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| US08842675B2 |
Systems and methods for multicore processing of data with in-sequence delivery
Methods and systems are described to allow for the parallel processing of packets and other subsets of data that are to be delivered in order after the completion of the parallel processing. The methods and systems may process packets and subsets of data that may vary in size by orders of magnitude. The packets may be transmitted and/or received over data transmission networks that may be orders of magnitude faster than the processing speeds of the parallel processors. Entire packets or subsets of data may be allocated to individual processing units without segmenting the packets between the processing units. A count value may be inserted as metadata to received packets in order to indicate a relative order of arrival. The metadata may be utilized by a multiplexor at the output of the parallel processing units in order to maintain in-sequence delivery of the processed packets. |
| US08842674B2 |
Communication system, communication device, controller, and method and program for controlling forwarding path of packet flow
A communication system includes a communication device controlling packet forwarding, and a controller setting a first table entry used for packet forwarding according to a request from the communication device. The communication device determines whether to forward a received packet according to the first table entry or forward the received packet according to a second table entry set by the communication device based on a rule for identifying a received packet. The load of the controller for controlling paths can be reduced. |
| US08842673B2 |
Communication system, communication device, controller, and method and program for controlling forwarding path of packet flow
A communication system includes a communication device controlling packet forwarding, and a controller setting a first table entry used for packet forwarding according to a request from the communication device. The communication device determines whether to forward a received packet according to the first table entry or forward the received packet according to a second table entry set by the communication device based on a rule for identifying a received packet. The load of the controller for controlling paths can be reduced. |
| US08842669B2 |
Dynamic, condition-based packet redirection
In one embodiment, at a packet-forwarding engine for receiving packet flows and conditionally routing packets in the packet flows to one or more applications, a method includes receiving from a particular one of the applications a request that requests the packet-forwarding engine not to route the particular one of the packet flows to the particular one of the applications and identifies one or more conditions for routing particular ones of the packets in the particular one of the packet flows to the particular one of the applications. The method further includes, receiving a particular packet in the particular one of the packet flows, determining whether one or more of the conditions for routing the particular packet to the particular one of the applications are met, and routing or not routing the particular packet to the particular one of the applications based on the determination. |
| US08842659B2 |
Routing method intended for intermittently connected networks
A routing method in a network with intermittent connectivity, characterized in that it includes, to determine the routing information, for an opportunistically defined routing, for a network comprising a number n of nodes, kmax being the maximum number of relays to be considered in the routing, and M1, a matrix of size n×n, iterative steps of estimating the delay with (k+1) hops and the list of corresponding relays from <λij> matrix of the inverses of the average inter-contact times and of the estimates of delays with k hops present in Mk, storing the estimated inter-contact delays in the matrix M(k+1)(i,j) and the list of the corresponding relays Vi(d)k+1, (M(k+1)(i,j), Vi(d)k+1), where Vi(d)k+1) corresponds to the list of the relay nodes considered at the node i when a message must be transmitted to the destination d, for a number of relays k+1. |
| US08842658B2 |
Synchronization channel interference cancellation
Disclosed are various embodiments for cancellation of a PSCH signal and/or SSCH signal from an RX input signal. A PSCH sequence and SSCH sequence are extracted a PSCH and SSCH signal. A relative gain associated with the PSCH signal and SSCH signal are determined relative to a CPICH signal. A reconstructed PSCH and SSCH signal are generated and cancelled from the RX input signal. |
| US08842656B2 |
Communications in OFDMA-based wireless radio networks
The invention relates to a method for transporting a machine-to-machine, M2M, signal (7) over a wireless radio network (1) using an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access, OFDMA, signal (5), the method comprising: embedding the M2M signal (7) as a spread-spectrum waveform into the bandwidth range of the OFDMA signal (5), and transporting the OFDMA signal (5) containing the M2M signal (7) over the wireless radio access network (1). The invention also relates to a transmission device (2), to a receiving device (2), and to a wireless communication network (1) adapted for implementing the method. |
| US08842654B2 |
Method and apparatus for realizing compatibility between a WCDMA system and a GSM system
