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| US08816956B2 |
Mouse-based user interface device employing user-removable modules
The functionality of a conventional mouse is extended to provide an extended number of simultaneously adjustable user interface parameters employing one or more user-removable modules. In an embodiment, a user interface for controlling an external device, such as a computer, includes a first user interface sensor configured with a housing. This first sensor generates a first plurality of signals responsive to movement of the housing relative to two orthogonal axes. A compartment is configured with the housing and is sized to receive the user-removable module. This user-removable module contains a second user interface sensor, which generates a second plurality of signals responsive to user manipulation. Output is provided responsive to signals generated by the first and second user interface sensors. In another embodiment, the housing of an extended functionality mouse itself serves as a module removable from a compartment provided in another physical device. |
| US08816953B2 |
Liquid crystal display and scanning back light driving method thereof
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device and method of the driving the same is disclosed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, an LCD device includes a liquid crystal display panel; a plurality of backlight sources configured to provide light to the liquid crystal display panel; a scanning backlight controller configured to generate a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal for controlling a turn-on time and a turn-off time of the light sources and a current control signal for controlling a driving current of the backlight light sources; and a plurality of light source drivers configured to turn on and off the backlight sources in response to the PWM signal and control the driving current of the backlight sources in response to the current control signal. |
| US08816952B2 |
Apparatus and method for driving lamp of liquid crystal display device
An apparatus for driving a lamp of a liquid crystal display device includes a control signal generator generating a switching control signal, a waveform modulator modulating at least an amplitude of the switching control signal to generate a modulated switching control signal, and an AC waveform generator converting a supply voltage based on the modulated switching control signal to generate an AC waveform for driving the lamp, the AC waveform including at least two different peak-to-peak amplitudes within a time period. |
| US08816950B2 |
Timing controller and display apparatus having the same
In a timing controller and a display apparatus, the timing controller generates an internal enable signal based on an external enable signal and processes image data using the internal enable signal. The timing controller determines a width of each of the plurality of pulses of the external enable signal and subtracts a predetermined reference value from the count value to generate a control signal faster than an effective period of the external enable signal. The control signal is applied to a driver which drives a display panel on which an image is displayed. In an exemplary embodiment, the control signal serves as a vertical start signal which starts an operation of a gate driver applying a gate signal to the display panel, thus preventing or effectively eliminating a delay of the image data applied to the display panel. |
| US08816949B2 |
Shift register circuit and image display comprising the same
In a shift register circuit, a defective operation while an output signal is not outputted and a drive capability lowering while the output signal is outputted are prevented. A unit shift register comprises a first transistor for supplying a clock signal inputted to a first clock terminal to an output terminal, and the first transistor is driven by a drive circuit. A second transistor is connected between the gate of the first transistor and the output terminal and has a gate connected to the first clock terminal. The second transistor connects the gate of the first transistor to the output terminal based on the clock signal when the gate of the first transistor is at L (Low) level. |
| US08816946B2 |
Method and system for programming, calibrating and driving a light emitting device display
A method and system for programming, calibrating and driving a light emitting device display is provided. The system may include extracting a time dependent parameter of a pixel for calibration. |
| US08816943B2 |
Display device with compensation for variations in pixel transistors mobility
In order to efficiently execute threshold value compensation for a driving transistor, a coupling capacitor has one end connected to a data line. Another end of the coupling capacitor is connected to a selection transistor and one end of a reset transistor. A control terminal of a driving transistor is connected to the other end of the selection transistor, and an organic EL element is connected to this driving transistor via a light emission control transistor. A data voltage, corresponding to a gradation signal supplied to the data line, is written to a storage capacitor via the coupling capacitor, and with the selection transistor and the light emission control transistor in an off state and the reset transistor turned on, a compensation voltage corresponding to a degree of mobility of the driving transistor is written to the coupling capacitor. |
| US08816940B2 |
Modulating thickness of colored fluid in color display
An embodiment is a display unit. The display unit includes a substrate layer, a layer of colored fluid on the substrate layer, and a transparent actuator element on the layer of the colored fluid. The layer of colored fluid has a thickness and a color. The transparent actuator element modulates the thickness of the colored fluid upon activated by a force such that the colored fluid is changed from a first state to a second state or vice versa. The modulated thickness provides a variable optical density of the colored fluid. |
| US08816939B2 |
Monocular display apparatus
An apparatus for viewing of an image of a scene, including a monocular device worn by a viewer which includes a first display for displaying a first two-dimensional image of the scene with a first perspective to one eye of the viewer. a second display for displaying a second two-dimensional image of the scene with a second perspective to the other eye of the viewer, wherein the first perspective of the scene is different from the second perspective of the scene so that the viewer perceives a three dimensional image of the scene, while another viewer of the second display, that is not wearing a monocular device, views the two-dimensional image of the scene. |
| US08816938B2 |
Large-scale display device
A large-scale display device having a plurality of display units which each include a plurality of elongated plasma tubes each filled with a discharge gas, and at least one pair of display electrodes disposed outside the plasma tubes, voltage applying means which applies a drive voltage to the display electrodes to cause electric discharge in the plasma tubes for display.Vertically adjoining ones of the display units respectively have adjoining portions which are offset thicknesswise from each other for prevention of contact between the plasma tubes of the vertically adjoining display units. The voltage applying means is disposed away from the adjoining portions of the vertically adjoining display units. |
| US08816937B2 |
Multiprojection display system and screen forming method
Provided is a multiprojection display system that includes a plurality of cameras configured to capture images of predetermined vertex regions including vertexes of projected images projected from two-dimensional scanning projectors onto a screen, an image-capturing timing control unit configured to control the cameras to capture images of the screen for a predetermine period including a display. start row of one frame of the projected image or a predetermined period including a display end row, and a vertex position detection unit configured to detect vertexes of the respective projected images from data relating to the plurality of images captured by the cameras, and to output data relating to image edges indicating positions of the vertexes. A projector control unit adjusts, when the vertex of the projected image shifts from a present reference position, a scanning range of the two-dimensional scanning projector so that the vertex can be matched with the reference position. |
| US08816936B2 |
Antenna and printed-circuit board using waveguide structure
An antenna or a printed-circuit board is formed using a plurality of unit structures which are repetitively aligned in a one-dimensional manner or in a two-dimensional manner. The unit structure includes a conductive plane and a conductive patch which are disposed in parallel with each other, a power-supply unit applying a high frequency signal between the conductive plane and the conductive patch, and at least one shunt which is aligned in the conductive patch and which is constituted of a transmission line having an open end aligned in a plane above or below the conductive patch and a conductive via electrically connecting the transmission line to the conductive plane. Alternately, the transmission line is aligned in a plane above or below the conductive plane so that the transmission line is electrically connected to the conductive patch via the conductive via. |
| US08816931B2 |
Method of loop antenna and improved loop antenna thereof
An improved method of loop antenna and improved loop antenna thereof are provided, the method is used to generate an antenna resonant frequency for a conformed specific communication by modifying a resonant wavelength of a basic loop antenna. The improved method of loop antenna includes the following steps: connecting a first antenna radiator to a resonant point of the basic loop antenna electrically, and using an additional length from the connected first antenna radiator additional length to increase the resonant wavelength of the basic loop antenna, in order to generate an antenna resonant frequency conformed to the specific communication system. |
| US08816929B2 |
Antenna array package and method for building large arrays
Array packages and methods for forming large-scale antenna arrays. One method includes aligning two or more array packages. The two or more array packages each include one or more bottom dielectric layers, an array of antennas arranged in a plane above the one or more bottom dielectric layers, a ground plane layer above the one or more bottom dielectric layers, and a conductive surface on at least a part of an outside surface of the array package and orthogonal to the plane of the array of antennas. The conductive surface is electrically connected to the ground plane layer. |
| US08816928B2 |
Multiband antenna
A multiband antenna includes a feeding end, a ground end, and a main body. The main body includes a first radiating path, a second radiating path, a main radiating portion and a transmitting portion. The main radiating portion connected to the feeding end by the first and second radiating paths. The transmitting portion is connected to the main radiating portion and the ground end. The first and second radiating paths, the main radiating portion and the transmitting portion are coplanar. |
| US08816927B2 |
Antenna unit, and electronic apparatus including the same
A GPS antenna is provided with a reflective conductor portion. Thereby, an electromagnetic wave radiated from an antenna conductor portion in a predetermined direction can be grounded electrically, and thus radiation of the electromagnetic wave in a direction (arbitrary direction) opposite to the predetermined direction can be enhanced. As a result, the directivity of the electromagnetic wave in the arbitrary direction can be enhanced to improve the positioning accuracy. |
| US08816925B2 |
Multiband whip antenna
A multi-band whip antenna having a 30 MHz to 2 GHz bandwidth and an L-band dipole has its coverage extended up to 6 GHz by eliminating nulls and reducing VSWR problems that are cured through the utilization of a sleeve over the feedpoint of the L-band antenna. Chokes in the form of sleeves are provided at either end of the L-band dipole to shorten the L-band antenna for preventing reverse polarity currents at the L-band antenna feedpoint, with the antenna further including the use of double shielded meanderlines to provide improved performance between 410-512 MHz and in which a capacitance sleeve is added at the bottom of the L-band antenna to effectively elongate the antenna below the L-band to permit operation below 700 MHz. |
| US08816920B2 |
Mobile electronic device
A mobile electronic device comprises an RFID antenna section that sends and receives signals on a first useful frequency band, a main antenna section that sends and receives signals on a second useful frequency band, which is a higher frequency band than the first useful frequency band, an adjustment section that adjusts a resonance frequency of the RFID antenna section, and a control section that identifies a reactance value of the RFID antenna section based on the receiving sensitivity with respect to signals on the first useful frequency band and adjusts the resonance frequency of the RFID antenna section based on the identified reactance value by an adjustment section such that a high-order resonance frequency of the RFID antenna section is spaced apart from the second useful frequency band. |
| US08816916B2 |
Radome and device for attaching said radome to an aircraft
The invention relates to a radome (1) for an aircraft, and more specifically to a device for connecting said radome to the structure of said aircraft. The radome that is the subject of the invention comprises a plurality of locking units able to bring together the opposing surfaces of the aircraft's fuselage (10) and the radome (1), each unit comprising: locking means (20) able to exercise a traction force on the surface of the fuselage, substantially normal to the surface, via attachment means; centering means able to withstand the shear forces substantially tangential to the opposing surfaces of the fuselage and radome; the locking means (20) are placed such that they are located inside the cone of resulting forces on the centering means so as to minimize the bending stresses generated by the assembly in the radome (1). |
| US08816915B2 |
Method for RF testing utilizing a test fixture
One embodiment provides a system, method, and test fixture for performing RF testing of an electronic device. An RF antenna is received in a base plate. One or more guides are positioned on the base plate for securing the electronic device above the RF antenna. The electronic device is secured on the base plate to perform the RF testing utilizing the one or more guides. |
| US08816914B2 |
Communication device and antenna structure therein
A communication device including a multilayer circuit board and an antenna structure therein is provided. The multilayer circuit board has at least a first plane, a second plane, and a third plane. A ground plane is disposed on one of the planes, and the ground plane is in proximity to a clearance region of the multilayer circuit board. An antenna structure is disposed in the clearance region. The antenna structure includes a first metal portion and a second metal portion. The first metal portion is coupled to a signal source through a feeding portion. The second metal portion includes at least a first line segment and a second line segment. The first line segment and the second line segment are disposed respectively on any two planes of the multilayer circuit board. The first metal line and the second metal line forms a loop structure through two conductive vias. |
| US08816906B2 |
Chip packages including through-silicon via dice with vertically inegrated phased-array antennas and low-frequency and power delivery substrates
An apparatus includes a die with through-silicon vias and radio frequency integrated circuit capabilities and it is vertically integrated with a phased-array antenna substrate. The through-silicon via and a radio frequency integrated circuit is coupled to a plurality of antenna elements disposed on the phased-array antenna substrate where each of the plurality of antenna elements is coupled to the through-silicon vias and radio frequency integrated circuit through a plurality of through-silicon vias. A process of assembling the through-silicon vias and radio frequency integrated circuit to the phased-array antenna substrate includes testing the apparatus. |
| US08816905B2 |
Satellite-based positioning system improvement
A method, device and system for determining a receiver location using weak signal satellite transmissions. The invention involves a sequence of exchanges between an aiding source and a receiver that serve to provide aiding information to the receiver so that the receiver's location may be determined in the presence of weak satellite transmissions. With the aiding information, the novel receiver detects, acquires and tracks weak satellite signals and computes position solutions from calculated pseudo ranges despite the inability to extract time synchronization date from the weak satellite signals. The invention includes as features, methods and apparatus for the calibration of a local oscillator, the cancellation of cross correlations, a Doppler location scheme, an ensemble averaging scheme, the calculation of almanac aiding from a table of orbit coefficients, absolute time determination, and a modified search engine. |
| US08816901B2 |
Calibration to improve weather radar positioning determination
A method of calibrating antenna-position detection associated with a radar system, the radar system including a first gimbal and a first angle sensor configured to detect an angular position of the first gimbal, includes mounting a second angle sensor to the first gimbal configured to detect an angular position of the first gimbal. The first gimbal is rotated through each angular position of a set of the angular positions. A first set of data is generated with the first angle sensor that characterizes a detected angular position of the first gimbal. A second set of data is generated with the second angle sensor that characterizes a detected angular position of the first gimbal. A third data set is determined comprising differences, between the first and second data sets, in detected angular position at each first-gimbal angular position. The third data set is stored in a memory device. |
| US08816893B1 |
Adaptive multiple conversion ramp analog-to-digital converter
An example ramp analog-to-digital converter (ADC) for generating at least one bit of a digital signal includes a modified ramp signal generator, a comparator, and a control circuit. The modified ramp signal generator receives a ramp signal and generates a modified ramp signal in response thereto. The comparator compares an analog input with the modified ramp signal. The control circuit controls the modified ramp signal generator, such that the analog input is converted a variable M number of times for each period of the ramp signal. The number M is dependent on a magnitude of the analog input. In one example, the number M is greater for analog inputs of a lower magnitude, such that the analog inputs of the lower magnitude are converted more times than analog inputs of a higher magnitude. |
| US08816885B2 |
Data interface alignment
In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a de-serializer to convert serial data into two parallel data streams, and a control unit to provide a first update signal and a second update signal based on a bit count of the serial data. The apparatus may further include a target component having an input bus, the input bus including a first portion and a second portion. The apparatus may further include a first output unit to provide the first set of parallel data to the first portion of the input bus, and a second output unit to provide the second set of parallel data to the second portion of the input bus. |
| US08816877B2 |
Road gantry
The invention relates to a road gantry comprising a horizontal beam (2), the upper surface (21) of which constitutes a passageway for service personnel to cross, the gantry being characterized in that it comprises arms (25) for bearing apparatuses (30) for monitoring road traffic, electronic toll collection, or signaling, wherein said arms are pivotably attached to the horizontal beam so as to be able to move from a first position, in which the arms extend towards the road, into a second position for stowage on said passageway, and vice versa. The passageway may comprise protection guardrails (22, 23) in which openings (24) are formed, said openings being shut by door panels (24) arranged so as to enable the passage of said arms (25) from said first position to said second position and vice versa. The invention also relates to a barrier-free electronic toll collection station including at least one such gantry. |
| US08816874B2 |
Danger presentation device, danger presentation system, danger presentation method and program
A danger presentation device includes a worker position acquisition unit configured to acquire a worker position which is a position of a worker; a worker view range determination unit configured to determine a view range of the worker depending on the worker position acquired by the worker position acquisition unit; a position/posture determination unit configured to determine a position/posture which contains at least one of a position of a robot and a posture of the robot at a specific time in which at least a part of the robot which operates in accordance with a motion planning is included in the view range; and an image generation unit configured to generate image data for illustrating the position/posture determined by the position/posture determination unit. |
| US08816872B2 |
System and method for monitoring, controlling, and improving productivity and safety conditions of automated machinery
Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring the productivity, operability, and safety conditions of factory machinery and particularly unitizers. The system monitors factory machines such as a unitizer in a corrugated box factory, using one or more sensors to determine whether and how efficiently the machinery is operating, to determine if any conditions of the machinery require immediate attention, and to determine if a safety violation has occurred with respect to the machinery. The system appropriately notifies a factory manager of issues that arise. In addition, the system aggregates data about past performance and safety violations and generates reports about the aggregated data to help factory managers maximize productivity of the monitored machinery. The disclosed system is particularly advantageous in that it enables improvement of the productivity of the factory as a whole. |
| US08816866B2 |
Sonic detection of flow state change for measurement stations
A method for audibly detecting a fluid flow state change in a flow meter pipeline. The flow state change may be identified as an upset in the normal flow state. The upset may be corrected to improve the accuracy of the flow meter. A system includes acoustic sensors mounted in the flow meter pipeline, and a computer to collect audible data from the acoustic sensors and compare the audible data to a baseline to detect an upset in the normal fluid flow state. |
| US08816857B2 |
RFID system
The present invention provides an automated system for asset tracking and management and utilizes near field Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) technology. RFID tags are attached to the assets, and RFID antennas (and corresponding readers) are strategically located in close proximity to read the tags. As applied to a rack or cabinet, near-field antennas are mounted along one of the mounting posts at each rack unit location such that when a piece of equipment (rack mounted or rail mounted) is installed at a particular rack unit space, the tag will be read and registered in an RFID management system. A magnetic field shaping arrangement ensures that crosstalk between adjacent rack positions is prevented. Ferrite elements are used to control the magnetic field. |
| US08816853B1 |
Self-shunting security device for detecting the absence or presence of a removable auxiliary alarm assembly
A self-shunting security system for detecting the absence or presence of a removable auxiliary alarm assembly for preventing theft of one or more products operatively connected to said system. A port is operatively attached to circuitry and is adapted to receive the removable auxiliary alarm assembly. A shunting assembly is also operatively attached to the circuitry and is disposed in relation to the port for detecting the absence or presence of the removable auxiliary alarm assembly within the port. The port and shunting assembly are in parallel electrical configuration. The shunting assembly automatically forms a first closed circuit when the removable auxiliary alarm assembly is not inserted into the port. Insertion of the removable auxiliary alarm assembly into the port opens the first closed circuit and forms a second closed circuit so that tampering with or removing the removable auxiliary alarm assembly opens the second closed circuit creating a moment in time where the second closed circuit and first closed circuit will both be open to activate a warning indicator. |
| US08816850B2 |
Tracking and monitoring system for opencast mines
The tracking and monitoring system for opencast mines of the present invention enables continuously tracking and monitoring vehicles and moveable equipment in opencast mines using ZigBee-enabled active RFID devices forming a dynamic wireless network among them and other static and mobile ZigBee devices placed at strategic locations. The present invention provides a tracking and monitoring system for opencast mines comprises in combination of ZigBee-compliant devices (programmable to operate as end devices, routers and coordinators by hardware specific embedded software) and wireless sensor network software having various application modules for opencast mines. Use of the system of the present invention would help in maintaining computerized record and analysing the performance of costly shovels and dumpers deployed in opencast mines. This would help in optimising the placement of dumpers with each shovel depending on the change in working and dumping places. This would also help in maintaining computerise attendance of dumper operators and other personnel working in an opencast mine. This would further help in providing warning to the signal man and dumper operator, while dumper approaching close proximity to the signal man. This would help in establishing two-way message communication among the personnel engaged in an opencast mine. This would ultimately help in improving production, productivity and safety in opencast mine. |
| US08816847B2 |
Communication system with partial power source
The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can be used in a variety of different applications, including as components of ingestible identifiers, such as may be found in ingestible event markers, e.g., pharma-informatics enabled pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US08816845B2 |
Method and system for generating an alert based on car seat use detection
An approach for providing notifications to caregivers based on the detected presence of a child in a car seat is described. Physical presence of an object within a car seat is detected. A determination is made that a proximity threshold between a mobile device and the car seat is satisfied based on the presence information, range information associated with the mobile device, or a combination thereof. A notification message is generated in response to the detected physical presence of the object to indicate the presence of the object in the car seat based on the determination. Initiation of the transmission of the notification message to a mobile device within a predetermined proximity of the car seat is performed. |
| US08816842B2 |
GPS enabled relay controller
A GPS enabled relay controller that interfaces with an electronic device, such as a street light, barricade light, refrigerator, and other similar applications for turning off power to an electronic device for energy savings. The relay controller invokes quantification of refractive photon diffusion to switch between on and off an electronic device based upon refracted photons diffused at the surface of the earth at a particular location and based upon sampling at the Earth's surface from before civil twilight start until after sunrise and from before sunset until after civil twilight end. |
| US08816841B2 |
Warning system
The present invention relates to a warning system mounted on a vehicle comprising detection means for detecting an object, and signalling means connected to said detection means, wherein said detection means are arranged to remotely detect an object in the vicinity of the vehicle and that said detection means is connected to said signalling means to automatically emit a signal that is detectable from at least one other side of the vehicle than the one where said object is present, and wherein said detection means (4) are arranged to avoid detecting objects lower than 0.5 m, preferably lower than 0.25 m from the ground. |
| US08816835B2 |
Immobilizer circuit
An immobilizer device is configured for communicating with a base station. The immobilizer device includes an antenna circuit including three orthogonally-oriented antennas configured to receive a signal from a field generated by a base station. A power circuit is configured to draw power via the field on each of the antennas, and a communications circuit is configured to communicate with the base station via any of the antennas. The strength of the signals received via the antennas is evaluated and used to select one of the antennas for use in data communications and, if appropriate, as a power supply. |
| US08816829B2 |
Household appliance control system
Household appliance control system, comprising at least one appliance switch, at least one device supplying functional commands, at least one device supplying power and at least one household appliance, wherein the aforementioned devices are at least partially arranged in a building power supply network, and wherein these devices at least partially communicate among each other via said building power supply network, by impressing information independently to their respective zero-crossing either on an alternating voltage or on an alternating current, whereby said information can be read out again from both of the voltage and current, and whereby said information exclusively consists of real power instead of using high frequency modulation or even an additional line for data transmission purpose. |
| US08816825B2 |
Transponder
Proposed is a transponder for receiving a wireless electromagnetic interrogation signal and for transmitting a wireless electromagnetic response signal with a first coil acting as an antenna for generating a first wired electrical receive signal from the interrogation signal, and with at least one further coil acting as an antenna for generating a further wired electrical receive signal from the interrogation signal, wherein an axis of the first coil and an axis of the further coil are aligned differently in the space, wherein in each case one full-wave rectifier for rectifying the respective receive signal is assigned to the coils, wherein a summing element for summing up the rectified receive signals generated by the full-wave rectifiers is provided in order to generate in this manner a pulsating sum signal, the frequency of which corresponds to twice the frequency of the interrogation signal. |
| US08816817B2 |
Authentication apparatus
An apparatus for authenticating a user includes a detector for determining a state or a position of a bodily part placed by the user for biometric authentication, a unit capable of obtaining biometric data from a different portion of the bodily part, a plurality of biometric authentication engines capable of authenticating the user by using one of a plurality of authentication algorithms by comparing the biometric data with reference data, respectively, and a controller for selecting one of the different portions of the bodily part so as to select associated biometric data, and determining one of the biometric authentication engines for authenticating the user on the basis of the state or the position of the bodily part placed. |
| US08816816B2 |
Methods and apparatus for securing a portable device
An apparatus for securing a portable device is described. The portable device includes a housing having a mating feature adapted to mate with a corresponding mating feature of the cradle. The cradle includes a locking mechanism that is capable of locking the portable device to the cradle. A transceiver is positioned in the housing. The transceiver is capable of communicating with a remote server containing data of a registered user. A radio-frequency identification (RFID) reader is positioned in the housing. The RFID reader controls the locking mechanism such that the locking mechanism releases the portable device from the cradle when a RFID tag storing the data of the registered user is positioned proximate to the RFID reader. |
| US08816811B2 |
Low profile inductors for high density circuit boards
An inductor includes a core formed of a magnetic material and a foil winding wound at least partially around or through at least a portion of the core. A first end of the winding extends away from the core to form an extended output tongue configured and arranged to supplement or serve as a substitute for a printed circuit board foil trace. A second end of the winding forms a solder tab. At least a portion of the extended output tongue and the solder tab are formed at a same height relative to a bottom surface of the core. Another inductor includes a core formed of a magnetic material, a winding wound at least partially around or through at least a portion of the core, and a ground return conductor attached to the core. The core does not form a magnetic path loop around the ground return conductor. |
| US08816805B2 |
Magnetic structure production
Magnetic structure production may relate, by way of example but not limitation, to methods, systems, etc. for producing magnetic structures by printing magnetic pixels (aka maxels) into a magnetizable material. Disclosed herein is production of magnetic structures having, for example: maxels of varying shapes, maxels with different positioning, individual maxels with different properties, maxel patterns having different magnetic field characteristics, combinations thereof, and so forth. In certain example implementations disclosed herein, a second maxel may be printed such that it partially overwrites a first maxel to produce a magnetic structure having overlapping maxels. In certain example implementations disclosed herein, a magnetic printer may include a print head comprising multiple parts and having various properties. In certain example implementations disclosed herein, various techniques for using a magnetic printer may be employed to produce different magnetic structures. Furthermore, description of additional magnet-related technology and example implementations thereof is included herein. |
| US08816801B2 |
Contact mechanism and electromagnetic contactor using the same
A contact mechanism where a shape of at least one of a fixed contactor including a pair of fixed contact portions and a movable contactor including a pair of movable contact portions capable of contacting with and separating from the pair of fixed contact portions is set to a shape that generates a Lorentz force resisting electromagnetic repulsion in a contactor opening direction generated between the fixed contact portions and the movable contact portions when a current is applied, has the fixed contactor and the movable contactor being inserted in a current path. Magnetic bodies are disposed on at least one of the fixed contactor and the movable contactor for suppressing a force driving arcs, which are generated between the pair of fixed contact portions and the pair of movable contact portions, to the fixed contactor on the opposite side. |
| US08816797B2 |
Multilayer resonator and multilayer filter
A multilayer filter includes a plurality of mutually coupled resonant circuits provided within a multilayer body. Capacitor internal electrodes, inductor internal electrodes, and inductor via electrodes, ground via electrodes, and input-output via electrodes are arranged within the multilayer body. The ground via electrodes and the input-output via electrodes are provided on a dielectric layer on a mounting surface, or a second dielectric layer on a first dielectric layer provided on the mounting surface. The capacitor internal electrodes arranged towards the side of the mounting surface do not overlap the input-output electrodes when viewed in plan view. With this configuration, degradation in frequency characteristics of a resonant circuit is effectively prevented by controlling one of an inductive component and a capacitive component of the resonant circuit. |
| US08816795B2 |
EMC filter circuit
An EMC filter circuit (1) has an essentially rigid busbar (3) for carrying an electric power to which is superposed a noise component in a conductive housing (2), which connected to ground. The filter (1) has two main elements inductors (4) increasing an impedance of the bus bar and capacitors (5) connected between the busbar (3) and the conductive housing (2). The capacitors (5) are inserted and tightly held solderless in position between the conductive housing (2) and the electric conductor (3). One advantage comes from the fact, that flat connection elements are arranged on both sides of the capacitors (5), which allow an easy manufacturing process. |
| US08816791B2 |
Systems and methods of a rectangular-to-circular waveguide transition
Systems and methods for a filtering wave energy using a rectangular-to-circular waveguide transition are discussed herein. An exemplary system comprises a rectangular-to-circular waveguide transition and a filter card. The rectangular-to-circular waveguide transition may include a front section and a back section opposite the front section, the rectangular-to-circular waveguide transition defining a circular hole extending from the front section of the rectangular-to-circular waveguide transition through the back section, the rectangular-to-circular waveguide transition further having a first arcuate region on the face of the transition, the first arcuate region defining a first cavity extending from the circular hole through the first arcuate region, the rectangular-to-circular waveguide transition also having a second arcuate region defining a second cavity opposite the first cavity, the second cavity extending from the circular hole through the second arcuate region. The filter card may be configured to be placed across the circular hole of the rectangular-to-circular waveguide transition. |
| US08816790B2 |
Self-biased amplitude-controlled oscillator with constant harmonic content
Oscillators are described that have a highly stable output frequency versus the variation of supply voltage and different operating conditions such as temperature. The concepts are broadly applicable to various types of oscillators. The highly stable output is achieved with the use of self biasing loops. The circuits associated with providing constant harmonic output current can be used with the concept of a phi-null oscillator to further stabilize the output frequency. |
| US08816789B2 |
Oscillator and input-output device and method of controlling the same
A semiconductor device according to an exemplary aspect of the invention is capable of being selectively switched between an oscillation circuit and a signal input-output circuit, and includes first and second external connecting terminals that are connectable to an oscillation device; an inverting amplifier an input side of which is electrically connected to the first external connecting terminal through a coupling capacitor and an output side of which is electrically connected to the second external connecting terminal; a feedback resistor connected to the input side and the output side of the inverting amplifier; a bias stabilization circuit that stabilizes a bias applied to the coupling capacitor; a first signal input-output portion connected to the first external connecting terminal; and a second signal input-output portion connected to the second external connecting terminal. |
| US08816788B2 |
Frequency generator with frequency jitter
A frequency generator with frequency jitter is disclosed. The frequency generator comprises a capacitor, a comparing unit, a charging and discharging unit, a delay unit, and a charging and discharging switch unit. The comparing unit is coupled to the capacitor and generates a charging and discharging control signal according to a voltage of the capacitor. The charging and discharging unit is coupled to the capacitor. The delay unit is coupled to the comparing unit and receives a delay signal. The delay unit delays the charging and discharging control signal according to the delay signal to generate a charging and discharging delay signal. The charging and discharging switch unit is coupled to the charging and discharging unit and the delay unit, and charges or discharges the capacitor according to the charging and discharging delay signal. |
| US08816785B2 |
Oscillator
An oscillator which oscillates electromagnetic waves includes a negative differential resistance element, a resonator configured to prescribe oscillation frequencies of the electromagnetic waves, a voltage modulation unit configured to modulate the negative differential resistance element, a stabilizing circuit configured to suppress parasitic oscillation, and a bias circuit, including a power supply and a line, used to control an operating point voltage of the negative differential resistance element. The voltage modulation unit is connected to the bias circuit through the stabilizing circuit. |
| US08816782B2 |
Phase locked loop circuit having a voltage controlled oscillator with improved bandwidth
