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US08755235B2	Voltage generation circuit which is capable of executing high-speed boost operation According to one embodiment, a voltage generation circuit includes a first boost circuit, a voltage division circuit, a first detection circuit, a capacitor and a first switch. The first boost circuit outputs a first voltage. The voltage division circuit divides the first voltage. The first detection circuit is configured to detect a first monitor voltage supplied to the first input terminal, based on a reference voltage which is supplied to a second input terminal of the first detection circuit, and to control an operation of the first boost circuit. The capacitor is connected between an output terminal of the first boost circuit and the first input terminal of the first detection circuit. The first switch cuts off a connection between the capacitor and the first detection circuit, based on an output signal of the first detection circuit, until the first voltage is output from the first boost circuit.
US08755230B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, there is provided a semiconductor memory device including a memory cell array, a storage unit, a selection unit, a startup processing unit, and an operation control unit. The memory cell array includes memory cells. The storage unit stores a plurality of operating parameters. The selection unit accesses the storage unit and selects a first operating parameter for operating the memory cells from among the plurality of operating parameters stored in the storage unit, based on a first instruction input. The startup processing unit performs a power startup and reads out the first operating parameter from the storage unit and sets the first operating parameter so as to be ready for use, based on a second instruction input. The operation control unit uses the first operating parameter set by the startup processing unit in order to operate the memory cells.
US08755227B2	NAND flash memory unit, NAND flash memory array, and methods for operating them A NAND flash memory unit is described, including a string of memory cells connected in series, S/D regions coupled to two terminals of the string, at least one select transistor couple between a terminal of the string and an S/D region, and at least one erase transistor couple between the at least one select transistor and an S/D region. The select transistor is for selecting the string of memory cells. The erase transistor is for reducing Vt-shift of the select transistor.
US08755226B2	Storage device and control method of nonvolatile memory According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a nonvolatile memory including physical sectors each of which comprises memory cells commonly connected to a word line, each of the memory cells being capable of storing data of not less than 2 bits, each of the physical sectors including pages corresponding to the number of bits storable in the memory cell, and a controller configured to receive a first write command and to write data associated with the first write command to the nonvolatile memory. In a write process using the first write command, the controller is configured to skip an upper page of a physical sector whose lower page is write-accessed by a second write command prior to the first write command.
US08755225B2	Memory device A memory device comprises a main memory array having a plurality of bit lines, and a select array having a plurality of transistors coupled to the bit lines. Wherein one of the plurality of transistors is electrically programmed to a threshold voltage greater than a threshold voltage of another one of the plurality of transistors.
US08755223B2	Three dimensional non-volatile storage with asymmetrical vertical select devices A three-dimensional array adapted for memory elements that reversibly change a level of electrical conductance in response to a voltage difference being applied across them. Memory elements are formed across a plurality of planes positioned different distances above a semiconductor substrate. Bit lines to which the memory elements of all planes are connected are oriented vertically from the substrate and through the plurality of planes.
US08755221B2	Emulation of static random access memory (SRAM) by magnetic random access memory (MRAM) A magnetic memory system includes a magnetic random access memory (MRAM) including a plurality of magnetic memory banks and operative to store data during a write operation initiated by a write command. The magnetic memory system further includes a first-in-first-out (FIFO) interface device coupled to the MRAM and including a plurality of FIFOs Each of the magnetic memory banks is coupled to a respective one of the plurality of FIFOs, the FIFO being operative to queue write commands on a per magnetic memory bank basis and further operative to issue the queued write commands at a time when the MRAM is not in use, wherein concurrent write operations are performed to at least two of the plurality of magnetic memory banks.
US08755220B2	Hybrid superconducting-magnetic memory cell and array In one embodiment, the invention is a hybrid superconducting-magnetic memory cell and array. One embodiment of a memory cell includes a magnetoresistive element and at least one superconducting element wired in parallel with the magnetoresistive element. In a further embodiment, memory cells of the disclosed configuration are arranged to form a memory array.
US08755218B2	Multiport memory element circuitry Integrated circuits with multiport memory elements may be provided. A multiport memory element may include a latching circuit, a first set of address transistors, and a second set of address transistors. The latching circuit may include cross-coupled inverters, each of which includes a pull-up transistor and a pull-down transistor. The first set of address transistors may couple the latching circuit to a write port, whereas the second set of address transistors may couple the latching circuit to a read port. The pull-down transistors and the second set of address transistors may have body bias terminals that are controlled by a control signal. During data loading operations, the control signal may be temporarily elevated to weaken the pull-down transistors and the second set of address transistors to improve the write margin of the multiport memory element.
US08755217B2	Semiconductor memory device A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell connected to a read bit line and a pair of write bit lines, and a data amplifier connected to the read bit line. A precharge potential resetting circuit uses a function of generating precharge potentials to the pair of write bit lines based on data of the memory cell amplified by the data amplifier to set the precharge potentials of the non-selected pair of write bit lines to have a potential relationship corresponding to the data stored by the memory cell. As a result, data destruction of the non-selected memory cell during write operation is reduced or prevented, and the speed of operation is increased and the area is reduced.
US08755211B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device comprises a first silicon pillar including a first pair of columnar portions and a first connection portion, a second silicon pillar including a second pair of columnar portions and a second connection portion in the shunt region, the second silicon pillar being adjacent to the first silicon pillar, a first interconnection connected to one of the first pair of columnar portions of the first silicon pillar, a second interconnection connected to one of the second pair of columnar portions of the second silicon pillar. The first interconnection is connected to a dummy bit line. The first interconnection and the second interconnection are connected on the same level.
US08755209B2	Reduced size power inverter suitable for a vehicle A power inverter comprises at least a box-shaped housing; and a power module, a smoothing capacitor, a base plate made of a flat plate, and a rotating electric machine control circuit board arranged in order in the housing. The base plate is arranged with the fringes fixed to the inner wall surfaces of the housing, and the smoothing capacitor and rotating electric machine control circuit board are fixed.
US08755207B2	Composite AC-to-DC power converter using midpoint method A 24-pulse and 18-pulse composite AC-to-DC converter is a converter using two or more conversion methods in parallel. The converter may include a main rectifier receiving at least a portion of an input AC signal, an autotransformer having an output voltage with lower amplitude than the input AC signal, and a plurality of auxiliary bridge rectifiers, each receiving the output from each leg of the autotransformer. In one embodiment of the invention, the main rectifier may receive a substantial portion of the load current, allowing each of the auxiliary bridge rectifiers to be generally smaller than the main rectifier.
US08755204B2	RF isolation for power circuitry System and method for providing isolated power to a component that is also subject a set of RF signals that includes at least a first RF signal having a first RF frequency is provided. There is included providing a DC voltage signal and modulating the DC voltage signal into an isolated power signal using an isolation transformer. The isolated power signal has an intermediate frequency that is higher than 60 Hz and lower than the first RF frequency. There is included supplying the DC voltage signal to the primary winding and obtaining the isolated power signal from the secondary winding; and delivering the isolated power to the component using the isolated power signal.
US08755203B2	Valley-mode switching schemes for switching power converters An improved valley-mode switching (VMS) scheme and circuitry for implementing the improved VMS switching scheme in a switch-mode power converter are disclosed. For a given switching cycle, a desired switch turn-on time is determined based on a pulse width modulation, pulse frequency modulation, or other suitable power converter control scheme. Also, one or more times corresponding to local minimums (valleys) are predicted for the voltage across a power switch of the switching power converter. The power switch is turned on at a valley immediately subsequent or otherwise subsequent to the desired switch time determined according to the power converter control scheme. Thus, the improved VMS scheme enables low-voltage switch operation to reduce switching loss and EMI noise without restricting the control scheme of the power converter.
US08755193B2	Method and system for providing a customized storage container A method and system for providing a customized storage container includes a generally rectangular housing and at least one printed circuit board contained within the rectangular housing. The customized storage container encloses a first row of interconnector modules that are positioned adjacent to a first, open end of the rectangular housing. The customized storage container also encloses a second row of interconnector modules positioned adjacent to the first, open end of the rectangular housing. At least one air vent is positioned along a side of the rectangular housing and adjacent to a second, closed end of the rectangular housing. According to one exemplary embodiment, the storage container can comprise a single printed circuit board for supporting the first and second row of interconnector modules. In another exemplary embodiment, the storage container can comprise two printed circuit boards for supporting the first and second rows interconnector modules.
US08755191B2	Server frame and rack-mounted server suitable for use in the server frame A server system includes at least one blade server, wherein the blade server has at least one processor and memory modules, as well as a plug connector on an upper side or an underside of the blade server, a server frame with an opening on a first side of the server frame for accommodating the at least one blade server, wherein the server frame includes guidance means and a circuit board and a lifting device for guiding the at least one blade server in the lifting direction up to the circuit board, and at least one cooling fan assembly arranged inside the server frame.
US08755188B2	Half-bridge electronic device with common auxiliary heat sink An electronic device includes a first and second integrated chip switch, each having a back (drain) surface and an opposite front (source) surface. An insulating package embeds the switches along with first, second and third heat sinks. The front surface of the first switch and back surface of the second switch are mounted to the first heat sink to couple first switch source to the second switch drain through the first heat sink in a half-bridge configuration. The first switch back surface is mounted to the second heat sink and the second switch front surface is mounted to the third heat sink. The package includes first, second and third openings which expose, respectively, the first, second and third heat sinks. The first heat sink opening is provided on one surface of the package, while the second and third heat sink openings are provided on an opposite surface of the package.
US08755179B2	Thermal interposer liquid cooling system A thermal interposer for a heat-generating electronic component located on an adapter card of a computer includes a thermally conducting planar body. The thermally conducting planar body may be configured to be coupled to the adapter card such that a first surface of the planar body is in thermal contact with a surface of the electronic component. The thermal interposer may also include a cold plate assembly removably coupled to a second surface of the planar body opposite the first surface. The cold plate assembly may include an inlet adapted to receive a cooling liquid into the cold plate assembly and an outlet adapted to discharge the cooling liquid from the cold plate assembly.
US08755173B2	Digital multimeters including a ruggedized jacket A digital multimeter includes a display for displaying a measured parameter, a selector for selecting the measured parameter, at least one jack configured to receive a test lead plug, and a housing assembly including the display, the selector and the jack. The selector includes a push button, a rotary selector switch, a knob coupled to the rotary selector switch, and a cover molded over the knob. The cover includes a relatively soft material compared to the knob. The housing assembly includes a first and second housing portions coupled together, a gasket sealing the first and second housing portions, and a jacket overlying parts of the first and second housing portions and the gasket. The housing assembly defines an internal cavity and is configured to absorb impact energy in response to dropping the digital multimeter up to approximately one meter and protect against water and dust ingress into the cavity.
US08755166B2	Vacuum capacitor A vacuum capacitor includes a fixed electrode, a movable electrode, a movable electrode shaft, a magnetic flux receiving unit, a magnetic flux generating unit and a capacitance control unit. The fixed electrode is formed from a plurality of electrode members in a vacuum casing. The movable electrode is formed from a plurality of electrode members arranged in gaps formed between the electrode members of the fixed electrode in the vacuum casing. The movable electrode shaft supports the movable electrode. Capacitance appearing between the movable electrode and the fixed electrode is varied by rotation of the movable electrode shaft. The magnetic flux receiving unit rotates the movable electrode shaft in the vacuum casing. The magnetic flux generating unit is located outside the vacuum casing and rotates the magnetic flux receiving unit by magnetic attraction. The capacitance control unit rotates the magnetic flux generating unit.
US08755164B2	Aircraft including pieces of electrical equipment and parts made of composite material The aircraft includes at least one piece of equipment and a composite material part to which the equipment is connected. It is arranged in such a manner that a fault current circuit of the equipment passes via the part.
US08755161B2	Overvoltage protection circuit with self biased latch An overvoltage protection circuit is based on replacing the bias resistor in a conventional overvoltage protection circuit with a self-biased latch. The new circuit automatically survives both overvoltage and overcurrent events.
US08755157B2	Integrated circuit device and electrostatic discharge protecting circuit thereof Integrated circuit devices and electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuits thereof. An integrated circuit device may include an input/output pad, an internal circuit, and a transistor connected between the input/output pad and the internal circuit configured to perform a switch operation between the input/output pad and the internal circuit in response to a control signal transmitted from the internal circuit, and operate as an ESD protection circuit.
US08755154B2	Tuned angled uniaxial anisotropy in trilayer magnetic sensors Various embodiments may be constructed with a trilayer stack that is positioned on an air bearing surface (ABS). The trilayer stack can be configured with a stripe height along an axis orthogonal to the ABS and with first and second magnetic free layers that each has an angled uniaxial anisotropy with respect to the ABS.
US08755150B2	Magnetic recording assisted by spin torque oscillator with a radio frequency current bias A design is disclosed for a microwave assisted magnetic recording device wherein direct current and rf current are simultaneously injected from a bias tee into a spin transfer oscillator (STO) between a main pole and write shield to improve the assist process. The STO oscillation layer (OL) has a large angle magnetization oscillation frequency that is locked to a magnetic medium bit resonance frequency f0 when the rf current has a frequency f=f0 and a threshold current density is applied. Alternatively, the OL magnetization oscillation frequency may be adjusted closer to f0 to improve the assist process. A third advantage is lowering the threshold current density when both direct current and rf current are injected into the STO during a write process. The main pole is grounded when direct current and rf current are injected into a write shield.
US08755149B2	Shield designs with internal magnetization control for ATE improvement A magnetic recording head is fabricated with a pole tip shielded laterally on its sides by a pair of symmetrically disposed side shields formed of porous heterogeneous material that contains non-magnetic inclusions. The non-magnetic inclusions, when properly incorporated within the magnetic matrix of the shields, promote the formation of flux loops within the shields that have portions that are parallel to the ABS and do not display locally disorganized and dynamic regions of flux during the creation of magnetic transitions within the recording medium by the magnetic pole. These flux loop portions, combine with the magnetic flux emerging from the main pole to create a net writing field that significantly reduces adjacent track erasures (ATE) and wide area erasures (WATE).
US08755147B2	Magnetic head pole including laminated structure having magnetic and nonmagnetic layers According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a main pole configured to apply a recording magnetic field to a recording layer of a recording medium, a return pole opposed to the main pole with a write gap therebetween, and a high-frequency oscillator between respective facing surfaces of the main pole and the return pole and configured to produce a high-frequency magnetic field. At least one of the main and return poles faces the high-frequency oscillator and includes a laminated structure portion includes a magnetic layer and a nonmagnetic layer laminated to one another.
US08755144B2	Base for motor and hard disk drive including the same A base for a motor, the base including: a base body formed by performing press processing on a steel plate, a base material; an outer wall part defining an outer edge of the base body and formed by being bent from an end portion of the base body; and at least one weight reducing part formed by removing a predetermined region of the outer wall part.
US08755141B1	Hard disk drive assembly including a NVSM located within a preamplifier to store configuration data for controlling disk drive operations Disclosed is a disk drive that is operable with a host computer that includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) having a system on a chip (SOC). The disk drive comprises: a hard disk drive assembly (HDA); and a non-volatile semiconductor memory (NVSM). The NVSM is located within a preamplifier of the HDA and is couplable to the SOC of the host computer. The NVSM is configured to store configuration data for disk drive operation. The configuration data is configured to be retrieved by the SOC for controlling disk drive operations.
US08755138B2	Adaptive servo address mark detection Various embodiments of the present inventions provide systems and methods for adaptive servo address mark detection.
US08755130B2	Zoom lens device A zoom lens device includes a base barrel, first and second cam barrels connected rotatably to and movable relative to the base barrel, first and second lens barrels connected respectively to the first and second cam barrels, and a driving barrel surrounding and rotatable relative to the base barrel. Rotation of the driving barrel drives the first and second cam barrels to rotate synchronously and move individually along an axis, and therefore causes individual axial movements of the first and second lens barrels along the axis.
US08755128B2	Image pickup lens, image pickup apparatus, and lens controlling method An image pickup lens includes a controller and a manipulator position detector configured to detect a position of a manipulator configured to accept a manipulation used to move the lens. When the manipulation of the manipulator becomes valid and a difference between the position of the manipulator when the manipulation of the manipulator is invalid and the position of the manipulator when the manipulation of the manipulator is valid is equal or smaller than a threshold, the controller controls a movement of the lens from an initial position that is the position of the lens when the manipulation of the manipulator is invalid. When the manipulation of the manipulator becomes valid and the difference is larger than the threshold, the controller controls a movement of the lens from an initial position that is the position of the lens corresponding to the manipulator's position detected by the manipulator position detector.
US08755122B2	Laser pulse stretching unit and method for using same A laser pulse stretching unit is described herein which has one or more nested optical delay paths. In addition, a method for using the laser pulse stretching unit is also described herein.
US08755117B2	Method of manufacturing a diffraction lens other than an aphakic intraocular lens A novel manufacturing method for a diffraction lens, whereby aperture and eccentricity effects can be suppressed and any multi-focusing effect can also be obtained in a more stable manner. A synchronous structure is set up where at least two reliefs whose first order diffracted lights give respective focal distances different from one another are set to overlap with each other in at least a part of an area in a radial direction of a diffraction lens, and with respect to every grating pitches of one relief having the maximum grating pitch among the reliefs set up in overlap, grating pitches of another relief are overlapped periodically; and the resulting relief pattern is formed on a surface of an optical material.
US08755113B2	Durable, inorganic, absorptive, ultra-violet, grid polarizer An inorganic, dielectric grid polarizer device includes a stack of film layers disposed over a substrate. Each film layer is formed of a material that is both inorganic and dielectric. Adjacent film layers each have different refractive indices. At least one of the film layers is discontinuous to form a form-birefringent layer with an array of parallel ribs having a period less than 400 nm. Another layer, different than the form-birefringent layer, is formed of an optically absorptive material for the ultra-violet spectrum.
US08755109B2	Color electronic paper device and manufacturing method thereof A color electronic paper device and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The device includes: a front panel; a color filter layer, placed over the front panel; a color protection layer, being a thermoplastic transparent layer placed over the color filter layer; an adhesive layer, placed over the color protection layer; and a cover, placed over the adhesive layer.
US08755108B2	Electrophoretic display device and electronic apparatus An electrophoretic display device includes: an electrophoretic layer which is sandwiched between a first substrate and a second substrate, wherein a disposition area of the electrophoretic layer is constituted by a display area and a sacrifice display area which is provided to surround the display area, and at the second substrate, a printed area which is set outside the display area in a plan view and overlaps an outer peripheral portion of the sacrifice display area is provided.
US08755106B2	Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, method of operating the same, and method of forming the same A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) device, method of operating the MEMS device, and a method of forming the MEMS device are provided. The MEMS device includes a positioning mechanism and a locking mechanism. The positioning mechanism includes a first arm structure having a first surface and a second surface; a second arm structure having a first surface and a second surface; wherein the first surface of the first arm structure faces the first surface of the second arm structure. The positioning mechanism also includes a first actuator disposed adjacent to the second surface of the first arm structure facing away from the second arm structure; and a second actuator disposed adjacent to the second surface of the second arm structure facing away from the first arm structure. The locking mechanism includes a first pair of locking elements arranged such that each locking element is disposed at two opposite side surfaces of the first arm structure between the first and second surfaces of the first arm structure; and a second pair of locking elements arranged such that each locking element is disposed at two opposite side surfaces of the second arm structure between the first and second surfaces of the second arm structure. The first and second pairs of locking elements are configured to engage with and disengage from the first and second arm structures respectively.
US08755104B2	Electrowetting display panel and the manufacturing method thereof Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrowetting display panel and the manufacturing method thereof The electrowetting display panel comprises: a first glass substrate; a second glass substrate provided opposite to the first glass substrate; a cavity provided between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate; a colored conductive liquid filled into the cavity; and a reflecting conductive element provided on the surface of the first glass substrate facing away from the second glass substrate, and corresponding to the cavity, wherein the reflecting conductive element is used for controlling the light transmissivity of the colored conductive liquid within the cavity according to the voltage applied to the reflecting conductive element and reflecting the light passing through the colored conductive liquid toward the second glass substrate.
US08755102B2	Optical scanning device An optical scanning device of the invention includes: a substrate; torsion bar portion which is connected to the substrate; a mirror portion which is supported by the torsion bar portion; a drive source which causes the substrate to oscillate; and a light source which projects light onto the mirror portion, where the mirror portion resonates and vibrates in accordance with a vibration imparted to the substrate by the drive source, and the direction of reflection light from the light projected onto the mirror portion from the light source changes in accordance with the vibration of the mirror portion, and a spring constant in a longitudinal direction of the torsion bar portion supporting the mirror portion is distributed along the longitudinal direction of the torsion bar portion.
US08755101B2	Method of producing a microstructured product The present invention provides a method of producing a two-sided microstructured product and a registration structure that can be used for the method. The method comprises the steps of: (800) providing primary product features (80) at a first surface of a substrate sheet (50); (810) providing secondary product features (90) at an opposed surface; (820) registering the mutual alignment of the primary and secondary product features (80, 90) to estimate alignment parameters; and (830) aligning the provision of primary and secondary product features (80, 90). The registration structure comprises a registration-array of focusing elements (20) at a first surface and a registration-array of reference objects (30) at an opposed surface aligned with primary and secondary product features (80,90) that provides a holographic representation (10) of the reference objects (30) in order to estimate the alignment of product features (80,90).
US08755100B2	Image forming apparatus for measuring a color of a formed image To suppress an effect caused by a thermochromism phenomenon in which the color of an image whose color is to be measured changes depending on temperature and to accurately detect the color of the image whose color is to be measured.An image forming apparatus includes a color sensor that measures the color of an image fixed onto recording paper downstream of a fixing unit in a direction in which the recording paper is carried. The image forming apparatus corrects a result of the measurement of the color obtained by the color sensor in such a way as to suppress an effect due to the temperature of the recording paper at the time of the measurement of the color on the recording paper.
US08755096B2	Image sensor unit and image reading apparatus An image sensor unit has a light emitting module and a light guide that guides light emitted by the light emitting module to a bill, the light guide has an incident surface on which the light emitted by the light emitting module is incident, a reflection surface that reflects the light having entered the light guide through the incident surface, and an emission surface from which the light reflected by the reflection surface is emitted toward the bill, and the reflection surface is formed by a plurality of contiguous flat surfaces.
US08755095B2	Illuminating device, image reading apparatus including the illuinating device, and image forming apparatus including the image reading apparatus An illuminating device capable of stably illuminating an irradiated object such as a document while suppressing light loss with a simply structure is provided.An LED array (71) and a reflective plate (73) are disposed sandwiching a slit (St) through which light reflected by a document MS passes and a light-guiding member (72) is disposed on the side of the LED array (71). The light-guiding member (72) includes a direct emission unit (77) disposed between an illumination range y centered on a document reading position and the LED array (71) and an indirect emission unit (78) disposed between the reflective plate (73) and the LED array (71), a light incidence face of the direct emission unit (77) and a light incidence face of the indirect emission unit (78) are disposed at mutually different position around the LED array (71), and the LED array (71) is disposed on a side of an interior angle formed by the light incidence faces.
US08755090B2	Image reading apparatus The image reading apparatus includes an operation unit operated by a user for detecting an instruction from the user, a transportation unit for transporting a read medium, a medium detector for detecting the read medium, a reader for reading the read medium, and an instruction detector for detecting the instruction from the user. The instruction detector is different from the operation unit. Moreover, the apparatus includes a controller for performing control, based on the instruction from the user. The instruction detector is valid between a time when the medium detector detects the read medium and a time when reading the read medium is finished.
US08755077B2	Device information providing system for providing information through a web page included in each of a main electronic device and a sub-electronic device A device information providing system includes a main electronic device including: a main-side external communication unit configured to communicate with an information processing device; a main-side inter-device communication unit configured to communicate with a sub-electronic device; a main-side HTTP server configured to provide a main-side page including a Web page of the main electronic device; and a main-side communication control unit configured to: (i) disconnect a main-side normal connection when a connection to a sub-side switching URL is requested by the information processing device while the main-side normal connection is established, and (ii) establish a main-side transfer connection. The sub-electronic device includes: the sub-side inter-device communication unit configured to communicate with the main-side inter-device communication unit and the sub-side HTTP server configured to provide a sub-side page to which the sub-side switching URL used to switch the connection assigned, the sub-side page including a Web page of the sub-electronic device.
US08755076B2	Method and apparatus of processing wireless printing based on wireless LAN Provided are a wireless printing system and method based on wireless Local Area Network (LAN). A method of requesting a wireless printing, includes: requesting a printer that exists in a wireless LAN to perform a print job; and communicating with the printer according to a standard of the wireless LAN in order to transmit data regarding the print job to the printer. The method provides wireless direct printing suitable for a wireless LAN environment.
US08755073B2	Processing image data provided by multiple digital sources An image processing system with an input connected to a network receives digital image data. A plurality of processors coupled to the input also receives the image data. Each of the plurality of processors simultaneously processes one of the multiple digital images and produces processed image data. An output interface coupled to the processors sequentially outputs the processed digital images.
US08755071B2	Printing devices and terminal devices that switch communication modes A communication system includes a printing device, a terminal device, and another device. The printing device includes a communication interface that enables communication through at least two modes; an operating portion that accepts a mode-switch instruction; a printing portion that prints an image based on print data, and a processor. In a direct communication mode, the printing device communicates directly with the terminal device. In an indirect communication mode, the printing device communicates indirectly with the other device. The processor switches the communication mode from the indirect communication mode to the direct communication mode when the operating portion accepts the mode-switch instruction, and switches the communication mode from the direct communication mode to the indirect communication mode when the processor determines that the printing device has finished receiving print data. Communication between the printing and terminal devices includes transmitting the print data from the terminal device to the printing device.
US08755067B2	Image forming apparatus and method of processing printing operation thereof A method of processing a printing operation in an image forming apparatus in which a plurality of printing jobs are processed in a single printing job includes generating connection information to unify a plurality of printing jobs, changing the plurality of printing jobs to a single printing job using the connection information, and printing data corresponding to the single printing job.
US08755064B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program protecting security of an object in a document An information processing apparatus includes a generation unit configured, in extracting an object from an input document, to generate object data including a word indicating a characteristic of the object and store the generated word in a storage area, a storage unit configured to store a table holding the word indicating a characteristic of the object associated with a degradation level, and a degradation unit configured, in performing output processing by reusing the object, to determine whether the word indicating a characteristic of the object to be reused is associated with the degradation level, and if it is determined that the word indicating the characteristic of the object is associated with the degradation level, to degrade the object according to the degradation level corresponding to the word indicating the characteristic of the object.
US08755057B2	Host apparatus and method to share favorite image reading apparatuses thereof A host apparatus and a method to share favorite image reading apparatuses thereof are provided. The method to share favorite image reading apparatuses of a host apparatus includes registering at least one of searched image reading apparatuses to a list of favorite image reading apparatuses; selecting at least one of the registered favorite image reading apparatuses to be shared; activating a sharing function to share the selected favorite image reading apparatus; transmitting the list of favorite image reading apparatuses to or receiving a list of favorite image reading apparatuses from another host apparatus of which the sharing function is activated. Therefore, a universal driver may share a list of favorite image reading apparatuses.
US08755056B2	Default media selection methods in a multi-media printer A multi-media print includes a decoding module, a configuration memory, and a parameter determination module. The decoding module decodes print job parameters and print job data, and outputs decoded print job parameters including decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data. The configuration memory stores default configuration parameters. The parameter determination module receives the decoded print job parameters including the decoded print job media selection parameters and the decoded print job data and also receives the default configuration parameters including the default media selection parameters from the configuration memory. The parameter determination module determines the final print job media selection parameters for the print job, utilizing the decoded print job media selection parameters and the default media selection parameters. The default media selection parameters are utilized when the print job parameters and print job data are not sufficient to select the media.
US08755055B2	System and method for measuring length of gap between rotating tool and workpiece The present invention is to generate a pulsed laser beam having a width greater than the gap between a rotating tool and a workpiece opposed thereto, and then irradiate the gap with the generated laser beam while the optical axis thereof is tilted relative to a workpiece plane. The pulsed laser beam has one lased-pulse period per one revolution or an integer number of revolutions of the rotating tool and is directed in the same angle range relative to the rotating tool within the ON durations of the lased pulse. The light which has irradiated the gap and has not been interrupted but diffracted by the gap is detected on a light-receiving sensor to measure the length of the gap.
US08755053B2	Method of monitoring a surface feature and apparatus therefor Dimensions of a surface feature are determined by capturing an image of the surface feature and determining a scale associated with the image. Structured light may be projected onto the surface, such that the position of structured light in the captured image allows determination of scale. A non-planar surface may be unwrapped. The surface may alternatively be projected into a plane to correct for the scene being tilted with respect to the camera axis. A border of the surface feature may be input manually by a user. An apparatus and system for implementing the method are also disclosed.
US08755050B2	Optical coherence tomography apparatus and operating method thereof An optical coherence tomography apparatus includes a light source, a light coupling module, and an optical path difference generating module. The light source emits a coherent light. The light coupling module divides the coherent light into a first incident light and a second incident light. The first incident light is emitted to an item to be inspected and a first reflected light is generated. The second incident light is emitted to the optical path difference generating module, a second reflected light is generated according to the second incident light by the optical path difference generating module through changing the transparent/reflection properties of at least one optical devices of the optical path difference generating module, so that there is a optical path difference between the first reflected light and the second reflected light.
US08755048B2	Spectrum measuring apparatus for mover A movable body spectrum measuring apparatus including a dictionary data storing unit for storing spectrum data containing wavelength information and light intensity information of an object being measured, and a limitation information storing unit for storing limitation information to regulate the wavelength information into partial wavelength information. The movable body spectrum measuring apparatus further including a discrimination level setting unit for setting selectively the limitation information corresponding to the discrimination level required of the object being measured, a restricting unit for restricting the spectrum data regarding the observation light to the spectrum data composed exclusively of the wavelength information limited by the limitation information, and a discrimination unit for discriminating the object being measured based on the comparison between the restricted spectrum data and the spectrum data regarding the dictionary data storing unit.
US08755045B2	Detecting method for forming semiconductor device In one embodiment, a method for detecting design defects is provided. The method includes receiving design data of an integrated circuit (IC) on a wafer, measuring wafer topography across the wafer to obtain topography data, calculating a scanner moving average from the topography data and the design data to provide a scanner defocus map across the wafer, and determining a hotspot design defect from the scanner defocus map. A computer readable storage medium, and a system for detecting design defects are also provided.
US08755039B2	Lighting devices with sensors for detecting one or more external conditions and networked system using such devices Exemplary lighting devices have sensors, intelligence in the form of programmed processors and communication capabilities. Such a device is configured to monitor one or more conditions external to a lighting device not directly related to operational performance of the respective lighting device. One or more such devices can work in a networked system, to support a variety of applications separate and in addition to the lighting related functions of the device(s).
US08755038B2	Optical fiber fault locator A method includes applying pulsed light to a first end of an optical fiber from an optical fault locator during a first distance test. The method includes determining an estimated distance to a fault based on the pulsed light. The method includes sending information indicative of the estimated distance to a remote device. The method also includes applying first visible light from the optical fault locator to the first end of the optical fiber to facilitate identification of the fault at a first site that is remote from the first end of the optical fiber.
US08755029B2	Immersion lithography apparatus and tank thereof An immersion lithography apparatus including a container, at least a liquid, a platform, a fixture, a roller, a light source, and a filter is provided. The container includes a bottom plate, a plurality of side plates, and a bearing hole penetrated through one of the side plates. The liquid is filled in the container. The platform is immersed in the liquid. The platform includes a pair of axles. The axles are parallel to the bottom plate. One of the axles passes through the bearing hole. The fixture is mounted on the platform for clamping a mask and a wafer. The roller is connected to the axle, passes through the bearing hole, and is operated to rotate the connected axle. The light source generates ultraviolet light to incident on the mask and the wafer. The filter is located between the light source and the fixture.
US08755026B2	Lithographic apparatus and a device manufacturing method An immersion lithographic apparatus is disclosed that includes a table having a surface and a sensor, or a target for a sensor, or both, the sensor and/or target having a first area which is lyophobic to immersion liquid and a second area which is lyophilic to immersion liquid, and a liquid displacement device configured to displace liquid on the sensor and/or target, the liquid displacement device comprising a gas outlet opening configured to direct a gas flow toward the first and second areas, wherein a property of a part of the gas flow directed to the first area is different to a property of a part of the gas flow directed to the second area.