The present invention provides a method for realizing compatibility between a WCDMA system and a GSM system, including: in the downlink data path of a base station, In-phase/Quadrature (IQ) data of the GSM system are mapped to the Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI) according to a predetermined rate before IQ data interleaving and framing the CPRI Base Frame (BF), and then the mapped data of the GSM system are de-multiplexed with IQ data of the WCDMA system; in the uplink data path of the base station, IQ data in the CPRI are de-multiplexed after de-framing and IQ data de-interleaving CPRI BFs, and then the de-multiplexed IQ data of the GSM system are de-mapped according to the predetermined rate. The present invention further provides an apparatus for realizing compatibility between a WCDMA system and a GSM system. The method and apparatus genuinely realize the compatibility between the WCDMA system and the GSM system by unifying two different radio transmission modes between the WCDMA system and the GSM system in the bottom layer. |
| US08842653B1 |
Wireless devices with transmission control and multiple paths of communication
A method and apparatus in which multiple Internet Protocol (IP) based wireless data transmissions are simultaneously provided between a wireless device and a server, including providing multiple antennas, multiple T/R units, multiple processors and multiple I/O ports on the wireless device. The method includes receiving multiple IP data packets on the I/O ports at substantially the same time, and sending multiple data packets from the wireless device to the server, whereby the transmission rate between the wireless device and the server is increased. |
| US08842651B2 |
Access point groupings bridging tunneled traffic for a communication network
An apparatus and method for access point groupings bridging tunneled traffic for a communication network, includes a first step of associating each access point with a location parameter. A next step includes grouping access points in accordance with the location parameter. A next step includes receiving a packet. A next step includes bridging the packet between Layer-2 tunnels of all access points that are part of a grouping. |
| US08842650B2 |
Mobile router network method with billing reconciliation
A method of operating a mobile router network, comprises: providing a plurality of wireless mobile routers, each having access a cellular network provided by a predetermined cellular carrier, operating each mobile router to upload and download data via the cellular network, operating each mobile router to monitor the uploaded data and downloaded data to generate usage statistical; providing a server coupleable to the plurality of wireless mobile routers via the cellular network; operating the server to access billing data from the predetermined carrier for each mobile router; automatically operating each mobile router to upload its corresponding usage statistical data to the server; and operating the server to compare the usage statistical data for each wireless mobile router to corresponding billing data to determine if there is a billing discrepancy. |
| US08842649B2 |
Remote radio data transmission over Ethernet
The invention discloses a method for transmitting data between a radio equipment (RE) and a radio equipment control (REC) of a radio base station via Ethernet. The method comprises in adaptive physical layer, adapting data frames complying with a remote radio protocol to Ethernet data frames that are suitable for transmission over Ethernet physical layer, and transmitting the adapted Ethernet data frames over the Ethernet physical layer. |
| US08842642B2 |
Transmitting acknowledgement messages using a staggered uplink time slot
A downlink communication is transmitted/received in at least one downlink time slot. In response to the received downlink communication, an acknowledgement message is received/transmitted in an uplink time slot a fixed integer number of uplink time slots after transmission/reception of the received downlink communication. The uplink and downlink time slots are staggered by substantially a half of a time slot. |
| US08842641B2 |
RAKE resource multiplexing for enhanced uplink data services
A receiver resource administrator coordinates uplink transmissions from a mobile terminal in order to reduce the RAKE resources required to support the mobile terminal and to provide greater predictability in the uplink transmissions. The reduction of RAKE resources and the increased predictability of the uplink transmissions enable multiplexing of multiple mobile terminals using the same RAKE resources. |
| US08842640B2 |
Pre-coding method for spatial multiplexing in multiple input and output system
The present invention relates to a pre-coding method for spatial multiplexing, comprising the steps of: performing a beam search for beam forming with a receiver device equipped with multiple antennas to perform pre-coding for spatial multiplexing in a transmitter device equipped with multiple antennas; transmitting a first packet including at least one or more training sequences to the receiver device after completion of said beam search; receiving, from the receiver device, a second packet including feedback information for pre-coding, determined in the receiver device by using the training sequences; and performing pre-coding for spatial multiplexing, onto the data stream to be transmitted to the receiver device, by using the pre-coding matrix calculated on the basis of the feedback information. |
| US08842637B2 |
Carrier information transmission to wireless devices
A base station configured to communicate over a plurality of carriers. The plurality of carriers comprise at least one backward compatible carrier and at least one non-backward compatible carrier. The base station transmits a control message to a wireless device. The control message comprises an identifier for a carrier and information identifying a carrier type. The carrier type is either a backward compatible type or a non-backward compatible type. The base station configured to transmit a plurality of packets to a wireless device on non-backward compatible carrier(s) and backward compatible carrier(s). |
