyolefins prepared by the processes.
US08324413B2	Low melting point triglycerides for use in fuels In the present invention, a fuel composition and a process for making the same are disclosed. Specifically, in the present invention, triglycerides useful for distillate fuels are described along with their method for preparation from Fischer-Tropsch acid by-products and the glycerol by-product from biodiesel generation. By using these two by-product streams, the overall efficiency of both processes is improved and a new source of distillate fuels is created. These triglycerides can be used to improve the lubricity of Fischer-Tropsch derived distillate fuels. In addition, these triglycerides also have low melting points and have viscosities compatible with distillate fuels.
US08324408B2	Method for the preparation of dronabinol The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of dronabinol ((6aR-trans)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-1-ol, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC)) from cannabidiol (CBD) by cyclization of cannabidiol (CBD) (2-[1R-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexene-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzoldiol) to Δ9-THC. The method according to the present invention is characterized in that cannabidiol (CBD) (B) is present in an organic solvent and cyclized to Δ9-THC in the presence of a molecular sieve while being heated.It was found out that, in the method of the present invention, the molecular sieve not only has the previously mentioned drying properties, but also exhibits strong catalytic properties which are important in this reaction. Normally, cyclizations carried out in the presence of a Lewis acid catalyst only are distinctly slower and the Δ9-THC yield is lower than in cyclizations carried out in the present of a molecular sieve.
US08324407B2	Alcohol compound having dioxane structure and process for producing same Disclosed is an alcohol compound which is useful as a raw material and an intermediate for paints, adhesives, medicines, cosmetics, food additives, surfactants and the like, further disclosed is a method for producing the above compound.The above alcohol compound is represented by the following Formula (1): wherein A represents an aromatic ring selected from the group consisting of benzene, naphthalene, anthracene, phenanthrene and pyrene; R1 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms or a halogen atom; n represents an integer of 0 to 4; provided that when A is benzene, n represents an integer of 1 to 4; when n represents an integer of 2 to 4, plural R1 may be the same or different from each other; and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, methyl or ethyl.
US08324406B2	Antitumoral dihydropyran-2-one compounds Antitumoral compounds obtained from a porifera, of the family Raspailiidae, genus Lithoplocamia, species lithistoides, and derivatives thereof are provided.
US08324401B2	Indane modulators of glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-κB activity and use thereof Novel non-steroidal compounds are provided that are useful in treating diseases associated with modulation of the glucocorticoid receptor, AP-1, and/or NF-κB activity including obesity, diabetes, inflammatory and immune diseases having the structure of formula (I): or enantiomers, diastereomers, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt, or hydrate, thereof, where X is A1QA2-; Q is a bond, —C(═O)—, —OC(O)—, —C(═O)NR5—, —SOp—, —SOpNR5—, —C(O)O—, —NR5C(O)—, —OC(O)NR5—, —NR5C(O)O—, —S(O)pNR5C(O)—, —C(O)NR5S(O)p— —NR5S(O)p—, or —NR5C(═O)NR6—. Y is selected from hydrogen, C1-6alkyl, OR16, substituted C1-6alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, heterocyclo and heteroaryl. A1 and A2 are independently selected from a bond, C1-3alkylene, or C1-3alkenylene, and R1-R11 are defined herein. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, combinations, and methods of treating obesity, diabetes and inflammatory- or immune-associated diseases comprising said compounds.
US08324388B2	Dehydrogenation process Processes comprising: providing a dehydrogenatable compound; and subjecting the dehydrogenatable compound to a dehydrogenation reaction at a temperature of from 150 to 400° C., in the presence of oxygen, and at a temperature profile of the dehydrogenation reaction which does not differ substantially from the temperature profile of the dehydrogenation reaction in the absence of oxygen under otherwise identical conditions.
US08324387B2	Substituted Oxazolo[5,4-b]pyridines Disclosed is a harmful arthropod control composition comprising, as an active ingredient, a fused heterocyclic compound represented by formula (1) [wherein A1 and A2 independently represent a nitrogen atom or the like; R1 and R4 independently represent a halogen atom or the like; R2 and R3 independently represent a halogen atom or the like; R5 and R6 independently represent a linear C1-C6 hydrocarbon group which may be substituted, or the like (provided that both R5 and R6 cannot represent a hydrogen atom simultaneously); and n represents 0 or 1]. The harmful arthropod control composition has an excellent efficacy to control harmful arthropods.
US08324384B2	Glucagon receptor antagonist compounds, compositions containing such compounds and methods of use Glucagon receptor antagonist compounds are disclosed. The compounds are useful for treating type 2 diabetes and related conditions. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included.
US08324380B2	Amino-heteroaryl-containing prokineticin 1 receptor antagonists The present invention relates to certain novel compounds of Formula (I): and methods for preparing these compounds, compositions, intermediates and derivatives thereof and for the treatment of prokineticin 1 or prokinetin 1 receptor mediated disorders.
US08324379B2	Prodrugs of heteroaryl compounds The present invention provides hydrophobic prodrugs of bases, nucleosides, and nucleotides as well as methods of using the prodrugs as antiviral and anti-cancer chemotherapeutic agents.
US08324376B2	Chemical transformation of lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals A method for converting a carbohydrate to a furan in a polar aprotic solvent in the presence of a chloride, bromide, or iodide salt or a mixture thereof and optionally in the presence of an acid catalyst, a metal halide catalyst and/or an ionic liquid (up to 40 wt %). The method can be employed in particular to produce furfural or 5-hydroxymethylfurfural.
US08324370B2	Interfering RNA molecules The present invention is related to a ribonucleic acid comprising a double stranded structure whereby the double-stranded structure comprises a first strand and a second strand, whereby the first strand comprises a first stretch of contiguous nucleotides and whereby said first stretch is at least partially complementary to a target nucleic acid, and the second strand comprises a second stretch of contiguous nucleotides whereby said second stretch is at least partially identical to a target nucleic acid, and whereby the double stranded structure is blunt ended.
US08324369B2	Dendritic cell vaccine compositions and uses of same The present invention provides adjuvants, vaccines and therapies in which antigen presentation is enhanced through inhibition of negative immune regulators. The compositions and methods are useful for generating immune responses against antigens, including microbial pathogens and tumor-associated antigens, by way of inhibiting a negative immune regulator in a cell and providing a proinflammatory stimulus. In particular, nucleotides encoding inhibitors of negative immune regulators, antigens, and co-stimulatory molecules are contacted with immune cells in order to elicit a therapeutic or prophylactic response.
US08324368B2	GNAQ targeted dsRNA compositions and methods for inhibiting expression The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a G-alpha q subunit (GNAQ) of a heterotrimeric G gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of GNAQ.
US08324365B2	Conjugate for gene transfer comprising oligonucleotide and hydrophilic polymer, polyelectrolyte complex micelles formed from the conjugate, and methods for preparation thereof Disclosed is a conjugate for gene transfer, which is capable of being used for treatment of incurable diseases, comprising an oligonucleotide intended to be transferred into target cells and a hydrophilic polymer, wherein an end of the oligonucleotide is covalently conjugated to the hydrophilic polymer. Also, the present invention discloses polyelectrolyte complex micelles formed from such a conjugate and a cationic polymer or cationic peptide. Such polyelectrolyte complex micelles can effectively transfer oligonucleotides as therapeutic agents into target cells, making it possible to obtain desired activities of the delivered oligonucleotides in target cells even when the micelles are clinically applied at a relatively low concentration. Therefore, the conjugate and the polyelectrolyte complex micelle are very useful in basic life science research and the medical field.
US08324359B1	Oxocarbonamide peptide nucleic acids and methods of using same The present invention concerns oxocarbonamide peptide nucleic acids (OxoPNAs). OxoPNAs provide increased stability, sensitivity, and specificity as compared to their natural DNA and RNA counterparts. The OxoPNA molecules of the present invention may be employed in a wide range of applications, particularly in applications involving hybridization. For example, OxoPNA probes may be employed for the detection and functional analysis of nucleic acid molecules, including miRNAs and other non-coding RNAs.
US08324358B2	Polymer compositions and uses thereof Block copolymers labelled with molecular recognition units and comprising a hydrophobic block and a luminescent block are presented. A method of detecting biomolecules using such block copolymers is also presented. More specifically, the block copolymers of the present invention have the following Formula (I): wherein “A” is a hydrophobic block; “B” is a luminescent block; “C” is a hydrophilic block; “D” is a molecular recognition unit; “n” and “m” are integers ranging from 1 to 75; “x” is either 0 or an integer ranging from 1 to 75; and “Y” is either 0 or 1.
US08324355B2	Antibodies and pharmaceutical compositions containing same useful for inhibiting activity of metalloproteins The present invention relates to a compound having the general Formula (I): wherein: m and n are each independently an integer from 1 to 6; X1-X3 and Y1-Y3 are each independently O or S; R1-R3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, and cycloalkyl; and R is (CH2)x-C(═O)NR′—(CH2)y-NR′R″ whereas: x and y are each independently an integer from 1 to 6; and R′ and R″ are each independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, and cycloalkyl; and to an antibody comprising an antigen recognition region capable of specifically binding the above compound.
US08324353B2	Chimeric immunoreceptor useful in treating human gliomas The present invention relates to chimeric transmembrane immunoreceptors, named “zetakines,” comprised of an extracellular domain comprising a soluble receptor ligand linked to a support region capable of tethering the extracellular domain to a cell surface, a transmembrane region and an intracellular signalling domain. Zetakines, when expressed on the surface of T lymphocytes, direct T cell activity to those specific cells expressing a receptor for which the soluble receptor ligand is specific. Zetakine chimeric immunoreceptors represent a novel extension of antibody-based immunoreceptors for redirecting the antigen specificity of T cells, with application to treatment of a variety of cancers, particularly via the autocrin/paracrine cytokine systems utilized by human maligancy. In a preferred embodiment is a glioma-specific immunoreceptor comprising the extracellular targeting domain of the IL-13Rα2-specific IL-13 mutant IL-13(E13Y) linked to the Fc region of IgG, the transmembrane domain of human CD4, and the human CD3 zeta chain.
US08324351B2	Fc variants with altered binding to FcRn The present application relates to a variant Fc region comprising at least one modification relative to a wild-type human Fc region, where the modification selected from the group consisting of 434S, 252Y/428L, 252Y/434S, and 428L/434S, and the numbering is according to the EU index.