US08755025B2	Substrate transport apparatus and method, exposure apparatus and exposure method, and device fabricating method A method for exposing a substrate includes holding the substrate on a substrate holding member, irradiating, via a liquid, a light beam to the substrate on the substrate holding member, and removing, after the exposure of the substrate via the liquid, a liquid remained on the substrate before supporting the substrate by a transferring member. The transferring member transfers the exposed substrate from the substrate holding member to outside of the substrate holding member.
US08755024B2	Image display device using a diffractive lens wherein the diffractive lens comprises a first electrode array and a second electrode array and operates as a fresnel zone plate The present invention relates to an image display device using a diffractive lens. An image display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a display panel displaying an image, and a diffractive lens for the image of the display panel to be recognized as a two-dimensional (2D) image or a three-dimensional (3D) image, wherein the diffractive lens modifies a path of light by using an optical principle of a Fresnel zone plate.
US08755019B2	Method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display includes: forming a gate line including a gate electrode on a first substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the gate line; sequentially forming a semiconductor layer, an amorphous silicon layer, and a data metal layer on the entire surface of the gate insulating layer; aligning the edges of the semiconductor layer and the data metal layer; forming a transparent conductive layer on the gate insulating layer and the data metal layer; forming a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode by patterning the transparent conductive layer; and forming a data line including a source electrode, a drain electrode, and an ohmic contact layer by etching the data metal layer and the amorphous silicon layer, using the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode as a mask, and exposing the semiconductor between the source electrode and the drain electrode.
US08755012B2	Display device A display device includes a plastic substrate and a thin film transistor layer including at least one thin film transistor. The thin film transistor layer is disposed on the plastic substrate via a resin film having no viscosity or adhesion and an adhesive film. The resin film has a first surface formed on a first surface of the thin film transistor layer, the first surface of the thin film transistor layer being at one side of the plastic substrate, and the adhesive film is formed on a second surface of the resin film, the second surface of the resin film being at the one side of the plastic substrate, and the resin film is attached to the plastic substrate by the adhesive film.
US08755007B2	Liquid crystal device, electronic apparatus and lighting device In a liquid crystal device, when the local dimming is adopted, at a light guide plate of a lighting device, light guide plate portions having a trapezoidal planar shape where two sides facing each other in the Y-axis direction have different lengths are arranged in the X-axis direction to have reverse orientations in the Y-axis direction. A light emitting element emits the light of a light source from the end surface of the light guide plate portion which is located at a short side into the light guide plate portion. A light scattering surface is installed at the space between the light guide plate portions.
US08755006B2	Back plate of backlight module and manufacturing method thereof A back plate includes an inner part, a bottom part, an outer part, a folded part and a fastener. The bottom part is connected to the inner part for providing a container space. The outer part is opposite the inner part. The folded part is connected with the outer part and the inner part. The fastener is disposed on the outer part. A method for manufacturing the back plate is also disclosed herein.
US08754994B2	Patterned polarization plate, image display apparatus and image display system The invention provides a patterned polarization plate that contributes to reduction of crosstalk. The invention is a patterned polarization plate disposed on an observation-side surface of a display panel, having at least a patterned phase difference layer in which at least one of slow axes and retardation are mutually different and stripe-shaped first and second phase difference patterns are mutually disposed, a patterned phase difference film having a film that supports the patterned phase difference layer, and a polarization film, in which a pattern cycle direction in the patterned phase difference layer and absorption axes in the polarization film are in parallel with each other, and the polarization film is a patterned polarization plate having the absorption axes disposed in parallel with the up and down directions of a display surface of the display panel.
US08754991B2	Shared memory multi video channel display apparatus and methods A shared memory video processor including signal processing circuitry. The signal processing circuitry may enable a noise reducer and a de-interlacer to share access to field buffers in a memory device to store various field lines. Some of the stored field lines may also be shared within the signal processing circuitry. The sharing of some stored field lines reduces overall memory bandwidth and capacity requirements. The signal processing circuitry may be capable of performing multiple field line processing. A set of field line buffers may be provided to store field lines for multiple field segments and may provide the data to the corresponding inputs of the signal processing circuitry. To further reduce storage, some of the field line buffers may also be shared among the signal processing circuitry.
US08754989B2	Signal processing apparatus and control method thereof A signal processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The signal processing apparatus includes: a comb filter which divides a luminance signal and a chrominance signal from an input video signal and outputs a luminance level of the luminance signal and a color level of the chrominance signal; an output unit which outputs one of the luminance level output by the comb filter and a blurred luminance level obtained by blurring the luminance level; and a controller which determines whether the luminance level output by the comb filter includes the color level, and controls the output unit to output the blurred luminance level if the color level is included in the luminance level, and output the luminance level if the color level is not included therein.
US08754987B2	Method for controlling display A display device includes a display component coupled to a signal generating unit with a single trace. The signal generating unit generates a first signal. A processing unit, connected to the display component and the single trace, receives the first signal through the single trace and generates a first type control signal, a second type control signal, and a third type control signal according to the first signal. The processing unit generates and controls an on-screen display menu displayed by the display component according to status of the display device and the received first signal as one of the first type control signal, the second type control signal, and the third type control signal.
US08754986B2	Digital broadcast receiver and method for processing caption thereof A digital cable broadcast receiver and a method for automatically processing caption data of various standards and types, is disclosed. The digital broadcast receiver includes: a demultiplexer for dividing a received broadcast stream into video data, audio data, supplementary information; a controller for determining whether caption data included in the video data is digital caption data or analog caption data on the basis of caption information included in the supplementary information, and outputting a control signal according to a result of the determining; a digital caption decoder for extracting and decoding digital caption data from the video data according to the control signal; and an analog caption decoder for extracting and decoding analog caption data from the video data according to the control signal.
US08754984B2	System and method for video caption re-overlaying for video adaptation and retargeting In accordance with an embodiment, a method of processing an electronic image having caption text includes receiving the electronic source image, detecting the caption text in the electronic source image, reformatting the electronic source image, reformatting the caption text, and overlaying the reformatted caption text on the reformatted electronic image to form a resultant image.
US08754983B2	Curved sensor formed from silicon fibers Methods and apparatus for fabricating a curved sensor from silicon fibers are disclosed. In another embodiment, a curved sensor is produced having mini-sensors of differing sizes. In another embodiment, these mini-sensors are configured so that every other mini-sensor in a row of mini-sensors is shifted upwards slightly relative to its neighboring mini-sensors in the same row.
US08754981B2	Imaging apparatus with supporting device having improved heat dissipation An imaging apparatus capable of reducing increase in the temperature of a supporting device coupling section is provided. The imaging apparatus includes a supporting device fixing portion having a screw hole to which a supporting device can be coupled, a supporting device receiving portion which has an exposed surface formed around the entrance of the screw hole and is configured to receive the supporting device, and an exterior section having an outer surface formed around an opening. The supporting device fixing portion and the supporting device receiving portion are formed as separate portions.
US08754979B2	Focus adjustment device and imaging device The focus adjustment device is characterized by comprising: a driver 231 that drives a focus adjustment optical system 213 to change a focus status; a focus detector 170 that detects evaluation values with respect to contrast of images to perform focus detection for a optical system; an obtaining unit 170 that obtains a maximum driving speed among speeds with which the focus adjustment optical system is able to be driven; and a controller 170 that causes the driver to perform a first driving operation in which the focus adjustment optical system is driven within a certain range and with a certain speed or to perform a second driving operation which is different from the first driving operation, wherein the controller compares the maximum driving speed and a first driving speed as a driving speed for the focus adjustment optical system during the first driving operation with each other when a peak of the evaluation values fails to be detected within the certain range as a result of performing the first driving operation, and determines based on obtained comparison result whether or not to cause the driver to perform the second driving operation subsequently to the first driving operation.
US08754978B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a pair of sensor units each of which includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a signal holding unit and a transfer unit, and outputs a signal held by the signal holding unit, comprising a control unit including a detector unit, wherein when one of the pair of sensor units operates in a first mode, the other operates in a second mode, the detector unit detects that the output has reached a predetermined value after the one starting a signal transfer, the one ends the signal transfer in response to the detection and determines the held signal, the control unit generates a control signal after that, and the other in the second mode accumulates generated charges and starts a signal transfer in accordance with the control signal, then ends the signal transfer and determines the held signal.
US08754974B2	Solid-state imaging device Provided is a solid-state imaging device. Two unit cells are prepared each having three pixels and sharing an output circuit. One of the basic blocks is rotated by 180° such that a reset drain is shared, resulting in a 6-pixel 1-cell, and the cells are disposed in a square lattice pattern or checkerboard pattern. Thus, element isolation regions between the pixels and the output circuit disposed adjacent thereto are minimized, and the number of wirings disposed around the pixels is reduced. As a result, a margin for white scratches and saturation charge amounts may be increased despite the miniaturization of cells.
US08754968B2	Solid-state imaging device and electronic equipment A solid-state imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a light receiving surface sectioned for red, green, blue, and white pixels arranged in a matrix with photodiodes formed thereon; color filters formed on the semiconductor substrate in light incident paths to the photodiodes of the respective formation regions of the red, green, and blue pixels and respectively transmitting lights in red, green, and blue wavelength regions; and photochromic films formed on the semiconductor substrate in the light incident path to the photodiodes in the formation regions of at least some of the white pixels, and containing a photochromic material having light transmittance varying in response to incident light intensity in a predetermined wavelength region, wherein a half period of the light transmittance of the photochromic films is shorter than one frame as a period in which pixel signals obtained in the pixels are read out with respect to all pixels.
US08754967B2	Solid-state imaging device, signal processing method thereof, and image capturing apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a color filter array based on a checkered pattern array and in which two pixels adjacent to each other in at least one of upper/lower and right/left directions have the same color. The color filter array is a color filter array in which a spatial sampling point (x, y) is approximately arranged in at least one of (x=3(2n−1+oe)+1±2 and y=3m−2 (n and m are an integer, oe has a value of 0 when m is an odd number and 1 when m is an even number)) and (x=3(2n−1+oe)+1 and y=3m−2±2 (n and m denote an integer, and oe has a value of 0 when m is an odd number and 1 when m is an even number)).
US08754954B2	High resolution high contrast edge projection Generating a high definition projected illumination pattern from a substantially lower resolution digital projector array involves: selectively illuminating a connected set of pixels to produce a pixellated, high contrast edge feature, and positioning an anisotropically blurring optical element (ABOE) between a light source of the projector array and the projection. The ABOE applies an anisotropic blur pattern to pixels of the at least one connected set, to locally preferentially blur the pixel more (and preferably substantially only) in a direction of equally or more strongly illuminated pixels, and not in directions of less illuminated pixels. Preferably a contour of the connected set has no beginning or end within a periphery of the illumination plane, and has bounded curvature, permitting simple ABOEs to be used. Several images each having several or many edges can be produced using a same ABOE. The ABOE may alleviate interpixel gap effects for non-edge pixels too.
US08754950B2	Driving device and imaging device Provided is a driving device having a rod-like terminal capable of stably fixing an SMA and connecting a conductive member without preventing the size of the driving device from being reduced and affecting the performance of the SMA. Also provided is an imaging device. The driving device is equipped with a string-shaped shape-memory alloy as a driving source and includes: a base member serving as the base of the driving device; and the rod-like terminal made of a metal penetrating the base member and secured to the base member. One end side of the rod-like terminal is caulked to interpose and hold the shape-memory alloy, and the other end side of the rod-like terminal has a crimp portion where the conductive member for supplying current to the shape-memory alloy is crimped and fixed.
US08754947B2	Systems and methods for comparing media signals Various systems and methods for comparing media signals are disclosed. In some embodiments, media signals are compared by identifying characteristic features in the respective signals and then analyzing the characteristic features to determine if the signals contain corresponding content. In other embodiments, the characteristic features are analyzed to determine the extent to which the signals are synchronized in time.
US08754945B2	Image capturing device and motion tracking method In a motion tracking method using an image capturing device that is installed on a track system, images of a monitored area are captured in real-time using a lens of the image capturing device. The captured images are analyzed to check for motion in the monitored area, and a movement direction of the motion is determined when the motion is detected in the monitored area. The image capturing device is controlled to move along the track system to track the motion using a driving device according to the movement direction.
US08754942B2	Detection device and method for detecting fires and/or signs of fire Fire detector installations comprise fire detectors as sensor devices for detecting fires, smoke, flames or other signs of fire, and are used in both public buildings, such as schools or museums, and in private buildings. The invention relates to a detection device (1) for detecting fires and/or signs of fire in an area to be monitored, said detection device comprising an image-producing sensor element (2) for emitting image data, and an optical element (3) mounted upstream of the sensor element (2), which together form a camera system (6) for monitoring the area to be monitored. The detection device also comprises an evaluation element (8) designed to detect fires or signs of fire in the area to be monitored by evaluating the image data. The optical element (3) is arranged and/or embodied in such a way that the field of vision (4) of the camera system has a maximum viewing angle alpha of at least 120°, preferably at least 150°, and especially at least 180°, in at least one plane which is coplanar to the direction of observation (5) of the camera system (6).
US08754939B2	Multistage demodulation pixel and method A demodulation structure for a n-tap pixel, mainly for 3D time-of-flight (TOF) applications uses a 2-stage switch structure for demodulating a modulated electromagnetic wave. An almost arbitrary number of storage sites per pixel can be implemented enabling an almost arbitrary number of samplings captured during one exposure. It also provides the option to demodulate and integrate different phasing samples according to the different modulation frequencies within the same exposure.
US08754928B2	Electronic apparatus with photographing function and 3D image forming method An electronic apparatus with photographing function is disclosed. The electronic apparatus comprises a central processing unit, a first lens module, and a second lens module. The first lens module and the second lens module are electronically connected to the central processing unit. The first lens module may obtain a first image of a target, and the second lens module may obtain a second image of the target. There is a viewing angle difference between the first image and the second image. The central processing unit may be activated for processing the first image and the second image to form a 3D image by adjusting the second lens module to an acting position.
US08754926B1	Managing nodes of a synchronous communication conference A system and methods for managing nodes of a synchronous communication conference are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system includes one or more processors that receive a mute request from a second conferencing node to mute a first synchronous communication data stream designated for transmission to a first conferencing node. The one or more processors generate a mute authorization request for requesting authorization for the mute request from a third conferencing node and transmit the mute authorization request to the third conferencing node for display by the third conferencing node.
US08754920B2	Scanning optical apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same A scanning optical apparatus includes: two light source units; a deflecting unit for deflecting two light beams for scanning; and two imaging optical systems disposed corresponding to the two light beams, in which: the two imaging optical systems form images of the two light beams on photosensitive members of different hues; the two imaging optical systems are disposed to be opposed with respect to the deflecting unit in a sub-scanning cross section; and a reflectance of a first reflecting optical element disposed in an optical path between the photosensitive member and the deflection surface passed by a light beam corresponding to an image of a hue having low brightness is lower than a reflectance of a second reflecting optical element disposed in an optical path between the photosensitive member and the deflection surface passed by a light beam corresponding to an image of a hue having high brightness.
US08754919B2	Optical writing unit and image forming apparatus including same An optical writing unit includes in a housing a light source projecting a light beam, a deflector to deflect the light beam projected from the light source, a focusing lens, and a lens adjusting device. The focusing lens is long in a main scanning direction and focuses the light beam onto a scan target. The lens adjusting device rotates the focusing lens about a substantially center portion thereof as a rotation fulcrum on a plane perpendicular to an optical path of the light beam so as to adjust the position of the light beam illuminating the scan target. The focusing lens has an asymmetric cross-section relative to a center line of the focusing lens in a direction of the optical path in a sub-scanning plane perpendicular to the main scanning direction, and the center of gravity of the focusing lens is offset from the center line toward the rotation fulcrum.
US08754916B2	Label printer A label printer is provided. The label printer comprises a stationary housing (100) and a side cover (200) which are rotationally connected; a mechanism set is fixed in the stationary housing; at least two fixed shafts are set between a first side plate (800) and a second side plate (801) of the printer module frame; a pinch plate (5) used to support the second side plate is rotationally installed at the side of the mechanism base; a printer set (10,2,1) between the first side plate and the second side plate. The label printer in the invention is convenient to change or assemble the consumable.
US08754908B2	Optimized on-screen video composition for mobile device A method for displaying continuous video content on a mobile phone LCD renders plural source video textures as consecutive surfaces on the display. A hardware scaler, rather than a general purpose graphical processing unit (GPU), is used to render a particular surface whenever possible, because it uses less battery power than the GPU. The method determines if the hardware scaler is capable of rendering a particular surface and if the particular surface is to be rendered with one or more additional images derived from a source other than a source video texture. The hardware scaler renders surfaces, including any additional images, if it is capable of doing so; otherwise the GPU renders the surface. The method is applied dynamically to each video texture in a video session, so that the manner of rendering each surface, whether by using the hardware scaler or the GPU, can change from surface to surface.
US08754907B2	Range of focus in an augmented reality application A computer-implemented augmented reality method includes receiving one or more indications, entered on a mobile computing device by a user of the mobile computing device, of a distance range for determining items to display with an augmented reality application, the distance range representing geographic distance from a base point where the mobile computing device is located. The method also includes selecting, from items in a computer database, one or more items that are located within the distance range from the mobile computing device entered by the user, and providing data for representing labels for the selected one or more items on a visual display of the mobile computing device, the labels corresponding to the selected items, and the items corresponding to geographical features that are within the distance range as measure from the mobile computing device.
US08754906B2	Diagnosis assisting system, diagnosis assisting method, and computer readable recording medium having diagnosis assisting program recorded thereon A plurality of sets volume data obtained for a specified subject on different imaging dates/times are selected. At least one image for observation is generated for each selected set of volume data for the specified subject. Layered images are generated by positioning and overlapping the generated plurality of images for observation. The layered images are arranged on a predetermined screen, and operations that move a point along a temporal axis on the screen are detected. The display of each image for observation that constitutes the layered image arranged on the screen is changed based on the detected operations.
US08754903B2	Flat panel display and method of driving the same A flat panel display, which can save manufacturing costs and allow various types of dither masks to be applied, and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The flat panel display includes a look-up table (LUT) storing one dither mask, which is used to algorithmically generate additional dither masks. The dither masks are applied to image data to improve image quality.
US08754902B2	Color-space selective darkness and lightness adjustment Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for color-space selective darkness and lightness improvements. In one aspect, a method accessing multiple pixels that represent a digital image in an RGB color space. The accessed pixels are processed based on a darkness of the digital image resulting in a first set of processed pixels, and separately based on a lightness of the digital image resulting in a second set of processed pixels. Both sets of processed pixels are combined to generate a processed output image.
US08754898B1	Method and system for application broadcast Methods and apparatuses are described for application broadcasting. For one embodiment, pixel data being broadcast from a moderator to one or more participants is divided into tiles. Display data is generated for each tile. Each display data segment (segment) contains the pixel data for the tile, and also contains a tile identifier. The segments are periodically evaluated. If the pixel data has changed, the segment is replaced with the most recent segment corresponding to that tile. A time indicator is also included within each segment for each tile indicating the time at which the segment was updated. A participant DPS requests data from the server and provides the time indicator for the last segment it received. The server then transmits the current segment for each tile that has been updated subsequently. This allows presentation at the participant's DPS of the most current version of the moderator's display screen.
US08754893B2	Apparatus and method for selectable hardware accelerators A method and apparatus employing selectable hardware accelerators in a data driven architecture are described. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a plurality of processing elements (PEs). A plurality of hardware accelerators are coupled to a selection unit. A register is coupled to the selection unit and the plurality of processing elements. In one embodiment, the register includes a plurality of general purpose registers (GPR), which are accessible by the plurality of processing elements, as well as the plurality of hardware accelerators. In one embodiment, at least one of the GPRs includes a bit to enable a processing element to enable access a selected hardware accelerator via the selection unit.
US08754891B2	Method for image processing and an apparatus thereof An image processing method includes the following steps. An input data including a number of original data are received. The original data are converted into a number of converted emulation voltage signals. At least a simulation circuit model including at least a spatial data node, at least a diffusion node and at least a connection device is established, wherein, the at least a connection device is coupled to a part or all of the at least a spatial data node and the at least a diffusion node. A part or all of the converted emulation voltage signals are supplied to the diffusion node to achieve voltage diffusion among the spatial data nodes and the diffusion nodes via the connection device, so that at least a diffused emulation voltage signal is obtained on the diffusion nodes. Then, processed image data are generated according to the diffused emulation voltage signals.
US08754890B2	Graphical interface with data presence indicators A computer-readable medium, computer-implemented method, and system for generating a user interface is provided. One or more data presence indicators are generated which allows users to locate data on a graph displayed in the user interface by indicating where data is present, even when the data itself is not visible in the user interface. The system can modify the format of the data presence indicator depending on the location of the data. In one embodiment of the invention, the system can update the data presence indicators in response to a user modification of the magnification or scroll position of the user interface.
US08754889B2	Cursor synchronization in a plurality of graphs Cursor synchronization in a plurality of graphs. A plurality of graphs may be displayed. Each graph may visually represent data and may include at least two axis. User input may be received specifying a value of a first axis of a first graph of the plurality of graphs. The method may determine if the first axis in the first graph corresponds to a first axis of a second graph in response to the user input. A visual indication may be indicated at a second value in the second graph in response to determining that the first axis in the first graph corresponds to the first axis of the second graph. The second value may correspond to the first value.
US08754887B2	Determining three-dimensional (3D) object data models based on object movement Methods and systems for determining three-dimensional (3D) object data models of an object based on movement of the object. A processor may receive first scan data and second scan data of an object within in a space. The first scan data may comprise a first position of the object in the space and a first mesh image defining a first view of a shape of the object at the first position. The second scan data may comprise movement information defining a movement of the object from the first position to a second position within the space and a second mesh image defining a second view of the shape of the object at the second position. The first scan data and the second scan data may be aligned to generate a 3D object data model based on the first mesh image, the movement information, and the second mesh image.
US08754882B2	Pixel circuit, display device, and inspection method Compensate for the variations of threshold voltage of a driving transistor. During the period of the reference signal voltage Vref being set to the signal line DTC, voltage between the gate and source of the driving transistor 10C is made equal to or greater than the threshold voltage of the driving transistor 10C, and the difference in voltage of the reference signal voltage Vref and the reference power supply voltage Vref_r is charged to the retentive capacitance 10B. At the same time, the voltage of the source of the said driving transistor 10C is set to the reference power supply voltage Vref_r to make the voltage applied to the light emitting element 10E equal to or lower than its threshold voltage, a voltage corresponding to the threshold voltage of the driving transistor 10C is held in the retentive capacitance 10B. During a period of time when a display signal voltage is set to the signal line DTC, the sampling transistor 10A is conducting, so as to sample the signal voltage, and this signal voltage is superposed on the threshold voltage held in the retentive capacitance.
US08754880B2	Pixel circuit driving method, light emitting device, and electronic apparatus Provided is a method of driving a pixel circuit including a light emitting element and a driving transistor which are connected in series to each other, and a storage capacitor disposed between a path between the light emitting element and the driving transistor and a gate of the driving transistor, the method including the steps of: supplying a driving signal to a gate of the driving transistor; and changing the potential of the driving signal over time so that the time rate of change of the potential of the driving signal at the point in time when the supply of the driving signal stops becomes the time rate of change corresponding to a specified gradation of the pixel circuit.
US08754874B2	Negative pixel compensation Negative pixel compensation in a touch sensor panel is disclosed. A method can compensate for a negative pixel effect in touch signal outputs due to poor grounding of an object touching the panel. To do so, the method can include determining at least one bound for a negative pixel compensation factor based on touch signal values, estimating the compensation factor within the determined bound based on the touch signal values that are negative, where the negative values indicate the presence of the negative pixel effect, and applying the estimated compensation factor to the touch signal outputs to compensate the touch signal values for the negative pixel effect.
US08754867B2	Touch detection using multiple simultaneous frequencies The use of multiple stimulation frequencies and phases to generate an image of touch on a touch sensor panel is disclosed. Each of a plurality of sense channels can be coupled to a column in a touch sensor panel and can have multiple mixers. Each mixer in the sense channel can utilize a circuit capable generating a demodulation frequency of a particular frequency. At each of multiple steps, various phases of selected frequencies can be used to simultaneously stimulate the rows of the touch sensor panel, and the multiple mixers in each sense channel can be configured to demodulate the signal received from the column connected to each sense channel using the selected frequencies. After all steps have been completed, the demodulated signals from the multiple mixers can be used in calculations to determine an image of touch for the touch sensor panel at each frequency.
US08754866B2	Multi-touch detection A multi-touch system is provided. The multi-touch system includes a multi-touch detection area generated by a mobile device and a first communication device, the mobile device and first or second communication device being movable relative to each other. The mobile device is operable to determine a first set of coordinates for a first detectable object within the multi-touch detection area as a function of: a distance between the mobile device and the first communication device, a distance between the mobile device and first detectable object, and a distance between the first communication device and first detectable object.
US08754865B2	Medical measuring system and method A method of performing measurements on medical images with a bedside controller includes receiving, through a touch-sensitive display on the bedside controller, a user measurement input on an image displayed on the display, the user measurement input including a start point defined by a point of initial contact with the touch-sensitive display and an end point defined by a point of last contact with the touch-sensitive display. The method also includes selecting a measurement mode based on a shape of the user measurement input and calculating a measurement value associated with the user measurement input based on the measurement mode.
US08754864B2	Touch-screen keyboard facilitating touch typing with minimal finger movement A system, method and computer-readable medium for using a touch-screen keyboard. A keyboard operation module generates geometric shapes for display on a touch-screen display, each geometric shape corresponding to a respective finger of a user. Each geometric shape includes characters at predefined locations around the perimeter of the geometric shape. The keyboard operation module detects a sliding movement of a finger in contact with the touch-screen display from inside a geometric shape and toward the perimeter of the geometric shape. The keyboard operation module then determines that the sliding movement is in the direction of a particular character positioned around the perimeter of the geometric shape and selects the particular character for display in a text entry area of the touch-screen display.
US08754863B2	Fixed display system interaction with a communication device A fixed display system that can interact with a communication device includes a display system including a fixed display operable to display information. A sensor is operable to provide a first signature upon an occurrence of a predetermined event, and the communication device is also operable to provide a second signature upon the occurrence of the same predetermined event. A processor compares the first and second signatures and determines whether these first and second signatures describe the same predetermined event, whereupon the processor initiates a communication session between the display system and the communication device. In addition, personal information of the user on the communication device may be used locally or partially/fully transferred to the display system to provide a personalized interactive experience for the user.
US08754862B2	Sequential classification recognition of gesture primitives and window-based parameter smoothing for high dimensional touchpad (HDTP) user interfaces A method for classification recognition of gestures and gesture primitives in a touch-based user interface. In an implementation the method comprises receiving tactile image data responsive to data generated from user touch of a user touch interface comprising a sensor array. The tactile image data is processed to create a plurality of numerical values responsive to data generated from the user touch interface. These numerical values are applied to a principle component analysis operation to produce a reduced-dimensionality data vector which is applied to a classifier having a plurality of classifier outputs interpretable as probabilities. The classifier outputs provide likelihoods that an execution gesture is from a collection of pre-defined gestures, and a decision test is used to produce a decision output indicating a gesture outcome useful in user interface applications. The arrangement can recognize single finger “6D” actions of roll, pitch, yaw, left-right, forward-back, and variations in applied pressure.
US08754860B2	Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating soft keyboards A method includes, at an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface: concurrently displaying a first text entry area and an unsplit keyboard on the display; detecting a gesture on the touch-sensitive surface; and, in response to detecting the gesture on the touch-sensitive surface, replacing the unsplit keyboard with an integrated input area. The integrated input area includes a left portion with a left side of a split keyboard, a right portion with a right side of the split keyboard, and a center portion in between the left portion and the right portion.
US08754856B2	Multi-touch surface interaction A computing device including a multi-touch surface, and a method of operation thereof are described. The method comprises: detecting a customer's hand placed palm downwards on the multi-touch surface and detecting the customer's hand pivoting upwards from the detected palm downwards position so that an edge of the hand is placed on the multi-touch surface. The method also comprises displaying a private interaction window located adjacent to, and on the palm side of, the customer's hand; and communicating private data on the private interaction window. The private interaction window is dimensioned to be shielded by the customer's hand.
US08754853B2	Hand-interface for weapon station An ergonomic control instrument for an operator's hand is provided to be disposable on a platform and communicate with a processor. The instrument includes a base for mounting to the platform, a pistol-grip handle disposed on the base to tilt from perpendicular to the platform, a head unit disposed on the handle, a deck within the head unit connecting to the handle, and a plurality of input devices disposed on at least one of the head unit and the handle, each device of the plurality for receiving a command from the operator's hand. Also, an ergonomic control station for an operator is provided, with the station including a platform in front of the operator, a first hand-held instrument mountable to the platform, a second hand-held instrument mountable to the platform, and a processor having a plurality of connections to the first and second pluralities of input devices.
US08754850B2	Apparatus, system, method, and program for processing information An information processing apparatus includes a sensor for generating a sensor output signal responsive to the three-dimensional coordinate position of a detection target in a monitor space by detecting a capacitance in the monitor space, and outputting the sensor output signal, a position detector for detecting the three-dimensional coordinate position of the detection target in the monitor space from the sensor output signal of the sensor, a storage unit for storing coordinate information identifying a three-dimensional space region set in the monitor space, a determining unit for determining whether the three-dimensional coordinate position of the detection target in the monitor space is contained in the three-dimensional set space region, based on the three-dimensional coordinate position of the detection target detected by the position detector and the coordinate information stored on the storage, and an output unit for outputting determination results of the determining unit.
US08754849B2	Information input device and information input method An information input device includes: an applying element having a ring shape so that an finger of a user is inserted into the applying element; a receiving element having a ring shape so that an finger of a user is inserted into the receiving element and disposed adjacent to the applying element in an extending direction of a center line of the applying element; a signal generating element generating and transmitting a waveform signal to the apply element so that the applying element outputs a measurement signal; and a signal extracting element extracting a signal relating to a posture of the finger from a reception signal, which is output from the receiving element based on the measurement signal received by the receiving element.
US08754841B2	Display driver In a display driver, a first backlight control unit using a histogram and a second backlight control unit using an optical sensor can be used in combination. The display driver includes a PWM generating unit setting a control signal value consisting of a product of a luminance rate of X % and a luminance rate of Y % as a luminance rate of a control signal for controlling a backlight with respect to maximum backlight luminance when a luminance rate of a control signal obtained by first backlight control with respect to the maximum backlight luminance is X % and a luminance rate of a control signal obtained by second backlight control with respect to the maximum backlight luminance is Y %.
US08754840B2	Image display apparatus An image display apparatus includes: a light source; a spatial light modulation element modulating light from the light source based on a video signal; light quantity adjustment section adjusting the light quantity of light from the light source based on luminance information in the video signal; image correction section correcting luminance level of the video signal in accordance with light quantity adjustment by the light quantity adjustment section, and supplying a corrected video signal to the spatial light modulation element; and re-adjustment section performing re-adjustment such that a light quantity adjustment target is re-adjusted to a lower value, in a case that a final display luminance level, representing a luminance of the light modulated by the spatial modulation element, is lower than a predetermined first luminance level, where the light quantity adjustment target represents a adjustment target value in the light quantity, employed by the light quantity adjustment section.
US08754839B2	Method for driving display device A method for driving a display device in which characteristics of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor can approximately be recovered to characteristics before deterioration is provided. In the method for driving the display device, by which images are displayed with the use of a plurality of frame periods, the display device is driven so that a voltage of 20 V or higher can be applied to a gate of a transistor, which is a driving element, for 1 millisecond or longer in a period, in which any one of scan lines is selected, in each frame period. For a plurality of frame periods, the rows are selected so that a voltage of 20 V or higher is applied to gates of all of the transistors which are driving elements for 1 millisecond or longer, whereby characteristics of the transistor can approximately be recovered to characteristics before deterioration.
US08754838B2	Discharge circuit and display device with the same A discharge circuit of a device including a drive circuit operating by an inputted negative voltage includes: a discharge unit connected between a first input terminal receiving the negative voltage and a second input terminal receiving a ground voltage, and configured to discharge the negative voltage to the ground voltage of the second input terminal in response to a control signal; and a control unit connected between the first input terminal and a third input terminal receiving an operation voltage corresponding to a normal operation mode and an abnormal operation mode of the drive circuit, and configured to generate the control signal in response to an operation signal for determining an operation state and a non-operation state in the normal operation mode of the drive circuit.