| US08842635B2 |
Apparatus and method for anti-collision in wireless power transmission
Provided is an anti-collision method and apparatus used during wireless power transmission with respect to a plurality of target devices. According to one general aspect, an anti-collision method in wireless power transmission may include: transmitting, from a source device to one or more target devices, an access standard instruction including an access standard that is used for identifying the target devices; transmitting, to the one or more target devices, a call parameter used to detect identifications (IDs) of the target devices, generated based on the access standard; and assigning, to the one or more target devices, control IDs based on response signals that the one or more target devices transmits in response to the call parameter. |
| US08842634B2 |
Evaluating and reporting measurements for H(e)NB outbound mobility and inter-H(e)NB mobility in connected mode
Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed that may provide for a WTRU to perform measurements in order to avoid radio link failure that may occur because the WTRU's neighboring cells are, or include, CSG cells. For example, thresholds may be implemented to compensate for the presence of CSG cells, a WTRU may make adjustments when performing measurements, etc. |
| US08842633B2 |
Systems and methods for mobile stations to identify radio access technologies
A mobile station capable of being served via a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. The mobile station includes a component configured to receive a permission to identify a cell of the first RAT in absence of a first radio access type neighbor cell list for a serving cell of the second RAT. The mobile station also includes a component configured to identify a cell of the first RAT after receiving the permission. |
| US08842631B2 |
Data state transition during handoff
Described herein are mechanisms and methods that facilitate seamless handoff of an access terminal between access points (transceiver modules). A first transceiver module can be providing forward link data services to an access terminal when it requests a handoff to a second transceiver module. In response, the first transceiver module can provide data that is desirably transmitted to the access terminal to the second transceiver module. A network module can inform a plurality of transceiver modules that the second transceiver module is servicing the access terminal, and can further provide data to the second transceiver module for transmittal to the access terminal. |
| US08842629B2 |
Scheduling method, device and system based on quality of service
Disclosed are a scheduling method, device and system based on quality of service. The method includes: for downlink service data, an access point (AP) or a gateway (GW) determines the quality of service (QoS) level of a downlink service packet of a media access control (MAC) layer according to the QoS attribute information of the downlink service packet of the IP layer, and then the AP transmits and schedules radio resources according to the QoS level; for uplink service data, user equipment (UE) determines the QoS level of an uplink service packet of the MAC layer according to the QoS attribute information of the uplink service packet of the IP layer, and reports the QoS level and the other QoS parameters to the AP in the manner of a scheduling request, and the AP completes the transmitting and scheduling of radio resources according to the QoS level, so that the UE transmits the uplink service data to the AP. Aimed at low-cost hot spot and indoor data service access, the present invention provides a novel network architecture and a perfect QoS service mechanism. |
| US08842628B2 |
Enhanced PDCCH with transmit diversity in LTE systems
A method is provided for communication in a wireless telecommunications network. The method comprises transmitting an extended physical downlink control channel to a user equipment using transmit diversity from at least one demodulation reference signal port. |
| US08842618B2 |
Reverse power control methods based on multi carrier
A reverse power control method based on multi-carrier includes: an access network determining a forward carrier for a service, establishing a corresponding relationship between a reverse carrier corresponding to the forward carrier and the forward carrier, and transmitting the forward carrier and the corresponding relationship to the terminal (S102); the access network determining a power control command of the service according to a service type of the service (S104); the access network transmitting the power control command of the service to the terminal by the forward carrier (S106). The present invention can reduce the power consumption of the terminal efficiently and improve the QoS. |
| US08842611B2 |
Compressed hybrid automatic repeat request feedback for device to device cluster communications
A method can include receiving at a cluster head, a multicast/broadcast packet from a base station. The method can also include monitoring, at the cluster head, to detect whether any members of a cluster of the cluster head responds to the multicast/broadcast packet with a negative acknowledgment directed to the cluster head. The method can further include, when a result of the monitoring is no detection of any negative acknowledgments, and the cluster head successfully received the multicast/broadcast packet, sending, by the cluster head, a general acknowledgment of the multicast/broadcast packet to the base station. |
