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US08698406B2	Adaptive circuit The invention describes an adaptive circuit (1, 1′) for driving a lower-voltage DC load (2) from a rectified higher-voltage AC supply (3), which adaptive circuit (1, 1′) comprises a charge-storage circuit (21, 21′), which charge storage circuit (21, 21′) comprises a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (C2) connected essentially in series, wherein the second capacitor (C2) is connected at least in parallel with the load (2); and an active switch (22, 22′) realized as a controlled current source (22, 22′) for controlling a load current (Iload) through the load (2) such that, in a closed switch state, load current (Iload) is drawn essentially from the first capacitor (C1) of the charge-storage circuit (21, 21′), and, during an open switch state, load current (Iload) is drawn essentially from the second capacitor (C2). The invention also describes an LED retrofit lamp (4) comprising a connecting means (40) for connecting the lamp (4) to a higher-voltage mains supply signal (U PS); an LED device (2) rated for a lower-voltage supply; and such an adaptive circuit (1, 1′) for adapting the higher-voltage mains supply signal (U PS) to a low-voltage signal (U C2) for driving the lower-voltage LED device (2). The invention also describes a method of driving a lower-voltage DC load (2) from a rectified higher-voltage AC supply (3).
US08698405B2	User interface with circular light guided ring with adaptive appearance depending on function The present invention relates to a control device adapted to control properties of light emitted from a light source. The control device may comprise a touch-sensitive user interface adapted to visually indicate a range of available values representing at least one of the properties and to enable a user to control the represented property on the basis of a location touched on the touch-sensitive user interface. The controlled property may be adjusted by means of a communication unit adapted to communicate to the light source control signals corresponding to user input. The control device may be adapted to enable the user to control a property associated with an activation area with the user interface upon activation of the activation area by the user.
US08698402B2	Pulsed electron source, power supply method for pulsed electron source and method for controlling a pulsed electron source The invention relates to a pumped electron source (1) that includes an ionization chamber (4), an acceleration chamber (2) with an electrode (3) for extracting and accelerating primary ions and forming a secondary-electron beam, characterized in that the pumped electron source (1) includes a power supply (11) adapted for applying to the electrode (3) a positive voltage for urging a primary plasma (17) outside the acceleration chamber (2), and a negative voltage pulse for extracting and accelerating the primary ions and forming a secondary-electron beam.
US08698399B2	Multi-wavelength pumping to sustain hot plasma A method of sustaining a plasma, by focusing a first wavelength of electromagnetic radiation into a gas within a volume, where the first wavelength is substantially absorbed by a first species of the gas and delivers energy into a first region of a plasma having a first size and a first temperature. A second wavelength of electromagnetic radiation is focused into the first region of the plasma, where the second wavelength is different than the first wavelength and is substantially absorbed by a second species of the gas and delivers energy into a second region of the plasma region within the first region of the plasma having a second size that is smaller than the first size and a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature.
US08698398B2	Fuse for a LED FL retrofit lamp, LED FL retrofit lamp, and methods for producing a LED FL retrofit lamp Various embodiments provide a fuse for a light emitting diode fluorescent lamp retrofit lamp, the fuse including a first electrical fuse connecting element for the electrical connection to an electric socket connecting element of a socket of the light emitting diode fluorescent lamp retrofit lamp; and a second electrical fuse connecting element for the electrical connection to a driver of the light emitting diode fluorescent lamp retrofit lamp; wherein the first fuse connecting element is designed as a connecting pin which is provided and equipped for a rigid connection to the socket connecting element.
US08698393B2	Electroluminescent textile and method for the production thereof A method for producing electroluminescent textiles and to electroluminescent textiles produced accordingly is provided. A layer arrangement (10) of an electroluminescent textile comprises a textile substrate (1), a protective layer (2), a first transparent conductive layer or front electrode (3), a light-emitting layer (4), a dielectric layer (5), a second conductive layer or back electrode (6), a conductive rail (7), and a cover layer (8). As associated method is further provided.
US08698392B2	Organic electroluminescent element This invention provides an organic electroluminescent element comprising two opposed electrodes connected to an external circuit for applying electrical energy, at least one of the electrodes being transparent or semitransparent, and provided between the electrodes, a plurality of luminescent units, for emitting light through recombination of holes with electrons, each comprising one or more organic layers, one of the organic layers being a luminescent layer, and a charge generation layer held between two of the plurality of luminescent units, characterized in that each two adjacent luminescent units in the plurality of luminescent units are partitioned by the charge generation layer, the charge generation layer comprises at least one metal or its compound (A) having a work function of not more than 3.0 eV and at least one compound (B) having a work function of not less than 4.0 eV, and in at least one of the plurality of luminescent units, the luminescent layer contains a polymeric luminescent material.
US08698390B2	Organic electroluminescent device and illumination apparatus According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent device includes a transparent electrode, a metal electrode, an organic light emitting layer and an intermediate layer. The transparent electrode is transmissive with respect to visible light. The metal electrode is reflective with respect to the visible light. The organic light emitting layer is provided between the transparent electrode and the metal electrode and is configured to emit light including a wavelength component of the visible light. The intermediate layer contacts the metal electrode and the organic light emitting layer between the organic light emitting layer and the metal electrode and is transmissive with respect to the visible light. A thickness of the intermediate layer is 60 nanometers or more and less than 200 nanometers. A refractive index of the organic light emitting layer to the visible light is higher than a refractive index of the intermediate layer to the visible light.
US08698388B2	Lighting apparatus providing increased luminous flux while maintaining color point and CRI A lighting module includes a plurality of solid state light emitting components configured to collectively emit light having a desired white point and a color rendering index (CRI) of greater than about 90. The module further includes at least one additional solid state light emitting component configured to individually emit light having a white point substantially similar to the desired white point. The at least one additional light emitting component may increase a lumen output of the lighting module without substantially altering the desired white point of the light collectively emitted by the plurality of light emitting components.
US08698387B2	Light source device and endoscope apparatus comprising the same A light source device includes a first semiconductor light source, a second semiconductor light source, and a wavelength converter. The first semiconductor light source emits light in a first wavelength range. The second semiconductor light source emits light in a second wavelength range different from the first wavelength range. The wavelength converter absorbs the light in the first wavelength range to emit light in a third wavelength range different from either of the first wavelength range and the second wavelength range, and transmits the light in the second wavelength range substantially entirely.
US08698386B2	Wavelength conversion structure, manufacturing methods thereof, and lighting emitting device including the wavelength conversion structure A wavelength conversion structure comprises a phosphor layer comprising a first part and a second part formed on the first part, wherein the first part and the second part have a plurality of pores, a first material layer formed in the plurality of pores of the first part, a second material layer formed in the plurality of pores of the second part and a plurality of phosphor particles, wherein the plurality of phosphor particles is distributed in the first material layer and the second material layer.
US08698381B2	Organic electroluminescent display device including heat-radiating means An organic electroluminescent display device includes an organic electroluminescent display (OLED) panel having a first surface for displaying images and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a thermal pad attached to the second surface, a heat sink attached to the thermal pad such that the thermal pad is disposed between the OLED panel and the heat sink, a bottom case spaced apart from the heat sink and protecting the second surface of the OLED panel, the bottom case formed of a metallic material, and a top case covering edges of the first surface of the OLED panel and combined with the bottom case, wherein a plurality of heat-radiating pins are formed on a surface of the heat sink facing the bottom case.
US08698380B2	Preferentially-oriented oxide ceramics, piezoelectric element, liquid discharge head, ultrasonic motor, and dust removing device Provided is a manufacturing method for preferentially-oriented oxide ceramics having a high degree of crystal orientation. The manufacturing method includes: obtaining slurry containing an oxide crystal B having magnetic anisotropy; applying a magnetic field to the oxide crystal B, and obtaining a compact of the oxide crystal B; and subjecting the compact to oxidation treatment to obtain preferentially-oriented oxide ceramics including a compact of an oxide crystal C having a crystal system that is different from a crystal system of one of a part and a whole of the oxide crystal B. By (1) reacting raw materials, (2) reducing the oxide crystal A, or (3) keeping the oxide crystal A at high temperature and quenching the oxide crystal A, the oxide crystal B is obtained to be used in the slurry.
US08698373B2	Pare piezo power with energy recovery The present invention generally relates to medical systems and apparatus and uses thereof for treating obesity and/or obesity-related diseases, and more specifically, relates to systems and methods for energy recovery in a laparoscopically-placed gastric banding system operably coupled to a piezo actuator. The energy recovery may be obtained utilizing an energy recovery device, such as an inductor, coupled to the piezo actuator. The energy recovery device may utilize two circuits to facilitate energy recovery, and the two circuits may include diodes with opposite orientations to control current flow.
US08698369B2	Rotor of rotating electrical machine When a corner part that is most distant from a perimeter surface of a rotor core is defined as a first corner part and a corner part in a position that faces the first corner part in a magnetization direction of a permanent magnet is defined as a second corner part, a gap is formed between the second corner part and an inner circumference side of a slot, and the inner circumference side of the slot that forms the gap has an arc surface that has a point X as a center on the inner circumference side of the slot that faces the first corner part. Therefore, the demagnetizing field by the magnetic flux from the stator side does not act intensively on the second corner part of the permanent magnet, and the demagnetizing field instead affects in a wide range of the permanent magnet equally.
US08698367B2	High-speed permanent magnet motor and generator with low-loss metal rotor An electric machine is provided including a rotor having a plurality of magnets retained on the rotor. The plurality of magnets are retained via a sleeve. The sleeve is retained via a band. The band includes a stacked plurality of washer laminations. Each of the plurality of washer laminations is electrically insulated from an adjacent washer lamination.
US08698362B2	Electric power tool with an electric motor The invention relates to an electric machine tool, particularly an angle grinder, having an electric motor that can be forcibly cooled by a cooling air flow. The electric motor includes an armature and a field iron package disposed concentrically to the armature which are disposed in a cooling air flow. The invention proposes that the armature and the field iron package be disposed in series in the cooling air flow.
US08698357B2	Multiple power supply device A multiple power supply device including a power consuming unit, a plurality of power supply units, and a plurality of switching units is provided. The power consuming unit receives a plurality of power good signals, and outputs a plurality of power control signals accordingly. The power supply units output a plurality of working voltages respectively, and meanwhile output the power good signals. When the power consuming unit is in a working state and one of the power good signals is enabled, the power consuming unit enables the corresponding power control signal. When the power consuming unit is in a working state and a part of the power good signals are enabled, the power consuming unit enables one of the power control signals corresponding to the enabled power good signals. The switching units transmit the corresponding working voltage to the power consuming unit according to the enabled power control signal.
US08698351B2	System and method for managing a power system with multiple power components According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system for managing a power system with a plurality of power components that includes power source components and power consumption components includes a central power bus, a plurality of adaptable connectors that each electrically couple to a power component and to the central power bus, and a control processor that receives the state of each power component from the respective adaptable connector and is configured to balance the voltage and current output from each power source component to provide a desired power to a power consumption component based on the received states.
US08698349B2	Battery charging inlet and locking device A locking device for a power feeding plug installed in a vehicle. The vehicle includes an inlet that receives the power feeding plug to charge a battery, which powers a motor. A door antenna transmits a verification signal to an electronic key. The locking device includes a lock bar moved between lock and unlock positions. The lock bar blocks the power feeding plug, which is attached to the inlet, when located at the lock position to prohibit removal of the power feeding plug from the inlet. An inlet antenna transmits the verification signal to an area that includes the inlet. The inlet antenna and door antenna are arranged at different locations. A controller moves the lock bar when verification of the electronic key is accomplished in response to the verification signal from the inlet antenna.
US08698346B2	Vehicle abnormality detection apparatus and vehicle A vehicle having an electricity accumulator for driving a vehicle, a charging inlet for receiving power supplied from a power supply provided on the outside of the vehicle, a circuit for charging the electricity accumulator with power from the power supply, and power lines for connecting the charging inlet and the charging circuit. An abnormality detector of vehicle having a circuit for applying a test voltage to the power lines, and an ECU as a short circuit detecting section. When the voltage value of the power line deviates from a predetermined normal range including the test voltage value although the test voltage is applied to the power line from the voltage application circuit, the ECU detects short circuit of the power line. The ECU specifies a short circuit mode corresponding to the detected short circuit among a plurality of short circuit modes based on the voltage value of the power line.
US08698343B2	Stationary equipment The present invention aims to provide a stationary equipment installed in a sealed space on a space-saving basis and having a favorable cooling efficiency. The stationary equipment includes an equipment main body containing an iron core, a coil and insulating oil, a hollow pipe connected to the equipment main body to circulate the insulating oil in it and a plurality of hollow corrugated fins disposed on the pipe. The pipe and the corrugated fins are covered with a hood, a duct is connected to the hood and the duct is connected to an elongated cylindrical member vertically disposed on an inner wall of the tower to increase airflow by stack effect to increase a cooling efficiency in a wind power generation device.
US08698341B2	Wind turbine with discretely variable diameter gear box A wind turbine includes a rotor shaft having thereon rotor blades exposed to wind energy, a first stage gear set on the rotor shaft, a discretely variable ratio gear set coupled to the first stage gear output shaft and having a gear set output shaft, a differential on the gear set output shaft having a differential control shaft facilitating changing the gear box ratio by whole numbers of gear teeth, and a generator operating at a constant frequency coupled to an electric grid operating at the constant frequency. The wind turbine may take a variable speed input of the gear box to create a fixed speed output fed to the generator operating at constant frequency and coupled directly to the power grid without power electronics. Existing wind turbines whether fixed speed fixed pitch or variable speed variable pitch can be retrofitted with the gear box of the present invention.
US08698340B2	Wind power system A wind power generation system is presented that includes a number of wind power generation units on the supporting tower, each wind power generation unit is formed by one vertical axis wind rotor and one or more power generation unit(s). The rotation shaft of the wind rotor is coupled with the rotor shaft of the single generator set through a connector, or the rotation shaft of the wind rotor is connected with the rotor shafts of multiple generator sets through a transmission mechanism. A helical vertical axis wind rotor and a lineal vertical axis wind rotor constructed by a drag type blade and a lift type blade is incorporated having a disassembling and splicing design. With this configuration, the number of the generator sets connected to the single wind rotor in the power generation unit may be adjusted in real time in accordance to different conditions.
US08698339B2	Rescue and emergency power method and system The present invention provides methods and systems for a power generation system, including an inlet for introducing a liquid into the system, an inlet pipe for carrying the liquid introduced to the inlet, a generation station for converting the flow of liquid into energy, and an outlet pipe for removing the liquid from the generation station.
US08698335B2	Low cost current source converters for power generation application A system comprising low cost topology for power converter systems is provided. The system takes advantage of the voltage-boost characteristic of a current source inverter (CSI) and utilizes a PWM CSI as a grid-side converter for power generation systems. Moreover, the generator-side converter employs low-cost devices, such as, but not limited to diode bridge, thyristor bridge, and/or a combination of diodes and thyristors, and accordingly simplifies generator-side converter and control. Further, the system provides a wider range of operation than traditional voltage source converter based topologies that utilize a voltage source inverter (VSI) as the grid-side convertor along with a diode rectifier as the generator-side converter.
US08698330B2	Portable inverter power generation apparatus with resonance speed control In a portable inverter power generation apparatus, a rectifying circuit converts AC electric power generated by an electric generator into DC electric power, and an inverter circuit converts the DC electric power into AC electric power. A current sensor detects an AC output current from the inverter circuit. In a first case where the AC output current detected by the current sensor increases from a value lower than a first value to a value higher than the first value, a computer sets a target rotational speed to a value lower than a resonance rotational speed at which an engine resonates until the AC output current detected by the current sensor increases to a second value higher than the first value, and sets the target rotational speed to a value higher than the resonance rotational speed when the detected AC output current increases to the second value. In a second case where the AC output current detected by the current sensor decreases from a value higher than the second value to a value lower than the second value, the computer unit sets the target rotational speed to a value higher than the resonance rotational speed until the AC output current detected by the current sensor decreases to the first value, and sets the target rotational speed to a value lower than the resonance rotational speed when the detected AC output current decreases to the first value.
US08698317B2	Methods of fabricating package stack structure and method of mounting package stack structure on system board A package stack structure includes a lower semiconductor chip on a lower package substrate having a plurality of lower via plug lands, a lower package having a lower molding compound surrounding a portion of a top surface of the lower package substrate and side surfaces of the lower semiconductor chip, an upper semiconductor chip on an upper package substrate having a plurality of upper via plug lands, an upper package having an upper molding compound covering the upper semiconductor chip, via plugs vertically penetrating the lower molding compound, the via plugs connecting the lower and upper via plug lands, respectively, and a fastening element and an air space between a top surface of the lower molding compound and a bottom surface of the upper package substrate.
US08698314B2	Semiconductor wiring patterns A semiconductor device of the invention include a rectangular semiconductor element mounted on a substrate formed with an external input terminal, an external output terminal, and a plurality of wiring patterns connected to each of the external input terminal and the external output terminal. The semiconductor element comprises, a plurality of first electrodes formed along a first edge of a surface thereof, a plurality of second electrodes formed along an edge opposite to the first edge of the surface, a plurality of third electrodes formed in the neighborhood of a functional block, and an internal wiring for connecting the first electrodes and the third electrodes. The substrate comprises, a first wiring pattern for connecting the external input terminal and the first electrodes, a second wiring pattern for connecting the external output terminal and the second electrodes, and a third wiring pattern for connecting the first electrodes and the third electrodes.
US08698313B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory apparatus A nonvolatile semiconductor memory apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer; a first insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer, the first insulating film being a single-layer film containing silicon oxide or silicon oxynitride; a charge trapping film formed on the first insulating film; a second insulating film formed on the charge trapping film; and a control gate electrode formed on the second insulating film. A metal oxide exists in an interface between the first insulating film and the charge trapping film, the metal oxide comprises material which is selected from the group of Al2O3, HfO2, ZrO2, TiO2, and MgO, the material is stoichiometric composition, and the charge trapping film includes material different from the material of the metal oxide.
US08698309B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor device and second semiconductor device stacked on the first semiconductor device. The first semiconductor device includes a first interconnect substrate, a first semiconductor element provided on an upper surface of the first interconnect substrate, a first electrode provided on the upper surface of the first interconnect substrate, and an insulating layer having an opening portion through which part of the first electrode is exposed. The second semiconductor device includes a second interconnect substrate, a second semiconductor element provided on an upper surface of the second interconnect substrate, a second electrode provided on a lower surface of the second interconnect substrate, and an inter-device connection terminal connected to the second electrode. Part of the first electrode exposed through the opening portion has a smaller area than an area of the opening portion.
US08698308B2	Bump structural designs to minimize package defects The mechanisms for forming bump structures enable forming bump structures between a chip and a substrate eliminating or reducing the risk of solder shorting, flux residue and voids in underfill. A lower limit can be established for a α ratio, defined by dividing the total height of copper posts in a bonded bump structure divided by the standoff of the bonded bump structure, to avoid shorting. A lower limit may also be established for standoff the chip package to avoid flux residue and underfill void formation. Further, aspect ratio of a copper post bump has a lower limit to avoid insufficient standoff and a higher limit due to manufacturing process limitation. By following proper bump design and process guidelines, yield and reliability of chip packages may be increases.
US08698306B2	Substrate contact opening An under-bump metallization (UBM) structure for a substrate, such as an organic substrate, a ceramic substrate, a silicon or glass interposer, a high density interconnect, a printed circuit board, or the like, is provided. A buffer layer is formed over a contact pad on the substrate such that at least a portion of the contact pad is exposed. A conductor pad is formed within the opening and extends over at least a portion of the buffer layer. The conductor pad may have a uniform thickness and/or a non-planar surface. The substrate may be attached to another substrate and/or a die.
US08698305B1	Multi-configuration GPU interface device A multi-configuration interface device for coupling different types of GPUs (graphics processor units) to a PCB (printed circuit board). The interface device comprises a GPU interface for a connection to the GPU and a PCB interface for a connection to the PCB. The GPU interface is implemented using a customizable attachment footprint for effectuating a connection to differing GPU types while maintaining the PCB interface for the connection to the PCB. The ball array for different GPUs can be configured to respectively support them. The interface device maintains a consistent PCB interface. Thus, as GPU characteristics change and evolve, or as different GPU versions are implemented, a consistent connection can be maintained for the PCB.
US08698303B2	Substrate for mounting semiconductor, semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device A substrate for mounting a semiconductor includes a first insulation layer having first and second surfaces on the opposite sides and having a penetrating hole penetrating through the first insulation layer, an electrode formed in the penetrating hole in the first insulation layer and having a protruding portion protruding from the second surface of the first insulation layer, a first conductive pattern formed on the first surface of the first insulation layer and connected to the electrode, a second insulation layer formed on the first surface of the first insulation layer and the first conductive pattern and having a penetrating hole penetrating through the second insulating layer, a second conductive pattern formed on the second insulation layer and for mounting a semiconductor element, and a via conductor formed in the penetrating hole in the second insulation layer and connecting the first and second conductive patterns.
US08698301B2	Semiconductor packages including a plurality of upper semiconductor devices on a lower semiconductor device Semiconductor packages are provided. The semiconductor packages may include an upper package including a plurality of upper semiconductor devices connected to an upper package substrate. The semiconductor packages may also include a lower package including a lower semiconductor device connected to a lower package substrate. The upper and lower packages may be connected to each other.
US08698300B2	Chip-stacked semiconductor package A chip-stacked semiconductor package including a stacked chip structure including a plurality of separate chips stacked on each other; a flexible circuit substrate having the stacked chip structure mounted on a first side of the flexible circuit substrate in a first region of the flexible circuit substrate, and being electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of separate chips of the stacked chip structure by folding a second region of the flexible circuit substrate; a sealing portion sealing the stacked chip structure and the flexible circuit substrate; and an external connecting terminal on a second side of the flexible circuit substrate.
US08698297B2	Integrated circuit packaging system with stack device A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing a base substrate; applying a molded under-fill on the base substrate; forming a substrate contact extender through the molded under-fill and in direct contact with the base substrate; mounting a stack device over the molded under-fill; attaching a coupling connector from the substrate contact extender to the stack device; and forming a base encapsulation on the stack device, the substrate contact extender, and encapsulating the coupling connector.
US08698294B2	Integrated circuit package system including wide flange leadframe An integrated circuit package system provides a known good die module by providing a leadframe, providing a first die, attaching the first die to the leadframe, and encapsulating at least the first die. A second die is attached to the known good die module such that the known good die module is a substrate for the second die. The second die is electrically attached to the known good die module. At least the second die is additionally encapsulated.
US08698291B2	Packaged leadless semiconductor device A packaged leadless semiconductor device (20) includes a heat sink flange (24) to which semiconductor dies (26) are coupled using a high temperature die attach process. The semiconductor device (20) further includes a frame structure (28) pre-formed with bent terminal pads (44). The frame structure (28) is combined with the flange (24) so that a lower surface (36) of the flange (24) and a lower section (54) of each terminal pad (44) are in coplanar alignment, and so that an upper section (52) of each terminal pad (44) overlies the flange (24). Interconnects (30) interconnect the die (26) with the upper section (52) of the terminal pad (44). An encapsulant (32) encases the frame structure (28), flange (24), die (26), and interconnects (30) with the lower section (54) of each terminal pad (44) and the lower surface (36) of the flange (24) remaining exposed from the encapsulant (32).
US08698288B1	Flexible substrate with crimping interconnection A semiconductor device includes first and second flexible substrates each with first and second peripheral edges. First and second dies are attached on respective surfaces of the flexible substrates and are each respectively electrically connected to first and second metal traces. A first crimping structure electrically connects the first metal traces to the second metal traces and crimps together the first peripheral edges of the first and second substrates. A second crimping structure electrically connects the first metal traces to the second metal traces and crimps together the second peripheral edges of the first and second substrates.
US08698285B2	Reverse recovery using oxygen-vacancy defects A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a first electrode formed on a first main surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a second electrode formed on a second main surface of the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate includes a first region in which a density of oxygen-vacancy defects is greater than a density of vacancy cluster defects, and a second region in which the density of vacancy cluster defects is greater than the density of oxygen-vacancy defects.
US08698284B2	Nitride-based semiconductor substrates having hollow member pattern and methods of fabricating the same A nitride-based semiconductor substrate may includes a plurality of hollow member patterns arranged on a substrate, a nitride-based seed layer formed on the substrate between the plurality of hollow member patterns, and a nitride-based buffer layer on the nitride-based seed layer so as to cover the plurality of hollow member patterns, wherein the plurality of hollow member patterns contact the substrate in a first direction and both ends of each of the plurality of hollow member patterns are open in the first direction.
US08698281B2	Nonvolatile memory devices that use resistance materials and internal electrodes A nonvolatile memory device, a method of fabricating the nonvolatile memory device and a processing system including the nonvolatile memory device. The nonvolatile memory device may include a plurality of internal electrodes that extend in a direction substantially perpendicular to a face of a substrate, a plurality of first external electrodes that extend substantially in parallel with the face of the substrate, and a plurality of second external electrodes that also extend substantially in parallel with the face of the substrate. Each first external electrode is on a first side of a respective one of the internal electrodes, and each second external electrode is on a second side of a respective one of the internal electrodes. These devices also include a plurality of variable resistors that contact the internal electrodes, the first external electrodes and the second external electrodes.
US08698280B2	Capacitive element using MOS transistors In the semiconductor device composing MOS transistor on which impurities are added from the surface of a P-type substrate, the region of immediate below a gate layer is the P-type substrate on which the impurities are not added, and first and second MOS devices, having an N-type diffusion layer are provided on the surface region of the P-type substrate circumscribing the gate layer. The gate layer of the first MOS device, and the N-type diffusion layer of the second MOS device are connected, and the N-type diffusion layer of the first MOS device and the gate layer of the second MOS device are connected, and thereby a first capacitive element is composed.
US08698278B2	Component-incorporating wiring board An objective is to provide a component-incorporated wiring substrate capable of solving a problem caused by an increase in length of wiring lines that connect a component and a capacitor. A component-incorporated wiring substrate 10 includes a core substrate 11, a first capacitor 301, a wiring laminate portion 31, and a second capacitor 101. An accommodation hole portion 90 of the core substrate 11 accommodates the first capacitor 101 therein, and a component-mounting region 20 is set on a surface 39 of the wiring laminate portion 31. The second capacitor 101 has electrode layers 102, 103 and a dielectric layer 104. The second capacitor 101 is embedded in the wiring laminate portion 31 in such a state that first main surfaces 105, 107 and second main surfaces 106, 108 are in parallel with the surface 39 of the wiring laminate portion 31, and is disposed between the first capacitor 301 and the component-mounting region 20.
US08698277B2	Nonvolatile variable resistance device having metal halogen or metal sulfide layer According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile variable resistance device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first layer, and a second layer. The second electrode includes a metal element. The first layer is arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode and includes a semiconductor element. The second layer is inserted between the second electrode and the first layer and includes the semiconductor element. The percentage of the semiconductor element being unterminated is higher in the second layer than in the first layer.
US08698275B2	Electronic circuit arrangement with an electrical fuse An electronic circuit arrangement has a substrate which has at least one metallization layer. At least one electrical interconnect and/or at least one via are formed in the metallization layer such that the electrical interconnect and the via are in the form of an electrical fuse link. In addition, the substrate has electrical circuit components which are arranged in the circuit layer. The circuit components are electrically coupled to one another by means of the electrical interconnect and by means of a plurality of vias.
US08698272B2	Semiconductor devices having reduced substrate damage and associated methods Optoelectronic devices, materials, and associated methods having increased operating performance are provided. In one aspect, for example, an optoelectronic device can include a semiconductor material, a first doped region in the semiconductor material, a second doped region in the semiconductor material forming a junction with the first doped region, and a laser processed region associated with the junction. The laser processed region is positioned to interact with electromagnetic radiation. Additionally, at least a portion of a region of laser damage from the laser processed region has been removed such that the optoelectronic device has an open circuit voltage of from about 500 mV to about 800 mV.
US08698268B2	Avalanche photodiode and method for manufacturing the avalanche photodiode An avalanche photodiode including a first electrode; and a substrate including a first semiconductor layer of a first conduction type electrically connected to the first electrode, in which at least an avalanche multiplication layer, a light absorption layer, and a second semiconductor layer of a second conduction type with a larger band gap than the light absorption layer are deposited on the substrate. The second semiconductor layer is separated into inner and outer regions by a groove formed therein, the inner region electrically connected to a second. With the configuration, the avalanche photodiode has a low dark current and high long-term reliability. In addition, the outer region includes an outer trench, and at least the light absorption layer is removed by the outer trench to form a side face of the light absorption layer. With the configuration, the dark current can be further reduced.
US08698265B2	Image sensor including a light shielding pattern Provided are an image sensor and a package including the same. The image sensor may include an interconnection layer comprising a plurality of interconnections that are vertically stacked, a light penetration layer including color filters and microlenses, a semiconductor layer disposed between the interconnection layer and the light penetration layer and including photoelectrical transformation elements and a light shielding pattern disposed between the light penetration layer and the semiconductor layer. A surface of the semiconductor layer adjacent to the light penetration layer defines a recess region recessed toward the interconnection layer. The light shielding pattern is formed in the recess region and at least one of the photoelectrical transformation elements is formed in the semiconductor layer between the light shielding pattern and the interconnection layer.
US08698264B2	Photoelectric conversion module A photoelectric conversion module includes: a substrate having a light transmitting property and having a mounting surface; a photoelectric conversion element mounted on the mounting surface of the substrate; a cover member fixed to the substrate via a solder layer constituted by solder and forming, cooperatively with the substrate, an airtight chamber housing the photoelectric conversion element; and a solder adsorbing film provided near an area fixed to the substrate by the solder layer, in a surface, of the cover member, facing the mounting surface, the solder having an adhesive property to the solder adsorbing film.
US08698262B2	Wireless chip and manufacturing method of the same The present invention provides a new type wireless chip that can be used without being fixed on a product. Specifically, a wireless chip can have a new function by a sealing step. One feature of a wireless chip according to the present invention is to have a structure in which an integrated circuit is sealed by films. In particular, the films sealing the integrated circuit have a hollow structure; therefore the wireless chip can have a new function.
US08698261B2	Co/Ni multilayers with improved out-of-plane anisotropy for magnetic device applications A MTJ for a spintronic device is disclosed and includes a thin seed layer that enhances perpendicular magnetic anisotropy (PMA) in an overlying laminated layer with a (Co/X)n or (CoX)n composition where n is from 2 to 30, X is one of V, Rh, Ir, Os, Ru, Au, Cr, Mo, Cu, Ti, Re, Mg, or Si, and CoX is a disordered alloy. The seed layer is preferably NiCr, NiFeCr, Hf, or a composite thereof with a thickness from 10 to 100 Angstroms. Furthermore, a magnetic layer such as CoFeB may be formed between the laminated layer and a tunnel barrier layer to serve as a transitional layer between a (111) laminate and (100) MgO tunnel barrier. The laminated layer may be used as a reference layer, dipole layer, or free layer in a MTJ. Annealing between 300° C. and 400° C. may be used to further enhance PMA in the laminated layer.
US08698260B2	Engineered magnetic layer with improved perpendicular anisotropy using glassing agents for spintronic applications A magnetic element in a spintronic device or serving as a propagation medium in a domain wall motion device is disclosed wherein first and second interfaces of a free layer with a perpendicular Hk enhancing layer and tunnel barrier, respectively, produce enhanced surface perpendicular anisotropy to increase thermal stability in a magnetic tunnel junction. The free layer may be a single layer or a composite and is comprised of a glassing agent that has a first concentration in a middle portion thereof and a second concentration less than the first concentration in regions near first and second interfaces. A CoFeB free layer selectively crystallizes along first and second interfaces but maintains an amorphous character in a middle region containing a glass agent providing the annealing temperature is less than the crystallization temperature of the middle region.
US08698259B2	Method and system for providing a magnetic tunneling junction using thermally assisted switching A magnetic junction is described. The magnetic junction includes a pinned layer, a nonmagnetic spacer layer, and a free layer. The magnetic junction may also include an additional nonmagnetic spacer layer and an additional pinned layer opposing the nonmagnetic spacer layer and the pinned layer. The nonmagnetic spacer layer is between the pinned layer and the free layer. The free layer is configured to be switchable using a write current passed through the magnetic junction. The free layer is also configured to be thermally stable in a quiescent state and have a reduced thermal stability due to heating from the write current being passed through the magnetic junction. In some aspects, the free layer includes at least one of a pinning layer(s) interleaved with ferromagnetic layer(s), two sets of interleaved ferromagnetic layers having different Curie temperatures, and a ferrimagnet having a saturation magnetization that increases with temperature between ferromagnetic layers.
US08698258B2	3D integrated electronic device structure including increased thermal dissipation capabilities A microelectronic device structure including increased thermal dissipation capabilities. The structure including a three-dimensional (3D) integrated chip assembly that is flip chip bonded to a substrate. The chip assembly including a device substrate including an active device disposed thereon. A cap layer is physically bonded to the device substrate to at least partially define a hermetic seal about the active device. The microelectronic device structure provides a plurality of heat dissipation paths therethrough to dissipate heat generated therein.
