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| US08391014B2 |
Expandable computer system and fastening device thereof
An expandable computer system and a fastening device are disclosed in this invention. The expandable computer system includes a computer, an expansion device and a rigid component. The expansion device includes a first holding portion disposed at a first side of the expansion device, and a first interface socket disposed at a second side of the expansion device. The computer includes a second holding portion and a second interface socket. The rigid component has two transmission plugs and a transmission circuit. The two transmission plugs are coupled with two terminals of the transmission circuit. When the first holding portion is connected with the second holding portion, the two transmission plugs are detachably connected with the first interface socket and the second interface socket to fasten the expansion device to the computer. |
| US08391013B2 |
Silicon-ceramic composite substrate
A silicon-ceramic composite substrate includes a low-temperature ceramic having at least one pre-formed ceramic layer and a silicon substrate. The low-temperature ceramic forms a carrier layer and the silicon substrate surface has a contact area with nanostructures) that completely penetrate into the low-temperature ceramic. |
| US08391005B2 |
Frequency converter on a motor
A frequency converter includes a housing, which is designed and envisaged for the peripheral assembly on an electric motor. The base of the housing is provided in the middle region on the outside with longitudinal ribs and is connected to heat-producing components of the power circuit of the frequency converter, is provided in outer regions with cooling ribs which are arranged on the outside transversely or obliquely to the longitudinal ribs, and on the inside is connected in a heat-conducting manner to heat-producing components of the input circuit and/or output circuit. |
| US08391001B2 |
Electronic device and sliding hinge thereof
A sliding hinge is provide, including a first member, a cover, a bottom cover movable relative to the first member, a sling plate fixed to the bottom cover, and an elastic module. The first member has a main body and a connection portion protruding therefrom, wherein the connection portion has a recess. The cover is fixed to the connection portion, wherein the cover and the first member form a space therebetween to receive the sling plate and the elastic module. The elastic module has an end received in the recess. |
| US08390994B2 |
Electronic apparatus
In an electronic apparatus, a flexible wiring board is connected with a display unit and a cutout portion is formed at a part of a rear cover adjacent to the wiring board. A grip member is fixed on the rear cover so as to cover the cutout portion. A discharge member is electrically connected with the rear cover and provided at the cutout portion exposing its surface. |
| US08390990B2 |
Solid electrolytic capacitor having a cathode lead frame
A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor element having an anode portion, a dielectric film and a cathode portion, an anode lead frame, a cathode lead frame, and a molded resin for covering at least a part of the anode and cathode lead frames and the capacitor element. In a cathode lead frame opposed portion opposed to the capacitor element with a conductive adhesive material being interposed is provided with a through hole having a narrowed portion smaller in diameter than other portions between a capacitor-element-side opening portion and a molded-resin-side opening portion, and the conductive adhesive material is formed in the through hole. |
| US08390988B2 |
Monomers of selected colour numbers and capacitors prepared therefrom
The disclosure describes a monomer having the general formula (I): in which R1 and R2 stand, independently of one another, for hydrogen, for an optionally substituted C1-C20-alkyl group or C1-C20-oxyalkyl group, optionally interrupted by 1 to 5 oxygen atoms and/or sulfur atoms, or jointly for an optionally substituted C1-C20-dioxyalkylene group or C6-C20-dioxyarylene group. The monomer has a color in a range of a Hazen color number determined according to test method described herein of at least 20 to a Gardner color number determined according to test method described herein of not more than 5. The present invention also relates to a method for the manufacture of a capacitor, a capacitor obtained by this method and to the use of a monomer. |
| US08390987B2 |
High energy density storage material device using nanochannel structure
A capacitor includes a plurality of nanochannels formed in a dielectric material. A conductive film is formed over interior surfaces of the nanochannels, and a charge barrier is formed over the conductive film. An electrolytic solution is disposed in the nanochannels. An electrode is coupled to the electrolytic solution in the nanochannels to form the capacitor. |
| US08390986B2 |
Super capacitor for high power
Provided is a high power super capacitor including: a bobbin; an electrode assembly being wound into the bobbin to be in a jellyroll type; a conductive connection member being formed in each of one end and another end of the electrode assembly using electric energy; and a plug being inserted into each of one end and another end of the bobbin, and being bonded with the conductive connection member using electric energy to be electrically connected to the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly may include a first electrode plate having a first polarity and including an inactive material area collector where the conductive connection member is formed in the one end of the electrode assembly, a second electrode plate having a second polarity and including another inactive material area collector where the conductive connection member is formed in the other end of the electrode assembly, and a separator being disposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate to insulate between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. Accordingly, the high power super capacitor may increase a contact area without decreasing an area of electrode active material layer and may decrease an equivalent series resistance by forming a conductive connection member using electric energy, thereby enhancing an exothermic characteristic and being applied to a high power field. |
| US08390985B2 |
Dielectric ceramic and method for producing dielectric ceramic and laminated ceramic capacitor
A highly moisture resistant dielectric ceramic is prepared by providing a compact containing a dielectric ceramic component powder and a second powder including a compound containing an alkali metal element, and firing the compact and a second composition containing an alkali metal element at the same time. A laminated ceramic capacitor using the dielectric ceramic is described. |
| US08390981B1 |
Flare ignition apparatus
A flare ignition apparatus for igniting a flare having a power supply, a flare igniter, and a power-out cable for providing a spark. The flare igniter can be solar powered, and can have a water-tight enclosure, an actuating member, a coil, a condenser, and time-delay relays. The power-out cable can be disposed proximate a designated flare point on a flare stack. |
| US08390980B2 |
Electrostatic chuck assembly
Embodiments of the present invention provide a cost effective electrostatic chuck assembly capable of operating over a wide temperature range in an ultra-high vacuum environment while minimizing thermo-mechanical stresses within the electrostatic chuck assembly. In one embodiment, the electrostatic chuck assembly includes a dielectric body having chucking electrodes which comprise a metal matrix composite material with a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) that is matched to the CTE of the dielectric body. |
| US08390979B2 |
Method and system for communicating and controlling electric detonators
A blasting control system includes a detonator module, and a blasting machine interface configured for serial communication between a blasting machine and the detonator module. The detonator module includes a detonator, a unique electronic ID, a switch configured to enable/disable the detonator in response to verification of the unique electronic ID, a communication device configured for communication with the blasting machine interface, and a processor responsive to instructions from the communication device. The blasting machine interface includes an I/O device, a communication device, and a processor responsive to the I/O device and the communication device. Upon verification of the unique electronic ID via communication from a user via the blasting machine interface, a state of the switch associated with the detonator is placed in an unlocked mode so as to enable activation of the associated detonator upon a fire signal from the blasting machine via the blasting machine interface. |
| US08390975B1 |
Portable motorized frame remote racking tool
A portable motorized racking tool for installing, removing, and testing electrical equipment is disclosed herein. The portable motorized racking tool can be used to operate upon electrical equipment from a remote location outside of an arc flash zone. Also disclosed is a method of use of the portable motorized racking tool. |
| US08390974B2 |
Overvoltage and overcurrent protection scheme
Disclosed are methods and corresponding systems to detect and prevent and/or eliminate overload conditions for a transistor. According to an embodiment, a method includes providing an input signal to a base terminal of a transistor for a first amount of time, determining if an overload condition exists at the transistor, disabling the transistor for a second amount of time when the overload condition exists at the transistor, and providing the communication signal to the base terminal upon expiration of the second amount of time. Additional overload conditions can be checked upon expiration of the second amount of time as well. |
| US08390969B2 |
Smoke-free ESD protection structure used in integrated circuit devices
The present invention provides a smoke-free ESD protection structure used in integrated circuit devices. A JFET or n-channel MOS transistor is coupled between an I/O pad, and a transistor and diode, wherein the JFET or n-channel MOS transistor limits the current flowing through the diode and transistor to prevent the integrated circuit device from heating up and catching on fire or smoke during the smoke test. Moreover, the integrated circuit device will not be damaged by the smoke test. |
| US08390968B2 |
Apparatus for protection of converter modules
A device (1) has a series circuit of submodules with a power semiconductor circuit and an energy accumulator connected in parallel with the power semiconductor circuit. Each submodule is associated with a short circuit device for shorting the submodule. The short circuit device is a vacuum switching tube. The device is cost-effective and at the same time enables safe bridging of a defective submodule. |
| US08390964B2 |
Protection apparatus and method for an isolated type power supply
An isolated type power supply includes a transformer, and a power switch and a current sense resistor serially connected to a primary coil of the transformer, and a protection apparatus and method monitor a control signal which is used to switch the power switch in normal operation, and trigger a signal to stop the power from switching when the control signal becomes greater than a threshold. This protection apparatus and method can more quickly detect short circuit of the current sense resistor, and prevent the isolated type power supply from overcurrent impact. |
| US08390963B2 |
Trilayer reader with current constraint at the ABS
A magnetoresistive read sensor is described. The sensor is a magnetically responsive stack positioned between top and bottom electrodes on an air bearing surface. Current in the sensor is confined to regions close to the air bearing surface by a first multilayer insulator structure between the stack and at least one electrode to enhance reader sensitivity. |
| US08390961B2 |
Magnetic head suspension having a support plate connected to the lower surface of the supporting part
In a magnetic head suspension according to the present invention, each of paired right and left connecting beams that are positioned on both sides of an open section, with which paired piezoelectric elements are at least partially overlapped in a plan view, in a suspension width direction and connect a proximal end section that is directly or indirectly connected to a main actuator and a distal end section to which the load bending part is connected includes proximal-side and distal-side beams. The distal-side beam is inclined with respect to the proximal-side beam in a plan view such that a connection point between the proximal-side and distal-side beams is located closer to a suspension longitudinal center line relative to a virtual line connecting the proximal end of the proximal-side beam and the distal end of the distal-side beam. |
| US08390952B1 |
Information storage device having a conductive shield with a peripheral capacitive flange
A novel information storage device is disclosed and claimed. The information storage device includes a disk drive having a disk drive top surface, a disk drive bottom surface, a disk drive periphery, and a disk drive printed circuit board. The disk drive defines a Z direction that is normal to the disk drive top surface. The disk drive defines a disk drive height measured in the Z direction from the disk drive bottom surface to the disk drive top surface. The information storage device includes a first conductive shield over the disk drive. The first conductive shield includes a peripheral capacitive flange that at least partially overlaps the disk drive periphery. The peripheral capacitive flange is separated from the disk drive periphery in a direction normal to the Z direction by a clearance. The overlap in the Z-direction is at least 5 times the clearance. |
| US08390951B2 |
Vibration damping device and disc device having vibration damping device
As a measure against vibration caused by disturbance due to mass eccentricity of a disc, a conventional disc device has a means to add an auxiliary mass that passively operates. This method has no way to enhance vibration damping effect other than setting the auxiliary mass to be large, and therefore there is a problem that the device becomes large. An auxiliary mass 300 is actively driven by an auxiliary mass driving portion 360. The driving of the auxiliary mass 300 is performed by amplifying a signal corresponding to a force transmitted from a main frame portion 100 to the auxiliary mass 300. This achieves a vibration damping effect using the small auxiliary mass 300 to the same degree as that where the large auxiliary mass is mounted. |
| US08390950B2 |
Reducing the obstruction of air flow through a bypass channel associated with a disk drive using an electrostatic pass-by filter
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to reducing the obstruction of air flow through a bypass channel associated with a disk drive. According to one embodiment, disk drive filtering system includes a selective filtering region, an electrostatic pass-by filter, and a filter free region. The selective filtering region is disposed within a bypass channel. The electrostatic pass-by filter is disposed within the selective filtering region and is used for filtering the air that flows through the selective filtering region. The filter free region is disposed proximate to the electrostatic pass-by filter so that a substantial portion of the air is allowed to flow unobstructed through the selective filtering region. |
| US08390934B2 |
Liquid lens, and method for manufacturing same
Provided is a liquid lens capable of adjusting a focus by using an electrical signal and/or a fluid pressure. The liquid lens includes a container which has a cavity of which the side cross section has a hemispherical shape and contains an insulating liquid droplet and a conductive liquid droplet which are not mixed in the cavity and have the same density, a lower substrate which is combined with a bottom surface of the container to seal a bottom surface of the cavity, and an upper substrate which is combined with a top surface of the container to seal a top surface of the cavity, wherein the container includes an outer wall where the cavity is formed, a first electrode which is formed on an inner side surface of the outer wall and of which the one end is connected to an external power supply, a first insulating film which is laminated a surface of the first electrode and is in contact with the conductive liquid droplet and the insulating liquid droplet, and a second electrode which is laminated on a portion of a surface of the first insulating film and of which the one end is in contact with the conductive liquid droplet and of which the other end is in contact with the external power supply. Accordingly, it is possible to more efficiently adjust a focus by using a small driving voltage by improving a structure of the cavity of the container. |
| US08390933B2 |
Image display device, head-mounted display, and light beam expanding device
Disclosed herein is an image display device including a light source and a scanner. The scanner includes (a) a first mirror on which a light beam emitted from the light source is incident, (b) a first light deflector on which the light beam output from the first mirror is incident and that outputs collimated light forming a first output angle depending on a first incident angle of the light beam in association with the pivoting of the first mirror, (c) a second mirror on which the collimated light output from the first light deflector is incident, and (d) a second light deflector on which the collimated light output from the second mirror is incident and that outputs collimated light forming a second output angle depending on a second incident angle of the collimated light in association with the pivoting of the second mirror. |
| US08390932B2 |
Device for acquiring equally blurred intermediate images
A device for acquiring equally blurred intermediate image to realize Extension of DOF imaging is characterized in that: the lens of said device produces space-invariant and approximately equal psf output in the designed range of the depth-of-field; the lens realizing space-invariant transfer characteristic is a multi-focal points lens with ray compensation; the angle of the ray guided by the multi-focal point changes in response to the object distance, but the corresponding position and energy distribution of the light spot on the image surface remain constant substantially. |
| US08390931B2 |
Micro-lenses for CMOS imagers and method for manufacturing micro-lenses
A micro-lens and a method for forming the micro-lens is provided. A micro-lens includes a substrate and lens material located within the substrate, the substrate having a recessed area serving as a mold for the lens material. The recessed can be shaped such that the lens material corrects for optical aberrations. The micro-lens can be part of a micro-lens array. The recessed area can serve as a mold for lens material for the micro-lens array and can be shaped such that the micro-lens array includes arcuate, non-spherical, or non-symmetrical micro-lenses. |
| US08390928B2 |
Forming light beams and patterns with zero intensity central points
In order to produce a beam with a zero intensity axial ray or to produce a beam that when focused will produce an image of a doughnut shaped pattern with a zero intensity central point, a beam with a uniform or Gaussian profile is directed to a plurality of transparent plates, arranged in pairs on opposite sides of the beam axis, such that for at least one pair, the plates have a composition and thickness different from each other, and chosen so that the transmitted light has a has a phase difference of half a wavelength for at least three different wavelengths. An additional plate with a center on the perpendicular of the line connecting the first two plates has a composition and thickness such that the light transmitted through that additional plate has a phase difference of a quarter wavelength with respect to the light transmitted through one of the plates of said first pair of plates, at least one wavelength. |
| US08390927B2 |
Element for homogenizing the illumination with simultaneous setting of the polarization degree
Element for homogenizing the illumination with simultaneous setting of the polarization degree, wherein the element consists of at least two components. The first component is a microlens array, and the second component is a filter for setting the desired polarization. |
| US08390925B2 |
Laboratory slide
A laboratory slide (2) for mounting, processing or storing a laboratory sample, has a recess (3) in a surface (4) of the slide (2). An inert sheet (5) has a chip (8) applied to the sheet (5) and the sheet (5) covers the recess (3) so that the chip (8) is fully received in the recess (3). The sheet (5) includes an antenna (6) which is arranged to establish communication between the chip (8) and an electric or electronic read/write device and the sheet (5) covers both the chip (8) and antenna (6) to protect them. |
| US08390924B2 |
Endoscope and endoscope apparatus
An endoscope includes: a first illumination optical system which emits illuminating light in a first linear polarization direction to an object from a distal end face of an insertion portion; and a first objective optical system which allows return light from the object to enter through an objective window provided in the distal end face; wherein the first illumination optical system and the first objective optical system are placed in a positional relationship such that on the distal end face, a line segment connecting an optical axis of the first illumination optical system and an optical axis of the first objective optical system is parallel or perpendicular to a polarization direction which results when the illuminating light emitted from the first illumination optical system is projected to the distal end face, and no polarizing element is provided between the object and the objective window. |
| US08390918B2 |
Electrophoretic displays with controlled amounts of pigment
An electrophoretic medium has walls defining a microcavity containing an internal phase. This internal phase comprises electrophoretic particles suspended in a suspending fluid and capable of moving therethrough upon application of an electric field to the electrophoretic medium. The average height of the microcavity differs by not more than about 5 μm from the saturated particle thickness of the electrophoretic particle divided by the volume fraction of the electrophoretic particles in the internal phase. |
| US08390917B1 |
Multiple line single-pass imaging using spatial light modulator and anamorphic projection optics
Two substantially one-dimensional scan line images are simultaneously generated by modulating a two-dimensional homogenous light field using a spatial light modulator having light modulating elements arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. An upper group of modulating elements are configured using a first scan line image data group, and a lower group of modulating elements are configured using a second scan line image data group. The homogenous light source is then pulsed (toggled) to direct the two-dimensional homogenous light field onto the spatial light modulator. The resulting two-dimensional modulated light field is directed through an anamorphic optical system, which images and concentrates the modulated light on an imaging surface such that two parallel one-dimensional scan line images are simultaneously formed on the imaging surface. |
| US08390912B2 |
Actuator, optical scanner and image forming device
An actuator, includes: a movable plate; a supporter to support the movable plate; a pair of linking portions to link the movable plate and the supporter so as to allow the movable plate to rotate relative to the supporter; and a piezoelectric element to rotate the movable plate. The piezoelectric element elongated and contracted by an energization twists the pair of linking portions to rotate the movable plate, and each of the pair of the linking portions includes an axial member extending from the movable plate and a returned portion that links the axial member and the supporter and is formed so as to return to a side adjacent to the movable plate. |
| US08390911B2 |
Micro movable element array and a communication apparatus
A micro movable element array includes a first frame; a second frame; a first movable part row including plural first movable parts and a second movable part row including plural second movable parts. The first movable parts include first movable main parts. The second movable parts include second movable main parts. The first and second frames are stacked such that the first and second movable part rows are opposed to each other. In the first movable part row, the first movable parts are located such that the first movable main parts are arranged in a first direction and the first movable main parts and gaps are disposed alternately. In the second movable part row, the second movable parts are located such that the second movable main parts are arranged in the first direction and the second movable main parts are opposed to the corresponding gaps. |
| US08390909B2 |
Molded elastomeric flexural elements for use in a laser scanning assemblies and scanners, and methods of manufacturing, tuning and adjusting the same
A laser scanning assembly includes a coil support element having a central axis about which is wound an electromagnetic wire coil and having a flange oriented generally transverse to the central axis. An elastomeric flexural element has a first end coupled to the flange. A permanent magnet has first and second surfaces, a central axis, and a magnetization direction oriented generally transverse to the central axis of the permanent magnet. The magnet is supported by a second end of the elastomeric flexural element. A mirror has a central axis and is mounted on the second surface of the magnet. The central axes of the mirror and magnet are coaxial with the central axis of the coil support element. The elastomeric flexural element provides a return force when the magnet and the mirror are rotated at an angle from the central axis during energization of the electromagnetic wire coil. |
| US08390905B2 |
Image processing device extracting desired region to be used as model for image correction
An image processing device includes a first image inputting unit, a second image inputting unit, a first partial image extracting unit, a first characteristic quantity data determining unit, a second characteristic quantity data determining unit, and a correcting unit. The first image inputting unit inputs a first image. The second image inputting unit inputs a second image The first partial image extracting unit extracts a desired region of the first image as a first partial image. The first characteristic quantity data determining unit determines first characteristic quantity data based on the first partial image. The second characteristic quantity data determining unit determines second characteristic quantity data based on the second image. The correcting unit corrects the second image based on the first characteristic quantity data and the second characteristic quantity data. |
| US08390904B2 |
Scanner device for a franking system
A scanner device for scanning mailpieces, which scanner device comprises: a contact image sensor or “CIS” disposed in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction in which the mailpieces are conveyed through a module of a franking system; a support to which said sensor is fastened, the support being mounted to pivot at one end of at least one first drive lever, the other end of which is itself mounted to pivot about a first common hinge pin secured to a stationary portion of the module and disposed upstream from a set of conveyor rollers, so as to make it possible for said contact image sensor to move vertically; and at least one second drive lever one end of which is mounted to pivot about a second common hinge pin secured to said stationary portion of said module and disposed downstream from said set of conveyor rollers, the other end of the second drive lever, by being moved synchronously with the vertical movement of said set of conveyor rollers, moving the contact image sensor via the first drive lever. |
| US08390900B2 |
Image reading device, image reading device shading correction method, and image forming apparatus
An image reading device includes: a light source irradiating a reading target with light; an image sensor receiving incoming reflection light from the reading target and reading the reading target; a plurality of kinds of white reference plates of mutually different brightness levels provided for acquiring a white reference in shading correction; an input part accepting input of selection, as a mode for document reading, between a character mode prioritizing character reproduction and a photo mode prioritizing figure and photo reproduction; and a shading correction part, when the character mode has been selected, perform the shading correction by defining the white reference based on output of the image sensor when the character-mode white reference plate darker than the photo-mode white reference plate has been read. |
| US08390892B2 |
Spot color printing color conversion program, color conversion device and color conversion method
Provided is a spot color printing color converting device including: an image data acquiring unit for acquiring image data in which the colors of pixels are represented by the gradation values of a first color coordinate system; a spot color list acquiring unit for acquiring a spot color list associating the gradation values of the first color coordinate system with the ink gradation values of a second color coordinate system specifying the gradation of ink colors for printing spot colors. |
| US08390886B2 |
System and method for print profile selection
A computer-based method and system for optimal print profile selection are provided. The method includes receiving a color document and print profiles into memory, identifying out-of-gamut regions within the color document, presenting the identified out-of-gamut regions to a user, receiving color accuracy requirements from the user for at least one out-of-gamut region, computing a color quality value for each of the at least one print profile based at least partially on the received color accuracy requirements, creating a ranked list comprising the at least one print profiles ranked at least partially according to the computed color quality value, and outputting the ranked list to a user terminal, a computer monitor, or computer memory. |
| US08390883B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and recording medium for overprint processing
An image processing apparatus that comprises an obtaining section that obtains data of numerical values or numerical expressions used to describe a drawing process, and a generating section that generates, based on data obtained by the obtaining section, image information including color information on a color of each of a plurality of pixels, the image information having a first set of color information that describes using a color space different from a color space defined by colors of colorants used by an image forming section, and a second set of color information that specifies an amount of black colorant used by the image forming section. |
| US08390881B2 |
Print control device, print control method, and computer-readable storage medium
A print control method allowing a printing apparatus to perform printing based on a plurality of contents used for outputting a plurality of components to be finally integrated is provided. The CPU determines whether component basis post-processing is set in each of the plurality of contents. The printing sequence is determined such that a first content determined as a content in which the component basis post-processing is set is printed in advance of a second content determined as a content in which the component basis post-processing is not set. |
| US08390875B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, image processing method, and computer readable medium storing program
An image processing apparatus includes: a coefficient calculation unit that calculates a coefficient for converting image data having a predetermined number of pixels to image data having a smaller number of pixels than the predetermined number of pixels, including a coefficient multiplied by an integer power of 2, as a conversion coefficient; a calculation unit that multiplies each pixel value of image data prior to image reduction processing by the conversion coefficient previously calculated by the coefficient calculation unit thereby to calculate each pixel value of the image data subjected to the image reduction processing; and a shift unit that shifts each of the pixel values calculated by the calculation unit by a number of bits to counteract the integer power of 2-multiplied coefficient included in the conversion coefficient. |
| US08390873B2 |
Variable data print verification mechanism
A printing system is disclosed. The printing system includes a first printer to print a first barcode on a medium including variable to be printed on the medium and a second printer to print the variable data to the medium based on the first barcode and to print a second barcode to the medium for verification that the variable data has been accurately printed to the medium. |
| US08390872B2 |
Image forming apparatus and computer program product determining layout of images on continuous paper in parallel based on instructions from different print jobs
An image forming apparatus includes an image output unit that outputs an image to a continuous paper; a generator that generates an image based on a print instruction by executing drawing processing; a determining unit that determines an image layout to output a plurality of images on the continuous paper in parallel based on at least two print instructions; and a combining unit that combines the plurality of images generated by the generator on the basis of the image layout determined by the determining unit; a controller that controls the image output unit so that the plurality of images combined by the combining unit is output to the continuous paper. |
| US08390869B2 |
Method implemented in print shops for selecting and exchanging job groups between application programs using portable storage devices
A method for pre-configuring a portable storage device for use in transporting print jobs in a print shop, and a method for using the pre-configured portable storage device to export and import print jobs between different devices in the print shop. The portable storage device is pre-configured to contain multiple root directories uniquely corresponding to multiple print job management programs. A configuration file containing exporting and importing instructions and administrative information is stored in each root directory. When exporting print jobs, the exporting program automatically locates its own unique root directory and exports jobs into that root directory. When importing print jobs, once the operator indicates an exporting program, the importing program searches the root directory for the exporting program for all stored jobs and displays them to the operator for selection. The exporting and importing programs also automatically checks the configuration file in the appropriate root directory for instructions. |
| US08390865B2 |
Printers and printer systems having cellular input/output
A method includes accessing a cellularly configured printer with a cellular device; and cellularly sending the printer an indication of a resource that is to be printed by the printer, said resource comprising a network-accessible resource that does not reside on the printer and which the printer is to retrieve. |
| US08390863B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
Print data is input from a computer, and a main translator of an image processing apparatus analyzes the print data, and performs an output data process. In addition, a sub-translator analyzes the print data, performs an external reference data obtaining process through a network, holds the obtained external reference data in a storage device, and manages the data in a resource management table. When the main translator requires the external reference data, it performs the output data process using the external reference data managed in the resource management table. Thus, the output data process and the external resource pre-reading process are simultaneously performed, thereby improving the throughput of the entire system. |
| US08390860B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method of controlling the same, image processing system, and storage medium
An information security managing technique for use when a plurality of image processing apparatuses cooperate with each other to process a single job. In a case where a single job is cooperatively executed by a plurality of image processing apparatuses via a network, an image processing apparatus as a cooperation destination determines whether or not an image deletion level designated by an image processing apparatus as a cooperation source in the job is supported. When the image deletion level is not supported, the cooperation-destination image processing apparatus determines whether or not the job can be executed without using an HDD provided in the cooperation-destination image processing apparatus. When the job can be executed without using the HDD, the cooperation-destination image processing apparatus performs control such that the job is executed without using the HDD. |
| US08390859B2 |
Image forming device and image forming method for printing transparent developers with different particle sizes
An image forming device includes a first development unit configured to form a first image on a recording medium with a first developer, a second development unit configured to form a second image on the recording medium with at least one of a plurality of second developers that are different from the first developer, and a print control unit configured to select the at least one of the plurality of second developers for forming the second image. The second developers are transparent developers, and the second image is a transparent image. |
| US08390854B2 |
Image processing system, apparatus, control method thereof, and storage medium storing a computer program, that generate position information for designating a page of one image data into which another image data is inserted
An image processing system for electronizinq paper documents can read a large quantity of manuscripts with image processing apparatuses to generate images. The system has multi function peripherals (MFP). One of the MFPs (combination destination) can send a management table for managing image data to another MFP (transmission source), which designates an image data combination position, generates a management table for managing the image data of the transmission source MFP, generates a management table, in which the management table of the transmission source is added to the management table of the combination destination, and transfers the image data of the transmission source MFP and the management tables to the combination destination MFP, which combines the image data of the transmission source MFP and the image data of the combination destination MFP based on the management tables and the combination position. |
| US08390853B2 |
Image processing system for supplying services to an image processing device through a mangement server
An image processing system that can remove users' burden in implementing services by external devices. The image processing device includes the information receiver that receives a list of internal and external service identifiers each of which identifies a corresponding internal and external service, the reception unit that displays the list, receives a selection of an internal or external service identifier, and receives a designation of object image data, and the data transmitter that transmits the selected external service identifier and the designated object image data. The management server includes the information storage unit that stores the list, the information transmitter that transmits the list, the data receiver that receives the external service identifier and the object image data, and the requester that transmits the external service identifier and the object image data to the external device and requests to implement the external service identified by the external service identifier. |
| US08390847B2 |
Facsimile transferring system
A facsimile transferring system is supplied capable of preventing a paper on which facsimile data transferred from his/her work place is printed from leaving as it is at a place where the destination person does not exist. In the system, an entering/leaving room managing equipment and a facsimile apparatus are furnished at plural places respectively; and a transfer/notification processing server transfers received facsimile data to one of the facsimile apparatus on the basis of entering/leaving room management information, wherein the transfer/notification processing server includes a destination person whereabouts managing section that specifies a whereabouts place of destination person of the received facsimile data on the basis of entering/leaving room management information, and a facsimile apparatus controlling section that transfers the received facsimile data to the facsimile apparatus furnished at the whereabouts place of the destination person on the basis of a control of the destination person whereabouts managing section. |
| US08390844B2 |
Image processing apparatus for creating a job log
The present invention provides an image processing apparatus and an image processing system which facilitate management against unauthorized use by creating a job log according to a usage status of a user. A creation section creates a different job log for each individual user. The job log has storage conditions of image data included in the job log set according to a storage level. The storage conditions are a color of an image, a resolution of the image data and whether or not necessary to create OCR data of the image data. To increase efficiency of a follow-up research by using such a job log, the storage level of the image data relating to the user having performed unauthorized use is raised. |
| US08390841B2 |
Issuing a warning when a user attempts to use a device that is already being used
An original reading apparatus, according to the present invention can include a reading portion capable of acquiring image data by reading an original, a communication portion that is connected to an external terminal device, a console capable of enabling an input operation by a user, a scan control portion that, based on a read command that is received through the communication portion from the terminal device, is capable of executing communication scan processing that sends image data that is acquired by the reading portion to the terminal device through the communication portion, and a warning portion capable of issuing a warning when an input operation is performed at the console when executing the communication scan processing. |
| US08390839B2 |
Image formation system, information processor, and computer-readable recording medium to select apparatus for executing process
In an image formation system, an information processor stores, for each type of document, information related to the performance of each image formation apparatus to process a document. When a document to request processing by an image formation apparatus is selected, the information processor notifies of information related to performance of an image formation apparatus for each type of a relevant document. |
| US08390838B2 |
Image forming device, image forming method, and image forming program which requires user authentication to start a printout process
An image forming device which is arranged to execute an authentication print job. The image forming device includes: a communication interface unit which receives print data; a job data holding unit which holds job data for the an authentication print job based on the print data; a job execution unit which executes a job based on the job data; an authentication unit; a user authentication unit which outputs a user authentication result; a control unit which instructs a start of execution of the authentication print job to the job execution unit based on the user authentication result; and an instruction generation unit which outputs to the control unit an instruction to change a setting with respect to the authentication print job based on an input of a user authentication result, wherein: the instruction generation unit outputs the instruction to change the setting with respect to an authentication print job in an execution state or an execution queuing state based on the input of the user authentication result that is received in an after user authentication period; and the control unit executes a process of changing the setting based on the instruction. |
| US08390824B1 |
Laser based focusing method
A method for adjusting an object distance for focusing upon a face of an item, including a data carrying graphical that is placed within a field-of-view of a fixed focal length imaging device. The method employs using parallax focusing techniques to produce a laser spot indicator, and further calls for providing a fixed on-screen focusing target to indicate a location to which the laser spot indicator must be moved and positioned before in-focus imaging activities can be realized. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring abstracts, and is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope and meaning of the claims. |
