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| US08482625B2 |
Image noise estimation based on color correlation
Noise level estimation includes examining color correlation in a digital image. |
| US08482623B2 |
Imaging device, imaging method, and recording medium that records imaging program therein
An imaging device includes: a reproduce control unit to reproduce an image imaged by an imaging unit in response to an input of an imaging instruction in a case where an attitude determination unit determines that a body of the imaging device has taken a specific attitude; and an inhibition control unit to inhibit the reproduce control unit from reproducing the imaged image, in a case where the attitude determination unit determines that the body of the device has not taken the specific attitude until a predetermined time elapses after the imaging instruction is inputted, even if the body of the imaging device has thereafter taken the specific attitude. |
| US08482616B2 |
Electronic apparatus, remote controller and error detecting method
The electronic apparatus includes; a user interface which generates a module mapping signal corresponding to one of the driving modules; a controller which determines whether an error has occurred in the driving module and an error warning unit which warns a user if it is determined that the driving module has an error. A remote controller includes a user selection unit through which a user individually selects a driving module and a communicating unit which outputs a module mapping signal corresponding to the driving module selected by a user. 109 An error detecting method includes receiving a module selection signal to select one of the driving modules; determining whether an error has occurred in the driving module; and warning a user when an error occurs in the driving module according to determination results. |
| US08482612B2 |
System and method for location tracking
It is provided a system for embedment within a sport playing object, a ball for example. The system is associated with continuous determination of a state of the object, its location and pose. The system includes an inertial navigation system (INS) module first state module adapted for measuring parameters associated with the object state, a wireless transmitter, a battery for providing electric power, and a mounting module connecting the object with the first state module, the wireless transmitter and the battery. Independent data relating to the object state is provided by a second state module, a camera system for example. The object state is calculated in accordance with the parameters measured by the first state module and in accordance with the independent provided data. The camera system capturing the object includes at least two mutually displaced camera clusters, and each camera cluster includes one or more cameras for providing a predetermined spatial resolution. The system may include a global positioning system (GPS) module which provides the independent data relating to the object state. |
| US08482610B2 |
Integrated antenna system for imaging microsatellites
Examples of imaging microsatellites are described that have an imaging system and antenna system disposed within the microsatellite body when the microsatellite is in a non-deployed state. The properties of the antenna system can be adjusted such that the antenna system does not impact, contact, or displace the imaging system when the microsatellite is in the non-deployed state. The properties of the antenna system can be adjusted such that the antenna system does not contact or impact the body of the microsatellite or any other structure when the microsatellite transitions to a deployed state. The antenna system can be configured to achieve a desired gain and/or data transmission rate by adjusting properties of the antenna system based on the radiation pattern of an antenna feed and geometric constraints imposed by the imaging system. Examples of methods for designing such imaging microsatellites are provided. |
| US08482609B1 |
Methods and apparatus related to surveillance system marketing, planning and/or integration
Camera based surveillance system planning methods and apparatus are discussed. A surveillance system integration tool, which may be downloaded into a user's computer system, allows for the insertion and orientation of surveillance cameras onto a map, e.g., a downloaded satellite based map. The integration tool presents the user with various surveillance system planning options. A user selects between various available camera types, e.g., visible vs IR spectrum, and between various camera configuration settings, with the user's selections being received and processed by the integration tool. The integration tool allows a user, e.g., a potential customer, to manipulate camera positioning, orientation, and/or settings, thus changing coverage areas for surveillance. The integration tool outputs for display and/or hardcopy a generated output plan including a map with an overlay including at least one inserted camera indication and a corresponding camera surveillance coverage area indication. A corresponding purchase order/quotation is also generated. |
| US08482608B1 |
Trans-cam magnetically mounted camera housing device
A camera housing and mounting system for mounting surveillance equipment from the bottom of a power transformer is disclosed. The disclosed system uses magnetic self-adjusting attachment supports that use pivoting magnets mounted on threaded supports that allow adjustment of the length of protrusion of the supports, and thus for universal mounting application. The weather proof housing, outer covering, magnetic mounting system and electrical connections make the device user friendly and quick deployment and electrical connection to the power transformer. |
| US08482607B2 |
Position sensing of a piston in a hydraulic cylinder using a photo image sensor
Described is a device and method of measuring the linear position of a piston 002 movable within a hydraulic or pneumatic cylinder barrel 001. The measuring device includes a photo optical sensing apparatus 011 mounted at the cylinder head. The photo optical sensing apparatus 011 can be located inside or outside of the cylinder 001. The sensing apparatus 011 design utilizes a typical optical sensing apparatus, and optional functional modules for determining absolute displacement, and communication. Calibration locations, which are used to obtain absolute displacement measurements, are determined by calibration images or separate sensors indicating their presence. |
| US08482601B2 |
Method and apparatus for 3-D electron holographic visual and audio scene propagation in a video or cinematic arena, digitally processed, auto language tracking
A system and method for displaying images in three dimensions. The system may include a dual axis four lens system, four LCD switching elements, a pair of LCD switched dual filtered dichroic mirrors, and a pair of half silvered dichroic color filter elements, and two charge coupled device pickups. The system may process light through a number of axis to produce optical disparity for presenting three dimensional video. |
| US08482600B2 |
OSMU (one source multi use)-type stereoscopic camera and method of making stereoscopic video content thereof
A one source multi use (OSMU)-type stereoscopic camera is disclosed. The stereoscopic camera includes left and right cameras of which lenses are aligned with parallel optical axes, a separation adjustment unit for adjusting the separation between the cameras, a critical parallax computing unit, a camera separation computing unit, and an image storage unit. The critical parallax computing unit adjusts the focus of the stereoscopic camera to an object and determines the far point of an image so that a maximum critical parallax is computed based on a far point limit parallax of a medium-size display. The camera separation computing unit computes the separation between the optical axes based on the computed critical parallax and drives the separation adjustment unit. The image storage unit stores images photographed by the readjusted cameras. Therefore, stereoscopic video made according to the present invention may be viewed on various sizes of displays. |
| US08482598B2 |
Stereoscopic image display apparatus, stereoscopic image displaying method and computer program product
A stereoscopic image display apparatus which can accurately visually recognize all the regions of a stereoscopic image without using a varifocal lens, and can form a natural three-dimensional image on a retina with a processing load on a computer eased even if an image is viewed by a plurality of viewers from any positions. A stereoscopic image display apparatus for generating a stereoscopic image that forms three-dimensional image on a retina of a viewer and displaying it, wherein a critical parallax that is the boundary of parallax capable of forming a three-dimensional image on a retina of a viewer is calculated, the dimensions of rectangular parallelepiped inscribing a sphere having a diameter as the calculated critical parallax are calculated, a space including an object is divided into a plurality of spaces using the calculated rectangular parallelepiped, a stereoscopic image of the object with respect to a single gazing point is generated for each divided space, and the plurality of generated stereoscopic images are pasted together to generate a single stereoscopic image and display the generated single stereoscopic image. |
| US08482597B2 |
Stereoscopic image display device
A stereoscopic image display device comprises a display panel, and a lens panel disposed on one surface of the display panel, wherein the lens panel includes, a lower substrate, a lower electrode layer having electrodes divided in plurality on one surface of the lower substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed on the lower electrode layer and tilted in a lens form, an upper substrate combined to the lower substrate, and an upper electrode layer disposed on one surface of the upper substrate and having pattern omissions where a part of electrodes is omitted in areas corresponding to a surface of discontinuity of the lens form. |
| US08482596B2 |
Image adjusting apparatus and associated method
An image adjusting method for extending vertical blanking intervals of an image signal is provided. Using the image adjusting method, an adjusted image signal is synchronized with an image signal before the adjustment to prevent image delay. The image adjusting method comprises providing a first image signal having a first data enable signal, wherein the first data enable signal has a first data enable duration; and generating a second data enable signal having a second data enable duration. The first and second data enable durations correspond to a same image frame of an image signal, and the second data enable duration substantially overlaps the first data enable duration. |
| US08482594B2 |
Multi-resolution optical system and method of fabricating same
A multi-resolution lens system includes a relay lens configured to be directed toward a field-of-view (FOV) and receive a first plurality of image photons emanating from the FOV, a high-resolution lens positioned to receive a second plurality of image photons from the FOV and to pass the second plurality of image photons toward the relay lens, and a shutter device positioned to receive over an area thereof the image photons of the FOV that pass through the relay lens, and simultaneously receive overlaid on a portion of the area thereof the image photons from the portion of the FOV that pass through the high-resolution lens and toward the relay lens. |
| US08482592B2 |
Display apparatus and control method thereof
A display device which performs a video telephony is provided. The display device includes a photographing unit which photographs an image, a video telephony unit which performs a video telephony using an image photographed by the photographing unit, and a control unit which controls at least one of an operation of the photographing unit and an operation of the video telephony unit if a status of the photographed image meets a preset condition. Accordingly, power efficiency of a display device may be improved. |
| US08482587B2 |
Portable printer
The invention provides a portable printer wherein provisions are made to prevent rain drops or dust particles from entering the interior of a body case through a paper exit port of the printer when a person carrying the portable printer in an exposed manner, for example, on his or her waist, is caught in rain or passes through a dusty area, and provisions are also made to ensure that power to the portable printer is turned off when not in use. More specifically, the invention provides a portable printer comprising: a body case having a paper storage section for storing paper; a storage cover swingably attached to the body case in order to open and close the paper storage section; a paper exit cover for opening and closing a paper exit port formed between the body case and the storage cover; and a control unit for controlling ON/OFF of power to the portable printer in conjunction with the opening and closing of the paper exit cover, wherein the control unit turns off power to the portable printer when the paper exit cover is set to close the paper exit port. |
| US08482583B2 |
Information processing device that can be held at least in two directions for use
While a second control mode is set, a control unit controls an image data output portion such that image data is output in an orientation rotated by 180 degrees as compared with a case where a first control mode is set, controls a first display control unit such that the image data output from the image data output portion is displayed in an orientation rotated further by 180 degrees, and controls a second display control unit such that an instruction image is displayed in an orientation rotated by 180 degrees as compared with the case where the first control mode is set. |
| US08482581B2 |
Selective display of OCR'ed text and corresponding images from publications on a client device
Text is extracted from a source image of a publication using an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) process. A document is generated containing text segments of the extracted text. The document includes a control module that responds to user interactions with the displayed document. Responsive to a user selection of a displayed text segment, a corresponding image segment from the source image containing the text is retrieved and rendered in place of the selected text segment. The user can select again to toggle the display back to the text segment. Each text segment can be tagged with a garbage score indicating its quality. If the garbage score of a text segment exceeds a threshold value, the corresponding image segment can be automatically displayed instead. |
| US08482578B2 |
Device and method for accessing video capturing equipment into secondary generation network
A device which accesses a video capturing equipment into a next generation network is disclosed in the present invention. The device includes a setting module for reading image formats supported by a video capturing equipment, setting a captured image format of the video capturing equipment according to the image formats and storing the captured image format; a receiving module for receiving an image; a format determining module for reading the stored captured image format; and a converting module for converting the received image from the corresponding image format to an image format supported by the next generation network and outputting the converted image to the next generation network. A method for accessing a video capturing equipment into a next generation network is also disclosed in the present invention. |
| US08482576B1 |
Interactive browser-based semiotic communication system
Embodiments described herein pertain to a standardized set of tools for representing and exploring the components and characteristics of complex systems. In one embodiment, the tools are deployed in a computer network environment so as to engage a social network such that its members utilize the tools to collaboratively construct and maintain a dynamically evolving learning environment in which complexity is represented and explored. |
| US08482575B2 |
Method for highlighting topic element and system thereof
A method and system for determining highlighting colors for topic elements in a chart. The method includes acquiring contrast elements and topic elements which need to be highlighted, acquiring colors of the contrast elements and layout information of the topic elements and the contrast elements in the chart, determining a plurality of combinatorial contrast policies for the colors of the contrast elements according to a color contrast standard, calculating weights of the combinatorial contrast policies using the layout information, and determining highlighting colors of the topic elements according to the combinatorial contrast policies and their weights. A highlighting color can be selected automatically for the information that needs attention, so that the user can determine information that should be specially noted without having professional knowledge about color, saving time and energy. |
| US08482574B2 |
System, method, and computer program product for calculating statistics associated with a surface to be rendered utilizing a graphics processor
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for calculating statistics associated with a surface to be rendered utilizing a graphics processor. In use, w-values are identified using a graphics processor. Additionally, the graphics processor is utilized for calculating statistics associated with at least one surface to be rendered using the w-values. Furthermore, the statistics are stored. |
| US08482573B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing data
Incoming video data is processed. According to an example embodiment, video data as presented in rows of pixels is stored in terms of blocks of pixels of corresponding images making up the video. When a particular pixel is read from memory, the block of pixels is retrieved (e.g., with a single read), facilitating (simultaneous) access to pixels in adjacent rows or columns, without necessarily accessing entire rows and columns to do so. |
| US08482568B2 |
Systems and methods for specifying arbitrary animation controls for model objects
Systems and methods for defining or specifying an arbitrary set of one or more animation control elements or variables (i.e., “avars”), and for associating the set with a model object or part of a model object. Once a set of avars (“avarset”) is associated with an object model, a user is able to select that model or part of the model, and the avarset associated with that part of the model is made available to, or enabled for, any animation tool that affords avar editing capabilities or allows manipulation of the model using animation control elements. This enables users to create and save sets of avars to share between characters, or other objects, and shots. In certain embodiments, the user can associate multiple avarsets with a model part and can designate one of those sets as “primary” so that when that model part is selected, the designated primary avarset is broadcast to the available editing tools. Additionally, the user can override the primary designation set and select one of the other sets of avars, or the user can cycle through the various associated avarsets. |
| US08482564B2 |
Region overlap control for autorange/autoset functions
A method of region overlap control for the display of a plurality of waveforms on an instrument includes an overlap function that allows selection by a user of a vertical height on a display screen for each of the waveforms. A ground marker for each of the waveforms is adjusted on the display screen according to the selected vertical height. The result is that the plurality of waveforms are displayed on the display screen in an overlapping fashion with sufficient vertical height to enhance triggering, all measurement functions and secondary functions, such as harmonics and switching loss measurements. |
| US08482560B2 |
Image forming techniques
In some embodiments, the intervals and the triangulation of an inner tessellation of a patch may be pre-computed. Even factor tessellations are arranged in a co-centric manner so that lower number factors are inside tessellations with higher number factors. Similarly, odd factor tessellations are arranged in a co-centric manner so that lower number factors are inside tessellations with higher number factors. Domain points of even factor tessellations are stored in a first table whereas domain points of odd factor tessellations are stored in a second table. At run time, the pre-computed values may be looked up for the applicable edge level of detail. |
| US08482558B2 |
Systems and methods for computational design and modeling of buildings
A method and system generates a building design and a three-dimensional image thereof. First building information comprising a length, width, total height and wall height of a building is received via a first graphical user interface. If the length, width, total height, wall height, and a selectable building shape yield a valid set of building parameters, a design of said building is generated at a first software module, which is configured to generate the design, including wall portions and a roof portion, using minimum information consisting of the length, width, total height, wall height, and selectable building shape. A first image and a structural analysis of the design are generated. A second software module generates a second three-dimensional image of the building, which is different from the first image. A second graphical user interface permits a user to modify the second image to include predefined building elements. |
| US08482557B2 |
Device and method for setting instructed position during three-dimensional display, as well as program
An instructed position, which includes an instruction area for receiving a predetermined instruction and is displayable two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally, on a display means where an instruction image is displayed is detected. Upon setting on the display means a control range corresponding to the instruction area displayed on the display means such that the control range is changed between during the two-dimensional display and during the three-dimensional display, information of a tentative instructed position is obtained by receiving an instruction directed to the instruction area during the three-dimensional display. A horizontal shift on the display means of the tentative instructed position during the three-dimensional display relative to a position of the instruction area during the two-dimensional display is calculated. The control range is changed based on the horizontal shift to make the control range coincide with a visually recognized instruction area through stereoscopic viewing during the three-dimensional display. |
| US08482556B2 |
Detachable screen for multifunction device showing 3D dynamic views
A detachable display unit, an electromechanical device utilizing the display unit, and a method of use are disclosed. The display unit includes a communication link whereby data can be communicated between the display unit and the associated electromechanical device. The display unit includes a position sensor which provides position information for determining a current position of the display unit when detached from the associated electromechanical device. A graphical user interface displays a dynamic virtual representation of the associated electromechanical device based on the determined current position. |
| US08482552B2 |
DC-DC converter switching transistor current measurement technique
A method is described comprising conducting a first current through a switching transistor. The method also comprises conducting a second current through a pair of transistors whose conductive channels are coupled in series with respect to each other and are together coupled in parallel across the switching transistor's conductive channel. The second current is less than and proportional to the first current. |
| US08482544B2 |
Negative pixel compensation
Negative pixel compensation in a touch sensitive device is disclosed. The device can compensate for a negative pixel effect in touch signal outputs due to poor grounding of an object touching the device. To do so, the device can switch to a configuration to measure the grounding condition of the touching object and use the measurement to compensate the touch output values from the device accordingly. In the switched configuration, a first set of lines of the device can be switched between a coupling to a stimulation signal input to drive the device, a coupling to a capacitance signal output to output a signal indicative of the object's grounding condition, and a coupling to ground. A second set of lines of the device can be coupled to a touch signal output to output a signal indicative of the object's touch at the device. In addition or alternatively, in the switched configuration, the first set of lines of the device can be switched to function as the second set of lines and vice versa. The grounding signal can be applied to the touch signal to compensate for the negative pixel effect. |
| US08482541B2 |
Touch panel and portable device using the same
A gap between an upper transparent electrode base member and a lower transparent electrode base member is filled with a transparent adhesive layer as a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, to eliminate an air layer. |
| US08482539B2 |
Electronic pen system
An electronic pen transmits pen information to a controller corresponding to detection of a touch condition, and thereafter turns ON a connecting switch that disconnects electrical connection between the tip portion and the grip portion of the pen that are provided in a state of being electrically disconnected from each other so as to cause a pen input acceptance state. The controller determines that position detection information is from the electronic pen when the position detection information is received from a position detecting device after the pen information is received from the electronic pen, while the controller determines that position detection information is from a finger when the position detection information is received from the position detecting device without receiving the pen information from the electronic pen. |
| US08482537B2 |
Protection panel having touch input function of analog resistance film method
A protection panel having a touch input function of the analog resistance film method for detecting an X-Y coordinate representing an operated position by a potential gradient based on a touch operation relative to the front substrate 6, in which the back substrate 5 and the front substrate 6 include contacts 5G and 6G, respectively, connected to each other in series on the resistance films 5A and 6A through the routing circuits 5C and 6C to have potential difference, in which the contacts 5G and 6G face each other at a predetermined distance when the back substrate 5 and the front substrate 6 are connected to each other, and in which a switch 12 is provided for detecting, when voltage is applied by the contacts 5G and 6G between the electrodes 5D or 6D of either one of the front substrate 6 and the back substrate 5, whether or not the contacts 5G and 6G are brought into contact with each other based on voltage detected by the electrodes 5D or 6D of the other of the front substrate 6 and the back substrate 5. |
| US08482535B2 |
Programmable tactile touch screen displays and man-machine interfaces for improved vehicle instrumentation and telematics
Disclosed are new methods and apparatus particularly suited for applications in a vehicle, to provide a wide range of information, and the safe input of data to a computer controlling the vehicle subsystems or “Telematic” communication using for example GM's “ONSTAR” or cellular based data sources. Preferred embodiments utilize new programmable forms of tactile touch screens and displays employing tactile physical selection or adjustment means which utilize direct optical data input. A revolutionary form of dashboard or instrument panel results which is stylistically attractive, lower in cost, customizable by the user, programmable in both the tactile and visual sense, and with the potential of enhancing interior safety and vehicle operation. Non-automotive applications of the invention are also disclosed, for example means for general computer input using touch screens and home automation systems. |
| US08482530B2 |
Method of capacitively sensing finger position
Sensor array configurations that allow for the accurate determination of an object's position are disclosed. The sensor configurations utilize a plurality of varying length sensors that have staggered beginning and ending positions. By staggering the beginning and ending positions of the varying length sensors, fewer sensors need to be utilized in a given area to provide accurate positional information. |
| US08482528B2 |
Ultra mobile personal computer
An ultra mobile personal computer includes a monitor, a keyboard apparatus, and a micro-touchpad. The monitor is coupled on the keyboard apparatus such that the monitor could be shifted relatively to the keyboard apparatus to display a keyboard panel built inside. In addition, the micro-touchpad is arranged on the keyboard apparatus. |
| US08482525B2 |
Knee operated computer mouse
The present invention teaches an improved method of controlling a cursor on a computer screen, without using the hand, by strapping the mouse around the patella section of the leg with a patella strap and utilizing leg muscle movement, while sitting down, to control the direction of the cursor. After manipulating the cursor by using body movement and keeping both hands on the keyboard, the programmable function keys or another hands free or appendage attached push button, motion, or voice device are used to execute a command. By eliminating the need of hand movement to move the cursor, the user is helped to prevent the development of carpal tunnel, DeQuervains tendonitis, debilitating muscle cramps, fatigue and other repeated motion related conditions. |
| US08482523B2 |
Magnetic control device
A control device having an elongated shaft, a C-shaped magnet, and an anti-rotation pin. The magnet and the anti-rotation pin are encapsulated in a spherical member. The C-shaped magnet has opposing ends defining an open slot along the C-shaped main body. The anti-rotation pin extends through the slot and connects to the shaft. |
| US08482520B2 |
Method for tap detection and for interacting with and a handheld electronic device, and a handheld electronic device configured therefor
A method for tap detection and for interacting with a handheld electronic device, and a handheld electronic device configured therefore are described. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for tap detection on a handheld electronic device, comprising: measuring acceleration using an accelerometer of the handheld electronic device; determining when measured acceleration exceeds an upper limit threshold and a lower limit threshold within a predetermined duration of each other; when the upper limit threshold and lower limit threshold have been exceeded, determining a rate of change of acceleration between the upper limit threshold and lower limit threshold and registering a tap input when the rate of change of acceleration exceeds a predetermined tap threshold. |
| US08482518B2 |
Input apparatus and image forming apparatus
An input apparatus for a user to input an instruction into a body apparatus is disclosed. The input apparatus includes: a projection unit configured to project images of a plurality of virtual keys onto a projection area on a floor surface; a position detection unit configured to detect position information of a foot of the user put on the projection area; and a key detection unit configured to detect a virtual key corresponding to a position of the foot of the user from among the virtual keys based on information on the images of the virtual keys and a result of detection by the position detection unit. |
| US08482517B1 |
Programmable analog keys for a control device
A control devices includes a key having a top surface configured to be pressed by a user, and a resistance device coupled to the key and configured to provide a resistance force to the key that opposes a user force applied to the top surface. A force sensor is coupled to the resistance device and is configured to detect the user force applied to top surface. A control circuit is coupled to the resistance device and is configured to change the resistance force of the resistance device according to a force profile. |
| US08482516B2 |
Image display medium, image display device, and image display method
An image display medium comprises a display member, a back substrate, spacers having a cell structure held between the substrates, and first particles and second particles, whose colors and charging polarities are different from one another, enclosed between the display member and back substrate. The display member includes a transparent support base, a transparent electrode formed thereon, a transparent dielectric layer formed on the transparent electrode, filters formed on the opposite side from the transparent electrodes side of the support base, and a protective layer formed thereon. |
| US08482515B2 |
Display apparatus and driving method thereof
A display apparatus includes a first substrate provided with a plurality of closed containers, a fluid filled in the closed containers, a plurality of positively charged particles which have a relative dielectric constant different from the fluid and are dispersed and held in the fluid, a plurality of negatively charged particles which have a same color as the positively charged particles and a relative dielectric constant different from the fluid and are dispersed and held in the fluid, and a pair of electrodes for generating an electric field in the closed containers. The display apparatus displays an image formed by a positional distribution of positively and negatively charged particles in each of the closed containers. |
| US08482513B2 |
Liquid crystal display device having a plurality of first and second scanning lines and a plurality of first and second video lines
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel having first and second scanning lines, first and second video lines, a first scanning line driving circuit, a second scanning line driving circuit, at least one first video line driving circuit, at least one second video line driving circuit, a backlight having a number of light sources, and a light controlling circuit for controlling the turning on and off of the backlight. The first scanning lines are divided into M groups where M is an integer of 2 or more (M≧2), the second scanning lines are divided into N groups where N is an integer of 2 or more (N≧2), the region of the backlight which corresponds to the first scanning lines is divided into M regions, and the region which corresponds to the second scanning lines is divided into N regions. |
| US08482507B2 |
Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof
A liquid crystal display and a driving method thereof capable of improving contrast properties by implementing a local dimming and achieving the slimness of the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display comprises a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight unit including a light guide plate part in which a plurality of light guide channels are formed, and a plurality of light sources for illuminating light to the light guide channels, a division driving controller for mapping an input picture to a plurality of blocks in which a plurality of data channels are intersected with the plurality of light guide channels, analyzing luminance of the input picture for each block, determining dimming values of the plurality of light sources, and independently modulating the luminance of the input picture for each block based on the analyzed result, and a light source driver for independently controlling luminance of the light sources responding to the dimming values. |
| US08482505B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
In a liquid crystal display device performing multi-picture element driving, gate OFF timing of a switching element connected between each sub picture element and a signal line is matched with phase timing when all the subsidiary capacity wires are at the same potential. This prevents the occurrence of uneven luminance appearing in a lateral streak. |
| US08482504B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and method of driving the same
A liquid crystal display device with low power consumption is provided by using a driver circuit and a pixel that have novel circuit structures. In a liquid crystal display device using n (n is a natural number and satisfies n≧2) bit digital video signals to display an image, n×m (m is a natural number) memory circuits and n×k (k is a natural number) non-volatile memory circuits are provided in each pixel, thereby giving the device a function of storing m frames of digital video signals in the memory circuits and a function of storing k frames of digital video signals in the non-volatile memory circuits. Once stored in the memory circuits, the digital video signals are repeatedly read out for every new frame to display a still image, so that driving of a source signal line driver circuit can be stopped during still image display. Moreover, digital video signals stored in the non-volatile memory circuits are kept stored after power supply is shut off and hence the image of the stored data can immediately be displayed next time the display device is turned on. |
| US08482503B2 |
Liquid crystal display with sequential and reverse sequential scan direction to improve display quality by preventing stains caused by polarization and accumulation of ions, and driving methods thereof
A liquid crystal display and a method of driving the same are disclosed. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal display panel including data lines and gate lines crossing each other and liquid crystal cells, a timing control signal generating unit, a data drive circuit supplying a data voltage to the data lines, and a gate drive circuit. The timing control signal generating unit generates a first gate timing control signal for controlling a scan direction of the liquid crystal display panel in a sequential direction and a second gate timing control signal for controlling the scan direction in a reverse sequential direction. The gate drive circuit supplies a gate pulse to the gate lines while a shift direction of the gate pulse changes in response to the first and second gate timing control signals. |
| US08482501B2 |
Liquid crystal display device with controllable viewing angle and driving method thereof
A liquid crystal display device with controllable viewing angle of the present invention has an upper substrate (101) on which an upper substrate common electrode (103) is disposed, a lower substrate (102) on which a pixel electrode is disposed, and a liquid crystal layer (107) sandwiched between the upper substrate (101) and the lower substrate (102). The liquid crystal molecules are vertical to the upper substrate (101) in substance when no voltage is applied, and a plurality of parallel strip-like lower substrate common electrodes (104) are disposed on the lower substrate (102). The upper substrate common electrode (103) and the pixel electrode (105) provide an electric field perpendicular to the upper substrate (101) in order to form a first viewing angle mode when a voltage is applied, the lower substrate common electrode (104) and the pixel electrode (105) provide an electric field perpendicular to the upper substrate (101) and an electric field parallel to the upper substrate (101) in order to form a second viewing angle mode when a voltage is applied. A method of driving the said liquid crystal display device is also disclosed. |
| US08482500B2 |
Display apparatus
In a display apparatus, a text code input section outputs externally-supplied text code information to a font conversion section and a voice synthesizer section. The font conversion section converts the input text code into a corresponding font, and transmits the font to a display drive section via a video signal input section, and the display drive section causes a display section to display the font. Meanwhile, the voice synthesizer section converts the input text code into corresponding voice data, and transmits the voice data to a voice device where the voice data is outputted. With this structure, superior convenience is ensured for a display apparatus which serves only as an individual displaying apparatus and relies on an external device (server) for the major functions of the system. |
| US08482498B2 |
Liquid crystal display panel
A liquid crystal display panel includes a display region, a periphery circuit region, a joint obligate region, a plurality of first test thin-film transistors (TFTs), a plurality of second TFTs, a plurality of first lines, a plurality of second lines, a blank region, and at least one first adjustment TFT. The first and second test TFTs are disposed on the joint obligate region according to a regular distance. Each of the first and second test TFTs has a transistor width. The first adjustment TFT is disposed on the blank region. The width of the blank region is not smaller than the sum of the twice regular distance and the transistor width. Thereby, the present invention can prevent the band mura of the liquid crystal display panel effectively when the liquid crystal display panel is in testing. |
| US08482495B2 |
Pixel and organic light emitting display having a compensation unit
A pixel at an ith pixel row (i is a natural number) includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED); a driving transistor for supplying a current to the OLED and a storage capacitor between a gate electrode of the driving transistor and an (i−1)th emission control line; and a compensating unit for controlling a voltage of the gate electrode of the driving transistor to compensate for deterioration of the OLED. The compensating unit includes: a first compensating unit transistor and a second compensating unit transistor between the OLED and a first power source; first and second feedback capacitors between a second node between the first and second compensating unit transistors and a first node between the gate electrode of the driving transistor and the storage capacitor; and a third compensating unit transistor coupled between a third node between the first and second feedback capacitors and a reference voltage source. |
| US08482494B2 |
Display drive apparatus, and display apparatus and display drive method thereof
A display drive apparatus performs a display drive of a display panel on the basis of display data and comprises a selection drive section for applying a selection signal to each of display pixels arranged in each row of the display panel, a data drive section for generating a drive signal based on the display data, and a power source drive section for setting at least a row as a writing region and at least a region as a designated region separated from the writing region by the number of one or more rows and sequentially moving correspondingly to moving of the writing region, and the power source drive section supplies a power source voltage for operating each display pixel to make each display pixel corresponding to the row of the writing region and each display pixel corresponding to the row of the designated region perform non-display operation. |
| US08482492B2 |
Organic light emitting display with an improved emission control driver and method of driving the same
An organic light emitting display capable of preventing erroneous emission from being generated at the initial stage of driving the organic light emitting display and a method of driving the same. The organic light emitting display includes a display unit including data lines, scan lines, emission control lines, and pixels coupled to the data lines, the scan lines, and the emission control lines. A data driver is coupled to the data lines for transmitting data signals. A scan driver is coupled to the scan lines for transmitting scan signals. An emission control driver is coupled to the emission control lines for transmitting emission control signals. A controller is provided for transmitting a plurality of control signals for controlling the data driver, the scan driver, and the emission control driver, and outputting a first control signal for preventing currents from flowing to organic light emitting diodes of the pixels. |
