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US08498426B2	Headphone system for computer gaming A gaming unit and producing a game-audio output of a varying volume level and a chat-voice output is connected to headphones adapted to be worn by a player of the unit and connected to the gaming unit for making the chat-voice output and the game-audio output audible to the player. A circuit or software associated with the headphones can increase the chat-voice volume level generally proportionately to the game-audio volume level.
US08498421B2	Method for encoding and decoding multi-channel audio signal and apparatus thereof Methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding a multi-channel audio signal are provided. In the encoding method, spatial information is calculated based on a multi-channel audio signal and a down-mix signal, and a compensation parameter that compensates for the down-mix signal is calculated based on the multi-channel audio signal and the down-mix signal. Thereafter, a bitstream is generated by encoding the spatial information, the compensation parameter, and the down-mix signal and combining the results of the encoding. Therefore, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the quality of sound regarding a multi-channel audio signal by compensating for the multi-channel audio signal using a compensation parameter that compensates for a down-mix signal.
US08498418B2	Conversion of cryptographic key protection Protection of cryptographic keys is converted between one level of security and another level of security. The one level of security is different from the another level of security, and the another level of security includes the components of the one level of security.
US08498416B2	Validation of stored or incoming messages A mobile device can save time by validating a stored message, which was previously unreadable, by utilizing a related message, which can be received at a much quicker rate. In accordance with some aspects, the mobile device can save time by validating the stored message by reading a new related message and subsequently re-reading or descrambling the stored message or its CRC. The first attempt to read the message might not be successful due to a scrambling information change or due to other reasons. The reason for the failure of the first attempt to read the message may be determined based on whether a later attempt to read the message with the same or a different scrambling information is successful.
US08498414B2	Secure route optimization in mobile internet protocol using trusted domain name servers A trusted domain name server is introduced to provide a secure route optimization procedure for MIPv6. A trusted authority registers network addresses of a mobile node with corresponding fully qualified domain names. The trusted domain name server can later be queried to compare the domain of a network address for a mobile node with the domain of a network address for another network node.
US08498413B2	Image processing device, image processing system, program product therefor, and image processing method An image processing device includes: an image obtaining unit that obtains original images one by one from an original document on which image processing is to be performed by the image processing device; an output unit that outputs each of the original images obtained by the image obtaining unit; an information acquiring unit that acquires control information for controlling operations to be performed by the image processing device, the control information being extracted from a control image represented by a specific image in the original image obtained by the image obtaining unit; and a control unit that determines whether the control information acquired by the information acquiring unit requires an authentication, determines whether an output of the original image having the control information is restricted on the basis of a result of the authentication when the control information requires an authentication, restricts the output of the original image when the output is determined to be restricted, and controls the output unit to output the original image when the original image does not require an authentication or when the output of the original image is determined not to be restricted.
US08498409B2	Systems and methods for providing access to wireline communication equipment Systems and methods for providing access to wireline communication equipment are disclosed. Exemplary methods include positioning the wireline communication equipment at least partly below ground level, positioning an electric-powered lifting device near the wireline communication equipment and at least partly below the ground level, connecting the electric-powered lifting device to the wireline communication equipment, and configuring the lifting device to lift the wireline communication equipment above the ground level when access to the wireline communication equipment is desired.
US08498407B2	Systems and methods for double-talk detection in acoustically harsh environments A communications device that is configured to detect double talk is described. An echo canceller is configured to cancel an echo from an input signal using an adaptive filter. A double-talk detector provides a double-talk statistic. The double-talk statistic is proportional to the ratio of the remaining echo energy in the cancellation error signal and the total cancellation error energy.
US08498406B2	Integrated keypad system A data entry system using a number of different input signals provided by interacting with input means such as keys wherein to at least some of the different input signals a number of symbols including substantially all of the letters of the alphabet of one language are distributively assigned such that at least two of the letters are ambiguously assigned to at least one of the some input signals. The data entry system includes a database of words and uses a word predictive system such that in order to enter a word of the database the user provides a first input information consisting of providing the input signals corresponding to the characters, generally the letters, of the word, and an additional input information corresponding to at least one of the characters of the word and its corresponding input signal provided through the first input information, and wherein the system precisely recognizes the character among the ambiguous characters assigned to the input signal and provides a word of the dictionary that corresponds to the first and the additional input information.
US08498404B2	Methods and systems for monitoring contact center operations A console for monitoring contact center operations is provided. The console comprises a camera for capturing a field of view of a contact center environment and a screen for displaying the captured field of view. The camera further comprises an identifier recognition module for determining an identifier from an element in the captured field of view displayed on the screen; and an interface for transmitting a request including the identifier to a contact center server and receiving from the contact center server, information associated with the identifier; wherein the screen is further arranged to display an overlay of the information on the captured field of view, to create an augmented reality of the contact center environment on the screen.
US08498403B1	Method and apparatus for managing training of call center agents A method and apparatus trains agents in a call center by directing a plurality of telecommunication calls to an agent by a controller wherein a percentage of the telecommunication calls are unskilled telecommunication calls that the agent is unskilled at processing; calculating by the controller average success of the agent in handling all of the unskilled telecommunication calls; calculating by the controller average stress of the agent in handling all of the unskilled telecommunication calls; increasing the percentage of unskilled telecommunication calls by the controller upon average success being greater than a predefined level of success and the average stress being less than a predefined level of stress; and stopping after the percentage equals a predefined percentage.
US08498398B2	Method and system for managing a caller's telephone call to a called party The invention concerns a method of managing a telephone call from a caller (B) to a person being called, in which the non-reply of the person being called (A) to the telephone call during a predetermined length of time is detected, a communication is established between the caller and a non-reply server (130) for transferring at least one message intended for the caller while maintaining the telephone call from the caller to the person being called, the response of the person being called (A) to the telephone call from the caller is detected and, if the response of the person being called to the telephone call is detected, the communication between the caller and the non-reply server is interrupted and communication is established between the caller and the person being called. The invention also concerns the associated system.
US08498397B2	Call handling for incoming telephone calls Provided is a method for handling telephone calls directed to a telephony connection associated with a plurality of telephone numbers, wherein incoming calls made to the plurality of telephone numbers are announced by different ring tones. The method comprises receiving over the telephony connection a signal carrying ring tone information indicative of an incoming call. The method further comprises processing the ring tone information to differentiate the ring tone currently conveyed in the telephony connection from other possible ring tones that the telephony connection can carry. The method still further comprises handling the incoming call on the basis of the differentiated ring tone. Also provided are a telephone system and a computer readable storage medium holding a program element.
US08498392B2	Method and a system for establishing a communication channel between a predetermined number of selected devices and a device and a server arranged for use in the system A method for establishing a communication channel (17) between a predetermined number of selected devices (3;5). Each of the devices has its own identity. The establishing of the communication channel is done by a pairing via a server (1). Said devices have a pairing operational mode and a communication operational mode. The method comprises the steps of: —setting each of the devices in the pairing operational mode, —agreeing on the choice of a pairing signal (19a;19b), —selecting the agreed upon pairing signal (19a) on each of the devices, which devices transmit their identity and the agreed upon pairing signal (19a) to the server (1), —if the server (1) in a predetermined time interval determines that more than the predetermined number of selected devices have transmitted the agreed upon pairing signal (19a; 19b) than repeating the above second and third steps, wherein a next pairing signal is agreed upon, until the server (1) determines that only the predetermined number of selected devices have transmitted an identical sequence of pairing signals (19a;19b), —establishing the communication channel (17) between the devices by the server (1), and —setting each of the devices in the communication operational mode. The achieved communication channel is very secure. A system comprises a server (1) and a predetermined number of selected devices (3;5), wherein during use a communication channel (17) between the first device (3) and the second device (5) is established via the server (1) according to the method of the invention.
US08498388B1	Method and system for announcement A method for delivering audio announcements, includes: receiving an announcement package, the announcement package including a package identity, a package update time, and one or more announcement items; and presenting the announcement package to an audio player. Each announcement item includes an item identity, and a summary part, where the summary part includes audio information. The audio information includes an audio data type and audio data. Updates for the announcement package can be received, where the announcement package is modified according to the update. A content of the announcement package can be replaced, deleted, or added. The announcement item can be presented to the audio player once, repeatedly, or periodically. In this manner, audio announcements are delivered in an effective and timely manner.
US08498386B2	On hold content selection A message is received that a call has been made to a destination. It is determined that the destination is not available. A menu of options is provided for receiving content while the destination is not available. A selection of one of the menu options is received. Content is provided according to the selection.
US08498382B2	System and method for evaluating and troubleshooting a digital subscriber line system Disclosed is a method and system for evaluating and troubleshooting a DSL system in a plurality of DSL systems having a common static characteristic. The plurality of DSL systems are ranked based on a ranking characteristic different than the common static characteristic.
US08498377B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus for irradiating an object includes a source arrangement, from which x-rays from different positions that form an at least one-dimensional structure may be emitted. The imaging apparatus also includes a detector arrangement for detecting the x-rays. An object is positioned between the source arrangement and the detector arrangement so that, with the detector arrangement, the x-rays attenuated by the object are recorded. The imaging apparatus also includes an evaluation apparatus for evaluating the signals recorded by the detector arrangement. A region of the detector arrangement is assigned to different positions of the structure, from which x-rays are directed at the region in partial irradiations. The region is aligned relative to the structure, such that the partial irradiations that are produced from the different positions of the structure with a region of the detector develop a radiation geometry that irradiates the object in a planar fashion.
US08498376B2	Method and system for certifying operators of x-ray systems A method and system for using Threat Imaging Projection (TIP) technology, and the operator testing data that it generates, in order to certify x-ray inspection system operators and thereby assure an acceptable and uniform level of operator performance. In a preferred configuration, the operator views x-ray images of objects on a screening system equipped with TIP technology. When the operator believes that a threat item image appears on the screening system, the operator indicates such via an indicating means. The system is capable of recording, storing and transmitting individual operator performance data relating to proper detections, missed detections, and false alarms, i.e., when an operator indicates that a threat item image appears when no such image actually appears on the screening system. The system preferably contains a library of various threat item images, e.g., guns, bombs, knives, etc., which are classified according to type of threat and difficulty of detection.
US08498375B2	X-ray imaging apparatus An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generation part, an X-ray detection part, and a revolution drive mechanism. The X-ray generation part has an X-ray generator including a cathode and an anode, and emits an X-ray beam from the X-ray generator. The X-ray detection part detects the X-ray beam. The revolution drive mechanism performs X-ray imaging by revolving the X-ray generation part and the X-ray detection part around the object while the X-ray generation part and the X-ray detection part are opposed to each other with said object interposed therebetween. The X-ray imaging apparatus controls a restriction part to thereby restrict an X-ray transmission in such a manner that the focal spot size of an X-ray beam used in X-ray CT imaging of a relatively narrow imaging region is smaller than the focal spot size of an X-ray beam used in X-ray CT imaging of a relatively large imaging region.
US08498372B2	Counter circuit and protection circuit A counter circuit is provided that can switch delay times by use of a simple circuit configuration. A counter circuit includes plural stages of flip flops connected in cascade, in which a flip flop in a first stage receives a clock from an oscillator as an input signal, and a flip flop in a given stage after the first stage receives a Q output of a preceding stage as an input signal, wherein all or part of the plural stages of flip flops receive a mode signal, and wherein each of the plural stages of flip flops divides by 2 a frequency of the received input signal for output as a Q output when the mode signal indicates a normal delay mode, and each stage of the flip flops that receives the mode signal allows through passage of the received input signal for output as a Q output when the mode signal indicates a delay shortened mode.
US08498363B2	Compensating for frequency offsets on a base station A base station for compensating for frequency offsets is described. The base station includes a processor and instructions stored in memory. The base station computes a time domain impulse response estimate and applies frequency offset compensation to the time domain impulse response estimate to obtain a time domain offset-compensated impulse response estimate. A frequency domain offset-compensated impulse response estimate is computed. The frequency domain offset-compensated impulse response estimate is used to compute beamforming weights. The base station transmits data using the beamforming weights.
US08498361B1	Channel tracking in a wireless MIMO communication system An estimate of a multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) channel is computed, and an equalizer to be applied to signals received via the MIMO channel is computed. The equalizer is initialized based on the estimate of the MIMO channel. The equalizer is applied to a received signal, and the received signal is demodulated to generate a demodulated signal. The demodulated signal is decoded according to an error correction code to generate decoded data, and the decoded data is re-encoded according to the error correction code to generate re-encoded data. The re-encoded data is re-modulated to generate a re-modulated signal. The received signal is compared to the re-modulated signal, and the equalizer is updated based on the comparison. After updating the equalizer, the equalizer is applied to the received signal.
US08498360B1	Systems and methods for wireless communication system channel allocation using intentional delay distortion Advantage is taken of adaptive allocation techniques by intentionally creating multi-user diversity in an otherwise flat fading environment in order to improve system capacity. In one embodiment, multi-path distortion can be resolved to determine subscriber station (SS) diversity gain. Overall network capacity can be increased by allocating channel assignments to SSs within the network based on determined SS diversity gains. In one embodiment, intentional multi-path distortion is produced by transmitting a signal and a time-delayed version of the signal from a base station (BS).
US08498359B2	Transmission acknowledgment within multiple user, multiple access, and/or MIMO wireless communications Transmission acknowledgement within multi-user wireless communication systems. Within multi-access wireless communication systems such as those operating in accordance with multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), and/or MU-MIMO/OFDMA, acknowledgement of receipt (e.g., using ACKs) is provided back to the sending or transmitting wireless communication device from each (or a subset) of the intended recipient wireless communication devices. Appropriate coordination of these ACKs from the respective, receiving wireless communication devices may be performed using instructions embedded within a multi-user packet that is provided to the receiving wireless communication devices. Alternatively, polling as effectuated by the sending or transmitting wireless communication device may be used to give explicit direction to the respective, receiving wireless communication devices of the manner by which their respective ACKs should be provided to the transmitting wireless communication device.
US08498358B2	Multiple antenna communication system including adaptive updating and changing of codebooks Communication between a base station with multiple transmission antennas and a mobile station is provided. The base station and the mobile station may recognize or estimate, respectively, a channel between the base station and the mobile station, and update a previous codebook with a new codebook based on a variation of the channel. In this instance, the mobile station may provide feedback information to the base station using the new codebook, and the base station may generate a transmission signal for the mobile station using the new codebook and the feedback information.
US08498356B2	Apparatus and method of generating codebook for multiple input multiple output communication system An apparatus and method of generating a codebook. The codebook generation apparatus includes a matrix extender to generate a candidate matrix set by multiplying a base matrix and at least one diagonal matrix, wherein the at least one diagonal matrix includes elements of a constrained set as diagonal elements; and a codebook generator to generate the codebook where a minimum distance between the elements is maximized, based on the candidate matrix set. According to aspects of the present invention, it is possible to provide a precoding codebook that can reduce an amount of feedback from a terminal.
US08498354B2	Digital communications receiver and method of estimating residual carrier frequency offset in a received signal A carrier frequency offset can be present in a signal received by a communications receiver, when the receiver has a local frequency oscillator that generates a carrier frequency different from a carrier frequency generated by a local frequency oscillator at a transmitter that transmitted the signal. A residual carrier frequency offset can remain after most of the carrier frequency offset has been removed from the received signal using conventional techniques. The residual carrier frequency offset is estimated using first and second channel impulse responses derived from first and second portions of the received signal. An estimated phase difference between the first and second channel impulse responses is computed. An estimate of the residual carrier frequency offset is computed using the estimated phase difference.
US08498352B2	Symmetrical data signal processing A digital communications receiver includes an input configured to receive, via a communications channel, a received first signal representing a sequence of symbols, each symbol being encoded to be representative of a plurality of data bits. A processor adjusts a magnitude and filters the received signal. An equalizer applies a cyclic prefix restoration to the adjusted and filtered signal, producing a second signal, converts the second signal from time domain to frequency domain to produce a frequency domain signal, and determines a first quantity of values representing a first portion of the symbols by evaluating a relationship of channel values representing characteristics of the communications channel and a second quantity of values representing a portion of the frequency domain signal, the first quantity being smaller than the second quantity.
US08498340B2	Method and device for decoding and displaying video frames A method of decoding and displaying video frames and an apparatus thereof are disclosed. The method includes indexing the first portion of a buffer with the first reference number, said first portion to be stored with the first reference frame; changing said first reference number to the second reference upon detecting the second reference frame to be stored in the second portion of said buffer; storing the third reference frame in the third portion of said buffer; and displaying said first reference frame associated with said second reference number, wherein storing said third reference frame in said third portion performs simultaneously with displaying said first reference frame.
US08498337B2	Method for decoding and encoding a video signal In one embodiment, the method for decoding a video signal using inter layer prediction includes obtaining a residual signal of a corresponding block in a base layer from a base layer bitstream, scaling the residual signal of the corresponding block in the base layer, obtaining a residual signal of a current block in an enhanced layer from an enhanced layer bitstream, obtaining a prediction pixel value of the current block in the enhanced layer based on an intra prediction mode of the corresponding block in the base layer and a pixel value of a neighboring block in the enhanced layer, and reconstructing the current block by using the prediction pixel value of the current block, the residual signal of the current block.
US08498333B2	Filtering for VPU Included are embodiments for processing video data. At least one embodiment includes receive logic configured to receive the video data chosen from a plurality of formats and filter logic configured to filter the video data according to the instruction. Similarly, some embodiments include transform logic configured to transform the video data according to the instruction, where the instruction contains a mode indication in which the filter logic and the transform logic execute based on the format of the video data.
US08498328B2	Energy management for wireless devices A method for managing energy usage of a wireless device during a data transfer in a wireless communication network comprises determining a data rate associated with the data transfer, determining data processing requirements for processing data at the determined data rate, and dynamically adjusting, based on the determined requirements, one or more data processing parameters corresponding to the data transfer.
US08498326B1	Method and apparatus for forward error correction A multi-tone transceiver with a components forming a transmit path and a receive path configured to couple via a subscriber line to an opposing multi-tone transceiver for frequency division multiplexed multi-tone modulated communications therewith is disclosed. A noise margin channel identifier is configured to identify within a received tone set, discrete tones each associated with a corresponding one of at least two channels differing from one another in a relative noise margin of associated tones. A Viterbi decoder is responsive to the channel identification provided by the noise margin channel identifier to discretely decode each of the at least two channels; thereby improving the fidelity of the error correction provided by the Viterbi decoder by discretely processing the identified channels within the received set of tones.
US08498323B2	Zonal UWB receiver and method A novel ultra-wide bandwidth receiver structure dubbed the “zonal” receiver is proposed to detect time-hopping ultra-wide bandwidth signals in multiple access interference channels. The zonal receiver outperforms the conventional matched filter ultra-wide bandwidth receiver and the recently proposed soft-limiting ultra-wide bandwidth receiver when only MAI is present, or AWGN is negligible compared to MAI. In more practical mixed MAI-plus-AWGN environments, the zonal ultra-wide bandwidth receiver achieves better performance than the conventional matched filter ultra-wide bandwidth receiver, the recently proposed soft-limiting ultra-wide bandwidth receiver, and the recently proposed adaptive threshold soft-limiting ultra-wide bandwidth receiver. In multipath fading UWB channels, a new Rake receiver based on the zonal UWB receiver design has been proposed, this new Rake receiver can achieve better BER performance than the conventional matched filter based Rake receiver.
US08498317B2	Temperature controller for gas laser A temperature controller for a gas laser which controls temperatures of temperature-controlled apparatuses including a first temperature-controlled portion requiring a high-precision temperature-control and a second temperature-controlled portion requiring a low-precision temperature-control and allowing a temperature-control with a low or high temperature as compared with the first temperature-controlled portion, comprises a first temperature control portion generating a cooling agent or a heating agent for adjusting a temperature of each first temperature-controlled portion, a second temperature control portion generating a cooling agent or a heating agent for adjusting a temperature of each second temperature-controlled portion, a first piping system connecting the first temperature control portion and each first temperature-controlled portion in parallel, and a second piping system connecting the second temperature control portion and each second temperature-controlled portion in parallel.
US08498314B2	Clock operating method and apparatus for supporting ethernet physical layer interfaces Provided is a clock operating method and apparatus for supporting a plurality of Ethernet physical layer interfaces. To provide a network synchronization function in a board of simultaneously accommodating the plurality of Ethernet physical layer interfaces, the clock operating method may include: determining a physical layer interface according to a current network synchronization mode; and generating a clock signal of the determined physical layer interface as a reference signal of another physical layer interface.
US08498312B2	Transmission of physical layer signaling in a broadcast system Aspects of the invention provide apparatuses, computer media, and methods for supporting the broadcast of signaling data over a network. Signaling data is encoded, partitioned into M signaling segments, and distributed over M corresponding data frames. A data stream with the partitioned signaling data is transmitted through a digital terrestrial television broadcasting system, where the partitioned signaling data may include physical layer configurable data. The number of distributed signaling segments may be determined from a predetermined value or from a parameter contained in pre-signaling data. The number of physical layer pipes supported by signaling data may be increased by separating the static signaling part and the dynamic signaling part, dividing static signaling part into signaling segments, and interleaving the signaling segments over the data frames. The number of physical layer pipes can be further increased by adding at least one P2 symbol.
US08498311B2	Communication subsystem for wireless devices or the like Briefly, in accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a wireless terminal may include an application subsystem and a communication subsystem. The communication subsystem in one embodiment may enable a virtual direct interface to a remote network to be presented to the application subsystem via a wireless communication system air link interface. The communication subsystem may allow applications of the application subsystem to be independent of any particular radio technology or network implementation of a wireless communication system air link interface. Once a session is established between the communication subsystem and the wireless communication system air link interface, the application subsystem may gain access to the remote network through the communication subsystem via a transport interface.
US08498306B2	Maintaining data unit order in a network switching device Data units received by a network device may be classified into traffic flow classes in which the determined traffic flow class for a data unit may be dynamically refined as the data unit is processed by the network device. A dispatch component of the network device may receive data units associated with traffic flow classes. Parallel processing engines of the network device may receive the data units from the dispatch component and may generate, for a least one of the data units, a plurality of dynamically refined indications of the traffic flow class to which the data unit belongs. Additionally, an ordering component of the network device may include a plurality of re-order queues, where the at least one data unit successively progresses through at least two of the re-order queues in an order defined by the plurality of dynamically refined indications of the traffic flow class.
US08498299B2	Flooding-based routing protocol having average-rate and burst-rate control An enhanced, flooding-based routing protocol is described that provides burst-rate and average-rate flow control. A routing device comprises a network interfaces configured to send and receive packets over a layer-two (L2) communication medium. A flooding-based link state routing protocol executes on a processor of the routing device to maintain network topology information for a network and establish an adjacency with a peer router over the layer-two (L2) communication medium. A database of the routing device stores a minimum packet interval and a credit specified by the peer router for the adjacency. When sufficient credit has been allocated to the L2 communication medium, a scheduler of the router dequeues link state messages from an outbound packet queue and floods each of the link state messages to the L2 communication medium while maintaining at least the specified minimum packet interval between each of the plurality of link state messages.
US08498292B2	Network node and method for establishing network path and sending data The disclosure relates to the mesh network technology, and in particular, to a network node and a method for establishing a path and transmitting data. A method for establishing a network path is provided in an embodiment of the present invention. The method includes: receiving a gateway notification forwarded by a node with a trunk path and setting up a routing request timer; sending a routing request that contains information about whether a path is the trunk path after the routing request timer times out; receiving a route reply that is generated by the gateway after receiving the routing request from the gateway through the trunk path. In addition, a network node for implementing the method is provided in an embodiment of the present invention.
US08498290B2	Systems and method for interacting with a Plurality of Nodes In one embodiment of an improvement to telephony, a solution to the problem of communicating to “the many” is made by enabling telecommunications service providers to: accept digital dialog as well as conventional dialog, enable augmented phone service to be added to conventional phone services, handle non-calls in addition to calls, and turn content into content-of-interest.
US08498289B2	System, method and mobile device for remote control of a voice mail system A unified messaging system, method and user interface is provided for a handheld mobile communication device. The method may include the following steps: (a) receiving a notification signal at the wireless device via the wireless data channel indicating that the unified messaging system received and stored a voice mail message intended for a user of the wireless device; (b) transmitting a command signal from the wireless device to the unified messaging system via the wireless data channel, the command signal including a message retrieval command; (c) receiving via the wireless voice channel a voice call initiated by a voice mail system component of the unified messaging system in response to the message retrieval command transmitted from the wireless device; and (d) receiving the voice mail message from the unified messaging system via the wireless voice channel.
US08498284B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing RLC for flexible RLC PDU size Enhancements are provided for the radio link control (RLC) protocol in wireless communication systems where variable RLC packet data unit (PDU) size is allowed. When flexible RLC PDU sizes are configured by upper layers, radio network controller (RNC)/Node B flow control, RLC flow control, status reporting and polling mechanisms are configured to use byte count based metrics in order to prevent possible buffer underflows in the Node B and buffer overflows in the RNC. The enhancements proposed herein for the RLC apply to both uplink and downlink communications.
US08498282B2	Radio communication method and radio communication device A radio communication method is capable of easily realizing multi-access in an ad-hoc network using a directive radio wave. In the ad-hoc network using the directive radio wave of the method, two PNC functioning as master devices are arranged opposed to each other so that their directivities face to each other. A super frame is time-divided into two sub super frames so that one of the sub super frames is controlled by one of the PNC and the other sub super frame is controlled by the other PNC.
US08498281B2	Mobile WLAN gateway This disclosure provides a technique for operating a mobile station as a wireless local-area network (WLAN) gateway. The mobile station is provided with a gateway application to control the following operations: activating a WLAN circuitry of the mobile station as a WLAN base station capable of communicating with at least one WLAN terminal over a WLAN network; creating a network identifier for the WLAN base station; assigning an internet protocol address for the at least one WLAN terminal; resolving domain name service (DNS) queries in cooperation with an external DNS service system; assigning at least one port number for each protocol supported by the gateway application; and tunneling internet traffic between the at least one WLAN terminal and an internet host over the broadband connection.
US08498280B2	Method and system for reducing header information in communication systems Systems and methods for reducing overhead in a communication system are disclosed. Different frame types are aggregated into an enhanced aggregated frame in response to a determination that the different frames are suitable for transmission within a single reservation period. In an embodiment, at least two frames of different types are identified, the suitability of an aggregated frame comprising at least a portion of each of the at least two frames for transmission during a first time duration is determined, and if suitable the aggregated frame is formatted for transmission by a transceiver. If unsuitable for transmission in the first time duration, a second time duration longer than the first time duration in which the aggregated frame is suitable for transmission is defined, and the aggregated frame is formatted for transmission by the transceiver.
US08498276B2	Guardian scrubbing strategy for distributed time-triggered protocols A cluster comprises a plurality of end nodes that communicate with one another over at least one communication channel. Each end node is assigned a time slot for transmission of frames; wherein each node comprises a local guardian configured to prevent transmission of timing-related frames sourced from the respective end node. The cluster also comprises a special node that communicates with the plurality of end nodes, wherein the special node establishes a time base and sources timing-related frames to the plurality of end nodes. The transmission schedule includes at least one common scrubbing time slot during which each of the plurality of end nodes is configured to generate a timing-related frame. The special node is configured to determine if the local guardian in any of the plurality of nodes failed to prevent transmission of the respective generated timing-related frame during the common scrubbing time slot.
US08498271B2	Method of and apparatus for adjusting QoS in data transmission over SCTP session A method of adjusting quality of service (QoS) with respect to changes in a transmission environment of a mobile terminal receiving data based on a stream control transmission protocol (SCTP) session. When the transmission environment of the mobile terminal receiving data based on the SCTP session changes, the mobile terminal transmits link information indicating a new transmission environment to a destination node, and the destination node adjusts the quality of data or the size of a transmission window based on the link information. Thus, without adding separate network devices, the QoS of the data being transmitted can be adjusted with respect to the changed transmission environment, only by adding functions with software to the transmission terminal and the reception terminal. Also, since the destination node manually adjusts the transmission window according to the link information, packet loss can be minimized compared to the conventional congestion control method.
US08498263B2	Method for transmitting a control signal in a radio communication system According to the invention, the method for transmitting a control signal in a radio communication system comprises the steps of generating a control signal in accordance with the type of subframe for transmitting the control signal, wherein said subframe is a first type of subframe including a basic number of OFDM symbols, a second type of subframe including a larger number of OFDM symbols than the first type subframe, or a third type of subframe including a smaller number of OFDM symbols than the first type of subframe; and transmitting the control signal via a control channel having a structure determined in accordance with the type of the subframe.
US08498261B2	Apparatus and method for dynamic resource allocation in broadband wireless communication system An apparatus and method for dynamic resource allocation in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of operating a Base Station (BS) includes configuring a bitmap to indicate whether radio resources are allocated to respective Access Terminals (ATs) according to resource scheduling, generating a resource allocation message including the configured bitmap and at least one of bit allocation information of the bitmap and bit deallocation information of the bitmap, and transmitting the resource allocation message.
US08498255B2	Method for updating location information of user equipment A method for updating location information of a UE is provided. A Node B transmits location information of the UE to an MME. An MME updates location information of the UE saved in a network as the location information of the UE from the Node B. The method supports the UE in a connection mode moving between different geographical domains without a need for domain update process. It also supports signaling in circuit domain to be transmitted in newly evolved network.
US08498254B2	Distributing method for physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel resources A method for allocating resources of physical hybrid ARQ indicator channels is disclosed, comprising: a transmitting end dividing evenly all resources of Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channels (PHICHs) to be allocated into a plurality of configured PHICH groups, and then mapping them to sub-carriers of resource groups corresponding to the PHICH groups to transmit signals in the PHICHs through the sub-carriers. The present invention enables Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest function to be implemented in a practical system, and also ensures minimum interference between different users and improves the utilization of system resources.
US08498252B2	Midamble for wireless networks Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a midamble for a downlink subframe is generated by rotating an order of midamble tones per antenna between two or more subbands. A Golay sequence may be utilized in the modulation of one or more subcarriers of the midamble via a reuse-3 arrangement. Alternatively, a reuse-1 arrangement may be applied to the midamble.
US08498244B2	Method of reporting channel quality in EGPRS system To report channel quality in RTTI configuration, channel quality parameters for at least one radio block intended for the MS is calculated over a filtering period. A filtering period is two times longer than the time needed to transmit the radio block.
US08498242B2	Cell search based on beacon in a wireless communication system Techniques for transmitting beacon signals to assist user equipments (UEs) perform cell search and techniques for detecting for beacon signals are described. In an aspect, cells may be assigned beacon patterns defined based on orthogonal grouping of subcarriers. U subcarriers usable for beacon may be arranged into G orthogonal groups, with each group including S subcarriers. P=SG different beacon patterns may be defined based on the G groups of S subcarriers. In another aspect, the cells may transmit their beacon signals at configurable transmit power levels, which may be determined based on target beacon detection performance. In yet another aspect, a UE may perform overlapping DFTs in order to capture more received power when symbol timing at the UE is not aligned with symbol timing of cells being detected. In yet another aspect, the UE may perform beacon detection with maximal likelihood decoding.
US08498233B2	Method and apparatus for multicast tree management in multi-hop relay communication system A method is described including receiving multiple requests for a multicast service, generating parameters associated with binding paths to a multicast tree to provide the requested multicast service and binding the paths to the multicast tree. Also described is a method including receiving a request for multicast service with a multicast tree identification, binding the multicast tree identification to paths satisfying a quality of service level for the multicast tree identification and transmitting a first message to a multi-hop relay base station. A method is described including receiving requests to delete multicast service from client devices served by multiple paths, generating parameters associated with unbinding paths from a multicast tree to delete the multicast service and unbinding the paths from the multicast tree. Also described is a method for unbinding of paths from the perspective of the relay station.
US08498229B2	Reduced power state network processing A network interface controller of a computing device is disclosed that processes network packets without waking the computing device. The network interface controller may detect that a secured connection with an access point has been disconnected and may reconnect to the access point without waking the computing device. The network interface controller may support roaming between access points without waking the computing device. The network interface controller may also support establishing, re-establishing and maintaining a secured session with another computing device while a computing device is in a sleep state.
US08498226B2	Method for determining random access channel number and sending sounding reference signal The present invention provides a method for determining the number of random access channels which is applied to a time division duplex system. The method comprises: a terminal determining configuration parameters related to the number of the random access channels in an UpPTS based on system configuration, said configuration parameters including the number of downlink-to-uplink switch-points in one radio frame NSP, the density of PRACHs in a random access configuration DRA, a system frame number of a system frame in which said UpPTS is located nf, and a version index corresponding to a PRACH configuration index rRA; and said terminal then calculating directly the number of the PRACHs in said UpPTS based on the configuration parameters. The present invention also provides a method for sending a SRS of a time division duplex system using the method for determining the number of the random access channels.