| US08390821B2 |
Three-dimensional sensing using speckle patterns
Apparatus (20) for 3D mapping of an object (28) includes an illumination assembly (30), including a coherent light source (32) and a diffuser (33), which are arranged to project a primary speckle pattern on the object. A single image capture assembly (38) is arranged to capture images of the primary speckle pattern on the object from a single, fixed location and angle relative to the illumination assembly. A processor (24) is coupled to process the images of the primary speckle pattern captured at the single, fixed angle so as to derive a 3D map of the object. |
| US08390820B2 |
Displacement measurement system having a prism, for displacement measurement between two or more gratings
A displacement measurement system configured to provide measurement of the relative displacement of two components in six degrees of freedom with improved consistency and without requiring excessive space. |
| US08390819B2 |
Optical coherence tomography method and optical coherence tomography apparatus that removes a mirror image of an adjacent region to the measurement region
An optical coherence tomography method according to the present invention comprising the steps of dividing an object to be measured into a plurality of measurement regions adjacent to one another in a direction of irradiation of a measurement light, and acquiring a measurement image for every measurement region based on a wavelength spectrum of a coherent light and acquiring a tomographic image for every measurement region by removing a mirror image of a tomographic image of an adjacent region being adjacent to the measurement region of the measurement image from the measurement image. |
| US08390813B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring of gas having stable isotopes
Gas having stable isotopes is monitored continuously by using a system that sends a modulated laser beam to the gas and collects and transmits the light not absorbed by the gas to a detector. Gas from geological storage, or from the atmosphere can be monitored continuously without collecting samples and transporting them to a lab. |
| US08390807B2 |
Light guiding device
A light guiding device is operable to receive incident light emitted by a light source through a capture surface. The received light exits the light guiding device through an exit surface provided adjacent to and aligned with an aperture of light receiver. In this manner, light from the light source can be inserted into the receiver where it may be combined with additional incident light captured by the receiver. The light source might be a projector and the light projected may correspond to operational data relating to the operation of the receiver or images corresponding to data captured by a further receiver device operating with a different form of sensor or in a different region of the spectrum. In order to improve the composite image observed by a user of the light receiving device, the operation of the light source can be controlled to vary the intensity of the light emitted. In one example, this variation can be in response to the ambient light level, as sensed by a suitable sensor. An additional or alternative variation is to vary the intensity in a pulsed manner between a peak and a low level. |
| US08390806B1 |
MEMS spectrometer and sensing systems therefrom
A MEMS spectrometer includes an optical substrate having a first face and a second face. A first semiconductor substrate is attached to the first face and includes a slit for passing incident light to the optical substrate, at least one integrated reflective grating, and at least one integrated detector array. A second semiconductor substrate is attached to the second face of the optical substrate and includes at least a first integrated mirror and a second integrated mirror. The first integrated mirror is positioned to receive the incident light transmitted by the optical substrate and to provide reflected light, and the integrated reflective grating, second integrated mirror and integrated detector array are positioned so that they are optically coupled to one another by the optical substrate to process the reflected light. |
| US08390805B2 |
Surface enhanced raman spectroscopy system
A surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy system includes a surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrate and a laser source configured to emit light within a spectrum of wavelengths toward a predetermined species on or near the surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy substrate. The system further includes a set of filters positioned to be in optical communication with light scattered after the laser light interacts with the predetermined species. Each of the filters in the set is respectively configured to pass scattered light within a different predetermined narrow band of wavelengths. The system also includes a plurality of photodetectors, where each photodetector is positioned adjacent to a respective one of the filters in the set and is configured to output a signal if the scattered light passes through the respective one of the filters. The set of filters is targeted for detection of characteristic peaks of the predetermined species. |
| US08390802B2 |
Distributed array semi-active laser designator sensor
A system is provided for semi-active laser designation, the system comprising: a guidance and control system having a plurality of wings disposed at an aerodynamically advantageous angle; a plurality of linear sensor arrays configured to measure location of a target, each the sensor array being disposed on a wing of the plurality of wings; and each the linear sensor array providing independent data to the guidance and control system as to the location of the target. |
| US08390798B2 |
Wavelength dispersion measurement method and device and optical transmission system
A wavelength dispersion measurement method includes generating a plurality of test lights in the first terminal, the wavelengths of which are different from a wavelength of a signal light, multiplexing each test light with the signal light and outputting the multiplexed light to the first transmission path, reconverting each electrical signal after converting each beam into electrical signals, multiplexing each test light with the signal light and outputting the multiplexed light to the second transmission path, reconverting each electrical signal after converting each test light into electrical signals, multiplexing each test light with the signal light and outputting the multiplexed light to the first transmission path, measuring times for each test light to be propagated up to a specified number of go-around, and measuring a change of a wavelength dispersion amount in the paths based on a difference between the measured propagation times of each wavelength. |
| US08390794B2 |
Optical instrument and method for obtaining distance and image information
An optical instrument and a method for obtaining distance and image information of an object is disclosed to improve the speed and accuracy of data acquisition. The instrument comprises a camera, positioning unit, distance measuring unit, lens arrangement and control unit. The camera acquires images of an object and the control unit defines an area to be scanned and measurement pixels of an object in the image, wherein the measurement pixels are converted into an approximation of coordinates of positions to be measured assuming a default distance to the positions, and the optical axis of the lens arrangement is adjusted sequentially onto the positions to be measured. After measuring the distances to the positions, the coordinates are recalculated increasing the accuracy of the coordinates. |
| US08390792B2 |
Distance measuring device
A distance measuring device is provided. The distance measuring device includes: a distance sensing unit, for sensing a distance value of a target object; a drive unit, for driving the distance sensing unit to rotate according to a rotation angle; and a compensation unit, for providing a compensation value according to the rotation angle and obtaining an actual distance according to the compensation value and the distance value. |
| US08390791B2 |
Light detection and ranging system
A method of light detection includes emitting a pulsed light beam from a pulsed light source; splitting the pulsed light beam with a beam splitting device into at least two light beam ray sets, wherein at least one of the ray sets collide with airborne particulates, resulting in backscattered light; which is received through an aperture(s); and detecting the received backscattered light at a detector. A light detection and ranging system is also disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. |
| US08390790B2 |
Method and apparatus for reproducing a programmable mask on a substrate
A pattern, is imaged by means of a programmable mask, on a substrate that has a photosensitive layer, illumination spots being produced on the mask by means of an illumination unit and individual pixels being produced, via an optical unit, forming a grid of pixels on the substrate corresponding to the pattern. Structure edges that are to be reproduced on the substrate are positioned optimally. To this end at least two exposure processes for the photosensitive layer are performed, the illumination spots or exposure points of which are offset from one another. Thereby, spaces in the grid of pixels of the first exposure process, which spaces are proportionate to the number of exposure processes to be effected, are filled with pixels by the subsequent exposure processes. |
| US08390789B2 |
Z-stage with dynamically driven stage mirror and chuck assembly
Substrate support apparatus and methods are disclosed. Motion of a substrate chuck relative to a stage mirror may be dynamically compensated by sensing a displacement of the substrate chuck relative to the stage mirror and coupling a signal proportional to the displacement in one or more feedback loops with Z stage actuators and/or XY stage actuators coupled to the stage mirror. Alternatively, a substrate support apparatus may include a Z stage plate a stage mirror, one or more actuators attached to the Z stage plate, and a substrate chuck mounted to the stage mirror with constraints on six degrees of freedom of movement of the substrate chuck. The actuators impart movement to the Z stage in a Z direction as the Z stage plate is scanned in a plane perpendicular to the Z direction. The actuators may include force flexures having a base portion attached to the Z stage plate and a cantilever portion extending in a lateral direction from the base portion. The cantilever portion may include a parallelogram flexure coupled between the base portion and a free end of the cantilever portion. |
| US08390784B2 |
Catadioptric projection objective with pupil mirror, projection exposure apparatus and projection exposure method
In certain aspects, catadioptric projection objectives for imaging a pattern from an object field arranged in an object surface of the projection objective onto an image field arranged in an image surface of the projection objective include a first objective part configured to image the pattern from the object surface into a first intermediate image, and having a first pupil surface, a second objective part configured to image the first intermediate image into a second intermediate image, and having a second pupil surface optically conjugate to the first pupil surface, and a third objective part configured to image the second intermediate image into the image surface, and having a third pupil surface optically conjugate to the first and second pupil surface. A pupil mirror having a reflective pupil mirror surface is positioned at or close to one of the first, second and third pupil surface. A pupil mirror manipulator operatively connected to the pupil mirror and configured to vary the shape of the reflective surface of the pupil mirror allows for dynamically correcting imaging aberrations originating from lens heating, compaction and other radiation induced imaging aberrations occurring during operation of the projection objective. |
| US08390781B2 |
Optical imaging writer system
System and method for applying mask data patterns to substrate in a lithography manufacturing process are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a parallel imaging writer system having a plurality of spatial light modulator (SLM) imaging units arranged in one or more parallel arrays, receiving a mask data pattern to be written to a substrate, processing the mask data pattern to form a plurality of partitioned mask data patterns corresponding to different areas of the substrate, identifying objects in an area of the substrate to be imaged by corresponding SLMs, selecting evaluation points along edges of the objects, configuring the parallel imaging writer system to image the objects using the evaluations points, and performing multiple exposures to image the objects in the area of the substrate by controlling the plurality of SLMs to write the plurality of partitioned mask data patterns in parallel. |
| US08390780B2 |
Movable-body apparatus, exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method
A moving grating is arranged on a side of a wafer stage, a light source irradiates a light to the moving grating, diffracted lights generated from the moving grating are interfered by fixed scales and an index scale of which positional relation with the light source is fixed, and a detection instrument detects the interfered light. In this case, since the moving grating is arranged on a side of the wafer stage, upsizing of the entire wafer stage can be suppressed. Further, since interference occurs between a plurality of diffracted lights (e.g., the ±1st-order diffracted light) passing extremely close optical paths, influence caused by a fluctuation of ambient atmosphere becomes less in comparison to conventional interferometers, and thus, a high-precision measurement of positional information of the movable body is possible. |
| US08390774B2 |
Projection display apparatus
A projection display apparatus is provided with a liquid crystal panel, and first to third polarizing layers are arranged on an optical path of light. The transmission axis of the first polarizing layer and the transmission axis of the second polarizing layer orthogonally intersect with each other. The transmission axis of the second polarizing layer and the transmission axis of the third polarizing layer are parallel to each other. The first compensation layer compensates a phase difference generated due to pre-tilt angle on the entering side of the liquid crystal panel. The second compensation layer compensates a phase difference generated due to a pre-tilt angle on the outgoing side of the liquid crystal panel. The third compensation layer compensates a phase difference generated due to deviation between the polarization axis of the light entering the third polarizing layer and the transmission axis of the third polarizing layer. |
| US08390773B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel and method of manufacturing the same
A liquid crystal display panel includes; an array substrate including a pixel electrode disposed in a pixel area, the pixel electrode including a reflective electrode disposed in a reflective area of the pixel area and a transparent electrode disposed in a transmissive area of the pixel area, at least one of the reflective electrode and the transparent electrode including a plurality of first slit electrodes, an opposite substrate including a first common electrode disposed in alignment with the reflective area, the first common electrode including a plurality of second slit electrodes each having a width wider than that of an individual first slit electrode of the plurality of first slit electrodes, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate. |
| US08390768B2 |
Vertically aligned liquid crystal display device
A vertically aligned liquid crystal display device is provided in which the phase difference value is increased be-yond a usual range, whereby the ON transmittance in high duty driving is increased to improve the contrast and the viewing angle. In the vertically aligned liquid crystal display device, the phase difference value in the thickness direction of the liquid crystal layer 8 is set in a range of from 500 nm to 1,600 nm, and a first phase difference plate 13 is inserted between the first and second polarizing plates 9, 10 in which the absorption axes 9a and 10a per-pendicularly intersect with each other. The first phase difference plate 13 is a uniaxial phase difference plate which has a negative refractive index anisotropy, in which the phase difference value in the thickness direction is set in a range of from 220 nm to 1,320 nm, and which has the optical axis perpendicular to first and second glass substrates 4,5 between which a liquid crystal layer 8 is interposed. |
| US08390764B2 |
Composite polarizing plate having a light diffusion pressure-sensitive adhesion layer and liquid crystal display device
There is provided a composite polarizing plate used for a liquid crystal display device comprising a liquid crystal cell, a front substrate, and a collimated light source device according to present invention includes a polarizer; and a light diffusion pressure-sensitive adhesion layer placed on a side of the polarizer, wherein when the composite polarizing plate is used for the liquid crystal display device, the light diffusion pressure-sensitive adhesion layer is arranged in contact with the front substrate. |
| US08390761B2 |
Display device and electronic apparatus
A display device includes a first light-emitting element which includes a second layer having the function of flowing carriers and provided between a first anode and a first layer having the function of emitting light of a first color, and a third layer having the function of emitting light of a second color and provided between the first anode and the second layer; and a second light-emitting element which includes a fifth layer having the function of suppressing a flow of carriers and provided between a second anode and a fourth layer having the function of emitting light of the first color, and a first hole injection layer provided between the second anode and the fifth layer. |
| US08390752B2 |
Display device with realized a high contrast ratio and method for fabricating the same
Provided are a display device and a fabricating method thereof. The display device includes a substrate, a gate line, a common line, common electrodes, an insulating layer, a data line, a drain electrode, and pixel electrodes. The gate line is disposed in a first direction. The common line is disposed substantially parallel to the gate line. The common electrodes branch from the common line. The insulating layer covers the gate line, the common line, and the common electrodes. The channel patterns are disposed on the insulating layer to correspond to the gate electrode. The data line is disposed in a second direction. The drain electrode is electrically connected with the channel pattern. The pixel electrodes are formed of an opaque metal. Thus, the display device may improve contrast ratio. |
| US08390750B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
In a liquid crystal display device where pixel electrodes and counter electrodes are arranged on one substrate in a stacked manner by way of an insulation layer, it is possible to lower a drive voltage while maintaining optical transmissivity. Pixels each of which includes a first pixel electrode, a second pixel electrode and a counter electrode are arranged on a substrate in a matrix array. A first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode in one pixel include a plurality of comb-teeth portions respectively. The first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode are alternately arranged on the same layer in an opposed manner with a gap defined between the comb-teeth portion of the first pixel electrode and the comb-teeth portion of the second pixel electrode. The first and second pixel electrodes and the counter electrode are arranged in a stacked manner with an insulation layer sandwiched therebetween. |
| US08390747B2 |
Electronic device in which an electronic component is mounted on a main board
There is provided an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a main board formed with a cut out and comprising first and second surfaces facing each other; and an electronic component comprising a sub board and a casing and connected to the main board. A part of the electronic component is accommodated in the cut out of the main board across the first and second surfaces of the main board. The sub board and the main board are spaced from each other without overlap. |
| US08390746B2 |
Remote control method and remote control apparatus
A remote control method for a device under control which selects one of an information signal of the device under control and an information signal from at least one external device is disclosed. The device under control is inquired about an information signal selection state when a key in common with the device under control and the external device is operated on an operation section. A remote control signal corresponding to the key that has been operated is transmitted to the device under control when the information signal selection state replied from the device under control represents a signal selection state of the device under control. A remote control signal corresponding to the key that has been operated is transmitted to the external device when the information signal selection state replied from the device under control represents a signal selection state of the external device. |
| US08390743B2 |
System and methods for the synchronization and display of video input signals
Systems and methods for the synchronization and display of video input signals. The input signals, associated with input channels, are received by a controller. On a frame-by-frame basis, the controller controls the writing of the input signals to, and the reading of the input signals from, a memory. A frame rate control module controls frame-level synchronization between the writing operations and reading operations of the controller so that when a frame is written to the memory is not simultaneously read from the memory. The controller writes video frames for each input channel to, and reads video frames for each input channel from, the memory on a channel-by-channel basis such that the video frames corresponding to each input channel are read and written independently of one another. This allows the input signals to be unsynchronized with one another without harming the writing operations, reading operations, and display of the input signals. |
| US08390741B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
An image processing apparatus comprises an image decoding unit and a static noise reducing unit. The image decoding unit decodes a data stream and generates a plurality of image comprising a current image. The static noise reducing unit, coupled to the image decoding unit, generates a first adjustment value of a target pixel of the current image according to an original luminance value of the target pixel and at least one original luminance value of a neighboring pixel associated with the target pixel. The static noise reducing unit also determines a static adjustment luminance value of the target pixel according to the original luminance value, the first adjustment value, and a first weight. The first weight is associated with the chrominance value of the target pixel. |
| US08390740B2 |
Systems and methods for cable equalization
Provided herein are methods and systems that provide automatic compensation for frequency attenuation of a video signal transmitted over a cable. In accordance with an embodiment, a system includes an equalizer and a compensation controller. The equalizer receives a video signal that was transmitted over a cable, provides compensation for frequency attenuation that occurred during the transmission over the cable, and outputs a compensated video signal. The compensation controller automatically adjusts the compensation provided by the equalizer based on comparisons of one or more portions of the compensated video signal to one or more reference voltage levels. |
| US08390739B2 |
CPU platform interface method and device for synchronizing a stream of motion codes with a video stream
The present document describes a CPU platform interface method and device for synchronizing a stream of motion codes with a video stream. The method and device use the video stream time stamps and movie identity information from the software movie player along with the CPU time clock to fill a queue of motion code frames and determine when the frames will be sent as a motion stream to one or more actuators of a motion platform. |
| US08390737B2 |
Imaging module
An imaging module includes an imaging element provided with an external terminal that is disposed at an end of the front surface on which a light-receiving surface is formed and also includes a substrate on which the imaging element is mounted. On the back surface of the imaging element, an external connecting electrode that is electrically connected to the external terminal is disposed. On the main surface of the substrate, an imaging element connecting electrode is disposed at a position opposing the external connecting electrode. The external connecting electrode is connected to the imaging element connecting electrode. |
| US08390735B2 |
Image pick-up apparatus having rotating shutter blades that move in mutually opposite directions for picking up a static image
An image pick-up apparatus that is capable of correcting shading due to a closing travel operation of a shutter by a simple process. An image pick-up device picks up the image formed. A shutter unit opens and closes a substantially rectangular aperture corresponding to image pick-up area of the image pick-up device by means of a plurality of rotating shutter blades. The shutter blades travel in mutually opposite directions perpendicular to a long side of the aperture while keeping edges of the shutter blades facing the aperture are parallel to the long side so that edge portions that cover a center area of the aperture start shading the aperture before edge portions that cover four corner areas of the aperture start shading the aperture. |
| US08390734B2 |
Digital image processing apparatus and method of controlling the digital image processing apparatus
A digital image processing apparatus that detects a moving object included in an input image, establishes a shutter speed according to an amount of movement of the moving object, and performs a capturing operation based on the established shutter speed, and a method of controlling the digital image processing apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving an input image; detecting a moving object in the input image; measuring an amount of movement of the moving object; and establishing a shutter time for a capturing operation according to the amount of movement of the moving object and according to at least one of: an established file size of an image to be captured or an established image size of the image to be captured. |
| US08390730B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, control method thereof, and program
An image capturing apparatus includes an image sensor obtaining a captured image of a subject, a face detection section detecting a face of the subject from the captured image, a focusing control section performing a tracking focusing operation for maintaining a state in which the face of the subject is focused on the basis of a signal obtained from a distance measuring area provided in an image capturing area, a first determination section determining whether the face of the subject is present in the distance measuring area when the face of the subject is detected by the face detection section, and a second determination section determining whether a body area in which a body corresponding to the face of the subject is expected to be present is present in the distance measuring area when the face of the subject is determined not to be present in the distance measuring area. |
| US08390728B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method
An image processing apparatus may include an image frame determiner to determine one standard image frame and at least one reference image frame using light field data about a scene, a point spread function determiner to determine a point spread function based on sub-pixel displacement between the standard image frame and the at least one reference image frame, an image interpolator to interpolate the standard image frame into a high-resolution standard image frame having a higher resolution than the standard image frame, and an image restorer to restore a high-resolution image by updating the high-resolution standard image frame using the generated high-resolution standard image frame, the point spread function, and the at least one reference image frame. |
| US08390726B2 |
Solid-state imaging device with pixels having first and second optical waveguides with shifted positions, and imaging apparatus including the solid-state imaging device
An imaging device includes a basic cell having two or more the pixels that share floating diffusion. The imaging device also includes a transistor shared by the two or more pixels in the basic cell and arranged on the outside of the two or more pixels. The imaging device further includes a light receiving unit connected to the floating diffusion shared by the pixels in the basic cell through a transfer gate. In the imaging device, on-chip lenses are arranged substantially at regular intervals. Also, an optical waveguide is formed so that the position thereof in the surface of the solid-state imaging device is located at a position shifted from the center of the light receiving unit to the transistor and in the inside of the light receiving unit and the inside of the on-chip lens. |
| US08390718B2 |
Methods and systems for performing visual collaboration between remotely situated participants
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a visual-collaborative systems and methods enabling geographically distributed groups to engage in face-to-face, interactive collaborative video conferences. In one aspect, a method for establishing a collaborative interaction between a local participant and one or more remote participants includes capturing images of the local participant in front of a display screen. The includes collecting depth information of the local participant located in front of the display screen and transmitting the images and depth information of the local participant to the one or more remote participants. The method also includes receiving images and depth information of the one or more remote participants and projecting the images of the one or more remote participants on the display screen based on the depth information of the remote participants. |
| US08390707B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and manufacturing method thereof
According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a pixel region which is configured such that a photoelectric conversion unit and a signal scanning circuit unit are included in a semiconductor substrate, and a matrix of unit pixels is disposed, and a driving circuit region which is configured such that a device driving circuit for driving the signal scanning circuit unit is disposed on the semiconductor substrate, wherein the photoelectric conversion unit is provided on a back surface side of the semiconductor substrate, which is opposite to a front surface of the semiconductor substrate where the signal scanning circuit unit is formed, and the unit pixel includes an insulation film which is provided in a manner to surround a boundary part with the unit pixel that neighbors and defines a device isolation region. |
| US08390703B2 |
Image pickup apparatus and semiconductor circuit element
An image pickup apparatus of the present invention includes: a lens array having a plurality of lenses; a plurality of image pickup regions (123) disposed to correspond to the plurality of lenses one-to-one and each including a light receiving surface substantially perpendicular to a direction in which an optical axis of the corresponding lens extends; a temperature sensor (126) disposed in the vicinity of the lens array to detect a temperature; a correction coefficient generating portion (142) configured to generate, based on the temperature, correction coefficients including correction coefficients correlated to magnifications of images taken in the image pickup regions; and a correction calculating portion (143, 144) configured to correct, based on the correction coefficients, image pickup signals generated in the image pickup regions and calculate a parallax using the corrected image pickup signals. |
| US08390702B2 |
Adjusting time metadata of digital media items
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for adjusting time metadata of digital media items. A digital image captured at a location is associated with a time of capture and a location of capture. It is determined that a time of capture of the digital image is in a preset time zone that is different from a time zone of the location. In response to the determining, multiple locations are provided, each being associated with a respective time zone including a time zone of the location. A selection of a location is received and the time of capture is adjusted based on a time zone associated with the selected location. |
| US08390688B2 |
Device, method and system of registering wireless communication modules
Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods of registering wireless video communication modules. A method of registering wireless video modules may include, for example, transmitting a first registration message from a first wireless video communication module to a second wireless video communication module, wherein the first registration message includes first information identifying the first module to the second wireless video communication module; receiving at the first module a second registration message from the second wireless video communication module, wherein the second registration message includes second information identifying the second module to the first wireless video communication module; and based on the first and second registration messages, registering the first video communication module at the second wireless video communication module and the second video communication module at the first wireless video communication module. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US08390684B2 |
Method and system for video collection and analysis thereof
A computer implemented method of performing video surveillance on a computer system, wherein the computer system comprises a video and a display with a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a source window to view play back of the video, the surveillance method comprising: determining an area of interest of a frame of the video based upon a selection of the area of interest within the source window, and generating a plurality of windows within the graphical user interface, each of the windows displaying the area of interest of the frame of the video at a point in time, wherein the graphical user interface includes controls to manipulate the playback of the video from a point in time relative to each displayed portion. |
| US08390680B2 |
Visual representation expression based on player expression
Using facial recognition and gesture/body posture recognition techniques, a system can naturally convey the emotions and attitudes of a user via the user's visual representation. Techniques may comprise customizing a visual representation of a user based on detectable characteristics, deducting a user's temperament from the detectable characteristics, and applying attributes indicative of the temperament to the visual representation in real time. Techniques may also comprise processing changes to the user's characteristics in the physical space and updating the visual representation in real time. For example, the system may track a user's facial expressions and body movements to identify a temperament and then apply attributes indicative of that temperament to the visual representation. Thus, a visual representation of a user, such as an avatar or fanciful character, can reflect the user's expressions and moods in real time. |
| US08390676B2 |
Device and method for tracking a viewer window
The invention relates to a method and a playback device for a two- and/or three-dimensional illustration, having at least one light source, at least one light modulation device, a display screen, and a tracking system for tracking a virtual viewer window of a viewer plane, in which at least one viewer is located. This tracking system has a position detection system for determining the eye positions of the at least one viewer in the viewer plane, a tracking device, and a control device for activating and controlling the tracking device, and is disposed between the light modulation device and the display screen. In order to track the viewer window along an optical axis of the playback device, a focal width on the image side of an optical system of the tracking device is constant. |
| US08390673B2 |
Method of controlling monitoring camera and apparatus for controlling monitoring camera by using the method
Provided is a method of controlling a monitoring camera that performs panning, tilting, and zooming, the method including: generating a panoramic image file by controlling the monitoring camera to perform panning and tilting; and performing a setting operation in a user setting mode while displaying a panoramic image of the panoramic image file. |
| US08390671B2 |
Display with gaps for capturing images
A combined video display and camera system is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the system comprises a video display with gaps in between the pixels. Light goes through these gaps and enters a camera, which captures an image. The system is arranged such that the display and the gaps are optically out of focus with respect to the camera. |
| US08390669B2 |
Device and method for automatic participant identification in a recorded multimedia stream
The present disclosure discloses a method for identifying individuals in a multimedia stream originating from a video conferencing terminal or a Multipoint Control Unit, including executing a face detection process on the multimedia stream; defining subsets including facial images of one or more individuals, where the subsets are ranked according to a probability that their respective one or more individuals will appear in a video stream; comparing a detected face to the subsets in consecutive order starting with a most probable subset, until a match is found; and storing an identity of the detected face as searchable metadata in a content database in response to the detected face matching a facial image in one of the subsets. |
| US08390667B2 |
Pop-up PIP for people not in picture
A system and method for alerting participants in a videoconference that one or more participants are improperly framed by the videoconference camera is provided. An embodiment comprises a temporary self-view picture-in-picture image appearing when the number of faces detected by the videoconference camera changes. A face detection algorithm is used to determine when the number of faces being detected by the videoconference camera has changed. The self-view picture-in-picture image displays, for a duration of time, a representation of the image being captured by the videoconference camera, allowing participants who are not properly framed by the videoconference camera to adjust their position to that their faces are captured by the videoconference camera. |
| US08390666B2 |
Terminal and control method thereof
A mobile terminal includes: a first controller configured to control a function related to a call; a second controller configured to control a multimedia function such as a camera; and a relay module configured to transfer information required between the first and second controllers, wherein the second controller provides control to continuously capture an image during call communication, and when displaying of the captured image is stopped for the call communication, the controller provides control to display the image by displaying it starting from the point at which the displaying was stopped when the call communication is terminated. |
| US08390662B2 |
Exposing device having light emitting elements and image forming apparatus using the same
An exposing device includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a substrate to which the plurality of light emitting elements are mounted, an optical system that focuses lights emitted by the plurality of light emitting elements, and a holder that holds the optical system. The holder has a substrate abutting surface that abuts against the substrate. The holder includes a base material portion made of metal, and a substrate abutting portion formed integrally with the base material portion. The substrate abutting portion is made of resin having electrical insulation property. The surface abutting surface is formed on the surface abutting portion. |
| US08390660B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus has a first light controller to shift starts of image writing operations of light sources by a first time interval. A test data storage stores, beforehand, test image data having dot columns formed by one-dot images arranged in a row in a sub-scanning direction and at predetermined intervals in a main scanning direction. An operation controller controls an image carrier at a speed so that adjacent dot images in the sub-scanning direction overlap. A second light controller forms electrostatic latent test images on the image carrier based on timing signals with the image carrier moved by the operation controller, and draws electrostatic latent test images with different time intervals. A density measurer measures densities of the developed test images. A time interval adjusting section adjusts the time interval based on the time interval used to draw the electrostatic latent test image having the lowest measured density. |
| US08390653B2 |
Electroluminescent pixel with efficiency compensation by threshold voltage overcompensation
In each pixel, a current-driven type light emitting element OLED, and a driving element T1 which controls an electric current to be supplied to the light emitting element in accordance with a data signal representing a target brightness, are provided. The mutual conductance of the driving element T1, or a parameter reflecting the mutual conductance, is detected, and the data signal to be supplied to the driving element is corrected in accordance with a detection result. More specifically, the data signal is corrected such that a driving current to be supplied to the light emitting element in accordance with the data signal increases as the mutual conductance of the driving element T1 decreases. |
| US08390650B2 |
Method for displaying and processing video data and related video data processing apparatus
The present invention discloses a method for displaying video data. The method includes: generating an intermediate image between a first and a second image of the video data, wherein the first image is adjacent to the second image in the video data; adjusting a plurality of intermediate pixels of the intermediate image to generate a luminance-adjusted image; and displaying the first image, the luminance-adjusted image, and the second image in turn. |
| US08390648B2 |
Display system for personalized consumer goods
A computer implemented method of generating an image display. A database stores images of products to be sold by a merchant and templates for organizing a display of the images. The templates each have attributes matching a particular product inventory and images of particular products can be disposed in preselected and predesigned locations in the template. When an inventory of products offered for sale by the merchant changes or is updated, then the template attributes can be changed to reflect the current inventory. The current product images can then be displayed within a template on at least one electronic display. |
| US08390643B2 |
Dynamic gamut control
A method of dynamic gamut control is disclosed. In accordance with a first aspect of the invention, control of the intensities of a set of color primaries illuminating associated sub-pixels of a display device is disclosed. Thus, the intensities of the light sources are controlled to control the intensities of the color primaries after the color filters. The method searches for a minimal intensity value of one color primary, which is adjusted to obtain together with the other color primaries of the set of color primaries an adjusted color gamut still containing all the colors of the set of colors. |
| US08390640B2 |
Television device for adjusting quality of video image to be displayed
A television device structured to automatically adjust the color temperature on the display screen in accordance with the viewing environment includes an external light detection unit or an optical sensor for detecting the illuminance and the tint of the ambient light, and an image quality control unit or a microcomputer for adjusting quality of the video image to be displayed on the display panel. The image quality control unit adjusts the color temperature of the video image to be displayed in accordance with the illuminance value and the tint value detected by the external light detection unit. The optical sensor includes an illuminance sensor for mainly detecting the visible light, and an infrared sensor for mainly detecting the infrared light. The illuminance value and the tint value are obtained based on the output values of those two sensors. |
