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US08623958B2	Oil-in-water silicone emulsion composition An oil-in-water silicone emulsion composition comprising (A) 100 mass parts of a polyorganosiloxane that contains in each molecule at least two silicon-bonded hydroxyl or hydrolyzable groups, (B) 0.1 to 200 mass parts of a colloidal silica, (C) 1 to 100 mass parts of an ionic emulsifying agent, (D) 0.1 to 50 mass parts of a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer-type nonionic emulsifying agent, and (E) 10 to 200 mass parts water. Such oil-in-water silicone emulsion composition exhibits an excellent storage stability, contains little low molecular weight silicone, and can form, even without the use of a tin catalyst, a cured film that exhibits a satisfactory elasticity, through the removal of the water fraction.
US08623943B2	Hydroxypolyamide gel forming agents Hydroxypolyamides, hydroxypolyamide products, and post-hydroxypolyamides are disclosed as gel forming agents. Hydroxypolyamides and post-hydroxypolyamides are prepared from known methods. Hydroxypolyamide products are produced from a modified polymerization procedure which utilizes strong base for deprotonation of ammonium salts from the esterification of stoichiometrically equivalent polyacid:polyamine salts. The hydroxypolyamide products are capable of gel formation at lower concentrations than hydroxypolyamides and post-hydroxypolyamides from the known methods of preparation, and are therefore superior gel forming agents.
US08623941B2	Method of forming nanodielectrics A method of making a nanoparticle filled dielectric material. The method includes mixing nanoparticle precursors with a polymer material and reacting the nanoparticle precursors mixed with the polymer material to form nanoparticles dispersed within the polymer material to form a dielectric composite.
US08623935B2	Antimicrobial compositions Antimicrobial compositions are provided that include a hydroalcoholic solvent system comprising a lower C2-C5 alcohol and water; a cationic antimicrobial agent such as chlorhexidine gluconate; a hydrophobic polymer soluble in the lower alcohol; an emollient ester such as diesters of bibasic acids and triesters of citric acid; and an optional fatty component containing at least one free hydroxyl group, such as a C12-C21 fatty alcohol, a C12-C21 fatty ester, a C12-C21 fatty ether, a C12-C21 fatty amide, and combinations thereof. The compositions described herein display improved antimicrobial efficacy and improved cosmetic elegance.
US08623933B2	Process for producing polyether polyol and process for producing rigid foamed synthetic resin using same A process for producing a polyether polyol which can form low viscosity rigid foamed synthetic resins excellent in strength, dimensional stability and flame retardancy, can give a low viscosity polyol system solution containing water instead of HFCs as a blowing agent with good miscibility with isocyanate compounds and can form good rigid foamed synthetic resins by spraying, which polyether polyol is produced by reacting a phenol component (molar ratio 1) selected from phenol and phenol derivatives having a hydrogen atom at one or more ortho-positions to the phenolic hydroxyl group, an aldehyde component (molar ratio 0.3 to 0.9) selected from formaldehyde and acetoaldehyde and an alkanolamine component (molar ratio 1.5 to 3.5) selected from monoethanolamine, diethanolamine and 1-amino-2-propanol and then adding an alkylene oxide to the resulting reaction product.
US08623930B2	Thermoplastic resin foam, method of producing the same, and light reflecting material thereof {Problems}The present invention is contemplated for providing a thermoplastic resin foam and a light reflecting material having a high reflectivity when being made thin, as well as a method of producing the thermoplastic resin foam.{Means to Solve}A thermoplastic resin foam, prepared by using a thermoplastic resin composition containing a melt-type crystallization nucleating agent (B) in a crystalline thermoplastic resin (A), which foam comprises a bubble having a mean bubble diameter of less than 1 μm in the inside thereof.
US08623923B2	Process for the preparation of ajoene A process for the preparation of ajoene, and of ajoene having a relatively high purity which may be obtained by the process. This invention also relates to processes for the preparation of allicin, and to a process for freeze concentrating allicin.
US08623922B2	Bronchodilating Beta-agonist compositions and methods Bronchodilating compositions and methods are provided. The compositions are intended for administration as a nebulized aerosol. In certain embodiments, the compositions contain formoterol, or a derivative thereof. Methods for treatment, prevention, or amelioration of one or more symptoms of bronchoconstrictive disorders using the compositions provided herein are also provided.
US08623915B2	Cycloalkyl-hydroxyl compounds and compositions for cholesterol management and related uses The present invention relates to novel cycloalkyl-hydroxyl compounds, compositions comprising hydroxyl compounds, and methods useful for treating and preventing a variety of diseases and conditions such as, but not limited to aging, Alzheimer's Disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, a disorder of glucose metabolism, dyslipidemia, dyslipoproteinemia, hypertension, impotence, inflammation, insulin resistance, lipid elimination in bile, obesity, oxysterol elimination in bile, pancreatitis, Parkinson's disease, a peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-associated disorder, phospholipid elimination in bile, renal disease, septicemia, Syndrome X, thrombotic disorder. Compounds and methods of the invention can also be used to modulate C reactive protein or enhance bile production in a patient. In certain embodiments, the compounds, compositions, and methods of the invention are useful in combination therapy with other therapeutics, such as hypocholesterolemic and hypoglycemic agents.
US08623914B2	Medical composition The object of the invention is to find the actions of the crude drugs contained in Daikenchuto or their components and the synergistic effect of the components with one another or with other pharmacologically active substances, and to provide new drugs or pharmaceutical compositions based on the findings. The invention is directed to intestinal peristaltic motility-enhancers comprising an effective amount of hydroxy-α-sanshool or a plant containing the same or an extract thereof; compositions comprising a combination of hydroxy-α-sanshool or a plant containing the same or an extract thereof and capsaicin or a plant containing the same or an extract thereof or bethanechol or a salt thereof; as well as a method for improving intestinal motility which comprises administering the composition to a patient.
US08623911B2	Boron-containing small molecules as anti-protozoal agent This invention provides, among other things, novel compounds useful for treating protozoal infections, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, as well as combinations of these compounds with at least one additional therapeutically effective agent.
US08623910B2	Isoflavones for treating mucopolysaccharidoses A method of treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis, the method including administering to a patient in the need of such treatment—a therapeutically effective amount of a natural isoflavone of formula (I), a derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A pharmaceutical composition including a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; and a natural isoflavone of formula (I), a derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the natural isoflavone, the derivative thereof, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof being in a therapeutically effective amount for the treatment of mucopolysaccharidosis.
US08623909B2	Prophylactic/therapeutic agents for lifestyle-related diseases Disclosed is a method for screening a compound having an activity that selectively modulates an androgen receptor, comprising a step of measuring the mRNA expression level of prostate-specific antigen or the production level of prostate-specific antigen in prostate cancer cells by contacting a test substance with the prostate cancer cells, and a step of measuring the mRNA expression level of uncoupling protein 1 or the production level of uncoupling protein 1 in adipocytes by contacting a test substance with the adipocytes. Additionally disclosed is a selective androgen receptor modulator, comprising as an active ingredient thereof a compound represented by any of structural formulas (I) to (III), and a composition for preventing or treating a lifestyle-related disease, comprising as an active ingredient thereof said selective androgen receptor modulator.
US08623908B2	Use of tellurium compounds for inhibition of interleukin-converting enzyme Use of tellurium-containing compounds for treating conditions in which inhibition of caspase-1/interleuFkin-1β enzyme (ICE) is beneficial is disclosed.
US08623904B2	Use of tetramic acid derivatives for controlling pests by watering or droplet application Compounds of the formulae (I) and (II) for controlling pathogens by drenching or drip application.
US08623903B2	Indolecarboxylic acid derivative having PGD2 receptor antagonistic activity The present invention provides an indolecarboxylic acid derivative having DP receptor antagonistic activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the said compound as an active ingredient, and further a therapeutic agent for treating allergic diseases.A compound of the general formula (I): wherein the ring A is an aromatic carbocyclic ring etc.; the ring B is a nitrogen-containing non-aromatic heterocyclic ring etc.; the formula of —X1═X2—X3═X4— is a formula of —C(R1)═C(R2)—C(R3)═C(R4)— etc.; X5 is C(R5) or N; R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 is independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom etc; R6 is a formula of —Z—R10 etc. wherein Z is alkylene etc., and R10 is carboxy etc.; R7 is optionally substituted alkyloxy etc.; R8 is independently a halogen atom etc.; R9 is independently optionally substituted alkyl etc.; Y is a single bond etc.; n is 0 etc.; q is 0 etc.; a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a solvate thereof.
US08623899B2	Bis-benzimidazole derivatives as hepatitis C virus inhibitors Inhibitors of HCV replication of formula I including stereochemically isomeric forms, and salts, hydrates, solvates thereof, wherein R and R′ have the meaning as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use, alone or in combination with other HCV inhibitors, in HCV therapy.
US08623897B2	Methods and compositions for treatment of diabetes and dyslipidemia The invention is directed to novel compounds of Formula I: as well as its stereoisomers and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, for the treatment of diabetes and diabetes associated dyslipidemia.
US08623896B2	Insecticidal compounds A compound of formula (I), wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, G1, L, R1, R2, R3, R4, Y1, Y2 and Y3 are as defined in claim 1; or a salt or N-oxide thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to processes and intermediates for preparing compounds of formula (I), to insecticidal, acaricidal, molluscicidal and nematicidal compositions comprising them and to methods of using them to combat and control insect, acarine, mollusc and nematode pests.
US08623893B2	Pyridino-pyridinone derivatives, preparation and therapeutic use thereof The present invention relates to derivatives of pyridino-pyridinones, and to their preparation and use thereof, having activity as inhibitors of kinase activity of receptors for PDGF (platelet derived growth factors) ligands and optionally of receptors for the FLT3 (fms-like tyrosine kinase receptor) ligand receptors, said derivatives comprising compounds of formula (I): wherein the various substituent groups are more specifically defined herein. The compounds are suitable as therapeutics for the treatment of various proliferative diseases.
US08623892B2	Metalloenzyme inhibitor compounds The instant invention describes compounds having metalloenzyme modulating activity, and methods of treating diseases, disorders or symptoms thereof mediated by such metalloenzymes.
US08623891B2	Methods for treating cognitive disorders using 3-aryl-3-hydroxy-2-amino-propionic acid amides, 3-heteroaryl-3-hydroxy-2-amino-propionic acid amides and related compounds Disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient suffering from a cognitive disorder using compounds of Formulas (1) and (2) wherein the variables have the meaning disclosed in the specification.
US08623885B2	Fused tricyclic dual inhibitors of CDK 4/6 and FLT3 Compounds of Formula I are useful inhibitors of CDK 4, CDK6, and FLT3. Such compounds are useful in treating cancer and various other disease conditions. Compounds of Formula I have the following structure: where R1 is a group of Formula IA, Formula IB, Formula IC, or Formula ID and the definitions of the other variables are provided herein.
US08623880B2	Fused pyrimidine-dione derivatives as TRPA1 modulators The invention described herein relates to novel fused pyrimidinediones derivatives of formula (I) which are TRPA (Transient Receptor Potential subfamily A) modulators. In particular, compounds described herein are useful for treating or preventing diseases, conditions and/or disorders modulated by TRPA1 (Transient Receptor Potential subfamily A, member 1). This invention also provides processes for preparing compounds described herein, intermediates used in their synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for treating or preventing diseases, conditions and/or disorders modulated by TRPA1.
US08623879B2	1-heterocyclyl-1,5-dihydro-pyrazolo[3,4-D] pyrimidin-4-one derivates and their use as PDE9A modulators The invention relates to novel 1,6-disubstituted pyrazolopyrimidinones, Formula (I) with is a mono-, bi- or tri-cyclic heterocyclyl group, the ring members of which are carbon atoms and at least 1, preferably 1, 2 or 3, heteroatom(s), which are selected from the group of nitrogen, oxygen and sulphur, which is in the form of —S(O)r— with r being 0, 1 or 2, and—said heterocyclyl group is or comprises 1 non-aromatic, saturated, or partly unsaturated monocyclic ring which comprises at least 1 heteroatom as ring member and—said heterocyclyl group is bound to the scaffold by said 1 non-aromatic, saturated, or partly unsaturated monocyclic ring which comprises at least 1 heteroatom as ring member. According to one aspect of the invention the new compounds are for the manufacture of medicaments, in particular medicaments for the treatment of conditions concerning deficits in perception, concentration, learning or memory. The new compounds are also for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
US08623873B2	Substituted piperazines as CB1 antagonists Compounds of Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or esters thereof, are useful in treating diseases or conditions mediated by CB1 receptors, such as metabolic syndrome and obesity, neuroinflammatory disorders, cognitive disorders and psychosis, addiction (e.g., smoking cessation), gastrointestinal disorders, and cardiovascular conditions.
US08623872B2	Quinazolinone derivatives as PARP inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), their use as PARP inhibitors as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, L, X, Y and Z have defined meanings.
US08623871B2	Substituted biaryl compounds for inflammation and immune-related uses The invention relates to compounds of structural formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, clathrate, or prodrug thereof, wherein A, Y, L, R1, W1 and W2 are defined herein. These compounds are useful as immunosuppressive agents and for treating and preventing inflammatory conditions, allergic disorders, and immune disorders.
US08623870B2	Pyridazinone derivatives Compounds of the formula (I), in which D, R1, R2, R3, R4 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular of Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors.
US08623865B2	Acylpiperazinones and their use as pharmaceuticals The invention relates to novel acylpiperazinone compounds, to the preparation of the compounds and intermediates used therein, to the use of the compounds as antibacterial medicaments and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds.
US08623862B2	Derivatives of N-[(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)aryl]-1H-indole or 1H-indazole-3-carboxamide, preparation thereof and applications thereof in therapeutics The present invention relates to compounds corresponding to formula (I): X represents a —CH— group or a nitrogen atom; R1 represents a (C1-C4)alkyl or a (C1-C4)alkoxy; R2 represents a group Alk; R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom or a group Alk; R6 represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a cyano, a group —COOAlk or a —CONH2 group.
US08623858B2	Azetidinyl diamides as monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitors Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein Y, Z, R1, and s are defined herein.
US08623854B2	Nuclear export inhibitors of topoisomerase II alpha A method of treating cancer in a subject comprising the step of administering to the subject in need thereof an effective amount of a combination of a compound that binds a nuclear export signal (NES inhibitor) on topoisomerase IIα and a topoisomerase inhibitor. Twenty small molecule inhibitors (SMI) that bind to the two nuclear export sequences (NES) topo IIα have been identified from the NCI database using computer-generated molecular modeling. These SMI will improve the effectiveness of topo II directed therapeutics, particularly in the treatment of diseases such as multiple myeloma (MM). In vitro apoptosis assays indicate that these drugs may be effective as single agents or in combination with currently used cancer drugs that target topo II.
US08623852B2	Topical methods and compositions for the treatment of eye diseases and conditions The present invention relates to a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of eye diseases or conditions that allows for the delivery of corticosteroids to the eye's surface but does not cause any of the usual side effects associated with topical administration of corticosteroids. More specifically, the present invention provides methods of treatment involving the administration of a corticosteroid prodrug, such as dexamethasone palmitate, to the surface of the eye. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and kits for carrying out such methods of treatment.
US08623842B2	Hemostatic agent and method One aspect of the invention is a method of treating a wound to clot blood. A sponge material is applied to the wound. The sponge comprises a starch having hemostatic properties and at least one binding agent. The sponge may further comprise a porous, flexible material.
US08623840B2	Methods and compositions for inducing satiety The present invention provides a medicament or food supplement, that when ingested by an individual, forms a gel mass in the individual's stomach, said gel mass consisting essentially of methylcellulose and water, as well as methods for inducing satiety, reversibly reducing stomach void volume, and reducing caloric intake in an individual.
US08623838B2	Organic compositions to treat HSF1-related diseases The present disclosure relates to methods of treating heat shock factor 1 (HSF1)-related diseases such as cancer and viral diseases, using a therapeutically effective amount of a RNAi agent to HSF.
US08623833B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing drug delivery across and into epithelial tissues This invention provides compositions and methods for enhancing delivery of drugs and other agents across epithelial tissues, including the skin, gastrointestinal tract, pulmonary epithelium, ocular tissues and the like. The compositions and methods are also useful for delivery across endothelial tissues, including the blood brain barrier. The compositions and methods employ a delivery enhancing transporter that has sufficient guanidino or amidino sidechain moieties to enhance delivery of a compound conjugated to the reagent across one or more layers of the tissue, compared to the non-conjugated compound. The delivery-enhancing polymers include, for example, poly-arginine molecules that are preferably between about 6 and 25 residues in length.
US08623830B2	Compositions containing α-1-antitrypsin and methods for use Methods and compositions for treating patients (e.g., patients who are insulin resistant, patients who have diabetes, or are at risk for developing diabetes) are disclosed herein. The methods can include administration of an a1 antitrypsin (AAT) polypeptide or an agent, such as a nucleic acid molecule or organic compound, that promotes the expression or activity of a1-antitrypsin.
US08623826B2	Compositions and methods for treating centrally mediated nausea and vomiting Provided are methods for treating nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgery, comprising the co-administration of netupitant, palonosetron and dexamethasone.
US08623825B2	Edible fat composition for enhancing bone strength Disclosed is describes a method of increasing bone strength and/or increasing bone resistance to bending and/or improving bone architecture and/or maintaining bone status in a human, comprising administering to said human a composition comprising a fat source, wherein said fat source is a triglyceride fat source comprising triglycerides with 15-55% palmitic acid moieties out of the total fatty acids, and wherein the level of palmitic acid moieties at the sn-2 position of the glycerol backbone is at least 30% (w/w) of total palmitic acid. Said method is particularly intended for subjects at risk of impaired bone strength. Further disclosed is said fat source, as well as food articles and a commercial package comprising the same.
US08623822B2	KDR and VEGF/KDR binding peptides and their use in diagnosis and therapy The present invention provides polypeptides, peptide dimers, and multimeric complexes comprising at least one binding moiety for KDR or VEGF/KDR complex, which have a variety of uses wherever treating, detecting, isolating or localizing angiogenesis is advantageous. Particularly disclosed are synthetic, isolated polypeptides capable of binding KDR or VEGF/KDR complex with high affinity (e.g., having a KD<1 μM), and dimer and multimeric constructs comprising these polypeptides, particularly contrast agents. Also provided are methods for monitoring and evaluating the therapeutic effectiveness of treatment protocols for diseases associated with angiogenesis or endothelial cell hyperproliferation, such as cancer, using contrast agents of the invention.
US08623817B2	Method of treating diabetes type 2 by administering ultrarapid acting insulin Disclosed herein are improved methods of treating hyperglycemia with a combination of an ultrarapid acting insulin and insulin glargine comprising prandial administration of the ultrarapid insulin, and administration of a first dose of insulin glargine within 6 hours of waking for a day.
US08623815B2	TRIM5alpha mutants and uses thereof New mutant forms of TRIM5α comprising one or more mutations at amino acid positions corresponding to amino acids 324, 328, 330, 333, 335, 336 and/or 337 of wild-type human TRIM5α and which inhibit retrovirus replication are described. These mutants may be used, for example, in gene therapy applications for the prevention and/or treatment of retroviral infection and associated conditions, such as HIV-1 infection and AIDS.
US08623813B2	Synergistic combinations of polyene fungicides and non-ribosomal peptides and related methods of use The present invention includes compositions comprising a synergistic fungicidal combination of a polyene fungicide and at least one lipopeptide and methods for using such compositions in controlling fungal pathogens.
US08623799B2	Marine diesel cylinder lubricant A marine diesel cylinder is lubricated using a lubricant having a total base number (TBN) of at least about 25, comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and a metal-containing detergent component. Forty to 90 percent of the TBN derived from the metal-containing detergent component is provided by calcium detergent; 5 to 40 percent of the TBN by sodium detergent; and 5 to 45 percent by magnesium detergent. At least 50 weight percent of the total detergent substrate is sulfonate and less than 50 weight percent is monomeric or oligomeric substrate comprising one or more units of alkyl-substituted phenol having an alkyl group of 8 to 14 carbon atoms. The lubricant is useful when the marine diesel engine is fueled with a liquid fuel containing at least 2 ppm vanadium.
US08623790B2	Method of drilling a subterranean well with crosslinked polyacrylic acid A method of drilling a gas or oil well consists of use of a water-based drilling fluids containing high molecular weight crosslinked polyacrylic acid as viscosifying agent. The drilling fluid may further contain a lubricant, weighting agent and/or a wetting agent as well as a synthetic silicate or smectite clay. The aqueous based drilling fluid exhibits a coefficient of friction which is substantially close to the coefficient of friction of oil based drilling muds. The drilling fluid exhibits stability at well temperatures in excess of 150° C.
US08623788B1	Flux pinning of cuprate superconductors with nanoparticles The present invention provides a method of making a high temperature superconductor having a doped, nanoparticulate pinning structure. The method includes providing a nanoparticulate pinning material, providing a cuprate material, doping the nanoparticulate pinning material with a dopant to form a doped nanoparticulate material, depositing a layer of the cuprate material on a substrate, and depositing a layer of the doped nanoparticulate material on the layer of cuprate material. The invention also provides a high temperature superconductor (HTS) having a doped, nanoparticulate pinning structure including a plurality of layers of a cuprate material and a plurality of layers of a doped nanoparticulate pinning material. At least one layer of the doped nanoparticulate pinning material is stacked between two layers of the cuprate material.
US08623785B2	Thermal recording material and method for producing the same Provided is a thermal recording material comprising an intermediate layer and a heat-sensitive recording layer for color formation by heat stacked in this order onto a support, the thermal recording material being characterized in that the intermediate layer contains a bellows-shaped hollow resin and that the roughness of the surface on the color forming side is 1.0 μm or less as measured by Parker Print Surf. The method for producing such a thermal recording material comprises the steps of: applying a coating liquid containing heat-expandable resin particles to a support, drying the coated support at a temperature lower than the expansion starting temperature of the heat-expandable resin particle, and subjecting the coated support to thermoforming for formation of an intermediate layer; and applying, to the intermediate layer, heat-sensitive recording-related components which contribute to color formation by heat, for formation of a heat-sensitive recording layer.
US08623784B2	Polyaniline-graphite nanoplatelet materials Nanocomposite adsorbent materials and methods for their preparation and use are described. As an example, a polyaniline-graphite nanoplatelet nanocomposite may be used to adsorb carbon dioxide.
US08623774B2	Printing blanket construction A printing blanket construction is provided which includes a reinforcing fabric ply comprised of a weft insertion fabric or a heavy gauge fabric, where the reinforcing fabric ply provides all of the necessary tensioning properties to the blanket. The use of the reinforcing fabric ply eliminates the need for additional reinforcing fabric plies in the blanket construction, and provides high tensile strength, low stretch, and resistance to gauge loss.
US08623773B2	Etchant for metal layer including copper or a copper alloy, method of manufacturing a display substrate using the same and display substrate An etchant includes about 50% by weight to about 70% by weight of phosphoric acid, about 1% by weight to about 5% by weight of nitric acid, about 10% by weight to about 20% by weight of acetic acid, about 0.1% by weight to about 2% by weight of a corrosion inhibition agent including an azole-based compound and a remainder of water.
US08623771B2	Method for fabricating micropattern of semiconductor device A method for fabricating a micropattern of a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes forming a first hard mask over an etch target layer, forming a first sacrificial layer over the first hard mask, etching the first sacrificial layer to form a sacrificial pattern and forming spacers on both sidewalls of the sacrificial pattern, A second sacrificial layer is formed over the spacers and the first hard mask. A dummy mask is formed in a bent portion of the second sacrificial layer between the adjacent spacers. The sacrificial pattern and the second sacrificial layer are etched using the dummy mask and the spacers as an etch barrier layer to form a dummy pattern between the adjacent spacers. The first hard mask is etched using the spacers and the dummy pattern as an etch barrier layer to form a first hard mask pattern.
US08623767B2	Method for polishing aluminum/copper and titanium in damascene structures The invention provides compositions and methods for planarizing or polishing a substrate. The composition comprises an abrasive consisting of alumina particles optionally treated with a polymer, an α-hydroxycarboxylic acid, an oxidizing agent that oxidizes at least one metal, polyacrylic acid, optionally, a calcium-containing compound, optionally, a biocide, optionally, a pH adjusting agent, and water. The method uses the composition to chemically-mechanically polish a substrate.
US08623762B2	Semiconductor device and a method for making the semiconductor device An opening (9) is made in the substrate (1) over a terminal pad (7). A dielectric layer (10), a metallization (11), a compensation layer (13) and a passivation layer (15) are deposited so that the passivation layer is separated from the metallization by the compensation layer at least within the opening. A material that is suitable for reducing a mechanical stress between the metallization and the passivation layer is chosen for the compensation layer.
US08623760B2	Process for improving copper line cap formation An integrated circuit includes a semiconductor substrate, a low-k dielectric layer over the semiconductor substrate, a first opening in the low-k dielectric layer, and a first diffusion barrier layer in the first opening covering the low-k dielectric layer in the first opening, wherein the first diffusion barrier layer has a bottom portion connected to sidewall portions, and wherein the sidewall portions have top surfaces close to a top surface of the low-k dielectric layer. The integrated circuit further includes a conductive line filling the first opening wherein the conductive line has a top surface lower than the top surfaces of the sidewall portions of the diffusion barrier layer, and a metal cap on the conductive line and only within a region directly over the conductive line.
US08623756B2	Reflow system and method for conductive connections A system and method for forming conductive connections is disclosed. An embodiment comprises forming conductive material on to contacts of a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate is then inverter such that the conductive material is beneath the semiconductor substrate, and the conductive material is reflowed to form a conductive bump. The reflow is performed using gravity in order to form a more uniform shape for the conductive bump.
US08623753B1	Stackable protruding via package and method A method of forming a stackable protruding via package including enclosing an electronic component and electrically conductive first traces on a first surface of a substrate in a package body. Protruding via apertures are formed through the package body to expose the first traces. The protruding via apertures are filled with solder to form electrically conductive vias in direct physical and electrical contact with the first traces. Via extension bumps are attached to first surfaces of the vias. The vias and the via extension bumps are reflowed to form protruding vias. The protruding vias extend from the first traces through the package body and protrude above a principal surface of the package body. The protruding vias enable electrical connection of the stackable protruding via package to a larger substrate such as a printed circuit motherboard. Further, the protruding vias in accordance with one embodiment are formed with a minimum pitch.
US08623745B2	Composition for forming gate insulating film for thin-film transistor There is provided a novel composition for forming a gate insulating film taking into consideration also electrical characteristics after other processes such as wiring by irradiation with an ultraviolet ray and the like during the production of an organic transistor using a gate insulating film. A composition for forming a gate insulating film for a thin-film transistor comprising: a component (i): an oligomer compound or a polymer compound containing a repeating unit having a structure in which a nitrogen atom of a triazine-trione ring is bonded to a nitrogen atom of another triazine-trione ring through a hydroxyalkylene group; and a component (ii): a compound having two or more blocked isocyanate groups in one molecule thereof.
US08623744B1	Die singulation method A method is disclosed for singulating die from a semiconductor substrate (e.g. a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate or a bulk silicon substrate) containing an oxide layer (e.g. silicon dioxide or a silicate glass) and one or more semiconductor layers (e.g. monocrystalline or polycrystalline silicon) located above the oxide layer. The method etches trenches through the substrate and through each semiconductor layer about the die being singulated, with the trenches being offset from each other around at least a part of the die so that the oxide layer between the trenches holds the substrate and die together. The trenches can be anisotropically etched using a Deep Reactive Ion Etching (DRIE) process. After the trenches are etched, the oxide layer between the trenches can be etched away with an HF etchant to singulate the die. A release fixture can be located near one side of the substrate to receive the singulated die.
US08623743B2	Semiconductor chips having guard rings and methods of fabricating the same Provided is a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip includes a semiconductor substrate including a main chip region and a scribe lane region surrounding the main chip region. An insulating layer is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. A guard ring is disposed in the insulating layer in the scribe lane region. The guard ring surrounds at least a portion of the main chip region. The guard ring has a brittleness greater than a brittleness of the insulating layer.
US08623740B2	Method of detaching semi-conductor layers at low temperature A method for producing a structure having an ultra thin buried oxide (UTBOX) layer by assembling a donor substrate with a receiver substrate wherein at least one of the substrates includes an insulating layer having a thickness of less than 50 nm that faces the other substrate, conducting a first heat treatment for reinforcing the assembly between the two substrates at temperature below 400° C., and conducting a second heat treatment at temperature above 900° C., wherein the exposure time between 400° C. and 900° C. between the heat treatments is less than 1 minute and advantageously less than 30 seconds.
US08623737B2	Sol-gel and mask patterning for thin-film capacitor fabrication, thin-film capacitors fabricated thereby, and systems containing same A process of forming a thin-film capacitor that includes sol-gel patterning of a dielectric thin film on a first electrode, lift-off removal of unwanted dielectric thin film, and mating the dielectric thin film with a second electrode. The thin-film capacitor exhibits a substantially uniform heat-altered morphology along a line defined by a characteristic dimension thereof. A computing system is also disclosed that includes the thin-film capacitor.
US08623735B2	Methods of forming semiconductor devices having capacitor and via contacts Disclosed herein are various methods of forming semiconductor devices that have capacitor and via contacts. In one example, the method includes forming a first conductive structure and a bottom electrode of a capacitor in a layer of insulating material, forming a layer of conductive material above the first conductive structure and the bottom electrode and performing an etching process on the layer of conductive material to define a conductive material hard mask and a top electrode for the capacitor, wherein the conductive material hard mask is positioned above at least a portion of the first conductive structure. This illustrative method includes the further steps of forming an opening in the conductive material hard mask and forming a second conductive structure that extends through the opening in the conductive material hard mask and conductively contacts the first conductive structure.
US08623723B2	Method for manufacturing a semiconductor device with a bit line contact hole A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a device isolation structure for defining an active region, forming a buried word line traversing the active region, forming one or more insulation film patterns over the buried word line, forming a line pattern including a first conductive material at a position between the insulation film patterns, and forming a plurality of storage node contacts (SNCs) by isolating the line pattern. As a result, when forming a bit line contact and a storage node contact, a fabrication margin is increased.
US08623720B2	Method of fabricating a thin film transistor from amorphous silicon and organic light emitting diode display device having the thin film transistor A thin film transistor (TFT), a method of fabricating the same, and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device including the TFT. The TFT includes a substrate having a pixel region and a non-pixel region, a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, a gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes disposed on the pixel region, at least one gettering site disposed on the non-pixel region, and at least one connection portion to connect the at least one gettering site and the semiconductor layer. The method of fabricating the TFT includes patterning a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) layer to form a plurality of semiconductor layers, connection portions, and at least one gettering site, the semiconductor layers being connected to the at least one gettering site via the connection portions, and annealing the substrate to getter the plurality of semiconductor layers.
US08623717B2	Side-gate defined tunable nanoconstriction in double-gated graphene multilayers A method to fabricate a novel graphene based, electrically tunable, nanoconstriction device is described. The device includes a back-gate dielectric layer formed over a conductive substrate. The back-gate dielectric layer is, in one example, hexagonal boron nitride, mica, SiOx, SiNx, BNx, HfOx or AlOx. A graphene layer is an AB-stacked bi-layer graphene layer, an ABC-stacked tri-layer graphene layer or a stacked few-layer graphene layer. Contacts are formed over a portion of the graphene layer including at least one source contact, at least one drain contact and at least one set of side-gate contacts. A graphene channel with graphene side gates is formed in the graphene layer between the at least one source contact, the at least one the drain contact and the at least one set of side-gate contacts. A top-gate dielectric layer is formed over the graphene layer. A top-gate electrode is formed on the top-gate dielectric layer.
US08623713B2	Trench isolation structure A trench isolation structure and method of forming the trench isolation structure are disclosed. The method includes forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure having an overhang and forming a gate stack. The method further includes forming source and drain recesses adjacent to the STI structure and the gate stack. The source and drain recesses are separated from the STI structure by substrate material. The method further includes forming epitaxial source and drain regions associated with the gate stack by filling the source and drain recesses with stressor material.
US08623712B2	Bulk fin-field effect transistors with well defined isolation A fin field-effect-transistor fabricated by forming a dummy fin structure on a semiconductor substrate. A dielectric layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate. The dielectric layer surrounds the dummy fin structure. The dummy fin structure is removed to form a cavity within the dielectric layer. The cavity exposes a portion of the semiconductor substrate thereby forming an exposed portion of the semiconductor substrate within the cavity. A dopant is implanted into the exposed portion of the semiconductor substrate within the cavity thereby creating a dopant implanted exposed portion of the semiconductor substrate within the cavity. A semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown within the cavity atop the dopant implanted exposed portion of the semiconductor substrate.
US08623711B2	Integrated circuit packaging system with package-on-package and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a peripheral lead; forming an interior conductive layer directly on the peripheral lead; forming a vertical connector directly on the interior conductive layer, the vertical connector having a connector top side; connecting an integrated circuit to the interior conductive layer; and forming an encapsulation over the integrated circuit, the encapsulation having an encapsulation top side coplanar with the connector top side.
US08623708B1	Integrated circuit packaging system with grid-array mechanism and method of manufacture thereof A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes providing a lead-frame having an inner portion and a bottom cover directly on a bottom surface of the inner portion; forming an insulation cover directly on the lead-frame with the insulation cover having a connection opening; connecting an integrated circuit die to the lead-frame through the connection opening with the integrated circuit die over the insulation cover; forming a top encapsulation directly on the insulation cover; forming a routing layer having a conductive land directly on the bottom cover by shaping the lead-frame; and forming a bottom encapsulation directly on the conductive land with the bottom cover exposed from the bottom encapsulation.
