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| US08723910B2 |
Optical scanning device and image forming apparatus using same
An optical scanning device includes a light source, a deflector for deflecting and scanning the beams of light, an imaging optical system, a housing, a synchronization sensor, a circuit board on which the light source and the synchronization sensor are mounted, and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism enables an adjustment of an interval between beams of light respectively emitted from the plurality of emission points on a surface to be scanned. The circuit board includes a first part on which the light source is mounted, a second part on which the synchronization sensor is mounted and an intermediate part between the first and second parts. The first part is arranged outside the housing, the second part is arranged inside the housing and the intermediate part passes through a wall surface of the housing. The adjustment mechanism fixes the light source using the housing with the interval adjusted. |
| US08723906B2 |
Image-forming apparatus and method for controlling image-forming apparatus
This image-forming apparatus includes a plurality of photosensitive drums, a plurality of laser scanning units, and a motor control unit. A motor control unit detects the time difference between a change point of the detection signal of a reference color and the change points of colors targeted for phase correction, and, when the absolute value of the time difference is greater than a threshold, carries out a rough adjustment process for reducing the time difference by a drive signal with which a base period has been changed by a first period change amount and thereafter carries out a fine adjustment process for reducing the time difference by a drive signal with which the base period has been changed by a second period change amount smaller than the first period change amount. |
| US08723900B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a light emission control part which allows a light source to emit the light having one of the plural different main wavelengths in each of plural sub frames; a display panel which controls the transmission of light in each pixel; and a display control part which controls the display panel corresponding to a gray level value with respect to the each pixel, wherein the light emitting control part performs the light emission of light having a first main wavelength in a first sub frame in accordance with a light emission amount weighted based on a time for calculation including a first interval which is a interval between the first sub frame where the first main wavelength is emitted and a second sub frame where the first main wavelength is emitted after the first sub frame. |
| US08723895B2 |
Display and real-time automatic white balance method thereof
A display and a real-time automatic white balance method thereof are provided. The display includes a first color light source and a second color light source. The real-time automatic white balance method includes following steps. A first target luminance of the first color light source and a second target luminance of the second color light source are provided. A luminance of the first color light source is detected to obtain a first current luminance. A second current luminance of the second color light source is calculated according to a ratio of the first target luminance to the first current luminance and the second target luminance. A luminance of the second color light source is adjusted according to the second current luminance. |
| US08723894B2 |
Data processing device having a RGBW generator and a frame rate conversion and method of driving the same
A method of processing data for driving a display panel including a pixel structure including red, green, blue and white (RGBW) sub-pixels includes receiving red, green and blue (RGB) data at a first frame frequency. The method further includes generating RGBW data at a second frame frequency, greater than the first frame frequency, using the RGB data. |
| US08723890B2 |
Handheld electronic device having sliding display and position configurable camera
A handheld electronic device having a movable display screen is used to capture image data. The movable display screen is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position a first portion of the display screen is hidden from view and a second portion of the display screen is viewable, and in the second position the first portion and the second portion of the display screen are viewable, the handheld electronic device having an image sensor, an orientation sensor for sensing an orientation of the handheld electronic device, and at least one position sensor for sensing a position of the display screen. Device orientation information is received from the orientation sensor, display screen position information is received from the position sensor and image data is received from the image sensor representing an image. An image orientation for the image is determined in dependence on both the display screen position information and the device orientation information. |
| US08723884B2 |
Scan converting a set of vector edges to a set of pixel aligned edges
Disclosed is a process (1500) for converting an image, comprising a set of vector input edges, to a set of corresponding pixel-aligned non-overlapping output edges. The process (1500) traverses (1502) a first scanline to detect the intersection of a first active vector input edge with the first scanline. The process then identifies (1503) a fill compositing sequence referenced by the detected first input edge, and then creates (1504) a first pixel aligned output edge associated with the first input edge. The process then traverses (1505) a second scanline to detect the intersection of a second active vector input edge with the second scanline, after it determines (1506) whether the detected second input edge can be associated with the first output edge on the first scanline. If so then the process extends (1507) extends the first output edge from the first scanline to a pixel boundary in the vicinity of the intersection of the second input edge with the second scanline. |
| US08723877B2 |
Subbuffer objects
A method and an apparatus for a parallel computing program using subbuffers to perform a data processing task in parallel among heterogeneous compute units are described. The compute units can include a heterogeneous mix of central processing units (CPUs) and graphic processing units (GPUs). A system creates a subbuffer from a parent buffer for each of a plurality of heterogeneous compute units. If a subbuffer is not associated with the same compute unit as the parent buffer, the system copies data from the subbuffer to memory of that compute unit. The system further tracks updates to the data and transfers those updates back to the subbuffer. |
| US08723875B2 |
Web-based graphics rendering system
Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that renders graphics in a computing system that includes a plugin associated with a web browser in the computing system and a web application configured to execute in the web browser. During operation, the web application specifies a graphics model and provides the graphics model to the plugin. Next, the plugin generates a graphics-processing unit (GPU) command stream from the graphics model. Finally, the plugin sends the GPU command stream to a GPU of the computing system, which renders an image corresponding to the graphics model. |
| US08723869B2 |
Biologically based chamber matching
The subject disclosure relates to automatically learning relationships among a plurality of manufacturing tool parameters as applied to arbitrary semiconductor manufacturing tools and a graphical user interface that is supported, at least in part, by an autonomous learning system. The graphical user interface can create one or more matrixes based on received data and can further generate additional matrices by transforming the one or more matrixes. A series of windows can be output, wherein the series of windows, provide performance analysis that comprises a matching between a focus chamber and a reference chamber. In an aspect, the focus chamber and the reference chamber can be different chambers. In another aspect, the focus chamber and the reference chamber can be the same chamber, which provides analysis of the deterioration in performance of the same chamber over time. |
| US08723868B2 |
Systems and methods for displaying digitized waveforms on pixilated screens
Systems and methods for displaying digitized waveform data on a pixilated screen are provided. Certain methods include retrieving waveform data that exists as a plurality of sequential samples in a buffer. A first sample is associated with a first point of a pixilated screen. A second sample that follows the first sample is associated with a second point of the screen. A boundary of a rectangular line segment connecting the points is determined. For each pixel of the pixilated screen that has any portion inside the boundary of the rectangular line segment, a number of subpixels within the pixel that have any portion inside the boundary of the rectangular line segment is determined and that number of subpixels is correlated with an intensity value that is then associated with the pixel. Waveform data is displayed by painting pixels of the screen with the associated intensity values. |
| US08723867B2 |
Game apparatus, storage medium storing a game program, and game controlling method
A game apparatus includes a first LCD and a second LCD, and on the first LCD, a two-dimensional game screen including objects positioned in a two-dimensional coordinate is displayed. When a two-dimensional coordinate of a specific object out of the objects positioned in the two-dimensional coordinate satisfies a predetermined condition, a three-dimensional coordinate of each of the objects is calculated on the basis of the two-dimensional coordinate of each of the objects. The object is modeled in the calculated three-dimensional coordinate, moved by a predetermined animation, and then shot by a virtual camera. Accordingly, a game screen of an image (animation) of the three-dimensional virtual space shot by the virtual camera is displayed on the second LCD. |
| US08723863B2 |
Data processing system with construction geometry
A CAD system, method, and computer readable medium. A method for modeling a topological structure includes receiving a definition of a topological structure. The method also includes receiving a definition of a construction element and receiving a geometrical relationship between the construction element and an element of the topological structure. The method further includes receiving a change to the topological structure and, in response to the change, changing the first construction element according to the geometrical relationship. |
| US08723862B2 |
Information processor and information processing method
An information processor that calculates information concerning a three-dimensional shape comprises: a three-dimensional-shape input unit that inputs drawing data of a three-dimensional shape used for displaying a three-dimensional shape; a display unit that displays a three-dimensional shape of drawing data input to the three-dimensional-shape input unit; and a shape-value-information calculating unit that sets a shape element of a three-dimensional shape displayed on the display unit to data used for calculating a three-dimensional shape, based on an instruction input from outside, calculates a value of a shape concerning the three-dimensional shape not clearly shown within the drawing data as shape value information by using the set shape element, and displays a calculation result on the display unit. |
| US08723860B2 |
Methods and systems for generating 3-dimensional computer images
There are provided methods and apparatus for generating a 3-dimensional computer image. The image includes a number of objects and is divided into separate areas. Control data to link to object data stored in a memory for each object is derived for two objects at a time. Two or more separate areas can be processed in parallel by deriving control data for the two separate areas at a time. To avoid fetching data for both areas, which is actually only applicable to one area, encoding is used in the control data. The object data can be stored on one or across two memory pages, and the control data includes one memory page address in the former case and two memory page addresses in the latter case. The object data can also be stored across two non-contiguous memory pages, by using a look-up table with contiguous portions allocated for each object's object data. When partial rendering is used, and partial depth data is stored and subsequently updated, the depth data can be stored across two memory pages using link portions in the memory pages to either indicate the end of data storage or point to the next memory page. |
| US08723859B1 |
LCD large-scale display
A Large Scale LCD Display System comprising a plurality of individual image substrates in communication with a microprocessor which communicates a portion of a large overall image to be depicted by each constituent substrate such that the end result is a complete depiction of the large overall image. |
| US08723857B2 |
Charge pump circuits and apparatuses having the same
A charge pump circuit configured to prevent latch-up is provided. The charge pump circuit includes a first transistor including a first bulk terminal, a first input terminal and a first output terminal, a first switching circuit connecting the first bulk terminal to one of the first input terminal and the first output terminal according to a voltage of the first input terminal and a voltage of the first output terminal, a first capacitor having a terminal connected to the first output terminal, and a second switching circuit connecting a second terminal of the first capacitor to the first input terminal or a ground in response to a plurality of clock signals. |
| US08723855B2 |
On-chip power-down generation for LDO-based mutual capacitance touchscreen controllers
Various embodiments of methods and devices are provided for a mutual capacitance touchscreen controller comprising a first on-chip low drop out regulator (LDO) configured to receive and regulate as a first input thereto an input supply voltage (VSUPPLY), and to provide as an output therefrom a first regulated output voltage (VDDA). A first comparator in the controller is configured to receive as first and second inputs thereto VSUPPLY and VDDA and to provide as an output therefrom a signal EN, EN being provided to the first LDO as a second input thereto. The first LDO is configured to operate in a first off mode and is turned off by signal EN when the difference between VSUPPLY and VDDA is less than a predetermined threshold. |
| US08723853B2 |
Driving device, display apparatus having the same and method of driving the display apparatus
A driving device includes an output timing controller which controls an output timing of a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage respectively generated from a first voltage generator and a second voltage generator. A third driving voltage output from the output timing controller is provided to a first data driver and a second data driver, and also provided to a gamma voltage generator to generate a plurality of gamma voltages. Accordingly, a reverse electric potential between the third driving voltage and the gamma voltages is prevented from being generated in the first and second data drivers, therefore, preventing the first and second data drivers from being damaged. |
| US08723851B2 |
Data drive circuit of flat panel display and driving method thereof
The data driver of a flat panel display includes: an output driver configured to output a plurality of amplified data signals for a plurality of channels corresponding to a plurality of data lines, the plurality of channels including: a plurality of amplifiers configured to amplify a plurality of input data signals and to supply the amplified data signals to the data lines; and a plurality of chopping controllers, each of the chopping controllers being coupled connected to a plurality of input terminals of a corresponding amplifier of the amplifiers and configured to receive a first control signal or a second control signal to periodically change signals applied to positive and negative input terminals from among the input terminals of the amplifiers. |
| US08723848B2 |
Image display apparatus and image display method
It is expected to provide an image display apparatus and image display method that can reduce the risk that an image quality is undermined due to a halo phenomenon caused by the leak of light passing through a non-corresponding color filter from a LED. The image display apparatus can respectively control luminous efficiencies of plural color LEDs, i.e., R-LED (11a), G-LED (11b) and B-LED (11c) that emit light through a color filter to a displaying unit. The image display apparatus obtains luminous efficiencies for a frame of RGB image signal (S2), calculates a light leak amount and then detects whether the halo phenomenon may occur or not (S3-S5). When the halo phenomenon is considered to occur, the luminous efficiencies of LEDs (11a, 11b, 11c) included in the liquid crystal display apparatus are controlled to make the light from the LEDs (11a, 11b, 11c) become close to white light (S8). |
| US08723846B2 |
Method and apparatus for increasing a perceived resolution of a display
According to one embodiment, a method of increasing a perceived resolution of a display includes directing light at a optical dithering element and repeatedly transitioning the optical dithering element from a first position to a second position and then back to the first position such that the mirror alternately reflects light to a first position on the display and then to a second position on the display. Each transition of the mirror includes controlling any overshoot or ringing in the position of the optical dithering element by providing a predetermined drive signal to the optical dithering element to smoothly accelerate and decelerate the element during the traverse between the first and second positions. |
| US08723840B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting a multitouch event in an optical touch-sensitive device
A touch sensitive optical control device comprising a set of light emitters 14, 22 and light detectors 18, 24 arranged relative to a touchable surface 30 such that light transmitted by the emitters is received by the detectors along multiple intersecting beams which pass transversely of the surface and touching the surface at a beam interrupts the light transmitted along the beam. Candidate touch points T1, T2, F1, F2 are defined at the intersections of interrupted beams and are confirmed or not as actual touch points by examining test beams 40, 42, 54, 56 near to or coincident with the candidate touch point. |
| US08723838B2 |
Sensor apparatus with different proximity sensors and sensing method thereof
The present invention discloses a proximity sensing apparatus and a method thereof. A sensor apparatus comprises a panel, an emitting device, and a proximity sensor module. The panel includes a first transparent area and a second transparent area; an emitting device is located under the panel and the emitting device emitting a light passing through the first transparent area. The proximity sensor module is located under the panel and the proximity sensor module includes at least one proximity sensor with high sensitivity which is a second proximity sensor and at least one proximity sensor with low sensitivity which is a first proximity sensor, and the proximity sensor module receives the light passing through the second transparent area. The light passing through the first transparent area and then reflecting from an object to passing through the second transparent area, and the panel is able to provide a touch function. |
| US08723833B2 |
Capacitive touch system with noise immunity
Systems and methods for determining a user's touch in a capacitive touch sensor system is provided, including performing a series of potential touch detection tests for a plurality of sensors until a potential touch is detected and measuring a test frequency for one of the sensors, such that a potential touch may be detected when the measured test frequency deviates from a previously measured test frequency for the same sensor. After detecting a potential touch, the method may additionally include performing a series of baseline comparison tests for each of the sensors, for example, measuring a current frequency for one of the sensors, comparing the current frequency to a baseline frequency, and assigning a deviation value based on the comparison the current frequency and the baseline frequency. The method may identify the sensor with the largest deviation value as a touched sensor. |
| US08723831B2 |
Graphical authentication for a portable device and methods for use therewith
A portable device includes a touch screen that includes a display screen and that generates touch screen data in response to a user's interaction with the touch screen. A processor executes a security application for authenticating the user to the portable device that provides first display data to the touch screen for displaying a security prompt on the display screen. Touch screen data is received from the touch screen in response to the user's interaction with the touch screen and is processed to determine when an authentication shape is recognized as being indicated by the touch screen data. The user is authenticated to the portable device when the authentication shape is recognized as being indicated by the touch screen data. |
| US08723828B2 |
Touch sensor-equipped display device
Provided is a touch sensor-equipped display device that is not susceptible to the effect of noise caused by the reversal of polarity of the common voltage of the display device, without using special circuits. The touch sensor-equipped display device includes: a touch sensor unit 7 having a plurality of sensor electrodes; a sensor output read circuit 21 that is sequentially connected to the respective sensor electrodes and that outputs a signal voltage corresponding to the electrical characteristics of the sensor electrode connected thereto; a sensor control circuit 23 that supplies a control signal to the sensor output read circuit 21; and a coordinate calculation circuit 22 that detects a contact position on the basis of the signal voltage. The coordinate calculation circuit 22 includes: an averaging circuit 221 that calculates an average value for the signal voltage values outputted from the sensor output read circuit 21 over two cycles of the vertical synchronizing signal; and a contact position detection circuit 222 that detects the contact position on the basis of the average value. |
| US08723824B2 |
Electronic devices with sidewall displays
Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated. |
| US08723818B2 |
Touch screen poly layer electrode distribution
A touch screen position sensor has two sets of electrodes, where at least one of the electrodes is divided into segments that are arranged on opposing faces of a substrate. The electrode segments on one face of a substrate do not overlap with the electrode segments on the opposing face of the substrate. |
| US08723815B2 |
Interactive communication systems
The present invention includes interactive communication systems that incorporate several beneficial embodiments including an interactive tray system, an electronic presentation messaging system, an interactive podium, and a key drive system. The interactive tray system enables a single, transferable interactive unit to be fastened to a communication medium, turning into a fully interactive medium. The electronic presentation messaging system enables the e-mailing of presentations and notes to and from components of the interactive communication system. The interactive podium increases conventional podium mobility, enabling both the presenter, and podium, to move and be moved about the room without attention to wired connections. The key drive system replaces the conventional Y-connector of the key drive technology by effectively integrating the key drive in the device, thus only having one connector, and eliminating the need to change connectors from the key drive, to the USB connector, upon software driver loading. |
| US08723807B2 |
Combined touch sensor and LED driver with n-type MOSFET protecting touch sensor
A combined touch sensor and light-emitting-diode (LED) driver comprises a touch sensor circuit configured to detect a touch, where the touch sensor circuit is coupled to a common node and configured to operate with a first operating voltage, an LED driver circuit configured to drive an LED if the LED is coupled to the common node, where the LED driver circuit is also coupled to the common node and configured to operate with a second operating voltage is higher than the first operating voltage, and an n-type field effect transistor (FET) connected in series between the common node and the touch sensor. The n-type FET prevents the higher operating voltage of the LED driver from affecting the operation of the touch sensor, when a port of the combined touch sensor and LED driver IC is used to drive an LED. The touch sensor may be a capacitance-to-digital converter. |
| US08723804B2 |
Transaction terminal and adaptor therefor
A transaction terminal (10) having a touch screen (20) disposed in a recess (30) in the terminal housing (12) includes an adaptor (25) for facilitating use of the touch screen by persons that are vision-impaired, hearing-impaired or dexterity-challenged. The adaptor (25) is selectively positionable in operative engagement with the touch screen (20). The adaptor (25) includes an insert (50) and a keypad (60, 160, 260). The insert (50) is supported on terminal housing (12) with deck (52) disposed over and in spaced relationship to the touch screen. The deck (52) has at least one discrete opening therethrough. The keypad includes at least one key juxtaposed relative to said least one discrete opening in said deck of the insert. Upon depression of the key, contact is made with a selected portion of the touch screen (20). |
| US08723803B2 |
Easily deployable interactive direct-pointing system and presentation control system and calibration method therefor
A method for controlling movement of a computer display cursor based on a point-of-aim of a pointing device within an interaction region includes projecting an image of a computer display to create the interaction region. At least one calibration point having a predetermined relation to the interaction region is established. A pointing line is directed to substantially pass through the calibration point while measuring a position of and an orientation of the pointing device. The pointing line has a predetermined relationship to the pointing device. Movement of the cursor is controlled within the interaction region using measurements of the position of and the orientation of the pointing device. |
| US08723802B2 |
Mobile electronic device
Provided is a mobile electronic device capable of reflecting a user's intention. While an initial screen for waiting for an incoming-call is being displayed on an LCD display unit, a control unit performs control so that a first type character display area and a second type character display area are displayed on the LCD display unit in place of the initial screen, wherein the first type character display area is an area for, when any of first keys is depressed, displaying a first type character (for example, a number such as “1”, “2”, “3”) assigned to the depressed first key and the second type character display area is an area for displaying a second type character (for example, “a”, “i”, “u”, etc. in Japanese Hiragana letter) assigned to the depressed first key. |
| US08723801B2 |
More useful man machine interfaces and applications
A method for enhancing a well-being of a small child or baby utilizes at least one TV camera positioned to observe one or more points on the child or an object associated with the child. Signals from the TV camera are outputted to a computer, which analyzes the output signals to determine a position or movement of the child or child associated object. The determined position or movement is then compared to preprogrammed criteria in the computer to determine a correlation or importance, and thereby to provide data to the child. |
| US08723798B2 |
Systems and methods for obtaining user command from gaze direction
In one embodiment of the present invention, a computer-implemented method for obtaining a command of a user includes capturing an image of the eyes of a user. The coordinates of a glint center point and the coordinates of an eye center point are calculated from the image. The gaze direction of the user is calculated from the coordinates of a glint center point and the coordinates of an eye center point to determine a corresponding command. |
| US08723794B2 |
Remote input device
An input device providing users with a pointing capability includes a sender portion (100) and a receiver portion (200). The sender portion (100) is adapted to be manipulated by a user (the user manipulating button 125) to specify a target point within a target area. The sender portion projects a light beam (light output from light source 115) including a pattern onto the target area. A receiver portion (200) includes one or more sensor units (205, 210, 215) located in or near the target area. At least some of the sensor units (205, 210, 215) receive a portion of the light beam (light output from light source 115) regardless of the location of the target point within the target area. A processing unit (220) in the receiver portion (200) analyzes the portions of the light beam received by one or more sensor units (205, 210, 215) to determine an attribute of the target point. The attribute can be the location or relative motion of the target point. The receiver portion (200) may be integrated with a display device. |
| US08723792B2 |
System for controlling devices and information on network by using hand gestures
The disclosure relates to a system for controlling devices and information on a network by hand gestures, and more particularly, to a system for controlling devices and information on a network by hand gestures in which a device or a file to be controlled is selected by a user and a display device is pointed so that information and data can be shared and that various devices can be coupled to each other easily and can be controlled easily.The system for controlling devices and information on a network by hand gestures can remarkably improve the interaction between various input and display devices and a user under a ubiquitous computing environment. |
| US08723790B1 |
System and method for detecting facial gestures for control of an electronic device
A control system enables a user to control an electronic device by moving parts of the face, including the eyes. Optical emitters and optical detectors are used to reflect light from the relevant parts of the user's face. Pattern matching or approximation of a pointing location are used to define the control input to the electronic device based on the user's motions. Visual feedback is optionally provided to the user during the controller's actions. Additional sensor elements are optionally provided to improve performance of the system. Hardware and software elements are combined to provide for the specified control actions. |
| US08723789B1 |
Two-dimensional method and system enabling three-dimensional user interaction with a device
User interaction with a display is detected using at least two cameras whose intersecting FOVs define a three-dimensional hover zone within which user interactions can be imaged. Each camera substantially simultaneously acquires from its vantage point two-dimensional images of the user within the hover zone. Separately and collectively the image data is analyzed to identify therein a relatively few landmarks definable on the user. A substantially unambiguous correspondence is established between the same landmark on each acquired image, and as to those landmarks a three-dimensional reconstruction is made in a common coordinate system. This landmark identification and position information can be converted into a command causing the display to respond appropriately to a gesture made by the user. Advantageously size of the hover zone can far exceed size of the display, making the invention usable with smart phones as well as large size entertainment TVs. |
| US08723788B2 |
Real-time information transmission and reception system
In a real-time information transmission and reception system, a transmission device includes a light emitter driven by a modulated control signal generated by a modulation controller based on a code sequence, which is encoded from an input signal generated by an input unit and corresponding to information to be transmitted, to emit light. The modulated control signal has a constant average power, and various frequencies greater than 60 Hz. A reception device includes a photoelectric sensor for sensing the light emitted by the light emitter to generate a current signal that is demodulated and processed to generate a data output corresponding to the information and received by a display unit for displaying the information thereon. |
| US08723782B2 |
Light emitting lamp, backlight assembly and display device having the same
A light emitting lamp, a backlight assembly and a display device including the same are provided. The light emitting lamp includes a lamp tube longitudinally extended along an extension line, and a plurality of set electrodes disposed on a periphery of the lamp tube and along the extension line. The periphery of the lamp tube is divided into a first region and a second region by a plane including the extension line, and each of the set electrodes includes a first electrode disposed on the first region and a second electrode disposed on the second region. |
| US08723780B2 |
Inverter for liquid crystal display
An inverter of driving a light source for a display device is provided. The inverter includes a temperature sensor sensing a temperature and generating an output voltage based on the sensed temperature, a buffer generating an output signal having a state depending on the output voltage of the temperature sensor, an oscillator generating an oscillating signal having a frequency depending on the state of the output signal of the buffer, and an inverter performing a switching operation in response to the oscillating signal from the oscillator. Therefore, the inverter increases the voltage applied to the light source when the temperature near the light source is lower than a predetermined temperature since the frequency of the oscillating signal is increased. |
| US08723779B2 |
Tiled optical fiber display
The present invention provides a tiled optical fiber display device structure which includes a light emitting diode (LED) backlit liquid crystal display (LCD). Light from the LCD enters an array of optical fibers that directs the light to a viewing screen. The optical fibers eliminate the use of energy absorbing color filters in conventional LCD's, and also enable the seamless tiling of multiple display modules. |
| US08723775B2 |
Method for driving liquid crystal display apparatus
In one embodiment of the present invention, when a still image is displayed, applied voltages respectively corresponding to a total of n (n being an integer of not less than 4) types of gradation 0 to (n−1) are outputted to pixels. When a moving image is displayed, an applied voltage corresponding to a predetermined gradation m (1≦m≦(n−2)) is applied to the pixels instead of applied voltages respectively corresponding to gradations of less than the predetermined gradation m. Overdrive driving is performed with respect to a total of n types of gradation. |
| US08723770B2 |
Flat panel display apparatus
A flat panel display apparatus includes a first pixel region on a substrate and defined by an intersection between a first gate line and a data line. The first pixel region includes a first transistor and a first capacitor and is covered by a first pixel electrode. The apparatus includes a second pixel region adjacent to the first pixel region and defined by an intersection between a second gate line and the data line. The second pixel region is covered by a second pixel electrode. The first gate line is positioned between the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode. A second capacitor is in the second pixel region, and the second capacitor includes a first transparent conductive layer and a second transparent conductive layer. A transparent shielding portion extends from the second transparent conductive layer of the second capacitor toward the first pixel region to overlap with the first gate line. |
| US08723769B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device
An organic light-emitting display device including: a substrate including a pixel region and a non-pixel region; a first electrode formed on the pixel region in a first direction; a first wire coupled to the first electrode and formed in the non-pixel region; a second electrode formed in the pixel region in a second direction; a second wire coupled to the second electrode and formed in the non-pixel region; an organic thin film layer formed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a drive circuit coupled to the first wire and the second wire; and a passivation layer formed across the pixel region and the non-pixel region and having an opening to expose at least one of the first wire and the second wire. |
| US08723768B2 |
Display device
The display device includes an anti-reflection film having a plurality of projections over a display screen surface and a protective layer filling a space between the projections. The number of times of incidence of external light entering the display device on the anti-reflection film is increased; therefore, the amount of external light transmitted through the anti-reflection film is increased. Thus, the amount of external light reflected to a viewer side is reduced, and the cause of a reduction in visibility such as reflection can be eliminated. Further, since the plurality of projections is covered with a protective layer, entry of dust can be prevented, and physical strength of the anti-reflection film can be increased. |
| US08723764B2 |
Pixel and organic light emitting display device using the same
A pixel to compensate for the deterioration of an organic light emitting diode, the pixel including an organic light emitting diode; a pixel circuit including a driving transistor controlling an amount of current supplied to the organic light emitting diode; and a compensator compensating for the deterioration of the organic light emitting diode by using on-voltage applied when current flows in the organic light emitting diode and off-voltage applied when current does not flow in the organic light emitting diode; wherein the compensator includes: a compensating capacitor having a second terminal connected to a gate electrode of the driving transistor; and a first compensating transistor connected between a first terminal of the compensating capacitor and an anode electrode of the organic light emitting diode. |
| US08723762B2 |
Display apparatus and method for making the same
In an example embodiment, a display apparatus includes a substrate having wiring lines formed by a conductor film including signal and scanning lines arranged in columns and rows, and a matrix of pixels, and includes a light-emitting material interposed between an anode and cathode electrode and a first and second uneven zone are between the anode electrode of the pixel and an adjacent pixel. The first uneven zone is formed on the substrate due to level differences resulting from the presence of the scanning lines. The second uneven zone is formed on the substrate also due to level differences resulting from the presence of the scanning lines. A pattern of the conductor film of which the wiring lines are made is formed so part of recessed portions of the first uneven zone are located behind their corresponding raised portions of the second uneven zone, as viewed from inside the pixel. |
| US08723758B2 |
Display device having signal internal links
A display device includes a substrate, a plurality of first signal lines, a plurality of second signal lines, and a plurality of first signal internal links. The first signal lines and the second signal lines are crossed and disposed in a display region of the substrate. The first signal internal links are disposed in the display region of the substrate, wherein each of the first signal internal links is electrically connected to a corresponding first signal line and disposed between two adjacent second signal lines. Each of the first signal internal links intersects the first signal lines, and the number of intersection points of each of the first signal internal links and the first signal lines is the same. |
| US08723756B2 |
System having capability for daisy-chained serial distribution of video display data
A serial display interface such as the VESA-Display Port interface is expanded to support daisy chained coupling of one display monitor to the next. Each daisy chain wise connectable display monitor (except optionally the most downstream one on the daisy chain) has a local daisy chain transceiver device associated with it where the local transceiver device routes a selectable one or more video data streams to the local monitor and the local transceiver device relays on to more downstream devices of the daisy chain other video data streams. In one embodiment, the daisy chain wise connectable display monitors are hot-pluggable and unpluggable. |
| US08723754B2 |
Multi-band antenna
A multi-band antenna includes a loop conductor, a first conductor arm, and a second conductor arm. The loop conductor is configured to resonate in a first frequency band and includes a feed-in end for feeding of signals and a main body that extends from the feed-in end, and that has a grounding point disposed adjacent to the feed-in end. The first conductor arm is configured to resonate in a second frequency band and extends from the feed-in end. The second conductor arm is configured to resonate in a third frequency band and extends from the feed-in end. At least one of the loop conductor, the first conductor arm, and the second conductor arm is bent so as to be disposed in different planes. |
| US08723751B2 |
Antenna system with planar dipole antennas and electronic apparatus having the same
An antenna system includes: and antenna module and a system module. The antenna module includes a substrate, and a plurality of planar dipole antennas each including a short-circuit section, two first radiator sections operable in a first frequency band and connected to the short-circuit section, and two second radiator sections operable in a second frequency band and connected to the short-circuit section. The planar dipole antennas are arranged such that geometric centers thereof are respectively spaced apart from a center point bounded by the planar dipole antennas by a predetermined distance, such that each of the planar dipole antennas is spaced apart from an adjacent one of the planar dipole antennas by a predetermined minimum distance. The system module has a grounding plane that faces toward and that is spaced apart from and parallel to the substrate. |
| US08723748B2 |
Dual frequency antenna aperture
An antenna structure including at least two stacked antenna apertures, a first antenna aperture with first antenna elements and at least a second antenna aperture with second antenna elements. The antenna structure is arranged for operation in at least a high and a low frequency band. The first antenna elements are arranged for operation in the high frequency band and the second antenna elements for operation in the low frequency band. The first antenna elements are arranged to have a polarization substantially perpendicular to the polarization of the second antenna elements. The second antenna elements are arranged in at least one group and each of the group includes a number of second antenna elements coupled in series and arranged to have a common feeding point on a straight feeding structure. One feeding structure is located adjacent to each group of second antenna elements. The direction of the feeding structure is substantially perpendicular to the polarization of the first antenna elements. A corresponding method and a radar system including the antenna structure. |