| US08482491B2 |
Light emitting device, method of driving a light emitting device, element substrate, and electronic equipment
A display device capable of obtaining a constant luminance without being influenced by temperature change is provided as well as a method of driving the display device. A current mirror circuit composed of a first transistor and a second transistor is provided in each pixel. The first transistor and second transistor of the current mirror circuit are connected such that their drain currents are kept almost equal irrespective of the level of load resistance. By controlling the OLED drive current using the current mirror circuit, a change in OLED drive current due to fluctuation in characteristics between transistors is avoided and a constant luminance is obtained without being influenced by temperature change. |
| US08482490B2 |
Plasma display device having a protective layer including a base protective layer and a particle layer
In a plasma display device, a plurality of agglomerated particle groups in which a plurality of crystal particles made of a metal oxide agglomerate are disposed in the periphery of a protective layer thereof. The plasma display device is driven by the following driving method to display images. An initializing period has a first half of the initializing period in which a second electrode is applied with a voltage gradually rising from a first voltage to a second voltage, and a second half of the initializing period in which the second electrode is applied with a voltage gradually falling from a third voltage to a fourth voltage. |
| US08482489B2 |
Systems for displaying images and manufacturing methods for display panels
A system for displaying images is provided and includes a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, a display area, and a first dummy line. The second signal lines are interlaced with the first signal lines. The display area comprises a plurality of display pixels. Each of the display pixels corresponds to the interlaced first signal line and second signal line. The first dummy line is disposed on a first side of the display area and interlaced with the second signal lines. A section of the first dummy line between every two adjacent second signal lines among the second signal lines has an opening. |
| US08482483B2 |
Display control device, display, display system and computer-readable medium
A display control device includes a position specifying unit, an image specifying unit and a controller. The position specifying unit specifies a position of a second apparatus on a display screen of a first apparatus. The image specifying unit specifies one of an image displayed on a display screen of the second apparatus and an image that is designated from among two or more images displayed on the display screen of the second apparatus. The controller controls such that a certain image according to the image specified by the image specifying unit is displayed at a certain position on the display screen of the first apparatus according to the position of the second apparatus specified by the position specifying unit. |
| US08482474B2 |
Antenna apparatus
An antenna apparatus that can be miniaturized without causing inference caused by antenna currents to be occurred if the high band of a dual band wireless system is close to the band of another wireless system in a wireless communication apparatus incorporating the dual band wireless system and another wireless system is provided. A first switch 5 blocks passage of a signal of a high band (first frequency) and allows passage of a signal of a low band (second frequency). A second switch 6 blocks passage of a signal of the low band (second frequency) and allows passage of a signal of the high band (first frequency). Accordingly, the antenna apparatus operates as a dipole antenna with no antenna current flowing into a feeder line at the first frequency and operates as a monopole antenna wherein a radiation element and a feeder line making up the dipole antenna becomes a radiation element at the second frequency lower than the first frequency. |
| US08482472B2 |
Planar antenna
The present invention relates to antenna systems. Technical result of the invention is providing operation of two-polarization antenna manufactured on the basis of planar metal-dielectric waveguide in wide range of frequencies. The technical result is achieved by the fact that the antenna comprises a planar metal-plated, at least on one side, dielectric waveguide to the side walls of which two metal waveguides joined with the planar waveguide via periodical array of slots are connected, wherein the array comprises two slots shifted or inclined with respect to each other, and wherein radiating elements having two symmetry planes are placed in nodes of a rhombic mesh on a surface of the planar waveguide. |
| US08482471B2 |
Hybrid multiple-input multiple-output antenna module and system of using the same
The hybrid multiple-input multiple-output antenna module includes a grounding unit, a plurality of radiating units, loop units and filter units. The radiating units and the loop units are arranged around a geometric center of the grounding unit and are alternately and symmetrically arranged on the grounding unit. The loop units are arranged along the outer peripheral side of the grounding unit. The filter units are respectively electrically connected to the loop units. The present invention not only has some advantages such as small size, low profile, good isolation, high antenna gain and good radiation properties, but also can replace the external dual-band access-point antenna of the prior art for 2.4/5 GHz operation with no need of an extra diplexer. In addition, the hybrid multiple-input multiple-output antenna module can be hidden in the wireless communication device in order to enhance the appearance of the product. |
| US08482470B2 |
Electric device with an antenna device and a solar panel
An electronic apparatus includes an antenna device, a solar panel disposed on a front side of the antenna device and a circuit board disposed on a back side of the antenna device. The antenna device includes a plate-shaped dielectric, a plate-shaped radiation conductor disposed on a front side of the dielectric and a plate-shaped grounding conductor disposed on a back side of the dielectric. The dielectric has a through hole formed therein, and the solar panel has electrode pads on a back side thereof, electrode pads being exposed within the through hole in the dielectric. The circuit board has conductive patterns at positions thereon facing the electrode pads, and the conductive patterns are electrically connected to the electrode pads by electric connection members disposed within the through hole in the dielectric. |
| US08482462B2 |
Multi-antenna beam-forming system for transmitting constant envelope signals decomposed from a variable envelope signal
Embodiments in the present disclosure pertain to a multi-antenna beam-forming system for transmitting constant envelope signals decomposed from a variable envelope signal. The variable envelope signal is decomposed into two constant envelope signals. Each of the constant envelope signals are separately amplified by power amplifiers and transmitted over separate antennas. Beam steering delays can be added to the transmit paths of the constant envelope signals to direct the beam to the location of a receiver. The transmitted constant envelope signals combine through spatial out-phasing such that a receiving antenna receives a variable envelope signal. |
| US08482461B2 |
Controlling a GPS receiver by detecting motion based on radiofrequency signal traces
Operation of a satellite-based navigation-signal broadcast system receiver, such as a GPS receiver, on a wireless communications device is controlled by determining whether the device is stationary or in motion. Motion determination is accomplished by analyzing radiofrequency signal traces, e.g. GSM signal traces, received from one or more nearby base stations. A three-tiered analysis provides a progressively more accurate determination as to whether the device is moving or stationary while providing, in certain instances, a more rapid determination than prior-art techniques. When the device is determined to be stationary, the GPS receiver can be deactivated. When the device is determined to be moving, the receiver can be reactivated. |
| US08482460B2 |
Wireless communication device and associated method including control of positioning-system receiver and shared oscillator
The wireless communication device includes a wireless communication transceiver to generate an oscillator control signal and an activation signal, a positioning-system receiver (e.g. a GPS receiver) to process received positioning signals, and a shared oscillator (e.g. a temperature compensated and voltage controlled crystal oscillator TCVCXO) responsive to the oscillator control signal and to generate a reference frequency signal for the wireless communication transceiver and the positioning-system receiver. The positioning-system receiver may control processing of the received positioning signals based upon the activation signal to reduce a noise contribution (e.g. phase noise) due to frequency control of the shared oscillator based upon the oscillator control signal. The activation signal may indicate that the oscillator control signal is being varied to provide frequency control or adjustment of the shared oscillator. |
| US08482458B2 |
Position determination method, positioning device, and electronic instrument
A position determination method includes: performing a positioning process that calculates a located position by performing positioning calculations using satellite signals; determining whether or not a convergence condition is satisfied based on current and preceding positioning results when the positioning process is performed, the convergence condition being specified as a condition for determining whether or not the positioning results of the repeated positioning processes have converged; and determining the located position calculated by the current positioning process to be an output position when the convergence condition is satisfied. |
| US08482456B2 |
Sensor assembly and method of measuring the proximity of a machine component to an emitter
A microwave sensor assembly includes at least one probe including an emitter configured to generate an electromagnetic field from at least one microwave signal. The emitter is also configured to generate at least one loading signal representative of a loading induced within the emitter by an object positioned within the electromagnetic field. The microwave sensor assembly also includes a signal processing device coupled to the at least one probe. The signal processing device includes a linearizer configured to generate a substantially linear output signal based on the at least one loading signal. |
| US08482455B2 |
Radar with high angular accuracy, notably for the obstacle sensing and avoidance function
The present invention relates to a radar device with high angular accuracy. The solution provided by the invention simultaneously combines an interferometer that is accurate but, for example, ambiguous when receiving; and a space coloring mode when transmitting. The coloring of the space consists notably in transmitting on N transmitting antennas N orthogonal signals. These signals are then separated by filtering on reception using the orthogonality properties of the transmission signals. It is, for example, possible, with two contiguous antennas in transmission associated with two orthogonal codes to produce a single-pulse type system when transmitting. The invention applies notably to the obstacle sensing and avoidance function, also called “Sense & Avoid”. |
| US08482446B2 |
A/D converter circuit, electronic apparatus and A/D conversion method
An A/D converter circuit includes a comparison circuit that performs a process to compare an added signal of a sampled signal of an input signal and a code signal with a D/A output signal, or a process to compare the sampled signal with an added signal of the D/A output signal and the code signal, a control circuit that outputs output data obtained based on successive approximation result data and the code data as A/D conversion data of the input signal, a first D/A converter circuit that D/A converts the data for successive approximation, a second D/A converter circuit that D/A converts code data that changes over time, and a correction section that performs a correction process, to correct the successive approximation result data so as not to overflow due to code shifting using the code data. |
| US08482443B2 |
Clock timing adjustment device and continuous time delta-sigma modulator using the same
Provided is a clock timing adjustment device for adjusting a time difference of clocks and a delta-sigma modulator. The clock timing adjustment device includes a power detection unit and a timing adjustment unit. The power detection unit receives input signals which are generated using pairs of first and second clocks having a plurality of clock time differences and respectively correspond to the clock time differences, detects powers of the input signals, and outputs a control signal corresponding to a clock time difference where the power is minimized. The timing adjustment unit receives a reference clock and the control signal and outputs the first and second clocks having the clock time difference where the power is minimized from the reference clock according to the control signal. |
| US08482442B2 |
System and methods to improve the performance of semiconductor based sampling system
Circuits and methods that improve the performance of electronic sampling systems are provided. Impedances associated with sampling semiconductor switches are maintained substantially constant during sample states, at least in part, by compensating for encountered input signal variations in order to reduce or minimize signal distortion associated with sampled signals that pass through the sampling switch. |
| US08482435B2 |
Wind turbine comprising approach lighting
The invention concerns a wind power installation comprising a flight warning light arrangement. In accordance with the invention it is proposed that the flight warning light arrangement is switched on only when a vehicle or craft, preferably an aircraft, approaches the wind power installation to a predetermined spacing. |
| US08482433B2 |
Method and system for parking assistance and recognizing obstacle
Disclosed are a system and method for recognizing an obstacle at the time of parking. The inventive system includes: at least one lateral side ultrasonic sensor for sensing lateral distance data between a user's vehicle and an obstacle positioned adjacent to a lateral side of the user's vehicle; a first course calculation unit for calculating lateral position data and a first course on the basis of the lateral distance data; at least one rear side ultrasonic sensor for sensing rear distance data indicating a distance between the user's vehicle and an obstacle positioned behind the rear side of the user's vehicle; a second course calculation unit for extracting rear position data for the obstacle positioned behind the user's vehicle on the basis of the rear distance data, and for extracting and calculating a final target parking position and a final course on the basis of the rear position data; and a control unit which receives information for the first course from the first course calculation unit so as to control the steering wheel of the user's vehicle, thereby moving the user's vehicle forward or backward along the first course, and receives information for the final target parking position and the final course from the second course calculation unit so as to control the steering wheel, thereby moving the user's vehicle is moved along the final course and automatically parked at the final target parking position. |
| US08482427B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a notification appliance with a light emitting diode
A method and apparatus for providing a strobe alarm unit employing at least one light emitting diode. |
| US08482426B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus
It is intended to provide a substrate processing apparatus capable of reliably informing a running state of the apparatus. The substrate processing apparatus having a signal indicator for indicating the running state, including a signal indicator capable of setting at least one operation condition under which the signal indicator operates as well as of operating under anyone of a plurality of operation conditions and a display unit capable of displaying that a cause of the operation is anyone of the operation conditions during the operation of the signal indicator. |
| US08482424B2 |
Digital display stand for mattresses
A display device for use with a mattress in a showroom environment for presenting information regarding the mattress to a person. The display device comprises a base and standard extending generally upwardly from the base and including an upper display portion. The base is selectively placeable in association with the mattress whereby information concerning the asserted mattress will be visible to a customer considering the mattress. The stand includes a media player on the display portion for presenting product information regarding the mattress. The display stand includes a sensor in electronic communication with the media player. The sensor activates the media player responsive to the approach of a person to the digital display stand. |
| US08482416B2 |
Interactive baby feeding bottle
An interactive baby bottle has an electronic unit that includes a sensor unit configured to sense the heart beat of a person bottle feeding a baby and an actuator unit configured to transmit the sensed heart beat to the baby. |
| US08482415B2 |
Interactive multilevel alarm
This disclosure describes embodiments of alarm systems and methods for use in devices such as medical ventilators. Embodiments described below provide for an apparatus of an interactive multilevel alarm system. Embodiments of the alarms also provide, at a glance, current alarm and device status information and historical alarm information to the operator. Embodiments also direct interaction with the alarming functions of the device by the operator. In some embodiments, additional visual indicators may be provided to identify non-normal or noteworthy operating conditions, such as the use of a therapeutic gas by a mechanical ventilator, so that the operator can assess the impact of that non-normal condition on any current and historical alarm information simultaneously provided. |
| US08482412B2 |
Data interface process with RFID data reader glove
In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for reducing time expended on non-value added tasks during assembly of an aircraft is provided. A RFID tag reading function of a RFID tag reader integrated into user apparel is enabled. The RFID tag reader comprises a set of touch activation components integrated into the user apparel. A touch activation component in the set of touch activation components is pressed against a surface in proximity of a RFID tag associated with an aircraft component. The RFID tag reader transmits an interrogate signal to an RFID tag associated with the aircraft component. The user observes a display device coupled to the RFID tag reader integrated into the user apparel, wherein the display device displays RFID tag information received from the RFID tag in response to the interrogate signal. The RFID tag information comprises data describing the aircraft component. The user receives the RFID tag information without interrupting an assembly task. |
| US08482411B1 |
Tamper indicating padlock assembly
A tamper indicating padlock assembly for providing remote indication of tampering with the lock mechanism of the padlock includes a padlock having a padlock housing, an arm extending from the padlock housing, and a locking mechanism selectively engaging the arm. A sensor is positioned in the padlock housing for sensing movement of the arm within the padlock housing. The sensor is operationally coupled to a processor. A transmitter is operationally coupled to the processor for transmitting a tamper signal upon the sensor detecting movement of the arm relative to the housing. A key is provided to release the arm from the locking mechanism. A remote alarm assembly has a remote receiver for receiving the tamper signal. The remote alarm assembly includes a remote tamper indicator operationally coupled to the remote receiver for providing an indication of tampering to a user when the remote receiver receives the tamper signal. |
| US08482409B2 |
System and method for conveying status information regarding an electronic faucet
An electronic faucet has controller is configured to selectively open and close a valve to provide fluid flow through the valve and a passageway of the faucet. The controller is programmed to monitor a maintenance condition of the electronic faucet and to selectively open and close the valve to generate a fluid flow pattern through the passageway to provide an indication to a user of an existing maintenance condition. |
| US08482403B2 |
Interacting with devices based on physical device-to-device contact
A first device may receive a signal from a sensor coupled to the first device, determine whether the first device is tapped one or more times against a second device, send a message to the second device when it is determined that the first device has been tapped one or more times against the second device, determine if the one or more taps are valid user input based on a response from the second device, and perform an application specific action when the one or more taps are valid user input. |
| US08482402B2 |
Master communication device in a power line communication system and slave communication device in a power line communication system
A communication system includes communication protocols that allow a single network or multiple neighboring networks to increase resource sharing and reduce mutual interference and increase their overall throughput. Various protocols apply to homogenous networks in which all power line communication (PLC) devices of multiple networks are interoperable with respect to full power line communication in a common PHY and to heterogeneous networks having non-interoperable PLC networks which do not employ a common PHY. As to heterogeneous networks, a protocol herein enables coexistence via a special signaling scheme. In homogeneous networks, all nodes can communicate with each other using a common PHY, so that information about one PLC network can be transferred to another PLC network. In heterogeneous networks, not all PLC networks can exchange information using their own native PHY. |
| US08482398B2 |
Electronic control circuit for lamps of a vehicle
An electronic control circuit controls a vehicle's lamp to selectively operate as a turning signal, emergency signal, or vehicle running lamp. Notably, the circuit permits the lamp to operate as an emergency signal lamp even when the vehicle is off. The circuit includes a supply circuit, a control circuit, and a disrupt circuit. The supply circuit supplies voltage to the lamp if either or both of a vehicle running signal and a flash signal have a first input value. Meanwhile, the control circuit generates a control signal having a first control value if the vehicle running signal and the flash signal have different values, and a second control value if the signals have the same value. The disrupt circuit then connects the lamp to ground if the control signal has the first control value, but disrupts that connection if the control signal has the second control value. |
| US08482393B2 |
Transmissions for vehicles
A motor vehicle transmission with at least one sensor (15), associated with the motor vehicle transmission, for picking up measurement signals at the motor vehicle transmission and transmitting them by a wireless unit to a transmission control unit (12) of the motor vehicle transmission. In each case, an RFID-responder (16) is associated with each sensor (15), which transmits the respective measurement signals concerned to an RFID-reader (17), associated with the transmission control unit (12). The RFID-reader (17) transmits wirelessly to the RFID-responder (16), associated with the sensor (15) concerned, electrical energy for operating the sensor (15) and for operating the RFID-responder (16) associated with the sensor (15). |
| US08482388B2 |
Authentication of a terminal by an electromagnetic transponder
A method of authentication of a terminal generating a magnetic field by a transponder including an oscillating circuit from which a D.C. voltage is generated, wherein at least one quantity depending on the coupling between the transponder and the terminal is compared with at least one reference value. |
| US08482387B2 |
RFID tag information processing apparatus, system, method, and computer-readable storage medium for judging a movement direction of an RFID tag
An apparatus, system, and method for judging a movement direction of an RFID tag in a case where read information acquired from a first region and read information acquired in a second region which overlap the first region indicate that the RFID tag has moved out of a part of the first region which part does not overlap the second region. The described embodiments include a movement direction judging section, a detection frequency information acquisition section, a movement judging section, an output judging section, and an output section. |
| US08482384B2 |
Method and system for playing signals at two appliances
A method for receiving messages in an appliance such as a clock radio modified to retrieve messages from a remote computer, converting the retrieved messages into corresponding audio messages, generating a wake up signal to the user at a selected time in the radio appliance, starting the delivery of the audio messages from a speaker in the radio appliance in response to the generated wake up signal, and receiving audible commands in the radio from the user to control delivery of the messages. In a first embodiment, these method steps are performed in the radio appliance and, in a second embodiment, a remote computer performs all of the messages except delivery of the audio messages and receiving audible commands which occur at the appliance. Where two or more appliances are used, audio commands can cause the delivery of messages to stop in one appliance and resume in another appliance. |
| US08482380B2 |
Input aiding apparatus and input aiding method
According to one embodiment, an input aiding apparatus comprises an aiding module, wherein in the case where the selection of an input column in the direction toward the head or tail end is requested with the head or tail end input column, respectively, already selected, the tail end or the head input column, respectively, is selected, and at the same time, a predetermined number, character or code is displayed in all vacant input columns automatically and collectively. |
| US08482379B2 |
Electronic key for access to a mechatronic cylinder
A method of using an electronic key for access to one or more mechatronic locks when the key moves from place to place, including the key periodically transmitting its geographical location to an access management server so as to allow said server to identify location coordinates for the key, and receiving an access profile from the server where the access profile includes a set of one or more cylinders accessible to the key and is based at least in part on the key's location. If the key's new location causes a change in access profile information associated with the key, the key's previous access profile is preferably replaced with the key's new access profile in an irreversible manner. The key preferably self-supervises its communications with the server by deactivating its access profile if it no longer receives information from the server for a predetermined period of time. |
| US08482378B2 |
Access control system and method for operating said system
The present invention relates to a system (10) operable to control access to different physical spaces, each provided with an electrical locking device (121, . . . , 12n), with the aid of a programmable, mobile unit (14). The system (10) comprises an authority means (16) operable to issue access rights connected to the programmable, mobile unit (14) in the form of an authorizing data (AD), which authorizing data (AD) is sent to an authorization means (18) connected to the authority means (16), and operable to generate an alpha-numerical key for the mobile unit (14), and to send the alpha-numerical key and a unique identifier of the mobile unit (14) to an operator (20), which is connected to the authorization means (18). The operator (20) is operable to send the alpha-numerical key to the mobile unit (14) identified by the unique identifier. An electrical locking device (12i), wherein 1≦i≦n, and the mobile unit (14) uses an authentication protocol with the alpha-numerical key to authenticate the mobile unit (14), wherein the mobile unit, if it has been authenticated, sends the authorizing data (AD) to the electrical locking device (12i), and if the authorizing data (AD) comprises an identifier of the electrical locking device (12i), the mobile unit (14) is able to open the electrical locking device (12i) with the aid of a communication means (22) comprised in the mobile unit (14) for communication in the near field. |
| US08482377B2 |
Device for controlling an actuator
An apparatus includes an energy store for supplying an actuator, an antenna device for receiving, by contactless communication, energy for charging the energy store and one or more control signals comprising a command for triggering the actuator, and a control unit for controlling the supply of energy to the actuator on the basis of the control signals. After the triggering command has been received, the state of charge of the energy store is determined. When this state is less than a state of charge threshold value that is sufficient for triggering the actuator, a response signal to continue contactless communication is transmitted to the transmitting device via the antenna device. When this state is greater than or equal to the state of charge threshold value, the control unit controls the supply of energy from the energy store to the actuator so that it is possible to trigger the actuator. |
| US08482373B1 |
Over-current protection device
An over-current protection device comprises a PTC material layer, first and second conductive layers, first and second electrodes, and four conductive vias. The first and second conductive layers are in physical contact with first and second surfaces of the PTC material layer, respectively. The first electrode contains a pair of first metal foils, and the second electrode contains a pair of second metal foils. The four conductive vias are formed at the corners each defined by two adjacent planar lateral surfaces. Two conductive vias connect the pair of the first metal foils and the first conductive layer, and the other two conductive vias connect the pair of the second metal foils and the second conductive layer. The ratio of the sum of the cross-sectional areas of the conductive vias to a form factor area of the device is in the range of 7% to 20%. |
| US08482367B2 |
Stripline having plated through-contacts
The invention relates to a stripeline for high-frequency signals, having a signal conductor and at least one earth conductor, both being disposed on a substrate made from an electrically insulating material. According to the invention at least one hole is made in the substrate, wherein said hole is at least partially filled with an electrically conducting material, wherein an electrically conducting connection is made from at least one earth conductor to the electrically conducting material. |
| US08482365B2 |
Multilayer bandpass filter
A multilayer bandpass filter that is capable of preventing variations in filter characteristics caused by variations in electrode formation, etc., is easily reduced in size, and performs predetermined impedance conversion between an input and an output, includes a first common electrode and a second common electrode disposed on a dielectric layer, and capacitor electrodes are disposed on a dielectric layer. An input/output terminal lead-out electrode is disposed on a dielectric layer, input/output terminal lead-out electrodes are disposed on a dielectric layer, and line electrodes are disposed on a dielectric layer. Via electrodes are formed to establish conduction in the layering direction between individual electrode patterns disposed on the plural dielectric layers. Three LC parallel resonators are constructed with such an arrangement, and respective line lengths of the line electrodes are gradually changed in order to convert the impedance between the input and the output. |
| US08482360B2 |
RF switch with high isolation performance
Provided is a RF switch for switching a path of a RF signal using a semiconductor transistor such as a field effect transistor (FET). The RF switch includes a plurality of resonators connected to a RF transmission line, and at least one of switching elements connected in shunt or in series between the plural of resonators. The plurality of resonators resonate by interacting with the switching elements when the switching elements are shorted or open. |
| US08482358B2 |
Flexural resonator element, resonator, oscillator, and electronic device
A crystal resonator element include a pair of resonating arms extending from a base, the resonating arms includes a groove, a slope portion is formed in a connection portion of the resonating arms to the base so that a distance between the groove and the outer edge of each of the resonating arms increases as it approaches the base from the resonating arms, and a non-electrode region which extends over a range of areas from a connection portion connected to a first side surface formed along the longitudinal direction of the groove and a connection portion connected to a second side surface facing the first side surface with a bottom portion disposed there between and in which excitation electrodes are not formed is provided in the groove in at least a part of the bottom portion positioned in the slope portion. |
| US08482354B2 |
Power amplifying device and coupled power amplifying device
A power amplifying device includes earth parts which are connected with via holes for grounding, source electrode earth conductors which connect the earth parts, source electrodes which are coupled to the source electrode earth conductors, an inner source electrode which is not in contact with the source electrode earth conductors, a drain electrode, a gate electrode and an air bridge which directly connects the inner source electrode and earth parts. |
| US08482342B2 |
Circuit for generating a reference voltage with compensation of the offset voltage
An embodiment of a circuit includes first and second branches, an amplifier, a compensation circuit, and a bias unit. The first and second branches are respectively operable to generate first and second currents. The amplifier has a first amplifier input node coupled to the first branch, a second amplifier input node coupled to the second branch, an amplifier output node coupled to the first and second branches, and a first compensation node. The compensation unit is operable to provide a first offset-compensation signal to the first compensation node. And the first bias unit is operable to provide first and second bias signals to the first and second input nodes, respectively, such that the amplifier is operable to cause the first current to approximately equal the second current. |
| US08482340B2 |
Master-slave low-noise charge pump circuit and method
Charge pump circuitry (1) includes a master charge pump (2) including a voltage multiplier (5) and charge pump (30) which operate to produce a boosted, unregulated voltage (Vunreg), and also includes a slave charge pump (3) including a voltage multiplier (36) and charge pump (50) which operate to produce a boosted control voltage (Vctl) which then is filtered. The boosted, unregulated voltage (Vunreg) is regulated in response to the filtered, boosted control voltage (Vctl) to produce a boosted, regulated, low-noise voltage (Vreg). The boosted control voltage (Vctl), relative to a reference voltage (Vref_SH), is controlled by feedback circuitry (61,62,65) in response to the boosted, regulated, low-noise voltage (Vreg). |
| US08482338B1 |
Shock detector with DC offset suppression using internal components
A shock detector, such as for disk drives, which eliminates discrete external capacitors used in prior art devices. A first stage operational amplifier (without external capacitors) provides part of the gain required. This is followed by a second stage switched capacitor high pass filter (without external capacitors) that provides the remaining gain required while filtering out the DC offset of the first stage operational amplifier. In order to cover the range of frequencies expected without aliasing problems, two switched capacitor high pass filters in parallel are used, each designed with a different cut-off frequency. |
| US08482335B2 |
High linearity up-conversion mixer
A high linearity up-conversion mixer is disclosed, which includes a voltage-to-current conversion circuit and an up-conversion mixer core circuit, the voltage-to-current conversion circuit has a differential signal positive input end for receiving an I/Q-channel positive baseband voltage signal and a differential signal negative input end for receiving an I/Q-channel negative baseband voltage signal, wherein the received positive and negative baseband voltage signals are low pass filtered by the voltage-to-current conversion circuit and are respectively converted to a first and a second current signal; the first and the second current signals are inputted to the up-conversion mixer core circuit to mix with local oscillator signals so as to output high linearity frequency-mixed signals. By embedding low-pass filters into the voltage-to-current conversion circuit of the up-conversion mixer, the present invention can ensure the high linearity of the up-conversion mixer while reduce the chip area and the current. |
| US08482333B2 |
Reduced voltage swing clock distribution
A system and method for reducing power consumption within clock distribution on a semiconductor chip. A 4-phase clock generator within a clock distribution network provides 4 non-overlapping clock signals dependent upon a received input clock. A reduced voltage swing clock generator receives the non-overlapping clock signals and charges and discharges a second set of clock lines in a manner sequenced by the non-overlapping clock signals. The sequencing prevents a voltage range from reaching a magnitude equal to a power supply voltage for each of the second set of clock lines. In one embodiment, the magnitude reaches half of the power supply voltage. The reduced voltage swing latch receives the second set of clock lines. The reduced voltage swing latch updates and maintains logical state based at least upon the received second set of clock lines. |
| US08482332B2 |
Multi-phase clock generator and data transmission lines
An embodiment is an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit comprises a clock generator and data transmission lines. The clock generator generates clock signals. At least some of the clock signals have a phase difference from an input clock signal input into the clock generator, and at least some of the clock signals have a different phase difference with respect to at least another of the clock signals. Each of the data transmission lines is triggered at least in part by at least one of the clock signals. |
| US08482330B2 |
Temperature sensing circuit and method
A low cost, low power and low noise temperature sensor circuit is disclosed. A control circuit asserts a start signal and a stop signal, causes a pulse generating circuit to generate a finite number of pulses, whose pulse frequency varies with temperature. A counter counts the finite number of pulses and outputs the count which can be used to represents the temperature. Further, the pulse generating circuit includes a delay circuit, a pulse width controlling circuit, and a synchronizer with asynchronous clear. |
| US08482329B2 |
High voltage input receiver with hysteresis using low voltage transistors
A high voltage input receiver with hysteresis using low voltage transistors is disclosed. In one embodiment, an input receiver circuit includes a hysteresis comparator circuit, based on a plurality of low voltage transistors, for generating a first output voltage by comparing an external voltage and a reference voltage and a stress protection circuit for preventing the plurality of low voltage transistors of the hysteresis comparator circuit from exceeding their reliability limits. In addition, the reference voltage is used to set a positive trip point and a negative trip point. Moreover, the input receiver circuit includes a source follower circuit for transferring the first output voltage to an output node of the source follower circuit from a voltage level of a VDDIO to a voltage level of a VDD. |
| US08482324B2 |
Circuit for controlling PSON signal
A circuit includes an ATX power connector with a PSON pin, a time delay circuit, and a stabilizer circuit. The time delay circuit receives an input PSON# signal and then sends an output PSON# signal to the PSON pin of the power connector after a time delay has elapsed. The stabilizer circuit is coupled to the PSON pin of the power connector for stabilizing the output PSON# signal. |
| US08482323B2 |
Decoupling circuit and semiconductor integrated circuit
A decoupling circuit includes an inverter. The inverter includes i (i is an integer of 1 or more) PMOS transistors each having a first gate electrode, and j (j is an integer of 0 or more) PMOS transistors each having a second gate electrode. The inverter includes m (m is an integer of 1 or more) NMOS transistors each having a third gate electrode, and n (n is an integer of 0 or more) NMOS transistors each having a fourth gate electrode. The first to fourth gate electrodes are coupled to an input end of the inverter. A total area of the first and second gate electrodes is different from a total area of the third and fourth gate electrodes. |
| US08482322B2 |
Control of cross-over point
There is provided an output stage comprising: a phase splitter for receiving an input signal and for generating first and second drive signals of opposite phase in dependence thereon; a DC offset signal generator for generating a DC offset signal; an adder for adding the DC offset signal to the first drive signal to provide a first modified drive signal; a subtractor for subtracting the DC offset signal from the second drive signal to provide a second modified drive signal; a first drive transistor associated with a first power supply voltage, for generating a first output signal in dependence on the first modified drive signal; a second drive transistor associated with a second power supply voltage, for generating a second output signal in dependence on the second modified drive signal; and a combiner for combining the first and second output signals to generate a phase combined output signal. |
| US08482319B1 |
Current switch for high voltage process
In a current switch, a bias generation circuit electrically connected to a high voltage power supply generates a bias current. The bias current is mirrored by a current mirror containing a first plurality of transistors to a first one of a second plurality of transistors. The first one of the second plurality of transistors amplifies the mirrored bias current and transmits the amplified bias current to a second one of the second plurality of transistors. The second one of the second plurality of transistors sinks the amplified bias current into a node shared by an internal reference voltage, thereby putting the node in a first logic state. A third one of the second plurality of transistors receives the amplified bias current from the second one of the second plurality of transistors and sinks the amplified bias current into a node shared by a gate of a high voltage p-type transistor, thereby putting the node in the first logic state. Putting both nodes in the first logic state turns off the high voltage transistor. |
| US08482318B2 |
High-speed current switching