US08324349B2	Process for obtaining botulinum neurotoxin Rapid, animal protein free, chromatographic processes and systems for obtaining high potency, high yield botulinum neurotoxin for research, therapeutic and cosmetic use.
US08324347B2	Methods of using halogenated peptides as internal standards for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry Methods of using halogenated peptides as internal standards for liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry, and novel halogenated peptides useful for the same, are disclosed. In particular, methods of using halogenated peptides as internal standards in proteomic analyses, as well as methods of using halogenated peptides to conduct quality control assessments of and/or to calibrate liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry systems are disclosed.
US08324346B2	Bioactive keratin peptides Compositions containing biologically active peptides are disclosed. Active peptides are isolated fragments derived from human hair or sheep wool keratin proteins. Compositions may be prepared for pharmaceutical or topical administration or for use in cosmetic preparations.
US08324343B2	Preparation of biodegradable polyesters with low-burst properties by supercritical fluid extraction The invention provides methods of extracting a biodegradable polyester with a supercritical fluid effective to obtain a purified biodegradable polyester, such as a purified biodegradable poly(lactide-glycolide) (PLG). The supercritical fluid can be carbon dioxide at an elevated pressure, or can be carbon dioxide with one or more cosolvents. Methods for carrying out stepwise purification of the biodegradable polyester at multiple pressures or multiple temperatures, or both, are also provided. When the polyester is PLG, a purified PLG copolymer is obtained having a narrowed molecular weight distribution with respect to the unpurified polyester. The purified PLG copolymer can have a polydispersity index of less than about 1.7, less than about 2% monomers, and less than about 10% oligomers. The purified PLG copolymer can exhibit a reduced initial burst effect when incorporated into a controlled release formulation such as a flowable implant adapted to be injected into body tissues.
US08324340B2	Polyurethane composition with good initial strength A one-component, moisture curing composition that has a) at least one polyurethane polymer P1, being liquid at room temperature and having isocyanate groups and b) at least one polyurethane polymer A of the formula (Ia) or (Ib), being solid at room temperature and having aldimine groups with a melting point in the range from 40° C. to 80° C., the composition 1) being capable of being applied warm; 2) having adjustable cure times and a good initial strength with suitable application properties; 3) curing under the influence of humidity without bubbles; and 4) having a good elasticity and mechanical rigidity after curing.
US08324339B2	Method and apparatus for thermally processing polyester pellets Method and apparatus for thermally processing polyester pellets, e.g., polyethylene terephthalate pellets, in order to achieve a partial crystallization, whereby the polyester melt is fed to an underwater pelletizer and pelletized, the pellets obtained are fed to a water/solids separating device and the dried pellets are fed at a pellet temperature of greater than 100°C. to an agitation device that the pellets leave at a pellet temperature of over 100°C.
US08324338B2	Oligomer removing agent for polyester-based fiber material An oligomer removing agent for polyester-based fiber materials comprises a polyester copolymer which is obtained by polycondensation of a dibasic acid component containing 15-65 mol % of a sulfonate group-containing dibasic acid and a dihydric alcohol component containing polyethylene glycol with a molecular weight of 900-3500, and which has a 200° C. melt viscosity of 5000-23,000 mPa·s and has 10-40 mass % polyoxyethylene chains in the molecule. The oligomer removing agent is able to overcome the problems caused by deposition of polyester oligomers, when added to the dyeing bath in a dyeing step for polyester fiber materials or for fiber materials that are composites thereof with other fiber materials.
US08324335B2	Propylene-based polymer and method for producing the same, and propylene-based resin composition A propylene-based polymer comprising the following component (A) insoluble in p-xylene at 25° C. and component (B) soluble in p-xylene at 25° C., wherein (i) the weight average molecular weight (Mw) measured with GPC is 100,000 to 1,000,000, (ii) the content of the component insoluble in hot p-xylene is 0.3% by weight or lower, and (iii) the degree of strain hardening (λ max) in measurement of elongational viscosity is 2.0 or higher; and a method for producing the same, along with a resin composition comprising a propylene-ethylene copolymer (Z) in an amount of 50.0 to 99.9% by weight and a propylene-based polymer (M) in an amount of 0.1 to 50.0% by weight.Component (A): a component (CXIS) insoluble in p-xylene at 25° C., having requirements specified by (A1) to (A5). Component (B): a component (CXS) is soluble in p-xylene at 25° C., having requirements specified by (B1) to (B4).
US08324326B2	Epoxy resin composition and semiconductor device An epoxy resin composition for encapsulating a semiconductor chip according to this invention comprises (A) a crystalline epoxy resin, (B) a phenol resin represented by general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and two or more R1s or two or more R2s are the same or different; a is integer of 0 to 4; b is integer of 0 to 4; c is integer of 0 to 3; and n is average and is number of 0 to 10, (C) a (co)polymer containing butadiene-derived structural unit or its derivative, and (D) an inorganic filler in the amount of 80 wt % to 95 wt % both inclusive in the total epoxy resin composition.
US08324319B2	Redox-induced cationically polymerizable compositions with low cure temperature A cationically polymerizable composition comprising (i) a cationically polymerizable resin, (ii) an onium salt, (iii) an azo or peroxide initiator, exhibits a lower cure temperature upon the addition of (iv) a catalytic or substoichiometric amount of an electron-rich vinyl resin to the reaction.
US08324316B2	Unsaturated polyester resin compositions containing 2,2,2,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and articles made therefrom Disclosed are unsaturated polyester resins comprising residues of 1,2-propanediol, 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol, an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic diacid, and 2-butenedioic acid. Also disclosed are curable compositions containing admixtures of the unsaturated polyesters and aromatic vinyl compounds copolymerizable with the unsaturated polyesters, and coatings and casted and molded articles obtained from the curable compositions. The curable compositions are useful for coatings and casted and molded articles that have at least one surface that is persistently exposed to organic or aqueous liquids.
US08324306B2	Equestrian surfacing materials Disclosed are surfacing materials formed from a suitable angular or sub-angular base sand mixture that is coated with a polymer or polymer/oil blend and then combined with short fibers to produce the final surfacing composition. The polymers and polymer/oil blends are selected to reduce temperature dependent viscosity variations in the surfacing materials, thereby providing a more consistent “going” for horses or other livestock being worked on these surfacing materials. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing such surfacing compositions and methods of using such surfacing compositions in constructing riding venues including, for example, arenas and tracks.
US08324305B2	Process for the homogeneous incorporation of polymer particles into polymeric matrices The invention relates to preparations comprising a wax in which polymer particles are present, where the polymer particles comprise at least one effect substance, obtainable by, by means of a miniemulsion polymerization carried out in the presence of a wax-immiscible solvent, distributing at least one effect substance in polymer particles, and incorporating the polymer particle dispersion obtained in this way into a wax by phase transfer.Furthermore, the invention relates to compositions comprising a polymeric matrix in which, in essentially homogeneous distribution, the aforementioned polymer particles are present, obtainable by incorporating the aforementioned polymer-particle-comprising wax as preparation into a polymeric matrix.
US08324300B2	Transparent, colorless infrared radiation absorbing compositions comprising nanoparticles Disclosed are compositions that include a binder and non-stoichiometric tungsten oxide particles dispersed in the binder. The tungsten oxide particles have an average primary particle size of no more than 300 nanometers. The compositions are transparent and colorless.
US08324292B2	Medically acceptable formulation of a diisocyanate terminated macromer for use as an internal adhesive or sealant A medically acceptable formulation comprising a diisocyanate terminated macromer or mixture thereof, and an oxidized cellulose.
US08324291B2	Sequentially cross-linked polyethylene A method of producing an improved polyethylene, especially an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene utilizes a sequential irradiation and annealing process to form a highly cross-linked polyethylene material. The use of sequential irradiation followed by sequential annealing after each irradiation allows each dose of irradiation in the series of doses to be relatively low while achieving a total dose which is sufficiently high to cross-link the material. The process may either be applied to a preformed material such as a rod or bar or sheet made from polyethylene resin or may be applied to a finished polyethylene part.
US08324290B2	Polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers and medical devices containing the same The present invention pertains to polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers, to methods of making such copolymers and to medical devices that contain such polymers. According to certain aspects of the invention, polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers are provided, which comprise a polyisobutylene segment, an additional polymeric segment that is not a polyisobutylene segment, and a segment comprising a residue of a diisocyanate. According to other aspects of the invention, polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers are provided, which comprise a polyisobutylene segment and end groups that comprise alkyl-, alkenyl- or alkynyl-chain-containing end groups.
US08324289B2	Flexible polyurethane foam, process for its production, and seat for automobile A flexible polyurethane foam excellent in the vibration characteristics and the load-deflection characteristics, a process for producing the flexible polyurethane foam stably and inexpensively, and a seat for an automobile excellent in posture-stability performance and supported feeling with little bottom-hitting feeling, are provided.When a polyoxyalkylene polyol and a polyisocyanate compound are reacted in the presence of a urethane-forming catalyst, a blowing agent and a foam stabilizer, a predetermined amount of a compound of the following formula (1) is used: wherein the average of n is from 13 to 2,100.
US08324285B2	Hydrophobic and/or oleophobic open cell polyimide acoustic and thermal insulation foams and methods of making Provided are methods of treating an open cell polyimide foam product to produce a treated polyimide foam product having a property of repelling water or oil. The method includes the steps of: selecting a polyimide foam product having an external surface area and an open cell structure that has an interior surface area, wetting the exterior surface area and the interior surface area with a chemical treatment fluid comprising a treatment chemical that has a property of repelling water or oil, and distributing the treatment chemical onto at least a portion of the interior surface area sufficient to modify a surface property of the interior surface. Also provided are treated polyimide foam products that have an open cell polyimide foam substrate with an interior surface area and a treatment chemical on at least a portion of the interior surface area. The treatment chemical renders the interior surface hydrophobic or oleophobic.
US08324280B2	Treatment of prostate cancer with DDC inhibitor Prostate cancer comes in various forms and has proven difficult to treat. Provided herein are various methods and compositions for treating all forms of prostate cancers with dopa decarboxylase (DDC) inhibitors. These dopa decarboxylase inhibitors include carbidopa (α-Methyl-dopahydrazine), MFMD (α-monofluoromethyldopa), NSD-1015 (3-hydroxybenzylhydrazine), Methyldopa (L-α-Methyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) or benserazide, and the inhibitors may be used in combination. DDC inhibitors may also be used to inhibit the progression of prostate cancer to androgen-independence and neuroendocrine prostate cancer.