A voltage controlled oscillator includes a plurality of serially connected composite gain stages. A composite gain stage includes a transconductance stage and a transimpedance stage. The transconductance stage has first and second current paths from a first power supply voltage terminal to a second power supply voltage terminal. A first variable resistance is coupled between the first and second current paths. The transimpedance stage has a first inverter and a second inverter. The first inverter has an input terminal coupled to the output of the first current path and an output terminal. The second inverter has an input terminal coupled to the output of the second current path, and an output terminal. A second variable resistance is coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal of the first inverter, and a third variable resistance is coupled between the input terminal and the output terminal of the second inverter. |
| US08816780B2 |
Apparatus and method for calibrating timing mismatch of edge rotator operating on multiple phases of oscillator
An exemplary calibration apparatus for calibrating timing mismatch of an edge rotator operating on multiple phases of an oscillator includes a capturing block arranged to capture phase error samples, and a calibrating block arranged to adjust timing of said edge rotator according to said phase error samples. An exemplary calibration method for calibrating timing mismatch of an edge rotator operating on multiple phases of an oscillator includes the following steps: capturing phase error samples, and adjusting timing of said edge rotator according to said phase error samples. |
| US08816779B2 |
Device for an atomic clock
A device for an atomic clock, including: a laser source (102) generating a laser beam; a quarter-wave plate (105) modifying the linear polarization of the laser beam into a circular polarization and vice versa; a gas cell (106) placed on the laser beam having a circular polarization; a mirror (107) sending the laser beam back toward the gas cell; a first photodetector (108a); means (103, 101a, 107) for diverting the reflected beam of the laser source (102), and a second photodetector (109) placed behind the mirror (107), the mirror being semitransparent and allowing a portion of the laser beam to pass therethrough, the second photodetector (109) being used for controlling the optical frequency of the laser and/or for controlling the temperature of the cell (106). |
| US08816778B2 |
Clock frequency adjusting method and circuit
A method for adjusting an oscillator clock frequency, comprising: providing a first oscillator, applying a first setpoint value to the first oscillator, determining a first oscillator frequency value within a first time frame, providing a second oscillator, applying a second setpoint value to the second oscillator, determining a second oscillator frequency value within a second time frame, determining a new frequency setpoint value from the first and second frequency values, the first and second setpoint values, and a desired frequency value, and applying the new frequency setpoint value to one of the first and second oscillators. |
| US08816777B2 |
Microwave synthesizer
A microwave synthesizer is disclosed that may generate low phase noise and high frequency resolution microwave signals The microwave synthesizer may include a coarse-tuning loop, the coarse-tuning loop may be adopted to generate a first signal with coarsely adjustable frequency. The coarse-tuning loop may have a first voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). An output loop, the output loop may be adopted to generate a second signal with finely adjustable frequency. The output loop may have a second VCO. A frequency mixer may be configured to couple the coarse-tuning loop and the output loop. A frequency mixer may be adopted to subtract the first and second signals. A reference frequency source may be coupled to the coarse-tuning loop and the output loop to provide reference signal for the microwave synthesizer. |
| US08816775B2 |
Quiescent current determination using in-package voltage measurements
Apparatus, systems, and fabrication methods are provided for biasing amplifier arrangements inside device packages to a target quiescent current. In one embodiment, an amplifier device has an output interface and includes an amplifier arrangement having an amplifier output and impedance matching circuitry coupled between the amplifier output and the output interface. A method for biasing the amplifier arrangement involves measuring or otherwise obtaining a voltage between the amplifier output and the output interface, determining an estimated quiescent current through the amplifier arrangement based on that voltage, and adjusting a bias voltage provided to the input of the amplifier arrangement based on a difference between the estimated quiescent current. In exemplary embodiments, the bias voltage is adjusted until the estimated quiescent current is substantially equal to a target quiescent current. |
| US08816774B2 |
Power amplifier system
Disclosed herein is a power amplifier system including: a power amplifier; a power controlling unit providing driving voltage and driving current corresponding to a preset reference voltage to the power amplifier; a current controlling unit performing a control so that control current corresponding to applied control voltage flows; a bias controlling unit detecting current and voltage corresponding to the driving current of the power controlling unit and controlling bias current of the power amplifier according to the detected voltage; and a current adjusting unit detecting bias voltage corresponding to the bias current of the power amplifier and adjusting the driving current of the power controlling unit according to the detected bias voltage. Even though applied control voltage increases, current applied to the power amplifier is appropriately adjusted, thereby making it possible to improve characteristics of the power amplifier. |
| US08816771B2 |
Signal amplifying circuit with reduced output signal noise by introducing coupling effect and related method thereof
A signal amplifying circuit includes: an input stage circuit, arranged to receive an input signal; a first inductive device coupled between the input stage circuit and a first reference voltage; an output stage circuit arranged to generate an output signal according to the input signal; and a second inductive device coupled between the output stage circuit and a second reference voltage, wherein at least a part of a winding of the first inductive element is cross-coupled to at least a part of a winding of the second inductive element. |
| US08816770B2 |
Low-voltage constant-gm rail-to-rail CMOS input stage with improved gain
The present invention concerns an apparatus comprising a first circuit and a second circuit. The first circuit may be configured to generate an output signal in response to a differential input signal, a first power supply and a ground. The output signal may have a rail-to-rail voltage with a magnitude between the first power supply and the ground. The first circuit may also be configured to source an intermediate differential signal in response to the differential input signal, the first power supply and ground. The second circuit may be configured to sink the differential intermediate signal in response to the differential input signal, the first power supply, ground and a second power supply. The second circuit may flatten the transconductance of the first circuit relative to a common mode voltage of the differential input signal. |
| US08816769B2 |
Differential stacked output stage for power amplifiers
A power amplifier system includes a transistor stack and an upper portion. The upper portion includes an LC tank. The LC tank is configured to generate selected harmonics to mitigate voltage stress and facilitate amplifier efficiency. The transistor stack includes serial connected input transistors and upper transistors. The input transistors are configured to receive an input signal and the upper transistors are configured to provide an amplifier output signal. The LC tank is configured to provide the selected harmonics to at least gates of the upper transistors. |
| US08816768B2 |
Power module for envelope tracking
A power module for envelope tracking includes a linear amplifier and a DC-to-DC (Direct Current to Direct Current) converter. The linear amplifier has a positive input terminal for receiving a first control signal, a negative input terminal, and an output terminal for outputting a first adaptive supply voltage, wherein the output terminal is fed back to the negative input terminal. The DC-to-DC converter receives a second control signal, and supplies a second adaptive supply voltage to the linear amplifier according to the second control signal. The first control signal is related to the second control signal. |
| US08816763B2 |
Integrator input error correction circuit and circuit method
A circuit includes a first amplifier and a second amplifier, wherein first amplifier is configured to receive an input current at a first input of the first amplifier, and an output of the first op-mp is configured to drive a first input of the second amplifier. The circuit further includes a pull-up current source selectively coupled to the first input of the second amplifier, and a pull-down current source selectively coupled to the first input of the second amplifier. If the absolute value of the input current is larger than a predefined threshold current: i) the pull-up current source is configured to drive current into the first input of the second amplifier for a first polarity of the input current, and ii) the pull-down current source is configured to sink current from the first input of the second amplifier for a second polarity of the input current. |
| US08816762B2 |
Area-optimized analog filter with bandwidth control by a quantized scaling function
A programmable active frequency-selective circuit includes a first capacitor having a fixed value and a second capacitor coupled in parallel to the first capacitor and having a plurality of switchable capacitors connected in parallel to each other. The programmable active frequency-selective circuit further includes a plurality of switches each being associated with one of the switchable capacitors, and a control port coupled to the switches. The capacitors may be varied to account for processing variations that occur during manufacturing of the programmable active frequency-selective circuit. The capacitors values may also be varied to change the bandwidth and/or gain of the programmable active frequency-selective circuit. |
| US08816760B2 |
Capacitor amplifying circuit and operating method thereof
A capacitor amplifying circuit and an operating method thereof are disclosed. The capacitor amplifying circuit includes a first current source, a second current source, a current mirror unit, and an output capacitor. There is a proportion relationship between a first current of the first current source and a second current of the second current source. The current mirror unit is coupled between the first current source and the second current source. The current mirror unit includes N stages of current mirror circuit in series, wherein N is larger than or equal to 1. Each of the N stages of current mirror circuit has a proportional constant respectively. Two terminals of the output capacitor are coupled to the current mirror unit and a ground terminal respectively. The equivalent capacitance magnification of the output capacitor is related to the proportional constants based on the proportion relationship. |
| US08816754B1 |
Body bias circuits and methods
An integrated circuit can include an operational section comprising a first body bias circuit coupled to drive first body regions to a first bias voltage in response to at least first bias values; a second body bias circuit coupled to drive second body regions to a second bias voltage in response to at least second bias values; a plurality of monitoring sections formed in a same substrate as the operational section, each configured to output a monitor value reflecting a different process variation effect on circuit performance. |
| US08816751B2 |
Inductive load power switching circuits
Power switching circuits including an inductive load and a switching device are described. The switches devices can be either low-side or high-side switches. Some of the switches are transistors that are able to block voltages or prevent substantial current from flowing through the transistor when voltage is applied across the transistor. |
| US08816749B2 |
Level shifter device
A level shifter includes a first terminal configured to receive a first supply voltage, a second terminal configured to receive a second supply voltage, an input terminal configured to receive an input signal and an output terminal. The level shifter is configured to shift the input signal from the level of the first supply voltage to the level of the second supply voltage in outputting the output signal. The level shifter includes a storage circuit for storing the output signal value and configured, when the first supply voltage is no longer available, to force the output terminal to assume the last output voltage value stored by the storage circuit when the first supply voltage was available and before the first supply voltage was not available. |
| US08816746B2 |
Integrated circuit with multi-functional parameter setting and multi-functional parameter setting method thereof
An integrated circuit with multi-functional parameter setting and a multi-functional parameter setting method of the integrated circuit are provided. The multi-functional parameter setting method includes following steps: providing the integrated circuit which includes a switch unit and a multi-functional pin that is coupled to an external setting unit, sensing a programmable reference voltage of the external setting unit through one operation of the switch unit and executing a first function setting according to the programmable reference voltage, and sensing a programmable reference current of the external setting unit through another operation of the switch unit and executing a second function setting according to the programmable reference current. |
| US08816744B2 |
Adaptive clock signal generator with noise immunity capability
An adaptive clock signal generator with noise immunity capability is disclosed, including a gain amplifier for processing an analog oscillation signal to generate an amplified signal; an adjustable Schmitt trigger, coupled with the gain amplifier, for generating a triggered signal according to the amplified signal; an output buffer, coupled with the adjustable Schmitt trigger, for generating a clock signal according to the triggered signal; and a noise detector coupled with the adjustable Schmitt trigger. The noise detector detects noise components of an input signal and enlarges the hysteresis window of the adjustable Schmitt trigger as the level of detected noise increases. |
| US08816743B1 |
Clock structure with calibration circuitry
An integrated circuit includes a clock circuit that may be used to provide clock signals to multiple input-output circuits. The integrated circuit may also include different clock structures. As an example, one of the clock structures may have multiple clock paths of substantially equal lengths while another clock structure may have a fly-by clock path. The multiple clock paths may be used to convey a subset of the clock signals to the input-output circuits. Similarly, the fly-by clock path may be used to transmit a second subset of the clock signals to the input-output circuits. |
| US08816739B2 |
Semiconductor device
There is provided a semiconductor device having: a latch circuit (103, 104) having a plurality of data holding nodes; a first capacitance element (C) connected to the first data holding node (A) included in the plurality of data holding nodes; and a first switch element (SW2) provided between the first data holding node (A) and the first capacitance element (C). |
| US08816738B2 |
Controlling slew rate performance across different output driver impedances
Embodiments are provided including one directed to an output driver system, having an adjustable pre-driver configured to maintain a generally constant slew rate of an output driver across a plurality of output driver impedances. Other embodiments provide a method of operating a memory device, including determining an output driver strength of an output driver and configuring the pre-driver based on the determined output driver strength. |
| US08816735B1 |
Phase-locked loop circuit
A phase-locked loop circuit, a phase converter module thereof and a phase-locked controlling method are disclosed herein. The phase converter module is suitable for a phase-locked loop circuit including a digitally-controlled oscillator (DCO) for generating an oscillator output signal and a divider for converting the oscillator output signal into N-phased oscillator output signals. The phase converter module includes a phase finder and a time-to-digital converter. The phase finder is configured for sampling the oscillator output signal with the N-phased oscillator output signals to calculate an estimated value of a fractional phase part. One oscillation period of the digitally-controlled oscillator is divided into N sub-periods. The time-to-digital converter is configured for sampling one of the N-phased oscillator output signals with a reference-frequency signal to calculate a precise value of the fractional phase part within one sub-period. |
| US08816734B2 |
Clock generation circuit and semiconductor apparatus including the same
A clock generation circuit includes a delay line, a delay modeling block, a phase detection block, a multi-update signal generation block, and a delay line. The delay line delays an input clock and generates a delayed clock. The delay modeling block delays the delayed clock by a modeled delay value and generates a feedback clock. The phase detection block compares phases of the input clock and the feedback clock and generates phase information, and quantizes a phase difference between the input clock and the feedback clock and generates phase codes. The multi-update signal generation block generates a multi-update signal in response to the phase codes. The delay line control block changes a delay amount of the delay line in response to the multi-update signal and the phase information. |
| US08816731B2 |
Phase-locked loops that share a loop filter
An integrated circuit includes a first die and a second die. The first die comprising a first phase-locked loop (PLL) and the second die comprising a second PLL. The integrated circuit includes a shared loop filter, wherein the first PLL in the first die is combined with the shared loop filter to form a first PLL feedback loop, the second PLL in the second die is combined with the shared loop filter to form a second PLL feedback loop and the shared loop filter is configured to provide configurable bandwidths to each of the first PLL feedback loop and the second PLL feedback loop. |
| US08816727B2 |
Driver circuit
A line driver circuit for a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) transmitter is disclosed. The line driver circuit includes a pre-driver circuit having a pair of pre-driver differential inputs and a pair of pre-driver differential outputs. A driver circuit having a pair of driver differential inputs and a pair of driver differential outputs is also included. Each of the pair of pre-driver differential outputs is coupled to a respective one of the pair of driver differential inputs. Each of the pair of driver differential outputs is coupled to a respective one of a pair of output terminals. The pre-driver further includes a pair of pre-driver cascode transistors. Each of the pre-driver cascode transistors is arranged between one of the pre-driver differential outputs and a respective one of the output terminals and wherein the driver circuit and the pre-driver circuit are operable to receive a current supplied by a HDMI receiver coupled to the pair of output terminals. |
| US08816723B1 |
Buffer circuit
A buffer circuit includes a first current mirror circuit, a second current mirror circuit, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The first current mirror circuit passes a first mirror current through a second node, corresponding to a first current passed through a first node, and is activated based on a first activating signal. The second current mirror circuit is connected to the first node and the second node, passes a second mirror current through the second node, corresponding to a second current passed through the first node, and is activated based on a second activating signal. The first transistor has a gate to which a reference voltage is applied and has a drain connected to the first node. The second transistor has a gate to which an input voltage is applied and has a drain connected to the second node. |
| US08816721B2 |
Systems and methods for output control
The present disclosure provides an output control circuit including a signal feedback circuit and an enable control circuit, wherein the signal feedback circuit is configured to compare an output voltage with a set output voltage threshold and to output a disable signal to an enable control circuit when the output voltage arrives at the set output voltage threshold, and wherein the enable control circuit is configured to stop an operation of a translation circuit, upon reception of the disable signal from the signal feedback circuit. |
| US08816715B2 |
MOS test structure, method for forming MOS test structure and method for performing wafer acceptance test
A MOS test structure is disclosed. A scribe line region is disposed on a substrate which has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side. An epitaxial layer is disposed on the first side, the doping well is disposed on the epitaxial layer and the doping region is disposed on the doping well. A trench gate of a first depth is disposed in the doping region, in the doping well and in the scribe line region. A conductive material fills the test via which has a second depth and an isolation covering the inner wall of the test via and is disposed in the doping region, in the doping well, in the epitaxial layer and in the scribe line region, to electrically connect to the epitaxial layer so that the test via is capable of testing the epitaxial layer and the substrate together. |
| US08816712B2 |
Inspection device
An object of the invention is to provide an inspection device which has a function of preventing electric discharge so that an absorbed current is detected more efficiently.In the invention, absorbed current detectors are mounted in a vacuum specimen chamber and capacitance of a signal wire from each probe to corresponding one of the absorbed current detectors is reduced to the order of pF so that even an absorbed current signal with a high frequency of tens of kHz or higher can be detected. Moreover, signal selectors are operated by a signal selection controller so that signal lines of a semiconductor parameters analyzer are electrically connected to the probes brought into contact with a sample. Accordingly, electrical characteristics of the sample can be measured without limitation of signal paths connected to the probes to transmission of an absorbed current. In addition, a resistance for slow leakage of electric charge is provided in each probe stage or a sample stage. |
| US08816711B2 |
Electrical probe assembly
An electrical probe assembly includes a flexible circuit. A plurality of electrically conductive regions is on a first side of the flexible circuit. The flexible circuit is arranged about an axis formed by rolling the flexible circuit such that the electrically conductive regions form a plurality of isolated electrically conductive bands. |
| US08816705B2 |
Method and device for monitoring a zone of metal
Method and device for monitoring a zone of a metal structure in terms of its electrical resistance in order to detect possible defects in the structure, by periodically passing current through the zone in different directions while measuring and recording voltage drops in a number of selected unit areas (aij) within the zone, and by combining, for each unit area (aij), at least two measured values recorded during at least two measurements made with current passing in different directions, and by comparing values obtained by at least one similarly obtained value made earlier. |
| US08816704B1 |
Automatically balanced sensing device and method for multiple capacitive sensors
A method includes generating a correction value for a capacitive sensor based on a difference between a capacitance of the capacitive sensor and a capacitance of at least one other capacitive sensor when an input to the capacitive sensor and the at least one other capacitive sensor is absent. The method further includes generating a compensated capacitance value for the capacitive sensor based on applying the correction value to a difference between the capacitance of the capacitive sensor when the input is absent and another capacitance of the capacitive sensor. |
| US08816703B2 |
Linear capacitance-to-voltage converter using a single amplifier for accelerometer front ends with cancellation of spurious forces contributed by sensor circuitry
Capacitive transducer systems are disclosed that reduce nonlinearities due to feedthrough capacitances or residual electrostatic forces. The systems can include a core with a first input coupled to a first variable capacitor, a second input coupled to a second variable capacitor, and a core output coupled to a common node; an amplifier with input switchably coupled to common node and an output; a feedback path switchably coupling amplifier output to common node; and a main clock with first and second phases, that controls switches coupling system components. When clock is in first phase, first core input is coupled to reference voltage, second core input is coupled to negative reference voltage, and common node is coupled to amplifier output. When clock is in second phase, core inputs are grounded, and common node is coupled to amplifier input. The system can have single amplifier. Neutralization capacitor can cancel feedthrough and parasitic capacitances. |
| US08816693B2 |
Electrostatic discharge test method and test system
An ESD test method for testing an object is disclosed. The object is activated and controlled to separate from a horizontal plane by a pre-determined distance. A first discharge voltage is provided to an external metal portion of the object. A first error is determined to have or have not occurred during the operation of the object each time after the first discharge voltage is provided to the external metal portion. The object is processed to eliminate the first error and then the first discharge voltage is provided to the external metal portion when the first error occurs during the operation of the object. The first error is induced by a hardware structure of the object. The object is moved to contact with the horizontal plane and a specific action is executed when the first error has not occurred during the operation of the object. |
| US08816691B2 |
Trailer connection checking device and method
Disclosed herein is a trailer light checking system for a vehicle for checking an electrical connection between the vehicle and a trailer comprising a plurality of exterior vehicle lights, the exterior vehicle lights including a left turn indicator light, a right turn indicator light and a brake indicator light, and further comprises a terminal connection configured to electrically connect each of the plurality of exterior vehicle lights to a respective trailer light. The trailer light checking system also comprises a vehicle controller having a trailer connection checking mode configured to check the terminal connection by simulating manual operation of each of the plurality of exterior vehicle lights according to a timed sequence, such that a respective trailer light will actuate in combination with the simulated manual operation of each of the plurality of exterior vehicle lights if the terminal connection and the respective trailer light are functioning correctly. |
| US08816688B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes an imaging condition acquisition unit and an imaging unit. The imaging condition acquisition unit acquires at least one of optimum amplitude and optimum phase of a radio frequency transmission signal so as to reduce a deviation of data in at least one region of interest set in an object. The imaging unit acquires image data by imaging according to an imaging condition including at least one of optimum amplitude and optimum phase. |
| US08816687B2 |
Top plate for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, frame for top plate set of magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
According to one embodiment, a top plate for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a placing plate and a supporting part. The placing plate is configured to place an object. The supporting part is provided to the placing plate at a position higher than a position of the placing plate. Further, a frame for a top plate set of a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first supporting part and a second supporting part. The first supporting part is configured to support a top plate at a first supporting position. The second supporting part is configured to support the top plate at a second supporting position higher than the first supporting position. Further, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes the top plate, a bed and an imaging unit. |
| US08816686B2 |
PET-MRI convergence system
A positron emission tomography (PET)-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) convergence system. In one aspect, the invention may be a PET-MRI convergence system including: a cylindrical magnet bore which includes an outer wall and an inner wall; a gradient magnet which is disposed adjacent to the inner wall of the magnet bore; a MRI RF coil which is disposed adjacent to the inner wall of the gradient magnet, emits an RF pulse signal and detects MRI data corresponding to the RF pulse signal; and a PET detector which is spaced apart from the MRI RF coil and is disposed adjacent to the inner wall of the gradient magnet, and detects PET data. |
| US08816684B2 |
Noise canceling in-situ NMR detection
Technologies applicable to noise canceling in-situ NMR detection and imaging are disclosed. An example noise canceling in-situ NMR detection apparatus may comprise one or more of a static magnetic field generator, an alternating magnetic field generator, an in-situ NMR detection device, an auxiliary noise detection device, and a computer. |
| US08816678B2 |
Rotation sensor
A magnetism detection elements are arranged in an arrangement direction substantially perpendicular to a tooth trace of a gear when viewed from a magnetism generation unit and send a signal according to a magnetic flux flowing between the gear and the magnetism generation unit. A detection unit detects rotation of the gear according to the signal. A case accommodates the magnetism detection elements. A movement restriction unit is equipped to the case and located on the side of the gear at a place between the magnetism detection elements to restrict a magnetic foreign matter, which adheres to the case, from moving in the arrangement direction of the magnetism detection elements. |
| US08816675B2 |
Variable reluctance resolver having correlation between a limited number of stator slots and a number of rotor convex positions
A VR resolver comprises a resolver stator and a resolver rotor. Teeth whose number is equal to the product of an integer P of 2 or more and 4 are arranged in an annular shape from the inner circumferential side to the inner side in the diameter direction of the resolver stator. In the resolver rotor, convex portions whose number is equal to the product of an odd number m of 3 or more and the integer P are radially projected. All the stator slots are provided with excitation coils which generate a magnetic field by the application of a voltage. Moreover, all the stator slots are provided with either a first coil or a second coil which outputs electric signals of different waveforms based on the magnetic field. |
| US08816673B1 |
Frequency extension module for microwave and millimeter wave spectrum analyzers
In accordance with an embodiment, an apparatus for analyzing signals comprises a spectrum analyzer and a frequency extension module. The spectrum analyzer includes an IF switch which switches between an internal IF signal and an external IF signal, and a LO coupler which is configured to output a portion of one or more LO signals. The frequency extension module is configured to receive the one or more LO signals from the spectrum analyzer and send an IF signal to the spectrum analyzer. A diplexer band switch is used to direct the low band signals to the spectrum analyzer and to direct the high band signals to the frequency extension module where they are downconverted to the external IF which is output to the IF switch. |
| US08816672B1 |
Systems and methods for accounting for residual passive intermodulation in passive intermodulation measuring instruments
A system for measuring passive intermodulation (PIM) comprises a port connectable with a load and a PIM source, a test signal source providing a test signal having components of two or more frequencies, and a receiver including a phase-coherent detector to receive a reflected signal obtained at the port in response to the provided test signal. The phase-coherent detector has an output that provides a signal indicative of PIM. A reference signal source connected with the phase-coherent detector provides a reference signal derived from the test signal. A signal combiner having a first input connected with the output of the phase-coherent detector, a second input connectable with storing a measurement of residual PIM generated by the apparatus, and removes the residual PIM from the signal indicative of PIM and provides measured PIM of the PIM source at the output. |
| US08816670B2 |
Electronic circuit having band-gap reference circuit and start-up circuit, and method of starting-up band-gap reference circuit
An electronic circuit includes a band-gap reference circuit and a start-up circuit. The band-gap reference circuit includes an operational amplifier which has an output and first and second inputs. The band-gap reference circuit is configured to generate a predetermined reference voltage at the output of the operational amplifier after a start-up phase of the band-gap reference circuit. The start-up circuit includes at least one switch arranged to connect at least one current source to at least one of the inputs of the operational amplifier during the start-up phase, and to disconnect the at least one current source from the at least one of the inputs of the operational amplifier after the start-up phase. |
| US08816669B2 |
Short circuit monitor for current set resistor
Various apparatuses and methods for supplying an electrical current are disclosed herein. For example, some embodiments provide an apparatus including a current regulation switch connected in a current path between a power input and a current output. A current regulator is connected to the current regulation switch. The current regulator includes a current set terminal, and the current through the current regulation switch is proportional to the current through current set terminal. An impedance monitor is connected to the current set terminal. |
| US08816668B2 |
Semiconductor circuit for outputting reference voltages
A semiconductor circuit includes a control signal generation circuit configured to generate control signals in response to a voltage characteristic determination signal and a reference voltage generation circuit configured to output a main reference voltage, having one of a first characteristic of being proportional to temperature, a second characteristic of being constant irrespective of temperature, and a third characteristic of being inversely proportional to temperature, in response to the control signals. |
| US08816667B2 |
Maximum power point tracking method
A maximum power point tracking method is provided. The method includes temporarily determining a next voltage command using voltage and power measured at current and previous time points. When an increase or decrease in voltage command is continued predetermined times or more, it is decided that the next voltage command temporarily determined to be increased is decreased or that the next voltage command temporarily determined to be decreased is increased. The output voltage of a solar cell is regulated based on the decided next voltage command. |
| US08816666B2 |
Semiconductor switching device drive circuit using a limited drive voltage
One of first and second switching devices turns on to flow a current along a current path between a potential reference output terminal of a drive-target switching device and a control terminal of the drive-target switching device to turn on the drive-target switching device. Thereby, a voltage changes between the control terminal of the drive-target switching device and the potential reference output terminal of the drive-target switching device to turn off the one of the first and second switching devices being turned on. Thereby, a potential of the control terminal of the drive-target switching device is clamped. |
| US08816665B2 |
Reference voltage stabilization apparatus and method
A reference voltage stabilization apparatus is disclosed, having an input node for receiving a reference voltage, an output node for coupling with a load, a voltage buffer coupled between the input node and the output node, a charge storage device coupled with the output node, and a charging/discharging circuit coupled with the charge storage device for charging or discharging the charge storage device. The voltage buffer and the charged/discharged charge storage device are coupled with the load so that the voltage at the load equals the reference voltage after a period of time. |
| US08816662B2 |
DC-DC converter, semiconductor device and display device
An object is to reduce power consumption of a semiconductor device including a DC-DC converter circuit. The semiconductor device includes a DC-DC converter circuit and a microprocessor. The DC-DC converter circuit includes a conversion circuit including an inductor and a transistor, and a control circuit including a comparison circuit and a logic circuit. A hysteresis comparator is used as the comparison circuit. In the control circuit, the comparison circuit compares an output signal of the conversion circuit with a first reference potential or a second reference potential, and the logic circuit performs arithmetic operation between an output signal of the comparison circuit and a clock signal of the microprocessor. In the conversion circuit, the transistor controls current flowing through the inductor in accordance with an output signal of the logic circuit, and the output signal of the conversion circuit is generated in accordance with the current flowing through the inductor. |
| US08816661B2 |
Hybrid analog/digital power supply circuit including analog summer circuit to produce an error voltage
According to example configurations as described herein, a power supply system includes a unique circuit including an analog summer circuit, an analog-to-digital converter, and a digital controller. An output voltage feedback control loop of the power supply system feeds back the output voltage to the analog summer circuit. The analog summer circuit generates an analog error voltage signal based on: i) the output voltage received from the output voltage feedback loop, ii) an analog reference voltage signal, and iii) an analog reference voltage adjustment signal. The analog reference voltage adjustment signal varies depending on a magnitude of current provided by the output voltage to the dynamic load. Accordingly, the analog summer circuit can be configured to support adaptive voltage positioning. The analog-to-digital converter converts the analog error voltage signal into a digital error voltage signal. A controller generates output voltage control signal(s) based on the digital error voltage signal. |
| US08816655B2 |
Voltage regulator having soft starting function and method of controlling the same
A voltage regulator apparatus includes a first power transistor and a second power transistor connected in parallel to each other between a first power source and a second power source, and a control unit for turning on the first power transistor and the second power transistor. An aspect ratio of the first power transistor is smaller than an aspect ratio of the second power transistor. The control unit turns on the second power transistor in a predetermined period of time after the first power transistor is turned on. |
| US08816651B1 |
Engine-generator with load bank and control system
A load bank comprises one or more load resistors connected to an engine-generator and a control system for maintaining a minimum generator load when necessary for optimal operation. The control system operates the load bank to mitigate harmful effects of generator neglect and maintains loading for efficient DPF regeneration while allowing the generator to quickly dump the load bank when real load increases. |
| US08816649B2 |
Systems and methods for charging using a permitted charging current
Included herein is a DC power plant, a DC power system, a method charging a remote battery system and a battery charging controller. In one embodiment, the DC power plant includes: (1) a rectifier system including an AC power input and a DC power output, the rectifier system configured to receive an AC input voltage at the AC power input and produce a DC output voltage at the DC power output and (2) a controller configured to determine a permitted charging current for a remote battery system coupled to the rectifier system and dynamically adjust the DC output voltage to provide the permitted charging current for the remote battery system. |
| US08816647B2 |
Battery heating circuits and methods using resonance components in series based on current limiting and voltage inversion with bi-directionality
According to some embodiments of the present invention, a battery heating circuit includes a switch unit, a switching control module, a damping component, an energy storage circuit, and an energy superposition unit, wherein: the energy storage circuit is connected with the battery and includes a current storage component and a charge storage component; the damping component, the switch unit, the current storage component, and the charge storage component are connected in series; the switching control module is connected with the switch unit, and configured to control ON/OFF of the switch unit, so as to control the energy flowing between the battery and the energy storage circuit. |
| US08816646B2 |
Secondary battery controller and method for controlling secondary battery, and electronic apparatus
