| Document | Document Title |
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| US08503183B2 |
Input/output module for building automation system with mounting plate
An input/output module for a building automation system includes a mounting plate, a circuit board, and a cover. The mounting plate has at least two fastener receptacles (24-30) positioned to align with fastener receptacles of a standard electrical junction box (90). The mounting plate further includes at least two openings, each opening sized to receive one or more wires therethrough. The circuit board supports an interface circuit configured to communicate on a building network. The circuit board also includes device input terminals and device output terminals. The interface circuit is configured to provide an interface between the building network and devices connected to the input and output terminals. The circuit board is configured to be mounted to the mounting plate. The cover is sized to fit over the mounting plate and circuit board. |
| US08503181B2 |
Semiconductor device with a zigzag radiator
A semiconductor apparatus 10 includes a radiator 30 on which plural semiconductor modules 20 that include semiconductor elements 21 are mounted, the semiconductor apparatus 10 characterized by the radiator 30 including a first main surface 30B and a second main surface 30C configured to be located on the opposite side of the first main surface 30B. Semiconductor module mount-surfaces 30B1, 30B2, 30C1, 30C2 are arranged in the first main surface 30B and the second main surface 30C in a zigzag pattern in cross-sectional view; and the semiconductor modules 20 are mounted onto some or all of the semiconductor module mount-surfaces 30B1, 30B2, 30C1, 30C2. |
| US08503178B2 |
Heat exchange device and closed-type electronic apparatus using the same
A heat exchange device includes a housing, an internal circulating fan, an external circulating fan and a heat exchange unit. The internal and external circulating fans and the heat exchange unit are disposed in the housing. The internal and external circulating fans are disposed at the same side relative to the heat exchange unit. A closed-type electronic apparatus including the heat exchange device is also disclosed. |
| US08503177B2 |
Detachable USB fan module mounting structure
A detachable USB fan module mounting structure includes a machine case having a top opening and two guide rails at two opposite lateral sides of the top opening, a circuit board with one a USB connector accommodated in the machine case, a cover member detachably covered on the top opening of the machine case and having a coupling structure detachably coupled to the guide rails of the machine case and a bottom bracket with a fan module positioning structure to hold a USB fan module that has a power cord with a USB plug connected to the USB connector of the circuit board. |
| US08503174B2 |
Magnetic slider mechanism for electronic devices and methods of use
A portable processing device that includes a base portion and a main portion. The base portion includes a magnet and guides. The main portion includes a magnetic area. The base portion and the main portion are separable and configured to be held together by a magnetic force between the magnetic area and the magnet. The main portion is configured to be slideably movable with respect to the base portion in a sliding direction defined by the guides. The base portion may further include a cavity adjacent to the top end of the base portion, with a second magnet disposed proximate the cavity. At the end of a sliding motion, the bottom of the main portion is pulled into the cavity by magnetic attraction between the second magnet and the magnetic area. In some embodiments, the main portion may be capable of a flip with respect to the base portion. |
| US08503173B2 |
Computer system with air guiding duct
A computer system includes a computer case and an air guiding duct. The motherboard is attached to the computer case, and a heat sink is attached to the motherboard. The air guiding duct includes a top panel. A mounting member is slidably attached to the top panel and is clipped to the heat sink. A limiting device is located on the top panel and engaged with the mounting member to prevent the mounting member from sliding relative the top panel. |
| US08503168B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus includes a first right frame, a first left frame facing the first right frame, a second right frame positioned below the first right frame, a second left frame facing the second right frame and positioned below the second right frame. The image forming apparatus further includes an image forming unit positioned between the first right frame and the first left frame. The image forming apparatus still further includes a frame connecting unit configured to connect the first right frame, the first left frame, the second right frame and the second left frame. The first right frame and the second right frame are relatively slidable in an up-down direction, and the first left frame and the second left frame are relatively slidable in the up-down direction. |
| US08503164B2 |
Sintered capacitor electrode including a folded connection
This document discusses capacitive elements including a first, second and third electrode arranged in a stack. The third electrode is positioned between the first and second electrode. An interconnect includes a unitary substrate shared with the first and second electrodes. The interconnect is adapted to deform to accommodate the stacked nature of the first and second electrodes. The unitary substrate includes a sintered material disposed thereon. |
| US08503163B2 |
Electrolytic capacitor
The electrolytic capacitor includes two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils, four separator sheets, four lead tab terminals, two anode leads and two cathode leads. The two chemically processed anode foils, two cathode foils and four separator sheets are arranged alternately and rolled, to form a capacitor element. Two lead tab terminals are connected to the two chemically processed anode foils, respectively, and the remaining two lead tab terminals are connected to two cathode foils, respectively. The two anode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively, and the two cathode leads are connected to two lead tab terminals, respectively. As a result, equivalent series resistance can stably be reduced. |
| US08503162B2 |
Electrode, related material, process for production, and use thereof
An electrode material is created by forming a thin conformal coating of metal oxide on a highly porous carbon meta-structure. The highly porous carbon meta-structure performs a role in the synthesis of the oxide coating and in providing a three-dimensional, electronically conductive substrate supporting the thin coating of metal oxide. The metal oxide includes one or more metal oxides. The electrode material, a process for producing said electrode material, an electrochemical capacitor and an electrochemical secondary (rechargeable) battery using said electrode material is disclosed. |
| US08503160B2 |
Laminate type ceramic electronic component and manufacturing method therefor
In a laminate type ceramic electronic component, when an external electrode is formed directly by plating onto a surface of a component main body, the plating film that is to serve as the external electrode may have a low fixing strength with respect to the component main body. In order to prevent this problem, an external electrode includes a first plating layer composed of a Ni—B plating film and is first formed such that a plating deposition deposited with the exposed ends of respective internal electrodes as starting points is grown on at least an end surface of a component main body. Then, a second plating layer composed of a Ni plating film containing substantially no B is formed on the first plating layer. Preferably, the B content of the Ni—B plating film constituting the first plating layer is about 0.1 wt % to about 6 wt %. |
| US08503157B2 |
MEMS device
Provided is a MEMS device that includes first and second lower electrodes on a substrate. The MEMS device also includes a first driving electrode forming a capacitance element having a first capacitance between the first lower electrode and the first driving electrode, a second driving electrode forming a capacitance element having a second capacitance between the second lower electrode and the second driving electrode, and an upper electrode supported in midair above the driving electrodes. The upper electrode moves toward the driving electrodes and has a variable third capacitance between the first driving electrode and the upper electrode and a variable fourth capacitance between the second driving electrode and the upper electrode. |
| US08503155B2 |
Wafer support member, method for manufacturing the same and electrostatic chuck using the same
To provide a wafer support member that improves soaking properties of heating, the first wafer support member which comprises a base, an insulating material and a bonding layer that bonds the base and the insulating material, wherein the bonding layer has a stacked structure of a plurality of layers including a first layer and a second layer located closer to the insulating material than the first layer, and the first layer and the second layer have different thicknesses. |
| US08503154B2 |
Charge supplier
A charge supplier improves an electrically charged state of a vehicle or the like by allowing any part of the vehicle, such as an engine and electrical equipments, to maintain its movements. A charge supplier includes a plurality of rectangular tablet-like germanium chips bonded to a copper plate using a conductive adhesive, and a copper tape folded to sandwich the copper plate, so that the germanium chips are provided between the copper plate and the copper tape. The copper tape may be secured to the copper plate by pressing the copper tape toward the copper plate to deform the copper tape, or by using a conductive adhesive. An attaching terminal is provided in the copper plate on the side of the opening of the copper tape which is folded in a shape of “U”. |
| US08503152B2 |
Circuit board mountable solenoid actuator
An infinitely variable multi-directional linear motion solenoid actuator (10) for use on printed circuit boards (12). The solenoid actuator includes wire coils (14) wound onto a bobbin (16) and a moveable magnetic armature (18) passing through a central bore (20) of the body. The armature is responsive to current passing through the coils to produce infinitely variable and reversible motion. Support posts (22) passing through the bobbin are used for electrical connection between the coils and the circuit board, as well as for mounting the actuator to the circuit board. The support posts may have solder heads on one end for surface mounting to the board, and may have plain heads on an opposed end for alternative through-hole mounting. A vacuum pick area (56) may be formed on one or both sides of the bobbin body to facilitate automated handling of the actuator. |
| US08503150B2 |
Electrical interface protecting apparatus
The electrical interface protecting apparatus is coupled between the wall-outlet and connected equipment to solve the difficulty of keeping broadband over power line modems and connected equipment safe from lightning and power surges while at the same time functioning effectively. The apparatus includes a low pass filter to prevent symmetrical signals from being attenuated and also an electromagnetic interference filter to provide clean and safe power at another outlet while preventing noise generated by connected equipment from being injected into the power line. It also provides a grounding means which reduces the leakage current flowing into the earth ground. |
| US08503149B2 |
Apparatus and method for scalable power distribution
According to one aspect of the invention, a plug-in module is provided for installing in a power distribution assembly. In one embodiment, the plug-in module may include an overcurrent protection device, a power cable, which may include a first end coupled to the overcurrent protection device, and a second end coupled to the first end, one or more receptacle outlets attached to the second end and electrical contacts coupled to the overcurrent protection device and configured to couple the plug-in module to a plurality of stationary electrical conductors of the power distribution assembly. |
| US08503144B2 |
Control circuit with protection circuit for power supply
A control circuit with protection circuit for power supply according to the present invention comprises a peak-detection circuit and a protection circuit. The peak-detection circuit detects an AC input voltage and generates a peak-detection signal. The protection circuit generates a reset signal to reduce the output of the power supply in response to the peak-detection signal. The present invention can protect the power supply in response to the AC input voltage effectively through the peak-detection circuit. |
| US08503139B2 |
High dimming ratio control and short circuit protection for LED drive with step up converter
The present invention discloses a step up circuit with output floating for driving a load such as a LED or a series of LEDs in a string. The step up circuit comprises an input port, an output port, an inductor, an input capacitor, an output capacitor, a first switch, a second switch and a third switch. The third switch S3 is an additional switch for purpose of high dimming ratio control, short circuit protection and input disconnection realization. Further, the third switch can implement an additional LDO function when the voltage at the input port is larger than the voltage across the load. |
| US08503132B2 |
Head gimbal assembly, slider, and method of manufactuing a head gimbal assembly with reduced lead length
A head gimbal assembly for a hard disk drive includes a head slider having a head element part which performs reading and/or writing of data to/from a magnetic disc and a suspension on which the head slider is mounted. Bonding pads formed on the head slider are formed on a side surface of the head slider except for an air bearing surface (ABS) which faces the magnetic disc and a back surface on a side opposite to the ABS. End peripheries of the bonding pads are arranged to be in contact with an end periphery of the side surface of the head slider which abuts on the back surface of the head slider. |
| US08503131B2 |
Perpendicular magnetic write head having a novel shield structure
A magnetic write head for perpendicular magnetic data recording. The write head includes a substrate and a magnetic write pole formed on the substrate, the write pole having a trailing edge and first and second sides. A magnetic stitched pole is formed over a portion of the magnetic write pole, the stitched pole having a front edge that defines a secondary flare point. First and second non-magnetic side walls are formed at the first and second sides of the write pole. The non-magnetic side walls extend from the substrate at least to the trailing edge of the write pole in a first region near an air bearing surface and wherein the first and second non-magnetic side walls extend from the substrate to a point between the substrate and the trailing edge, allowing the stitched magnetic pole to extend partially over the sides of the write pole. |
| US08503130B1 |
Magnetic head for perpendicular magnetic recording having a main pole and a shield
A magnetic head includes first and second coils, a main pole, a write shield, first and second yoke layers, and first and second coupling parts. The first and second yoke layers are magnetically connected to the write shield. The first yoke layer is located on the leading side relative to the main pole, whereas the second yoke layer is located on the trailing side relative to the main pole. The first coupling part magnetically couples the main pole and the second yoke layer to each other. The second coupling part magnetically couples the first yoke layer and the second yoke layer to each other. The first coil is wound around the first coupling part, whereas the second coil is wound around the second coupling part. |
| US08503129B2 |
Library device
Provided is a library device with which an accessor can move even when a magnetic tape cartridge is ejected out from a magazine onto a transporting path on which the accessor moves. The library device includes: a magazine inside which slots are provided; a device main body which houses the magazine; an accessor provided on one side of the device main body; and a magnetic tape drive which transports cartridges. A cartridge ejection preventing mechanism for preventing ejection of the entire part of the cartridge from the slot is provided in an opening-part front face of the slot, and a cartridge stopper member of the ejection preventing mechanism is set to be reciprocally rotatable along the moving direction of the accessor. |
| US08503125B2 |
Channel-source laser-pulsing system architecture for thermal-assisted recording
A method and apparatus for generating a laser signal for driving a laser used in thermal-assisted recording. A channel of a hard drive generates a high-frequency component of the laser signal—e.g., a periodic wave or series of pulses—and synchronizes the phase of the laser signal with a corresponding write data signal which controls the magnetization of data bits within the magnetic disk of the hard drive. The channel may be connected to a read/write integrated circuit via a channel interconnect. The read/write circuit may include a second phase control to compensate for any phase shift and an adder circuit to combine the transmitted high-frequency laser with a DC bias. Further, the read/write circuit may include a feedback loop for adjusting the DC bias based on environmental parameters of the hard drive such as temperature. |
| US08503124B2 |
Head servo control system and head servo control method
A servo control system configured to position a head in accordance with position error signals between servo data on a disk read by the head in a servo sampling cycle and a target position. The system includes a plurality of adaptive peak filters connected in parallel configured to filter the position error signals and configured to change filter coefficients adaptively, and an estimator configured to estimate head vibration caused by disturbances using the servo data read by the head. The system further includes a selector configured to select a portion of the plurality of adaptive peak filters at preset occasions, and a setter configured to update coefficient settings of the portion of the adaptive peak filters selected by the selector in accordance with an estimation by the estimator. |
| US08503123B2 |
Optical filter and flat display panel comprising the same
An optical filter including: a base film; and a function incorporation layer on the base film and for shielding electromagnetic interference and absorbing external light, the function incorporation layer having a cross mesh pattern, wherein the cross mesh pattern includes a plurality of pattern lines, and wherein at least a part of the cross mesh pattern protrudes from a surface of the function incorporation layer facing toward the reflection prevention layer. |
| US08503119B2 |
Leaf spring with high vickers hardness
A leaf spring supports a pillar shaped movable portion disposed in a center portion with respect to a cylindrical fixed portion disposed around the movable portion in the direction of a center axis shiftably so as to position the movable portion in a radial direction. The leaf spring is made of a material having Vickers hardness which is not less than 500 (HV). |
| US08503118B2 |
Lens driving device
In a lens driving device, a rack gear portion is used as a gear portion so that the gear portion can be disengaged from the terminal end of the lead screw in the radial direction. To efficiently utilize a guide shaft formed with high precision, the guide shaft extends through a spring supporting frame of a lens holder that holds a lens, a movable member having the rack gear portion that meshes with the lead screw, whereby the movable member and the lens holder are linearly guided along the guide shaft, and the guide shaft also serves as the rotation axis of the movable member. A compression coil spring is wound around the guide shaft, and the rack gear portion is pressed against the lead screw by using the compression coil spring. |
| US08503117B2 |
Apparatus for driving lens
A lens driving apparatus which lessens shake of the lenses is provided. The lens driving apparatus includes a lens support unit comprising a first support and a second support that face each other, and a slope on an inner surface of the first support, wherein one or more lenses are mounted on the lens support unit; a contact unit disposed between the first and second supports, wherein a protrusion is formed on one surface of the contact unit facing the slope; a force application unit configured to apply a force to the contact unit so that the protrusion contacts the slope; and a driving unit configured to contact another surface of the contact unit and configured to move the lens support unit in an optical axis direction. |
| US08503112B2 |
Image capturing lens assembly
An image capturing lens assembly comprises, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element with positive refractive power having a convex object-side surface, a second lens element with refractive power, a third lens element with positive refractive power having a convex image-side surface, and a fourth lens element with refractive power having a convex object-side surface and a concave image-side surface. The object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fourth lens element are aspheric and have at least one inflection point. |
| US08503106B2 |
Camera module and lens driving device
There is provided a camera module. The camera module includes: a lens barrel including at least one lens; a housing receiving the lens barrel and having an opening in one surface thereof; an actuator driving the lens barrel through the opening; and a preload control part receiving the actuator therein and forming one surface of the housing by being coupled to the opening such that preload generated from the lens barrel and the actuator is controlled. |
| US08503102B2 |
Wide angle zoom lens
Embodiments of a zoom lens system may comprise at least four lens groups having a NPNP power sequence. The first lens group may include a stationary lens element. The second through fourth lens groups may be movable during zooming. An additional movable N or P lens group on the image side of the system may correct field curvatures or astigmatism. The first lens group may include a stationary, N first lens subgroup and an N second lens subgroup having a movable lens element for focusing. The first lens group may contribute to low focus breathing. Multiple lens groups may have matching movement plans. Some embodiments may be high speed and have a first lens group that can be stationary during zoom. Some embodiments may have only one aspheric surface. |
| US08503100B2 |
Compact zoom lens
A zoom lens including: a first lens group having a positive refractive power; a second lens group having a negative refractive power; a third lens group having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens group having a positive refractive power, wherein the first lens group, the second lens group, the third lens group, and the fourth lens group are sequentially arranged in the order from an object side to an image surface side, while zooming from a wide-angle position to a telephoto position, the first lens group is moved in such a way that the distance between the first lens group and the second lens group is widened, the second lens group is moved along a trajectory convex toward the image surface side, the third lens group is moved from the image surface side to the object side, and the fourth lens group is moved along a trajectory convex toward the object side, and the zoom lens satisfies the following inequalities: vd1ave>68.2, and Nd1ave>1.53 where vd1ave is the average of Abbe numbers of positive lenses belonging to the first lens group, and Nd1ave is the average of refractive indexes of the positive lenses belonging to the first lens group. |
| US08503097B2 |
Lens system, optical apparatus and manufacturing method
A lens system having, in order from an object, at least a first lens group G1 having positive refractive power, and second to fourth lens groups G2 to G4, wherein the first lens group G1 includes a front portion lens group G1a, and a rear portion lens group G1b which is disposed to an image side of the front portion lens group G1a with an air distance therebetween, and performs focusing by shifting the rear portion lens group G1b in the optical axis direction, and the fourth lens group G4 includes, in order from the object, a negative lens and a positive lens (cemented negative lens L41), a negative lens L42, and an aperture stop S, and is fixed in the optical axis direction with respect to an image plane I upon zooming from a wide angle end state to a telephoto end state. |
| US08503092B2 |
Zoom lens, optical apparatus and method of manufacturing zoom lens
A zoom lens having, in order from the object, a first lens group G1 having negative refractive power, a second lens group G2 having positive refractive power, and a third lens group G3 having positive refractive power, wherein the second lens group G2 is constituted only by three or more cemented lenses. |
| US08503091B2 |
Lens system and photographing apparatus having the same
A lens system and a photographing apparatus including the lens system are provided, the lens system including a first sub lens system that includes a plurality of lens groups, and a second sub lens system that includes a replacement lens group that replaces or is replaced by some of the plurality of lens groups. |
| US08503090B2 |
Zoom optical system, and imaging apparatus incorporating the same
The invention provides a zoom optical system comprising at least three lens groups and designed to implement zooming by varying a separation between the respective lens groups. The zoom optical system includes, on an image plane side with respect to a stop, a lens group comprising a plurality of lenses and having positive refracting power throughout. The lens group having positive refracting power includes therein a first lens and a second lens in order from the object side, an image plane side surface of the first lens being convex toward the object side, and an object side surface of the second lens being concave toward the object side. |
| US08503089B2 |
Ocular lens and optical apparatus including ocular lens
An ocular lens used in an optical apparatus, such as a telescope optical system, includes the following lens groups sequentially arranged from the object side: a first lens group G1 having negative refracting power; a second lens group G2 including a lens component having a convex surface facing the viewer's eye side; and a third lens group G3 having positive refracting power. An object-side focal plane of the third lens group G3 is located between the second lens group G2 and the third lens group G3. The first lens group G1 includes the following lens components sequentially arranged from the object side: a first lens component G1A having a convex surface facing the object side, having negative refracting power, and having a meniscus shape; and a second lens component G1B having negative refracting power. |
| US08503088B2 |
Windshield display system using electrowetting lenses
A windshield display system for installation into a vehicle that includes a windshield, a transparent display overlaying the windshield, and an array of electrowetting lenses overlaying the transparent display. Each lens of the array is operable to a flat-state where light passes through the lens substantially undistorted, and a shaped-state where emitted light from an underlying portion of the transparent display is directed in order to increase an apparent brightness of the emitted light. The array selectively magnifies pixels or portions of the transparent display, while maintaining vision clarity for the operator in regions of the windshield where images are not being displayed. The array may also outline or highlight images being displayed with a region of distortion of surrounding the image to distort the view of the scene outside the vehicle to help the operator discern the image when the outside lighting conditions are less than ideal. |
| US08503087B1 |
Structured optical surface
An optical structure includes an array of mirrors disposed on a substrate. The mirrors are disposed over a surface of the substrate and oriented at a plurality of different oblique angles relative to the surface of the substrate. The substrate comprises a clear substrate to pass external light through interstitial gaps between the mirror structures such that the optical structure is partially transparent and partially reflective. The optical structure may optionally be illuminated with an image source that emits substantially a single light ray per pixel of the image source to provide an optical system. |
| US08503082B2 |
Optical film
Optical films having anti-Moiré and anti-wetout features are described, along with systems and methods for making these optical films. A master used to make optical films is formed using a single axis actuator cutting along a trajectory that is out of plane with the surface of the master. Movement of the cutting tool along the trajectory cuts grooves having variable depth and variable pitch into the surface. Prisms formed from the master have variable depth, variable height prisms that provide anti-wetout and anti-Moiré features. |
| US08503081B2 |
Hard-coated antiglare film, polarizing plate and image display including the same, method for producing the same, and method for evaluating the same
A hard-coated antiglare film that has superior antiglare properties, allow high definition to be provided even in the case of a low haze value, can prevent white blur in an oblique direction from occurring and, and can improve the depth of black in black display, as well as a polarizing plate, and the like. The hard-coated antiglare film includes a transparent plastic film substrate and a hard-coating antiglare layer containing fine particles, which is on at least one surface of the transparent plastic film substrate. The hard-coated antiglare film has a total haze value Ht in the range of 10% to 35%. The total haze value Ht and an internal haze value Hin satisfy a relationship of 0.5≦Hin/Ht≦0.9. The surface of the hard-coating antiglare layer has an uneven shape and an arithmetic average surface roughness Ra in the range of 0.1 to 0.3 μm. |
| US08503075B2 |
High-efficiency device for focusing light to subwavelength dimensions
The general field of the invention is that of devices for focusing light to subwavelength dimensions including at least one focusing structure having a metal film provided with a first aperture that penetrates the film, the aperture having dimensions an order of magnitude smaller than the working wavelength of the focusing device. In the devices according to the invention, the focusing structure has at least one optical cavity placed around the aperture so that, when the structure is illuminated with a radiant flux at the working wavelength of the device, a large part of this flux is concentrated on the aperture by said cavity. Several embodiments are described using various cavities that may comprise plasmon reflectors. |
| US08503072B2 |
Gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier
A gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier according to the present invention has a pair of DBR areas 2, 3 disposed in sandwiching relation to gain area 1 for amplifying guided light. A portion of a waveguide of gain area 1 comprises MMI waveguide 11. |
| US08503071B2 |
Optical fiber amplifier having nanostructures
Disclosed is a stimulated Raman scattering effect (SRS), amplifying optical fiber that includes a central core comprising a dielectric matrix that is capable of vibrating at a given frequency (ωRaman) under the effect of a pump signal. The optical fiber includes at least one kind of metallic nanostructure that is capable of generating surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in the optical fiber. The metallic nanostructures have a shape and composition such that the frequency of their surface plasmon resonance (ωplasmon) corresponds to the frequency of the pump signal (ωpump) and/or the frequency of the optical signal transmitted in the optical fiber (ωsignal). |
| US08503066B2 |
Electrophoretic display device, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus
An electrophoretic display device includes: a substrate; partition walls which partition a space on the substrate into a plurality of cells; an electrophoretic dispersion liquid with which the plurality of cells on the substrate is filled; a sealing film which is disposed so as to face the substrate with the partition walls interposed therebetween and seals the plurality of cells; and phase separation portions which are partially formed between upper surfaces of the partition walls and the sealing film and in which the electrophoretic dispersion liquid is subjected to phase separation. |
| US08503064B2 |
Touch-enabled plasmonic reflective display
An electrical pressure-sensitive reflective display includes an array of display pixels, each with a transparent top surface, first electrode, second electrode, an elastic polymer medium, and metallic nanoparticles distributed in the elastic polymer medium. When a first voltage potential is applied between the first and second electrodes of each display pixel, a first color is reflected from the incident spectrum of light, assuming no pressure is applied on the top surface of each display pixel. When the top surface of a first display pixel is deformed in response to an applied pressure, the elastic polymer medium in the first display pixel is compressed, decreasing the metallic nanoparticle-to-metallic nanoparticle mean distance in the first display pixel. In response to decreasing the metallic nanoparticle-to-metallic nanoparticle mean distance, the color reflected from the incident spectrum of light by the second display pixel is changed from the first color to second color. |
| US08503056B2 |
Bias point control circuit for externally modulated transmitter
Methods and apparatuses for controlling a bias point voltage for an external optical modulator are provided. A control loop is used to adjust a bias signal applied to an external modulator by determining unwanted signals at a predetermined frequency received by an optical receiver of the control loop and accounting for these unwanted signals when determining the bias point voltage. |
| US08503055B2 |
Curve correction mechanism, optical scanner, and image forming apparatus
A curve correction mechanism for correcting a direction and degree of curvature of a reflecting mirror that reflects a light beam includes an adjuster to contact and move a pressing member between a first position, where a first pressing portion of the pressing member presses against an outboard portion of the reflecting mirror provided outboard from a support that supports the reflecting mirror in a longitudinal direction of the reflecting mirror while a second pressing portion of the pressing member is isolated from the reflecting mirror, and a second position, where the second pressing portion of the pressing member presses against an inboard portion of the reflecting mirror provided inboard from the support while the first pressing portion of the pressing member is isolated from the reflecting mirror. |
| US08503054B2 |
Device for deflecting light beams
A device for deflecting light beams is provided, which includes a swing-mounted light exit segment of an optical waveguide and a swing-mounted mirror. The device features a first rotation device that is set up to rotate the light exit segment of the optical waveguide, from which light is able to strike the mirror, in a rotational plane, and a second rotation device that is set up to rotate the mirror around a rotational axis situated in the mirror plane, which deviates from the vertical to the rotational plane. |
| US08503053B2 |
Precision scan sphere
A precision scan sphere designed for use in conjunction with scanner technology, and includes a full or partial sphere, having a laser detecting surface, and which can be mounted by a shank into a holder, or held by a steel insert that may be applied to a sphere mount, during its application and usage. Because of the reduction and size of the insert, as applied to the bottom of the scan sphere, as an example, a 2.375 inch diameter sphere can mount directly to a 1.5 inch sphere mount, during its application and usage. |
| US08503051B2 |
Generating a preview image by providing a color matching function and a color editing function for different objects contained in a document to be printed
A method and apparatus to generate a preview image. The method of generating the preview image includes classifying data input from an application program by data types, performing a color matching operation that converts a first color signal of the input data into a second color signal used in a printing device according to one or more rendering intents set for the classified data types, and generating the preview image of the input data for which the color matching operation is completed. The preview image is generated based on the color-matched data for the different classified data types. Thus, the preview image appears to be substantially the same image as a document that is printed by an image forming device. |
| US08503049B2 |
Document reading apparatus
A document reading apparatus includes a document positioning plate configured to position a document, a carriage configured to move a light source along the document positioning plate, a reading unit configured to read an image of a document illuminated by a light source of the carriage, a white reference member provided in the displacement range of the carriage, an input unit configured to input a reading start instruction for a document, and a control unit configured to move the carriage along the document positioning plate in response to a reading start instruction input via the input unit. The control unit moves the carriage to a first position at which the white reference member is provided, cause the reading unit to read the white reference member, moves the carriage to a second position that is an acceleration start position for accelerating toward the reading start position of the document positioning plate, and waits for a reading start instruction input from the input unit. |
| US08503048B2 |
Auto document feeding device and image scanning device
According to one embodiment, an auto document feeding device comprises: a document placing section on which documents are placed; a first gate configured to divert the documents in a first direction or a second direction; a first conveying unit or a second conveying unit configured to lead the documents to the image scanning unit; a paper discharging and conveying unit configured to lead the documents from the image scanning unit in the direction of the paper discharge tray; a reversing roller configured to switch back the documents passed through the paper discharging and conveying unit; a reversing and conveying unit configured to convey the documents from the reversing roller to the first gate; and a second gate configured to divert the documents passed through the paper discharging and conveying unit to the reversing and conveying unit. |
| US08503046B2 |
Rotating prism scanning device and method for scanning
The present invention relates to a scanning device and a method for scanning. The scanning device comprises a first frame (4) supporting a first deflector (6), and a second frame (8) supporting a second deflector (10). The first frame is arranged for rotation around a first axis (12), and the second frame is arranged for rotation around a second axis (14). The first frame is rotatably connected to a base (38) for rotation around the first axis and the second frame is arranged for rotation around the first axis. The method for scanning comprises rotating the first frame around the first axis according to a first selected value, and rotating the second frame around the second axis according to a second selected value. |
| US08503045B2 |
Overhead scanner device, image acquiring method, and computer-readable recording medium
An overhead scanner device includes an area sensor, a linear sensor, and a control unit, wherein the control unit includes an area-image acquiring unit that controls the area sensor to successively acquire a plurality of images, a feature-point extracting unit that extracts feature points from the images acquired by the area-image acquiring unit, a velocity-vector computing unit that computes a velocity vector of each of the feature points by comparing the feature points extracted by the feature-point extracting unit between the images, and a read-start determining unit that determines a read start by the linear sensor, based on the velocity vector computed by the velocity-vector computing unit. |
| US08503039B2 |
Image reading apparatus
In an image reading apparatus, a white reference member for obtaining a reference value used in shading correction in the reading mechanism and an elastic member for cleaning a surface of the transparent member are provided such that respective positions of the white reference member and the elastic member with respect to the transparent member are variable. A controller controls the positions of these members with respect to the transparent member to alternately achieve movement of the white reference member to a position where the white reference member faces the transparent member and movement of the elastic member to a position where the elastic member faces the transparent member. The controller calculates the above reference value using a plurality of detection values read by the reading mechanism through the above positional control. |
| US08503038B2 |
Media advance with voiding of sensitive substrates
Methods and systems herein provide for securely advancing continuous form media including pre-printed sensitive elements. A command is identified for advancing the media without imprinting on the sensitive elements. A security image is identified for voiding the sensitive elements. The security image is then imprinted on the sensitive elements as the media is advanced to void the sensitive elements. Embodiments include detecting a Non Process Run Out (NPRO) command at a printer for advancing the media without imprinting the sensitive elements, and imprinting the security image onto the sensitive elements as the media is advanced to void the sensitive elements. Further embodiments include detecting that a print job includes a blank logical page for advancing the media without imprinting the sensitive elements, and imprinting the security image onto the sensitive elements as the media is advanced to void the sensitive elements. |
| US08503037B2 |
Reducing IOP registration error in a digital document system
What is disclosed is a novel method for reducing errors in IOP registration of a digital document system. In one embodiment, a number of digital pages (10, for example) are received in the image path. For each of a process and lateral direction of a first side of each digital image, a total amount of IOP registration error to be corrected is determined. A portion of the total IOP registration error is estimated that is separable error. Each of the estimated separable errors are subtracted from the total IOP registration error to obtain an amount of non-separable error in each respective direction. The non-separable error values are averaged to obtain an error value for each direction per-side. The error values are compensated for in their respective directions per-side by adjustments to the device in an amount which is equal in magnitude and in an opposite direction to the error. |
| US08503036B2 |
System and method of improving image quality in digital image scanning and printing by reducing noise in output image data
A system and method of reducing noise in output image data is provided. Grayscale image data having a plurality of pixels is received and processed. During processing, pixels which may produce noise are identified, and a mask associated with the image data is generated. The mask provides information related to the pixels, such as opaque and transparent regions for overlaying the pixels. The image data and the mask are compressed and stored. The mask assists in preventing the identified pixels from being visible when the image data is output, thereby reducing the noise in the image. |
| US08503031B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