US08754834B2	Display device and electronic device A display device is provided, in which an emission period may be adjusted into multiple types with reduction in cost being achieved. The display device includes: a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a plurality of individual-color sub-pixels, each sub-pixel including an individual-color light emitting element and an emission control transistor; and emission control lines connected to the pixels. The individual-color sub-pixel includes one of a first individual-color sub-pixel including an emission control transistor of a first conductive type, and a second individual-color sub-pixel including an emission control transistor of a second conductive type different from the first conductive type. One emission control line is connected in common with at least one of each of the first and second individual-color sub-pixels.
US08754831B2	Changing between display device viewing modes Embodiments that relate facilitating the viewing of images on a mobile device are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a mobile device including a display screen and an image display system configured to selectively switch between a first viewing mode in which an image comprising a first amount of visual information is displayed at a first apparent distance from the display screen and a second viewing mode in which an image comprising a second, different amount of visual information is displayed at a second apparent distance from the display screen. The mobile device further includes a controller in communication with the image display system, wherein the controller is configured to switch between the first viewing mode and the second viewing mode.
US08754830B2	Projection type image display device A projection type image display device provided with an unauthorized use preventing system includes a button unit or a remote controller for operating the display device, a condition memory for storing information indicating at least one use condition in an authorized use of the display device, a password memory for storing a password for releasing a restriction on the use of the display device, a detector for detecting a used condition of the display device at a power on timing, and a processor for imposing restrictions on the use of the display device when the use condition detected by the detector does not match the at least one use condition indicated by the information stored in the condition memory and for relieving the restriction based upon input of the password.
US08754828B2	Master synchronization for multiple displays In an embodiment, a display apparatus includes multiple physical interface circuits (PHYs) couple to respective displays. In a mirror mode, the PHYs may operate as masters. A primary master PHY may control a synchronization interface to one or more secondary master PHYs. The synchronization interface may include a start of frame signal that the primary master PHY may generate to indicate the beginning of a new frame. The secondary master PHYs may be configured to generate internal start of frame signals while independently processing the same display data as the primary master. If the internally-generated start of frame and the received start of frame occur within a window of tolerance of each other, then the secondary masters may continue to process the display data stream independently. A secondary master that detects the start of frames occur outside of the window of tolerance may resynchronize.
US08754827B2	Updating an image Method, terminal, network and computer program product for processing updates of an image for transmission from a first terminal to a second terminal for use in screen sharing between the first terminal and the second terminal wherein updates to the image displayed on a first display at the first terminal are also displayed on a second display at the second terminal. The image is divided into an array of contiguous sub-tiles, each sub-tile comprising more than one picture element of the image. It is determined that a plurality of sub-tiles of the image have changed at the first terminal and at least one of said changed sub-tiles and at least one contiguous sub-tile are selected to form a tile. The tile is encoded for transmission to the second terminal, said encoding determining sub-tile data identifying which sub-tiles are included in the tile such that the image can be updated at the second terminal in accordance with the changes to said changed sub-tiles, wherein the configuration of the tile is flexible such that the number of contiguous sub-tiles encoded in the tile can be varied.
US08754819B2	Antenna system including a circularly polarized antenna An antenna system includes a circularly polarized (CP) antenna for receiving and/or transmitting a circularly polarized RF signal. The CP antenna includes a pair of radiating patches each having an elongated shape. An elongated axis is defined along a longest length of each of the radiating patches. The elongated axes are disposed generally perpendicular to one another to generate the circular polarization. A coplanar waveguide feeding element is disposed between the radiating patches for feeding RF signals from and/or to the radiating patches via electromagnetic coupling. A width of the slot of the coplanar waveguide is varied to provide impedance matching of the CP antenna with a transmission line.
US08754818B2	Integrated antenna structure on separate semiconductor die Some embodiments relate to a semiconductor module comprising an integrated antenna structure configured to wirelessly transmit signals. The integrated antenna structure has a lower metal layer and an upper metal layer. The lower metal layer is disposed on a lower die and is connected to a ground terminal. The upper metal layer is disposed on an upper die and is connected to a signal generator configured to generate a signal to be wirelessly transmitted. The upper die is stacked on the lower die and is connected to the lower die by way of an adhesion layer having one or more micro-bumps. By connecting the lower and upper die together by way of the adhesion layer, the lower and upper metal layers are separated from each other by a large spacing that provides for a good performance of the integrated antenna structure.
US08754817B1	Multi-mode wideband antenna Methods and systems for extending a bandwidth of a multi-mode wideband antenna of a user device are described. A multi-mode wideband antenna includes a single radio frequency (RF) input coupled to a first antenna structure to provide a first resonant mode and a second resonant mode and to operate as a feeding structure to an antenna circuit that is not conductively coupled to the first antenna structure. The antenna circuit is configured to provide additional resonant modes of the multi-mode wideband antenna.
US08754816B2	Wall-mounted electrical device with modular antenna bezel frame An electrical device configured to install within a wall mounted electrical box. The electrical device includes a bezel frame configured to fit within a faceplate. The bezel frame includes an antenna element. The device further includes a radio frequency circuitry component in electrical communication with the antenna element and configured to receive a control signal from the antenna element.
US08754813B2	Apparatus for protecting human body from electromagnetic waves An apparatus for protecting a human body from electromagnetic waves includes: a radiator including an antenna; and a periodic structure that is combined with the radiator to form a radiation unit and has a plurality of unit cells periodically arranged, wherein each of the unit cells of the periodic structure contains a ground layer; an electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) board formed on the ground layer and serving as a dielectric spacer; and an EBG pattern made of metal and formed on the EBG board.
US08754812B2	Method and system for determining the location of an electronic device using multi-tone frequency signals Embodiments of the present invention include a method of determining a location of a mobile device. The method comprises transmitting a signal between a plurality of known locations and receiving signal at device of unknown location such as a mobile device. The signal may include multiple tones having different frequencies and resulting in sets of residual phase differences. The location of the mobile device may be determined using the known locations and the frequency and phase differences between the transmitted tones. In one embodiment, OFDM signals may be used between an access point and mobile device, for example, to determine the location of the mobile device.
US08754811B1	Digital beamforming phased array A transmitter includes an array antenna and a plurality of transmitter modules. Each transmitter module includes a phase-lock loop with a slipped-cycle counter for determining the number of cycles of slippage before locking. A source of frequency reference signals is coupled to the phase-lock loop of each module by a path of unknown length. The phase of the reference signals at each module is determined from the number of slipped cycles, and a phase or delay corrector is set to compensate for differences among the modules. The modules amplify the signals to be transmitted and apply the amplified signals to the antenna array by way of paths of controlled length.
US08754810B2	Hybrid adaptive antenna array Disclosed is a hybrid antenna array (100) comprising a plurality of digital branches (145), each digital branch including an analogue beamforming sub-array (e.g. 110-1), each sub-array having a plurality of antenna elements (120), a phase shifter (130) adapted to apply a phase shift to the signal from each antenna element, and a combiner (e.g. 135-1) adapted to combine the phase-shifted signals. Each digital branch also includes a signal chain (e.g. 140-1) adapted to convert the output of the sub-array to baseband. The hybrid antenna array also comprises a digital processing module (150), including: an angle of arrival estimation sub-module (155) adapted to estimate an angle of arrival of a signal at the antenna elements; a phase control sub-module (170) adapted to control the phase shift applied by each phase shifter depending on the estimated angle of arrival; and a digital beamformer (165) adapted to combine the baseband signals from the digital branches using a weight vector to form an output signal (180).
US08754809B2	High sensitivity GLONASS/GPS automatic frequency control Updates to an AFC loop can be performed to provide high-sensitivity tracking. A 20 ms update interval and PDI=10 ms is used for every other update. A setting is used for each update between the 20 ms updates. Notably, the setting uses PDI=5 ms. The setting can include first, second, and third cross-dot pairs associated with a first bit, a second bit, and a cross-bit boundary between the first and second bits, respectively. A sum of these pairs can be scaled down when the signal strength is below a predetermined threshold. In another embodiment, the setting can include a first cross-dot pair associated with a first bit and a second cross-dot pair associated with a second bit. A sum of these pairs can also be scaled down when signal strength is below a predetermined threshold.
US08754807B2	Time, frequency, and location determination for femtocells Apparatus having corresponding methods and tangible computer-readable media comprise: a measurement module adapted to generate measurements of a wireless television signal received by the apparatus and measurements of a wireless satellite positioning signal received by the apparatus; a location module adapted to determine a location of the apparatus based on the measurements of the wireless television signal and the measurements of the wireless satellite positioning signal; and a time module adapted to provide a clock control signal for the apparatus based on at least one of the measurements of the wireless television signal, and the measurements of the wireless satellite positioning signal.
US08754806B2	Pulse radar receiver A pulse radar receiver includes a power splitter configured to split a transmit (TX) trigger signal for generating a TX pulse, a phase-locked loop (PLL) configured to receive a division ratio and the TX trigger signal split by the power splitter, and generate a sampling frequency, and a sampler configured to sample a reflected wave received through an RX antenna, according to the sampling frequency generated by the PLL. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a high distance resolution by generating a sampling frequency with a difference from a TX pulse to sample a reflected wave received through an RX antenna. Thus, it is possible to overcome a limitation in the distance resolution due to the pulse width and to measure a minute movement at a short distance. Therefore, the pulse radar receiver is applicable to high range resolution radar applications such as a living body measuring radar.
US08754799B2	Correlated double-sample differencing within an ADC A circuit system for performing correlated double sampling may include a signal sampling stage having an amplifier with a feedback capacitor and a pair of storage capacitors coupled to an output of the amplifier, and a differential analog to digital converter (ADC) having a pair of inputs coupled respectively to storage capacitors of the signal sampling stage. The signal sampling stage may receive reset and signal values from a sensor device and may store processed versions of those signals on respective storage capacitors. The differential ADC may generate a digital value representing a signal captured by the sensor device from a differential digitization operation performed on the processed versions of the reset and signal values. In this manner, the system may correct for any signal errors introduced by components of the sampling stage.
US08754794B1	Methods and apparatus for calibrating pipeline analog-to-digital converters An integrated circuit with a pipeline analog-to-digital (A/D) converter and associated calibration circuitry is provided. The A/D converter may include multiple series-connected pipeline stages at least some of which are implemented using a switched capacitor configuration. The calibration circuitry may include an analog error correction circuit, a digital error correction circuit, and a calibration control circuit for coordinating the operation of the analog and digital error correction circuits. During calibration operations, the analog error correction circuit may be used to suitably adjust a gain setting for each pipeline stage, whereas the digital error correction circuit may be used to compute a code offset value for each pipeline stage. Calibration may proceed from a least-significant-bit pipeline stage towards a most-significant-bit pipeline stage, one stage at a time.
US08754792B2	System and method for fixed rate entropy coded scalar quantization A system and method combine an entropy coding algorithm like Huffman or arithmetic coding with a fixed length coding scheme and can improve the compression performance in a fixed rate compression scheme. The fixed length code assigns codes with a fixed length to symbols that have the highest probability of occurrence. Therefore, fixed length coding is used if all symbols in the sequence are from the set of symbols that have the highest probability values. Otherwise an entropy coding algorithm (e.g. Huffman coding) is used to encode quantized symbols.
US08754789B2	Power management system and method for mobile applications using location based services A power manager for mobile applications using location based services. Generally described, the system and method manages power of a wireless device by adjusting the sampling rate of mobile applications that use location based services. In one illustrative embodiment, the power can be managed by establishing a schedule. The schedule can include settings such as a start time, end time, interval, and duration. These settings can be used to establish a window of time whereby multiple location samplings can take place. The schedule can minimize the user's involvement on a continual basis by allowing manual and automatic scheduling. The power manager can include, but is not limited to, three features to provide better power management for the wireless device. These can include scheduling for location sampling, automatic and learned scheduling, and frequency and duration dynamic modification. Through the power manager, the power supply on the wireless device can be maximized.
US08754788B2	Communication device, communication method, road-to-vehicle and inter-vehicle communications system, program and recording medium Provided is a communication device mounted in a vehicle or disposed at the roadside, which can adaptively and efficiently manage positional information relating to directly communicable surrounding in-vehicle communication devices and surrounding roadside communication devices and can stably transmit information to a specified communication destination even when the positional relationship between vehicles frequently changes. The communication device is provided with a surrounding communication device information table for holding positional information relating to other communication devices received from the other communication devices and receipt times and a transmission destination determination unit for, when transmission destination position/area information indicating the position or area of a communication device that is a communication destination is accepted, determining a communication device with which communication is to be established on the basis of the transmission destination position/area information and the contents held in the surrounding communication device information table and making a transmission destination setting signal.
US08754785B2	Image data collection from mobile vehicles with computer, GPS, and IP-based communication A system and method to capture a plurality of images and store the captured images. The system has multiple camera systems capable of transmitting image data. At least one camera system is equipped with an apparatus for determining location coordinates such as GPS. A computer system monitors location coordinates, retrieves image data from the camera systems, and stores the image data into a file. A contiguous array of location coordinates is entered and the computer system locates camera systems within the contiguous array of location coordinates; retrieves image data from the located camera systems; and files the image data taken from each of the camera systems to obtain a file of image data. The system provides the ability to serially interleave frames or video captured from multiple sources.
US08754784B2	System for providing parking information based on dual wireless communication and method thereof A system for providing parking information based on dual wireless communication including a vehicle terminal configured to connect to a server via a first wireless communication network when a parking information request is generated, and configured to connect to the server via a second wireless communication network if a connection via the first wireless communication network is failed, thereby receiving and displaying the parking information on a screen.
US08754782B2	Vehicle wrong-way travel detection device A vehicle wrong-way travel detection device includes a map information storage unit where map information is stored, a decision-making point setting unit that sets, based upon the map information stored in the map information storage unit, the connecting point located ahead along a subject vehicle traveling direction as a decision-making point, a wrong-way travel decision-making area setting unit that sets wrong-way travel decision-making areas for at least one of a plurality of roads connected to the decision-making point, and a wrong-way travel decision-making unit that makes a decision, based upon the direction of traffic flow set for a unidirectional traffic road connected to the decision-making point and the subject vehicle traveling direction, as to whether or not the subject vehicle is traveling against the flow of traffic on the unidirectional traffic road.
US08754780B2	Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling remote devices Embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to a system for monitoring a variety of environmental and/or other conditions within a defined remotely located region. Such a system may be configured to monitor utility meters in a defined area. The system is implemented by using a plurality of wireless transmitters, wherein each wireless transmitter is integrated into a sensor adapted to monitor a particular data input. The system also includes a plurality of transceivers that are dispersed throughout the region at defined locations. The system uses a local gateway to translate and transfer information from the transmitters to a dedicated computer on a network. The dedicated computer, collects, compiles, and stores the data for retrieval upon client demand across the network. The computer further includes means for evaluating the received information and identifying an appropriate control signal, the system further including means for applying the control signal at a designated actuator. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described.
US08754778B2	Energy saving exit sign retrofit lighting system using light emitting diodes The present invention relates to an exit sign retrofit lighting system kit including a low profile switch mode power supply contained in internal and external enclosure and use Light Emitting Diodes with long life. The system is powered by a high energy efficient switch mode power supply with low power consumption. The height of this lighting system is very close to half of one inch or less. This kit can be used to save energy in existing Exit Sign fixtures using Tungsten filament lamps or linear fluorescent lamp or compact fluorescent lamp. This kit can be also used with Box type and Edge lit Exit Signs. The long life time of Light Emitting Diodes makes it practically maintenance free, in addition to saving considerable energy.
US08754774B2	Sensor with mount An assembly includes a mount (10) and a sensor (30), in particular a rain/light sensor for a motor vehicle, the mount (10) including at least two abutments (12) for a clamping bracket (50), wherein at least one clamping bracket (50) is hinge-fitted to the sensor (30) at two bearing points, the clamping bracket (50) being adapted to swivel between a mounting position and a clamping position, in which it urges the sensor (30) against the mount (10) with a pretensioning force.
US08754771B2	Method, a device and a system for preventing false alarms in a theft-preventing system The invention relates to a method, a device and a system for preventing false alarms in a theft-preventing system comprising a magnetic field for detecting at least one metal object in a first detection zone and means for determining a time-difference; said method comprising the steps of detecting a first change in a parameter indicative of the magnetic field in said first detection zone; detecting a second change in the parameter indicative of the magnetic field in said first detection zone; determining a time-difference between the detection of said first change in said parameter and the detection of said second change in said parameter; and performing an action based on said time-difference. In this way, false alarms due to a metal detector falsely detecting for example movement of metal-doors in a first detection zone may be reduced/eliminated. Additionally, the false alarms due to an opening and/or closing of a door with metal parts acting as an active tag may be reduced/eliminated.
US08754770B2	System and method for beyond perimeter detection and early warning A system for beyond perimeter detection and early warning may comprise multiple sensors positioned in a first field, a number of reflectors positioned in a second field outside a first perimeter defined by the first field, and one or more transceivers. Each transceiver may comprise a transmitter to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals, a first and a second receiver to receive signals from some of a set of the of the multiple sensors and reflected signals from some/all of the reflectors in response to the transmitted RF signals. The transceiver may also include a monitor module to detect a perturbed signal resulting from the received sensor signals and reflected signals, and an alarm module to generate an early warning alarm signal based on the detection of the perturbed signal to indicate that an intruder has crossed a second perimeter defined by the second field.
US08754764B2	Good checking for vehicle pressure sensor A mechanism for determining whether a malfunctioning pressure sensor has returned to a normal or acceptable operating range. The mechanism includes controllers and methods that perform a “good check” on the sensor to determine whether the sensor has returned to normal or acceptable operation after a malfunction has been detected. When a previously-malfunctioning sensor passes the “good check,” warning lights (or tell-tale) indicators are shut off and systems that relied upon information from the malfunctioning sensor return to normal operation.
US08754763B2	Security alarm systems and methods An alarm system having one or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions for providing notification of an alarm event to individual(s). The computer-executable instructions perform steps comprising: receiving an alarm event from an alarm system; determining a customer associated with the alarm event; determining at least one individual that is to be contacted based upon the customer that has been determined as being associated with the alarm event; selecting a transmission vector from a plurality of available transmission vectors; associating the selected transmission vector with the alarm event; sending an alarm event notification to the individual(s) utilizing the selected transmission vector; and awaiting a response to the alarm event notification. The response may provide a response vector which can be used to route the response to an appropriate agent.
US08754751B1	RFID based system and method for vehicle and driver verification An apparatus and system that provides for the wireless receiving, storing and analysis of digital data as part of an RFID enabled motor vehicle license plate in wireless communication with a mobile interrogator for obtaining data such as license plate number and optionally, a VIN. When combined with additional RFID tags, information such as wireless driver license data retrieval, VIN, and other user defined information such as data relating to insurance policy information, addresses, registration information, driving records, driving restrictions and the like may be accessed. Data is wirelessly passed upon receipt of a valid request signal from a law enforcement vehicle, through a law enforcement portal to centralized databases in order analyze and verify the same. The invention also provides for non-law enforcement information such as parking and repossession information, which would be similarly processed for parking and repossession agents, but through separate non-law enforcement databases.
US08754750B2	Vehicle mounted directionally focused tolling device enclosure An enclosure for housing a radio frequency integrated device (RFID) transponder. The enclosure includes a front surface comprising a non-shielding material, a top surface, a bottom surface, a right-side surface, a left-side surface and a rear surface. The top surface, the bottom surface, the right-side surface, the left-side surface and the rear surface include a shielding material. The enclosure selectively enables and disables communication between the RFID transponder and toll collection units relative to a position of the front surface of the enclosure within a vehicle.
US08754749B2	RFID tags with CDMA communication capabilities An apparatus for use in an RFID data collection system includes an antenna portion for wirelessly exchanging signals and a memory portion for storing RFID data. A signal processing portion is coupled among the antenna portion and the memory portion. The signal processing portion is configured to receive RFID data and to at least encode or decode the received RFID data via at least one spreading code, such as a mutually orthogonal code. Other configurations are also disclosed.
US08754742B2	Multilayer ceramic substrate and method for producing the same A multilayer ceramic substrate includes a ceramic laminated body including a plurality of ceramic layers stacked on each other, a resistor, and a resistor connecting conductor with a portion overlapping the resistor and an overcoat layer that covers the resistor located on a principal surface of the ceramic laminated body. An overcoat layer is made relatively thick during firing, thereby making cracks less likely to be caused, and after the firing step, the thickness of the overcoat layer is reduced by physically scraping down the surface of the overcoat layer, thereby reducing the trimming time. In the overcoat layer, a region that covers a portion in which a resistor overlaps a resistor connecting conductor is thicker than a region that covers the other portion.
US08754739B2	Reactor A reactor having a good heat dissipation effect is provided. The reactor includes one coil formed by winding a wire, a magnetic core arranged inside and outside the coil and forming a closed magnetic circuit, and a case for housing an assembly of the coil and the magnetic core. An end surface of the coil has a race track shape, and the coil is housed in the case such that the axial direction of the coil is parallel to an outer bottom surface of the case. A part of an outer peripheral surface of the coil is covered with the magnetic core (outer core portion), and a remaining part thereof not covered with the magnetic core is contacted with an inner bottom surface of the case. Since a part (mainly a linear portion) of the outer peripheral surface of the coil is directly contacted with the inner bottom surface of the case, heat of the coil can be directly dissipated such that the heat is released through the case to an installation target, e.g., a water cooling base, on which the case is installed. Thus, the reactor has a good heat dissipation effect.
US08754736B2	Inductor structure having increased inductance density and quality factor Disclosed is an inductor structure. The inductor structure includes a base material, at least one bottom spiral conductor disposed on the base material, a middle spiral conductor disposed on the bottom spiral conductor, a top spiral conductor disposed on the middle spiral conductor, and dielectric material separating the bottom, middle and top spiral conductors. The at least one bottom spiral conductor is connected electrically in parallel to the middle spiral conductor and the middle spiral conductor is connected electrically in series to the top spiral conductor. The top spiral conductor is thicker, narrower and less tightly wound than the middle spiral conductor and the bottom spiral conductor.
US08754731B2	Solenoid with variable reluctance plunger A solenoid for a vehicle starter includes at least one coil with a passage extending through the coil in an axial direction. The solenoid further includes a plunger configured to move in the axial direction within the passage. The plunger includes a cylindrical outer surface with a substantially uniform diameter and a circumferential notch. The cylindrical outer surface includes a first portion with a first diameter on one side of the circumferential notch, and a second portion with the first diameter on an opposite side of the circumferential notch. The circumferential notch includes a portion with a second diameter that is less than the first diameter.
US08754730B2	Electromagnetically operated switching device An electromagnetically operated switching device according to the present invention includes a pair of electromagnetically operated mechanisms for driving a main circuit contact of a switch via a link mechanism symmetrically arranged with respect to an operational center axis, and a length of a spring retaining plate can be regulated in accordance with a change of a link ratio, which is caused by a design change of the main circuit contact.
US08754723B2	Electronic component including directional coupler External electrodes are provided on a bottom surface of a laminate, and are connected to both ends of a main line and both ends of a sub-line, respectively. A warpage prevention conductor is provided on an insulating material layer that is provided on a top surface side of the laminate with respect to insulating material layers to which the main line is provided and with respect to insulating material layers to which the sub-line is provided. The warpage prevention conductor overlaps with the external electrodes when seen from a z-axis direction in a plan view. A conductor layer that is not connected to the main line or the sub-line is not provided on any of the insulating material layers provided on a bottom surface side of the laminate with respect to the insulating material layer on which the warpage prevention conductor is provided.
US08754721B2	Electronic component and signal transmission method using the electronic component Multiple transmission inductors are formed over a substrate. A signal input channel is coupled to the multiple transmission inductors and a same transmission signal is inputted to the multiple transmission inductors. A phase difference control section is provided in the signal input channel and controls a phase difference of the signal between the transmission inductors by a unit smaller than 180°.
US08754720B2	Two-stage pulse signal controller An apparatus and method for controlling a device using pulse signals. In the apparatus and method, a two-stage control is used to generate pulse signals, which can be a PWM signal, a pulse signal including a PWM signal with a sleeping time, or a PDM signal. The two-stage control includes a second stage control, which generates pulse signals according to parameter values generated periodically by a first stage according to a target value and feedback sensing values. The two-stage control can be used in decreasing perturbation in a closed-loop control and accurate open-loop control.
US08754718B2	Piezoelectric device and electronic apparatus A piezoelectric device includes an insulating substrate, a piezoelectric vibration device that is mounted on a device mounting pad, a metal lid member that seals the piezoelectric vibration device in an airtight manner, an external pad that is arranged outside the insulating substrate, an oscillation circuit, a temperature compensation circuit, and a temperature sensor. The lid member and the temperature sensor or the lid member and the IC component are connected to each other so as to be heat-transferable, and a heat transfer member having thermal conductivity higher than that of the material of the insulating substrate is additionally included.
US08754713B2	PLL circuit with improved phase difference detection In an ADPLL composed of a digital circuit, a technique improving phase difference detection in a vicinity of a phase difference of 0 (zero) is provided. A feedback loop comprises a PFD comparing phases and frequencies of a reference signal and a feedback signal, a TDC converting an output of the PFD into a digital value, a DLF removing a high frequency noise component from an output of the TDC, a DCO controlled based on an output of the DLF and a DIV frequency-dividing an output the DCO and outputting the feedback signal. An offset value is added at any portion of the feedback loop, a phase of the feedback signal is controlled and a value other than 0 is inputted to the TDC even when the ADPLL is locked.
US08754710B2	Low-noise amplifiers for RF receiver Disclosed are low-noise amplifiers and SAW-less receivers. An exemplary amplifier includes at least two amplifier modules. The amplifier modules share a common output node and comprise a common input to which the amplifier modules are AC or DC coupled for receiving an inbound RF signal. The amplifier modules operate at different biases.
US08754706B2	Power based feedback for improved power amplifier (PA) efficiency A power train amplification stage is described. The power train amplification stage includes a power amplifier. The power train amplification stage also includes a switched mode power supply that provides a bias voltage to the power amplifier. The power train amplification stage further includes a pulse density modulator. The power train amplification stage also includes a feedback path from the power amplifier to the pulse density modulator.
US08754705B2	Audio amplifier power supply with inherent power factor correction An audio amplifier is powered by a switch mode power supply optimized for audio applications. The power supply includes a rectifier circuit and a discontinuous mode multiphase isolated flyback power circuit and does not require a separate power factor correction stage. The discontinuous mode multiphase isolated flyback power circuit includes multiple isolated flyback converters operating synchronously to each convert a portion of the power and supply a phase-summed direct current voltage to the audio amplifier.
US08754701B2	Interleaved transient filter An interleaved filter circuit has a delay element configured to receive an input signal. An interleaved output buffer has a first input which receives the input signal and a second input which receives the output of the delay element. An output of the interleaved output buffer is driven when the first input and the second input are at a same logic level.
US08754693B2	Latch circuit and semiconductor device A nonvolatile latch circuit is provided. In the latch circuit, a transistor in which a channel region is formed with an oxide semiconductor, which is a wide band gap semiconductor, is included, and data is stored in a node formed by one terminal of a capacitor and one of a source and a drain of the transistor, and is brought into a floating state when the transistor is turned off. After that, even when charge stored in the node is insufficient at time of restoring the data, charge is supplied by feedback; therefore, time necessary for restoring the data can be shortened and even when the power supply is restarted in the state of storing data, the data can be restored at high speed.
US08754689B2	Switching element driving device and method A slew rate regulation circuit varies a slew rate of a waveform of a voltage outputted to a DC motor through a N-channel MOSFET. The slew rate regulation circuit lowers a peak level by dispersing frequency components of switching noise, which develops in a frequency range higher than a frequency range determined by a carrier frequency.
US08754686B2	Delay control circuit and clock generation circuit including the same A clock generation circuit includes a delay line, which delays an input clock and generates a delayed clock, a delay modeling unit, which delays the delayed clock by a modeled delay value and generates a feedback clock, a phase detection unit, which compares phases of the input clock and the feedback clock and generates a phase detection signal, a filter unit, which receives the phase detection signal and generates phase information, generates an update signal when a difference between the numbers of phase detection signals with a first and a second level generated is greater than or equal to a threshold value, and generates the update signal after a lapse of a predetermined time when the difference is less than the threshold value, and a delay line control unit, which sets a delay value of the delay line in response to the update signal and the phase information.
US08754685B1	Delay locked loop A circuit includes a delay line and a delay locked loop. The circuit is configured to receive a delay parameter and a clock signal. The delay locked loop is configured to generate a pair of control codes based on a frequency of the clock signal and a frequency of an oscillator of the delay locked loop. The delay locked loop is configured to determine a difference between the frequency of the clock signal and the frequency of the oscillator based on a phase of an output of the oscillator and a phase of the clock signal after the output of the oscillator and the clock signal are aligned. The delay line is configured to receive an input signal and generate an output signal delayed from the input signal by a time delay that corresponds to a delay line control code calculated from the pair of control codes and the delay parameter.
US08754683B2	Locked-loop quiescence apparatus, systems, and methods Apparatus, systems, and methods disclosed herein may initialize a delay-locked loop (DLL) or phase-locked loop (PLL) to achieve a locked condition and may then initiate a quiescent mode of operation. Quiescent operation may be achieved by breaking a feedback loop associated with the DLL or PLL to prevent updates to a variable delay line associated with the DLL and/or to a variable frequency oscillator associated with the PLL. An output clock phase associated with the DLL or PLL may thus be held substantially constant following a DLL initialization period. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed.
US08754681B2	Multi-part clock management An improved approach is described for implementing a clock management system. A multi-part phase locked loop circuit is provided to handle the different clock needs of the circuit, where each of the phase locked loops within the multi-part phase locked loop circuit may feed a clock output to one or more divider circuits. The divider circuits may be dedicated to specific components. For example, a SoC PLL may generate a clock output to a SoC divider that is dedicated to providing a clock to content address memory (CAM) components. This approach allows the clock management system to efficiently generate clock signals with variable levels of frequencies, even for complicated circuits having many different functional portions and components.
US08754679B2	Low current power-on reset circuit and method A power-on reset (POR) circuit includes a first transistor (MPa) having a source coupled to a first supply voltage (VDD) and a gate coupled to a second supply voltage (GND). A resistor (R0) has a first terminal coupled by a depletion mode transistor (JP0) to the second supply voltage and a second terminal coupled to a drain of the first transistor. A Schmitt trigger (20) has an input coupled to receive a first signal (VTRIGGER) on a conductor (14) coupled to the second terminal of the resistor and a terminal of a capacitor (C0), for producing an output voltage (VO) representative of a power-on reset signal (VPOR) in response to an interruption of the first supply voltage (VDD).
US08754678B1	Apparatus and methods for invertible sine-shaping for phase interpolation Apparatus and methods for quadrature clock signal generation are provided. In certain implementations, an apparatus includes an invertible sine shaping filter configured to receive an in-phase clock signal, a quadrature-phase clock signal, and an inversion control signal. The invertible sine-shaping filter is further configured to filter the in-phase and quadrature-phase clock signals to generate sinusoidal in-phase and quadrature-phase clock signals. The invertible sine-shaping filter is further configured to selectively invert one or both of the in-phase and quadrature-phase clock signals based on an inversion control signal. The apparatus further includes a phase interpolator configured to generate an interpolated clock signal based on a weighted sum of the selectively inverted sinusoidal in-phase clock signal and the quadrature-phase sinusoidal clock signal. The in-phase clock signal and the quadrature-phase clock signal have a quadrature-phase relationship.
US08754674B2	Gate drive circuit and method of driving the same In a gate drive circuit including stages which are cascaded and which output gate signals each of the stages includes a first node, an output part, a first holding part and a second holding part. A voltage of the first node is converted to a high voltage in response to one of a vertical start signal and a carry signal of one of previous stages. The output part outputs a first clock signal as a gate signal through an output terminal in response to the high voltage of the first node. The first holding part applies a first low voltage to the output terminal, in response to a gate signal output from at least one of following stages. The second holding part applies a second low voltage, which is less than the first low voltage, to the first node in response to a gate signal output from at least one stage among following stages.
US08754671B2	Field programmable gate array utilizing two-terminal non-volatile memory Providing for a field programmable gate array (FPGA) utilizing resistive random access memory (RRAM) technology is described herein. By way of example, the FPGA can comprise a switching block interconnect having parallel signal input lines crossed by perpendicular signal output lines. RRAM memory cells can be formed at respective intersections of the signal input lines and signal output lines. The RRAM memory cell can include a voltage divider comprising multiple programmable resistive elements arranged electrically in series across a VCC and VSS of the FPGA. A common node of the voltage divider drives a gate of a pass gate transistor configured to activate or deactivate the intersection. The disclosed RRAM memory can provide high transistor density, high logic utilization, fast programming speed, radiation immunity, fast power up and significant benefits for FPGA technology.
