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| US08462417B2 |
Light adjusting apparatus for positioning an incident light adjusting unit
A light adjusting apparatus includes a substrate (10, 40) having an aperture, a plurality of incident light adjusting units (20a, 20b, 20c) each moving in a same plane, and a plurality of driving units (50a, 50b, 50c) respectively driving the incident light adjusting units (20a, 20b, 20c), and adjusts an incident light passing through the aperture by mutually moving the incident light adjusting units (20a, 20b, 20c) with the driving units to an aperture position that is center-aligned with the aperture and a retracted position that is retracted from the aperture. An incident light adjusting unit that is moved to the aperture position is positioned by contacting with at least one of other incident light adjusting units that are retracted from the aperture. |
| US08462412B2 |
Optical scanner
An optical scanner includes a light source, an optical splitter which splits light from the light source into a plurality of light beams, an input optical element on which the light beams split by the optical splitter are incident, a driver which generates a voltage signal, an optical deflector which comprises at least two deflector portions formed close to each other on a same substrate and individually supplied with an electric action of the driver so as to capture and deflect the incident light beams using the electric action, and an output optical element which emits the deflected light beams to an image plane, wherein the optical scanner is configured to scan the image plane with the light beams by adjusting the voltage signal of the driver. |
| US08462408B2 |
Holographic reconstruction system with an optical wave tracking means
A holographic reconstruction system is disclosed with spatial light modulation means, modulating interferable light waves from light sources with at least one video hologram, comprising optical focusing means, focusing the modulated light waves with the reconstructed object light points for at least one eye position for the eyes of observers and controllable electro-optical deflector means, which direct the focused modulated light waves with the reconstructed light points to at least one eye position in order to reduce the aberrations. The reconstruction system has the optical focusing means in a field of focusing elements, wherein each focusing element is provided with at least one interferable light source. The electro-optical deflector means lie in the light path of the interferable light waves after the optical focusing mean and have at least one field of deflector elements, which has at least one separately controllable electro-optical deflector element for each focusing element. |
| US08462407B2 |
Measuring separation of patterns, and use thereof for determining printer characteristics
Disclosed are methods (900) and apparatuses (600) for determining a location of a graphical object (2220) printed onto a print medium (230), said graphical object comprising a plurality of object marks, the method comprising the steps of superposing a two-dimensional reference pattern (710) having a pre-defined degree of accuracy over the printed graphical object, the two-dimensional reference pattern comprising a plurality of pattern marks (770); scanning the superposed printed graphical object and reference pattern to produce a scanned image (2400); determining a location coordinate (2923) of the graphical object in the scanned image (2400); and refining the location coordinate dependent upon the scanned reference pattern to determine a reference pattern coordinate (2904′) associated with the location coordinate (2923). Also disclosed are methods (1800), apparatuses, and computer program products for determining a head size (420) of a print head (3110) of a printer (3100) using the aforementioned method. |
| US08462393B2 |
Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus
An image reading apparatus includes a scanner part reading an original on a contact glass, and a projector part projecting image information onto the contact glass as first image displaying. The projector part projects thumbnails or an image to have an image processing operation carried out or be printed. The display part carries out second image displaying obtained from reducing the first image displaying in size. At a time of the scanner part being operated, transmittance of the contact glass is increased and the projector part stops projecting the image information, and at a time of the scanner part not being operated, the transmittance of the contact glass is decreased and the projector part carries out the first image displaying. Setting of the image processing operation for the image data is reflected on the first image displaying and the second image displaying. |
| US08462391B2 |
Method for producing a pseudo-stochastic master surface, master surface, method for producing a cylinder cover, cylinder cover, machine processing printing material, method for producing printed products and method for microstamping printing products
A method for producing a pseudo-stochastic master surface for producing a cover or jacket of a cylinder for contacting printing material, includes providing the master surface with a pseudo-stochastic distribution of microsurfaces. The master surface is produced on the basis of a digital master in a jacket preliminary stage and serves for a preferably galvanic production of a microstructured cover, in which structure elevations correlate with the microsurfaces. The pseudo-stochastic distribution helps to avoid disruptive discernible effects, for example the moiré effect and helps to construct the microstructuring in a targeted manner. A master surface, a method for producing a cylinder cover, a cylinder cover, a machine for processing printing material, a method for producing printed products and a method for microstamping printed products, are also provided. |
| US08462387B2 |
Image processing device, printing apparatus, and image processing method
Multi-valued image data stored in an input image buffer are read out for each time of scans, and the color space conversion and image distribution are performed to read multi-valued image data. The binarized result is sent to the print buffer and at the same time, is accumulated as the print information to execute processing of reflecting it to the image distribution processing of the next pass. It is possible to appropriately restrict the density fluctuation due to the print position shift between planes without providing pixels where dots are overlapped and printed more than necessary. With this, by accumulating the multi-valued image data at the stage of RGB in the input image buffer to read out data stored in input image buffer for executing processing, a capacity required for input image buffer does not change even if the number of the ink colors provided on the printing apparatus increases. |
| US08462384B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for aesthetically enhanced image conversion
Methods and apparatuses for automated conversion of color images to aesthetically enhanced gray scale images. In one embodiment, the mix of color channels of a color image is automatically determined as a result of analysis of the image for the generation of a gray scale image. In one example, the data of a color channel (e.g., Blue) that is not suitable for a gray scale representation is not used. The adjustment strength depends on the image itself. In one example, a stronger color channel is automatically weighted less than a weaker color channel for enhancement. In one example, after the contrast is further strengthened through nonlinear scaling, the boundary portion of the image is darkened to strengthen the edges and draw attention to the center of the image. Optionally, an attractive color balance adjustment is also made according to the gray levels to further enhance the appearance. |
| US08462383B2 |
Bidirectional multi-pass inkjet printer suppressing density unevenness based on image information and scan line position of each dot
An image forming apparatus includes a color converting unit 330 for subjecting the input image data to a color conversion in accordance with ink color, and generating a print image 400; a print data generator 370-x for generating print data of each scan corresponding to multiple scans of the print image generated by the color converting unit 330; print controller 380-x for controlling at least one of the color converting unit 330 or print data generator 370-x based upon the input image data 320 or a position on a scanning line of each dot to be printed in the print image 400 generated by the color converting unit 330; and a printer engine 180 for printing on the print medium based upon the print data generated by the print data generator 370-x. |
| US08462380B2 |
In-line image geometrics measurement via local sampling on sheets in a printing system
This invention generally relates to accurately measuring image geometries in-line within a printing system. One or more two-dimensional array sensors may be located adjacent to a sheet of media printed with a predefined array of indicia marks so that the sensor field of view is contained within the plane of sheet transport. As the sheet is transported by the sensor, the sensors continuously record the locations of the indicia marks within its field of view. The spatial frequency of the indicia marks is arranged so that at least two indicia marks are within the field of view of the sensor at any instant for each of the process and cross-process directions. The two-dimensional array sensor can thus measure the absolute spacing between adjacent local indicia marks within the precision of the sensor construction. The cumulative spacing along each direction may then calculated to determine the overall dimensions of the indicia marks array. A measurement procedure is also provided to accurately measure image geometries, even in the presence of significant sheet velocity variations. |
| US08462373B2 |
Job-sharing among interconnected image forming apparatuses
Each of a plurality of image reading units reads an image of an original and outputs image data. An image processing unit performs an image processing on the image data based on either one of a read characteristic of the image data and a parameter set according to the read characteristic of the image data. A storing unit stores therein the image data. A printing unit prints the image data processed by the image processing unit. A communication unit exchanges the image data stored in the storing unit with other image forming apparatus for sharing printing of the image data. |
| US08462372B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method for storing output pattern data according to a kind of document
An image processing apparatus for outputting a document including a data group containing plural data items is disclosed that includes a storing part configured to store document definition data in which a document kind information is defined in correspondence with an output pattern information, the output pattern information including an output method data and an output condition data, a structured data fabricating part configured to fabricate structured data including the group of data according to the document kind information, an image data fabricating part configured to fabricate image data of the document according to the structured data, an identifying part configured to identify target document definition data among the document definition data that correspond to designated document kind information, and an outputting part configured to output the image data according to the output pattern information corresponding to the document kind information defined in the target document definition data. |
| US08462363B1 |
Faster monochrome printing for in-line electrophotographic color printers
A method and apparatus for faster monochrome printing in an in-line electrophotographic printer is described. The printer is configured such that it has more light emitting sources for use in an image transfer assembly for black than for image transfer assemblies for any other color in the printer. When printing a color print job, less than all of the light emitting sources in the black image transfer assembly are used. A print controller directs print data for a monochrome print job to all of the available light emitting sources in the black image transfer assembly and increases the print medium transport speed. The system and method may be configured to operate with dedicated data channels for each light emitting source or may share some data channels for monochrome and color print jobs. |
| US08462356B2 |
Apparatus and method for observing the surface of a sample
An apparatus for observing the optical appearance of a surface (2) of a sample (1) of semitransparent material, in particular the surface (2) of a human skin, the apparatus comprising a light source (11,12,13,16,17) for illuminating at least a region of interest of the surface (2) of the sample (1) from a predetermined direction, a camera (14) for observing a response to the illumination of the region of interest and an optical focus device (21,31) for determining if the camera (14) is in focus with the surface (2) of the region of interest. The invention also relates to a method for observing the optical appearance of the surface (2) of a sample (1) of semitransparent material, in particular the surface (2) of a human skin. |
| US08462353B2 |
Surface shape measurement apparatus
An apparatus for measuring a shape of a surface, comprises a measurement head which measures a direction of a normal from the surface to a reference point by detecting test light obtained when light that passes through the reference point is emitted, is reflected by the surface, and returns to the reference point, a scanning mechanism which scans the measurement head, and a processor which calculates the shape of the surface based on the direction of the normal measured using the measurement head and a position of the reference point. |
| US08462339B2 |
Scanning analyzer for single molecule detection and methods of use
The invention encompasses analyzers and analyzer systems that include a single molecule analyzer, methods of using the analyzer and analyzer systems to analyze samples, either for single molecules or for molecular complexes. The single molecule uses electromagnetic radiation that is translated through the sample to detect the presence or absence of a single molecule. The single molecule analyzer provided herein is useful for diagnostics because the analyzer detects single molecules with zero carryover between samples. |
| US08462335B2 |
System for analyzing a low-pressure gas by optical emission spectroscopy
The object of the invention is a system for analyzing gases which are at a pressure on the order of a secondary vacuum. The system includes a gas ionization device that includes a cathode having conducting walls defining a cylindrical volume and a disc including at least one central through hole, an anode placed substantially at the center of the hole, a plasma source, the plasma being generated in the cylindrical volume by the combined action of an electric field and a magnetic field, orthogonal to the electric field, a system for collecting the light radiation emitted by the plasma, a cylindrical cavity coaxial to the anode having a conductance lower than that of the cylindrical volume and arranged between the ionization device and the collector system, and an analysis device for the ionized gases including an optical spectrometer for analyzing the evolution of the radiating spectrum. Preferably, the end of the cavity opposite the cylindrical volume is closed by a window that is transparent to the light radiation emitted by the plasma. |
| US08462331B2 |
Laser processing method and laser processing apparatus
The present disclosure relates to laser processing and a laser processing apparatus for processing materials using laser. Processing performed after loading a wafer on a work stage and a laser processing apparatus for implementing such processing, among others, are disclosed. The laser processing includes loading a wafer on a work stage; determining the number of chips formed on the wafer loaded on the work stage, performing chip defect inspection and aligning the wafer while moving the work stage; measuring a height of a surface of the wafer loaded on the work stage using a displacement sensor; monitoring output power of a processing laser using a power meter; and shifting the work stage while irradiating a laser beam on the wafer to process the wafer. |
| US08462327B2 |
Appearance inspection apparatus
An appearance inspection apparatus analyzes a difference in detection characteristics of detection signals obtained by detectors to flexibly meet various inspection purposes without changing a circuit or software. The apparatus includes a signal synthesizing section that synthesizes detection signals from the detectors in accordance with a set condition. An input operating section sets a synthesizing condition of the detection signal by the signal synthesizing section, and an information display section displays a synthesizing map structured based on a synthesized signal which is synthesized by the signal synthesizing section in accordance with a condition set by the input operating section. |
| US08462325B2 |
Light directionality sensor
The present invention relates to light sensors for measuring light characteristics. In particular, the present invention relates to a light directionality sensor that is capable of measuring light characteristics such as the light direction, light collimation, and light distribution. According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a light directionality sensor comprising a photo-sensor (2), comprising a plurality of photo-sensitive elements (3), and a plurality of light-absorbing light selecting structures (1) arranged on the photo-sensor so as to form an array of light-absorbing light selecting structures. In the array of light-absorbing light selecting structures, a succession of at least some of the light-absorbing light selecting structures has varying structural characteristics. The varying structural characteristics is achieved by each individual structure of the succession being formed such that it allows light within a different angle interval with respect to the array to be sensed. Further, according to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for forming a light sensor according to the first aspect of the present invention. |
| US08462312B2 |
Lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
In a single or multiple stage lithography apparatus, a table provides a confining surface to a liquid supply system during, for example, substrate table exchange and/or substrate loading and unloading. In an embodiment, the table has a sensor to make a measurement of the projection beam during, for example, substrate table exchange and/or substrate loading and unloading. |
| US08462297B2 |
Polarizing diffuser film, method for producing polarizing diffuser film, and liquid crystal display device comprising polarizing diffuser film
Disclosed is a film having polarization selectivity and diffusibility, and a means for easily producing the film. The polarizing diffuser film is composed of substantially one kind of crystalline resin having an intrinsic birefringence of not less than 0.1, has a total light transmittance to visible light of 50-90%, a transmission haze to visible light of 15-90% and a transition polarization degree to visible light of 20-90%. |
| US08462294B2 |
Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same
A backlight unit is provided and includes a light source emitting light, a light guide plate disposed parallel to the light source, and a reflective sheet disposed at a bottom of the light guide plate. One side of the reflective sheet is slanted toward the light guide plate. A reflective member includes three sides surrounding the light source and a slanted fourth side supporting a slanted bottom of the reflective sheet. A bottom cover contacts the three sides of the reflective member. |
| US08462293B2 |
Illuminating device and liquid crystal display device
A tandem type backlight comprises plural light-emitting units (11) including at least one point light source (5) and a light guide plate (7) for causing light from the at least one point light source to be diffused and surface-emitted. In each of the light-emitting units (11), a length X of a light guide area (9) is set so that an area, on a boundary surface between a light-emitting area (10) and the light guide area (9), of a cross-section of a light beam that is emitted from the at least one point light source (5) and is diffused in the light guide plate (7) is equal to or larger than an area of the boundary surface (interface). Moreover, a length X, in a length direction D1, of the light guide area is smaller than a length Y, in the length direction D1, of the light-emitting area. |
| US08462290B2 |
Flat screen device with transparent protection housing
The display device comprises a display screen comprising a bonding surface and a mechanical structure. The display device also comprises a glass protective casing consisting of two sheets of glass and inserts. This protective casing is bonded to the structure beneath the second sheet of glass. The screen is bonded to the inside of the protective casing on only one of the two sheets.The invention proposes a compact protective device for a flat screen which is applied essentially to liquid crystal matrix screens comprising light-emitting diode light. The preferred field of application is that of screens used for aviation. |
| US08462287B2 |
Active matrix substrate and display device using the same
An active matrix substrate capable of suppressing a change in an off characteristic of the TFT even when current passage time becomes longer is provided. A diode is connected between a video signal line and a conductive plate formed so as to cover a TFT of a pixel formation portion. Current is passed to the diode when a potential of a video signal applied to the video signal line is lower than that of the conductive plate, and the potential of the conductive plate becomes equal to that of the video signal line. No current flows when the potential of the video signal is higher than that of the conductive plate and the potential of the diode remains the same. Consequently, a leak current which flows from the pixel electrode of the pixel formation portion to the video signal line when the TFT is in the off state is suppressed. |
| US08462282B2 |
Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof
A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof are provided. A pixel of the liquid crystal display includes a first pixel capacitor, a second pixel capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor. A first terminal and a second terminal of the first pixel capacitor are respectively coupled to the first transistor and a common voltage. A first terminal and a second terminal of the second pixel capacitor are respectively coupled to the second transistor and the common voltage. A voltage between the first and the second terminals of the first capacitor is differentiated from a voltage between the first and the second terminals of the second capacitor by modulating the common voltage. A coupling voltage of the first pixel capacitor is differentiated from a coupling voltage of the second pixel capacitor by modulating the common voltage. Thereby, the phenomenon of color wash-out is reduced. |
| US08462278B2 |
Transparent conductive film, method for production thereof and touch panel therewith
A transparent conductive film includes: a transparent film substrate; a transparent conductor layer provided on one or both sides of the transparent film substrate; and at least one undercoat layer interposed between the transparent film substrate and the transparent conductor layer; wherein: the transparent conductor layer is patterned; and a non-patterned portion not having the transparent conductor layer has the at least one undercoat layer. |
| US08462276B2 |
System, method and apparatus for illuminating a bezel
An application for a bezel with internal lighting includes at least one illuminated element situated behind a monitor/television bezel. The brightness and color of the illuminating elements and hence the bezel appearance are modified based upon either user preference or an internal or external parameters such as time, content being viewed, recording status, etc. |
| US08462270B2 |
Digital image transmission apparatus for transmitting video signals having varied clock frequencies
When transmitting a digital video signal having, as a variant clock signal, a clock signal of a frequency which does not fall within a predetermined frequency range, a frequency multiplier 21 carries out a frequency conversion of the frequency of the variant clock signal so as to generate a transmit side clock signal which falls within the predetermined frequency range, and a transmitting unit transmits, as a transmission digital video signal, the digital image data and control signal, as well as the transmit side clock signal, according to this transmit side clock signal. A receive side divides the frequency of the transmit side clock signal using a frequency divider 22 to obtain the variant clock signal after acquiring the digital image data and control signal from the transmit side digital video signal according to the transmit side clock signal. |
| US08462263B2 |
Image pickup apparatus
An image pickup apparatus includes a body to which a lens barrel is attached, a grip portion fixed onto the body, the grip portion including a handle to be gripped in holding the body, an extension that extends from the handle to a object side, and a projection that upwardly projects from the extension, and a tally lamp unit formed on a top surface of the projection and a rear surface of the projection which is a surface opposite to an object. |
| US08462261B2 |
Image pickup apparatus and control method and program of the same
An image pickup apparatus for wireless-communicating with a camera accessory which periodically transits to a sleep state, transmits a change signal for changing the setting of a power saving state in an accessory apparatus, to the accessory apparatus in accordance with a first operation for instructing an image pickup preparation to decide an setting for image pickup or a second operation for instructing the image pickup based on the image pickup preparation operation being accepted by an operation unit of the image pickup apparatus, thereby efficiently suppressing stand-by electricity consumption and preventing a delay from occurring in timing when a predetermined process is executed between apparatuses. |
| US08462244B2 |
Adaptively reading one or more but fewer than all pixels of image sensor
A method, of selectively reading less than all information from an image sensor for which member-pixels of a subset of the entire set of pixels are individually addressable, may include: sampling information from a targeted member-pixel of the subset without having to read information from the entire set of pixels; and adaptively reading information from another one or more but fewer than all member pixels of the entire set based upon the sampling information without having to read all pixels on the image sensor. A related digital camera may include features similar to elements of the method. |
| US08462241B2 |
Image sensing apparatus and image capturing system
An image sensing apparatus includes a pixel unit which has an array of a plurality of groups each including a plurality of pixels arrayed in a row direction and a column direction, and an adding unit configured to add, of pixel signals output from the plurality of pixels arrayed in the groups, homochromatic pixel signals. The adding unit has, for each group, a common pixel amplifier commonly connected to homochromatic pixels. The adding unit adds the pixel signals of the homochromatic pixels in the gate portion of the common pixel amplifier so that the spatial centers of gravity of the pixels added in the group are arranged at equal pitches in at least one of the row direction and the column direction. |
| US08462236B2 |
Method of operating an image sensor
An image sensor may include a shared memory resource, which can be selectively used by a digital filter for image scaling or by a defect correction circuit. |
| US08462235B2 |
Method and system for X-droop correction in solid state image sensor
A method and system is for limiting the x-droop effect in the digital image captured with solid state image sensors with a correction mechanism which instead of using only correction values from the same column to which the correction is applied, also takes the neighboring pixels into account to provide an averaged value to aid in the reduction of temporal and fixed noise contributions associated with the readout of a single pixel. |
| US08462234B2 |
Image pickup apparatus and dark current correction method therefor
Disclosed are an image pickup apparatus and a dark current correction method that make it possible to correct the dark current at high precision without using a driving pattern of a peripheral circuit or a layout on an image pickup device chip. The image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup device provided with an effective pixel area, an OB part and a drive circuit of the image pickup device. In the dark current correction method, a black level (hereinafter, referred to as “second black level”) included in the detected signal of the effective pixels of the effective pixel area is obtained (steps S3, S6, S7) based on a black level detected from the pixel of the OB pixels by performing a correction computation in accordance with an operation pattern (steps S1, S2, S5) of the drive circuit in which the temperature difference between the light receiving pixel part and the optical black part is occurred, and the second black level as a clamp level is subtracted from the level of the output signal of the effective pixels in accordance with the operation pattern of the drive circuit. |
| US08462233B2 |
Special effects in image sensors
An image sensor may selectively produce an effect, such as simulating a night vision scope, by controlling existing hardware to vary anti-vignetting and gamma. |
| US08462230B2 |
Circuit for automatically detecting image flicker and method thereof
A circuit for automatically detecting image flicker includes an image sensor, an average unit, a difference generation unit, a transform unit, and a flicker detection unit. The image sensor captures an image frame. The average unit generates a luminance average value according to a luminance sum of predetermined pixels of each pixel row of an image frame. The difference generation unit generates a corresponding difference according to a luminance average value of each pixel row of two consecutive image frames. The transform unit performs a discrete Fourier transform on a difference corresponding to a corresponding pixel row of the two consecutive image frames to generate a transform result. The flicker detection unit determines whether a flicker is shown in the two consecutive image frames to generate a detection result according to the transform result. |
| US08462218B2 |
Real-time image stabilization
An apparatus and method for stabilizing image frames in a video data stream. A weighted average or centroid of the intensity or hue associated with pixels vs. the horizontal and vertical position of each pixel is calculated for a reference frame in the video data stream. A corresponding centroid is calculated for a subsequent frame in the stream. This image frame is then translated so that the centroid of the subsequent frame and the centroid of the reference frame coincide, reducing artifacts from shaking of the video capture device. Alternatively, the video stream frames may be divided into tiles and centroids calculated for each tile. The centroids of the tiles of a subsequent frame are curve fit to the centroids of tiles in a reference frame. An affine transform is then performed on the subsequent frame to reduce artifacts in the image from movements of the video capture device. |
| US08462216B2 |
Optical apparatus and camera system having a function of moving a focus lens in an optical axis direction to reduce focus shake generated in the optical axis direction
The optical apparatus includes an image pickup optical system including a focus lens, a controller controlling movement of the focus lens in an optical axis direction of the image pickup optical system, a shake detector detecting a shake amount of the optical apparatus in the optical axis direction, and a memory storing plural shake amounts sequentially detected by the shake detector. The controller calculates, in response to a start instruction of exposure for the image pickup and before start of the exposure, a predictive value of the shake amount for a time point of the exposure based on the plural shake amounts stored in the memory and including at least one shake amount detected after the start instruction of exposure. The controller moves the focus lens to a position corresponding to the predictive value before the start of the exposure. |
| US08462214B2 |
Apparatus and method for obtaining motion adaptive high dynamic range image
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for obtaining a motion adaptive high dynamic range image, in which a motion degree of a first image and a second taken using different exposure times is calculated. The motion calculation intensity is adjusted based on the calculated motion degree. The motion compensation intensity involves a global motion compensation and/or a location motion compensation. Images subjected to compensation are synthesized and output, so that an image having high dynamic range is obtained. |
| US08462211B2 |
Method of detecting objects
The invention, at the first frame, records the background, as the threshold of detection-constant image with the predeterming minimum threshold, and with each subsequent frame, corrects the background and threshold with formulas while producing the adaptation of a renewal-constant in each pixel depending on the presence of the detected object, defines the difference between the current frame and background, compares it with the threshold, combines elements exceeding a threshold into detection zones, performs rejection of the detection zones, divides the zones in order to separate shadows, forms a tracking zone, searches already-detected segment of objects, forming clusters of the tracking zones. The coordinates of the obtained rectangles are assumed as the coordinates of the objects located in the frame. |
| US08462206B1 |
Image acquisition system
A system for acquiring images includes a photographing machine. The photographing machine includes a base, a carrier coupled to the base, a camera coupled to the carrier, a camera positioning system, and a background panel coupled to the carrier. The camera can take photographs of an object when the object is in a target zone. The camera positioning system moves the carrier to position the camera and to point the camera at the target zone. When the carrier is moved to position the camera, at least a portion of the background panel moves such that at least a portion of the background panel maintains a position opposite the camera relative to the target zone. |
| US08462205B2 |
Landing Aid Device and Method
A landing aid device for an aircraft generates video images of a portion of the field of vision using a sensor situated in front of the aircraft intended for picture-taking during poor visibility conditions, and extracts contours from the video images making it possible to delimit at least one first known shape included in each image. A first head up display includes a display zone, which occupies a portion of the visor of the cockpit superimposed on the exterior landscape, and a symbology for generating information representing symbols intended to aid piloting is displayed on the display, wherein at least one first symbol comprising landing aid information is generated on the basis of the contours of the first shape and displayed on the display. |
| US08462204B2 |
Vehicular vision system
A vehicular vision system includes at least a first image capture sensor and a second image capture sensor disposed at a vehicle and spatially separated and having respective fields of view with respect to the direction of travel of the equipped vehicle. A control receives a first image input from the first image capture sensor and a second image input from the second image capture sensor and generates a composite image synthesized from at least the first image input and the second image input. A display system displays the composite image on a single video screen located in a cabin of the equipped vehicle and viewable by a driver of the equipped vehicle when the driver is normally operating the equipped vehicle. The single video screen of the display system may have a display luminance that is variable responsive to a sensing of an ambient light level. |
| US08462203B2 |
Method and system for monitoring and controlling a glass container forming process
The present invention relates to a method and system for monitoring and controlling a glass container forming process. The radiation emitted by each hot glass container is measured with measurement unit immediately after the forming machine. The described method normalizes the measurement from glass container to glass container and thereby removes the effects of overall temperature variations between glass containers, changing ambient conditions, and other variations affecting the measurements, which provides a unique quality reference for each glass container. By reviewing this reference for each produced glass container, the quality of the produced containers can be improved. |
| US08462198B2 |
Animation generation systems and methods
The animation generation system includes: an avatar generation module for generating an avatar in a virtual space, wherein the avatar has a set of skeletons and a skin, and the movable nodes of the set of skeletons are manipulated so that a motion of the skin is induced; and an avatar manipulation module for manipulating the movable nodes, including: a position mark which is moved to at least one first real position in a real space; at least one control mark which is moved to at least one second real position in the real space; and a video capturing unit for capturing the images of the real space; an arithmetic unit for identifying the first real position and the second real position from the images of the real space, and converting the first real position into a first virtual position, and the second real position into a second virtual position. |
| US08462197B2 |
3D video transforming device
A 3D video conversion device is operable to convert a first MPEG stream to a second MPEG stream. The 3D video conversion device includes an input module operable to receive a multiple-view stream, a conversion module operable to convert the multiple-view stream. The conversion module includes a decoding module operable to decode the multiple-view stream, a reformatting module operable to generate 3D views from decoded information, and an encoding module operable to re-encode the 3D views to an STB format stream, and an output module operable to output a reformatted stream. |
| US08462195B2 |
Panoramic imaging lens and panoramic imaging system using the same
A panoramic imaging system includes a panoramic imaging lens, a relay lens, an imaging device, and a display device. The panoramic imaging lens includes an annular incident surface and a bottom surface adjacent to the annular incident surface. The bottom surface includes an annular reflective portion substantially opposite to the annular incident surface. An image light incident through the annular incident surface can be total reflected by the annular reflective portion. |
| US08462194B2 |
Multi-compatible low and high dynamic range and high bit-depth texture and video encoding system
A method of processing image data includes generating image data including luminance and chrominance data representing a selected object, separating the luminance and chrominance data, storing the separated luminance and chrominance data in corresponding separate spaces in memory, and separately compressing the stored luminance and chrominance data. |
| US08462189B2 |
Optical scanner used in color image-forming device
An optical scanner used for an image-forming device to form a color image includes a plurality of photosensitive drums for superimposing a developer image formed on each of the plurality of photosensitive drums. The optical scanner includes a casing, a plurality of light sources, a deflector, an optical system, and a storage device. The plurality of light sources is provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of photosensitive drums. Each of the plurality of light source emits a laser beam. The deflector is provided in the casing for deflecting the laser beam. The optical system is provided in the casing for guiding the deflected laser beam to a corresponding one of the plurality of photosensitive drums to make the laser beam scan the corresponding one of the plurality of photosensitive drums. The storage device stores a characteristic related to the laser beam scanning the corresponding one of the photosensitive drums. |
| US08462181B2 |
Driving method and display device capable of enhancing image brightness and reducing image distortion
A driving method for a display device provides a first input pixel data corresponding to a pixel, and generates a second input pixel data by multiplying the first input pixel data by a predetermined rate. Next, an output pixel data corresponding to the second input pixel data is obtained from a predetermined gamma curve. When receiving the first input pixel data, the output pixel data is used for driving a display panel, and the second input pixel data is used for driving a backlight module of the display panel. |
| US08462178B2 |
Image display method, program, and image display apparatus
A table is allocated indexes corresponding to display positions on a monitor screen, respectively, and data indicating an unexposed part at each of the display positions is stored in each index of the table. Focal position information is acquired from Exif header information on image data of an image, and a location of one of the indexes in the table at which no image data is registered is searched in an ascending order of the indexes. According to the table, the images are arranged so that the focal position of each image differs from the unexposed part at the display position of the image. |
| US08462176B1 |
Automatic annotation generation
Systems, methods, and computer program products automatically generate and place annotations on an image (e.g., a rendering of a computer aided design model). Regions within an image are identified, and a representation of the image is generated, where the representation characterizes each of the image regions. Annotation leader locations are determined based on the representation of the image. Thereafter, annotation leaders are automatically generated and displayed using at the annotation leader locations. |
| US08462174B2 |
Smart color bars
A computer implemented method and system for enhancing color bars utilized in color rendering applications. One or more primary color bars are associated with an electronic document in response to at least one input by a user, wherein the primary color bar(s) is based on a plurality of input color spaces utilized by the electronic document. Additionally, a dynamic color bar can be automatically configured that includes a plurality of spot colors associated with the electronic document, wherein the dynamic color bar permits the user to determine all spot colors defined for the electronic document. The primary color bar(s) permits a single set of rules for color bar content and placement to be governed by the primary color bar, thereby enhancing the use of color bars in color rendering applications. |
| US08462173B2 |
System and method for simulation of paint deposition using a pickup and reservoir model