The image processing apparatus executes quantization processing of second multi-valued image data that corresponds to a second relative movement of a plurality of relative movements based on first multi-valued image data that corresponds to a first relative movement of the plurality of relative movements, and executes quantization processing of the first multi-valued image data based on the second multi-valued image data. This makes it possible to output a high-quality image having excellent robustness and reduced graininess by controlling the overlap rate of dots that are printed by the first relative movement and the dots that are printed by the second relative movement. |
| US08503025B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer program product
An image processing apparatus includes a color information generating unit that generates information of color values in input image data; an Index table generating unit that generates an Index table in which a first identification information according to a hash value is associated with a first predetermined number of color values; a drawing unit that generates a second identification information according to the hash value for each color value in the input image data and performs, when the second identification information is different from the first identification information associated with a color value in the Index table having a same value, drawing according to the color value, and when the second identification information is the same as the first identification information, drawing according to the first identification information; and a converting unit that converts an image drawn by the identification information into a color value. |
| US08503021B2 |
Receiving error screen from image processing apparatus and from external server
To provide a mechanism in which a browser appropriately notifies a user of a change in the state without waiting for an instruction from a server and displays an appropriate operation screen upon reception of the instruction from the server in an information processing apparatus executing a process based on a request from the server. Upon detection of a change in the state, a service provider 340 notifies a Web browser 330 of the state and content information corresponding to the state. The Web browser 330 displays a screen in accordance with the content information included in the notification of the change in the state from the service provider 340. In addition, the Web browser 330 accesses an URL in accordance with an instruction from a Web server 102 to acquire an appropriate operation screen and displays the operation screen. |
| US08503014B2 |
Gateway
A gateway converts a signal between a transmitting terminal capable of transmitting printable print contents in accordance with a FAX protocol and a receiving terminal capable of receiving the print contents in accordance with an HTTP protocol and printing the print contents. |
| US08503012B2 |
Host apparatus connected to image forming apparatus and web page printing method thereof
A host apparatus connected with an image forming apparatus and a web page printing method thereof. The method of printing a displayed web page includes capturing at least one area on the displayed web page, displaying the at least one captured area in a first area disposed adjacent to the displayed web page, editing the at least one captured area displayed in the first area, and executing the at least one captured and edited area. With this, it is convenient for a user to select, edit and print a desired area from a web page. |
| US08503011B2 |
Printing control apparatus, printing control method, and storage medium for use in printing using a hot folder
When input print data is data for normal printing, a hot folder control manager changes information on the property rights of the print data to a holder to whom a quota of a shared folder is not set (holder on whom use limit is not imposed). Then, the hot folder control manager moves print data changing information on the property rights to a normal printing hot folder. |
| US08503008B2 |
Computer readable medium, printing control apparatus and printing system for outputting second job and first job based on second job attributes
An computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process for controlling printing, the process includes: accepting a first printing instruction; accepting a second printing instruction; storing, when the first printing instruction is accepted, a first print job corresponding to the first printing instruction in a storage unit; and outputting, to a printing apparatus, when the second printing instruction is accepted, both (i) a second print job corresponding to the second printing instruction and (ii) the first print job stored in the storage unit. |
| US08503007B2 |
Method, computer program, and system for processing several document processing jobs
In a method for processing of a plurality of document processing jobs in a computer-aided document processing system, job chaperone data are generated that identify a preferred job processing apparatus relative to other job processing apparatuses of a same type in a job provider computer with respect to a document processing job. |
| US08503002B2 |
Print control device, printing system and computer-readable recording medium storing printing program
A print controlling device is provided with a print process executing unit capable of concurrently executing a plurality of printing processes for a plurality of printing devices, respectively. Each of the plurality of printing processes is a process for generating print data to be transmitted to a printing device. The print controlling device includes a first judging unit configured to judge whether a number of concurrently executed ones of the plurality of printing processes exceeds a first restriction value, and part of the concurrently executed ones of the plurality of the printing processes is temporarily stopped when the number of concurrently executed ones of the plurality of printing processes exceeds the first restriction value. |
| US08503001B2 |
Approach for updating usage information on printing devices
A printing device includes a user interface, a print module, memory and a device agent. The device agent is configured to modify usage information stored in the memory of the printing device. Based on values in the usage information, one or more processes operating on the printing device may be suspended. If so suspended, a user may contact an administrator who operates the device agent to modify the usage information, and permit the one or more processes to resume. |
| US08502998B2 |
Image forming apparatus and control method of image forming apparatus requiring a warm-up of a predetermined time
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including a processing device to carry out a predetermined process to a sheet in which an image is formed, the processing device requiring a warm-up of a predetermined time, a control unit to specify a warm-up completion time, to input a plurality of jobs according to a predetermined inputting operation of an operator, to specify whether the inputted job is a first job or a second job, to specify a processing time of the second job which is inputted, and to decide an execution order of the plurality of jobs so that the second job is to be executed in preference to the first job until the warm-up completion time elapses from start of a job execution and an image forming unit to orderly execute the jobs according to the execution order of the plurality of jobs which is decided by the control unit. |
| US08502997B2 |
Printing control apparatus and printing control method
A printing control apparatus includes a user interface to display at least one of pre-stored hierarchical printing options if a command to print an XPS file is received, an analysis unit to analyze a hierarchical structure of the XPS file, an applying unit to apply a pre-stored hierarchical printing option selected from among the at least one displayed hierarchical printing options to the hierarchical structure of the XPS file, and a communication interface to transmit the XPS file to which the hierarchical printing option is applied to the image forming apparatus. Therefore, a user can hierarchically set frequently used hierarchical printing options in a convenient manner. |
| US08502991B2 |
Method for the determination of the 3D coordinates of an object
A method serves for the determination of the 3D coordinates of an object. An improved method of this kind is characterized in that the object is surrounded by a plurality of reference probes having coded reference marks; and in that a plurality of shots are taken of the object such that a part of the object and a part of a reference probe is in each case included thereon. |
| US08502990B1 |
Center marking nest for method of precision locating
A system and methods for precision marking are presented. A base member is configured to slide over a surface, and a plunger is coupled to the base member and is configured to move in relation to the base member. A location marking device is coupled to the plunger, a magnetic ring is configured to hold a retro-reflector, and a magnetic ring retainer is configured to couple the magnetic ring to the plunger. A spring is coupled to the plunger and is configured to elevate the location marking device away from the surface. |
| US08502988B2 |
Pattern inspection apparatus and pattern inspection method
According to one embodiment, a pattern inspection apparatus includes a light source, a beam splitter, a first optical system, a second optical system, a controller, a phase controller and a detector. The beam splitter splits an emitted light into first and second optical paths. The first optical system delivers the light to a first pattern and delivers a first reflected light from the first pattern. The second optical system delivers the light to a second pattern and delivers a second reflected light from the second pattern. The controller is provided on the optical path, and intensities of the first and second reflected lights are substantially equal. The phase controller is provided on the optical path, and phases of the first and second reflected lights are inverted. In addition, the detector detects a light that the first and second reflected lights are made to interfere with each other. |
| US08502986B2 |
Lightwave interference measurement apparatus that calculates absolute distance using lightwave interference
A lightwave interference measurement apparatus includes a wavelength-variable laser which periodically performs wavelength scanning between first and second reference wavelengths to emit light beam, a wavelength-fixed laser which emits light beam having a third reference wavelength, a light beam splitting element which splits the light beams into reference light beam and light beam under test, a phase detector which detects a phase based on an interference signal of the reference light beam and the light beam under test, and an analyzer which sequentially determines an interference order of the third reference wavelength based on the third reference wavelength, first and second synthetic wavelengths, an integer component of a phase change amount in the wavelength scanning, and interference orders of the first and second synthetic wavelengths, and calculates an absolute distance between the surface under test and the reference surface. |
| US08502984B2 |
Optical measurement apparatus
An optical measurement apparatus using an optical fiber to measure the characteristic of an object to be measured arranged along the circumference of a circle includes a first pulley, a second pulley which is turnable on its own axis at a second angular velocity while revolving about the first pulley at a first angular velocity, and the optical fiber which is held by the second pulley and projects detection light on the object to be measured and receives reflected light from the object to be measured. The first angular velocity and the second angular velocity are the same in magnitude and opposite in the direction. Occurrence of a twist in the optical fiber is suppressed, and therefore, the optical measurement apparatus is capable of measuring the characteristics of the object to be measured with high accuracy. |
| US08502983B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting surface plasmon resonance
Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for detecting a surface plasmon resonance. The apparatus may radiate a polarized beam of light to a device, such as a surface plasmon resonance generator, and may measure variations in a temperature of the device to detect whether a surface plasmon resonance has occurred. The detection of a surface plasmon resonance may be associated with the presence of a particular material such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or materials disrupting ozone, for example. |
| US08502981B2 |
Methods and systems for chemical composition measurement and monitoring using a rotating filter spectrometer
The invention relates to methods and systems for measuring and/or monitoring the chemical composition of a sample (e.g., a process stream), and/or detecting specific substances or compounds in a sample, using light spectroscopy such as absorption, emission and fluorescence spectroscopy. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to spectrometers with rotating narrow-band interference optical filter(s) to measure light intensity as a function of wavelength. More specifically, in certain embodiments, the invention relates to a spectrometer system with a rotatable filter assembly with a position detector rigidly attached thereto, and, in certain embodiments, the further use of various oversampling methods and techniques described herein, made particularly useful in conjunction with the rotatable filter assembly. In preferred embodiments, the rotatable filter is tilted with respect to the rotation axis, thereby providing surprisingly improved measurement stability and significantly improved control of the wavelength coverage of the filter spectrometer. |
| US08502978B2 |
Surface position detecting apparatus, exposure apparatus, surface position detecting method, and device manufacturing method
A surface position detecting apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention has a light-sending optical system which makes first light and second light from first and second patterns incident at different incidence angles to a predetermined surface to project an intermediate image of the first pattern and an intermediate image of the second pattern onto the predetermined surface; a light-receiving optical system which guides the first light and the second light reflected by the predetermined surface, to a first observation surface and to a second observation surface, respectively, to form an observation image of the first pattern and an observation image of the second pattern on the first and second observation surfaces; and a detecting section which detects a piece of position information of the observation image of the first pattern and a piece of position information of the observation image of the second pattern and calculates a surface position of the predetermined surface, based on the pieces of position information. The light-sending optical system has a sending-side reflecting section which reflects the second light having passed via sending-side common optical members, an even number of times to make the second light incident at the incidence angle smaller than that of the first light to the predetermined surface. |
| US08502976B2 |
UV diode laser excitation in flow cytometry
The present invention generally relates to a method and apparatus for exciting particles, and more specifically relates to analyzers or sorters for exciting fluorescently labeled particles with a multimode diode laser and the optics for making high resolution determinations from the multimode diode laser beam excitation. |
| US08502970B2 |
Microstructured body, process for producing the microstructured body, sensor device, and Raman spectrometry device
In order to simply produce a microstructured body in which metal particles are arranged so as to be fixed to depressions of a metal substrate having at a surface a structure of protrusions and the depressions, a process for producing the microstructured body includes the steps of: (A) preparing a metal substrate 11 with a surface having a structure of protrusions and depressions; (B) forming a metal film 21 on the surface of the metal substrate 11, where the metal film 21 contains as the main component a metal different from the constituent metal of the metal substrate 11; and (C) annealing the metal film so that the constituent metal of the metal film is coagulated into particles. |
| US08502967B2 |
Apparatus for optical inspection
An apparatus for optical inspection comprises a platform extending in a first direction, a transmitting unit for transporting at least one carrier in the first direction from an input port to an output port thereof, each of the at least one carrier to support one of at least one object to be inspected, a first detector disposed above the platform and extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction for inspecting the at least one object on the at least one carrier, the first detector including a first scanner extending in the second direction between the input port and the output port, and a first roller set between the first scanner and the input port to apply force onto a surface of each of the at least one object. |
| US08502965B2 |
Device for measuring lens eccentricity
A device for measuring eccentricity of a lens includes a support portion, an eccentricity detector, a driving device, a vacuum absorption device, a clamping device, and a rotatable pole. The support portion includes a plurality of gear teeth and a first through hole. The eccentricity detector is positioned above the lens. The driving device includes a driving mechanism and a motor. The motor rotates the driving mechanism. The vacuum absorption device includes an air pipe and a vacuum generation element. The vacuum generation element is for removing air from the air pipe. The clamping device includes a first clamping element and a second clamping element. The first clamping element cooperates with the second clamping element to locate and fix the lens. The rotatable pole includes a second through hole. The rotatable pole is for supporting the support portion. |
| US08502960B2 |
Heat transfer assembly, lithographic apparatus and manufacturing method
A lithographic apparatus includes a heat transfer assembly configured to temperature control at least a portion of the lithographic apparatus. The heat transfer assembly includes a printed circuit board, and a plurality of heat transfer elements. The printed circuit board and the plurality of heat transfer elements are configured to be attached to the portion of the lithographic apparatus. The plurality of heat transfer elements are separate from and are electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. |
| US08502947B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes a switching element, a first electrode, a second electrode electrically connected with the switching element and facing the first electrode. In the second electrode, a plurality of slits in a V shape is formed along a first direction. The first and second substrates include first and second alignment films, respectively. The slit in the V shape includes a central portion, a first end connected with one end of the first central portion, a second end connected with the other end of the first central portion, a second central portion, a third end connected with one end of the second central portion, and a fourth end connected with the other end of the second central portion. The first end and the third end are connected each other. |
| US08502942B2 |
Display apparatus providing side view luminance enhancement
A flat panel display device is provided with an increased viewing angle having good dark versus light imaging contrast. The display device includes a display panel, a first optical unit, and a second optical unit. The display panel includes a liquid crystal layer that is driven in a vertical alignment mode. The first optical unit includes a negative C-plate and a first polarizer having a first absorption axis. The second optical unit includes a biaxial compensation plate having a refractive indices coefficient, (nx−nz)/(nx−ny) of more than 0.45 and less than 0.55, and a second polarizer having a second absorption axis crossing the first absorption axis. The biaxial compensation plate has a refractive indices relationship of nx>nz>ny such that dispersion of polarization states of colored light rays passed through the C-plate and the liquid crystal layer may be minimized and gathered about an extinction point, thereby improving contrast at side viewing angles. |
| US08502940B2 |
Liquid crystal display apparatus comprising a plurality of pixel boundary areas that vary for different color pixels and overall pixel electrode conductive areas that are equal for each pixel
Disclosed herein is a display apparatus including a first substrate patterned to create pixel electrodes, a second substrate placed to face the first substrate and a liquid-crystal layer sandwiched by the first and second substrates wherein: one of the first and second substrates is patterned to create color filters each provided for one of a plurality of different colors as color filters each associated with one of the pixel electrodes each included in one of pixels each provided for one of the different colors; each of the pixels each provided for one of the different colors has a pixel area which varies from color to color; and the ratio of the electrode area of any particular one of the pixel electrodes to the pixel area of the pixel that includes the particular pixel electrode varies from color to color. |
| US08502937B2 |
Protective film for polarizers
A protective film for polarizers, including a cellulose resin having an acyl substituent with from 2 to 4 carbon atoms and having a degree of acyl substitution of from 2.1 to 2.7, which satisfies 25≦Re≦100 and 50≦Rth≦300 and in which the cellulose resin contributes to expression of at least 40% of the Re in the film. |
| US08502933B2 |
Backlight unit having fixed and removable metal core printed circuit board and liquid crystal display module having the same
A backlight unit includes a mold frame, a metal core printed circuit board (“MCPCB”) on which at least one light emitting diode (“LED”) is mounted, a reflector, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet. The mold frame includes an MCPCB fixing portion, the MCPCB is directly and removably disposed on the MCPCB fixing portion, and a lower surface of the MCPCB is exposed to the outside of the mold frame. On the MCPCB, a reflector, a light guide plate, and an optical sheet are placed in the order named. The light guide plate has a light entering surface facing the LED. |
| US08502932B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and manufacturing and repairing methods thereof
An LCD device is disclosed. The LCD device includes: a gate line and a gate electrode formed on a substrate; a common line formed in the same layer as the gate line; a gate insulation film entirely formed on the substrate with the gate line; a data line formed on the gate insulation film opposite to the common line and configured to cross with the gate line and to define a pixel region; a source electrode formed to protrude from the data line; a drain electrode separated by a first distance from the source electrode; a passivation film entirely formed on the substrate with the data line; and a pixel electrode formed on the passivation film and connected to the drain electrode. The common line includes first and second common lines separated by a second distance from each other, and a third common line formed within the second distance between the first and second common lines and used as a repair pattern during a repairing process. |
| US08502930B2 |
Electrically-driven liquid crystal lens and stereoscopic display device using the same
Disclosed are an electrically-driven liquid crystal lens which includes a light shade to be switched on/off according to whether or not voltage is applied, reducing a cell gap of a liquid crystal layer, and a stereoscopic display device using the same, the electrically-driven liquid crystal lens includes first and second substrates opposite each other and each including plural lens regions and a light shade provided at a boundary of each lens region, first electrodes formed in a given direction on the first substrate in each lens region, a second electrode formed on the second substrate and having an aperture corresponding to the light shade, first and second light shade switching electrodes formed at the light shade and extending parallel to the first electrodes, a liquid crystal layer between both the substrates, and a polarizer plate formed above the second substrate and having a first transmission axis. |
| US08502928B2 |
Television receiver and electronic device
In one embodiment, a television receiver includes a housing, and a supporting member accommodated in the housing, including a first supporting surface, a second supporting surface located on an opposite side of the first supporting surface, a first end portion, a second end portion located on an opposite side of the first end portion, a third end portion connecting the first and second end portions, and a fourth end portion located on an opposite side of the third end portion, and including a plurality of openings penetrating from the first supporting surface to the second supporting surface. In addition, the supporting member includes a beam provided between the openings, and the beam includes a first beam portion which is parallel to the first or third end portion, and a second beam portion which is not parallel to the first and third end portions. |
| US08502926B2 |
Display system having coherent and incoherent light sources
Embodiments are disclosed that allow light display systems, such as projectors, to be manufactured having lower power consumption, reduced speckling, and/or that are less expensive than conventional light projectors. In some embodiments, may include an incoherent light source and a coherent light source operating in concert with one another to produce a combined light beam that has similar wavelength contributions from the incoherent and coherent light sources. |
| US08502925B2 |
Television programming of a remote control
A television includes a television with a remote control. A user interface running on the television ascertains a brand and model number of a device that is to be operated by the remote control and after responsive to such; the television transmits commands to the remote control to program the remote control, thereby enabling the remote control to control the device. |
| US08502919B2 |
Video display device and video display method
Provided is a video display device that quickly determines, when a video signal of unknown resolution is input from the outside, the resolution of the video signal to correctly display a video. The video display device includes: A/D conversion unit for converting an analog video signal into a digital video signal by using a dot clock; clock generation unit for generating a dot clock of a predetermined frequency; phase adjustment unit for adjusting a phase of the dot clock; and control unit for estimating vertical resolution of the analog video signal based on a vertical synchronization signal and a horizontal synchronization signal, causing the clock generation unit to generate a dot clock of a frequency that corresponds to each pre-registered horizontal resolution candidate, calculating a maximum total difference value of the digital video signal while causing the phase adjustment unit to adjust a phase of the dot clock, and determining, among all the horizontal resolution candidates, the horizontal resolution, in which the maximum total difference value is largest, to be horizontal resolution of the analog video signal. |
| US08502915B2 |
Imaging device
An imaging device according to the present invention comprises a lens unit having a frame to which a lens is attached, an image sensor which ray of light that has passed the lens should enter, and a board member fixed to the frame of the lens unit, the board member being provided with an aperture for accommodating the image sensor, and the image sensor being adhered and fixed to the board member. Here, a protrusion which extends along an edge of the aperture is formed on a lens-side surface or a rear surface of the board member in at least a part of an area surrounding the aperture, and an adhesive is filled between the protrusion and the image sensor to fix the image sensor to the board member. |
| US08502912B2 |
Focusing apparatus and method for controlling the same
A focusing apparatus is configured to execute a focusing operation without using any auto-focus evaluation value obtained from an auto-focus evaluation value detection area set for an object other than that of an intended object when a plurality of objects is detected. |
| US08502910B2 |
Light-collecting device, light-collecting device group, and solid-state imaging apparatus
A light-collecting device includes at least one first annular region having a first refractive index, and at least one second annular region having a second refractive index different from the first refractive index, the at least one first annular region and the at least one second annular region are adjacently and alternately arranged in a concentric manner, and at least one of the at least one first annular region and the at least one second annular region includes a gap at a portion where a width of the annular region gradually decreases. |
| US08502908B2 |
Imaging apparatus, imaging apparatus body and reporting terminal
An imaging apparatus capable of assisting such shooting that a designated subject is accommodated in a predetermined reference range without user's continuing gazing at a display screen. Imaging apparatus 100 has: imaging optical system 310 that forms an optical image of a subject; solid-state image sensor 330 that converts the optical image into an electrical signal; video signal processing section 350 that carries out a predetermined processing for the electrical signal and generates image data; tracking processing section 390 that decides whether or not the designated subject is in a predetermined range within a trackable range, using the image data generated in video signal processing section 350; and reporting section 410 that reports a decision result in tracking processing section 390 by means of light. |
| US08502907B2 |
Image pickup lens, image pickup apparatus and mobile terminal
Provided is a small-sized five-element image pickup lens which ensures a sufficient lens speed of about F2 and exhibits various aberrations being excellently corrected. The image pickup lens is composed of, in order from the object side, a first lens with a positive refractive power, including a convex surface facing the object side; a second lens with a negative refractive power, including a concave surface facing the image side; a third lens with a positive or negative refractive power; a fourth lens with a positive refractive power, including a convex surface facing the image side; and a fifth lens with a negative refractive power, including a concave surface facing the image side. The image-side surface of the fifth lens has an aspheric shape, and includes an inflection point at a position excluding an intersection point with the optical axis. |
| US08502904B2 |
Digital photographic apparatus and method for controlling the same that provide vision correction
Provided are a digital photographing apparatus which provides the benefit of distorting an image of an object display on an electronic viewfinder so that the object does not appear to be distorted to a user with astigmatism, and a method of controlling the digital photographing apparatus. The digital photographing apparatus includes an image capture device configured to generate data from light incident to an object to generate preview images of the object; and an electronic viewfinder configured to display preview images, wherein the digital photographing apparatus is configured to distort the preview image to correct for the vision of a user and to control the electronic viewfinder to display the distorted preview image. |
| US08502902B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device obtains highly accurate image data regardless of the intensity of incident light. The semiconductor device includes a first photo sensor provided in a pixel, a second photo sensor provided around the pixel, and a controller for setting the drive condition of the first photo sensor in accordance with the intensity of outside light obtained by the second photo sensor. An image is taken after the sensitivity of the first photo sensor is changed in accordance with the drive condition set by the controller. Thus, in the semiconductor device, an image can be taken using the first photo sensor whose sensitivity is optimized in accordance with the intensity of incident light. |
| US08502901B2 |
Image capture method and portable communication device
An image capture method is provided for a portable communication device having a display unit, which real-time displays an image at least including an object to be shot. The method includes sensing a moving acceleration of the portable communication device based on a first gravity-sensing threshold value. A touch focus signal is received so that the portable communication device focuses on one of the objects to be the focus-lock object. Then, according to the touch focus signal, the first gravity-sensing threshold value is changed to a second gravity-sensing threshold value, which is larger than the first gravity-sensing threshold value. The image at least including the focus-lock object is captured. |
| US08502900B2 |
Digital camera and interchangeable lens unit
A circuit board is arranged on an end face of a lens barrel on a lens mount side and installed with an electronic circuit device, a plurality of connection terminals which are arranged in an electrically insulating state in the lens mount and serve to connect the electronic circuit device on the circuit board with an electronic circuit device inside a camera body, and a wiring member is for connecting the plurality of connection terminals with the circuit board, where the wiring member is provided with a ground connection section which is connected to a ground pattern of the circuit board and also electrically connected to a connection terminal that is to be a ground terminal among the plurality of connection terminals, and an extended wiring pattern is for electrically grounding the ground connection section on a metal portion of the lens mount. |
| US08502897B2 |
Solid-state imaging device having a cell structure of parallel circuits each including series connected charged coupled devices
According to one embodiment, a cell includes 2N pixels configured to accumulate charges generated based on incident light, an amplifier transistor is formed for each the cell and amplifies, for each of the pixels, signals read out from the pixels to a floating diffusion, and charge coupled devices transfer the charges accumulated in the pixels to the floating diffusion. |
| US08502892B2 |
Processing device for correcting defect pixel values of an image sensor unit, image sensor unit with the processing device and method
A device for correcting a defect pixel value of a CMOS image sensor unit is proposed, the image sensor unit comprising at least a first and a second pixel array. The image sensor unit is arranged to project the same image onto each pixel array. The correcting device comprises at least a first and a second input channel for receiving pixel values of the first and the second pixel array, respectively. The processing device is operable to replace the defect pixel value by a corrected pixel value, which is determined from values of neighboring pixels to the defect pixel of the same pixel array. The corrected pixel value is evaluated with respect to values of a corresponding pixel and its neighboring pixels of the second pixel array at the same location as the defect pixel of the first pixel array in respect to the projected image. |
| US08502891B2 |
Method and apparatus for realizing dynamic image effect
A method and apparatus for realizing a dynamic image effect by which a user can have fun by setting a moving direction and speed of an object (e.g., snow, flowers and autumn leaves) and displaying the object together with an image. The apparatus for realizing the dynamic image effect includes a digital image processing apparatus, and includes a digital signal processor (DSP) for adjusting direction and speed of the object displayed together with the image. |
| US08502890B2 |
Switcher control device, switcher control method, and image synthesizing apparatus
A switcher control device includes: a superimposition determining unit that determines whether a superimposition image is superimposed on an image taken by a camera based on angle information and zoom value information about the camera in selecting a camera image when an effects switcher selects the image taken by the camera as a background image; and a switcher instructing unit that instructs the effects switcher to superimpose the superimposition image based on a determined result of the superimposition determining unit. |
| US08502889B2 |
Solid-state image capturing device, and image capturing apparatus
A solid-state image capturing device includes: a pixel array including a plurality of two-dimensionally arrayed pixels; a row scanning circuit that performs row scanning to sequentially select a row; a column ADC circuit that simultaneously converts analog pixel signals output from the plurality of pixels belonging to a row selected by the row scanning circuit into pieces of digital pixel data; a column digital memory that stores pixel data of one row therein; and a one-line compression circuit that sequentially performs compression coding to pixel data output from the column digital memory. In the solid-state image capturing device, when performing the compression coding to the pixel data, the one-line compression circuit refers to pixel data belonging to a row identical to that of the pixel data in question while not referring to pixel data belonging to a row different from that of the pixel data in question. |
| US08502880B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
An image processing apparatus (1) performs matching processing with respect to a first video signal and a second video signal obtained from two imaging devices (3). The matching processing minimizes a disparity amount between the first video signal and the second video signal. A third video signal obtained from one of the imaging devices (3) is shifted by a minimum disparity amount obtained as a result of the matching processing, and is added to a fourth video signal obtained from the other imaging device (3). Non-linear processing and/or contour correction processing is performed on the video signal obtained by adding the two video signals, and a monitoring image is generated. Thus, an image processing apparatus is provided that can obtain a monitoring image of high image quality by adding two video signals and utilizing the resulting video signal as a monitoring image. |
| US08502878B2 |
Imaging apparatus having a changeable operating mode responsive to an inclined orientation
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit that includes a shooting lens for collecting an image of a subject to be shot; and an imaging element that forms the image collected by the shooting lens and generates image data through photoelectric conversion of formed image. The imaging apparatus also includes an inclination detector that detects an inclination of the imaging apparatus from a predetermined position, through a rotation around a shooting optical axis of the shooting lens. The apparatus also includes a control unit that changes an operating mode to a switchable state capable of switching between operating modes when a predetermined time has elapsed in a state in which the inclination detected by the inclination detector falls within a predetermined range in which the operating modes of the imaging apparatus are switched to each other. |
| US08502877B2 |
Image pickup apparatus electronic device and image aberration control method
An optical system comprising an aberration control optical system is disclosed. An aberration control optical system is operable to produce an image aberration, and an aperture stop is operable to limit a light beam passing through the aberration control optical system. An image pickup device is operable to capture an object image passing through the aberration control optical system, and the aberration control optical system provides inflection points within a diameter of the aperture stop to obtain a depth extending effect. |
| US08502876B2 |
Audio, visual and device data capturing system with real-time speech recognition command and control system
An audio, visual and device data capturing system including an audio recorder for recording audio data, at least one visual recorder for recording visual data, at least one device data recorder for receiving device data from at least one device in communication with the system, a speech recognition module for interpreting the audio data, a transcript module for generating transcript data from the interpreted audio data, a data capturing module for generating a data record including at least a portion of each of the audio data, the transcript data, the visual data and the device data, and at least one storage device for storing the data record. |
| US08502875B2 |
Captured image processing system, portable terminal apparatus, image output apparatus, and method for controlling captured image processing system
A captured image processing system includes a portable terminal apparatus and an image output apparatus. The portable terminal apparatus captures images consecutively while detecting a change in position of the portable terminal apparatus during the image capture, and transmits, to the image output apparatus, (i) a plurality of captured image data and (ii) motion information on the change in position detected for each of the plurality of captured image data. The output apparatus receives, from the portable terminal apparatus, the plurality of captured image data and the motion information, carries out, in accordance with the motion information, a positioning process in which the plurality of captured image data are positionally adjusted, prepares, by use of the plurality of captured image data subjected to the positioning process, high resolution image data, and outputs the high resolution image data prepared or an image displayed based on the high resolution image data. |
| US08502873B2 |
Method for determining clear image using an image pickup device
The present invention discloses a method for image pickup and an image pickup device using the same. The image pickup device includes a lens, an image-processing program, and a user interface. The lens is utilized to obtain a main image by shooting an object. The image-processing program divides the main image into a plurality of sub-image blocks, computes the resolution of every sub-image block, and compares each resolution with a threshold. The user interface displays the compared result of each sub-image block to indicate if the lens and the object are parallel. |
| US08502870B2 |
Device, system, and method of rapid image acquisition
Device, system, and method of rapid image acquisition. For example, a device includes: an imager able to acquire one or more images; a light detector to detect, in response to a triggering event, a light level corresponding to at least a portion of a field-of-view of the imager; a controller to determine based on the detected light level one or more configurational values of the imager, to transfer the determined configurational values to the imager, and to command the imager to rapidly acquire one or more images utilizing the determined configurational values; and a triggering unit to perform an activation process of the apparatus. |
| US08502869B1 |
End cap analytic monitoring method and apparatus
Methods and apparatus for monitoring and ranking end caps in a store include video monitoring one or more parameters of end caps, including dwell times, item removal, traffic volume, sales information for each end cap, ranking end caps based on one or more of the monitored parameters to determine for example one or more of end cap efficiency, product desirability, and location desirability. |
| US08502866B2 |
Video recording device for a welder's helmet
A weld recording system mounted in or on a welding helmet is provided. The weld recording system includes a camera assembly unit, a power supply unit, a processor, and removable memory. The weld recording system interfaces with lens control circuitry, an optical sensor, a welding power supply, and a helmet position sensor. Logic is provided for the triggering and recording of video and audio signals, which are eventually stored in a file for future reference. Transmission of signals from one or more welders to a monitoring station for eventual display is presented. An image processing algorithm is provided to combine multiple images with varied exposure times into a visual image of the weld and its surroundings. |