US08623707B2	Method of fabricating a semiconductor package with integrated substrate thermal slug To reduce the thermal stresses that may be caused by a difference in thermal expansion coefficients between a molded casing and an active side of a semiconductor device embedded in the molded casing, and thus reduce the number of corresponding failures caused by the thermal stresses, the active side of the semiconductor device is arranged face-down, towards a substrate supporting the semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a through via that electrically connects the active side of the semiconductor device to a passive side of the semiconductor device. A wire bond electrically connects the passive side of the semiconductor device to the substrate. To increase the dissipation of heat generated in the semiconductor device, a thermally conductive slug may be disposed in the substrate, and the active side of the semiconductor device may be attached to the thermally conductive slug.
US08623704B2	Adhesive/spacer island structure for multiple die package An adhesive/spacer structure (52, 52A, 60) is used to adhere first and second die (14, 18) to one another at a chosen separation in a multiple-die semiconductor chip package (56). The first and second die define a die bonding region (38) therebetween. The adhesive/spacer structure may comprise a plurality of spaced-apart adhesive/spacer islands (52, 52A) securing the first and second die to one another at a chosen separation (53). The adhesive/spacer structure may also secure the first and second die to one another to occupy about 1-50% of the die bonding region.
US08623694B2	Methods of forming fast ion conductors and memory devices comprising diffused metal ions Non-volatile, resistance variable memory devices, integrated circuit elements, and methods of forming such devices are provided. According to one embodiment of a method of the invention, a memory device can be fabricated by depositing a chalcogenide material onto a first (lower) electrode, sputter depositing a thin diffusion layer of a conductive material over the chalcogenide material, diffusing metal from the diffusion layer into the chalcogenide material, resulting in a metal-comprising resistance variable material, and then plating a conductive material to a desired thickness to form a second (upper) electrode. In another embodiment, the surface of the chalcogenide layer can be treated with an activating agent such as palladium, a conductive metal can be electrolessly plated onto the activated areas to form a thin diffusion layer, metal ions from the diffusion layer can be diffused into the chalogenide material to form a resistance variable material, and a conductive material plated over the resistance variable material to form the upper electrode. The invention provides a process for controlling the diffusion of metal into the chalcogenide material to form a resistance variable material by depositing the mass of the upper electrode by a metal plating technique.
US08623693B2	Solar cell system manufacturing method A solar cell system making method includes steps of making a round P-N junction by (a) stacking a P-type silicon layer and a N-type silicon layer on top of each other, and (b) forming a P-N junction near an interface between the P-type silicon layer and the N-type silicon layer; cutting the round P-N junction into a plurality of arc shaped solar cell preforms; forming an arc shaped surface by stacking the plurality of arc shaped solar cell preforms along a first direction and forming an electrode layer between each adjacent two of the plurality of arc shaped solar cell preforms; and forming a first collection electrode and a second collection electrode to form an arc shaped solar cell system having a photoreceptive surface being on the arc shaped surface and being configured to receive incident light beams.
US08623691B2	Solid state image pickup device and method of producing solid state image pickup device Forming a back-illuminated type CMOS image sensor, includes process for formation of a registration mark on the wiring side of a silicon substrate during formation of an active region or a gate electrode. A silicide film using an active region may also be used for the registration mark. Thereafter, the registration mark is read from the back-side by use of red light or near infrared rays, and registration of the stepper is accomplished. It is also possible to form a registration mark in a silicon oxide film on the back-side (illuminated side) in registry with the registration mark on the wiring side, and to achieve the desired registration by use of the registration mark thus formed.
US08623685B2	Method of manufacturing a light emitting diode A method of manufacturing a light emitting diode is disclosed. In one aspect, the light emitting diode has a carrier, an active layer structure of III-nitride type materials, and a photonic crystal structure of III-nitride type materials. The active layer structure includes a first active layer with an n-type doped layer and a p-type doped layer and suitably a quantum well structure. The photonic crystal structure includes periodically distributed trenches or periodically distributed pillars spaced by one or more trenches. The photonic crystal structure includes an overgrowth layer within which a diameter of a trench gradually increases, and a directional photonic crystal layer in which the diameter of a trench is substantially constant. The diode may be formed in a method wherein the directional photonic crystal layer is provided on a three-dimensional pattern that exposes selected areas of the first surface of the substrate.
US08623681B2	Thin film transistor substrate, method for manufacturing the same, and liquid crystal display panel An auxiliary capacitor (6a) includes a capacitor line (11ba), a gate insulating film (12) provided so as to cover the capacitor line (11ba), a semiconductor layer (13b) provided on the gate insulating film (12) so as to overlap with the capacitor line (11b), and a drain electrode (14ba) provided on the semiconductor layer (13b) and connected to a pixel electrode (16a). The semiconductor layer (13b) made of an oxide semiconductor and the pixel electrode (16a) made of an oxide conductor contact each other.
US08623679B2	Organic EL display unit, method of manufacturing the same, and solution used in method An organic electroluminescence display unit including: a lower electrode for each device; a first hole injection/transport layer provided on the lower electrode for each device; a second organic light emitting layer of the first color provided on the first hole injection/transport layer for the second organic electroluminescence device; a second hole injection/transport layer provided on the entire surfaces of the second organic light emitting layer and the first hole injection/transport layer for the first organic electroluminescence device, and being made of a low molecular material; a blue first organic light emitting layer provided on the entire surface of the second hole injection/transport layer; and an electron injection/transport layer having at least one of electron injection characteristics and electron transport characteristics, and an upper electrode that are provided in sequence on the entire surface of first organic light emitting layer.
US08623676B2	Semiconductor light emitting device with light transmittable electrode and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes first and second conductive layers, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity type, and a light emitting part. The second semiconductor layer is provided between the first conductive layer and the first semiconductor layer. The light emitting part is provided between the first and second semiconductor layers. The second conductive layer is in contact with the second semiconductor layer and the first conductive layer between the second semiconductor layer and the first conductive layer. The first and second conductive layers are transmittable to light emitted from the light emitting part. The first conductive layer includes a polycrystal having a first average grain diameter. The second conductive layer includes a polycrystal having a second average grain diameter of 150 nanometers or less and smaller than the first average grain diameter.
US08623675B2	Beam homogenizer, laser irradiation apparatus, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device The energy distribution of the beam spot on the irradiated surface changes due to the change in the oscillation condition of the laser or before and after the maintenance. The present invention provides an optical system for forming a rectangular beam spot on an irradiated surface including a beam homogenizer for homogenizing the energy distribution of the rectangular beam spot on the irradiated surface in a direction of its long or short side. The beam homogenizer includes an optical element having a pair of reflection planes provided oppositely for reflecting the laser beam in the direction where the energy distribution is homogenized and having a curved shape in its entrance surface. The entrance surface of the optical element means a surface of the optical element where the laser beam is incident first.
US08623674B2	Method of manufacturing liquid ejection head substrate A liquid ejection head substrate including a silicon substrate having a liquid supply port as hollow and slots as through holes connecting the hollow and a liquid channel arranged opposite sides of the substrate. The method includes etching the substrate to form the hollow; forming a first resist on the hollow; etching the first resist on the bottom of the hollow under conditions of securing an equal etching rate to both the silicon substrate and the first resist; forming a second resist on the hollow; patterning the second resist into an etching mask; and etching the substrate using the etching mask to form the through holes.
US08623672B2	Prediction and scheduling server A server creates a plurality of projects pertaining to providing manufacturing service results. Each of the plurality of projects specifies operations to be performed relating to providing the manufacturing service results and at least one of the plurality of projects generates a requested manufacturing service result. The server initiates the at least one project that generates the requested manufacturing service result, wherein the at least one project is associated with an execution engine. The initiation of the at least one project may include sending input data to the execution engine based on configuration data that is associated with the execution engine, and obtaining the requested manufacturing service result from the execution engine. The server provides the requested manufacturing server result to at least one recipient.
US08623669B2	Method of fabricating epitaxial semiconductor devices A method of fabricating epitaxial semiconductor devices includes: (a) forming an etch limiting film that includes a sacrificial layer on an epitaxial substrate; (b) growing epitaxially layers of a semiconductor structure on the sacrificial layer; (c) forming on the semiconductor structure a layer of a device substrate that can be magnetized, and a patterned passage unit that extends from the device substrate to a depth as deep as the sacrificial layer such that a plurality of semiconductor units are defined in the semiconductor structure and the device substrate; and (d) separating the semiconductor units from the epitaxial substrate by etching laterally the sacrificial layer through the patterned passage unit while a magnetic attraction force is applied to the device substrate.
US08623665B2	Fecal sample collection and processing apparatus and method A method for collecting and processing biological samples (e.g., fecal samples) is disclosed. The method may include obtaining a system comprising a container, a collector, and a lid. Using the collector, a user may collect a sample. The sample may be inserted within the container. The lid may be secured and the container and sample contained therewithin may be transported to a testing facility. At the testing facility, the container may be used throughout the processing of the sample. Accordingly, the risk of cross-contamination may be reduced.
US08623663B2	Reaction apparatus and process A new reaction apparatus including a capillary having an inner surface to which a probe molecule that specifically binds to an analyte is immobilized, allowing a short throughput time for completing the binding reaction, and achieving a highly efficient reaction using a small amount of a sample and a process of the reaction are provided. The reaction apparatus includes a capillary having an inner surface to which a probe molecule that specifically binds to an analyte is immobilized; a columnar magnetic body that is disposed in a fluid containing the analyte in the state that the fluid is placed in the capillary; end-fixing means for fixing one end of the columnar magnetic body in the capillary by a DC magnetic field; and end-moving means for moving the other end of the columnar magnetic body by an AC magnetic field so as to transfer the fluid.
US08623661B2	Iron chelating agent, method for producing same, method for determining amount of iron ions and method for trapping iron ions The present invention provides an iron chelating agent which can selectively chelate iron ions. The iron chelating agent of the present invention includes a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof (wherein, ring Z represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocyclic ring; R1 represents an alkylene group; R2 and R3 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or a group having chelating ability; and the total coordination number of the groups represented by R2 and R3 is 1 or 2.)
US08623660B2	Hand-held test meter with phase-shift-based hematocrit measurement circuit A hand-held test meter for use with an analytical test strip in the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample includes a housing; a microcontroller block disposed in the housing; and a phase-shift-based hematocrit measurement block. The phase-shift-based hematocrit measurement block includes a signal generation sub-block, a low pass filter sub-block, an analytical test strip sample cell interface sub-block, a transimpedance amplifier sub-block, and a phase detector sub-block. In addition, the phase-shift-based hematocrit measurement block and microcontroller block are configured to measure the phase shift of a bodily fluid sample in a sample cell of an analytical test strip inserted in the hand-held test meter and the microcontroller block is configured to compute the hematocrit of the bodily fluid sample based on the measured phase shift.
US08623657B2	Flow cytometer apparatus and method An apparatus and method for analyzing characteristics of particles in a fluid stream. The particles may be intermittently illuminated at an interrogation location with a pulsed laser. A time-varying signal produced in response to the illumination may be analyzed as a function of a timing signal in order to determine characteristics of the particles in the fluid stream.
US08623656B2	Screening method for test specimen A test specimen that has one or more chemical substances fixed to prescribed plural independent positions on a substrate, and the quantities of the chemical substances fixed at the respective prescribed positions are the total of integer multiples of existence quantity units defined for the respective chemical substances in the range from 1 amol to 1 nmol (excluding the case in which the total quantity is zero).
US08623646B2	Volume exclusion agent to enhance formation of extracellular matrix A method of enhancing the formation of extracellular matrix in culture. Cells in culture secrete most of the collagen into the media as unprocessed procollagen, i.e., the cells do not convert procollagen to collagen. In contrast, normal extracellular matrix deposition involves procollagen processing to collagen, fibril assembly and deposition into the cell layer to form a collagenous extracellular matrix. The addition of certain growth factors and the addition of a thin layer of a certain volume exclusion agent on top of the cells dramatically enhances the conversion of procollagen to collagen and will increase the amount of collagen and extracellular matrix associated with the cells. This invention advances bioengineering of connective tissues for medical applications that require an extensive and functional extracellular matrix with high tensile strength such as those in the cornea stroma, skin, tendons, ligaments, articular cartilage and the intervertebral disks.
US08623645B2	Definitive endoderm Disclosed herein are cell cultures comprising definitive endoderm cells and methods of producing the same. Also disclosed herein are cell populations comprising substantially purified definitive endoderm cells as well as methods for enriching, isolating and purifying definitive endoderm cells from other cell types.
US08623643B2	Antisense oligonucleotide modulation of STAT3 expression Compounds, compositions and methods are provided for inhibiting the expression of human STAT3. The compositions comprise antisense oligonucleotides targeted to nucleic acids encoding STAT3. Methods of using these oligonucleotides for inhibition of STAT3 expression and for promotion of apoptosis are provided. Methods for treatment of diseases, particularly inflammatory diseases and cancers, associated with overexpression or constitutive activation of STAT3 or insufficient apoptosis are also provided.
US08623642B2	Somatic stem cells A population of somatic stem cells and a method of preparing same. Also disclosed are two subpopulations thereof and their various uses.
US08623641B2	Apparatus and method for washing biological material In a general aspect, an apparatus for washing biological material is provided which includes an outer sleeve, and an inner sleeve disposed within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve has an open end for receiving the biological material, and an opposed closed end. The inner sleeve is detachably and slidably positioned within the outer sleeve, and includes a first port for receiving and dispensing washing liquid, a second port defining a liquid flow path between an interior of the inner sleeve and an interior of the outer sleeve, and a filter disposed in the second port. The filter allows passage of washing liquid but not passage of the biological material therethrough. A chamber, formed between the filter and the closed end of the outer sleeve, is configured to permit flow of washing liquid via the filter while retaining the biological material therein.
US08623637B2	Nucleic acid amplification apparatus and thermal cycler A thermal cycler is provided that may be used as a nucleic acid amplification apparatus. The cycler has at least three temperature zones that can be set at different temperatures, the temperature zones including a first temperature zone, an intermediate zone, and a second temperature zone. The cycler has a channel including a plurality of forward subchannels and a plurality of backward subchannels, with the forward subchannels being different from the backward subchannels in terms of cross-sectional area in the intermediate zone. The channel is configured to continuously flow a fluid alternately through one of the forward subchannels and one of the backward subchannels, so that the fluid travels repeatedly between the first temperature zone and the second temperature zone via the intermediate zone, whereby the fluid is thermally cycled while the fluid flows through the channel.
US08623636B2	Nanoparticle biosensor, method of preparing same and uses thereof The invention relates to the field of biosensors and, more specifically, to nanoparticle biosensors comprising: a magnetic core, a silica layer, one or more outer metal layers which can be of different types and deposited in an alternating manner and immobilized on the outer surface, and a layer of synthetic or natural organic or inorganic biosensor molecules that can bind to biomolecules. The invention also relates to a method of obtaining the nanoparticle biosensors as well as to the different uses thereof.
US08623634B2	Growing aquatic biomass, and producing biomass feedstock and biocrude therefrom A method for producing biomass and sequestering greenhouse gas includes providing a greenhouse gas, providing light energy, and growing algae in a growth container with the greenhouse gas and the light energy. The algae can be processed into a biomass feedstock. The biomass feedstock can be converted into a fuel or specialty chemical. At least a portion of the algae can be used as a fertilizer for a biomass growth source.
US08623632B2	Extracellular polyhydroxyalkanoates produced by genetically engineered microorganisms The present invention is in the field of biosynthesis of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). The invention relates to a genetically engineered microorganism having at least one gene involved in the metabolism, preferably in the production, of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA). This microorganism is useful in commercial production of polyhydroxyalkanoates. The present invention further relates to a method for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).
US08623616B2	Methods and materials for detecting contaminated food products This document provides methods and materials for detecting contaminated food products. For example, methods and materials for using an enzymatic amplification cascade of restriction endonucleases to detect nucleic acid of a microorganism or virus (e.g., a pathogen) within a sample (e.g., food product sample) being tested, thereby assessing a food product for possible contamination are provided.
US08623613B2	Method to detect endothelial cell massive calcium accumulation death Stains that are specific for calcium ion are used to assess and predict the effects of various treatments on the viability of cell types contained in a sample, wherein said stain detects endothelial cells that have massive calcium accumulation death.
US08623599B2	Method for methylation analysis Aspects of the invention relate to composition and methods for the providing of DNA for methylation analysis that is in particular suitable to be applied in reference laboratories. Further 5 aspects of the invention relate to composition and methods for the highly specific and sensitive methylation analysis of the Septin 9 gene also in particular suitable to be applied in reference laboratories.
US08623593B1	GPR 17 agonists and screening assay The present invention is related to a method of determining a test compound's ability to modify the biological activity of a GPR17. Said method comprises, among others, the step of contacting the test compound with a GPR17, or a functional GPR17 fragment in the presence of a suitable amount of a GPR17 agonist of formula I.
US08623591B2	Method for separating desired cells from tissue by freezing Methods of isolating cellular products, such as pancreatic islets, may be used in diabetes research and therapeutic transplantation. The methods may involve providing a tissue having desired cells that are less prone to destructive freezing and undesired cells that are more prone to destructive freezing, or pre-treating a tissue to have such characteristics. The methods may involve freezing the tissue, disrupting the tissue, warming the tissue, and separating the desired cells from undesired cellular material to obtain the cellular product. The methods may thereby provide an enzyme-free or reduced-enzyme method of isolating a cellular product that is more consistent, reliable and less toxic than conventional methods. The methods may also yield an optimum quantity of cellular product that retain sufficient functional integrity to be useful as a transplantation resource.
US08623590B2	Pattern forming process A resist pattern is formed by coating a first positive resist composition comprising a polymer comprising 20-100 mol % of aromatic group-containing recurring units and adapted to turn alkali soluble under the action of an acid onto a substrate to form a first resist film, coating a second positive resist composition comprising a C3-C8 alkyl alcohol solvent which does not dissolve the first resist film on the first resist film to form a second resist film, exposing, baking, and developing the first and second resist films simultaneously with a developer.
US08623586B2	Method for on-press developable lithographic plate utilizing light-blocking material A method for applying a light-blocking material onto an imagewise exposed lithographic printing plate is disclosed. The exposed plate comprises on a substrate a photosensitive layer having hardened areas and non-hardened areas (for negative plate) or solubilized areas and non-solubilized areas (for positive plate). The non-hardened or solubilized areas of said photosensitive layer are removable with ink and/or fountain solution on a lithographic press. The light-blocking material is applied to the plate preferably from a solution or dispersion containing such material. The application of the light-blocking material prevents at least a portion of the room light in a certain wavelength (such as ultraviolet) range from reaching the photosensitive layer, thus allowing improved room light stability of the exposed plate.
US08623584B2	Fluorine-free fused ring heteroaromatic photoacid generators and resist compositions containing the same The present invention relates to a fluorine-free photoacid generator (PAG) and a photoresist composition containing the same. The PAG is characterized by the presence of an onium cationic component and a fluorine-free fused ring heteroaromatic sulfonate anionic component containing one or more electron withdrawing substituents. The onium cationic component of the PAG is preferably a sulfonium or an iodonium cation. The photoresist composition further contains an acid sensitive imaging polymer. The photoresist composition is especially useful for forming material patterns on a semiconductor substrate using 193 nm (ArF) lithography.
US08623575B2	Liquid crystal display panel, color filter and manufacturing method thereof A liquid crystal display (LCD) panel, a color filter (CF) and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed in the present disclosure. The CF comprises a transparent substrate, a black matrix, first CF units, second CF units and a conductive layer. The transparent substrate comprises an active area and a dummy area. The first CF units in the active area have a trapezoidal cross section, and the second CF units in the dummy area have an inverted trapezoidal cross section. The conductive layer covers the active area continuously but covers the dummy area discontinuously; and thus, the active area can perform normal electrical conduction functions while an insulating effect can be achieved in the dummy area. In this way, even if conductive particles are present in the dummy area during the assembling process of the CF and a TFT, the discontinuous conductive layer in the dummy area can still prevent occurrence of abnormal conditions that the CF and the TFT are at the same voltage level. Thereby, abnormal short-circuits occurring when the CF and the TFT are assembled together can be prevented to improve the product quality.
US08623571B2	Fuel cell system The present invention discloses a fuel cell system that blocks the oxidant gas flow passage. This fuel cell system includes a fuel cell stack, the oxidant gas supply passage, the oxidant gas exhaust passage, the first valve and second valve of normally open type, the first motor that operates open and close operations of the first valve, the second motor that operates open and close operations of the second valve, and the ECU that controls the first motor and the second motor. This ECU controls the first valve and the second valve to be in the open state during the power generation in the fuel cell stack, thereby to open the cathode flow passage, and controls the first valve and the second valve to be in the close state after the power generation in the fuel cell stack is stopped, thereby to block the cathode flow passage. The fuel cell system of the present invention further includes the first solenoid device and the second solenoid device that lock the respective valve bodies of the first valve and the second valve so as to maintain the close state of the first valve and the second valve.
US08623570B2	Fuel cell stack A fuel cell stack includes a casing containing a plurality of fuel cell units. A ridge is formed integrally at the center in the width direction of a side panel of the casing. The ridge contacts a load receiver to support the load of the fuel cell units. A plurality of separate reinforcement plates bridging a recess of the back surface of the ridge are provided on the side panel. The reinforcement plates are fixed to the side panel at welding points by spot welding.
US08623566B2	Aircraft fuel cell system An aircraft fuel cell system includes a fuel cell which has an oxidant inlet for supplying an oxygen-containing medium to the fuel cell. An oxidant supply line has a first end which is connected to the oxidant inlet of the fuel cell. A second end of the oxidant supply line is connectable to a used air outlet of a cabin of the aircraft. A heat exchanger is located in the oxidant supply line and thermally couples the oxygen-containing medium flowing through the oxidant supply line and a second medium flowing through an air conditioning process air line of an air conditioning unit, the heat exchanger being located downstream of a cabin air compressor in the air conditioning process air line.
US08623565B2	Assembly of bifurcation and trifurcation bipolar plate to design fuel cell stack A current producing cell has anode flow plates 22 and cathode flow plates 20. Each of the flow plates 20, 22 defines a membrane face 26, a collector face 24, and a center axis C perpendicular to the membrane face 26 and the collector face 24. Each of the collector faces 24 define a plurality of cooling channels 74, 76, 78 and a plurality of transport channels 62, 64. The cooling channels 74, 76, 78 of the cathode flow plates 20 extend radially relative to the center axis C thereof to overlap the transport channels 62, 64 of the anode flow plates 22. The cooling channels 74, 76, 78 of the anode flow plates 22 extend radially relative to the center axis C thereof to overlap the transport channels 62, 64 of the cathode flow plates 20 for providing cooling axially between the cooling channels 74, 76, 78 of the anode flow plate 22 to the transport channels 62, 64 of the cathode flow plate 20 and between the cooling channels 74, 76, 78 of the cathode flow plate 20 to the transport channels 62, 64 of the anode flow plate 22.
US08623563B2	Method for starting-up solid oxide fuel cell system An SOFC system is started-up efficiently in a short time while letting a hydrogen concentration in a reformed gas high. A method for starting-up an SOFC system including a reformer having a reforming catalyst, and an SOFC which uses the reformed gas as a fuel, in which, catalyst A having POX function and catalyst B having SR function are used as the reforming catalyst, the method including the steps of: increasing the temperature of catalyst A, by combustion heat or electricity, to a temperature at which POX reaction can proceed; increasing the temperature of catalyst B by POX reaction heat, increasing the temperature of SOFC by feeding the reformed gas to an anode and heating catalyst B by combustion heat generated from combustion of a reformed gas discharged from the anode, or increasing the temperature of catalyst B by POX reaction heat, increasing the temperature of SOFC by feeding a combustion gas produced from combustion of the reformed gas to a cathode and heating catalyst B by this combustion gas; and reducing the proportion of POX reaction or stopping POX reaction and perform SR, after catalyst B is heated to a temperature at which SR reaction can proceed.
US08623562B2	Method and arrangement to reduce the consumption of safety gas in a fuel cell system A method and system are disclosed for reducing the consumption of safety gas in a fuel cell system having at least one fuel cell unit whose fuel cells include an anode side and a cathode side, as well as an electrolyte interposed therebetween. A supply is provided for supplying the anode with a safety gas, and an exhaust is provided for exhausting the fuel cell unit of a spent safety gas coming from the anode side. The method can adapt a specific percentage of the spent safety gas flow coming from the anode side of the fuel cells to be re-supplied into the anode side of the fuel cells.
US08623561B2	Acid dilution device in condenser of phosphoric acid fuel cell The condenser heat exchanger includes a housing that provides a gaseous stream flowpath and a bottom wall. A gaseous stream contains acid. The housing has a fluid inlet configured to introduce a liquid, such as water. A coolant tube is disposed within the housing in the gaseous stream flowpath and provides a coolant path. Acid condenses on and falls from the coolant tube into a collection area that is provided at the bottom wall near the coolant tube. The collection area is configured to maintain storage of a predetermined amount of fluid that includes the liquid, which dilutes the condensed acid.
US08623557B2	Lithium anodes for electrochemical cells Provided is an anode for use in electrochemical cells, wherein the anode active layer has a first layer comprising lithium metal and a multi-layer structure comprising single ion conducting layers and polymer layers in contact with the first layer comprising lithium metal or in contact with an intermediate protective layer, such as a temporary protective metal layer, on the surface of the lithium-containing first layer. Another aspect of the invention provides an anode active layer formed by the in-situ deposition of lithium vapor and a reactive gas. The anodes of the current invention are particularly useful in electrochemical cells comprising sulfur-containing cathode active materials, such as elemental sulfur.
US08623555B2	Electrode useable in electrochemical cell and method of making same In one aspect of the present invention, an electrode useable in an electrochemical cell includes an electrically conductive substrate, nanostructured current collectors in electrical contact with the conductive substrate, and nanoparticles of a ternary orthosilicate composite coated on the nanostructured current collectors. The ternary orthosilicate composite comprises Li2MnxFeyCozSiO4, where x+y+z=1.
US08623550B2	Secondary battery and method for manufacturing electrode of the same Provided is a secondary battery including an electrode including silicon or a silicon compound. The electrode includes, for example, a current collector formed using metal and a silicon film as an active material provided over the current collector. The hydrogen concentration in the silicon film of the electrode may be higher than or equal to 1.0×1018 cm−3 and lower than or equal to 1.0×1021 cm−3. Such a silicon film is formed over a current collector by a plasma CVD method or the like for example, and hydrogen is contained as little as possible in the silicon film, which is preferable. In order to contain hydrogen as little as possible in the silicon film, the silicon film may be formed over the current collector under a high temperature environment.
US08623546B2	Electrode structure and battery device manufacturing method An electrode is provided with a metal terminal extending from a battery module main body, a bolt which has an expanded section configuring a retaining section at a rear end portion and penetrates the metal terminal upward, and an insulating body which insulates the metal terminal and the battery module case one from the other. The insulating body is provided with a drop preventing section which abuts at least a lower surface of the expanded section of the bolt and prevents the bolt from dropping from the metal terminal.
US08623543B2	Electric vehicle propulsion system and method utilizing solid-state rechargeable electrochemical cells A vehicle propulsion system comprising a plurality of solid state rechargeable battery cells configured to power a drivetrain. In accordance with once aspect of the invention, a transportation system that is powered at least in part by electricity stored in the form of rechargeable electrochemical cells. According to an embodiment of the present invention, these cells are combined in series and in parallel to form a pack that is regulated by charge and discharge control circuits that are programmed with algorithms to monitor state of charge, battery lifetime, and battery health.
US08623542B2	PCM of improved assembling type structure and battery pack employed with the same Disclosed herein is a protection circuit module (PCM) including a protection circuit for controlling overcharge, overdischarge, and overcurrent of a battery, wherein a pair of connection members are attached to the bottom of the PCM, while the connection members are electrically connected to the protection circuit, the connection members being constructed by bending a sheet material into a predetermined shape, to form groove-shaped connection structures into which plate-shaped electrode terminals of a battery cell are inserted and coupled. Each of the connection members includes a lower connection plate, a pair of rear extensions, and front extensions.
US08623536B2	Battery module with partitioning wall therein A battery module, including at least one unit battery having an electrode group and a battery casing, and at least one partitioning wall coupled to the at least one unit battery, wherein the at least one partitioning wall has a smaller size as compared to the at least one unit battery. The battery module may further include a plurality of alternating unit batteries and partitioning walls having at least one fixing member coupled to each unit battery.
US08623532B2	Rechargeable battery In a rechargeable battery, a case is combined with an upper surface of a bare cell by being fixed to a lead plate electrically coupling a protection circuit board of a protection circuit module to the bare cell. Alternatively, the case is combined with the bare cell by being fixed to the protection circuit board so as not to be separated from the bare cell, thereby improving the reliability of the products.
US08623529B2	Method of producing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium and perpendicular magnetic recording medium An object of the present invention is to provide a perpendicular magnetic recording medium including a suitable lubricating layer with sufficient durability, moisture resistance, and contamination resistance and also maintaining an R/W characteristic. In a typical structure of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium 100 including a magnetic recording layer 122, a medium protective layer 126, and a lubricating layer 128 in this order on a base 110 includes: a CF bond density measuring step of measuring a CF bond density of a lubricant; and a lubricating layer forming step of forming a lubricating layer with the lubricant when the measured CF bond density is 2.0×1022 to 2.7×1022 atoms/cm3.
US08623528B2	Method of manufacturing perpendicular magnetic recording medium and perpendicular magnetic recording medium An object of the present invention is to provide a method of manufacturing a perpendicular magnetic recording medium (100) in which both of a coercive force Hc and reliability can be achieved at a higher level even with heating at the time of forming a medium protective layer (126) and to provide the perpendicular magnetic recording medium (100). Thus, in a typical structure of the present invention, in the method of manufacturing the perpendicular magnetic recording medium (100) including at least a magnetic recording layer (122b), which is a ferromagnetic layer of a granular structure in which a non-magnetic grain boundary part is formed between crystal grains each grown in a columnar shape, and a medium protective layer (126) with carbon hydride as a main component in this order on a disk base (110), the method includes a magnetic recording layer forming step of forming the magnetic recording layer (122b) so that the grain boundary part contains oxides of a plurality of types and a medium protective layer forming step of forming the medium protective layer (126) in a state where the disk base (110) having the magnetic recording layer (122b) formed thereon is heated at 160 to 200 degrees Celsius.
US08623524B2	Organic electroluminescent device An organic electroluminescence device comprising a cathode, an anode and at least one layer comprising a phosphorescent light emitting material and a host material which is sandwiched between the cathode and the anode and further comprising an electron injecting layer which is adhered to the light emitting layer and is capable of transporting electrons, wherein an ionization potential of the host material is 5.9 eV or smaller, and wherein an energy gap of the electron transporting material in the electron injecting layer is smaller than that of the host material in the light emitting layer or wherein a triplet energy of the electron transporting material in the electron injecting layer is smaller than that of the host material in the light emitting layer. It emits phosphorescent light with enhanced efficiency because it comprises a light emitting layer and an electron injecting layer both satisfying specified condition and employs a light emitting layer capable of electron transporting.
US08623520B2	Fused aromatic derivative and organic electroluminescence device using the same A fused aromatic derivative shown by the following formula (1): wherein Ra and Rb are independently a hydrogen atom or a substituent, p is an integer of 1 to 8 and q is an integer of 1 to 11, and when p and q are two or more, Ras and Rbs may be independently the same or different, and adjacent substituents Ras may form a ring, L1 is a single bond or a substituted or unsubstituted divalent linking group, and Ar1 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group having 6 to 50 ring carbon atoms or a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group having 5 to 50 ring atoms, provided that when L1 is a single bond and at least one of Ras is not a hydrogen atom, Ar1 is not a triphenylenyl group, and provided that substituents of L1 and Ar1, and Ra and Rb contain no amino group.
US08623507B2	Increased bulk density powders and polymers containing them The invention provides a treated powder having improved loose bulk density comprising a silanized inorganic powder treated with a long chain fatty acid or salts thereof, wherein the amount of the long chain fatty acid is about 0.25% to about 2 wt %, based on the total weight of the treated powder.
US08623503B2	Chromium-free rust-inhibitive surface treatment agent for metal parts with zinc surfaces and metal parts with zinc surfaces coated with rust-inhibitive surface coated film Disclosed is a chromium-free rust-inhibitive surface treatment agent to form a siliceous film that rarely cracks or peels off and yields an excellent rust-inhibitive performance on zinc surfaces of a metal part. The chromium-free rust-inhibitive surface treatment agent is an alcoholic solution of alkoxysilane oligomer having weight-averaged molecular weight of 1,000 to 10,000, and 2.5 to 15% of silicon in molecules of the alkoxysilane oligomer has been replaced with titanium. To prepare partly titanium-replaced alkoxysilane oligomer, titanium compound, in which about a half of alkoxy groups in titanium tetraalkoxide has been chelated, is reacted with tetraalkoxysilane monomer or alkoxysilane oligomer in the alcoholic solution.