US08498225B2	Method of controlling single-frequency network and single-frequency network controller This invention discloses a control method of a single-frequency network and a control entity of a single-frequency network. The control method of the single-frequency network provided by this invention comprises: obtaining the service request information sent by a user terminal; changing the single-frequency network according to the service request information. The control entity of the single-frequency network provided by this invention comprises: an obtaining unit, used for obtaining the service request information sent by a user terminal; a controlling unit, used for changing the single-frequency network according to the service request information. This invention realizes the dynamic control of a single-frequency network by changing the single-frequency network according to the service request information sent by a user terminal. Consequently, the service provider can dynamically change a single-frequency network according to the requirement of users and implement the optimization configuration of wireless network resources.
US08498222B2	VoIP-based invocation of PSTN-based AIN/IN services A method may include receiving an Advanced Intelligent Network/Intelligent Network (AIN/IN) service request from a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) subscriber, generating an IP-based message for invoking the AIN/IN service based on the AIN/IN service request, routing the IP-based message to an AIN/IN service control device via an IP signaling gateway, receiving an AIN/IN response from the AIN/IN service control device based on the IP-based message, and connecting the VoIP subscriber to the AIN/IN service based on the AIN/IN response.
US08498218B2	Communication apparatus and method in a communication network system A communication apparatus including: a reception unit configured to, receive a first frame having a first format and a second frame having a second format in which information is reduced with respect to the first format and extract a first identifier existing in both the first frame and the second frame; a first frame processing unit configured to process the first frame; a second frame processing unit configured to process the second frame; a table including a correspondence between the first identifier and a second identifier indicating whether the first frame and the second frame having the first identifier is in the first format or the second format; and a control unit configured to transfer the first frame or the second frame to one of the first frame processing unit and the second frame processing unit based on the table when the frame is received.
US08498214B2	Switching device, information processing device, and recording medium for failure notification control program A switching device includes a storage unit configured to store management information including an updated management information and a before updated management information, a specification unit configured to acquire an information for specifying management information stored in a management device which manages a failure that has occurred in an object device for the failure to be monitored and specify management information stored in the storage unit on the basis of the acquired information, and an information sending unit configured to send a failure information to the management device on the basis of the management information which has been specified using the specification unit in the case that the failure has been detected.
US08498210B2	Control of data in a network Methods and apparatus for encoding a number of small dynamic values over an n-bit field. Also methods and apparatus allowing for the stateless extraction of separate sequences from repetitions of a single field whereby to communicate more than one signal at once.
US08498197B2	Method and system for a reference signal (RS) timing loop for OFDM symbol synchronization and tracking Aspects of a method and system for a reference signal (RS) timing loop for OFDM symbol synchronization and tracking may include tracking symbol timing in an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal based on at least a reference symbol set. A receiver timing may be adjusted based on at least the symbol timing. The symbol timing may be tracked by generating an output signal as a function of a guard time Δtg in a phase discrimination feedback loop. The reference symbol (RS) set may be generated in an RS extraction module or circuit, from at least a fast Fourier transform of the received OFDM signal. The receiver timing may be coarsely adjusted and then finely adjusted. The coarse receiver timing adjustment may be based on processing at least a primary synchronization signal and a secondary synchronization signal.
US08498193B2	Method for selection of an optimized number of subscribers in mobile radio systems This invention comprises a method of little complexity for selection of an optimized number of subscribers for transmission in wire-free message transmission systems having a plurality of antennas at the base station and having one or more antennas at the receivers, as well as space-division multiple access (SDMA) in conjunction with multiple access in the time domain or frequency domain. Subscribers with channels with little spatial correlation are selected for operation in the same time slot or frequency slot, in order to increase the throughput of the SDMA transmission method, with the relationship between the group size and the mean transmission power being taken into account. The invention interacts both with SDMA methods which do not allow any interference (Zero Forcing) and with methods with residual interference. It is based on a novel interpretation of the ZF principle with the aid of orthogonal projection matrices, which allow the channel quality to be estimated with much less computation complexity, based on use or the transmission method. The possible subscriber combinations are sorted efficiently with the aid of a tree-like search algorithm. The method makes use of perfect channel knowledge or alternatively averaged channel statistics. Quality of service requirements for the subscriber as well as fairness criteria can be taken into account.
US08498190B2	Optical head using beam dividing element An optical head capable of recording or playing back optical discs is provided. The optical disc comprises a light source to emit a beam, an objective to focus the beam on an optical disc, a beam dividing element having a plurality of divided areas with which to divide a cross section of the beam reflected from the optical disc, and a light detector to receive the beams divided by the beam dividing element, wherein the beam dividing element has in at least one of the plurality of areas an aberration imparting function of imparting an astigmatism or defocus aberration to a beam passing through that area.
US08498187B2	Optical disc apparatus and optical disc discriminating method In an optical disk having multiple layers for which a correction of spherical aberration is required, a spherical aberration correcting element is set to a predetermined spherical aberration correction amount; a laser light source is turned ON; an objective lens is swept; when it is discriminated that the optical disk has two or more layers, or has more than two information recording planes, the spherical aberration correction amount is changed into a spherical aberration correction amount suitable for information recording planes of three, or more layers; and the objective lens is again swept so as to discriminate a total layer number thereof.
US08498180B2	Clock work movement for a wristwatch Clockwork movement for a wristwatch, comprising a kinematic chain including at least one belt (20, 21) for transmitting the movements and/or couples between at least two pulleys. The pulleys are held on the bottom plate or the bridges by ball bearings (151, 161, 171, 181). The movement is rewound by means of linear oscillating mass (14) charging four barrels (15, 16, 17, 18) through a couple distributor (40). The barrels are non-parallel to one another. The back cover is covered by inclined glasses (110, 120, 130) allowing the barrels, the linear oscillating mass and at least certain pulleys to be seen. The regulating organ (51) is removable.
US08498179B2	Mechanism for indication of the lunar phases A mechanism for indication of the lunar phases, in particular for a mechanical watch, including a moon disk and a dial having a substantially semi-circular aperture. The moon disk is rotated in such a way as to display the indications inscribed on the moon disk through the aperture in order to indicate the lunar phases. In addition, the mechanism comprises at least one first occultation disk housed rotatably, at least in part, between the moon disk and the dial, and a gear train which drives the at least first occultation disk in such a way that the indications inscribed on the moon disk are obscured, at least in part, during specific phases of operation of the mechanism in such a manner that the indications appearing through the aperture correspond substantially to the natural appearance of the moon during the entire lunation. The invention also relates to a watch piece comprising such an indication mechanism.
US08498174B2	Dual-port subthreshold SRAM cell An innovative dual-port subthreshold static random access memory (SRAM) cell for sub-threshold voltage operation is disclosed. During write mode, the dual-port subthreshold SRAM cell would cut off the positive feedback loop of the inverters and utilize the reverse short-channel effect to enhance write capability. The single-ended read/write port structure further reduces power consumption of the lengthy bit line. Therefore, the dual-port subthreshold SRAM cell is a suitable for long operation in a first-in first-out memory system. Although the lower voltage reduces the stability of the memory cell, the dual-port subthreshold SRAM cell of the present invention can still stably operate.
US08498171B2	Distributed semiconductor device methods, apparatus, and systems Some embodiments include a device having a number of memory cells and associated circuitry for accessing the memory cells. The memory cells of the device may be formed in one or more memory cell dice. The associated circuitry of the device may also be formed in one or more dice, optionally separated from the memory cell dice.
US08498167B1	Temperature-dependent self-refresh timing circuit for semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device with a self-refresh timing circuit is provided. The semiconductor memory device comprises a plurality of memory banks, a command decoder, a bank address generator, a self-refresh counter, and the self-refresh timing circuit. The self-refresh timing circuit comprises a temperature sensor, a reference voltage source, a comparison circuit, an enable circuit, and an oscillation circuit. The comparison circuit compares a voltage from the temperature sensor with a constant voltage from the reference voltage source and generates a comparison signal. The enable circuit activates the comparison circuit when self-refresh operations for at least one refresh row are completed in all memory cell banks. The oscillation circuit generates a self-refresh clock signal which controls the operating frequency of the bank address generator and the self-refresh counter.
US08498166B1	Electro-static discharge power supply clamp with disablement latch The described devices, systems and methods include an electro-static discharge clamp with a latch to prevent false triggering of an electro-static discharge protection circuit in response to fluctuations in a power supply rail.
US08498165B2	Data outputing method of memory circuit and memory circuit and layout thereof A data outputting method of a memory circuit is illustrated. The memory circuit having at least 16 data buffers DQ[0]˜DQ[15] for storing at least 16 batches of data is provided. If a quadruple data outputting mode is selected for the memory circuit, when the clock signal triggers the 16 data buffers DQ[0]˜DQ[15], the 4 batches of the data stored in the 4 data buffers DQ[0], DQ[1], DQ[8], DQ[9] via 4 input/output pins connected to the 4 data buffers DQ[0], DQ[1], DQ[8], DQ[9], the batch of data stored in the data buffer DQ[2n+2] is transferred to be stored in the data buffer DQ[2n], and the batch of the data stored in the data buffer DQ[2n+3] is transferred to be stored in the data buffer DQ[2n+1], for n is an integer from 0 through 2, and from 4 through 6.
US08498164B1	Variable impedance memory device biasing circuits and methods An integrated circuit can include at least one programmable metallization cell (PMC) comprising an ion conducting material and a metal dissolvable in the ion conducting material, selectively connected to a shunt node; and a biasing circuit comprising a current source coupled to the shunt node configurable to provide a first current in a first type operation, and a voltage regulator coupled to the shunt node configured to regulate a potential at the shunt node; wherein in the first type operation, the voltage regulator shunts current with respect to the shunt node in a same direction as a current flow of the at least one PMC.
US08498160B2	Nonvolatile memory device and related programming method using selective bit line precharging A method of programming a nonvolatile memory device comprises programming memory cells by performing a plurality of program loops with bitline precharging inactivated during program verification operations of some of the program loops, and with bitline precharging activated during program verification operations of some of the program loops.
US08498155B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including device regions extending in a first direction, a memory cell array region including a plurality of memory cells disposed on the device regions, bit lines extending in the first direction, a sense amplifier circuit connected to ends of the bit lines, and bit line contacts connecting device regions to bit lines. The memory cell array region includes first to N-th regions where N is an integer of two or more, and a K-th region is located at a greater distance from the sense amplifier circuit than a (K−1)-th region, where K is an arbitrary integer of 2 to N. Contact resistance of the bit line contacts in the K-th region is lower than contact resistance of the bit line contacts in the (K−1)-th region, each device region having constant width in the memory cell array region.
US08498152B2	Non-volatile memory and methods with soft-bit reads while reading hard bits with compensation for coupling A non-volatile memory has its cells' thresholds programmed within any one of a first set of voltage bands partitioned by a first set of reference thresholds across a threshold window. Hard bits are obtained when read relative to the first set of reference thresholds. The cells are read at a higher resolution relative to a second set of reference thresholds so as to provide additional soft bits for error correction. The soft bits are generated by a combination of a first modulation of voltage on a current word line WLn and a second modulation of voltage on an adjacent word line WLn+1, as in a reading scheme known as “Direct-Lookahead (DLA)”.
US08498149B2	Non-volatile magnetic memory element with graded layer A non-volatile magnetic memory element includes a number of layers one of which is a free layer which is graded. The graded free layer may include various elements with each element having a different anisotropy or it may include nonmagnetic compounds and magnetic regions with the non-magnetic compounds forming graded contents forming a unique shape such as cone shaped, diamond shaped or other shapes and whose thickness is based on the reactivity of the magnetic compound.
US08498148B2	Non-volatile magnetic memory element with graded layer A non-volatile magnetic memory element includes a number of layers one of which is a free layer which is graded. The graded free layer may include various elements with each element having a different anisotropy or it may include nonmagnetic compounds and magnetic regions with the non-magnetic compounds forming graded contents forming a unique shape such as cone shaped, diamond shaped or other shapes and whose thickness is based on the reactivity of the magnetic compound.
US08498143B2	Solid-state memory cell with improved read stability A solid-state memory in which stability assist circuitry is implemented within each memory cell. Each memory cell includes a storage element, such as a pair of cross-coupled inverters, and an isolation gate connected between one of the storage nodes and the input of the opposite inverter. The isolation gate may be realized by complementary MOS transistors connected in parallel, and receiving complementary isolation control signals. In read cycles, or in unselected columns during write cycles, the isolation gate is turned off slightly before the word line is energized, and turned on at or after the word line is de-energized. By isolating the input of one inverted from the opposite storage node, the feedback loop of the cross-coupled inverters is broken, reducing the likelihood of a cell stability failure.
US08498138B2	Method for modifying data more than once in a multi-level cell memory location within a memory array A method and apparatus for marking a block of multi-level memory cells for performance of a block management function by programming at least one bit in a lower page of the memory cell block such that a first logic state is stored in the at least one bit in the lower page; programming at least one bit in an upper page of the memory cell block such that the first logic state is stored in the at least one bit in the upper page; reprogramming the at least one bit in the upper page such that the at least one bit transitions from the first logic state to a second logic state; identifying the first logic state in the at least one bit of a lower page and the transition of at least one corresponding bit in the upper page from the first logic state to the second logic state; and in response, marking the corresponding memory cell block for performance of a block management function.
US08498132B2	Method and apparatus for regulating a diode conduction duty cycle A power converter control method and apparatus is disclosed. An example control circuit includes a clock signal generator coupled to generate a clock signal to control switching of a power switch to be coupled to the control circuit. A feedback circuit is coupled to receive a feedback signal which is representative of an output of a power converter during a duration of a feedback portion of an off time of the power switch. The feedback circuit is coupled to respond to the feedback signal to control the clock signal generator to regulate a ratio of the duration of the feedback portion of the off time of the power switch divided by a duration of a total power switch switching cycle period.
US08498129B1	Power distribution network An improved power distribution network for an integrated circuit package that reduces the number of power supply pins that are used in the pin array and achieves better operating performance. In a preferred embodiment, the ratio of power supply pins to input/output (I/O) pins is in the range of approximately 1 to 24 to approximately 1 to 52. In this embodiment, the integrated circuit package comprises a substrate, an integrated circuit mounted on the substrate, a first decoupling capacitor mounted on the substrate, and a second decoupling capacitor formed in the integrated circuit. The package is formed by coupling a power supply pin to both the first and second capacitors by a low frequency path and a DC path, respectively, and the first and second capacitors are coupled by a high frequency path.
US08498122B2	Communication protocol interface module A communication protocol interface module conceived to be applied to an electromechanical equipment (1) provided with an opening (3) for coupling the module (2) that is provided with an electronic board (11) inside same having a circuit for defining the communication protocols.
US08498120B2	Locking structure for draw-type electronic device A locking structure for a draw-type electronic device includes a handle member, two connecting rod members, and two linked members. The handle member and the linked members are pivotally connected on a case of the electronic device respectively in a rotatable relation. The connecting rod members are connected to the handle member and the linked members. A first fastening groove and a second fastening groove are disposed on each of the linked members and the handle member respectively. The handle member is rotated to enable the connecting rod members to actuate the linked members to rotate together, so as to enable the first fastening groove and the second fastening grooves to apply forces on two corresponding positioning pins together, so that an action of electrical connection is accomplished.
US08498118B2	Mounting assembly for heat dissipating device A mounting assembly includes a circuit board, a securing member and a heat dissipating device. A retainer is located on the circuit board. The securing member includes a positioning portion and a claw connected to the positioning portion. The heat dissipating device includes a base attached to the circuit board and a number of fins perpendicularly located on the base. The number of fins defines a number of first air paths and a number of second air paths substantially perpendicular to the number of first air paths. The positioning portion is received in at least one of the number of first air paths and at least one of the number of second air paths, and the claw is engaged with the retainer.
US08498117B2	Variable mount voltage regulator Various integrated circuit voltage regulation apparatus and methods of assembling the same are provided. In one aspect, an apparatus is provided that has a stack that includes a heat sink and a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip has a conductive heat transfer pathway to the heat sink. A voltage regulator member is electrically coupled to the semiconductor chip and coupled to the heat sink, but is not positioned in the stack.
US08498113B2	Disaster-proof data safe for housing functional electronic data processing, storage and communications systems A disaster-proof data safe with multiple, insulated, surrounding solid structural metal walls for housing functioning digital electronic computing, data processing, data storage, communications and high power density blade server systems has one or more coaxial helical coil coolant tubes circulating a coolant liquid encircled around an interior hexahedral, housing space for removing heat generated in the housing space and insulating the housing space from sources of heat external to the safe. Features of the safe include a plurality of longitudinal heat sink bars thermally coupled to the encircling helical coil coolant tubes supported either by the helical coil coolant tubes or the interior structural metal sidewalls of the housing space. The helical coil coolant tubes and the heat sink bars are preferably composed from metals such as copper, aluminum and their alloys that have a high thermal conductivity and that retain structural integrity at temperature ranging up to 500° C.
US08498110B2	Container data center A container data center includes a container and a number of information processing systems arranged in two rows. The container includes a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, and opposite sidewalls connected between the top wall, the bottom wall, and a raised floor supporting the information processing systems. Each of the sidewalls defines an outlet and an intake respectively to above and below the raised floor. Two groups of the fans respectively are mounted in the air outtake holes of the container. Two air ducts are respectively arranged between the sidewalls and the rows of the data processing systems. Air outside the container flows into the container through the intake to cool the information processing systems, and is guided to the corresponding outlets by the air ducts to be exhausted out of the container by the fans.
US08498108B2	Disk drive assembly A disk drive assembly includes a disk drive and a drive bracket. The disk drive includes a sidewall. The sidewall includes a sidewall body, a first resilient tab extending from the sidewall body, and a second resilient tab extending from the sidewall body. A first securing opening and a second securing opening are defined in the drive bracket. The first securing opening engages the first resilient tab to prevent the disk drive from moving along a first direction. The second securing opening engages the second resilient tab to prevent the disk drive from moving along a second direction opposite to the first direction.
US08498105B2	USB device structure A USB device structure has a memory module and at least one support element. A combined thickness of the memory module and the support element complies with a height of a male connector having at least one data transmission interface of USB, Mini USB, Micro USB and e-SATA. Accordingly, the USB device structure of the present invention can effectively reduce the thickness of a storage device and can be extensively applied to advertisement and promotion and properly stored.
US08498102B2	Rotatable coupling mechanism A rotatable coupling mechanism includes an annular base member and a first annular member. A second annular member is mechanically coupled to the annular base member. A resilient member is disposed between the first annular member and the second annular member.
US08498100B1	Flexible hinge and removable attachment Flexible hinge and removable attachment techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a flexible hinge is configured to communicatively and physically couple an input device to a computing device and may implement functionality such as a support layer and minimum bend radius. The input device may also include functionality to promote a secure physical connection between the input device and the computing device. One example of this includes use of one or more protrusions that are configured to be removed from respective cavities of the computing device along a particular axis but mechanically bind along other axes. Other techniques include use of a laminate structure to form a connection portion of the input device.
US08498098B2	System for removably retaining a voltage converting device Disclosed herein is a voltage converting system (10). The voltage converting system includes a housing (20) having a receptacle therein. The receptacle may removably receive a voltage converting device (50) such as a transformer, a power supply, or a driver.
US08498095B2	Thin-film capacitor with internally hollow through holes A thin-film capacitor that is less prone to generation of internal cracking or peeling is provided. In a thin-film capacitor according to the present embodiment, because through holes H are formed in internal electrodes containing Ni as a principal component in a lamination direction, a surface area of at least some of the through holes H is in the range of 0.19 μm2 to 7.0 μm2, and a ratio of a surface area of the through holes H to a surface area of an entire main surface of the internal electrodes is in the range of 0.05% to 5%, peeling or cracking is suppressed from occurring at the boundaries between the internal electrodes and dielectric layers, and as a result, the yield is enhanced.
US08498094B2	Semiconductor variable capacitor A novel semiconductor variable capacitor is presented. The semiconductor structure is simple and is based on a semiconductor variable MOS capacitor structure suitable for integrated circuits, which has at least three terminals, one of which is used to modulate the equivalent capacitor area of the MOS structure by increasing or decreasing its DC voltage with respect to another terminal of the device, in order to change the capacitance over a wide ranges of values. Furthermore, the present invention decouples the AC signal and the DC control voltage avoiding distortion and increasing the performance of the device, such as its control characteristic. The present invention is simple and only slightly dependent on the variations due to the fabrication process. It exhibits a high value of capacitance density and, if opportunely implemented, shows a linear dependence of the capacitance value with respect to the voltage of its control terminal.
US08498091B2	Antistatic device assembly An exemplary antistatic device assembly includes an electricity receiving part and an electricity discharging part. Guiding portions protrude from the electricity receiving part. The electricity discharging part is located at a side of the electricity receiving part, and oriented toward and spaced from the guiding portions of the electricity receiving part. The electricity discharging part is electrically conductive and capable of being grounded. Static electricity accumulated on the electricity receiving part is removable to the electricity discharging part via the guiding portions.
US08498090B2	Apparatus and method for supplying power to a voltage- or current-releasing switching device A power supply for a voltage or current-releasing switching device having at least one coil for one of a voltage and current release includes a device which activates a switch means in a pulse-width modulated manner, the device configured for setting the current flowing in the coil, wherein inductance of the coil functions as an impedor of a clocked power supply which, via a rectifier diode and a storage capacitor, provides a first supply voltage that is predefinable via a comparison value. A voltage regulation device provides at least one second supply voltage. A measurement-resistor-free regulation device is provided for setting the current through the coil.
US08498088B1	Storage device with replaceable protection device The present invention relates to an external storage device, such as a hard disk drive, having a replaceable protection device. In one embodiment, the storage device comprises an overvoltage protection device coupled in parallel with a power adapter. The protection device may be configured to fail in short circuit in the event of an overvoltage condition. In order to make the protection device readily replaceable, it may be located on the storage device such that it is accessible by a user. The storage device is configured to continue operations if the protection device is removed.
US08498086B2	High speed digital-to-analog converter with low voltage device protection A digital-to-analog converter (DAC) includes a first DAC core, a second DAC core, and a butterfly switch. The first DAC core generates a first output. The second DAC core generates a second output. The butterfly switch includes at least one of switch transistors and cascode transistors. The butterfly switch selectively connects the first output and the second output to an output stage of the DAC.
US08498085B2	ESD protection circuit An ESD protection circuit with leakage current reduction function includes a silicon controlled rectifier, a first CMOS inverter, a first transistor, a current mirror, a PMOS capacitor and a resistor. The first CMOS inverter electrically connects with the silicon controlled rectifier. The first transistor comprises a first end, a second end and a third end, wherein the first end electrically connects with the silicon controlled rectifier and the first CMOS inverter, and the current mirror electrically connects with the third end of the first transistor. The PMOS capacitor electrically connects with the current mirror, and the resistor electrically connects with the first CMOS inverter, the second end of the first transistor and the PMOS capacitor.
US08498082B1	DSA suspension with improved microactuator stroke length In a dual stage actuated (DSA) suspension, a PZT microactuator is electrically and mechanically bonded to the rest of the suspension by non-conductive epoxy on the front and rear bottom faces of the PZT, by conductive epoxy that bridges a gap between the top face of the PZT which defines the ground electrode and an adjacent metallic and grounded portion of the suspension, and further by additional non-conductive epoxy that bridges the gap and which at least partly overlies the conductive epoxy. The additional non-conductive epoxy increases the effective stroke length of the PZT.
US08498079B1	Superior performance head design with minimized ATE and WATE A PMR writer is disclosed with an all wrap around design wherein the leading shield, side shields, and composite trailing shield are comprised of an anisotropic (−Ku) magnetic layer, and where the leading shield and side shields adjoin a gap layer. The composite shield has a first layer made of an isotropic magnetic material adjoining the write gap, and the anisotropic (−Ku) layer adjoins the first trailing shield layer on a side opposite the write gap. The main pole may have a tapered leading side and a tapered trailing side with the anisotropic (−Ku) leading shield and trailing shield layers extending a greater distance from the ABS than the ends of the tapered main pole sides. Adjacent track erasure is minimized while on-track write field and field gradient are improved.
US08498078B2	Magnetic head with flared write pole having multiple tapered regions Methods for fabrication of tapered magnetic poles with a non-magnetic front bump layer. A magnetic pole may have a plurality of tapered surfaces at or near an air bearing surface (ABS), wherein a thickness of the write pole increases in a direction away from the ABS. A non-magnetic front bump layer may be formed on one or more of the tapered surfaces of the magnetic pole at a distance from the ABS. The front bump layer may increase the separation distance between a shield layer and the magnetic pole near the tapered surface, thereby improving the performance of the write head.
US08498076B1	Disk drive biasing timing recovery measurements for spiral tracks based on radial location of head In an embodiment of the present invention, a disk drive comprises a head actuated over a disk including a plurality of spiral tracks, wherein each spiral track comprises a high frequency signal interrupted at a predetermined interval by a sync mark. The read signal from the head is processed to detect a plurality of the sync marks in spiral track crossings. A plurality of timing recovery measurements are generated corresponding to the detected sync marks, and the timing recovery measurements are biased based on a radial location of the head. A servo write clock is generated in response to the biased timing recovery measurements, and the servo write clock is used to write product servo sectors to the disk.
US08498075B2	Apparatus and method for writing data to tape medium In a controller of a tape drive, a command processing unit receives a request to write new data, an offset determination unit determines whether old data is not partially overwritten with new data, and if old data is not partially overwritten with new data, a head position management unit makes a write head offset toward the unoverwritten portion. Then, a channel input/output unit reads pattern data that disables old data from a pattern storage unit and outputs the data to the write head to thereby overwrite the old data with the pattern data. After that, a tape transport management unit rewinds a tape and the head position management unit returns the write head to the original position to overwrite the old data with the new data as usual.
US08498072B2	Systems and methods for spiral waveform detection Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for determining a location of a spiral pattern. As an example, a location detection circuits is discussed that includes: a pattern detection circuit, a computation circuit, and a center determination circuit. The pattern detection circuit is operable to identify a subset of a series of data samples corresponding to a defined pattern, and to indicate a location of the identified subset of the series of data samples. The series of data samples corresponds to a spiral pattern. The computation circuit operable to sum an absolute value of each sample of the subset of the series of data samples to yield a sum. The center determination circuit operable to identify a location of the spiral pattern using the sum.
US08498070B2	Voice coil motor and camera module with same A voice coil motor includes an outer shell, a fastening member, magnetic members, a base, first and second elastic members, and a movable assembly. The outer shell has a through hole defined therein and includes sidewalls surrounding the through hole. The first elastic member includes a ring-shaped first elastic portion. The fastening member fastens the first elastic member on the outer shell. The magnetic members are mounted on the inside of the sidewalls, respectively. The second elastic member is fixed on the base and includes a ring-shaped second elastic portion. The movable assembly includes a retainer wrapped in a coil of wire, the retainer is connected to the first and second elastic portions, and is movable in the outer shell under an interaction between the magnetic members and the coil of wire. A camera module using the voice coil motor is also provided.
US08498066B2	Projection lens system with long back focal length A projection lens system, in the order from a magnified side to a reduced side, includes a first lens group with negative refraction power and a second lens group with positive refraction power. The projection lens system satisfies the formulas: −1.55
US08498065B2	Lens system and optical apparatus A lens system comprising, in order from an object side: a first lens group G1; and a second lens group G2 having positive refractive power; the first lens group G1 including a sub-lens group GS11 having positive refractive power, and a sub-lens group GS12 having negative refractive power, the sub-lens group GS12 having negative refractive power including a meniscus lens having a convex surface facing the object side, given conditions being satisfied, thereby providing a lens system having high optical performance with excellently correcting various aberrations, and an optical apparatus equipped therewith.
US08498063B2	Telephoto lens system A telephoto lens system including a first lens group having a positive refractive power and including at least three positive lenses and one negative lens; a second lens group having a negative refractive power and for performing focusing by moving along an optical axis; and a third lens group having a positive refractive power and including a 3a sub-lens group with positive refractive power and a 3b sub-lens group), wherein the 3a sub-lens group includes a negative lens and a positive lens sequentially arranged from an object side d, the 3b sub-lens group includes a positive lens and a negative lens sequentially arranged from the object side, and the telephoto lens system satisfies a condition, 0.17
US08498062B2	Optical system An optical system having a novel imaging method of forming an image of a subject of projection in space the same as if the image were being reflected from a mirror where a mirror does not actually exist is provided, the optical system being provided with a light beam redirecting surface that functions to transmit light while refracting the light and form a real image at a plane-symmetric position, and a mirror surface arranged facing the light beam redirecting surface; in which, by transmitting light emitted from the subject of projection through the light beam redirecting surface, reflecting the transmitted light at the mirror surface, and again transmitting the reflected light through the light beam redirecting surface, an image of a subject of projection arranged at a position on an observation side opposite the mirror surface arranged on the other side across the light beam redirecting surface is formed at a position that is plane-symmetric to the mirror surface with respect to the light beam redirecting surface to which a virtual mirror that does not exist as a substantial body has been moved.
US08498060B2	Lens barrel A lens barrel is provided that includes an image optical system with an optical axis. The lens barrel has a first lens, a second lens, a guide shaft, and a driving unit, an adjusting mechanism, and a base frame. The adjusting mechanism is coupled to the guide shaft and has a first and a second portion. The first portion is deflectable and supports one end of the guide shaft. The second portion is configured to press against the first portion to deflect the first portion at an angle relative to the optical axis. The adjusting mechanism is configured to adjust the position of the guide shaft. The guide shaft is arranged to at least partially overlap the driving unit in the circumferential direction around the optical axis, and the first lens is arranged to at least partially overlap the adjusting mechanism in the radial direction relative to the optical axis.
US08498057B2	Zoom lens system and electronic imaging apparatus A zoom lens system includes a negative first lens group, a positive second lens group and a positive third lens group, in that order from the object side. Upon zooming from the short to long focal length extremities, the distance between the first and second lens groups decreases, and the distance between the second and third lens groups increases. The first lens group includes a negative lens element and a positive lens element; and the second lens group includes a cemented lens including a positive lens element and a negative lens element, and a negative lens element, in that order from the object side. The following conditions are satisfied by the zoom lens system: 1.8
US08498056B2	Synthesized silica glass for optical component The present invention provides a synthetic silica glass for an optical member in which not only a fast axis direction in an optical axis direction is controlled, and a birefringence in an off-axis direction is reduced, but a magnitude of a birefringence in the optical axis direction is controlled to an arbitrary value, such that an average value of a value BR cos2θxy defined from a birefringence BR and a fast axis direction θxy as measured from a parallel direction to the principal optical axis direction is defined as an average birefringence AveBR cos2θxy, and when a maximum value of a birefringence measured from a vertical direction to the principal optical axis direction of the optical member is defined as a maximum birefringence BRmax in an off-axis direction, the following expression (1-1) and expression (2-1) are established: −1.0≦AveBR cos2θxy<0.0 (1-1) 0.0≦BRmax≦1.0 (2-1).
US08498053B2	Spatial light modulator using electrowetting cells A spatial light modulator for modulating light field amplitude comprises a surface relief grating adapted to act as a diffractive lens, where a material is used to fill at least one groove of a surface grating structure, such that a controllable refractive index birefringence of the material inside the surface relief grating is controlled by an electric field, which leads to a controllable intensity at a fixed focal point.
US08498042B2	Multi-layer sheet for use in electro-optic displays A multi-layer film, useful as a front sub-assembly in electro-optic displays, comprises, in this order: a light-transmissive electrically-conductive layer (114); a light-transmissive first protective layer (112); a light-transmissive moisture barrier layer (108); and a light-transmissive second protective layer (106). This multi-layer film can be used in forming an electro-optic display by the processes described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,982,179 or Patent Publication No. 2007/0109219.
US08498041B2	Electrophoretic display element, electrophoretic display device, and electronic apparatus An electrophoretic display element includes: a cell containing first and second electrophoretic particles mutually oppositely charged with positive and negative polarities; and first and second electrode sections disposed opposite to each other across the cell in a viewing direction of the cell, wherein the first electrode section includes first and second electrodes whose application voltages are individually controlled, and the second electrode section includes third and fourth electrodes whose application voltages are individually controlled.
US08498038B2	Electrochromic device According to example embodiments, an electrochromic device includes pixel containing a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel includes a first electrolyte contacting a first electrochromic layer. The first electrochromic layer includes a first electrochromic material configured to display each one of transparency and at least two colors, based on a voltage applied to the first electrochromic material. The second sub-pixel includes a second electrolyte contacting a second electrochromic layer. The second electrochromic layer includes a second electrochromic material configured to display each one of transparency, black, and at least one color other than black, based on a voltage applied to the second electrochromic material.
US08498033B2	Optical device exhibiting color shift upon rotation An optical device exhibiting a color shift upon rotation is disclosed. The optical device has a textured surface having a relief structure finer than a human eye resolution but large enough not to exhibit diffraction effects. The textured surface is coated with an interference thin film that exhibits a color shift with tilt. A uniform color seen at one angle of rotation changes to another uniform color when the optical device is rotated in its own plane. A method of manufacturing of such an optical device, as well as the use of the optical device as an optical security and authentication element, is also disclosed.