| US08502861B2 |
Image display apparatus
To reduce a display time of an image for which an observation is less required, and to effectively perform an observation of a series of images, the image display apparatus (1) includes an image processing controller (2a) that acquires an image from a storage unit (5), controls various image processes for the acquired image, and stores an image of a processing result in the storage unit (5), an image classification unit (2b) that calculates a correlation value between temporally continuous images and classifies each of the images into an image group based on the calculated correlation value, an image-of-interest detecting unit (2c) that detects a feature-image area including a predetermined feature from each of the images, and detects the feature image including the detected feature-image area as an image-of-interest, a representative-image extractor (2d) that extracts the image-of-interest and a first image in each of the image groups as a representative image and sets a display rate for each of the extracted representative images, and an image display controller (6a) that performs a control of sequentially displaying the series of representative images based on the set display rates. |
| US08502858B2 |
System and method for multipoint conferencing with scalable video coding servers and multicast
A multicast scalable video communication server (MSVCS) is disposed in a multi-endpoint video conferencing system having multicast capabilities and in which audiovisual signals are scalably coded. The MVCVS additionally has unicast links to endpoints. The MSVCS caches audiovisual signal data received from endpoints over multicast communication channels, and retransmits the data over either unicast or multicast communication channels to an endpoint that requests the cached data. |
| US08502856B2 |
In conference display adjustments
Some embodiments provide a method for modifying a composite display of a first mobile device that is engaged in a video conference with a second device. The method presents, on the first device, the composite display having a first video captured by the first device and a second video captured by the second device. The method receives, at the first device, an input for modifying the composite display during the video conference. The method modifies the composite display based on the received input. |
| US08502850B2 |
Laser marking of an interior cavity of a securing means of a substance-container
A method, an apparatus and/or a system of laser marking of an interior cavity of a securing means of a substance container is disclosed. In one embodiment, a solid-state laser marking system to mark a securing means of a substance container includes a semiconductor laser to emit a pumping laser beam. The solid-state laser marking system also includes a resonator to create the laser beam that is then focused through a lens to mark the securing means of the substance container having a maximum diameter of 5 cm. Further, the solid-state laser marking system includes a solid-state laser crystal doped with a rare-earth element, to produce a laser beam in response to being pumped by the pumping laser beam and a laser resonator. The laser resonator is configured to focus the laser beam of a spot size of less than 150 microns and a beam quality of M2 less than 1.3. |
| US08502849B2 |
Light-emitting device, print head and image forming apparatus
A light-emitting device includes: plural light-emitting elements arrayed in line; and a light-up signal wiring including block wirings that connect the plural light-emitting elements divided into plural blocks being units for controlling turning on and off of the light-emitting elements, that supply electric power for light emission to the light-emitting elements belonging to each of the blocks, and a main wiring that extends from a feeding point and to which the block wirings are connected. |
| US08502846B2 |
Print head pulsing techniques for multicolor printers
In one aspect of the invention there is disclosed a multicolor thermal imaging system wherein different heating elements on a thermal print head can print on different color-forming layers of a multicolor thermal imaging member in a single pass. The line-printing time is divided into portions, each of which is divided into a plurality of subintervals. All of the pulses within the portions have the same energy. In one embodiment, every pulse has the same amplitude and duration. Different colors are selected for printing during the different portions by varying the fraction of subintervals that contain pulses. This technique allows multiple colors to be printed using a thermal print head with a single strobe signal line. Pulsing patterns may be chosen to reduce the coincidence of pulses provided to multiple print head elements, thereby reducing the peak power requirements of the print head. |
| US08502843B2 |
Liquid crystal display device and liquid crystal display unit
At least one of a first control circuit (60) for controlling a liquid crystal display component (30) and a second control circuit (64) for controlling a light source unit (40) is provided in an area (R1) demarcated by a plane including a front face (32) of the liquid crystal display component (30) and a plane including a rear face (44) of the light source unit (40). |
| US08502842B2 |
Offsetting multiple coupling effects in display screens
Design criteria of display screens is provided that can be used in combination with particular inversion schemes and scanning orders of the display screens to reduce or eliminate visual artifacts that can be caused by the effects of capacitive coupling of voltage changes in one part of the display into other parts of the display. Using particular combinations of inversion schemes and scanning orders, together with particular design criteria for the display screen, can allow one type of effect, e.g., an increase or decrease in a brightness of a display pixel, caused by one type of coupling effect, such as a coupling between data lines, can be offset by the effect caused by another type of coupling effect, such as a coupling between pixel electrodes. |
| US08502838B2 |
Spoke synchronization system with variable intensity illuminator
A spoke synchronization technique allowing for lamp-pulsing synchronizes a spoke based on sub-arrays of a spatial light modulator. The lamp pulsing occurs during the spoke synchronization; and the lamp pulse for pulsing the lamp spans substantially across the entire spoke synchronization time period. |
| US08502829B2 |
Multi-core geometry processing in a tile based rendering system
A method and an apparatus are provided for combining multiple independent tile-based graphic cores. An incoming geometry stream is split into a plurality of streams and sent to respective tile based graphics processing cores. Each one generates a separate tiled geometry list as described. These may be combined into a master tiling unit or, alternatively, markers may be inserted into the tiled geometry lists which are used in the rasterization phase to switch between tiling lists from different geometry processing cores. |
| US08502818B1 |
System and method for surface tracking
A method for tracking a surface representation includes providing an initial mesh representing a surface, the initial mesh comprising a plurality of mesh faces. A grid is constructed, the grid having a plurality of grid edges, whereby each grid edge is connected between two grid nodes, and each grid node has a predefined value associated therewith. The grid overlaps the initial mesh, such that at least one mesh face intersects at least one grid edge. A new value for a grid node connected to the intersected grid edge is computed based upon its intersection by the mesh face, and the initial mesh is modified based upon the new value of the grid node to produce a modified mesh, the modified mesh providing an updated representation of the surface. |
| US08502817B2 |
Directing camera behavior in 3-D imaging system
A method of associating a computer generated camera with an object in a three-dimensional computer generated space. The method receives a command to associate the camera with an object in the simulated space. Based on the command the method determines a path for moving the camera to a position near the object and aiming the camera at the object. The method creates a video from the simulated camera's perspective of the three-dimensional simulated space. |
| US08502816B2 |
Tabletop display providing multiple views to users
A tabletop display providing multiple views to users is described. In an embodiment the display comprises a rotatable view-angle restrictive filter and a display system. The display system displays a sequence of images synchronized with the rotation of the filter to provide multiple views according to viewing angle. These multiple views provide a user with a 3D display or with personalized content which is not visible to a user at a sufficiently different viewing angle. In some embodiments, the display comprises a diffuser layer on which the sequence of images are displayed. In further embodiments, the diffuser is switchable between a diffuse state when images are displayed and a transparent state when imaging beyond the surface can be performed. The device may form part of a tabletop comprising with a touch-sensitive surface. Detected touch events and images captured through the surface may be used to modify the images being displayed. |
| US08502815B2 |
Scalable compression of time-consistent 3D mesh sequences
We present a method for predictive compression of time-consistent 3D mesh sequences supporting and exploiting scalability. The applied method decomposes each frame of a mesh sequence in layers, which provides a time-consistent multi-resolution representation. Following the predictive coding paradigm, local temporal and spatial dependencies between layers and frames are exploited for layer-wise compression. Prediction is performed vertex-wise from coarse to fine layers exploiting the motion of already encoded neighboring vertices for prediction of the current vertex location. Consequently, successive layer-wise decoding allows to reconstruct frames with increasing levels of detail. |
| US08502814B2 |
Pixel circuit and display apparatus
A pixel circuit including a light emitting element, a driving transistor, with a drain terminal thereof connected to a cathode terminal of the light emitting element, that applies a drive current to the light emitting element, a capacitor element connected to a gate terminal of the driving transistor, and a switching transistor connected between a first terminal of the capacitor element on the side of the gate terminal and a data line through which a desired program signal flows, in which the driving transistor is an inorganic oxide thin film transistor whose OFF-operation threshold voltage is a negative voltage, and a source terminal of the driving transistor and a second terminal of the capacitor element are connected to a common power source that supplies a predetermined common voltage. |
| US08502813B2 |
Semiconductor device including level shifter, display device including the semiconductor device and method of operating the semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a code generator and a level shifter. The code generator generates a code including one bit that is in a first logic state and at least one bit that is in a second logic state. The level shifter outputs signals that are at a first voltage level or at a second voltage level through a plurality of output terminals in response to the code. The level shifter includes a plurality of voltage controllers and a plurality of voltage converters. All but one of the voltage controllers control first signals output through all but one of the output terminals to be at the first voltage level in response to the at least one bit. One of the voltage converters controls a second signal output through the remaining output terminal to be at the second voltage level in response to the first signals. |
| US08502809B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display device and method of fabricating the same
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device and a method of fabricating the same is provided. Semiconductor layers of driving transistors located in two adjacent pixels included in the OLED display device may extend in different lengthwise directions. Thus, striped stains of the OLED display device can be improved. |
| US08502806B2 |
Stylus holding mechanism and portable electronic device utilizing the same
A stylus holding mechanism includes a housing, a positioning mechanism and a stylus. The housing defines a receiving space. The positioning mechanism includes a block and a spring. The block forms a projection, and the spring provides elastic force on the block. The stylus is received in the receiving space. The stylus defines a groove, and the projection is received in the groove for releasably locking the stylus. |
| US08502804B2 |
Targeting in a stylus-based user interface
Aspects of the invention provide virtual hover zones. When a user lowers a hovering stylus while remaining within a hover zone, cursor control is modified to be more easily controllable by the user. If the user pauses the stylus in mid-air before lowering the stylus, and if the stylus remains within the hover zone, then upon touchdown the cursor may be moved to the projection of the location where the stylus was paused. Any action that may be taken in response to the touch down may be sent to the projection location as well. Also provided are cursor control zones. A dampening zone may be used to provide dampened cursor movement feedback in response to movement input provided by a pointing device. Also, a dead zone may be used to prohibit cursor movement in response to movement input provided by the pointing device. |
| US08502798B2 |
Method of detecting and tracking multiple objects on a touchpad using a data collection algorithm that only detects an outer edge of the objects and then assumes that the outer edges define a single large object
A system and method for detecting and tracking multiple objects on a touchpad or touchscreen, wherein the method provides a new data collection algorithm, wherein the method reduces a calculation burden on a processor performing detection and tracking algorithms, wherein multiple objects are treated as elements of a single object and not as separate objects, wherein the location of the objects are treated as end-points of a single object when two objects are detected, and treated as a perimeter or boundary when more than two objects are detected. |
| US08502796B1 |
Interpolated single-layer touch sensor
A touch sensor includes a first, second, and third electrode line on one side of a substrate. The first and second electrode lines extend along a first direction, and the third electrode line extends at an angle to the first direction. The first electrode line includes a set of first electrodes that decrease in length along the first direction. The second electrode line includes a set of second electrodes that increase in length along the first direction. The third electrode line includes third and fourth electrodes. A set of the third electrodes decrease in length along the first direction and are interdigitated with the first electrodes. A set of the fourth electrodes increase in length along the first direction and are interdigitated with the second electrodes. The first, second, third, and fourth electrodes are substantially perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US08502795B2 |
Physics simulation-based interaction for surface computing
The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing interactive surface technologies for data manipulation. A surface detection component can employ a multiple contact surfacing technology to detect a surface input, wherein the detected surface input enables a physical interaction with a portion of displayed data that represents a corporeal object. A physics engine can integrate a portion of Newtonian physics into the interaction with the portion of displayed data in order to model at least one quantity related associated with the corporeal object, the quantity is at least one of a force, a mass, a velocity, or a friction. |
| US08502793B2 |
Touch screen display device and method of manufacturing the same
A touch screen display device includes a common electrode, a base substrate disposed opposite to the common electrode, a display signal line formed on the base substrate, a plurality of pixel electrodes, a touch position sensing part formed between the base substrate and the pixel electrodes, the touch position sensing part sensing a change of electrostatic capacitance formed between the common electrode and the touch position sensing part, and a display layer disposed between the common electrode and the pixel electrodes. The display layer includes a plurality of micro capsules comprising positively charged pigment particles and negatively charged pigment particles. |
| US08502791B2 |
Methods of processing data in touch screen display device and methods of displaying image using the same
In a method of processing data to reduce noise in a touch screen display device, a plurality of input coordinates are generated in response to a touch operation on a touch panel. A plurality of final coordinates are generated by filtering the plurality of the input coordinates using a valid area that is flexibly set based on a direction and a speed of the touch operation. An image inputted by the touch operation is displayed without a minute vibration or an abnormal distortion based on the plurality of the final coordinates. |
| US08502790B2 |
Touchpad with reverse-mounted buttons
An assembly for attachment to a portable computer is described including a touchpad and associated buttons where the touchpad is mounted on one surface of the assembly and the associated “mouse” buttons are mounted on the reverse surface, the two surfaces facing in substantially opposite directions. The buttons are mounted in close proximity to the reverse-mounted touchpad such that the user can operate both the touchpad and the buttons simultaneously with the thumb and one or more fingers of the same hand. In one embodiment, the touchpad faces away from the user and is operated by a finger that is not the user's thumb. In another embodiment, the touchpad faces the user and is operated by the user's thumb. For all embodiments, the associated “mouse buttons” are mounted facing in the reverse direction relative to the touchpad. |
| US08502788B2 |
Mobile terminal using flexible display and method of controlling the mobile terminal
A mobile terminal including a body and a display module, which is flexible and is capable of receiving a touch input and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes setting the touch sensitivity of a display module to a first level; if the display module is bent or folded, setting the touch sensitivity of a bent or folded portion of the display module to a second level; and if the display module is unbent or unfolded and thus returns to its original shape, setting the touch sensitivity of the bent or folded portion of the display module back to the first level. Accordingly, it is possible to adaptively adjust the touch sensitivity of the display module according to whether and how the display module is bent or folded. |
| US08502785B2 |
Generating gestures tailored to a hand resting on a surface
The generation of gestures tailored to a hand resting on a mouse surface is disclosed. Gestures to be made on the mouse surface can be generated based on the natural pose of a hand resting on the mouse surface so that the gestures are comfortable. Fingers that are appropriately posed on the mouse surface to make a gesture can be identified for that gesture. Alternatively, gestures to be made on the mouse surface can be generated based on a user's preference. The user can identify the fingers that the user wishes to use to make a gesture. |
| US08502784B2 |
Handheld electronic device and associated method employing a multiple-axis input device and elevating the priority of certain text disambiguation results when entering text into a special input field
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY-keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based upon frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency utilizing various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function allowing the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized user experience. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. If a field into which text is being entered is determined to be a special input field, a disambiguated result can be sought from a predetermined data source prior to seeking results from other data sources on the device. |
| US08502783B2 |
Handheld electronic device with text disambiguation
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software. The device provides output in the form of a default output and a number of variants. The output is based largely upon the frequency, i.e., the likelihood that a user intended a particular output, but various features of the device provide additional variants that are not based solely on frequency and rather are provided by various logic structures resident on the device. The device enables editing during text entry and also provides a learning function that allows the disambiguation function to adapt to provide a customized experience for the user. The disambiguation function can be selectively disabled and an alternate keystroke interpretation system provided. Additionally, the device can facilitate the selection of variants by displaying a graphic of a special |
| US08502779B2 |
Hand held control device with dual mode joystick for pointing and scrolling
Control device (computer mouse) for moving a visual pointer on a display constituting part of a user interface for computer equipment. The control device is designed to be used hand held free of support from any surface, as the movement of the pointer in two dimensions takes place by means of a guide pin, a so-called joy-stick. The guide pin preferably has a double function so that it may also be used for scrolling the display. The control device may include an attachment for the user's hand or wrist, and may be integrated with a telephone receiver or with a remote control for a television set or the like. |
| US08502777B2 |
Mouse device with movable button
A mouse device with a movable button is provided. The mouse device includes a mouse body for supporting a user's palm, a first casing, and a first button covering the first casing. The first casing is connected with a body front end of the mouse body, and movable with respect to the mouse body along the body front end. As such, the position of the first button with respect to the mouse body is adjustable. According to the size of the user's palm, the position of the button is determined. |
| US08502775B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a computing system
A handheld computing device is introduced comprising a motion detection sensor(s) and a motion control agent. The motion detection sensor(s) detect motion of the computing device in one or more of six (6) fields of motion and generate an indication of such motion. The motion control agent, responsive to the indications of motion received from the motion sensors, generate control signals to modify, one or more of the operating state and/or the displayed content of the computing device based, at least in part, on the received indications. |
| US08502772B2 |
Driving method of input/output device
A method for driving an input/output device, including: generating first data by putting a first region of a light unit in a lighted condition and a second region of the light unit in the lighted condition; generating second data by putting the first region in the lighted condition and the second region in an unlighted condition; generating third data by putting the first region in the unlighted condition and the second region in the lighted condition; generating fourth data by putting the first region in the unlighted condition and the second region in the unlighted condition; and generating difference data of either the first data or the third data and either the second data or the fourth data by using a data processor. |
| US08502769B2 |
Universal input device
A universal input device to attach to a target of a user, including a motion detector to detect motion of the target, a contact detector to detect types of contacts with the target, a controller to generate position data corresponding to the motion and control data, including mode setting data to set a mode of the device, corresponding to the types of the contacts, a communicator which transmits the position and the control data to an external host device, and a casing, accommodating the motion detector, the contact detector, the communicator, and the controller, into which the target is inserted. |
| US08502765B2 |
Liquid crystal display
A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of pixels, each of which includes a thin film transistor (TFT), a gate line supplying a driving signal to a gate of the TFT of each pixel, a liquid crystal capacitor included in each pixel and connected to one terminal of the TFT in a corresponding pixel, a sub-capacitor line aligned in parallel to the gate line, a sub-capacitor included in each pixel and connected between one terminal of the TFT in a corresponding pixel and the sub-capacitor line, and a driving circuit having at least four voltages, selecting one of the voltages and supplying the selected voltage to the sub-capacitor line to drive the liquid crystal display in a state in which the liquid crystal capacitor is capacitively coupled to the sub-capacitor. |
| US08502764B2 |
Gate driving method and circuit for liquid crystal display
A gate driving method for a liquid crystal display (LCD) and a gate driver thereof are provided. The LCD has a plurality of scan lines. The method starts by generating a gate driving signal. A correction signal is superposed to the gate driving signal to generate a corrected gate driving signal and to reduce a high voltage level of the gate driving signal, wherein a polarity of the correction signal is opposite to a polarity of the gate driving signal. The corrected gate driving signal is then outputted to drive one of the corresponding scan lines. |
| US08502754B2 |
Driving circuit of current-driven active matrix organic light emitting diode pixel
A method and a driving circuit for driving a current-driven active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) pixel are provided. A driving power source is used to pre-charge the capacitor before a current source charges/discharges a capacitor connected to a driving thin film transistor of the pixel. Therefore, an insufficient brightness problem during displaying a low gray can be solved. |
| US08502751B2 |
Pixel driver circuit with load-balance in current mirror circuit
A pixel circuit for use in a display comprising a plurality of pixels is provided. The load-balanced current mirror pixel circuit can compensate for device degradation and/or mismatch, and changing environmental factors like temperature and mechanical strain. The pixel circuit comprises a pixel drive circuit comprising, switching circuitry, a current mirror having a reference transistor and a drive transistor, the reference transistor and the drive transistor each having a first and second node and a gate, the gate of the reference transistor being connected to the gate of the drive transistor; and a capacitor connected between the gate of the reference transistor and a ground potential, and a load connected between the current mirror and a ground potential, the load having a first load element and a second load element, the first load element being connected to the first node of the reference transistor and the second load element being connected to the first node of the drive transistor. |
| US08502748B2 |
Three-dimensional dual-band antenna
A three-dimensional dual-band antenna including a first radiation portion, a second radiation portion, a connection portion, an impedance matching portion and a feeding portion is provided. The second radiation portion is located under the radiation portion and parallel with the first radiation portion. The connection portion is connected to the first side of the first radiation portion and extended downward vertically, for connecting the first radiation portion and the second radiation portion. The impedance matching portion is connected to a second side of the first radiation portion and extended downward vertically. The first side and the second side are opposite. The feeding portion is connected to the second side and extended downward vertically. The feeding portion receives a feeding signal. The first and the second radiation portion are operated at the first and the second bandwidth respectively, wherein the second bandwidth is in higher frequency than the first bandwidth. |
| US08502746B2 |
Planar directional antenna
A planar directional antenna including a substrate, a metal layer, a master antenna, and an auxiliary antenna is provided. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The metal layer is disposed on the second surface of the substrate, and an upper edge of the metal layer forms a concave parabolic curve. The master antenna is disposed on the substrate and located within a predetermined range of the focus of the concave parabolic curve. The auxiliary antenna is disposed on the substrate and opposite to the master antenna so that the planar directional antenna generates a beam toward a radiation direction. |
| US08502744B2 |
Scanning antenna
A reflector assembly implementable in a scanning antenna assembly having a stationary surface includes a support assembly coupled to the stationary surface, a substantially planar first reflector panel coupled to the support assembly so as to enable rotation of the first reflector panel about a central axis of the first reflector panel, and an actuator assembly comprising a translating arm coupled to the first reflector panel, wherein translational motion of the arm is operable to rotate the first reflector panel about the central axis back and forth through a predetermined angular range at a predetermined frequency. |
| US08502743B2 |
Single port dual antenna
A system for transmitting radio frequency includes antenna elements configured to transmit radio frequency beams including a horizontal beam widths and vertical beam widths. The antenna elements are positioned to transmit radio frequency in directions to cover areas independent of each other. The system includes a port operatively coupled to the antenna elements to transmit power to the antenna elements to cause the antenna elements to transmit radio frequency in the respective directions. The antenna elements and the port form a distributed antenna system. |
| US08502741B2 |
Structure for adjusting an EM wave penetration response and antenna structure for adjusting an EM wave radiation characteristic
A structure for adjusting electromagnetic wave (EM wave) penetration response includes a plurality of structure units and a dielectric substrate with an upper surface and a lower surface. The structure units are disposed on the upper surface and/or the lower surface. The structure unit consists of metal lines or complementary slits so as to enable an EM wave penetration response of the structure to include a pass band and a stop band. The frequency of the stop band is higher than that of the pass band. If a distance between the structure and an object with a high dielectric constant is longer than a predetermined distance, the pass band covers a radiation frequency of an antenna. If the distance between the structure and the object with the high dielectric constant is within the predetermined distance, the stop band covers the radiation frequency of the antenna. |
| US08502737B2 |
Communication device
A communication device which solves a new problem, that is, a power amplifier has oscillation caused by providing a conductive body which reduces the effects of the noise on a chip antenna, includes: a chip antenna which catches radio waves of a desired frequency; an RF circuit which is implemented on a printed wiring board and which converts received signals input from the chip antenna to a low frequency; a digital circuit which is implemented on the printed wiring board and which demodulates the received signals in a low frequency input from the RF circuit; a conductive body which is extended between the chip antenna and the digital circuit while being maintained at a certain height from the printed wiring board, and which has an end connected to a ground conductive body of the printed wiring board; and a radio wave absorption body which is attached to the conductive body. |
| US08502734B2 |
Printed antenna having a dual-beam diagram
The invention relates to a printed antenna comprising a ground plane, a substrate stacked to the ground plane, a metal deposit made on the substrate in order to form therein a resonating patch (3), and a means of supplying to excite the resonating patch, characterized in that the patch has dimensions that are adapted for the patch to be able to radiate in both upper electromagnetic modes TM02 and TM20, and in that the means of supplying makes it possible to excite the patch on an excitation point (4) arranged along the patch so that the patch resonates in a single of said upper electromagnetic modes, by inducing this way a dual-beam radiation diagram with, in the same plane orthogonal to the patch, two main misaligned and symmetric lobes in relation to the normal to the patch. |
| US08502733B1 |
Transmit co-channel spectrum sharing
An intelligent backhaul system is disclosed for deployment in the presence of existing radio systems. A backhaul system for co-channel deployment with existing licensed and unlicensed wireless networks, including conventional cellular backhaul radios, Common Carrier Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service, Private Operational Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service and other FCC 47 C.F.R. §101 licensed microwave networks is disclosed. Processing and network elements to manage and control the deployment and management of backhaul of radios that connect remote edge access networks to core networks in a geographic zone which co-exist with such existing systems or other sources of interference within a radio environment are also disclosed. |
| US08502732B2 |
System and/or method for acquisition of GNSS signals
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to a system and method for acquiring signal received from space vehicles (SVs) in a satellite navigation system. In one example, although claimed subject matter is not so limited, information processed in acquiring a signal from a first SV may be used in acquiring a signal from a second SV. |
| US08502729B2 |
Ultra-wideband radar sensors and networks
Ultra wideband radar motion sensors strategically placed in an area of interest communicate with a wireless ad hoc network to provide remote area surveillance. Swept range impulse radar and a heart and respiration monitor combined with the motion sensor further improves discrimination. |
| US08502724B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for driving the same
To provide a semiconductor device including an A/D converter circuit that is capable of performing A/D conversion with high accuracy and high resolution and that can be reduced in size. One loop resistance wiring is shared by a plurality of power supply switches and a plurality of output circuits, and a reference voltage having a triangular (step-like) wave generated using the resistance wiring and the plurality of power supply switches is utilized. Thus, high-accuracy digital signals can be obtained using such an A/D converter circuit that can be reduced in size as an output circuit, without using a complicated circuit structure. Further, the number of constituent elements of the A/D converter circuit is small, whereby in the case of providing A/D converter circuits in parallel, variation between the A/D converter circuits can be made small. |
| US08502722B2 |
Analog to digital converting apparatus and method thereof
An analog-to-digital converting (ADC) apparatus is disclosed. The ADC apparatus includes a coarse comparing module, at least one pre-switching detection module, at least one fine comparing module, and an encoder. The coarse comparing module compares an input signal and a plurality of first reference signals to generate a previous comparing result and a coarse comparing result in sequence. The pre-switching detection module generates a plurality of previous selecting signals according to the received previous comparing result. The encoder generates a previous encoding result according to the coarse comparing result. The fine comparing module selects a selected reference signal to be compared with the input signal from a plurality of second reference signals according to the previous selecting signals and the previous encoding result, so as to generate a fine comparing result. |
| US08502718B2 |
Analog-to-digital converter and analog-to-digital conversion method
The invention provides an analog-to-digital converter. In one embodiment, the analog-to-digital converter receives a first audio signal from a microphone sensor, and receives a first channel selection signal and a clock signal, and comprises a toggle detection module, a first data processing module, a second data processing module, and a multiplexer. The toggle detection module detects whether the first channel selection signal is toggling between a logic low level and a logic high level to generate a control signal. The first data processing module processes the first channel selection signal to generate a second channel selection signal. The second data processing module converts the first audio signal from analog to digital to generate a second audio signal. If the control signal indicates that the first channel selection signal is toggling between the logic low level and the logic high level, the multiplexer outputs data bits of the second channel selection signal as an output signal of the analog-to-digital converter when the clock signal oscillates to the logic high level, and outputs data bits of the second audio signal as the output signal of the analog-to-digital converter when the clock signal oscillates to the logic low level. |
| US08502716B1 |
Calibration for RFDAC
Phase errors are reduced in an RFDAC. The RFDAC includes: a multi-phase radio-frequency signal generator that generates multiple radio-frequency signal pairs each having a phase difference of π; a vector selector that combines each of the multiple radio-frequency signals which has passed through at least one path; a test signal generator that generates a test signal; a multiplexer that selects either the test signal or the baseband signal; a vector controller that controls the vector selector so as to select a path for each of the multiple radio-frequency signal pairs; a detector that detects output signals outputted from the vector selector; a calibrator that, based on the output signals, calculates a calibration coefficient of a phase error between the radio-frequency signals of each of the multiple radio-frequency signal pairs, and calibrates the multiple radio-frequency signals or the baseband signal. |
| US08502714B2 |
Method for calibrating analog-to-digital converting circuits
A method for calibrating at least one analog-to-digital converting circuit includes: during a wafer level probe testing, inputting at least one calibration signal provided by a wafer level testing machine into the analog-to-digital converting circuit to generate at least one digital signal; and calibrating the analog-to-digital converting circuit according to at least the digital signal. The analog-to-digital converting circuit is applied to a video system or an audio system. |
| US08502711B2 |
Swap tolerant coding and decoding circuits and methods
This invention relates to a coding circuit for generating a swap tolerant code. The coding circuit comprises a first and second input (540, 541), an odd parity pair detector (535), a memory (533), and an output circuit (536, 537, 551; 736, 737, 751). Each of the first and second inputs (540, 541) receive a stream of serial data. The odd parity pair detector (535) outputs an odd parity pair signal if the bits received at said first and second inputs (540, 541) have different logical values and therefore constitute an odd parity pair. The memory (533) stores information on a previous odd parity pair. The output circuit outputs the previous odd parity pair, if said first input (540) provides a logical 1 and said second input (541) provides a logical 0. The output circuit outputs the inverted previous odd parity pair, if said first input (540) provides a logical 0 and said second input (541) provides a logical 1. The invention further provides a corresponding decoding circuit, and coding and decoding methods. Further the invention relates to a coding circuit for inversion tolerant coding, a corresponding decoding circuit and coding and decoding methods. |
| US08502702B2 |
Electronic avionics systems and methods
The present general inventive concept relates to a system of method having an electronic flight display that meets the FAR 23.1311(b) regulatory requirement for redundant backup instruments in the cockpit. The present general inventive concept also provides a system and method to detect failures, obstructions, or improper operation of the aircraft pitot pressure sensing system using a combination of dissimilar sensor data that is independent from each other, e.g., allocated from different sources and employed for different purposes on different displays, and displays information on an avionics display screen. |
| US08502695B2 |
Light emitting device, illumination device, and photo sensor
Provided is a light emitting device improved in safety to an eye. The light emitting device includes: a semiconductor laser element for emitting laser light; an optical conversion member for converting coherent laser light which is emitted from the semiconductor laser element into incoherent light, and for emitting the incoherent light; and a safety device for preventing the coherent laser light from exiting to an outside. |
| US08502693B2 |
Providing athletic training information
An audible playback device that allows an athlete, such as a runner, to conveniently listen to audible content and receive athletic performance information. A device may be employed to both playback audible content and provide monitored performance information to a user. The performance information may be provided to a user audibly, so that the user does not need to move the monitoring device's user interface to a viewable position, or visually. For example, if the user does not wish to interrupt the audible content, the user may elect to view athletic information visually on a display. |
| US08502691B2 |
Psychophysiological touch screen stress analyzer
The Psychophysiological Touch Screen Stress Analyzer is capable of capturing information on how a person emotionally reacts to a series of verbal, visual, or written stimulus when the person touches the touch screen computer monitor in response to the stimulus. |
| US08502682B2 |
Signal converting cradle for medical condition monitoring and management system
A monitoring apparatus is disclosed which includes a receiver unit for receiving data and outputting a first alert signal based on the received data; and a docking unit comprising a converter unit which converts the first alert signal when the receiver unit is connected to the docking unit. |
| US08502677B2 |
Method of integrating an identification circuit into a data medium
The present invention relates to a method for integrating an identifier circuit in a data medium formed by at least one dielectric substrate covered by a conductive layer, the conductive layer comprising a part receiving data and a part without data. The method consists in etching in the part without data of the conductive layer, at least one resonating slot forming an antenna and coupling an integrated circuit to the slot. |
| US08502675B2 |
Remotely powered and remotely interrogated wireless digital sensor telemetry system to detect corrosion
A corrosion sensing system includes a reader, a radiation receiving device, a sensing transponder, and a member. The sensing transponder includes a communications device, a processor, and a sensor. The member is subject to corrosion. The sensor is located to detect corrosion of the member. The communications device is connected for transmitting sensor data. The transponder is powered by electricity derived from electromagnetic radiation transmitted by the reader that is received by the radiation receiving device. |