| US08723747B2 |
Polarization phase device and a feed assembly using the same in the antenna system
The present invention is a satellite antenna system having a motor driven mechanism configured to rotate a feed assembly. The feed assembly includes at least one inner feed tube and at least one outer feed tube. The satellite antenna system also includes an alignment driver coupled to the feed assembly and configured to instruct the motor driven mechanism to place the feed assembly at a pre-determined alignment position. The satellite antenna system further includes a polarization phase device positioned in one of the inner feed tube and the outer feed tube. The motor driven mechanism is further configured to rotate the polarization phase device. |
| US08723745B2 |
Antenna apparatus including multiple antenna portions on one antenna element operable at multiple frequencies
An antenna element has first and second feed ports, and is simultaneously excited through the feed ports so as to simultaneously operate as first and second antenna portions respectively, associated with the feed ports. The antenna element is excited at one of a first frequency and a second frequency higher than the first frequency. An antenna apparatus is provided with: a slit that provides isolation between the feed ports; a trap circuit that allows the slit to provide isolation at the first or second frequency when the antenna element is excited at the first or second frequency; and a reactance element that shifts a frequency at which the slit provides isolation between the feed ports, to the first frequency, when the antenna element is excited at the first frequency. |
| US08723744B2 |
Method for making contactless portable devices with dielectric bridge and portable devices
The invention relates to a method for manufacturing contactless portable objects having an integrated circuit, and to contactless portable objects having an integrated circuit. The method of the invention is characterized in that it comprises the following steps: providing a dielectric antenna substrate (6) which carries an antenna circuit (7) having at least one turn (7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4) and two contact terminals (8-1, 8-2); providing a bridge (5) having a dielectric bridge substrate (1) and a chip (3) having an integrated circuit; and placing said bridge (5) with said chip (3) onto said dielectric antenna substrate (6) so that the bridge (5) straddles said at least one turn (7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4) and forms an electric connection between said chip (3) and said antenna circuit (7). The invention is particularly useful for HF RFID objects. |
| US08723743B2 |
Methods for reducing near-field radiation and specific absorption rate (SAR) values in communications devices
A method is provided for reducing near-field radiation and specific absorption rate values in a communications device that includes a multimode antenna structure transmitting and receiving electromagnetic signals and circuitry for processing signals communicated to and from the antenna structure. The method includes adjusting the relative phase between signals fed to neighboring antenna ports of the antenna structure such that a signal fed to the one antenna port has a different phase than a signal fed to the neighboring antenna port to provide antenna pattern control and to increase gain in a selected direction toward a receive point. The method features using a transmit power lower than the transmit power used in a non-pattern control operation of the antenna structure such that the communications device obtains generally equivalent wireless link performance with the receive point using reduced transmit power compared to the non-pattern control operation, thereby reducing the specific absorption rate. |
| US08723742B2 |
Multiband antenna
A multiband antenna includes at least two polygons. The at least two polygons are spaced by means of a non-straight gap shaped as a space-filling curve, in such a way that the whole gap length is increased yet keeping its size and the same overall antenna size allowing for an effective tuning of frequency bands of the antenna. |
| US08723738B2 |
Mobile terminal
A mobile terminal includes a first housing, a second housing, and a connection section. A first antenna that resonates at a prescribed wavelength is arranged in the first housing. A first conductive section is arranged in the second housing. The connection section connects the first housing and the second housing so as to transit between an open state, in which the first housing and the second housing are open, and a closed state, in which the first housing and the second housing are closed. The first conductive section includes a first section formed at a length corresponding to the prescribed wavelength, and a high-impedance section that is arranged on the end of the first section and has a higher impedance than the first section. |
| US08723737B2 |
Cover assmebly and electronic device using the same
A cover assembly includes a cover body, an antenna, and a function key. The cover body includes an end wall and a peripheral wall cooperatively defining a receiving slot. The peripheral wall defines an assembly hole. The antenna is received in the receiving slot and fixed to the end wall. The function key includes a latching plate and a press portion positioned on the latching plate. The press portion extends from the assembly hole, and the latching plate is sandwiched between the antenna and the cover body. |
| US08723736B2 |
Multi band antenna with multi layers
A multi-layer multi band antenna is provided. Because the antenna carrier has a structure stacked in a plurality of layers having different dielectric constants, the antenna maintains a small size yet has an improved radiation performance in a desired bandwidth. |
| US08723733B2 |
Multiband antenna for a mobile device
A multiband antenna for a mobile device is disclosed. The mobile device includes a multiband antenna configured to communicate with a base station. The multiband antenna includes a ground plane, a ground plane extension, and a plurality of antenna arms. The ground plane, the ground plane extension, and the plurality of antenna arms are configured to communicate signals in multiple frequency bands, where the ground plane and the ground plane extension have a length proportional to approximately a quarter wavelength of a frequency in the multiple frequency bands. The mobile device further includes a modulator and demodulator configured to modulate signal for transmission and demodulate signal received from the base station, and a controller configured to control communication of signals using the multiband antenna and the modem. |
| US08723732B2 |
Dielectric resonator antenna embedded in multilayer substrate for enhancing bandwidth
A dielectric resonator antenna embedded in a multilayer substrate is described. The dielectric resonator antenna includes a multilayer substrate, a first conductive plate, a second conductive plate, a plurality of first metal via holes, a feeding part configured to feed a dielectric resonator, and a conductive pattern part inserted into the dielectric resonator so that a vertical metal interface is formed in the dielectric resonator. |
| US08723730B2 |
System and method for direction finding and geolocation of emitters based on line-of-bearing intersections
According to an embodiment of the present invention an emitter geolocation technique determines the geolocation of a radio frequency (RF) emitter using pair-wise line-of-bearing intersections that are derived from signal-to-noise ratios of transmitted signals received at a sensor. The technique may be employed with ground based vehicle or small unmanned air vehicles (UAV), and obtains reliable geolocation estimates of radio frequency (RF) emitters of interest. |
| US08723728B2 |
Failure compensation method and apparatus for an active antenna, and active antenna device
A failure compensation method includes detecting a Digital Beam-forming (DBF) coefficient of each of multiple transceiver channels in real time. When a failure of any one of the transceiver channels is detected, a current group of DBF coefficients of the multiple transceiver channels at a current failure status and corresponding failure mode information are obtained. Optimization processing is performed on the current group of DBF coefficients through a preset optimization algorithm so as to calculate a first group of DBF coefficients which is more adaptive to the failure mode information than the current group of DBF coefficients. The DBF coefficients of the transceiver channels are updated according to the first group of DBF coefficients. |
| US08723719B1 |
Three dimensional radar method and apparatus
A bistatic radar receiver is centrally located within an array of multiple bistatic transmitters at an airport to precisely determine bird positions and altitudes. Bird target reflections from multiple transmitters are received by the radar receiver. Target location is determined by the transmitter location, receiver location, and measured transmitter-to-target-to-receiver ranges. Target position and altitude accuracy is similar to GPS. The radar receiver antenna is composed of a vertical array of elements and rotated 360 degrees in azimuth. The output of each element is downconverted, digitized, and digitally beamformed to provide multiple simultaneous antenna beams each electronically scanned in elevation. When bistatic transmitters cannot be deployed, a narrow-azimuth wide-elevation transmit antenna beam is overlapped with a wide-azimuth narrow-elevation receive antenna beam electronically scanned in elevation to provide a composite narrow azimuth and elevation beamwidth. |
| US08723718B2 |
Method and device for determining aspect angle progression
A method and a device are provided for specifying, in the context of the image generation of ISAR processing, the determination of the aspect angle course subject to which the radar illuminates the vehicle during the exposure and subject to which the vehicle echoes are reflected back to the radar. Using the distance between the radar sensor and the vehicle as well as the change in distance, both of which are determined from the radar data, the position and the velocity of the vehicle are determined at any time during the exposure through linkage with available road information. The aspect angle is then determined from the positions of the sensor and of the vehicle as well as from the direction of movement of the vehicle. The required road information can be acquired from digital maps or images (e.g. aerial photographs, SAR-images). |
| US08723716B2 |
Communication device and imaging apparatus
A communication device includes an oscillator to generate an oscillation signal; a harmonic generator to generate a higher harmonic wave from the oscillation signal; a first filter to take out a first high frequency signal; a second filter to take out a second high frequency signal; a down conversion mixer to use the second high frequency signal to perform down conversion of a signal obtained by receiving a reflected signal of the first high frequency signal; a hybrid coupler to generate a first intermediate frequency signal and a second intermediate frequency signal, which are orthogonal with each other; a first mixer to take out a first baseband signal by mixing an output from the down conversion mixer with the first intermediate frequency signal; and a second mixer to take out a second baseband signal by mixing an output from the down conversion mixer with the first intermediate frequency signal. |
| US08723714B2 |
Multiplying digital-to-analog converters and pipeline analog-to-digital converter using the same
A multiplying digital-to-analog converter (MDAC) is provided. The MDAC includes a sub DAC decoding circuit, a capacitor-switch circuit, and an operation amplifier circuit. The capacitor-switch circuit includes at least two sampling capacitor sets which are coupled in parallel. The number of sampling capacitors in one of the sampling capacitor sets is larger than or equal to two. Each sampling capacitor set is coupled to an analog-signal input quantity through a sampling switch and to a corresponding output terminal of the sub DAC decoding circuit through a decoding switch. The sub DAC decoding circuit decodes a digital quantity and outputs a corresponding analog signal at each output terminal, such that the corresponding analog signals are applied to the respective sampling capacitor sets through the decoding switches and summed by the respective sampling capacitor sets to obtain an analog-signal quantity corresponding to the digital quantity. |
| US08723710B2 |
System and method for controlling a digital sensor
A system for controlling a digital sensor (CN) for measuring a physical quantity (GP) includes a transducer (TRD) delivering as output an analog signal representative of the physical quantity (GP), with means (MGD) for implementing gain and/or shift on the analog output signal (SA1) of the transducer (TRD), and with an analog-digital converter (CAN) at the output of the sensor (CN) so as to deliver a digital signal (SN1). A first means (MA1) applies a first shift to the analog signal of the physical quantity (GP), and a second means (MA2) applies a second shift to the digital signal (SN1). Control means (CMD) continuously controls the first application means (MA1), on the basis of the digital signal (SN1), as well as the second application means (MA2), on the basis of the digital signal (SN1) and/or of the first shift. |
| US08723708B2 |
Successive approximation analog to digital converter and conversion method thereof
A successive approximation analog to digital converter and a conversion method thereof are provided. The successive approximation analog to digital converter includes a sample circuit, a conversion circuit, and a filtering control circuit. The sample circuit is configured to sample an analog voltage from an analog signal. The conversion circuit is configured to convert the analog voltage into a digital voltage. The filtering control circuit is configured to transmit a filtering control signal to the sample circuit according to the digital voltage. The sample circuit further samples a next analog voltage from the analog signal and adjusts the next analog voltage into an adjusted analog voltage according to the filtering control signal. The conversion circuit further converts the adjusted analog voltage into a next digital voltage, wherein the next digital voltage is a filtered digital voltage. |
| US08723704B2 |
Apparatus and method for data packing
A data packing apparatus for continuously receiving current data is provided. The apparatus includes N barrel shifters, a controller and a packing module. The controller determines a shift amount according to a length of previous residual data, and controls the N barrel shifters to sequentially perform M barrel shifts on current merging data to achieve the shift amount, noting that N is an integer greater than or equal to two, and M is a natural number smaller than or equal to N. The packing module merges the previous residual data and the current merging data passed through the N barrel shifters. The maximum shift amounts of the M barrel shifts are smaller than a threshold associated with a length of an operation cycle. The current merged data is a part or all of the current data. |
| US08723696B1 |
Location information generation system, device, and method
Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for generating location information presented to a pilot are disclosed. A processing unit is configured to receive manual input data representative of one or more selected image location(s) on a first image data set; determine a selected geographic location for each selected image location; and update the second image data set to include location pointer data. As embodied herein, first and second images represented in the first and second image data sets, respectively, could be displayed simultaneously on the same display unit or separately on different display units. Also, the first image and second image could correspond to an egocentric view and a plan view, respectively, or vice-versa. Additionally, the first image data set and/or second image data set could be updated include first and/or second location pointer data, respectively. |
| US08723695B2 |
Method and device for automatically determining an erroneous height value of a radioaltimeter mounted on an aircraft
A method for automatically detecting an erroneous height value supplied by a radio altimeter mounted on an aircraft. The method includes measuring, during the aircraft's approach phase with a view to landing, the duration between the times when a first predetermined altitude threshold and a second predetermined altitude threshold are reached. This duration is measured by taking into account current height values supplied by the radio altimeter. The method then includes comparing the measured duration to a predetermined duration reference time, which is lower than a flight duration that would allow the aircraft to descend from the first predetermined altitude threshold to the second predetermined altitude threshold at a maximum vertical speed. An erroneous height value is detected if the measured duration is lower than the predetermined duration reference time. |
| US08723692B2 |
Secure terminal data loader apparatus and method for a mobile platform
A terminal data loading device on a mobile platform includes a media unit for receiving a transportable media element containing media data and outputting a media signal to a control processor unit. The control processor unit outputs an information signal to a wireline communication unit. The wireline communication unit outputs a wireline signal to a network on the mobile platform. |
| US08723682B2 |
Mixed element strobe
A strobe device that includes multiple strobe elements is disclosed. The strobe device may include a first strobe element and a second strobe element, where at least one aspect of the first strobe element differs from the second strobe element. For example, the first strobe element may be a Xenon flash tube strobe element and the second strobe element may be an LED-based strobe element. In response to receiving a command to generate an output, the controller determines which of the first strobe element and/or the second strobe element to activate, and sends one or more signals to the first strobe element and/or the second strobe element based on the determination. The controller may activate both of the first strobe element and the second strobe element (such as alternating activation of the first strobe element and the second strobe element). Or, the controller may select one of the first strobe element and the second strobe element. For example, depending on the ambient light at or near the strobe device, the controller may activate either the first strobe element or the second strobe element. |
| US08723680B1 |
Emergency respondence warning system
An emergency respondence warning system for warning of the approach of emergency vehicles at roadway intersections. The warning system comprises a transmitter mountable to an emergency vehicle and a receiver situated near the roadway intersection. As the emergency vehicle approaches the intersection, the transmitter sends signals to the receiver, which are processed by the receiver when the vehicle is within a predetermined distance. The receiver activates a distinct visual warning signal alerting nearby drivers and pedestrians of the approach of an emergency vehicle. The emergency respondence warning system also warns of the approach of multiple emergency vehicles. When the receiver determines that two emergency vehicles are approaching the intersection, it activates the warning element but triggers a dedicated visual signal indicating the approach of multiple vehicles. |
| US08723679B2 |
Systems and methods for transmitting alert messages relating to events that occur within a pre-defined area
A computer-implemented method for receiving alert messages relating to events that occur within a pre-defined area is described. The user interface for a reporting application is provided. A map associated with a location of a user is displayed. A neighborhood is created according to input received from the user via the user interface. An alert message regarding an occurrence of an event within the neighborhood is received. Information is displayed on the map that relates to the location of the occurrence of the event. |
| US08723677B1 |
Patient safety system with automatically adjusting bed
A patient safety system including an adjustable bed and a patient monitoring system is disclosed herein. The adjustable bed can automatically adjust to a safe default configuration when the safety system detects that a care provider has left the patient's room or when the safety system detects that the patient is trying to leave the bed. The patient monitoring system can send an alert to the care provider and/or sound an alarm if the patient tries to leave the bed and a care provider is not present with the patient. |
| US08723674B2 |
Sensory tracking of inventory
Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for tracking the inventory of items. In one embodiment, a compartment comprises a plurality of sensors disposed proximate a surface of the compartment. A container storing items can be disposed above the surface of the compartment. Then, the sensors can detect the presence or absence of items from the container. |
| US08723673B2 |
Method and apparatus for detection of structure failure
A detection and alarm system comprises a piezoelectric film sensor and associated circuitry. The sensor detects acoustic emission signals from metallic objects under stress upon which it is affixed. The associated circuitry receives electronic signals from the sensor, creates and evaluates a sensor output value including rate ratio and frequency content of such signals within preset time limits. This data allows the detection of impending failure, an alarm condition, of the metallic object by identifying significant changes in the rate of emission of such sensor signals. An alarm condition may then trigger an alarm signal to warn of such impending failure. |
| US08723669B2 |
Technique for detecting tracking device tampering
A technique is disclosed for detecting the presence of a certain form of tampering with respect to the operation of a location tracking device. The tracking device is of the kind that receives signals from which the location of the tracking device is determined and the tampering that is detected is of the kind wherein signal shielding material is placed around the device and/or a signal jamming device is used. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the location tracking device includes a metal detector whose output is processed to provide a shielding alarm signal. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the gain provided by the AGC circuit in the UPS or other wireless signal receiver within the location tracking device is processed to form a shielding alarm signal. These alarm signals may be distinct so as to distinguish between the different forms of tampering. In addition, either one of these described aspects may be used alone or in combination with one another. |
| US08723668B1 |
System and method for controlling at least one device
A system and a method for remotely controlling at least one device based on operation of a foot pedal apparatus are provided. The system includes a device selection module (DSM) configured to transmit a first modulated RF signal at a first RF frequency having a communication linking command and a first RF frequency identifier. The first RF frequency identifier indicates a second RF frequency different than the first RF frequency. The system further includes a device control module (DCM) configured to receive the first modulated RF signal at the first RF frequency and to compare the communication linking command to a predetermined communication linking command. If the communication linking command corresponds to the predetermined communication linking command then the DCM selects the second RF frequency based on the first RF frequency identifier for subsequent RF signal reception. |
| US08723665B2 |
Audio buffering in two-way voice alarm systems
An alarm system includes an alarm panel that signals sensed alarm conditions at a premises to a monitoring server over a packet switched data network. The alarm panel also senses and buffers audio at the premises. In response to a sensed alarm condition, buffered audio, buffered prior to signalling the sensed alarm condition, is transferred to the monitoring station. The alarm panel may further receive live audio from the premises. Data representing live audio and buffered audio may be transferred concurrently, allowing an operator at a monitoring center to listen to audio arising from events before and after an alarm is signalled. The alarm system may further allow real-time communication between the monitoring center and panel. |
| US08723664B2 |
Systems and methods for the automatic registration of devices
Systems and methods for providing registration at a remote site that may include, for example, a monitoring module that may communicate with a remote site. A registration protocol may be used by the monitoring module and the remote site in generating the messages communicated during the registration process. The monitoring module may gather and generate various identification information to be included in the registration protocol messages. The registration information provided by the monitoring module may be stored at the remote site in a database server having a database. A confirmation message may be communicated from the remote site to the monitoring module that may either acknowledge successful registration or report that an error occurred during the registration process. |
| US08723658B2 |
Method for managing the strain of a user of a human propulsion vehicle, and vehicle adapted for said method
A method of managing physical effort expended by a user of a human-propelled vehicle provided with a control unit connected to an electric motor that is powered by a battery and that is arranged to take the place at least in part of the user for the purposes of propelling and of braking the vehicle, as a function of a program executed by the control unit in order to manage the physical effort expended by the user. A vehicle adapted to this method. |
| US08723656B2 |
Human audible localization for sound emitting devices
Audible signals are created and emitted that provide a human user with improved sound localization cues to quickly and efficiently find the emitting device. Different emitted audible signals are sequentially emitted in response to receiving an activation signal. The different audible signals have been observed to efficiently help a human locate emitting devices that are 1) inside a sealed enclosure, such as a box; 2) in close proximity to the user; and 3) that is a large distance from the user. |
| US08723655B2 |
Remote control and method for the remote control of multimedia appliances
A remote control having a touch-sensitive control panel and a transmission unit for transmitting encoded signals which are produced on the basis of a direction of movement of contact with successive regions of the control panel, regardless of the location at which contact is made with the control panel. It is also possible to produce encoded signals on the basis of a movement by the remote control in combination with a motion sensor. |
| US08723654B2 |
Interrupt generation and acknowledgment for RFID
A memory circuit includes a memory, a memory access control circuit coupled to the memory, an RFID interface coupled to the memory access control circuit, a secondary interface coupled to the memory access control circuit, and an interrupt manager coupled to the memory access control circuit, the RFID interface, and the secondary interface. |
| US08723647B2 |
RFID communication method and apparatus
A mobile terminal communicates with a base station to request channel allocation for RFID communication, receives a channel from the base station, and communicates with an RFID tag through the allocated channel. |
| US08723638B2 |
Tactile feedback for joystick position/speed controls
A joystick controller is disclosed for controlling speed of a boom lift platform, the controller having motors or the like that provide tactile feedback that is intuitively interpreted and adjusted by the user of the joystick speed control, the joystick being neutrally-biased to effect a null velocity when the joystick is positioned in a neutral position, but the tactile feedback forcing the joystick away from neutral to a degree that represents the platform's actual speed. |
| US08723635B2 |
Corrosion-resistant high temperature pressure transducer employing a metal diaphragm
A pressure transducer comprising a corrosion resistant metal diaphragm, having an active region, and capable of deflecting when a force is applied to the diaphragm; and a piezoresistive silicon-on-insulator sensor array disposed on a single substrate, the substrate secured to the diaphragm, the sensor array having a first outer sensor near an edge of the diaphragm at a first location and on the active region, a second outer sensor near an edge of the diaphragm at a second location and on the active region, and at least one center sensor substantially overlying a center of the diaphragm, the sensors connected in a bridge array to provide an output voltage proportional to the force applied to the diaphragm. The sensors are dielectrically isolated from the substrate. |
| US08723632B2 |
Coil component and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed herein is a coil component that includes an insulating layer formed on a substrate, a coil conductor provided between the substrate and the insulting layer, a first electrode connected to one end of the coil conductor, a second electrode connected to the other end of the coil conductor, and a magnetic layer formed on the insulting layer so as to cover a side surface of each of the first and second electrodes without covering a top surface of each of the first and second electrodes. |
| US08723629B1 |
Magnetic device with high saturation current and low core loss
A magnetic device includes a T-shaped magnetic core, a wire coil and a magnetic body. The T-shaped magnetic core includes a base and a pillar, and is made of an annealed soft magnetic metal material, a core loss PCL (mW/cm3) of the T-shaped magnetic core satisfying: 0.64×f0.95×Bm2.20≦PCL≦7.26×f1.41×Bm1.08, where f (kHz) represents a frequency of a magnetic field applied to the T-shaped magnetic core, and Bm (kGauss) represents the operating magnetic flux density of the magnetic field at the frequency. The magnetic body fully covers the pillar, any part of the base that is located above the bottom surface of the base, and any part of the wire coil that is located directly above the top surface of the base. |
| US08723628B2 |
Shaped coils for transcranial magnetic stimulation
Described herein are shaped coil TMS electromagnets formed by two bent magnetic coil loops joined at a vertex having an angle between the outer coil regions of the coils that is typically less than 120 degrees (e.g., between about 45 and about 70 degrees, 60 degrees, etc.). The vertex region shaped to optimize the magnetic field projected from the TMS electromagnet. For example, the vertex region may be horizontal or vertical. In some variations the vertex region is formed by re-arranging the conductive windings forming the two coils so that they are no longer arranged in the same columnar structure that they are in the other portions of the bent magnetic coil loops. These TMS electromagnets may be well suited for use in deep-brain Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. |
| US08723627B2 |
Electrical cut-off device with high electrodynamic resistance
An electrical cut-off device (1) with high electrodynamic resistance in which the fixed contacts (4) and the moving contact (5) are arranged according to an architecture forming a current loop so that the Laplace electromagnetic forces, called compensation forces (Fc), generated by the circulation of the current (I) in the current loop, are oriented in a direction flowing from the inside toward the outside of the current loop, and in which the actuator mechanism (6) is arranged for moving the moving contact (5) inside of the current loop, from its switched-off position to its switched-on position in a direction (Fd) that is identical to the direction of the compensation forces (Fc). |
| US08723622B2 |
Radio frequency filter
Parameters of a radio frequency filter can be changed by changing structure of each component of the filter. Material of each component, diameters of each of magnetic cylinders, density of each of conductive coils, and thickness of each of dielectric layers can be changed. When any component needs to be replaced, the filter can be detached as needed. |
| US08723618B2 |
Power combiner/distributor and transmitter using the power combiner/distributor
The power combiner/distributor for performing one of power combination and power division, includes: a first branch circuit (117) having a plurality of first branch side terminals (113, 114) connected in parallel and one first combination side terminal (115), which are connected through a first power combination point (116); and a second branch circuit (137) having a plurality of second branch side terminals (133, 134) connected in parallel and one second combination side terminal (135) connected through a second power combination point (136), the one first combination side terminal and the one of plurality of second branch side terminals being connected to each other, in which a length from the first power combination point to the second power combination point is an integral multiple of ½ wavelength. |
| US08723616B2 |
Waveguide-microstrip line converter having connection conductors spaced apart by different distances
Provided is a waveguide-microstrip line converter, including: a waveguide; a dielectric substrate that is connected to cover one end of the waveguide; a strip conductor that is disposed on a front surface of the dielectric substrate; a conductor plate that is disposed the front surface of the dielectric substrate, and connected to the strip conductor; a ground conductor that is disposed on a rear surface of the dielectric substrate; and a plurality of connection conductors that connect a periphery of the conductor plate and the ground conductor, in which: the ground conductor has an opening formed therein in a connection region; the strip conductor and the ground conductor form a microstrip line; and the plurality of connection conductors are arranged so that a distance between two lines of the plurality of connection conductors that are aligned in a longitudinal direction of the microstrip line, and disposed on both opposing sides of the conductor plate in a vicinity of a connection portion is narrower than a distance therebetween in a vicinity of the opening. |
| US08723613B2 |
Wideband phase modulator
An apparatus for phase modulation includes a delay locked loop configured to generate from a reference signal a plurality of phase shifted signals, each of the phase shifted signals being locked to the reference signal and having a different phase shift from the other phase shifted signals with respect to the reference signal, and a multiplexer configured to select one of the phase shifted signals. |
| US08723611B2 |
Micromechanical resonator
The object of the invention is to provide an improved structure for a microelectromechanical (MEMS) resonator. According to a first aspect of the invention, the resonator structure in accordance with the invention has a characteristic frequency of oscillation in combination with a given mechanical amplitude, whereby to set said mechanical amplitude, in the resonator structure, by way anchoring at an anchor point located at a given point of the resonator structure substrate, a first element is adapted oscillatory and a second element is adapted oscillatory in such a manner that at least one of said first element and of said second element are arranged to oscillate synchronously with regard to said anchor point, whereby the location of said anchor point is selected to be substantially within the joint projection defined by the dimensions of said first and said second element. |
| US08723607B2 |
Phase locked loop
A phase locked loop comprising: an oscillator for generating an output signal of a frequency that is dependent on an input to the oscillator; sampling means for generating a sequence of digital values representing the output of the oscillator at moments synchronized with a reference frequency; a difference unit for generating a feedback signal representing the difference between successive values in the sequence; and an integrator for integrating the difference between the feedback signal and a signal of a desired output frequency; the signal input to the oscillator being dependent on the output of the integrator. |
| US08723604B2 |
Compensation technique for feedback amplifiers
Compensation methods and systems for voltage-feedback amplifiers provide improved dynamic performance (i.e., increased bandwidth and the elimination or alleviation of a slew limitation) at high gains by direct feedback of an AC signal (i.e., an intermediate voltage) to an amplifier input without being attenuated by feedback resistor network. |
| US08723602B2 |
Method and apparatus for a class-E load tuned beamforming 60 GHz transmitter
The class-E amplifier can be tuned to pass only the fundamental frequency to the antenna by optimizing the second harmonics at the drain of the final PA driver transistor. A CPW in series with a capacitor between the PA transistor and the load forms a band pass filter that only allows the fundamental frequency to pass to the load of the antenna. A supply inductor to couple the drain of the final PA driver transistor to the power supply is tuned at the second harmonic with the parasitic capacitance of the drain of the PA transistor. A load capacitance is adjusted at the fundamental frequency to insure that the current waveform and voltage waveforms at the drain of the PA driver transistor do not overlap, thereby minimizing the parasitic power dissipation and allowing maximum energy to be applied to the antenna. |
| US08723597B2 |
Switched capacitor circuit
According to the present invention, a switched capacitor circuit comprises: an inverting amplifier for removing the offset by using a chopper stabilization circuit; a sampling unit which is connected between an input terminal and the inverting amplifier; and a feedback unit which is connected to the inverting amplifier in parallel. |
| US08723596B2 |
Regulation device and power adapter using the same
A power adapter includes a regulation device, which includes a division circuit, a reference circuit, and an impedance regulation circuit. The division circuit includes a first reference terminal and a second reference terminal. The second reference terminal is connected to an output terminal of the regulation device. The reference circuit includes a third reference terminal connected to the first reference terminal, and the reference circuit outputs a stable reference voltage via the third reference terminal, to provide the stable reference voltage for the first reference terminal. The impedance regulation circuit is connected to the first reference terminal, to provide equivalent impedance for the first reference terminal. The impedance of the equivalent impedance changes in a way corresponding to changes in the current flowing through the output terminal. |
| US08723591B2 |
Method for driving IGBT
A method for driving an IGBT, wherein a transient voltage applied across the IGBT is reduced by altering a rate of change of a gate-emitter voltage of the IGBT. |
| US08723589B2 |
Switching device with a cascode circuit
A switching device for switching a current between a first terminal (1) and a second terminal (2) comprises a cascode circuit having a series connection of a first semiconductor switch (M) and a second semiconductor switch (J), wherein the two semiconductor switches (M, J) are connected to each other by a common point (13), and the first semiconductor switch (M) is controlled by way of a first control input in accordance with a voltage between the first control input and the first terminal (1), and the second semiconductor switch (J) is controlled by way of a second control input (4) in accordance with a voltage between the second control input (4) and the common point (13). To this end, a control circuit having a specifiable capacitance (C) is connected between the second terminal (2) and at least one of the control input. |
| US08723588B2 |
Mixer circuit and variation suppressing method
In a mixer circuit that solves the problem of the extreme increase in circuit complexity that accompanies compensating for amplitude errors and phase errors, a voltage current conversion unit (11) converts an RF signal, which is a voltage signal, to a current signal and supplies the current signal. An RF path selection unit (12) connects its input terminal to any of its output terminals in accordance with the state of a four-phase clock signal and separately supplies, from its output terminals, a plurality of IF signals obtained by multiplying the RF signal by clock signals in the four-phase clock signal. An IF path selection unit (13) switches the connection relationship between its input terminals and its output terminals in accordance with a selection signal (S) and supplies the IF signal input to each of its input terminals from its output terminals that are connected to the input terminals. |
| US08723587B1 |
Voltage generator
A voltage generator includes a digital-to-analog (D/A) converting device configured to convert an input voltage to a pair of analog voltages, and a voltage mixer coupled to receive the analog voltages via electrical wirings to combine one or both of the analog voltages into an output voltage. |
| US08723580B2 |
Signal processing circuit
The present disclosure relates to a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit includes a signal selection module, an offset module, and an amplifier module. The signal selection module is configured to select one from a plurality of input signals for outputting at least one first output signal. The voltage offset module is configured to output an offset voltage. The amplifier module, coupled to the signal selection module and the voltage offset module, is configured to sample the first output signal from the signal selection module, and offset the first output signal according to the offset voltage output from the offset voltage module, and perform an amplification gain control and data buffering processes on the offset signal. |
| US08723577B2 |
Spreading a clock signal
Method, circuitry and device for spreading a clock signal in which the clock signal is received at an input of a variable delay line, the clock signal having been generated by a clock signal generator. In one embodiment, for each edge of the clock signal, the delay introduced by the variable delay line is set in accordance with a stored delay value. For each of a plurality of consecutive edges of the clock signal, the stored delay value is either incremented or decremented based on a randomly generated value for that edge. A spread version of the clock signal is output from the variable delay line, wherein each edge of the spread version of the clock signal is delayed by the respective delay that is set for that edge of the clock signal. |
| US08723575B1 |
Configurable delay circuitry with compensated delay
An integrated circuit may include a delay circuit that receives an input signal at a first logic level and produces a delayed output signal at a second logic level at an output terminal. The integrated circuit may include a preset circuit coupled to the delay circuit. The preset circuit may receive the input signal and pre-drive the delayed output signal to an intermediate logic level that lies between the first and second logic levels. |
| US08723574B2 |
Semiconductor integrated circuit