US08623502B2	Clear-coated stainless steel sheet with excellent pressure mark resistance and scratch resistance This clear-coated stainless steel sheet includes: a stainless steel sheet; and a clear-coated film coated on either one or both of two main surfaces of the stainless steel sheet, wherein the clear-coated film contains a thermosetting resin composition (A) and resin beads (B) at a content in a range of 0.5 parts by mass to 4.0 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of a solid content of the thermosetting resin composition (A), the thermosetting resin composition (A) includes an acrylic resin (A1) and a cross-linked curing resin (A2) composed of a blocked isocyanate resin and an amino resin which cross-link and cure the acrylic resin (A1), the acrylic resin (A1) includes one or more cross-linking functional groups selected from a hydroxyl group, a carboxylic group, and an alkoxy silane group, and the acrylic resin (A1) has a glass transition temperature of 30° C. to 90° C., and has a number average molecular weight of 3000 to 50000.
US08623501B2	Lignocellulose materials having good mechanical properties A process for the production of a lignocellulose-containing material, in which, based in each case on the lignocellulose-containing material: A) from 30 to 95% by weight of lignocellulose particles; B) from 1 to 25% by weight of expanded plastic particles having a bulk density in the range from 10 to 150 kg/m3; C) from 1 to 50% by weight of a binder selected from the group consisting of aminoplast resin, phenol-formaldehyde resin and organic isocyanate having at least two isocyanate groups, and optionally D) additives are mixed and are then pressed at elevated temperature and under elevated pressure, wherein the component B) comprises a formaldehyde scavenger.
US08623499B2	Thin films including nanoparticles with solar reflectance properties for building materials Disclosed are solar-reflective building materials, including roofing articles, that include nanoparticle-containing thin films; such articles display high reflectance of near-infrared radiation and high transmission of radiation in the visible light range so as to reduce the heat island effects experienced by the articles while also maintaining an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Also disclosed are related methods of fabricating such articles.
US08623498B2	Transparent electroconductive laminate and transparent touch panel A transparent conductive laminate for obtaining a transparent touch panel improved in the durability in writing which has been required of conventional transparent touch panels and in durability in writing in marginal regions of the transparent touch panel (margin pushing durability). Also provided is a transparent touch panel employing the laminate. The transparent conductive laminate comprises a polymer film and, superposed on at least one side thereof in the following order, a cured resin layer, a transparent conductive layer (1), and another transparent conductive layer (2). The transparent conductive layer (1) is a crystalline transparent conductive layer containing no organic ingredient. The transparent conductive layer (2) comprises: an ionizing-radiation-cured resin, thermoplastic resin, polymer of a metal alkoxide other than alkoxysilanes, or thermally cured/crosslinked resin; and at least one kind of fine particles (A) of a conductive metal oxide or metal which have an average primary-particle diameter of 100 nm or smaller.
US08623497B2	Touch screen panel and fabricating method for the same A touch screen panel, including a substrate having a plurality of sensing patterns thereon, and an anti-reflection layer on the substrate, the anti-reflection layer including at least two inorganic materials and having a stacked structure of at least two layers having different refractive indexes, layers of the anti-reflection layer being divided from a mixture by a difference in specific gravity of the least two inorganic materials.
US08623487B2	Modular synthetic grass turf assembly A portable synthetic grass turf assembly—that is capable of being assembled, transported, disassembled, and stored—includes a plurality of synthetic grass module units that can be laid side by side atop a base surface to provide a continuous synthetic grass surface for various activities. Each module unit includes a synthetic grass turf with an infill layer of particulate materials disposed among the synthetic grass ribbons and atop a base sheet. A barrier of synthetic ribbons extends about the perimeter of the module unit to retain the particulate material within the module unit during its transportation and storage.
US08623485B2	Adhesive unit for emblem, method of producing the same, jig for adhering emblem and emblem for adhesion The present invention provides an adhesive unit for emblem, which includes: a plurality of double-faced adhesive pieces each having a shape corresponding to a shape of a respective one of a plurality of emblem pieces; a first release film attached to a face of each of the plurality of double-faced adhesive pieces to be adhered to an emblem, so that a mutual positional relationship of the plurality of double-faced adhesive pieces is maintained; and a second release film attached to the other face of each of the plurality of double-faced adhesive pieces opposite to the face to be adhered to the emblem. The present invention also provides a method of producing the adhesive unit for emblem, a jig for adhering emblem, and an emblem for adhesion.
US08623482B2	Coated pipe with high throughput using multimodal ethylene copolymer The present invention deals with coated pipes having a layer of multimodal polyethylene. The multimodal ethylene copolymer is a copolymer of ethylene with one or more alpha-olefin comonomers having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms and has a weight average molecular weight of from 70000 g/mol to 250000 g/mol, the ratio of the weight average molecular weight to the number average molecular weight, Mw/Mn, of from 15 to 50, a melt index MFR2 of from 0.05 g/10 min to 5 g/10 min, a melt index MFR5 of from 0.5 to 10 g/10 min and a density of from 930 kg/m to 955 kg/m3. Further, the multimodal ethylene copolymer comprises the multimodal ethylene copolymer comprises from 49 to 59% based on the weight of the multimodal ethylene copolymer a low molecular weight ethylene homopolymer component, said low molecular weight ethylene homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 5000 g/mol to 70000 g/mol; and from 51 to 41% based on the weight of the multimodal ethylene copolymer a high molecular weight ethylene copolymer component, said high molecular weight ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 100000 g/mol to 700000 g/mol. The pipes can be coated with high throughput and good production economy. The coatings have good mechanical properties.
US08623481B2	Film with oxygen absorbing regions A packaging material includes an oxygen scavenger material dispersed in bands in a polymer sheet.
US08623480B2	Hot melt adhesive compositions including olefinic polymer blends and articles including the same A hot melt adhesive composition that includes a non functionalized amorphous poly alpha olefin polymer, a second polymer selected from the group including polypropylene homopolymers, polypropylene copolymers and combinations there of, a functionalized wax and a second wax.
US08623479B2	Packaging articles, films and methods that promote or preserve the desirable color of meat Food packaging articles, food packaging films, and food packaging methods comprising a myoglobin blooming agent that promote or preserve the desirable appearance of food products are provided. The food contact layer of the packaging films comprises a myoglobin blooming agent.
US08623476B2	Polarizing element and method of producing the same A polarizing element, containing: a transparent support; a light absorption anisotropic layer formed of a dichroic dye composition; and a transparent resin cured layer, with the layers being laminated in this order on the support, and with the composition containing at least one dichroic dye of formula (I) which has nematic mesomorphism but containing no liquid crystalline achromatic compound: wherein R1 to R4 are a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R5 and R6 are a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; L1 represents —N═N—, —CH═N—, —N═CH—, —C(═O)O—, —OC(═O)— or —CH═CH—; A1 represents a phenyl, naphthyl or aromatic heterocyclic group; B1 represents a divalent aromatic hydrocarbon or divalent aromatic heterocyclic group; and n is an integer from 1 to 5.
US08623474B2	Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same A liquid crystal display utilizing a vertically aligned state of liquid crystal molecules when no voltage is applied and to a method of manufacturing the same. Objectives include providing a liquid crystal display and a method of manufacturing the same in which the existing step for forming vertical alignment films can be omitted to achieve a cost reduction. The liquid crystal display includes a monofunctional monomer having a structure expressed by X—R (where X represents an acrylate group or a methacrylate group, and R represents an organic group having a steroid skeleton). A liquid crystal material is sandwiched between substrates, which are then irradiated with ultraviolet rays to cure the monofunctional monomer, thereby forming a polymer film at an interface of a substrate. The monofunctional monomer has a hydrophobic skeleton such as an alkyl chain and a photoreactive group on one side of the skeleton.
US08623468B2	Methods of fabricating metal hard masks Methods of fabricating a metal hard mask and a metal hard mask fabricated by such methods are described. The method includes flowing at least one metal reactant gas into a reaction chamber configured to perform chemical vapor deposition (CVD), wherein the at least one metal reactant gas includes a metal-halogen gas or a metal-organic gas. The method further includes depositing a hard mask metal layer by CVD using the at least one metal reactant gas.
US08623467B2	Tactile printing A small home/office tactile printing system comprises a print head assembly and a paper feed assembly. The print head assembly includes a print head for printing with ink and an applicator for applying a liquid. The paper feed assembly moves paper (or any other medium suitable for printing) relative to the print head assembly and its components for printing the ink on the paper, applying the liquid to the medium and curing the liquid. The liquid is ultraviolet (UV) curable glue and curing is exposure of the UV liquid to UV light. The present invention also includes a variety of methods including a method for printing tactile information, a method for copying a document having tactile printing, a method for binding sheets of a media, a method for scratch-off printing and method for copying a bound document.
US08623462B2	Redispersible polymer powder composition The present invention pertains to a water-redispersible polymer powder composition based on at least one synthetic polymer and at least one natural latex. Preferably, the polymer powder contains up to about 90 wt. % of at least one water-insoluble, synthetic polymer, up to about 90 wt. % of least one natural latex, about 0 to 50 wt. % of at least one protective colloid, about 2 to 50 wt. % of at least one filler and/or anti-caking agent, as well as optionally further additives. In addition, the invention pertains to a process for the preparation of the polymer powder composition, the use thereof as an additive in building material compositions, as well as building material compositions containing the polymer powder composition.
US08623460B2	Adhesion promoter The present invention refers to a method of making an copper-free article having a metal coating deposited on a substrate comprising: providing a substrate; contacting a surface of said substrate with a solution comprising: at least one metal ion selected from the group consisting of Ce, Pr, Nd, Eu, Er, Ga, W, Al, Mn, Mo, Sb, Te, La, Sm or their mixtures; and applying a metal coating on said surface of said substrate. In another embodiment the present invention refers to a method of making a metal coated article: providing a substrate; contacting a surface of said substrate with a solution comprising a mixture of more than one metal ion selected from the same group as listed above; or contacting said surface of said substrate with more than one solution comprising in each solution at least one metal ion selected from the same group; and applying a metal coating on said surface of said substrate. Moreover, the present invention refers to a method of making a metal coated article comprising: providing a substrate; contacting a surface of said substrate with a solution comprising a Bi metal ion, and applying a metal coating on said activated surface of said substrate. Furthermore an article obtainable by any of said methods, is claimed.
US08623458B2	Methods of directed self-assembly, and layered structures formed therefrom A layered structure comprising a self-assembled material is formed by a method that includes forming a photochemically, thermally and/or chemically treated patterned photoresist layer disposed on a first surface of a substrate. The treated patterned photoresist layer comprises a non-crosslinked treated photoresist. An orientation control material is cast on the treated patterned photoresist layer, forming a layer containing orientation control material bound to a second surface of the substrate. The treated photoresist and, optionally, any non-bound orientation control material are removed by a development process, resulting in a pre-pattern for self-assembly. A material capable of self-assembly is cast on the pre-pattern. The casted material is allowed to self-assemble with optional heating and/or annealing to produce the layered structure.
US08623456B2	Methods for atomic layer deposition A method of depositing a thin film by atomic layer deposition (ALD) on a substrate surface is disclosed. The disclosed method includes placing an ALD deposition proximity head above the substrate with at least one gas channel configured to dispense a gas to an active process region of the substrate surface. The ALD deposition proximity head extends over and is being spaced apart from the active process region of the substrate surface when present. After a pulse of a first reactant gas is dispensed on the active process region of the substrate surface underneath the proximity head, a pulse of a second reactant gas is dispensed on the active process region of the substrate surface underneath the proximity head to react with the first reactant gas to form a portion of the thin layer of ALD film on the surface of substrate underneath the proximity head.
US08623450B2	Method for producing a flexible circuit configuration For a method for producing a flexible circuit configuration in the form of a layer sequence of at least one insulating layer and at least one conductive layer, typically multiple insulating layers (N1, N2, N3, NF) and multiple structured conductive layers (L1, L2), the layer sequence for the flexible circuit configuration is deposited on a rigid substrate so that the adhesion of the layer sequence with respect to the substrate is less in an inner area, in which at least one, preferably multiple flexible circuit configurations are created, than in an edge area (RB) which surrounds the inner area (ZB). An intermediate layer can advantageously be deposited for this purpose in the edge area, which causes a stronger adhesion of the layer sequence over the edge area than the inner area, which is not provided with an intermediate layer.
US08623449B2	Method for producing laminated base material A method for producing a laminated base material includes applying a liquid composition containing a solvent and a liquid crystal polyester to a substrate; and forming a covering material by removing the solvent. The substrate includes a conductor forming a circuit pattern on an insulating layer. The liquid composition covers the conductor. The polyester includes 30-50 mol % of (1), 25-35 mol % of (2), and 25-35 mol % of (3): -0-Ar1-00- (1) —CO—Ar2-00- (2) —X—Ar3—Y— (3) wherein Ar1 is a phenylene or naphthylene group, Ar2 is a phenylene or naphthylene group, or (4), Ar3 is a phenylene group or (4), and X and Y each independently represent 0 or NH; and hydrogen atoms in Ar1, Ar2, or Ar3 are each substitutable with a halogen atom, or an alkyl or aryl group; —Ar11—Z—Ar12— (4) wherein Ar11 and Ar12 each independently represent a phenylene or naphthylene group and Z represents 0, CO, or SO2.
US08623442B2	Palatable beverages and compositions with cocoa extract The present subject matter relates to palatable beverages and compositions such as non-chocolate flavored water soluble dry powder compositions comprising a cocoa extract which comprises cocoa polyphenols, and an edible acid. The present subject matter further relates to processes for formulating said beverages and compositions.
US08623434B2	Astaxanthin-containing pet foods There is provided pet food comprising astaxanthin and/or an ester thereof as an active component and having an effect of deodorizing excrement such as urine and feces, effects of improving sleep, sensibility such as perception and cognition, and visual sense, and an effect of treating, improving or preventing diabetes and diabetic complications. The pet food can deodorize excrement such as urine and feces, improve sleep, sensibility such as perception and cognition, and visual sense, and treat, improve or prevent diabetes and diabetic complications.
US08623424B2	Traditional Chinese medicinal compositions for treating depression, formulation thereof, method for preparing the same thereof The present invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicinal composition for treating depression, which has a significant therapeutic effect and comprises as active components Fructus Gardeniae, Fructus Forsythiae, Rhizoma Pinelliae, and Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis. The present invention further concerns a method for the preparation of the composition, as well as a pharmaceutical formulation containing the composition.
US08623423B2	Boron-containing compositions The present invention relates to boron-containing compositions. The invention relates to comminuted, heterogeneous boron-containing compositions which are obtainable by a process which comprises heating to a temperature sufficiently high that calcination occurs but insufficient for the formation of a homogeneous melt a mixture comprising components capable, under the conditions of heating, of forming the oxides B2O3 and SiO2 and optionally Al2O3, Na2O and/or CaO in proportions such that the relative percentages by weight of the said oxides, based on the total weight of said oxides, are as follows: 5 to 35% B2O3; 10 to 65% SiO2; 0 to 35% Al2O3; and up to 20% Na2O and/or up to 50% CaO; with the proviso that the said B2O3 content is not 10 to 18%, when the other contents are as follows: 40 to 65% SiO2, 17 to 32% Al2O3 4 to 9% Na2O, and 0 to 10% CaO, and then comminuting the resulting composition. By varying the proportions of the ingredients and the heating conditions, there may be obtained products of differing boron solubility characteristics according to the desired use of the products. Such compositions may be used as a source of boron in ceramics and heavy clay bodies, glass and fiberglass; in agriculture; as wood preservatives and pesticides; in polymers and rubbers; in wood, including wood-plastic composites; as flame retardant; in intumescent materials; in paints and coatings, in soaps and detergents; in cosmetics; in industrial fluids; in steel slag; in water treatment; and in gypsum wallboard as well as in glazes.
US08623422B2	Combination treatment with strontium for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of cartilage and/or bone conditions A combination treatment, wherein a strontium-containing compound together with one or more active substances capable of reducing the incidence of bone fracture and/or increasing bone density and/or improving healing of fractured bone and/or improving bone quality are administered for use in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of cartilage and/or bone conditions.
US08623419B2	Technology for preparation of macromolecular microspheres Microspheres are produced by contacting an aqueous solution of a protein or other macromolecule with an organic solvent and a counterion, and chilling the solution. The microspheres are useful for preparing pharmaceuticals of defined dimensions.
US08623418B2	Pharmaceutical composition Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antagonist, an agonist, a seal coat, and a sequestering polymer, wherein the antagonist, agonist, seal coat and at least one sequestering polymer are all components of a single unit, and wherein the seal coat forms a layer physically separating the antagonist from the agonist from one another. Methods for manufacturing such a pharmaceutical composition are also provided. Methods for treating pain using such compositions is also demonstrated.
US08623414B2	Compositions comprising a lipid and copolymer of styrene and maleic acid A composition comprising a lipid and copolymer of styrene and maleic acid, wherein the copolymer of styrene and maleic acid is non-alternating, and wherein the polymer and lipid are in the form of macromolecular assemblies.
US08623408B2	Cladribine formulations for improved oral and transmucosal delivery Provided are compositions of cladribine and cyclodextrin which are especially suited for the oral and buccal administration of cladribine.
US08623407B2	Gabapentin-containing solid compositions and process for preparing the same The present invention provides a stabilized solid composition containing a 4-amino 3-substituted-butanoic acid derivative which can be obtained by incorporating a humectant as a stabilizer.
US08623406B2	Stable pharmaceutical composition and methods of using same The present invention relates to, inter alia, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a polyunsaturated fatty acid and to methods of using the same to treat or prevent cardiovascular-related diseases.
US08623405B2	Finely divided composition containing poorly water soluble substance The disclosed method involves preparation of a composition containing a poorly water soluble substance. The composition has a median diameter of not more than 1 μm, and includes (i) a poorly water soluble substance, (ii) polyvinylpyrrolidone or a vinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer, and (iii) an auxiliary dispersion stabilizer. By employing such constitution, a poorly water soluble substance is sufficiently micronized and a composition containing a poorly water soluble substance showing good absorbability of the poorly water soluble substance can be provided.
US08623403B2	Methods for regulating gelation of hydrogel solutions and uses thereof The present invention provides a method for preparing chitosan and xylan composite thereto-gelling solutions to allow regulating the conditions in which the chitosan and xylan solution will gel. The present invention also provides methods for using chitosan/xylan solutions as compositions and for using chitosan/xylan solutions in vitro and in vivo. A thermally-responsive composite hydrogel has been developed and synthesized from the natural polymers chitosan and xylan. The new material is a viscous liquid at room temperature, but turns to a solid gel at physiological temperature (37 C). Rate of gelation is controlled with addition of a salt solution. Applications are for tissue engineering and local delivery of therapeutic agents, including proteins and drugs, as wells as cells.
US08623396B2	Compositions and methods for delivering clonidine and bupivacaine to a target tissue site Effective treatments of pain for extended periods of time are provided. Through the administration of an effective amount of immediate release bupivacaine or lidocaine and a sustained release clonidine at or near a target site, one can relieve pain caused by diverse sources, including but not limited to spinal disc herniation (i.e. sciatica), spondilothesis, stenosis, discogenic back pain and joint pain. When appropriate formulations are provided within biodegradable polymers, this relief can be continued for at least three days. In some embodiments, the relief can be for at least twenty-five days, at least fifty days, at least one hundred days, at least one hundred and thirty-five days or at least one hundred and eighty days or longer.
US08623385B2	Solid oral formulations and crystalline forms of an inhibitor of apoptosis protein The present disclosure relates to crystalline form of (S)—N—((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-{(S)-2-[4-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}-2-oxo-ethyl)-2-methylamino-propionamide, salts and hydrates thereof. This disclosure also relates to solid oral formulation of (S)—N—((S)-1-cyclohexyl-2-{(S)-2-[4-(4-fluoro-benzoyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-pyrrolidin-1-yl}-2-oxo-ethyl)-2-methylamino-propionamide, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates (including hydrates) thereof, as well as methods of treatment using the same.
US08623380B2	Acellular pertussis vaccine with diphthriae- and tetanus-toxoids The invention provides a diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis vaccine comprising a low dose of each of diphtheria toxoid (D), tetanus toxoid (T), pertussis toxin (PT), filamentous haemagglutinin (FHA) and pertactin (69K). The vaccine maintains an ability to prevent pertussis while showing exceptionally low reactogenicity. Combination vaccines comprising additional antigens are also provided.
US08623377B2	Joint-homing peptides and uses thereof The present invention provides peptides that home to a joint of an animal, wherein said peptide comprises an amino acid motif selected from the group consisting of NQR and ADK. Also provided are methods of treating a subject having an arthritic joint, comprising the step of administering to said subject a pharmacologically effective dose of a composition provided herein.
US08623371B2	Targeting poly-gama-glutamic acid to treat Staphylococcus epidermidis and related infections Immunogenic compositions and methods for eliciting an immune response against S. epidermidis and other related staphylococci are provided. The immunogenic compositions can include immunogenic conjugates of poly-γ-glutamic acid (such as γDLPGA) polypeptides of S. epidermidis, or related staphylococci that express a γPGA polypeptide. The γPGA conjugates elicit an effective immune response against S. epidermidis, or other staphylococci, in subjects to which the conjugates are administered. A method of treating an infection caused by a Staphylococcus organism that expresses cap genes is also disclosed. The method can include selecting a subject who is at risk of or has been diagonosed with the infection by the Staphylococcus organism which expresses γPGA from the cap genes. Further, the expression of a γPGA polypeptide by the organism can then be altered.
US08623367B2	Antibody formulation The present invention relates to novel pharmaceutical formulations, in particular novel pharmaceutical formulations in which the active ingredient comprises human antibodies to human interleukin I beta (IL-1β), in particular ACZ885 antibody, pharmaceutical formulations which are stable and aggregate-free upon storage and delivery.
US08623366B2	Methods for treating visceral pain by administering antagonist antibodies directed against calcitonin gene-related peptide The invention features methods for preventing or treating visceral pain, including pain associated with functional bowel disorder, inflammatory bowel disease and interstitial cystitis, by administering an anti-CGRP antagonist antibody.
US08623364B2	Antigenic GM-CSF peptides and antibodies to GM-CSF Hybridoma lines that secrete human monoclonal antibodies with high binding specificity and biological activity, particularly neutralizing activity against granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor, and methods of generating the hybridoma lines are provided. Target antigens and epitopes are also provided. The antibodies may be used in therapeutic methods, for example in the treatment of cancer, infectious disease, or autoimmune disease.
US08623351B2	Compositions comprising vascular and myocyte progenitor cells and methods of their use The invention provides compositions of adult cardiac vascular progenitor cells (VPCs) and adult cardiac myocyte progenitor cells (MPCs) useful for the treatment of various cardiac conditions. The invention also encompasses methods of generating a biological bypass, repairing damaged myocardium, and treating or preventing hypertensive cardiomyopathy and heart failure with the compositions of the invention. Methods of isolating the cardiac progenitor cells are also disclosed.
US08623349B2	Systems, methods and microrganisms for antibody production with type III secretion system Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein include a microorganism that produces, secretes and injects recombinant antibodies into eukaryote cells said the described microorganisms can be used to prepare pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of human or veterinary diseases.
US08623348B2	Interferon-α (IFN-α) fused proteins comprising IFN-α and a cytoplasmic transduction peptide (CTP) Disclosed is an interferon-α (IFN-α) fused protein having IFN-α fused to a cytoplasmic transduction peptide (CTP). The disclosure relates to a fused protein wherein a CTP, which binds well to cell-membrane barriers and enables translocation into the liver, is genetically fused to a human IFN-α, thereby enhancing the conjugation capacity of cell membranes and antiviral activity, inhibiting CTP transport into the cell nucleus, and enhancing the translocation and settlement of the fused protein into the liver and of transduction to the liver tissue. Accordingly, it is possible to develop protein-based medicines effective for preventing or treating various liver diseases associated with viral infection at low doses.
US08623346B1	Animal attractant compositions, devices, systems and methods Animal attractant compositions, devices, systems and methods that can be deployed to attract game animals, such as deer by stimulating several of the animal's senses to attract animals to a desired location. The invention can use a combination of ultraviolet brighteners for visual interest and one or more of deer urine based scents, foods, mineral or salt. The invention capitalizes on the link between many animals' ability to see ultraviolet light with their desire to visualize urine territory markers left by other animals of the same species.
US08623345B2	Terminally-functionalized conjugates and uses thereof The present disclosure provides inter alia conjugates of formula (I): wherein n, R1, R2, Rx, Z, X, Y and Z are as defined herein. A conjugate of formula (I) can also be converted to a conjugate of formulae (II) or (III) as described herein. Without limitation, the conjugates can be used to make controlled release materials and chemical sensors.
US08623343B2	Highly cationic copolymers based on quaternized nitrogen-containing monomers The present invention relates to a copolymer with high cationic charge based on quaternized nitrogen-containing monomers, to cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions which comprise at least one such copolymer, and to further uses of these copolymers.
US08623342B1	Naturally derived citrate polyesters The present invention is directed to a series of polymeric citrate esters that has very unique rheology properties. These materials find applications as additives to formulations in personal care products where there is a desire to have a structured film and flow properties. These compounds by virtue of their unique structure provide outstanding skin feel and outstanding waterproof properties in cosmetic formulations most notable sunscreens.
US08623329B1	Method for the treatment of lung tumors The present invention provides a method of inhibiting cancer growth in the lungs of a mammal through the inhalation administration of aerosol particles of an anti-cancer drug formulation. Further, the present invention provides a formulation for aerosol delivery that comprises a combination of paclitaxel, α-tocopheryl succinate; sorbitan trioleate, ethanol, and carbon dioxide. Prior studies have indicated that aerosol administration of cancer drugs holds great potential as a treatment modality, both for lung cancer and for lung metastases of other cancers. Practice of the invention has been demonstrated using a mouse model of lung cancer, in which intrapulmonary deposition of paclitaxel by aerosol inhalation reduced lung tumor size and increased body weight in tumor-bearing mice.
US08623325B2	Azide modified charge sensitive channel proteins The present invention describes the modification of polypeptides, more particularly channel proteins with a thiol reactive agent so as to introduce an azide group. The present invention further describes vesicles comprising channel proteins modified according to the invention, which upon reaction with a phosphine open up thereby releasing the content of the vesicles. The reagents, polypeptides and vesicles described in the present invention have in vivo and in vitro applications in both drug delivery and imaging.
US08623324B2	Luminescent dyes with a water-soluble intramolecular bridge and their biological conjugates Chemically reactive dyes that are intramolecularly crosslinked with a water-soluble bridge, their bioconjugates and their uses are described. Reactive fluorescent dyes that have a water-soluble bridge are superior to those of conjugates of spectrally non-crosslinked dyes or the dyes that are crosslinked with a hydrophobic bridge. The invention includes reactive fluorescent dyes, their biological conjugates and uses.
US08623323B2	Thickened beverages for dysphagia The present invention relates to thickened beverage compositions. More particularly the invention relates to beverage compositions thickened for the management of dysphagia. More particularly this invention relates to the production of thickened beverages by a dispensing machine that is also capable of dispensing non-thickened beverages.
US08623322B2	Non-invasive diagnostic agents and methods of diagnosing infectious disease The present invention is directed to novel non-invasive diagnostic tools to diagnose numerous infectious disease states or conditions. The present invention represents a clear advance in the art which presently relies on tissue biopsy for diagnoses of these disease states. The novel imaging probe is capable of detecting infected cells, as well tissue. This represents a quantum step forward in the diagnosis and staging of NHL using non-invasively molecular imaging techniques. This novel probe will also be useful to monitor patients response to therapeutic treatments and other interventions or therapies used in the treatment of these disease states or conditions. Compounds according to the present invention may be used as diagnostic tools for a number of conditions and diseases states as well as therapeutic agents for treating such conditions and disease states. Pharmaceutical compositions are also described.
US08623321B1	UZM-44 aluminosilicate zeolite A new family of aluminosilicate zeolites designated UZM-44 has been synthesized. These zeolites are represented by the empirical formula. NanMmk+TtAl1-xExSiyOz where “n” is the mole ratio of Na to (Al+E), M represents a metal or metals from zinc, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and or the lanthanide series of the periodic table, “m” is the mole ratio of M to (Al+E), “k” is the average charge of the metal or metals M, T is the organic structure directing agent or agents, and E is a framework element such as gallium. These zeolites are similar to IM-5 but are characterized by unique compositions and synthesis procedures and have catalytic properties for carrying out various hydrocarbon conversion processes and separation properties for carrying out various separations.
US08623320B2	Mg-Ti-Al composite metal hydroxide having a laminated structure, and a production method therefore The present invention relates to a novel Mg—Ti—Al composite metal hydroxide and to production method therefor. Mg—Ti—Al composite hydroxide particles can be obtained by subjecting a solution containing a magnesium salt and a titanium salt to ultrasound processing and carrying out a high-temperature and high-pressure reaction with a solution containing an aluminum salt in the proportions of the metal elements comprised in the Mg—Ti—Al composite metal hydroxide, thereby giving the advantageous effects that the halogen capturing ability is excellent and, when used in a polymer, degradation and early-staining prevention properties and transparency are outstanding.
US08623319B2	Process for directly producing sulfur trioxide and sulfuric acid using gypsum as raw material Provided is a process for directly producing sulfur trioxide and sulfuric acid from gypsum. Sulfur trioxide is directly substituted with silicon dioxide by thermal or light-quantum activation, which is assisted with catalytic activation, while restraining reducing atmosphere and removing the resultant sulfur trioxide in time. The resultant sulfur trioxide is then used as raw material to produce sulfuric acid by a well-known method in prior art. The process has the advantages of simplified operational steps, little investment, low energy consumption and manufacturing cost, and low environmental pollution.
US08623316B2	Combined solid waste, carbon dioxide quicklime sparging, brine water, and reverse osmosis/ion exchange processes for the production of soda chemicals The proposed invention uses a classical chemical equation where carbon dioxide CO2 is reacted with quick lime Ca(OH)2 to produce soda carb NaHCO3 and concentrating it to 6% using advanced membrane and resin technology. The invention requires three chemicals CO2, Ca(OH)2, and sodium chloride NaCl to produce NaHCO3. The output of many industrial processes lacks waste heat and in many instances CO2 and the present invention combines a solid waste processing unit to the above processes which allows the production of solid products or high % liquors. Availability of waste heat sources can lead to high efficiency in NaHCO3, Na2CO3, and NaOH production. The process is not chloro-alkali electrochemical or Solvay column ammonia processing technique. Advanced membrane uses technologies of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration systems while resin technology uses ion exchange systems. Therefore, we conveniently call it the solid waste-quicklime membrane SWQM process.
US08623309B2	Methods of preparing clusterboron The invention provides new methods for synthesis of ClusterBoron (B18H22). Preferred methods of the invention include in situ generation of the conjugate acid of B20H182− and degradation of the acid in solution to produce B18H22 in high yields and high purity. The invention further provides isotopically enriched boranes, particularly isotopically enriched 10B)18H22 and 11B18H22.
US08623305B2	Method for controlling an injection device for feeding an ammonia-releasing reducing agent into an exhaust-gas purification system of an internal combustion engine The present disclosure relates to a method for controlling an injection device for feeding an ammonia-releasing reducing agent into an exhaust-gas purification system of an internal combustion engine for the purpose of reducing the nitrogen oxide emissions, wherein the exhaust-gas purification system comprises at least one SCR catalytic converter with n cells which are arranged in series in the exhaust-gas throughflow direction and in which ammonia can be stored.
US08623302B2	Barium containing granules for sorption applications A method for preparation of a getter material on the basis of intermetallic compounds of barium is described. The method comprises preparing a melt of a ternary mixture containing barium, metal and sodium; directionally solidifying the melt to produce a textured ingot; granulating the textured ingot, thereby obtaining granules having open-ended voids extending therethrough; and evaporating the sodium from the granules by applying a thermovacuum treatment to the granules. The textured ingot comprises a getter body made of intermetallic compounds of barium; and open-ended voids within the getter body.
US08623300B2	Biopsy support with sectionable resilient cellular material A histologic tissue sample support device includes a tissue support formed of material that can be successfully sectioned in a microtome and is resistant to degradation from solvents and chemicals used to fix, process and stain tissue. A resilient cellular material is coupled to the tissue support and is configured to engage and retain tissue in place during processing and embedding. The resilient cellular material is also capable of successful sectioning in the microtome and porous to allow infiltration of the solvents and chemicals used to fix, process and stain tissue, and of embedding material used to embed the tissue while the tissue is retained by the resilient cellular material.
US08623299B2	Tissue treating apparatus The present invention solves a problem of conventional tissue treating apparatuses: liquid chemicals which have been used given times and have become useless in a tissue specimen infiltration treatment and a cleaning liquid which has been used given times and has decreased in cleaning ability are required to be separately discarded/replaces. The tissue treating apparatus (10), which supplies given liquid chemicals to and discharges the same from a processing chamber (12) containing a tissue specimen so as to perform the tissue specimen infiltration treatment, comprises: liquid-chemical reservoirs (14, 16) for storing the liquid chemicals to be used in the infiltration treatment; cleaning-liquid reservoirs (19, 21) for storing the liquid chemicals which have become useless in the tissue specimen infiltration treatment and which are usable as cleaning liquids for removing a residual liquid chemical remaining in the processing chamber (12); and cleaning means for supplying the liquid chemicals in the cleaning-liquid reservoirs (19, 21) to and discharging the same from the processing chamber (12) so as to clean the inside of the processing chamber (12).
US08623296B2	Microfluidic size-exclusion devices, systems, and methods Microfluidic devices, assemblies, and systems are provided, as are methods of manipulating micro-sized samples of fluids. Microfluidic devices having a plurality of specialized processing features are also provided.