| US08502669B2 |
Extended functionality of RFID devices
It is described a RFID device (231a, 231b, 231c, 331) comprising a data memory (236) and an electronic circuit arrangement (237, 238, 239, 247) coupled thereto. The electronic circuit arrangement has a first and a second operational configuration, wherein by receiving a control command (250a) the electronic circuit arrangement can be switched irreversibly from the first to the second configuration. The RFID device further comprises a communication interface (245) being coupled to the electronic circuit arrangement. In the first configuration the RFID device is adapted to communicate with a standard RFID reader (110) via the communication interface. In the second configuration the communication with the standard RFID reader is disabled and the RFID device is adapted to communicate with a readout-RFID device (370). The RFID device may be equipped with a secondary communication interface that can be used to communicate with the RFID device in a privacy-preserving manner. After the RFID device has been disabled, the secondary interface can be used to access data in a secure manner. |
| US08502667B2 |
Activity based management system
The present invention is directed to management of activities by the operation of keys for performing said activities that are monitored for timing of any activity itself, its duration and frequency in predefined intervals and more particularly to an activity based key monitoring and management system. The present system provides a safe and secured manner of management of activities involving key operation whereby it would be possible to value add to the required authentication and performance of key operative activities in variety of applications and end uses. |
| US08502665B2 |
Security fence for swimming pools
A security fence for swimming pools is provided to be so positioned as to surround the water of a swimming pool. The security fence comprises fence sections which are linked to an alarm system. The fence sections are moveable between a non-signaling position and an alarm signaling position. When the fence sections are in the non-signaling position and a given fence section is engaged with sufficient force it is moved to the alarm signaling position thereby signaling the alarm. The foregoing prevents a user, such as a child, from entering the pool water when the alarm system has been activated. |
| US08502664B2 |
Portable electronic device
A drop detection part that detects drop into the water, a light emission part, and a light-emission control circuit that makes the light emission part emit light when the drop detection part detects the drop into the water. Also, the light emission part may be disposed on the side to be turned up by buoyancy when the device is dropped into the water and the drop detection part may be disposed on the side to be turned down in the case of the drop into the water, for example. |
| US08502662B2 |
Method and system for using status indicators in wireless communication with medical devices
The invention, in general, relates to communications systems for medical devices. In particular, the present invention is directed toward a communications routine for a medical infusion devices and a remote control unit that includes data elements within the transmissions that indicate the operating status of the infusion device. |
| US08502660B2 |
Occupancy sensing with selective emission
An occupancy sensing system includes a driver to emit energy in a space, and a sensor to detect energy reflected within the space. An electrical load for the space is controlled in response to an occupancy condition determined in response to the detected energy. The driver may be selectively de-energized. In some embodiments, the driver may be de-energized during all or a portion of an unoccupied period. In other embodiments, the driver may be de-energized during all or a portion of an occupied period. In some further embodiments, the driver may be de-energized in response to detecting other sources of the type of energy emitted by the driver. |
| US08502645B2 |
RFID monitoring system
A radio frequency identification (RFID) monitoring system (12) for monitoring a plurality of RFID tags, and in particular for monitoring a plurality of vials incorporating such tags and stored at a low temperature, (eg.−80° C.) within a storage unit (10), for example a freezer. The RFID system (12) comprises an RFID reader (28) and at least one antenna (34a-34i) for transmitting and receiving RF signals to communicate with the RFID tags. The system (12) further includes an electronic switch (38), preferably a FET switch, interposed between the RFID reader and the at least one antenna (34a-34i) to connect a particular antenna (34a-34i) to the RFID reader (28) and transmit RF signals from the antenna (34a-34i) to the RFID tags. The switch (38) is controlled to intermittently connect the antenna (34a-34i) to the RFID reader (28) to regulate the power of the RF signal transmitted from the antenna (34a-34i). The system enables an RFID tag to operate at low temperatures. Preferably the switch (38) and antenna (34a-34i) are integrated together, and in particular integrated into a shelf (22) of the storage unit (10). |
| US08502643B2 |
Methods and apparatus for self check-in of items for transportation
Disclosed are bag check machines, including related methods, apparatus, and systems, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for allowing a user to self-check one or more items for transportation. The user is first enrolled in a self-check program by reading personal ID information from a government-issued identification (ID) document and verifying the ID document based on the personal ID information. Biometric data from the user is captured and stored, in an encoded form, on a portable ID storage medium issued to the user. For the user to self-check one or more items, encoded biometric data is read from the portable ID storage medium, and biometric data is captured from the user. When the captured biometric data matches the biometric data read from the portable ID storage medium, the user is authorized to check-in the item or items. |
| US08502642B2 |
System for controlling the use of electronic devices within an automobile
A system for controlling the use of electronic devices within an automobile includes a control module integrated into the operation of the automobile, wherein the control module is linked to the electrical system of the automobile and is controlled, monitored and updated via a graphical user interface of the automobiles. The control module includes a mechanism for identifying use of electronic devices within the automobile, determining whether the usage is permitted and preventing usage of the electronic device if it is determined the usage is not permitted. |
| US08502640B2 |
System and method for transmitting and receiving information on a neighborhood area network
In accordance with the techniques discussed herein, a device can access data stored by other devices or units on a network. Devices recording data can provide the data to another device for display to a user. A user can then use the information to make decisions about how and when to control energy use. A communications logic unit associated with the radio can format messages including data from a data storage unit. Data can be stored in tables and written to or retrieved by reading or writing part of the table or the entire table. |
| US08502639B1 |
Nanocomposite semiconducting material with reduced resistivity
A resistor, fabricating method, and thermal sensor material for resistors that incorporate high Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR) values and low resistivity for better sensitivity in infrared imaging applications are disclosed. Amorphous oxide thin films, preferably oxides of vanadium (VOx), were deposited on thermally grown silicon dioxide by direct current (DC) magnetron co-sputtering of noble metals (gold and platinum) in a controlled argon/oxygen atmosphere. The ideal conditions for preparing an amorphous vanadium oxide/noble metal thin film are identified. TCR and resistivity results showed that the additions of gold (Au) and platinum (Pt) into VOx reduced the resistivity. However, only gold (Au) was found to improve TCR value. Reducing the amount of oxygen in the thin film, further improved the ratio between TCR and resistivity. Infrared detection and imaging devices can be greatly improved with a “drop-in” amorphous vanadium oxide/noble metal thin film of the present invention. |
| US08502635B2 |
Magnetostrictive element and use thereof
A magnetostrictive element is provided comprising at least one device for generating a magnetic field, and at least one shaped part made of porous polymer containing ferromagnetic particles. The magnetostrictive element is characterized by having a distinct magnetostrictive effect. |
| US08502634B2 |
Inductive electronic module and usage of such
An inductive electronic module comprises a planar core element having an inner limb and at least two lateral limbs, to which winding arrangements are assigned for forming a transformer. First and second partial windings are formed on first and second of the lateral limbs such that a resulting magnetic flux of the first planar winding arrangement is cancelled in the inner limb and the second planar winding arrangement is magnetically decoupled from the first planar winding arrangement on the inner limb. The inner limb has a first core section for interacting with the second planar winding arrangement and a second core section spaced from the first core section on the core element. The second core section interacts with an additional planar winding arrangement, which forms a series connection with the second planar winding arrangement. The second core section implements a magnetically active air gap for the additional planar winding arrangement. |
| US08502633B2 |
Planar transformer and method of manufacturing the same
There are is a planar transformer and a method of manufacturing the same that can prevent resin being coated from being separated from a conductor during the manufacturing of a transformer by forming a dummy pattern on a board. A planar transformer according to an aspect of the invention may include: a core part having a pair of cores electromagnetically coupled to each other; a board part having a plurality of boards disposed between the pair of cores and stacked upon one another; a pattern part having a power transmission pattern provided on at least one board of the plurality of boards of the board part and transmitting power being input, and a dummy pattern provided on the same board having the power transmission pattern thereon and separated from the power transmission pattern by a predetermined interval; and a resin part being coated over the at least one board of the plurality of boards, the at least one board having the pattern part thereon. |
| US08502630B2 |
System and method for defining magnetic structures
An improved field emission system and method. The invention pertains to field emission structures comprising electric or magnetic field sources having magnitudes, polarities, and positions corresponding to a desired spatial force function where a spatial force is created based upon the relative alignment of the field emission structures and the spatial force function. The spatial force function may be based on one or more codes. In various embodiments, the code may be modified or varied. The code may be combined with another code. One or more aspects of the code, including spacing and amplitude, may be modulated or dithered according to a predefined pattern. Multiple magnet arrays may be combined, each based on a different code or portion of a code, resulting in a combination spatial force function. Magnet structures having differing field patterns may be used to generate a desired spatial force function related to a cross correlation of the two field patterns. |
| US08502626B2 |
RF front-end with on-chip transmitter/receiver isolation using the hall effect
An RF front-end with on-chip transmitter/receiver isolation using a gyrator is presented herein. The RF front end is configured to support full-duplex communication and includes a gyrator and a transformer. The gyrator includes a metal plate and an inductor that are configured to isolate the input of a low-noise amplifier (LNA) from the output of a power amplifier (PA) using the Hall effect. The gyrator is further configured to isolate the output of the PA from the input of the LNA. The gyrator is at least partially or fully capable of being integrated on silicon-based substrate. |
| US08502619B2 |
Circuit module and measurement method
A circuit module and a measurement method enable accurate measurement of isolation characteristics of an isolator. The circuit module includes a processing circuit including SAW filters and a power amplifier and performs certain processing on an input signal. An isolator includes an input port, an output port and a ground port and outputs an input signal, which is input thereto via the input port and on which the processing circuit has performed the certain processing, as an output signal via the output port. A directional coupler distributes a signal transmitted between the processing circuit and the isolator. A measurement instrument inputs a test signal from the output port and measures a detection signal output from the directional coupler. |
| US08502617B2 |
Printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes a base, a signal layer lying on the base, and a number of pairs of differential signal traces positioned on the signal layer. The base is made of a grid of glass fiber bundles filled with epoxy resin. Each pair of differential signal traces includes a first signal trace and a second signal trace. Each of the first and second signal traces extends in a zigzag pattern. The first signal trace includes a number of wave crests and wave troughs. The wave crests define a reference straight line that connects all the wave crest of the first signal trace. The ratio of the distance from each wave crest to the reference straight line to the orthogonal distance between each wave crest and an adjacent wave trough along the reference straight line is 1:5. |
| US08502613B2 |
Oscillating circuit
An oscillating circuit including a digital sigma-delta modulator and a controlled oscillator is disclosed. The digital sigma-delta modulator receives a fractional bit signal to generate a control signal. The controlled oscillator includes a varactor dynamically coupled to receive the control signal. |
| US08502611B2 |
Voltage controlled oscillator circuit, phase-locked loop circuit using the voltage controlled oscillator circuit, and semiconductor device provided with the same
A VCO circuit includes: a control portion to which a first voltage is inputted and from which a second voltage corresponding to the first voltage is outputted; a current source portion to which the second voltage is inputted and from which a current corresponding to the second voltage is outputted; and an oscillator circuit to which the current is inputted and from which a signal with a frequency in accordance with the current is outputted. The control portion includes an adjusting circuit which changes the second voltage in conjunction with fluctuation of a power supply voltage. Accordingly, fluctuation of the frequency Fo of an output signal of the VCO circuit can be suppressed even when the power supply voltage of the VCO circuit fluctuates. |
| US08502601B2 |
Integrated circuit
An integrated circuit comprising a Class-D amplifier for amplifying an input signal at an input terminal is disclosed. The Class-D amplifier is switchable between an operational mode, in which a comparator (4) is directly coupled to an output stage (5), and a test mode, in which the comparator (4) is coupled to the output stage (5) via a sampler (15) and the output stage (5) is coupled to the input terminal via a feedback network, whereby a digital representation of the input signal is available at an output of the sampler (15). |
| US08502599B2 |
System and method for a multi-band power-amplifier
In accordance with an embodiment, a method of amplifying a plurality of frequency bands includes amplifying a first frequency band and a second frequency band with a main amplifier, amplifying the first frequency band with a first peaking amplifier, amplifying the second frequency band with a second peaking amplifier, and simultaneously load modulating an output of the main amplifier with an output of the first peaking amplifier and with an output of the second peaking amplifier. |
| US08502591B2 |
High voltage control circuit of semiconductor device
A high voltage control circuit of a semiconductor device includes an output node control circuit configured to set an initial potential of an output terminal or to discharge the potential of the output terminal, in response to an input signal and a high voltage supply circuit comprising an acceleration unit and a potential control unit coupled in series between the output terminal and a supply terminal for supplying a high voltage. The acceleration unit is operated in response to the potential of the output terminal, and the potential control unit is operated in response to the input signal. |
| US08502590B2 |
System and method of controlling devices operating within different voltage ranges
Semiconductor devices, systems, and methods are disclosed to facilitate power management. A semiconductor device includes a first voltage island configured to operate within a first voltage range, where the first voltage range has a first midpoint. A second voltage island of the semiconductor device is configured to operate within a second voltage range, where the second voltage range has a second midpoint. The first voltage range is different than the second voltage range, and the first midpoint is substantially equal to the second midpoint. |
| US08502588B2 |
Clock generation system
A clock generation system for generating first and second clock signals at slightly different clock frequencies comprising a clock signal generator providing the first clock signal, frequency dividers dividing the clock frequencies by integers to produce auxiliary signals, a timer for measuring a first time lag between first signal edges of the auxiliary signals and a second time lag between second signal edges of the auxiliary signals, a comparator device for providing an error signal by comparing the difference between the measured time lags with a predetermined time value, and a voltage-controlled oscillator controlled in dependent on the error signal to generate the second clock signal. |
| US08502585B2 |
Device with a data retention mode and a data processing mode
A device includes a flip flop and a control circuit. The flip flop includes a flip flop data input terminal and a flip flop clock input terminal. The control circuit includes a control circuit data input terminal and a control circuit clock input terminal. The control circuit is configured to route, in a Data Processing Mode of the device, an incoming data signal from the control circuit data input terminal to the flip flop data input terminal and an incoming clock signal from the control circuit clock input terminal to the flip flop clock input terminal and to apply, in a Data Retention Mode of the device, a first given fixed signal value to the flip flop data input terminal independent of a value of the incoming data signal and a second given fixed signal value to the flip flop clock input terminal independent of a value of the incoming clock signal. |
| US08502584B1 |
Capacitive isolation receiver circuitry
One aspect of the present invention is directed to a circuit that includes an amplifier circuit disposed between an isolation link and a Schmitt trigger circuit to amplify a differential signal communicated over the isolation link and supply the amplified signal to the Schmitt trigger circuit. In turn, the Schmitt trigger circuit is coupled to the amplifier circuit to receive the differential signal and to supply a differential output signal corresponding to the differential signal communicated over the isolation link. |
| US08502577B2 |
Phase correction circuit, data alignment circuit and method of aligning data using the same
Various exemplary embodiments of a phase correction circuit are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the phase correction circuit may include a delay unit configured to delay a clock signal by a predetermined delay time and generate a delay clock signal, a delay line configured to delay a data strobe signal by a variable delay time in response to a delay control signal and generate a corrected data strobe signal, a phase detector configured to detect a phase difference between the delay clock signal and the corrected data strobe signal and generate a phase detection signal, and a shift register configured to generate the delay control signal in response to the phase detection signal. |
| US08502576B2 |
Charge pump circuit
A charge pump circuit includes a charge generation circuit, a tracking circuit, a replica circuit, and a main charge pump. The main charge pump generates a charge current and a discharge current to a subsequent loop filter according to a UP signal and a DOWN signal. The replica circuit generates a first voltage in response to the current values of the first current source and the second current source of the main charge pump. The tracking circuit adjusts the current values of the first current source and the second current source of the main charge pump according to the first voltage and a second voltage, wherein the second voltage is in response to a voltage of an output node of the main charge pump. |
| US08502573B2 |
Frequency divider for generating output clock signal with duty cycle different from duty cycle of input clock signal
A frequency divider includes a plurality of logic circuit blocks. Each of the logic circuit blocks has a plurality of control terminals. At least one of the control terminals of one of the logic circuit blocks is arranged to receive an input clock signal having a first duty cycle. At least one of the remaining control terminals of the one of the logic circuit blocks is arranged to couple another one of the logic circuit blocks by a positive feedback. A clock signal at the at least one of the remaining control terminals has a second duty cycle different from the first duty cycle. Each of the logic circuit blocks includes a plurality of first transistors coupled in parallel between a first reference voltage and an output terminal, and a plurality of second transistors coupled in series between a second reference voltage and the output terminal. |
| US08502572B2 |
Gate driver
A gate driver of a switching element Q1 includes transistors Q2 and Q3 that are totem-pole-connected to both ends of a DC power source Vcc1, transistors Q4 and Q5 that are totem-pole-connected to both ends of a DC power source Vcc2 and have emitters connected to the gate of the switching element Q1, and a transformer T1 having a primary winding and a secondary winding. The primary winding is connected to a collector of one of the transistors Q1 and Q2, and through a capacitor, emitters of the transistors Q1 and Q2. The second winding is connected to bases of the transistors Q4 and Q5 and the emitters of the transistors Q4 and Q5. A maximum duty cycle of a pulse signal is determined according to a primary winding voltage of the transformer and a forward base-emitter voltage of the transistors Q4 and Q5. |
| US08502567B2 |
Apparatus and method for protecting a semiconductor junction
Apparatus and methods are disclosed, such as those involving protection of a semiconductor junction of a semiconductor device. One such apparatus includes a bipolar transistor including an emitter, a base, and a collector; a first junction protection device including a first end electrically coupled to the emitter of the bipolar transistor, and a second end electrically coupled to a node; and a second junction protection device including a first end electrically coupled to a voltage reference, and a second electrically coupled to the emitter of the bipolar transistor. Each of the first and second junction protection devices may have a substantially higher leakage current than the leakage current of the base-emitter junction of the bipolar transistor when reverse biased. |
| US08502565B2 |
Low phase noise buffer for crystal oscillator
A buffer for converting sinusoidal waves to square waves with reduced phase noise is described herein. The buffer shunts current from the outputs of a differential amplifier during sinusoidal state transition periods at the differential amplifier inputs to increase the finite slope of square wave transition periods of the output square wave. More particularly, a sinusoidal wave having alternating peaks and valleys connected by sinusoidal state transition periods is applied to differential inputs of a differential amplifier to generate a square wave at the differential outputs, where the output square wave comprises alternating high and low states connected by square wave state transition periods having a finite slope. The output square wave is shaped to increase the finite slope of the square wave transition periods by providing additional paths between the differential outputs and ground that shunt current from the differential amplifier during the sinusoidal state transition periods. |
| US08502564B2 |
Adjustable Schmitt trigger
A circuit comprises an inverter, a first transistor, a second transistor, and at least one switching circuit. The inverter has a first node and a second node. The first transistor has a first terminal, a second terminal, and a third terminal. The second transistor has a fourth terminal, a fifth terminal, and a sixth terminal. The at least one switching circuit is configured to switch a connection of at least one of the first transistor and the second transistor to the inverter. The second terminal and the fifth terminal are coupled to the first node. The third terminal and the sixth terminal are coupled to the second node. The first transistor and the second transistor are configured to cause a plurality of time delays at the second node. |
| US08502557B2 |
Apparatus and methods for forming electrical networks that approximate desired performance characteristics
Electrical networks are formed to produce an approximation of at least one desired performance characteristic, based on the recognition that fabrication variations introduce slight differences in electronic sub-networks which were intended to be identical. These fabrication differences are turned to an advantage by providing a pool of sub-networks, and then selectively connecting particular combinations of these sub-networks to implement networks that approximate the desired performance characteristics. The sub-networks are of like kind (e.g., resistors) and have a like measure. |
| US08502553B2 |
Semiconductor package test apparatus
A semiconductor package test apparatus having a test head and a test handler is provided. The semiconductor package test apparatus may include an insert in which a plurality of semiconductor packages are stacked and received in an offset fashion. Further, the semiconductor package test apparatus may include a plurality of sockets located adjacent to the insert and each of the inserts may have a plurality of socket pins. The sockets have different surface levels and are aligned with the semiconductor packages. |
| US08502551B2 |
Electronic component and inspection system
A CPU 14 built in to a device 1 starts inspection processing in response to an I/F 17 having received an inspection start command from an external terminal 3, switches an inspection terminal 13, which is a redundant terminal 11, over to be an input terminal with a pull-up resistor, applies a predetermined voltage to the inspection terminal 13, detects the input voltage of the inspection terminal 13, and transmits the detected input voltage as an inspection result to the external terminal 3. |
| US08502550B2 |
Operation control structure for a continuity test device
There is provided an operation control structure for a continuity test device for performing lock of a connector and actuation of a continuity test part timely, low cost, easily, and surely including a connector attachment part 3, a continuity test part 4 having a probe pin 12, a first cylinder 16 for locking a connector 10 in the connector attachment part, a second cylinder 15 for moving the continuity test part to the connector attachment part, wherein plugs 30 and 54 of the first cylinder and the second cylinder respectively are supplied with the same pressured air, a speed control valve 26 being provided within a plug 30 of the second cylinder 15, a fine hole 28 thinner than a hole 56 in a plug 54 of the first cylinder being provided in the speed control valve, and wherein the continuity test part is actuated by the second cylinder through the fine hole following lock of the connector by the first cylinder. A hole 37 for air discharge is provided in the speed control valve 26 is connected to a hole 31 of the plug via a gap 38 between the outer circumference of the speed control valve and the inner circumference of the plug 30 of the second cylinder 15, and wherein a test valve 36 is provided in the gap. |
| US08502548B2 |
Distance measuring device and method for determining a distance, and suitable reflecting body
A distance measuring device and method for determining distance, and a suitable reflective member are provided. The distance measuring device includes analysis electronics and a sensor device, which has at least one coupling probe for feeding a transmission signal into a line structure. A reflective member is disposed in the line structure which has a base plate with an attached collar forming a cup-shaped element, and a feed block with a recess into which the collar plunges. The recess has a sealing ring which produces airtightness with the collar, wherein the attached collar is provided on the front face with a plastic plate. |
| US08502546B2 |
Multichannel absorberless near field measurement system
A near field microwave scanning system includes a switched array of antenna elements forming an array surface, a scan surface substantially parallel to the array surface and separated by a distance less than about 1 wavelength of the measured frequency, and a processing engine for obtaining and processing near field data, without the use of an absorber. |
| US08502545B2 |
Apparatus and method for reactive power compensation of a test transformer
An apparatus and a method for reactive power compensation of a test transformer with an inductor and a stepped capacitor bank and a generator. The generator is used for generating a generator current and a generator voltage with a predeterminable test frequency. The inductance of the inductor can be set and can be interconnected with a stepped capacitor bank in such a way that the generator can be operated on virtually exclusive active power. Within the test circuit, the generator is therefore almost always set at an optimum operating point for testing of the test transformer and does not need to be dimensioned to be any larger than required. As a result, the power of the generator can be used in optimum fashion for generating the generator voltage and, as a result of the reduction in the component part sizes which is carried out on the essential components in the test circuit, enables the mobile use of the entire apparatus for in-situ testing of the power transformer to be tested. |
| US08502542B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring a phase line of a section of an electrical energy transmission line
An appliance and a method are intended to monitor a phase line of a section of an electrical energy grid line. The appliance comprises a device for monitoring a parameter of a phase line. The parameter is representative of routine operating conditions of the phase line and has a known propagation speed. The appliance also comprises a device for generating an event detection signal each time the parameter has a value that exceeds a threshold, and for storing a reception time when the detection signal is generated. The appliance also has a device for sending a signal representative of a geographic location of the end of the section and a device for performing a geographic location of the event once two consecutive detection signals are generated from the signal representative of the geographic location, and reception times associated with the two detection signals. |
| US08502541B2 |
Battery testing dynamic delta voltage measurement
A method of evaluating battery packs is described. The method includes measuring a cell open voltage for each battery cell group in a section of battery cells; measuring a voltage under charge, or a voltage under load, or both, at a predetermined time interval for each battery cell group in the section of battery cells; determining the magnitude of the difference between the open cell voltage and the voltage under charge, or the voltage under load, or both, for each battery cell group in the section of battery cells by subtracting the voltage under charge from the cell open voltage, or subtracting the voltage under load from the cell open voltage, or both; and determining if the magnitude of the difference between the open cell voltage and the voltage under charge, or the voltage under load, or both, for each battery cell group in the section of battery cells exceeds a predetermined level. |
| US08502539B2 |
Gradient amplifier system
A gradient amplifier system is presented. An embodiment of a gradient amplifier system that includes a power stage having a plurality of bridge amplifiers, where each of the plurality of bridge amplifiers operates at a first switching frequency. The gradient amplifier system further includes a gradient coil coupled to an output terminal of the power stage and configured to produce a magnetic field proportional to a coil current signal supplied by the power stage. In addition, the gradient amplifier system includes a controller stage coupled to an input terminal of the power stage and configured to generate a pulse width modulated gate signal based on the coil current signal and a reference current signal, where the pulse width modulated gate signal is generated at a second switching frequency upon occurrence of a slew rate associated with the reference current signal is below a determined threshold rate and an amplitude level associated with the reference current signal is above a determined level. Further, the controller stage is configured to apply the generated pulse width modulated gate signal to the power stage for changing an operating frequency of each of the plurality of bridge amplifiers from the first switching frequency to the second switching frequency. |
| US08502537B2 |
Adiabatic magnetization preparation for B1 and B0 insensitive high contrast MRI
A magnetic resonance image is produced by radial imaging using one or more preparatory pulses. The magnetic preparation pulse can include one or more adiabatic pulses. |
| US08502535B2 |
Coil selection for parallel magnetic resonance imaging
The invention relates to a method of selecting a set of coil elements from a multitude of physical coil elements comprised in a coil array for performing a magnetic resonance imaging scan of a region of interest. |
| US08502529B2 |
Magnetic sensor device
Provided is a magnetic sensor device capable of suppressing a variation in determination for detection or canceling of a magnetic field intensity, which is caused by noise generated from respective constituent elements included in the magnetic sensor device and external noise, to thereby achieve high-precision magnetic reading. The magnetic sensor device includes: a first D-type flip-flop and a second D-type flip-flop each having an input terminal connected to an output terminal of a comparator; an XOR circuit having a first input terminal and a second input terminal which are connected to an output terminal of the first D-type flip-flop and an output terminal of the second D-type flip-flop, respectively; a selector circuit; and a third D-type flip-flop having an input terminal connected to an output terminal of the selector circuit. The selector circuit includes: a first input terminal (A) and a second input terminal (B) which are connected to the output terminal of the second D-type flip-flop and an output terminal of the third D-type flip-flop, respectively; and a select terminal connected to an output terminal of the XOR circuit. The selector circuit selectively outputs input signals from the first input terminal (A) and the second input terminal (B), according to an output of the XOR circuit. |
| US08502528B2 |
Arrangement for detecting a rotation angle
The invention relates to an arrangement for detecting rotation angles on a rotating component, having transducers and sensors, detecting a physical variable as digitally processable signals as a function of the rotation angle change of the rotating component. The rotating component has at least one satellite of a smaller circumference that is coupled at the circumference thereof and rotates by means of the rotation thereof, preferably having an angle sensor, which drives a likewise rotating hypocycloidal disc or hypocycloidal gear wheel via an axially coupled hypocycloidal gearbox, the circumferential speed of which can be geared down by the hypocycloidal gearbox such that a speed of the rotating component and the absolute wheel angle across multiple revolutions of the steering axle can be determined using a revolution sensor system. |
| US08502524B2 |
Current measurement in an inverter unit and a frequency converter
A method and an arrangement of measuring inverter current, where the inverter is connected to and supplied by a DC intermediate circuit having two or more parallel capacitor branches connected between the positive and negative rail of the DC intermediate circuit, and the capacitance of the capacitor branches being known. The method comprises the steps of measuring the current of one of the parallel capacitor branches, and determining from the measured current the magnitude of the inverter current. |
| US08502523B2 |
Test apparatus and test method
Provided is a test apparatus and a test method for substantially synchronizing phases of test signals for each of a plurality of clock domains. The test apparatus tests a device under test including a plurality of clock domains. The test apparatus comprises a period generator that generates a rate signal for determining a test period corresponding to an operation period of the device under test; a pattern generator that generates a test pattern; phase comparing sections that, for each clock domain, receive an operation clock signal of the clock domain acquired from a terminal of the device under test included in the clock domain, and detect a phase difference of the operation clock signal of the clock domain with respect to the rate signal; and a plurality of waveform shaping sections that are provided respectively to the clock domains, and that each shape a test signal based on the test pattern, according to the phase difference of the corresponding clock domain, to substantially synchronize the test signal with the operation clock signal of the corresponding clock domain. |
| US08502521B2 |
Measuring device for hard disk drive
A measuring device for a hard disk drive includes a first input node, a hard disk drive having a first input terminal, the first input terminal being coupled to the first input node to provide power to the hard disk drive. A first input current sampling unit is coupled between the first input node and the first input terminal of the hard disk drive to obtain a first input current Iin1. A first input voltage sampling unit is coupled to the first input terminal of the hard disk drive to obtain a first input voltage Uin1. A control unit is coupled to the first input current sampling unit and the first input voltage sampling unit to receive the first input current and the first input voltage. |
| US08502520B2 |
Isolated power converter
An isolated power converter that includes, in one embodiment, a first magnetic core having a primary winding and a secondary winding around the first magnetic core. The power converter includes a second magnetic core having a first leg, a second leg coupled to the first leg, and a third leg coupled to the first and second legs, wherein a part of the third leg is equidistant from the first leg and the second leg. The power converter also includes a first winding encircling the first leg, a first end of the first winding coupled to the secondary winding, a second winding encircling the second leg, a first end of the second winding coupled to the secondary winding, and a third winding encircling the third leg, a first end of the third winding coupled to a second end of the first winding and to a second end of the second winding. |
| US08502517B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling the maximum ouput power of a power converter
An example controller for a power converter includes an input voltage sensor, a current sensor, an oscillator, a timing and multiplier circuit, and a drive signal generator. The input voltage sensor receives an input signal representative of an input voltage and the current sensor senses a current in a power switch. The oscillator generates a signal having a switching frequency and the timing and multiplier circuit adjusts the switching frequency of the signal to be proportional to a value that is the input voltage multiplied by a time it takes the current in the power switch to change between two current values. The drive signal generator drives the power switch into the on state for an on time period and an off state for an off time period in response to the current in the power switch and in response to the signal having the switching frequency. |
| US08502516B2 |
Voltage adjustment module and power supply device
A voltage regulation module coupled to a power conversion module to form a closed loop. The power conversion module includes a PWM circuit and a conversion circuit. The conversion circuit includes serially coupled first and second power switches. The PWM circuit outputs a drive signal to control the first and second power switches to cause the conversion circuit to generate an output current. The voltage regulation module includes subtraction and regulation circuits. The subtraction circuit obtains a voltage related to the output current, and performs a subtraction operation on this voltage and a reference voltage to generate a second regulation voltage. The regulation circuit generates a level voltage, which is directly proportional to the output current, according to the second regulation voltage. The PWM circuit adjusts a voltage level of the drive signal according to the level voltage so that this voltage level follows the output current. |
| US08502515B1 |
Multiphase DC-DC converting circuit and control circuit thereof
A multiphase DC-DC converting circuit for providing power to a load is disclosed, having power stage circuits, channel current converting circuits, current detecting circuits, a transconductance amplifier circuit, a comparator circuit, and a channel current balance circuit. The current detecting circuits detect current signals of current channels, and the transconductance amplifier circuit and the comparator circuit are coupled with the current detecting circuits to receive the voltage difference across a resistor, and to generate a total current detecting signal provided to the load. The channel current converting circuit is coupled with the current detecting circuits to generate channel current detecting signals. The channel current balance circuit is coupled with the comparator circuit, the transconductance amplifier circuit and the channel current converting circuit to balance the current signals of the current channels. |
| US08502513B2 |
Voltage regulator
A voltage regulator has an output transistor that outputs an output voltage. A first circuit controls a control terminal voltage to increase the output voltage when an undershoot has occurred in the output voltage. A second circuit controls the control terminal voltage to prevent an output current from exceeding an overcurrent when the output current becomes the overcurrent, and disables the first circuit when the output current is prevented from exceeding the overcurrent so that the first circuit does not control the control terminal voltage to increase the output voltage. |
| US08502510B2 |
Switching mode power supply with predicted PWM control
The present technology discloses a switching mode power supply with predicted PWM control. In one embodiment, the switching mode power supply monitors the slew rate of COMP signal which represents the output voltage of the switching mode power supply. When the load steps up, the ON state of the power stage is prolonged; when the load steps down, the power stage is turned off earlier. |
| US08502505B2 |
Battery driving device, load control method, integrated circuit and load control program