Systems, methods, and apparatus for simulating natural media painting in a digital painting application (or painting simulation module) using a two-layer model of a virtual paint brush may more accurately simulate real world painting techniques than conventional painting simulations. A two-layer brush model may include a reservoir buffer and a pickup buffer to separately represent the paint stored in the belly of a paint brush tip and paint that has been picked up on the surface of the brush tip during a brush stoke, respectively. The two-layer brush model may also include methods that automatically control how virtual paint moves between these layers and a digital canvas. In simulations that employ this two-layer brush model, virtual paint may be deposited on the digital canvas directly from both of the buffers. The amount of paint deposited from each buffer (and/or the ratio of the amounts) may be configurable by a user. |
| US08462167B2 |
Memory access control circuit and image processing system
A memory access control circuit includes a first internal register, an address transmitting unit that sets a state of the first internal register to a first state to transmit a first address and sets a state of the first internal register to a second state to transmit a second address, a second internal register, a data receiving unit that sets a state of the second internal register to a third state to receive first data corresponding to the first address, performs data processing on the first data without delay, sets a state of the second internal register to a fourth state to receive second data corresponding to the second address, and performs data processing on the second data after delaying the second data by a given delay time, a first backup unit and a second backup unit. |
| US08462165B1 |
System, method, and computer program product for voice control of a graphics hardware processor
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for controlling at least one aspect of a graphics hardware processor, in response to a command that is prompted by a vocal utterance. |
| US08462160B2 |
Displaying demographic information of members discussing topics in a forum
Users in public forums often mention certain topics in the course of their discussions. Member's comments in messages to other members are analyzed to obtain terms that co-occur with topics. Frequencies of co-occurrence of a term with topics are normalized based on frequency of the term in a random sample of message. The terms are ranked by their normalized frequency of co-occurrence with a topic in messages. The top terms are selected based on their rank. Analysis of demographic information associated with members that mentioned top terms associated with a topic is displayed in graphical format that highlights the relationship between the age, gender, and usage of the top terms over time. The demographic information presented includes average age of members that mentioned a top term or their gender information within a selected time interval. |
| US08462150B2 |
Stereoscopic image display device
The present invention may provide a stereoscopic image display device capable of preventing crosstalk or reduction of viewing angles upon displaying stereoscopic images, and improving image quality such as contrast ratio; an optical filter for the stereoscopic image display device; polarizing glasses for observing stereoscopic images; or a method of improving stereoscopic image quality. |
| US08462147B2 |
Mega-mesh sculpting for environments
A method for sculpting a three-dimensional, graphical environment. The method comprises receiving structure data that structurally defines the graphical environment at a first resolution, and storing composite data based on the structure data received. The composite data includes a first subset defining the graphical environment at the first resolution. The method further comprises exporting section-localized data based on the composite data, the section-localized data defining a section of the graphical environment at least structurally, and receiving refined section-localized data defining a section of the graphical environment at a second resolution finer than the first resolution. The method further comprises augmenting the composite data to include a second subset, which, in combination with the first subset, defines at least the section at the second resolution, according to the refined section-localized data received. |
| US08462146B1 |
Parallel processing of object subtrees for multiprocessor systems
A method implemented by one or more computers may include receiving data for graphical rendering and distributing a first portion of the data to a first computation process. The method may further include distributing a second portion of the data to a second computation process, where the second computation process is different than the first computation process, creating a first object subtree via the first computation process based on the first portion of the data, and creating a second object subtree via the second computation process based on the second portion of the data. The method may further also include assembling an object tree via a third computation process based on the first object subtree and the second object subtree and rendering a graphical scene based on the assembled object tree. |
| US08462136B2 |
Pointer detection apparatus and pointer detection method
A pointer detection apparatus and a pointer detection method of the cross point electrostatic coupling type are disclosed, by which a pointer on a conductor pattern can be detected at a higher speed. The pointer detection apparatus includes a conductor pattern, a spread code supplying circuit, a reception conductor selection circuit, an amplification circuit, an analog to digital conversion circuit, and a correlation value calculation circuit. The spread code supplying circuit supplies a plurality of spread codes at the same time. The correlation value calculation circuit determines correlation values between signals output from the analog to digital conversion circuit and the correlation calculation codes respectively corresponding to the spread codes. A pointer is detected based on the determined correlation values. |
| US08462132B2 |
Method and implementation device for inertial movement of window object
Provided are a method and an implementation device for inertial movement of a window object, to realize inertial movement effect of a window object based on linear speed and angular speed. When an input device releases a window object being dragged, the initial linear speed and the initial angular speed are obtained, and then the deceleration of linear speed and the deceleration of angular speed are used to obtain quantity of displacement and quantity of rotation corresponding to each processing period; the inertial movement effect of the window object is simulated after the release of a mouse button or the release of a finger from a touch screen. Through the method and device, the inertial movement effect of the window object is realized, thereby facilitating touch operation, enhancing ease of use of terminal software, and improving user experience. |
| US08462131B2 |
Electronic device having virtual keyboard with predictive key and related methods
An electronic device may include a housing, a touch screen display carried by the housing, and a processor being carried by the housing and cooperating with the touch screen display. The processor may be for operating a virtual keyboard on the touch screen display for receiving textual input from a user. The virtual keyboard may include keys with at least one remappable key with a set position in the virtual keyboard. The processor may selectively assign a predicted key value to the at least one remappable key based upon prior textual input. |
| US08462126B2 |
Method for implementing zoom functionality on a portable device with opposing touch sensitive surfaces
An improved mobile electronic device 100 with a unique thin and cost-effective form and design can have a large display 170 in the outward surface of a flip 102, a large full qwerty keypad 138 in the outward surface of a base 108, and a touchpad 186 in the inward surface of the flip. This arrangement provides useful zooming functionality and magnification techniques, as well as the ability to navigate the display using the touchpad while assuring that the full view of the display is not blocked. This arrangement also accommodates changing the mode of the touchpad from a navigation mode to a zoom mode and vice versa. |
| US08462123B1 |
Constrained keyboard organization
The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a method for generating a keypad layout. The method may include determining a frequency distribution of characters for a text sample and generating character groupings using the frequency distribution. The method may further comprise assigning the character groupings to keys on the keypad so that characters that appear most frequently in the text sample can be selected with a single keystroke. |
| US08462122B2 |
Apparatus for controlling digital device based on touch input interface capable of visual input feedback and method for the same
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling a digital device, which controls the digital device by using a sensor sensing a touch of a human body, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for controlling a digital device, which controls a digital device via a touch sensor and provides feedback information based on touch information of a sensor. The digital device control apparatus comprises a sensor including a plurality of touch-sensitive switches separated from each other by a certain distance and sensing user's touch on the touch-sensitive switches for generating touch information; a control information generating unit generating control information for controlling the mobile device based on the touch information; a control unit controlling the mobile device according to the generated control information; a feedback information generating unit generating feedback information based on the touch information; and a plurality of light-emitting devices visually displaying the feedback information to the user corresponding to the plurality of the touch-sensitive switches. According to the present invention, the user may clearly recognize the plurality of the touch-sensitive switches being touched. |
| US08462121B1 |
Circuit for reading buttons and controlling light emitting diodes
A circuit including a first pin connection, a second pin connection, a first diode-switch arrangement and a second diode-switch arrangement. The first diode-switch arrangement is connected in series and configured to allow a current to pass from the second pin connection to the first pin connection. The second diode-switch arrangement is connected in series and configured to allow a current to pass from the first pin connection to the second pin connection. An energized state of the first and second diode-switch arrangements is determined according to a voltage detected on the first or second pin connection. |
| US08462114B2 |
Computer navigation devices
An optical mouse includes an image sensor for providing image data via an analog-to-digital converter to a correlation circuit and a motion estimation circuit to provide output signals representative of motion of the mouse. The output signals may be disabled when the mouse is lifted away from the working surface. This may be achieved by high-pass filtering the signals, summing each frame in a summer to provide a single value, and comparing this to a threshold. If the filtered and summed value exceeds the threshold, this may indicate that the image contains in-focus objects, and that the mouse is on the working surface. |
| US08462110B2 |
User input by pointing
Presented is apparatus for capturing user input by pointing at a surface using pointing means. The apparatus comprises: a range camera for producing a depth-image of the pointing means; and a processor. The processor is adapted to determine from the depth-image the position and orientation of a pointing axis of the pointing means; extrapolate from the position and orientation the point of intersection of the axis with the surface; and control an operation based on the location of the point of intersection. |
| US08462109B2 |
Controlling and accessing content using motion processing on mobile devices
Various embodiments provide systems and methods capable of facilitating interaction with handheld electronics devices based on sensing rotational rate around at least three axes and linear acceleration along at least three axes. In one aspect, a handheld electronic device includes a subsystem providing display capability, a set of motion sensors sensing rotational rate around at least three axes and linear acceleration along at least three axes, and a subsystem which, based on motion data derived from at least one of the motion sensors, is capable of facilitating interaction with the device. |
| US08462108B2 |
Scene launcher system and method using geographically defined launch areas
A computer-implemented method of defining and presenting a presentation including a plurality of scenes and a presenter appearing in the scenes. The method includes defining a first scene including a geographic background, receiving geographic location information and remote video and/or data information from a remote site, and defining within the first scene a launch area within the geographic background corresponding to the geographic location information. The method further includes associating a destination scene with the defined launch area. The method yet further includes displaying the destination scene in place of the first scene when the presenter provides a scene change signal with the pointing element located at the defined launch area in the first scene, wherein the destination scene displayed is a background scene generated based on remote video and/or data information received from the remote site. |
| US08462105B2 |
Three-dimensional object display control system and method thereof
Provided is a three-dimensional object display control system that enables a three-dimensional object displayed on a screen to be freely rotated by means of instinctive operation. A computer system (10) includes, e.g., a computer (12), a display (14), and a rotation information input device (20). The rotation information input device (20) includes a sphere (22), a tripod (24) that rotatably supports the sphere (22), and a camera (26) that takes an image of the sphere (22). The computer (12) selects two feature points from the image of the sphere (22) taken by the camera (26), and sets two-dimensional coordinates in the image of the feature points. While tracking the feature points, the computer (12) samples the two-dimensional coordinates and transforms them into three-dimensional coordinates on a surface of the sphere (22). Then, the computer (12) calculates a rotation matrix representing a rotation of the sphere (22), based on the three-dimensional coordinates, and multiplies the respective vertex coordinates of the three-dimensional object displayed on the display (14) by the rotation matrix, thereby calculating the respective vertex coordinates of the three-dimensional object after rotated. |
| US08462103B1 |
Computer display screen system and adjustable screen mount, and swinging screens therefor
A dual screen display system (10) having, a base (24), a pair of electronic display screens (16), an arm assembly (20, 22) supporting the display screens (16) and connected to the base, swingable mountings (28, 30) for swingably mounting the display screens, the mountings being adjustable as to the angular orientation of each of the display screens relative to the arm assembly between a first arrangement with the screens in a common plane, and a second arrangement in which the screens are inwardly swung positions thereby to permit each of the screens to be swung into desired operative angular orientation, and adjustable movement limiting devices (54), engaging the swinging mountings and limiting movement of the screens. Also disclosed are interchangeable mounting brackets (80, 86) for mounting screens of varying sizes, or for mounting screens in various configurations, and hingeable screens (12A, 12B) swingable to display to opposite sides, and a swingable ball and socket mounting for mounting various articles in a desired orientation. Various alternative embodiments of support arm assemblies are disclosed. |
| US08462099B2 |
Display panel and display device
In one embodiment of the present invention, a display panel includes an active matrix type pixel region including scanning signal lines each of which is connected to three terminal elements each of which serves as an active element, the active matrix type pixel region including a non-rectangular shape by being configured such that the respective scanning signal lines are connected with various numbers of the three terminal elements according to where the scanning signal lines are located, and a shift register which drives the scanning signal lines, the shift register being formed in a region on a panel substrate, the region being adjacent to the pixel region in a direction in which the scanning signal lines extend. |
| US08462092B2 |
Display panel having sub-pixels with polarity arrangment
A display panel includes at least twelve sub-pixels, arranged continuously in a row. In a scanning time of the display panel, sub-pixels respectively disposed at a 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 8th, 10th and 12th column have a first polarity, and sub-pixels respectively disposed at a 1st, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th and 11th column have a second polarity. The first polarity is opposite to the second polarity. |
| US08462089B2 |
Organic light emitting display device and driving method thereof
An organic light emitting display device includes: a display unit including pixels coupled to scan lines and data lines; one or more control lines coupled to the pixels; a control line driver for supplying control signals to the pixels through the control lines; a first power driver for applying a first power having a low voltage level or a high voltage level to the pixels; and a second power driver for applying a second power having a low voltage level or a high voltage level to the pixels, in which each of the pixels includes: an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a driving transistor for controlling an amount of current supplied to the OLED; and an initializing transistor coupled to a gate electrode of the driving transistor and for supplying a reset voltage to the gate electrode of the driving transistor. |
| US08462082B2 |
Driving method for high efficiency mercury-free flat light source structure, and flat light source apparatus
Disclosed are a new Mercury-free flat light source structure capable of enhancing and adjusting brightness, maintaining stable and uniform discharge, and improving luminous efficiency, and a large flat light source apparatus using the same Mercury-free flat light source structure as a unit cell capable of adjusting the brightness and causing local discharges in selected areas, and a driving method thereof.The flat light source structure according to the present invention includes an upper substrate made of a light transmitting material; a lower substrate separated from the upper substrate by a distance; a barrier rib for maintaining the distance, thereby defining a discharge space filled with a discharge gas with a predetermined pressure; a phosphor coated on at least one of the inner surfaces of the upper substrate and the lower substrate, respectively; a pair of main electrodes disposed at predetermined positions on the surface of the upper or lower substrate and applied with a predetermined driving voltage, frequency and duty ratio to excite the phosphor by plasma generated due to electric field induced in the discharge space; an auxiliary electrode formed at a predetermined position on the lower and/or upper substrate(s) to have a parallel component which is parallel with any one of the main electrodes when viewing the discharge space from the upper substrate and a perpendicular component which traverses the electrodes across the pair of main electrodes. |
| US08462081B2 |
See-through display
A screen includes a first set of louver members at least partially disposed in the screen and located proximate to a first side of the screen, and a second set of louver members at least partially disposed in the screen and located proximate to a second side of the screen. An observer on either side of the screen sees an image produced by light directed to that observer by that set of louvers on the same side of the screen as the observer. Objects on the other side of the screen from the observer are visible to the observer between the louvers. |
| US08462076B2 |
Adjustable mounting assembly for an antenna
A mounting assembly for an antenna includes a mounting foot, an antenna mast, and two mast positioning components. The foot includes a base that can be attached to a mounting structure, and two opposing sidewall flanges extending from the base. Each sidewall flange has a respective slot formed therein. The antenna mast has a proximal end pivotally coupled to the foot between the sidewall flanges. The first mast positioning component is coupled between the sidewall flanges, it is movable within the slots, and it provides a first adjustable support structure for the antenna mast. The second mast positioning component is coupled between the sidewall flanges, it is movable within the slots, and it provides a second adjustable support structure for the antenna mast. |
| US08462074B2 |
Planar antenna and wireless communication apparatus
A planar antenna disposed on a plate having a first surface and a second surface is provided. The planar antenna includes a metal layer, an antenna body, a stepped impedance device, a coupling device and a matching device. The metal layer is disposed on the first surface and has a slot line exposing the first surface. The antenna body, the stepped impedance device, the coupling device and the matching device are disposed on the second surface. The antenna body is corresponding to a surrounding of the metal layer except a feed end thereof, the stepped impedance device and the matching device are corresponding to the metal layer, and the coupling device is corresponding to the slot line. The matching device is coupled between the coupling device and the feed end. The stepped impedance device has a transmission zero in a radio frequency band operated by the antenna body. |
| US08462072B2 |
Antenna device, printed circuit board including antenna device, and wireless communication device including antenna device
An antenna device includes a substrate, a pair of antenna elements formed on a face of the substrate and which is arranged so as to be axisymmetrical with respect to a symmetrical axis, and a ground section formed on the face of the substrate on which the pair of antenna elements is formed and which is arranged proximal to the pair of antenna elements, wherein the ground section is arranged so as to be axisymmetrical with respect to the symmetrical axis, and the ground section includes a first pair of slit sections notched from an end section and extending in one direction of the symmetrical axis. |
| US08462071B1 |
Impedance matching mechanism for phased array antennas
A technique for improving impedance matching in a phased array antenna involves placing a segmented fence around the antenna elements of the array. The antenna elements are arranged above a ground surface such as a ground plane. The segmented fence includes spaced-apart conductive projections electrically coupled to and extending from the ground surface, such that the segmented fence partially terminates electric fields traveling in directions parallel to the ground surface. The segmented fence lies in paths extending in at least two directions along the ground surface to define fence enclosures that surround individual antenna elements. With dual-polarization or multi-polarization dipole antenna elements, the fence enclosures partially terminate the electric field in each direction parallel to the ground surface to simplify impedance matching without unduly restricting the magnetic field. |
| US08462070B2 |
Antenna having planar conducting elements, one of which has a plurality of electromagnetic radiators and an open slot
An antenna includes a dielectric material having i) a first side opposite a second side, and ii) a conductive via therein. A first planar conducting element is on the first side of the dielectric material and has an electrical connection to the conductive via. A second planar conducting element is also on the first side of the dielectric material. A gap electrically isolates the first and second planar conducting elements from each other. An electrical microstrip feed line on the second side of the dielectric material electrically connects to the conductive via and has a route that extends from the conductive via, to across the gap, to under the second planar conducting element. The first planar conducting element has a plurality of electromagnetic radiators, each having dimensions that cause it to resonate over a range of frequencies that differs from a range of frequencies over which an adjacent radiator resonates. At least first and second of the radiators bound an open slot in the first planar conducting element. The open slot has an orientation perpendicular to the gap. |
| US08462065B2 |
Antenna apparatus and communication apparatus
The present invention relates to an antenna apparatus and a communication apparatus able to provide an antenna apparatus having wide band characteristics or diversity characteristics. A first antenna element 11, a second antenna element 12, and a divider circuit 13 to which both the antenna elements 11 and 12 are coupled via respectively separate transmission lines 15 and 16 are included. Additionally, a delay process is conducted on one of the transmission lines by modifying the lengths of the transmission line 15 coupling the first antenna element 11 to the divider circuit 13 and the transmission line 16 coupling the second antenna element 12 to the divider circuit 13. By conducting this delay adjustment, the input impedance and/or phase of the first and second antenna elements are adjusted, and wider band characteristics than the antenna characteristics of the first and second antenna elements individually are configured. |
| US08462063B2 |
Metamaterial antenna arrays with radiation pattern shaping and beam switching
Apparatus, systems and techniques for using composite left and right handed (CRLH) metamaterial (MTM) structure antenna elements and arrays to provide radiation pattern shaping and beam switching. |
| US08462062B2 |
RF passive repeater for a metal container
A storage container assembly includes a container having a metal side wall, and a passive wireless repeater mounted on the side wall. The repeater includes a first antenna on one side of the side wall, a second antenna on an opposite side of the side wall, and an electrical connection between the first antenna and the second antenna. The electrical connection may be in the form of a first connector mounted to the first antenna and a second connector mounted to the second antenna. |
| US08462060B2 |
Embedded antenna apparatus for utility metering applications
An embedded antenna for facilitating wireless transmission of utility meter data is disclosed, where in one embodiment an RF antenna is a part of the faceplate of the utility meter. In another embodiment the utility meter faceplate is a single-layer or a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) with the RF antenna printed on any desired layer. Such faceplates may be labeled to be viewable from outside of the meter housing and/or have openings to accommodate visual access to an output display of the meter consumption information. |
| US08462059B2 |
Vehicle antenna
The invention relates to a vehicle antenna with a bottom part, comprising a metallic base area, a top latched with the bottom part, and a printed circuit board held between the bottom part and the top and carrying at least one transmission or receiver element,wherein the top has at least one latching hook for latching into a mounting opening of a body part. |
| US08462050B2 |
System and method for an integrated antenna in a cargo container monitoring and security
A system and method for an antenna which is constructed into or conforming onto the roof or wall of a cargo container is provided. The antenna system may have multiple antennas for short range wireless, cellular, global positioning, or satellite built into a single functional element. The antenna system may utilize a patch or phased array design. The method of construction of the antenna system may as part of the container fabricated or installed at the factory, applied as an adhesive film kit, or applied as a successive spray coating and etching process. |
| US08462044B1 |
Determining transmit location of an emitter using a single geostationary satellite
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for determining the transmit location of an emitter using a single geostationary satellite. In an embodiment, a signal is received at a ground station from the emitter and relayed by the geostationary satellite. The signal is received at the ground station at a plurality of time instances and has a plurality of observed frequencies, one for each time instance. A plurality of lines of position are determining based on the plurality of observed frequencies. The transmit location of the emitter is determined based on at least one intersection among the plurality of lines of position. |
| US08462039B2 |
Indoor electromagnetic environment implementing structure and a constructing method thereof
Disclosed is an indoor electromagnetic environment implementing structure. A shield room in a polyhedron structure for blocking electromagnetic waves output from the interior toward the exterior thereof and electromagnetic waves input from the exterior toward the interior when measuring a characteristic of the electromagnetic waves is installed, an electromagnetic wave absorber is installed at a door and a window on a wall through which the electromagnetic waves are output in the shield room, and a cover for covering the electromagnetic wave absorber with a size corresponding to the electromagnetic wave absorber is installed. In this instance, the cover transmits or blocks the electromagnetic waves according to utilization of electromagnetic wave measurement tests. |
| US08462036B2 |
Digital-to-analog converter with non-uniform resolution
A circuit includes a digital-to-analog converter with non-uniform resolution for converting a digital signal into an analog signal. The digital-to-analog converter includes high-resolution circuitry, reduced-resolution circuitry coupled to the high-resolution circuitry and a switch coupled to the high-resolution circuitry and to the reduced-resolution circuitry. The switch couples one of the high-resolution circuitry and the reduced-resolution circuitry to an output node. The circuit also includes a decoder coupled to the switch. The decoder receives the digital signal to control the switch. |
| US08462035B2 |
Digital-to-analog conversion arrangement with power range dependent D/A converter selection
A digital-to-analog conversion arrangement for converting a digital input signal comprises first and second digital-to-analog converters (DACs) having different signal resolutions and a digital-to-analog converter selector for selecting the first DAC or the second DAC if the digital input signal has a power in a first or a second power range, respectively. The digital-to-analog conversion arrangement further comprises an analog signal merger for merging a first analog signal and a second analog signal, the first analog signal being based on a first analog output signal of the first digital-to-analog converter and the second analog signal being based on a second analog output signal of the second analog-to-digital converter. A corresponding method for digital-to-analog conversion of a digital input signal and a computer readable digital storage medium are also described. |
| US08462033B2 |
Reconfigurable delta-sigma modulator ADC using noise coupling
A reconfigurable analog-to-digital (ADC) modulator structure that includes a plurality of ADC structures being coupled to each other through their respective noise quantization transfer functions. Each ADC structure receives as input an analog signal and each ADC structure outputting a plurality of first output signals. An adder module receives the first output signals and performs addition on the first output signals and generates a second output signal. A division module receives the second output signal and performs division on the second output signal by a predetermined factor. |
| US08462032B2 |
Sigma delta modulator
A method for driving a sigma delta modulator, a sigma delta modulator comprising at least one integrator device and one quantizer device, and a readable medium having a computer program stored thereon for performing the method are described. The method comprises setting a sigma delta modulator to an irrational operation mode. The method comprises monitoring at least one output signal of the sigma delta modulator. The method comprises resetting the sigma delta modulator to the irrational operation mode depending on the monitored output signal. |
| US08462031B2 |
Continuous time analogue/digital converter
Continuous time analogue/digital converter, comprising a sigma delta modulator (MSD1) configured to receive an analogue input signal (x(t)) and comprising high-pass filtering means (MF) the chopping frequency of which is equal to half of the sampling frequency (Fs) of the quantization means (QTZ) of the modulator (MSD1). |
| US08462030B2 |
Programmable loop filter for use with a sigma delta analog-to-digital converter and method of programming the same
The present invention is directed to a programmable loop filter, a method of programming the same and a sigma delta analog-to-digital converter (ADC) incorporating the programmable loop filter or the method. In one embodiment, the programmable loop filter includes: (1) a configurable filter structure containing selectably interconnectable alternative filter elements and (2) a configuration controller coupled to the configurable filter structure and operable to interconnect at least a selected one of the filter elements to determine a transfer characteristic of the configurable filter structure and set an operating condition of the sigma delta ADC. |
| US08462029B2 |
Analog-to-digital conversion apparatus and signal processing system
An analog-to-digital conversion apparatus includes: a first analog-to-digital converter and a second analog-to-digital converter that are configured to convert an input analog signal into a digital signal; a difference imparting part configured to provide a difference of at least a fixed signal α between input analog signals to the first and second analog-to-digital converters, to input the input analog signals thereto; a first non-linear compensation part and a second non-linear compensation part that are configured to compensate non-linear distortions of a first output signal and a second output signal depending on the control variable signal to be supplied; and a non-linear detection part configured to estimate how much the non-linear distortions are compensated by the first and second non-linear compensation parts depending on a first signal by the first non-linear compensation part and a second signal by the second non-linear compensation part. |
| US08462025B2 |
Signal transmission between a controller and an optical pickup unit
An improved transmission protocol is used to transmit a signal between two components of an electronic device. The improved transmission protocol is configured to reduce the number of simultaneous channel transitions that occur when multiple signal channels are transmitted in parallel. Reducing the number of simultaneous channel transitions is beneficial because a signal that is subject to skew, distortion, or electromagnetic interference during transmission may have a shorter settling time when fewer channels undergo a transition simultaneously. When the protocol is used to transmit a signal from a controller to an optical pickup unit in an optical data storage system, the reduced settling times allow for a higher data transmission rate. |
| US08462020B1 |
Attitude and configuration indicator display system and method
Attitude and Configuration Indicator Display System and Method within the context of an Electronic Instrument System in which the configuration status of a piloted craft; typically the instant positions of lift inducing elements and drag inducing elements, are represented by symbol groupings integrated with an a parent icon, typically a chevron-type symbol representative of the piloted craft. The symbol groupings receive data from associated on-board sensors and are displayed singly or in combination with each other anytime the piloted craft is not in a clean configuration to instantly alert the pilot(s) of the configuration status with a single glance directed to the attitude indicator. |
| US08462014B1 |
Meter data management systems, methods, and software with outage management capabilities
The present inventors recognized a need to leverage the data from Advanced Metering Systems (AMIs) in the management of electrical outages. To address this and/or other needs, the present inventors devised, among other things, systems, methods, and software that not only intelligently filter and communicate AMI outage data to Outage Management Systems (OMSs), but also facilitate communications between OMSs and multiple types of AMI systems. One exemplary system includes an outage management module that receives AMI outage data in the form of “last gasp” messages from meters and determines whether the OMS is already aware of a power outage associated with those meters. If the OMS is already aware of an outage associated with these meters, the outage management module excludes the outage reports from its communications with the OMS, thereby preserving its capacity to handle new outage information and overcoming a significant obstacle to using AMI data within OMSs. |
| US08462008B2 |
System and method for introducing a substrate into a process chamber
A system and method for introducing a substrate into a process chamber is provided. A presence or absence of a substrate on a stage in an apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor or a flat panel display may be determined by lift pins used for loading and unloading a substrate, the introduction of another substrate may be prevented and a broken state or the erroneously loaded state of the substrate may be detected. An opening or closing of a gate valve may also be determined, and the introduction of a substrate into the process chamber may be prevented while the gate valve is closed. |
| US08462007B2 |
Monitoring device, information processing apparatus, and alarm signal output method having an alarm storage unit for storing alarm signals for itself and other units
A monitoring device configured to be installed in an information processing apparatus to detect a failure of the information processing apparatus, and to output an alarm signal when the failure is detected, the monitoring device including an alarm signal generating unit that generates the alarm signal upon detecting the failure, an alarm signal storing unit that stores the generated alarm signal, an alarm signal output unit that outputs the stored alarm signal to outside, an alarm signal input unit that receives, when the monitoring device is in a standby state, another alarm signal from another monitoring device in an active state, and an alarm signal storage instructing unit that supplies to the alarm signal storing unit an instruction signal for storing said another alarm signal in the alarm signal storing unit. |
| US08462006B2 |
GFCI with overcurrent protection and end-of-life warning and tripping functions
The invention relates to a GFCI that trips and provides indication at the end of its life. It comprises a leakage signal detection circuit (LSDC) and a failure alarm for providing indication in case of failure. The LSDC includes a leakage signal amplification circuit (LSAC) which amplifies the signal from test and neutral toroidal coils and controls a mechanical tripping mechanism through a silicon control unit and an igniter. The mechanical tripping mechanism is controlled by the LSDC through the silicon control unit by a forcible tripping coil connected thereto. This LSDC is powered by a power unit. Additionally, a failure alarm circuit which triggers and supplies visual indication through an optical display element in the event of failure is connected to the power unit of the LSDC. This alarm circuit also includes a forcible tripping coil to control the mechanical tripping mechanism at the end of the device life. |
| US08462005B2 |
Communication circuit to measure and communicate the state of a battery unit in a vehicle
According to one embodiment, a communication circuit includes a direct-current converter circuit configured to generate a second power supply potential different from a second reference potential by a predetermined potential, from a first power supply potential, a first receiving circuit configured to receive a binary communication signal, whose one level is at a first reference potential, through a first signal input terminal, by a differential transmission method, a first level shift circuit configured to convert the communication signal received by the first receiving circuit into a binary communication signal, whose one level is at the second reference potential, and the other level is at the second power supply potential, and a first transmission circuit configured to output the binary communication signal converted by the first level shift circuit, through a first signal output terminal, by a differential transmission method. |
| US08462000B2 |
Infrared control system
An exemplary infrared control system includes an infrared control unit and a computer. The infrared control unit is capable of transmitting an infrared signal. The computer includes an infrared response unit, and the infrared response unit includes an infrared receiving circuit and a control circuit electrically connected to the infrared receiving circuit. The infrared receiving circuit is capable of receiving the infrared signal from the infrared control unit. Accordingly the control circuit is capable of processing the infrared signal from the infrared receiving circuit to generate a corresponding command signal to control the computer to power on/off or reset. |
| US08461994B2 |
RF receiver and RFID/USN system having the same
A radio frequency receiver comprises a first signal coupler coupling and branching a radio frequency signal received from a tag or a reader, a voltage regulator receiving the coupled signal and outputting a voltage-regulated signal having a predetermined level, a signal converter mixing the radio frequency signal transmitted from the first signal coupler by using the voltage-regulated signal as an oscillation frequency signal and generating a baseband frequency signal, a signal processor processing the baseband frequency signal and extracting tag information, and a data transceiver transmitting the tag information through a wire and/or wireless network. |
| US08461989B2 |
Smart container UWB sensor system for situational awareness of intrusion alarms
An in-container monitoring sensor system is based on an UWB radar intrusion detector positioned in a container and having a range gate set to the farthest wall of the container from the detector. Multipath reflections within the container make every point on or in the container appear to be at the range gate, allowing intrusion detection anywhere in the container. The system also includes other sensors to provide false alarm discrimination, and may include other sensors to monitor other parameters, e.g. radiation. The sensor system also includes a control subsystem for controlling system operation. Communications and information extraction capability may also be included. A method of detecting intrusion into a container uses UWB radar, and may also include false alarm discrimination. A secure container has an UWB based monitoring system. |
| US08461987B2 |
System and method for performing chemical analysis of fingerprints for providing at least one response