US08698256B2	MEMS process and device A method of fabricating a micro-electrical-mechanical system (MEMS) transducer comprises the steps of forming a membrane on a substrate, and forming a back-volume in the substrate. The step of forming a back-volume in the substrate comprises the steps of forming a first back-volume portion and a second back-volume portion, the first back-volume portion being separated from the second back-volume portion by a step in a sidewall of the back-volume. The cross-sectional area of the second back-volume portion can be made greater than the cross-sectional area of the membrane, thereby enabling the back-volume to be increased without being constrained by the cross-sectional area of the membrane. The back-volume may comprise a third back-volume portion. The third back-volume portion enables the effective diameter of the membrane to be formed more accurately.
US08698254B2	Tunnel field effect transistor and method for manufacturing same A tunnel field effect transistor is capable of operating at a low subthreshold and is able to be manufactured easily. The tunnel field effect transistor includes a group IV semiconductor substrate having a (111) surface and doped so as to have a first conductivity type, a group III-V compound semiconductor nanowire arranged on the (111) surface and containing a first region connected to the (111) surface and a second region doped so as to have a second conductivity type, a source electrode connected to the group IV semiconductor substrate; a drain electrode connected to the second region, and a gate electrode for applying an electric field to an interface between the (111) surface and the group III-V compound semiconductor nanowire, or an interface between the first region and the second region.
US08698252B2	Device for high-K and metal gate stacks A semiconductor device having five gate stacks on different regions of a substrate and methods of making the same are described. The device includes a semiconductor substrate and isolation features to separate the different regions on the substrate. The different regions include a p-type field-effect transistor (pFET) core region, an input/output pFET (pFET IO) region, an n-type field-effect transistor (nFET) core region, an input/output nFET (nFET IO) region, and a high-resistor region.
US08698249B2	CMOS semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A CMOS semiconductor device having an n-type MOSFET and a p-type MOSFET, comprising: a gate electrode of the n-type MOSFET having a first insulation layer composed of a high-k material, and a first metal layer provided on the first insulation layer and composed of a metal material; and a gate electrode of the p-type MOSFET having a second insulation layer composed of a high-k material, and a second metal layer provided on the second insulation layer and composed of a metal material, wherein the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer are composed of the different high-k materials, and the first metal layer and the second metal layer are composed of the same metal material.
US08698247B2	Semiconductor device The present invention provides a semiconductor device including a substrate, a deep well, a high-voltage well, and a doped region. The substrate and the high-voltage well have a first conductive type, and the deep well and the doped region have a second conductive type different from the first conductive type. The substrate has a high-voltage region and a low-voltage region, and the deep well is disposed in the substrate in the high-voltage region. The high-voltage well is disposed in the substrate between the high-voltage region and the low-voltage region, and the doped region is disposed in the high-voltage well. The doped region and the high-voltage well are electrically connected to a ground.
US08698246B2	High-voltage oxide transistor and method of manufacturing the same A high-voltage oxide transistor includes a substrate; a channel layer disposed on the substrate; a gate electrode disposed on the substrate to correspond to the channel layer; a source contacting a first side of the channel layer; and a drain contacting a second side of the channel layer, wherein the channel layer includes a plurality of oxide layers, and none of the plurality of oxide layers include silicon. The gate electrode may be disposed on or under the channel layer. Otherwise, the gate electrodes may be disposed respectively on and under the channel layer.
US08698244B2	Silicon-on-insulator (SOI) structure configured for reduced harmonics, design structure and method Disclosed is semiconductor structure with an insulator layer on a semiconductor substrate and a device layer is on the insulator layer. The substrate is doped with a relatively low dose of a dopant having a given conductivity type such that it has a relatively high resistivity. Additionally, a portion of the semiconductor substrate immediately adjacent to the insulator layer can be doped with a slightly higher dose of the same dopant, a different dopant having the same conductivity type or a combination thereof. Optionally, micro-cavities are created within this same portion so as to balance out any increase in conductivity with a corresponding increase in resistivity. Increasing the dopant concentration at the semiconductor substrate-insulator layer interface raises the threshold voltage (Vt) of any resulting parasitic capacitors and, thereby reduces harmonic behavior. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method and a design structure for such a semiconductor structure.
US08698241B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device with improved characteristics is provided. The semiconductor device includes a LDMOS, a source plug electrically coupled to a source region of the LDMOS, a source wiring disposed over the source plug, a drain plug electrically coupled to a drain region of the LDMOS, and a drain wiring disposed over the drain plug. The structure of the source plug of the semiconductor device is devised. The semiconductor device is structured such that the drain plug is linearly disposed to extend in a direction Y, and the source plug includes a plurality of separated source plugs arranged at predetermined intervals in the direction Y. In this way, the separation of the source plug decreases an opposed area between the source plug and the drain plug, and can thus decrease the parasitic capacitance therebetween.
US08698240B2	Double diffused drain metal-oxide-simiconductor devices with floating poly thereon and methods of manufacturing the same A metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device is disclosed. The MOS device includes a substrate of a first impurity type, a diffused region of a second impurity type in the substrate, a patterned first dielectric layer including a first dielectric portion over the diffused region, a patterned first conductive layer on the patterned first dielectric layer, the patterned first conductive layer including a first conductive portion on the first dielectric portion, a patterned second dielectric layer including a second dielectric portion that extends on a first portion of an upper surface of the first conductive portion and along a sidewall of the first conductive portion to the substrate; and a patterned second conductive layer on the patterned second dielectric layer, the patterned second conductive layer including a second conductive portion on the second dielectric portion.
US08698234B2	Electronic device with connecting structure A semiconductor device including a connecting structure includes an edge region, a first trench and a second trench running toward the edge region, a first electrode within the first trench, and a second electrode within the second trench, the first and second electrodes being arranged in a same electrode plane with regard to a main surface of a substrate of the electronic device within the trenches, and the first electrode extending, at an edge region side end of the first trench, farther toward the edge region than the second electrode extends, at an edge region side end of the second trench, toward the edge region.
US08698231B2	Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes vertical channel layers, a pipe channel layer coupling bottoms of the vertical channel layers, a pipe gate contacting a bottom surface and side surfaces of the pipe channel layer, and a dummy pipe gate formed of a non-conductive material and contacting a top surface of the pipe channel layer.
US08698229B2	Transistor with controllable compensation regions Disclosed is a MOSFET including at least one transistor cell. The at least one transistor cell includes a source region, a drain region, a body region and a drift region. The body region is arranged between the source region and the drift region and the drift region is arranged between the body region and the drain region. The at least one transistor cell further includes a compensation region arranged in the drift region and distant to the body region, a source electrode electrically contacting the source region and the body region, a gate electrode arranged adjacent the body region and dielectrically insulated from the body region by a gate dielectric, and a coupling arrangement including a control terminal. The coupling arrangement is configured to electrically couple the compensation region to at least one of the body region, the source region, the source electrode and the gate electrode dependent on a control signal received at the control terminal.
US08698224B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells (1). Each of the nonvolatile memory cells comprises a MOS type first transistor section (3) used for information storage, and a MOS type second transistor section (4) which selects the first transistor section. The second transistor section has a bit line electrode (16) connected to a bit line, and a control gate electrode (18) connected to a control gate control line. The first transistor section has a source line electrode (10) connected to a source line, a memory gate electrode (14) connected to a memory gate control line, and a charge storage region (11) disposed directly below the memory gate electrode. A gate withstand voltage of the second transistor section is lower than that of the first transistor section. Assuming that the thickness of a gate insulating film of the second transistor section is defined as tc and the thickness of a gate insulating film of the first transistor section is defined as tm, they have a relationship of tc
US08698222B2	Memory device with charge storage layers at the gaps located both sides of the gate dielectric underneath the gate A memory device is described, including a tunnel dielectric layer over a substrate, a gate over the tunnel dielectric layer, at least one charge storage layer between the gate and the tunnel dielectric layer, two doped regions in the substrate beside the gate, and a word line that is disposed on and electrically connected to the gate and has a thickness greater than that of the gate.
US08698221B2	Capacitor that includes dielectric layer structure having plural metal oxides doped with different impurities A capacitor includes a first electrode, a first dielectric layer disposed on the first electrode, the first dielectric layer having a tetragonal crystal structure and including a first metal oxide layer doped with a first impurity, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first metal oxide layer, the second dielectric layer having a tetragonal crystal structure and including a second metal oxide layer doped with a second impurity, and a second electrode disposed on the second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer has a lower crystallization temperature and a substantially higher dielectric constant than the second dielectric layer.
US08698220B2	Semiconductor device having concentration difference of impurity element in semiconductor films To provide a semiconductor device having a memory element, and which is manufactured by a simplified manufacturing process. A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes, forming a first insulating film to cover a first semiconductor film and a second semiconductor film; forming a first conductive film and a second conductive film over the first semiconductor film and the second semiconductor film, respectively, with the first insulating film interposed therebetween; forming a second insulating film to cover the first conductive film; forming a third conductive film selectively over the first conductive film which is formed over the first semiconductor film, with the second insulating film interposed therebetween, and doping the first semiconductor film with an impurity element with the third conductive film serving as a mask and doping the second semiconductor film with the impurity element through the second conductive film.
US08698217B2	Metal shield structures in backside illumination image sensor chips A device includes a semiconductor substrate having a front side and a backside. An active image sensor pixel array is disposed on the front side of the semiconductor substrate. A metal shield is disposed on the backside of, and overlying, the semiconductor substrate. The metal shield has an edge facing the active image sensor pixel array. The metal shield has a middle width, and a top width greater than the middle width.
US08698216B2	Memory device and fabrication method thereof The present disclosure provides a fabricating method of a semiconductor chip which includes the following steps. First, a substrate is provided. The substrate defines a memory unit region and a peripheral logic region. Then, a first spacer is formed around a stack structure of the memory unit region. The first space includes a first silicon oxide layer and the first silicon oxide layer directly contacts with the stack structure. After that, a silicon nitride layer is formed on both the first spacer and the peripheral logic region. Finally, the additional silicon nitride layer on the first spacer is removed but portions of the additional silicon nitride layer around gate structures in the peripheral logic region are remained.
US08698215B2	Transparent thin film transistor, and method of manufacturing the same A thin film transistor (TFT) and a method of manufacturing the same such that an ohmic contact can be formed between a semiconductor layer and a source electrode or between the semiconductor layer and a drain electrode, wherein the TFT can be applied to a plastic substrate. The TFT includes: a substrate; an active layer formed of ZnO, InZnO, ZnSnO, and/or ZnInGaO on the substrate and including a channel region, a source region, and a drain region; a gate electrode insulated from the active layer; and source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and electrically connected to the source region and the drain region, respectively, wherein the source region and the drain region of the active layer include hydrogen.
US08698210B2	Sensor and method for manufacturing the same Provided is a sensor having a high sensitivity and a high degree of freedom of layout by reducing constrictions of the channel shape, the reaction field area, and the position. Provided is also a method for manufacturing the sensor. The sensor (10) includes: a source electrode (15), a drain electrode, (14), and a gate electrode (13) arranged on silicon oxide film (12a, 12b); a channel (16) arranged on the silicon oxide films (12a, 12b) and electrically connected to the source electrode (15) and the drain electrode (14); and a reaction field (20) arranged on the silicon oxide films (12a, 12b). The reaction field (20) is formed at a position on the silicon oxide film (12a), the position being different from a position for the channel (16). With this configuration, it is possible to independently select the shape of the channel (16) and the area of the reaction field (20). This enables the sensor (10) to have a high measurement sensitivity and a high degree of freedom of layout.
US08698207B2	Photodetector having a very thin semiconducting region The instant disclosure describes a photodetector that includes at least one portion of a semiconducting layer formed directly on at least a portion of a reflective layer and to be illuminated with a light beam, at least one pad being formed on the portion of the semiconducting layer opposite the reflective layer portion, wherein the pad and the reflective layer portion are made of a metal or of a negative permittivity material, the optical cavity formed between said at least one reflective layer portion and said at least one pad has a thickness strictly lower than a quarter of the ratio of the light beam wavelength to the optical index of the semiconducting layer, and typically representing about one tenth of said ratio.
US08698205B2	Integrated circuit layout having mixed track standard cell An integrated circuit layout having a mixed track standard cell configuration that having a mixed track standard cell configuration that includes first well regions of a predetermined height and second well regions of a predetermined height, the first and second well regions are arranged within a substrate, first conductors and second conductors arranged and extending across regions of corresponding first and second well regions, and a plurality of standard cells in multiple rows. The standard cells include a first substantially equal to standard cell having a first cell height substantially equal to I(X+Y)+X or Y, wherein X is one half the predetermined height of the first well region, Y is one half the predetermined height of the second well region, and I is a positive integer.
US08698204B2	Semiconductor memory device In one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, and device regions in the substrate to extend in a first direction. The device further includes select gates on the substrate to extend in a second direction, and a contact region provided between the select gates and including contact plugs on the respective device regions. The contact region includes partial regions, in each of which N contact plugs are disposed on N successive device regions to be arranged on a straight line being non-parallel to the first and second directions, where N is an integer of 2 or more. The contact region includes the partial regions of at least two types whose values of N are different. Further, each of the contact plugs has a planar shape of an ellipse, and is arranged so that a major axis of the ellipse is tilted with respect to the first direction.
US08698198B2	Nitride semiconductor device A nitride semiconductor device includes: a first nitride semiconductor layer formed of non-doped AlXGa1-XN (0≦X<1); a second nitride semiconductor layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer of non-doped or n-type AlYGa1-YN (0
US08698189B2	Organic light-emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same An OLED device includes a thin film transistor including an active layer, a gate bottom electrode, a gate top electrode, an insulating layer covering the gate electrode, and a source electrode and a drain electrode on the insulating layer contacting the active layer; an organic light-emitting device electrically connected to the thin film transistor and including a sequentially stacked pixel electrode, on the same layer as the gate bottom electrode, emissive layer, and, opposite electrode, a pad bottom electrode on the same layer as the gate bottom electrode and a pad top electrode pattern on the same layer as the gate top electrode, the pad top electrode pattern including openings exposing the pad bottom electrode, and an insulation pattern covering the upper surface of the pad top electrode pattern on the same layer as the insulating layer, on an upper surface of the pad bottom electrode.
US08698187B2	Light emitting device A light emitting device comprises a case having a space therein, the space defined by an inner bottom surface and an inner side surface of the case, a lead frame housed in the space, and having a bending portion bent along the inner side surface of the case, and a light emitting element electrically connected to the lead frame, wherein a rear surface of the bending portion is embedded in the case and a front surface of the bending portion is exposed from the inner side surface of the case so as to oppose the light emitting element, and wherein a projecting portion projected from the inner bottom surface and inclined to the inner side surface of the case is formed on the inner side surface of the case.
US08698185B2	Light emitting device and light unit having improved electrode and chip structures with concave/convex shapes Provided are a light emitting device and a light unit. The light emitting device includes a package body including a body, a plurality of electrodes on the body, and a concave portion on at least one of the plurality of electrodes, a light emitting chip including a convex portion corresponding to the concave portion to couple and attach the concave portion to the convex portion, the light emitting chip including a first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an active layer between the first conductive type semiconductor layer and the second conductive type semiconductor layer, and an adhesion layer on a bottom surface of the light emitting chip.
US08698180B2	LED lighting assembly integrated with dielectric liquid lens An LED lighting assembly integrated with dielectric liquid lens, including: a heat dissipation substrate; an LED chip, located on the heat dissipation substrate; a transparent material, covering the heat dissipation substrate and the LED chip and having a curved surface; a transparent liquid, located above the transparent material; a transparent layer, located above the transparent liquid; a first dielectric liquid, located above the transparent layer; a second dielectric liquid, located above the first dielectric liquid and having a curved surface, wherein the second dielectric liquid has a second dielectric constant smaller than a first dielectric constant of the first dielectric liquid; a transparent electrode layer, located above the second dielectric liquid for applying a control voltage to generate a dielectric force on the second dielectric liquid; and an enclosing body.
US08698178B2	Optoelectronic semiconductor component and method for producing an inorganic optoelectronic semiconductor component An optoelectronic semiconductor component includes a carrier and at least one semiconductor layer sequence. The semiconductor layer sequence includes at least one active layer. The semiconductor layer sequence is furthermore mounted on the carrier. The semiconductor component furthermore includes a metal mirror located between the carrier and the semiconductor layer sequence. The carrier and the semiconductor layer sequence project laterally beyond the metal mirror. The metal mirror is laterally surrounded by a radiation-transmissive encapsulation layer.
US08698176B2	Light emitting device and lighting system A light emitting device includes a conductive support member, a first conductive layer on the conductive support member, a second conductive layer, a first semiconductor layer on the second conductive layer, a second semiconductor layer and an active layer between the first semiconductor layer and the second conductive layer, and an insulation layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The first conductive layer includes a first expansion part penetrating the second conductive layer, the second semiconductor layer and the active layer, and a second expansion part extending from the first expansion part and disposed in the first semiconductor layer. The insulation layer is on a lateral surface of the first expansion part. At least a portion of a lateral surface of the second expansion part contacts the first semiconductor layer, and the insulation layer is between the first semiconductor layer and the second expansion part.
US08698175B2	Light-emitting diode The present invention relates to a light-emitting diode (LED). The LED comprises an LED die, one or more metal pads, and a fluorescent layer. The characteristics of the present invention include that the metals pads are left exposed for the convenience of subsequent wiring and packaging processes. In addition, the LED provided by the present invention is a single light-mixing chip, which can be packaged directly without the need of coating fluorescent powders on the packaging glue. Because the fluorescent layer and the packaging glue are not processed simultaneously and are of different materials, the stress problem in the packaged LED can be reduced effectively.
US08698163B2	P-type doping layers for use with light emitting devices A light emitting diode (LED) comprises an n-type Group III-V semiconductor layer, an active layer adjacent to the n-type Group III-V semiconductor layer, and a p-type Group III-V semiconductor layer adjacent to the active layer. The active layer includes one or more V-pits. A portion of the p-type Group III-V semiconductor layer is in the V-pits. A p-type dopant injection layer provided during the formation of the p-type Group III-V layer aids in providing a predetermined concentration, distribution and/or uniformity of the p-type dopant in the V-pits.
US08698162B2	Gallium nitride based semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same Gallium nitride (GaN) based semiconductor devices and methods of manufacturing the same. The GaN-based semiconductor device may include a heat dissipation substrate (that is, a thermal conductive substrate); a GaN-based multi-layer arranged on the heat dissipation substrate and having N-face polarity; and a heterostructure field effect transistor (HFET) or a Schottky electrode arranged on the GaN-based multi-layer. The HFET device may include a gate having a double recess structure. While such a GaN-based semiconductor device is being manufactured, a wafer bonding process and a laser lift-off process may be used.
US08698160B2	Method of manufacturing thin film transistor The object of the present invention is to form a low-concentration impurity region with good accuracy in a top gate type TFT. Phosphorus is added to a semiconductor layer by using a pattern made of a conductive film as a mask to form an N-type impurity region in a self-alignment manner. A positive photoresist is applied to a substrate so as to cover the pattern and then is exposed to light applied to the back of the substrate and then is developed, whereby a photoresist 110 is formed. The pattern is etched by using the photoresist pattern as an etching mask to form a gate electrode. A channel forming region, a source region, a drain region, and low-concentration impurity regions, are formed in the semiconductor layer in a self-alignment manner by using the gate electrode as a doping mask.
US08698158B2	Display substrate, method of manufacturing the same, and display apparatus having the same A display substrate includes a pixel electrode, an m-th data line (‘m’ is a natural number), a floating electrode, a (m+1)-th data line and a storage electrode. The pixel electrode is disposed in a pixel area of the substrate. The m-th data line is disposed at a first side of the pixel electrode and electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The floating electrode partially overlaps with the m-th data line. The (m+1)-th data line is disposed at a second side of the pixel electrode. The storage electrode is spaced apart from the (m+1)-th data line.
US08698156B2	Laminating system It is an object of the invention to improve the production efficiency in sealing a thin film integrated circuit and to prevent the damage and break. Further, it is another object of the invention to prevent a thin film integrated circuit from being damaged in shipment and to make it easier to handle the thin film integrated circuit. The invention provides a laminating system in which rollers are used for supplying a substrate for sealing, receiving IC chips, separating, and sealing. The separation, sealing, and reception of a plurality of thin film integrated circuits can be carried out continuously by rotating the rollers; thus, the production efficiency can be extremely improved. Further, the thin film integrated circuits can be easily sealed since a pair of rollers opposite to each other is used.
US08698155B2	Display device The time taken to write a signal to a pixel is shortened in a display device. Further, a signal is written at high speed even when high voltage is applied. The display device includes a pixel including a transistor and a liquid crystal element electrically connected to a source or a drain of the transistor. The transistor includes an intrinsic or substantially intrinsic oxide semiconductor as a semiconductor material and has an off-state current of 1×10−17 A/μm or less. The pixel does not include a capacitor. Since it is not necessary to provide a capacitor, the time taken to write a signal can be shortened.
US08698153B2	Semiconductor device and process for production thereof The TFT substrate (100A) in the present invention includes a thin film transistor, a gate line (3a), a source line (13as), and first and second terminals (40a, 40b) for electrically connecting the thin film transistor to an external wiring which are formed on a substrate (1). The first terminal includes a first gate terminal portion (41a) and a first pixel electrode line (29a). The first pixel electrode line is in contact with the first gate terminal portion in a first opening portion (27c) provided in an insulating film (5), and covers an end face of the insulating film in the first opening portion. The second terminal includes a second gate terminal portion (41b) and a second pixel electrode line (29b). The second pixel electrode line is in contact with the second gate terminal portion in a second opening portion (27d) provided in the insulating film, and covers an end face of the insulating film in the second opening portion.
US08698152B2	Display panel and thin film transistor substrate A display panel (50a) includes a TFT substrate (20a) in which a plurality of TFTs (5a) are provided, a counter substrate (30a) provided to face the TFT substrate (20a), and a display medium layer (40) provided between the TFT substrate (20a) and the counter substrate (30a), a plurality of pixels being provided so that each of the plurality of pixels is associated with a corresponding one of the TFTs (5a), wherein an oxide semiconductor layer (13) is provided in each of the TFTs (5a) as a channel, and an ultraviolet light absorbing layer (22) having a light transmitting property is provided in each of the pixels (P) so as to overlap the oxide semiconductor layer (13).
US08698151B2	Luminescent device and method of producing the same An electroluminescent device including a substrate on which a first electrode is formed; a transparent substrate disposed on the first electrode side of the substrate; a color filter disposed between the first electrode and the transparent substrate; an electroluminescent layer disposed between the first electrode and the color filter; and a second electrode disposed between the electroluminescent layer and the color filter.
US08698150B2	Active device, driving circuit structure, and display panel An active device, a driving circuit structure, and a display panel are provided. The active device includes a gate, a gate insulation layer covering the gate, a semiconductor layer disposed above the gate, an etching stop layer disposed on the gate insulation layer and the semiconductor layer, a source, and a drain. The gate forms a meandering pattern on a substrate. The semiconductor layer has an area substantially defining a device region where the active device is. The etching stop layer has a first contact opening and a second contact opening. The first contact opening and the second contact opening separated from each other and both exposing the semiconductor layer. The source and the drain separated from each other are disposed on the etching stop layer and in contact with the semiconductor layer through the first contact opening and the second contact opening, respectively.
US08698142B2	Organic semiconductor element, method of manufacturing organic semiconductor element, electronic device, electronic equipment and insulating layer forming composition The present invention provides an organic semiconductor element which has a low hygroscopic property and whose property is hardly deteriorated with time and an electronic device and electronic equipment each provided with such an organic semiconductor element and having high reliability. The organic semiconductor element of the present invention includes: a source electrode 20a; a drain electrode 20b; a gate electrode 50; a gate insulating layer 40; an organic semiconductor layer 30; and a buffer layer (another insulating layer) 60, wherein at least one of the gate insulating layer 40 and the buffer layer 60 contains an insulating polymer with a main chain having both end portions and including repeating units represented by the following general formula (1) or (2): where R1 and R2 are the same or different and each of R1 and R2 is a divalent linkage group, and Y is an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom.
US08698138B2	Oxide semiconductor film on amorphous insulating surface Objects are to provide a semiconductor device for high power application in which a novel semiconductor material having high productivity is used and to provide a semiconductor device having a novel structure in which a novel semiconductor material is used. The present invention is a vertical transistor and a vertical diode each of which has a stacked body of an oxide semiconductor in which a first oxide semiconductor film having crystallinity and a second oxide semiconductor film having crystallinity are stacked. An impurity serving as an electron donor (donor) which is contained in the stacked body of an oxide semiconductor is removed in a step of crystal growth; therefore, the stacked body of an oxide semiconductor is highly purified and is an intrinsic semiconductor or a substantially intrinsic semiconductor whose carrier density is low. The stacked body of an oxide semiconductor has a wider band gap than a silicon semiconductor.
US08698136B2	Methods of manufacturing an organic electroluminescent device A manufacturing method for an organic electroluminescent device that includes an effectively optical area including display pixels for display and a dummy area surrounding the effectively optical area, the dummy area including dummy pixels not for display is provided. The manufacturing method includes coating a first composite material on a first portion in the effectively optical area, the first portion corresponding to one of the display pixels, and coating a second composite material separately from the coating of the first composite material, the second composite material being coated on a second portion of the dummy area, the second portion corresponding to one of the dummy pixels, the first composite material including a first organic electroluminescent material that is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent and the second composite material including a second organic electroluminescent material that is dissolved or dispersed in a solvent.
US08698131B2	Organic EL apparatus, method of manufacturing organic EL apparatus, electronic apparatus Provided is an organic EL apparatus including: an organic EL panel including organic EL devices; a heat releasing member; and a pair of film sheets of which at least one is transparent, wherein the organic EL panel and the heat releasing member overlap and are interposed and encapsulated by the pair of film sheets in a state where a portion of the heat releasing member is exposed outside the pair of film sheets.
US08698129B2	Implant free quantum well transistor, method for making such an implant free quantum well transistor and use of such an implant free quantum well transistor An implant free quantum well transistor wherein the doped region comprises an implant region having an increased concentration of dopants with respect to the concentration of dopants of adjacent regions of the substrate, the implant region being substantially positioned at a side of the quantum well region opposing the gate region.
US08698127B2	Superlattice structure and method for making the same A superlattice layer including a plurality of periods, each of which is formed from a plurality of sub-layers is provided. Each sub-layer comprises a different composition than the adjacent sub-layer(s) and comprises a polarization that is opposite a polarization of the adjacent sub-layer(s). In this manner, the polarizations of the respective adjacent sub-layers compensate for one another.
US08698125B2	Light emitting device including second conductive type semiconductor layer and method of manufacturing the light emitting device Provided is a light emitting device, which includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer, an active layer, a roughness pattern, and a second conductive type semiconductor layer. The active layer is disposed on the first conductive type semiconductor layer. The roughness pattern is disposed on the active layer. The second conductive type semiconductor layer is disposed on the roughness pattern and the active layer, and includes a metal oxide.
US08698124B2	Semiconductor light emitting device According to one embodiment, in a semiconductor light emitting device, a semiconductor laminated body is made by laminating, in order, a first semiconductor layer of a first conductivity-type, a semiconductor light emitting layer and a second semiconductor layer of a second conductivity-type. The semiconductor laminated body includes a plurality of trenches arranged in a periodical manner to penetrate through the second semiconductor layer and the semiconductor light emitting layer and reach the first semiconductor layer. An insulating film is buried into the trenches, and has transparency to light emitted from the semiconductor light emitting layer. A first electrode is electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer. A second electrode covers an upper surface of the second semiconductor layer.
US08698121B2	Resistive switching memory element including doped silicon electrode A resistive switching memory is described, including a first electrode comprising doped silicon having a first work function, a second electrode having a second work function that is different from the first work function by between 0.1 and 1.0 electron volts (eV), a metal oxide layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the metal oxide layer switches using bulk-mediated switching using unipolar or bipolar switching voltages for switching from a low resistance state to a high resistance state and vice versa.
US08698119B2	Nonvolatile memory device using a tunnel oxide as a current limiter element Embodiments of the invention generally include a method of forming a nonvolatile memory device that contains a resistive switching memory element that has improved device switching performance and lifetime, due to the addition of a current limiting component disposed therein. The electrical properties of the current limiting component are configured to lower the current flow through the variable resistance layer during the logic state programming steps by adding a fixed series resistance in the resistive switching memory element of the nonvolatile memory device. In one embodiment, the current limiting component comprises a tunnel oxide that is a current limiting material disposed within a resistive switching memory element in a nonvolatile resistive switching memory device. Typically, resistive switching memory elements may be formed as part of a high-capacity nonvolatile memory integrated circuit, which can be used in various electronic devices, such as digital cameras, mobile telephones, handheld computers, and music players.
US08698117B2	Indeno-fused ring compounds The present invention relates to compounds represented by the following Formulas (I) and (II), Ring-A of Formulas I and II can be, for example, an aryl group, and Q′ and Q′″ can each be independently selected from groups, such as, halogen, —OH, —CN, amine groups, amide groups, carboxylic acid ester groups, carboxylic acid groups, alkenyl groups, alkynyl groups, carbonate groups, sulfide groups, and sulfonic acid ester groups. The present invention also relates to photochromic compositions and photochromic articles that include one or more photochromic compounds, such as represented by Formula II.
US08698115B1	Light source device and method for generating extreme ultraviolet light A light source device repeatedly implements a first state and a second state in alternate shifts. The energy of a standing wave generated in a cavity resonator is absorbed by a rare gas or the like existing in a hollow member. This implements the first state in which plasma is generated and the electron temperature thereof is increased, and then the extreme ultraviolet light emitted from the plasma is emitted out of the cavity resonator through a window. The supply of the electromagnetic wave to the cavity resonator is interrupted. This implements the second state in which the plasma is extinguished.
US08698113B2	Chamber apparatus and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light generation apparatus including the chamber apparatus A chamber apparatus used with a laser apparatus may include a chamber, a beam expanding optical system, and a focusing optical system. The chamber may be provided with at least one inlet, through which a laser beam outputted from the laser apparatus is introduced into the chamber. The beam expanding optical system is configured to expand the laser beam in diameter. The focusing optical system is configured to focus the laser beam that has been expanded in diameter.
US08698111B2	Extreme ultraviolet light generation system An apparatus for generating extreme ultraviolet light by exciting a target material to turn the target material into plasma may include: a frame; a chamber in which the extreme ultraviolet light is generated; a target supply unit for supplying the target material into the chamber; a first connection member for connecting the frame and the chamber flexibly; a mechanism for fixing the target supply unit to the frame; and a second connection member for connecting the target supply unit to the chamber flexibly.
US08698110B2	Ion implanting system An ion implanting system includes an ion beam generator, a mass separation device, a holder device and a first detector. The ion beam generator is configured for generating a first ion beam. The mass separation device is configured for isolating a second ion beam comprising required ions from the first ion beam. The holder device is configured for holding a least one substrate. The holder device and the first detector reciprocate relative to the second ion beam along a first direction to make the substrate and the first detector pass across a projection region of the second ion beam, wherein the first detector is configured for obtaining relevant parameters of the second ion beam. The above-mentioned system is able to obtain the relevant parameters of the ion beam during ion implantation so that the system may immediately adjust the fabrication parameters to obtain better effect of ion implantation.
US08698108B1	Ion beam measurement system and method A system of measuring ion beam current in a process chamber using conductive liners is disclosed. A conductive liner is used to shield the walls of the process chamber. An ion measuring device, such as an ammeter, is used to measure the current created by the ions that impact the conductive liner. In some embodiments, a mechanism to contain secondary electrons generated in the process chamber is employed. Additionally, the ions that impact the scan system or workpiece may also be measured, thereby allowing the current of the entire ion beam to be measured.
US08698106B2	Apparatus for detecting film delamination and a method thereof A method and apparatus are described herein which allow the progression of delamination of a film to be monitored. An interferometer is used to detect the onset and progression of thin film delamination. By projecting one or more wavelengths at a surface, and measuring the reflectance of these projected wavelengths, it is possible to monitor the progression of the delamination process. Testing has shown that different stages of the delamination process produce different reflectance graphs. This information can be used to establish implantation parameters, or can be used as an in situ monitor. The same techniques can be used for other applications. For example, in certain implantation systems, such as PECVD, a film of material may developed on the walls of the chamber. The techniques described herein can be used to monitor this separation, and determine when preventative maintenance may be performed on the chamber.
US08698101B2	Lighting design of high quality biomedical devices The invention relates to a plurality of light sources to power a variety of applications including microarray readers, microplate scanners, microfluidic analyzers, sensors, sequencers, Q-PCR and a host of other bioanalytical tools that drive today's commercial, academic and clinical biotech labs.
US08698096B2	Nano-antenna and methods for its preparation and use Nano-antennas with a resonant frequency in the optical or near infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum and methods of making the nano-antennas are described. The nano-antenna includes a porous membrane, a plurality of nanowires disposed in the porous membrane, and a monolayer of nanospheres each having a diameter that is substantially the same as a diameter of the nanowires. The nanospheres are electrically in series with the nanowires.
US08698088B2	System and method to detect target radiation A radiation detection system can include a first material to produce a first light in response to receiving a target radiation. The radiation detection system can also include a second material to propagate a second light to a first end of the second material and to a second end of the second material, in response to receiving the first light. The radiation detection system can also include a reflector coupled to the first end of the second material. In an embodiment, the reflector can reflect the second light, so that the reflected second light can be received by a photosensor coupled to a second end of the second material.