A method and circuit for high-speed current switching includes altering the operating voltage of the Current Source using a resistor in non-transmission mode, turning parasitic capacitive coupling into an advantage for faster settling of CS gate bias voltage. The resistor is designed to compensate for the voltage coupling when the Current Source is switched to Transmit mode. This greatly improves the settling time of current and bias voltage of the Current Source transistor without adding any complex circuit and saves 100% of power consumed in non-transmit mode. |
| US08482316B1 |
Adaptive timing control circuitry to address leakage
Circuits, methods, and systems are presented for managing current leakage in an electronic circuit. One circuit includes a keeper circuit, and a controller. The keeper circuit supplies current to a leaker circuit, which is experiencing current leakage, to compensate for the current leakage. Further, the controller provides to the keeper circuit a control signal that is based on the current leakage. The control signal has a cycle equal to the cycle of a clock signal, and the control signal is a pulse having a first value during a first period, and a second value during a second period of the pulse. The keeper circuit provides a current to the leaker circuit during the first period and the keeper circuit withholds the current to the leaker circuit during the second period, where the durations of the first period and the second period are based on the current leakage. |
| US08482314B2 |
Method and apparatus for improved multiplexing using tri-state inverter
A multiplexing circuit includes first and second tri-state inverters coupled to first and second data input nodes, respectively. The first and second tri-state inverters include first and second stacks of transistors, respectively, coupled between power supply and ground nodes. Each stack includes first and second PMOS transistors and first and second NMOS transistors. The first and second stacks include first and second dummy transistors, respectively. |
| US08482312B1 |
Logic structures for ternary addition in logic devices
A logic circuit has a first logic element (“LE”) including a first lookup table (“LUT”), where the first LUT is operable to produce a carry from a first set of bits of at least two numbers. The logic circuit also has a second LE including a second LUT, where the second LUT is operable to produce a sum from a second set of bits of the at least two numbers. The second LE also includes an adder coupled directly to the first LUT and coupled to the second LUT, where the adder is operable to add the carry and the sum. The at least two numbers may be three numbers, but the logic circuit includes a set of connections operable to programmably interconnect selected inputs so that the logic circuit is operable to add only two numbers. The logic circuit may be incorporated in a programmable logic device. |
| US08482310B2 |
Test method for passive device embedded printed circuit board
A method of testing a passive device embedded printed circuit board is disclosed. The method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: applying an AC power to a printed circuit board in which a filter including at least two of a resistor, an inductor and a capacitor is embedded; measuring a property of the filter for the applied AC power; and determining whether or not the printed circuit board is defective by comparing the measured property of the filter with a design value. |
| US08482306B2 |
Systems for inspection of shrouds
A system to measure thickness of a shroud is provided. The system includes at least one resistive element embedded within the shroud. A reduction in a cross-sectional area of the at least one resistive due to wearing out of the shroud results in a change in a resistance of the at least one resistive. The system also includes an impedance measurement device that measures a total resistance associated with the at least one resistive element. |
| US08482297B2 |
System for testing power supply performance
A system for testing a DC power supply performance includes a comparison module, a judge module, and an alarm module. The comparison module receives DC voltage signals from the DC power supply, compares the DC voltage signals with a reference voltage respectively, and outputs a voltage level signal when the DC power supply is normal. The judge module receives the voltage level signal, and outputs a control signal according to the voltage level signal. The alarm module receives the control signal, and indicates status of the DC power supply according to the control signal. |
| US08482296B2 |
Apparatus for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of medium in a container
An apparatus for ascertaining and monitoring fill level of a medium in a container by means of a travel-time measuring method utilizing high-frequency measuring signals. An antenna having an antenna coupling region and an antenna region, or a waveguide having a probe coupling region and a probe measuring region extending into the container is included. Hollow spaces present in the antenna coupling region, in the antenna region, in the probe coupling region and/or in the probe measuring region are filled at least partially with a dielectric filling body. The dielectric filling body has internally at least one, hermetically sealed, reserved volume and the hermetically sealed, reserved volume is so embodied, that the dielectric filling body has a predetermined wave resistance and/or the high-frequency measuring signals have a predetermined propagation characteristic. |
| US08482292B2 |
Status detecting device and storage medium storing program
A status detecting device that includes a first contact member, a second contact member, an applying component, a grounding component, a detecting component, and an executing component is provided. The applying component applies a predetermined voltage to the first contact member. The grounding component grounds the second contact member. The detecting component detects at least one of a potential between the applying component and the first contact member, or a potential between the second contact member and the grounding component. The executing component executes predetermined processing, based on a detection result from the detecting component. |
| US08482289B2 |
Method for operating a power tool with a diagnostic device
In a method for operating a power tool with a diagnostic device, wherein the power tool has an internal combustion engine, a generator as an energy supply, and an electronic control unit, wherein a diagnostic device is connectable to the electronic control unit, and wherein the electronic control unit has an operating mode and a diagnostic mode, a non-uniform voltage signal is supplied by the generator as an energy supply and a uniform voltage signal is supplied by the diagnostic device as an energy supply. The electronic control unit evaluates the voltage signal that is being supplied as an energy supply and switches to diagnostic mode when the voltage signal is the uniform voltage signal supplied by the diagnostic device. |
| US08482285B2 |
Multibaseline PRF-shift magnetic resonance thermometry
The phase background of a proton resonance frequency shift treatment image may be estimated by fitting a combination of baseline images to the treatment image. |
| US08482283B2 |
Method and magnetic resonance system to determine the strength of a magnetic interference field
In a method and magnetic resonance system to determine the strength of a magnetic interference field that is caused by an interference object in a magnetic resonance image data acquisition, the interference object having a magnetic susceptibility that differs from the magnetic susceptibility of the material that surrounds the interference object image data acquired with the imaging magnetic resonance measurement that depict an examination subject that contains the interference object are made available in a form that allows the determination of at least one geometric variable of an image artifact in the image data that was caused by the magnetic interference field. The strength of the magnetic interference field that is caused by the interference object is then determined on the basis of the determined geometric variable of the image artifact. |
| US08482268B2 |
Correction circuit of a switching-current sample for power converters in both CCM and DCM operation
The present invention provides a correction circuit for a power converter. The correction circuit includes a sampling circuit, a demagnetizing-time circuit, a duty circuit, and a compensation circuit. The sampling circuit generates an average-current signal in response to a switching current of the power converter. The demagnetizing-time circuit generates a discharging-time signal in response to a switching signal and an input-voltage signal. The duty circuit generates a duty signal in response to the discharging-time signal, an on-time of the switching signal, and a switching period of the switching signal. The compensation circuit is coupled to receive the average-current signal and the duty signal for generating a corrected signal. The switching signal is utilized to switch a magnetic device for regulating an output voltage of the power converter. The corrected signal is coupled to generate the switching signal. |
| US08482267B2 |
Variable voltage DC-DC converter
A DC-DC converter configured to vary an output voltage includes an oscillator circuit configured to output a first clock signal; a digital-to-analog converter controlled based on the first clock signal input thereto and configured to output a voltage according to a voltage setting signal; a delay circuit configured to output a second clock signal delayed by a predetermined delay time with respect to the first clock signal input thereto; an error amplifier circuit having the output voltage of the digital-to-analog converter input thereto as a reference voltage; a pulse width modulation comparator provided with an output of the error amplifier circuit and a voltage into which a current flowing through an inductor is converted; and a control part configured to control a switching transistor of the DC-DC converter based on the second clock signal output by the delay circuit and an output of the pulse width modulation comparator. |
| US08482266B2 |
Voltage regulation circuitry and related operating methods
Apparatus for voltage regulation circuits and related operating methods are provided. An exemplary voltage regulation circuit includes a voltage regulation arrangement that provides a regulated output voltage based on an input voltage reference, a phase compensation arrangement coupled to the voltage regulation arrangement and configured to increase a phase margin of the voltage regulation arrangement, and detection circuitry coupled to the phase compensation arrangement. The detection circuitry is configured to disable the phase compensation arrangement in response to detecting an output current that is less than a threshold value. |
| US08482264B2 |
Fast charger for super capacitor
This invention proposes a novel charging method for improving the efficiency of charging a super capacitor. The method comprises the steps of: charging the super capacitor with a first current; measuring a voltage of the super capacitor; stopping the supply of the first current when the measured voltage reaches a pre-defined voltage value; monitoring a voltage variation of the super capacitor; charging the super capacitor with a second current when the monitored voltage variation exceeds a pre-defined threshold within a pre-defined period. By using said two-phase charging, especially when using two different charging currents, it is easier to improve the charging efficiency without degrading the charging speed. |
| US08482258B2 |
Device and method for monitoring life history and controlling maintenance of industrial batteries
This invention is a method and device for monitoring and storing data regarding the “life history” of a battery with which it is associated and interpreting the data to create an accurate record of use and abuse patterns. A manufacturer's specified life expectancy, measured in battery cycles, is established for the battery under normal use, and then the actual use of the battery is monitored and stored. Complete cycles, partial cycles, and operation of the battery outside of acceptable specifications are automatically derived into a value in units equivalent to a number of battery cycles, and this derivation is compared with the manufacturers life expectancy, and adjustments to the manufacturers life expectancy are made so that a more accurate and up-to-date estimation of battery life can be evolved over the life of the battery. The monitoring device is mounted on the battery for the lifetime of the battery, with certain information regarding the battery being displayed to all persons having access to the battery. Additional information may be made available to an authorized person or entity. This enables a lessor of the battery, for example, to identify abuse of the battery by a lessee and adjust fees, lease terms, etc. accordingly. |
| US08482257B2 |
Battery state monitoring circuit and battery device
Provided are a battery state monitoring circuit with a small number of terminals and a battery device including the battery state monitoring circuit. An output of an overcharge detection circuit (12) is an open-drain output to a charge control terminal (18), and an input terminal of a voltage detection circuit (11) is connected to the charge control terminal (18), to thereby share a charger detection terminal and a charge control terminal. |
| US08482256B2 |
Portable charging power system for battery-powered devices
A portable power system which contains a battery, which is intended for use as a power source for charging the batteries of portable electronics devices or for powering other electrical systems. It contains a USB connection for power input and a myriad of adapters for connecting the power system with the proprietary connectors of portable devices, as well as a screen to output system information to the user. The power system also contains a microcontroller which controls internal systems, input and output current and voltage, such that the power system may operate with any portable device as well as any type of USB port. |
| US08482252B2 |
Docking station for use with power and data center
A docking station (100) is adapted for charging or otherwise transmitting electrical signals to an electronic device (240). The docking station (100) includes a main housing (102) and a device connector assembly (204). The device connector assembly (204) is coupled to the main housing (102) and electronically connected to circuit components (130, 132) for mechanically and electrically coupling the electronic device (240) to the docking station (100). |
| US08482249B2 |
Charging apparatus with alternating current- and direct current-charging functions for mobile vehicle
A charging apparatus with alternating current- and direct current-charging functions for a mobile vehicle is disclosed. The charging apparatus receives an external direct current (DC) power source or an external alternating current (AC) power source and converts the DC power source or the AC power source into the required voltage and current for charging a rechargeable battery installed in the charging apparatus. The charging apparatus mainly includes a DC/DC conversion unit, an integrated DC/DC conversion and PFC unit, and a control unit. The control unit detects that the external power source is the DC power source or the AC power source. Furthermore, the charging apparatus controls the DC/DC conversion unit and the integrated DC/DC conversion and PFC unit according the type of the detected external power source, thus providing the required DC voltage level and charging current to the rechargeable battery. |
| US08482247B2 |
Package foil for protecting wind turbine components from the environment, method for packaging a wind turbine component, and wind turbine component assembly
The present disclosure relates to a package foil for a wind turbine component, the wind turbine component including a battery, wherein the package foil includes at least one photovoltaic cell. Further, the present disclosure relates to a wind turbine component assembly, including a wind turbine component including a battery, package foil covering the wind turbine component, at least one photovoltaic cell, the at least one photovoltaic cell being connectable or being electrically connected to the battery of the wind turbine component for recharging the battery. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to a method for packaging a wind turbine component, the wind turbine component including a battery, including Establishing an electrical connection between the at least one photovoltaic cell and the battery; and packaging the wind turbine component with a package foil, the package foil including at least one photovoltaic cell. |
| US08482242B2 |
Rotary drive device
A first angle-detecting unit outputs a first rotation angle according to the rotation angle of a rotation shaft of a servo motor. A second angle-detecting unit outputs a second rotation angle according to a rotation angle of a rotation shaft of a reduction gear. A torque calculation unit calculates the torque acting on the rotation shaft of the reduction gear according to the angle difference between the first rotation angle and the second rotation angle. An angle-control unit generates a torque reference value according to the difference between the angle reference value and the second rotation angle. A torque control unit generates a current reference value according to the difference between the torque reference value and the torque. |
| US08482241B2 |
System and method for using a stepper motor as a rotary sensor
A method and apparatus for driving a stepper motor and using the stepper motor as a rotary sensor when the stepper motor is not being driven. |
| US08482240B2 |
Motor drive having integral programmable logic controller
A system, in one embodiment, includes a drive having a housing, a stator disposed in the housing, a rotor disposed in the stator, and a programmable logic controller disposed inside, mounted on, or in general proximity to the housing. In another embodiment, a system includes a network, a first motor having a first integral programmable logic controller coupled to the network, and a second motor having a second integral programmable logic controller coupled to the network. In a further embodiment, a system includes a rotary machine having a rotor and a stator disposed concentric with one another, a microprocessor, memory coupled to the microprocessor, a power supply coupled to the microprocessor and the memory, and a machine sensor coupled to the microprocessor. |
| US08482237B2 |
Motor temperature estimation based on thermal model
A vehicle includes a power source, a motor, and a computing device. The power source provides electrical energy to the motor, and the motor generates rotational motion from the electrical energy received. The computing device is configured to estimate a temperature of the motor in real time based at least in part on a thermal model of the motor. The thermal model includes a plurality of nodes and at least one thermal resistance. Each node represents a region of the motor and each thermal resistance represents a heat transfer path between at least two of the nodes. A method includes solving one or more energy balance equations to determine a temperature change at each node and estimating the temperature of the motor in real time based at least in part on the temperature change at each node and at least one of the thermal resistances in the thermal model. |
| US08482234B2 |
Motor drive control device
A motor drive control device includes a battery, a converter, an inverter, and a control section for outputting control signals to the converter and the inverter. The control section has a first map and a second map regarding control of the alternating-current motor and further includes a map switching section for switching from control based on the first map to control based on the second map in accordance with conditions of the battery. |
| US08482233B2 |
Hard disc device control circuit and hard disc device
A head of a hard disc device is retracted to a predetermined position by operating a VCM (Voice Coil Motor) driver. Trouble in a hard disc is detected and retraction is performed even if a short circuit occurs in either of the output line of a VCM driver in an input end of a high potential side or in an input end of a low potential side. A ground short circuit is detected in each side separately and different retracting methods are executed for each case. |
| US08482230B2 |
Electric device for driving mechanical equipment and associated method
The present invention relates to an electric device for driving mechanical equipment comprising an alternating current motor and an inverter, the said inverter comprising, for each phase of the said motor, an H bridge structure comprising four switching elements distributed over two branches connecting two terminals of the said H bridge structure and intended to supply the winding of the said at least one phase of the motor, the said winding being a winding with a mid point and the said electric device being characterized in that it also comprises, for each phase of the said motor, an energy storage unit, in particular a supercondenser, connected, on the one hand, to the mid point of the winding of the concerned phase of the motor and, on the other hand, to a terminal of the H bridge structure supplying the said winding. |
| US08482226B2 |
LED light fixture with background lighting
An illumination device with a number of light sources arranged in at least two groups of light sources that are individually controllable. The first group of light sources (203) have light collectors (209) such as internal reflection (TIR) lenses, mixers or other lenses placed over them to collect and convert light of the light sources into a number of light source beams. The second group of light sources (205) pass light through diffusing areas (215) of a diffuser (213) in the form of a diffusion cover included in the lamp housing to diffuse the light and create a background light for the first group of light sources. The light from the first group of light sources pass through non diffusing regions (211) of the diffuser cover without the light being diffused. The second group of light sources are interleaved with the first group by the diffuser having one or several diffusion areas between non diffusion areas. By controlling both groups of light sources based on the same target color the dotted look of led light sources can be removed or by controlling the two groups of light sources based on two different colors light effects can be obtained. The illumination device can be included in a moving head light source with a base, a yoke connected rotatably to the base and the head connected rotatably to the head. |
| US08482225B2 |
Electronic circuits and methods for driving a diode load
A circuit for driving an LED load with a controllable converter includes a control circuit configured to turn off the converter in response to a PWM signal having a first level and to turn on the converter in response to the PWM signal having a second level. A load disconnect switch coupled in series with the LED load is also controlled by the PWM signal so that the load disconnect switch is opened when the PWM signal turns off the converter to thereby open the load current path. |
| US08482223B2 |
Calibration of lamps
In at least one embodiment, a lamp includes a controller configured to generate power control signals for a lamp is also configured to receive lamp calibration data received via one or more power terminals of the lamp. The controller is configured to process the calibration data to calibrate the lamp. In at least one embodiment, the lamp includes one or more light emitting diodes. |
| US08482214B2 |
Apparatus and methods of operation of passive LED lighting equipment
This invention is concerned with the control and design of a LED lighting system that does not need electrolytic capacitors in the entire system and can generate light output with reduced luminous flux fluctuation. The proposal is particularly suitable, but not restricted to, off-line applications in which the lighting system is powered by the ac mains. By eliminating electrolytic capacitors which have a limited lifetime of typically 15000 hours, the proposed system can be developed with passive and robust electrical components such as inductor and diode circuits, and it features long lifetime, low maintenance cost, robustness against extreme temperature variations and good power factor. No extra electronic control board is needed for the proposed passive circuits, which can become dimmable systems if the ac input voltage can be adjusted by external means. |
| US08482210B2 |
Luminance adjusting circuit
A luminance adjusting circuit includes an LED module, a switch module and a processing unit. A table equating luminance levels and average current values is pre-stored. The processing unit includes a judging and executing module and a signal generating module. The judging and executing module achieves a desired luminance level according to trigger signals generated by a button. The signal generating module produces timing signals to turn on and turn off the switch module periodically, thereby achieving an average current value to adjust the luminance level of the LED module to the desired level. |
| US08482209B2 |
Circuitry for portable lighting devices and portable rechargeable electronic devices
A portable electronic device, such as a flashlight, with a circuit for reducing the initial surge of current that is sent through the lamp filament when a flashlight is turned on is provided. The circuit reduces the stresses placed on the lamp bulb when it is turned on, thereby extending the life expectancy of the lamp bulb. A flashlight with beacon mode that produces light according to a duty cycle of less than 11% is also disclosed. |
| US08482202B2 |
Thallium iodide-free ceramic metal halide lamp
The present disclosure relates to a discharge lamp able to be operated at less than full rated power without suffering undesirable color shift, loss of lumen maintenance or loss of lamp efficacy. It finds particular application in connection with ceramic metal halide lamps having no thallium iodide in the dose thereof. |
| US08482201B2 |
Gas discharge lamp
The invention relates to a gas discharge lamp with a gas discharge tube having a cylindrical discharge region and having two electrodes which are arranged at an outer side of the gas discharge tube. To achieve an improved gas discharge tube having external electrodes with an increased lifetime it is proposed that each electrode has a planar disc shaped holding section which each have a respective opening and in that the cylindrical discharge region is received in the openings in a shape matched manner, wherein the cylinder axis of the cylindrical discharge region lies perpendicular to the planar holding sections. |
| US08482200B2 |
Plasma display panel and protective film protecting electrodes of plasma display panel
A forming method of a protective film made of oxide containing any one of calcium oxide (CaO), strontium oxide (SrO) and barium oxide (BaO) and having a higher band gap than that of magnesium oxide (MgO) (higher than 7.9 eV) is provided. By adjusting a time constant of a protective film to a predetermined value or larger, the voltage drop time is adjusted so as to be usable for a plasma display panel. At this time, the time constant τ(=C×R) defined by the discharge capacitance C and the protective film resistance R is referenced. |
| US08482199B2 |
Plasma display panel characterized by high efficiency
A plasma display panel (PDP) comprises: a front substrate and a rear substrate which face each other; and a barrier wall which is interposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate, which includes base portions arranged on either side of a main discharge space, and protruding portions protruding on the base portions, respectively, and which defines stepped spaces on either side of the main discharge space. The stepped spaces are formed according to stepped surfaces formed by the base portions and the protruding portions. The PDP further comprises a pair of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode which generate a mutual discharge through the main discharge space. A channel space is defined by outer walls of the protruding portions on either side of the main discharge space, and an external light absorbing layer covers the channel space. |
| US08482198B1 |
High intensity discharge lamp with improved startability and performance
A lamp includes a discharge vessel; electrodes spaced apart in the discharge vessel comprising tungsten or tungsten alloy; and a fill sealed within the vessel having a pressure between 50-200 mbar. The fill includes: a starting gas which comprises: xenon, krypton, argon or combinations thereof with the exception of pure argon; optionally radioactive Kr85 with a maximum activity level of 0.124 MBq/l as part of the starting gas; and a metal halide component. The lamp includes an active tungsten regeneration cycle wherein the fill comprises a species of the tungsten or tungsten alloy of material of the electrodes during lamp operation, wherein the solubility of tungsten or components of tungsten alloy in the tungsten or tungsten alloy species is lower in a gas phase adjacent to the electrodes than at close proximity of the wall of the discharge vessel. |
| US08482195B2 |
Display apparatus
Provided is a display apparatus that uses a sealing configuration with a protective layer and in which the luminous efficiency of an organic electroluminescent element that emits blue light is improved. A display apparatus includes a plurality of organic electroluminescent elements (11, 12, 13), a protective layer 6, and an optical adjustment layer 5 including a first optical adjustment layer and a second optical adjustment layer. |
| US08482189B2 |
Display device
A display device is provided with a Cu alloy film having high adhesiveness to a transparent substrate and a low electrical resistivity. The Cu alloy film for the display device is directly brought into contact with the transparent substrate, and the Cu alloy film has the multilayer structure, which includes a first layer (Y) composed of a Cu alloy containing, in total, 2-20 atm % of at least one element selected from among a group composed of Zn, Ni, Ti, Al, Mg, Ca, W, Nb, and Mn, and a second layer (X) which is composed of pure Cu or substantially a Cu alloy having Cu as the main component and has an electrical resistivity lower than that of the first layer (Y). The first layer (Y) is brought into contact with the transparent substrate. |
| US08482188B1 |
Spark plug electrode with nanocarbon enhanced copper core
A spark plug 20 includes a center electrode 22 and a ground electrode 24 providing a spark gap 26 therebetween. At least one of the electrodes 22, 24, but preferably both electrodes 22, 24 include a clad surrounding a core. The clad includes at least one metal, such as nickel, iron, or cobalt. The core includes nanocarbon material embedded in a copper matrix 40 to increase the thermal conductivity and reduce the coefficient of thermal expansion of the core. The nanocarbon material includes a plurality of fibers 42, also referred to as particles, whisks, or tubes, each having a diameter of 1.0 to 150.0 nanometers and a length of 1 μm to 100 μm. The core includes the nanocarbon material in an amount of 0.1 to 10.0 wt. %. |
| US08482186B2 |
Lighting device
A lighting device includes a light guide body and at least one light-emitting unit. The light guide body has a light guide channel and a local roughened surface on the light guide channel as a scattering region. The at least one light-emitting unit is capable of emitting a light into the light guide channel, wherein at least one portion of the light is guided to the scattering region, and the scattering region scatters the light as a local light source region. |
| US08482185B2 |
Ultrasonic actuator
The invention relates to an ultrasonic actuator, preferably for use in an ultrasonic motor, in the form of a piezoelectric plate with a length L, height H and thickness t, wherein the piezoelectric plate has a lateral plane of symmetry Sq, a longitudinal plane of symmetry Sl and at least two main surfaces, and the piezoelectric plate comprises at least two generators symmetrically disposed with respect to plane of symmetry Sq for generating ultrasonic standing waves. According to the invention, the piezoelectric plate has a shape that includes at least eight lateral surfaces, wherein at least two of the lateral surfaces are working surfaces for contacting of elements to be driven, and at least two of the lateral surfaces are holding surfaces for holding the piezoelectric plate, and the remaining lateral surfaces are free surfaces, wherein at least four free surfaces are arranged at an identical angle α with respect to the longitudinal plane of symmetry Sl and/or at an identical angle φ with respect to the lateral plane of symmetry Sq. |
| US08482183B2 |
Test substrate and method for measuring contact force
A test substrate for measuring contact force and a method for measuring contact force are provided in the technology. The substrate may comprises: a base substrate, and a piezoelectric element provided on a surface of the base substrate. One end of the piezoelectric portion is a detecting voltage input terminal and the other end thereof is a detecting voltage output terminal. According to the technology, the substrate and method for measuring contact force can be used to measure the contact force applied to the substrate by the cleaning apparatus or conveying apparatus, and thus the contact force can be properly controlled and the adverse influence on the substrate from the conveying apparatus or cleaning apparatus can be decreased or eliminated. |
| US08482179B2 |
Brushless motor having a reduced axial dimension
A brushless motor includes: a stator assembly including a stator core which includes a plurality of pole teeth each having a winding therearound; and a rotor assembly including a magnet which has a ring shape, is rotatably disposed so as to oppose the pole teeth of the stator core and which is circumferentially magnetized with a plurality of magnetic poles with opposite polarities alternating with each other, wherein the number of the pole teeth of the stator core is twice the number of the magnetic poles of the magnet such that each magnetic pole opposes a pair of adjacent pole teeth, one pair of adjacent windings have the same number of winding turns and the same winding direction as each other, and wherein another pair of windings located next to the one pair of windings have a winding direction opposite to the winding direction of the one pair of windings. |
| US08482176B2 |
Direct drive rotor with metal coupler
A rotor for an outer rotor-type motor is provided. The rotor includes a metallic coupler and a polymeric frame molded over at least part of the metallic coupler. |
| US08482174B2 |
Electromagnetic actuator
A body is equipped with magnetically connected radial and axial actuator targets. The radial actuator target features a cylindrical lateral surface. The axial actuator target features the first and the second end-facing surfaces. A radial pole is adapted to communicate a magnetic flux with the cylindrical lateral surface. Magnetically connected first and second axial poles are located axially on one side of the radial pole and adapted to communicate magnetic fluxes with the first and the second end-facing surfaces. The first axial pole, the second axial pole and the axial actuator target form a magnetic axial control circuit. The radial pole, the radial actuator target, the axial actuator target, the first axial pole and the second axial pole form the magnetic bias circuit. Superposition of magnetic fluxes in the axial control circuit and in the bias circuit results in an axial force acting on the axial actuator target. |
| US08482167B2 |
Modes of cooling hybrid electric machines
A system and method for cooling an electric motor comprising a plurality of laminations defining a lamination stack, a coolant passage and a motor winding. Coolant is pumped into the coolant passage and forced along the entire length of the lamination stack. The coolant is then sprayed on the motor winding in order to cool the motor winding. |
| US08482163B2 |
Inverter cooler
A DC to AC inverter used in a solar cell power system can include an improved structure for cooling itself and increasing power output. |
| US08482162B2 |
Two lead electronic switch system adapted to replace a mechanical switch system
A system adapted to replace a mechanical switch with an electronic switch, without the need of additional wiring. The electronic switch includes a bridge array for sensing a characteristic, e.g., temperature or pressure, and an electronic circuit having a switch. As the characteristic of the bridge array varies a switch changes states. |
| US08482160B2 |
Inductively coupled power module and circuit
Inductive coupling modules for providing power to secondary devices placed in proximity thereto on a surface are described. The modules include above-surface, flush, recessed, and sub-surface mounting configurations. The modules further include dual housing, single housing, low-profile, and adjustable configurations. Inductively coupled power distribution circuits are also disclosed. The circuits comprise a plurality of segments that are inductively couple together to eliminate wired connections between segments. Each segment may be attached to a section of a modular furniture component to allow ease and safety in rearranging the modular furniture and ease in reconnecting the circuit. |
| US08482159B2 |
Wireless power apparatus and wireless power-receiving method
A wireless power apparatus includes: a power receiver coil which receives power, as magnetic field energy, from a power transmitter coil by magnetic field resonance produced between the power transmitter coil and the power receiver coil; a power pickup coil which derives power from the power receiver coil by electromagnetic induction; a detector which detects current flowing through the power pickup coil; and a controller which controls a coupling strength between the power pickup coil and the power receiver coil based on the current detected by the detector. |
| US08482157B2 |
Increasing the Q factor of a resonator
A wireless powering and charging system is described. The antennas can be high q loop antennas. The antennas can use coupling between a first part and a second part. |
| US08482155B2 |
Power converting device for renewable energy storage system
A power converting device for a renewable energy storage system includes rechargeable batteries, bidirectional converters respectively connected in parallel to the batteries, direct current (DC) links connected in parallel to the bidirectional converters, respectively, bidirectional inverters connected in parallel to the DC links, respectively, and an electric power system connected to the bidirectional inverters. The bidirectional inverters are cascade H-bridge multi-level boost inverters. The DC links are charged by the bidirectional inverters connected to the battery and a charged voltage of the DC links is provided to the electric power system by the bidirectional inverters. In addition, the DC links are charged by the bidirectional inverters connected to the electric power system and a charged voltage of the DC links is provided to the battery by the bidirectional inverters. |
| US08482154B2 |
Uninterruptible power supply apparatus
In an uninterruptible power supply apparatus, a common mode current flowing from nodes (N1 to N3) to a line of a ground voltage (GND) through a stray capacitance (41) of a battery (40) is limited by a common mode reactor (34), and the low-level common mode current passing through the common mode reactor (34) is caused to flow to a virtual neutral line (NL) through a common mode capacitor (37). Therefore, the level of noise caused by the common mode current can be reduced. |
| US08482152B1 |
Compressed air energy storage system utilizing two-phase flow to facilitate heat exchange
A compressed-air energy storage system according to embodiments of the present invention comprises a reversible mechanism to compress and expand air, one or more compressed air storage tanks, a control system, one or more heat exchangers, and, in certain embodiments of the invention, a motor-generator. The reversible air compressor-expander uses mechanical power to compress air (when it is acting as a compressor) and converts the energy stored in compressed air to mechanical power (when it is acting as an expander). In certain embodiments, the compressor-expander comprises one or more stages, each stage consisting of pressure vessel (the “pressure cell”) partially filled with water or other liquid. In some embodiments, the pressure vessel communicates with one or more cylinder devices to exchange air and liquid with the cylinder chamber(s) thereof. Suitable valving allows air to enter and leave the pressure cell and cylinder device, if present, under electronic control. |
| US08482149B2 |
Wind power plant with improved cooling air conduction
What is disclosed is a wind turbine comprising a tower with a closable climbing opening and electrical components disposed inside the tower. In order to provide said wind turbine with the ability to provide a cooling system for cooling the electrical components, in particular the electrical components disposed in the area near the base of the tower, said cooling system able to be cost-effectively installed, it is proposed that the door opening of the wind turbine be located in a continuous tower port which is larger than the door opening, with air intake and exhaust openings passing through said tower port for passage of cooling air. |
| US08482148B2 |
Solar thermal power generation apparatus
A solar thermal power generation apparatus including: a turbine rotatable around a vertical axis, a power generator driven by turbine; a funnel disposed along vertical axis so as to house turbine and having an intake port at the lower end of funnel; and a transparent box body disposed so as to surround a lower portion of the funnel and having the air intake port at a position being lower than the intake port and a heat collector disposed in a standing manner at a distance between the box body and the funnel. An upper end of the heat collector is at a position being higher than the intake port. By using an updraft occurred by heating air having flown from the air intake port into the inside of the box body by the heat collector, the turbine is rotated, which causes the power generator to generate power. |
| US08482143B2 |
Method for controlling the rotational speed of a wind turbine
A method controls the rotational speed of a wind turbine having a tower, a nacelle mounted on the tower and a drive train which includes a rotor having at least one rotor blade. The rotor is rotatably mounted about a rotor axis in the nacelle. The drive train further includes a generator configured to be driven by the rotor. In a nacelle-fixed reference system, the rotational speed (ωG*) of a component of the drive train which rotates with the rotor in correspondence to a transmission ratio (Ue) is measured. A movement of the nacelle relative to the ground is measured and the rotational speed is controlled to a rotational speed setpoint with a speed controller which outputs a generator torque (MG) and/or a blade pitch angle (θ). The measured rotational speed (ωG*) is converted into a corrected rotational speed (ωGC) which corresponds to the rotational speed of the rotor in a ground-fixed reference system multiplied by the transmission ratio (Ue). The corrected rotational speed (ωGC) is used as the input quantity for the speed controller. |
| US08482139B2 |
Methods of promoting adhesion between transfer molded IC packages and injection molded plastics for creating over-molded memory cards
A flash memory card and methods of manufacturing same are disclosed. The card includes a semiconductor package fabricated to receive a single-sided or double-sided lid. A surface of the semiconductor package may be formed with holes, trenches and/or pockmarks. After the holes, trenches and/or pockmarks are formed, a lid may be attached to the package surface in an injection molding process. During the injection molding process, the molten plastic flows into the holes, trenches and/or pockmarks to interconnect with the surface of the semiconductor package. Thus, when the molten plastic hardens, the holes, trenches and/or pockmarks ensure that the lid remains firmly attached to semiconductor package. |
| US08482137B2 |