A fingerprint recognition system is presented including a fingerprint collecting module positioned about an electronic device for collecting fingerprint information related to one or more fingerprints; a chemical analysis module for performing a chemical analysis of the fingerprint information collected; and an evaluating module for evaluating the chemical analysis of the fingerprint information collected to provide at least one response. Additionally, a chemical analysis system for performing substantially instantaneous chemical analysis of received fingerprints and providing substantially instantaneous recommendations or feedback or responses based on the chemical analysis of the fingerprints received is presented. The chemical analysis indicates at least one or more of the following: age, gender, race, dietary information, and lifestyle information or a combination thereof. |
| US08461982B2 |
Communication system for patient handling devices
A patient handling device communication system enables patient handling devices, such as bed, cots, stretchers, and the like, to communicate with other patient handling devices. Communication from one or more patient handling devices may thereby be forwarded to other patient handling devices. Such information may also be forwarded to a healthcare communication network. The patient handling devices may form a mesh network for communicating information amongst themselves and/or to the healthcare communications network. |
| US08461978B2 |
Wireless ultrasound probe asset tracking
A wireless ultrasound probe has a probe case enclosing a transducer array, an acquisition circuit, a transceiver and a battery. The probe also includes a loudspeaker which produces audible sounds as a function of the range between the wireless probe and a host system. When the probe is within a near field range of the host system, the loudspeaker is silent. But if the probe is moved to an intermediate or a far field range from the host system, the loudspeaker sounds an alert. This audible alert can be used to locate the probe by transmitting a paging signal which, upon reception by the probe, causes the probe to sound its alert. If the probe is moved to an unauthorized location where it is within range of a transmitter or receiver, the reception of a signal by the probe, the transmitter, or receiver will sound an alert signaling the unauthorized presence of the wireless probe. |
| US08461974B2 |
Electric circuit for an access control and for an immobilizer of a vehicle and method for calibrating an antenna driver
An electric circuit for controlling the access and immobilizing a vehicle has a first antenna driver (12) for driving a first antenna (19) for emitting a signal (100) in the event of identification of an ID transmitter (3) for access control of a vehicle. A second antenna driver (24) is provided for driving a second antenna (21) for emitting a signal (104) in the event of identification of an ID transmitter (3) for the immobilizer of the vehicle. In addition, the electric circuit has a receiver device (14) for receiving a signal captured by an antenna (21) for the identification of an ID transmitter (3) for the immobilizer. The first antenna driver (12) and the receiver device (14) are commonly integrated into a semiconductor chip (1). |
| US08461969B2 |
Dual mode vibrator
A dual mode vibrator is disclosed. There are available two vibrating units to enable obtainment of a variety of vibrations. Each lateral portion of the first and second vibrating units respectively supported by the first and second elastic members is supported by the first and second support bars secured at the housing for rotatable installation. Therefore, although the first and second vibrating units may rotate about the first and second support bars, the first and second vibrating units are not allowed to deviated or disengaged from the first and second support bars, whereby the plastic deformation of the first and second elastic members is prevented, and the first and second vibrating units can be positioned at predetermined positions at all times to enhance reliability of product. Furthermore, each lateral portion of the first and second vibrating units is respectively supported by the first and second elastic members while the other lateral portions of the first and second vibrating units are restrained by a stopper at a predetermined distance or more. |
| US08461965B2 |
Portable radio frequency identification (RFID) reader
A particular portable radio frequency identification (RFID) reader includes an active antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements to receive RFID signals from RFID devices. The antenna elements include control circuitry to control a beam pattern generated by the active antenna array. The portable RFID reader further includes sum circuitry and difference circuitry. The sum circuitry is operable to determine a sum signal by summing the RFID signals received by at least two of the plurality of antenna elements. The difference circuitry is operable to determine a difference signal between the RFID signals received by at least two of the plurality of antenna elements. The portable RFID reader also includes a controller to electronically steer the beam pattern and to determine a direction from the RFID reader to a particular RFID device. |
| US08461963B2 |
Access authorization method and apparatus for a wireless sensor network
An access authorization method and apparatus for a wireless sensor network comprises at least a base station and a wireless sensor network formed by a plurality of sensor nodes. After having obtained an access authorization of a user, the at least a base station issues a request message to a target sensor node in the wireless sensor network. The target sensor node requests at least a controlling node in the wireless sensor network for sensing data sensed by the at least a controlling node, and checks if the sensing data meets the requirements of the access authorization of the user. Whether the target sensor node responds with the required multimedia or not is based on the checking result. |
| US08461959B2 |
Consumable holder with process control apparatus
A consumable holder has a source of a consumable, a first appliance coupling point configured to receive a resource from and convey the resource or consumable to an appliance configured to use the consumable and the resource in a physical operation on an article, a process control apparatus to control conveyance of the resource or consumable to and from the consumable holder, and a second appliance coupling point in communication with the process control apparatus and configured to connect to an appliance. Thus, an appliance coupled to the consumable holder can communicate with the process control apparatus via the second coupling point. |
| US08461957B2 |
In-molded resistive and shielding elements
An article of manufacture having an in-molded resistive and/or shielding element and method of making the same are shown and described. In one disclosed method, a resistive and/or shielding element is printed on a film. The film is formed to a desired shape and put in an injection mold. A molten plastic material is introduced into the injection mold to form a rigid structure that retains the film. |
| US08461953B1 |
System, method and apparatus for transformer cooling
An air cooling system, method, apparatus and kit applied to lower transformer operating temperatures, such as governed by a tank or container of oil, allowing transformer components to run more efficiently at a lower temperature level, e.g., down from the hot level operating temperatures typical in stressed conventional devices. By lowering the operational levels to within or below the nominal operational temperature ranges for the equipment, and recovering heat generated during operation, several advantages are obtained. |
| US08461952B1 |
Field emission system and method
An improved field emission system and method is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function. |
| US08461944B2 |
First and second U-shape waveguides joined to a dielectric carrier by a U-shape sealing frame
The present invention relates to a transition arrangement comprising a first surface-mountable waveguide part and a second surface-mountable waveguide part, each of the first and second surface-mountable waveguide parts comprising a first wall, a second wall and a third wall, which second and third walls are arranged to contact a dielectric carrier material, all the walls together essentially forming a U-shape, where the first and second surface-mountable waveguide parts are arranged to be mounted on the dielectric carrier material in such a way that the first and second surface-mountable waveguide parts comprise ends which are positioned to face each other. The transition arrangement further comprises an electrically conducting sealing frame that is arranged to be mounted over and covering the ends, where the electrically conducting frame has a first wall, a second wall and a third wall, where the second and third walls are arranged to contact the dielectric carrier material, all the walls together essentially forming a U-shape. |
| US08461942B2 |
Surface acoustic wave device
A surface acoustic wave device includes a first filter and a second filter, each of them being a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter including an odd number of at least three InterDigital Transducers (IDTs); an unbalanced terminal to which an unbalanced signal is input; a first balanced terminal from which a signal having a same phase as the unbalanced signal is output; and a second balanced terminal from which a signal having an opposite phase to the unbalanced signal is output. One of electrodes of a first center IDT and one of electrodes of a second center IDT are commonly connected to the unbalanced terminal, the first center IDT and the second center IDT being one out of the odd number of IDTs and locating at a center in the first filter and the second filter respectively. The number of electrode fingers of the first center IDT is an odd number, and the number of electrode fingers of the second center IDT is an even number. |
| US08461940B2 |
Elastic wave device and method for manufacturing the same
An elastic wave device has a structure that prevents flux from flowing into a hollow space of the device during mounting of the device using solder bumps. The elastic wave device includes a substrate, a vibrating portion located on a first main surface of the substrate, pads located on the first main surface of the substrate and electrically connected to electrodes of the vibrating portion, a supporting layer arranged on the first main surface of the substrate so as to enclose the vibrating portion, a sheet-shaped cover layer composed of resin including synthetic rubber and disposed on the supporting layer so as to form a hollow space around the periphery of the vibrating portion, a protective layer composed of resin having resistance to flux and disposed on a side of the cover layer remote from the supporting layer, via conductors extending through the protective layer, the cover layer, and the supporting layer and connected to the pads, and external electrodes including solder bumps, disposed at ends of the via conductors adjacent to the protective layer. |
| US08461939B2 |
Waveguide orthomode transducer
A waveguide orthomode transducer includes a waveguide including a first waveguide portion and a second waveguide portion placed along a transmission direction of radio signals, the size of an aperture of the second waveguide portion smaller than the size of an aperture of the first waveguide portion, a first probe disposed at a first position, a second probe disposed at a second position, a third probe disposed at a third position, and a fourth probe disposed at a fourth position, wherein at least two of the first position, the second position, the third position, and the fourth position are located in the same plane perpendicular to the transmission direction of the radio signals. |
| US08461937B2 |
Method for pseudo-differential transmission using natural electrical variables
The invention relates to a method and a device for pseudo-differential transmission in interconnections used for sending a plurality of electrical signals.The ends of an interconnection having 4 transmission conductors and a return conductor distinct from the reference conductor are each connected to a termination circuit. Three damping circuits are connected between the return conductor and the reference conductor. The transmitting circuits receive at their inputs the signals from the 4 channels of the two sources, and are connected to the conductors of the interconnection. A transmitting circuit in the activated state produces natural electrical variables, each natural electrical variable being allocated to one and only one channel. The receiving circuits are connected to the conductors of the interconnection, each receiving circuit being such that the 4 channels of a source connected to a transmitting circuit in the activated state are sent to the four channels of the destinations without noticeable echo, internal crosstalk and external crosstalk. |
| US08461936B2 |
MEMS oscillator
A piezoresistive MEMS oscillator comprises a resonator body, first and second drive electrodes located adjacent the resonator body for providing an actuation signal; and at least a first sense electrode connected to a respective anchor point. The voltages at the electrodes are controlled and/or processed such that the feedthrough AC current from one drive electrode to the sense electrode is at least partially offset by the feedthrough AC current from the other drive electrode to the sense electrode. |
| US08461935B2 |
Hybrid system having a non-MEMS device and a MEMS device
A hybrid system having a non-MEMS device and a MEMS device is described. The apparatus includes a non-MEMS device and an integrated circuit including a MEMS device, the integrated circuit formed on a substrate. The integrated circuit includes a control circuit for the non-MEMS device and a MEMS control circuit for the MEMS device. |
| US08461932B2 |
Signal amplifier, bridge connection signal amplifier signal output device, latch-up prevention method, and program storage medium
A signal amplifier includes an inverting amplification circuit, a first switching element, a second switching element, and a control section. The inverting amplification circuit includes a first voltage terminal, a second voltage terminal, an inverting input terminal, an output terminal, a first protected switching element, and a second protected switching element. The control section controls such that when an overcurrent has flowed in the first voltage line, the first and second protected switching elements are switched to a non-conducting state after switching the first switching element in a conducting state and switching the second switching element in a non-conducting state, and when an overcurrent has flowed in the second voltage line, the first the second protected switching elements are switched to a non-conducting state after switching the first switching element in a non-conducting state and switching the second switching element in a conducting state. |
| US08461931B1 |
Wideband RF power amplifier for multi-mode multi-band applications
A Multi-Mode Multi-Band (MMMB) radio frequency (RF) power amplifier circuit operating at multiple frequency bands. The power amplifier circuit comprises a single wideband power amplifier having high output impedance which is configured to be equal to a load impedance of the load connected to the power amplifier circuit. A bias voltage applied to the wideband power amplifier is changed from a first value to a second value to provide a predetermined output power of the wideband power amplifier to the load with the output impedance of wideband power amplifier being equal to the load impedance. The power amplifier circuit also includes an individual harmonic filter for filtering each frequency band independently. |
| US08461930B2 |
Monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) including air bridge coupler
A monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) includes a transistor, coupled line and multiple air bridges. The coupled line is configured to output a coupled signal from the transistor, the coupled line running parallel to a drain of the transistor. The air bridges connect the drain of the transistor with a bond pad for outputting a transistor output signal, the bridges being arranged parallel to one another and extending over the coupled line. The air bridges and the coupled line effectively provide coupling of the transistor output signal to a load. |
| US08461928B2 |
Constant-gain power amplifier
A method includes amplifying a non-constant-envelope input signal using a main amplifier having a first gain that varies depending on a supply voltage of the main amplifier. A constant-envelope signal is amplified using a reference amplifier having a second gain that varies depending on the supply voltage of the reference amplifier. Both the main amplifier and the reference amplifier are operated using a same variable supply voltage whose amplitude varies over time. A gain control signal is produced so as to compensate for changes in the second gain of the reference amplifier that are caused by the variable supply voltage. The gain control signal is applied in compensating for variations in the first gain of the main amplifier. |
| US08461926B2 |
Differential amplifier circuit
A differential amplifier circuit includes a first/second field effect transistor including a gate coupled to a first/second differential input signal terminal, a source coupled to a reference potential node, and a drain coupled to a first/second differential output signal terminal, a first variable capacitor coupled between the gate of the first field effect transistor and the drain of the second field effect transistor, a second variable capacitor coupled between the gate of the second field effect transistor and the drain of the first field effect transistor, and a first envelope detector configured to detect an envelope of a signal at the first differential output signal terminal or the second differential output signal terminal, the first variable capacitor and/or the second variable capacitor has a capacitance that varies in accordance with an envelope detected by the first envelope detector. |
| US08461925B2 |
Distortion compensating apparatus, amplifying apparatus, transmitting apparatus, and distortion compensating method
A distortion compensating apparatus that compensates signal distortion caused by an amplifier includes a distortion compensating process unit that using a distortion compensation coefficient, compensates distortion of an input signal; a memory unit that stores the distortion compensation coefficient; and an address generating unit that generates a first address that is based on electrical power of the input signal and for acquiring the distortion compensation coefficient from the memory unit and that generates a second address that is based on a phase of the input signal and for acquiring the distortion compensation coefficient from the memory unit. The distortion compensating process unit acquires the distortion compensation coefficient from the memory unit based on the first and the second addresses to compensate the distortion. |
| US08461924B2 |
Systems and methods of RF power transmission, modulation, and amplification, including embodiments for controlling a transimpedance node
Multiple-Input-Single-Output (MISO) amplification and associated VPA control algorithms are provided herein. According to embodiments of the present invention, MISO amplifiers driven by VPA control algorithms outperform conventional outphasing amplifiers, including cascades of separate branch amplifiers using conventional power combiner technologies. MISO amplifiers can be operated at enhanced efficiencies over the entire output power dynamic range by blending the control of the power source, source impedances, bias levels, outphasing, and branch amplitudes. These blending constituents are combined to provide an optimized transfer characteristic function. |
| US08461919B2 |
Radio frequency switch circuit
A radio frequency (RF) switch circuit in which an RF switch and a switch controller are formed on a single CMOS substrate and floating resistors are connected to a deep N type well substrate, an N type well substrate, and a P type well substrate to thereby increase linearity with respect to input power. In the RF switch having at least one NMOS (N type Metal Oxide Semiconductor) switch changing a transmission path of an RF signal, an N type terminal formed on a first deep N type well substrate receives driving power through a floating resistor, a P type terminal formed on a first P type substrate receives body power through a floating resistor, and the two N type terminals formed on the first P type substrate receive gate power through a floating resistor, and in the switch controller having at least one NMOS switch and at least one PMOS (P type Metal Oxide Semiconductor) switch controlling changing of a path of the RF switch, an N type terminal formed on a second deep N type well substrate and an N type terminal formed on the first N type substrate receive driving power through floating resistors. |
| US08461917B2 |
Complimentary single-ended-input OTA-C universal filter structures
A complimentary single-ended-input OTA-C universal filter structures in terms of integrated circuits is provided. The integrated circuit comprises a plurality of amplifiers and a plurality of capacitors. In some capacitors, one electrode is electrically connected to the positive input of its corresponding amplifier, and the other electrode can be electrically connected to an electrical source. In addition, the negative input of one amplifier is electrically connected to the negative input of another amplifier. Besides, there are a head amplifier and a tail amplifier. The output of the head amplifier is electrically connected to the negative input of the head amplifier, and the positive input of the tail amplifier can be electrically connected to an electrical source. |
| US08461916B2 |
Filter circuit and integrated circuit including the same
A filter circuit includes a plurality of shifting units configured to each store an initial value, receive at least one input signal, and shift the stored value to a next shifting unit in sequence from among the shifting units in response to at least one input signal, and an initial value setting unit configured to set the initial stored values of the shifting units to different sets of initial stored values in response to different filter setting signals, respectively, wherein the different filter setting signals represent respectively different criteria for filtering the at least one input signal, wherein the initially stored values have a first logic value or a second logic value, wherein the filter circuit is configured to activate an output signal when the first logic value is shifted to a selected shifting unit among the plurality of shifting units. |
| US08461913B2 |
Integrated circuit and a method for selecting a voltage in an integrated circuit
An integrated circuit comprising an adjustable voltage source to allow a plurality of voltage values to be selected; means for measuring a voltage value derived from the adjustable voltage source; and means for configuring the adjustable voltage source to provide a selected voltage value, wherein the selected voltage value is selected based upon a voltage value measured by the means for measuring and a voltage selected by a controller. |
| US08461912B1 |
Switched-capacitor, curvature-compensated bandgap voltage reference
In a novel aspect, producing a reference bandgap voltage includes generating a proportional to absolute temperature (PTAT) voltage difference based on respective voltages across a first pair of diodes. The PTAT voltage difference is sampled and scaled using a switched-capacitor amplifier. The switched-capacitor amplifier also is used to sample and scale a difference in voltages across a second pair of diodes, one of which is biased with a PTAT current and the other of which is biased with a current that exhibits little or no linear temperature dependency. The scaled voltage differences are combined with a voltage corresponding to a voltage across the diode that is biased with the PTAT current so as to at least partially compensate for linear and non-linear temperature-dependent components of the voltage across the diode. |
| US08461906B2 |
Cell-based integrated circuit and a method of operating a thyristor circuit in a standard cell of a cell-based integrated circuit
A cell-based integrated circuit comprises a first supply voltage terminal and a second supply voltage terminal. A standard cell comprising a thyristor circuit comprising a first input inputs the first supply voltage. A second input inputs the second supply voltage. A first output outputs a first output voltage corresponding to the first supply voltage and a second output to output a second output voltage corresponding to the second supply voltage. |
| US08461904B2 |
Switching device and semiconductor integrated circuit device including the same
A switching device includes a first switch disposed between a power source voltage and an intermediate node, the first switch forming a current path on the basis of an input signal, a second switch disposed between the intermediate node and a ground, the second switch forming a current path on the basis of a voltage of the intermediate node, and a transmission gate receiving the input signal, the transmission gate outputting the input signal on the basis of the voltage of the intermediate node. |
| US08461903B1 |
SOI switch enhancement
The described FET switch topology greatly reduces the off state loading experienced by the gate biasing resistors in a stacked FET structure. The FET switch topology evenly distributes the voltage across the FET switch topology which reduces the voltage across the gate biasing resistors when the stacked FET structure is in an off state. Because the off state loading is reduced, there is a corresponding reduction of the current through bias resistors, which permits a reduction in the size of the bias resistors. This permits a substantial reduction in the area attributed to the bias resistors in an integrated solution. |
| US08461901B1 |
Harmonic reject mixer with active phase mismatch compensation in the local oscillator path
A harmonic rejection mixer having a phase rotator fed by a local oscillator signal. The local oscillator signal has a reference frequency. The phase rotator produces a plurality of output signals, each one of the signals having a common frequency related to the reference frequency and having different relative phase shifts. A plurality of mixer sections, each one of the sections being fed an input signal and a corresponding one of the plurality of output signals mixes the local oscillator signal with the corresponding one of the plurality of output signals fed thereto. A combiner combines the mixer signal from the plurality of mixer sections into a composite output signal. A detector detects energy in a harmonic of the composite signal and for adjusting the output signal of the phase rotator to reduce the selected harmonic of the composite signal. |
| US08461890B1 |
Phase and/or frequency detector, phase-locked loop and operation method for the phase-locked loop
The present invention provides a phase and/or frequency detector, a PLL and an operation method for the PLL. The phase and/or frequency detector comprises two flip-flops, a logic gate, a control circuit and a delay circuit. The clock-input terminals of the two flip-flops receive a reference signal and a frequency-divided signal respectively. The logic gate receives signals outputted from the data-output terminals of the two flip-flops. The control circuit is configured for generating a corresponding delay control signal according to an oscillating frequency of an oscillating signal outputted from the PLL. The delay circuit is configured for altering a prolonged period according to the delay control signal to output a reset signal to the reset terminals of the two flip-flops. |
| US08461889B2 |
Clock signal generators having a reduced power feedback clock path and methods for generating clocks
Memories, clock generators and methods for providing an output clock signal are disclosed. One such method includes delaying a buffered clock signal by a adjustable delay to provide an output clock signal, providing a feedback clock signal from the output clock signal, and adjusting a duty cycle of the buffered clock signal based at least in part on the feedback clock signal. An example clock generator includes a forward clock path configured to provide a delayed output clock signal from a clock driver circuit, and further includes a feedback clock path configured to provide a feedback clock signal based at least in part on the delayed output clock signal, for example, frequency dividing the delayed output clock signal. The feedback clock path further configured to control adjustment a duty cycle of the buffered input clock signal based at least in part on the feedback clock signal. |
| US08461887B2 |
Integrated circuit
There is provided an integrated circuit in which a reference-signal source generates a reference signal having a basic frequency, a phase locked loop includes a voltage-controlled oscillator, a first frequency divider to generate a first frequency-divided signal based on the signal by N, a phase detector, a charge pump and a loop filter, the second frequency generates a second frequency-divided signal based on the signal generated by the voltage-controlled oscillator by M, wherein a minimum absolute value of a difference between the basic frequency multiplied by “K” and a frequency of the second frequency-divided signal is equal to or less than a low cutoff frequency of a bandpass filter or equal to or higher than a high cutoff frequency of the bandpass filter, the bandpass filter being represented by a transfer function from an input of the voltage-controlled oscillator to an output of the phase locked loop. |
| US08461880B2 |
Buffer with an output swing created using an over-supply voltage
A pre-drive circuit with an output buffer that may contain a bootstrap circuit is described. The bootstrap circuit may be configured to output a voltage level greater in magnitude than the supply voltage that the bootstrap circuit is coupled with. The pre-drive circuit may contain a timing circuit. The timing circuit may be configured to at least partially determine when the bootstrap circuit outputs a voltage greater in magnitude than the supply voltage. The pre-drive circuit may also contain a pre-drive buffer circuit. This pre-drive buffer circuit may be capable of three outputs: (1) logical zero, or roughly electrical ground; (2) logical one, or roughly the level of the voltage supply, and (3) an outputted voltage greater than the voltage supply. |
| US08461879B1 |
Low latency inter-die trigger serial interface for ADC
A packaged controller for closed-loop control applications includes two dice packaged together in a semiconductor package. The first die is optimized for digital circuitry and includes a processor, an ADC, a serial bus interface, and a sequencer. The second die is optimized for analog circuitry and includes a serial bus interface, a plurality of sample/hold circuits, and an analog multiplexer. The sequencer on the first die causes a series of multi-bit values to be communicated serially across a low latency serial bus to the second die, and thereby controls the analog multiplexer and the asserting of a sample/hold signal on the second die. Under control of the sequencer, multiple voltages are captured simultaneously on the second die, and then are multiplexed one by one to the ADC on the first die for conversion into digital values. The architecture reduces complexity and cost of the overall packaged controller. |
| US08461878B2 |
Input buffer circuit of semiconductor apparatus
The input buffer circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a first buffering unit that that is activated by a voltage level difference between a first voltage terminal and a second voltage terminal, and generates a first compare signal and a second compare signal by comparing the voltage levels of reference voltage and an input signal; a control unit that controls the amount of current flowing between the second voltage terminal and a ground terminal by comparing the voltage levels of the reference voltage and the second compare signal; and a second buffering unit that generates an output signal by comparing the voltage levels of the input signal and the first compare signal. |
| US08461875B1 |
Digital circuits having improved transistors, and methods therefor
Digital circuits are disclosed that may include multiple transistors having controllable current paths coupled between first and second logic nodes. One or more of the transistors may have a deeply depleted channel formed below its gate that includes a substantially undoped channel region formed over a relatively highly doped screen layer formed over a doped body region. Resulting reductions in threshold voltage variation may improve digital circuit performance. Logic circuit, static random access memory (SRAM) cell, and passgate embodiments are disclosed. |
| US08461872B2 |
Two LVDS comparators controlling multiplexer
First and second devices may simultaneously communicate bidirectionally with each other using only a single pair of LVDS signal paths. Each device includes an input circuit and a differential output driver connected to the single pair of LVDS signal paths. An input to the input circuit is also connected to the input of the driver. The input circuit may also receive an offset voltage. In response to its inputs, the input circuit in each device can use comparators, gates and a multiplexer to determine the logic state being transmitted over the pair of LVDS signal paths from the other device. This advantageously reduces the number of required interconnects between the first and second devices by one half. |
| US08461869B1 |
Apparatus for configuring performance of field programmable gate arrays and associated methods
An apparatus includes a temperature sensor, a voltage regulator, and a field programmable gate array (FPGA). The temperature sensor and the voltage regulator are adapted, respectively, to provide a temperature signal, and to provide at least one output voltage. The FPGA includes at least one circuit adapted to receive the at least one output voltage of the voltage regulator, and a set of monitor circuits adapted to provide indications of process and temperature for the at least one circuit. The FPGA further includes a controller adapted to derive a body-bias signal and a voltage-level signal from the temperature signal, from the indications of process and temperature for the at least one circuit, and from the at least one output voltage of the voltage regulator. The controller is further adapted to provide the body-bias signal to at least one transistor in the at least one circuit, and to provide the voltage-level signal to the voltage regulator. |
| US08461868B1 |
Chip comprising a signal transmitting circuit, communication system between multiple chips and its configuration method
A chip comprising a signal transmitting circuit, a communication system between multiple chips and a method for configuring the communication system between multiple chips are provided. The signal transmitting circuit of the chip comprises a multi-route selector, a first bias resistor and a second bias resistor, a first signal line and a second signal line, and a signal transmitting end; wherein the multi-route selector comprises a first input end, a second input end, a selection input end and an output end, wherein the first input end is grounded, the second input end is connected to a DC bias voltage and the selection input end receives a selection signal; wherein the multi-route selector selects the first input end when the selection signal is a first selection signal, and the multi-route selector selects the second input end when the selection signal is a second selection signal. |
| US08461867B2 |
Semiconductor device having plural unit buffers constituting output buffer
To include an output terminal, unit buffers, and plural output-wiring paths that respectively connect the unit buffers and the output terminal. The output wiring paths have individual output wiring sections individually allocated to corresponding unit buffers. Unit buffers corresponding to these output wiring paths are common output wiring sections shared by the output wiring paths, and are connected to the output terminal without via a common output wiring section having a higher resistance value than those of the individual output wiring sections. Accordingly, an deviation of impedance due to a parasitic resistance between the output terminal and the unit buffers is suppressed. |
| US08461862B2 |
Quantum processor
One embodiment of the invention includes a quantum processor system. The quantum processor system includes a first resonator having a first characteristic frequency and a second resonator having a second characteristic frequency greater than the first characteristic frequency. A qubit cell is coupled to each of the first resonator and the second resonator. The qubit cell has a frequency tunable over a range of frequencies including the first characteristic frequency and the second characteristic frequency. A classical control mechanism is configured to tune the frequency of the qubit cell as to transfer quantum information between the first resonator and the second resonator. |
| US08461857B2 |
Distance adjustment system for use in solar wafer inspection machine and inspection machine provided with same
The present invention relates to a distance adjustment system and a solar wafer inspection machine provided with the system. The inspection machine has a conveyer for carrying a solar wafer, an optical inspection system for inspecting the surface and color appearance of the wafer and an illumination inspection system. A holder is provided in the inspection position where the wafer is clamped along its width direction to prevent the wafer from offset. During the opto-electrical inspection, probes are brought into contact with conductive buses of the wafer and light is applied to the wafer to allow the probing of electric energy thus generated. An adjusting device is employed to adjust the clamping gap of the holder and the distance of the probes in accordance with the size of the solar wafer. The data are collected and transmitted to a sorting system for sorting the wafer. |
| US08461856B2 |
Interface test device and method for using the interface
A monitored test block for use in medium and high voltage electrical monitoring circuits such as found in substation facilities that signals via a communication protocol the operational status of potential, current and signal secondary circuits when connected to protection and monitoring devices (or test devices) such as protective relays, fault recorders or any other monitoring and controlling device. The monitored test block includes various safety features to prevent damage to the equipment or harm to a technician. The monitoring circuits may be located in the front for ease of access. |
| US08461849B1 |
Multivariate predictive insulation resistance measurement
A plurality of capacitors is subjected to a test cycle of charging, soaking and discharging. While in the soaking cycle, a plurality of measurements of current is obtained. The data is used to train a predictive function. Then, a test capacitor is charged and soaked for a shorter period than the plurality of capacitors. The current through the test capacitor is measured more than once during its soak period, and the measured current values are applied to the predictive function to predict whether the current through the test capacitor at the end of the soak time period would be higher than a predetermined value, thus indicating failure of a leakage test by test capacitor. |
| US08461845B2 |
Detection of the state of the elements of an electric branch comprising a load and a switch
A method for detecting the state of at least one element of a circuit comprising one or several loads, powered by an A.C. voltage and in series with at least one first switch. The state of the element is obtained by analyzing, at several times in a period of the A.C. voltage, the amplitude of a current sampled from the junction point of the load and of the first switch. |
| US08461844B2 |
Self charging ion sensing coil
A self charging ion current sensing circuit is provided. The self charging ion current sensing circuit is coupled to spark generation circuitry, and utilizes the spark plug electrodes as the ion current sensing electrodes. The self charging is achieved by utilizing the spark current during an ignition event to charge an ion bias capacitor. After the ignition event, the charge voltage build up on the ion bias capacitor is used to provide an ion current across the spark plug gap. The ion current is passed through an offset stage that translates the ion current sense voltage to a voltage that can be buffered and amplified from a single power source available in automotive and vehicular applications. The output of the circuit provides tri-state information, including spark current, null current, and linear representation of ion sense current. |
| US08461829B2 |
Magnetic angle sensor unit having ferromagnetic conductive shielding
A sensor unit including a Hall or magnetoresistive angle sensor detecting around its longitudinal axis. The angle sensor includes a magnetically sensitive face surface portion and sensor element proximal to a face surface fixed in place. At least one magnet unit is disposed so that its magnetic field permeates the angle sensor, and field lines of at least one encoder magnetic of the at least one magnetic unit extend parallel to a sensitive plane of the sensor element wherein the encoder magnet is rotatable. A magnetically conductive shielding made of ferromagnetic material includes at least one sensor shielding fixed in place and an encoder shielding rotatable together with the encoder magnet. |
| US08461823B2 |
System for metering electricity by integrating in-phase current
There is disclosed a method of metering electricity that includes calculating a first accumulated in-phase current indicative of a non-voltage component of energy flow to one or more customer premises during a period of time by a distribution transformer meter (DTM) coupled to a distribution transformer (DT) and calculating second accumulated in-phase current (AIPC) indicative of a non-voltage component of energy flow during a period of time by a feeder current meter coupled to a feeder line. The method further includes transmitting the first AIPC and the second AIPC to a data collecting computing device and comparing the first AIPC with the second AIPC to determine if electricity theft has occurred. |
| US08461822B2 |
Temperature compensated fiber optic current or magnetic field sensor with insensitivity to variations in sensor parameters
A fiber optic current or magnetic field sensor uses a sensing fiber in a coil for measuring a current or a magnetic field and has a retarder for converting between linearly polarized light and elliptically polarized light. The retardation of the retarder, its temperature dependence as well as its azimuth angle in respect to the plane of the fiber coil are optimized in dependence of the birefringence in the sensing fiber in order to minimize the influence of temperature variations and manufacturing tolerances on the overall scale factor of the sensor. |
| US08461820B2 |
Perturb voltage as a decreasing non-linear function of converter power
Methods, apparatus and media for controlling a switching circuit controlling an amount of power drawn from an energy converter, to optimize the amount of power drawn from the energy converter. An output voltage and an output current of the energy converter are measured to produce signals representing converter output voltage and current. Converter power is calculated from the product of the converter output voltage and current. A perturb voltage is calculated as a decreasing nonlinear function of the converter power. A new reference voltage signal representing a desired converter output voltage is produced in response to a previous reference voltage signal and the perturb voltage. The reference voltage signal is used by the switching circuit to adjust the power drawn from the converter to achieve the desired converter output voltage. |
| US08461815B1 |
Fast transient buck regulator with dynamic charge/discharge capability
Systems and methods are disclosed to control a buck converter with a first switching circuit including a first upper power transistor coupled to a first lower power transistor at a first junction; a second switching circuit including a second upper power transistor coupled to a second lower power transistor at a second junction; an inductor coupled to the first and second junctions; and a load coupled to the second junction. |