| US08390638B2 |
Image compensation methods, systems, and apparatuses for organic light emitting diode display panel
One embodiment of the invention includes an image compensation module, an OLED display panel, and an OLED display apparatus. A target current value corresponding to a target gray level is stored in a compensation memory portion. A reference gray level and a reference current value corresponding to the reference gray level are stored in a reference memory portion. A compensation gray level can be obtained by an arithmetic compensation unit according to the target current value, reference gray level, reference current value, and gamma parameter. This may reduce the memory space needed for the compensation and reference memory portions, and compensate the images of the display apparatus and panel so that precise colors can be displayed with a high image quality. |
| US08390633B2 |
Memory for providing a graphic content
A memory device comprises a memory array and a processing device. The memory array is configured to store a graphic data set. The processing device is configured to initiate outputting of data of the graphic data set from the memory array and to combine the outputted data in response to a read request for providing a graphic content. |
| US08390632B1 |
Rendering device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and image output apparatus
A rendering device includes a temporary memory, rendering processing units, and a rendering control unit. The temporary memory stores one or more rendering instructions and rendered results therefor in association. The rendering processing units perform rendering processing in accordance with a rendering instruction, store, when one or more similar rendering instructions exist for pages for which rendering processing was consecutively performed, the rendering instructions and rendered results therefor in association in the temporary memory, and read and use, when rendered results associated with one or more rendering instructions are stored, the rendered results. The rendering control unit performs control for assigning a rendering instruction to one of the rendering processing units and causing the rendering processing unit to perform rendering processing, calculates the usage rate of stored rendered results at a timing, and performs switching of an assigning method when the usage rate is lower than a threshold. |
| US08390628B2 |
Facial animation using motion capture data
Methods and apparatus for facial animation using motion capture data are described herein. A mathematic solution based on minimizing a metric reduces the number of motion capture markers needed to accurately translate motion capture data to facial animation. A set of motion capture markers and their placement on an actor are defined and a set of virtual shapes having virtual markers are defined. The movement of the virtual markers are modeled based on an anatomical model. An initial facial capture is correlated to a corresponding virtual reference shape. For each subsequent facial capture, a delta vector is computed and a matrix solution determined based on the delta marker, initial positions, and set of virtual shapes. The solution can minimize a metric such as mean squared distance. The solution can be manually modified or edited using a user interface or console. |
| US08390619B1 |
Occlusion prediction graphics processing system and method
An occlusion prediction graphics processing system and method are presented in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. An occlusion prediction graphics processing method is utilized to predict which pixel values are eventually occluded before intermediate processing stages are performed on the pixel values. For example, occlusion results are predicted before the occlusion stage of a graphics pipeline. The occlusion prediction results are based upon an occlusion value received from later in a graphics processing pipeline (e.g., a raster operation stage). A convex polygonal prediction area can be established and a nearest vertex of the convex polygonal prediction area is selected for prediction analysis. Pixel values are removed or discarded from the pipeline based upon the occlusion prediction results and do not unnecessarily occupy processing resources. Removal of the pixel values from the pipeline includes pixels values associated with pixels in the convex polygonal prediction area. Pixel shading is performed on the remaining pixels. |
| US08390618B2 |
Technique for improving ray tracing performance
A technique to improve ray tracing performance. In one embodiment, polygons not intersecting a specially created frustum are excluded from further ray-triangle tests, thereby enabling more efficient traversal of an acceleration structure corresponding to the given scene. |
| US08390614B2 |
Timing controller and clock signal detection circuit thereof
The clock signal detection circuit includes a lock detection circuit, a duty cycle detection circuit, a first logic circuit, and a counter. The lock detection circuit detects whether an input clock signal and a feedback clock signal of a delay locked loop are in phase. The duty cycle detection circuit detects whether the duty cycle of the input clock signal is within a percentage range. The first logic circuit, electrically connected to the lock detection circuit and the duty cycle detection circuit, outputs a detecting result signal which is at first logic level when the input clock signal are in phase with the feedback clock signal, and the duty cycle of the input clock signal is within a percentage range. The counter outputs a lock detection signal which is at the first logic level when the detecting result signal has maintained at the first logic level for a first constant period of time. |
| US08390610B2 |
Display apparatus with scanning lines having convex and concave portions
A display apparatus includes a plurality of optical waveguides which are arranged in a row and have light output areas, a plurality of light sources which emit light beams incident upon the optical waveguides, a plurality of scanning lines whose cross-sections have convex portions and concave portions alternately positioned in a column, wherein inner surfaces of each of the convex portions and the concave portions are arranged so as to face the optical waveguides, and, by applying an electric field, the convex portions and the concave portions undergo displacement, and a control unit which controls the scanning lines with the application of an electric field sequentially. |
| US08390608B2 |
Plasma display apparatus
A plasma display apparatus according to the present invention efficiently accumulates charges in respective electrodes, using a driving signal supplied in a second set-down period, to prevent a flickering erroneous discharge caused by deficiency of wall charges. As a result, the plasma display apparatus can improve picture quality of a display image. |
| US08390603B2 |
Method for driving a flat panel display
A method for driving a flat panel display is provided. The flat panel display has n scan lines, wherein n is a positive integer. Each of the scan lines is coupled to a plurality of pixels. The driving method according to the invention includes the steps as follows: when pixels coupled to a kth scan line are enabled, pixels coupled to the scan lines from the first to k−1th are disabled and pixels coupled to at least a part of scan lines from k+1th to nth are enabled, thus pre-charging the enabled pixels of scan lines from k+1th to nth is performed thereby, wherein k is a positive integer. |
| US08390598B2 |
Touch screen, touch panel and display device
A detection column wiring includes a set of a first metal wiring having a zigzag pattern and a second metal wiring having a structure axisymmetric with the first metal wiring about a column direction. The first metal wiring includes first sloped portions obliquely sloped by an inclination angle of 45° with respect to the column direction, and first parallel portions parallel with the column direction and continuous with the first sloped portions; the first sloped portions and the first parallel portions being repeatedly placed in a zigzag shape along the column direction. Each detection row wiring has the same structure. A sloped portion of the first sloped portions of the first metal wiring is always orthogonally and spatially intersected, at its middle point, with a sloped portion of the second sloped portions of the third metal wiring at its middle point. Other portions have the same orthogonal relationship. |
| US08390595B2 |
Liquid crystal display and electronic device
A liquid crystal display including a first substrate, a second substrate, a plurality of sensors, and a position detection device is disclosed. The first substrate includes a plurality of pixel electrodes. The second substrate includes at least one opposite electrode and passed through by light. A liquid crystal component is enclosed between the first and the second substrates, and a voltage between the first and the second substrates is controlled to display an image. The sensors are disposed on peripheral portions of the first and the second substrates and output signals corresponding to relative positions of the first and the second substrates. The position detection device receives the signals output from the sensors to determine a touched position on the glass substrate. |
| US08390594B2 |
Haptic feedback using composite piezoelectric actuator
Human-computer interface devices are described in the present disclosure. In one embodiment, among several embodiments, a human-computer interface includes a display device configured to visually display images to a user and a touch sensitive device configured to sense contact with the user. Furthermore, the human-computer interface includes a composite piezoelectric layer positioned between the display device and the touch sensitive device. The composite piezoelectric layer is configured to provide haptic feedback to the user. |
| US08390589B2 |
Touch screen devices employing nanostructure networks
Touch screen displays comprising at least one nanostructure-film, and fabrication methods thereof, are discussed. Nanostructure-films may comprise, for example, a network(s) of nanotubes, nanowires, nanoparticles and/or graphene flakes. Such films are preferably at least semi-transparent and relatively flexible, making them well-suited for use in a variety of touch screen applications. |
| US08390586B2 |
Image display apparatus that detects pointing element using imaging device
An image display apparatus includes an LD for emitting and modulating visible light, an optical scanning device for two-dimensionally scanning the light from the Ld on a screen in synchronism with the LD, an imaging device for picturizing an image of the image displayed on the screen, and an image processor for judging presence or absence of the pointing element such as a finger or fingers which is/are used to point out an optional position on the image based on temporal change of the image picturized by the imaging device. Even when the finger or fingers of a person is/are used as the pointing element, it is possible to judge the presence or absence of the pointing out of the image by the finger or fingers. Thereby, a number of components can be reduced. In addition, in comparison with an image display apparatus that emits invisible light detects a position of a pointing element corresponding to a photoreception timing of the invisible light reflected by the pointing element, a complex detection circuit having a high time-resolution becomes unnecessary, and it enables to simplify the configuration and to reduce manufacturing cost. |
| US08390585B2 |
Method and device for releasing lock function of mobile terminal
A method and device for releasing a lock function of an input device of a mobile terminal are provided. The method of releasing a lock function of an input device of a mobile terminal includes detecting a user's input, determining whether the lock function of the input device is set, displaying, if it is determined that the lock function of the input device is set, display data representing that the input device is in a locked state and displaying function data of a function to be entered upon release of the lock function of the input device, and entering, immediately upon performance of a preset lock release operation, a specific function corresponding to the function data. |
| US08390584B1 |
Digit aware touchscreen
A method for performing a task in a touchscreen device, comprising receiving tactile information from a digit, wherein the tactile information comprises an identifying portion and a touchscreen location of the digit, identifying the digit based on the tactile information, obtaining contextual information from the touchscreen device, wherein the contextual information comprises data describing an execution environment of the touchscreen device, translating, using a controller, a mapping of the tactile information and the contextual information to obtain a task, and performing the task in the touchscreen device, wherein the task performs an action in the execution environment of the touchscreen device. |
| US08390581B2 |
Software based touchscreen
A software touchscreen displayed on start up for a LAN for an automated light. The software touchscreen is displayed by the software on initial startup, and later, after the initial startup, the same touchscreen is used for controlling the light. |
| US08390576B2 |
Methods and apparatus for detecting user's touch on a touch panel
A method for detecting a user's touch on a touch panel includes: deriving a plurality of geometric differences of a first direction of the touch panel, wherein each of the geometric differences of the first direction represents a difference between respective coupling amounts at two locations of a plurality of locations of the first direction on the touch panel; and analyzing the geometric differences of the first direction to obtain at least one analysis result, wherein the analysis result comprises information representing whether the user touches the touch panel in one or more places. |
| US08390574B2 |
Handheld electronic device and method for dual-mode disambiguation of text input
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In response to an ambiguous editing input at a location preceding at least a portion of an output word, the software performs one disambiguation operation with respect to the editing input and another disambiguation operation with respect to the editing input in combination with the at least portion of the output word. The results are output in order of decreasing frequency value, with the results of the one disambiguation operation having the portion of the output word appended thereto. |
| US08390573B2 |
Data processing device
A data input device is disclosed herein. The input device includes a body having a rearward face and a forward face. Provided on the forward face is a display, and provided on the rearward face is a keyboard. The input device is configured to display a ghost image of the keyboard on the display to allow the user to locate the keys on the rearward face of the input device without having to turn the device around. The input device allows the user to operate a keyboard on the rear of the input device to increase the usable surface area of the display without having to include the extra bulk and size associated with a separate keyboard located adjacent the display. |
| US08390570B2 |
Method of operating a handheld device for directional input
A directional input device for use in a handheld device is disclosed herein. The directional input device provides input to an element of the user interface in response to the inclination of the handheld. The input device can be embedded into any handheld communicating or computing device to provide directional input to an element of the user interface of the handheld without consuming space on the face of the device that could otherwise be used for a larger screen. |
| US08390568B2 |
Display system
A display system has a display device, a display control device, and a laser emitting device. The display device has a display part that displays information on a display screen and a laser detection part having a plurality of optical sensors arranged in the vicinity of the display screen of the display part to detect a laser beam that has reached the display screen. The laser emitting device has an instruction input part that inputs an instruction with respect to the displayed information and a laser output part that outputs the laser beam including output information corresponding to the inputted instruction. The display control device has a position calculation part that calculates a position of the display screen irradiated with the laser beam based on positions of the optical sensors that have detected the laser beam, a received information acquiring part that acquires the output information included in the laser beam detected by the optical sensors and a display control part that controls a display of the information displayed on the display part, based on the position calculated by the position calculation part and the acquired output information. |
| US08390567B2 |
System and method for determining coordinates
A coordinate determining system is disclosed. The coordinate determining system comprises an image capturing module, a dividing module, a determining module, and a converting module. The image capturing module is used for capturing a plurality of images corresponding to the screen. The dividing module is used for dividing an overlapping image region of the images into a target image comprising a plurality of sub-regions. The determining module is used for determining a position of the indicating point on the target image. If the indicating point is in a target sub-region among the sub-regions and has an image coordinate relative to an original of the target sub-region, the converting module will convert the image coordinate into the screen coordinate according to a proportional parameter. |
| US08390566B2 |
Wallpaper for electronic devices
Methods, apparatuses, and machine readable media relating to background images are described herein. An apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a processor for causing a display to display a main image and a memory for storing a plurality of background images. The processor is arranged to cause the display to display a background image at the same time as or in preference to the main image. A different background image may be automatically selected for display each time a predetermined event occurs. Methods, media, and other apparatuses are also described. |
| US08390565B2 |
Electrophoretic display device and electronic apparatus
An electrophoretic display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate that face each other, an electrophoretic element disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the electrophoretic element including electrophoretic particles, a display unit that has a plurality of pixels including the electrophoretic element, a common electrode that is formed on an electrophoretic element side of the second substrate, and a first control line and a second control line that are formed in either the first substrate or the second substrate. Each of the plurality of pixels includes a pixel switching element, a memory circuit that is connected to the pixel switching element, a switching circuit that is connected to the memory circuit, and a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode that are connected to the switching circuit and are disposed to face the common electrode. The switching circuit includes a first switch that controls a conductive state between the first control line and the first pixel electrode in accordance with an output signal of the memory circuit and a second switch that controls a conductive state between the second control line and the second pixel electrode in accordance with the output signal of the memory circuit. |
| US08390562B2 |
Aging based white point control in backlights
Systems, methods, and devices are provided for maintaining a target white point on a light emitting diode based backlight. In one embodiment, the backlight may include two or more strings of light emitting diodes, each driven at a respective driving strength. Each string may include light emitting diodes from a different color bin, and the respective driving strengths may be adjusted, for example, through pulse width modulation or amplitude modulation, to maintain the target white point. In certain embodiments, the driving strengths may be adjusted to compensate for shifts in the white point that may occur due to temperature or aging. A controller may adjust the driving strengths based on feedback from a temperature sensor, from an optical sensor, from a user input, or from calibration data included within the backlight or system. |
| US08390559B2 |
Display driving apparatus, display module package, display panel module, and television set
A display driving apparatus according to an implementation of the present invention includes: a first delay circuit that generates latch control signals changing with different timings; a second delay circuit that generates falling delay signals and rising delay signals by delaying the latch control signals; a delay selection circuit that (i) selects the falling delay signals or the rising delay signals when pixel data for adjacent display output terminals have changed in different directions and (ii) selects the latch control signals when pixel data for adjacent display output terminals have changed in the same direction; and a step control circuit that drives the display output terminals with timings of the signals selected by the delay signal circuit. |
| US08390558B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: a liquid crystal panel including gate lines and data lines crossing to define a plurality of pixels; a timing controller for generating a gate control signal and a data control signal for driving each pixel by using signals inputted from a system and realigning pixel data from the system to output the same; a gate driver for driving the gate lines by using the gate control signal; a data driver for supplying pixel data to a corresponding data line according to the gate control signal; and a reset signal generating unit for generating a reset signal upon receiving input power from the system, and supplying the reset signal to the timing controller, wherein the reset signal generating unit includes: a first resistor connected to an input power input terminal to which input power is applied from the system; a Zener diode having a cathode connected to the first resistor and forming a first node between the cathode and the first resistor; a second resistor connected between an anode of the Zener diode and a reset signal output terminal; a third resistor connected between the reset signal output terminal and a ground; and a capacitor connected between the first node and a ground. |
| US08390555B2 |
Liquid crystal display capable of compensating common voltage signal thereof
An exemplary liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of pixel units arranged in rows, a scanning circuit configured to activate the pixel units row by row by outputting a plurality of corresponding scanning signals, a data circuit configured to provide data voltage signals to the activated pixel units, and a common voltage circuit. Each pixel unit includes a coupling member. When a row of pixel units is activated, all the coupling members in the row of pixel units cooperatively generate a coupling signal according to the data voltage signals applied to the activated row of pixel units, and superpose the coupling signal to the corresponding scanning signal so as to form a feedback signal. The common voltage circuit adjusts a reference voltage signal according to the feedback signal, and provides at least one common voltage signal to the pixel units. |
| US08390553B2 |
Advanced pixel design for optimized driving
Systems, devices, and methods for reducing common voltage loading and/or enabling a simplified manner of polarity inversion in liquid crystal display (LCD) devices are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a device may include a processor, a memory device, and a liquid crystal display having a pixel array including rows and columns of pixels. The pixels of each row of the pixel array may be configured to cause an approximately even amount of common voltage loading to be shared between one of a first plurality of common electrodes and one of a second plurality of common electrodes when the pixels of each row of the pixel array receive a scanning signal and a data signal. |
| US08390549B2 |
Organic luminescent display device
Organic luminescent elements forming an R sub-pixel, a G sub-pixel, and a B sub-pixel are formed of lower electrodes (3, 4, and 5), hole-transporting layers (7, 8, and 11), luminescent layers (9, 12, and 14), electron-transporting layers (10, 13, and 15), and an upper electrode (16), and each of the organic luminescent elements optimizes an optical interference condition. A dielectric alternate laminated film (17) is formed on the upper electrode (16), and forms a micro-resonator with each of the lower electrodes. The micro-resonator structure raises the directivity of a radiation pattern, and improves the light extraction efficiency of each of the organic luminescent elements. A narrow radiation pattern is alleviated by a view angle-controlling layer (19) formed on the dielectric alternate laminated film (17) so as to broaden until a perfectly diffusing surface radiation pattern. Consequently, the light extraction efficiency can be improved in an organic luminescent display device. |
| US08390545B2 |
Reset circuit for display devices
The present invention relates to an active matrix display device, more particularly an electrowetting display device, comprising at least two rows of pixels and being provided with selection wires (RW) and data wires (COL) for addressing of the pixels. The pixels in each row are arranged with a respective connection (CW) to a common reset (RST) wire that is arranged to transmit a reset signal. The respective connection (CW) is arranged to be interconnected with the data wire (COL) of the pixel when the pixel is addressed. Further, the respective connection (CW) is arranged with a signal blocking element (D) for preventing a data signal of the pixel from propagating via the reset wire (RST) to pixels in the same row. |
| US08390543B2 |
Display device, driving method thereof, and electronic apparatus
A display device includes pixel array unit and a driver unit. A sampling transistor samples a signal potential to hold the signal potential in a holding capacitor. A driver transistor flows a drive current to a light emitting element in accordance with the signal potential held. A main scanner in the driver unit outputs the control signal having a shorter pulse width than the time period to the scan line to make the sampling transistor conductive during a time period while the signal line is at the signal potential, thereby adding the signal potential a correction for a mobility of the driver transistor when the signal potential is held in the holding capacitor. |
| US08390542B2 |
Apparatus, method, and program for processing image
An image-processing apparatus includes an average-luminance calculating unit that calculates the average luminance of pixels in an image, a correction-factor calculating unit that calculates a correction factor corresponding to the luminance of each pixel, a correction-value calculating unit that calculates a correction value corresponding to each pixel based on the average luminance and the correction factor, and an adding unit that adds the correction value to the luminance. The correction-value calculating unit sets the correction value to a maximum value of zero when the luminance has a maximum value. |
| US08390539B2 |
Driving circuit for light-emitting device and display apparatus
A driving circuit for a light-emitting device outputs a drive current from an output terminal to the light-emitting device in accordance with a signal current input from an input terminal. The driving circuit includes a drive transistor, a capacitor connected between a gate and a source of the driving transistor, and a resistance device and a first switch arranged in series between a drain of the drive transistor and the input terminal. In addition, a second switch is configured to connect the gate and the drain of the drive transistor through the resistance device when the first switch is closed, and a third switch is disposed in a path through which a drain current of the drive transistor flows from the output terminal to the light-emitting device. The resistance device increases its resistance in accordance with a cumulative amount of a passing current. |
| US08390536B2 |
Active matrix display and method
An active matrix display includes at least one data driver circuit comprising a column data line and a parallel column current line; a plurality of pixels connected in series to both the column data line and the parallel column current line comprising at least one pixel that is responsive to the column data line to drive a selected pixel current to the at least one pixel; and a loopback control circuit at the head of the column and external to the plurality of pixels that senses a voltage difference between an input column current in the current line and a voltage of a load drawing on the current line and that adjusts a data programming voltage according to the difference. |
| US08390533B2 |
Beam-scan display apparatus, display method, and vehicle
A beam-scan display apparatus (10) displays an image by scanning a beam on a retina of a user, the beam-scan display apparatus (10) includes a case (11) housing (i) a light source (101) emitting a beam for drawing each of pixels constituting the image, and (ii) a scan unit (103) two-dimensionally scanning the beam emitted from the light source (101). Further, the beam-scan apparatus includes a contact lens (12) having a deflection unit (104) deflecting, toward the retina of an eye of the user wearing the case (11), the beam scanned by the scan unit (103), wherein the contact lens (12) is separate from the case (11). |
| US08390532B2 |
Video display apparatus and video display method
There is provided a video display apparatus the display screen of which is configured by combining a plurality of video display units in each of which light emitting display elements are arranged in a matrix manner; in the video display apparatus, there is provided a luminance correction means that corrects the luminance of video data situated in a correction subject area including respective end regions, of a first video display unit and a second video display unit, that face each other, in accordance with the spacing between the first video display unit and the second video display unit; and a linear noise that is caused at a seam portion between the video display units is suppressed, whereby the image quality of a video to be displayed can be raised. |
| US08390531B2 |
Reflect array
A reflect array (1) according to the present invention includes a plurality of array elements (10) forming an array configured to control a direction of a reflected wave (scattered wave) by controlling a phase of the reflected wave; and a ground plane (30). The ground plane (30) has a structure with a frequency selective function. |
| US08390530B2 |
Method and apparatus for reduced coupling and interference between antennas
Examples of the present invention include antennas and scattering elements having a metamaterial cloak configured so as to reduce effects on the operating parameters of a nearby antenna. For example, an antenna has an antenna frequency, and a cloak is disposed around the antenna having a frequency range in which the cloak is operative. The antenna frequency can lie outside the frequency range of the cloak, whereas the frequency of a second antenna lies within the frequency range of the cloak. In this case, the antenna is cloaked relative to the second antenna. |
| US08390528B2 |
Electronic monitoring systems, shipment container monitoring systems and methods of monitoring a shipment in a container
A shipping container has a passive radio antenna element having internal and external antennas. A connector spanning the wall joins the two antennas. An internal communications device is disposed within the container and an external communications device is disposed external to the container. Another shipping container has a repeater element having internal and external antennas. A repeater unit spans the wall joining the two antennas. A communications device is disposed within the container and another communications device is disposed externally. RF signals are re-radiated by the antennas. Methodology includes emitting RF signals from a communication device disposed at a first location, receiving the signals through an antenna comprised by an antenna element, and re-radiating the signal from a second antenna comprised by the element, where the element spans the wall of a shipping container. The re-radiated signal is received by a second communications device disposed at a second location. |
| US08390527B2 |
Portable satellite dish antenna system
A lightweight, portable satellite dish antenna system having base and lid portions which can be configured relative to each other in carrying and deployed positions. The base and lid portions are substantially the same size and shape and have respective interior and exterior sides with the satellite dish antenna of the system pivotally mounted to the interior side of the lid portion. In the carrying position, the satellite dish antenna is retracted to align with the interior side of the lid portion and the lid and base portions are secured together with the interior sides thereof facing and abutting each other. In the deployed or operating position, the lid portion is inverted and placed atop the base portion with the exterior side of the lid portion and the interior side of the base portion facing and abutting one another on mating bearing surfaces extending about a central, vertical axis. |
| US08390526B1 |
Wide scan phased array antenna element
Antenna elements operable to radiate different patterns are provided. A particular apparatus includes a first antenna element having a plurality of radiating elements. Each of the radiating elements includes a first member having a first end and a second end. The first end is coupled to an antenna interface and the second end extends a length of the first member from the first end. Each of the radiating elements further includes a second member having a third end and a fourth end. The third end is electrically coupled to the first member at a point partway along the length of the first member. The fourth end extends away from the first member. When a first radiating element is radiating in the presence of a second radiating element, a null is generated in a radiation pattern of the first radiating element. |
| US08390525B2 |
Circularly polarized omnidirectional antennas and methods
An antenna, suitable for battlefield identification use, employs a multifunctional design. A closed-end coaxial line structure with center conductor has slanted slot radiators provided in its outer conductor. The slot radiators excite a pattern between upper and lower disks of a radial waveguide radiator configuration so that horizontal and vertical components reach the disk circumference with a 90 degree phase differential to provide an omnidirectional antenna pattern of circular polarization. Antennas and methods are described. |
| US08390523B2 |
Planar inverted-F antenna and wireless network device having the same
A planar inverted-F antenna for use in a wireless network device comprises a connecting member and two radiators. The connecting member has at least one input end and at least one ground end. Each radiator has a first end portion perpendicularly connected to one of the two ends of the connecting member, and the two radiators are parallel and correspond in shape to each other. Each radiator further has an L-shaped notch and thus forms a barb. A second end portion of each radiator is bent to form an engaging end which is generally parallel to the connecting member and configured to fasten with a substrate of the wireless network device. |
| US08390522B2 |
Antenna, component and methods
An antenna component (and antenna) with a dielectric substrate and a plurality of radiating antenna elements on the surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, the plurality comprises two (2) elements, each of them covering one of the opposite heads and part of the upper surface of the device. The upper surface between the elements comprises a slot. The lower edge of one of the antenna elements is galvanically coupled to the antenna feed conductor on a circuit board, and at another point to the ground plane, while the lower edge of the opposite antenna element, or the parasitic element, is galvanically coupled only to the ground plane. The parasitic element obtains its feed through the electromagnetic coupling over the slot, and both elements resonate at the operating frequency. Omni-directionality is also achieved. Losses associated with the substrate are low due to the simple field image in the substrate. |
| US08390519B2 |
Dual-feed dual band antenna assembly and associated method
A dual-feed port dual band (DFDB) antenna module comprising a first antenna element disposed on a first planar surface, a second antenna element disposed on a second planar surface, and a third antenna element disposed on a third planar surface. A first feed port is coupled to a first transceiver circuit adapted to operate in a first band and a second feed port is coupled to a second transceiver circuit adapted to operate in the first band and to a receiver circuit adapted to operate in a second band. The first and second feed ports are oriented substantially orthogonal with respect to each other. |
| US08390510B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for affecting application of a filtering model using carrier phase
Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented various electronic devices to affect application of a filtering model used for obtaining a navigation solution. In particular, signal characteristics of one or more received signals are used for selecting application of a particular filtering model from a plurality of filtering models. |
| US08390508B1 |
Generating radar cross-section signatures
In one aspect, a method to generate radar cross section (RCS) signatures, includes determining a spectrum of an object and using the spectrum of the object to generate RCS signatures of a plurality of objects. In another aspect, an apparatus to generate radar cross section (RCS) signatures includes circuitry to determine a spectrum of an object; and use the spectrum of the object to generate RCS signatures of a plurality of objects. In a further aspect, an article includes a machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions to generate radar cross section signatures (RCS). The executable instructions cause a machine to determine a spectrum of an object and use the spectrum of the object to generate RCS signatures of a plurality of objects. |
| US08390502B2 |
Charge redistribution digital-to-analog converter
Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a charge redistribution DAC with an on-chip reservoir capacitor to provide charges to the DAC in lieu of traditional external reference voltages. The DAC may include the on-chip reservoir capacitor having a first plate and a second plate, an array of DAC capacitors to generate a DAC output, and an array of switches controlled by a DAC input word to couple the DAC capacitors to the reservoir capacitor. The charge redistribution DAC may further comprise a first switch connecting the first plate to an external terminal for a first external reference voltage, and a second switch connecting the second plate to an external terminal for a second external reference voltage. One embodiment may provide an ADC that includes the charge redistribution DAC. |
| US08390501B2 |
Successive approximation register ADC with a window predictive function
A successive approximation register (SAR) analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is disclosed. A first and second capacitor DACs receive a first and second input signals respectively. A first coarse comparator compares an output of the first capacitor DAC with a window reference voltage, a second coarse comparator compares an output of the second capacitor DAC with the window reference voltage, and a fine comparator compares the output of the first capacitor DAC with the output of the second capacitor DAC. A SAR controller receives outputs of the first and second coarse comparators to determine whether the outputs of the first and second capacitor DACs are within a predictive window determined by the window reference voltage. The SAR controller bypasses at least one phase of analog-to-digital conversion of the SAR ADC when the outputs of the first capacitor DAC and the second capacitor DAC are determined to be within the predictive window. The SAR controller decodes the outputs of the first and second coarse comparators and the fine comparator to obtain a converted output of the SAR ADC. |
| US08390499B2 |
Analog-to-digital converter
An analog-to-digital converter includes an input terminal, a first comparator, a first output terminal, a second comparator, and a second output terminal. The first comparator generates a first logical signal and a control signal by comparing an input signal received by the input terminal with a first reference signal. A first transistor generates a first current based on the input signal. First and second switches are switched so as to be short-circuited/open-circuited in an opposite manner to each other based on the control signal. A second transistor supplies a second current based on a second reference signal to a terminal when the first switch is ON. A third transistor supplies a third current based on a third reference signal to the terminal when the second switch is ON. An output unit generates a second logical signal by comparing the first current with one of the second and the third currents. |
| US08390497B2 |
Method and circuit for encoding and transmitting numerical values from an analog-to-digital conversion process
An analog-to-digital converter system and methodology comprising an analog-to-digital converter circuit configured to provide sequentially a plurality of codes designating a numerical value in a first number system. The analog-to-digital converter system further comprising an encoder interface circuit configured to receive the plurality of codes and to derive a redundant digital representation. A portion of the redundant digital representation is transmitted during the conversion period. The encoder interface circuit may be configured to use a numerical successive-approximation algorithm to derive the redundant digital representation. A substantial portion of the redundant digital representation may be transmitted via a serial interface during the conversion period to reduce an overall latency. |
| US08390493B1 |
Low-noise voltage reference generator with digitally-filtered reference matching
A voltage reference circuit provides a precision voltage reference output without requiring a filter capacitor. The voltage reference output is generated by a digitally-controlled source, which has a value set by the output of a digital filter that filters the output of a comparison circuit that compares the voltage reference output to another reference. A selectable mode can be provided to provide a fast response during a startup/reset period and an optional hold or narrowband response after startup. The mode selection may also offer selection of an externally-supplied digital control value and/or a resistor divider type voltage reference as an alternative to the digitally-controlled source. |
| US08390487B2 |
System and method of analog-to-digital converters
An analog-to-digital converter system that includes a pipeline of successively-cascaded signal converters, each operating alternatively in a first circuit configuration and a second circuit configuration, an error estimator coupled to the pipeline to receive the digitized error for estimating an amplifier gain of the present signal converter stage, and a code aligner/corrector that temporally aligns and corrects the digital codes received from the successively-cascaded signal converters to provide a digital out of the ADC system. |
| US08390482B2 |
Encoding apparatus, information processing apparatus, encoding method, and data transmission method
Provided is an encoding apparatus including an encoding unit that generates encoded data formed from a sequence of base-k data in which m pieces (m |
| US08390478B2 |
Wireless earth magnetic induction detection system for vehicle and its installation method
The present invention providing a system and installation method of wireless vehicle detection based on earth magnetic induction a signal collection module, a signal conditioning module, a MCU control module, a wireless communication module, a battery module and a signal receiver module includes. When the system is installed, firstly, a cylindrical cavity is cut in the road lane along the driveway; secondly, the adhesive is smeared on the interior of the cylindrical cavity; thirdly, a vehicle detection shell is provided, which includes a signal collection module, a signal conditioning module, a MCU control module, a wireless communication module, and a battery module inside; the whole lower part of the vehicle detection shell is inserted into the cylindrical cavity, then the adhesive is filled between the vehicle detection shell and the interior of the cylindrical cavity, which makes the lower portion of the vehicle detection shell firmly cemented in the cylindrical cavity; finally, a signal receiver module and an external processing module is provided, the external processing module is connected to the signal collection module for analyzing and processing the signals received from the signal collection module. The present invention owns many advantages including: the small volume, sensitive detection performance, the fast installation and the easy maintenance. |