US08754670B2	Real time reconfigurable logic device and semiconductor package having the same According to example embodiments, a logic device includes a first functional block configured to perform a first operation according to first operation information and a second operation according to second operation information, and a second functional block configured to perform a third operation according to the first operation information and a fourth operation according to the second operation information. The first functional block is configured to receive configuration information, to select one of the first operation information and the second operation information based on the configuration information, and to perform the first or second operation based on the selected first or second operation information. The second functional block is configured to receive the configuration information, to select one of the first operation information and the second operation information based on the configuration information, and to perform the third or fourth operation based on the selected first or second operation information.
US08754669B2	Dynamic impedance matching for improved transient performance in a direct current-to-direct current (‘DC/DC’) converter for delivering a load to an electrical component A direct current-to-direct current (‘DC/DC’) converter for delivering a load to an electrical component, the DC/DC converter including: a coupled inductor, wherein the coupled inductor receives a source input voltage level and a outputs an output voltage level; a transient winding; and a variable impedance switch coupled to the transient winding, the variable impedance switch configured to operate by adjusting a delivered resistance level in dependence upon a change in the load to be delivered to the electrical component by the DC/DC converter.
US08754667B2	Semiconductor device test method and semiconductor device A transition delay test is conducted such that an internal circuit that is a test object circuit in a semiconductor device is divided into a plurality of circuit blocks and a determination test is conducted while changing concurrently operating circuit blocks, a power supply noise generated during conduction of the determination test is detected, a suitable circuit scale on which the transition delay test can be normally conducted without being affected by the influence of the power supply noise is determined based on the result of the determination test and the detected power supply noise, and clocks to be supplied to the circuit blocks are controlled based on the determination result to limit the number of the concurrently operating circuit blocks.
US08754666B2	Probe structure having a plurality of discrete insulated probe tips projecting from a support surface, apparatus for use thereof and methods of fabrication thereof Structures having a plurality of discrete insulated elongated electrical conductors projecting from a support surface which are useful as probes for testing of electrical interconnections to electronic devices, such as integrated circuit devices and other electronic components and particularly for testing of integrated circuit devices with rigid interconnection pads and multi-chip module packages with high density interconnection pads and the apparatus for use thereof and to methods of fabrication thereof. Coaxial probe structures are fabricated by the methods described providing a high density coaxial probe.
US08754665B2	Dual stage vacuum chamber with full circuit board support A dual-stage fixture for a circuit tester includes a slide plate that can be slid between at least a first position and a second position. In the first position, an upper stripper plate is spring-loaded, and a full set of test probes, including both long-stroke and short-stroke probes, can contact the circuit board or UUT (unit under test). In the second position, the upper stripper plate becomes fixed in position, and only the long-stroke probes can contact the circuit board. The fixed positioning of the upper stripper plate prevents the short-stroke probes from contacting the circuit board even when there is unbalanced loading of probe pressure between the top and bottom of the circuit board, thereby preventing transient signals from interfering with testing. In addition, a vacuum is applied in this position during a non-powered test.
US08754661B2	Capacitive occupant sensing apparatus A control circuit identifies whether an occupant on a seat is an adult or a child based on a first capacitance between a first sensing electrode and a ground and a second capacitance between a second sensing electrode and the ground. The first capacitance is computed based on a value of an electric current, which is supplied to the first sensing electrode at the time of applying an oscillation signal from a signal application circuit to the first sensing electrode. The second capacitance is computed based on a value of an electric current, which is supplied to the second sensing electrode at the time of applying an oscillation signal from the signal application circuit to the second sensing electrode.
US08754651B2	System and method for imaging properties of subterranean formations A system and method for imaging properties of subterranean formations in a wellbore is provided. The system comprises a formation sensor for collecting currents injected into the subterranean formations, the formation sensor positionable on a downhole tool deployable into the wellbore. The system comprises a controller for controlling the formation sensor and a formation imaging unit. The formation imaging unit comprises a current management unit for collecting data from the currents injected into the subterranean formations, the currents having at least two different frequencies. The formation imaging unit comprises a drilling mud data unit for determining at least one drilling mud parameter, a formation data unit for determining at least one formation parameter from the collected data, and an inversion unit for determining at least one formation property by inverting the at least one formation parameter.
US08754650B2	Detection of 3D formation structures based on electro-magnetic coupling measurements The present disclosure relates to a method to determine a characteristic of a subsurface formation using electromagnetic coupling components. A downhole logging tool having one or more transmitters and one or more receivers, and being capable of measuring the electromagnetic coupling components is provided. The electromagnetic coupling components are measured using the downhole logging tool and used to form a 3-D Lateral Indicator and/or a 3-D Longitudinal Indicator. The 3-D Lateral Indicator and/or the 3-D Longitudinal Indicator are used to determine the characteristic of the subsurface formation.
US08754647B2	Detunable RF reception antenna device The invention relates to a RF reception antenna device (10) for receiving MR signals in a MR imaging system. The device (10) comprises a RF resonant circuit including a RF reception antenna (15) for picking up the MR signals, and a RF amplifier (17) connected at its input to the RF resonant circuit for amplifying the picked up MR signals. The invention proposes to make provision for a detection circuit (18) configured to derive a switching signal from an output signal of the RF amplifier (17). A switching circuit (19) is responsive to the switching signal, wherein the switching circuit (19) is configured to switch the RF resonant circuit between a resonant mode and a non-resonant (i.e. detuned) mode.
US08754645B2	Method for spatially resolved determination of an MR parameter In a magnetic resonance (MR) method and apparatus for spatially resolved determination of at least one MR parameter that influences an MR signal detected in an MR measurement of a region of an examination subject, first complex image data and second complex image data, respectively acquired with different acquisition coils and at different echo times in an echo imaging sequence, are provided to a processor. The different image data sets have complex image points that correspond with each other with regard to the imaged volume element of the examination subject. The MR parameter is determined in the processor for at least a portion of these image points by determination of an image point vector respectively for the first and second echo times and by combining the image point vectors to at least partially compensate echo time-independent phase or magnitude portions in the acquired image data.
US08754638B2	Rotation sensor and rotational angle detection apparatus A resolver includes three resolver coils, which are arranged spaced apart in a circumferential direction of a rotor, and an excitation coil that generates a magnetic field to induce voltages in the resolver coils when receiving electric power. When the magnetic fields provided from the excitation coil to the three resolver coils are changed through rotation of the rotor, the voltages induced in the resolver coils are changed. This causes each of the three resolver coils to output three-phase signals having amplitude that changes in a sinusoidal manner with respect to the rotational angle of the rotor. The angular intervals between the corresponding adjacent pairs of the first to third resolver coils in the circumferential direction of the rotor are defined as first, second, and third division angles. Specifically, the first to third division angles are set to values different from one another.
US08754635B2	DC decoupled current measurement A circuit arrangement for measuring a load current provided to a load via a first load terminal of a load transistor is disclosed. In accordance with one example of the invention, the circuit arrangement includes a sense transistor coupled to the load transistor to provide a sense current representing the load current at a first load terminal of the sense transistor. The first load terminals of the load and the sense transistors are at respective floating electric potentials. A floating sense circuit coupled between the load terminals of sense transistor and load transistor, at least in one mode of operation the sense circuit receives the sense current and provides a floating signal representing the sense current. A non-floating measurement circuit is coupled to the sense circuit via a DC decoupling capacitor for transferring the floating signal representing the sense current to the non-floating measurement circuit. The measurement circuit is configured to provide an output signal representing the floating signal and thus the sense current.
US08754633B2	Systems and method for laser voltage imaging state mapping An apparatus and method for laser probing of a DUT is disclosed. The system enables laser voltage imaging state mapping of devices within the DUT. A selected area of the DUT is illuminating a while the DUT is receiving test signals causing certain of the active devices to modulate. Light reflected from the DUT is collected and is converted into an electrical signal. Phase information is extracting from the electrical signal and a two-dimensional image is generated from the phase information, wherein the two-dimensional image spatially correlates to the selected area.
US08754629B2	Electrical hazard warning in audio signal probe An audio tone probe is used by a technician to identify a conductor carrying an applied tracing tone signal. A probe tip is positioned proximate a conductor. A mains warning circuit and a tracing circuit are provided in communication with the probe tip and a speaker is provided in communication with the mains warning and tracing circuits. Signals detected by the probe tip are provided to the mains warning circuit and the tracing circuit. The mains warning circuit determines whether a mains signal is present in the detected signal and activates a warning generator if a mains signal is present. The tracing circuit filters mains signals from the detected signals. A tracing circuit output provides a tone generating signal to the speaker for use in identifying the presence of the applied tracing tone. The probe incudes a test tone generator to verify that the probe is operational.
US08754627B1	Multi-mode power point tracking A method for tracking a power point for a power source includes calculating voltage and current errors for the power source, selecting either the voltage error or the current error, and controlling the power converter with a first control loop in response to the selected error. The voltage and current errors may be calculated in response to voltage and current targets, respectively, which may be calculated by a second control loop that implements an MPPT algorithm. The second control loop may calculate the voltage and current targets in response to which error the first control loop selects. A method for tracking a power point for a power source having multiple local power maxima includes measuring the individual voltage across one or more series-connected power elements in the power source, and controlling the power in response to the overall voltage and current as well as the individual voltage.
US08754624B2	DC/DC converter and electronic apparatus A voltage converter includes a switching element, a control unit and a generation unit. The switching element controls an output voltage of the voltage converter. The control unit is configured to control the switching element based on a voltage signal. The generation unit is configured to generate the voltage signal by serially connecting a resistance element and one or more detection units having a resistor corresponding to a temperature and dividing a reference voltage by the detection units and the resistance element. The generation unit is arranged so as to be able to detect temperature change of a plurality of components which is overheat-protected.
US08754623B2	System and method for current limiting a DC-DC converter A DC-DC voltage converter has a pair of switching transistors to provide an output voltage and are alternately switched in a boost mode of operation responsive to control signals. An inductor is connected to the pair of switching transistor and has an inductor current flowing there through. A current sensor monitors an input current and generates a current sense signal responsive thereto. Control circuitry generates the control signals to the second pair of switching transistors responsive to the current sense signal, the output voltage and a current limit signal, wherein when the current limit signal indicates the inductor current exceeds a current limit the control signals configure the pair of switching transistors to decrease the inductor current.
US08754621B2	High power supply rejection linear low-dropout regulator for a wide range of capacitance loads A method to maintain stability of a low drop-out linear voltage regulator (LDO) includes sensing, by a voltage controlled variable resistor, a node voltage in a feedback network of the LDO linear voltage regulator, wherein the feedback network includes an error amplifier configured to regulate an output voltage level of the LDO based on a reference voltage, wherein the node voltage has a dependency on a resistive load current of the LDO, and adjusting, by the voltage controlled variable resistor and based on the sensed node voltage, a resistance value of a RC network in the feedback network, wherein the adaptive RC network produces an adaptive zero in a transfer function of the feedback network, wherein the adaptive zero reduces phase margin degradation due to an output non-dominant pole in the transfer function, and wherein a frequency of the adaptive zero is inversely proportional to the resistance value.
US08754619B1	Multiphase power converter A method for controlling a power converter that includes a first cell having an output connected at a first node in parallel with a second cell includes sensing a voltage signal at the first node, defining a current set point associated with the converter, processing the current set point associated with the converter to define a current set point associated with the first cell, sensing a current output by the first cell, controlling the first cell such that the first cell outputs a current substantially similar to the current set point associated with the first cell, processing the current set point associated with the converter to define a current set point associated with the second cell, sensing a current output by the second cell, and controlling the second cell such that the second cell outputs a current substantially similar to the current set point associated with the second cell.
US08754618B2	Control method for multi-phase DC-DC controller and multi-phase DC-DC controller A multi-phase DC-DC controller. The multi-phase DC-DC controller comprises converter channels, a channel control device and a power control device. Each converter channel comprises a switch device, a first output node and an inductor coupled between the switch device and the first output node. The channel control device generates adjusted pulse width modulation signals according to control signals of the converter channels to respectively control operation of the switch device in each converter channel. The power control device generates the control signals according to sensed currents in the converter channels so as to dynamically turn on or off each converter channel according to the sensed currents.
US08754617B2	Reverse shunt regulator A reverse shunt regulator includes a MOSFET connected between a cathode and an anode, a switch and a current source serially connected between the cathode and the anode, and an error amplifier having a positive input node to receive an internal reference voltage, a negative input node connected to the reference electrode, and an output node connected to a control electrode of the MOSFET. When the voltage of the reference electrode is within a range, the larger the voltage of the reference electrode is, the less the current of the MOSFET is. Application of this reverse shunt regulator to a flyback converter for output feedback will reduce the power loss in a green mode of the flyback converter.
US08754611B2	Diffusion-limited adaptive battery charging Some embodiments of the present invention provide a system that adaptively charges a battery, wherein the battery is a lithium-ion battery which includes a transport-limiting electrode governed by diffusion, an electrolyte separator and a non-transport-limiting electrode. During operation, the system determines a lithium surface concentration at an interface between the transport-limiting electrode and the electrolyte separator based on a diffusion time for lithium in the transport-limiting electrode. Next, the system calculates a charging current or a charging voltage for the battery based on the determined lithium surface concentration. Finally, the system applies the charging current or the charging voltage to the battery.
US08754610B2	System and method for supplying power to a load An apparatus for supplying power to a bursty or highly dynamic load. The apparatus includes a first circuit for supplying charge to the load at a first voltage, and a second circuit for replenishing the charge depleted from the first circuit, wherein the second circuit is charged at a second voltage greater than the first voltage in order to achieve a defined rate of charge replenishment. The apparatus may include a feedback network for controlling the voltage applied to the load in response to process and temperature variations. The feedback network may regulate the charge capacity of the second circuit, the resistance between the first and second circuits, the duration of the charge replenishment, or the second voltage in which the second circuit is charged.
US08754604B2	Electro-mechanical drive with extended constant power speed range Embodiments of the invention comprise a multi-input range box driven by multiple electric drives. Range shifting involves momentarily increasing the current through all but a given motor, to a level that will carry the entire load, comprising specified constant power. Simultaneously, torque of the given motor is reduced to zero. The given motor is then disconnected from supplying power, is synchronized to the input speed of the new speed range, and is then engaged for the new range. The above sequence is then repeated for each remaining motors, in turn. The motor current is re-equalized for all of the motors, after all the motors have been connected to provide power at the new range. Thus, there is no interruption in power flow during a range shift, and the motors are always used to deliver power, rather than to serve as a brake.
US08754603B2	Methods, systems and apparatus for reducing power loss in an electric motor drive system Methods, system and apparatus are provided for reducing power loss in an electric motor drive system that includes an electric machine and an inverter module. A controller determines whether a torque command (Tcmd) is less than a minimum torque threshold (Tmin) that is required to disable the inverter module, and if so, increments a counter and determines whether the torque command (Tcmd) remains less than the minimum torque threshold (Tmin). When the torque command (Tcmd) remains less than the minimum torque threshold (Tmin), the controller checks to determine whether a current count value (n) maintained at the counter is greater than a count threshold (nth), and if so, the controller can generate a disable signal to disable switching within the inverter module.
US08754602B2	Motor controller with drive-signal conditioning An embodiment of a motor controller includes a motor driver and a signal conditioner. The motor driver is configured to generate a motor-coil drive signal having a first component at a first frequency, and the signal conditioner is coupled to the motor driver and is configured to alter the first component. For example, if the first component of the motor-coil drive signal causes the motor to audibly vibrate (e.g., “whine”), then the signal conditioner may alter the amplitude or phase of the first component to reduce the vibration noise to below a threshold level.
US08754598B2	Motor drive apparatus for brushless motor A motor drive apparatus that can be used to drive a wide range of brushless motors without any limit to a magnetic pole number of a rotor magnet. One rotational period T of the rotor magnet is obtained, and one period S of the sine wave drive signal according to a mathematical expression of S=T/(n/2). The one period S of the sine wave drive signal is updated at intervals of one period of the output signal from one magnetic pole detecting element among the three magnetic pole detecting elements.
US08754597B2	Compact switchgear for an electrical consumer A switchgear includes a power supply built into a common housing, and at least two drives. The power supply can be fed by an external supply voltage and an external consumer can be connected to the two drives. In at least one embodiment, the switchgear includes, in the same housing, a built-in overload detection for the two drives and/or a built-in circuit breaker function for the two drives, and/or a built-in control circuit for the common control of the two drives. The switchgear can optionally be completed by a transformer providing an additional function of the targeted charging of a buffer capacitor and/or by an energy accumulator providing an additional function of the targeted discharge thereof by temporarily switching on a connected consumer.
US08754591B2	Light dimmer for fluorescent lamps and methods for use thereof A device to control luminosity of a lamp supported by a rapid start ballast, the device including a first terminal and a second terminal configured to be connected in series with the rapid start ballast and the lamp, a current divisor array, in connection with the first terminal and the second terminal, with a plurality of inductors and a commutable element, the commutable element selecting between two current paths employing the plurality of inductors, the commutable element when in a first state selecting a first one of the current paths to provide a higher luminosity setting and when a second state selecting a second one of the current paths to provide a lower luminosity setting, and a transformer in connection with the first terminal and the second terminal configured to provide heating to an electrode of the lamp.
US08754590B2	Semiconductor device and power supply device A power supply topology is used in which a transistor is provided on the side of an output node of a rectifying circuit. An inductor is provided on the side of a reference node, a resistor is inserted between the transistor and the inductor, and one end of the resistor is coupled to a ground power supply voltage of a PFC circuit. The PFC circuit includes a square circuit which squares a result of multiplication of an input voltage detection signal and feedback information (output voltage of an error amplifier circuit). The PFC circuit drives on the transistor when a detection voltage developed at the resistor reaches zero, and drives off the transistor when the detection signal reaches an output signal of the square circuit.
US08754586B2	LED illumination system An LED illumination system includes a DC power supply, at least two LED illumination lamp sets and at least two power circuits corresponding to the LED illumination lamp sets. The DC power supply provides sufficient electric power for the LED illumination lamp sets and is connected to the LED illumination lamp sets via the power circuits. The invention supplies electric power required by the LED illumination lamp sets via a single DC power supply without an extra DC power supply, hence the cost is lower. Moreover, the DC power supply is located remote from the LED illumination lamp sets, hence high temperature generated by the DC power supply does not affect lighting and lifespan of the LED illumination lamp sets. The hazard of electric shock by inadvertently touching the AC power source while replacing lamps in the LED illumination lamp sets can also be avoided to improve safety.
US08754585B1	LED driver and integrated dimmer and switch An LED driver includes an LED driver circuit adapted to receive a 110 volt AC current and to rectify the AC current into a low voltage DC output current; a PWM generator including control means to generate a PWM signal with an adjustable duty cycle; means operatively connecting the PWM generator to the LED driver circuit to provide the driver circuit with the PWM signal, the LED driver circuit generating a fixed frequency pulse in which the pulse width is modulated proportional to the PWM signal duty cycle to control LED brightness, wherein the driver circuit, the PWM generator and the connecting means are sized to fit within a standard 110 volt AC outlet box.
US08754584B2	SCR dimming circuit and method The present invention relates to a silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) dimming circuit and method for regulating the luminance of a light-emitting diode (LED) load. In one embodiment, an SCR dimming circuit can include: an SCR rectifying circuit having an SCR element that receives an AC power supply, and generates a lack-phase AC voltage; a rectifier bridge that converts the lack-phase AC voltage to a lack-phase DC voltage, where the lack-phase DC voltage is filtered through a filter capacitor to generate a smooth DC voltage; a conduction phase angle signal generator that receives the lack-phase DC voltage and generates a controlling signal indicating a conduction phase angle range of the SCR element; and a dimming signal generator that compares the controlling signal and a slope reference signal to output a dimming signal to control the luminance of the LED load.
US08754580B2	Semiconductor apparatus and method of controlling operation thereof A semiconductor apparatus includes an input terminal to which an input voltage is applied; an output terminal at which an output voltage is obtained; a power supply circuit unit configured to generate the output voltage from the input voltage, the output voltage having a value corresponding to a duty cycle of a voltage setting signal that is externally applied to the semiconductor apparatus; and a determination circuit unit determining whether the voltage setting signal has a predetermined signal level for the duration of a first predetermined time or longer. The determination circuit unit activates the power supply circuit unit when the voltage setting signal does not have the predetermined signal level for the duration of the first predetermined time or longer. The power supply circuit unit is deactivated when the voltage setting signal has the predetermined signal level for the duration of the first predetermined time or longer.
US08754572B2	Actuator An actuator includes a sheet having dielectric elastomer layers and conductive rubber layers provided on the front and back faces of each dielectric elastomer layer. The sheet is wrapped and rolled about a coil spring. The actuator expands the rolled sheet along an expansion direction of the coil spring by applying a voltage to the conductive rubber layers on the front and back faces of the dielectric elastomer layer, and contracts the rolled sheet along a contraction direction of the coil spring by stopping the application of the voltage. The actuator further includes a fiber layer located between the coil spring and the rolled sheet wrapped about the coil spring.
US08754569B2	Thermo-magnetic power generation system A thermo-magnetic power generation system includes a thermo-magnetic power generation device, a first circulating device, and a second circulating device. The first circulating device and the second circulating device are connected to the thermo-magnetic power generation device. The liquid is heated by the first circulating device and cooled by the second circulating device. The heated liquid and the cooled liquid transmitted to the thermo-magnetic element are recycled by the first circulating device and the second circulating device.
US08754565B2	Stator of an electric motor and process for producing it The stator is formed by a pack (10) of stacked magnetic laminations (12), each of which has a central opening (14) and a plurality of peripheral holes (18), in such a way that the overlapping of identically shaped holes (18) in the laminations (12) defines respective passages through the pack (10). The faces of the laminations (12) are substantially flat and retaining means are associated with the holes (18) in an end lamination (12a) of the pack (10), these means protruding into the openings of the respective holes (18) in the end lamination (12a) without interfering with the other laminations (12) of the pack (10).The corresponding production process provides for: inserting a pin (22) into each of the passages through the pack (10) at the end of which the retaining means are located, these means retaining the pin (22) and keeping the pack (10) close-packed; subjecting the close-packed pack (10) to heat treatment; releasing the pins (22) from the grip of the retaining means; and extracting them from the corresponding passages.
US08754560B2	Rotor for a permanent magnet electric machine A rotor for a permanent magnet electric motor includes a rotor core having a generally cylindrical shape with an outer circumferential surface and a rotational axis and a plurality of magnet insertion hole arrangements formed in the rotor core and arranged circumferentially at a preset angular interval about the rotational axis. Each hole arrangement has a radially inward side, a radially outward side, and two ends that are respectively spaced apart from the circumferential surface by respective bridge regions formed by the rotor core. The material of the bridge regions is metallurgically transformed by having its grain structure changed, e.g., by heating the material to at least its Curie temperature, whereby the material possesses greater magnetic reluctance than the material of adjacent portions of the rotor core.
US08754558B2	Kinetic energy to electric power converter A kinetic energy converter for converting linear motion into electrical energy has an outer body and an inner cylindrical body. The outer body and the inner body define a common central axis wherein the outer body is movable along the central axis with respect to the inner cylindrical body. A stator winding of a plurality of turns of at least one electrically conductive wire is disposed about an inner periphery of the inner body. A rotor having a central shaft and a plurality of magnets radially extending therefrom is rotatably disposed within the inner body and rotatable about the central axis. A helical blade extends from one end of the outer body to the rotor and is interengaged with the rotor wherein axial translation of the blade rotates the rotor about the central axis.
US08754555B2	Rotating member assembly and spindle motor including the same There are provided a rotating member assembly and a spindle motor including the same. The rotating member assembly includes: a shaft including an outer surface step part provided in an outer surface thereof; and a rotor hub including an insertion hole into which the shaft is inserted, the insertion hole including an inner surface step part provided in an inner surface thereof and corresponding to the outer surface step part, such that the inner surface step part and the outer surface step part are fittingly-coupled to each other.
US08754552B2	Permittivity-based paper shredder control system The invention is directed to a permittivity-based paper shredder control system. The touching feature is implemented through a series of electronic circuits, taking input from a conductive touch panel on the shredder feed throat, processing the signal, and through a motor driving circuit, stopping the mechanical parts of the shredder. The system has a touch detection circuit unit, which contains a bioelectricity controlled switching circuit to sense the conductive touch panel. The bioelectricity controlled switching circuit is configured to trigger a ground switching circuit in the touch detection circuit unit which outputs to a multifunction bioshield controller. The bioshield controller then takes care of the remaining protection issues. The touching device for paper shredders protects humans and other living beings including pets from injuries through automatic and real time monitoring. The complete control process is both safe and sensitive.
US08754550B2	Self-contained apparatus/automatic door having a non-contact sensor switch assembly A non-contact sensor switch assembly includes a switching transistor adapted for switching on/off the supply of a power supply to the control unit of an automatic handwash dispenser, automatic water tap or automatic door, a charge induction plate inducible by an approaching body part of a person, and a capacitive proximity sensor electrically coupled between the charge induction plate and the switching transistor for triggering the switching transistor to switch on the supply of the power supply to the control unit of the automatic handwash dispenser, automatic water tap or automatic door upon approach of a body part of a person.
US08754545B2	High efficiency backup-power circuits for switch-mode power supplies Disclosed are novel interconnections of a coupling circuit and an energy storage device which enables the storage device to provide back-up power for a switching power supply without requiring the device to store or output high voltage, and which enables full utilization of the energy stored in the device. In exemplary embodiments, the combination of the coupling circuit and the energy storage device may be coupled between the input and output of the switching power supply (e.g., between the non-ground terminals of the input and output ports of the switching power supply). The coupling circuit is configured to couple power from the energy storage device to the input of the switching power supply when the input power source is not provided to the switching power supply, and optionally to couple power from the input power source to the energy storage device when the input power source is provided.
US08754544B2	Apparatus for synchronizing uninterruptible power supplies An Intelligent Synchronization Module (ISM) for an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system for servicing a load is disclosed. The UPS system has at least one of a first UPS group and a second separate and independent UPS group, each of the first and second UPS groups having a master UPS. The ISM has a processing circuit and a storage medium, readable by the processing circuit, storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for: assigning the first UPS group the role of master group and the second UPS group the role of slave group; and, passing phase information relating to the master group to the slave group, thereby enabling the master UPS of the slave group to effect synchronization with the master group.
US08754539B2	Traffic powered renewable energy system A traffic powered renewable energy system for generating electricity from traffic on roadways and the like. The traffic powered renewable energy system generally includes a housing containing one or more pneumatic compression assemblies positioned therein and connected in series utilizing air conveying conduits. The housing is positioned within a cavity in a roadway and covered with a membrane. As vehicles pass over the membrane, the pneumatic compression assemblies are actuated in a piston-like manner to force air through the air conveying conduits to a generation assembly which includes a turbine, gear box and generator for producing electricity.
US08754535B2	Semiconductor device with a semiconductor chip connected in a flip chip manner A semiconductor device (1,21) includes a solid state device (2,22), a semiconductor chip (3) that has a functional surface (3a) on which a functional element (4) is formed and that is bonded on a surface of the solid state device with the functional surface thereof facing the surface of the solid state device and while maintaining a predetermined distance between the functional surface thereof and the surface of the solid state device, an insulating film (6) that is provided on the surface (2a, 22a) of the solid state device facing the semiconductor chip and that has an opening (6a) greater in size than the semiconductor chip when the surface of the solid state device facing the semiconductor chip is vertically viewed down in plane, and a sealing layer (7) that seals a space between the solid state device and the semiconductor chip.
US08754527B2	Self aligned borderless contact A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure having a borderless contact, the method including providing a first semiconductor device adjacent to a second semiconductor device, the first and second semiconductor devices being formed on a semiconductor substrate, depositing a non-conductive liner on top of the semiconductor substrate and the first and second semiconductor devices, depositing a contact level dielectric layer on top of the non-conductive liner, etching a contact hole in the contact-level dielectric between the first semiconductor device and the second semiconductor device, and selective to the non-conductive liner, converting a portion of the non-conductive liner exposed in the contact hole into a conductive liner; and forming a metal contact in the contact hole.
US08754525B2	Semiconductor construct and manufacturing method thereof as well as semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor construct includes a semiconductor substrate and connection pads provided on the semiconductor substrate. Some of the connection pads are connected to a common wiring and at least one of the remaining of the connection pads are connected to a wiring. The construct also includes a first columnar electrode provided to be connected to the common wiring and a second columnar electrode provided to be connected to a connection pad portion of the wiring.
US08754524B2	Wafer-level interconnect for high mechanical reliability applications An interconnect structure comprises a solder including nickel (Ni) in a range of 0.01 to 0.20 percent by weight. The interconnect structure further includes an intermetallic compound (IMC) layer in contact with the solder. The IMC layer comprises a compound of copper and nickel.
US08754520B2	Formation of air gap with protection of metal lines A microelectronic substrate which includes a dielectric layer overlying a semiconductor region of a substrate, the dielectric layer having an exposed top surface; a plurality of metal lines of a first metal disposed within the dielectric layer, each metal line having edges and a surface exposed at the top surface of the dielectric layer; a dielectric cap layer having a first portion overlying the surfaces of the metal lines and a second portion overlying the dielectric layer between the metal lines, the first portion has a first height above the surface of the dielectric layer, and the second portion has a second height above the surface of the dielectric layer, the second height being greater than the first height; and an air gap disposed between the metal lines, the air gap underlying the second portion of the cap layer.
US08754518B1	Devices and methods for configuring conductive elements for a semiconductor package A semiconductor device includes a package substrate having a plurality of conductive elements, each of the conductive elements including a conductive trace and a bond finger positioned at an end of the conductive trace. The bond fingers can be arranged on the package substrate in at least three groups. A first group of the three groups can include a first number of the bond fingers. A third group of the three groups can include a third number of the bond fingers. A second group of the three groups can include an intermediate number of the bond fingers. The intermediate number is between the first and the third numbers. Spacing between the conductive elements along the length of the conductive elements is approximately the same.
US08754516B2	Bumpless build-up layer package with pre-stacked microelectronic devices The present disclosure relates to the field of integrated circuit package design and, more particularly, to packages using a bumpless build-up layer (BBUL) designs. Embodiments of the present description relate to the field of fabricating microelectronic packages, wherein a first microelectronic device having through-silicon vias may be stacked with a second microelectronic device and used in a bumpless build-up layer package.
US08754513B1	Lead frame apparatus and method for improved wire bonding In one embodiment, the present invention includes a lead frame for accommodating a semiconductor die. The lead frame includes a die attach pad, a first plurality of conductive finger ends, and a second plurality of conductive finger ends. The first plurality of conductive finger ends are arranged within a first elongated region. This first elongated region is located along the first edge of the die attach pad. The second plurality of conductive finger ends is arranged within a second elongated region. The second elongated region has an end adjacent to an end of the first elongated region. The second elongated region is positioned at an angle that is greater than ninety degrees from the first elongated region.
US08754511B2	Heat sink for electrical power converter In order to prevent an increase in temperature of a discharge resistance discharging an electric charge accumulated in a smoothing capacitor, the present description discloses a power module. The power module has a first lead frame, a second lead frame, first and second semiconductor switches connected in series between the first lead frame and the second lead frame, a resistor connected between the first lead frame and the second lead frame, and a resin package that encapsulates the first lead frame, the second lead frame, the first semiconductor switch, the second semiconductor switch, and the resistor. In this power module, a radiator portion for radiating heat from the first lead frame and/or the second lead frame is formed in at least a part of the package.
US08754509B2	Package with multiple dies A semiconductor die package is disclosed. It includes a leadframe structure comprising a first die attach pad and a second die attach pad. A plurality of leads extend from the first and second die attach pads. The plurality of leads includes at least a first control lead and a second control lead. A first semiconductor die including a first device is mounted on the first die attach pad, and a second semiconductor die has a second device is mounted on the second die attach pad. A housing is provided in the semiconductor die package and protects the first and second dies. The housing may have an exterior surface and at least partially covers the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die. The first control lead and the second control lead are at opposite sides of the semiconductor die package.
US08754504B2	Thinned wafer and fabricating method thereof A thinning method of a wafer is provided. The method includes the following steps. First, a wafer having a first surface, a second surface, and a side surface is provided, and the side surface is connected between the first surface and the second surface. At least one semiconductor device is formed on the first surface. Then, an anisotropy etching process is performed to the second surface with a mask to remove portions of the wafer while remaining the side surface thereby forming a number of grooves in the second surface and at least one reinforcing wall between the grooves. As a result, a thinned wafer is obtained.