Method of mounting semiconductor chips, semiconductor device obtained using the method, method of connecting semiconductor chips, three-dimensional structure in which wiring is provided on its surface, and method of producing the same
One aspect of the present invention is a method of mounting a semiconductor chip having: a step of forming a resin coating on a surface of a path connecting a bonding pad on a surface of a semiconductor chip and an electrode pad formed on a surface of an insulating base material; a step of forming, by laser beam machining, a wiring gutter having a depth that is equal to or greater than a thickness of the resin coating along the path for connecting the bonding pad and the electrode pad; a step of depositing a plating catalyst on a surface of the wiring gutter; a step of removing the resin coating; and a step of forming an electroless plating coating only at a site where the plating catalyst remains. Another aspect of the present invention is a three-dimensional structure in which a wiring is formed on a surface, wherein, on the surface of the three-dimensional structure, a recessed gutter for wiring is formed, extending between mutually intersecting adjacent faces of the three-dimensional structure, and wherein at least a part of a wiring conductor is embedded in the recessed gutter for wiring. |
| US08482133B2 |
Semiconductor package
A semiconductor package is provided. The semiconductor package includes a package substrate, a plurality of semiconductor chips, and a plurality of connection terminals. The package substrate includes a center portion, which has a first recess with a portion of a top of the package substrate removed, and an edge portion that has a plurality of second recesses. Each second recess has a portion of a bottom of the package substrate removed. The plurality of semiconductor chips are mounted in the first recess, and the plurality of connection terminals are respectively disposed in the second recesses. |
| US08482131B2 |
Via structure
A via structure includes at least a first via set and a second via set electrically connected to the first via set. There is at least one via in the first via set and at least one via in the second via set. The via in the first via set has a cross-sectional area which is larger than that of the via in the second via set. |
| US08482127B2 |
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. |
| US08482120B2 |
Combined heat sink multi-configuration processor memory substrate device
A Multi-configuration Processor-Memory device for coupling to a PCB (printed circuit board) interface. The device comprises a substrate that supports multiple configurations of memory components and a processor while having a single, common interface with a PCB interface of a printed circuit board. In a first configuration, the substrate supports a processor and a first number of memory components. In a second configuration, the substrate supports a processor and an additional number of memory components. The memory components can be pre-tested, packaged memory components mounted on the substrate. The processor can be a surface mounted processor die. Additionally, the processor can be mounted in a flip chip configuration, side-opposite the memory components. In the first configuration, a heat spreader can be mounted on the memory components and the processor to dissipate heat. In the second, flip chip, configuration, the processor face can be soldered onto a non-functional area of the PCB interface of the printed circuit board to dissipate heat. |
| US08482119B2 |
Semiconductor chip assembly
A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor chip and a pyrolytic graphite element that is an electrode that is electrically connected to and provides electrical conduction of current from the chip during operation of the chip. |
| US08482118B2 |
Integrated circuit micro-module
One aspect of the present invention relates to an integrated circuit package that includes multiple layers of a planarizing, photo-imageable epoxy that are formed over a substrate. In some designs, the substrate is a silicon wafer. An integrated circuit is embedded in the epoxy. An antenna, which is electrically coupled to the active face of the integrated circuit through an interconnect layer, is formed over one of the epoxy layers. In various embodiments, at least some of the epoxy layers are positioned between the substrate and the antenna such that there is a distance of at least approximately 100 microns between the substrate and the antenna. |
| US08482115B2 |
Integrated circuit packaging system with dual side connection and method of manufacture thereof
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: mounting an integrated circuit over a package carrier; pressing an encapsulation onto the package carrier and with the integrated circuit therein; mounting a conductive frame, having a vertical pillar integral with a horizontal cover, through the encapsulation, over the integrated circuit, and the vertical pillar on the package carrier and the horizontal cover on the encapsulation; and forming a contact from the horizontal cover. |
| US08482113B2 |
Semiconductor device
A package substrate has wires that electrically connect to a semiconductor chip, and surface side terminals that are solid and cylindrical and ends of which are electrically connected to the wires. The semiconductor chip is sealed by a sealing resin layer that is formed by molding a sealing resin so as to cover the semiconductor chip. A surface of the sealing resin layer is made to have a height that is the same as that of end surfaces of other ends of the surface side terminals by grinding. Thus, the surface of the sealing resin layer is a ground surface that is a rough surface and is formed by grinding. The end surfaces of the surface side terminals are exposed at the ground surface of the sealing resin layer. |
| US08482108B2 |
Wafer-scale X-ray detector and method of manufacturing the same
A wafer-scale x-ray detector and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The wafer-scale x-ray detector includes: a seamless silicon substrate electrically connected to a printed circuit substrate; a chip array having a plurality of pixel pads formed on a central region thereof and a plurality of pin pads formed at edges thereof on the seamless silicon substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes formed to correspond to the pixel pads; vertical wirings and horizontal wirings formed to compensate a difference of regions expanded towards the pixel electrodes from the pixel pads between the chip array and the pixel electrodes; a redistribution layer having an insulating layer to separate the vertical wirings and the horizontal wirings; and a photoconductor layer and a common electrode which cover the pixel electrodes on the redistribution layer. |
| US08482107B2 |
Circular shield of a circuit-substrate laminated module and electronic apparatus
A device that comprises a plurality of circuit elements on a substrate; a shielding element between at least two of the plurality of circuit elements; and a bonding element that electrically connects the shielding element to a grounding circuit of a semiconductor chip that is on the substrate. |
| US08482091B2 |
Light receiving element
A light receiving element comprises: a photodiode including an optical waveguide, an end surface of the optical waveguide being a light receiving surface of the photodiode; a signal electrode and a bias electrode on a common surface of the photodiode, the signal electrode being connected to an anode of the photodiode, the bias electrode being connected to a cathode of the photodiode; an insulating film on the bias electrode; and a metal electrode on the insulating film. |
| US08482086B2 |
Three-dimensional structure and its manufacturing method
A plurality of three-dimensional structure configuring devices, each including an elastic body in which micro three-dimensional structure elements fixed to a substrate member are placed so as to be covered therewith and which is fixed to the substrate member, are placed within a film-like elastic body with the substrate members thereof spaced apart from one another so as to configure a three-dimensional structure. Thereby, the plurality of three-dimensional structure configuring devices can be placed with desired intervals of arrangement and in desired positions within the film-like elastic body and so that various specifications can be addressed. |
| US08482083B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit device including SRAM memory cells having two P-channel MOS transistors and four N-channel MOS transistors and with four wiring layers serving as their gate electrodes
Prior known static random access memory (SRAM) cells required that a diffusion layer be bent into a key-like shape in order to make electrical contact with a substrate with a P-type well region formed therein, which would result in a decrease in asymmetry leading to occurrence of a problem as to the difficulty in micro-patterning. To avoid this problem, the P-type well region in which an inverter making up an SRAM cell is formed is subdivided into two portions, which are disposed on the opposite sides of an N-type well region NW1 and are formed so that a diffusion layer forming a transistor has no curvature while causing the layout direction to run in a direction parallel to well boundary lines and bit lines. At intermediate locations of an array, regions for use in supply power to the substrate are formed in parallel to word lines in such a manner that one region is provided per group of thirty two memory cell rows or sixty four cell rows. |
| US08482082B2 |
Electrostatic discharge protection device
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first bulk electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode. The first bulk electrode and the first electrode form a first parasitic diode. The first bulk electrode and the second electrode form a second parasitic diode. The second transistor includes a second bulk electrode, a third electrode and a fourth electrode. The second bulk electrode and the third electrode form a third parasitic diode. The second bulk electrode and the fourth electrode form a fourth parasitic diode. The first bulk electrode is connected to the third electrode, and the second bulk electrode is connected to the first electrode. |
| US08482077B2 |
Semiconductor devices and methods for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first region and a second region each having an n-type region and a p-type region, wherein the n-type region in the first region includes a silicon channel, the p-type region in the first region includes a silicon germanium channel, and the n-type region and the p-type region in the second region respectively include a silicon channel. A first gate insulating pattern formed of a thermal oxide layer is disposed on the substrate of the n-type and p-type regions in the second region. |
| US08482076B2 |
Method and structure for differential silicide and recessed or raised source/drain to improve field effect transistor
A method forms an integrated circuit structure. The method patterns a protective layer over a first-type field effect transistor and removes a stress liner from above a second-type field effect transistors. Then, the method removes a first-type silicide layer from source and drain regions of the second-type field effect transistor, but leaves at least a portion of the first-type silicide layer on the gate conductor of the second-type field effect transistor. The method forms a second-type silicide layer on the gate conductor and the source and drain regions of the second-type field effect transistor. The second-type silicide layer that is formed is different than the first-type silicide layer. For example, the first-type silicide layer and the second-type silicide layer can comprise different materials, different thicknesses, different crystal orientations, and/or different chemical phases, etc. |
| US08482074B2 |
Semiconductor device manufacturing method and semiconductor device
A formation method of an element isolation film according to which a high-voltage transistor with an excellent characteristic can be formed is provided. On a substrate, a gate oxide film is previously formed. A CMP stopper film is formed thereon, and thereafter, a gate oxide film and a CMP stopper film are etched. The semiconductor substrate is etched to form a trench. Further, before the trench is filled with a field insulating film, a liner insulating film is formed at a trench interior wall, and a concave portion at the side surface of the gate oxide film under the CMP stopper film is filled with the liner insulating film. In this manner, formation of void in the element isolation film laterally positioned with respect to the gate oxide film can be prevented. |
| US08482073B2 |
Integrated circuit including FINFETs and methods for forming the same
An integrated circuit including a plurality of Fin field effect transistors (FINFETs) is provided. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of fin-channel bodies over a substrate. The fin-channel bodies include a first fin-channel body and a second fin-channel body. A gate structure is disposed over the fin-channel bodies. At least one first source/drain (S/D) region of a first FINFET is adjacent the first fin-channel body. At least one second source/drain (S/D) region of a second FINFET is adjacent the second fin-channel body. The at least one first S/D region is electrically coupled with the at least one second S/D region. The at least one first and second S/D regions are substantially free from including any fin structure. |
| US08482065B2 |
MOS transistor with a reduced on-resistance and area product
According to an exemplary embodiment, a MOS transistor, such as an LDMOS transistor, includes a gate having a first side situated immediately adjacent to at least one source region and at least one body tie region. The MOS transistor further includes a drain region spaced apart from a second side of the gate. The MOS transistor further includes a body region in contact with the at least one body tie region, where the at least one body tie region is electrically connected to the at least one source region. The MOS transistor further includes a lightly doped region separating the drain region from the second side of the gate. The lightly doped region can isolate the body region from an underlying substrate. |
| US08482062B2 |
Semiconductor device having a floating semiconductor zone
A semiconductor device includes a first trench and a second trench extending into a semiconductor body from a surface. A body region of a first conductivity type adjoins a first sidewall of the first trench and a first sidewall of the second trench, the body region including a channel portion adjoining to a source structure and being configured to be controlled in its conductivity by a gate structure. The channel portion is formed at the first sidewall of the second trench and is not formed at the first sidewall of the first trench. An electrically floating semiconductor zone of the first conductivity type adjoins the first trench and has a bottom side located deeper within the semiconductor body than the bottom side of the body region. |
| US08482059B2 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method for the same
A semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method for the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first doped well, a first doped electrode, a second doped electrode, doped strips and a doped top region. The doped strips are on the first doped well between the first doped electrode and the second doped electrode. The doped strips are separated from each other. The doped top region is on the doped strips and extended on the first doped well between the doped strips. The first doped well and the doped top region have a first conductivity type. The doped strips have a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type. |
| US08482058B2 |
Semiconductor device including a power MISFET
In a high frequency amplifying MOSFET having a drain offset region, the size is reduced and the on-resistance is decreased by providing conductor plugs 13 (P1) for leading out electrodes on a source region 10, a drain region 9 and leach-through layers 3 (4), to which a first layer wirings 11a, 11d (M1) are connected and, further, backing second layer wirings 12a to 12d are connected on the conductor plugs 13 (P1) to the first layer wirings 11s, 11d (M1). |
| US08482055B2 |
Non-volatile memory device and method for fabricating the same
A non-volatile memory device includes a substrate including a resistor layer having a resistance lower than that of a source line, channel structures including a plurality of inter-layer dielectric layers that are alternately staked with a plurality of channel layers over the substrate, and the source line configured to contact sidewalls of the channel layers, where a lower end of the source line contacts the resistor layer. |
| US08482053B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device with high-K insulating film
According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a source region and a drain region provided on a surface area of a semiconductor region, a tunnel insulating film provided on a channel between the source region and the drain region, a charge storage layer provided on the tunnel insulating film, a first dielectric film provided on the charge storage layer and containing lanthanum aluminum silicon oxide or oxynitride, a second dielectric film provided on the first dielectric film and containing oxide or oxynitride containing at least one of hafnium (Hf), zirconium (Zr), titanium (Ti), and a rare earth metal, and a control gate electrode provided on the second dielectric film. |
| US08482046B2 |
Concentric or nested container capacitor structure for integrated circuits
Disclosed are embodiments for a container capacitor structure in which at least two container capacitors, e.g., an inner and outer container capacitor, are made concentric and nested with respect to one another. The nested capacitors are formed in one embodiment by defining a hole in a dielectric layer for the nested container capacitors in the vicinity of two capacitor contact plugs. An outer capacitor plate is formed by etching back poly 1 to leave it substantially on the vertical edges of the hole and in contact with one of the plugs. At least one sacrificial sidewall is formed on the poly 1, and poly 2 is deposited over the sidewalls to form an inner capacitor plate in contact with the other plug. The structure is planarized, the sacrificial sidewalls are removed, a capacitor dielectric is formed, and is topped with poly 3. Additional structures such as a protective layer (to prevent poly 1-to-poly 2 shorting) and a conductive layer (to strap the plugs to their respective poly layers) can also be used. |
| US08482044B2 |
Semiconductor memory device including ferroelectric capacitor
An aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided semiconductor memory device including a ferroelectric capacitor and a field effect transistor as a memory cell, the ferroelectric capacitor including a lower electrode connected to one of the pair of the impurity diffusion layers, a bit line formed below the lower electrode, wherein each of the memory cells shares the bit line contact with an adjacent memory cell at one side in the first direction to connect to the bit line, and three of the word lines are formed between the bit line contacts in the first direction. |
| US08482041B2 |
Semiconductor structure and method of fabricating the semiconductor structure
In contrast to a conventional planar CMOS technique in design and fabrication for a field-effect transistor (FET), the present invention provides an SGT CMOS device formed on a conventional substrate using various crystal planes in association with a channel type and a pillar shape of an FET, without a need for a complicated device fabrication process. Further, differently from a design technique of changing a surface orientation in each planar FET, the present invention is designed to change a surface orientation in each SGT to achieve improvement in carrier mobility. Thus, a plurality of SGTs having various crystal planes can be formed on a common substrate to achieve a plurality of different carrier mobilities so as to obtain desired performance. |
| US08482034B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device including a light emitting structure having a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer; a first electrode on the light emitting structure; and a photon escape layer on the light emitting structure. Further, the photon escape layer has a refractive index that is between a refractive index of the light emitting structure and a refractive index of an encapsulating material with respect to the light emitting structure such that an escape probability for photons emitted by the light emitting structure is increased. |
| US08482032B2 |
Chamfered freestanding nitride semiconductor wafer and method of chamfering nitride semiconductor wafer
Technology of making freestanding gallium nitride (GaN) wafers has been matured at length. Gallium nitride is rigid but fragile. Chamfering of a periphery of a GaN wafer is difficult. At present edges are chamfered by a rotary whetstone of gross granules with weak pressure. Minimum roughness of the chamfered edges is still about Ra 10 μm to Ra 6 μm. The large edge roughness causes scratches, cracks, splits or breaks in transferring process or wafer process. A wafer of the present invention is bevelled by fixing the wafer to a chuck of a rotor, bringing an edge of the wafer into contact with an elastic whetting material having a soft matrix and granules implanted on the soft matrix, rotating the wafer and feeding the whetting material. Favorably, several times of chamfering edges by changing the whetting materials of smaller granules are given to the wafer. The chamfering can realize small roughness of Ra 10 nm and Ra 5 μm at edges of wafers. |
| US08482029B2 |
Semiconductor device and integrated circuit including the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a source metallization and a semiconductor body. The semiconductor body includes a first field-effect structure including a source region of a first conductivity type electrically coupled to the source metallization. The semiconductor body also includes a second field-effect structure including a source region of the first conductivity type electrically coupled to the source metallization. A voltage tap including a semiconductor region within the semiconductor body is electrically coupled to a first gate electrode of the first field-effect structure by an intermediate inverter structure. |
| US08482024B2 |
Light emitting device and method for manufacturing same
A light emitting device includes a light emitting layer made of semiconductor; an upper electrode including a bonding electrode capable of connecting a wire thereto and a thin-wire electrode surrounding the bonding electrode with a spacing and including a junction with the bonding electrode, and a current diffusion layer provided between the light emitting layer and the upper electrode and made of semiconductor, the current diffusion layer including a recess that is formed in a non-forming region of the upper electrode and capable of emitting light emitted from the light emitting layer. |
| US08482021B2 |
Light emitting device, light emitting device package and lighting system
A light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system are provided. The light emitting device includes: a second conductive semiconductor layer; an active layer over the second conductive semiconductor layer; a first conductive semiconductor layer over the active layer; and a second electrode layer including a reflective layer under the second conductive semiconductor layer. The active layer includes a second active layer that actually emits light on the reflective layer and a first active layer that does not emit light on the second active layer. A distance between the reflective layer and the second active layer satisfies a constructive interference condition. |
| US08482018B2 |
Light emitting device and method for fabricating the same
Disclosed is a light emitting device. The light emitting device comprises a light emitting semiconductor layer comprising a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductive semiconductor layer, a second electrode layer supporting the light emitting semiconductor layer while surrounding the light emitting semiconductor layer, and a first passivation layer between a side of the light emitting semiconductor layer and the second electrode layer. |
| US08482015B2 |
LED light emitting apparatus and vehicle headlamp using the same
Four LED chips are mounted on a sub-mount substrate so as to be parallel thereto. A wire 9a is installed to extend between a pad electrode 7a of two pad electrodes 7a, 7b provided in two diagonal corners of an upper surface of the LED chip 1 which pad electrode 7a is disposed on a first edge 1a side of the LED chip 1 and a bonding area of a conductive pattern 13 so as to be inclined at 15 to 40 degrees towards an orientation which moves away from a first edge 1a with respect to an orthogonal moving-away direction D relative to the first edge 1a. A wire 9b is installed to extend between the pad electrode 7b which is disposed on a second edge 1b side of the LED chip 1 and a bonding area of the conductive pattern 1 so as to be inclined 15 to 40 degrees towards an orientation which approaches a second edge 1b of the LED chip 1 with respect to an orthogonal moving-away direction D relative to the second edge 1b. |
| US08482014B2 |
Lighting apparatus
A lighting apparatus is provided with a plurality of light-emitting devices, a substrate, a blind member, and a reflector. The reflector is formed with a plurality of reflective surfaces corresponding to the light-emitting devices, individually. The shielding angle at which light emitted from that one of the light-emitting devices which is located on the outermost periphery is intercepted by the reflective surface corresponding to the outermost light-emitting device is greater than shielding angles at which light emitted from the light-emitting devices located inside the outermost light-emitting device is intercepted by the reflective surfaces corresponding to the inside light-emitting devices. |
| US08482013B2 |
Reconfigurable multi-LED light source
A light having a plurality of LEDs and a switching substrate is disclosed. The switching substrate is coupled to LEDs and includes a plurality of switches that provide a plurality of configurations for the LEDs. Each configuration is characterized by a two-dimensional array of LEDs having a minimum bias potential and a maximum bias potential, the LED array generating light when a bias potential is provided between the power terminals that is greater than the minimum bias potential, at least two configurations being operable to provide light at bias potential within this range. The switching substrate is sub-dividable into a plurality of identical multi-LED light sources by dividing the switching substrate along predetermined lines. The array of LEDs can be organized as a nested array of LEDs. The switches can be implemented as passive switches that are set by removing portions of conductors or bridging gaps in conductors. |
| US08482009B2 |
Silicon-on-insulator substrate with built-in substrate junction
A method of forming a SOI substrate, diodes in the SOI substrate and electronic devices in the SOI substrate and an electronic device formed using the SOI substrate. The method of forming the SOI substrate includes forming an oxide layer on a silicon first substrate; ion-implanting hydrogen through the oxide layer into the first substrate, to form a fracture zone in the substrate; forming a doped dielectric bonding layer on a silicon second substrate; bonding a top surface of the bonding layer to a top surface of the oxide layer; thinning the first substrate by thermal cleaving of the first substrate along the fracture zone to form a silicon layer on the oxide layer to formed a bonded substrate; and heating the bonded substrate to drive dopant from the bonding layer into the second substrate to form a doped layer in the second substrate adjacent to the bonding layer. |
| US08482004B2 |
Light-emitting display device and electronic device including the same
An object is to provide a light-emitting display device in which a pixel including a thin film transistor using an oxide semiconductor has a high aperture ratio. The light-emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels each including a thin film transistor and a light-emitting element. The pixel is electrically connected to a first wiring functioning as a scan line. The thin film transistor includes an oxide semiconductor layer over the first wiring with a gate insulating film therebetween. The oxide semiconductor layer is extended beyond the edge of a region where the first wiring is provided. The light-emitting element and the oxide semiconductor layer overlap with each other. |
| US08482002B2 |
Semiconductor device including bonding pads and semiconductor package including the semiconductor device
Provided is a semiconductor device that may prevent a test pad planned not to be wire bonded from being wire bonded. The semiconductor device may include a bonding pad planned to be wire bonded and a test pad planned not to be wire bonded, and a passivation layer including a first opening portion exposing part of the bonding pad and a second opening portion exposing part of the test pad, wherein the diameter of the first opening portion is greater than the diameter of a tip of a bonding wire, and the diameter of the second opening portion is less than the diameter of the tip of the bonding wire. |
| US08481998B2 |
Display device and method for manufacturing the same
A display device and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The display device includes a substrate, a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, an organic insulating layer formed on the semiconductor layer, a plurality of conductive wires formed on the organic insulating layer. The organic insulating layer has an open groove that is formed between the conductive wires. |
| US08481995B2 |
Image display panel and image display apparatus having one adhesive formed around another adhesive of predetermined volume resistance
An image display panel includes a gate electrode; a gate insulating film over the gate electrode; a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a first adhesive on the gate insulating film; an organic semiconductor layer on the source and drain electrodes including a space; an interlayer insulating film covering the gate insulating film, source electrode, organic semiconductor layer, and part of the drain electrode; a conductive layer on the interlayer insulating film; a second adhesive formed over the interlayer insulating film and conductive layer; an image display medium on the second adhesive; an inorganic film on the image display medium and first adhesive; and a second substrate on the inorganic film, where the first adhesive is arranged outside the second adhesive between the display medium and the conductive layer, and forms bonding between the inorganic film and the gate insulating film having a hydrophilic treatment formed on the first substrate. |
| US08481991B2 |
Anisotropic strain control in semipolar nitride quantum wells by partially or fully relaxed aluminum indium gallium nitride layers with misfit dislocations
An epitaxial structure for a III-Nitride based optical device, comprising an active layer with anisotropic strain on an underlying layer, where a lattice constant and strain in the underlying layer are partially or fully relaxed in at least one direction due to a presence of misfit dislocations, so that the anisotropic strain in the active layer is modulated by the underlying layer. |
| US08481987B2 |
Sensor including a photocatalyst
Devices and methods for degrading contaminants that may foul a sensor. A photocatalyst associated with the sensor is capable of interacting with a light source to prevent contamination of the sensor and/or to facilitate decontamination of the sensor by contaminants such as, but not limited to, organic compounds, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), organometallic compounds, soot, organic matter, bacteria, algae, eggs of aquatic organisms, planktonic larvae, and the like. |
| US08481983B2 |
Extreme ultra violet light source apparatus
An extreme ultra violet light source apparatus in which debris moving within a chamber are prevented from reducing reflectance or transmittance of optical elements of an EUV collector mirror, etc, and extreme ultra violet light can stably be generated in a long period. The apparatus includes: a target supply unit for supplying a target to a predetermined position within a chamber; a driver laser for applying a laser beam to the target to generate first plasma; a collector mirror provided within the chamber, for collecting extreme ultra violet light radiated from the first plasma; a gas supply unit for supplying a gas into the chamber; an excitation unit for exciting the gas to generate second plasma around a region where the first plasma is generated; and an exhaust unit for exhausting the chamber and ejecting debris emitted from the first plasma to outside of the chamber. |
| US08481982B2 |
Energy emitting treatment device
In one aspect, the present application is directed to a radiant energy emitting device. The radiant energy emitting device comprises (A) an outer housing including at least one aperture there through, the housing being operationally configured to (1) receive and contain radiant energy therein, and (2) emit radiant energy out through the aperture to a target surface; (B) an energy emission means; and (C) a sensor means disposed about the aperture of the housing, the sensor means being in communication with the energy emission means and operationally configured to detect the spatial relationship between the sensor means and the target surface, said spatial relationship determining activation of the energy emission means. |
| US08481979B2 |
Particle beam therapy system with respiratory synchronization control
There are provided with a respiration induction apparatus that induces respiration, based on a desired respiration waveform; a switching device that switches the orbit of a particle beam; and an irradiation apparatus that controls irradiation, in synchronization with the desired respiration waveform. A controller, which performs synchronization control of the switching device and the respiration induction apparatuses in a plurality of treatment rooms, adjusts the periods and the phases of the desired respiration waveforms of the respiration induction apparatuses in the treatment rooms so that the irradiation times synchronized with the desired respiration waveforms in the treatment rooms do not overlap with one another, and controls the switching device so as to switch the orbits of the particle beam, in accordance with the respective irradiation times of the treatment rooms. |
| US08481976B1 |
Infrared fluorescing optical signature agent method for real time change detection
A method of detecting changes in a scene comprising placing a fluorescent and/or phosphorescent compound in the scene and monitoring for elimination or change in position of the phosphorescent compound. |
| US08481973B2 |
Fluorescent estimating apparatus, fluorescent estimating method, and fluorescent measuring apparatus
This invention provides a technique for efficiently estimating spectral radiance factors of fluorescence of a sample. To this end, for a sample which contains a fluorescent substance, first spectral reflectance data and second spectral reflectance data are obtained by making two different variable-angle measurements using a general colorimeter under a white light source. Ratios n of the first spectral reflectance data to the second spectral reflectance data in a long-wavelength spectrum range outside a fluorescent spectrum range of the sample are calculated. Then, difference data between spectral reflectance data as results of multiplying the second spectral reflectance data by the ratios n, and the first spectral reflectance data are calculated. The difference data are divided by values obtained by subtracting 1 from the ratios n, thereby calculating spectral reflectances of fluorescence of the sample, that is, spectral radiance factors. |
| US08481970B2 |
Sanitizer for portable electronic devices
A sanitizer for sanitizing a portable electronic device is provided, the sanitizer having a base including a cavity for receiving the electronic device, at least one ultraviolet radiation source for emitting ultraviolet radiation into the cavity, a cover cooperating with the base, the cover moving between an open position wherein the electronic device can be inserted into or removed from the cavity and a closed position wherein the cavity is enclosed so as to substantially maintain the ultraviolet radiation within the cavity, and a controller for enabling the ultraviolet radiation source to be activated only when the cover is closed. |
| US08481969B2 |
Effective algorithm for warming a twist axis for cold ion implantations
A method for warming a rotational interface in an ion implantation environment provides a scan arm configured to rotate about a first axis and an end effector coupled to the scan arm via a motor to selectively secure a workpiece. The end effector is configured to rotate about a second axis having a bearing and a seal associated with the second axis and motor. The motor is activated, and the rotation of motor is reversed after a predetermined time or when the motor faults due to a rotation the end effector about the second axis. A determination is made as to whether the rotation of the end effector about the second axis is acceptable, and the scan arm is reciprocated about the first axis when the rotation of the end effector is unacceptable, wherein inertia of the end effector causes a rotation of the end effector about the second axis. |
| US08481966B1 |
Microplasma ion source for focused ion beam applications
A high pressure microplasma source operating in a normal glow discharge regime is used to produce a cold bright focused beam of Xe+ and/or Xe2+ ions having ion temperature of the order of 0.5-1 eV and a current density on the order of 0.1-1 A/cm2 or higher for focused ion beam applications. |
| US08481964B2 |
Charged particle beam drawing apparatus and method
A charged particle beam drawing apparatus has a drawing chamber including a movable stage which supports a mask, the mask being formed by applying a resist to an upper surface of a mask substrate, an optical column for applying a charged particle beam to draw patterns in the resist, a charged particle beam dose correction portion for correcting a dose of the charged particle beam applied from the optical column to the resist on the basis of proximity effect and fogging effect, and a conversion coefficient changing portion for changing a conversion coefficient on the basis of pattern density in the resist and a position in the resist, wherein the conversion coefficient is a ratio of an accumulation energy of the charged particle beam accumulated in the resist, to an accumulation dose of the charged particle beam accumulated in the resist. |
| US08481963B2 |
Ion slicer with accelleration and decelleration optics
Described herein is an ion slicer that: a) accelerates an ion beam towards a first electrode comprising an ion entrance slit, where the first electrode blocks a portion of ions with high displacement from the axis of the ion beam, thereby slicing the ion beam; and then b) decelerates the ion beam after it is sliced. |
| US08481960B2 |
Deceleration lens
A system and method are disclosed for controlling an ion beam. A deceleration lens is disclosed for use in an ion implanter. The lens may include a suppression electrode, first and second focus electrodes, and first and second shields. The shields may be positioned between upper and lower portions of the suppression electrode. The first and second shields are positioned between the first focus electrode and an end station of the ion implanter. Thus positioned, the first and second shields protect support surfaces of said first and second focus electrodes from deposition of back-streaming particles generated from said ion beam. In some embodiments, the first and second focus electrodes may be adjustable to enable the electrode surfaces to be adjusted with respect to a direction of the ion beam. By adjusting the angle of the focus electrodes, parallelism of the ion beam can be controlled. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US08481958B2 |
Multi-axis lens, beam system making use of the compound lens, and method of manufacturing the compound lens
A lens system for a plurality of charged particle beams comprises a lens body with a first pole piece, a second pole piece and a plurality of lens openings for the respective charged particle beams; a common excitation coil arranged around the plurality of lens openings for providing a respective first magnetic flux to the lens openings; and a compensation coil arranged between the lens openings for providing a respective second magnetic flux to at least some of the lens openings so as to compensate for an asymmetry of the first magnetic flux. |
| US08481956B2 |
Dental radiology apparatus and signal processing method used therewith
A dental radiology apparatus having: an intraoral sensor comprising a detector including an active pixel array produced using biCMOS technology and converting a received x-ray into at least one analog electrical output signal; an electronic module encapsulated in a case and which has at least one detector activation device, the module linked to the sensor for the transmission to the sensor of a detector activation signal generated in the module and for the transmission to the module of the at least one analog electrical output signal, the module having analog-digital means for converting the at least one analog electrical output signal into at least one digital output signal. A remote processing and display unit of the at least one digital output signal is linked to the electronic module to ensure the transmission to the unit of the at least one digital output signal. |
| US08481955B2 |
Dental radiology apparatus and signal processing method used therewith
A dental radiology apparatus having: an intraoral sensor comprising a detector including an active pixel array produced using biCMOS technology and converting a received x-ray into at least one analog electrical output signal; an electronic module encapsulated in a case and which has at least one detector activation device, the module linked to the sensor for the transmission to the sensor of a detector activation signal generated in the module and for the transmission to the module of the at least one analog electrical output signal, the module having analog-digital means for converting the at least one analog electrical output signal into at least one digital output signal. A remote processing and display unit of the at least one digital output signal is linked to the electronic module to ensure the transmission to the unit of the at least one digital output signal. |
| US08481954B2 |
Dental radiology apparatus and signal processing method used therewith
A dental radiology apparatus having: an intraoral sensor comprising a detector including an active pixel array produced using biCMOS technology and converting a received x-ray into at least one analog electrical output signal; an electronic module encapsulated in a case and which has at least one detector activation device, the module linked to the sensor for the transmission to the sensor of a detector activation signal generated in the module and for the transmission to the module of the at least one analog electrical output signal, the module having analog-digital means for converting the at least one analog electrical output signal into at least one digital output signal. A remote processing and display unit of the at least one digital output signal is linked to the electronic module to ensure the transmission to the unit of the at least one digital output signal. |
| US08481952B2 |
Scintillation separator
A scintillation reflector can include a specular material having a first and second surface, and a first diffuse material arranged adjacent to the first surface of the specular material and proximal to the scintillator surface. The composite reflector may surround at least a portion of a scintillator surface as provide in a scintillation detector. |
| US08481951B2 |
Device and method for particle therapy verification