US08498032B2	Image reading apparatus and method for processing images An image reading apparatus reads image information of an original document to produce image data having different data sizes. An image converting section converts the image information into a plurality of items of image data. A display section displays a plurality of items of information on the plurality of items of image data. A selecting section allows selecting of one of plurality of items of image data.
US08498030B2	Image scanning apparatus for light integrating and predicting signals An image sensor using three-color, e.g., R, G, and B light-emitting elements assures a period in which all the three colors are turned on and periods in each of which one light-emitting element is turned off during a scan period per pixel, and integrates and measures amounts of light of the respective periods. An amount of light based on the OFF light-emitting element is calculated based on a difference between the amounts of light during the full light-ON period and each light-OFF period to define an amount of light of the light-emitting element, and light intensity information corresponding to each light-emitting element is obtained based on a total amount of light during the entire scan period per pixel, and the amount of light of each light-emitting element.
US08498028B2	Image scanning apparatus, computer readable medium, and image scanning method There is provided an image scanning apparatus including: a plurality of image scanning unit that reads image information pieces of different colors at positions shifted from each other in one scanning direction or the other; a color image generation unit that generates color image information on the assumption that a plurality of the image information pieces read by the image scanning unit are the image information at the same position in the scanning direction; a black-and-white image generation unit that generates black-and-white image information on the assumption that the plurality of image information pieces read by the image scanning unit are the image information pieces at the positions different from each other in the scanning direction; and a selection unit that selects the color image information generated by the color image generation unit or the black-and-white image information generated by the black-and-white image generation unit as the image information to be employed, based on the read image information.
US08498027B2	Automatic document feeder and image forming apparatus having the same An automatic document feeder of an image forming apparatus capable of improving a duplex scanning or printing (copying) efficiency includes a single scan path having a document admission passage to admit a document to a document scanning part and a document discharge passage to discharge the scanned document, a duplex scan path having a first document reversing and waiting passage diverged separately from the document discharge passage on the single scan path at the rear of the document scanning part to reverse the document, one surface of which is scanned, and admit the reversed document again to the document scanning part, and a document re-reversing path having a second document reversing and waiting passage diverged separately from the document discharge passage on the single scan path at the rear of the document scanning part to reverse the document, both surfaces of which are scanned, again and send the re-reversed document to the document discharge passage.
US08498024B2	Image processing apparatus, method, and storage medium for information processing according to information on a scanned sheet It is an object to provide image processing apparatus and method which can execute a drawing combining instruction and a trimming instruction of illustration/characters or the like on the basis of a disclosure on one sheet in a composite print of a sheet scanning system. When a trimming instruction command is issued, an image process for trimming is executed to a given one of closed areas detected from a drawing instructing area on the sheet. Another image process for a combining process of characters/illustration is executed to the other closed areas.
US08498020B2	Image processing apparatus, image forming apparatus, and image processing method An image processing apparatus includes: a color information acquiring unit that acquires color information of each scanning line of each head in a main scanning direction; and a correction unit that corrects a parameter used for a halftone process of a scanning line in the main scanning direction and a parameter used for a halftone process of an adjacent line adjacent to the scanning line, and, based on the acquired color information, corrects a difference in colors of the scanning line and the adjacent line.
US08498016B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method Image data can be subjected to a smoothing processing to improve a color reproduction characteristic and an image free from a deteriorated gradation characteristic can be printed. Specifically, the smoothing processing improves the color reproduction characteristic. This smoothing processing may cause a color originally not having the lightness equal to or lower than blacking lightness to be converted to a color having lightness equal to or lower than the blacking lightness. To solve this, such a color is subjected to a gradation adjustment processing to convert the color to the color having the lightness higher than blacking lightness. A gamut mapping does not map such a color on a black point, thus preventing such a color from being broken by the blacking.
US08498015B2	Controlling dfe color management behavior in a distributed system A document specification is examined to determine if it matches the device color characterization of a rendering device such as a printer. If it matches, then the document can be faithfully rendered by the device. Otherwise, the document specification must be transformed before rendering. A match can be detected by discovering a appropriate metadata within the document specification or within the document color characterization. Alternatively, a device signature can be used instead of a metadata.
US08498013B2	Fluid ejection device, program, and fluid ejection method A fluid ejection device includes first, second and third nozzle rows for forming first, second and third band images, respectively. The fluid ejection device forms an image in which an edge portion at one side in a prescribed direction in the first band image overlaps an edge portion at the other side in the second band image, and an edge portion at one side in the second band image overlaps an edge portion at the other side in the third band image. The fluid ejection device carries out a halftoning process whereby a center area of a dither mask equal in size to the input data for forming a band image but having a smaller dot generation rate in the edge areas than in the center area is associated with the input data for forming the edge portion to the other side of the first band image.
US08498010B2	Method and system for providing access to image system services A method and system according to the disclosure facilitates subscription based access to services for image systems including an image acquisition device configured to generate image data describing a target object in a target area of the image acquisition device and an image display device configured to generate a human perceptible rendering of the target object based on the image data.
US08498009B2	System and method for identifying a cause of lateness of a print job in a print production environment A system for determining a cause of lateness of a print job may include a computing device and a computer-readable storage medium in communication with the computing device. The computer-readable storage medium may include one or more programming instructions for identifying a late print job, identifying a plurality of document production stations that processed at least a portion of the late print job, determining an associated contribution value representing a contribution of the document production station to the lateness, determining sources of the lateness, displaying a first visual depiction that visually depicts a measure of a contribution of each of the identified document production stations to a collective lateness of the print shop, receiving a user selection of one of the document production stations and a time period, and displaying a second visual depiction of one or more print jobs processed by the document production station during the time period.
US08498007B2	Image forming apparatus This invention provides an image forming apparatus capable of smoothly controlling option apparatuses while suppressing power consumed by conveyance, compared to a conventional technique. To achieve this, the control unit of the image forming apparatus issues a control instruction by serial communication via a common communication line to drive not all but two or more option apparatuses at once.
US08498005B2	Initiating a conversion function of an information processing device through operation of an image forming device There is provided an image forming system, comprising an image forming device and an information processing device communicatably connected to the image forming device. The image forming device comprises an information obtaining unit to obtain at least one of target data and information specifying the target data from one of internal and external memories; a transmission unit to transmit the obtained information to the information processing device; and a image formation unit to execute an image formation process for data generated by converting the target data into data having a data format which the image forming device is able to handle. The information processing device comprises a conversion unit configured to convert the target data into the data having the data format based on the obtained information; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the converted data to the image forming device.
US08498004B2	Image processing apparatus and method for controlling image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store information about an other image processing apparatus different than the image processing apparatus that operates with the image processing apparatus, an acquiring unit configured to acquire function information indicating a function provided by a first image processing apparatus, and a control unit. In the control unit, in a case that a comparison result of the comparing unit indicates that the first image processing apparatus includes at least one function not provided by the image processing apparatus, information about the first image processing apparatus is stored in the storage unit, and in a case that a comparison result of the comparing unit indicates that the first image processing apparatus doesn't include at least one function not provided by the image processing apparatus, information about the first image processing apparatus is not stored in the storage unit.
US08498001B2	Digital printing station in a multi-station discrete media printing system A multi-station discrete media printing system, comprising at least one digital printing station for imprinting objects, while they rest thereat, according to digital data supplied thereto. The digital printing station includes a digital printing subsystem, which cooperates with the system and includes at least one printhead that is operative to print an image or a pattern on each of the objects according to the supplied digital data, The digital printing subsystem preferably includes one or more printhead assemblies that are movable along at least one axis.
US08497997B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes an alignment mark. A probe beam is scanned on the alignment mark so as to detect a position coordinate of the alignment mark, and the alignment mark comprises a plurality of bar marks which are arranged in a first predetermined interval along a first direction of scanning the detection beam. Each of the plurality of bar marks comprises a plurality of interconnection marks which are arranged along a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and a first space between adjacent two of the plurality of interconnection marks is shorter than a wavelength of the detection beam within a range of a design constraint.
US08497988B2	Spectral distribution measuring device A spectral distribution measuring device includes an illumination unit configured to illuminate white light to a surface of an object being measured; a slit array having a plurality of slits formed in alignment at equal intervals; a linear image sensor including a light receiving face having a plurality of rectangular pixels adjacently arranged in alignment and a plurality of spectral light-irradiated areas divided in each predetermined number of neighboring pixels; a plurality of areas being measured which is set on the surface of the object being measured, and reflects the light irradiated by the illumination unit to the plurality of slits; and a diffraction unit configured to diffract and disperse reflection light which is reflected from the areas being measured and has passed through each slit, the diffraction unit being disposed such that a direction where a diffraction image expands is inclined at an angle to a direction where the light receiving face expands.
US08497985B2	Inspection method based on captured image and inspection device A method of inspection and inspection apparatus able to use a captured image to more precisely inspect the state of film, defect parts, etc. at a surface of an object under inspection are provided.A method of inspection and inspection apparatus illuminating a surface of an object under inspection 10 by white light from an illumination unit LO while scanning the surface of the object under inspection 10 by an image capturing unit 100 to acquire a captured image and using the captured image to inspect a state of the surface of the object under inspection 10, which changes a state of polarization of light LR striking the image capturing unit 100 from an illuminated location of the object under inspection 10 and obtains a plurality of captured images based on light of different polarization states LR striking the image capturing unit 100.
US08497983B2	Optical authentication An apparatus may be provided for determining a signature from an article in a reading volume of the apparatus. The apparatus can comprise a source operable to generate a coherent beam and a beam directing member operable to direct the coherent beam into the reading volume. The apparatus may also comprise a detector arrangement for collecting signals created by scatter of the coherent beam within the reading volume, wherein different ones of the signals relate to scatter from different parts of the reading volume, the detector arrangement having a numerical aperture greater than a predetermined minimum and a processor operable to determine a signature for an article in the reading volume from the collected signals. Use of such apparatus can be repeated whenever required to test authenticity of the article. Using this system, it has been discovered that it is essentially pointless to go to the effort and expense of making specially prepared tokens, since unique characteristics are measurable in a straightforward manner from a wide variety of every day articles.
US08497982B2	Optical sensor system including series connected light emitting diodes An optical sensor system having a light source comprising a plurality of series connected light emitting diodes (LEDs). The series connected LEDs may be switched at a predetermined frequency.
US08497981B2	Small form-factor size sensor The subject matter disclosed herein relates to determining a distance from a mobile device to a remote object or a size of the remote object.
US08497980B2	Holding apparatus, exposure apparatus, exposure method, and device manufacturing method A holding apparatus is provided with a holding member that has a holding surface that holds a substrate on which a pattern is to be formed, a plurality of first electrode members that are provided on the holding member and that generate electrostatic force in accordance with supplied voltage in order to attract the substrate to the holding surface, and a power supply device that is able to supply voltage to the first electrode members. The first electrode members are positioned in accordance with pattern information.
US08497979B2	Exposure method and exposure apparatus In the present invention, when exposure on a first exposure area of the subject to be exposed by using a first mask pattern group of a photomask, is completed, the shutter is moved in synchronization with a conveying speed of the subject to be exposed to shut off source light, the subject to be exposed is returned by a distance in which the subject to be exposed moves while the shutter moves, and the mask pattern group is switched to a second mask pattern group by moving the photomask. When the switching of the mask pattern group of the photomask is completed, the conveying of the subject to be exposed is restarted. At the same time, the shutter is moved in synchronization with the conveying speed of the subject to be exposed to release the shut off of the source light, and exposure on a second exposure area is performed.
US08497977B2	Optical integrator, illumination optical system, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method An optical integrator used in an illumination optical system for illuminating an illumination target surface on the basis of light from a light source has a first fly's eye optical system having a plurality of first optical elements arranged in parallel at a position optically conjugate with the illumination target surface in an optical path between the light source and the illumination target surface, and a second fly's eye optical system having a plurality of second optical elements arranged in parallel so as to correspond to the plurality of first optical elements in an optical path between the first fly's eye optical system and the illumination target surface. At least one first optical element out of the plurality of first optical elements, and another first optical element different from the at least one first optical element have their respective postures different from each other about an optical axis of the illumination optical system or about an axis parallel to the optical axis.
US08497976B2	Substrate measurement method and apparatus A method and apparatus for measurement of a characteristic of a substrate. A target is present on the substrate and a measurement is performed during a scanning movement of the substrate. The scanning movement of the substrate is a linear movement and the measurement includes obtaining a reflected image of the target using a pulsed light source, the duration of a single light pulse being less than 100 psec. A lithographic apparatus includes such a measurement apparatus, and a device manufacturing method includes such a measurement method.
US08497971B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device allows for improving the adhesion strength of a transparent substrate and reducing the size of the portion outside the display area not contributing to image display. The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate opposed to the first substrate by way of liquid crystals, and a sealing material formed outside the display area where a plurality of pixels are formed. The first substrate and/or the second substrate having at least one sealing hole, the sealing hole passing through thin film layers formed over the surface of the first substrate and/or the second substrate at the side such that the base material of the substrate is exposed, the sealing holes are formed in a region on a side opposite to the side where a driving circuit is disposed, and the sealing material is formed in the region including the sealing holes.
US08497968B2	Liquid crystal display having capacitance-coupled floating electrode A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes a first sub-pixel electrode to which a first data signal is applied, a second sub-pixel electrode which is spaced apart from the first pixel electrode and to which a second data signal is applied, and a floating electrode which is capacitance-coupled to the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrodes. Also described is a method of controlling an LCD, the method including applying a first data signal to a first sub-pixel electrode, applying a second data signal to a second sub-pixel electrode, and capacitance-coupling a floating electrode to the first sub-pixel electrode and the second sub-pixel electrode.
US08497967B2	Common bus design for a TFT-LCD display Embodiments of the present invention provide for a FFS TFT LCD with a high refresh rate without limiting the aperture of individual pixels. More specifically, embodiments of the invention provide for the use of common bus lines to reduce the effective resistance of the common electrode and to therefore allow for higher refresh rates of the display. Furthermore, the common bus lines can be positioned in such a manner so that they do not further reduce the aperture of the display. More specifically, the common bus lines can be positioned above or below existing elements of the display that are already opaque. Thus, adding the common bus lines need not reduce the aperture. The above can be achieved by, for example, placing the common bus lines above or below existing non-transparent lines, such as gate lines or data lines.
US08497966B2	FFS type TFT-LCD array substrate and manufacturing method thereof A manufacturing method for an FFS type TFT-LCD array substrate comprises: depositing a first metal film on a transparent substrate, and form a gate line, a gate electrode and a common electrode line by a first patterning process; depositing a gate insulating layer, an active layer film and a second metal film sequentially and patterning the second metal film and the active layer film by a second patterning process; Step 3 depositing a first transparent conductive film and patterning the first transparent conductive film, the second metal film and the active layer film by a third patterning process; depositing a passivation layer, forming a connection hole by patterning the passivation layer through the fourth patterning process, performing an ashing process on photoresist used in the fourth patterning process, depositing a second transparent conductive layer on the remaining photoresist, and forming a common electrode by a lifting-off process.
US08497965B2	Array substrate of liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the array substrate An array substrate of a liquid crystal display (LCD) device and a method of manufacturing the array substrate area disclosed. An array substrate of an LCD device includes an insulation substrate, a gate line, a data line, a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line, a common electrode disposed at a pixel area, a pixel electrode overlapping with the common electrode, and a common line. The common line is connected to the common electrode and overlaps with a gap between the common electrode and the data line.
US08497962B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, a liquid crystal layer provided between the substrates, a first alignment film provided on the liquid crystal layer side surface of the first substrate, and a second alignment film provided on the liquid crystal layer side surface of the second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules with negative dielectric anisotropy. Alignment directions of the liquid crystal molecules near the first and second alignment films are perpendicular to each other, and the first alignment film and the second alignment film are photo-alignment films made of a material having a photosensitive group.
US08497960B2	Liquid-crystal display device A liquid-crystal display device makes it possible to attach an optical element to a liquid-crystal display panel with high positional accuracy while avoiding or minimizing the enlargement of the picture-frame region (i.e., the non-display region) induced by the formation of markers on the panel and the increase of the fabrication cost. The panel comprises a main substrate, an opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal enclosed in a gap between the main and opposite substrates, wherein a polarizer plate is attached at least to the opposite substrate. Markers for attaching an optical element to the panel are formed at positions that overlap with the polarizer plate in a non-display region on the main or opposite substrate. Alignment direction regulators regulate the alignment of the liquid crystal molecules to a predetermined direction in the vicinities of the markers, allowing light to pass through at least the opposite substrate.
US08497959B2	Optical film and liquid crystal display An optical film includes: a layer A formed of a resin composition P1 containing a resin x1 having a positive intrinsic birefringence value and a resin y1 having a negative intrinsic birefringence value; and a layer B formed of a resin composition P2 containing a resin x2 having a positive intrinsic birefringence value and a resin y2 having a negative intrinsic birefringence value. In the optical film, retardations R450, R550, and R650 at an incident angle of 0° satisfy the relationship of R450
US08497957B2	Display device A display device in which an image with a wide color reproduction range and bright red can be displayed is provided. The display device is a display device such as, for example, a liquid crystal display device, a cathode ray tube, an organic electroluminescent display device, a plasma display panel, and a field emission display. The display device includes a display surface including a pixel having red, green, blue, and yellow sub-pixels, wherein the red sub-pixel preferably has the largest aperture area.
US08497952B2	Display device The invention provides a display device in which a slope portion is provided in the chassis of the backside member to be nonparallel to the display face of the display panel, and a film member is fixed along the slope portion, and the end of the film member extends beyond the slope portion to be in contact with the display panel, whereby a substantially close contact is established between the chassis and the display panel, and hence the display device can provide excellent dust-proof protection and durability.
US08497950B2	Thin film transistor array panel and a method for manufacturing the same A thin film transistor array panel includes a substrate; a plurality of gate lines that are formed on the substrate; a plurality of data lines that intersect the gate lines; a plurality of thin film transistors that are connected to the gate lines and the data lines; a plurality of color filters that are formed on upper parts of the gate lines, the data lines, and the thin film transistors; a common electrode that is formed on the color filters and that includes a transparent conductor; a passivation layer that is formed on an upper part of the common electrode; and a plurality of pixel electrodes that are formed on an upper part of the passivation layer and that are connected to a drain electrode of each of the thin film transistors.
US08497948B2	Pixel structure and method for fabricating the same A pixel structure includes a first patterned metal layer, a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor channel layer, a second patterned metal layer, a passivation layer, and a conducting layer. A gate line of the second patterned metal layer is electrically connected by the conducting layer to a gate extension electrode of the first patterned metal layer. A source electrode of the second patterned metal layer is electrically connected by the conducting layer to a second data line segment of the first patterned metal layer. A method for fabricating a pixel structure is also disclosed herein.
US08497943B2	Display driving circuit A display driving circuit comprising a video signal transformation circuit, a reference voltage generating circuit, a DAC and an interpolation operational amplifier is provided. The video signal transformation circuit transforms an input video signal into a transformed video signal with a higher bit depth. The transformed video signal comprises an upper n bits data and a lower m bits data, wherein n+m equals a bit depth of the transformed video signal. The reference voltage generating circuit generates reference voltages. The DAC selects a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage to interpolation operational amplifier from the reference voltages according to an upper n bits data of the transformed video signal. The interpolation operational amplifier outputs a driving voltage to display device according to the first reference voltage, the second reference voltage and the lower m bits data of the transformed video signal.
US08497941B2	Broadcast receiving apparatus for receiving digital broadcasting and broadcast receiving method A start of execution of drawing processing of graphics data according to an application is delayed based on a time period required for image processing to be performed on image data according to a broadcast program image.
US08497932B2	Photographing apparatus and method having at least two photographing devices and exposure synchronization A photographing apparatus includes a first photographing device converting incident light from an object through a first optical system to an electric signal, a second photographing device converting incident light from the object through a second optical system to an electric signal, an image signal processing unit generating a first image signal corresponding to the electric signal converted by the first photographing device and a second image signal corresponding to the electric signal converted by the second photographing device, and an exposure control unit controlling a first exposure start time of the first photographing device and a second exposure start time of the second photographing device so that the first exposure start time and the second exposure start time are different from each other.
US08497931B2	Image taking optical system and image pickup apparatus equipped with same An image taking optical system includes, in order from the object side, a stop, a first lens having a biconvex shape and having a positive refractive power, a second lens having a concave surface facing the image side and having a negative refractive power, a third lens having a convex surface facing the image side and having a positive refractive power, and a fourth lens having a negative refractive power. The image taking optical system satisfies the conditional expression “0.6
US08497928B2	Techniques to automatically focus a digital camera Various embodiments are directed to techniques to automatically focus a digital camera. In one or more embodiments, a mobile electronics device may comprise a digital camera having a lens component and lens position component. A display may be coupled to the digital camera to reproduce an image with a first focal point. The digital camera may also include a focal point selection module coupled to the display to select a second focal point for the image and a focus control module coupled to the focal point selection module and the lens position component to provide focus control signals to the lens position component to focus the lens component on the second focal point. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08497925B2	Solid-state imaging device, color filter arrangement method therefor and image recording apparatus According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device having color pixels in which color filters are arranged for respective pixels, wherein in a color filter array in which two blocks of two pixels in a row direction×two pixels in a column direction of an X1 color are arranged on one diagonal line, and a block of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of an X2 color and a block of two pixels in the row direction×two pixels in the column direction of an X3 color are arranged on the other diagonal line, the pixels are shifted by one pixel in the column direction alternately in the row direction.
US08497924B2	Apparatus for eliminating background noise An apparatus for eliminating background noise from a security marker authenticating system including a first sensor for capturing an image of a background of the security marker; a light source for illuminating the security marker; the first sensor or a second sensor or both captures a plurality images of the optical response of the security marker; a computer which averages the plurality of optical response images; the computer smoothes the background image; and the computer subtracts the smoothed background image from the average of the plurality of optical response images.
US08497919B2	Imaging apparatus and control method thereof for controlling a display of an image and an imaging condition An imaging apparatus includes a first output unit configured to perform first gain processing on an analog signal corresponding to an electric charge stored in a photoelectric conversion element in a first region and output the processed signal, a second output unit configured to perform second gain processing on an analog signal corresponding to an electric charge stored in a photoelectric conversion element in a second region and output the processed signal, an instruction unit configured to instruct a gain of each gain processing in the first and second output units, a first control unit configured to control a display of an image based on an output signal from the first output unit, and a second control unit configured to control an imaging condition based on an output signal from the second output unit. The second gain processing is different from the first gain processing.
US08497915B2	Apparatus having image shake correction function and method of controlling the same and image shake correction apparatus used for optical apparatus An apparatus and a method of controlling the apparatus are provided that can realize high-accuracy correction of image shake due to shift shake. Rotation radiuses at a plurality of frequencies among the frequency components of the shift shake are obtained. Correction amount is determined based on a result of assigning a respective weight to the rotation radius at each of the plurality of the frequencies based on information regarding at least one of an angular velocity and acceleration.
US08497914B2	Vision system and method for motion adaptive integration of image frames A night vision device and method for filtering a series of image frames that depict a moving subject, which thereby improves the signal-to-noise ratio of each image frame, is provided. A composite image is formed for each image frame by combining pixel values in a current image frame with pixel values in composite images corresponding to image frames acquired before the current image frame. Additionally, pixels values in image frames acquired subsequent to the acquisition of the current image frame are included when forming the composite image. A bi-directional recursive filter is used to weight the contributions from the previous composite images and subsequent image frames with a decay constant. Motion of the imaging system is optionally compensated for by establishing a moving reference frame and shifting the image frames to account for this motion; thus, registering the image frames before filtering the current image frame.
US08497910B2	Digital camera having communication function In a digital camera having a wireless communicator with a server, a storage controller treats full size image data and display size image data unequally if the full size image data has been already sent to the server. For example, the display size image data is not allowed to be replaced by new digital image data unless the digital camera is not in use over a prescribed time. Own image data and other's image data are treated equally. Image data received from outside and retrieved from inside memory are treated equally. Search key for own image data and related search keys existing in the outside are indicated in a comparable manner. The digital camera receives search key from neighboring advertiser to send it for Internet search of advertisement. Search key received from neighboring notable site is sent for Internet search of photographs of the notable site taken by others.
US08497906B2	View handling in video surveillance systems A method of video processing may include analyzing input video information to determine if a current video frame is directed to a same view as a previous video frame; determining whether a new view is present; and indicating a need to use video processing information pertaining to the new view if a new view is determined to be present.
US08497905B2	Systems and methods of capturing large area images in detail including cascaded cameras and/or calibration features A method and system are presented in which images are captured from overview and detail imaging devices such that overview images are created with a first degree of redundancy, and detail images are captured with less overlap and a second degree of redundancy.
US08497904B2	System and method of target based smoke detection A smoke detector includes processing circuitry coupled to a camera. The field of view of the camera contains one or more targets, each having spatial indicia thereon. The processing circuitry collects a sequence of spatial frequency measures, such as contrast indicating parameters. Members of the sequence can be compared to at least one reference spatial frequency measure to establish the presence of smoke between the target and the camera.
US08497901B2	Method and device for exact measurement of objects A method and a device for the accurate measurement of objects, where, according to the invention, a camera (4) is arranged on a manually operated portable jointed arm (1) in order to take two-dimensional images of the object that is to be measured and where the measurements are carried out based on the two-dimensional images taken with the camera (4) and based on the displacements that are carried out by the jointed arm (1) during the measurements.
US08497899B2	Biological sample image acquiring apparatus, biological sample image acquiring method, and program A biological sample image acquiring apparatus includes: a sample stage on which a biological sample is placed and which can move in a direction; an objective lens magnifying a region of the biological sample; an imaging device imaging the region magnified by the objective lens; a stage on which the imaging device or the objective lens is placed and which can move in a corresponding direction of the direction; a first moving mechanism moving the sample stage so that a target region of the biological sample is located at an imaging range; a second moving mechanism moving the stage in the corresponding direction at a movement speed obtained by multiplying a movement speed of the sample stage by a magnification of the objective lens; and an imaging controller starting the exposure of the imaging device before the sample stage moved by the first moving means is stopped.
US08497895B2	System integration and test monitoring of immersive video networks A computing device determines a schedule for monitoring an immersive video-telepresence (IMV-TP) network, and receives, based on the schedule, immersive video (IMV) information directly from one or more of devices, software, or systems associated with the IMV-TP network. The computing device aggregates the received IMV information, generates a report based on the aggregated IMV information, and provides the generated report to one or more users associated with the IMV-TP network.
US08497894B2	Optical scanner and image forming apparatus An optical scanning system for a K station includes a resin scanning lens and three reflecting mirrors. Two reflectance ratios are calculated: one being the reflectance ratio of a luminous flux traveling toward the scanning start position of a drum-shaped photosensitive drum and the other being the reflectance ratio of a luminous flux traveling toward the scanning end position of the photosensitive drum. The magnitude relation between the two reflectance ratios is such that the reflecting mirror has an inverse magnitude relation to that of the other reflecting mirrors. Moreover, the difference is calculated between the largest value and the smallest value of the reflectance ratio, where the reflectance ratio depends on the angle of deviation of the polygon mirror. The reflecting mirror has the largest difference among the three reflecting mirrors.
US08497893B2	Semiconductor device, optical print head and image forming apparatus A semiconductor device includes three-terminal light emitting element array provided on a substrate, which includes a plurality of three-terminal light emitting elements which are substantially linearly arranged. Each three-terminal light emitting elements includes a first, second and third terminals. The third terminal is used to control a current between the first and second terminals. A Lead-out wiring portion is connected to the plurality of three-terminal light emitting elements. The three-terminal light emitting element array includes a common layer provided between two or more three-terminal light emitting elements adjacent to each other. The common layer mutually connects the second terminals (or the third terminals) of the two or three three-terminal light emitting elements. The lead-out wiring portion includes wirings led from the common layer and the plurality of three-terminal light emitting elements and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to an arranging direction of the plurality of three-terminal light emitting elements.
US08497890B2	Thermal print head detecting device and detecting method, and a heat printer using the same A thermal print head detecting device comprises a power supply (1), a power supply switch (4), a power supply switch control circuit (5), a first detecting resistor (Ra), a second detecting resistor (Rb), a print head (2) to be detected and a print head control circuit (3); an output end of the power supply (1) is connected to a common joint (N) of respective heating elements of the print head through the power supply switch (4), the first detecting resistor (Ra) is connected in parallel with the power supply switch (4); an output end of the power supply switch control circuit (5) is connected to a control end of the power supply switch (4); the second detecting resistor (Rb) has one end connected to the common joint (N) of the heating element units, and the other end grounded; and the print head control circuit (3) controls strobing of each heating element unit of the print head. The thermal print head detecting device does not need an exclusive power supply, which prominently simplifies the circuit of the detecting device and decreases the cost.
US08497883B2	Information display device To provide an information display device suitable for a portable terminal for displaying on a display screen images of actual printed pages. The information display device includes: storing means for storing various data and programs used to execute applications; controlling means for controlling program execution, data processing, and input/output devices; communication means for receiving image data and associated attribute data; inputting means for receiving event input generated by various operations; and displaying means for displaying the image data and attribute data on a display screen; wherein said information display device, when transmitting search data based on event input received by the inputting means, receiving XML data describing addresses and display positions of the corresponding image data and attribute data, and receiving and displaying the relevant image data and attribute data, the controlling means has prefetching means for storing image data associated with page changes from among the received image data constituting each page in a display region of the storing means based on a predetermined priority.
US08497875B2	System, method, and computer program product for determining a translation vector A method for determining a minimal translation vector (MTV) between a first object and a second object represented in a CAD system, and a CAD system and computer readable medium for performing a similar method. The method includes retrieving the first object and the second object and tessellating the first object and second object into respective facets. The method includes creating a bounding volume tree of facets corresponding to each of the first object and the second object. The method includes performing a greedy process on the bounding volume to produce an initial MTV, and performing a successive clipping process according to the bounding volume trees and the initial MTV, to produce a final MTV. The method includes storing the final MTV in a computer readable medium. The greedy process can be a 2-step process as described.
US08497870B2	Color management detection The subject matter disclosed herein relates to enhancing the visual distinction between color managed image elements and non-color managed image elements.
US08497861B2	Method for direct volumetric rendering of deformable bricked volumes A method for rendering a deformable object. The method includes: obtaining a 3D volumetric voxel dataset of a region, such region having therein an object to be rendered; building a tree hierarchical structure for the obtained volumetric dataset, such tree structure blocks as the nodes of a primary tree hierarchy and bricks being those blocks stored as textures in a video memory; augmenting the primary tree hierarchical structure with maximum and minimum values of the data contained within a block; creating a neighborhood tree hierarchy having for each leaf block of the neighborhood tree hierarchy a reference to the neighboring leaf blocks in the neighborhood tree hierarchy as well as references to neighboring bricks in the neighborhood tree hierarchy; updating the information about minimum and maximum in the primary tree hierarchy by saving for each block the minimum and maximum of the neighboring blocks; and rendering the leaf blocks in visibility order.
US08497860B2	Spatial decomposition methods using bit manipulation The invention relates to image decomposition strategies and computer-based methods for implementing them. In one method of the invention, the ordering of tetrahedral shapes that define or approximate an image is performed in such a way that neighboring tetrahedral shapes can be identified, located and efficiently used. In one aspect, binary location code array is used to represent an image and the method for identify the neighbor shape employs a bit manipulation step in code or psuedo-code for operating a computer. In this aspect, the invention allows one to move between adjacent tetrahedra, and any data corresponding to the tetrahedra, in constant time.
US08497857B2	Display device A display device includes: a display panel including a display region in which display pixels are two-dimensionally arranged, and a non-display region in which first dummy pixels and second dummy pixels are arranged; a first drive section allowing each of the first dummy pixels to emit light by applying signal voltages having different magnitudes to each of the first dummy pixels; a second drive section allowing each of the second dummy pixels to emit light by flowing constant currents having different magnitudes to each of the second dummy pixels; a current measurement section detection currents flowing through each of the first dummy pixels to output current information thereof; a light reception section detecting light emitted from each of the second dummy pixels to output luminance information thereof; and a calculation section deriving a current deterioration function using the current information, and deriving an efficiency deterioration function using the luminance information.
US08497856B2	Light emitting device, method of driving light emitting device, and electronic apparatus A light emitting device includes a pixel circuit and a driving circuit, the pixel circuit including a driving transistor, a light emitting element, a first capacitance element interposed between a gate and a source of the driving transistor, a selection transistor, a current generating unit which generates set current. The driving circuit controls the current generating unit to generate set current with a predetermined magnitude in a current set period before a writing period of writing data potential in the pixel circuit, to set the voltage (voltage between both ends of the first capacitance element) between the gate and the source of the driving transistor to a value necessary to allow the set current to flow in the driving transistor.