US08324279B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting an isoform of human manganese superoxide dismutase The present invention is directed to methods of modulating the activity of an isoform of manganese superoxide dismutase which is useful for the treatment of diseases such as heart failure.
US08324277B2	Nitrated-fatty acids modulation of type II diabetes Nitro oleic acid and related metabolites are agonists of PPAR-γ. Surprisingly, nitro oleic acid is a more potent agonist of PPAR-γ, relative to nitro linoleic acid. Thus, nitro oleic acid and its metabolites, as well as their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrug forms, are candidate therapeutics for the treatment of type-2 diabetes, which results from insulin resistance accompanying the improper functioning of PPAR-γ.
US08324275B2	Microbiologically sound and stable solutions of gamma-hydroxybutyrate salt for the treatment of narcolepsy Disclosed are formulations of gamma-hydroxybutyrate in an aqueous medium that are resistant to microbial growth. Also disclosed are formulations of gammahydroxybutyrate that are also resistant to the conversion into GBL. Disclosed are methods to treat sleep disorders, including narcolepsy, with these stable formulations of GHB. The present invention also provides methods to treat alcohol and opiate withdrawal, reduced levels of growth hormone, increased intracranial pressure, and physical pain in a patient.
US08324268B2	Substituted furancarboxamides, and use thereof The present invention relates to novel substituted furancarboxamides, methods for their production, their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, as well as their use for the production of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of diseases, especially retroviral diseases, in humans and/or animals.
US08324263B2	Microbiocidally active carboxamides Compounds of the formula (I), in which the substituents are as defined in claim 1 are suitable for use as microbiocides.
US08324262B2	Tricyclic necrostatin compounds The present invention features compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treating trauma, ischemia, stroke, degenerative diseases associated with cellular necrosis, and other conditions. Screening assays for identifying compounds useful for treating these conditions are also described.
US08324261B2	Histidine derivatives The present invention is to provide a novel compound which is useful as a pharmaceutical agent such as an analgesic. The present invention is to provide the novel histidine derivative having an excellent analgesic action and the like. The compound of the present invention has a very high intermigration into the blood upon oral administration and is very useful as a pharmaceutical agent, especially an analgesic for the treatment of acute or chronic pain diseases and of neuropathic pain diseases.
US08324253B2	Crystalline modification of 4-(N-methyl-Z-chloro-5pyridy methylamino)-2, 5-dihydrofuran-2-on The present invention relates to a defined crystalline modification of the compound of the formula (I), to processes for its preparation and to its use in agrochemical preparations.
US08324251B2	Cyclic modulators of chemokine receptor activity The present application describes modulators of MIP-1α or CCR-1 of formula (I) or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n, ring A, T, V, X, R1, R2 and R8, are defined herein. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and transplant rejection using modulators of formula (I) are disclosed.
US08324246B2	Indol carboxylic acid bispyridyl carboxamide derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, preparation method and composition containing the same as an active ingredient Disclosed herein are a new indole carboxylic acid bispyridyl carboxamide derivative, a preparation method thereof, and a composition for prevention or treatment of obesity, urinary disorders, and CNS disorders, containing the same as an active ingredient. Because the indole carboxylic acid bispyridyl carboxamide derivatives according to the present invention have high affinity for 5-HT2c receptors, act selectively on the 5-HT2c receptors, the derivatives rarely have adverse effects caused by other receptors. Because the derivatives effectively inhibit serotonin activity, they may be useful for treatment or prevention of obesity; urinary disorders such as urinary incontinence, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, and prostatic hyperplasia; CNS disorders such as depression, anxiety, concern, panic disorder, epilepsy, obsessive-compulsive disorder, migraine, sleep disorder, withdrawal from drug abuse, Alzheimer's disease, and schizophrenia, associated with 5-HT2c receptors.
US08324241B2	Triazolo compounds useful as DGAT1 inhibitors Disclosed are triazolopyridine compounds of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also, disclosed are methods of using the compound in the treatment of obesity, dyslipidemia, diabetes and atherosclerosis, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of Formula (I) or a stereoisomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US08324239B2	Furopyridine compounds and uses thereof The present invention provides a compound of formula I; a method for manufacturing the compounds of the invention, and its therapeutic uses. The present invention further provides a combination of pharmacologically active agents and a pharmaceutical composition.
US08324237B2	Methods for the treatment and prevention of inflammatory diseases The invention includes processes mainly for the treatment of a inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis, atherosclerosis, asthma, allergy, inflammatory kidney disease, circulatory shock, multiple sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, skin inflammation, periodontal disease, psoriasis and T cell-mediated diseases of immunity, including allergic encephalomyelitis, allergic neuritis, transplant allograft rejection, graft versus host disease, myocarditis, thyroiditis, nephritis, systemic lupus erthematosus, and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. The processes involve treating a patient with a pharmaceutical composition containing an active ingredient that inhibits the activity of sphingosine kinase.
US08324234B2	Method for inhibiting melanin production and whitening skin with pyrimidylpyrazole compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof The present invention provides a compound having an excellent inhibitory action on melanin production and being useful as a whitening agent, and a skin external preparation containing the compound. The whitening agent of the present invention comprises, as an active ingredient, a compound represented by formula (1) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: wherein, R1, R3, R4, and R6 are each independently C1-3 alkyl; and R2 and R5 are each independently a hydrogen atom or C1-3 alkyl.
US08324233B2	Co-crystals of pyrimethanil and dithianon The present invention relates to co-crystals of pyrimethanil and dithianon, which, in a X-ray powder diffractogram at 25° C. show at least three of the following reflexes: 2θ=7.46±0.20 2θ=9.98±0.20 2θ=13.28±0.20 2θ=23.09±0.20 2θ=24.38±0.20 2θ=27.01±0.20 a process for their preparation and their use for the preparation of compositions for crop protection.
US08324231B2	Pyrimidinones as casein kinase II (CK2) modulators A compound having Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein X, R, R and R are as defined in the specification; pharmaceutical compositions thereof; and methods of use thereof. The compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of Casein kinase II (CK2) pathways.
US08324214B2	1,3-dihydro-2H-pyrrolo[3,2-bpyridin-2-one derivatives, preparation thereof and therapeutic uses thereof The subject matter of the present invention are compounds corresponding to formula (I): in which: X is an unsubstituted or substituted divalent (C1-C5)alkylene radical; RI is an —NR8R9 group; or an unsubstituted or substituted piperidin-3-yl or piperidin-4-yl radical; R2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an Alk group or an OAlk group; R3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an Alk group or an OAlk group; R4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an Alk group, a hydroxyl or an OAlk group; and R5 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an Alk group, a hydroxyl or an OAlk group.
US08324211B2	Inhibitors of bruton's tyrosine kinase This application discloses 6-Phenyl-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine and 6-Phenyl-imidazo[1,2-b]pyridazine derivatives according to generic Formulae I-V: wherein, variables Q, R, X, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, n, and m are defined as described herein, which inhibit Btk. The compounds disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of Btk and treat diseases associated with excessive Btk activity. The compounds are further useful to treat inflammatory and auto immune diseases associated with aberrant B-cell proliferation such as rheumatoid arthritis. Also disclosed are compositions comprising compounds of Formulae I-V and at least one carrier, diluent or excipient.
US08324209B2	Pesticidal compositions Pesticide compositions and their use in controlling pests are provided.
US08324207B2	Modulators of ATP-binding cassette transporters Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention.
US08324203B2	Azadecalin glucocorticoid receptor modulators The present invention provides a novel class of azadecalin compounds and methods of using the compounds as glucocorticoid receptor modulators.
US08324202B2	5-phenyl-1H-benzo [E] [1,4] diazepine compounds substituted with an hydroxamic acid group as histone deacetylase inhibitors Novel hydroxamate histone deacetylase inhibitors of formula (I) wherein X is C═O or CH2 used as antineoplastic agent.
US08324195B2	Methods of treating hypertriglyceridemia In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
US08324190B2	Treatment of proliferative disorders with amino-substituted (E)-2,6- dialkoxystyryl 4-substituted benzylsulfones Methods of treating cancer using compounds according to Formula (I) are disclosed herein, wherein X, X1, X2, Ra, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, g, M, y, a, b, d, e, V, W, Z and Q are as defined herein.
US08324189B2	Use of zolendronate for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of bone metabolism diseases A method of intravenously administering a bisphosphonate to a patient in need of bisphosphonate treatment comprising intravenously administering 4 mg of 2-(imidazol-1yl)-1-hydroxyethane-1,1-diphosphonic acid (zoledronic acid) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof over a period of 15 minutes to a patient in need of said treatment.
US08324187B2	Stabilized formulations of phosphatidylserine Disclosed are stable PS preparations, in powder, liquid and dispersion forms, as well as methods of producing thereof. Most importantly, the stable PS preparations are particularly devoid of residual phospholipase D activity, and the methods of eliminating such activity are also described herein. Lastly, uses of these PS preparations in nutraceuticals or as active agents of pharmaceutical compositions are also provided herein.
US08324185B2	Composition for the treatment of obesity and hyperlipidemia Current invention is related to the pharmaceutical industry in general and to the industry of the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for weight reduction and hyperlipidemia treatment. The advantages of the current invention respect of the similar of the state of the art are that in the present invention side effects normally produced by the consumption of lipase inhibitors are eliminated; optimizing both the lipase inhibitor component and the fat-trapping; with the adequate composition of each one of the components and with very small amounts of each one. The invention consists of a composition for the treatment of the obesity and hyperlipidemia, characterized by comprising in combination a lipase inhibitor and a fat-trapping component.
US08324180B2	Compositions and methods for treating cancer Provided herein are compounds used to inhibit the deamination enzyme responsible for the inactivation of therapeutic compounds, and methods of using them.
US08324179B2	Nucleoside analogs for antiviral treatment The invention provides unsaturated phosphonates of Formula I or a tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as described herein, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and therapeutic methods comprising administering the compounds. The compounds have anti-viral properties and are useful for treating viral infections (e.g. HCV) in animals (e.g. humans).
US08324174B2	Compounds for enzyme inhibition Peptide-based compounds including heteroatom-containing, three-membered rings efficiently and selectively inhibit specific activities of N-terminal nucleophile (Ntn) hydrolases. The activities of those Ntn having multiple activities can be differentially inhibited by the compounds described. For example, the chymotrypsin-like activity of the 20S proteasome may be selectively inhibited with the inventive compounds. The peptide-based compounds include at least three peptide units, an epoxide or aziridine, and functionalization at the N-terminus. Among other therapeutic utilities, the peptide-based compounds are expected to display anti-inflammatory properties and inhibition of cell proliferation.