A secondary battery controller and a method for controlling a secondary battery that can increase the continuous operating time of an apparatus. The secondary battery controller includes a plurality of temperature detectors that detect temperatures of a plurality of secondary batteries; a switching device that connects an output of any one of the plurality of secondary batteries to a load; and a control portion that selects which secondary battery to use from the plurality of secondary batteries and controls the switching device to switch between the secondary batteries based on temperature information of each of the plurality of secondary batteries. |
| US08816645B2 |
Integrated battery unit with cooling and protection expedients for electric vehicles
Methods of and apparatus for removing heat generated by cells of a battery pack. The method and apparatus may employ one or more fan modules disposed between or next to cells of the battery pack, or one or more fans directly mounted to the battery pack or battery pack case housing the cells. Further, a motor controller isolation system operates to electricity isolate the motor controller of the electric vehicle when the battery pack is being charged. The motor controller isolation system may be integrated with the integrated battery pack and thermal and ventilation system. The integrated system, or “integrated battery unit (IBU),” is preferably manufactured in a manner that requires no, modifications to the electric vehicle in which the IBU is installed. |
| US08816639B2 |
Charge balancing topology
A rechargeable battery assembly provides load balancing for individual battery cells making up a battery assembly. The battery assembly includes a plurality of series-connected battery cell assemblies. Each battery cell assembly includes a battery cell and a charge bypass load connected in parallel with the battery cell. A cell supervisory circuits (CSCs) and battery interface unit (BUI) interface between the battery cell assembly and a battery charge/discharge circuit to provide load balancing by comparing the voltages monitored with respect to each battery cell assembly to an end of charge voltage (EOCV) threshold and in response to the monitored voltage equaling the EOCV threshold issues a charge bypass command to the CSC to activate the charge bypass load. |
| US08816635B2 |
Charging system using sodium level control in individual sealed anode tubes
An electrochemical cell includes an anode connectable to a current tap and a charging medium in electrical contact with the anode. A switching device is configured to stop a charging operation of the electrochemical cell upon activation by the charging medium. |
| US08816634B2 |
Battery heating circuits and methods using resonance components in series
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a battery heating circuit, comprising a switch unit 1, a switching control module 100, a damping component R1, and an energy storage circuit, wherein: the energy storage circuit is connected with the battery and comprises a current storage component L1 and a charge storage component C1; the damping component R1, the switch unit 1, the current storage component L1 and the charge storage component C1 are connected in series; the switching control module 100 is connected with the switch unit 1 and is configured to control ON/OFF of the switch unit 1, so as to control the energy flowing between the battery and the energy storage circuit. For example, the heating circuit can improve the charge/discharge performance of the battery, improve safety when the battery is heated, and effectively protect the battery. |
| US08816633B1 |
Energy harvesting circuit
The advantageous embodiments comprise an apparatus to manage a current. An alternating current is received from an energy harvesting device configured to generate the alternating current. The alternating current received from the energy harvesting device is converted to a direct current. A voltage of the alternating current is increased. The direct current is adjusted to a desired current. |
| US08816630B2 |
Electric power steering system
An electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance Rm using a resistance map, and calculates an estimated inducted voltage based on a motor current and a motor voltage. If the estimated induced voltage is determined as being equal to or smaller than a determination value that is set in accordance with the current level, the electric power steering system calculates a motor resistance (estimated motor resistance Rma) and updates the resistance map based on the estimated motor resistance Rma. |
| US08816626B2 |
Motor drive control device and operating method thereof
Motor Drive Control Device configured to properly start up various types of motors under operating conditions where motor operations are performed in a wide range of temperature and power supply voltage, includes output drive controllers that supply PWM drive output signals to an output pre-driver in such a manner as to minimize the error between a current instruction signal and a current detection digital signal. In response to a detected induced voltage generated from a voltage detector upon startup of a motor, an initial acceleration controller supplies initial acceleration output signals specifying a conducting phase for initial acceleration of the motor to the output drive controllers. The initial acceleration controller, the output drive controllers, and an output driver make a conducting phase change and perform a PWM drive to provide the initial acceleration of the motor. |
| US08816623B2 |
Motor controlling apparatus and method of the same
Disclosed herein is a motor control apparatus and a method thereof. The operation efficiency of a compressor may be maintained by using a sensorless algorithm, sampling a current applied to a motor more than twice within a period of the triangular carrier wave for performing pulse width modulation to calculate a reference voltage, driving the motor according to the calculated reference voltage to improve control resolution, and performing a high-speed operation while reducing a volume of the compressor, without adding a separate hardware when controlling the operation of the motor provided in the compressor at a high speed. |
| US08816621B2 |
PWM output apparatus and motor driving apparatus
A PWM output apparatus includes a calculating circuit configured to calculate an output width of a PWM output signal of a first signal and a second signal, which have phases different from each other, based on a command value of a PWM output. A comparing circuit compares the output width and a reference period which is set longer than a predetermined dead time period. A PWM output signal generating circuit outputs the PWM output signal to a dead time inserting block as a corrected PWM output signal, when a set/clear signal generating circuit outputs the set signal, and carries out a correction of setting the first signal of the PWM output signal to be inactive to output to the dead time inserting block as the corrected PWM output signal, when the set/clear circuit outputs the clear signal. The dead time inserting block corrects the corrected PWM output signal. |
| US08816620B2 |
Matrix integrated sequential magnetic attraction electric machine
The invention discloses a reciprocal radial field electric machine based on the soft magnetic attraction principle, characterized by a plurality of active elements organized as a bi-dimensional cylindrical machine matrix and fed sequentially by an external power converter in order to derive a motoring or generation effect. The machine is comprised of a fixed stator matrix featuring salient poles and electrical coils, and a mobile rotor matrix featuring salient poles. The machine works on the principle of time integration of the discrete actions performed by its active elements. The bi-dimensional matrix organization of the active elements and the algorithms of their activation in both motoring and generation modes are key features for the functional cohesion of the machine. The design of this machine is based on a unique digital modeling method developed by the inventors, using exclusively the matrix calculus adapted to cylindrical matrices. |
| US08816618B2 |
Rotary machine control apparatus
A current sensor detects a bus current flowing to an inverter. An estimation section uses actual currents id and id outputted from a d-q conversion section as initial values, estimates currents flowing in a motor/generator and calculates estimated currents ide and iqe. A UVW conversion section converts the estimated current ide and iqe to three phase currents. A selection section inputs, as currents flowing in each phase of the motor/generator, three out of outputs of the UVW conversion section and the bus current. The bus current is used as the current of one phase, if a voltage vector representing an operation state of the inverter is an effective voltage vector. |
| US08816616B2 |
Method of controlling a three-phase permanent magnet synchronous motor for reducing acoustic noise
A method of controlling a synchronous motor that may include windings and a power driving stage coupled to the windings, may include using a feedback loop including using a feedback circuit coupled to the windings to generate current feedback components, using current controllers for generating respective voltage signals, and using an anti-transform circuit for generating control signals for the power driving stage. Using the feedback loop may include generating additional compensation signals for compensating the control signals, and adding the additional compensation signals from the current controllers by one of generating the additional compensation signals as quadrature and direct voltage compensation signals and adding them to the voltage signals to generate compensated quadrature and direct signals, and supplying the compensated quadrature and direct signals to the power driving stage by providing the compensated quadrature and direct signals to the anti-transform circuit. |
| US08816614B2 |
Diagnosis of over-current conditions in bipolar motor controllers
A circuit for controlling a load current through a coil is connected to an output port of a transistor H-bridge that includes two low side transistors and two high side transistors. A current sense circuit is coupled to the H-bridge and configured to provide a representation of the load current provided by the output port. A current regulator is configured to generate a modulated signal dependent on the representation of the load current and a current set-point. The modulated signal has a duty-cycle. A gate control logic drives the individual transistors of the H-bridge on and off in accordance with the modulated signal. A direction signal provides the load current to the coil. The direction signal determines the direction of the load current. An over current detection circuit is coupled to each individual transistor and is configured to signal an over-current by providing an active over-current failure signal when a transistor current through the respective transistor exceeds a respective maximum value. |
| US08816613B2 |
Reconfigurable battery
A reconfigurable battery has at least one bank of statically joined series connected battery cells, each cell including a positive and a negative pole. The poles connect through switches to respective output connections. Activating a set of processor controlled switches reconfigures at least some of the battery cells into a configuration to provide a voltage across the output connections. The output battery voltage may vary intermediately between zero volts and the maximum voltage produced by the series connected battery cells.An alternative configuration of switches divides groups of series connected battery cells into separate battery banks that permit other battery cell configurations. Duty cycle modulation of the switches allows intermediate control of output voltage with reduced switching transients. Reconfigurable battery cells used in combination with an electric motor permit selectable speed control and battery regeneration schemes matched to motor output. |
| US08816610B2 |
Configurable light timer and a method of implementing a configurable light timer
A user interface of a configurable light timer is described. The user interface comprises an input portion for receiving timing characterization data, the input portion adapted to receive a portable memory device storing the timing characterization data; a control circuit coupled to detect the portable memory device inserted into the configurable light timer; and an internal memory; wherein the timing characterization data is automatically downloaded to the internal memory after the portable memory device is detected in the configurable light timer. A method of implementing a configurable light timer is also disclosed. |
| US08816606B2 |
Lips backlight control architecture with low cost dead time transfer
A driving circuitry arranged to pass a dead time over an isolation transformer, the driving circuitry constituted of: a three-state driver arranged to output a first signal, the first signal selectively at one of two complementary voltage levels and a high impedance state; a first capacitor, a first end of the first capacitor coupled to receive the first signal; and a first isolation transformer, a first end of a first winding of the first isolation transformer coupled to a second end of the first capacitor. |
| US08816604B2 |
Dimming control method and apparatus for LED light source
A light emitting diode (LED) light source, LED driver circuitry and methods for controlling the brightness of an LED light source are presented. In some embodiments, an LED driver control circuit receives a dimming command signal to dim the LED light source, modulates a continuous direct current (DC) level to dim the LED light source, and determines that a predetermined threshold level has been reached. At this time, the process includes initiating a fixed pulse width generator (PWG) control signal having a fixed duty cycle, automatically adjusting the LED current amplitude to its nominal current level, and decreasing the current amplitude while the fixed PWG control signal is active to achieve commanded lower dimming of the LED light source. |
| US08816600B2 |
Method of power and temperature control for high brightness light emitting diodes
Various embodiments relate to a method for driving a light emitting diode (LED) flash including: measuring a junction temperature of the LED by applying a test current to the LED and measuring the LED forward voltage; determining the drive current based upon the measured junction temperature and measured data characteristics of the LED; and applying the drive current to the LED for a specified length of time. |
| US08816599B2 |
Examination light apparatus with touch-less control
An examination light apparatus including a touch-less control component that enables a user to control the apparatus without requiring physical contact between the user and the apparatus. The apparatus employs an LED control component that is configured to adapt its electrical interface to a variable quantity of light emitting diodes in order to interface with each of a plurality of lamp heads that each can include a unique arrangement and quantity of light emitting diodes. The light emitting diodes (LEDs) provide a high level of light quality, quantity and intensity (luminosity) while requiring low power consumption and low space and weight requirements and are employed without requiring a cooling fan. Uniform mechanical and electrical interfaces between the control component and other portions of the examination lamp provide for efficient and simple manufacturing of various examination light configurations. |
| US08816598B2 |
Circuit and method for driving a luminous means
A circuit for driving a luminous means is provided. The circuit may include a driver circuit having an input and an output, wherein the output of the driver circuit is connected to the luminous means; and a detector circuit, on the basis of which, depending on an input signal of the driver circuit, a capacitor can be connected to the output of the driver circuit or to the input of the driver circuit. |
| US08816597B2 |
LED driving circuit
An LED driving circuit includes a dimming circuit that controls a conducting angle of an alternating current supplied from a power supply to phase-control a current to be supplied to an LED, a rectifier circuit that rectifies an alternating-current voltage output from the dimming circuit, a smoothing circuit that smoothes a direct current voltage output from the rectifier circuit, a switching device that is connected with the LED in series; a constant current control circuit that outputs a high frequency pulse signal to the switching device to control the switching device, and a bleeder circuit that is provided between an output terminal of the rectifier circuit and a ground and that has a bleeder resistance and a bleeder switch connected in series. The high frequency pulse signal is input to the bleeder switch so that a bleeder current having a high frequency pulse form flows in the bleeder resistance. |
| US08816593B2 |
Method and apparatus selectively determining universal voltage input for solid state light fixtures
A device for detecting a dimmer phase angle set by operation of a dimmer for a solid state lighting load includes a processor having a digital input, a first diode connected between the digital input and a voltage source and a second diode connected between the digital input and ground. The device further includes a first capacitor connected between the digital input and a detection node, a second capacitor connected between the detection node and ground, and a resistance connected between the detection node and a rectified voltage node, which receives a rectified voltage from the dimmer. The processor is configured to sample digital pulses at the digital input based on the rectified voltage and to identify the dimmer phase angle based on lengths of the sampled digital pulses. |
| US08816590B2 |
Lighting device with adjustable color temperature
A lighting device with adjustable color temperature includes a power, a driver, and a plurality of branches. The power is electrically connected to the driver for supplying power to the driver. Each of the branches includes a light source and an adjustor connected in series. The adjustor controls the color temperature of the light source in a corresponding branch by adjusting the voltage through the corresponding branch. |
| US08816587B2 |
Illuminant device with enhanced heat dissipation ability
An illuminant device designed to activate a light source selectively in a plurality of lighting modes. The illuminant device includes a plurality of circuit boards having thermal conductivity and a plurality of lighting circuits each of which is operable to activate the light source in a selected one of the lighting modes. The lighting circuits are mounted on the circuit boards so that when the light source is being activated, the circuit boards will be different in temperature thereof from each other due to heat generated in at least one of the lighting circuits which is activating the light source. The illuminant device also includes a connector which couples the lighting boards together to transfer the heat therebetween, thereby enhancing the dissipation of the heat. |
| US08816570B1 |
Dual cantilever beam relaxor-based piezoelectric single crystal accelerometer
A dual cantilever beam relaxor-based piezoelectric single crystal accelerometer is provided. A flexural sensing structure is provided that employs at least two piezoelectric cantilever beams having their longitudinal axes disposed in a substantially parallel arrangement with each beam containing at least one relaxor-based single crystal transduction element having its polarization axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the beam. One end is mounted to a rigid base and the other end can be mounted to a seismic proof-mass or can be free, wherein the base is subjected to dynamic excitation from either mechanical or acoustical origin. The flexible sensing structure can optionally be encapsulated in a viscoelastic material having a mechanical compliance and loss that is substantially greater than that of the flexible sensing structure. |
| US08816567B2 |
Piezoelectric laterally vibrating resonator structure geometries for spurious frequency suppression
This disclosure provides implementations of electromechanical systems resonator structures, devices, apparatus, systems, and related processes. In one aspect, a resonator structure includes a first conductive layer of electrodes and a second conductive layer of electrodes. A piezoelectric layer including a piezoelectric material is disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. One or more trenches can be formed in the piezoelectric layer on one or both sides in space regions between the electrodes. In some implementations, a process for forming the resonator structure includes removing an exposed portion of the piezoelectric layer to define a trench, for instance, by partial etching or performing an isotropic release etch using a XeF2 gas or SF6 plasma. In some other implementations, a portion of a sacrificial layer is removed to define a trench in the piezoelectric layer. |
| US08816565B2 |
Two-dimensional comb-drive actuator and manufacturing method thereof
A two-dimensional comb-drive actuator and manufacturing method thereof are described. The two-dimensional comb-drive actuator includes a supporting base, a frame and a movable body. The supporting base has first comb electrodes and the frame has internal comb electrodes and external comb electrodes. The external comb electrodes of the frame are interdigitated to the first comb electrodes of the supporting base. The movable body has second comb electrodes which are interdigitated to the internal comb electrodes of the frame. The thicknesses of the second comb electrodes of the movable body are unequal to the internal comb electrodes of the frame and the external comb electrodes of the frame are unequal to the first comb electrodes of the supporting base. The two-dimensional comb-drive actuator utilizes a conducting layer for the above-mentioned comb electrodes in order to increase the rotation angle and operation frequency thereof. |
| US08816562B2 |
Stator for electric rotating machine and method for manufacturing the same
A stator for an electric rotating machine includes a stator core that has slots, a stator coil, and an impregnant applied to the inner surface of the stator core. The stator core has a plurality of teeth that divide the slots. Teeth having chamfered surfaces between a projected tip surface and each side surface of the teeth and teeth without chamfered surfaces are intermingled. At least one bent corner part formed at an end of the projected tip surface of the teeth is formed in an arcuate surface. A relationship (R1>R2) is satisfied, where R1 represents a curvature radius of arcuate surfaces formed in the curved corner part where the projected tip surface and the chamfered surface abut and R2 represents a curvature radius of the arcuate surfaces formed in the curved corner part where the projected tip surface and the side surface abut. |
| US08816557B2 |
Dynamoelectric device
A device, including a rotor, a stator, a coil wound around the stator, wherein the stator has a coil support structure having at least one side edge arranged along a line which is not parallel to a line extending from an axis of the rotor through a center of the coil. |
| US08816554B2 |
Motor
A clutch mechanism moving together with an actuator allows coupling or decoupling an inner rotor to or from a power shaft, thereby controlling a rotation angle. This structure allows a polarity of a magnetic pole of the inner rotor to be the same as that of an opposing magnetic pole of an outer rotor when the motor is driven at a low rpm, so that magnetic fluxes inter-linking with windings can be increased, which results in greater torque. When the motor is driven at a high rpm, the structure allows the polarity of the magnetic pole of the inner rotor to be different from that of the opposing magnetic pole of the outer rotor, so that an amount of leakage flux is increased, and the magnetic fluxes inter-linking with the winding are decreased. As a result, an induction voltage is lowered and a high rpm range is widened. |
| US08816553B2 |
Hobby servo blocks for use with hobby servo motors
Hobby servo blocks are provided. In certain circumstances, servo blocks may increase a servo's load-bearing capabilities by helping to isolate the lateral load from the servo spline and case. The extreme versatility of servo blocks allow users to create complex, extremely rigid, structures with ease using standard servos. The robust framework acts as a servo exoskeleton, greatly enhancing the mechanical loads the servo can withstand. Additionally, servo blocks may include a hub pattern that is repeated throughout the framework to allow endless attachment options. |
| US08816552B2 |
Electric motor with integrated electrical components in the B flange
The different electrical components and cables arranged in the B flange of an electric motor can be installed only with difficulties and are complicated and time-consuming due to the restricted space conditions in the B flange. In order to improve this, it is proposed to recess the B flange's 3 front side 10 facing away from the electric motor 1 at least in sections with respect to an imaginary surface normal to the longitudinal axis 15 of the electric motor 1 in the direction toward the motor housing 2, and to shape the B flange cover's 9 front face resting against the B flange 3 in a mirror-inverted manner to thereby improve the accessibility to the inside of the B flange 3. |
| US08816550B2 |
Bus bar and EPS motor having the same
Disclosed is a bus bar of an EPS motor configured to improve a terminal structure of a bus bar to enable an easy assembly between a stator and the bus bar, whereby assemblage and operational reliability can be enhanced, the bus bar that is connected to a stator coil of the EPS motor, the bus bar including: an insulator made of insulation materials that forms a body of the bus bar; a lower terminal protrusively formed at a lower side of a periphery of the insulator, and connected to the stator coil; and an upper terminal protrusively formed at an upper side of the periphery of the insulator, and connected to the stator coil, whereby the terminals of the bus bar are divided to an upper terminal and a lower terminal to enhance assemblage and operational reliability by further obtaining a broader mutually discrete gap. |
| US08816548B2 |
Drive unit with controller case including lever
A drive unit includes a motor disposed in a motor case, a controller, disposed in a controller case, and a lever. The lever includes a supported portion that is fitted on a support of the controller case in a rotatable manner, a first action point at a first distance from the supported portion, and a second action point at a second distance from the supported portion. When the lever rotates from a close state toward an open state according to an application of a first force to the first action point, the second action point abuts on a specific part on the motor case, thereby generating a second force from the second action point to the specific part in a parallel direction of the axis of the motor case, with its reaction force reversely applied from the supported portion to the support as a third force. |
| US08816547B2 |
Electric machine with cooling arrangement
An electric machine is provided. The electric machine includes a stator, a rotor and a closed cooling channel through which a gaseous cooling medium circulates. The stator includes a stator lamination at least partially encasing several stator windings. The closed cooling channel is disposed in circumferential direction of the stator lamination. The stator lamination is at least partially formed as fins. |
| US08816546B2 |
Electromagnetic rotary machines having modular active-coil portions and modules for such machines
Electromagnetic rotary machines, such as electrical power generators and electric motors, that have one or more active portions modularized into a set of modules. Each of the modules is secured to a support frame via a sliding-interlock system that allows that module to be slidingly engaged with the support frame. In some embodiments, each module can include an integrated coolant conduit that carries a coolant to cool the active portion during operation. The modules can each be self-contained in the respect that essentially all that needs to be done to form the active portion and corresponding portion of the cooling system is to install the modules and make any remaining electrical and coolant conduit connections. |
| US08816545B2 |
Electric tools
Embodiments of the present invention may include an electric tool comprising an outer rotor type electric motor as a driving source and a stator supporting member made from metal. The motor preferably includes a stator and a rotator. The stator is preferably supported by the stator supporting member. The rotator is preferably located at an outer periphery of the stator. |
| US08816543B2 |
Flexible magnet directional stiffening methods
Magnets and methods of their manufacture are disclosed for use in flywheel assemblies, such that the magnets comprise oriented fibers, such as, for example, axially-oriented fibers in a flexible rotor magnet composition to predictably allow the magnet to expand dimensionally upon rotation only in a predetermined and predictable fashion while maintaining critical contact with a rotor surface. |
| US08816541B1 |
Electricity generating apparatus
An electricity generating apparatus utilizing a pendulum held by a support. The pendulum includes a first portion which rotates on the support and a second portion which travels in a arcuate path. The second end portion of the pendulum includes a magnetic which interacts with a switchable coil to urge the pendulum into a swinging motion. At least one coil is mounted adjacent to the pendulum and interacts with a permanent magnet which is fixed to an element which extends from the pendulum arm. The swinging motion forces the permanent magnet through the coil to generate a electrical power. |
| US08816536B2 |
Apparatus and method for wirelessly powered dispensing
A system includes a dispenser and a transmitter. The dispenser is configured to support and dispense product. The dispenser includes: a housing; an antenna disposed and configured to receive electromagnetic energy that originates from the transmitter; a power supply disposed within the housing and configured to convert the electromagnetic energy received at the antenna into DC (direct current) power; a dispenser mechanism configured and disposed to dispense the product from the dispenser on command; a controller disposed in operable communication with the power supply and the dispenser mechanism; and, an actuator disposed in operable communication with the controller. Upon actuation of the actuator, and upon presence of the DC power, the controller is responsive to facilitate action by the dispenser mechanism to dispense the product. The transmitter is configured to transmit electromagnetic energy and is disposed in operable communication with the dispenser. |
| US08816531B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus for integrated volt/VAR control in power distribution networks
Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for controlling voltage and reactive power in a distribution network. One method includes estimating at least one present state associated with a distribution network; allocating one or more load zones in the distribution network; predicting load profiles of each zone for a predetermined time period; determining capacitor bank switching schedules for a predetermined time period based at least in part on the at least one present state and the predicted load profiles; and switching capacitor banks according to the capacitor bank switching schedules. |
| US08816524B2 |
Power supply system
This invention relates to a power supply system comprising at least two drive units (3) having two power inputs and at least one power generator (G) providing electric power at a chosen system frequency and voltage. The system comprising a transformer unit (LLC) having a first and a second connection points (1,2), at least one of which being connected to a power generator (G), wherein the two inputs of each drive unit is connected to the first and the second connection point (1,2) of the transformer unit (LLC), and the transformer unit being adapted to provide a chosen phase shift between said inputs at the chosen system frequency and voltage. |
| US08816521B2 |
System for stabilizing power output by low-inertia turbine generator
A system includes a gas turbine engine and a flywheel coupled to the gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine includes at least one compressor stage, at least one combustor, and at least one turbine stage. The flywheel is configured to store a rotational energy from the gas turbine engine, and the rotational energy stored by the flywheel is configured to resist changes in a rotational speed. |
| US08816516B2 |
Apparatus for generating energy using mechanical energy and gravitational energy
An apparatus for generating energy using mechanical energy and gravitational energy comprises a generator, a plurality of free wheels, a first pulling mechanism, a second pulling mechanism, and a battery. The generator and the plurality of free wheels are connected by a turbine shaft. The first pulling mechanism and the second pulling mechanism are connected to the plurality of free wheels. Each plurality of free wheels comprises a rod which oscillate forward and backward turning the plurality of free wheels. Since the turbine shaft is connected with the plurality of free wheels and the generator, the generator rotates simultaneously with the plurality of free wheels. As a result, the generator produced energy which is converted into electricity. |
| US08816515B2 |
Semiconductor module having sliding case and manufacturing method thereof
There is provided a semiconductor module capable of being easily manufactured and a manufacturing method thereof, the semiconductor module including a module substrate on which at least one electronic element is mounted, at least one external connection terminal fastened to the module substrate, and a case formed by coupling a first case and a second case, wherein the first case and the second case accommodate the module substrate at both ends of the module substrate and are coupled to each other. |
| US08816512B2 |
Light emitting device module
Disclosed is a light emitting device module including a package body, a first lead frame and a second lead frame provided on the package body, a light emitting device electrically connected to the first lead frame and the second lead frame, a first pad and a second pad respectively formed on the lower surfaces of the first lead frame and the second lead frame, and a third pad formed on the lower surface of the package body, wherein at least one of the first pad, the second pad and the third pad includes a plurality of sub-pads. |
| US08816509B2 |
Semiconductor package including underfill layers
A semiconductor package includes first and second semiconductor elements electrically interconnected by a connection structure. The first and second semiconductor elements are joined by a protection structure that includes an adhesive layer surrounded by a retention layer. |
| US08816506B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
In a semiconductor device in which a plurality of semiconductor chips are stacked, performance is enhanced without deteriorating productivity. The semiconductor device has a plurality of elements, an interlayer insulating film, a pad, and a bump electrode electrically connected with the pad sequentially formed on a main surface of a silicon substrate and has a back-surface electrode formed on a back surface of the silicon substrate and electrically connected with the bump electrode. The bump electrode has a protruding portion penetrating through the pad and protruding toward the silicon substrate side. The back-surface electrode is formed so as to reach the protruding portion of the bump electrode from the back surface side of the silicon substrate toward the main surface side and to cover the inside of a back-surface electrode hole portion which does not reach the pad, so that the back-surface electrode is electrically connected with the bump electrode. |
| US08816503B2 |
Semiconductor device with buried electrode
A semiconductor device with a buried electrode is manufactured by forming a cavity within a semiconductor substrate, forming an active device region in an epitaxial layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate and forming the buried electrode below the active device region in the cavity. The buried electrode is formed from an electrically conductive material different than the material of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08816491B2 |
Stacked integrated chips and methods of fabrication thereof
Structure and methods of forming stacked semiconductor chips are described. In one embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor chip includes forming an opening for a through substrate via from a top surface of a first substrate. The sidewalls of the opening are lined with an insulating liner and the opened filled with a conductive fill material. The first substrate is etched from an opposite bottom surface to form a protrusion, the protrusion being covered with the insulating liner. A resist layer is deposited around the protrusion to expose a portion of the insulating liner. The exposed insulating liner is etched to form a sidewall spacer along the protrusion. |
| US08816489B2 |
Integrated circuit structures, semiconductor structures, and semiconductor die
Methods for fabricating integrated circuit devices on an acceptor substrate devoid of circuitry are disclosed. Integrated circuit devices are formed by sequentially disposing one or more levels of semiconductor material on an acceptor substrate, and fabricating circuitry on each level of semiconductor material before disposition of a next-higher level. After encapsulation of the circuitry, the acceptor substrate is removed and semiconductor dice are singulated. Integrated circuit devices formed by the methods are also disclosed. |
| US08816485B2 |
Methods and materials useful for chip stacking, chip and wafer bonding
Materials, and methods that use such materials, that are useful for forming chip stacks, chip and wafer bonding and wafer thinning are disclosed. Such methods and materials provide strong bonds while also being readily removed with little or no residues. |
| US08816482B2 |
Flip-chip leadframe semiconductor package
A flip-chip leadframe semiconductor package designed to improve mold flow around the leadframe and semiconductor die. An embodiment of the semiconductor package includes a leadframe, a semiconductor die attached to the leadframe, and an encapsulant covering the leadframe and semiconductor die, wherein a portion of the leadframe that is attached to the semiconductor die is below a portion of the leadframe that enters the encapsulant. |
| US08816476B2 |
Through silicon via processing techniques for lateral double-diffused MOSFETS
The present invention features a field effect transistor forming on a semiconductor substrate having formed thereon gate, source and drain regions, with said gate region having a lateral gate channel. A plurality of spaced-apart trenches each having an electrically conductive plug formed therein in electrical communication with said gate, source and drain regions, with said trenches extend from a back surface of said semiconductor substrate to a controlled depth. A trench contact shorts the source region and a body region. A source contact is in electrical communication with said source region and a drain contact in electrical communication with said drain region, with said source and drain contacts being disposed on opposite sides of said gate channel. |
| US08816475B2 |
Semiconductor devices including capacitors and methods of manufacturing the same
Semiconductor devices having capacitors are provided. The semiconductor device includes spiral storage nodes disposed on a semiconductor substrate to vertically extend along spiral lines, a dielectric layer on the spiral storage nodes, and a plate node formed on the dielectric layer of the spiral storage nodes. |
| US08816473B2 |
Planar polysilicon regions for precision resistors and electrical fuses and method of fabrication
A semiconductor structure providing a precision resistive element and method of fabrication is disclosed. Polysilicon is embedded in a silicon substrate. The polysilicon may be doped to control the resistance. Embodiments may include resistors, eFuses, and silicon-on-insulator structures. Some embodiments may include non-rectangular cross sections. |
| US08816471B2 |
Electrical signal isolation and linearity in SOI structures
Disclosed are a structure for electrical signal isolation between adjacent devices situated in a top semiconductor layer of the structure and an associated method for the structure's fabrication. The structure includes a trench extending through the top semiconductor layer and into a base oxide layer below the top semiconductor layer. A handle wafer is situated below the base oxide layer and a void is disposed in the handle wafer below the trench. A bottom opening of the trench connects the main body of the trench with the void forming a continuous cavity including the main body, the bottom opening of the trench, and the void such that the void improves electrical signal isolation between the adjacent devices situated in the top semiconductor layer. Unetched portions of the handle wafer are then available to provide mechanical support to the top semiconductor layer. |
| US08816466B2 |
Protective element for electronic circuits
A protective element for electronics has at least one Schottky diode and at least one Zener diode which are located between a power supply and the electronics, the anode of the Schottky diode being connected to the power supply and the cathode of the Schottky diode being connected to the electronics, and the cathode and the anode of the Zener diode are connected to ground. The Schottky diode is a trench MOS barrier junction diode or trench MOS barrier Schottky (TMBS) diode or a trench junction barrier Schottky (TJBS) diode and includes an integrated semiconductor arrangement, which has at least one trench MOS barrier Schottky diode and a p-doped substrate, which is used as the anode of the Zener diode. |