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor integrated circuit is provided, which has mounted thereto a flip-flop circuit including a latch portion that takes and holds input data based upon a clock signal, and a clock portion that inputs the clock signal to the latch portion, wherein an active region of the flip-flop circuit is divided in such a manner that the width of the active region is secured, and each of the active regions has uniform width. |
| US08723573B1 |
Method and apparatus for reducing crowbar current and controlling slew rate
An output driver that includes a pull-up network comprising a first plurality of resistive branches forming a first R-2R resistive ladder structure, wherein the resistive branches of the pull-up network are coupled to a high voltage supply through pull-up switching transistors. The output driver may further include a pull-down network comprising a second plurality of resistive branches forming a second R-2R resistive ladder structure, wherein the resistive branches of the pull-down network are coupled to a low voltage supply through pull-down switching transistors. The output driver includes a control circuit to selectively activate or deactivate each of the first plurality of resistive branches and to selectively activate or deactivate each of the second plurality of resistive branches. |
| US08723572B1 |
Apparatus and methods to correct differential skew and/or duty cycle distortion
One embodiment relates a method of correcting skew and/or duty cycle distortion in a differential signal using a transmitter buffer circuit. Skew and/or duty cycle distortion may be detected in the differential signal. Delay times for at least two variable-delay buffer circuits are adjusted. The variable-delay buffer circuits may have outputs coupled to control gates of pull-up and pull-down transistors coupled to one or more output nodes of the transmitter buffer circuit. Other embodiments, aspects, and features are also disclosed. |
| US08723570B2 |
Delay-locked loop and method for a delay-locked loop generating an application clock
A delay-locked loop includes a first delay unit, a second delay unit, a third delay unit, a phase detector, and a controller. The first delay unit generates a first delay clock according to a clock and a first delay time. The second delay unit generates a second delay clock according to the first delay clock and a second delay time. The third delay unit generates a third delay clock according to the second delay clock and a third delay time. The phase detector generates a phase detection signal according to the clock and the second delay clock. The controller generates and outputs a phase control signal according to the phase detection signal. The second delay unit and the third delay unit adjust the second delay time and the third delay time respectively according to the phase control signal. |
| US08723566B1 |
Correcting for offset-errors in a PLL/DLL
The main feedback loop of a PLL/DLL receives a reference clock and an output clock as inputs, and operates to achieve one or both of a phase and a frequency lock of the output clock with respect to the reference clock. The PLL/DLL includes an RS-latch connected to receive the output clock and the reference clock. The RS-Latch generates a digital output representing a phase difference between the reference clock and the output clock. A correction block in the PLL/DLL receives the digital output and adjusts an electrical characteristic of the main feedback loop by a value that is based on a polarity of the digital output. Effects of offset-errors in the PLL/DLL are thereby minimized or corrected for. |
| US08723563B2 |
Apparatus and method to tolerate floating input pin for input buffer
An integrated circuit device includes a pad adapted to receive a signal from an internal or external driver, and an input buffer circuit including an input terminal coupled to the pad. The input buffer circuit includes a pass transistor having a control terminal, a first conduction terminal connected to the pad, and a second conduction terminal connected to a first voltage. The input buffer circuit also includes a latch having a terminal electrically coupled to the control terminal of the pass transistor. The input buffer circuit further includes circuitry coupled to the latch, the circuitry including a feedback transistor having a control terminal electrically coupled to the pad, a first conduction terminal electrically coupled to a second voltage, and a second conduction terminal coupled to the latch. |
| US08723562B2 |
Drive unit for reverse-conducting switching element
In a drive unit for a reverse-conducting switching element which is a driven switching element, a process to transfer electric charges to a conductive control terminal of the driven switching element is performed on the basis of a turn-on command or a turn-off command, thereby turning on and off the driven switching element. A transfer rate of the electric charges is changed in a period from when the transfer of the electric charges to the conductive control terminal is started until when it is completed. While judged that forward current flows in a free-wheel diode, the electric charges are inhibited from being charged to the conduction control terminal which corresponds to the free-wheel diode in which the forward current is judged to flow. While the electric charges are inhibited from being charged to the conductive control terminal, a change of the transfer rate is disabled. |
| US08723551B2 |
Integrated circuit with improved level shifter
Level shifting circuitry and corresponding enable signal generating circuitry provides improved leakage current control while eliminating the need for supplying reference voltage input in the enable signal generator. The level shifting circuitry is a type of cascode free level shifting circuit that does not include cascode transistors as in the prior art but instead utilizes cross coupled logic to provide level shifting while also utilizing enable signal controlled transistors to control leakage current through the cross coupled logic during power up sequencing. The level shifting circuitry provides improved leakage current limiting structure for power up sequencing whether a lower level supply voltage ramps up faster than the higher level supply voltage or vice a versa. |
| US08723546B2 |
Vertical guided layered probe
The present invention is a set of layered probes that make electrical contact to a device under test. The layered probes are disposed within openings of at least one guide plate. The guide plate surrounds the probes via the openings. The layered probes have a base end, an opposing tip end and a shaft connecting the base end to the tip end. The base end can have a positioning device that extends away from the base end. |
| US08723545B2 |
Probe card
A probe card facilitates a wiring connection, reducing working time and preventing a working error and includes a main circuit board having an opening in its center. A reinforcement member has a lower end coupled to that opening to prevent deforming the board. A sub-circuit board electrically connected to the main board is seated on an upper side of the reinforcement member. A space transformer is positioned on a lower portion of the opening of the main board. A plurality of wires have both ends inserted into through holes in the sub-circuit board and space transformer to electrically connect them. Probes are provided on a lower portion of the space transformer, each having one end in contact with the wire inserted into the through-hole of the space transformer and the other end in contact with a wafer to be tested. |
| US08723544B2 |
Structure of probe card for inspecting electrical characteristics of object to be inspected
A probe card installed in a probe device includes a supporting plate capable of supporting a contact body and a circuit board installed above a top surface of the supporting plate. A connection member is installed at a top surface of the circuit board and the supporting plate and the connection member are connected to each other by a connection body. Load control members are installed at a top surface of the connection member and capable of maintaining a contact load between the contact body and an object to be inspected at a constant level. Elastic members are installed at a peripheral portion of the connection member and capable of fixing a horizontal position of the supporting plate. An intermediate member is installed between the circuit board and the supporting plate and configured to elastically and electrically connect the circuit board and the supporting plate. |
| US08723541B2 |
Vertical micro contact probe having variable stiffness structure
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a vertical micro contact probe that includes a column formed by longitudinally continuously stacking a plurality of basic units and a front end formed at the front end of the column and contacting an electrode pad of a semiconductor chip. The basic unit includes a probe body alternately bending to the left and right and protrusions protruding from the probe body at the left and right sides from the center of the width direction, and contacting the adjacent probe body to support the probe body under compression. |
| US08723540B2 |
Contact probe and socket
A contact probe includes: a first and second plungers, one of the first and second plungers being connected to an object to be inspected, the other being connected to an inspecting board; and a spring urging the first and second plungers so as to be separated from each other. The first plunger includes a distal end side columnar part and a flange part. The flange part includes a first portion that has a first length from a center point, which is, greater than a radius of the distal end side columnar part, in a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction, and includes a second portion that has a second length from the center point, which is smaller than the radius of the distal end side columnar part, in a second direction perpendicular to the axial direction and different from the first direction. |
| US08723536B2 |
Inspection apparatus, substrate mounting device and inspection method
Non-contact type displacement sensors which measure the height of a substrate surface are installed above the substrate in order to hold the upper surface of the substrate at a desired height or to maintain the flatness of the substrate. A substrate mounting device is such that a plurality of grooves and of barriers are provided on the upper surface of a table and air is supplied between the substrate and the table to enable the pressure of air to displace the substrate. In addition, the substrate mounting device has such a structure as to make it possible to deform the substrate into an arbitrary convex-concave shape or to make the substrate flat by feeding back the output of the displacement sensor. |
| US08723528B2 |
Active 2-dimensional array structure for parallel testing
A structure and method is provided for testing a 2-dimensional array of electrical devices, such as a 2-dimensional array in the first metal level (M1) of an electronic structure. The method for testing the 2-dimensional array provides a parallel test approach. The test structure provides a plurality of test pad structures to implement the parallel test approach. The test pad structures may include field effect transistors. |
| US08723527B2 |
Battery monitoring system
A battery monitoring system, comprises a battery state detection circuit that detects battery states of a plurality of battery cells that are connected in series, based on respective cell voltages of the plurality of battery cells, and a control circuit that monitors state of a battery cell, based on each cell voltage of the plurality of battery cells. The control circuit inputs pseudo voltage information to the battery state detection circuit, and thereby diagnoses whether or not the battery state detection circuit is operating normally. |
| US08723523B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus with temperature sensor for predicting static magnetic field inhomogeneity
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a pair of static magnetic field generators separately disposed at the top and bottom of an imaging space in which a subject is placed; a shim magnetic material, disposed on the imaging-space side of each of the pair of static magnetic field generators, for generating a magnetic field to adjust the static magnetic field; a gradient magnetic field generator; a high-frequency magnetic field generator; a temperature sensor for directly or indirectly measuring the temperature of the shim magnetic material; and a controller for controlling the gradient magnetic field generator and the high-frequency magnetic field generator to execute an imaging pulse sequence. The controller determines the inhomogeneity of the static magnetic field from the output of the temperature sensor, considering the change in a magnetic field adjustment parameter due to the temperature change of the shim magnetic material, and causes a warning message to be presented if the determined static magnetic field inhomogeneity has exceeded a predetermined allowable value. |
| US08723514B2 |
Magnetic field sensor device for direct magnetic field imaging and method of fabrication thereof
The present invention discloses a novel magnetic sensor device performing direct magnetic field imaging, comprising a probe having a conical tip portion which is configured as a sensor having two superconductors separated by a thin non-superconducting layer (such as a Josephson junction based sensor), where the non-superconducting layer is located at the apex portion of said conical tip, thereby defining electron tunneling region(s) at said apex portion. The technique of the present invention enables the sensor device to be very small and to be brought very close to the sample surface. |
| US08723509B2 |
Electromagnetic position and orientation sensing system
Magnetic tracking systems and methods for determining the position and orientation of a remote object. A magnetic tracking system includes a stationary transmitter for establishing a reference coordinate system, and at least one receiver. The remote object is attached to, mounted on, or otherwise coupled to the receiver. The transmitter can include a set of three mutually perpendicular coils having a common center point, or a set of three coplanar coils with separate centers. The receiver can include a set of three orthogonal coils. The position and orientation of the receiver and the remote object coupled thereto is determined by measuring the nine mutual inductances between the three transmitter coils and the three receiver coils. The magnetic tracking system provides reduced power consumption, increased efficiency, digital compensation for component variation, automatic self-calibration, automatic synchronization with no connections between transmitter and receiver, and rapid low-cost implementation. |
| US08723507B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing in-package sensor adjustments
An illustrative packaged magnetic field sensor includes a power input terminal and a sensor output terminal, both accessible from outside of the package housing. A sensing block is situated in the package housing and electrically coupled to the magnetic field sensing device and the sensor output terminal. An adjustment block is situated in the package housing and coupled to the power input terminal and the sensing block. In some cases, the adjustment block may receive one or more messages that include sensor adjustment information. The one or more messages may be modulated onto the power input signal. The adjustment block may decode the received sensor adjustment information from the messages, and store the decoded adjustment information into a memory. The adjustment block may then adjust the output signal of the sensing block based on the decoded adjustment information. |
| US08723504B2 |
Remaining sheet quantity detection device and image forming apparatus
The remaining sheet quantity detection device of the present invention is provided with a storage unit for storing first information which associates a distance between a distance measuring sensor and a tray with a level value in a distance range less than a peak distance, and second information which associates the distance with the level value in a distance range exceeding the peak distance. Additionally provided is a distance acquisition unit for acquiring a distance that is associated with the level value obtained by the distance measuring sensor in the first information when a detection unit detects that the distance is less than the peak distance, and acquiring a distance that is associated with the level value obtained by the distance measuring sensor in the second information when the detection unit detects that the distance exceeds the peak distance. |
| US08723501B2 |
Switching regulator device and method with adaptive frequency foldback
A control circuit for a switching regulator includes a clock circuit, a pulsewidth modulation (PWM) circuit, and a reduction monitor. The clock circuit provides a clock signal at a variable frequency. The PWM circuit produces a drive signal of at least a first predetermined duration once every period of the clock signal. The reduction monitor controls the clock circuit to reduce the variable frequency in response to a sense signal that indicates that at least one of a voltage and a current is outside a limit during the first predetermined duration of said drive signal. |
| US08723500B2 |
System and method for preventing controller induced pulse skipping at low duty cycle operations
A voltage regulator generates a regulated output voltage responsive to an input voltage and drive control signals. An error amplifier generates an error voltage signal responsive to the regulated output voltage and a reference voltage. A PWM modulator generates a PWM control signal responsive to the error voltage signal, a ramp voltage and an inverse of the reference voltage. Control circuitry within the PWM modulator maintains the error voltage signal applied to the PWM modulator at substantially a same DC voltage level over the reference voltage operating range and maintains the error voltage signal above a minimum value of the ramp voltage. Driver circuitry generates the drive control signals responsive to the PWM control signal. |
| US08723493B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for inductive energy capture for fuzes
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for power conversion in fuzes for projectiles. Fuze electronics in the projectile control detonation of the projectile. A rectifier converts pulses from a setter signal to a DC power source signal. A voltage monitor coupled to the power source signal generates a source voltage indicator and a current monitor coupled to the power source signal generates a source current indicator. A combiner generates a supplied power level indicator in response to a combination of the source voltage indicator and the source current indicator. A DC-DC converter uses the supplied power level indicator when converting the power source signal to a power output signal to adjust a current level of the power output for efficient charging of a charge storage device and delivery of power to the fuze electronics. |
| US08723492B2 |
Autonomous controlled headroom low dropout regulator for single inductor multiple output power supply
A controlled headroom low dropout regulator (CHLDO) having an LDO with an input voltage provided by a capacitor. An incremental voltage is added to an output voltage of the LDO to create a reference voltage. The reference voltage is compared to the input voltage to determine when to couple/de-couple the capacitor with a current source. If the capacitor is coupled to the current source, the capacitor will charge only if the voltage driven by the current source exceeds the input voltage provided by the capacitor. When the input voltage developed on the capacitor exceeds the reference voltage, the capacitor is automatically de-coupled from the current source. Multiple CHLDOs can be charged from a single current source, wherein charging automatically proceeds from the lowest voltage CHLDO to the highest voltage CHLDO. |
| US08723488B2 |
IGBT/FET-based energy savings device for reducing a predetermined amount of voltage using pulse width modulation
An energy savings device, system, and method wherein a predetermined amount of voltage below a nominal line voltage and/or below a nominal appliance voltage is saved, thereby conserving energy. Phase input connections are provided for inputting analog signals into the device and system. A volts zero crossing point detector determines the zero volts crossing point of the signal. The positive half cycle and negative half cycle of the signal are identified and routed to a digital signal processor for processing the signal. The signal is reduced by pulse width modulation and the reduced amount of energy is outputted, thereby yielding an energy savings for an end user. |
| US08723482B2 |
Battery unit balancing system
A battery unit balancing system comprises a discharging circuit and means for connecting the discharging circuit to a battery unit. The discharging circuit is configured such that it is automatically activated, when a voltage of the battery unit exceeds a predetermined threshold, to draw a constant discharging current from the battery unit until the voltage of the battery unit falls below the predetermined threshold. |
| US08723471B2 |
System and method for operating an exoskeleton adapted to encircle an object of interest
This invention relates to a servo system for operating an exoskeleton adapted to encircle an object of interest and for supplying a force thereon. A servomotor is coupled to a power source and operates the position of the exoskeleton and thus the force exerted by the exoskeleton on the object of interest. A measuring unit measures a raw driving current signal Iraw supplied by the power source to drive the servomotor. A low pass filter applies a low pass frequency filtering on the measured a filtered current signal Ifiltered. A processing unit determines an actuated current signal Iactuated based on the servomotor setting parameters, where Iactuated indicates the contribution to Iraw from the servomotor when operating the position of the exoskeleton. The processing unit also determines a driving force current signal Iforce indicating the force exerted by the exoskeleton on the object of interest, where Iforce is proportional to the difference between Ifiltered and Iactuated. |
| US08723468B2 |
Cooled motor
A motor having a first portion configured to turn in a forward direction, a second portion coaxially mirrors the first portion; and a central fan between the first and second portions, and forcing air through the portions. A thermoelectric cooler element, thermally coupled to the portion is configured to cool the motor. A motor controller is electrically coupled to the first and second portions, and operates a portion in response to a condition sensed by the motor controller. The condition sensed by the motor controller is a motor torque, a motor speed, a motor casing temperature, or a zoned motor casing temperature. A method includes detecting a motor operational command; selecting a motor operational state using motor portion responsive to the motor command; sensing a heating state of a motor portion; and providing a cooling state to the motor portion responsive to the heating state. |
| US08723467B2 |
Automated shade control in connection with electrochromic glass
Automated shade systems may comprise motorized window coverings, sensors, and controllers that use algorithms to control operation of the automated shade control system. These algorithms may include information such as: 3-D models of a building and surrounding structures, shadow information, reflectance information, lighting and radiation information, information regarding one or more variable characteristics of glass, ASHRAE clear sky algorithms, log information related to manual overrides, occupant preference information, motion information, real-time sky conditions, solar radiation on a building, a total foot-candle load on a structure, brightness overrides, actual and/or calculated BTU load, time-of-year information, and microclimate analysis. |
| US08723464B2 |
Permanent magnet motor system
A sensorless permanent magnet motor system that prevents negative torque caused by back EMF. The system determines the position of the rotating permanent magnet by monitoring back EMF generated on an inactive coil of the motor system. A snubber circuit is used to prevent the back EMF from causing negative torque on the motor. The voltage of back EMF used to power a logic circuit, such as a microcontroller, that controls the operation of the motor. The microcontroller controls the operation of the motor by detecting back EMF and is also partially powered by the back EMF. |
| US08723461B2 |
Apparatus for operating interior permanent magnet synchronous motor
Provided is an apparatus for operating interior permanent magnet synchronous motor in a system including a detector measuring a position and a speed of a rotor of an IPMSM, the apparatus including an output unit generating and outputting a current command driving a MTPA (Maximum Torque Per Ampere) based on the command torque, a correction unit correcting the current command outputted by the output unit, a feedback unit transmitting over-modulated voltage information to the correction unit, a control unit controlling the current command to output a voltage, a first limit unit limiting an output of the control unit using a maximum voltage synthesizable by an inverter unit, and the inverter unit applying a 3-phase voltage command for tracking a command torque to the IPMSM using an output of the first limit unit. |
| US08723456B2 |
Procedure and device for controlling actuators
A procedure for controlling actuators within an on-board power system, which provides different operating voltages and temporal on-board power voltage changes. The actuator or actuators are controlled with different pulse-width modulated control signals, whereby the pulse-width and the cycle duration of the control signals can be adjusted independent of each other and are adjusted independent of the actually applied on-board power voltage. Control signals for the actuators can be specified by a control unit. The actuator or actuators can be controlled with the aid of the control unit by different pulse-width modulated control signals, whereby the pulse-width and the cycle duration of the control signals can be adjusted independent of each other; and the control unit provides devices for detecting the actually applied on-board power voltage and driver units. |
| US08723455B2 |
Quick change battery arrangement for motorized shade
The present invention advantageously provides a motorized roller shade that includes a shade conduit having an outer surface upon which a shade is attached and an inner surface defining an inner cavity. The motorized shade also comprises a motor disposed within the inner cavity along with a controller coupled to the motor that controls the motor. The motorized roller further comprises a power supply sleeve having an interior space, wherein the power supply sleeve is disposed within the inner cavity, wherein the power supply sleeve is coupled to the motor. The sleeve may be accessed by an access port that extends between the outer surface and the inner surface. |
| US08723453B2 |
Work apparatus having an electric drive motor
An electric chain saw has an electric drive motor defining a motor-specific characteristic line of the drawn-in current as a function of the rotational speed of the motor. A control unit controls the current flowing through the drive motor below an engaging rotational speed to values below the motor-specific characteristic line. In order to generate an operating point the operator can feel in a working region in a predetermined rotational speed band, a control characteristic line of the electric input power of the electric drive motor as a function of the rotational speed is provided above the engaging rotational speed. The control characteristic line is adapted to reduce the electric input power within the rotational speed band to an approximately even mean power so as to cause the torque of the drive motor to increase within the rotational speed band with falling rotational speed. |
| US08723451B2 |
Accelerator for charged particles
An accelerator for charged particle may include: a capacitor stack which includes a first electrode that can be brought to a first potential, a second electrode that is concentric to the first electrode and can be brought to a second potential differing from the first potential, and at least one intermediate electrode that is concentrically arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode and can be brought to an intermediate potential lying between the first potential and the second potential; a switching device to which the electrodes of the capacitor stack are connected and which is designed such that the concentric electrodes of the capacitor stack can be brought to increasing potential stages during operation of the switching device; a first and a second acceleration channel formed by first and second openings in the electrodes of the capacitor stack such that charged particles can be accelerated along the first and second acceleration channel by means of the electrodes; and a device which can influence the accelerated particle beam within the capacitor stack such that photons emitted by the particle beam are produced. |
| US08723450B2 |
System and method for controlling the spectral content of an output of a light fixture
Systems and methods for controlling the spectral content of the output of a light fixture. The method of one embodiment includes driving the output of a light fixture to a target color and controlling the spectral content of the output of the light fixture. For example, a desired color is inputted using a color control methodology. A set of light source output intensity values that produce the desired color are identified, and then the light sources are driven to the identified output intensity values. A user is able to control the spectral content of the output of the light fixture by modifying the output intensity value of one or more of the light sources. After modifying the output intensity values, the color control and matching technique is used to identify a new set of output intensity values that maintain the previous target color but incorporate the changes in spectral content. |
| US08723448B2 |
System, method and apparatus for brightness adjusting of an illuminated logo
An application for a logo with an adjustable internal lighting includes an illuminated logo, a sensor and a circuit that controls the illuminated logo. The brightness and/or color of the illuminated logo are controlled by the circuit based upon ambient light and optionally, a user preference, operating mode and/or time-of-day. The sensor detects ambient light and signals the circuit to increase or decrease the brightness of the illuminated logo. |
| US08723442B2 |
Drive unit, smoothing circuit, DC/DC converter
A drive unit has a load driving portion driving a load by a PWM drive method; a soft-start function portion for achieving a soft-start function; and a soft-start disabling portion counting a time elapsed after a PWM signal is turned on at start-up of the unit, and disabling the soft-start function when a count value reaches a predetermined value. |
| US08723441B2 |
Method and circuit arrangement for regulating a LED current flowing through a LED circuit arrangement, and associated circuit composition and lighting system
Consistent with an example embodiment, there is a method for regulating a LED current (ILED) flowing through a LED circuit arrangement at a mean LED current level. The method includes establishing an oscillating converter current (IL), establishing a first and a second current control indicator representative of a flow of a converter current (IL); regulating a peak and valley current level of the converter current in dependence on the first current control indicator; controlling a converter current period (T) of an oscillation of the converter current in dependence on the second current control indicator to be within a period control range (Tref) and feeding at least part of the converter current to the LED circuit arrangement. |
| US08723439B2 |
Triac dimmable power supply unit for LED
A power-factor-corrected power supply adapted to supply power to one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs), comprises: a triac dimmer electrically connected between an alternating current source and a bridge rectifier; a damping circuit electrically connected between the alternating current source and the bridge rectifier; a bleeder circuit configured to conduct current between a supply terminal of the bridge rectifier and ground only when a triac in the triac dimmer is not conducting current; a fast startup circuit configured to conduct current between the supply terminal of the bridge rectifier and a voltage supply terminal of a power-factor-corrected controller when the triac dimmer is initially turned on until a supply voltage capacitor coupled to the voltage supply terminal of the power-factor-corrected controller has charged; a dimming slope control circuit configured to reduce a first voltage sensed at a current sensing terminal of the power-factor-corrected controller, such that a reduced amount of current is supplied to the one or more LEDs at a given firing angle, wherein the first voltage is representative of a current flowing through a primary winding of a flyback transformer; and a dummy load circuit provided in parallel with the one or more LEDs to draw a holding current for the triac only after the triac is turned on. |
| US08723438B2 |
Switch power converter control with spread spectrum based electromagnetic interference reduction
Power control systems generate electromagnetic interference (EMI). In at least one embodiment, a power control system includes a switching power converter and a controller that utilizes a spread spectrum strategy to reduce peak EMI values of the power control system. The controller generates a power regulation, switch control signal to control an input voltage to output voltage conversion by the switching power converter. The controller modulates the period of the control signal in accordance with the spread spectrum strategy. The spread spectrum strategy is an intentional plan to spread the spectrum of the control signal to reduce peak EMI values, and, thus, reduce the potential for degradation in performance, a malfunction, or failure of an electronic circuit caused by the EMI. The controller also modulates a pulse width of the switch control signal in response to modulation of the period of the control signal to provide power factor correction. |
| US08723435B2 |
Illumination apparatus, electronic ballast therein and method for protecting the same
An electronic ballast includes an inverter circuit, a variable inductor unit and a control circuit. The variable inductor unit is electrically coupled between the inverter circuit and an illumination device. The control circuit controls the variable inductor unit according to an operation mode of the inverter circuit such that an equivalent inductance of the variable inductor unit has a variation fed back to the inverter circuit, to further change the operation mode of the inverter circuit. An illumination apparatus and a method for protecting the electronic ballast are also disclosed. |
| US08723431B2 |
Bleeder circuit
Bleeder circuits (1) for combinations of phase cutting dimmers (2) and light emitting diode circuits (3) comprise active circuitry (4) to increase a number of options. The active circuitry (4) may comprise a current limiting circuit (5) for limiting a current flowing through the bleeder circuit (1). The active circuitry (4) may comprise a voltage detecting circuit (6) for activating or deactivating, in response to a detection result, the current limiting circuit (5) and may comprise control circuitry such as a micro processor circuit (7) for controlling the current limiting circuit (5) and may comprise a control circuit (9) for using information derived from a current flowing through the light emitting diode circuit (3) for controlling the current limiting circuit (5) and for controlling at least a part of the light emitting diode circuit (3) that comprises anti-parallel light emitting diodes (31-32) or serial and/or parallel light emitting diodes (33-36). |
| US08723430B2 |
Using two thermal switches to control a hybrid lamp
A lamp assembly provides both instant light through use of an incandescent/halogen light/lamp source and an energy saving type light provided by a compact fluorescent light/lamp source. Both light sources are enclosed within a common envelope or outer bulb. First and second thermal sensors are provided in the lamp envelope at spaced locations to monitor the temperature of the lamp. When the sum of these two temperatures reaches a preselected value, power to the incandescent lamp source is terminated. Alternatively, when the difference these two temperatures reaches a preselected value, power to the incandescent lamp source is terminated. |
| US08723427B2 |
Systems and methods for LED control using on-board intelligence
Board level conditions associated with the operation of multiple LEDs are sensed and used to control a driver that powers the LEDs. The driver is controlled via a 0-10V control interface. The board-level conditions include, but are not limited to, temperature, ambient light, light intensity, operating time, time of day, current, and voltage. An on-board intelligent (OBI) controller processes the 0-10V control signal before it is provided to the driver to better control the LEDs. In some systems the OBI controller works in conjunction with a separate 0-10V controller that controls one or more luminaires. |
| US08723426B2 |
Systems and methods for sampling light produced from an LED array
A system may include an LED array, an optical plane, optics, a sensor and a controller. The LED array is configured to generate LED light. The optical plane has a plurality of scattering features and with a mixing chamber. The optics is configured to direct the LED light to the optical plane. The plurality of scattering features are configured to reflect a sampled portion of the LED light into the mixing chamber. The mixing chamber is configured to mix the sampled portion of the LED light. The sensor is configured to sense the sampled portion of the LED light received from the mixing chamber. The controller is connected to the sensor and configured to control the LED array using the sensed, sampled portion of the LED light received from the mixing chamber. |
| US08723419B2 |
Magnetron and device using microwaves
A magnetron includes: an anode cylinder including anode vanes provided at a predetermined interval on an inner peripheral surface thereof; a center lead including a first linear portion, a second linear portion disposed parallel to the first linear portion and disposed out of alignment with the first linear portion in a plane perpendicular to an axial direction of the anode cylinder, and a bent portion which connects the first linear portion to the second linear portion; and a cathode filament supported by the center lead within the anode cylinder and placed coaxially with the anode cylinder. The center lead is formed so as to become bent between the first linear portion and the second linear portion by the bent portion. A position of one anode vane closest to the bent portion is higher than a position of another anode vane with respect to the axial direction. |
| US08723418B2 |
Light source device with starting aid
A starting light source for radiating the UV-light to a discharge chamber upon starting lighting of a high pressure discharge lamp includes a discharge tube for generating the UV-light by a starting voltage applied upon starting lighting the lamp, the discharge tube includes an internal electrode extended from a pinch seal portion formed at one end to a light-emitting portion thereof and an external electrode disposed close to or in contact with both of the light-emitting portion and the pinch seal portion, at least a portion of the external electrode disposed for the light-emitting portion includes a holder formed by bending fabrication of a metal sheet into such a shape of gripping and holding the discharge tube, and a terminal is formed to the holder for fixing and electrically connecting the external electrode to a conductor part having a polarity opposite to that of the internal electrode. |
| US08723417B2 |
Display device and method for manufacturing the same
An object of the present invention is to provide such a sealing structure that a material to be a deterioration factor such as water or oxygen is prevented from entering from external and sufficient reliability is obtained in a display using an organic or inorganic electroluminescent element. In view of the above object, focusing on permeability of an interlayer insulating film, deterioration of an electroluminescent element is suppressed and sufficient reliability is obtained by preventing water entry from an interlayer insulating film according to the present invention. |
| US08723409B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a housing member having a recess open upward, a light emitting element arranged in the recess and having a light emitting layer of a semiconductor, and a wavelength converting member arranged in the recess and capable of absorbing a part of light emission from the light emitting element and emitting light of different wavelength. The light emitting device is capable of mixing the light emission from the light emitting element and the light emission from the wavelength converting member to emit light from the opening of the recess. A light scattering surface for scattering light emission from the light emitting element and wavelength converting member is formed on at least part of the side surface of the recess. The light emitting element and the wavelength converting member are spaced apart from the side and bottom surfaces of the recess, and the side surfaces of the light emitting element are exposed without being covered with the wavelength converting member. |
| US08723407B2 |
Method of making zinc oxide nanowires
Methods for selectively depositing nanostructures on a support layer include contacting the support layer with functionalized catalyst particles. The functionalized catalyst particles can form a self-assembled monolayer of catalyst particles on the support layer and the functionalized catalyst particles can be used to catalyze nanostructure growth. In one embodiment of the disclosed method, zinc oxide nanowires are grown on a patterned substrate using functionalized gold nanoparticles. Patterned arrays of self-assembled nanostructures and nanoscale devices using such nanostructure arrays are also described. |
| US08723406B2 |
Spark plug
A spark plug includes a ceramic insulator having an axial bore extending in the direction of an axis (CL1) and a terminal electrode inserted into the axial bore. The terminal electrode includes a rodlike leg portion inserted into the a rear end portion of the axial bore and a head portion exposed at the rear end of the ceramic insulator. A front end subportion of the leg portion of the terminal electrode is fixed to the ceramic insulator, and the leg portion has a length of 35 mm or more along the axis (CL1). The center of gravity of the terminal electrode is located in the interior of the ceramic insulator. |
| US08723405B2 |
Spark plug and method for producing spark plug
A spark plug includes a tubular metallic shell extending in the direction of an axis and having a tool engagement portion formed through extrusion. The tool engagement portion has a 12-point shape which is a sectional shape taken orthogonally to the axis and has a plurality of protrusions and recesses provided alternately. As viewed in a section taken orthogonally to the axis, when D (mm) represents the diameter of a circle which passes radially through the outermost positions on the protrusions, and d (mm) represents the diameter of a circle which passes radially through the innermost positions on the recesses, the relational expression 0.45≦(D−d)/2≦0.75 is satisfied. The spark plug can provide a more reliable restraint on the slippage of a tool at the time of mounting and enables the tool engagement portion to be reliably formed so as to form a desired shape. |
| US08723403B2 |
Light assembly with light-mixing function