US08623295B2	Microfluidic system including a bubble valve for regulating fluid flow through a microchannel A microfluidic system includes a bubble valve for regulating fluid flow through a microchannel. The bubble valve includes a fluid meniscus interfacing the microchannel interior and an actuator for deflecting the membrane into the microchannel interior to regulate fluid flow. The actuator generates a gas bubble in a liquid in the microchannel when a sufficient pressure is generated on the membrane.
US08623294B2	Flow passage control mechanism for microchip A channel control mechanism for a microchip has a laminated structure formed of members including elastic members, and includes: a sample reservoir for packing a sample therein; a reaction reservoir in which mixture and reaction of the sample are performed; and a channel formed in a middle layer of the laminated structure, for bringing the sample reservoir and the reaction reservoir into communication with each other. The channel control mechanism performs the reaction and analysis in such a manner that the sample is delivered into the reaction reservoir through the channel. A shutter channel (pressurizing channel) is provided in a layer different from a layer in which the channel is formed so that the pressurizing channel partially overlaps the channel. The channel is closed through applying a pressurized medium to the shutter channel (pressurizing channel), and the channel is opened through releasing a pressure of the pressurized medium.
US08623291B2	Multiple analyte assay device The present invention relates to an assay device capable of testing for multiple analytes such as drugs using individual test strips for each analyte.
US08623290B2	Color-changing materials and multiple component materials having a color-changing composition The present invention relates to a color-changing material and to a multiple-component material that includes a color-changing composition. The color-changing materials and color-changing compositions are capable of changing color in order to indicate a change in condition, such as a change in pH. The color-changing materials and color-changing compositions include a hydrogel-forming composition, a charged colorant and a pH adjuster. The hydrogel-forming composition includes at least one charged species.
US08623288B1	Apparatus and methods for high density nanowire growth Methods and apparatus for high density nanowire growth are presented. Methods of making a nanowire growth cartridge assembly are also provided, as are nanowire growth cartridge assemblies.
US08623286B2	System for collecting carbon dioxide in flue gas A system for collecting carbon dioxide in flue gas includes a stack that discharges flue gas discharged from an industrial facility to outside, a blower that is installed at the downstream side of the stack and draws the flue gas therein, a carbon-dioxide collecting device that collects carbon dioxide in the flue gas drawn in by the blower, and a gas flow sensor arranged near an exit side within the stack. A drawing amount of the flue gas by the blower to the carbon-dioxide collecting device is increased until an flow rate of the flue gas from the stack becomes zero in the gas flow sensor, and when the discharged amount of flue gas from the stack becomes zero, drawing in any more than that amount is stopped, and the carbon dioxide in the flue gas is collected while the flue gas is drawn in by a substantially constant amount.
US08623285B2	Ammonia flame cracker system, method and apparatus Apparatus, methods and systems reside in the decomposition of ammonia into a hydrogen-containing product mixture. An ammonia-rich gaseous mixture containing ammonia and oxygen enters a conduit, within which combustion and decomposition of the mixture is initiated, thereby liberating hydrogen. A mixture of products, resulting from the reactions, is expelled from the outlet of the conduit, the mixture including non-combusted hydrogen gas, which may then be used for other purposes. The incoming reactants, including ammonia and oxygen, are heat exchanged with the outgoing product mixture containing non-combusted hydrogen gas.
US08623282B2	Device and methods for quantifying analytes The present invention relates to devices and methods for measuring the quantity of multiple analytes in a sample. The device is designed such that each of the analyte sensing elements is configured to measure the quantity of a predetermined analyte and where the machine executable instructions are configured to select the proper analyte sensing element corresponding to the analyte to be measured.
US08623280B2	Method and apparatus for monitoring alteration of flow characteristics in a liquid sample A device for measuring blood coagulation time is formed from a first substrate; a second substrate; a spacer layer disposed between the first and second substrates, said spacer layer having an opening formed therein defining a sample receiving chamber, a vented sink chamber, and an elongated reservoir forming a conduit for liquid movement between the sample receiving chamber and the sink chamber; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, said first electrode being exposed in the reservoir portion through a first opening in the spacer layer; and a second electrode disposed on the second substrate, said second electrode being exposed in the reservoir portion through a second opening in the spacer layer. The device of the invention is used in combination with an apparatus that is connected to the first and second electrodes for measuring current flow between the first and second electrodes. Changes in observed current are indicative of flow through the device, and a cessation of flow indicates coagulation.
US08623279B2	Ionic liquid mediated sol-gel sorbents Ionic liquid (IL)-mediated sol-gel hybrid organic-inorganic materials present enormous potential for effective use in analytical microextraction. One obstacle to materializing this prospect arises from high viscosity of ILs significantly slowing down sol-gel reactions. A method was developed which provides phosphonium-based, pyridinium-based, and imidazolium-based IL-mediated advanced sol-gel organic-inorganic hybrid materials for capillary microextraction. Scanning electron microscopy results demonstrate that ILs can serve as porogenic agents in sol-gel reactions. IL-mediated sol-gel coatings prepared with silanol-terminated polymers provided up to 28 times higher extractions compared to analogous sol-gel coatings prepared without any IL in the sol solution. This study shows that IL-generated porous morphology alone is not enough to provide effective extraction media: careful choice of the organic polymer and the precursor with close sol-gel reactivity must be made to ensure effective chemical bonding of the organic polymer to the created sol-gel material to be able to provide the desired sorbent characteristics.
US08623278B2	System and method for the continuous extraction of a liquid phase of microsamples, and automated installation for taking them, for carrying out the extraction and taking measurements A continuous automated extraction system and method for physically extracting at least one liquid phase of a series of liquid microsamples which are taken beforehand in discrete packets, both in space and in time, and are in stored is provided. The method may include an extraction system having a centrifuge provided with a plurality of microholders, at least one of which is filled with the corresponding microsample and includes a filling upper portion that is extended by a separating lower portion of smaller cross section than that of the upper portion. Each filled microholder has a mass which is more than ten times the mass of this microsample, in such a way that it is possible to extract, by centrifugation, at a given instant, only a single microsample contained in a single microholder, or several microsamples contained in some or all of these microholders, progressively as the latter are filled.
US08623275B2	Medical instrument disinfecting system This disinfection system for medical instruments of the type comprising a disinfection chamber adapted to implement a cycle for disinfecting instruments, is characterized in that each instrument is associated with a radiofrequency label containing identification information and in that the chamber is associated with radiofrequency means for acquiring identification information about the or each instrument when put in place and removed from the chamber at the start and end of a disinfection cycle, with means of acquiring information characterizing the disinfection cycle and with means for combining identification information about the or each instrument with information characterizing the disinfection cycle in order to generate traceability information on the disinfection of the or each instrument.
US08623274B2	Chitosan-based hemostatic textile A microfibrillar high molecular weight chitosan-based textile can be used as a hemostat. The chitosan has been treated in a nitrogen field by applying energy to ionize nitrogen in and around the chitosan textile. A single or multiple such treatments may be employed. For example, the chitosan textile may be irradiated under nitrogen using γ-irradiation, treated under a nitrogen plasma, or both.
US08623273B2	Methods for prevention and reduction of scale formation Disclosed herein are methods of preventing or reducing scale formation or corrosion by combining at least one scale-forming fluid comprising at least one scaling compound with at least one anti-scale material chosen from at least one scale-adsorbent agent. The methods may reduce or prevent the formation of scale on surfaces of liquid-related process equipment, such as boilers and heat exchangers.
US08623272B2	Non-magnetic cobalt-palladium dental alloy A non-magnetic cobalt based “noble” metal dental alloy is provided. The alloy generally contains at least 25 wt. % palladium, from 15 to 30 wt. % chromium and a balance of cobalt, where to ensure the alloy is non-magnetic the concentration of chromium in the alloy is at least 20 wt. %, or if the concentration of chromium is less than 20 wt. % the combined concentration of chromium, molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, tantalum vanadium and rhenium is greater than 20 wt. %.
US08623270B2	Dual outlet injection system A dual outlet injector is disclosed for use in a dual lance or dual port desulfurization station, whereby reagent from a given injector vessel may be injected into two separate supply pipes respectively corresponding to the dual lances or dual ports. The dual outlet injector enables a desulfurization station to be configured comprising only one supply vessel for powdered magnesium reagent and only one supply vessel for a carrier reagent such as powdered lime.
US08623267B2	Pressure vessel An improved molded, reinforced pressure vessel having a winding foot on the liner tank which includes a head, disposed away from the tank and a narrowed neck extending between the head and the tank wherein outer radial dimensions of the head are greater than outer radial dimension of the neck. The improved foot design allows windings to cover more of the liner tank that maximizes the reinforcement provided by the winding and in blow molded liner tanks, the narrow neck restricts the migration of material out of and away from the foot, thus producing a stronger liner tank.
US08623262B2	Method, system and molding tool for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials In a method for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials, at least one placeholder is inserted into a recess in a molding tool, wherein the unfinished component is subsequently produced, the placeholder is removed, at least one lifting pad is inserted into the recess and the unfinished component is removed from the molding tool by inflating the lifting pad. In a system for manufacturing components from composite fiber materials, the component removal process is monitored and controlled by a computer unit in order to prevent predetermined maximum component loads from being exceeded. The gentle component removal process makes it possible to avoid consequential costs for repairing or reworking the components.
US08623261B2	Transforming process A method of preparing a thermoformed article which is relatively isotropic in terms of shrinkage of the final thermoformed article along the sheet extrusion flow path (the longitudinal direction) and the transverse direction. The article is prepared from an isotactic polypropylene produced by the polymerization of propylene with an isospecific metallocene catalyst. The polymer has a melt flow rate within the range of 1-5 grams/10 minutes and a melting temperature of no more than 160° C. The polypropylene is extruded to provide a sheet which is oriented in at least one direction and has a thickness of 10-100 mils. The sheet is heated to a temperature of 135-160° C, and thermoformed in contact with a template having the desired configuration to produce the thermoformed article. The thermoformed article is then cooled and retrieved from the template to arrive at the final product.
US08623257B2	Formliner and method of use A formliner, sheet, system, and methods of use and manufacture are provided in order to provide a product that can minimize and/or eliminate visible seaming between interconnected formliners during fabrication of a pattern on a curable material. In some embodiments, the formliner can comprise raised sections that define interrelated inner and outer dimensions. Thus, a plurality of formliners can be interconnected by overlaying raised sections thereof. Further, the formliner can comprise one or more detents and one or more protrusions to enable engagement between interconnected formliners without requiring adhesives. In this manner, formliners can be interconnected in a nested manner such that visible seaming between the interconnected formliners is reduced and/or eliminated.
US08623252B2	Method for manufacturing thermoplastic resin pre-impregnated fiber structure A process of manufacturing a fibrous article includes submerging a fiber substrate in a bath of first thermoplastic resin to impregnate the fiber substrate with the first thermoplastic resin; heating the fiber substrate until the fiber substrate becomes a thick continuous fiber substrate; cutting the thick continuous fiber substrate into units; stacking the fiber substrate units; pressing and heating the stacked fibrous structure units until a stacked fibrous structure is formed; heating a mold; conveying the stacked fibrous structure to the mold to melt; cooling the mold to shape the molten fibrous structure into a half-finished article; removing the half-finished article out of the mold; eliminating burrs and sharp edges of the half-finished article; conveying the half-finished article to the mold; and uniformly applying a molten second thermoplastic resin on an inner surface of the half-finished article by injection molding to produce the finished fibrous article.
US08623249B2	Method for producing leather pellets and compound granules, and use thereof A method for producing leather pellets, and a method for producing compound granules from leather pellets and a polymer material, for use in molded parts or films. The leather pellets are produced through the following steps: Shavings, crust leather remnants and finished leather waste are obtained as waste products in leather production and finished leather processing; the shavings, crust leather remnants and finished leather waste are milled into ground leather stock comprising leather fibers; the ground stock is pressed into leather pellets; and the leather pellets are dried to a residual moisture content of no more than 30% by weight. The leather pellets can be mixed with a polymer material at a ratio of 10-95% by weight and bonded to one another and shaped forming compound granules. The compound granules can be used to produce molded parts by injection molding or films by calendering.
US08623245B2	Process of making colored high strength polyethylene fiber A colored high strength polyethylene fiber, preparation method and use thereof are provided, which are in the high molecular material field. The surface of said high strength polyethylene fiber is chromatic, grey or black. The strength of said high strength polyethylene fiber is 15-50 g/d, its modulus is 400-2000 g/d. The product of the present invention is colored, so it can be well applied to civil and military field. The preparation method of present invention has some advantages that technological process is simple, production efficiency is high, cost of production is low, performance of made fiber is excellent, and use-cost is reduced, compared with the prior art.
US08623242B2	Particulate nanoparticles and nanowires of silver and method for large scale producing the same Disclosed is a method suitable for large-scale producing silver nanostructures including nanoparticles and nanowires with high crystallization and purity in a short period of time. In this method, silver particles with mean diameter less than 200 nm and silver nanowires with length in micrometers are produced through a microwave-assisted wet chemistry method. Tens to hundreds grams of silver nanoparticles and nanowires are obtained in minutes by microwave irradiation treatment to a precursor pre-made by highly concentrated silver salt solution and other additives. These silver nanoparticles and nanowires have good dispersibility and are ideal for forming conductive adhesives.
US08623241B2	Oxygen transport membrane system and method for transferring heat to catalytic/process reactors A method and apparatus for producing heat used in a synthesis gas production process is provided. The disclosed method and apparatus include a plurality of tubular oxygen transport membrane elements adapted to separate oxygen from an oxygen containing stream contacting the retentate side of the membrane elements. The permeated oxygen is combusted with a hydrogen containing synthesis gas stream contacting the permeate side of the tubular oxygen transport membrane elements thereby generating a reaction product stream and radiant heat. The present method and apparatus also includes at least one catalytic reactor containing a catalyst to promote the steam reforming reaction wherein the catalytic reactor is surrounded by the plurality of tubular oxygen transport membrane elements. The view factor between the catalytic reactor and the plurality of tubular oxygen transport membrane elements radiating heat to the catalytic reactor is greater than or equal to 0.5.
US08623239B2	Compound and functional luminescent probe comprising the same Disclosed is a compound characterized by comprising a linker, an oxygen-concentration-responsive phosphorophore which is linked to a first end of the linker, and a fluorophore which is lined to a second end of the linker. In the compound, it is preferred that the triplet level of the phosphorophore be lower than that of the fluorophore. The compound can be used as an oxygen-responsive luminescent probe.
US08623236B2	Titanium nitride-stripping liquid, and method for stripping titanium nitride coating film A titanium nitride-stripping liquid for stripping a titanium nitride coating film, the titanium nitride-stripping liquid being capable of stripping a titanium nitride coating film even in a semiconductor multilayer laminate having particularly a layer that includes tungsten or a tungsten alloy, without corrosion of this layer is provided, and furthermore, a titanium nitride-stripping liquid which can strip a titanium nitride coating film without affecting an insulating layer is provided. A titanium nitride-stripping liquid including hydrofluoric acid, hydrogen peroxide and water, and further including an inorganic acid other than hydrofluoric acid. According to the present invention, since the titanium nitride-stripping liquid includes an inorganic acid other than hydrofluoric acid, a titanium nitride coating film can be stripped even in the case in which a semiconductor multilayer laminate has a layer that includes tungsten or a tungsten alloy, without corrosion of the layer by the titanium nitride-stripping liquid.
US08623232B2	Method and device for treating silicon wafers A method and device for treating silicon wafers. In a first step, the silicon wafers (22) are conveyed flat along a continuous, horizontal conveyor belt (12, 32) and nozzles (20) or the like spray an etching solution (21) from the top onto the wafers to texture them, only little etching solution (21) being applied to the silicon wafers (22) from below. In a second step, the silicon wafers (22), which are aligned as in the first step, are wetted exclusively from below with the etching solution (35) to etch-polish them.
US08623230B2	Methods and systems for removing a material from a sample The present method relates to processes for the removal of a material from a sample by a gas chemical reaction activated by a charged particle beam. The method is a multiple step process wherein in a first step a gas is supplied which, when a chemical reaction between the gas and the material is activated, forms a non-volatile material component such as a metal salt or a metaloxide. In a second consecutive step the reaction product of the first chemical reaction is removed from the sample.
US08623228B2	Freely mounted wheel set made of micro-machinable material and method of fabricating the same The invention relates to a gear train (51, 51′) including an arbour (53, 53′) a first end of which is fitted with an integral collar (52, 52′), a first wheel set (55, 55′) made of micro-machinable material being fitted onto the second end of the arbour (53, 53′). According to the invention, the gear train (51, 51′) includes a second wheel set (57, 57′) made of micro-machinable material, which is independent of the movements of said first wheel set and which includes an aperture (58, 58′) whose wall is mounted opposite said arbour so that the second wheel set (57, 57′) is freely mounted on said first end of the arbour (53, 53′).
US08623227B2	Transmission electron microscope grid and method for making same The present disclosure relates to a method for making a transmission electron microscope grid. The method includes: (a) providing a substrate with a graphene layer on a surface of the substrate; (b) applying a carbon nanotube film structure to cover the graphene layer; (c) removing the substrate, to obtain a graphene layer-carbon nanotube film composite structure; and (d) placing the graphene layer-carbon nanotube film composite structure on a grid.
US08623226B2	Making stacked pancake motors using patterned adhesives A method of making a shaped electrical conductor (610, 630) includes providing a first sheet of metal (319) and applying a first and second thermoplastic adhesive pattern (311, 312) to a first and a second surface thereof. The second pattern is are fully justified with the applied first pattern. The first sheet is etched to remove metal not covered by the patterns so that no metal bridges remain between disconnected coated portions. A second sheet of metal (339) is provided and a third and fourth thermoplastic adhesive pattern (333, 334) is applied to a first and second surface thereof. The third and fourth patterns are fully justified. The second sheet is etched as for the first sheet. Contact regions (315, 335) in the second and third patterns are joined to form electrical contact between the first and second sheets.
US08623223B2	Method using block copolymers for making a master disk with radial binary encoded nondata marks for nanoimprinting patterned magnetic recording disks A method using directed self-assembly of BCPs enables the making of a master disk for nanoimprinting magnetic recording disks that have patterned data islands and patterned binary encoded nondata marks. The method uses guided self-assembly of a BCP to form patterns of sets of radial lines and circumferential gaps of one of the BCP components, which can be used as an etch mask to make the master disk. The sets of radial lines and circumferential gaps can be patterned so as to encode binary numbers. The pattern is replicated as binary encoded nondata marks into the nanoimprinted disks, with the marks functioning as binary numbers for data sector numbers and/or servo sector numbers. If the disks also use a chevron servo pattern, the binary numbers can function to identify groups of tracks associated with the chevron servo pattern.
US08623219B2	Fluid purification level control apparatuses and methods Apparatuses and methods for level control in a fluid purification apparatus. The apparatuses and methods include a fluid purification apparatus and a level sensor that regulates operation of the fluid purification apparatus. The level sensor may further operate a bypass valve or a heater.
US08623212B2	Water treatment and revitalization system and method A system and method are provided in at least one embodiment to filter water through a vortex leading into a disk-pack turbine having an expansion chamber and outlets into a discharge chamber that leads to at least one discharge port. In a further embodiment, the system includes an intake module, a vortex module, a disk-pack module, and a motor for driving the disk-pack turbine. The intake module brings water into the system and routes the water to the vortex module that speeds up the water into a vortex that flows into the disk-pack turbine that discharges into a discharge chamber that leads to at least one discharge port. The disk-pack turbine includes a plurality of disks that are spaced apart forming chambers between the disks that provide at least one passageway between the expansion chamber and the discharge chamber.
US08623210B2	Pore diffusion type flat membrane separating apparatus A pore diffusion type flat membrane separation apparatus X including a plurality of flat membranes 7 and a plurality of flat plate-like supports 1 arranged alternately with each other, each flat membrane 7 defining a plurality of pores and configured to separate a predetermined dispersed substance contained in a solution by a pore diffusion technique, each flat plate-like support 1 having a flow conduit 2 on one or both faces thereof. A ratio between a spatial volume of the flow conduit 2 and a membrane area of the flat membrane 7 is set from 0.04 to 0.4 cm. The flat plate-like support 1 includes, in at least two positions in a lateral face thereof water conduits 3 in communication with the flow conduit 2, so that flow directions of the solution in the flow conduits 2 of upper and lower flat plate-like supports 1 across the flat membrane 7 may be substantially same directions. The flat plate-like support 1 and the flat membrane 7 can be assembled with and disassembled from each other.
US08623208B2	Hollow fiber membrane module and puller used therefor A hollow fiber membrane module and a puller used therefore is disclosed, wherein each individual hollow fiber membrane module can be easily pulled out from a filtering apparatus provided with a plurality of hollow fiber membrane modules if it is required to be replaced or repaired. At this time, the hollow fiber membrane module comprises a hollow fiber membrane; and at least one header to which the hollow fiber membrane is potted, wherein the header includes a first lateral side to which the hollow fiber membrane is potted and a second lateral side opposite to the first lateral side, and wherein an engaging plate is formed at the second lateral side. Also, the puller comprises a main body; and a hooking member, extending from an end of the main body, formed in a shape suitable for being caught in the engaging plate.
US08623206B2	Gravitational filter and liquid purification device A system, that may be portable, for purifying liquid flowing gravitationally from a source/reservoir into a purified liquid receptacle is described. The system includes a housing with a generally horizontal filtering space. More than one liquid inlet disposed at a top portion of the filter is provided as well as one or more liquid outlets disposed at a bottom portion. The liquid flows in a generally lateral direction through the liquid treatment medium. Two or more first walls extending upwardly into the filtering space from a bottom wall thereof and ending with an apex are provided inside the device. One or more second walls downwardly extending into the filtering space from a top wall thereof are also provided. Each of the walls defines a closed path. The first and second walls jointly cause the liquid to flow in a curvilinear flow path from the inlet to the outlet. Apexes of the first walls may be defined such that each apex more distal along the liquid flow path is at a lower level than an apex of a first wall more proximal along the flow path. One or more venting ports may be formed at a top wall portion of the housing for releasing gas from the filter.
US08623205B2	Ballasted anaerobic system A ballasted anaerobic system for treating wastewater including at least one anaerobic treatment reactor. A weighting agent impregnation subsystem is configured to mix weighting agent with the biological flocs to form weighted biological flocs to create a weighted anaerobic sludge blanket in the at least one anaerobic treatment reactor. A weighting agent recovery subsystem is configured to recover the weighting agent from excess sludge and reintroduce the weighting agent to the weighting agent impregnation subsystem.
US08623203B2	Stormwater treatment system A stormwater treatment system includes water treatment media that defines a helical flow path within a conduit. The water treatment media may include a plurality of helical water treatment media components that are constructed and arranged to seal against an inside surface of the conduit. The individual helical water treatment media components may be installed in situ within the conduit when the conduit is positioned within a chamber having an access opening, and periodically removed and replaced by passing the components to the access opening. The components further may have a flexible frame, which allows the water treatment media to dynamically adjust to swelling of the filtration media and other forces that may occur during use. The performance of the system may be adjusted by adjusting the helical pitch of the helical water treatment media components.
US08623201B2	Pool cleaning vehicle having improved logic A swimming pool cleaning vehicle including a housing having a body shell, a frame, and an interior with the housing. The housing having an outlet for releasing air from the shell. The shell being removably attached to the frame, and the frame including a base. The vehicle including a filtration system having a pump motor for pumping pool water through a filtration system, the pump creating a suction force, and the suction force being sufficient to allow the vehicle to climb the pool walls. The vehicle being capable of climbing the pool walls and breaking the surface of the water as it climbs the pool walls. The vehicle including logic for first, initiating vehicle movement, second, shutting off the pump motor, and third, re-starting the pump motor.
US08623199B2	Clay additive for reduction of sulfur in catalytically cracked gasoline Compositions and processed for their use as additives for reducing the sulfur content of FCC gasoline employ a support material having deposited on its surface (a) a first metal component from Group IIB of the Periodic Table and (b) a second metal component from Group III or Group IV of the Periodic Table. The additive composition is preferably made of a montmorillonite clay support containing zinc and gallium, zinc and zirconium. Alternatively, the additive composition includes support material having deposited on its surface a metal component from Group III of the Periodic Table, preferably a montmorillonite clay support containing gallium. The clay is impregnated with the metal(s) using the known incipient wetness method and the dried powdered additive composition is preferably formed into shapes suitable for use in the FCC unit.
US08623198B2	Systems, devices, and methods for improving accuracy of biosensors using fill time Methods for determining a concentration of an analyte in a sample, and the devices and systems used in conjunction with the same, are provided herein. In one exemplary embodiment of a method for determining a concentration of an analyte in a sample, the method includes detecting a presence of a sample in an electrochemical sensor including two electrodes. A fill time of the sample is determined with the two electrodes and a correction factor is calculated in view of at least the fill time. The method also includes reacting an analyte that causes a physical transformation of the analyte between the two electrodes. A concentration of the analyte can then be determined in view of the correction factor with the same two electrodes. Systems and devices that take advantage of the fill time to make analyte concentration determinations are also provided.
US08623197B1	Testing workpiece overcoat A method and apparatus for testing workpiece overcoats is described.
US08623196B2	Nanostructured biosensor containing neuropathy target esterase activity The present invention provides compositions, devices and methods for detecting esterase activity. The present invention also provides devices and methods of detecting esterase inhibitors, for example, organophosphates. In particular, the present invention provides a biosensor comprising Neuropathy Target Esterase (NTE) polypeptides. Further, the present invention relates to medicine, industrial chemistry, agriculture, and homeland security.
US08623195B2	High pressure electrolyser An electrolyser (100) comprising an electrolysis cell stack (101) inside a pressure vessel (115), wherein the first terminal end plate (107a) of the cell stack is integral with one a closed ends of the pressure vessel, thus forming a stationary head (107) of the cell stack equipped with the fluid and electric connections, and the second terminal end plate (108a) of the cell stack is inside the vessel and is free to move in a longitudinal direction in response to thermal expansion or contraction, thus forming a floating head (108) of the stack. The pressure vessel (115) is preferably pressurized using a gaseous product obtained in the process of electrolysis.
US08623191B2	Non-volatile addressable electronic paper with gray level capability A device and method for displaying grey levels on electronic paper is provided. According to various embodiments, a system for electronic paper can include an electret substrate embedded with at least one first capsule containing a first plurality of charged pigment particles and at least one second capsule containing a second plurality of charged pigment particles. The system can further include a first electrode interfacing with one side of the electret substrate and a second electrode interfacing with a second side of the electret substrate. The first plurality of charged pigment particles can move in the direction of one of the first and second electrodes having a polarity that is opposite to that of the first plurality of the charged pigment particles in response to a voltage applied to the first and second electrodes that is greater than a first threshold. The second plurality of charged pigment particles can move in the direction of one of the first and second electrodes having a polarity that is opposite to that of the second plurality of the charged pigment particles in response to a voltage applied to the first and second electrodes that is greater than a second threshold, the second threshold differing from the first threshold.
US08623184B2	Device for supporting a rotatable target and sputtering apparatus It is provided a device for supporting a rotatable target of a deposition apparatus for sputtering material onto a substrate, wherein the device includes a drive unit for rotating the rotatable target; a ring-shaped part connected to the drive unit for attaching the drive unit to the rotatable target; and, a shield for covering the ring-shaped part. The shield is adapted for rotating together with the ring-shaped part and includes a plurality of parts assembled together. Furthermore, a sputtering apparatus and a method for supporting a rotatable target are provided.
US08623183B2	Electrode module An electrode module includes a working electrode, a counter electrode, a reference electrode and a well (container) for retaining an electrolytic solution and is used in electrochemical measuring instruments. This electrode module is produced by integrating the well with at least one of the working electrode, the counter electrode and the reference electrode. This integrated electrode includes a chip-like electrode having a thin membrane of an electrode material formed on the surface of a chip-like base metal. This chip-like electrode is disposed on and integrated with the bottom of the well in a detachable manner. There is provided the compact, low price electrode module of high repetition use efficiency with no need of maintenance and having easy handling.
US08623181B2	Seawater desalinization device A seawater desalinization device includes a container portion and a heat conduction cover covering on the container portion. The container portion defines a receiving chamber and a slot. The receiving chamber is configured for receiving seawater, and the slot is defined around the receiving chamber for receiving fresh water evaporated from the seawater. The heat conduction cover defines a plurality of guiding slots facing the container portion for guiding the fresh water drop into the slot.
US08623180B2	Seawater desalinization system A seawater desalinization system includes a container portion, a heat conduction cover, and a heating device. The container portion defines a receiving chamber and a slot. The heat conduction cover covers on the container portion and seals the receiving chamber and the slot. The container portion is heated by the heating device. The heating device can absorb solar energy to heat the seawater under the dark condition. Therefore, the seawater desalinization system can heat the seawater to obtain fresh water continually.
US08623178B2	Slitting-material slitting apparatus, inkjet paper manufacturing apparatus, method of manufacturing inkjet paper There is provided a slitting-material slitting apparatus including: a rotatable male blade; a female blade that is provided below the male blade; and a wrap section that wraps a slitting-material around the female blade such that the slitting-material makes contact with the female blade on a coated layer side of the slitting-material configured by a support body with a coating layer on the support body harder than the support body; wherein the relative position of the male blade and the female blade are determined such that the male blade slits the slitting-material in a state in which the coating layer is wrapped against the female blade by the wrap section and in contact with the female blade.
US08623177B2	Process for the manufacture of paper products The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of paper, paperboard and cardboard, wherein spray starch is applied to a moving, wet sheet of material and which is characterized in that the starch is sprayed onto the wet sheet of material in powder form by means of one or more nozzle(s).
US08623174B1	Liquid evaporation system with heated liquid A liquid evaporation system for evaporating clean water from a reservoir of wastewater includes a liquid evaporator to evaporate and separate water vapor from the wastewater in a confined space, an air blower to supply air to the liquid evaporator, and a wastewater heating system arranged to collect heat to heat the wastewater in the reservoir.
US08623170B2	Moisture-curing compostion with improved initial strength A composition including: i) at least one moisture-reactive silane-functional polymer which is liquid at room temperature; and ii) at least one silane-functional polyester of formula (I):
US08623169B2	Adhesive system for the direct bonding of a cured polyurethane to crude rubber Adhesive composition usable in particular as an adhesion primer, based on a polyisocyanate compound and a polyester or vinyl ester resin comprising (in particular hydroxyl) functional groups which are reactive towards isocyanate groups of said polyisocyanate, the total number of said isocyanate groups being in excess relative to the total number of said functional groups of the polyester or vinyl ester resin. The polyisocyanate compound is preferably a diisocyanate, the resin is preferably an epoxy vinyl ester resin, in particular novolac- and/or bisphenol-based. Said composition is usable, as an adhesion primer, in combination with a secondary adhesion layer preferably based on a polyvinylpyridine/stirene/butadiene elastomer and a polyester or vinyl ester resin. Use of such an adhesive system for bonding a cured polyurethane to an uncured diene elastomer composition, in particular in the manufacture of rubber articles consisting of ground contact systems for motor vehicles, in particular pneumatic or non-pneumatic tires.
US08623166B2	Flexographic application of adhesive dispersions A method of forming on a substrate an adhesive region that includes an adhesive composition employs steps of: a) applying a dispersion of the adhesive composition in a solvent to an anilox roller on a flexographic press, said adhesive composition comprising an adhesive polymer; b) contacting the anilox roller with a flexographic plate to transfer a portion of the dispersion thereto, said flexographic plate comprising an adhesive application region having a shape substantially matching that of the adhesive region on the substrate; c) contacting the flexographic plate with the substrate to transfer the dispersion to the substrate; and d) drying the dispersion on the substrate to form the adhesive region.
US08623165B2	Device and method for fixing a component in position on a component carrier A device for fixing a component (4) in position on a component carrier (6) using a radiation-curing adhesive agent (8), in which case the radiation (30, 32) for curing the adhesive agent (8) located between the component carrier (6) and the component (4) is laterally introducible; as well as a method for fixing a component (4) in position in a component carrier (6) using an adhesive bond.
US08623163B2	Method for making touch panel A method for making a touch panel is disclosed. A substrate having a surface including a touch-view area and a trace area is provided. An adhesive layer is applied on the surface of the substrate. A carbon nanotube layer is placed on the adhesive layer. The adhesive layer is solidified. The carbon nanotube layer and the adhesive layer on the trace area are removed to expose the trace area. An electrode and a conductive trace are formed on the trace area.
US08623162B2	Fabricating method of flexible display A fabricating method of a flexible display device includes forming first and second jig substrates that have a first groove and a second groove formed in a lower part of an edge of the first groove; spreading an adhesive over the second groove; fixing first and second flexible substrates to the first groove and the adhesive; fabricating an upper array substrate on the first flexible substrate and a lower array substrate on the second flexible substrate; bonding the upper array substrate to the lower array substrate and injecting a liquid crystal; and peeling the first and second flexible substrates from the first and second jig substrates.
US08623155B2	Metastable beta-titanium alloys and methods of processing the same by direct aging Metastable beta titanium alloys and methods of processing metastable β-titanium alloys are disclosed. For example, certain non-limiting embodiments relate to metastable β-titanium alloys, such as binary β-titanium alloys comprising greater than 10 weight percent molybdenum, having tensile strengths of at least 150 ksi and elongations of at least 12 percent. Other non-limiting embodiments relate to methods of processing metastable β-titanium alloys, and more specifically, methods of processing binary β-titanium alloys comprising greater than 10 weight percent molybdenum, wherein the method comprises hot working and direct aging the metastable β-titanium alloy at a temperature below the β-transus temperature of the metastable β-titanium alloy for a time sufficient to form α-phase precipitates in the metastable β-titanium alloy. Articles of manufacture comprising binary β-titanium alloys according to various non-limiting embodiments disclosed herein are also disclosed.