| US08816465B1 |
Energy conversion and storage device and mobile electronic device containing same
An energy conversion and storage device includes an energy storage component (530, 601) including a first electrode (611) having a first plurality of channels (612) formed in a first region (615) of a first material (617), a second electrode (621) adjacent to but electrically isolated from the first electrode and having a second plurality of channels (622) formed in a first region (625) of a second material (627), and an electrolyte (650) within the first and second pluralities of channels. The first electrode forms a first interface (619) with the electrolyte and the second electrode forms a second interface (629) with the electrolyte. The energy conversion and storage device further includes a photovoltaic component (520, 602) formed in a second region of the first material. |
| US08816460B2 |
Image sensor
An apparatus includes a three dimensional array of light receptors disposed within a substrate having a light receiving surface, where light receptors disposed closer to the light receiving surface are responsive to light having shorter wavelengths than light receptors disposed further from the light receiving surface, and where each light receptor is configured to output a binary value and to change state between an off-state and an on-state by the absorption of at least one photon. |
| US08816459B2 |
Image sensor having wave guide and method for manufacturing the same
An image sensor having a wave guide includes a semiconductor substrate formed with a photodiode and a peripheral circuit region; an anti-reflective layer formed on the semiconductor substrate; an insulation layer formed on the anti-reflective layer; a wiring layer formed on the insulation layer and connected to the semiconductor substrate; at least one interlayer dielectric stacked on the wiring layer; and a wave guide connected to the insulation layer by passing through the interlayer dielectric and the wiring layer which are formed over the photodiode. |
| US08816458B2 |
Photoelectric conversion device
A photoelectric conversion device comprises a photoelectric conversion layer; a plurality of structures made of a dielectric substance; and a medium layer for transmitting light interposed between the photoelectric conversion layer and the structures or between the structures, or both, wherein the plurality of structures and the medium layer satisfy ndie>nmed and Dave×nmed/λmax<0.3, wherein λmax is a maximal sensitivity wavelength at which the sensitivity of the photoelectric conversion layer to light energy is maximal, nmed is a refractive index of the medium layer at the wavelength λmax, ndie is a refractive index of the structures at the wavelength λmax, and Dave is an average of shortest distances between an light exposure surface of the photoelectric conversion layer and the structures. |
| US08816453B2 |
MEMS component and a semiconductor component in a common housing having at least one access opening
A component includes at least one MEMS component and at least one additional semiconductor component in a common housing having at least one access opening. On the front side of the MEMS component, at least one diaphragm structure is provided, which spans a cavity on the backside of the MEMS component. The housing includes a carrier, on which the MEMS component is mounted. The MEMS component is mounted, using its front side, on the carrier, so that there is a standoff between the diaphragm structure and the carrier surface. The at least one additional semiconductor component is connected to the backside of the MEMS component, so that the MEMS component and the semiconductor component form a chip stack. |
| US08816451B2 |
MEMS structure and manufacturing method thereof
In a MEMS structure, a first trench which penetrates the first layer, the second layer and the third layer is formed, and a second trench which penetrates the fifth layer, the forth layer and the third layer is formed. The first trench forms a first part of an outline of the movable portion in a view along the stacked direction. The second trench forms a second part of the outline of the movable portion in the view along the stacked direction. At least a part of the first trench overlaps with the first extending portion in the view along the stacked direction. |
| US08816448B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate, an interface layer formed on the semiconductor substrate including at least 1×1020 atoms/cm3 of S (Sulfur), a metal-semiconductor compound layer formed on the interface layer, the metal-semiconductor compound layer including at least 1×1020 atoms/cm3 of S in the its whole depth, and a metal electrode formed on the metal-semiconductor compound layer. |
| US08816446B2 |
Formation of metal gate electrode using rare earth alloy incorporated into mid gap metal
Semiconductor devices and fabrication methods are provided, in which metal transistor gates are provided for MOS transistors. A rare earth-rare earth alloy incorporated metal nitride layer is formed above a gate dielectric. This process provides adjustment of the gate electrode work function, thereby tuning the threshold voltage of the resulting NMOS transistors. |
| US08816434B2 |
Laterally double diffused metal oxide semiconductor transistors having a reduced surface field structures
An LDMOS transistor includes a substrate of semiconductor material, an insulator layer overlying the substrate, a semiconductor layer overlying the insulator layer, a RESURF region, and a gate. The semiconductor layer includes a first conductivity type well region, a second conductivity type source region in contact with the first conductivity type well region, a second conductivity type drain region. The RESURF region includes at least one first conductivity type material portion, and at least one portion of the at least one first conductivity type material portion electrically coupled to the first conductivity type well region. A semiconductor material having a second conductivity type is located below the RESURF region. The second conductivity type semiconductor material is also located over a part of the RESURF region. The gate is located over the first conductivity type well region and over the RESURF region. |
| US08816431B2 |
Shielded gate MOSFET device with a funnel-shaped trench
A MOSFET device has a funnel-shaped trench etched in a semiconductor substrate. The funnel-shaped trench has flared rim extending from a wider cross section trench mouth at the surface of the semiconductor substrate to a narrower cross section trench body portion which terminates in an epilayer portion of the semiconductor substrate. A gate electrode is disposed in the trench on the flared rim. Source and gate regions of the device abut upper and lower portions of the flared rim, respectively. A drain region of the device, which abuts the narrower cross section trench body portion, is self-aligned with a lower edge of a gate electrode. |
| US08816429B2 |
Charge balance semiconductor devices with increased mobility structures
Charge balanced semiconductor devices with increased mobility structures and methods for making and using such devices are described. The semiconductor devices contain a substrate heavily doped with a dopant of a first conductivity type, a strained region containing a strain dopant in an upper portion of the substrate, an epitaxial layer being lightly doped with a dopant of a first or second conductivity type on the strained region, a trench formed in the epitaxial layer with the trench containing a MOSFET structure having a drift region overlapping the strained region, a source layer contacting an upper surface of the epitaxial layer and an upper surface of the MOSFET structure, and a drain contacting a bottom portion of the substrate. Since the drift region of the MOSFET structure is formed from the strained region in the substrate, the mobility of the drift region is improved and allows higher current capacity for the trench MOSFET devices. Other embodiments are described. |
| US08816426B2 |
Semiconductor storage device and manufacturing method thereof
In a non-volatile memory, writing/erasing is performed by changing a total charge amount by injecting electrons and holes into a silicon nitride film, which serves as a charge accumulation layer. The gate electrode of a memory cell has a laminated structure made of a plurality of polysilicon films with different impurity concentrations. In a two-layered structure the gate electrode has a p-type polysilicon film with a low impurity concentration and a p+-type polysilicon film with a high impurity concentration deposited thereon. Holes are injected into the charge accumulation layer from the gate electrode. |
| US08816425B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A transistor in which the state of an interface between an oxide semiconductor layer and an insulating film in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer is favorable and a method for manufacturing the transistor are provided. Nitrogen is added to the vicinity of the interface between the oxide semiconductor layer and the insulating film (gate insulating layer) in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer so that the state of the interface of the oxide semiconductor layer becomes favorable. Specifically, the oxide semiconductor layer has a concentration gradient of nitrogen, and a region containing much nitrogen is provided at the interface with the gate insulating layer. A region having high crystallinity can be formed in the vicinity of the interface with the oxide semiconductor layer by addition of nitrogen, whereby the interface state can be stable. |
| US08816424B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device
A non-volatile memory includes a channel layer to extend from a substrate in a vertical direction; a plurality of interlayer dielectric layers and a plurality of gate electrodes to be alternately stacked along the channel layer; and a memory layer to be interposed between the channel layer and each of the gate electrodes, wherein the memory layer comprises a tunnel dielectric layer to contact the channel layer, a first charge trap layer to contact the tunnel dielectric layer and formed of an insulating material, a charge storage layer to contact the first charge trap layer and formed of a semiconducting material or a conductive material, a second charge trap layer to contact the charge storage layer and formed of an insulating material, and a charge blocking layer to contact the second charge trap layer. |
| US08816423B2 |
Semiconducting multi-layer structure and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconducting multi-layer structure comprising a plurality of first conductive layers, a plurality of first insulating layers and a second conductive layer is disclosed. The first conductive layers are separately disposed. Each of the first conductive layers has an upper surface, a bottom surface opposite to the upper surface and a lateral surface. The first insulating layers surround the peripherals of the first conductive layers. Each of the first insulating layers covers at least a part of the upper surface of each of the first conductive layers, at least a part of the bottom surface of each of the first conductive layers and the two lateral surface of each of the first conductive layers. The second conductive layer covers the first conductive layers and the first insulating layers. |
| US08816419B2 |
Semiconductor device
Provided is a semiconductor device having a high switching speed. A semiconductor device is provided with an n-type epitaxial layer having a plurality of trenches arranged at prescribed intervals; an embedded electrode formed on an inner surface of the trench through a silicon oxide film to embed each trench; and a metal layer, which is capacitively coupled with the embedded electrode by being arranged above the embedded electrode through a silicon oxide film. In the semiconductor device, a region between the adjacent trenches operates as a channel (current path). A current flowing in the channel is interrupted by covering the region with a depletion layer formed at the periphery of the trenches, and the current is permitted to flow through the channel by eliminating the depletion layer at the periphery of the trenches. |
| US08816416B2 |
Solid-state imaging device with channel stop region with multiple impurity regions in depth direction to reduce leakage of electrical charges and method for manufacturing the same
Channel stop sections formed by multiple times of impurity ion implanting processes. Four-layer impurity regions are formed across the depth of a semiconductor substrate (across the depth of the bulk), so that a P-type impurity region is formed deep in the semiconductor substrate; thus, incorrect movement of electric charges is prevented. Other four-layer impurity regions of another channel stop section are decreased in width step by step across the depth of the substrate, so that the reduction of a charge storage region of a light receiving section due to the dispersion of P-type impurity in the channel stop section is prevented in the depth of the substrate. |
| US08816414B2 |
Module structure with partial pierced substrate
The present invention provides a module structure comprising a substrate with a partial pierced region. A main chip has a sensing area. At least one component is included, wherein the main chip, the at least one component and the substrate are located at the same level. A holder is disposed on the substrate. A transparent material is disposed on the holder, substantially aligning to the sensing area. A lens holder is disposed on the holder, and a lens is configured on the lens holder, substantially aligning to the transparent material and the sensing area. |
| US08816413B2 |
Semiconductor imaging device with which semiconductor elements of pixel area and other areas has same characteristics
Photoelectric conversion elements are arranged in a pixel area. A circuit area is arranged around the pixel area. An interconnect including copper is arranged in the pixel area and circuit area. A cap layer is arranged on the interconnect. Wherein the cap layer except a part on the interconnect is removed from the pixel area and circuit area. |
| US08816408B2 |
Compound semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A compound semiconductor device includes a compound semiconductor laminated structure; a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode formed over the compound semiconductor laminated structure; a first protective film formed over the compound semiconductor laminated structure between the source electrode and the gate electrode and including silicon; and a second protective film formed over the compound semiconductor laminated structure between the drain electrode and the gate electrode and including more silicon than the first protective film. |
| US08816403B2 |
Efficient semiconductor device cell layout utilizing underlying local connective features
Provided are semiconductor device cells, methods for forming the semiconductor device cells and a layout style for the semiconductor device cells. The device cells may be repetitive cells used throughout an integrated circuit. The layout style utilizes an area at the polysilicon level that is void of polysilicon and which can accommodate conductive leads therein or thereover. The conductive leads are formed of material typically used for contacts or vias and are disposed beneath the first metal interconnect level which couples device cells to one another. The subjacent local conductive leads may form subjacent signal lines allowing for additional power mesh lines to be included within the limited number of metal tracks that can be accommodated within a device cell and in accordance with metal track design spacing rules. |
| US08816401B2 |
Heterojunction bipolar transistor
Structures and methods of making a heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) device that include: an n-type collector region disposed within a crystalline silicon layer; a p-type intrinsic base comprising a boron-doped silicon germanium crystal that is disposed on a top surface of an underlying crystalline Si layer, which is bounded by shallow trench isolators (STIs), and that forms angled facets on interfaces of the underlying crystalline Si layer with the shallow trench isolators (STIs); a Ge-rich, crystalline silicon germanium layer that is disposed on the angled facets and not on a top surface of the p-type intrinsic base; and an n-type crystalline emitter disposed on a top surface and not on the angled lateral facets of the p-type intrinsic base. |
| US08816399B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: an electron transit layer formed on a substrate and of a group III nitride-based compound semiconductor; an electron supply layer formed on the electron transit layer and of a group III nitride-based compound semiconductor having a higher band gap energy than the transit layer; a field plate layer formed on the supply layer, formed of a non-p-type group III nitride-based compound semiconductor, and having a lower band gap energy than the supply layer; a first electrode forming an ohmic contact with a two-dimensional electron gas layer in the transit layer at an interface thereof with the supply layer; and a second electrode forming a Schottky contact with the electron gas layer. The second electrode forms an ohmic contact, at a side wall of the field plate layer, with two-dimensional hole gas in the field plate layer at an interface thereof with the supply layer. |
| US08816397B2 |
Ring-shaped transistors providing reduced self-heating
A ring-shaped transistor includes a set of gates. Each gate of the set is disposed between a corresponding source and a corresponding drain. The set of gates are arranged such that all of the set of gates cannot be aligned with fewer than three imaginary straight lines drawn through the gates, with one of the imaginary straight lines passing only once though each of the set of gates. |
| US08816396B2 |
E-mode high electron mobility transistor and method of manufacturing the same
According to an example embodiment, a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a substrate, a buffer layer on the substrate, a channel layer on the buffer layer, and a barrier structure on the channel layer. The buffer layer includes a 2-dimensional electron gas (2DEG). A polarization of the barrier structure varies in a region corresponding to a gate electrode. The HEMT further includes and the gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode on the barrier structure. |
| US08816394B2 |
Field effect transistor with narrow bandgap source and drain regions and method of fabrication
A transistor having a narrow bandgap semiconductor source/drain region is described. The transistor includes a gate electrode formed on a gate dielectric layer formed on a silicon layer. A pair of source/drain regions are formed on opposite sides of the gate electrode wherein said pair of source/drain regions comprise a narrow bandgap semiconductor film formed in the silicon layer on opposite sides of the gate electrode. |
| US08816393B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device has a shield plate electrode connected to a source terminal electrode near a drain electrode. The source terminal electrode is arranged between an active region AA and a drain terminal electrode, and a shield plate electrode is connected to the source terminal electrode. |
| US08816392B2 |
Semiconductor device having gate structures to reduce the short channel effects
A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate on an insulating layer; and a second gate that is located on the insulating layer and is embedded at least partially in the semiconductor substrate. A method for forming a semiconductor device comprises: forming a semiconductor substrate on an insulating layer; forming a void within the semiconductor substrate, with the insulating layer being exposed by the void; and forming a second gate, with the void being filled with at least one part of the second gate. It facilitates the reduction of the short channel effects, resistances of the source and drain regions, and parasitic capacitances. |
| US08816387B2 |
Light emitting diode
A light emitting diode includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second semiconductor layer and a third semiconductor stacked in that order; a first electrode electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; a second electrode electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer. The light emitting diode further includes a carbon nanotube layer. The carbon nanotube layer is enclosed in the interior of the first semiconductor layer. The carbon nanotube layer includes a number of carbon nanotubes. |
| US08816374B2 |
Light emitting diode with graphene layer
A light emitting diode includes a substrate, graphene layer, a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a reflection layer. The first semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the second semiconductor layer are stacked on the substrate in sequence. The first electrode is electrically connected with the second semiconductor layer and the second electrode electrically is connected with the second part of the carbon nanotube layer. The graphene layer is located on at least one of the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The reflection layer covers the second semiconductor layer. |
| US08816371B2 |
Coated color-converting particles and associated devices, systems, and methods
Coated color-converting particles and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. A coating of the coated color-converting particles can include, for example, a parylene, such as a fluorinated parylene. In particular embodiments, the coating can be configured to protect a color-converting material of a particle core of the coated color-converting particles from detrimental reactions. For example, the coating can prevent, slow, or otherwise inhibit detrimental reactions between the color-converting material and a matrix material or between the color-converting material and an environmental constituent that can diffuse through a matrix. In particular embodiments, the coated color-converting particles can be incorporated into a matrix to form a composite. The composite can be used, for example, with a radiation transducer. Methods associated with the coated color-converting particles can include, for example, separating coated color-converting particles having acceptable coatings from coated color-converting particles having unacceptable coatings using relative buoyancy. |
| US08816369B2 |
LED packages with mushroom shaped lenses and methods of manufacturing LED light-emitting devices
Methods of fabricating a light-emitting device are provided. A light-emitting device can be formed from bonding a lens including a plug and a cap to an LED package including a socket configured to receive the plug. The lens can be fabricated using an injection mold formed from a well secured to the LED package and injecting a material into the injection mold to cure into a shape of the lens. The lens can also be fabricated using a blank about the shape of the lens and machining the blank to produce the plug and the cap of the lens. The lens can be bonded to the LED package using a convex bead of adhesive deposited on the surface of the LED package and spreading the adhesive between the lens and the LED package. |
| US08816366B2 |
Nitride semiconductor device
An object of the present invention is to provide a nitride semiconductor device which shifts a luminescence wavelength toward a longer wavelength side without decreasing luminescence efficiency, and the nitride semiconductor device according to an implementation of the present invention includes: a GaN layer having a (0001) plane and a plane other than the (0001) plane; and an InGaN layer which contacts the GaN layer and includes indium, and the InGaN layer has a higher indium composition ratio in a portion that contacts the plane other than the (0001) plane than in a portion that contacts the (0001) plane. |
| US08816363B2 |
Method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting element, organic light-emitting element, display panel, and display device
A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting element. A first layer is formed above a substrate, and exhibits hole injection properties. A bank material layer is formed above the first layer using a bank material. Banks are formed by patterning the bank material layer, and forming a resin film on a surface of the first layer by attaching a portion of the bank material layer to the first layer, the banks defining apertures corresponding to light-emitters, the resin material being the same as the bank material. A functional layer is formed by applying ink to the apertures that contacts the resin film. The ink contains an organic material. The functional layer includes an organic light-emitting layer. A second layer is formed above the functional layer and exhibits electron injection properties. The hole injection properties of the first layer are then degraded by applying electrical power to an element structure. |
| US08816361B1 |
Structure combining solar cell and light emitting element
Disclosed is a structure combining a solar cell and a light-emitting element. The structure includes a light-emitting device having a substrate and a light-emitting structure disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The substrate includes a plurality of cones formed on a second surface opposite to the first surface. The structure also includes a first conductive layer, disposed on the second surface, a power convention layer disposed on the first conductive layer, a second conductive layer disposed on the power conversion layer, and a patterned transparent layer disposed on the second conductive layer. The patterned transparent layer includes a surface consisting of a plurality of cones and disposed on a side opposite to the second conductive layer. |
| US08816355B2 |
Semiconductor device
For suggesting a structure capable of achieving both a low start-up voltage and high breakdown voltage, a SiC vertical diode includes a cathode electrode, an n++ cathode layer, an n− drift layer on the n++ cathode layer, a pair of p+ regions, an n+ channel region formed between the n− drift layer and the p+ region and sandwiched between the pair of p+ regions, n++ anode regions and an anode electrode formed on the n++ anode regions and the p+ regions. |
| US08816353B2 |
Optoelectronic semiconductor chip and method for producing an optoelectronic semiconductor chip
In at least one embodiment of the optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1), the latter comprises a semiconductor layer sequence (2) comprising at least one active layer (3) designed for generating an electromagnetic radiation. Furthermore, the optoelectronic semiconductor chip (1) has coupling-out structures (4), which are fitted at least indirectly on a radiation passage area (20) of the semiconductor layer sequence (2). In this case, a material of the coupling-out structures (4) is different than a material of the semiconductor layer sequence (2). The refractive indices of the materials of the coupling-out structures (4) and of the semiconductor layer sequence (2) deviate from one another by at most 30%. Furthermore, facets (40) of the coupling-out structures (4) have a total area amounting to at least 30% of an area content of the radiation passage area (20). |
| US08816350B2 |
Array substrate, liquid crystal panel, liquid crystal display device, and television receiver
An array substrate disclosed herein includes: scanning signal lines (16i and 16j); data signal lines (15x, 15y, 15X, and 15Y) to each of which a data signal is supplied; a first pixel region column; and a second pixel region column adjacent to the first pixel region column, each of the first and second pixel region columns including pixel regions, wherein: two data signal lines corresponding to the first pixel region column are provided, two data signal lines corresponding to the second pixel region column are provided, a gap between two adjacent data signal lines (15y and 15X) is provided, one of the two adjacent data signal lines being corresponding to the first pixel region column, and the other of the two adjacent data signal lines being corresponding to the second pixel region column; and a gap line 41 is provided within the gap, a Vcom signal being supplied to the gap line 41. This improves display quality of a liquid crystal display device in which each pixel column corresponds to a plurality of data signal lines. |
| US08816349B2 |
Semiconductor device comprising oxide semiconductor layer
By using a conductive layer including Cu as a long lead wiring, increase in wiring resistance is suppressed. Further, the conductive layer including Cu is provided in such a manner that it does not overlap with the oxide semiconductor layer in which a channel region of a TFT is formed, and is surrounded by insulating layers including silicon nitride, whereby diffusion of Cu can be prevented; thus, a highly reliable semiconductor device can be manufactured. Specifically, a display device which is one embodiment of a semiconductor device can have high display quality and operate stably even when the size or definition thereof is increased. |
| US08816348B2 |
Shielded gate MOSFET-Schottky rectifier-diode integrated circuits with trenched contact structures
A trench shielded gate MOSFET device with embedded Schottky rectifier, Gate-Drain and Gate-Source clamp diodes on single chip is formed to achieve device shrinkage, lower cost and improved performance. The present semiconductor device achieve low Vf and reverse leakage current for embedded Schottky rectifier, having over-voltage protection and avalanche protection between gate and source and between gate and drain. |
| US08816346B2 |
TFT array substrate and manufacturing method thereof
A TFT array substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, where the TFT array substrate includes a substrate; a gate line and a gate electrode integrated therewith, which are covered by a gate insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, and a ohmic contact layer sequentially. An insulating layer is formed on the resulting substrate and on both sides of the gate line and the gate electrode, the gate insulating layer, the semiconductor layer, and the ohmic contact layer. A trench is then formed in the ohmic contact layer to divide the ohmic contact layer over the semiconductor layer. A data line and first and second source/drain electrodes are then formed on the insulating layer and the ohmic contact layer. |
| US08816342B2 |
Semiconductor device
A device comprises a semiconductor chip including an edge elongated in a first direction. A plurality of first pads is formed on the semiconductor chip. The first pads are substantially equal in length in the first direction to each other. A second pad is formed on the semiconductor chip. The second pad is greater in length in the first direction than the first pads. The first pads and the second pad are arranged in a line elongated in the second direction, that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction, without an intervention of any one of the first pads between the second pad and the edge. |
| US08816339B2 |
Organic EL display panel, and method for producing same
An organic EL display panel includes a substrate; an interlayer insulating layer on the substrate; first electrodes on the interlayer insulating layer to correspond to element formation regions in rows and columns; banks extending in columns to partition the regions in rows; organic light-emitting layers above the first electrodes, and each containing organic light-emitting material having light-emitting color differing between each two adjacent regions in rows; and second electrodes above the light-emitting layers, and being opposite in polarity to the first electrodes, wherein the interlayer insulating layer has first opening corresponding to interval between each two adjacent first electrodes in rows, the banks each have integrally formed buried part and main part, the buried part fills the interval and the first opening, and the main part is protrusion of the buried part and has recess on top thereof along with shapes of the interval and the first opening. |
| US08816337B2 |
Display apparatus and image pickup apparatus
A first light-emitting layer of a first organic electroluminescent element is disposed in common to a second organic electroluminescent element, a second light-emitting layer of the second organic electroluminescent element is disposed in contact with the first light-emitting layer and in the cathode side, and the first light-emitting layer contains a host material and an assist dopant material to transport holes to the second light-emitting layer. |
| US08816328B2 |
Patterning contacts in carbon nanotube devices
A method to fabricate a carbon nanotube (CNT)-based transistor includes providing a substrate having a CNT disposed over a surface; forming a protective electrically insulating layer over the CNT and forming a first multi-layer resist stack (MLRS) over the protective electrically insulating layer. The first MLRS includes a bottom layer, an intermediate layer and a top layer of resist. The method further includes patterning and selectively removing a portion of the first MLRS to define an opening for a gate stack while leaving the bottom layer; selectively removing a portion of the protective electrically insulating layer within the opening to expose a first portion of the CNT; forming the gate stack within the opening and upon the exposed first portion of the carbon nanotube, followed by formation of source and drain contacts also in accordance with the inventive method so as to expose second and third portions of the CNT. |
| US08816319B1 |
Method of strain engineering and related optical device using a gallium and nitrogen containing active region
An optical device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate including a surface region and a strain control region, the strain control region being configured to maintain a quantum well region within a predetermined strain state. The device also has a plurality of quantum well regions overlying the strain control region. |
| US08816317B2 |
Non-volatile resistive switching memories formed using anodization
Non-volatile resistive-switching memories formed using anodization are described. A method for forming a resistive-switching memory element using anodization includes forming a metal containing layer, anodizing the metal containing layer at least partially to form a resistive switching metal oxide, and forming a first electrode over the resistive switching metal oxide. In some examples, an unanodized portion of the metal containing layer may be a second electrode of the memory element. |
| US08816311B2 |
Fine particle measuring apparatus
A fine particle measuring apparatus is provided. The fine particle measuring apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect light emitted from a fine particle and a processing unit having a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to calculate a corrected intensity value of the detected light and generate spectrum data based on the corrected intensity value. |
| US08816308B2 |
RI manufacturing apparatus
An RI manufacturing apparatus includes: an accelerator which accelerates charged particles; a target which is irradiated with the charged particle accelerated by the accelerator, thereby manufacturing a radioactive isotope; a built-in shield that may be a wall body which surrounds the accelerator and the target to shield radiation; and a target shield that may be a wall body which is disposed between the built-in shield and the accelerator and surrounds the target to shield the radiation. |
| US08816301B2 |
Lamp and reflector arrangements for apparatuses with multiple germicidal lamps
Germicidal lamp apparatuses are provided with lamps disposed between upper and lower bases of a support structure. In some embodiments, a longitudinal axis of a lamp is at an acute angle greater than 0° relative to a region of the lower base between the lamp and another lamp. In addition, the longitudinal axis of the other lamp is at either a right angle or an obtuse angle relative to said region. Other embodiments of apparatuses include a reflector system disposed between the upper and lower bases which is common to the lamps and which includes a reflector with slanted peripheral edge. Other germicidal lamp apparatuses are provided which include a reflector with multiple sections each contoured to manipulate directionality of light emitted from a subset of lamps. In such cases, the apparatuses are configured to move the reflector and/or collectively move the lamps during illumination of the lamps. |
| US08816299B1 |
Workpiece support structure with four degree of freedom air bearing for high vacuum systems
A workpiece adjustment assembly is disclosed. The assembly can include a shaft, a spherical bearing, and a wafer support. A spherical housing receives the spherical bearing and allows the bearing to rotate therein. The housing and bearing may form an air bearing. A seal may be formed in the housing to prevent gas from the air bearing and the ambient atmosphere from migrating to a process chamber side of the housing. A set of spherical air pads may be positioned on an ambient side of the bearing to press the bearing against the housing when the process chamber is not under vacuum conditions. The seal can include a set of differentially pumped grooves. The spherical bearing enables the wafer manipulation end, and a wafer attached thereto, to be moved with four degrees of freedom. The arrangement facilitates isocentric scanning of a workpiece. Methods for using the assembly are also disclosed. |
| US08816297B2 |
Microfabricated high-bandpass foucault aperture for electron microscopy
A variant of the Foucault (knife-edge) aperture is disclosed that is designed to provide single-sideband (SSB) contrast at low spatial frequencies but retain conventional double-sideband (DSB) contrast at high spatial frequencies in transmission electron microscopy. The aperture includes a plate with an inner open area, a support extending from the plate at an edge of the open area, a half-circle feature mounted on the support and located at the center of the aperture open area. The radius of the half-circle portion of reciprocal space that is blocked by the aperture can be varied to suit the needs of electron microscopy investigation. The aperture is fabricated from conductive material which is preferably non-oxidizing, such as gold, for example. |
| US08816296B2 |
Noble-gas-excimer detectors of slow neutrons
The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for use in highly sensitive and efficient neutron detection, that includes using trigger reactions to initiate far-ultraviolet (FUV) optical emissions. In some embodiments of the present invention, a method for the detection of slow neutrons includes absorption of a slow neutron with a high neutron capture-cross-section nucleus, decay of the compound nucleus into energetic particles, creation of excimers from the energetic particles reacting with a background gas to form excimers, radiative decay of excimers resulting in emission of FUV radiation, and detection of the FUV radiation using an optical detector. |
| US08816295B2 |
Adhesive detection system for mailpiece creation system
A system and method for detecting adhesive used to produce an envelope in a mailpiece creation system. The system includes a source of ElectroMagnetic (EM) energy in at least the short UV range to illuminate a surface of the substrate material anticipated to have an adhesive deposited thereon in select regions, an EM energy detection device operative to detect energy reflected from the surface of the substrate material in the visible light range and produce a response indicative of the optical absorbance of EM energy in the short UV range; and a processor operative to analyze the response of the EM energy detection device to determine whether light energy in the visible range is below a threshold level to indicate the presence of adhesive deposited on the substrate material. |
| US08816294B2 |
Photo diode for detecting X-ray and manufacturing method thereof
An x-ray detection photo diode is disclosed. The disclosed x-ray detection photo diode includes: a substrate; a first electrode formed on the substrate; a photoconductor layer formed on the first electrode in a narrower area than that of the first electrode; and a second electrode formed on the photoconductor layer. In this manner, the x-ray detection photo diode enables the electrode structure to be changed. As such, a leakage current generated in edges of the x-ray detection photo diode can be minimized. |
| US08816293B2 |
Curved scintillation crystal array
Partially and completely curved and spherical scintillation arrays are described. These arrays can provide improved imaging of a variety of subjects and objects. |
| US08816288B2 |
Radiation detector
In the radiation detector, a capacitor is connected between a connecting wire which is connected with a preamplifier (amplifier) and another connecting wire. Specifically, the capacitor is connected between the connecting wire and another connecting wire which has the lowest electric resistance with respect to a signal wire among connecting wires connected with a radiation detecting element. This prevents electric current produced by static electricity from flowing to the signal wire and prevents the signal wire or the preamplifier from being damaged by static electricity. A circuit element for a countermeasure against static electricity is not provided at the signal wire, and therefore input capacitance of the preamplifier is kept low. Accordingly, the radiation detector is improved by a sufficient countermeasure against static electricity while input capacitance of the preamplifier is kept low. |
| US08816283B2 |
Device for detecting an electromagnetic radiation
The electromagnetic radiation detection device includes, on a same substrate: at least one active detector of the electromagnetic radiation provided with a first element sensitive to said radiation, at least one reference detector including a second element sensitive to said electromagnetic radiation, and a lid provided with first reflective means reflecting the incident electromagnetic radiation, said lid covering without contact the second sensitive element and defining with the substrate a cavity having the reference detector housed therein. The lid is designed to improve the sensitivity of the detection device. |
| US08816281B2 |
Ion energy analyzer and methods of manufacturing the same