US08324171B1	Ophthalmic compositions containing diglycine Ophthalmic composition that includes 0.05% w/v to 2% w/v diglycine or a salt thereof; 1.0 ppm to 8.5 ppm alexidine, and 0.1% w/v to 2% w/v of one or more boron buffering compounds.
US08324168B2	Methods for treating pain The invention provides agents useful for treating pain. An exemplary agent comprises or consists of the a portion of a retroviral Tat protein. One such agent is the peptide Tat-NR2B9c. This peptide has previously been described as an agent for inhibiting damaging effects of stroke and similar conditions via inhibition of PSD95 interactions with NMDA receptors and/or NOS. The present application provides data showing that the Tat-NR2B9c peptides is effective in alleviation of pain. The alleviation of pain can be obtained at a dose of the peptide below the dose required to inhibit PSD-95 interactions with NMDAR or NOS.
US08324166B2	Neuroprotection using NAP-like and SAL-like peptide mimetics This invention relates to NAP-like and SAL-like peptide mimetics, polypeptides, or small molecules derived from them, and their use in the treatment of neuronal dysfunction, neurodegenerative disorders cognitive deficits, neuropsychiatric disorders, and autoimmune disease.
US08324158B2	Methods for inhibiting CLC-2 channel with GATX2 Compositions and methods of using scorpion venom peptide that is a ligand for ClC channels are provided. One aspect provides a pharmaceutical composition containing an amount of GaTx2 effective to inhibit ClC activity. Methods of treating a disorder or symptom of a disorder related to aberrant ClC channel activity are also provided.
US08324155B2	Quinoxaline-containing compounds as hepatitis C virus inhibitors The present invention discloses compounds of formula I and II or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.
US08324154B2	Treatment of fungal infections with cyclic antimicrobial peptides The present invention relates to cyclic cationic peptides and their use in the treatment of microbial infections.
US08324147B2	Fast drying and fast draining solid rinse aid consisting essentially of a quaternary non-ionic surfactant mixture The present invention is directed to rinse aid compositions and methods for making and using the rinse aid compositions. The compositions of the invention include a sheeting agent, a defoaming agent, and an association disruption agent. The rinse aid compositions of the present invention result in a faster draining/drying time on most substrates compared to conventional rinse aids. The rinse aid compositions of the present invention are especially suitable for use on plastic substrates.
US08324145B2	Anti-grey detergent comprising a cyclic carbonate or urea The invention relates to a detergent which contains a surfactant and optionally further conventional additives of detergents and cleaning agents, the detergent comprising an anti-grey polycarbonate-, polyurethane- and/or polyurea-polyorganosiloxane compound or a precursor compound thereof containing specific reactive groups, which can be used for the production thereof.
US08324144B2	Color changing paint removing composition containing methylene chloride A composition and related process for removing paint from a substrate in which the composition contains methylene chloride, an organic filler, a colorant, a thickening agent and an evaporation retardant.
US08324143B2	Cleaning agent for electronic materials Provided is a cleaning agent for electronic materials, which enables very efficient advanced cleaning such that yield in the production of the electronic materials is improved and cleaning in a short period of time becomes possible, the cleaning agent having excellent cleaning power for fine-grained particles and organic matter and being able to reduce metallic contamination on the substrate. The cleaning agent for electronic materials comprises sulfamic acid (A), an anionic surfactant having at least one sulfonic acid group or a salt thereof in the molecule (B), a chelating agent (C), and water, wherein the pH at 25 C is preferably not more than 3.0 and the (B) is preferably a polymeric anionic surfactant (B1) having a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 2,000,000.
US08324141B2	Surfactant composition Disclosed is a surfactant composition containing an alkyl sulfate ester salt derivative represented by the following general formula (1). R—O—(PO)n—SO3m (1) (In the formula, R represents a linear alkyl group having 8-24 carbon atoms; PO represents a propyleneoxy group; n represents an average mole number of added PO that is a number satisfying 0
US08324137B2	Latex compositions comprising pozzolan and/or cement kiln dust and methods of use The present invention includes methods and compositions that include a latex, and at least one of a natural pozzolan or cement kiln dust. An embodiment includes a method comprising: placing a latex composition in a subterranean formation, wherein the latex composition comprises: latex, a component selected from the group consisting of a natural pozzolan, cement kiln dust, and a combination thereof, and water; and allowing the latex composition to set. Another embodiment of the present invention includes a latex composition comprising: latex, a component selected from the group consisting of a natural pozzolan, cement kiln dust, and a combination thereof.
US08324131B2	Composition and method for controlling plant diseases Disclosed is a composition for controlling plant diseases, which contains ethaboxam and metconazole as active ingredients. Also disclosed is a method for controlling plant diseases, which is characterized in that effective amounts of ethaboxam and metconazole are applied to a plant or the soil where the plant grows.
US08324129B2	Photocatalytically active coating The present invention relates to photocatalytically active coatings for surfaces of buildings, vehicles, equipment, paths and the like which comprise interference pigments as photocatalytically active material and optionally an infrared light-absorbent material, to processes for the production of such surfaces, and to objects coated therewith.
US08324127B2	Method of producing noble metal-supported powder, noble metal-supported powder and exhaust gas purifying catalyst In the present invention, slurry is formed by mixing noble metal-supported powder particles (3) and a binder (4) with each other in a liquid (Step S1), and the noble metal-supported powder particles (3) are dispersed by applying vibrations to the slurry (Step S2), and thereafter, the slurry is spray dried while keeping a state where the noble metal-supported powder particles (3) are dispersed (Step S3), whereby noble metal-supported powder (1) is produced. In the noble metal-supported powder (1) produced by such a method, pores through which exhaust gas flows are formed appropriately, and accordingly, exhaust gas purification performance can be enhanced.
US08324125B2	Magnetic nanoparticle-supported glutathione as a sustainable organocatalyst This invention relates to the use of nano-organocatalysts, and, more specifically, to the use of magnetic nanomaterial-supported organocatalysts. It is an object of the present invention to provide “green” catalysts and protocols. According to one embodiment of the invention, a nano-organocatalyst in the form of a magnetic nanomaterial-supported organocatalyst is provided. According to other embodiments of the invention, glutathione and cysteine are provided as organocatalysts and magnetic nanomaterial-supported glutathione and magnetic nanomaterial-supported cysteine are provided for use as nano-organocatalysts. According to another embodiment of the invention, a method of using a recyclable magnetic nanomaterial-supported organocatalyst using a totally benign aqueous protocol, without using any organic solvent in the reaction or during the workup, is provided. According to a further embodiment of the invention, a recyclable magnetic nanomaterial-supported organocatalyst for various organocatalytic reactions, including but not limited to Paal-Knorr reactions, aza-Michael addition and pyrazole synthesis, is provided.
US08324119B2	Enhancing deposition uniformity of a channel semiconductor alloy by an in situ etch process When forming sophisticated gate electrode structures requiring a threshold adjusting semiconductor alloy for one type of transistor, a recess is formed in the corresponding active region, thereby providing superior process uniformity during the deposition of the semiconductor material. Due to the recess, any exposed sidewall surface areas of the active region may be avoided during the selective epitaxial growth process, thereby significantly contributing to enhanced threshold stability of the resulting transistor including the high-k metal gate stack.
US08324117B2	Method of forming a nanocluster-comprising dielectric layer and device comprising such a layer A method of forming a dielectric layer on a further layer of a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method comprises depositing a dielectric precursor compound and a further precursor compound over the further layer, the dielectric precursor compound comprising a metal ion from the group consisting of Yttrium and the Lanthanide series elements, and the further precursor compound comprising a metal ion from the group consisting of group IV and group V metals; and chemically converting the dielectric precursor compound and the further precursor compound into a dielectric compound and a further compound respectively, the further compound self-assembling during said conversion into a plurality of nanocluster nuclei within the dielectric layer formed from the first dielectric precursor compound. The nanoclusters may be dielectric or metallic in nature. Consequently, a dielectric layer is formed that has excellent charge trapping capabilities. Such a dielectric layer is particularly suitable for use in semiconductor devices such as non-volatile memories.
US08324116B2	Substrate treating method and method of manufacturing semiconductor device using the same A substrate treating method comprising a step of preparing a semiconductor substrate (W, 11) which has an oxide film (13, 14) containing at least one of a rare earth oxide and an alkaline earth oxide, at least a portion of the oxide film (13, 14) being exposed, and a rinse step of supplying the oxide film (13, 14) on the semiconductor substrate (W, 11) with a rinse liquid made of an alkaline chemical or an organic solvent. Preferably, the alkaline chemical is an alkaline aqueous solution having a pH of more than 7. Further, preferably, the organic solvent is a high concentration organic solvent having a concentration of substantially 100%.
US08324115B2	Semiconductor chip, semiconductor device and methods for producing the same A semiconductor chip (1) is provided having an adhesion-promoting-layer-free three-layer metallization (2). The three-layer metallization (2) has an aluminum layer (4) applied directly on the semiconductor chip (1), a diffusion barrier layer (5) applied directly on the aluminum layer (4), and a solder layer (6) applied directly on the diffusion barrier layer (5). Ti, Ni, Pt or Cr is provided as the diffusion barrier layer (5) and a diffusion solder layer is provided as the solder layer (6). All three layers are applied by sputtering in a process sequence.
US08324111B2	Liquid crystal display device and method for fabricating the same Disclosed are a liquid crystal display device employing an amorphous zinc oxide-based semiconductor as an active layer, and a method for fabricating the same, whereby device stability can be secured by employing an etch stopper structure and device characteristics can be enhanced by minimizing exposure and deterioration of the active layer excluding content regions by virtue of the design of the etching stopper in a shape like “H”. Also, the liquid crystal display device and the fabrication method thereof can further form a semiconductor pattern and an insulating layer pattern on the intersection between the gate line and the data line, so as to compensate a stepped portion, thereby preventing an occurrence of short-circuit.