US08698087B2	Limited angle tomography with time-of-flight PET Provided are time-of-flight positron emission tomography devices comprising a detector array having at least two segments configured to accommodate a body part and to acquire tracer emission signals from a target within an imaging situs with a timing resolution of less than about 600 ps and a processor that receives the acquired signals from the detector array and converts the signals into a three dimensional image reconstruction of the target.
US08698074B2	MS/MS mass spectrometer The gas conductance on the ion injection side of a collision cell is made larger than the gas conductance on the ion exit side by providing two ion injection apertures 23, 25 in the collision cell. Due to the different gas conductances, a CID gas supplied through the gas supply tube 31 generally flows in a direction from the ion injection side to the ion exit side in the collision cell, namely, in the ion's passage direction. When the ions injected in the collision cell 20 slow down upon contacting with the CID gas, their progress is assisted by the gas flow, so that the delay of the ions in the collision cell 20 is alleviated. As a result, it is possible to avoid a deterioration in the detection sensitivity of a target product ion and to prevent a ghost peak caused by the stay of the ions.
US08698073B2	Ion collecting device for ion mobility spectrometer and ion mobility spectrometer The present invention provides an ion collection device for an ion mobility spectrometer and an ion mobility spectrometer. The ion collection device comprises: an aperture grid for restraining influence of ion drift movement in a drift region on ion collection; and a first electrode disposed at a downstream side of the aperture grid in an ion drift direction, the first electrode is mechanically and electrically coupled with the aperture grid. With the above configuration, the aperture grid and the first electrode are at the same electric potential, and form a focusing electrical field with an ion collection part. Therefore, ions entering the collection region will not scatter into a shield cover.
US08698068B2	Extending object contact during motion over an optical sensor A landing surface is in physical communication with a face of an optical sensor. The landing surface extends at least 0.5 millimeters (mm) beyond a side of the optical sensor. A sensor orifice provides optical sensing by the optical sensor through the landing surface.
US08698058B1	Missile with ranging bistatic RF seeker A ranging seeker apparatus includes an RF antenna and a bistatic ranging detector operatively connected with the RF antenna. The RF antenna and bistatic ranging detector are operative for detecting one or more guidance objects in a RF band and providing angle and range data to the missile. Also, a missile including a missile body, a missile propulsion system disposed in or on the missile body, and the ranging bistatic RF seeker disposed in or on the missile body.
US08698057B2	Ventilation hooded microwave oven and cooling system for the same Provided are a ventilation hooded microwave oven and a cooling system for the ventilation hooded microwave oven. In the ventilation hooded microwave oven, a pull-up door is provided, and various components of a cavity assembly, the pull-up door, and a door handle can be cooled by airflows induced by a cooling fan assembly. Therefore, outside areas of the ventilation hooded microwave oven can be efficiently used, and the ventilation hooded microwave oven can be reliably prevented from overheating.
US08698056B2	Battery-free electromagnetic leakage detector A battery-free electromagnetic leakage detector includes a substrate, an antenna, a filter circuit electrically connected with the antenna, a clamp circuit electrically connected with the filter circuit, and an indicating member electrically connected with the clamp circuit. Accordingly, the battery-free electromagnetic leakage detector is structurally simple and compact and can detect electromagnetic waves and display the detection without connection with any external power source.
US08698055B2	Microwave field director structure having vanes with outer ends wrapped with a conductive wrapper A reusable self-supporting field director for use in heating an article in a microwave oven is characterized by a plurality of vanes, each vane extending radially outwardly from a central axis and being angularly adjacent to two other vanes. The vanes are attached to each other at their inner ends. Each vane has a substrate formed from an electrically non-conductive material and an electrically conductive wrapper that wraps the substrate so that a portion of the first and second major surfaces are covered and the radially outer end of each vane is wrapped by an electrically conductive material. The wrapper and the substrate are arranged in a laterally symmetric fashion so that thermal expansion effects due to heating are equalized across the thickness of each vane.
US08698054B2	Integral inductor-susceptor An induction heating inductor and perforated susceptor are formed as an integral unit to provide a low cost, physically stable, efficient, and easily cleaned unit.
US08698052B2	Temperature control method of heat processing plate, computer storage medium, and temperature control apparatus of heat processing plate In the present invention, temperature drop amounts of heating plate regions when the substrate is mounted on a heating plate are detected to detect a warped state of the substrate. From the temperature drop amounts of the heating plate regions, correction values for set temperatures of the heating plate regions are calculated. The calculation of the correction values for the set temperatures of the heating plate regions is performed by estimating steady temperatures within the substrate to be heat-processed on the heating plate from the temperature drop amounts of the heating plate regions using a correlation obtained in advance. From the estimated steady temperatures within the substrate and the temperature drop amounts of the heating regions, the correction values for the set temperatures of the heating plate regions are calculated. Based on the correction values for the set temperatures, the set temperatures of the heating plate regions are changed.
US08698048B2	High temperature vacuum chuck assembly A vacuum chuck and a process chamber equipped with the same are provided. The vacuum chuck assembly comprises a support body, a plurality of protrusions, a plurality of channels, at least one support member supporting the support body, at least one resilient member coupled with the support member, a hollow shaft supporting the support body, at least one electrical connector disposed through the hollow shaft, and an air-cooling apparatus. The support body has a support surface for holding a substrate (such as a wafer) thereon. The protrusions are formed on and project from the support surface for creating a gap between the substrate and the support surface. The channels are formed on the support surface for generating reduced pressure in the gap. The air-cooling apparatus is used for providing air cooling in the vicinity of the electrical connector.
US08698039B2	Method and arrangement for firm bonding of materials A method and an arrangement for a firm bonding of a first material with a second material by means of soldering through focused laser radiation impacting on the first material, with the output controlled in dependence on the temperature measured in the area of the impacting focused laser radiation. To assure that surface properties will not lead to a noticeable distortion of the material temperature to be measured so that a reproducible, high quality soldering will be possible, it is provided for the temperature to be measured in an area of the first material that is adjacent to that in which the focused laser radiation impacts on the first material, with the area in which the temperature is measured and the area of impact of the laser radiation lying within the area of the soldering spot.
US08698036B1	Devices for gas cooling plasma arc torches and related systems and methods In some aspects, nozzles for plasma torches can include a nozzle body having a proximal end and a distal end that define a nozzle body length and a longitudinal axis. The body can include an exit orifice defined by the distal end; a plenum extending from the proximal end to a plenum floor, a distance from the plenum floor to the distal end defining a plenum floor thickness, and a distance from the plenum floor to the proximal end defining a proximal end height; and a bore extending from the plenum floor to the exit orifice that has a bore length and a bore width. The nozzle body has a nozzle width in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. The nozzle body length is greater than the width and a ratio of the proximal end height to the plenum floor thickness is less than 2.0.
US08698026B2	Push button switch with anti-jamming protection device A push button switch includes: a support structure of a generally box-like shape, defining an internal space, the support structure having at least an opening communicating with the internal space and an opening axis, the opening being defined by an internal opening edge; an actuation mechanism having a push button and a mechanical coupling arrangement for connecting the push button to the support structure, the mechanical coupling arrangement having a guiding arrangement for the push button to traverse with respect to the support structure in a direction generally parallel to the opening axis; a key which is fixable to the push button for manually actuating the push button; and an anti-jamming protection device having a protective plug interposable between the key and push button and being appliable onto the support structure for interacting with the internal edge, to protect the guiding arrangement from undesired intrusion by dust particles and such.
US08698025B2	Input device An input device includes a first transparent substrate, a first transparent electrode layer for detecting change of a capacitance value, and a first drawn wiring layer electrically connected to an end of the first transparent electrode layer. The first transparent electrode layer is formed on an input region of the first transparent substrate, and the first drawn wiring layer is formed on a non-input region surrounding the input region. The first transparent electrode layer and the first drawn wiring layer are connected to each other through a first pad portion for connection, and a second pad portion for electrical property inspection is electrically connected to the other end of the first transparent electrode layer.
US08698023B2	Electrical switch An embodiment of the invention relates to an electrical switch having a basic enclosure with an enclosure top side, an enclosure underside and at least one lateral connection side at which at least one connection contact disposed inside the enclosure of the switch is accessible for the purpose of effecting an electrical connection from outside, and a terminal cover which closes off the connection side laterally at least in sections. It is provided according to at least one embodiment of the invention that an insulating part is clipped onto the basic enclosure on the connection side of the basic enclosure, the insulating part separating the connection contact from the enclosure underside, an enclosure extension which increases the length of the switch being clipped onto the basic enclosure on the connection side of the basic enclosure, a terminal cover being clipped onto the enclosure extension, a gap remaining between the insulating part and the terminal cover when viewed from the enclosure underside, and a separate closure part which seals the gap on the enclosure underside being disposed in the gap.
US08698014B1	Weight scale with remote readout An apparatus that provides for the measurement of a person's weight via a portable remote readout located at eye-level. The weight measuring device comprises a low profile mat with weight sensors that are activated whenever someone steps on the mat. The sensors communicate a sensor weight signal to a transmitter, which in turn communicates the weight signal to a receiver preferably located at eye-level and provided with a variety of mounting means. A preferred embodiment provides for a magnet which enables mounting of the receiver on a refrigerator door. Such a location is envisioned to provide an incentive for those trying to lose weight, by providing one's current weight on the refrigerator door to avoid any unnecessary snacks.
US08698012B2	Dynamic scale with extraction device that causes static weighing of identified items, and method for the operation thereof A fast, dynamic scale has a weighing unit formed by a weighing cell and a transport mechanism with a first motor to drive the transport mechanism. The transport mechanism) is arranged with the motor on the weighing cell, so the weighing cell is loaded with a preliminary load. A first sensor is located at the beginning of the weighing unit. This first sensor emits a first signal to a control unit to start the weighing process for a cargo piece B. A second sensor emits a second signal to the control unit that thereupon generates a communication that a cargo piece Bn following the cargo piece B can be supplied. A weighing unit with a shortened effective length for the weighing is provided. The shortened length allows the interval between successive cargo pieces to be correspondingly shortened. A switchable extraction device is arranged after the weighing unit in the transport direction. The control unit controls the cargo piece transport by means of a third motor of the extraction device and to control the extraction device depending on the length of the cargo piece and on the termination of the weight determination as a result of the weighing, with the extraction device being switched by an actuator.
US08698011B2	Device for fixing a cable to a cable outlet connector A device for fixing a cable to a cable outlet connector, including a clamping sleeve, a spring element and a locking ring, whereby the spring element is in the form of an open ring whose ends are clamped between a supporting contour of the clamping sleeve and a driving contour of the locking ring, while the spring element is variable in diameter by means of a relative movement of the locking ring with respect to the clamping sleeve.
US08698010B2	Electronic apparatus, image display apparatus and method of cooling electronic apparatus Resistivity to dust and cooling performance are improved by a simple structure. Electronic apparatus (image display apparatus) 1 includes: housing 31 that forms sealed inner space 33; circuit unit 39 that is provided in inner space 33; first partition plate 34 that is provided in inner space 33 and that has upper/lower partition portion 7, wherein upper/lower partition portion 7 at least partially extends in a lateral direction extending above at least a part of circuit unit 39 and that terminates in front of both lateral sides of housing 31; and first fan 5, 6 that is provided through upper/lower partition portion 7.
US08698005B2	Package structure, method for manufacturing same, and method for repairing package structure A package structure including an electronic component 2 mounted on a circuit board 1 with a bonding metal 3, wherein a flux 4 contains a compound having a hydroxyl group and remains on the surface of the bonding metal 3, a coating resin 5 contains 10% to 50% by weight of isocyanate, and a reactant 8 of the coating resin 5 and the flux 4 is formed at an interface between the flux 4 and the coating resin 5. Water resistance and moisture resistance can be obtained without cleaning the flux 4. The coating resin 5 can be easily peeled off at a temperature not lower than the glass transition point temperature of the flux 4.
US08698002B2	Conductive member and method for producing the same A Cu—Sn layer and an Sn-based surface layer are formed in this order on the surface of a Cu-based substrate through an Ni-based base layer, and the Cu—Sn layer is composed of a Cu3Sn layer arranged on the Ni-based base layer and a Cu6Sn5 layer arranged on the Cu3Sn layer; the Cu—Sn layer obtained by bonding the Cu3Sn layer and the Cu6Sn5 layer is provided with recessed and projected portions on the surface which is in contact with the Sn-based surface layer; thicknesses of the recessed portions are set to 0.05 μm to 1.5 μm, the area coverage of the Cu3Sn layer with respect to the Ni-based base layer is 60% or higher, the ratio of the thicknesses of the projected portions to the thicknesses of the recessed portions in the Cu—Sn layer is 1.2 to 5, and the average thickness of the Cu3Sn layer is 0.01 μm to 0.5 μm.
US08698000B2	Substrate for display device and display device A substrate for a display device is disclosed which enables further reduction in area of a frame region and a display device comprising the substrate. In at least one embodiment, the present invention relates to a substrate for display device, comprising: a plurality of external connection terminals; and a plurality of lower wirings running below the plurality of external connection terminals; wherein the substrate further comprises an interlayer insulating film positioned between a layer of the plurality of external connection terminals and a layer of the plurality of lower wirings and provided with a plurality of connection holes, the plurality of lower wirings are running alongside each other in a direction across the plurality of external connection terminals and bent toward the same side with respect to the running direction in order from an endmost lower wiring, in a plan view of the substrate for display device, and each of the plurality of external connection terminals is connected through at least one of the plurality of through holes to a portion beyond the bent portion of any of the plurality of lower wirings.
US08697999B2	Electric insulator An electric insulator is provided that can be used between an electrified wire of an electric fence and a fence post. The electric insulator generally includes a body having a lateral aperture. The lateral aperture extends for the entire length of the body and is configured to allow a wire to be laterally inserted into, or removed from, a central channel of the electric insulator. The electric insulator may include one or more fins to assist in securing the electric insulator to a fence post.
US08697998B2	Lightweight composite electrical wire with bulkheads A lightweight composite electrical wire having a fusible alkali core encased or enclosed by a wall, and further including a plurality of transverse bulkheads that separate the core into a plurality of sections. In embodiments the core is sodium, and the wall is aluminum. The transverse bulkheads separate the core longitudinally, precluding or mitigating any loss of core material in accident scenarios, and may include visual and/or tactile indicators to facilitate identifying locations for cutting and connecting the conductor. A insulative outer layer may also provided. In an embodiment the fusible alkali core comprises a plurality of parallel elements separated laterally by wall material and longitudinally by the bulkheads. At least a portion of the bulkheads may be formed from a material having a melting temperature higher than the maximum normal operating temperature of the wire, but lower than the boiling point of the alkali core.
US08697991B2	Wall plate devices and systems A wall plate configured to at least partially cover and/or connect to a standardized electrical box and/or components stored therein. In one implementation, the wall plate may include a substantially planar body having a front and a back. In particular, the body may be configured to at least partially cover an electrical box and/or component. In addition, the wall plate may include at least one pin extending from the back of the body in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the body. The at least one pin may be positioned on the body to correspond with the location of a connector on a standardized electrical box or component.
US08697986B2	Photovoltaic device with double-junction The present invention, a photovoltaic device includes a substrate having a first doped-type, a first doped region having a second doped-type in the substrate, a second doped region in a portion of the first doped region and exposing the other portion of the first doped region, and a third doped region in the exposed portion of the first doped region. The polarity of the second doped-type is substantially reversed with that of the first doped-type. The second doped region has a polarity substantially identical to that of the first doped-type and a doped concentration substantially greater than that of the substrate. The third doped region has a polarity substantially identical to that of the second doped-type and a doped concentration substantially greater than that of the first doped region. The first doped-type is one of N-type and P-type, while the second doped-type is the other of P-type and N-type.
US08697981B2	Structures for low cost, reliable solar modules Methods and devices are provided for improved large-scale solar installations. In one embodiment, a photovoltaic module is provided comprising a module front layer comprising a glass plate, a module back layer comprising an electrically conductive foil, and a plurality of solar cells arranged to be protected by the front layer and the back layer. In some embodiments, the module back layer is aluminum foil. The module back layer may have an externally exposed surface. The module back layer may be electrically grounded. An electrically insulating pottant material may be used with the solar cells to separate them from the module back layer. This allows for a high voltage withstand between the cells and the outer surface of the back layer.
US08697976B2	Parameter setting apparatus having separate operators for course and fine adjustments for the same parameter Each parameter is provided with increase/decrease switches and a slider. In a case where a user desires seamless rough control of the value of a target parameter, the user is to use the slider. In a case where the user desires easy control of the value of the parameter with the smallest unit of the resolution, the user is to use the increase/decrease switches. Since the slider specifies a parameter value in accordance with the position of the manipulated slider, the range within which the parameter value can change is determined on the basis of the current parameter value and the maximum value and the minimum value of the parameter. Because the increase/decrease switch increases/decreases a parameter value by “1” at each manipulation, the range within which the parameter value can change by a single manipulation of the increase/decrease switch is “±1”.
US08697963B1	Maize hybrid X08C930 A novel maize variety designated X08C930 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08C930 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08C930 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08C930, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08C930. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08C930.
US08697959B1	Hybrid corn variety 980002 The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 980002. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 980002, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 980002 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety 980002.
US08697958B1	Maize variety hybrid X13B657 A novel maize variety designated X13B657 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X13B657 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13B657 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X13B657, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13B657. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13B657.
US08697957B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH756491 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH756491. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH756491, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH756491 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH756491.
US08697951B2	Cytoplasmic male sterile Rucola The present invention relates to a male sterile Rucola plant obtainable by a method which may comprise the steps of providing fertile pollen from Eruca sativa to the stamen of plants that contain CMS cytoplasm, allowing plant embryo's to develop, isolating the embryo's, raising the embryo's in tissue culture to produce plant lets, growing plants from the plantlets; selecting plants that are male sterile and female fertile; backcrossing these plants with fertile pollen from Eruca sativa; selecting a plant that is male sterile and female fertile; and optionally repeating steps g) and h).
US08697948B2	Plants having enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same The present invention concerns a method for enhancing yield-related traits in plants by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid encoding a PATL (PATELLIN) polypeptide, or a PRP38 (Precursor RNA Processing factor 38) polypeptide, or an ADA2 (Adaptor 2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns a method for increasing Thousand Kernel Weight, total weight of seeds and/or number of filled seeds, by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a GATA-like polypeptide. The invention also concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by, increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a WD40 repeat (WDR) 23-like polypeptide. The invention also provides hitherto unknown PATL nucleic acids and constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
US08697947B2	Plants having increased yield-related traits and a method for making the same The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by modulating expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a yield increasing polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: an AT-hook motif nuclear localized 19/20 (AHL19/20), a GRP (Growth Regulating Protein) (wherein said GRP polypeptide is a metallothionein 2a (MT2a) polypeptide), an alanine aminotransferase (AAT)-like polypeptide, and an alanine aminotransferase (AAT) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having modulating expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a yield increasing polypeptide selected from the group consisting of: an AT-hook motif nuclear localized 19/20 (AHL19/20), a GRP (Growth Regulating Protein) (wherein said GRP polypeptide is a metallothionein 2a (MT2a) polypeptide), an alanine aminotransferase (AAT)-like polypeptide, and an alanine aminotransferase (AAT) polypeptide which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention.
US08697945B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH049609 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH049609. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH049609, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH049609 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH049609.
US08697937B2	Disposable absorbent article having side panels with structurally, functionally and visually different regions A disposable absorbent article worn about the lower torso of a wearer includes at least one pair of side panels connecting a first waist region to a second waist region forming a waist opening and a pair of leg openings. Each side panel includes a waist region, a hip region and a leg region wherein the waist region, the hip region and the leg region differs structurally, functionally and visually to provide an improved initial fit and sustained fit while exhibiting a garment-like appearance.
US08697936B2	Intravaginal device with fluid transport plates An intravaginal device has a fluid storage element and at least one fluid transport element in fluid communication with the fluid storage element. The at least one fluid transport element has a first plate and a second plate coupled to the first plate. The second plate is capable of separating from the first plate sufficiently to provide inter-plate capillary action. The at least one fluid transport element is bendable about an axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fluid storage element. The invention also includes methods and apparatus useful in the production of an intravaginal device.
US08697935B2	Method and system for alerting the occurrence of wetness System and method for alerting the occurrence of wetness on a skin area under a cover layer, comprising detection means for detecting the occurrence of wetness on the skin area under the cover layer, exposure means for exposing at least part of the skin area to a temperature having a course which mainly corresponds to the temperature course which would have occurred in the absence of said cover layer, and actuation means for actuating said exposure means under control of said detection means. The exposure means may comprise an electricity source, electricity/temperature conversion means, and control means for controlling the electrical current or voltage in accordance with a predetermined curve which results in an output temperature of the electricity/temperature conversion means which mainly corresponds to the temperature course which would have occurred in the absence of said cover layer. The electricity/temperature conversion means may comprise one or more Peltier elements.
US08697934B2	Sensor products using conductive webs Presented is an absorbent article including a chassis including an outer cover having an interior surface and an exterior surface and an absorbent structure positioned adjacent the interior surface of the outer cover, the chassis including a crotch region positioned in between a front region and a back region, the front region and the back region defining a waist region therebetween; and first and second conductive elements contained in the chassis, the conductive elements extending from the waist region to the crotch region without intersecting, the first and second conductive elements forming part of a circuit that is configured to sense the presence of a substance, wherein the conductive elements include a conductive nonwoven web including conductive fibers.
US08697932B2	Switchable adhesives Switchable adhesives comprising a mixture, in proportions by weight, of 20% to 98% of an adhesive, 2% to 80% of curable molecules and 0.05% to 10% of photoinitiator. Preferably, the adhesive and curable molecules are mutually soluble when dry or the curable molecules and adhesive may be uniformly dispersed in each other. Preferably the amount of adhesive in the mixture is in the range 40% to 98% by weight, more preferably 60% to 95% by weight, even more preferably 70% to 85% by weight. Preferably the proportion of curable molecules in the mixture ranges from 2% to 60% by weight, more preferably 5% to 40% by weight, even more preferably 15% to 30% by weight. Preferably, the photoinitiator is present in the mixture in the proportions 0.5% to 5% by weight, more preferably 1% to 3% by weight. Such switchable adhesives are useful in medical dressings and other removable sheet products, and may be simply prepared by stirring the adhesive, the curable molecules and the photoinitiator together at room temperature.
US08697921B2	Process for purifying wastewaters from the workup of crude aromatic nitro compounds The invention relates to a process for purifying crude aromatic nitro compounds which originate from the nitration of aromatic compounds, comprising the single or multiple performance of the following wash stage (a): (a) contacting the crude aromatic nitro compound (N-in) with an aqueous phase (W-res) and then separating the phases to obtain an organic phase (N-res) and an aqueous phase (W-res), wherein at least one demulsifier (D) is present in one or more of the wash stages (a).
US08697918B2	Intermediate of lycopene and preparation method of intermediate The present invention relates to 2,6,10-trimethyl-3,5,9-undecatrienyl-1-aldehyde represented by formula (3), and a method for preparing this intermediate. The process route of the present invention is simple, the starting materials are available easily, and the cost is low.
US08697917B2	Methods and systems for co-producing a low-methanol content acetone Methods and systems for producing low methanol concentration acetone are provided. The method can include oxidizing and cleaving cumene to produce a crude acetone product. The crude acetone product can be neutralized in a neutralization unit to produce a neutralized crude acetone product. The neutralized crude acetone product can be fractionated in an acetone fractionation column to produce an acetone product and an acetone bottoms product. Methanol can be removed from the acetone bottoms product to produce a methanol-depleted product. The methanol-depleted product can be introduced to the neutralization unit, a dephenolation unit, or both.
US08697913B2	Chemical installation According to the present invention, a chemical installation is provided. The chemical installation comprises A first unit for providing a first aqueous waste stream comprising nitrobenzene; At least a second unit for providing a second aqueous waste stream comprising aniline. The chemical installation comprises an aniline cleaning apparatus for removing nitrobenzene from aniline, and further comprising a stripping column for stripping aniline from an aqueous stream. The first and second aqueous waste stream are provided to the stripping column, stripping aniline and nitrobenzene from the first and the aqueous waste stream, and the stripped aniline and nitrobenzene is provided to the aniline cleaning apparatus.
US08697909B2	Preparation of α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic salts by catalytic carboxylation of alkenes In a process for preparing an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, a) a transition metal-alkene complex is reacted with CO2 to give a metallalactone, b) the metallalactone is reacted with a base to give an adduct of the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of the α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid with the transition metal complex, and c) the adduct is reacted with an alkene to release the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt of the α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid and regenerate the transition metal-alkene complex. The base is selected from alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydroxides and alkali metal or alkaline earth metal superbases. The alkene is, for example, ethene. The transition metal complex comprises, for example, nickel and a bidentate P,P, P,N, P,O or P,carbene ligand, such as 1,2-bis(di-tert-butylphosphino)ethane.
US08697906B2	Methods and apparatus for producing a low-moisture carboxylic acid wet cake Disclosed are methods and apparatus for use in producing a low-moisture carboxylic acid wet cake. Such a low-moisture wet cake can comprise less than about 12 weight percent liquid and can be achieved by washing a carboxylic acid wet cake in a product isolation zone with a wash stream having an initial temperature of at least about 40° C.
US08697900B2	Method of preparing a diorganodihalosilane A method of preparing a diorganodihalosilane, the method comprising the following separate and consecutive steps: (i) treating a preformed metal silicide with a mixture comprising hydrogen gas and a silicon tetrahalide at a temperature from 300 to 1400° C. to form a treated metal silicide, wherein the preformed metal silicide comprises a metal selected from at least one of Ni, Pd, or Pt; and (ii) reacting the treated metal silicide with an organohalide according to the formula RX at a temperature from 250 to 700° C. to form a diorganodihalosilane, wherein R is C1-C10 hydrocarbyl and X is halo.
US08697899B2	Methods for producing iron methacrylate and hydroxyalkyl methacrylate There is provided a method for producing iron methacrylate being inexpensive, and being high in activity and selectivity and good in solubility to a reaction liquid when being used in production of a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate as a catalyst. The method for producing iron methacrylate for production of a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate according to the present invention includes subjecting a mixture of a metallic iron having an oxygen atom content by XRF analysis of the surface thereof of 6% by mass or lower, and methacrylic acid to a heat treatment at 95° C. or higher and lower than 110° C. for 100 to 600 min. The method for producing a hydroxyalkyl methacrylate according to the present invention includes reacting an alkylene oxide with methacrylic acid to produce the hydroxyalkyl methacrylate, wherein iron methacrylate produced by the method according to the present invention is used as a catalyst.
US08697898B2	Medical application of lipid derivatives of dopamine and the methods of their production A medical application of N-oleoyl-dopamine and 3′-O-methyl-N-oleoyl-dopamine for the production of a medication for treatment or prophylaxis of disturbances or states due to deficiency of dopamine, preferably chosen from the group covering oxygen deficiencies (hypoxia) in anesthetized and awake mammals, breathing with atmospheric oxygen (normoxia), for the respiratory responses to hypoxia in mammals, lack of dopamine binding to the membrane system in the mammalian brain, disturbances in metabolic pathways of dopamine metabolism, states of dopamine deficiencies provoked by morbid or genetic factors as well as under condition connected to the physiological process of aging of the organism, through the systemic introduction of the compound to the mammalian organism. A method of production of 3′-O-methyl-N-oleoyl-dopamine in vitro is also disclosed.
US08697895B2	Process for producing an oxirane A multiple liquid phase composition and process for preparing an oxirane product, such as epichlorohydrin, including a reaction mixture of: (a) at least one olefin, wherein the olefin is selected from one of (i) an aliphatic olefin or substituted aliphatic olefin, with the proviso that the aliphatic olefin is not propylene, (ii) a cycloaliphatic olefin, (iii) an aromatic olefin, (iv) a cycloaromatic olefin, and (v) mixtures thereof; (b) at least one peroxide compound, (c) at least one catalyst, and (d) and a solvent mixture; wherein the solvent mixture comprises at least (i) at least one alcohol or a combination of alcohols, and (ii) at least one non-reactive co-solvent; wherein the solvents are mixed at a predetermined concentration; wherein the non-reactive co-solvent has a different boiling point than the oxirane product; and wherein the oxirane product partitions into a high affinity solvent during the reaction. The process of the present invention advantageously produces a waste stream with no significant amount of sodium chloride (NaCl). In one embodiment, the present invention includes a process for preparing epichlorohydrin from allyl chloride and hydrogen peroxide including reacting (a) an allyl chloride with (b) hydrogen peroxide, in the presence of (c) a titanium silicalite-1 (TS-1) catalyst and (d) in the presence of a predetermined amount of a mixed solvent system; wherein the mixed solvent system includes at least (i) methanol and (ii) at least one non-reactive co-solvent.
US08697894B2	Preparation of taxanes from 9-dihydro-13-acetylbaccation III A new process for preparing a compound of Formula V, wherein P is a hydroxy protecting group and R is acetyl, said process including the steps of: i) selectively deacetylating the 10-hydroxy group of 9-dihydro-13-acetylbaccatin III with N,N-dimethylethylenediamine to produce 9-dihydro-10-deacetyl-13-acetyl-baccatin III; ii) concomitantly protecting 7-hydroxy and 10-hydroxy groups of the reaction product of step i); and iii) oxidizing the 9-hydroxy group of the reaction product of step ii) with an oxidizing agent to produce the compound of formula V.
US08697891B2	Substituted chroman derivatives, medicaments and use in therapy Novel substituted chroman derivatives and intermediate compounds, compositions containing same, methods for their preparation and uses thereof as therapeutic agents particularly as anti-cancer and chemotherapeutic selective agents are described.
US08697889B2	Metal compound, polymerizable composition containing the same, resin, method for producing the resin, and use of the resin Disclosed is a metal compound represented by the following formula (0): in the formula (0), A represents a thietane ring, or a monovalent group containing a thiol group; B represents a divalent group containing a heteroatom; R2 represents a divalent organic group; n represents the valence of M; p represents an integer of 1 ton; M represents a lanthanoid atom or a barium (Ba) atom when A is a thietane ring, and represents a lanthanoid atom when A is a monovalent group containing a thiol group; or more than Y represents a monovalent inorganic or organic group; when n−p is not less than 2, a plurality of Y's each independently represent a monovalent inorganic or organic group; and when n−p is not less than 2, the plurality of Y's may be bonded with each other to form a ring containing M.
US08697887B2	Indazole-3-carboxamides and their use as Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway inhibitors Indazole-3-carboxamide compounds for treating various diseases and pathologies are disclosed. More particularly, the present invention concerns the use of an indazole-3-carboxamide compound or analogs thereof, in the treatment of disorders characterized by the activation of Wnt pathway signaling (e.g., cancer, abnormal cellular proliferation, angiogenesis and osteoarthritis), the modulation of cellular events mediated by Wnt pathway signaling, as well as genetic diseases and neurological conditions/disorders/diseases due to mutations or dysregulation of the Wnt pathway and/or of one or more of Wnt signaling components. Also provided are methods for treating Wnt-related disease states.
US08697886B2	Di(aminoguanidium) 4,4′,5,5′-tetranitro-2,2′-biimidazole, and preparation method thereof According to the present invention, unstable hydrogen of 4,4′,5,5′-tetranitro-2,2′-biimidazole, which is a promising material for insensitive high-performance molecular explosives, may be stabilized by aminoguanidium to provide di(aminoguanidium) 4,4′,5,5′-tetranitro-2,2′-biimidazole, thereby solving the hygroscopicity of 4,4′,5,5′-tetranitro-2,2′-biimidazole, and enhancing performance and insensitivity thereof.
US08697881B2	Method for producing alcohol compound Disclosed is a practical method for efficiently producing an alcohol compound by hydrogenating an aldehyde by using a homogeneous copper catalyst which is an easily-available low-cost metal species. Specifically disclosed is a method for producing an alcohol compound, which is characterized in that a hydrogenation reaction of an aldehyde compound is performed in the presence of a homogeneous copper catalyst, a monophosphine compound and an alcohol selected from the group consisting of primary alcohols, secondary alcohols and mixtures of those.
US08697878B2	Thiazolyl oxime ethers and hydrazones as crop protection agents Thiazolyl oxime ethers and hydrazones of the formula (I), in which the symbols A, L1, L2, Y, W, X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings given in the description, and also agrochemically active salts thereof, and their use for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi, and also methods for controlling phytopathogenic harmful fungi and processes for preparing compounds of the formula (I).
US08697872B2	Boron compounds and uses thereof Organoboron compounds are described that upon exposure to light absorb light and isomerize and form a dark-colored isomer. The dark-colored isomer converts back to the colorless isomer upon removal of light, or exposure to oxygen or heat. Such compounds can be added into polymeric matrices such as films. These compounds are suitable for UV-blocking, UV-detecting, and for oxygen-sensing applications. Uses include UV-blocking windows, sunglasses, and as indicators in packaging such as food packaging.
US08697871B2	Integrated photoactive agents and uses thereof The present invention discloses a number of photoactive compounds designed to bind and inhibit serine proteases. Compounds disclosed herein may be utilized in a number of appropriate medical diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures such as the monitoring of hemostasis, imaging and/or treatment of vulnerable plaques, and/or tumor imaging and/or treatment.