US08497854B2	Display drive apparatus, display apparatus and drive method therefor A display drive apparatus includes a detection voltage applying circuit that applies a predetermined detection voltage to the drive element of the pixel drive circuit, a voltage detecting circuit that detects a voltage value corresponding to a device characteristic unique to the drive element after a predetermined time elapses after the application of the detection voltage to the drive element by the pixel drive circuit, and a gradation designating signal generating circuit that generates a gradation designating signal based on an absolute value of a voltage component according to a gradation value of display data and a value, acquired by multiplying an absolute value of the voltage value detected by the voltage detecting circuit, by a constant greater than 1, and applies the gradation designating signal to the pixel drive circuit, whereby a change in device characteristic.
US08497852B2	Minimal parallax coincident digital drawing and display surface A drawing table for an animator to hand create or modify a computer-generated image includes a display and a fused fiber optic plate. The display is configured to display the computer-generated image on a top surface. The fused fiber optic plate of bundled, optical fibers has an input surface and an output surface. The input surface is optically bonded to the top surface of the display. When the computer-generated image is displayed on the display, the fused fiber optic plate is configured to relay the computer-generated image from the input surface to the output surface.
US08497848B2	Resistive touch device without perception of color difference A resistive touch device with no visual color difference comprises a first transparent conductive substrate, a second transparent conductive substrate and a spacer layer. The first transparent conductive substrate with a bottom thereof has a plurality of first transparent conductive electrodes, and a first voltage difference in a first direction. The second transparent conductive substrate with a top thereof has a plurality of second transparent conductive electrodes, and a second voltage difference in a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The spacer layer is formed between the first and second transparent conductive substrates, which is used for isolating the first transparent conductive electrode and the second transparent conductive electrode. The first transparent conductive electrodes are configured to comply with certain specifications included a differential value of Euclidean distance, a yellow/blue differential value in a color space, or dimensions between each adjacent electrodes.
US08497847B2	Automatic soft key adaptation with left-right hand edge sensing Input/output operation of an electronic device is adapted for left-handed and/or right-handed scenarios. As described herein, sensors (e.g., capacitive, resistive, touch-sensitive, etc.) are applied to respective outer edges of a device to determine whether a device is in a user's left hand and/or right hand. Based on this determination, respective points along the sensors can be mapped to soft keys to automatically optimize input for left-handed and/or right-handed operation. As further described herein, points of contact with an input device such as a touch-screen can be corrected based on whether a user's left hand and/or right hand is holding an associated electronic device. For example, upon identifying contact between a touch-screen and a thumb of a hand being used to hold an associated device, the point of contact can be shifted to compensate for the angle of the thumb with respect to the touch-screen.
US08497845B2	Sensing structure of touch panel A sensing structure of a touch panel includes a substrate, a plurality of sensing electrodes, a plurality of electro static discharge (ESD) protection electrodes, a plurality of first bridges, and a passivation layer. The sensing electrodes, the ESD protection electrodes, and the first bridges are disposed on the substrate. The passivation layer is disposed between the sensing electrode and the first bridge, and disposed between the ESD protection electrode and the first bridge. The passivation layer has a plurality of contact holes, and at least one sensing electrode is electrically connected to the ESD protection electrode via the contact hole and the first bridge.
US08497844B2	Capacitive touch panel with high touching sensitivity A capacitive touch panel has a plurality of first conductor lines and a plurality of second conductor lines. The first conductor lines are disposed in a first direction for sensing a contact with an object. The second conductor lines are disposed in a second direction to be intersected insulatively with the first conductor lines so as to define an overlapping region at each intersection of a first conductor line and a second conductor line. As a driving signal is applied to one of the second conductor lines, the overlapping region defined at the intersection forms a capacitance. Each of the first conductor lines defines at least one opening in each of the overlapping regions.
US08497842B2	System having user interface using motion based object selection and mouse movement A system includes a touchscreen display and an interface application. The interface application controls the touchscreen display to provide a container and a user interface control. The user interface control may be selected through manipulation of the touchscreen display in an area of the container proximate the user interface control. The user interface application identifies a user manipulation as a mouse movement in response to manipulation of the touchscreen display in an area of the container when the manipulation has a motion magnitude exceeding a threshold value.
US08497839B2	Receiving structure of receiver of wireless input device and mouse having the receiving structure A mouse includes a device main body, a magnetic component and a receiver. The device main body is comprised of a shell of a wireless input device and is arranged a receiving case. The magnetic component and an accommodation part shown as a hollow configuration are arranged in the receiving case. An opening of the receiving case is formed on the accommodation part and faces the outside of the device main body. Corresponding to the accommodation part, the receiver can be placed into the accommodation part and generates magnetic attraction with the magnetic component. In the invention, the device main body can also be a main body of mouse.
US08497838B2	Push actuation of interface controls A computing system translates a world space position of a hand of a human target to a screen space cursor position of a user interface. When the cursor overlaps a button in the user interface, the computing system actuates the button in response to a movement of the hand in world space that changes the cursor position by a depth threshold along a z-axis regardless of an initial z-axis position of the cursor. When the button includes an activation lock, the computing system unlocks the activation lock, prior to button actuation, if the cursor path satisfies unlocking criteria.
US08497837B1	Portable device and control method thereof A portable device which is capable of communicating with an external device and a control method thereof are discussed. A method for transmitting user input of a portable device includes detecting navigating input in a navigation mode for controlling an external device which is connected by a network, wherein the external device displays displayable content and the navigating input is for navigating the displayable content which includes at least one input box, transmitting a control signal corresponding to the detected navigating input to the external device, displaying an indicator which indicates capability of mode switching from the navigation mode to a user input mode, initiating the user input mode by displaying the input box which is extracted from the displayable content when user input for mode switching is detected, and transmitting user input which is received through the displayed input box.
US08497833B2	Display device A display device includes a light emission driver realized by using PMOS transistors, thereby controlling a light emitting time. The display device includes: a display unit including a plurality of scan lines for transmitting a plurality of scan signals, a plurality of data lines for transmitting a plurality of data signals, a plurality of light emitting signal lines for transmitting a plurality of light emitting signals, and a plurality of pixels coupled to the scan lines and the data lines and for emitting light according to the light emitting signals; and a light emission driver for transmitting the light emitting signals to the light emitting signal lines and for controlling a pulse width of the light emitting signals.
US08497830B2	Liquid crystal display device and method for driving the same A method for driving a liquid crystal display device includes the following steps. A driving circuit and a display unit are provided, the driving circuit comprising a plurality of data lines for transferring data voltages to drive the display unit, wherein each adjacent two of the data lines are supplied with voltages of opposite polarities, and all the data lines in one frame period are supplied with voltages of the same polarity. Two adjacent pixel areas are combined to form one pixel unit, wherein the two adjacent pixel areas are supplied with the same polarity, and the adjacent two pixel units are supplied with opposite polarities.
US08497826B2	Display panel device and control method thereof A display panel includes a luminescence element and a capacitor. A driving transistor includes a gate that is connected to a first electrode of the capacitor. A first switch is connected to the first electrode of the capacitor for setting a reference voltage to the first electrode of the capacitor. A data line supplies a data voltage to a second electrode of the capacitor. A second switch is connected between the data line and the second electrode of the capacitor. A wiring is connected to a first electrode of the luminescence element and the second electrode of the capacitor for interconnecting a first power line and the first electrode of the luminescence element with the second electrode of the capacitor, the second switch, and the data line. A third switch is connected in series with the driver between the first electrode of the luminescence element and the first power line.
US08497824B2	Pixel and organic light emitting display device using the same A pixel which allows compensating a threshold voltage of a driving transistor and a mobility deviation is provided. The pixel includes an organic light emitting diode connected between a first power supply and a second power supply, a first transistor connected between the first power supply and the organic light emitting diode, wherein the gate electrode of the first transistor is connected to a first node, a second transistor connected between the first node and the data line, wherein the gate electrode of the second transistor is connected to the scanning line, a third transistor connected between an access node of the first transistor and the organic light emitting diode, and the second power supply, that is turned on during the scanning period which the second transistor is turned on; and, first and second capacitors connected between the first power supply and the first node, wherein an access node of the first and second capacitor is connected to an access node of the first and third transistor.
US08497823B2	Semiconductor device and method of driving the semiconductor device Display irregularities in light emitting devices, which develop due to dispersions per pixel in the threshold value of TFTs for supplying electric current to light emitting elements, are obstacles to increasing the image quality of the light emitting devices. An electric potential in which the threshold voltage of a TFT (105) is either added to or subtracted from the electric potential of a reset signal line (110) is stored in capacitor means (108). A voltage, in which the corresponding threshold voltage is added to an image signal, is applied to a gate electrode of a TFT (106). TFTs within a pixel are disposed adjacently, and dispersion in the characteristics of the TFTs does not easily develop. The threshold value of the TFT (105) is thus cancelled, even if the threshold values of the TFTs (106) differ per pixel, and a predetermined drain current can be supplied to an EL element (109).
US08497817B2	Stereoscopic image display panel and stereoscopic image display device including the same Disclosed is a stereoscopic image display panel and a stereoscopic image display device including the same, which minimize the degradation of image quality due to crosstalk between left and right images discerned by a viewer, and have enhanced brightness and aperture ratio, wherein the stereoscopic image display panel comprises a first substrate including a plurality of data lines formed at certain intervals apart, a plurality of gate lines formed to intersect the data lines, and first and second pixel groups formed adjacently to each other with two adjacent gate lines therebetween; and a second substrate including a light shield layer formed at one side and other side of each of the first and second pixel groups to have different overlapped widths, and defining an open area of each of the first and second pixel groups, wherein the first and second pixel groups display different stereoscopic images, respectively.
US08497815B2	Dielectrically loaded antenna and an antenna assembly A dielectrically loaded quadrifilar helical antenna has four quarter turn helical elements centered on a common axis. Each helical element is metallised on the outer cylindrical surface of a solid dielectric core and each has a feed end and a linked end, the linked ends being connected together by a linking conductor encircling the core. At an operating frequency of the antenna the helical elements and the linking conductor together form two conductive loops each having an electrical length in the region of (2n−1)/2 times the wavelength, where n is an integer. Such an antenna tends to present a source impedance of at least 500 ohms to receiver circuitry to which it is connected. The invention includes an antenna assembly including a dielectrically antenna and a receiver having a radio frequency front-end stage with a differential input coupled to the feed ends of the helical elements.
US08497814B2	Slim triple band antenna array for cellular base stations The present invention refers to a triple-band antenna array for cellular base stations operating at a first frequency band and at a second frequency band within a first frequency range, and also at a third frequency band within a second frequency range. Said triple-band antenna array comprises a first set of radiating elements operating at the first frequency band, a second set of radiating elements operating at the second frequency band, a third set of radiating elements operating at both the third and the first frequency bands, and a fourth set of radiating elements operating at both the third and the second frequency bands. The radiating elements are arranged in such a way that at least some of the radiating elements of the first set are interlaced with at least some of the radiating elements of the third set, and at least some of the radiating elements of the second set are interlaced with at least some of the radiating elements of said fourth set. Further the invention relates to a slim triple-band base station for mobile/cellular services that includes in its radiating part two or more of said triple-band antenna arrays.
US08497813B2	Panel antenna having sealed radio enclosure A panel antenna having an enclosure, an internal cover, one or more micro radios and RF modules, and a radome is provided. The enclosure may include a rectangular rear panel, side walls with an interior surface to mount micro radios and an external surface to receive heat sinks, and a hinged front cover providing an internal cover. The internal cover may also have a plurality of RF radiating modules fastened thereto. The internal cover may also provide environmental sealing and electromagnetic shielding. The plurality of micro radios are located inside the cavity of the enclosure, and each micro radio is coupled to an RF radiating module. The micro radios may be mounted inside the enclosure on the side walls. The radome encloses the RF radiating modules. The radome may be mounted to the internal seal. Additionally, the panel antenna may further include a heat sink mounted on an exterior side of the rear panel. The heat sink on the rear panel may dissipate heat from additional active electronics, such as a communications hub or calibration radio. The micro radios and active electronics may be mounted such that the heat sinks dissipate heat generated by the micro radios.
US08497812B2	Composite radome and radiator structure A composite radome structure includes a first structural laminate layer having an outer radome surface, a second structural laminate layer comprising an inner radome surface, and an antenna having a screen, wherein the screen is inserted between the first and the second structural laminate layers.
US08497810B2	Multi-band antenna system for satellite communications The present invention provides an improved antenna system on moving platform that is in communication with multiple satellites for simultaneous reception and transmission of RF energy at multiple frequencies. The antenna is implemented as a multi-beam, multi-band antenna having a main reflector with multiple feed horns and a sub-reflector having a reflective surface defining an image focus for a Ka band frequency signal and a prime focus for a Ku band frequency signal.
US08497807B2	Antenna apparatus An antenna apparatus that can suppress sensitivity degradation as much as possible to receive AM broadcasts and FM broadcasts even if an antenna height is decreased to 70 mm or less. An antenna board is vertically mounted on a planar antenna base, and a top portion is disposed to stride over the antenna board. An antenna element includes the top portion and an antenna pattern formed on the antenna board. A distance between the antenna base and a lower edge of the top portion is not less than 10 mm, and the lower edge of the top portion is bent downward. The top portion is configured such that an antenna capacitance of the antenna element becomes about 3 pF or more. A received signal from the antenna element is guided to an amplifier board through a connecting wire and amplified. An antenna case is fitted in the antenna base.
US08497802B2	GNSS reception using distributed time synchronization A GNSS receiver communicates with any connectivity device, such as a WiFi device that is, in turn, in communication with a wired network having access to the DTI timing. Such connectivity devices may set their timing and frame synchronization to the DTI and thus serve as Geoposition beacons, thereby enabling the GNSS receiver to accurately determine its position. The GNSS receiver may also use the DTI timing supplied by such a network to perform relatively long integration time so as to achieve substantially improved sensitivity that is necessary for indoor Geopositioning applications. Furthermore, the GNSS data, such as satellite orbital information, may also be propagated by such devices at high speed. By providing this data to the GNSS receivers via such connectivity devices in a rapid fashion, the GNSS receivers are enabled to receive the transmitted data associated with the satellite without waiting for the GNSS transmission from the satellites.
US08497801B2	Prediction refresh method for ephemeris extensions Systems, methods and devices for using ephemeris data in GNSS receivers and systems are provided. Receivers using synthetic ephemeris data for longer ephemeris availability under poor reception conditions are updated using a variety of techniques that allow for the transfer of accurate information onto degraded synthetic ephemeris information.
US08497797B2	Two-dimensional array antenna and device for detecting internal object using the same Provided are a two-dimensional array antenna and a device for detecting an internal object using the same. The device includes a plurality of unit antennas in a two-dimensional array of m columns and n rows on a board (where m and n are integers greater than 1), a first switch selecting one or more transmitting antenna to radiate a pulse signal onto an internal object in a structure from among the unit antennas; a second switch selecting one or more receiving antenna to collect a signal reflected from the internal object from among the unit antennas, and a transceiving analysis module analyzing information about the position and shape of the internal object.
US08497794B2	Analog-digital converter and signal processing system An AD converter includes: AD conversion stages configured to generate digital data having a value corresponding to a relationship between two analog signals being input and amplifying two analog residual signals with a first amplifier and a second amplifier with gain to be controlled to output the signals; and a gain control part configured to control gain of the first amplifier and the second amplifier on the basis of a monitoring result of the output signals of the first amplifier and the second amplifier. The first amplifier and the second amplifier are formed of open-loop amplifiers, and the gain control part takes out amplitude information of the output signals of the first amplifier and the second amplifier in at least one of the AD conversion stages and performs gain control so that amplitude of the analog signals being output from the stage converges on setting amplitude being set.
US08497793B2	Analog-to-digital converter with delta-sigma modulation and modulation unit thereof An analog-to-digital converter with delta-sigma modulation and the modulation unit thereof are disclosed, wherein, for each modulation unit, a pair of input capacitors, a pair of integration capacitors and a differential feedback are operated in a swapping manner for the positive path and the negative path, such that circuit mismatch problems are effectively removed.
US08497791B2	Operational amplifier A temperature dependence adjustable operational amplifier circuit which suppresses a change in a gain caused by a change in an input voltage is provided. In an operational amplifier including a first input terminal and an output terminal, an operational amplifier having an inverting input terminal and a non-inverting input terminal, an input resistance circuit, and a feedback resistance circuit, each of the input and feedback resistor circuits has a resistor and a trimming resistor, which are different in temperature coefficient from each other, connected in series with each other, and a source-drain path of a MOS transistor included in the trimming resistor circuit is disposed between resistance and an inverting input terminal, and a substrate potential thereof is set to a potential of the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier.
US08497790B1	Gain calibration A pipelined Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) includes circuitry to characterize capacitors associated with a Multiplying-Digital-to-Analog Converter (MDAC) of a stage of said pipelined ADC, said capacitors contributing to a gain of said pipelined ADC, circuitry to connect a subset of said capacitors not currently being characterized to reference signals of said pipelined ADC such that a residue signal of said stage stays within an input range of an instrument measuring said residue signal, circuitry to calculate said gain of said pipelined ADC using said capacitor characterizations, and an output adjusting component to digitally change an output of said pipelined ADC to compensate for said calculated gain.
US08497788B1	Efficient techniques for aligned fixed-length compression Systems and methods for performing compression of data. A data buffer is separated into equal-sized segments of data. A frequency count is performed to determine how often each segment of data appears in the data buffer. Frequently occurring segments are encoded with unique compression codes, while all other infrequently occurring segments are encoded with a common compression code. The compressed data buffer includes the compression codes, which are all of the same bit-length, and the uncompressed segments. The compression codes and the uncompressed segments are stored in the compressed data buffer in the order in which the corresponding segments appear in the original data buffer.
US08497785B2	Handheld electronic device and method for disambiguation of text input providing suppression of low probability artificial variants A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. In addition to identifying and outputting representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input, the device is able to generate artificial variants in certain circumstances. Each artificial variant is compared with N-gram data on the handheld electronic device and is suppressed from being output if the artificial variant is determined to have a low probability of being the input intended by a user.
US08497784B1	Touch screen clickable crew alert system control An integrated crew alert and checklist function system is configured to provide single touch direct access to critical checklists in response to a message in the crew alert message window. More particularly, the system is configured to display crew alert message in a crew alert system message window, and in response to a single touch of the crew alert message on the touch screen, the system is configured to automatically display a checklist corresponding to the crew alert message.
US08497783B2	Device and method for determining the direction, speed and/or distance of vehicles The invention relates to the determination of direction, speed and/or distance of vehicles on a roadway by means of a sensor, which operates according to the light-section procedure and is directed onto the roadway, for recording the surface contour of a vehicle, and an evaluation unit, which is connected to the sensor and determines the direction, speed and/or distance of the vehicles therefrom.
US08497782B2	Method and device for planning a path when parking a vehicle A method and a device for planning a path when parking a vehicle (02) are described, in which a path (01) which comprises a first and second path arc (03; 04) is calculated on the basis of the geometry of a parking space (05) and a vehicle position relative to this parking space (05). According to the invention, at first a minimum appropriate first path arc (08) of the path (01) is calculated in order to reach a starting position as early as possible, and subsequently a possible larger first path arc (09) of the path (01) is preferably calculated as a function of an actual stopping position (13) of the vehicle (02). Furthermore, a driving assistance device for carrying out the method is described, as well as a computer program product which causes a microprocessor with associated storage means to carry out the method.
US08497776B2	Radio frequency identification system and method used to perform electronic article surveillance A radio frequency identification (RFID) system used to perform electronic article surveillance comprises a RFID tag and a RFID reader. The RFID tag is affixed to an object, and the RFID reader, having a plurality of antennas, is in radio frequency (RF) communication with the RFID tag. The plurality of antennas are arranged to have a spatial relationship with one another to monitor and communicate with the RFID tag such that a likelihood of a security breach of the RFID tag is determined. Determining the likelihood of the security breach is based, at least in part, on a signal strength of a read of the RFID tag at each antenna relative to the plurality of antennas.
US08497775B2	Use of gamma hardened RFID tags in pharmaceutical devices A system and method for utilizing RFID tags in environments where radiation is used is disclosed. RFID tags are secured to various components of a pharmaceutical system, thereby enabling the customer to download pertinent information about the component, such as lot number, date of manufacturer, test parameters, etc. The tags can be applied to the component immediately after manufacture and can be subjected to the sterilization process without risk of data loss or corruption. The memory device within the tag utilizes a technology that does not rely upon charge storage as its mechanism to store information.
US08497774B2	Apparatus and method for adjusting refresh rate of location coordinates of a tracking device A local charging management device manages electrical resource capability for an electronic tracking device. In one embodiment, the electronic tracking device includes a battery power monitor, a charging unit; and an electrical power resource management component. The electrical power resource management component adjusts cycle timing of one or more of control parameters for the tracking device. Control parameters include request rate of location coordinate packets to a target host and a listen rate of the location coordinate packets. The adjustment is responsive to an estimated charge level of the charging unit, velocity of the device, and user desired inputs.
US08497769B2	Maintenance decision support system and method for vehicular and roadside applications A method and system are provided in which maintenance vehicles collect information from sensors and operators, forward the collected information to a server, and, in response, receive maps and operator instructions.
US08497768B2	Anti-theft, emergency system Disclosed is an antitheft, emergency system for a vehicle. The system may include a system activation switch, at least one emergency switch, an engine shutoff element connected to the engine, and an emergency transmitter. The at least one emergency switch may trigger the engine shutoff element to render the engine inoperational and may simultaneously, covertly trigger an emergency transmitter to transmit a distress signal.
US08497767B2	Magnetic levitation haptic interface system This invention discloses a haptic interface system that uses Lorentz forces to provide magnetic levitation for a handle which can be manipulated by a person, typically a computer user.
US08497765B2	Apparatus for communicating with RFID tag The disclosure relates to an apparatus for communicating with an RFID tag: including a radio communication device; a tag number estimation portion configured to estimate the number of RFID tag circuit elements in a peripheral area of the apparatus; a storage device configured to store a list of identification information of each of a plurality of RFID tag circuit elements; and a mode switching portion configured to switch a mode into a plural tag detection mode in which identification information is sequentially specified in the list stored in the storage device before the RFID tag circuit element corresponding to the specified identification information is detected through the radio communication device, or a response determination mode in which identification information is obtained from each of all the RFID tag circuit elements in the peripheral area through the radio communication device.
US08497762B2	Network control In one embodiment, a network control module permits any or all of power signals, traffic signals and controller command signals to be carried on as few as one wire or cable to a first port of the network control module. In another aspect, a “peripheral array” includes a network control module (in any one of a number of different possible embodiments), with one or more peripheral devices, such as antennas, attached to or coupled with the network control module outputs. In one embodiment, RFID “smart shelving” may be fabricated in sections, with several (for example, 4, 8 or 16) antennas in each section, and as few as one cable coupling adjacent sections. Additional embodiments are described and claimed.
US08497761B2	System and method for remotely controlling docking station components A system and method for remotely controlling loading dock components is disclosed that includes a distribution center having at least one dock station for exchanging materials and a dock component configured to in at least two operational states. An actuator is included that is configured to change the operational state of the dock component in response to an activation signal. A mobile remote control is configured to generate the activation signal to cause the actuator to change the operational state of the dock component and at least one predefined non-activation zone is included such that changing of operational state of the dock component is inhibited when the mobile remote control is located within the at least one predefined non-activation zone.
US08497759B2	Leadless media protected fast response RTD sensor and method for making the same The RTD device of the present invention is comprised of a semiconductor substrate and a substantially thin conductive metal layer disposed upon the semiconductor substrate, wherein the conductive metal has a substantially linear temperature-resistance relationship. The conductive layer is etched into a convoluted RTD pattern, which consequently increases the overall resistance and minimizes the overall mass of the RTD assembly. A contact glass cover and a conductive metal-glass frit are placed over the RTD assembly to hermetically seal the RTD. The resultant structure can be “upside-down” mounted onto a header or a flat shim so that the bottom surface of the semiconductor substrate is exposed to the external environment, thus shielding the RTD from external forces. The resultant structure is a low mass, highly conductive, leadless, and hermetically sealed RTD that accurately measures the temperature of liquids and gases and maintains fast response time in high temperatures and harsh environments.
US08497755B2	Hybrid transformer with transformation and improved harmonics functions, unbalanced current, and a power supply system thereof The present invention provides a hybrid transformer. In a transformer comprising a primary core and a secondary coil, the hybrid transformer includes a core with a 1st leg, a 2nd leg, and a 3rd leg; and a secondary coil with a 1st winding, a 2nd winding and a 3rd winding, which are wound zigzag on said 1st leg, said 2nd leg, and said 3rd leg. Two types of windings selected from the group consisting of said 1st winding, said 2nd winding and said 3rd winding are wound alternatively on said 1st leg, said 2nd leg, and said 3rd leg, respectively. However, the two types of windings wound on said 1st leg, said 2nd leg, and said 3rd leg, respectively, are wound in an overlapping manner around said core in the winding order.
US08497754B2	Electromagnetic actuator The electromagnetic actuator is a linear electromagnetic actuator in which the relative position between a slide table that supports permanent magnets thereon and a guide rail that supports a coil, which is arranged in confronting relation to the permanent magnets, is displaced by means of a thrust force generated by a current flowing through the coil. The coil is disposed on the guide rail through a low coercive force magnetizable material body, the coercive force of which is lower than a predetermined value. Consequently, generation of residual magnetization can be suppressed, and an influence on the thrust force caused by such residual magnetization can also be suppressed.
US08497750B2	Release mechanism for circuit interrupting device A release mechanism for a circuit interrupting device includes a ferromagnetic main frame through which can flow a current and a ferromagnetic movable core designed to be translated in an opening of the main frame between a first position where the circuit interrupting device remains closed and a second position where the circuit interrupting device is opened. The release mechanism is designed to use the flux generated inside the main frame by the current flowing through it to displace the movable core between its first and second positions. The release mechanism further includes at least two permanent magnets mounted on the main frame on each side of the opening and relatively oriented so as to generate a unidirectional unique magnet flux inside the main frame and the movable core, the magnet flux creating a first force on the movable core that tends to maintain it in its first position.
US08497747B1	Microelectromechanical filter formed from parallel-connected lattice networks of contour-mode resonators A microelectromechanical (MEM) filter is disclosed which has a plurality of lattice networks formed on a substrate and electrically connected together in parallel. Each lattice network has a series resonant frequency and a shunt resonant frequency provided by one or more contour-mode resonators in the lattice network. Different types of contour-mode resonators including single input, single output resonators, differential resonators, balun resonators, and ring resonators can be used in MEM filter. The MEM filter can have a center frequency in the range of 10 MHz-10 GHz, with a filter bandwidth of up to about 1% when all of the lattice networks have the same series resonant frequency and the same shunt resonant frequency. The filter bandwidth can be increased up to about 5% by using unique series and shunt resonant frequencies for the lattice networks.
US08497742B2	Multi-layer waveguide structure having spaced apart first and second signal units of different widths and heights A waveguide of a multi-layer metal structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided, the method including applying a plurality of metal layers on a substrate and a plurality of insulating layers respectively between the respective metal layers. Accordingly, it is possible to minimize conductive loss by dispersing current uniformly through wide regions between a signal line and ground lines.
US08497732B2	Three-dimensional semiconductor integrated circuit According to one embodiment, a three-dimensional semiconductor integrated circuit includes first, second and third chips which are stacked, and a common conductor which connects the first, second and third chips from one another. The first chip includes a first multi-leveling circuit, the second chip includes a second multi-leveling circuit, and the third chip includes a decoding circuit. The first multi-leveling circuit includes a first inverter to which binary first data is input and which outputs one of first and second potentials and a first capacitor which is connected between an output terminal of the first inverter and the common conductor. The second multi-leveling circuit includes a second inverter to which binary second data is input and which outputs one of third and fourth potentials and a second capacitor which is connected between an output terminal of the second inverter and the common conductor.
US08497729B2	Method and apparatus for time-differential comparison of an analog signal A time-differential analog comparator includes a variable frequency signal source, a timing circuit, a counting circuit, and an evaluation circuit. The variable frequency signal source provides a repeating signal having a frequency corresponding to a value of an analog input. The timing circuit defines a timing sequence including a first time interval and a second time interval and generates a mode select signal at a time between the first time interval and the second time interval to stimulate a change in the analog input. The counting circuit is coupled to the timing circuit to count the periods of the repeating signal. The evaluation circuit coupled generates a decision signal in response to a count of the periods of the repeating signal indicated by the counting circuit. The first time interval is not equal to the second time interval to generate an offset in the decision signal.
US08497725B2	Active pull-up/pull-down circuit A circuit includes circuit portions operating from separate power supplies which are switched sequentially. An output of a first portion powered by a power supply (A) is provided as an input to a second portion powered by another power supply (B). Power supply (A) is switched-ON a delay interval later than power supply (B). In an embodiment, the first portion also receives a control input which enables or disables response of the first portion to changes in its inputs. An active circuit is connected between the control terminal and a constant reference potential node of the circuit, and has one transistor of a current-mirror pair connected across supplies (A) and (B). The active circuit connects the control terminal to the constant reference potential node in the delay interval, but is an open circuit otherwise. Power dissipation in the circuit is thereby reduced.
US08497717B2	Reference frequency generating device The disclosed is a reference frequency generating device (11), which includes a GPS receiver (21), a PLL circuit (31), a detector (28), a memory unit (29), and a controller (22). The PLL circuit (31) controls the digitally controlled oscillator (26) based on a synchronizing control signal acquired based on a reference signal from the GPS receiver (21). The memory unit (29) stores a correspondence relation between a control value of the synchronizing control signal, and a voltage value and a temperature at that time. When the reference signal is not acquired, the controller 22 determines a holdover control signal based on the correspondence relation, and the voltage and temperature detected by the detector 28, and controls the digitally controlled oscillator (26).
US08497714B2	System and method for driving a switch transistor In an embodiment, a method of driving a switch transistor includes activating the switch transistor by charging a control node of the switch transistor at a first charging rate for a first time duration. After charging the control node of the switch transistor at the first charging rate, the control node of the switch transistor is further charged at a second charging rate until the control node of the switch transistor reaches a target signal level, where the second charging rate is less than the first charging rate.
US08497712B2	Techniques for measuring voltages in a circuit A circuit includes a comparator, a programmable current source, and a control circuit. The comparator is operable to compare an internal supply voltage of the circuit to a reference voltage. The programmable current source is operable to supply a first current for the reference voltage. The control circuit is operable to control the first current through the programmable current source based on an output signal of the comparator.
US08497709B2	Input/output circuit and system An input/output circuit has a first load having one end coupled to a first standard voltage line, a first MOS transistor having a drain electrode coupled to another end of the first load, a second load having one end coupled to the first standard voltage line, a second MOS transistor having a drain electrode coupled to another end of the second load, a third MOS transistor having a source electrode each of which is coupled to source electrodes of the first and second MOS transistors, a first constant-current source coupled between the source electrode of the first MOS transistor and a second standard voltage line, and a second constant-current source coupled between the source electrode of the second MOS transistor and the second standard voltage line. The circuit size is reduced by transmitting a differential signal or a single-ended signal using a single input/output circuit.
US08497707B2	Transmitter equalization method and circuit using unit-size and fractional-size subdrivers in output driver for high-speed serial interface A method is provided for controlling a data transmission device that includes at least one fractional-sized subdriver. The method includes enabling at least one subdriver and driving a differential signal pair output. Also provided is a device with an output driver having a plurality of subdrivers where at least one subdriver is fractional-sized. The device also includes a de-emphasis portion configured to enable and disable the subdrivers. The device is configured to drive an output data signal. Also provided is a computer readable storage device encoded with data for adapting a manufacturing facility to create an apparatus such as the device. Also provided is an apparatus that includes an output driver with at least one fractional-sized subdriver and a de-emphasis portion configured to enable and disable the subdrivers of the output driver. The output driver is configured to drive a differential output data signal.
US08497700B2	Systems and methods for propagating digital data across an isolation barrier Systems and methods pertaining to propagation of digital data from a transmit side domain to a receive side domain through an intermediate isolation barrier are described. Specifically, a carrier waveform is superimposed upon a first logic level of a digital signal that is referenced to a first local ground. The digital signal with the superimposed first carrier waveform is propagated through the intermediate isolation barrier. On the receive side domain, the propagated digital signal is processed using a second local ground that is different than the first local ground, the processing including the use of the carrier waveform to enforce the first logic level upon an output digital signal generated from the propagated digital signal.
US08497696B2	Test signal detection system having a probe with high-precision DC-voltage measurement A test-signal detection system provides a probe, a first transmission line and a measuring device. The probe is connected to the measuring device by the first transmission line. The first transmission line transmits broadband test signals to the measuring device. The test-signal detection system provides at least one further transmission line. The probe is additionally connected to the measuring device at least indirectly by the at least one further transmission line. The at least one further transmission line transmits DC-voltage test signals to the measuring device.