US08324106B2	Methods for fabricating a photolithographic mask and for fabricating a semiconductor integrated circuit using such a mask Methods are provided for designing a photolithographic mask and for fabricating a semiconductor IC using such a mask. In accordance with one embodiment a method for fabricating a semiconductor IC includes determining a design target for a region within the IC. An initial mask geometry is determined for the region having a mask opening and a mask bias relative to the design target. A sub-resolution edge ring having a predetermined, fixed spacing to an edge of the mask opening is inserted into the mask geometry and a lithographic mask is generated. A material layer is applied overlying a semiconductor substrate upon which the IC is to be fabricated and a layer of photoresist is applied overlying the material layer. The layer of photoresist is exposed through the lithographic mask and is developed. A process step is then performed on the material layer using the layer of photoresist as a mask.
US08324104B2	Surface treatment in semiconductor manufacturing The present invention provides a process for forming a capping layer on a conducting interconnect for a semiconductor device, the process comprising: providing a substrate comprising one or more conductors in a dielectric layer, the conductors having an oxide layer at their surface; exposing the surface of the substrate to a vapor of β-diketone or a β-ketoimine; and depositing a capping layer on the surface of at least some of the one or more conductors. The present invention further provides an apparatus for carrying out this method.
US08324099B2	Method of fabricating a landing plug in a semiconductor device A method of fabricating a landing plug in a semiconductor memory device, which in one embodiment includes forming a landing plug contact hole on a semiconductor substrate having an impurity region to expose the impurity region; forming a landing plug by filling the landing plug contact hole with a polysilicon layer, wherein the landing plug comprises a first region, a second region, a third region, and a fourth region, wherein the first region is disposed beneath the second region and doped with a first doping concentration, the second region is disposed above the first region and below the third region and is not doped, the third region is disposed above the second region and below the fourth region and is doped with a second doping concentration that is lower than the first doping concentration, and the fourth region is disposed above the third region and is doped with a third doping concentration that is higher than the first doping concentration; and annealing the resulting product formed with the landing plug.
US08324095B2	Integration of ALD tantalum nitride for copper metallization A method and apparatus for depositing a tantalum nitride barrier layer is provided for use in an integrated processing tool. The tantalum nitride is deposited by atomic layer deposition. The tantalum nitride is removed from the bottom of features in dielectric layers to reveal the conductive material under the deposited tantalum nitride. Optionally, a tantalum layer may be deposited by physical vapor deposition after the tantalum nitride deposition. Optionally, the tantalum nitride deposition and the tantalum deposition may occur in the same processing chamber.
US08324094B2	Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor device includes a plurality of first interconnection layers which are provided in an insulating layer and formed in a pattern having a width and space smaller than a resolution limit of an exposure technique, and a second interconnection layer which is provided between the first interconnection layers in the insulating layer and has a width larger than that of a first interconnection layer. A space between the second interconnection layer and each of first interconnection layers adjacent to both sides of the second interconnection layer equals the space between the first interconnection layers.
US08324089B2	Compositions for forming doped regions in semiconductor substrates, methods for fabricating such compositions, and methods for forming doped regions using such compositions Compositions for forming doped regions in semiconductor substrates, methods for fabricating such compositions, and methods for forming doped regions using such compositions are provided. In one embodiment, a dopant-comprising composition comprises a conductivity-determining type impurity dopant, a silicate carrier, a solvent, and a moisture adsorption-minimizing component. In another embodiment, a dopant-comprising composition comprises a conductivity-determining type impurity dopant, a silicate carrier, a solvent, and a high boiling point material selected from the group consisting of glycol ethers, alcohols, and combinations thereof. The high boiling point material has a boiling point of at least about 150° C.
US08324085B2	Method of manufacturing crystalline silicon Disclosed is a method of manufacturing crystalline Si by using plasma. According to the disclosed method, silicon (Si) deposition and reduction processes using plasma are cyclically performed in order to completely remove an a-Si layer so as to form crystalline Si on a substrate early in the process.
US08324082B1	Method for fabricating conductive substrates for electronic and optoelectronic devices A method for fabricating a conductive substrate for an electronic device includes the steps of providing a semiconductor substrate; forming a plurality of grooves part way through the semiconductor substrate; filling the grooves with a polymer insulating material to form a plurality of polymer filled grooves; thinning the substrate from the back side to expose the polymer filled grooves; and singulating the semiconductor substrate into a plurality of conductive substrates. An optoelectronic device includes a conductive substrate; a polymer filled groove configured to separate the conductive substrate into a first semiconductor substrate and a second semiconductor substrate; a first front side electrode on the first semiconductor substrate and a second front side electrode on the second semiconductor substrate; and a light emitting diode (LED) chip on the first semiconductor substrate in electrical communication with the first front side electrode and with the second front side electrode.
US08324081B2	Wafer level surface passivation of stackable integrated circuit chips An electrically insulative conformal coating is applied at least to the active (front) side and one or more sidewalls of the die during wafer processing. Also, a die has an electrically insulative conformal coating applied to at least the active (front) side and sidewalls. Also, assemblies include a stack of such die, electrically interconnected die-to-die; and assemblies include such a die or a stack of such die, electrically interconnected to underlying circuitry (for example in a substrate or a circuit board).
US08324080B2	Semiconductor device and method for increasing semiconductor device effective operation area A method for increasing semiconductor device effective operation area, comprising following steps: depositing first conductive layer on the substrate; using laser for scribing a plurality of the first scribe lines on the first conductive layer, where the scribe lines are scribed on the bottom of the first conductive layer; depositing a plurality of the semiconductor material layers on the first conductive layer and in the plurality of the first scribe lines; using laser for scribing a plurality of the second scribe lines on the semiconductor material layer, where the scribe lines are scribed on the bottom of the semiconductor material layer, each second scribe line is comprised of a plurality of the second pores; depositing a second conductive layer on the semiconductor material layer and in the plurality of the first scribe lines and the plurality of the second scribe lines; using laser for scribing a plurality of the third scribe lines on the second conductive layer, where the scribe lines are scribed on the bottom of the semiconductor material layer; wherein the second pores are shortened for shortening the distance between the first scribe line and second scribe line and the distance between the third scribe line and second scribe line.
US08324076B2	Micro-fluid ejection heads and methods for bonding substrates to supports A substantially planar micro-fluid ejection device, where the micro-fluid ejection head is hermetically sealed and bonded to a support material, and a method of bonding a silicon device, such as a micro-fluid ejection head, to a support material.
US08324074B2	Structure and method to minimize regrowth and work function shift in high-k gate stacks The present invention provides a semiconductor structure comprising high-k material portions that are self-aligned with respect to the active areas in the semiconductor substrate and a method of fabricating the same. The high-k material is protected from oxidation during the fabrication of the semiconductor structure and regrowth of the high-k material and shifting of the high-k material work function is prevented.
US08324069B1	Method of fabricating high-performance capacitors in integrated MOS technologies A method of fabricating a high-performance capacitor that may be incorporated into a standard CMOS fabrication process suitable for submicron devices is described. The parameters used in the standard CMOS process may be maintained, particularly for the definition and etch of the lower electrode layer. To reduce variation in critical dimension width, an Anti-Reflective Layer (ARL) is used, such as a Plasma Enhanced chemical vapor deposition Anti-Reflective Layer (PEARL) or other Anti-Reflective Coatings (ARCS), such as a conductive film like TiN. This ARL formation occurs after the capacitor specific process steps, but prior to the masking used for defining the lower electrodes. A Rapid Thermal Oxidation (RTO) is performed subsequent to removing the unwanted capacitor dielectric layer from the transistor poly outside of the capacitor regions, but prior to the PEARL deposition. Another embodiment instead eliminates the capacitor dielectric removal step, which is then replaced by a step to form an additional layer that is later etched away to leave spacers on the capacitor sides, thereby eliminating any undercutting of the dielectric.
US08324063B2	Epitaxial film growing method, wafer supporting structure and susceptor An annular step portion provided to a periphery of a wafer housing portion is provided to an area with which an area of 1 to 6 mm from a boundary line with a chamfered surface of a wafer rear surface toward a wafer center comes in contact. As a result, it is possible to produce an epitaxial wafer having no scratch in a boundary area between the rear surface and the chamfered surface, and to eliminate particles generated due to a scratch in a device process.
US08324061B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first gate stack on a semiconductor substrate, the first gate stack includes a first gate conductor and a first gate dielectric between the first gate conductor and the semiconductor substrate; forming source/drain regions on the semiconductor substrate; forming a multilayer structure including at least one sacrificial layer and at least one insulating layer under the sacrificial layer on the semiconductor substrate and the first gate stack; performing a first RIE on the multilayer structure; performing a second RIE on the multilayer structure; selectively etching the first gate stack with respect to the insulating layer, in which the first gate conductor is removed and an opening is formed in the insulating layer; and forming a second gate conductor in the opening.
US08324058B2	Contacts for FET devices A method for contacting an FET device is disclosed. The method includes vertically recessing the device isolation, which exposes a sidewall surface on both the source and the drain. Next, silicidation is performed, resulting in a silicide layer covering both the top surface and the sidewall surface of the source and the drain. Next, metallic contacts are applied in such manner that they engage the silicide layer on both its top and on its sidewall surface. A device characterized as being an FET device structure with enlarged contact areas is also disclosed. The device has a vertically recessed isolation, thereby having an exposed sidewall surface on both the source and the drain. A silicide layer is covering both the top surface and the sidewall surface of both the source and the drain. Metallic contacts to the device engage the silicide on its top surface and on its sidewall surface.
US08324056B2	Vertical type semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a vertical type semiconductor device A vertical pillar semiconductor device may include a substrate, a group of channel patterns, a gate insulation layer pattern and a gate electrode. The substrate may be divided into an active region and an isolation layer. A first impurity region may be formed in the substrate corresponding to the active region. The group of channel patterns may protrude from a surface of the active region and may be arranged parallel to each other. A second impurity region may be formed on an upper portion of the group of channel patterns. The gate insulation layer pattern may be formed on the substrate and a sidewall of the group of channel patterns. The gate insulation layer pattern may be spaced apart from an upper face of the group of channel patterns. The gate electrode may contact the gate insulation layer and may enclose a sidewall of the group of channel patterns.
US08324055B2	Methods of manufacturing buried wiring type substrate and semiconductor device incorporating buried wiring type substrate A method of manufacturing a buried wiring type substrate comprises implanting hydrogen ions into a single crystalline substrate through a first surface thereof to form an ion implantation region, forming a conductive layer comprising a metal on the first surface of the single crystalline substrate, forming an insulation layer comprising silicon oxide on the conductive layer, bonding the insulation layer to a support substrate to form a preliminary buried wiring type substrate, and separating the single crystalline substrate at the ion implantation region to form a single crystalline semiconductor layer on the conductive layer.