| US08461813B2 |
Method and device for controlling a configurable power supply to provide AC and/or DC power output
An apparatus, device, and system for generating an amount of output power in response to a direct current (DC) power input includes a configurable power supply, which may be electrically coupled to the DC power input. The configurable power supply is selectively configurable between multiple circuit topologies to generate various DC power outputs and/or and AC power output. The system may also include one or more DC power electronic accessories, such as DC-to-DC power converters, and/or one or more AC power electronic accessories such as DC-to-AC power converters. The power electronic accessories are couplable to the configurable power supply to receive the corresponding DC or AC power output of the configurable power supply. |
| US08461812B2 |
Shunt regulator having over-voltage protection circuit and semiconductor device including the same
A shunt regulator includes a control circuit, a bypass circuit and a protection circuit. The control circuit is coupled between a first node and a ground, and generates a gate control signal in response to a voltage of the first node and a reference voltage. The bypass circuit forms a first current path between the first node and the ground in response to the gate control signal. The protection circuit has an MOS transistor that is fully turned on in response to a current flowing through the bypass circuit, and forms a second current path between the first node and the ground. Therefore, the shunt regulator occupies a relatively small area in an integrated circuit. |
| US08461804B1 |
System for replenishing energy sources onboard different types of automatic vehicles
A service station facility for replenishing various motivational energy sources onboard different types of automotive vehicles is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the service station facility includes a rack, replaceable fuel tanks, a service module, and an electronic computer control system. The replaceable fuel tanks are stocked on the rack and substantially filled with various fluids, such as hydrogen, which are utile as motivational energy sources within fuel-operated automotive vehicles. The service module is mounted on the rack, and the electronic computer control system is connected in electrical communication with the service module. In this configuration, the service module is controllably operable to receive a depleted replaceable fuel tank from a fuel-operated automotive vehicle and also selectively deliver one of the filled replaceable fuel tanks onboard the automotive vehicle. In another embodiment, the service station facility may also stock replaceable batteries for selective delivery onboard battery-operated automotive vehicles. |
| US08461803B2 |
Autonomous robot auto-docking and energy management systems and methods
A method for energy management in a robotic device includes providing a base station for mating with the robotic device, determining a quantity of energy stored in an energy storage unit of the robotic device, and performing a predetermined task based at least in part on the quantity of energy stored. Also disclosed are systems for emitting avoidance signals to prevent inadvertent contact between the robot and the base station, and systems for emitting homing signals to allow the robotic device to accurately dock with the base station. |
| US08461802B2 |
Wireless driver system
A wireless driver system includes a mobile power supply module consisting of a transmitter-receiver coil, a resonant circuit, a charging circuit assembly, a power supply circuit assembly, a signal generator circuit, a power storage unit, a microprocessor and a voltage sensing circuit and controllable to transmit an electrical energy and a control signal wirelessly to a driver, and a driver consisting of a receiver coil, a resonant circuit, a signal sensing circuit, a power-receiving circuit, a microprocessor, a motor driver circuit and a driving mechanism and adapted for receiving the electrical energy and control signal from the mobile power supply module for switching the driving mechanism between two opposing positions. |
| US08461798B2 |
Apparatus and method for extracting maximum power from solar cell by changing the duty cycle of a pulse width modulation signal
An apparatus and method for extracting maximum power from a solar cell are provided. The apparatus includes a solar cell for producing power from solar energy, a maximum power extractor for generating a pulse width modulation signal for extracting the maximum power from the solar cell, and a DC-DC converter for adjusting an amount of current generated from the solar cell according to the pulse width modulation signal. |
| US08461797B2 |
Current direction detection module
The invention discloses a current direction detection module including a conversion unit, a bridge unit and an operation unit. The conversion unit has primary and secondary sides, wherein the secondary side has first and second ends. The bridge unit has first, second, third and fourth rectifying elements and first, second, third and fourth nodes. Each rectifying element has an anode and a cathode. The anode of the first rectifying element is coupled to the fourth rectifying element. The anode of the second rectifying element is coupled to the first rectifying element. The anode of the third rectifying element is coupled to the second rectifying element. The anode of the fourth rectifying element is coupled to the third rectifying element. The first and second nodes are coupled to the first and second ends. The operation unit amplifies two bridge voltages at the third and fourth nodes and outputs an operation voltage. |
| US08461793B2 |
Motor load control apparatus
A motor load control apparatus capable of suppressing heat generation of an electronic switch and suppressing occurrence of noise associated with rotation of a fan and vibration of the fan is provided. A switch section (17) in which a first electronic switch (T1) and a second electronic switch (T2) are connected in parallel is provided, and the first electronic switch (T1) is driven by a PWM signal with a predetermined duty ratio and a predetermined frequency and the second electronic switch (T2) is driven in a state of delaying the PWM signal by which the first electronic switch (T1) is driven by a predetermined time. Consequently, as compared with the case of one electronic switch, a heating value of each of the electronic switches can be reduced and radiation measures of the whole apparatus can be reduced. Further, noise or vibration occurring by PWM control can be reduced by changing delay time at random. |
| US08461791B2 |
Inverter for electric vehicle
An inverter for an electric vehicle includes a speed instruction generating unit, a frequency voltage converting unit, an integrator and a 2-to-3 phase converter. The speed instruction generating unit outputs a speed instruction for changing the rotational frequency of an electric motor based on the on/off of a signal outputted from the accelerator pedal. The frequency voltage converting unit outputs a voltage instruction based on the frequency of the speed instruction. The integrator outputs a rotational angle by performing integration on the frequency of the speed instruction. The 2-to-3 phase converter receives the voltage instruction and the rotational angle and converts the received voltage instruction and rotational angle into three-phase voltage instructions. |
| US08461790B2 |
Rotary encoder, rotary motor, and rotary motor system
The encoder includes a disk in a disk shape that is arranged rotatably about a rotation axis and that includes one track in a ring shape on which a rotating grating is formed and one or more origin detection areas serving as partial areas on which a rotating grating is formed, and a mask that is fixed and arranged in a manner facing the disk and on which one or more fixed gratings are formed so as to constitute a diffraction interference optical system together with the rotating gratings. A plurality of slits and included in at least one rotating grating are formed along a curved line obtained by curving a plurality of radial lines about the rotation axis in the circumferential direction at predetermined curvature such that pitches and of the slits and can be set to a predetermined value. |
| US08461785B2 |
Speed controller for electric motor
A speed controller for a small electric motor is described. The controller is used to control small electric motors such as those used in small power tools such as electric screwdrivers. A series of electrical components are used to allow the motor to remain idle until a load is applied to the motor. When a load is applied to the motor, it increases in speed quickly to its maximum speed and remains there until the load is removed from the motor. |
| US08461783B2 |
Electric drive unit for a water-bearing domestic appliance
An electric drive unit for a water-bearing domestic appliance having a converter to provide a supply voltage from a multiphase voltage system; a control device to control the converter in order to operate a first electric motor connected to the multiphase voltage system; a load-current-carrying DC link arranged upstream of the converter; and an electrical device connected to at least part of the multiphase voltage system or the load-current-carrying DC link via a connection device, wherein the electrical device has a second electric to operate a hydraulic pump and/or a blower and/or a valve. |
| US08461781B2 |
Configuration of a luminaire system
There is provided a method for advanced configuration and initialization of a luminaire system. The luminaire system comprises one or more lighting devices (102), an apparatus (104) and a user interface (106). The apparatus comprises a light sensor. One or more of the lighting devices are not connected to a central controller by means of a wired/wireless connection. Therefore, techniques and procedures to use manual interaction by an operator (114) to control these lighting devices are proposed. The proposed techniques enable backward compatible and low-cost implementations of advanced luminaire initialization and configuration. Moreover, this invention proposes to combine the user input, sensing and control functionality into one device, thereby reducing the total cost of implementation and ownership of the proposed system. A corresponding system and apparatus are also presented. |
| US08461779B2 |
Alternating turn off timing of a fluorescent lamp starter unit
A starter unit (for example, an RF-enabled and replaceable starter unit) has an ability both to turn on and to turn off a fluorescent lamp. The starter unit detects whether a ballast in the circuit with the fluorescent lamp is of a first type (for example, an L-type ballast) or is of a second type (for example, a C-type ballast). If the determination is that the ballast is of the first type, then the starter unit turns off the lamp in a first way (for example, using C-type timing and then using L-type timing alternatingly). If the determination is that the ballast is of the second type, then the starter unit turns off the lamp in a second way (for example, using only C-type timing). The same starter unit design is usable both in single-lamp fixtures and in multi-lamp fixtures where a mix of ballast types may be used. |
| US08461778B2 |
Controlling intensity of a light through qualified motion sensing
Methods and apparatuses for controlling light intensity of a light through motion sensing are disclosed. One method includes sensing a first instance of motion. The light is activated only if consecutive instances of motion are sensed, wherein each instance is sensed within a gap of time of a previously sensed instance of motion, and the consecutive instances of motion being sensed span an entire window of time after sensing the first instance of motion. One apparatus includes a motion sensor for sensing a first instance of motion. The apparatus further includes a controller interfaced to the motion sensor and the light, the controller operative to activate the light only if consecutive instances of motion are sensed, wherein each instance is sensed within a gap of time of a previously sensed instance of motion, and the consecutive instances of motion being sensed span an entire window of time after sensing the first instance of motion. |
| US08461777B1 |
Protection from short cathode condition in LED driver and method therefor
A Light Emitting Diode (LED) driver for preventing shorting has an LED driver circuit. A protection circuit is coupled to the LED driver to detect a fault condition by monitoring a cathode of an LED string of the LED driver, an LED current sense voltage of the LED driver, an LED current feedback error voltage of the LED driver circuit, and a state of a dimming switch of the LED driver. |
| US08461774B2 |
Lighting power circuit with peak current limiter for EMI filter
Light source power circuits and EMI filters therefor are presented in which a depletion mode field effect transistor is connected in series with an EMI filter capacitor following an input rectifier to allow filtering of EMI and to limit capacitive currents during triac switching when powered through a phase-cutting dimmer circuit. |
| US08461768B2 |
Transmitter and information processing device converting supply voltage to drive voltage
A transmitter includes a voltage conversion circuit converting supply voltage externally supplied into drive voltage and outputting the drive voltage; and an optical output unit which is supplied with the drive voltage and outputs an optical signal, wherein the voltage conversion circuit and the optical output unit are included in a same module. |
| US08461766B2 |
Driver circuit with primary side state estimator for inferred output current feedback sensing
An LED driver circuit and an isolated DC-DC converter therefor are presented, in which a primary side state estimator circuit is provided for inferred output current sensing for closed loop control of pulse width modulated flyback or buck converters. Specifically, the estimator circuit includes a capacitance having a first terminal coupled to a comparator input of a pulse width modulation controller, and a second terminal coupled to an error input of an error amplifier, and a switching device having a first power terminal coupled to the second terminal of the capacitance, a second power terminal coupled to the circuit ground, and a control input terminal coupled to a drive output of the pulse width modulation controller. |
| US08461763B2 |
Electron cyclotron ion source and manufacturing method thereof
An apparatus of an electron cyclotron resonance ion source may include: a magnet unit containing a magnet for generating magnetic fields; an ionizing chamber housing unit for generating ions through electron cyclotron resonance from a plasma; a microwave generating unit for injecting microwaves to the ionizing chamber housing unit to generate ions; and a beam integrating and guiding unit for treating the generated ions. The magnet unit may include: a bobbin for winding the magnet; a variable spacer for dividing the bobbin into a plurality of sections; and the magnet which is wound into the form of a wire or a tape in the plurality of sections formed by the variable spacer. |
| US08461762B2 |
Apparatus for magnetic and electrostatic confinement of plasma
An apparatus and method for containing plasma and forming a Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) magnetic topology are described in which plasma ions are contained magnetically in stable, non-adiabatic orbits in the FRC. Further, the electrons are contained electrostatically in a deep energy well, created by tuning an externally applied magnetic field. The simultaneous electrostatic confinement of electrons and magnetic confinement of ions avoids anomalous transport and facilitates classical containment of both electrons and ions. In this configuration, ions and electrons may have adequate density and temperature so that upon collisions ions are fused together by nuclear force, thus releasing fusion energy. Moreover, the fusion fuel plasmas that can be used with the present confinement system and method are not limited to neutronic fuels only, but also advantageously include advanced fuels. |
| US08461761B2 |
Lucent plasma crucible
A lucent plasma crucible having a closed body for enclosing a fill material filled in a void formed within the closed body and enclosed by the closed body, the fill material being excitable by microwave energy to generate a light-emitting plasma. The crucible is dimensioned to have low order TE or TM microwave mode properties. The orders of the modes are 0, 1 or 2. Crucibles may be regular or irregular in shape. For circular cylindrical crucibles having diameter (d) in cm, length (l) in cm, and operating frequency (f) in MHZ, (d/l)2 is between 0 and 100, and (d×f)2 is between 0 and 2×109. Also 0<(d/l)2<20 and 0<(d×f)2<1.5×109 may be used. |
| US08461753B2 |
Fluorescent lamp with multi-layer phosphor coating
A low-pressure discharge lamp includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a light-transmissive envelope, a fill-gas composition capable of sustaining a discharge sealed inside the light-transmissive envelope, and a phosphor composition at least partially disposed on an interior surface of the light-transmissive envelope. The phosphor composition is disposed on an interior surface of the light-transmissive envelope in a plurality of layers that include at least a basecoat phosphor layer and a topcoat phosphor layer. The basecoat phosphor layer includes at least one halophosphor and the topcoat phosphor layer includes a blend of at least two rare earth phosphors. The basecoat phosphor layer has a greater Color Rendering Index (CRI) value than the topcoat phosphor layer. |
| US08461748B1 |
LED lamp
An LED lamp has an arrangement of LEDs that results in light emitted in a substantially spherical light field. The LED lamp has a bulb-shaped body with at least one LED at the top and a number of LEDs positioned around the circumference of the body. The LEDs are arranged such that light is emitted forward from the lamp and also from the sides of the lamp. Accordingly, the LED lamp, for example, in operation provides illumination in direction and intensity very similar to an incandescent bulb. |
| US08461744B2 |
Rotating transducer mount for ultrasonic surgical instruments
In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to an ultrasonic surgical instrument that comprises a handpiece housing that operably supports an electrical contact assembly therein that is in electrical communication with a signal source. An acoustic assembly is supported within the handpiece housing in rotatable contact with the electrical contact assembly. In various embodiments, the signal source produces at least one of an ultrasonic signal and a radio frequency signal. |
| US08461743B2 |
Electrostatic actuator apparatus and method of driving the same
According to one embodiment, a method of driving an electrostatic actuator includes a first electrode provided on a substrate, a second electrode arranged above the first electrode to be movable in a vertical direction, and an insulating film provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, includes boosting a power supply voltage to generate a driving voltage of the electrostatic actuator, and applying the driving voltage to each of the first electrode and the second electrode when setting the electrostatic actuator in an up state. |
| US08461740B2 |
Rotary electric machine
A rotary electric machine comprises a rotor rotatable within a stator assembly, the stator assembly comprising a stator body defining a plurality of stator slots accommodating electrical conductors, a slot liner being provided within each slot to provide electrical insulation between the stator body and the electrical conductors, wherein each slot liner protrudes from an end of the stator slot and carries an armor element to protect the slot liner and associated conductors from erosion while permitting efficient cooling. |
| US08461738B2 |
Single-layer coil with one bent endwinding and one straight endwinding
The present invention provides an improved single-layer coil 10 for a rotating or linear electrical machine. The coil 10 has a first endwinding 12 that is substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis LA of the coil and a second endwinding 14 that is bent away from, or towards, the longitudinal axis. The coil 10 therefore has differently shaped endwindings with one end 12 being ‘straight’ and the other end 14 being ‘bent’. |
| US08461737B2 |
Permanent-magnet (PM) rotors and systems
Line-start permanent-magnet (LSPM) rotors, rotor components, and machines using LSPM rotors, where the PM rotors have PM bulks in W-like shapes, vent openings between PM bulks, and/or air gaps at ends of PM bulks in the W-like shapes. |
| US08461735B2 |
Magnetically levitated and controlled body of revolution
The invention relates to a body of revolution, in particular for a centrifugal, which comprises a rotator, an electric motor with a stator and a rotor wherein said latter is fixed to the rotator for rotational movement therewith, a support to which the stator of the electric motor is attached and a bearing unit for rotational arrangement of the rotor around an axis of rotation which comprises at least one bearing adapted to coact with an electromagnetic stabilizer unit in such a way that disturbing forces and/or disturbing vibrations of the rotator are counteracted and/or compensated. |
| US08461733B2 |
Power supply unit-integrated dynamoelectric machine
A dynamoelectric machine main body that includes: a housing that is constituted by a rear bracket and a front bracket; a rotor; a stator; and a fan, and a power supply unit that is mounted integrally onto the dynamoelectric machine main body are included, the power supply unit is disposed between the fan and a bottom portion of the rear bracket, and the power supply unit is disposed between the fan and a bottom portion of the rear bracket, and the rear bracket has: air discharge ports that are formed on portions that are positioned radially outside the fan; and air suction ports that have openings nearer to a bottom portion than the power supply unit, and includes a partitioning member for configuring a ventilation channel that extends from the air suction ports to the air discharge ports that is disposed between the power supply unit and the fan. |
| US08461725B1 |
Identification of powered devices for energy saving
A computer-implemented method for electronic content management includes physically exposing an electric appliance to a power providing device that is arranged to provide electrical power to various electric appliances, including the electric appliance; automatically obtaining an electronic identifier for the electric appliance using the power providing device; and transmitting the electronic identifier from the power providing device to a remote computing system. |
| US08461723B2 |
Non-contact electric power transmission circuit
A non-contact electric power transmission circuit according to an embodiment of the invention includes an electric power transmission circuit and an electric power receiving circuit. The electric power transmission circuit includes a full bridge circuit and a resonant type full bridge circuit. A direct-current power supply is used as an input of the full bridge circuit, the full bridge circuit includes two sets of switching elements, two switching elements being connected in series in each set of the switching elements, a drive circuit alternately feeds a pulse signal to gates of the switching elements to perform switching of the direct-current input in the full bridge circuit, and a serial resonant circuit of a resonant capacitor and an electric power transmission coil is connected to an output of the full bridge circuit in the resonant type full bridge circuit. The electric power receiving circuit includes an electric power receiving coil and a rectifying and smoothing circuit. The electric power receiving coil is electromagnetically coupled to the electric power transmission coil, and the rectifying and smoothing circuit rectifies an output of the electric power receiving coil. In the non-contact electric power transmission circuit, a push-pull output PWM control circuit is provided in the drive circuit that controls the full bridge circuit, and only one of the switching elements in each set of switching elements performs a regenerative operation. Therefore, a non-contact electric power transmission circuit in which the resonant type full bridge circuit can be controlled by PWM control at a level similar to that of a phase shift operation can be provided. |
| US08461722B2 |
Wireless energy transfer using conducting surfaces to shape field and improve K
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a method and system comprising a source resonator optionally coupled to an energy source and a second resonator located a distance from the source resonator, where the source resonator and the second resonator are coupled to provide near-field wireless energy transfer among the source resonator and the second resonator, and where the field of at least one of the source resonator and the second resonator is shaped using conducting surfaces to increase the coupling factor among the resonators. |
| US08461721B2 |
Wireless energy transfer using object positioning for low loss
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a method and system comprising a source resonator optionally coupled to an energy source and a second resonator located a distance from the source resonator, where the source resonator and the second resonator are coupled to provide near-field wireless energy transfer among the source resonator and the second resonator and where a loss inducing object is positioned to minimize loss in at least one resonator. |
| US08461716B2 |
Photovoltaic power generating device, and controlling method
A photovoltaic power generating device comprising a current collecting box side detector for detecting a ground fault in each of the photovoltaic strings, a switch disposed in correspondence to each of the photovoltaic strings and interposed between the photovoltaic string and a connecting cable, a current collecting box including a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector, a detector for detecting a ground fault in a connecting cable between the current collecting box and the power conditioner, a switch interposed between the connecting cable and the inverter, and a power conditioner having a control unit providing an on/off control of the switch according to the detection result from the detector. |
| US08461713B2 |
Adaptive control ducted compound wind turbine
A high efficiency, adaptive control, compound ducted wind turbine capable of providing higher efficiency in energy extraction from a fluid. Performance of efficiency expressed as coefficient of performance (Cp) in accordance with the Lanchester-Betz-Joukowski limits is sustainable and significantly higher than an un-ducted, mono-propeller wind turbine of comparable diameter. |
| US08461708B2 |
Wind driven power generator
A wind driven generator includes a rotor disposed in a cylindrical duct and supported by a frame for rotation in response to wind flowing through the duct. The rotor includes plural circumferentially spaced paralleled rotor blades supported for rotation about a generally horizontal axis. Each blade is supported for pivotal movement to change blade pitch, angle of attack or camber as the rotor rotates. A pitch or camber control motor, self-governing wind vane mechanism, or governing mechanism is operable to move a circular cam to vary blade pitch or camber to control rotor speed. The duct is mounted on a mast having a base supported on a foundation for pivotal movement to face the wind for maximizing air flow through the duct. Electric power generators are connected to opposite ends of the rotor at respective power output or drive shafts. |
| US08461707B2 |
Wind turbine generator and nacelle turning method
A wind turbine generator is provided with: a nacelle mounting a wind turbine rotor; a yaw drive device generating drive force for causing yaw turning of the nacelle; a brake mechanism generating braking force for braking the turning of the nacelle; a control system controlling the yaw drive device and the brake mechanism; and a wind speed measurement device measuring wind speed. When detecting occurrence of a high wind speed state based on the wind speed while the nacelle is turned by the yaw drive device, the control device provides braking force for the nacelle by using the brake mechanism in response to the detection of the occurrence of the high wind speed state. |
| US08461700B2 |
Transient absorber for power generation system
A vehicle energy harvester including a subunit having an upper surface forming a roadway surface; a vehicle activated treadle on the subunit, the vehicle activated treadle moveable between a first position in which an upper surface of the treadle is at an angle with respect to the upper surface of the roadway surface and a second position in which the upper surface of the treadle is flush with the upper surface of the roadway surface; a generator that generates power in response to movement of the vehicle activated treadle; and a transient absorption device coupled between the vehicle activated treadle and the generator. |
| US08461697B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device
In a semiconductor integrated circuit device, arrangement relationship of power source area I/O pads differs between a peripheral portion and a center portion of a gate region of a chip. That is, in two columns and two rows of the peripheral portion of the gate region, VDD area I/O pads connected to a high-voltage power source VDD and GND area I/O pads connected to a ground power source GND are alternately aligned and arranged both in a row direction and in a column direction. Moreover, in the center portion of the gate region, the same VDD area I/O pads or the same GND area I/O pads are successively aligned in the row direction, and the VDD area I/O pads and the GND area I/O pads are alternately aligned and arranged in the column direction. |
| US08461693B2 |
Substrate arrangement
In an embodiment, a substrate arrangement is provided. The substrate arrangement may include a semiconductor substrate including a first contact portion and a second contact portion on a first surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate is arranged such that the first contact portion and the second contact portion face each other. The substrate arrangement may further include an electrical connector configured to connect the first contact portion and the second contact portion. |
| US08461691B2 |
Chip-packaging module for a chip and a method for forming a chip-packaging module
A chip-packaging module for a chip is provided, the chip-packaging module including an isolation material configured to cover a chip on at least one side, the isolation material having a first surface proximate to a first side of a chip, and said isolation material having a second surface facing an opposite direction to the first surface; and at least one layer in connection with the chip first side, the at least one layer further configured to extend from the chip first side to the second surface of the isolation material. |
| US08461690B2 |
Semiconductor device capable of suppressing generation of cracks in semiconductor chip during manufacturing process
A semiconductor device includes a chip stacked body where a plurality of semiconductor chips are stacked, and penetration electrodes respectively formed in the semiconductor chips are electrically interconnected in stacking order of the semiconductor chips, a first support member that is disposed to face a first semiconductor chip formed in one end of the chip stacked body, and including electrodes electrically connected to the penetration electrodes of the first semiconductor chip, and a wiring board that is disposed to face a second semiconductor chip formed in an end opposed to the one end of the chip stacked body, and including external electrodes on a surface opposed to a surface facing the second semiconductor chip that is to be electrically connected to the penetration electrodes of the second semiconductor chip. |
| US08461688B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Even when a stiffener is omitted, the semiconductor device which can prevent the generation of twist and distortion of a wiring substrate is obtained. As for a semiconductor device which has a wiring substrate, a semiconductor chip by which the flip chip bond was made to the wiring substrate, and a heat spreader adhered to the back surface of the semiconductor chip, and which omitted the stiffener for reinforcing a wiring substrate and maintaining the surface smoothness of a heat spreader, a wiring substrate has a plurality of insulating substrates in which a through hole whose diameter differs, respectively was formed, and each insulating substrate contains a glass cloth. |
| US08461687B2 |
Semiconductor devices including bit line contact plug and buried channel array transistor, and semiconductor modules, electronic circuit boards and electronic systems including the same
A semiconductor device having a cell area and a peripheral area includes a semiconductor substrate, a cell insulating isolation region delimiting a cell active region of the semiconductor substrate in the cell area, a word line disposed within the semiconductor substrate in the cell area, a bit line contact plug disposed on the cell active region, a bit line disposed on the bit line contact plug, a peripheral insulating isolation region delimiting a peripheral active region of the semiconductor substrate in the peripheral area, and a peripheral transistor including a peripheral transistor lower electrode and a peripheral transistor upper electrode. The bit line contact plug is formed at the same level in the semiconductor device as the peripheral transistor lower electrode, and the bit line electrode is formed at the same level in the semiconductor device as the peripheral transistor upper electrode. |
| US08461686B2 |
Post passivation interconnection schemes on top of IC chip
A new method is provided for the creation of interconnect lines. Fine line interconnects are provided in a first layer of dielectric overlying semiconductor circuits that have been created in or on the surface of a substrate. A layer of passivation is deposited over the layer of dielectric, a thick second layer of dielectric is created over the surface of the layer of passivation. Thick and wide interconnect lines are created in the thick second layer of dielectric. The first layer of dielectric may also be eliminated, creating the wide thick interconnect network on the surface of the layer of passivation that has been deposited over the surface of a substrate. |
| US08461682B2 |
Ruthenium silicide diffusion barrier layers and methods of forming same
A method for use in the fabrication of integrated circuits includes providing a substrate assembly having a surface. A diffusion barrier layer is formed over at least a portion of the surface. The diffusion barrier layer is formed of RuSix, where x is in the range of about 0.01 to about 10. The barrier layer may be formed by depositing RuSix by chemical vapor deposition or the barrier layer may be formed by forming a layer of ruthenium relative to a silicon containing region and performing an anneal to form RuSix from the layer of ruthenium and the silicon containing region. Capacitor electrodes, interconnects or other structures may be formed with such a diffusion barrier layer. |
| US08461680B2 |
Integrated circuit packaging system with rounded interconnect
An integrated circuit packaging system includes: a package carrier; an integrated circuit attached to the package carrier; a rounded interconnect on the package carrier; and an encapsulation over the package carrier covering the integrated circuit and exposing the rounded interconnect having a characteristic free of denting. |
| US08461678B2 |
Structure with self aligned resist layer on an interconnect surface and method of making same
A structure is provided with a self-aligned resist layer on a surface of metal interconnects for use in forming air gaps in an insulator material and method of fabricating the same. The non-lithographic method includes applying a resist on a structure comprising at least one metal interconnect formed in an insulator material. The method further includes blanket-exposing the resist to energy and developing the resist to expose surfaces of the insulator material while protecting the metal interconnects. The method further includes forming air gaps in the insulator material by an etching process, while the metal interconnects remain protected by the resist. |
| US08461677B2 |
Magnetic field sensors and methods for fabricating the magnetic field sensors
Magnetic field sensors and associated methods of manufacturing the magnetic field sensors include molded structures to encapsulate a magnetic field sensing element and an associated die attach pad of a lead frame and to also encapsulate or form a magnet or a flux concentrator. |
| US08461676B2 |
Soldering relief method and semiconductor device employing same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first side and a second side, the second side having a mounting location for at least one semiconductor element, and the first side having a plurality of locations electrically connected to locations on the second side. A plurality of electrically conductive interconnects are provided at the locations, each having a first end attached at the location and a second end spaced from the substrate, and an encapsulant partially encapsulates the plurality of interconnects and has a surface lying in a first plane. The second ends are located on the side of the first plane opposite from the substrate first side, an annular space in the encapsulant surrounds each of the plurality of electrically conductive interconnects, and the annular space has a bottom located between the first plane and the substrate first side. Also a method for making such a semiconductor device. |
| US08461675B2 |
Substrate panel with plating bar structured to allow minimum kerf width
A semiconductor die substrate panel is disclosed including a minimum kerf width between adjoining semiconductor package outlines on the panel, while ensuring electrical isolation of plated electrical terminals. By reducing the width of a boundary between adjoining package outlines, additional space is gained on a substrate panel for semiconductor packages. |
| US08461671B2 |
Miniature packaging for discrete circuit components
A miniature packaging for a discrete circuit component that comprises a core dice for the circuit component fabricated on a semiconductor substrate. The core dice has at least a pair of metallization electrodes formed on the same or different surfaces of the semiconductor substrate. An end electrode covers a corresponding side surface of the core dice and electrically connects to a corresponding one of the pair of metallization electrodes. The end electrode extends toward the center of the core dice on both the top and bottom surface of the core dice. |
| US08461669B2 |
Integrated power converter package with die stacking
An integrated circuit for implementing a switch-mode power converter is disclosed. The integrated circuit comprises at least a first semiconductor die having an electrically quiet surface, a second semiconductor die for controlling the operation of said first semiconductor die stacked on said first semiconductor die having said electrically quiet surface and a lead frame structure for supporting said first semiconductor die and electrically coupling said first and second semiconductor dies to external circuitry. |
| US08461666B2 |
Gallium nitride-based semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A gallium nitride-based semiconductor device includes a composite substrate and a gallium nitride layer. The composite substrate includes a silicon substrate and a filler. The silicon substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the first surface defines a number of grooves therein. The filler is filled into the number of grooves on the first surface of the silicon substrate. A thermal expansion coefficient of the filler is bigger than that of the silicon substrate. The gallium nitride layer is formed on the second surface of the silicon substrate. |
| US08461658B2 |
Spin transport device
The spin transport device includes a semiconductor layer; a first ferromagnetic layer provided on the semiconductor layer via a first tunnel barrier layer; a second ferromagnetic layer provided on the semiconductor layer via a second tunnel barrier layer so as to be divided from the first ferromagnetic layer; and a first wire which generates, upon application of an electric current, a magnetic field in a region between the first ferromagnetic layer and the second ferromagnetic layer in the semiconductor layer. |
| US08461655B2 |
Micromechanical sound transducer having a membrane support with tapered surface
A method for manufacturing a micromechanical sound transducer includes depositing successive layers of first and second membrane support material on a first main surface of a substrate arrangement with a first etching rate and a lower second etching rate, respectively. A layer of membrane material is then deposited. A cavity is created in the substrate arrangement from a side of the substrate arrangement opposite to the membrane support materials and the membrane material at least until the cavity extends to the layer of first membrane support material. The layers of first and second membrane support material are etched by applying an etching agent through the cavity in at least one first region located in an extension of the cavity also in a second region surrounding the first region. The etching creates a tapered surface on the layer of second membrane support material in the second region. The etching continues at least until the layer of second membrane support material has been removed in the first region to expose the layer of membrane material. |
| US08461652B2 |
Semiconductor device having an n-channel MOS transistor, a p-channel MOS transistor and a contracting film
In a second direction, in a plan view, an n-channel MOS transistor and an expanding film are adjacent. Therefore, the n-channel MOS transistor receives a positive stress in the direction in which a channel length is extended from the expanding film. As a result, a positive tensile strain in an electron moving direction is generated in a channel of the n-channel MOS transistor. On the other hand, in the second direction, in a plan view, a p-channel MOS transistor and the expanding film are shifted from each other. Therefore, the p-channel MOS transistor receives a positive stress in the direction in which a channel length is narrowed from the expanding film. As a result, a positive compressive strain in a hole moving direction is generated in a channel of the p-channel MOS transistor. Thus, both on-currents of the n-channel MOS transistor and the p-channel MOS transistor can be improved. |
| US08461650B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
Semiconductor devices and methods for manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate; an insulating layer located on the semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor body located on the insulating layer; a cavity formed in the semiconductor body and into the insulating layer; source/drain regions abutting opposite first side faces of the semiconductor body; gates located on opposite second side faces of the semiconductor body; a channel layer interposed between the respective second side faces and the cavity; and a super-steep-retrograded-well and a halo super-steep-retrograded-well formed in the channel layer. The super-steep-retrograded-well and the halo super-steep-retrograded-well have opposite dopant polarities. |
| US08461647B2 |
Semiconductor device having multi-thickness gate dielectric