US08623152B2	Reduction of entrance and exit marks left by a substrate-processing meniscus A substrate is moved in a linear direction simultaneously between a processing face of an upper proximity head and a processing face of a lower proximity head. As the substrate is moved, a first meniscus of processing liquid is generated between the processing face of the upper proximity head and a top surface of the substrate, and a second meniscus of processing liquid is generated between the processing face of the lower proximity head and a bottom surface of the substrate. The first meniscus has a meniscus protrusion extending in the linear direction in which the substrate is moved and positioned on a trailing side of the first meniscus relative to the linear direction in which the substrate is moved. The meniscus protrusion is centered on the substrate relative to a diameter of the substrate as measured perpendicular to the linear direction in which the substrate is moved.
US08623140B2	System and method for making a film having a matte finish A system and a method for providing a film having a matte finish. The system includes means for providing a coated substrate, the coated substrate comprising a first coatable material applied to a substrate, the coatable material forming a first major surface of the coated substrate; means for changing the viscosity of the first coatable material from a first viscosity to a second viscosity; a face-side roller having an outer surface positioned to contact the first major surface of the coated substrate to impart a matte finish thereon; and optionally, means for hardening the first coatable material. The method of the invention includes the steps of (1) providing a coated substrate comprising a coatable material disposed on a substrate, the coatable material providing a first major surface of the coated substrate; (2) changing the viscosity of the coatable material from the initial viscosity to a second viscosity; (3) contacting the first major surface of the coated substrate with at least one face-side roller to impart a matte finish; and (4) optionally, hardening the coatable material to provide the film.
US08623139B2	Apparatus for producing polycrystalline silicon An apparatus for producing polycrystalline silicon which heats a silicon seed rod in a reactor to which a raw material gas is supplied, and deposits polycrystalline silicon on the surface of the silicon seed rod, includes an electrode extending in a vertical direction to hold the silicon seed rod, an electrode holder having a cooling flow passage circulating a cooling medium formed therein, and inserted into a through-hole formed in a bottom plate of the reactor to hold the electrode, and an annular insulating material arranged between an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole and an outer peripheral surface of the electrode holder to electrically insulate the bottom plate and the electrode holder from each other.
US08623138B2	Crystal growth apparatus A group-III nitride crystal growth method comprises the steps of: a) preparing a mixed molten liquid of an alkaline material and a substance at least containing a group-III metal; b) causing growth of a group-III nitride crystal from the mixed molten liquid prepared in the step a) and a substance at least containing nitrogen; and c) creating a state in which nitrogen can be introduced into the molten liquid prepared by the step a).
US08623137B1	Method and device for slicing a shaped silicon ingot using layer transfer A method for slicing a shaped silicon ingot includes providing a single crystal silicon boule characterized by a cropped structure including a first end-face, a second end-face, and a length along an axis in an <100> crystallographic direction substantially vertically extending from the first end-face to the second end-face. The method further includes cutting the single crystal silicon boule substantially through an {110} crystallographic plane in parallel to the axis to separate the single crystal silicon boule into a first portion with a first surface and a second portion with a second surface. Additionally, the method includes exposing either the first surface of the first portion or the second surface of the second portion and performing a layer transfer process to form a single crystal silicon sheet from either the first surface of the first portion or from the second surface of the second portion.
US08623136B1	Asymmetrical wafer configurations and method for creating the same The present invention consists of a method for imparting asymmetry to a truncated annular wafer by either rounding one corner of the orientation flat, or rounding one corner of a notch. This novel method of rounding corners impart a visual and/or tactile asymmetry which can be utilized by a person in order to differentiate between the two different sides of the wafer. This inventive wafer design and method for making an asymmetric wafer is especially useful in the field of semiconductor technology and may be used on sapphire crystal wafers or any other class of wafer.
US08623131B2	Surface treatment agent and surface treatment method Provided are a surface treatment agent that can effectively suppress pattern collapse of an inorganic pattern or resin pattern provided on a substrate, a surface treatment method using such a surface treatment agent, as well as a surface treatment agent that can carry out silylation treatment to a high degree on the surface of a substrate, and a surface treatment method using such a surface treatment agent. A surface treatment agent is used that is employed in hydrophobization treatment of a substrate surface and includes a silylation agent containing at least one compound having a disilazane structure and a solvent containing a five- or six-membered ring lactone compound.
US08623123B2	CO2 absorption from gas mixtures using an aqueous solution of 4-amino-2,2,6,6-tetramethyl piperidine CO2 is absorbed from a gas mixture by bringing the gas mixture into contact with an absorbent that comprises water and at least one amine of the formula (I), wherein R1 and R2, independently of each other, are hydrogen or an alkyl group. According to the invention, absorption media comprise sulfolane or an ionic liquid in addition to water and an amine of the formula (I). A device according to the invention for removing CO2 from a gas mixture comprises an absorption unit, a desorption unit, and an absorption medium according to the invention that is conducted in the circuit.
US08623119B2	Compressor lubricant reclaiming process and system A system and method for reclaiming compressor lubricants wherein a gas stream containing a lubricant contaminant is compressed to produce a compressed gas stream containing lubricant, the compressed gas stream being separated to produce a lubricant stream containing contaminant, the lubricant/contaminant stream being sent through a separator wherein the contaminant is separated from the lubricant.
US08623117B2	HVAC air filter monitor with sensor compensation Sensor offsets for an air filter monitor installed in an HVAC system may be determined by measuring a sensor offset differential pressure value across an air filter when substantially no air flow exists through the air filter. The sensor offset differential pressure value obtained at or near zero flow may represent the sensor offset for the air filter monitor. The sensor offset differential pressure value may be used to compensate an un-compensated differential pressure value obtained during flow conditions.
US08623107B2	Gas hydrate conversion system for harvesting hydrocarbon hydrate deposits In one embodiment, a gas hydrate conversion system is provided comprising a floating factory, an appendage for harvesting a gas hydrate from an oceanic hydrate deposit, and one or more storage tanks. The floating factory comprises one or more heat exchange assemblies, one or more heat pump assemblies and an engine. In another embodiment, a method for harvesting hydrocarbon hydrate deposits is provided, the method comprising providing a gas hydrate conversion system; inducing release of methane from an oceanic hydrate deposit; capturing the methane from a primary methane capture zone and/or a secondary methane capture zone; and converting the methane to hydrogen and carbon.
US08623105B2	Fuel additives to maintain optimum injector performance A diesel fuel, diesel fuel additive concentrate and method for improving the performance of fuel injectors for a diesel engine are provided. The diesel fuel includes a major amount of middle distillate fuel; and a reaction product of a hydrocarbyl substituted dicarboxylic acid or anhydride and an amine compound or salt. The amine compound has the formula wherein R is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 15 carbon atoms, and R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and a hydrocarbyl group containing from about 1 to about 20 carbon atoms. The reaction product contains at least one amino triazole group and is present in the fuel in an amount sufficient to improve the performance of diesel fuel injectors.
US08623099B2	System and method for securing data within a storage system According to the present invention, there is provided a system for securing data with a storage system. The system includes at least one storage device. In addition, the system includes a security mechanism for recognizing an attempt to insert or remove the storage device. Moreover, the system includes a management unit to control the insertion and removal of the storage device.
US08623098B2	Systems and method for volitional control of jointed mechanical devices based on surface electromyography Systems and methods for controlling a weight bearing member having at least one powered joint are provided. A system includes a velocity reference module for receiving myoelectric control signals from a user during a non-weight bearing mode for the powered joint and generating a velocity reference for the powered joint based on the myoelectric control signals. The system further includes a volitional impedance module for generating a torque control signal for actuating the powered joint based at least on the velocity reference.
US08623096B2	Double layer surgical prosthesis to repair soft tissue A prosthesis for the treatment of hernias and/or laparoceles via an intraperitoneal route, having a mesh of filaments of non-resorbable and biocompatible polymer material having interstices permitting tissue growth and a sheet of polymer material having barrier properties and low adhesion to sensitive organs and tissues. The sheet is superimposed upon and joined to the mesh so as to form a stratified structure. In particular, the sheet is joined to mesh through a plurality of filaments located alongside each other at a spacing of not more than 5 mm. Each filament has a plurality of attachment sites to the mesh which are not more than 15 mm apart, and each length of filament between two successive attachment sites projects from the surface of the mesh facing sheet and is fused to the sheet.
US08623094B2	Devices and methods for treating defects in the tissue of a living being An implant for deployment in select locations or select tissue for regeneration of tissue is disclosed. The implant comprising collagen and or other bio-resorbable materials, where the implant may also be used for therapy delivery. Additionally, the implant may be “matched” to provide the implant with similar physical and/or chemical properties as the host tissue.
US08623091B2	Distractible intervertebral implant A distractible intervertebral implant configured to be inserted in an insertion direction into an intervertebral space that is defined between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body is disclosed. The implant may include a first body and a second body. The first body may define an outer surface that is configured to engage the first vertebral body, and an opposing inner surface that defines a rail. The second body may define an outer surface that is configured to engage the second vertebral body, and an inner surface that defines a recess configured to receive the rail of the first body. The second body moves in a vertical direction toward the second vertebral body as the second body is slid over the first body and the rail is received in the recess.
US08623089B2	Subchondral treatment of joint pain of the spine Methods for altering the natural history of degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis of the spine are proposed. The methods focus on the prevention, or delayed onset or progression of, subchondral defects such as bone marrow edema or bone marrow lesion, and subchondral treatment to prevent the progression of osteoarthritis or degenerative disc disease in the spine and thereby treat pain.
US08623088B1	Spinal fusion implant and related methods A spinal fusion implant of non-bone construction to be introduced into any variety of spinal target sites. The spinal fusion implant of the present invention includes a top surface, a bottom surface, first and second lateral sides, a proximal (posterior) end and a distal (anterior) end. The spinal fusion implant of the present invention may be used to provide temporary or permanent fixation within an orthopedic target site. To do so, the spinal fusion implant may be introduced into a disc space while locked to a surgical insertion instrument and thereafter employed in the proper orientation and released. Once deposited in the disc space, the spinal fusion implant of the present invention effects spinal fusion over time as the natural healing process integrates and binds the implant.
US08623084B2	Soft intraocular lens A soft intraocular lens is provided, with IRHD hardness thereof being 40 to 60, wherein distance L is in a range of 3.75 mm-4.50 mm, which is a distance from an optical central axis of the optical part to a reference point of a supporting part side edge of the transition part, and an angle θ is in a range of 35°-50°, which is formed by a surface including the optical central axis and a reference point of the supporting part side edge of the transition part, and a surface including the optical central axis and in contact with a tip of the supporting part, with a width of the transition part being larger than a width of the supporting part, and a width Wm of the transition part in a middle of the optical part side edge and the supporting part side edge of the transition part being 1.5 times to 3 times of a width Ws of the supporting part.
US08623080B2	Biologically implantable prosthesis and methods of using the same A method of using a prosthetic heart valve assembly can include implanting a first prosthesis directly into a native annulus. The first prosthesis can have a central longitudinal axis and a first engagement element. The method can also include engaging the first engagement element of the first prosthesis with a second engagement element of a second prosthesis to securely couple the second prosthesis to the first prosthesis. The second prosthesis can have a prosthetic valve. The first engagement element engages the second engagement element by moving the second prosthesis towards the first prosthesis in a direction generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis until the first engagement element engages the second engagement element.
US08623077B2	Apparatus for replacing a cardiac valve A prosthetic heart valve in combination with a delivery assembly that includes a first elongate component that is movably disposed to a second elongate component. The delivery assembly has a temporary valve location relative to the delivery assembly to which the prosthetic heart valve can be releasably mounted in position and a spaced implantation location relative to the delivery assembly to which the prosthetic heart valve can also be releasably mounted in position. The prosthetic heart valve and delivery assembly combination is configurable with movement of the first elongate component relative to the second elongate component from a delivery state with the prosthetic heart valve mounted in the temporary location to an implantation state with the prosthetic heart valve repositioned from the temporary, location to the implantation location so that the prosthetic heart valve can subsequently be deployed from the implantation location.
US08623067B2	Methods and apparatus for luminal stenting Described herein are flexible implantable occluding devices that can, for example, navigate the tortuous vessels of the neurovasculature. The occluding devices can also conform to the shape of the tortuous vessels of the vasculature. In some embodiments, the occluding devices can direct blood flow within a vessel away from an aneurysm or limit blood flow to the aneurysm. Some embodiments describe methods and apparatus for adjusting, along a length of the device, the porosity of the occluding device. In some embodiments, the occluding devices allows adequate blood flow to be provided to adjacent structures such that those structures, whether they are branch vessels or oxygen-demanding tissues, are not deprived of the necessary blood flow.
US08623066B2	Cell seeded expandable body Devices, systems and methods for treating medical conditions using cell therapy via body lumens. Localized delivery is achieved with the use of a stent-like expandable body seeded with cells. The expandable body is expanded to contact at least a portion of the inner walls of the body lumen and the cells, cellular products and/or other therapeutic agents are delivered to the surrounding tissue. The therapeutic benefit provided is dependent on the type of cells used and the features of the expandable body.
US08623062B2	System and method to stablize a spinal column including a spinolaminar locking plate A system adapted to be implanted in a patient to stabilize a spinal column of the patient comprises an anchoring plate having a shape generally conformal with at least a portion of a lamina associated with a targeted vertebra of the spinal column. The anchoring plate is securable to the targeted vertebra by two or more screws. A mounting bracket adapted to receive an secure a rod is connected with the anchoring plate.
US08623059B2	System and method for dynamic vertebral stabilization An intervertebral stabilization device and method is disclosed. The device preferably includes a planar spring enclosed within a housing. The housing is joined to an articulation component at either end, and the articulation components have couplings connectable to anchoring components which are securable to adjacent vertebrae. The planar spring can flex and retract providing relative motion between the adjacent vertebrae. The articulation components are ball and socket joints which allow the entire assembly to flexibly follow the curvature of the spine. A fusion rod with articulation components and couplings at either end may be substituted for the spring device. The couplings enable interchangeability between a fusion rod assembly and spring assembly, so that dynamic stabilization can occur at one vertebral level and fusion at the adjacent vertebral level. An overhung spring assembly with a sideways displaced housing which allows for a shorter pedicle to pedicle displacement is also disclosed.
US08623055B2	Spinous process fusion and orthopedic implants and methods A spinal implant device immobilizes an attached vertebrae through a minimally invasive surgical approach while providing a compartment within the implant for the placement of bone graft or bone graft substitute. The bone graft material fuses the spinous processes and/or lamina portion of bone of the vertebral bone to which the device is attached.
US08623053B2	Method and apparatus for spinal facet fusion A spinal facet fusion implant includes an elongated main body having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis extending between the distal end and the proximal end. The main body has a cross-sectional profile characterized by a primary axis and a secondary axis. At least one stabilizer extends radially outwardly from the main body in the secondary axis. The main body has a length along the primary axis that is less than the combined width of the spinal facets making up a facet joint. The stabilizer has a width that is sized to make a press fit into the gap between the spinal facets making up a facet joint.
US08623051B2	Tissue repair device A tissue repair device includes a closed knotless loop of multifilament flexible material, and a fixation member having a structure that defines a cavity that receives at least a part of the closed loop. The tissue repair device may include a flexible member traversing the loop. The loop may include a portion in which ends of the multifilament flexible material are thermally fused together. The multifilament flexible material may be braided or twisted.
US08623049B2	Soft tissue anchor and methods and apparatus for securing soft tissue An apparatus for anchoring in soft tissue generally includes an elongate tensile member adapted to extend within the interior of soft tissue and a first helical anchor configured for insertion within the interior of the soft tissue. The first helical anchor extends along a lengthwise axis of rotation and includes a proximal coil extending around the axis and a distal coil portion ending in a distal tip. The proximal coil defines an outer diameter adjacent to the distal coil portion, and the distal tip is positioned radially outward of the outer diameter. A drive member is coupled with the first helical anchor such that the drive member may be used to rotate the first helical anchor into the soft tissue.
US08623042B2	Artificial gastric valve An apparatus and method are disclosed for treating overweight and obese patients by applying a restrictive Artificial Gastric Valve (AGV) on part of the stomach. The apparatus includes a mechanism to control the opening of the AGV automatically on demand, dynamically and progressively. The controlled opening of the AGV inside the stomach controls and regulates the flow of food.
US08623038B2	Re-treatment for ophthalmic correction of refraction A planning device generating control data for a treatment apparatus for refraction-correcting ophthalmic surgery is provided, said apparatus using a laser device to separate a corneal volume, which is to be removed for correction, from the surrounding cornea by at least one cut surface in the cornea of an eye, said planning device comprising an interface for receiving corneal data including information on pre-operative cuts which were generated in a previous ophthalmic operation, and computing means for defining a corneal cut surface which confines the corneal volume to be removed, said computing means defining the corneal cut surface on the basis of the corneal data and generating a control dataset for the corneal cut surface for control of the laser device.
US08623036B2	Magnamosis A magnamosis system for auto-anastomosing a region of the body using implants with magnetic members that may be individually delivered to different locations in the body. The implants with their magnetic members have a mating surface and polar alignment that generates an attractive force to compress tissue in the region between them. The tissue in the region necroses as a result of the compressive force such that tissue surrounding the necrosed tissue heals together to form an anastomosis.
US08623032B2	Superelastic suture passing devices and methods An embodiment of the invention includes a surgical device for passing suture through soft tissue. The surgical device can include at least one elongate superelastic member having a thickness and having a first resting configuration that defines at least one curve having a first radius of curvature greater than or equal to 3 times the thickness of the superelastic member. The surgical device also can include a thermally formed opening in the superelastic member, the opening adapted to receive at least one strand of suture. Moreover, the surgical device can include a superelastic member adapted to be straightened into a second configuration having a second radius of curvature larger than the first radius of curvature.
US08623031B2	System and method for transplantation of dermal tissue A dermal tissue transplantation system combining a tissue particle harvester, a tissue particle collector, and a chambered dressing. The system provides a harvester capable of harvesting tissue from a donor site on the order of about 100 microns. The integrated tissue particle collector provides a means for collecting the harvested tissue for in situ cultivation in a chambered dressing at the wound site.
US08623030B2	Robotic arthroplasty system including navigation A system for performing surgery on a joint. The system includes a robotic subsystem and a navigation subsystem. The navigation subsystem provides the robotic subsystem, during the surgery, with information relating to positions of the bones associated with the joint thereby enabling separate tracking of the bones when the bones move during the surgery. The robotic subsystem includes a base, a plurality of arms, and a cutting tool. The navigation subsystem may include a plurality of locating devices.
US08623027B2	Ergonomic surgical instruments A surgical instrument handle assembly includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. A proximal opening is formed at the proximal end of the housing. A distal opening is formed at the distal end of the housing. The proximal and the distal openings define a longitudinal axis. A handle extends downwardly from the longitudinal axis. The handle defines a proximal contact surface, a saddle surface, and a stabilization tail. A trigger is pivotally attached to the housing and is pivotally moveable relative to the handle.
US08623025B2	Delivery apparatus and methods for vertebrostenting The invention relates to a systems, devices and methods of delivering and deploying a stent into a curvilinear cavity within a vertebral body or other bony or body structure. In some instances, a system can include an elongate shaft for delivering a self-expanding, cement-directing stent. The elongate shaft can include at least one of an inner shaft, an outer shaft, a tubular sheath, a flexible guidewire, and an internal polymer extrusion. A rotational handle can be used to control movement of the elongate shaft. The rotational handle can incorporate one or more pins in slots associated with each of the components (e.g., inner shaft, outer shaft, and tubular sheath), such that upon rotation of the handle, the pins are forced to move in the direction of their respective slots.
US08623020B2	Vertebral staples and insertion tools Implantable vertebral staples and tools for use with the same are provided. In general, an exemplary vertebral staple according to the present invention includes a staple body having at least one long spike formed thereon for allowing rotation of the body when the long spike is partially inserted in bone. The staple body can also include one or more short spikes formed thereon and adapted to prevent rotation of the body when the long and short spikes are fully inserted into bone. The present invention also provides an inserter tool that can be used to implant the vertebral staple, and also a drill guide that can be used, preferably in combination with the inserter tool, to drill holes through the bone in alignment with one or more holes formed in the vertebral staple.
US08623017B2	Open vessel sealing instrument with hourglass cutting mechanism and overratchet safety An open electrosurgical forceps includes a pair of first and second shaft members each having a jaw member disposed at its distal end. The jaw members are movable from a first position in spaced relation relative to one another to a subsequent position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue. Each of the jaw members includes an electrically conductive scaling plate for communicating electrosurgical energy through tissue. A curved knife channel is defined along the length of one of the jaw members and is dimensioned to reciprocate a cutting mechanism. An actuator selectively advances the cutting mechanism from a first position proximal to tissue held between the jaw members to a subsequent position distal to tissue held between the jaw members. The cutting mechanism includes a generally hourglass-shaped flexible blade having a mutually aggregating notch.
US08623015B2	Methods and devices for removing omental tissue The invention relates to a method of treating obesity, insulin resistance and co-morbidities of these conditions by removing tissue from the abdomen. More specifically, it relates to a method of removing abdominal fat and omentum to which the fat is attached, in order to improve health. The invention includes a device for safely removing this tissue material.
US08623009B2	Endoscopic gastric bypass defect repair The invention relates to systems or kits and methods for repairing defects in gastric bypass operations, e.g., methods of closing intragastric fistulas (18, 20) and dilated gastrojejunal anastomoses. In various embodiments, an endoscopic suturing device (23) is inserted through a patient's mouth, down through the esophagus, and positioned in the region of the defect, e.g., fistula. Adjacent tissue is then acquired, e.g., by vacuum, and one or more stitches are placed through the tissue and tightened to at least partially close the fistula, forming a suture line. One or more reinforcing clips (30) and sealant (32) can be endoscopically applied to the suture line.
US08623008B2	Adapter device An adapter is provided for a power connection element between a handle and an electrosurgical instrument to be attached to it. This provides an adapter that makes it possible to reduce organizational effort and costs in the production of electrosurgical instruments with monopolar electrodes. To this end, the adapter includes an insulating portion for adapting an insulating section of the power connection element and an electrically conductive portion for adapting at least one electrically conductive section of the power connection element. The insulating portion and the electrically conductive portion are configured in such a way that the insulating section and the electrically conductive section have their dimensions increased.
US08623007B2	Electrosurgical generator to ablation device adaptor An electrosurgical system is provided that includes an electrosurgical generator configured to output a first electrosurgical waveform and a probe configured to deliver a second electrosurgical waveform to tissue. The system also includes an adapter coupled between the electrosurgical generator and the probe and operable to convert the first electrosurgical waveform to the second electrosurgical waveform. The adapter includes a step down transformer configured to convert the first electrosurgical waveform to the second electrosurgical waveform.
US08623004B2	Method for determining proximity relative to a critical structure A system for determining proximity of a surgical device relative to an anatomical structure includes at least one surgical device having a sensor assembly operably coupled to a processing unit and configured to transmit at least one electrical signal generated by the processing unit through a target anatomical structure to elicit a measurable response from the target anatomical structure. The processing unit is configured to calculate a signature property value of the target anatomical structure based on the measurable response. The processing unit is configured to identify the target anatomical structure based on a comparison between the signature property value and at least one other signature property.
US08622999B2	Clutch mechanism A clutch mechanism for use with a carrier of a linear drive device includes a housing, a first gear, and a first clutch arrangement. The first gear coupled to the housing and has gear teeth to engage a threaded shaft of a linear drive device . Rotation of the shaft causes the housing to move along the shaft in a first mode of operation. The first clutch arrangement prevents substantial rotation of the first gear. The first gear permits rotation of the first gear with respect to the housing. The housing can be manually moved along a length of the shaft, in a second mode of operation, by exerting a force on the housing. The rotational force applied to the first gear through the interaction of the threaded shaft and the gear teeth exceeds the first threshold.
US08622998B2	Automated catheter length determination for implantable fluid delivery device Disclosed are methods and systems for automatically estimating the length of an implantable catheter by measuring the pressure decay response to pumping fluid through the catheter. The decay time for a unit fluid pressure pulse generated within the catheter is proportional to the catheter length, i.e. as the catheter length increases so does the decay time. The catheter length can therefore be estimated based on, e.g., the decay time of the pressure pulse. The estimated catheter length can also be analyzed to determine if it is representative of the actual catheter length, or, e.g., is affected by one or more catheter malfunctions including cuts and occlusions. Systems for automatically estimating the catheter length include an implantable catheter, a pumping mechanism, a pressure sensor configured to measure pressure within the catheter, and a processor that calculates the catheter length from a pressure pulse measured while delivering fluid through the catheter.
US08622995B2	Method for delivery of antimicrobial to proximal end of catheter Systems, methods, and articles for delivering an antimicrobial composition into the lumen of a trans-dermal catheter and to proximal elements of the transdermal catheter are disclosed. In an embodiment, the system comprises an elongate member configured for insertion into a lumen of a catheter, the elongate member containing an antimicrobial. In an alternative embodiment, an antimicrobial composition placed on an interior surface a cap element, and transfers antimicrobial to the exterior of the proximal end of the transdermal catheter.
US08622992B2	Devices and methods for perfusion therapy Devices, methods, and assemblies for perfusion therapy including cerebral perfusion therapy such as those for use in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. The treatment includes delivery of blood to or about the vicinity of a thrombus site.
US08622990B2	Activity sensing techniques for an infusion pump system Some embodiments of a wearable infusion pump system can include a pump device having a drive system to dispense a medicine to a user, an activity sensor that detects a possible change in an activity level of the user, and a controller to activate the drive system to dispense the medicine to the user. The controller device can query the user to indicate whether a detected activity level of the user represents an actual change in the activity level of the user. The controller device can alter the medicine dispensing schedule based on the user indicated changes in activity level.
US08622987B2	Chemistrode, a plug-based microfluidic device and method for stimulation and sampling with high temporal, spatial, and chemical resolution A method for sampling and/or introducing a matter to an environment comprises introducing a first array of plugs through a first microchannel of a device into an exchange region of the device in which mass transport between the environment and the plug fluid of at least one plug in the first array of plugs occurs and a second array of plugs is formed. The exchange region is in fluid communication with the first microchannel. The method further comprises directing the second array of plugs into a second microchannel downstream of and in fluid communication with the exchange region.
US08622984B2	Disposable undergarment and related manufacturing equipment and processes This invention pertains to a three dimensional disposable panty, subassemblies of the panty, and an apparatus and methods for making the panty and subassemblies. The panty is designed to hold a primary absorbent sanitary pad. The panty may have elasticized leg and waist openings and be stretchable about the hip and stomach regions of a user. the panty provides backup protection to control egress of fluids that leak or seep around or through the primary sanitary pad. The panty includes a secondary absorbent positioned in the crotch area and extending into the body of the disposable panty, front and back, and preferably over the leg elastics to trap, inside the panty, leakage from the primary absorbent, and to prevent strike through onto e.g. outer clothing and bed linen. The apparatus and methods facilitate assembling leg elastics and crotch elastics into the panty subassemblies while assembling a series of panty subassemblies in a continuous web structure at a constant, or relatively constant, continuous and efficient speed.
US08622981B2	Modular wound treatment apparatus with releasable clip connection Apparatus (200) for the application of topical negative pressure therapy to a user of the apparatus (200) is described together with a method for protecting said apparatus (200) when subjected to abnormal stresses, the apparatus (200) comprising a device (202) and a waste canister (204) releasably connected thereto wherein the device (202) and waste canister (204) are connected together by clip means (222), said clip means (222) being subject to failure upon application of abnormal stresses thereby permitting separation of the device (202) and waste canister (204).
US08622977B2	Carrier for injecting a product into the human body The invention relates to a carrier for injecting a filler product, in particular for microplasty or lipo-reconstruction, comprising a semi-rigid tubular needle (2) having a longitudinal axis with a closed hemispherical distal end and a proximal end (3) for connecting to an injection device, said needle having an inner tubular surface defining an inner transverse cross-section and an outer tubular surface defining an outer transverse cross-section, wherein at least one output side opening (11) is formed in the needle in the vicinity of the distal end. According to the invention, at least one output side opening (11) is defined by a peripheral edge (12) with a rounded connection profile free of any protruding edge, between the inner and outer surfaces of the needle, and the wall of the needle (1) has a thickness, from the proximal end (3) and over a predetermined length of the needle, which is greater than the thickness of the needle which is constant up to the distal end.
US08622976B2	Systems and methods for infusion of fluids using stored potential energy and a variable flow resistor Systems and methods for infusion of fluids using stored potential energy and a variable flow resistor. In one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an infusion device that includes a plunger situated within a vessel so as to define a chamber within which a volume of fluid can be accommodated between a downstream surface of the plunger and the vessel. The infusion device further includes an outflow path through which the fluid in the chamber can be dispensed upon displacement of the plunger by a force acting thereon. A variable flow resistor is situated within the outflow path and is configured to allow a substantially constant fluid flow rate from the vessel to be maintained as the force acting on the plunger decreases.
US08622975B2	Magnetic safety needle assembly A safety needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub; a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end formed for insertion into a patient; a shield moveable relative to the hub from a first position, where the shield covers the distal end of the needle, to a second position, where the distal end of the needle is exposed and not covered by the shield; a first magnetic element fixed to the hub; and, a second magnetic element fixed to the shield. The first and second magnetic elements are configured so as to define a repulsive force therebetween which urges the first and second magnetic elements apart. The repulsive force urges the shield towards the first position. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a safety needle assembly may be provided which includes a minimal number of parts, without sacrificing reliability.
US08622974B2	Plunger-driven feeding tube delivery device and methods A plunger-driven delivery device for use with a feeding tube for delivering an ingestible material to a user is provided. The delivery device includes a device body having a first chamber, a second chamber and an exit orifice through which the ingestible material is delivered to the feeding tube. A first plunger is disposed in the first chamber, and a second plunger is disposed in the second chamber. The delivery device can be provided with the ingestible material disposed in the first chamber and a flushing liquid disposed in the second chamber. The delivery device is operable to provide sequential delivery first of the ingestible material and then the flushing liquid into the feeding tube. In some embodiments, a mechanical interlock is disposed between the first and second plungers to prevent use of the second plunger until the first plunger has been depressed. In additional embodiments, a first passage is defined between the first chamber and the exit orifice and a second passage is defined between the second chamber and the exit orifice. The second passage has a longer passage length than the first passage, allowing delivery of the ingestible material into the feeding tube before the flushing liquid is ejected from the delivery device. A method of delivering an ingestible material to a user through a feeding tube is also provided.
US08622972B2	Peripheral catheter assembly and method of using it A peripheral catheter assembly having a hollow catheter hub, a female proximal end, a distal end provided with a catheter tube, at least one infusion port located between the distal and proximal ends, a hollow needle module that includes a needle held by a male socket arranged to sealingly engage the female proximal end, and a sealing member engaged inside the catheter hub which serves for facilitating venipuncture without unintended splashing of blood. A sealing valve that includes a septum seal having a weakened portion surrounded by deflectable septum walls, and a hollow tubular extension which protrudes towards a free end from the periphery of the septum seal and extends inside the catheter hub past the infusion port towards the distal end of the catheter hub provide a self-closable sealing member which provide the physician the freedom to leave the patient when the needle module is retracted.
US08622968B2	Gastrostomy tube extension device A gastrostomy tube extension device which can facilitate the insertion or removal operation in and from the patient, and increase the simplicity of manufacture. A gastrostomy tube extension device for inserting or taking out the gastrostomy tube into/from the patient includes a rod, a fixing member, and an engaging member. The rod is formed of a rod-shaped member with engaging stepped portions. The fixing member is capable of moving along the longitudinal direction of the rod, and an engaging projection which can be fixed to the tube member is formed on the peripheral surface of the fixing member. The engaging member includes a lower engaging portion engageable with the engaging projection and an upper engaging portion which is engageable with the engaging stepped portion This assembly allows the extension to be locked.
US08622966B2	Operating an infusion pump system Some embodiments of a medical infusion pump system include a pump device having a cap device that mates with a pump housing to retain a medicine cartridge therein. In addition to retaining the medicine cartridge in the pump housing, the cap device may perform a number of preparatory functions or safety functions. In addition or in the alternative, some embodiments of the pump device may include a drive system that advances a piston rod to dispense medicine to the patient in a safe and energy efficient manner.
US08622964B2	Method for drug delivery to animals A method for delivering a fluid to an animal with a drug delivery device without causing contamination to the drug delivery device. The drug delivery device used by the method may comprise a fluid subsystem with a switching device, disposable syringes, fluid reservoirs, disposable tubing, and a catheter. In one embodiment, the method allows a user to deliver multiple drugs to an animal without contaminating the valves that control the flow of fluid.
US08622962B1	Safety syringe and method for using the same A safety syringe that effectively prevents the administration of an injection in excess of a maximum injection pressure, and that provides a clear, immediate tactile feedback to the practitioner each time a maximum injection pressure is exceeded. The practitioner is provided a predetermined number of attempts to inject fluid without exceeding the maximum injection pressure, each time receiving a direct tactile feedback in the form of a ratcheting click within the plunger assembly of the syringe. After a final attempt, the next over-pressure event causes a disconnect between the thumb plate of the syringe and the piston that engages the fluid within the syringe barrel, positively prevent a potentially harmful injection. In an illustrative embodiment, the plunger assembly includes a distal portion connected to the piston and a proximal portion, connected to the thumb plate.