US08497689B1	Method for reducing power requirements in active load pull system A method and test setup for reducing the RF power requirement in active load pull uses impedance tuners between the output of the test transistor and the active RF power injection network. The active network uses either a closed loop (active load) configuration or an open loop network employing split or synchronized signal sources. The impedance tuners are wideband (fundamental) tuners, harmonic rejection tuners or multi-harmonic tuners. A 7:1 transforming ratio of the tuners represents the best compromise between power matching and tuner loss, yielding a reduction of 11dB in power requirements from the active load or the synchronized source(s); if only the fundamental signal is injected at the output of the DUT, a multi-harmonic tuner or a harmonic rejection tuner is used for independent harmonic tuning; if multiple harmonic signals are injected, a multi-harmonic tuner is used and creates passive harmonic loads while reducing at the same time the power requirements from the harmonic injection sources.
US08497684B2	Dipole locator using multiple measurement points A receiver and tracking system for identifying a location of a magnetic field source. In a preferred embodiment a plurality of tri-axial antennas are positioned at three distinct points on a receiver frame. Each antenna detects a magnetic field from a source and a processor is used to determine a location of the source relative to the frame using the antenna signals. Each tri-axial antenna comprises three windings in each of three channels defined by a support structure. The windings each define an aperture area. The windings have substantially identical aperture areas and have a common center point. The receiver may to display to the operator the relative location of the field source or may direct the operator to a spot directly above the field source.
US08497683B2	Spectroscopic sample analyzer and sample handling system A spectroscopic sample analysis apparatus includes an actively controlled heat exchanger in serial fluid communication with a spectroscopic analyzer, and a controller communicably coupled to the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is disposed downstream of a fluid handler in the form of a stream selection unit (SSU), a solvent/standard recirculation unit (SRU), and/or an auto-sampling unit (ASU). The SSU selectively couples individual stream inputs to an output port. The SRU includes a solvent/standard reservoir, and selectively couples output ports to the heat exchanger, and returns the solvent/standard sample to the reservoirs. The ASU includes a sample reservoir having a sample transfer pathway with a plurality of orifices disposed at spaced locations along a length thereof. The controller selectively actuates the fluid handler, enabling sample to flow therethrough to the heat exchanger, and actuates the heat exchanger to maintain the sample at a predetermined temperature.
US08497682B2	Antenna feed A microwave antenna feed has a radio frequency trap and a number of microwave transmission lines. The radio frequency trap has co-planar ground and signal layers mounted on one surface of a substrate.
US08497674B2	Magnetic detection apparatus A magnetic detection apparatus includes a first comparison circuit that waveform-shapes the amplitude of a detection signal from magneto-electric transducers by DC coupling, a third comparison circuit that waveform-shapes the detection signal by AC coupling, an oscillation circuit having a natural frequency, a control circuit that counts the output of the first comparison circuit by using the oscillation means, and a selection circuit that selects the output of the first comparison means and the output of the second comparison means. The control circuit counts rising from the next rising or falling from the next falling of an output rectangular wave of the first comparison circuit, and provides output to the selection circuit at the time point at which the count value reaches a desired value. The selection circuit selects and outputs the output rectangular wave of the first comparison circuit or the third comparison circuit.
US08497672B2	Acceleration sensor The present embodiments provide an acceleration sensor, which enables highly accurate detection and has an extremely compact size. The acceleration sensor of the present embodiments is provided with a substrate, a anchor portion formed on the substrate, a support beam, which has one end connected to the anchor portion and extends across a space from the substrate, and a proof mass which is connected to the other end of the support beam and held across a space from the substrate. The acceleration sensor is further provided with first and second piezoelectric bending resonators, a comparison unit, and a calculation unit. The first and second piezoelectric bending resonators have one end connected to the anchor portion and the other end connected to the proof mass or the support beam and have a stack of a first electrode, a first piezoelectric film, and a second electrode. The first and second piezoelectric bending resonators extend on the both sides of the support beam and perform bending resonance motion in a direction perpendicular to the piezoelectric film. The comparison unit measures a difference of a resonance frequency between the first and second piezoelectric bending resonators. The calculation unit calculates an acceleration in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the support beam in the substrate surface from the difference of the resonance frequency.
US08497659B2	Video game controller charging system A video game controller charging system for charging at least one video game controller is provided. The system includes a controller adapter including a battery unit, at least one first induction coil, and at least one first magnet, and is adapted to be received by the at least one video game controller; and a base including a power input, at least one second induction coil, and at least one structure on the base for providing physical support to the controller while the controller is being charged, the at least one structure including at least one second magnet. The base is configured to inductively charge the battery unit through inductive coupling between the at least one first induction coil and the at least one second induction coil when the controller is held in place on the structure by magnetic attraction between the magnets.
US08497656B2	Solar powered umbrella table A solar umbrella and table apparatus with attached chairs features stand-alone AC power, generated from solar energy. The apparatus features an umbrella having solar collection devices and a table with attached seating chairs. The electrical system of the apparatus converts collected solar energy to an electrical voltage. Batteries store the energy provided by the solar panels. Inverters convert the DC voltage output from the storage batteries to 120 volts AC. Power outlet terminals are located on the umbrella and table apparatus allow 120 volts AC powered devices to access the output of the sine wave power inverters.
US08497654B2	Single phase AC synchronized motor There is provided a single-phase AC synchronized motor that does not need smooth of rectifier waves but stably performs shift from a starting operation to a synchronized operation. In the motor, based on detected signals of a position sensor, rectified current is reciprocally flowed to each direction of a single-phase coil which starts the motor. The motor includes a start-up operation circuit with a sensor starting period that increases a rotational speed until reaching to a first predetermined rotational speed; and a control device that controls operation of the motor as that shift to synchronized operation is performed when a rotational speed of a permanent magnetic rotor is reached to a second predetermined rotational speed nearby a synchronized rotational speed but not exceeding the synchronized rotational speed, and when the rise and fall of detected signals of the position sensor and the zero-cross point of AC current are approximately correspondent to each other.
US08497653B2	Driver circuit for driving a stepping motor An amount of a motor drive current is controlled to an appropriate value. Two coils are provided, and a rotor is rotated by the coils by setting different phases for the supplied currents to the two coils. During a phase where one of the coils is in a high-impedance state, an induced voltage generated in the coil is detected. According to the state of the induced voltage, an output control circuit controls the amounts of the motor drive currents supplied to the two coils.
US08497651B2	Open phase detection system and method for three-phase motor An open phase detection system and method for a three-phase motor is provided. The open phase detection system comprises: a signal generating unit coupled to the three-phase motor and configured to generate a driving signal for driving the three-phase motor; a detecting unit coupled to the signal generating unit, and configured to detect whether the signal generating unit generates the driving signal and to detect three-phase current values of the three-phase motor; and a determining unit coupled to the detecting unit, and configured to determine whether the three-phase motor has open phase according to the three phase current values detected by the detecting unit when the driving signal is detected.
US08497649B2	Motor driving control apparatus for controlling motor output according to power characteristics of AC power supply A motor driving control apparatus includes a motor driving unit which drives a motor and a driving control unit which supplies to the motor driving unit a command value for the motor driving unit to drive the motor. A power characteristic acquiring unit acquires a power characteristic of an AC power supply that supplies power to the motor. A control parameter determining unit determines based on a voltage characteristic of the AC power supply whether, during driving of the motor, the voltage of the AC power supply drops to a level that adversely affects the driving of the motor, and if positive, the control parameter determining unit sets a control parameter so that the voltage of the AC power supply does not drop below that level and supplies the control parameter to the driving control unit in order for the driving control unit to determine the command value.
US08497643B2	Linear scale, linear motor, and linear motor controller Disclosed is a linear scale for obtaining a distance from a reference point. A scale detection mechanism is adapted to output waveform signals of the same phase. Also the scale detection mechanism corresponds to a magnetic flux density generated by magnetic bodies of a scale element. The scale detection mechanism may be sensors. The sensors are arranged at even intervals corresponding to a scale length of the scale element. The sensors are adapted to output sine-wave signals having the same phase to continuously detect the scale element in a movement direction of the scale element. The scale element has opposite ends each has the same polarity and configured such that an output voltage of the single sensor detecting the end of the scale element is reduced to one-half of an output voltage of the single sensor detecting the remaining portion of the scale element.
US08497641B2	HDD with VCM back EMF and voltage control circuitry To provide a disk drive capable of inhibiting the occurrence of acoustic noise caused by a voltage pulse when the head is retracted using a speed control method using voltage obtained by rectifying a back electromotive force after the power source has been cut off from the rotation of a spindle motor. Retraction control circuit is used to control the on and off modes of transistors in accordance with the speed of VCM. The voltage across VCM becomes a voltage that can be regulated with VCM voltage control circuit. At this time, voltage is supplied to the terminals based on the voltage of ISO5V that is the rectified voltage of the back electromotive force of the spindle motor and the pulsating voltage is synchronized and produced at both terminals. As a result, the potential difference across VCM is such that the pulsating voltage is negated and acoustic noise is inhibited.
US08497640B2	Method for operating a fluorescent lamp A method for operating a fluorescent lamp which is connected to a series resonant circuit with a resonant circuit inductance and a resonant circuit capacitance. The method includes applying an excitation AC voltage at an excitation frequency to the series resonant circuit using a half bridge circuit, which has an output to which the series resonant circuit is coupled, and which has a first and a second switch which are alternately switched on and off on the basis of a frequency signal. A current flowing through the resonant circuit is monitored for the presence of a critical operating state. The switched-on times of the first and second switches are shortened in comparison to switched-on times which are predetermined by the frequency signal, upon detection of a critical operating state.
US08497636B2	Auto-switching triac compatibility circuit with auto-leveling and overvoltage protection Drivers and ballast circuits are presented having a boost converter with a triac compatibility circuit providing regulated current load to accommodate phase-cutting triac circuit holding current requirements, including auto switching driver circuit with overvoltage protection and an auto leveling circuit to regulate against thermal and load fluctuations.
US08497634B2	Wireless lighting system for staircases and passageways The invention discloses an illumination system having a first proximate detector with a first zone detector and a first transmitter. The first zone detector can detect the passing of a human body and the transmitter can send a signal upon such detection. The invention may further include a second zone detector and a second transmitter having similar capacities. In addition, the invention may also have a first staircase illuminator and a second staircase illuminator. Detection of a person passing near a zone detector may cause a staircase illuminator to illuminate a staircase area. The process of transmitting, receiving and illuminating may continue for as long as any of the illuminators within the illumination system that has not yet been illuminated.
US08497633B2	Ceramic metal halide discharge lamp with oxygen content and metallic component Disclosed herein are lamps which comprises a discharge vessel comprised of a ceramic material; at least one electrode extending into the discharge vessel; an ionizable fill sealed within the discharge vessel, the fill comprising Hg, a buffer gas component, and a halide component comprising at least an alkali metal halide component and a rare earth halide component; a source of available oxygen; and a metallic component. The discharge vessel defines an interior space which comprises available oxygen during lamp operation conditions. Also disclosed herein are associated methods for making and using such lamps. Disclosed advantages may include mitigating some of the deleterious effects of highly electronegative species, enhanced lumens, and balancing the level of available oxygen for wall cleaning.
US08497630B2	Methods of analyzing peptide mixtures The present invention provides for a method of characterizing and classifying a sample of peptide or polypeptide mixtures or a biomolecule comprising a polypeptide component by using mass spectrometry and statistic methods for analyzing the mass spectrometry results.
US08497629B2	Color-temperature-tunable device A color-temperature-tunable device comprises a first light emitting diode (LED) chip group comprising at least one first blue LED chip that emits a first light having a first peak wavelength, a second LED chip group comprising at least one second blue LED chip that emits a second light having a second peak wavelength different from the first peak wavelength, and a wavelength converting layer above at least a portion of the first LED chip group and a portion of the second LED chip group. The first LED chip group and the second LED chip group are driven by a first driving current and a second driving current, respectively.
US08497626B2	Large area light emitting diode light source The present invention relates to a LED light source comprising at least one layer of light emitting material (3), in particular organic light emitting material, sandwiched between two electrode layers (2, 4). At least one of the electrode layers (2, 4) is structured to form a pattern of electrode segments (5), each electrode segment (5) being in electrical contact with at least three of its nearest neighbor electrode segments (5) via direct electrical connections (6), which are designed to act as electrical fuses between the electrode segments (5). The invention allows the design of a large area LED light source having a homogeneous light density without the risk of failure of larger light emitting areas.
US08497624B2	Li-containing α-sialon-based phosphor particle, production method thereof, lighting device, and image display device An Li-containing α-sialon phosphor particle by mixing a silicon nitride or nitrogen-containing silicon compound powder, an AlN-containing aluminum source, an Li source and an Eu source, firing the mixture at 1,500 to 1,800° C. in a nitrogen-containing inert gas atmosphere under atmospheric pressure to obtain a lithium-containing α-sialon powder working out to a starting material, adding and mixing an additional lithium source to the powder, and re-firing the obtained mixture at a temperature lower than the above firing temperature or at a temperature of 1,100° C. to less than 1,600° C., at 1,100° C. to less than 1,600° C., in a nitrogen-containing inert gas atmosphere under atmospheric pressure.
US08497621B2	Illuminating device with light buffer A light-emitting device may include at least one light source, which is configured for at least one of AC and PWM operation; and at least two optical buffers for absorbing light energy from the light source and for temporally delayed emission of the stored luminous energy, wherein the at least two optical buffers have different relaxation times and are sensitive to different wavelengths.
US08497618B2	Stator for rotatry electrical machine including an insulating bobbin A stator for a rotary electrical machine, includes a stator core in a cylinder shape and having plural magnetic pole teeth, which are arranged in a circumferential direction of the stator while keeping a distance therebetween and each of which protrudes in a radial direction of the stator core, a coil configured with a conductive wire wound around each of the magnetic pole teeth, an insulating bobbin provided between the coil and the corresponding magnetic pole tooth, and an electric power supply portion arranged axially outwardly of the stator core, electrically connecting the coil with an outside of the stator, and including an outgoing wire, which corresponds to a portion of at least one of a winding start and a winding end of the conductive wire being extended by a predetermined length, and an isolating member having a groove portion for accommodating and guiding the corresponding outgoing wire.
US08497616B2	Multistage liquefied gas expander with variable geometry hydraulic stages Embodiments are directed to an expander having two or more hydraulic stages with different physical geometries. In an embodiment, a first hydraulic stage uses nozzle vanes machined with a first geometry, while a second hydraulic stage uses nozzle vanes machined with a second geometry. Different nozzle vanes can be combined to tune the performance of the expander as the optimal operating conditions change. In yet another embodiment, an expander is equipped with a generator having a double wound stator with two sets of parallel windings. For high operating loads greater than a threshold, a first set of windings operates while a second set of windings, operating at a lower frequency, is disconnected. For operating loads that are less than the threshold, the first set of windings is disconnected and the second set of windings operates, enabling the generator to continue to operate close to 100% load for less expander power.
US08497612B2	Permanent magnet rotating machine A permanent magnet rotating machine includes a rotating shaft and two end rotors. The rotating shift includes at least one inner rotor capable of rotating integrally with the rotating shaft, and being arranged in the space formed by the two end rotors so as to be separate from the two end rotors, and at least two stators isolated from the rotation of the rotating shaft, and being arranged in the spaces formed by the end rotors and the inner rotor. The end and inner rotor permanent magnets are arranged at equal intervals at the end and inner rotating disks; and the three or more stator coils are arranged circumferentially at equal intervals in the concentric circles of each of the fixed disks so as to face the two or more concentric circles of the end and inner permanent magnets on which the permanent magnets are arranged on the rotating disks.
US08497610B2	Ceiling fan motor A ceiling fan motor has a stator with several coil arms disposed at intervals for the winding of magnetizing coils. Between two adjacent coil arms are formed with a magnetic pole spacer. A supporting base is provided in a predetermined magnetic pole spacer for the disposition of a sensor to detect the position of the rotor.
US08497609B2	Restraining motor shaft play An apparatus and associated method characterized by an enclosure having a side member that defines a substantially orthogonally directed cavity penetrating the side member. A motor shaft in the enclosure has a distal end that is operably aligned with the cavity. A shear transfer member in the enclosure is operably affixed to the motor shaft. One of the shaft and the shear transfer member is sized for a close mating engagement with the side member in the cavity, and the shear transfer member is further sized for being simultaneously shear coupled to the side member.
US08497604B2	Apparatus and system for controlling power saving in bidet Disclosed is an apparatus and system for controlling power saving. The system for controlling power saving includes: a battery supplying power; a power saving controlling apparatus including a sensing unit detecting a user's contact and generating an activation signal when a user's contact is acknowledged, a latch unit maintaining the activation signal which has been received from the sensing unit, and a switch unit disposed on a current path that delivers power, and connecting the current path according to the activation signal from the latch unit; and a microcomputer controlling an operation of the system connected upon receiving power from the power saving controlling apparatus.
US08497603B2	Portable electronic apparatus and connection method therefor A portable electronic apparatus and a connection method therefore are disclosed. The portable electronic apparatus comprises a connector, a processing circuit, and a switch module. After a plug is plugged into the connector, the processing circuit reads a voltage value of the plug via the switch module. When determining that the voltage value of the plug is within a first voltage range, the processing circuit outputs switch signals to the switch module, so that an input signal of the plug is able to be transmitted to the processing circuit via the connector and the switch module. When determining that the voltage value of the plug is within a second voltage range, the processing circuit outputs other switch signals to the switch module, so that an output signal of the processing circuit is able to be transmitted to the plug via the switch module and the connector.
US08497601B2	Wireless energy transfer converters Described herein are improved configurations for a wireless power converter that includes at least one receiving magnetic resonator configured to capture electrical energy received wirelessly through a first oscillating magnetic field characterized by a first plurality of parameters, and at least one transferring magnetic resonator configured to generate a second oscillating magnetic field characterized by a second plurality of parameters different from the first plurality of parameters, wherein the electrical energy from the at least one receiving magnetic resonator is used to energize the at least one transferring magnetic resonator to generate the second oscillating magnetic field.
US08497591B2	System and method for off-highway vehicle engine cranking Methods and systems are provided for operating an engine, the engine coupled to a traction alternator for vehicle travelling. In one example, the method includes, in an off-highway vehicle running mode of operation, supplying current from the traction alternator to a traction motor via a traction inverter to propel the vehicle, and, in a starting mode of operation, supplying stored energy from a first energy source and a secondary energy source to the traction alternator to start the engine.
US08497590B2	Spring generator A spring operated generator includes a pair of torsion spring banks and a pair of elongate shafts extending through respective spring banks and operatively connected to respective generators. A starter motor is connected to each respective spring bank for initially winding each spring bank. When actuated, the primed spring bank is allowed to unwind. A clutch coupled to the elongate shaft is configured to engage a respective generator, transferring energy from shaft rotation to the generator which produces electricity. As one spring bank unwinds, the other spring bank is wound in like manner as the first. When the initial spring bank is unwound and the other spring bank is sufficiently wound, the cycle is repeated, thereby causing the other generator to produce electricity.
US08497588B2	Method for controlling reversible electrical machine coupled to heat engine, start/stop system suitable for carrying out the method, and use thereof The invention relates to a method for controlling a reversible electrical machine (14) coupled to a heat engine (13). The electrical machine comprises a field winding (20) which is fed by an excitation current and an armature comprising a plurality of phase windings (22) fed by phase currents. According to the invention, the excitation current of the electrical machine is controlled according to the instantaneous rotational speed of the machine and the torque of the heat engine. According to other characteristics, the excitation current is equal to a pre-determined nominal current when the torque of the engine is resistant and the instantaneous speed is slower than a first pre-determined rotational speed, and is weaker than the nominal current when the torque of the engine is driving or the instantaneous speed is faster than the first speed.
US08497587B2	Thermally enhanced expanded wafer level package ball grid array structure and method of making the same A thermally enhanced expanded wafer level ball grid array package. The expanded wafer level ball grid array package includes an integrated thermally conductive heat dissipater. In one embodiment the heat dissipater is positioned in close proximity to a non-active face of a die and is separated from the non-active face by a thermal interface material. In another embodiment the heat dissipater includes legs that displace the heat dissipater a short distance from the non-active die face, with the intervening space occupied by encapsulation material. In yet another embodiment, the thermal interface material exists between the non-active die face and the heat dissipater, but extends beyond the edge of the semiconductor die to also cover a portion of the encapsulation material. Methods for making the various embodiments of the expanded wafer level ball grid array package are also shown.
US08497586B2	Package module structure for high power device with metal substrate and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a package module structure of a high power device using a metal substrate that can improve reliability by minimizing stress due to a thermal expansion coefficient difference between a metal substrate and a semiconductor device includes: preparing a metal substrate; forming an oxide layer by selectively anodizing the metal substrate; forming a mounting groove for mounting a semiconductor device by etching a portion of the oxide layer; installing a shock-absorbing substrate that is made of a material having a thermal expansion coefficient in a range similar to a material of a semiconductor device to expose the entirety or a portion of a bottom portion of the mounting groove; mounting the semiconductor device in the shock-absorbing substrate exposed to the mounting groove; and electrically connecting an electrode terminal of the semiconductor device and an electrode line formed in an upper surface of the oxide layer.
US08497585B2	Chip package A quad flat non-leaded package including a first patterned conductive layer, a second patterned conductive layer, a chip, bonding wires and a molding compound is provided. The first patterned conductive layer defines a first space, and the second patterned conductive layer defines a second space, wherein the first space overlaps the second space and a part of the second patterned conductive layer surrounding the second space. The chip is disposed on the second patterned conductive layer. The bonding wires are connected between the chip and the second patterned conductive layer. The molding compound encapsulates the second patterned conductive layers, the chip and the bonding wires. In addition, a method of manufacturing a quad flat non-leaded package is also provided.
US08497582B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory having a word line bent towards a select gate line side A nonvolatile semiconductor memory includes a cell unit having a select gate transistor and a memory cell connected in series, a select gate line connected to the select gate transistor, and a word line connected to the memory cell. One end of the word line is bent to the select gate line side, and a fringe is connected between a bent point and a distal end of the word line.
US08497580B2	Noble metal cap for interconnect structures An interconnect structure that includes a dielectric material having a dielectric constant of about 3.0 or less is provided. This low k dielectric material has at least one conductive material having an upper surface embedded therein. The dielectric material also has a surface layer that is made hydrophobic prior to the formation of the noble metal cap. The noble metal cap is located directly on the upper surface of the at least one conductive material. Because of the presence of the hydrophobic surface layer on the dielectric material, the noble metal cap does not substantially extend onto the hydrophobic surface layer of the dielectric material that is adjacent to the at least one conductive material and no metal residues from the noble metal cap deposition form on this hydrophobic dielectric surface.
US08497578B2	Terminal face contact structure and method of making same The invention relates to a contact structure (24) and to a method for producing a contact structure for semiconductor substrates (21) or the like, in particular for terminal faces of semiconductor substrates, comprising a base contact part (22) arranged on a terminal face (20) of the semiconductor substrate and at least one connecting contact part (23) arranged on the base contact part, wherein the connecting contact part is formed from a connecting contact material (34) which has a lower melting point than a base contact material of the base contact part.
US08497576B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device which has a plurality of semiconductor chips stacked on a substrate. The semiconductor device includes semiconductor chip 2, semiconductor chip 3a stacked on substrate 4 together with semiconductor chip 2, and having a foot print larger than semiconductor chip 2, through electrode 22 extending through semiconductor chip 2 only in a central portion of semiconductor chip 2, through electrode 32 extending through semiconductor chip 3a at a position facing to through electrode 22, and conduction bump 7b arranged between through electrode 22 and through electrode 32, and conductively connecting through electrode 22 with through electrode 32.
US08497572B2	Semiconductor module and method of manufacturing the same In a semiconductor module, a first heat sink is disposed on a rear surface of a first semiconductor chip constituting an upper arm, and a second heat sink is disposed on a front surface of the first semiconductor chip through a first terminal. A third heat sink is disposed on a rear surface of a second semiconductor chip constituting a lower arm, and a fourth heat sink is disposed on a front surface of the second semiconductor chip through a second terminal. A connecting part for connecting between the upper arm and the lower arm is integral with the first terminal, and is connected to the third heat sink while being inclined relative to the first terminal.
US08497570B2	Wafer, fabricating method of the same, and semiconductor substrate A wafer, a fabricating method of the same, and a semiconductor substrate are provided. The wafer includes a first substrate layer formed at a first surface, a second substrate layer formed at a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second substrate layer having a greater oxygen concentration than the first substrate layer, and an oxygen diffusion protecting layer formed between the first substrate layer and the second substrate layer, the oxygen diffusion protecting layer being located closer to the first surface than to the second surface.
US08497569B2	Package substrates and semiconductor packages having the same A package substrate, a semiconductor package having the same, and a method for fabricating the semiconductor package. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip, a package substrate, and a molding layer. The package substrate provides a region mounted with the semiconductor chip. The molding layer is configured to mold the semiconductor chip. The package substrate includes a first opening portion that provides an open region connected electrically to the semiconductor chip and extends beyond sides of the semiconductor chip to be electrically connected to the semiconductor chip.
US08497558B2	System and method for wafer level packaging In an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate has a first cavity disposed through it, and conductive material covers at least the bottom portion of the first cavity. An integrated circuit is disposed on the top surface of the conductive material. The device further includes a cap disposed on the top surface of the substrate, such that a cavity disposed on a surface of the cap overlies the first cavity in the substrate.
US08497552B2	Semiconductor devices with current shifting regions and related methods A semiconductor device may include a semiconductor buffer layer having a first conductivity type and a semiconductor mesa having the first conductivity type on a surface of the buffer layer. In addition, a current shifting region having a second conductivity type may be provided adjacent a corner between the semiconductor mesa and the semiconductor buffer layer, and the first and second conductivity types may be different conductivity types. Related methods are also discussed.
US08497548B2	Semiconductor device including a MOS transistor and production method therefor It is intended to provide a semiconductor device including a MOS transistor, comprising: a semiconductor pillar; a bottom doped region formed in contact with a lower part of the semiconductor pillar; a first gate formed around a sidewall of the semiconductor pillar through a first dielectric film therebetween; and a top doped region formed so as to at least partially overlap a top surface of the semiconductor pillar, wherein the top doped region has a top surface having an area greater than that of the top surface of the semiconductor pillar.
US08497545B2	Method of forming nonvolatile memory device having floating gate and related device A method of manufacturing a non-volatile memory device is provided. The method includes forming isolation patterns defining an active region on a substrate, forming a floating gate pattern on the active region, and forming a gate line on the floating gate pattern. The floating gate pattern is self-aligned on the active region and has an impurity ion concentration that becomes relatively low as the floating gate pattern gets nearer to the active region.
US08497544B2	Repairing defects in a nonvolatile semiconductor memory module utilizing a heating element A memory module includes multiple memory devices mounted to a substrate and one or more discrete heating elements disposed in thermal contact with the memory devices. Each of the memory devices includes charge-storing memory cells subject to operation-induced defects that degrade ability of the memory cells to store data. The discrete heating elements, or single discrete heating element, heats the memory devices to a temperature that anneals the defects.
US08497542B2	ZrXHfYSn1-X-YO2 films as high K gate dielectrics The use of atomic layer deposition (ALD) to form a nanolaminate dielectric of zirconium oxide (ZrO2), hafnium oxide (HfO2) and tin oxide (SnO2) acting as a single dielectric layer with a formula of Zrx Hfy Sn1-x-y O2, and a method of fabricating such a dielectric layer is described that produces a reliable structure with a high dielectric constant (high k). The dielectric structure is formed by depositing zirconium oxide by atomic layer deposition onto a substrate surface using precursor chemicals, followed by depositing hafnium oxide onto the substrate using precursor chemicals, followed by depositing tin oxide onto the substrate using precursor chemicals, and repeating to form the thin laminate structure. Such a dielectric may be used as a gate insulator, a capacitor dielectric, or as a tunnel insulator in non-volatile memories, because the high dielectric constant (high k) provides the functionality of a much thinner silicon dioxide film.
US08497540B2	Capacitor and method of forming same A device comprises a substrate having at least one active region, an insulating layer above the substrate, and an electrode in a gate electrode layer above the insulating layer, forming a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) capacitor. A first contact layer is provided on the electrode, having an elongated first pattern extending in a first direction parallel to the electrode. A contact structure contacts the substrate. The contact structure has an elongated second pattern extending parallel to the first pattern. A dielectric material is provided between the first and second patterns, so that the first and second patterns and dielectric material form a side-wall capacitor connected in parallel to the MOS capacitor.
US08497538B2	MRAM synthetic antiferromagnet structure An MRAM bit (10) includes a free magnetic region (15), a fixed magnetic region (17) comprising an antiferromagnetic material, and a tunneling barrier (16) comprising a dielectric layer positioned between the free magnetic region (15) and the fixed magnetic region (17). The MRAM bit (10) avoids a pinning layer by comprising a fixed magnetic region exhibiting a well-defined high Hflop using a combination of high Hk (uniaxial anisotropy), high Hsat (saturation field), and ideal soft magnetic properties exhibiting well-defined easy and hard axes.
US08497536B2	Dual-facing camera assembly Embodiments of the invention relate to a camera assembly including a rear-facing camera and a front-facing camera operatively coupled together (e.g., bonded, stacked on a common substrate).In some embodiments of the invention, a system having an array of frontside illuminated (FSI) imaging pixels is bonded to a system having an array of backside illuminated (BSI) imaging pixels, creating a camera assembly with a minimal size (e.g., a reduced thickness compared to prior art solutions). An FSI image sensor wafer may be used as a handle wafer for a BSI image sensor wafer when it is thinned, thereby decreasing the thickness of the overall camera module. According to other embodiments of the invention, two package dies, one a BSI image sensor, the other an FSI image sensor, are stacked on a common substrate such as a printed circuit board, and are operatively coupled together via redistribution layers.
US08497535B2	Multilayered photodiode and method of manufacturing the same In a multilayered photodiode and a method of manufacturing the same, the multilayered photodiode comprises: a transparent substrate; a gate insulating film formed on the transparent substrate; a first metal layer formed on the gate insulating film; a semiconductor layer formed on the first metal layer so as to be in contact with the first metal layer; and a second metal layer formed on the semiconductor layer so as to be in contact with the semiconductor layer. The photodiode is vertically multilayered, and has a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure in which a P-N region is replaced by a metal, and in which a light-receiving region does not block incident light.
US08497522B2	Solid state lighting device A light emission package includes at least one solid state emitter, a leadframe, and a body structure encasing a portion of the leadframe. At least one aperture is defined in an electrical lead to define multiple electrical lead segments, with at least a portion of the aperture disposed outside an exterior side wall of the package. A recess may be defined in the exterior side wall to receive a bent portion of an electrical lead. A body structure cavity may be bounded by a floor, and side wall portions and end wall portions that are separated by transition wall portions including a curved or segmented upper edge, with different wall portions being disposed at different angles of inclination.
US08497521B2	LED package According to one embodiment, an LED package includes a first lead frame, a second lead frame, an LED chip, a wire, and a resin body. The first lead frame and the second lead frame are arranged with a space between each other. The LED chip is provided above the first lead frame and the second lead frame. The LED chip has a first terminal connected to the first lead frame and a second terminal connected to the second lead frame. The wire connects the first terminal to the first lead frame. The resin body covers the LED chip as well as a top surface, a part of a bottom surface, and a part of an edge surface of each of the first lead frame and the second lead frame. A remaining portion of each of the bottom surfaces and a remaining portion of each of the edge surfaces are exposed. A chip side angle formed by a top surface of the LED chip and a direction in which the wire is extracted from the first terminal is smaller than a frame side angle formed by the top surface of the first lead frame and a direction in which the wire is extracted from the first lead frame.
US08497515B1	LED device with thermoelectric module An improved light emitting diode (LED) device with a thermoelectric module is provided. In the preferred embodiment, the LED device herein includes a heat sink/housing containing a LED light, heat slug, and LED circuit board attached to a first side of a thermoelectric module and a heat sink on a second side of the thermoelectric module. Heat is conducted from the LED light and through the circuit board to the first side of the thermoelectric module. The heat sink housing dissipates heat from the second side of the thermoelectric module to create a temperature differential across the thermoelectric module and generate electricity.
US08497514B2	Organic light emitting device and method of fabricating the same An organic light emitting device and a method for fabricating the same are discussed. According to an embodiment, the method includes forming a mother substrate structure including organic light emitting devices including TFTs and first electrodes, each first electrode electrically connected to the corresponding TFT and being a part of an OLED to be formed; forming first and second conductive layers to form a power line in each organic light emitting device; forming a dummy layer on the first electrodes and the second conductive layer; performing at least one of scribing and grinding processes on the mother substrate structure to divide the mother substrate structure into sub-substrate structures; removing the dummy layer from the first electrodes and the second conductive layer after the performing step; and forming a light emitting layer and a second electrode on the first electrode in one of the sub-substrate structures to form the OLED.