A process by which an ion energy analyzer is manufactured includes processing a first substrate to form an entrance grid having a first channel and a first plurality of openings extending therethrough. A second substrate is processed to form a selection grid having a second channel therein and a second plurality of openings extending therethrough. A third substrate is processed to form an ion collector having a third channel therein. The entrance grid is operably coupled to, and electrically isolated from, the selection grid, which is, in turn, operably coupled to, and electrically isolated from, the ion collector. |
| US08816276B2 |
Electron beam writing apparatus and electron beam writing method
An electron beam writing apparatus comprising a XY stage that a sample is placed on, an electron optical column, an electron gun emitting an electron beam disposed in the optical column, an electrostatic lens provided with electrodes aligned in an axial direction of the electron beam disposed in the optical column, wherein a shield plate is disposed between the XY stage and the electron optical column to block reflected electrons or secondary electrons generated by irradiation to the sample with the electron beam. The electrostatic lens is disposed immediately above the shield plate to change a focal position of the electron beam. A voltage supply device applies a negative voltage constantly to the electrostatic lens. |
| US08816272B1 |
High pressure mass spectrometry systems and methods
Mass spectrometers and methods for measuring information about samples using mass spectrometry are disclosed. |
| US08816260B2 |
Flight-control system for canard-controlled flight vehicles and methods for adaptively limiting acceleration
Embodiments of a flight-control system and methods of reducing the probability of a roll-control reversal in a canard-controlled flight vehicle are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the flight-control system may monitor angular velocities of the flight vehicle to detect the onset of instability and adaptively control an acceleration limit of the flight vehicle based on the detected instability to reduce the probability of a roll-control reversal. The onset of instability may be detected by persistently high angular velocities. The acceleration limit may be further adaptively controlled based on an approach of a vehicle trim limit. |
| US08816258B2 |
Segmented susceptor for temperature uniformity correction and optimization in an inductive heating system
An inductively coupled heating system having a segmented susceptor is disclosed. The segmented susceptor includes two or more segments, each segment having a side edge that is mateable with a side edge of another segment. The two mated side edges form an interface, increasing eddy currents near the interface. An inductively coupled heating system having a susceptor with multiple doped regions is also disclosed. |
| US08816252B2 |
Methods and apparatus for localized heating and deformation of glass sheets
Methods and apparatus provide for: an electrically conductive heating element having a length extending in a lateral direction between first and second ends, and one or more output surfaces operating to direct heat therefrom in a direction transverse to the lateral direction; and a carrying structure operable to support a glass sheet such that a major surface of the glass sheet is oriented towards the heat emanating from the one or more output surfaces of the heating element, where the electrically conductive heating element includes at least one heat flux variation feature operating to produce differing magnitudes of heat to emanate from at least two of the output surfaces of the heating element. |
| US08816250B2 |
Pulsed arc welding method
A pulsed arc welding method using carbon dioxide gas alone or a mixed gas made mainly of carbon dioxide gas as a shield gas, provides a pulse current of alternately repeating first and second pulses as a weld current. The first pulse and the second pulse have a pulse waveform of a different pulse peak current level and a different pulse width, respectively, and the following conditions are satisfied: peak current of the first pulse (Ip1)=300 to 700 A; peak period (Tp1)=0.3 to 5.0 ms; base current Ib1=30 to 200 A, base period (Tb1)=0.3 to 10 ms; peak current of the second pulse (Ip2)=200 to 600 A; peak period (Tp2)=1.0 to 15 ms; base current (Ib2)=30 to 200 A; and base period (Tb2)=3.0 to 20 ms. |
| US08816249B2 |
Apparatuses for fabricating patterns using laser diode
An apparatus for fabricating patterns using a laser diode is presented. The apparatus includes at least one laser diode, at least one lens and a mask having at least one pin hole, wherein light emitted from the laser diode is emitted through the lens and the pin hole to be focused on a first material layer. |
| US08816246B2 |
Method and apparatus for drilling using a series of laser pulses
A series of laser pulses, each pulse characterized by one or more predetermined pulse characteristics including wavelength, pulse energy, inter-pulse time interval, pulse width or pulse shape, is provided to drill a hole in a material. Drilling the hole in the material is achieved by placing the series of laser pulse spots at the location wherein the hole is to be drilled. One or more characteristics of one or more laser pulses in the series is changed in order to optimize the drilling process for the hole. The ability to change the characteristics of one or more laser pulses in the series of pulses to optimize the drilling process results in holes with desired attributes and a high drilling rate. |
| US08816244B2 |
Inverted stent cutting process
A stent manufacturing device and methods for making intravascular stents and other medical devices. The stent manufacturing device may include a base, a laser or other cutting device coupled to the base, a horizontal motor coupled to the base, and a rotary motor coupled to the horizontal motor. A workpiece can be attached to the cutting device, for example adjacent the rotary motor, and the workpiece can be cut with the cutting device. |
| US08816237B2 |
Interrupting chamber for high-voltage circuit breaker with improved arc blow-out
The invention relates to an interrupting chamber for a high-voltage circuit breaker of preferably greater than at least 52 kV adapted to break all currents of value less than or equal to the short-circuit interrupting capacity of the circuit breaker, including asymmetric currents comprising an arc contact, an insulating arc blow-out nozzle having a through hole adapted to be blanked off by a valve, an insulating component which forms two channels, one of which is located between the insulating component and the arc contact, and wherein the hole is in communication with the channel. |
| US08816223B2 |
Fry station with integral portion weight sensing system and method
A food portion preparation station has an integral portion weight sensing system configured for portion control. A fry ribbon with integral portion weight sensing includes a weight sensor and software to weigh individual orders of comestibles such as french fries in selected portion sizes and as the operator is adding comestibles to the container, an instant indication is provided on a display showing the operator that a full order or portion is delivered while avoiding unnecessary loss in excessive portions, thereby preserving the restaurant owner's profit margin. Comestibles are taken from a holding area and placed into a container having a selected portion size corresponding to an assigned weight. The fry ribbon structure incorporates the weight sensor and each weighed portion is moved laterally along the queue defined by ribbon area for retrieval and service to a customer. |
| US08816220B2 |
Enclosure cooling apparatus
An enclosure that includes a box structure that includes a plurality of sides defining a sealed chamber for containing a heat producing component. At least one of the sides of the box structure includes a panel. The panel includes two outer sheets and an inner layer of material sandwiched between the two outer sheets. The two outer sheets and the inner layer of material collectively define a plurality of fluid flow channels extending from a first end of the two outer sheets to a second end of the two outer sheets. Heat generated by the heat producing component is transferred to at least one of the outer sheets which transfers the heat to fluid flowing through the fluid flow channels. The panel can be the main load bearing path of the box structure. |
| US08816219B2 |
Metal strip assembly for EMI shield case, EMI shield case including the same, and fabrication method of the case
Provided is a metal strip for an electromagnetic interference shield case. The metal strip is uniform in width and thickness. A metal clip that is integrated with at least one pair of face-to-face elastic parts and is appropriate for soldering is fitted on an end of the metal strip along a width direction of the metal strip. The metal strip is bent and cut so as to have a shape corresponding to a ground pattern disposed on a printed circuit board, and then, a bottom surface of the metal clip is soldered to the ground pattern or a solder member disposed on the ground pattern. |
| US08816218B2 |
Multilayer electronic structures with vias having different dimensions
A multilayer composite electronic structure comprising at least two feature layers extending in an X-Y plane and separated by a via layer comprising a dielectric material that is sandwiched between two adjacent feature layers, the via layer comprising via posts that couple adjacent feature layers in a Z direction perpendicular to the X-Y plane, wherein a first via has different dimensions in the X-Y plane from a second via in the via layer. |
| US08816214B2 |
Disk with an electrical connection element
A pane with an electrical connection element is described, including a substrate made of glass with a first coefficient of thermal expansion, an electrically conductive structure with a layer thickness of 5 μm to 40 μm on a region of the substrate, a connection element with a second coefficient of thermal expansion, and a layer of a solder material that connects the connection element electrically to subregions of the electrically conductive structure. |
| US08816209B2 |
Submersible motor electric wire
A submersible motor electric wire includes a conductor including a copper wire and an enamel coating formed on the periphery of the copper wire, and an insulating sheath layer formed outside the conductor. The insulating sheath layer includes a silane graft polymer as a main constituent. The silane graft polymer is formed by a graft-polymerization that an unsaturated silane compound and an organic peroxide are added to polyethylene, and is cross-linked contacting with water in the presence of a siloxane condensation catalyst. Alternatively, the insulating sheath layer includes a composition including polyethylene as a main constituent, and the composition is cross-linked by being irradiated with an ionizing radiation. |
| US08816206B2 |
Electric power cable, an off-shore installation provided therewith, and use thereof
An electric power cable including at least one electric conductor. An electric insulation surround the conductor and includes a polymer. A tubular protective sheath surrounds the electric insulation and acts as a water barrier that prevents water intrusion into the electric insulation. The protective sheath includes a metal as a main constituent. The cable includes at least one density-raising element of a material of higher density than the material of the protective sheath, in order to increase the density of the cable such that too large motions thereof are prevented when the latter is installed in open sea. |
| US08816205B2 |
Conductive elastomer and method of applying a conductive coating to a cable
A cable is provided, the cable includes: a conductor configured to propagate a signal; an elastomeric layer surrounding the center conductor; and a conductive topcoat layer surrounding and bonded to the elastomeric layer. The conductive topcoat layer includes a suspension of conductive particles. The conductive topcoat layer is formed by curing a topcoat and conductive paste mixture applied to the elastomeric layer. |
| US08816202B2 |
Shape-holding electrical cord
A shape-holding electrical cord including a bendable, pliable, nonconductive, insulating sheath surrounding at least one shape-holding wire, said shape-holding wire disposed between a first end and a second end, and a conducting wire disposed therebetween, the conducting wire insulated from each shape-holding wire, wherein the first end is connected to a male plug and the second end is connected to a power strip and alternately a female plug, whereby the shape-holding electrical cord is bendable to conform to a desired placement path between an extant power outlet and an extant electronic appliance having a plug to which the shape-holding electrical cord is interconnectable. |
| US08816201B1 |
Apparatus and method for collapsible and expandable electrical device cover
An electrical device cover includes a base with a wall structure having at least two pairs of opposing walls located perpendicular to each other and an opening in a back side large enough to receive an electrical device. An exterior surface of at least a first wall has at least one rail running perpendicular to a plane in which the back side of the base resides and the base of a detachable hinge component is slidably coupled to the at least one rail. The detachable hinge component has at least one hinge member that is parallel to the base of the hinge component and a lid with at least one hinge tab in which the at least one hinge member seats such that the lid is pivotally coupled to the hinge component. |
| US08816200B1 |
Provisions to close the sixth side of an electrical box
A base for an electrical outlet having a front surface and a back surface, at least one opening extending there through, the at least one opening having a size large enough to receive a socket face, at least one mounting screw aperture opening extending through the base, the mounting screw aperture having a first portion sized large enough to receive a mounting screw head, and at least a second portion extending into the first portion and through the base, the second portion sized large enough to allow a mounting screw shaft to extend through the base but small enough to disallow the mounting screw head from passing through the base, at least one keyhole cover removably secured within the first portion, and wherein the base is configured with the second portion of the mounting screw aperture accessible after the base is installed on the electrical outlet. |
| US08816189B2 |
Integrated solar module
Integrated solar modules are provided. In one example, a corner cap for coupling to a solar module is described. The solar module has a solar panel and a frame circumscribing the solar panel. The corner cap includes a first wall and a second wall. The first wall and the second wall define a corner angle substantially the same as an angle defined by a corner of the solar module. The corner cap includes a flange extending from the corner cap. The flange is configured for coupling the corner cap to a solar module. |
| US08816178B2 |
System of removing overtones and rings in a drum set
A system of removing undesirable overtones and rings in an acoustic drum includes a drum, a tuning port, and an attachment mechanism. The tuning port is attached to the drum by the attachment mechanism, and three different attachment mechanisms are used within the system to attach the tuning port. A plurality of dimples is positioned on the inner surface of the tuning port, and the tuning port includes a first, second, and third alternative embodiments. The first alternative embodiment, which has a flared end and a cylindrical end, can be attached with a drum shell of the drum by the first and second attachment mechanisms. The second alternative embodiment, which has two flared ends, can be attached with the drum shell by the first and second attachment mechanisms. The third alternative embodiment, which has two flared ends, can be attached with the drum shell by the third attachment mechanism. |
| US08816173B1 |
Maize inbred PH1DBM
A novel maize variety designated PH1DBM and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1DBM with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1DBM through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1DBM or a locus conversion of PH1DBM with another maize variety. |
| US08816172B1 |
Maize inbred PH1KGT
A novel maize variety designated PH1KGT and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1KGT with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1KGT through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1KGT or a locus conversion of PH1KGT with another maize variety. |
| US08816170B2 |
Pepper hybrid E 490264
A pepper hybrid designated E 490264 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of pepper hybrid E 490264, to the plants of pepper hybrid E 490264, and to methods for producing a hybrid plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the pepper hybrid E 490264 with itself or another pepper plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a pepper plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other pepper lines, cultivars or hybrids derived from the pepper hybrid E 490264. |
| US08816169B1 |
Soybean cultivar S120106
A soybean cultivar designated S120106 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S120106, to the plants of soybean cultivar S120106, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S120106, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S120106. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S120106. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S120106, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S120106 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08816168B1 |
Soybean cultivar S120108
A soybean cultivar designated S120108 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S120108, to the plants of soybean cultivar S120108, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S120108, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S120108. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S120108. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S120108, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S120108 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08816167B1 |
Soybean variety XB73B13
A novel soybean variety, designated XB73B13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB73B13, cells from soybean variety XB73B13, plants of soybean XB73B13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB73B13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB73B13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB73B13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB73B13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB73B13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB73B13 are further provided. |
| US08816165B2 |
Soybean variety A1026866
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated A1026866. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety A1026866. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety A1026866 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety A1026866 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08816156B2 |
Transgenic Brassica event MON 88302 and methods of use thereof
The invention provides plants comprising transgenic event MON 88302 that exhibit tolerance to glyphosate herbicide. The invention also provides seeds, plant parts, cells, commodity products, and methods related to the event. The invention also provides DNA molecules that are unique to the event and were created by the insertion of transgenic DNA into the genome of a Brassica napus plant. |
| US08816155B2 |
Onions of variety i37853B, i37554A, i37554B, and progeny thereof with high storage ability, high soluble solids content and/or low pungency
Long-day onion plants of variety I37853B, I37554A, or I37554B variety capable of producing onion bulbs comprising ‘high soluble solids’ combined with a ‘sweet taste’ as a result of low pungency, are provided. Such onions can be stored for long periods without a loss in quality and without an increase in pungency. |
| US08816154B2 |
Transgenic aloe plants for production of proteins and related methods
The present inventions provide transgenic aloe plants and recombinant constructs for transforming aloe plants, aspects of which, may be applied to other monocots. The recombinant constructs may include one or more DNA sequences encoding mammalian proteins and at least one promoter capable of directing the expression of recombinant proteins in an aloe plant. The present inventions also provide methods for constructing and reproducing a transgenic aloe plant. The present inventions include methods for transfection of an aloe plant with several genes of interest simultaneously. The aloe plant production methods of the inventions may provide the potential to inexpensively and more safely mass-produce some biologically active compounds including biopharmaceuticals for disease therapy, diagnosis and prevention, and is more accessible to the less affluent countries. The aloe plant production methods may also produce proteins for cosmetics. |
| US08816148B2 |
Carbon dioxide fractionalization process
A process comprising receiving a hydrocarbon feed stream comprising carbon dioxide, separating the hydrocarbon feed stream into a light hydrocarbon stream and a heavy hydrocarbon stream, separating the light hydrocarbon stream into a carbon dioxide-rich stream and a carbon dioxide-lean stream, and feeding the carbon dioxide-lean stream into a hydrocarbon sweetening process, thereby increasing the processing capacity of the hydrocarbon sweetening process compared to the processing capacity of the hydrocarbon sweetening process when fed the hydrocarbon feed stream. Included is an apparatus comprising a first separation unit that receives a hydrocarbon feed stream containing carbon dioxide and produces a heavy hydrocarbon stream and a light hydrocarbon stream, and a second separation unit that receives the light hydrocarbon stream and produces a carbon dioxide-rich stream and a carbon dioxide-lean stream, wherein the apparatus is configured to feed the carbon dioxide-lean stream to a physical solvent, membrane, or carbon dioxide recovery process. |
| US08816144B2 |
Direct production of fractionated and upgraded hydrocarbon fuels from biomass
Multistage processing of biomass to produce at least two separate fungible fuel streams, one dominated by gasoline boiling-point range liquids and the other by diesel boiling-point range liquids. The processing involves hydrotreating the biomass to produce a hydrotreatment product including a deoxygenated hydrocarbon product of gasoline and diesel boiling materials, followed by separating each of the gasoline and diesel boiling materials from the hydrotreatment product and each other. |
| US08816142B2 |
Fuel and base oil blendstocks from a single feedstock
A method comprising the steps of providing a fatty acyl mixture comprising: (i) a C10-C16 acyl carbon atom chain content of at least 30 wt. % wherein at least 80% of the C10-C16 acyl carbon atom chains are saturated; and (ii) a C18-C22 acyl carbon atom chain content of at least 20 wt. % wherein at least 50% of the acyl C18-C22 carbon atom chains contain at least one olefin; oligomerizing at least some of the mixture to yield a second mixture comprising C36+ oligomers; hydrotreating the second mixture to yield a quantity of diesel fuel blendstock and C36+ alkanes; and separating at least some of the diesel fuel blendstock from the C36+ alkanes. |
| US08816141B2 |
Reducing hydrogen consumption in hydrotreating of biocomponent feeds
Processes are provided for deoxygenation of a biocomponent feedstock with reduced hydrogen consumption. The biocomponent feedstock can be processed under relatively low hydrogen partial pressures and at a relatively low treat gas ratio compared to the hydrogen need of the feedstock. The relatively low pressure, relatively low treat gas ratio hydroprocessing can result in reduced production of water and carbon monoxide and in increased production of carbon dioxide compared to relatively higher pressure process conditions. |
| US08816134B2 |
Method for making dimethyl ether by reactive-distillation
Disclosed is a method for making dimethyl ether by reactive distillation. The method provides a reactive distillation tower with a top, a bottom, and rectification, reaction and stripping zones defined therein. The top of the reactive distillation tower is retained at 25° C. to 40° C. while the bottom of the reactive distillation tower is retained at 84.6° C. to 170° C. Each of the rectification, reaction and stripping zones includes several sieving trays. The reaction zone of the reactive distillation tower is filled with catalyst. The pressure in the reactive distillation tower is lower than 8.0 bars. Methanol is introduced into the reactive distillation tower so that the methanol travels from the reaction zone toward the bottom for contact with the catalyst to provide a top stream and a bottom stream. The top stream includes dimethyl ether. The bottom stream includes water and a remaining portion of the methanol. Finally, the dimethyl ether is collected in the top of the reactive distillation tower. The purity of the collected dimethyl ether is higher than 99%. |
| US08816132B2 |
Process of producing polyglycerol from crude glycerol
The present invention relates to a process for accelerated preparation of polyglycerol from crude glycerol using microwave irradiation as the heat element in the presence of soap as the catalyst. The process includes the steps of (a) heating the crude glycerol that contain soap to an elevated temperature for a certain reaction time by using a microwave technology, (b) acidifying the crude polyglycerol with mineral acid at a specific temperature and centrifuging acidified crude product obtained from step (b) at a specific temperature for a certain duration of time. |
| US08816129B2 |
PTP1B inhibitors, synthesis thereof and application thereof in preparation of medicaments for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus
The present invention relates to chemical total synthesis methods of six novel protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B (PTP1B) inhibitors and application of the inhibitors in the preparation of medicaments for treating type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The PTP1B inhibitors use one or more of the six compounds represented by the structural formulae 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, as active components. The compounds can enhance the sensitivity of an insulin receptor by inhibiting the activity of PTP1B, thereby having a favorable therapeutic effect on insulin-resistant T2DM. |
| US08816128B2 |
Insecticide for agricultural or horticultural use and method of use thereof
Aniline derivatives represented by formula (8): The aniline derivatives can be used as insecticides and/or intermediates in production of insecticides. |
| US08816119B2 |
Arylamide derivatives having antiandrogenic properties
The invention relates to novel arylamide derivatives having formula (I) and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, where R1-R11, R′, R″, z and X are as defined in the claims. The arylamide derivatives of formula (I) have antiandrogenic properties. The invention also relates to compounds of formula (I) for use as a medicament and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them and to their preparation. |
| US08816110B2 |
Polyunsaturated fatty acid monoglycerides, derivatives, and uses thereof
There are provided various polyunsaturated fatty acid monoglycerides and derivatives thereof. These compounds can be useful as cancer chemopreventive agents, cancer treating agent, inhibiting tumor growth or cell proliferation, reducing tumor growth or as radioenhencers for radiotherapy of cancer. |
| US08816109B2 |
Process for preparation of hexadecyl cis-9-tetradecenoate and hexadecyl cis-10-tetradecenoate
Hexadecyl cis-9-tetradecenoate commonly known as Cetyl myristoleate (CMO) is being used for the treatment of osteoarthritis and other joint inflammatory diseases, cis-9-Tetradecenoic acid (cis-9-myristoleic acid) is the main precursor for the preparation of CMO. As there are limited natural plant sources for cis-9-tetradecenoic acid, the present invention aimed at the synthesis of cis-9-tetradecenoic acid methyl ester from oleic acid methyl ester. As oleic acid is not available in pure form, this has to be isolated from oleic acid-rich oils like olive oil. cis-10-Tetradecenoic acid methyl ester, an isomer of cis-9-tetradecenoic acid was also prepared from undecenoic acid methyl ester, a derivative of castor oil. Undecenoic acid is easily available commercially in pure form. Hexadecyl cis-9-tetradecenoate and hexadecyl c/s-10-tetradecenoate were prepared by enzymatic transesterification of cis-9-tetradecenoic acid methyl ester and cis-10-tetradecenoic acid methyl ester with 1-hexadecanol (cetyl alcohol) respectively. Both the isomers of cetyl myristoleate were evaluated for anti arthritis, blocking inflammation and reduction of adjuvant-induced arthritis in rats. |
| US08816101B2 |
Paraconic acids as pigmentation activators
The invention relates to a mixture comprising protolichesterinic acid or a salt thereof or a diastereoisomer thereof or a derivative thereof, and lichesterinic acid or a salt thereof or an enantiomer thereof or a derivative thereof, for use for stimulating pigmentation of the skin and/or of its appendages.The invention also relates to derivatives of lichesterinic acid of formula (A). |
| US08816100B2 |
Compound, method of producing the compound, organic semiconductor material and organic semiconductor device
There are provided a novel compound having a good field mobility, a method of producing of the compound, an organic semiconductor material containing the novel compound, and an organic semiconductor device. The novel compound which is represented by the following general formula (1), (2), (3) or (4) (where Z represents a sulfur atom or a selenium atom, and R represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or a phenyl group in general formulae) has a structure having two benzene rings of naphthalene bonded with a thiophene ring and a selenophene ring, respectively. These compounds have a conjugate system in molecules due to an interaction between π orbitals, and show a strong molecular interaction through a sulfur atom or a selenium atom contained in a thiophene ring or a selenophene ring in each molecule, thereby having a good field mobility. |
| US08816096B2 |
Process for preparing substituted N-phenylhydroxylamines
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of 2-[[[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-yl]oxy]methyl]phenyl]-hydroxylamine from the correspondingly substituted nitrobenzene compound. |
| US08816086B2 |
Process for preparing cannabinoid receptor ligands
A process for the preparation of compounds of formula (I) or a salt thereof wherein X1, X2, X3, X4, Rx, u, R2, R1g, z, and A1 are as defined in the specification is disclosed. |
| US08816079B2 |
Amide derivative and use thereof as medicine
Provided are a novel low-molecular-weight compound that suppresses production of induction type MMPs, particularly MMP-9, rather than production of hemostatic type MMP-2, as well as a prophylactic/therapeutic drug for autoimmune diseases or osteoarthritis. An amide derivative represented by the following formula (I) wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US08816074B2 |
2′-fluoro-6′-methylene carbocyclic nucleosides and methods of treating viral infections
The present invention relates to 2′-Fluoro-6′-methylene carbocyclic nucleosides, pharmaceutical compositions containing these nucleosides and their use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a number of viral infections and secondary disease states and conditions thereof, especially including Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and secondary disease states and conditions thereof (cirrhosis and liver cancer), Heptatitis C virus (HCV), Herpes Simplex virus I and II (HSV-1 and HSV-2), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and secondary cancers which occur thereof (lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, including drug resistant (especially including lamivudine and/or adefovir resistant) and other mutant forms of these viruses. |
| US08816072B2 |
Process for the preparation of crystalline aprepitant having form I content
The present invention provides a process for preparation of crystalline aprepitant having not more than 15% by weight of Form I content which comprises, a) dissolving aprepitant in a suitable solvent to obtain a solution, b) cooling the solution to 10-15° C., c) optionally seeding the solution with aprepitant Form I crystals, d) adding an anti-solvent to the solution, and e) isolating crystalline aprepitant having not more than 15% by weight of Form I content. |
| US08816071B2 |
Tocotrienol derivatives and associated methods
Compositions of matter including (R)-2,5,6,8-tetramethyl-8-((3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trienyl)-1,2,3,8,9,10-hexahydrochromeno[5,6-e][1,3]oxazine and (R)-2,6,8-trimethyl-8-((3E,7E)-4,8,12-trimethyltrideca-3,7,11-trienyl)-1,2,3,8,9,10-hexahydrochromeno[5,6-e][1,3]oxazine are disclosed herein. Further disclosed are methods of preparation of such compounds and the use of such compounds as anticancer agents. |
| US08816069B2 |
Method for producing amide compound
The present invention relates to a method for producing a high purity, high quality amide compound, particularly, lactam. A first embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that an amount of each of a halide, an aldehyde compound, an alcohol compound and a nitrile compound contained in a solution recycled into an oxime-forming step is controlled to an amount of 0.4 mol % or less based on the ketone as a starting material. A second embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of a ketone, an oxime and an amide compound are purified by hydrogenation and/or crystallization for eliminating impurities containing a double bond. A third embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that a content of impurities having a cyclic bridge structure is controlled by using a cycloalkanone purified by recrystallization. |
| US08816057B2 |
T1R taste receptors and genes encoding same
Newly identified mammalian taste-cell-specific G protein-coupled receptors, and the genes and cDNA encoding said receptors are described. Specifically, T1R G protein-coupled receptors active in taste signaling, and the genes and cDNA encoding the same, are described, along with methods for isolating such genes and for isolating and expressing such receptors. Methods for representing taste perception of a particular tastant in a mammal are also described, as are methods for generating novel molecules or combinations of molecules that elicit a predetermined taste perception in a mammal, and methods for simulating one or more tastes. Further, methods for stimulating or blocking taste perception in a mammal are also disclosed. |
| US08816056B2 |
Modulation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3)expression
Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for decreasing STAT3 mRNA and protein expression. Such methods, compounds, and compositions are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate hyperproliferative diseases. |
| US08816054B2 |
Compositions and methods for enhancing coagulation Factor VIII function
Factor VIII variants and methods of use thereof are disclosed. |
| US08816052B2 |
Mutant apoprotein of photoprotein with low calcium sensitivity
Calcium-binding photoproteins showing the luminescence pattern with a slow decay of are desired. The invention provides a mutant apoprotein comprising an amino acid sequence wherein the 23rd to 34th amino acids in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 are substituted with an amino acid represented by formula I below: Xaa23-Xaa24-Xaa25-Xaa26-Xaa27-Xaa28-Xaa29-Xaa30-Xaa31-Xaa32-Xaa33-Xaa 34; having a function to bind to the peroxide of coelenterazine or the peroxide of a coelenterazine analogue to form a photoprotein capable of emitting light under the action of calcium ions; and, having a half decay time of the luminescence emitted by binding of the photoprotein to calcium ions being not less than 2 seconds. |
| US08816051B2 |
Conjugated biological molecules and their preparation
Novel biologically active compounds of the general formula (I) in which one of X and X′ represents a polymer, and the other represents a hydrogen atom; each Q independently represents a linking group; W represents an electron-withdrawing moiety or a moiety preparable by reduction of an electron-withdrawing moiety; or, if X′ represents a polymer, X-Q-W— together may represent an electron withdrawing group; and in addition, if X represents a polymer, X′ and electron withdrawing group W together with the interjacent atoms may form a ring; each of Z1 and Z2 independently represents a group derived from a biological molecule, each of which is linked to A and B via a nucleophilic moiety; or Z1 and Z2 together represent a single group derived from a biological molecule which is linked to A and B via two nucleophilic moieties; A is a C1-5 alkylene or alkenylene chain; and B is a bond or a C1-4 alkylene or alkenylene chain; are formed by conjugating a suitable polymer to a suitable biologically active molecule via nucleophilic groups in said molecule, preferably via a disulphide bridge. |
| US08816050B2 |
Method of preparing glycopeptides
A method is provided for the synthesis of glycopeptides using a sugar assisted ligation strategy, wherein an N-terminal peptide portion in the form of a thioester is coopled with a C-terminal peptide portion bearing a carbohydrate moiety comprising a thiol group. |
| US08816049B2 |
Lipid peptide and hydrogel
There is provided a lipid peptide that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): where R1 represents an aliphatic group having 9 to 23 carbon atoms; R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atom(s) which optionally has a branched chain having 1 to 3 carbon atom(s), a phenylmethyl group, a phenylethyl group or a —(CH2)n—X group, and at least one of R2, R3, R4 and R5 represents a —(CH2)n—X group; n represents the number of 1 to 4; X represents a guanidino group, a —CONH2 group or a 5-membered ring, a 6-membered ring or a fused heterocyclic ring composed of a 5-membered ring and a 6-membered ring which optionally have 1 to 3 nitrogen atom(s); and m represents 1 or 2, and a hydrogel comprising the lipid peptide. |
| US08816047B2 |
Compositions and methods of using proislet peptides and analogs thereof
Embodiments relate to proislet peptides, preferably HIP, that exhibit increased stability and efficacy, and methods of using the same to treating a pathology associated with impaired pancreatic function, including type 1 and type 2 diabetes and symptoms thereof. |
| US08816042B2 |
Polyamide composites having flexible spacers
Provided are polyamide nanocomposites incorporating carbon nanotubes and other filler species. Also provided are related methods. |
| US08816041B2 |
Polyester polymerization catalyst and method for producing polyester using the same
Provided are a polyester polymerization catalyst with which the generation of foreign materials caused by the catalyst or mold pollution at the time of molding are reduced and polyesters having remarkably superior thermal stability and color tone can be obtained.Provided is a polyester polymerization catalyst produced by the reaction of a titanium compound and a mannitol in a molar ratio of titanium atom to mannitol of from 1:1 to 1:3. A method for producing a polyester employs the polyester polymerization catalyst. |
| US08816039B2 |
Copolycarbonate
The present invention provides a copolycarbonate that has a low photoelastic constant and has fewer foamed cells and that is in particular suitable for use in optical fields.The present invention is a copolycarbonate containing 10 to 90 mol % of a unit (A) derived from spiroglycol and 90 to 10 mol % of a unit (B) derived from aromatic phenol and having terminals satisfying the following expressions (i) and (ii), 0.0001<(a)/(d)<0.1 (i) 0.02<(b)/(d)<0.8 (ii) wherein (a) is an amount of a terminal group derived from spiroglycol, (b) is an amount of a terminal group derived from aromatic phenol, and (d) is a total terminal group amount. |
| US08816029B2 |
Compositions and articles comprising polymerizable ionic liquid mixture, and methods of curing
Presently described are curable compositions comprising a mixture of at least one (e.g. free-radically) polymerizable ionic liquid and at least one other ethylenically unsaturated monomer, oligomer, or polymer. The polymerizable ionic liquid is characterized as having an air to nitrogen curing exotherm ratio of at least 0.70. Also described are articles and methods of making articles from such curable compositions. A monofunctional polymerizable ionic liquid is also described comprising a non-polymerizable substituted imidazolium cationic group and a polymerizable sulfonate anion. |
| US08816020B2 |
Method to produce polyurea and polyurethane by using liquid plant oil based polyol
A method of producing liquid polymeric polyols from epoxidized plant oils by ring-opening polymerization in an organic solvent in the presence of a catalyst to yield the desired polyols at room temperature. The properties of the polymeric polyols depend on the type of plant oil used as starting material. Typically, polymeric content of the purified plant oil based polyols ranges from 65% to 90%. The hydroxyl value and the acid value ranges from 30 to 90 mg KOH/g sample and 1 to 14 mg KOH/g sample respectively. The average molecular weight Mn ranges from 800 Da to 16000 Da. The liquid plant oil based polymeric polyols are reacted with excess diisocyanate to produce isocyanate terminated prepolymer. Subsequently, the prepared prepolymer is reacted with diol or diamine to polyurethane and polyurea respectively. |
| US08816017B2 |
Process for producing polyamic acid solution and polyamic acid solution