A light assembly with light-mixing function includes a case having an assembling room defined therein and an assembling opening at a top thereof, the assembling opening communicating with the assembling room, a light-mixing sheet sealing the assembling opening of the case, the light-mixing sheet having at least one array set defined thereon, the array set having a plurality of fillisters uniformly defined on the light-mixing sheet, a volume of mixed chemical compound is entered into each fillister, at least one light source electrically set on a bottom of the assembling room. Under this arrangement, when the light assembly with light-mixing function is turned on, a plurality of light beams from the light source is caged in the mixed chemical compounds of the fillisters; and the mixed chemical compound shifts a wavelength of each of the light beams which are caged in the mixed chemical compounds. |
| US08723400B2 |
Piezoelectric resonator device and manufacturing method therefor
A piezoelectric resonator device in which excitation electrodes of a piezoelectric resonator plate are hermetically sealed, includes a plurality of sealing members that hermetically seal the excitation electrodes of the piezoelectric resonator plate. The plurality of sealing members each have a bonding layer, and at least one of the plurality of sealing members is provided with a bank portion and having the bonding layer formed on a top face of the bank portion. The plurality of sealing members are bonded together with the bonding layers of the sealing members, and a bonding material that contains an intermetallic compound is formed. |
| US08723399B2 |
Tunable ultrasound transducers
A variety of micromachined structures are disclosed for use in DC-tunable ultrasound transducers. |
| US08723397B2 |
Dynamically adjusting piezoelectric current sensors
Provided are various embodiments of an adjustment circuit, having a base layer and a piezoelectric layer juxtaposed relative to the base layer and including a first electrode such that when the piezoelectric layer is stressed a polarization charge appears between the base layer and one side of the piezoelectric layer and an opposite polarization charge appears on an opposite side of the piezoelectric layer. |
| US08723395B2 |
Surface acoustic wave device, electronic apparatus, and sensor apparatus
A SAW device has an IDT which is provided on the principal surface of a quartz crystal substrate having Euler angles (−1.5°≦φ≦1.5°, 117°≦θ≦142°, 42.79≦|ψ|≦49.57°) and excites a SAW in a stopband upper end mode, and a pair of reflectors which are arranged on both sides of the IDT. Inter-electrode-finger grooves are recessed between the electrode fingers of the IDT, and inter-conductor-strip grooves are recessed between the conductor strips of the reflectors. A first direction (X′ axis) perpendicular to the electrode fingers and the conductor strips intersects the electrical axis (X axis) of the quartz crystal substrate at an angle ψ. At least a part of the IDT and the reflectors are arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction at an angle α of 1.0°≦α≦2.75°. An excellent frequency-temperature characteristic and a high Q value in an operation temperature range are realized simultaneously. |
| US08723394B2 |
Surface acoustic wave device, electronic apparatus, and sensor apparatus
A SAW device has an IDT which is provided in the principal surface of a quartz crystal substrate having Euler angles (−1.5°≦φ≦1.5°, 117°≦θ≦142°, |ψ|≠90°×n (where n=0, 1, 2, 3)) and excites a Rayleigh wave (wavelength: λ) in a stopband upper end mode. Inter-electrode-finger grooves are recessed between the electrode fingers of the IDT. The depth G of the inter-electrode-finger grooves is 0.01λ≦G≦0.07λ, and an electrode finger thickness H and an IDT line occupancy η satisfy a predetermined relationship. Thus, a frequency-temperature characteristic constantly has an inflection point between a maximum value and a minimum value in an operation temperature range, thereby suppressing a fluctuation in an inflection-point temperature due to a manufacturing variation in the IDT line occupancy η. |
| US08723392B2 |
Saw filter having planar barrier layer and method of making
Disclosed herein is a surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter and method of making the same. The SAW filter includes a piezoelectric substrate; a planar barrier layer disposed above the piezoelectric substrate, and at least one conductor buried in the piezoelectric substrate and the planar barrier layer. |
| US08723389B2 |
Sheet plate for DC motor
Disclosed is a sheet plate for a DC motor, in which a brush holder manufactured as a separate member is coupled to the sheet plate of the DC motor, thus effectively guiding movement of a brush and a pigtail, and affording good space utilization, the sheet plate including a brush holder taking a shape of a rectangular pillar to hold the brush and coupled to a first surface of the sheet plate, wherein the brush holder includes an opening formed in an upper surface of the brush holder in a longitudinal direction thereof to allow a pigtail to be taken out through the opening, and a cover portion provided above the opening to be spaced apart therefrom and formed as a plate that is long in a diametric direction, so that the pigtail is bent in a circumferential direction by the cover portion when being taken out. |
| US08723382B2 |
Electromagnetic motor-generator unit
An electromagnetic motor-generator unit (MGU) includes a motor and a generator. The motor includes permanent magnets disposed on a rotor hub, a rotor shaft connected to the hub, and stator brackets arranged in a ring. Each of the brackets forms a generally U-shaped profile. The side walls and base of each bracket includes a post, around which is wound a coil. A first chassis circumscribes the brackets, with the base of each bracket connected to an inner wall of the first chassis. The generator includes insulating rotor plates each having equally spaced teeth. The plates are connected to the shaft. Wedge-shaped permanent magnets are stacked within gaps of the plates. A second chassis circumscribes the plates and the wedge-shaped permanent magnets, and includes coils disposed on an inner face of the second chassis. The coils are connectable to a battery pack to selectively recharge the battery pack. |
| US08723381B2 |
Electric motor
A brush holder is placed between a yoke housing and a gear housing and includes a holder member and a base member. The holder member is installed to an opening of the yoke housing and holds a plurality of brushes. The base member is installed to the holder member and includes a connector configured to connect with an external connector to receive an electric power. An output side end part of the yoke housing has a flange portion, through which the gear housing is fixed to the yoke housing. The holder member includes a contact portion that contacts an opening end portion of the yoke housing in an axial direction of a rotatable shaft. The contact portion is axially spaced from the base member by an axial gap. |
| US08723380B2 |
Starter motor including a conductor mounting element
A starter motor including a frame having a terminal mounting portion, and a field fixedly mounted relative to the frame. An armature is rotatably supported relative to the field. A conductor having a terminal mounting section is electrically connected to one of the field and the armature. A terminal extends through the terminal section of the conductor and the terminal mounting portion of the frame. The terminal includes a plurality of threads. A conductor mounting element threadably engages with the plurality of threads. The conductor mounting element is configured to form a threaded clamped connection that establishes a solid metal compressive stack up connection between the conductor and the terminal. |
| US08723375B2 |
Linear actuator
A linear actuator includes a coil portion and a shaft portion. The coil portion includes a plurality of coils respectively applied with AC currents having different phases from one another. The shaft portion passes through an inside of the plurality of coils. The shaft portion includes: a plurality of permanent magnets and a plurality of intermediate members. The plurality of permanent magnets is arranged along a central axis C such that opposite magnetization directions face to each other in a direction of the central axis C. Each of the plurality of intermediate members is arranged between adjacent two of the plurality of permanent magnets. A saturation magnetic flux density of each of the plurality of intermediate members is higher than a saturation magnetic flux density of each of the plurality of permanent magnets. |
| US08723367B2 |
Power supply system
In a power supply system, reducing influence of a noise etc., optimal electric power is supplied corresponding to power consumption of a receiving side load, and power consumption is decreased greatly. When a potential difference detector 12 detects that a power supply voltage of the receiving side load is decreased lower than a lower limit voltage threshold or increased higher than an upper limit voltage threshold, a burst interval setting unit sets up a burst signal of a pulse width corresponding to the detection result. A burst signal generator generates a burst signal based on the setup, and excites a control primary inductor. A burst signal detector generates a pulse signal in response to electromotive force of a control secondary inductor. A pulse width controller determines increase or decrease of the voltage value of the receiving side load from a no-signal period of a pulse signal, measured by a no-signal period measuring unit, and modifies and outputs a signal outputted by a alternating current generator so as to change a period or the number of times to excite a power primary inductor. |
| US08723366B2 |
Wireless energy transfer resonator enclosures
Described herein are improved configurations for a resonator enclosure for wireless high power transfer that includes a support plate, a sheet of good conductor positioned on one side of the support plate, a separator piece for maintaining a separation distance between the resonator and the sheet of good conductor, and a cover of a non-lossy material covering the resonator, the separator, the sheet of good conductor and attached to the support plate, wherein the size of the sheet of good conductor is larger than the size of the resonator. |
| US08723364B2 |
Uninterruptible power supply having integrated charge/discharge circuit
An uninterruptible power supply includes an AC-to-DC converting circuit, an energy storage unit, a first path-switching circuit, a second path-switching circuit, an integrated charge/discharge circuit and an operating control unit. If the input voltage is abnormal, the input terminal and the output terminal of the integrated charge/discharge circuit are respectively connected to the energy storage unit and the power supply output terminal, so that electric energy stored in the energy storage unit is transmitted to the power supply output terminal through the integrated charge/discharge circuit. Whereas, if the input voltage is normal, the input terminal and the output terminal of the integrated charge/discharge circuit are respectively connected to the power supply output terminal and the energy storage unit, so that the energy storage unit is charged by the integrated charge/discharge circuit. |
| US08723361B2 |
Automatic transfer switch having an interlock arrangement
An automatic transfer switch to automatically electrically connect an electrical panel to a second power source, e.g., an electric generator, during interruption or failure of a first power source, e.g., a utility power supply, includes a powered interlock arrangement that is operative to prevent the electrical panel from being electrically connected to both power sources simultaneously. |
| US08723357B2 |
Power supply having low quiescent consumption
Electronic circuitry and methods are provided. Electrical energy is coupled to a transformer by way of line filter of a power supply. A clipper circuit limits the alternating-current voltage applied to the primary side. A voltage tripler receives output from the secondary side of the transformer and a resulting voltage is coupled to a voltage regulator. At least one regulated direct-current voltage is output to a load and is maintained while a current pulse is applied to a predetermined device. The electronic circuitry conforms to pending power conservation requirements for computers and other equipment. |
| US08723356B2 |
Discharge device for vehicle
A power control unit (PCU) case accommodates an electric circuit of a PCU, which includes a first capacitor and is operated by electricity supply from a storage battery. In the electric circuit, a first bus bar is connected to a part in the vicinity of the anode of the first capacitor, and a second bus bar is connected to a part in the vicinity of the cathode of the first capacitor. A discharge mechanism is formed by connecting in series a switch activated by an explosive actuator and a discharging resistor. The discharge mechanism is integrally fixed to the PCU case. When a collision of the vehicle is detected, the discharge mechanism short-circuits the first bus bar and the second bus bar with each other through the activation of the switch. Accordingly, the discharge mechanism is connected in parallel with the first capacitor, so that the discharging resistor discharges the first capacitor. |
| US08723352B2 |
Systems for optimizing wave energy for renewable energy generation
A system for optimizing wave energy for renewable energy generation in onshore and offshore platforms is disclosed. In certain exemplary embodiments, wave energy from waves in an onshore platform enters or exits an air-tight chamber causing the air within the chamber to vent in or out via air-vents, and through the unidirectional turbine blades. The turbine rotates in a single direction causing an attached low speed axle to rotate as well. The low speed axle couples to a high speed axle via a step-up gearbox increasing the angular velocity of the axle. The high speed axle couples to a pump for suction of momentum transfer fluid from a tank and distribution of the fluid to a series of parallel evenly spaced, horizontal generator turbines, each with a differential pressure valve for differential inlet. The generator turbines connect to an AC or DC generator for power generation. |
| US08723351B2 |
Multi-mode wave energy converter devices and systems
A wave energy converter (WEC) system includes WEC devices which can function to produce useful energy (power) efficiently in response to heave motion and/or pitch motion and/or roll motion. Pitch responsive devices are deployed around the outer periphery of a container and one (or more) heave responsive device is located about the center of the container. The pitch responsive devices may be of the type defined as PDWECs which include two reaction masses which are primarily operable in response to pitching motion or they may be of the type which includes one reaction mass operable in response to pitch and/or heave motion. |
| US08723348B2 |
Battery assembly with kinetic energy-based recharging
A mobile electronic device configured to recharge when oscillated. The electronic device includes a housing with a battery compartment and a battery assembly positioned within the battery compartment. The battery assembly includes a rechargeable storage battery connected to device's battery contacts. The battery assembly includes a charging assembly connected to the rechargeable storage battery, and the charging assembly provides a kinetic energy-based generator operating during the oscillating motion of the electronic device to output electrical current to the rechargeable storage battery. The generator includes: (a) a barrel; (b) a permanent magnet positioned in an elongated chamber of the barrel and sliding within the chamber during movement of the device; and (c) a coil of conductive wire wrapped around an outer surface of the barrel. The chamber, generator magnet, and barrel outer surface receiving the coil all may be non-circular in cross sectional shape or non-cylindrical to improve kinetic energy harvesting. |
| US08723347B2 |
Energy storage system utilizing compressed gas
An energy storage and recovery system employs air compressed utilizing power from an operating wind turbine. This compressed air is stored within one or more chambers of a structure supporting the wind turbine above the ground. By functioning as both a physical support and as a vessel for storing compressed air, the relative contribution of the support structure to the overall cost of the energy storage and recovery system may be reduced, thereby improving economic realization for the combined turbine/support apparatus. In certain embodiments, expansion forces of the compressed air stored within the chamber, may be relied upon to augment the physical stability of a support structure, further reducing material costs of the support structure. |
| US08723343B2 |
Sensor with energy-harvesting device
In some embodiments of the present disclosure, a sensor comprises a substrate, a sensor element and an energy-harvesting device. The sensor element comprises a plate, and the plate is moveable with respect to the substrate. The energy-harvesting device is formed on the plate of the sensor element. |
| US08723336B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing same
According to an embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting body including a semiconductor light emitting layer, a support substrate supporting the light emitting body, and a bonding layer provided between the light emitting body and the support substrate, the bonding layer bonding the light emitting body and the support substrate together. The device also includes a first barrier metal layer provided between the light emitting body and the bonding layer, and an electrode provided between the light emitting body and the first barrier metal layer. The first barrier layer includes a first layer made of nickel and a second layer made of a metal having a smaller linear expansion coefficient than nickel, and the first layer and the second layer are alternately disposed in a multiple-layer structure. The electrode is electrically connected to the light emitting body. |
| US08723335B2 |
Semiconductor circuit structure and method of forming the same using a capping layer
A semiconductor structure includes an interconnect region, and a material transfer region coupled to the interconnect region through a bonding interface. The semiconductor structure includes a capping layer sidewall portion which extends annularly around the material transfer region and covers the bonding interface. The capping layer sidewall portion restricts the flow of debris from the bonding interface. |
| US08723332B2 |
Electrically interconnected stacked die assemblies
In die stack assembly configurations successive die in the stack are offset at a die edge at which die pads are situated, and the die are interconnected by electrically conductive traces. In some embodiments the electrically conductive traces are formed of an electrically conductive polymer. An electrically insulative conformal coating is provided having openings at die pads that are electrically connected. |
| US08723331B2 |
Semiconductor device
Certain embodiments provide a semiconductor device including a first line, a second line, and a sacrificial line. The second line is connected to the first line, and has a narrower linewidth than the first line. The sacrificial line is a wiring having its one end connected to the first line, and its another end as an open end. Further, the sacrificial line at least partially has a portion with a narrower linewidth than the second line. |
| US08723330B2 |
Protective layer for protecting TSV tips during thermo-compressive bonding
A method of protecting through substrate via (TSV) die from bonding damage includes providing a substrate including a plurality of TSV die having a topside including active circuitry, a bottomside, and a plurality of TSVs that include an inner metal core that reaches from the topside to protruding TSV tips that extend out from the bottomside. A protective layer is formed on or applied to the bottomside of the TSV die including between and over the protruding TSV tips. The TSV die is bonded with its topside down onto a workpiece having a workpiece surface and its bottomside up and in contact with a bond head. The protective layer reduces damage from the bonding process including warpage of the TSV die by preventing the bond head from making direct contact to the protruding TSV tips. |
| US08723327B2 |
Microelectronic package with stacked microelectronic units and method for manufacture thereof
A microelectronic package may include a first microelectronic unit including a semiconductor chip having first chip contacts, an encapsulant contacting an edge of the semiconductor chip, and first unit contacts exposed at a surface of the encapsulant and electrically connected with the first chip contacts. The package may include a second microelectronic unit including a semiconductor chip having second chip contacts at a surface thereof, and an encapsulant contacting an edge of the chip of the second unit and having a surface extending away from the edge. The surfaces of the chip and the encapsulant of the second unit define a face of the second unit. Package terminals at the face may be electrically connected with the first unit contacts through bond wires electrically connected with the first unit contacts, and the second chip contacts through metallized vias and traces formed in contact with the second chip contacts. |
| US08723326B2 |
Semiconductor structures including tight pitch contacts
Methods of fabricating semiconductor structures incorporating tight pitch contacts aligned with active area features and of simultaneously fabricating self-aligned tight pitch contacts and conductive lines using various techniques for defining patterns having sublithographic dimensions. Semiconductor structures having tight pitch contacts aligned with active area features and, optionally, aligned conductive lines are also disclosed, as are semiconductor structures with tight pitch contact holes and aligned trenches for conductive lines. |
| US08723313B2 |
Semiconductor package structure and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor package structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided, in which a semiconductor die is disposed in a spacer structure for packaging, and a connection pad, a first metallic layer, an insulating layer, a wiring layer, a pin base, a conductive via and a metallic bump are formed on the semiconductor die, wherein the wiring layer can be formed as a single layer or multiple layers, and the connection pad is electrically connected with an outer pin. Moreover, the positioning structures are also formed to overcome the conventional misalignment problems caused by the thermal expansion and the cooling contraction. The alignment of the conductive via with the connection pad can be more accurately achieved, which ensures that the connection pad is reliably connected with the outer pin. |
| US08723301B2 |
Semiconductor package and system
A semiconductor package includes a package board, a pellet provided over the package board, and a protection member covering the package board and the pellet and including a hole penetrating the protection member. |
| US08723298B2 |
Lead, wiring member, package component, metal component with resin, resin-encapsulated semiconductor device, and methods for producing the same
The present invention aims to make possible facile removal of resin burrs without the risk of damaging resin body covering a wiring lead in a semiconductor device. In detail, the semiconductor device 10 has a structure in which a semiconductor element is mounted on the wiring lead 10, the wiring lead 10 including a metal plate with metal coating applied to the outer surface thereof. The peripheral region 15 of the wiring lead 11 is covered with an organic coating including purine skeleton compounds. The organic coating is formed through the self-assembling of functional organic compounds each having a structure in which a purine skeleton has at an end thereof a functional group having a metal bonding property. |
| US08723297B2 |
Memory device
In a semiconductor device having an enlarged contact area between a contact structure and a substrate, the substrate may include a first region on which a conductive structure is arranged and a second region defining the first region. The first region may include a multi-faced polyhedral recess of which at least one of the sidewalls is slanted with respect to a surface of the substrate. An insulation layer may be formed on the substrate to a thickness that is sufficient to cover the conductive structure. The insulation layer has a contact hole that may be communicated with the recess. The active region of the substrate is exposed through the contact hole. A conductive pattern is positioned in the recess and the contact hole. Accordingly, the contact resistance at the active region of the substrate may be kept to a relatively low value even though the gap distances and line width of pattern lines are reduced. |
| US08723295B2 |
Semiconductor device, manufacturing method thereof, electronic device and vehicle
The present invention makes it possible to inhibit an SOA (Safe Operating Area) in a vertical-type bipolar transistor from narrowing. A p-type base layer 150 includes a first peak, a second peak, and a third peak in an impurity profile in the thickness direction. The first peak is located on the topmost surface side of a semiconductor substrate 100. The second peak is located closer to the bottom face side of the semiconductor substrate 100 than the first peak and higher than the first peak. The third peak is located between the first peak and the second peak. |
| US08723294B2 |
Resistance element and inverting buffer circuit
It is possible to suppress a change in a resistance value caused by a potential of a semiconductor substrate 10 near a resistance element layer 13, a power line passing on or above the resistance element layer, or a signal line, without generating useless current or a distortion in a signal. A first conductive layer 15 biased by the potential of a first electrode 11 and a second conductive layer 16 biased by the potential of a second electrode 12 cover below the resistance element layer equally. A change in the resistance value caused by a potential difference between the resistance element layer and a neighboring semiconductor substrate 14 is cancelled by the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer covering at least one of above and below the resistance element layer with both ends biased, so the change in the resistance value is suppressed. |
| US08723289B2 |
Interconnection wiring structure of a semiconductor memory device
A method for manufacturing an interconnection wiring structure of a semiconductor device includes forming an isolation region, which arranges active regions in a diagonal direction, in a semiconductor substrate; forming first damascene trenches, which open upper portions of a bit line contacts, by selectively etching a second interlayer insulation layer; forming bit lines which fill the first damascene trenches; forming second damascene trenches, which expose portions of the active region, by selectively etching the portion of a second interlayer insulation layer between the bit lines and the portion of the first interlayer insulation layer thereunder; attaching trench spacer on side walls of the second damascene trench; and forming storage node contact lines which fill the second damascene trenches. |
| US08723287B2 |
Thermal airlflow sensor
An object of the present invention is to provide a thermal airflow sensor that prevents moisture absorption by a silicon oxide film formed closest to a surface (formed to be located on an uppermost portion), and that reduces a measuring error. In order to attain the foregoing object, the thermal airflow sensor according to the present invention applies an ion implantation to a silicon oxide film 4, formed closest to a surface (formed to be located on an uppermost portion), by using an atom or molecule selected from at least any one of silicon, oxygen, and an inert element such as argon or nitrogen, in order to increase a concentration of an atom contained in the silicon oxide film 4 more than that before the ion implantation. |
| US08723283B2 |
Optical module
An optical module includes a stem, an optical element, data signal lead pins, a printed circuit board, and a post portion. The optical element is mounted on one surface of the stem. The data signal lead pins are connected to the optical element, and protrudes through the other surface of the stem. The printed circuit board has one surface on which data signal transmission lines for contact with the data signal lead pins are formed and the other surface on a part of which a stiffener is formed to protrude. The post portion protrudes from the other surface of the stem, supports the printed circuit board while in close contact with the stiffener such that the data signal lead pins can contact the data signal transmission lines while being disposed linearly above the data signal transmission lines, and includes a coupling portion to be coupled with the stiffener. |
| US08723281B2 |
Access transistor with a buried gate
A magnetic memory cell is formed including a magneto tunnel junction (MTJ) and an access transistor, which is used to access the MTJ in operation. The access transistor, which is formed on a silicon substrate, includes a gate, drain and source with the gate position substantially perpendicular to the plane of the silicon substrate thereby burying the gate and allowing more surface area on the silicon substrate for formation of additional memory cells. |
| US08723279B2 |
MEMS sensor, and MEMS sensor manufacturing method
MEMS sensor including substrate, lower thin film confronting one face of the substrate with a space therebetween and having lower through holes extending in the thickness direction thereof, and upper thin film arranged on the opposite side of the substrate confronting the lower thin film with a space therebetween and having upper through holes extending in the thickness direction. A MEMS sensor manufacturing method includes forming a first sacrificing layer on one face of a substrate, forming a lower thin film on the first sacrificing layer with lower through holes individually extending in the thickness direction, forming a second sacrificing layer on the lower thin film, forming an upper thin film on the second sacrificing layer with upper through holes individually extending in the thickness direction, removing the second sacrificing layer through the upper through holes by etching, and removing the first sacrificing layer through the upper and lower through holes by etching. |
| US08723278B2 |
Sensor element array and method of fabricating the same
A sensor element array and method of fabricating the same are provided. The sensor element array is disposed on a substrate and includes a first patterned conductive layer, a channel layer, a first insulation layer, a second patterned conductive layer, a second insulation layer, and a third patterned conductive layer. The first patterned conductive layer includes a sensing line, a first power line, a source/drain pattern and a branch pattern. The channel layer includes a first channel and a second channel. Margins of the first insulation layer and the second patterned conductive layer are substantially overlapped. The second patterned conductive layer includes a selecting line, a gate pattern, and a gate connecting pattern. The second insulation layer has a first connecting opening for exposing the gate connecting pattern. The third patterned conductive layer includes a sensing electrode electrically connected to the gate connecting pattern. |
| US08723275B2 |
Semiconductor device with metal silicides having different phases
A fully silicided gate with a selectable work function includes a gate dielectric over the substrate, a first metal silicide layer over the gate dielectric, and a second metal silicide layer wherein the first metal silicide has a different phase then the second metal silicide layer. The metal silicide layers comprises at least one alloy element. The concentration of the alloy element on the interface between the gate dielectric and the metal silicide layers influence the work function of the gate. |
| US08723271B2 |
Voids in STI regions for forming bulk FinFETs
An integrated circuit structure includes a substrate; two insulation regions over the substrate, with one of the two insulation regions including a void therein; and a first semiconductor strip between and adjoining the two insulation regions. The first semiconductor strip includes a top portion forming a fin over top surfaces of the two insulation regions. |
| US08723270B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and fabrication process thereof
A SRAM includes a first CMOS inverter of first and second MOS transistors connected in series, a second CMOS inverter of third and fourth MOS transistors connected in series and forming a flip-flop circuit together with the first CMOS inverter, and a polysilicon resistance element formed on a device isolation region, each of the first and third MOS transistors is formed in a device region of a first conductivity type and includes a second conductivity type drain region at an outer side of a sidewall insulation film of the gate electrode with a larger depth than a drain extension region thereof, wherein a source region is formed deeper than a drain extension region, the polysilicon gate electrode has a film thickness identical to a film thickness of the polysilicon resistance element, the source region and the polysilicon resistance element are doped with the same dopant element. |
| US08723268B2 |
N-channel and P-channel end-to-end finFET cell architecture with relaxed gate pitch
A finFET block architecture uses end-to-end finFET blocks in which the fin lengths are at least twice the contact pitch, whereby there is enough space for interlayer connectors to be placed on the proximal end and the distal end of a given semiconductor fin, and on the gate element on the given semiconductor fin. A first set of semiconductor fins having a first conductivity type and a second set of semiconductor fins having a second conductivity type can be aligned end-to-end. Interlayer connectors can be aligned over corresponding semiconductor fins which connect to gate elements. |
| US08723267B2 |
Integrated circuit made out of SOI with transistors having distinct threshold voltages
The invention relates to an integrated circuit including an active semiconducting layer separated from a semiconducting substrate layer by an embedded insulating material surface, including: first and second transistors (205, 213) of a single type; first and second floorplans arranged vertically perpendicular to the first and second transistors; wherein the first transistor has a doping of the floorplan thereof, opposite that of the source thereof, and a first threshold voltage; the second transistor has a doping of the floorplan thereof, identical to that of the source thereof, and a second threshold voltage; the first threshold voltage is dependent on the potential difference applied between the source and the floorplan of the first transistor; and the second threshold voltage is dependent on the potential difference applied between the source and the floorplan of the second transistor. |
| US08723263B2 |
Electrostatic discharge protection device
An electrostatic discharge (ESD) includes a semiconductor substrate having the first conductive type, a well having the first conductive type, a buried layer having the second conductive type and a well having the second conductive type. The buried layer having a second conductive type is disposed in the semiconductor substrate under the well having the first conductive type. The well having the second conductive type disposed to divide the well having the first conductive type into a first well and a second well. The well having the second conductive type contacts the buried layer, and the well having the second conductive type and the buried layer are jointly used to isolate the first well from the second well. |
| US08723262B2 |
SOI FinFET with recessed merged fins and liner for enhanced stress coupling
FinFETS and methods for making FinFETs with a recessed stress liner. A method includes providing an SOI substrate with fins, forming a gate over the fins, forming an off-set spacer on the gate, epitaxially growing a film to merge the fins, depositing a dummy spacer around the gate, and recessing the merged epi film. Silicide is then formed on the recessed merged epi film followed by deposition of a stress liner film over the FinFET. By using a recessed merged epi process, a MOSFET with a vertical silicide (i.e. perpendicular to the substrate) can be formed. The perpendicular silicide improves spreading resistance. |
| US08723260B1 |
Semiconductor radio frequency switch with body contact
The present disclosure relates to a radio frequency (RF) switch that includes multiple body-contacted field effect transistor (FET) elements coupled in series. The FET elements may be formed using a thin-film semiconductor device layer, which is part of a thin-film semiconductor die. Conduction paths between the FET elements through the thin-film semiconductor device layer and through a substrate of the thin-film semiconductor die may be substantially eliminated by using insulating materials. Elimination of the conduction paths allows an RF signal across the RF switch to be divided across the series coupled FET elements, such that each FET element is subjected to only a portion of the RF signal. Further, each FET element is body-contacted and may receive reverse body biasing when the RF switch is in an OFF state, thereby reducing an OFF state drain-to-source capacitance of each FET element. |
| US08723257B2 |
ESD protection device having reduced equivalent capacitance
An ESD protection device includes a substrate of a first conductivity type, a well region of a second conductivity type, a first doped region of the second conductivity type, a second doped region of the first conductivity type, a third doped region of the second conductivity type, a fourth doped region of the first conductivity type. The well region is configured in the substrate. The first doped region is configured in the well region. The second doped region is configured in the well region and surrounding the first doped region. The third doped region is configured in the well region and surrounding the first doped region and the second doped region. The fourth doped region is configured in the well region and under the first doped region and the second doped region. The fourth doped region is coupled with the first doped region and with the second doped region, respectively. |
| US08723256B1 |
Semiconductor device and fabricating method thereof
A semiconductor device is provided. The device includes a semiconductor substrate and a gate structure thereon. A well region is formed in the semiconductor substrate. A drain region and a source region are respectively formed in the semiconductor substrate inside and outside of the well region. At least one set of the first and second heavily doped regions is formed in the well region between the drain region and the source region, wherein the first and second heavily doped regions are stacked vertically from bottom to top and have a doping concentration which is larger than that of the well region. The semiconductor substrate and the first heavily doped region have a first conductivity type and the well region and the second heavily doped region have a second conductivity type. A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is also disclosed. |
| US08723253B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same
According to one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of base regions, the base regions are provided on a surface of the first semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device includes a source region selectively provided on each of surfaces of the base regions. The semiconductor device includes a gate electrode provided via a gate insulating film in each of a pair of trenches, each of the trenches penetrate the base regions from a surface of the source region to the first semiconductor layer. The semiconductor device includes a field plate electrode provided via a field plate insulating film in each of the pair of trenches under the gate electrode. A thickness of a part of the field plate insulating film is greater than a thickness of the gate insulating film. |
| US08723252B2 |
Vertically-oriented semiconductor selection device providing high drive current in cross-point array memory
A vertical semiconductor material mesa upstanding from a semiconductor base that forms a conductive channel between first and second doped regions. The first doped region is electrically coupled to one or more first silicide layers on the surface of the base. The second doped region is electrically coupled to one of a plurality of second silicide layers on the upper surface of the mesa. A gate conductor is provided on one or more sidewalls of the mesa. |
| US08723251B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for forming the same
A semiconductor device and a method for forming the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes vertical pillars formed by etching a semiconductor substrate and junction regions which are located among the neighboring vertical pillars and spaced apart from one another in a zigzag pattern. As a result, the semiconductor device easily guarantees an electrical passage between the semiconductor substrate and the vertical pillars, such that it substantially prevents the floating phenomenon from being generated, resulting in the prevention of deterioration of the semiconductor device. |
| US08723250B2 |
Integrated circuit devices including complex dielectric layers and related fabrication methods
An electronic device includes a lower layer, a complex dielectric layer on the lower layer, and an upper layer on the complex dielectric layer. The complex dielectric layer includes an amorphous metal silicate layer and a crystalline metal-based insulating layer thereon. Related fabrication methods are also discussed. |
| US08723248B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor storage device
In one embodiment, there is provided a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device. The device includes: a plurality of nonvolatile memory cells. Each of the nonvolatile memory cells includes: a first semiconductor layer including a first source region, a first drain region, and a first channel region; a block insulating film formed on the first channel region; a charge storage layer formed on the block insulating film; a tunnel insulating film formed on the charge storage layer; a second semiconductor layer formed on the tunnel insulating film and including a second source region, a second drain region, and a second channel region. The second channel region is formed on the tunnel insulating film such that the tunnel insulating film is located between the second source region and the second drain region. A dopant impurity concentration of the first channel region is higher than that of the second channel region. |
| US08723242B2 |
Non-volatile semiconductor memory device and method of manufacturing the same
A non-volatile semiconductor memory device and a method of manufacturing the same of the embodiments are provided. The non-volatile semiconductor memory device includes: drain contact plugs formed in memory cell regions and having bottom ends joined to drain diffusion layers of the respective memory cells; a local interconnect provided to extend in a WL direction across the memory cell regions and a shunt region, and having a bottom end joined commonly to plural source diffusion layers; drain via plugs formed in the memory cell regions and having bottom ends joined to the top ends of the respective drain contact plugs; and a power supply via for source formed in the shunt region to extend in a BL direction, and having a bottom end joined to the top end of the local interconnect. |
| US08723240B2 |
Semiconductor device, manufacturing method for the same, and electronic device