US08497513B2	III-V nitride semiconductor device comprising a diamond layer The invention relates to a semiconductor device, in particular to a chemical field effect transistor (ChemFET), a high-electron mobility transistor (HEMT) and an ion-sensitive field effect transistor (ISFET), as well as a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device comprises a structure, the structure comprises a substrate, a first layer comprising GaN and a second layer comprising InAlN, wherein the first and the second layer are arranged parallely to each other on the substrate, and wherein the structure comprises a third layer comprising diamond.
US08497509B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, comprises the steps of: forming a first insulating film on a first substrate; forming a second insulating film on the first insulating film; forming an amorphous silicon film on the second insulating film; holding a metal element that promotes the crystallization of silicon in contact with a surface of the amorphous silicon film; crystallizing the amorphous silicon film through a heat treatment to obtain a crystalline silicon film; forming a thin-film transistor using the crystalline silicon film; forming a sealing layer that seals the thin-film transistor; bonding a second substrate having a translucent property to the sealing layer; and removing the first insulating film to peel off the first substrate.
US08497504B2	Thin film transistor and display unit A thin film transistor with which oxygen is easily supplied to an oxide semiconductor layer and favorable transistor characteristics are able to be restored and a display unit including the same. The thin film transistor includes, sequentially over a substrate, a gate electrode, a gate insulting film, an oxide semiconductor layer including a channel region, and a channel protective layer covering the channel region A source electrode and a drain electrode are formed on the oxide semiconductor layer located on both sides of the channel protective layer, and at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode has an aperture to expose the oxide semiconductor layer.
US08497503B2	Manufacture of photovoltaic devices A method and apparatus for depositing a film on a substrate includes subjecting material to an energy beam.
US08497501B2	Organic electroluminescence generating devices An electroluminescence generating device comprising a channel of organic semiconductor material, said channel being able to carry both types of charge carriers, said charge carriers being electrons and holes; an electron electrode, said electron electrode being in contact with said channel and positioned on top of a first side of said channel layer or within said channel layer, said electron electrode being able to inject electrons in said channel layer; a hole electrode, said hole electrode being spaced apart from said electron electrode, said hole channel and positioned on top of within said channel layer, said hole electrode being able to inject holes into said channel; a control electrode positioned on said first side or on a second side of said channel; whereby light emission of said electroluminescence generating device can be acquired by applying an electrical potential difference between said electron electrode and said hole electrode.
US08497494B2	Thin film transistor and array substrate for liquid crystal display device comprising organic insulating material An organic thin film transistor includes source and drain electrodes spaced apart from each other on a substrate, an organic semiconductor layer between the source and drain electrodes on the substrate, a gate insulating layer including an organic insulating material on the organic semiconductor layer, the gate insulating layer having a thickness of about 1,800 Å to about 2,500 Å, and a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer.
US08497488B2	Bell-shaped protection system for a device for treating electron-beam containers A treatment device includes one or more treatment stations each including an electron-beam emitter and supporting device for supporting a container beneath the emitter, the emitter being capable of emitting an electron beam passing through the upper opening of a container supported by the supporting means, so as to sterilize the container, and a protection system for stopping the radiation emitted by the emitter(s). The protection system includes an upper portion connected to the emitter, lower portion connected to the supporting device and a moving device capable of moving the upper portion relative to the lower portion, between a retracted position and at least one operative position in which the portions from a protective enclosure in which the emitter and container are positioned.
US08497487B2	Sample holder with optical features A sample holder for holding a sample to be observed for research purposes, particularly in a transmission electron microscope (TEM), generally includes an external alignment part for directing a light beam in a predetermined beam direction, a sample holder body in optical communication with the external alignment part and a sample support member disposed at a distal end of the sample holder body opposite the external alignment part for holding a sample to be analyzed. The sample holder body defines an internal conduit for the light beam and the sample support member includes a light beam positioner for directing the light beam between the sample holder body and the sample held by the sample support member.
US08497485B2	Imaging apparatus An imaging apparatus includes an image sensor in which a plurality of area sensors arranged adjacent to each other to form an image sensor. A control circuit controls timing for reading out image data from each of the plurality of the area sensors based on area sensor arrangement information concerning the arrangement of each of the plurality of the area sensors.
US08497477B1	Method and apparatus for efficient removal of gain fluctuation effects in passive thermal images A system and technique for imaging a subject at a scene overcomes the weaknesses in the existing gain fluctuation techniques by switching the environmental temperature at the scene at a rate sufficiently fast enough to obtain subsequent samples in a time period where the gain has not fluctuated sufficiently to have a negative effect on detection sensitivity. This technique is utilized in conjunction with the method of subsequent subtraction of alternate samples which both reveals the reflectance of the scene and removes gain fluctuation.
US08497475B2	Method and apparatus for charged particle beam inspection A method, apparatus and computer readable medium for charged particle beam inspection of a sample comprising at least one sampling region and at least one skip region is disclosed. The method, apparatus and computer readable medium comprise receiving an imaging recipe which at least comprises information of the area of the sampling and skip regions; calculating a default stage speed according to the imaging recipe; calculating an alternative stage speed at least according to the default stage speed, the sampling region area information, and the skip region area information; calculating at least one imaging scan compensation offset at least according to the alternative stage speed; and inspecting the sample at the alternative stage speed while adjusting the motion of the charged particle beam according to the imaging scan compensation offsets, such that the charged particle beam tightly follows the motion of the stage and images only the sampling regions on the sample.
US08497473B2	Electrospray ion source with reduced analyte electrochemistry An electrospray ion (ESI) source and method capable of ionizing an analyte molecule without oxidizing or reducing the analyte of interest. The ESI source can include an emitter having a liquid conduit, a working electrode having a liquid contacting surface, a spray tip, a secondary working electrode, and a charge storage coating covering partially or fully the liquid contacting surface of the working electrode. The liquid conduit, the working electrode and the secondary working electrode can be in liquid communication. The electrospray ion source can also include a counter electrode proximate to, but separated from, said spray tip. The electrospray ion source can also include a power system for applying a voltage difference between the working electrodes and a counter-electrode. The power system can deliver pulsed voltage changes to the working electrodes during operation of said electrospray ion source to minimize the surface potential of the charge storage coating.
US08497469B2	Rotary encoder that detects rotation angle A rotary encoder 100 includes a scale 201 that includes a spiral pattern 501 and a radial pattern 502 to be rotatable around a rotation axis, a first sensor unit 301 that detects a light transmitted through the spiral pattern 501 to output a first detection signal, a second sensor unit 302 that detects a light transmitted through the radial pattern 502 to output a second detection signal, and a signal processing circuit 401 that generates an eccentricity correction signal based on the first detection signal to correct the second detection signal based on the eccentricity correction signal. The spiral pattern 501 detects a rotational angular displacement larger than a predetermined value, and the radial pattern 502 detects a rotational angular displacement smaller than the rotational angular displacement detected by the spiral pattern 501.
US08497466B2	Apparatus for checking mechanical component parts with optical devices, and relevant protection device and method An apparatus for checking mechanical component parts, such as tools in machine tools, uses optical devices for emitting and receiving a light beam, for example a laser beam, and sensors for detecting the interruption of such light beam. A protection device for at least one of the optical devices includes pneumatic conduits and a nozzle outputting an air stream from a plurality of holes located around the central conduit through which the light beam passes, so generating a tubular shield which embraces the light beam. The protection device further includes a shutter which can be displaced from a rest position, wherein the central conduit is closed and the inside of the protection device is pressurized, to a working position, wherein the nozzle delivers the air stream in the form of a tubular shield. Passing from the rest position to the working position, the shutter assumes an intermediate transit position in which an air blast is outputted through the central conduit for a short time interval. The shutter has cylindrical surfaces and slides inside a shell of the protection device, driven by plane antirotation surfaces, too.
US08497462B2	Trans-impedance amplifier with variable bandwidth and digital coherent optical receiver installing the same A trans-impedance amplifier (TIA) with an adjustable bandwidth is disclosed. The TIA of the present invention includes the amplifying stage and the emitter follower stage arranged in the downstream of the amplifying stage. The transistor in the amplifying stage includes a diode in the emitter thereof to provide a substantial emitter level to the transistor. This diode is biased by another current source with a variable function. The operating point of the diode, in particular, the differential resistance thereof, is variable by the current source, which adjusts the bandwidth of the TIA without affecting the phase characteristic of the TIA.
US08497459B2	Method and apparatus for high resolution photon detection based on extraordinary optoconductance (EOC) effects The inventors disclose a new high performance optical sensor, preferably of nanoscale dimensions, that functions at room temperature based on an extraordinary optoconductance (EOC) phenomenon, and preferably an inverse EOC (I-EOC) phenomenon, in a metal-semiconductor hybrid (MSH) structure having a semiconductor/metal interface. Such a design shows efficient photon sensing not exhibited by bare semiconductors. In experimentation with an exemplary embodiment, ultrahigh spatial resolution 4-point optoconductance measurements using Helium-Neon laser radiation reveal a strikingly large optoconductance property, an observed maximum measurement of 9460% EOC, for a 250 nm device. Such an exemplary EOC device also demonstrates specific detectivity higher than 5.06×1011 cm√Hz/W for 632 nm illumination and a high dynamic response of 40 dB making such sensors technologically competitive for a wide range of practical applications.
US08497458B2	Photoelectric conversion apparatus and image pickup system for detecting a value of signals output from a plurality of pixels A photoelectric conversion apparatus is configured to include a plurality of pixels, a first output unit that detects a maximum value of signals output from the plurality of pixels, a second output unit that detects a minimum value of signals output from the plurality of pixels, and a signal output line via which to output signals of the first output unit and the second output unit such that when the maximum value is detected, the signal output line is charged by a source current flowing through the first output unit, while when the minimum value is detected, the signal output line is discharged by a sink current flowing through the second output unit.
US08497457B2	Flight vehicles with improved pointing devices for optical systems A pointing device is provided for directing electromagnetic radiation along a line of sight within a flight vehicle. The pointing device includes a beam deviation structure; a rotation assembly configured to support the beam deviation structure such that the beam deviation structure is pivotable about the rotation axis; and a nod gimbal configured to support the rotation assembly and the beam deviation structure such that the rotation assembly and the beam deviation structure are pivotable about a nod axis.
US08497456B2	Guided munitions including interlocking dome covers and methods for equipping guided munitions with the same Embodiments of a guided munition are provided, as are embodiments of a method for equipping a guided munition with an interlocking dome cover. In one embodiment, the guided munition includes a munition body, a seeker dome coupled to the munition body, and an interlocking dome cover. The interlocking dome cover includes a plurality of detachable dome cover sections collectively enclosing the seeker dome and a dome cover deployment device coupled to the plurality of detachable dome cover sections. When actuated, the dome cover deployment device initiates separation of the plurality of detachable dome cover sections to expose the seeker dome.
US08497450B2	On-the fly laser beam path dithering for enhancing throughput A laser-based workpiece processing system includes sensors connected to a sensor controller that converts sensor signals into focused spot motion commands for actuating a beam steering device, such as a two-axis steering mirror. The sensors may include a beam position sensor for correcting errors detected in the optical path, such as thermally-induced beam wandering in response to laser or acousto-optic modulator pointing stability, or optical mount dynamics.
US08497447B2	Production installation and method for joining parts The invention discloses a method and a production installation for producing a sub-assembly consisting of a plurality of parts joined together, in which the first part (1) and second part (2) are removed from a parts delivery site in the vicinity of a transport device and deposited oriented in position on one of a plurality of parts transport carriers of the transport device, and subsequently together with the parts transport carrier transported to an assembly station. The parts transport carrier is stopped in the assembly station in a holding position, whereupon the parts (1, 2), oriented towards one another, are moved by means of a vertical positioning device (200a, 200b) together from a transport position on the parts transport carrier into a preparation position, then positioned relative to one another, clamped and then joined to form a sub-assembly, whereupon the joined subassembly is again deposited on one of a plurality of parts transport carriers and transported away thereby. The parts transport carriers comprise a receiver with just one positioning means for holding one of the parts (1) during the transport and projecting lateral guide surfaces arranged spaced apart from one another in the advancing direction thereof, as well as two support surfaces for a part (1) supported thereon.
US08497443B2	Switch actuation device, interlock system, and image forming apparatus incorporating switch actuation device A switch actuation device for turning on and off a switch in accordance with one of movement and rotation of at least two movable members. The switch actuation device includes a first shaft, a supporting member, a second shaft, and a swingable lever. The swingable lever is supported by the second shaft with its both ends being swingable, one of said both ends including a switch actuation section activating the switch. The switch actuation section of the swingable lever activates the switch when the supporting member and the swingable lever swing at the same time in response to the movement or the rotation of the first and second one of the at least two movable members, respectively. The switch actuation section of the swingable lever includes a cam.
US08497438B2	Emergency stop device The invention relates to a switching device comprising:—a first assembly (1) comprising an actuation member (10) that can take a rest position and an actuation position;—a second assembly (2) mounted on the first assembly (1) and comprising a mobile bridge (22) bearing mobile contacts (221) actuated with respect to fixed contacts (201) between an opening position and a closing position so as to respectively open or close an electrical circuit according to the position of the actuation member (10), in which:—the mobile bridge (22) is actuatable in rotation about an axis of rotation (A) and can take a third position so as to open the electrical circuit when the first assembly (1) is mechanically disconnected from the second assembly (2).
US08497436B2	Two-stage switch for surgical device A self-powered surgical device, comprising a handle having a self-contained power supply and a control circuit operable to carry out at least two operational conditions of the surgical device; and a two-stage switch electrically connected to the control circuit, a first stage of the switch effecting a first of the at least two operational conditions and a second stage of the switch effecting a second of the at least two operational conditions that is different from the first operational condition, the two-stage switch having a variable resistance such that the first stage occurs when a first depression force is applied to the switch, the second stage occurs when a second depression force greater than the first depression force is applied to the switch, and a holding force lower than at least the second depression force is required to maintain the switch in the second stage.
US08497433B2	Circuit board having improved ground vias A circuit board includes a substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface. The circuit board has signal vias extending at least partially through the substrate along signal via axes being configured to receive signal terminals and ground vias extending at least partially through the substrate along ground via axes being configured to receive ground terminals. The ground vias are arranged in a predetermined pattern around the signal vias to create a ground ring surrounding the corresponding signal via, wherein the ground vias are at least partially filled with a conductive material to create a ground column. Each ground column extends from a column top to a column bottom. A first subset of the ground columns extending to a first depth and a second subset of the ground columns extending to a second depth greater than the first depth.
US08497429B2	Planar contact with solder A method of fixing reflowable elements on electrical contacts. The method includes providing a strip having a number of electrical contacts, each contact including a contact body and a tail portion extending away from the contact body. The tail portions of the contacts are then disposed adjacent an elongate reflowable member. The elongate reflowable member is pushed onto the tail portions of the plurality of contacts. Subsequently, the elongate reflowable member is cut into a plurality of separate reflowable elements, each reflowable element corresponding to one of the tail portions. The electrical contacts with the reflowable element attached thereto are separated from the strip.
US08497427B2	Segmented cable sheath with inner sleeves A cable sheath of the present invention includes several adapter tubes which can be joined to one another. Each of the adapter tubes has a metal outer tube and a plastic inner tube. The plastic inner tube which is inserted into the metal outer tube abuts against the metal outer tube, so that the plastic inner tube of each of the adapter tubes can be used for receiving a metal cable therein. Thereby, said invention can receive a brake cable or the like without a plastic tube of the cable, so that said invention can prevent the cable from being wound by a remaining interior stress from the plastic tube.
US08497426B2	Wire harness A wire harness has an exterior component (11a) that covers a certain part of at least one wires (12). The exterior component (11a) has parts having different hardness, including a relatively hard first part (111a), a relatively soft second part (112a), and a third part (113a) having an intermediate hardness between that of the first parts (111a, 112a). The first part is formed on a surface of the exterior component and functions as a shape keeping member and a protector. The second and third parts (112a, 113a) surround the certain part of the at least one wire 12 and each functions as a cushioning material and a muffler/soundproofing material. The first part (111a), the second part (112a), and the third part (113a) are formed integrally from a non-woven fabric (2) with thermo plasticity.
US08497425B2	Toneable conduit with heat treated tone wire A toneable conduit includes an elongate polymeric tube having a sidewall with an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface defines a main channel for holding communication or power cables. A sub-channel extends longitudinally between the exterior and interior surfaces of the tube. An electrically continuous, toning signal wire is located within the sub-channel. The toning signal wire is formed of an annealed metal or metals and is capable of elongation to a certain extent without breakage, wherein the certain extent approximates or exceeds the extent of elongation of the tube at the point of failure.
US08497417B2	Intervalgram representation of audio for melody recognition A system, method, and computer readable storage medium generates an audio fingerprint for an input audio clip that is robust to differences in key, instrumentation, and other performance variations. The audio fingerprint comprises a sequence of intervalgrams that represent a melody in an audio clip according pitch intervals between different time points in the audio clip. The fingerprint for an input audio clip can be compared to a set of reference fingerprints in a reference database to determine a matching reference audio clip.
US08497413B1	Maize hybrid variety X5K677 A novel hybrid maize variety designated X5K677 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 X5K677 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X5K677 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize hybrid variety X5K677, the hybrid seed, the hybrid plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of hybrid maize variety X5K677. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from hybrid maize variety X5K677 and to the maize is varieties derived by the use of those methods.
US08497407B2	Sealing film dressing The present invention relates to a film dressing comprising a thin plastic film (2) coated with an adhesive (3). In accordance with the invention, the adhesive (3) has a softness of 10-22 mm, and the adhesive coating has a weight per unit area of 50 g/m2 or more.
US08497402B2	Process and apparatus for producing gas hydrate pellet Provided is a process and an apparatus for producing at low cost gas hydrate pellets having an excellent storability. A gas hydrate generated from a raw-material gas and raw-material water is dewatered and simultaneously molded into pellets with compression-molding means under conditions suitable for generating the gas hydrate while the gas hydrate is generated from the raw-material gas and the raw-material water that exist among particles of the gas hydrate.
US08497396B2	Methods and intermediates for preparing pharmaceutical agents The invention provides methods and intermediates that are useful for preparing a compound of formula I: and salts thereof.
US08497394B2	Sodium diformate production and use The invention relates to a method for producing and using a solid sodium diformate having a high formic acid content, to the use thereof in animal foods in the form of an acidifier, preservatives, ensilage auxiliary agents, fertilizers, and a growth and productivity-stimulating agent and the inventive animal food additives containing sodium diformate.
US08497390B2	Methods and articles for CAIGS silver-containing photovoltaics This invention relates to methods and articles using compounds, polymeric compounds, and compositions for semiconductor and optoelectronic materials and devices including thin film and band gap materials. This invention provides a range of compounds, polymeric compounds, compositions, materials and methods directed ultimately toward photovoltaic applications, transparent conductive materials, as well as devices and systems for energy conversion, including solar cells. In particular, this invention relates to polymeric precursor compounds and precursor materials for preparing photovoltaic layers. A compound may contain repeating units {MB(ER)(ER)} and {MA(ER)(ER)}, wherein MA is a combination of Cu and Ag, each MB is In or Ga, each E is S, Se, or Te, and each R is independently selected, for each occurrence, from alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, alkenyl, amido, silyl, and inorganic and organic ligands.
US08497389B2	Single step transesterification of biodiesel feedstock using a gaseous catalyst Embodiments of the present application provide methods for processing biodiesel from feedstock using a single-step process. The methods can include, for example, use of a gaseous catalyst as part of the esterification/transesterification process. Embodiments of the present application also provide systems for the methods thereof.
US08497384B2	Process for the production of cyclopropane derivatives A process for the preparation of a cyclopropane derivative of Formula (I), by reacting an olefin of Formula (II), with a carbene of the formula:CR1R2, in a reaction vessel, optionally in the presence of a solvent, wherein, R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C(O)R7 or —NR82; R3, R4, R5 and R6 are each independently hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, C2-C6 alkenyl, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl, heterocyclyl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, —C(O)R9, —NR102, —SR11, —S(O)R11, or —SO2R11, or R3 and R6 are as defined above and R4 and R5 together form a ring, which ring is carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl, aromatic or heteroaromatic; R7 is hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy, heteroaryl or —NR102; R8 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl or heterocyclyl; R9 is hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, aryl, aryloxy or heteroaryl; R10 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl, heterocyclyl or C(O)R12; R11 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, aryl, heteroaryl, carbocyclyl or heterocyclyl; and R12 is hydrogen, hydroxy, C1-C6 alkyl, C1-C6 alkoxy, aryl, or aryloxy, in the presence of copper metal or copper oxide, wherein the process is a continuous process.
US08497381B2	Antagonists of prostaglandin D2 receptors Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the antagonists of PGD2 receptors described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists of PGD2 receptors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other PGD2-dependent or PGD2-mediated conditions or diseases.
US08497379B2	Method and intermediates for the preparation of 2,2,2-trifluoro-N-(4-fluoro-3-pyridin-4-yl-benzyl)-acetamide hydrochloride The present invention is directed to a method for the preparation of 2,2,2-trifluoro-n-(4-fluoro-3-pyridin-4-yl-benzyl)-acetamide hydrochloride of the formula: and reaction intermediates used in the method.
US08497376B2	Inhibitors of c-fms kinase The invention is directed to compounds of Formula I: wherein Z, X, J, R2 and W are set forth in the specification, as well as solvates, hydrates, tautomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, that inhibit protein tyrosine kinases, especially c-fms kinase. Methods of treating autoimmune diseases; and diseases with an inflammatory component; treating metastasis from ovarian cancer, uterine cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, stomach cancer, hairy cell leukemia; and treating pain, including skeletal pain caused by tumor metastasis or osteoarthritis, or visceral, inflammatory, and neurogenic pain; as well as osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and other diseases in which bone resorption mediates morbidity including rheumatoid arthritis, and other forms of inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis, prosthesis failure, osteolytic sarcoma, myeloma, and tumor metastasis to bone with the compounds of Formula I, are also provided.
US08497368B2	Heterocyclic hydrazone compounds The invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and salts thereof: wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification; a compound of formula (I) for use in the treatment of the human or animal body, in particular with regard to c-Met tyrosine kinase mediated diseases or conditions; the use of a compound of formula (I) for manufacturing a medicament for the treatment of such diseases; pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the formula (I), optionally in the presence of a combination partner, and processes for the preparation of a compound of formula (I).
US08497366B2	Processing biomass Biomass (e.g., plant biomass, animal biomass, and municipal waste biomass) is processed to produce useful products, such as fuels. For example, systems can use feedstock materials, such as cellulosic and/or lignocellulosic materials and/or starchy or sugary materials, to produce ethanol and/or butanol, e.g., by fermentation.
US08497364B2	Triggered RNAi The present application relates to methods and compositions for triggering RNAi. Triggered RNAi is highly versatile because the silencing targets are independent of the detection targets. In some embodiments, methods of silencing or modulating the expression of a target gene are provided. The methods generally comprise providing an initiator to a cell comprising a detection target and a silencing target gene, wherein the detection target is different from the silencing target gene, wherein binding of the detection target to the initiator initiates formation of an inactivator double-stranded RNA (inactivator dsRNA). The inactivator dsRNA can silence or modulate the expression of the silencing target gene.
US08497349B2	Use of multivalent synthetic ligands of surface nucleolin for treating cancer or inflammation A method for treating disorders involving deregulation of cell proliferation and/or angiogenesis comprising the administration of an effective amount of a multivalent synthetic compound comprising a support on which at least 3 pseudopeptide units are grafted, said compound being of formula (I).
US08497346B2	Polymer powder storage and/or transport and/or degassing vessels Polymer powder vessel having a silo including a main vertical cylinder and a hopper at the bottom of the cylinder, a polymer powder which occupies the full volume of the hopper and at least a part of the volume of the cylinder, a polymer powder silo inlet pipe connected to the silo at a height located above the polymer powder, and a polymer hopper withdrawal pipe is also connected to the hopper. The polymer powder hopper withdrawal pipe is also connected to the silo at a location above the polymer powder for recirculating a part of the polymer powder within the silo.
US08497343B2	Polyarylate compositions and articles therefrom A polyarylate composition comprising: structural units derived at least one substituted or unsubstituted diacid, at least one aromatic dihydroxy compound, and an unsaturated compound. The composition possesses good optical properties, flow, stability and mechanical property. Also disclosed is a process to prepare these compositions and articles therefrom.
US08497342B2	Liquid crystal block copolymer and methods of making and using the same A liquid crystal block copolymer comprising at least one liquid crystal polymer block comprising a polymer of diethylene glycol bis(4-hydroxybenzoate) and diphenyl 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylate and at least one non-liquid crystal polymer block.
US08497341B2	Transparent thermoplastic polyurethanes having low haze and good processability, methods of making the same, and uses therefor Light-stable, thermoplastic polyurethanes with good processability and having an ASTM D-1003 haze value of less than 10%, the polyurethane prepared by a process comprising: reacting: (a) a diisocyanate component comprising 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate; (b) a chain extension component consisting of (b1) 1,4-di(β-hydroxyethyl)hydroquinone and (b2) at least one chain extender selected from the group consisting of diols having a 2 or 3 carbon atom chain length between the two OH groups, in a molar ratio of chain extender (b1) to chain extender (b2) of 10:1 to 1:4; and (c) at least one polyol component having a number average molecular weight of 450 to 10000 g/mol, and an average number of Zerewitinoff-active hydrogen atoms of at least 1.8 to at most 3.0; wherein the ratio of isocyanate groups in component (a) to isocyanate-reactive groups in components (b) and (c) is 0.9:1 to 1.1:1.
US08497334B2	Conjugated diene polymer, conjugated diene polymer composition, and method for producing conjugated diene polymer A conjugated diene polymer comprising a constitutional unit based on a conjugated diene and a constitutional unit based on a compound represented by Formula (1) below, R1Si(OR2)mR3nR4(3-m-n) (1) wherein m represents 1 or 2; n represents 1 or 2; m+n=2 or 3; R1 represents a hydrocarbyl group having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond; R2 represents a hydrocarbyl group, and, when there are plural R2s, R2s each may be the same or different; R3 represents an aryl group that may have an oxygen-containing substituent, and, when there are plural R3s, R3s each may be the same or different; and R4 represents an alkyl group or a substituted amino group.
US08497329B2	Methods of controlling polymer properties The invention generally provides for methods for controlling polymer properties. In particular, invention provides for methods for controlling the comonomer composition distribution of polyolefins such as ethylene alpha-olefin copolymers by altering at least one or more of the following parameters: the molar ratio of hydrogen to ethylene, the molar ratio of comonomer to ethylene, the partial pressure of ethylene, and the reactor temperature without substantially changing the density and/or the melt index of the copolymer.
US08497326B2	Antistatic ionomer composition and articles therewith Disclosed are ionomer compositions neutralized by a combination of cesium and potassium that have antistatic properties. Also disclosed are articles, including laminates and monolayer or multilayer structures comprising such compositions to which neither powders nor dusts easily adhere electrostatically.
US08497318B2	Copolymers of monocarboxylic acids and dicarboxylic acids, their preparation and use The invention relates to a process for preparing a polymer by free-radical polymerization of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monocarboxylic acid and/or a salt thereof, at least one ethylenically unsaturated dicarboxylic acid and/or an anhydride and/or a salt thereof, in the presence of hypophosphorous acid and/or a salt thereof. The invention also relates to a polymer composition obtainable by this process. The invention also relates to the use of such a polymer composition as detergent additive, e.g. as dispersant, scale inhibitor or sequestrant for laundry detergents.
US08497314B2	Liquid hardening Curing agents for air-drying alkyd-based resins, coatings, such as paint, varnish or wood stain, inks and linoleum floor coverings, based on an iron/manganese complex containing tetradentate, pentadentate or hexadentate nitrogen donor ligands are disclosed.
US08497313B2	Biorenewable thermoplastic elastomers A thermoplastic elastomer compound is disclosed having polyether-polyamide copolymer, epoxidized soybean oil, and vulcanized vegetable oil. The compound has a biorenewable content of the compound of at least about 70 weight percent. The compound can be used to make a plastic article needing a Shore A hardness of from about 22 to about 72. The compound is a sustainable solution for extruded or molded articles.
US08497311B2	Silicone-containing polyisocyanurate foam Polyisocyanurate foams of closed cell structure and low density are obtained by reaction of an amino-functional hyperbranched organopolysiloxane polyol, polyisocyanate, trimerization catalyst, and blowing agent.
US08497310B2	Integrated process and reactor arrangement for hydrocarbon synthesis The present invention relates to a process for producing normally gaseous, normally liquid and optionally normally solid hydrocarbons during a production cycle (i.e. between regenerations or between start-up with freshly loaded catalyst and the first regeneration) by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas in a multiple reactor arrangement comprising at least two parallel operating reactors containing a catalyst capable of converting synthesis gas to hydrocarbons, and each reactor having a different relative reaction rate, wherein synthesis gas is distributed to each reactor at a feed rate proportional to the relative reaction rate in the respective reactor. It further relates to a reactor arrangement suitable for operating the process according to the invention for producing normally gaseous, normally liquid and optionally normally solid hydrocarbons during a production cycle by catalytic conversion of synthesis gas comprising at least two parallel operating reactors, each containing a catalyst, wherein the reactors are connected to a common header for the distribution of synthesis gas to the reactors, and wherein the common header comprises a distribution means for selectively controlling the amount of synthesis gas fed to each reactor.
US08497303B2	Method to enhance aqueous solubility of poorly soluble actives A method to enhance solubility of an active compound comprises combining an active compound, having an aqueous solubility that is less than or equal to about 10 mg/mL, and an amount of methoxypolyethylene glycol that is sufficient to increase the aqueous solubility of the active compound. Enhancement of aqueous solubility for this combination may be significantly greater than that of an active compound in combination with an equivalent amount of polyethylene glycol. Particularly enhanced solubility is shown where a small amount of water is also included. The invention may be used in a wide variety of applications, such as for pharmaceutical, agricultural, antimicrobial, and personal care products.
US08497301B2	Hydroxyl compounds and compositions for cholesterol management and related uses The present invention relates to novel hydroxyl compounds, compositions comprising hydroxyl compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing a variety of diseases and conditions such as, but not limited to aging, Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, a disorder of glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, dyslipoproteinemia, hypertension, impotence, inflammation, insulin resistance, lipid elimination in bile, obesity, oxysterol elimination in bile, pancreatitis, pancreatitius, Parkinson's disease, a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-associated disorder, phospholipid elimination in bile, renal disease, septicemia, metabolic syndrome disorders (e.g., Syndrome X), thrombotic disorder. Compounds and methods of the invention can also be used to modulate C reactive protein or enhance bile production in a patient. In certain embodiments, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are useful in combination therapy with other therapeutics, such as hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic agents.
US08497299B2	Compositions including quinonoid derivatives of cannabinoids for therapeutic use The present invention relates to cannabinoic quinone compounds, and especially to their medical use. In particular five cannabinoic quinones, designated HU-331, HU-336, HU-345, HU-395 and HU-396, are described as active agents in pharmaceutical compositions. These compounds and compositions thereof are intended for the treatment of inflammatory, infectious, auto-immune and particularly hyperproliferative disorders. Thus, the compounds of the invention may be used as anti-tumor agents, or for the treatment of cancer. Furthermore, three of these compounds, HU-345, HU-395 and HU-396, are novel cannabinoic quinones.
US08497296B2	N,N′-hydrazino-bis-isatin derivatives with selective activity against multidrug-resistant cancer cells The invention is directed to a compound of Formula (I), wherein R is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom and unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group; R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom and unsubstituted or substituted phenyl group; X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom or halogen atom; and Y is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen atom, halogen atom, C1-C4 alkyl group, nitro group, and —OCF3 group, as well as for its use in therapy, preferably for the treatment of cancer, and to a related pharmaceutical composition, the use of the compound for the manufacture of a medicament for the respective medical indication, and a method of synthesis of the compounds of the invention.
US08497293B2	Haloalkylsubstituted aryloxyalkylimidazolines for use as pesticides The present invention relates to novel imidazoline derivatives and their use as insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematocidal agents. The invention also extends to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising such imidazoline derivatives, and to methods of using such derivatives and/or compositions to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests. A compound of formula (I): and the salts and N-oxides thereof.
US08497284B2	C-met modulators and method of use The present invention provides compounds for modulating protein kinase enzymatic activity for modulating cellular activities such as proliferation, differentiation, programmed cell death, migration and chemoinvasion. More specifically, the invention provides quinazolines and quinolines which inhibit, regulate, and/or modulate kinase receptor, particularly c-Met, KDF, c-Kit, flt-3 and flt-4, signal transduction pathways related to the changes in cellular activities as mentioned above, compositions which contain these compounds, and methods of using them to treat kinase-dependent diseases and conditions. The present invention also provides methods for making compounds as mentioned above, and compositions which contain these compounds.