| US08390475B2 |
Motion controlled display
A method comprising creating configured display information; detecting if a display is moving; presenting, via the display, the configured display information if the display is detected to be stationary; identifying, if the display is detected to be moving, whether the configured display information includes moving image display information; presenting, via the display, the configured display information if the display is detected to be moving, and the configured display information does not include moving image display information; identifying, if the display is detected to be moving, the configured display information includes moving image display information, whether the moving image display information includes emergency information or traffic information; presenting, via the display, the configured display information, excluding the moving image display information, if the moving image display information does not include emergency information or traffic information; and presenting, via the display, the configured display information, including the moving image display information, if the moving image display information includes emergency information or traffic. |
| US08390471B2 |
Telemetry apparatus and method for monitoring a borehole
A system, method and device may be used to monitor conditions in a borehole. Energy is transmitted to a pulse generator located proximate a position to be interrogated with a sensor. The pulse generator stores the energy, then releases it in a pulse of electromagnetic energy, providing the energy to resonant circuits that incorporate the sensors. The resonant circuits modulate the electromagnetic energy and transmit the modulated energy so that it may be received and processed in order to obtain the desired measurements. |
| US08390468B2 |
Aircraft and watercraft emergency information system
A method for collecting and recording external environment data in emergency situation for aircraft and watercraft is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes several modules which collects and records external environment data. At the same time the data and the emergency signal is also sent to control tower in order to help the rescue team. The emergency information system may also be used to replace the ‘black box’ if the voyage data transmitted to the “black box” is also transmitted to the emergency information system. |
| US08390467B2 |
Cable clamp-on device including a user interface
In an illustrative embodiment, a system comprises a cable having a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to a portable device and the second end is connected to an A/V switcher. The A/V switcher is configured to monitor presence of an A/V signal in the cable and transmit data regarding said A/V signal presence. A cable clamp-on device is coupled to the cable and includes at least one indicator configured to display said A/V signal presence within the associated coupled cable, and a transceiver configured to receive the data, via a wireless link, the data regarding said A/V signal presence. |
| US08390463B2 |
Emergency signal bracelet
A bracelet (100) for use during escape in the event of fire, comprising a housing (110) attached to a strap (120) where the housing (110) is pressed against the wrist when the strap (120) is tightened, and where the housing (110) comprises control electronics for warning by sound- and light units, and where the bracelet (100) comprises a device in the housing (110) which is connected to control electronics in order to detect whether the bracelet (100) is in motion or not, and means for controlling transmission of sound and light on the basis of said detection, and an attachment mechanism for the strap (120) to the housing (110) comprising means for activating the bracelet (100) when the strap (120) is tightened round the wrist. |
| US08390462B2 |
System and method to monitor a person in a residence with use of a set-top box device
Systems and methods to monitor a person in a residence are provided. A particular method includes receiving data at a monitoring service from a set-top box (STB) device. The data includes a location in a residence of a person being monitored. The location may be obtained from a location system in the residence. The data also includes an associated time stamp for the location. The method includes analyzing the data based on a profile of the person to determine whether one or more alert conditions are satisfied. The method also includes providing a notification when one or more of the alert conditions are satisfied. |
| US08390457B2 |
Apparatus for containing and transporting precious items
An apparatus for containing and transporting precious items comprises at least one holding structure (2) adapted to contain at least one precious item (200), at least one antenna (3) adapted to detect the presence of an electronic identification device (201) associated with the precious item (200), in order to determine the contents of the holding structure (2) and send a signal (S1) representative of same at least on occurrence of a predetermined event, storing means (4) physically associated with the holding structure (2) and operatively associated with the antenna (3) for receiving the signal sent therefrom on occurrence of a first event and store the contents of the holding structure (2) on occurrence of the first event. A processing unit (5) can be connected to the storing means (4) and the antenna (3) to compare the contents of the storing means (4) with a signal (S2) sent by the antenna (3) on occurrence of a second event subsequent in time to the first one. |
| US08390455B2 |
RF tag on test strips, test strip vials and boxes
A glucose monitoring system, includes a glucose sensor strip or package of strips. The strip includes a substrate and a glucose monitoring circuit that has electrodes and a bodily fluid application portion of selected chemical composition. An antenna is integrated with the glucose sensor strip. An RFID sensor chip is coupled with the glucose sensor strip and the antenna. The chip has a memory containing digitally-encoded data representing calibration and/or expiration date information for the strip. |
| US08390451B2 |
Centralized RFID reader control and coordination
Systems, methods and computer program products for the centralized control of radio frequency identification (RFID) readers are described herein. An input event control embodiment operates by receiving a signal from a non-RFID input device and commanding an RFID reader associated with the non-RFID input device to begin reading. According to an alternative time coordination embodiment, non-overlapping time slots are assigned to a plurality of RFID readers, and the RFID readers read only during their respective non-overlapping time slots. According to an alternative combined input event control/time coordination embodiment, non-overlapping time slots are assigned to a plurality of RFID readers. A signal from a non-RFID input device is received, and an RFID reader associated with the non-RFID input device is commanded to begin reading. However, such RFID reader only begins to read at the beginning of its next assigned time slot. |
| US08390450B2 |
Cell phone detection and identification
A security tag affixed to a mobile phone for monitoring, tracking, and securing the mobile phone within a protected region. The security tag includes: a tag antenna operable at a low radio frequency not exceeding one megahertz; a tag transceiver operatively connected to the device antenna, the transceiver operable to receive radio signals at the low radio frequency and generate data signals at the said low radio frequency, in response thereto; and a microcontroller operatively coupled with the transceiver, the microcontroller being configured to cause the transceiver to emit a signal when the mobile phone is exiting the protected region. |
| US08390448B2 |
Apparatus and method for electronic detection of key insertion and removal
An apparatus for detecting a key insertion into a lock or a key removal from the lock, comprising: a movement sensing device attached to the key configured to sense movement of the key; and a processing unit configured to process signals received from said movement sensing device, the processing unit is configured to detect a key insertion into a lock, or a key removal from a lock based on the signals received from said movement sensing device. |
| US08390446B2 |
Method and apparatus for on-line estimation and forecasting of species concentration during a reaction by measuring electrical conductivity
A method and apparatus for on-line measurement and forecasting of a species concentration while a reaction is taking place, based on the measurement of the electrical conductivity of the reacting volume, and using such measurement to evaluate a first mathematical function relating such value to the concentration of the species in the reacting volume. The evaluation of the first mathematical function requires as inputs: electrical conductivity trajectory, time elapsed, and other significant process variables; it generates as outputs the estimated actual species concentration and at least one forecasted concentration value. |
| US08390440B2 |
Method for displaying a visual warning signal
A method for displaying a visual warning signal to warn a driver of a vehicle about a traffic situation that is determined to be critical. The visual warning signal displayed to the driver is based on sensor data furnished by at least one sensor unit that determines a line of sight of the driver. A display unit for displaying the visual warning signal is selected from a group of at least two separately controllable display units depending on the line of sight of the driver. |
| US08390439B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating mood-based haptic feedback
A method and apparatus of generating mood-based haptic feedback are disclosed. A haptic system includes a sensing device, a digital processing unit, and a haptic generator. The sensing device, in one embodiment, is configured to detect user's modalities in accordance with mood information collected by one or more sensors and capable of issuing a sensing signal in response to the user's modalities. The digital processing unit is capable of identifying a user's condition in accordance with the sensing signal and providing a haptic signal in response to the user's condition. The user's condition, in one aspect, indicates user's mood and/or user's psychological conditions. The haptic generator generates haptic feedback in accordance with the haptic signal. |
| US08390438B2 |
Robotic catheter system including haptic feedback
A haptic feedback system for a robotic catheter system including a robotic catheter manipulator assembly including one or more removably mounted robotic catheter device cartridges and robotic sheath device cartridges, with each cartridge being generally linearly movable relative to the robotic catheter manipulator assembly. The haptic feedback system may include a user interface device for controlling an operation associated with the catheter and/or sheath device cartridges, and a control system for evaluating a predetermined and/or a measured operational parameter of the haptic feedback system. The user interface device may provide haptic feedback to a user based on the evaluation by the control system. |
| US08390430B1 |
RFID readers mitigating colored noise
An RFID reader uses an adaptive filter to mitigate the effects of colored noise in tag reply signals. The adaptive filter may be a linear equalizer, a linear-predictive canceller, or a decision-feedback equalizer. The adaptive filter estimates the colored noise portion of the signal received from the tag and removes the noise estimate from the tag signal. The adaptive filter bases its noise estimate on the difference between a desired signal and a portion of the received signal. The reader uses reader-generated training data, a CW signal, and/or portions of the tag reply signal to adapt the filter. |
| US08390427B2 |
Device for reading data from a transponder module
A reader device in accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an antenna connected electrically to a processing unit through an antenna connection element. The processing unit controls are configured to read data from a transponder module via an electromagnetic field. The reader device includes a user interface unit which is connected to the processing unit through the connection element and includes a data output part and/or a data input part. The data output part receives via the connection element reader data from the processing unit and outputs this data. The data input part receives via a data entry element user data and transmits this data via the connection element to the processing unit. Thus, user authentication data can be entered by the user and transmitted to the processing unit without the need for additional wiring between the user interface and the processing unit. |
| US08390420B2 |
Immersion well assembly
An immersion well assembly may include a thermistor housing defining a first axial passage and a thermistor wire collar axially secured to the thermistor housing and defining a second axial passage. The second axial passage may receive a thermistor wire and may axially fix the thermistor wire relative to the thermistor housing. |
| US08390417B2 |
Laminated electronic component
The invention presents a laminated electronic component configured to include: first coil pattern formed on a plurality of insulating layers, and second coil pattern disposed to face first coil pattern through at least one insulating layer. Both ends of first coil pattern are coupled with external electrodes; both ends of second coil pattern are not coupled with the external electrodes. |
| US08390416B2 |
Reuse of screw thread
Components having a screw thread useful for mechanical fixation of the component to a corresponding component may be equipped with electrical wire following at least part of the turns of the screw thread and thereby forming at least a part of a coil. The corresponding component may have a matching screw thread, or the component of the invention may be self-tapping, in which case a matching screw thread in the corresponding component would be superfluous. The coil may be used as charging and/or power-conversion coil and/or communication antenna. The reuse of the screw thread for a coil maximizes the coil area without consuming extra space of the component. This is in particular useful in medical electrical implant devices, such as a pace maker or a neuron pace maker in deep brain stimulation, in that the maximum size of such a pace maker is very limited. Moreover, the screw thread of such components may additionally comprise connectors for providing electrical connection to other electrical parts in a matching component. |
| US08390415B2 |
Coil component
A coil component 10 includes: a magnetic core made of a magnetic alloy; a coil having a spiral part placed around a pillar part of the magnetic core; a magnetic sheath formed on the magnetic core in a manner covering the coil except for the bottom face of the magnetic core; and a first external terminal and second external terminal formed on the magnetic core and magnetic sheath; wherein the magnetic sheath has numerous voids inside. |
| US08390412B2 |
Protective cover
A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device. |
| US08390411B2 |
Tablet device
A magnetic attachment mechanism and method is described. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach at least two objects together in a preferred configuration without fasteners and without external intervention. The magnetic attachment mechanism can be used to releasably attach an accessory device to an electronic device. The accessory device can be used to augment the functionality of usefulness of the electronic device. |
| US08390408B2 |
Electromagnetic switch incorporating contact displacement limiting members for preventing unreliable operation caused by wear of switch contacts
In an electromagnetic switch, current flow through a coil causes a plunger to be axially displaced by magnetic attraction, against a restoring force of a return spring, thereby axially displacing a movable contact against fixed contacts and so enabling current flow via the contacts. One or more contact displacement limiting members are disposed on the opposite side of the fixed contacts from the movable contact, for limiting the extent to which the movable contact can be axially displaced when the fixed contacts have become worn by repetitive switching operations. A condition in which the movable contact cannot be restored to a “contacts open” position is thereby prevented. |
| US08390406B2 |
Mold cased circuit breaker
A mold cased circuit breaker, which includes a casing, a switching unit disposed in the casing to open or close an electric circuit, and movable and stationary contactor units present within the casing, includes an arc-extinguishing unit. The arc-extinguishing unit includes a pair of side plates facing each other with being spaced from each other, at least one first grid arranged between the side plates and spaced apart from one another with preset intervals, and a second grid coupled to upper ends of the side plates, spaced apart from the first grid, and having a bent portion with a preset angle. |
| US08390405B2 |
Circuit breaker
A circuit breaker comprises a latching plate rotatably coupled to a moveable plate, and tensile type latching springs, each latching spring having two ends fixed to the latching plate and the moveable plate, respectively. Time taken for a moveable contact to be lifted up from a contact time point between the moveable contact and a fixed contact may be shortened, and thus a time duration for which an accident current flows may be reduced. Accordingly, the amount of energy applied to the circuit breaker may be reduced, and a breaking function of the circuit breaker may be enhanced. Furthermore, since a contact pressure between the moveable contact and the fixed contact has a constant change, a reliability on a conductive state of the moveable contact and the fixed contact may be enhanced. |
| US08390403B1 |
Wideband ridged waveguide to diode detector transition
A RF pick-up probe, RF choke, and DC output line that simultaneously receives RF radiation from a waveguide and provides a detected DC voltage provided by a diode RF detector disposed in said waveguide to one or more output video lines. The RF pick-up probe, RF choke, and DC output line are preferably disposed with an antenna transition element for coupling a horn antenna to a matched diode detector which provides the aforementioned DC voltage. The transition preferably includes a ridged waveguide operatively coupled to the horn antenna; a substrate for supporting a diode chip, carrying said matched diode detector, adjacent the waveguide, the substrate also supporting a pair of RF pick-up probes, each RF probe having a portion which is coupled with the diode chip, the substrate also supporting conductors coupled to the diode chip and to the pair of RF pick-up probes; and a waveguide short circuit at least partially enclosing the diode chip and disposed adjacent the substrate. |
| US08390397B2 |
Bulk acoustic resonator structure comprising hybrid electrodes
In accordance with a representative embodiment, a BAW resonator structure, comprises a first BAW resonator, comprising: a first lower electrode having a first electrical resistance; a first upper electrode having a second electrical resistance; and a first piezoelectric layer disposed between the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode. The BAW resonator structure also comprises a second BAW resonator, comprising: a second lower electrode having the second electrical resistance; a second upper electrode having the first electrical resistance; and a second piezoelectric layer disposed between the second lower electrode and the second upper electrode. The BAW resonator structure also comprises an acoustic coupling layer disposed between the first BAW resonator and the second BAW resonator. The first electrical resistance is less than the second electrical resistance. An communication device comprising a coupled resonator filter (CRF) is also disclosed. |
| US08390394B2 |
High frequency switch
Disclosed is a high frequency switch wherein a first switch circuit is connected in series to a first λ/4 signal transmission path connected between an antenna connecting terminal and a transmission terminal. In the first switch circuit, a first λ/4 transmission path and a first parallel resonant circuit, which includes one first PIN diode, are connected in series. In a first inductor of the first parallel resonant circuit, a constant is set so that a resonance frequency of the first parallel resonant circuit and the center frequency of a first antenna switch are the same when the first PIN diode is turned off. |
| US08390390B2 |
Oven controlled crystal oscillator
The present invention relates to an oven controlled crystal oscillator that can obtain stable oscillation frequency by reducing a temperature change in an oscillation element. The oven controlled crystal oscillator comprises; a heat-conducting plate mounted on one surface of a circuit board, a crystal resonator mounted on a surface of the heat-conducting plate opposite to the surface of the circuit board, an oscillation element constituting an oscillation circuit together with the crystal resonator, and a thermistor that detects temperature of the crystal resonator, a heating resistance which heats the crystal resonator, and a temperature control element including at least a power transistor, to constitute a temperature control circuit together with the thermistor and the heating resistance. In the oven controlled crystal oscillator, two or more open areas communicating with the heat-conducting plate at least in the thickness direction thereof are formed on the periphery of the heat-conducting plate at positions point-symmetric with respect to the crystal resonator, and one or more of each of the power transistor and the heating resistance are arranged in the same number in all of the open areas. |
| US08390389B2 |
Vibrator element, vibrator, vibration device, electronic apparatus, and frequency adjustment method
A vibrator element includes: a base section formed on a plane including a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and a vibrating arm extending from the base section in the first direction, wherein the vibrating arm flexurally vibrates in a normal direction of the plane, and has a first surface one of compressed and extended due to the flexural vibration and a second surface one of extended when the first surface is compressed and compressed when the first surface is extended, the first surface is provided with a first mass section, and the second surface is provided with a second mass section, and at least one of the first mass section and the second mass section has a portion, which fails to be opposed to the other of the first mass section and the second mass section in a plan view in the normal direction. |
| US08390387B2 |
MEMS resonators
A crystalline semiconductor resonator device comprises two matched resonators which are aligned differently with respect to the crystal structure of the crystalline semiconductor. The resonators each comprise a portion of a material having a different temperature dependency of the Young's modulus to the temperature dependency of the Young's modulus of the crystalline semiconductor material. In this way, the suspension springs for the resonators have different properties, which influence the resonant frequency. The resonant frequency ratios between the first and second resonators at a calibration temperature and an operation temperature are measured. A frequency of one (or both) of the resonators at the operation temperature can then be derived which takes into account the temperature dependency of the one of the resonators. |
| US08390385B2 |
Oscillator circuit, oscillator circuit group, electronic apparatus, and layout method for oscillation circuit group
An oscillation circuit includes: a first oscillation circuit and a second oscillation circuit, wherein the first oscillation circuit includes a first input side electrode electrically connected to a first oscillator and a first output side electrode electrically connected to the first oscillator, and the second oscillation circuit includes a second input side electrode electrically connected to a second oscillator and a second output side electrode electrically connected to the second oscillator, wherein the distance between the first output side electrode and the second input side electrode is greater than the distance between the first input side electrode and the first output side electrode. |
| US08390381B2 |
Two stage Doherty amplifier
The invention refers to a Doherty power amplifier comprising a first power amplifier (Main PA) adapted to receive an input signal and adapted to provide a first output signal which is phase shifted with respect to the input signal. The amplifier further comprises a second power amplifier (Peak PA), adapted to receive a phase shifted input signal and adapted to provide a second output signal. The power amplifier is characterized in that at least one of the first or the second power amplifiers comprises a first driver power amplifier (T1) comprising a first gate input and a first drain output. The first driver power amplifier (T1) is coupled to a first output power amplifier (T2) comprising a second gate input and a second drain output. The first gate input and the second gate input are adapted to receive a control signal, the control signal being obtained after an envelope detection provided by an envelope detector coupled to the input signal. |
| US08390380B2 |
Linear FET feedback amplifier
A circuit that includes a Darlington transistor pair having an input transistor and an output transistor configured to generate an output signal at an output node in response to an input signal received through the input node is disclosed. The circuit has a frequency bias feedback network communicatively coupled between the output transistor and the input node for providing biasing to the Darlington transistor pair as well as for adjusting a phase and amplitude of an amplified version of the input signal that passes through the input transistor and into the frequency bias network. The circuit further includes a feedback coupling network coupled between the output node and the input node for feeding back to the input node a portion of the amplified version of the input signal that passes through the input transistor. |
| US08390379B2 |
Amplifier input stage and slew boost circuit
Various apparatuses, methods and systems for boosting an amplifier slew rate are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus including a pair of inputs connected to a pair of differential input devices in an amplifier, a current source, a first current path connected to the current source, a second current path connected to the current source and to the pair of differential input devices, a switch in the first current path, and a voltage difference signal connected between the pair of inputs and the switch. The voltage difference signal represents the voltage difference between the pair of inputs. The conductance of the switch is inversely proportional to the voltage difference signal. |
| US08390378B2 |
Method and apparatus for broadband input matching with noise and non-linearity cancellation in power amplifiers
A CMOS differential power amplifier having broadband input matching with Noise and Non-linearity Cancellation. The broadband input match is realized by using two “Diode-Connected” NFETs (i.e., N-type Field Effect Transistors). Resulting noise degradation is reduced by using a noise cancellation structure. By using the same structure the disclosed method and apparatus also achieves non-linearity cancellation. |
| US08390376B2 |
Non-linear model with tap output normalization
A distortion model for a predistortion system uses tap output normalization to normalize the variance of data signals generated from different basis functions in a set of basis functions to a predetermined value. The distortion model is used by a distortion modeling circuit to calculate the weighting coefficients for a digital predistorter. |
| US08390367B1 |
Ensuring minimum gate speed during startup of gate speed regulator
A computing device is disclosed comprising digital circuitry, and a gate speed regulator operable to generate a supply voltage applied to the digital circuitry. A frequency synthesizer generates a first reference frequency, and a propagation delay oscillator generates a first oscillation frequency in response to the supply voltage, wherein the first oscillation frequency is compared to the first reference frequency to generate a first error signal. A reference oscillator generates a second reference frequency in response to a reference voltage, and a startup oscillator generates a second oscillation frequency in response to the supply voltage, wherein the second oscillation frequency is compared to the second reference frequency to generate a second error signal. An adjustable circuit, responsive to the first and second error signals, adjusts the supply voltage applied to the digital circuitry. |
| US08390366B2 |
Charge pump stage, method for controlling a charge pump stage and memory having a charge pump stage
A charge pump having a supply terminal, for receiving a supply voltage, and an output terminal, for supplying an output voltage. The charge pump has a control block including a comparator having a first comparison input, for receiving the supply voltage, a second comparison input, for receiving the output voltage, and a comparison output, for generating a pump-switch-off signal depending upon a comparison between the input voltage and the output voltage; and a switch controlled in switching off by the pump-switch-off signal and configured for switching off the charge pump circuit. The control block has an activation input for receiving an activation signal that has a plurality of pulses and repeatedly activates the comparator-circuit block. |
| US08390364B2 |
Internal voltage generation circuit for semiconductor apparatus
A semiconductor apparatus for generating an internal voltage includes a control code output block and an internal voltage generation block. The control code output block is configured to output a variable code having a code value corresponding to a voltage level of an internal voltage. The internal voltage generation block is configured to compare the variable code to a setting code and controls the voltage level of the internal voltage according to the comparison. |
| US08390360B2 |
Electronic component protection power supply clamp circuit
Electronic component protection power supply clamp circuits comprising a plurality of p-type channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (PMOS) and n-type channel metal-oxide-semiconductor (NMOS) transistors are described. These clamp circuits use a feedback latching circuit to retain an electrostatic discharge (ESD)-triggered state and efficiently conduct ESD current that has been diverted into the power supply, in order to dissipate ESD energy. The feedback latching circuit also maintains a clamp transistor in its off state if the clamp circuit powers up untriggered, thus enhancing the clamp circuit's immunity to noise during normal operation. Passive resistance initialization of key nodes to an untriggered state, as well as passive resistance gate input loading of a large ESD clamping transistor, further enhances the clamp circuit's immunity to false triggering. This also lengthens the time that the clamp circuit remains in the ESD-triggered state during human body model (HBM) or other long duration detected ESD events. |
| US08390358B2 |
Integrated jitter compliant clock signal generation
Integrated jitter compliant clock signal generation apparatus and methods are provided. Input signals having different frequencies are used to generate respective clock signals having closely spaced frequencies. The input signals might be generated, for example, in adjacent Phase Locked Loops (PLLs) which receive reference clock signals. The reference clock signals, or signals from which the reference clock signals originate, are also closely spaced. The closely spaced reference clock signals are effectively separated for cleanup and then brought back together to provide the closely spaced clock signals. This allows cleanup of the closely spaced reference clock signals to occur at staggered and more widely spaced frequencies. These techniques could also be applied to reference clock signals which are harmonically related and are used to generate harmonically related output clock signals. |
| US08390355B2 |
Delay cell for clock signals
An integrated circuit for delaying a clock signal using a delay cell is described. The integrated circuit includes a current starved inverter. The current starved inverter includes a switched capacitor current source with a first dummy inverter, a first amplifier coupled to the first dummy inverter and a first capacitor coupled to the first amplifier via a first switch. The current starved inverter also includes a first transistor coupled to the current source. The integrated circuit also includes a second capacitor. A delay applied to the clock signal is dependent on a ratio between the first capacitor and the second capacitor. The first capacitor and the second capacitor may be located in proximity such that process, voltage and temperature variations affect the first capacitor and the second capacitor similarly and the delay applied to the clock signal is independent of process, voltage and temperature variations. |
| US08390349B1 |
Sub-picosecond resolution segmented re-circulating stochastic time-to-digital converter
Disclosed is a method and apparatus to extend TDC resolution to better than 1 ps without incurring a matching and power penalty. Higher resolution can be achieved by segmenting the resolution between a mismatch free re-circulating time-to-digital converter (RTDC) and a stochastic time-to-digital converter (STDC). The disclosed RTDC replicates the same delay element to eliminate mismatch with the required dynamic range (200 ps for a 5 GHz example) and moderate resolution (3-5 ps typical corresponding to 6-7 bits for the 5 GHz case). While the STDC can achieve a resolution of 50 fs but with a range of only 3-5 ps which also corresponds to approximately 6-7 additional bits by exploiting process variations and mismatch to achieve a very fine resolution with limited dynamic range. |
| US08390345B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating ramp waveform
A ramp waveform generating apparatus generates a reference waveform by using an input signal and generates a driving control signal for turning on and off a switch having a first terminal connected to a load and a second terminal connected to a power supply by comparing the voltage of the reference waveform with the voltage of the load. While the switch is repetitively turned on and off in accordance with the driving control signal, a ramp waveform may be generated. |
| US08390340B2 |
Load driving device
Malfunction attributable to an induced electromotive force such as a back electromotive force or a regenerative braking force of an inductive load in a load driving device is prevented. When an on-state current flows in an output transistor, a second transistor applies a supply voltage applied to a source of the output transistor to a back gate of the first transistor. On the other hand, when a negative current flows in the output transistor in a direction opposite to that of the on-state current, the second transistor applies a supply voltage applied to a drain of the output transistor to the back gate of the first transistor. |
| US08390339B2 |
Radio-frequency semiconductor switch
A semiconductor switch includes: a switch section, provided on a substrate, switching connection states among a plurality of terminals; a positive voltage generator generating a positive potential higher than a supply potential supplied from a power-supply line; a driver, connected to an output line of the positive voltage generator, supplying a control signal to the switch section in response to a terminal switching signal; and a voltage controller, provided on the same substrate, controlling to connect the output line of the positive voltage generator to the power-supply line for a first period corresponding to a change in the connection states, and controlling to disconnect the output line from the power-supply line after the first period. |
| US08390338B2 |
Semiconductor device having signal transfer line
To include a switch transistor inserted between a data bus and an input end of a signal receiving circuit and turned off when a potential of the data bus reaches VPERI−NVth, and an assist transistor that drives the input end of the signal receiving circuit to have VPERI. According to the present invention, because the switch transistor and the assist transistor assist a receiving operation performed by the signal receiving circuit, amplitude of a transferred signal can be reduced without reducing a transfer rate. With this configuration, power consumed by charging or discharging of the data bus can be reduced. |
| US08390337B2 |
Electronic device and method for DC-DC conversion
An electronic device for driving a power switch coupled to receive a first supply voltage level at one side of its channel is provided. The electronic device includes a control switch coupled with a first side of a channel to receive a varying control voltage having a maximum level that is greater than a maximum voltage level of the first voltage supply and with another side of the channel to a control gate of the power switch for selectively applying the control voltage to the control gate of the power switch. The first side of the channel is coupled with the control gate of the control switch and a capacitor is provided and coupled with a first side to the control gate of the control switch and with a second side to a constant voltage supply. |
| US08390333B2 |
Adaptively biased comparator
The invention relates to an electronic device which comprises a comparator coupled to monitor a first supply voltage level at a first supply voltage node. The comparator comprises a differential input transistor stage having one input coupled to the first supply voltage node and the other input coupled to receive a reference voltage level, a first current source configured to supply a current of a first magnitude, a second current source configured to supply a current of a second magnitude, and a capacitor. The first magnitude is greater than the second magnitude and the first current source is coupled with one side to the differential input stage for supplying the differential input stage and with the other side to a first node. The second current source is coupled with one side to the first node and with the other side to a second supply voltage node having a second supply voltage level and the capacitor is coupled with one side to the first node and with the other side to the first supply voltage node. |
| US08390332B2 |
Noise reduction circuit and semiconductor device provided with noise reduction circuit
Noise reduction circuit includes first and second reset signal generation circuits generating first and second reset signals activated when a data input signal goes to a low level or a high level and are deactivated in synchronization with a clock signal when a high or low level is maintained, and first and second counter circuits that count an inverted signal of clock signal and are reset by the first or second reset signal. The noise reduction circuit further includes a data output circuit including a selector circuit and an output flip-flop circuit that outputs a signal selected by the selector circuit in synchronization with the clock. The selector circuit selects and outputs any of: signal fixed at a high level or low level, and output signal of the output flip-flop circuit, according to logic levels of output signals of the first and second counter circuit. |
| US08390331B2 |
Flexible CMOS library architecture for leakage power and variability reduction
Various exemplary embodiments relate to improved fabrication of CMOS transistor arrays for integrated circuits. Increased regularity in standard-cells using gate-isolation architecture may permit further reduction in feature size. MOSFETs may be spaced at roughly equal pitch and have increased channel lengths for leakage current reduction. Logic gates may be designed to have nominal channel lengths for speed and increased channel lengths for leakage current reduction. Further leakage current reduction may involve specialized channel lengths for isolation MOSFETs. Thus, the combination of the gate-isolation technique with MOSFETs having lengthened channels that are evenly spaced at substantially the same pitch may produce a flexible library architecture for improved standard-cell designs in advanced CMOS technology nodes. |
| US08390323B2 |
Dense nanoscale logic circuitry
One embodiment of the present invention is directed to hybrid-nanoscale/microscale device comprising a microscale layer that includes microscale and/or submicroscale circuit components and that provides an array of microscale or submicroscale pins across an interface surface; and at least two nanoscale-layer sub-layers within a nanoscale layer that interfaces to the microscale layer, each nanoscale-layer sub-layer containing regularly spaced, parallel nanowires, each nanowire of the at least two nanoscale-layer sub-layers in electrical contact with at most one pin provided by the microscale layer, the parallel nanowires of successive nanoscale-layer sub-layers having different directions, with the nanowires of successive nanoscale-layer sub-layers intersecting to form programmable crosspoints. |
| US08390322B2 |
Non-volatile logic circuit and a method for operating the same
In a non-volatile logic circuit, a first input electrode and a second input electrode are formed on a semiconductor layer and interposed between an electric current source electrode and an output electrode in a plan view. The semiconductor layer is disposed on a ferroelectric layer. A method of operating the non-volatile logic circuit includes a step of writing one state selected from four states by applying voltages to the first and second input electrode, respectively, a step of measuring current generated by applying the voltage between the electric current source electrode and the output electrode to determine, on the basis of the measured current, which of the high or low resistant state the non-volatile logic circuit has. |
| US08390318B2 |
Semiconductor device having calibration circuit for adjusting output impedance of output buffer circuit
Disclosed herein is a device that includes a replica buffer circuit that drives a calibration terminal, a reference-potential generating circuit that generates a reference potential, a comparison circuit that compares a potential appearing at the calibration terminal with the reference potential, and a control circuit that changes an output impedance of the replica buffer circuit based on a result of a comparison by the comparison circuit. The reference-potential generating circuit includes a first potential generating unit activated in response to an enable signal and a second potential generating unit activated regardless of the enable signal, and an output node of the first potential generating unit and an output node of the second potential generating unit are commonly connected to the comparison circuit. |
| US08390315B1 |
Configurable input-output (I/O) circuitry with pre-emphasis circuitry
Circuits and techniques for operating an integrated circuit (IC) with a configurable input-output circuit are disclosed. A disclosed circuit includes a single-ended input-output buffer coupled to an output terminal. The single-ended input-output buffer is operable to transmit an input signal to the output terminal as an output signal. A pre-emphasis circuit that is operable to sharpen a first edge and a second edge of the output signal is coupled between the single-ended input-output buffer and the output terminal. The first edge of the output signal is sharpened when the input signal switches from a first logic level to a second logic level while the second edge of the output signal is sharpened when the input signal switches from the second logic level to the first logic level. |
| US08390314B2 |
Method of half-bit pre-emphasis for multi-level signal
Methods and apparatus for improving transmission channel efficiency are provided. In an example, a digital signal is received. A leading portion of a bit in the digital signal is pre-emphasized. The received digital signal is modulated with a pre-emphasis signal to pre-emphasize a leading portion of the bit in the digital signal. The pre-emphasis signal provides pre-emphasis substantially when a clock is high and the received digital signal transitions. The pre-emphasis signal does not provide pre-emphasis when the received digital signal is low or the received digital signal is unchanged. The pre-emphasized digital signal is then transmitted via the transmission channel. In an example, the received digital signal us a pulse-amplitude modulated multilevel signal. |