The invention is related to the field of charged Hadron Therapy, i.e. radiation therapy using strongly interacting particles. More particularly, the invention relates to a detector and method for measuring the beam range of a charged hadron beam in a target object as well as the particle dose distribution in the target object. |
| US08481941B2 |
Dual function injection type array readout device and circuit and dual function readout module
A dual function injection type array readout device includes at least two sensor groups and a dual function injection type array readout circuit. Each sensor group has two sensors of different functions, and each sensor generates a sense current according to a corresponding sensed target. The dual function injection type array readout circuit includes at least two dual function readout modules, each having two readout units, each electrically coupled to a respective sensor of a corresponding sensor group. Each readout unit includes a current-to-voltage converter having an integration capacitor, and a sample-and-hold device electrically coupled to the current-to-voltage converter. A switch unit is electrically coupled to the integration capacitors of the readout units. |
| US08481938B2 |
Electromagnetic wave measuring apparatus, measuring method, program, and recording medium
According to the present invention, an electromagnetic wave measurement device includes an electromagnetic wave output device, an electromagnetic wave detector, a relative position changing unit, a delay period recording unit, a phase deriving unit, a delay-corrected phase deriving unit, a sinogram deriving unit, and an image deriving unit. The electromagnetic wave output device outputs an electromagnetic wave having a frequency equal to or more than 0.01 THz and equal to or less than 100 THz toward a device under test and a container storing at least a part of the device under test. |
| US08481929B2 |
Lens free collision cell with improved efficiency
An ion collision cell is fabricated by four semi-circular profile elements, all of which are attach to the same reference plate. Consequently, all four elements remain aligned to the same reference plate. The four elements form a semi-circular channel with a semi-circular quad electrodes. The quad electrodes receive electrical potential to form the field required to focus and maintain the ions at the center of the channel. semi-circular insulators are provided on all sides of the channel so as to seal the channel over its length from the interior of the mass spectrometer. |
| US08481928B2 |
Introduction of ions into mass spectrometers through laval nozzles
Ions entrained in a gas are transported into the vacuum system of an ion user, such as a mass spectrometer, from an ion source located outside the vacuum. The gas and ions pass through a nozzle that connects the ion source to the vacuum system and is shaped to form a supersonic gas jet in a first vacuum chamber of the vacuum system. In the first vacuum chamber, ions entrained in the supersonic gas jet are extracted electrically or magnetically and are collected, for example, by an RF ion funnel and transmitted to the ion user. The supersonic gas jet travels on and, after passing through the first vacuum chamber, the supersonic gas jet is directed into a separate pump chamber out of which the gas is pumped. |
| US08481924B2 |
MS/MS data processing
A method of identifying precursor ion species from their fragments comprises obtaining mass spectra of a plurality of precursor ion species and their fragments to high mass accuracy. The fragment mass spectrum, obtained from fragmentation of multiple precursor ion species, is then scanned it identify pairs of fragments whose combined mass matches the mass of one of the precursor ion species. Once pairs of fragment ion shave been matched to precursor ions, the composite fragment ion spectrum is broken down into portions, one per fragment pair. Analysis continues until no further pairs are identified. A simplified fragment ion spectrum is then reconstructed for each precursor sample ion by stitching together the broken down sections of the composite fragment spectrum. The resultant reconstructed, simplified fragment spectra are sent to a search engine which returns a score-sorted list of likely candidates for each synthetic fragment ion spectrum. |
| US08481912B2 |
Robust spectral analyzer for one-dimensional and multi-dimensional data analysis
A method of analyzing a spectrum of one-dimensional or multi-dimensional signal X(t) requires a number of steps including deriving coefficients [AN(ω), BN(ω)] of an Lp-norm harmonic regression of the signal with 0 |
| US08481909B2 |
Detection apparatus and radiation detection system
A detection apparatus includes conversion elements and switch elements disposed below the conversion elements; insulating layers are disposed between the conversion elements and switch elements. Each conversion element includes a first electrode corresponding to a switch element. A second electrode extends over the plurality of conversion elements; and a semiconductor layer formed between the first electrodes and the second electrode extends over the plurality of conversion elements. Insulating layers include first regions located immediately below the first electrodes and a second region located between the first regions. A third electrode is disposed in the second region and between the insulating layers. The third electrode is supplied with a potential that sets a potential of a part where the second region is in contact with the semiconductor layer to a value between a potential of the second electrode and a potential of the first electrode. |
| US08481904B2 |
Autofocus system with stray light compensation
An autofocus system adaptable for use in microscopes or other optical systems incorporates an auxiliary photodetector that measures light only from a reference light source. An outgoing reference beam, incident upon a target to be inspected, is reflected to become an incoming reference beam incident on a photodetector. The photodetector generates a focus error signal proportional to the displacement of the target from the ideal focal point. The auxiliary photodetector generates a correction signal proportional to the output of the reference light source. The correction signal is used to compensate the focus error signal for stray light generated by the reference light source. The compensated focus error signal may be used to drive a servomechanism to displace either the target or the microscope objective lens to bring the target into focus. The correction signal may also be used to compensate the reference light source gain to control the reference light source output. |
| US08481903B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatuses including a moveable optical component for detecting optical signals from a sample
An optical system configured to detect optical signals during imaging sessions. The optical system includes an objective lens that has a collecting end that is positioned proximate to a sample and configured to receive optical signals therefrom. The optical system also includes a removable path compensator that is configured to be located at an imaging position between the collecting end of the objective lens and the sample. The path compensator adjusts an optical path of the light emissions when in the imaging position. Also, the optical system includes a transfer device that is configured to move the path compensator. The transfer device locates the path compensator at the imaging position for a first imaging session and removes the path compensator from the imaging position for a second imaging session. |
| US08481902B2 |
Heating element production
This invention is to eliminate all of the above-mentioned disadvantages by proposing a heating element intended to be deposited on a metal substrate, e.g., made of aluminium or an aluminium alloy, or even stainless steel, which is capable of delivering high outputs, in particular with a surface/output ratio possibly going as high as values on the order of 40 W/cm2, while at the same time maintaining good dielectric performance levels and/or being capable of delivering an even degree of heat over an entire surface. |
| US08481898B2 |
Self regulating electric heaters
Systems and methods for PTC materials are described. In one example, a PTC constant wattage heater provides two or more self regulating heating modes. The PTC constant wattage heater may provide self regulating temperature and current control at lower expense. |
| US08481890B2 |
Textile having water transport and heating capabilities
A textile (10) comprising first and second conductive layers (12a, 12b); at least one porous layer (14) positioned between first and second conductive layers (12a, 12b), the pores of said porous layer (14) extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to said conductive layers (12a, 12b); the conductive layers (12a, 12b) being connected to an electric signal generator (15) such that, in use, a voltage can be applied across said porous layer (14) to effect directional flow of liquid across said textile (10), and a voltage can also be applied along at least one of the conductive layers (12a, 12b) to effect heating of said textile (10). |
| US08481889B2 |
Hand grip member with electric heater
A handle grip member with electric heater can be produced in high yield through simple processing not using any core of synthetic resin and avoiding molding operation. Depressed groove (4) is spirally provided on an external surface of inner part (1) of rubber, and multiple ribs (5) are provided on an internal surface thereof along the direction of length. Electric heater (7) of tape-shaped metal conductor is implanted in the depressed groove (4), and fixed. Electric wires (8a,8b) are connected to two ends of the electric heater (7) and drawn out. The inner part (1) is inserted in outer part (9) of rubber tube, and the outer part (9) is fixed to the inner part (1) with the use of an adhesive, etc. |
| US08481887B2 |
Method for machining tapered micro holes
A method for laser machining through micro-holes having desired geometric cross-section requirements in a thin, substantially homogenous material. |
| US08481886B2 |
Polygonal laser scanner for coating removal
A laser scanner system for removing a coating from a surface. The system includes a laser source for generating a laser beam; a focusing optic operative to receive, focus and re-direct the laser beam; a rotating multi-faceted mirror for receiving and reflecting the focused laser beam, wherein the rotating multi-faceted mirror repeatedly translates the reflected focused laser beam in one direction along an arc path and through a first focal point, and wherein passage of the laser beam through the first focal point results in divergence of the beam; a reimaging mirror for receiving and reflecting the divergent laser beam toward a work surface, wherein the reimaging mirror produces an image of the first focal point and its path; and wherein the rotating multi-faceted mirror and the reimagining mirror cooperate to produce a beam cross-over region having a minimal cross-sectional area relative to other points along the beam path, and wherein the beam cross-over region is located between the reimaging mirror and the work surface. |
| US08481885B2 |
Laser narrow groove welding apparatus and welding method
A welding apparatus and a welding method are employed for laser narrow groove welding which performs welding scanning a laser beam in the welding direction while feeding a solid filler metal into a narrow groove. The welding apparatus includes a laser beam irradiation head having a mechanism periodically oscillating an irradiation point of the laser beam with a predetermined amplitude in the bottom of the groove, and a filler metal control device having a solid filler metal feeder feeding the solid filler metal to the molten pool formed in the bottom of the groove by the laser beam and adjusting the feeding position independent of a motion of the laser beam irradiation head so that the tip position of the solid filler metal detected is constantly positioned in the center of the groove. |
| US08481881B2 |
Electric circuit breaker and switchgear panel with circuit breaker
A polyphase (e.g., three-phase) metal-enclosed, gas-insulated high-voltage circuit breaker and a switchgear including the circuit breaker is provided. For each phase, the circuit breaker includes one power arcing chamber pole per phase which are accommodated together in a common circuit breaker housing, and which have at least two connecting outputs per phase. The circuit breaker housing has a number, corresponding to the number of arcing chamber poles of chambers open at their front ends, in which the arcing chamber poles are arranged. The open front ends of the chambers are each respectively closed by means a corresponding dome-like lid covering the corresponding front ends so that a gas link between the individual chambers is provided for via the connection spaces created by the lids. |
| US08481876B2 |
Switch protection prior to installation in a belt lock
Switch assembly, including a fixed contact part, an elastic switching contact part, a mounting plate, wherein the fixed contact part and the switching contact part are located on the mounting plate, the switching contact part having at least one extension that projects beyond an outside surface of the mounting plate upon installation and in an operating position such that when the switching contact part is exposed to pressure in a direction of the mounting plate, an electrical signal between the elastic switching contact part and the fixed contact part will be either interrupted or established. A fixing mechanism pretensions the switching contact part prior to installation such that the at least one extension does not project beyond the outside surface of the mounting plate. The fixing mechanism releases the switching contact part tension when the switch assembly is installed and in the operating position. |
| US08481871B2 |
Dynamic thickness adaptation for an in-line scale
Methods and apparatus for weighing an article, such as a mail piece, while the article is moving at high speed. An article (900) is received from an intake transport (1200), and gripped in a weighing station (1310), in between a capstan roller and a pinch roller (1316), which are synchronized to minimize slipping. A first precision servo system (1252, 1250) alters the speed of the article, and in the process acquires torque data for storage and analysis (1212, 1282). A second precision servo system (1260,1330) applies a constant force, via a tension arm (1320), urging the pinch roller (1316) against the capstan roller, independently of the thickness of the mail piece. Active electronic damping (1900) reduces oscillation when an inconsistency in thickness of the article is encountered during weighing. The damping force is subtracted from the capstan motor torque data for improved accuracy (FIG. 20B). |
| US08481869B2 |
Take-up device for cable, cord and the like
A take-up device for storing a flexible member, such as a cable, cord, flexible hose or tubing and the like, includes a housing for receiving a central portion of the flexible member in in a folded configuration with linear end portions thereof extending outwardly from the housing. The housing includes a member for holding an end portion of the flexible member. |
| US08481867B2 |
Conductive grounding pad
Compressible grounding pads with two conductor layers separated by a compressible foam layer comprise: (A) A first conductor layer, e.g., copper foil; (B) A first adhesive layer in direct contact with a part of the first conductor layer, the first conductor layer extending beyond the first adhesive layer; (C) A foam layer in direct contact with one facial side of the first adhesive layer; (D) A second adhesive layer in direct contact with the opposite facial side of foam layer; (E) A second conductor layer, e.g., copper foil, in direct contact with the second adhesive layer, the second conductor layer extending beyond the second adhesive layer such that the second conductor layer joins with the first conductor layer; (F) An electrically conductive third adhesive layer in direct contact with the facial surface opposite the facial surface that is in direct contact with the second conductor layer; and (G) An optional release liner in direct contact with the third adhesive layer. |
| US08481865B2 |
Wiring board and method for manufacturing the same
A wiring board includes a core substrate, a first laminated structure formed on a surface of the substrate and including conductive and insulation layers, and a second laminated structure formed on the opposite surface of the substrate and including conductive and insulation layers. The substrate has a connection conductor made of a plating. The insulation layers of the first laminated structure have connection conductors stacked one over another and made of platings. The insulation layers of the second laminated structure have connection conductors stacked one over another and made of platings. The connection conductors of the laminated structures are stacked on the connection conductor of the substrate. The connection conductors of the laminated structures include outer-layer connection conductors which have positions shifted in a substantially same direction from the position of the connection conductor of the substrate. |
| US08481858B2 |
Method for producing a non-developable surface printed circuit and the thus obtained printed circuit
The invention relates to a method for producing a non-developable surface printed circuit and to the thus obtained printed circuit. According to the invention, each electrically conductive pattern of a printed circuit includes at least one base, which is arranged on the non-developable surface and obtained by projecting an electrically conductive varnish, and a coating, which is arranged on the base and made of an electrically well conductive material by buffer electrolysis. |
| US08481857B2 |
Windowpane having an electrical flat connecting element
The present invention describes a windowpane, in particular vehicle windowpane, having at least one flat-conductor soldered connecting element for making electrical contact, which flat-conductor soldered connecting element has at least one electrically insulating plastic layer and one electrically conductive layer or foil which is connected to a soldering surface for soldering on a line connection which leads on from the windowpane, and which flat-conductor soldered connecting element is adhesively attached to an outer surface of the windowpane, characterized in that at least one electrically insulating buffer layer is provided between a section of the electrically conductive layer or foil with a freely exposed soldering surface, on the one hand, and the surface of the windowpane, on the other. |
| US08481856B2 |
Vehicle wiring structure
Disclosed is a vehicle wiring structure that uses a power cable to connect a power source and an electrical load disposed, inside a vehicle, with a space therebetween in the vehicle front-to-back direction. The vehicle wiring structure is provided with a metal pipe (20) which is disposed on vehicle floor under surface (61), between a position below where the power source is installed and a position below where the electrical load is installed, and two ends of which are inserted into the vehicle, and a power cable that is inserted through the metal pipe (20) and connects the power source and the electrical load. The metal pipe (20) is provided slanting from the two ends toward a bottommost part (21), in the vertical direction, and the bottommost part (21) is heated by heat released from CAT (51). |
| US08481855B2 |
Flexible wiring substrate
A plurality of protruding substrate portions (12) is extended from positions placed at an interval from each other along a peripheral edge of a wiring substrate (10). Each of the protruding substrate portions (12) is provided with wiring terminals (15), (16) electrically connected to each of a plurality of electrode terminals provided to an electrical instrument substrate. A cut-out part (18) is formed in a peripheral edge (13a) between the protruding substrate portions (12) in the wiring substrate (10). |
| US08481844B2 |
Solar cell and solar cell module
In the solar cell module 1, one finger electrode 30 is branched into multiple branched portions 30a in an intersecting region α where the one finger electrode 30 intersects a conductive body including a wiring member 40 configured to collect photo-generated carriers from the finger electrode 30. |
| US08481841B2 |
Musical tone control system for electronic keyboard instrument
A musical tone control system for an electronic keyboard instrument, which is capable of calculating a key depression velocity of a key with high accuracy without being adversely affected by a large rotational resistance of the key during a let-off, and stopping sounding of a musical tone in appropriate timing. The system detects first key depression information on a key at a first position corresponding to a key depression depth obtained before start of a let-off, second key depression information on the key at a second position which corresponds to a larger key depression depth than the first position does, and third key depression information, obtained after termination of the let-off, on the key at a third position which corresponds to a larger key depression depth than the second position does. The tone volume of a musical tone is set based on a key depression velocity of the key. |
| US08481840B2 |
Button shaped portable media player with indicia
In one embodiment of the present invention, a portable media player has the form of a wearable button and includes a body that has a front face and a rear face. The media player also has a means for detachably attaching the body to an article of clothing, such as a shirt or jacket. The player has a memory that contains at least one audio file and also includes means for converting the audio file into an analogue sound signal, wherein the content of the memory is factory programmed and cannot be changed by the user. Playback controls are provided to permit playing of the audio file stored in memory. In accordance with the present invention, artist indicia are fixedly disposed on the front face of the body. The indicia correspond to the content of the audio file. For example, the indicia can include the name of the artist and/or the name of the song and/or contain graphics that are associated with the artist of the audio file content. |
| US08481834B2 |
Cajon with textured applications
A musical instrument comprising a cuboid-shaped housing with a resonant chamber having external striking surfaces for producing percussive sounds when struck by any portion of a person's hand, or a hard or any other suitable object, and the means for producing distinctive and varied percussive sounds upon the striking of one or more of these surfaces consisting of textured applications joined to one or more of these surfaces in attached or integrated relation. |
| US08481833B1 |
Free floating drum head tensioning system
A drum shell has upper and lower peripheral edges. A flexible drum head is provided over at least one peripheral edge. Upper and lower hoops have vertical sections adjacent to the upper and lower edges. Each vertical section has horizontal regions. The horizontal regions have first and second apertures. A plurality of lug bodies are provided. Each lug body has a first end extending through a first aperture. Each lug body has a second end located adjacent to a second aperture. A plurality of threaded tension rods is provided. Each threaded tension rod has a head and a threaded end. Each tension rod extends through a second aperture. Each tension rod is threadedly coupled to the second end of a lug body. |
| US08481832B2 |
Docking station system
A portable docking station system is designed to mount a portable computing device flush onto a musical instrument. The system features buttons or openings so the user can easily access the controls on the computing device such as volume and power. The system features a housing having a eject system allowing the edge to pivot which provides ease in installing and removing an attached portable computing device. The system is adjustable to receive computing devices of various sizes and thicknesses. Fillers or spacers are added to the system to accommodate various computing devices. |
| US08481831B2 |
Stringed instrument
Provided is a stringed instrument using frets, in which a low-pitched sound range is extended without changing the size of the main body and the sound range before the low-pitched sound range has been extended can be restored by using a capotasto. The stringed instrument comprises: a high-pitched sound string nut which is attached to an end of a fingerboard and from which a low-pitched sound string portion is removed; a low-pitched sound string nut attached at a position selected so that the string length from a saddle extends over the position of the high-pitched sound string nut; a new fingerboard provided over the area extending to the low-pitched sound string nut from the portion where the low-pitched sound string portion of the high-pitched sound string nut is removed; a minus-one fret and a zero fret newly provided on the fingerboard; and a board used for attaching a capotasto for always pushing the low-pitched sound string against the zero fret and provided on the headstock side in the vicinity of the high-pitched sound string nut. |
| US08481829B1 |
Maize variety inbred PH18JA
A novel maize variety designated PH18JA and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH18JA with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH18JA through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH18JA or a locus conversion of PH18JA with another maize variety. |
| US08481828B1 |
Maize variety inbred PH187J
A novel maize variety designated PH187J and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH187J with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH187J through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH187J or a locus conversion of PH187J with another maize variety. |
| US08481827B1 |
Variety corn line NPFX7789
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated NPFX7789, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPFX7789 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line NPFX7789, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line NPFX7789, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US08481826B1 |
Variety corn line NPNA0001
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated NPNA0001, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPNA0001 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line NPNA0001, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line NPNA0001, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US08481825B1 |
Variety corn line NPFA6896
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated NPFX6896, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line NPFX6896 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line NPFX6896, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line NPFX6896, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US08481824B1 |
Inbred maize variety PH17P5
A novel maize variety designated PH17P5 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH17P5 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH17P5 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH17P5 or a locus conversion of PH17P5 with another maize variety. |
| US08481822B1 |
Inbred maize variety PH18DS
A novel maize variety designated PH18DS and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH18DS with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH18DS through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH18DS or a locus conversion of PH18DS with another maize variety. |
| US08481820B1 |
Maize variety PHHJN
A novel maize variety designated PHHJN and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHHJN with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHHJN through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHHJN or a trait conversion of PHHJN with another maize variety. Inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHHJN, methods for producing other inbred maize varieties derived from maize variety PHHJN and the inbred maize varieties and their parts derived by the use of those methods. |
| US08481815B2 |
Processes for producing polyunsaturated fatty acids in transgenic organisms
The present invention relates to polynucleotides from Ostreococcus lucimarinus which code for desaturases and elongases and which can be employed for the recombinant production of polyunsaturated fatty acids. The invention furthermore relates to vectors, host cells and transgenic nonhuman organisms which comprise the polynucleotides, and to the polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides. Finally, the invention also relates to production processes for the polyunsaturated fatty acids and for oil, lipid and fatty acid compositions. |
| US08481813B2 |
Transformation and regeneration of allium plants
This invention relates to methods for the transformation of plants from the genus Allium, and transformed plants produced according to the method. Specifically, this invention relates to direct transformation of Allium leaf tissue using Agrobacterium mediated transformation, and plants regenerated from the transformed leaf tissue. In various aspects, the invention relates to a method of obtaining a transformed Allium leaf tissue and methods of obtaining a transformed Allium plant by regenerating the transformed leaf tissue. |
| US08481812B2 |
Methods of increasing abiotic stress tolerance and/or biomass in plants generated thereby
Provided are methods of increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass and/or increasing the yield of a plant by expressing within the plant an exogenous polynucleotide homologous to SEQ ID NO:13. |
| US08481810B2 |
Transgenic plants expressing a cellulase
The instant disclosure describes the application of genetic engineering techniques to produce cellulase in plants. Cellulase coding sequences operably linked to promoters active in plants may be transformed into the nuclear genome and/or the plastid genome of a plant. As cellulases may be toxic to plants, chemically-inducible or wound-inducible promoters may be employed. Additionally, the expressed cellulases may be targeted to vacuoles or other cellular organelles. |
| US08481809B2 |
Isolated polypeptides and polynucleotides encoding same for generating plants with increased cuticlar water permeability
An isolated polynucleotide is provided. The isolated polynucleotides comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 88% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 22, the polypeptide being capable of increasing a cuticular water permeability of a plant expressing same. Also provided are methods of generating plants expressing such polypeptides which can be used for producing dehydrated plants or cuticular covered portions thereof. |
| US08481808B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X13A497
A novel maize variety designated X13A497 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13A497 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13A497 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13A497, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13A497. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13A497. |
| US08481806B2 |
Absorbent article having traverse reinforcing element
An absorbent article having a front end region, a rear end region, a central region disposed between the front and rear end regions, a fluids source area, and a transverse axis and a longitudinal axis. The absorbent article includes a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, and a reinforcing structure disposed within the central region. In one aspect of the invention, the reinforcing structure includes a pair of traverse reinforcing elements each of which is formed by two traverse channels. The two traverse channels may be disposed generally parallel to the transverse axis with a reinforcement distance such that the absorbent core has an average density of in the range of about 5% to about 500% higher at the traverse reinforcing element than the fluids source area. |
| US08481805B2 |
Method to stop bleeding at a puncture site of an artery of a patient's wrist
A method to stop bleeding at a puncture site of an artery on a wrist of a patient comprises wrapping a flexible band of a hemostatic device around the wrist of the patient, wherein the hemostatic device also includes a curved plate, a balloon and a marker used to position the balloon at the puncture site, and wherein the flexible band, the curved plate and the balloon are substantially transparent. The wrapping of the flexible band around the wrist of the patient involves wrapping the flexible band around the wrist of the patient while the balloon is in an uninflated state. The wrapping can also take place while an introducer sheath is in place at the puncture site. The method also involves using the marker to position balloon relative to the puncture site such that the balloon overlies the puncture site, introducing a fluid into the balloon and inflating the balloon, and maintaining inflation of the balloon and compression against the puncture site. |
| US08481802B2 |
Stratiform perforated biomatrices
The present invention relates to stratiform biomatrices that are formed from regularly shaped, uniformly arranged portions which are connected to one another by continuous, straight-through perforations, and also to the use thereof as cosmetic or pharmaceutical agents, such as, in particular, as agents for wound treatment. The present invention further relates to a process for producing stratiform biomatrices of such a type, and also to the combination thereof in kit-of-parts arrangements. |
| US08481799B2 |
Process for packaging radioactive wastes in the form of synthetic rock
The present invention relates to a process for packaging radioactive wastes, in which the following successive steps are carried out: a/ radioactive wastes, the solids content of which comprises at least 90% of compounds selected from CaCO2, Fe2O3, SiO2, Al2O3 and B2O3, are supplemented, so as to achieve a target composition of said supplemented wastes after calcination, and b/ said supplemented radioactive wastes are melted and c/ said melt is poured into a container, so as to obtain, after cooling, a product comprising a vitreous or vitro-crystalline synthetic rock, having said target composition, characterized in that said target composition corresponds to the following definition, in a CaO, SiO2 and X2O3 ternary system, in which X2O3 is a trivalent oxide or a mixture of trivalent oxides selected from Al2O3, Fe2O3 or B2O3, PC and PS being the mass percentages of CaO and SiO2: PC is from 35 to 60%, and PS is from 10 to 45%. |
| US08481793B2 |
Method for separating halocarbons
The invention provides a method for separating halocarbons. In particular, a method for separating 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane (HCFC-244bb) from 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene (HCFO-1233xf) based on differences in melting points of these compounds. More particularly the invention pertains to a method for separating HCFC-244bb from HCFO-1233xf which are useful as intermediates in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf). |
| US08481792B2 |
Reducing acetals and/or esters during ethanol separation process
To reduce acetal and/or ester concentrations when separating ethanol from a crude product in one or more distillation column, at least one of the columns is operated at a higher pressure to increase the equilibrium constant that favors hydrolysis of the acetal. The crude product may comprise ethanol, acetaldehyde, water, ethyl acetate and one or more acetals, such as diethyl acetal. The acetal and/or ester concentration may be reduced thus reducing the need to separate acetal and/or ester from the crude product. |
| US08481790B2 |
Catalyst for producing unsaturated aldehyde by oxidation of lower olefin at high space velocity
A method of preparing a catalyst for producing acrolein by oxidation of propylene at high space velocity, said catalyst is a Mo—Bi—Fe—Co based composite metal oxide. Producing unsaturated aldehyde via partial oxidation of lower unsaturated olefin at high space velocity using said catalyst is suitable for process with or without off-gas recirculating. Said catalyst is prepared by co-precipitation, the reaction conditions for using said catalyst to produce unsaturated aldehyde are, the space velocity of unsaturated lower olefin relative to catalyst being 120˜200 h-1(STP), reaction temperature being 300˜420° C. and absolute pressure being 0.1˜0.5 MPa; a single-stage unsaturated lower olefin conversion ratio of greater than 98.0% and carbon oxide yield of less than 3.3% with an overall yield of unsaturated lower aldehyde and acid of greater than 94.0% are obtained. The process to prepare the said catalyst is simple, easy to be repeated, and capable of industrial scale-up. |
| US08481785B2 |
Materials for N-doping the electron-transporting layers in organic electronic components
The invention pertains to new materials based on sterically inhibited donor arylboranes for the improvement of electron injection and electron transport in organic electronic components like organic light-emitting diodes (OLED's), organic field effect transistors (OFET's), and on organic photovoltaics based components, in particular, organic solar cells. |
| US08481784B2 |
Superabsorbent polymers and methods of making the same
In one aspect, a process for the preparation of a superabsorbent polymer is described herein. In some embodiments, the process comprises (I) preparing acrylic acid, wherein the process comprises (a1) provision of a fluid F1 having a composition comprising from about 5 to about 20 wt. % of hydroxypropionic acid, salts thereof, or mixtures thereof; from about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of inorganic salts; from about 0.1 to about 30 wt. % of organic compounds which differ from hydroxypropionic acid; from 0 to about 50 wt. % of solids; and from about 20 to about 90 wt. % of water; (a2) dehydration of said hydroxypropionic acid to give a fluid F2 containing acrylic acid; and (a3) purification of said fluid F2 to give a purified acrylic acid phase comprising acrylic acid having a purity of at least 70 wt. %; and (II) polymerizing the acrylic acid of (I) to form a superabsorbent polymer. |
| US08481783B2 |
Process of separation of glyoxylic acid from an aqueous reaction medium containing glyoxylic acid and hydrochloric acid
The invention relates to a process for separating glyoxylic acid starting from an aqueous reaction medium containing glyoxylic acid and hydrochloric acid, comprising a step of countercurrent steam stripping of the reaction medium in order to obtain, on the one hand, a gas phase containing the volatile hydrochloric acid and, on the other hand, a liquid phase containing the purified glyoxylic acid. |
| US08481782B2 |
Treprostinil production
The present invention is directed to a novel method for preparing a synthetic intermediate for treprostinil via a stereoselective alkyne addition reaction. Also described are methods of preparing treprostinil comprising the alkyne addition reaction described herein as well as novel intermediates useful for synthesis prostacyclin derivatives, such as treprostinil. |
| US08481775B2 |
Method for improving the color index of organopolysiloxanes
The present invention relates to method for improving the color index of organopolysiloxanes functionalized with at least one UV-light absorbing group said method comprising the step of contacting said group carrying organopolysiloxanes with a hydroxy carboxylic acid or a cyclic ester thereof in an organic solvent. |
| US08481774B2 |
Method for producing tetrafluoro compound
Provided is a method for producing a tetrafluoro nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound such as tetrafluoropyrrolidine in good yield and at low cost. The method comprises the steps of: (A) reacting a compound represented by the formula (I) with fluorine gas to produce a tetrafluoro compound represented by the formula (II), (B) converting the tetrafluoro derivative represented by the formula (II) to a compound represented by the formula (III), and (C) reacting the compound represented by the formula (III) with an amine compound represented by the formula NH2R9 to produce a tetrafluoro nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compound represented by the formula (IV) or salt thereof. |
| US08481771B2 |
Biodiesel process
Processes for producing biodiesel compositions are disclosed. FFAs present in the triglycerides can be removed by reaction with isobutylene, or by Kolbe electrolysis. The Kolbe electrolysis can be performed on the starting material, or on the crude glycerol. The triglycerides are transesterified to form alkyl esters of the fatty acids and glycerol. The transesterification reaction can be catalyzed by an alkoxide, rather than a hydroxide, to help keep the glycerol by-product dry. The alkoxide salt can be neutralized by reaction with a dry acid, such as gaseous hydrogen chloride or sulfuric acid, and the resulting alcohol removed by distillation, and at least a portion of the neutralized salt can be removed by filtration or decantation. The process can provide improved biodiesel yields, and glycerol pure enough for use directly in glycerol ether manufacture. |
| US08481766B2 |
Methods of producing epoxides from alkenes using a two-component catalyst system
Methods for the epoxidation of alkenes are provided. The methods include the steps of exposing the alkene to a two-component catalyst system in an aqueous solution in the presence of carbon monoxide and molecular oxygen under conditions in which the alkene is epoxidized. The two-component catalyst system comprises a first catalyst that generates peroxides or peroxy intermediates during oxidation of CO with molecular oxygen and a second catalyst that catalyzes the epoxidation of the alkene using the peroxides or peroxy intermediates. A catalyst system composed of particles of suspended gold and titanium silicalite is one example of a suitable two-component catalyst system. |
| US08481763B2 |
Preparation process of dronedarone and its salts
A process is provided for preparing dronedarone or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The process comprises reacting 5-amino-2-butyl-3-(4-[3-(dibutylamino)propoxy]benzoyl)benzofuran (compound A) with methanesulfonyl chloride without any catalyst to provide crude dronedarone hydrochloride, which is purified to afford highly pure product. Then, the dronedarone hydrochloride can be converted to highly pure dronedarone through treatment with an alkaline solvent, the dronedarone can be further converted to other pharmaceutically acceptable salts of dronedarone. In this process, acylation between compound A and methanesulfonyl chloride is carried out successfully and the formation of the dimethylsulfonyl by-product is inhibited. |
| US08481758B2 |
Process for the production of prostaglandins and prostaglandin analogs
The present invention relates to an improved process for the production of prostaglandins and prostaglandin analogs. In particular, this invention relates to the production of prostaglandins of the PGF2α-series, including latanoprost, travoprost, and bimatoprost, which are active pharmaceutical ingredients used for the reduction of elevated intra-ocular pressure in patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension. |
| US08481757B2 |
Compounds and compositions useful in the treatment of malaria
Provided herein compounds, compositions and methods useful for the treatment of malaria for a subject in need thereof, including compounds of Formula (I), Formula (II), Formula (III), Formula (IV), and Formula (V). |
| US08481753B2 |
Method for producing isoindole
A method for manufacturing isoindolic compound, which can adopt a condition capable of being put to industrially practical use, which can produce stable isoindolic compound, and which can further produce the isoindolic compound with a high yield. The method for manufacturing isoindolic compound includes a thermal treatment step where a compound of which molecule includes a structure of pyrrole fused with bicyclo [2.2.2] octadiene skeleton, and includes a formula (I): is subjected to a supercritical carbon dioxide atmosphere. The thermal treatment step is preferably performed at a temperature of not less than 50° C. and not more than 300° C. |
| US08481749B2 |
N-(tetrazol-5-yl)- and N-(triazol-5-yl)arylcarboxamides and their use as herbicides