US08324047B1	Method and structure of an integrated CMOS and MEMS device using air dielectric In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides an integrated circuit device. The device includes a base substrate having a surface region and an interlayer dielectric material overlying the surface region. The device also has a thickness of single crystal silicon material overlying the interlayer dielectric material. In one or more embodiments, the thickness of single crystal silicon material has a front region and a backside region. The front region faces the interlayer dielectric material. In a preferred embodiment, the device has a plurality of transistor devices spatially arranged in the thickness of silicon crystal silicon material. Each of the transistor devices has a gate structure within a region of the interlayer dielectric material. The device also has an enclosure housing configured to form a cavity between the backside region of the thickness of silicon material and an upper inside region of the enclosure housing.
US08324044B2	Method of producing a semiconductor device with an aluminum or aluminum alloy electrode A method of producing a semiconductor device that has a silicon substrate including a first major surface and a second major surface thereof, a front surface device structure being formed in a region of the first major surface, the method has a step of forming a rear electrode in a region of the second major surface, which includes evaporating or sputtering aluminum-silicon onto the second major surface to form an aluminum silicon film as a first layer of the rear electrode, the aluminum silicon film having a silicon concentration of at least 2 percent by weight when the thickness thereof is less than 0.3 μm.
US08324042B2	Integrated complementary low voltage RF-LDMOS Complementary RF LDMOS transistors have gate electrodes over split gate oxides. A source spacer of a second conductivity type extends laterally from the source tap of a first conductivity type to approximately the edge of the gate electrode above the thinnest gate oxide. A body of a first conductivity type extends from approximately the bottom center of the source tap to the substrate surface and lies under most of the thin section of the split gate oxide. The source spacer is approximately the length of the gate sidewall oxide and is self aligned with gate electrode. The body is also self aligned with gate electrode. The drain is surrounded by at least one buffer region which is self aligned to the other edge of the gate electrode above the thickest gate oxide and extends to the below the drain and extends laterally under the thickest gate oxide. Both the source tap and drain are self aligned with the gate side wall oxides and are thereby spaced apart laterally from the gate electrode.
US08324035B2	Manufacturing method of SOI MOS device eliminating floating body effects The present invention discloses a manufacturing method of SOI MOS device eliminating floating body effects. The active area of the SOI MOS structure according to the present invention includes a body region, a N-type source region, a N-type drain region, a heavily doped P-type region, wherein the N-type source region comprises a silicide and a buried insulation region and the heavily doped P-type region is located between the silicide and the buried insulation region. The heavily doped P-type region contacts to the silicide, the body region, the buried insulation layer and the shallow trench isolation (STI) structure respectively. The manufacturing method of the device comprises steps of forming a heavily doped P-type region via ion implantation method, forming a metal layer on a part of the surface of the source region, then obtaining a silicide by the heat treatment of the metal layer and the Si material below. The present invention utilizes the silicide and the heavily doped P-type region to form an ohmic contact in order to release the holes accumulated in the body region of SOI MOS device and eliminate SOI MOS floating body effects. Besides, the manufacturing process is simple and can be easily implement. Further, the manufacturing process according to the present invention will not increase chip area and is compatible with conventional CMOS process.
US08324033B2	TFT array substrate and manufacturing method thereof A TFT array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, where the TFT array substrate includes a substrate; a gate line and a gate electrode integrated therewith, which are covered by a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a ohmic contact layer sequentially. An insulating layer is formed on the resulting substrate and on both sides of the gate line and the gate electrode, the gate insulating layer, the semiconductor layer, and the ohmic contact layer. A trench is then formed in the ohmic contact layer to divide the ohmic contact layer over the semiconductor layer. A data line and first and second source/drain electrodes are then formed on the insulating layer and the ohmic contact layer.
US08324031B2	Diffusion barrier and method of formation thereof A method of forming a device is presented. The method includes providing a structure having first and second regions. A diffusion barrier is formed between at least a portion of the first and second regions. The diffusion barrier comprises cavities that reduce diffusion of elements between the first and second regions.
US08324030B2	Nanowire tunnel field effect transistors A method for forming a nanowire tunnel field effect transistor (FET) device includes forming a nanowire suspended by a first pad region and a second pad region, forming a gate around a portion of the nanowire, forming a protective spacer adjacent to sidewalls of the gate structure and around portions of the nanowire extending from the gate structure, implanting ions in a first portion of the exposed nanowire, removing a second portion of the exposed nanowire to form a cavity defined by the core portion of the nanowire surrounded by the gate structure and the spacer, exposing a silicon portion of the substrate, and epitaxially growing a doped semiconductor material in the cavity from exposed cross section of the nanowire, the second pad region, and the exposed silicon portion to connect the exposed cross sections of the nanowire to the second pad region.
US08324013B2	Method of fabricating organic light emitting diode display device An organic layer of an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is formed by transferring a transfer layer of a donor film to aligned pixel openings in a pixel defining region of the OLED display device such that the organic layer is formed in the pixel openings. Each aligned pixel opening has a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides, and the transferring of the transfer layer is performed by applying tensile force to the donor film in a direction perpendicular to the short sides of the pixel openings.
US08324011B2	Implementation of temperature-dependent phase switch layer for improved temperature uniformity during annealing The present invention provides a method of annealing a semiconductor by applying a temperature-dependant phase switch layer to a semiconductor structure. The temperature-dependant phase switch layer changes phase from amorphous to crystalline at a predetermined temperature. When the semiconductor structure is annealed, electromagnetic radiation passes through the temperature-dependant phase switch layer before reaching the semiconductor structure. When a desired annealing temperature is reached the temperature-dependant phase switch layer substantially blocks the electromagnetic radiation from reaching the semiconductor structure. As a result, the semiconductor is annealed at a consistent temperature across the wafer. The temperature at which the temperature-dependant phase switch layer changes phase can be controlled by an ion implantation process.
US08324009B2	Magnetic materials having superparamagnetic particles Magnetic materials and uses thereof are provided. In one aspect, a magnetic film is provided. The magnetic film comprises superparamagnetic particles on at least one surface thereof. The magnetic film may be patterned and may comprise a ferromagnetic material. The superparamagnetic particles may be coated with a non-magnetic polymer and/or embedded in a non-magnetic host material. The magnetic film may have increased damping and/or decreased coercivity.
US08324004B2	Method for manufacturing of light emitting device using GaN series III-V group nitride semiconductor material A GaN based III-V nitride semiconductor light-emitting device and a method for fabricating the same are provided. In the GaN based III-V nitride semiconductor light-emitting device including first and second electrodes arranged facing opposite directions or the same direction with a high-resistant substrate therebetween and material layers for light emission or lasing, the second electrode directly contacts a region of the outmost material layer exposed through an etched region of the high-resistant substrate. A thermal conductive layer may be formed on the bottom of the high-resistant substrate to cover the exposed region of the outmost material layer.
US08324000B2	Method of fabricating light extractor Methods of fabricating light extractors are disclosed. The method of fabricating an optical construction for extracting light from a substrate includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate that has a surface; (b) disposing a plurality of structures on the surface of the substrate, where the plurality of structures form open areas that expose the surface of the substrate; (c) shrinking at least some of the structures; and (d) applying an overcoat to cover the shrunk structures and the surface of the substrate in the open areas.
US08323998B2	Methods and apparatus for forming uniform layers of phosphor material on an LED encapsulation structure A method for forming wavelength-conversion LED encapsulant structure includes forming an LED encapsulant structure body, forming a layer of a wavelength-conversion material on a first surface, disposing the first surface to cause the wavelength-conversion material to be in contact with a surface region of the LED encapsulant structure body, applying a pressure between the first surface and the surface region of the LED encapsulant structure body, and causing at least a portion of the wavelength-conversion material to be at least partially embedded in the surface region of the LED encapsulant structure body.
US08323996B2	Semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes attaching a first semiconductor substrate to a support substrate, and thinning the first semiconductor substrate to form a thinned semiconductor layer. The method additionally includes integrating a functional element with the thinned semiconductor layer, and forming at least one through-connect through the thinned semiconductor layer.
US08323993B2	Method of fabricating inkjet printhead assembly having backside electrical connections A method of fabricating an inkjet printhead assembly having backside electrical connections. The method comprises the steps of: (a) providing printhead integrated circuits, each having a backside recessed edge portion and connectors extending through the integrated circuit, each connector having a head connected to frontside drive circuitry and a base in the recessed edge portion; (b) positioning a connection end of a connector film in the recessed edge portion; (c) connecting each film contact to the base of a corresponding connector; and (d) attaching the backside of each printhead integrated circuit together with the connector film to an ink supply manifold so as to provide the inkjet printhead assembly having backside electrical connections.
US08323989B2	Test system and method of reducing damage in seed layers in metallization systems of semiconductor devices During the formation of a complex metallization system, the influence of a manufacturing environment on sensitive barrier/seed material systems may be monitored or controlled by using an appropriate test pattern and applying an appropriate test strategy. For example, actual probe and reference substrates may be prepared and may be processed with and without exposure to the manufacturing environment of interest, thereby enabling an efficient evaluation of one or more parameters of the environment. Furthermore, an “optimized” manufacturing environment may be obtained on the basis of the test strategy disclosed herein.
US08323987B2	Modulation of epidermal growth factor heterodimer activity Provided is a method for screening a plurality of compounds for an ability to bind to a heterodimer of EGFR and another ERBB family member. Also provided are compounds that bind to heterodimers of EGFR and another ERBB family member, and methods of using the identified compounds to suppress the growth of a tumor associated with EGFR heterodimer activity in a subject.
US08323982B2	Photoelectrocatalytic fluid analyte sensors and methods of fabricating and using same Fluid analyte sensors include a photoelectrocatalytic element that is configured to be exposed to the fluid, if present, and to respond to photoelectrocatalysis of at least one analyte in the fluid that occurs in response to impingement of optical radiation upon the photoelectrocatalytic element. A semiconductor light emitting source is also provided that is configured to impinge the optical radiation upon the photoelectrocatalytic element. Related solid state devices and sensing methods are also described.