US08622958B2	Safety needle with lockout mechanism A safety needle is provided which includes blocking structure to maintain a sharp tip of a needle safely within a housing and prevent re-advancement of a needle from a safety needle housing. The safety needle includes flexible blocking members positioned on an inner needle assembly which are configured to engage an outer housing after the needle assembly has been fully retracted within the outer housing.
US08622956B2	Injection device with simplified stopper retention An injection device including a volume for accommodating a product for administration, a piston for acting upon the product within the volume, and a stopper which can be arranged between an end of the piston facing the product and the product within the volume, wherein the piston includes a piston head configured to be sealed in a gas-tight manner, the piston head being separate from the stopper such that a negative pressure or vacuum region can be developed between the piston head and the stopper.
US08622955B2	Methods and apparatuses for detecting medical device acceleration, temperature, and humidity conditions An ambulatory medical device for detecting acceleration, temperature, and/or humidity conditions in or around the medical device is provided. The medical device includes one or more acceleration, thermal, and/or humidity sensors which detect acceleration, temperature, and/or humidity conditions in or around the medical device. In response to detected conditions, the medical device may, among other things, alter the operation of the device, provide an alarm or warning to the user, or transmit data about the detected conditions to another device.
US08622954B2	Relay device for transferring information between a sensor system and a fluid delivery system A relay device transfers information between a sensor system, which measures a physiological characteristic level of a user, and a fluid delivery system, which infuses a fluid into a user. The relay device includes a sensor system receiver for receiving communications from the sensor system in a sensor system format. The relay device also includes a processor for processing the communications from the sensor system and converting the communications for transmission in a delivery system format. The relay device further includes a delivery system transmitter for transmitting the converted communications in the delivery system format to the fluid delivery system. The sensor system and delivery system formats may utilize different frequencies and/or different communication protocols for communications transmitted between the sensor system and the fluid delivery system through the relay device.
US08622951B2	Controlling a phacoemulsification system based on real-time analysis of image data A design for dynamically adjusting parameters applied to a surgical instrument, such as an ocular surgical instrument, is presented. The method includes detecting surgical events from image data collected by a surgical microscope focused on an ocular surgical procedure, establishing a desired response for each detected surgical event, delivering the desired response to the ocular surgical instrument as a set of software instructions, and altering the surgical procedure based on the desired response received as the set of software instructions.
US08622947B2	Ankle support with splint and method of using same According to one embodiment, an orthopedic support for supporting a portion of a wearer's anatomy is provided. For example, the orthopedic support may be an ankle brace comprising a sheet of flexible material configured to at least partially enclose a wearer's ankle and a splint coupled to the sheet of material. The splint is configured to be positioned on a medial side of the wearer's ankle when the sheet of material is secured on the wearer's ankle and includes an undulating profile configured to conform to at least a portion of the medial side of the wearer's ankle and resist inversion of the ankle.
US08622941B2	Hand-held massage device A hand-held massage device comprises: a control handle, a first engaging member, a second engaging member, a gripping section, a casing, a rotation disk and a massage member. The massage device requires no electricity and has a convenient size, which is highly portable for the user.
US08622937B2	Controlled high efficiency lesion formation using high intensity ultrasound An ultrasound system used for both imaging and delivery high intensity ultrasound energy therapy to treatment sites and a method for treating tumors and other undesired tissue within a patient's body with an ultrasound device. The ultrasound device has an ultrasound transducer array disposed on a distal end of an elongate, relatively thin shaft. In one form of the invention, the transducer array is disposed within a liquid-filled elastomeric material that more effectively couples ultrasound energy into the tumor, that is directly contacted with the device. Using the device in a continuous wave mode, a necrotic zone of tissue having a desired size and shape (e.g., a necrotic volume selected to interrupt a blood supply to a tumor) can be created by controlling at least one of the f-number, duration, intensity, and direction of the ultrasound energy administered. This method speeds the therapy and avoids continuously pausing to enable intervening normal tissue to cool.
US08622935B1	Elongated surgical manipulator with body position and distal force sensing An elongated surgical manipulator apparatus and method of operating enables determination of the shape of a flexible portion of the elongated surgical manipulator and/or the location of an arbitrary point thereon, as well as a measure of a contact force exerted on a distal portion of the manipulator. A plurality of fiber optics are operatively coupled with the manipulator, each of the fiber optics including a plurality of fiber Bragg gratings for determination of the shape and/or position. Each of the fiber optics further includes a fiber optic strain gauge such as a Bragg grating or a Fabry-Perot resonator at a distal portion of the elongated surgical manipulator that is isolated from the strain associated with the bending of the manipulator. The fiber optic strain gauges at the distal portion may thus be used to detect a force vector (magnitude and direction) imposed on the distal portion.
US08622934B2	Guidewire with two flexible end portions and method of accessing a branch vessel therewith A guidewire having flexible or floppy proximal and distal end portions is used for percutaneously accessing a branch vessel through a deployed prosthesis having at least one fenestration near an ostium of the branch vessel. The prosthesis is delivered and deployed via a first percutaneous access site. The guidewire extends over the outside surface of the deployed prosthesis and extends through the at least one fenestration. The flexible distal end portion is snared via a second percutaneous access site and is pulled in a direction towards the second percutaneous access site until the flexible proximal end of the guidewire is located adjacent to the branch vessel. A guide catheter is then advanced over the guidewire until it cannulates the branch vessel. The flexible proximal end of the guidewire may then be advanced into the branch vessel and used for delivery of a branch vessel prosthesis.
US08622933B2	Medical guidewire There is provided a medical guidewire which reduces the resistance with a curved guiding catheter, and has improved durability that can keep the resistance reduced for a long time. A core shaft of the medical guidewire has a second cylindrical part, with a smaller diameter than that of a coiled body, on a proximal end side of the coiled body. This second cylindrical part is coated with a hydrophilic material. Further, the hydrophilic material coated on the second cylindrical part has a larger thickness than a hydrophilic material coated on the coiled body.
US08622929B2	Means for sampling animal blood A device (1410) for collecting a blood sample from an animal has a holder for holding a sampling media (1456), one or more spikes (1418) that first pass through the sampling media (1456) and penetrate into the flesh of the animal to create a puncture site to allow blood emerging from the site to be collected by the sampling media (1456) during and/or after penetration of the flesh. The device has a retainer (1427) for temporarily retaining the device (1410) on the animal whilst blood is collected and for allowing the device (1410) to be removed from the animal substantially intact for subsequent removal of the sampling media (1456) from the device.
US08622928B2	Needle assembly for use with a biopsy device A needle assembly comprises an outer cannula and an inner cannula. The outer cannula and the inner cannula have complementary tissue receiving apertures. A tissue piercing tip is secured relative to one or both of the inner cannula or the outer cannula. A cutter is slidably disposed in the inner cannula. The cutter is configured to sever tissue protruding through the transverse apertures. A hub releasably secures at least part of the needle assembly relative to the body of a biopsy device.
US08622926B2	Tetherless biopsy device A biopsy device comprises a body, a needle, and a cutter operable to sever tissue protruding through a lateral aperture of the needle. A vacuum pump is in fluid communication with the cutter. A fluid pump is in fluid communication with the needle. A fluid pump actuation assembly is operable to actuate the fluid pump to deliver a bolus of fluid to the needle based on movement of the cutter. A valve assembly responsive to cutter movement is operable to selectively couple the needle with the fluid pump, couple the needle with atmospheric air, or seal the needle relative to the fluid pump and atmospheric air. The fluid from the fluid pump and atmospheric air cooperate with the vacuum to urge severed tissue samples proximally through the cutter. Components operable to actuate the cutter and the fluid pump include coaxial lead screws having different pitch diameters.
US08622924B2	Needle tip for biopsy device A biopsy device includes a body portion, a tip, at least one blade, and a cutter. The cannula defines at least one lumen. The cannula has a transverse aperture configured to receive tissue. The tip is located at the distal end of the cannula, and may include at least two concave surfaces. The blade extends longitudinally from the tip. A second blade may also extend longitudinally from the tip. Blades may be axially staggered relative to the cannula. Blades may also have lengths that differ from one another. In addition, a blade may have a pointed distal end, or may have a curved distal edge. The configuration of the blade and tip may provide reduced force to penetrate tissue. The blade and tip may produce a cut length that is greater than or equal to the length of the outer perimeter of the cannula.
US08622922B2	Body-worn monitor for measuring respiration rate The invention provides a multi-sensor system that uses an algorithm based on adaptive filtering to monitor a patient's respiratory rate. The system features a first sensor which is selected from the group consisting of an impedance pneumography sensor, an ECG sensor, and a PPG sensor; and a motion sensor (e.g., an accelerometer) configured to attach to the patient's torso and measure therefrom a motion signal. The system further comprises (iii) a processing system, configured to operably connect to the first and motion sensors, and to determine a respiration rate value by applying filter parameters obtained from the first sensor signals to the motion sensor signals.
US08622919B2	Apparatus, method, and computer program for detecting a physiological measurement from a physiological sound signal An apparatus is disclosed, comprising a speaker suitable to be applied at a user's ear and enabled to be supplied with an audio signal for rendering; a microphone arranged in vicinity of the speaker to acquire a sound signal from sounds present in the ear of the user; and a signal processor, wherein the signal processor is arranged to subtract the audio signal from the sound signal to provide a physiological sound signal, and the signal processor is further arranged to detect a physiological measurement from the physiological sound signal. A method and a computer program are also disclosed.
US08622918B1	Method for monitoring viability of tissue flaps Methods and apparatus are used to assess the viability of tissue such as flap tissue. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for assessing the viability of flap tissue includes obtaining an oxygen saturation level associated with a first location on the flap tissue, determining whether the oxygen saturation level is less than a first level, and identifying the first location as having a poor blood supply if the oxygen saturation level is less than the first level.
US08622917B2	Electronic sphygmomanometer An electronic sphygmomanometer has a causing unit that causes a constant volume change in a cuff and a causing processing unit for controlling a drive of the causing unit for a period for which a first pressure control (for example, depressurization control) is made so as to execute a process for giving a constant volume change to the cuff. Further, the electronic sphygmomanometer includes a measurement control unit that controls based on a cuff pressure signal measurement of a pulse wave amplitude and a pressure change property with respect to the volume change. The electronic sphygmomanometer includes a correction processing unit that corrects the measured pulse wave amplitude based on the measured pressure change property and a blood pressure calculating unit that calculates a blood pressure value based on the corrected pulse wave amplitude.
US08622909B1	Method of locating the position of a microcalcification in a human breast This invention relates to diagnostic and screening medical ultrasound in general and to ultrasound-stimulated detection and location, Image-based Dynamic Ultrasound Spectrography, Acoustic Radiation Force Imaging, and similar modalities in particular. In this invention, an ultrasound signal is emitted into tissue and the resulting radiation force induces localized lower frequency oscillations, which are then received by various acoustic sensors and analyzed to determine certain features or characteristics of the interrogated region. The sensors can be arranged in the form of a ring, in any random arrangements, or positioned in specifically chosen locations. An ultrasonic imaging and excitation transducer generates certain stimulating signals which are received by the breast tissues and which, if they contact a microcalcification, other target, or any region with sharply different mechanical and visco-elastic properties, will result in reflected, demodulated, or re-radiated signals. These signals will propagate away from the targets and detected by the various receiving sensors.
US08622906B2	Analyte monitoring device and methods of use An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor.
US08622904B2	Use of heat sensitive color changing formula to detect and prevent the onset of decubitus ulcers A method for diagnosing the onset of necrosis, decubiti, and/or decubitus ulcers in the skin of a patient. Included is a topical product accessed in liquid form and applied to the skin. The product displays thermochromic temperature change when the product comes into contact with human skin tissue to identify body parts at risk for tissue necrosis by the color differences.
US08622901B2	Continuous monitoring of stress using accelerometer data In particular embodiments, a method includes accessing data streams from an accelerometer and one or more of a heart-rate monitor, a blood-pressure monitor, a pulse oximeter, or a mood sensor monitoring a person, analyzing data sets collected from the person when the person is engaged in various activities, and determining a current stress index of the person based on the analysis.
US08622897B2	Surgical methods and surgical kits This invention includes surgical retractors that comprise an expandable frame that includes at least two base components, a connector, and at least two retractor blades attached to the expandable frame. Also included are surgical retractors that comprise a housing component that includes a cylindrical portion and a contiguous blade portion, assemblies comprising a surgical retractor assembled to at least one obtruator, illuminated surgical cannulas, and methods of using the same during a surgical procedure.
US08622896B1	Liquid-cooled light source for endoscopy and irrigation/suction and power supply tubing and method thereof A liquid cooled endoscopy unit having plurality of LED light source units integrated into the proximal end of the arthroscope. The LED light source is cooled by the sterile conventional irrigation fluid circulating inside a cooling chamber located in the body of the arthroscope and conveniently capable on demand of emitting UV light for fluorescein endoscopy. The inventive device conveniently incorporate and contains all tubing and power supply cables for the camera and LED light source in a single tubing.
US08622893B2	Medical appliance with a connection and disconnection system for a separable medical instrument A medical appliance including a medical instrument that is separable from an actuator support, the appliance including a connection and disconnection system including a connector carried by the instrument and including a guide for guiding at least one actuator rod retained elastically in the guide by a head, and a coupling endpiece carried by the support and including at least one engagement mechanism that is guided in rotation and that defines a reception setback for receiving the head of the actuator rod. The engagement mechanism is fitted with a rotary coupling member complementary to the rotary coupling member presented by the connector, and the endpiece also presents at least one hook connected to an actuator system.
US08622892B2	In-vivo image acquiring apparatus and in-vivo image acquiring system The in-vivo image acquiring apparatus includes an imaging unit which captures an inside of a subject, a transmission processing unit which wirelessly transmits the image information captured by the imaging unit, a power supply unit which supplies driving power for each unit of the apparatus, and a switching unit which detects an external input and switches a supply state of the driving power from the power supply unit. The apparatus also includes a mode setting unit which sets predetermined operation modes based on information of the external input which is input to the switching unit, and a control unit which controls the operation of each unit of the apparatus according to the operation mode set by the mode setting unit.
US08622891B2	Sexual aid device A sexual aid device to provide increased sexual sensation in either heterosexual or homosexual intercourse characterized by a structure maintaining the male penis in pressure contact with the sensitive members of the female vagina or male anus.
US08622890B1	Flexible multi-configuration female sexual stimulation device The present invention is a female sexual stimulation device to aid in arousal of a female through labial, clitoral, penetrative and “G” spot stimulation The device is flexible and can be formed into any desired multiplicity of shapes such as straight, a question mark, and angular so that the female sexual organ can be penetrated and aroused in different areas. The device includes protrusions to aid in stimulation and also includes a vibrator to further aid in stimulation.
US08622887B2	Sonography guided embryo transfer for in vitro fertilization The present provides novel systems and methods to facilitate embryo transfer, to maximize implantation rates and to improve pregnancy rates resulting from In Vitro fertilization.
US08622886B2	Surgical instrument and method for the treatment of urinary incontinence A surgical assembly including an introducer having a handle portion and a needle portion, and at least a first retaining device extending outwardly therefrom. The assembly also includes first and second sheath elements each having a proximal end, a closed tissue penetrating distal end, a channel extending therein and a side aperture extending into the channel, and an implant having first and second ends coupled to the proximal ends of the sheath elements respectively. Channels of the first and second sheath elements are dimensioned to slidably receive therein through the side aperture the needle portion of the introducer, and for each of the first and second sheath elements when the needle portion of the introducer is so received therein, the peripheral edge of the side aperture is capable of being removably coupled to the retaining device to thereby fixedly secure the sheath element to the introducer.
US08622885B2	Methods and apparatus for aligning antennas of low-powered intra- and extra-oral electronic wireless devices The present invention relates generally to the design and optimal placement of transmitting and receiving directional antennas, a priori, as used in intra-oral to extra-oral (or visa versa) wireless electronic systems regardless of the type and purpose of the data transmitted between the antennas (intra-oral and extra-oral). Systems related to the invention transmit data via electromagnetic radio waves or through an inductive loop coupling such as in stimulating the human hearing nerve (inner ear) via dental bone conduction pathway when operating in “receive mode”. “Send mode” systems related to the invention transmit non-acoustic information or voice data from inside the mouth to a receiver located outside the mouth.
US08622881B1	Conductive member, electrophotographic apparatus, and process cartridge The conductive member has a conductive support and a conductive elastic layer. The elastic layer is a mixture containing an electron conductive agent and a binder polymer, or a cured product thereof, and the electron conductive agent contains a carbon black satisfying the following characteristics: (i) an average primary particle diameter is 20 nm or more and 30 nm or less; (ii) a DBP oil absorption is 40 ml/100 g or more and 70 ml/100 g or less, and the total amount of CO and CO2 generated by temperature programmed desorption/mass spectrometry is 0.30 mass % or more and 0.80 mass % or less with reference to the carbon black; and (iii) the amount of SO2 generated by the temperature programmed desorption/mass spectrometry is 0.05 mass % or more with reference to the carbon black.
US08622879B1	Exercise shoe methods and apparatus Exercise shoe assemblies include a shoe body, at least one support bracket integrated into the shoe body, and a resistance device connected to the support bracket. The resistance device preferably includes a flexible member, and may include a housing from which the flexible member is extracted.
US08622876B2	Rowing simulator Rowing simulators that include a variety of features that provide one or more rowers with a rowing experience that more accurately simulates on-water rowing and/or provide enhanced training feedback. One feature is a rowing station that includes one or two oars each having a vertical-feel emulator implemented as a compliant guide follower that engages a corresponding oar guide during the drive phase of the rowing stroke so as to simulate an oar's engagement with water during on-water rowing. In other embodiments, the vertical-feel emulator is incorporated into an oar support. Other features include: stroke gauges that provide visual feedback on the various phases of a rower's stroke, including the catch phase, drive phase, finish phase, and recovery phase; an oar feathering indicator; and seats linked together for training rowers to row in unison, among others.
US08622864B2	Dual differential semi-active actuator fit for interaction tasks and fast motion The present invention relates a mechanical differential actuator for interacting with a mechanical load. The mechanical differential actuator comprises first and second semi-active sub-actuators, a velocity source and first and second mechanical differentials having three interaction ports each. The first mechanical differential includes a first interaction port coupled to the velocity source, a second interaction port and a third interaction port coupled to the first semi-active sub-actuator. The second mechanical differential includes a first interaction port coupled to the velocity source, a second interaction port and a third interaction port coupled to the second semi-active sub-actuator. Finally, the second interaction ports of the first and second mechanical differentials are coupled together to form an output which is configured so as to be coupled to the load.
US08622858B2	Leaf chain A leaf chain comprises a plurality of links connected together, each of which includes two aligned rollers, at least one first inner plate provided with apertures to pivotally receive the rollers, and two outer plates fixed to the respective rollers and respectively positioned at external sides of the first inner plate. Wherein, two spacers are respectively disposed at both peripheries of the aperture on the first inner plate and annularly disposed on the rollers so as to block a leakage of a lubricant distributed over an interstice formed between each roller and each aperture.
US08622857B2	Inflatable ball with rib structure An inflatable ball includes interconnected first and second half ball bodies. The first half ball body has a first half ball wall with first inner and outer wall surfaces, and a first rib structure formed as one piece with the first half ball wall and projecting from one of the first inner and outer wall surfaces. The first half ball wall has a through hole extending through the first inner and outer wall surfaces, and a first annular connecting edge interconnecting circumferential ends of the first inner and outer wall surfaces. The second half ball body has a second half ball wall with second inner and outer wall surfaces, and a second rib structure projecting from one of the second inner and outer wall surfaces. A valve unit is attached to the first half ball body in connection with the through hole.
US08622853B1	Golf training device A golf training device including a target tee having a ground anchor, a rotating disc, and interchangeable tee heads for providing different tee heights. The interchangeable tee heads are coupled to a resilient member to allow the tee head to pivot and vertically reset itself after repeated impacts from a golf club. The training device includes alignment rods that are releasably attached to the rotating disc to provide golfer stance and body alignment, club face alignment, and ball positioning. The rotating disc is rotated to realign the alignment rods with a new intended target. A T-shaped adaptor is provided to extend alignment rods away from the rotating disc and to assist golfers with putting techniques.
US08622852B2	Low lift golf ball A golf ball having a plurality of dimples formed on its outer surface, the outer surface of the golf ball being divided into plural areas, a first group of areas containing a plurality of first dimples and a second group of areas containing a plurality of second dimples, each area of the second group abutting one or more areas of the first group, the first and second groups of areas and dimple shapes and dimensions being configured such that the golf ball is spherically symmetrical as defined by the United States Golf Association (USGA) Symmetry Rules and such that the first and second groups of areas produced different aerodynamic effects, and the first dimples being of different dimensions from the second dimples.
US08622850B2	Putter head This invention provides a putter head comprising a head body and a face insert mounted on a face surface of the head body. Slits are vertically aligned in multiple stages so as to extend in the face insert in a toe-to-heel direction. A depending portion is provided in the slit on a side of the face surface so as to reduce a vertical dimension of the slit. The slit is filled with a viscoelastic material.
US08622849B1	Golf club head with improved aerodynamic characteristics A driver type golf club head comprising a body having a face, a crown and a sole, wherein the highest point of the crown surface is located within a crown apex zone, and a portion of the crown contour exists above a radius arc of approximately 5.25 inches.
US08622848B2	Interchangeable shaft and club head connection system Disclosed herein is a golf club including a shaft, a club head and several devices for releasably connecting the shaft to the club head.
US08622847B2	Golf club A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head.
US08622842B2	Virtual leash for personal gaming device Methods and systems for providing a virtual leash and command download capabilities on a hand-held personal gaming device (“PGD”) are disclosed. A host gaming system includes a game server configured to generate game seeds having data regarding predetermined game outcomes for various wager based games, and an authentication server configured to establish a virtual leash with a PGD. The virtual leash is adapted to repeatedly authenticate or verify a PGD user, a PGD location, the PGD itself, and/or software codes on the PGD. Included within an associated PGD are a display adapted to display gaming related information, a processor configured to execute gaming related code, and a memory containing a command download of computer code to be executed by the processor. The command download of computer code includes enough code for the PGD to process and display independently a game play based on a game seed.
US08622838B2	Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine A disclosed a player tracking unit provides a multimedia interface with a display and an interface to one or more sound projection devices and a multimedia board for processing digitally formatted program files for output on the multimedia interface. The player tracking unit may provide menus of audio and video programs, such as a menu for a musical jukebox or a menu for a video-on-demand service. Using a “TV-like” interface, a user may be able to select a program to output on the multimedia interface and control playback features of the program.
US08622837B2	Managing game metrics and authorizations Various metrics as may be deployed in an active, passive, or hybrid validation architecture are disclosed. A computing device configured to monitor network game activity may identify an inconsistency between user game data and a particular game metric governing a particular aspect of the network gaming environment. Upon identification of an inconsistency between game data and a game metric, which may indicative of illicit game play, a validation process (e.g., active, passive, and/or hybrid) may be implemented to further confirm the existence of illicit game. Alternatively, an action to maintain integrity of the gaming community may be executed without further confirmation whereby a purportedly illicit game device may be ejected from the network.
US08622833B2	User interface apparatus and operational sensitivity adjusting method A controller interface processor of a user interface apparatus acquires the tilt of a game controller as a rotational value from a sensor built in the game controller. An operation amount determining unit selects a sensitivity characteristic pattern from a plurality of sensitivity characteristic patterns different in the reaction sensitivity of an operation amount with respect to the rotational value in accordance with the width of a range of the rotational value, refers to the selected sensitivity characteristic pattern, and determines the operation amount corresponding to the rotational value acquired.
US08622827B2	Game system and control method of controlling computer used thereof Disclosed is a game system provided with a monitor for displaying and outputting a game screen, a touch panel overlaid upon the monitor, and an external storage device for storing sequence data wherein operation time periods of the touch panel during a game are described. The sequence data includes an object corresponding to a specific operation time period for which the time interval between the following operation time period is to be less than a predetermined value, and display start information for setting a display start time period which is earlier than the following operation time period. In addition, the game system, on the basis of the sequence data, associates a second object separate from a first object corresponding to the following operation time period with the specific operation time period to cause display to start earlier than the following operation time period.
US08622825B2	Mechanically rotating wheel with changeable image A gaming machine includes a gaming machine controller configured to control game play on the gaming machine, and a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to the gaming machine controller. The wheel assembly includes a front portion having an inner surface and at least one projector, wherein the at least one projector is configured to rotate with the wheel assembly and to project an image across at least a portion of the inner surface during game play.
US08622822B2	Gaming machine, gaming information authentication and acquisition device, and gaming information acquisition device A gaming machine includes a gaming operation execution device, a loading device and a processing device. The gaming operation execution device executes gaming operations. The loading device includes a connector for connecting a storage medium which stores gaming information, a program memory for storing an authentication program, and a processor for authenticating the gaming information with the authentication program. The processing device is connected to the loading device and includes a readable and writable memory, a reading unit for reading out the gaming information authenticated by the processor, a writing unit for writing the gaming information to the readable and writable memory, and an operation control unit for controlling the gaming operation execution device.
US08622818B2	Gaming machine and control method thereof The controller of the gaming machine executing processing operations of: (a) determining a magnification of a respective one of plural kinds of colors which are produced in a color displayable manner by means of the multiple color light emitting backlight and then displaying on the display; (b) determining a light emitting color by means of the multiple color light emitting backlight and then controlling light emission in the determined color; and (c) executing a payout of a number which is obtained by multiplying the magnification that corresponds to the color determined in the processing (b), from among the magnifications of the respective colors, the magnifications being determined in the processing (a), for a payment that corresponds to the pattern of the specific symbols.
US08622813B2	Game system and control method of game system, and link system A game system of the present invention serves to: (a) compare a first predetermined count predetermined for first identification information with a reception count of input data, based upon the first identification information included in the input data of a first gaming machine among the plurality of gaming machines, and thereafter, execute a random determination process as to whether or not to award a first prize, in a case where the reception count has reached the first predetermined count; and (b) compare a second predetermined count predetermined for second identification information with a reception count of input data, based upon the second identification information included in the input data of a second gaming machine among the plurality of gaming machines, and thereafter, execute a random determination process as to whether or not to award a second prize, in a case where the reception count has reached the second predetermined count.
US08622812B2	Wagering game with persistent state of game assets affecting other players A gaming system includes a plurality of linked gaming machines, each gaming machine including a display for displaying a plurality of symbols that indicates a randomly selected outcome of a wagering game. The randomly selected outcome is selected from a plurality of outcomes in response to a wager input. Each gaming machine allows a player to achieve a player level from a plurality of player levels. The gaming system further includes a controller linked to the gaming machines. The controller is adapted to permit a certain community-event game from a plurality of community-game events to be played at two or more of gaming machines in response to a conditional state at the gaming machines. The conditional state is a function of the player levels at the gaming machines.
US08622811B1	Wagering game with a guaranteed but variable bonus payout A gaming system and method includes one or more input devices, display devices, processors, and memory devices. The memory device(s) store instructions that, when executed by the processor(s), cause the gaming system to receive an input indicative of a wager for a base wagering game, initiate the base wagering game, initiate a bonus game, and establish a minimum bonus payout threshold for the bonus game. At least one bonus game outcome is determined for the bonus game. An aggregate award is determined for the at least one bonus game outcome. In response to the aggregate award being greater than the minimum bonus payout threshold, the aggregate award is awarded. In response to the aggregate award being less than the minimum bonus payout threshold, the aggregate award is awarded plus a supplemental award. The supplemental award is equal to the difference between the minimum bonus payout threshold and the aggregate award.
US08622810B2	Gaming machine with replacement of runs of symbols containing identical symbols with new identical symbols A gaming machine comprising a processor configured to execute a game displaying a matrix of symbol containing elements having a plurality of rows and a plurality columns; at least one column of said matrix comprising a portion of a simulated rotatable reel of a plurality of said symbol containing elements; said simulated rotatable reel comprising sections of symbol containing elements displaying a plurality of symbols; said simulated rotatable reel including at least one section in which a consecutive run of two or more of said symbol containing elements is populated by a first identical symbol so that, said first identical symbol being used for a first play of said game, a second identical symbol being randomly selected, the first identical symbol being replaced by the second identical symbol in said consecutive run of two or more of said symbol containing elements, said second identical symbol being used for a second play of said game.
US08622807B2	Gaming machine capable of realistically informing of a payout rate The present invention provides a gaming machine that is capable of realistically informing a player of a payout rate, and that is capable of having a variety of entertainment properties by means of a variety of games. The gaming machine is adapted to display a specific symbol that can be employed in place of another symbol, so as to be substituted for any of symbols to be scrolled, by means of random determination, in a bonus game, to thereby able to cause a possibility that a prize to be awarded to a player increases every time a specific symbol is entered and then visually display a state that is indicative of such possible increase.
US08622805B2	Wagering game for awarding positional game modifiers in a plurality of plays A method for conducting a wagering game includes awarding a plurality of positional game modifiers and a plurality of plays of the wagering game. Each play includes a set of assignable positions such that a plurality of sets of assignable positions occur over the plurality of plays, at least some of the assignable positions bearing symbols. The plurality of positional game modifiers are randomly assigned to positions in the plurality of sets of assignable positions. The plurality of plays are displayed on a display device. A processor is used to determine an outcome of each of the plays taking into account any of the positional game modifiers assigned to the positions in the set of assignable positions of each play.
US08622804B2	Gaming machine which is executable rescue process in response to insurance bet and gaming method thereof A gaming machine runs a base game in which symbols 501 are rearranged and a base payout is awarded according to the rearranged symbols 501, when a game value is bet, runs a bonus game in which the symbols 501 are rearranged with a higher payout rate than that of the game and a bonus payout is awarded according to the rearranged symbols 501, if the symbols 501 are rearranged in a predetermined condition in the base game, makes an insurance bet by using at least a part of the bonus payout awarded in the bonus game, determines whether a rescue start condition is established, if the insurance bet has been made, and performs a rescue process if the rescue start condition has been established.
US08622798B2	Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance A method of and system for conducting multiple competitions of skill for a single performance are described herein. User generated competition groups and system generated competition groups allow users to participate in multiple competitions at once based on answering the same questions or making the same selections related to a single event. The users are informed of each competition either via email, text message or when logging into the network via a website. The users select which competitions groups to join. After joining the desired groups, the users then make their selections related to the event which are transmitted to the network where results are tabulated and transmitted back to the users. The results are separated based on each competition group, so that users can continually know where they stand in each separate competition. With multiple competition groups, users are able to have varying success from the same performance in multiple competitions.
US08622797B2	Apparatus and method for recommending roster moves in fantasy sports systems Roster modification recommendations are provided in fantasy sports leagues based on projected statistics of one or more players. Available players or players on other teams can be analyzed according to projected statistics, and the projected statistics can be compared to projected statistics of one or more players on the team. In addition, the projected statistics can be further narrowed based on a specified period of time, desired positions, and/or the like. Based on the comparison, trade or acquisition recommendations can be generated for the team. Other parameters can be utilized in making such recommendations, such as a waiver status of the team, a propensity of a team owner to accept trades, etc. In addition, statistics can be projected for players based on one or more received statistics projections.
US08622796B2	Gaming system that navigates dealer in game advancement and prevents fraud The present invention provides a gaming system that can allow a game to be appropriately advanced even by an inexperienced dealer by way of navigating the dealer in game advancement, thereby allowing fraud to be avoided and cost to be reduced. An image input device, which captures images for displaying to players playing the game at a plurality of stations, captures an image of a side of a game portion on which the dealer is positioned to include card placement areas. Then, a controller performs image recognition processing of comparing image data of the card placement areas captured by the image input device with comparative image data stored in memory. Thereafter, in a case in which image recognition processing results in an image showing a card being included, the score of the card game is calculated based on recognition results of the images showing cards.
US08622794B2	Network dart game system for competition participation and method thereof An apparatus and method for an electronic dart game using an internet communication network, which notifies users of various competitions and provides a method of participating in the various competitions using a plurality of electronic dart game apparatuses connected to an internet communication network without a separate homepage. A method of participating in a competition using a plurality of dart game apparatuses connected with a server through a network including inputting information on players who desire to participate in a competition and information on a competition in which players desire to participate, by using a dart game apparatus; transmitting information including player information and competition information to the server by the dart game apparatus; processing payment by registering that a competition entry fee corresponding to the competition information is paid, by the server; and registering a player as a player participating in the competition, by the server.
US08622790B2	Airflow guide An airflow guide includes a top cover and two side covers. The two side covers are disposed on opposite ends of the top cover. At least one of the two side covers includes a base plate and a sliding plate. The base plate is fixedly connected to the top cover. The sliding plate is slidably connected to the base plate. The sliding plate slides relative to the base plate, such that an air inlet is defined in the at least one of the two side covers.
US08622786B2	Interchangeable sanding system An embodiment of the present invention is directed to a multi-purpose sanding system. The sanding system includes a motor, a drive mechanism in mechanical communication with the motor, and a plurality of interchangeable sanding devices. Each of the interchangeable sanding devices is interchangeably coupleable with the drive mechanism.