| US08842609B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting ACK/NACK information in multicarrier-supporting wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for transmitting ACK/NACK information in a multicarrier-supporting wireless communication system are disclosed. A method for allowing a user equipment to transmit ACK/NACK information in a multicarrier-supporting wireless communication system includes generating individual ACK/NACK information in association with individual codewords received from a base station through N carriers (where N≧2) for use in M downlink subframes (where M≧2), performing, if the sum of numbers of bits of the individual ACK/NACK information exceeds a predetermined payload size and M is not set to 9, spatial bundling to individual ACK/NACK information of (M+C−9) carriers ranging over the M downlink subframes, and transmitting the spatially-bundled ACK/NACK information and the remaining individual ACK/NACK information to the base station through one uplink subframe. C is a total sum of maximum numbers of codewords configured in each of the N carriers for use in one downlink subframe. |
| US08842608B2 |
Wireless communication system, base station device, mobile station device, wireless communication method
A base station device, which allocates one or more subbands of each of an uplink and a downlink to a mobile station device and transmits response information, which indicates whether or not uplink data from the mobile station device has been properly received, to the mobile station device, the base station device includes: a control unit (11) which controls an arrangement of a response information group including multiple pieces of response information directed to a downlink subband allocated to the mobile station device; and a multiplexing unit (160) which collects the same type of multiple pieces of response information to configure the response information group, and arranges the configured response information group in the downlink subband based on the control of the control unit. |
| US08842606B2 |
Enhanced multi-user transmission
A transmitting and a receiving apparatus, a system and a method of performing multi-user transmission to other transmission ends include broadcasting a request for transmission to the other transmission ends. A request is provided with a Medium Access Control MAC frame which includes a list of at least two identifications of receiving ends which are requested to reply to the request. |
| US08842597B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for data transmission
Disclosed in the present application are a method, an apparatus and a system for data transmission, which are used to realize support for transmission of MBMS service in a network scene with deployment of RNs. A data transmission method disclosed in the present invention comprises the following steps: a Relay Node RN establishes a first corresponding relationship between indications of Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service MBMS bearers and indications of user plane data tunnels of MBMS sessions, and a second corresponding relationship between the indications of user plane data tunnels of MBMS sessions and indications of MBMS sessions; the RN obtains, according to the first corresponding relationship, the user plane data of a MBMS session transmitted from a Donor Evolved Node DeNB, and transmits, according to the second corresponding relationship, the user plane data of the MBMS session to a User Equipment UE. |
| US08842592B2 |
System and method for registration of a network access device during loss of power
A system and method for registration of a network access device including a processor configured to identify power loss at a network access device, initiate backup power at the network access device, identify when the backup power at the network access device decreases to or below a first predetermined level, and identify when backup power at the network access device is restored to or above a second predetermined level, and a transmitter configured to transmit, to a server, a registration extension message to reconfigure conditions for handling inbound communications and a registration extension cancellation message to restore original conditions for handling inbound communications. |
| US08842588B2 |
Wireless communication device and wireless communication method
A high error correction capability is kept while reducing a processing delay in application of the ECC in a multi-radio. A wireless communication device for performing data transmission by using a plurality of radio systems RAT1 and RAT2 includes, in a GLL 100 that absorbs a difference in physical layer and MAC layer among RATs, an encoder 301 that encodes transmission data, a multiplexer 302 that distributes encoded data in correspondence with the RAT1 and the RAT2, interleavers 303 and 304 that interleave a plurality of coded data that has been encoded and multiplexed, and a resource controller 305 that sets an interleaving size for each interleaving processing in the interleavers 303 and 304 based on a transmission delay difference between the RAT1 and the RAT2. |
| US08842586B2 |
Method and apparatus for ACK/NAK transmission in a time division duplex wireless system
A base station of a wireless time division duplex network which communicates with a UE having a network interface unit. The base station having a processing unit which determines to use either ACK/NAK bundling or ACK/NAK multiplexing to communicate with the UE through the network interface unit based on predetermined criteria. A method of a base station of a wireless time division duplex network which communicates with a UE to choose either ACK/NAK bundling or ACK/NAK multiplexing having the steps of determining with a processing unit of the base station to use either ACK/NAK bundling or ACK/NAK multiplexing to communicate with the UE through a network interface unit of the base station based on predetermined criteria. There is the step of communicating with the UE through the network interface unit using either ACK/NAK bundling or ACK/NAK multiplexing based on the predetermined criteria. |