| US08390313B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device
When an operation of a specified one of monitor circuits is defective or any of elements forming a ring oscillator in each of the monitor circuits has characteristic abnormality, if voltage control is performed based on a result from the monitor operating at a lowest speed, a required voltage may be overestimated. This results in an increase in power consumption, and also causes an accuracy reduction when the average value of detection results from the multiple monitors is calculated. The multiple monitor circuits are provided. Of the detection results therefrom, any detection result falling outside a predetermined range is ignored, and the average value of the remaining monitor results is used as a final monitor detection value. |
| US08390303B2 |
Method for detecting pressure on touch sensing element and electronic device using the same
A method for detecting pressure on a touch sensing element includes the steps of: providing a first potential difference to two electrodes of a first film; charging a capacitor with a division voltage of the first potential difference; sampling a charged voltage of the capacitor to obtain a plurality of first voltage values and calculating a first voltage variation according to the plurality of first voltage values; comparing the first voltage variation with a threshold value; and post-processing at least one of the first voltage values when the first voltage variation is smaller than the threshold value. The present disclosure further provides an electronic device. |
| US08390301B2 |
Electro-optic displays, and materials and methods for production thereof
A sub-assembly useful in an electro-optic display includes a conductive layer and a layer of electro-optic medium. The conductive layer has a main section covered by the electro-optic medium, an exposed section free from the electro-optic medium, and a weak section connecting the main section and the exposed section, so that the exposed section can be manipulated to rupture the weak section, thus separating the exposed section from the main section without substantial damage. |
| US08390300B2 |
Time domain reflectometry in a coherent interleaved sampling timebase
A system and method for performing a time domain reflectometry measurement. The system includes a coherent interleaved sampling timebase, a sampling strobe generator for generating one or more sampling strobes in accordance with the coherent interleaved sampling timebase, a time domain reflectometry sampling strobe generator for generating one or more time domain reflectometry strobes in accordance with one or more of the generated sampling strobes; and a sampling module for sampling a time domain reflectometry signal in accordance with one or more of the one or more generated sampling strobes and one or more of the one or more generated time domain reflectometry strobes. The system further includes an analog to digital converter for analog to digital converting the samples of the time domain reflectometry signal and a memory for storing the converted samples of the time domain reflectometry signal. |
| US08390299B2 |
Earth ground tester with remote control
A testing device which may be used to conduct ground resistance and soil resistivity measurements. The testing device comprises both a main unit and a remote unit adapted to communicate with one another via a communication link. After setting the testing device up according to the desired measurement technique, the procedure may be carried out, and the resulting measurement values are subsequently displayed on the remote unit. This allows a single operator to perform measurements while standing directly adjacent to an electrode, which is, for example, placed at a large distance from the main unit and/or other electrodes. This relieves the operator from constantly having to walk back and forth placing electrodes in different positions, and also obviates the need to return to the main unit of the testing device to consult a display and/or change parameters or settings. |
| US08390293B2 |
Superconductor with enhanced high magnetic field properties, manufacturing method thereof, and MRI apparatus comprising the same
A superconductor exemplarily described herein includes a superconducting material containing vortex pinning centers and non-magnetic disorders formed in the superconducting material. The superconductor described herein is suitable for use in magnet applications and power transmission. |
| US08390292B2 |
Method and arrangement to transmit magnetic resonance signals
In a method and an arrangement for magnetic resonance signal transmission, a first channel of a local coil arrangement has a first individual antenna that receives a first magnetic resonance signal, and a first frequency converter connected with the first individual antenna, and the first frequency converter forms a first signal with the first magnetic resonance signal supplied thereto and a first oscillator signal supplied thereto. A second channel of the local coil arrangement has a second individual antenna that receives a second magnetic resonance signal, and a second frequency converter connected with the second individual antenna, and the second frequency converter forms a second signal from the second magnetic resonance signal supplied thereto and a second oscillator signal supplied thereto. The local coil arrangement has a signal combination device that applies the first signal and the second signal to a single transmission path. At least one of the oscillator signals has a frequency that corresponds to the difference between the frequency of a first synthesizer frequency signal and the frequency of a second synthesizer frequency signal that are supplied to the local coil arrangement. |
| US08390290B2 |
Method and device for determining a position of a local coil in a magnetic resonance apparatus
A device for determining the position of at least one local coil arranged or to be arranged on a patient bed of a magnetic resonance device has at least one optical coil marker arranged on the local coil, at least one optical sensor device to detect the coil marker, the field of view of the sensor device at least partially covering the patient bed in at least a recumbent position, and a computer that determines the coil position and/or coil orientation on the patient bed from measurement data of the sensor device. The computer can form a part of a control unit of the magnetic resonance device. |
| US08390289B2 |
Magnet arrangement for generating an NMR-compatible homogeneous permanent magnetic field
A magnet arrangement for generating an NMR-compatible homogeneous permanent magnetic field is described. The invention has two permanent magnets, referred to hereafter as main magnets, which each have a magnet pole surface area. The magnet pole surface areas are situated parallel and at a distance to one another, so that the main magnets define an interspace on both sides through their magnet surface areas. The magnet pole surfaces of the main magnets each have a magnetic polarization opposite to one another. At least two annular permanent magnets are used, which are referred to hereafter as ring magnets, are situated coaxially to one another and jointly radially bound a ring inner chamber. The ring magnets are situated relative to the two main magnets in so that the ring inner chamber at least regionally encloses the interspace, and the magnetic fields of the main and ring magnets are constructively superimposed. |
| US08390284B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, method and program of magnetic resonance imaging
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a gradient coil, a transmission coil, an electrocardiographic signal detecting device detecting an electrocardiographic signal from a subject, a controlling device controlling the gradient coil and the transmission coil so that a pulse sequence including a preparation pulse and a data acquisition sequence for acquiring data from a subject utilizing a magnetic resonance phenomenon is repeatedly carried out, and a cardiac phase computing device computing the cardiac phase of the subject based on the electrocardiographic signal. The controlling device determines whether or not to re-acquire data once acquired from the subject based on the cardiac phase of the subject at an arbitrary time in a period during which the pulse sequence is carried out or the cardiac phase of the subject at a time after the pulse sequence is terminated. |
| US08390276B2 |
Target magnet assembly for a sensor used with a steering gear
A target magnet assembly configured to be secured to a rotating shaft of a steering gear assembly. The target magnet assembly includes an index hub with a mount and a magnet secured by the mount. The mount includes a tab with a protrusion extending from the tab, a finger, and a stop. The magnet includes an axial retention groove receiving the finger, a top surface abutting the stop, and a radial retention groove receiving the protrusion. |
| US08390273B2 |
Slew rate compensated wheel speed sensor signal processing method and system
Anti-lock and intelligent braking systems have become ubiquitous in modern vehicles, which employ wheel speed sensors or WSSs. These WSSs generally uses current-domain signals (transmitted through power wires) to reduce the size of the vehicle's wiring harness, but because a vehicle is an inherently noisy environment, mixed signal circuit or MSC (used to decode these signals for a microcontroller) should be able to filter out or compensate for noise. However, traditional MSCs have been plagued with problems, partly due to errors in time base measurement due to noise (as well as other factors). Here, an MSC is provided that accurately calculates a wheel speed pulse width (which is used for time base measurements) by observing the wheel speed pulse as it passes through several thresholds. |
| US08390272B2 |
Position detecting device
A position detecting device is disclosed, which detects a position indicated by a human body. The position detecting device includes: a sensor substrate including a detection area, in which a plurality of detection electrodes are formed, and a wiring area, in which wiring led out from the detection electrodes is formed, and a case configured to house the sensor substrate. The sensor substrate further includes a conductor, which is connected to a fixed potential, provided at a position opposed to (facing) the wiring area. |
| US08390261B2 |
Maximum power point tracker bypass
A circuit arrangement, includes output terminals that provide an output current and input terminals that receive a source current and a source voltage from a DC current source. A maximum power point tracker is coupled between the input terminals and the output terminals and a bypass circuit is coupled between the input terminals and the output terminals. The bypass circuit is configured to enter a bypass state dependent on the output current and dependent on the source current. The source current flows through the bypass circuit in the bypass state. |
| US08390260B2 |
Power supply for negative voltage load
A power supply for a negative voltage load has a switch-mode power unit, a monitoring unit, a first auxiliary power unit and a second auxiliary power unit. The switch-mode power unit has a rectifying circuit, a power factor correction circuit, a DC to DC power circuit. The first auxiliary power unit is connected to output terminals of the power factor correction circuit and converts DC power to a first DC power for driving the monitoring unit. The second auxiliary power unit is connected to the negative voltage load in parallel and converts negative power from the negative voltage load to a second DC power for driving the monitoring unit when AC power is interrupted. Since the first and the second auxiliary power unit do not work at the same time, the power supply can effectively enhances the conversion efficiency of the power supply. |
| US08390257B2 |
Battery capacity controller
A battery capacity controller includes a battery capacity estimating part that estimates the battery capacity of a battery in which an internal resistance is increased in accordance with the decrease of the battery capacity in the vicinity of a prescribed lower limit battery capacity and a battery capacity correcting part that changes, during the discharge of the battery, an estimated battery capacity estimated by the battery capacity estimating part to a proper value in a lower limit side when an internal resistance difference as a difference between the internal resistance value of the battery and the internal resistance value of the battery at the time of the lower limit battery capacity is a prescribed value or lower. |
| US08390255B1 |
Battery case for mobile device
A battery case for a mobile device is provided comprising a case, electrical components, a port, and an aperture size to contain at least one rechargeable battery. Also provided is a charger including a mount to receiving a rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery may be configured to fit inside of the battery case. The charger may be figured to fit inside of the battery case. |
| US08390248B2 |
Electric power conversion apparatus and manufacturing method for the apparatus
The electric power conversion apparatus 110 according to the present invention comprises an electric power conversion module 150 for converting electric power from the commercial power supply 112 to converted electric power, a filler container 152 for accommodating said electric power conversion module 150, and a filler 154 with which said filler container 152 is filled, said filler having electric non-conductance and directly embracing said electric power conversion module 150, wherein the melting point of said filler 154 is equal to or lower than a temperature of said electric power conversion module 150 achieved by electric power conversion. |
| US08390246B2 |
Battery charge state transmission device and external charging system
A communication part of a battery charge state transmission device of a charging device acquires charge state information of each external charge vehicle. A station communication part transmits the charge state information to an information management station device. The charge state information is grouped for transmission so that the number of transmissions, the amount of communication traffic and the cost of communication with the management station device, and the operation load of the management station device are reduced. |
| US08390241B2 |
Motor drive based on III-nitride devices
An inverter for driving a motor includes one or more power stages for producing one or more power signals for energizing the motor, each power stage including first and second III-nitride based bi-directional switching devices connected in series between a DC voltage bus and ground. |
| US08390237B2 |
Starting control apparatus and method for motor
Entry of a synchronous speed of a rotor can be facilitated by increasing a starting torque by adjusting a magnetization application time for magnetizing the rotor according to whether or not a starting capacitor is used. The present invention includes: a control unit that outputs a control signal for controlling an application time of a magnetizing current according to whether or not a starting capacitor is used; and a switch that supplies power to an exciting coil according to the control signal outputted from the control unit. |
| US08390235B2 |
Method and hardware system for driving a stepper motor in feed-forward voltage mode
A method of driving a stepper motor in a feed-forward voltage mode may include for a desired speed for the stepper motor setting an amplitude of a sinusoidal phase voltage of the stepper motor to be equal to a sum of an expected back-electromotive force (BEMF) amplitude estimated as a function of the desired speed, and a product of a desired phase current amplitude and an estimated absolute value of an impedance of the stepper motor. |
| US08390231B2 |
Method for obtaining a criterion for detecting obstacles to the closure of an opening
The invention relates to a method for obtaining a criterion for detecting obstacles in a closure movement of a motor-driven opening. The obtaining method includes the step of determining a speed of rotation of a motor shaft and the step of determining a quantity representative of a motor voltage. The detection criterion is then obtained by a step for calculating the criterion according to the speed of rotation of the motor shaft and the quantity representative of the motor voltage. This makes it possible to obtain a criterion, which is both robust and inexpensive, for detecting obstacles in a closure movement of a motor-driven opening. |
| US08390230B2 |
Method of detecting stop of transport apparatus
There is provided a method of detecting a stop of a transport apparatus which can quickly and easily detect and improve the throughput and the ratio of utilization without incurring an increase the number of parts. The apparatus is used which is provided with a drive motor and a transport arm one side of which is mounted on a rotary shaft of the drive motor. As the drive motor there is used one in which an induced electromotive force is generated when a force in the direction of rotation is applied to the rotary shaft. Then, an article S to be transported is held on the other side of the transport arm. When the drive motor is operated to drive the rotary shaft by a predetermined angle of rotation and then stopped, the above-described induced electromotive force to be generated due to the vibrations of the transport arm is detected. |
| US08390225B2 |
Photon motor control
A motor having an alternating current electrical source, a light power circuitry, a stationary transcutaneous energy transmission coil spaced from a rotatable transcutaneous energy transmission coil, a plurality of phototransistor arrays positioned on a rotatable platform and each phototransistor array corresponds to and rotates in conjunction with an armature winding used in the motor. Each phototransistor array (i) receives an alternating current from the rotatable transcutaneous energy transmission coil, and (ii) charges (a) each armature winding to a constant high voltage when the motor is operating and (b) each phototransistor/MOSFET power source to a desired power level. When the light from the light power circuitry contacts a phototransmitter, the phototransistor array is turned on so the armature winding associated with that phototransmitter generates an instantaneous maximum magnetic field. |
| US08390222B2 |
Brushless motor driving circuit
The present disclosure provides a brushless motor driving circuit capable of clamping an output voltage at a proper voltage, even when a power source voltage changes. Namely, a pre-driver circuit generates a voltage for driving a brushless motor from a source voltage by turning on/off first and second PMOS transistors and first and second NMOS transistors in an H bridge circuit of a drive voltage generating circuit, and applies the voltage to a coil of the brushless motor. A first clamp circuit turns on/off the first NMOS transistor on the ground side so that the output voltage at a first output terminal becomes equal to or lower than the source voltage. A second clamp circuit turns on/off the second NMOS transistor on the ground side so that output voltage at a second output terminal becomes equal to or lower than the source voltage. |
| US08390221B2 |
Systems and methods for protecting three-phase motors
A system for protecting a three-phase electric motor of a compressor, the motor receiving first, second, and third phases from a three-phase power supply, the system including a single-phase line break protector, a first current sensor, and a control module. The single-phase line break protector disconnects the motor from the first phase in response to a temperature being greater than a predetermined temperature threshold. The first current sensor measures a current through the single-phase line break protector. The control module determines a current value based on the measured current, and disconnects the motor from the second and third phases in response to the current value being less than or equal to a predetermined threshold. |
| US08390210B2 |
Light driver circuit device and backlight device
A light driver circuit device for synchronously driving a plurality of cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) is provided. The light driver circuit device includes an inverter circuit board and a balance circuit board. The inverter circuit board has an inverter circuit coupled to a driving signal for outputting a driving voltage to drive the CCFLs synchronously. The balance circuit board and the inverter circuit board are installed separately, and the balance circuit board has a balance circuit coupled to a terminal of each CCFL and the inverter circuit. The CCFL driving architecture is designed to install the inverter circuit and the balance circuit individually, thus effectively reducing the space of the driving circuit and the total cost of the circuit design. Furthermore, the balance circuit board can balance the current in each CCFL effectively, and there is no limitation to where the balance circuit board can be disposed. |
| US08390206B2 |
Variable-effect lighting system
A variable-effect lighting system includes a lamp assembly and a lamp controller coupled to the lamp assembly. The lamp assembly comprises a number of multi-colored lamps in series with an AC voltage source and in series with each other. Each multi-colored lamp comprises a first illuminating element for producing a first color of light, and a second illuminating element for producing a second color of light. The lamp controller is configured to control the current draw of each said illuminating element, and to adjust the current draw in accordance with the frequency of the voltage source. |
| US08390203B2 |
Method for the production of a ceramic spiral pulse generator and ceramic spiral pulse generator
A method for producing a ceramic spiral pulse generator is provided. The method may include providing a film composite comprising at least one ceramic green film and at least one metal layer; winding the film composite to form a spirally wound winding; laminating the winding; and sintering the laminated winding so as to create a spiral pulse generator. |
| US08390201B2 |
Multi-column electron beam exposure apparatus and magnetic field generation device
A multi-column electron beam exposure apparatus includes: multiple column cells; an electron beam converging unit in which two annular permanent magnets and electromagnetic coils are surrounded by a ferromagnetic frame, the two annular permanent magnets being magnetized in an optical axis direction and symmetrical about the optical axis, where the electromagnetic coils adjust magnetic fields of the annular permanent magnets; and a substrate provided with circular apertures through which electron beams used in the column cells pass, respectively, where the electron beam converging unit is disposed in each of the circular apertures. The two annular permanent magnets may be disposed one above the other in the optical axis direction, and the electromagnetic coils may be provided inside or outside the annular permanent magnets in their radial direction. |
| US08390196B2 |
Methal halide lamp comprising a shaped ceramic discharge vessel
The invention provides a metal halide lamp having a ceramic discharge vessel, wherein the discharge vessel has a spheroid-like shape with a length L1 and a largest outer diameter d2, the discharge vessel further having curved extremities and openings at the curved extremities which have a curvature r3. The discharge vessel has an aspect ratio L1/d2 of 1.1?≦L1/d2?≦2.2 and a shape parameter r3/d2 of 0.7≦r3/d2≦1.1. This lamp has the advantage that it can be operated at a relatively high power. Furthermore, the lamp has a relatively high efficacy. Moreover, the lamp can be operated horizontally and vertically, i.e. it can be qualified for universal burning. |
| US08390195B2 |
High pressure discharge lamp
A high pressure discharge lamp may include a ceramic discharge vessel and a longitudinal axis, wherein at least one electrode is led out of the discharge vessel by means of a metal-containing feed-through, wherein the feed-through is connected to one end of the discharge vessel by way of a ceramic-containing adjustment part, wherein the adjustment part is tubular and consists of individual layers with different compositions, at least two materials A and B forming a plurality of layers of the adjustment part, these materials being chosen such that their coefficient of thermal expansion is between that of the feed-through and that of the end of the discharge vessel or at most is just outside, the layer thickness of each layer being so low that no shearing forces can occur, and the layer thickness of each layer of the same material being different. |
| US08390188B2 |
Light emitting unit of electroluminescence device capable of increasing aperture rate manufacturing method thereof
A light emitting unit of an electroluminescence device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The light emitting unit of the electroluminescence device includes a power line, a first electrode layer, a light emitting layer and a second electrode layer. The power line is on a substrate. The first electrode layer is disposed on the substrate and is electrically connected to the power line. In particular, a top portion of the first electrode layer has an oxygen concentration higher than that of a bottom portion of the first electrode layer. The light emitting layer is disposed on the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer is disposed on the light emitting layer. |
| US08390187B2 |
High-transparency polarizing plate and organic light emitting device including the same
A polarizing plate including a polarizing film, a retardation film, and a color adhesive layer disposed between the polarizing film and the retardation film, and an organic light-emitting device including the polarizing plate. The color adhesive layer may include a first dye that absorbs a first light beam having a peak wavelength of about 470 to about 510 nm, a second dye that absorbs a second light beam having a peak wavelength of about 540 to about 610 nm, and a binder. |
| US08390186B2 |
Field emission planar lighting lamp
The present invention relates to a field emission planar lighting lamp, which comprises: a base substrate; cathodes disposed on the base substrate; anodes disposed on the base substrate, wherein the cathodes are disposed beside the anodes, each anode has an impacted surface corresponding to the cathodes, and the impacted surface is an inclined plane or a curved plane; a phosphor layer disposed on the impacted surface of the anode; and a front substrate corresponding to the base substrate, wherein the anodes and the cathodes are disposed between the base substrate and the front substrate. |
| US08390185B2 |
Bulb-type lamp
Provided are a base 4 to be inserted into a socket by being rotated around a central axis X of the base, a first body 6 attached to the base 4 so as to be rotatable freely around the central axis X, a second body 8 attached to the first body 6, and a light-emitting module 10 mounted on the second body 8. The second body 8 is attached to the first body 6 so as to be swingable in a direction perpendicular to the central axis X. |
| US08390181B2 |
Electronic array probe for ultrasonic imaging
An electronic array probe for ultrasonic imaging includes an array of transmitting and/or receiving electroacoustic transducers arranged in concentric bands in which the transducers are tangent to one other in both radial and circumferential directions. In order to minimize the number of transducers required without compromising dynamic range, a transducer arrangement geometry is provided so that the number of transducers having the same focusing delay is minimal or null. |
| US08390179B2 |
Piezoelectric film and method of manufacturing the same, ink jet head, method of forming image by the ink jet head, angular velocity sensor, method of measuring angular velocity by the angular velocity sensor, piezoelectric generating element, and method of generating electric power using the piezoelectric generating element
It is an object of the present invention to provide a lead-free piezoelectric film including a lead-free ferroelectric material and having low dielectric loss and high piezoelectric performance comparable to that of PZT, and a method of manufacturing the lead-free piezoelectric film.The present invention is directed to a piezoelectric film comprising a (NaxBiy)TiO0.5x+1.5y+2—BaTiO3 layer with a (111) orientation, where 0.30≦x≦0.46 and 0.51≦y≦0.62. |
| US08390178B2 |
Piezoelectric film and piezoelectric device
A piezoelectric film includes crystals of a complex oxide having a perovskite structure with (100)-preferred orientation and represented as: Pb1+δ[(ZrxTi1-x)1-yNby]Oz, where x is a value in a range of 0 |
| US08390175B2 |
Optical device and optical apparatus
An optical device includes: an optical device body; a first transparent electrode film deposited on a light incident side; a second transparent electrode film so formed that the first and second transparent electrode films face away from each other; and a first ferroelectric film deposited at least between the first and second transparent electrode films, wherein the first ferroelectric film vibrates in response to a drive voltage applied through the first and second transparent electrode films. |
| US08390174B2 |
Connections for ultrasound transducers
Described herein are electrical connections to acoustic elements, e.g., piezoelectric elements. In an exemplary embodiment, a transducer comprises an acoustic element, a passive layer attached to the acoustic element, and a conductive post embedded in the passive layer to provide a direct low resistance electrical connection to the acoustic element. In one embodiment, the conductive post has an exposed side surface allowing electrical connections to be made from the side of the transducer. In another embodiment, the conductive post has an exposed bottom surface allowing electrical connections to be made from the bottom of the transducer. In another embodiment, the transducer comprises an extension substrate adjacent to the acoustic element for protecting the acoustic element from thermal stress when a connection is made to the transducer at high temperatures. In one embodiment, a circuit is integrated on the extension substrate to process signals to or from the acoustic element. |
| US08390169B2 |
Low energy or minimum disturbance method for measuring frequency response functions of ultrasonic surgical devices in determining optimum operating point
An ultrasonic system is provided that includes an ultrasonic device having an elongated member configured to impart ultrasonic energy to tissue and a resonator configured to impart a frequency to the elongated member. The system also includes an ultrasonic generator configured to supply power to the resonator of the ultrasonic device. The ultrasonic generator has a drive signal generator configured to provide a drive signal, a noise signal generator configure to provide a noise signal, and a controller. The controller receives an output signal from the ultrasonic device and the noise signal from the noise signal generator, calculates a transfer function based on the output signal and the noise signal, and adjusts the drive signal generator based on the calculated transfer function. |
| US08390168B2 |
Permanent-magnet-less machine having an enclosed air gap
A permanent magnet-less, brushless synchronous system includes a stator that generates a magnetic rotating field when sourced by an alternating current. An uncluttered rotor disposed within the magnetic rotating field is spaced apart from the stator to form an air gap relative to an axis of rotation. A stationary excitation core spaced apart from the uncluttered rotor by an axial air gap and a radial air gap substantially encloses the stationary excitation core. Some permanent magnet-less, brushless synchronous systems include stator core gaps to reduce axial flux flow. Some permanent magnet-less, brushless synchronous systems include an uncluttered rotor coupled to outer laminations. The quadrature-axis inductance may be increased in some synchronous systems. Some synchronous systems convert energy such as mechanical energy into electrical energy (e.g., a generator); other synchronous systems may convert any form of energy into mechanical energy (e.g., a motor). |
| US08390166B2 |
Segmented core motor stator
Stator core of motor stator is equipped with a segmented core connecting body which connects in an annular shape a segmented core having a structure whereby laminated core plates are connected and held in place in a laminated state. To connect and fix core laminated plates by clamping, first and second dowels formed in each core laminated plate are used to connect and fix common rings by pressure-fitting them to the first and second end faces at either side of the segmented core connecting body, thus integrating the segmented core connecting body. The segmented core connecting body can be integrated with a simple operation, thus significantly reducing the assembly time for the stator core. |
| US08390163B2 |
Electric rotating machine and hybrid car provided with the same
An electric rotating machine includes a stator, a rotor inserted in a bore of the stator such that an air gap is formed between the stator and the rotor, and a plurality of permanent magnets embedded in a peripheral portion of the rotor core of the rotor in a circumferential arrangement. Slits are formed in portions of the rotor core each extending between the adjacent magnetic poles. Compressive stress is induced in portions of the rotor core each extending between the slit and the permanent magnet when stress is induced in the portion of the stator core extending between the slit and the permanent magnet by centrifugal force produced when the rotor rotates and acting on the permanent magnet and a pole piece covering the permanent magnet. |
| US08390161B2 |
Electric motor having a rain guard
A motor includes a shaft that extends along a rotational axis and an end frame that includes a first surface that is substantially normal to the axis. A first plurality of annular features are arranged concentrically about the rotational axis and coupled to the first surface. A fan is mounted to the rotating shaft and including a slinger portion and a second surface. A second plurality of annular features are arranged concentrically about the rotational axis and coupled to the second surface. The first plurality of annular features cooperate with the second plurality of annular features to form a non-contact seal between the fan and the end frame. |
| US08390158B2 |
Structure of rotation detector-equipped motor and a manufacturing method thereof
A motor is provided with a rotation detector including a detection rotor and a detection stator placed to face the detection rotor. The motor further includes a motor case and a motor shaft protruding out of the motor case. The detection rotor is fixed to an end of the motor shaft. The detection rotor includes a plate and a coil provided on the plate. The plate is fixed to the end of the motor shaft. Specifically, the motor shaft includes an opening in the end. The plate has a circular disc shape and a cylindrical portion protruding in the center from the back side. The cylindrical portion is press-fitted in the opening of the motor shaft to fix the plate to the end of the motor shaft. |
| US08390150B2 |
Field device interface with network protection mechanism
A field device interface module includes a connector, a plurality of terminals, a protocol interface module, a controller and a power supply module. The connector is configured to operably couple to a computer. The terminals are operably coupleable to a field device. The protocol interface module is coupled to the plurality of terminals and configured to generate signals in accordance with a process communication protocol. A power supply module is coupled to the plurality of terminals. The controller is coupled to the protocol interface module and to the power supply module and is configured to measure a voltage across the plurality of terminals and selectively cause the power supply module to provide power to the field device. |
| US08390147B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for photovoltaic power management
Methods and apparatuses for equalizing voltages across a plurality of photovoltaic units connected in series are provided. The apparatus may include a plurality of energy storage devices. In a first configuration, each of the energy storage devices is configured to be connected in parallel with one of a first set of the photovoltaic units. In a second configuration, each of the energy storage devices is configured to be connected in parallel with one of a second set of the photovoltaic units. The apparatus may also include a plurality of switches configured to switch between the first configuration and the second configuration, to equalize the voltages across the photovoltaic units. |
| US08390142B2 |
Vertical axis wind turbine
A vertical axis wind turbine including: a vertical axis wind mill having a vertical shaft and a generator having a generator rotor shaft, wherein the vertical shaft of the wind mill share the same shaft with the generator rotor shaft. This arrangement simplifies the structure and increases the stability, reliability, and service lifetime of vertical axis wind turbines by making on-site assembly easy and cutting the on-site workload and cost, without undermining the wind resistance capability and safety prompting wider application of vertical axis wind turbines. |
| US08390140B2 |
Wind energy installation with a heating device
A wind energy installation connected to a network. The installation includes a tower and a pod having a wind rotor and a generator driven by the wind rotor. The installation further includes a converter configured to output electrical power, a control device provided with a temperature sensor and a heating device, and a preheating module. The preheating module includes a thermal switch configured to monitor a temperature of at least one component of the wind energy installation and a monitoring unit having an output device. The monitoring unit operates the heating device until the thermal switch reaches a threshold, whereupon the output device transmits an enable signal to start the wind energy installation. Operational reliability of the wind energy installation in low ambient temperatures can be thus improved. |
| US08390139B2 |
Wind energy installation having converter control
A method for controlling a converter of a wind energy installation. The converter is connected to a rotor of a doubly-fed asynchronous generator for feeding electrical power into an electrical grid and comprises a generator-side inverter, a grid-side inverter, and at least one converter regulator for regulating and/or controlling currents emitted from at least one of the inverters to at least one of the generator and the electrical grid. The method includes detecting a change in electrical voltage present in at least one of emitted real currents and emitted reactive currents at one of the inverters, determining whether the detected change corresponds to a predetermined change, and changing nominal values of at least one of real currents to be emitted and reactive currents to be emitted from the other inverter if the detected change corresponds to the predetermined change. |
| US08390137B2 |
Fluid-driven electrical generator
The fluid-driven electrical generator utilizes internal driven fluid currents to generate a regular, mechanical oscillation that is used to generate electricity through electromagnetic induction. The fluid-driven electrical generator includes a base having opposed upper and lower surfaces. A linearly oscillating disc having opposed upper and lower surfaces and having a central passage formed therethrough is resiliently supported above the base to form a lower fluid flow path therebetween. An upper housing is mounted above the upper surface of the linearly oscillating disc. A lower surface of an upper wall thereof is spaced apart from the upper surface of the linearly oscillating disc to form an upper fluid flow path therebetween. At least one permanent magnet is attached to an outer edge of the linearly oscillating disc for generating alternating electrical current in at least one induction coil mounted adjacent the at least one permanent magnet. |
| US08390136B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating energy
A novel furnace and scrubber assembly which generates electrical energy by the initial combustion of material and a methodology which causes such electrical energy to be generated. Further, a novel scrubber technology which improves both scrubber efficiency and furnace efficiency while recovering energy from a furnace exhaust stream. |
| US08390134B2 |
Semiconductor device having surface protective films on bond pad
To provide: a technique capable of suppressing a titanium nitride film that is exposed at the side surface of an opening from turning into a titanium oxide film even when water permeates the opening over a pad from outside a semiconductor device and thus improving the reliability of the semiconductor device; and a technique capable of suppressing a crack from occurring in a surface protective film of a pad and improving the reliability of a semiconductor device. An opening is formed so that the diameter of the opening is smaller than the diameter of another opening and the opening is included in the other opening. Due to this, it is possible to cover the side surface of an antireflection film that is exposed at the side surface of the other opening with a surface protective film in which the opening is formed. As a result of this, it is possible to form a pad without exposing the side surface of the antireflection film. |
| US08390133B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
There are constituted by a tab on which a semiconductor chip is mounted, a sealing portion formed by resin-sealing the semiconductor chip, a plurality of leads each having a mounted surface exposed to a peripheral portion of a rear surface of the sealing portion and a sealing-portion forming surface disposed on an opposite side thereto, and a wire for connecting a pad of the semiconductor chip and a lead, wherein the length between inner ends of the sealing-portion forming surfaces of the leads disposed so as to oppose to each other is formed to be larger than the length between inner ends of the mounted surfaces. Thereby, a chip mounting region surrounded by the inner end of the sealing-portion forming surface of each lead can be expanded and the size of the mountable chip is increased. |
| US08390131B2 |
Semiconductor device with reduced contact resistance
A semiconductor device that includes an electrode of one material and a conductive material of lower resistivity formed over the electrode and a process for fabricating the semiconductor device. |
| US08390129B2 |
Semiconductor device with a plurality of mark through substrate vias
The present invention relates to a semiconductor device with a plurality of mark through substrate vias, including a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of original through substrate vias and a plurality of mark through substrate vias. The original through substrate vias and the mark through substrate vias are disposed in the semiconductor substrate and protrude from the backside surface of the semiconductor substrate. The mark through substrate vias are added at a specific position and/or in a specific pattern and serve as a fiducial mark, which facilitates identifying the position and direction on the backside surface. Thus, the redistribution layer (RBL) or the special equipment for achieving the backside alignment (BSA) is not necessary. |
| US08390128B2 |
Semiconductor package and stack semiconductor package having the same
A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip having a first region defined at a center portion of a first surface of the semiconductor chip, and having second and third regions defined on both sides of the first region, respectively. Bonding pads are disposed in the first region and a substrate having a substrate body is disposed in the second region of the semiconductor chip. The substrate includes an extension portion projecting away from the semiconductor chip. The substrate also includes circuit patterns disposed on the substrate body having a first ends placed adjacent to the bonding pads and second ends placed on the extension portion. Connection members electrically connect the first ends of the circuit patterns and the bonding pads. |
| US08390127B2 |
Contact trenches for enhancing stress transfer in closely spaced transistors
Scalability of a strain-inducing mechanism on the basis of a stressed dielectric overlayer may be enhanced by forming a single stress-inducing layer in combination with contact trenches, which may shield a significant amount of a non-desired stress component in the complementary transistor, while also providing a strain component in the transistor width direction when the contact material may be provided with a desired internal stress level. |
| US08390117B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device capable of realizing highly reliable three-dimensional mounting, and a method of manufacturing the same, are provided. A projected electrode 9 is formed in a region outside of an element mounting region of a substrate 5. The projected electrode 9 includes a protruding portion that protrudes from the front face of a molding resin portion 10. The distal end of the protruding portion is a flat face 13. In addition, a portion of the projected electrode 9 whose cross section is larger than the protruding portion is positioned inside the molding resin portion 10. |