A battery-driven device extends an operating time of a battery (a secondary battery). A battery control unit included in the battery drive-device stores therein one or more voltage thresholds, and detects a sharp voltage drop that occurs immediately after the start of discharging of a battery that is fully charged, based on the current and voltage of the battery and the stored voltage thresholds. Upon detecting a sharp voltage drop, the battery control unit decreases power consumption of the battery. |
| US08502504B1 |
Model-based battery fuel gauges and methods
Model-based battery fuel gauges that connect across a rechargeable battery and track the per-cent state of charge of the battery. The model based fuel gauges provide a measure of the open terminal voltage of a battery, even when the battery is powering a load, to provide the state of charge information. Analog and digital implementations of the battery model fuel gauges may be used, and incorporated into a battery powered device in various ways, including constantly powered implementations and implementations that are turned on and off with the battery powered device. Various exemplary embodiments are disclosed. |
| US08502489B2 |
Motor control device
A motor control device, which receives at least two emergency stop signals, includes an LSI, a PWM signal transmission circuit, a drive circuit, and an inverter circuit. The LSI generates PWM signals. The PWM signal transmission circuit transmits the PWM signals. The drive circuit generates inverter drive signals. The inverter circuit includes a P-side power switching device and an N-side power switching device. The drive circuit includes a P-side drive circuit for driving the P-side power switching device, and an N-side drive circuit for driving the N-side power switching device. One of the emergency stop signals is inputted to the P-side drive circuit and the PWM signal transmission circuit. The other emergency stop signal is inputted to the N-side drive circuit and the PWM signal transmission circuit. In response to the receipt of an emergency stop signal, the PWM signal transmission circuit stops transmitting the PWM signals, and the drive circuit stops outputting the inverter drive signals. |
| US08502480B1 |
Systems and apparatuses including alterable characteristics and methods of altering and coordinating such characteristics
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided that include alterable characteristics and such alterable characteristics may be coordinated. Such systems, apparatuses, and methods may include wearable apparatuses and such alterable characteristics may relate to illumination conditions. In one example, a wearable apparatus includes an illumination device that may be manually manipulated between two different illumination conditions. In another example, two wearable apparatuses may each include an illumination device and operation of the two illumination devices may be coordinated. In a further example, operation of an apparatus may be controlled by a third party or venue. Still another exemplary system may include a capturing device for capturing a characteristic of an object and controlling an output device of an apparatus to operate with the same characteristic as the captured characteristic. |
| US08502475B2 |
Discharge lamp ballast with feedback current control during an electrode heating operation
A discharge lamp ballast is provided with a feedback control operation to provide optimal lamp current flow during an electrode heating operation. A startup circuit coupled together with a discharge lamp between output terminals of a DC-AC power converter having a plurality of switches. The startup circuit generates a high voltage to ignite the lamp. A lamp current sensor detects an amplitude of an output current to the lamp. A control circuit controls the switches in accordance with each of a plurality of control operations including a startup operation to ignite the lamp using the high voltage generated by the startup circuit, an electrode heating operation wherein an operating frequency of the switches is controlled to set the amplitude of the detected output current to a predetermined target current amplitude, and a normal operation wherein the operating frequency is reduced to maintain stable lighting of the lamp. |
| US08502474B2 |
Primary side PFC driver with dimming capability
A primary side PFC driver circuit is disclosed that includes a switch control circuit for commanding a switch to allow an inductor coupled to an output load (e.g., LEDs) to transfer energy provided by an input voltage source. The switch control circuit provides two signals for commanding the switch. A first signal having a first frequency, with a duty cycle in proportion to the input voltage amplitude, commands the switch to allow the average input current to be proportional to the input voltage amplitude. A second signal having a second frequency higher than the first frequency pulses the output load with substantially constant current pulses based on a value of the first signal (e.g., while the first signal is high). The current pulses produce a substantially constant current in the output load. |
| US08502472B2 |
Light emitting diode driving apparatus and method for holding driving voltage thereof
A light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus is disclosed. The LED driving apparatus includes a power converter, a voltage sample-and-hold and comparison circuit, and a pre-charge clock generator. The power converter has a power transistor switch for processing power conversion and outputs a driving voltage at an output terminal. The voltage sample-and-hold and comparison circuit enters a sample-and-hold mode or a comparing mode according to a dimming status signal. The voltage sample-and-hold and comparison circuit samples and holds a feedback voltage to obtain a pre-storage voltage during the sample-and-hold mode and compares the pre-storage voltage with the feedback voltage to obtain a comparison result during the comparing mode. The voltage sample-and-hold and comparison circuit generates a pre-charge enable signal according to the comparison result. The pre-charge clock generator generates a pre-charge clock signal to control the power transistor switch according to the pre-charge enable signal and a clock signal. |
| US08502470B2 |
DC distribution system
A direct current power system according to one non-limiting embodiment includes a direct current power source operable to distribute a direct current voltage throughout at least one structure, and at least one controller operable to selectively couple a direct current load to the direct current voltage in response to a wireless signal from an energy-harvesting switch. |
| US08502467B2 |
Controller for a light fixture
A controller for a light fixture includes: a current-sampling circuit adapted to be connected electrically to the light fixture, and operable to generate a voltage signal corresponding to a current flowing through a light source of the light fixture; a voltage-processing circuit operable to perform at least one of voltage-amplification and voltage-rectification processes upon the voltage signal so as to generate a recognition signal; a signal-recognition unit configured to generate a control signal according to the recognition signal; a driver unit operable to generate a driver signal corresponding to the control signal; and a driving component adapted to be connected electrically to the light fixture, and driven by the driver signal for controlling operation of the light source of the light fixture. |
| US08502466B2 |
Apparatus for LED lights which integrates a boost converter control module
An apparatus for LED lights which integrates a voltage booster module is provided. The string lights in series-parallel construction, which is originally powered by a high voltage, becomes now powered by a low voltage. Thus, a dry cell or a solar cell can be used as a power supply, which decreases the needs for electricity from the power rail. Accordingly, less carbon dioxide is generated and energy is also saved. |
| US08502464B2 |
Underwater lighting system and method
A lighting system for wirelessly providing power to a lighting assembly across a wall. The lighting system may be used, for example, for powering the lighting assembly positioned on an outside portion of the wall, such as on the outside of a boat hull. An example of the lighting system includes a power transmitter with a multi-frequency generator connected to a power source and a controller. The multi-frequency generator is configured to generate an oscillating signal at a predetermined frequency according to a control signal received from the controller. The power transmitter includes a transmitting coil connected to receive the oscillating signal. A receiving coil is positioned to form an inductive coupling with the transmitting coil. A plurality of conditioning units are connected to the receiving coil to receive the oscillating signal. The plurality of conditioning units are connected to provide power to a corresponding light or set of lights. The conditioning units provide power to the corresponding lights when the selected one of the plurality of frequencies matches a resonant frequency of one of a plurality of resonant circuits formed by the receiving coil, transmitting coil, and a resonant capacitor in each of the plurality of conditioning units. |
| US08502463B2 |
LED driver circuit with open load detection and associated control method
An LED driver circuit prevents an increase in output voltage of a DC/DC converter in an open circuit condition associated with removal or failure of an LED lighting device. A DC power source provides a first DC voltage across positive and negative voltage rails. A DC/DC converter includes a switching element which when turned ON/OFF provides a second DC voltage across first and second ends of a capacitor which further define first and second LED lighting device connection terminals. A control circuit, upon receiving a drive power signal, turns ON/OFF the switching element to provide constant current control. A power supply circuit is coupled between the second LED lighting device connection terminal and the negative voltage rail and generates the drive power signal to the control circuit during a detected lighting condition. The power supply circuit further disables the drive power signal during a detected open circuit condition. |
| US08502450B2 |
Vacuum tube and vacuum tube manufacturing apparatus and method
With respect to a vacuum tube having a reduced pressure vessel containing an electric discharge gas sealed therein, problems such as the lowering of discharge efficiency owing to an organic material, moisture or oxygen remaining in the reduced pressure vessel have taken place conventionally. It has been now found that the selection of the number of water molecules, the number of molecules of an organic gas and the number of oxygen molecules remaining in the reduced pressure vessel, in a relation with the number of molecules of a gas contributing the electric discharge allows the reduction of the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas. Specifically, the selection of the number of molecules of the above electric discharge gas being about ten times that of the above-mentioned remaining gas or more can reduce the adverse effect by the above-mentioned remaining gas. |
| US08502447B2 |
Image display element with divided back panel and manufacturing method thereof
An image display element includes: a front panel; a back panel opposite to the front panel; a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix between both the panels, and to be selected to be in a display or non-display state; and plural electrodes for controlling the pixels. Both the panels are bonded together with the pixels and the electrodes interposed therebetween, and the electrodes are connected to a driving control circuit via metal wires. The back panel is divided such that electrode terminals connected to the electrodes are exposed between adjacent plural pixel lines, and a groove part having a shape wider at the top on the back side of the opposing surface from the front panel than at the bottom is formed at the divided portion. The metal wires are connected to the exposed electrode terminals of the groove part. |
| US08502440B2 |
Organic electroluminescent light source
An organic electroluminescent light source device includes, in the following order from a light-emitting surface side, a first transparent electrode layer, a luminescent layer, a second transparent electrode layer, and a reflecting layer, wherein the reflecting layer includes a concavo-convex structure with an average inclination angle of 12 to 45°. An organic electroluminescent light source device includes, in the following order, a first transparent electrode layer, a luminescent layer, a second transparent electrode layer, a diffusing layer, and a reflecting-scattering layer, wherein the diffusing layer has a concavo-convex surface including a concavo-convex structure with an average inclination angle of 17 to 45°. |
| US08502435B2 |
Piezoelectric ceramic composition and piezoelectric device
There are provided a piezoelectric ceramic composition that includes a bismuth layer-structured compound, which contains Na, Bi, Co and Ln (lanthanoide), as a main component and a piezoelectric ceramic composition that includes a compound, which contains Na, Bi, Ti, Co and Ln (lanthanoide) and has a Na0.5Bi4.5Ti4O15 type crystal structure, as a main component, wherein the piezoelectric ceramic composition has an atomic ratio of 0 |
| US08502434B2 |
Multi-layer piezoelectric element, method for manufacturing the same, injection apparatus and fuel injection system
A multi-layer piezoelectric element that has high durability with capability to operable continuously under higher voltage and higher pressure over a long period of time, a method for manufacturing the same, an injection apparatus and a fuel injection system are provided. The multi-layer piezoelectric element, comprising: a multi-layer structure comprising a plurality of internal electrode layers and a plurality of piezoelectric material layers, the plurality of piezoelectric material layers being stacked with each one of the plurality of internal electrode layers intervened between each two of the plurality of piezoelectric material layers, wherein a cross-sectional area of a cross section of the multi-layer structure parallel to the plurality of internal electrode layers is smaller in both end portions in a stacked direction than in a middle portion in the stacked direction. |
| US08502432B2 |
Crossover module
Provided is a crossover module, which can facilitate the process of manufacturing a stator. The crossover module (20) is a module having crossovers (23) for connecting such coils (13) electrically with each other as are mounted on a stator core (11) of a motor (100). The crossover module (20) is constituted such that its shape can be changed between a shape, in which it is mounted on the stator core (11), and a shape, in which it is opened to the outer sides from the former shape. |
| US08502430B2 |
Rotor and motor
A rotor comprises a rotor core, a plurality of magnetic poles arranged in a circumferential direction of the rotor core, a plurality of salient poles and a plurality of auxiliary magnets each of which is disposed between the magnetic pole and the salient pole is provided. Each magnet pole has a field magnet pole that serves as a first magnetic pole, wherein the field magnet is a main magnet. Each salient pole is integrally formed with the rotor core between the two adjacent magnetic poles. Each salient pole serves as a second magnetic pole. The pole of the second magnetic pole is opposite from that of the first magnetic pole. The auxiliary magnet generates magnetic flux in a circumferential direction of the rotor core so that the magnetic pole and an opposing pole of the auxiliary magnet have the same polarity and the salient pole and another opposing pole of the auxiliary magnet have the same polarity. |
| US08502429B2 |
Hydrodynamic bearing assembly and motor having the same
There is provided a hydrodynamic bearing assembly including: a sleeve against which a shaft is supported so that an upper end of the shaft, being compressed and inserted into a hub base of a rotor case, protrudes upwardly in an axial direction; a first thrust dynamic pressure generating part formed in at least one of a protrusion and the hub base corresponding to the protrusion, the protrusion being formed at an end of the sleeve along an inner diameter direction; and a second thrust dynamic pressure generating part formed around a protruding end portion of the sleeve, the protruding end portion facing an upper portion of a stopper part in the axial direction and the stopper part rotating together with the rotor case. Also, an oil sealing part has an oil interface between an outer circumferential surface of the sleeve along an outer diameter direction and an inner surface of the stopper part. |
| US08502427B2 |
Motor and electric device using same
A motor includes: a stator including a stator iron core on which a winding is wound; a rotor including a rotating body that holds a magnet in a circumferential direction to face the stator and a shaft that fastens the rotating body to penetrate a center of the rotating body; a bearing that supports the shaft; and two conductive brackets that fix the bearing. The two brackets are electrically connected to each other, and a capacitor serving as an impedance adjusting member that adjusts impedances between the stator iron core and the electrically connected two brackets is arranged. |
| US08502424B2 |
Electric machine having spray and sump cooling
An electric machine has a housing, and in the housing has at least one electrical assembly including a rotor, and having a cooling device which, in the lower region of the housing, has a sump pan that is situated or developed there for a coolant. The cooling device further has at least one coolant spray device for spraying the electrical assembly with coolant, the sump pan having a coolant discharge which, during non-operation of the electric machine, feeds the coolant into a coolant reservoir and is dimensioned so that, during operation of the electric machine at a specified coolant volume flow of the coolant spray device, a coolant level, which wets the rotor, sets in the sump pan. A corresponding method is also provided. |
| US08502423B2 |
Linear motor
A linear motor includes a field including main-magnetic-pole permanent magnets magnetized in a direction of a generation magnetic field, and sub-magnetic-pole permanent magnets magnetized in a direction different from the direction of magnetic poles of the main-magnetic-pole permanent magnets, portions of the main-magnetic-pole permanent magnets located at a magnetic-field generation side being replaced with soft magnetic materials; and an armature including an armature core having teeth and armature coils wound around the armature cores. The linear motor satisfies λ<τ, where λ is a pitch of the magnetic poles of the field, and τ is a pitch of the teeth. |
| US08502418B2 |
Auto-shut off circuit
An auto-shut off circuit includes a relay, a voltage conversion device, a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a capacitor, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The relay includes a coil and a switch. The auto-shut off circuit disconnects an electronic device from a power supply when the electronic device is not at a working state. |
| US08502414B2 |
Power saving apparatus and power saving method thereof
A power saving apparatus and power saving method thereof are disclosed. The apparatus includes a power controller and a power outlet, wherein the power controller has a first signal transmission interface, said first signal transmission signal interface is used to detect the operation mode of a host machine by a second signal transmission interface of said host machine, and outputs a controlling signal according to the operation mode of said host machine. The power socket communicates with the power controller and switches the power-on or off according to the control signal. When the host machine is operated in non-working mode, the power socket will turn off the power supplied to the peripheral electrical devices of the host machines, so as to save the power consumption of the peripheral electrical devices of the host machines. |
| US08502413B2 |
Composite power supply
A composite power supply includes a plurality of power cluster lines, at least one USB port and at least one DC port formed on a surface of a casing, and the power cluster lines, the USB port and the DC port are electrically connected to a circuit board and the circuit board includes a plug-and-play circuit electrically connected to the USB port and provided for an electronic device to access electric power through the USB port, so as to waive the inconvenience of booting a computer before using the electric power, and the circuit board includes a DC-DC conversion circuit electrically connected to the DC port, and a knob or a multi-stage switch in the DC-DC conversion circuit is provided for adjusting the output voltage of the power ports to improve the convenience of the application significantly. |
| US08502412B2 |
Power supply system for vehicle and electrically-powered vehicle having the power supply system
A charger converts electric power supplied from an AC power supply external to a vehicle into a predetermined charging voltage. A relay is provided between the charger and a power storage device. A charging ECU controls the charger and the relay. An AC/DC converter converts electric power supplied from the AC power supply into a predetermined power supply voltage and supplies the electric power converted into the power supply voltage to a charging device constituted of the charger, the relay and the charging ECU. While the power storage device is charged by the AC power supply, the charging device operates with the operating electric power it receives from the AC/DC converter. |
| US08502411B2 |
Power limiting apparatus for electric system, power limiting method for electric system and electric system
In a first condition, the sum of discharging power from a first battery stack and discharging power from a second battery stack is limited in accordance with the sum of a limit value of discharging power from the first battery stack and a limit value of discharging power from the second battery stack. In a second condition, electric power of the battery stacks is limited in accordance with either the limit value of discharging power from the first battery stack or the limit value of discharging power from the second battery stack. |
| US08502408B2 |
Power over ethernet prioritization system and method for surveillance cameras
The present invention provides a system and method for prioritized application of operational power receiving over a data transmission cable. The system includes a primary component, at least one secondary component, and a power supply. The system further includes a data transmission cable for transmitting operational power from the power supply to the primary component and the at least one secondary component, and for transmitting data between the primary component and a remote station. The system further includes a splitter for separating the operational power from the data received over the data transmission cable, and prioritizing delivery of the operational power to the primary component and the at least one secondary component, wherein at least a threshold level of power is delivered to the primary component, and available operational power in excess of the threshold level is delivered to the at least one secondary component. |
| US08502407B2 |
Wind power generating apparatus
A wind power generating apparatus provided with heat exhausting measures for an in-rotor-head device is provided. In a wind power generating apparatus in which a rotor head that rotates upon receiving wind power on a wind turbine blade drives a generator that is installed inside a nacelle and thereby generates electric power, the nacelle is installed on an upper end portion of a tower that is erected on a foundation, and a hub control panel is installed inside the rotor head, a ventilating fan that forms a flow inside and outside of an enclosure of the hub control panel is provided in the enclosure. |
| US08502402B2 |
Power generating apparatus of renewable energy type and control method thereof
A power generating apparatus of renewable energy type includes a rotation shaft, a hydraulic pump, a hydraulic motor, a generator and a pitch drive unit. When a fault even occurs, a deviation of a state indicating an operation state from a normal state value is calculated. When the deviation is not less than a first threshold value, the stop control unit performs by means of a hard-wired circuit at least one of switching the hydraulic pump to an idle state, the hydraulic motor to an idle state, and the pitch angle toward a feathering position. When the deviation is less than the first threshold and not less than a second threshold, the stop control unit performs by software control all of switching the hydraulic pump to the idle state, the hydraulic motor to the idle state, and the pitch angle toward the feathering position. |
| US08502401B2 |
Polymeric compositions comprising per(phenylethynyl) arene derivatives
A polymeric composition comprising a first polymer chosen from a poly(arylene ether) polymer including polymer repeat units of the following structure: —(O—Ar1—O—Ar2—O—)m—(—O—Ar3—O—Ar4—O)n- where Ar1, Ar2, Ar3, and Ar4 are identical or different aryl radicals, m is 0 to 1, n is 1 m; a polysulfone, a polyimide, a poly(etherketone), a polyurea, a polyurethane, and combinations thereof and a second polymer comprising a per(phenylethynyl) arene polymer derivative. Cured films containing the polymer can exhibit at least one of the following properties: Tg from 160° C. to 180° C., a dielectric constant below 2.7 with frequency independence, and a maximum moisture absorption of less than 0.17 wt %. Accordingly, the polymer is especially useful, for example, in interlayer dielectrics and in die-attach adhesives. |
| US08502393B2 |
Chip package and method for forming the same
A chip package includes: a substrate having a first and a second surface; a device region and a pad disposed on the first surface; a hole extending from the second surface to the pad; an insulating layer located on a sidewall of the hole; a carrier substrate located on the second surface; a first redistribution layer located between the carrier substrate and the insulating layer and located in the hole to electrically contact with the pad, wherein an edge of the first redistribution layer is exposed on a sidewall formed by the carrier substrate and the insulating layer; a second redistribution layer located on the carrier substrate, extending towards the second surface, and contacting the exposed edge of the first redistribution layer; and a buffer layer located on or below the second surface of the substrate and located between the second redistribution layer and the substrate. |
| US08502392B2 |
Semiconductor device with partially-etched conductive layer recessed within substrate for bonding to semiconductor die
A semiconductor device has a substrate with a die attach area. A conductive layer is formed over a surface of the substrate and extending below the surface. An insulating layer is formed over the surface of the substrate outside the die attach area. A portion of the conductive layer is removed within the die attach area to expose sidewalls of the substrate. The remaining portion of the conductive layer is recessed below the surface of the substrate within the die attach area. A semiconductor die has bumps formed over its active surface. The semiconductor die is mounted to the substrate by bonding the bumps to the remaining portion of the first conductive layer recessed below the first surface of the substrate. The sidewalls of the substrate retain the bumps during bonding to the remaining portion of the conductive layer. An encapsulant is deposited between the semiconductor die and substrate. |
| US08502387B2 |
Integrated circuit packaging system with vertical interconnection and method of manufacture thereof
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming an outer contact pad having an outer pad top side; mounting an integrated circuit above the outer pad top side; forming an encapsulation having an encapsulation top side and an encapsulation bottom side, the encapsulation over the integrated circuit with the encapsulation bottom side coplanar with the outer pad top side; and forming a vertical interconnect through the encapsulation, the vertical interconnect having an interconnect bottom side directly on the outer pad top side and an interconnect top side exposed from the encapsulation. |
| US08502385B2 |
Power semiconductor device
A power semiconductor device has the power semiconductor elements having back surfaces bonded to wiring patterns and surface electrodes, cylindrical communication parts having bottom surfaces bonded on the surface electrodes of the power semiconductor elements and/or on the wiring patterns, a transfer mold resin having concave parts which expose the upper surfaces of the communication parts and cover the insulating layer, the wiring patterns, and the power semiconductor elements. External terminals have one ends inserted in the upper surfaces of the communication parts and the other ends guided upward, and at least one external terminal has, between both end parts, a bent area which is bent in an L shape and is embedded in the concave part of the transfer mold resin. |
| US08502380B2 |
Chip package and fabrication method thereof
A chip package and a fabrication method thereof are provided. The chip package includes a semiconductor substrate containing a semiconductor component and a conductive pad thereon. A through hole penetrates the semiconductor substrate from a backside thereof to expose the conductive pad. A redistribution layer is below the backside of the semiconductor substrate and electrically connected to the conductive pad in the through hole. A conductive trace layer is below the redistribution layer and extended along a sidewall of the semiconductor substrate to electrically contact with an edge of the redistribution layer. |
| US08502376B2 |
Wirebondless wafer level package with plated bumps and interconnects
A semiconductor package includes a carrier strip having a die cavity and bump cavities. A semiconductor die is mounted in the die cavity of the carrier strip. In one embodiment, the semiconductor die is mounted using a die attach adhesive. In one embodiment, a top surface of the first semiconductor die is approximately coplanar with a top surface of the carrier strip proximate to the die cavity. A metal layer is disposed over the carrier strip to form a package bump and a plated interconnect between the package bump and a contact pad of the first semiconductor die. An underfill material is disposed in the die cavity between the first semiconductor die and a surface of the die cavity. A passivation layer is disposed over the first semiconductor die and exposes a contact pad of the first semiconductor die. An encapsulant is disposed over the carrier strip. |
| US08502374B2 |
Power module package and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed herein are a power module package and a method for manufacturing the same. The power module package includes: a base substrate having grooves formed between a plurality of semiconductor device mounting areas; semiconductor devices mounted on the semiconductor device mounting areas of the base substrate; and a molding formed on the base substrate and in inner portions of the grooves. |
| US08502370B2 |
Stack package structure and fabrication method thereof
A stack package structure is provided, including: a substrate; an insulating layer formed on the substrate and having openings for exposing die attach pads and conductive pads of the substrate, respectively; a plurality of first and second conductive terminals formed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the die attach pads and the conductive pads, respectively; a dielectric layer formed on the insulating layer and having a cavity for exposing the first conductive terminals and a plurality of openings exposing the second conductive terminals; copper pillars formed respectively in the openings of the dielectric layer; a semiconductor chip disposed in the cavity and electrically connected to the first conductive terminals; solder balls formed respectively on the copper pillars that are located proximate to the die attach area; and a package structure disposed on and electrically connected to the solder balls. |
| US08502365B2 |
Semiconductor device and power semiconductor device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a casing, a semiconductor element, a terminal and a screw member. The semiconductor element is housed within the casing. The terminal is electrically connected to the semiconductor element, and has an externally projecting part extending out of the casing. The screw member is movably provided along a surface of the casing between the externally projecting part and the casing, and fixes an external terminal to the externally projecting part. |
| US08502358B2 |
Integrated circuit packaging system with multi-row leads and method of manufacture thereof
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a base structure having an intermediate lead with an intermediate concave side and an intermediate convex side, a peripheral lead with a peripheral concave side and a peripheral convex side, and a paddle with a paddle concave side and a paddle convex side; applying an inner multi-layer finish directly on the intermediate concave side, the peripheral concave side, and the paddle concave side; applying an outer multi-layer finish directly on the intermediate convex side, the peripheral convex side, and the paddle convex side; mounting an integrated circuit device over the inner multi-layer finish; attaching an interconnect directly to the inner multi-layer finish on the peripheral concave side and directly to integrated circuit device; and applying an encapsulation over the integrated circuit device, the interconnect, and the base structure, with the outer multi-layer finish exposed from the encapsulation. |
| US08502355B2 |
Overlay vernier mask pattern, formation method thereof, semiconductor device including overlay vernier pattern, and formation method thereof
An overlay vernier mask pattern of a semiconductor device includes a first overlay vernier mask pattern having a first opening for exposing a first area of a layer to be etched on a substrate and a second opening for exposing a second area spaced apart from the first area, and a second overlay vernier mask pattern aligned on the first overlay vernier mask pattern and the layer to be etched, and having an opening for exposing the second opening while exposing a portion of the layer to be etched in the first area. |
| US08502353B2 |
Through-wafer interconnects for photoimager and memory wafers
A through-wafer interconnect for imager, memory and other integrated circuit applications is disclosed, thereby eliminating the need for wire bonding, making devices incorporating such interconnects stackable and enabling wafer level packaging for imager devices. Further, a smaller and more reliable die package is achieved and circuit parasitics (e.g., L and R) are reduced due to the reduced signal path lengths. |
| US08502352B2 |
Semiconductor device with conductive vias between saw streets
A semiconductor device is made by disposing a plurality of semiconductor die on a carrier and creating a gap between each of the semiconductor die. A first insulating material is deposited in the gap. A portion of the first insulating material is removed. A conductive layer is formed over the semiconductor die. A conductive lining is conformally formed on the remaining portion of the first insulating material to form conductive via within the gap. The conductive vias can be tapered or vertical. The conductive via is electrically connected to a contact pad on the semiconductor die. A second insulating material is deposited in the gap over the conductive lining. A portion of the conductive via may extend outside the first and second insulating materials. The semiconductor die are singulated through the gap. The semiconductor die can be stacked and interconnected through the conductive vias. |
| US08502351B2 |
Nonplanar device with thinned lower body portion and method of fabrication
A nonplanar semiconductor device having a semiconductor body formed on an insulating layer of a substrate. The semiconductor body has a top surface opposite a bottom surface formed on the insulating layer and a pair of laterally opposite sidewalls wherein the distance between the laterally opposite sidewalls at the top surface is greater than at the bottom surface. A gate dielectric layer is formed on the top surface of the semiconductor body and on the sidewalls of the semiconductor body. A gate electrode is formed on the gate dielectric layer on the top surface and sidewalls of the semiconductor body. A pair of source/drain regions are formed in the semiconductor body on opposite sides of the gate electrode. |
| US08502347B1 |
Bipolar junction transistor with epitaxial contacts
Bipolar junction transistors are provided in which at least one of an emitter contact, a base contact, or a collector contact thereof is formed by epitaxially growing a doped SixGe1-x layer, wherein x is 0≦x≦1, at a temperature of less than 500° C. The doped SixGe1-x layer comprises crystalline portions located on exposed surfaces of a crystalline semiconductor substrate and non-crystalline portions that are located on exposed surfaces of a passivation layer which can be formed and patterned on the crystalline semiconductor substrate. The doped SixGe1-x layer of the present disclosure, including the non-crystalline and crystalline portions, contains from 5 atomic percent to 40 atomic percent hydrogen. |
| US08502346B2 |
Monolithic IGBT and diode structure for quasi-resonant converters
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device formed in a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor power device further includes a channel stop region near a peripheral of the semiconductor substrate wherein the channel stop region further includes a peripheral terminal of a diode corresponding with another terminal of the diode laterally opposite from the peripheral terminal disposed on an active area of the semiconductor power device. In an embodiment of this invention, the semiconductor power device is an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT). |
| US08502343B1 |
Nanoelectric memristor device with dilute magnetic semiconductors
A nanoelectric memristor device includes a first electrode and a layer of oxygen-vacancy-rich metal oxide deposited upon a surface of the first electrode. A layer of oxygen-rich/stochiometric metal oxide is deposited upon a surface of the oxygen-vacancy-rich metal oxide layer that is opposite from said first electrode. At least one of the oxygen-vacancy-rich metal oxide and oxygen-rich/stochiometric metal oxide layers is doped with one of a magnetic and a paramagnetic material. A second electrode is adjacent to a surface of the oxygen-rich/stochiometric metal oxide layer that is opposite from the oxygen-rich/stochiometric metal oxide layer. |
| US08502342B1 |
Circuits, systems, and methods for reducing effects of cross talk in I/O lines and wire bonds
Circuits, architectures, a system and methods for reducing the effect(s) of cross talk in neighboring I/O signal paths. The circuitry includes input/output (I/O) pads having I/O signal lines coupled thereto, and a capacitor having terminals coupled to the I/O pads and/or signal lines. The method includes transmitting or receiving a signal along a first I/O signal line in an integrated circuit, the first I/O signal line communicating with a first I/O pad on the integrated circuit, and the integrated circuit having a second I/O signal line communicating with a second I/O pad; and capacitively coupling the first signal to the second I/O pad and/or the second I/O signal line, to reduce the effect(s) of cross talk in the second I/O signal line. The present invention can significantly reduce the effects of cross talk in neighboring I/O signal paths, for both input and output signals. |
| US08502340B2 |
High density three-dimensional integrated capacitors
A component includes a substrate and a capacitor formed in contact with the substrate. The substrate can consist essentially of a material having a coefficient of thermal expansion of less than 10 ppm/° C. The substrate can have a surface and an opening extending downwardly therefrom. The capacitor can include at least first and second pairs of electrically conductive plates and first and second electrodes. The first and second pairs of plates can be connectable with respective first and second electric potentials. The first and second pairs of plates can extend along an inner surface of the opening, each of the plates being separated from at least one adjacent plate by a dielectric layer. The first and second electrodes can be exposed at the surface of the substrate and can be coupled to the respective first and second pairs of plates. |
| US08502337B2 |
Schottky barrier diode and method for manufacturing Schottky barrier diode
A method for manufacturing a Schottky barrier diode includes the following steps. First, a GaN substrate is prepared. A GaN layer is formed on the GaN substrate. A Schottky electrode including a first layer made of Ni or Ni alloy and in contact with the GaN layer is formed. The step of forming the Schottky electrode includes a step of forming a metal layer to serve as the Schottky electrode and a step of heat treating the metal layer. A region of the GaN layer in contact with the Schottky electrode has a dislocation density of 1×108 cm−2 or less. |
| US08502334B2 |
Image sensor and method for manufacturing the same
Disclosed is an image sensor including a photo-sensing device, a color filter positioned on the photo-sensing device, a microlens positioned on the color filter, and an insulation layer positioned between the photo-sensing device and the color filter, and including a trench exposing the photo-sensing device and a filler filled in the trench. The filler has light transmittance of about 85% or more at a visible ray region, and a higher refractive index than the insulation layer. A method of manufacturing the image sensor is also provided. |
| US08502333B2 |
Display device utilizing conductive adhesive to electrically connect IC substrate to non-display region and manufacturing method of the same
A display device and a fabricating method of the same are disclosed. The display device includes a first substrate comprising a display region defined in a center thereof and a non-display region defined in an outer area thereof, the display region comprising a thin film layer transistor array and the non-display region comprising a pad electrode; an IC substrate opposed to a predetermined area of the non-display region; a circuit pad electrode formed on the IC substrate; a step pattern formed on the circuit pad electrode, the step pattern made of an organic dielectric layer; a circuit pad contact hole formed in the step pattern the to partially expose the circuit pad electrode; a transparent circuit pad electrode formed on the step pattern including the circuit pad contact hole; and a conductive adhesive formed between the first substrate and the IC substrate, the conductive adhesive comprising conductive balls to electrically connect the transparent circuit pad electrode and the pad electrode with each other. |
| US08502331B2 |
Magnetoresistive effect element, magnetic memory
According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive effect element includes a first magnetic layer including perpendicular anisotropy to a film surface and an invariable magnetization direction, the first magnetic layer having a magnetic film including an element selected from a first group including Tb, Gd, and Dy and an element selected from a second group including Co and Fe, a second magnetic layer including perpendicular magnetic anisotropy to the film surface and a variable magnetization direction, and a nonmagnetic layer between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The magnetic film includes amorphous phases and crystals whose particle sizes are 0.5 nm or more. |
| US08502323B2 |
Reliable normally-off III-nitride active device structures, and related methods and systems
A field-effect transistor includes a first gate, a second gate held at a substantially fixed potential in a cascode configuration, and a semiconductor channel. The semiconductor channel has an enhancement mode portion and a depletion mode portion. The enhancement mode portion is gated to be turned on and off by the first gate, and has been modified to operate in enhancement mode. The depletion mode portion is gated by the second gate, and has been modified to operate in depletion mode and that is operative to shield the first gate from voltage stress. |