US08697869B2	3-(heteroaryl-amino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-carbazole derivatives and their use as prostaglandin D2 receptor modulators The present invention relates to 3-(heteroaryl-amino)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-9H-carbazole derivatives of the formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as described in the description and their use as prostaglandin receptor modulators, most particularly as prostaglandin D2 receptor modulators, in the treatment of various prostaglandin-mediated diseases and disorders, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and to processes for their preparation.
US08697865B2	Cyclic amide derivative, and its production and use The present invention provides a cyclic amide derivative useful as a drug for treating thrombosis, which is represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 represents an optionally substituted cyclic hydrocarbon group or an optionally substituted heterocyclic group, W represents a bond or an optionally substituted divalent chain hydrocarbon group, a represents 0, 1, or 2, X1 represents an optionally substituted lower alkylene or an optionally substituted lower alkenylene, Y1 represents —C(O)—, —S(O)— or —S(O)2—, A represents a piperazine ring which may be further substituted or a piperidine ring which may be further substituted, X2 represents a bond or an optionally substituted lower alkylene, Y2 represents —C(O)—, —S(O)—, —S(O)2— or —C(═NR7)—, X3 represents an optionally substituted C1-4 alkylene or an optionally substituted C2-4 alkenylene, Z3 represents —N(R4)—, —O— or a bond, Z1 represents —C(R2) (R2′)—, —N(R2)—, etc., and Z2 represents —C(R3)(R3′)—, —N(R3)—, etc., or a salt thereof.
US08697862B2	Synthesis of galactoside inhibitors Novel synthesis routes for preparation of thiodigalactosides and intermediates are presented. The method includes the use of a 3-azido-galactosyl thiouronium salt derivative, which is activated to the corresponding thiol in situ, which in turn is directly reacted with a 3-azido-galactosyl bromide resulting in the 3,3′-di-azido-thio-di-galactoside before the thiol has a chance to reduce the azido 10 group. Hence, in situ formation of the 3-azido-galactosyl thiol from the thiouronium salt is essential in the synthesis procedure, because any other method that generate the thiol separately results in extensive unwanted azide reduction.
US08697861B2	Antiviral compounds The invention is related to phosphorus substituted anti-viral inhibitory compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well as to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds.
US08697859B2	MicroRNA and methods for inhibiting same The invention relates to isolated DNA or RNA molecules comprising at least ten contiguous bases having a sequence in a pancreatic islet microRNA. In another embodiment, the invention relates to isolated single stranded pancreatic islet microRNA molecules or anti-pancreatic islet microRNA molecules.
US08697853B2	TAL effector-mediated DNA modification Materials and Methods related to gene targeting (e.g., gene targeting with transcription activator-like effector nucleases; “TALENS”) are provided.
US08697852B2	Genetic fingerprinting and identification method The present disclosure provides methods for molecular fingerprinting for the characterization and identification of organisms. More specifically, in one aspect the present invention provides a method of identifying an organism in a sample comprising: (a) providing a sample comprising said organism, said organism comprising at least one nucleic acid; (b) combining said sample or the at least one nucleic acid therefrom with an amplification mix comprising at least one labeled oligonucleotide primer; (c) generating at least one labeled amplification product from the at least one nucleic acid of said organism using a nucleotide amplification technique employing said at least one labeled oligonucleotide primer; (d) combining said at least one labeled amplification product with products of a DNA sequencing reaction to create a separation mix; and (e) separating said separation mix on the basis of oligonucleotide length in a fluorescent DNA sequencing instrument to generate a sequence embedded fingerprint pattern for said organism.
US08697849B2	Pyrazole compounds The present invention provides a compound of Formula II: wherein X represents the following: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US08697842B2	Maize cellulose synthases and uses thereof The invention provides isolated cellulose synthase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering cellulose synthase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, and transgenic plants comprising cellulose synthase nucleic acids. The invention provides isolated products from the processing of transgenic plants comprising cellulose synthase nucleic acids.
US08697841B2	Peptide for transmigration across blood brain barrier and delivery systems comprising the same An isolated peptide including an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 is provided. The disclosure also provides a delivery system comprising a carrier having a surface, a drug or a dye encapsulated in the carrier, and the disclosed peptide (having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1) grafted on the surface of the carrier.
US08697832B2	Method for producing lactic acid polymers of high crystallinity and molecular weight The invention relates to a process for preparing lactic acid polymers of highly crystallinity and molecular weight, the process comprising melt polymerization of a lactide to form prepolymers having active end groups followed by solid state polymerization. The polymerization is carried out in the presence of a catalyst complex comprising a lactide, an organic metal-oxo compound and a lactic acid oligomer. The residual lactide after the melt polymerization is removed by heating the reaction mixture in the temperature range of 98° C. to a temperature less than the melting point of the prepolymer. The metal to oligomer ratio in the catalyst complex is in the range of 0.1 to 10, preferably in the range of 0.5 to 5, more preferably in the range of 0.8 to 1.5.
US08697830B2	Aliphatic, sinterable, thermoplastic polyurethane molding compositions with improved blooming behavior Light-stable, sinterable, thermoplastic polyurethanes with improved blooming behavior and good thermal stability as well as good technical processability are produced from an aliphatic diisocyanate using one or more chain extenders corresponding to a specified formula. These polyurethanes are particularly useful in the production of molded articles, particularly molded articles for automotive interiors.
US08697825B2	1-alkene-acrylate based copolymer The present invention provides ethylene-acrylate based copolymer prepared by a method comprising step of a radical polymerization reaction of ethylene and acrylate based monomer under presence of a metal oxide or Lewis acid. The ethylene-acrylated based copolymer according to the present invention is processed into a polymer film, a transparency of the polymer is not affected. Due to such a feature, the copolymer can be used for optical products.
US08697824B2	Cross-linkable bi-sulphonyl derivatives and their uses for preparing ion-exchanging membranes The present invention is concerned with novel ion-exchange membranes, their method of preparation and their uses. The membranes are made of a polymer obtained from a monomer or a mixture of bifunctional monomers of general formula [T-SO2—Y—SO2-T′]−M+. The polymers are useful in an alkali-chloride electrolysis process, as a separator in an electrochemical preparation of inorganic and organic compounds, as a separator between an aqueous and an organic phase, or as a catalyst for Diels-Alder additions, Friedel-Craft reactions, aldol condensations, cationic polymerizations, esterifications, and acetal formations.
US08697821B1	Pressure sensitive adhesive The pressure sensitive adhesive is a copolymer of ethylene and propylene that has a maximum load between 6.4 N and 11.2 N in a lap joint shear strength test. The copolymer is prepared by mixing ethylene and propylene in the presence of a diimine nickel catalyst and polymethylaluminoxane (MAO) co-catalyst. The molar ratio of the ethylene to propylene feed is between 60:40 and 40:60. The polymerization is carried out at 30° C. and 1.3 bar. The polypropylene molar percentage in the resulting copolymer is between 42% and 88%, and the weight average molecular weight is between 24,917 and 33, 314 Da. The copolymer is an amorphous polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) between −63° C. and −66° C.
US08697817B2	Manufacturing process for liquid crystalline polymer The properties of a liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) containing ester linkages and made in the presence of an excess of diol are improved by treating the LCP with a dicarboxylic acid at elevated temperature. The resulting LCPs are useful as molding resins and for films.
US08697816B2	Shaped articles comprising fluorinated block copolyesters Disclosed are shaped articles fabricated from polymer blends comprising a fluorinated block copolyester and a non-fluorinated polyester wherein the fluorinated block copolyester comprises blocks of fluoroether modified aromatic polyester and blocks of unmodified polyester. Suitable block copolyesters have a blockiness index, B, in the range of 0.25 to 1.0. Shaped articles that can be made from the copolyesters include films, fibers, and molded parts.
US08697815B2	Silane-functional polyesters in moisture-curing compositions based on silane-functional polymers A silane-functional polyester of formula (I): wherein Y is an n-valent residue of a polyester P which is solid at room temperature and terminated by hydroxy groups, after removal of n hydroxy groups; R1 is a linear or branched, monovalent carbon residue having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally having one or more C—C multiple bonds and/or having optionally cycloaliphatic and/or aromatic portions; R2 is an acyl residue or a linear or branched, monovalent hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally having one or more C—C multiple bonds and/or having optionally cycloaliphatic and/or aromatic portions; R3 is a linear or branched, divalent hydrocarbon residue having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally having cyclic and/or aromatic portions, and optionally having one or more heteroatoms; the index a has a value of 0, 1 or 2; and the index n has a value of 1 to 3.
US08697814B2	Process for producing a molding composition or a molding with an increase in the melt stiffness A polyamide molding composition is condensed up in the melt by means of a masterbatch containing a compound having at least two carbonate units and also a polyetheramide in which at least 50% of the end groups are present as amino end groups, whereupon the melt mixture is discharged and solidified to give a molding composition or a molding. The product obtained has an increased amino end group content and consequently an improved hydrolysis resistance.
US08697811B2	Curable resin composition and cured resin A curable resin composition, which contains, with respect to 100 parts of an epoxy resin, 1 to 70 parts of an epoxy resin curing agent and 1 to 50 parts of an acrylic block copolymer, and the acrylic block copolymer contains (α) at least one polymer block A composed of a structural unit derived from an alkyl methacrylate and at least one polymer block B composed of a structural unit derived from an alkyl acrylate, has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 30,000 to 300,000 and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 1.5 or less, and contains 3 to 60 percent by mass of the polymer block A. In addition, a cured resin is formed from the above curable resin composition.
US08697810B2	Block copolymer and methods relating thereto A copolymer composition including a block copolymer having a poly(methyl methacrylate) block and a poly((trimethylsilyl)methyl methacrylate) block is provided; wherein the block copolymer exhibits a number average molecular weight, MN, of 1 to 1,000 kg/mol; and, wherein the block copolymer exhibits a polydispersity, PD, of 1 to 2. Also provided are substrates treated with the copolymer composition.
US08697807B2	Long chain branched (LCB), block or interconnected copolymers of ethylene in combination with one other polymer An ethylenic polymer comprising amyl groups from about 0.1 to about 2.0 units per 1000 carbon atoms as determined by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and both a peak melting temperature, Tm, in ° C., and a heat of fusion, Hf, in J/g, as determined by DSC Crystallinity, where the numerical values of Tm and Hf correspond to the relationship Tm≧(0.2143*Hf)+79.643. An ethylenic polymer comprising at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 95° C. or greater using a Preparative Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation method, where at least one preparative TREF fraction that elutes at 95° C. or greater has a gpcBR value greater than 0.05 and less than 5 as determined by gpcBR Branching Index by 3D-GPC, and where at least 5% of the ethylenic polymer elutes at a temperature of 95° C. or greater based upon the total weight of the ethylenic polymer.
US08697805B2	Resin composition for a moisture absorbing film, moisture absorbing film for a package, and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a resin composition for moisture absorbing film comprising polyethylene resin and polyacrylic acid partial sodium salt (PAPSS) or attapulgite synthesized acrylic amide (ATPGAA) as a moisture absorbent, moisture absorbing film for packaging, and a method for manufacturing film, and the present invention also relates to a resin composition for seasoned laver packaging film to be used for maintaining the high quality of the merchandize with good taste and tissue dryness.
US08697804B1	Nucleated poly(trimethylene terephthalate) Disclosed is a composition comprising or produced from poly(trimethylene terephthalate), an ionomer of an ethylene acid copolymer comprising copolymerized units of at least one α,β-ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid comonomer, a nucleating agent and optionally an ethylene ester copolymer. Also disclosed are articles prepared from the composition. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the compositions, including methods for controlling the melt viscosity and strain hardening of the compositions.
US08697803B2	Epoxy resin composition and semiconductor device An epoxy resin composition for encapsulating a semiconductor chip according to this invention comprises (A) a crystalline epoxy resin, (B) a phenol resin represented by general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and two or more R1s or two or more R2s are the same or different; a is integer of 0 to 4; b is integer of 0 to 4; c is integer of 0 to 3; and n is average and is number of 0 to 10, (C) a (co)polymer containing butadiene-derived structural unit or its derivative, and (D) an inorganic filler in the amount of 80 wt % to 95 wt % both inclusive in the total epoxy resin composition.
US08697802B2	Process for producing polyvinyl alcohol or a copolymer thereof Acetic acid is converted to vinyl acetate monomer by a reaction with oxygen and ethylene. The vinyl acetate is polymerized to form a vinyl acetate polymer or copolymer, which is then reacted in a methanolysis reaction with methanol and base to form a polymer or copolymer of vinyl alcohol and a methyl acetate byproduct. Ethanol is produced from methyl acetate by a hydrogenolysis reaction. The hydrogenolysis reaction also produces methanol. At least a portion of this ethanol is converted to ethylene by a dehydration reaction. At least a portion of the ethylene produced in this dehydration reaction is recycled to react with acetic acid and oxygen to form vinyl acetate. By converting a byproduct and by recycle of compositions, a polymer or copolymer of vinyl alcohol is efficiently produced with minimal waste.
US08697796B2	Slidable resin composition and molded article thereof A resin composition comprising 3.0 to 7.0 parts by weight of an acryl-modified polyorganosiloxane (component B) obtained by graft copolymerizing a specific polyorganosiloxane (component B1) with a (meth)acrylic ester based on 100 parts by weight of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (component A), and a molded article thereof. The resin composition is excellent in slidability, impact resistance, heat resistance and dimensional stability and has a good surface appearance.
US08697790B2	Polymeric compositions and their production and uses A composition includes a dispersion, having an aqueous phase containing a dissolved water soluble cationic coagulant polymer and if needed a dissolved inorganic salt. The aqueous phase further contains a dispersed water soluble flocculant polymer, wherein the water soluble flocculant polymer is formed of a water soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer or monomer blend which are polymerized in the aqueous phase. The water soluble cationic coagulant polymer is cationic poly(alkyleneamine), which is the reaction product of the following reaction: H2N—(CH2)m—NR—(CH2)m—NH2+Cl—CH2CH2—Cl, wherein R is selected from the group consisting alkyl radicals containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms m is an integer of from 1 to 4. The amount of dissolved inorganic salt is less than 10% by weight of the composition, and the composition is in a stable, pourable, dispersion form.
US08697789B2	Adhesives comprising poly(isobutylene) polymers and unreacted alkyl amine Presently described is an adhesive composition comprising at least one isobutylene polymer and an alkyl amine adhesion promoting agent. The alkyl amine is unreactive with respect to the isobutylene polymer. In favored embodiments, the alkyl amine adhesion promoting agent comprises an alkyl group having 6-24 carbon atoms. Further, the isobutylene polymer is a non-halogenated copolymer or homopolymer. Also described are adhesive articles a pressure sensitive adhesive, as described herein on a backing. The adhesive is particularly suitable for articles intended for use in a wet environment such as kitchen or bath articles.
US08697787B2	Flexible PVC compositions made with plasticizers derived from renewable sources PVC resin-based compositions that include biochemical plasticizers as the primary plasticizers are provided. The compositions include PVC resin, a compatibilizer, one or more biochemical plasticizers and, optionally, a thermoplastic elastomer impact modifier. The biochemical plasticizers are present in substantial quantities in the compositions and, in some embodiments, are the only plasticizers present in the compositions.
US08697785B2	N-allyl carbamate compounds and use thereof, in particular in radiation-curing coatings An N-allyl carbamate compound which is suitable as an additive is proposed, the chemical main body thereof allowing modifications of the overall structure of the compound in order to ensure sufficiently high compatibility with as many binder systems as possible, wherein the UV-crosslinkable double bond is designed to be as sterically undemanding as possible, linked via flexible bonds, and highly reactive. In the N-allyl carbamate compound of general formula (A) according to the invention, the radical R1 is selected from straight-chain, branched, or cyclic substituted aliphatic hydrocarbon radicals and heterocyclic radicals, wherein the radical R1 includes at least one ethylenically unsaturated bond, wherein R2, R3, and R4 are selected from hydrogen and hydrocarbon radicals, wherein R5 represents hydrogen or an allyl group, and wherein c is an integer of 1 or greater.
US08697782B2	Rubber composition Cross-linked rubber obtained from a rubber composition, which comprises 100 parts by weight of EPDM, 5-120 parts by weight carbon black, 70-150 parts by weight of fine bituminous powder, and 0.2-8 parts by weight of an organic peroxide, has distinguished heat resistance and sealability, and can suppress blister generation due to pressure changes when used in contact with carbon dioxide, and is specifically distinguished foaming-resistance characteristics due to abrupt pressure reduction of carbon dioxide, which are the necessary characteristics of seal material for carbon dioxide refrigerant, and also distinguished compression set characteristics, which determine the product life at elevated temperatures, and thus is suitable for use as carbon dioxide seal materials, such as O rings, packings, gaskets, oil seals, valves, etc.
US08697778B2	High resistivity compositions The present invention relates to a black matrix formed by applying a curable coating composition onto a substrate to form a curable coating, curing the curable coating imagewise to form a coating, and developing and drying the coating. The curable coating composition comprises a vehicle, a curable resin, and at least one modified pigment comprising a pigment having attached at least one organic group having the formula -X-I or -X-NI, wherein X, which is directly attached to the pigment, represents an arylene or heteroarylene group, an alkylene group, an aralkylene group, or an alkarylene group, I represents a non-polymeric group comprising at least one ionic group or at least one ionizable group, and NI represents a non-polymeric group comprising at least one nonionic group. The curable coating composition, curable coating, and cured coating are also described. Also disclosed is a method of controlling the resistivity of a coating.
US08697775B2	Vulcanizable nanoparticles having a core with a high glass transition temperature Provided is a polymer nanoparticle comprising a core and a vulcanizable shell, wherein the core has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of at least about 150° C. Also provided is a method of preparing polymer nanoparticles with a core and a vulcanizable shell, comprising (a) in a liquid hydrocarbon medium, polymerizing conjugated diene monomers to produce a poly(conjugated diene) block and (b) copolymerizing the poly(conjugated diene) block with a mixture of mono-vinyl aromatic monomers and multiple-vinyl aromatic monomers to produce an aromatic block, wherein the core has a Tg of at least about 150° C. Also provided is a composition comprising (a) a rubber matrix; and (b) a polymer nanoparticle including a core and a vulcanizable shell; wherein the Tg of the core is at least about 150° C.
US08697774B2	Ink for ink jet recording and ink set for ink jet recording The ink for ink jet recording includes a sparingly water-soluble alkanediol, a resin, and a coloring material, wherein the content of the coloring material is from 1 to 3% by mass based on the total mass of the ink, the surface tension is from 21 to 25 mN/m, and the thixotropic index (TI) represented by the following formula (1), as determined at a time point when its content becomes 40% by mass based on the total mass before the evaporation of the ink by the evaporation of the ink, is from 2 to 110: TI=η(1 s−1)/η(1000 s−1) (1).
US08697773B2	White ink composition A white ink composition contains a white coloring material and a fixing resin component. The fixing resin component includes a styrene acrylic resin and a urethane resin at a mass ratio of the styrene acrylic resin to the urethane resin (styrene acrylic resin/urethane resin) of at least 1/10.
US08697771B2	Biocompatible coatings, and methods of making and using the same Disclosed herein are biocompatible coatings for a substrate, the biocompatible coating including at least one polyanionic/polycationic bilayer including at least one nitric oxide generating moiety, wherein the polyanionic/polycationic bilayer has a layer of a polycationic polymeric material; and a layer of polyanionic material capable of non-covalently bonding to the polycationic polymeric material. Devices incorporating such coatings, and methods of making and using such coatings are also disclosed herein.
US08697770B2	Pupil-only photochromic contact lenses displaying desirable optics and comfort A method for making a hydrogel, photochromic contact lens including supplying a first lens composition comprising a contact lens monomer and a photochromic material to a front contact lens mold and supplying a second lens composition to said contact lens mold wherein the viscosity of said first composition is at least about 1000 cp greater than the viscosity of said second contact lens composition, and the makeup of said second composition matches the of said first composition to reduce strain between said compositions of the resulting lens.
US08697769B2	Lacquer composition comprising a monomer with a polyalicyclic structure element A transparent lacquer composition that can be used as a protective and gloss lacquer for surface coating is described. The lacquer composition can be a dental material and a method for preparing a lacquer composition is also described. Also described are novel polymerizable monomers comprising at least one polyalicyclic structure element and certain ethylenic structure elements that are particularly suitable for use in a lacquer composition.
US08697761B2	Method and apparatus for regenerating vulcanized rubber There are disclosed a regenerated rubber, a method and apparatus for obtaining regenerated rubbers from vulcanized crumb rubber, such as rubber from scrap. The apparatus is a thermokinetic mixer having the particularity to have an air tight stationary chamber with inner non-uniform surface. The method comprises the steps of raising the speed of the rotor shaft in order to increase a temperature of a mixture made of vulcanized crumb rubber and a lubricant, such as oil, until a devulcanizing temperature is reached; and reducing the temperature of the mixture to a lower temperature during a second period of time. The method of the invention is environmentally friendly or “green”, since the regeneration method does not use chemicals, includes a shorter period of treatment at higher temperature avoiding the risks of rubber cracking and spontaneous combustion, and further allowing mass-production of regenerated rubber with lower energy consumption.
US08697759B1	Efficient, self sufficient production of methanol from a methane source via oxidative bi-reforming A method for producing methanol from a methane source such as methane from natural (shale) gas by first reacting one equivalent of methane with oxygen from the air to result in complete combustion to produce carbon dioxide and water in a molar ratio of 1:2; then conducting a bi-reforming process with a mixture of methane:carbon dioxide:water having a ratio of 3:1:2 to produce metgas, a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide having a molar ratio of 2:1 to 2.1:1; and finally converting metgas exclusively to methanol. The thus produced methanol can be dehydrated to form dimethyl ether, with water produced being recycled back to the bi-reforming process, if necessary.
US08697755B2	Beta 2 adrenergic receptor agonists such as terbutaline for use in the treatment of nocturnal hypoglycemia The invention is concerned with methods, regimens and dosage forms employing a beta 2 adrenergic receptor agonist such as terbutaline sulphate, for treating nocturnal hypoglycaemia in human subjects whilst reducing incidence of hyperglycaemia in said subjects upon wakening.
US08697754B2	Aminoalcohol and biocide compositions for aqueous based systems Biocidal compositions and their use in aqueous media, such as metalworking fluids, the compositions comprising a biocidal agent; and a non-biocidal primary amino alcohol compound of the formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are as defined herein.
US08697751B2	Pharmaceutical composition containing prostaglandin An object of the present invention is to provide a stable aqueous pharmaceutical composition which suppresses degradation of prostaglandin F2α in a preparation containing prostaglandin F2α. The object was attained by formulating a prostaglandin F2α derivative into an oil-in-water emulsion together with an oil, for example, medium chain fatty acid triglyceride, a water-soluble polymer and water.
US08697749B2	Lipotoxicity relieving agent In view of the situation that a clinically acceptable medical agent which has the action of preventing and relieving the lipotoxicity with no significant side effects is not yet provided, such medical agent is provided. An agent for relieving lipotoxicity which comprises an unsaturated fatty acid containing 18 to 22 carbon atoms and having a degree of unsaturation of 3 to 6 or a derivative thereof as its effective component.
US08697748B2	Glycogen or polysaccharide storage disease treatment method A method for treating glycogen storage disease by administering an effective amount of a composition that includes ketogenic odd carbon fatty acids that ameliorate the symptoms of these diseases.
US08697744B2	Substituted 5,6-dihydro-4H-thiazolo[4,5-E]indazoles and their use as positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I), wherein X1, X2, Y, Z1, Z2, Z3, M and (A)m are defined as in Formula (I); invention compounds are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors—subtype 4 (“mGluR4”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of central nervous system disorders as well as other disorders modulated by mGluR4 receptors. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and the use of such compounds in the manufacture of medicaments, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR4 is involved.
US08697743B2	Antioxidant camptothecin derivatives and antioxidant antineoplastic nanospheres thereof The present invention is directed to antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin and antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin analogs and the preparation of nanometer-sized camptothecin prodrugs. Methods of synthesizing the antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin and antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin analogs, spontaneous emulsification or nanoprecipitation thereof to produce antioxidant camptothecin nanosphere prodrugs and their use in treating cancerous diseases are also provided. A further aspect of this invention is the use of these antioxidant camptothecin nanosphere prodrugs for the preparation of delivery devices of other pharmaceuticals and/or drugs. Additionally, methods of treating cancer with the camptothecin and antioxidant derivatives of camptothecin analogs, and nanometer-sized camptothecin prodrugs are also provided.
US08697740B2	Crystalline polymorphic forms of an antidiabetic compound The present invention relates to polymorphic forms of a compound of formula A: This compound is useful as a glucagon receptor antagonist and serves as a pharmaceutically active ingredient for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and related conditions, such as hyperglycemia, obesity, dyslipidemia, and the metabolic syndrome. Hydrates, hemihydrates, anhydrates and similar polymorphic forms are included.
US08697733B2	Pyridine derivatives as sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulators The present invention relates to novel pyridine derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors.
US08697729B2	Small molecules modulator of epigenetic regulation and their therapeutic applications Disclosed are methods and compositions for modulating the function of transcription factors, especially transcription factors that recruit epigenetic regulators (histone modifying enzymes) to specific DNA promoters. The targeted transcription factors include but are not limited to the myocyte enhancing factor (MEF2), the forkhead/winged helix transcription factor FOXP3 and the transcription factor GATA3. Also disclosed are small molecule modulators of MEF2 and its associated factors that include but not limited to histone deacetylases (HDACs), p300/CBP and Cabin1 and the therapeutic applications thereof.
US08697728B2	Perhexiline for use in the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) The invention relates to perhexiline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, as well as to a method of treating HCM, which comprises administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of perhexiline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to treat said HCM. The invention further relates to a treatment programme for treating HCM, which involves the co-use or co-administration of perhexiline with one or more other compounds that are advantageous in treating HCM or the symptoms thereof.
US08697726B2	4-(azacycloalkyl)benzene-1,3-diol compounds as tyrosinase inhibitors, process for the preparation thereof and use thereof in human medicine and in cosmetics 4-(azacycloalkyl)benzene-1,3-diol compounds are described corresponding to general formula (I) below: Also described, are compositions including the same, processes for preparation thereof and uses thereof in pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions to treat pigmentary disorders.
US08697716B2	Method of inhibiting C-KIT kinase A method of reducing or inhibiting kinase activity of C-KIT in a cell or a subject, and the use of such compounds for preventing or treating in a subject a cell proliferative disorder and/or disorders related to C-KIT using a compound of the present invention: or a solvate, hydrate, tautomer or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention is further directed to methods for treating conditions such as cancers and other cell proliferative disorders.
US08697714B2	Quinazolinone based fluorogenic probes The present invention relates to a compound of the general formula (I) useful in the determining the presence, amount or activity of an enzyme in living cells, a method of preparing said compounds and a kit thereof.
US08697712B2	Presentation of an antiviral pharmaceutical composition A new presentation of an antiviral pharmaceutical composition in solution form comprising as an active agent, aciclovir in an amount of about 5% by weight; a solvent in an amount of from about 10 to 20% by weight; a solubilizing agent in an amount of from about 1.5 to 5.0% by weight; a humectant agent in an amount of from about 2 to 10% by weight; an anti-itching agent in an amount of from about 0.05 to 1.0% by weight; an antioxidant agent in an amount of from about 0.1 to 0.5% by weight and demineralized water in an amount of from about 20 to 80% by weight.
US08697705B2	Isoindolinone derivatives The present invention relates to compounds of the formula I, as well as pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing said compounds and methods of using said compounds in the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases and disorders. The compounds and compositions disclosed herein are glucokinase activators useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of metabolic diseases and disorders, for example diabetes mellitus, including type II diabetes mellitus.
US08697699B2	Imidazopyrazine SYK inhibitors Imidazopyrazines of Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and mixtures thereof, are provided herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one chemical entity and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle are also provided. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases and disorders responsive to the inhibition of Syk activity, which comprises administering to such patients an amount of at least one chemical entity effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder are disclosed. These diseases include cancer (e.g., B-cell lymphoma and leukemia), autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, acute inflammatory reactions, and allergic disorders. Methods of treatment include administering at least one chemical entity as a single active agent or administering at least one chemical entity in combination with one or more other therapeutic agents. Also provided are methods for determining the presence or absence of Syk kinase in a sample.
US08697697B2	Pyrazole derivatives as ERK inhibitors This invention describes substituted pyrazole derivatives of Formula I and methods of making and using the compounds. These compounds have utility in the treatment of conditions or diseases in which modification of the activity of ERK would have a positive therapeutic outcome, for instance various cancers, psoriasis and actinic keratosis.
US08697696B2	Triazole compounds II The present invention is concerned with novel triazole compounds of formula (I) wherein A, X, Y, u, v, R1, R2, and R3 are as described herein, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of present invention have affinity and selectivity for the GABA A α5 receptor. Further the present invention is concerned with the manufacture of the compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and their use as pharmaceuticals.
US08697693B2	Pharmaceutical compounds Thienopyrimidines of formula (Ia) or (Ib): wherein R1-R3 have any of the values described herein, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof have activity as inhibitors of PI3K and may thus be used to treat diseases and disorders arising from abnormal cell growth, function or behavior associated with PI3 kinase, in particular the p110 delta subtype, such as immune disorders, cardiovascular disease, viral infection, inflammation, metabolism/endocrine disorders and neurological disorders. Processes for synthesizing the compounds are also described.
US08697692B2	Pyrrolo [3,2-c] pyridine-4-one 2-indolinone protein kinase inhibitors The present invention relates to pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridine-4-one 2-indolinone compounds of Formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8 X, Y and have the meaning cited in the specification. Also disclosed are the pharmaceutical compositions containing the foregoing compounds, methods for the preparation and pharmaceutical use thereof, particularly as protein kinase inhibitors. Formula (I).
US08697689B2	Indole and benzomorpholine derivatives as modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel indole and benzomorpholine derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are as defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors—subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions as well as to the use of such compounds or compositions for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved.
US08697687B2	Treating diseases mediated by blockade of the epithelial sodium channel with pyrazine-2-carboxamide derivatives A compound of Formula I in free or salt or solvate form, where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10 and R11 have the meanings as indicated in the specification, is useful for treating diseases which respond to the blockade of the epithelial sodium channel. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described.
US08697676B2	Omega-3 fatty acid nutriceutical composition and optimization method A novel omega-3 fatty acid/lipid based nutraceutical composition and a method of optimizing said omega-3 fatty acid/lipid based nutraceutical composition. The nutraceutical composition and method is based on the insight that different forms of high omega-3 fatty acid lipids (e.g. triglyceride form, ethyl ester form, free fatty acid form, phospholipid form) have different molecular modes and levels of action. Specifically the phospholipid form is likely more effective at promoting membrane fluidity and permeability, while the free fatty acid form is likely more effective at regulating cell receptors, such as the PPARα receptors, that are responsible for various metabolic effects including lipid metabolism. The desirability of producing omega-3 compositions that may act synergistically and thus more robustly to improve health and to some extent mimic markers of life extension such as shown by caloric restriction, along with specific optimization methods, markers, and compositions are taught.
US08697675B2	Tenofovir alafenamide hemifumarate A hemifumarate form of 9-[(R)-2-[[(S)-[[(S)-1-(isopropoxycarbonyl)ethyl]amino]phenoxyphosphinyl]methoxy]propyl]adenine (tenofovir alafenamide), and antiviral therapy using tenofovir alafenamide hemifumarate (e.g., anti-HIV and anti-HBV therapies).
US08697666B2	Anti-cancer oligodeoxynucleotides It is disclosed herein that suppressive OD Ns are of use for preventing or delaying the formation of a tumor, reducing the risk of developing a tumor, treating a tumor, preventing conversion of a benign to a malignant lesion, or preventing metastasis. In some embodiments, methods are disclosed herein for treating, preventing or reducing the risk of developing a tumor, such as esophageal, gastrointestinal, liver, lung, skin and colon tumors or a mesothelioma. Generally, the methods disclosed herein include selecting a subject for treatment and administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of one or more suppressive ODN. In some examples, additional agents can also be administered to the subject of interest.
US08697660B2	Compounds and compositions for treating infection Compounds from 14 Kenyan plants, including from the root of Dovyalis abyssinica and Clutia robusta have been characterized and isolated, and their uses are disclosed.
US08697659B2	Analogues of glycolipids useful as immunoadjuvants The invention provides analogs of alpha-galactosyl ceramide that increase the immune response elicited by various antigens. It also provides methods of using such compounds to increase the effectiveness of vaccines.
US08697654B2	Peptide linkers for effective multivalent peptide binding Short single chain peptides having affinity for a target surface often lack the binding durability required for certain commercial applications. One way to improve durability is to promote multivalent binding by linking together binding sequences using peptide linkers. However, the resulting single chain binding peptides often suffer from linker entropy. It has been discovered that the use of rigid peptide linkers when linking together multiple binding sequences enhances the binding affinity of the resulting single chain peptide.