Disclosed is a process for producing a polyamic acid solution by reacting a diamine component consisting essentially of 20 mol % to 80 mol % of p-phenylenediamine and 80 mol % to 20 mol % of diaminodiphenyl ether with a tetracarboxylic acid component consisting essentially of 10 mol % to 60 mol % of 2,3,3′,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride and 90 mol % to 40 mol % of 3,3′,4,4′-biphenyltetracarboxylic dianhydride in a solvent, comprising: a first step in which a diamine component is reacted with a molar excess of a tetracarboxylic acid component in a solvent containing more than ⅓ mole of water per mole of the tetracarboxylic acid component, whereby preparing a polyamic acid solution; and a second step in which a diamine component, or a diamine component and a tetracarboxylic acid component are added to the polyamic acid solution obtained in the first step so that the molar amount of the diamine component is substantially equal to the molar amount of the tetracarboxylic acid component, and then the diamine component and the tetracarboxylic acid component are reacted. |
| US08816016B2 |
Reduced corrosion curable composition
A curable composition, useful as a thermosetting binder, having an emulsion (co)polymer, a polyol, and a water soluble polyacid or salt thereof. |
| US08816014B2 |
Method for producing modified conjugated diene-based polymer, modified conjugated diene-based polymer, and modified conjugated diene-based polymer composition
There are provided a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having a good balance between the hysteresis loss properties and the wet skid resistance, practically sufficient abrasion resistance and fracture strength, and high processability when formed into a vulcanized product, and a modified conjugated diene-based polymer composition. A method for producing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, comprising: a polymerization step of polymerizing a conjugated diene compound or copolymerizing a conjugated diene compound with an aromatic vinyl compound using an alkali metal compound or an alkaline earth metal compound as a polymerization initiator to obtain a conjugated diene-based polymer having a reactive end, and a modifying step of reacting a compound having a specific structure with the reactive end of the conjugated diene-based polymer. |
| US08816013B2 |
Curable fluoroelastomer composition
Fluoroelastomer compositions comprising fluoroelastomers having copolymerized units of a nitrile-containing cure site monomer are cured with certain carbazates. The carbazate is of the general formula R1OC(O)NHNHR2, wherein R1 is 9-fluorenylmethyl, benzyl, aryl, or a heterocycle; R2 is H, alkyl, aryl, heterocycle, CO2R3 or CH2R4; R3 is alkyl, aryl, benzyl or a heterocycle; and R4 is a fluoroalkyl group. |
| US08816012B2 |
Curable acrylate based printing medium
An acrylate-based curable printing medium is disclosed. Acrylates, in the form of monomers, dimers, trimers and oligomers, as well as resins, form an interpenetrating polymer network by crosslinking, which is effected by heat, and optionally peroxide curing agents. Formulations can be tailored to achieve desired properties of the cured polymer including film hardness, burnout properties, and adhesion to glass. Such properties are adjusted by manipulating the relative proportions of the acrylic monomers, oligomers and resins that are used as a ceramic medium or vehicle. |
| US08816011B2 |
Process for preparing AB diblock copolymers with a broadly distributed A block
The invention relates to a controlled polymerization process for preparing (meth)acrylate-based AB diblock copolymers with a B block which has a narrow monomodal molecular weight distribution, and an A block which has a broad monomodal molecular weight distribution, and to the use thereof, for example, as a binder in adhesives or sealants. |
| US08816006B2 |
Compositions of ethylene/α-olefin multi-block interpolymer suitable for films
Compositions suitable for film comprise at least one ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer, wherein the ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer may have, for example, a Mw/Mn from about 1.7 to about 3.5, at least one melting point, Tm, in degrees Celsius, and a density, d, in grams/cubic centimeter, wherein the numerical values of Tm and d correspond to the relationship: Tm>−2002.9+4538.5(d)−2422.2(d)2. |
| US08816004B2 |
Oxazolinyl-containing polymers and grafted compounds prepared from the oxazolinyl-containing polymers
Oxazolinyl-containing compounds having a single oxazolinyl group plus a first polymeric group are described. Grafted compounds are also described that are the product of a reaction of an oxazolinyl-containing compound with a second compound that has one or more acidic groups to form a grafted compound. In some embodiments, the second compound is a polymeric material having at least one acidic group and the reaction product is a grafted copolymer. Blended compositions of the grafted copolymer with a polyamide are also described. |
| US08815996B2 |
Surface segregating additives for enhanced chemical agent resistant topcoats
A topcoat having a polyfunctional scaffold in the form of a hyperbranched polymer (HBP) with a buoy group coupled to the HBP. The HBP can also have a “delivered” group and/or an anchor group coupled thereto. The buoy group can be a fluorinated chain end, one or more fluorinated and aliphatic chain ends and/or one or more wholly aliphatic chain ends. The “delivered” group can contain at least one of an ionic species, a fluorescent tag, a bioreactive site, a catalyst and the like, and the anchor group an epoxy, a (meth)acrylate or an isocyanate. The water-disbursable topcoat can also include a solubilizing group such as 2-butanone or 4-methyl-2-pentanone coupled to the HBP. |
| US08815992B2 |
Tetracarboxylic ester plasticizers
Tetraesters of a C4-C5 aliphatic tetracarboxylic acid and OXO-alcohols and plasticized compositions containing said tetraesters are provided. |
| US08815989B2 |
Resin composition for coating material
The invention aims to provide a resin composition having favorable stain resistance and storage stability even in the form of a one-pack coating material. Provided is a resin composition for a coating material, including: (I) a synthetic resin emulsion; (II) a silicon compound represented by the formula (1): (R1O)4-aSiR2a (1) wherein R1s are the same or different and each represent an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6-10 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7-10 carbon atoms; R2s are the same or different and each represent an alkyl group having 1-10 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6-10 carbon atoms, or an aralkyl group having 7-10 carbon atoms; and a represents an integer from 0 to 2; and/or a partial hydrolysis condensation product thereof and/or a modified product thereof; and (III) a photosensitizer. |
| US08815985B2 |
Curable composition
An object of the present invention is to provide a curable composition which is made mainly of a polymer having one or more reactive silicon groups, has good curability even when filler is used while a non-organotin catalyst is used, and is further high in industrial practicability. The object is solved by a curable composition, comprising, as constituents, a polymer (A) having one or more reactive silicon groups on average per molecule thereof, the reactive silicon group(s) being (each) a group which can be crosslinked by forming a siloxane bond, a Lewis acid and/or derivative thereof (B), an amine compound (C), a compound (D) having a reactive silicon group, and filler (E), and obtained by mixing the constituents with each other. |
| US08815983B2 |
Dispersion, method for producing same, and use thereof
A dispersion comprising hard material particles and at least one organic binder and/or at least one plasticizer. The hard material particles comprise an inner core comprising a fused tungsten carbide and an outer shell comprising tungsten carbide. |
| US08815981B2 |
Hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposites
The present invention relates to a dispersion of hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposite molecules comprising discrete inorganic silica nanoparticles that are covalently bonded to organic polymers, wherein the dispersion has a high solid content (>30% wt.) and high silica content (>35% wt.) with low coagulum (about 100-400 ppm or about 0.05% wt or less). The hybrid organic-inorganic nanocomposite is prepared by (1) hydrolyzing silane monomers at acidic conditions; (2) surface treating inorganic silica nanoparticles with silane monomers; (3) stabilizing the surface-treated inorganic silica nanoparticles with an amine stabilizer; and (4) reacting organic monomers with surface-treated inorganic silica nanoparticles. |
| US08815979B2 |
Amphoteric polyurethane dispersants and their use in inkjet inks
The disclosure provides an aqueous dispersion and ink jet inks comprising a colorant and an amphoteric polyurethane dispersant, wherein the amphoteric polyurethane dispersant comprises a reaction product of at least one basic amine urethane monomer, at least one acidic urethane monomer, and at least one urethane monomer comprising two or more isocyanates having improved bleed control, and optical density/chroma. |
| US08815977B2 |
Process for producing conjugated diene-based polymer, conjugated diene-based polymer, and conjugated diene-based polymer composition
The present invention provides a process for producing a conjugated diene-based polymer, comprising polymerizing a monomer component containing a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound using a polymerization initiator represented by the following formula (1) wherein, R11 represents a hydrocarbylene group having 6 to 100 carbon atoms, R12 and R13 represent a hydrocarbyl group optionally having a substituent, or a trihydrocarbylsilyl group, or R12 and R13 are bonded to represent a hydrocarbylene group optionally having, as a hetero atom, at least one kind atom selected from the atomic group consisting of a silicon atom, a nitrogen atom and an oxygen atom. |
| US08815974B2 |
Dental adhesive composition
[Problems] To provide a liquid dental adhesive composition which contains a phosphoric acid-type compound having a hydrogenphosphoric diester group as an acidic group-containing polymerizable monomer and, further, contains polyvalent metal ions, effectively preventing not only the gelation but also the formation of precipitates (cloudiness) during the storage.[Means for Solution] A dental adhesive composition which is acidic and contains an acidic group-containing polymerizable monomer (A), polyvalent metal ions (B), water (C), a water-soluble organic solvent (D) and fluoride ions (E), wherein at least 35% by mole of the acidic group-containing polymerizable monomer (A) is a phosphoric acid-type compound having a hydrogenphosphoric diester group, and the contents of the fluoride ions (E) and the polyvalent metal ions (B) are so set that a valence number ratio (RF) defined by the following formula (1): RF=VF/TVP (1) wherein VF is a valence number of the fluoride ions (E) contained in the composition, and TVP is a total valence number of the polyvalent metal ions (B) contained in the composition, satisfies a range of 0.2 to 2.0. |
| US08815972B2 |
Ionic silicone hydrogels having improved hydrolytic stability
The present invention relates to ionic silicone hydrogel polymers displaying improved thermal stability. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polymer formed from reactive components comprising at least one silicone component and at least one ionic component comprising at least one anionic group. The polymers of the present invention display good thermal stability and desirable protein uptake. |
| US08815969B2 |
Plant oil-based UV-curable coating
A novel UV-curable coating includes acrylated soybean oil, a hyperbranched acrylate, an optional adhesion promoter, and an optional renewable reactive diluent. |
| US08815968B2 |
Polyurethane foam
A method of making a polyurethane foam from a mixture of isocyanate modified polyol and foam-forming ingredients, wherein the isocyanate modified polyol is made by reacting at least one polyol with at least one multifunctional isocyanate, wherein the isocyanate modified polyol is a non-foamed polyol polymer having available OH groups, wherein the foam forming ingredients comprise at least a multifunctional isocyanate and a foaming agent, preferably water, and characterized in that (i) the at least one polyol from which the isocyanate modified polyol is made comprises at least one lipid-based polyol which has undergone reaction with the isocyanate in the presence of a PU gelation catalyst, and/or (ii) the isocyanate modified polyol is mixed with a lipid-based polyol prior to, or at the same time as, foaming. |
| US08815964B2 |
Devulcanization of rubber and other elastomers
A process for forming a vulcanized elastomer composition. An alternating electric field is applied to a first composition comprising vulcanized crosslinked elastomer particles while the composition is compressed to thereby devulcanize the crosslinked elastomer particles and form a second composition comprising devulcanized elastomer particles A crosslinking agent is added to the second composition comprising the devulcanized elastomer particles. The second composition having the crosslinking agent is then vulcanized to form the vulcanized elastomer composition. |
| US08815958B2 |
Water-in-oil type emulsion skin cosmetic
A skin cosmetic in which the emulsion stability can be ensured by adding a volatile hydrocarbon oil to a water-in-oil-type emulsion composition containing a non-volatile silicone oil, and which has an excellent non-oily sensation upon application. Specifically disclosed is a water-in-oil-type emulsion skin cosmetic which is characterized by comprising (A) 3 to 25% mass of a volatile hydrocarbon oil, (B) 0.1 to 15% by mass of a non-volatile silicone oil, (C) 0.1 to 1% by mass of a polyethylene glycol mono- or di-isostearate having 4 to 12 oxyethylene groups, (D) 0.1 to 5% by mass of a polyoxyethylene-polydimethylsiloxyethyl-dimethicone copolymer, and (E) an organically-modified clay mineral. |
| US08815955B2 |
Method of treating ocular disorders
A method wherein subjects having or at risk for having hyperopia, presbyopia or astigmatism are administered a composition having an effective amount of ocular antioxidants, including specifically macular pigments, to prevent, treat, or delay the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). |
| US08815951B2 |
Inhibitors of epoxide hydrolases for the treatment of inflammation
The invention provides compounds that inhibit epoxide hydrolase in therapeutic applications for treating hypertension. A preferred class of compounds for practicing the invention have the structure shown by Formula 1 wherein Z is oxygen or sulfur, W is carbon phosphorous or sulfur, X and Y is each independently nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur, and X can further be carbon, at least one of R1-R4 is hydrogen, R2 is hydrogen when X is nitrogen but is not present when X is sulfur or oxygen, R4 is hydrogen when Y is nitrogen but is not present when Y is sulfur or oxygen, R1 and R3 is each independently C1-C20 substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, acyl, or heterocyclic. |
| US08815947B2 |
Methods of treating metabolic disorders
A method of increasing the insulin sensitivity of insulin resistant cells includes administering to the cells an amount of all-trans-retinoic acid effective to activate transcription factor perosixome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) β/δ of the cells. |
| US08815945B2 |
Use of bis [thiohydrazide amide] compounds such as elesclomol for treating cancers
Improved cancer treatments with bis[thiohydrazide amide] compounds such as elesclomol, in particular for identifying patient populations that would benefit from such treatments. |
| US08815942B2 |
Combination therapy and uses thereof for treatment and prevention of parasitic infection and disease
The invention relates to compounds, methods, uses, compositions, combinations, kits and packages for the prevention and/or treatment of parasite infection (e.g., Plasmodium parasites) and/or disease (e.g., malaria) based on uses of (a) cystamine, cysteamine, and analogs, derivatives, prodrugs, precursors thereof; an agent capable of inducing their production; and/or salts thereof, and (b) artemisinin and functional derivative, analog, conjugate, metabolite, prodrug or precursor thereof, and/or salts thereof. |
| US08815940B2 |
Coumarin-chalcones as anticancer agents
The present invention relates to certain coumarin/chalcone compounds or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention particularly relates to the coumarin/chalcone compounds as anticancer agents useful for the treatment of cancer. The present invention also relates to the process of preparation of the said compounds. |
| US08815939B2 |
Substituted sulfamide derivatives
The present invention is directed to novel substituted sulfamide derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing said derivatives and the use of said derivatives form in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders; bipolar depression and mania; depression; epilepsy and related disorders; epileptogenesis; glucose related disorders; lipid related disorders; migraine; obesity; pain; substance abuse and as neuroprotective agents. The present invention is further directed to a process for the preparation of the novel substituted sulfamide derivatives. |
| US08815938B2 |
Double compartment skincare products comprising avermectin/milbemycin compounds
Double compartment skincare products confine a first compartment containing an anhydrous composition including an active ingredient, and a second compartment, wherein the active ingredient is selected from among compounds of the avermectin family and compounds of the milbemycin family, and are useful as medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of dermatological conditions/afflictions. |
| US08815932B2 |
Induction of alpha helix conformations in proteins and peptides
Substituted tricyclic diproline analogues of the formula (I): wherein the variables are as defined herein. Also disclosed are methods for the production thereof, the use thereof for the induction of an alpha-helix conformation in peptides and/or proteins, pharmaceuticals containing said compounds, methods for the production of a peptide library containing said compounds, and peptide libraries containing said compounds. |
| US08815930B2 |
Compounds that inhibit TRPV1 and uses thereof
Compounds of formula (I) wherein R3, R7, R9 and L are defined in the description are TRPV1 antagonists that exhibit low inhibitory activity against CYP3A4. Compositions comprising such compounds and methods for treating conditions and disorders using such compounds and compositions are also disclosed. |
| US08815928B2 |
Hepatitis C virus inhibitors
The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention relates to novel antiviral compounds represented herein above, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods for the treatment or prophylaxis of viral (particularly HCV) infection in a subject in need of such therapy with the compounds. |
| US08815926B2 |
Substituted pyrrolo[3,4-D]imidazoles for the treatment of MDM2/4 mediated diseases
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): as described herein, pharmaceutical preparations comprising such compounds, uses and methods of use for such compounds in the treatment of a disorder or a disease mediated by the activity of MDM2 and/or MDM4, and combinations comprising such compounds. |
| US08815924B2 |
Heterocyclic carbonyl compounds
Novel heterocyclic compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, D, W, T and T′ have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are SGK inhibitors and can be used for the treatment of SGK-induced diseases and conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome (dyslipidaemia), systemic and pulmonary hypertonia, cardiovascular diseases and kidney diseases, generally in fibroses and inflammatory processes of any type. |
| US08815923B2 |
Therapeutic compounds
Disclosed herein is a compound having a structure compositions, methods, and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed. |
| US08815922B2 |
Pesticidal compositions and processes related thereto
This document discloses molecules having the following formulas (“Formula One” & “Formula Two” and “Formula Three”) The Ar1, Het, Ar2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are further described herein. |
| US08815918B2 |
Imidazo [2, 1-B] [1, 3, 4] thiadiazole derivatives
There is provided compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 have meanings given in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of a protein or lipid kinase (e.g. PI3-K, particularly class I PI3K) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of cancer. |
| US08815917B2 |
DP2 antagonist and uses thereof
Described herein is the DP2 antagonist [2′-(3-benzyl-1-ethyl-ureidomethyl)-6-methoxy-4′-trifluoromethyl-biphenyl-3-yl]-acetic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also described are methods of preparing the DP2 antagonist, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration to a mammal that include the DP2 antagonist, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of using such pharmaceutical compositions for treating respiratory diseases or conditions, allergic diseases or conditions, inflammatory diseases or conditions, as well as other prostaglandin D2-dependent or prostaglandin D2-mediated diseases or conditions. |
| US08815911B2 |
Alfentanil composition for the treatment of acute pain
There is provided pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of pain e.g. short-term pain, which compositions comprise a mixture comprising: (a) microparticles of alfentanil, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which microparticles are presented on the surfaces of larger carrier particles; (b) a water-soluble weak base; and (c) a compound which is a weak acid, which acid is presented in intimate mixture with the microparticles of alfentanil or salt thereof. The composition may further comprise a disintegrant. The acid is preferably citric acid. |
| US08815905B2 |
Propionic acids, propionic acid esters, and related compounds
The invention relates to propionic acids, propionic acid esters, and related compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, and methods of using these compounds for the treatment of various diseases or conditions, including but not limited to diseases and/or conditions of Central Nervous System (CNS). |
| US08815902B2 |
Tetrahydroquinoline amide M1 receptor positive allosteric modulators
The present invention is directed to tetrahydroquinoline amide compounds of formula (I) (Formula should be inserted here) 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. |
| US08815900B2 |
Compounds and compositions for reducing lipid levels
Compositions comprising extracts or isolated or purified compounds from plants of the genus Corydalis provide prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hepatic steatosis, and metabolic syndrome. Corydalis compounds and their derivatives of natural and synthetic origins lower total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, and triglycerides and increase hepatic LDL receptor expression and activate AMP-activated protein kinase. Specific stereoisomers of Corydalis compounds with lipid lowering activity include 14R-(+)-corypalmine, 14R,13S-(+)-corydaline, 14R-(+)-tetrahydropalmatin, (+)-corlumidin, d-(+)-bicuculline, and (+)-egenine. |
| US08815899B1 |
Nutritional activation of telomerase in vitro and in vivo with increased safety
A nutritional composition and method is provided in which telomerase expression can be safely activated in living cells. The nutritional composition can induce TERT mRNA or h-TERT mRNA and telomerase in vitro and in vivo while at the same time inhibiting potential side effects, helping to prevent certain types of cancer, and slowing the growth of any cancer cells that may exist in vivo. The method entails exposing cells to L-carnosine concentrations in the range of 51-100 mM or to a combination of L-carnosine and L-fucose in which the concentration of L-carnosine is 30-100 mM and the concentration of L-fucose is in the range from 0.1 micromolar to 100 mM. |
| US08815898B2 |
6,7-disubstituted-sioquinoline derivatives and their use
The present invention relates compounds of general formula (I) and stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof; wherein R′ and R1-R5 are as defined in the claims. The invention also relates to said compounds for use as a medicament and particularly in the treatment of drug addiction and CNS related diseases. |
| US08815897B2 |
1H-pyrazolo[3,4-B]pyridines and therapeutic uses thereof
Provided herein are compounds according to Formula I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and compositions comprising the same, for use in various methods, including treating cancers such as colon, ovarian, pancreatic, breast, liver, prostate and hematologic cancers: |
| US08815895B2 |
Mediators of hedgehog signaling pathways, compositions and uses related hereto
The present invention makes available methods and reagents for inhibiting aberrant growth states resulting from hedgehog gain-of-function, ptc loss-of-function or smoothened gain-of-function comprising contacting the cell with a hedgehog antagonist of formula (I) in a sufficient amount to aberrant growth state, e.g., to agonize a normal ptc pathway or antagonize smoothened or hedgehog activity. |
| US08815893B2 |
Hetarylaminonaphthyridines
Novel hetarylaminonaphthyridine derivatives of formula (I) wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, W1, W2, W3, W5 and W6 have the meaning according to claim 1, are inhibitors of ATP consuming proteins, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors. |
| US08815889B2 |
Compositions and methods for increasing insulin sensitivity
Methods and compositions for treating a blood glucose condition involve identifying a suitable subject and administering an effective amount of a composition that contains one or more of an opioid antagonist, an anticonvulsant, and a psychotherapeutic agent. The compositions can include insulin. In some embodiments, such methods and compositions can be used to modulate a blood glucose level. In preferred embodiments, such methods and compositions are useful for increasing a subject's sensitivity to insulin. |
| US08815886B2 |
Substituted tetrazol-1-yl-phenoxymethyl-thiazol-2-yl-piperidinyl-pyrimidine salts
Crystalline salts of 5-ethyl-2-{4-[4-(4-tetrazol-1-yl-phenoxymethyl)-thiazol-2-yl]-piperidin-1-yl}-pyrimidine, compositions thereof, methods for their preparation, and methods for their use are disclosed. |
| US08815884B2 |
Prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors
The invention described herein relates to certain pyrimidinetrione N-substituted glycine derivatives of formula (I) which are antagonists of HIF prolyl hydroxylases and are useful for treating diseases benefiting from the inhibition of this enzyme, anemia being one example. |
| US08815881B2 |
1,4,5,6-tetrahydro-pyrimidin-2-ylamine compounds
This invention relates to compounds of the formula wherein R1 to R9 are as described below, or to pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. These compounds are BACE2 inhibitors and can be used as medicaments for the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of diseases such as diabetes, particularly type 2 diabetes, and other metabolic disorders. |
| US08815879B2 |
Substituted 4-(selenophen-2(or-3)-ylamino)pyrimidine compounds and methods of use thereof
Selenophene compounds of formula (I) are described herein. In the compounds of Formula (I), ring A is a 6-membered aromatic fused ring, optionally containing one, two or three nitrogen atoms; a 5-membered heteroaromatic fused ring; or a mono- or bicyclic saturated heterocyclic fused ring having at least one ring member selected from the group consisting of N, O, S, SO and SO2; Y in ring B is nitrogen or substituted carbon; X is NR6, O, S, S(O), or S(O)2. R1, R2, R3, R4, and R6 are defined in the specification. Selenophene compounds of formula (I) may be used in methods of treating cell proliferative disorders, particularly cancer. Pharmaceutical compositions containing selenophene compounds of formula (I) may be used for treatment, inhibition, or control of cancer. |
| US08815875B2 |
Inhibitors of fatty acid binding protein (FABP)
The present invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds as Fatty Acid Binding Protein (“FABP”) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the heterocyclic compounds and the use of the compounds for treating or preventing a cardiovascular disease, a metabolic disorder, obesity or an obesity-related disorder, diabetes, dyslipidemia, a diabetic complication, impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose. An illustrative compound of the present invention is shown below: (I) |
| US08815868B2 |
Substituted oxindole derivatives and their use as vasopressin receptor ligands
The present invention relates to novel oxindole derivatives of the general formula (I) to medicaments comprising them and to their use for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diseases. |
| US08815859B2 |
Substituted pyrazin-2-ones and substituted 5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoxalin-2-ones and methods of use thereof
Arylpyrazinone derivatives of formula (I), as insulin secretion stimulators, the preparation and use of these pyrazinone derivatives for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of diabetes and pathologies associated. |
| US08815858B2 |
Heterocyclic flaviviridae virus inhibitors
The invention is related to anti-viral compounds of formula (A) as defined in the claims, compositions containing such compounds, and therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, as well to processes and intermediates useful for preparing such compounds. |
| US08815857B2 |
Soluble guanylate cyclase activators
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1-R5 and n are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods of using these compounds in the treatment of various diseases and disorders, processes for preparing these compounds and intermediates useful in these processes. |
| US08815856B2 |
Crystalline forms of (3R, 6R)-3-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-1-[(1R)-1-(2,6-dimethyl-3-pyridinyl)-2-(4-morpholinyl)-2-oxoethyl]-6-[(1S)-1-methylpropyl]-2,5-piperazinedione
Disclosed are crystalline forms of (3R,6R)-3-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-1-[(1R)-1-(2,6-dimethyl-3-pyridinyl)-2-(4-morpholinyl)-2-oxoethyl]-6-[(1S)-1-methylpropyl]-2,5-piperazinedione benzenesulfonate salt and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. Also disclosed are processes for the preparation the above compounds and methods for use thereof. |
| US08815855B2 |
N-sulphonylpyrroles and their use as histone deacetylase inhibitors
Compounds of a certain formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings indicated in the description, are novel effective HDAC inhibitors. |
| US08815854B2 |
Substituted imidazopyridinyl compounds
The present invention relates to substituted imidazopyridinyl compounds and methods of synthesizing these compounds. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing substituted imidazopyridinyl compounds and methods of treating cell proliferative disorders, such as cancer, by administering these compounds and pharmaceutical compositions to subjects in need thereof. |
| US08815848B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibition of the JAK pathway
The invention encompasses compounds having formula I-V and the compositions and methods using these compounds in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK3, may be therapeutically useful. |
| US08815847B2 |
[1,2,4]thiadiazine 1,1-dioxide compounds for lowering serum uric acid
The present invention describes [1,2,4]thiadiazine 1,1-dioxide compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are useful in lowering serum uric acid in a patient in need thereof comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a [1,2,4]thiadiazine 1,1-dioxide compound. |
| US08815839B2 |
Heteroaromatic and aromatic piperazinyl azetidinyl amides as monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitors
Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders that are affected by the inhibition of MGL, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein Y, r, R2 and Z are defined herein. |
| US08815836B2 |
Use of 2,5-dihydroxybenzene derivatives for treating dermatitis
The present invention relates to the use of a 2,5-dihydroxybenzene derivative represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, isomer, or prodrug thereof for the therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of, inter alia, dermatitis. |
| US08815835B2 |
9-aminonoscapine and its use in treating cancers, including drug-resistant cancers
9-aminonoscapine, prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are disclosed. Pharmaceutical compositions including 9-aminonoscapine, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. 9-aminonoscapine is a noscapine analog that can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, by binding tubulin and inducing apoptosis selectively in tumor cells (ovarian and T-cell lymphoma) resistant to paclitaxel, vinblastine and teniposide. 9-aminonoscapine can perturb the progression of cell cycle by mitotic arrest, followed by apoptotic cell death associated with increased caspase-3 activation and appearance of TUNEL-positive cells. Thus, 9-aminonoscapine is a novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers, including ovarian and T-cell lymphoma cancers, even those that have become drug-resistant to currently available chemotherapeutic drugs. |
| US08815829B2 |
3′-azido purine nucleotide prodrugs for treatment of viral infections
The present invention is directed to compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing viral infections, in particular, HIV, and HBV, in human patients or other animal hosts. The compounds are 3′-azido-2′,3′-dideoxy purine monophosphates, and pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, prodrugs, and other derivatives thereof. In particular, the compounds show potent antiviral activity against HIV-1 and HBV. |
| US08815828B2 |
Therapeutic combinations for use in neoplasia
The invention features compositions and methods that are useful for the treatment of neoplasia (e.g., breast cancer) by increasing DNA damage and reducing base excision repair (BER). |
| US08815827B2 |
Myeloid differentiation inducing agents
Myeloid differentiating agents can be used in the treatment of myeloid disorders. |
| US08815826B2 |
Targeting microRNAs for the treatment of fibrosis
Provided herein are compositions and methods for the modulation of ′miR-214 for the treatment and/of prevention of fibrosis and fibroproliferative conditions. |
| US08815825B2 |
Methods and compositions for the specific inhibition of beta-catenin by double-stranded RNA
This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing β-catenin target RNA and protein levels via use of dsRNAs, e.g., Dicer substrate siRNA (DsiRNA) agents. |
| US08815823B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods useful for modulating angiogenesis, inhibiting metastasis and tumor fibrosis, and assessing the malignancy of colon cancer tumors
Methods and compositions suitable for modulating angiogenesis in a mammalian tissue are provided. Further provided are methods suitable for inhibiting metastasis and fibrosis in a mammalian tissue and for assessing the malignancy of colon cancer tumors. |
| US08815822B2 |
Means and methods for counteracting, delaying and/or preventing adverse energy metabolism switches in heart disease
The invention relates to the fields of molecular biology and medicine, more specifically to treatment and prevention of heart disease. The invention provides alternative methods for counteracting, diminishing, treating, delaying and/or preventing heart disease. |
| US08815818B2 |
Phagocytic cell delivery of RNAI
The present invention provides a particulate delivery system for delivering an RNAi construct to phagocytic cells such as macrophages, comprising various configurations of a complex comprising a phagocytic cell-targeting moiety and an RNAi construct. The invention further provides methods of making the delivery system, and their uses, such as treating phagocytic cell-associated disease conditions. |
| US08815817B2 |
Long term disease modification using immunostimulatory oligonucleotides
The invention provides methods for treating asthma by using multiple rounds of administration of ISS over a period of time to confer long term disease modification. |
| US08815816B2 |
Topical application of ivermectin for the treatment of dermatological conditions/afflictions
Dermatological conditions/afflictions such as rosacea, common acne, seborrheic dermatitis, perioral dermatitis, acneform rashes, transient acantholytic dermatosis, and acne necrotica miliaris, most notably rosacea, are treated by topically applying onto the affected skin area of an individual in need of such treatment, a topical pharmaceutical composition which comprises a thus effective amount of ivermectin. |
| US08815815B2 |
Methods for producing phytoextracts from vegetation waters and olive oil pomaces and compositions obtained thereby
Methods are provided for obtaining phytoextracts from vegetation waters and pomaces coming from olive milling. Such methods may be based on combining physical-chemical and enzymatic pre-treatment methods, membrane tangential filtration and vacuum evaporation. Such methods allow eco-sustainable and efficient extraction of the active ingredients involved. Compositions resulting from such methods are also provided. |
| US08815811B2 |
Peptides and methods for their preparation and use
The present invention is in the field of treatment of diabetes and relates to peptides that exhibit activity for both glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide receptor (GIP-R) and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1-R) and are selective over glucagon receptor (Gluc-R). Specifically provided are GIP analogs with amino acid substitutions introduced to modulate activity for both GIP-R and GLP-1-R and maintain selectivity over Gluc-R. |
| US08815808B2 |
Modulation of activity of neurotrophins
The present invention relates to methods for modulating the activity of one or more neurotrophins, such as neural growth factor (NGF), brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), neurotrophin-3 (NT-3), and neurotrophin-4 (NT-4), in an animal and methods for treatment of a disease or disorder in an individual by modulation of neurotrophin activity. The modulation is carried out by interfering with binding between a neurotrophin and a receptor of the Vps10p-domain receptor family or modulating the expression of a receptor of the Vps10p-domain receptor family.Methods for screening for agents capable of modulating neurotrophin activity and agents selected using these screening methods are also disclosed, as are methods for determining the effect of an agent on one or more neurotrophins in cells. The present invention also pertains to methods for modulating the transport of one or more neurotrophins. |
| US08815804B2 |
Methods and compositions related to targeting tumors and wounds
Disclosed are compositions and methods useful for targeting tumors, sites of injury and blood clots. The compositions and methods are based on peptide sequences that selectively bind to and home to tumors, sites of injury and blood clots in animals. The disclosed targeting is useful for delivering therapeutic and detectable agents to tumors, sites of injury and blood clots. |
| US08815801B2 |
Controlled release composition and method of producing the same
A controlled release composition containing a physiologically active substance in high content, suppressing the initial excess release, and achieving a stable release speed over a long period of time is provided. A controlled release composition comprising (1) a physiologically active substance or salt thereof in an amount of about 14% (w/w) to about 24% (w/w) based on the total composition weight, (2) hydroxynaphthoic acid selected from the group consisting of 3-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid and 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoic acid or salt thereof, and (3) a lactic acid polymer or salt thereof having a weight-average molecular weight of 15000 to 50000 in which the content of polymers having molecular weights of 5000 or less is about 5% by weight or less, wherein the molar ratio of said hydroxynaphthoic acid or salt thereof to said physiologically active substance or salt thereof is from 3:4 to 4:3. |
| US08815795B2 |
Methods for preventing or treating eye diseases using adiponectin
A composition for preventing or treating an eye disease includes adiponectin as an active ingredient. Adiponectin as an active ingredient is eventually revealed to show prevention or therapeutic efficacies for eye diseases such as dry eye (syndrome), inflammatory eye disease and side effects due to the use of contact lenses by promoting tear secretion, alleviating ocular surface irregularities, decreasing inflammatory cytokines on the ocular surface and lacrimal gland, and increasing conjunctival goblet cell density. In addition, the composition having eye contact lubrication effects may be used as cleaners or lubricants for preventing non-bacterial inflammation due to wearing contact lenses. |
| US08815794B2 |
Treatment of amyloidoses using myelin basic protein and fragments thereof
In its various embodiments, the invention provides myelin basic proteins and fragments of that interfere with the fibril lization of peptides implicated in the amyloidoses, especially the amyloid-beta peptide associated with Alzheimer's disease (“AD”) and cerebral amyloid angiopathy (“CAA”). Some embodiments provide methods of identifying additional interfering fragments. Others provide methods of identifying substances that modulate the interference. Further embodiments provide methods of preventing amyloidoses, especially AD and CAA by administering myelin basic proteins or fragments thereof. |
| US08815790B2 |
Foaming light duty liquid detergent compositions, methods of making and uses thereof
Foaming light duty liquid detergent formulations that contain at least one cleaning solvent, at least one anionic surfactant and at least foam stabilizing surfactant are disclosed. The compositions of the presently described technology are useful for soil removal applications including, but not limited to, washing dishes by hand and cleaning bathroom and kitchen articles and/or surfaces. |
| US08815786B2 |
Detergents or cleaning agents containing reaction products of odorants with metal oxides