| US08502321B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device including first and second transistors having first and second gates and first and second source/drain regions, respectively. First and second contacts are electrically connected to the first and the second source/drain regions, respectively. A width of a first bottom surface of the first contacts in a gate width direction of the first-gate is wider than a width of the first bottom surface in a gate length direction of the first-gate. Widths of a second bottom surface of the second-contact are narrower than a longitudinal direction width of the first bottom surface. A high-concentration region is formed between the first source/drain regions and the first-contact. Extending widths of an outline of the high-concentration region extending from an outline of the first bottom surface in the longitudinal direction are larger than extending widths of an outline of the high-concentration region extending from an outline thereof in the short direction. |
| US08502320B2 |
Zener diode structure and process
A vertically stacked, planar junction Zener diode is concurrently formed with epitaxially grown FET raised S/D terminals. The structure and process of the Zener diode are compatible with Gate-Last high-k FET structures and processes. Lateral separation of diode and transistor structures is provided by modified STI masking. No additional photolithography steps are required. In some embodiments, the non-junction face of the uppermost diode terminal is silicided with nickel to additionally perform as a copper diffusion barrier. |
| US08502318B2 |
SRAM memory cell provided with transistors having a vertical multichannel structure
A microelectronic device including, on a substrate, at least one element such as a SRAM memory cell; one or more first transistor(s), respectively including a number k of channels (k≧1) parallel in a direction forming a non-zero angle with the main plane of the substrate, and one or more second transistor(s), respectively including a number m of channels, such that m>k, parallel in a direction forming a non-zero angle, or an orthogonal direction, with the main plane of the substrate. |
| US08502312B2 |
Configurations and methods for manufacturing charge balanced devices
This invention discloses a semiconductor power device disposed in a semiconductor substrate and the semiconductor substrate has a plurality of deep trenches. The deep trenches are filled with an epitaxial layer thus forming a top epitaxial layer covering areas above a top surface of the deep trenches covering over the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor power device further includes a plurality of transistor cells disposed in the top epitaxial layer whereby a device performance of the semiconductor power device is dependent on a depth of the deep trenches and not dependent on a thickness of the top epitaxial layer. Each of the plurality of transistor cells includes a trench DMOS transistor cell having a trench gate opened through the top epitaxial layer and filled with a gate dielectric material. |
| US08502311B2 |
Semiconductor transistor comprising two electrically conductive shield elements
It is disclosed a semiconductor transistor, comprising a semiconductor substrate (111) in which a channel region (115) and a drain extension region (119) connected to the channel region are provided; a gate electrode (127) configured to provide an electric field for influencing the channel region; a first electrically conductive shield element (131) extending in a horizontal direction (103) parallel to a main surface of the semiconductor substrate and being arranged beside the gate electrode spaced apart from the drain extension region in a vertical direction (105) perpendicular to the horizontal direction; and a second electrically conductive shield element (133) arranged spaced apart from the first shield element in the vertical direction, wherein the gate electrode protrudes over the first shield element in the vertical direction. |
| US08502310B2 |
III nitride semiconductor electronic device, method for manufacturing III nitride semiconductor electronic device, and III nitride semiconductor epitaxial wafer
Provided is a III nitride semiconductor electronic device having a structure capable of reducing leakage current. A laminate 11 includes a substrate 13 and a III nitride semiconductor epitaxial film 15. The substrate 13 is made of a III nitride semiconductor having a carrier concentration of more than 1×1018 cm−3. The epitaxial structure 15 includes a III nitride semiconductor epitaxial film 17. A first face 13a of the substrate 13 is inclined at an angle θ of more than 5 degrees with respect to an axis Cx extending in a direction of the c-axis. A normal vector VN and a c-axis vector VC make the angle θ. The III nitride semiconductor epitaxial film 17 includes first, second and third regions 17a, 17b and 17c arranged in order in a direction of a normal to the first face 13a. A dislocation density of the third region 17c is smaller than that of the first region 17a. A dislocation density of the second region 17b is smaller than that of the substrate 13. |
| US08502306B2 |
Semiconductor device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a first semiconductor element provided on the semiconductor substrate. The first semiconductor element includes: a first semiconductor; a second semiconductor layer; a third semiconductor layer; a first insulating layer; a first base region; a first source region; a first gate electrode; a first drift layer; a first drain region; a first source; and a first drain electrode. A concentration of an impurity element of the first conductivity type included in the first drift layer is lower than a concentration of an impurity element of the first conductivity type included in the first semiconductor layer. The concentration of the impurity element of the first conductivity type included in the first drift layer is higher than a concentration of an impurity element of the first conductivity type included in the second semiconductor layer. |
| US08502303B2 |
Semiconductor device
Provided is a semiconductor device which is capable of preventing an increase in power consumption of an SGT, i.e., a three-dimensional semiconductor transistor, due to an increase in off-leak current. The semiconductor device comprises: a first-conductive type first silicon pillar: a first dielectric surrounding a side surface of the first silicon pillar; a gate surrounding the dielectric; a second silicon pillar provided underneath the first silicon pillar; and a third silicon pillar provided on a top of the first silicon pillar. The second silicon pillar has a second-conductive type high-concentration impurity region formed in a surface thereof except at least a part of a contact surface region with the first silicon pillar, and a first-conductive type impurity region formed therein and surrounded by the second-conductive type high-concentration impurity region. The third silicon pillar has a second-conductive type high-concentration impurity region formed in a surface thereof except at least a part of a contact surface region with the first silicon pillar, and a first-conductive type impurity region formed therein and surrounded by the second-conductive type high-concentration impurity region of the third silicon pillar. The first-conductive type impurity region of each of the second silicon pillar and the third silicon pillar has a length greater than that of a depletion layer extending from a base portion of the second-conductive type high-concentration impurity region of a respective one of the second silicon pillar and the third silicon pillar. |
| US08502298B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a resistor element and a stacked-gate type memory cell transistor. The resistor element includes a first conductive layer which is formed on a second conductive layer via a first insulating layer, and is electrically connected to an interconnect, the second conductive layer being on a substrate and in a floating state. The stacked-gate type memory cell transistor is on the substrate, and includes a floating gate formed of the same material as the second conductive layer. |
| US08502295B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes a gate insulating layer formed over a semiconductor substrate; a first conductive layer pattern for select transistors and memory cells formed on the gate insulating layer; a dielectric layer formed on the first conductive layer pattern; a second conductive layer pattern formed on the dielectric layer on the first conductive layer pattern for the memory cells; and select lines made of material having lower resistance than the second conductive layer pattern and coupled to the first conductive layer pattern for the select transistors. |
| US08502293B2 |
Capacitor with recessed plate portion for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) and method to form the same
A capacitor includes a trench disposed in a first dielectric layer disposed above a substrate. A first metal plate is disposed along the bottom and sidewalls of the trench. A second dielectric layer is disposed on and conformal with the first metal plate. A portion of the first metal plate directly adjacent to the second dielectric layer is recessed relative to the sidewalls of the second dielectric layer. A second metal plate is disposed on and conformal with the second dielectric layer. A portion of the second metal plate directly adjacent to the second dielectric layer is recessed relative to the sidewalls of the second dielectric layer. A third dielectric layer is disposed above the first metal plate, the second dielectric layer, and the second metal plate, and disposed between the first metal plate and the second dielectric layer and between the second metal plate and the second dielectric layer. |
| US08502291B2 |
Memory cells, memory cell constructions, and memory cell programming methods
Some embodiments include memory cells including a memory component having a first conductive material, a second conductive material, and an oxide material between the first conductive material and the second conductive material. A resistance of the memory component is configurable via a current conducted from the first conductive material through the oxide material to the second conductive material. Other embodiments include a diode comprising metal and a dielectric material and a memory component connected in series with the diode. The memory component includes a magnetoresistive material and has a resistance that is changeable via a current conducted through the diode and the magnetoresistive material. |
| US08502289B2 |
Double gate transistor and method of fabricating the same
The present invention discloses a double gate transistor and a method of fabricating said transistor, said transistor comprising: a semiconductor layer on a substrate; a fin structure formed in said semiconductor layer, said fin structure having two end portions for forming source and drain regions and a middle portion between said two end portions for forming a channel region, said middle portion including two opposed side surfaces perpendicular to a substrate surface; a first gate dielectric layer and a first gate disposed on one side surface of said middle portion; and a second gate dielectric layer and a second gate disposed on the other side surface of said middle portion. |
| US08502288B2 |
Semiconductor structure and method for slimming spacer
A semiconductor structure including a substrate and a gate structure disposed on the substrate is disclosed. The gate structure includes a gate dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, a gate material layer disposed on the gate dielectric layer and an outer spacer with a rectangular cross section. The top surface of the outer spacer is lower than the top surface of the gate material layer. |
| US08502285B2 |
Thin-film transistor and intermediate of thin-film transistor
This thin-film transistor includes a drain electrode film and a source electrode film, each of which includes a composite copper alloy film including a copper alloy underlayer that is formed so as to come into contact with a barrier film and a Cu layer that is formed on the copper alloy underlayer. One aspect of the copper alloy underlayer includes a concentrated layer including 2 mol % to 30 mol % of Ca, 20 mol % to 50 mol % of oxygen, and Cu and inevitable impurities as the balance. Another aspect of the copper alloy underlayer includes a concentrated layer including 2 mol % to 30 mol % of Ca, 1 mol % to 10 mol % in total of one or more selected from the group consisting of Al, Sn, and Sb, 20 mol % to 50 mol % of oxygen, and Cu and inevitable impurities as the balance. |
| US08502284B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
The semiconductor device includes a silicon substrate having a channel region, a gate electrode formed over the channel region, buried semiconductor regions formed in a surface of the silicon substrate on both sides of the gate electrode, for applying to the surface of the silicon substrate a first stress in a first direction parallel to the surface of the silicon substrate, and stressor films formed on the silicon substrate between the channel region and the buried semiconductor regions in contact with the silicon substrate, for applying to the silicon substrate a second stress in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction. |
| US08502283B2 |
Strained fully depleted silicon on insulator semiconductor device
A semiconductor substrate is provided having an insulator thereon with a semiconductor layer on the insulator. A deep trench isolation is formed, introducing strain to the semiconductor layer. A gate dielectric and a gate are formed on the semiconductor layer. A spacer is formed around the gate, and the semiconductor layer and the insulator are removed outside the spacer. Recessed source/drain are formed outside the spacer. |
| US08502280B2 |
Fin-JFET
Methods, devices, and systems integrating Fin-JFETs and Fin-MOSFETs are provided. One method embodiment includes forming at least on Fin-MOSFET on a substrate and forming at least on Fin-JFET on the substrate. |
| US08502277B2 |
Field-effect transistor, single-electron transistor and sensor using the same
A sensor capable of detecting detection targets that are necessary to be detected with high sensitivity is provided.It comprises a field-effect transistor 1A having a substrate 2, a source electrode 4 and a drain electrode 5 provided on said substrate 2, and a channel 6 forming a current path between said source electrode 4 and said drain electrode 5; wherein said field-effect transistor 1A comprises:an interaction-sensing gate 9 for immobilizing thereon a specific substance 10 that is capable of selectively interacting with the detection targets; anda gate 7 applied a voltage thereto so as to detect the interaction by the change of the characteristic of said field-effect transistor 1A. |
| US08502274B1 |
Integrated circuit including power transistor cells and a connecting line
Power transistor cells are formed in a cell array of an integrated circuit. Contact vias may electrically connect a metal structure above the cell array and the power transistor cells. A connecting line electrically connects a first element arranged in the cell array and a second element arranged in a peripheral region. A portion of the connecting line is arranged between the metal structure and the cell array and runs between a first axis and a second axis which are arranged parallel and at a distance to each other. The distance is greater than a width of the connecting line portion. The connecting line portion is tangent to both the first axis and the second axis. Shear-induced material transport along the connecting line is reduced by shortening critical portions or by exploiting grain boundary effects. The reliability of an insulator structure covering the connecting line is increased. |
| US08502272B2 |
Metal-oxide-semiconductor high electron mobility transistors and methods of fabrication
A method of fabricating Group III-V semiconductor metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) and III-V MOS devices are described. |
| US08502271B2 |
Barrier photodetector with planar top layer
A barrier-type photo-detector is provided with a Barrier between first and second layers. One of the layers is delineated into pixels without fully removing the non-pixel portions of the delineated layer. Delineation may be accomplished through material modification techniques such as ion damage, selective doping, ion induced disordering or layer material growth. Some variations may employ partial material removal techniques. |
| US08502270B2 |
Compound semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A compound semiconductor device including: a substrate; an electron transit layer formed on and above the substrate; and an electron supply layer formed on and above the electron transit layer, wherein a first region or regions having a smaller thermal expansion coefficient than the electron transit layer and a second region or regions having a larger thermal expansion coefficient than the electron transit layer are mixedly present on a surface of the substrate. |
| US08502269B2 |
Semiconductor device
A first first-conductivity-type diffusion layer, a first second-conductivity-type diffusion layer, a second first-conductivity-type diffusion layer, and a second second-conductivity-type diffusion layer are arranged in this order. In a region where the second second-conductivity-type diffusion layer and the first-conductivity-type layer are in contact with each other, impurity concentrations thereof are higher in a part in contact with a side face of the second second-conductivity-type diffusion layer than in a part at a bottom surface of the second second-conductivity-type diffusion layer. |
| US08502267B2 |
Optoelectronic semiconductor component
An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes an active layer that emits radiation, the active layer surrounded by cladding layers, wherein the cladding layers and/or the active layer include(s) an indium-containing phosphide compound semiconductor material and the phosphide compound semiconductor material contains at least one of elements Bi or Sb as an additional element of main group V. |
| US08502266B2 |
Nitride semiconductor light emitting device
A nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes n-type and p-type nitride semiconductor layers, and an active layer disposed between the n-type and p-type nitride semiconductor layers and having a stack structure in which a plurality of quantum barrier layers and one or more quantum well layers are alternately stacked. A net polarization of the quantum barrier layer is smaller than or equal to a net polarization of the quantum well layer. A nitride semiconductor light emitting device can be provided, which can realize high efficiency even at high currents by minimizing the net polarization mismatch between the quantum barrier layer and the quantum well layer. Also, a high-efficiency nitride semiconductor light emitting device can be achieved by reducing the degree of energy-level bending of the quantum well layer. |
| US08502264B2 |
Composite substrate, and method for the production of a composite substrate
A composite substrate (1) comprising a substrate body (2) and a utility layer (31) fixed on the substrate body (2). A planarization layer (4) is arranged between the utility layer (31) and the substrate body (2). A method for producing a composite substrate (1) applies a planarization layer (4) on a provided utility substrate (3). The utility substrate (3) is fixed on a substrate body (2) for the composite substrate (1). The utility substrate (3) is subsequently separated, wherein a utility layer (31) of the utility substrate (3) remains for the composite substrate (1) on the substrate body (2). |
| US08502262B2 |
Luminous device having a flexible printed circuit board
A lighting device (1;15) comprising at least one flexible printed circuit board (3) which is populated with at least one semiconductor light source, comprising a potting material overlaid on at least one populated side of the printed circuit board so as to leave at least one emission surface of the semiconductor light source (2) exposed; an adhesive element at least partially covering a top side of the semiconductor light source, wherein the adhesive element (7) protrudes partially from the potting compound (10), is enclosed around its sides by the potting compound (10) in an adhesive manner and has better adhesion to the potting compound (10) than does the semiconductor light source. |
| US08502257B2 |
Light-emitting diode package
A light-emitting diode package is provided. The light-emitting diode package comprises a substrate and a first metal layer disposed over the substrate. A solder layer is disposed on the first metal layer and a light-emitting diode chip is disposed on the solder layer, wherein the light-emitting diode chip comprises a conductive substrate and a multilayered epitaxial structure formed on the conductive substrate, and wherein the conductive substrate is adjacent to the solder layer. |
| US08502253B2 |
Light emitting device package
A light emitting device package includes a body, a first reflective cup and a second reflective cup disposed in a top surface of the body spaced from each other, a connection pad disposed in the top surface of the body spaced apart from the first reflective cup and the second reflective cup, a recess formed in the top surface of the body spaced apart from the first reflective cup, the second reflective cup, and the connection pad, a first semiconductor light emitting device disposed in the first reflective cup, a second semiconductor light emitting device disposed in the second reflective cup, and a Zener diode disposed in the recess, wherein the first reflective cup and the second reflective cup are recessed from the top surface of the body. |
| US08502249B2 |
Semiconductor light-emitting device having groove in P-type semiconductor layer and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor light-emitting device capable of improving current distribution, and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed, wherein the semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a substrate; an N-type nitride semiconductor layer on the substrate; an active layer on the N-type nitride semiconductor layer; a P-type nitride semiconductor layer on the active layer; a groove in the P-type nitride semiconductor layer to form a predetermined pattern in the P-type nitride semiconductor layer; a light guide of transparent non-conductive material in the groove; and a transparent electrode layer on the P-type nitride semiconductor layer with the light guide. |
| US08502245B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device having plural active layer cycles and electron barrier energy band gaps
Provided is a semiconductor light emitting device. The semiconductor light emitting device comprises a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer. The active layer comprises a first active layer, a second active layer, an electron barrier layer on the first conductive type semiconductor layer. The first active layer and the second active layer comprise a quantum well layer and a quantum barrier layer. The electron barrier layer is formed between the first active layer and the second active layer. The second conductive type semiconductor layer is formed on the active layer. |
| US08502242B2 |
Light emitting device, light emitting system having the same, and fabricating method of the light emitting device and the light emitting system
A semiconductor device includes a first light emitting chip, the first light emitting chip having a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a first active layer disposed therebetween, a second light emitting chip disposed on the first light emitting chip, the second light emitting chip having a third semiconductor layer, a fourth semiconductor layer, and a second active layer disposed therebetween, and a conductive layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the fourth semiconductor layer, the first semiconductor layer and the fourth semiconductor layer having different conductivity types. |
| US08502237B2 |
Semiconductor rectifying device
A semiconductor rectifying device of an embodiment includes a first-conductive-type semiconductor substrate made of a wide bandgap semiconductor, a first-conductive-type semiconductor layer formed on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate and made of the wide bandgap semiconductor having an impurity concentration lower than that of the semiconductor substrate, a first-conductive-type first semiconductor region formed at a surface of the semiconductor layer and made of the wide bandgap semiconductor, a second-conductive-type second semiconductor region formed around the first semiconductor region and made of the wide bandgap semiconductor, a second-conductive-type third semiconductor region formed around the first semiconductor region and made of the wide bandgap semiconductor having a junction depth deeper than a junction depth of the second semiconductor region, a first electrode that is formed on the first, second, and third semiconductor regions, and a second electrode formed on a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08502236B2 |
Insulated gate field effect transistor
A MOSFET, which is capable of reducing on resistance by reducing channel mobility even when a gate voltage is high, includes: an n type substrate made of SiC and having a main surface with an off angle of 50°-65° relative to a {0001} plane; an n type reverse breakdown voltage holding layer made of SiC and formed on the main surface of the substrate; a p type well region formed in the reverse breakdown voltage holding layer distant away from a first main surface thereof; a gate oxide film formed on the well region; an n type contact region disposed between the well region and the gate oxide film; a channel region connecting the n type contact region and the reverse breakdown voltage holding layer; and a gate electrode disposed on the gate oxide film. In a region including an interface between the channel region and the gate oxide film, a high-concentration nitrogen region is formed. |
| US08502234B2 |
Monolithically integrated vertical JFET and Schottky diode
An integrated device including a vertical III-nitride FET and a Schottky diode includes a drain comprising a first III-nitride material, a drift region comprising a second III-nitride material coupled to the drain and disposed adjacent to the drain along a vertical direction, and a channel region comprising a third III-nitride material coupled to the drift region. The integrated device also includes a gate region at least partially surrounding the channel region, a source coupled to the channel region, and a Schottky contact coupled to the drift region. The channel region is disposed between the drain and the source along the vertical direction such that current flow during operation of the vertical III-nitride FET and the Schottky diode is along the vertical direction. |
| US08502228B2 |
Thin film transistor array, method for manufacturing the same, and active matrix type display using the same
One embodiment of the present invention is a thin film transistor array, having an insulating substrate and a stripe-shaped semiconductor layer for a plurality of transistors, the layer extending over the plurality of transistors. Another embodiment of the present invention is an active matrix type display, having the thin film transistor array of the one embodiment and an image display means. |
| US08502226B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
An object is to reduce parasitic capacitance of a signal line included in a liquid crystal display device. A transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer is used as a transistor provided in each pixel. Note that the oxide semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer which is highly purified by thoroughly removing impurities (hydrogen, water, or the like) which become electron suppliers (donors). Thus, the amount of leakage current (off-state current) can be reduced when the transistor is off. Therefore, a voltage applied to a liquid crystal element can be held without providing a capacitor in each pixel. In addition, a capacitor wiring extending to a pixel portion of the liquid crystal display device can be eliminated. Therefore, parasitic capacitance in a region where the signal line and the capacitor wiring intersect with each other can be eliminated. |
| US08502225B2 |
Light-emitting device and method for manufacturing the same
An object is to improve reliability of a light-emitting device. A light-emitting device has a driver circuit portion including a transistor for a driver circuit and a pixel portion including a transistor for a pixel over one substrate. The transistor for the driver circuit and the transistor for the pixel are inverted staggered transistors each including an oxide semiconductor layer in contact with part of an oxide insulating layer. In the pixel portion, a color filter layer and a light-emitting element are provided over the oxide insulating layer. In the transistor for the driver circuit, a conductive layer overlapping with a gate electrode layer and the oxide semiconductor layer is provided over the oxide insulating layer. The gate electrode layer, a source electrode layer, and a drain electrode layer are formed using metal conductive films. |
| US08502220B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
An object is to improve reliability of a semiconductor device. A semiconductor device including a driver circuit portion and a display portion (also referred to as a pixel portion) over the same substrate is provided. The driver circuit portion and the display portion include thin film transistors in which a semiconductor layer includes an oxide semiconductor; a first wiring; and a second wiring. The thin film transistors each include a source electrode layer and a drain electrode layer which each have a shape whose end portions are located on an inner side than end portions of the semiconductor layer. In the thin film transistor in the driver circuit portion, the semiconductor layer is provided between a gate electrode layer and a conductive layer. The first wiring and the second wiring are electrically connected in an opening provided in a gate insulating layer through an oxide conductive layer. |
| US08502213B2 |
Method for producing at least one multilayer body, and multilayer body
A multi-layer body includes at least two functional layers on a top side of a carrier substrate, which are structured in register relationship with each other, by a procedure whereby an underside of the carrier substrate is prepared in such a way that in a first region there results a transparency for a first exposure radiation and in at least one second region there results a transparency for at least one second exposure radiation different therefrom in register relationship with the first region, the underside is successively exposed with the first and the at least one second exposure radiation and the first exposure radiation is used for structuring a first functional layer and the at least one second exposure radiation is used for structuring at least one second functional layer on the top side of the carrier substrate. |
| US08502210B2 |
Light-emitting element and light-emitting device
It is an object of the present invention to provide a light-emitting element having, between a pair of electrodes, a layer containing a light-emitting material and a transparent conductive film, wherein the electric erosion of the transparent conductive film and reflective metal can be prevented and to provide a light-emitting device using the light-emitting element. According to the present invention, a first layer 102 containing a light-emitting material, a second layer 103 containing an N-type semiconductor, a third layer 104 including a transparent conductive film, and a fourth layer 105 containing a hole-transporting medium are provided between an anode 101 and a cathode 106, wherein the first layer 102, the second layer 103, the third layer 104, the fourth layer 105, and the cathode 106 are provided in order, and wherein the cathode has a layer containing reflective metal. |
| US08502207B2 |
Organic light emitting diode structure having light-emitting, hole transport layer and fabricating method thereof
An organic light emitting diode structure is disclosed. The hole transport layer of the organic light emitting diode structure is used as a first primary color light emitting layer. A second primary color light emitting unit and a third primary color light emitting unit are formed on the first primary color light emitting layer, and a part of the first primary color light emitting layer is exposed. A method for fabricating the organic light emitting diode structure is also disclosed. |
| US08502205B2 |
Organic light emitting diode device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) device and a method of manufacturing the same, the OLED device including a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a buffer layer on the first electrode, an emission layer on the buffer layer, and a second electrode on the emission layer, wherein the buffer layer includes a transparent conductive oxide, and a metal or metal oxide having a work function lower than a work function of the transparent conductive oxide. |
| US08502201B2 |
Light-emitting element
The present invention relates to an organic thin-film light emitting device containing an organic compound represented by formula (1) and a donor compound. the light emitting device can achieve both of the low-voltage driving operation and high luminance efficiency. YA1-Ar)n1 (1) (Y represents either substituted or unsubstituted pyrene, or substituted or unsubstituted anthracene. A1 is selected from the group consisting of a single bond, an arylene group, and a hetero arylene group. Ar is selected from the group consisting of a carbazolyl group, a dibenzofuranyl group, and a dibenzothiophenyl group. These groups may be substituted or unsubstituted, and n1 is an integer of 1 to 3.). |
| US08502200B2 |
Electroluminescent light-emitting device comprising an arrangement of organic layers, and method for its production
The invention relates to an electroluminescent light-emitting device comprising an arrangement of organic layers which are applied to a substrate, and also to a method for its production. The arrangement of organic layers comprises the following layers: at least one charge carrier transport layer consisting of organic material, and at least one light-emitting layer consisting of organic material. The arrangement of organic layers furthermore comprises at least one doped fullerene layer which has a doping that increases the electrical conductivity. |
| US08502197B2 |
Layer assembly
A device including a locally modified buried first layer. A second layer is arranged on top of the first layer. The first layer includes at least one modified section and at least one unmodified section. The modified material of the locally modified buried first layer changes or induces mechanical strain in a portion of the second layer which is arranged above the at least one modified section. At least one nanostructure is placed on top of the second layer in an area, which is located above the at least one unmodified section of the first layer or adjacent thereto, said at least one nanostructure being formed by a strain-sensitive third material deposited on the locally strained second layer. |
| US08502186B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
A semiconductor memory device includes an isolation layer formed in a substrate and defining an active region, a trench formed in the substrate and defining a part of the active region as an active pillar; a word line formed inside the trench, a sub-source line formed under the trench and crossing the word line, a main source line formed over the substrate, coupled to the sub-source line, and crossing the word line, a variable resistor pattern formed over the active pillar, and a bit line contacting the variable resistor pattern and crossing the word line. |
| US08502185B2 |
Switching device having a non-linear element
A switching device includes a substrate; a first electrode formed over the substrate; a second electrode formed over the first electrode; a switching medium disposed between the first and second electrode; and a nonlinear element disposed between the first and second electrodes and electrically coupled in series to the first electrode and the switching medium. The nonlinear element is configured to change from a first resistance state to a second resistance state on application of a voltage greater than a threshold. |
| US08502184B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device using variable resistive element
A nonvolatile memory device and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The nonvolatile memory device includes a conductive pillar that extends from a substrate in a first direction, a variable resistor that surrounds the conductive pillar, a switching material layer that surrounds the variable resistor, a first conductive layer that extends in a second direction, and a first electrode that extends in a third direction and contacts the first conductive layer and the switching material layer. Not one of the first, second, and third directions is parallel to another one of the first, second, and third directions. |
| US08502182B2 |
Memory device having self-aligned cell structure
Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having a memory device with diodes coupled to memory elements. Each diode may be formed in a recess of the memory device. The recess may have a polygonal sidewall. The diode may include a first material of a first conductivity type (e.g., n-type) and a second material of a second conductive type (e.g., p-type) formed within the recess. |
| US08502181B2 |
Electro-hydrodynamic wind energy system
A system for electro-hydrodynamically extracting energy from wind includes an upstream collector that is biased at an electric potential and induces an electric field. An injector introduces a particle into the electric field. The wind drag on the particle is at least partially opposed by a force of the electric field on the particle. A sensor monitors an ambient atmospheric condition, and a controller changes a parameter of the injector in response to a change in the atmospheric condition. |
| US08502178B2 |
Extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus, method for controlling extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus, and recording medium with program recorded thereon
An extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus, in which a target material is irradiated with a laser beam from a laser apparatus and the target material is turned into plasma, thereby emitting extreme ultraviolet light, may include a burst control unit configured to control irradiation of the target material is irradiated with the laser beam outputted successively in pulses from the laser apparatus when the extreme ultraviolet light is emitted successively in pulses. The target material is prevented from being turned into plasma by the laser beam while the laser beam is outputted successively in pulses from the laser apparatus when the successive pulsed emission is paused. |
| US08502177B2 |
Irradiation of at least two target volumes
The invention concerns an idea of planning irradiation of two target points (81, 9) with a beam approaching target points (72) for the purpose of depositing a first target dose distribution in a first of the two target volumes (81, 92) and a second target dose distribution in a second of the two target volumes (81, 92). The idea is characterized by the following steps:assigning target points (72) to one of the target volumes (81, 92), detecting an overlap of a first deposition caused by approaching a target point (72) assigned to the first target volume (81, 92) with a second deposition caused by approaching a target point (72) assigned to the second target volume (81, 92), and adapting the planning process for at least one of the target points (72) whose approach contributes to the overlap of the first and second deposition. |
| US08502172B1 |
Three dimensional fiducial
A method and system for forming and using a fiducial on a sample to locate an area of interest on the sample, the method comprising forming a fiducial by depositing a block of material on a sample proximal to an area of interest on the sample, the block of material extending from the surface of the sample to a detectable extent above the surface of the sample; and milling, using a charged particle beam, a predetermined pattern into at least two exposed faces of the block of material; subsequent to forming the fiducial, detecting the location of the area of interest by detecting the location of the fiducial; and subsequent to detecting the location of the area of interest, imaging or milling the area of interest with a charged particle beam. |
| US08502166B2 |
Molecular diagnostic system based on evanescent illumination and fluorescence
An illumination detection system includes an excitation radiation source and associated radiation processing arrangement for focusing the excitation radiation from the radiation processing arrangement onto an analysis region of a sample. A radiation collection arrangement collects radiation from the analysis region of the sample resulting from the excitation, and a detector detects the collected radiation. The focused excitation radiation includes an excitation line which is evanescent in the sample. This combines the advantages of line scanning (reduced analysis time) and evanescent excitation (reduced background signal) and therewith enables increase measurement speed and precision for point of care application. |
| US08502165B2 |
Ultraviolet sterilizer having watertight function
Disclosed herein is an ultraviolet sterilizer having a watertight function. The ultraviolet sterilizer includes a housing and an ultraviolet sterilization unit. The housing has an inlet through which ballast water is drawn into the housing, and an outlet through which the ballast water is discharged from the housing after the ballast water has been sterilized. The ultraviolet sterilization unit is provided in the housing and includes an ultraviolet lamp applying ultraviolet rays to the ballast water to sterilize the ballast water. The ultraviolet sterilizer further includes a cap which supports each of the opposite ends of the ultraviolet sterilization unit and is watertightly coupled to the housing. Thus, even if the ultraviolet sterilization unit is damaged, ballast water is prevented from being drawn into a reception space which contains external devices, and explosive gas which may cause the ultraviolet sterilizer to explode is also prevented from entering the cap. |
| US08502161B2 |
External cathode ion source
An ion source is disclosed for use in fabrication of semiconductors. The ion source includes an electron emitter that includes a cathode mounted external to the ionization chamber for use in fabrication of semiconductors. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the electron emitter is employed without a corresponding anode or electron optics. As such, the distance between the cathode and the ionization chamber can be shortened to enable the ion source to be operated in an arc discharge mode or generate a plasma. Alternatively, the ion source can be operated in a dual mode with a single electron emitter by selectively varying the distance between the cathode and the ionization chamber. |
| US08502159B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for generating electric fields
Apparatuses and methods relating to generating an electric field are disclosed. An electric field generator may include a semiconductive material configured in a physical shape substantially different from a shape of an electric field to be generated thereby. The electric field is generated when a voltage drop exists across the semiconductive material. A method for generating an electric field may include applying a voltage to a shaped semiconductive material to generate a complex, substantially nonlinear electric field. The shape of the complex, substantially nonlinear electric field may be configured for directing charged particles to a desired location. Other apparatuses and methods are disclosed. |
| US08502154B2 |
Method and system for organ specific PET imaging