US08622784B2	Method for selectively removing portions of an abradable coating using a water jet A method and apparatus for forming raised ridges on the surface of a turbine component having an abradable coating formed on an outer surface thereof which includes a mask having a predetermined pattern of openings therein adjacent the abradable coating on a surface of the turbine component; and a high pressure water jet that has movement relative to the mask so that the high pressure water jet passes along the extent of the openings in the mask and passes through the openings in the mask to remove portions of the abradable coating on the turbine component located beneath the openings in the mask.
US08622783B2	Method and system for controlling chemical mechanical polishing by controllably moving a slurry outlet A system and a method of operating a chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) system comprises a slurry delivering unit configured for locally varying the supply of slurry while polishing the substrate. To this end, the slurry delivering unit may comprise at least one slurry outlet over a polishing pad of the CMP system, wherein the at least one slurry outlet is controllably movable to distribute slurry over the polishing pad.
US08622780B2	Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, and vapor deposition apparatus To provide a light-emitting element and a light-emitting device which can be designed and manufactured with redundancy. A light-emitting element of the invention includes a pair of electrode, and a layer containing a light-emissive substance between the pair of electrodes. The layer containing a light-emissive substance includes a layer containing a composite material, and the layer containing a composite material includes an organic compound and an inorganic compound. The concentration ratio of the organic compound to the inorganic compound changes periodically. The layer containing a composite maternal can be changed in electrical characteristics without changing the composition ratio of the organic compound to the inorganic compound in the layer or changing the kind of compounds used for the layer.
US08622778B2	Programmable automatic docking system A programmable automatic docking system for a marine vessel, wherein the programmable automatic docking system includes a set of starboard side transducers and a set of port side transducers to detect and transmit real-time distance, position and velocity information of the marine vessel in relation to an external object. A programmable processor control unit receives the real-time distance, position and velocity information to control a set of propulsion elements to automatically control the marine vessels direct path of travel toward an external object and maintain the marine vessel at a pre-selected distance once the pre-selected distance is reached.
US08622775B2	Connection structural body In a connection structural body, an aluminum electric wire tip part and a crimp terminal are connected to each other. The aluminum electric wire tip part is an exposed tip part of an insulated wire including an aluminum core wire and an insulating cover for covering the aluminum core wire. The crimp terminal includes a wire barrel section for pressure-bonding and thus connecting the aluminum electric wire tip part and is formed of a metal material having a higher potential than that of the aluminum core wire. The aluminum electric wire tip part is covered with a cover solder and/or a cover resin, pressure-bonded, and connected to the wire barrel section such that the aluminum electric wire tip part is covered with the cover and/or the cover resins, with no gap, from an insulating cover tip part to a rear end portion of the wire barrel section.
US08622773B2	Connecting flexible conductors using cold plastic deformation Electrical component for low-voltage switching devices having an electrode comprised of a substantially rigid body with one or more slots and at least one flexible conductor with an end portion inserted into and joined to an associated slot by means of cold plastic deformation.
US08622769B2	Terminal fitting and fluidproof connector provided therewith A female terminal has left and right stabilizers (30) extending from one surface of a rectangular tubular main portion (21). The stabilizers (30) are formed at predetermined distances in from opposite left and right lateral edges of the surface of the main portion (21) toward a widthwise center and assume oblique postures so that both extending ends gradually come closer to each other. The extending ends of the both stabilizers (30) are located within a circumscribed circle (X) of the main portion (21), C-surfaces (35A) are formed on corner portions of the outer lateral edges of extending end surfaces (31) of the both stabilizers (30) and R-surfaces (37A) are formed on lateral edges (36) of the C-surfaces (35A) on base end sides of the stabilizers (30).
US08622768B2	Connector with capacitively coupled connector interface A connector with a capacitively coupled connector interface for interconnection with a female portion is provided with an annular groove, with a sidewall, open to an interface end of the female portion. A male portion is provided with a male outer conductor coupling surface at an interface end, covered by an outer conductor dielectric spacer. The male outer conductor coupling surface is dimensioned to seat, spaced apart from the sidewall by the outer conductor dielectric spacer, within the annular groove, when the male portion and the female portion are in an interlocked position, secured by a releasable retainer dimensioned to secure the male portion and the female portion in the interlocked position.
US08622767B2	Connector A connector includes an insulator, into which a thin plate-like object is removably insertable, including contact insertion grooves and partition walls positioned therebetween and contacts inserted into the contact insertion grooves, each of the contacts including first and second contact portions spaced from each other to allow the thin plate-like object to be inserted therebetween, and including a connecting portion connecting the first and second contact portions. At least one of the first and second contact portions contacts the thin plate-like object when inserted into the insulator. A hollow portion having a greater width than the contact insertion grooves is formed in each partition wall to superimpose part of each contact as viewed in a contact arranging direction, and the partition walls prevent each hollow portion from being communicatively connected with the contact insertion grooves.
US08622764B2	Integrated translational land-grid array sockets and loading mechanisms for semiconductive devices A land-grid array die package socket is configured for low- or zero insertion-force assembly with a land-grid array die package. For zero insertion-force assembly, a motion plate applies a force on a land-grid array contact that causes a contact tip to move into protective cover while the die package is inserted into the socket. After zero insertion-force assembly, the motion plate applies a force on the land-grid array contact that causes the contact tip to deflect in a positive-Z direction until a useful contact is made at the contact tip with a land-grid array pad.
US08622759B2	Electrical fitting and safety cover A safety cover for a socket or switch has a frame arranged to extend on three sides of a rectangular faceplate of the socket or switch and a cover panel hinged to the frame for pivotal movement towards and away from a position in which the cover panel conceals the faceplate. The frame is of U-shape and defines an opening in which the faceplate is received. The frame has inwardly directed lips contiguous with a rear face of the frame that locate behind the faceplate on opposite sides of the opening clear of the fixing screws used to secure the faceplate to a mounting box. The safety cover can be fitted by partially releasing the screws and sliding the lips under the faceplate as the frame is positioned around the faceplate and then tightening the screws to secure the faceplate and hold the frame in place by securing the lips under the faceplate.
US08622755B2	Connector cover and junction box unit provided with the same There is provided a junction box unit that comprises a body to which a power integration unit is attached and a connector cover that positions a connector of a wiring harness with respect to the body. The connector cover comprises a holding portion holding the connector, a mounting portion attached to the body, and a main body to be accommodated therein. The mounting portion comprises an engagement projection and an engagement arm. The engagement projection protrudes from one end of the main body for locking engagement with a locking portion of the junction box body. The engagement arm includes an arm main body having one end continuing to an outer surface of the other end of the main body and a free end. A protrusion is provided at the central portion of the arm main body for locking engagement with the locking portion. When the protrusion is in locking engagement with the locking portion, the other end of the arm main body is positioned more outwardly of the body than the locking portion.
US08622750B2	Whiteboard A whiteboard (10) comprising a transparent panel (12) locatable in front of a surface (18) and a screening means (14). The screening means (14) is changeable between a first state in which the view through the transparent panel (12) is unobstructed and a second state in which the screening means (14) obstructs the view through the transparent panel (12).
US08622749B2	Four bar drive link system simulator A four bar drive link system simulator 10 has a frame assembly 11, a proximal hinge attachment bracket 20, a bottom bracket simulator 40, a pair of crank levers 31L, 31R, a pair of coupling levers 32 and a pair of pedal simulator levers 22L, 22R. The frame assembly 11 has a plurality of guide rails, including at least a proximal hinge adjustment rail 22, and a frame simulator rail 13. The proximal hinge attachment bracket 20 is connected to the proximal hinge adjustment rail 22. The bottom bracket simulator 40 is attached or otherwise connected to the frame simulator rail 13. The pair of crank levers 31L, 31R is each attached at a first end to an axle 42 having its axis of rotation in the bottom bracket simulator 40, one crank lever being on one side of the bottom bracket simulator 40, the other on the opposite side. The pair of coupling levers 32 is each attached to an opposite second end of the crank lever 31L or 31R. The pair of pedal simulator levers 22R, 22L is each pivotally attached to an end of the coupling lever 32 and to an axle 23 having an axis of rotation 50 at the proximal hinge attachment bracket 20. The relative dimensions between the axis of rotation of proximal hinge and axis of rotation of the bottom bracket 40 are adjustable by movement along the proximal hinge guide rail 22 or the frame simulator guide rail 13 or a combination of both.
US08622746B2	Buoyant device for teaching and training A teaching aid is provided for use in swim training. The teaching aid comprises a unitary body that is approximately U-shaped. The body defines an opening adapted to receive a torso of a swimmer. The body further comprises a pair of end portions, each of which is tapered to a rounded tip. The end portions further comprise inward-facing fins. A method using a teaching aid for a variety of swimming techniques including front kick, back kick, starfish, doggy paddle, front crawl, back crawl, elementary back, breaststroke, dolphin kick and eggbeater kick is also provided. A method of using the teaching aid and a method of providing instructions to a swimmer to use the teaching aid are also provided.
US08622745B2	Visual stimulous game An aid is disclosed for a trainer teaching a student motor skills. A magnetically-inert shield receives a magnetically-inert screen fixed to the front side thereof. A token has a magnetically-attractive material, and a token controller has a first magnet, such that the token controller may be used to move the token around on the screen when the token controller is pressed up against the rear side of the shield. One of the screens may include at least one raised portion raised off of the front surface of the screen a distance sufficient to receive the token thereunder. Various activities and games may be played with the aid, revolving primarily about the student trying to grasp a token that is moved by the trainer about the screen.
US08622744B2	Mobile Training trailer for electric transmission lines A method and apparatus for training one or more workers to work in a wire environment are provided. The apparatus may have a mobile platform. The apparatus may have a first training aid coupleable to the mobile platform, wherein the first training aid is configured to be moved from a transport position to a training position and a second training aid coupleable to the mobile platform, wherein the second training aid is configured to be moved from the transport position to the training position. In the training position, the first training aid and the second training aid provide a training work location that is elevated above the mobile platform for work to be performed by the one or more workers on an aerial vehicle and in the transport position the first training aid and the second training aid may be transported on the mobile platform on a highway.
US08622743B2	Wagering game training tool for wagering systems A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include initiating, at a gaming machine, an analysis mode of a wagering game training tool associated with a wagering game, and determining when a player has played a predefined number of rounds of the wagering game. The operations can also include determining a skill level associated with the player for one or more areas of skill associated with the wagering game based, at least in part, on the predefined number of rounds played by the player. The operations can further include identifying an area of skill associated with the wagering game where the skill level associated with the player is less than a predefined skill level, and initiating a training mode of the wagering game training tool to improve the skill level associated with the player in the identified area of skill.
US08622742B2	Teaching gestures with offset contact silhouettes A method for providing multi-touch input training on a display surface is disclosed. A touch input is detected at one or more regions of the display surface. A visualization of the touch input is displayed at a location of the display surface offset from the touch input. One or more annotations are displayed at a location of the display surface offset from the touch input and proximate to the visualization, where each annotation shows a different legal continuation of the touch input.
US08622740B2	Pyrotechnic audio and visual effects for combat simulation A system and method for manipulating an environment to create a tactical combat scenario requires the coordinated implementation of various actions. One requires detonating an explosion simulator to create a smoke cloud with pseudo shrapnel. Another requires activating a sound enhancer, and yet another involves making a fire-ball. The combined result of these concerted actions is a perception of a single explosive event. Importantly, personnel can be within approximately one foot of any action without suffering a significant injury.
US08622737B2	Perforated flame tube for a liquid fuel burner A flame tube for a liquid fuel burner is disclosed. The liquid fuel burner includes a fuel atomizer directing atomized fuel into the flame tube and an igniter disposed within the flame tube to ignite the atomized fuel. The flame tube comprises an outer wall and an inner wall disposed about the outer wall to define an air passage therebetween. At a discharge end of the flame tube, the outer and inner walls are conjoined to form an annular surface, the annular surface being perforated. Preferably, the annular surface is perforated in an evenly distributed pattern.
US08622731B2	Apparatus for forming flanges on components An apparatus for forming a flange on a component is provided. The apparatus comprises a mold disposed for placement of the component thereon, a forming element configured to hold the component on the mold to facilitate formation of the flange, and a pressure element configured to cooperate with the mold to define a space therebetween. The apparatus further comprises a bladder disposed in the space and configured to impart a forming force to a portion of the component to form the flange on the component when the bladder is inflated. A method for forming a flange on a component is also presented.
US08622723B2	Scroll compressor A scroll compressor includes first and second scroll members housed in a casing. The first scroll member has a fluid inlet and a first through hole spaced from the fluid inlet. A fluid introducing pipe is configured to connect to the first through hole. A piston, having an annular groove and a second through hole, is disposed in the first through hole and is biased toward the fluid introducing pipe. The piston is configured to shut an end of the first through hole when fluid pressure larger than the biasing force is introduced into the fluid introducing pipe and to open the end of the first through hole when fluid pressure smaller than the biasing force is introduced into the fluid introducing pipe. A piston ring is fitted into the annular groove of the piston and has a stepped fitting end.
US08622719B2	Hydraulic pump structure for wind turbine generator or tidal current generator and method of mounting hydraulic pump A hydraulic pump unit includes a cylindrical member that is fit into an outer circumference of the main shaft and a hydraulic pump body arranged on an outer circumferential side of the cylindrical member. The hydraulic pump body includes a ring cam mounted on the outer circumference of the cylindrical member, a pump bearing, a pump housing, a plurality of pistons housed in the pump housing and actuated by the ring cam, and a plurality of cylinders which guide the plurality of pistons in a radial direction and are arranged in a circumferential direction. The hydraulic pump unit is configured such that the pump unit is insertably fixed to the main shaft by the cylindrical member.
US08622714B2	Pressure exchanger A pressure vessel provided with a first port acting as a high pressure inlet of a first stream and a second port acting as a high pressure outlet. A rotatable valve element is located in the center of the machine. In operation, a fluid stream is introduced to the machine at high pressure where it then passes through the open ports of the valve element and into flow distributor causing upward displacement of a first duct piston, resulting in pressurization and flow of a second fluid. At the same time the second fluid is introduced to the machine at low pressure and flows into the pressure exchange duct, causing downward displacement of a second duct piston and resulting in flow of the first fluid below the duct piston, which then flows into the lower flow distributor, into the valve element, and then out of the pressure vessel.
US08622713B2	Method and apparatus for detecting the fluid condition in a pump A pump control system which detects a fluid condition in a pump is disclosed. The pump control system may include a control event based on the fluid condition in the pump. The pump control system may detect a fluid condition in the pump by monitoring the frequency response of the pump.
US08622710B2	Wind turbine component having an electrical line embedded in a laminate and method for making the same A wind turbine component has a laminate of fibrous material and plastic and an electrical line embedded in the laminate, wherein a profile is arranged on a lateral surface of the electrical line, the profile counteracting the formation of a hollow space or plastic nest between the lateral surface and a fibrous material layer which covers an upper side of the electrical line during the manufacture of the laminate.
US08622704B2	Gas turbine blade for a turbomachine The invention relates to a gas turbine blade (10), in particular a compressor blade and/or turbine blade for a turbomachine, wherein the gas turbine blade (10) comprises at least one receptacle (18) for the form-fitting arrangement of a connecting element, by means of which a mechanical load can be introduced into gas turbine blade (10). The invention further relates to a shrouding band segment (16) for arrangement on a gas turbine blade (10), a connection system having a gas turbine blade (10) and having a connecting element, a method for connecting a gas turbine blade (10) to a connecting element, and a rotor for a turbomachine having a rotor disk (12) joined to a blade ring or having a rotor ring joined to a blade ring.
US08622702B1	Turbine blade with cooling air inlet holes A turbine rotor blade with a root section having a cooling air feed hole opening onto a bottom surface of the root section of the blade. The feed hole includes a clam shell shape with a forward side wider than an aft side of the feed hole, and the feed hole is sloped upward from the forward side to the aft side to form a scoop so that cooling air flowing along a live rim cavity in a rotor disk will more easily flow into the feed holes with less loss of pressure.
US08622701B1	Turbine blade platform with impingement cooling A turbine rotor disk with rotor blades secured within slots, where the rotor disk includes a radial extension that occupies a space where a dead rim cavity would be formed, and in which the radial extension includes a cooling air chamber with impingement cooling air holes directed to discharge impingement cooling air to a backside surface of the platforms of the blades.
US08622694B2	Methods and systems for removably securing reusable parts to replaceable parts A method of removably securing a reusable component to a replaceable component with a bonding agent is provided. The method includes, but is not limited to, preparing a first surface of the reusable component so that a bonding energy between the first surface and the bonding agent has a first level, preparing a second surface of the replaceable component so that a bonding energy between the second surface and the bonding agent has a second level, the second level being greater than the first level, and applying the bonding agent so that the bonding agent bonds the first and second surfaces to one another.
US08622691B2	Supercharger The invention provides a supercharger which is provided with a thrust bearing in an outer side of a radial bearing, and can smoothly discharge a fed lubricating oil from a bearing portion so as to reduce a resistance generated by the lubricating oil.The supercharger is provided with a thrust bearing (30) rotatably supporting a thrust force applied to a turbine shaft (12). The thrust bearing (30) is constituted by a disc-shaped thrust collar (32) rotating together with the turbine shaft, and a turbine side thrust bearing (34) and a compressor side thrust bearing (36) inhibiting a movement in an axial direction of the thrust collar. The compressor side thrust bearing (36) has an oil feed flow path (36a) feeding a lubricating oil to a surface coming into contact with a thrust collar from an inner side of a housing, an annular concave groove (36b) provided in an inner surface of a hollow through hole through which the turbine shaft passes, and an oil discharge flow path (36c) dropping down the lubricating oil reserved within the concave groove downward.
US08622690B1	Inter-propellant thrust seal An inter-propellant thrust seal for a rocket engine with purge fluid introduced into purge chambers to prevent mixing of reactive fluids located outside of bearings, and where one of the purge chambers is formed by an axial thrust piston on the rotor shaft so that the purge fluid in that chamber will also produce axial thrust on the rotor shaft.
US08622689B2	Rotor drive mechanism and pump apparatus A rotor drive mechanism and pump apparatus according to the present invention may cause an external screw type rotor of a uniaxial eccentric screw pump to rotate and carry out a revolution movement. The rotor drive mechanism further comprises a shaft sealing structure configured such that a gap between an outer peripheral portion of an end portion of the revolution shaft is located on the external screw type rotor side and an inner peripheral portion of the casing in the pump apparatus is sealed. The rotor drive mechanism provides for a reduced amount of heat and vibrations to be generated when the rotor is rotated at high speed and further allows for lowering of contact pressure between an outer surface of the rotor and an inner surface of a stator inner hole.
US08622687B2	Method of operating adaptive core engines A method of operating a compressor in an adaptive core engine is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of operating a front block compressor to increase pressure of a fluid to a first pressure ratio in a high-power mode operation; operating a rear block compressor coupled to the front block compressor such that the front block compressor and the rear block compressor operate at the same physical speed; closing a rear block stator vane located axially forward from the rear block compressor such that the flow of the fluid into the rear block compressor is substantially cut off; and keeping a blocker door opened such that substantially all of the fluid pressurized by the front block compressor flows through a bypass passage during the high-power mode operation. The operation may be transitioned from the high-power mode to a low-power mode by opening a rear block stator such that the rear block compressor receives at least a portion of the fluid flowing from the front block compressor and maintains an overall engine pressure ratio.
US08622686B2	Stabilized device for moving a plurality of containers A device for moving containers or other objects relative to a surface such as a pallet includes a frame and a pin matrix movably attached to the frame. The pin matrix includes an array of pins and is housed in a plate having apertures for receiving the pins. The device further includes a pair of tracks that movably support the pin matrix. A method for moving containers or other objects relative to a surface includes the steps of moving the pin matrix over the objects, lowering the pin matrix, securing the objects within the pin matrix, moving the pin matrix and the objects relative to the surface, and raising the pin matrix.
US08622685B2	Apparatus and method for stacking objects Apparatus and method for stacking objects on a transport carrier. The apparatus is provided with a forming platform, a loading platform on which a transport carrier to be loaded, such as a pallet or a roller container, can be placed, and a gripper which is movable between the forming platform and the loading platform. The gripper comprises a support frame which is provided with at least one row of parallel forks, which forks comprise an upright to which a horizontal beam is attached at a distance beneath the support frame, wherein the beams can be moved backward and forward in their longitudinal direction, wherein each fork is individually adjustable vis-à-vis the support frame. The forks are independently adjustable vis-à-vis the support frame.
US08622684B2	Workpiece orientation apparatus A workpiece orientation apparatus includes a base, two pushing bars, a linear actuator, a connecting member, at least one first connecting bar, and a second connecting bar. The two pushing bars are slidably connected to the base and aligned apart along a first direction. The linear actuator is mounted on the base. The connecting member is driven by the linear actuator to move back and forth along a second direction. One end of the first connecting bar is rotatably connected to the connecting member, and the other end of the first connecting bar is rotatably connected to one of the two pushing bars. One end of the second connecting bar is connected to the first connecting bar and is rotatably assembled together on the connecting member. The other end of the second connecting bar is rotatably connected to the other of the two pushing bars.
US08622680B1	Grommet A grommet has a tubular body with a bore coaxial to a body longitudinal axis. A flange is integrally connected to the body and is oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The bore extends through the flange. Multiple legs extend from the tubular body at a body end opposite to the flange. The legs are separated by an elongated slot permitting the legs to inwardly deflect from a non-deflected position toward the longitudinal axis by partially extending into the slot. A service tab assembly positioned in the central bore includes multiple tab extensions, each integrally connected to only one of the legs; and a pull tab positioned entirely in the bore in a non-extended position. The pull tab is connected only to the tab extensions and when displaced in a release direction acts through the tab extensions to equally inwardly displace the legs toward the longitudinal axis.
US08622676B2	Screw structure A screw structure for securing a first object to a second object comprises a screw member, a blocking member and a pivot member. The screw member comprises a cap and a pole extending from the cap. The blocking member is captive on the pole and defines a latching groove. The pivot member comprises a latching portion elastically engaged in the latching groove and located beneath the cap. The pivot member can be raised up and lowered down, and twisted to activate the screw function.
US08622675B2	Screw structure A screw structure for securing a first object to a second object comprises a screw member, a blocking member and a pivot member. The screw member comprises a pole. The blocking member comprises a base portion secured to the pole, and two positioning portions are located on the base portion. The pivot member comprises two latching portions, and each of the two latching portions is engaged between the screw member and each of the two positioning portions. The pivot member is capable of rotation relative to the screw member and the blocking member.
US08622669B2	Broaching tool A broaching tool for machining a workpiece formed of a parallelogram shaped insert which fits within a slot formed in a body member. The insert has two juxtaposed corners either of which may be oriented at the distal end of the body member to function as a cutting edge. Repositioning of the insert to place either cutting edge in place is provided by flipping it over in its engagement within the slot. The inserts may be provided in a kit of differently configured inserts to yield different cutting widths.
US08622665B2	Fast chip removal hole saw A rotary tool accessory in one embodiment includes a base, a circular wall extending upwardly from the base about a central axis, the circular wall including an inner face, an outer face and a circular rim, a first cutting group including a first inwardly extending tooth extending from a location directly above the circular wall to a location closer to the central axis than the inner face, a first outwardly extending tooth extending from a location directly above the circular wall to a location farther from the central axis than the outer face, and a first gullet extending downwardly from the rim toward the base, a second cutting group including a second inwardly extending tooth, a second outwardly extending tooth, and a second gullet, and a toothless expanse of the rim extending between the first cutting group and the second cutting group.
US08622664B2	Hand held portable drill guide enabling single handed field setup and having releasable drill gripping securement A portable drill guide and method are disclosed for use primarily with hand held power drills having a pistol-type hand grip. The drill guide includes a mounting assembly and an operational guide assembly, the mounting assembly having a tool support bracket with a clamping band and resilient gripping limbs. The operational guide assembly includes a support arm bracket having the tool support bracket connected therewith and a support arm extending therefrom at an angle normal to the mounting assembly, a pair of interface guide posts with retainers, and an interface tensioning mechanism including a slotted two level shaft. An interface, a sufficient length of durable webbing or strap for example, is engagable around a workpiece and the guide posts beneath the retainers, and is operably associable with the tensioning mechanism.
US08622663B1	Drill bit for drilling holes in carboresin laminates A drill bit having features rendering it particularly effective in cutting holes in carboresin laminates of the type used in the aircraft industry. A pair of diametrically opposite lands slope radially inward at the working end of the bit to a pair of cutting edges disposed at an obtuse angle to one another and forming an efficient cutting tip. Notches with sloping ramps adjacent the cutting edges efficiently convey cut material to adjacent flutes. The lands curve radially inward between their full diameter portion and their cutting tips and the junction of the curved portion and the constant diameter portion of the lands is machined to provide a more gradual transition.
US08622656B2	Apparatus, systems and methods for the relocation of subsurface conduit Apparatuses, systems and methods are utilized to relocate subsurface conduit. Specifically, the movement of underground conduit is accomplished via the apparatuses, systems and methods described herein, including movement thereof in either or both of laterally from a first lateral position to a second lateral position and/or vertically from a first vertical position to a second vertical position.
US08622655B2	Pipe-laying vessel and method of laying a pipeline A pipe-laying vessel is provided, including a tower extending upwardly from the vessel, a pipe loading arm for raising a length of pipe from the deck to a position aligned with the tower. The pipe-laying vessel may also include a support assembly for supporting a bulky item to be accommodated along the pipeline, the support assembly including a frame pivotable between a first load receiving position and a second tilted position in which it extends approximately parallel to the tower, and drive means for pivoting the tiltable frame between its first and second positions. The pipe-laying vessel may alternatively or additionally include a welding assembly station cabin in the region of a lower portion of the tower, a movable support assembly for supporting a bulky item to be accommodated along the pipeline, the movable support assembly being disposed on top of the cabin.
US08622648B2	Cushioned cover for traffic structures The cushioned cover for traffic structures comprises various embodiments configured for installation over concrete traffic barriers (e.g., “Jersey walls,” etc.) or about vertical columns, posts, stanchions, etc., e.g., bridge support columns. The cover includes inner and outer layers formed of rubber, preferably using recycled tire material. A medial layer includes additional resilience. In one embodiment, the medial layer includes a plurality of closely spaced hemispherical elements, preferably formed of highly resilient polybutadiene material. In another embodiment, the center layer includes a plurality of closely spaced, pneumatically interconnected inflatable hemispheres. The traffic barrier covers may include planter box receptacles set into their upper surfaces when installed, and/or solar cells set into their upper surfaces to charge a storage battery for powering lighting set into the sides of the cover. Tread patterns may be provided in the outer surfaces of the traffic barrier covers.
US08622644B2	Seal assembly and method for forming a seal assembly A seal assembly and method of forming a seal assembly provides a seal body having reduced strain during use, thereby increasing service life. The seal body may be formed within certain parameters, such as ranges of height-to-thickness and offset-to-height ratios, which have been found to reduce strain. Additionally or alternatively, the seal body may be modified from an initial configuration to a pre-strained configuration by axially displacing an inner section of the seal with respect to an outer section of the seal, which also reduces strain.
US08622643B2	Applicator instrument for dental compounds An applicator instrument for applying dental compounds includes an instrument head. The instrument head has a support structure with a plurality of elastic projections formed on the support structure. The projections have less stiffness than the support structure with respect to a height extent and enclose a receiving space for the dental compound. Additionally, the projections have a planar configuration and are arranged substantially parallel to one another with respect to a width extent. The diameter of the instrument head is equal to or less than 3 mm. Using this applicator instrument, it is easier to apply dental compound in dosed amounts and to spread the dental compound across a surface to be treated.
US08622639B2	Method of producing a print head support and a print head support The invention relates to a method of producing a support (1) in the form of a prismatic hollow body and a support. The walls of the support (1) are formed by assembling top belt modules (2), bottom belt modules (3), front wall modules (4) and rear wall modules (5) respectively one after the other in the longitudinal direction of the support. Disposed in the interior of the support (1) at distances apart are transverse webs (6) and at least one guide track (7, 9) is provided on the support (1) extending in its longitudinal direction for a unit mounted so that it can move along the guide track. In order to obtain a high precision of the guide tracks (6, 7), the latter are formed by machining regions of the modules (2, 3, 4, 5) to remove material after the modules und transverse webs have been assembled.
US08622636B2	Optical fiber connector An optical fiber connector includes optical fibers, a connector body, two first glue layers, and two second glue layers. The optical fibers are received in grooves and aligned with optical lenses formed on the connector body. The first and second glue layers fill in the recesses to hold the main portion and the front portion of the optical fibers securely in place.
US08622634B2	Optical fiber assemblies and methods of fabricating optical fiber assemblies A ferrule assembly includes a ferrule comprising a ferrule boot insertion end and a ferrule boot defining an optical fiber channel. The optical fiber channel of the ferrule boot is shaped to receive a plurality of optical fibers therethrough. The ferrule boot includes an outer shell and a heat-activated adhesive liner is positioned within the outer shell channel and coupled to the inner surface of the outer shell. A portion of the outer shell is sized to be at least partially inserted into the ferrule boot insertion end of the ferrule. The outer shell has a thermal melting point that is greater than a thermal melting point of the heat-activated adhesive liner such that the heat-activated adhesive liner melts for adhering the plurality of optical fibers to the outer shell upon receipt of thermal energy.
US08622627B2	Adapter plate for securing an adapter to a surface An adapter plate assembly includes an adapter for mating two connectors and an adapter plate. The adapter includes a first end and a second end and a passage therethrough. The adapter further includes an adapter footprint and an adapter flange. The first end has an external threaded portion and the second end has an external threaded portion. The adapter is adapted to receive a ruggedized connector in the first and a multi-fiber connector in the second end. The adapter plate includes an aperture for receiving at least a portion of the adapter, a footprint receiving portion for receiving at least a portion of the adapter footprint, a flange receiving portion for receiving the adapter flange, and an attachment feature. A method of assembling the adapter plate and mounting the adapter plate to a non-standard wall is described.
US08622626B2	Fiber optic connectors Fiber optic connectors for use in connecting and aligning two optical fibers. In one example embodiment, a fiber optic connector includes a body, a cylindrical split sleeve at least partially positioned within the body, and a shell at least partially positioned within the body and surrounding the split sleeve. The body defines an internal port and an external port. The split sleeve defines a slot along the length of the split sleeve and has first and second open ends. The first end is configured to receive and grip a ferrule of an internal optical fiber and the second end is configured to receive and grip a ferrule of an external optical fiber. The portion of the shell surrounding the first end has a greater inside clearance than the portion of the shell surrounding the second end.
US08622625B2	Fiber end face void closing method, a connectorized optical fiber assembly, and method of forming same A method for closing the holes on the end face of a nano-engineered fiber having a core, a cladding with non-periodically disposed voids, and at least one of a coating and a buffer, comprises the steps of: (i) cleaving the fiber portion, thereby forming a cleaved end face; and (ii) applying a predetermined amount of energy via a laser beam to the cleaved end face, the amount of energy being sufficient to collapse and seal the voids exposed at the cleaved end face only to a depth of less than 11 μm.
US08622623B2	Bearing upgrade and kit A journal bearing assembly includes a journal shaft configured to be mounted in a pulverizer. The journal shaft has a lower bearing receiving surface proximate a lower end thereof, and an upper bearing receiving surface spaced apart from the lower bearing receiving surface axially. A lower journal bearing is mounted on the lower bearing receiving surface of the journal shaft. An upper journal bearing is mounted on the upper bearing receiving surface of the journal shaft. An upper journal housing is mounted on the upper journal bearing for rotational movement relative to the journal shaft. A lower journal housing is mounted on the lower journal bearing for rotational movement relative to the journal shaft. The lower journal housing is mounted to the upper journal housing for common rotation about the journal shaft. The journal bearing assembly has a loading point defined between the upper and lower journal bearings.
US08622621B2	Rolling bearing apparatus, manufacture method thereof, and hard disk apparatus To prevent a problem due to gas produced from an adhesive and to improve the productivity of a rolling bearing apparatus. The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a rolling bearing apparatus, including fitting a first rolling bearing and a second rolling bearing to a first member each in a pressed state, pressing the inner races of the first and second rolling bearings in a direction in which they are closer to each other in the axial direction with a second member sandwiched between outer races of the first and second rolling bearings, and welding at least a portion of a peripheral portion of the inner race of the pressed second rolling bearing in the axial direction to the outer face of the first member through irradiation with laser light.
US08622616B2	Reclosable double zipper and methods A reclosable bag includes first and second side edges and a double zipper, which includes first zipper with first side seal adjacent the first side edge and second side seal adjacent the second side edge. The double zipper includes second zipper having third side seal adjacent the first side edge, and fourth side seal adjacent to the second side edge. One of the first side seal and third side seal has an end that is spaced closer to the second side edge than the other. A method for providing a sensory indication of double sealing in a reclosable bag includes closing a mouth by pressing opposing fingers against first and second zipper closures and moving opposing fingers linearly across the closures until there is a sensory indication of an end seal for each of the first and second zipper closures at different linear locations.
US08622615B2	Calibration device for location of CT x-ray generator and detector, calibration method using the calibration device, and calibration method for CT system A calibration device for location of a CT X-ray generator and detector includes a splitting window, a splitting window bracket configured to support the splitting window, an integral bracket, and a spring including a first end connected to the splitting window bracket and a second end connected to the integral bracket.