A manufacturing method for a semiconductor device, the method including forming a thin film transistor by forming a polysilicon thin film on an insulating substrate, forming a gate electrode via a gate insulating film, and forming source/drain regions and a channel region by ion implantation in the polysilicon thin film by using the gate electrode as a mask, forming an interconnection layer on an interlayer dielectric film covering this thin film transistor and forming a first contact to be connected to the thin film transistor through the interlayer dielectric film, forming a silicon hydronitride film on the interlayer dielectric film so as to cover the interconnection layer, forming a lower electrode on this silicon hydronitride film and forming a second contact to be connected to the interconnection layer through the silicon hydronitride film, and forming a ferroelectric layer on the lower electrode. |
| US08723231B1 |
Semiconductor die micro electro-mechanical switch management system and method
A die micro electro-mechanical switch management system and method facilitate power conservation by selectively preventing electrical current from flowing in designated components. A present invention semiconductor die comprises a block of transistors for performing switching operations, a bus (e.g., a power bus, a signal bus, etc.) for conveying electrical current and a micro electro-mechanical switch that couples and decouples the block of transistors to and from the bus. The micro electro-mechanical switch is opened and closed depending upon operations (e.g., switching operations) being performed by the block of transistors. Electrical current is prevented from flowing to the block of transistors when the micro electro-mechanical switch is open and the block of transistors is electrically isolated. The micro electro-mechanical switch can interrupt electrical current flow in a plurality of the bus lines and/or can be included in a relay array. |
| US08723229B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the device
In a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, first, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a p-type third semiconductor layer are sequentially epitaxially grown on a substrate. After that, the third semiconductor layer is selectively removed. Then, a fourth semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown on the second semiconductor layer. Then, a gate electrode is formed on the third semiconductor layer. |
| US08723226B2 |
Manufacturable enhancement-mode group III-N HEMT with a reverse polarization cap
An enhancement-mode group III-N high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) with a reverse polarization cap is formed in a method that utilizes a reverse polarization cap structure, such as an InGaN cap structure, to deplete the two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) and form a normally off device, and a spacer layer that lies below the reverse polarization cap structure and above the barrier layer of the HEMT which allows the reverse polarization cap layer to be etched without etching into the barrier layer. |
| US08723223B2 |
Hybrid Fin field-effect transistors
A hybrid Fin Field-Effect Transistor (FinFET) includes a first and a second FinFET. The first FinFET includes a first channel region formed of a first semiconductor fin, and a first source region and a first drain region of a first conductivity type. The second FinFET includes a second channel region formed of a second semiconductor fin, a second source region of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, and a second drain region of the first conductivity type. The second source region and the second drain region are connected to opposite ends of the second channel region. The first and the second gate electrodes are interconnected. The first and the second source regions are electrically interconnected. The first and the second drain regions are electrically interconnected. |
| US08723220B2 |
Semiconductor device
A reverse conducting semiconductor device having an IGBT element region and a diode element region in one semiconductor substrate is provided. An electric current detection region is arranged adjacent to the IGBT element region, and a collector region of the IGBT element region is extended to connect with a collector region of the electric current detection region. Instability in the IGBT detection current caused by a boundary portion between the IGBT and the diode can be suppressed. In the same way, an electric current detection region is arranged adjacent to the diode element region, and a cathode region of the diode element region is extended to connect with a cathode region of the electric current detection region. Instability in the diode detection current caused by the boundary portion between the IGBT and the diode can be suppressed. |
| US08723219B2 |
Chamfered freestanding nitride semiconductor wafer and method of chamfering nitride semiconductor wafer
Technology of making freestanding gallium nitride (GaN) wafers has been matured at length. Gallium nitride is rigid but fragile. Chamfering of a periphery of a GaN wafer is difficult. At present edges are chamfered by a rotary whetstone of gross granules with weak pressure. Minimum roughness of the chamfered edges is still about Ra 10 μm to Ra 6 μm. The large edge roughness causes scratches, cracks, splits or breaks in transferring process or wafer process. A wafer of the present invention is bevelled by fixing the wafer to a chuck of a rotor, bringing an edge of the wafer into contact with an elastic whetting material having a soft matrix and granules implanted on the soft matrix, rotating the wafer and feeding the whetting material. Favorably, several times of chamfering edges by changing the whetting materials of smaller granules are given to the wafer. The chamfering can realize small roughness of Ra10 nm and Ra5 μm at edges of wafers. |
| US08723217B2 |
White light emitting diode package
Disclosed is a light emitting diode package having a simplified configuration and high color reproducibility. The light emitting diode package includes a package body, first and second light emitting diode chips received in the package body, a lead frame electrically connected to the first and second light emitting diode chips, the lead frame serving to adjust color of light according to the ratio of current of the first and second light emitting diode chips, and a light conversion layer configured to cover the first and second light emitting diode chips, the light conversion layer serving to convert light emitted from the first and second light emitting diode chips into a particular wavelength of light so as to emit a desired wavelength of light. |
| US08723215B2 |
LED module
A LED module includes a substrate, a LED chip supported on the substrate, a metal wiring installed on the substrate, the metal wiring including a mounting portion on which the LED chip is mounted, an encapsulating resin configured to cover the LED chip and the metal wiring, and a clad member configured to cover the metal wiring to expose the mounting portion, the encapsulating resin arranged to cover the clad member. |
| US08723214B2 |
Submount and manufacturing method thereof
A submount and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The submount, on which at least a semiconductor die is disposed, is mounted on a circuit board. The submount includes a substrate made of a conductive material or a semiconducting material, a plurality of conductive film patterns, and an insulating film pattern. A surface of the substrate includes a die-bonding area and a plurality of conductive areas. The conductive film patterns are individually distributed in the respective conductive areas. The insulating film pattern is disposed between the conductive film pattern and the insulating film pattern, but is not disposed in the die-bonding area. Furthermore, the semiconductor die is disposed in the die-bonding area and is electrically connected with the conductive film patterns. Because the insulating film pattern is not being disposed in the die-bonding area of the submount, the submount structure has improved heat transfer efficiency. |
| US08723213B2 |
Light emitting device and light emitting device package
Provided is a light emitting device. In one embodiment, a light emitting device including: a support member; a light emitting structure on the support member, the light emitting structure comprising 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; a protective member at a peripheral region of an upper surface of the support member; an electrode including an upper portion being on the first conductive type semiconductor layer, a side portion extended from the upper portion and being on a side surface of the light emitting structure, and an extended portion extended from the side portion and being on the protective member; and an insulation layer between the side surface of the light emitting structure and the electrode. |
| US08723209B2 |
Out coupling layer containing particle polymer composite
Light emitting devices comprising an optical layer comprising metal oxide particles having a polymer covalently bonded thereto and a light emitting layer, which is in optical communication with the optical layer are provided. Methods of fabricating a light emitting devices comprising: depositing an optical layer comprising metal oxide particles having a polymer covalently bonded thereto; and depositing a light emitting layer, which is in optical communication with the optical layer are also provided. |
| US08723207B2 |
Radiation-emitting optical component
A radiation-emitting semiconductor component, having a layer structure which includes an active layer which, in operation, emits radiation with a spectral distribution, and electrical contacts for applying a current to the layer structure, includes a coating layer which at least partially surrounds the active layer and holds back a short-wave component of the emitted radiation. |
| US08723206B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device with contact hole passing through active layer
A semiconductor light emitting device has a semiconductor laminate including first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers respectively providing first and second main surfaces and an active layer. The semiconductor laminate is divided into first and second regions. At least one contact hole is formed to pass through the active layer from the second main surface of the first region. A first electrode is formed on the second main surface to be connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer of the first region and the second conductivity type semiconductor layer of the second region. A second electrode is formed on the second main surface of the first region to be connected to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer of the first region and the first conductivity type semiconductor layer of the second region. |
| US08723205B2 |
Phosphor incorporated in a thermal conductivity and phase transition heat transfer mechanism
A thermal conductivity and phase transition heat transfer mechanism has an opto-luminescent phosphor contained within the vapor chamber of the mechanism. The housing includes a section that is thermally conductive and a member that is at least partially optically transmissive, to allow emission of light produced by excitation of the phosphor. A working fluid also is contained within the chamber. The pressure within the chamber configures the working fluid to absorb heat during operation of the lighting device, to vaporize at a relatively hot location at or near at least a portion of the opto-luminescent phosphor as the working fluid absorbs heat, to transfer heat to and condense at a relatively cold location, and to return as a liquid to the relatively hot location. Also, the working fluid is in direct contact with or contains at least a portion of the opto-luminescent phosphor. |
| US08723200B2 |
Lead frame, light emitting diode having the lead frame, and backlight unit having the light emitting diode
An LED includes a light-emitting chip, a metal member, and a housing. The light-emitting chip generates light. The light-emitting chip is arranged on the metal member. The housing is combined with the metal member to fix the metal member. The housing has an opening portion exposing at least a portion of the light-emitting chip and the metal member. The metal member includes a base metal layer, a light-reflecting layer arranged on the base metal layer, and a protection layer arranged on the light-reflecting layer and including a metal. |
| US08723199B2 |
Radiation emitting body and method for producing a radiation-emitting body
A radiation-emitting body comprising a layer sequence, having an active layer (10) for generating electromagnetic radiation, having a reflection layer (50), which reflects the generated radiation, and having at least one intermediate layer (40) arranged between the active layer (10) and the reflection layer (50). In this case, the active layer (10) has a roughening on an interface (15) directed toward the reflection layer (50), and the reflection layer (50) is substantially planar at an interface (45) directed toward the active layer (10). Also disclosed is a method for producing a radiation-emitting body, which involves forming a layer sequence on a substrate having an active layer (10) for generating electromagnetic radiation. In this case, the method comprises roughening an interface (15) on the active layer (10), and forming at least one intermediate layer (40) and a reflection layer (50). |
| US08723195B2 |
Light emitting device with plurality of LED chips and/or electrode wiring pattern
A light emitting device includes a substrate having a rectangular outer shape in a top view, a plurality of LED chips, a resin frame formed on the primary surface of the substrate and provided annularly so as to surround a mounting area in which the LED chips are provided, an anode-side electrode land and a cathode-side electrode land which are electrodes to be connected to an external voltage supply of said light emitting device. An electrode wiring pattern may be formed on the primary surface of the substrate including (i) an anode line extending from the anode-side electrode land to a portion under the resin frame and (ii) a cathode line extending from the cathode-side electrode land to the other portion under the resin frame. |
| US08723188B2 |
Light emitting diode and method for preparing the same
A light emitting diode includes a substrate comprising a plurality of first grooves and a plurality of first convex parts formed on a surface of the substrate, with the first groove formed between two neighboring first convex parts; a semiconductor structure formed on the substrate comprising a plurality of second convex parts corresponding to the plurality of first grooves and a plurality of second grooves corresponding to the plurality of first convex parts; a transparent conductive layer formed on the semiconductor structure and configured to transmit a current to the plurality of second convex parts; a first electrode electrically connected with the semiconductor structure; and a second electrode electrically connected with the transparent conductive layer. A method for preparing the light emitting diode is also provided. |
| US08723187B2 |
Integrated diamond transduction pixelized imager device and manufacturing process
Imaging device including several pixels, each pixel including at least: a portion of a diamond layer placed between a first and second electrode, and able to achieve transduction of photons and/or high energy particles radiation into an electrical signal. an electronic circuit for amplification and/or reading of the electrical signal, electrically connected to at least the first electrode and made in a portion of a semiconductor material layer having a thickness lower than or equal to around 1 μm and forming the surface layer of an SOD type substrate, also including the diamond layer and a dielectric layer placed between the diamond layer and the electronic circuit. |
| US08723183B2 |
Image display system having pixels with common electrodes
A pixel driving circuit array is disclosed, comprising a first capacitor and a second capacitor. The first capacitor comprises a first electrode, an insulator layer and a common electrode. The second capacitor comprises a second electrode, the insulator layer and the common electrode. The first capacitor and the second capacitor share the same common electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are on the same plane. |
| US08723174B2 |
Thin film transistor, contact structure, substrate, display device, and methods for manufacturing the same
A TFT 17 provided on a substrate 3 is provided. The TFT 17 includes a gate electrode 31, a gate insulating film 32, a semiconductor 33, a source electrode 34, a drain electrode 35, and a protection film 36. The semiconductor 33 includes a metal oxide semiconductor. The semiconductor 33 has a source portion 33a which is in contact with the source electrode 34, a drain portion 33b which is in contact with the drain electrode 35, and a channel portion 33c which is exposed through the source electrode 34 and the drain electrode 35. A conductive layer 37 having a relatively small electrical resistance is formed in each of the source portion 33a and the drain portion 33b. The conductive layer 37 is removed from the channel portion 33c. |
| US08723171B2 |
Organic electroluminescence device
An organic electroluminescence device including opposite anode and cathode, and a hole-transporting region, an emitting layer and an electron-transporting region in sequential order from the anode between the anode and the cathode, wherein the emitting layer includes a red emitting portion, a green emitting portion, and a blue emitting portion; the blue emitting portion includes a host BH and a fluorescent dopant FBD; the triplet energy ETfbd of the fluorescent dopant FBD is larger than the triplet energy ETbh of the host BH; the green emitting portion includes a host GH and a phosphorescent dopant PGD; the electron-transporting region includes a common electron-transporting layer adjacent to the red emitting portion, the green emitting portion and the blue emitting portion; the common electron-transporting layer includes a material having a triplet energy ETel larger than ETbh; and the difference between the affinity of the host GH and the affinity of the material constituting the common electron-transporting layer is 0.4 eV or less. |
| US08723169B2 |
Enhancing performing characteristics of organic semiconducting films by improved solution processing
Improved processing methods for enhanced properties of conjugated polymer films are disclosed, as well as the enhanced conjugated polymer films produced thereby. Addition of low molecular weight alkyl-containing molecules to solutions used to form conjugated polymer films leads to improved photoconductivity and improvements in other electronic properties. The enhanced conjugated polymer films can be used in a variety of electronic devices, such as solar cells and photodiodes. |
| US08723168B2 |
Display, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic unit
A display includes: a first light-emitting device disposed in a first region on a substrate and including a transfer organic layer; a second light-emitting device disposed in a second region adjacent to the first region on the substrate and not including a transfer organic layer; and a level difference provided between the first region and the second region, and being large enough to inhibit transfer of the transfer organic layer to the second region when the transfer organic layer is formed in the first region. |
| US08723165B2 |
Vertical electro-optical component and method of fabricating the same
A vertical electro-optical component and a method for forming the same are provided. The vertical electro-optical component includes a substrate, a first electrode layer formed on the substrate, a patterned insulating layer formed on the first electrode layer, a metal layer formed on the patterned insulating layer, a semiconductor layer formed on the first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer formed on the semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer encapsulates the patterned insulating layer and the metal layer. The vertical electro-optical component thus has a low operational voltage of a vertical transistor and a high reaction speed of a photo diode, and may be used to form light-emitting transistors. |
| US08723163B2 |
Organic photoelectric converter
Disclosed is an organic photoelectric conversion device including a pair of electrodes, at least one of which is transparent or semi-transparent, and an organic layer arranged between the electrodes and containing a conjugated polymer compound and a sulfur-containing heterocyclic compound, wherein the sulfur-containing heterocyclic compound has a condensed polycyclic structure or a bithiophene structure. Examples of the sulfur-containing heterocyclic compound include a compound represented by formula (1): (wherein, a plurality of R1's may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an aryl group, an aryloxy group, an arylthio group, an arylalkyl group, an arylalkoxy group or an arylalkylthio group, and a hydrogen atom or atoms contained in these groups may be substituted by a fluorine atom or atoms; and m represents an integer of 0 to 10) or the like. |
| US08723156B2 |
Resistive switching memory elements having improved switching characteristics
Resistive-switching memory elements having improved switching characteristics are described, including a memory element having a first electrode and a second electrode, a switching layer between the first electrode and the second electrode comprising hafnium oxide and having a first thickness, and a coupling layer between the switching layer and the second electrode, the coupling layer comprising a material including metal titanium and having a second thickness that is less than 25 percent of the first thickness. |
| US08723149B2 |
Systems and methods for advanced monitoring and control using an LED driver in an optical processor
Systems and methods for advanced monitoring and control using an LED driver in an optical processor are described. In an embodiment, a monitoring and control circuit may include a light-emitting diode (LED) driver including a control input, an output, and a node, wherein the output is coupled to an LED. The circuit may also include a multiplexer coupled to the node of the LED driver, an analog-to-digital converter coupled to the multiplexer, and a controller coupled to the analog-to-digital converter and to the control input of the LED driver, wherein the LED driver is coupled to drive the output with a first voltage supply that is independent from a second voltage supply that is coupled to drive the controller. |
| US08723145B2 |
Plasmonic polarizer with a ring shaped waveguide
A radiation-emitting device (e.g., a laser) includes an active region configured to generate a radiation emission linearly polarized along a first polarization direction and a device facet covered by an insulating layer and a metal layer on the insulating layer. The metal layer defines an aperture through which the radiation emission from the active region can be transmitted and coupled into surface plasmons on the outer side of the metal layer. The long axis of the aperture is non-orthogonal to the first polarization direction, and a sequential series of features are defined in or on the device facet or in the metal layer and spaced apart from the aperture, wherein the series of features are configured to manipulate the surface plasmons and to scatter surface plasmons into the far field with a second polarization direction distinct from the first polarization direction. |
| US08723140B2 |
Particle analyzer with spatial modulation and long lifetime bioprobes
An analyzer includes a flow cell having a flow channel through which a sample passes. A light source excites at least a first particle type in the sample in one or more excitation region(s), and a detector detects light emitted by the excited particle. A spatial filter defines detection regions, wherein light emitted by the particle is transmitted to the detector, and interspersed shielded regions, wherein such light is at least partially blocked from reaching the detector. The light emitted by the excited particle has a response time τ1, and the sample may also contain a component that is excited by the light source and that has a response time τ2<τ1. The excitation region(s) and the detection regions are arranged to provide a time delay between excitation and detection, the time delay tailored to isolate light emitted by the first particle from light emitted by the component. |
| US08723128B2 |
Nuclear medicine imaging apparatus and nuclear medicine imaging method
In the nuclear medicine imaging apparatus according to the one embodiment, the ADC converts the output data of each of the photodetectors to digital data. The counting information collecting unit collects counting results from the digital data, and the counting information storage unit stores the counting result in association with the digital data. The coincidence counting information generating unit generates coincidence counting information. The image reconstructing unit reconstructs a PET image, based on the coincidence counting information. The time correction data stores a correction time for each of the photodetectors. The system controlling unit controls to correct the detection time of the gamma rays in the digital data associated with each piece of the counting information by use of the correction time, and to generate new coincidence counting information. The system controlling unit controls to reconstruct a new nuclear medicine image, based on the new coincidence counting information generated. |
| US08723126B2 |
Scintillator material
A device having: a scintillator material having an atom having an atomic number of at least 45, and one or more photomultiplier tubes adjacent to the scintillator material. |
| US08723125B1 |
Waveguide end-coupled infrared detector
A Ge waveguide photo-detector fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator substrate is provided. It comprises a Ge waveguide detector end-coupled to a light-signal-carrying silicon waveguide, both disposed on a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) substrate. An electrical field is established along the direction of light propagation inside the Ge waveguide detector by doping the two opposite ends of the Ge detector with P or N type dopants. In result the height and width of the Si waveguide is decoupled from the speed of the Ge detector. |
| US08723123B2 |
Light detector with Ge film
A light detector includes a first light sensor and a second light sensor to detect incident light. A Ge film is disposed over the first light sensor to pass infra-red (IR) wavelength light and to block visible wavelength light. The Ge film does not cover the second light sensor. |
| US08723122B2 |
Infrared sensor module, touch sensing method thereof, and auto calibration method applied to the same
An infrared sensor module, a touch sensing method thereof, and an auto calibration method applied to the same are disclosed, the touch sensing method includes turning on the infrared sensor module which includes a sensor block with a light receiving region and is arranged to be perpendicular to a surface of a display panel, the light receiving region being divided into m×n blocks (where, each of m and n is a natural number of two or more) arranged in m rows by n columns, each of the blocks having a plurality of light receiving pixels arranged in a row direction, scanning optical signals of each block, selecting the block having maximum output optical signals with respect to the blocks of each column, and summing the optical signals of the light receiving pixels of the block selected from the column. |
| US08723116B2 |
Method of determining an applicable threshold for determining the critical dimension of at least one category of patterns imaged by atomic force scanning electron microscopy
A method of determining an applicable threshold for determining the critical dimension of a category of patterns imaged by atomic force scanning electron microscopy is presented. The method includes acquiring, from a plurality of patterns, a pair of images for each pattern; for each pair of images determining a reference critical dimension via an image obtained by a reference instrumentation and determining an empirical threshold applicable to an image obtained by a CD-SEM instrumentation such that the empirical threshold substantially corresponds to the reference critical dimension; determining a threshold applicable to a category of patterns, the threshold being determined from a plurality of empirical thresholds. |
| US08723114B2 |
Sequential radial mirror analyser
A sequential radial mirror analyzer (RMA) (100) for facilitating rotationally symmetric detection of charged particles caused by a charged beam incident on a specimen (112) is disclosed. The RMA comprises a 0V equipotential exit grid (116), and a plurality of electrodes (119, 120a, 120b, 120c) electrically configured to generate corresponding electrostatic fields for deflecting at least some of the charged particles of a single energy level to exit through the exit grid (116) to form a second-order focal point on a detector (106). The second-order focal point is associated with the single energy level, and the detector (106) is disposed external to the corresponding electrostatic fields. A related method is also disclosed. |
| US08723113B2 |
Radio-frequency-free hybrid electrostatic/magnetostatic cell for transporting, trapping, and dissociating ions in mass spectrometers
Mass spectrometry cells include one or more interleaved magnetostatic and electrostatic lenses. In some examples, the electrostatic lenses are based on electrical potentials applied to magnetostatic lens pole pieces. In other alternatives, the electrostatic lenses can include conductive apertures. Applied voltages can be selected to trap or transport charged particles, and photon sources, gas sources, ion sources, and electron sources can be provided for various dissociation processes. |
| US08723112B2 |
Controller and control method for improving signal performance of ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer
Provided are a controller and a control method for improving signal performance of an ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. The controller and control method apply electric signals for causing ions injected into an ion trap of the ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer to be injected to the center of the trap as close as possible to trap electrodes, and adjust biased ion motion by appropriately adjusting signals of trap electrodes for causing the injected ions to make ion motion, thereby improving the fidelity of ion signals. The control method for improving signal performance of an ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer includes an ion position adjustment process and an ion signal detection process. |
| US08723106B2 |
Method and apparatus for identification of biological material
Biological material is detected in a sample using a MALDI-MS technique (Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption and Ionization-Mass Spectroscopy). A liquid comprising the sample and a MALDI matrix material is prepared and used to form a continuous stream of the liquid. The stream is separated into successive parts to form drops, which are launched into flight, or the stream is launched into flight and then separated into drops. Drop forming techniques may be used that are known from ink jet printers. Material from the drops is ionized while in flight. Mass spectra from the ionized material of respective drops are measured. Preferably, before the drops are formed the liquid is diluted to a level where the majority of drops at most one micro-organism is present per drop. |
| US08723104B2 |
Methods and means for manipulating particles
The present invention is concerned with a system for sorting target particles from a flow of particles. The system has a microscope, a light source, a CCD camera, microfluidic chip device with microfluidic channels, a detection apparatus for detecting the target particles with predefined specific features, a response generating apparatus for generating a signal in response to the detection of the target particles, and an optical tweezing system for controlling movement of optical traps, the optical tweezing system is operably linked to the response signal. |
| US08723101B2 |
Integrated movement sensing key with a reflection unit comprising semicircle motifs
The present invention relates to an integrated key using an optical key, in particular, to an integrated key which enables a more subdivided manipulation for the movement to the outside based on a center point, and to perform the operation of rotation and push. An integrated key using an optical sensor of the invention includes a housing which has an accommodation space inside while an upper portion is open; an operation member which has a guide unit which sticks to the housing between an upper end and a lower end of the operation member while a handle is formed in an upper side and a reflection unit is formed at a bottom surface; and an optical sensor which measures one or more of a separation distance with the reflection a rotation of the operation member, and a location coordinate value of the operation member, and outputs a sensing signal according to the measurement. |
| US08723100B2 |
Method of detecting impinging position of photons on a geiger-mode avalanche photodiode, related geiger-mode avalanche photodiode and fabrication process
A Geiger-mode avalanche photodiode may include an anode, a cathode, an output pad electrically insulated from the anode and the cathode, a semiconductor layer having resistive anode and cathode regions, and a metal structure in the semiconductor layer and capacitively coupled to a region from the resistive anode and resistive cathode regions and connected to the output pad. The output pad is for detecting spikes correlated to avalanche events. |
| US08723097B2 |
Illuminance sensor having light-level-independent consumption current
Provided is an illuminance sensor in which a consumption current is independent of an illuminance level of incident light. Amplifiers (21 to 24) and a subtraction circuit (25) are driven by a constant current source (not shown). The subtraction circuit (25) outputs a differential voltage between output voltages of a photodetector element (15) and a photodetector element (16). Based on the differential voltage, a sample/hold circuit (30) performs sampling or holding of a voltage at one end of a capacitor (13). A switch (28) is ON when an output voltage of the subtraction circuit (25) starts to change, thereby fixing the voltage at the one end of the capacitor (13) to a reference voltage. |
| US08723095B2 |
Method and apparatus for ambient light detection including plural image pixels and at least one dark pixel
Electronic devices may be provided with image sensors. Image sensors may be configured to capture images during imaging operations and monitor ambient light levels during non-imaging operations. An image sensor may include image pixels that receive light and dark pixels that are prevented from receiving light. An image sensor may include an ambient light detection circuit. The ambient light detection circuit may include an oscillator, timing and control circuitry, and a counter. The oscillator may be switchably coupled to the image pixels and the dark pixels. The counter may be configured to count up oscillator cycles of the oscillator while the oscillator is coupled to the image pixels and to count down oscillator cycles of the oscillator while the oscillator is coupled to the dark pixels. The counter may provide a count value that depends on a signal from the image pixels and a signal from the dark pixels. |
| US08723092B2 |
Light guiding device
The present invention relates to a light guide device for the introduction of sunlight into the interior of a building, having a multitude of movably mounted light deflection surfaces which are adjustable by control means depending on the position of the sun. According to the present invention the light deflecting surfaces of the light guide device are formed by serially arranged deflecting blades which may be swiveled about swivel axes which are approximately parallel to each other, the blades being mounted on a blade holder which is rotatable about a rotational axis which is essentially perpendicular to the direction of the swivel axes. |
| US08723086B2 |
Heat lamp
A heating device of a portable nature is disclosed. The heating device of a portable nature includes a heating element, a hinged coupled to the heating element, and an arm coupled to the hinge. |
| US08723084B2 |
Household appliance for the production of bread
The household appliance (1) for the production of bread comprises—a cooking chamber (11), —electrical supply means (19) for heating said cooking chamber (11), —a drive means ((12) pivotally activated in said cooking chamber (11) by a geared motor (13), —a container (10) which can be accommodated in said cooking chamber (11) and having at least a containment chamber (2) for the bread and at least a mixing shovel (3) positioned inside said containment chamber (2) and able to be directly or indirectly moved by said drive means (12), said containment chamber (2) being so configured to have a first proportion ratio (R1) between every dimension (A, B, Φ) of its base and its height (H), and a second proportion ratio (R2) between the dimension of its height (H) and the length (L) of said shovel (3), said ratios being able to give to the cooked bread in said containment chamber (2) a mainly low and wide shape with a little crumb. |
| US08723083B2 |
Cooking device with arc-shaped electrodes used for boil-over detection
The cooking device includes a top plate on which containers are to be placed, heating devices provided under the top plate, electrodes provided on a lower surface of the top plate, capacitance detection devices for detecting changes in capacitance of the electrodes, and a boil over determination device for determining a liquid boiled over from the containers on the basis of the changes in capacitance detected by the capacitance detection devices in heating operations of the heating devices. The electrodes have a plurality of arc-shaped detection parts provided along periphery of each of the heating devices. |
| US08723080B2 |
Arc welding control method and arc welding apparatus
An arc welding control method for carrying out welding by generating an arc between a wire and a base material. The wire is fed at wire feed speed (Wf) of periodically repeating forward feeding and reverse feeding with predetermined frequency and amplitude from time point (100) at which start of the welding is instructed, or from a certain time point (101) after the start of the welding is instructed, and then the wire feed speed is changed to a constant speed. Since the wire feed speed is controlled by periodically repeating forward feeding and reverse feeding at the arc start, short-circuit can be opened regardless of the electromagnetic pinch force, and spatters, which are generated at the early stage of the arc start because a molten pool is not preset, can be reduced. |
| US08723079B2 |
Laser soldering using thermal characteristics
In this soldering method, a laser is directed onto an end face of the stack in such a manner that the laser heats the stack. At least one parameter of the laser is adjusted to a value that is the image by a mathematical model of at least one thermal characteristic of the stack. The parameter of the laser is a parameter selected from an irradiation duration, a surface area of the end face of the stack that is irradiated by the laser, and an irradiating power of the laser. |
| US08723073B2 |
Illumination apparatus and method for controlling energy of a laser source
The disclosure relates to an illuminating apparatus for illuminating a sample on a work stage, optionally with a relatively narrow illuminating line of relatively controlled energy, as well as methods for controlling energy of a laser source when illuminating a sample on a work stage with a relatively narrow illuminating line. |
| US08723072B2 |
Plasma cutter, and plasma cutter power supply system
In a main circuit 11 of the plasma cutter power supply device 6, a plurality of DC power units 14-1, . . . 14-n of low capacity are connected in parallel on their DC output sides, and are connected to a plasma torch 20. Each power unit 14-1, . . . 14-n can operate asynchronously and independently from each other. The power supply control device 6 controls the number of power units to be operated, and the intensity of output electrical current at which each of them is to be operated, according to the cutting conditions (the nature of the material to be cut, its thickness, and the cutting speed) and according to the number of power units which can be operated. If some of the power units are faulty, the power supply control device 6 controls the cutting conditions which can be accepted, according to the number of normal power units. |
| US08723071B2 |
Atmospheric shield with a continuous channel seal for isolating welding components
An atmospheric shield for isolating a component from an external atmosphere is provided. The atmospheric shield includes an envelope and a base carrying a continuous channel. The base and the envelope are arranged to define an enclosure within which the component to be isolated is located, and such that a portion of the envelope extends within the continuous channel. A seal is provided within the continuous channel to seal between the envelope and the base. |
| US08723066B2 |
Dome switch device
A dome switch device enables electric contact by pressing of a central region or even any other region of a dome sheet formed to extend in a longitudinal direction with the same result regarding the amount of electrical contact. The dome switch device preferably includes a dome sheet extending along a longitudinal direction and having conductivity and a contact module provided on a substrate such that a plurality of both-pole (two-pole) contact portions are arranged alternately along the longitudinal direction of the dome sheet, in which the contact module, when being pressed regardless of where along the dome sheet is pressed, whether being pressed on a central region thereof or any other region other than the central region, electrically contacts the dome sheet with a high quality electrical contact. |
| US08723063B2 |
Button assembly for displaying an illuminated symbol
A button assembly for displaying an illuminated symbol with a locking ring having an outer surface. A solid light guide is positioned within and spaced apart from the locking ring. The light guide has a top surface for displaying an illuminated symbol and a bottom surface with a light receiving member having a refracting surface with a first lens member for receiving and directing light to the top surface of the light guide. A resilient sealing member is mounted on the locking ring and interconnects the locking ring and the light guide. The sealing member has an unsupported portion that facilitates movement of the light guide relative to the locking ring. |
| US08723057B2 |
Systems and methods for protecting a flight recorder
Systems and methods for protecting a flight recorder are provided. In certain embodiments, a crash survivable memory unit, comprises a memory device that records flight data; a flexible insulation layer that inhibits thermal energy from conducting from an external side of the flexible insulation layer to an internal side of the flexible insulation layer, wherein the internal side faces the memory device; a microlattice layer abutting the internal side and enclosing the memory device, the microlattice layer configured to distribute thermal energy that passes through the flexible insulation layer substantially throughout the microlattice layer; and a heat absorbing material that impregnates the microlattice layer, the heat absorbing material configured to absorb the thermal energy in the microlattice layer; and an impact resistant layer encircling the flexible insulation layer, wherein the impact resistant layer absorbs shocks that result from other objects contacting the impact resistant layer. |
| US08723055B2 |
Electric plug system