| US08390115B2 |
Wiring board and semiconductor device using the wiring board
Provided is a wiring board wherein a circuit is not short-circuited when a IC chip is mounted on the wiring board. A wiring board (2) is provided with a substrate (4); wiring layers (5-8), which are formed on a surface of the substrate (4) and have prescribed wiring patterns; connecting terminals (9-12), which are formed on a part of the wiring layers (5-8) and electrically connected with bumps (18-21) of an integrated circuit chip (IC chip) (3); a mounting region (14), which is arranged on the surface of the substrate (4) and has the integrated circuit chip (3) mounted therein; and an insulating layer (13), which is formed on the surface of the substrate (4) so as to surround the circumference of the mounting region (14) for protecting wiring layers (5-8). A part of the insulating layer (3) is arranged inside the mounting region (14), and the thickness of the insulating layer (13) is more than that of the bumps (18-21) of the integrated circuit chip (3). |
| US08390113B2 |
Thermoelectric conversion module
A pressing member is prevented from being damaged by heat, heat dissipation through the pressing member on the higher-temperature side and reduction in thermoelectric conversion efficiency due to it are suppressed, and good electrical conduction is achieved even if thermoelectric conversion elements and electrodes are not cemented through a binder. A lower-temperature side electrode 6 is projecting toward a higher-temperature side substrate 8 and the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is formed with slope faces 6a, 6b, and an angle θ of each of the slope face to a surface of a lower-temperature side substrate 7 is an acute angle. A face 3a of a p-type thermoelectric conversion element 3 in contact with the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is along one slope face 6a of the lower-temperature side electrode and a face 4b of an n-type thermoelectric conversion element 4 in contact with the lower-temperature side electrode 6 is along the other slope face 6b of the lower-temperature side electrode 6; the p-type thermoelectric conversion element 3 and the n-type thermoelectric conversion element 4 are in contact with the lower-temperature side electrode 6 through the respective slope faces; a pressing member 5 presses a portion on the lower-temperature side substrate side of an outside thermoelectric conversion element 10, toward the other outside thermoelectric conversion element 10. |
| US08390112B2 |
Underfill process and materials for singulated heat spreader stiffener for thin core panel processing
A method of making a microelectronic package, and a microelectronic package made according to the method. The method includes: bonding and thermally coupling a plurality of IC dies to an IHS panel to yield a die-carrying IHS panel, and mounting the die-carrying IHS panel onto a substrate panel including a plurality of package substrates by mounting perimeter ribs of the IHS panel to a corresponding pattern of sealant on the substrate panel and by mounting each of the plurality of dies to a corresponding one of the plurality of package substrates to yield a combination including the die-carrying IHS panel mounted to the substrate panel. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. |
| US08390110B2 |
Integrated circuit packaging system with cavity and method of manufacture thereof
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: mounting a substrate-less integrated circuit package, having a terminal having characteristics of an intermetallic compound, over a substrate; connecting the substrate and the substrate-less integrated circuit package; and forming a base encapsulation over the substrate-less integrated circuit package with the terminal exposed. |
| US08390106B2 |
Circuit board with built-in semiconductor chip and method of manufacturing the same
A circuit board includes an insulating member and a semiconductor chip encapsulated with the thermoplastic resin portion of the insulating member. A wiring member is located in the insulating member and electrically connected to first and second electrodes on respective sides of the semiconductor chip. The wiring member includes a pad, an interlayer connection member, and a connection portion. A diffusion layer is located between the first electrode and the connection portion, between the pad and the connection portion, and between the second electrode and the interlayer connection member. At least one element of the interlayer connection member has a melting point lower than a glass-transition point of the thermoplastic resin portion. The connection portion is made of material having a melting point higher than a melting point of the thermoplastic resin portion. |
| US08390101B2 |
High voltage switching devices and process for forming same
The present invention relates to various switching device structures including Schottky diode, P-N diode, and P-I-N diode, which are characterized by low defect density, low crack density, low pit density and sufficient thickness (>2.5 um) GaN layers of low dopant concentration (<1E16 cm−3) grown on a conductive GaN layer. The devices enable substantially higher breakdown voltage on hetero-epitaxial substrates (<2 KV) and extremely high breakdown voltage on homo-epitaxial substrates (>2 KV). |
| US08390099B2 |
Interconnection substrate having first and second insulating films with an adhesion enhancing layer therebetween
An interconnection substrate including: a first insulating film made of a silicon compound, an adhesion enhancing layer formed on the first insulating film, and a second insulting film made of a silicon compound and formed on the adhesion enhancing layer, wherein the first insulating film and the second insulating film are combined together with a component having a structure represented by General Formula (1) described below: Si—CXHY—Si General Formula (1) where y is equal to 2x and is an even integer. |
| US08390096B2 |
Adjustable holding voltage ESD protection device
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection structure comprises a bipolar PNP transistor having an emitter formed by a first high voltage P type implanted region disposed underneath a first P+ region and a collector formed by a second high voltage P type implanted region disposed underneath a second P+ region. The ESD protection structure can have an adjustable threshold voltage by controlling the distance between the first high voltage P type implanted region and the second high voltage P type implanted region. Based upon a basic ESD protection structure, the ESD protection device can provide a reliable ESD protection for semiconductor devices having different voltage ratings. |
| US08390093B1 |
System and method of galvanic isolation in digital signal transfer integrated circuits utilizing conductivity modulation of semiconductor substrate
A galvanic isolation system provides galvanic isolation in digital transfer integrated circuits by using conductivity modulation of the semiconductor substrate. Modulation of the conductivity of the substrate affects eddy current losses of a (differential) RF inductor that is isolated from the substrate by a sufficient amount of dielectric material, which provides a basis for signal transfer from the modulated substrate to the inductor across the isolation barrier. |
| US08390091B2 |
Semiconductor structure, an integrated circuit including a semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure
A monolithic semiconductor structure includes a stack of layers. The stack includes a substrate; a first layer made from a first semiconductor material; and a second layer made from a second semiconductor material. The first layer is situated between the substrate and the second layer and at least one of the first semiconductor material and the second semiconductor material contains a III-nitride material. The structure includes a power transistor, including a body formed in the stack of layers; a first power terminal at a side of the first layer facing the second layer; a second power terminal at least partly formed in the substrate; and a gate structure for controlling the propagation through the body of electric signals between the first power terminal and the second power terminal. The structure further includes a vertical Schottky diode, including: an anode; a cathode including the substrate, and a Schottky barrier between the cathode and the anode, the Schottky barrier being situated between the substrate and a anode layer in the stack of layers. |
| US08390090B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided is a semiconductor device with a high breakdown voltage yield of a bipolar transistor and a high bandwidth and quantum efficiency of a light receiving element. An optical semiconductor device includes monolithically integrated transistor and light receiving element. The light receiving element includes a p-type semiconductor layer, an n-type epitaxial layer formed on the p-type semiconductor layer, and an n-type diffusion layer formed on the n-type epitaxial layer. An n-type impurity concentration of the n-type diffusion layer is 3×1018 cm−3 or less at a depth of 0.12 μm or more below a surface of the n-type diffusion layer, 1×1016 cm−3 or more at a depth of 0.4 μm or less below the surface, and 1×1016 cm−3 or less at a depth of 0.8 μm or more below the surface, and an interface between the p-type semiconductor layer and the n-type epitaxial layer is located at a depth of 0.9 μm to 1.5 μm below the surface. |
| US08390088B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device
A photoelectric conversion device comprises a semiconductor substrate and a multilayer wiring structure, wherein the multilayer wiring structure includes a first wiring layer which serves as a top wiring layer in an effective region and contains aluminum as a principal component, a first insulation film arranged in the effective region and an light-shielded region so as to cover the first wiring layer, and a second wiring layer which serves as a top wiring layer arranged on the first insulation film in the light-shielded region and contains aluminum as a principal component, and wherein the first insulation film has, in the effective region, a first portion which is positioned above the photoelectric conversion unit, and the first portion functions as at least a part of an interlayer lens. |
| US08390087B2 |
Image sensor package structure with large air cavity
The present invention discloses an image sensor package structure with a large air cavity. The image sensor package structure includes a substrate, a chip, a cover and a package material. The chip is combined with the substrate. A plastic sheet of the cover is adhered to the chip and a transparent lid of the cover is combined with the plastic sheet to provide a covering over a sensitization area of the chip so as to form an air cavity. The package material is arranged on the substrate and encapsulated around the chip and the cover. The plastic sheet having a predetermined thickness can increase the distance between the transparent lid and the chip to enlarge the air cavity. Thus, the image-sensing effect of the image sensor package structure can be improved and the ghost image problem resulting from multi-refraction and multi-reflection of light can be minimized. |
| US08390084B2 |
MEMS sensor
The MEMS sensor according to the present invention includes a diaphragm. In the diaphragm, an angle formed by two straight lines connecting supporting portions and the center of a main portion with one another respectively is set to satisfy the relation of the following formula (1): (A2/A1)/(B2/B1)≧1 (1) A2: maximum vibrational amplitude of the diaphragm in a case of working a physical quantity of a prescribed value on the diaphragm A1: maximum vibrational amplitude of the diaphragm in a case of working the physical quantity on the diaphragm in an omitting structure obtained by omitting one of the supporting portions from the diaphragm B2: maximum stress caused in the diaphragm in the case of working the physical quantity on the diaphragm B1: maximum stress caused in the diaphragm in the case of working the physical quantity on the diaphragm in the omitting structure |
| US08390077B2 |
Integration of low and high voltage CMOS devices
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first portion and a second portion and a first transistor of a first type formed in the first portion of the substrate, the first transistor being operable at a first voltage, and the first transistor including a doped channel region of a second type opposite of the first type. The semiconductor device also includes a second transistor of the second type formed in the second portion of the substrate, the second transistor being operable at a second voltage greater than the first voltage, the second transistor including an extended doped feature of the second type. Further, the semiconductor device includes a well of the first type in the semiconductor substrate under a gate of the second transistor, wherein the well does not extend directly under the extended doped feature and the extended doped feature does not extend directly under the well. |
| US08390076B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device including: a semiconductor substrate; active areas with island-like shapes formed on the semiconductor substrate; an element isolation area surrounding the active areas and including an element isolation groove formed on the semiconductor substrate and an element isolation film embedded into the element isolation groove; gate insulating films each formed on corresponding one of the active areas and having a first end portion that overhangs from the corresponding active area onto the element isolation area at one side and a second end portion that overhangs from the corresponding active area onto the element isolation area at the other side, wherein an overhang of the first end portion has a different length from a length of an overhang of the second end portion. |
| US08390075B2 |
Semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the same
Semiconductor memory devices and methods of fabricating the semiconductor memory devices are provided, the semiconductor memory devices may include a one-time-programmable (OTP) cell and an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM). The OTP cell includes a memory transistor and a program transistor. The program transistor may include a fuse electrode and may be spaced apart from the memory transistor. The EEPROM cell includes a memory transistor including a first gate and a selection transistor including a second gate. The OTP cell includes a first high-density impurity region which overlaps with the fuse electrode. |
| US08390074B2 |
Structure and method for latchup improvement using through wafer via latchup guard ring
A structure for preventing latchup. The structure includes a latchup sensitive structure and a through wafer via structure bounding the latch-up sensitive structure to prevent parasitic carriers from being injected into the latch-up sensitive structure. |
| US08390073B2 |
Transistor structure
A transistor structure is provided in the present invention. The transistor structure includes: a substrate comprising a P-type well, a gate disposed on the P-type well, a first spacer disposed on the gate, an N-type source/drain region disposed in the substrate at two sides of the gate, a silicon cap layer covering the N-type source/drain region, a second spacer around the first spacer and the second spacer directly on and covering a portion of the silicon cap layer and a silicide layer disposed on the silicon cap layer. |
| US08390071B2 |
ESD protection with increased current capability
A stackable electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection clamp (21) for protecting a circuit core (24) comprises, a bipolar transistor (56, 58) having a base region (74, 51, 52, 85) with a base contact (77) therein and an emitter (78) spaced a lateral distance Lbe from the base contact (77), and a collector (80, 86, 762) proximate the base region (74, 51, 52, 85). The base region (74, 51, 52, 85) comprises a first portion (51) including the base contact (77) and emitter (78), and a second portion (52) with a lateral boundary (752) separated from the collector (86, 762) by a breakdown region (84) whose width D controls the clamp trigger voltage, the second portion (52) lying between the first portion (51) and the boundary (752). The damage-onset threshold current It2 of the ESD clamp (21) is improved by increasing the parasitic resistance Rbe of the emitter-base region (74, 51, 52, 85), by for example, increasing Lbe or decreasing the relative doping density of the first portion (51) or a combination thereof. |
| US08390062B2 |
Vertical channel transistor array and manufacturing method thereof
A vertical channel transistor array has an active region formed by a plurality of semiconductor pillars. A plurality of embedded bit lines are arranged in parallel in a semiconductor substrate and extended along a column direction. A plurality of bit line contacts are respectively disposed on a side of one of the embedded bit lines. A plurality of embedded word lines are arranged in parallel above the embedded bit lines and extended along a row direction. Besides, the embedded word lines connect the semiconductor pillars in the same row with a gate dielectric layer sandwiched between the embedded word lines and the semiconductor pillars. The current leakage isolation structure is disposed at terminals of the embedded bit lines to prevent current leakage between the adjacent bit line contacts. |
| US08390060B2 |
Power semiconductor devices, structures, and related methods
Power semiconductor devices, and related methods, where majority carrier flow is divided into paralleled flows through two drift regions of opposite conductivity types. |
| US08390059B2 |
Power semiconductor device
Provided is a power semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate, in which a current flows in a thickness direction of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate includes a resistance control structure configured so that a resistance to the current becomes higher in a central portion of the semiconductor substrate than a peripheral portion of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08390058B2 |
Configurations and methods for manufacturing devices with trench-oxide-nano-tube super-junctions
This invention discloses semiconductor power device disposed on a semiconductor substrate of a first conductivity type. The semiconductor substrate supports an epitaxial layer of a second conductivity type thereon wherein the semiconductor power device is supported on a super-junction structure. The super-junction structure comprises a plurality of trenches opened from a top surface in the epitaxial layer; wherein each of the trenches having trench sidewalls covered with a first epitaxial layer of the first conductivity type to counter charge the epitaxial layer of the second conductivity type. A second epitaxial layer may be grown over the first epitaxial layer. Each of the trenches is filled with a non-doped dielectric material in a remaining trench gap space. Each of the trench sidewalls is opened with a tilted angle to form converging U-shaped trenches. |
| US08390057B1 |
Dual gate lateral double-diffused MOSFET (LDMOS) transistor
Method and apparatus for providing a lateral double-diffused MOSFET (LDMOS) transistor having a dual gate. The dual gate includes a first gate and a second gate. The first gate includes a first oxide layer formed over a substrate, and the second gate includes a second oxide layer formed over the substrate. The first gate is located a pre-determined distance from the second gate. A digitally implemented voltage regulator is also provided that includes a switching circuit having a dual gate LDMOS transistor. |
| US08390056B2 |
Non-volatile semiconductor memory device with intrinsic charge trapping layer
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a first gate formed on a first region of a surface of the substrate, a second gate formed on a second region of the surface of the substrate, a charge storage layer filled between the first gate and the second gate, a first diffusion region formed on a first side of the charge storage layer, and a second diffusion region formed opposite the charge storage layer from the first diffusion region. The first region and the second region are separated by a distance sufficient for forming a self-aligning charge storage layer therebetween. |
| US08390054B2 |
Semiconductor memory element and semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory element includes a semiconductor layer, a tunnel insulator provided on the semiconductor layer, a charge accumulation film provided on the tunnel insulator having a film thickness of 0.9 nm or more and 2.8 nm or less and the charge accumulation film containing cubic HfO2 particles, a block insulator provided on the charge accumulation film, and a control electrode provided on the block insulator. |
| US08390051B2 |
Methods of forming semiconductor device structures and semiconductor device structures including a uniform pattern of conductive lines
Methods of forming semiconductor device structures are disclosed. One method comprises forming a plurality of loops of a conductive material. Each loop of the plurality of loops comprises a uniform pattern. In one embodiment, a portion of the conductive material is removed from at least one location in each loop of the plurality of loops. Contacts are formed to the conductive material. A semiconductor device structure is also disclosed. |
| US08390050B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device has a first-conductivity-type-channel MOSFET formed on a semiconductor substrate, wherein the first-conductivity-type-channel MOSFET is typically a P-channel MOSFET, and is composed of a gate insulating film and a gate electrode provided over the semiconductor substrate, the gate electrode contains a metal gate electrode provided over the gate insulating film, a metal oxide film provided over the metal gate electrode, and another metal gate electrode provided over metal oxide film. |
| US08390049B2 |
Structure of semiconductor device
A structure of a semiconductor device including a substrate and a patterned layer is provided. The patterned layer being patterned to have an open area and a dense area is disposed on the substrate. The patterned layer includes, in the dense area, a first pattern adjacent to the open area and a second pattern. The first pattern has a first bottom. The second pattern has a second bottom width. The bottom of the first pattern includes a recess facing the open area, so that the first bottom width is close to the second bottom width. |
| US08390046B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device of the present invention has a semiconductor substrate having a transistor formed thereon; a multi-layered interconnect formed on the semiconductor substrate, and having a plurality of interconnect layers, respectively composed of an interconnect and an insulating film, stacked therein; and a capacitance element having a lower electrode (lower electrode film), a capacitor insulating film, and an upper electrode (upper electrode film), all of which being embedded in the multi-layered interconnect, so as to compose a memory element, and further includes at least one layer of damascene-structured copper interconnect (second-layer interconnect) formed between the capacitance element and the transistor; the upper surface of one of the interconnects (second-layer interconnect) and the lower surface of the capacitance element are aligned nearly in the same plane; and at least one layer of copper interconnect (plate line interconnect) is formed over the capacitance element. |
| US08390045B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a ferroelectric capacitor including a lower electrode, a ferroelectric film, and an upper electrode. The upper electrode includes a first layer formed of an oxide whose stoichiometric composition is expressed as AOx1 and whose actual composition is expressed as AOx2; a second layer formed on the first layer and formed of an oxide whose stoichiometric composition is expressed as BOy1 and whose actual composition is expressed as BOy2; and a metal layer formed on the second layer. The second layer is higher in ratio of oxidation than the first layer. The composition parameters x1, x2, y1, and y2 satisfy y2/y1>x2/x1, and the second layer includes an interface layer of the stoichiometric composition formed at an interface with the metal layer. The interface layer is higher in ratio of oxidation than the rest of the second layer. |
| US08390042B2 |
Gate etch optimization through silicon dopant profile change
Improved semiconductor devices including metal gate electrodes are formed with reduced performance variability by reducing the initial high dopant concentration at the top portion of the silicon layer overlying the metal layer. Embodiments include reducing the dopant concentration in the upper portion of the silicon layer, by implanting a counter-dopant into the upper portion of the silicon layer, removing the high dopant concentration portion and replacing it with undoped or lightly doped silicon, and applying a gettering agent to the upper surface of the silicon layer to form a thin layer with the gettered dopant, which layer can be removed or retained. |
| US08390039B2 |
Junction field effect transistor
A field effect transistor having a drain, a gate and a source, where the drain and source are formed by semiconductor regions of a first type, and in which a further doped region is provided intermediate the gate and the drain. Field gradients around the drain are thereby reduced. |
| US08390038B2 |
MIM capacitor and method of making same
A MIM capacitor device and method of making the device. The device includes an upper plate comprising one or more electrically conductive layers, a dielectric block comprising one or more dielectric layers, a lower plate comprising one or more electrically conductive layer; and a spreader plate comprising one or more electrically conductive layers. |
| US08390036B2 |
Image pickup device and image pickup apparatus
An image pickup device includes a plurality of first electrodes, a second electrode, a third electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, a plurality of signal reading portions, at least one of electric potential adjusting portions. The plurality of first electrodes is arranged on an upper side of a substrate in two dimensions with a predetermined gap interposed between one of the first electrodes and another first electrode adjacent to the one of the first electrode. The second electrode is arranged next to the first electrodes arranged on an outermost side of the first electrodes with the predetermined gap interposed between the first electrodes arranged on the outermost side and the second electrode. The third electrode faces both of the plurality of first electrodes and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer is disposed between the plurality of first electrodes and the second electrode and the third electrode. |
| US08390033B2 |
Metal structure for memory device
A semiconductor device is provided that includes a substrate, a static random access memory (SRAM) unit cell formed in the substrate, a first metal layer formed over the substrate, the first metal layer providing local interconnection to the SRAM unit cell, a second metal layer formed over the first metal layer, the second metal layer including: a bit line and a complementary bit line each having a first thickness and a Vcc line disposed between the bit line and the complementary bit line, and a third metal layer formed over the second metal layer, the third metal layer including a word line having a second thickness greater than the first thickness. |
| US08390030B2 |
Nitride semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a first semiconductor layer made of an AlxGa1−xN (0≦×<1); a second semiconductor layer provided on the first semiconductor layer and made of an undoped or first conductivity type AlyGa1−yN (0 |
| US08390028B2 |
Semiconductor device with epitaxial crystal layer embedded within susbstrate of dummy pattern region
A semiconductor device according to one embodiment includes an element isolation insulating film formed on a substrate, an element region and a dummy pattern region demarcated by the element isolation insulating film on the substrate, a first epitaxial crystal layer formed on the substrate within the element region, and a second epitaxial crystal layer formed on the substrate within the dummy pattern region. The first epitaxial crystal layer is made up of crystals that have a different lattice constant from that of the crystals that constitute the substrate. The second epitaxial crystal layer is made up of the same crystals as the first epitaxial crystal layer. The (111) plane of the substrate that includes any points on the interface between the second epitaxial crystal layer and the substrate is surrounded by the element isolation insulating film in a deeper region than the second epitaxial crystal layer. |
| US08390027B2 |
Gallium nitride semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A gallium nitride semiconductor device is disclosed that can be made by an easy manufacturing method. The device includes a silicon substrate, buffer layers formed on the top surface of the silicon substrate, and gallium nitride grown layers formed thereon. The silicon substrate has trenches 12 formed from the bottom surface, each trench having a depth reaching the gallium nitride grown layer through the silicon substrate and the buffer layers. The inside surface of each of the trenches and the bottom surface of the silicon substrate is covered with a drain electrode as a metal film. The vertical gallium nitride semiconductor device with this structure allows an electric current to flow in the direction of the thickness of the silicon substrate regardless of the resistance values of the gallium nitride grown layers and the buffer layers. |
| US08390026B2 |
Electronic device including a heterojunction region
An electronic device can include a first transistor having a first channel region further including a heterojunction region that, in one aspect, is at most approximately 5 nm thick. In another aspect, the first transistor can include a p-channel transistor including a gate electrode having a work function mismatched with the associated channel region, and the heterojunction region can lie along a surface of a semiconductor layer closer to a substrate than an opposing surface of the substrate. The electronic device can also include an n-channel transistor, and the subthreshold carrier depth of the p-channel and n-channel transistors can have approximately a same value as compared to each other. A process of forming the electronic device can include forming a compound semiconductor layer having an energy band gap greater than approximately 1.2 eV. |
| US08390024B2 |
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit includes at least one bipolar transistor. At least one isolation structure is disposed in a substrate. The at least one isolation structure is configured to electrically isolate two terminals of the at least one bipolar transistor. At least one diode is electrically coupled with the at least one bipolar transistor, wherein a junction interface of the at least one diode is disposed adjacent the at least one isolation structure. |
| US08390023B2 |
Sapphire substrate, nitride semiconductor luminescent element using the sapphire substrate, and method for manufacturing the nitride semiconductor luminescent element
The present invention provides an inexpensive substrate which can realize m-plane growth of a crystal by vapor phase growth. In a sapphire substrate, an off-angle plane slanted from an m-plane by a predetermined very small angle is prepared as a growth surface, which is a template of the crystal, at the time of growing a crystal of GaN or the like, by a polishing process to prepare a stepwise substrate comprising steps and terraces. According to the above-described configuration, even if an inexpensive sapphire substrate, which normally does not form an m-plane (nonpolar plane) GaN film, is used as a substrate for crystal growth, the following advantages can be attained. Specifically, c-axis growth can be carried out from the plane of each step as an a-plane on the terrace by vapor phase growth, which is advantageous in the fabrication of a device, in order to grow an excellent GaN single crystal which has been epitaxially grown so that the m-plane is opposite to the surplane of the terrace, and, in the mean time, the steps become integrated (fused), whereby a device can be fabricated from a substrate of a GaN single crystal having no significant threading dislocation. Further, the use of the m-plane can advantageously eliminate the influence of piezo electric fields. |
| US08390022B2 |
Side view surface mount LED
A light emitting diode is disclosed. The diode includes a package support and a semiconductor chip on the package support, with the chip including an active region that emits light in the visible portion of the spectrum. Metal contacts are in electrical communication with the chip on the package. A substantially transparent encapsulant covers the chip in the package. A phosphor in the encapsulant emits a frequency in the visible spectrum different from the frequency emitted by the chip and in response to the wavelength emitted by the chip. A display element is also disclosed that combines the light emitting diode and a planar display element. The combination includes a substantially planar display element with the light emitting diode positioned on the perimeter of the display element and with the package support directing the output of the diode substantially parallel to the plane of the display element. |
| US08390018B2 |
Nitride-based compound semiconductor light emitting device and method of fabricating the same
A nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device with improved characteristics of ohmic contact to an n-electrode and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The nitride-based semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-electrode, a p-electrode, an n-type compound semiconductor layer, and an active layer and a p-type compound semiconductor layer formed between the n- and p-electrodes. The n-electrode includes: a first electrode layer formed of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Pd, Pt, Ni, Co, Rh, Ir, Fe, Ru, Os, Cu, Ag, and Au; and a second electrode layer formed on the first electrode layer using a conductive material containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Hf, Ta, Mo, W, Re, Ir, Al, In, Pb, Ni, Rh, Ru, Os, and Au. |
| US08390017B2 |
Optical device for semiconductor based lamp
An optical device for a semiconductor based lamp includes a base and a semiconductor based light-emitting device mounted on the base. A transparent body encapsulates the semiconductor based light-emitting device. A reflective surface is in contact with the transparent body and covers a predetermined region on a top of the transparent body. The reflective surface has an opening. At least a portion of the transparent body protrudes through the opening in the reflective surface. Light emitted from the semiconductor based light-emitting device transmits upwardly through the opening in the reflective surface. |
| US08390016B2 |
Method for coating semiconductor device using droplet deposition
Methods and systems for coating of semiconductor devices using droplets of wavelength conversion or phosphor particles in a liquid medium. A plurality of nozzles delivers a controlled amount of the matrix material to the surface of the semiconductor device, with each of said nozzles having an opening for the matrix material to pass. The opening has a diameter wherein the diameter of the phosphor particles is less than or approximately equal to one half the diameter of the opening. The phosphor particles are also substantially spherical or rounded. The nozzles are typically arranged on a print head that utilizes jet printing techniques to cover the semiconductor device with a layer of the matrix material. The methods and systems are particularly applicable to covering LEDs with a layer of phosphor materials. |
| US08390013B2 |
Semiconductor package structure and fabricating method of semiconductor package structure
A semiconductor package structure includes a dielectric layer, a patterned metal layer, a carrier, a metal layer and a semiconductor die. The dielectric layer has a first surface, a second surface and an opening. The patterned metal layer is disposed on the first surface. The carrier is disposed at the second surface and has a third surface, a fourth surface and at least a through hole. A portion of the third surface and the through hole are exposed by the opening. The metal layer is disposed on the fourth surface and has a containing cavity and at least a heat conductive post extending from the fourth surface and disposed in the through hole. An end of the heat conductive post protrudes away from the third surface, and the containing cavity is located on the end of the heat conductive post. The semiconductor die is located in the containing cavity. |
| US08390011B2 |
Single or multi-color high efficiency light emitting diode (LED) by growth over a patterned substrate
An opto-electronic device, and a method of fabricating same, wherein the device has a patterned layer that includes a patterned, pierced or perforated mask, and an active layer formed over the patterned layer, wherein a refractive index of the patterned layer and a pattern of holes in the patterned layer are configured for controlling confinement or extraction of light emissions of the active layer into radiative and guided modes. |
| US08390009B2 |
Light-emitting diode (LED) package systems
A package system includes a substrate having at least one first thermally conductive structure through the substrate. At least one second thermally conductive structure is disposed over the at least one first thermally conductive structure. At least one light-emitting diode (LED) is disposed over the at least one second thermally conductive structure. |
| US08390007B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device and method of fabricating semiconductor light emitting device
A semiconductor light emitting device has a light emitting element, and first and second electrodes. The light emitting element has a nitride-based III-V compound semiconductor on a substrate. The first and second electrodes are disposed on both sides of the light emitting element, respectively. The light emitting element has a light emitting layer, a first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer. The first conductive type semiconductor layer is disposed between the light emitting layer and the first electrode. The second conductive type semiconductor layer is disposed between the light emitting layer and the second electrode. One surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer contacts the first electrode and is a light extraction surface which is roughly processed so as to have two or more kinds of oblique angles. |
| US08390000B2 |
Semiconductor devices with field plates
A III-N device is described with a III-N material layer, an insulator layer on a surface of the III-N material layer, an etch stop layer on an opposite side of the insulator layer from the III-N material layer, and an electrode defining layer on an opposite side of the etch stop layer from the etch stop layer from the insulator layer. A recess is formed in the electrode defining layer. An electrode is formed in the recess. The insulator can have a precisely controlled thickness, particularly between the electrode and III-N material layer. |
| US08389996B2 |
Method for forming semiconductor film, method for forming semiconductor device and semiconductor device
A method for forming a SnO-containing semiconductor film includes a first step of forming a SnO-containing film; a second step of forming an insulator film composed of an oxide or a nitride on the SnO-containing film to provide a laminated film including the SnO-containing film and the insulator film; and a third step of subjecting the laminated film to a heat treatment. |
| US08389994B2 |
Polysilicon thin film transistor having trench type copper bottom gate structure and method of making the same
Provided is a polysilicon thin film transistor having a trench type bottom gate structure using copper and a method of making the same. The polysilicon thin film transistor includes: a transparent insulation substrate; a seed pattern that is formed in a pattern corresponding to that of a gate electrode on the transparent insulation substrate, and that is used to form the gate electrode; a trench type guide portion having a trench type contact window in which an upper portion of the seed pattern is exposed; the gate electrode that is formed by electrodepositing copper on a trench of the exposed seed pattern; a gate insulation film formed on the upper portions of the gate electrode and the trench type guide portion, respectively; and a polysilicon layer in which a channel region, a source region and a drain region are formed on the upper portion of the gate insulation film. |
| US08389993B2 |
Display device having a buffer layer formed over a channel protective layer
A display device including a thin film transistor with high electric characteristics and high reliability, and a method for manufacturing the display device with high mass-productivity. In a display device including an inverted-staggered channel-stop-type thin film transistor, the inverted-staggered channel-stop-type thin film transistor includes a microcrystalline semiconductor film including a channel formation region, and an impurity region containing an impurity element of one conductivity type is selectively provided in a region which is not overlapped with source and drain electrodes, in the channel formation region of the microcrystalline semiconductor film. |
| US08389987B2 |
Switching element and method for fabricating same
A switching element comprises a source electrode, a drain electrode arranged apart from the source electrode, an active layer in contact with the electrodes, and a gate electrode arranged apart from the source and drain electrodes and being in contact with the active layer with a gate insulating layer interposed therebetween. The active layer is formed of a dispersion film containing predetermined carbon nanotubes and a predetermined polyether compound. |
| US08389983B2 |
Organic light emitting apparatus and method of manufacturing organic light emitting apparatus
An organic light emitting apparatus and a method of manufacturing the organic light emitting apparatus. According to the organic light emitting apparatus and the method of manufacturing the organic light emitting apparatus, the characteristics of a barrier layer are maintained and a stress of a substrate is reduced, even at a high temperature, thereby increasing the manufacturing stability of the organic light emitting apparatus. |
| US08389981B2 |
Organic light emitting diode lighting equipment
An organic light emitting diode lighting equipment includes a transparent substrate main body, a first electrode formed on the substrate main body, a subsidiary electrode formed on the first electrode to partition the first electrode at a predetermined distance, an organic emissive layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the organic emissive layer. The subsidiary electrode has an inclined lateral side facing toward the organic emissive layer. |
| US08389979B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, electronic device, and lighting device
An object is to provide a light-emitting element in which suppression of a drive voltage increase is achieved. Another object is to provide a light-emitting device that has reduced power consumption by including such a light-emitting element. In a light-emitting element having an EL layer between an anode and a cathode, between the cathode and the EL layer, a first layer capable of carrier generation is formed in contact with the cathode, a second layer which accepts and transports the electrons generated in the first layer is formed in contact with the first layer, and a third layer which injects the electrons accepted from the second layer into the EL layer is formed in contact with the second layer. |
| US08389973B2 |
Memory using tunneling field effect transistors
A memory includes a first tunneling field effect transistor including a first drain and a first source, the first drain coupled to a first resistive memory element. The memory includes a second tunneling field effect transistor including a second drain and sharing the first source, the second drain coupled to a second resistive memory element. The memory includes a first region coupled to the first source for providing a source node. |
| US08389970B2 |
Diode and storage layer semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, an upper-layer wire provided on the substrate, a lower-layer wire provided on the substrate, a memory cell located at an intersection of the upper-layer wire and the lower-layer wire and includes a diode and a storage layer, a conductive layer located between the upper-layer wire and the memory cell in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, and an interlayer insulating film provided between memory cells. The position of an interface between the upper-layer wire and the interlayer insulating film is lower than a top surface of the conductive layer. |
| US08389959B2 |
Fluorescence analyzing device and fluorescence analyzing method