US08622614B2	Locking device for mobile X-ray system A mobile radiography apparatus has a moveable (e.g., wheeled) transport frame and an adjustable column mounted at the frame. A boom apparatus supported by the adjustable column can support an x-ray source and can be coupled to a optional second display (also adjustably mounted). Embodiments of methods and/or apparatus by which mobile radiography carts can provide a securable storage for at least one radiographic detector by blocking at least a portion of a path traveled by the at least one radiographic detector when removed from storage at the mobile radiography apparatus.
US08622613B2	IR sensor for electronic thermometer An electronic thermometer includes a probe adapted to be heated by a subject for use in measuring a temperature of the subject. At least one temperature sensor detects a temperature of the probe. An IR emitter emits an infrared signal from the probe. And an IR detector detects the infrared signal emitted by the IR emitter. The detection of the IR signal by the IR detector indicates that the probe is received in a probe cover.
US08622612B2	Method and apparatus for determining the thermal expansion of a material A focus error signal resulting from the photothermically-induced expansion is measured in a sample of material under analysis. A laser is disposed as a periodically modulated heating source which is directed to the sample and a device for focus error measuring which is directed to the surface being heated. A device measuring focus error generates a signal representative of the displacement of the surface of material in perpendicular direction due to the expansion produced by the periodic heating, which is filtered, either analogically or digitally, to discriminate the displacement component at the frequency in which it was modulated or at any other related frequency, such any harmonic or a sum with any other modulation. The focus error signal, appropriately calibrated, gives a precise and sensitive measure of the magnitude the expansion. Said magnitude and its dependence with the modulation frequency allows the determination of physical properties such as the thermal expansion or thermal diffusivity coefficient, the thickness of a coating film or the absorption coefficient of the light from the heating beam. By varying the wave length of the directed radiation it is possible to determine the absorption spectrum of the sample even for very small sized particles in which the fraction of absorbed energy is very little.
US08622610B2	Inverter device for a timepiece movement An inverter device for timepiece movements is disclosed which includes first and second toothed wheels intended to be driven in opposite rotation directions and coaxial with an output toothed member intended to be kinematically connected to a pivoting member of the timepiece movement. The wheels are connected to the output member by unidirectional transmission members adapted to transmit to the output member rotation in only the same one predefined rotation direction and to prevent the transmission of rotation of the output member in this predefined rotation direction to one or the other of the wheels. Each unidirectional transmission member includes two diametrically opposite teeth of asymmetrical shape and is connected to the output member in such a manner as to be constrained to rotate with it while being able to be moved between first and second extreme positions in a radial direction. Each wheel includes a plate provided with a central counterbore defining a housing for the corresponding unidirectional transmission member and the periphery of which includes n peripheral tips intended to cooperate with the teeth of the corresponding unidirectional transmission member in the predefined rotation direction, and each of which is defined by the intersection of a circular hole with the periphery, n being equal to or greater than one.
US08622609B2	Valve switch modulation for reducing errors due to oscillations of the inlet fluid of a pump system Described is a method of reducing liquid composition errors in a low-pressure mixing pump system. Packets representing the switching intervals of each component of the desired fluid mixture are provided to an intake of the mixing pump system. For each packet, a switching time associated with at least one of the components in the packet is modulated. Modulated switching times are based on time offsets that are specifically selected according to the undesirable frequency characteristic of an intake response of the mixing pump system. The average of the volumes contributed by the packets thus modulated is equal to a component volume that achieves a desired proportion of the component in the output flow of the mixing pump system. Modulated switching times enable the reduction or elimination of composition error in the output flow of the mixing pump system.
US08622608B2	Process for mixing wellbore fluids A method for mixing a drilling fluid formulation that includes establishing a flow path for a base fluid, adding drilling fluid additives to the base fluid to create a mixture, aerating the mixture of base fluid and drilling fluid additives, and injecting a compressible driving fluid into the mixture of base fluid and drilling fluid additives to form a mixed drilling fluid is disclosed.
US08622605B2	Fluid mixing device A fluid mixing device is productive, maintainable and improved in operability and reliability even without high accuracy pressure control. A fluid mixing device includes a mixing tank, supply tanks, mixing tank flow channels, valves, and branch flow channels. The mixing tank mixes at least two liquids. Each supply tank is provided for each of the liquids and supplies each liquid to the mixing tank. Each mixing tank flow channel connects each supply tank to the mixing tank. Each valve is arranged in each of the mixing tank flow channels. Each branch flow channel is connected to each of the mixing tank flow channels and is connected from the one mixing tank flow channel to the valve in the other mixing tank flow channel. Further, when the valve has pressure applied thereto from the liquid passing through the branch flow channel, the valve closes the mixing tank flow channel.
US08622604B1	Warming elements for the beaters of a mixer A mixer for mixing food items and ingredients includes beaters removably attachable to the mixer, and the beaters including arms and mixing blades and extending along and wrapping about the arms and mixing blades of each beater is a heating element, preferably electrical wiring or leads, that is embedded in and covered by a heat conductive material such as ceramic, so that the heating element and the heat conductive material can warm up and bring to room temperature the various food items and ingredients for more efficient and quicker food preparation and processing when the beaters are immersed in or submerged within the items or ingredients and the heating element is actuated for producing heat that conducts through the heat conductive material to the food items and ingredients.
US08622602B2	Light guide plate and planar lighting device The light guide plate includes two or more layers superposed on each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to a light exit surface and containing scattering particles at different particle concentrations. The thicknesses of the two or more layers in the direction substantially perpendicular to the light exit surface are changed so that the combined particle concentration of the light guide plate has, in a direction perpendicular to at least one light incidence surface, a first local maximum value on at least one side closer to the at least one light incidence surface and a second local maximum value located at a position farther from the at least one light incidence surface than at least one position of the first local maximum value and being larger than the first local maximum value.
US08622600B2	Backlight module and display device using the same An exemplary backlight module includes a frame, a light guide plate, a light source module and an optical film. The light guide plate is arranged on the frame and includes a light-incident surface and a light-emitting surface adjacent to the light-incident surface. The light source module includes a circuit board arranged between the frame and the light guide plate board, and a light emitting element arranged on the circuit board and facing the light-incident surface. The optical film includes a wavelength shifting portion arranged between the light emitting element and the light guide plate, a second extending portion arranged between the light guide plate and the frame, and a first extending portion connected between the wavelength shifting portion and the second extending portion and arranged between the light guide plate and the circuit board. A display device equipped with the backlight module is also provided.
US08622595B2	Bicycle brake light controlling assembly A bicycle brake light controlling assembly has a lamp device, a controller device and a trigger device. The lamp device has a brake light and a wireless receiving unit. The controller device is capable of wirelessly emitting a controlling signal to the lamp device and has a wireless emitting unit. The trigger device is electrically connected with the controller device and is capable of being mounted securely on a brake lever of a bicycle.
US08622594B2	Light emitting element module and manufacturing method thereof, and backlight apparatus A light emitting element module with a high yield where a portion through which a substrate and a lens are bonded can be prevented from cracking and peeling due to thermal expansion is provided. A light emitting element part equipped with a light emitting element and an optical lens for diffusing light from the light emitting element are provided on a substrate in the light emitting element module, where the lens is fixed to the substrate with an adhesive resin having a tensile breaking elongation of 50% or more. The lens also has a plurality of supports and is fixed to the substrate through these supports, so that stress in the portion where the substrate and the lens are bonded can be dispersed between the supports, and a layer in which air can circulate so as to release heat is provided between the substrate and the lens.
US08622593B2	Ratchet clip This invention relates generally to an illumination system that is configured for attachment to a hard hat or the temple arm portion of a pair of eyeglasses. The illumination system includes a light source and a multi-axis pivot assembly to permit directional adjustment and focus of a beam of light. An adapter clip is provided to facilitate attachment to the temple arm portion of the eyeglasses. The adapter clip includes a plurality of grooves positioned between two flexible side portions to allow the clip to be slid along the temple arm to a desired position and snapped into a locked position. The illumination system is fully adjustable in terms of light intensity and direction of the light beams.
US08622591B1	LED lamp scattering heat by exchanging currents An LED lamp scattering heat by exchanging currents has a current guider disposed on a seat body. The current guider divides an accommodating chamber of the seat body into at least one first current channel and at least one second current channel. On a periphery of the seat body defines at least one first opening corresponding to the second current channel and at least one second opening defined near a fan of a cooling device. By guiding exterior currents out of the first opening via the second current channel, the exterior currents further enter the second opening of the seat body for being expelled out of the first current channel via the fan to complete an air flow circulation by exchanging currents, which increases the heat radiating efficiency and the using life of the LED lamp and remedies restrictions on installations of the lamp for expanding the lamp application.
US08622588B2	Light emitting module, heat sink and illumination system The invention relates to a light emitting module (10) comprising a light source (20) and a heat sink (30). The light source is thermally connected to the heat sink. The heat sink is configured to be detachably mounted on a cooling body (50), at least part of an outer wall (40) of the heat sink having a shape matching at least a part of an outer wall (56) of the cooling body to enable the transfer of heat generated by the light source to the cooling body. The effect of the measures according to the invention is that they enable the active cooling of the light emitting module to be separated from the light emitting module itself, thereby reducing the complexity of the light emitting module while still relatively easily enabling active cooling via the cooling body. The cooling body may, for example, be a cooling pipe through which a cooling fluid flows.
US08622586B2	Anti-glare lens and table lamp with an anti-glare lens A table lamp has a lamp stand, an adjusting arm, a lamp head and an anti-glare lens. The anti-glare lens is mounted on the lamp head and has a body. The body has a bottom, a light entering concave face, a light source region, a total reflection face and a light ejecting convex face. The bottom has a zero axis to divide the bottom equally. The light entering concave face is formed in the body. The light source region is formed in the body. The total reflection face is obliquely formed on and protrudes from the body and is formed with the bottom of the body. An angle between the zero axis and the total reflection face is between 90 and 180 degrees. The light ejecting convex face is formed on the body, is formed with the total reflection face and has at least one curvature.
US08622583B1	LED lamp scattering heat swiftly by exchanging currents An LED lamp scattering heat swiftly by exchanging currents mainly constructs multiple channels interleaved in heat scattering areas among fin units of a cooling device. At least one first hole is defined on a wall of each channel for assisting the channels in communicating with the heat scattering areas. Accordingly, the exterior air is introduced from the channels into an accommodating chamber of a seat body of the LED lamp. Thence, a fan installed in the LED lamp further blows the exterior air and the wasted heat of the LED unit to cause a current exchanging effect. Whereby, the wasted heat is efficiently expelled from the LED lamp, which increases the heat radiating efficiency and the using life of the LED lamp and remedies restrictions on installations of the LED lamp for expanding the lamp application.
US08622582B2	Power surface mount light emitting die package A light emitting die package includes a substrate, a reflector plate, and a lens. The substrate has traces for connecting an external electrical power source to a light emitting diode (LED) at a mounting pad. The reflector plate is coupled to the substrate and substantially surrounds the mounting pad, and includes a reflective surface to direct light from the LED in a desired direction. The lens is free to move relative to the reflector plate and is capable of being raised or lowered by the encapsulant that wets and adheres to it and is placed at an optimal distance from the LED chip(s). Heat generated by the LED during operation is drawn away from the LED by both the substrate (acting as a bottom heat sink) and the reflector plate (acting as a top heat sink).
US08622581B2	Light guiding pole and illumination assembly using same A light guiding pole (22) is described. The light guiding pole (22) includes a base board (23) having a top surface (231), a bottom surface (232) and a main board (24) mounted to the top surface (231) of the base board (23). A first optic member (311) is arranged on the top surface, adjacent to the main board (24). The main board (24) arranges a second optic member (249) therein. Light emitted from a light source emits from the bottom surface after being sequentially refracted by the second optic member and the first optic member. An illumination assembly (20) using the light guiding pole (22) is also described.
US08622580B2	Lighting device A lighting device includes a light emitting module including a substrate and a light emitting device mounted on the substrate; a case body receiving the light emitting module; a gap member contacting the case body and wider than the substrate; a lens on the light emitting module and contacting the gap member; a first ring provided on a peripheral portion of the lens; and a case cover coupled with the case body and having an opening, wherein the case body is provided therein with a coupling cavity in which the gap member is seated, and wherein the lens includes a first portion between the ring and the gap member and a second portion that extends outward from the first portion through the opening of the case cover.
US08622578B2	Flexible LED array A light emitting device, comprising a flexible substrate (2) with a single, structured conductive layer (5), and a plurality of LEDs (3) arranged on said substrate (2), said structured conductive layer (5) forming electrodes for driving said LEDs (3). The structured conductive layer comprises a plurality of heat dissipating pads (8), each having an area significantly larger than the area of each LED (3), and each LED (3a) is thermally connected to at least one of said pads (8a), and electrically connected in series between two pads (8a, 8b). Through this design, each LED is thermally connected to a relatively large heat dissipating area, and the thermal energy built up in the LED will be distributed over this area, and then dissipated upwards and downwards from this area. As the addressing can be handled by a single conducting layer, the flexibility of the substrate is improved compared to multilayer substrates. By connecting each LED in series between two pads, a very large portion of the conducting layer can be used for the pads, and very little area needs to be occupied by conducting tracks, which otherwise may be a problem with single layer designs.
US08622574B2	LED lamp having light emitting diodes with reduced number of lenses covered thereon A light emitting diode (LED) lamp includes a light emitting module; a power module for driving the light emitting module; and a housing having an optical part for receiving the light emitting module, an electrical part for receiving the power module. The light emitting module includes a plurality of circuit boards sequentially arranged parallel to each other, a plurality of first LED chips which has lenses covered thereon being mounted on the circuit boards, and a plurality of second LED chips which has no lens covered thereon being mounted also on the circuit boards. The first and the second LED chips are arranged in columns and rows. The second LED chips are located symmetrically in respect to the first LED chips.
US08622572B2	LED illumination system for replacing fluorescent lamps A lighting assembly including an elongated mounting component with two elongated and angled mounting surfaces, two or more LED-based printed circuit board having a plurality of LEDs on one surface and circuitry on a second surface. The printed circuit boards are fastened to the mounting surfaces, by a plurality of longitudinally-spaced nonconductive fasteners, substantially parallel but elevated above the mounting surfaces. The lighting assembly is configured to be mountable to extend within existing light fixtures such that the LEDs are positioned to provide a light pattern similar to the illumination pattern previously produced by the original fixture.
US08622571B2	LED tube and a lighting fixture arrangement having a safety unit A LED tube (41) comprises one or more LED components (34) and a current control unit (33) installed therein. Both ends of the LED tube (41) are provided with a contact pin pair (37, 38, 39, 40) for connecting the LED tube mechanically and electrically to tube holders of a fluorescent tube lighting fixture. The LED tube includes a safety unit (42, 43, S1) arranged to prevent a voltage from passing through the LED tube (41) from its one end to the other end thereof until at both ends of the LED tube, a voltage (U1, U2) fed from the corresponding tube holder of the lighting fixture to the contact pin pair (37, 38, 39, 40) has been detected separately.
US08622570B2	Enhanced stroller lighting processes products thereby and accoutrements Lighting systems for strollers enable users to integrate straight forward and modular lighting elements with eco-friendly practices to produce helpful and useful products whose functionality dictates safety levels consistent with statutory schemes for other wheeled vehicles, assuring visibility to both pedestrians and other street traffic.
US08622569B1	Method, system and apparatus for controlling light distribution using swivel-mount led light sources An apparatus, method, or system of lighting units comprising a plurality of individually positionable lighting elements, such as one or more LEDs, each element optionally having an associated optic. In embodiments of the present invention, one or more optics are developed using optimization techniques that allow for lighting different target areas in an effective manner by rotating or otherwise positioning the reflectors, refractive lenses, TIR lenses, or other lens types to create a composite beam. The apparatus, method, or system of lighting herein makes it possible to widely vary the types of beams from an available fixture using a small number of inventoried optics and fixtures. In some cases, by using a combination of individual beam patterns, a small set of individual optics would be sufficient to create a majority of the typical and specialized composite beams needed to meet the needs of most lighting projects and target areas.
US08622564B2	Portable electronic device with interface An interface assembly includes a connector housing and a light emitting element. The connector housing defines a opening. The light emitting element is retained to the connector housing and illuminates the opening.
US08622559B2	Mirror support and device to adjust the orientation of a mirror The present invention relates to a mirror support used in a door mirror vehicle which provides stability and distributes the forces in an uniform way due to two gear knees which are attached to the first ends of two perpendicular arms, a first arm and a second arm setting up a cross and also relates to a device to adjust the orientation of a mirror comprising the clutch mechanism.
US08622557B2	Micromirror array lens with self-tilted micromirrors A Micromirror Array Lens with self-tilted micromirrors comprising a plurality of self-tilted micromirrors and configured to form a designed optical surface profile by self-tilted micromirrors. Each self-tilted micromirror comprises a substrate, at least one stiction plate configured to be attracted to the substrate by adhesion force, a micromirror plate having a reflective surface, coupled to the stiction plate elastically and configured to have a required motion when the stiction plate is attracted to the substrate, and at least one pivot structure disposed between the substrate and the micromirror plate and configured to provide a tilting point or area for the motion of the micromirror plate. The designed optical surface profile determines the required motion of the micromirror plate and a surface profile shape memory is built in the structure of the micro-mechanical elements of the self-tilted micromirrors so that each micromirror plate has the required motion.
US08622555B2	Security article having a switching feature A security laminate for authenticating an article and a method for authenticating articles is disclosed. The security laminate includes a transparent binder layer and retroreflective microspheres such that the security laminate exhibits a covert switching effect when exposed to particular conditions.
US08622554B1	Portable weather-resistant unit for video projectors A portable weather-resistant device is provided for use with a video projector that includes front and back projector windows with interchangeable clear and dark plates, leveling feet, and wheels. The device can be configured to house a weatherproof DVD player, speakers, a radio, ventilation fans, projector mount, projector plate, AC to DC converter, and microphone input.
US08622544B2	Adjustable spectral transmittance curved lens eyewear Embodiments of the present invention relate to curved eyewear having an electrically switchable spectral transmittance lens. The lens is curved in orientation, which aids in reducing eyelash contact while increasing a peripheral field of view for a wearer of the curved eyewear. The electrically switchable spectral transmittance lens, in an embodiment, includes a plurality of zones that may be switched in-phase or out-of-phase with each other depending on an activity being performed. Another embodiment utilizes a shatter-resistant material for constructing the lens. Further embodiments utilize a frame member that includes a curved channel for forming the curved orientation of the lens and for maintaining the lens in a desired position relative to a wearer.
US08622543B2	Curable colored inks for making colored silicone hydrogel lenses The present invention provides an actinically or thermally curable ink for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The ink of the invention comprises at least one colorant, a solvent and a binder polymer including ethylenically unsaturated groups and segments derived from at least one silicone-containing vinylic monomer or macromer. The ink of the invention is characterized by having capability to be cured actinically or thermally to form a colored coat on a silicone hydrogel contact lens, wherein the colored coat has good adhesion to the silicone hydrogel contact lens without being covalently attached to the lens material of the contact lens. The invention also provides methods for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses.
US08622539B2	Two-dimensional absolute position sensor and projection control for a handheld printer A handheld portable printer includes members and a handle that are joined together to form a generally O-shaped device. The members provide a rigid and strong structure and an area for housing a projector to project an image on the print surface of the image to be printed. The bottom member houses a pair of absolute position sensors spaced apart and aligned upon the longitudinal axis on the bottom of the handheld portable printer. A controller is associated with the absolute position sensors to produce precise position information. The controller uses the precise position information to control the projection of the image to be printed and the printing of pixels by the print head. In one embodiment, the print head is controlled such that each pixel is printed at least twice. The present invention also includes a number of novel methods including: a method for printing an image with a handheld printer, a method for projecting an image to be printed, and a method for registering a location of a printer and portions of a printed image.
US08622537B2	Solvent for ink, method for producing solvent for ink, ink for inkjet recording, method for producing ink for inkjet recording, ink cartridge, and method for producing ink cartridge An ink vehicle having a vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin produced by suspension polymerization. In the production of the ink vehicle, the vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin is partially dissolved in a solvent in a state in which an undissolved gel-like component of the vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer resin is present in the resin. An external force is applied to the solvent containing the gel-like component to dissolve the gel-like component in the solvent.
US08622535B2	Inkjet ink and recording unit An inkjet ink contains a pigment, a water-soluble resin having a hydrophobic group, an inclusion compound, and water. The water-soluble resin includes a part adsorbed to the pigment and a part not adsorbed to the pigment. The inclusion compound is cyclodextrin or a cyclodextrin derivative. The mass ratio of the part not adsorbed of the water-soluble resin to the inclusion compound is in the range of 0.30 to 9.00.
US08622528B2	Piezoelectric element, liquid ejecting head, liquid ejecting apparatus, and method for manufacturing piezoelectric element A first lead electrode containing nickel and chromium contacts a second upper electrode containing titanium. Here, since a difference between the normal electrode potential of nickel and chromium and the normal electrode potential of titanium is smaller than a difference between the normal electrode potential of nickel and chromium and the normal electrode potential of iridium, electric corrosion can be made difficult to occur as compared with the case where the first lead electrode containing nickel and chromium contacts a first upper electrode containing iridium. Therefore, a piezoelectric element can be obtained in which an increase in resistance due to the narrowing of the contact area between an upper electrode and a lead electrode for upper electrode or the separation of the lead electrode for upper electrode can be suppressed and which can be driven by a given voltage.
US08622527B2	Liquid jet head, liquid jet apparatus, and method of manufacturing liquid jet head A liquid jet head includes a base plurality of pressure chambers which include recesses, respectively, arranged in a front surface of a base. A piezoelectric substrate is joined to upper surfaces of side walls of the recesses and is uniformly polarized in a direction parallel to a substrate surface of the piezoelectric substrate. A pair of a front surface drive electrode and a back surface drive electrode are provided on a front surface of the piezoelectric substrate, which is opposite to the pressure chamber side, and on a back surface of the piezoelectric substrate on the pressure chamber side, respectively, for each chamber and sandwich the piezoelectric substrate therebetween and extend to a side wall of the recess substantially from a center of the open end. A liquid chamber is formed in the base and communicates with the pressure chambers via openings formed in bottom surfaces or side wall surfaces of the recesses, respectively.
US08622521B2	Inkjet printhead having titanium aluminium nitride heater elements An inkjet printhead has a plurality of nozzles; a bubble forming chamber corresponding to each of the nozzles; and a heater element disposed in each of the bubble forming chambers. The heater element is configured for heating an ejectable liquid above its boiling point to form a gas bubble that causes the ejection of a drop from the nozzle. The heater element is comprised of titanium aluminum nitride.
US08622518B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus includes: a first nozzle for ejecting clear ink to form a first dot; and a second nozzle for ejecting color ink to form a second dot, wherein, when forming a color image on a photoluminescent ground layer by means of the second dot, the first dot is formed at an area where the color image does not exist.
US08622514B2	Head cleaning method and head cleaning apparatus A head cleaning method of wiping and cleaning a nozzle surface of a head with a band-shaped liquid absorbing body by, while pressing and abutting a pressing member on which the liquid absorbing body that travels is wrapped against the nozzle surface of the head, sliding the pressing member over the nozzle surface of the head, includes: a first cleaning step of wiping and cleaning the nozzle surface of the head with a non-wet region of the liquid absorbing body; a wet region forming step of forming a wet region on the liquid absorbing body; and a second cleaning step of wiping and cleaning the nozzle surface of the head with the wet region of the liquid absorbing body.
US08622512B2	Droplet ejection apparatus A droplet ejection apparatus includes: a droplet ejection head which includes a nozzle surface having a non-nozzle forming region and a nozzle forming region of a prescribed width in a prescribed direction, a nozzle row being formed in the nozzle forming region; and a nozzle surface cleaning apparatus which cleans the nozzle surface of the droplet ejection head and includes: a wiping device which presses a wiping member having absorbency against the nozzle surface and wipes the nozzle surface with the wiping member by moving the wiping member relatively in the prescribed direction with respect to the nozzle surface; and a sweeping device which sweeps excess liquid from the non-nozzle forming region before the wiping member wipes the nozzle surface, by pressing a sweeping member having elasticity against the non-nozzle forming region and moving the sweeping member relatively in the prescribed direction with respect to the nozzle surface.
US08622510B2	Cap device and liquid jetting apparatus provided with the same There is provided a cap device including: a cap unit which is tiltable in a plane direction of the jetting surface and which comes into close contact with the jetting surface of the liquid jetting head; a flexible discharge tube of which one end is connected to the cap unit, which communicates with an inner space defined by the cap unit and the jetting surface under a condition that the cap unit comes into close contact with the jetting surface, and through which a liquid in the inner space is discharged; and a fixing mechanism which fixes a portion, of the discharge tube, other than the one end to the cap unit.
US08622507B2	Control method for a fluid ejection device, and a fluid ejection device A control method for a fluid ejection device and a fluid ejection device reliably eliminate dropped dots while reducing consumption of ink droplets ejected from the nozzles. A fluid ejection device that performs at least one of a cleaning operation that suctions fluid from the nozzles and a wiping operation that wipes the nozzle surface when dropped dots occur determines if an elimination history of removing dropped dots by the wiping operation is stored when dropped dots are detected as a result of testing for dropped dots and determining if dropped dots occur. When a history of eliminating dropped dots by means of a wiping operation is not stored, the fluid ejection device performs the wiping operation. When a history of eliminating dropped dots by means of a wiping operation remains in memory, the cleaning operation is performed without the wiping operation.
US08622506B2	Printing device A printing device includes: a printing material container that includes first and second short circuit detection terminals, first and second attachment detection terminals; a high voltage power supply that applies a high voltage to the first attachment detection terminal; a short circuit detector that detects a short circuit between at least one of the first and second short circuit detection terminals and at least one of the first and second attachment detection terminals; a high voltage application controller that blocks supply of the high voltage from the high voltage power supply when the short circuit detector detects the short circuit; a resistor element that is arranged between the high voltage power supply and the first attachment detection terminal; and an electrostatic capacitor element that is arranged between the detection node of the short circuit detector and a low-potential-side power supply node.
US08622499B2	Liquid ejection apparatus and ejection control method for same, and inkjet apparatus A liquid ejection apparatus includes: a circuit control device including switches of which first ends are connected to pressure generating elements; a voltage waveform generating device configured to generate a voltage waveform to be supplied to second ends of the switches; and a switch control device which causes the switches to close and open. The voltage waveform has a waveform such that, when the switch is caused to close and open so that a portion of the voltage waveform is applied to the pressure generating element, a droplet is ejected from a nozzle corresponding to the pressure generating element to which the portion of the voltage waveform has been applied, whereas when a whole of the voltage waveform is applied to the pressure generating element, no droplet is substantially ejected from the nozzle corresponding to the pressure generating element to which the whole of the voltage waveform has been applied.
US08622494B2	Refrigerator shelf assembly A shelf assembly for use in a refrigerator includes a glass panel having a central region and a perimeter region, with the perimeter region having an upwardly turned spill prevention lip. The upwardly turned spill prevention lip is upwardly turned relative to the central region via a glass forming process. The upwardly turned spill prevention lip includes upwardly turned lip portions at the front, rear, left and right sides of the glass panel. The central region of the glass panel includes a storage portion. The upwardly turned spill prevention lip circumscribes the periphery of the central region to limit spillage of liquid over the sides of the glass panel. The shelf assembly may include a pair of support rails bonded at lower surfaces of the left and right sides of the glass panel and having attachment elements configured to mount the shelf assembly at the refrigerator.
US08622481B2	Fiber optic cable protection in a mining system A chain link assembly, a cable chain assembly and a mining system. The cable handler individual links may include an enclosed section for the fiber optic cable separate from other services for the machine. A flexible material or other structure may assemble the fiber optic cable in the cable handler in a manner in which it “snakes” about the centerline to provide ample slack in the fiber optic cable to, for example, prevent over tension.
US08622471B2	Vibration seat A vibration seat (20) comprising a seat body (22), a sitting portion (24) supported by the seat body, and a vibrator (4). The sitting portion (24) is free to vibrate relative to the seat body (22). The vibrator (4) is connected to the sitting portion (24) at a single node (1) and is free to move relative to the seat body (22).
US08622466B2	Front module for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a front module for a motor vehicle, wherein the front module is in one piece and is composed exclusively of plastic.
US08622464B2	Steering support member structure A structure of a steering support member, which enables the reduction of vehicle interior noise and steering vibration by suppressing the fore-and-aft vibration of the steering support member by means of a C-shaped or U-shaped brace and by increasing the rigidity of the steering support member in the front of the driver seat side, and enables the setting of a vibration mode in accordance with vehicle types by fine adjusting the positions of the brace and a steering bracket and by selecting the rigidity of the brace.
US08622454B2	Mobile structure having sufficient internal structural rigidity to eliminate need for load-bearing perimeter support structures A mobile structure includes first and second rigid frames and first and second horizontal roof supports supported by the rigid frame. Each of the rigid frames includes a first vertical support, a second vertical support substantially parallel to the first vertical support, and a lateral rigid frame support extending perpendicularly at least from the first vertical support to the second vertical support. The mobile structure further includes a floor under the first and second horizontal roof supports, a wheel-axle assembly under the floor, and leveling assemblies that are extendable away from the floor. Each leveling assembly is in weight-bearing and in-line relationship with respect to one of the vertical supports of the first rigid frame.
US08622451B2	Endeffectors for handling semiconductor wafers An endeffector for handling wafers at a relatively low temperature is disclosed along with an endeffector for handling wafers at a relatively high temperature. Both endeffectors include a base member and uniquely designed support members that are configured to only contact a wafer at the wafer's edge. Further, the support members have an arcuate shape that generally matches a radius of a semiconductor wafer. More specifically, each support member has a curved wafer contact surface that tapers from a maximum radius at a top surface to a minimum radius at a bottom surface. The endeffectors may also include a wafer detection system. The endeffector for handling wafers at relatively low temperatures may also include a pushing device that is used not only to position a wafer but to hold a wafer on the endeffector during acceleration or deceleration of the endeffector caused by a robot arm attached to the endeffector.
US08622450B1	Cam hook truss lift system An apparatus for efficiently lifting heavy trusses used in constructing buildings requiring a pitched roof. The use of this apparatus reduces the manpower requirement for constructing roofs by providing a J-shape cam-hook-lift-apparatus to latch onto a truss and use the power of a lifting mechanism, such as a crane, to raise and place the roof trusses into a predetermined position. Using this apparatus will reduce the amount of time needed to complete a roof assembly and increase safety for workers.
US08622447B1	Cellular telephone support device A cellular telephone support device for releasably holding a cellular telephone having a top edge and a bottom edge is provided. The support device comprises a main support member having a first side, a second side, a first edge, and a second edge. A slotted first opening formed in the first edge. A second slotted opening is formed in the second edge. A ring attachment is positioned on the first side. A first clamping member is slidably receivable within the first slotted opening. A second clamping member is slidably receivable within the second slotted opening of the second edge. Upon positioning the cellular telephone against the second side, the first clamping member is slidable against the top edge of the telephone and the second clamping member is slidable against the bottom edge of the telephone thereby releasably securing the telephone between the first clamping member and the second clamping member.
US08622446B2	Bumper for a motor vehicle A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a crossbeam having a hat profile defined by a bottom wall, legs respectively adjoining the bottom wall, and flanges respectively extending from the legs. The hat profile has sections of varying cross sectional configuration in a longitudinal direction. A face plate closes the hat profile to define a hollow space, with the crossbeam being mountable with the face plate such as to point outwards. An upper one of the legs has a width which is greater than a width of a lower one of the legs in a center section of the crossbeam. The crossbeam has curved ends oriented in a direction of the motor vehicle, and the face plate includes in the center section a stiffening embossment which is oriented into the hollow space defined by the hat profile and the face plate.
US08622444B2	Door latch mechanism The door latch mechanism independently operated by first and second handles of the door handle assembly comprising a cam member having a cam surface which facilitates translation of movement of the handles to displacement of the cam member. The cam member can be coupled to a latch member and move the latch member between an extended and retracted position. A door lock mechanism can prevent displacement of the second door handle while simultaneously allowing displacement of the first door handle.
US08622443B2	Lost motion cam actuating device A lost motion cam assembly for a vehicle lock. The assembly includes a lever, pivotally mounted to the housing and movable between locked and unlocked positions. A motor drives a gear mounted to a shaft in the housing. A cam is also rotatably mounted to the shaft, and includes a pair of opposing cam arms. When a cam arm engages a first interaction surface on the lever, the lever actuates. A second interaction surface on the lever stops the cam. The cam is operably connected to the gear by a lost motion connection that defines a range of free travel of the cam relative to the gear. Manually pivoting the lever while one of the pair of cam arms is in contact with the first interaction surface on the lever causes the cam to rotate within the range of free travel.
US08622434B1	Planar identification elements and sheet product sets A printed sheet product comprises a thin core having a pair of opposing major planar sides. A plurality of sets of variable data fields are printed on at least a first side of the core. One or more of the variable data fields of each set may be printed on the opposing second side of the core. Each set of printed variable data fields includes at least a first data field printed with a numeric code, the numeric code of each variable data field set being different from that of each other set printed on the first side of the core. Each set of variable data fields further includes a second data field printed with either a name and mailing address uniquely associated with a numeric code or with another representation of the numeric code. Where printed, the name and address of each variable data set differs from that of each other variable data set printed on the first side of the core. The sheet product is scored to at least define one removable element containing the first variable data field from each set printed on the sheet product. Where name and address data fields are printed, the sheet product may further be scored to separate the sheet product into individual sheet sections which can be inserted without folding into envelopes for direct mailing of the removable first element to an appropriate recipient.

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