US08697653B2	Microparticle formulation for pulmonary drug delivery of anti infective molecule for treatment of infectious diseases The present invention relates to a biodegradable, inhalable microparticle formulation comprising a compound of formula I obtained by fermentation of a microorganism of the Streptomyces species (PM0626271/MTCC5447), as described in PCT application publication WO2011027290, and a biodegradable lipid for drug delivery wherein the ratio of drug (compound of formula I) to lipid is 1:15 to 1:25. The present invention also relates to the process for preparation of the formulation and to the method of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, multi drug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB), methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonias and methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) pneumonias by administering therapeutically effective amount of the formulation to a mammal in need thereof. The present invention further relates to a method of delivering the microparticle formulation to a mammal in need thereof, wherein the formulation is administered by inhalation or intratracheal instillation for pulmonary delivery.
US08697651B2	Amyloid β fibrillogenesis-inhibiting peptide The present invention provides a peptide which functions as a mimic peptide of an amyloid β peptide and is capable of inhibiting the fibrillogenesis of an amyloid β peptide. The present invention relates to an 8- to 30-amino acid residue peptide comprising an amino acid sequence represented by the following formula (I): X1-Asp-X2-X3-X4-Pro-X5-X6 (SEQ ID NO: 28) (I), wherein X1 represents a branched chain amino acid, and X2, X3, X4, X5, and X6 are the same or different and each represents an α-amino acid, and to a pharmaceutical composition and an amyloid β fibrillogenesis inhibitor comprising the peptide.
US08697649B2	Polypeptides, nucleic acid molecule encoding polypeptides, and uses of polypeptides A polypeptide, a nucleic acid molecule encoding the polypeptide and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the polypeptide are provided. The polypeptide is as defined in the description, can bind to insulin receptors, and is effective in reducing blood sugar, reducing glycated hemoglobin, and ameliorating hepato-renal disorders caused by diabetes.
US08697646B2	Crystalline peptide epoxyketone immunoproteasome inhibitor The invention relates to crystalline peptide keto epoxide compounds, methods of their preparation, and related pharmaceutical compositions.
US08697645B2	Second generation low oxygen affinity pegylated hemoglobins as oxygen-carrying plasma expanders Provided are hemoglobins having at least two chemical modifications that lower oxygen affinity, hemoglobins chemically modified by the addition of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, and hemoglobins having at least two specific chemical modifications. PEGylated versions of these hemoglobins are also provided, as are certain tetraPEGylated and diPEGylated hemoglobins. Methods of modifying a hemoglobin are additionally provided, as are methods of making a hemoglobin. Pharmaceutical compositions and blood substitutes using these hemoglobins are further provided, as are methods of treating a subject using these pharmaceutical compositions and blood substitutes.
US08697643B2	Method for controllably releasing a drug conjugate within subcutaneous tissue in response to the local concentration of an indicator A conjugate that includes a drug covalently linked to a polymer. Upon administration, the conjugate is digested by an enzyme that is present at the site of administration thereby releasing a therapeutic agent. The conjugate may demonstrate substantially the same pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic behavior as the drug itself. A material for controllably releasing a conjugate in response to the local concentration of a molecular indicator. The material includes a plurality of conjugates and a plurality of multivalent cross-linking agents. The polymers of the conjugates include an analog of the indicator within their covalent structure. The multivalent cross-linking agents include cross-link receptors that interact with the indicator analog and thereby cross-link the conjugates. These non-covalent interactions are competitively disrupted when an amount of the molecular indicator is present thereby causing the material to release the conjugate in a manner that is dependent on the local concentration of indicator.
US08697642B2	DIG-10 insecticidal cry toxins DIG-10 Cry toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control pests, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are disclosed.
US08697637B2	Antimicrobial peptides of the cecropin family and therapeutic uses thereof The present invention relates to an antimicrobial peptide characterised in that said peptide includes the sequence SEQ ID No. 1 or the sequence SEQ ID No. 2, the sequence SEQ ID No. 2 representing a fragment of the sequence SEQ ID No. 1, for use as a drug. Advantageously according to the invention, the peptide having sequence SEQ ID No. 1 is used specifically for treating bacterial, viral and/or parasitic infections, and the peptide having sequence SEQ No. 2 is used for treating bacterial and/or viral infections.
US08697629B2	Modulation of intracellular signaling A method of treating a disease characterized by aberrant cell migration and/or invasion includes administering to a subject an effective amount of the peptide of SEQ ID NO:3, an Å6 polypeptide, or an isolated polypeptide consisting essentially of the Link region of human CD44 as indicated in FIG. 17 to modulate a FAK signal transduction pathway for a sufficient period of time to treat the disease. A method of diagnosing a condition characterized by aberrant cell migration and/or invasion includes measuring the effect of these polypeptides on FAK signal transduction activity; wherein a change in FAK signal transduction activity is indicative of said aberrant cell migration or invasion. A method of diagnosing a condition characterized by aberrant cell migration and/or invasion includes imaging FAK signal transduction activity in the presence of these polypeptides.
US08697628B2	Methods of using AMPD2 inhibitors for the treatment of fatty liver, obesity and diabetes The present invention provides compounds and compositions that modulate adenosine monophosphate deaminase (AMPD) and methods for using the same to treat a clinical condition associated with the metabolic syndrome or a disease associated with the metabolic syndrome. In particular, the present invention provides a compound and a composition comprising a selective AMPD2 inhibitor and methods for using the same, for example, to treat a clinical condition associated with metabolic syndrome as well as diseases manifested by the metabolic syndrome.
US08697627B2	Compositions and methods for treating alzheimer's disease The present invention provides compositions for reducing amyloid plaque burden associated with Alzheimer's disease and methods of using the same.
US08697625B2	Fast dissolving solid detergent A solid block or unit dosed detergent composition as described which can be utilized in a variety of applications for cleaning surfaces and objects, removing suspending soils, and rinsing easily. The detergent composition, when exposed to an aqueous solution such as water, dissolves quickly and completely to create the use solution.
US08697616B2	Organic molybdenum additive, its preparation method, a lubricating composition containing said additive, and use of the same The present invention relates to an organic molybdenum additive and its preparation method, and a lubricating composition comprising said additive, and use of said additive and its lubricating composition in the aspect of improving antiwear and antifriction property of oil products. The organic molybdenum additive according to the present invention is characterized in that it is prepared by reacting several kinds of feedstock as follows: a polylol ester of p-hydroxybenzene alkyl acid, an inorganic molybdenum compound and an aliphatic amine and/or an aromatic amine and/or an amide. The organic molybdenum additive of the present invention has excellent antiwear and/or antifriction property.
US08697613B2	Treatment fluids comprising friction reducers and antiflocculation additives and associated methods Methods comprising: providing an aqueous treatment fluid comprising an aqueous fluid, a friction reducing polymer, and an antiflocculation additive; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. Methods of fracturing a subterranean formation comprising: providing an aqueous treatment fluid comprising an aqueous fluid, a friction reducing polymer, and an antiflocculation additive; and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore penetrating the subterranean formation at rate in the range of from about 30 barrels to about 250 barrels per minute so as to create or enhance one or more fractures in the subterranean formation. Aqueous treatment fluids comprising: an aqueous fluid, a friction reducing polymer in an amount sufficient to reduce friction without forming a gel, and an antiflocculation additive.
US08697604B2	Labeling agents for mass spectrometry comprising tertiary amines Provided is a method for characterizing a molecule by mass spectrometry, which molecule comprises one or more free amino groups, which method comprises: (a) reacting one or more free amino groups in the molecule with a mass tag reagent comprising a reactive functionality capable of reacting with an amino group, and a tertiary amino group linked to the reactive functionality; and (b) characterizing the molecule by mass spectrometry.
US08697602B2	Use of macrolides in pest control A method of controlling pests in crops of transgenic useful plants or propagation material thereof, characterized in that a pesticidal composition comprising a macrolide compound in free form or in agrochemically useful salt form as active ingredient and at least one auxiliary is applied to the pests or their environment.
US08697601B2	Rewritable recording material A rewritable recording material can be provided which contains at least one kind of phenolic compounds represented by formula (I) and which is capable of stably repeating coloring and discoloring for a long period of time as well as exerting superior storage properties such as heat resistance and moisture and heat resistance of the colored image and light resistance of the background. Also provided are a composition for forming a rewritable color-forming layer which is capable of forming a color-forming layer of the recording material, and a composition of a color-developing agent for a rewritable recording material.
US08697599B2	Methods of preparing a polymerization catalyst A method comprising (a) contacting a support and a chromium-containing compound to form chromium-containing support, (b) heat treating the chromium-containing support in an oxidizing atmosphere to form a treated support, (c) contacting the treated support with carbon monoxide to form a CO-contacted support, and (d) contacting the CO-contacted support with hydrogen to form a catalyst. A method comprising oxidizing a chromium-treated support to form a polymerization catalyst, contacting the polymerization catalyst with carbon monoxide to form a reduced polymerization catalyst, contacting the reduced polymerization catalyst with hydrogen to form an activated polymerization catalyst, and contacting the activated polymerization catalyst with ethylene in a reaction zone under suitable reaction conditions to form a random copolymer. A method comprising reducing a polymerization catalyst comprising Cr(VI) to form a polymerization catalyst comprising Cr(II), and treating the polymerization catalyst comprising Cr(II) with hydrogen.
US08697594B2	Hydroprocessing catalysts and methods for making thereof A single metal slurry catalyst for the upgrade of heavy oil feedstock is provided. The slurry catalyst is prepared by sulfiding a Primary metal precursor, then mixing the sulfided metal precursor with a hydrocarbon diluent to form the slurry catalyst. The single-metal slurry catalyst has the formula (Mt)a(Sv)d(Cw)e(Hx)f(Oy)g(Nz)h, wherein M is at least one of a non-noble Group VIII metal, a Group VIB metal, a Group IVB metal, and a Group IIB metal; 0.5a<=d<=4a; 0<=e<=11a; 0<=f<=18a; 0<=g<=2a; 0<=h<=3a; t, v, w, x, y, z, each representing total charge for each of: M, S, C, H, O, and N; and ta+vd+we+xf+yg+zh=0. The slurry catalyst has a particle size ranging from 1 to 300 μm.
US08697592B2	Glass substrate for information recording medium and magnetic information recording medium to which the glass substrate is applied Disclosed are a glass substrate for an information recording medium, having excellent scratch resistance and a light weight and having high fracture toughness, the glass substrate having a fragility index value, measured in water, of 12 μm−1/2 or less or having a fragility index value, measured in an atmosphere having a dew point of −5° C. or lower, of 7 μm−1/2 or less, or the glass substrate comprising, by mol %, 40 to 75% of SiO2, 2 to 45% of B2O3 and/or Al2O3 and 0 to 40% of R′2O in which R′ is at least one member selected from the group consisting of Li, Na and K), wherein the total content of SiO2, B2O3, Al2O3 and R′2O is at least 90 mol %, and a magnetic information recording medium comprising a magnetic recording layer formed on the glass substrate.
US08697591B2	Low dielectric glass and fiber glass Glass compositions are provided that are useful in a variety of applications including, for example, electronics applications, reinforcement applications, and others. Some embodiments of glass compositions can provide desirable dielectric constants, desirable dissipation factors, and/or desirable mechanical properties while also having desirable fiber forming properties.
US08697589B2	Optical glass for mold press forming The invention provides an optical glass for press molding which can satisfy all of the following requirements: (1) it contains no environmentally undesirable components; (2) it can easily achieve a low glass transition point; (3) it has a high refractive index and high dispersion; (4) it can easily provide a glass having an excellent visible light transmittance; and (5) it has excellent resistance to devitrification during preparation of a preform. The optical glass for press molding has a refractive index nd of 1.925 or more, an Abbe's number νd of 10 to 30, and a glass composition, in % by mass, of 20 to 80% Bi2O3, 10 to 30% B2O3, and 0 to 5.5% GeO2 and is substantially free of lead component, arsenic component, and F component.
US08697578B2	Film formation apparatus and method for using same A method for using a film formation apparatus for a semiconductor process to form a thin film on a target substrate while supplying a film formation reactive gas from a first nozzle inside a reaction chamber includes performing a cleaning process to remove a by-product film deposited inside the reaction chamber and the first nozzle, in a state where the reaction chamber does not accommodate the target substrate. The cleaning process includes, in order, an etching step of supplying a cleaning reactive gas for etching the by-product film into the reaction chamber, and activating the cleaning reactive gas, thereby etching the by-product film, and an exhaust step of stopping supply of the cleaning reactive gas and exhausting gas from inside the reaction chamber. The etching step is arranged to use conditions that cause the cleaning reactive gas supplied in the reaction chamber to flow into the first nozzle.
US08697574B2	Through substrate features in semiconductor substrates Through substrate features in semiconductor substrates are described. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a through substrate via disposed in a first region of a semiconductor substrate. A through substrate conductor coil is disposed in a second region of the semiconductor substrate.
US08697573B2	Process to remove Ni and Pt residues for NiPtSi applications using aqua regia with microwave assisted heating The invention discloses a method for cleaning residues from a semiconductor substrate during a nickel platinum silicidation process, comprising using an aqua regia cleaning solution (comprising a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid) with microwave assisted heating. Low boiling temperature of hydrochloric acid prevents heating the aqua regia solution to a high temperature, impeding the effectiveness of post silicidation nickel and platinum residue removal. Therefore, embodiments of the invention provide a microwave assisted heating of the substrate in an aqua regia solution, selectively heating platinum residues without significantly increasing the temperature of the aqua regia solution, rendering platinum residues to be more soluble in aqueous solution and thereby dissolving it from the surface of the substrate.
US08697571B2	Power MOSFET contact metallization A structure includes a semiconductor device formed in a substrate; an insulator adjacent to the semiconductor device; an electrical contact electrically coupled to the semiconductor device, wherein the electrical contact includes tungsten; and an electrical connector coupled to the electrical contact, wherein the electrical connector includes aluminum. A surface of the insulator and a surface of the electrical contact form a substantially even surface.
US08697565B2	Shallow via formation by oxidation A method, and an apparatus formed thereby, to construct shallow recessed wells on top of exposed conductive vias on the surface of a semiconductor. The shallow recessed wells are subsequently filled with a conductive cap layer, such as a tantalum nitride (TaN) layer, to prevent or reduce oxidation which may otherwise occur naturally when exposed to air, or possibly occur during an under-bump metallization process.
US08697559B2	Use of ion beam tails to manufacture a workpiece One method of implanting a workpiece involves implanting the workpiece with an n-type dopant in a first region with center and a periphery. The workpiece also is implanted with a p-type dopant in a second region complementary to the first region. This second region also has a center and a periphery. The periphery of the first region and the periphery of the second region at least partially overlap. A dose at the periphery of the first region or second region is less than a dose at the center of the first region or second region. The region of overlap may function as a junction where charge carriers cannot pass.
US08697553B2	Solar cell fabrication with faceting and ion implantation Solar cells in accordance with the present invention have reduced ohmic losses. These cells include photo-receptive regions that are doped less densely than adjacent selective emitter regions. The photo-receptive regions contain multiple four-sided pyramids that decrease the amount of light lost to the solar cell by reflection. The smaller doping density in the photo-receptive regions results in less blue light that is lost by electron-hole recombination. The higher doping density in the selective emitter region allows for better contacts with the metallic grid coupled to the multiple emitter regions. Preferably, the selective emitter and photo-receptive regions are both implanted using a narrow ion beam containing the dopants.
US08697550B2	Method of manufacturing GaN-based film The present method of manufacturing a GaN-based film includes the steps of preparing a composite substrate, the composite substrate including a support substrate in which a coefficient of thermal expansion in a main surface is more than 0.8 time and less than 1.2 times as high as a coefficient of thermal expansion of GaN crystal in a direction of a axis and a single crystal film arranged on a side of the main surface of the support substrate, the single crystal film having threefold symmetry with respect to an axis perpendicular to a main surface of the single crystal film, and forming a GaN-based film on the main surface of the single crystal film in the composite substrate. Thus, a method of manufacturing a GaN-based film capable of manufacturing a GaN-based film having a large main surface area and less warpage is provided.
US08697545B2	Direct contact heat control of micro structures A method for manufacturing microelectromechanical structures (MEMS) is disclosed. A low temperature MEMS device is designed. The low temperature MEM device is based upon a semiconductor manufacturing process comprising at least one semiconductor process for providing at least a heater therein. Each semiconductor process used in implementing the design is limited to a maximum temperature of the in-process low temperature MEMs device or a substrate onto which the low temperature MEMS device is being manufactured to below 300° C.
US08697541B1	Methods and structures for preparing single crystal silicon wafers for use as substrates for epitaxial growth of crack-free gallium nitride films and devices This document describes the fabrication and use of ceramic stabilizing layer fabricated right on the product silicon wafer to facilitate its use as a substrate for fabrication of gallium nitride films. A ceramic layer is formed and then attached to a single crystal silicon substrate to form a composite silicon substrate that has coefficient of thermal expansion comparable with GaN. The composite silicon substrates prepared by this invention are uniquely suited for use as growth substrates for crack-free gallium nitride films, benefiting from compressive stresses produced by choosing a ceramic having a desired higher coefficient thermal expansion than those of silicon and gallium nitride.
US08697537B2	Method of patterning for a semiconductor device A method that includes forming a masking element on a semiconductor substrate and overlying a defined space. A first feature and a second feature are each formed on the semiconductor substrate. The space interposes the first and second features and extends from a first end of the first feature to a first end of the second feature. A third feature is then formed adjacent and substantially parallel the first and second features. The third feature extends at least from the first end of the first feature to the first end of the second feature.
US08697536B1	Locally isolated protected bulk finfet semiconductor device A method of fabricating a semiconductor device comprises forming a plurality of trenches in a bulk semiconductor substrate, each trench defining a semiconductor fin. A local dielectric material is deposited entirely on the semiconductor device and in the trenches to cover each semiconductor fin. The local dielectric material disposed in each trench is recessed a predetermined distance below the semiconductor fins. An etch resistant layer, which is resistant to at least one of a gate etching process and a spacer etching process, is formed on an upper surface of each recessed local dielectric material.
US08697534B2	Capacitor to be incorporated in wiring substrate, method for manufacturing the capacitor, and wiring substrate A wiring substrate in which a capacitor is provided, the capacitor comprising a capacitor body including a plurality of dielectric layers and internal electrode layers provided between the different dielectric layers, wherein said capacitor body has, in at least one side face of said capacitor body, recesses extending in a thickness direction of said capacitor body from at least one of a first principal face of said capacitor body and a second principal face positioned on the side opposite to the first principal face.
US08697530B2	Drain/source extension structure of a field effect transistor with reduced boron diffusion By modifying the dielectric liner for a spacer structure so as to exhibit an enhanced diffusion blocking characteristic, for instance by incorporating nitrogen, the out-diffusion of P-dopants, such as boron, into the dielectric material may be significantly reduced. Consequently, transistor performance, especially of P-type transistors, may be significantly enhanced while nevertheless a high degree of compatibility with conventional techniques may be maintained.
US08697527B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor device includes an isolation layer formed on a semiconductor substrate; an active region defined by the isolation layer; at least one gate line formed to overlap with the active region; at least one first active tab formed on a first interface of the active region which overlaps with the gate line; and a first gate tab formed on a second interface facing away from the first interface in such a way as to project from the gate line.
US08697521B2	Structure and method for making low leakage and low mismatch NMOSFET An improved SRAM and fabrication method are disclosed. The method comprises use of a nitride layer to encapsulate PFETs and logic NFETs, protecting the gates of those devices from oxygen exposure. NFETs that are used in the SRAM cells are exposed to oxygen during the anneal process, which alters the effective work function of the gate metal, such that the threshold voltage is increased, without the need for increasing the dopant concentration, which can adversely affect issues such as mismatch due to random dopant fluctuation, GIDL and junction leakage.
US08697519B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device which includes forming a silicon layer without void and cutting on a silicon monolayer Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. Patterns having a recess region defined therebetween are formed on a substrate, and then a silicon precursor having an organic ligand is provided on the substrate to absorb silicon on sidewalls and a bottom surface of the recess region to form a silicon monolayer on the patterns having the recess region defined therebetween. A silicon layer without void and cutting is formed on the silicon monolayer.
US08697515B2	Method of making a FinFET device The present disclosure provides many different embodiments of fabricating a FinFET device that provide one or more improvements over the prior art. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a FinFET includes providing a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of dummy fins and active fins on the semiconductor substrate. A predetermined group of dummy fins is removed.
US08697513B2	Manufacturing method of semiconductor device having N-channel MOS transistor, P-channel MOS transistor and expanding or contracting film In a second direction, in a plan view, an n-channel MOS transistor and an expanding film are adjacent. Therefore, the n-channel MOS transistor receives a positive stress in the direction in which a channel length is extended from the expanding film. As a result, a positive tensile strain in an electron moving direction is generated in a channel of the n-channel MOS transistor. On the other hand, in the second direction, in a plan view, a p-channel MOS transistor and the expanding film are shifted from each other. Therefore, the p-channel MOS transistor receives a positive stress in the direction in which a channel length is narrowed from the expanding film. As a result, a positive compressive strain in a hole moving direction is generated in a channel of the p-channel MOS transistor. Thus, both on-currents of the n-channel MOS transistor and the p-channel MOS transistor can be improved.
US08697511B2	Method for producing semiconductor device and semiconductor device A method for producing a semiconductor device includes a step of forming a first insulating film around a fin-shaped silicon layer and forming a pillar-shaped silicon layer in an upper portion of the fin-shaped silicon layer; a step of implanting an impurity into upper portions of the pillar-shaped silicon layer and fin-shaped silicon layer and a lower portion of the pillar-shaped silicon layer to form diffusion layers; and a step of forming a polysilicon gate electrode, a polysilicon gate line, and a polysilicon gate pad. The polysilicon gate electrode and the polysilicon gate pad have a larger width than the polysilicon gate line. After these steps follow a step of depositing an interlayer insulating film, exposing and etching the polysilicon gate electrode and the polysilicon gate line, and depositing a metal layer to form a metal gate electrode and a metal gate line, and a step of forming a contact.
US08697509B2	Semiconductor device having insulating film with different stress levels in adjacent regions and manufacturing method thereof An n-channel MISFETQn is formed in an nMIS first formation region of a semiconductor substrate and a p-channel MISFETQp is formed in an adjacent pMIS second formation region of the semiconductor substrate. A silicon nitride film having a tensile stress is formed to cover the n-channel MISFETQn and the p-channel MISFETQp. In one embodiment, the silicon nitride film in the nMIS formation region and the pMIS formation region is irradiated with ultraviolet rays. Thereafter, a mask layer is formed to cover the silicon nitride film in the nMIS formation region and to expose the silicon nitride film in the pMIS formation region. The silicon nitride film in the pMIS formation region is then subjected to plasma processing, which relieves the tensile stress of the silicon nitride film in the pMIS formation region.
US08697507B2	Transistor of semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same Provided are a transistor of a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The transistor of a semiconductor device includes an epitaxial substrate having a buffer layer, a first silicon (Si) planar doped layer, a first conductive layer, a second Si planar doped layer having a different dopant concentration from the first Si planar doped layer, and a second conductive layer, which are sequentially formed on a semi-insulating substrate; a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on both sides of the second conductive layer to penetrate the first Si planar doped layer to a predetermined depth to form an ohmic contact; and a gate electrode formed on the second conductive layer between the source electrode and the drain electrode to form a contact with the second conductive layer, wherein the gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are electrically insulated by an insulating layer, and a predetermined part of an upper part of the gate electrode is formed to overlap at least one of the source electrode and the drain electrode. Therefore, a maximum voltage that can be applied to the switching device is increased due to increases of a gate turn-on voltage and a breakdown voltage, and decrease of a parallel conduction component. As a result of this improved power handling capability, high-power and low-distortion characteristics and high isolation can be expected from the switching device.
US08697506B2	Heterostructure device and associated method A method of manufacturing a heterostructure device is provided that includes implantation of ions into a portion of a surface of a multi-layer structure. Iodine ions are implanted between a first region and a second region to form a third region. A charge is depleted from the two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) channel in the third region to form a reversibly electrically non-conductive pathway from the first region to the second region. On applying a voltage potential to a gate electrode proximate to the third region allows electrical current to flow from the first region to the second region.
US08697505B2	Method of forming a semiconductor structure A semiconductor structure is disclosed. The semiconductor structure includes a first layer. A second layer is disposed on the first layer and different from the first layer in composition. An interface is between the first layer and the second layer. A third layer is disposed on the second layer. A gate is disposed on the third layer. A source feature and a drain feature are disposed on opposite sides of the gate. Each of the source feature and the drain feature includes a corresponding metal feature at least partially embedded in the second and the third layer. A corresponding intermetallic compound underlies each metal feature. Each intermetallic compound contacts a carrier channel located at the interface.
US08697503B2	Active matrix displays and other electronic devices having plastic substrates A method of manufacturing a thin film electronic device includes applying a plastic coating to a rigid carrier substrate using a wet casting process, the plastic coating forming a plastic substrate and include a transparent plastic material doped with a UV absorbing additive. Thin film electronic elements are formed over the plastic substrate, and the rigid carrier substrate is released from the plastic substrate. This method forms transparent substrate materials suitable for a laser release process, through doping of the plastic material of the substrate with a UV absorber. This UV absorber absorbs in the wavelength of the lift-off laser (for example 308-351 nm, or 355 nm) with a very high absorption.
US08697502B2	Method for forming semiconductor device A method for forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. In the semiconductor device, a gate is formed to enclose a fin structure in a 6F2 saddle fin gate structure transistor, so that the size of a channel region increases. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a method for forming a semiconductor device includes: defining an active region by forming a device isolation film over a semiconductor substrate; forming a first recess extending to a first level in the active region; forming a sacrificial film at a lower portion of the first recess; forming a fin structure over the sacrificial film; separating the fin structure from the semiconductor substrate in the active region by removing the sacrificial film and forming a hole between the fin structure and the active region; and forming a gate to enclose the fin structure.
US08697501B1	Semiconductor device having a gate formed on a uniform surface and method for forming the same Aspects of the present invention generally relate to approaches for forming a semiconductor device (e.g., FinFET device) having a gate structure formed on a planar surface thereof. Specifically, a uniform, oxide-fin (OF) surface is formed. Then, a “dummy” gate structure and a set of spacers are formed thereon. Once the gate structure and set of spacers have been formed, the OF surface may be recessed. In one embodiment, the OF surface is uniformly recessed. In another embodiment, the OF surface is selectively recessed to yield a set of fins. In any event, after the recessing, an epitaxial layer is grown and an oxide fill is performed. Then, the “dummy” gate structure is removed (from between the set of spacers) and an oxide recess is performed to yield a set of channel fins between the spacers.
US08697496B1	Method of manufacture integrated circuit package An integrated circuit package may be formed using a leadframe having an open space extending therethrough. A shunt is located within the open space such that it is not in contact with any portion of the leadframe. Tape may be applied to the lower surface of the leadframe to support the shunt and hold it in place relative to the leadframe until wirebonding and encapsulation have been completed. Thereafter, the tape may be removed.
US08697482B1	Method for manufacturing junction plane of solar cell through aluminum induced crystallization method A method for manufacturing a junction plane of a solar cell through an aluminum induced crystallization method includes steps of: providing a substrate; forming an aluminum film layer on a surface of a first growth area on a back side of the substrate; forming an N-type amorphous silicon layer on a surface of the aluminum film layer and a surface of a second growth area on the back side of the substrate; performing a thermal treatment to allow aluminum to induce the N-type amorphous silicon layer to crystallize and form a P-type polycrystalline silicon layer, such that positions of the aluminum film layer and the P-type polycrystalline silicon layer are switched due to the thermal treatment to allow the P-type polycrystalline silicon layer to be formed between the aluminum film layer and the substrate to form a PN junction plane with the N-type amorphous silicon layer.
US08697481B2	High efficiency multijunction solar cells Multijunction solar cells having at least four subcells are disclosed, in which at least one of the subcells comprises a base layer formed of an alloy of one or more elements from group III on the periodic table, nitrogen, arsenic, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Sb and Bi, and each of the subcells is substantially lattice matched. Methods of manufacturing solar cells and photovoltaic systems comprising at least one of the multijunction solar cells are also disclosed.
US08697478B2	Cover for protecting solar cells during fabrication A removable cover system for protecting solar cells from exposure to moisture during fabrication processes. The cover system includes a cover having a configuration that complements the configuration of a solar cell substrate to be processed in an apparatus where moisture is present. A resiliently deformable seal member attached to the cover is positionable with the cover to engage and seal the top surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, the cover is dimensioned and arranged so that the seal member engages the peripheral angled edges and corners of the substrate for preventing the ingress of moisture beneath the cover. An apparatus for fabricating a solar cell using the cover and associated method are also disclosed.
US08697475B2	Solar cell and method for manufacturing the same A solar cell and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The solar cell may include a substrate, an emitter layer positioned at a first surface of the substrate, a first anti-reflection layer that is positioned on a surface of the emitter layer and may include a plurality of first contact lines exposing a portion of the emitter layer, a first electrode that is electrically connected to the emitter layer exposed through the plurality of first contact lines and may include a plating layer directly contacting the emitter layer, and a second electrode positioned on a second surface of the substrate.
US08697473B2	Methods for forming backside illuminated image sensors with front side metal redistribution layers Methods for forming backside illuminated (BSI) image sensors having metal redistribution layers (RDL) and solder bumps for high performance connection to external circuitry are provided. In one embodiment, a BSI image sensor with RDL and solder bumps may be formed using a temporary carrier during manufacture that is removed prior to completion of the BSI image sensor. In another embodiment, a BSI image sensor with RDL and solder bumps may be formed using a permanent carrier during manufacture that partially remains in the completed BSI image sensor. A BSI image sensor may be formed before formation of a redistribution layer on the front side of the BSI image sensor. A redistribution layer may, alternatively, be formed on the front side of an image wafer before formation of BSI components such as microlenses and color filters on the back side of the image wafer.
US08697472B2	Image sensor with improved dark current performance Provided is a semiconductor image sensor device. The image sensor device includes a semiconductor substrate that includes an array region and a black level correction region. The array region contains a plurality of radiation-sensitive pixels. The black level correction region contains one or more reference pixels. The substrate has a front side and a back side. The image sensor device includes a first compressively-stressed layer formed on the back side of the substrate. The first compressively-stressed layer contains silicon nitride. The image sensor device includes a metal shield formed on the compressively-stressed layer. The metal shield is formed over at least a portion of the black level correction region. The image sensor device includes a second compressively-stressed layer formed on the metal shield and the first compressively-stressed layer. The second compressively-stressed layer contains silicon oxide. A sidewall of the metal shield is protected by the second compressively-stressed layer.
US08697468B2	Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same An organic light-emitting apparatus includes a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate, where the first electrode is a cathode, an electron injection layer formed to contact an upper surface of the first electrode and including Mg, an intermediate layer formed on the electron injection layer and including an organic emission layer, and a second electrode which is formed on the intermediate layer and is an anode.
US08697464B2	Method of manufacturing optical semiconductor device A method of manufacturing an optical semiconductor device includes: forming first and second optical semiconductor elements separated from each other by a separation groove on a semiconductor substrate; forming first and second electrodes containing Pt on top surfaces of the first and second optical semiconductor elements, respectively; forming a third electrode electrically connected to the first and second electrodes and preventing the third electrode from being formed in the separation groove; forming first and second Au plated layers on the first and second electrodes, respectively, by electrolytic plating, using the third electrode as a power supply layer; forming a resist covering the first and second Au plated layers by photolithography; and etching the third electrode, using the resist as a mask, to electrically separate the first electrode from the second electrode.
US08697462B2	Manufacturing method of light emitting device having auto-cloning photonic crystal structures A light emitting device having auto-cloning photonic crystal structures comprises a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, an active emitting layer, a second semiconductor layer and a saw-toothed multilayer film comprising auto-cloning photonic crystal structures. The saw-toothed multilayer film provides a high reflection interface and a diffraction mechanism to prevent total internal reflection and enhance light extraction efficiency. The manufacturing method of the light emitting device having auto-cloning photonic crystal structures is presented here.
US08697459B2	Surface emitting laser module, optical scanner, and image forming apparatus Disclosed is a surface emitting laser module including a surface emitting laser element formed in a semiconductor substrate and having a surface emitting laser array that emits light in a direction perpendicular to a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a package having a region in which the semiconductor substrate is provided; and a metal cap having a cylindrical part formed of metal, the cylindrical part having a transparent substrate on one side thereof and a bottom part on the other side thereof bonded to the package. The transparent substrate is provided in the metal cap in such a manner as to be inclined with respect to the semiconductor substrate, the package has a metal part at a bonding part thereof bonded to the metal cap, and the metal part and the metal cap are bonded together by welding.
US08697457B1	Devices and methods for stacking individually tested devices to form multi-chip electronic modules A method for manufacturing an electronic multi-chip module that involves stacking at least six tested devices to form the module. These devices may be individually tested prior to assembling the electronic module. After individually testing the devices, the devices may be stacked one on top of the other to form an electronic multi-chip module having at least six stacked devices. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
US08697455B2	Monitoring test element groups (TEGs) for etching process and methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same Disclosed is a monitoring TEG for an etching process in a semiconductor device. The TEG includes an etch stopping layer on a substrate and a target layer to be etched provided on the etch stopping layer. The target layer to be etched includes a first opening portion formed by etching a portion of the target layer to be etched and a second opening portion formed by etching another portion of the target layer to be etched. The second opening portion has a smaller depth than the first opening portion. A depth of a partial contact hole formed by a first partial etching process may be measured.