US08754492B2	Sensor integrated slit for a pushbroom hyperspectral system An entry slit panel for a push-broom hyperspectral camera is formed at least partly from a silicon wafer on which at least one companion sensor is fabricated, whereby the companion sensor is co-planar with the slit and detects light imaged on the panel but not on the slit. In embodiments, the companion sensor is a panchromatic sensor or a sensor that detects light outside the wavelength range of the camera. At least a region of the wafer is back-thinned to a thickness appropriate for a diffraction slit. The slit can be etched or laser cut through the thinned region, or formed between the wafer and another wafer or a conventional blade. The wafer can be back-coated or metalized to ensure its opacity across the camera's wavelength range. The companion sensor can be located relative to the slit to detect scene features immediately before or after the hyperspectral camera.
US08754491B2	Spin torque MRAM using bidirectional magnonic writing An apparatus is provided for bidirectional writing. A stack includes a reference layer on a tunnel barrier, the tunnel barrier on a free layer, and the free layer on a metal spacer. The apparatus includes an insulating magnet. A Peltier material is thermally coupled to the insulating magnet and the stack. When the Peltier/insulating magnet interface is cooled, the insulating magnet is configured to transfer a spin torque to rotate a magnetization of the free layer in a first direction. When the Peltier/insulating magnet interface is heated, the insulating magnet is configured to transfer the spin torque to rotate the magnetization of the free layer in a second direction.
US08754490B2	Element array with a plurality of electromechanical conversion devices An element array comprises a plurality of elements having a first electrode and a second electrode with a gap therebetween; the first electrode is separated for each of the elements by grooves, an insulating connection substrate is bonded to the first electrode, and wirings are provided from the respective first electrodes through the connection substrate to the side opposite to the first electrodes.
US08754488B2	Borderless contacts for semiconductor devices In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method (e.g., to fabricate a semiconductor device having a borderless contact) including: forming a first gate structure on a substrate; depositing an interlevel dielectric over the first gate structure; planarizing the interlevel dielectric to expose a top surface of the first gate structure; removing at least a portion of the first gate structure; forming a second gate structure in place of the first gate structure; forming a contact area for the borderless contact by removing a portion of the interlevel dielectric; and forming the borderless contact by filling the contact area with a metal-containing material.
US08754487B2	Semiconductor device with metal gate The present disclosure provides a method for making a semiconductor device having metal gate stacks. The method includes forming a high k dielectric material layer on a semiconductor substrate; forming a first metal layer on the high k dielectric material layer; forming a silicon layer on the first metal layer; patterning the silicon layer, the first metal layer and the high k dielectric material layer to form a gate stack; and performing a silicidation process to fully change the silicon layer into a silicide electrode.
US08754484B2	Bipolar transistor in bipolar-CMOS technology A process of forming an integrated circuit containing a bipolar transistor and an MOS transistor, by forming a base layer of the bipolar transistor using a non-selective epitaxial process so that the base layer has a single crystalline region on a collector active area and a polycrystalline region on adjacent field oxide, and concurrently implanting the MOS gate layer and the polycrystalline region of the base layer, so that the base-collector junction extends into the substrate less than one-third of the depth of the field oxide, and vertically cumulative doping density of the polycrystalline region of the base layer is between 80 percent and 125 percent of a vertically cumulative doping density of the MOS gate. An integrated circuit containing a bipolar transistor and an MOS transistor formed by the described process.
US08754474B2	LDMOS semiconductor device having guardring region disposed at side of well region A Lateral Double Diffused Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (LDMOS) semiconductor device includes a substrate; a gate region, a source region, and a drain region on and/or over the substrate, a well region at one side of the drain region, and a guardring region disposed at one side of the well region and connected electrically to the well region.
US08754470B1	Vertical tunneling field-effect transistor cell and fabricating the same A tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET) device is disclosed. A frustoconical protrusion structure is disposed over the substrate and protrudes out of the plane of substrate. Isolation features are formed on the substrate. A drain region is disposed over the substrate adjacent to the frustoconical protrusion structure and extends to a bottom portion of the frustoconical protrusion structure as a raised drain region. A source region is formed as a top portion of the frustoconical protrusion structure. A series connection and a parallel connection are made among TFET devices units.
US08754468B2	Power semiconductor component with plate capacitor structure having an edge plate electrically connected to source or drain potential A lateral power semiconductor component has a front side, a rear side and a lateral edge. The component further includes a drift zone of a first conductivity type, a source zone of the first conductivity type, a body zone of a second conductivity type opposite the first conductivity type, and a drain zone of the first conductivity type. A gate forms a MOS structure with the drift zone, the source zone and the body zone. A horizontally extending field plate above each semiconductor region of the power semiconductor component forms a plate capacitor structure with an edge plate lying under the field plate. The edge plate includes a highly doped semiconductor material and is electrically connected to one of a source potential and a drain potential of the power semiconductor component.
US08754462B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a first electrode electrically connected to an upper surface of a semiconductor element, a first internal electrode electrically connected to a lower surface of the semiconductor element and having a plurality of first comb finger portions and a first connection portion connecting the plurality of first comb finger portions together, a second electrode electrically connected to the first internal electrode, a second internal electrode electrically connected to a lower surface of the first electrode and having a plurality of second comb finger portions and a second connection portion connecting the plurality of second comb finger portions together, the plurality of second comb finger portions being interdigitated with but not in contact with the plurality of first comb finger portions, and a lower dielectric filling the space between the plurality of first comb finger portions and the plurality of second comb finger portions.
US08754460B2	MRAM synthetic anitferomagnet structure An MRAM bit (10) includes a free magnetic region (15), a fixed magnetic region (17) comprising an antiferromagnetic material, and a tunneling barrier (16) comprising a dielectric layer positioned between the free magnetic region (15) and the fixed magnetic region (17). The MRAM bit (10) avoids a pinning layer by comprising a fixed magnetic region exhibiting a well-defined high Hflop using a combination of high Hk (uniaxial anisotropy), high Hsat (saturation field), and ideal soft magnetic properties exhibiting well-defined easy and hard axes.
US08754459B2	Semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a stacked body, a plurality of insulative separating films, a channel body, and a memory film. The stacked body includes a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of insulating layers. The plurality of insulative separating films separates the stacked body into a plurality. The channel body extends in the stacking direction between the plurality of insulative separating films. A width of the electrode layer of a lower layer side between the insulative separating film and the memory film is greater than a width of the electrode layer of an upper layer side between the insulative separating film and the memory film. An electrical resistivity of the electrode layer is higher for the electrode layer of the lower layer side having the greater width than for the electrode layer of the upper layer side having the lesser width.
US08754458B2	Semiconductor device, manufacturing method thereof, solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic unit A solid-state imaging device includes an element forming region on the surface of a substrate, element isolating parts that isolate pixels, each of which is formed with a trench and a buried film, an opto-electric conversion element, and a buried-channel MOS transistor. The buried-channel MOS transistor includes a source region and a drain region, formed in the element forming region, that have a conductivity type opposite to that of the element forming region, a channel region having first and second impurity diffusion regions, which have a conductivity type opposite to that of the element forming region, and a gate electrode. Each first impurity diffusion region is formed between the source region and drain region on a side adjacent to one element isolating part. The second impurity diffusion region is formed across the region between the source region and drain region.
US08754457B2	Photoelectric conversion device and electronic device provided with the photoelectric conversion device An output terminal of a photoelectric conversion element included in the photoelectric conversion device is connected to a drain terminal and a gate terminal of a MOS transistor which is diode-connected, and a voltage Vout generated at the gate terminal of the MOS transistor is detected in accordance with a current Ip which is generated at the photoelectric conversion element. The voltage Vout generated at the gate terminal of the MOS transistor can be directly detected, so that the range of output can be widened than a method in which an output voltage is converted into a current by connecting a load resistor, and so on.
US08754455B2	Junction field effect transistor structure with P-type silicon germanium or silicon germanium carbide gate(s) and method of forming the structure Disclosed are embodiments of a junction field effect transistor (JFET) structure with one or more P-type silicon germanium (SiGe) or silicon germanium carbide (SiGeC) gates (i.e., a SiGe or SiGeC based heterojunction JFET). The P-type SiGe or SiGeC gate(s) allow for a lower pinch off voltage (i.e., lower Voff) without increasing the on resistance (Ron). Specifically, SiGe or SiGeC material in a P-type gate limits P-type dopant out diffusion and, thereby ensures that the P-type gate-to-N-type channel region junction is more clearly defined (i.e., abrupt as opposed to graded). By clearly defining this junction, the depletion layer in the N-type channel region is extended. Extending the depletion layer in turn allows for a faster pinch off (i.e., requires lower Voff). P-type SiGe or SiGeC gate(s) can be incorporated into conventional lateral JFET structures and/or vertical JFET structures. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of forming such a JFET structure.
US08754453B2	Capacitive pressure sensor and method for manufacturing same The capacitive pressure sensor comprises: a substrate functioning as a lower electrode; a first insulating film formed on the substrate; a cavity formed on the first insulating film; a second insulating film formed on the first insulating film to have openings communicated with the cavity and to cover the cavity; a sealing film formed of a conductive material to seal the openings and to extend partially into the cavity through the openings; and an upper electrode formed on the second insulating film to be electrically separated from the sealing film and to overlap the cavity.
US08754448B2	Semiconductor device having epitaxial layer A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of transistors. The semiconductor substrate includes at least an iso region (namely an open region) and at least a dense region. The transistors are disposed in the iso region and the dense region respectively. Each transistor includes at least a source/drain region. The source/drain region includes a first epitaxial layer having a bottom thickness and a side thickness, and the bottom thickness is substantially larger than or equal to the side thickness.
US08754445B2	Semiconductor device A layer in which the potential level difference normally unrequired for device operation is generated is positively inserted in a device structure. The potential level difference has such a function that even if a semiconductor having a small bandgap is exposed on a mesa side surface, a potential drop amount of the portion is suppressed, and a leakage current inconvenient for device operation can be reduced. This effect can be commonly obtained for a heterostructure bipolar transistor, a photodiode, an electroabsorption modulator, and so on. In the photodiode, since the leakage current is alleviated, the device size can be reduced, so that in addition to improvement of operating speed with a reduction in series resistance, it is advantageous that the device can be densely disposed in an array.
US08754442B2	Silicon on insulator integrated high-current N type combined semiconductor device A silicon on insulator N type semiconductor device, includes a N type drift region, a P type deep well, an N type buffer well, a P type drain region, an N type source region and a P type body contact region; a field oxide layer and a gate oxide layer arranged on a silicon surface, and a polysilicon lattice arranged on the gate oxide layer; and an N type triode drift region, a P type deep well, an N type triode buffer well, a P type emitting region, an N type base region, an N type source region and a P type body contact region; a field oxide layer and a gate oxide layer arranged on a silicon surface, and a polysilicon lattice arranged on the gate oxide layer.
US08754440B2	Light-emitting diode (LED) package systems and methods of making the same A light-emitting diode (LED) package system includes a LED disposed over a surface of a substrate. A molding material covers the LED. A phosphor-containing material is disposed over and spaced from the LED by the molding material.
US08754435B1	Engineered-phosphor LED package and related methods In accordance with certain embodiments, regions of spatially varying wavelength-conversion particle concentration are formed over light-emitting dies.
US08754429B2	Optical semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same According to one embodiment, an optical semiconductor device includes a light emitting layer, a transparent layer, a first metal post, a second metal post and a sealing layer. The light emitting layer includes a first and a second major surface, a first and a second electrode. The second major surface is a surface opposite to the first major surface, and the first electrode and second electrodes are formed on the second major surface. The transparent layer is provided on the first major surface. The first metal post is provided on the first electrode. The second metal post is provided on the second electrode. The sealing layer is provided on the second major surface. The sealing layer covers a side surface of the light emitting layer and seals the first and second metal posts while leaving end portions of the first and second metal posts exposed.
US08754428B2	Light emitting device and display A light emitting diode having a mount lead having a cup and a lead, an LED chip mounted in the cup of said mount lead with one of electrodes being electrically connected to said mount lead, a coating material filling the cup of said mount lead to cover said LED chip; a molding material covering said LED chip, said coating material and the cup of said mount lead, and a phosphor absorbing a part of light emitted by said LED chip and emitting light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light, wherein said phosphor is located in said coating material, and wherein said molding material is shaped to form a concave lens.
US08754425B2	Electrically pixelated luminescent device Electrically pixelated luminescent devices, methods for forming electrically pixelated luminescent devices, systems including electrically pixelated luminescent devices, and methods for using electrically pixelated luminescent devices are described. More specifically, electrically pixelated luminescent devices that have inner and outer semiconductor layers and a continuous light emitting region, as well as individually addressable electrodes are described.
US08754424B2	Discontinuous patterned bonds for semiconductor devices and associated systems and methods Discontinuous bonds for semiconductor devices are disclosed herein. A device in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a first substrate and a second substrate, with at least one of the first substrate and the second substrate having a plurality of solid-state transducers. The second substrate can include a plurality of projections and a plurality of intermediate regions and can be bonded to the first substrate with a discontinuous bond. Individual solid-state transducers can be disposed at least partially within corresponding intermediate regions and the discontinuous bond can include bonding material bonding the individual solid-state transducers to blind ends of corresponding intermediate regions. Associated methods and systems of discontinuous bonds for semiconductor devices are disclosed herein.
US08754421B2	Method for processing semiconductors using a combination of electron beam and optical lithography Forming an alignment mark on a semiconductor structure using an optical lithography to form a metal alignment mark on a substrate of the structure, using the formed metal alignment mark to form a first feature of a semiconductor device being formed on the substrate using optical lithography, and using the formed metal alignment mark to form a second, different feature for the semiconductor using electron beam lithography. In one embodiment, the first feature is an ohmic contact, the second feature is a Schottky contact, the metal alignment mark is a refractory metal or a refractory metal compound having an atomic weight greater than 60 such as TaN and the semiconductor device is a GaN semiconductor device. A semiconductor structure having a metal alignment mark on a zero layer of the structure, the metal alignment mark is a TaN and the semiconductor is GaN.
US08754418B2	Semiconductor device, and method for producing same Disclosed is a semiconductor device 100A that has first lightly doped drain regions 31A1 and 32A1 between a source region 34A1 and a channel region 33A1 of a first conductive-type driver circuit TFT 10A1 and/or between a drain region 35A1 and the channel region 33A1 of the first conductive-type driver circuit TFT 10A1, and second lightly doped drain regions 31C and 32C between a source region 34C and a channel region 33C of a first conductive-type pixel TFT 10C and/or between a drain region 35C and the channel region 33C of the first conductive-type pixel TFT 10C, in which the first lightly doped drain regions 31A1 and 32A1 have first conductive-type impurities n1 at a first impurity concentration C1, and the second lightly doped drain regions 31C and 32C have first conductive-type impurities n1 at the first impurity concentration C1 and second conductive-type impurities p2 at a second impurity concentration C2.
US08754412B2	Intra die variation monitor using through-silicon via An apparatus comprising connecting IDVMON monitors with through silicon vias (TSV) to allow the monitors to be connected to probe pads located on the backside of the wafer. Because the backside of the wafer have significantly more space than the front side, the probe pads for IDVMON can be accommodated without sacrificing the silicon area.
US08754409B2	Field-effect transistor, and memory and semiconductor circuit including the same Provided is a field-effect transistor (FET) having small off-state current, which is used in a miniaturized semiconductor integrated circuit. The field-effect transistor includes a thin oxide semiconductor which is formed substantially perpendicular to an insulating surface and has a thickness of greater than or equal to 1 nm and less than or equal to 30 nm, a gate insulating film formed to cover the oxide semiconductor, and a strip-like gate which is formed to cover the gate insulating film and has a width of greater than or equal to 10 nm and less than or equal to 100 nm. In this structure, three surfaces of the thin oxide semiconductor are covered with the gate, so that electrons injected from a source or a drain can be effectively removed, and most of the space between the source and the drain can be a depletion region; thus, off-state current can be reduced.
US08754400B2	Two-dimensional patterning employing self-assembled material A first nanoscale self-aligned self-assembled nested line structure having a sublithographic width and a sublithographic spacing and running along a first direction is formed from first self-assembling block copolymers within a first layer. The first layer is filled with a filler material and a second layer is deposited above the first layer containing the first nanoscale nested line structure. A second nanoscale self-aligned self-assembled nested line structure having a sublithographic width and a sublithographic spacing and running in a second direction is formed from second self-assembling block copolymers within the second layer. The composite pattern of the first nanoscale nested line structure and the second nanoscale nested line structure is transferred into an underlayer beneath the first layer to form an array of structures containing periodicity in two directions.
US08754396B2	Stretchable form of single crystal silicon for high performance electronics on rubber substrates The present invention provides stretchable, and optionally printable, semiconductors and electronic circuits capable of providing good performance when stretched, compressed, flexed or otherwise deformed. Stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention preferred for some applications are flexible, in addition to being stretchable, and thus are capable of significant elongation, flexing, bending or other deformation along one or more axes. Further, stretchable semiconductors and electronic circuits of the present invention may be adapted to a wide range of device configurations to provide fully flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices.
US08754394B2	Variable resistive memory device and method for fabricating the same A variable resistive memory device includes a bit line, a word line, first electrodes and second electrodes, which are respectively arrayed in different directions, wherein a unit cell including a variable resistive material layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode is located at every intersection between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US08754392B2	Carbon-based memory element One embodiment of the disclosure can provide a storage layer of a resistive memory element comprising a resistance changeable material. The resistance changeable material can include carbon. Contact layers can be provided for contacting the storage layer. The storage layer can be disposed between a bottom contact layer and a top contact layer. The resistance changeable material can be annealed at a predetermined temperature over a predetermined annealing time for rearranging an atomic order of the resistance changeable material.
US08754390B2	Generating pulse parameters in a particle analyzer A method is provided for generating measurement parameters for a particle sample in a particle analyzer. The method includes, interrogating the particle sample with a triggering interrogator and one or more secondary interrogators respectively positioned along a length of an interrogation area, generating respective pulses based upon the interrogation of a first particle from the particle sample, determining a primary pulse detection window based upon a triggering pulse, determining a search interval to find a secondary pulse based upon factors including the primary pulse detection window and a laser delay, adjusting the search interval for laser delay variation dynamically based on the interrogation of the first particle, identifying the secondary pulse in the adjusted search interval, and processing the secondary pulse to determine a peak value of the secondary pulse. Corresponding apparatus are also provided.
US08754388B2	Radiation control and minimization system and method using collimation/filtering A radiation control system and method are provided in which radiation delivered to a patient and/or the operator of the equipment is minimized. The radiation control system may be used in a large variety of applications including applications in which radiation source is used to inspect an object, such as, for example, medical imaging, diagnosis and therapy, in manufacturing operation using radiation, in airports scanning systems, in different security setups, and in nuclear reactors automation and process control. The radiation control system and method may also be used with 3D imaging.
US08754387B2	Handling of radioactive materials A radioactive material handling assembly (10) includes an outer housing (12) and an inner cell (14). The inner cell defines a radioactive material containment/handling chamber (16) and is removably mountable inside the outer housing. Handling means is operable from outside the inner cell to handle radioactive materials located in the containment/handling chamber. At least one of the outer housing and the inner cell is predominantly of a shielding material which is opaque to radioactivity.
US08754384B1	Sample preparation stage Described is a system and method for in situ sample preparation and imaging. The system includes a multi-axis stage 100 having a bulk stage 110 and a grid stage 150 with various degrees of freedom to allow for sample preparation. In some embodiments, a focused ion beam system is used to prepare a lamella on the bulk stage 110. The lamella can then be transferred to the grid stage 150 from the bulk stage 110 without needing to move the multi-axis stage 100 from the focused ion beam system.
US08754383B2	Spatial segregation of plasma components A closed plasma channel (“CPC”) superconductor which, in a first embodiment, is comprised of an elongated, close-ended vacuum conduit comprising a cylindrical wall having a longitudinal axis and defining a transmission space for containing an ionized gas of vapor plasma (hereinafter “plasma components”), the plasma components being substantially separated into regionalized channels parallel to the longitudinal axis in response to a static magnetic field produced within the transmission space. Each channel is established along the entire length of the transmission space. At least one channel is established comprised primarily of free-electrons which provide a path of least resistance for the transmission of energy therethrough. Ionization is established and maintained by the photoelectric effect of a light source of suitable wavelength to produce the most conductive electrical transmission medium. Various embodiments of the subject method and apparatus are described including a hybrid system for the transmission of alternating current or, alternatively, multi-pole EM fields through the cylindrical wall and direct current or charged particles through the stratified channels.
US08754381B2	Method for inspecting UV illuminance in multi-level bake furnace for TFT-LCD manufacturing process and pickup assembly device for performing the method The present invention provides a method for inspecting UV illuminance in multi-level UV bake furnace for TFT-LCD manufacturing process and a pickup assembly device for performing the method. The method for inspecting UV illuminance in multi-level UV bake furnace for TFT-LCD manufacturing process includes the following steps: Step 1: providing a multi-level bake furnace for TFT-LCD manufacturing process, a pickup device, an inspection control system, and a sensor for inspecting UV illuminance; Step 2: mounting the sensor on the pickup device; Step 3: connecting the inspection control system and the sensor with communication; Step 4: operating the pickup device to bring the sensor to a site in a level of the multi-level UV bake furnace where inspection of UV illuminance is to be made; and Step 5: sensor collecting data and transmitting the data so collected to the inspection control system to thereby realize inspection. The pickup assembly device includes a pickup device and a sensor mounted to the pickup device.
US08754379B2	Photodiode and other sensor structures in flat-panel x-ray imagers and method for improving topological uniformity of the photodiode and other sensor structures in flat-panel x-ray imagers based on thin-film electronics A radiation sensor including a scintillation layer configured to emit photons upon interaction with ionizing radiation and a photodetector including in order a first electrode, a photosensitive layer, and a photon-transmissive second electrode disposed in proximity to the scintillation layer. The photosensitive layer is configured to generate electron-hole pairs upon interaction with a part of the photons. The radiation sensor includes pixel circuitry electrically connected to the first electrode and configured to measure an imaging signal indicative of the electron-hole pairs generated in the photosensitive layer and a planarization layer disposed on the pixel circuitry between the first electrode and the pixel circuitry such that the first electrode is above a plane including the pixel circuitry. A surface of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode at least partially overlaps the pixel circuitry and has a surface inflection above features of the pixel circuitry. The surface inflection has a radius of curvature greater than one half micron.
US08754376B2	Systems and methods for determining a zero baseline value of a channel from a detector device A representative method for determining a zero baseline value of a channel from a detector device of a nuclear medicine imagining system to allow for correction caused by noise or interference on the detector device includes calculating a first value of a baseline based on a first sample of analog electrical signals from analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) coupled to the detector device; comparing a predetermined value with the first value of the baseline; determining whether there is a small change between the predetermined value and the first value of the baseline; and responsive to determining that the small change exists, adjusting the baseline of the ADCs by a fraction of the small change based on the comparison between the predetermined value and the first value of the baseline.
US08754372B2	Structure and method for determining a defect in integrated circuit manufacturing process The present invention discloses a structure and a method for determining a defect in integrated circuit manufacturing process. Test keys are designed for the structure to be the interlaced arrays of grounded and floating conductive cylinders, and the microscopic image can be predicted to be an interlaced pattern of bright voltage contrast (BVC) and dark voltage contrast (DVC) signals for a charged particle beam imaging system. The system can detect the defects by comparing patterns of the detected VC signals and the predicted VC signals.
US08754370B1	Sheathless interface for coupling capillary electrophoresis with mass spectrometry A sheathless interface for coupling capillary electrophoresis (CE) with mass spectrometry is disclosed. The sheathless interface includes a separation capillary for performing CE separation and an emitter capillary for electrospray ionization. A portion of the emitter capillary is porous or, alternatively, is coated to form an electrically conductive surface. A section of the emitter capillary is disposed within the separation capillary, forming a joint. A metal tube, containing a conductive liquid, encloses the joint.
US08754368B2	Mass spectrometer In performing an isolation of specific ions or performing a dissociation operation by CID, ions are captured by applying a radio-frequency high voltage to a ring electrode 31 as before. In a cooling operation which is performed immediately before target ions are ejected toward a TOFMS unit 4 with the ions stored in an ion trap 3, a radio-frequency high voltage is not applied to the ring electrode 31 but to end cap electrodes 32 and 34 to capture the ions. In this operation, the frequency thereof is set to be higher than that of the voltage applied to the ring electrode 31 and the amplitude is also increased in order to assure a large pseudopotential and keep the low mass cutoff (LMC). This narrows the spatial distribution of the cooled ions, reducing the variation of the initial positions of the ions at the point in time when they are ejected, which increases the mass resolution. In addition, since an isolation of ions having a large m/z can be performed with a great qz value as is conventionally done, a high mass selectivity can be assured.
US08754367B2	Orthogonal acceleration time-of-flight spectrometer having steady potential and variable potential transport regions A time-of-flight mass spectrometer has an ion transport region and a time-of-flight (TOF) mass analyzer. The ion transport region includes a collision cell (ion storage region), a steady potential region, and a variable potential region such that the difference in potential between the steady potential region and the variable potential region when ions passed through the steady potential region enter the steady potential region increases with increasing mass-to-charge ratio of ions. The mass analyzer causes the ions transported via the transport region to be accelerated along another optical axis at a given acceleration timing and guides the ions toward a detector.
US08754364B2	Mass spectrometer A mass spectrometer is disclosed wherein an ion signal is split into a first and second signal. The first and second signals are multiplied by different gains and are digitised. Arrival time and intensity pairs are calculated for both digitised signals and the resulting time and intensity pairs are combined to form a high dynamic range spectrum. The spectrum is then combined with other corresponding spectra to form a summed spectrum.
US08754361B1	Systems and methods for adjusting a mass spectrometer output A mass spectrometer comprises an ion trap configured to trap ions and to eject ions. The ion trap comprises an electrode. The mass spectrometer further comprises a detector configured to detect ions ejected from the ion trap, a radio frequency (RF) generator electrically coupled to the electrode and configured to generate an RF signal, a sampling circuit electrically coupled to electrode and configured to measure a voltage of the RF signal at the electrode, and a signal processor electrically coupled to the sampling circuit and the detector. The signal processor is configured to receive outputs from the detector and the sampling circuit and to correct the output from the detector based on the output from the sampling circuit.
US08754360B2	System and method of detecting movement of an object The present invention relates to a detection system for detecting movements of a movable object (6). The system comprises: a light source (S) being adapted for emitting light, a reflecting unit (8) being arranged in a functional connection with said movable object and being adapted for reflecting said emitted light, an analogue-to-digital converter being adapted for outputting a digital signal and including at least one detector (D1 to D4; PE1, PE2) for detecting said reflected light and outputting detection signals for determining the movement of said movable object, current sources being adapted for outputting current signals, and at least one capacitor being adapted for receiving said detection signals and said current signals, a common mode controller being adapted for sensing a voltage on said at least one capacitor and for generating at least one common mode signal for controlling said current sources depending on the sensed voltage, wherein said digital signal indicative of said movement of said movable object being based on said output signal of said at least one detector and said at least one common mode signal. The present invention further refers to a joystick using the detection system, as well as to a method of detecting movements of the movable object.
US08754357B2	Pixel having two cascade-connected sample stages, pixel array, and method of operating same A pixel includes a photo-sensitive element for generating charges in response to incident radiation. A transfer gate is positioned between the photo-sensitive element and a sense node for controlling transfer of charges to the sense node. A reset switch is connected to the sense node for resetting the sense node to a predetermined voltage. A first buffer amplifier has an input connected to the sense node and an output connected to a sample stage operable to sample a value of the sense node. A second buffer amplifier has an input connected to the sample stage. Control circuitry operates the reset switch and causes the sample stage to sample the sense node while the photo-sensitive element is exposed to radiation. An array of pixels is synchronously exposed to radiation. Sampled values for a first exposure period can be read while the photo-sensitive element is exposed for a second exposure period.
US08754356B2	Single photon detector and photon number resolving detector Provided is a single photon detector and a photon number detector which use an APD and include an auxiliary signal generator, a light receiving element, a mixer, and a determiner. The auxiliary signal generator generates an auxiliary signal. The light receiving element receives a photon to output an electric signal. The mixer receives and mixes an output signal of the light receiving element and the auxiliary signal. The determiner determines whether the photon is received or the number of received photons. The single photon detector and photon number resolving detector detect an avalanche of an amplitude less than the amplitude of a capacitive response. A probability that an after pulse is generated can be reduced. A photon count rate is enhanced. The influence on the waveform of the gate signal can be decreased. The frequency of the gate signal can be continuously changed.
US08754353B2	Solar cell system for outputting an audio signal Disclosed herein is a solar cell system including: a plurality of power generation panels that differ in the range of wavelengths of light they absorb from each other and convert light into power; a voltage detection section adapted to detect the voltage of power generated by each of the plurality of power generation panels; a reproduction section adapted to compare the voltages of the plurality of power generation panels detected by the voltage detection section so as to reproduce an audio or music signal appropriate to the comparison result; and an output section adapted to output audio or music reproduced by the reproduction section.
US08754351B2	Induction cooking An induction cooking system with an induction heating system, a cooktop, and cool touch cookware that has a target layer that is heated by induction. An absolute cookware temperature is directly sensed at one or more locations of the cookware. A relative cookware temperature can be determined based on the value of an electrical variable of a circuit that includes the target layer. The cookware can include a layer of thermal insulation directly below and spaced from the target layer by a gap. The insulation and gap act as the major heat insulating elements to keep the outer surface of the cookware cool. The cooktop can be cooled by placing a cooling chamber just below the cooktop and drawing air through the cooling chamber. The induction coil can be located in the cooling chamber.
US08754349B2	Plasma torch cutting device and process A method of operating a plasma arc torch system includes placing a work piece to be cut on a table of the plasma arc torch system, wherein at least a portion of the work piece has a planer surface facing away from the table. A plasma arc torch is positioned adjacent the planer surface of the work piece using a positioning apparatus, wherein the positioning apparatus has at least five degrees of freedom about which it can move the plasma arc torch relative the work piece for cutting the work piece on the table. The method further includes angling the torch relative the planer surface of the work piece such that the torch is held at an angle of between about 1 and about 4 degrees from perpendicular with the planer surface to back burn a produced kerf such that a kerf edge is perpendicular relative the planer surface of the work piece. Additionally, the planer surface of the work piece is calculated by contacting the work piece with the torch at least three times.
US08754347B2	Resistance spot welder A resistance spot welder includes: a motor, having a shaft; a cylindrical casing; a hollow guide rod, inserted into the casing, and adapted to be moved linearly for moving a first electrode tip facing a second electrode tip provided at a gun arm; a ball nut, fixed in an inner circumference of the guide rod; a ball screw, fitted through the ball nut; a coupling, including a first fastening portion into which the shaft of the motor is inserted and a second fastening portion into which the ball screw is inserted and which is opposite to the first fastening portion; and a bearing, fitted between an outer circumference of the first fastening portion and an inner circumference of the casing. The guide rod is moved between a first point which is a motor side and a second point which is an electrode tip side. When the guide rod is positioned at the first point, the guide rod accommodates at least a part of the second fastening portion.
US08754341B2	Actuating multiple features of a device located in an explosion-proof enclosure A system is described herein for actuating at least one feature of multiple features of a device located inside an enclosure. The system can include a depressor extending through an aperture in a surface of the enclosure. The depressor can include a depressor shaft having a first depressor end and a second depressor end, where the first depressor end is accessible from outside the enclosure. The depressor can move between an undepressed state and a depressed state. The second depressor end can contact the at least one feature of the multiple features of the device when the depressor is in the depressed state.
US08754338B2	On-chip interconnects with reduced capacitance and method of afbrication An electronics interconnection system is provided with reduced capacitance between a signal line and the surrounding dielectric material. By using a non-homogenous dielectric, the effective dielectric constant of the material is reduced. This reduction results in less power loss from the signal line to the dielectric material, and therefore reduces the number of buffers needed on the signal line. This increases the speed of the signal, and reduces the power consumed by the interconnection system. The fabrication techniques provided are advantageous because they can be preformed using today's standard IC fabrication techniques.
US08754333B2	Printed circuit board incorporating fibers A printed circuit board includes a cell portion which includes cells having a plurality of through bores are arranged in a base material; and a base material portion which exists around an outer edge of the cell portion. The base material is formed of a prepreg, the prepreg includes a fiber material in which fiber threads are oriented in a first direction and in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction, and a resin material in which the fiber material is impregnated. The through bores are arranged along a third direction between the first direction and the second direction, wherein one side of the outer edges of the cell extends along the third direction.