Washing or cleaning agents are described which contain reaction products of odorants with metal oxides, such as for example ZnO, ZrO2, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, Al2O3, TiO2, CeO2 and/or SnO2. The reaction products are preferably produced separately and subsequently added to the washing or cleaning agent matrix. These washing or cleaning agents bring about advantages when fragrancing objects, such as for example textiles. In particular, they make it possible to achieve targeted scent release by remoistening the treated object. |
| US08815784B2 |
High molecular weight low polydispersity polymers
The present invention relates to synthetic polymers having high molecular weights and low polydispersities and methods of synthesis. In one embodiment of the present invention, a polymer includes a polyacrylate polymer obtained from a polymerization reaction in which the polyacrylate polymer has a molecular weight of at least about 500,000 and a polydispersity index of about 1.25 or less. |
| US08815783B2 |
High molecular weight low polydispersity polymers
The present invention relates to synthetic polymers having high molecular weight and low polydispersities, and methods of synthesis thereof. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of polymerizing that includes dissolving acrylate monomers in a fluid media having an olefin-containing polyalcohol amide surfactant; and initiating a polymerization reaction of the acrylate monomers with a polymerization initiator to produce a polymer having a molecular weight of at least about 500,000 and a polydispersity index of about 1.25 or less. |
| US08815781B2 |
Method for improving the properties of a drug lead compound
The present patent application introduces methods for generating mixture compound libraries from a drug lead. The mixture compound libraries are then screened for the discovery of modified drug lead compounds which possess desired improved drug properties. The process utilizes a non-selective reaction to modify the drug lead compound structure. Compared to existing methods of modifying a drug lead compound, this new method can modify more structural positions of a drug lead compound. As a consequence, there will be greater probability of finding a product with improved drug properties. |
| US08815778B2 |
PH modulation method to detect ligand-receptor binding
The present disclosure relates to detecting receptor-ligand binding by measuring local pH modulation using a pH-sensitive fluorophore. |
| US08815772B2 |
Fungicidal heterocyclic carboxamides
Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, wherein L is —C(R12a)R12b—C(R13a)R13b—, wherein the carbon atom bonded to R12a and R12b is also bonded to the carboxamide nitrogen atom in Formula 1; or 1,2-phenylene optionally substituted with up to 4 substituents independently selected from halogen and C1-C2 alkyl; and A, Z, R1, R2, n, G and Q are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formula 1 and methods for controlling plant disease caused by a fungal pathogen comprising applying an effective amount of a compound or a composition of the invention. Also disclosed are methods for controlling a phytophagous nematode comprising contacting the nematode or its environment with a nematocidally effective amount of a compound of Formula 1 wherein L is —C(R12a)R12b—C(R13a)R13b; and A, Z, R1, R2, n, G and Q are as defined in the disclosure. |
| US08815766B2 |
Metal containing composites
Embodiments include metal (102) containing composites (100) and methods of forming metal containing composites. A metal containing composite can be formed by contacting an oxide support surface (104) with coordination compounds having metal atoms for a first predetermined time, where the metal atoms of the coordination compounds deposit on the oxide support surface; contacting the oxide support surface with a first reagent for a second predetermined time; and contacting the first reagent with a second reagent for a third predetermined time, where the first reagent and the second reagent react to form another layer of the oxide support surface. |
| US08815763B2 |
Method of manufacturing a transition metal catalyzed zeolite body
A method of manufacturing a catalyst body which includes: soaking at least part of a fired zeolite-based body in a transition metal oxide solution; removing the body from the transition metal oxide solution; exposing the body to a humidified atmosphere at one or more temperatures above 20° C.; then drying the body; and calcining the body. |
| US08815758B2 |
Silica-based nonflammable material for replacing asbestos and method for preparing same
The present application relates to a silica-based nonflammable material and to a method for preparing same. More particularly, the application relates to a silica-based nonflammable material which contains silica, limestone, and albite as main ingredients, which is obtained by a series of processes including grinding, melting, spraying, and molding, and which can replace asbestos, as well as to a method for preparing same. As functional building materials which are nonflammable even at high temperatures can be prepared using silica-based nonflammable materials consisting of silica-based minerals, and as only natural minerals may be used as main ingredients. The materials used as building materials may not be harmful to the human body and can replace asbestos that has been widely used as a conventional building material for thermal insulation, soundproofing, etc. |
| US08815757B2 |
Coated base fabric for air bags
The present invention provides a coated base fabric for an air bag which can ensure sufficient air permeability even when the coating amount of the resin is 20 g/m2 or less. A coated base fabric for an air bag wherein silicone resin is coated at least on one side of the woven fabric constituted from synthetic fiber filaments which is characterized in that the coating amount of the silicone resin is 20 g/m2 or less, film strength and film elongation of the resin are 3 MPa or more and 300% or more, respectively and air permeability of the coated base fabric under the pressure difference of 100 kPa is 0.02 L/cm2/min or less. |
| US08815755B2 |
Polydiorganosiloxane bearing carbamate functions, their preparation and their use as softeners in the textile industry
The instant invention relates to polydiorganosiloxane oils having branched carbamate functions, their preparation and their use as softeners in the textile industry. |
| US08815750B2 |
Method for manufacturing a barrier on a sheet and a sheet for PV modules
A method for manufacturing a barrier layer (14) on a flexible substrate (6), and a sheet structure (12) having a combination of these elements. The method comprises depositing an inorganic layer on the substrate in a treatment space (5), the treatment space (5) being formed between at least two electrodes (2, 3) for generating an atmospheric pressure glow discharge plasma. At least three subsequent layers of the same material are deposited on the substrate (6a, 6b), each layer being at most 20 nm in thickness. |
| US08815748B2 |
Method of forming semiconductor device with multiple level patterning
A method for forming a semiconductor device is provided including processing a wafer having a target material, forming a multilevel photoresist structure having a protection layer over the target material, and forming a multilevel recess in the target material with the multilevel photoresist structure. |
| US08815745B2 |
Reducing damage to low-K materials during photoresist stripping
A method of forming features in a porous low-k dielectric layer disposed below a patterned organic mask is provided. Features are etched into the porous low-k dielectric layer through the patterned organic mask, and then the patterned organic mask is stripped. The stripping of the patterned organic mask includes providing a stripping gas comprising COS, forming a plasma from the stripping gas, and stopping the stripping gas. A cap layer may be provided between the porous low-k dielectric layer and the patterned organic mask. The stripping of the patterned organic mask leaves the cap layer on the porous low-k dielectric layer. |
| US08815744B2 |
Technique for controlling trench profile in semiconductor structures
A method for forming a semiconductor structure includes the following steps. Trenches are formed in a semiconductor region using a masking layer such that the trenches have a first depth, a first width along their bottom, and sidewalls having a first slope. The masking layer is removed, and a bevel etch is performed to taper the sidewalls of the trenches so that the sidewalls have a second slope less than the first slope. |
| US08815743B2 |
Through substrate via semiconductor components and methods of formation thereof
A structure and method of forming through substrate vias in forming semiconductor components are described. In one embodiment, the invention describes a method of forming the through substrate via by filling an opening with a first fill material and depositing a first insulating layer over the first fill material, the first insulating layer not being deposited on sidewalls of the fill material in the opening, wherein sidewalls of the first insulating layer form a gap over the opening. The method further includes forming a void by sealing the opening using a second insulating layer. |
| US08815741B1 |
Method of forming a semiconductor structure including an implantation of ions into a layer of spacer material
A method includes providing a semiconductor structure including a substrate and a transistor element. A layer of a spacer material is deposited over the substrate and the gate structure, wherein the deposited layer of spacer material has an intrinsic stress. Ions are implanted into the layer of spacer material. After the deposition of the layer of spacer material and the implantation of ions into the layer of spacer material, a sidewall spacer is formed at sidewalls of the gate structure from the layer of spacer material. |
| US08815739B2 |
FinFET device with a graphene gate electrode and methods of forming same
One illustrative device disclosed herein includes at least one fin comprised of a semiconducting material, a layer of gate insulation material positioned adjacent an outer surface of the fin, a gate electrode comprised of graphene positioned on the layer of gate insulation material around at least a portion of the fin, and an insulating material formed on the gate electrode. |
| US08815734B2 |
Use of gas cluster ion beam to reduce metal void formation in interconnect structures
A gas cluster ion beam process is used to reduce and/or even eliminate metal void formation in an interconnect structure. In one embodiment, gas cluster ion beam etching forms a chamfer opening in an interconnect dielectric material. In another embodiment, gas cluster ion beam etching reduces the overhang profile of a diffusion barrier or a multilayered stack of a diffusion barrier and a plating seed layer that is formed within an opening located in an interconnect dielectric material. In yet another embodiment, a gas cluster ion beam process deactivates a surface of an interconnect dielectric material that is located at upper corners of an opening that is formed therein. In this embodiment, the gas cluster ion beam process deposits a material that deactivates the upper corners of each opening that is formed into an interconnect dielectric material. |
| US08815729B1 |
Methods of forming structures on an integrated circuit product
One illustrative method disclosed herein includes forming a seed layer above a substrate that includes a conductive region, wherein the seed layer is comprised of a metal-containing material, forming a nucleation layer on the seed layer, wherein the nucleation layer is comprised of a transition metal oxide ceramic material, and performing a thermal treatment process at a temperature so as to generate a plurality of spaced-apart, vertically oriented alloy structures, wherein the alloy structures are comprised of at least one material from the seed layer and at least one material from the nucleation layer. |
| US08815725B2 |
Low alpha particle emission electrically-conductive coating
An electrically conductive paste providing low alpha particle emission is provided. A resin and conductive particles are mixed, and a curing agent is added. A solvent is subsequently added. The electrically conductive paste including a resin compound is formed by mixing the mixture in a high shear mixer. The electrically conductive paste can be applied to a surface of an article to form a coating, or can be molded into an article. The solvent is evaporated, and the electrically conductive paste is cured to provide a graphite-containing resin compound. The graphite-containing resin compound is electrically conductive, and provides low alpha particle emission at a level suitable for a low alpha particle emissivity coating. |
| US08815723B2 |
Process for enhancing image quality of backside illuminated image sensor
A method of forming an image sensor device includes forming a light sensing region at a front surface of a silicon substrate and a patterned metal layer there over. Thereafter, the method also includes performing an ion implantation process to the back surface of the silicon substrate and performing a green laser annealing process to the implanted back surface of the silicon substrate. The green laser annealing process uses an annealing temperature greater than or equal to about 1100° C. for a duration of about 100 to about 400 nsec. After performing the green laser annealing process, a silicon polishing process is performed on the back surface of the silicon substrate. |
| US08815722B2 |
Methods of forming integrated circuits
A method of forming an integrated circuit includes forming a gate structure over a substrate. At least one silicon-containing layer is formed in source/drain (S/D) regions adjacent to sidewalls of the gate structure. An N-type doped silicon-containing layer is formed over the at least one silicon-containing layer. The N-type doped silicon-containing layer has an N-type dopant concentration higher than that of the at least one silicon-containing layer. The N-type doped silicon-containing layer is annealed so as to drive N-type dopants of the N-type doped silicon-containing layer to the S/D regions. |
| US08815720B2 |
Method of etching a workpiece
A workpiece is implanted to a first depth to form a first amorphized region. This amorphized region is then etched to the first depth. After etching, the workpiece is implanted to a second depth to form a second amorphized region below a location of the first amorphized region. The second amorphized region is then etched to the second depth. The implant and etch steps may be repeated until structure is formed to the desired depth. The workpiece may be, for example, a compound semiconductor, such as GaN, a magnetic material, silicon, or other materials. |
| US08815716B2 |
Method of producing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor layer (1) containing GaN and an electrode. The electrode includes an electrode main body (6), a connection-use electrode (8) containing Al and formed at a position farther from the semiconductor layer (1) than the electrode main body (6), and a barrier layer (7) formed between the electrode main body (6) and the connection-use electrode (8), the barrier layer (7) containing at least one selected from the group consisting of W, TiW, WN, TiN, Ta, and TaN. A surface roughness RMS of the barrier layer (7) is 3.0 nm or less. |
| US08815708B2 |
Method for improving the quality of a SiC crystal
A method for improving the quality of a SiC layer by effectively reducing or eliminating the carrier trapping centers in the as-grown SiC crystal. The method includes the steps of: (a) carrying out ion implantation of carbon atoms, silicon atoms, hydrogen atoms, or helium atoms into a shallow surface layer of the SiC crystal layer to introduce carbon interstitials into the surface layer, and (b) growing the SiC layer upward from the edge face of the surface layer into which the carbon interstitials have been introduced, and diffusing out the carbon interstitials that have been introduced into the surface layer from the surface layer into the grown layer and combining the carbon interstitials and point defects to make the electrically active point defects in the grown layer inactive. |
| US08815706B2 |
Methods of forming semiconductor devices
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a trench from a top surface of a substrate having a device region. The device region is adjacent to the top surface than an opposite bottom surface. The trench surrounds the sidewalls of the device region. The trench is filled with an adhesive. An adhesive layer is formed over the top surface of the substrate. A carrier is attached with the adhesive layer. The substrate is thinned from the bottom surface to expose at least a portion of the adhesive and a back surface of the device region. The adhesive layer is removed and adhesive is etched to expose a sidewall of the device region. |
| US08815705B2 |
Laser machining method and method for manufacturing compound semiconductor light-emitting element
Provided is a laser machining method in which, when modified regions are formed plural number of times by changing the depth in the thickness direction of a substrate, displacement of the formed modified regions from a planned cutting line is inhibited. Specifically provided is a laser machining method for cutting a substrate (10) into chips. Modified regions are formed at a deep distance (d1) inside the substrate from the entrance surface of a laser beam by first scanning (a) in which the substrate is scanned with the laser beam along a planned cutting line (21a) in the X direction of the substrate and second scanning (b) in which the substrate is scanned with the laser beam along a planned cutting line (21b) in the Y direction. Modified regions are again formed at a shallow distance (d2) (d1>d2) inside the substrate by third scanning (c) in which the substrate is scanned with the laser beam along the planned cutting line (21a) in the X direction and fourth scanning (d) in which the substrate is scanned with the laser beam along the planned cutting line (21b) in the Y direction. The third scanning is performed by scanning from a U end portion at the periphery to the center and scanning from a D end portion at the periphery to the center. |
| US08815703B2 |
Fabricating method of shallow trench isolation structure
A fabricating method of a shallow trench isolation structure includes the following steps. Firstly, a substrate is provided, wherein a high voltage device area is defined in the substrate. Then, a first etching process is performed to partially remove the substrate, thereby forming a preliminary shallow trench in the high voltage device area. Then, a second etching process is performed to further remove the substrate corresponding to the preliminary shallow trench, thereby forming a first shallow trench in the high voltage device area. Afterwards, a dielectric material is filled in the first shallow trench, thereby forming a first shallow trench isolation structure. |
| US08815693B2 |
FinFET device formation
A method includes patterning a fin on a semiconductor substrate, depositing a local trench isolation (LTI) layer on the semiconductor substrate, patterning a gate stack over a channel region of the fin and over a portion of the LTI layer, depositing a first capping layer over exposed portions of the LTI layer, performing an etching process to remove oxide material from exposed portions of the fin, and epitaxially growing a semiconductor material from exposed portions of the fin to define active regions. |
| US08815690B2 |
Tunneling device and method for forming the same
The present disclosure provides a tunneling device, which comprises: a substrate; a channel region formed in the substrate, and a source region and a drain region formed on two sides of the channel region; and a gate stack formed on the channel region and a first side wall and a second side wall formed on two sides of the gate stack, wherein the gate stack comprises: a first gate dielectric layer; at least a first gate electrode and a second gate electrode formed on the first gate dielectric layer; a second gate dielectric layer formed between the first gate electrode and the first side wall; and a third gate dielectric layer formed between the second gate electrode and the second side wall. |
| US08815687B2 |
Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices having spacers disposed on an inner sidewall of a contact hole formed in a layer of the semiconductor devices, and a contact plug disposed therein
Provided are methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices. The method of manufacturing the semiconductor device may include forming a transistor on a substrate, the transistor having first and second doped regions, forming an interlayer dielectric on the substrate, forming a contact hole exposing the first doped region of the transistor, forming a spacer disposed on an inner sidewall of the contact hole, and filling the contact hole provided with the spacer with a conductive layer to form a contact plug. |
| US08815686B2 |
Lateral trench transistor, as well as a method for its production
A method for production of doped semiconductor regions in a semiconductor body of a lateral trench transistor includes forming a trench in the semiconductor body and introducing dopants into at least one area of the semiconductor body that is adjacent to the trench, by carrying out a process in which dopants enter the at least one area through inner walls of the trench. |
| US08815681B2 |
Nonvolatile memory devices and methods of forming the same
Nonvolatile memory devices and methods of forming the same are provided, the nonvolatile memory devices may include first regions and second regions which extend in a first direction and are alternately disposed in a semiconductor substrate along a second direction crossing the first direction. Buried doped lines are formed at the first regions respectively and extend in the first direction. The buried doped lines may be doped with a dopant of a first conductivity type. Bulk regions doped with a dopant of a second conductivity type and device isolation patterns are disposed along the second direction. The bulk regions and the device isolation patterns may be formed in the second regions. Word lines crossing the buried doped lines and the bulk regions are formed parallel to one another. Contact structures are connected to the buried doped lines and disposed between the device isolation patterns. |
| US08815679B1 |
Structure of metal gate MIM
First and second multi-layer structures are formed within respective openings in at least one dielectric layer formed over a semiconductor substrate. The first multi-layer structure comprises a gate electrode, and the second multi-layer structure comprises a resistor and a first electrode of a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor structure. The MIM capacitor structure is completed by forming a dielectric film on the at least one dielectric layer and forming a second electrode on the dielectric film. |
| US08815678B2 |
Method for fabricating a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor having capacitor dielectric layer formed by atomic layer deposition (ALD)
In a thin film transistor, each of an upper electrode and a lower electrode is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of a metal and a metal nitride, represented by TiN, Ti, W, WN, Pt, Ir, Ru. A capacitor dielectric film is formed of at least one material selected from the group consisting of ZrO2, HfO2, (Zrx, Hf1-x)O2 (0 |
| US08815674B1 |
Methods of forming a semiconductor device by performing a wet acid etching process while preventing or reducing loss of active area and/or isolation regions
One method disclosed includes forming a sidewall spacer proximate a gate structure, forming a sacrificial layer of material above a protective cap layer, the sidewall spacer and a substrate, forming a sacrificial protection layer above the sacrificial layer, reducing a thickness of the sacrificial protection layer such that its upper surface is positioned at a level that is below the upper surface of the protective cap layer, performing a first etching process to remove a portion of the sacrificial layer and thereby expose the protective cap layer for further processing, performing a wet acid etching process that includes diluted HF acid in the etch chemistry to remove the protective cap layer and performing at least one process operation to remove at least one of the reduced-thickness sacrificial protection layer or the sacrificial layer from above the surface of the substrate. |
| US08815673B2 |
Methods of forming MOSFET devices using nitrogen-injected oxide layers to form gate insulating layers having different thicknesses
In some embodiments of the inventive subject matter, methods include forming an oxide layer on a semiconductor substrate, injecting nitrogen into the oxide layer to form a nitrogen injection layer and to change the oxide layer to an oxynitride layer, removing a part of the oxynitride layer to leave a portion of the oxynitride layer in a first area and expose the nitrogen injection layer in a second area and forming an insulating layer comprising a portion on the portion of the oxynitride layer in the first area and a portion on the nitrogen injection layer in the second area. The insulating layer may have a higher dielectric constant than the oxide layer. |
| US08815672B2 |
Methods of manufacturing semiconductor devices
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming first and second gate structures on a substrate in first and second regions, respectively, forming a first capping layer on the substrate by a first high density plasma process, such that the first capping layer covers the first and second gate structures except for sidewalls thereof, removing a portion of the first capping layer in the first region, removing an upper portion of the substrate in the first region using the first gate structure as an etching mask to form a first trench, and forming a first epitaxial layer to fill the first trench. |
| US08815667B2 |
Transistors with an extension region having strips of differing conductivity type and methods of forming the same
Methods of forming transistors and transistors are disclosed, such as a transistor having a gate dielectric over a semiconductor having a first conductivity type, a control gate over the gate dielectric, source and drain regions having a second conductivity type in the semiconductor having the first conductivity type, and strips having the second conductivity type within the semiconductor having the first conductivity type and interposed between the control gate and at least one of the source and drain regions. |
| US08815666B2 |
Power device and method for manufacturing the same
Provided is a power device. The power device may include a two-dimensional electron gas (2-DEG) layer in a portion corresponding to a gate electrode pattern since a second nitride layer is further formed on a lower portion of the gate electrode pattern after a first nitride layer is formed and thus, may be capable of performing a normally-OFF operation. Accordingly, the power device may adjust generation of the 2-DEG layer based on a voltage of a gate, and may reduce power consumption. The power device may regrow only the portion corresponding to the gate electrode pattern or may etch a portion excluding the portion corresponding to the gate electrode pattern and thus, a recess process may be omissible, a reproducibility of the power device may be secured, and a manufacturing process may be simplified. |
| US08815663B2 |
Method of manufacturing thin film transistor, thin film transistor manufactured using the method, method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display apparatus, and organic light-emitting display apparatus manufactured using the method
A method of manufacturing a TFT, including forming a buffer layer, an amorphous silicon layer, an insulating layer, and a first conductive layer on a substrate, forming a polycrystalline silicon layer by crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer, forming a semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer, and a gate electrode that have a predetermined shape by simultaneously patterning the polycrystalline silicon layer, the insulating layer, and the first conductive layer, wherein the polycrystalline silicon layer is further etched to produce an undercut recessed a distance compared to sidewalls of the insulating layer and the first conductive layer, forming source and drain regions within the semiconductor layer by doping corresponding portions of the semiconductor layer, forming an interlayer insulating layer on the gate electrode, the interlayer insulating layer covering the gate insulating layer and forming source and drain electrodes that are electrically connected to source and drain regions respectively. |
| US08815661B1 |
MIM capacitor in FinFET structure
A method of forming a FinFET structure having a metal-insulator-metal capacitor. Silicon fins are formed on a semiconductor substrate followed by formation of the metal-insulator-metal capacitor on the silicon fins by depositing sequential layers of a first layer of titanium nitride, a dielectric layer and a second layer of titanium nitride. A polysilicon layer is deposited over the metal-insulator-metal capacitor followed by etching back the polysilicon layer and the metal-insulator-metal capacitor layers from ends of the silicon fins so that the first and second ends of the silicon fins protrude from the polysilicon layer. A spacer may be formed on surfaces facing the ends of the silicon fins followed by the formation of epitaxial silicon over the ends of the silicon fins. Also disclosed is a FinFET structure having a metal-insulator-metal capacitor. |
| US08815656B2 |
Semiconductor device and method with greater epitaxial growth on 110 crystal plane
A semiconductor processing method is provided which promotes greater growth on <110> crystallographic planes than on other crystallographic planes. Growth rates with the process can be reversed compared to typical epitaxial growth processes such that the highest rate of growth occurs on <110> crystallographic planes and the least amount of growth occurs on <100> crystallographic planes. The process can be applied to form embedded stressor regions in planar field effect transistors, and the process can be used to grow semiconductor layers on exposed wall surfaces of adjacent fins in source-drain regions of finFETs to fill spaces between the fins. |
| US08815653B2 |
Packaging and connecting electrostatic transducer arrays
Embodiments of a method for packaging cMUT arrays allow packaging multiple cMUT arrays on the same packaging substrate introduced over a side of the cMUT arrays. The packaging substrate is a dielectric layer on which openings are patterned for depositing a conductive layer to connect a cMUT array to VO pads interfacing with external devices. Auxiliary system components may be packaged together with the cMUT arrays. Multiple cMUT arrays and optionally multiple auxiliary system components can be held in place by a larger support structure for batch production. The support structure can be made of an arbitrary size using inexpensive materials. |
| US08815648B1 |
Multi-step sintering of metal paste for semiconductor device wire bonding
A method of assembling semiconductor devices includes applying a metal paste including a plurality of metal particles having an average size less than 50 nanometers and a binder material onto a metal terminal of a package substrate. The metal paste is processed including a heat up step in a reducing gas atmosphere and then a vacuum sintering step at a temperature of at least 200° C. for forming a sintered metal coating. A semiconductor die is attached onto a die attach area of the package substrate. A bond wire is then connected between a bond pad on the semiconductor die and the sintered metal coating on the metal terminal. |
| US08815644B2 |
Wafer processing method
A wafer processing method for processing a wafer having a device area and a peripheral marginal area surrounding the device area. The method includes: (i) attaching an adhesive tape having an annular adhesive layer only in a peripheral area thereof to the front side of the wafer, whereby the front side of the wafer is fully covered with the adhesive tape and the annular adhesive layer is positioned to correspond to the peripheral marginal area of the wafer, without the annular adhesive layer making contact with the device area; (ii) applying a laser beam to the wafer along division lines to thereby form a plurality of modified layers inside the wafer; (iii) attaching a protective tape to the back side of the wafer and peeling the adhesive tape from the front side of the wafer; and (iv) applying an external force to the wafer to divide the wafer. |
| US08815642B2 |
Laser-assisted cleaving of a reconstituted wafer for stacked die assemblies
A method of forming stacked die devices includes attaching first semiconductor die onto a wafer to form a reconstituted wafer, and then bonding second semiconductor die onto the first semiconductor die to form a plurality of singulated stacked die devices on the wafer. A support tape is attached to a bottomside of the second semiconductor die. A dicing tape is attached to the wafer. The wafer is laser irradiated before or after attachment of the dicing tape at intended dicing lanes that align with gaps between the first semiconductor die to mechanically weaken the wafer at the intended dicing lanes, but not cut through the wafer. The dicing tape is pulled to cleave the wafer into a plurality of singulated portions to form a plurality of singulated stacked die devices attached to the singulated wafer portions by the dicing tape. The support tape is removed prior to cleaving. |
| US08815641B2 |
Diamond SOI with thin silicon nitride layer and related methods
A method and structure for a semiconductor device including a thin nitride layer formed between a diamond SOI layer and device silicon layer to block diffusion of ions and improve lifetime of the device silicon. |
| US08815640B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A highly reliable semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing the semiconductor device are provided. In a semiconductor device including a bottom-gate transistor in which an insulating layer functioning as a channel protective film is provided over an oxide semiconductor film, elements contained in an etching gas can be prevented from remaining as impurities on a surface of the oxide semiconductor film by performing impurity-removing process after formation of an insulating layer provided over and in contact with the oxide semiconductor film and/or formation of source and drain electrode layers. The impurity concentration in the surface of the oxide semiconductor film is lower than or equal to 5×1018 atoms/cm3, preferably lower than or equal to 1×1018 atoms/cm3. |
| US08815632B2 |
Order vacancy compound and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing an order vacancy compound (OVC) is provided. The method includes the following steps. A trivalent ion, a hexavalent ion and one of a univalent ion and a bivalent ion for an electrodeposition process are provided to form a solar energy absorbing film. The OVC is formed by performing an electrochemical etching process on the solar energy absorbing film. |
| US08815629B2 |
Method of manufacturing an optical reflector with semiconductor nanocrystals
A method of manufacturing an optical reflector including an alternating stack of at least one first layer of complex refraction index n1 and at least one second layer of complex refraction index n2, in which the first layer includes semiconductor nanocrystals, including the following steps: calculation of the total number of layers of the stack, of the thicknesses of each of the layers and of the values of complex refraction indices n1 and n2 on the basis of the characteristics of a desired spectral reflectivity window of the optical reflector, including the use of an optical transfer matrices calculation method; calculation of deposition and annealing parameters of the layers on the basis of the total number of layers and of the values of previously calculated complex refraction indices n1 and n2; deposition and annealing of the layers in accordance with the previously calculated parameters. |
| US08815627B2 |
Method of manufacturing an ionizing radiation detection device
A method for manufacturing an ionizing radiation detection device having a block of a semiconductor material adapted to undergo local separations of charges between positive and negative charges under the effect of ionizing radiation. The device including a first series of at least two collecting electrodes formed on the surface of the semiconductor block, and a second series of at least two non-collecting electrodes formed on a support and separated from the semiconductor block by an insulating layer. During processing, after forming the insulating layer on the support so as to cover the non-collecting electrodes, the block of semiconductor material bearing the collecting electrodes and the support bearing the non-collecting electrodes and the insulating layer are assembled. |
| US08815624B2 |
Method of etching and singulating a cap wafer
A method of forming a capped die forms a cap wafer having a top side and a bottom side. The bottom side is formed with 1) a plurality of device cavities having a first depth, and 2) a plurality of second cavities that each have a greater depth than the first depth. At least some of the plurality of second cavities each generally circumscribe at least one of the device cavities. The method then secures the cap wafer to a device wafer in a manner that causes a plurality of the device cavities each to circumscribe at least one of circuitry and structure on the device wafer. Next, the method removes at least a portion of the top side of the cap wafer to expose the second cavities. This forms a plurality of caps that each protect the noted circuitry and structure. |
| US08815623B2 |
Method for manufacturing an intergrated pressure sensor
A differential pressure sensor comprises a membrane arranged over a cavity on a semiconductor substrate. A lid layer is arranged at the top side of the device and comprises an access opening for providing access to the top side of the membrane. A channel extends laterally from the cavity and intersects with a bore. The bore is formed by laser drilling from the bottom side of the substrate and provides access to the bottom side of the membrane. The bore extends all through the substrate and optionally into the lid layer. |
| US08815622B2 |
Laser liftoff structure and related methods
Light-emitting devices, and related components, systems, and methods associated therewith are provided. |
| US08815613B2 |
Method of manufacturing touch sensing panel
A method of manufacturing a touch sensing panel includes providing a substrate, forming a plurality of first electrodes arranged on the substrate, the first electrodes being separated from each other, forming a photoresist layer on the plurality of first electrodes, forming a plurality of photoresist removing regions positioned to intersect the first electrodes and to be separated from each other on the photoresist layer, and forming a tunneling magnetoresistance (TMR) element layer and a second electrode layer comprising a plurality of second electrodes on the photoresist layer. The method provides a touch sensing panel capable of being driven at high speed and reduces manufacturing cost and time. |
| US08815611B2 |
Surface for label independent detection and method thereof
A functional group and spacer group modified polymer composition, articles incorporating the composition, and methods for label-independent-detection using the articles, as defined herein. |
| US08815609B2 |
Multiplanar lateral flow assay with diverting zone
A lateral flow device includes a sample compressor and a test strip comprising a diverting zone. The diverting zone, which may include a barrier and/or a gap or ditch, stops or impedes flow. Flow is reinitiated and diverted into an alternate plane by compression of a sample compressor. Flow returns to the original, lateral plane, at the end of the diverting zone. |
| US08815607B2 |
Self-contained test sensor
A test strip to assist in determining the concentration of an analyte in a fluid sample comprises a base, at least one tab and a break line. The base includes a capillary channel and a test element. The capillary channel is in fluid communication with the test element. The test element is adapted to receive the fluid sample. The at least one tab is removably attached to the base. The capillary channel extends from the base into a portion of the tab. The break line intersects the capillary channel in which an inlet to the capillary channel is exposed along the break line when the tab is separated from the base. |
| US08815605B2 |
Methods and kits for quantitative determination of total organic acid content in a coolant
The invention relates to methods and kits for determining the total organic acid content in a coolant sample. |
| US08815603B2 |
Incorporation of chemochromic pigment into a variety of articles as an indicator for the presence of hypergolic fuels
A chemochromic indicator is provided that includes a hypergolic fuel sensing chemochromic pigment that change from a first color to a second color in the presence of a hypergolic fuel. In a first embodiment, a chemochromic indicator is provided for detecting the presence of a hypergolic fuel such that the irreversible hypergolic fuel sensing chemochromic pigment includes potassium tetrachloroaurate (KAuCl4). There are several types of chemochromic indicators, for example, the article used to form the chemochromic indicators include, but are not limited to, wipe materials, silicone/TEFLON tape, manufactured parts, fabrics, extruded parts, and paints. |
| US08815592B2 |
Methods and compositions related to dopaminergic neuronal cells
A method of differentiation stem cells cells by contacting stem cells with a dopaminergic differentiation agent is provided in certain aspects. For example, the agent may comprise substituted benzoxazole. These methods and compositions may be used in toxicological screens, e.g., to evaluate the neurotoxicity of a test compound or treatment of neurological disorders. |
| US08815591B2 |
Mesoderm and definitive endoderm cell populations
The present invention provides cell populations that are enriched for mesendoderm and mesoderm, and cell populations that are enriched for endoderm. The cell populations of the invention are useful for generating cells for cell replacement therapy. The present invention further provides a method of generating hepatocytes, cell populations enriched for hepatocytes, and a method of hepatocyte replacement therapy. |