US08697454B2	Methods of forming spin torque devices and structures formed thereby Methods of forming spin torque microelectronic devices are described. Those methods may include forming a free FM layer on a substrate, forming a non-magnetic layer on the free FM layer, forming at least three input pillars on the non-magnetic layer, and forming an output pillar on the non-magnetic layer to form a majority gate device.
US08697452B2	Thermal cycling assay apparatus and method A system for holding at least one of sample and reagent for analysis. The system includes a pair of parallel covers, at least one of which is light transmissive, of which pair a light transmissive cover forms a top, and of which pair the other forms a bottom. A frame is disposed between the covers to define, in relation to the covers, an interior volume. The frame and the covers are associated with one another to form a case, the case being substantially tight to liquids. A microfluidic array is disposed in the interior volume. The array includes a sheet of material having a pair of opposed surfaces, a thickness, and a plurality of through-holes running through the thickness between the surfaces, the through-holes containing at least one of sample and reagent.
US08697450B2	Measuring levels of a metabolite Described herein are methods for determining an amount of an analyte in a test sample. The methods involve preparing a calibration curve using standard samples containing an isotopically-labeled standard in a biological matrix.
US08697445B2	Method for plant regeneration of okra The present description concerns methods for regeneration of whole plant from the explants obtained from the Abelmoschus species preferably A. esculentus. In addition the present description also concerns methods for transforming okra plant, plant cells and tissues either with the use of recombinant Agrobacterium strain or by bombarding the explants with tungsten or gold particles coated with DNA sequences of interest. An efficient method to isolate embryos from imbibed seeds of okra is also described which enables the use of young meristematic cells of plumule tip for efficient regeneration and transformation of okra plants. Further, transformed okra plants, plant cells and tissues for improved agronomic/non agronomic traits and insect resistance are produced either by using marker based or marker free systems.
US08697444B2	Compositions for the in vitro derivation and culture of embryonic stem (ES) cell lines with germline transmission capability and for the culture of adult stem cells The present invention encompasses compositions for deriving, maintaining, and growing pluripotent and germ-line competent mammalian embryonic stem cells, and for deriving, maintaining, and growing adult human stem cells and/or adult early progenitor cells. Such compositions comprising a conditioned medium of a cell line expressing limited amounts of Leukemia Inhibitory Factor (LIF). The media of the present invention are used or for the generation of pluripotent and germ-line competent embryonic stem cells of mammals, and for the generation of adult human stem cells and/or adult early progenitor cells.
US08697442B2	Isolation of cells The invention relates to a method for isolating cells from a tissue sample. In preferred embodiments, chondrocytes are isolated from cartilage tissue in a shorter time than hitherto considered possible.
US08697441B2	Method of inducing high activity of human adipose stem cell and medium therefor The present invention relates to a method of inducing high activity of human adipose stem cells, highly active stem cells induced by the method, cell therapeutic agents including the highly active stem cells, and a medium for inducing high activity of human adipose stem cells. The method of the present invention enables a long-term culture of human adipose stem cells while maintaining high activity, production yield and differentiation potency of the stem cells through in vitro culture, even in case culture conditions are not appropriate for mature human adipocytes, security of adipocytes is not guaranteed, or adipocytes are diseased.
US08697440B2	Compositions and methods for producing gamma-carboxylated proteins The present invention relates to methods and tools for producing large quantities of gamma-carboxylated protein comprising: (i) culturing a cell adapted to express a protein which requires gamma-carboxylation and γ-glutamyl carboxylase in a ratio of at least 10:1, under conditions suitable for expression of both proteins, and (ii) isolating gamma-carboxylated protein.
US08697436B2	Single use, disposable diaphragm valve in which the valve body and sealing membrane are welded to one another The invention relates to a transfer unit for receiving in particular a porous disc-shaped medium from a first treatment device, having an upper part, wherein the upper part comprises a fixing edge that can be connected to an edge of the medium for removing the medium from the first treatment device, wherein the upper part comprises an opening closed by a removable cover, by means of which successive treatments in a further treatment device can be performed. The invention further relates to a method wherein an upper part of a transfer unit is placed on a disc-shaped medium disposed in a first lower part of a first treatment device and exposed to the liquid sample and is connected to an edge of the medium, wherein the upper part is lifted off from the first lower part with the disc-shaped medium connected thereto, and is placed on a further lower part of a corresponding treatment device, and is further processed through an opening in the upper part.
US08697433B2	Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) module and multiple PCR system using the same Provided are a PCR module and a multiple PCR system using the same. More particularly, provided are a PCR module with a combined PCR thermal cycler and PCR product detector, and a multiple PCR system using the same.
US08697431B2	Method and device for measuring multiple physiological properties of cells A method of analyzing cells disposed in media within a vessel includes the steps of providing a vessel having an original volume of media about the cells, reducing the original volume of media about at least a portion of the cells to define a reduced volume of media, and analyzing a constituent related to the cells within the reduced volume of media. An apparatus for analyzing cells includes a stage adapted to receive a vessel holding cells and a volume of media, a plunger adapted to receive a barrier to create a reduced volume of media within the vessel including at least a portion of the cells, the barrier adapted for insertion into the vessel by relative movement of the stage and the plunger, and a sensor in sensing communication with the reduced volume of media, wherein the sensor is configured to analyze a constituent disposed within the reduced volume.
US08697430B2	Tissue-derived biomaterial carrier device Disclosed is a tissue-derived biomaterial carrier device (1) comprising a carrier case 810), an arm (125) provided upright on an interior bottom wall surface of the carrier case (10), a mounting part (121), a swing mechanism (122), a temperature control box (20) provided detachably on an exterior wall surface of the carrier case (10), and a heater (201) provided in the temperature control box (20). The mounting part (121) receives the mounting of a housing vessel in which a tissue-derived biomaterial is housed (an opening part (121a)). The swing mechanism (122) swingably supports the mounting part (121) relative to the arm (125). With the temperature control box (20) mounted on the carrier case (10), the heater (201) in the temperature control box (20) receives the supply of electric power from a battery (203) and regulates the temperature within the carrier case (10).
US08697428B2	Heat-stable carbonic anhydrases and their use The present invention relates to use of heat-stable carbonic anhydrase in CO2 extraction, e.g., from flue gas, natural gas or biogas. Furthermore, the invention relates to isolated polypeptides having carbonic anhydrase activity at elevated temperatures and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides.
US08697425B2	Composite yeast suitable for high concentration alcohol fermentation The present invention relates to a composite yeast for high concentration alcohol fermentation, which includes thermostable Saccharomyces cerevisiae, acid protease, phytase, cellulose, β-glucanase, and pectinase, and is suitable for the high concentration alcohol fermentation for various raw materials. In addition to normal fermentation, the composite yeast of the present invention can degrade the raw materials, increase the nutrient ingredients in the mash, promote the growth of yeast and provide stress tolerance protection.
US08697417B2	Baculoviral vectors comprising repeated coding sequences with differential codon biases The present invention relates to production of proteins in insect cells whereby repeated coding sequences are used in baculoviral vectors. In particular the invention relates to the production of parvoviral vectors that may be used in gene therapy and to improvements in expression of the viral rep proteins that increase the productivity of parvoviral vectors.
US08697415B2	Deacetylation hydrolase of hyaluronic acid, hyaluronic acid deacetylated by same and derivative thereof The present disclosure relates to a deacetylation hydrolase of a hyaluronic acid a hyaluronic acid deacetylated by same and a derivative thereof. The deacetylated hyaluronic acid and the derivative thereof have the following characteristic: a delayed initial decomposition rate on a living body; minimized decrease of molecular weight and viscosity; accelerated gelation due to a lower gelation temperature than the gelation temperature for a non-deacetylated hyaluronic acid; and an hMSC survival rate that is hardly affected by increased concentration of the deacetylated hyaluronic acid and the derivative thereof in a culture medium. As a result, the deacetylated hyaluronic acid and the derivative thereof can be useful as a bioingredient such a delivery system for a cell, gene, drug, and the like, or a support for tissue engineering, etc.
US08697400B2	Method for amplification of DNA from blood sample and DNA amplification kit therefor A DNA amplification method including: subjecting a blood sample having DNA to be amplified, to a pretreatment using an alkaline aqueous solution under ordinary temperature, so as to extract double-stranded DNA from the blood sample and dissociate the double-stranded DNA into a single-stranded DNA to obtain a blood-derived sample including the single-stranded DNA; preparing an isothermal amplification reaction solution comprising a mixture of the blood-derived sample, a primer, dNTP, a strand-displacing DNA polymerase, a magnesium salt and a buffer, to establish an isothermal amplification reaction system meeting optimum conditions for the strand-displacing DNA polymerase; and amplifying DNA in the isothermal amplification reaction system using the single-stranded DNA as a template.
US08697397B2	Method of producing heterogeneous protein The present invention provides a method capable of producing a natural or recombinant protein in high yield.The present invention relates to a method of producing a polypeptide, comprising culturing a cell which strongly expresses alanine aminotransferase and has a transferred DNA encoding a desired polypeptide and thereby allowing the cell to produce the polypeptide.
US08697395B2	Use of meganucleases for inducing homologous recombination ex vivo and in toto in vertebrate somatic tissues and application thereof Use of meganucleases for cleaving DNA in a non-human or an isolated human cell and, in some instances, inducing homologous recombination in said cells and to its application for genome engineering and gene therapy.
US08697383B2	Fluorescent substrate for detection of enzymatic activity of nitrile-related enzyme The object of the present invention is to provide a fluorescent substrate for detecting the enzymatic activity of a nitrile-related enzyme.The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (I) and a fluorescent substrate for detecting the enzymatic activity of a nitrile-related enzyme, which comprises the compound.
US08697382B2	Method of identifying metallo-β-lactamase-producing bacteria An object of the present invention is to provide a method of identifying metallo-β-lactamase-producing bacteria, particularly, a method of conveniently identifying an IMP or VIM type. According to the present invention, there is provided a method of detecting metallo-β-lactamase-producing bacteria, comprising spotting a compound (I) onto a surface of a solid medium coated with the bacteria to be tested, spotting 3 types of β-lactam agents at 3 respective positions different from the spot of the compound (I), culturing the solid medium, and then detecting the metallo-β-lactamase-producing bacteria based on the shape of an inhibition zone formed around the spot of each of the β-lactam agents. There is further provided a method of identifying an IMP or VIM type of the metallo-β-lactamase-producing bacteria.
US08697381B2	Methods for identifying modulators of RGS21 activity, compositions comprising an RGS21 Modulator, and methods of use thereof to modulate taste sensation The present invention provides methods for identifying compounds that selectively and specifically modulate RGS21 gene expression, RGS21 protein expression, and/or the interaction of RGS21 with G proteins in taste signal transduction. In particular, the present invention provides methods for identifying modulators of RGS21 activity for enhancing sweet taste, or other taste perception. Compositions comprising modulators of RGS21 activity for modulating taste signaling transduction are also provided.
US08697376B2	Synthetic protease substrates, assay methods using such substrates and kits for practicing the assay Synthetic protease substrates and methods which facilitate the identification of substrates of a protease, particularly ubiquitin, ubiquitin-like, or proteasome protein are provided.
US08697372B2	Method for determining the binding of a given compound to a membrane receptor The invention relates to a method for determining whether a test compound binds preferentially to a membrane receptor R1 or to a membrane receptor R2, these receptors being known to be expressed on the surface of the cells in monomeric, homodimeric or heterodimeric form. This method is applied using one or two FRET partner pairs.
US08697371B2	Methods for testing an immune response using cultures of T cells, B cells and dendritic cells The present invention relates to methods for preparing an artificial immune system. The artificial immune system comprises a cell culture comprising T cells, B cells and antigen-primed dendritic cells. The artificial immune system of the present invention can be used for in vitro testing of vaccines, adjuvants, immunotherapy candidates, cosmetics, drugs, biologics and other chemicals.
US08697369B2	Method for screening a test substance for activating a receptor associated with FGF 21 activity Using betaKlotho or a substance that increases or inhibits betaKlotho activity as an agent for controlling the activity of FGF21 mediated by an FGF receptor, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising such betaKlotho or such substance as an active ingredient, particularly, a pharmaceutical composition for anti-metabolic syndrome, and further particularly, a pharmaceutical composition for therapeutic or preventive use associated with the control of blood glucose level. In addition, the present invention provides a screening system for each of a substance that enhances or suppresses betaKlotho activity, an FGF21-like active substance, and a betaKlotho-like active substance, which uses a cell system that has expressed an FGF receptor and/or betaKlotho on the surface thereof.
US08697368B2	Diagnostic marker for lung cancer comprising HPαR as active ingredient Disclosed is a diagnostic marker for lung cancer comprising HpαR as an active ingredient. Because blood, which is relatively easy to sample, is employed as a specimen, the diagnostic kit and marker for lung cancer is very simple and does not subject patients to a load compared to conventional methods that are directed to a biopsy. In addition, the kit and marker of the present invention is useful in the early diagnosis of lung cancer thanks to its high diagnostic sensitivity and selectivity.
US08697364B2	High throughput transfection of filamentous fungi The present invention provides a method for the transfection of filamentous fungal cells, comprising providing a multitude of containers, filling into each container an amount of polymer needed for the transfection, filling the cells to be transfected as well as an aqueous solution of transfection reagent into each of the containers, incubating the resulting mixture, removing the transfection reagent from the incubated mixture; and selecting the cells which have been transformed, characterized in that the total volume of the incubating mixture is less than 1 ml per container. Furthermore, the present invention provides the use of transformed filamentous fungal cells for the production of proteins or metabolites.
US08697362B2	Methods of detecting low copy nucleic acids Methods are provided for detecting low copy nucleic acids of interest in a sample. In one method, a sample comprising a nucleic acid of interest is aliquotted into a plurality of reaction mixtures, at least two of which are single-copy reaction mixtures. The reaction mixtures are subjected to one or more amplification reactions while flowing through a channel of a microfluidic device. At least one of the reaction mixtures is formulated in an aqueous phase of an emulsion comprising aqueous droplets suspended in an immiscible liquid. The nucleic acid of interest is present as a single copy in at least one aqueous droplet of the aqueous phase prior to performing the amplification reaction(s). Amplification is performed on the reaction mixture when it is formulated in the emulsion. The nucleic acid is continuously flowed during a plurality of steps of the method.
US08697360B2	Genetic variants on CHR 11Q and 6Q as markers for prostate and colorectal cancer predisposition It has been discovered that certain polymorphic markers on chromosome 6 and chromosome 11 are indicative of a susceptibility to prostate cancer and colon cancer. The invention describes diagnostic applications for determining a susceptibility to cancer using such markers, as well as kits for use in such applications.
US08697351B2	Method for measurement of physiologically active substance derived from organism and measurement apparatus Disclosed is a measurement method which can largely reduce the time required for the detection of a physiologically active substance derived from an organism (e.g., an endotoxin, β-D-glucan) or the determination of the concentration of the physiologically active substance by utilizing the reaction between the physiologically active substance and LAL. Also disclosed is a measurement apparatus utilizing the measurement method. An incident light from a light source is focused onto a sample and delivered to the sample to cause the bombardment with coagulin which is a final product of a protease cascade (i.e., a coagulin monomer) and an extremely fine aggregate which is produced by the aggregation of the coagulin monomers (i.e. a coagulin aggregate), thereby generating a scattered light. The scattered light is detected by a light-receiving element. The concentration of the endotoxin can be determined based on the initial rate of increase in the scattered light detected.
US08697350B2	Biomarker combinations for colorectal cancer The present invention relates to methods and kits for the detection of predetermined biomarkers for early diagnosis and management of cancer, and in particular, colorectal cancer.
US08697347B2	Composition for preserving platelets and method of using the same The present invention relates to compositions and methods for storing platelets to preserve the function and freshness of the platelets. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of a preservative composition having an antiplatelet agent, an anticoagulant, and an oxygen carrier, for maintaining the freshness of platelets. Additionally, the composition may also contain an ultra-short acting broad spectrum anti-microbial agents. The preservative composition may be used to store platelets in a liquid state, a frozen state, or a freeze-dried state.
US08697344B2	Composition for forming upper layer film for immersion exposure, upper layer film for immersion exposure, and method of forming photoresist pattern A composition for forming an upper layer film includes a solvent and a resin component including a first resin having a first repeating unit and a second repeating unit. The first repeating unit is a repeating unit represented by a formula (1-1), a repeating unit represented by a formula (1-2), a repeating unit represented by a formula (1-3), or a combination thereof. The second repeating unit is a repeating unit represented by a formula (2-1), a repeating unit represented by a formula (2-2), or both thereof. The composition is to be used for forming the upper layer film in liquid immersion lithography.
US08697343B2	Fluorine-containing polymer, purification method, and radiation-sensitive resin composition An object of the present invention is to provide a novel fluorine-containing polymer, a radiation-sensitive resin composition for liquid immersion lithography which contains the fluorine-containing polymer, which leads to a pattern having an excellent shape and excellent depth of focus, wherein the amount of an eluted component in a liquid for liquid immersion lithography such as water that comes in contact with the resist during exposure in liquid immersion lithography is little, and which provides a larger receding contact angle between the resist film and the liquid for liquid immersion lithography such as water, and a method for purifying the fluorine-containing polymer. The present resin composition comprises a novel fluorine-containing polymer (A) containing repeating units represented by the general formulae (1) and (2) and having Mw of 1,000-50,000, a resin (B) having an acid-unstable group, a radiation-sensitive acid generator (C), a nitrogen-containing compound (D) and a solvent (E).
US08697339B2	Semiconductor device manufacturing methods Methods for manufacturing semiconductor devices are disclosed. One preferred embodiment is a method of processing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a workpiece having a material layer to be patterned disposed thereon. A masking material is formed over the material layer of the workpiece. The masking material includes a lower portion and an upper portion disposed over the lower portion. The upper portion of the masking material is patterned with a first pattern. A polymer material is disposed over the masking material. The masking material and the polymer layer are used to pattern the material layer of the workpiece.
US08697337B2	Laminating apparatus and method of using the same An apparatus for laminating a film to a substrate and a method of using the same is described. The apparatus comprises a) a heated laminating roller and a second roller, wherein said heated laminating roller and said second roller are opposably mounted and form a nip; b) a drive mechanism for rotating the heated laminating roller and second roller; c) a film supply roller adapted to support a roll of film and supply the film over an outer surface of the heated laminating roller and into the nip, wherein the film is contactable with a top surface of the substrate at a point where the substrate advances through the nip; and d) a splitter bar in contact with the film supplied from the supply roller, wherein the position of the splitter bar controls a wrap angle between the film and the heated laminating roller.
US08697328B2	Film type photodegradable transfer material Disclosed herein is a film-type photodegradable transfer material, comprising: a support film; a resin protection layer; a photodegradable photoresist layer; and a cover film, wherein the resin protection layer has an adhesion force of 0.05 kgf or less. When the film-type photodegradable transfer material is used to form a fine circuit pattern, such as a printed circuit board or the like, the resolution of the pattern can be increased by minimizing the distance between a mask and a photosensitive resin layer at the time of exposure, and work can be performed in the form of a sheet or a roll to roll process can be applied to the work even when the support film has been removed before an exposure process.
US08697323B2	Low gloss monochrome SCD toner for reduced energy toner usage A toner composition including toner particles that have a resin, an optional wax, and an optional colorant; and a surface additive at least partially coating toner particle surfaces. The surface additive includes a mixture of a hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS) surface treated silica, a sol-gel silica that is not surface treated, and a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface treated silica.
US08697318B2	Method of forming photomasks and photomasks formed by the same A method of manufacturing a photomask includes forming a multi-layer on a substrate and a blank layer on the multi-layer, patterning the blank layer to form openings exposing the multi-layer on a projection region of the substrate, and irradiating at least a portion of the multi-layer exposed by the openings with pulses of light output by a pulse laser whose pulse width is substantially greater than 0.001 seconds. Thus, the photomask has a reflective layer that includes a low-reflectance part corresponding to that part of the multi-layer irradiated by the light output by the pulse laser.
US08697309B2	Proton conductor and fuel cell using the same The present invention is to provide a novel proton conductor comprising a zwitterionic type ionic liquid that can solve a problem of a complicated and enlarged system caused by installing a system of a humidifying device, a recovering device and a resupplying device that are necessary to keep proton transportation stably in an operation environment of a fuel cell. A proton conductor comprising an ionic liquid having a zwitterion wherein an anion and a cation coexist in one molecule, and a proton donor is provided.
US08697304B2	Heat insulation cell for fuel cell and manufacturing method of the same The deformation of a plate-like member (a separator) or the degradation of a seal function due to heat generated during power generation is suppressed. To realize this, disclosed is a heat insulation cell for a fuel cell in which an insulation layer is constituted of one or more plate-like members and a seal member, the heat insulation cell being provided with a communication section which is disposed in at least a part of a seal line formed by the seal member to seal the insulation layer and the outside of the cell and which connects the insulation layer to the outside. A portion provided with the communication section in at least one of the plate-like members preferably has a projection. It is also preferable that the insulation layer is formed by an insulation member and that the insulation member is disposed in the communication section.
US08697300B2	Fuel cell, and method for manufacturing the same A fuel cell of the present invention comprises a power generating cell (C), which has at least two surfaces, a fuel gas being supplied through one of the surfaces and oxygen being supplied through the other surface, thereby generating electric power, a cell holder (6) that holds the power generating cell (c) to face the one of the surfaces inward, whereby forming an inner space together with the power generating cell (C), and a fuel generating section (B) that is arranged in the inner space of the cell holder (6) and generates the fuel gas.
US08697299B2	Fuel cell system with anode off-gas dilution device A fuel cell system which can encase a dilution device while keeping the height of a fuel cell case as low as possible by utilizing the lower space in the case effectively. A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell stack generating power through an electrochemical reaction between a gas supplied to the anode side and a gas supplied to a cathode side, a dilution device for diluting an anode off gas discharged from the fuel cell stack with a cathode off gas and discharging the diluted gas, and a fuel cell case for encasing the fuel cell stack and the dilution device. In this fuel cell system, a lateral opening of the fuel cell case for passing an exhaust pipe extending to the exhaust downstream of the dilution device is arranged above the lowermost portion of the inner surface of the dilution device with respect to the gravitational direction.
US08697298B2	Fuel cell system with heater A first rectangular pipe is connected along a path of an oxidation gas supply pipe that supplies an oxidation gas from a pump to an oxidant pole of a fuel cell. A second rectangular pipe is connected to an oxidation off-gas pipe connected to an outlet of the oxidant pole. A lower surface of the first rectangular pipe is contacted with an upper surface of the second rectangular pipe. A connecting path is provided to the contact surface, and a vapor permeable membrane is disposed at the connecting path. An upper surface of a third rectangular pipe is provided in surface contact with a lower surface of the second rectangular pipe, the third rectangular pipe being provided to a coolant out-pipe connected to a cooling jacket of the fuel cell. Generated water in the second pipe is heated and evaporated by a coolant heated in the third rectangular pipe. The water vapor then permeates the vapor permeable membrane, and is directed inside the first rectangular pipe so as to humidify the oxidation gas.
US08697296B2	Fuel cell system and method of starting operation of the fuel cell system A separator includes sandwiching sections for sandwiching electrolyte electrode assemblies. A fuel gas channel and an oxygen-containing gas channel are formed in each of the sandwiching sections. Further, the separator includes first bridges connected to the sandwiching sections and a manifold connected to the first bridges. A fuel gas supply channel is formed in the first bridge for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas channel. A fuel gas supply passage extends through the manifold in the stacking direction for supplying the fuel gas to the fuel gas supply channel. At the time of starting operation, the heated air is distributed to the oxygen-containing gas channel and the fuel gas channel through a circumferential portion of the electrolyte electrode assembly.
US08697294B1	Battery having ceramic electrolyte The battery includes a solid electrolyte activating a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The electrolyte is a solid including a lithium ion conductive glass-ceramic. The negative electrode includes a buffer layer between a negative medium and the electrolyte. The negative medium includes one or more primary negative active materials. The buffer layer includes one or more secondary negative active materials that do not dissolve the lithium ion conductive glass-ceramic. The secondary negative active materials can have a redox potential greater than 0.5 V vs Li/Li+.
US08697292B2	Sulfide solid electrolyte material, battery, and method for producing sulfide solid electrolyte material The problem of the present invention is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material having excellent ion conductivity. The present invention solves the problem by providing a sulfide solid electrolyte material comprising an M1 element (such as a Li element), an M2 element (such as a Ge element and a P element), and an S element; having a peak in a position of 2θ=29.58°±0.50° in an X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα line; and having an IB/IA value of less than 0.50 when a diffraction intensity at the peak of 2θ=29.58°±0.50° is represented by IA and a diffraction intensity at a peak of 2θ=27.33°±0.50° is represented by IB.
US08697291B2	Non-aqueous electrolyte for lithium-ion battery The present technology relates to stabilizing additives and electrolytes containing the same for use in electrochemical devices such as lithium ion batteries and capacitors. The stabilizing additives include triazinane triones and bicyclic compounds comprising succinic anhydride, such as compounds of Formulas I and II described herein.
US08697290B2	Laminated battery cell comprising multilayer composite separator and methods for creating the same Electrodes with a multilayer or monolayer composite separator are described. The multilayer composite separator comprises multiple individual composite separator layers. Each individual composite separator layer comprises inorganic particulate material(s) and organic polymer(s) with different inorganic particulate material/polymer weight ratios. The multilayer composite separator layer is constructed in a way such that the composite separator layer adjacent to the electrode active material contains a higher weight percentage of the inorganic particulate material and lower weight percentage of the organic polymer than the composite separator layer outermost from the electrode current collector. Laminated cells comprising a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a laminated multilayer or monolayer composite separator layer are described, wherein at least one of the electrodes has a multilayer or monolayer composite separator disposed onto the surface of the electrode. Methods of making such laminated cells are also described.
US08697289B2	Battery electrode having layers of differing bulk densities of conductive additive A battery electrode, includes: a collector; and an active material layer formed on a surface of the collector and including: an active material, and a conductive additive having a bulk density which is gradually decreased in a direction from a collector side of the active material layer to a surface side of the active material layer.
US08697285B2	Negative electrode material for nonaqueous secondary battery To provide a carbon material capable of suppressing excessive reactivity with an electrolytic solution and excellent in a rapid charge/discharge characteristics.A carbon material for lithium ion secondary batteries, which satisfies: (i) a tap density≧0.75 g/cm3; (ii) a Raman R value≧0.23 and a half width of D band ΔνD<45 cm−1, in which the D band appears in the vicinity of 1,358 cm−1 of the Raman spectrum; and (iii) 4 m2/g≦BET specific surface area (SA)≦11 m2/g.
US08697283B2	Nonaqueous electrolyte battery using polyacid and/or polyacid compound A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material layer that includes a positive electrode active material, a binder, and a compound having a pyrrolidone skeleton; a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer; a nonaqueous electrolyte that includes a solvent and an electrolyte salt; and a polyacid and/or a polyacid compound contained inside the battery.
US08697280B2	Electrode active material, method of preparing electrode active material, electrode including electrode active material, and lithium secondary battery including electrode An electrode active material, a method of preparing the electrode active material, an electrode including the electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery including the electrode; the electrode active material comprising a core active material; and a coating layer formed on a surface of the core active material, wherein the coating layer comprises a composition including a compound represented by Formula 1 below and a carbonaceous material, or a first coating layer including a carbonaceous material and a second coating layer including the compound represented by Formula 1 below: LixMy(PO4)z, Formula 1 where M is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, a group 13 element, a group 14 element, a transition metal, a rare earth element, and combinations thereof; 1≦x≦3, 0≦y≦3, and 1≦z≦3.
US08697279B2	Composition and energy storage device In one embodiment, a cathode composition comprises a transition metal and/or a transition metal salt, wherein the transition metal is selected from the group consisting of nickel, iron, cobalt, chromium, manganese, molybdenum, zinc, and antimony, and a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing; an alkali metal halide; an electrolyte salt comprising an alkali metal halide and a metal halide; and a sulfide compound selected from the group consisting of gallium sulfide, antimony sulfide, and a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing. An energy storage device comprising the electrode composition is also provided.
US08697278B2	Battery cell casing with seal A battery cell casing comprises a first casing element (1) with a first contact surface (7) and a second casing element (2) with a second contact surface (8). In an assembled position the first and second contact surfaces (7, 8) contact each other and the first and second casing elements (1, 2) encase active materials (9, 10) of a battery cell in an interior space. At least one seal layer is arranged between the first and second contact surfaces (7, 8) to seal the interior space, wherein one of first and second contact surface (7; 8) comprises a void volume layer and the other of first and second contact surface (7; 8) comprises a formable material layer, which fills voids on a surface of the void volume layer hermetically in the assembled position and forms the seal layer.
US08697273B2	Separator for electrochemical cell and method for its manufacture An electrode/separator assembly for use in an electrochemical cell includes a current collector; a porous composite electrode layer adhered to the current collector, said electrode layer comprising at least electroactive particles and a binder; and a porous composite separator layer comprising inorganic particles substantially uniformly distributed in a polymer matrix to form nanopores and having a pore volume fraction of at least 25%, wherein the separator layer is secured to the electrode layer by a solvent weld at the interface between the two layers, said weld comprising a mixture of the binder and the polymer. Methods of making and using the assembly are also described.
US08697258B2	Articles having improved resistance to thermal cracking An article includes a working portion including cemented carbide, and a heat sink portion in thermal communication with the working portion. The heat sink portion includes a heat sink material having a thermal conductivity greater than a thermal conductivity of the cemented carbide. Also disclosed are methods of making an article including a working portion comprising cemented carbide, and a heat sink portion in thermal communication with the working portion and including a heat sink material having a thermal conductivity that is greater than a thermal conductivity of the cemented carbide. The heat sink portion conducts heat from the working portion.
US08697257B2	Compound for organic photoelectric device, organic photoelectric device including the same, and display device including the organic photoelectric device A compound for an organic photoelectric device, an organic photoelectric device including the same, and a display device including the organic photoelectric device, the compound being represented by the following Chemical Formula 1:
US08697255B2	Organic light-emitting diodes comprising at least one disilyl compound selected from disilylcarbazoles, disilyldibenzofurans, disilyldibenzothiophenes, disilyldibenzopholes, disilyldibenzothiophene S-oxides and disilyldibenzothiophene S,S-dioxides The present invention relates to an organic light-emitting diode comprising an anode and a cathode Ka and a light-emitting layer E and if appropriate at least one further layer, where the light-emitting layer E and/or the at least one further layer comprises at least one compound selected from disilylcarbazoles, disilyldibenzofurans, disilyldibenzothiophenes, disilyldibenzophospholes, disilyldibenzothiophene S-oxides and disilyldibenzothiophene S,S-dioxides, to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one of the aforementioned compounds, to the use of the aforementioned compounds as matrix material, hole/exciton blocker material, electron/exciton blocker material, hole injection material, electron injection material, hole conductor material and/or electron conductor material, and to a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units, mobile visual display units and illumination units comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode.
US08697253B2	High-strength quenched formed body with good corrosion resistance The high-strength quenched formed body contains a layer, in which Zn is a major component and which is formed of Fe: 30% by mass or less, in an amount of 30 g/m2 or more on the surface of an after-quenching formed-body steel material, and accordingly is good in corrosion resistance. A quenched formed body is produced by quenching a zinc-plated steel material, which includes a zinc-plated layer which contains each of Al and Si having alloying-retarding function and readily-oxidizing function independently or compositely, in an amount of 0.15% by mass or more, after heating it to 800° C. or more and 950° C. or less in an oxidizing atmosphere of oxygen: 0.1% by volume or more.
US08697250B1	Selective oxidation of a modified MCrAlY composition loaded with high levels of ceramic acting as a barrier to specific oxide formations A composition based on a novel MCrAlY formulation is provided for the production of protective coatings. The specific combination of the constituents of the MCrAlY formulation advantageously allows significantly high loadings of ceramic (metal oxide) while still retaining the ability to selectively oxidize aluminum to form alumina scale, a property previously not attainable with conventional MCrAlY materials when loaded with ceramics at levels of 15-45 weight percent. The alumina scale in combination with the modified MCrAlY formulation act as a barrier to specific detrimental oxide formations. The compositions of the present invention can act as protective coatings for a wide array of applications.
US08697249B1	Coated article A coated article includes a substrate and a color layer formed on the substrate. The color layer is a chromium-aluminum-silicon layer containing chromium atoms, aluminum atoms and silicon atoms. The color layer has an L* value between about 25 to about 28, an a* value between about −1 to about −6, and a b* value between about −5 to about −9 in the CIE Lab* (CIE LAB) color space. A method for making the coated article is also described.
US08697247B2	Electrical plug contacts and a semi-finished product for the production thereof The invention discloses a semi-finished product for making plug-in contacts in plug-in connectors for electric DC power systems in motor vehicles which are operated at a nominal voltage at which electric arcing may occur, having an electrically conductive main body made of a non-precious metallic material that carries, at least in part, a contact-making coating of a material more precious than the material of the main body. It is provided according to the invention that the coating has thickness of at least 0.3 μm and consists of silver or of a silver-based alloy with an addition that will not form an alloy with silver or with the silver-based alloy, or will at best form a precipitation alloy, and which has a higher melting point than silver.