An imaging system, including (1) a CT scanner configured to scan an object arranged on a patient pallet; (2) a PET scanner, including a first detector portion, including first detector elements, arranged circumferentially around the patient pallet, the first detector portion having a predetermined axial extent and transaxially subtending less than 360 degrees with respect to a central axis of the scanner; and a second detector portion, including second detector elements, arranged separately from and opposing the first detector portion, wherein the second detector elements are of a different type than the first detector elements, and the second detector portion is configured to be movable radially and circumferentially around the object; and (3) an acquisition subsystem configured to acquire first event data from the first detector portion and to acquire second event data from the second detector portion. |
| US08502152B1 |
Method for open path detection of air contaminants
The subject matter discloses a method for detecting concentration of air contaminants, comprising obtaining an average sample single beam value, the average sample single beam value comprises a first set of single beam measurements obtained from a detector; obtaining an average background single beam value, the average background single beam value comprises a second set of single beam measurements obtained from the detector; comparing the average sample single beam value to the average background single beam value to determine the concentration of air contamination; continuously updating the averages upon detection of new single beam measurements; wherein the second set of single beam measurements comprises a plurality of single beam measurements that were detected by the detector prior to the detection of the single beam measurements included in the first set of single beam measurements. In some cases, the first set partially overlaps with the second set. |
| US08502142B2 |
Charged particle beam analysis while part of a sample to be analyzed remains in a generated opening of the sample
A device and method for analyzing a sample provide for extracting a part to be analyzed from the sample with the aid of a previously generated opening in the sample. The part to be analyzed is examined in greater detail with the aid of a particle beam. For this purpose, the sample is placed in the opening or on a sample holder. |
| US08502131B2 |
Color sensor and electronic device having the same
A color sensor with a plurality of optical sensors in which the number of terminals for connection with the outside can be reduced. The color sensor includes a plurality of optical sensors each provided with a photoelectric conversion element and an optical filter over a light-transmitting substrate. The optical filters in the plurality of optical sensors have light-transmitting characteristics different from each other. The plurality of optical sensors is mounted over an interposer including a plurality of terminal electrodes for electrical connection with an external device. The interposer includes a wiring having a plurality of branches for electrical connection between the terminal electrode for inputting a high power supply potential to the plurality of optical sensors and a wiring having a plurality of branches for electrical connection between the terminal electrode for inputting a low power supply potential to the plurality of optical sensors. |
| US08502127B2 |
Apparatus for guiding a rifle-launched projectile
An optical guidance system for guiding a projectile is disclosed. The optical guidance system includes a laser, a first and second cylindrical holographic lenses and a variable zoom lens. The laser generates a laser beam, and the first and second cylindrical holographic lenses transform the laser beam into a x-direction and y-direction scan patterns, respectively. The variable zoom lens projects the x-direction and y-direction scan patterns in the form of multiple scan fields, each within a scan corridor, in order to guide a projectile along a flight path towards a target. |
| US08502126B2 |
System and method for navigating an object
One example embodiment relates to a navigation system for a guided projectile. The navigation system includes a detector within the guided projectile. The detector determines an actual amount of time it takes after launch for the guided projectile to accelerate through mach one. The navigation system further includes a guidance system within the object. The guidance system includes a projected flight plan for the guided projectile. The projected flight plan includes an estimated amount of time after launch it will take the object to accelerate through the speed of sound. The guidance system compares the actual amount of time and the estimated amount of time and adjusts the flight path of the guided projectile based on data received from the detector. |
| US08502123B2 |
Apparatus and method to protect half or full bridge circuit including first switching unit and second switching unit in image forming apparatus performing induction heating
An apparatus to protect a half or full bridge circuit including a first switching unit and a second switching unit in an image forming apparatus performing induction heating, the apparatus including a switching control unit to control operations of the first switching unit and the second switching unit by generating and outputting a first driving signal to turn on or off the first switching unit and a second driving signal to turn on or off the second switching unit; and an arm-short detecting unit to output a disable signal to stop operation of the switching control unit in response to the first driving signal and the second driving signal simultaneously being signals to turn on the first switching unit and the second switching unit. |
| US08502118B2 |
Energy-saving and heat preservation device
An energy-saving and heat preservation device is mainly a heat preservation device for heating device and receptacle. Upper and lower receiving slots opened to outside and opposite to upper and lower ends of a receptacle respectively are provided in the heating device, while a first and a second chambers opposite to each other are provided in the heat preservation device. Energy storage material, which is a reversible phase-change material, is received within the first chamber. A conduit is connected between the first and the second chambers to form an integral connection arrangement. Hence, waste heat generated in the heating process is collected and stored, and is used for heat preservation. Not only the exhausted waste heat, which later becomes heat load of air conditioning apparatus, can be reduced but also power consumption for heat preservation can be lowered. |
| US08502116B2 |
Cooking, smoking, and aromatization device
Cooking, smoking and aromatization device which consists of a casing or container (1) comprising a plurality of sealed compartments (2, 3, 4, 5) communicating with the main cooking chamber (6) by means of a plurality of channels or ducts (7) which are controlled by a plurality of valves (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d), there being at least one for each of the sealed compartments (2, 3, 4, 5) so that the contents of each of said sealed compartments are supplied to the central cooking compartment (6) with a constantly controlled flow. |
| US08502110B2 |
Multibeam laser device for fabricating a microretarder by heating process
A multi-beam laser device is used to make a microretarder plate, which comprises a plurality of first retardation state areas and second retardation state areas alternating with each other. The device comprises an infrared laser, a beam splitter, and a driving means. The beam splitter is used to split the laser beam into a plurality of equal intensity parallel beams and bring the parallel beams into focus. The driving mechanism is used to drive the beam splitter in one direction, and the beam splitter will scan a plurality of parallel scan lines by the direction on a surface. |
| US08502106B2 |
Welding system and method having power controller with workpiece sensor
A welding system and method having power controller with workpiece sensor. In some embodiments, the welding system includes a stud welding power supply having a welding power output, a stud welding power controller, and a workpiece sensor. The stud welding power controller may be communicatively coupled to the stud welding power supply and the workpiece sensor. In certain embodiments, the stud welding power controller is responsive to a signal from the workpiece sensor indicative of a position of a stud in general proximity or engagement with a workpiece. |
| US08502105B2 |
Joining method of dissimilar metal plates and dissimilar metal joined body
The joining method includes a step of lapping the aluminum alloy plate and the plated steel plate via adhesive, a pre-heating step of clamping both metal plates lapped in the lapping step between a pair of electrodes for spot welding and applying pressure thereto, and applying a current between the pair of electrodes, a cooling step of pressurizing both metal plates at a pressing force higher than that at the start of the pre-heating step in a state where conduction between the electrodes is stopped, and continuing this pressurization over a predetermined cooling time, and a welding step of pressurizing both metal plates at a pressing force higher than that at the start of the pre-heating step, and welding both of the metal plates by applying a current higher than the conduction current value in the pre-heating step between the pair of electrodes. |
| US08502100B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for separating bitumen from crude oil sands
A method for separating bitumen from crude oil sands comprises subjecting crude oil sands to vibration selected to cause bitumen to separate from crude oil sands and filtering the separated bitumen from the crude oil sands. |
| US08502099B2 |
Liquidproof dome switch
A dome switch that may prevent liquid from coming into contact with circuit elements of the switch is disclosed. A deformable dome may include a conductive inner surface region and may be placed over a conductive contact pad such that the dome may deform and the conductive elements may contact each other. At least one sheath may be positioned between the conductive region of the dome and the contact pad positioned below the dome for preventing liquid external to the one or more sheaths from contacting the conductive portions of the switch. In some embodiments, a first sheath may be coupled to the inner surface of the dome about the conductive inner surface region and a second sheath may be coupled to a mounting surface about the conductive contact pad, such that when a user deforms the dome, one of the sheaths may extend into the other sheath. |
| US08502098B1 |
Appliance control panel
An appliance control panel is described. The control panel is a laminate assembly of a front metal panel and a rear polymeric film. The film carries various electronic circuits and other components which are operable from the metal panel. |
| US08502092B2 |
Rotary switch mechanism
A rotary switch mechanism includes a hollow cylinder, a base, a push button, a first rotatable member, a second rotatable member, a first switch, a second switch and a third switch. The base is disposed under the hollow cylinder. The first rotatable member is sheathed around the hollow cylinder. The second rotatable member is sheathed around the first rotatable member. The first switch is disposed beside the first rotatable member. The second switch is disposed beside the second rotatable member. The third switch is mounted on a first circuit board, which is disposed under the base. The first rotatable member and the first switch interact with each other to generate a first rotating signal. The second rotatable member and the second switch interact with each other to generate a second rotating signal. The third switch is triggered by the pressing rod to generate a pressing signal. |
| US08502085B2 |
Multi-layer substrate with a via hole and electronic device having the same
A multi-layer substrate includes a plurality of substrate main bodies, a plurality of layers which are alternately layered with the main bodies, a signal via hole which is connected with a signal line and includes a signal column which passes through at least one substrate main body; and a sub via hole which includes a sub column which surrounds the signal column, and a pair of sub pads which extend from end parts of the sub column to be formed to the layers, the layers which are formed with the sub pads being disposed in the same layer as the layers which are formed with the signal line of the signal via hole, or being disposed outside the layers which are formed with the signal line which is connected with the signal via hole. |
| US08502083B2 |
Mounting substrate and electronic device
A mounting substrate includes: a mounting area on which an electronic element is mounted; an electrode forming area on which electrodes are formed and which is formed to surround the mounting area; and a dam member which is formed on a boundary between the mounting area and the electrode forming area so as to block flow out of a filling material being filled between the electronic element and the mounting substrate, into the electrode forming area, wherein recess portions that face the electrodes are formed on an outer peripheral surface of the dam member and a part of the electrodes are formed within the recess portions. |
| US08502082B2 |
Circuitized substrate utilizing three smooth-sided conductive layers as part thereof and electrical assemblies and information handling systems utilizing same
A circuitized substrate in which three conductive layers (e.g., electroplated copper foil) are bonded (e.g., laminated) to two dielectric layers. Each of the foil surfaces which physically bond to a respective dielectric layer are smooth (e.g., preferably by chemical processing) and may include a thin, organic layer thereon. One of the conductive layers may function as a ground or voltage (power) plane while the other two may function as signal planes with a plurality of individual signal lines as part thereof. An electrical assembly and an information handling system utilizing such a circuitized substrate are also provided, as is a method of making the substrate. |
| US08502074B2 |
Seal for anode connection to cable and method of use
A sealing device and method of making it for insulating and sealing a joint electrically connecting a wire or ribbon anode to an electrical cable. The cable is insulated except at an open region where the wire anode is connected to it. The sealing device comprises a body of an insulating material molded in situ about the electrical joint to completely cover it and bond to portions of the electrically insulating covering contiguous with the joint to thereby insulate the joint and prevent the ingress of water or other materials into the joint. |
| US08502070B2 |
Reduced wire count high speed data cable
A high speed video cable carries signals according to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) or DisplayPort standards, and includes a raw cable and a boost device. The raw cable is exclusively constructed with either Shielded Twisted Pairs (STP) or coaxial lines which carry all signals on either shielded wires or their shields. The high speed signals are carried on the shielded wires to the boost device where any common mode noise induced by the signals on the shields is removed. Some auxiliary signals including power are carried on ungrounded shields. |
| US08502068B2 |
Photo-active layer of a multi-layered structure within a solar cell
The present invention discloses a solar cell having a multi-layered structure that is used to generate, transport, and collect electric charges. The multi-layered nanostructure comprises a cathode, a conducting metal layer, a photo-active layer, a hole-transport layer, and an anode. The photo-active layer comprises a tree-like nanostructure array and a conjugate polymer filler. The tree-like nanostructure array is used as an electron acceptor while the conjugate polymer filler is as an electron donor. The tree-like nanostructure array comprises a trunk part and a branch part. The trunk part is formed in-situ on the surface of the conducting metal layer and is used to provide a long straight transport pathway to transport electrons. The large contact area between the branch part and the conjugate polymer filler provides electron-hole separation. |
| US08502063B1 |
Miniature torpedo
A lightweight, miniature torpedo has a contact and attachment assembly that is operable to hold the torpedo to a ship's hull in response to contact with the ship's hull, a chamber containing a plurality of flammable elements that are sequentially ignited and burn against the ship's hull at a combustion temperature that is higher than a melting temperature of the material of the ship's hull, and a propulsion and steering assembly that propels and directs the torpedo through water to the ship's hull. The torpedo is constructed with a size and weight that enables it to be carried by and launched from an unmanned aerial vehicle. |
| US08502062B2 |
Electronic keyboard musical instrument
An electronic keyboard musical instrument, including: an instrument main body; a keyboard portion including a plurality of keys as performance operating elements; a musical-sound-signal generating portion configured to generate a musical sound signal by a key operation of the keyboard portion; and at least one planar speaker configured to output a sound in accordance with the musical sound signal generated by the musical-sound-signal generating portion, wherein the planar speaker is formed by superposing a plurality of flexible layers that at least include a vibrating layer and electrode layers which sandwich the vibrating layer from opposite sides of the vibrating layer and wherein the planar speaker is disposed at an inside of a casing that constitutes the instrument main body or disposed at a portion of a surface of the casing. |
| US08502061B1 |
Electrical stringed instrument and signal processing circuit therefor
A signal processing circuit allows a stringed instrument, like a guitar, to produce audio in an extended range. In the case of an electric guitar, the guitar can produce audio in an extended range including conventional lead and bass. An electric pickup for a stringed instrument includes an onboard rechargeable battery that modifies and boosts the signal produced by the pickup. |
| US08502060B2 |
Drum-set tuner
Provided are systems and methods for resonance tuning. A signal is received in response to a resonance of a structure. A frequency or musical note related to an overtone is determined from the signal. The frequency or musical note related to the overtone is selected as a filter mode reference frequency or musical note. A display of frequencies or musical notes from a subsequent signal that deviate from the filter mode reference frequency or musical note by a predetermined threshold is suppressed. |
| US08502059B2 |
Musical instrument having controller exactly discriminating half-pedal and controlling system used therein
A mute piano is responsive to key movements and pedal movements so as to produce music data codes expressing the pitch of tones and pedal effect to be given to the tones in accordance with the MIDI protocols, and the damper pedal stroke is divided into a rest region, a half-pedal region and a damper-free region which are expressed by difference numerical ranges of data bytes of the musical data code: since the piano has its own individuality, the relation between the pedal position and the value of data bytes is to be calibrated; the controller of the mute piano enters a calibration mode, and optimizes the relation to the actual damper actions, thereby causing the music data code exactly to express the effect of the damper pedal to be given to the tones. |
| US08502054B2 |
Saxophone neck system
A saxophone neck system uses interchangeable component parts to modify and optimize sound and resistance. The saxophone neck system may allow a saxophone player the ability to change components to achieve variations in sound and to use the components with various manufacturers' instruments and mouthpieces. With the use of various internal shapes and dimensions placed in a specific combination, the player can create a desired sound. Additionally, the saxophone neck system may eliminate neck cork compression discrepancies from different manufacturers by offering different diameters of the body of the initiator portion of the saxophone neck system to fit any saxophone mouthpiece. |
| US08502053B2 |
Pick for string instruments
The invention is generally a pick apparatus for playing a stringed musical instrument having an elastic and generally cylindrically shaped cot having an opening and a tip, and has a substantially uniform thickness, as well as a pick capable of plucking a string of a musical instrument attached thereto proximate to the cot's hemisphere and extending beyond the hemisphere away from the cot such that the pick is capable of plucking a string of a musical instrument when the cot is being worn on a digit of a user. |
| US08502050B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH437161
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH437161. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH437161, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH437161 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH437161. |
| US08502048B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV789457
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV789457. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV789457, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV789457 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV789457 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV789457. |
| US08502043B1 |
Maize variety hybrid X08B795
A novel maize variety designated X08B795 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 X08B795 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08B795 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08B795, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08B795. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08B795. |
| US08502040B1 |
Maize variety inbred PHR6E
A novel maize variety designated PHR6E and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PHR6E with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PHR6E through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PHR6E or a locus conversion of PHR6E with another maize variety. |
| US08502031B1 |
Soybean variety XR35AN11
A novel soybean variety, designated XR35AN11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XR35AN11, cells from soybean variety XR35AN11, plants of soybean XR35AN11, and plant parts of soybean variety XR35AN11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XR35AN11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XR35AN11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XR35AN11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XR35AN11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XR35AN11 are further provided. |
| US08502030B2 |
Soybean variety XB32AR11
A novel soybean variety, designated XB32AR11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB32AR11, cells from soybean variety XB32AR11, plants of soybean XB32AR11, and plant parts of soybean variety XB32AR11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB32AR11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB32AR11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB32AR11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB32AR11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB32AR11 are further provided. |
| US08502029B2 |
Soybean variety XB29Z11
A novel soybean variety, designated XB29Z11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB29Z11, cells from soybean variety XB29Z11, plants of soybean XB29Z11, and plant parts of soybean variety XB29Z11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB29Z11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB29Z11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB29Z11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB29Z11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB29Z11 are further provided. |
| US08502026B2 |
Transgenic plants with enhanced agronomic traits
This invention provides transgenic plant cells with recombinant DNA for expression of proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants. This invention also provides transgenic plants and progeny seed comprising the transgenic plant cells where the plants are selected for having an enhanced trait selected from the group of traits consisting of enhanced water use efficiency, enhanced cold tolerance, increased yield, enhanced nitrogen use efficiency, enhanced seed protein, enhanced seed oil and modified oil composition. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing transgenic seed and plants with enhanced traits. |
| US08502025B2 |
Sweet corn hybrid SEY6RH1264 and parents thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of sweet corn hybrid SEY6RH1264 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of sweet corn hybrid SEY6RH1264 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another sweet corn plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the parts of such plants. |
| US08502023B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH355160
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH355160. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH355160, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH355160 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH355160. |
| US08502018B2 |
Methods of modifying eukaryotic cells
A method for engineering and utilizing large DNA vectors to target, via homologous recombination, and modify, in any desirable fashion, endogenous genes and chromosomal loci in eukaryotic cells. These large DNA targeting vectors for eukaryotic cells, termed LTVECs, are derived from fragments of cloned genomic DNA larger than those typically used by other approaches intended to perform homologous targeting in eukaryotic cells. Also provided is a rapid and convenient method of detecting eukaryotic cells in which the LTVEC has correctly targeted and modified the desired endogenous gene(s) or chromosomal locus (loci) as well as the use of these cells to generate organisms bearing the genetic modification. |
| US08502017B2 |
Rodent model of central neuropathic pain
The present disclosure describes an animal model of central neuropathic pain relevant to spinal cord injury, as well as methods of using the model to screen for therapeutic agents and to test existing therapies. |
| US08502010B2 |
Absorbent article having a potty training readiness indicator
A potty training readiness indicator, which can be utilized in a disposable absorbent article, having at least one indicating member. The potty training readiness indicator which indicates to the caregiver when the wearer is ready to be potty trained. |
| US08502008B2 |
Process and apparatus for para-xylene production
A process of producing PX comprising providing a C8+ feedstock, the C8+ feedstock has C8 hydrocarbons and C9+ hydrocarbons, to a crystallization unit under crystallization conditions to produce a PX enriched stream having a PX concentration of at least 99.5 wt % based on the weight of the PX enriched stream, wherein the C8+ feedstock has a PX concentration of at least 70 wt % based on total weight of xylenes in the C8+ feedstock, which the C8+ feedstock having a C9+ hydrocarbons concentration in a range from 1 wppm to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the C8+ feedstock. |
| US08502003B2 |
Biomass conversion using carbon monoxide and water
A lignocellulosic biomass material is converted into precursors for liquid hydrocarbon transportation fuels by contacting the biomass material with water and carbon monoxide at elevated temperature, typically from 280 to 350° C., an elevated pressure, typically a total system pressure of 12 to 30 MPa and a CO partial pressure from 5 to 10 MPa and a weight ratio of water:biomass material from 0.5:1 to 5.0:1, to dissolve the biomass material into the reaction mixture and depolymerize, deoxygenate and hydrogenate the lignocellulose biomass material, so converting the biomass material into liquid transportation fuel precursors. |
| US08501996B2 |
Iminecalixarene derivatives and aminocalixarene derivatives, method of preparation thereof, and self-assembled monolayer prepared by the method, fixing method of oligo-DNA by using the self-assembled monolayer, and oligo-DNA chip prepared by the method
The present invention relates to novel iminecalixarene derivatives, method of preparation thereof, and self-assembled monolayer prepared by the method, fixing method of oligo-DNA by using the self-assembled monolayer, and oligo-DNA chip prepared by the method. Also, the present invention relates to novel aminocalixarene derivatives, method of preparation thereof, and self-assembled monolayer prepared by the method, fixing method of oligo-DNA wherein the oligo-DNA is voluntarily fixed by molecular recognition on said self-assembled monolayer in a liquid phase, and oligo-DNA chip prepared by the method. |
| US08501989B2 |
Production of adipic acid and derivatives from carbohydrate-containing materials
The present invention generally relates to processes for the chemocatalytic conversion of a carbohydrate source to an adipic acid product. The present invention includes processes for the conversion of a carbohydrate source to an adipic acid product via a furanic substrate, such as 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid or derivatives thereof. The present invention also includes processes for producing an adipic acid product comprising the catalytic hydrogenation of a furanic substrate to produce a tetrahydrofuranic substrate and the catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of at least a portion of the tetrahydrofuranic substrate to an adipic acid product. The present invention also includes products produced from adipic acid product and processes for the production thereof from such adipic acid product. |
| US08501982B2 |
GLP-1 receptor stabilizers and modulators
Compounds that bind the glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1) receptor are provided including compounds which are modulators of the GLP-1 receptors and compounds which are capable of inducing a stabilizing effect on the receptor for use in structural analyses of the GLP-1 receptor. Methods of synthesis, methods of therapeutic and/or prophylactic use, and methods of use in stabilizing GLP-1 receptor in vitro for crystallization of the GLP-1 receptor of such compounds are provided. |
| US08501981B2 |
CXCR2 inhibitors
The invention relates to compounds of the formula I in which R1, R2, X, A, B, Z and Y1 to Y4 have the meanings indicated in the claims, and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or a prodrug thereof. Because of their properties as inhibitors of chemokine receptors, especially as CXCR2 inhibitors, the compounds of the formula I and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof are suitable for the prevention and treatment of chemokine mediated diseases. |
| US08501979B2 |
Method for manufacturing compounds including nitrile functions
A process for the preparation of compounds containing nitrile functions and, more specifically, compounds containing two nitrile functions, such as succinonitrile and adiponitrile, is described. A process for preparing dintrile compounds obtained by reacting ammonia with an aqueous solution of a dicarboxyl compound in the presence of a silicon orthophosphate catalyst is also described. |
| US08501978B2 |
Catalytic process for phospho-halogenation of fluorinated alcohols
A process for manufacturing a polyfluroalkanoyl phosphorodichloridate comprising reacting a polyfluoroalkanol having the general formula Rf—CH2—OH, wherein Rf is a linear or branched C1-C8 perfluoroalkyl group optionally interrupted by O, with at least 4 moles of POCl3 per mole of Rf—CH2—OH in the presence of 0.1 to 0.2 moles of LiCl catalyst per mole of Rf—CH2—OH at a temperature between 95° C. and 110° C. to form a phosphorodichloridate of the general formula Rf—CH2—O—P(O)Cl2. |
| US08501977B2 |
Platinum complex and pharmaceutical composition containing the same
A new platinum complex which has strong antitumor activity and has effect with smaller doses and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same are provided. A spiro[4,4]nonane-1,6-diamineplatinum(II) complex which is represented by a following general formula (A). (In the formula, X and Y are same or different, and X and Y represent halogen atoms respectively, or X and Y cooperatively represent a divalent residue which is described by a formula (Z).) The platinum complex has a strong antitumor activity and is efficacious as a therapeutic agent for malignant tumors. |
| US08501974B2 |
Process for producing alkyl fatty esters
Disclosed is a process for producing alkyl fatty esters from fats/oils and C1 to C5 lower alcohols by a multistage reaction process, which includes feeding fats and oils to a reactor at an upper stage and then sent to a stage at the downstream side while feeding lower alcohols to a reactor at a lower stage, and simultaneously returning lower alcohols recovered from an outlet of the reactor to a stage at the upstream side, thereby repeating the reaction. |
| US08501973B2 |
Synthesis of terminal alkenes from internal alkenes via olefin metathesis
This disclosure relates generally to olefin metathesis, and more particularly relates to the synthesis of terminal alkenes from internal alkenes using a cross-metathesis reaction catalyzed by an olefin metathesis catalyst. According to one aspect, for example, a method is provided for synthesizing a terminal olefin, the method comprising contacting, in the presence of a ruthenium alkylidene metathesis catalyst, an olefinic substrate comprised of at least one internal olefin with a cross metathesis partner comprised of an alpha olefinic reactant, under reaction conditions effective to allow cross-metathesis to occur, wherein the reaction conditions include a reaction temperature of at least 35° C. The methods, compositions, reactions and reaction systems herein disclosed have utility in the fields of catalysis, organic synthesis, and industrial chemistry. |
| US08501970B2 |
Method for the preparation of C-4 coupled flavonoids, proanthocyanidins and analogues thereof
The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of C-4 coupled flavonoids, proanthocyanidins and analogues thereof. According to a specific application of the invention, there is provided a method for the preparation of proanthocyanidins and proanthocyanidin analogues. |
| US08501969B2 |
Covalent inhibition of bacterial quorum sensing
Inhibitors of bacterial communication, such as quorum sensing, and method of use and manufacture thereof. |
| US08501967B2 |
Process for the preparation of enantiomerically pure 1-substituted-3-aminoalcohols
A process for the preparation of N-monosubstituted β-aminoalcohol sulfonates of formula (1a), (1b): wherein R1 is C6-20-aryl or C4-12-heteroaryl, each optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms and/or one or more C1-4-alkyl or C1-4-alkoxy groups, R2 is C1-4-alkyl or C6-20-aryl, each aryl optionally being substituted with one or more halogen atoms and/or one or more C1-4-alkyl or C1-4-alkoxy groups, and wherein R3 is selected from the group consisting of C1-18-alkyl, C6-20-cycloalkyl, C6-20-aryl and C7-20-aralkyl residues; including a) reacting a methyl ketone, a primary amine, formaldehyde and a sulfonic acid, at a pressure above 1.5 bar, optionally in a organic solvent, said organic solvent which can include water to provide N-monosubstituted β-aminoketone sulfonates of formula (II): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined above, and b) asymmetrically hydrogenating. |
| US08501964B2 |
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors
In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds of formula I: where Y, R1, R2, n, and Q are as defined in the specification, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of formula I are serotonin reuptake inhibitors. In another aspect, the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds; methods of using such compounds; and processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds. |
| US08501963B2 |
Process for producing cyclic compounds
The invention includes methods of processing an initial di-carbonyl compound by conversion to a cyclic compound. The cyclic compound is reacted with an alkylating agent to form a derivative having an alkylated ring nitrogen. The invention encompasses a method of producing an N-alkyl product. Ammonia content of a solution is adjusted to produce a ratio of ammonia to di-carboxylate compound of from about 1:1 to about 1.5:1. An alkylating agent is added and the initial compound is alkylated and cyclized. The invention includes methods of making N-methyl pyrrolidinone (NMP). Aqueous ammonia and succinate is introduced into a vessel and ammonia is adjusted to provide a ratio of ammonia to succinate of less than 2:1. A methylating agent is reacted with succinate at a temperature of from greater than 100° C. to about 400° C. to produce N-methyl succinimide which is purified and hydrogenated to form NMP. |
| US08501961B2 |
HIV protease inhibitors and methods for using
Compounds that inhibit proteolytic enzymes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are described. Preparation of the inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and uses of the compounds or compositions for the treatment of HIV infections are also described. |
| US08501958B2 |
Compound absorbing sunlight and converting the sunlight into electrical energy, and method for manufacturing the same
A compound for absorbing sunlight and converting the sunlight into electrical energy, which is formed by coupling a fullerene with at least one or more triarylamine derivatives. The fullerene is selected from among those having carbon numbers C60, C70, C78, C82 and C84, and the triarylamine derivatives are coupled with at least one or more aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbons and are also coupled with a dopant. A method of manufacturing the compound includes steps of synthesizing a fullerene derivative, synthesizing fullerene-triarylamine, wherein a fullerene-triarylamine adduct is prepared by coupling the fullerene derivative with a triarylamine derivative, preparing an adduct solution by dissolving the fullerene-triarylamine adduct in an organic solvent, and conducting a doping reaction by adding an acid dropwise slowly to the adduct solution. |
| US08501957B2 |
Benzimidazole compounds and their use as anticancer agents
Benzimidazole compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, X, Y, Z1, and Z2 are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating cancer with benzimidazole compounds. |
| US08501954B2 |
Asymmetric process for making substituted 2-amino-thiazolones
The invention provides two process for synthesizing substituted aminothiazolone compounds as inhibitors of 11-β-hydroxy steroid dehydrogenase type 1. The processes allow the stereoselective synthesis of the desired compounds without the use of stoichiometric amounts of chiral catalysts. |
| US08501948B2 |
Multiple chromophores based on rylene
A rylene-based polychromophore of the general formula I in which the variables are each defined as follows: rylene is a radical of the formula which has been functionalized by at least one imide group, ester group or amide group and which may additionally be substituted by aryloxy, arylthio, hetaryloxy and/or hetarylthio; X is a rylenedicarboximide radical which absorbs at a different wavelength from the rylene radical, is bonded to the X radical in the peri-position via Y via a moiety —Y′-A-Y—, is bonded to the rylene radical and may likewise be substituted by aryloxy, arylthio, hetaryloxy and/or hetarylthio; A is a bridging member having at least one aromatic or heteroaromatic radical, the Y or Y and Y′ groups being bonded to the aromatic or heteroaromatic radical; Y is a moiety Y′ is a moiety where the moieties (i) and (ii) may be part of the ester groups of the rylene radical and the moieties (iii) are part of the imide groups of the rylene radical and the moieties (iv) are part of the amide groups of the rylene radical; R1 is hydrogen or C1-C18-alkyl, where the R1 radicals may be the same or different when they occur repeatedly; n is 1, 2 or 3; x is from 1 to 7. |
| US08501944B2 |
Inhibitors of protein kinases
The present invention is directed to a compound of the formula: and pharmaceutically acceptable tautomers, or salts thereof which are inhibitors of syk and/or JAK kinase. The present invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing such a compound. |
| US08501943B2 |
Sodium salt of 5-cyclopropyl-2-{[2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)pyrimidin-5-yl]amino}benzoic acid as DHODH inhibitor
The present disclosure is directed to the sodium salt of 5-cyclopropyl-2-{[2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)pyrimidin-5-yl]amino}benzoic acid, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof, pharmaceutical combinations thereof, and methods of treatment. |
| US08501941B2 |
Methods for the synthesis of unsymmetrical cycloakyl substituted xanthines
The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that are selective antagonists of A2B adenosine receptors (ARs). These compounds and compositions are useful as pharmaceutical agents. Also provided are processes for the preparation of the compounds and their intermediates. |
| US08501933B2 |
Thiazole and oxazole-substituted arylamides as P2X3 and P2X2/3 antagonists
Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is a group of formula A or formula B, and X, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Ra and Rb are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases mediated by a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the subject compounds. |
| US08501932B2 |
Procedure for the preparation of purified cationic guar
Procedure for the preparation of cationic guar having DS comprised between 0.01 and 3, free from boron and suitable for the use in the cosmetic field and in household cleaning products, comprising the following steps: a) 100 parts by weight of guar flour are reacted with 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethylammonium chloride and sodium hydroxide in from 5 to 500 parts by weight of a water and alcohol mixture containing from 20 to 50% by weight of water; b) the amount of water and alcohol is regulated in order to obtain a dispersion containing from 65 to 95% by weight of a of water and alcohol mixture containing from 30 to 50% by weight of water and the dispersion is maintained under stirring at temperature comprised between 15 and 40° C. for at least 10 minutes; c) the mixture is filtered under vacuum and dried to obtain the purified cationic guar. |
| US08501929B2 |
PTHrP, its isoforms and antagonist thereto in the diagnosis and treatment of disease
The present invention is directed to the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, preferably the inhibition of tumor growth and its progression to metastatic sites, through the inhibition of the action or production of PTHrP, its isoforms or PTHrP signalling. An aspect of the present invention is also directed to methods of inhibiting the PTHrP1-173 isoform through antagonists thereof, including monoclonal antibodies and siRNA directed there against. The invention may be applicable to many disease states, including but not limited to several types of cancer (including epithelial cancers such as breast, lung, colon, pancreatic, ovarian, prostate and squamous as well as melanoma) expressing PTHrP and its isoforms, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents. |
| US08501927B2 |
Vaccine produced using optimized immobilization antigen cDNA of cryptocaryon irritans and producing method and use thereof
The present invention provides an optimized immobilization antigen cDNA sequence of cryptocaryon irritans, which has been processed codon replacement and caused the cDNA to express in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell and translate a protein has similar immunogenicity as the immobilization antigen purified from the theront of Cryptocaryon irritans. The present invention further provides a DNA vaccine produced using the cDNA to prevent fish form cryptocaryon irritans infection. |
| US08501924B2 |
Nucleophosmin protein (NPM) mutants, corresponding gene sequences and uses thereof
The invention relates to new nucleophosmin protein (NPM) mutants, corresponding gene sequences and relative uses thereof for diagnosis, monitoring of minimal residual disease; prognostic evaluation and therapy of the acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). |
| US08501923B2 |
Nucleic acid nanostructures
The disclosure relates to methods and composition for generating nanoscale devices, systems, and enzyme factories based upon a nucleic acid nanostructure the can be designed to have a predetermined structure. |
| US08501921B2 |
Detection of target analytes using particles and electrodes