A semiconductor device is provided that, in an embodiment, is in the form of a high voltage MOS (HVMOS) device. The device includes a semiconductor substrate and a gate structure formed on the semiconductor substrate. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric which has a first portion with a first thickness and a second portion with a second thickness. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness. A gate electrode is disposed on the first and second portion. In an embodiment, a drift region underlies the second portion of the gate dielectric. A method of fabricating the same is also provided. |
| US08461643B2 |
High-density flash memory cell stack, cell stack string, and fabrication method thereof
A flash memory cell stack includes a semiconductor substrate; a control electrode formed in a vertical pillar shape on a surface of the semiconductor substrate; an insulating film formed between the control electrode and the semiconductor substrate; a gate stack formed on a side surface of the control electrode; a plurality of first insulating films formed as layers on a side surface of the gate stack; a plurality of second doping semiconductor areas formed as layers on a side surface of the gate stack; and a first doping semiconductor area formed on a portion of side surfaces of the first insulating films and the second doping semiconductor areas and formed on side surfaces facing each other in a first direction. The first insulating films and the second doping semiconductor areas are alternately provided on the side surface of the gate stack. |
| US08461637B2 |
Electronic component with reactive barrier and hermetic passivation layer
An electronic component is provided on a substrate. A thin-film capacitor is attached to the substrate, the thin-film capacitor includes a pyrochlore or perovskite dielectric layer between a plurality of electrode layers, the electrode layers being formed from a conductive thin-film material. A reactive barrier layer is deposited over the thin-film capacitor. The reactive barrier layer includes an oxide having an element with more than one valence state, wherein the element with more than one valence state has a molar ratio of the molar amount of the element that is in its highest valence state to its total molar amount in the barrier of 50% to 100%. Optionally layers of other materials may intervene between the capacitor and reactive barrier layer. The reactive barrier layer may be paraelectric and the electronic component may be a tunable capacitor. |
| US08461636B2 |
Ferroic sensor having tini-film field-effect transistor and ferroic layer applied to substrate
A ferroic component is described, comprising a ferroic layer (10) arranged between two electrodes (12,13), a thin-film field-effect transistor (4) whose gate electrode (3) forms one of the two electrodes (12, 13) of the ferroic layer (10) which is joined to the gate electrode (3) via an intermediate layer (11) acting as a bonding agent, and a substrate that is used as a support. In order to obtain a flexible component it is proposed that the thin-film field-effect transistor (4) on the one hand and the ferroic layer (10) which consists of an internally charged cellular polymer on the other hand are applied to the substrate which is arranged as a flexible plastic film (1), optionally by interposing an insulating layer (2) therebetween. |
| US08461634B2 |
Divot engineering for enhanced device performance
An integrated circuit device and method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. An exemplary device includes a semiconductor substrate having a substrate surface; a trench isolation structure disposed in the semiconductor substrate, the trench isolation structure having a trench isolation structure surface that is substantially planar to the substrate surface; and a gate feature disposed over the semiconductor substrate, wherein the gate feature includes a portion that extends from the substrate surface to a depth in the trench isolation structure, the portion being defined by a trench isolation structure sidewall and a semiconductor substrate sidewall, such that the portion tapers from a first width at the substrate surface to a second width at the depth, the first width being greater than the second width. |
| US08461633B2 |
Thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof
A thin film transistor includes a substrate; a gate electrode on the substrate; a gate insulating layer covering the gate electrode; a semiconductor layer corresponding to the gate electrode on the gate insulating layer; a protective layer covering the semiconductor layer and the gate insulating layer and having a source contact hole and a drain contact hole exposing a portion of the semiconductor layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode on the protective layer and coupled to the semiconductor layer through the source contact hole and the drain contact hole, respectively, wherein the semiconductor layer has a source offset groove at a portion corresponding to the source contact hole of the protective layer. |
| US08461627B2 |
Stack array structure for a semiconductor memory device
In a stack array structure for a semiconductor memory device, a first semiconductor layer includes a plurality of first cell strings, and a second semiconductor including a plurality of second cell strings. Bit-line contact plugs are configured to couple a bit-line to two adjacent first cell strings aligned in series in a bit-line direction, and to further couple the bit-line to two adjacent second cell strings respectively located over the two adjacent first cell strings. Common source line contact plugs are configured to couple a common source line to the two adjacent first cell strings and the two adjacent second cell strings. Pocket p-well contact plugs are located at positions corresponding to a layout of the bit-line plugs and/or common source line plugs, and are configured to couple a pocket p-well line to the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. |
| US08461625B2 |
Carrier mobility enhanced channel devices and method of manufacture
An integrated circuit with stress enhanced channels, a design structure and a method of manufacturing the integrated circuit is provided. The method includes forming a dummy gate structure on a substrate and forming a trench in the dummy gate structure. The method further includes filling a portion of the trench with a strain inducing material and filling a remaining portion of the trench with gate material. |
| US08461622B2 |
Reverse-conducting semiconductor device
A reverse-conducting semiconductor device includes a freewheeling diode and an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) on a common wafer. Part of the wafer forms a base layer with a base layer thickness. The IGBT includes a collector side and an emitter side arranged on opposite sides of the wafer. A first layer of a first conductivity type and a second layer of a second conductivity type are alternately arranged on the collector side. The first layer includes at least one first region with a first region width and at least one first pilot region with a first pilot region width. The second layer includes at least one second region with a second region width and at least one second pilot region with a second pilot region width. Each second region width is equal to or larger than the base layer thickness, whereas each first region width is smaller than the base layer thickness. Each second pilot region width is larger than each first pilot region width. Each first pilot region width is equal to or larger than two times the base layer thickness, and the sum of the areas of the second pilot regions is larger than the sum of the areas of the first pilot regions. |
| US08461620B2 |
Laser pumping of thyristors for fast high current rise-times
An optically triggered semiconductor switch includes an anode metallization layer; a cathode metallization layer; a semiconductor between the anode metallization layer and the cathode metallization layer and a photon source. The semiconductor includes at least four layers of alternating doping in the form P-N-P-N, in which an outer layer adjacent to the anode metallization layer forms an anode and an outer layer adjacent the cathode metallization layer forms a cathode and in which the anode metallization layer has a window pattern of optically transparent material exposing the anode layer to light. The photon source emits light having a wavelength, with the light from the photon source being configured to match the window pattern of the anode metallization layer. |
| US08461615B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a stacked structural body, a first electrode, and a second electrode. The stacked structural body includes a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a light emitting portion. The stacked structural body has a first major surface on a side of the second semiconductor layer. The first electrode is provided on the first semiconductor. The second electrode is provided on the second semiconductor layer. The first electrode includes a first pad portion and a first extending portion that extends from the first pad portion along a first extending direction. The first extending portion includes a first width-increasing portion. A width of the first width-increasing portion along a direction orthogonal to the first extending direction is increased from the first pad portion toward an end of the first extending portion. |
| US08461611B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a light emitting part. The first semiconductor layer includes an n-type semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer includes a p-type semiconductor layer. The light emitting part is provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer, and includes a plurality of barrier layers and a well layer provided between the plurality of barrier layers. The first semiconductor layer has a first irregularity and a second irregularity. The first irregularity is provided on a first major surface of the first semiconductor layer on an opposite side to the light emitting part. The second irregularity is provided on a bottom face and a top face of the first irregularity, and has a level difference smaller than a level difference between the bottom face and the top face. |
| US08461606B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device and method for manufacturing same
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light-emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer including a nitride semiconductor, a p-type semiconductor layer including a nitride semiconductor, a light-emitting portion and a stacked body. The light-emitting portion is provided between the n-type and p-type semiconductor layers and includes a barrier layer and a well layer. The well layer is stacked with the barrier layer. The stacked body is provided between the light-emitting portion and the n-type semiconductor layer and includes a first layer and a second layer. The second layer is stacked with the first layer. Average In composition ratio of the stacked body is higher than 0.4 times average In composition ratio of the light-emitting portion. The layer thickness tb of the barrier layer is 10 nanometers or less. |
| US08461600B2 |
Method for morphological control and encapsulation of materials for electronics and energy applications
An electronic device comprises a drawn glass tube having opposing ends, a semiconductive material disposed inside of the drawn glass tube, and a first electrode and a second electrode disposed at the opposing ends of the drawn glass tube. A method of making an electrical device comprises disposing a semiconductive material inside of a glass tube, and drawing the glass tube with the semiconductive material disposed therein to form a drawn glass tube. The method of making an electrical device also comprises disposing a first electrode and a second electrode on the opposing ends of the drawn glass tube to form an electric device. |
| US08461589B1 |
Circuit having integrated heating structure for parametric trimming
An integrated circuit (IC) includes a heated portion. The heated portion/IC includes a substrate having a topside semiconductor surface having circuitry configured to provide a circuit function. A pre-metal dielectric (PMD) layer is on the topside semiconductor surface. A metal interconnect stack is on the PMD. A trim portion includes one or more temperature sensitive circuit components which affect a temperature behavior of the IC. The heated portion extends over and beyond an area of the trim portion having an integrated heating structure including at least a first heater formed from a metal interconnect level that includes a first plurality of winding segments which have a varying pitch. A heat spreader formed from a second metal interconnect layer is between trim portion and the first heater. Thermal plugs are lateral to the temperature sensitive circuit components and thermally couple the heat spreader to the topside semiconductor surface. |
| US08461588B2 |
In-situ monitoring and method to determine accumulated printed wiring board thermal and/or vibration stress fatigue using a mirrored monitor chip and continuity circuit
A monitoring system includes a monitor chip or chips soldered to a printed wiring board. By mirroring a function IC chip interface with the monitor chip, the consumed and remaining thermal/and or vibration-fatigue life of the function IC chip based on the life-environment actually experienced through monitoring of the monitor chip is readily determined. The monitor chip includes monitoring interconnections and/or circuitry which determines the number and/or location of failed-open solder terminations of the monitor chip. |
| US08461579B2 |
Organic radiation-emitting component and method for producing an organic radiation-emitting component
An organic radiation-emitting component, including a first electrode (1) having a first electrical contact region (10) for making electrical contact with the first electrode (1), a first organic functional layer (31) on the first electrode (1), on the first organic functional layer (31) at least one organic active region (4) suitable for emitting electromagnetic radiation during operation, and a second electrode (2) on the active region (4), wherein the first organic functional layer (31) includes a plurality of laterally arranged partial regions (30) each including a first material (51) having a first electrical conductivity and a second material (52) having a second electrical conductivity, the second electrical conductivity is greater than the first electrical conductivity, and the ratio of the proportion of the second material (52) to the proportion of the first material (51) in the partial regions (30) of the first organic functional layer (31) varies in a manner dependent on a lateral distance from the first electrical contact region (10). |
| US08461575B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same, the organic light-emitting display device including: a substrate; a display unit disposed on the substrate; a sealing substrate disposed facing the display unit; a sealant adhering the substrate to the sealing substrate; and a getter formed on surfaces of the substrate, the sealing substrate, and the sealant that face a space formed inside the display device. |
| US08461572B2 |
Organic luminescent device and manufacturing method thereof
There is provided a polymer or low-molecular-weight compound multilayer type organic EL device configured such that a light-emitting layer formed on a hole transport layer includes a mixture of a polymer material and a low-molecular weight material. With such a configuration, the low-molecular-weight material added to the polymer material serves as a binder filling the gap of the steric hindrance to form entanglement of the polymer material and the low-molecular-weight material. This results in that the interface between the hole transport layer and the light-emitting layer is an interface high in adhesion and also high in carrier injectability. Further, optimization of the formation conditions and materials can achieve still higher reliability and longer lifetime. |
| US08461569B2 |
Semiconductor device and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a quantum dot and a plurality of layers, wherein said plurality of layers includes: a first layer; a stressor layer; and a patterned layer wherein said stressor layer overlies said first layer and said patterned layer overlies said stressor layer; wherein said stressor layer has a substantially different lattice constant to said first layer and said patterned layer and has a pit provided in said layer; said quantum dot lying above said patterned layer aligned with said pit. |
| US08461568B2 |
Re-emitting semiconductor construction with enhanced extraction efficiency
A stack of semiconductor layers forms a re-emitting semiconductor construction (RSC). The stack includes an active region that converts light at a first wavelength to light at a second wavelength, the active region including at least one potential well. The stack also includes an inactive region extending from an outer surface of the stack to the active region. Depressions are formed in the stack that extend from the outer surface into the inactive region. An average depression depth is at least 50% of a thickness of the inactive region or at least 50% of a nearest potential well distance. The depressions may have at least a 40% packing density in plan view. The depressions may also have a substantial portion of their projected surface area associated with obliquely inclined surfaces. |
| US08461565B2 |
Electrically actuated devices
An electrically actuated device comprises an active region disposed between a first electrode and a second electrode, a fixed dopant distributed within the active region, and at least one type of mobile dopant situated near an interface between the active region and the second electrode. |
| US08461562B2 |
Web carrier, web carrying method, and web carriage control program
Provided is a web carrier which can prevent creasing of a web by detecting a sign of creasing of a web during carriage of the web. The web carrier (1) for carrying a sheetlike web (10) by means of a plurality of rollers (2) detects the linear pattern of a waveform generated on the web (10) from an image picked up by means of a camera (imaging means) (3) using an image analysis means (73) in a controller (7), recognizes a state becoming the sign of creasing with the aid of the image and simultaneously analyzes the entering direction of the linear pattern into a guide roller (2c), drives the shaft (20c) of the guide roller (angle adjusting roller) (2c) in the direction of canceling the waveform (so that the web is not creased), and controls an alignment adjusting means (5) such that the web is not creased. |
| US08461557B2 |
Ion sources, systems and methods
Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the ion sources, systems and methods can exhibit relatively little undesired vibration and/or can sufficiently dampen undesired vibration. This can enhance performance (e.g., increase reliability, stability and the like). In certain embodiments, the ion sources, systems and methods can enhance the ability to make tips having desired physical attributes (e.g., the number of atoms on the apex of the tip). This can enhance performance (e.g., increase reliability, stability and the like). |
| US08461556B2 |
Using beam blockers to perform a patterned implant of a workpiece
Blockers in an ion beam blocker unit selectively block or trim an ion beam. In one instance, the ion beam has first current regions and second current regions. These current regions may be unequal. The ion beam is then implanted into a workpiece to form regions with different doses. The workpiece may be scanned so that the entirety of its surface is implanted. |
| US08461551B2 |
Document production and authentication system and method
A method of authenticating a document including data printed on a media includes detecting one of a presence and an absence of authentication fibers in the media, detecting one of a presence and an absence of authentication indicia on the media, and continuing the method if detecting one of the presence and the absence of authentication fibers in the media includes detecting the presence of authentication fibers in the media and if detecting one of the presence and the absence of authentication indicia on the media includes detecting the presence of authentication indicia on the media. |
| US08461550B2 |
Electron beam sterilizer
Plastic containers fed by an article feeder housed in a shield chamber are sterilized by being irradiated with an electron beam that is radiated from an irradiation window of an electron beam irradiation unit which is coupled to an opening of the shield chamber. In a maintenance mode, an adjustment irradiation box is detachably mounted on the electron beam irradiation unit in covering relation to the irradiation window of the electron beam irradiation unit. The adjustment irradiation box houses therein an electron beam receiver for receiving the electron beam radiated from the irradiation window, a cooling mechanism for cooling the electron beam receiver, and an exhaust mechanism for discharging an atmosphere in the adjustment irradiation box. |
| US08461545B2 |
Radiographic imaging device and radiographic imaging system using the same
This invention provides a radiographic imaging device, having: a scintilator layer which converts transmitted radiation incident with emission of radiation to an imaging target to light; a first organic photoelectric conversion layer which is continuous and converts a first light containing the maximum peak wavelength from the scintilator layer to a charge; an insulating substrate having a storage capacitor and a thin film transistor for reading the charge generating in the first organic photoelectric conversion layer for each image detection pixel; a second organic photoelectric conversion layer which converts a second light from the scintilator layer to a charge; and a radiation dose detection circuit for reading the charge generating in the second organic photoelectric conversion layer for each radiation dose detection pixel and a radiographic imaging system using the same. |
| US08461538B2 |
Method and apparatus for emission guided radiation therapy
An apparatus comprising a radiation source, coincident positron emission detectors configured to detect coincident positron annihilation emissions originating within a coordinate system, and a controller coupled to the radiation source and the coincident positron emission detectors, the controller configured to identify coincident positron annihilation emission paths intersecting one or more volumes in the coordinate system and align the radiation source along an identified coincident positron annihilation emission path. |
| US08461537B2 |
Solid state radiation detector elements including magnetic hard silicon photomultipliers
A radiation detector comprises: a substrate (54); a two-dimensional array of solid state detector elements (50) disposed on or in the substrate and defining a detector array area (52); electrodes (Ec, Ea) disposed on or in the substrate; and electrically conductive connecting lines (60, 64) disposed on or in the substrate and operatively electrically connecting the solid state detector elements and the electrodes, the electrically conductive connecting lines arranged to define a maximum area in conjunction with any one conducting solid state detector element that is less than or about one tenth of the detector array area. An imaging system comprises an MR scanner (10) and a PET or SPECT imaging system arranged to have some interaction with a magnetic field generated by the MR scanner, the PET or SPECT imaging system including scintillator elements (40) and the aforesaid radiation detectors arranged to detect scintillations generated in the scintillator elements. |
| US08461533B2 |
Radiation sensor
A radiation sensor includes first and second pixels with a radiation absorption filter positioned over the first pixel and an interference filter positioned over both the first and second pixels. The combined spectral response of the absorption filter and the first pixel has a first pixel pass-band and a first pixel stop-band. The spectral response of the interference filter has an interference filter pass-band which is substantially within the first pixel pass-band for radiation incident on the interference filter at a first angle of incidence, and substantially within the first pixel stop-band for radiation incident on the interference filter at a second angle of incidence greater than the first angle of incidence. |
| US08461532B2 |
Refraction assisted illumination for imaging
An illumination source may be directed towards a surface of an object comprising subsurface features, wherein the illumination from the source is directed at a first angle relative to the normal of the surface. The object may have a portion between the subsurface features and the surface, the portion having an index of refraction that is greater than the index of refraction of a surrounding medium that surrounds the object. An imaging device may be placed with an objective lens. The first angle may be larger than an acceptance angle of the objective lens. In some embodiments, multiple illumination beams may be generated by one or more illumination sources. The beams may be rotated relative to one another about the normal of the surface. Also, in some embodiments, multiple images may be taken with the objective of the imaging device at different positions rotated off of the normal. The multiple images may be combined to generate a composite image. |
| US08461521B2 |
Linear time-of-flight mass spectrometry with simultaneous space and velocity focusing
A time-of-flight mass spectrometer includes an ion source that generates ions. A two-field ion accelerator receives the ions generated by the ion source and generates an electric field that accelerates the ions through an ion flight path. A pulsed ion accelerator generates an accelerating electric field that focuses the ions to a focal plane where the ion flight time to the focal plane for an ion of predetermined mass-to-charge ratio is substantially independent to first order of an initial velocity of the ions prior to acceleration. An ion detector is positioned at the focal plane to detect ions. The two-field ion accelerator generates electric fields that cause the ion flight time to the ion detector for an ion of predetermined mass-to-charge ratio to be substantially independent to first order of both the initial position and the initial velocity of the ions prior to acceleration. |
| US08461520B2 |
Sourceless gamma ray production system and methods
An apparatus for performing an operation in a borehole penetrating the earth includes a carrier and a neutron source that emits neutrons and is disposed in the carrier. The apparatus also includes a target disposed in the carrier and that produces gamma rays as a result of interactions between neutrons produced by the neutron source and at least one material forming the target. The apparatus also includes a gamma ray detector that detects the gamma rays produced by the target and is disposed in the carrier. |
| US08461508B2 |
Device, system, and method for sectioning and coupling multiple photovoltaic strings
A photovoltaic system has a power converter connected by power rails to a plurality of photovoltaic strings, each string has serially connected photovoltaic panels and switches. The switches divide each string into sections, and the strings are distributed in electrical parallel paths over a plurality of arrays with one section per string in each array. A first set of strings to be brought online with the power converter is initialized. A drive signal is sent to switches in the initial set of strings to couple the sections in each string of the initial set so that the set of strings come online with the power converter providing voltage and current to the power converter. |
| US08461507B2 |
Device system and method for coupling multiple photovoltaic arrays
A photovoltaic system, method and apparatus are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, the system includes a power converter configured to convert power from one form to another form, and an interface portion adapted to couple to the power converter, a first photovoltaic array, a second photovoltaic array, and a third photovoltaic array. In variations, the interface portion is configured to modulate an application of a voltage from the first photovoltaic array to the second and third photovoltaic arrays so as to adjust a voltage applied from the three photovoltaic arrays to the power converter. |
| US08461500B2 |
Microwave oven
A microwave oven is provided. A component generating relatively high temperature heat and a component generating a relatively low temperature heat are cooled by airflow divided and provided by a cooling part, thereby improving operation reliability and durability of a product. |
| US08461493B1 |
Energy conservation system
An energy conservation system to selectively control the operation of the heating elements of a water heater including a water storage tank operable in an automated mode to control the temperature of water within the water storage tank comprising a flow detector such as temperature sensor to sense the inlet or outlet water temperature to detect a change in temperature measured in time and duration and a tank temperature to sense the water temperature within the storage tank and generate corresponding temperature signals and a microprocessor coupled to the flow detector and tank temperature sensor to receive the corresponding signals including means to determine when there is a demand for hot water and means to determine a pattern of hot water usage over a water usage cycle to maintain the water in the water storage tank at a minimum temperature to supply a minimum quantity of hot water and increase the temperature of the water to a maximum temperature to supply a maximum quantity of hot water corresponding to the pattern of hot water usage over the water usage cycle. |
| US08461486B2 |
Heating tile and heated floor using the same
A heating tile includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate and a heating module. The heating module is disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. The heating module includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a heating element being electrically connected with the first electrode and the second electrode. The heating element includes a carbon nanotube layer structure. The heating tile defines a first side surface and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface. The first electrode and the second electrode are both oriented from the first side surface to the second side surface. The first electrode includes two exposed first ends. The second electrode includes two exposed second ends. |
| US08461485B2 |
Solid wire
A solid wire contains in mass percent C 0.005 to 0.080%, Si 0.30 to 1.20%, Mn 1.15 to 1.65%, S 0.050 to 0.200%, P 0.017% or less, O 0.0070% or less, and N 0.0050% or less, wherein C+(P*5)≦0.135 mass percent is satisfied, and the remainder includes Fe and impurities, and the content of each of Ti, B, Cr, Ni, Nb, V, Zr, La and Ce as the impurities is controlled to be a certain content or less, and the amount of adhered oil on a surface of the relevant solid wire is controlled to be 1.2 g or less per wire of 10 kg. According to such a configuration, while increase in welding cost is controlled to the minimum, stability of wire feed, burn-through resistance, undercut resistance, and crack resistance becomes excellent, slag and spatter becomes hard to be generated, hardness of weld metal becomes equal to or higher than that of base metal, and brittle fracture becomes hard to occur. |
| US08461484B2 |
Conductive stud welding
A method for welding a first workpiece with a joining element, wherein the joining element and the first workpiece consist at least partially of a metal, includes moving the joining element relative to the first workpiece during welding and at the same time pressing the joining element against the first workpiece. This method for welding a joining element with a material permits a reliable firmly-bonded connection between joining element and workpiece, when the workpiece consists of a composite material or has low rigidity, and is achieved by generating an electrical current between workpiece and joining element during mechanical contact of the joining element with the first workpiece. |
| US08461483B2 |
Engine driven welding power supplies with two piece shaft
An engine driven welding system includes two power generators, each having a rotor and a stator. Each rotor is mounted on a respective drive shaft, with one of the drive shafts being driven by the engine and the other drive shaft being releasably coupled to the engine driven drive shaft. This provides a modular type construction of the welding system, in that the outboard power generator can be selected or changed as needed for a particular application. The coupled drive shafts are supported by two bearing assemblies. Also disclosed as additional features for any welding system power supply is a removable plate having one or more connectors releasably attached thereto for facilitating installation of an electrical component for a welding system power supply; and also a power switch having a member that restricts rotational movement of the switch. |
| US08461482B2 |
Pre-process stress loading components for post-process warp control
A process and apparatus neutralizes a warp effect resulting from a build up of micro strains caused by machining a part with a long wavelength laser. The part to be machined is pre-stressed in an opposite direction of a warp stress due to machining using a fixture for holding the part without yielding any other features in the part. The part is machined while held in the pre-stressed position in the fixture. |
| US08461481B2 |
Methods and apparatus for reducing variations in the laser intensity during scribing a photovoltaic device
Methods are generally provided of reducing speckle of a laser beam from a laser source guided through an optical waveguide. The method includes vibrating an optical waveguide at a first point along the optical waveguide at a first frequency (e.g., having a range of about 20 kHz to about 20 GHz) for a certain distance (e.g., a distance of about 0.1 mm to about 5 cm), and directing the laser beam out of the optical waveguide from the laser source to a target. Such methods are particularly useful for scribing a thin film layer on a photovoltaic module (e.g., a cadmium telluride-based thin film photovoltaic device). Fiber optic laser systems are also generally provided for reducing speckle of a laser beam from a laser source guided through an optical waveguide. |
| US08461479B2 |
Adaptive processing constraints for memory repair
An apparatus and method for processing a plurality of semiconductor parts in a laser-based system adjusts a default recipe to account for work to be performed on at least one part of the plurality of parts. The work to be performed on a part is analyzed using the default recipe and a part-specific recipe including a modified parameter of the default recipe. The default or part-specific recipe is selected based on a desired processing result, and the selected recipe replaces the default recipe to perform the work using the laser-based system. |
| US08461477B2 |
Method for determining laser shock peening approach accessibility
A method for determining accessibility of a tool to an object is provided. The method provides for selecting one or more sections on the object to be laser shock peened, selecting a region of interest on the one or more sections and determining a set of feasible solutions to access the selected region of interest on each of the one or more sections via use of an accessibility system. Systems and computer programs that afford functionality of the type defined by this method may be provided by the present technique. |
| US08461476B2 |
Method and device for plasma tap hole welding
In connection with plasma tap hole welding, in which a plasma jet (7) directed towards a workpiece (8) to be welded is generated by means of a welding current applied onto an electrode (2) and a plasma gas, the plasma jet at least partly penetrating through the workpiece (9), wherein at least one electrical conductor (10, 50, 60, 61) is arranged at the exit side (8″) of the plasma jet (7), a penetration current (I2′) being measured via the electrical conductor (10, 50, 60, 61), it is suggested that the penetration current (I2) is actively modified during the welding process. |
| US08461471B2 |
Tandem gas metal arc welding
The present invention provides a method for tandem gas metal arc welding using a leading electrode and a trailing electrode, wherein a shielding gas for the leading electrode is a two-component mixed gas containing argon and carbon dioxide, or a three-component mixed gas containing argon, carbon dioxide, and oxygen; a shielding gas for the trailing electrode is argon, a two-component mixed gas containing argon and carbon dioxide, a two-component mixed gas containing argon and oxygen, or a three-component mixed gas containing argon, carbon dioxide, and oxygen; and the concentration of carbon dioxide in the shielding gas for the trailing electrode is lower than the concentration of carbon dioxide in the shielding gas for the leading electrode. |
| US08461470B2 |
Method of measuring degradation condition of output mirror in laser oscillator and laser machining apparatus
In a laser machining apparatus that performs machining by a laser beam (4) emitted from a laser oscillator (1), the laser machining apparatus herein provided includes an aperture (5) placed in a light path of the laser beam (4) emitted from the laser oscillator (1) so as to block a perimeter portion of the laser beam (4) and to transmit a middle portion thereof, and a beam-power measurement sensor (6) for measuring beam power of a laser beam (20) transmitted through the aperture (5), whereby it utilizes that beam power of the laser beam transmitted through the aperture (5) significantly changes (the more degraded, the more the beam power rises) due to a degradation condition of an output mirror (2) when the output mirror in the laser oscillator (1) becomes in high thermal loading condition due to the laser beam with high beam power, so that the degradation condition of the output mirror (2) is determined. |
| US08461466B2 |
Truck scale with removable deck
A scale for weighing a vehicle which includes a removable platform supported by a plurality of load cells, the removable platform having a plurality of centering fixtures with each centering fixture having a cavity in its bottom section with a perimeter. The scale further including a plurality of centering projections having an outer surface which the perimeter of the cavity of the plurality of centering fixtures is guided upon lowering the removable platform onto the plurality of load cells. |
| US08461462B2 |
Circuit substrate, laminated board and laminated sheet
A circuit substrate includes a resin layer; and an inorganic insulating layer including a groove portion penetrating the inorganic insulating layer in a thickness direction thereof. A part of the resin layer is in the groove portion. |
| US08461460B2 |
Microelectronic interconnect element with decreased conductor spacing
A microelectronic interconnect element can include a plurality of first metal lines and a plurality of second metal lines interleaved with the first metal lines. Each of the first and second metal lines has a surface extending within the same reference plane. The first metal lines have surfaces above the reference plane and remote therefrom and the second metal lines have surfaces below the reference plane and remote therefrom. A dielectric layer can separate a metal line of the first metal lines from an adjacent metal line of the second metal lines. |
| US08461459B2 |
Flex-rigid wiring board and method for manufacturing the same
A flex-rigid wiring board includes an insulative substrate, a flexible connected body positioned beside the insulative substrate and including multiple flexible wiring boards, and an insulation layer positioned over the insulative substrate and the flexible connected body and having a portion exposing a portion of the flexible connected body. The flexible wiring boards include a double-sided flexible wiring board having a conductive layer on one surface of the double-sided flexible wiring board and a conductive layer on the opposite surface of the double-sided flexible wiring board. The flexible connected body has a conductor on one side of the flexible connected body, a conductor on the opposite side of the flexible connected body, and a through-hole conductor electrically connecting the conductors of the flexible connected body. The through-hole conductor is penetrating from one side through the opposite side of the flexible wiring boards. |
| US08461456B2 |
Electrical lead-through for safety tanks
An improved electrical lead-through, particularly for safety tanks, is provided that includes at least one electrical conductor which is guided through a rigid insulation material, wherein a silicone insulation is introduced over at least one segment of the conductor projecting on one side of the insulation material. |
| US08461455B2 |
Elastic electric contact terminal
An elastic electric contact terminal including an elastic foam core having a sheet form, a non-foam rubber coating layer adhered to upper and lower surfaces of the elastic foam core and continued along any one side surface of the elastic foam core, and a heat-resistant polymer film, one side of which is adhered to the non-foam rubber coating layer in an enclosing manner and the other side of which is integrally formed with a metal layer. |
| US08461450B2 |
Solar cell module and manufacturing method of solar cell module
A manufacturing method of a solar cell module includes a rear-surface-side protection member having a metal layer sandwiched between a plurality of resin layers, the method comprising the steps of: forming a pair of first slits and a second slit in the rear-surface-side protection member to form a pair of movable portions on both sides of the second slit, the second slit extending between and communicating with the pair of the first slits; opening each of the pair of movable portions; performing an insulating treatment on at least a part of the metal layer exposed to the surface of each of the pair of movable portions; and sealing a solar cell between a light-receiving-surface-side protection member and the rear-surface-side protection member, wherein one end portion of an output lead is drawn out from between the pair of movable portions, the output lead being configured to draw electric power from the solar cell. |
| US08461444B2 |
Tone-generation timing synchronization method for online real-time session using electronic music device
An online real-time session is conducted between at least two electronic music devices each equipped with an interface connectible to a communication network and a display with a touch sensing ability. An electronic music device communicates with its counterpart device to count a time Ta1 of making an inquiry about a present time Tb of the counterpart device and a time Ta2 of receiving a response from the counterpart device while setting a time Ta3 which progresses from the time Ta2 and a time interval Td which is counted from the time Ta3. Thus, the electronic music device determines tone-generation timing at which the electronic music device is synchronized with its counterpart device in conducting an online real-time session by way of a calculation of Td+Tb+(Ta3−Ta1)−(Ta2−Ta1)/2, or Td+Tb+(Ta3−Ta2)+(Ta2−Ta1)/2. |
| US08461440B1 |
Quick change drum head assembly
A musical instrument fitted with a quick change percussion drum head/tuner assembly wherein, e.g., a conventional snare drum is provided on the open top end of its shell with a base ring of the assembly, a drum head/tuner unit of an adapter ring, percussion membrane and tuner ring is removably locked onto the base ring, and wherein said base ring is affixed to the shell by means of the conventional tie-down screw and nut mechanism secured to the exterior surface of the shell. |
| US08461433B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH158013
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH158013. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH158013, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH158013 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH158013. |
| US08461423B2 |
Soybean cultivar 86142430