US08697246B2	Antistatic hardcoat layer-forming composition, optical film, production method of optical film, polarizing plate and image display device A antistatic hard coat layer-forming composition having the following (a), (b), (c) and (d): (a) an ion-conducting compound, (b) a polyethylene oxide compound having one or more photopolymerizable groups, having no hydroxyl group, and having a —(CH2CH2O)k— structure (wherein k represents a number of 1 to 50), (c) a compound having an unsaturated double bond, and (d) a photopolymerization initiator.
US08697241B2	Glass film laminate A glass film laminate includes a glass film and a supporting glass. The glass film and the supporting glass have surfaces in contact with each other, and each of the surfaces has a surface roughness Ra of 2.0 nm or less.
US08697239B2	Multi-functional polishing pad The polishing pad is suitable for polishing patterned semiconductor substrates containing at least one of copper, dielectric, barrier and tungsten. The polishing pad includes a polymeric matrix; and the polymeric matrix being a polyurethane reaction product of a polyol blend, a polyamine or polyamine mixture and toluene diisocyanate. The polyol blend is a mixture of 15 to 77 weight percent total polypropylene glycol and polytetramethylene ether glycol; and the mixture of polypropylene glycol and polytetramethylene ether glycol having a weight ratio of the polypropylene glycol to the polytetramethylene ether glycol from a 20 to 1 ratio to a 1 to 20 ratio. The polyamine or polyamine mixture is 8 to 50 weight percent; and the toluene diisocyanate is 15 to 35 weight percent total monomer or partially reacted toluene diisocyanate monomer.
US08697233B2	Metal-coated lipid bilayer vesicles and process for producing same A metal-coated material comprising a metal-coated lipid bilayer vesicle and a preparation method thereof are provided. A metal-coated material comprising a metal-coated lipid bilayer vesicle having a network of siloxane bonding (Si—O—Si) on its surface. a method for preparing the metal-coated lipid bilayer vesicle comprising the following steps: (1) rendering the functional group(s) having the ability of carrying the metal catalyst to the surface of lipid bilayer vesicle having a network of siloxane bonding (Si—O—Si bonding) on its surface, at or after the formation, by self-organization, of the lipid bilayer vesicle; (2) immobilizing the metal catalyst on the surface of the lipid bilayer vesicle; (3) optionally, reducing the metal catalyst; and (4) performing electroless plating.
US08697222B2	High porosity honeycomb and method A ceramic honeycomb substrate for use in an automotive catalytic converter system which exhibits improved light-off performance by virtue of a high porosity of 45 to 75% while still maintaining a wall thickness of greater than 2.0 mil (0.0020 inch, 0.0508 mm), preferably 2.5 mil (0.0025 in., 0.0635 mm) to 7 mil (0.0070 in., 0.1778 mm), and more preferably 2.5 mil (0.0025 in., 0.0635 mm) to 3 mil (0.0030 in., 0.0762 mm). The median pore size is in the range of 2-10 micrometers, and a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) (25-800° C.) of less than 15×10−7/° C.
US08697220B2	High strength tape articles from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene Tape articles having improved properties are made from ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) multi-filament yarns. The tape articles can have a ratio of the low temperature area under the curve (120° C. to Tm-onset) to the total area under the curve (120° C. to 165° C.) of less than about 0.15 as calculated from an increasing temperature DSC scan from a temperature of 30° C. to a temperature of 200° C. at a constant rate of 10° C. per minute. Additionally, in some examples the tape articles can also have a tenacity at least about 24 g/d (2.06 GPa) when measured by ASTM D882-09 at a 10 inch (25.4 cm) gauge length and at an extension rate of 100%/min. Further, the tape articles can have no long period of less than 450 Angstroms (Å) when measured by small angle x-ray analysis.
US08697219B2	Rotationally offset penetration-resistant articles A penetration-resistant article is provided comprising two or more layers of woven fabric. The layers of woven fabric each comprise a first series of fibers aligned in a first direction and a second series of fibers interwoven with the first series of fibers and aligned in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Two or more layers of woven fabric are loosely stacked together so as to permit relative slippage therebetween and are rotationally offset by an offset angle selected so as to inhibit mechanical interference between opposing adjacent surfaces of the woven fabric layers during slippage therebetween. Also provided are methods for assembling penetration-resistant articles.
US08697217B2	Creep-resistant polishing pad window The polishing pad is useful for polishing at least one of magnetic, optical and semiconductor substrates. The polishing pad includes a polishing layer having a polyurethane window. The polyurethane window has a cross-linked structure formed with an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic isocyanate and a polyol in a prepolymer mixture. The prepolymer mixture is reacted with a chain extender having OH or NH2 groups and having an OH or NH2 to unreacted NCO stoichiometry less than 95%. The polyurethane window has a time dependent strain less than or equal to 0.02% when measured with a constant axial tensile load of 1 kPa at a constant temperature of 60° C. at 140 minutes, a Shore D hardness of 45 to 90 and an optical double pass transmission of at least 15% at a wavelength of 400 nm for a sample thickness of 1.3 mm.
US08697216B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for using durable adhesively bonded joints for sandwich structures Systems, methods, and apparatus for increasing durability of adhesively bonded joints in a sandwich structure. Such systems, methods, and apparatus includes an first face sheet and an second face sheet as well as an insert structure, the insert structure having a first insert face sheet, a second insert face sheet, and an insert core material. In addition, sandwich core material is arranged between the first face sheet and the second face sheet. A primary bondline may be coupled to the face sheet(s) and the splice. Further, systems, methods, and apparatus of the present disclosure advantageously reduce the load, provide a redundant path, reduce structural fatigue, and/or increase fatigue life.
US08697209B2	Plastic body and a production system for making a plastic body A plastic body is configured as a tubular-shaped hollow body in a mid region thereof. The tubular-shaped hollow body is closed off by respective solid bodies at first and second ends. A displacement body, which is arranged at the transition from the hollow body to the first solid body, is arranged at the first end of the tubular-shaped hollow body. A hollow space, which extends between the tubular-shaped hollow body and the second solid body, is formed at the second end of the hollow body. For a production system for making an at least partially tubular-shaped plastic body in an injection molding process, the cavity has an elongated configuration with a first end and a second end and an injector nozzle is arranged between the ends of the cavity.
US08697207B2	Heat shrinkable polyolefin film and process for producing the same The inventive heat-shrinkable polyolefin film is high in shrinkability in the longitudinal direction that is its main shrinkage direction and excellent in finish properties after shrinkage, perforated line openability, and thermal blocking resistance. The heat-shrinkable polyolefin film is characterized by particular values with respect to hot-water heat shrinkage ratio in the longitudinal and width directions, right angle tear strength in the width direction, and heat-resistant peel strength.
US08697205B2	Elastomeric tube and method of making same In an elastomeric tube and a method for making such a tube, two medical-grade silicone rubber compositions are coaxially coextruded to form a tube. The compositions respectively differ in at least one physical property and respectively have similar curing conditions. The two compositions are blended at an interface formed between the two compositions during the coextruding, so that between 1-99% of the tube forms a blended gradient. The coextruded tube is then cured.
US08697203B2	Paper sizing composition with salt of calcium (II) and organic acid, products made thereby, method of using, and method of making A paper sizing composition is provided, which comprises a water-soluble salt of Ca(II) and at least one organic acid; and starch. Methods of making and using the composition, and methods of making and using the recording sheets which include the composition, are disclosed.
US08697202B2	Polygonal sheet and a 3D structure formed therefrom A polygonal sheet and a 3D structure formed therefrom, the polygonal sheet having a shape of an annulus sector comprising a first row and a second row, each comprising at least three panels. The 3D structure is formed by folding the sheet along the articulation between the first row and the second row, giving rise to a ridge when in an erect configuration.
US08697201B2	Retardation film and production method thereof The present invention is to provide a retardation film having excellent durability against temperature change or the like and a production method of the retardation film. Particularly, the present invention is to provide a retardation film which realizes both reverse wavelength dispersion and durability and a production method of the retardation film. This is achieved by a retardation film including: a component (A) which is specific cellulose acylate; and a component (B) which is cellulose acylate or cellulose ether having a molecular weight different from a molecular weight of the component (A) and whose residual degree of hydroxyl group is 0.30 or more.
US08697200B2	Liquid-crystal display The present invention relates to polymerizable compounds, to processes and intermediates for the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in liquid-crystal (LC) media and LC displays, especially in LC displays of the PS (polymer-stabilized) and PSA (polymer-sustained alignment) type.
US08697196B2	Method of forming a metal pattern A method of forming a metal pattern comprises: (a) providing a substrate; (b) depositing at least one patterned metal layer which includes a metal selected from an inert metal, an inert metal alloy, and combinations thereof; (c) disposing the substrate and the patterned metal layer in a vacuum chamber, vacuuming the vacuum chamber, and introducing a gas into the vacuum chamber; and (d) applying microwave energy to the gas to produce a microwave plasma of the gas within the vacuum chamber so that the patterned metal layer is acted by the microwave plasma and formed into a plurality of spaced apart metal nanoparticles on the substrate.
US08697190B2	Multi-component coating method for porous substrates The disclosure relates to a coating method including the steps of providing a multi-component coating composition including two or more components, applying each component to a porous substrate, mixing each component with at least one other component thereby causing at least two components to undergo a chemical reaction.
US08697189B2	Method and apparatus for precision surface modification in nano-imprint lithography A scalable, high-throughput nanoimprint lithography priming tool includes a dual-reactant chemical vapor deposition reactor chamber, a mandrel configured to hold a plurality of hard disks at an inner diameter of the hard disks, and a transport mechanism to move the plurality of hard disks into and out of the chamber. The tool may also include a transfer tool to transfer the plurality of hard disks to additional chambers for processing.
US08697187B2	Coating treatment method and coating treatment apparatus Resist coating treatments for application of a resist solution to removal of a resist film on a wafer edge portion. A laser irradiation unit applies a laser light in a resist coating unit. At the time of resist coating treatment, the resist solution is discharged onto a central portion of the rotated wafer from a resist solution supply nozzle to form a resist film on the wafer. Thereafter, the laser irradiation unit moves to an outer peripheral portion of the wafer and applies the laser light onto the resist film on the outer peripheral portion to dry the resist film on the outer peripheral portion. The application of laser light is continued, and the solvent supply nozzle moves to a position above the edge portion and supplies solvent to the resist film on the edge portion. The solvent dissolves and removes the resist film on the edge portion.
US08697185B2	Rapid action coater and process for coating ceramic particles using same A new device and process for continuously applying coatings, such as resin and additives or polymers or the like, to minerals are disclosed. The device and apparatus differ substantially from standard batch coating processes currently used by industry. The apparatus uses a horizontal cylinder with an internal auger and a series of injection ports distributed along the cylinder. Minerals that are to be coated are pretreated and passed through the mixing cylinder using the auger (which may comprise one or more screws with variable pitch blades). As the mineral particles pass through the cylinder various coating materials are injected by the injection ports. The complete system is described, the method of use is explained and the control system which allows for different products is described.
US08697184B2	Gas dynamic cold spraying of oxide-containing protective layers The present invention relates to a method for producing a coating on a gas turbine component, in which particles at least of parts of a material to be applied as coating are accelerated by means of kinetic gas dynamic cold spraying in a spray jet onto the surface (2) of the component (1) to be coated, wherein a reactive gas is fed into the spray jet (6), so that the reactive gas reacts at least partially with the particles of the coating material when the particles impinge on the surface (2) to be coated and/or wherein the deposited layer (9) is heated locally and/or over a large area and impacted with a reactive gas, as well as a gas turbine component produced in this way.
US08697180B2	Large-area transparent conductive coatings including alloyed carbon nanotubes and nanowire composites, and methods of making the same Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to large-area transparent conductive coatings (TCCs) including carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and nanowire composites, and methods of making the same. The σdc/σopt ratio of such thin films may be improved via stable chemical doping and/or alloying of CNT-based films. The doping and/or alloying may be implemented in a large area coating system, e.g., on glass and/or other substrates. In certain example embodiments, a CNT film may be deposited and then doped via chemical functionalization and/or alloyed with silver and/or palladium. Both p-type and n-type dopants may be used in different embodiments of this invention. In certain example embodiments, silver and/or other nanowires may be provided, e.g., to further decrease sheet resistance. Certain example embodiments may provide coatings that approach, meet, or exceed 90% visible transmission and 90 ohms/square target metrics.
US08697179B2	Colored coating and method A method of evaluating a coating applied to a surface comprises the step of applying the coating to the surface. The coating including a conversion gel to chemically bind the surface and an indicator substantially uniformly distributed throughout the coating wherein the indicator modifies an appearance of the coating. The method further comprising the step of determining whether the indicator is present on the surface at a substantially uniform concentration.
US08697173B2	Peanut butter with an organic stabilizer and method for manufacture thereof The present invention is directed to a novel organic peanut butter formulation and method for production. The peanut butter includes an organic, non-hydrogenated palm stearin oil stabilizing agent that reduces or prevents separation of oils from the peanut butter during storage. Peanut butter incorporating the palm oil, methods for manufacturing the peanut butter, and foods incorporating the peanut butter are also disclosed.
US08697172B2	Drink formula comprising fresh marine omega-3 oil and antioxidants The present invention relates a new drink formula comprising fresh marine omega-3 oil in an emulsion and antioxidants well known to be health promoting to humans, and process for the production of said drink and the use of said drink for production of a medicament.
US08697171B2	Preparation process of purified green-tea extract Provided are a preparation process of a purified green-tea extract capable of easily and efficiently removing a turbidity component contained in a green tea extract; a purified green-tea extract prepared by the preparation process; and a packaged beverage containing the purified green-tea extract. The preparation process of a purified green-tea extract containing, in the solid content thereof, from 36 to 99 mass % of non-polymer catechins comprises bringing a green tea extract into contact with a mixed solution containing an organic solvent and water at a mass ratio of from 65/35 to 97/3 and active carbon and/or acid clay or active clay, adjusting the organic solvent/water mass ratio of the resulting solution to from 0/100 to 85/15, and then separating the turbidity component thus separated.
US08697170B2	Starch composition and method to produce a baked product The invention relates to a novel starch composition comprising: (a) amylomaltase-treated starch; (b) amylopectin starch; and (c) optionally, low DE maltodextrin. In addition, the invention relates to the use of the novel starch composition to produce a baked product, optionally thereby reducing the amount of fat needed for the recipe.
US08697161B2	System and method for conditioning food product A system and method for conditioning food product is disclosed. The method comprises providing a grill treatment to the food product; packaging the food product; and heating the packaged food product (e.g., partially or fully cooking the food product in its package). The system comprises an apparatus configured to apply a grill treatment to a food product that is being packaged and fully cooked in its package. The system may also comprise a co-extruder configured to extrude the a material layer and a collagen gel layer about the exterior surface of the base layer that is then at least partially coagulated before receiving the grill treatments.
US08697159B2	Coated food product and method of preparation Coated snack products are provided whose coating are reminiscent of high fat compound fat coating, resistant to rub-off of a powdery or fat based topping as well as methods for preparing such coated snack products. The present invention provides methods for preparing such coated food product including providing a hot (about 60-85° C.), oil-in-water emulsion coating slurry containing a hydrated film forming hydrophilic colloid. The slurry comprises about 5%-30% of the emulsion of flavor solids in powder form. The methods include applying the hot emulsion to a food base to provide a wet emulsion coated food base. The methods include drying the wet slurry emulsion coated food product to a moisture content of about 1-4% at a temperature of less than the sugar melting point to provide a finished dried food product having non-powdered coating.
US08697155B2	Treatment of obesity and related disorders This disclosure provides a method of treating obesity and related disorders through the administration of a composition comprising a neurotoxin and a mucosal permeabilizing agent. Methods for making and using the described compositions are also provided.
US08697154B2	Bacterial extract for respiratory disorders and process for its preparation The present invention relates to an extract from bacterial strains, such as Staphylococcus, Moraxella, Klebsiella, Streptococcus, and Haemophilus. The extract is useful as a treatment for indications such as respiratory disorders, compositions comprising the extract, and processes of making the extract from media that do not pose a risk of prion diseases.
US08697152B2	Anti-inflammatory compositions and personal care compositions comprising olive leaf (Olea europea) extract Provided are anti-inflammatory compositions comprising (a) an anti-inflammatory agent selected from the group consisting of olive leaf extract, holly herb, sappan wood, feverfew, and combinations of two or more thereof, and (b) an anti-inflammatory agent comprising at least one lipophilic aminoacid and at least one metal salt. Also provided are personal care products comprising such compositions, and methods of use thereof.
US08697151B2	Use of an extract from the vigna aconitifolia plant in a cosmetic and/or dermopharmaceutical composition An active composition for treating skin having a protein-containing extract from a Vigna aconitifolia plant.
US08697149B2	Extracts and compounds from “Tulbaghia violacea” and their use as biological plant protecting agents The invention provides extracts and preparations based on the species Tulbaghia violacea (Harv.) (wild garlic), which elicits a significant antimicrobial, preferably antifungal activity in vitro and in vivo, even under field and glasshouse conditions. Moreover, these extracts deriving from the soil parts as well as of the aerial parts of the plant elicit a significant bio-stimulatory activity, expressed, above all, by an increased growth metabolism supporting seed growth. Furthermore, combined extracts or preparations from Tulbaghia violacea and species of the genus Agapanthus show a higher antifungal and bio-stimulatory efficacy as compared to the extracts or preparations of the single species, indicating that synergism is participated in the involved biological processes.
US08697146B2	Poly-hapten with topical hormone alopecia hair regrowth system A hair regrowth system consisting of sensitization, growth, and maintenance kits for alopecia areata and related alopecia balding conditions. Graduated doses of specific engineered and or extracted haptens are included in a sensitization kit for initiating immune system response in hairless areas. A growth kit containing topical hormones to increase papilla size and vigor and a maintenance kit to sustain immune system response and papilla size and vigor for the long term are included in some embodiments.
US08697140B2	Virucidal disinfectant A virucidal disinfectant having broad-range activity includes an acidic phosphorus compound and/or salt thereof, an alcohol, and one or more polyalkylene glycols. The disinfectant, which may also kill bacteria and/or fungi, may be used for the hygienic disinfection of animate and inanimate surfaces. The invention also provides a disinfection method and a product containing a disinfectant.
US08697136B2	Transglutaminase crosslinked protein microparticle film composition The present invention provides a film composition effective for correcting irregularities on the skin surface, which has stretchability and flexibility as a result of crosslinkable protein microparticles in the film composition being crosslinked by transglutaminase, as well as superior air permeability and moisture evaporation properties as a result of forming a film with the crosslinkable protein microparticles.
US08697130B1	Non-irritating benzoyl peroxide Crystalline benzoyl peroxide particles having a particle size no greater than 25 microns and formed by wet milling in the absence of solvents and wherein the crystalline benzoyl peroxide is not irritating to the skin. A therapeutic or cosmetic composition comprising a water-based gel containing the crystalline benzoyl peroxide.
US08697124B2	Solid dosage form of coated bisphosphonate particles A solid dosage form comprises coated particles of bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically acceptable analogue or derivative thereof.
US08697122B2	Formulation for retinoid-containing soft gelatin capsules A new pharmaceutical formulation for retinoid-containing soft gelatin capsules is disclosed. The new formulation comprises a soft gelatin capsule filled with a fill mass comprising a retinoid as an active ingredient, a natural vegetable oil, a partially hydrogenated natural vegetable oil and medium chain triglycerides. Optionally, the new formulation also comprises a natural wax. In a particularly preferred embodiment, the soft gelatin capsule comprises pig gelatin in the capsule shell in combination with the above fill mass.
US08697119B2	Medical devices and materials containing isobutylene copolymer The present invention relates to medical devices which contain isobutylene copolymers. The present invention also relates to biocompatible copolymer materials for therapeutic agent delivery comprising a therapeutic-agent-loaded isobutylene copolymer. According to an aspect of the present invention, a medical device is provided, which includes: (a) a substrate and (b) at least one polymeric layer, which contains a copolymer, disposed over all or a portion of the substrate. The copolymer contains one or more polymer chains, within which isobutylene and elevated Tg monomers (and, optionally, other monomers) are incorporated in a random, periodic, statistical or gradient distribution.
US08697110B2	Polymers comprising amorphous terpolymers and semicrystalline blocks The present invention provides an implantable article comprising an amorphous terpolymer and a semi-crystalline polymer. The amorphous terpolymer can be admixed with the semi-crystalline polymer or form a block copolymer with the semi-crystalline polymer.
US08697106B2	Coating composition A wound spacer device comprising multiple beads connected by non-absorbable suture material is disclosed. The device can be applied, for example, by a first responder to an injured individual, or can be applied by a trauma treatment facility, such as a Level 2 medical unit. In typical embodiments the device allows for site-specific controlled elution of an antimicrobial agent, such as Tobramycin, including defined elution over a period of time, such as 48 or 72 hours.
US08697101B2	Polysiloxane antimicrobials Disclosed are oligo- or polysiloxanes, which are characterized by containing at least 3, for example 4-3000, Si atoms in the main chain, and wherein at least one thereof is contained in a moiety of the formula (I) whose variables and attachments are described within. The disclosed are oligo- or polysiloxane compounds are effective as antimicrobials.
US08697100B2	Surface-treated powder and a method of producing it, and cosmetics comprising the surface-treated powder The objects of the present invention are to provide a surface-treated powder that is excellent in water repellency and oil repellency and provides smooth texture and good adhesion when applied to skin, to produce the surface-treated powder simply and inexpensively, and to provide cosmetics comprising the surface-treated powder. Specifically, according to the present invention, a surface-treated powder wherein the surface of a material powder is treated with perfluoropolyetherphosphate represented by general formula (1) and an anionic polymer having a perfluoropolyether chain, which is represented by general formula (2), or perfluoropolyetherphosphate represented by general formula (1) and a cationic polymer having a perfluoropolyether chain, which is represented by general formula (3), and cosmetics comprising the surface-treated powder are provided.
US08697097B2	Stable solid preparations It is intended to provide a process for producing unstable amorphous benzimidazole compounds having a proton pump inhibitor function, and stable solid preparations for medicinal use containing these compounds which are produced by blending such an amorphous benzimidazole compound with a nontoxic base such as a basic inorganic salt, forming an intermediate coating layer on the layer containing the active ingredient and further forming an enteric coating layer or a release-controlling coating layer.
US08697096B2	Tape preparation comprising etodolac in ionic liquid form Disclosed is a tape preparation comprising etodolac in an ionic liquid form, which has high transdermal absorbability. Etodolac is reacted with an organic amine compound to produce an ionic liquid of etodolac. By using the ionic liquid, it becomes possible to increase the transdermal absorbability of etodolac. Further for the purpose of enhancing the transdermal absorbability and the tissue penetration ability of an ionic solution of etodolac, the composition of an organic solvent system for the ionic solution of etodolac is investigated, and it is found that a mixed solvent of an alcohol and an ester (1:2 to 2:1) is suitable as the organic solvent. Still further, an appropriate adhesion force can be achieved by properly selecting a softening agent. In this manner, a tape preparation having good transdermal absorbability can be prepared. The tape preparation can exert its pharmacological efficacy rapidly, and is therefore extremely effective for the teatment of a chronic pain such as rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and lumbago, an inflammatory diseases such as shoulder periarthritis and tendovaginitis, cervical syndrome, a pain induced by a surgery or an injury, or the like.
US08697095B1	Inhibition of replication of oncogenic herpesviruses A method of treating gamma oncogenic herpesviruses, in vivo, through use of Delta-9 Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). THC inhibits KSHV and EBV reactivation as well as inhibiting lytic replication of MHV 68 and HVS in vitro. Specifically, THC inhibits immediate early gene ORF 50 promoter activity.
US08697091B2	Mycobacterium antigens There is provided a diagnostic reagent for use in the detection of M. bovis or M. tuberculosis infection in an animal, comprising a peptide which has an epitope from Mycobacterium bovis hypothetic protein Mb3645c (SEQ ID NO: 1) or an epitope from a polypeptide having at least 76% identity with SEQ ID NO: 1.
US08697086B2	Use of Antrodia camphorata for treating diseases The present invention relates to the use of antrodia camphorata in the treatment of skin conditions, allergic rhinitis, diabetes mellitus and its complications, cancer cachexia, hypercholesterolemia, gout in a subject in need of such treatment. The present invention is also directed to the use of antrodia camphorata in the prevention and treatment of oral cancer and arterial restenosis, in a subject in need of such prevention. The methods comprise the steps of: identifying a subject in need thereof, and administering to the subject a formulation comprising an effective amount of antrodia camphorata, whereby the symptoms in the subject are reduced or prevented. The composition can be a pharmaceutical composition or a nutraceutical composition.
US08697083B2	Hypoallergenic chimeric proteins belonging to the lipid transfer family of parietaria judaica for use in the treatment of allergies The present invention relates to recombinant DNA molecules which encode chimeric polypeptides of differing allergens of Parietaria judaica which can be used for the prevention and treatment of allergies, in particular pollen allergies. Specifically, chimeric polypeptides composed of fragments of the allergens Par j 1 and Par j 2 having hypoallergenic characteristics are described. Methods for producing these recombinant polypeptides in heterologous expression systems are also described. Efficient methods of purifying the chimeric proteins are also described.
US08697081B2	Method of modulating neovascularization The invention provides a method of inhibiting neovascularization in a subject. The method comprises administering to the subject an agent that interferes with fibronectin (Fn) matrix assembly in an amount effective to inhibit neovascularization. The invention also provides a method of identifying an agent that inhibits neovascularization. The method comprises detecting fibronectin (Fn) matrix assembly by stimulated endothelial cells cultured in three-dimensional culture gel in the presence and absence of an agent. A decrease in Fn matrix assembly in the presence of the agent compared to Fn matrix assembly in the absence of the agent is indicative of an agent that inhibits neovascularization. Alternatively, the method of identifying an agent that inhibits neovascularization comprises detecting changes in nuclear architecture in stimulated endothelial cells cultured in three-dimensional culture gel in the presence and absence of an agent. A reduction in nuclear architecture organization identifies an agent that inhibits neovascularization.
US08697078B2	Antibodies that inhibit metalloproteins The present application relates to antibodies which recognize [2(2-aminoethylcarbomoyl)-ethoxymethyl]-tris-[2-N-(3-imidazol-1-yl-propyl))-ethoxymethyl]methane, a hapten molecule which closely mimics the local structure and conformation of the reactive zinc site in matrix metalloproteinases.An antibody is disclosed which comprises an antigen recognition region which comprises six CDR amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 4-15. Uses thereof are also disclosed.
US08697073B2	Anti-podoplanin antibody, and pharmaceutical composition containing anti-podoplanin antibody Disclosed are: an anti-podoplanin antibody which has a high binding activity and a high effector activity and has low antigenicity in humans or mice; and others. Specifically disclosed are: a chimeric antibody comprising an anti-podoplanin antibody for which an epitope is a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1 (excluding rat NZ-1 antibody having a heavy chain comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 and a light chain comprising the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:3), and a heavy chain complementarity determining region and a light chain complementary determining region of the anti-podoplanin antibody; and others.
US08697072B2	Targeting ABCB5 for cancer therapy The invention related to methods for treating a subject by manipulating ABCB5 on a cell as well as related products. The methods include methods of treating cancer using ABCB5 binding molecules such as antibodies and fragments thereof.
US08697069B2	Methods related to TIM 3, a Th1-specific cell surface molecule, for activating antigen presenting cells The present invention provides compositions and methods useful for promoting or reducing T-cell trafficking to a target tissue. Also provided are compositions and methods useful for promoting or inhibiting antigen-presenting cell (APC) activation. The invention is related to discovery of functional characteristics of TIM-3, a molecule that is preferentially expressed on the surface of Th1 cells. The methods are useful for treating disorders including cancer, infectious disease, allergy, asthma, and autoimmune disease.
US08697068B2	Method for treating synovial sarcoma Methods of detecting synovial sarcoma using differentially expressed genes are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of identifying agents for treating synovial sarcoma. Further, a method for treating or preventing a disease that is associated with Frizzled homologue 10 (FZD10) in a subject is provided.
US08697063B2	Polypeptides having phytase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to polypeptides having phytase activity. These polypeptides have an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% identity to either of three phytases derived from the bacterium Buttiauxella, and which comprises at least one of the following amino acids at the position indicated: 119N, 120L, and/or 121E. These phytases have an improved specific activity. Additional specific amino acid substitutions are also disclosed which characterize and distinguish additional phytases of the invention having improved properties such as temperature and/or pH stability, pH activity profile, temperature activity profile, substrate profile, improved performance in animal feed in vitro or in vivo. The invention also relates to isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
US08697057B2	Compositions and soft tissue replacement methods The specification discloses compositions and methods for treating a soft tissue defect of an individual.
US08697053B2	Compositions and methods for inhibiting pathogenic growth The invention includes methods and compositions for treating an animal to inhibit the incidence and growth of E. coli O157:H7 and other pathogenic bacteria. The treatment method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of Lactobacillus acidophilus or one or a combination of a number of other probiotic bacteria to an animal. An alternative treatment method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of a lactic acid producing bacterium such as Lactobacillus acidophilus in combination with a lactate utilizing bacterium such as Propionibacterium freudenreichii.
US08697052B2	Method for alleviating intestinal problems and novel bacterial strains therefor The present invention relates to butyrate producing bacterial strains related to the species Butyncoccus pullicaecorum to be used in the prevention and/or treatment of intestinal health problems. The present invention therefore provides methods and compositions that overcome the problems associated with the currently used methods for administering butyric acid in the treatment of intestinal health problems in humans and/or animals.
US08697050B2	Methods of treatment using a vector encoding p21/Cip1 The onset ratios and pathological conditions of collagen-induced arthritis and adjuvant arthritis in model mice and rats, respectively, were successfully ameliorated by topically expressing the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p161NK4a and p21Cip1 in articular tissues using adenoviral vectors. In the synovial cells of CDKI-transduced mice, expression of inflammatory cytokines was inhibited. Described are the use of the p21Cip1 protein for inhibiting abnormal proliferation of synovial tissues, inflammation in synovial tissues and/or expression of inflammatory cytokines in synovial tissues; the p21Cip1 gene; compounds promoting the activity or expression of the p21Cip1 protein; and pharmaceutical compositions containing these molecules. Also provided are method of screening for compounds participating in the abnormal proliferation of synovial tissues, inflammation in synovial tissues and/or the expression of inflammatory cytokines in synovial tissues targeting the p21Clip1 protein. Rheumatoid arthritis and other disorders associated with inflammation of the synovial tissue can be prevented or treated by promoting expression or function of p21Cip1 protein.
US08697044B2	Crossed-linked hyaluronic acid and collagen and uses thereof The present invention discloses a cross-linked hyaluronic acid/collagen formulation which has improved composition for dermal filling and higher persistence than cross-linked collagen or HA alone. Also disclosed are methods for preparing cross-linked hyaluronic acid/collagen formulations and using such for augmenting soft tissues in mammals.
US08697041B2	Anti-dandruff compositions with citrus fibers A shampoo composition is described which includes from 1 to 25% by weight of mild surfactants, from 0.001 to 5% by weight of citrus fibers, from 0.01 to 5% by weight of anti-dandruff zinc salts, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier. The citrus fibers help structure the composition to maintain phase stability, provide appropriate viscosity and achieve deposition of the anti-dandruff zinc salts.
US08697036B2	Process for surfactant taste and/or odor improvement Processes for improving the taste of water-soluble surfactants using liquid-liquid solvent extraction, said process comprising the steps of: providing a water-soluble surfactant composition in need of treatment wherein said water-soluble surfactant composition comprises a water-soluble surfactant and one or more undesirable non-polar materials; contacting said water-soluble surfactant composition with an extraction solvent and water to form an extraction mixture comprising an aqueous phase and a solvent phase; and separating the aqueous phase from the solvent phase; wherein the extraction solvent is selected from solvents having individual Hansen solubility parameters of a dispersion force component (δD) ranging from about 15 to about 17 (MPa)0.5, a polar component (δP) ranging from 0 to about 9 (MPa)0.5 and a hydrogen bonding component (δH) ranging from 0 to about 11 (MPa)0.5. Treated water-soluble surfactant compositions produced by such processes and oral care compositions containing such treated water-soluble surfactant compositions.
US08697035B2	Skin care compositions Anhydrous sunscreen compositions that include a volatile solvent, an organic UV-filter dissolved in the volatile solvent, a water-insoluble, low-volatility, C2-C8, liquid silicone dissolved in the volatile solvent, a branched fatty acid ester of a polyprotic carboxylic acid dissolved in the volatile solvent, and a film-forming polymer, where the branched fatty acid ester of a polyprotic carboxylic acid and the water-insoluble, low-volatility, C2-C8, liquid silicone are present in a ratio from about 3:1 to 4.25:1.