N-(Tetrazol-5-yl)- and N-(triazol-5-yl)arylcarboxamides of the formula (I) are described as herbicides. In this formula (I), X, Y, Z and R represent radicals such as hydrogen, organic radicals such as alkyl, and other radicals such as halogen. A and B represent N and CY. |
| US08481748B2 |
Phosphinate ruthenium complexes
Provided herein are ruthenium complexes of Formula I, and processes of preparation thereof. Also provided are methods of their use as a metathesis catalyst. |
| US08481746B2 |
Diarylphosphine-containing compounds, processes of preparing same and uses thereof as tridentate ligands
A novel process of preparing tridentate ligands containing a diarylphosphine electron donating group are disclosed. Use of this process for preparing a combinatorial library of such tridentate ligands and of organometallic complexes containing same is also disclosed. Further disclosed are novel diarylphosphine-containing compounds that can serve as tridentate ligands (e.g., pincer ligands), combinatorial libraries of such tridentate ligands, organometallic complexes containing these ligands (e.g., pincer complexes), and combinatorial libraries of such complexes. Methods utilizing these libraries for screening for candidate organometallic catalysts are also disclosed. |
| US08481745B2 |
N-(aminoheteroaryl)-1H-indole-2-carboxamide derivatives, preparation thereof and therapeutic use therof
The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I): Wherein n, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y, Z1, Z2, Z3, Z4, Ra and Rb are as defined herein. The invention also relates to process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) and their therapeutic use. |
| US08481741B2 |
Preparation methods of 6 substituted amino-3 cyanoquinoline compounds and the intermediates thereof
The present invention relates to a method for preparing 6-substituted amino-3-cyanoquinoline compounds (compound A for short) and the intermediates thereof, more particularly, to a compound of the following formula (I), the preparation method thereof, the intermediates thereof and use thereof for preparing the compound A. The compound of the formula (I) is cyclized in the presence of an alkali to give a compound of formula A, wherein W is OH; or the compound of the formula (I) is cyclized in the presence of an alkali, and then chlorinated to give a compound of the formula A, wherein W is Cl. Compared with the known methods in the literature, the method for preparing the compound A from the compound of formula (I) according to the present invention can avoid using high-temperature condition and high boiling point solvents, and is safe and environment-friendly, mild in reaction condition, easy in operation with a high yield and high product purity. |
| US08481733B2 |
Substituted imidazopyr- and imidazotri-azines
Fused pyridine-based bicyclic compounds having the structure of Formula I, as defined herein, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, preparation, compositions, and disease treatment therewith. This abstract does not define or limit the invention. |
| US08481730B2 |
Method of synthesis of Bosentan, its polymorphic forms and its salts
The present invention relates to alkaline earth metal salts of bosentan, anyhdrous bosentan, polymorphic forms thereof, amorphous bosentan and processes for preparing them. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of bosentan and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts. |
| US08481729B2 |
Processes for the preparation of paliperidone
The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of paliperidone and its intermediates and also relates to an improved process for the preparation of paliperidone compound of formula (I). |
| US08481726B2 |
Process for the preparation of sterically hindered nitroxyl ethers
The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of specific sterically hindered nitroxyl ethers from their corresponding sterically hindered nitroxyl radicals by reacting it with an aldehyde and a hydroperoxide. This nitroxyl ether formation may be carried out from different starting nitroxyl radicals, which are subsequently further reacted to the desired compounds. The compounds prepared by this process are effective as stabilizers for polymers against harmful effects of light, oxygen and/or heat and as flame-retardants for polymers. |
| US08481724B2 |
Synthesis of 2,4-pyrimidinediamines
Disclosed herein are methods for synthesizing 2,4-pyrimidinediamines as well as intermediates used therein. |
| US08481723B2 |
3-(3,4-dihydro-2H-benzo [1,4]oxazin-6-yl)-1H-Pyrimidin-2,4-dione compounds as herbicides
The present invention relates to uracils of formula I wherein the variables are defined according to the description, processes and intermediates for preparing the uracils of the formula I, compositions comprising them and their use as herbicides, i.e. for controlling harmful plants, and also a method for controlling unwanted vegetation which comprises allowing a herbicidal effective amount of at least one uracil of the formula I to act on plants, their seed and/or their habitat. |
| US08481721B2 |
Compositions and methods for increasing telomerase activity
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for increasing telomerase activity in cells. Such compositions include pharmaceutical formulations. The methods and compositions are useful for treating diseases subject to treatment by an increase in telomerase activity in cells or tissue of a patient. They are also useful for enhancing replicative capacity of cells in culture, as in ex vivo cell therapy and for enhancing proliferation of stem and progenitor cells. |
| US08481717B2 |
Crosslinking reactions
The present invention relates to a process of making a starch crosslinked with sodium trimetaphosphate or with a combination of sodium trimetaphosphate and sodium tripolyphosphate. The reaction has increased efficiency over the standard crosslinking process and/or reduced phosphorus effluent. |
| US08481714B2 |
Light-responsive artificial nucleotide having photo-crosslinking ability
The present invention provides a photoreactive crosslinking agent that is capable of crosslinking a sequence which cannot be photo-crosslinked by psoralen, and is capable of photo-crosslinking using a light having a longer wavelength, as compared with psoralen. The present invention also provides a compound having a group represented by formula (I) coupled with a group represented by formula (II). |
| US08481702B2 |
Fusion protein having luminescence activity
The fusion protein comprising (1) a first region comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 18 and (2) a second region comprising an amino acid sequence for a polypeptide containing at least one cysteine residue for binding to other useful compound via the thiol group can be modified by chemical modification, and thus has a high catalytic ability for a luminescence activity and is highly available for general purposes. |
| US08481700B2 |
Detection of mage-A expression
An oligonucleotide, primer or probe comprises the nucleotide sequences of any of SEQ ID NO. 5, 6, 7, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 or 25. The oligonucleotides are useful for the detection of the methylation status of a gene, in particular the MAGE-A3 gene. The oligonucleotides are useful in primer pairs, kits and methods for determining the methylation status of the MAGE-A3 gene and for diagnosing cancer, directing therapy and selecting subjects for treatment. The primer or probe can comprise a loop or hairpin structure and can be used in real-time methylation specific PCR. |
| US08481697B2 |
Nucleic acid base pairs
The invention relates to non-natural bases and base pairs that expand the normal DNA-based encoding system. Compositions herein may comprise at least one non-natural base that may interact with another base via a Watson Crick-type hydrogen bonding geometry and/or a Hoogsteen-type hydrogen bonding geometry. The bases may be used in a molecular entity, such as an oligomer or any other entity wherein the bases are attached to a backbone. For example, they may be comprised in DNA, RNA, or PNA, or a variety of other nucleic acid-type systems. |
| US08481696B2 |
Glycosylated glycopeptide antibiotic derivatives
The present invention provides novel glycopeptides antibiotic derivatives comprising a sugar residue (I) represented by the formula: (wherein n is an integer of 1 to 5: Sugs are each independently a monosaccharide, (Sug)n is a divalent sugar residue formed by binding of same or different 1 to 5 monosaccharides; RA1 is optionally substituted lower alkyl, optionally substituted lower alkenyl, or optionally substituted cycloalkyl; and RE is OH or NHAc (Ac is acetyl)) is bound to an aromatic ring of the fourth amino acid residue in the glycopeptide skeleton. These derivatives have antibacterial activity against vancomycin-resistant bacteria. |
| US08481694B2 |
Purification of immunoconjugates
The present invention provides methods of purifying immunoconjugates. |
| US08481691B2 |
Method for selectively extracting membrane proteins using calixarenes
The present invention relates to a method for selectively extracting membrane proteins using at least one calixarene of formula (I). The use of calixarenes in the method according to the invention enables the selective solubilization of the membrane proteins while preserving the three-dimensional structure that is essential to the enzymatic activity thereof. |
| US08481687B2 |
Anti-ErbB3 antibodies
Monoclonal antibodies that bind and inhibit activation of epidermal growth factor receptor related member ErbB3/HER3 are disclosed. The antibodies can be used to treat cell proliferative diseases and disorders, including certain forms of cancer, associated with activation of ErbB3/HER3. |
| US08481685B2 |
Modified DNA polymerases
The present invention provides, among other things, modified DNA polymerases containing amino acid alterations based on mutations identified in directed evolution experiments designed to select enzymes that are better suited for applications in recombinant DNA technologies. |
| US08481684B2 |
Antigen associated with the neovasculature of tumour metastases
The invention relates to a binding member that binds the Extra Domain-A (ED-A) isoform of fibronectin for the treatment of tumour metastases. |
| US08481673B2 |
Bio-degradable/absorbable polymer having reduced metal catalyst content, and process for production thereof
The present invention provides a method for reducing the content of a metal catalyst in a biodegradable and absorbable polymer that can be applied on an industrial scale and a method for producing a biodegradable and bioabsorbable polymer having a metal catalyst content of less than 1 ppm in terms of a metal. The method includes the steps of (1) copolymerizing lactide and ε-caprolactone at a molar ratio ranging from 40/60 to 60/40 or 65/35 to 85/15 in the presence of the metal catalyst to produce a copolymer; and (2) washing the copolymer with a mixed solvent comprising acetic acid and isopropanol at a volume ratio ranging from 25/75 to 45/55 or 45/55 to 55/45 at less than 40° C., and drying the copolymer. |
| US08481668B2 |
Silane-containing adhesion promoter composition and sealants, adhesives and coatings containing same
An adhesion promoter composition which comprises an oligomer of a functional alkoxysilane and a specific alkyl alkoxy silane is advantageously employed to improve the bonding of sealants/adhesives/coatings such as moisture curable silylated polymers on various substrates such as wet or dry concrete. In a preferred embodiment the adhesion promoter contains an octyltrialkoxysilane and an oligomer prepared from an epoxy or polyethylene oxide functional alkoxysilane. |
| US08481663B2 |
Resist copolymers containing photoacid generators for lithographic applications and its method of preparation
Disclosed is a copolymer suitable for use as a resist for atomic force microscope (AFM) lithography or e-beam lithography. The copolymer contains fluoroalkylsulfonium salts as photoacid generators. The copolymer has high solubility in organic solvents and high coating ability. In addition, the copolymer can be patterned with high sensitivity and resolution by lithography. Further disclosed is a method of preparation for the copolymer. |
| US08481661B2 |
Fluoroelastomer, curable composition and cured rubber article
A noncrystalline fluoroelastomer which is a copolymer consisting essentially of vinylidene fluoride and a fluoromonomer represented by the general formula (1): CH2═CFRf (1) wherein Rf is a straight or branched fluoroalkyl group containing 1 to 12 carbon atoms, and has a vinylidene fluoride units/fluoromonomer units mol ratio of 78/22 to 22/78 and a glass transition temperature of not higher than 25° C. |
| US08481660B2 |
Mixture of fluoroalkyl alcohol-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives, polymer of the mixture, and water-and oil-repellent containing the polymer as active ingredient
Disclosed is (1) a mixture of fluoroalkyl alcohol-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives represented by the general formulae: CF3(CF2)n(CH═CF)a(CF2CF2)b(CH2CH2)c OCOCR═CH2 and CF3(CF2)n−1(CF═CH)a CF2(CF2CF2)b(CH2CH2)cOCOCR═CH2, wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, n is an integer of 1 to 5, a is an integer of 1 to 4, b is an integer of 0 to 3, and c is an integer of 1 to 3; (2) a fluorine-containing polymer containing the mixture as a polymerization unit; and (3) a water- and oil-repellent comprising the fluorine-containing polymer as an active ingredient. The fluoroalkyl alcohol-unsaturated carboxylic acid derivatives are produced by an esterification reaction of a mixture of fluoroalkyl alcohols represented by the general formulae: CF3(CF2)n(CH═CF)a(CF2CF2)b(CH2CH2)cOH and CF3(CF2)n−1(CF═CH)aCF2(CF2CF2)b, (CH2CH2)cOH, with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid. |
| US08481654B2 |
Aqueous silane nanocomposites
The present invention provides a composition based on the reaction at least of the following components: (i) a glycidyloxypropylalkoxysilane, (ii) an aqueous silica sol having an SiO2 content of >20% by weight, (iii) an organic acid hydrolysis catalyst, and (iv) n-propyl zirconate, butyl titanate or titanium acetylacetonate as crosslinker, a process for its preparation, and the use thereof, particularly as a composition for scratch resistant coatings, and also provides articles thus coated. |
| US08481648B2 |
Process for producing cationically stabilized and water-redispersible polymer powder compositions
Redispersible polymer powders which are cationically stabilized by spray drying a polymer dispersion with a cationic polymer can be used in higher concentrations in chemical building construction materials without introducing adverse properties. |
| US08481639B2 |
Polymers with saccharide side groups and their use
A water-soluble or water-dispersible copolymer comprises copolymerized units a) of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer with a saccharide side group and b) of at least one hydrophilic ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from (meth)acrylamide, where the weight fraction of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers with a saccharide side group is 5 to 95% by weight. The copolymers exhibit high affinity to inorganic surfaces or hydrophilic fibers, such as cotton. They serve as soil release and/or graying-inhibiting polymers in textile detergents or minimize the risk of microbial colonization of materials coated therewith. |
| US08481635B2 |
Disposable article hot melt adhesive
A hot melt adhesive comprises an ethylene α-olefin copolymer, an acid anhydride modified polyolefin and a hydrogenated tackifying resin. The hot melt adhesive has excellent viscoelastic properties and can be used in a variety of applications. In one application, attaching an elastic band to a flexible film, the adhesive has excellent viscosity and, in a finished absorbent article, a minimal creep characteristic. Also disclosed is a disposable article using the adhesive to adhere adjacent surfaces within the disposable article including an elastic band to a polyolefin backing film, for example, in a diaper, incontinent article or other such structure. |
| US08481627B2 |
Thioethers, methods for their preparation, and compositions including such thioethers
Disclosed are thioethers, methods for preparing such thioethers, and curable compositions, such as coating and sealant compositions, that include such thioethers. The thioethers can be the reaction product of (a) an alpha, omega dihalo organic compound, (b) a metal hydrosulfide, and (c) a metal hydroxide. |
| US08481618B2 |
Fire retardant resin composition
A disclosed fire retardant resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin and a fire retardant. The fire retardant is formed of phosphorated polysaccharide that is formed by attaching thiophosphoric acid ester or phosphoric acid ester to a side chain of natural polysaccharide. |
| US08481616B2 |
Intercalation agent free compositions useful to make nanocomposite polymers
A two step method for preparing a filler composition, the filler composition useful to prepare a nanocomposite polymer and an epoxy nanocomposite coating. First, disperse a water dispersible filler material in a liquid comprising water, but without any added intercalation agent, to form a dispersion. Second, replace at least a portion of the water of the liquid with an organic solvent so that the water concentration of the liquid is less than six percent by weight to form the filler composition, the average size of at least one dimension of the filler material being less than two hundred nanometers upon examination by transmission electron microscopy of a representative freeze dried sample of the dispersion of the first step. A nanocomposite polymer can be prepared by mixing the filler composition with one or more polymer, polymer component, monomer or prepolymer to produce a polymer containing the filler composition. |
| US08481615B2 |
Process for preparing self-healing composite materials of high efficiency for structural applications
A process is for preparing a self-healing composite material including a matrix of epoxy polymer in which a catalyst of ring opening metathesis reaction and vessels containing at least one monomer able to polymerize due to a ring opening metathesis reaction are dispersed. The process includes the preliminary step of dispersing at molecular level the catalyst in a mixture containing at least one precursor of the epoxy polymer, and then the steps of dispersing, in the mixture, the vessels and a tertiary amine acting as curing agent of the precursor, and the step of curing the mixture by at least a first heating stage performed at a temperature between 70 and 90° C. for a time between 1 and 5 hours, and a second heating stage performed at a temperature between 90 and 170° C. for a time between 2 and 3 hours. |
| US08481611B2 |
Artificial marble and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to an artificial marble comprising a base resin; and layer-separated chips containing a matrix resin and additives, all or part of said additives is present in a state forming layered-phase in said matrix resin through phase-separation by a difference of specific gravity between said additives and said matrix resin, and a method for preparing the same. In the present invention, phase-separation (layer separation) of the additives in the chip is induced by adding the additives having specific gravity different from the matrix resin constituting base of the chip to the matrix resin, and if necessary, a position of the chip in the artificial marble is controlled through high specific gravity treatment. Therefore, the present invention may provide an artificial marble having a texture close to a natural rock by embodying various effects such as pearl effect, metallic effect and 3-dimensional effect. |
| US08481602B2 |
How to produce synthetic gasolines or synthetic diesels using only natural gas as raw material
My process does not convert natural gas into compressed natural gas, does not convert natural gas into liquified natural gas but uses 2 new chemical formulas to convert natural gas into synthetic gasolines or into synthetic diesels. After producing CO through a technology of partial combustion , my process improves Fischer-Tropsch process using CH4 instead of H2, following 2 new chemical equations and adding salt, NaCl, to an iron, FeO, catalyst or to any other catalyst capable of generating hydrocarbons. Instead of producing a large variety of synthetic hydrocarbons like other processes do, my process delivers only synthetic gasolines following 5 CH4+2 CO=C7H16+2 H2O or only synthetic diesels following 11 CH4+5 CO=C16H34+5 H2O thanks to the addition of salt to an iron catalyst or to any other catalyst. No oil refining needed. Because natural gas is the cleanest hydrocarbon, my process produces clean synthetic gasolines or clean synthetic diesels. Because the prices of natural gas are very low, my process produces clean synthetic gasolines or clean synthetic diesels at very low costs. |
| US08481601B2 |
Process of synthesis gas conversion to liquid hydrocarbon mixtures using a catalyst system containing ruthenium and an acidic component
The disclosure relates to a method of performing a synthesis gas conversion reaction in which synthesis gas contacts a catalyst system including a mixture of ruthenium loaded Fischer-Tropsch catalyst particles and at least one set of catalyst particles including an acidic component promoted with a noble metal, e.g., Pt or Pd. The reaction occurs at conditions resulting in a hydrocarbons product containing 1-15 weight % CH4, 1-15 weight % C2-C4, 70-95 weight % C5+, 0-5 weight % C21+ normal paraffins, and 0-10 weight % aromatic hydrocarbons. |
| US08481600B2 |
Formulation of aspirin that is stable and showing minimal hydrolysis for parenteral administration for the treatment of cardiovascular and other disease states
Disclosed herein are ways to solubilize aspirin for parenteral administration containing aspirin and a diluent NNDMA (N,N-Dimethylacetamide) useful in the treatment of acute coronary syndromes as well as other disease states. The solution so constituted is stable at room temperature for prolonged periods without decomposition and avoids significant hydrolysis of the aspirin and thus the loss of the anti-platelet action when stored. |
| US08481597B2 |
Use of (-) (3-trihalomethylphenoxy) (4-halophenyl) acetic acid derivatives for treatment of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hyperuricemia
The present invention provides the use of (−) (3-trihalomethylphenoxy) (4-halophenyl)acetic acid derivatives and compositions in the treatment of insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hyperuricemia. |
| US08481594B2 |
Compositions comprising jasmonic acid derivatives and use of these derivatives
Cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I) and the corresponding salts thereof: wherein: R1 is a radical chosen from —COOR′, —CONR′R″, —CH2OR′, —COR′, —CH2R′, —SO2OR′, —PO3R′R″ and —NHR′, wherein R′ and R″, which may be identical or different, are defined herein;R2 is chosen from saturated and unsaturated, linear, branched and cyclic hydrocarbon radicals comprising from 1 to 18 carbon atoms which are optionally substituted by from 1 to 5 identical or different entities chosen from —OR′″, —OCOR′″, —SCOR′″, NR′″R″″, —NHCOR′″, halogen, —CN, —COOR′″ and —COR′″, wherein R′″ and R″″, which may be identical or different, are defined herein;as well as the use of these compounds, for example, to promote skin desquamation, to stimulate epidermal renewal and/or to combat the signs of skin ageing. |
| US08481590B2 |
Chromone inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase
The present invention is directed to inhibitors of S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR), pharmaceutical compositions comprising such GSNOR inhibitors, and methods of making and using the same. |
| US08481588B2 |
Crystalline forms of the mono-sodium salt of D-isoglutamyl-D-tryptophan
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of the mono-sodium salt of D-isoglutamyl-D-tryptophan, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, their use in the treatment of various diseases and conditions, and processes for their preparation. In particular, the present invention relates the crystal modification 2 (polymorphic form I) of the mono-sodium salt of D-isoglutamyl-D-tryptophan. |
| US08481581B2 |
S-triazolyl α-mercaptoacetanilides as inhibitors of HIV reverse transcriptase
A series of S-triazolyl α-mercaptoacetanilides having general structure (1) are provided, where Q is CO2H, CONR2, SO3H, or SO2NR2. The compounds inhibit several variants of the reverse transcriptase of HIV, and are useful in the treatment of HIV infections. |
| US08481576B2 |
Guanidine compounds, and use thereof as binding partners for 5-HT5 receptors
The present invention relates to guanidine compounds of the general formula I corresponding enantiomeric, diastereomeric and/or tautomeric forms thereof as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The present compound further relates to the use of guanidine compounds as binding partners for 5-HT5 receptors for the treatment of diseases which are modulated by a 5-HT5 receptor activity, in particular for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders as well as the associated signs, symptoms and dysfunctions. |
| US08481571B2 |
Anti-coronavirus compounds
A method of treating coronavirus infection. The method includes administering to a subject suffering from or being at risk of suffering from such infection an effective amount of a compound of formula (I). Each variable in this formula is defined in the specification. |
| US08481570B2 |
1-methylnicotinaide derivatives and formulations of treatment of lipoprotein abnormalities
The present invention is directed to nicotinamide derivatives, and their use in treating lipoprotein abnormalities, alone or in combination with a statin. |
| US08481569B2 |
Iminopyridine derivatives and use thereof
The present invention aims to provide an iminopyridine derivative compound having an α1Dadrenergic receptor antagonistic action, which is useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of a lower urinary tract disease and the like. The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. |
| US08481566B2 |
Compounds which have activity at M1 receptor and their uses in medicine
Compounds of formula (I) and salts and solvates are provided: wherein R4 is fluoro, R5 is selected from hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyl substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, C1-6alkoxy, and C1-6alkoxy substituted with one or more fluorine atoms; and R6 is selected from halogen, cyano, C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyl substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, C3-6cycloalkyl, C3-6cycloalkyl substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, C1-6alkoxy and C1-6alkoxy substituted with one or more fluorine atoms, and Q is hydrogen or C1-6alkyl. The compounds are expected to be useful for therapy, for example in the treatment of psychotic disorders and cognitive impairment. |
| US08481563B2 |
8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl-2-hydroxybenzamide compounds as mu opioid receptor antagonists
The invention provides 8-azabicyclo[3.2.1]octyl-2-hydroxybenzamide compounds of formula (I): wherein R2, R7, and m are defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that are antagonists at the mu opioid receptor. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds to treat conditions associated with mu opioid receptor activity, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US08481557B2 |
Method of treatment using checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitors
Methods of treating cancer by administering a DNA damaging agent and a CHK1 Inhibitor on a dosing regimen are provided. |
| US08481548B2 |
Imidazole derivatives
The present invention relates to imidazole derivatives of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described hereinabove. These compounds can be used in the treatment or prevention of mGluR5 receptor mediated disorders. These compounds are useful, inter alia, in the treatment or prevention of acute and/or chronic neurological disorders such as psychosis, epilepsy, schizophrenia, Alzheimer' disease, cognititve disorders and memory deficits, as well as chronic and acute pain. |
| US08481547B2 |
Substituted benzothiazole and benzoxazole derivatives useful as inhibitors of DPP-1
The present invention is directed to substituted benzothiazole and benzoxazole derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders and conditions modulated by DPP-1. |
| US08481546B2 |
CGRP receptor antagonist
The disclosure generally relates to the compound of formula I, (R)—N-(3-(7-methyl-1H-indazol-5-yl)-1-(4-(1-methylpiperidin-4-yl)piperazin-1-yl)-1-oxopropan-2-yl)-4-(2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-3-yl)piperidine-1-carboxamide, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts, which is a CGRP-receptor antagonist. The disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for using the compound in the treatment of CGRP related disorders including migraine headaches, neurogenic vasodilation, neurogenic inflammation, thermal injury, circulatory shock, flushing associated with menopause, airway inflammatory diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and cancer. |
| US08481545B2 |
3-(imidazolyl)-pyrazolo[3,4-b] pyridines
Compounds are provided that act as potent antagonists of the CCR1 receptor, and have in vivo anti-inflammatory activity. The compounds are 3-imidazoyl-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine derivatives and are useful in pharmaceutical compositions, methods for the treatment of CCR1-mediated disease, and as controls in assays for the identification of competitive CCR1 antagonists. |
| US08481544B2 |
Antibacterial compositions
Compounds of formula (I) have antibacterial activity: wherein: m is 0 or 1; Q is hydrogen or cyclopropyl; Alk is an optionally substituted, divalent C1-C6 alkylene, alkenylene or alkynylene radical which may contain an ether (—O—), thioether (—S—) or amino (—NR)— link, wherein R is hydrogen, —CN or C1-C3 alkyl; X is —C(═O)NR6—, —S(O)NR6—, —C(═O)O— or —S(═O)O— wherein R6 is hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl, -Cyc, or —(C1-C3 alkyl)-Cyc wherein Cyc is optionally substituted monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic having 3-7 ring atoms; Z is N; R2 and R3 are as defined in the description. |
| US08481540B2 |
Inhibitors of bruton's tyrosine kinase
This application discloses 6-(2-Hydroxymethyl-phenyl)-2-methyl-2H-pyridazin-3-one derivatives according to generic Formula I: wherein, variables X, R, and Y4, are defined as described herein, which inhibit Btk. The compounds disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of Btk and treat diseases associated with excessive Btk activity. The compounds are further useful to treat inflammatory and auto immune diseases associated with aberrant B-cell proliferation, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Also disclosed are compositions containing compounds of Formula I and at least one carrier, diluent or excipient. |
| US08481536B2 |
Benzotriazine inhibitors of kinases
The invention provides benzotriazine compounds having formula (I). The benzotriazine compounds of the invention are capable of inhibiting kinases, such members of the Src kinase family, and various other specific receptor and non-receptor kinases. |
| US08481530B2 |
3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitors
The present invention relates to methods of treating a patient infected by Actinomycetes sp. by administering 6-aza-17-substituted-androst-4-en-3-one compounds to that patient. Another aspect of the invention relates to the screening for drug candidates to treat patients infected by Actinomycetes sp. |
| US08481529B2 |
Combination cancer chemotherapy
Provided is a method for improving treatment of a neoplastic condition by combining a therapeutically effective amount of a polyADP-ribose polymerase inhibitor with a therapeutically effective amount of a compound which triggers the release of nucleolin from the G-quadruplexes in rDNA. As specifically exemplified, the compound which increases nucleolin binding is a substituted quinobenzoxazine analog, for example CX-3543. |
| US08481524B2 |
c-MET protein kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I useful in the inhibition of c-Met protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of proliferative disorders. |
| US08481522B2 |
Platinum-N-heterocyclic carbene derivatives, preparation thereof and therapeutic use thereof
The invention relates to the platinum N-heterocycle derivatives of general formula (I) in which—R1 and/or R2 are, independently of one another, an aryl or aralkyl group, each optionally substituted, a linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl group, a monocyclic C3-C7 cycloalkyl group or a linear or branched C2-C6 alkenyl group, or else R′ is a hydrogen atom and R is a group selected from the following groups: cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl, which is monocyclic or bicyclic and has from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, or benzyl, which is optionally substituted, or else R and R′ form, together with NH, a C3-C8 monocyclic or bicyclic heterocycloalkyl, V is a nitrogen atom or a C—R4 radical, R3 and/or R4 are hydrogen or a phenyl group or R3 and R4 may also together form a C3-C6 alkylene radical or a C3-C6 heteroalkylene radical with one or more nitrogenous heteroatoms, it being possible for the carbon atoms of the heteroalkylene radical to be modified in the form of a carbonyl radical, and X is iodine, bromine, chlorine or a nitrato (—ONO2) group. |
| US08481521B2 |
Methods of treating cell proliferative disorders
The present disclosure provides methods for the treatment of cell proliferative disorders by administration of a Syk kinase or Syk/Flt-3 kinase inhibitor. Cell proliferative disorders treatable by the methods include, hematopoietic neoplasms and virally associated tumors. The compounds are also directed to therapeutic or prophylactic inhibition of tumor metastasis. |
| US08481520B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting cytochrome P450
Methods of inhibiting cytochrome P450 enzymes are provided that can be used for improving the treatment of diseases by preventing degradation of drugs or other molecules by cytochrome P450. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided that can act as boosters to improve the pharmacokinetics, enhance the bioavailability, and enhance the therapeutic effect of drugs that undergo in vivo degradation by cytochrome P450 enzymes. |
| US08481513B2 |
3, 10, and 12a substituted tetracycline compounds
The present invention pertains to novel 3, 10, and/or 12a-substituted tetracycline compounds. These tetracycline compounds can be used to treat numerous tetracycline compound-responsive states, such as bacterial infections and neoplasms, as well as other known applications for minocycline and tetracycline compounds in general, such as blocking tetracycline efflux and modulation of gene expression. |
| US08481508B2 |
Ultra-small RNAs as toll-like receptor-3 antagonists
Provided are methods and compositions for the treatment or prevention of macular degeneration or other diseases or disorders associated with activation of TLR3. Administration of double stranded RNAs having a length of 22 nucleotides or less treats or prevents macular degeneration or other diseases or disorders associated with activation of TLR3 due to the ability of the RNAs to bind to but not activate TLR3. Furthermore, all double stranded RNAs (both targeted and non-targeted) of 22 nucleotides or less in length can bind to but not activate TLR3 and thereby treat or prevent such conditions. Also provided of a method for increasing the specificity of a desire siRNA target knockdown, the method comprising administering an amount of a target siRNA sufficient to knockdown a target gene and an amount of a double stranded RNA of 22 nucleotides or less which prevents the target siRNA from activating TLR3. |
| US08481502B2 |
Antibacterial aminoglycoside analogs
Compounds having antibacterial activity are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein Q1, Q2, Q5, R1, R2, R3, Z1 and Z2 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed. |
| US08481499B2 |
Blockade of gamma-secretase activity to promote myelination by oligodendrocytes
Methods are provided for enhancing myelination. Myelination is enhanced by administration of agents that are inhibitors of γ-secretase. Methods of screening for pharmaceutically active compounds that enhance myelination, and for genes involved in myelination are also provided. |
| US08481496B2 |
Gold (III) complexes with oligopeptides functionalized with sulfur donors and use thereof as antitumor agents
The invention concerns Au(III) complexes of the type [AuIIIX2(Pdtc)] (X=halogen, pseudo-halogen; pdtc=peptide-/esterified peptidedithiocarbamato) which are able to both maintain the antitumor properties and the lack of nephrotoxic side-effects of the previously reported Au(III)-dithiocarbamato complexes, together with an improved bioavailability through the peptide-mediated cellular internalization. The Au(III) complexes described have shown a significant biological activity on human tumor cell lines and, thus, they can be advantageously used as antineoplastic agents. The preparation method and use for the treatment of tumor pathologies of the Au(III) complexes of the invention are further described. |
| US08481495B2 |
IAP inhibitors
The present invention describes compounds of the formula pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy. |
| US08481493B2 |
Non-porous film for culturing cells
The invention relates to collagenous polypeptide films on which cells are cultivated. In particular the invention relates to such films that are used to treat wounds such as severe burns or physical or chemical injury. The invention also related to methods for producing such films. |
| US08481492B2 |
Fusion protein and use thereof
The invention relates to a fusion protein and a method for the generation of the fusion protein of the invention. Further, the invention relates to the use of the fusion protein of the invention for the generation of induced pluripotent cells. Moreover, the invention relates to a composition comprising at least one fusion protein of the invention. |
| US08481488B2 |
Compositions and methods for reducing the risk of preterm labor
The present invention provides compositions, kits and methods for the prevention of spontaneous abortion or implantation failure during assisted reproduction. The compositions, kits and methods provide an effective amount of granulocyte colony stimulating factor to prevent spontaneous abortion or implantation failure of an embryo. The present invention also provides compositions, kits and methods for the treatment or prevention of preeclampsia and preterm labor. |
| US08481485B2 |
Insulin analogs
Full potency analogs of insulin are provided wherein the analog comprises a modification of the tyrosine residue at position 19 of the A chain. |
| US08481482B1 |
Prion protein based hemin binders and methods of use
Methods of using portions of the N-terminal domain of prion protein for binding hemin are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method comprises administering at least one isolated amino acid sequence comprising a peptide from the octarepeat region of PrPC to a solution containing hemin, wherein the isolated amino acid sequence is effective for forming one or more chemical bonds with hemin. |
| US08481477B2 |
Methods, agents and peptides for inducing an immune response to matrix metalloproteinase-2 expressing tumors
The present invention relates to enhancing, modulating or stimulating the immune response to MMP-2 expressing tumors, including melanoma, and to the modulation and application of immune modulators and MMP-2 peptides for melanoma or other MMP-2 expressing tumor vaccines. The invention provides methods and means to activate an effective response to MMP-2 expressing tumors and modulate the ability of MMP-2 to skew CD4+ T cell responses toward that of TH2 cells, which are less effective mediators of tumor cell clearance than TH1 cells. Methods and assays are provided for screening for compounds, agents, or peptides capable of enhancing or activating immune responses, particularly to melanoma. |
| US08481475B2 |
Detergents or cleaning agents containing a bleach-enhancing transition metal complex which is optionally produced in situ
The aim of the invention is to improve the cleaning power of detergents and cleaning agents, especially with regard to bleachable stains, while avoiding any damage to the textile treated with said detergents and cleaning agents. For this purpose, a bleach catalyst in the form of a complex of Fe—, Mo—, Mn— and/or W with a ligand having a skeleton of formula (I) is used. |
| US08481474B1 |
Quaternized alkyl imidazoline ionic liquids used for enhanced food soil removal
A cleaning composition including an ionic liquid, and preferably no co-surfactants are provided. The compositions are substantially free of alkyl phenol ethoxylates, including nonyl phenol ethoxylates. The cleaning compositions provide superior cleaning efficacy for various soils, including proteins and food soils, providing an effective, biorenewable, environmentally friendly alternative to nonyl phenol ethoxylates. |
| US08481473B2 |
High alkaline detergent composition with enhanced scale control
A detergent composition for preventing scale on various surfaces includes a threshold system, a caustic and a surfactant system. The threshold system includes a sulfonate/acrylate copolymer, an acrylate homopolymer and a phosphonoalkane carboxylic acid with a sulfonate/acrylate copolymer to acrylate homopolymer weight ratio of between about 2:1 to about 1:2. The pH of the detergent composition is between about 10 and about 13. |
| US08481470B2 |
Apparatus and method of washed hand and object detection
A system and method for monitoring an individual's hand hygiene comprising: a hand washing substance comprising a chemical odor marker, said odor marker comprising a detectable odor marker vapor; a detector for detecting said odor marker vapor emanating from an individual's hand containing said hand washing substance wherein said hand is placed proximate said detector without said hand physically touching said detector, said detector comprising a sensor and one or more indicators in operable communication with said sensor, said detector generating a signal based on the results of said detection; and a card reader or ID sensor to identify the individual. |
| US08481468B2 |
Lubricant with non-terminal functional groups
Lubricant with non-terminal functional groups. The location of the functional groups minimizes free chain length and molecular weight of a lubricant while simultaneously maximizing evaporation temperature. The locations of the functional groups to the backbone of the molecule of the lubricant allows for shorter lengths of free backbone length between functional groups attached to a lubricated surface. The lubricant lubricates mechanical devices including hard disk drives. The lubricant can also be added to media or other mechanical parts in conjunction with other lubricants. |
| US08481467B2 |
Lubricating oil additive and lubricating oil composition
Lubricating oil compositions have low friction properties and anti-wear properties and are excellent in long drain capability. The lubricating oil compositions are particularly suitable for use as a fuel efficient type lubricating oil for internal combustion engines. The lubricating oil compositions contain a lubricating oil additive comprising one or more compounds selected from a specific nitrogen-containing compound, an acid-modified derivative thereof, and an oil soluble metal complex obtained by mixing the nitrogen-containing compound and/or acid-modified derivative thereof with an organic metal salt and/or organic metal complex. |
| US08481465B2 |
Synthesis of biolubricant esters from unsaturated fatty acid derivatives
The present invention is generally directed to diester-based lubricant compositions comprising one or more isomeric mixtures of diester species. The present invention is also directed to methods of making these and other similar lubricant compositions. In some embodiments, the methods for making such diester-based lubricants utilize a biomass precursor material from which mono-unsaturated free lipid species can be provided or otherwise generated, wherein such mono-unsaturated free lipid species are converted to isomeric diol species en route to the synthesis of diester species for use as/in the diester-based lubricant compositions. |
| US08481460B2 |