A soybean cultivar designated 86142430 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 86142430, to the plants of soybean 86142430, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 86142430 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 86142430 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 86142430, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 86142430 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 86142430 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08461422B2 |
DIG-5 insecticidal Cry toxins
DIG-5 Cry toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed. |
| US08461415B2 |
AXMI-192 family of pesticidal genes and methods for their use
Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:28-62, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1-27, as well as variants and fragments thereof. |
| US08461414B2 |
Gene having endoreduplication promoting activity
This invention is intended to identify a gene that regulates endoreduplication in a plant and to use such gene for breeding aimed at increasing the crop size. This invention provides a gene encoding an Arabidopsis thaliana-derived protein having an amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12, which has endoreduplication promoting activity, a transgenic plant into which such gene has been introduced, thereby increasing the nuclear DNA content in the cells of such plant, and a method of using such gene to increase the size of the entire plant or a part thereof. |
| US08461411B2 |
Absorbent article having nonwoven lateral zones
A disposable hygiene article for collecting bodily fluid having a body-facing surface, a garment facing-surface and an absorbent structure. The article may include a central fluid acquisition zone which may be substantially white, a first visually discernible lateral zone situated on one side of the central zone and a second visually discernible lateral zone situated on the opposite side of the central zone, wherein the first and second lateral zones are formed by a nonwoven material including a colored pigment. |
| US08461409B2 |
Viscera protector
A composite viscera protector consisting of a silicone layer, a polypropylene mesh layer and an additional silicon layer having a thickness between 0.5 and 2.53 mm, with a repeating series of holes in a pattern over its entire surface or a portion thereof with the holes being slits on one or two planes non-intersecting and being of a size between 1 and 10 mm. |
| US08461407B2 |
Method for dehydrating fatty alcohols
A process for the production of hydrocarbons by dehydrating primary alcohols with a dehydration catalyst of trifluoromethansulfonic acid is disclosed. The hydrocarbons so produced have fewer undesired secondary reactions. Accordingly, cosmetic and cleaning compositions incorporating the hydrocarbons produced by way of the process are also disclosed. |
| US08461405B2 |
Process for the production of branched alkylbenzenes that uses a renewable carbon source
A process for the production of alkylbenzenes in the presence of an aromatic feedstock and an olefinic stream produced from an ethanol feedstock, itself produced from a renewable source obtained from biomass, is described, with said process comprising at least: a) A stage for purification of said ethanol feedstock, b) A stage for dehydration of said purified ethanol feedstock, obtained from said stage a), into an effluent that is for the most part ethylene, c) At least one stage for separation of the water that is present in said effluent that is for the most part ethylene obtained from said stage b), d) A first stage for oligomerization of said effluent that is for the most part ethylene in the presence of at least one catalyst that comprises at least one element of group VIII, e) A second stage for oligomerization of at least some of the effluent that is obtained from said stage d) in the presence of at least one amorphous catalyst or at least one zeolitic catalyst, f) A stage for fractionation of the effluent that is obtained from said oligomerization stage e) in such a way as to recover at least one olefin-enriched olefinic stream that has a number of carbon atoms that is greater than or equal to 9, g) An alkylation stage of said olefinic stream that is obtained from said stage f) by at least one aromatic feedstock. |
| US08461400B2 |
Method of making alcohols
Methods and systems for the synthesis of alcohol are described herein. The methods and systems include a method of hydrating an olefin that may include emulsifying an olefin gas in a water stream in a high shear device under high shear conditions to produce a dispersion; and contacting the dispersion with a catalyst to hydrate the olefin gas and form an alcohol. |
| US08461399B2 |
Separation process having an alcohol sidestream
Recovery of ethanol from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid. The crude ethanol product is fed to a distillation column to yield an ethanol sidestream. |
| US08461394B2 |
Process for preparing C5 aldehyde mixtures with a high n-pentanal content
A process for preparing a C5 aldehyde mixture from a hydrocarbon mixture comprising at least one linear butene by terminal hydroformylation under isomerizing conditions, using a catalyst system comprising rhodium, a bisphosphite ligand, and an amine. |
| US08461390B2 |
Method for producing substituted biphenyls
A process for preparing substituted biphenyls of the formula I where R1=nitro or amino, R2=cyano, halogen, C1-C4-haloalkyl, C1-C4-haloalkoxy or C1-C4-haloalkylthio, n=from 0 to 3, and R3=hydrogen, cyano or halogen, which comprises reacting a halobenzene of the formula II in which Hal is chlorine or bromine, in the presence of a base and of a palladium catalyst which consists of palladium and a bidentate phosphorus ligand of the formula III where Ar is phenyl which is substituted if desired and R4 and R5 are each C1-C8-alkyl or C3-C6-cycloalkyl or together form a 2- to 7-membered bridge which may, if desired, bear a C1-C6-alkyl substituent, in a solvent or diluent, with a phenylboronic acid IVa a diphenylborinic acid IVb or a mixture of IVa and IVb. |
| US08461388B2 |
Process for the synthesis of propargylated aminoindan derivatives
A process for preparing a compound of formula (V) or its enantiomer, which comprises: (a) reacting racemic aminoindan of formula (II) or its enantiomer with allylhalide in presence of a base and an organic solvent at a temperature ranging from 25 C to the reflux temperature of the solvent to give compound of formula (III); Where R is H or (b) reacting the compound (III) with halogenating agent in a suitable organic solvent to give a dihalo compound of formula (IV). (c) treating the dihalo compound (IV) with a suitable base to give compound (V). |
| US08461387B2 |
Preparation of nitrones
A method for producing a nitrone of formula (I) wherein R is a branched alkyl group having from four to thirty carbon atoms; R1, R2, R3 and R4 independently are hydrogen or alkyl groups having from one to six carbon atoms from an imine having formula (II) |
| US08461386B2 |
Hydrogenation of imines
The present invention relates to a process for the asymmetric hydrogenation of imines with hydrogen under elevated pressure in the presence of a catalyst system. In particular the present invention relates to the use of the said catalytic system for the enantioselective hydrogenation of prochiral ketimines to asymmetric amines leading to the formation of herbicides. |
| US08461381B2 |
Preparation of organic compounds for enhanced reactivity
The present invention provides an improved method for preparing, purifying, precipitating, etc., a subject compound for use in a subsequent reaction carried out in suspension. The present invention relies on a precipitating solvent being added to an aqueous solution comprising the subject compound to form a precipitate of the subject compound, which may be further dried and/or purified. Compositions made according to present methods have improved characteristics and properties, such as increased surface and/or reduced density, resulting in a higher reactivity in a subsequent reaction carried out in suspension. |
| US08461379B2 |
Production of acetic acid comprising feeding at least one reactant to a recycle stream
This invention relates to processes for producing acetic acid from carbon monoxide and, in particular, to improved processes, wherein at least one reactant is fed upstream of a reactor recycle pump and/or to a pump-around loop. |
| US08461375B2 |
Method for the continuous production of alkyl(meth)acrylates with multiple catalyst recycling
The invention relates to an improved method for the continuous production of alkyl(methyl)acrylates by transesterification of methyl(meth)acrylate with alcohols that are heavy in comparison with methanol. A special processing technique makes it possible to obtain new levels of product quality. Very high space-time-overall yields can also be obtained. The invention is characterized by the multiple use of a homogeneous catalyst which thereby reduces the costs of auxiliary agents significantly. |
| US08461373B2 |
Catalyst for producing carboxylic acid esters, process for producing same and process for producing carboxylic acid esters
Disclosed is a catalyst for use in production of carboxylic acid ester by reacting (a) aldehyde and alcohol, or (b) one or more types of alcohols, in the presence of oxygen; wherein oxidized nickel and X (wherein X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of nickel, palladium, platinum, ruthenium, gold, silver and copper) are loaded onto a support within the range of the atomic ratio of Ni/(Ni+X) of from 0.20 to 0.99. |
| US08461370B2 |
Process for producing 3-(2-cyano-1-propenyl)-2,2- dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid or salt thereof
A process for producing comprising reacting a 3-formyl-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and propionitrile in the presence of a base to obtain 3-(2-cyano-1-propenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid or its salt. |
| US08461369B2 |
Preparation of organomonoalkoxy (or monohydroxy) silanes from alkoxysilanes/organometallic compounds
Organomonoalkoxy/monohydroxy silanes, particularly halogenated or aklenylated organomonoalkoxy (or monohydroxy) silanes, which are useful intermediates in organic syntheses, are prepared by reacting an alkoxysilane with an organometallic compound suited for substituting at least certain of the alkoxy functions of the alkoxysilane with a monovalent hydrocarbon radical other than alkoxy and co-preparing a metallic alkoxylate by-product capable of denaturing the substituted silanes thus obtained, including contacting the metallic alkoxylate with at least one agent (A) reactive with the alkoxy functions of the alkoxylate to generate one or more species inert relative to the alkoxysilane, such agent (A) being selected from among the electrophile and/or mineral acid groups. |
| US08461367B2 |
Preparation process of trisilylamine
Provided is a preparation process of trisilylamine capable of preparing high-purity trisilylamine more easily at a lower cost. More specifically, provided is a preparation process of trisilylamine, comprising a step of thermally decomposing perhydropolysilazane under an oxygen-free or low oxygen atmosphere. |
| US08461364B2 |
Polymorphs of (S)-3-aminomethyl-7-(3-hydroxy-propoxy)-3H-benzo[C][1,2]oxaborol-1-OL
This invention provides, among other things, polymorphs of the hydrochloride salt of (S)-3-aminomethyl-7-(3-hydroxy-propoxy)-3H-benzo[c][1,2]oxaborol-1-ol. |
| US08461361B2 |
Chroman derivatives, medicaments and use in therapy
Novel chroman derivatives and intermediate compounds, compositions containing same, methods for their preparation and uses thereof as therapeutic agents particularly as anti-cancer and chemotherapeutic selective agents are described. |
| US08461360B2 |
Process for producing γ -mangostin
A process for the production of γ-mangostin comprising the steps of preparing O-methyl γ-mangostin preferably from plants, subjecting the pure or partially pure O-methylated γ-mangostin to demethylation reaction procedure followed by purification of the said demethylated product to obtain pure γ-mangostin. |
| US08461359B2 |
Short synthetic pathway for 1,6:2,3-dianhydro-β-D-mannopyranose
The invention relates to a method for preparing 1,6:2,3-dianhydro-β-D-mannopyranose and is characterized in that it includes a step of cyclizing the compound B, where R is an activating agent, in the presence of a base selected from among ammonium hydroxides and mineral bases. |
| US08461357B2 |
Expeditious synthesis of gibberellin A5 and esters thereof
An expeditious synthesis of gibberellin A5 (GA5) esters is presented, from which GA5 may be prepared. The synthesis offers an inexpensive route of few steps to these compounds, starting from gibberellin A3 (GA3) esters in the presence of a metal hydride. |
| US08461354B2 |
Organic thin film transistors comprising thienyl oligomers and their use as gaseous phase sensors
This invention pertains to gaseous analytes sensor devices comprising organic thin film transistor and, in particular, sensors able to perform the enantiomeric discrimination of gaseous analytes. |
| US08461353B2 |
Processes for the manufacture of a pharmaceutically active agent
Disclosed herein are processes for the preparation of a pharmaceutically active agent and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US08461349B2 |
Fungicidal active substance combinations containing trifloxystrobin
What are described are novel active compound combinations comprising a known oxime ether derivative (trifloxystrobin) and imidacloprid, which combinations are highly suitable for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and insects. |
| US08461341B2 |
Resolution of (±)-methyl phenyl[4-[4-[[[4′(trifluoromethyl)-2-biphenylyl]carbonyl]amino]Phenyl]-1-piperidinyl]acetate
The present invention relates to a resolution process of (±)-methyl phenyl[4-[4-[[[4′-(trifluoromethyl)-2-biphenylyl]carbonyl]amino]phenyl]-1-piperidinyl]acetate to isolate the MTP (microsomal triglyceride transfer protein) inhibitor methyl (2S)-phenyl[4-[4-[[[4′-(trifluoromethyl)-2-biphenylyl]carbonyl]amino]phenyl]-1-piperidinyl]acetate and an epimerisation procedure for racemizing methyl (2R)-phenyl[4-[4-[[[4′-(trifluoromethyl)-2-biphenylyl]carbonyl]amino]phenyl]-1-piperidinyl]acetate. |
| US08461340B2 |
Method for producing cis-3-substituted-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-ol derivative
There are provided, according to the present invention, a method for producing a cis-3-substituted-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-ol derivative, the method characterized in that a trans-3-substituted-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-ol derivative or a mixture of the trans- and cis-3-substituted-3-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-8-ol derivatives is isomerized in the presence of an aluminum compound represented by a formula Al(OR1)3 (wherein R1 represents a hydrocarbon group in which a carbon atom having an oxygen atom bonded thereto is a secondary carbon atom). In the process, a ketone compound may be further added, in addition to the aluminum compound. |
| US08461339B2 |
Pharmaceutical compounds
The invention provides kinase inhibitor compounds of the formula (1): or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof; wherein X is O, CO, X1C(X2), C(X2)X1, X1C(X2)X1, S, SO, SO2, NRc, SO2NRc or NRcSO2; m is 0-2; n is 0-1; q is 0-2; A is C1-6 alkylene optionally interrupted by O; R1 is halogen, cyano, nitro, an optionally substituted acyclic C1-6 hydrocarbon group, optionally substituted C3-7 cycloalkyl, optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted five membered heteroaryl, NR2R3, Ra—Rb, O—Rb or C(O)NR2R8; R4 is fluorine, chlorine, methyl or cyano; R2 is hydrogen or optionally substituted C1-4 alkyl; R3 is Ra—Rb; or NR2R3 forms a 4 to 7 membered non-aromatic heterocyclic ring; Ra is a bond, C(X2), C(X2)X1, SO, SO2 or SO2NRc; Rb is hydrogen or an optionally substituted 3 to 7-membered carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring or an optionally substituted C1-12 acyclic hydrocarbon group; Rc is hydrogen or a C1-4 hydrocarbon group; Rd is O, CO, X1C(X2), C(X2)X1, X1C(X2)X1, S, SO, SO2, NRc, SO2NRc or NRcSO2; X1 is O, S or NRc; X2 is ═O, ═S or ═NRc; but excluding the compound wherein m, n and q are all 0, A is CH2 and NR2R3 is a 2-phenylmorpholin-4-yl group. |
| US08461338B2 |
(1R, 1′R)-atracurium salts separation process
The present invention provides an improved method of chromatographically separating the isomers of (1R,rR)-atracurium salts by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), in the absence of a strong acid. The separation is preferably performed on a silica gel HPLC column using an eluent containing an organic solvent, a polar aprotic co-solvent and a weak organic acid. |
| US08461337B2 |
Sinomenine derivatives and processes for their synthesis
The invention generally provides processes and intermediate compounds useful for the production of sinomenine derivatives. In particular, the process may encompass synthetic routes for the production of (+)-sinomenine derivatives and their intermediates. |
| US08461333B2 |
Salts of prodrugs of piperazine and substituted piperidine antiviral agents
This invention provides for prodrug Compounds I, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in treating HIV infection. wherein: X is C or N with the proviso that when X is N, R1 does not exist; W is C or N with the proviso that when W is N, R2 does not exist; V is C; E is hydrogen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and Y is selected from the group consisting of Also, this invention provides for intermediate Compounds II useful in making prodrug Compounds I. wherein: L and M are independently selected from the group consisting of C1-C6 alkyl, phenyl, benzyl, trialkylsilyl, -2,2,2-trichloroethoxy and 2-trimethylsilylethoxy. |
| US08461332B2 |
Method for producing curing agent having acidic substituent and unsaturated maleimide group, thermosetting resin composition, prepreg, and laminate
A method for producing a curing agent having an acidic substituent and an unsaturated maleimido group, including reacting, in an organic solvent, a maleimide compound (a) having at least two N-substituted maleimido groups in a molecule thereof with an amine compound (b) having an acidic substituent (represented by formula (I) below); a thermosetting resin composition containing the curing agent (A) produced through the method and a compound (B) which is cured with the curing agent, wherein a cured product of the composition has a glass transition temperature of 200° C. or higher; and a prepreg and a laminated sheet produced therefrom. The thermosetting resin composition can produce a prepreg or laminated sheet exhibiting excellent performance suitable for a printed wiring board for electronic devices and similar devices. |
| US08461328B2 |
Tricyclic heterocyclic compounds, compositions and methods of use thereof
The invention provides novel compounds of formula I having the general formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, X and Y are as described herein. Accordingly, the compounds may be provided in pharmaceutically acceptable compositions and used for the treatment of immunological or hyperproliferative disorders. |
| US08461324B2 |
Compositions and methods for detection of hepatitis A virus nucleic acid
Nucleic acid oligomeric sequences and in vitro nucleic acid amplification and detection methods for detecting the presence of HAV RNA sequences in samples are disclosed. Kits comprising nucleic acid oligomers for amplifying and detecting HAV nucleic acid sequences are disclosed. |
| US08461323B2 |
Characterization of granulocytic ehrlichia and methods of use
The present invention relates, in general, to polypeptides having antigenic epitopes from granulocytic ehrlichia (GE) proteins and methods of use thereof. |
| US08461320B2 |
Method to isolate mutants and to clone the complementing gene
The subject invention lies in the field of microorganism mutation and selection of the mutants. In particular, the invention is directed at obtaining metabolic mutants in a simple, direct and specific manner. In a preferred embodiment it is also possible to obtain desired mutants not comprising recombinant DNA, thereby facilitating incorporation thereof in products for human consumption or application, due to shorter legislative procedures. The method according to the invention involves random mutation and specific selection of the desired metabolic mutant. Knockout, mutants wherein a gene associated with metabolism is absent or inactivated and mutants with increased or decreased DNA binding capacity are also claimed. |
| US08461319B2 |
Poly-n-acetyl glucosamine (PNAG/dPNAG)-binding peptides and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to peptides, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, that bind specifically to poly-N-acetyl glucosamine (PNAG), such as Staphylococcal PNAG, in acetylated, partially acetylated and/or fully deacetylated form. The invention further provides methods for using these peptides in the diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapy of infections by bacteria that express PNAG such as but not limited to Staphylococci and E. coli. Some antibodies of the invention enhance opsonophagocytic killing and in vivo protection against bacteria that express PNAG such as but not limited to Staphylococci and E. coli. Compositions of these peptides, including pharmaceutical compositions, are also provided, as are functionally equivalent variants of such peptides. |
| US08461316B1 |
Nanoparticles for delivery of bioactive agents
The invention discloses the nanoparticles composed of chitosan, poly-glutamic acid, and at least one DNA, RNA or bioactive agent characterized with a positive surface charge and their enhanced efficiency for gene delivery and bioactive agent delivery. |
| US08461312B2 |
Method for the production of 1,4-benzothiepin-1,1-dioxide derivatives
The invention relates to a method for producing 1,4-benzothiepin-1,1-dioxide derivatives substituted with benzyl groups. |
| US08461310B2 |
Anti-ADAM-15 antibodies and utilization of the same
A remedy for cancer obtained from a different viewpoint from the viewpoints employed in developing the existing anticancer drugs, i.e., focusing on the intercellular adhesion of cancer cells. Namely, provided is a remedy for cancer with fewer side effects which inhibits the proliferation of cancer cells and the intercellular adhesion of cancer cells. Also provided is an antibody, which recognizes the disintegrin domain of ADAM-15 and is usable as an anticancer agent, and so on. An antibody, which recognizes the disintegrin domain of ADAM-15 but does not recognize the RGD sequence or loop region in the disintegrin domain of ADAM-15, and so on; an antibody, which inhibits ADAM-15 and integrin αvβ3-dependent cell adhesion, and so on; and an antibody, which inhibits ADAM-15 and integrin αvβ1-dependent cell adhesion, and so on. |
| US08461309B2 |
Inhibitor protein of the wnt signal pathway
The present invention relates to an inhibitor protein of the wnt signal path, a DNA encoding such a protein and a process for the preparation of such a protein. In addition, this invention concerns the use of the DNA and the protein as well as antibodies directed against the protein. |
| US08461307B2 |
Antagonistic human LIGHT-specific human monoclonal antibodies
Provided herein are antibodies that immunospecifically bind to an hLIGHT polypeptide; isolated nucleic acids encoding the antibodies; vectors and host cells comprising nucleic acids encoding the antibodies; methods of making the antibodies; and a method of treating a hLIGHT-mediated disease in a subject comprising administering to the subject the antibodies. In preferred embodiments, the anti-hLIGHT antibodies provided herein will ameliorate, neutralize or otherwise inhibit hLIGHT biological activity in vivo (e.g., the hLIGHT-mediated production or secretion of CCL20, IL-8 or RANTES from a cell expressing a hLIGHT receptor). Also provided herein is a method for the detection of hLIGHT in a sample as well as a method for ameliorating, neutralizing or otherwise inhibiting hLIGHT activity, e.g., in a human subject suffering from a disorder in which hLIGHT activity is detrimental. |
| US08461305B2 |
L-fucose α1→6 specific lectin
Disclosed is a novel lectin which can bind specifically to an L-fucose α1→6 sugar chain. Also disclosed is use of the lectin. The L-fucose α1→6 specific lectin of the present invention is characterized in that: (1) the lectin is extracted from a basidiomycete or an ascomycete; (2) the lectin has a molecular weight by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of 4,000 to 40,000; and (3) the lectin has an affinity to an L-fucose α1→6 sugar chain, the affinity being represented by an association constant of 1.0×104M−1 or more (at 25 degrees C.). The lectin can be used for detecting an L-fucose α1→6 sugar chain specifically, and is effective for the purification of an L-fucose α1→6 sugar chain or a non L-fucose α1→6 sugar chain. |
| US08461303B2 |
LOX and LOXL2 inhibitors and uses thereof
The present application relates to anti-LOX and anti-LOXL2 antibodies and their use in purification, diagnostic and therapeutic methods. Antibodies include monoclonal antibodies, humanized antibodies and functional fragments thereof. Anti-LOX and anti-LOXL2 antibodies can be used to identify and treat conditions such as a fibrotic condition, angiogenesis, or to prevent a transition from an epithelial cell state to a mesenchymal cell state. |
| US08461296B2 |
Method for mechanical stabilization of nitrogen-containing polymers
The invention relates to a process for preparing mechanically stabilized polyazole polymers. The process includes the steps of: a) producing a film comprising polyazoles with at least one amino group in a repeat unit, b) treating the film from step a) with a solution comprising (i) at least one acid and (ii) at least one stabilizing reagent, and c) performing the stabilization reaction in the membrane obtained in step directly or in a subsequent membrane processing step by heating to a temperature greater than 60° C. The stabilizing reagent contains at least one compound which has at least one aldehyde group and at least one hydroxyl group; or at least one hemiacetal group; or at least one acetal group. These polyazole polymer membranes have a high conductivity and a good mechanical stability and are suitable for applications in fuel cells. |
| US08461293B2 |
Methods of mercaptanizing olefinic hydrocarbons and compositions produced therefrom
The present invention discloses processes for forming polythiol compositions from olefinic hydrocarbons such as cyclooctadiene, cyclododecatriene, and trivinylcyclohexane. The polythiol compositions produced from these processes, including the sulfur-containing compounds of these compositions, also are described. |
| US08461291B2 |
Organic electroactive materials and an organic electronic device having an electroactive layer utilizing the same material
There is provided an electroactive material having Formula I wherein: Q is the same or different at each occurrence and can be O, S, Se, Te, NR, SO, SO2, or SiR3; R is the same or different at each occurrence and can be hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, or alkynyl; and R1 through R6 are the same or different and can be hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, halogen, hydroxyl, aryloxy, alkoxy, alkenyl, alkynyl, amino, alkylthio, phosphino, silyl, —COR, —COOR, —PO3R2, —OPO3R2, or CN. |
| US08461290B2 |
Monomers issued from renewable resources and process for polymerising them
This invention relates to the synthesis of polycarbonates prepared from carbonate monomers derived from the biomass in the presence of a system comprising an organometallic transfer agent and alcohol. It also relates to the polymers resulting from these cyclic compounds. |
| US08461289B2 |
Bioresorbable polymers synthesized from monomer analogs of natural metabolites
New bioresorbable polymers are synthesized from monomer analogs of natural metabolites In particular, polymers are polymerized from analogs of amino acids that contribute advantageous synthesis, processing and material properties to the polymers prepared therefrom, including particularly advantageous degradation profiles. |
| US08461286B2 |
Process for manufacturing liquid epoxy resins
A process for the production of liquid epoxy resins, including: contacting a polyhydric phenol and an epihalohydrin in the presence of an ionic catalyst to form a halohydrin intermediate reaction product; concurrently: reacting a portion of the halohydrin intermediate reaction product with an alkali hydroxide to form a solid salt suspended in a liquid mixture including a dehydrohalogenated product and unreacted halohydrin intermediate, wherein the alkali hydroxide is used at less than a stoichiometric amount; and removing water and epihalohydrin as a vapor from the reacting mixture; separating the solid salt from the liquid mixture; reacting at least a portion of the unreacted halohydrin intermediate with an alkali hydroxide in the presence of water to form an organic mixture including an epoxy resin and unreacted epihalohydrin and an aqueous solution including a salt; separating the aqueous mixture from the organic mixture; and separating the unreacted epihalohydrin from the liquid epoxy resin. |
| US08461285B2 |
Process for preparing polyether polyols
The present invention relates to a process for the catalytic preparation of polyetherols, wherein the power input by means of at least one stirrer and/or by means of at least one pump, based on the reactor volume, is in the range from 0.001 to 8.2 kW/m3. |
| US08461284B2 |
Silicon polymers, methods of polymerizing silicon compounds, and methods of forming thin films from such silicon polymers
Compositions and methods for controlled polymerization and/or oligomerization of hydrosilanes compounds including those of the general formulae SinH2n and SinH2n+2 as well as alkyl- and arylsilanes, to produce soluble silicon polymers as a precursor to silicon films having low carbon content. |
| US08461283B2 |
Room-temperature vulcanizable organopolysiloxane compound to give an elastomer and novel organopolysiloxane polycondensation catalysts
The present invention relates to an organopolysiloxane composition that can be vulcanized at room temperature into an elastomer that is crosslinked by polycondensation and that does not contain alkyltin-based catalysts and also to novel organopolysiloxane polycondensation catalysts. |
| US08461282B2 |
(Pentaphenyl)phenyl group containing compound, polymeric derivative thereof and method for forming the same
The present invention discloses an iridium complex containing a (pentaphenyl)phenyl ligand, having the following general equation: in which G is primary ligand, R′ and R″ are auxiliary ligands. On the other hand, the present invention discloses a compound with a 9-[(pentaphenyl)phenyl]carbazole structure and its polymeric derivative. |
| US08461280B2 |
Multi-stage process for producing multimodal linear low density polyethylene polymers
A multimodal linear low density polyethylene polymer having a final density of 900 to 940 kg/m3, and containing at least one α-olefin comonomer in addition to ethylene comprising: (A) 30 to 60 wt % of a lower molecular weight component being an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and at least one α-olefin; and (B) 70 to 40 wt % of a higher molecular weight component being a copolymer of ethylene and at least one α-olefin, said α-olefin being the same or different from any α-olefin used in component (A) but with the proviso that both components (A) and (B) are not polymers of ethylene and butane alone; wherein the multimodal LLDPE has a dart drop of at least 700 g; and wherein components (A) and (B) are obtainable using a Ziegler-Natta catalyst. |
| US08461279B2 |
Method for producing devolatilized polyolefin and molded article of polyolefin
Disclosed is a method for producing a devolatilized polyolefin, wherein the method comprises a step that involves providing a twin screw extruder comprising a resin feeding port, a first molten resin kneading zone, a molten resin partially filled zone which is prevented from being fully filled with molten resin, a second molten resin kneading zone, and a devolatilization zone that are disposed in order from the upstream of a cylinder of the extruder, feeding a polyolefin through the resin feeding port, and feeding water to the molten resin partially filled zone in an amount of 0.01 to 50 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the polyolefin. |
| US08461278B2 |
Process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles
A process for producing water-absorbing polymer particles, wherein heated water-absorbing polymer particles are remoisturized and cooled in a high-speed mixer. |
| US08461275B2 |
Curing agents and process for their manufacture
Compounds having the formula (I) wherein L is a linking group, at least one of R1 to R10 comprises the group C≡N, at least one of R1 to R5 and at least one of R6 to R10 comprise the group NH2 for use as curing agents in an epoxy resin, together with a process for their synthesis and composites comprising the curing agents. |
| US08461271B2 |
Graft copolymer, thermoplastic resin composition comprising the graft copolymer, and those production method
Provided is a production process for a graft copolymer or a thermoplastic resin composition containing the above graft copolymer, which comprises graft-polymerizing 100 parts by mass of a combination of 20 to 100% by mass of a reactive polyolefin and 0 to 80% by mass of a polyolefin other than the reactive polyolefin with 0.2 to 300 parts by mass of at least one specific monomer under the presence of a radical initiator and which is useful as a sealant, a modifier for polyolefins, a surface treating agent, a primer treating agent, a coating agent component and the like. |
| US08461270B2 |
Olefin/aromatic vinyl copolymer, process for production thereof, resin compositions containing the copolymer, and stretched products of the copolymer
The present invention relates to such a copolymer comprising an olefin and an aromatic vinyl compound that has a syndiotactic structure, high block property and a wide molecular weight distribution. Specifically, it relates to a copolymer comprising an olefin and an aromatic vinyl compound, in which a content of the aromatic vinyl compound is from 1 to 99% by mol; a molecular distribution is 1.7 or more; a signal based on an (olefin-aromatic vinyl compound-olefin) linkage as a node of the copolymer, a signal based on an (aromatic vinyl compound-aromatic vinyl compound-olefin) linkage, a signal based on an (aromatic vinyl compound-aromatic vinyl compound-aromatic vinyl compound) linkage as a block linkage of the aromatic vinyl compound, and a signal based on an (olefin-olefin-olefin) linkage as a block linkage of the olefin are present; an index showing block property of the aromatic vinyl compound component is from 30 to 100%; and a stereoregularity of a repeating unit chain constituted by the aromatic vinyl compound is 80% by mol or more, a method for producing the same, a resin composition, and a stretched product. |
| US08461269B2 |
Elastomeric composition reinforced with a funtionalized non-aromatic vinyl polymer filler
Rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a polymer filler as reinforcing filler, a coupling agent providing the bond between the polymer filler and the elastomer. The polymer filler comprises nanoparticles of non-aromatic vinnyl polymer (“NAVP”) bearing a function Z of formula ≡Si—X, X representing a hydroxyl or hydrolysable group. The NAVP is in particular a copolymer of methyl methacrylate, trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, in the form of nanobeads the diameter of which is between 10 and 100 nm. |
| US08461260B2 |
Impact-modified polycarbonate compositions
Impact-modified polycarbonate compositions are disclosed that comprise a first graft polymer based on silicone-acrylate composite rubber as graft base, wherein the amount of silicone rubber is from 65 to 95 wt. % (based on the graft base), and a second graft polymer containing free copolymer, that is to say copolymer that is not chemically bonded to the rubber, and having a weight-average molecular weight of from 60,000 to 150,000 g/mol. The use of the polycarbonate compositions in the production of molded articles, and to the molded articles themselves are also disclosed. The compositions and molding compositions have an optimum combination of good elongation at tear, good hydrolytic stability and low melt viscosity. |
| US08461256B2 |
Low VOC aqueous compositions of acrylic-urethane block copolymers
The present invention provides compositions that enable excellent hardness and UV resistance in coating applications, the compositions containing one or more acrylic-urethane block copolymer having as copolymerized units one or more acrylic monomer, which acrylic monomers are polymerized into a polyurethane backbone polymer. The compositions may be ambient curable. The invention also provides methods to obtain such acrylic-urethane block copolymers, which methods include the incorporation of an initiating species into the polyurethane backbone polymer, and subsequent polymerization of acrylic monomers in the presence of both the initiating species attached to the polyurethane polymer and a reducing agent. |
| US08461255B2 |
Aqueous polyurethane resin, hydrophilic resin, and film
An aqueous polyurethane resin is prepared by reaction of an isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer with a chain extender containing polyamine. The isocyanate group-terminated prepolymer is obtained by reaction of at least a polyisocyanate containing 50 wt % or more of a non-multiple ring polyisocyanate that does not contain an aromatic ring and an aliphatic ring, or contains one aromatic ring or aliphatic ring; polyoxyethylene polyol; and a polyoxyethylene side chain-containing active compound having two or more hydroxyl groups or isocyanate groups at its molecular terminal and having a polyoxyethylene group in the side chain. |
| US08461252B2 |
Powder coated carrier
The instant disclosure describes methods for preparing latex resins for coated carriers using surfactant partitioning, which resins exhibit both lower ζ potential and greater latex stability, while not adversely affecting particle size, toner charge or other metrics. |
| US08461249B2 |
Compositions and articles of manufacture containing branched polycarbonate
A polycarbonate containing composition comprising a peak melt viscosity of at least 8,000 poise when measured using a parallel plate melt rheology test at a heating rate of 10° C./min at a temperature of between about 350° C. to about 450° C., and wherein a molded article of the composition has a UL 94 VO rating at a thickness of 1.0 mm, 1.5 mm, 2.0 mm, or between 1.0 mm and 2.0 mm is disclosed. |
| US08461248B2 |
Resin composition and molded product thereof, and method for their production
A resin composition includes: a polylactic acid resin; an impact-resistant resin which is superior in impact resistance to the polylactic acid resin and is incompatible with or hardly compatible with the polylactic acid resin; and a nucleating agent which promotes crystallization of the polylactic acid resin; the nucleating agent existing at least in the phase of the impact-resistant resin. |
| US08461247B2 |
Dispersion compositions for tile adhesives
The invention relates to an aqueous dispersion and dispersion powder composition for highly flexible, waterproof, hydraulically binding tile adhesives having an extended open time, and containing an emulsion polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of approximately 10° C. to 80° C., and an emulsion polymer (B) having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of approximately −60° C. to +20° C. The difference of the glass transition temperatures (Tg) of the emulsion polymers (A and B) is at least approximately 5° C. The proportion of vinyl acetate monomer units is 0 to 70 mol-% and the minimum film forming temperature according to DIN 53787 of the 50% aqueous dispersion composition is approximately 15° C. or less, and the monomers, stabilization systems and optionally the additional additives of the dispersion and/or dispersion powder composition are selected such that a good cement compatibility is guaranteed. Due to the inventive dispersion and dispersion powder composition, tile adhesive can be produced in an economical manner which meets the requirements of C2S2- and C2ES2-norm according to EN12004. |
| US08461242B2 |
Liquid composition
To provide a liquid composition containing a fluoropolymer having sulfonic acid functional groups, which rarely corrodes a metal and has good handling efficiency, which liquid composition comprises a fluoropolymer having sulfonic acid functional groups and a solvent, wherein the solvent contains a polyhydric alcohol and a monohydric alcohol. The content of the fluoropolymer is preferably from 5 to 50 mass % in the liquid composition (100 mass %), and the content of the polyhydric alcohol is preferably from 5 to 50 mass % in the solvent (100 mass %). |
| US08461239B2 |
Flame retardant agent for thermoplastic resin and flame retardant resin composition
A flame retardant agent for a thermoplastic resin, which enables the thermoplastic resin containing the flame retardant agent to keep its viscous property, to be made into a fiber readily, and to exhibit flame retardant effect even when ammonium dihydrogen phosphate is contained in the flame retardant agent as a non-halogen flame retardant component. Also disclosed is a flame retardant resin composition containing the flame retardant agent. Specifically, the flame retardant agent for a thermoplastic resin comprises ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, potassium hydroxide, glycerin and urea, wherein the potassium hydroxide is contained in an amount of 10 to 70 parts by weight, glycerin is contained in an amount of 0.1 to 4.0 parts by weight, and urea is contained in an amount of 1 to 9 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate. |
| US08461238B2 |
Process for producing internal mold release agent for optical material, internal mold release agent for optical material, and polymerizable composition including the same
The process for producing an internal mold release agent for an optical material of the present invention includes a step of heating, to a range of 80° C. to 140° C., a composition including (a) a phosphoric ester compound, and (b) an alcohol compound containing an aliphatic alcohol having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and/or aromatic alcohol, when the total amount of (a) and (b) is 100% by weight, the alcohol compound (b) is included in an amount equal to or more than 2.5% by weight. |
| US08461236B2 |
Phosphoric compound, method for preparing the same, and flame retardant thermoplastic resin composition including the same
The present invention provides a novel phosphoric compound, a method for preparing the same, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same. A thermoplastic resin composition comprising the phosphoric compound of the present invention can have excellent flame retardancy, and can be eco-friendly because the phosphoric compound does not generate toxic gas during molding or combustion. |
| US08461235B2 |
Use of polymer powder containing UV absorber for the stabilisation of polymers against the effects of UV radiation
The present invention relates to the use, for stabilizing polymers, in particular polyolefins, with respect to exposure to UV radiation, of fine-particle polymer powders comprising at least one UV absorber. The present invention further relates to stabilizer mixtures for stabilizing polymers with respect to exposure to UV radiation, oxygen and heat, which, inter alia, comprise these polymer powders, and to a process for stabilizing polymers, in particular polyolefins, with respect to exposure to UV radiation, oxygen and heat, which comprises adding, to the polymers, in particular to the polyolefins, an effective amount of these stabilizers. The present invention further relates to polymers, in particular polyolefins, which have been stabilized with respect to exposure to UV radiation or with respect to exposure to UV radiation, oxygen and heat, which comprise an effective amount of these polymer powders or, respectively, stabilizer mixtures, and to articles produced from these stabilized polymers, in particular polyolefins. |
| US08461234B2 |
Refinish coating compositions comprising low molecular weight cellulose mixed esters