US08754332B2	Display device Provided is a flexible substrate wherein a connection portion between the flexible substrate and an electric circuit board meets requirements of narrow wiring pitch and low resistance at the connection portion. An electric circuit structure, which has the flexible substrate and the electric circuit board to which the flexible substrate is connected, is also provided. A wiring pattern (22) is formed on a flexible base film (21), a connection terminal (25) connected electrically to an electrode terminal of another electric circuit board is arranged at an end portion of the wiring pattern (22), and the connection terminal (25) includes wide connection terminals (25b, 25c) having a terminal width extending across plural lines of the wiring pattern (22).
US08754323B2	Dye-sensitized solar cell and process for producing the same A dye-sensitized solar cell is provided, wherein it can be produced by a relatively easy and simple process and ensures high conversion efficiency even in cases where the thickness of the porous semiconductor layer is increased. The dye-sensitized solar cell 10 includes, in the interior of or on the conductive-substrate-side surface of the porous semiconductor layer 16, conductive metal film 20, such as a film of tungsten, having a large number of randomly located penetrations 24. Penetrations 24 of the conductive metal film 20 are formed by forming a fine-particle layer on the surface of the porous semiconductor layer, forming a conductive metal film on the surface of the fine-particle layer, and making the fine-particle layer disappear by heating or solvent-cleaning.
US08754312B2	Necks for string instruments A neck for a string instrument is provided with a shape that varies along the length of the neck to facilitate an appropriate hand posture at various longitudinal positions on the neck. The neck has a heel end for receiving a body of a string instrument, a head end relative to the heel end, and a fingerboard surface. Adjacent the fingerboard surface, the bass side of the neck is chamfered, relative to the treble side of the neck, from an intermediate position between the heel end and the head end of the neck toward the heel end of the neck, for accommodating a user's thumb when fretting in an upper register portion of the neck.
US08754311B2	Sound chests for harps and methods for manufacturing same Sound chests having a sound board connected to a hollow body which includes a bearing structure to which there is connected an outer shell are provided. In such sound chests the bearing structure includes a bottom wall or chest-bottom, and a top member or upper block, a central longitudinal batten or backboard, and two side battens or planks, which extend between the chest-bottom and the upper block, remote from and close to the sound board, respectively; and a plurality of longitudinally staggered, transverse stiffening members or bridges each of which is connected centrally to the backboard with its ends connected to the side planks. Methods for making such sound chests are also provided.
US08754305B1	Inbred corn line BU007 An inbred corn line, designated BU007, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line BU007, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line BU007 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line BU007 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line BU007, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line BU007 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods.
US08754303B1	Potato cultivar J3 A potato cultivar designated J3 is disclosed. The invention relates to tubers of potato cultivar J3, to seeds of potato cultivar J3, to plants and plant parts of potato cultivar J3, to food products produced from potato cultivar J3, and to methods for producing a potato plant by crossing potato cultivar J3 with itself or with another potato variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a transgenic potato plant and to the transgenic potato plants and parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to potato plants and plant parts derived from potato cultivar J3, to methods for producing other potato plants or plant parts derived from potato cultivar J3 and to the potato plants and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid potato tubers, seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing potato cultivar J3 with another potato cultivar.
US08754295B2	Soybean variety A1035590 The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1035590. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1035590. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1035590 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1035590 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.
US08754294B1	Soybean variety XBP52003 A novel soybean variety, designated XBP52003 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP52003, cells from soybean variety XBP52003, plants of soybean XBP52003, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP52003. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP52003 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP52003, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP52003, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP52003. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP52003 are further provided.
US08754293B2	Lettuce variety intred The present invention relates to plants of a lettuce variety NUN 6741 (referred to as “INTRED”) and seeds and progeny thereof. The invention further relates to methods for producing a lettuce plant by traditional breeding methods. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for producing a lettuce plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes.
US08754292B2	Nucleotide sequences mediating male fertility and method of using same Nucleotide sequences mediating male fertility in plants are described, with DNA molecule and amino acid sequences set forth. Promoter sequences and their essential regions are also identified. The nucleotide sequences are useful in mediating male fertility in plants.
US08754291B1	Hybrid corn variety 570111 The invention provides seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated 570111. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety 570111, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety 570111 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 570111.
US08754287B2	Mice that make heavy chain antibodies Genetically modified non-human animals and methods and compositions for making and using them are provided, wherein the genetic modification comprises a deletion in an immunoglobulin constant region CH1 gene (optionally a deletion in a hinge region) of an IgG, IgA, IgD, and/or IgE, and wherein the mouse is capable of expressing a functional IgM. Genetically modified mice are described, including mice having a functional IgM gene and modified to have a deletion of a CH1 domain and a hinge region in a heavy chain constant domain that is not an IgM, e.g., in an IgG heavy chain constant domain. Genetically modified mice that make human variable/mouse constant chimeric heavy chain antibodies (antibodies that lack a light chain), fully mouse heavy chain antibodies, or fully human heavy chain antibodies are provided.
US08754281B2	Energy conservation in heavy-hydrocarbon distillation An aromatics complex producing one or more xylene isomers offers a large number of opportunities to conserve energy by heat exchange within the complex. One previously unrecognized opportunity is through providing two parallel distillation columns operating at different pressures to separate C8 aromatics from C9+ aromatics. The parallel columns offer additional opportunities to conserve energy within the complex through heat exchange in associated xylene recovery facilities.
US08754277B2	Process for preparing ethylene and/or propylene The present invention provides a process for preparing ethylene and/or propylene, comprising the steps of providing a hydrocarbon stream, comprising C4+ normal olefins and C4+ iso-olefins; converting C4+ isoolefins to tert-alkyl ether and separating the ethers from the hydrocarbon stream; isomersing the C4+ normal olefins to iso-olefins and converting C4+ isoolefins to tert-alkyl ether and separating the ethers from the hydrocarbon stream; converting the obtained tert-alkyl ether to ethylene and propylene by contacting the tert-alkyl ether with a molecular sieve-comprising catalyst and retrieving an olefinic product.
US08754276B2	Reverse flow reactors for propylene and aromatics production A reverse flow regenerative reactor having first and second zones, each having first and second ends, the first zone having a plurality of channels capable of separately conveying at least two components of a combustible gas mixture, a gas distributor configured for injecting the components of the combustible gas mixture into first zone, a combustion zone including a selective combustion catalyst disposed at or downstream of the second end of said channels for catalyzing combustion, wherein the second zone is positioned and situated to receive a combusted gas mixture. Processes usefully conducted in the reactor are also disclosed.
US08754268B2	Process for removing water from alcohol mixtures A process for removing water from an alcohol mixture, such as an ethanol mixture in the production of ethanol by hydrogenating acetic acid. The water is removed from a distillate of a first column using an adsorption unit, membrane, extractive column distillation, or a combination thereof.
US08754261B2	Process for the preparation of O-desmethyl-venlafaxine and salts thereof The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of O-desmethyl venlafaxine (ODV) and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein it comprises (i) provision of spiro-venlafaxine compound as intermediate; (ii) conversion of spiro-venlafaxine intermediate into ODV free base in a one-pot process; and (iii) optionally conversion ODV free base into pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The present invention further relates to novel processes for the preparation of crystalline salts of ODV-succinate and ODV-oxalate.
US08754260B2	Method for preparing fluoroacylated arylamine A method for making fluoroacyl arylamines is disclosed.
US08754257B2	Pharmaceutical-grade ferric organic compounds, uses thereof and methods of making same The present invention discloses a pharmaceutical-grade ferric organic compounds, including ferric citrate, which are soluble over a wider range of pH, and which have a large active surface area. A manufacturing and quality control process for making a pharmaceutical-grade ferric citrate that consistently complies with the established Manufacture Release Specification is also disclosed. The pharmaceutical-grade ferric organic compounds are suitable for treating disorders characterized by elevated serum phosphate levels.
US08754255B2	Process of preparation of glyoxylic acid aqueous solution The invention relates to a method for preparing an aqueous solution of glyoxylic acid by oxidation of an aqueous solution of glyoxal with oxygen or a gas containing oxygen, in the presence of a catalytic quantity of nitric acid and/or at least one nitrogen oxide, a strong acid not oxidizing glyoxal, and by maintaining conditions satisfying the equation KLa/Q>10, where KLa is the total volumetric mass transfer coefficient and Q is the heat load liberated by the reaction per mole of glyoxal.
US08754252B2	Asymmetric cyclization processes using unsaturated nitro compounds Disclosed are processes of forming a compound (33), (35) or (37)
US08754247B2	Catalyst comprising at least one IZM-2 zeolite, and its use in the transformation of hydrocarbon feeds A catalyst is described which comprises at least one IZM-2 zeolite and at least one matrix, said zeolite having a chemical composition expressed as the anhydrous base in terms of moles of oxides by the following general formula: XO2: aY2O3: bMnO, in which X represents at least one tetravalent element, Y represents at least one trivalent element and M is at least one alkali metal and/or alkaline-earth metal, a and b respectively representing the number of moles of Y2O3 and MnO; and a is in the range 0.001 to 0.5, b is in the range 0 to 1 and n is in the range 1 to 2. Said catalyst is used in various processes for the transformation of hydrocarbon feeds.
US08754244B1	Rhodamine compounds and their use as fluorescent labels The present invention relates to new rhodamine compounds and their use as fluorescent labels. The compounds may be used as fluorescent labels for nucleotides in nucleic acid sequencing applications.
US08754243B2	Process for the preparation of 1, 2, 4-trioxolane antimalarials This invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of compounds of Formula I, salts of the free base cis-adamantane-2-spiro-3′-8′-[[[(2′-amino-2′-methylpropyl)amino]carbonyl]methyl]-1′,2′,4′-trioxaspiro[4.5]decane, Formula (I) wherein X is an anion. The compounds of Formula (I) have antimalarial activity.
US08754240B2	Process for the manufacture of 4-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-indol-5-ol The present invention relates to a chemical process for the manufacture of a compound of Formula II
US08754239B2	Process for preparing eletriptan hydrobromide having α-form A process for preparation of eletriptan hydrobromide having α-form of formula (I) is described that includes reducing 3-((R)-1-methylpyrrolidin-2-yl)methyl)-5-((E)-2-(phenylsulfonyl)vinyl)-1H-indole of formula (II) in presence of a metal catalyst to the product of formula (III) and then converting to hydrobromide salt having α-form of formula (I).
US08754237B2	Bifunctional histone deacetylase inhibitors In recognition of the need to develop novel therapeutic agents and efficient methods for the synthesis thereof, the present invention provides novel bifunctional, trifunctional, or multifunctional compounds for inhibiting histone deacetylases, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and derivatives thereof. The present invention further provides methods for treating disorders regulated by histone deacetylase activity (e.g., proliferative diseases, cancer, inflammatory diseases, protozoal infections, hair loss, etc.) comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of an inventive compound to a subject in need thereof. The present invention also provides methods for preparing compounds of the invention.
US08754235B2	Method for producing 5-(aminomethyl)-2-chlorothiazole A method for producing 5-(aminomethyl)-2-chlorothiazole, which comprises the step of mixing a compound represented by formula (2): a mineral acid and a nitrite salt together.
US08754234B2	Chiral 2-(benzylsulfinyl)thiazole derivatives and 2-[(1H-pyrazol-4-ylmethyl)sulfinyl]thiazole derivatives, processes for their preparation and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators The present invention provides chiral 2-(benzylsulfinyl)thiazole derivatives and 2-[(1H-pyrazol-4-ylmethyl)sulfinyl]thiazole derivatives of the formula (I) and their salts processes for their preparation and their use as herbicides and plant growth regulators, in particular as herbicides for the selective control of harmful plants in crops of useful plants.
US08754233B2	Pyrazolylbenzothiazole derivatives and their use as therapeutic agents Topical formulations and method of using the same are provided. The topical formulation comprises a pyrazolylbenzothiazole derivative of the following formula (1) wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are described herein.
US08754230B2	4-pyridinone compounds and their use for cancer Disclosed herein is a process for preparing a compound of Formula (I), comprising the steps of: (a) reacting an aniline compound of Formula (II) and an carboxylic acid compound of Formula (III) or an activated carboxylic acid compound thereof, to provide a compound of Formula (IV); and (b) converting said protected amine group attached to said compound of Formula (IV) to an amine group to provide said compound of Formula (I); wherein PAm is a protected amine group. Processes to prepare the compounds of Formulae (II), (III), and (IV) are also disclosed.
US08754225B2	Process for preparing a biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid The invention provides a process of preparing an intermediate useful in the synthesis of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester, and a process of preparing a crystalline freebase of the ester.
US08754222B2	Process for preparing modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator The present invention relates to processes for preparing solid state forms of N-(4-(7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-7-yl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-4-oxo-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxamide, including Compound 1 Form A, Compound 1 Form A-HCl, Compound 1 Form B, and Compound 1 Form B-HCl, any combination of these forms, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith.
US08754220B2	Quinolizidinone carboxamide M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators The present invention is directed to compounds of formula (I) which are M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the M1 receptor is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia, pain or sleep disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and to the use of the compounds and compositions in the treatment of diseases mediated by the M1 receptor.
US08754218B2	Salts of 6-heterocycle substituted hexahydrophenanthridine derivatives Disclosed herein are salts of 6-heteroaryl substituted hexahydrophenanthridine PDE4 inhibiting compounds, which can be used in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of pharmaceutical compositions.
US08754215B2	Process for the preparation of praziquantel The present disclosure describes a novel, cost-effective process for preparation of a 4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino-[2,1-a]isoquinoline derivatives. Specifically, it discloses a process for the preparation of the anthelmintic drug praziquantel through the use of a novel intermediate, 2-[(2,2-dimethoxyethyl)benzyl amino]-N-phenethylacetamide. This present disclosure also describes a novel crystalline form of 4-oxo-1,2,3,6,7,11b-hexahydro-4H-pyrazino[2,1-a]isoquinoline.
US08754212B2	Process for the preparation of stable, amorphous calcium salt of (6S)-N(5)-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid A process for the preparation of the stable, amorphous calcium salt of (6S)—N(5)-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid of the formula V, and a stable, amorphous calcium salt of (6S)—N(5)-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid of the formula V are provided.
US08754210B2	Method for preparing 5-chloro-N-({(5S)-2-oxo-3-[4-(5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazin-1-yl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-5-yl}methyl) derivative and intermediate used therein Disclosed are: a method for preparing a 5-chloro-N-({(5S)-2-oxo-3-[4-(5,6-dihydro-4H-[1,2,4]triazin-1-yl)phenyl]-1,3-oxazolidin-5-yl}-methyl)thiophene-2-carboxamide derivative, which is a inhibitor of blood coagulation factor Xa, in a high purity and yield; and a novel intermedicate used therein.
US08754209B2	Indazole derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof as protein kinase inhibitors for proliferative diseases treatment, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient Disclosed are novel indazole derivatives represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates or solvates thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of proliferative diseases, containing the same as an active ingredient. Having potent inhibitory effect against protein kinase, such as b-raf, KDR, Fms, Tie2, SAPK2a and Ret, inducing diseases caused by abnormal cell proliferation, the novel indazole derivatives can be used for the prevention or treatment of diseases caused by abnormal cell proliferation.
US08754208B2	Method of preparing cyclic carbonates, cyclic carbamates, cyclic ureas, cyclic thiocarbonates, cyclic thiocarbamates, and cyclic dithiocarbonates A method of preparing a cyclic monomer, comprising: forming a first mixture comprising a precursor compound, bis(pentafluorophenyl)carbonate, and a catalyst; wherein the precursor compound has a structure comprising a) two or more carbons, and b) two functional groups selected from the group consisting of primary amine, secondary amine, thiol group, hydroxyl group, and combinations thereof; and agitating the first mixture at a temperature effective to form a second mixture comprising the cyclic monomer, the cyclic monomer selected from the group consisting of a cyclic carbonate, a cyclic carbamate, a cyclic urea, a cyclic thiocarbonate, a cyclic thiocarbamate, and a cyclic dithiocarbonate.
US08754207B2	Process for the preparation of rapamycin derivatives The invention relates to processes for the preparation of compound of CCI-779 having the Formula (I), which is useful as an antineoplastic agent. The invention further relates to certain novel intermediates useful in the preparation of compound of CCI-779 and processes for their preparation. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions that include the compound of CCI-779, prepared according to the processes disclosed herein.
US08754206B2	Metal (III) complex of biuret-amide based macrocyclic ligand as green oxidation catalyst The present invention discloses metal (III) complex of a biuret-amide based macrocyclic ligand as green catalysts that exhibit both excellent reactivity for the activation of H2O2 and high stability at low pH and high ionic strength. The invention also provides macrocyclic biuret amide based ligand for designing of functional peroxidase mimics. Further, the present invention discloses synthesis of said metal (III) complex of a biuret-amide based macrocyclic ligand.
US08754204B2	Method for preparing stool sample, solution for preparing stool sample, and kit for collecting stool A method for preparing a stool sample without any need for complicated operations is provided which is capable of efficiently recovering a nucleic acid originating from mammalian cells, such as the cells exfoliated from the large intestine, in the stool. A solution for preparing a stool sample and a kit for stool collection are also provided. The collected stool is mixed with a solution for preparing a stool sample which has a water-soluble organic solvent as an active ingredient. A method is disclosed for recovering a nucleic acid including recovering a nucleic acid originating from indigenous enteric bacterium and a nucleic acid originating from an organism other than indigenous enteric bacterium at the same time from the stool sample prepared by the preparation method.
US08754202B2	RNAi-related inhibition of TNFα signaling pathway for treatment of ocular angiogenesis RNA interference is provided for inhibition of tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα) by silencing TNFα cell surface receptor TNF receptor-1 (TNFR1) mRNA expression, or by silencing TNFα converting enzyme (TACE/ADAM17) mRNA expression. Silencing such TNFα targets, in particular, is useful for treating patients having a TNFα-related condition or at risk of developing a TNFα-related condition, such as ocular angiogenesis, retinal ischemia, and diabetic retinopathy.
US08754199B2	Tango 240 nucleic acids and uses thereof The invention provides isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated TANGO 228 nucleic acid molecules, which encode secreted proteins with homology to the rat MCA-32 protein, isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated TANGO 240 nucleic acid molecules, which encode secreted proteins with homology to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis hypothetical protein Rv0712, and isolated nucleic acid molecules, designated TANGO 243 nucleic acid molecules, which encode proteins with homology to human PLAP (phospholipase A2-activating protein).The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, expression vectors containing the nucleic acid molecules of the invention, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and non-human transgenic animals in which a nucleic acid molecule of the invention has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, antigenic peptides and antibodies. Diagnostic, screening and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.
US08754197B2	Synthesis of azo bonded immunoregulatory compounds Methods are disclosed for preparing compounds of Formula I: where R1, R3, and R4 are independently hydrogen or C1 to C4 alkyl, and R2 is: where R5 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1 to C4 alkyl, or where R6, R7 and R8 are independently hydrogen or C1 to C4 alkyl; or the esters or pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds and or their metabolites can be used to treat or prevent various diseases, particularly inflammatory conditions of the GI tract.
US08754193B2	GFAbs: GFP-based biosensors possessing the binding properties of antibodies A family of GFP scaffolds capable of accommodating two proximal, randomized binding loops is disclosed. GFP-based binders binding with nanomolar affinity are developed from a library of these GFP scaffolds.
US08754191B2	Methods, kits and compositions pertaining to the suppression of the detectable probe binding to randomly distributed repeat sequences genomic nucleic acid This invention is directed to methods, kits, non-nucleotide probes as well as other compositions pertaining to the suppression of binding of detectable nucleic acid probes to undesired nucleotide sequences of genomic nucleic acid in assays designed to determine target genomic nucleic acid.
US08754190B2	Controlled release from macromolecular conjugates The invention relates to conjugates of macromolecular carriers and drugs comprising linkers that release the drug or a prodrug through rate-controlled beta-elimination, and methods of making and using the conjugates.
US08754188B2	Semiconducting compounds and devices incorporating same Disclosed are molecular and polymeric compounds having desirable properties as semiconducting materials. Such compounds can exhibit desirable electronic properties and possess processing advantages including solution-processability and/or good stability. Organic transistor and photovoltaic devices incorporating the present compounds as the active layer exhibit good device performance.
US08754179B2	Light activated shape memory co-polymers The present discovery uses monomers which contain reversible photo-crosslinkable groups in addition to primary polymerizable groups. The mechanical properties of these materials and the reversibility of the photo-activated shape memory effect demonstrate the effectiveness of using photo-irradiation to effect change in modulus and shape memory effect. In the preferred embodiment the reaction mixture includes a photo-reactive monomer comprising a photo reactive group and a polymerizable group; a second monomer, which is more preferably a mixture of monomers, which are acrylate based; a multi-functional crosslinking agent, preferably 1,6 hexanediol diacrylate (HDODA); an initiator, preferably a free radical initiator; and a fifth, optional, component which is a modifying polymer. The mixture of the second monomer, crosslinking agent, and initiator comprise the base polymer matrix into which the photo-reactive monomer is incorporated. The polymeriziable group of the photo reactive monomer allows the photo reactive monomer to polymerize with the base polymer matrix.
US08754178B2	Resin composition and semiconductor device produced using resin composition A resin composition of the present invention includes a maleimide derivative (A) represented by a general formula (1) and a bis-maleimide compound (B) represented by a general formula (2). In the general formula (1), R1 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 1 or more carbon atoms, R2 represents a straight chain or branched alkyl group having 5 or more carbon atoms, and the sum of carbon atoms of R1 and R2 is 10 or less. In the general formula (2), X1 represents —O—, —COO—, or —OCOO—, R3 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R4 represents a straight chain or branched alkylene group having 3 to 6 carbon atoms, and m is an integer of 1 or more and 50 or less.
US08754177B2	Polymerization process The invention relates to a polymerization process, the polymerization process includes contacting a cyclic bridged metallocene catalyst represented by the following formula: LA(A)LBMQn wherein A is a divalent group bound to each of LA and LB; each of LA and LB are bound to M, and each Q is bound to M; LA and LB are independently selected from the group consisting of cyclopentadienyl ligands and substituted cyclopentadienyl ligands; A is a divalent bridging group comprising a heterocyclic ring comprising from 3 to 6 carbon atoms and one silyl, thus forming a 4 to 7 member divalent ring; M is a Group 4, 5, or 6 transition metal; Q is independently a halogen, a hydride, or a hydrocarbyl radical having from 1 to 20 carbon atoms; wherein n is 1 or 2; with an activator, and optionally a support, to form an activated catalyst and, subsequently, contacting the activated catalyst with ethylene and optionally, at least one C3-C8 alpha olefin comonomer.
US08754175B2	Monocapped conductive polymers with alkenyl or alkynyl end groups and block copolymers therefrom Novel polymer compositions which provide controlled end-group functionalization for polythiophenes including regioregular polythiophenes including alkenyl and alkynyl functionalization. Monocapped polymers are formed and can be converted to block copolymers. Conditions and reagents can be selected to provide more monocapping than dicapping of the polymer. Devices, films, and blends can be prepared.
US08754168B2	Solubilisation of membrane proteins A method is provided for solubilising a membrane protein. The method is applied to cellular material comprising the membrane protein and an associated membrane lipid. A copolymer of styrene and maleic acid, wherein the styrene:maleic acid ratio is between 1:2 and 10:1, is mixed with the cellular material to cause the copolymer, lipid and protein to form soluble macromolecular assemblies.
US08754163B2	Process for preparing aqueous copolymer dispersions The invention relates to a process for preparing a cross-linkable aqueous copolymer dispersion, wherein the process includes (1) polymerizing 5 to 64% by weight of a reaction product of at least one fatty acid having at least one ethylenic double bond and one hydroxyl group in the molecule with a polyalcohol having a hydroxyl functionality of 2 to 8, preferably the triglyceride of ricinoleic acid with 36 to 95% by weight of additional unsaturated monomers, wherein additional unsaturated monomer are polymerized in presence of at least 20% by weight of the total amount of the reaction product as polymerization medium. Aqueous coating compositions containing the aforedescribed aqueous copolymer dispersions show very good drying results compared to known aqueous coating compositions of prior art. In addition coatings therefrom show improved hardness and scratch resistance as well as improved gloss and recoat adhesion.
US08754156B2	Method for producing thioester group-containing organosilicon compound, thioester group-containing organosilicon compound, compounding agent for rubber, rubber composition, and tire A new method for producing a thioester group-containing organosilicon compound by a convenient reaction with dramatically improved workability generating reduced byproduct is provided. The method comprises reacting an organosilicon compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group and mercapto group with a carboxylic anhydride. Also provided are an organosilicon compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group, a thioester group, and carboxyl group in the same molecule capable of remarkably reducing hysteresis loss of the cured rubber composition; a compounding agent for rubber containing such organosilicon compound; a rubber composition prepared by blending such compounding agent for rubber; and a tire produced by using the cured rubber composition are also provided.
US08754155B2	Delivery system for releasing silicone ingredients A solid composition for releasing active silicone ingredients contains a cationic polymer, an active silicone ingredient and optionally a thickener and a carrier. The cationic polymer is preferably a homopolymer or a copolymer. The cationic polymer has higher water solubility at neutral pH than at a basic pH of 9-11. Granular encapsulated compositions can be prepared by using the solid silicone-releasing composition as a component in a laundry detergent powder, tablet or bar. This is particularly of interest for the delivery of silicone ingredients in the rinse cycle of a laundry operation.
US08754152B2	Efficient polymer composites based on natural wool A reinforced polymer composite, and more particularly, a wool reinforced polymer composite is provided. The composition includes wool fibers combined with a polymer to form a reinforced polymeric matrix having at least one of improved Izod Impact Strength (ASTM D-256) or improved Tensile Strength (ASTM D-1708) as compared to the polymer without the fibers.
US08754150B2	Copolymer having polyether side chains and dicarboxylic acid derivative components The invention relates to a copolymer which can be used as a superplasticizer for hydraulic binders and comprises 30 to 47 mol % of a (meth)allyl alcohol polyether derivative structural unit and 53 to 70 mol % of a maleic acid derivative structural unit.
US08754149B2	Cement compositions with a high photocatalytic power and an improved rheology New photocatalytic cement compositions are disclosed. These contain a superfluidizing agent, a cellulosic ether with a defined viscosity, an adhesive polymer, and a lattice, as well as other standard ingredients for photocatalytic cements. The compositions are free of starch and its chemically modified derivatives.
US08754142B2	Polystyrene/polyethylene oxide copolymer cell size enlarger for foam Polymeric foam and polymeric foam products that contain a foamable polymer material, at least one blowing agent, an infrared attenuating agent, and a polystyrene/polyethylene oxide copolymer are provided. In exemplary embodiments, the blowing agent contains an HFC. The maleic anhydride-styrene copolymer grafted with polyethylene oxide increases the cell size of the polymer foam and offsets or even negates the decreased cell size caused by an HFC blowing agent and/or infrared attenuating agents. In addition, the copolymer of maleic anhydride-styrene grafted with polyethylene oxide has a positive affect on the processability of the blowing agent(s) in the composition by both widening the process window and enhancing the solubility of the blowing agent in the polymer melt. Thus, the polystyrene/polyethylene oxide copolymer present in the inventive composition acts as a cell enlarger, a plasticizer, and a processing aid. A method of forming an extruded foam product is also provided.
US08754138B2	Polymers obtained from monomers allowing a sequential polymerization, and their use for preparing ionic conductors The present invention concerns polymers obtained by anionic initiation and bearing functions that can be activated by cationic initiations that are not reactive in the presence of anionic polymerization initiators. The presence of such cationic initiation functions allow an efficient cross-linking of the polymer after molding, particularly in the form of a thin film. It is thus possible to obtain polymers with well-defined properties in terms of molecular weight and cross-linking density. The polymers of the present invention are capable of dissolving ionic compounds inducing a conductivity for the preparation of solid electrolytes.
US08754132B2	Highly selective 5-HT(2C) receptor agonists that show anti-psychotic effects with antagonist activity at the 5-HT(2B) receptor Highly selective 5-HT(2C) receptor agonists receptors are disclosed. The 5-HT(2C) receptor agonists are used in the treatments of disease and conditions wherein modulation of 5-HT(2C) receptors provides a benefit, such as obesity and psychiatric disorders.
US08754130B2	Compositions of dibromomalonamide and their use as biocides A biocidal composition comprising 2,2-dibromomalonamide and an isothiazolinone-based biocide, and its use for the control of microorganisms in aqueous and water-containing systems.
US08754127B2	Alkylamido compounds and uses thereof Disclosed herein are compounds that may be specific to PPAR and/or EGF receptors, and methods of making and using same.
US08754126B2	Methods for improving tolerance, digestion, and lipid soluble nutrient absorption in an infant, toddler, or child Disclosed are nutritional formulations including predigested fats that can be administered to preterm infants, infants, toddlers, and children for improving tolerance, digestion, and absorption of nutrients and for reducing the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, colic, and short bowel syndrome. The predigested fats include fatty acid-containing monoglycerides and/or a fatty acid component.
US08754124B2	Oligo-benzamide compounds and their use in treating cancers The present invention includes bis- and tris-benzamide compounds that block AR signaling and have activity against prostate cancer. Uses for these compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, also are provided.
US08754120B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising rotigotine salts (acid or Na), especially for iontophoresis The present invention relates to new salts of 6-(propyl-(2-thiophen-2-ylethyl)amino)tetralin-1-ol (rotigotine), their use as a medicament, for example for the treatment of CNS disorders like Parkinson Disease, RLS, fybromyalgia and/or depression, in particular through electromotive administration. The present invention relates to pharmaceutical formulations suitable for iontophoresis that provide enhanced iontophoretic delivery of rotigotine to at least one target tissue. The formulations are further characterized by good to excellent solubility of the salts in aqueous solutions.
US08754118B2	Atropisomer of pyrrole derivative [Object] A prophylactic or therapeutic agent for a cardiovascular disease is provided.[Means for Resolution] An atropisomer of a compound represented by the following general formula (I): (wherein R1 is a C1-C3 alkyl group or a hydroxy-C1-C3 alkyl group; and R2 is a hydrogen atom or a C1-C3 alkoxy group).
US08754113B2	Oxadiazole derivative having endothelial lipase inhibitory activity A compound represented by the formula: or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt. Ring A is aromatic carbocycle or aromatic heterocycle, Z is —O— or —S—, R1 is hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl or the like, R2 and R3 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy or the like, R4 is a group represented by the formula: —(CR6R7)n—R8, R6 and R7 are each independently hydrogen, halogen, hydroxy or the like, n is an integer of 0 to 3, R8 is carboxy, cyano, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or the like, Rx is halogen, hydroxy, cyano, nitro, carboxy, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl or the like, and m is an integer of 0 to 3.
US08754109B2	Pirfenidone therapy and inducers of cytochrome P450 The present invention relates to methods involving avoiding adverse drug interactions with pirfenidone and CYP inducers, such as smoking.
US08754107B2	Aminopyrrolidines as chemokine receptor antagonists The present invention is directed to novel aminopyrrolidines of formula I pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, metabolites thereof, isomers thereof, stereoisomers thereof or pro-drugs thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. The compounds of formula (I) are useful as chemokine receptor antagonists and as such would be useful in treating certain conditions and diseases, especially inflammatory conditions and diseases and proliferative disorders and conditions, for example, cancers.
US08754098B2	Forms of rifaximin and uses thereof The present invention relates to Rifaximin polymorphic, salt, hydrate, and amorphous forms, to their use in medicinal preparations and to therapeutic methods using them.
US08754093B2	Co-crystal of etravirine and nicotinamide Etravirine (TMC125) nicotinamide co-crystal, its preparation, and use in the treatment of HIV infection.
US08754090B2	Use of inhibitors of bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk) Disclosed herein are methods for treating a cancer comprising: a. administering a Btk inhibitor to a subject sufficient to result in an increase or appearance in the blood of a subpopulation of lymphocytes defined by immunophenotyping; b. determining the expression profile of one or more biomarkers from one or more subpopulation of lymphocytes; and c. administering a second agent based on the determined expression profile.
US08754089B2	Heterocyclic compounds and their uses Substituted bicyclic heteroaryls and compositions containing them, for the treatment of general inflammation, arthritis, rheumatic diseases, osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disorders, inflammatory eye disorders, inflammatory or unstable bladder disorders, psoriasis, skin complaints with inflammatory components, chronic inflammatory conditions, including but not restricted to autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE), myestenia gravis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, multiples sclerosis, Sjoegren's syndrome and autoimmune hemolytic anemia, allergic conditions including all forms of hypersensitivity, The present invention also enables methods for treating cancers that are mediated, dependent on or associated with p110 activity, including but not restricted to leukemias, such as Acute Myeloid leukaemia (AML) Myelo-dysplastic syndrome (MDS) myelo-proliferative diseases (MPD) Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-ALL) Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) B-cell lymphoma and solid tumors, such as breast cancer.