US08323981B2	Induction furnace operating in a range from 2-9 MHz for providing analytical samples and method of same An analytical induction furnace and method for combusting conductive sample materials (500) utilizing a crucible for holding a sample within the induction furnace. Less than one gram of accelerator material is then inserted into the crucible with the sample and the induction furnace is activated for a predetermined time period (503) for thoroughly combusting the sample and accelerator. In some instances, no accelerator is required with the sample at frequencies of approximately 4.5 MHz. The invention provides for the induction furnace that is actuated in an RF frequency range between 2-9 MHz with little to no accelerator for thoroughly melting the sample for use in an analytical instrument.
US08323980B2	Early warning sulfur detection based on change in fluorescence intensity of polymer-bound phosphine compound An early warning sulfur detection system for detecting the presence of corrosive gases, especially elemental sulfur (S8), in air employs a substrate that includes a polymer-bound phosphine compound having sulfur-getting functionality. The phosphine compound in the polymer reacts with any airborne elemental sulfur. This reaction is accompanied by a decrease in the fluorescence intensity (If) of the substrate. The If of the substrate is monitored in real time by a spectrofluorometer to detect a change in fluorescence intensity (ΔIf). In an embodiment sited in a data center, an alarm is triggered if the ΔIf is above a predetermined threshold, thereby providing a real-time, early warning to IT professionals that corrective action is required to protect metal conductors from corrosion. Preferably, the phosphine compound in the polymer does not react with other components in the air (e.g., carbon dioxide).
US08323979B2	Method for the determination of an analyte comprising a primary amino group, and kit for labeling said analyte The invention provides a method for labeling an analyte comprising a primary amino group, the method comprising: a. a labeling process comprising reacting the analyte with a dialdehyde in the presence of a label, wherein the label bears a charge, and b. an analysis process comprising subjecting the labeled analyte to MS, preferably LC-MS-MS. Herein, preferably, the labeling process comprises reacting an analyte with a dialdehyde, wherein the dialdehyde carries a label bearing a charge, to provide a labeled analyte carrying the charge.The present invention also provides a labeling method to provide a labeled analyte carrying a charge, wherein the labeling method comprises a labeling process comprising reacting an analyte with a dialdehyde, wherein the analyte comprises a primary amino group and wherein the dialdehyde carries a label bearing the charge.The dialdehyde is preferably an aromatic dialdehyde, most preferably an aromatic 1,2- or 1,3-dicarboxaldehyde. The label preferably comprises a quaternary ammonium group and/or a quaternary phosphonium group.The present invention also provides for a kit for labeling the analyte.
US08323977B2	Method for determining redox activity and screening compounds based on redox activity A method for identifying the redox activity of a subject compound is disclosed. The method can be performed aerobically and can include forming a mixture comprising a free-radical precursor and a compound to be tested, and converting the free-radical precursor into a free-radical anion and a free-radical cation. After the free radical cation and the free radical anion have been formed, the relative redox activity of the subject compound may cause a difference in the rate of photo-bleaching of the mixture and/or the rate of superoxide generation. These differences can be quantified and used to identify the redox activity of the subject compound. This sensitive technique for measuring redox activity can be used to screen compounds for various biological applications. Drugs also can be developed based on the relationship between redox activity and biological activity for particular biological applications.
US08323975B2	Telomere-encoding synthetic DNA nanocircles, and their use for the elongation of telomere repeats Telomere-encoding nucleic acid nanocircles, methods for their preparation, and methods for their use are disclosed. The nanocircles can be constructed containing multiple repeats of the complement of telomere repeat sequences. The telomere-encoding nanocircles are useful for extending telomeres both in vitro and in vivo, for treating macular degeneration, the effects of skin aging, liver degeneration, and cancer. The nanocircles are further useful for treating cell cultures to produce long-lived non-cancerous cell populations. This use has wide applicability in scientific research, tissue engineering, and transplantation.
US08323974B2	Method for excision of plant embryos for transformation This invention describes a simple method useful for the excision and isolation of maize immature embryos. The embryos are useful for plant tissue culture and transformation methods.
US08323972B2	Mammary artery derived cells and methods of use in tissue repair and regeneration An isolated mammalian internal mammary artery-derived cell is disclosed. Furthermore, methods of isolating the mammalian internal mammary artery-derived cell are disclosed. The cell is useful in tissue engineering technologies, specifically in vascular tissue engineering.
US08323971B2	Differentiation of pluripotent cells into primary germ layer progenitors This invention relates to the culture of pluripotent cells in a fully humanised chemically defined medium. Cells may be cultured over a prolonged period of time without losing their pluripotent status or may be controllably induced to differentiate into progenitor cells of the three primary germ layers by the addition of differentiation factors, for example differentiation factors which modulate one or more of the Activin/Nodal, FGF, Wnt or BMP signalling pathways.
US08323966B2	Differentiated pluripotent stem cell progeny depleted of extraneous phenotypes The invention provides methods for depleting extraneous phenotypes from a mixed population of cells comprising the in vitro differentiated progeny of primate pluripotent stem cells. The invention also provides mixed cell populations enriched for a target cell phenotype where the mixed cell population comprises the differentiated in vitro progeny of primate embryonic stem cells.
US08323960B2	Ammonium transporter promoters for gene expression in oleaginous yeast The promoter region associated with the Yarrowia lipolytica ammonium transporter (yat1) gene has been found to be particularly effective for the expression of heterologous genes in oleaginous yeast. The promoter regions of the instant invention have been shown to be advantageously inducible under oleaginous conditions (i.e., nitrogen limitation) and are useful to drive expression of genes involved in the production of ω-3 and ω-6 fatty acids.
US08323958B2	Closed photobioreactor system for continued daily in situ production of ethanol from genetically enhanced photosynthetic organisms with means for separation and removal of ethanol The invention provides a device for growing genetically enhanced aquatic photoautotrophic organisms in a stable culture, causing said organisms to produce ethanol, and then separating, collecting, and removing the ethanol in situ.
US08323956B2	Distal tip of biosensor transducer comprising enzyme for deamination Enzymatic biosensors and methods of producing distal tips for biosensor transducers for use in detecting one or more analytes selected from organic compounds susceptible to dehalogenation, organic compounds susceptible to oxygenation, organic compounds susceptible to deamination, organosulfate compounds susceptible to hydrolysis, and organophosphate compounds susceptible to hydrolysis are disclosed herein, as well as biosensor arrays, methods of detecting and quantifying analytes within a mixture, and devices and methods for delivering reagents to enzymes disposed within the distal tip of a biosensor.
US08323951B2	Strains of Lactobacillus helveticus which do not ferment lactose The invention relates to novel strains of Lactobacillus helveticus. More specifically, the invention relates to strains of Lactobacillus helveticus having a lactose-negative phenotype and to the uses thereof in the agri-food industry. The invention also relates to a method for obtaining such strains of Lactobacillus helveticus.
US08323947B2	Recombinant β-glucosidase variants for production of soluble sugars from cellulosic biomass The invention relates to recombinant expression of a variant form of a fungal C1 strain β-glucosidase. The invention also relates to the generation of fermentable sugars from biomass and the production of biofuels by fermentation of the sugars using genetically modified organisms expressing the β-glucosidase variant. The invention provides methods for producing a fermentable sugar, such as glucose, from cellobiose by contacting cellobiose with a recombinant β-glucosidase variant protein, such as a variant protein secreted by a recombinant host cell into culture medium. Methods of the invention may be used for conversion of a biomass substrate to a fermentable sugar, and ultimately to ethanol or other biofuel.
US08323946B2	Alpha-amylase mutants The present invention relates to a method of constructing a variant of a parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, which variant has alpha-amylase activity and at least one altered property as compared to the parent alpha-amylase, comprises i) analyzing the structure of the parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase to identify at least one amino acid residue or at least one structural part of the Termamyl-like alpha-amylase structure, which amino acid residue or structural part is believed to be of relevance for altering the property of the parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase (as evaluated on the basis of structural or functional considerations), ii) constructing a Termamyl-like alpha-amylase variant, which as compared to the parent Termamyl-like alpha-amylase, has been modified in the amino acid residue or structural part identified in i) so as to alter the property, and, optionally, iii) testing the resulting Termamyl-like alpha-amylase variant with respect to the property in question.
US08323941B2	Histone demethylation mediated by the nuclear amine oxidase homolog LSD1 LSD1, a homolog of nuclear amine oxidases, functions as a histone demethylase and transcriptional co-repressor. LSD1 specifically demethylates histone H3 lysine 4, which is linked to active transcription. Lysine demethylation occurs via an oxidation reaction that generates formaldehyde. Importantly, RNAi inhibition of LSD1 causes an increase in H3 lysine 4 methylation and concomitant de-repression of target genes, suggesting that LSD1 represses transcription via histone demethylation. The results thus identify a histone demethylase conserved from S. pombe to human and reveal dynamic regulation of histone methylation by both histone methylases and demethylases.
US08323939B2	Surface comprising DNA polymerase having mutations bound through an affinity tag Active surface coupled polymerases, surfaces that include such polymerases, and methods of making and using surface-attached polymerases are provided.
US08323937B2	Continuous catalytic generation of polyols from cellulose A catalytic process for generating at least one polyol from a feedstock comprising cellulose is performed in a continuous manner using a catalyst comprising nickel tungsten carbide. The process involves, contacting, continuously, hydrogen, water, and a feedstock comprising cellulose, with the catalyst to generate an effluent stream comprising at least one polyol and recovering the polyol from the effluent stream.
US08323934B2	Process for producing fatty acids A process for producing fatty acid by hydrolyzing oil and fat, which comprises: a first step of partially hydrolyzing oil and fat by either of the following method (a) or (b), and a second step of hydrolysis by the other method: (a) enzymatic hydrolysis using an immobilized enzyme which is an enzyme immobilized on a support and (b) high pressure and temperature hydrolysis. A method of efficiently producing fatty acid with a reduced content of trans-unsaturated fatty acid in the constituent fatty acids and having a good appearance with reduced coloring by hydrolysis of oil and fat is provided.
US08323933B2	Vector for transformation using transposons, microorganisms transformed by the vector, and method for producing L-lysine using the same The present invention relates to a vector for transformation using transposon genes, microorganisms transformed by the vector, and a method for producing L-lysine using the microorganisms.
US08323932B2	Expression of granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes in Trichoderma and process for producing glucose from granular starch substrates The present invention relates to filamentous fungal host cells and particularly Trichoderma host cells useful for the production of heterologous granular starch hydrolyzing enzymes having glucoamylase activity (GSHE). Further the invention relates to a method for producing a glucose syrup comprising contacting a granular starch slurry obtained from a granular starch substrate simultaneously with an alpha amylase and a GSHE at a temperature equal to or below the gelatinization temperature of the granular starch to obtain a composition of a glucose syrup.