US08497281B2	Aryl- and heteroarylcarbonyl derivatives of hexahydroindenopyridine and octahydrobenzoquinoline The present invention relates to compounds defined by formula I wherein the variables R1, R2, R3, R4, and m are defined as in claim 1, possessing valuable pharmacological activity. Particularly, the compounds are inhibitors of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (HSD) 1 and thus are suitable for treatment and prevention of diseases which can be influenced by inhibition of this enzyme, such as metabolic diseases, in particular diabetes type 2, obesity, and dyslipidemia.
US08497279B2	Treatment for discoid lupus Compounds I and II as well as salts and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are useful for treating diseases and/or disorders of the skin, such as cutaneous lupus, for example acute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus, or discoid lupus erythematosus. In certain embodiments, the compounds are provided in topical compositions.
US08497275B2	HCV protease inhibitors and uses thereof This invention relates to: (a) compounds of formula I and salts thereof that, inter alia, are useful as hepatitis C virus (HCV) inhibitors; (b) intermediates useful for the preparation of such compounds and salts; (c) pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts; and (d) methods of use of such compounds, salts, and compositions.
US08497273B2	Heterocyclic compounds suitable for treating disorders that respond to modulation of the serotonin 5HT6 receptor The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) wherein the variables have meanings given in the claims and the description. The invention also relates to the use of a compound of the formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for preparing a medicament for the treatment of a medical disorder susceptible to the treatment with a 5HT6 receptor ligand.
US08497271B2	Modulators of G protein-coupled receptor 88 The present disclosure is generally directed to compounds which can modulate G-protein coupled receptor 88, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for modulating G-protein coupled receptor 88.
US08497269B2	Phthalazine compounds as p38 map kinase modulators and methods of use thereof The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I wherein A4, L, R1, R2, R3, R5 and m are as defined herein. The invention also comprises pharmaceutical compositions including one or more compounds of Formula I, uses of such compounds and compositions for treatment of p38 map kinase mediated diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ankylosing spondylitis, pain and other inflammatory disorders, as well as intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
US08497267B2	Method for treating a sleep disorder with a dosage form of besylate salts of zopiclone or eszopiclone Besylate salts of (6-(5-chloro-2-pyridyl)-5-[(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)carbonyloxy]-7-oxo-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[3,4-b]pyrazine) are provided.
US08497264B2	Amino-oxazines and amino-dihydrothiazine compounds as beta-secretase modulators and methods of use The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, R2, R7, X, Y and Z of Formula I are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions related to and/or caused by the formation and/or deposition of plaque on the brain. The invention also comprises further embodiments of Formula I, intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.
US08497263B2	Pyrrolinone derivative and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same The present invention provides a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, Z1, Z2, Ra, Rb, q, A and n are as defined in the description, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof. The compound is useful as P2X3 and/or P2X2/3 receptor antagonist.
US08497259B2	Cholesterol control agent There is proposed a method for using a preparation for lowering the cholesterol level of a patient. In preferred embodiments, the preparation essentially consists of an active substance being an aqueous solution of formaldehyde with a concentration of 36.5-40%, the active substance constitutes 2-6 weight units, and an additive being an isotonic solution of sodium chloride with a concentration of 0.85-0.95%, the additive constitutes from 998 to 994 weight units accordingly, to make the total of 1000 weight units. The method includes administering the preparation to the patient in the form of intramuscular injections with a predetermined dose at a predetermined time interval, thereby lowering the cholesterol level of the patient. It is preferable to choose the predetermined time interval from the group consisting of 7, 21, 30, and 60 days. It is also preferable to choose the predetermined dose in the amount of 5 mL.
US08497258B2	Viscous budesonide for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract Provided herein are methods for preventing or alleviating the symptoms of and inflammation associated with inflammatory diseases and conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, for example, those involving the esophagus. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions useful for the methods of the present invention.
US08497253B2	Administration form of osteogenic protein complexes Osteogenic compositions composed of a coprecipitate that contains at least one insoluble calcium salt and at least one complex between an osteogenic protein and a polysaccharide, the coprecipitate being in divided form, are described. Kits are also described, as are a process for preparing the coprecipitate in divided form, containing at least one insoluble calcium salt and at least one complex between an osteogenic protein and a polysaccharide.
US08497252B2	Compositions comprising cardiac stem cells overexpressing specific microRNAs and methods of their use in repairing damaged myocardium The invention provides compositions comprising modified stem cells containing a transgene that affects the expression of at least one gene that inhibits or promotes cardiomyogenesis. In particular, the invention discloses compositions comprising cardiac stem cells, wherein said cardiac stem cells comprise a transgene encoding a microRNA. The compositions of the invention find use in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, such as myocardial infarction. Methods of repairing damaged myocardium in a subject using the modified stem cells are also disclosed.
US08497251B2	Methods and compositions for treating HIV infection A method for treating latent HIV infection is disclosed. The method includes administering to a subject in need of such treatment an effective amount of an anti-IκBα agent, an anti-IκBε agent or both; and administering to the subject an effective amount of an antiviral agent. A pharmaceutical composition for treating latent HIV infection is also disclosed.
US08497250B2	Use of spiegelmers to inhibit an intracellular target molecule The present invention relates to the use of a L-nucleic acid as intracellularly active agent.
US08497248B2	Antifungal paints and coatings Antifungal and antibacterial peptides, polypeptides and proteins as antifungal additives for paint and other coatings are disclosed, along with antifungal compositions, and coated surfaces with antifungal properties. Methods of using the coatings for treating and/or inhibiting growth of mold, mildew and other fungi and bacteria on objects such as building materials that are susceptible to such infestation are also disclosed.
US08497246B2	Methods for diagnosing and treating CNS disorders by trans-blood-brain barrier delivery of protein compositions The invention provides methods for treating or diagnosing CNS disorders by systemic administration of therapeutic or diagnostic protein compositions that are capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier, in some embodiments in both directions, while allowing their activity once across the barrier to remain substantially intact. The agents are transported across the blood-brain barrier via one or more endogenous receptor-mediated transport systems. Also provided are methods for manufacturing the compositions used in the methods described herein.
US08497241B2	WNT10-derived peptide and use thereof The present invention relates to a WNT10-derived peptide, a composition for improving hair loss and skin conditions using the same, and a composition for treating a WNT10 signal transduction pathway-related disorder and DKK-1 protein-induced disorder the same. WNT10-derived peptide of the present invention possesses identical or similar activities to natural-occurring WNT10, and has much higher stability and skin penetration potency than natural-occurring WNT10. Therefore, the composition containing the present peptide not only shows excellent effects on improvement in hair loss (for example, promotion of hair growth or production of hair), but also has superior efficacies on treatment of a WNT10 signal transduction pathway-related disorder and a DKK-1 protein-induced disorder. In addition, the outstanding activity and stability of the present peptide described above may be greatly advantageous in application to pharmaceutical compositions, quasi-drugs and cosmetics.
US08497231B2	Evolved orthogonal ribosomes There is provided a method for evolving an orthogonal rRNA molecule, comprising the steps of: providing one or more libraries of mutant orthogonal rRNA molecules and introducing the libraries into cells such that the orthogonal rRNA is incorporated into ribosomes to provide orthogonal ribosomes; providing one or more orthogonal mRNA molecules which (i) are not translated by natural ribosomes, and (ii) comprise one or more orthogonal mRNA codons; assaying the translation of the orthogonal mRNA and selecting the orthogonal rRNA molecules which translate the orthogonal mRNA, wherein the assay in step (c) requires translation of one or more orthogonal mRNA codons in the orthogonal mRNA; and orthogonal ribosomes incorporating such rRNA molecules.
US08497229B2	Granular controlled release agrochemical compositions and process for the preparation thereof A granular agrochemical composition is disclosed including a granular core material having a water soluble portion with a first coating layer applied on the surface of the core material and a second coating layer applied on the surface of the first coating layer. The first coating layer includes a wax composition having a biologically active ingredient incorporated therein and the second coating layer includes a polymeric composition. The granular agrochemical composition exhibits a controlled rate of release of the biologically active ingredient therefrom over a period greater than about 30 days from the date of initial exposure of the granular composition to moisture whereby essentially all of the biologically active ingredient incorporated in the wax material of the first coating layer is released from the granular composition before the water soluble portion of the granular core material is released from the granular composition.
US08497222B2	Alumina-magnesia material for a gasifier A molten and cast refractory material having a chemical composition, in weight percent on the basis of oxides, of: —Al2O3: the remainder up to 100%; —MgO: 28% to 50%; —CuO: 0.05% to 1.0%; —B2O3: ≦1.0%; —SiO2: <0.5%; —Na2O+K2O: <0.3%; —CaO: <1.0%; —Fe2O3+TiO2: <0.55%; —and other oxide species: <0.5%.
US08497214B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing method A semiconductor device manufacturing method, the method including: forming a semiconductor element on a semiconductor substrate; and by using microwaves as a plasma source, forming an insulation film on the semiconductor element by performing a CVD process using microwave plasma having an electron temperature of plasma lower than 1.5 eV and an electron density of plasma higher than 1×1011 cm−3 near a surface of the semiconductor substrate.
US08497213B2	Plasma processing method The invention provides a method for subjecting laminated thin films disposed below a photoresist mask pattern to plasma processing, wherein the roughness on the side walls of the formed pattern is reduced, and the LER and LWR are reduced. When etching a material to be processed to form a gate electrode including thin films such as a gate insulating film 205, a conducting layer 204, a mask layer 203 and an antireflection film 202 laminated on a semiconductor substrate 206 and a photoresist mask pattern 201 disposed on the antireflection film, prior to etching the mask pattern 201, plasma is generated from nitrogen gas or a mixed gas including nitrogen gas and deposition gas to subject the mask pattern 201 to a plasma curing process so as to reduce the roughness on the surface and side walls of the mask pattern 201, and then the laminated thin films 202, 203 and 204 disposed below the mask pattern 201 are subjected to a plasma etching process.
US08497212B2	Filling narrow openings using ion beam etch Generally, the subject matter disclosed herein relates to modern sophisticated semiconductor devices and methods for forming the same, wherein a multilayer metal fill may be used to fill narrow openings formed in an interlayer dielectric layer. One illustrative method disclosed herein includes forming an opening in a dielectric material layer of a semiconductor device formed above a semiconductor substrate, the opening having sidewalls and a bottom surface. The method also includes forming a first layer of first fill material above the semiconductor device by forming the first layer inside the opening and at least above the sidewalls and the bottom surface of the opening. Furthermore, the method includes performing a first angled etching process to at least partially remove the first layer of first fill material from above the semiconductor device by at least partially removing a first portion of the first layer proximate an inlet of the opening without removing a second portion of the first layer proximate the bottom of said opening, and forming a second layer of second fill material above the semiconductor device by forming the second layer inside the opening and above the first layer.
US08497201B2	Self-assembly pattern for semiconductor integrated circuit A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided which includes providing a substrate. A material layer is formed over the substrate. A polymer layer is formed over the material layer. A nano-sized feature is self-assembled using a portion of the polymer layer. The substrate is patterned using the nano-sized feature.
US08497199B1	Method for fabricating a thin film formed with a uniform single-size monolayer of spherical AZO nanoparticles The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a thin film formed with a uniform single-size monolayer of spherical AZO nanoparticles. Because of its own advantages in cost and transparency, Al-doped ZnO (AZO) transparent conductive film is becoming the most commonly used transparent conducting oxide (TCO) replacement for solar cells. In this invention, a colloidal chemical means is adopted for enabling a chemical reaction between metal salts, water, and polyhydric alcohols at a room-temperature environment, and thereby, a process for fabricating spherical AZO nanoparticles in a diameter ranged between 100 nm to 400 nm according to different parameter configurations can be achieved while controlling the actual Al/Zn ratio to be ranged between 0.1% to 3%. In addition, a dip coating means is adopted for densely distributing the spherical AZO nanoparticles on a substrate into a monolayer close-packed structure.
US08497195B2	Method for radiation hardening a semiconductor device Semiconductor devices can be fabricated using conventional designs and process but including specialized structures to reduce or eliminate detrimental effects caused by various forms of radiation. Such semiconductor devices can include the one or more parasitic isolation devices and/or buried guard ring structures disclosed in the present application. The introduction of design and/or process steps to accommodate these novel structures is compatible with conventional CMOS fabrication processes, and can therefore be accomplished at relatively low cost and with relative simplicity.
US08497192B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and substrate processing apparatus A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes conveying a first substrate provided with an opposing surface having insulator regions and a semiconductor region exposed between the insulator regions and a second substrate provided with an insulator surface exposed toward the opposing surface of the first substrate, into a process chamber in a state that the second substrate is arranged in to face the opposing surface of the first substrate, and selectively forming a silicon-containing film with a flat surface at least on the semiconductor region of the opposing surface of the first substrate by heating an inside of the process chamber and supplying at least a silicon-containing gas and a chlorine-containing gas into the process chamber.
US08497189B1	Processing method for wafer A wafer has, on a front face thereof, a device region in which a device is formed in regions partitioned by a plurality of scheduled division lines. An outer peripheral region surrounds the device region. A reflecting film of a predetermined width is formed from the outermost periphery of the wafer on a rear face of the wafer corresponding to the outer peripheral region. The front face side of the wafer is held in a chuck table, and a focal point of a pulsed laser beam of a wavelength having permeability through the wafer is positioned in the inside of the wafer corresponding to the scheduled division lines. The pulsed laser beam is irradiated from the rear face side of the wafer to form modified layers individually serving as a start point of division along the scheduled division lines in the inside of the wafer.
US08497184B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device In one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first conductor layer on a surface of a semiconductor layer via a tunnel insulating film. The method includes forming an isolation trench extending from a surface of the first conductor layer to the semiconductor layer to form a plurality of conductive plates on the tunnel insulating film. The method includes filling the isolation trench with an element insulation insulating film from bottom of the isolation trench to an intermediate portion of a side surface of each of the conductive plates. The method includes forming a silicon nitride film on an exposed surface of the each of the conductive plates not covered with the element insulation insulating film. In addition, the method includes filling an upper portion of the isolation trench by forming a second conductor layer above the conductive plates and the element insulation insulating film.
US08497181B1	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same An FeRAM is produced by a method including the steps of forming a lower electrode layer, forming a first ferroelectric film on the lower electrode layer, forming on the first ferroelectric film a second ferroelectric film in an amorphous state containing iridium inside, thermally treating the second ferroelectric film in an oxidizing atmosphere to crystallize the second ferroelectric film and to cause iridium in the second ferroelectric film to diffuse into the first ferroelectric film, forming an upper electrode layer on the second ferroelectric film, and processing each of the upper electrode layer, the second ferroelectric film, the first ferroelectric film, and the lower electrode layer to form the capacitor structure. With such a structure, the inversion charge amount in a ferroelectric capacitor structure is improved without increasing the leak current pointlessly, and a high yield can be assured, thereby realizing a highly reliable FeRAM.
US08497179B2	Method of fabricating multi-fingered semiconductor devices on a common substrate A method of fabricating p-type metal oxide semiconductor (PMOS) transistor devices on a common substrate is presented. The method provides a first portion of semiconductor material and a second portion of semiconductor material on the common substrate. The first portion of semiconductor material and the second portion of semiconductor material are insulated from each other. The method continues by creating first PMOS transistor devices using the first portion of semiconductor material. The first PMOS transistor devices include stressor regions that impart compressive stress to channel regions of the first PMOS transistor devices. The method also creates second PMOS transistor devices using the second portion of semiconductor material. The second PMOS transistor devices do not include channel stressor regions.
US08497175B2	Method of fabricating FinFET devices A semiconductor device is fabricating using a photoresist mask pattern, and selectively removing portions of a liner nitride layer in a cell region and a peripheral circuit region. A modified FinFET is formed to reduce the influence of signals transmitted by adjacent gate lines in a cell region. A double FinFET and a substantially planar MOSFET are formed in a core region and in a peripheral region, respectively, concurrently with the formation of the modified FinFET.
US08497173B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. A recess gate structure is formed between an overlapping region between a gate and a source/drain so as to suppress increase in gate induced drain leakage (GIDL), and a gate insulation film is more thickly deposited in a region having weak GIDL, thereby reducing GIDL and thus improving refresh characteristics due to leakage current.
US08497170B2	Semiconductor device manufacture method and semiconductor device A semiconductor device manufacturing method includes: forming a first active region and a second active region in a semiconductor substrate; forming a first gate insulating film on the first active region and a second gate insulating film thinner than the first gate insulating film on the second active region by using material containing silicon oxide; forming first and second gate electrodes on the first and second gate insulating films respectively; forming an insulating film on the semiconductor substrate, and anisotropically etching the insulating film to leave first side wall insulating films on side walls of the first and second gate electrodes; removing the first side wall insulating film on the first gate electrode; and after removing the first side wall insulating film on the first gate electrode, thermally treating in an oxidizing atmosphere the semiconductor substrate to form a second side wall insulating film on the first gate electrode.
US08497169B2	Method for protecting a gate structure during contact formation Various methods for protecting a gate structure during contact formation are disclosed. An exemplary method includes: forming a gate structure over a substrate, wherein the gate structure includes a gate and the gate structure interposes a source region and a drain region disposed in the substrate; patterning a first etch stop layer such that the first etch stop layer is disposed on the source region and the drain region; patterning a second etch stop layer such that the second etch stop layer is disposed on the gate structure; and forming a source contact, a drain contact, and a gate contact, wherein the source contact and the drain contact extend through the first etch stop layer and the gate contact extends through the second etch stop layer, wherein the forming the source contact, the drain contact, and the gate contact includes simultaneously removing the first etch stop layer and the second etch stop layer to expose the gate, source region, and drain region.
US08497162B1	Lid attach process Various methods of attaching a lid to an integrated circuit substrate are provided. In one aspect, a method of attaching a lid to a substrate that has an integrated circuit positioned thereon is provided. An adhesive is applied to the substrate and an indium film is applied to the integrated circuit. The lid is positioned on the adhesive. The adhesive is partially hardened and the indium film is reflowed. The adhesive is cured.
US08497160B2	Method for making solder-top enhanced semiconductor device of low parasitic packaging impedance A solder-top enhanced semiconductor device is proposed for packaging. The solder-top device includes a device die with a top metal layer patterned into contact zones and contact enhancement zones. At least one contact zone is electrically connected to at least one contact enhancement zone. Atop each contact enhancement zone is a solder layer for an increased composite thickness thus lowered parasitic impedance. Where the top metal material can not form a uniform good electrical bond with the solder material, the device die further includes an intermediary layer sandwiched between and forming a uniform electrical bond with the top metal layer and the solder layer. A method for making the solder-top device includes lithographically patterning the top metal layer into the contact zones and the contact enhancement zones; then forming a solder layer atop each of the contact enhancement zones using a stencil process for an increased composite thickness.
US08497157B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device and method of manufacturing a semiconductor package including the same In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a front end of line (FEOL) process may be performed on a semiconductor substrate to form a semiconductor structure. A back end of line (BEOL) process may be performed on the semiconductor substrate to form a wiring structure electrically connected to the semiconductor structure, thereby formed a semiconductor chip. A hole may be formed through a part of the semiconductor chip. A preliminary plug may have a dimple in the hole. The preliminary plug may be expanded into the dimple by a thermal treatment process to form a plug. Thus, the plug may not have a protrusion protruding from the upper surface of the semiconductor chip, so that the plug may be formed by the single CMP process.
US08497152B2	Roll-to-roll processing method and tools for electroless deposition of thin layers A deposition method and a system are provided to deposit a CdS buffer layer on a surface of a solar cell absorber layer of a flexible workpiece from a process solution including all chemical components of the CdS buffer layer material. CdS is deposited from the deposition solution while the flexible workpiece is elastically shaped by a series of shaping rollers to retain the process solution on the solar cell absorber layer and while the flexible workpiece is heated by contacting to a heated liquid that the shaping rollers are fully or partially immersed. The flexible workpiece is elastically shaped by pulling a back surface of the flexible workpiece into surface cavity of the shaping rollers using magnetic force.
US08497148B2	MEMS devices and methods of forming same The present invention provides a MEMS structure comprising confined sacrificial oxide layer and a bonded Si layer. Polysilicon stack is used to fill aligned oxide openings and MEMS vias on the sacrificial layer and the bonded Si layer respectively. To increase the design flexibility, some conductive polysilicon layer can be further deployed underneath the bonded Si layer to form the functional sensing electrodes or wiring interconnects. The MEMS structure can be further bonded to a metallic layer on top of the Si layer and the polysilicon stack.
US08497145B2	Method for producing an optoelectronic component and optoelectronic component A method for producing an optoelectronic component including providing a radiation-emitting device, heating the device and applying a liquid lens material in a beam path of the device, wherein, with crosslinking of the lens material, a lens shaped onto the device is formed.
US08497143B2	Reflective pockets in LED mounting An LED device with improved LED efficiency is presented. An LED die is positioned within a pocket formed by a substrate and an opening in a supporting layer arranged thereon. The increase in the LED efficiency is achieved by providing a device where at least a portion of the pocket surface is reflective. This portion of the pocket surface is reflective because it is covered by either a reflective layer of foil or film, or a reflective coating, or it is polished.
US08497142B2	Methods of forming conductive layer patterns using gas phase cleaning process and methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices Methods of forming conductive patterns include forming a conductive layer including a metal element on a substrate. The conductive layer is partially etched to generate a residue including an oxide of the metal element and to form a plurality of separately formed conductive layer patterns. A cleaning gas is inflowed onto the substrate including the conductive layer pattern. The metal compound is evaporated to remove the metal element contained in the residue and to form an insulating interface layer on the conductive layer pattern and a surface portion of the substrate through a reaction of a portion of the cleaning gas and oxygen. The residue may be removed from the conductive layer pattern to suppress generation of a leakage current.
US08497139B2	Magnetic memory device and method of manufacturing the same A magnetic memory device including a memory layer having a vertical magnetization on the layer surface, of which the direction of magnetization is changed according to information; and a reference layer provided against the memory layer, and being a basis of information while having a vertical magnetization on the layer surface, wherein the memory device memorizes the information by reversing the magnetization of the memory layer by a spin torque generated when a current flows between layers made from the memory layer, the nonmagnetization layer and the reference layer, and a coercive force of the memory layer at a memorization temperature is 0.7 times or less than a coercive force at room temperature, and a heat conductivity of a center portion of an electrode formed on one side of the memory layer in the direction of the layer surface is lower than a heat conductivity of surroundings thereof.
US08497137B2	Smart hydrogel particles for biomarker harvesting Capture particles for harvesting analytes from solution and methods for using them are described. The capture particles are made up of a polymeric matrix having pore size that allows for the analytes to enter the capture particles. The pore size of the capture particles are changeable upon application of a stimulus to the particles, allowing the pore size of the particles to be changed so that analytes of interest remain sequestered inside the particles. The polymeric matrix of the capture particles are made of co-polymeric materials having a structural monomer and an affinity monomer, the affinity monomer having properties that attract the analyte to the capture particle. The capture particles may be used to isolate and identify analytes present in a mixture. They may also be used to protect analytes which are typically subject to degradation upon harvesting and to concentrate low an analyte in low abundance in a fluid.
US08497132B2	Ozone gas concentration measurement method, ozone gas concentration measurement system, and substrate processing apparatus An ozone gas concentration measurement method that can easily measure the concentration of ozone gas. A process gas containing ozone gas is produced from a raw gas containing oxygen gas. The number of moles of gas molecules contained in the process gas is measured. The concentration of the ozone gas contained in the process gas is calculated based on the number of moles of gas molecules contained in the process gas.
US08497129B2	Reprocessing indicators for medical instruments A medical instrument including a body member and an indicator component. The indicator component includes a mechanism for identifying when reprocessing of the medical instrument has occurred.
US08497128B2	Genetic modification of homolactic thermophilic bacilli Disclosed herein is a genetic modification of moderately thermophilic Bacillus species that are facultative anaerobic and homolactic. The method includes introducing DNA cloned in a thermosensitive plasmid system containing a pSH71 replicon or a homologue thereof into cells of a moderately thermophilic Bacillus species that is facultative anaerobic and homolactic; culturing the cells on a selective medium at a permissive temperature to select transformed cells; culturing the transformed cells on a selective medium at a non-permissive temperature to select transformed cells capable of growing on the selective medium at the non-permissive temperature. The method can modify the Bacilli for R-lactic acid production, production of other organic acids than lactic acid, alcohol, enzymes, amino acids, and vitamins. The Bacillus species may be modified by replacing the S-lactate dehydrogenase gene by a DNA construct including a DNA sequence encoding R-lactate dehydrogenase.
US08497127B2	Engineering enzymatically susceptible proteins The invention provides a synthetic phytase polypeptide which encodes an enzymatically susceptible phytase. Also provided are feed or food products comprising an enzymatically susceptible phytase, and transgenic plants which express the enzymatically susceptible phytase. Further provided are methods for making and using enzymatically susceptible phytases, e.g., a method of using an enzymatically susceptible phytase in feed and food processing.
US08497125B2	Pluripotent cells from the mammalian late epiblast layer The invention relates to the isolation and propagation of pluripotent cells isolated from the mammalian late epiblast layer, termed Epiblast Stem Cells (EpiSCs). These cells are useful in a range of applications, including the generation of transgenic animal species.
US08497124B2	Methods and products for reprogramming cells to a less differentiated state The present invention relates in part to methods for producing tissue-specific cells from patient samples, and to tissue-specific cells produced using these methods. Methods for reprogramming cells using RNA are disclosed. Therapeutics comprising cells produced using these methods are also disclosed.
US08497121B2	Method of obtaining viable small tissue particles and use for tissue repair The invention provides a composition including isolated small living tissue particles, a method of making the tissue particles, and a method of using the composition to ameliorate a tissue defect. The tissue particles are composed of cells and their associated extracellular molecules and are sized, in certain embodiments, to be smaller than about 1 mm. Another aspect of the inventive tissue particles is the large percentage of viable cells. In certain embodiments, the tissue particles are made from cartilage and the composition may also contain additives such as adhesives, solutions, and bioactive agents.
US08497119B1	Method and device for performing micro-operations on a vesicular object A method for performing micro-operations on a vesicular object comprising securing the vesicular object by applying negative pressure in a radial vacuum passage; advancing a pipette into the vesicular object through an axial vacuum passage; ensuring that the axial vacuum passage and the radial vacuum passage are not in fluid contact with each other; controlling the negative pressure in both axial and radial vacuum passages, and the pressure or vacuum in the pipette separately; whereby allowing the simultaneous holding of the vesicular object by applying negative pressure in the radial vacuum passage; injection into or aspiration from the vesicular object via the pipette; and aspiration from the vesicular object by applying negative pressure in the axial vacuum passage.
US08497115B2	Methods for producing secreted polypeptides The present invention relates to methods for producing a polypeptide, comprising: (a) cultivating a fungal host cell in a medium conducive for the production of the polypeptide, wherein the fungal host cell comprises a nucleic acid construct comprising a first nucleotide sequence encoding a signal peptide operably linked to a second nucleotide sequence encoding the polypeptide, wherein the first nucleotide sequence is foreign to the second nucleotide sequence and the 3′ end of the first nucleotide sequence is immediately upstream of the initiator codon of the second nucleotide sequence. The present invention also relates to the isolated signal peptide sequences and to constructs, vectors, and fungal host cells comprising the signal peptide sequences operably linked to nucleotide sequences encoding polypeptides.
US08497107B2	Covalently immobilized enzyme and method to make the same A composition of enzyme, polymer, and crosslinker forms a network of covalently bound macromolecules. The covalently immobilized enzyme preparation has enzymatic activity, and retains stable activity when dried and stored at ambient conditions. Methods for preparing an immobilized enzyme and methods for using the enzyme are disclosed.
US08497104B2	Method for producing an organic acid An organic acid is produced by allowing a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, which has an ability to produce an organic acid and has been modified so that the phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase activity is enhanced, and the glucose phosphotransferase activity is decreased, which is selected from Escherichia, Enterobacter, Pantoea, Erwinia, Klebsiella and Raoultella bacteria, or a product obtained by processing the bacterium, to act on an organic raw material in a reaction mixture containing carbonate ions, bicarbonate ions, or carbon dioxide gas to produce the organic acid.
US08497099B2	Production of high levels of DHA in microalgae using modified amounts of chloride and potassium Methods for production of highly unsaturated fatty acids by marine microorganisms, including the heterotrophic marine dinoflagellate Crypthecodinium, using low levels of chloride ion are disclosed. Specifically, methods of increasing production of highly unsaturated fatty acids by marine microorganisms while growing in low chloride media by manipulating sodium ion and potassium ion levels. The invention also relates to methods of production of highly unsaturated fatty acids by marine organisms at low pH levels, and includes methods for generation of low pH tolerant strains.
US08497096B2	Methods and materials for increasing expression of recombinant polypeptides The present invention provides novel methods and materials for increasing the expression of recombinant polypeptides. Methods and materials of the invention allow increased expression of transcription units that include recombinant DNA sequences which encode polypeptides of interest. The present invention provides expression vectors which contain multiple copies of a transcription unit encoding a polypeptide of interest separated by at least one selective marker gene and methods for sequentially transforming or transfecting host cells with expression vectors to increase transcription unit dosage and expression.
US08497095B2	Biochemical markers for acute pulmonary embolism The present invention relates to a method of differentiating between a singular and a multiple lung embolism in a subject suspected to suffer from acute lung embolism comprising determining the amount of NT-proBNP in a sample of a subject suspected to suffer from acute lung embolism and comparing the amount to a reference amount. Further, the present invention also relates to a method of differentiating between acute and chronic lung embolism in a subject comprising determining the amount of NT-proANP at a first and a second time point and comparing the determined amounts with each other. The present invention also encompasses devices and kits for carrying out the aforementioned methods.
US08497093B2	Leafhopper ecdysone receptor nucleic acids, polypeptides, and uses thereof The present invention relates to a novel isolated leafhopper ecdysone receptor polypeptide. The invention also relates to an isolated nucleic acid encoding the leafhopper ecdysone receptor polypeptide, to vectors comprising them and to their uses, in particular in methods for modulating gene expression in an ecdysone receptor-based gene expression modulation system and methods for identifying molecules that modulate leafhopper ecdysone receptor activity.
US08497089B2	Method to predict toxicity using the analysis of dynamic organelle behaviour The present invention provides an in vitro method to predict the effect of an exogenous element on an animal or human organism. This method is based on the analysis of variations of an organelle behaviour represented by at least two characteristics in isolated cells induced by the contact with the exogenous element and the determination of the cluster membership of the exogenous element which is representative of the effect of said element. Analyzed characteristics are selected from the group consisting of the motility, the morphology, the relationship with the cell cytoskeleton and the membrane permeability of said organelle. This method may be used to predict the efficacy or the toxicity of an element, such as a drug.
US08497080B2	Methods for determining signal transduction activity in tumors The method of the invention pertains to determining signal transduction activity in a tissue section by immunohistochemistry techniques. The expression level of the receptor of interest is determined as well as the expression levels of one or more effector molecules of the receptor signal transduction pathway. Furthermore a combined ratio of expression levels of effector molecules in subcellular compartments with the receptor expression was found to have prognostic significance.
US08497078B2	Biomarkers for myocardial ischemia This invention relates, e.g., to a method for determining if a subject has myocardial ischemia, comprising (a) providing a blood sample obtained from a subject suspected of having myocardial ischemia; (b) determining in the sample the amount of one or more of the following proteins: (i) Lumican and/or (ii) Extracellular matrix protein 1 and/or (iii) Carboxypeptidase N; and (c) comparing the amount(s) of the protein(s) to a baseline value that is indicative of the amount of the protein in a subject that does not have myocardial ischemia, wherein a statistically significantly increased amount of the protein(s) compared to the baseline value is indicative of myocardial ischemia. Other proteins indicative of myocardial ischemia are also described, as are methods for treating a subject based on a diagnostic procedure of the invention, and kits for carrying out a method of the invention.
US08497073B2	Method using a nonlinear optical technique for detection of interactions involving a conformational change A nonlinear optical technique, such as second or third harmonic or sum or difference frequency generation, is used to detect binding interactions, or the degree or extent of binding, that comprise conformational change. In one aspect of the present invention, the nonlinear optical technique detects a conformational change in a probe due to target binding. In another aspect of the invention, the nonlinear optical technique screens candidate probes by detecting a conformational change due to a probe-target interaction. In another aspect of the invention, the nonlinear optical technique screens candidate modulators of a probe-target interaction by detecting a conformational change in the presence of the modulator.
US08497070B2	Angiogenin mutations and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease The invention relates to the use of angiogenin, or a fragment or variant thereof, to treat diseases or conditions characterized by neuronal injury or death, or axonal degeneration, especially neurodegenerative diseases such as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). The invention also describes a plurality of mutations of the human angiogenin gene which are associated with a neurodegenerative disease phenotype, and particularly a ALS phenotype. Also described is a method of assessing whether an individual is afflicted with, or generically predisposed to develop, a disease or condition characterized by neuronal injury or death, or axonal degeneration.