The invention relates to the use of particles comprising binding ligands and electron transfer moieties (ETMs). Upon binding of a target analyte, a particle and a reporter composition are associated and transported to an electrode surface. The ETMs are then detected, allowing the presence or absence of the target analyte to be determined. |
| US08501918B2 |
Immobilized tumor necrosis factor-α muteins for enhancing immune response in mammals
The present invention provides a method for enhancing an immune response in a mammal to facilitate the elimination of a chronic pathology. The method involves the removal of immune system inhibitors such as soluble TNF receptor from the circulation of the mammal, thus, enabling a more vigorous immune response to the pathogenic agent. The removal of immune system inhibitors is accomplished by contacting biological fluids of a mammal with one or more binding partner(s) such as TNFα muteins capable of binding to and, thus, depleting the targeted immune system inhibitor(s) from the biological fluids. Particularly useful in the invention is an absorbent matrix composed of an inert, biocompatible substrate joined covalently to a binding partner, such as a TNFα mutein, capable of specifically binding to a targeted immune system inhibitor such as soluble TNF receptor. |
| US08501917B2 |
Anti c-Met antibody and uses thereof
An anti c-Met antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof comprising a heavy-chain variable region having heavy-chain complementarity determining region (CDR) amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 1, 2 and 3, and a light-chain variable region having light-chain CDR amino acid sequences of SEQ ID NOs: 4, 5, and 6; and a method of wound healing, tissue regeneration, or cell proliferation comprising administration of same; as well as related compositions and methods. |
| US08501915B2 |
Regulatory T cell mediator proteins and uses thereof
The present invention relates to novel regulatory T cell proteins. One protein, designated PD-L3, resembles members of the PD-L1 family, and co-stimulates αCD3 proliferation of T cells in vitro. A second, TNF-like, protein has also been identified as being upregulated upon αCD3/αGITR stimulation. This protein has been designated Treg-sTNF. Proteins, antibodies, activated T cells and methods for using the same are disclosed.In particular methods of using these proteins and compounds, preferably antibodies, which bind or modulate (agonize or antagonize) the activity of these proteins, as immune modulators and for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune disease, allergy, infection and inflammatory conditions, e.g. multiple sclerosis is disclosed. |
| US08501910B2 |
Protein sweetener
Disclosed herein are sweet proteins that are variants of Brazzein, and nucleotide sequences capable of expressing them. Through a replacement of a tyrosine residue at the C terminus in the naturally occurring Brazzein sequence, or the insertion of two residues (at least one being isoleucine, glycine or proline) before the N terminus of wild type Brazzein, sweetness potency, the taste profile and sweetness strength are improved. |
| US08501909B2 |
Polypeptides having affinity for HER2
HER2 binding polypeptides comprising the amino acid sequence EX1 RNAYWEIA LLPNLTNQQK RAFIRKLYDD PSQSSELLX2E AKKLNDSQ wherein X1 in position 2 is M, I or L, and X2 in position 39 is S or C (SEQ ID NO: 1) are disclosed. Moreover, such peptides comprising a chelating environment are disclosed. Also radiolabeled polypeptides formed by the peptides comprising a chelating environment and radionuclides are disclosed. Furthermore, methods of in vivo imaging of the body of a mammalian subject having or suspected of having a cancer characterized by overexpression of HER2 comprising administration of such a radiolabeled polypeptide followed by obtainment of an image of the body using a medical imaging instrument and also methods of treating such cancer are disclosed. Furthermore, the use of such a radiolabeled polypeptide in diagnosis and treatment of cancer characterized by overexpression of HER2. Nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides, expression vectors comprising the nucleic acids and host cells comprising the expression vectors are also disclosed. |
| US08501901B2 |
Material for photovoltaic device, and photovoltaic device
A photovoltaic device has a high photoelectric conversion efficiency with a material for a photovoltaic device including an electron donating organic material having a structure represented by Formula (1): |
| US08501899B2 |
Multifunctional forms of polyoxazoline copolymers and drug compositions comprising the same
The present disclosure provides copolymers of 2-substituted-2-oxazolines possessing two or three reactive functional groups which are also chemically orthogonal. The copolymers described may be random copolymers, block copolymers or a mixture of random and block copolymer configurations. Furthermore, the present disclosure provides novel methods for synthesizing the above polymers and for conjugating to molecules such as targeting, diagnostic and therapeutic agents. |
| US08501898B2 |
Method of forming a polyamide
A method polymerizes a monomer to form a polyamide having a reagent incorporated therein. In the method, a masterbatch is formed that includes the reagent. The masterbatch and the monomer are introduced into a reactor, and the monomer is polymerized in the presence of the reagent to form the polyamide having the reagent incorporated therein. The monomer may be a caprolactam monomer that may be polymerized in a VK tube reactor to form polyamide 6 having at least one free acid site. The reagent may be present in an amount of from 1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the masterbatch. Additionally, the masterbatch and caprolactam may be introduced into the top of the VK tube reactor. |
| US08501897B2 |
Method for producing liquid-crystalline polyester
The present invention provides a method for producing a liquid-crystalline polyester, which comprises melt-polymerizing monomers in a reactor having a draw outlet to obtain a polymer melt and drawing the polymer melt through the draw outlet, characterized in that the monomers comprise a compound selected from an aromatic hydroxycarboxylic acid and derivatives thereof, a compound selected from an aromatic dicarboxylic acid and derivatives thereof and a compound selected from an aromatic diol, an aromatic hydroxyamine, an aromatic diamine and derivatives thereof; the amount of units derived from a compound containing a 1,2-phenylene and/or a 1,3-phenylene skeleton(s) in the polyester is from 0 to 10 mol %; the melt polymerization is performed in the presence of a heterocyclic compound containing two or more nitrogen atoms; and the polymer melt has a flow initiation temperature of from 220 to 250° C. |
| US08501889B2 |
Conducting and semiconducting organic materials
A polymer comprising a conducting or semiconducting segment coupled to a polymer segment having an insulating polymer backbone, the polymer further comprising a RAFT functional group coupled to the polymer segment, wherein there is no RAFT functional group in between the conducting or semiconducting segment and the polymer segment. |
| US08501886B2 |
Accelerated organoborane amine complex initiated polymerizable compositions
The invention is a two part polymerizable composition comprising in one part an organoboron compound capable of forming free radical generating species amine complex and in the second part one or more compounds capable of free radical polymerization and a cure accelerator comprising a) at least one compound containing a quinone structure or b) at least one compound containing at least one aromatic ring and one or more, preferably two substituents on the aromatic ring selected from hydroxyl, ether and both, where there are two substituents they are located either ortho or para with respect to one another and a peroxide containing compound. The second part may further contain an agent capable of causing the organoboron compound to form free radical generating species upon contacting the two parts. The first part may further comprises one or more compounds capable of free radical polymerization. This facilitates formulating compositions that have commercially desirable volumetric ratios of the two parts. Adhesive compositions of the present formulation provide excellent adhesion to low surface energy substrates, such as plastics. |
| US08501885B2 |
Dual- or multi-headed chain shuttling agents and their use for preparation of block copolymers
This disclosure relates to olefin polymerization catalysts and compositions, their manufacture, and the production of polyolefins using specific catalyst compositions, including the use of chain shuttling agents in the olefin polymerization process. Specifically, this disclosure provides for dual headed and multi-headed chain shuttling agents (CSAs or MSAs) and for their use in preparing blocky copolymers. By controlling the ratio of dual-headed and multi-headed CSA sites to mono-headed CSA sites, a blocky copolymer can be provided having properties such as a narrow molecular weight distribution and/or improved melt properties. |
| US08501884B2 |
Polyethylene and catalyst composition and process for the preparation thereof
The invention relates to a bimodal or multimodal polyethylene which comprises ethylene homopolymers and/or copolymers of ethylene with α-olefins, has a polydispersity index Mw/Mn of the low molecular weight component of less than 10 and can be prepared using a polymerization catalyst based on a Ziegler component and a late transition metal component having a tridentate ligand which bears at least two ortho,ortho-disubstituted aryl radicals and also a catalyst system and a process for preparing the polyethylene and also fibers, moldings, films and polymer blends comprising this material. |
| US08501881B2 |
Process for olefin polymerization
The present application provides a process for polymerizing at least one olefin in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, including: (A) continuously introducing a first liquid with a transition metal compound, an organometallic compound, and a solvent and a second liquid into an emulsification stage, (B) continuously withdrawing the emulsion and directing it into a solidification stage to form a slurry with a solid polymerization catalyst component, (C) continuously recovering the solid polymerization catalyst component, (D) directing the solid polymerization catalyst component into a first prepolymerization stage with a monomer and a second liquid to form a slurry, (E) recovering a prepolymerized solid polymerization catalyst component, (F) continuously introducing the prepolymerized solid polymerization catalyst component into a second prepolymerization stage with an olefin monomer to form a prepolymerized catalyst, and (G) continuously withdrawing the prepolymerized catalyst and directing it into a subsequent polymerization stage with at least one olefin monomer. |
| US08501880B2 |
Polymers obtainable from oxetane based macromonomers, method for the production thereof, and the use thereof as additives in coating agents and plastics
A polymer obtainable by free-radical polymerization of one or more oxetane-based macromonomers and optionally one or more further, free-radically polymerizable comonomers, the oxetane-based macromonomer(s) being obtainable by cationic ring-opening polymerization of at least one hydroxyoxetane with a terminally ethylenically unsaturated starter molecule free of allyl groups in a molar ratio (hydroxyoxetane(s):starter molecule) of (100:1) to (1:1) in the presence of at least one suitable catalyst. Processes for preparing the polymer and the use thereof as an additive in coating compositions and plastics. |
| US08501874B2 |
Thermosetting resin composition, multilayer body using same, and circuit board
The present invention relates to thermosetting resin compositions which are suitably used for manufacturing circuit boards, such as flexible printed circuit boards (FPCs) and build-up circuit boards, and to multilayer bodies and circuit boards manufactured using such thermosetting resin compositions.A thermosetting resin composition contains a polyimide resin component (A), a phenol resin component (B), and an epoxy resin component (C). The mixing ratio by weight (A)/[(B)+(C)] is in a range of 0.4 to 2.0, the mixing ratio by weight being the ratio of the weight of the component (A) to the total weight of the component (B) and the component (C). By using such a thermosetting resin composition, it is possible to manufacture multilayer bodies and circuit boards which are excellent in dielectric characteristics, adhesiveness, processability, heat resistance, flowability, etc.A thermosetting resin composition contains a polyimide resin (A), a phosphazene compound (D), and a cyanate ester compound (E). The phosphazene compound (D) includes a phenolic hydroxyl group-containing phenoxyphosphazene compound (D-1) and/or a crosslinked phenoxyphosphazene compound (D-2) prepared by crosslinking the phenoxyphosphazene compound (D-1), the crosslinked phenoxyphosphazene compound (D-2) having at least one phenolic hydroxyl group. By using such a thermosetting resin composition, it is possible to manufacture multilayer bodies and circuit boards which are excellent in dielectric characteristics, processability, heat resistance, and flame retardance. |
| US08501873B2 |
Water absorbent material, method for production of surface cross-linked water absorbent resin, and method for evaluation of water absorbent material
A homogeneously surface cross-linked water absorbent resin and a method for the production thereof are provided.The water absorbent material is formed of a surface cross-linked water absorbent resin resulting from granular irregularly pulverized shaped surface cross-linking the product of partial neutralization or whole neutralization of a water absorbent resin having acrylic acid or a metal salt thereof as a main component, which water absorbent material shows a metal atom concentration on the surface of the water absorbent material in the range of 0-10% within 0 second of polishing and 2-35% at 10 seconds value of polishing as determined by subjecting the water absorbent material to Ar ion discharge polishing under a voltage of 500 Å. The surface cross-linked water absorbent resin to be used herein can be produced by surface cross-linking a water absorbent resin having a specific particle diameter with a surface cross-linking agent having a water concentration in a specific range. |
| US08501872B2 |
Curable fluoroelastomer compositions
This invention relates to curable fluoroelastomer compositions comprising a) fluoroelastomers having either nitrile, alkyne or azide cure sites and b) fluorinated curatives containing diazide, dinitrile or dialkyne groups for reacting with cure sites on the fluoroelastomer. Fluoroelastomers having azide cure sites form crosslinks with curatives having dinitrile or dialkyne groups. Fluoroelastomers having nitrile or alkyne cure sites form crosslinks with curatives having diazide groups. |
| US08501871B2 |
Golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having an excellent properties like flight distance and low temperature durability. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising: a core consisting of a center and one or more intermediate layers covering the center; and a cover covering the core, wherein at least one piece or one layer of said intermediate layers is formed from a highly elastic intermediate layer composition that contains (A) a highly elastic polyamide resin having a flexural modulus in a range from 700 MPa to 5,000 MPa; (B) a metal-neutralized product of ethylene-(meth)acrylic acid copolymer and (C) a resin having a polar functional group in a specific way. |
| US08501865B2 |
Compositions having HASE rheology modifiers
A monomer compound that contains at least one polymerizable functional group per molecule, and at least one bicycloheptyl-, bicycloheptenyl-, or branched (C5-C42)alkyl-polyether radical per molecule, wherein the bicycloheptyl- or bicycloheptenyl-polyether radical may optionally be substituted on one or more of the ring carbon atoms by one or two (C1-C6)alkyl groups per ring carbon atom is useful in making polymers, particularly pH responsive polymers. |
| US08501858B2 |
Expanded graphite and products produced therefrom
Graphite nanoplatelets of expanded graphite and polymer composites produced therefrom are described. The graphite is expanded from an intercalated graphite by microwaves or radiofrequency waves in the presence of a gaseous atmosphere. The composites have barrier and/or conductive properties due to the expanded graphite. |
| US08501855B2 |
Multistage emulsion polymer and coatings formed therefrom
A multi-stage aqueous emulsion polymer, an aqueous coating composition including the emulsion polymer, and a method for providing a coating including the emulsion polymer are provided. The multistage emulsion polymer includes from 10% to 30% by wt., based on the wt. of the multistage emulsion polymer, of a first polymer shell having an acid number of from 5 to 100, the first polymer having a calculated Mn of from 1000 to 4500 and a calculated Tg of lower then 100° C.; and from 70% to 90% by wt., based on the wt. of the multistage emulsion polymer, of a second polymer core having an acid number of from 0 to one-half the acid number of the first polymer, the second polymer having a calculated Mn of greater than 20,000. |
| US08501854B2 |
Templated metal oxide particles and methods of making
Composite particles of a metal oxide particle within a crosslinked, cored dendrimer are described. Additionally, methods of making the composite particles and compositions that contain the composite particles are described. |
| US08501852B2 |
Method for improving the wettability and/or the adhesivity of plastic surfaces, in particular, to facilitate printing
The invention relates to a method for improving the wettability and/or adhesivity of plastic surfaces, in particular, to facilitate printing, painting or adhesion. A lubricant is added to the plastic, particularly to improve the processability thereof. According to the invention, a metal soap-free lubricant is used as a lubricant for the plastic. Alternatively, the wettability and/or the adhesivity of the polyamide surfaces can be improved, especially in order to facilitate printing, painting or adhesion, by increasing the number of end groups of polyamides, optionally maintaining metal soaps as lubricants. |
| US08501847B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomer resin composition and connector
An object of the present invention is to provide a thermoplastic elastomer resin composition and a connector, which can be processed by mold forming and are excellent in the recycling property. The present invention provides a thermoplastic elastomer resin composition including 100 parts by weight of a base resin containing from 60 to 80 wt % of an acid-modified styrene-based elastomer and from 40 to 20 wt % of a syndiotactic polystyrene, and from 0 to 20 parts by weight of a hydrogenated dicyclopentadiene; and a connector using the composition. |
| US08501845B2 |
Flowable polyesters with hydrolysis resistance
Thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising A) from 10 to 98.9% by weight of at least one thermoplastic polyester, B) from 0.01 to 50% by weight of B1) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polycarbonate or B2) at least one highly branched or hyperbranched polyester of AxBy type, where x is at least 1.1 and y is at least 2.1 or a mixture of these C) from 0.1 to 10% by weight of at least one epoxidized naturally occurring oil or fatty acid ester, or a mixture of these, and D) from 0 to 60% by weight of other additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to D) is 100%. |
| US08501841B2 |
Utilization of kraft lignin in phenol/formaldehyde bonding resins for OSB
A resin for OSB comprising an aqueous resole reaction product of phenol, formaldehyde, alkaline metal hydroxide or carbonate, urea and a degraded lignin polymer having 35-65% solids, a pH of 8-13 and a viscosity 50-1000 centipoises. The phenol and formaldehyde are present in a molar ratio of 1.5 to 3.4 moles formaldehyde to 1 mole phenol and are 40 to 85% of the total solids added to the mixture. In one embodiment they are 50 to 75% of the total solids added to the mixture. The alkaline metal hydroxide or carbonate are 5 to 20% of the total solids added to the mixture. Urea is 5 to 35% of the total solids added to the mixture. The degraded lignin is 5 to 20% of the total solids added to the mixture. A method for making the resin and a product using the resin. |
| US08501836B2 |
Adhesive composition
A sealing compound composition as an adhesive composition contains a vinyl chloride resin, a plasticizer, a filler, a moisture absorbent and an acrylic resin as a pH control material. The moisture absorbent is blended within a range of 0.3 to 2.0% by weight. The acrylic resin is blended within a range of 1.0% by weight or more to less than 7.0% by weight. A blending ratio of the moisture absorbent is half or less than that of the acrylic resin. |
| US08501832B2 |
Polymeric compositions comprising at least one volume excluding polymer
The present invention relates to compositions comprising a polymeric substrate comprising at least one volume excluding polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention provides polymeric articles that are capable of acting as osmotic drivers. The articles are capable of maintaining a desired water balance by moving water in or out of a substrate to maintain cation concentration equilibrium between the substrate and its environment. |
| US08501831B2 |
Polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers and medical devices containing the same
The present invention pertains to polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers, to methods of making such copolymers and to medical devices that contain such polymers. According to certain aspects of the invention, polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers are provided, which comprise a polyisobutylene segment, an additional polymeric segment that is not a polyisobutylene segment, and a segment comprising a residue of a diisocyanate. According to other aspects of the invention, polyisobutylene urethane, urea and urethane/urea copolymers are provided, which comprise a polyisobutylene segment and end groups that comprise alkyl-, alkenyl- or alkynyl-chain-containing end groups. |
| US08501830B2 |
Ink jet ink and a method of ink jet printing
The invention describes a radiation-curable ink jet ink, which comprises at least 50% by weight of cyclic trimethylolpropane formal acrylate (CTFA), and further comprises a free-radical photoinitiator, and which is substantially free of volatile compounds. |
| US08501828B2 |
Cure rebond binder
The present invention provides processes for producing re-bonded polyurethane foam constructs that are useful in applications such as carpet underlayments. According to the invention, a tertiary amine is employed as a catalyst either alone, or preferably in combination with other catalysts in a binder which comprises an organic isocyanate and a polyol. Inclusion of a tertiary amine as a catalyst dramatically increases production throughput. |
| US08501827B2 |
Methods for using hollow sphere polymers
A method of using heat-resistant hollow sphere polymers having at least on crosslinked polymer stage, and having a core stage that has been swollen with a volatile base, in applications in which the hollow sphere polymer is exposed to temperatures of from 100° C. to 350° C., is provided. Articles made by the method are also provided. |
| US08501826B2 |
Process for the production of polyurethane products
The present invention relates to a process for obtaining polyols from used frying oils as the starting ingredient and converting the polyols to polyurethane products. The process comprises few steps such as epoxidation process by reacting used frying oil with an acid, reacting the epoxidized used frying oil with a monohydric or polyhydric alcohol in the presence of a catalyst to form a polyols, mixing the polyols with an additive or additives and a blowing agent or blowing agents and mixing the blended polyol with an isocyanate to form a polyurethane product. |
| US08501824B2 |
Amino acid lipids and uses thereof
This disclosure provides a range of amino acid lipid compounds and compositions useful for drug delivery, therapeutics, and the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions. The amino acid lipid compounds and compositions can be used for delivery of various agents such as nucleic acid therapeutics to cells, tissues, organs, and subjects. |
| US08501823B2 |
Oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic composition and method for producing the same
To provide an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic composition obtained by using a polyglycerin fatty acid ester as a surfactant, which has high stability against temperature and is excellent in tactile sensation, and a method for producing the same, the present invention provides an oil-in-water emulsion cosmetic composition, wherein the composition comprises 1) a polyglycerin fatty acid ester, as a surfactant, having a hydroxyl value of 450 to 700, a fatty acid residue having 16 to 18 carbon atoms accounting for 50 to 100% by mass of all constituent fatty acid residues, the polymerization degree of glycerin having specific distribution, 2) an oily component, and 3) water. |
| US08501813B2 |
γ-secretase inhibitor
It is intended to provide a novel compound that has an excellent γ-secretase inhibitory effect and specifically inhibits Aβ production.The present invention provides a compound of the following formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: wherein R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a phenyl group; R2 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be substituted by one or more phenyl or halogenophenyl groups; R3 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms which may be substituted by one or more hydroxyl groups; R4 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and the symbol “*” represents a chiral center. |
| US08501812B2 |
Therapeutic methods for type I diabetes
The invention relates to the treatment and prevention of type I diabetes. More specifically, the invention relates to compounds that treat or prevent the body's immune system from destroying β-cells (i.e., insulin-producing cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans) by inhibition of JNK2, selective inhibition of JNK2, or inhibition of the expression of the MAPK9 gene or gene product. In one embodiment, the present invention contemplates the diagnosis, identification, production, and use of compounds which modulate MAPK9 gene expression or the activity of the MAPK9 gene product including but not limited to, JNK2, the nucleic acid encoding MAPK9 and homologues, analogues, and deletions thereof, as well as antisense, ribozyme, triple helix, antibody, and polypeptide molecules as well as small inorganic molecules. The present invention contemplates a variety of pharmaceutical formulations and routes of administration for such compounds. |
| US08501811B2 |
TASPASE1 inhibitors and their uses
Provided herein are small molecule inhibitors of Taspase1 and methods of using the small molecule inhibitors of Taspase1 to treat neoplasm in subjects in need thereof. |
| US08501807B2 |
Pentaerythritol derivatives
Disclosed is a pentaerythritol derivative represented by the following Formula 1, which improves moisture retaining ability of the stratum corneum when applied to the skin, and shows especially high moisturizing ability even in dry conditions. wherein R is independently saturated or unsaturated C6-C18 alkyl group; m and n are the same or different integers of which m is 0 to 10 and n is 1 to 10. |
| US08501806B2 |
Methods for preventing or reducing colon carcinogenesis
The present invention is directed in part to methods of preventing or reducing colon carcinogenesis comprising administering to a patient at risk of colorectal cancer, a pharmaceutical preparation comprising a chemopreventive agent disclosed herein. |
| US08501805B2 |
Substituted alpha-L-bicyclic nucleosides
The present disclosure describes substituted α-L-bicyclic nucleoside analogs, oligomeric compounds prepared therefrom and methods of using the oligomeric compounds. More particularly, substituted α-L-bicyclic nucleoside analogs are provided, having one or more chiral substituents, that are useful for enhancing properties of oligomeric compounds including binding affinity. In some embodiments, the oligomeric compounds provided herein hybridize to a portion of a target RNA resulting in loss of normal function of the target RNA. |
| US08501801B2 |
Organic semiconductor compound, semiconductor element, solar battery, and process for producing organic semiconductor compound
Disclosed is, for example, a compound that can be a material which can control many functions. According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an organic semiconductor compound characterized in that the organic semiconductor compound is produced by forming a salt of organic molecules as a donor with an inorganic acid or an inorganic base and causes self-accumulation. According to the above constitution, the organic semiconductor compound can be obtained in a simple manner. According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an organic compound characterized by being produced by deriving an ammonia salt or a hydroxyamine salt from a compound having a tetrathiafulvalene analogue site in the skeleton thereof and containing a protonic acid functional group. According to the above constitution, an organic compound which can control many functions can be obtained. |
| US08501796B2 |
Ester pro-drugs of [3-(1-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)ethyl)-2-methylphenyl] methanol for lowering intraocular pressure
The present invention relates to method of lowering intraocular pressure in a subject in need of such treatment, which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a ester pro-drugs of [3-(1-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)ethyl)-2-methylphenyl]methanol, of enantiomers thereof, of tautomers thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals. |
| US08501794B2 |
Compounds as cannabinoid receptor ligands
The present application relates to isothiazolylidene containing compounds of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and L are as defined in the specification, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions. |
| US08501791B2 |
1,2,4-thiadiazolium derivatives as melanocortin receptor modulators
The present invention is directed to novel 1,2,4-thiadiazol-2-ium derivatives useful as agonists or antagonists of the melanocortin receptor. More particularly, the compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment of metabolic, CNS and dermatological disorders such as obesity, impaired oral glucose tolerance, elevated blood glucose levels, type II diabetes, Syndrome X, diabetic retinopathy, spinal cord injury, nerve injury, acute neurodegenerative disorders, chronic neurodegenerative disorders, plexopathies, male erectile dysfunction, dry eyes, acne, dry skin, aged skin, seborrheic dermatitis, rosacea, excessive ear wax, meibomian gland disorder, pseudofolliculitis, yeast infections, dandruff, hidradenitis suppurativa, ocular rosacea and eccrine gland disorder. |
| US08501790B2 |
Compounds for the treatment of proliferative disorders
The invention relates to compounds of structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, and prodrug thereof, wherein Ra, Rb, and R2 are defined herein. These compounds inhibit tubulin polymerization and/or target vasculature and are useful for treating proliferative disorders, such as cancer. |
| US08501789B2 |
Use of salicylaldehyde isonicotinoyl hydrazone (SIH) for protection against retinal disease
This invention relates to methods for treating age-related macular degeneration, blindness or glaucoma using an iron-chelator SIH. |
| US08501782B2 |
Piperidinyl derivatives as modulators of chemokine receptor activity
The present application describes modulators of MIP-1α of formula (I) or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, Q, T, W, Z, R1, R3, R4, R5, R5a and R5b, are as defined herein. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis using the modulators of formula (I) are disclosed. |
| US08501781B2 |
Heteroarylpiperidine and -piperazine derivatives
Heteroarylpiperidine and -piperazine derivatives of the formula (I), in which the symbols have the meanings given in the description and agrochemically active salts thereof and their use for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi and also processes for preparing compounds of the formula (I). |
| US08501779B2 |
Polymorphs of donepezil salts, preparation methods and uses thereof
Preparation methods of mesylate, para-toluenesulfonate, succinate, tartrate, sulphate, nitrate, phosphate, salicylate, fumarate, maleate, gallate, acetylsalicylate, benzenesulphonate, citrate, aspartate, glutaminate, lactate, gluconate, ascorbate, malonate, malate, sorbate, acetate or formate of 1-benzyl-4-[(5,6-dimethoxy-1-indanon)-2-yl]methylpiperidine (i.e., Donepezil). Novel polymorphs formed from these salts and their preparation methods. Co-crystals formed from Donepezil hydrochloride and maleic acid, fumaric acid, citric acid, salicylic acid, tartaric acid or succinic acid. |
| US08501776B2 |
Biphenyl compounds useful as muscarinic receptor antagonists
The invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, d, n, R1, R2, R3, R6, R7, W, and A are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders. |
| US08501774B2 |
Oxazolidinone-quinolone hybrid antibiotics
The present invention relates to compounds of the Formula (I) that are useful antimicrobial agents and effective against a variety of multi-drug resistant bacteria: |
| US08501773B2 |
4-fluoro-piperidine T-type calcium channel antagonists
The present invention is directed to 4-fluoro-piperidine compounds which are antagonists of T-type calcium channels, and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which T-type calcium channels are involved. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which T-type calcium channels are involved. |
| US08501772B2 |
3,8-diaminotetrahydroquinoline derivative
A method for treatment of a systemic wasting disease, by administering, to a subject in need thereof, an effective amount of a 3,8-diaminotetrahydroquinoline derivative represented by formula (Ia) (wherein X represents CH2, C═O, CH—OR, CH—SR, or CH—NRR′; m is a number of 1 or 2; Ar represents a phenyl group, a naphthyl group, a 5-membered or 6-membered aromatic heterocyclic group having one or two elements selected from S, N, and O, or a similar group; R1 and R2, which may be identical to or different from each other, each represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R3 represents a C1 to C6 alkyl group or a similar group; n is a number of 0 or 1; R4 and R5, which may be identical to or different from each other, each represent a hydrogen atom, or a C1 to C6 alkyl group, etc.; and R6, R7, R, and R′, which may be identical to or different from one another, each represent a hydrogen atom or a C1 to C6 alkyl group), or a salt thereof. |
| US08501768B2 |
Hexahydrocyclopentapyrrolone, hexahydropyrrolopyrrolone, octahydropyrrolopyridinone and octahydropyridinone compounds
The invention provides novel compounds having the general formula (I) wherein R1, R2, A, E, G and n are as described herein, compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are useful as inhibitors of hormone sensitive lipase (HSL) and may be used for the treatment of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, obesity, cardiovascular diseases, myocardial dysfunction, inflammation, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. |
| US08501760B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising nilotinib or its salt
A pharmaceutical composition, especially capsules, comprising granules containing nilotinib or a salt thereof with at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The granules may be produced by a wet granulation process. |
| US08501759B2 |
Use of fibrates
The present invention, which is applicable in the pharmaceutical industry, relates to the use of fibrates, in particular fenofibrate, especially in the form of a solid oral composition, for the manufacture of a drug for the treatment of sleep apnea, sleep apnea syndrome, in particular obstructive sleep apnea or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. |
| US08501751B2 |
Inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase
Disclosed herein are compounds that form covalent bonds with Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also described are irreversible inhibitors of Btk. Methods for the preparation of the compounds are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are disclosed, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions. |
| US08501745B2 |
Piperazine PDE4 inhibitors and uses thereof
The invention includes a compound of formula I: wherein R1, X, Z, n, and m have any of the values described herein, as well as salts of such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and therapeutic methods that comprise the administration of such compounds. The compounds are inhibitors of PDE4 function and are useful for improving cognitive function in animals. |
| US08501744B2 |
Piperazine compounds
A compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, complex or pro-drug thereof, wherein one of R1 and R2 is H, and the other is selected from C1-8-alkyl, C3-6-cycloalkyl and C1-8-alkyl-C5-10-aryl; R3 is selected from tert-butylmethyl, iso-propylmethyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and 1-methylcyclopentyl; R9 is selected from the following: wherein: R4 is selected from C1-8-alkyl and C3-8-cycloalkyl; G is selected from: CH, CMe and N; E is selected from: O, S, SO2, NH, NMe and N-oxide (N→O); J and R are independently selected from: CH, N and N-oxide (N→O); and R41 is selected from amino, methylamino, dimethylamino, isopropylamino, isopropyl(methyl)amino, cyclopropylamino, cyclopropyl(methyl)amino, cyclopentylamino, morpholino, piperidin-1-yl, piperidin-1-ylmethyl, morpholinomethyl, 4-methylpiperazin-1-yl, 4-(2-methoxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl, 1-morpholinoethyl, 1-(dimethylamino)ethyl, 1-(methylamino)ethyl, 4-fluoro-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl, 4,4-difluoropiperidin-1-yl, piperidin-4-yl, 1-methylpiperidin-4-yl, pyridin-3-ylamino, pyridin-2-ylamino, 1-methylpyrrolidin-3-yl, methyl, isopropyl. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of formula (I), and the use of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases. |
| US08501739B2 |
Medicaments
Novel compounds which interact with the histamine H3 receptor are defined. These compounds are particularly useful in the treatment of a variety of diseases or conditions in which histamine H3 interactions are beneficial. Thus, the compounds may find use, e.g., in the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system, the peripheral nervous system, the cardiovascular system, the pulmonary system, the gastrointestinal system and the endocrinological system. The novel compounds have a core consisting of a 6 membered aromatic ring containing at least one nitrogen atom and two carbon atoms in the ring and, at the remaining positions in the ring, there is either a carbon or a nitrogen atom. |
| US08501738B2 |
Substituted triazolo-pyridazine derivatives
This invention relates to novel substituted triazolo-pyridazines and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering an α1-GABAA receptor antagonist or an α2- and/or an α3-GABAA receptor partial agonist. |
| US08501737B2 |
Piperazinyl-, piperidinyl- and morpholinyl-derivatives as novel inhibitors of histone deacetylase
This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein t, R1, R2, L, Q, X, Y, Z and have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine. |
| US08501733B2 |
Spiroaminodihydrothiazine derivatives
A compound represented by the general formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, has an Aβ production inhibitory effect or a BACE1 inhibitory effect and is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for a neurodegenerative disease caused by Aβ and typified by Alzheimer-type dementia. |
| US08501727B2 |
Short acting benzothiazepine calcium channel blockers and uses thereof
The present invention relates to short-acting calcium channel blocking compounds and their use to treat ischemic heart conditions, cardiac arrhythmias, hypertensive crisis in an emergency room setting, hypertension in general, hypertension been.) fore, during, or after surgery, no-reflow phenomenon following reperfusion, and diseases associated with decreased skeletal muscle blood flow. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions formulated for use in such methods and to kits for such methods. |
| US08501722B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating bacterial infection
The present invention relates to chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic and research use. In particular, the present invention provides compounds as therapeutic agents against bacterial infections. |
| US08501714B2 |
Inhibitors of Flaviviridae viruses
Provided are compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof. The compounds, compositions, and methods provided are useful for the treatment of Flaviviridae virus infections, particularly hepatitis C infections. |
| US08501713B2 |
Drug combinations for the treatment of duchenne muscular dystrophy
Combinations comprising (or consisting essentially of) one or more compounds of formula (1) with one or more ancillary agents, to processes for preparing the combinations, and to various therapeutic uses of the combinations. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the combinations as well as a method of treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy or cachexia using the combinations. |
| US08501710B2 |
Methods of skin treatment and use of water-soluble β-(1,3) glucans as active agents for producing therapeutic skin treatment agents
A method of treating an ulcer comprising applying to the ulcer a preparation comprising a water-soluble β-(1,3) glucan with β-(1,6) linked side-chains, where the side-chains comprise β-(1,3) linkages or up to four consecutive β-(1,6) linkages as active ingredients. |
| US08501709B2 |
Phosphonate nucleosides useful as active ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of viral infections, and intermediates for their production
The invention is directed to phosphonate nucleosides comprising a phosphonalkoxy-substituted five-membered, saturated or unsaturated, oxygen-containing ring coupled to a heterocyclic nucleobase such as a pyrimidine or purine base, as well as pharmaceutical compositions thereof. These compounds, which can be described by general formula (II), are useful for the treatment of retroviral infection, e.g., HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) infection in a mammal. The invention also features synthetic intermediates for the preparation of phosphonate nucleosides. |
| US08501707B2 |
Mucin antigen vaccine
Provided are expression vectors for generating an immune response to a mucin. The vectors comprise a transcription unit encoding a secretable polypeptide, the polypeptide comprising a secretory signal, a mucin antigen and CD40 ligand. Also provided are methods of generating an immune response against cells expressing a mucin by administering an effective amount of the vector. Further provided are methods of generating an immune response against cancer cells expressing a mucin in an individual by administering an effective amount of the vector. Still further provided are methods of overcoming anergy to a mucin self antigen by administering an effective amount of the vector. |
| US08501697B2 |
Peptide nanostructures encapsulating a foreign material and method of manufacturing same
A composition comprising a material at least partially enclosed by a tubular, spherical or planar nanostructure composed of a plurality of peptides, wherein each of the plurality of peptides includes no more than 4 amino acids and whereas at least one of the 4 amino acids is an aromatic amino acid. |
| US08501693B2 |
Use of exendins and exendin agonists and GLP-1 receptor agonists for altering the concentration of fibrinogen
The present invention relates to altering the concentration of fibrinogen, specifically, for example, by decreasing fibrinogen concentration. The present invention also relates to methods for improving the cardiovascular risk profile of a subject by decreasing fibrinogen concentration. |
| US08501691B2 |
Methods for treatment of headaches by administration of oxytocin
The present invention relates to methods for the treatment of headache and headache disorders. The methods comprise administration of an oxytocin peptide for the treatment of primary and secondary headaches or trigeminal neuralgia. |