An electric plug system includes a stabilizing base, a vertical support element extending from the base, a horizontal electrical socket block having a plurality of female electrical sockets that is coupled to the top of the vertical support element, and an electrical wire extending from the horizontal electrical socket block, down the vertical element, and along or through the base and there-beyond and terminating in a male electrical plug adapted to plug into a standard wall or floor electrical outlet. The vertical support element can be a telescoping tube with a height control knob. |
| US08723051B2 |
Wiring substrate and method for manufacturing wiring substrate
A wiring substrate includes a substrate body formed of an inorganic material and including a first surface and a second surface, a first trench formed in a first surface side of the substrate body, a second trench formed in a second surface side of the substrate body, a penetration hole penetrating through the substrate body, a first plane layer filling the first trench, a second plane layer filling the second trench, and a penetration wiring filling the penetration hole. The first plane layer is a reference potential layer. The second plane layer is a power supply layer. |
| US08723047B2 |
Printed circuit board, design method thereof and mainboard of terminal product
A printed circuit board and a design method thereof are disclosed. The design method includes: wiring signal lines on an area basis at inner layers adjacent to outer surface layers; arranging the outer surface layers with no wiring or few wirings and interconnecting the outer surface layers by way of through vias, so that the outer surface layers function as a primary ground; and setting parameters of a line width and a layer height to control a target impedance value. The printed circuit board includes outer surface layers and two inner layers therebetween. The inner layers adjacent to the outer surface layers are used for arranging signal lines on an area basis; and the outer surface layers are arranged with no wiring or few wirings and are interconnected as a primary ground through vias. The invention also discloses a mainboard of a terminal product using the printed circuit board. |
| US08723046B2 |
Narrow frame touch input sheet with good anticorrosion property and manufacturing method thereof
A method of manufacturing a narrow frame touch input sheet having very good anticorrosion properties and suitable for a narrow frame capacitance type touch sensor having a double-layer transparent conductive film pattern. The method uses an electrical conductivity sheet obtained by sequentially forming transparent and light blocking conductive films, and first resist layers, on both sides of a transparent base sheet, exposing and developing the resist layers on both sides simultaneously, etching the transparent and light blocking films simultaneously, removing the resist layers, laminating second resist layers with anticorrosion agent on the revealed light blocking films, etching the light blocking films in center windows and terminal portions to reveal the transparent films, and side etching revealed end faces of the light blocking films at center window and terminal portion boundaries to create visor structured second resist layers that are heat softened as an anticorrosion layer on the revealed faces. |
| US08723042B2 |
Flexible flat cable and manufacturing method thereof
A flexible flat cable which includes wire cores, insulation coating layers surrounding the wire cores, shield coating layers surrounding the insulation coating layers, an upper insulation plate layer formed on the shield coating layers, a lower insulation plate layer formed under the shield coating layers and opposite to the upper insulation plate layer, and a shield plate layer formed under the lower insulation plate layer. |
| US08723041B2 |
Electric cable comprising a foamed polyolefine insulation and manufacturing process thereof
A process for manufacturing an electric cable including at least one core including a conductor and an insulating coating surrounding the conductor includes the steps of: providing a polyolefin material, a silane-based cross-linking system and a foaming system including at least one exothermic foaming agent in an amount of 0.1% to 0.5% by weight with respect to the total weight of the polyolefin material; forming a blend with the polyolefin material, the silane-based cross-linking system and the foaming system; and extruding the blend on the conductor to form the insulating coating. An electric cable includes at least one core consisting of a conductor and an insulating coating surrounding the conductor and in contact therewith, the insulating coating consisting of a layer of expanded, silane-cross-linked polyolefin material having an expansion degree of 3% to 40%. |
| US08723034B2 |
Junction box with improved waterproof seal
A junction box includes a cable connecting box, a cover covering the cable connecting box and an o-ring sealing between the cover and the cable connecting box. The cable connecting box includes an insulative block, a plurality of contacting foils retained in the insulative block, a plurality of diodes connecting with two neighborly contacting foils and four walls surrounding around the insulative block. The cover defines a sealing slot for receiving the o-ring. The sealing slot has a bump at a place of the molding joint of the cover to enlarge a deformation of the o-ring for improving a waterproof effect of the junction box. |
| US08723033B2 |
Electric junction box
An electric junction box to prevent stress from working at a junction of conductive pattern of a connector terminal mounted on a printed wiring board and curtail its size, comprises, a printed wiring board, a connector including a terminal connected with a conductive pattern on the printed wiring board, and a connector housing accommodating the terminal, and a cover adapted to receive the printed wiring board therein and including a hole disposed on an outer wall of the cover and passing the connector therethrough. The lower cover is provided with a support adapted to overlap with a part of an edge of the connector housing surrounding the terminal, and position the part between the printed wiring board and the support. |
| US08723031B2 |
Terminal box
A terminal box includes: a main body (101); at least one pair of terminal strips (106) which are connectable to a positive electrode and a negative electrode of a solar cell module; and a backflow prevention diode (118) bridged between the terminal strips (106) to connect the terminal strips (106). The terminal strip (106) and the backflow prevention diode (118) are contained in the main body (101). The terminal strip (106) includes: a supporting part (S) for supporting a lead wire (118a) of the backflow prevention diode (118) in a mounted state; a pinching part (K) for supporting the lead wire (118a) in a pinched state; and a recess (119B) which is provided between the supporting part (S) and the pinching part (K) and configured to position a connecting solder upon connecting the lead wire (118a) and the terminal strip (106). |
| US08723021B2 |
Efficiency in antireflective coating layers for solar cells
A solar cell includes a substrate having an N-region and a P-region, a first anti-reflective layer disposed on the substrate, a metallic contact disposed on the first anti-reflective layer, a second anti-reflective layer disposed on the first anti-reflective layer and the metallic contact, and a region partially defined by the first anti-reflective layer and the second anti-reflective layer having diffused metallic contact material operative to form a conductive path to the substrate through the first anti-reflective layer, the metallic contact, and the second anti-reflective layer. |
| US08723019B2 |
Solar cell and method of manufacturing the same
A solar cell including: a silicon (Si) substrate; a buffer layer disposed on a side of the silicon substrate; a germanium (Ge) junction disposed on a side of the buffer layer opposite the silicon substrate; a first electrode electrically connected to the germanium junction; and a second electrode electrically connected to the germanium junction, wherein the buffer layer has a lattice constant that increases in a direction from the silicon substrate to the germanium junction. |
| US08723013B2 |
Musical performance device, method for controlling musical performance device and program storage medium
An object of the present invention is to provide a musical performance device capable of changing layout information, such as information regarding the arrangement of a virtual musical instrument set, by an intuitive operation. In the present invention, when position coordinates detected at a shot timing are within one of the areas of a plurality of virtual pads, a CPU designates a virtual pad in this area as a target of positional change. Then, the CPU determines a position where the virtual pad designated as a target of positional change is placed by this positional change, based on position coordinates detected at shot timings, and changes the position of the virtual pad designated as a target of positional change to the determined position. |
| US08723012B2 |
Computer-readable storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method
An information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus that performs processing based on an input from an input device including an acceleration sensor and an angular velocity sensor, is provided, and the information processing program causes the computer to function to set a combined speed indicating a speed based on a movement of the input device, by using acceleration data outputted by the acceleration sensor, and angular velocity data outputted by the angular velocity sensor; and to execute a predetermined process based on the combined speed having been set. |
| US08723009B2 |
Drumstick mounted mutable tambourine
A drumstick mountable mutable tambourine comprises a body mountable to the drumstick. A block may be attached to the body on which one or more mutable sound making devices are mountable. A muting device may be capable of actuation for muting the mutable sound making devices. |
| US08723007B2 |
Guitar bridge assembly with string-specific saddles and stopbar
A stringed instrument bridge assembly for a stringed instrument having a plurality of strings of different gauges, the bridge assembly including a stringed instrument bridge; and a plurality of string-specific saddles arranged within the stringed instrument bridge. Each of the plurality of string-specific saddles includes a respective notch structured and arranged for accommodating therein a respective string of the plurality of strings. Each of the respective notches is configured in a string-specific manner to accommodate therein a string at least one of: configured to produce a particular note, having specific string gauge, and within a range of string gauges configured to produce a particular note. |
| US08723004B1 |
Maize hybrid X08C866
A novel maize variety designated X08C866 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 X08C866 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08C866 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08C866, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08C866. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08C866. |
| US08723003B2 |
Maize inbred PH1MC3
A novel maize variety designated PH1MC3 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1MC3 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1MC3 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1MC3 or a locus conversion of PH1MC3 with another maize variety. |
| US08722997B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV927887
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV927887. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV927887, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV927887 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV927887 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV927887. |
| US08722994B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH945438
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH945438. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH945438, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH945438 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 CH945438. |
| US08722990B2 |
Soybean cultivar S110121
A soybean cultivar designated S110121 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S110121, to the plants of soybean cultivar S110121, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S110121, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S110121. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110121. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110121, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S110121 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08722987B2 |
Soybean cultivar S100143
A soybean cultivar designated S100143 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S100143, to the plants of soybean cultivar S100143, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S100143, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S100143. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100143. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100143, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S100143 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08722986B2 |
Soybean cultivar S100106
A soybean cultivar designated S100106 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S100106, to the plants of soybean cultivar S100106, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S100106, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S100106. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100106. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100106, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S100106 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08722985B2 |
Soybean cultivar S100108
A soybean cultivar designated S100108 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S100108, to the plants of soybean cultivar S100108, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S100108, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S100108. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100108. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100108, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S100108 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08722983B2 |
Soybean cultivar S110130
A soybean cultivar designated S110130 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S110130, to the plants of soybean cultivar S110130, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S110130, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S110130. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110130. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S110130, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S110130 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08722980B2 |
Soybean cultivar S090059
A soybean cultivar designated S090059 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090059, to the plants of soybean cultivar S090059, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S090059, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S090059. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S090059. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S090059, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S090059 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08722979B2 |
Soybean cultivar 1347284
A soybean cultivar designated 1347284 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 1347284, to the plants of soybean cultivar 1347284, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 1347284, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 1347284. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 1347284. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 1347284, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 1347284 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08722975B2 |
Soybean variety D2011901
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated D2011901. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety D2011901. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety D2011901 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety D2011901 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08722974B1 |
Soybean variety XBP31010
A novel soybean variety, designated XBP31010 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP31010, cells from soybean variety XBP31010, plants of soybean XBP31010, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP31010. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP31010 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP31010, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP31010, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP31010. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP31010 are further provided. |
| US08722972B1 |
Lettuce variety rawhide
The present invention provides novel lettuce cultivar Rawhide and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce plants of the invention with themselves or another lettuce plant. The invention also provides lettuce plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. |
| US08722969B2 |
Corn event PV-ZMGT32(nk603) and compositions and methods for detection thereof
The present invention provides a recombinant DNA molecule that confers herbicide tolerance to transgenic corn plants. Also provided by the present invention are methods for growing a corn plant that tolerate application of glyphosate comprising planting and growing seeds comprising the recombinant DNA molecule and applying glyphosate to the corn plant. |
| US08722968B2 |
Defensin-encoding nucleic acid molecules derived from Nicotiana alata, uses therefor and transgenic plants comprising same
The present invention provides nucleic acid molecules derived from Nicotiana alata, which encode defensin-like molecules. The present invention contemplates the use of such nucleic acid molecules in the generation of transgenic plants having resistance or at least reduced sensitivity to plant pests including insects, microorganisms, fungi and/or viruses and the of the encoded defensin-like molecules in compositions for topical application to a plant or a plant part so as to reduce prevent or reduce infestation of the plant or plant part by plant pests. The transgenic plants provided by the present invention include monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants, and particularly include crop plants and ornamental flowering plants. |
| US08722965B1 |
Maize hybrid X90C500
A novel maize variety designated X90C500 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 X90C500 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X90C500 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X90C500, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X90C500. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X90C500. |
| US08722964B2 |
Genetically engineered or transgenic rats exhibiting a cancer phenotype due to a disruption of germline tumor suppressor genes
This invention relates to the engineering of animal cells, preferably mammalian, more preferably rat, that are deficient due to the disruption of tumor suppressor gene(s) or gene product(s). In another aspect, the invention relates to genetically modified rats, as well as the descendants and ancestors of such animals, which are animal models of human cancer and methods of their use. |
| US08722963B2 |
Absorbent article and components thereof having improved softness signals, and methods for manufacturing
An absorbent article having improved softness signals is disclosed. The article may include a topsheet or a backsheet including a nonwoven web. The web may have a basis weight of 30 gsm or less, may be formed of spunlaid fibers including polyolefin and up to 5 percent by weight TiO2, and may be impressed with a pattern of bond impressions to a bond area percentage of at least 10 percent forming a pattern of bonded regions and raised regions. The web may have opacity of 42 or greater; have an average height difference between bonded regions and raised regions of at least 280 μm; be hydroengorged; and/or have a cross-direction tensile strength of 350 gf/cm. A nonwoven web manufactured to have a suitable combination of such features exhibits an enhanced appearance of softness, soft tactile feel and satisfactory mechanical attributes, while being relatively cost effective. |
| US08722962B2 |
Wound dressing applicator
A wound dressing applicator (10) for applying hydrocolloid dressings, compositions for tissue regeneration and the like to a patient's skin. Known wound dressing applicators do not effectively protect against contamination of the wound dressing and/or can be fiddly and difficult to operate and be rendered unusable by unwanted premature separation of the various layers of material adhered to one another. The present applicator comprises a rigid body (20) having a rigid body enclosure (30) for receiving a wound dressing, and an ejector (40) for ejecting the wound dressing from the rigid body enclosure and onto a patient's wound. This enables effective and aseptic handling of a wound dressing and application of the wound dressing onto a patient's wound. |
| US08722961B2 |
Hyperbaric dressing
A hyperbaric dressing has a fluid impermeable sheet and a fluid permeable layer with a sheet of porous material positioned between these two layers with passageways to permit fluid to flow out of the dressing. |
| US08722957B2 |
Sulfur-based bulk reductants and methods of using same
Provided herein are methods of treating a composition. In one embodiment, the method includes contacting a sulfur-based bulk reductant with a composition that includes soil and/or water and further includes one or more oxidized organic and/or inorganic compounds. In another embodiment, the method includes contacting a sulfur-based bulk reductant with a composition that includes soil and/or water and further includes one or more chlorinated organic compounds. In still another embodiment, the method includes contacting a sulfur-based bulk reductant with a composition that includes soil and/or water and further includes one or more chemical warfare agents. Also provided herein are sulfur-based bulk reductants for use in remediation of contaminated soil and/or water. |
| US08722956B2 |
Kit for decomposing organophosphorus compounds
Methods and kits for decomposing organophosphorus compounds in non-aqueous media at ambient conditions are described. Insecticides, pesticides, and chemical warfare agents can be quickly decomposed to non-toxic products. The method comprises combining the organophosphorus compound with a non-aqueous solution, preferably an alcohol, comprising metal ions and at least a trace amount of alkoxide ions. In a first preferred embodiment, the metal ion is a lanthanum ion. In a second preferred embodiment, the metal ion is a transition metal. |
| US08722955B2 |
Simulated moving bed separation device
A device (SMB) for separation by simulated moving bed adsorption comprises a plurality of elementary adsorption zones Zi in series operating in a closed loop, and at least one singular adsorption zone with a dead volume which is greater than the adsorption zones Zi, the solid adsorbant of said singular adsorption zone having a granulometry which is lower than that of the solid adsorbant of the ordinary adsorption zones. |
| US08722954B2 |
Use of solvent to decrease caustic scrubber fouling
The present invention is a method of reducing the formation of fouling deposits occurring in a caustic scrubber used to remove acid gases comprising: a) providing a caustic scrubber fed with an alkaline aqueous solution comprising essentially one or more of NaOH, KOH or LiOH, b) providing an olefin-containing hydrocarbon stream, contaminated with oxygenated compounds and acid gases, and said oxygenated compounds are capable to make polymeric fouling deposits in the presence of the alkaline solution of the scrubber, c) sending the above hydrocarbon stream to the caustic scrubber to recover an olefin-containing hydrocarbon stream essentially free of acid gases, wherein, d) an efficient amount of a solvent capable to reduce the formation of fouling deposits is introduced in the caustic scrubber and/or in the alkaline solution fed to the scrubber, e) the liquid outlet of the scrubber is sent to means to separate the solvent from the alkaline solution, and wherein the caustic scrubber has several stages with various caustic concentrations, and wherein the solvent injection and removal can be located at each stage. |
| US08722953B2 |
Method for producing dienes by hydrodimerization
The invention relates to a process for preparing substituted or unsubstituted 1,7-diolefins by hydrodimerizing non-cyclic olefins having at least two conjugated double bonds in the presence of a reducing agent and of a catalyst, wherein the catalyst used is a metal-carbene complex. |
| US08722948B2 |
Method for catalytically processing slurry
In a method for thermal processing of slurry, slurry is combined with a bio-mass to produce a mixture. The mixture is subjected in a heated mixer pump to a cracking temperature, thereby allowing the mixture to catalytically undergo a cracking reaction to produce a reaction mixture which is directly outgased in the mixer pump to produce an outgased portion and a solid portion. The outgased portion and the solid portion are separately discharged from the mixer pump; with the low boiling fraction of the outgased portion allowed to cool down for further processing, and the solid portion collected in a residual matter container for further processing. |
| US08722946B2 |
Method for avoiding the generation of by-products during the production of haloalkane compounds
Disclosed is a process for the manufacture of haloalkane compounds, and more particularly, to an improved process for the manufacture of the compound 1,1,1,3,3-pentachloropropane (HCC-240fa), which mitigates the formation of by-products. The present invention is also useful in the manufacture of other haloalkane compounds such as HCC-250 and HCC-360. One embodiment of the process comprises a method and system for avoiding the formation of polyvinyl chloride during the production of HCC-240fa from CCl4, in which vinyl chloride (VCM) is fed into a reactor as a vapor instead of as a liquid, using a diffusing device to further increase the contact surface between VCM vapor and CCl4. |
| US08722945B2 |
Method for pretreating and regenerating catalysts used in a process for making fluoroiodoalkanes
A process for the preparation of a fluoroiodoalkane represented by the structural formula CF3(CF2)n—I, wherein n is 0 or 1. The process has the step of reacting a source of iodine with a compound represented by the structural formula CF3(CF2)n—Y, wherein Y is selected from H, Cl, Br and COOH and wherein n is 0 or 1. The reaction is carried out at a temperature from about 100° C. to about 750° C. and at a pressure from about 0.001 to about 100 atm for a contact time from about 0.001 second to about 300 hours in the presence a catalyst. The catalyst is subject to one or both of the following: (a) treating the catalyst prior to the reaction via contact with a gas selected from the group consisting of hydrogen fluoride, trifluoromethane, hydrogen, hydrogen iodide, iodine, fluorine, and oxygen, wherein the contact is carried out at a temperature and for a contact time sufficient to reduce the length of the induction period of the catalyst; and (b) treating the catalyst after the reaction via contact with a gas selected from the group consisting of hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen, fluorine, oxygen, or air at a temperature and for a contact time sufficient to regenerate the catalyst. |
| US08722942B2 |
Method for producing biphenyl derivative
A method produces a biphenyl derivative, with an industrially high yield and excellent productivity, by use of a raw material which is low in cost and toxicity. The method for producing the biphenyl derivative represented by Formula (1) is characterized in that a chlorine atom in a benzene derivative represented by Formula (2) reacts with magnesium metal to convert the benzene derivative into a Grignard reagent, and then the Grignard reagent is subjected to a coupling reaction in the presence of a catalyst and a dichloropropane: (wherein A represents at least one selected from alkyl groups, alkoxy groups, alkoxymethyl groups, a vinyl group, phenyl groups and chlorine, and n represents an integer of 1 to 4). |
| US08722932B2 |
Method for separating a mixture comprising three components by simulated moving bed chromatography
A method for separating a mixture of components by simulated moving bed chromatography: (1) feeding the simulated moving bed such that the eluting power of the liquid phase in the second zone is greater than that of the liquid phase in the third zone, trapping the target component inside the second and the third zone; (2) a solvent for dissolving the mixture to be separated, instead of the feeding solution, is fed into the simulated moving bed through the feeding port, and the eluting power of the liquid phase in the second zone is maintained greater than that of the liquid phase in the third zone, thereby both the pre-impurity and the post-impurity are rinsed off completely, and the target component trapped in the second and the third zone is further purified; and (3) the target component trapped in the simulated moving bed is rinsed off the bed. |
| US08722925B2 |
Squaramide derivatives as CXCR2 antagonist
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, which are useful for treating diseases which respond to CXCR2 receptor mediators. Pharmaceutical compositions that contain the compounds and processes for preparing the compounds are also described. |
| US08722924B1 |
Integrated ethanol and biodiesel facility
An integrated facility for the co-production of ethanol and biodiesel fuel is provided. Ethanol and corn oil, the primary product and a by-product from the ethanol plant, are utilized as feedstocks for a biodiesel plant operating within the same general facility as the corn ethanol plant. By-products of the biodiesel plant, principally crude liquid glycerol and gaseous ethanol or methanol, are recycled to various parts of the ethanol plant. |
| US08722917B2 |
Boron-containing small molecules
This invention relates to compounds useful for treating fungal infections, more specifically topical treatment of onychomycosis and/or cutaneous fungal infections. This invention is directed to compounds that are active against fungi and have properties that allow the compound, when placed in contact with a patient, to reach the particular part of the skin, nail, hair, claw or hoof infected by the fungus. In particular the present compounds have physiochemical properties that facilitate penetration of the nail plate. |
| US08722910B2 |
Diyne compositions
A novel class of diyne compounds and diyne salts provided herein are effective and potent Ole1 protein inhibitors, useful for treating fungal pathogens. Compounds, fungicides and methods are provided as novel, potent and broad spectrum anti-fungal agents for treatment against a wide variety of fungal pathogens in humans and animals, and in the agricultural setting. |
| US08722907B2 |
Production process of glycolide
The invention provides a production process of glycolide comprising the respective steps of: Step 1 of heating a mixture containing a glycolic acid oligomer and a high boiling polar organic under normal or reduced pressure to reflux the mixture and at that time, conducting a total reflux operation in a reflux time within a range of 0.1 to 20 hours under conditions that substantially the whole amount of a distillate distilled out of a reflux system containing the mixture is refluxed into the reflux system; Step 2 of heating the mixture after the total reflux operation or a mixture obtained by adding the high boiling polar organic solvent to a glycolic acid oligomer component recovered from the mixture after the total reflux operation to conduct depolymerization; and Step 3 of collecting glycolide from a co-distillate. |
| US08722906B2 |
(E)-N-monoalkyl-3-oxo-3-(2-thienyl) propenamine and process for producing the same and process for producing (E,Z)-N-monoalkyl-3-oxo-3-(2-thienyl) propenamine
The present invention provides a process for producing (E)-N-monoalkyl-3-oxo-3-(2-thienyl)propenamine represented by Formula (1); wherein R is a C1-4 alkyl, the method comprising the steps of: maintaining a solution containing (Z)—N-monoalkyl-3-oxo-3-(2-thienyl)propenamine dissolved therein at 25° C. or below to deposit crystals and separating crystals having a particle diameter of 100 μm or less from the deposited crystals; and a process for producing (E,Z)—N-monoalkyl-3-oxo-3-(2-thienyl)propenamine comprising the steps of: reacting an alkali metal salt of β-oxo-β-(2-thienyl)propanal with a monoalkylamine compound; adding a water-insoluble organic solvent to the resulting reaction mixture; adding seed crystals containing (E)-N-monoalkyl-3-oxo-3-(2-thienyl)propenamine to an organic layer obtained by conducting separation; and keeping the resulting mixture at 25° C. or below. |
| US08722904B2 |
Anthracene derivative, light-emitting device and electronic appliance
A novel anthracene derivative with a large energy gap is provided. An anthracene derivative represented by General Formula (G1) below is provided. In the formula, Ar1 and Ar2 independently represent an aryl group with 6 to 13 carbon atoms in a ring, R1 and R2 independently represent any of hydrogen, an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or an aryl group with 6 to 13 carbon atoms in a ring, and each of Ar1, Ar2, R1, and R2 may have a substituent and the two substituents may be bonded to each other to form a ring. |
| US08722901B2 |
Carboxy oxazole or thiazole compounds as DGAT-1 inhibitors useful for the treatment of obesity
Heteroaryl compounds, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of diseases or disorders mediated by Diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) enzyme, particularly DGAT-1 is described. |
| US08722899B2 |
Desferrithiocin polyether analogues
Compounds represented by structural formulas described herein, such as Structural Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are useful in treating conditions such as metal overload, oxidative stress, and neoplastic and preneoplastic conditions. |
| US08722897B2 |
Metal complexes of thiourea and derivatives as metal delivering anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory agents
The present invention relates to metal thiourea complexes comprising N-substituted thiourea ligands and sulfur-coordinated metal ions, and methods for using the metal thiourea complexes for delivering otherwise unstable or impermeable metal ions to mammalian cells, for inhibiting cancer cell growth and inflammation, and for inhibiting the activities of associated drug targets under in vitro and in vivo conditions. The metal complexes of N-substituted thiourea are defined by the following formula (Ia or Ib) wherein R1 can be H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, aryl or heterocyclic groups; R2 can be H, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl groups; n=1 to 4; X− is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion (chloride, bromide, iodide, hexafluorophosphate, or triflate) and M is a coinage metal (Au, Ag, or Cu). |
| US08722896B2 |
Prokineticin receptor antagonists and uses thereof
Contemplated compounds, compositions, and methods of prokineticin antagonists are presented where a prokineticin antagonist is used in the treatment and prevention of various conditions and disorders, and especially type II diabetes. |
| US08722893B2 |
Process for manufacturing 5-chloromethyl-2,3-pyridine dicarboxylic acid anhydrides
A process for manufacturing 5-chloromethyl-2,3-pyridine dicarboxylic acid anhydrides (I) wherein Z is hydrogen or halogen; Z1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano or nitro; comprising the steps of (i) reacting a compound of formula (II), wherein the symbols have the meaning given in formula (I), with a chlorinating agent, optionally in the presence of a radical initiator in a solvent selected from halogenated hydrocarbons, and (ii) crystallizing the compound (I) formed in step (i) from a solvent selected from chlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, 1,4-dichlorobenzene, dichloroethane, trichloromethane, dichloromethane, toluene, xylenes, ethyl acetate, methyl tert.-butyl ether, and mixtures thereof. Compounds (I) are useful intermediates in the synthesis of herbicidal imidazolinones. |
| US08722892B2 |
Processes and intermediates for preparing a macrocyclic protease inhibitor of HCV
The present invention relates to synthesis procedures and intermediates of a compound of formula: and the salts thereof. |
| US08722889B2 |
Azaindoles useful as inhibitors of JAK and other protein kinases
The present invention relates to inhibitors of protein kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders. |
| US08722883B2 |
Pyrimidine sulphonamide derivatives as chemokine receptor modulators
A compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or in vivo hydrolysable ester thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these, all for use in the treatment of chemokine mediated diseases and disorders. |
| US08722881B2 |
Method of synthesis of tetradentate amide macrocycle ligand and its metal-complex
A tetradendate amide based macrocyclic ligand and its Fe(III) complex which act as activators of hydrogen peroxide. The synthetic methodology to develop the ligands is new, simple and provides better yield for each step of the ligand synthesis. The Fe(III)-complexes and hydrogen peroxide together are can perform several environmentally benign oxidation reactions. Organic dye bleaching, bleaching of pulp and paper effluent and N-oxide synthesis may be performed using the newly developed catalyst and hydrogen peroxide. Alcohol oxidation and alkene epoxidation may also be performed using the catalysts and hydrogen peroxide. |
| US08722878B2 |
Biomass hydrolysis
High-yielding method for chemical hydrolysis of lignocellulose into monosaccharides. The process of the invention can additionally be applied to cellulose, xylan and related biomass polysaccharides, such as galactan, mannan, or arabinan. The method is employed for hydrolysis of a biomass polysaccharide substrate. The process is carried out in an ionic liquid in which cellulose is soluble in the presence of catalytic acid at a temperature sufficiently high to initiate hydrolysis. Water is added to the reaction mixture after initiation of hydrolysis at a rate controlled to avoid precipitation yet avoid undesired sugar dehydration products such ad HMF. Hydrolysis product is useful as feedstock for fermentations including fermentation processes for ethanol, butanol and other fuels. |
| US08722871B2 |
VMP-like sequences of pathogenic borrelia species and strains
The present invention relates to DNA sequences encoding Vmp-like polypeptides of pathogenic Borrelia, the use of the DNA sequences in recombinant vectors to express polypeptides, the encoded amino acid sequences, application of the DNA and amino acid sequences to the production of polypeptides as antigens for immunoprophylaxis, immunotherapy, and immunodiagnosis. Also disclosed are the use of the nucleic acid sequences as probes or primers for the detection of organisms causing Lyme disease, relapsing fever, or related disorders, and kits designed to facilitate methods of using the described polypeptides, DNA segments and antibodies. |
| US08722869B2 |
Class of therapeutic protein based molecules
The present invention provides new compositions and methods for preventing and treating pathogen infection. In particular, the present invention provides compounds having an anchoring domain that anchors the compound to the surface of a target cell, and a therapeutic domain that can act extracellularly to prevent infection of a target cell by a pathogen, such as a virus. The present invention also comprises therapeutic compositions having sialidase activity, including protein-based compounds having sialidase catalytic domains. Compounds of the invention can be used for treating or preventing pathogen infection, and for treating and reducing allergic and inflammatory responses. The invention also provides compositions and methods for enhancing transduction of target cells by recombinant viruses. Such compositions and methods can be used in gene therapy. |
| US08722868B2 |
Glycosyltransferase, novel glycosyltransferase gene, and novel sugar donor compound
An object of the present invention is to provide a sugar donating reagent comprising a sugar donor compound other than a sugar nucleotide and an enzyme capable of catalyzing a glycosyl transfer reaction using a sugar donor compound other than a sugar nucleotide. The present invention provides the following: a sugar donating reagent containing a compound of formula (A): wherein R1 is independently selected from hydrogen, or C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, and C2-6 alkynyl in which each of the groups is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more groups selected from OH, F, Cl, Br, I, CN, NO2, and SO2, n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, m is 0 or 1, and X represents a monosaccharide bound via a β bond on its anomeric carbon; a glycosyltransferase capable of catalyzing a glycosyl transfer reaction using the sugar donor; and a glycosyltransferase gene comprising DNA encoding the glycosyltransferase. |
| US08722859B2 |
Multivalent antibodies and uses therefor
The present application describes engineered antibodies, with three or more functional antigen binding sites, and uses, such as therapeutic applications, for such engineered antibodies. |
| US08722857B2 |
Anti-CD79B antibodies and immunoconjugates and methods of use
The present invention is directed to cysteine-engineered anti-CD79b antibody, huMA79b.v28, and compositions of matter thereof useful for the treatment of hematopoietic tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same. |
| US08722856B2 |
Anti-MUC1 antibody
An object of the present invention is to provide an antibody which does not bind to a normal cell, and is specific for a cancer cell. The object was solved by the finding by the present inventors that an antibody obtained by immunizing an animal using a 2,3ST glycopeptide as an antigen unexpectedly recognizes a sugar chain specific for a cancer specifically and remarkably, and consequently, can recognize and kill a cancer cell expressing MUC1 having such a cancer cell-specific sugar chain. The present invention provides, for example, an antibody, an antigen-binding fragment thereof or a MUC1-binding molecule, in which specificity for a cancer-associated structure of MUC1 is 100-fold or more as compared with that for a normal tissue-associated structure of MUC1. |
| US08722852B2 |
Cosmetic composition for stimulating the synthesis of proteins of the basement membrane
Cosmetic composition which can be applied topically, comprising at least one compound of the general formula (I) in which R1 is H, C1-C20-alkyl, cycloalkyl or aryl-C1-C4-alkyl, n is 1-4, X is —O—, —NH— or —NR2— and R2H or C1-C20-alkyl; and at least one compound corresponding to the above formula (I) but in which XR1 with X having the possible meaning of —NH— is the residue of an alpha-amino acid; use of these compounds and of the composition for stimulating the synthesis of the proteins of the basement membrane; and also both those compounds of the formula (I) in which X is —NR2— and both R1 and R2 are different from H, and the compounds corresponding to formula (I) but in which XR1 with X having the possible meaning of —NH— is the residue of an alpha-amino acid, as such. |
| US08722851B2 |
Analgesia with minimal tolerance and dependence by a mu opioid receptor agonist that also binds filamin A
A composition and method are disclosed that utilize an isolated polypeptide or analog thereof to inhibit the interaction of a mu-opioid receptor with filamin A. A contemplated polypeptide has an amino acid residue sequence illustrated by the formula: W-[X1X2X3 . . . X43X44X45]nValAlaX48GlyLeu[X51X52X53 . . . X94X95X96]m-Y, wherein the various elements are defined elsewhere. A contemplated method can be used to select a VAKGL-binding compound. |
| US08722850B2 |
Self-assembling peptides and their use in the formation of hydrogels