| US08842585B2 |
Wireless communication system, base station apparatus, mobile station apparatus, wireless communication method and integrated circuit
When a common search space and a user equipment-specific search space overlap with each other, and bit numbers of DCI formats transmitted in the common search space and the user equipment-specific search space, respectively are the same as each other, a mobile station apparatus identifies a type of the DCI format. When the common search space and the user equipment-specific search space overlap with each other, and a bit number of a DCI format allocated in the common search space and a bit number of a DCI format allocated in the user equipment-specific search space are the same as each other, a base station apparatus does not allocate the DCI format allocated in the user equipment-specific search space in the overlapped space, and a mobile station apparatus performs blind decoding only of the DCI format allocated in the common search space in the overlapped space. |
| US08842580B2 |
System and method for providing internet based phone conferences using multiple codecs
A method of communicating digitized speech from a transmitting forum participant comprises the step of receiving a data structure that includes said digitized speech. The data structure is analyzed to determine whether the digitized speech is redundantly represented in a plurality of forms in the data structure. A portion of the data structure is forwarded to a receiving forum participant, thereby communicating the digitized speech from the transmitting forum participant. In this method, when the digitized speech is redundantly represented in the data structure in a plurality of forms, the forwarding step includes a step of selecting one or more forms, based on a function, from the plurality of forms in the data structure. Furthermore, the portion of the data structure that is forwarded to the receiving forum participant includes data in the data structure that corresponds to each of the selected one or more forms. |
| US08842579B2 |
Shared virtual device ports
In one embodiment, a solution is provided wherein multiple virtual devices may be configured on the same physical port of a network device. For example, a first virtual device and a second virtual device may be configured to use the same physical port. A single internal spanning tree instance may be configured for both the first virtual device and the second virtual device. |
| US08842578B1 |
End-to-end (E2E) application packet flow visibility
A method of generating an end-to-end (E2E) profile that characterizes an E2E application packet flow (E2E-APF) path between first and second applications respectively hosted on first and second communication devices and exchanging information over a plurality of communication networks, the method comprising: acquiring communication device data associated with at least one of the first and second communication devices; determining an E2E-APF path traversing the plurality of networks over which packets comprising the exchanged information propagate; acquiring quality of service (QoS) data for at least two of the plurality of networks that the E2E-APF path traverses; and generating an E2E-APF profile, optionally comprising a QoE, responsive to the QoS and communication device data, and the E2E-APF path. |
| US08842577B2 |
Enabling media access control address mobility in an ethernet virtual private network
In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining an indication that a device is attached to a provider edge. The device has a media access control (MAC) address, wherein the device was previously attached to a first provider edge (PE) of a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network. The method also includes issuing a first advertisement that identifies the MAC address. The first advertisement includes a first MAC address mobility attribute arranged to indicate a number of times the MAC address has moved with respect to the MPLS network. |
| US08842576B2 |
Identifying modular chassis composition by using network physical topology information
A method and apparatus are provided for identifying internal occupants of a communications system with an Ethernet backplane and an internal occupant. Verification that a system switch processor (“SSP”) has been assigned an IP address is completed. A discovery protocol data package from the SSP is requested. A determination is made as to whether the discovery protocol data package corresponds to an internal occupant. If the discovery protocol data package corresponds to the internal occupant, then occupant information corresponding to the internal occupant is discovered. |
| US08842575B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing a non-overlapping ring-mesh network topology
Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus of providing a non-overlapping ring-mesh network topology which reduces costs (e.g., the number of network links) while providing resiliency to failure and meeting QoS requirements (e.g., network delay attributed to traversing the network architecture). In particular, a set of target nodes belonging to a cluster are connected through N rings. Each node is member of all N rings and no link between nodes in a ring is duplicated in another ring. |
| US08842572B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program