A refinish coating composition is provided comprising: a) at least one refinish coating resin; b) at least one solvent; c) at least one pigment; d) optionally, at least one crosslinking agent; e) at least one cellulose mixed ester having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) greater than 10,000 and f) at least one low molecular weight cellulose mixed ester. In addition, processes for coating the refinish coating composition on a substrate are also provided. |
| US08461233B2 |
Fiber for fiber cement and resulting product
A fiber-cement product which includes a treated cellulose wood pulp fiber. The fiber is treated with fibrillated carboxymethyl cellulose or a carboxyethyl cellulose and poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium)chloride. The fiber can be bleached or partially bleached, refined or unrefined or a mixture of refined and unrefined fiber. |
| US08461231B2 |
Rapid dry fiberglass stain
A portion of the linseed oil ingredient used in fiberglass composite stains is replaced with a modified Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL) resin. As a result, the drying time of the stain is shortened considerably yet is still long enough to allow working of the stain into the composite for developing a simulated wood appearance. |
| US08461227B2 |
Radical polymerizable macrocyclic resin compositions with low polymerization stress
A composition of macrocyclic oligomer with at least one polymerizable group, (meth)acrylate, for example. |
| US08461226B2 |
Contact lens
A method of making a contact lens involves depositing on a portion of a molding surface of a contact lens mold a colorant composition comprising a pigment, a copolymer of 2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate and N-vinylpyrrolidinone, and a crosslinking monomer. |
| US08461223B2 |
Microporous polycyclopentadiene-based aerogels
Microporous polyolefin and microporous polydicyclopentadiene (polyDCPD) based aerogels and methods for preparing and using the same are provided. The aerogels are produced by forming a polymer gel structure within a solvent from a olefin or dicyclopentadiene monomer via Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) reactions, followed by supercritical drying to remove the solvent from the aerogel. Other aerogels are prepared by sequentially (1) mixing at least one dicyclopentadiene monomer, at least one solvent at least one catalyst and at least one inorganic and/or organic reinforcing material, (2) gelling the mixture, (3) aging, and (4) supercritical drying. Aerogels provided herein are inexpensive to prepare, possess desirable thermal, mechanical, acoustic, chemical, and physical properties and are hydrophobic. The aerogels provided herein are suitable for use in various applications, including but not limited to thermal and acoustic insulation, radiation shielding, and vibrational damping applications. |
| US08461218B2 |
Rendering petroleum oil as an environmentally carbon dioxide neutral source material for fuels, derived products and as a regenerative carbon source
The invention provides a method for rendering petroleum oil as an essentially environmentally carbon dioxide-neutral fuel and source material. Carbon dioxide produced from petroleum oil combustion is captured, purified, combined with steam and light hydrocarbon fractions, or with hydrogen, and reacted under reaction conditions sufficient to form methanol and/or dimethyl ether, which can be used as fuel or feedstock for derived synthetic hydrocarbons and products. |
| US08461217B2 |
Rendering natural gas as an environmentally carbon dioxide neutral fuel and a regenerative carbon source
The invention provides a method for rendering natural gas as an environmentally essentially carbon dioxide-neutral fuel. Carbon dioxide produced from natural gas combustion or from natural gas wells is captured, purified, combined with natural gas or methane or with hydrogen, and reacted under reaction conditions sufficient to form methanol and/or dimethyl ether, which can be used as fuel or feedstock for derived synthetic hydrocarbons and products. |
| US08461214B2 |
One-phase microemulsion compositions, O/W ultrafine emulsion external formulations and method for producing the same
A one-phase microemulsion composition, which can be easily prepared without the use of special equipment, has high safety, and stays stable for a long period in an ultrafine emulsion state when the composition is added to an aqueous formulation, is provided by appropriately adjusting the ratio of (A) a hydrophilic nonionic surfactant, (B) a lipophilic nonionic surfactant, (C) an oil component, (D) a water-miscible solvent that does not interdissolve with the oil component, and the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of the hydrophilic nonionic surfactant in the water-miscible solvent is higher than that of the hydrophilic nonionic surfactant in water, and (E) water. |
| US08461210B2 |
Fast release paracetamol tablets
A pharmaceutical composition such as a swallow tablet or capsule formulation is described comprising paracetamol, calcium carbonate, at least one binding agent and at least one disintegrating agent in the form of a granulate, optionally combined with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable extragranular components. |
| US08461209B2 |
Malonic acid sulfonamide derivative and pharmaceutical use thereof
The invention provides a sulfonyl malonamide derivative, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a solvate thereof, that has therapeutic and/or preventive effects(s) on various diseases due to its agonist action at AT2 receptor, and is useful as a pharmaceutical agent for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases involving the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS). |
| US08461207B2 |
Phloroglucinol derivatives having selectin ligand activity
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one compound of the formula (I) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier which is useful in a medicine wherein the symbols and substituents have the following meaning —X— is e.g. and Y being e.g. or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or amides and prodrugs can be applied to modulate the in-vitro and in-vivo binding processes mediated by E-, P- or selectin binding. |
| US08461205B2 |
Anthranilic acid derivatives
Compounds of formula (I) are provided, wherein X is CH═CH, CH2O wherein the oxygen atom is bound to ring B, or OCH2 wherein the oxygen atom is bound to ring A; Y is hydrogen, straight or branched C1-C6 alkyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic cation; R1 is ethyl or cyclopropyl; and R2 and R3 are the same or different and are selected from F, Cl, Br, CF3 and OCF3. The compounds are useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, organ transplant rejection, and malignant neoplasia. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods of using the compounds, and methods for preparing the compounds are also provided. |
| US08461204B2 |
Cysteinyl compounds, compositions and methods of use
Among other things, the present invention provides novel compounds capable of effectively inhibiting inflammatory responses that are mediated by G-proteins or GPCRs in neutrophils, macrophages and platelets. In particular, the compounds of the present invention act as inhibitors of edema, inhibitors of erythema and inhibitors of MPO (myeloperoxidase), pharmaceutical compositions containing the same compounds and the use thereof for the treatment of diseases that may benefit from edema, erythema and MPO inhibition, such as inflammation (acute or chronic), asthma, autoimmune diseases, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (e.g., emphysema, chronic bronchitis and small airways disease, etc.), inflammatory responses of the immune system, skin diseases (e.g., reducing acute skin irritation for patients suffering from rosacea, atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis), irritable bowel syndrome (e.g., Chron's disease and ulcerative colitis, etc.), and central nervous system disorders (e.g., Parkinson's disease). |
| US08461202B2 |
Composition for treating infectious diseases
Compounds of the general formula (I) or salts thereof, for use as a pharmaceutical composition for treating infectious diseases, especially for treating diseases caused by Helicobacter are disclosed. R1 is an H atom, an X atom or a CXmH3-m radical wherein each X can be the same or different and is a halogen selected from F, Cl, Br or I, and m is an integer between 1 and 3; R2 is an NO2 group, a COOR′ group or an SO3R′ group; R′ is a hydrogen (H) atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; and n is an integer between 1 and 5. |
| US08461200B2 |
Salicylic acid esters of resveratrol and cosmetic compositions
Salicylic acid esters of resveratrol and topical compositions containing same. |
| US08461197B2 |
4-hydroxybutyric acid analogs
This invention relates to novel derivatives of 4-hydroxybutyric acid and prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the foregoing. This invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating narcolepsy, fibromyalgia, other disorders or conditions that are beneficially treated by improving nocturnal sleep or by administering sodium oxybate. |
| US08461196B2 |
1-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes: preparation and use to treat neuropsychiatric disorders
The invention provides novel, multiply-substituted 1-aryl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes, and related processes and intermediates for preparing these compounds, as well as compositions and methods employing these compounds for the treatment and/or prevention of central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including depression and anxiety. |
| US08461195B2 |
Phosphonic acid compounds as inhibitors of serine proteases
The present invention is directed to phosphonic acid compounds useful as serine protease inhibitors, compositions thereof and methods for treating inflammatory and serine protease mediated disorders. |
| US08461194B2 |
1-benzyl-3-hydroxymethylindazole derivatives and use thereof in the treatment of diseases based on the expression of MCP-1, CX3CR1 and P40
The present invention relates to novel 1-benzyl-3-hydroxymethylindazole derivatives according to Formula (I) described in the claims, and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising them, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. In addition, the present invention relates to the use of 1-benzyl-3-hydroxymethylindazole derivatives for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition that is active in the treatment of diseases based on the expression of MCP-1, CX3CR1 and p40, and to their use in a method for treating or preventing diseases based on the expression of MCP-1, CX3CR1 and p40. |
| US08461192B2 |
Method of selectively inhibiting PKCiota
PKCiota inhibitor 1H-imidazole-4-carboxamide, 5-amino-1-[2,3-dihydroxy-4-[(phosphonooxy)methyl]cyclopentyl]-,[1R-(1α,2β,3β,4α)], (ICA-1), targets a unique sequence (amino acid residues 469-475) in the catalytic domain of PKCiota and inhibits PKCiota activity. The data shows suprising and unexpected ability of ICA-1 to selectively inhibit the proliferation of cells that overexpress PKCiota. |
| US08461191B2 |
Compounds and methods for inhibiting the interaction of BCL proteins with binding partners
One aspect of the present invention relates to heterocyclic compounds that bind to bcl proteins and inhibit Bcl function. Another aspect of the present invention relates to compositions comprising a heterocyclic compound of the invention. The present invention provides methods for treating and modulating disorders associated with hyperproliferation, such as cancer. |
| US08461189B2 |
Pyridyl derivatives as histone deacetylase inhibitors
The present invention relates to a novel class of pyridyl and pyrimidinyl derivatives. The pyridyl and pyrimidinyl compounds can be used to treat cancer. The pyridyl and pyrimidinyl compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the pyridyl and pyrimidinyl derivatives and safe dosing regimens of these pharmaceutical compositions, which are easy to follow, and which result in a therapeutically effective amount of the pyridyl and pyrimidinyl derivatives in vivo. |
| US08461187B2 |
Multiple PPI dosage form
Herein provided are dosage forms (variously referred to as “formulations”) comprising a PPI that is released from the dosage form as a first and a second dose. Each dose of PPI is present in an amount sufficient to raise the plasma levels of the PPI to at least 100 ng/ml. |
| US08461185B2 |
P2X3 receptor antagonists for treatment of pain
The subject invention relates to novel P2X3 receptor antagonists that play a critical role in treating disease states associated with pain, in particular peripheral pain, inflammatory pain, or tissue injury pain that can be treated using a P2X3 receptor subunit modulator. |
| US08461184B2 |
Sulphur containing pyrazole derivatives as selective cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists
The present invention relates to sulphur containing pyrazole derivatives, and their S-oxidized active metabolites, as selective cannabinoid CB1 receptor antagonists having a high CB1/CB2 receptor subtype selectivity, to methods for the preparation of these compounds, to novel intermediates useful for the synthesis of these pyrazole derivatives, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of these pyrazole derivatives as active ingredients, as well as to the use of these pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of psychiatric and neurological disorders. The compounds have the general formula (I) wherein the symbols have the meanings given in the specification. |
| US08461183B2 |
PPAR agonist compounds, preparation and uses
The present invention relates to novel PPAR agonist compounds as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing them. The compounds according to the invention are of quite particular therapeutic interest, notably for treating diabetes and/or dyslipidemias, as well as for preventing cardiovascular pathologies. |
| US08461182B2 |
7-piperidinoalkyl-3, 4-Dihydroquinolone derivative
PROBLEMTo provide a novel compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a hydrate thereof useful for preventing or treating for depression, anxiety disorders (such as generalized anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder or social anxiety disorder), attention deficit disorder, mania, manic-depressive illness, schizophrenia, mood disorders, stress, sleep disorders, attacks, memory impairment, cognitive impairment, dementia, amnesia, delirium, obesity, eating disorder, appetite disorder, hyperphagia, bulimia, cibophobia, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, dyslipidemia, myocardial infarction, movement disorder (such as Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, convulsion or tremor), drug abuse, drug addiction or sexual dysfunction, based on a melanin-concentrating hormone receptor (MCH receptor) antagonistic action.SOLUTIONA compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a hydrate thereof represented by the formula (I). |
| US08461179B1 |
Dihydronaphthyridines and related compounds useful as kinase inhibitors for the treatment of proliferative diseases
The invention relates to dihydronaphthyridines and related compounds; compositions comprising an effective amount of a dihydronaphthyridine or a related compound; and methods for treating or preventing proliferative diseases comprising the administration of an effective amount of a dihydronaphthyridine or a related compound. |
| US08461177B2 |
Antiviral drugs for treatment of arenavirus infection
Compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating viral infections, by administering certain compounds in therapeutically effective amounts are disclosed. Methods for preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are also disclosed. In particular, the treatment and prophylaxis of viral infections such as caused by the Arenavirus family such as Lassa fever, Argentine hemorrhagic fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, and Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever. |
| US08461171B2 |
Hybrid opioid compounds and compositions
Disclosed are hybrid opioid compounds, mixed opioid salts, compositions comprising the hybrid opioid compounds and mixed opioid salts, and methods of use thereof. More particularly, in one aspect the hybrid opioid compound includes at least two opioid compounds that are covalently bonded to a linker moiety. In another aspect, the hybrid opioid compound relates to mixed opioid salts comprising at least two different opioid compounds or an opioid compound and a different active agent. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions, as well as to methods of treating pain in humans using the hybrid compounds and mixed opioid salts. |
| US08461170B2 |
Chemical compounds
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and/or Formula (Ia): and to their salts, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of use, and methods for their preparation. These compounds inhibit ALK kinase activity, and thus may be used for the treatment of cancer. |
| US08461168B2 |
Process for the preparation of pyrimidine derivatives
A process for the preparation of 5-substituted 4-amino-2-methylpyrimidines of the formula (I) wherein R is CONH2 or CN, and of acid addition salts thereof, characterized in that a compound of formula H2N CH═C(R)CN (II) is reacted with acetimidic acid methyl ester or an acid addition salt thereof and that, if desired, a compound of formula (I) is transferred into an acid addition salt, and the transformation of a compound of formula (II) wherein R is CONH2 into a compound of formula (II) wherein R is CN by treatment with POCI3. |
| US08461164B2 |
Pteridines and their use as agrochemicals
The present disclosure relates to 1- or 2-(4-(aryloxy)-phenyl)ethylamino-, oxy- or sulfanyl)pteridines and 1- or 2-(4-(heteroaryloxy)-phenyl)ethylamino-, oxy- or sulfanyl)pteridines and their use as agrochemicals and animal health products. More specifically, the invention provides new compounds of the formula (I-A): wherein: R is H, CH3, phenyl, or a heterocycle comprising a 5 or 6 membered single ring or a fused ring system comprising at least one 5 or 6 membered heterocycle optionally substituted with H, halo, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy, benzyloxy, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, NO2, CN, lower alkoxycarbonyl, lower alkylcarbonyl, lower alkyl-SOq, and aldoximes and lower alkyloximes, optionally substituted on oxygen by lower alkyl. Z is H, a C—C single bond, CH2, NH, O, S, CN, CH2O, OCH2, CH2CH2O, or OCH2CH2: m is 4; p is 0 or 1; q is an integer from 0 to 2; R1 is independently H, halo, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, lower alkynyl, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, haloalkyl, haloalkoxy, NO2, CN, lower alkylcarbonyl, lower alkoxycarbonyl, mercapto, lower alkylthio, aldoximes and lower alkyloximes, optionally substituted on oxygen by lower alkyl; Y is a C—C single bond, C(R5n)O or C(R5n); n is 2. |
| US08461159B2 |
Heteroaryl-substituted urea modulators of fatty acid amide hydrolase
Certain heteroaryl-substituted piperidinyl and piperazinyl urea compounds are described, which are useful as FAAH inhibitors. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) activity, such as anxiety, pain, inflammation, sleep disorders, eating disorders, insulin resistance, diabetes, osteoporosis, and movement disorders (e.g., multiple sclerosis). |
| US08461158B2 |
Pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazole sulfonamides and their use in cancer therapy
Provided herein are pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazole sulfonamides, e.g., compounds of Formulae IA, IB, and IC, and their pharmaceutical compositions, preparation, and use as agents or drugs for cancer therapy, either alone or in combination with radiation and/or other anticancer drugs. |
| US08461157B2 |
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors with a zinc binding moiety
The instant application relates to deazapurines, thienopyrimidines and furopyrimidines with zinc-binding moiety based derivatives and their use in the treatment of phosphoinositide 3-kinase related diseases and disorders such as cancer. The instant application further relates to the treatment of histone deacetylase related disorders and diseases related to both histone deacetylase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. |
| US08461156B2 |
Modulators of ATP-binding cassette transporters
Compounds of the present invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as modulators of ATP-Binding Cassette (“ABC”) transporters or fragments thereof, including Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (“CFTR”). The present invention also relates to methods of treating ABC transporter mediated diseases using compounds of the present invention. |
| US08461154B2 |
Methods of utilizing arylpiperazine derivatives
The present invention provides arylpiperazine derivatives having Formula I which can be advantageously used for treating schizophrenia and related psychoses such as acute manic, bipolar disorder, autistic disorder and depression. |
| US08461150B2 |
Chalcone linked pyrrolo[2,1-c][1, 4]benzodiazepine hybrids as potential anticancer agents and process for the preparation thereof
The present invention relates to chalcone linked pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine hybrids and a process for the preparation there of. More particularly it relates to 7-Methoxy-8-{n[4-1-(2 or 4-substituted phenyl)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-propen-1-one]alkyl}-oxy}-(11aS)-1,2,3,11a-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-5-one and 7-Methoxy-8-{n-[-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1-(2,4-alkyl-3-quinolyl)-2-propen-1-one]alkyl}-oxy-(11aS)-1,2,3,11a-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepin-5-one with aliphatic chain length variations useful as anticancer (antitumor) agent. The general structural formula of these chalcone linked pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepines hybrids is given below. wherein R1=OH, methyl, ethyl or phenyl; R2=H, OH or F; R=H or methyl; x=c or N; n=1-4. |
| US08461144B2 |
Substituted isoquinoline and isoquinolinone derivatives
A method for the treatment or prevention in a mammal of a disease associated with Rho-kinase and/or Rho-kinase mediated phosphorylation of myosin light chain phosphatase comprising administering to the mammal in need thereof at least one compound of the formula (I). |
| US08461138B2 |
Quadraphasis continuous graduated estrogen contraceptive
A quadraphasic estrogenic/progestogenic contraceptive regimen that provides for a low level of estrogen in the initial phase and in the fourth phase is disclosed. Also described is a contraceptive kit that may be used to practice the method of the invention. |
| US08461135B2 |
Boron-containing small molecules as anti-inflammatory agents
Compounds and methods of treating anti-inflammatory conditions are disclosed. |
| US08461133B2 |
Inclusion complexes containing an active substance, a cyclodextrin and an agent for interaction
The invention relates to a method for preparing a soluble inclusion complex comprising one or several active substances which are hardly soluble in an aqueous medium and are included in one or several host molecules, characterised in that it comprises the following succesive stages: (a) one or several active substances are brought into contact with one or several host molecules; (b) initiation of a molecular diffusion stage by bringing a dense pressurized fluid into contact with the mixture obtained in stage (a) in a static mode in the presence of one or several diffusing agents; (c) recovery of the active substance- host molecule molecular complex thus formed; (d) initiation of a stage wherein an interaction agent is added to and mixed with the active substance host molecule molecular complex; (e) recovery of the soluble inclusion compound thus formed. The invention also relates to the soluble inclusion compound which can be obtained by said method, particularly a piroxicam-cyclodextrin-arginine compound. |
| US08461131B2 |
Composition containing fermantable polysaccharides
The present invention relates to a composition to a nutritional composition comprising 0.1 to 15 gram fermentable partially hydrolysed gum having a degree of polymerization between 10 and 300 per 100 gram dry weight of the composition and 0.1 to 15 gram fermentable, indigestible polysaccharide other than a hydrolysed gum having a DP between 10 and 300 per 100 gram dry weight of the composition. |
| US08461127B2 |
p27 and p21 in gene therapies
The expansion of a population of stem cells or progenitor cells, or precursors thereof, may be accomplished by disrupting or inhibiting p21cip1/waf1 and/or p27, cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors. In the absence of p27 activity, progenitor cells move into the cell cycle and proliferate; whereas in the absence of p21 activity, stem cells move into the cell cycle and proliferate without losing their pluripotentiality (i.e., their ability to differentiate into the various cell lines found in the blood stream). Any type of stem cell or progenitor cell, or precursor thereof, including, but not limited to, hematopoietic, gastrointestinal, lung, neural, skin, muscle, cardiac muscle, renal, mesenchymal, embryonic, fetal, or liver cell may be used in accordance with the invention. The present invention provides a method of expanding a cell population, cells with decreased p27 and/or p21 activity, transgenic animals with a disrupted p27 and/or p21 gene, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the cells of the invention, and methods of using these cells in gene therapy (e.g., stem cell gene therapy) and bone marrow transplantation. |
| US08461123B2 |
Oligonucleotide analogues incorporating 5-aza-cytosine therein
Oligonucleotide analogues are provided that incorporate 5-aza-cytosine in the oligonucleotide sequence, e.g., in the form of 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (decitabine) or 5-aza-cytidine. In particular, oligonucleotide analogues rich in decitabine-deoxyguanosine islets (DpG and GpD) are provided to target the CpG islets in the human genome, especially in the promoter regions of genes susceptible to aberrant hypermethylation. Such analogues can be used for modulation of DNA methylation, such as effective inhibition of methylation of cytosine at the C-5 position. Methods for synthesizing these oligonucleotide analogues and for modulating nucleic acid methylation are provided. Also provided are phosphoramidite building blocks for synthesizing the oligonucleotide analogues, methods for synthesizing, formulating and administering these compounds or compositions to treat conditions, such as cancer and hematological disorders. |
| US08461120B2 |
Macrocyclic compounds pounds and methods of use thereof
The invention features novel macrocyclic compounds, methods of making the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of treatment using the compounds. |
| US08461119B2 |
Agents that modulate Eph receptor activity
Novel agents are described that bind to Eph receptors. Methods of using these agents to modulate the activity of Eph receptors, stimulate apoptosis, and deliver therapeutic agents are also described. Methods of screening for agents capable of selectively binding to Eph receptors are also described. |
| US08461107B2 |
HCV NS3 protease inhibitors
The present invention relates to macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) that are useful as inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3 protease, their synthesis, and their use for treating or preventing HCV infections. |
| US08461105B2 |
Polymer-based sustained release device
This invention relates to compositions for the sustained release of biologically active polypeptides, and methods of forming and using said compositions, for the sustained release of biologically active polypeptides. The sustained release compositions of this invention comprise a biocompatible polymer having dispersed therein, a biologically active polypeptide and a sugar. |
| US08461098B2 |
Method for formulating active fragrance ingredients in order to protect them and increase their remanence
The invention pertains to a new method for formulating active fragrance ingredients in such a way as to protect them and to slow the evaporation method of said active ingredients. It relies upon the use of thickening acrylic emulsions, at a pH above 5 and containing hydrophobic groups in order to trap said active ingredients. The invention also pertains to various methods of realizing the active ingredients thus formulated: a mixture in water of these active ingredients with thickening emulsions, dispersion of solid particles of these polymers and of these active ingredients after acidification, and solid particles obtained in a dry state after water is eliminated. Finally, the invention pertains to the use of these various formulations in order to protect an active ingredient and slow its evaporation kinetic. |
| US08461097B2 |
Fabric softener
Methods of making a fabric softener composition comprising 1% to 49% of the bis-(2-hydroxyethyl)-dimethylammonium chloride fatty acid ester by weight of the composition are provided. |
| US08461095B2 |
Laundry care compositions with thiazolium dye
The present invention relates to thiazolium dyes, laundry care compositions comprising one or more thiazolium dyes, processes of making such dyes and laundry care compositions and methods of using same. The dyes, compositions and methods of the present invention are advantageous in providing improved hueing of fabric, including whitening of white fabric, while avoiding significant build up of bluing dyes on the fabric. |
| US08461088B2 |
Method of scale inhibition
A method is disclosed to inhibit scale formation in aqueous systems whereby a threshold amount of a scale inhibiting agent, represented by an aminoacid alkylphosphonic acid, is added to the aqueous system. The aminoacid moiety can be represented by α-species or by species having, at least, two or more carbon atoms between the carboxylic moiety and the amine group. These aminoacid based inhibitors exhibit unusually superior performance and system acceptability compared to leading state-of-the-art inhibitors. |
| US08461087B2 |
Method for the fracture stimulation of a subterranean formation having a wellbore by using impact-modified thermoset polymer nanocomposite particles as proppants
A method for fracture stimulation of a subterranean formation includes providing a thermoset polymer nanocomposite particle precursor composition comprising a polymer precursor mixture, dispersed within a liquid medium, containing at least one of an initiator; at least one of a monomer, an oligomer or combinations thereof, said monomer and oligomer having three or more reactive functionalities capable of creating crosslinks between polymer chains; at least one of an impact modifier; and nanofiller particles substantially dispersed within the liquid medium; subjecting the nanocomposite particle precursor composition to suspension polymerizing conditions; subjecting the resulting nanocomposite particles to heat treatment; forming a slurry comprising a fluid and a proppant that includes the heat-treated nanocomposite particles; injecting the slurry into a wellbore; and emplacing the proppant within a fracture network in the formation. |
| US08461086B2 |
Microcapsule composition for inhibiting an ethylene response in plants, method for preparing microcapsules, and method using the microcapsule composition
Disclosed is a microcapsule composition for inhibiting an ethylene response in plants, which comprises a plurality of microcapsules, each including an agent for blocking an ethylene binding site in plants in an oil droplet, and a coating encapsulating the oil droplet and the agent for blocking the ethylene binding site in plants. A method for preparing microcapsules of an agent for blocking the ethylene binding site in plants, and a method for inhibiting an ethylene response in plants are also disclosed. |
| US08461085B2 |
Bioherbicide from Festuca spp
The present invention relates to methods of using m-tyrosine compounds from Festuca species for inhibiting weed growth and enhancing growth of non-weed plants. The present invention also relates to methods of identifying plants having herbicidal properties. |
| US08461082B2 |
Herbicidal composition and method for removing unwanted foliage
This invention relates to a method of preparing a spray tank mix of glyphosate comprising (a) providing glyphosate acid concentrate; (b) providing an alkaline composition; and (c) forming a mixture of glyphosate acid concentrate and alkaline composition in the spray tank by addition of a composition comprising the glyphosate acid concentrate to a diluted aqueous mixture of the alkaline composition. |
| US08461081B2 |
Herbicidal compositions containing glyphosate
The invention relates to biocide compositions, comprising (a) at least one dialkylamide based on oleic and/or linoleic acid, and (b) at least one biocide. The compositions exhibit an improved stability even if stored at temperatures between 5° and 40° C. for an extended period. |
| US08461079B1 |
Dual purpose agricultural compositions
A composition which provides bactericidal, fungicidal and insecticidal activity when treating plants with effective amounts. The composition comprises the blending of: (1) an aqueous salicylate solution from salicylic acid reacted in an aqueous media with ammonium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide; (2) a reaction mixture that provides fungicidal activity and fertilizes plants when applied in an effective amount and which comprises potassium phosphates, potassium polyphosphate, potassium phosphites, and potassium polyphosphite and potassium phosphate phosphite copolymers; and, optionally, (3) aqueous potassium acetate. |
| US08461078B2 |
Fungicidal compositions including hydrazone derivatives and copper
The present invention relates to the use of hydrazone compounds and copper for controlling the growth of fungi. |
| US08461070B2 |
Glass composition
Flat glass composition comprising the following (expressed as percentages by weight): SiO2 60 75%; Al2O3 0 5%; Na2O 10 18%; K2O 0 5.5%; CaO 0 5%; MgO 0-2%; SO3 0 1%; Fe2O3 (total iron)>0.01%; TiO2 0-1% and one or both of: SrO 0-15%; BaO 0-15% with the proviso that the summed amount of SrO and BaO is greater than 4%. A preferred composition comprises: SiO2 65-74%; Al2O3 0-3%; Na2O 13 16%; K2O 0-2%; CaO 1-4.9%; MgO 0-2%; SO3 0-1%; Fe2O3 (total iron)>0.01%; TiO2 0 1%; BaO 4-10%; SrO 0-5%, wherein the summed amount of the alkaline earth metal constituents is in the range 10-13% and the summed amount of the alkali metal constituents is in the range 14-16%. The ferrous level of the glass may be greater than or equal to 28%, its performance in a thickness of 5 mm or less may be greater than or equal to 29 at LTA≧70%, and greater than or equal to 27 at LTA≧75%, and its liquidus temperature may be less than or equal to 980° C. |
| US08461069B2 |
Light emitting diode element
A light emitting diode element having a light emitting diode; and a glass covering sealing the light emitting diode is provided. The glass of the covering consists essentially of from 30 to 70 mol% of SnO, from 15 to 50 mol% of P2O5, from 0.1 to 20 mol% of ZnO, from 0 to 10 mol% of SiO2+GeO2, from 0 to 30% of Li2O+Na2O+K2O, and from 0 to 20% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO. In an embodiment, a refractive index of the glass of the covering is at least 1.6 at a wavelength of 400nm. |
| US08461066B2 |
Nonwoven from bulked filament tow
A nonwoven material has a plurality of randomly oriented and bulked crimped filaments, a plurality of point bonds interconnecting said crimped filaments into a fixed, 3-dimensional structure, and either a surface portion of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure having a greater density than an inner portion of said 3-dimensional structure or an external surface of said fixed, 3-dimensional structure being substantially free of any protruding filaments. The nonwoven material is made by: bulking a filament tow, fixing the bulked tow into a 3-dimensional structure, and calendering the 3-dimensional structure. |
| US08461064B2 |
Friction member and friction material thereof
A friction material includes a resin and a fibrous base material impregnated with the resin. The fibrous base material has a single ply, and includes a plurality of aramid fibers present in a first amount, a plurality of polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fibers present in a second amount that is less than the first amount, and diatomaceous earth present in a third amount that is greater than the first amount. The fibrous base material is substantially free from activated carbon. A friction member for operatively contacting a lubricated surface includes a substrate and a friction material. The friction material defines a first surface bonded to the substrate and a second surface configured for operatively contacting the lubricated surface. |
| US08461063B2 |
Packing material for corrosible metallic objects
The invention relates to a packaging material for corrosible metallic objects, comprised of a plastic film forming a package outer surface, an inner layer, and an adhesive layer bonding the plastic film to the inner layer, wherein the adhesive layer comprises a volatile corrosion inhibitor and the inner layer has a high permeability for the corrosion inhibitor on the package outer surface as compared to the plastic film. According to the invention the adhesive layer is formed by a chemically binding reaction adhesive. |
| US08461062B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
The substrate processing apparatus includes: a processing chamber for storing and processing substrates stacked in multiple stages in horizontal posture; at least one processing gas supply nozzle which extends running along an inner wall of the processing chamber in the stacking direction of the substrates and supplies a processing gas to the inside of the processing chamber; a pair of inactive gas supply nozzles which are provided so as to extend running along the inner wall of the processing chamber in the stacking direction of the substrates and so as to sandwich the processing gas supply nozzle from both sides thereof along the circumferential direction of the substrates and which supply the inactive gas to the inside of the processing chamber; and an exhaust line for exhausting the inside of the processing chamber. |
| US08461059B2 |
Batch CVD method and apparatus for semiconductor process
A batch CVD method repeats a cycle including adsorption and reaction steps along with a step of removing residual gas. The adsorption step is preformed while supplying the source gas into the process container by first setting the source gas valve open for a first period and then setting the source gas valve closed, without supplying the reactive gas into the process container by keeping the reactive gas valve closed, and without exhausting gas from inside the process container by keeping the exhaust valve closed. The reaction step is performed without supplying the source gas into the process container by keeping the source gas valve closed, while supplying the reactive gas into the process container by setting the reactive gas valve open, and exhausting gas from inside the process container by setting the exhaust valve to gradually decrease its valve opening degree from a predetermined open state. |
| US08461052B2 |
Semiconductor device manufacturing method
In a process for forming trenches having M different widths in a substrate, a passivation step and an etching step are alternately performed. The passivation step includes depositing a passivation layer on a bottom of the trenches by converting gas introduced in a chamber into plasma. The etching step includes removing the passivation layer on the bottom of the trenches and applying reactive ion etching to the bottom to increase a depth of the trenches. The etching step further includes setting energy for the reactive ion etching to a predetermined value when the passivation layer on the bottom of the trench having the Nth smallest width is removed. The value allows the etching amount of the trench having the Nth smallest width to be equal to or greater than the etching amount of the trench having the (N+1)th smallest width. |
| US08461051B2 |
Cluster jet processing method, semiconductor element, microelectromechanical element, and optical component
A method for processing a sample using an electrically neutral reactive cluster is provided. The surface of a sample is processed by jetting out a mixed gas that is composed of a reactive gas and a gas with a boiling point lower than that of the reactive gas from a gas jetting part of a vacuum process room in which the sample is placed by a pressure in a range in which the mixed gas is not liquefied, in a predetermined direction, while adiabatically-expanding the mixed gas, thereby generating a reactive cluster and jetting the reactive cluster against the sample in the vacuum process room. |
| US08461048B2 |
Fabrication method of minute pattern
A fabrication method of a minute pattern at least includes following steps. A first crystallizable material layer is formed on a base material. The first crystallizable material layer is patterned to form a plurality of first patterns on the base material. A distance between every two adjacent first patterns is greater than a width of each of the first patterns. A first treatment process is performed to crystallize the first patterns. A second crystallizable material layer is formed on the base material and covers the first patterns. The second crystallizable material layer is patterned to form a plurality of second patterns on the base material. Each of the second patterns is located between the first patterns adjacent thereto, respectively. |
| US08461047B2 |
Method for processing amorphous carbon film, and semiconductor device manufacturing method using the method
A method for processing an amorphous carbon film which has been formed on a substrate and wet-cleaned after being dry-etched includes preparing the substrate having the wet-cleaned amorphous carbon film and modifying a surface of the amorphous carbon film, before forming an upper layer on the wet-cleaned amorphous carbon film. |
| US08461043B2 |
Barrier layer for integrated circuit contacts
Plug contacts may be formed with barrier layers having thicknesses of less than 50 Å in some embodiments. In one embodiment, the barrier layer may be formed by the chemical vapor deposition of diborane, forming a boron layer between a metallic contact and the surrounding dielectric and between a metallic contact and the substrate and/or substrate contact. This boron layer may be substantially pure boron and boron silicide. |
| US08461041B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
The method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming an insulating film of a silicon compound-group insulation film; forming an opening in the insulation film, applying an active energy beam in an atmosphere containing hydrocarbon gas to form a barrier layer of a crystalline SiC, and forming an interconnection structure of copper in the opening with the barrier layer formed in. |
| US08461040B2 |
Method of forming shielded gate power transistor utilizing chemical mechanical planarization
A method of forming a shielded gate field effect transistor includes: forming a plurality of active gate trenches in a silicon region; lining lower sidewalls and bottom of the active gate trenches with a shield dielectric; using a CMP process, filling a bottom portion of the active gate trenches with a shield electrode comprising polysilicon; forming an interpoly dielectric (IPD) over the shield electrode in the active gate trenches; lining upper sidewalls of the active gate trenches with a gate dielectric; and forming a gate electrode over the IPD in an upper portion of the active gate trenches. |
| US08461039B2 |
Patternable low-K dielectric interconnect structure with a graded cap layer and method of fabrication
An interconnect structure is provided that includes at least one patterned and cured low-k material located on a surface of a patterned graded cap layer. The at least one cured and patterned low-k material and the patterned graded cap layer each have conductively filled regions embedded therein. The patterned and cured low-k material is a cured product of a functionalized polymer, copolymer, or a blend including at least two of any combination of polymers and/or copolymers having one or more acid-sensitive imageable groups, and the graded cap layer includes a lower region that functions as a barrier region and an upper region that has antireflective properties of a permanent antireflective coating. |