Faceted ceramic fibers, tapes or ribbons and epitaxial devices therefrom
A crystalline article includes a single-crystal ceramic fiber, tape or ribbon. The fiber, tape or ribbon has at least one crystallographic facet along its length, which is generally at least one meter long. In the case of sapphire, the facets are R-plane, M-plane, C-plane or A-plane facets. Epitaxial articles, including superconducting articles, can be formed on the fiber, tape or ribbon. |
| US08481459B2 |
Chemical inhibitors of ethylene biosynthesis
The present invention provides methods for improving the quality of harvested plants. The present invention also provides novel ACC synthase inhibitors useful for improving the quality of harvested plants. |
| US08481452B2 |
Capture of volatilized vanadium and tungsten compounds in a selective catalytic reduction system
An apparatus and method for treating diesel exhaust gases are described. The system consists of two functionalities, the first being a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst system and the second being a capture material for capturing catalyst components that have appreciable volatility under extreme exposure conditions. The SCR catalyst component is typically based on a majority phase of titania, with added minority-phase catalyst components comprising of one or more of the oxides of vanadium, silicon, tungsten, molybdenum, iron, cerium, phosphorous, copper and/or manganese vanadia. The capture material typically comprises a majority phase of high surface area oxides such as silica-stabilized titania, alumina, or stabilized alumina, for example, wherein the capture material maintains a low total fractional monolayer coverage of minority phase oxides for the duration of the extreme exposure. The method involves treatment of hot exhaust streams by both the catalyst material and capture material, wherein the capture material can be in a mixture with the catalyst material, or can be located downstream thereof, or both, but still be maintained at the extreme temperatures. Volatile catalyst components such as vanadia are thus removed from the vapor phase of the exhaust gas. |
| US08481451B2 |
Catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking, method of preparing the same and method of preparing olefin by using the same
The present invention relates to a catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking, a method of preparing the same, and a method of preparing olefin by the hydrocarbon steam cracking by using the catalyst, and more specifically, to a catalyst for hydrocarbon steam cracking for preparing light olefin including an oxide catalyst (0.5≦j≦120, 1≦k≦50, A is transition metal, and x is a number corresponding to the atomic values of Cr, Zr, and A and values of j and k) represented by CrZrjAkOx, wherein the composite catalyst is a type that has an outer radius r2 of 0.5R to 0.96R (where R is a radius of a cracking reaction tube), a thickness (t; r2−r1) of 2 to 6 mm, and a length h of 0.5r2 to 10r2, a method of preparing the same, and a method of preparing light olefins by using the same. |
| US08481449B1 |
Method and system for forming plug and play oxide catalysts
An oxide catalyst is formed by vaporizing a quantity of at least one precursor material or catalyst material thereby forming a vapor cloud. The vapor cloud is quenches forming precipitate nanoparticles. The nanoparticles are impregnated onto supports. The supports are able to be used in existing heterogeneous catalyst systems. A system for forming oxide catalysts comprises components for vaporizing a quantity of at least one precursor material or at least one catalyst material, quenching the resulting vapor cloud and forming precipitate nanoparticles. The system further comprises components for supports with the nanoparticles. |
| US08481446B2 |
Chemically-resistant coating composition
A coating composition comprising a Photocatalyst Composition comprising a photocatalyst and a pendent silyl ester group, wherein the photocatalyst produces singlet oxygen in the presence of light and ambient air. In certain embodiments, the coating composition further comprises a singlet oxygen scavenger. |
| US08481440B2 |
Dielectric ceramic composition, dielectric body, ceramic substrate, electronic component, and method for producing dielectric body
An electronic component 100 which includes: a dielectric body (a ceramic substrate) 110 containing a dielectric ceramic composition containing Al2TeO5 as a main component; and terminals 120 each provided on a pair of opposed side surfaces of the dielectric body 110 is provided. |
| US08481439B2 |
Colored alumina sintered body of high toughness and high translucency, and its production method and its uses
Because fracture toughness and translucency of translucent colored alumina sintered body of the past were low, the alumina sintered body was not suitable for uses such as dental materials, which require high toughness. The present invention relates to providing a translucent colored alumina sintered body that contains transition metal oxides, and with which the fracture toughness is 4.5 MPa·m0.5 or more and the maximum value of total forward transmittance (sample thickness 1 mm) to a wavelength of 300-800 nm is 60% or more. The present invention relates to obtaining a sintered body, at least 20% of which contains anisotropic grains with a long axis length of 10 μm or greater and an aspect ratio of 1.5 or more by subjecting an alumina sintered body containing transition metal oxides having a eutectic point with alumina or an alumina sintered body containing transitional metal oxides and at least one selected from the group consisting of Group 1A alkali metal oxides, Group 2A alkaline earth metal oxides, and SiO2, B2O3, P2O5 and GeO2 to pressureless sintering and HIP treatment. |
| US08481437B2 |
Thermally bound non-woven material
The invention relates to a thermally bound non-woven material containing a low-shrinkage dual-component core-sheath fiber consisting of a crystalline polyester core and a crystalline polyester sheath which has a melting point at least 10° C. lower than the core, the heat-shrinkage characteristic of said fiber being less than 10% at 170° C. |
| US08481434B2 |
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and processing apparatus
To remove the deposit including a high dielectric constant film deposited on an inside of a processing chamber, by using a cleaning gas activated only by heat. The method includes the steps of: loading a substrate or a plurality of substrates into the processing chamber; performing processing to deposit the high dielectric constant film on the substrate by supplying processing gas into the processing chamber; unloading the processed substrate from the inside of the processing chamber; and cleaning the inside of the processing chamber by supplying a halide gas and an oxygen based gas into the processing chamber, and removing the deposit including the high dielectric constant film deposited on the inside of the processing chamber, and in the step of cleaning the inside of the processing chamber, the concentration of the oxygen based gas in the halide gas and the oxygen based gas is set to be less than 7%. |
| US08481433B2 |
Methods and apparatus for forming nitrogen-containing layers
Methods and apparatus for forming nitrogen-containing layers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method includes placing a substrate having a first layer disposed thereon on a substrate support of a process chamber; heating the substrate to a temperature of at least about 250 degrees Celsius; and exposing the first layer to a radio frequency (RF) plasma formed from a process gas comprising nitrogen while maintaining the process chamber at a pressure of about 10 mTorr to about 40 mTorr to transform at least an upper portion of the first layer into a nitrogen-containing layer. In some embodiments, the process gas includes ammonia (NH3). |
| US08481432B2 |
Fabrication of semiconductor interconnect structure
An etching process for selectively etching exposed metal surfaces of a substrate and forming a conductive capping layer over the metal surfaces is described. In some embodiments, the etching process involves oxidation of the exposed metal to form a metal oxide that is subsequently removed from the surface of the substrate. The exposed metal may be oxidized by using solutions containing oxidizing agents such as peroxides or by using oxidizing gases such as those containing oxygen or ozone. The metal oxide produced is then removed using suitable metal oxide etching agents such as glycine. The oxidation and etching may occur in the same solution. In other embodiments, the exposed metal is directly etched without forming a metal oxide. Suitable direct metal etching agents include any number of acidic solutions. The process allows for controlled oxidation and/or etching with reduced pitting. After the metal regions are etched and recessed in the substrate surface, a conductive capping layer is formed using electroless deposition over the recessed exposed metal regions. |
| US08481430B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes stacking a SiO2 film, a N-containing stopper film, and a resist pattern in this order on a semiconductor substrate, performing etching on the stopper film and the SiO2 film with a F-containing etching gas, with the resist pattern serving as a mask to form an opening, and performing ashing on the resist pattern to remove the resist pattern, using a gas containing an oxygen gas and an inert gas under the condition that the ratio of the oxygen radical to the inert-gas radical becomes equal to or lower than 5. |
| US08481428B2 |
Polishing slurry and polishing method
The present invention relates to polishing slurry and polishing method used for polishing in a process for forming wirings of a semiconductor device, and the like. There are provided polishing slurry giving a polished surface having high flatness even if the polished surface is made of two or more substances, and further, capable of suppressing metal residue and scratches after polishing, and a method of chemical mechanical polishing using this. The polishing slurry of the present invention is polishing slurry containing at least one of a surfactant and an organic solvent, and a metal oxide dissolving agent and water, or polishing slurry containing water and abrasive of which surface has been modified with an alkyl group, and preferably, it further contains a metal oxidizer, water-soluble polymer, and metal inhibitor. |
| US08481427B2 |
Method for manufacturing a micromechanical component, and micromechanical component
A micromechanical method for manufacturing a cavity in a substrate, and a micromechanical component manufactured with this method. In this method, in a first step a first layer is produced on or in a substrate. At least one second layer is then applied onto the first layer. An access hole is produced in this second layer. Material of the first layer and of the substrate can be dissolved out through this hole, so that a cavity is produced in the substrate beneath at least a portion of the second layer. This second layer above the cavity can subsequently be used as a membrane. In addition, the possibility also exists of depositing further layers onto the second layer, only the totality of which layers constitutes the membrane. The material of the first layer is selected so that dissolving out the material of the first layer produces a transition edge in the first layer, which edge at is at a predefinable angle between the substrate and the second layer. |
| US08481424B2 |
Multilayer printed wiring board
A method for manufacturing a multilayer printed wiring board including forming a multilayer printed wiring board structure comprising first and second buildup portions, the first buildup portion including insulating layers, conductor layers and first viaholes electrically connecting the conductor layers through the insulation layers such that the first viaholes are formed in the insulating layers, respectively, the second buildup portion including insulating layers, conductor layers and second viaholes electrically connecting the conductor layers through the insulation layers such that the first viaholes are tapered toward the second viaholes, and the second via holes are tapered toward the first viaholes. The viaholes are formed by plating openings formed after lamination of respective ones of the insulating layers of the buildup portions, and each insulating layer in the buildup portions is about 100 μm or less in thickness. |
| US08481423B2 |
Methods to mitigate plasma damage in organosilicate dielectrics
Methods of minimizing or eliminating plasma damage to low k and ultra low k organosilicate intermetal dielectric layers are provided. The reduction of the plasma damage is effected by interrupting the etch and strip process flow at a suitable point to add an inventive treatment which protects the intermetal dielectric layer from plasma damage during the plasma strip process. Reduction or elimination of a plasma damaged region in this manner also enables reduction of the line bias between a line pattern in a photoresist and a metal line formed therefrom, and changes in the line width of the line trench due to a wet clean after the reactive ion etch employed for formation of the line trench and a via cavity. The reduced line bias has a beneficial effect on electrical yields of a metal interconnect structure. |
| US08481422B2 |
Prevention and reduction of solvent and solution penetration into porous dielectrics using a thin barrier layer
A method and apparatus for treating a substrate is provided. A porous dielectric layer is formed on the substrate. In some embodiments, the dielectric may be capped by a dense dielectric layer. The dielectric layers are patterned, and a dense dielectric layer deposited conformally over the substrate. The dense conformal dielectric layer seals the pores of the porous dielectric layer against contact with species that may infiltrate the pores. The portion of the dense conformal pore-sealing dielectric layer covering the field region and bottom portions of the pattern openings is removed by directional selective etch. |
| US08481418B2 |
Low fabrication cost, high performance, high reliability chip scale package
The invention provides a new method and chip scale package is provided. The inventions starts with a substrate over which a contact point is provided, the contact point is exposed through an opening created in the layer of passivation and a layer of polymer or elastomer. A barrier/seed layer is deposited, a first photoresist mask is created exposing the barrier/seed layer where this layer overlies the contact pad and, contiguous therewith, over a surface area that is adjacent to the contact pad and emanating in one direction from the contact pad. The exposed surface of the barrier/seed layer is electroplated for the creation of interconnect traces. The first photoresist mask is removed from the surface of the barrier/seed layer. A second photoresist mask, defining the solder bump, is created exposing the surface area of the barrier/seed layer that is adjacent to the contact pad and emanating in one direction from the contact pad. The solder bump is created in accordance with the second photoresist mask, the second photoresist mask is removed from the surface of the barrier/seed layer, exposing the electroplating and the barrier/seed layer with the metal plating overlying the barrier/seed layer. The exposed barrier/seed layer is etched in accordance with the pattern formed by the electroplating, reflow of the solder bump is optionally performed. |
| US08481417B2 |
Semiconductor structures including tight pitch contacts and methods to form same
Methods of fabricating semiconductor structures incorporating tight pitch contacts aligned with active area features and of simultaneously fabricating self-aligned tight pitch contacts and conductive lines using various techniques for defining patterns having sublithographic dimensions. Semiconductor structures having tight pitch contacts aligned with active area features and, optionally, aligned conductive lines are also disclosed, as are semiconductor structures with tight pitch contact holes and aligned trenches for conductive lines. |
| US08481407B2 |
Processes for fabricating heterostructures
The invention relates to a process for fabricating a heterostructure. This process comprises heating an intermediate heterostructure. The intermediate heterostructure comprises a crystalline strain relaxation layer interposed directly between a first substrate and a strained layer of crystalline semiconductor material. The process further comprises causing plastic deformation of the crystalline strain relaxation layer and elastic deformation of the strained layer of crystalline semiconductor material to at least partially relax the strained layer of crystalline semiconductor material. |
| US08481404B2 |
Leakage control in field effect transistors based on an implantation species introduced locally at the STI edge
In a static memory cell, the failure rate upon forming contact elements connecting an active region with a gate electrode structure formed above an isolation region may be significantly reduced by incorporating an implantation species at a tip portion of the active region through a sidewall of the isolation trench prior to filling the same with an insulating material. The implantation species may represent a P-type dopant species and/or an inert species for significantly modifying the material characteristics at the tip portion of the active region. |
| US08481403B1 |
Flowable film dielectric gap fill process
Methods of this invention relate to filling gaps on substrates with a solid dielectric material by forming a flowable film in the gap. The flowable film provides consistent, void-free gap fill. The film is then converted to a solid dielectric material. In this manner gaps on the substrate are filled with a solid dielectric material. According to various embodiments, the methods involve reacting a dielectric precursor with an oxidant to form the dielectric material. In certain embodiments, the dielectric precursor condenses and subsequently reacts with the oxidant to form dielectric material. In certain embodiments, vapor phase reactants react to form a condensed flowable film. |
| US08481402B2 |
Epitaxy silicon on insulator (ESOI)
Methods and structures for semiconductor devices with STI regions in SOI substrates is provided. A semiconductor structure comprises an SOI epitaxy island formed over a substrate. The structure further comprises an STI structure surrounding the SOI island. The STI structure comprises a second epitaxial layer on the substrate, and a second dielectric layer on the second epitaxial layer. A semiconductor fabrication method comprises forming a dielectric layer over a substrate and surrounding a device fabrication region in the substrate with an isolation trench extending through the dielectric layer. The method also includes filling the isolation trench with a first epitaxial layer and forming a second epitaxial layer over the device fabrication region and over the first epitaxial layer. Then a portion of the first epitaxial layer is replaced with an isolation dielectric, and then a device such as a transistor is formed second epitaxial layer within the device fabrication region. |
| US08481400B2 |
Semiconductor manufacturing and semiconductor device with semiconductor structure
Embodiments related to semiconductor manufacturing and semiconductor devices with semiconductor structure are described and depicted. |
| US08481399B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device including capacitor element provided above wiring layer that includes wiring with an upper surface having protruding portion
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first insulating film above a semiconductor substrate, forming a wiring to be buried in the first insulating film, forming a protruding portion in an upper surface of the wiring, forming a second insulating film above the first insulating film and the wiring including the protruding portion, planarizing a surface of the second insulating film, forming a third insulating film on the second insulating film whose surface is planarized, forming a lower electrode on the third insulating film, forming a capacitor insulating film on the lower electrode, and forming an upper electrode on the capacitor insulating film. |
| US08481397B2 |
Polysilicon resistor and E-fuse for integration with metal gate and high-k dielectric
A method is provided for making a resistive polycrystalline semiconductor device, e.g., a poly resistor of a microelectronic element such as a semiconductor integrated circuit. The method can include: (a) forming a layered stack including a dielectric layer contacting a surface of a monocrystalline semiconductor region of a substrate, a metal gate layer overlying the dielectric layer, a first polycrystalline semiconductor region adjacent the metal gate layer having a predominant dopant type of either n or p, and a second polycrystalline semiconductor region spaced from the metal gate layer by the first polycrystalline semiconductor region and adjoining the first polycrystalline semiconductor region; and (b) forming first and second contacts in conductive communication with the second polycrystalline semiconductor region, the first and second contacts being spaced apart so as to achieve a desired resistance. In a variation thereof, an electrical fuse is formed which includes a continuous silicide region through which a current can be passed to blow the fuse. Some of the steps of fabricating the poly resistor or the electrical fuse can be employed simultaneously in fabricating metal gate field effect transistors (FETs) on the same substrate. |
| US08481393B2 |
Semiconductor substrate and method for manufacturing the same, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor substrate is irradiated with accelerated hydrogen ions, thereby forming a damaged region including a large amount of hydrogen. After a single crystal semiconductor substrate and a supporting substrate are bonded to each other, the semiconductor substrate is heated, so that the single crystal semiconductor substrate is separated in the damaged region. A single crystal semiconductor layer which is separated from the single crystal semiconductor substrate is irradiated with a laser beam. The single crystal semiconductor layer is melted by laser beam irradiation, whereby the single crystal semiconductor layer is recrystallized to recover its crystallinity and to planarized a surface of the single crystal semiconductor layer. After the laser beam irradiation, the single crystal semiconductor layer is heated at a temperature at which the single crystal semiconductor layer is not melted, so that the lifetime of the single crystal semiconductor layer is improved. |
| US08481392B1 |
Methods of fabricating semiconductor device using high-K layer for spacer etch stop and related devices
Methods of fabricating a semiconductor device, and related devices, include forming a gate electrode on a substrate, forming a first buffer layer, a second buffer layer and a third buffer layer on side surfaces of the gate electrode and on the substrate near the gate electrode, forming a spacer covering the side surfaces of the gate electrode on the third buffer layer, the third buffer layer on the substrate being exposed, exposing the second buffer layer on the substrate by removing the exposed third buffer layer, exposing the first buffer layer on the substrate by removing the exposed second buffer layer, forming deep junction in the substrate using the spacer as a mask, and removing the spacer. The third buffer layer is a material layer having a higher dielectric constant than the second buffer layer. The spacer includes a material layer different than the third, second and first buffer layers. |
| US08481390B2 |
Method for forming impurity region of vertical transistor and method for fabricating vertical transistor using the same
A method for forming an impurity region of a vertical transistor includes forming an impurity ion junction region within a semiconductor substrate, and forming a trench by etching the semiconductor substrate in which the impurity ion junction region is formed. The etching process is performed to remove a portion of the impurity ion junction region, so that a remaining portion of the impurity ion junction region is exposed to a lower side wall of the trench to serve as a buried bit line junction region. |
| US08481386B2 |
Nanocrystal memories and methods of forming the same
In one embodiment, a memory device includes a substrate, a tunneling oxide, a silicide nanocrystal floating gate, and a control oxide. The tunneling oxide is positioned upon a first surface of the substrate, the silicide nanocrystal floating gate is positioned upon the tunneling oxide, and the control oxide positioned upon the nanocrystal floating gate. |
| US08481381B2 |
Superior integrity of high-k metal gate stacks by preserving a resist material above end caps of gate electrode structures
When forming high-k metal gate electrode structures in a semiconductor device on the basis of a basic transistor design, undue exposure of sensitive materials at end portions of the gate electrode structures of N-channel transistors may be avoided, for instance, prior to and upon incorporating a strain-inducing semiconductor material into the active region of P-channel transistors, thereby contributing to superior production yield for predefined transistor characteristics and performance. |
| US08481378B2 |
Effecting selectivity of silicon or silicon-germanium deposition on a silicon or silicon-germanium substrate by doping
A method for selective deposition of Si or SiGe on a Si or SiGe surface exploits differences in physico-chemical surface behavior according to a difference in doping of first and second surface regions. By providing at least one first surface region with a Boron doping of a suitable concentration range and exposing the substrate surface to a cleaning and passivating ambient atmosphere in a prebake at a temperature lower or equal to 800° C., a subsequent deposition step will prevent deposition in the first surface region. This allows selective deposition in the second surface region, which is not doped with the Boron (or doped with another dopant or not doped). Several devices are, thus, provided. The method saves a usual photolithography sequence, which according to prior art is required for selective deposition of Si or SiGe in the second surface region. |
| US08481377B2 |
Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with impurity doped oxide semiconductor
It is an object to provide a semiconductor device including an oxide semiconductor, in which miniaturization of a transistor is achieved and the concentration of an electric field is relieved. The width of a gate electrode is reduced and a space between a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer is shortened. By adding a rare gas in a self-alignment manner with the use of a gate electrode as a mask, a low-resistance region in contact with a channel formation region can be provided in an oxide semiconductor layer. Accordingly, even when the width of the gate electrode, that is, the line width of a gate wiring is small, the low-resistance region can be provided with high positional accuracy, so that miniaturization of a transistor can be realized. |
| US08481373B2 |
Method for manufacturing thin film transistor substrate
A method for manufacturing a thin film transistor substrate includes a step of forming a gate electrode (11a) and a first interconnect on a substrate (10), a step of forming a gate insulating film (12a) having a contact hole at a position overlapping the first interconnect, a step of forming a source electrode (13a) and a drain electrode (13b) overlapping the gate electrode (11a) and separated apart from each other, and a second interconnect connected via the contact hole to the first interconnect, a step of successively forming an oxide semiconductor film (14) and a second insulating film (15), and thereafter, patterning the second insulating film (15) to form an interlayer insulating film (15a), and a step of reducing the resistance of the oxide semiconductor film (14) exposed through the interlayer insulating film (15a) to form a pixel electrode (14b). |
| US08481366B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor
A semiconductor device is provided that includes a semiconductor chip and a resin section that molds the semiconductor chip and has a first through-hole. A through electrode that is electrically coupled to the semiconductor chip, extends through the resin section, and extends between a top edge and a bottom edge of an inner surface of the first through-hole. A cavity which extends between planes corresponding to an upper surface and a lower surface of the resin section is formed inside the first through-hole. |
| US08481363B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
The semiconductor device includes a thin film transistor which includes a gate electrode layer, a gate insulating layer over the gate electrode layer, a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer over the gate insulating layer, a buffer layer over the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer, and a semiconductor layer over the buffer layer. A part of the semiconductor layer overlapping with the gate electrode layer is over and in contact with the gate insulating layer and is provided between the source electrode layer and the drain electrode layer. The semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer containing indium, gallium, and zinc. The buffer layer contains a metal oxide having n-type conductivity. The semiconductor layer and the source and drain electrode layers are electrically connected to each other through the buffer layer. |
| US08481361B2 |
Methods of depositing antimony-comprising phase change material onto a substrate and methods of forming phase change memory circuitry
A method of depositing an antimony-comprising phase change material onto a substrate includes providing a reducing agent and vaporized Sb(OR)3 to a substrate, where R is alkyl, and forming there-from antimony-comprising phase change material on the substrate. The phase change material has no greater than 10 atomic percent oxygen, and includes another metal in addition to antimony. |
| US08481358B2 |
CCD sensors with multiple contact patterns
A pixel array in an image sensor includes multiple pixels. The pixel array includes vertical shift registers for shifting charge out of the pixel array. The vertical shift registers can be interspersed between the pixels, such as in an interline image sensor, or the photosensitive areas in the pixels can operate as vertical shift registers. The pixels are divided into blocks of pixels. One or more electrodes are disposed over each pixel. Conductive strips are disposed over the electrodes. Contacts are used to connect selected electrodes to respective conductive strips. The contacts in at least one block of pixels are positioned according to one contact pattern while the contacts in one or more other blocks are positioned according to a different contact pattern. The different contact patterns reduce or eliminate visible patterns in the contact locations. |
| US08481356B2 |
Method for manufacturing a back contact solar cell
A method for manufacturing a back contact solar cell according to the present invention comprises the following steps: preparing a p-type silicon substrate having a via hole; performing a diffusion process to form an emitter layer all over the surface of the substrate; forming an etching mask on the front surface and back surface of the substrate so as to selectively expose a portion of the substrate; etching a portion of the thickness of the substrate in the region exposed to the etching mask so as to remove an emitter layer in the relevant region; forming an anti-reflection film on the front surface of the substrate; and forming a grid electrode on the front surface of the substrate, and forming an n-electrode and a p-electrode on the back surface of the substrate. |
| US08481355B2 |
Modular system and process for continuous deposition of a thin film layer on a substrate
A system and associated process for vapor deposition of a thin film layer on a photovoltaic (PV) module substrate is includes establishing a vacuum chamber and introducing the substrates individually into the vacuum chamber. A conveyor system is operably disposed within the vacuum chamber and is configured for conveying the substrates in a serial arrangement through a vapor deposition apparatus within the vacuum chamber at a controlled constant linear speed. A post-heat section is disposed within the vacuum chamber immediately downstream of the vapor deposition apparatus in the conveyance direction of the substrates. The post-heat section is configured to maintain the substrates conveyed from the vapor deposition apparatus in a desired heated temperature profile until the entire substrate has exited the vapor deposition apparatus. |
| US08481353B2 |
Method of separating nitride films from the growth substrates by selective photo-enhanced wet oxidation
Various embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to separating nitride films from growth substrates by selective photo-enhanced wet oxidation. In one aspect, a method may transform a portion of a III-nitride structure that bonds with a first substrate structure into a III-oxide layer by selective photo-enhanced wet oxidation. The method may further separate the first substrate structure from the III-nitride structure. |
| US08481352B2 |
Method of fabricating light emitting diode chip
The present invention provides a method of fabricating a light emitting diode chip having an active layer between an N type semiconductor layer and a P type semiconductor layer. The method comprises the steps of preparing a substrate; laminating the semiconductor layers on the substrate, the semiconductor layers having the active layer between the N type semiconductor layer and the P type semiconductor layer; and forming grooves on the semiconductor layers laminated on the substrate until the substrate is exposed, whereby inclined sidewalls are formed by the grooves in the semiconductor layers divided into a plurality of chips. According to embodiments of the present invention, a sidewall of a semiconductor layer formed on a substrate of a light emitting diode chip is inclined with respect to the substrate, whereby its directional angle is widened as compared with a light emitting diode chip without such inclination. As the directional angle of the light emitting diode chip is wider, when a white light emitting device is fabricated using the light emitting diode chip and a phosphor, light uniformity can be adjusted even though the phosphor is not concentrated at the center of the device. Thus, the overall light emitting efficiency can be enhanced by reducing a light blocking phenomenon caused by the increased amount of the phosphor distributed at the center portion. |
| US08481351B2 |
Active matrix substrate manufacturing method and liquid crystal display device manufacturing method
Provided is an active matrix substrate manufacturing method, including the steps of: selectively forming a laminated structure pattern, by forming the laminated structure on a glass substrate (2), by forming a first photosensitive resin pattern (PR) on the laminated structure, and by selectively forming the laminated structure pattern using the first photosensitive resin pattern (PR), the laminated structure including a metal layer (a scanning signal line (11) material), a gate insulative layer (30), and a semiconductor layer (31, 33) (transistor material); fluorinating a surface of the first photosensitive resin pattern (PR) by dry-etching with fluorine gas; applying a coating-type transparent insulative resin (60) onto the glass substrate (2) to fill a space in the laminated structure pattern; and removing the fluorinated first photosensitive resin pattern (PR). This enables to form, in an active matrix substrate manufacturing process, a scanning signal line and a semiconductor layer with a single mask process. |
| US08481348B2 |
Phase change memory and method for fabricating the same
The invention provides a phase change memory and a method for forming the phase change memory. The phase change memory includes a storage region and a peripheral circuit region. The peripheral circuit region has a peripheral substrate, a plurality of peripheral shallow trench isolation (STI) units in the peripheral substrate, and at least one MOS transistor on the peripheral substrate and between the peripheral STI units. The storage region has a storage substrate, an N-type ion buried layer on the storage substrate, a plurality of vertical LEDs on the N-type ion buried layer, a plurality of storage shallow trench isolation (STI) units between the vertical LEDs, and a plurality of phase change layers on the vertical LED and between the storage STI units. The storage STI units have thickness substantially equal to thickness of the vertical LEDs. The peripheral STI units have thickness substantially equal to thickness of the storage STI units. The N-type conductive region contains SiC. A top of P-type conductive region is flush with a top of the peripheral substrate. The N-type conductive region containing SiC reduces drain current through the vertical LED and raises current efficiency of the vertical LED. The peripheral circuit region can work normally without adverse influence on performance of the phase change memory. |
| US08481342B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, semiconductor device and semiconductor composite device
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes: a step of etching a Si (111) substrate along a (111) plane of the Si (111) substrate to separate a Si (111) thin-film device having a separated surface along the (111) plane. |
| US08481340B2 |
Method for preparing a light-emitting device using gas cluster ion beam processing
A method of manufacturing semiconductor-based light-emitting devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), is described. The method comprises irradiating an interface region with a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) to improve the interface region between a light-emitting device stack and the substrate, within the light-emitting device stack, and/or between the light-emitting device stack and a metal contact layer in an end-type contact. |
| US08481339B2 |
Magnetic memory and manufacturing method thereof
A magnetic memory has a magnetic recording layer, a reference layer connected via a non-magnetic layer to the magnetic recording layer, first and second magnetization pinning layers disposed below the magnetic recording layer. The magnetic recording layer and the reference layer have a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. The magnetic recording layer has a magnetization reversal region having a reversible magnetization and overlapping the difference layer, a first magnetization pinned region connected to a first boundary of the magnetization reversal region with the direction of the magnetization being fixed in a first direction, and a second magnetization pinned region connected to a second boundary of the magnetization reversal region with the direction of magnetization being fixed in a second direction anti-parallel to the first direction. The first and the second magnetization pinning layers fix the magnetization of the first and the second magnetization pinned regions. |
| US08481337B2 |
Manufacturing method of silicon spin transport device and silicon spin transport device
An object of the present invention is to provide a silicon spin transport device manufacturing method and silicon spin transport device whereby improved voltage output characteristics can be obtained. The silicon spin transport device manufacturing method comprises: a first step of patterning a silicon film by wet etching and forming a silicon channel layer; and a second step of forming a magnetization free layer and a magnetization fixed layer, which are apart from each other, on the silicon channel layer. |
| US08481332B2 |
Method of detecting auto-antibodies from patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, a peptide and an assay kit
A liposomal composition, preferably a vaccine, comprising liposomes formed of liposome forming compounds, containing coentrapped polysaccharide antigen and T-cell dependent protein carrier, such as tetanus toxoid or diphtheria toxin modified to render it non-toxic. The invention is of use in the production of vaccines against Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae or Neisseria meningitidis. |
| US08481331B2 |
Oxidative dye composition and indicator
An oxidative dye indicator composition comprising an indicator dye that has been pre-reacted with a reducing agent prior to use in an oxidizing or disinfectant sterilizing system. The pre-reacted dye, when subjected to an oxidizing disinfection or sterilization agent, such as peracetic acid or hydrogen peroxide, under goes a visible color change and thus can serve as a chemical, process, or chemical integrator, indicator. The dyes include various azines, thiazines, and oxazines compounds and the reducing agents include alkali metal alkoxides and alkaline earth metal alkoxide compounds. |
| US08481328B1 |
Water flow pattern simulation tank
A water flow pattern simulation tank includes a tank base, a tank aquarium having an aquarium interior carried by the tank base, at least one nozzle in the tank aquarium, at least one drain in the tank aquarium in spaced-apart relationship to the nozzle, a pump disposed in fluid communication with the nozzle and the drain and at least one insert placed in the tank aquarium generally between the nozzle and the drain. |
| US08481324B2 |
Apparatus and methods for diagnosing renal disorders
The present invention provides a system containing an array of chemically sensitive sensors based on coated single walled carbon nanotubes, for measuring volatile organic compounds indicative of renal failure. Methods of breath analysis for diagnosing chronic, acute and end-stage renal failure are disclosed. |
| US08481320B2 |
Methods for increasing homologous recombination of a nucleic acid sequence
The present invention relates to methods for increasing homologous recombination of a nucleic acid sequence introduced into a host cell, comprising: (a) introducing into a population of filamentous fungal host cells a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a recombination protein and a second nucleic acid sequence comprising one or more regions which are homologous with the genome of the filamentous fungal host cell, wherein (i) the recombination protein promotes the recombination of the one or more regions with the corresponding homologous region in the host's genome to incorporate the second nucleic acid sequence by homologous recombination, and (ii) the number of host cells comprising the incorporated second nucleic acid sequence in the population is increased at least 20% compared to the same population without the first nucleic acid sequence; (b) and isolating from the population a filamentous fungal cell comprising the incorporated second nucleic acid sequence. |
| US08481317B2 |
Hepatocyte production by forward programming
The invention generally features methods for providing hepatocytes from a variety of cell sources, particularly pluripotent stem cells, therapeutic compositions featuring such cells, and methods of using them for the treatment of subjects. |
| US08481316B2 |
Method for differentiating embryonic stem cells into cells expressing AQP-1
The present invention relates to methods of differentiating a human embryonic stem (ES) cell into a cell, specifically a renal epithelial cell, expressing AQP-I. The methods disclosed comprise culturing human ES cells in a renal specific medium in the presence of an extracellular matrix molecule. The cells produced according to said method can be used to treat renal related disorders such as renal failure, nephrosis, Bright's disease and glomerulitis. |
| US08481309B2 |
Nucleotide-specific recognition sequences for designer TAL effectors
The invention relates to methods of altering expression of a genomic locus of interest or specifically targeting a genomic locus of interest in an animal cell, which may involve contacting the genomic locus with a non-naturally occurring or engineered composition that includes a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) binding polypeptide having a N-terminal capping region, a DNA binding domain comprising at least five or more Transcription activator-like effector (TALE) monomers and at least one or more half-monomers specifically ordered to target the genomic locus of interest, and a C-terminal capping region, wherein the polypeptide includes at least one or more effector domains, and wherein the polypeptide is encoded by and translated from a codon optimized nucleic acid molecule so that the polypeptide preferentially binds to the DNA of the genomic locus. |