The present invention has an object to provide a method for efficiently detecting an image with a smaller number of pixels.The invention relates to fluorescence analysis which uses a substrate having a plurality of regions for being capable of immobilizing biologically-related molecules in positions of lattice points of a lattice structure, and which causes the fluorescence from a certain lattice point to be wavelength-dispersed in a direction other than the direction toward the adjacent closest lattice point. According to an embodiment, for example, the number of pixels of a two-dimensional sensor required for fluorescence analysis of the regions with the biologically-related molecules immobilized can be set to several hundred times to fifty times smaller than that in the conventional case without degrading the measurement accuracy. This can achieve the improvement of throughput, reduction in price, and/or improvement of the operability of an analyzing device. |
| US08389958B2 |
Up and down conversion systems for production of emitted light from various energy sources
A system for energy upconversion and/or down conversion and a system for producing a photostimulated reaction in a medium. These systems include 1) a nanoparticle configured, upon exposure to a first wavelength λ1 of radiation, to generate a second wavelength λ2 of radiation having a higher energy than the first wavelength λ1 and 2) a metallic structure disposed in relation to the nanoparticle. A physical characteristic of the metallic structure is set to a value where a surface plasmon resonance in the metallic structure resonates at a frequency which provides a spectral overlap with either the first wavelength λ1 or the second wavelength λ2, or with both λ1 and λ2. The system for producing a photostimulated reaction in a medium includes a receptor disposed in the medium in proximity to the nanoparticle which, upon activation by the second wavelength λ2, generates the photostimulated reaction. |
| US08389957B2 |
System and method for metered dosage illumination in a bioanalysis or other system
A system and method for metered dosage illumination in a bioanalysis or other system. In accordance with an embodiment, an illumination system or subsystem is described that can provide optimized amounts of excitation light within the short exposure times necessary to measure fast biological activity. The amount of light can be precisely measured to provide quantitative results. The light flux can also be precisely controlled to generate only a prescribed minimum amount of light, in order to reduce adverse lighting effects on both fluors and samples. Although the examples herein illustrate the providing of metered dosage illumination in the context of a bioanalysis system, the techniques can be similarly used to provide metered dosage illumination in the context of other types of system. |
| US08389956B2 |
Laryngoscope disinfector
A laryngoscope disinfector characterized by a drawer that provides positioning for laryngoscopes in the drawer so that all surfaces of the laryngoscopes are exposed to ultraviolet radiation. The drawer provides for the laryngoscope blades to be positioned generally horizontally and generally vertically for disinfection of the blades. The drawer also provides, in some embodiments, positioning for the laryngoscope handles. |
| US08389951B2 |
Spherical aberration corrector and method of spherical aberration correction
A spherical aberration corrector and method is offered, which is easy to design and which can correct spherical aberration and even six-fold astigmatism in a charged particle beam instrument. The corrector has a first pair of multipole elements for producing a first pair of three-fold symmetric fields in which three-fold astigmatisms produced mutually are canceled out and a second pair of multipole elements for producing a second pair of three-fold symmetric fields in which three-fold astigmatisms produced mutually are canceled out. The second pair of multipole elements produce six-fold astigmatisms angularly spaced by 30° about an optical axis from six-fold astigmatisms produced by the first pair of multipole elements. |
| US08389947B2 |
Method and system for detecting neutron radiation
A method for detecting neutron radiation in accordance with particular embodiments includes exposing a neutron detector array comprising at least one two-dimensional array of neutron detectors to a first scene of interest. The neutron detector array is based on at least one two-dimensional array of microbolometer detectors. The method also includes receiving a plurality of response values from a corresponding plurality of neutron detectors of the neutron detector array. The method further includes generating a comparison value based on the plurality of response values and a baseline response value. The method additionally, includes determining whether more than a first threshold amount of neutron radiation is being generated by the first scene based on the comparison value. |
| US08389944B2 |
Compact and durable encasement for a digital radiography detector
A digital radiography detector includes a housing having first and second spaced planar members and four side walls defining a cavity. A radiographic image detector assembly is mounted within the cavity for converting a radiographic image to an electronic radiographic image. The detector assembly includes a detector array mounted on a stiffener. A shock absorbing elastomer assembly is located within the cavity for absorbing shock to the detector array/stiffener in directions perpendicular to and parallel to the detector array/stiffener. |
| US08389943B2 |
Modeling of the point-spread-function in single-pinhole and multi-pinhole spect reconstruction
A system and method for reconstructing single photon emission computed tomography data acquired with a pinhole collimator includes sub-dividing each voxel in the imaging target object space into sub-voxels and sub-dividing each of the detector bins in the gamma camera detector into sub-bins, connecting the centers of each of the sub-voxels to each of the detector sub-bins through a pinhole provided in the pinhole collimator by ray tracing and for each ray connecting the centers of each of the sub-voxels to each of the detector sub-bins, the transmission probability is calculated by analytically solving the intersections between the ray and the pinhole surfaces. Then, a geometric-response-function of the pinhole collimator is computed which is then convolved with the intrinsic-response-function of the detector to obtain the PSF. |
| US08389938B2 |
Method for processing images arising from a photosensitive detector and photosensitive detector
The present invention relates to a method of processing images obtained from a photosensitive detector of the type notably produced by semiconductor material deposition techniques. The method consists in correcting an image acquired by the detector with a gain image. According to the invention, a temperature gain drift correction image is applied to the acquired image as a function of a temperature measured by the detector during the acquisition of the image. The invention also relates to a photosensitive detector in which the temperature gain drift correction means are included, independently of the gain image. |
| US08389937B2 |
Incoherent transmission electron microscopy
A transmission electron microscope includes an electron beam source to generate an electron beam. Beam optics are provided to converge the electron beam. An aberration corrector corrects the electron beam for at least a spherical aberration. A specimen holder is provided to hold a specimen in the path of the electron beam. A detector is used to detect the electron beam transmitted through the specimen. The transmission electron microscope may operate in an incoherent mode and may be used to locate a sequence of objects on a molecule. |
| US08389934B2 |
Heated time of flight source
A lens assembly for use in mass spectrometry and a method for reducing contaminant build up on ion optic components in a lens assembly for use in a mass spectrometer are disclosed herein. In various embodiments of applicant's teachings, the lens assembly comprises a plurality of ion optic components assembled to form an ion lens and a heater. The plurality of ion optic components has a generally similar expansion coefficient. The heater is operatively coupled to the ion optic components. The heater heats the ion optic components to reduce the accumulation of debris on the ion optic components. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving, in a lens assembly, ions from an ion source. The lens assembly includes a plurality of ion optic components assembled to form an ion lens, the plurality of ion optic components having a generally similar expansion coefficient. The method also comprises heating the ion optic components to a first temperature. |
| US08389931B2 |
Method for sequencing peptides and proteins using metastable-activated dissociation mass spectrometry
Methods for fragmentation of large molecular ions, including proteins, nucleic acids, dendromers, and nanomaterials, compatible with several mass spectrometric techniques. The methods involve providing a gas-phase ion and allowing the gas phase ion to undergo collisions with metastable states of noble gases or nitrogen gas. |
| US08389930B2 |
Input port for mass spectrometers that is adapted for use with ion sources that operate at atmospheric pressure
A mass spectrometer and method for operating the same. The mass spectrometer includes a vacuum chamber and an input port that receives ions to be analyzed in the mass spectrometer. The chamber is adapted to operate at a pressure less than a first pressure, and includes a wall that separates the chamber from an environment outside the chamber at atmospheric pressure. The input port provides a pressure drop between the outside environment at a second pressure and the chamber. The input port includes a plurality of channels, each channel having first and second electrodes arranged on opposing surfaces of that channel and having first and second ends. The first end of each channel is at a pressure equal to the first pressure and the second end is at a pressure less than the second pressure. |
| US08389926B2 |
Testing apparatus for light-emitting devices with a design for a removable sensing module
A sensing module for light-emitting devices includes a circuit board having at least one retaining region configured to retain an optical sensor, at least one circuit configured to electrically connect the optical sensor to an output interface at a front end of the circuit board, a substrate positioned on the circuit board and having at least one aperture exposing the retaining regions, and an optical device positioned on the aperture and configured to collect emitting lights from a light-emitting device to the retaining region through the aperture. |
| US08389924B2 |
Detector and optical system
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a detector comprising first and second lenses for use with respective first and second sensing means; each lens comprising a plurality of Fresnel facets having respective fields of view adapted such that the fields of view of the first lens are alternately arranged with the fields of view of the second lens such that the fields of view of the first lens are adjacent only to, but do not overlap with, the fields of view of the second lense in a single direction. |
| US08389920B2 |
Method and apparatus for breaking surface tension during a recessed color filter array process
A method of making a color filter array of an imaging device comprises forming a main recess for a color filter array, forming a tension breaking feature at an edge of the main recess, and providing a color filter array material across the tension breaking feature and main recess as part of forming the color filter array. The tension breaking feature reduces the settling distance of the color filter array material. An imaging device having the thus formed color filter array is also described. |
| US08389918B2 |
Actuated feedforward controlled solar tracking system
An actuated feedforward controlled solar tracker system including a sub-frame supporting at least one solar panel, a post supporting the sub-frame, and a linking mechanism connecting the sub-frame and post, where the linking mechanism includes a first axle, second axle and body member. The linking mechanism's first and second axles are disposed orthogonal to each other and are separated by the body member. The system includes at least two linear actuators, a rotational joint connecting the linear actuators and sub-frame, and a driver system that drives the actuators. Additionally, the system includes a feedforward control system including a computer that calculates desired positions of the linear actuators using multiple inputs and communicates with the driver system to drive the linear actuators, and a feedback control system that relays information gathered by sensor devices to the feedforward control system, where the feedforward and feedback control systems function in an integrated manner. |
| US08389917B2 |
Wall-mounted microwave oven and hood
A wall-mounted microwave oven including a hood mover having a forwardly-movable hood plate. The hood plate, which guides fumes, exhaust gas, etc. to an inlet arranged at the bottom of the wall-mounted microwave oven, is separable from a body of the wall-mounted microwave oven. The hood plate is arranged outside and beneath the body, to prevent oil and dirt, etc. from being attached to a lower case of the body. The wall-mounted microwave oven includes a hood mover movable with respect to the body. The hood mover includes a hood plate, a frame member to separably support the hood plate, and a moving member to move the frame member with respect to the body. The frame member has a channel-shaped guide groove to receive the hood plate, thereby enabling the frame member to support the hood plate, and a fastener to prevent a separation of the hood plate. |
| US08389915B2 |
Microwaveable pouch capable of controlled respiration for extended shelf life of produce contained therein
The present document describes a cooking container for foodstuff in the form of a pouch made of a microwaveable heat-sealable polyester film. The polyester film comprises micro-perforations allowing controlled respiration of the film while maintaining atmospheric pressure inside the pouch. |
| US08389913B2 |
Induction heating apparatus with suspended induction plate
An apparatus and method for induction heating of a liquid. The apparatus includes a vessel having a volume for receiving a liquid, an induction plate and an induction base. The induction plate is positioned proximate to an induction base and suspended within the vessel, so that it is completely surrounded by the liquid to be heated. The apparatus may also include a filter column positioned within the vessel and for receiving an infuser. |
| US08389910B2 |
Inductively heated windshield wiper assembly
A wiper assembly having a wiper with an inductively heatable portion, and an induction heating device including an induction work coil which is configured to be placed near the wiper to inductively heat the inductively heatable portion. The inductively heatable portion may be in the wiper blade, the wiper arm which supports the blade, or both. The induction work coil may be placed on or near the windshield or other surface which is cleaned by the wiper and may heat the wiper regardless of its position or only when the wiper is at a specific location such as its retracted “rest” position. The wiper assembly may also include a temperature sensor for sensing a current temperature of the wiper and control circuitry associated with the induction heating device for controlling operation of the work coil.) |
| US08389906B2 |
Electric shaver with debris removal element
A hair cutting head 605, for use in a hair cutting apparatus 500 comprising: an elongated heated wire 260 suitable for shaving, cutting or burning hair growing from a skin surface; and a blunt debris removal element 650, situated and configured to remove debris or scorched hair residue from the skin after shaving, cutting or burning by the heated wire. |
| US08389905B2 |
Heating appliance for cooking
A rear surface of an operating region disposed forwardly of a top plate and colored is coated with conductor detecting units, each slotted to define a command display and a frame display therein and having a light shielding property, and associated conductor connectors, while a light shielding film having an insulating property is formed around them. A planar light emitting member is arranged below the conductor detecting units so as to confront them so that each of the conductor detecting units can be recognized as an operating button when the planar light emitting member emits light, but when the light emitting member is blacked out, such operating button can be made hard for the user to look at, thereby increasing the operability and the design feature of the outer appearance of a cooking appliance. |
| US08389903B2 |
Electrothermal focussing for the production of micro-structured substrates
The invention relates to methods and devices for the production of micro-structured substrates and their application in natural sciences and technology, in particular in microfluidic and analysis devices and provides a method of introducing a structure, preferably a hole or cavity or channel or well or recess, in a region of an electrically insulating substrate (s), said method comprising the steps: a) providing an electrically insulating substrate (s), b) storing electrical energy across said substrate using an energy storage element (c) which is charged with said electrical energy, said energy storage element being electrically connected to said substrate, said electrical energy being sufficient to significantly heat, and/or melt and/or evaporate parts or all of a region of said substrate, c) applying additional energy, preferably heat, to said substrate or a region thereof to increase the electrical conductivity of said substrate or said region thereof, and thereby initiate a current flow and, subsequently, a dissipation of said stored electrical energy within the substrate and d) dissipating said stored electrical energy, wherein the rate of dissipating said stored electrical energy is controlled by a current and power modulating element, said current and power modulating element being part of the electrical connection between said energy storage element and said substrate. A device for performing the method is also provided. |
| US08389902B2 |
Portable weld cooling systems
Portable weld cooling systems include a plurality of weld cooling instruments operable to combine to provide cool air to a weld area created by a weld fusion machine, and a portable cabinet comprising a transportation section and a storage section, the transportation section operable to facilitate the movement of the portable cabinet and the storage section being configured to store the plurality of weld cooling instruments when the portable cabinet is moved, wherein one or more of the plurality of weld cooling instruments may be removed from the storage section when combined to provide cool air. |
| US08389901B1 |
Welding wire guiding liner
A welding wire guiding liner has a plurality of guiding bodies connected to each other, each of the guiding bodies containing a plurality of rolling elements defining a guiding channel for the welding wire. Each guiding body has a ring which is coaxial with the guiding channel and is freely rotatable in a peripheral direction on the body. The ring is connected to the adjacent guiding body by means of a swivel joint which allows the adjacent guiding body to swivel around a swivel axis with respect to the guiding body provided with the ring. |
| US08389900B2 |
Method for welding a workpiece
The invention describes a method for welding a workpiece (16) with a consuming welding wire (13), the latter being moved substantially towards the workpiece (16) by a wire feeder (11) during a welding process, wherein a process is started and performed for removing slag (42) from the end of the welding wire (13). In order to create a welding method which is not affected by slag (42) possibly adhering to the end of the welding wire (13) to be contacted and which ensures a safe ignition of the electric arc (15), it is provided that the welding current (I) will be reduced to a minimum value as soon as the slag-removing process is started, and during the slag-removing process, that the welding wire (13) will be cyclically moved towards the workpiece (16) by a predetermined path length in a fast recurrent forward/backward movement and will again be moved away from the workpiece (16) by a smaller path length until short-circuit detection between the welding (13) and the workpiece (16), by a short-circuit monitoring unit upon which the slag-removing process will be finished. |
| US08389897B2 |
Welding method for carrying out a welding process
The invention relates to a welding method for implementing and monitoring a welding process, whereby a power source (2) and a feeding device (10) for the welding rod (11) are controlled by means of a control device (4), and whereby at least one control variable is measured or calculated from characteristic variables of the arc during the welding process. After setting a first and a second time interval (102) with different durations and a scanning rate for determining the values of the characteristic variable (100), the values of the characteristic variable (100) are stored with every scan, after which, at an instant (40), a first mean value (106) and a second mean value (107) are calculated from the stored values of the characteristic variable which lie in time intervals earlier in time than the instant (40) by the control device as the control variable, after which an upper and a lower threshold value (104, 105) is calculated starting from the first mean value (106) of the first time interval (101), and the control variable is then compared with the upper and with the lower threshold value (104, 105). |
| US08389895B2 |
Method and apparatus for reliably laser marking articles
The invention is a method and apparatus for laser marking a stainless steel specimen with commercially desirable marks. The method includes providing a laser processing system having a laser, and laser optics and a controller with pre-determined laser pulse parameters, selecting the pre-determined laser pulse parameters associated with the desired mark, and directing the laser marking system to produce laser pulses having laser pulse parameters associated with the desired marks including temporal pulse widths greater than about 1 and less than about 1000 picoseconds. |
| US08389888B2 |
Plasma torch with a lateral injector
The invention relates to a plasma torch, comprising: a plasma generator comprising a cathode extending along an axis X and an anode (24), the cathode and the anode being arranged so as to be capable of generating, in a chamber (26), an electric arc between the anode and the cathode due to an electrical voltage, the plasma generator also comprising a plasmagen gas injection device (30) comprising an injection pipe (72) leading, along an injection axis (Ii), to an injection opening (74) in the chamber; a means for injecting a material to be discharged into a plasma flow generated by said plasma generator, the plasma torch being characterized in that: the relationship R″ between: the radial distance (yi) of said injection opening, defined as the minimum distance between the axis X and the center of said injection orifice; the largest transverse size (DC) of the cathode in the region of the chamber downstream from the position PAC, wherein PAC denotes the axial position of maximum radial mutual encroachment of the anode and the cathode, is less than 2.5; and the projection of the injection axis (Ii) into a transverse plane passing through the center of the injection orifice of said injection conduit forms an angle β less than 45° with a radius extending into said transverse plane and passing through the axis X and through the center of said injection orifice. |
| US08389883B2 |
Key-press structure and a method for making the same
A key-press structure comprises a transparent substrate, a plurality of characters formed inside the transparent substrate thereby forming a plurality of keys, and a touch control member disposed on the surface of the transparent substrate such that each of the keys is operable to sense a touch event. |
| US08389880B2 |
Keylock device for circuit breaker
Disclosed is a keylock device for a circuit breaker. The keylock device for a circuit breaker comprises a closing lever configured to generate a closing operation of a mechanism, a trip lever configured to generate a trip operation of the mechanism, and a locking unit configured to allow a locked state of the locking unit to be maintained when the mechanism is in an ‘ON’ state, but to allow the locked state of the locking unit to be converted into a released state when the mechanism is in an ‘OFF’ state. Under these configurations, it is impossible to convert the current state of the keylock device into a locked state unless the mechanism of the circuit breaker is converted into an ‘OFF’ state. This may prevent the occurrence of an accidence due to the operator's unintentional ‘OFF’ state of the mechanism. |
| US08389878B2 |
Weigh-in-motion scale with foot alignment features
A pad is disclosed for use in a weighing system for weighing a load. The pad includes a weighing platform, load cells, and foot members. Improvements to the pad reduce or substantially eliminate rotation of one or more of the corner foot members. A flexible foot strap disposed between the corner foot members reduces rotation of the respective foot members about vertical axes through the corner foot members and couples the corner foot members such that rotation of one corner foot member results in substantially the same amount of rotation of the other corner foot member. In a strapless variant one or more fasteners prevents substantially all rotation of a foot member. In a diagonal variant, a foot strap extends between a corner foot member and the weighing platform to reduce rotation of the foot member about a vertical axis through the corner foot member. |
| US08389875B2 |
Installation structure of (outdoor) communication equipment and installation method thereof
To provide an installation structure and an installation method of a communication equipment to reduce a number of components of the equipment and make the installation work easy. A communication equipment and an installation structure of the communication equipment to be installed, e.g., outdoors is provided. A handle for carrying the communication equipment also serves as a fixation component of the communication equipment. A method for installation of a communication equipment comprises providing an inclined portion formed at a part of bottom surface of a communication equipment and keeping the communication equipment in a forward-inclined position temporarily with the assistance of the inclined shape portion when the communication equipment is set on a fixation mount to fix the communication equipment preparatory to installation. |
| US08389873B2 |
Enclosure of electronic device
An enclosure of an electronic device includes a plate. The plate defines a number of through holes. A number of shields extend from the plate corresponding to the through holes. Each shield extends outwards from the outer surface of the plate, surrounding and partly covering a corresponding through hole. The enclosure with the shields can shield the electronic device from EMI. |
| US08389870B2 |
Coreless multi-layer circuit substrate with minimized pad capacitance
A multi layer interconnecting substrate has at least two spaced apart metal layers with a conductive pad on each one of the metal layers. Two different types of insulating layers are placed between the metal layers. The placement is such that one of the two different types of insulating layers is placed between the conductive pads and the other type of insulating layer is placed between the two spaced apart metal layers. |
| US08389869B2 |
Circuit board having pad and chip package structure thereof
A circuit board including a substrate, a conductive pattern and a solder mask layer is provided. The conductive pattern includes a pad, a tail trace and a signal trace. The tail trace connects with the edge of the pad and the signal trace connects with the edge of the pad. An angle between a portion of the signal trace neighboring the pad and the tail trace is larger than 0 degree and smaller than 180 degree. The solder mask layer is disposed on the substrate and covers a portion of conductive pattern. The solder mask layer has an opening exposing the whole pad. |
| US08389866B2 |
Resin circuit board
A resin circuit board includes a layered structure of resin layers and conductor layers, has significantly reduced and minimized warping and distortion, and has a precise shape. A second conductor layer is disposed between a resin layer and a first conductor layer made of a metal. The resin layer and the second conductor layer have a higher thermal expansion coefficient than the first conductor layer such that the thermal expansion coefficient changes gradually, allowing a stress resulting from a difference in thermal expansion coefficient to be relieved. |
| US08389865B2 |
Touch panel
A touch panel includes first and second substrates, and first insulating layer disposed therebetween. The first substrate has, on its bottom surface, a first conductive layer having opposing first and second sides; a first electrode along the first side; and a second electrode along the second side. The second substrate has, on its top surface, a second conductive layer facing the first conductive layer with a predetermined space and having third and fourth sides orthogonal to the first and second sides: a third electrode along the third side; and a fourth electrode along the fourth side. The first insulating layer is frame-like and coats at least part of the first and second electrodes. The first and second electrodes and the first insulating layer together form a decoration part having a color tone to prevent the third and fourth electrodes from being visible when viewed from the first substrate side. |
| US08389861B2 |
Safety arm pin
A power line insulating assembly and safety arm pin includes: an insulating section, where said insulating section includes an end portion where a fight hand threaded section is provided at the end portion for securing the insulator section to the power linen hardware, wherein the insulating section abuts an arm nut and shoulder assembly; and a safety arm pin connected to the insulating section via the nut and shoulder assembly, where arm pin includes a left handed threaded section to receive hardware for mounting the assembly on a power line transmission assembly, where said hardware is removable without loosening of the insulating section. The hardware for mounting may include a square washer, a left-handed nut and left-handed lock. |
| US08389859B2 |
Modular power connector
A modular power connector includes an insulation main body, at least one conducting element, at least one electricity-delivering element, and at least one engaging element. The conducting element is partially accommodated within the insulation main body, and includes a perforation. The electricity-delivering element has a bare part at an end thereof. The engaging element is fixed on the bare part of the electricity-delivering element, and includes an elastic extension part and a stopping part. The elastic extension part is subject to elastic deformation during the elastic extension part is penetrated through the perforation of the conducting element. The elastic extension part is restored to an original shape after the elastic extension part is penetrated through the perforation, so that the conducting element is clamped between the elastic extension part and the stopping part. |
| US08389858B2 |
While-in-use electrical box cover
A while-in-use electrical box cover with an improved hinge mount is provided that prevents damage to the box cover when the hood is overstressed in the open position. A hood attaches to the base of the box cover by way of a hood hinge mount and a base hinge mount. A hinge pin, or some variance thereof, is used to couple the hood hinge mount and base hinge mount while maintaining free rotation of the pin. Hinge mounts are located in multiple positions allowing for horizontal or vertical mounting options of the hood. Some of the hinge mounts comprise compressible slots to prevent undue stresses which could potentially damage the hood or the hinge mounts located on the hood and base. |
| US08389857B2 |
Structure for mounting a wireless battery-powered remote control
A mounting structure enables a portable remote control device, that operates a load control device of a wirelessly controlled lighting system, to be mounted to a vertical surface (e.g., to an opening of an electrical wallbox). The mounting structure comprises a mounting fixture for attaching to the vertical surface, an opening sized to receive the remote control device, and a flexible leaf in the opening that receives the remote control device. The flexible leaf may project upwardly in the opening for receiving a flanged recess of the remote control device disposed on a rear surface of the remote control device, whereby the remote control device can be slidably received on the flexible leaf and when fully received on the leaf is retained in position on the mounting structure such that the remote control device is framed by the opening in the mounting structure. |
| US08389843B2 |
Interactive music notation layout and editing system
A system and method for positioning, on an electronic display, an additional musical symbol based on the location of one or more existing musical symbols can include determining one or more positional constraints on the additional musical symbol. The one or more positional constraints can include one or more preferred quantities. Each of the one or more positional constraints can be automatically defined as being either a time-based positional constraint or a space-based positional constraint. The additional symbol can be positioned in a measure of a staff at a distance away from one of the one or more existing musical symbols. The distance can be at least in part determined by at least one of the one or more preferred quantities. |
| US08389841B1 |
Adjustable resonator stop and keyboard percussion instrument including same
An adjustable resonator stop may be used in resonators of keyboard percussion instruments. The adjustable resonator stop includes a resonator engaging body having a cavity, a resonator end member being configured to be disposed within the cavity of the resonator engaging body, and a tightening member coupled to at least a portion of the resonator end member. The tightening member is configured to move the resonator end member from a disengaged position, wherein the resonator stop may be freely adjusted within a resonator, to an engaged position, wherein the resonator stop may be securely coupled to an interior surface of the resonator. The adjustable resonator stop may provide the same or better performance characteristics as a permanently installed metal stop including a smooth, metallic, bi-polar vibrating surface with exposure to air on either side, while also providing quick adjustability at little or no cost when compared to other adjustable stops in the industry. |
| US08389839B2 |
Thumb pick
A thumb pick formed as a unitary one-piece body having a substantially inflexible pick point portion including at least one slot extending between an upper surface and a lower surface of the pick point portion. A pliable strap portion extends away from the pick point portion toward a tail portion including a terminal end. The pliable strap portion is designed to wrap around a musician's thumb, while the tail portion becomes engaged in the slot with the tail portion confined between the upper and lower surfaces of the pick point portion. A gusset can be included on an upper surface of the pick point portion to strengthen the inflexibility of the pick point portion. The tail portion of the strap can include a series of grooves while the slot includes a pawl designed to engage at least one of the series of grooves to secure the strap within the slot. |
| US08389837B1 |
Stringed instrument having a fretboard cantilevered over the soundboard
A composite fretboard has a tapered form and a cantilevered end. A guitar constructed with the fretboard is able to maintain certain elements of classical guitar form with a soundboard able to vibrate freely producing an improved sound quality. |
| US08389836B2 |
Bridge element for musical stringed instruments
A stringed instrument, for example an electric guitar, is arranged to produce a tremolo effect by providing the tailpiece with a number of saddles corresponding to the number of strings, each saddle having a slot for anchoring its string. The tailpiece is pivotable about an axis substantially perpendicular to the strings in order to change the tension in the strings to produce the desired tremolo effect. The tailpiece includes a housing in which the saddles are provided with a screw adjustment which varies the off-set of the saddle from the axis of the pivot. The greater the off-set of the saddle from the pivot, the greater the extension or release of the string on activation of the tremolo lever to turn the tailpiece. Thus, the position of the saddles relative to each other can be made so that on activation of the lever which pivots the tailpiece, the strings whose tension is changed remain in harmony. If desired, some of the strings can be ‘de-activated’ by adjusting the saddle position so that the string remains on the axis of the pivot so that no change in string tension results as the tailpiece is pivoted. |
| US08389834B2 |
Key drive device and keyboard musical instrument
A key drive device to be installed on a musical instrument with a keyboard partly located above a leg block via a key bed, including: drive units to be at least partly inserted into a removal space in the key bed. In a state in which the drive units are installed, at least one drive unit which drives at least one key located above the leg block includes: (a) a first portion at least a part of which is inserted into an insertion space portion of the removal space between the leg block and the keyboard; and (b) a second portion at least a part of which is disposed in other space portion of the removal space, a dimension of the second portion in at least one of a vertical direction and a horizontal short-side direction being larger than that of the first portion. |
| US08389832B2 |
Musical balloon accessories
The hanging musical attachment device is an attachment to an inflatable balloon that adds ornamental features allowing the balloon to hang as an ornament creating additional appeal to generic balloon and adding the accompaniment of a musical playing device. This attachment can be used with balloons without the need for helium, because the attachment is the means of support for the balloon. The interchangeable balloons allow for the musical device to be replaced without the need to replace the entire device. |
| US08389830B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X8F923
A novel maize variety designated X8F923 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 X8F923 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X8F923 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X8F923, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X8F923. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X8F923. |
| US08389826B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X95A944
A novel maize variety designated X95A944 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 X95A944 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X95A944 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X95A944, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X95A944. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X95A944. |
| US08389825B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X08A103
A novel maize variety designated X08A103 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 X08A103 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08A103 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08A103, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08A103. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08A103. |
| US08389824B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X8K845
A novel maize variety designated X8K845 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 X8K845 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X8K845 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X8K845, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X8K845. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X8K845. |
| US08389823B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X8K859
A novel maize variety designated X8K859 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 X8K859 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X8K859 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X8K859, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X8K859. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X8K859. |
| US08389821B1 |
Inbred corn line NPID2001
Basically, this invention provides for an inbred corn line designated NPID2001, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPID2001, with plants of another corn plant. The invention relates to the various parts of inbred NPID2001, including culturable cells. This invention also relates to methods for introducing transgenic transgenes into inbred corn line NPID2001, and plants produced by said methods. |
| US08389820B2 |
Inbred corn line MN8
An inbred corn line, designated MN8, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line MN8, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line MN8 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred line MN8 with itself or another corn line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn 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 corn lines derived from inbred corn line MN8. |
| US08389818B2 |
Cotton cultivar L-3233
A cotton cultivar, designated L-3233, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of cotton cultivar L-3233, to the plants of cotton L-3233 and to methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing the cultivar L-3233 with itself or another cotton variety. The invention further relates to hybrid cotton seeds and plants produced by crossing the cultivar L-3233 with another cotton cultivar. |
| US08389813B2 |
Soybean variety A1022840
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1022840. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1022840. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1022840 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1022840 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08389809B2 |
Wheat plants having increased resistance to imidazolinone herbicides
The present invention is directed to wheat plants having increased resistance to an imidazolinone herbicide. More particularly, the present invention includes wheat plants containing one or more IMI nucleic acids such as a Gunner IMI 205, Gunner IMI 208 and Madsen IMI cultivar. The present invention also includes seeds produced by these wheat plants and methods of controlling weeds in the vicinity of these wheat plants. |
| US08389808B2 |
Production of arachidonic acid in oilseed plants
Oilseed plants which have been transformed to produce arachidonic acid, recombinant constructs used in such transformations, methods for producing arachidonic acid in a plant are described and uses of oils and seeds obtained from such transformed plants in a variety of food and feed applications are described. |
| US08389804B2 |
Viral based transient-expression vector system that allows multiple applications
Disclosed herein are viral vectors suitable for transfection into woody trees for purposes of delivering and expressing beneficial genes. Specifically exemplified herein are vectors for transfecting citrus trees. The vectors allow for the expression of useful proteins, such as those that can protect the tree from disease. Specifically exemplified herein are methods of transfecting woody trees that allow multiple applications of vectors while avoiding superinfection exclusion. |
| US08389803B2 |
Genes for enhancing resistance to Magnaporthe oryzae and uses thereof
The present invention relates to Pi5-1 and Pi5-2 proteins which enhance resistance to Mag-naporthe oryzae, genes which encode the proteins, a recombinant vector comprising the genes, a plant transformed with the recombinant vector and seeds thereof, a method of increasing resistance to a plant pathogen by expressing the genes in a plant, antibodies against the proteins, and a composition comprising the genes which are useful for enhancing resistance to a plant pathogen. |
| US08389801B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X00A051
A novel maize variety designated X00A051 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 X00A051 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X00A051 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X00A051, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X00A051. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X00A051. |
| US08389800B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X90A803
A novel maize variety designated X90A803 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 X90A803 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90A803 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X90A803, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90A803. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90A803. |
| US08389797B2 |