US08697032B2	Prosthetic groups attached to stannyl polymer in the synthesis of radiopharmaceuticals The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preparing radiopharmaceutical compounds in high chemical-purity and isotopic-purity. The present invention provides polymer-bound precursors to radiopharmaceutical compounds that can be converted to radiopharmaceutical compounds in one step. In a preferred embodiment, a radiopharmaceutical precursor is bound to a polymeric support via a prosthetic group comprising an alkenyl-tin bond. The radiopharmaceutical precursor is converted to a radiopharmaceutical compound in one step involving cleavage of the alkenyl-tin bond and incorporation of a radioisotope to form the radiopharmaceutical compound. Importantly, the polymeric support containing the toxic tin by-product can be easily removed from the radiopharmaceutical compound by filtration. The present invention can be used to install a large number of different radioisotopes. In a preferred embodiment, the radioisotope is 211At, 123I, or 131I.
US08697030B2	Particulate materials for radiotherapy and diagnostics Timed-bioresorbable particulates, particularly microspheres or fibers, may be used as a vehicle for delivery of radioisotopes, such as Y-90 and Pd-103 for localized radiotherapy, or as an embolic device. These particulates may also be embedded in polymers, or dispersed in injectable gels or other injectable media for the treatment of various cancers. The benefit of bioresorption, the ability to control the ratio of radioisotopes in the particulate, especially the gamma and beta ratios such as In-111/Y-90 ratio in a particulate, and the benefit of non-conductive implants are disclosed.
US08697026B2	High efficient carbon nanotube separation method Provided is a method of electrophoresis of carbon nanotube for separating them into metallic carbon nanotubes and semiconducting carbon nanotubes, and the method comprises a step of electrifying a carbon nanotube sealed gel in which carbon nanotubes are dispersed in a gel.According to the separation method, metallic CNT and semiconducting CNT may be efficiently and heavily separated and purified from each other in CNT containing both the two within a short period of time and in a simplified manner by the use of inexpensive facilities and according to a simple process, and the method can be readily scaled up, in which CNT can be separated industrially extremely advantageously.
US08697025B2	Raw material charcoal composition for negative electrode material of lithium ion secondary battery and method for producing the same In the raw coke composition of the invention, as the starting material for a negative electrode material of a lithium ion secondary battery, the ratio of the crystallite size Lc(002) and lattice constant co(002) (Lc(002)/co(002)) on the 002 plane is no greater than 180, and the ratio of the crystallite size La(110) and the lattice constant ao(110) (La(110)/ao(110)) on the 110 plane is no greater than 1500, as determined by X-ray diffraction upon graphitizing in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature of 2800° C.
US08697024B2	Method of forming a silicon carbide material, and structures including the material A precursor formulation of a silicon carbide material that includes a ceramic material and a boron-11 compound. The ceramic material may include silicon and carbon and, optionally, oxygen, nitrogen, titanium, zirconium, aluminum, or mixtures thereof. The boron-11 compound may be a boron-11 isotope of boron oxide, boron hydride, boron hydroxide, boron carbide, boron nitride, boron trichloride, boron trifluoride, boron metal, or mixtures thereof. A material for use in a nuclear reactor component is also disclosed, as are such components, as well as a method of producing the material.
US08697023B2	Method for producing high-purity silicon nitride A method for producing high-purity silicon nitride in two steps is described, wherein a) high-purity silicon is reacted with nitrogen in a rotary tubular furnace comprising a first temperature zone of 1,150 to 1,250° C. and at least one other temperature zone of 1,250 to 1,350° C. in the presence of a gas mixture comprising argon and hydrogen, said reaction proceeding up to a nitrogen content of 10 to 30 wt % and b) allowing the partially nitrogen-containing product from step a) to react in a chamber or settling furnace in a quiescent bed at 1,100 to 1,450° C. with a mixture of nitrogen, argon and optionally hydrogen up to the completion of nitrogen uptake. It is possible, utilizing the method according to the invention, to produce high-purity silicon nitride with a purity of >99.9 in a technically simple manner, wherein no further purification steps, such as leaching with inorganic acids, are required.
US08697019B2	Nanostructured compositions having reduced dissolution of manganese and methods of making and using the same Nanostructured manganese-containing compositions having reduced manganese dissolution and methods of making and using the same are provided. In one embodiment, a composition of matter comprises a nanostructured oxide or hydroxide doped with Mn4+. The composition of matter can be made by forming a nanostructured oxide or hydroxide material doped with Mn3+ and oxidizing the Mn3+ to Mn4+ to reduce dissolution of the manganese in the nanostructured oxide or hydroxide material. In another embodiment, a method of reducing dissolution of manganese present in a nanostructured MnO2 material comprises: doping a nanostructured MnO2 material with Fe3+ to reduce the dissolution of the manganese.
US08697017B2	Method and device for processing exhaust gas An exhaust gas processing method of the present invention includes sequentially introducing an exhaust gas from a semiconductor manufacturing equipment to a combustion-based detoxifying device, a dust collector, and a two-stage gas cleaning device, so as to process the exhaust gas, wherein the two-stage gas cleaning device is comprised of a first-stage gas cleaning device and a second-stage gas cleaning device, and gas cleaning is performed in the first gas cleaning device that uses water as a cleaning solution and subsequently in the second gas cleaning device that uses an alkaline aqueous solution as a cleaning solution.
US08697014B2	Specimen rack A specimen rack can be used for specimen containers irrespective of kinds thereof and irrespective of whether or not the specimen containers are rotated. An adapter is used for an automatic analyzer and a specimen pre-processing device and is adapted for a specimen rack capable of holding specimen containers. The adapter is provided with a specimen rack mounting section inserted and fixed to an adapter insertion section of a specimen rack body, a specimen container positioning section for holding the specimen containers, and a sleeve.
US08697013B2	Devices for retaining a nonporous substrate and methods Described are devices for retaining a nonporous substrate, as well as methods for their use, the devices comprising a housing for receiving the nonporous substrate, a removable well insert attached to the housing and adjacently coplanar to the substrate, the well insert having at least one opening that, together with the substrate, defines a well, and means for exerting a force against the substrate such that the substrate engages the well insert with sufficient force to attain a fluid-tight seal in the well.
US08697011B2	Sampling device with immiscible fluid supply tube in counter-flow arrangement The present invention generally relates to devices, systems, and methods for acquiring and/or dispensing a sample without introducing a gas into a microfluidic system, such as a liquid bridge system. An exemplary embodiment provides a sampling device including: a sampling member for acquiring or dispensing a sample; and a supply of a fluid that is immiscible with the sample; in which the device is configured to provide a continuous flow of immiscible fluid enveloping the sampling member.
US08697006B2	Application of a reagent to a matrix material A reagent or particles having reagent supported thereon are applied to a matrix material by a contact printing process for example in which the matrix material is brought into contact with a rotating contact roll having the reagent or particles having reagent supported thereon disposed thereon so as to transfer the reagent or particles having reagent supported thereon to the matrix material. Such a contact printing processes allow high speed and high volume production of an assay device.
US08697000B2	Apparatus and method for sterilization The present invention provides an apparatus and method for disinfecting a target area of a patient's body, such as an arm, leg or a chest, in a pre-surgical environment. The apparatus and method disclosed herein further provides for maintaining the target area of the patient's body in an aseptic condition while transporting the patient to and into the surgery room. The most preferred embodiments of the present invention contemplate the use of one or more sterile layers (e.g., sterilized bags or the like) that are used to enclose the target area of the patient's body coupled with a sterile substance delivery mechanism that disinfects the target area and also maintains the target area in an aseptic condition. The most preferred embodiments of the present invention comprise a single-layer disposable garment or an inner bag nested inside an outer bag with a sterilization material being introduced into the inner bag, thereby disinfecting the target area. Once the patient has been transported into the operating room, the healthcare professional can remove the disposable garment or the outer bag, and then expose the target area for the selected procedure. Since the target area has been disinfected and also maintained in an aseptic condition, the healthcare professional can immediately begin to perform a selected procedure on the patient without having to spend additional time in the operating room to disinfect the target area of the patient's body that will undergo the selected procedure.
US08696991B1	Field deployable surface plasmon resonance based biosensor An apparatus and method for detection of anything to which an antibody can be raised, or to which a chemical receptor can be fashioned, based on surface plasmon resonance. The apparatus and method have the capability to detect proteins, viruses, bacteria, toxins, pathogens, contaminants, chemical compounds, or nucleic acids based on surface plasmon resonance and surface receptor technologies which may include antibodies or chemical receptors. The device is field deployable and utilizes a single use sample holder card which includes the sample to be tested, test channels, waste reservoir and a functionalized test surface.
US08696983B2	Plasma sterilizing device and method A plasma sterilizing device has a container for a long tubule to be sterilized, having an adjustable internal pressure, and an electrode provided at at least one end of the long tubule. The device is configured so that plasma is generated inside the long tubule by applying an alternating current voltage to the electrode in such a state that the pressure inside and outside of the long tubule can be adjusted, so that there is a predetermined difference in pressure between the inside and the outside of the long tubule.
US08696982B2	Method for delivering a volatile material A method of delivering a volatile material to the atmosphere in a continuous manner is disclosed. The method includes providing a delivery engine having a reservoir that includes a volatile material mixture. The volatile material mixture includes about 40% to about 100%, by total weight, of the volatile materials each having a vapor pressure at 25° C. of less than about 0.1 torr. The delivery system also includes a microporous membrane enclosing the reservoir, wherein the microporous membrane comprises an average pore size of about 0.01 to about 0.03 microns.
US08696975B2	Methods of making shaped polymeric materials The present disclosure describes methods for making shaped polymeric materials. Methods are provided for making shaped polymeric materials from a precursor composition that contains a polar solvent and a polymerizable material that is miscible with the polar solvent. The precursor composition is at least partially polymerized in a mold.
US08696970B2	Process for producing pneumatic tyres Along a building line, a green tyre is built on a rigid toroidal support having an outer surface substantially conforming in shape to an inner surface of the green tyre. The green tyre is then transferred to a bead moulding and prevulcanisation station where each bead of the tyre is moulded by tightening it between a surface portion of the toroidal support and an annular clamping surface carried by a removable tightening flange. The tightened beads are prevulcanised through a heat supply by means of electric resistors integrated into the tightening flanges. The tyre with the prevulcanised and tightened beads is transferred into a moulding cavity having an inner wall of a shape substantially conforming to that of the outer surface of the moulded tyre, to carry out moulding of the tyre and complete vulcanisation of same.
US08696968B2	Method of manufacturing stretchable sheet A method of producing a stretchable sheet that involves: passing a nonwoven fabric including a plurality of types of fibers through a gap between a pair of gear rolls and that rotate while a plurality of teeth and formed on an outer circumferential surface and of each of the pair of gear rolls and engage with one another; and drawing the nonwoven fabric in a circumferential direction of the gear rolls and by the teeth. A circumferential velocity S of the gear rolls and is within a range of 50 to 300 m/min. A maximum value of distortion per unit time applied to the nonwoven fabric in the gap between the pair of gear rolls and is within a range of 5 to 100 sec−1.
US08696967B2	Method and system for high pressure injection overmolding An apparatus for supporting a tube during plastic injection overmolding, the apparatus comprising at least one rod adapted to support essentially the entirety of an inner surface of a tube during at least a part of a plastic injection overmolding process for coating at least a portion of an outer surface of the tube.
US08696963B2	Functionally graded swellable packers A swellable packer including a tubular member and a swellable element. The tubular member is disposable on a mandrel configured to be deployed into a wellbore. The swellable element is disposed around the tubular member, and has segments of different cross link densities, with the segments configured to provide a varying cross link density in the swellable element along a thickness of the swellable element, an azimuth of the swellable element, or both.
US08696954B2	Method, system, and composition for coloring ceramics A system, method and composition for coloring dental ceramics. The system, method, and composition resulting in natural color matching without drying time between color layers. The system, method and composition also resulting in good color preparation on restorations of about 0.001 mm-1.000 mm thickness.
US08696953B2	Support structure, nanofiber manufacturing apparatus using the support structure, and nanofiber manufacturing method using the support structure A nanofiber manufacturing apparatus for fabricating nanofibers from a raw material liquid by electrostatic explosions includes a housing internally having an electrospinning space in which nanofibers are fabricated, and a support structure for supporting an electrospinning head including nozzles for ejecting the raw material liquid into the electrospinning space. The support structure is fittable to and removable from the housing and is enabled to self-stand in a state of having been removed from the housing.
US08696949B2	Particulate mixture, active material aggregate, cathode active material, cathode, secondary battery and methods for producing the same A particulate mixture which can be used as a precursor of lithium transition metal silicate-type compound of small particle size and low crystallinity, is provided. It is a mixture of silicon oxide particulates, transition metal oxide particulates, and lithium transition metal silicate particulates, and its powder X-ray diffraction measurement shows diffraction peaks near 2θ=33.1° and near 2θ=35.7°, and said silicon oxide particulates and said transition metal oxide particulates are amorphous, and said lithium transition metal silicate particulates are in a microcrystalline or amorphous state.
US08696947B2	Nanowire recovery methods, compositions, and articles Methods of recovering compositions comprising nanowires and the product compositions are disclosed and claimed. The product compositions produced by these methods are able to provide equivalent performance to virgin raw materials in transparent conductive film manufacturing processes.
US08696946B2	Conductive powder, conductive material containing the same, and method for producing the same A conductive powder improving various performances as compared to conventional conductive powders is described. The conductive power includes conductive particles, each of which have a metal or alloy film formed on the surface of a core particle. The conductive particle has thereon protrusions protruding from the surface of the film. Each protrusion includes a particle chain including particles of the metal or alloy linked in a row. It is preferred that the metal or alloy is nickel or a nickel alloy. It is also preferred that the ratio of the total area of the exposed portions of the film to the projection area of the conductive particle is 60% or less.
US08696945B2	Conductive aluminum paste and the fabrication method thereof, the solar cell and the module thereof This present disclosure relates to conductive aluminum paste for fabricating a silicon solar cell. Herein, the conductive aluminum paste is composed of organic carrier, aluminum powder, nano-scale metal particle, and glass frit, wherein the nano-scale metal particle has a particle size distribution D50 in the range from 10 nanometers to 1000 nanometers and the weight percentage of the nano-scale metal particle associated with the conductive aluminum paste is around 0.1 through 10 wt %. Furthermore, the characteristics of the conductive aluminum paste are for reducing the sheet resistance value of the electrode, increasing the adhesion in the silicon solar cell package module, and enhancing the electro-optical conversion efficiency of the silicon solar cell.
US08696943B2	Carbon nanofiber, producing method and use of the same A catalyst for producing a carbon nanofiber is obtained by dissolving or dispersing [I] a compound containing Fe element; [II] a compound containing Co element; [III] a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, V, Cr, and Mn; and [IV] a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of W and Mo in a solvent to obtain a solution or the fluid dispersion, and then impregnating a particulate carrier with the solution or the fluid dispersion. A carbon nanofiber is obtained by bringing a carbon element-containing compound into contact with the catalyst in a vapor phase at a temperature of 300 degrees C. to 500 degrees C.
US08696940B2	Negative dielectric constant material based on ion conducting materials Metamaterials or artificial negative index materials (NIMs) have generated great attention due to their unique and exotic electromagnetic properties. One exemplary negative dielectric constant material, which is an essential key for creating the NIMs, was developed by doping ions into a polymer, a protonated poly(benzimidazole) (PBI). The doped PBI showed a negative dielectric constant at megahertz (MHz) frequencies due to its reduced plasma frequency and an induction effect. The magnitude of the negative dielectric constant and the resonance frequency were tunable by doping concentration. The highly doped PBI showed larger absolute magnitude of negative dielectric constant at just above its resonance frequency than the less doped PBI.
US08696935B2	Process for reforming hydrocarbons The invention relates to a process for the production of synthesis gas from a hydrocarbon feedstock, wherein the entire hydrocarbon feed is passed through a radiant furnace, heat exchanger reformer and autothermal reformer in a series arrangement, in which effluent gas from the autothermal reformer is used as heat source for the reforming reactions occurring in the heat exchange reformer and wherein a cooling medium is added to the heat exchange reformer.
US08696933B2	Polar nematic compounds Polar nematic compounds, one example of which has the following structure: is a caged boron structure, where the sphere of the caged boron structure is C and each non-sphere vertex of the caged boron structure is B—H. R is H, an alkyl, a cycloalkyl, a bicycloalkyl, an alkenyl, a cycloalkenyl, a bicycloalkenyl, an alkynyl, an acyl, an aryl, an alkylaryl, a halogen, a cyano group, or an isothiocyanoto group, or R is a group that forms an ether, a ketone, an ester, a thioester, a sulfide, or a sulfone. X is COOR′ or COSR′. R′ is H, an alkyl, a cycloalkyl, a bicycloalkyl, an alkenyl, a cycloalkenyl, a bicycloalkenyl, an alkynyl, an aryl, a halogen, or a cyano group. The compounds may be used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and in television sets, laptop computers, computer monitors, hand-held communication devices, gaming devices, watches, cash registers, clocks, and calculators having liquid crystal displays.
US08696926B2	Processes for the production of fluoropropanes and halopropenes and azeotropic compositions of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene with HF and of 1,1,1,2,2-pentafluoropropane with HF A process is disclosed for making CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH═CHF and/or CF3CH═CHCl. The process involves reacting at least one starting material selected from the group consisting of halopropanes of the formula CX3CHClCH2X, halopropenes of the formula CX3CCl═CH2 and halopropenes of the formula CX2═CClCH2X, wherein each X is independently F or Cl, with HF in a reaction zone to produce a product mixture comprising HF, HCl, CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH═CHF and CF3CH═CHCl; and recovering the CF3CH2CHF2, CF3CH═CHF and/or CF3CH═CHCl from the product mixture. Also disclosed is a process for making CF3CF2CH3 and/or CF3CF═CH2. In each of the processes the molar ratio of HF to total amount of starting material fed to the reaction zone is at least stoichiometric. Also disclosed is an azeotropic composition comprising CF3CCl═CH2, and HF. Also disclosed is an azeotropic composition comprising CF3CF2CH3, and HF.
US08696925B2	Effective substitutions for rare earth metals in compositions and materials for electronic applications Embodiments disclosed herein include methods of modifying synthetic garnets used in RF applications to reduce or eliminate Yttrium or other rare earth metals in the garnets without adversely affecting the magnetic properties of the material. Some embodiments include substituting Bismuth for some of the Yttrium on the dodecahedral sites and introducing one or more high valency ions to the octahedral and tetrahedral sites. Calcium may also be added to the dodecahedral sites for valency compensation induced by the high valency ions, which could effectively displace all or most of the Yttrium (Y) in microwave device garnets. The modified synthetic garnets with substituted Yttrium (Y) can be used in various microwave magnetic devices such as circulators, isolators and resonators.
US08696924B2	Polishing apparatus and polishing method A polishing apparatus is used for polishing and planarizing a substrate such as a semiconductor wafer on which a conductive film such as a copper (Cu) layer or a tungsten (W) layer is formed. The polishing apparatus includes a polishing table having a polishing surface, a motor for rotating the polishing table, a top ring for holding a substrate and pressing the substrate against the polishing surface, a film thickness measuring sensor disposed in the polishing table for scanning a surface of the substrate, and a computing device for processing signals of the film thickness measuring sensor to compute a film thickness of the substrate.
US08696921B2	Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a substrate is loaded to a process chamber having, unit process sections in which unit processes are performed, respectively. The unit processes are performed on the substrate independently from one another at the unit process sections under a respective process pressure. The substrate sequentially undergoes the unit processes at the respective unit process section of the process chamber. Cleaning processes are individually performed to the unit process sections, respectively, when the substrate is transferred from each of the unit process sections and no substrate is positioned at the unit process sections. Accordingly, the process defects of the process units may be sufficiently prevented and the operation period of the manufacturing apparatus is sufficiently elongated.
US08696920B2	Method of fabricating case for portable electronic device A method of fabricating a case for a portable electronic device includes: preparing a case preform; processing the inner surface of the case preform using a laser; and surface-treating the outer surface of the case preform, wherein the outer surface of the case preform shows fine prominences and depressions formed by the surface-treating of the outer surface of the case preform, and patterns formed by processing the inner surface of the case preform appear bumpily on the outer surface of the case preform.
US08696918B2	Methods of utilizing block copolymer to form patterns Some embodiments include methods of forming patterns. A block copolymer film may be formed over a substrate, with the block copolymer having an intrinsic glass transition temperature (Tg,O) and a degradation temperature (Td). A temperature window may be defined to correspond to temperatures (T) within the range of Tg,O≦T≦Td. While the block copolymer is in the upper half of the temperature window, solvent may be dispersed into the block copolymer to a process volume fraction that induces self-assembly of the block copolymer into a pattern. A defect specification may be defined, and the process volume fraction of solvent may be at level that achieves self-assembly within the defect specification. In some embodiments, the solvent may be removed from within the block copolymer while maintaining the defect specification.
US08696917B2	Analyte sensor and fabrication methods Methods for fabricating analyte sensor components using IC- or MEMs-based fabrication techniques and sensors prepared therefrom. Fabrication of the analyte sensor component comprises providing an inorganic substrate having deposited thereon a release layer, a first flexible dielectric layer and a second flexible dielectric layer insulating there between electrodes, contact pads and traces connecting the electrodes and the contact pads of a plurality of sensors. Openings are provided in one of the dielectric layers over one or more of the electrodes to receive an analyte sensing membrane for the detection of an analyte of interest and for electrical connection with external electronics. The plurality of fabricated sensor components are lifted off the inorganic substrate.
US08696916B2	Process and apparatus for water purification A process for purifying water via freezing is disclosed. The process may include: contacting an aqueous mixture with a flotation medium, wherein the flotation medium has a density greater than or equal to the density of ice or hydrate and less than the density of the aqueous mixture or concentrated brine at its freezing point; reducing the temperature of the aqueous mixture to a temperature equal to or below the freezing point of the aqueous mixture to form ice or hydrate and a concentrate; phase separating the concentrate and the flotation medium; recovering the concentrate; and recovering the ice or hydrate and flotation medium as a slurry. Upon melting, phase separation of the resultant water from the flotation medium may provide a purified water product.
US08696913B2	Determining biofilm thickness in a membrane supported biofilm reactor A method of assessing biofilm thickness in a membrane supported biofilm reactor (MSBR) of the type comprising a lumen containing a gas phase, a liquid phase, and a gas permeable membrane providing an interface between the gas and liquid phases, the method comprising the steps of charging the lumen with an inert gas, closing the lumen to establish an initial elevated pressure in the lumen, measuring the rate of change of pressure within the lumen, and correlating the rate of change of pressure (dP/dt) with biofilm thickness. The step of correlating dP/dt with biofilm thickness involves correlating dP/dt with the rate of diffusion of the inert gas (dn/dt), correlating dn/dt with an overall mass transfer coefficient (K), correlating K with the mass transfer coefficient of the biofilm (ICB), and correlating kβ with the biofilm thickness. Also described is a membrane supported biofilm reactor (MSBR) of the type comprising a gas permeable membrane providing an interface between a lumen containing a gas phase, and a liquid phase, characterized in that the MSBR comprises means for flushing the lumen with an inert gas, means for closing and re-opening the lumen, and means for detecting intra-membrane pressure within the lumen. The means for detecting intra-membrane pressure is provided by a pressure transducer.
US08696911B2	Decontamination of radioactive liquid effluent by solid-liquid extraction using a recycle loop The invention relates to a continuous process for decontaminating a radioactive liquid effluent comprising one or more radioactive chemical elements to be removed that comprises the following steps: a step of bringing said radioactive liquid effluent into contact, in a first reactor, with solid particles capable of capturing and retaining said radioactive chemical element(s) to be removed, by means of which a suspension of solid particles containing said radioactive chemical element(s) to be removed is obtained; a step of settling said suspension, in a second reactor, by means of which a solid phase is obtained that comprises the solid particles containing said radioactive chemical element(s) to be removed and a liquid phase depleted or devoid of said radioactive chemical element(s) to be removed; a step of separating said solid phase and said liquid phase; characterized in that a portion of said solid phase obtained at the end of the settling step is reinjected into the first reactor for the implementation of a contacting step as defined above. Application to the treatment of radioactive liquid effluents originating from nuclear installations.
US08696907B2	Plant for the treatment and disposal of waste water containing salts and oil and method for the treatment and disposal of waste water containing salts and oil The invention relates to a plant and a method for the treatment and disposal of waste water containing salts and oil, in particular produced water, comprising at least one settling area for receiving the waste water and for separating oil proportions from the waste water, at least one subsequent reed bed area having plants for the uptake and degradation of contaminants in the waste water, at least one modular basin area having a plurality of utility basins, whereby a utility basin, controlled by way of distribution means, can be supplied with treated waste water from the reed bed area and/or from at least one other utility basin, and at least one saline area for the reception of the residual water from the modular basin area and for the evaporation of water and the concentration of salt.
US08696906B2	Involute cartridge filter system A fluid filter system including a filter housing having an inlet chamber that surrounds the inner chamber that houses the filter cartridges. The filter cartridges are positioned in an involute configuration to channel rotationally inward flow of the fluid as it loses kinetic energy and velocity. The configuration provides superior filtering of fluids flowing therethrough and provides superior filter life.
US08696902B2	High pressure connect fitting An analytical instrument fitting assembly for coupling first and second analytical fluid conduits is provided. The fitting assembly includes a first fitting defining a central passage adapted to receive a first fluid conduit defining an internal diameter of no greater than 0.040 inch and a second fitting. The second fitting defines a central passage extending between first and second ends and is in fluid communication with the first fitting. A separation device is disposed within a central passages of the first and second fittings to selectively separate liquids passing therethrough. The fitting assembly further includes a retractable end fitting having a housing, a tube extending within the housing, and a biasing member. Selective positioning of the tube within the housing minimizes dead space between the tube and the second end.
US08696899B2	Dispenser for preparing a nutritional composition A dispenser for a nutritional composition comprises a water reservoir, water heating means, water discharge means, a bacterial filter between the water heating means and the water discharge means such that heated water passes though the filter prior to discharge from the dispenser, and means to heat surfaces of the dispenser which come into contact with filtered water.
US08696889B2	Desulfurization of heavy hydrocarbons and conversion of resulting hydrosulfides utilizing a transition metal oxide The present invention is a process for desulfurizing hydrocarbon feedstreams with alkali metal compounds and regenerating the alkali metal compounds via the use of a transition metal oxide. The present invention employs the use of a transition metal oxide, preferably copper oxide, in order to convert spent alkali metal hydrosulfides in the regeneration of the alkali hydroxide compounds for reutilization in the desulfurization process for the hydrocarbon feedstreams. Additionally, in preferred embodiments of the processes disclosed herein, carbonates which may be detrimental to the overall desulfurization process and related equipment are removed from the regenerated alkali metal stream.
US08696885B2	Process for producing diesel A process is disclosed for hydrocracking hydrocarbon feed in a hydrocracking unit and hydrotreating a diesel product from the hydrocracking unit in a hydrotreating unit. The hydrocracking unit and the hydrotreating unit shares the same recycle gas compressor. A warm separator separates recycle gas and hydrocarbons from diesel in the hydrotreating effluent, so fraction of the diesel is relatively simple. The warm separator also keeps the diesel product separate from the more sulfurous diesel in the hydrocracking effluent, and still retains heat needed for fractionation of lighter components from the low sulfur diesel product.
US08696883B2	Method for reducing carbon dioxide The present subject matter provides a method for reducing carbon dioxide with the use of a device for reducing carbon dioxide. The device includes a cathode chamber, an anode chamber and a solid electrolyte membrane. The cathode chamber includes a working electrode which includes a metal or a metal compound. The anode chamber includes a counter electrode which includes a region formed of a nitride semiconductor. First and second electrolytic solutions are held in the cathode and anode chamber, respectively. The working electrode and the counter electrode are in contact with the first and second electrolytic solution, respectively. The solid electrolyte membrane is interposed between the cathode and anode chambers. The first electrolyte solution contains the carbon dioxide. An electric source is not interposed electrically between the working electrode and the counter electrode.
US08696881B2	Patch-clamp providing on-chip thermal gradient A patch clamp system providing precise and rapid temperature control of constrained cell membranes employs the thermal element attached to the substrate of the patch clamp. In one embodiment, the thermal element is a Peltier device fabricated on a silicon membrane wafer bonded to the substrate of the patch clamp.
US08696878B2	Wafer processing deposition shielding components Embodiments described herein generally relate to components for a semiconductor processing chamber, a process kit for a semiconductor processing chamber, and a semiconductor processing chamber having a process kit. In one embodiment a lower shield for encircling a sputtering target and a substrate support is provided. The lower shield comprises a cylindrical outer band having a first diameter dimensioned to encircle the sputtering surface of the sputtering target and the substrate support, the cylindrical band comprising a top wall that surrounds a sputtering surface of a sputtering target and a bottom wall that surrounds the substrate support, a support ledge comprising a resting surface and extending radially outward from the cylindrical outer band, a base plate extending radially inward from the bottom wall of the cylindrical band, and a cylindrical inner band coupled with the base plate and partially surrounding a peripheral edge of the substrate support.
US08696875B2	Self-ionized and inductively-coupled plasma for sputtering and resputtering A magnetron sputter reactor (410) and its method of use, in which SIP sputtering and ICP sputtering are promoted is disclosed. In another chamber (412) an array of auxiliary magnets positioned along sidewalls (414) of a magnetron sputter reactor on a side towards the wafer from the target is disclosed. The magnetron (436) preferably is a small one having a stronger outer pole (442) of a first polarity surrounding a weaker inner pole (440) of a second polarity all on a yoke (444) and rotates about the axis (438) of the chamber using rotation means (446, 448, 450). The auxiliary magnets (462) preferably have the first polarity to draw the unbalanced magnetic field (460) towards the wafer (424), which is on a pedestal (422) supplied with power (454). Argon (426) is supplied through a valve (428). The target (416) is supplied with power (434).
US08696874B2	Seed layer comprising FCC structure An apparatus and method are provided for improving perpendicular magnetic recording media. The present invention provides media, and a method of fabricating media in a cost-effective manner, with a reduced ruthenium (Ru) content interlayer structure, while meeting media performance requirements. A perpendicular magnetic recording medium is provided comprising a non-magnetic substrate having a surface, and a layer stack situated on the substrate surface. The layer stack comprises, in overlying sequence from the substrate surface a magnetically soft underlayer; an amorphous or crystalline, non-magnetic seed layer; an interlayer structure for crystallographically orienting a layer of a perpendicular magnetic recording material situated on the underlayer; and at least one crystallographically oriented, magnetically hard, perpendicular magnetic recording layer situated on the interlayer structure. The interlayer structure is a stacked structure comprising, in overlying sequence: a chromium alloy situated on the seed layer; and an upper interlayer situated on the chromium alloy.
US08696871B2	Apparatus for removing a contaminant from a solvent separation process The invention is a process and apparatus for removing a contaminant from an aromatic selective solvent. A feed stream comprising an aromatic hydrocarbon and a non-aromatic hydrocarbon is contacted with the aromatic selective solvent in an extractive distillation zone to produce a raffinate stream comprising the non-aromatic hydrocarbon, and a rich solvent stream comprising the aromatic hydrocarbon and the solvent. The rich solvent stream is separated in a second distillation zone to produce an extract stream comprising the aromatic hydrocarbon, and a lean solvent stream comprising the contaminant and the aromatic selective solvent. At least a portion of the lean solvent stream is washed with a non-aromatic hydrocarbon to produce a clean solvent stream, at least a portion of which is passed to at least one of the extractive distillation zone and the second distillation zone.
US08696870B2	Device for desalinating sea water by ambient-temperature spraying Device for desalinating sea water comprising a unit (10) for spraying sea water in the form of droplets, a unit (20) for vaporizing the droplets into steam, a unit (30) for separating steam from salt particles, and a unit (40) for condensing steam into fresh water. The spraying unit comprises a sea water entry (12), an ambient-temperature dry air entry (14), and a device for generating acoustic waves at a frequency greater than 1 MHz focused by means of nozzles (17) receiving the sea water coming from the sea water entry so as to obtain microdroplets having a diameter comprised between about 2.5 microns and about 5 microns.
US08696869B2	Surface application of polymers and polymer mixtures to improve paper strength Stable, coating compositions useful for enhancing the dry strength of paper are disclosed. The compositions comprise an aqueous solution of nearly neutral polymer, cationic polymer and starch. Method of using the coating composition to improve the dry strength of paper is also disclosed.
US08696868B2	Disulfo-type fluorescent whitening agent compositions Fluorescent whitening agent compositions include at least two specific disulfo-type fluorescent whitening agents for optically whitening paper or board.
US08696865B2	Derivatives of native lignin from softwood feedstocks At least one embodiment of the present inventions relates to a method of producing a softwood lignin derivative softwood lignin derivative. The method includes steps of pulping a fibrous biomass, heating the biomass, maintaining the elevated temperature for 1 minute or longer, separating the cellulosic pulp to form a lignin rich material, and recovering derivatives of native lignin wherein the derivatives have an aliphatic hydroxyl content of from about 2.5 mmol/g to about 7 mmol/g. The derivatives can have a phenolic hydroxyl content of from about 2 mmol/g to about 8 mmol/g and a normalized RSI of 10 or greater. The method can be a kraft process or a modification thereof.
US08696864B2	Room temperature debonding composition, method and stack Embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide for materials, methods for using such materials and structures that both incorporate such materials and are made using such methods that can be smoothly debonded at or near room temperature while providing a fixable bond that allows for wafer processing such as wafer thinning, anisotropic dry etching and chemical resistance during plating and etching.

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