| US08481298B2 |
Separation matrix for viral purification
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a separation matrix comprising at least one insoluble carrier to which sulphate ligands have been attached via extenders, which method comprises coupling, in a first step, of the sulphate ligands to the extenders and, in a subsequent step, attaching the extenders to an insoluble carrier. The invention also relates to a separation matrix comprised of at least one insoluble carrier to which sulphate ligands have been attached via extenders. Advantageously, no sulphate ligands are directly attached to the insoluble carrier. The extenders may be natural polymers, such as dextran, and the insoluble carrier may be made from natural polymers, such as agarose, or synthetic polymers. The invention also relates to a method of purifying virus, such as influenza virus, using a separation matrix according to the invention. |
| US08481297B2 |
Compositions and methods of use of an oncolytic vesicular stomatitis virus
Oncolytic VSV viruses have been developed as a strategy for combating cancer. The present invention includes mutant VSV that have one or more mutations in the nucleic acid sequence encoding the viral genome that increase the oncolytic potential of the virus. Pharmaceutical compositions including oncolytic virus disclosed herein are also provided. Pharmaceutical compositions containing virus and one or more excipients may be for systemic or local administration. Methods of administering an effective amount of the compositions for treating cancer are disclosed. Preferred routes of administration include intratumeral and intravenous injection, and intranasal delivery. Administration of the disclosed compositions containing oncolytic viruses may be coupled with surgical, radiologic, other therapeutic approaches to treatment of cancer. Methods of manufacturing mutant VSV viruses exhibiting desired properties include applying selective pressure, and through directed or random mutagenesis. |
| US08481296B2 |
Angiogenic tyrosyl t-RNA synthetase compositions and methods
The present invention provides an isolated tyrosyl tRNA synthetase (TyrRS) polypeptide variant which comprises (a) a Rossmann fold region or a portion thereof, preferably including an α5 coil; and (b) an anticodon recognition domain or portion thereof, preferably including an α14 coil. Preferably, the α5 coil and the α14 coil have a greater spatial separation in the tertiary structure of the variant compared to the corresponding spatial separation in native human TyrRS. The variant preferably comprises an amino acid residue sequence identity of at least about 50% compared to the amino acid residue sequence of human TyrRS (SEQ ID NO: 3), includes at least one non-conservative amino acid residue substitution relative to the amino acid residue sequence of human TyrRS, and preferably presents an exposed ELR motif in the α5 coil on an external portion of the tertiary structure of the polypeptide. A preferred TyrRS protein variant comprises the amino acid residue sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4 or a portion thereof. The proteins and protein fragments of the invention are angiogenic and are useful for stimulating angiogenesis in mammalian tissues. |
| US08481295B2 |
Fungi cultivation on alcohol fermentation stillage for useful products and energy savings
A method of processing stillage from fermentation derived alcohol is disclosed, including dry-grind ethanol production from corn, by fermentation with filamentous fungi. This produces high-value fungal biomass that can be recovered by screening, is easily dewatered and used as an animal feed, human food or as a source of nutraceuticals. The methodology uses an airlift reactor to enhance the morphology of the fungi for easy harvesting and separation of water for recycling and reuse and to recover added enzymes and mineral acid with the water. The process also separates oil from the stillage. The fungal processing removes organic substances from the water that are otherwise inhibitory to the reuse prospects for the water, i.e. suspended and dissolved organic matter, including glycerol, lactic and acetic acids. The process also separates oil from the stillage by enmeshing the oil in the fungal biomass and can produce more oil through cultivation of oleaginous fungi. This approach generates revenue from low value thin stillage, while substantially reducing stillage processing costs, mainly by averting the need for evaporation of the thin stillage. |
| US08481294B2 |
Mutant formate dehydrogenase, gene encoding the same, and method for producing NADH
Durability of formate dehydrogenase is improved with the use of formate dehydrogenase exhibiting high specific activity that is unpredictable from conventional findings. A specific amino acid substitution is introduced into Gibberella zeae-derived formate dehydrogenase. Mutant formate dehydrogenase exhibits durability that is extremely superior to that of wild-type formate dehydrogenase. Thus, the productivity of NADH that is produced using the mutant formate dehydrogenase can be improved. |
| US08481290B2 |
Antibody specific for a chondroitin sulphate epitope
An antibody specific for a chondroitin sulphate epitope is described, as is a hybridoma cell line which produces such an antibody. The antibody is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of connective tissue diseases, such as arthritis and sarcomas. Test kits and pharmaceutical compositions are also described. |
| US08481281B2 |
Systems and methods for determining drug resistance in microorganisms
The present invention is based on the discovery that drug resistance in microorganisms can be rapidly and accurately determined using mass spectrometry. A mass spectrum of an intact microorganism or one or more isolated biomarkers from the microorganism grown in drug containing, isotopically-labeled media is compared with a mass spectrum of the intact microorganism or one or more isolated biomarkers from the microorganism grown in non-labeled media without the drug present. Drug resistance is determined by predicting and detecting a characteristic mass shift of one or more biomarkers using algorithms. The characteristic mass shift is indicative that the microorganism is growing in the presence of the drug and incorporating the isotopic label into the one or more biomarkers, resulting in change in mass. |
| US08481279B2 |
Methods of treating lung cancer using inhibitors anaplastic lymphoma kinase
In accordance with the invention, novel gene deletions and translocations involving chromosome 2 resulting in fusion proteins combining part of Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) kinase with part of a secondary protein have now been identified in human solid tumors, e.g. non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC). Secondary proteins include Echinoderm Microtubule-Associated Protein-Like 4 (EML-4) and TRK-Fusion Gene (TFG). The EML4-ALK fusion protein, which retains ALK tyrosine kinase activity, was confirmed to drive the proliferation and survival of NSCLC characterized by this mutation. The invention therefore provides, in part, isolated polynucleotides and vectors encoding the disclosed mutant ALK kinase polypeptides, probes for detecting it, isolated mutant polypeptides, recombinant polypeptides, and reagents for detecting the fusion and truncated polypeptides. The disclosed identification of this new fusion protein enables methods for screening for compounds that inhibit the proteins, and methods for inhibiting the progression of a cancer characterized by the mutant polynucleotides or polypeptides. |
| US08481273B2 |
Perlecan fragments as biomarkers of bone stromal lysis
A method for the detection in a body fluid of perlecan polypeptide fragments that are biomarkers of tumor metastasis, and antibodies for detecting these fragments are described. An immunoassay kit for detecting the presence of these biomarkers in a body fluid, such as serum or urine, is also described. |
| US08481268B2 |
Use of microfluidic systems in the detection of target analytes using microsphere arrays
The invention relates generally to methods and apparatus for conducting analyses, particularly microfluidic devices for the detection of target analytes. |
| US08481267B2 |
Genetic fingerprinting and identification method
The present disclosure provides methods for molecular fingerprinting for the characterization and identification of organisms. More specifically, in one aspect the present invention provides a method of identifying an organism in a sample by embedding fingerprint bands from any amplification based fingerprinting method within a DNA sequence so that small differences in size are resolvable. Fingerprint output is provided in a text file format that can then be analyzed by bioinformatics tools. |
| US08481266B2 |
DNA sequencing method and system
The present invention relates to the field of gene engineering, provides a DNA sequencing method and system. Said DNA sequencing method includes following steps: A. said DNA is processed into multiple DNA segments, and then constructed into multiple DNA tags; B. amplification of every single DNA tag, and then processed into single stranded DNA; C. Utilize the anchor which can ligate to DNA tags and possesses at least one degenerated base to sequence every single DNA tag and thus produce sequencing signal; D. Obtain sequences of every single DNA segment by sequencing signal. Said DNA sequencing system, includes: unit of short tags construction, unit of amplification, unit of sequencing reaction and unit of signal processing. In this invention, since DNA tags are sequenced by using sequencing anchor with at least one degenerative abase, length of DNA tags that can be directly sequenced is extended. Both short and long DNA tags can be sequenced. Thus application of DNA sequencing is expanded. |
| US08481259B2 |
Methods and devices for sequencing nucleic acids in smaller batches
The invention provides methods and compositions, including, without limitation, algorithms, computer readable media, computer programs, apparatus, and systems for determining the identity of nucleic acids in nucleotide sequences using, for example, data obtained from sequencing by synthesis methods. A plurality of smaller flow cells is employed, each with a relatively small area to be imaged, in order to provide greater flexibility and efficiency. |
| US08481253B2 |
Cryopreservation of adipose tissue for the isolation of mesenchymal stem cells
The present invention relates to a method and composition for the cryopreservation of adipose tissue with the intention to use this tissue in the culturing of stem and/or progenitor cells. The method uses a specific cryoprotection medium to prevent damage of the original tissue during the cryopreservation while still maintaining a high viability of the stem and/or progenitor cells obtained from the cryopreserved adipose tissue. Furthermore the cryoprotection medium of the present invention does not contain any kind of xenogeneic sera, a critical factor since it is the intention of that the cryopreserved tissue is used for obtaining stem and/or progenitor cells that can be used in medicine. The cryoprotection medium is characterized in that it is a solution of physiological water comprising glycerol and sucrose and/or trehalose and optionally serum albumin. |
| US08481244B2 |
Epoxy-containing polymer, photo-curable resin composition, patterning process, and electric/electronic part protective film
A photo-curable resin composition comprising an epoxy-containing silphenylene or silicone polymer with a Mw of 3,000-500,000 forms a coating which is useful as a protective film for electric/electronic parts. |
| US08481243B2 |
Resin and photoresist composition comprising the same
The present invention provides a resin comprising a structural unit represented by the formula (aa): wherein R1 represents a C1-C6 alkyl group optionally having one or more halogen atoms, a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, T1 represents a C4-C34 sultone ring group optionally having one or more substituents, Z1 represents a C1-C6 alkanediyl group optionally having one or more substituents, or a group represented by the formula (a-1): -A10X10-A11sX11-A12- (a-1) wherein X10 and X11 each independently represents —O—, —NH—, —CO—, —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —CO—NH— or —NH—CO—, A10, A11 and A12 each independently represent a C1-C5 divalent aliphatic hydrocarbon group optionally having one or more substituents, and s represents 0 or 1, and Z2 represents a single bond or —CO—. |
| US08481240B2 |
Electrophotographic imaging member and method of making same
Disclosed herein is an electrophotographic imaging member comprising a substrate, and a charge generating layer containing a phthalocyanine pigment, a binder, and a solvent. The charge generating layer has a pigment particle separation distance of 28 nm or less after evaporation of the solvent. A coating system, a method of making an electrophotographic imaging member, and a method of printing also are disclosed. |
| US08481232B2 |
Laser marking hologram having a volume hologram with interference fringes using selective irradiation
The present invention is provided to enhance security of a volume hologram by recording therein individualized information such as information of character, numerical character, picture pattern, biometric matter and/or the like by irradiating laser light to the volume hologram thereby modifying the same physically or chemically, and is related to a laser marking hologram comprising a volume hologram layer 2 including interference fringes recorded therein, wherein the volume hologram layer 2 includes information of character, numerical character, picture pattern, biometric matter, and/or the like recorded therein having a contrast between an irradiated portion and a non-irradiated portion thereof provided by selectively irradiating laser light 10 to the volume hologram layer 2 in a manner to modify 11 the irradiated portion. |
| US08481218B2 |
Hydrogen exhaust system for fuel cell vehicle
The present invention provides a hydrogen exhaust system for a fuel cell vehicle, which is configured to actively control an exhaust path of hydrogen discharged from an anode of a fuel cell stack to maximize the safety of the vehicle by minimizing the possibility of explosion due to hydrogen exhaust and ensure the silence of the vehicle by minimizing noise generated during hydrogen exhaust. Moreover, the present invention provides a hydrogen exhaust system for a fuel cell vehicle, which can improve the performance and power of the fuel cell stack by supplying water discharged from the fuel cell stack to an air supply line of the fuel cell stack together with purge hydrogen discharged to a hydrogen exhaust line to increase the humidification performance of the fuel cell stack. |
| US08481216B2 |
Inhibitor of reduction of life cycle of redox shuttle additive and non-aqueous electrolyte and secondary battery comprising the same
Disclosed is an inhibitor of the reduction of life cycle of a redox shuttle additive that undergoes oxidation-reduction cycling, the inhibitor being at least of one compound selected from the group consisting of vinylene carbonates, ethylene carbonates, cyclic sulfites and unsaturated sultones. Also, Disclosed is a non-aqueous electrolyte and secondary battery comprising the same inhibitor. |
| US08481211B2 |
Ferrous phosphate (II) powders, lithium iron phosphate powders for Li-ion battery, and methods for manufacturing the same
Ferrous phosphate (II) (Fe3(PO4)2) powders, lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) powders for a Li-ion battery and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. The ferrous phosphate (II) powders are represented by the following formula (I): Fe(3-x)Mx(PO4)2.yH2O (I) wherein, M, x, and y are defined in the specification, the ferrous phosphate (II) powders are composed of plural flake powders, and the length of each of the flake powders is 0.5-10 μm. |
| US08481208B2 |
Bipolar articles and related methods
The invention provides bipolar articles (e.g., batteries and capacitors) with new architectures and methods of making and using the same. Articles are provided with interpenetrating anode and cathode structures that allow for improved power density, and arbitrary form factors that allow for formation in substantially any desired shape. The articles are useful for embedding or integral formation in various electronic devices to provide more efficient use of space in the devices. The articles optionally include self-organizing bipolar structures. |
| US08481206B2 |
Electrolytic solution for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery using the electrolytic solution
Provided are an electrolytic solution for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery and a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery each of which not only has heat resistance enough to resist reflow soldering but also can maintain the discharge capacity of the battery even in a low-temperature environment. The nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided with an electrolytic solution 50 including a solute and a solvent containing a polyethylene glycol dialkyl ether and an ethylene glycol dialkyl ether, a positive electrode 12, a negative electrode 26, and a separator 30 formed of glass fibers and placed between the positive electrode 12 and the negative electrode 26. |
| US08481202B2 |
Battery cover assembly
A battery cover assembly includes a back cover, a battery cover and at least one elastic device. The back cover includes a battery chamber recessed there-into and an separation-preventing portion protruding therefrom. The battery cover is slidably mounted on the battery chamber of the back cover and includes an anti-detaching portion protruding therefrom. The anti-detaching portion is configured for being blocked by the separation-preventing portion to avoid the battery cover being released from the back cover when the battery cover is slid relative to the back cover. The elastic device has two opposite ends secured to the back cover and the battery cover respectively. The elastic device is configured for providing an elastic force to open the battery cover relative to the back cover. |
| US08481201B2 |
Case for secondary battery and lithium secondary battery using the same
A case for secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the case, the case including: opposing main walls; opposing side walls connected to the main walls; and a bottom wall connected ends of the main and side walls. The bottom wall has a first notch extending between the main walls. The thickness of the bottom wall decreases from the side walls to a central portion thereof. |
| US08481200B2 |
Battery cover
A battery cover includes an inner assembly and an outer assembly. The inner assembly includes an upper board defining an L-shaped groove, a bottom board screwed connected with the upper board; and a metal dome fixed between the upper board and the bottom board to pass throughout the bottom board for contacting the battery compartment. The outer assembly includes a front cover defining a first opening thereon, a slide button receiving in the first opening and the L-shaped groove of the upper board to slidably move along the L-shaped groove. |
| US08481199B2 |
Sealed battery with a film casing
A sealed battery with a film casing, comprising: a film casing covering a battery element; an electrode terminal pulled out by being conductive-connected to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the battery element is taken out from a sealing part of the film casing; and a part of the electrode terminal between a portion positioned at the sealing part of the electrode terminal and a part of a portion of the electrode terminal extending outward beyond the sealing part being covered by an insulating resin layer, a region with low strength against bending being formed at the insulating resin layer positioned at a part extending outward beyond the sealing part or a part of the electrode terminal positioned at a lower layer of the insulating resin layer positioned at a part extending outward beyond the sealing part. |
| US08481191B2 |
Rigid cell separator for minimizing thermal runaway propagation within a battery pack
A spacer assembly, comprised of a plurality of rigid spacers, is provided that is configured for use with a cell mounting bracket within a battery pack. The spacer assembly maintains the positions of the batteries within the battery pack during a thermal event and after the cell mounting bracket loses structural integrity due to the increased temperature associated with the thermal event. By keeping the battery undergoing thermal runaway in its predetermined location within the battery pack, the minimum spacing between cells is maintained, thereby helping to minimize the thermal effects on adjacent cells while ensuring that the cooling system, if employed, is not compromised. As a result, the risk of thermal runaway propagation is reduced. |
| US08481186B2 |
Battery management for optimizing battery and service life
The provision of a mode in silver zinc batteries where a user can access extra capacity as an emergency reserve for times when extra capacity is needed. While this temporarily increases capacity, it does not detrimentally affect cycle life over the longer term, and it permits a silver zinc battery to essentially mimic the long term capacity and cycle life characteristics of a lithium ion battery while still affording inherent advantages associated with silver zinc batteries. In a variant embodiment, this ability to temporarily increase capacity is optimally employed at the end of a battery life cycle in a controlled “roll-off” that accords additional cycles of battery service life. In another variant embodiment, the general capability to control capacity is employed to gradually decrease the available capacity of a battery over the life of the battery, to thereby extend the battery service life. |
| US08481185B2 |
Catalyst layers to enhance uniformity of current density in membrane electrode assemblies
Components that include catalyst layers used in membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs), and methods of making such components are described. The catalyst layers yield more uniform current distributions across the active area of the MEA during operation. The catalyst layers may have a uniform catalyst activity profile of a less active catalyst to achieve more uniform current density over the MEA active area. The catalyst layers may have a variable activity profile, such as an activity profile with a varying slope, to compensate for the inherent nonlinearities of catalyst utilization during operation of an electrochemical fuel cell. Desired variable catalyst activity profiles may be achieved, for example, by varying the catalyst loading across the MEA from inlet to outlet ports or by varying the surface area of the catalyst loading or by varying the surface area of the catalyst support elements. |
| US08481183B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery includes a cylindrical bare cell including a cylindrical can configured as a first electrode and an electrode cap configured as a second electrode, the electrode cap coupled with the cylindrical can and a protection circuit module including a circuit board facing the electrode cap, a first electrode tab electrically connecting the circuit board to the cylindrical and a second electrode tab electrically connecting the circuit board to the electrode cap of the cylindrical bare cell. |
| US08481182B2 |
Magnetic recording medium for thermally assisted magnetic recording
A magnetic recording medium used for the thermally assisted magnetic recording system which fires a laser beam at a magnetic recording medium to partially heat the medium and applies a magnetic field from the outside to the part heated to lower the coercivity for recording. The magnetic recording medium is configured by a glass substrate on which a heat radiation layer, heat retention layer, intermediate layer, and recording layer are stacked. Further, the heat retention layer is configured by a member having an effective refractive index lower than the effective refractive index of the recording layer and having an temperature diffusion coefficient determined by the specific heat, density, and heat conductivity rate higher than glass and lower than metal. The material with a high temperature diffusion coefficient is used lowered in temperature diffusion coefficient using a porous structure or granular structure. |
| US08481180B2 |
Carbide cutting insert
Cutting tools and cutting inserts having a wear resistant coating on a substrate comprising a metal carbide particle and a binder. For certain applications, a cutting insert having a wear resistant coating comprising hafnium carbon nitride and a binder comprising ruthenium may provide a greater service life. The wear resistant coating comprising hafnium carbon nitride may have a thickness of from 1 to 10 microns. In another embodiment, the cutting tool comprises a cemented carbide substrate with a binder comprising at least one of iron, nickel and cobalt. |
| US08481178B2 |
Iron powder coated with Mg-containing oxide film
Oxide-coated Fe powder for producing various electromagnetic circuit components requiring high resistivity is provided. The oxide-coated Fe powder is a Mg-containing oxide film-coated iron powder coated with an Mg—Fe—O ternary-based deposition film at least containing (Mg, Fe)O. The (Mg,Fe)O is a crystalline MgO-dissolving wustite. The Mg—Fe—O ternary-based oxide deposition film has a sulfur-enriched layer containing a higher concentration of sulfur than that of central portion of the iron powder, fine crystalline texture having a grain size of 200 nm or less, and the outermost surface is substantially composed of MgO. A composite soft magnetic material using the Mg-containing oxide film-coated iron powder is also provided. |
| US08481174B2 |
Organic light-emitting compound of CIS-diarylethene derivatives, organic electroluminescent device using the same, and method of manufacturing the device
Provided are an organic light-emitting compound that is a diarylethene derivative represented by Formula 1, and an organic electroluminescent (EL) device using the organic light-emitting compound, and a method of manufacturing the organic EL device: where R1, Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, Ar4, Ar5, Ar6, k, l, m, and n are the same as defined in the specification. The organic light-emitting compound contains a cis-diarylethene group linked with an aliphatic ring, and thus crystallization of the organic light-emitting compound is unlikely to occur and the compound is highly soluble to organic solvents and easily provides liquid formulation with organic solvents. Thus, the organic light-emitting compound can easily be used in organic EL devices. An organic EL device manufactured using the compound can have a thermostable layer and thus has improved light-emitting properties in term of superior turn-on voltage, efficiency, color purity, etc. |
| US08481166B2 |
Hydrogenated norbornene-based ring-opening polymerization polymer, resin composition, and molded object
A hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer obtained by hydrogenating 80% or more of main-chain carbon-carbon double bonds of a ring-open polymer obtained by ring-opening polymerization of 2-norbornene. The hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer has a weight average molecular weight determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of 50,000 to 200,000, a molecular weight distribution of 1.5 to 10.0, and a melting point of 110 to 145° C. A hydrogenated norbornene ring-open polymer obtained by hydrogenating 80% or more of carbon-carbon double bonds of a ring-open polymer obtained by ring-opening copolymerization of 2-norbornene and a substituent-containing norbornene monomer, wherein the proportion of a repeating unit (A) derived from the 2-norbornene with respect to all repeating units is 90 to 99 wt % and the proportion of a repeating unit (B) derived from the substituent-containing norbornene monomer with respect to all repeating units is 1 to 10 wt %. A resin composition and a molding material. |
| US08481164B2 |
Materials having predefined morphologies and methods of formation thereof
A material and an associated method of formation. A self-assembling block copolymer that includes a first block species and a second block species respectively characterized by a volume fraction of F1 and F2 with respect to the self-assembling block copolymer is provided. At least one crosslinkable polymer that is miscible with the second block species is provided. The self-assembling block copolymer and the at least one crosslinkable polymer are combined to form a mixture. The mixture having a volume fraction, F3, of the crosslinkable polymer, a volume fraction, F1A, of the first block species, and a volume fraction, F2A, of the second block species is formed. A material having a predefined morphology where the sum of F2A and F3 were preselected is formed. |
| US08481162B2 |
Stabilized semiconductor nanocrystals comprising a coating of polydentate ligand
A semiconductor nanocrystal associated with a polydentate ligand. The polydentate ligand stabilizes the nanocrystal. |
| US08481161B2 |
Functionalized metal nanoparticle and method for formation of conductive pattern using the same
A printable metal nanoparticle having a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) composed of a compound containing a thiol (—SH), isocyanide (—CN), amino (—NH2), carboxylate (—COO) or phosphate group, as a linker, formed on the surface thereof, and a method for formation of a conductive pattern using the same are provided. The metal nanoparticles of an exemplary embodiment can be easily formed into a conductive film or pattern by a printing method, and the resulting film or pattern exhibits excellent conductivity which optimally may be adjusted if desired. Therefore, the resulting metal nanoparticles of can be used to advantage in the fields such as antistatic washable sticky mats, antistatic shoes, conductive polyurethane printer rollers, electromagnetic interference shielding materials, etc. |
| US08481158B2 |
Carbon-based fine structure array, aggregate of carbon-based fine structures, use thereof and method for preparation thereof
An aggregate of carbon-based fine structures in which a plurality of carbon-based fine structures are collected, wherein respective carbon-based fine structures are oriented in the same direction. The above aggregate of carbon-based fine structures is an aggregate of a plurality of carbon-based fine structures in a state they are pulled by one another with strong interaction, and has such a length that allows the improvement of the handleability and workability thereof. |
| US08481157B2 |
Melt extruded fibers and methods of making the same
Polymeric fibers along with methods and systems for extruding polymeric fibers are disclosed. The extrusion process preferably involves the delivery of a lubricant separately from a polymer melt stream to each orifice of an extrusion die such that the lubricant preferably encases the polymer melt stream as it passes through the die orifice. |
| US08481154B2 |
Backsheet for rigid photovoltaic modules
The backsheet comprises a coextruded multilayer sheet that comprises: i) an inner layer comprising a polyolefin resin; ii) a core layer comprising a polypropylene resin, a blend of a polypropylene resin and a maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAH-g-PP), or a polypropylene resin/MAH-g-PP multilayer structure; iii) an outer layer comprising a maleic anhydride grafted polyvinylidene fluoride (MAH-g-PVDF), a blend of a polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and a MAH-g-PVDF, or a PVDF/MAH-g-PVDF multilayer structure; iv) a first tie layer between the core layer and the outer layer; and v) an optional second tie layer between the core layer and the inner layer. |
| US08481150B2 |
Transparent conductive multilayer body and touch panel
A transparent conductive multilayer body of the invention comprises a transparent film substrate with a thickness of 2 to 120 μm; a first transparent dielectric thin film, a second transparent dielectric thin film and a transparent conductive thin film laminated in this order on one side of the transparent film substrate; and a transparent substrate bonded to the other side of the film substrate through a transparent pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, wherein the second dielectric thin film is made of an inorganic material or a mixture of an organic material and an inorganic material, and the conductive thin film contains a crystalline material in which the content of crystal particles whose maximum particle sizes are at most 300 nm is higher than 50% by area. Such a transparent conductive multilayer body fully satisfies the pen input bending durability for a touch panel. |
| US08481149B2 |
Polyurethane resin composition for mounting pad and polyurethane mounting pad using the same
This disclosure relates to a polyurethane resin composition for a mounting pad, including a polyurethane resin, C9-15 alkyl benzene sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, and a DMF solvent, and a polyurethane mounting pad using the same, whereby long and large pores may be uniformly formed thereinside to provide a mounting pad having low hardness, excellent compressibility, and a high compression modulus. |
| US08481147B2 |
Abrasion resistant decorative sheet, especially overlay, having a particular optical effect
The invention relates to an abrasion-resistant decorative sheet (1), in particular an overlay for the production of a laminate floor or of an abrasion-resistant furniture surface, comprising a paper layer (3) provided on one side with a print layer (2), comprising an impregnation (3a) formed from a first plastic mixture and comprising a layer (4) which is formed from a second plastic mixture and contains particulate abrasion-reducing material. In order to provide such a decorative sheet (1) which meets the high requirements in line with standards with regard to its abrasion resistance and permits a high-quality and clear printed image and has an appealing optical impression or an optical special effect, such as a metallic or nacreous appearance, it is proposed to apply the layer (4) formed from the second plastic mixture and containing particulate abrasion-reducing material to that side of the paper layer (3) which is opposite the print layer (2). A production process for the decorative sheet (1), a laminate formed from the decorative sheet (1) and a use for the production of laminate floors or abrasion-resistant furniture surfaces are likewise claimed. |
| US08481145B2 |
Sintered cubic boron nitride tool
A sintered cubic boron nitride tool can perform stable machining without causing any defect for a long lifetime even under a high-load cutting condition and a high-efficiency cutting condition. The sintered cubic boron nitride tool is such that: assuming a reference length longer than five times an average particle size of cubic boron nitride is S, when a total length of profile curves of cubic boron nitride included in the reference length S of the chamfer honing surface is LCC, when a total length of profile curves of the binder phase included in the reference length S of the chamfer honing surface is LCB, and a ratio of LCC to LCB is PC(PC=LCC/LCB), and when a total length of profile curves of cubic boron nitride included in the reference length S of the round honing surface is LRC, a total length of profile curves of the binder phase included in the reference length S of the round honing surface is LRB, and a ratio of LRC to LRB is PR(PR=LRC/LRB), then, a ratio of PR to PC (PR/PC) satisfies the relation of 1.2≦PR/PC≦8.0. |
| US08481142B1 |
System and method for monitoring chloride content and concentration induced by a metal etch process
A system and method for monitoring chloride content and concentration induced by a metal etch process is disclosed. A blank metal film is deposited on a semiconductor wafer. A metal etch process is then applied to partially etch the blank metal film on the wafer. The metal etch process exposes the metal film to chlorine. The wafer is then scanned using surface profiling total X-ray reflection fluorescence. A chlorine concentration map is generated that shows quantitative and spatial information about the chlorine on the wafer. Information from the chlorine concentration map is then used to select a value of chlorine concentration for a metal etch process that will not create metal chloride corrosion on a semiconductor wafer. |
| US08481134B2 |
Biodegradable moisture-impermeable packages for consumer goods
A biodegradable package includes a shaped body formed from a composition that contains: (i) a source of starch; (ii) a strengthening agent; (iii) a binding agent; (iv) a plasticizer; and a moisture-impermeable film covering at least a portion of the shaped body. |
| US08481133B2 |
High bulk rolled tissue products
Spirally wound paper products are disclosed having desirable roll bulk, firmness and softness properties. The rolled products can be made from a multiple ply tissue webs formed according to various processes. Tissue webs having basis weights greater than about 40 grams per square meter were wound into rolls having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 9 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 15 cc/g. Similarly, tissue webs having basis weights less than about 40 grams per square meter were wound into rolls having a Kershaw roll firmness of less than about 9 mm and a roll bulk of greater than about 18 cc/g. |
| US08481132B2 |
Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods
Transparent ink-jet recording films, compositions, and methods are disclosed. These compositions and methods can impart excellent adhesion properties between film layers and the transparent support. These films are useful for medical imaging. |
| US08481129B2 |
Liquid crystal compounds, and liquid crystal displays and photochromic materials comprising the liquid crystal compounds
A liquid crystal compound of Formula (I) is provided. In Formula (I), A is benzene, naphthalene, pyridine, furan, thiophene or a single bond, D is benzene, naphthalene, pyridine, furan, thiophene or a single bond, R1 and R2 are C1-10 alkyl, C1-10 alkoxy, fluoro or trifluoro methyl, E is benzene, naphthalene, pyridine, furan, thiophene or a single bond, W is —CO—O—, —O—CO—, —O—, —CH2—CH2—, —CH═CH—, —CH2—O— or a single bond, Z is benzene, naphthalene, pyridine, furan, thiophene or a single bond, Y is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl or propyl, m is 0, 1 or 2, p is 0, 1 or 2, r is 0, 1 or 2, q is 0, 1 or 2, and n is 0, 1, 2 or 3. The invention also provides a liquid crystal display and photochromic material including the compound. |
| US08481128B2 |
Laser-based method for growing array of carbon nanotubes
A method for growing an array of carbon nanotubes includes the steps of: (a) providing a substrate having a first substrate surface and a second substrate surface opposite to the first substrate surface; (b) forming a catalyst film on the first substrate surface; (c) flowing a mixture of a carrier gas and a first carbon source gas over the catalyst film on the first substrate surface; (d) focusing a laser beam on the second substrate surface to locally heat the substrate to a predetermined reaction temperature; and (e) growing an array of the carbon nanotubes on the first substrate surface via the catalyst film. |
| US08481127B2 |
Cyclodextrin compositions, articles, and methods
Cyclodextrin compositions including one or more radiation polymerizable monomers and a cyclodextrin inclusion complex, the cyclodextrin inclusion complex including a cyclodextrin compound and an olefinic inhibitor of an ethylene generation in produce, are coated onto packaging materials and cured. Treated containers and treated package inserts having the cured cyclodextrin compositions are useful in packaging of respiring plant materials. |
| US08481124B2 |
Deflecting air ring and corresponding coating process
A deflecting air ring is disclosed having a plurality of deflecting air nozzles for discharging a deflecting air jet onto a spray jet of a vaporizer in order to shape the spray jet. The deflecting air nozzles are configured such that the deflecting air jet is substantially laminar within a close region, while the deflecting air nozzles also generate turbulence in a remote region situated downstream of the close region of the deflecting air jet. |
| US08481122B2 |
Methods of forming material over substrates
ALD-type methods which include providing two or more different precursors within a chamber at different and substantially non-overlapping times relative to one another to form a material, and thereafter exposing the material to one or more reactants to change a composition of the material. In particular aspects, the precursors utilized to form the material are metal-containing precursors, and the reactant utilized to change the composition of the material comprises oxygen, silicon, and/or nitrogen. |
| US08481121B2 |
Methods of forming thin metal-containing films by chemical phase deposition
Methods of forming thin metal-containing films by chemical phase deposition, particularly atomic layer deposition (ALD) and chemical vapor deposition (CVD), are provided. The methods comprise delivering at least one organometallic precursor to a substrate, wherein the at least one precursor corresponds in structure to Formula (II); wherein: M is Ru, Fe or Os; R is Q-C10-alkyl; X is C1-C10-alkyl; and n is zero, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5. Further provided are methods of making precursors disclosed herein. |
| US08481118B2 |
Multi-gas straight channel showerhead
A method and apparatus that may be utilized for chemical vapor deposition and/or hydride vapor phase epitaxial (HVPE) deposition are provided. In one embodiment, a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) process is used to deposit a Group III-nitride film on a plurality of substrates. A Group III precursor, such as trimethyl gallium, trimethyl aluminum or trimethyl indium and a nitrogen-containing precursor, such as ammonia, are delivered to a plurality of straight channels which isolate the precursor gases. The precursor gases are injected into mixing channels where the gases are mixed before entering a processing volume containing the substrates. Heat exchanging channels are provided for temperature control of the mixing channels to prevent undesirable condensation and reaction of the precursors. |
| US08481117B2 |
Method for applying a thermal barrier coating
A method and apparatus for forming thermally grown alpha alumina oxide scale on a substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a heating chamber having a heat source and an oxidizing gas source selectively operable to provide a stream of oxidizing gas; b) providing at least one substrate disposed in the heating chamber, which substrate has a composition sufficient to permit formation of an alpha alumina scale on one or more surfaces; c) maintaining a vacuum in the heating chamber at a level that inhibits formation of one or more low temperature oxides on the one or more surfaces of the substrate; d) heating at least one of the one or more surfaces of the substrate to a predetermined temperature at or above 1800 degrees Fahrenheit; and e) directing the stream of oxidizing gas at a controlled rate toward one or more heated surfaces of the substrate. |
| US08481116B2 |
Method for producing a coated basic material for a hydraulic composition, coated basic material for a hydraulic composition, additive for a hydraulic composition and method for producing a hydraulic composition
The invention relates to a method for producing a coated basic material for a hydraulic composition (11) comprising a basic material (14, 16) and water (15). According to the invention, the basic material can consist of several sub-groups (14, 16) and at least one hydraulic binding agent (14) and to produce the hydraulic composition the basic material (14, 16) and the water (15) are mixed in a mixer (8). Prior to the mixing of the hydraulic composition, the basic material (14, 16) is at least partially coated with an additive (13). The invention also relates to a coated basic material to be used in concrete production, to an additive for concrete production and to a method for producing a hydraulic composition. |