| US08815590B2 |
Composition and method for differentiation of human embryonic stem cells
Described are methods for inducing differentiation of a human embryonic stem cell or a population of human embryonic stem cells toward a cell or population of cells characteristic of the definitive endoderm, the method comprising incubating the cell or population of cells with a GSK-3 inhibitor. Also described are methods for inducing differentiation of a cell or population of cells, characteristic of the definitive endoderm, towards a hepatocyte-like cell or a population of hepatocyte-like cells, and methods for inducing differentiation of a human embryonic stem cell or a population of human embryonic stem cells toward a hepatocyte-like cell or a population of hepatocyte-like cells. Further described are cells obtained by the methods and uses thereof in therapy and toxicity screening. |
| US08815586B2 |
Modulation of gene expression using oligomers that target gene regions downstream of 3′ untranslated regions
Gene expression can be selectively modulated by contacting a cell with an oligomer that targets a gene region downstream of a ′3-UTR, thereby increasing or decreasing the expression of the target gene. |
| US08815584B1 |
Method of co-culturing mammalian muscle cells and motoneurons
The invention provides a method of co-culturing mammalian muscle cells and mammalian motoneurons. The method comprises preparing one or more carriers coated with a covalently bonded monolayer of trimethoxysilylpropyl diethylenetriamine (DETA); suspending isolated fetal mammalian skeletal muscle cells in serum-free medium according to medium composition 1; suspending isolated fetal mammalian spinal motoneurons in serum-free medium according to medium composition 1; plating the suspended muscle cells onto the one or more carriers at a predetermined density and allowing the muscle cells to attach; plating the suspended motoneurons at a predetermined density onto the one or more carriers and allowing the motoneurons to attach; covering the one or more carriers with a mixture of medium composition 1 and medium composition 2; and incubating the carriers covered in the media mixture. |
| US08815580B2 |
Cells producing glycoproteins having altered glycosylation patterns and method and use thereof
The present application relates to the field of glyco-engineering, more specifically to eukaryotic cells wherein both an endoglucosaminidase and a glycoprotein are present. These cells can be used to deglycosylate or partly deglycosylate the (exogenous) glycoprotein, in particular without the need for adding an extra enzyme. Methods are also provided for the application of these cells in protein production. According to one specific aspect, the eukaryotic cells and methods are glyco-engineered yeast cells in which additionally at least one exogenous enzyme needed for complex glycosylation is present, e.g. allowing easier separation of differentially glycosylated glycoproteins. |
| US08815573B2 |
Serum-free mammalian cell culture medium, and uses thereof
The present invention provides a cell culture medium formulation that supports the in vitro cultivation, particularly in suspension, of mammalian cells, particularly epithelial cells and fibroblast cells, and methods for cultivating mammalian cells in suspension in vitro using these media. The present invention also provides chemically defined, protein-free eukaryotic cell culture media comprising an iron chelate and zinc, which is capable of supporting the growth (and particularly the high-density growth of mammalian cells) in suspension culture, increasing the level of expression of recombinant protein in cultured cells, and/or increasing virus production in cultured cells. The invention also provides kits for use in the cultivation of a mammalian epithelial cell that comprise one or more containers, wherein a first container contains the culture medium of the invention. These kits may further comprise one or more additional containers containing one or more supplements. |
| US08815570B2 |
Microalgae extract containing omega 3-polyunsaturated fatty acids and method for extracting oil from micro-organisms
The present invention relates to a biphasic microalgae extract comprising 15-95 wt. % of an aqueous phase and 5-85 wt. % of an oil phase, said extract containing at least 1% by weight of total fatty acids of ω3-fatty acids selected from the group consisting of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and combinations thereof, said extract further being characterized in that it contains: • 40-100% by weight of the oil phase of lipids selected from triglycerides, diglycerides, monoglycerides, phosphatides, free fatty acids and combinations thereof; • 0.01-10% of carotenoids by weight of the oil phase; • 0.5-10% of sodium chloride by weight of the aqueous phase; • 0-3 wt. % of non-dissolved material other than dispersed droplets of aqueous phase or oil phase; and • 0-10% of C1-5 monoalcohol by weight of the aqueous phase. Together the aqueous phase and oil phase of the biphasic extract contain essentially all the lipid material that was originally contained in the microalgae biomass, i.e. both apolar lipids (e.g. triglycerides, free fatty acids) and polar lipids (e.g. glycolipids, phospholipids). The invention also provides processes for extracting an oil phase from wet biomass of micro-organisms. These processes do not require the use of apolar organic solvents and produce a biphasic extract that can easily be downstream processed to produce ω3-PUFA containing oil in high yield. |
| US08815567B2 |
Coenzyme Q10 production in a recombinant oleaginous yeast
Engineered strains of the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica capable of co-producing coenzyme Q10 and at least one ω-3/ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid are provided. The strains may also be engineered to co-produce at least one C40 carotenoid. Methods of using the antioxidant products obtained (e.g., biomass and/or pigmented oils) in food and feed applications are also provided. |
| US08815566B2 |
High eicosapentaenoic acid producing strains of Yarrowia lipolytica
Engineered strains of the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica capable of producing greater than 25% eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, an ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid) in the total oil fraction are described. These strains comprise various chimeric genes expressing heterologous desaturases, elongases and acyltransferases and optionally comprise various native desaturase and acyltransferase knockouts to enable synthesis and high accumulation of EPA. Production host cells are claimed, as are methods for producing EPA within said host cells. |
| US08815564B2 |
Replication-defective flavivirus vaccines and vaccine vectors
This invention provides replication-defective flavivirus vaccines and vaccine vectors, and corresponding compositions and methods. |
| US08815563B2 |
Modified virus
Modified viral particles wherein the viral particles, typically adenoviral particles, are modified by glycosylation and the use of the modified viral particles to deliver heterologous nucleic acid to cells. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same and method of treatment using the same. |
| US08815558B2 |
Human chondroitinase glycoprotein (CHASEGP), process for preparing the same, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising thereof
The invention relates to the discovery of novel Chondroitinase Glycoproteins (CHASEGPs), methods of manufacture, and potential uses in conditions where removal of chondroitin sulfates may be of therapeutic benefit. Chondroitinase Glycoproteins require both a substantial portion of the catalytic domain of the CHASEGP polypeptide and asparagine-linked glycosylation for optimal chondroitinase activity. The invention also includes carboxy-terminal deletion variants of CHASEGP that result in secreted variants of the protein to facilitate manufacture of a recombinant CHASEGP. Further described are suitable formulations of a substantially purified recombinant CHASEGP glycoprotein derived from a eukaryotic cell that generate the proper glycosylation required for its optimal activity. CHASEGP is useful for the degradation of glycosaminoglycans and chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans under clinical conditions where their removal is of therapeutic value. |
| US08815555B2 |
Nucleic acid sample preparation
The present invention includes methods, devices and systems for isolating a nucleic acid from a fluid comprising cells. In various aspects, the methods, devices and systems may allow for a rapid procedure that requires a minimal amount of material and/or results in high purity nucleic acid isolated from complex fluids such as blood or environmental samples. |
| US08815554B2 |
Nucleic acid sample preparation
The present invention includes methods, devices and systems for isolating a nucleic acid from a fluid comprising cells. In various aspects, the methods, devices and systems may allow for a rapid procedure that requires a minimal amount of material and/or results in high purity nucleic acid isolated from complex fluids such as blood or environmental samples. |
| US08815552B2 |
System for fermentation of biomass for the production of ethanol
A biorefinery and a system for producing a fermentation product from biomass are disclosed. The biorefinery comprises a preparation system to prepare the biomass into prepared biomass; a pre-treatment system to pre-treat the prepared biomass with a dilute acid for separation into a first component from which pentose can accessed for fermentation and a second component from which hexose can be made available for fermentation; a first treatment system to treat the first component into a treated first component by removing removed components from the first component; a first fermentation system to produce a first fermentation product from the pentose; a distillation system to recover ethanol from the first fermentation product; and a treatment system to process removed components. The biomass comprises lignocellulosic material, which comprises at least one of corn cobs, corn plant husks, corn plant leaves and corn plant stalks. |
| US08815547B2 |
Molecular method for universal detection of citrus viroids
The present invention provides methods for universally detecting citrus viroids in plant material such as germplasm. In particular embodiments, the invention enables the determination of citrus viroid infection and plant resistance. Accordingly, the present method provides methods for improved universal detection of any citrus viroid. |
| US08815546B2 |
Methods for multiplexing amplification reactions
A two-step multiplex amplification reaction includes a first step which truncates the standard initial multiplex amplification round to “boost” the sample copy number by only a 100-1000 fold increase in the target. Following the first step the product is divided into optimized secondary single amplification reactions, each containing one of the primer sets that were used previously in the first or multiplexed booster step. The booster step can occur using an aqueous target nucleic acid or using a solid phase archived nucleic acid. In particular, nucleic acid sequences that uniquely identify E. Coli were identified using the multiplex amplification method. |
| US08815541B2 |
Method for making polypeptides
The invention provides an improved method for producing polypeptides with a C-terminal glycine in a yeast transformant being characterized in having a non functional KEX1 gene. The method is in particular well suited to produce polypeptides with an aromatic amino acid residue attached to the C-terminal glycine. The yeast strain may have further non-functional protease genes selected from PEP4, YPS1, MKCI, YPS3, YPS5, YPS6, YPS7, PRB1, STE13 and KEX2. |
| US08815536B2 |
Methods and systems for sampling, screening, and diagnosis
Apparatus, systems, and methods for detecting, screening and sampling of cells are disclosed. |
| US08815530B2 |
AKT ligands and polynucleotides encoding AKT ligands
The invention relates to kinase ligands and polyligands. In particular, the invention relates to ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands that modulate AKT activity. The ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands are utilized as research tools or as therapeutics. The invention includes linkage of the ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands to a cellular localization signal, epitope tag and/or a reporter. The invention also includes polynucleotides encoding the ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands. |
| US08815515B1 |
Methods, compositions, and kits for rare allele detection
Methods are provided for nucleic acid analysis. In an illustrative method, Snapback-ARMS primers are used to amplify preferentially a target nucleic acid that is present in a low allele fraction. In another embodiment, tailed primers are used to identify the preferentially amplified allele. |
| US08815508B2 |
Method of identifying disease risk factors
Provided herein is a method for identifying a genetic variant that is associated with development of a condition of interest (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), and genetic variants so identified. Methods of treatment with an active agent (e.g., with a particular active agent and/or at an earlier age) is also provided, upon detecting a genetic variant described herein. In some embodiments, the genetic variant is a deletion/insertion polymorphism (DIP) of the TOMM40 gene. Kits for determining if a subject is at increased risk of developing late onset Alzheimer's disease is also provided. Kits for determining if a subject is responsive to treatment for a condition of interest with an active agent are further provided. |
| US08815502B2 |
Post protein hydrolysis removal of a potent ribonuclease inhibitor and the enzymatic capture of DNA
The present invention concerns compositions and methods of extracting infectious pathogens from a volume of blood. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of creating a fibrin aggregate confining the pathogens and introducing a fibrin lysis reagent to expose the pathogens for analysis. The present invention also concerns materials and methods for removing aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) from a sample. |
| US08815499B2 |
In situ detoxification of fermentation inhibitors with reducing agents
The present invention provides a method for decreasing the fermentation inhibition in a fermentation of cellulose-derived material in a fermentor, wherein fermentation inhibitory properties of the material subjected to fermentation is decreased by an addition of at least one reducing agent to the fermentor. Further, there is provided a method of increasing the fermentability of a fermentation process comprising the steps of measuring the fermentability of the fermentation process and if the fermentability is below a reference value, then adding at least one reducing agent to the fermentation process. |
| US08815495B2 |
Pattern forming method and manufacturing method of semiconductor device
A disclosed mask pattern forming method includes isotropically coating a surface of a resist pattern array having a predetermined line width with a silicon oxide film, embedding a gap in the resist pattern array coated by the silicon oxide film with a carbon film, removing the carbon film from the upper portion and etching back the carbon film while leaving the carbon film within the gap in any order, removing the remaining carbon film and etching back the upper portion of the resist pattern array to have a predetermined film thickness in any order, and forming a first mask pattern array which has a center portion having a predetermined width and film sidewall portions sandwiching the predetermined width, and arranged interposing a space width substantially the same as the predetermined line width with an asking process provided to the resist pattern array exposed from the removed silicon oxide film. |
| US08815494B2 |
Resist underlayer film forming composition containing silicon having anion group
There is provided a method of making a semiconductor device utilizing a resist underlayer film forming composition comprising a silane compound containing an anion group, wherein the silane compound containing an anion group is a hydrolyzable organosilane in which an organic group containing an anion group is bonded to a silicon atom and the anion group forms a salt structure, a hydrolysis product thereof, or a hydrolysis-condensation product thereof. The anion group may be a carboxylic acid anion, a phenolate anion, a sulfonic acid anion, or a phosphonic acid anion. The hydrolyzable organosilane may be a compound of Formula (1): R1aR2bSi(R3)4−(a+b) (1). |
| US08815490B2 |
Radiation-sensitive resin composition, polymer, and method for forming resist pattern
The radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a first polymer, a second polymer and a radiation sensitive acid generator. The first polymer includes a repeating unit represented by formula (1). The second polymer includes an acid labile group and is dissociated by an action of acid so that alkali solubility is given by dissociation of said acid labile group. R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a trifluoromethyl group. R2 represents a single bond or a divalent linear, branched or cyclic, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group having 1-20 carbon atoms. X represents a fluorine atom-substituted methylene group or a linear or branched fluoroalkylene group having 2-20 carbon atoms. R3 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group. |
| US08815488B2 |
Method for producing toner
A method for producing a toner including the step of melt-kneading a mixture containing a resin binder and a wax with a twin-screw kneader, wherein the resin binder contains three kinds of a resin R1, a resin R2 and a resin R3 having different softening points to each other, wherein the wax contains at least two kinds of a wax W2 and a wax W3 having different melting points to each other, wherein the softening points of R1, R2 and R3 and the melting point W2 meet certain relationships, and wherein the mixture is supplied to the twin-screw kneader in an amount of from 1.3 to 5.0 kg/hr·cm2 per unit cross-sectional area of the screw. The toner obtainable by the method of the present invention can be suitably used in, for example, the development or the like of latent image formed in electrophotography, an electrostatic recording method, an electrostatic printing method, or the like. |
| US08815487B2 |
Batch/continuous production of toner
A process for forming toner using an emulsion/aggregation scheme wherein particle aggregation occurs in a batch reactor and coalescence occurs in a continuous reactor, with a space time yield of at least 200 g/L/hr. |
| US08815485B2 |
Azo compound, pigment dispersant containing the azo compound, pigment composition, pigment dispersion, and toner
A compound that can improve azo pigment dispersibility in a non-water-soluble solvent. The compound is represented by formula (1): wherein R1 to R4 represent hydrogen or halogen; R5 to R9 represent hydrogen, COOR17 or CONR18R19, and at least one of R5 to R9 represents COOR17 or CONR18R19, where R17 to R19 represent hydrogen or an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbons; R10 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbons or a phenyl group; R11 to R15 represent a hydrogen, L1R20 or L2R21R22, and at least one of R11 to R15 represents L1R20 or L2R21R22, where L1 represents a divalent linking group, L2 represents a trivalent linking group, and R20 to R22 represent an alkyl group having 8 or more carbons or an alkenyl group having 8 or more carbons; and R16 represents an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbons or a phenyl group. |
| US08815484B2 |
Toner including compound having bisazo skeleton
An object of the present invention is to provide a toner having high dispersibility of an azo pigment in a binder resin and a good color tone, having suppressed image fogging and high transfer efficiency, and providing a stable image for a long time. The toner including toner base particles, each of which includes: at least a binder resin, a compound in which a specific bisazo skeleton unit bonds to a specific polymer resin unit, and an azo pigment as a colorant. |
| US08815477B2 |
Color filter manufacturing method, patterned substrate manufacturing method, and small photomask
A color filter manufacturing method for forming a filter segment and a black matrix by repeating at least a coating step of coating a substrate with a photosensitive resin layer, a pattern exposure step of curing the photosensitive resin layer by pattern exposure, a developing step of developing the exposed photosensitive resin layer, and a sintering step of thermosetting the developed photosensitive resin layer, in this order a plurality of number of times, characterized in that in the exposure step, a laser is used as a light source, and proximity exposure is performed by repetitively emitting the laser via photomask such that a cumulative exposure amount is 1 to 150 mJ/cm2. |
| US08815474B2 |
Photomask defect correcting method and device
A photomask defect correction method and device correct an opaque or a clear defect of a photomask. An opaque or clear defect in a portion of a photomask to be corrected is observed and information of the observed defect for performing correction of the defect is acquired. The observed defect is corrected in accordance with the acquired defect information by irradiating the observed defect with a focused ion beam from an ion beam irradiation system having a gas field ion source that generates gas ions for forming the focused ion beam. The gas ions may be hydrogen ions, nitrogen ions, oxygen ions, fluorine ions or chlorine ions. |
| US08815472B2 |
Volume hologram optical recording medium, composition for volume hologram recording layer formation, and volume hologram recording material
This invention provides, for example, a highly stable and reliable volume hologram optical recording medium which can suppress an intensity variation, for example, in diffraction efficiency after signal recording and can stably develop a high S/N ratio. The volume hologram optical recording medium includes a recording layer containing at least one compound selected from compounds (A1) having a terpenoid structure, compounds (A2) represented by a formula (I), and cyclic or noncyclic compounds (A3) having at least two double bonds two of these double bonds are located at 1,4-position relatively, wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent an organic group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and R1 and R2 may combine to form a cyclic structure. |
| US08815471B2 |
Method of manufacturing fuel cell separator, fuel cell separator and fuel cell, including gold plating
A method of manufacturing a fuel cell separator is provided such that the corrosion resistance can be improved. A method of manufacturing a fuel cell separator that separates adjacent cells of a fuel cell includes subjecting a separator substrate composed of a metal material to gold strike plating, thereby forming a first gold plating layer with a thickness of 10 to 200 nm. Further, thick gold plating is performed on top of the first gold plating layer formed by gold strike plating, thereby forming a second gold plating layer. A fuel cell separator manufactured by the method and a fuel cell including the fuel cell separator are also provided. |
| US08815469B2 |
Electrolyte, and fuel cell, Li secondary battery, secondary battery and primary battery using the electrolyte
Provided is an electrolyte equipped with a hydrophilic portion having a cyclic quaternary ammonium salt and a hydrophobic portion bonded to the hydrophilic portion; and a fuel cell, a Li secondary battery, secondary battery and a primary battery using the electrolyte. The electrolyte has preferably a structure represented by the formula (A) or (B), wherein P′ represents a hydrophobic portion, R1 and R2 each represents hydrogen, fluorine, a hydroxy group, or a hydrocarbon or fluorinated hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 each represents a hydrocarbon, fluorinated hydrocarbon, or a fluorocarbon group having from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, r and s each represents an integer of 0 or greater but not greater than 8 and satisfies 1≦r+s≦8, u represents an integer and satisfies 2≦u≦9, and X− represents a counter anion. |
| US08815466B2 |
Micro-scale energy conversion devices and methods
In various aspects, provided are solid oxide fuel cells with an operational temperature of less than about 500° C. that can provide, in various embodiments, a power density of greater than about 0.1 W/cm2 and/or have an ionic conductivity of greater than about 0.00001 ohm−1 cm−1. In various embodiments, provided are solid oxide fuel cells comprising a solid oxide electrolyte layer that is both an electronic and ionic conductor. In various aspects, provided are methods of making solid oxide fuel cells. In various aspects, provided are solid oxide materials comprising a polycrystalline ceramic layer less than about 100 nm thick having a ionic conductivity of greater than about 0.00001 ohm−1 cm−1 at a temperature less than about 500° C. |
| US08815462B2 |
Fuel cell power production system with an integrated hydrogen utilization device
A fuel cell power production system and method for supplying power to a load, comprising a high-temperature fuel cell including an anode compartment, adapted to receive fuel from a fuel supply path and to output anode exhaust, and a cathode compartment adapted to receive oxidant gas and to output cathode exhaust, a water transfer assembly for transferring water in the anode exhaust to the fuel supply path and for outputting water-separated anode exhaust; and a hydrogen utilization device adapted to receive oxidant gas and one of the water-separated anode exhaust and gas derived from the water-separated anode exhaust and to output hydrogen utilization device exhaust including oxidant gas, wherein the hydrogen utilization device exhaust is used to provide oxidant gas to said cathode compartment. |
| US08815460B2 |
Fuel cell system
Even in a case where a rapid variance is demanded as to the input voltage of a converter and the output terminal voltage of a fuel cell, stable converter control is realized. On judging that the change ratio of the demand power of a fuel cell exceeds a set threshold value, a controller executes converter stabilization processing. First, the controller controls a battery converter so that an input voltage of an inverter becomes a set target input voltage. Then, after the input voltage of the inverter reaches the target input voltage, the controller controls an FC converter so that an output terminal voltage of the fuel cell becomes a set target output terminal voltage. |
| US08815457B2 |
Method for storing a fuel cell at freezing temperature
The method for storing a fuel cell comprises a first calibration phase of a reference membrane by nuclear magnetic resonance to obtain a progression curve of the maximum water load of the fuel cell membrane versus the temperature of the membrane, and a second calibration phase of a standard reference cell to obtain a relationship between the electrical resistance of the standard reference cell, the water load of its membrane and its temperature. The method then comprises a drying phase dependent on the two calibration phases. |
| US08815453B1 |
Flame retardant battery
The battery has an electrode assembly that includes one or more anodes and one or more cathodes. A first liquid phase is positioned in an active region of the electrode assembly. The first phase includes a first fire retardant and an electrolyte. A second liquid phase is in contact with the first liquid phase. The second liquid phase includes a second fire retardant that is different from the first fire retardant. |
| US08815452B2 |
Reserve power supply with electrode plates joined to auxiliary conductors
The present invention relates to one or more electrode plates, which are installed with current collecting terminals at two or more sides thereof, and joined to an auxiliary conductor made of a material having a conductivity that is higher than that of the electrode plates. Current collecting terminals are installed at two or more sides of the auxiliary conductor, for linking with current collecting terminals installed at two or more sides of the electrode plates, and at least one of linked terminals is used as a general current collecting terminal to output current to an external part or to receive input current from the external part. Finally, insulators installed between the auxiliary conductor and the electrode plates to constitute an electrode unit. |
| US08815451B2 |
Negative-electrode plate and cylindrical cell including same
A negative-electrode plate 22 for use in a cylindrical cell, intended to be laid over a positive-electrode plate 21 with a separator 23 interposed between and rolled to form a cylindrical electrode body 20, with the positive-electrode plate 21 inside, the electrode body being arranged in a bottomed cylindrical outer can 10 to form the cylindrical cell, comprises a first negative-electrode part 22a which is to face the positive-electrode plate 21 on either side, with the separator 23 between, when formed into the electrode body 20, and a second negative-electrode part 22b which is to form the innermost circumference of the electrode body 20 and face the positive-electrode plate 21 only on one side, with the separator 23 between, when formed into the electrode body 20, the second negative-electrode part 22b being lower in negative-electrode active material density than the first negative-electrode part 22a. |
| US08815450B1 |
Low voltage thin film batteries
A low-voltage, thin film battery and methods for making a low voltage battery. The battery includes a ceramic substrate having a first surface and a second surface. A cathode current collector is disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the first surface of the substrate. The current collector has a titanium layer and a gold layer. A high temperature annealed cathode is disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the gold cathode current collector and an electrolyte layer disposed adjacent to the annealed cathode. An annealed anode is disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the electrolyte, wherein the anode is electrically insulated from the cathode and the cathode current collectors by the electrolyte. An anode current collector is disposed adjacent to at least a portion of the anode. |
| US08815443B2 |
Dry-particle based adhesive and dry film and methods of making same
Dry process based energy storage device structures and methods for using a dry adhesive therein are disclosed. |
| US08815441B2 |
Secondary battery
A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly for generating electricity, a can for accommodating the electrode assembly, and a cap assembly. The can has an open top and the cap assembly seals the open top. The electrode assembly has a plurality of electrode tabs through which electricity is supplied. The cap assembly includes an insulating case that has a plurality of tab drawing grooves. Each of the tab drawing grooves is capable of being occupied by one of the electrode tabs. A number of the tab drawing grooves is greater than a number of the electrode tabs. One of the electrode tabs can be drawn through one of the tab drawing grooves. Other tab drawing grooves are left as spare grooves, and therefore it is not necessary to change the shape of the insulating case even though the structure of the secondary battery is changed. |
| US08815438B2 |
Electrical conductor for energy store
The present invention relates to an electrical conductor for contacting, in parallel and/or series, a plurality of energy storage units (6) of an energy store to contacting connections (2) unmounted along the electrical conductor at a distance from each other for contacting positive poles (5′) and/or negative poles (5) of the energy storage units (6), and to a corresponding energy store. Existing technical problems are solved in that flexible segments (12) are provided between the contacting connectors. |
| US08815435B2 |
Separator for nonaqueous secondary battery
An object of the present invention is to provide a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery having excellent heat resistance and excellent ion permeation as well as shut-down properties. The first invention is a separator for a nonaqueous secondary battery, comprising a porous composite membrane which includes a substrate comprising a polyolefin microporous membrane and a heat-resistant porous layer comprising a heat-resistant resin, the heat-resistant porous layer being formed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein the separator is characterized in that the sheet resistance (A) of the substrate, the Gurley value (B) of the substrate, the sheet resistance (C) of the porous composite membrane, and the Gurley value (D) of the porous composite membrane satisfy a specific relationship. The second invention is characterized in that the heat-resistant porous layer has an average pore size of 0.1 to 0.2 μm as measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry. The third invention is characterized in that the heat-resistant resin fibrils have an average fibril diameter of 10 to 80 nm, and the pores in the heat-resistant porous layer have an average pore size of 50 to 250 nm. |
| US08815434B2 |
Electrode assembly for secondary battery with wound and folded separator portions and secondary battery having the same
An electrode assembly for a secondary battery and a secondary battery having the same, the electrode assembly including electrode members disposed in a stack and divided into groups; and a first separator having folded portions disposed between the electrode members, and wound portions extending from the folded portions and wrapped around the groups. |
| US08815433B2 |
Method for manufacturing separator, separator manufactured by the method and method for manufacturing electrochemical device including the separator
Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a separator. The method includes (S1) preparing a porous planar substrate having a plurality of pores, (S2) preparing a slurry containing inorganic particles dispersed therein and a polymer solution including a first binder polymer and a second binder polymer in a solvent, and coating the slurry on at least one surface of the porous substrate, (S3) spraying a non-solvent incapable of dissolving the second binder polymer on the slurry, and (S4) simultaneously removing the solvent and the non-solvent by drying. According to the method, a separator with good bindability to electrodes can be manufactured in an easy manner. In addition, problems associated with the separation of inorganic particles in the course of manufacturing an electrochemical device can be avoided. |
| US08815428B2 |
Frame of a cell of a redox flow battery
For improving the energy efficiency of a cell of a redox flow battery it is desired that the electrolyte liquid flows to the greatest possible extent through the electrode and that there are no flow paths or leakages around the electrode. In order to achieve this, a frame of a cell of a redox flow battery is proposed, said frame having an opening 8 which is bordered by a rim 6, wherein on the rim 6, a first flow blocker 11 is arranged which extends into the opening 8, and a second flow blocker 16 is arranged in the distribution channel 9 in the region of the distribution channel's inflow region for supplying electrolyte liquid into the cell, or in the outflow region for discharging electrolyte liquid, wherein said flow blocker restricts the distribution channel 9 toward the opening 8. |
| US08815425B2 |
Protection cover attachment structure of battery-mounted fusible link unit
A protection cover attachment structure of a battery-mounted fusible link unit includes a fusible link unit including a resin housing with a slide guide groove and a protection cover including an upper surface cover and side surface covers. The upper surface cover covers the upper surface of the resin housing and a battery post and a battery terminal. The side surface covers extend downward from a peripheral edge of the upper surface cover and cover the wire-attached terminals connected to the terminal sections of the fusible link unit and upper part of wires which are connected to the terminals and extended downward. When the protection cover is put over the resin housing, the slide guide grooves restricts the position of the protection cover and guides a side edge of at least one of the side surface covers downward. |
| US08815423B2 |
Fuel cell system comprising voltage adjustment portion, control method for the fuel cell system, and vehicle equipped with the fuel cell system
A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell, a secondary cell, a voltage transformer, and a control portion. The control portion charges the secondary cell with surplus electric power at the time of starting the fuel cell, and adjusts voltage of the fuel cell between an open-circuit voltage and a high-potential-avoiding voltage in the case where the secondary cell is expected to become overcharged while the output voltage of the fuel cell is decreased from the open-circuit voltage to the high-potential-avoiding voltage. The foregoing case is at least one of the case where a passage electric power that passes through the voltage transformer exceeds a secondary cell-charging-purpose permitted-to-pass electric power, the case where the input electric power restriction value for the secondary cell is exceeded, and the case where amount of regeneration by the mover that is charged is not restricted. |
| US08815420B2 |
Coated article having zinc oxide seed layer with reduced stress under functional layer and method of making the same
A coated article is provided with at least one functional layer, such as an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver and/or gold. A dielectric and substantially transparent seed layer is provided under and directly contacting the functional layer. In certain example embodiments, the seed layer includes an oxide of zinc and gallium for lowering the stress of the layer and thus improving durability of the overall coating. |
| US08815419B2 |
Light emitting device and electronic appliance using the same
A light emitting device comprises a pair of electrodes and a mixed layer provided between the pair of electrodes. The mixed layer contains an organic compound which contains no nitrogen atoms, i.e., an organic compound which dose not have an arylamine skeleton, and a metal oxide. As the organic compound, an aromatic hydrocarbon having an anthracene skeleton is preferably used. As such an aromatic hydrocarbon, t-BuDNA, DPAnth, DPPA, DNA, DMNA, t-BuDBA, and the like are listed. As the metal oxide, molybdenum oxide, vanadium oxide, ruthenium oxide, rhenium oxide, and the like are preferably used. Further, the mixed layer preferably shows absorbance per 1 μm of 1 or less or does not show a distinct absorption peak in a spectrum of 450 to 650 nm when an absorption spectrum is measured. |
| US08815411B2 |
Stable blue phosphorescent organic light emitting devices
Novel combination of materials and device architectures for organic light emitting devices is provided. An organic light emitting device, is provided, having an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer disposed between the anode and the cathode. The emissive layer includes a host and a phosphorescent emissive dopant having a peak emissive wavelength less than 500 nm, and a radiative phosphorescent lifetime less than 1 microsecond. Preferably, the phosphorescent emissive dopant includes a ligand having a carbazole group. |
| US08815402B2 |
Mirror having reflective coatings on a first surface and an opposite second surface
A solar mirror includes an opaque reflective coating on a surface of a transparent substrate facing away from the sun and a transparent reflective coating on the opposite surface of the substrate. The transparent reflective coating increases the percent reflection of wavelengths in selected ranges, e.g. wavelengths in the infrared range to increase the total solar energy reflected by the solar mirror to increase the solar energy directed to a receiver that converts solar energy to electric and/or thermal energy. |
| US08815398B2 |
Carbon nanotube film
A carbon nanotube film includes a plurality of first carbon nanotubes and a plurality of second carbon nanotubes. The first carbon nanotubes are orientated primarily along a same direction. The second carbon nanotubes have different orientations from that of the plurality of first carbon nanotubes. Each of at least one portion of the second carbon nanotubes contacts with at least two adjacent first carbon nanotubes. |
| US08815392B2 |
Process for producing doped gallium arsenide substrate wafers having low optical absorption coefficient
A process is disclosed for producing a doped gallium arsenide single crystal by melting a gallium arsenide starting material and subsequently solidifying the gallium arsenide melt, wherein the gallium arsenide melt contains an excess of gallium relative to the stoichiometric composition, and wherein it is provided for a boron concentration of at least 5×1017 cm−3 in the melt or in the obtained crystal. The thus obtained crystal is characterized by a unique combination of low dislocation density, high conductivity and yet excellent, very low optic absorption, particularly in the range of the near infrared. |
| US08815391B1 |
Stacked polymer technology. An alternating polymer extrusion process and product
A bi-component process which produces an extrusion splitable in the cross machine direction. |
| US08815390B2 |
Matte biaxially oriented polylactic acid film
A biaxially oriented laminate film including a core layer including a blend of crystalline polylactic acid polymer and a minority amount of polyolefin with a compatibilizing resin which is biaxially oriented such that a matte or opaque appearance is obtained. The laminate film may further have additional layers such as a heat sealable layer disposed on one side of the core layer including an amorphous polylactic acid resin and/or a polylactic acid resin-containing layer disposed on the side of the core layer opposite the heat sealable layer, a metal layer, or combinations thereof. |