US08754088B2	Sweetner compositions and methods of making them The present invention provides compositions comprising sucralose and 4-amino-5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2(1H)-one or salts, solvates, and/or esters thereof and methods of making the compositions by spray drying. The present invention also provides ingestible compositions comprising compositions of the present invention and methods of making such foods. The present invention also includes a process of preparing 2-amino-thiophene derivatives, which are key intermediates for preparing 4-amino-5,6-dimethylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-2(1H)-one.
US08754085B2	Pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazine compounds useful as IP receptor agonist The present invention provides heterocyclic derivatives which activate the IP receptor. Activating the IP receptor signaling pathway is useful to treat many forms of PAH, pulmonary fibrosis and exert beneficial effects in fibrotic conditions of various organs in animal models and in patients. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed. Examples of compounds of the invention include the compounds according to Formula Ia, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the compounds of the examples.
US08754082B2	Antiviral drugs for treatment of Arenavirus infection Compounds, methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating viral infections, by administering certain compounds in therapeutically effective amounts are disclosed. Methods for preparing the compounds and methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are also disclosed. In particular, the treatment and prophylaxis of viral infections such as caused by the Arenavirus family such as Lassa fever, Argentine hemorrhagic fever, Bolivian hemorrhagic fever, and Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever.
US08754078B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of cancer The present invention relates to pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compounds in combination with chemotherapeutic agents. The present invention provides methods of treating a cell proliferative disorder, such as a cancer, by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione compound or pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compound of the present invention and also administering a effective amount of a chemotherapeutic agent.
US08754077B2	8-fluorophthalazin-1(2H)-one compounds 8-Fluorophthalazin-1(2h)-one compounds of Formula I where one or two of X1, X2, and X3 are N, are provided, including stereoisomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful for inhibiting Btk kinase, and for treating immune disorders such as inflammation mediated by Btk kinase. Methods of using compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, and treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed.
US08754076B2	Cyclic inhibitors of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 Disclosed is a compound represented by Formula (Im1): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, monohydrate, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound of Formula (Im1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, monohydrate, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof and methods of inhibiting 11β-HSD1 activity comprising the step of administering to a mammal in need of such treatment an effective amount of a compound of Formula (Im1), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, monohydrate, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof. Values for the variables in Formula (Im1) are defined herein.
US08754074B2	Vinyl quinuclidine useful as a synthesis intermediate in the preparation of (R)-mequitazine The present invention relates to the use of the vinyl quinuclidine enantiomer (R) of the following formula 2 as a synthesis intermediate in the preparation of (R)-mequitazine.
US08754073B2	Substituted piperazino-dihydrothienopyrimidines Piperidinodihydrothienopyrimidines of formula 1 wherein X is SO or SO2 (preferably SO), and R1, R2, R3, and R4 may have the meanings given in the disclosure and claims, pharmacologically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds. These piperidinodihydrothienopyrimidines are suitable for the treatment of respiratory or gastrointestinal complaints or diseases, inflammatory diseases of the joints, skin, or eyes, diseases of the peripheral or central nervous system, or cancers.
US08754070B2	Testosterone gel and method of use The present invention relates to an improved transdermal hydroalcoholic testosterone gel formulation that provides, among other things, a desirable pharmacokinetic hormone profile, and methods of use.
US08754068B2	Modified C-3 betulinic acid derivatives as HIV maturation inhibitors Compounds having drug and bio-affecting properties, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are set forth. In particular, modified C-3 betulinic acid and other structurally related natural products derivatives that possess unique antiviral activity are provided as HIV maturation inhibitors. These compounds are useful for the treatment of HIV and AIDS.
US08754063B2	Use of oligouronates for treating mucus hyperviscosity A method of treatment of a human or non-human subject to combat mucosal hyperviscosity in the respiratory tract, which method includes application to a mucosal surface in the tract in the subject of an effective amount of a physiologically tolerable oligouronate. Related compositions containing physiologically tolerable oligouronates are also described.
US08754062B2	DLIN-KC2-DMA lipid nanoparticle delivery of modified polynucleotides The present disclosure provides, inter alia, formulation compositions comprising modified nucleic acid molecules which may encode a protein, a protein precursor, or a partially or fully processed form of the protein or a protein precursor. The formulation composition may further include a modified nucleic acid molecule and a delivery agent. The present invention further provides nucleic acids useful for encoding polypeptides capable of modulating a cell's function and/or activity.
US08754056B2	Enhancing vessel lesion homing and repair potential of stem cells Disclosed herein are methods of enhancing repair of vascular lesions involving the administration of cells in which TGF-β expression and/or activity has been transiently blocked. Other methods involve the administration of a TGF-β blocking agent to a subject who has a vascular lesion or is at risk of developing a vascular lesion. Alternatively, a TGF-β blocking agent and treated cells are co-administered to a subject in need thereof.
US08754055B2	Methods, compositions, and kits for collecting and detecting oligonucleotides Methods, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits are provided which includes accurately sampling a RNA from a tissue of an animal and analyzing RNA in the tissue of the animal as an indicator of physiological state, infectious disease, neoplastic disease, autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerotic disease, or neurological disease in the animal. A method is provided which includes administering at least one compound to an animal wherein the at least one compound is configured to prevent the cleavage of at least one tissue RNA by a ribonuclease. The method further includes collecting a sample of at least a portion of tissue from the animal.
US08754054B2	Antibacterial compounds, methods of making them, and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel therapeutics with antibacterial activity, processes for their preparation, and pharmaceutical, veterinary and nutritional compositions containing them as active ingredients. The present invention also relates to uses of the novel therapeutics, for example, as medicants or food additives in the treatment of bacterial infections or to aid body mass gain in a subject.
US08754049B2	Organic compound for the regulation of vectorial ion channels A cyclic organic compound which comprises 16 amino acids or 17 amino acids and has no carboxyl group C-terminally and/or no amino group N-terminally. Optionally, one of the amino acids is a nonnatural amino acid. The ring closure is formed between a side chain of one amino acid and the C-terminus of another amino acid, or the ring closure is effected with the aid of a nonnatural amino acid. A process for producing and using the compound for regulating vectorial ion channels, for treating diseases associated with the lung function and for treating oedemas is provided.
US08754046B2	MHC class II restricted T cell epitopes from the cancer anitgen, NY ESO-1 The present invention discloses the identification and isolation of novel MHC class II epitopes derived from the cancer antigen, NY ESO-1. The novel MHC class II epitopes from NY-EsO-1 are recognized by CD4+ T lymphocytes in an HLA class II restricted manner, in particular HLA-DR or HLA-DP restricted. The products of the gene are promising candidates for immunotherapeutic strategies for the prevention, treatment and diagnosis of patients with cancer.
US08754043B2	Epidermal growth factor compositions A composition for treating a wound, wherein the composition can comprise therapeutically effective amount of an epidermal growth factor and a physiologically acceptable agent, wherein the physiologically acceptable agent comprises at least one of a stabilizer, a preservative, a thickening agent, carrier/diluent, and optionally pH regulating agent and humectant.
US08754040B2	Cyclic peptide compound, method for producing same, anti-infective agent, antibiotic-containing fraction, antibiotic, method for producing antibiotic, antibiotic-producing microorganism, and antibiotic produced by same Provided are: a novel compound having a structure different from that of existing drugs; a novel microorganism capable of producing the novel compound; and further; a novel compound effective to a multiple-drug-resistant bacterium. To provide a novel compound having a high therapeutic effect which can be expected to have a low hurdle for practical realization by selecting an intended compound from many candidate compounds based not only on an antibacterial activity but also on evaluation including a therapeutic effect, a cyclic peptide compound shown by the following formula (1) or a pharmaceutically allowable salt thereof and a microorganism with Accession No. NITE BP-870 or a microorganism mutated naturally or artificially therefrom are provided. (In the formula (1), R1 represents an acyl group having 7, 8, or 9 carbon atoms and optionally containing a substituent group; R2 represents a methyl group or a hydrogen atom; and R3 represents an ethyl group or a methyl group.)
US08754038B2	Template-fixed peptidomimetics with CCR10 antagonistic activity Novel template-fixed β-hairpin peptidomimetics of the general formula (I) wherein the single elements T or P are α-amino acid residues connected in either direction which, depending on their positions in the chain, are as defined in the description and the claims, and salts thereof, have the property to antagonize the receptor CCR10. They can be used as medicaments to treat or prevent diseases or conditions in the area of dermatological and cutaneous disorders, inflammation, allergic disorders, respiratory diseases, diseases of the gastro-intestinal tract, ophthalmic diseases, haematology and cancer. These β-hairpin peptidomimetics can be manufactured by a process which is based on a mixed solid- and solution phase synthetic strategy.
US08754026B2	Process for producing granules comprising one or more complexing agent salts A process for producing granules containing one or more complexing agent salts of the general formula from an aqueous starting solution, containing the one or more complexing agent salts in a concentration of from 10 to 80% by weight, based on the total weight of the aqueous starting solution, in a jet apparatus.
US08754022B2	Garbage disposal cleaning pouch comprising encapsulated bicarbonate and methods of use This invention relates to compositions and methods to provide an effervescent garbage disposal cleaner. The compositions are contained in a water-soluble film and include encapsulated technologies to isolate ingredients that are sensitive to temperature and humidity fluctuations, and are also prone to react with each other, which would result in comprising the overall product performance.
US08754021B2	Non-amine post-CMP composition and method of use A cleaning composition and process for cleaning post-chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) residue and contaminants from a microelectronic device having said residue and contaminants thereon. The cleaning compositions are substantially devoid of amine and ammonium-containing compounds, e.g., quaternary ammonium bases. The composition achieves highly efficacious cleaning of the post-CMP residue and contaminant material from the surface of the microelectronic device without compromising the low-k dielectric material or the copper interconnect material.
US08754020B2	Antimicrobial lubricant compositions Antimicrobial lubricant compositions are disclosed. The antimicrobial lubricant compositions are particularly useful in providing antimicrobial capability to a wide-range of medical devices. The compositions include an oil lubricant. Representative lubricants may include polydimethyl siloxane, trifluoropropyl copolymer polysiloxane, and a copolymer of dimethylsiloxane and trifluoropropylmethylsiloxane. The compositions include rheology modifiers as necessary. The compositions also include antimicrobial agents, which may be selected from a wide array of agents. Representative antimicrobial agents include of aldehydes, anilides, biguanides, bis-phenols, quaternary ammonium compounds, cetyl pyridium chloride, cetrimide, alexidine, chlorhexidine diacetate, benzalkonium chloride, and o-phthalaldehyde.
US08754019B2	Pressure transmission medium and hydraulic device A pressure transmission medium contains an ester or an ether having two or more ring structures of an aromatic ring or a saturated naphthenic ring as a pressure transmission medium base oil. The pressure transmission medium that exhibits low energy loss due to compression, excellent response in a hydraulic circuit, energy-saving, high-speed operation and high precision of control in a hydraulic circuit, a low viscosity and a low churning resistance, and a hydraulic device can be provided.
US08754018B2	Use of polyalkyl (meth)acrylates in lubricating oil compositions The invention relates to the use of polyalkyl ester for reducing the temperature in a lubricating oil composition. The polyalkyl ester has a specific viscosity ηsp/c of between 5 and 30 ml/g, measured in chloroform at 25° C.
US08754016B2	Lubricant base oil, method for production thereof, and lubricant oil composition The lubricating base oil of the invention is characterized by having an urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater. The process for production of a lubricating base oil according to the invention is characterized by comprising a step of hydrocracking/hydroisomerization of a stock oil containing normal paraffins, until the obtained treatment product has an urea adduct value of not greater than 4% by mass and a viscosity index of 100 or greater. A lubricating oil composition according to the invention is characterized by comprising the lubricating base oil of the invention.
US08754005B2	Color-changing composition and material The present disclosure relates to a color-changing composition and to a substrate having the color-changing compositions disposed thereon. The color-changing composition includes a leuco dye, a color-developer and a desensitizer. The color-changing composition changes from a colorless or largely colorless composition to color upon being wetted with an aqueous liquid. The color-changing composition remains colorless or largely colorless prior to exposure to high relative humidity conditions.
US08754003B2	Method to increase volumetric hydrogen storage capacity for Pt/AC materials A novel method to increase volumetric hydrogen storage capacity for Pt/AC materials, which comprises a material providing step, an acid washing step, a glucose mixing step, a pellet pressing step combining liquefaction and carbonization, a impurity removing step, a mixed solution introducing step, and a washing and filtering step to provide a method for high quality hydrogen storage material production by supporting platinum on active carbon.
US08754002B2	Method of fabricating medium-high temperature CO2 sorbents made of alkali metal promoted calcium aluminate carbonates A dry material is synthesized by alkali metal (Li, Na and K) promoted calcium aluminate carbonates to obtain a CO2 sorbent used at a temperature higher than 600 Celsius degrees (° C.). The key composition of the sorbents is 52˜69% of CaO, which is beneficial to capture CO2 at 400˜800° C. A breakthrough result is achieved by using this sintering-resistant sorbent, which includes the features of 50% initial carbonation capacity and 20 folds CO2 capturing performance maintained after 40˜60 hours. Besides, alkali bearing material provides good velocity in CO2 capturing/releasing cycles; for example, by using Li and K series sorbents, 40 hours is required for 40 cycles only.
US08753996B2	Method and apparatus for testing a catalyst material A method of ageing a catalyst material includes at least the steps of: (a) heating a gaseous stream; (b) adding a least one pure hydrocarbon gas and an oxygen-containing gas to the heated gaseous stream to provide a combined stream; and (c) passing the combined stream through the catalyst material. The use of at least one pure hydrocarbon gas and an oxygen-containing gas allows maximum re-circulation of the exit stream from the catalyst material for reuse, while maintaining the correct C, H and O proportions being provided in the combined stream to replicate realistic use of the catalyst material.
US08753995B2	Ceramic dielectric material matched with nickel internal electrode and method for producing capacitor using same A high-frequency and low-dielectric-constant ceramic dielectric material matched with nickel internal electrode and a method for producing capacitor using same. The ceramic dielectric material consists of main crystalline phase, modifying additive and sintering flux. The main crystalline phase is MgZrxSi(1−x)O3, wherein 0.05≦x≦0.15. The modifying additive is one or more of MnO2, Al2O3, CaO, Bi2O3 and TiO2, and the sintering flux is one or more of B2O3, SiO2, ZnO, Li2O, K2O and BaO. The ceramic dielectric material has good uniformity, and excellent dielectric properties, meets the requirements of COG characteristics in EIA standard, and meets the environmental requirements. The ceramic dielectric material can be sintered under the reducing atmosphere and can be matched with nickel electrodes. The chip multilayer ceramic capacitor made of the ceramic dielectric material and nickel internal electrodes has stable performance.
US08753990B2	Systems and methods of laser texturing and crystallization of material surfaces The surface of a material is textured and crystallized in a single step by exposing the surface to pulses from an ultrafast laser. The laser treatment causes pillars to form on the treated surface. These pillars provide for greater light absorption. The crystallization of the material provides for higher electric conductivity and changes in optical properties of the material. The method may be performed in a gaseous environment, so that laser assisted chemical etching will aid in the texturing of the surface. This method may be used on various material surfaces, such as semiconductors, metals, ceramics, polymers, and glasses.
US08753979B2	Hybrid interconnect structure for performance improvement and reliability enhancement A method of forming a hybrid interconnect structure including dielectric spacers is provided. The method includes forming at least one opening in a dielectric material utilizing a patterned hard mask located on a surface of the dielectric material as a mask, wherein an undercut is present beneath said patterned hard mask. Next, a dense dielectric spacer is formed in the at least one opening and at least partially on exposed sidewalls of the dielectric material. A diffusion barrier and a conductive material are then formed within the at least one opening.
US08753977B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device and semiconductor device A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes dry etching an interlayer insulating layer provided on a foundation layer by using a mask having a plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings arranged more closely than the first openings to form simultaneously a first hole reaching the foundation layer under each of the first openings and a second hole reaching the foundation layer under the second openings. The first hole reaches the foundation layer without contacting any other first holes. After starting of the dry etching, a plurality of holes are formed under each of the plurality of second openings, and with the progress of the dry etching, the plurality of holes are connected with each other at least at their upper parts including their open ends to form the second hole having an opening area larger than an opening area of the first hole.
US08753972B2	Copper bonding compatible bond pad structure and method A copper bonding compatible bond pad structure and associated method is disclosed. The device bond pad structure includes a buffering structure formed of regions of interconnect metal and regions of non-conductive passivation material, the buffering structure providing buffering of underlying layers and structures of the device.
US08753971B2	Dummy metal design for packaging structures A method of forming an integrated circuit structure is provided. The method includes forming a metal pad at a major surface of a semiconductor chip, forming an under-bump metallurgy (UBM) over the metal pad such that the UBM and the metal pad are in contact, forming a dummy pattern at a same level as the metal pad, the dummy pattern formed of a same metallic material as the metal pad and electrically disconnected from the metal pad, and forming a metal bump over the UBM such that the metal bump is electrically connected to the UBM and no metal bump in the semiconductor chip is formed over the dummy pattern.
US08753964B2	FinFET structure having fully silicided fin A semiconductor device which includes fins of a semiconductor material formed on a semiconductor substrate and then a gate electrode formed over and in contact with the fins. An insulator layer is deposited over the gate electrode and the fins. A trench opening is then etched in the insulator layer. The trench opening exposes the fins and extends between the fins. The fins are then silicided through the trench opening. Then, the trench opening is filled with a metal in contact with the silicided fins to form a local interconnect connecting the fins.
US08753963B2	Manufacturing method of multi-trench termination structure for semiconductor device A multi-trench termination structure for semiconductor device is disclosed, where the semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate and an active structure region. The multi-trench termination structure includes multiple trenches defined on an exposed face of the semiconductor substrate, a first mask layer formed on a partial exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate and corresponding to a termination structure region of the semiconductor device, a gate insulation layer formed in the trenches, a conductive layer formed on the gate insulation layer and protruding out of the exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a metal layer formed over the first mask layer and conductive layer on the termination structure region of the semiconductor device.
US08753959B2	Coating adhesives onto dicing before grinding and micro-fabricated wafers A method for preparing a semiconductor wafer into individual semiconductor dies uses both a dicing before grinding step and/or via hole micro-fabrication step, and an adhesive coating step.
US08753957B2	Method for production of wafer based solar panels This invention relates to a method for producing solar cells, and photovoltaic panels thereof. The method for producing solar panels comprises employing a number of semiconductor wafers and/or semiconductor sheets of films prefabricated to prepare them for back side metallization, which are placed and attached adjacent to each other and with their front side facing downwards onto the back side of the front glass, before subsequent processing that includes depositing at least one metal layer covering the entire front glass including the back side of the attached wafers/sheets of films. The metallic layer is then patterned/divided into electrically isolated contacts for each solar cell and into interconnections between adjacent solar cells.
US08753956B2	Semiconductor structure and fabrication method A method is provided for fabricating a semiconductor structure. The method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a first region and an adjacent second region, and etching the semiconductor substrate to form a plurality of first trenches in the first region and a second trench in the second region. Fins are formed in between the adjacent first trenches. The width of the second trench is greater than the width of the first trench. The method also includes filling the first trenches with a first isolation material to form first insolation structures, and form sidewall spacers inside the second trench. Further, the method includes forming a third trench in the second trench by etching the exposed semiconductor substrate on the bottom of the second trench using the sidewall spacers as an etching mask, and filling the second trench and the third trench using a second isolation material to form a second isolation structure.
US08753955B2	Methods of fabricating nonvolatile memory devices including voids between active regions and related devices A method of fabricating a nonvolatile memory device includes forming trenches in a substrate defining device isolation regions therein and active regions therebetween. The trenches and the active regions therebetween extend into first and second device regions of the substrate. A sacrificial layer is formed in the trenches between the active regions in the first device region, and an insulating layer is formed to substantially fill the trenches between the active regions in the second device region. At least a portion of the sacrificial layer in the trenches in the first device region is selectively removed to define gap regions extending along the trenches between the active regions in the first device region, while substantially maintaining the insulating layer in the trenches between the active regions in the second device region. Related methods and devices are also discussed.
US08753952B2	Integrated circuit with integrated decoupling capacitors Ferroelectric capacitor structures for integrated decoupling capacitors and the like. The ferroelectric capacitor structure includes two or more ferroelectric capacitors connected in series with one another between voltage nodes. The series connection of the ferroelectric capacitors reduces the applied voltage across each, enabling the use of rough ferroelectric dielectric material, such as PZT deposited by MOCVD. Matched construction of the series-connected capacitors, as well as uniform polarity of the applied voltage across each, is beneficial in reducing the maximum voltage across any one of the capacitors, reducing the vulnerability to dielectric breakdown.
US08753941B1	High performance asymmetric cascoded transistor An integrated circuit with a LV transistor and a high performance asymmetric transistor. A power amplifier integrated circuit with a core transistor and a high performance asymmetric transistor. A method of forming an integrated circuit with a core transistor and a high performance asymmetric transistor. A method of forming a power amplifier integrated circuit with an nmos core transistor and an nmos high performance asymmetric transistor, a resistor, and an inductor.
US08753940B1	Methods of forming isolation structures and fins on a FinFET semiconductor device One method includes forming a plurality of trenches in a semiconducting substrate to define a plurality of fins, forming a layer of overfill material that overfills the trenches, wherein an upper surface of the overfill material is positioned above an upper surface of the fins, forming a masking layer above the layer of overfill material, wherein the masking layer has an opening that is positioned above a subset of the plurality of fins that is desired to be removed and wherein the subset of fins is comprised of at least one but less than all of the fins, performing an etching process through the masking layer to remove at least a portion of the layer of overfill material and expose the upper surface of the subset of fins, and performing a second etching process on the exposed surface of the subset of fins to remove the subset of fins.
US08753939B2	Three-dimensional semiconductor architecture A system and method for making semiconductor die connections with through-silicon vias (TSVs) are disclosed. TSVs are formed through the substrate to allow for signal connections as well as power and ground connections. In one embodiment this allows these connections to be made throughout the substrate instead of on the periphery of the substrate. In another embodiment, the TSVs are used as part of a power matrix to supply power and ground connections to the active devices and metallization layers through the substrate.
US08753936B2	Changing effective work function using ion implantation during dual work function metal gate integration Ion implantation to change an effective work function for dual work function metal gate integration is presented. One method may include forming a high dielectric constant (high-k) layer over a first-type field effect transistor (FET) region and a second-type FET region; forming a metal layer having a first effective work function compatible for a first-type FET over the first-type FET region and the second-type FET region; and changing the first effective work function to a second, different effective work function over the second-type FET region by implanting a species into the metal layer over the second-type FET region.
US08753934B2	Structure and method to integrate embedded DRAM with FinFET Various embodiment integrate embedded dynamic random access memory with fin field effect transistors. In one embodiment, a first fin structure and at least a second fin structure are formed on a substrate. A deep trench area is formed between the first and second fin structures. A high-k metal gate is formed within the deep trench area. The high-k metal gate includes a high-k dielectric layer and a metal layer. A polysilicon material is deposited within the deep trench area adjacent to the metal layer. The high-k metal gate and the polysilicon material are recessed and etched to an area below a top surface of a substrate insulator layer. A poly strap is formed in the deep trench area. The poly strap is dimensioned to be below a top surface of the first and second fin structures. The first and second fin structures are electrically coupled to the poly strap.
US08753933B2	Methods for forming a conductive material, methods for selectively forming a conductive material, methods for forming platinum, and methods for forming conductive structures Methods of selectively forming a conductive material and methods of forming metal conductive structures are disclosed. An organic material may be patterned to expose regions of an underlying material. The underlying material may be exposed to a precursor gas, such as a platinum precursor gas, that reacts with the underlying material without reacting with the remaining portions of the organic material located over the underlying material. The precursor gas may be used in an atomic layer deposition process, during which the precursor gas may selectively react with the underlying material to form a conductive structure, but not react with the organic material. The conductive structures may be used, for example, as a mask for patterning during various stages of semiconductor device fabrication.
US08753932B2	Asymmetric silicon-on-insulator SRAM cell A memory cell having N transistors including at least one pair of access transistors, one pair of pull-down transistors, and one pair of pull-up transistors to form a memory cell, wherein N is an integer at least equal to six, wherein each of the access transistors and each of the pull-down transistors is a same one of an n-type or a p-type transistor, and each of the pull-up transistors is the other of an n-type or a p-type transistor, wherein at least one of the pair of the pull down transistors and the pair of the pull up transistors are asymmetric.
US08753930B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device including ashing of photoresist with deuterium or tritium gas A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises placing a semiconductor substrate in an ashing chamber, the semiconductor substrate having a gate, a silicon nitride gate sidewall offset spacer or a silicon nitride gate sidewall pacer formed thereon, and a photo resist residue remaining on the semiconductor substrate, introducing a gas mixture including D2 or T2 into the ashing chamber, and ashing the photo resist residue using a plasma that is formed from the gas mixture. The gas mixture can include a deuterium gas or a tritium gas having a volume ratio ranging between about 1% and about 20%. Embodiments can reduce Si recess and the loss of silicon nitride thin film during ashing.
US08753928B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device In a process of manufacturing a transistor including an oxide semiconductor layer, an amorphous oxide semiconductor layer which includes a region containing excess oxygen as compared to a stoichiometric composition ratio of an oxide semiconductor in a crystalline state is formed over a silicon oxide film, an aluminum oxide film is formed over the amorphous oxide semiconductor layer, and then heat treatment is performed so that at least part of the amorphous oxide semiconductor layer is crystallized and an oxide semiconductor layer which includes a crystal having a c-axis substantially perpendicular to a surface of the oxide semiconductor layer is formed.
US08753927B2	Low cost anti-fuse structure and method to make same An anti-fuse structure is provided in which an anti-fuse material liner is embedded within one of the openings provided within an interconnect dielectric material. The anti-fuse material liner is located between a first conductive metal and a second conductive metal which are also present within the opening. A diffusion barrier liner separates the first conductive metal from any portion of the interconnect dielectric material. The anti-fuse structure is laterally adjacent an interconnect structure that is formed within the same interconnect dielectric material as the anti-fuse structure.
US08753917B2	Method of fabricating photoconductor-on-active pixel device A design structure embodied in a machine readable medium used in a design process includes a first dielectric layer disposed on an intermediary layer, a first conductive pad portion and a first interconnect portion disposed on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, a first capping layer disposed on the first interconnect portion and a portion of the first conductive pad portion, a second capping layer disposed on the first capping layer and a portion of the second dielectric layer, an n-type doped silicon layer disposed on the second capping layer and the first conductive pad portion, an intrinsic silicon layer disposed on the n-type doped silicon layer, and a p-type doped silicon layer disposed on the intrinsic silicon layer.
US08753906B2	Method for manufacturing a structure with a textured surface for an organic light-emitting diode device, and structure with a textured surface A method for manufacturing a structure having a textured surface, including a substrate made of mineral glass having a given texture, for an organic-light-emitting-diode device, the method including supplying a rough substrate, having a roughness defined by a roughness parameter Ra ranging from 1 to 5 μm over an analysis length of 15 mm and with a Gaussian filter having a cut-off frequency of 0.8 mm; and depositing a liquid-phase silica smoothing film on the substrate, the film being configured to smooth the roughness sufficiently and to form the textured surface of the structure.
US08753902B1	Method of controlling etching process for forming epitaxial structure A method of controlling an etching process for forming an epitaxial structure includes the following steps. A substrate having a gate thereon is provided. A spacer is formed on the substrate beside the gate to define the position of the epitaxial structure. A thickness of the spacer is measured. The etching time of a first etching process is set according to the thickness. The first etching process is performed to form a recess in the substrate beside the spacer. The epitaxial structure is formed in the recess.
US08753899B2	Magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) device and fabrication methods thereof A method includes patterning a plurality of magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) layers to form an MTJ cell, and forming a dielectric cap layer over a top surface and on a sidewall of the MTJ cell. The step of patterning and the step of forming the dielectric cap layer are in-situ formed in a same vacuum environment. A plasma treatment is performed on the dielectric cap layer to transform the dielectric cap layer into a treated dielectric cap layer, whereby the treated dielectric cap layer improves protection from H2O or O2, and thus degradation.
US08753893B2	Multi-dimensional fluid sensors and related detectors and methods The present invention provides multi-dimensional sensors with fluidic flow channels for processing fluid samples.
US08753890B2	Apparatus and method using anti-adsorption agent to facilitate sample mixing and analysis An apparatus and method for analyzing a biological fluid sample is provided. The method includes the steps of: a) providing an analysis cartridge having a channel and an analysis chamber, wherein the channel is in fluid communication with the analysis chamber and includes at least one hydrophobic interior wall surface; b) admixing one or more anti-adsorption agents with fluid sample disposed within the channel, wherein the anti-adsorption agents are operable to inhibit adsorption of fluid sample onto the interior wall surface of the channel; c) moving the fluid sample into the analysis chamber; and d) analyzing the sample within the analysis chamber.
US08753883B2	Treatment of psoriasis using placental stem cells Provided herein are methods of treatment of individuals having an immune-related disease, disorder or condition, for example, inflammatory bowel disease, graft-versus-host disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, lupus erythematosus, diabetes, mycosis fungoides (Alibert-Bazin syndrome), or scleroderma using placental stem cells or umbilical cord stem cells.
US08753882B2	Methods and compositions for treating respiratory conditions using platelet enriched plasma Described herein are methods and compositions for the treatment of respiratory diseases such as, for example, exercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage. The methods include the use of compositions comprising platelet enriched plasma, for example, platelet rich plasma and/or platelet poor plasma, for treatment of respiratory diseases in humans and animals, in particular, equines, by administration to the respiratory system.
US08753878B2	Process and formulation for immunizing fish in aquaculture systems Process, use, method and formulation of disoxyribonucleic acid vaccine inclusion (DNA) in nutritional compositions for animal in culture, particularly in fishery systems.
US08753876B2	Energy recovery system An apparatus and method for recovering thermal energy from boiler stack exhaust gases and using the thermal energy in biomaterial processing. The apparatus and method include means to improve the boiler's operation and reduce emission of certain regulated compounds.
US08753875B2	Compositions and means for diagnosing microbial infections The present invention pertains to the need for novel, reliable, fast and inexpensive approaches to diagnosing, including detecting and characterizing microbial infections in humans and animals or methods for detecting and characterizing microbial infections in various environments, such as in a food or feed sample. The present invention provides compositions, platforms, kits and methods for diagnosing, detecting and/or characterizing a microbial infection or contamination. In particular the present invention relates to such compositions, platforms, kits and methods for diagnosing, detecting and/or characterizing a urinary tract infection.
US08753867B2	Method of evaluating the biodegradation of hydrocarbons trapped in a basin Method of evaluating the biodegradation, through the action of a bacterial population, of hydrocarbons trapped in a geologic structure.The mass of hydrocarbons present in said structure is determined without taking account of the biodegradation, from data relative to the physical and geometrical characteristics of the structure studied. Then the mass of hydrocarbons consumed by biodegradation is calculated after evaluating the number of bacteria, their hydrocarbon consumption and the structure filling time. The mass percentage of oil disappeared through the bacterial action is deduced from these two masses.Application: determination of the composition of oils in a reservoir and notably location of heavy oils. The method can notably be applied to the evaluation of the economic risk linked with the presence of biodegraded petroleum reservoirs.
US08753866B2	Increased production of secreted proteins by recombinant eukaryotic cells Described herein are methods for increasing the amount of protein secreted by a cell. In one case, a cell is provided which contains a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a protein having unfolded protein response modulating activity and a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a protein of interest to be secreted. In one case, the protein having unfolded protein response modulating activity is selected from the proteins selected from the group consisting of HAC1, PTC2 and IRE1. The protein of interest can be any secreted protein such as a therapeutic or an industrial enzyme. For example the protein can be selected from the group consisting of lipase, cellulase, endo-glucosidase H, protease, carbohydrase, reductase, oxidase, isomerase, transferase, kinase, phosphatase, alpha-amylase, glucoamylase, lignocellulose hemicellulase, pectinase and ligninase.