Methods to identify soybean aphid resistant quantitative trait loci in soybean and compositions thereof
The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and aphid resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding soybean plants containing quantitative trait loci that are associated with resistance to aphids, Aphis glycines. The invention further includes method for monitoring the introgression quantitative trait loci (QTL) conferring aphid resistance into elite germplasm in a breeding program. |
| US08389792B2 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of ulcerative colitis and colon cancer and screening methods to identify same
The instant invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that T-bet maintains host commensal relationships in the gastrointestinal tract. Accordingly, this invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing ulcerative colitis, and/or colon cancer, and/or preventing colonization of a subject's gastrointestinal tract with commensal bacteria that promote ulcerative colitis as well as methods of identifying agents that treat and prevent the same. |
| US08389789B2 |
Process for the production of olefins
Disclosed is a process for the production of C2 to C3 olefins via the catalytic cracking of feedstocks including C4 and heavier olefins in an integrated reaction/regeneration system. |
| US08389785B2 |
Method for controlling 2-phenyl isomer content of linear alkylbenzene and catalyst used in the method
A method for controlling 2-isomer content in linear alkylbenzene obtained by alkylating benzene with olefins and catalyst used in the method. |
| US08389783B2 |
Process for hydrogenation of an aromatic feedstock that as catalyst uses a suspension of metal nanoparticles containing a nitrogen-containing ligand in an ionic liquid
This invention describes a process for hydrogenation of an aromatic feedstock that as a catalytic composition uses a suspension of metal nanoparticles of a mean size of between 1 and 20 nanometers in at least one non-aqueous ionic liquid, whereby said suspension also contains at least one nitrogen-containing ligand, in which said metal nanoparticles comprise a transition metal in the zero-valence state, whereby the transition metal is selected from the groups 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the periodic table and in which said nitrogen-containing ligand comprises 1 to n nitrogen atoms, whereby n is an integer of between 1 and 20. |
| US08389782B2 |
Biofuel production through catalytic deoxygenation
A process useful for treating biologically derived oils in the production of biofuels is described. A biologically derived oil feed is deoxygenated by contacting the feed with a metal titanate catalyst comprising a metal titanate having an MTiO3 perovskite structure wherein M is a metal having a valence of 2+. The process does not require the addition of hydrogen. |
| US08389781B2 |
Catalyst with supplement component for hydroprocessing of bio-feedstock
The catalyst comprises at least a metal component and at least a non-metallic conducting component as supplement component. The metal component generally contains one or more metals of the groups VIb, VIIb or VIIIb of the periodic table. The supplement component is e.g. a conducting carbon material like graphite, a conducting polymer or a conducting metal oxide. Preferably it is hydrophobic or made hydrophobic. The catalyst is used for hydroprocessing of bio-feedstock like vegetable oils to produce fuels, which are aliphatic hydrocarbons comparable to conventional fuel from mineral oil. |
| US08389780B2 |
Polyalphaolefins and processes for forming polyalphaolefins
The invention is directed to polyalphaolefins (PAOs) and processes for forming PAOs. In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for forming a PAO comprising polymerizing C8-C12 α-olefin monomers in the presence of hydrogen, a C8-C12 saturated hydrocarbon, e.g., a C8-C12 saturated straight-chain hydrocarbon, and a catalyst system in a reaction vessel, wherein the C8-C12 saturated straight-chain hydrocarbon has about the same number of carbon atoms as the C8-C12 α-olefin monomers. The C8-C12 saturated straight-chain hydrocarbon optionally is derived from a crude PAO product formed by the process of the invention. The invention is also directed to reaction systems for performing the processes of the invention, to processes for controlling PAO viscosity based on residence time, and to the removal of spent catalyst using a solid adsorbent particles. |
| US08389772B2 |
Aldehydes containing hydroxl groups
The present invention relates to aldehydes of the formula (I) which contain tertiary amino groups and at least one hydroxyl group. Aldehydes of this kind can be utilized broadly. Aldehydes of particular advantage can be incorporated into a polymer, and find use as curing agents and/or catalysts. Preferably they find use in adhesives and sealants. |
| US08389765B2 |
Purification of iodixanol
A process for the manufacture of iodixanol by performing a purification process of the crude product in a solvent comprising ethanol. The crude product may be obtained in aqueous solution from dimerisation of 5-acetamido-N,N′-bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,4,6-triiodo-isophthalamide (“Compound A”). |
| US08389762B2 |
Method for purifying methacrylic acid
The present invention relates to a process for purifying methacrylic acid, wherein the reaction mixture obtained by a reaction of methacrylamide with water is cooled by mixing with an aqueous medium and then passed into a phase separator.The present invention further describes a system for performing the process according to the invention. |
| US08389758B2 |
Benzoxazine-thiol adducts
Novel benzoxazine-thiol adducts are described, which may be may be cured to produce compositions useful in coating, sealants, adhesive and many other applications. |
| US08389754B2 |
Fractionation method of 1,3-disaturated-2-unsaturated triglyceride
The present invention discloses a method of producing triglycerides rich in XOX fat and/or XLX fat, which comprises the steps of heating and dissolving triglycerides (XOX fat and/or XLX fat) which comprise 20 to 60 mass % of a triglyceride having a saturated fatty acid residue on each of the first and third position and an oleoyl group and/or a linoleoyl group on the second position in total triglycerides in the presence of 1 to 30 mass % of a fatty acid lower alkyl ester; and then cooling the mixture to precipitate crystals and conducting solid-liquid separation. This method is a more efficient and industrially suitable fractionation and production method of fats and oils which are rich in a triglyceride (XOX fat and/or XLX fat) having a saturated fatty acid residue on each of the first and third position and an oleoyl group and/or a linoleoyl group on the second position. |
| US08389753B2 |
Stabilized vegetable oils and methods of making same
A method for modifying ethylenic unsaturation in a triglyceride. One or more unsaturated fatty acyl moieties present in the triglyceride are substituted with a a lactone substitution, a dihydrofuran substitution, or a ketone substitution via an electron acceptor mediated reaction. The resulting reaction products are useful, for example, as lubricants, metalworking fluids, mold release agents, hydraulic fluids, or dielectric fluids, or as components of lubricants, metalworking fluids, mold release agents, hydraulic fluids, or dielectric fluids, and modified fatty acids for polymer synthesis. |
| US08389749B2 |
Method to produce, recover and convert furan derivatives from aqueous solutions using alkylphenol extraction
Described is a catalytic process for converting biomass to furan derivatives (e.g., furfural, furfuryl alcohol, etc.) using a biphasic reactor containing a reactive aqueous phase and an organic extracting phase containing an alkylphenol. The process provides a cost-effective route for producing furfural, furfuryl alcohol, levulinic acid hydroxymethylfurfural, γ-valerolactone, and the like. The products formed are useful as value-added intermediates to produce polymers, as precursors to diesel fuel, and as fuel additives. |
| US08389739B1 |
Modulators of retinoid-related orphan receptor gamma
Methods for modulating (inhibiting or stimulating) retinoid-related orphan receptor γ (RORγ) activity. This modulation has numerous effects, including inhibition of TH-17 cell function and/or TH-17 cell activity, and inhibition of re-stimulation of TH-17 cells, which are beneficial to treatment of inflammation and autoimmune disorders. Stimulation of RORγ results in stimulation of TH-17 cell function and/or activity which is beneficial for immune-enhancing compositions (e.g., vaccines). |
| US08389738B2 |
Production method of isoxazoline-substituted benzoic acid amide compound
A production method of an isoxazoline-substituted benzoic acid amide compound of Formula (1) where X is a halogen atom, C1-6 haloalkyl, etc., Y is a halogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R1 is a C1-6 haloalkyl, etc., R2 and R3 independently of each other are a hydrogen atom, C1-6 alkyl, etc., R4 is C1-6 alkyl, C1-6 haloalkyl, etc., R5 is a hydrogen atom, c1-6 alkyl, etc., m is an integer of 0 to 5, n is an integer of 0 to 4, including: reacting an isoxazoline-substituted benzene compound of Formula (3) where X, Y, R1, m, and n are the same as defined above, L is a chlorine atom, a bromine atom, —C(O)OH, —C(O)J, etc., J is a halogen atom, with a 2-aminoacetic acid amide compound of Formula (2) where R2, R3, R4, and R5 are the same as defined above, or a salt thereof; crystal forms and the production method thereof. |
| US08389735B2 |
Oxadiazole derivative, and light emitting element, light emitting device, and electronic device using the oxadiazole derivative
An oxadiazole derivative represented by the following general formula (G1) is synthesized and applied to the light emitting element, wherein Am is a substituent represented by a general formula (Am1), (Am2), or (Am3); each of α, β1, and β2 represents an arylene group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms; each of Ar1 to Ar6 represents an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms; each of R1 to R3 represents hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms; and R4 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 25 carbon atoms. |
| US08389734B2 |
Amides useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders. |
| US08389732B2 |
Synthesis and regioselective substitution of 6-halo- and 6-alkoxy nicotine derivatives
The present invention provides active compounds for modulating nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and methods of making the same. The methods of preparing the active compounds utilize different intermediate compounds. |
| US08389729B2 |
Methods for detecting the presence, location or quantity of targets using novel dyes
The present invention provides dyes, reactive dyes and labeled reagents that may be used in the detection or quantification of desirable target molecules, such as proteins and nucleic acids. Dyes are provided that may be used free in solution where the binding of the dye to the target molecule provides signal generation. Dyes are also provided that comprise reactive groups that may be used to attach the dyes to probes that will bind to desirable target molecules. The novel dyes of the present invention have been modified by the addition of charged and polar groups to provide beneficial properties. |
| US08389728B2 |
Pollen tube stimulants from Arabidopsis pistils
This disclosure relates, inter alia, to stimulants of pollen tube germination and growth of pollen tubes, and methods of their use to stimulate in vitro and in vivo pollen germination and pollen tube growth. |
| US08389723B1 |
Deuterated benzene sulfonamide thiazole compounds
Deuterated forms of N-{3-[5-(2-Amino-4-pyrimidinyl)-2-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3-thiazol-4-yl]-2-fluorophenyl}-2,6-difluorobenzenesulfonamide and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same. |
| US08389719B2 |
Hydroxyphenyltriazines with an aromatic carbocyclic fused ring system
The instant invention relates to novel hydroxyphenyl triazine UV-absorbers with an aromatic carbocyclic fused ring system having a long wavelength shifted absorption spectrum with significant absorbance up to 420 nm. Further aspects of the invention are a process for their preparation, a UV stabilized composition containing the new UV-absorbers, a process for the stabilization of organic materials and the use of the new compounds as UV-light stabilizers for organic materials. |
| US08389714B2 |
Process for the preparation of 17-0-vinyl-triflates as intermediates
A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, may be made by a process including a triflating step by which a ketone of formula (II) is converted into a triflate of formula (III) in the presence of a base comprising a tertiary or heterocyclic amine such that the pKa of the conjugate acid at 25° C. is within the range 5.21 to 12. |
| US08389710B2 |
Therapeutic nucleic acid-3′-conjugates
Methods are described for improvement of the serum half life of therapeutic nucleic acids by 3′ conjugation to useful target proteins, or other large molecules with useful function. In one embodiment, a 3′ A, C or G overhang is added to ds-DNA and the primary amines conjugated using biocompatible bifunctional linkers to proteins. The resulting nucleic acid-3′ conjugates are serum nuclease-resistant and retained in vivo for long periods without rapid kidney clearance. Further, the choice of conjugate imparts additional functionality to the nucleic acid-3′ conjugate. |
| US08389708B2 |
Method of cancer treatment using siRNA silencing
The present invention is a method for the treatment of cancer involving tumor derived immunosuppression in a subject. The method comprises administering to a subject one or more siRNA constructs capable of inhibiting the expression of an immunosuppressive molecule. The invention also provides siRNA constructs and compositions. |
| US08389707B2 |
Oligonucleotides related to lipid membrane attachments
Oligonucleotide structures are provided that are capable of forming more stable bonds to a lipid membrane and thereby generate an improved control of the process whereby oligonucleotide linkers are introduced to lipid membranes. Methods of forming lipid membrane oligonucleotide attachments are provided including lipid vesicles. The oligonucleotides typically comprise at least two hydrophobic anchoring moieties capable of being attached to a lipid membrane. Said moieties may be attached at the terminal ends of an oligonucleotide or, in the case of a first and second strand forming a duplex, at the same terminal end one of the strands other end not being part of the duplex leaving it free to hybridize to additional strands. The lipid vesicles attached with the oligonucleotide can be used in biosensors and may contain membrane proteins. |
| US08389704B2 |
Binding members for IgE molecules
This invention relates to binding members, especially antibody molecules, for IgE. The binding members are useful for, inter alia, treatment of disorders mediated by IgE including allergies and asthma. |
| US08389702B2 |
Multi-oligomeric or multi-polymeric compositions comprising labeled moieties and binding partners
The present invention provides multisignal labeling reagents and these are useful in a number of biochemical applications, including the manufacture of biomolecular probes and their use in detecting or amplifying analyte-specific moieties. |
| US08389701B2 |
Multisignaling oligomeric or polymeric compositions comprising labeled moieties and binding partners
The present invention provides multisignal labeling reagents and these are useful in a number of biochemical applications, including the manufacture of biomolecular probes and their use in detecting or amplifying analyte-specific moieties. |
| US08389699B2 |
Nucleic acid terminators incorporating a cationic moiety and methods for their use
Disclosed are methods and kits applicable to sequencing methods, such as Sanger dideoxy sequencing methods. The methods and kits disclosed utilize a cationically charged nucleic acid terminator in combination with a discriminatory polymerase. |
| US08389691B2 |
Antibodies with immune effector activity and that internalize in endosialin-positive cells
This invention relates to the use of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies that specifically bind to and have the ability in the alternative to become internalized by cells expressing endosialin and to induce an immune effector activity such as antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity. The antibodies are useful in specific delivery of pharmacologic agents to endosialin-expressing cells as well as in eliciting an immune-effector activity particularly on tumor and neovascular cells and precursors. The invention is also related to nucleotides encoding the antibodies of the invention, cells expressing the antibodies; methods of detecting cancer and neovascular cells; and methods of treating cancer and neovascular disease using the antibodies, derivatives and fragments. |
| US08389688B2 |
Humanized anti-CD22 antibodies and their use in treatment of oncology, transplantation and autoimmune disease
The present invention provides chimeric and humanized versions of anti-CD22 mouse monoclonal antibody, HB22.7. The anti-CD22 antibodies of the invention comprise four human or humanized framework regions of the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (“VH”) and four human or humanized framework regions of the immunoglobulin light chain variable region (“VK”). The invention further comprises heavy and/or light chain FW regions that contain one or more backmutations in which a human FW residue is exchanged for the corresponding residue present in the parental mouse heavy or light chain. Human or humanized VH framework regions of antibodies of the invention may comprise one or more of the following residues: a valine (V) at position 24 of framework region 1, a glycine (G) at position 49 of framework region 2, and an asparagine (N) at position 73 of framework region 3, numbered according to Kabat. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions, immunotherapeutic compositions, and methods using therapeutic antibodies that bind to the human CD22 antigen and that preferably mediate human ADCC, CDC, and/or apoptosis for: the treatment of B cell diseases and disorders in human subjects, such as, but not limited to, B cell malignancies, for the treatment and prevention of autoimmune disease, and for the treatment and prevention of graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), humoral rejection, and post-transplantation lymphoproliferative disorder in human transplant recipients. |
| US08389687B2 |
Polyvinylpyrrolidone cryoprecipitate extraction of clotting factors
Blood collection, processing and transfer leads to the separation of discrete fractions by adding additional citrate (trisodium citrate) to bring the citrate concentration to 10%-15% w/v thereby leading to enhanced yield and purity of cryoprecipitate. The improved cryoprecipitate then yields concentrated clotting factors by an improved extraction process which uses polyvinyl pyrollidone to reduce the extraction of fibrinogen. Following extraction the remaining cryoprecipitate can advantageously be formed into a fibrin fabric used in surgeries and in the treatment of wounds. |
| US08389684B2 |
Tumor biomarker
The present invention relates to the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, and specifically to a method of diagnosing the presence or metastasis of cancer by detecting plasma Hsp90α having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No. 1 as a tumor marker. In addition, the present invention also relates to a method for the treatment of cancer and metastasis. |
| US08389678B2 |
Protein fragments of virB10 and sero-detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Disclosed are cloning and expression of a plurality of protein fragments of virB10, a Type IV Secretion System (TIVSS) in Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Such recombinant protein fragments are useful in the ELISA detection of anaplasma pathogen. The use of same as kits for ELISA is also disclosed. |
| US08389675B2 |
PMMA binding peptides
Peptides are provided that have binding affinity for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The polymethyl methacrylate-binding peptides may be used to prepare peptide-based reagents suitable for use in a variety of applications. The peptide-based reagents may be used to couple benefit agents to a PMMA polymer surface or may be used to couple a benefit agent comprising a PMMA polymer surface to a target surface, such as a body surface. |
| US08389674B2 |
Method for producing a polychloroprene-based polymer dispersion and system for producing a polychloroprene-based polymer dispersion
Disclosed are systems and methods for producing a polymer dispersion based on polychloroprene, comprising steps of polymerizing chloroprene to polychloroprene, adding the polycholoprene dispersion to a stripper column, and removing chloroprene from the polychloroprene dispersion. |
| US08389672B2 |
Diaphragm for electro-accoustic transducer
A diaphragm for electro-acoustic transducers, especially a diaphragm for speakers, and a film for the diaphragm excellent in the formability and the durability in high-output operation are obtained. A diaphragm for electro-acoustic transducers formed of a film that contains a polybiphenyl ether sulfone resin (A) having a specific repetitive unit or contains it and a crystalline resin (B) such as polyaryl ketone resin; and a film for use for the diaphragm. |
| US08389668B2 |
Use of a catalytic system for lactide and glycolide (co) oligomerization
The use of a catalytic ring-opening lactide and glycolide (co)oligomerization system consisting of a strongly acidic ion-exchange resin-type polymeric catalyst and a (co)oligomerization additive, and a lactide and glycolide (co)oligomerization method using said catalytic system, are disclosed. |
| US08389666B2 |
Copolymer and method for manufacturing the same and packaging material utilizing the same
The disclosed is a copolymer having a formula as: R1 is a combination of naphthalene, phenylene, butyl, and hexyl. R2 is a combination of ethylene, cyclohexlene, 2-methylpropyl, and neopentyl. n is a number of 1500 to 3000. The copolymer has a transparency greater than 80%, a thermal resistance greater than 100° C., a moisture absorption less than 0.5 wt %, and yellowing under UV/climate resistance greater than 1000 hours. |
| US08389665B2 |
Method for preparing terpolymer of poly (biphenyl sulfone ether) and poly (ether sulfone)
A method for preparing terpolymer of poly (biphenyl sulfone ether) and poly (ether sulfone) comprises: adding high-temperature organic solvent into a flask, stirring and heating to 80° C., adding 4,4′-dichlorodiphenylsulfone,4,4′-Bis(4-chlorophenyl)sulfonyl-1,1′-biphenyl and 4,4′-dihydroxydiphenylsulfone with solid content of 20-35%; stirring until monomers are completely dissolved, heating to 100° C., adding salt-forming agent and xylene; stirring while heating so that salt-forming reaction begins in the system, wherein the system temperature is controlled between 190° C. and 210° C.; when the amount of water discharged reaches the theoretical value, the first stage of salt-forming reaction is finished; heating the system to 230-236° C., and maintaining for 3-4 hours to obtain polymer viscous liquid; and refining the polymer viscous liquid to obtain a terpolymer containing different structural units in the molecular chain, wherein the Tg of the terpolymer can be regulated by changing the ratio of the two dichloro-containing monomers. |
| US08389658B2 |
Method for producing post-cured water-absorbent polymer particles with a higher absorption by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution
A process for preparing postcrosslinked water-absorbing polymer beads with high absorption by polymerizing droplets of a monomer solution in a gas phase surrounding the droplets, wherein the solids content of the monomer solution is at least 35% by weight and the polymer beads have a mean diameter of at least 150 μm. |
| US08389653B2 |
Method of catalyzing a reaction to form a urethane coating and a complex for use in the method
A urethane coating is formed by a reaction of a hydroxy-functional resin and a blocked isocyanate crosslinker. A method of catalyzing this reaction includes forming a polymeric ligand from the resin and/or the crosslinker. The method also includes incorporating a metal catalyst with the polymeric ligand to complex the metal catalyst with the polymeric ligand. The method further includes reacting resin and the crosslinker to form the urethane coating. |
| US08389652B2 |
Epoxy resin hardener compositions and epoxy resin compositions containing such hardener compositions
An epoxy resin hardener composition including a reaction product of (i) a compound having at least one vicinal epoxy group, and (ii) an amino alcohol; an epoxy resin composition including the epoxy resin hardener composition and a compound having at least one vicinal epoxy group; and a powder coating composition including particles of the epoxy resin hardener composition and particles of a compound having at least one vicinal epoxy group. |
| US08389651B2 |
Electrodepositable coating composition comprising a non-solubilized zinc compound
The present invention is directed to an electrodepositable coating composition comprising a non-solubilized zinc compound in an amount of at least 0.61 weight % based on the total resin solids of the electrodepositable coating composition. |
| US08389647B2 |
Laminating adhesive for demoulding at elevated temperature
The present invention relates to a laminating adhesive composition, which contains a reaction product which contains isocyanate groups and which is obtained from the reaction of at least two specific polyester polyols, solid at room temperature, and a polyisocyanate. Particularly in the case of three-dimensionally deformed support material surfaces, the laminating adhesive compositions permit removal from the laminating mold at an elevated temperature. |
| US08389646B2 |
Medical devices comprising a co-polymer of a modified polyamide and a polycarbonate
The present invention refers to medical devices comprising a modified Co-Polymer or to the modified Co-Polymer itself having high flexibility and high stress resistance, especially tensile strength or tear resistance, in addition to the good physical characteristics of a Block-Co-Polymers of a polyamide and a polycarbonate, either polycarbonate diol or polycarbonate diamine. |
| US08389643B2 |
Copolymers based on methacrylate units, preparation method thereof and use of same
The invention relates to a method for preparing a copolymer having a backbone based on methacrylate units, comprising a step involving the polymerization of one or more precursor methacrylate monomers of said units in the presence of: a polymerization initiator; at least RAFT-type transfer agent which can generate a primary radical; and at least one comonomer selected from among styrene monomers and acrylate monomers. The invention also relates to the resulting copolymers capable of being obtained according to this process, in particular block copolymers, in particular block copolymers, and to the use thereof as additives for plastic materials. |
| US08389642B2 |
Method of treating polymer with carbon-carbon bond framework and product obtained by the treating method
A method of treating a polymer includes oxidatively treating the polymer including a carbon-carbon bond framework in a gas atmosphere at a pressure of not less than 5.0 MPa and at a temperature of higher than 140° C. and lower than 200° C. by using oxygen included in the gas atmosphere. |
| US08389640B2 |
Process for the preparation of cross-linked polyallylamine polymer
A process for the polymerization of allylamine and its subsequent crosslinking in the presence of a dispersing agent. |
| US08389636B2 |
Polystyrene blends
A method of preparing a polystyrene blend that includes combining a first polystyrene composition having a first melt flow index with a second polystyrene composition having a second melt flow index and forming a polystyrene blend, the second melt flow index being at least 2 dg/min higher that the first melt flow index. The polystyrene blend has an observed tensile strength value greater than 3% above the expected tensile strength value. The second polystyrene composition can include a recycled polystyrene material, which can include expanded polystyrene. An alternate method of preparing the polystyrene blend includes combining a polystyrene composition with a styrene monomer to form a reaction mixture, polymerizing the reaction mixture and obtaining a polystyrene blend, where the polystyrene containing composition has a melt flow index at least 2 dg/min higher than the melt flow index of the styrene monomer after it has been polymerized. |
| US08389633B2 |
Suspension particle comprising tetrafluoroethylene polymer and manufacturing method thereof
Disclosed therein is method for preparing novel suspension polymer comprising tetrafluoroethylene polymer, and powders or granules produced by the method. The suspension polymer of the present invention can be obtained by suspension polymerization of a styrene-based monomer, an acrylic monomer or a mixed monomer thereof in the presence of PTFE, followed by filtering and drying, and can be used as flame retarding properties improver of engineering plastic and the like. |
| US08389632B2 |
Co-continuous heterophase polymer compositions containing high melt strength polypropylene for extrusion coating
A process of extruding a blend of an irradiated extrudate of a first propylene polymer and a non-irradiated second propylene polymer, where the first propylene polymer comprises a non-phenolic stabilizer. The irradiation of the first propylene polymer extrudate is conducted in a reduced oxygen environment, and the irradiated extrudate of the first propylene polymer and the non-irradiated second propylene polymer are blended at a temperature below their respective melting points. The blend has an ARPSW of ≦3.0 micron. |
| US08389631B2 |
Bismaleimide resin system with improved manufacturing properties
The present invention is a thermosetting bismaleimide resin system comprising a liquid phase and a solid phase where the non-crystallizing liquid phase contains the curing agents diallyl ether of a substantially aromatic radical and a bis(alkenylphenoxy) ether of a substantially aromatic radical along with a substantially aromatic bismaleimide as a particle slurry and optionally a free radical inhibitor.The curing agents are non-crystallizing compositions for use in bismaleimide resin formulations to increase the thermal durability of a cured resin composite as shown by reduced microcracking as measured by reduced weight loss after thermal aging. The present invention resists microcracking over bismaleimide resin systems which incorporate other curing agents or combinations of curing agents.The present invention further provides a bismaleimide resin formulation suitable to make prepregs with reduced crystallization for reduced viscosity supporting improved manufacturing properties and improved tack. |
| US08389628B2 |
High flow thermoplastic resin composition with excellent chemical resistance, impact resistance and gloss
The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition that can have excellent impact resistance, chemical resistance, fluidity and high gloss, which comprises about 1 to about 80 parts by weight of a styrene-acrylonitrile resin (A) including one or more functional groups capable of reacting with polyester; about 1 to about 98 parts by weight of an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin (B) including about 5 to about 40% by weight of a graft polymerized acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene resin (B1) and about 60 to about 95% by weight of a styrene-acrylonitrile resin (B2) and including about 20% by weight or less of acrylonitrile; and about 1 to about 98 parts by weight of a polyester resin (C), wherein the resin composition comprises acrylonitrile in a total amount of about 1 to about 13% by weight. |
| US08389624B2 |
Intermediates for preparation of polymeric compositions
A stable liquid intermediate comprising a polyol, and/or an acid and/or a catalyst and/or water for the preparation of polymeric compositions, the polyol being polyester polyol, a polyoxpropylene-polyoxypropylene polyol or a mixture thereof. There is disclosed a method of use of said stable liquid intermediate wherein said stable liquid intermediate is mixed with rubber granules. |
| US08389621B2 |
Thermosetting resin composition for producing color filter for CMOS image sensor, color filter comprising transparent film formed using the composition and CMOS image sensor using the color filter
A thermosetting resin composition for producing a color filter for a CMOS image sensor is provided. The thermosetting resin composition comprises an organic solvent and a self-curing copolymer having structural units represented by Formulae 1, 2, 3 and 4, which are described in the specification. |
| US08389619B1 |
In-situ nanocomposites from polymerization of an aryloxybenzoic acid in the presence of detonation nanodiamond
A poly(ether-ketone) composite of the formula: wherein DND is detonation nanodiamond particle; wherein Ar represents ether-ketone repeating groups of the formula wherein Q is —O— or —O—(CH2)n—O—, wherein n has a value of 2-12; wherein R is —H, —CH3, or —C2H5, m has a value of 1 or 2; wherein R′ is —H or —CH3; and wherein — denotes the presence of a direct C—C bond between Ar and DND. Also provided is a process for preparing the nanocomposites. |
| US08389608B2 |
Aminoplast-polythiol compositions and articles produced therefrom
Aminoplast-polythiol compositions resulting from the contact product, or cured reaction product, of an aminoplast resin composition and a polythiol composition are disclosed. Typically, the polythiol composition contains thiol ester molecules having an average of two or more thiol groups per molecule. Methods for preparing the aminoplast-polythiol compositions, methods for using the aminoplast-polythiol compositions to produce coatings and to coat substrates, and coatings and other articles produced using these aminoplast-polythiol compositions also are described. |
| US08389607B2 |
Golf ball
Golf ball 2 has core 4, cover 6 and paint layer 12. The base polymer of the cover 6 includes a thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer. The cover 6 includes a benzotriazole based ultraviolet ray absorbing agent, a hindered amine light stabilizer and a hindered phenol heat resistance stabilizer. Provided that the molar concentration of the benzotriazole based ultraviolet ray absorbing agent is defined as A; the molar concentration of the hindered amine light stabilizer is defined as B; and the molar concentration of the hindered phenol heat resistance stabilizer is defined as C, the molar ratio (B/A) is 0.01 or greater and 0.5 or less, and the molar ratio [(B+C)/A] is 0.1 or greater and 1.5 or less. Preferably, the hindered amine light stabilizer does not have a hindered phenol group in the molecule. Preferably, the principal component of the elastomer is a reaction product of MDI and polyether polyol. |
| US08389606B2 |
Asphalt mixture
The present invention relates to an asphalt mixture including aggregates, a polyamide resin and asphalt, wherein the polyamide resin has a softening point of from 60 to 150° C., and is compounded in an amount of from 3 to 90% by mass on the basis of a total amount of the polyamide resin and the asphalt; and a paving method using the asphalt mixture. The asphalt mixture of the present invention provides a pavement which is free from rutting and torsional breakage and exhibits a high oil resistance. The pavement obtained from the asphalt mixture is free from fracture and can be prevented from suffering from occurrence of rutting and torsional breakage even when leakage of oils over a surface of the pavement occurs. |
| US08389603B2 |
Thermal nanocomposites
Methods for preparing nanocomposites with thermal properties modified by powder size below 100 nanometers. Both low-loaded and highly-loaded nanocomposites are included. Nanoscale coated, un-coated, whisker type fillers are taught. Thermal nanocomposite layers may be prepared on substrates. |
| US08389597B2 |
High water content ophthalmic devices
An ophthalmic device is disclosed that is a polymerization product of a monomeric mixture comprising (a) a major amount of a non-silicone-containing hydrophilic monomer; (b) a hydrophobic monomer; and (c) a crosslinking agent, wherein the ophthalmic device has an equilibrium water content of at least about 70 weight percent and further wherein the ophthalmic device has an evaporative dehydration barrier layer on the surface thereof. A method for the mitigation of evaporative corneal dehydration employing the high water content ophthalmic device is also disclosed. |
| US08389594B2 |
Silicone-modified adamantane derivative, photo-radically curable resin composition, and method for preparing photo-radically curable resin composition
There is disclosed a silicone-modified adamantane derivative represented by the following general formula (1), Wherein each R1 independently represents a hydrogen atom or methyl group; each R independently represents a methyl group or phenyl group; n represents an integer from 2 to 1,000; and k represents a number of 0 to 2. There can be a photo-radically curable resin composition by adopting a novel and specific silicone-modified adamantane derivative, which composition is cured by photoirradiation even at a lower intensity of illumination, thereby enabling to obtain a cured product exhibiting not only an excellent moisture resistance but also an excellent adhesiveness to various substrates. |
| US08389592B2 |
Optical elements with gradient structure
Optical elements, in particular for holographic applications, have a gradient structure formed by a refractive index gradient and include one or more organic polymers and at least one ionic liquid. |
| US08389591B2 |
Opaque waterborne UV scratch resistant coatings
A coating composition includes a UV curable film forming resin; a thixotropic and/or pseudoplastic anti-settling agent selected from at least one of an amine salt of a synthetic wax, a microcrystalline cellulose compound (MCC), a urea urethane, or a urethane enzymatically modified starch; a mar/scratch resistant additive selected from at least one of a mineral abrasive, glass particles, and ceramic particles; and water. |
| US08389590B2 |
Process and installation for the production of foam in a continuous foaming process
The invention relates to an installation and to a process for the production of foam in a continuous foaming process with the following steps,measuring actual surface temperatures of the foam or the facing layers along a conveying direction anddetermining a control variable for the foaming process as a function of a deviation of the actual surface temperatures from the nominal surface temperatures. |
| US08389587B2 |
Microporous polymer separators for lithium ion batteries and method for producing the same
Provided are separators used in power accumulators such as lithium ion secondary batteries and a preparation method thereof. The said separators are obtained through following steps: providing a polymer colloidal emulsion through a polymerization reaction of polyvinyl alcohol, hydrophobic monomer and hydrophilic monomer in water solution initiated by an initiator; coating a plastic substrate with the said polymer colloidal emulsion using tape-casting method; drying the plastic substrate coated with the polymer colloidal emulsion, and then obtaining the said separators by delaminating them from the substrate. The said separators have good liquid absorbability, high liquid absorption rate and retention, low resistivity, good mechanical strength and good thermal stability (little thermal shrinkage and little size distortion) as well as electrochemical stability. The prepared lithium ion batteries have good cycle stability and long service life. |
| US08389586B2 |
Multiple reactor chemical production system
The present invention is a multiple reaction set for the production of chemicals by equilibrium limited reactions utilizing plate-type or extended surface heat exchangers. The heat exchangers cool the reaction products to condense methanol within the reaction products for separation, and to warm incoming feed reactants prior to entrance of the reactants into a reactor utilized for methanol production. The various reactors, heat exchangers, and separators can be formed as separated zones within enclosed vessels, thereby eliminating the need for separately constructed reactors, heat exchangers, and separators. Multi-stream plate-type of extended surface heat exchangers can be utilized to allow efficient cooling and methanol separation. The multiple reaction set can also be used for the recovery of methanol from a waste or purge gas stream utilizing multiple reactors, multiple plate-type or extended surface heat exchangers and multiple separators as a substitute for or in conjunction with a conventional methanol synthesis loop. |
| US08389583B2 |
Antimicrobial compositions and methods of use
In one aspect, compositions provide antimicrobial therapy as topical disinfectants. Particularly, one aspect relates to an alcohol containing antimicrobial composition that includes at least one paraben, a redox compound and an organic acid at a concentration of from about 1.5 percent to about 10 percent by weight, based on the total weight of the composition. In other aspects, antimicrobial compositions are used to topically sanitize wounds, skin areas and/or to disinfect surgical instruments or other surfaces. Still, in further aspects, methods, devices and kits relating to an antimicrobial composition are provided. |
| US08389579B2 |
Biocide compositions (I)
Suggested are biocide compositions, comprising (a) at least one dialkylamide based on a hydroxycarboxylic acid, and (b) at least one biocide. The compositions exhibit an improved stability even if stored at temperatures between 5° and 40° C. over a longer period. |
| US08389575B2 |
Control of enzymatic peracid generation
A process is provided for producing target concentrations of peroxycarboxylic acids from carboxylic acid esters. More specifically, carboxylic acid esters are reacted with an inorganic peroxide, such as hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of an enzyme catalyst having perhydrolysis activity under conditions where control of reaction pH by selection of buffer concentration and concentration of perhydrolase and reactants produces a targeted concentration of peroxycarboxylic acids. The present perhydrolase catalysts are classified as members of the carbohydrate esterase family 7 (CE-7) based on the conserved structural features. Further, disinfectant formulations comprising the peracids produced by the processes described herein are provided, as are corresponding methods of use. |
| US08389574B2 |
Method useful for the prevention of type 2 diabetes and its complications in pre-diabetic patients with insulin resistance
The present invention relates to the use of acetyl L-carnitine in combination with an anti hypertensive drug, and a statin, for the preparation of a medicament for the prevention or delay of onset of type 2 diabetes and its complications, in pre-diabetic patients with insulin resistance. |
| US08389571B2 |
Benzofuran derived HIV protease inhibitors
Resistance-repellent and multidrug resistant retroviral protease inhibitors are provided. Pharmaceutical composition comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HIV infections in mammals, are also provided. |
| US08389569B2 |
Polyspirane compounds, application thereof in the treatment of malaria or toxoplasmosis and method for preparing same
Novel polyspirane compounds used in the treatment of diseases involving parasites that belong to the phylum of apicomplexae, and a method for preparing the same. |
| US08389567B2 |
Compounds that modulate intracellular calcium
Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of store-operated calcium (SOC) channels. Also described herein are methods of using such SOC channel modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating diseases, disorders or conditions that would benefit from inhibition of SOC channel activity. |
| US08389562B2 |
Polymorphic forms of a 3-pyrrole substituted 2-indolinone
The invention relates to new crystalline polymorphic forms of N-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl]-5-[(Z)-(5-fluoro-1,2-dihydro-2-oxo-3H-indol-3-ylidine)methyl]-2,4-dimethyl-1H-pyrrole-3-carboxamide (i.e., sunitinib base), including Form I, Form II, and Form IV, processes for preparing crystalline polymorphic forms of sunitinib base, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of new crystalline polymorphic forms of sunitinib base and pharmaceutical compositions comprising new crystalline polymorphic forms of sunitinib base, salts of new crystalline polymorphic forms of sunitinib base and mixtures thereof. |
| US08389561B2 |
Substituted 7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives useful for making pharmaceutical compositions
This invention provides 1-substituted-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptyl derivatives, intermediates and methods for producing them, which are therapeutic agents useful for the prevention and treatment of central nervous system disorders and diseases mediated by a Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, epilepsy, pain, nicotine addiction and dementia. |
| US08389557B2 |
Triazole derivatives useful as Axl inhibitors
Methods of using triazole derivatives in treating diseases or conditions associated with Axl catalytic activity are disclosed. |