There is described a group of novel self-assembling peptides (SAPs), comprising biotinylated and unbiotinylated sequences, hybrid peptide-peptoid sequences, branched sequences for a total of 48 tested motifs, showing a heterogeneous ensemble of spontaneously self-assembled structures at the nano- and microscale, ranging from short tabular fibers to twisted ribbons, nanotubes and hierarchical self-assembled micrometer-long sheets. Specifically, the SAPs according to the present invention which initially spontaneous assemble, surprisingly form stable solid scaffolds upon exposure to neutral pH buffer. Further these SAPs allow adhesion, proliferation and differentiation of murine and human neural stem cells and have self-healing propensity. They also did not exert toxic effects in the central nervous system, can stop bleeding and foster nervous regeneration. Therefore, the SAPs according to the present invention are improved biomaterials, a highly valid and useful alternative which may replace the known SAPs, thus overcoming the disadvantages related thereto. |
| US08722845B2 |
Polylactide resin having excellent heat resistance and preparation method thereof
The present invention relates to a polylactide resin having excellent heat resistance, a preparation method thereof, and a polylactide resin composition including the same.The polylactide resin is characterized by high polymerization activity owing to an organic coordinated metal catalyst even though it has a low catalyst content, and a molecular weight reduction due to thermal decomposition at high temperature and a rate of thermal decomposition including depolymerization are greatly suppressed by a low catalyst content and a low resin acidity, and thus provided is the polylactide resin having superior heat resistance. |
| US08722843B2 |
Material for fiber manufacturing and fiber
Disclosed is a material for fiber manufacturing comprising a liquid crystal polyester satisfying the following requirements (a) and (b):(a) the weight-average molecular weight is equal to or less than 30000 and the polydispersity is equal to or less than 2.5; and(b) the melt viscosity measured at 360° C. with conditions of a nozzle pore diameter of 0.5 mm and a shear velocity of 1000 s−1 using a flow feature testing machine is equal to or less than 70 Pa·s. |
| US08722842B2 |
Optical film and image display device
The present invention provides an optical film exhibiting wavelength dispersion such that a retardation value is smaller on the shorter wavelength side, and capable of being also formed comparatively thinly.The optical film of the present invention is an optical film including a polyimide-based polymer represented by the following general formula (I).In the formula (I), m is 40% by mol or more and 100% by mol or less. R1 and R2 each independently denote a substituent having a carbon-carbon double bond or a triple bond. A, A′, B, B′, E, G, and H each denote a substituent, and small letters corresponding to these alphabets denote substitution number thereof. X and Y each independently denote bond part such as a covalent bond. The substituents having a carbon-carbon double bond or a triple bond represented by R1 and R2 are a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted vinyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted ethynyl group. |
| US08722839B2 |
Poly(phenylene ether) fiber and method of making
A fiber comprises a composition including a poly(phenylene ether) having less than or equal to 240 parts per million by weight of hydroxyl groups associated with ethylene bridge groups and less than or equal to 800 parts per million by weight of hydroxyl groups associated with rearranged backbone groups, both amounts based on the weight of the poly(phenylene ether). Fiber of low denier can be formed from this composition. The fiber can be formed by melt spinning. |
| US08722836B2 |
Siloxane nitrones and use thereof
The invention relates to the production of nitrone-bearing siloxanes and their use as additives for radiation-curable coatings. |
| US08722835B2 |
One component polysiloxane coating compositions and related coated substrates
Disclosed are one-component low temperature, moisture curable, storage stable coating compositions that include a silanol-functional silicone and/or an alkoxy-functional silicone, a flexibilizer comprising a reaction product of two or more reactants, and a curing agent selected from amines, aminosilanes, ketimines, aldimines, and combinations thereof. Particular compositions include of said silicones, a flexibilizer comprising a polymer having an alkoxysilane terminal unit as well as a urethane linkage, and a combination of an aminosilane, a trifunctional oxysilane and an aminoalcohol. Also disclosed are substrates at least partially coated with a coating deposited from such a composition and methods for coating substrates with such compositions. |
| US08722834B2 |
Equilibration of siloxanes on water-containing sulphonated cation exchange resins
The invention relates to a process for producing equilibration products of organosiloxanes by rearrangement of the siloxane bond to a cation exchange resin, the organopolysiloxanes thus obtainable, and the use thereof. |
| US08722821B1 |
Method of making polyolefin with a silicon nitride nano-filler
The method of making polyolefin with a silicon nitride nano-filler uses silicon nitride (SiN) as a promoter for in situ polymerization with a zirconocene catalyst. The method includes adding the bis(cyclopentadienyl) zirconium dichloride catalyst and nanoparticles of silicon nitride to a reactor. The reactor is then charged with toluene and a methylaluminoxane co-catalyst, and is heated for a period of time sufficient to bring the reactor to a polymerization reaction temperature. Nitrogen gas is removed from the reactor following the heating, and then ethylene monomer is fed into the reactor, initiating polymerization. The polymerization is then quenched, and non-reacted monomer is vented. The polyolefin product is then removed from the reactor, washed and dried. |
| US08722813B2 |
Resin composition
A resin composition containing: an ester compound including a carboxylic acid ester obtained by using (1) a monohydric alcohol having an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; (2) a dicarboxylic acid having an alkylene group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms; and (3) a dihydric alcohol having an alkylene group having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, the ester compound having an acid value of 1.00 mgKOH/g or less, a hydroxyl value of 5.0 mgKOH/g or less, and a number-average molecular weight of from 300 to 700; and an aliphatic polyester. Since the resin composition of the present invention inhibits the generation of volatile compounds, the resin composition can be suitably used in various industrial applications, such as daily sundries, household electric appliance parts, and automobile parts. |
| US08722810B2 |
Modified high CIS conjugated diene copolymer and preparing method of the same
A modified conjugated diene copolymer and a preparing method for the same are provided. The method comprising a polymerization step for polymerizing conjugated diene monomers to form a conjugated diene polymer; and a modifying step for reacting the conjugated diene polymer with a modifier to form a modified conjugated diene polymer. The modifier includes a polythiol ester compound, a polythiol alkane compound or a combination thereof, the polythiol ester compound has a chemical formula (I): Ra-(O—C(═O)Rb-SH)x (I). The polythiol alkane compound has a chemical formula (II): HS—(CH2)m—(Rd)nCH2SH (II). |
| US08722809B2 |
Process for preparing end-modified vinylidene fluoride elastomer
The present invention provides a preparation process for converting to a vinylidene fluoride elastomer having a group having sulfinic acid, sulfinic acid derivative, sulfonic acid or sulfonic acid derivative at one end or both ends of its trunk chain, and the preparation process provides a vinylidene fluoride elastomer having, at one end or both ends of its trunk chain, end groups represented by the formula: —CR1R2—CR3R4—SO2H, wherein R1 to R4 may be the same or different and each is hydrogen atom or fluorine atom, by allowing a vinylidene fluoride elastomer having, at one end or both ends of its trunk chain, end groups represented by the formula: —CR1R2—CR3R4—X1, wherein R1 to R4 are as defined above, X1 is bromine atom or iodine atom, to react with a sulfur compound represented by the formula: (M1)nH2-nS2O4, wherein M1 is a monovalent or divalent metal ion or ammonium ion, n is an integer of 0 to 2. |
| US08722808B2 |
Polyolefin compositions having low gloss
Polyolefin composition comprising, in percent by weight: A) 10-50% of a copolymer of propylene with one or more comonomer(s) selected from ethylene and CH2═CHR alpha-olefins where R is a 2-8 carbon alkyl, which copolymer contains from 1 to 8% of comonomer(s); B) 50-90% of a blend of copolymers (bI) and (bII), wherein copolymer (bI) contains from 18 to 40% of ethylene, and copolymer (bII) contains from 55 to 85% of ethylene, and the weight ratio (bI)/(bII) is from 0.2 to 2; in which composition the copolymer component (bI) is present in amounts of 15% or more with respect to the total weight of (A)+(B), the weight ratio C2II/C2I of the content C2II of ethylene in copolymer component (bII) to the content C2I of ethylene in copolymer component (bI) is of 1.8 or more, and the intrinsic viscosity [η] of the fraction XS soluble in xylene at room temperature (about 25° C.), referred to the total weight of (A)+(B), is of 2 dl/g or more. |
| US08722804B2 |
Polymer blends and films made therefrom
Polymer blends and films made therefrom are provided. The polymer blend can include a first polyethylene having a density of less than about 0.940 g/cm3, a melt index (I2) greater than 0.75 g/10 min, and a melt index ratio (I21/I2) of less than 30. The polymer blend can also include a second polyethylene having a density of less than about 0.940 g/cm, a melt index (I2) of less than 1 g/10 min, a melt index ratio (I21/I2) greater than 30, and a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of less than 4.5. |
| US08722803B2 |
Polyolefinic compositions
A polymer composition comprising (per cent by weight): a) 70-84% of a crystalline propylene polymer having an amount of isotactic pentads (mmmm), measured by 13C-MNR on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C., higher than 97.5 molar %; b) 8-15% of an elastomeric copolymer of ethylene and propylene, the copolymer having an amount of recurring units deriving from ethylene ranging from 25 to 50 wt % and being partially soluble in xylene at ambient temperature; the polymer fraction soluble in xylene at ambient temperature having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 2.5 to 3.5 dl/g; and c) 8-15% of ethylene homopolymer having an intrinsic viscosity value ranging from 1.5 to 4 dl/g; said composition having a value of melt flow rate ranging from 55 to 90 g/10 min, and the amount of hexane extractables lower than 3.5 wt %. |
| US08722798B2 |
Thermosettable composition containing a combination of an amphiphilic block copolymer and a polyol and a thermoset product therefrom
A thermosettable composition including (a) at least an amphophilic block copolymer, (b) at least a polyol, (c) at least an epoxy resin containing an average at least 2 oxirane rings per molecule, (d) at least an anhydride hardener containing an average at least 1 anhydride ring per molecule, and (e) at least a catalyst; and a thermoset product prepared from said thermosettable composition. |
| US08722797B2 |
Cellulose fibers crosslinked with low molecular weight phosphorous containing polyacrylic acid and method
A crosslinked cellulose fiber that has been crosslinked with a low molecular weight polyacrylic acid crosslinking agent, having phosphorous incorporated into the polymer chain and a method of crosslinking the fiber. |
| US08722796B2 |
Process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion
Process for preparing an aqueous polymer dispersion with small polymer particles. |
| US08722795B1 |
Dry-erase surface composition and method of applying
A dry erase writing surface is formed from a single component, 100% solids polyurethane, ambient cured, dry erase paint composition having at least ninety percent by weight low NCO isocyanate, a cure accelerating catalyst and a defoaming agent. The surface is ready for use in a day. The composition can additionally contain a diluent, vegetable oil or mineral spirits. The coating has a VOC of between 0 and 49 g/l. The coating is initially applied to the surface of the substrate to form a film thickness of 1-3 mils. The whiteboard is characterized as when tested by erasure of the dry erase markers, the marks are virtually invisible after 2500 cycles. The composition can be packaged as a kit with applicators. |
| US08722792B1 |
Dry-erase surface composition and method
A dry erase writing surface is formed from a single component, 100% solids polyurethane, ambient cured, dry erase paint composition having at least ninety percent by weight low NCO isocyanate, a cure accelerating catalyst and a defoaming agent. The surface is ready for use in a day. The composition can additionally contain a diluent, vegetable oil or mineral spirits. The coating has a VOC of between 0 and 49 g/l. The coating is initially applied to the surface of the substrate to form a film thickness of 1-3 mils. The whiteboard is characterized as when tested by erasure of the dry erase markers, the marks are virtually invisible after 2500 cycles. The composition can be packaged as a kit with applicators. |
| US08722790B2 |
Heat-sealable polyolefin films
Heat-sealable polyolefin film made of or comprising at least one layer of a polyolefin composition comprising (percent by weight): A) 20% to 80% of a heterophasic polyolefin composition comprising: AI) 3% to 30% by weight of a crystalline olefin polymer fraction; AII) 70% to 97% by weight of an elastomeric fraction comprising at least an elastomeric copolymer of propylene or ethylene with 12 to 88% by weight of at least one α-olefin of formula H2C═CHR, where R is H or a C2-C10 linear or branched alkyl, optionally containing 0.5 to 5% by weight of a diene, and having solubility in xylene at room temperature greater than 50% by weight; B) 20% to 80% of at least one filler. |
| US08722789B2 |
Poly(arylene ether) composition, method, and article
A composition includes specific amounts of a virgin poly(arylene ether) resin and a rubber-modified polystyrene that is preferably derived from post-consumer recycling. The composition includes about 0.2 to about 1.5 weight percent of polymerized acrylonitrile residue that can originate as a contaminant in the recycled rubber-modified polystyrene. The composition avoids the need for compatibilizing agents required by related compositions. |
| US08722785B2 |
Process for producing EVOH composite
Provided is a composite of saponified product of an ethylene-vinyl ester-based copolymer from which films excellent in gas barrier properties and film rigidity and highly inhibited from having fish eyes are obtained.It is a process for producing a composite of saponified product of an ethylene-vinyl ester-based copolymer, which comprises: mixing a composition (a) containing a saponified product of ethylene-vinyl ester-based copolymer (A1) and having a moisture content of 50% by weight or higher with a water-swellable layered inorganic compound (B) to obtain a composition (C); and mixing the composition (C) in the state of having a moisture content of 10% by weight or higher and less than 60% by weight with a saponified product of ethylene-vinyl ester-based copolymer (A2). |
| US08722784B2 |
Polymer nanocomposite
A polymer nanocomposite comprises a polymer; and a nanoparticle derivatized to include functional groups including carboxy, epoxy, ether, ketone, amine, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, lactone, functionalized polymeric or oligomeric groups, or a combination comprising at least one of the forgoing functional groups. The variability in tensile strength and percent elongation for the polymer nanocomposite is less than the variability of these properties obtained where an underivatized nanoparticle is included in place of the derivatized nanoparticle. |
| US08722783B2 |
Fiber reinforced composite material
The present disclosure relates to a fiber reinforced composite material. In an embodiment, the composite material includes a PLLA fiber material and a matrix material that does not have the same chemical element composition as the fiber material. Other fiber reinforced composite materials are also disclosed. |
| US08722781B2 |
Rubber composition for tire and pneumatic tire made therefrom
A rubber composition for a tire containing 100 parts by weight of a rubber, 1 to 30 parts by weight of a polyether (E1) having the formula (I): R1—{(OCH2CH2CH2CH2)m(OA)n—OH}q (I) wherein R1 is a residue of a C1 to C24 compound having 1-6 hydroxyl groups, from which at least one hydroxyl group is removed, A Ls a C2 to C24 alkylene group other than a 1,4-butylene group, q is an integer of 1 to 6, and m and n are independently integers of 1 to 600, and/or the derivative thereof (E2) and 10 to 180 parts by weight of a filler, which is excellent in processability, silica dispersability abrasion resistance and wet braking performance, etc. |
| US08722779B2 |
Thermoplastically processible aminoplastic resin, thermoset microfibre non-wovens, and process and plant for their production
The invention relates to a thermoplastic processible aminoplast resin, a method for its production and a fine fiber non-woven material as textile area of fibers from aminoplast resins, in particular duroplastic triazine resins, which have an average fiber diameter of 0.1 to 100 μm and between 1 and 1000 branching arms and between 1 and 300 branching points per square millimeter. The invention also relates to a method for production of duroplastic fine fiber non-woven material in which a melt of melamine resin is pressed through spinning nozzles and blown by the escaping hot air to fine fibers, the fine fibers are separated from the air stream and deposited to a non-woven material consisting of a tangled layer, a treatment with a media causing cross-linking and a neutralization step follows, and the fine fibers are glued to a non-woven material in a subsequent thermal after-treatment, whereat the thermal after-treatment comprises two steps. |
| US08722776B2 |
Graft polymer and thermoreversibly cross-linked bitumen composition comprising said graft polymer
The disclosure relates to a bitumen/polymer composition comprising at least one bitumen and at least one graft polymer, the grafts enabling the bitumen/polymer compositions to be thermoreversibly cross-linked. The disclosure also relates to the use of said bitumen/polymer compositions in fields of application relating to roads, especially in the production of asphalt binders, and in industrial fields of application. The disclosure further relates to the method for producing said thermoreversibly cross-linked bitumen/polymer compositions. |
| US08722772B2 |
Hydraulically setting sealing composition
The invention provides hydraulically setting sealing composition based on a) a hydraulically setting compound out of the group comprising high-alumina cement, ordinary portland cement, blast furnace slag, b) protective-colloide stabilized polymer of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in form of an aqueous polymer dispersion or a water-redispersible polymer powder, and c) one or more fillers. |
| US08722768B2 |
Liquid resin composition and semiconductor device
According to the invention, a liquid resin composition which has favorable wet spreadability after mounting of a chip and exhibits excellent solder cracking resistance even in a high-temperature solder reflow process at about 260° C., i.e., even when being used in lead-free solder, and a semiconductor package using the liquid resin composition are provided. In the liquid resin composition of the invention, an acrylic copolymer having a radical polymerizable functional group contains alkyl(meth)acrylate as a constituent monomer having a linear or branched alkyl group having 6 to 9 carbon atoms in an amount of 10 wt % to 40 wt % of the entire constituent monomers. |
| US08722764B2 |
Nanoparticle/vinyl polymer composites
Vinyl polymers formed by bulk or solution polymerization techniques are combined with nanoparticles to produce aqueous dispersions of nanoparticle/vinyl polymer composites. |
| US08722763B2 |
Masterbatch and process for preparing a polymer composition
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polymer composition by using a masterbatch, as well as a process, wherein said polymer composition is used for preparing an article, preferably a cable. Also a masterbatch, a polymer composition comprising the masterbatch, and an article, preferably a cable, comprising the polymer composition are provided. |
| US08722756B2 |
Aqueous emulsion polymers, their preparation and use
The present invention provides aqueous emulsion polymers comprising (A) monomers A (B) at least one (meth)acrylate with olefinically unsaturated side groups (monomers B), and (C) at least one photoinitiator, and also the use thereof in coating materials, more particularly in exterior architectural paints. |
| US08722754B2 |
Extruded foams made with polylactides that have high molecular weights and high intrinsic viscosities
This invention provides an economical process for extruding a PLA resin into a low density foam with a high closed cell content. Excellent quality, low density foam is produced easily and reproducibly. The PLA resin in the foam has a weight average molecular weight of at least 500,000 and an intrinsic viscosity of at least 1.4 deciliters/gram. |
| US08722753B2 |
Hydroxyl terminated precursor and method of making the same
A method of making a hydroxyl terminated precursor for polyurethane is disclosed. The method comprises heating a vegetable oil-polyol mixture of modified vegetable oil containing about two or more hydroxyl groups per molecule and a polyether polyol having about two or more hydroxyl groups per molecule at a temperature of at least about 25 degrees Celsius and at a pressure of about 1 atmosphere. The mixture has a hydroxyl equivalent ratio of about 1:1 vegetable oil to polyol. The method further comprises mixing for at least about 10 minutes an isocyanate containing about two or more isocyanato groups per molecule at least about 25 degrees Celsius to the vegetable oil-polyol mixture at a molar equivalent ratio of at least 2:1 vegetable oil-polyol mixture to isocyanate to react the isocyanate with the mixture to form the hydroxyl terminated precursor. |
| US08722747B2 |
Vessel for containing catalyst in a tubular reactor
In a catalyst carrier for insertion in a tube of a reactor, an annular container holds the catalyst in use and has a perforated inner wall defining a tube, a perforated outer wall, a top surface closing the annular container and a bottom surface closing the annular container. A surface closes the bottom of the tube formed by the inner wall of the annular container. A skirt extends upwardly from the perforated outer wall of the annular container from a position at or near the bottom surface to a position below the location of a seal located at or near the top surface and extending from the container by a distance which extends beyond an outer surface of the skirt. |
| US08722746B2 |
Hydroxyphenyl derivatives and biological applications thereof
The invention relates to hydroxyphenyl derivatives of formula (I); and uses thereof as anti-bacterial and/or anti-parasitic agents. |
| US08722738B2 |
Acetycysteine compositions and methods of use thereof
A pharmaceutical composition and method for providing a reduction in side effects for human patients in need of therapy comprising the administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising acetylcysteine is disclosed. |
| US08722735B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions having desirable bioavailability
The present invention is directed to the provision of pharmaceutical compositions. The compositions include a therapeutic agent and a relatively low amount of surfactant for providing higher bioavailability of the therapeutic agent. The compositions are particularly desirable as ophthalmic compositions in which the therapeutic agent is a prostaglandin such as travoprost and the surfactant is a vegetable oil such as castor oil. |
| US08722734B2 |
Composition for inhibition of cathepsin K
The present invention relates to the a method of inhibiting bone resorption in a mammal in need thereof with an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a cathepsin K inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a mixture thereof, according to a continuous schedule having a dosage interval of once weekly, biweekly, twice monthly or once monthly. |
| US08722728B2 |
Composition and method for treating dry eye syndrome
The present invention provides for compositions, medicaments, and methods for treating or alleviating the symptoms of dry eye syndrome or chronic dry eye. More specifically, the present embodiments provide for medicaments consisting of tocopherol or tocotrienol eyedrops. A single topical administration of tocopherol or tocotrienol eyedrops in the eyes of a subject suffering from dry eye alleviates symptoms for at least one day. In particular, the eyedrop medicament consists of α-tocopheryl acetate; α-tocopheryl acetate and about 0.5% aqueous component; or α-tocopheryl acetate, about 2.5% tocopherol emulsifier, and about 20% to about 30% aqueous excipient. |
| US08722727B2 |
Antifungal agents
Novel derivatives of enfumafungin are disclosed herein, along with' their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and prodrugs. Also disclosed are compositions comprising such compounds, methods of preparing such compounds and method of using such compounds as antifungal agents and/or inhibitors of (1,3)-β-D-glucan synthase. The disclosed compounds, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and prodrugs, as well as compositions comprising such compounds, salts, hydrates and prodrugs, are useful for treating and/or preventing fungal infections and associated diseases and conditions. |
| US08722726B2 |
Substituted arylcyclopentenes as therapeutic agents
Disclosed herein is a compound of the formula Therapeutic methods, compositions, and medicaments, related thereto are also disclosed. |
| US08722725B2 |
Caffeoylquinic acid derivatives containing nitrogen, and preparation method, pharmaceutical composition and usage thereof
The present invention provides caffeoylquinic acid derivatives and a method of preparing for the same, and also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing caffeoylquinic acid derivatives, and uses of caffeoylquinic acid derivatives in preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of virus diseases, in particular, uses of respiratory syncytial virus and hepatitis B virus, which has the characteristics of safety, high effectiveness and low toxicity. |
| US08722724B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating neoplastic diseases
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating neoplastic diseases. Included are compositions and methods that are effective against multiple myeloma cells resistant to conventional and bortezomib treatment. Furthermore, combination treatment with two different proteosome inhibitors is shown to be synergistic for treating multiple myeloma. |
| US08722720B2 |
Imidazole derivatives as IDO inhibitors
Presently provided are IDO inhibitors of general formulae (VII), (VIII) as shown below and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for modulating an activity of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; treating indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) mediated immunosuppression; treating a medical conditions that benefit from the inhibition of enzymatic activity of indoleamine-2,3-dioxygenase; enhancing the effectiveness of an anti-cancer treatment comprising administering an anti-cancer agent; treating tumor-specific immunosuppression associated with cancer; and treating immunosupression associated with an infectious disease. |
| US08722714B2 |
Oxazolidine derivatives as NMDA antagonists
The present invention provides therapeutically active oxazolidine derivatives and compositions as NMDA antagonists, which are useful in preventing and treating central nervous system disorders by inhibiting over-activation of NMDA receptors. In one aspect, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing neurodegenerative diseases and neuropathological disorders, methods of providing neuroprotection under stress conditions such as a stroke, and methods of enhancing the brain's cognitive functions in mammals and humans. For example, the compounds can prevent glutamate-induced neuro-toxicity by inhibiting the activities of the NMDA receptor in the presence of toxic doses of NMDA. In addition, the compounds can potentiate the calcium current in the presence of low dose of NMDA. |
| US08722712B2 |
Substituted aryl 1 ,2,4-oxadiazoles derivatives as sphingosine-1 phosphate receptors modulators
The present invention relates to substituted aryl 1,2,4-oxadiazoles derivatives, processes for preparing them, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as pharmaceuticals as modulators of sphingosine-1-phosphate receptors. |
| US08722709B2 |
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists, of which the following is exemplary. |
| US08722706B2 |
Two phase bioactive formulations of bis-quaternary pyridinium oxime sulfonate salts
The present invention relates to two phase systems of a bioactive ingredient in particle form that has limited or no solubility in a liquid medium, which provides stability to the bioactive ingredient that is similar to the bioactive ingredient when in the solid state. The bioactive ingredient may be capable of therapeutically treating for the presence of a cholinesterase inhibitor. The bio active ingredient comprises 1,1′-methlyenebis[4-[(hydroxyimino)methyl]-pyridinium]dimethanesulfonate. |
| US08722700B2 |
CCI-779 formulations for parenteral administration
This invention provides CCI-779 cosolvent concentrates which are useful in preparing a parenteral formulation of rapamycin 42-ester with 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropionic acid (CCI-779) following admixture with a diluent. |
| US08722699B2 |
Iso-ergoline derivatives
Provided herein are novel iso-ergoline derivatives and compositions thereof. In other embodiments, provided herein are methods of treatment, prevention, or amelioration of a variety of medical disorders such as, for example, migraine using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of agonizing receptors such as, for example, the 5-HT1D and/or the 5-HT1B receptor, without agonizing the 5-HT2B receptor using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of antagonizing or inhibiting activity at receptors such as, for example, the adrenergic alpha2A and/or the alpha2B receptors using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. |
| US08722697B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for treating hypertension and metabolic syndrome and use thereof
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the following active ingredients: 1) amlodipine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, 2) pioglitazone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and 3) rosuvastatin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also provides use of the pharmaceutical composition in preparing a medicament for treating hypertension or metabolic syndrome. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can treat hypertension or metabolic syndrome, while effectively controlling the incidence of associated cardiovascular diseases and more potently improving survival prognosis in hypertensive patients. When blood pressure is lowered to desired level, the risk factors such as cardiovascular diseases are rectified, metabolic disorders and prognosis of patients are improved, and survival rate of hypertensive patients is raised. |
| US08722696B2 |
Process for preparing particles containing an antiviral
A process for preparing a particle comprising a co-precipitate surrounding a neutral hydrophilic carrier, said process comprising spraying an organic solution on a neutral hydrophilic carrier, said solution comprising at least one triazine or pyrimidine active ingredient having HIV inhibiting properties, one surface active agent, and one hydrophilic polymer, wherein the spraying of whole of the solution occurs in at least two separate steps, each of these steps followed by a grinding step of the product obtained at the end of the preceding step. |
| US08722694B2 |
Bicyclic heterocycles, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, their use and processes for preparing them
The present invention relates to bicyclic heterocycles of general formula wherein Ra to Rc, A to E and X are defined as in claim 1, the tautomers, stereoisomers and salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases which have valuable pharmacological properties, in particular an inhibitory effect on signal transduction mediated by tyrosine kinases, their use in the treatment of diseases, especially tumoral diseases and diseases of the lungs and airways, and the preparation thereof. |
| US08722693B2 |
Salts of the Janus kinase inhibitor (R)-3-(4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-cyclopentylpropanenitrile
The present invention provides salt forms of (R)-3-(4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-cyclopentylpropanenitrile that are useful in the modulation of Janus kinase activity and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to activity of Janus kinases including, for example, immune-related diseases, skin disorders, myeloid proliferative disorders, cancer, and other diseases. |
| US08722691B2 |
Azolopyrimidines as inhibitors of cannabinoid 1 activity
The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of Cannabinoid Receptor 1 (CB1). The compounds are of the Formulae Ia, Ic, Ig and Ik: |
| US08722690B2 |
Mesoionic pesticides
Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein X is O or S; Y is O or S; A is O, S, NR3e or C(R3c)═C(R3d); Z is a direct bond, O, S(O)n, NR6, C(R7)2O, OC(R7)2, C(═X1), C(═X1)E, EC(═X1), C(═NOR8) or C(═NN(R6)2); a is 1, 2 or 3; and R1, R2, R3a-R3e, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, X1 and E are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling an invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. |
| US08722688B2 |
Compounds for the treatment of hepatitis C
The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV. |
| US08722686B2 |
Hydroxamic acid derivatives useful as antibacterial agents
The invention relates to a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, thereof, wherein: G is a group of formula (II); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, hydrates, or solvates, thereof, wherein A, B. L1-L4 A, B, R1-R4 and m are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula (I) and their use in treating a bacterial infection. |
| US08722684B2 |
1-[2-(2,4-dimethylphenylsulfanyl)-phenyl] piperazine as a compound with combined serotonin reuptake, 5-HT3 and 5-HT1A activity for the treatment of cognitive impairment
1-[2-(2,4-dimethylphenylsulphanyl)phenyl]piperazine exhibits potent activity on SERT, 5-HT3 and 5-HT1A and may as such be useful for the treatment of cognitive impairment, especially in depressed patients. |
| US08722680B2 |
Method of treating neurodegenerative diseases
The present invention relates to a method of treating a patient suffering from a disorder of the central nervous system associated with 5-HT1A receptor subtype, comprising as an active ingredient a carbostyril derivative or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1) wherein the carbon-carbon bond between 3- and 4-positions in the carbostyril skeleton is a single or a double bond. |
| US08722675B2 |
Method of treatment or prophylaxis
The present invention is directed to methods and agents that are useful in the prevention and amelioration of signs and symptoms associated with neuropathic conditions. More particularly, the present invention discloses the use of angiotensin II receptor 2 (AT2 receptor) antagonists for the treatment, prophylaxis, reversal and/or symptomatic relief of neuropathic pain, including mechanical hyperalgesia, thermal or mechanical allodynia, diabetic pain and entrapment pain, in vertebrate animals and particularly in human subjects. The AT2 receptor antagonists may be provided alone or in combination with other compounds such as those that are useful in the control of neuropathic conditions. |
| US08722674B2 |
1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine compound or pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, and pharmaceutical composition comprising the same
Disclosed herein are a 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a preparation method thereof, and a composition for preventing or treating metabolic syndromes, diabetes, or cancers with deletion of P53 gene, which comprises the same. |
| US08722673B2 |
Imine compounds for combating invertebrate pests
The present invention relates to imine compounds which are useful for combating or controlling invertebrate pests, in particular arthropod pests and nematodes. The invention also relates to a method for controlling invertebrate pests by using these compounds and to plant propagation material and to an agricultural and a veterinary composition comprising said compounds. |
| US08722672B2 |
Topical pharmaceutical composition including rel-N-[6-[(2R,6S)-2,6-dimethyl-4-morpholinyl]-3-pyridinyl]-2-methyl-4′-(trifluoromethoxY)-[1,1′-biphenyl]-3-carboxamide
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of 2-Methyl-4′-trifluoromethoxy-biphenyl-3-carboxylic acid [6-(cis-2,6-dimethyl-morpholin-4-yl)-pyridin-3-yl]-amide, to the use of such compositions in therapeutic applications and to methods for manufacturing such compositions. |
| US08722669B2 |
Compounds and methods of treating ocular disorders
A method of treating an ocular disorder in a subject associated with aberrant all-trans-retinal clearance in the retina, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a primary amine compound of formula: wherein R1 is an aliphatic and/or aromatic compound. |
| US08722667B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting the proliferation of cells
The present invention relates to chemical compounds, methods for their discovery, and their therapeutic use. In particular, the present invention provides benzodiazepine derivatives and methods of using benzodiazepine derivatives as therapeutic agents to treat a number of conditions associated with the faulty regulation of the processes of programmed cell death, autoimmunity, inflammation, and hyperproliferation, and the like. |
| US08722663B2 |
Di-substituted pyridine derivatives as anticancers
The present invention provides a novel compound having an excellent antitumor effect. The compound of the present invention is represented by the following general formula (1) wherein R1 and R2 are aryl or the like; A is lower alkylene; Ring X is optionally substituted arylene; E is bond or lower alkenylene; Ring Y is optionally substituted heterocycloalkylene containing one or more nitrogen atoms, one of which is attached to the adjacent carbonyl group; G is —NH-G2-, —N(lower alkyl)-G2-, —NH—CH2-G2-, —N(lower alkyl)-CH2-G2- or —CH2-G2-, [wherein G2 binds to R2, G2-R2 is bond-R2, phenylene-G3-R2, phenylene-G4-O—R2, phenylene-G5-NH—R2, phenylene-G6-N(lower alkyl)-R2 or quinolinediyl-O—R2, the phenylene of said phenylene-containing groups being optionally substituted with one or more substituents; G3-R2 is —O-lower alkylene-R2 or the like; G4-O— is lower alkylene-O— or the like; G5 is lower alkylene; G6 is lower alkylene]. |
| US08722662B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds
Provided is a compound having a monoamine reuptake inhibitory activity, which is represented by the formula (I) wherein ring A is an optionally substituted 6-membered aromatic ring, ring B is the substituents on ring A are optionally bonded to form, together with ring A, an optionally substituted 9- or 10-membered aromatic fused ring, and other symbols are as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. |
| US08722661B2 |
Pyrrolopyrimidone and pyrrolopyridone inhibitors of tankyrase
There are provided compounds of the formula (I) wherein Q, R1 and R2 are defined herein. The compounds have activity as anticancer agents. |
| US08722659B2 |
Quinazolinedione derivatives, preparation thereof and various therapeutic uses thereof
The subject matter of the invention is quinazolinedione derivatives of formula (I), methods for obtaining same and therapeutic uses thereof, such as cancer, diabetes, muscle diseases, bone diseases, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system diseases, peripheral nervous system diseases, inter alia. |
| US08722658B2 |
Azetidinyl diamides as monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitors
Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein Y, Z, R1, and s are defined herein. |
| US08722655B2 |
Macrocyclic urea and sulfamide derivatives as inhibitors of tafia
The invention relates to compounds of the formula (I) which are inhibitors of activated thrombin-activable fibrinolysis inhibitor. The compounds of the formula I are suitable for producing medicaments for prophylaxis, secondary prevention and treatment of one or more disorders associated with thromboses, embolisms, hypercoagulability or fibrotic changes. |
| US08722653B2 |
Method for treating uterine fibroids
The invention relates to a method for treating uterine fibroids, which method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof, an effective amount of 17α-acetoxy-11β-[4-N,N-dimethylamino-phenyl)-19-norpregna-4,9-diene-3,20-dione (ulipristal) or any metabolite thereof. More particularly, the method is useful for reducing or stopping bleeding in a patient afflicted with uterine fibroids, and/or for reducing the size of uterine fibroids. |
| US08722648B2 |
Liquid pharmaceutical form of alkylphosphocholine and method for preparing same
The inventions relates to a liquid pharmaceutical form containing an active ingredient alkylphosphocholines and a co-solvent system. The co-solvent system is mixture from hexylene glycol, propylene glycol, diethylene glycol monoethyl ether and water. The pharmaceutical form having a pH value in the range of 4 to 6, which if it is necessary can be achieved by adding a pH adjuster. The composition has a good storage stability and it is suitable for local application on the different organs of the body. The inventions relates also to a method for producing the same pharmaceutical form. |
| US08722641B2 |
Oligonucleotides which inhibit p53 induction in response to cellular stress
The present invention relates to novel oligonucleotides which comprise p53 5′-UTR sequence TCCCTGG (SEQ ID NO: 1) or the complementary p53 3′-UTR sequence CCAGGGA (SEQ ID NO: 2) and their use for such therapeutic applications as protection of normal tissues from the toxicities of chemical or radiation exposure; reducing tissue damage in hypoxia-reperfusion injury, neurodegenerative disorders, oxidative stress, injuries, hyperthermia; preventing aging; preservation of tissues and organs prior to transplanting, etc. |
| US08722640B2 |
Stabilized STAT3 decoy oligonucleotides and uses therefor
The present invention is based, at least in part, on novel, unimolecular STAT3 oligonucleotide decoys exhibiting increased in vivo stability as compared to previously known decoys which are effective in inhibiting STAT3 when administered systemically. The invention is also based on pharmaceutical compositions comprising these unimolecular decoys, and methods for using these decoys in the treatment of cancer. |
| US08722636B2 |
Animal treatments
Compositions and methods for the treatment and control of various conditions in an animal which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of a immediate release composition of about 0.5% to 50% wt/wt of active ingredient together with excipients to a total of about 100%, wherein said compositon dissolves in a relatively short period of time, e.g., 75 seconds or less, 5 seconds or less, or 3 seconds or less, upon administration to said animal. |
| US08722634B2 |
Use of compounds extracted from Momordica charantia L. in the manufacture of medicaments for prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity
The present invention disclosed a medical use of cucurbitane triterpenoids represented by the following formula and isolated from Momordica charantia L. of Cucurbitaceae family in the preparation of medications for prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity. The above cucurbitane triterpenoids may be acted as a glucose uptake stimulator, an agonist for the translocation of glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) to the cell membrane, and an activator of adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK). They may have potential for the prevention and treatment of diabetes and obesity. |
| US08722631B2 |
Soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor treatment of medical disorders
The invention pertains to methods and compositions for treating medical disorders characterized by elevated levels or abnormal expression of TNFα by administering a TNFα antagonist, such as recombinant TNFR:Fc. |
| US08722630B2 |
Use of apolipoproteins to decrease inflammation
The invention features methods of using serum factors such as Apolipoprotein A2 and Apolipoprotein C3 for reducing or preventing a chronic or acute inflammatory response (e.g., an inflammatory response due to an autoimmune disease or an injury). |
| US08722629B2 |
Auristatin derivatives and use thereof
The present application relates to novel derivatives of monomethylauristatin F, to processes for preparing these derivatives, to the use of these derivatives for treating and/or preventing diseases, and also to the use of these derivatives for preparing medicaments for treating and/or preventing diseases, more particularly hyperproliferative and/or angiogenic disorders such as, for example, cancerous disorders. Such treatments may be practised as a monotherapy or else in combination with other medicaments or further therapeutic measures. |
| US08722627B2 |
Proteasome-activating lightening peptidic hydrolyzates and compositions containing them
A peptidic hydrolyzate enriched in bioactive peptides is disclosed that is a proteasome activator. Cosmetic and pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed that include the peptidic hydrolyzate enriched in bioactive peptides in a physiologically acceptable medium. Also disclosed are methods for depigmenting, lightening and/or whitening the skin and treating hyperpigmentation blemishes as well as cutaneous signs due to photo-aging by administering the cosmetic compositions or pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US08722625B2 |
Treatment of cardiovascular disorders using the cell differentiation signaling protein Nell1
It has been identified in accordance with the present invention that Nell1 is essential for normal cardiovascular development by promoting proper formation of the heart and blood vessels. The present invention therefore provides therapeutic methods for treating cardiovascular disorders by employing a Nell1 protein or nucleic acid molecule. |
| US08722621B2 |
Stabilized insulin-like growth factor polypeptides
The invention relates to stabilized polypeptides having an IGF-1 sequence and an Ea peptide sequence, where the natural physiological cleavage of the Ea peptide from the IGF-1 is prevented. |
| US08722620B2 |
Insulin derivatives
The present invention is related to insulin derivatives having a side chain attached to an ε-amino group of a Lys residue present in the A-chain or to an ε-amino group of a Lys residue in the B-chain. |
| US08722619B2 |
Antifungal agents and uses thereof
The invention features echinocandin class compounds. The compounds can be useful for the treatment of fungal infections. |
| US08722618B2 |
IL4/IL13 binding repeat proteins and uses
IL4/IL13-binding proteins comprise binding domains, which inhibit IL4/IL13 binding to IL4Ralpaha and common gamma chain complexes (Type 1) and inhibit IL4 binding to IL4Ralpha and IL13Ralpha1 complexes (Type 2), and IL13 binding to IL13Ralpha1 and/or IL13Ralpha2, are useful in the treatment of cancer, inflammatory, and other pathological conditions, such as allergic or fibrotic conditions, especially pulmonary conditions. |
| US08722614B2 |
Adiponectin production enhancer
The present invention relates to an adiponectin production enhancer comprising sericin as an active ingredient, and to a pharmaceutical composition and food and drink comprising sericin. These are effective in the prevention and/or amelioration of various diseases caused by reduction of blood adiponectin level such as arteriosclerosis, fatty liver and diabetes associated with obesity. The enhancer, the pharmaceutical composition and the food and drink according to the invention have excellent adiponectin production enhancing effects as well as high safety and are expected to be broadly applied to a variety of pharmaceutical preparations and food and drink. |
| US08722610B2 |
Auto-emulsifying cleaning systems and methods for use
An auto-emulsifying cleaning composition capable of emulsifying upon contact with water, the composition in one typical embodiment comprising, based on the total weight of the composition, (a) from about 1% to about 99% by weight a blend of dibasic esters; (b) from about 1% to about 40% by weight of a blend of surfactants consisting of an organic anion neutralized with an organic cation, where either or both of the anion and the cation have surfactant properties, and the complex of which is soluble in the dibasic ester solvent blend. The blend of surfactants is typically a cationic surfactant and an anionic surfactant, which may or may not be used in conjunction with non-ionic surfactants. The dibasic esters are be derived from a blend of adipic, glutaric, and succinic diacids, and, in one particular embodiment, the blend comprises dialkyl adipate, dialkyl methylglutarate and dialkyl ethylsuccinate, wherein the alkyl groups individually comprise a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group. |
| US08722608B2 |
Process of bleaching
The present invention concerns bleaching of substrates with an aqueous solution of a water soluble salt of a preformed transition metal catalyst together with hydrogen peroxide. |
| US08722604B2 |
Stable liquid cleansing compositions comprising critical window of partially hydrogenated triglyceride oil of defined iodine value
The present invention provides personal wash compositions where partially hydrogenated triglyceride oil (defined by IV of 20 to 100) are specifically formulated to provide low temperature stability. Specifically when formulated to have specific concentration of partially hydrogenated triglycerides, delivered alone or as part of mixture with other oils, desirable low temperature stability of formulations is achieved. |
| US08722603B2 |
Toilet soap with improved lather
The present invention relates to soap bars having improved lather. Specifically, by limiting amounts of myristic acid and keeping specifically defined ratios of sum of C8-C10 fatty acids to C12 fatty acid bars having substantially improved lather and unexpectedly obtained. |
| US08722601B2 |
Polyalkyl (meth)acrylate copolymers having outstanding properties
Copolymers are obtainable by polymerizing a monomer composition composed of a) 0% to 40% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated ester compounds of the formula (I), b) 10% to 99.9% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated ester compounds of the formula (II), c) 0% to 80% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated ester compounds of the formula (III), d) 0.1% to 30% by weight of one or more ethylenically unsaturated, polar ester compounds of the formula (IV), e) 0% to 50% by weight of comonomer, based in each case on the total weight of the ethylenically unsaturated monomers. |
| US08722598B2 |
Grease composition for bearings with improved heat-resistant acoustic life
The invention provides a grease composition having (A) a lithium soap thickener, (B) as a base oil an ester type synthetic oil obtainable from an esterification reaction of trimethylolpropane with a fatty acid, and (C) (c-1) a 1-naphthylamine type antioxidant and (c-2) a diphenylamine type antioxidant, wherein the contents of (c-1) and (c-2) are 1.0 to 10 mass % in total, based on the total mass of the composition, and the ratio by mass of (c-1) to (c-2) is in the range from 30:70 to 70:30. |
| US08722591B2 |
Biodiesel lighter fluid
Disclosed is an environmentally conscious, odor-free lighter fluid mixture comprising a 50-70% ethanol and 30-50% biodiesel combination. Methyl-ester, ethyl-ester and propyl-ester fatty acids, commonly referred to as biodiesel, are clean burning fuels derived from new or waste vegetable oil such as soybean, canola or sunflower. Combined with an ethanol accelerant, the mixture provides a lighter fluid that is easily ignitable without risk of detonation or explosion, and one that brings charcoal briquettes up to temperature quicker than traditional methods. The mixture is petroleum free, which eliminates the associated unpleasant odors and potential health risks of traditional lighter fluid, including a reduction in the emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the environment. The mixture offers a renewable, sustainable, and efficient ignition source for charcoal that does not sacrifice utility compared to traditional lighter fluid, and does not impart undesirable flavors onto grilled food. |
| US08722589B2 |
Use of 1-alkyl-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic esters as gas hydrate inhibitors with improved biodegradability
The invention provides for the use of 1-alkyl-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic esters, preparable by esterifying alcohols having from 1 to 100 hydroxyl groups with 1-alkyl-5-oxopyrrolidine-3-carboxylic acid, in amounts of from 0.01 to 2% by weight for preventing the formation of gas hydrates in aqueous phases which are in contact with a gaseous, liquid or solid organic phase. |
| US08722583B2 |
Method for selecting a chemical entity from a tagged library
Disclosed is a method for determining the identity of a chemical entity having a preselected property. The chemical entity is identified from a library composed of a plurality of different chemical entities each appended to unique identifier tags. An anti-tag having the capability of specifically interacting with the unique identifier tag is recovered during the method and used for identification purposes. |
| US08722581B2 |
Alkoxylated alkylamine quaternary surfactants for glyphosate
The present invention relates to stable glyphosate formulations with improved efficacy by a highly effective alkoxylated alkylamine quaternary surfactant at a very low used level. The alkoxylated alkylamine quaternary surfactant is compatible in all salts of glyphosate formulations (including potassium and ammonium) EVEN AT VERY HIGH CONCENTRATION (470-600 g a.e./l). |
| US08722578B2 |
Spiroheterocyclic pyrrolidinedione herbicidal compositions
Herbicidal compositions containing as active ingredients spiroheterocyclic pyrrolidine dione compounds. |
| US08722572B2 |
Metal catalyst substrate and its manufacturing method
A metal catalyst substrate 1 is equipped with a honeycomb body 2 in which a corrugated metal foil 4 and a flat metal foil 5 are multiply rolled, their leader portions being overlapped with each other. A restricting portion 8 is formed at a core portion 7 of the honeycomb body 2 by a portion of the core portion being deformed to restrict flow of exhaust gas in a core portion 7. |
| US08722571B2 |
Process to prepare adsorbents from organic fertilizer and their applications for removal of acidic gases from wet air streams
The invention is directed to an adsorbent comprising: a) 20-30% porous carbon with incorporated organic nitrogen species; and b) 70-80% inorganic matter. The invention is directed to a method of making an adsorbent which comprises: a) thermally drying dewatered sewage sludge to form granulated organic fertilizer; and b) pyrolyzing said the organic fertilizer at temperatures between 600 and 1000° C. The invention is additionally directed to the process of removing acidic gases from wet air streams comprising putting an adsorbent in contact with the wet air stream and allowing the adsorbent to adsorb the acidic gases. |
| US08722566B2 |
Honeycomb body having a metallic foil with an oxide coat, foil having an oxide coat and method for producing an oxide coat on a metallic foil
A honeycomb body, in particular a catalyst carrier body, includes metallic foil of high-temperature corrosion-resistant steel with connecting points and an oxide layer with a thickness of 60 to 80 or 70 to 75 nm on each surface. The foil is composed of steel with chromium and aluminum components, particularly 1 to 5% aluminum. The oxide layer is substantially aluminum oxide or γ-aluminum oxide with a uniform thickness having a tolerance of less than 10% or less than 5% on all surfaces. The oxide layer may be on a rolled foil having a mean surface roughness of greater than 0.3 or 0.5 μm or approximately 0.6 μm in rolling direction and/or transversely thereto. The honeycomb body is durable under high loads and has defined connecting points. A foil having an oxide coat and a method for producing an oxide coat on a metallic foil are also provided. |
| US08722565B2 |
Method for applying a wash coat suspension to a carrier structure
A method for applying a washcoat suspension to a support structure. To provide coatings with largely uniform thickness starting from washcoat suspensions, the method uses a device (10) set up to produce, by means of a process gas (40), a fluid bed of support structures in which the support structures circulate elliptically or toroidally, the method comprising the steps of: a) charging the device (10) with support structures and producing a support-structure fluid bed by means of a process gas (40), wherein the support structures circulate in the fluid bed elliptically or toroidally, preferably toroidally; b) impregnating the support structures with a washcoat suspension by spraying the support structures circulating elliptically or toroidally in the fluid bed with the washcoat suspension; c) drying the support structures sprayed with the washcoat suspension; and d) optionally calcining the support structures loaded with the solids contents of the washcoat suspension. |
| US08722559B2 |
Method of suppressing increase in SO2 oxidation rate of NOx removal catalyst
In a NOx removal catalyst used for removing nitrogen oxide in flue gas, when a silica (Si) component as an inhibitor that causes an increase in an SO2 oxidation rate accumulates on a surface of the NOx removal catalyst, the silica component accumulating on the surface of the NOx removal catalyst is dissolved, thereby regenerating the catalyst. Accordingly, the inhibitor such as the silica component covering the surface of the NOx removal catalyst can be removed, thereby enabling to provide a catalyst without having an increase in the SO2 oxidation rate of the regenerated NOx removal catalyst. |
| US08722556B2 |
Recovery of slurry unsupported catalyst
A method of recovering unsupported fine catalyst from heavy oil comprises combining a slurry comprising unsupported fine catalyst in heavy oil with solvent to form a combined slurry-solvent stream. The combined slurry-solvent stream is filtered in a deoiling zone. A stream comprising unsupported fine catalyst and solvent is recovered from the deoiling zone. Unsupported fine catalyst is separated from the stream comprising unsupported fine catalyst and solvent. The deoiling zone can comprise a membrane that is rapidly displaced in a horizontal direction. |
| US08722553B2 |
Woven airbag fabric
A woven airbag fabric includes a first type of filament yarn, at least a second type of filament yarn and a silicone-based coating. The first type of filament yarn is chosen from the group of polyolefin filament yarns. The at least a second type of filament yarn is chosen from the group of polyamide and polyester filament yarns. |
| US08722552B2 |
Woven/knit fabric with reversible air premeability and production process thereof
This woven/knit fabric contains composite yarn comprising a multifilament yarn A2 and a multifilament yarn B2, which satisfies the following conditions (1) to (3): (1) the ratio (WA2/DA2) of the yarn length of the multifilament fiber A2 during absorption of moisture and humidity (WA2) to the yarn length of the multifilament yarn A2 under conditions of 20° C. and 65% humidity (DA2) is 1.02 to 1.30; (2) the ratio (WA2/DB2) of the yarn length of the multifilament yarn A2 during absorption of moisture and humidity (WA2) to the yarn length of the multifilament yarn B2 under conditions of 20° C. and 65% humidity (DB2) is 0.9 to 1.1; and (3) the drying shrinkage stress (DS value) of the multifilament yarn A2 is 0.08 cN/dtex or more. |
| US08722537B2 |
Multi-sacrificial layer and method
MEMS devices and methods for utilizing sacrificial layers are provided. An embodiment comprises forming a first sacrificial layer and a second sacrificial layer over a substrate, wherein the second sacrificial layer acts as an adhesion layer. Once formed, the first sacrificial layer and the second sacrificial layer are patterned such that the second sacrificial layer is undercut to form a step between the first sacrificial layer and the second sacrificial layer. A top capacitor electrode is formed over the second sacrificial layer, and the first sacrificial layer and the second sacrificial layer are removed in order to free the top capacitor electrode. |
| US08722533B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes forming a structure comprising an interlayer dielectric layer on a substrate, an ultra-low-k material layer on the interlayer dielectric layer and a plug. The plug passes through the interlayer dielectric layer and the ultra-low-k material layer, and is formed of a first metal material. The method further includes removing an upper portion of the plug by etching to form a recessed portion, and filling the recessed portion with a second metal material. According to the method, contact-hole photolithography is performed only once, and thus avoids alignment issues that may occur when contact-hole photolithography needs to be performed twice. |
| US08722531B1 |
Barrier layer for copper interconnect
A method for forming an interconnect structure includes forming a dielectric layer overlying a substrate, forming a metal-containing layer in the dielectric layer, forming a barrier layer overlying the metal-containing layer, and performing a thermal process to form a metal oxide layer underlying the conductive layer. The metal oxide layer is a barrier layer formed at the boundary between the dielectric layer and the metal-containing layer. |
| US08722529B2 |
Double solid metal pad with reduced area
An integrated circuit structure includes a bond pad; an Mtop pad located directly underlying the bond pad; an Mtop-1 pad having at least a portion directly underlying the Mtop pad, wherein at least one of the Mtop pad and the Mtop-1 pad has a horizontal dimension smaller than a horizontal dimension of the bond pad; a plurality of vias interconnecting the Mtop pad and the Mtop-1 pad; and a bond ball on the bond pad. Each of the Mtop pad and the Mtop-1 pad has positive enclosures to the bond ball in all horizontal directions. |
| US08722527B2 |
Integrated circuit manufacturing method and integrated circuit
The present invention discloses an integrated circuit (IC) comprising a bond pad (160); a substrate stack carrying a first layer (130) comprising conductive regions (135); and an interconnect layer (140) over the first layer (130) comprising a dielectric material portion (400) between the bond pad (160) and the substrate stack, said portion comprising a plurality of air-filled trenches (345) defining at least one pillar (340) of the dielectric material (400), at least said air-filled trenches (345) being capped by a porous capping layer (440). The interconnect layer (140), which typically is one of the uppermost interconnect layers of the IC, has an improved resilience to pressure exerted on the bond pad (160). The present invention further teaches a method for manufacturing such an IC. |
| US08722518B2 |
Methods for protecting patterned features during trench etch
A method is provided for forming a monolithic three dimensional memory array. The method includes forming a first memory level above a substrate, and monolithically forming a second memory level above the first memory level. The first memory level is formed by forming first substantially parallel conductors extending in a first direction, forming first pillars above the first conductors, each first pillar including a first conductive layer or layerstack above a vertically oriented diode, the first pillars formed in a single photolithography step, depositing a first dielectric layer above the first pillars, etching first trenches in the first dielectric layer, the first trenches extending in a second direction. After etching, a lowest point in the trenches is above a lowest point of the first conductive layer or layerstack, and the first conductive layer or layerstack does not include a resistivity-switching metal oxide or nitride. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US08722514B2 |
Semiconductor devices having insulating substrates and methods of formation thereof
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a glass substrate, a semiconductor substrate disposed on the glass substrate, and a magnetic sensor disposed within and/or over the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08722510B2 |
Trench-filling method and film-forming system
A method of filling a trench comprises heating a semiconductor substrate having a trench formed therein and an oxide film formed at least on the sidewall of the trench and supplying an aminosilane gas to the surface of the substrate so as to form a seed layer on the semiconductor substrate, heating the semiconductor substrate having the seed layer formed thereon and supplying a monosilane gas to the surface of the seed layer so as to form a silicon film on the seed layer, filling the trench of the semiconductor substrate, which has the silicon film formed thereon, with a filling material that shrinks by burning, and burning the semiconductor substrate coated by the filling material filling the trench in an atmosphere containing water and/or a hydroxy group while changing the filling material into a silicon oxide and changing the silicon film and the seed layer into a silicon oxide. |
| US08722507B2 |
Method for forming identification marks on silicon carbide single crystal substrate, and silicon carbide single crystal substrate
A method for forming an identification mark on a silicon carbide single crystal substrate according to the present invention includes: (a) scanning a principal surface of a silicon carbide single crystal substrate with a laser beam at a first energy density such that a groove is formed in the principal surface of the silicon carbide single crystal substrate, thereby forming an identification mark which is constituted of one or more grooves in the principal surface of the silicon carbide single crystal substrate; and (b) scanning an inside of the groove formed in the principal surface of the silicon carbide single crystal substrate with a laser beam at a second energy density that is lower than the first energy density. |
| US08722505B2 |
Semiconductor capacitor with large area plates and a small footprint that is formed with shadow masks and only two lithography steps
A semiconductor capacitor with large area plates and a small footprint is formed on a semiconductor wafer by forming an opening in the wafer, depositing a first metal atoms through a first shadow mask that lies spaced apart from the wafer to form a first metal layer in the opening, a dielectric layer on the first metal layer, and a second metal atoms through a second shadow mask that lies spaced apart from the wafer to form a second metal layer on the dielectric layer. |
| US08722498B2 |
Self-aligned fin transistor formed on a bulk substrate by late fin etch
Non-planar transistors, such as FinFETs, may be formed in a bulk configuration in the context of a replacement gate approach, wherein the semiconductor fins are formed during the replacement gate sequence. To this end, in some illustrative embodiments, a buried etch mask may be formed in an early manufacturing stage on the basis of superior process conditions. |
| US08722491B2 |
Replacement metal gate semiconductor device formation using low resistivity metals
Embodiments of the present invention relate to approaches for forming RMG FinFET semiconductor devices using a low-resistivity metal (e.g., W) as an alternate gap fill metal. Specifically, the semiconductor will typically comprise a set (e.g., one or more) of dielectric stacks formed over a substrate to create one or more trenches/channels (e.g., short/narrow and/or long/wide trenches/channels). A work function layer (e.g., TiN) will be provided over the substrate (e.g., in and around the trenches). A low-resistivity metal gate layer (e.g., W) may then be deposited (e.g., via chemical vapor deposition) and polished (e.g., via chemical-mechanical polishing). Thereafter, the gate metal layer and the work function layer may be etched after the polishing to provide a trench having the etched gate metal layer over the etched work function layer along a bottom surface thereof. |
| US08722484B2 |
High-K dielectric stack and method of fabricating same
A method for improving the reliability of a high-k dielectric layer or a high-k dielectric stack by forming an amorphous high-k dielectric layer over an insulating layer, doping the amorphous high-k dielectric layer with nitrogen atoms, and subsequently heating the resulting structure at a temperature greater than or equal to the crystallization temperature of the high-k dielectric material, thereby transforming the high-k dielectric material from an amorphous state to a crystalline state, and causing nitrogen atoms to diffuse into the insulating layer. |
| US08722482B2 |
Strained silicon carbide channel for electron mobility of NMOS
A semiconductor is formed on a (110) silicon (Si) substrate, with improved electron mobility. Embodiments include semiconductor devices having a silicon carbide (SiC) portion in the nFET channel region. An embodiment includes forming an nFET channel region and a pFET channel region in a Si substrate, such as a (110) Si substrate, and forming a silicon carbide (SiC) portion on the nFET channel region. The SiC portion may be formed by ion implantation of C followed by a recrystallization anneal or by epitaxial growth of SiC in a recess formed in the substrate. The use of SiC in the nFET channel region improves electron mobility without introducing topographical differences between NMOS and PMOS transistors. |
| US08722481B2 |
Superior integrity of high-k metal gate stacks by preserving a resist material above end caps of gate electrode structures
When forming high-k metal gate electrode structures in a semiconductor device on the basis of a basic transistor design, undue exposure of sensitive materials at end portions of the gate electrode structures of N-channel transistors may be avoided, for instance, prior to and upon incorporating a strain-inducing semiconductor material into the active region of P-channel transistors, thereby contributing to superior production yield for predefined transistor characteristics and performance. |
| US08722471B2 |
Method for forming a via contacting several levels of semiconductor layers
A method for forming a via connecting a first upper level layer to a second lower level layer, both layers being surrounded with an insulating material, the method including the steps of: a) forming an opening to reach an edge of the first layer, the opening laterally continuing beyond said edge; b) forming a layer of a protection material on said edge only; c) deepening said opening by selectively etching the insulating material to reach the second lower level layer; and d) filling the opening with at least one conductive contact material. |
| US08722470B2 |
CMOS with channel p-FinFET and channel n-FinFET having different crystalline orientations and parallel fins
An integrated circuit fabrication apparatus is configured to fabricate an integrated circuit with at least one p-FinFET device and at least one n-FinFET device. A bonding control processor is configured to bond a first silicon layer having a first crystalline orientation to a second silicon layer having a second crystalline orientation that is different from the first crystalline orientation. A material growth processor is configured to form a volume of material extending through the first silicon layer from the second layer up to the surface of first layer. The material has a crystalline orientation that substantially matches the crystalline orientation of second layer. An etching processor is configured to selectively etch areas of the surface of the first layer that are outside of the region to create a first plurality of fins and areas inside the region to create a second plurality of fins. |
| US08722469B2 |
Memory cell and process for manufacturing the same
A memory cell and a process for manufacturing the same are provided. In the process, a first electrode layer is formed on a conductive layer over a substrate, and then a transition metal layer is formed on the first electrode layer. After that, the transition metal layer is subjected to a plasma oxidation step to form a transition metal oxide layer as a precursor of a data storage layer, and a second electrode layer is formed on the transition metal oxide layer. A memory cell is formed after the second electrode layer, the transition metal oxide layer and the first electrode layer are patterned into a second electrode, a data storage layer and a first electrode, respectively. |
| US08722468B2 |
Semiconductor encapsulation method
A semiconductor encapsulation comprises a lead frame further comprising a chip carrier and a plurality of pins in adjacent to the chip carrier. A plurality of grooves opened from an upper surface of the chip carrier partially dividing the chip carrier into a plurality of chip mounting areas. A bottom portion of the grooves is removed for completely isolate each chip mounting area, wherein a width of the bottom portion of the grooves removed is smaller than a width of the grooves. In one embodiment, a groove is located between the chip carrier and the pins with a bottom portion of the groove removed for isolate the pins from the chip carrier, wherein a width of the bottom of the grooves removed is smaller than a width of the grooves. |
| US08722466B2 |
Semiconductor packaging and fabrication method using connecting plate for internal connection
A semiconductor package with connecting plate for internal connection comprise: a plurality of chips each having a plurality of contact areas on a top surface; one or more connecting plates having a plurality of electrically isolated connecting plate portions each connecting a contact area of the semiconductor chips. The method of making the semiconductor package includes the steps of connecting one or more connecting plates to a plurality of semiconductor chips, applying a molding material to encapsulate the chips and the connecting plates, separating a plurality of connecting plate portions of the connecting plates by shallow cutting through or by grinding. |
| US08722464B2 |
Method and system for template assisted wafer bonding
A method of fabricating a composite semiconductor structure includes providing a substrate including a plurality of devices and providing a compound semiconductor substrate including a plurality of photonic devices. The method also includes dicing the compound semiconductor substrate to provide a plurality of photonic dies. Each die includes one or more of the plurality of photonics devices. The method further includes providing an assembly substrate, mounting the plurality of photonic dies on predetermined portions of the assembly substrate, aligning the substrate and the assembly substrate, joining the substrate and the assembly substrate to form a composite substrate structure, and removing at least a portion of the assembly substrate from the composite substrate structure. |
| US08722461B2 |
Leadframe based multi terminal IC package
A semiconductor package comprises a die attach pad and a support member at least partially circumscribing it. Several sets of contact pads are attached to the support member. The support member is able to be etched away thereby electrically isolating the contact pads. A method for making a leadframe and subsequently a semiconductor package comprises partially etching desired features into a copper substrate, and then through etching the substrate to form the support member and several sets of contact pads. Die attach, wirebonding and molding follow. The support member is etched away, electrically isolating the contact pads and leaving a groove in the bottom of the package. The groove is able to be filled with epoxy or mold compound. |
| US08722460B2 |
Method and apparatus for fabricating integrated circuit device using self-organizing function
In a method of fabricating an integrated circuit device having a three-dimensional stacked structured, the step of fixing many chip-shaped semiconductor circuits to a support substrate or a circuit layer with a predetermined layout can be performed easily and efficiently with a desired accuracy. Temporary adhesion portions 12b of semiconductor chips 13 are temporarily adhered to corresponding temporary adhesion regions 72a of a carrier substrate 73a by way of sticky material. The carrier substrate 73a is then pressed toward a support substrate or a desired circuit layer, thereby contacting connecting portions 12 of the chips 13 on the carrier substrate 73a with corresponding predetermined positions on the support substrate or a circuit layer. Thereafter, by fixing the connecting portions 12 to the predetermined positions, the chips 13 are attached to the support substrate or the circuit layer with a desired layout. |
| US08722458B2 |
Optical systems fabricated by printing-based assembly
Provided are optical devices and systems fabricated, at least in part, via printing-based assembly and integration of device components. In specific embodiments the present invention provides light emitting systems, light collecting systems, light sensing systems and photovoltaic systems comprising printable semiconductor elements, including large area, high performance macroelectronic devices. Optical systems of the present invention comprise semiconductor elements assembled, organized and/or integrated with other device components via printing techniques that exhibit performance characteristics and functionality comparable to single crystalline semiconductor based devices fabricated using conventional high temperature processing methods. Optical systems of the present invention have device geometries and configurations, such as form factors, component densities, and component positions, accessed by printing that provide a range of useful device functionalities. Optical systems of the present invention include devices and device arrays exhibiting a range of useful physical and mechanical properties including flexibility, shapeability, conformability and stretchablity. |
| US08722455B2 |
Phase change memory structure having low-K dielectric heat-insulating material and fabrication method thereof
The present invention discloses a phase change memory structure having low-k dielectric heat-insulating material and fabrication method thereof, wherein the phase change memory cell comprises diode, heating electrode, reversible phase change resistor, top electrode and etc; the heating electrode and reversible phase change resistor are surrounded by low-k dielectric heat-insulating layer; an anti-diffusion dielectric layer is designed between the reversible phase change resistor and the low-k dielectric heat-insulating layer surrounding thereof. The present invention utilizes low-k dielectric material as heat-insulating material, thereby avoiding thermal crosstalk and mutual influence during operation between phase change memory cells, enhancing the reliability of devices, and eliminating the influence of temperature, pressure and etc. on phase change random access memory (PCRAM) data retention during the change from amorphous to polycrystalline states. Furthermore, an anti-diffusion dielectric layer is prepared between the low-k dielectric material and the phase change material, which can be used to prevent the elements of the phase change material from diffusing to low-k dielectric material. The fabrication process of said phase change memory is compatible with standard complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process and the chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process with low pressure and light corrosion is adopted in polishing. |
| US08722453B2 |
Photovoltaic device and method for manufacturing the same
The method includes: steps of forming an n-type diffusion layer having an n-type impurity diffused thereon at a first surface side of a p-type silicon substrate; forming a reflection prevention film on the n-type diffusion layer; forming a back-surface passivation film made of an SiONH film on a second surface of the silicon substrate; forming a paste material containing silver in a front-surface electrode shape on the reflection prevention film; forming a front surface electrode that is contacted to the n-type diffusion layer by sintering the silicon substrate; forming a paste material containing a metal in a back-surface electrode shape on the back-surface passivation film; and forming a back surface electrode by melting a metal in the paste material by irradiating laser light onto a forming position of the back surface electrode and by solidifying the molten metal. |
| US08722451B2 |
Solid state energy photovoltaic device
A solid state energy conversion device and method of making is disclosed for converting energy between electromagnetic and electrical energy. The solid state energy conversion device comprises a wide bandgap semiconductor material having a first doped region. A thermal energy beam is directed onto the first doped region of the wide bandgap semiconductor material in the presence of a doping gas for converting a portion of the first doped region into a second doped region in the wide bandgap semiconductor material. A first and a second Ohmic contact are applied to the first and the second doped regions of the wide bandgap semiconductor material. In one embodiment, the solid state energy conversion device operates as a light emitting device to produce electromagnetic radiation upon the application of electrical power to the first and second Ohmic contacts. In another embodiment, the solid state energy conversion device operates as a photovoltaic device to produce electrical power between the first and second Ohmic contacts upon the application of electromagnetic radiation. |
| US08722448B2 |
Method for fabricating photo detector
A photo detector and related fabricating method are disclosed. The photo detector includes a substrate, a first patterned semiconductor layer, a dielectric layer, a patterned conductive layer, an inter-layer dielectric, a second patterned semiconductor layer, two first electrodes disposed on the inter-layer dielectric and two second electrodes disposed on portions of the second semiconductor layer. The first patterned semiconductor layer having a first doping region and a second doping region is disposed on a transistor region. The dielectric layer is disposed to cover the substrate and the first semiconductor layer. The patterned conductive layer is disposed on the dielectric layer. The inter-layer dielectric having at least two openings adapted to expose the first doping region and the second doping region is disposed to cover the dielectric layer. The second patterned semiconductor layer is disposed on a photosensitive region. The first electrodes are electrically connected to the first patterned semiconductor layer. |
| US08722447B2 |
Selenization of precursor layer containing CulnS2 nanoparticles
A method of fabrication of thin films for photovoltaic or electronic applications is provided. The method includes fabricating a nanocrystal precursor layer and selenizing the nanocrystal precursor layer in a selenium containing atmosphere. The nanocrystal precursor layer includes one of CuInS2, CuIn(Sy,Se1-y)2, CuGaS2, CuGa(Sy, Se1-y)2, Cu(InxGa1-x)S2, and Cu(InxGa1-x)(Sy, Se1-y)2 nanoparticles and combinations thereof, wherein 0≦x≦1 and 0≦y≦1. |
| US08722445B2 |
Planar cavity MEMS and related structures, methods of manufacture and design structures
A method of forming at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a plurality of discrete wires on a substrate. The method further includes forming a sacrificial cavity layer on the discrete wires. The method further includes forming trenches in an upper surface of the sacrificial cavity layer. The method further includes filling the trenches with dielectric material. The method further includes depositing metal on the sacrificial cavity layer and on the dielectric material to form a beam with at least one dielectric bumper extending from a bottom surface thereof. |
| US08722443B2 |
Inductor structures for integrated circuit devices
An IC device (100) includes an IC body (106) having a base layer (108) and first and second upper layers (114, 116) on the base layer. The IC body includes a cavity region (104) extending through said base and first upper layers and at least a portion of said second upper layer. In the IC device, a portion of said second upper layer in the cavity region comprises a planar inductive element (102) having first and second contacting ends (140, 142). In the IC device, at least one support member (128, 130, 132) extends at least partially into said cavity region from said IC body in at least a first direction parallel to said base layer and intersects at least a portion of said planar inductive element. |
| US08722442B2 |
Nitrogen-doped transparent graphene film and manufacturing method thereof
Provided is a transparent graphene film which is prepared by maintaining the primary reduced state of a graphene oxide thin film via chemical reduction, reducing the graphene oxide thin film with chemical vapor deposition, and doping nitrogen, thereby enhancing the conductivity and enabling the control of work function and a manufacturing method thereof. According to the present disclosure, a flexible, transparent, electrical conductivity-enhanced, and work function controllable graphene film can be large area processed and produced in large quantities so that can be applied in real industrial processes by forming a graphene oxide thin film on a substrate, performing the primary chemical reduction using a reducing agent, and performing further the secondary thermal reduction and nitrogen doping by injecting hydrogen and ammonia gas through chemical vapor deposition equipment. |
| US08722441B2 |
Manufacturing process for solid state lighting device on a conductive substrate
A method for fabricating a light emitting device includes forming a trench in a first surface on first side of a substrate. The trench comprises a first sloped surface not parallel to the first surface, wherein the substrate has a second surface opposite to the first surface of the substrate. The method also includes forming alight emission layer over the first trench surface, but not over the remainder of the first substrate surface, and removing at least a portion of the substrate from the second side of the substrate to expose the light emission layer and allow it to emit light out of the protrusion or protrusions on the second side of the substrate. These protrusions may be elongated pyramids. |
| US08722439B1 |
Engineered-phosphor LED packages and related methods
In accordance with certain embodiments, regions of spatially varying wavelength-conversion particle concentration are formed over light-emitting dies. |
| US08722438B2 |
Method of manufacturing a display substrate
A method of manufacturing a display substrate is disclosed. In one embodiment, an electrode layer may be formed on a base substrate including a first cell area, a second cell area and an intervening area between the first and the second cell areas. First electrodes may be formed in display regions of the first and the second cell areas by patterning the electrode layer. The electrode layer in an intervening area may be removed. Source electrodes and drain electrodes of thin film transistor may be formed in the first and the second cell areas where the first electrodes are formed. |