US08497062B2	Resin for formation of upper antireflective film, composition for formation of upper antireflective film, and resist pattern formation method The objective of the present invention is to provide a resin for forming an upper antireflective film and a composition for forming an upper antireflective film that can reduce a standing wave effect satisfactorily and lead excellent solubility in an alkaline developer in lithography and a method for forming a resist pattern. Specifically, the resin for forming an upper antireflective film has at least one unit selected from a repeating unit represented by the formula (1) and a repeating unit represented by the formula (2), has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 100,000 as measured by GPC method, and is soluble in an alkaline developer. (In the formulae (1) and (2), R1 to R14 independently represent a hydrogen atom, —OH, —COOH or —SO3H, provided that all of R1 to R7 or R8 to R14 do not represent a hydrogen atom in a molecule.)
US08497057B2	Method of producing electronic circuit boards using electrophotography The present invention provides a method producing printed electronic circuits using electrophotography.
US08497053B2	Pigment dispersion composition, resist composition for color filter including the same, and color filter using the same The present invention relates to a pigment dispersion composition that is capable of decreasing pattern residues and improving resolution, a resist composition for a color filter including the same, and a color filter fabricated using the same. More particularly, the pigment dispersion composition includes a pigment, a binder resin, a solvent, and a first dispersing agent and a second dispersing agent each represented by a predetermined chemical formula.
US08497047B2	Fuel cell stack A solid oxide fuel cell stack obtainable by a process comprising the use of a glass sealant with composition 50-70 wt % SiO2, 0-20 wt % Al2O3, 10-50 wt % CaO, 0-10 wt % MgO, 0-6 wt % (Na2O+K2O), 0-10 wt % B2O3, and 0-5 wt % of functional elements selected from TiO2, ZrO2, F, P2O5, MoO3, Fe2O3, MnO2, La. Sr—Mn—O perovskite (LSM) and combinations thereof.
US08497046B2	Sealing structure for fuel cell An anode (11a) and a cathode (11b) are provided on either side of an electrolyte membrane (11). A first separator (2) is disposed so as to face the anode (11a), and a second separator (3) is disposed so as to face the cathode (11b). A first sealing member (12) is disposed between the electrolyte membrane (11) and the first separator (2), and a second sealing member (13) is disposed between the electrolyte membrane (11) and the second separator (3). The cross-sectional shape or rubber hardness of the sealing members (12, 13) is varied according to a deformation amount generated in the electrolyte membrane (11) by a sealing reactive force. More specifically, in a site where the deformation amount of the electrolyte membrane (11) is large, either the contact area between the sealing member (12) and the electrolyte membrane (11) is increased, or the rubber hardness of the sealing member (12) is reduced. In so doing, deformation of the electrolyte membrane (11) caused by the sealing reactive force is suppressed, and the sealing performance of a fuel cell (10) is improved.
US08497043B2	Electrical power generator systems that passively transfer hydrogen and oxygen to fuel cells and methods for generating power via same A power generating system for operating below a surface of a body of water includes a fuel cell stack configured to react hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity. An oxygen source is configured to provide oxygen to the fuel cell stack. A hydrogen source is configured to provide hydrogen to the fuel cell stack. The hydrogen source is at least partially submerged in water and incorporates a non-hydride metal alloy that reacts with water to produce hydrogen from the water.
US08497042B2	Fuel cell system Disclosed is a fuel cell system comprising a reformer and a fuel cell body to which a fuel gas reformed through the reformer and air are supplied and in which the supplied fuel gas and air are separated from each other and caused to flow and contact on respective electrodes to perform electric power generation. A moisture quantity adjustment device is configured to adjustably separate a portion of moisture included in the fuel gas supplied from the reformer in order for the moisture included in the fuel gas to be supplied to the fuel cell body in an appropriate quantity.
US08497040B2	Lithium secondary battery with high energy density The present invention relates to electrodes for a lithium secondary battery with a high energy density and a secondary battery with a high energy density using the same. A negative electrode includes a material which can be alloyed with lithium alloy. A positive electrode is made of a transition metal oxide which can reversibly intercalate or deintercalate lithium. Here, the entire reversible lithium storage capacity of the positive electrode is greater than the capacity of lithium dischargeable from the positive electrode.
US08497037B2	Current collector using three-dimensional network aluminum porous body, electrode using the current collector, and nonaqueous electrolyte battery, capacitor and lithium-ion capacitor with nonaqueous electrolytic solution, each using the electrode, and method for producing the electrode It is an object of the present invention to provide an electrode using a current collector made of an aluminum porous body which is suitably used for an electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery and an electrode for a capacitor, and a method for producing the electrode. In the current collector of the present invention, a strip-shaped compressed part compressed in a thickness direction is formed at one end part of a three-dimensional network aluminum porous body and a tab lead is bonded to the compressed part by welding. The width of the compressed part is 2 to 10 mm. Further, the electrode is formed by filling the current collector with an active material.
US08497036B2	Battery parts having retaining and sealing features and associated methods of manufacture and use Battery parts having retaining and sealing features and associated assemblies and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a battery part includes a base portion that is configured to be embedded in battery container material of a corresponding battery container. The battery part and base portion include several torque resisting features and gripping features that resist torsional or twist loads that are applied to the battery part after it has been joined to the battery container. For example, the base portion can include several internal and external torque resisting features and gripping features that are configured to resist twisting or loosening of the battery part with reference to the battery container material, as well as prevent or inhibit fluid leakage from the battery container.
US08497028B1	Multi-layer metallic coating for TBC systems A coating system for a turbine engine component having a substrate includes a multi-layer bond coat applied to the substrate. The multi-layer bond coat has an oxidation resistant layer and a spallation resistant layer deposited over the oxidation resistant layer. Processes for forming the coating system are described.
US08497027B2	Utilization of amorphous steel sheets in honeycomb structures A honeycomb structure and a method of forming an iron based glass forming honeycomb structure. The honeycomb structure may include at least two sheets, each having a thickness in the range of 0.01 mm to 0.15 mm, formed from an iron based glass forming alloy comprising 40 to 68 atomic percent iron, 13 to 17 atomic percent nickel, 2 to 21 atomic percent cobalt, 12 to 19 atomic percent boron, optionally 0.1 to 6 atomic percent carbon, optionally 0.3 to 4 atomic percent silicon, optionally 1 to 20 percent chromium. The sheets may be stacked, bonded together and formed into a honeycomb. The honeycomb structure may include a plurality of cells.
US08497021B2	Superoleophilic particles and coatings and methods of making the same Superoleophilic particles and surfaces and methods of making the same are described. The superoleophilic particles can include porous particles having a hydrophobic coating layer deposited thereon. The coated porous particles are characterized by particle sizes ranging from at least 100 nm to about 10 μm and a plurality of nanopores. Some of the nanopores provide flow through porosity. The superoleophilic particles also include oil pinned within the nanopores of the porous particles The plurality of porous particles can include (i) particles including a plurality of spaced apart nanostructured features comprising a contiguous, protrusive material, (ii) diatomaceous earth particles, or (iii) both. The surfaces can include the superoleophilic particles coupled to the surface.
US08497019B2	Engineered plant biomass particles coated with bioactive agents Plant biomass particles coated with a bioactive agent such as a fertilizer or pesticide, characterized by a length dimension (L) aligned substantially parallel to a grain direction and defining a substantially uniform distance along the grain, a width dimension (W) normal to L and aligned cross grain, and a height dimension (H) normal to W and L. In particular, the L×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel side surfaces characterized by substantially intact longitudinally arrayed fibers, the W×H dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel end surfaces characterized by crosscut fibers and end checking between fibers, and the L×W dimensions define a pair of substantially parallel top and bottom surfaces.
US08497017B2	Polymer matrix, uses thereof and a method of manufacturing the same The present invention relates to a polymer matrix, characterized in that it comprises a) an electron donating constituent and b) metal particles comprising at least one metal chosen from palladium, gold, ruthenium, rhodium, osmium, iridium, and platinum. The polymer matrix makes it possible to improve the biocompatibility and antimicrobial properties of substrates coated with said polymer matrix.
US08497016B2	Conductive carbon black Described herein is a method of forming a composition including mixing an anhydride, a silane and a solvent to form a solution. Carbon black and an isocyanate are mixed to form a carbon black mixture. The solution and the carbon black mixture are homogenized to form a carbon black dispersion.
US08497015B2	Reflective article A reflective article, such as a solar mirror, includes a highly transparent substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface. At least one reflective coating is formed over at least a portion of one of the surfaces, e.g., the second major surface (or, alternatively, the first major surface). The reflective coating includes at least one metallic layer. An encapsulation structure can be formed over at least a portion of the second reflective coating.
US08497014B2	Heat treatable coated glass pane The invention relates to a coated glass pane with a low-e and/or solar controlcoating comprising—in sequence from the glass surface—at least the following layers: —a lower anti-reflection layer, comprising: a base layer of an (oxi)nitride of aluminum, a middle layer of an oxide of Zn and Sn, a top layer of a metal oxide; —a silver-based functional layer; —a barrier layer; —an upper anti-reflection layer comprising a layer of an (oxi)nitride of aluminum 10 having a thickness of more than 10 nm.
US08497013B2	Printable coating A primer-less coating composition for facestock comprises: a binder being a water-dispersible polymer; an ethylenically unsaturated compound which is aqueous-dispersible and miscible with or bonded to said water-dispersible polymer, wherein said ethylenically unsaturated compound is able to form a covalent bond with an ink; and a crosslinker, wherein said crosslinker is suitable for binding the coating to the facestock. The coating composition may be applied to a substrate to form a printable film. A printed film in accordance with the invention may be used in a label, for example for use on a container such as a bottle.
US08497012B2	Authenticity mark in the form of a luminescent substance A printed document of value having at least one authenticity feature in the form of a luminescent substance on the basis of host lattices which are doped with one or a plurality of ions. Since the host lattices are doped with different ions, exchange interactions between clusters of ions that occur leads to cooperative effects.
US08497011B2	Decorative material and decorative sheet Realization of a configuration of decorative sheet, particularly a decorative paper, or a decorative material in which it is adhered, meaning: a grain depression is not visible; excellent in scratch resistance, also in contamination resistance; and three-dimensional design can be expressed. The configuration is realized by using delustering silica, whose surface is treated with a fatty acid based wax such as stearic acid, in a decorative material 10 in which a luster adjusting resin layer 2, formed of a cross-linked cured material of an ionizing radiation curing resin composition containing a delustering silica, is on base material 1.
US08497006B2	Glass roll Provided is a glass roll utilizing a flanged roll core, and reliably inhibiting a glass film from breaking from an end portion in a width direction thereof as an origin of breakage. A glass roll (1) is formed by winding a glass film (4) and a cushion sheet (5), under a state of being superposed, around a roll core (3) including a flange (2) at each end portion thereof, in which an end portion in a width direction of the glass film (4) is separated from the flange (2) on each side in the width direction of the glass film (4), and the cushion sheet (5) is extended beyond the end portion in the width direction of the glass film (4) to the flange (2) side, to thereby form an extension portion (5a).
US08497005B1	Highly abrasion-resistant grafted polyolefin pipe A pipe or tube article comprising an innermost comprising a grafted polyolefin composition made from a grafted polyolefin composition is disclosed which can provide long lifetime, highly abrasion-resistant pipes for mining and other transportation uses. Methods for preparing the article and transporting abrasive materials through the article are also described.
US08497000B2	X-ray induced wettability modification Disclosed is a method for modifying wettability of a surface of an inorganic material, the method comprising the steps of: preparing an inorganic material with a surface; and charging the surface of the inorganic material with positive surface charges obtained from photoelectron-emission by an X-ray irradiation to the surface of the inorganic material.
US08496997B2	Process for the preparation of a cross-linked multilayer film The present invention provides a process for the preparation of a multilayer film, in particular, a cross-linked multilayer macromolecular film.
US08496996B2	Method of forming a brilliant multi-layered coating film This invention provides a method for forming brilliant multi-layered coating film excelling in brilliance, which comprises the steps of applying an effect pigment-containing water-borne base coating composition (A1) having a coating film viscosity (VA1) after 1 minute of its application of 10-500 Pa·sec onto a substrate to form a first base coating film; and applying an effect pigment-containing water-borne base coating composition (A2) having a coating film viscosity (VA2) after 1 minute of its application of 5-200 Pa·sec onto the first base coating film while the viscosity (VA3) of the first base coating film is 10-500 Pa·sec, the viscosity ratio (VA1)/(VA2) being 1.3/1-35/1.
US08496991B2	Coating treatment method The present invention supplies a solvent to a front surface of a substrate while rotating the substrate. The substrate is acceleratingly rotated to a first number of rotations, and a resist solution is supplied to a central portion of the substrate during the accelerating rotation and the rotation at a first number of rotations. The substrate is deceleratingly rotated to a second number of rotations, and after the number of rotations of the substrate reaches the second number of rotations, the resist solution is discharged to the substrate. The substrate is then acceleratingly rotated to a third number of rotations higher than the second number of rotations so that the substrate is rotated at the third number of rotations. According to the present invention, consumption of the resist solution can be suppressed and a high in-plane uniformity can be obtained for the film thickness of the resist film.
US08496989B2	Process for producing an ion-permeable web-reinforced separator Process comprising the steps of: (i) providing an elongated porous web, said elongated porous web comprising two outermost surfaces; (ii) transporting said elongated porous web downwards between two impregnating heads comprising two slots each with substantially vertical upper and lower slot faces substantially parallel to said elongated porous web providing simultaneously to both surfaces of said elongated porous web metered substantially identical quantities of a dope, comprising at least one membrane polymer and at least one solvent therefor; (iii) thereby impregnating said elongated porous web completely with said dope and providing substantially equally thick dope layers on each surface of said outermost surfaces of said elongated porous web with a thickness independent of the gap between one of said lower slot faces and the surface of said elongated porous web nearest thereto; (iv) subjecting said dope associated with said elongated porous web immediately after dope-impregnation to symmetric phase inversion with at least one non-solvent thereby forming a membrane; and (v) removing residues of said at least one solvent for said at least one membrane polymer from said membrane thereby producing an ion-permeable web-reinforced separator, wherein said dope is shear-thinning, and the separator obtainable therewith.
US08496988B2	Dispenser for fabricating liquid crystal display panel and method for controlling gap between nozzle and substrate by using the same A dispenser for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel and a method for controlling a gap between a nozzle and a substrate by using the same are disclosed in the present invention. The dispenser for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel includes a syringe having a nozzle at one end and separated from a substrate, a vertical driving motor driving the syringe in a vertical direction, a contact type switch switching on/off the vertical driving motor depending on whether the nozzle and the substrate are in contact with each other, and a first sensor detecting an initial value between the nozzle and the substrate by switching on and off the contact type switch.
US08496986B2	Method for producing hard butter composition Disclosed is a method whereby, in producing a hard butter composition being rich in SUS (2-unsaturated-1,3-disaturated triglyceride) via ester exchange by a 1,3-specific lipase, the production can be more conveniently or more efficiently carried out. In producing a hard butter composition being rich in SUS (2-unsaturated-1,3-disaturated triglyceride) via ester exchange by a 1,3-specific lipase, a low-melting point fraction of allanblackia fat is used as the main starting material, saturated fatty acids are selectively introduced into the 1- and 3-positions of the fat, and then fractionation is optionally conducted to thereby give an SUS-rich fraction.
US08496984B2	Compositions and methods for decontamination of animal feed containing mycotoxins typical for both northern and southern climates Mycotoxins prevailing in Northern climates have been until now proven difficult to deactivate in animal feed by binding, in contrast to mycotoxins prevailing in the Southern climates. Meanwhile, both types of toxins present a considerable risk factor for agricultural animal health and performance. A method of adsorbing and rendering harmless for animals an expanded range of both Northern and Southern mycotoxins found in contaminated feed is proposed. According to the invention, a combination of modified plant ligno-polysaccharide material and traditional mycotoxin binding components is added to the feed of agricultural and companion animals in an amount sufficient to abate the negative effects of both types of mycotoxins present.
US08496981B2	Methods for enhancing the quality of life of a growing animal The present invention provides methods for enhancing the quality of life of a growing animal by feeding the animal a quality of life enhancing amount of a composition comprising about 10% by weight protein, about 4% by weight fat, and about 0.05% by weight of at least one omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid. Enhanced quality of life is shown by an improvement in one or more characteristics selected from the group consisting of trainability, cognitive function, motor skills coordination or agility, retinal development, cartilage protection, maintenance of muscle mass, and skin and pelage quality.
US08496978B2	Anti-fever botanical composition and uses thereof According to at least one aspect of the present invention, a botanical anti-fever composition is provided. In at least one embodiment, the botanical composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of admixture of parts or extracts of at least one plant species from each of genus Baptista and genus Swertia. In at least one particular embodiment, the botanical composition contains Baptista Tincoria. In at least another particular embodiment, the botanical composition contains Swertia Chirata.
US08496970B2	Conformable tissue repair implant capable of injection delivery A conformable tissue implant is provided for use in repairing or augmenting a tissue defect or injury site. The tissue implant contains a tissue carrier matrix comprising a plurality of biocompatible, bioresorbable granules and at least one tissue fragment in association with the granules. The tissue fragment contains one or more viable cells that can migrate from the tissue and populate the tissue carrier matrix. Also provided is a method for injectably delivering the tissue implant.
US08496969B2	Soft tablet containing high molecular weight cellulosics The invention relates to an immediate release tablet capable of being chewed or disintegrated in the oral cavity, which comprises a pharmaceutically active ingredient having an optional tastemasking coating, and a matrix comprising hydroxyalkylcellulose having a weight average molecular weight of from about 60,000 to about 5,000,000. The tablet possesses exceptionally good mouthfeel and stability.
US08496965B2	Pellet formulation for the treatment of the intenstinal tract An orally adminsterable pharmaceutical pellet formulation for the treatment of the intestinal tract is disclosed, which comprises a core and an enteric coating, the core including, as a pharmaceutical active compound, aminosalicylic acid or a pharmaceutically tolerable salt or a derivative thereof.
US08496963B2	Oral formulations of glycyl-2-methylprolyl-glutamate Oral formulations of G-2MePE including microemulsions, coarse emulsions, liquid crystals, tablets and encapsulated forms of G-2MePE have improved bioavailability than conventional aqueous formulations. In particular, microparticles, nanoparticles and microemulsions can exhibit great neuroprotective effects after oral administration. In a microemulsion formulation, G-2MePE can nearly completely inhibit cerebral infarction in an animal model of stroke even after the stroke had been initiated. Thus, improved oral formulations can be desirably used to treat a variety of neurodegenerative conditions with improved convenience and improved efficacy.
US08496955B2	Calcium phosphate/sulfate-based bone implant composition A bone graft composition includes beta-tricalcium phosphate and calcium sulphate and slowly soluble sources of calcium ions and hydroxyl ions.
US08496950B2	Mixture containing menthol The present invention relates to d,l-menthol and optionally additionally l-menthol-containing mixtures, which are liquid at normal pressure and a temperature of 20° C. or higher. The present invention further relates to products that comprise such a mixture or that are preparable by mixing or contacting such a mixture with further ingredients, and novel processes for preparing menthol-containing products.
US08496948B2	Topical skin composition comprising mineral yeast ferments A cosmetic composition with superior moisturizing benefits comprising from approximately 0.3% to approximately 0.9% by weight of bio-chelated mineral blend comprising silicon, magnesium, copper, iron, zinc, and calcium, and at least approximately 85.0% by weight of a humectant blend. Preferably, the bio-chelated mineral blend comprise Saccharomyces zinc ferment, Saccharomyces copper ferment, Saccharomyces magnesium ferment, Saccharomyces iron ferment, Saccharomyces silicon ferment, and Saccharomyces calcium ferment in equal amounts, more preferably from approximately 0.05% to approximately 0.15% by weight of each component. The humectant blend preferably comprises glycerin, beet root extract, and Aloe barbadensis leaf polysaccharides.
US08496945B2	Nanoparticle delivery systems for membrane-integrating peptides Compositions which comprise emulsions of nanoparticles for delivery of membrane-integrating peptides are described. The nanoparticles comprise a liquid hydrophobic core coated with a lipid/surfactant layer which contains the membrane-integrating peptides. Methods to use such compositions are also described.
US08496942B2	Therapeutic peptides and uses thereof The present invention is directed to a family of therapeutic peptides capable of modulating cytokine expression and/or stimulating the immune system of subject without producing or sustaining serious side-effects. Methods using the peptides to modulate cytokine expression in a subject, treat a disease, enhance vaccination, and stimulate a subject's immune system response are also disclosed.
US08496938B2	Anti-CD100 neutralizing neutralizing antibodies and methods of using the same Compositions and methods are provided for treating diseases associated with CD100, including certain autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, and cancers. In particular, anti-CD100 monoclonal antibodies have been developed to neutralize CD100.
US08496935B2	Immunosuppressive polypeptides and nucleic acids The invention provides immunosuppressive polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding such polypeptides. In one aspect, the invention provides mutant CTLA-4 polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding mutant CTLA-4 polypeptides. Compositions and methods for utilizing such polypeptides and nucleic acids are also provided.
US08496932B2	Compounds The present invention relates to an antibody which has multiple specificities. In particular the antibody of the present invention binds to (cross react with) human IL-8, Gro-alpha, Gro-beta, Gro-gamma, and ENA-78.
US08496931B2	Monoclonal antibodies against stromal derived factor-1 (SDF-1) The present disclosure provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, that specifically bind to SDF-1 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding SDF-1 antibodies, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the SDF-1 antibodies are also provided. Immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the SDF-1 antibodies are also provided. Methods for detecting SDF-1, as well as methods for treating various B cell malignancies, including breast cancer, multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and autoimmune disorders are disclosed.
US08496928B2	Method for preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases with BRCA1 Methods for inhibiting cardiomyocyte apoptosis and/or to improving cardiac function and inhibiting inflammation-induced apoptosis in endothelial cells by delivering BRCA1 are provided. Such methods are useful in treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
US08496926B2	Treatment for chronic myocardial infarction A method of treating chronic post-myocardial infarction including helical needle transendocardial delivery of autologous bone marrow (ABM) mononuclear cells around regions of hypo or akinesia in chronic post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. The treatment is safe and improves ejection fraction (EF).
US08496925B2	Compositions and methods for reducing the pathogen content of meat or meat products Compositions and methods useful for reducing or eliminating the presence of pathogens in meat or meat products are disclosed. Administration of one or more lactic acid producing microorganisms to a live animal, to a carcass, to meat, to meat products, or in animal feed results in significant reductions in the amount of pathogens potentially harmful to humans when ingested. Synergistic effects can be achieved with the administration of multiple strains of microorganisms.
US08496921B2	Consensus interferon variant and methods of suppressing viral activity The invention relates to variants of consensus interferon protein with improved properties, such as improved anti-viral activity, and use thereof The variants are also easier to renature after denaturant treatment. The invention also relates to the preparation method of the variants consensus interferon.
US08496920B2	N-halamine acrylamide monomers and copolymers thereof for biocidal coatings Novel acrylamide and methacrylamide hydantoin monomers which can be reacted with other acrylamide, methacrylamide, acrylate, and methacrylate monomers to form copolymers, which upon halogenation, provide oxidative coatings which are biocidal for use with various materials including, but not limited to, textiles, filters, and latex paints.
US08496918B1	Regiospecific glycerin polyesters The present invention is directed to a series of polymeric glyceryl esters that have two different molecular weight ester chains, one solid and one liquid, which when combined into a single molecule make a polymer that is solid, but has very unique flow properties. These materials find applications as additives to formulations in personal care products where there is a desire to have a structured film (provided by the solid fatty group) and flow properties, (provided by the liquid fatty group). These compounds by virtue of their unique structure provide outstanding skin feel.
US08496917B2	Compositions and methods for improving skin appearance Skin conditioning compositions comprising a C4 to C30 monoalkyl-, dialkyl, monoalkanoyl- or dialkanoyl-substituted isohexide are found to exhibit a marked effect on skin hydration and barrier function homeostasis thereby improving skin appearances.
US08496912B2	In vivo copper-free click chemistry for delivery of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents The present application discloses compositions and methods of synthesis and use involving click chemistry reactions for in vivo or in vitro formation of therapeutic and/or diagnostic complexes. Preferably, the diagnostic complex is of use for 18F imaging, while the therapeutic complex is of use for targeted delivery of chemotherapeutic drugs or toxins. More preferably, a chelating moiety or targetable construct may be conjugated to a targeting molecule, such as an antibody or antibody fragment, using a click chemistry reaction involving cyclooctyne, nitrone or azide reactive moieties. In most preferred embodiments, the click chemistry reaction occurs in vivo. In vivo click chemistry is not limited to 18F labeling but can be used for delivering a variety of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents.
US08496908B1	Hydrogen production with CO2 capture A steam methane reforming process for producing a hydrogen product while capturing CO2 from the process. Steam and a hydrocarbon are reformed in a catalytic reformer. The reformate is separated by pressure swing adsorption to form the hydrogen product and a PSA tail gas. The tail gas is returned to the reformer as a fuel. The fuel is combusted with synthetic air where the synthetic air is formed by combining a portion of the flue gas with industrial grade oxygen. The flue gas consists essentially of CO2 and H2O. The H2O is condensed out of another portion of the flue gas to form an essentially pure CO2 product.
US08496907B2	Procedure for the synthesis of threadlike tungsten oxide W5O14 The object of the invention is the synthesis of threadlike tungsten oxide W5O14, in the presence of nickel at a temperature lower than 1000° C. Represented is a procedure for the synthesis of a highly homogeneous phase of the W5O14 compound from the vapor phase, in the presence of nickel, by means of a chemical transport method in a closed quartz ampoule. As an alternative example, a procedure is represented for the synthesis of the W5O14 compound in a through-flow reaction vessel. Both procedures yield electrically conductive threadlike crystals of the W5O14 compound. The synthesis is performed in vapor phase. Tungsten enters the reaction as a pure phase or via WS2±x, x≈4, previously synthesized from the elements, and/or the source of tungsten may also be tungsten oxides WO3−Y, 0≦y≦1. Nickel may enter the reaction via NiI2, Ni(OH)2 and/or atomic nickel.
US08496906B2	Biological oxidation of hydrogen sulphide in a psychrophilic anaerobic digestion bioreactor subjected to microaerobic conditions A biological process for removing hydrogen sulphide from biogas is disclosed. The process involves injecting a small quantity of air into the gas phase or the liquid phase of a psychrophilic bioreactor to allow microbial flora to convert the hydrogen sulphide into elemental sulphur.
US08496904B2	Single-walled carbon nanotube catalysts and method for preparing same An activated catalyst capable of selectively growing single-walled carbon nanotubes when reacted with carbonaceous gas is provided. The activated catalyst is formed by reducing a catalyst that comprises a complex oxide. The complex oxide may be of formula Ax-wFwBy-vGvOz wherein x/y≦2; z/y≦4; 0≦w≦0.3x; 0≦v≦0.3y; A is a Group VIII element; F is an element that is different from A but has, in said composition, the same valence state as A; B is an element different from A and F, and is an element whose simple oxide, in which B is at the same valence state as in the complex oxide, is not reducible in the presence of hydrogen gas at a temperature less than about 900° C.; G is an element different from A, B and F, and is an element whose simple oxide, in which G is at the same valence state as in the complex oxide, is not reducible in the presence of hydrogen gas at a temperature less than about 900° C.; and O is oxygen. The complex oxide is reduced at a temperature less that 950° C. Methods of making, uses for and carbon fibril-containing product made with these activated catalysts are also provided.
US08496903B2	Catalyst, production process therefor and use thereof Catalysts of the invention are not corroded in acidic electrolytes or at high potential and have excellent durability and high oxygen reducing ability. The catalysts include a niobium oxycarbonitride represented by a compositional formula NbCxNyOz (wherein x, y and z represent a ratio of the numbers of the atoms, 0.05≦x<0.7, 0.01≦y<0.7, 0.4≦z<2.5, 1.0
US08496898B2	Fluidized bed carbon dioxide scrubber for pneumatic conveying system A pneumatic conveying system for conveying hydrated lime is provided with ambient air for the pneumatic conveying system from a scrubber that removes carbon dioxide from the ambient air used in the conveying system. The scrubber includes a bed of hydrated lime through which ambient air is passed, to react carbon dioxide in the air with the hydrated lime in a reaction that forms limestone and water. The air that has passed through the fluidized bed, which is essentially carbon dioxide free, is also passed through a filter to remove particles suspended in the carbon dioxide free air. The carbon dioxide free air from the filter is provided to the pneumatic conveying system. The use of carbon dioxide free air ensures that the hydrated lime being transported in the conveying system will not react in the various conduits and ducts of the pneumatic conveying system to cause problems.
US08496897B2	System, apparatus and method for carbon dioxide sequestration A carbon dioxide sequestration process includes the following steps. In a first stage, a slurry of a metal silicate rock is mixed with ammonia so as to produce a ammonia/water/metal silicate slurry. In a second stage, the process includes scrubbing a gas stream containing carbon dioxide with the solution from the first stage to thereby absorb the carbon dioxide into a reactive slurry. In a third stage, the reactive slurry from the second stage is passed through a reactor that is controlled so as to promote the reaction between the carbon dioxide and the metal silicate to thereby produce a metal carbonate.
US08496888B2	Reducing agent container having an improved structure A reducing agent container having a multi-function and having a container body thereof is provided with at least a heat exchanger which permits a heating medium using an engine as a heat source thereof to circulate therein for performing the heat exchange with a liquid reducing agent and a strainer which filtrates foreign substances from the liquid reducing agent, the heat exchanger and the strainer being attached to a top board of the container body. Further, a suction pipe capable of sucking the liquid reducing agent from the inside of the container body is connected to the strainer, and a supply port for the liquid reducing agent from which the foreign substances are filtrated is formed in the strainer. Thus, the whole of strainer is not exposed to the outside air, especially, the wind during traveling, and accordingly, the freezing of the urea aqueous solution in the strainer can be suppressed. Accordingly, even in a cold region, it is possible to achieve a function of effective filtration of the urea aqueous solution and a function of suppressing the freezing of the urea aqueous solution.
US08496886B2	Fluid treatment system with bulk material beds operated in parallel and method for operating such a system A fluid treatment system having bulk beds. The fluid to be treated essentially streams from the bottom up through a bulk bed, while the bulk material migrates through the bulk beds in countercurrent to the fluid essentially from the top down. This is accomplished by removing partial quantities of bulk material at the lower end of the bulk bed, and delivering partial quantities of the bulk material to the bulk bed at the top. At least one charging wagon provided with optionally sealable bulk material outlets is able to traverse a charging channel between a charging position and several partial bulk bed release positions above the bulk beds. Provided below the bulk material outlets and the bulk material valve of the charging wagon are bulk material through pipes, the bulk material outlet mouths of which end on bulk material cones of an underlying bulk bed.
US08496883B2	Honeycomb filter A honeycomb filter includes a cell having one open end and another closed end that serves as a fluid flow path and a cell having one closed end and another open end, wherein the cells are alternately disposed. The honeycomb filter includes an undeposited region in an upstream region of a partition portion, which has no trapping layer and has a length of 5% or more and 30% or less of the length of the inlet cell. The upstream region of the partition portion includes an undeposited region having an area of 10% or more of that of the cell in a cross-section perpendicular to the exhaust gas flow direction. The undeposited region with no trapping layer in the upstream region decreases the permeation resistance of the partition portion in the upstream region and facilitates fluid passage through the partition portion in the upstream region.
US08496879B2	Optical detection utilizing cartridge with tunable filter assembly A cartridge and cartridge system for use in an apparatus for analyzing a sample are provided. The system has a plurality of cartridges for different applications for a multimode instrument. The cartridges are removably engaged with a cartridge support in a “plug-in” format such that one cartridge may be removed from the apparatus and another cartridge may be easily installed. The cartridge support includes a plurality of cartridge positions that receive cartridges concurrently. One of the cartridges is a wavelength-tunable cartridge in which different light sources, excitation filters, and/or emission filters may be selected. Tuning is further accomplished by tilting the excitation or emission filters at desired angles relative to a beam of exciting light or emitted light.
US08496877B2	Automatic analyzer An automatic analyzer according to the present invention is compact, mounting great number of reagents, having high processing ability. Reagent disks are arranged at inside and outside of a reaction disk. A reagent probe can inject a reagent into the position which is common position of both reagent disks. One of plural reagent probes approaches to one of reagent disks at one cycle. Plural reagent probes alternatively approach to the reagent disk. Therefore, the first reagents and the second reagents can be placed on both reagent disks. The mounting number of reagents can be increased without enlarging an analyzer. The cycle time can be shortened to make an automatic analyzer to have high processing ability.
US08496875B2	Automated system for handling microfluidic devices The present invention is an automated microfluidic chip processing apparatus that includes a deck for holding at least one microfluidic chip and capable of being accessed by a liquid handling system, a fluid control system, and a detection system, wherein a chip handling device transports the chip from the deck to the fluid control system and the detection system. The present invention also includes a chip for use with an automated microfluidic chip processing apparatus, and a method for processing a microfluidic chip using such an apparatus.

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