US08323930B2	Methods, compositions and kits for one-step DNA cloning using DNA topoisomerase Provided are methods, compositions, and kits for molecular cloning of DNA using DNA topoisomerase. The methods comprise (I) combining into a mixture (A) a first polynucleotide, comprising an origin of replication, a selectable marker, two topoisomerase recognition sequences, and two nicking agent recognition sequences, each of the topoisomerase recognition sequences being within 50 nucleotides of at least one of the nicking agent recognition sequences and each of two nicking agent recognition sequences being nicked, with (B) a sequence-specific topoisomerase and (C) a second polynucleotide, having a 5′ hydroxyl on each end; and (II) transforming the mixture into a host organism, thereby cloning the second polynucleotide. Formation or purification of a DNA-protein adduct prior to the addition of the second polynucleotide is not required. Also provided are vector sequences to facilitate performance of the methods and methods for modifying a vector of interest to render it useful in the disclosed methods.
US08323928B2	Vaccines and immunotherapeutics derived from the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transactivator of transcription protein for the treatment and prevention of HIV disease Anti-lentivirus vaccines and immunotherapeutics and methods for preparing and using same are disclosed. The vaccines and immunotherapeutics are produced using non-immunosuppressive lentivirus trans-activator of transcription (Tat) proteins. An associated in vitro ultra-sensitive macrophage Tat bioassay is disclosed for assessing the immunosuppressive qualities of the lentivirus Tat preparations of the present invention. Additionally, a related long-term T4 cell propagation system for characterizing lentivirus Tat is also disclosed. The present invention has additional utility in the treatment and prevention of AIDS.
US08323927B2	Preparation of protective antigen A polynucleotide sequence is provided comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding recombinant Protective Antigen (rPA).Also provided are expression vectors and host cells comprising the polynucleotide sequence of the invention, and methods for producing rPA.
US08323925B2	Aβ-binding protein and its peptide derivatives and uses thereof A protein kinase C inhibitor that binds β-amyloid and its peptide derivatives with the same function are disclosed. These may be useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, for example as pseudo vaccines comprising antibodies, or as part of fusion proteins which are able to pass through cell membranes or through the blood-brain barrier. Methods of using the PKC inhibitor and its peptide derivatives for treating Alzheimer's disease are also disclosed.
US08323921B2	Method and apparatus for environmental monitoring and bioprospecting A method for environmental monitoring and bioprospecting includes the steps of: (a) utilizing a testing device having: (i) a container having a fluid inlet and outlet, (ii) a plurality of capillary microcosms situated within the container, each of these capillaries having an inlet and outlet that are configured so as to allow for fluid flow through the capillaries, each of these capillaries further having a means for covering its inlet and outlet so as to prevent flow through the capillary, (iii) a pump connected to the container outlet, the pump being configured so as to draw fluid from the surrounding environment into the container's inlet and through the capillaries, (iv) connected to the outlet of the container, a means for collecting the flow through the container, and (v) a check valve connected downstream of the container to prevent the backflow of fluid into the container, (b) adding specified test substances to the device's capillaries, wherein these substances are to be analyzed for their ability to accelerate a specified biotransformation process in the subject environment, (c) locating this device in this environment and opening the capillary covering means so as to allow fluid from the surrounding environment to flow though the container and capillaries, (d) leaving the device in situ for a temporal duration sufficient to incubate phenomena occurring within the capillary microcosms, (e) retrieving the testing device, and (f) analyzing phenomena occurring with the capillary microcosms using automated analysis schemes and commercially available robotics.
US08323918B2	Chloroacetamidine based inhibitors and activity based probes for the protein arginine methytransferases In accordance with certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a protein arginine methyltransferase inhibitor is provided. The inhibitor comprises an amino acid peptide joined to a chloroacetamidine warhead.
US08323914B2	Analyte detection The present invention relates to analyte detection test systems, including test systems for the oral detection of analytes in saliva. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for storing multiple assay tests and compositions and methods for measuring the concentration of analytes in a sample.
US08323910B2	Methods and compositions for determining the purity of chemically synthesized nucleic acids This application describes an antibody that specifically binds to a synthetic oligomer (e.g., an oligonucleotide or oligopeptide) having a organic protecting group covalently bound thereto, which antibody does not bind to that synthetic oligomer when the organic protecting group is not covalently bound thereto. Methods of making and using such antibodies are also disclosed, along with cells for making such antibodies and articles carrying immobilized oligomers that can be used in assay procedures with such antibodies.
US08323907B2	Type IV secretion system proteins in sero-detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Disclosed are two (2) proteins in the Type IV Secretion System (TIVSS) in Anaplasma phagocytophilum (namely, virB10 and virB11) useful in the ELISA detection of Anaplasma pathogen. The recombinant expression of virB10 and virB11 and their use as kits for ELISA are also disclosed.
US08323906B2	Compositions, kits, and methods for identification, assessment, prevention and therapy of breast and ovarian cancer The invention relates to newly discovered nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with breast or ovarian cancer. Compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human breast or ovarian cancers are provided.
US08323905B2	Methods of detection GPVI The present invention provides a convenient and highly sensitive method of determining sGPVI present in plasma; this is accomplished by establishing a plurality of mouse hybridomas that produce antibody against GPVI and combining the antibodies produced therefrom. Provided thereby are a novel platelet activation marker, a reagent and method for determining this novel platelet activation marker, and novel applications of this marker in, for example, the diagnosis of diseases associated with platelet activation/vascular endothelial injury.
US08323900B2	Microfluidic system for amplifying and detecting polynucleotides in parallel The present technology provides for an apparatus for detecting polynucleotides in samples, particularly from biological samples. The technology more particularly relates to microfluidic systems that carry out PCR on nucleotides of interest within microfluidic channels, and detect those nucleotides. The apparatus includes a microfluidic cartridge that is configured to accept a plurality of samples, and which can carry out PCR on each sample individually, or a group of, or all of the plurality of samples simultaneously.
US08323898B2	Method for identifying pathogenic microorganisms responsible for infection by extracting the DNA of a microorganism A system rapidly detects and identifies pathogenic bacteria responsible for infection (particularly septicemia), and selects an appropriate antimicrobial drug. A method according to the present invention for detecting and identifying pathogenic bacteria includes performing gene amplification such as real-time PCR, and analyzing the combination of the melting temperatures (Tm values) determined by gene amplification product melting curve analysis or the difference between the Tm values. Specifically, real-time PCR is performed using 4 to 16 primer sets including 1 to 7 primer sets for the 16S ribosomal RNA of bacteria, 1 to 6 primer sets for the 18S ribosomal RNA of fungi, and one primer set respectively for the spa gene and the mecA gene specific to MRSA, and the combination of the Tm values of the amplification product or the combination of the differences between the Tm values is compared with a database to identify pathogenic bacteria responsible for septicemia. Pathogenic bacteria responsible for infection (particularly septicemia) can be rapidly detected and identified using the method according to the invention so that a rapid septicemia diagnosis method and evidence-based medicine in septicemia treatment are implemented.
US08323896B2	Epidermal growth factor (EGF) expression and/or polymorphisms thereof for predicting the risk of developing cancer The present invention relates to diagnostic and prognostic methods to determine the likelihood of a subject who has a inflammatory disease or liver disease of developing cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to methods for identifying subjects with increased susceptibility to developing cancer, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) where the subject has an inflammatory disease, such as, but not limited to cirrhosis, by identifying a variance or polymorphism in the human EGF gene. In particular, the methods of the present invention relate to identifying subjects with increased susceptibility to developing cancer such as HCC, where the subject has an inflammatory disease, such as but not limited to cirrhosis, and the subject is identified to have a single nucleotide polymorphism 61A>G in the 5′UTR of the EGF gene. Alternatively, the methods of the present invention relate to identifying subjects with increased susceptibility to developing cancer such as HCC, where the subject has an inflammatory disease, such as but not limited to cirrhosis, and the subject is identified to have increased expression of EGF as compared to a reference level of EGF expression. The present invention also relates to administering an effective amount of an anti-cancer therapy to subjects identified to have an increased susceptibility of developing cancer such as HCC by the methods as disclosed herein, and kits to identify a subject with a 61A>G polymorphism in the 5′UTR of the EGF gene or kits to determine increased EGF expression in subjects with chronic inflammatory disease.
US08323893B2	Administration of exogenous miRNA or siRNA Certain genes controlled by endogenous miRNA are actually upregulated upon the transfection of exogenous mi/siRNA. Based on this, methods of determining whether administration of mi/siRNA will have a deleterious effect by upregulating certain genes are provided. Comparison of sequences of exogenous mi/siRNA allows selection of exogenous miRNA to be administered to cell to enhance or limit this affect, and therefore to control unwanted disregulation, or to upregulate an endogenous miRNA-regulated gene of interest.
US08323884B2	Isolated SNARE YKT6 genomic polynucleotide fragments from chromosome 7 and their uses The invention is directed to isolated genomic polynucleotide fragments that encode human SNARE YKT6, human glucokinase, human adipocyte enhancer binding protein (AEBP1) and DNA directed 50 kD regulatory subunit (POLD2), vectors and hosts containing these fragments and fragments hybridizing to noncoding regions as well as antisense oligonucleotides to these fragments. The invention is further directed to methods of using these fragments to obtain SNARE YKT6, human glucokinase, AEBP1 protein and POLD2 and to diagnose, treat, prevent and/or ameliorate a pathological disorder.
US08323878B2	Method of manufacturing optical waveguide laminated wiring board A via hole is formed in a first cladding layer laminated on a wiring board. A conductive material is filled in the via hole so as to form a first conductor portion (a portion of a conductive via) having a mushroom-like shape projecting from a surface of the first cladding layer. Then, a second cladding layer is formed to cover the first conductor portion, the first cladding layer and a core layer, and a via hole is formed in the second cladding layer. A conductive material is filled in the via hole so as to form a second conductor portion (a remaining portion of the conductive via) connected to the first conductor portion.
US08323874B2	Method of making lithographic printing plates A multi-layer, positive-working lithographic printing plate precursor can be imaged with infrared radiation and processed in a single step using a single processing solution that has a pH greater than 6 and up to about 11. This single processing solution both develops the imaged precursor and provides a protective coating that need not be rinsed off before lithographic printing.

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