| US08461038B2 |
Two-track cross-connects in double-patterned metal layers using a forbidden zone
An integrated circuit is formed by forming a first interconnect pattern in parallel route tracks, and forming a second interconnect pattern in alternating parallel route tracks. The first interconnect pattern includes a first lead pattern in the parallel route tracks, and the second interconnect pattern includes a second lead pattern in an immediately adjacent route track. The first interconnect pattern includes a crossover pattern which extends from the first lead pattern to the second lead pattern. An exclusion zone in the route track immediately adjacent to the crossover pattern is free of a lead pattern for a lateral distance of two to three times the width of the crossover pattern. Metal interconnect lines are form in the first interconnect pattern and the second interconnect pattern areas, including a continuous metal crossover line through the crossover pattern area. The exclusion zone is free of the metal interconnect lines. |
| US08461036B2 |
Multiple surface finishes for microelectronic package substrates
Multiple surface finishes are applied to a substrate for a microelectronics package by applying a first surface finish to connection pads of a first area of the substrate, masking the first area of the substrate without masking a second area of the substrate, applying a second different surface finish to connection pads of the second area of the substrate, and removing the mask. |
| US08461031B2 |
Method for making a thin-film structure and resulting thin-film structure
A method for making a thin-film structure includes a thin film stabilized on a substrate. The structure of the thin film is defined by a material which includes at least one first chemical species. The method includes a step of inputting particles of the first chemical species into the thin film so as to compensate for the flow of vacancies from the surface of the film. |
| US08461030B2 |
Apparatus and method for controllably implanting workpieces
A plasma processing apparatus comprises a plasma source configured to produce a plasma in a plasma chamber, such that the plasma contains ions for implantation into a workpiece. The apparatus also includes a focusing plate arrangement having an aperture arrangement configured to modify a shape of a plasma sheath of the plasma proximate the focusing plate such that ions exiting an aperture of the aperture arrangement define focused ions. The apparatus further includes a processing chamber containing a workpiece spaced from the focusing plate such that a stationary implant region of the focused ions at the workpiece is substantially narrower that the aperture. The apparatus is configured to create a plurality of patterned areas in the workpiece by scanning the workpiece during ion implantation. |
| US08461024B2 |
Methods and apparatus for thinning, testing and singulating a semiconductor wafer
A wafer translator is provided with a patterned layer of wafer bonding thermoset plastic and is removably attached with a wafer so as to form a wafer/wafer translator pair. The wafer translator acts as a mechanical support during a thinning process as well as during a wafer dicing operation. The singulated integrated circuits are then removed from the wafer translator. In some embodiments, wafer level testing of the integrated circuits on the wafer is performed subsequent to the wafer thinning process but before the wafer and wafer translator are separated. In other embodiments, wafer level testing of the integrated circuits on the wafer is performed subsequent to the wafer dicing operation but before the diced wafer and wafer translator are separated. |
| US08461018B2 |
Treatment for bonding interface stabilization
A method and/or system are provided for producing a structure comprising a thin layer of semiconductor material on a substrate. The method includes creating an area of embrittlement in the thickness of a donor substrate, bonding the donor substrate with a support substrate and detaching the donor substrate at the level of the area of embrittlement to transfer a thin layer of the donor substrate onto the support substrate. The method also includes thermal treatment of this resulting structure to stabilize the bonding interface between the thin layer and the substrate support. The invention also relates to the structures obtained by such a process. |
| US08461017B2 |
Methods of forming bonded semiconductor structures using a temporary carrier having a weakened ion implant region for subsequent separation along the weakened region
Methods of fabricating semiconductor structures include implanting atom species into a carrier die or wafer to form a weakened region within the carrier die or wafer, and bonding the carrier die or wafer to a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure may be processed while using the carrier die or wafer to handle the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure may be bonded to another semiconductor structure, and the carrier die or wafer may be divided along the weakened region therein. Bonded semiconductor structures are fabricated using such methods. |
| US08461013B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
An IC card is more expensive than a magnetic card, and an electronic tag is also more expensive as a substitute for bar codes. Therefore, the present invention provides an extremely thin integrated circuit that can be mass-produced at low cost unlike a chip of a conventional silicon wafer, and a manufacturing method thereof. One feature of the present invention is that a thin integrated circuit is formed by a formation method that can form a pattern selectively, on a glass substrate, a quartz substrate, a stainless substrate, a substrate made of synthetic resin having flexibility, such as acryl, or the like except for a bulk substrate. Further, another feature of the present invention is that an ID chip in which a thin film integrated circuit and an antenna according to the present invention are mounted is formed. |
| US08461005B2 |
Method of manufacturing doping patterns
A method of manufacturing doping patterns includes providing a substrate having a plurality of STIs defining and electrically isolating a plurality of active regions in the substrate, forming a patterned photoresist having a plurality of exposing regions for exposing the active regions and the STIs in between the active regions on the substrate, and performing an ion implantation to form a plurality of doping patterns in the active regions. |
| US08461003B2 |
Method for fabricating 3D-nonvolatile memory device
A method for fabricating a 3D-nonvolatile memory device includes forming a sub-channel over a substrate, forming a stacked layer over the substrate, the stacked layer including a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers that are alternatively stacked with conductive layers, selectively etching the stacked layer to form a first open region exposing the sub-channel, forming a main-channel conductive layer to gap-fill the first open region, selectively etching the stacked layer and the main-channel conductive layer to form a second open region defining a plurality of main channels, and forming an isolation layer to gap-fill the second open region. |
| US08461001B2 |
Methods for manufacturing trench MOSFET with implanted drift region
A method to manufacture a trenched semiconductor power device including a plurality of trenched gates surrounded by source regions near a top surface of a semiconductor substrate encompassed in body regions. The method for manufacturing the trenched semiconductor power device includes a step of carrying out a tilt-angle implantation through sidewalls of trenches to form drift regions surrounding the trenches at a lower portion of the body regions with higher doping concentration than the epi layer for Rds reduction, and preventing a degraded breakdown voltage due to a thick oxide in lower portion of trench sidewall and bottom. In an exemplary embodiment, the step of carrying out the tilt-angle implantation through the sidewalls of the trenches further includes a step of carrying out a tilt angle implantation with a tilt-angle ranging between 4 to 30 degrees. |
| US08460993B2 |
Method for fabricating CMOS image sensor with plasma damage-free photodiode
A method for fabricating a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) image sensor includes providing a semi-finished substrate, forming a patterned blocking layer over a photodiode region of the substrate, implanting impurities on regions other than the photodiode region using a mask while the patterned blocking layer remains, and removing the mask. |
| US08460991B2 |
Differentially recessed contacts for multi-gate transistor of SRAM cell
A complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor static random access memory cell includes a plurality of P-channel multi-gate transistors and a plurality of N-channel multi-gate transistors. Each transistor includes a gate electrode and source and drain regions separated by the at least one gate electrode. The SRAM cell further includes a plurality of contacts formed within the source and drain regions of at least one transistor. A plurality of contacts of at least one transistor are recessed a predetermined recess amount, wherein a resistance of the at least one transistor is varied based upon the predetermined recess amount. |
| US08460990B2 |
CMOS transistor using germanium condensation and method of fabricating the same
Provided is a CMOS transistor formed using Ge condensation and a method of fabricating the same. The CMOS transistor may include an insulating layer, a silicon layer on the insulating layer and including a p-MOS transistor region and an n-MOS transistor region, a first gate insulating layer and a first gate on a channel region of the p-MOS transistor region, and a second gate insulating layer and a second gate on a channel region of the n-MOS transistor region, wherein a source region and a drain region of the p-MOS transistor region may be tensile-strained due to Ge condensation, and the channel region of the n-MOS transistor region may be tensile-strained due to the Ge condensation. |
| US08460979B2 |
Method of fabricating a backside illuminated image sensor
A method of forming a backside illuminated image sensor using an SOI substrate including a handle substrate, an insulator formed on the handle substrate, and a semiconductor layer formed on the insulator. A sensor element is formed on the semiconductor layer, a dielectric layer is formed overlying the semiconductor layer and the sensor element; and an interconnection structure is formed in the dielectric layer to electrically connect the sensor element. A carrier substrate is forming the dielectric layer. After flipping, the handle substrate is removed to expose the insulator layer. |
| US08460978B2 |
Method for manufacturing a transistor with parallel semiconductor nanofingers
A method of producing a transistor having parallel semiconductor nanofingers. The method includes: forming a monocrystalline layer of a semiconductor material on a layer of a subjacent material which can be selectively etched in relation to the monocrystalline layer; etching parallel partitions in the monocrystalline layer and in the subjacent layer and continuing said etching operation in order to hollow out part of the subjacent layer of material; filling the gap between the partitions and the hollowed-out part with a first insulating material; defining a central part of the partitions and removing the first insulating material from around the central part of the monocrystalline layer, thereby forming a finger of semiconductor material; and filling and coating the central part with a conductor material. |
| US08460975B2 |
Reverse block-type insulated gate bipolar transistor manufacturing method
A reverse block-type insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) manufacturing method that, when manufacturing a reverse block-type IGBT having a separation layer formed along tapered surfaces of a V-shaped groove formed using anisotropic etching, can secure a highly reliable reverse pressure resistance, and suppress a leakage current when reverse biasing. When irradiating with a flash lamp for flash lamp annealing after implantation of ions into a second conductivity type separation layer and second conductivity type collector layer to form the second conductivity type collector layer and second conductivity type separation layer, the strongest portion of radiation energy is focused on a depth position from the upper portion to the central portion of a tapered side edge surface. |
| US08460973B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting apparatus, method for manufacturing the same, and liquid crystal display apparatus using the same
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting apparatus of side emission type includes disposing a light emitting device on a substrate having a predetermined electrode pattern. A side member is disposed on the substrate to be spaced apart from the light emitting device with a predetermined space. The light emitting device and the electrode pattern are electrically connected. A light reflecting member is disposed in the space between the side member and at least one side surface of the light emitting device so that the light reflecting member is in contact with the at least one side surface of the light emitting device. A light-transmitting sealing member is disposed to surround the light emitting device other than the at least one side surface that is in contact with the light reflecting member. A light-reflective ceiling member is disposed at least over the sealing member. |
| US08460971B2 |
Semiconductor device packaging structure and packaging method
Exemplary semiconductor device packaging structure and packaging method are provided. The packaging method uses an adhesive layer to bond multiple wafer pieces onto a first surface of a carrier substrate, each adjacent two of the wafer pieces having a gap formed therebetween for exposing a part of the adhesive layer. A packaging layer is filled in each of the gaps. At least one through silicon via is formed each of the wafer pieces to expose a bonding pad formed on an active surface of the wafer pieces. Redistribution circuit layers are formed on back surfaces of the respective wafer pieces and filled into the through silicon vias for electrical connection with the bonding pads. A sawing process is performed to saw starting from each of the packaging layers to a second surface of the carrier substrate, and thereby multiple semiconductor device packaging structures are obtained. |
| US08460970B1 |
Lead frame ball grid array with traces under die having interlocking features
A package includes a first plated area, a second plated area, a die attached to the first plated area, and a bond coupling the die to the second plated area. The package further includes a molding encapsulating the die, the bond, and the top surfaces of the first and second plated areas, such that the bottom surfaces of the first and second plated areas are exposed exterior to the package. Additional embodiments include a method of making the package. |
| US08460968B2 |
Integrated circuit packaging system with post and method of manufacture thereof
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a stack substrate with a component side; connecting an integrated circuit component to the component side; attaching a conductive post to the component side and adjacent the integrated circuit component, the conductive post having a protruded end above the integrated circuit component; forming a protection layer on a top and sides of the protruded end, the protection layer having a width equal to a width of the conductive post; applying a stack encapsulation over the integrated circuit component, over the stack substrate, and around a portion of the conductive post, the protection layer exposed from the stack encapsulation; and mounting a base package under the stack substrate, base package connected to the stack substrate. |
| US08460967B2 |
Integrated antennas in wafer level package
A semiconductor module comprises components in one wafer level package. The module comprises an integrated circuit (IC) chip embedded within a package molding compound. The package comprises a molding compound package layer coupled to an interface layer for integrating an antenna structure and a bonding interconnect structure to the IC chip. The bonding interconnect structure comprises three dimensional interconnects. The antenna structure and bonding interconnect structure are coupled to the IC chip and integrated within the interface layer in the same wafer fabrication process. |
| US08460966B2 |
Thin film transistor and method for fabricating thin film transistor
A thin film transistor, which has a first passivation layer and a second passivation layer to maintain high reliability while preventing hydrogen from being induced to a semiconductor layer, and a method for fabricating the thin film transistor are provided. The method includes providing a substrate including an insulation substrate, forming a gate electrode on the substrate, forming a gate insulation layer on the substrate and the gate electrode, forming a semiconductor layer on the gate insulation layer, forming source/drain electrodes on the semiconductor layer to expose a portion of a top portion of the semiconductor layer, forming a first passivation layer to cover exposed top portions of the gate insulation layer, the semiconductor layer and the source/drain electrodes, and forming a second passivation layer on the first passivation layer, wherein the forming of the second passivation layer comprises performing deposition at a higher temperature than the forming of the first passivation layer. |
| US08460961B2 |
Method for forming a transducer
A method for forming a transducer including the step of providing a semiconductor-on-insulator wafer including first and second semiconductor layers separated by an electrically insulating layer, wherein the first layer is formed or provided by hydrogen ion delamination of a starting wafer. The method further includes doping the first layer to form a piezoresistive film and etching the piezoresistive film to form at least one piezoresistor. The method also includes depositing or growing a metallization layer on the semiconductor-on-insulator wafer, the metallization layer including an electrical connection portion that is located on or is electrically coupled to the piezoresistor. The method includes removing at least part of the second semiconductor layer to form a diaphragm, with the at least part of the piezoresistor being located on the diaphragm, and joining the wafer to a package by melting a high temperature braze material or a glass frit material. |
| US08460960B2 |
Method for fabricating integrated circuit
A method for fabricating integrated circuit is provided. First, a first interconnect structure including a plurality of first dielectric layers and a plurality of first conductive patterns stacked therewith alternately is formed on a MEMS region of a conductive substrate. Next, an interlayer is formed on the first interconnect structure and covering the first conductive patterns. Next, a poly silicon mask layer corresponding to the first conductive patterns is formed on the interlayer and exposing a portion of the media layer. Next, the portion of the interlayer exposed by the poly silicon mask layer and a portion of the first dielectric layer corresponding thereto are removed to form a plurality of openings. Then, a portion of the conductive substrate in the MEMS region is removed. |
| US08460958B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device, its manufacturing method, semiconductor device and its manufacturing method
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device made of nitride III-V compound semiconductors is includes an active layer made of a first nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing In and Ga, such as InGaN; an intermediate layer made of a second nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing In and Ga and different from the first nitride III-V compound semiconductor, such as InGaN; and a cap layer made of a third nitride III-V compound semiconductor containing Al and Ga, such as p-type AlGaN, which are deposited in sequential contact. |
| US08460953B2 |
Manufacturing method for liquid crystal apparatus
A manufacturing method for a liquid crystal apparatus of a transverse electric field system that is provided with a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first substrate and a second substrate and a pixel electrode and a common electrode formed on the first substrate and is arranged to drive liquid crystal through an electric field generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode includes the steps of forming a material layer made of photosensitive resin on a glass substrate and performing an exposure processing with a predetermined exposure pattern, performing a development processing on the material layer and forming a resin light interruption layer having an opening section that exposes the glass substrate in a bottom section, forming an electrostatic interruption layer while covering the resin light interruption layer, and providing a colored layer in an area overlapped with the opening section on the electrostatic interruption layer. |
| US08460951B2 |
Chip-type LED and method of manufacturing the same
An embodiment of the present invention has an insulating substrate in which a first concave hole for mounting an LED chip and a second concave hole for connecting a metallic small-gauge wire are formed, where a metallic sheet that serves as a first wiring pattern is formed at a portion that includes the first concave hole, a metallic sheet that serves as a second wiring pattern is formed at a portion that includes the second concave hole, an LED chip is mounted upon the metallic sheet inside the first concave hole, the LED chip is electrically connected to the metallic sheet inside the second concave hole via a metallic small-gauge wire, and the chip-type LED is sealed with a clear resin. |
| US08460950B2 |
Organic light-emitting diode
An organic light-emitting diode includes an anode and a cathode separately arranged from each other, and an emission layer between the anode and the cathode, the emission layer including a single host material and a light-emitting material, the emission layer including, when the host material has a hole transport property, a doped region on a cathode side to which an electron transport material is doped and an undoped region on an anode side to which an electron transport material is not doped, or the emission layer including, when the host material has an electron transport property, a doped region on an anode side to which a hole transport material is doped and an undoped region on a cathode side to which a hole transport material is not doped. |
| US08460949B2 |
Light emitting device with air bars and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed are a light emitting device having at least one air bar capable of improving light extracting efficiency and a method of manufacturing the same. With the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a light emitting device including a semiconductor layer(s) having an air-bar layer(s) with a plurality of air bars. The method includes at least one process cycle for forming the semiconductor layer(s). The process cycle includes: forming a patterning thin-film layer on a substrate or a thin-film layer; forming on the patterning thin-film layer an etching guide pattern and an air-bar pattern connected to the etching guide pattern; forming a semiconductor layer(s) on the patterns and exposing the etching guide pattern; wet-etch the exposed etching guide pattern by using a wet-etching solution; and etch the air-bar pattern connected to the etching guide pattern. |
| US08460948B2 |
Method for manufacturing liquid ejecting head
A method for manufacturing an ink jet recording head is employed which has a metal mask formation process for forming a metal mask having a predetermined shape containing a silicide film formed by silicidation of the surface of a flow path forming substrate wafer containing a silicon substrate and a liquid flow path formation process for forming a liquid flow path by anisotropically etching the flow path forming substrate wafer using the metal mask as a mask. |
| US08460946B2 |
Methods of processing and inspecting semiconductor substrates
A method of inspecting a semiconductor substrate having a back surface and including at least one piece of metal embedded in the substrate comprises directing measuring light towards the back surface of the substrate and detecting a portion of the measuring light received back from the substrate. The method also includes determining a distance between the piece of metal and the back surface based upon the detected measuring light received back from the substrate. |
| US08460945B2 |
Method for monitoring status of system components
A method and system are provided for monitoring status of a system component in a process chamber of a batch type processing system. The method includes exposing a system component to light from a light source and monitoring interaction of the light with the system component to determine status of the system component. The method can detect light transmission and/or light reflection from a system component during a process that can include a chamber cleaning process, a chamber conditioning process, a substrate etching process, and a substrate film formation process. The system component can be a consumable system part such as a process tube, a shield, a ring, a baffle, and a liner, and can further contain a protective coating. |
| US08460943B2 |
Detection and monitoring of liver damage
A method of detecting liver damage in a subject comprises measuring the level of caspase-3 generated cytokeratin-18 fragments in the bodily sample. The level of measuring the level of caspase-3 generated cytokeratin-18 fragments is then correlated with liver disease progression. |
| US08460940B2 |
Method for analysing a complex sample by mass spectrometry
A mass spectrometry method for analysing the presence or absence of at least one target analyte in a complex sample is provided. The method uses a sample carrier suitable for mass spectrometry with a pre-applied microcrystalline MALDI matrix spot which is at least partially encompassed by a hydrophobic region. A complex sample is applied such that it becomes located on the microcrystalline MALDI matrix spot. The sample is washed on the microcrystalline MALDI matrix spot and then analyzed for the presence or absence of at least one target analyte via mass spectrometry. The method is in particular suitable for quantitatively analysing target analytes such as hepcidin and other peptides, drug compounds and metabolites in body fluids. |
| US08460933B2 |
Expression system incorporating a capsid promoter sequence as an enhancer
The invention provides a method for enhancing expression of a transgene in a host cell, which includes the steps of inserting a capsid promoter element (Pcap), or a sequence comprising the reverse complement of the capsid promoter element (PcapR), into a mammalian expression cassette upstream (5′) of a cytomegalovirus immediate/early enhancer/promoter region (Pcmv); inserting the transgene into the expression cassette downstream (3′) of the cytomegalovirus immediate/early enhancer/promoter region; inserting a vector containing the expression cassette into the host organism; and causing expression of the transgene. The capsid promoter element (Pcap) is typically from a circovirus, parvovirus or anellovirus. The transgene is typically expressed at a higher level than when expressed by a vector containing the expression cassette without the transcriptional control element. An expression cassette, vector, DNA vaccine, pharmaceutical composition and method of treatment are also claimed. |
| US08460919B2 |
Compositions and methods to elicit immune responses against pathogenic organisms using yeast based vaccines
Embodiments of the present invention illustrate methods of treating and preventing infection due to a pathogen such as a fungal pathogen. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions and methods for vaccinations against or treatment for a fungal organism in a non-immunocompromised or immunocompromised subject. |
| US08460915B2 |
Escherichia coli expressing the cytochrome P-450 gene and a method for microbial conversion using them
Disclosed is a means for improving the poor conversion efficiency in a bioconversion system using an Escherichia coli cell having a bacterium-originated cytochrome P-450 gene integrated therein. A recombinant Escherichia coli cell is produced by introducing aciB and aciC which encode a gene for the electron transport system originated from the Acinetobacter sp. OC4 strain into an Escherichia coli cell, and adding a polynucleotide encoding an N-terminal sequence composed of 48 amino acid residues of AciA and the like to the 5′-terminus of a bacterium-originated cytochrome P-450 gene, wherein AciA is an alkane-oxidative cytochrome P-450 originated from the Acinetobacter sp. OC4 strain. Use of the recombinant Escherichia coli cell results in much effective microbial conversion of a hydrophobic or amphipathic substrate compound into a desired compound. |
| US08460914B2 |
Decreasing potential iatrogenic risks associated with vaccines and vaccine antigens
Influenza viruses for use in preparing human vaccines have traditionally been grown on embryonated hen eggs, although more modern techniques grow the virus in mammalian cell culture e.g. on Vero, MDCK or PER.C6 cell lines. The inventor has realised that the conditions used for influenza virus culture can increase the risk that pathogens other than influenza virus may grow in the cell lines and have identified specific contamination risks. Suitable tests can thus be performed during manufacture in order to ensure safety and avoid iatrogenic infections. |
| US08460913B2 |
Promoterless cassettes for expression of alpha virus structural proteins
The present invention provides an isolated RNA molecule comprising: a) an alphavirus 5′ replication recognition sequence, wherein at least one initiation codon has been removed from the 5′ replication recognition sequence; b) a nucleotide sequence encoding an alphavirus structural protein; and c) an alphavirus 3′ replication recognition sequence, with the proviso that the RNA molecule does not contain a promoter that directs transcription of the nucleotide sequence of (b), and wherein the alphavirus 5′ and 3′ replication recognition sequences of (a) and (c) direct replication of the RNA molecule in the presence of alphavirus non-structural proteins. |
| US08460911B2 |
Agent for use in the case of fructose intolerance
There is provided in accordance with embodiments of the invention a method of treating or reducing the effects in a subject of a condition selected from fructose intolerance and impaired fructose metabolism, the method comprising administering to a subject in need of such treatment or reduction an efficacious amount of a glucose isomerase, other than in combination with 5-D-fructose dehydrogenase. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US08460902B1 |
DNA encoding hydantoinase, DNA encoding N-carbamyl-L-amino acid hydrolase, recombinant DNA, transformed cell, method of producing protein, and method of producing optically active amino acid
The present invention provides a method of producing optically active amino acids from 5-substituted hydantoin by isolating a hydantoinase gene and an N-carbamyl-L-amino acid hydrolase gene involved in an ability to convert 5-substituted hydantoin or N-carbamylamino acid into optically active amino acids from a microorganism of the genus Microbacterium having the above ability and by improving gene amplification and transcriptional and translational activities thereby preparing a recombinant wherein the amount of the desired enzymes produced is increased. The hydantoinase gene is, for example, a DNA encoding for a protein having a hydantoinase activity, which has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1. The N-carbamyl-L-amino acid hydrolase gene is, for example, a DNA encoding for a protein having an N-carbamyl-L-amino acid hydrolase activity, which has the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:3. |
| US08460901B2 |
Formic acid treatments of biomass feedstock
The instant invention pertains to the use of formic acid in new processes for treating feedstocks comprising holocellulose, as well as, new compositions suitable for, for example, bioalcohol production. The processes may comprise first mixing the feedstock with an aqueous acid solution comprising formic acid and then producing a hydrolysis product comprising monosaccharides and water-soluble oligosaccharides. The compositions typically comprise a feedstock comprising holocellulose and an aqueous acid solution comprising formic acid. Advantageously, the processes and compositions of the present invention may be used in more environmentally friendly, cost-efficient production of fuels. |
| US08460898B2 |
Organic solvent pretreatment of biomass to enhance enzymatic saccharification
Biomass is pretreated using an organic solvent solution under alkaline conditions in the presence of ammonia and optionally an additional nucleophile to fragment and extract lignin without loss of hemicellulose. Pretreated biomass is further hydrolyzed with a saccharification enzyme consortium. Fermentable sugars released by saccharification may be utilized for the production of target chemicals by fermentation. |
| US08460895B2 |
Method for producing recombinant proteins with a constant content of pCO2 in the medium
A method for the recombinant production of a polypeptide in a eukaryotic host cell modified in the citrate cycle is described, wherein the method comprises cultivating the eukaryotic host cell in a suitable medium under conditions which allow the expression of the polypeptide, wherein the content of dissolved CO2 (pCO2) in the medium is maintained at a constant value in the range of 10% to 20%. |
| US08460891B2 |
Monoclonal antibodies detection methods for enzymes that confer resistance to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in plants
Described herein are monoclonal antibodies and methods useful for determining and quantitating the presence of an aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase enzyme. |
| US08460889B2 |
Methods and compositions for diagnosis or prognosis of cardiovascular disease
The invention provides methods of screening a mammalian subject to determine if the subject is at risk to develop or is suffering from, cardiovascular disease. In one embodiment, the method comprises detecting a measurable feature of at least two biomarkers in an HDL subfraction, or in a complex containing apoA-I or apoA-III isolated from a biological sample obtained from the subject, wherein the at least two biomarkers are selected from the group consisting of apoA-I, apoA-II, apoB-100, Lp(a), apoC-I, and apoC-III, combinations or portions and/or derivatives thereof, and comparing the measurable features of the at least two biomarkers from the biological sample to a reference standard, wherein a difference in the measurable features of the at least two biomarkers from the biological sample and the reference standard is indicative of the presence or risk of cardiovascular disease in the subject. |
| US08460880B2 |
Compositions, splice variants and methods relating to ovarian specific genes and proteins
The present invention relates to newly identified nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides present in normal and neoplastic ovarian cells, including fragments, variants and derivatives of the nucleic acids and polypeptides. The present invention also relates to antibodies to the polypeptides of the invention, as well as agonists and antagonists of the polypeptides of the invention. The invention also relates to compositions containing the nucleic acid molecules, polypeptides, antibodies, agonists and antagonists of the invention and methods for the use of these compositions. These uses include identifying, diagnosing, monitoring, staging, imaging and treating ovarian cancer and non-cancerous disease states in ovarian, identifying ovarian tissue, monitoring and identifying and/or designing agonists and antagonists of polypeptides of the invention. The uses also include gene therapy, production of transgenic animals and cells, and production of engineered ovarian tissue for treatment and research. |
| US08460879B2 |
Methods and arrays for target analyte detection and determination of target analyte concentration in solution
Arrays of single molecules and methods of producing an array of single molecules are described. Arrays with defined volumes between 10 attoliters and 50 picoliters enable single molecule detection and quantitation. |
| US08460874B2 |
Use of RNA/DNA chimeric primers for improved nucleic acid amplification reactions
Methods are provided for amplification of a nucleic acid sequence. The method use RNA/DNA chimeric oligonucleotides as primers. The primers have RNA residues scattered along their length and no two ribonucleotides in the prime are adjacent to one another. The methods are useful for reducing non-specific amplification products, such as primer dimers. The invention also provides kits comprising RNA/DNA chimeric oligonucleotide primers for practicing the amplification methods. |
| US08460873B2 |
Pancreatic cancer genes
The present invention provides the art with the DNA coding sequences of polynucleotides that are up-or-down-regulated in cancer and dysplasia. These polynucleotides and encoded proteins or polypeptides can be used in the diagnosis or identification of cancer and dysplasia. Inhibitors of the up-regulated polynucleotides and proteins can decrease the abnormality of cancer and dysplasia. Enhancing the expression of down-regulated polynucleotides or introducing down-regulated proteins to cells can decrease the growth and/or abnormal characteristics of cancer and dysplasia. |
| US08460868B2 |
Genetic markers for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
The invention provides haplotypes and SNPs of the HPCAL1 and SV2C genes which predict the risk for developing schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and predict which patients are likely to respond to a given treatment or are more likely to experience negative side effects. |
| US08460863B2 |
Dry stick device and method for determining an analyte in a sample
A method of preparing a dry stick test device for determining an analyte in a milk sample by chemical assay. At least one reagent pad is provided by impregnating a first porous material with an aqueous solution including a reagent capable of reacting with the analyte, a derivative of the analyte or an indicator compound for the analyte to provide a detectable signal when in a moistened state. The reagent pad is dried. A development pad is provided by impregnating a second porous material with an aqueous solution including at least one controlling compound which, when in a moistened state, is capable of providing a condition required for the reagent to react with the analyte to provide the detectable signal. The impregnated second porous material is dried. The first porous material is immobilized with the second porous material, on a solid support, to obtain the dry stick test device. |
| US08460862B2 |
Enzyme substrates for visualizing acidic organelles
The present invention relates to the visualization of acidic organelles based upon organelle enzyme activity. The organelle substrates of the invention are specific for enzyme activity of the organelle and label these organelles, such as lysosomes, rendering them visible and easily observed. Substrates of the present invention include substrates that produce a fluorescent signal. The fluorogenic acidic organelle enzyme substrates of this invention are designed to provide high fluorescence at low pH values and are derivatized to permit membrane permeation through both outer and organelle membranes of intact cells and can be used for staining cells at very low concentrations. They can be used for monitoring enzyme activity in cells at very low concentrations and are not toxic to living cells or tissues. |
| US08460859B2 |
Tissue preservation and fixation method
This invention relates, e.g., to a composition that, at room temperature, when contacted with a sample comprising phosphoproteins, can fix and stabilize cellular phosphoproteins, preserve cellular morphology, and allow the sample to be frozen to generate a cryostat frozen section suitable for molecular analysis. The composition comprises (1) a fixative that is effective to fix the phosphoproteins, and that has a sufficient water content to be soluble for a stabilizer and/or a permeability enhancing agent); (2) a stabilizer, comprising (a) a kinase inhibitor and (b) a phosphatase inhibitor and, optionally, (c) a protease (e.g., proteinase) inhibitor; and (3) a permeability enhancing agent (e.g. PEG). Methods are described for preserving phosphoproteins, using such a composition. Also described are endogenous surrogate markers for monitoring protein degradation, including the loss of posttranslational modifications (such as phosphorylation), e.g. the following removal of a cell or tissue from a subject; and exogenous molecular sentinels (e.g. phosphoproteins attached to magnetic nanoparticles) that allow one to evaluate the processing history of a cellular or tissue population sample. |
| US08460854B2 |
Multiple step printing methods for microbarcodes
A system and method for forming encoded microparticles is described. One embodiment includes a method for forming a microparticle, the method comprising providing a pattern, wherein the pattern defines a code element, printing the pattern on a substrate to form a first code element within a microparticle region, printing the pattern on the substrate to form at least one successive code element, such that the first code element and the at least one successive code element are within the same microparticle region, wherein a code is formed by the first code element and any successive code elements. |
| US08460848B2 |
Solvent-free bio-based emulsion
Solvent-free extrusion processes are disclosed that are suitable for forming high bio-based polyester latexes that may be utilized in forming a toner, as well as other commercial products. |
| US08460846B2 |
Toner for electrostatic image development
A toner for electrostatic image development, containing a resin binder and a wax, wherein the resin binder contains an amorphous polyester obtained by polycondensing a carboxylic acid component containing fumaric acid in an amount of from 55 to 100% by mole, with an alcohol component, wherein the wax contains an ester of pentaerythritol and a fatty acid having 15 to 25 carbon atoms, and a method of forming fixed images, including the step of applying the toner for electrostatic image development to a non-contact fixing type image-forming apparatus. The toner for electrostatic image development of the present invention is suitably used for, for example, developing a latent image formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method, or the like. |
| US08460845B2 |
Cyan toner
Provided is a cyan toner which, while being a capsule-type toner having excellent low-temperature fixability, has excellent offset resistance and charging performance and can obtain high-quality images. A cyan toner having at least a resin (a) having a polyester as a main component, a colorant, and a wax, in which glass transition temperatures (° C.) Tg(0.5) and Tg(4.0) obtained at a rate of temperature increase of 0.5° C./min or 4.0° C./min satisfy 40.0≦Tg(0.5)≦60.0 and 2.0≦Tg(4.0)−Tg(0.5)≦10.0, and wherein, when the concentration of the cyan toner in an ethyl acetate dispersion is Cc1 (mg/ml), and the light absorbance at a wavelength of 712 nm of the dispersion is A(ethyl acetate)712, A(ethyl acetate)712/Cc1<0.15 is satisfied, and wherein, when the concentration of the cyan toner in a chloroform solution is Cc2 (mg/ml), and the light absorbance at a wavelength of 712 nm of the solution is A(chloroform)712, 2.00 |