US08753864B2	Recombinant N-glycosylated proteins from procaryotic cells The present invention relates to recombinant N-glycosylated proteins, comprising one or more introduced N-glycosylated optimized amino acid sequence(s), nucleic acids encoding these proteins as well as corresponding vectors and host cells. In addition, the present invention is directed to the use of said proteins, nucleic acids, vectors and host cells for preparing medicaments. Furthermore, the present invention provides methods for producing said proteins.
US08753863B2	Carbon sequestration using a floating vessel Disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The method comprises the step of delivering urea from a floating vessel to a region of a photic zone of the ocean, whereby the number of phytoplankton is caused to increase in the region upon addition of the urea. The method can be used for producing carbon cells.
US08753860B1	Polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and polynucleotides encoding same The present invention relates to isolated polypeptides having cellobiohydrolase activity and isolated polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.
US08753859B2	Amylase polypeptides This invention relates to polypeptides, more specifically amylase polypeptides and nucleic acids encoding these, and their uses e.g. as non-maltogenic exoamylases in producing food or feed products.
US08753858B2	Reagents and processes for stabilizing alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof The present disclosure relates to stabilizers for alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof, a process for preparing a stabilizer, and a method for stabilizing alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof with a stabilizer. The present disclosure also relates to a reagent of alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof as well as to a process for preparing the same. In another aspect, the present disclosure relates to a kit comprising the stabilizers disclosed herein and alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof. The stabilizer disclosed herein can stabilize alkaline phosphatase or conjugates thereof for a prolonged period of time, extending their shelf-life.
US08753845B2	Thermostable reverse transcriptases and uses thereof The present invention is in the fields of molecular and cellular biology. The invention is generally related to reverse transcriptase enzymes and methods for the reverse transcription of nucleic acid molecules, especially messenger RNA molecules. Specifically, the invention relates to reverse transcriptase enzymes which have been mutated or modified to increase thermostability, decrease terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase activity, and/or increase fidelity, and to methods of producing, amplifying or sequencing nucleic acid molecules (particularly cDNA molecules) using these reverse transcriptase enzymes or compositions. The invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules produced by these methods and to the use of such nucleic acid molecules to produce desired polypeptides. The invention also concerns kits comprising such enzymes or compositions.
US08753842B2	Method for production of isoprenoid compounds The present invention is directed to variant squalene synthase enzymes, including Saccharomyces cerevisiae squalene synthase enzymes, and to nucleic acid molecules encoding these variant enzymes. These variant enzymes produce squalene at a lower rate than the wild-type enzyme, allowing more farnesyl pyrophosphate to be utilized for production of isoprenoid compounds, while still producing sufficient squalene to allow the S. cerevisiae cells to grow without the requirement for supplementation by sterols such as ergosterol. These variant enzymes, therefore, are highly suitable for the efficient production of isoprenoids.
US08753838B2	Method for producing alcohol using bioethanol waste fermented solution Provided is a method for producing alcohol or hydrogen gas comprising culturing alcohol-producing microorganisms in a waste fermented solution generated from the bioethanol production process. Glycerol included in the waste fermented solution generated from the bioethanol production process is converted by the microorganisms to butanol under an anaerobic condition. Since the waste fermented solution generated from the bioethanol production process can be utilized as a source of a biofuel, environmental and energy problems can be solved at once.
US08753837B2	Designer Oxyphotobacteria and greenhouse distillation for photobiological ethanol production from carbon dioxide and water The present invention provides a photobiological ethanol production and harvesting technology using greenhouse distillation systems with designer photosynthetic organisms, such as designer transgenic oxyphotobacteria. The designer oxyphotobacteria are created such that the endogenous photobiological regulation mechanism is tamed, and the reducing power (NADPH) and energy (ATP) acquired from the photosynthetic process are used for synthesis of ethanol (CH3CH2OH) directly from carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O). The designer use of a pair of NADPH-dependent vs. NAD-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenases in the pathway designs offers a special cyclic “transhydrogenase” redox-shuttle function to convert NADPH to NADH for enhanced photobiological ethanol production. Through combined use of a designer photosynthetic organism with a greenhouse distillation system, the waste solar heat associated with the photobiological ethanol-production process is utilized in harvesting the produced ethanol. In addition to production and harvesting of ethanol, use of the technology can also produce intermediate metabolites and freshwater from seawater.
US08753832B2	Method of assaying 1,5 anhydroglucitol by using whole blood and measurement kit In quickly assaying a blood component interfered by glucose and/or its derivative on the bedside or in a clinic or in assaying the same by a patient in his/her own home, there has been required an assay method wherein the whole blood can be used as a sample as such without resorting to a centrifuge or the like. A method of assaying a blood component to be used for assaying a blood component interfered by glucose and/or its derivative, characterized by comprising bringing the whole blood into contact with a substance capable of converting glucose and/or its derivative into another substance not interfering the assay and, simultaneously or subsequently, separating blood cells; a device to be used in the assay method; and a kit containing this device.
US08753823B1	Immunoassay method for detecting the presence of antibodies to intravenously injected oral medications The steps of the method are preparing a specific antigen; intravenously injecting prescription medication initially intended for oral consumption into the blood stream of the patient, the prescription medication including an inert binder; creating unnatural antibodies in response to antigenic stimulation; drawing a blood sample from a patient; mixing the drawn blood sample with the prepared specific antigen; and determining the presence of a formation of an antibody-antigen complex indicative of medication initially intended for oral consumption intravenously injected into the blood stream of a patient.
US08753821B2	PNA probes, mixtures, methods and kits pertaining to the determination of Mycoplasma and related Mollicutes This invention is related to PNA probes, probe sets, mixtures, methods and kits pertaining to the determination of Mycoplasma and related Mollicutes.
US08753818B1	Methods of detecting amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method of identifying an individual that has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or is at risk of developing ALS comprising detecting one or more alterations in a profilin 1 (PFN1) sequence of an individual in need thereof compared to a wild type profilin sequence. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a method of identifying an individual that has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or is at risk of developing ALS comprising selectively sequencing a profilin 1 (PFN1) sequence of an individual in need thereof; and detecting one or more alterations in the PFN1 sequence of the individual. If the one or more alterations are detected then the individual has ALS.
US08753813B2	Generation of combinatorial patterns by deliberate tilting of a polymer-pen array The disclosure relates to a method of forming a pattern having pattern elements with a plurality of sizes on a substrate surface with a tilted pen array that includes choosing a tilt geometry for a pen array with respect to a substrate, inducing the tilt geometry between the pen array and the substrate surface, and forming a pattern having pattern elements on the substrate surface with the titled pen array, whereby the size of the formed pattern elements varies across the substrate surface along the tilted axis or axes. For example, the tilt geometry is in reference to the substrate surface and comprises a first angle with respect to a first axis of the substrate and a second angle with respect to a second axis of the substrate, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis, and at least one of the first and second angles being non-zero.
US08753808B2	Platelet aggregation measuring method and platelet aggregation measuring apparatus A platelet aggregation measuring method comprising: preparing a measurement sample which contains a sample and a reagent which includes a platelet activator; mixing the measurement sample at a first speed; mixing the measurement sample at a second speed which is greater than the first speed after mixing the sample at the first speed; obtaining optical information from the measurement sample while mixing the measurement sample at the second speed; and analyzing aggregation of platelets in the sample based on the optical information is disclosed. A platelet aggregation measuring apparatus is also disclosed.
US08753807B2	Method for microbes depletion in human blood or full serum using antimicrobial photodynamic laser therapy Treatment methods/devices are provided for attenuating/inactivating the pathogenic microbes found in biological fluids e.g. blood/blood products including human single-donor-fresh-frozen-plasma, platelet concentrate, red blood cells, blood clotting factors. An Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy method is used to eliminate multiple (resistant) bacteria, viral agents, fungi, parasites and other undetected or non-easily detected pathogenic microbes or particles in blood and blood products without affecting their biological properties. Resistant bacteria are difficult to be eliminated. This is especially true in the case for S. aureus and related strains, Staphylococcus epidermidis or Propionibacterium acnes, Borrelia species and other bacteria found on skin. Further embodiments eliminate undetected or non-easily detected viral agents contaminating blood/blood products responsible for spreading hepatitis, Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome and other blood borne viral diseases. Human Immunodeficiency, hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses have emerged as major blood borne infections. Numerous parasites transmitted through bloods and derived products are also eliminated by these processes/devices.
US08753803B2	Pattern forming method According to one embodiment, a pattern forming method is disclosed. The method can include selectively providing a curing agent to a pattern in a template, contacting the template provided the curing agent to a substrate, irradiating the curing agent with light where the template and the substrate are contacted each other to harden the curing agent, demolding the template from the substrate to form a curing agent pattern on the substrate, and etching the substrate on a basis of the curing agent pattern.
US08753802B2	Pattern forming method, chemical amplification resist composition and resist film A pattern forming method comprising: (i) a step of forming a film from a chemical amplification resist composition, (ii) a step of exposing the film, and (iii) a step of developing the exposed film by using an organic solvent-containing developer, wherein the resist composition contains: (A) a resin, (B) a nonionic compound capable of generating an acid upon irradiation with an actinic ray or radiation, (C) a crosslinking agent, and (D) a solvent.
US08753800B2	Process for producing ejection orifice forming member and liquid ejection head A process for producing an ejection orifice forming member including the steps of forming a laminate including a first negative photosensitive resin layer that contains a first photoacid generator, and a second negative photosensitive resin layer that is formed on the first negative photosensitive resin layer and contains a second photoacid generator; forming a first latent image and a second latent image on the first negative photosensitive resin layer and the second negative photosensitive resin layer, respectively, by collectively subjecting the first negative photosensitive resin layer and the second negative photosensitive resin layer to exposure; performing a heat treatment after the exposure; and forming the ejection orifice by a development treatment. The first photoacid generator in the first latent image has an acid diffusion length greater than the acid diffusion length of the second photoacid generator in the second latent image.
US08753798B2	Process for forming a hydrophilic coating and hydrophilic coating, and process for forming an ink jet recording head and ink jet recording head A process for forming a hydrophilic coating and a hydrophilic coating, the process including the steps of: (1) forming, on a substrate, a first coating resin layer including a first cationic polymerization resin and a first photoacid generator; (2) laminating, on the first coating resin layer, a second coating resin layer including a second cationic polymerization resin which includes an acid-cleavable linkage in its main chain, and a second photoacid generator which generates methide acid by irradiation with an active energy ray including ultraviolet light; (3) forming a coating by curing the first coating resin layer and the second coating resin layer through exposure of the first coating resin layer and the second coating resin layer to the active energy ray to conduct development; and (4) forming a hydrophilic coating by hydrophilizing a surface of the coating through heat treatment of the coating.
US08753797B2	Surface-modified middle layers Methods and materials for making a semiconductor device are described. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a surface-modified middle layer (SM-ML) that includes a fluorine-containing material over the substrate, forming a photoresist layer over the SM-ML, exposing the photoresist layer to an exposure energy, and developing the photoresist layer.
US08753790B2	Self-imageable film forming polymer, compositions thereof and devices and structures made therefrom Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass self-imageable film forming compositions that comprise norbornene-type polymers and that can be formulated to be either positive tone imaging or negative tone. The films formed thereby are useful in the forming of microelectronic and optoelectronics devices.
US08753789B2	Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, electrophotographic apparatus, and method of manufacturing electrophotographic photosensitive member An electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises a charge-transporting layer which is a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member; wherein the charge-transporting layer has a matrix-domain structure having: a matrix comprising: at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate resin C and a polyester resin D; and at least one charge-transporting substance selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the following formula (1) and a compound represented by the following formula (1′), and a domain comprising a polycarbonate resin A.
US08753787B2	Light pattern exposure method, photomask, and photomask blank A light pattern exposure method is by irradiating ArF excimer laser light to a resist film through a photomask. The photomask includes a transparent substrate and a pattern of optical film of a material comprising a transition metal, silicon, nitrogen and oxygen, with contents thereof falling in a specific range. The photomask may be irradiated with ArF excimer laser light in a cumulative dose of at least 10 kJ/cm2.
US08753786B2	Light pattern exposure method, halftone phase shift mask, and halftone phase shift mask blank A light pattern exposure method is by irradiating ArF excimer laser light to a resist film through a halftone phase shift mask. The mask includes a transparent substrate and a pattern of halftone phase shift film of a material comprising a transition metal, silicon, nitrogen and oxygen and having an atomic ratio (Met/Si) of 0.18-0.25, a nitrogen content of 25-50 atom %, and an oxygen content of 5-20 atom %. The mask may be irradiated with ArF excimer laser light in a cumulative dose of at least 10 kJ/cm2.
US08753784B2	Separator for molten carbonate fuel cell Disclosed herein is a separator for a molten carbonate fuel cell, the separator including four steel sheets in which edges of the four steel sheets are joined to each other thereby providing three spaces therebetween, comprising a cathode channel, serving as a flow path of oxidant gas, formed in the first space; an anode channel, serving as a flow path of fuel gas, formed in the second space such that the anode channel is separated from the cathode channel; and a fuel gas reforming channel formed in the third space, which is located between the first space and the second space. The separator for a molten carbonate fuel cell is advantageous in that the volume of the fuel cell is decreased, and the structure thereof is simple, thus reducing the production cost thereof.
US08753781B2	Fuel provision system The fuel provision system uses hydrogen and oxygen from a hydrogen container and an oxygen container as energy source for a power unit to deliver work and for a fuel cell to produce electricity. In the mean time, the water resulted from the power unit and the fuel cell is stored in a water tank and then electrolyzed in an electrolytic tank to produce hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen and oxygen are separated by an exchange membrane and recycled to the hydrogen and oxygen containers. The power unit is one of combustion engine accompanied by a generator and a battery, a furnace or an industrial cutting/welding device with a fuel tank, and an electrothermal device. The water tank is capable of adjusting the volume of output water flow and overflowing excessive water.
US08753779B2	Composite materials of nano-dispersed silicon and tin and methods of making the same Composite compounds of tin and lithium, silicon and lithium, or tin, silicon, and lithium having tin and silicon nano-dispersed in a lithium-containing matrix may be used as electrode materials and particularly anode materials for use with rechargeable batteries. Methods of making the composite compounds include the oxidation of alloys, the reaction of stabilized lithium metal powder with tin and silicon oxides, and the reaction of inorganic salts of lithium with tin and silicon containing compounds.
US08753773B2	Colorimetric or electrochemical mercury and trace metal detector A simple and low cost device to detect the presence of mercury or other trace metals in the environment and quantify said concentration by spectrophotometric, colorimetric, or electrical conductivity is disclosed. Owing to its small size, it is suitable for portable mercury detectors or detectors that may be worn as badges in the breathing zone of workers.
US08753772B2	Graphene-sulfur nanocomposites for rechargeable lithium-sulfur battery electrodes Rechargeable lithium-sulfur batteries having a cathode that includes a graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can exhibit improved characteristics. The graphene-sulfur nanocomposite can be characterized by graphene sheets with particles of sulfur adsorbed to the graphene sheets. The sulfur particles have an average diameter less than 50 nm.
US08753770B2	Electrode body, all solid state battery element, and all solid state battery An electrode body used for an all solid state battery element, having a bipolar electrode basic structure having: a current collector, a cathode active material layer formed on one surface of the above-mentioned current collector, an anode active material layer formed on a surface of the above-mentioned current collector and formed in a position not overlapping with the above-mentioned cathode active material layer in a plan view, and a current collector exposed portion, formed between the above-mentioned cathode active material layer and the above-mentioned anode active material layer, and exposing both surfaces of the above-mentioned current collector.
US08753767B2	Automobile cell and related method An automobile cell is provided with an electric power generating element composed of a positive electrode having a positive electrode active substance layer, a negative electrode having a negative electrode active substance layer and a separator interposed between the electrodes, a cell outer sheath made of a laminate film compositely composed of polymer and metal, a positive electrode terminal lead electrically conductive with the positive electrode and extending to an outside of the cell outer sheath, and a negative electrode terminal lead electrically conductive with the negative electrode and extending to the outside of the cell outer sheath. The positive electrode and the negative electrode associated therewith via the separator defines a unit electrode, and the relationship between a thickness of the automobile cell and a sum of a thickness of the positive electrode active substance layer and a thickness of the negative electrode active substance layer of the unit electrodes, is defined such that a value obtained by dividing the former by the latter is equal to or less than 80.
US08753766B2	Electric storage device An electric storage device including a case, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a current collector, a gasket, and a conductive member. The current collector has a first end connected to the positive electrode or the negative electrode and a second end electrically connected to an inner surface of the case. The conductive member includes a body and an inside large-diameter portion having a larger diameter than that of the body. The body is arranged in a mounting hole of the case. The inside large-diameter portion is disposed at one end of the body inside the case, and electrically connected to a second end of the current collector. The inside large-diameter portion is arranged so as to be in contact with an inner gasket such that the inner gasket and the second end of the current collector are sandwiched between the inside large-diameter portion and the case.
US08753765B2	Secondary battery Provided is a secondary battery including a fuse part that can continually function as a fuse. In the state where a first short circuit plate contacts a connecting plate to form a short circuit, even when heat generated from the short circuit melts the first short circuit plate, a second short circuit plate contacts the connecting plate to maintain a short circuit state, so that the fuse part can continually function as a fuse. The secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a case accommodating the electrode assembly, a cap assembly including a cap plate sealing the case and having a short circuit hole, and a short circuit assembly including a first short circuit plate, a second short circuit plate, and a connecting plate. The first short circuit plate is disposed in the short circuit hole. The second short circuit plate contacts a lower part of the first short circuit plate. The connecting plate is spaced apart from the cap plate and is disposed outside the cap plate to cover the short circuit hole.
US08753762B2	Thermal management of cabin and battery pack in HEV/PHEV/BEV vehicles A motor vehicle has an electric traction motor and a battery pack that provides power to the motor. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells. A thermal system includes a battery pack coolant loop, a cabin coolant loop, a power electronics coolant loop and a plurality of controllable valves controlled by a controller to select thermal modes by controlling flow paths of coolant in one or more of the coolant loops.
US08753758B2	Low emissivity and EMI shielding window films A low emissivity and EMI shielding transparent composite film typically for use in association with window glazing and comprising a transparent film substrate having on one side thereof an underlayer of abrasion resistant hardcoat material with at least one infrared reflective layer covering the underlayer, typically a metallic layer which may be encased in metal oxide layers, which is then covered with a thin external protective top coat of a cured fluorinated resin.
US08753750B2	Reflector and lighting apparatus using the same A reflector of a lighting apparatus comprises a substrate and a coating layer located on a surface of the substrate. The coating layer is formed of a resin composition comprising an acrylic resin having at least one of a dimethylsiloxane group and a perfluoroalkyl group. Then, the coating layer is configured so that total surface free energy is less than or equal to 30 [mJ/m2], and when the total surface free energy is divided into two components of a polar force component and a dispersion force component, surface free energy of the dispersion force component is less than or equal to 25 [mJ/m2].
US08753749B2	Thermal expansion suppressing member and anti-thermally-expansive member Provided are a thermal expansion suppressing member having negative thermal expansion properties and a metal-based anti-thermally-expansive member having small thermal expansion. More specifically, provided are a thermal expansion suppressing member, including at least an oxide represented by the following general formula (1), and an anti-thermally-expansive member, including a metal having a positive linear expansion coefficient at 20° C., and a solid body including at least an oxide represented by the following general formula (1), the metal and solid being joined to each other: (Bi1-xMx)NiO3 (1) where M represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu, Y, and In; and x represents a numerical value of 0.02≦x≦0.15.
US08753747B2	Interlayer for laminated glass and laminated glass The present invention provides an interlayer film for a laminated glass capable of suppressing bubble formation and bubble growth even if the laminated glass is exposed to relatively high temperatures for a long time. An interlayer film for a laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first layer and a second layer laminated on one face of the first layer, each of the first layer and the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, and in the case of measuring the viscoelasticity of the first layer as a resin film (glass transition temperature: Tg(° C.)), or the viscoelasticity of a resin film (glass transition temperature: Tg(° C.)) containing 100 parts by weight the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer and 60 parts by weight of triethylene glycol di-2-ethylhexanoate (3GO) as a plasticizer, the resin film has an elastic modulus of G′(Tg+170) at (Tg+170)° C. and an elastic modulus of G′(Tg+30) at (Tg+30)° C., and provides a ratio (G′(Tg+170)/G′(Tg+30)) of 0.18 or higher.
US08753744B2	Coated, antimicrobial, chemically strengthened glass and method of making The disclosure is directed to a chemically strengthened glass having antimicrobial properties and to a method of making such glass. In particular, the disclosure is directed to a chemically strengthened glass with antimicrobial properties and with a low surface energy coating on the glass that does not interfere with the antimicrobial properties of the glass. The antimicrobial has an Ag ion concentration on the surface in the range of greater than zero to 0.047 μg/cm2. The glass has particular applications as antimicrobial shelving, table tops and other applications in hospitals, laboratories and other institutions handling biological substances, where color in the glass is not a consideration.
US08753740B2	Submicron-scale graphitic fibrils, methods for producing same and compositions containing same The present invention provides a submicron-scaled graphitic fibril having a diameter or thickness less than 1 μm, wherein the fibril is free of continuous thermal carbon overcoat, free of continuous hollow core, and free of catalyst. The fibril is obtained by splitting a micron-scaled carbon fiber or graphite fiber along the fiber axis direction. The diameter or thickness is preferably less than 500 nm and can be greater or less than 100 nm. These graphitic fibrils exhibit exceptionally high electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, elastic modulus, and strength. The present invention also provides several products that contain submicron graphitic fibrils: (a) paper, thin-film, mat, and web products; (b) rubber or tire products; (c) energy conversion or storage devices, such as fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors; (d) adhesives, inks, coatings, paints, lubricants, and grease products; (e) heavy metal ion scavenger; (f) absorbent (e.g., to recover spill oil); (g) sensors; (h) friction and brake components; (i) radiation-shield components; and (j) nanocomposite materials.
US08753737B2	Multi-ply fibrous structures and methods for making same Embossed multi-ply fibrous structures and methods for making such embossed multi-ply fibrous structures are provided.
US08753736B2	Elastic bonding films Elastic bonding films that include an elastic, thermoset core layer and a thermoplastic bonding layer on each side of the core layer are described. The thermoset core layer is a polyurethane formed as the reaction product of (i) a multifunctional isocyanate with (ii) a combination of polyols comprising (a) polyester diol, (b) crosslinker, and (c) hard segment. Articles incorporating such elastic bonding films including fabrics bonded to such films are also described.
US08753732B2	Flexible insulating product A flexible heat insulation product (1) comprising a flexible heat insulating core layer (4) with a first side (3) and a second side (9), and a flexible facing (2) that is connected to the first side (3) of the insulating core layer (4) by a plurality of elements (7) that extends from the facing (2) to the second side (9) of the insulating core layer (4). The insulation product (1) further comprises a flexible heat insulating cover layer (8) that is secured to the second side (9) of the insulating core layer (4). A method for producing such a product is also disclosed.
US08753730B1	Mechanical tape separation package A method of fabricating a plurality of electronic component packages includes coupling a tape to a panel. Electronic components are coupled to the tape and encapsulated to form a molded wafer. The molded wafer is mechanically separated from the panel without heating by breaking a mechanical separation adhesive of the tape. By mechanically separating the molded wafer from the panel without heating, warpage of the molded wafer associated with heating is avoided.
US08753727B2	Polyester-carbamate polymer and coating compositions thereof A polyester-carbamate polymer and coating compositions containing the polymer are provided. The polyester-carbamate polymer preferably includes a polyester-carbamate backbone and one or more blocked isocyanate groups. A coating composition is provided that preferably includes the polyester-carbamate polymer and a thermoplastic dispersion. In a preferred embodiment, the coating composition is an organosol.
US08753723B2	Process and installation for depositing films onto a substrate A process for depositing a film onto a substrate (2), which comprises in particular introducing a substrate (2) into a reaction chamber (6, 106, 206), in which at least two electrodes (10, 110, 210) are placed. A high-frequency electrical voltage is generated, said voltage being such that it generates filamentary plasma (12, 112, 212) between the two electrodes (10, 110, 210). An adjustable inductor (L) placed in parallel with the inductor of the installation generating the electrical voltage is employed so as to reduce the phase shift between the voltage and the current generated and to increase the time during which the current flows in the plasma (12, 112, 212).
US08753720B2	Nano-structured refractory metals, metal carbides, and coatings and parts fabricated therefrom Refractory metal and refractory metal carbide nanoparticle mixtures and methods for making the same are provided. The nanoparticle mixtures can be painted onto a surface to be coated and heated at low temperatures to form a gas-tight coating. The low temperature formation of refractory metal and refractory metal carbide coatings allows these coatings to be provided on surfaces that would otherwise be uncoatable or very difficult to coat, whether because they are carbon-based materials (e.g., graphite, carbon/carbon composites) or temperature sensitive materials (e.g., materials that would melt, oxidize, or otherwise not withstand temperatures above 800° C.), or because the high aspect ratio of the surface would prevent other coating methods from being effective (e.g., the inner surfaces of tubes and nozzles). The nanoparticle mixtures can also be disposed in a mold and sintered to form fully dense components.
US08753719B1	Substrate coloration methods Methods for treating various substrates to impart unique and artistic finishes thereto, comprising the application of a plurality of separate pigmented curable liquid compositions thereto. In some embodiments the pigmented curable liquid compositions are applied in such fashion to preclude formation of a homogeneous pigmented mixture. In some embodiments this is achieved by applying a second pigmented curable liquid composition over a first pigmented curable liquid composition prior to the full cure of the former. In other embodiments, this is achieved by simultaneous application of two pigmented curable liquid compositions which are non-homogeneous.
US08753718B2	Method for the deposition of a ruthenium-containing film The invention concerns the use of the ruthenium-containing precursor having the formula (Rn-chd)Ru(CO)3, wherein: (Rn-chd) represents a cyclohexadiene (chd) ligand substituted with n substituents R, any R being in any position on the chd ligand; n is an integer comprised between 1 and 8 (1≦n≦8) and represents the number of substituents on the chd ligand; R is selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 linear or branched alkyls, alkylamides, alkoxides, alkylsilylamides, amidinates, carbonyl and/or fluoroalkyl for R being located in any of the eight available position on the chd ligand, while R can also be oxygen O for substitution on the C positions in the chd cycle which are not involved in a double bond for the deposition of a Ru containing film on a substrate.
US08753716B2	Method of depositing material using a deposition reactor A method includes depositing material on a heated substrate in a deposition reactor by sequential self-saturating surface reactions, controlling feeding of precursor vapor from a precursor source to a reaction chamber including the reactor containing the substrate with a first pulsing valve embedded into the precursor source, and conveying inactive gas to a precursor cartridge attached to the precursor source to raise pressure of the precursor cartridge and to ease subsequent flow of a mixture of precursor vapor and inactive gas towards the reaction chamber.
US08753713B2	Jetting dispenser and method of jetting highly cohesive adhesives Jetting dispensers and methods of non-contact dispensing a hot melt adhesive onto a substrate. The method may include jetting a plurality of droplets of the hot melt adhesive from a nozzle outlet toward the substrate in a direction of travel. Each droplet has a droplet length approximately aligned with the direction of travel and a droplet width shorter than the droplet length. The jetting is controlled such that each of the droplets does not collapse into a spherical-shaped droplet during flight from the nozzle outlet to the substrate. The nozzle outlet may be heated to a first temperature, and the method may further include rapidly heating each droplet of the hot melt adhesive to a second temperature higher than the first temperature upon release from the nozzle outlet.
US08753709B2	Methods of forming coatings with a crystalline or partially crystalline drug for implantable medical devices Methods for making coatings on an implantable device, such as a drug-eluting stent. The coatings comprise a polymer and a drug in a crystalline or partially crystalline form. In addition, implantable devices produced by the methods and methods of using the coated implantable devices are described.
US08753698B2	Anti-hypertensive functional food products The present invention provides novel protein hydrolysates with anti-hypertensive properties, as well as food products and food supplements comprising these.
US08753697B2	Use of anabolic agents, anti-catabolic agents, antioxidant agents, and analgesics for protection, treatment and repair of connective tissues in humans and animals The present invention relates to compositions for the protection, treatment and repair of connective tissues in humans and animals comprising any or all of anabolic, anti-catabolic, anti-oxidant and analgesic agents, including aminosugars, S-adenosylmethionine, arachadonic acid, GAGs, including pentosan, collagen type II, tetracyclines or tetracycline-like compounds, diacerin, super oxide dismutase, L-ergothionine, one or more avocado/soybean unsaponifiables, and an analgesic, e.g., acetaminophen, and to methods of treating humans and animals by administration of these novel compositions to humans and animals in need thereof.
US08753690B2	Methods and compositions for delivering interleukin-1 receptor antagonist Methods and compositions generating and using an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra)-rich solution. Methods for generating and isolating interleukin-1 receptor antagonist include incubating adipose tissue and/or adipocytes with polyacrylamide beads to produce interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. The interleukin-1 receptor antagonist is isolated from the polyacrylamide beads to obtain the solution rich in interleukin-1 receptor antagonist. Methods for treating a site of inflammation in a patient include administering to the site of inflammation the solution rich in interleukin-1 receptor antagonist.
US08753688B2	Bear bile macromolecular extract and preparation method and use thereof A bear bile macromolecular extract with anti-HCV virus function is disclosed. A preparation method comprises the following steps of: taking fresh bear bile or dissolving bear bile powder with water, centrifuging it by a molecular sieve filter membrane with molecular weight cut-off of 100,000 or an ultrafiltration membrane, filtering to obtain sediment, dissolving the sediment with water, adding the solution to sephadex column, separating the solution by using water or buffer as elution solvent, and freeze-drying the eluent to obtain the bear bile macromolecular extract. Experiments show that the bear bile macromolecular extract has anti-HCV virus function and can be used for treating hepatitis C.
US08753684B2	Particulate UV protection agent The present invention relates to particulate UV protection agents which are obtainable by hydrothermal treatment of a particulate metal oxide and subsequent application of a manganese oxide coating, and to the preparation and use thereof. The present invention furthermore relates to novel compositions, in particular for topical application, which are intended, in particular, for light protection of the skin and/or hair against UV radiation and free-radical-induced stress, and to the use thereof in the above-mentioned cosmetic application.
US08753682B2	Dual release oral tablet compositions of dexlansoprazole Dual release oral tablet compositions of dexlansoprazole or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrated forms thereof and processes for the manufacture of the tablet composition and its use in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
US08753678B2	Method and apparatus for forming delivery devices for oral intake of an agent Provided are methods, systems and apparatuses for producing delivery devices, for example, for oral intake of an agent. The method can include assembling one or more layers including one or more materials with an agent or an agent-releasing formulation to form an intergraded device; folding the intergrated delivery device to form a folded integrated delivery device; and at least partially enclosing the folded delivery device to a form suitable for oral delivery.
US08753675B1	Reduced form of Coenzyme Q in high bioavailability stable dosage forms and related applications The present invention relates to a reduced form of Coenzyme Q also known as ubiquinol in oral dosage form such as a gelatin capsule, preferably a soft gelatin capsule. Compositions according to the present invention include storage stable compositions comprising effective amounts of ubiquinol in combination with an amount of a reducing agent effective to maintain ubiquinol in its reduced state when formulated in capsules, tablets and other orally administrable form. Methods of using these compositions in the treatment of a number of disease states or conditions are also disclosed.
US08753672B2	Gelatin non-woven structures produced by a non-toxic dry solvent spinning process The present application discloses an alternative method for the formation of non-woven with fibers in the 1 to 200 μm range. Using an aqueous solution of gelatin (optionally with <30% of low molecular weight alcohol) the fibers are ejected utilizing pressurized air emitted from nozzle and the non-woven formed directly from the emitted thin fibers.The gelatin non-woven can be cross-linked by heat-treatment or chemical cross-linking, and the non-woven is biocompatible as measured by fibroblast growth in vitro and wound healing on pigs in vivo.
US08753667B2	Multi-layered gradient vaginal ring Multi-layered vaginal rings 2 comprising silicone elastomers and pharmaceutically active ingredients are disclosed. The rings comprise a number of layers, at least one of which contains a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and each of which is a silicone elastomer. The multiple layers preferably are produced from these layers of different compositions, including an inner layer 4, a middle layer 5, and an outer layer 6. After extrusion and simultaneous curing, however, the ring 2 includes a contiguous body which comprises a continuous silicone body providing unimpeded diffusion of the pharmaceutically active ingredient from the inner layer (s) 4 to the outer layer (s) 6. Methods of producing these vaginal rings and of using them are also disclosed.

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