There is provided an information processing apparatus including one host controller which communicates with other devices via multiple ports, a monitoring unit which monitors an amount of traffic for each of the ports, a processing unit which gives notification of an required amount of traffic for performing predetermined processing by a device connected to a certain port of the multiple ports, and a communication control unit which controls an amount of traffic for each of the ports, based on a required amount of traffic, notification of which is given from the processing unit, and an actual amount of traffic acquired by the monitoring unit. |
| US08842571B1 |
Method and apparatus for determining a time of arrival of a data unit
Methods, systems, and apparatus are described for processing a first field of a preamble of a data unit received by a communication device, the preamble including a second field that follows the first field in time. The embodiments described further include determining an estimated start of the second field of the preamble based on the processing of the first field, processing the second field of the preamble based on the estimated start of the second field, and determining an estimated time of arrival of the data unit at the communication device based on the processing of the second field of the preamble. |
| US08842569B2 |
Method and device for accessing and obtaining user equipment context and user equipment identity
A method and device for accessing and obtaining user equipment (UE) context and UE identity are provided. The method for access includes: when a UE accesses a System Architecture Evolution (SAE) network, judging, by a network node, whether a Globally Unique Mobility Management Entity Identifier (GUMMEI) carried by the UE or a Mobility Management Entity Group Identity (MMEGI) in the GUMMEI is allocated or mapped by the SAE network; if the GUMMEI or MMEGI is allocated by the SAE network, selecting, by the network node, a Mobility Management Entity (MME) according to the GUMMEIA network device includes an identity attribute obtaining module and a network resource node allocation module. Therefore, the access of the UE is achieved. |
| US08842567B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing random access procedures in a wireless communication system
Provided are a method and apparatus in which user equipment performs random access procedures in a wireless communication system. More particularly, an embodiment is provided in which a first type backoff parameter and a second type backoff parameter are provided from a base station. The backoff parameter is transmitted from the base station before the user equipment transmits a first random access preamble to the base station. The first type backoff parameter and the second type backoff parameter are included in a random access response. |
| US08842563B1 |
Communication and processing for power line communication systems
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards a data retrieving engine that is designed to retrieve interval data from the endpoint devices that is communicated for indicating utility usage readings. The interval data is provided at least once for each interval period (used by each of the endpoint devices). The data retrieving engine is additionally designed for retrieving, from the endpoint devices, other different type of data, which is transmitted over a time period that overlaps multiple interval periods. In certain implementations, the system allows a dynamic adjustment to a ratio of the respective amounts for each type of data. |
| US08842562B2 |
Method of handling network traffic through optimization of receive side scaling
An information handling system includes a plurality of processors that each includes a cache memory, and a receive side scaling (RSS) indirection table with a plurality of pointers that each points to one of the processors. A network data packet received by the information handling system determines a pointer to a first processor. In response to determining the pointer, information associated with the network data packet is transferred to the cache memory of the first processor, The information handling system also includes a process scheduler that moves a process associated with the network data packet from a second processor to the first processor, and an RSS module that directs the process scheduler to move the process and associates the first pointer with the processor in response to directing the process scheduler. |
| US08842558B2 |
Configuration for CQI reporting in LTE
A method and apparatus for receiving and processing channel quality index (CQI) reporting. A wireless transmit receive unit is configured to receive CQI configuration information and transmit a CQI report based on the CQI configuration information. |
| US08842557B2 |
Computer telephony system
A method and apparatus for securely registering an association between a computer terminal and a selected one of a plurality of communications terminals in a computer telephony system. An association is established according to a known technique between the identity of the selected communications terminal and the identity of the computer terminal to allow for control of the communications terminal by a user via the computer terminal. An abstract representation of the identity of the communications terminal is; generated and provided to a third party system accessible by the user. The user can then implement control of the selected communications terminal via the third party system whilst not prejudicing the security of the system. |
| US08842555B2 |
Methods and systems for adaptive encoding of real-time information in packet-switched wireless communication systems
In an embodiment, a rate-adaptation unit may be configured to receive local as well as end-to-end feedback information associated with data transmission (such as data delay, packet loss, transmit power headroom, channel condition; sector loading, the amount of buffered data, etc.) from a wireless access module in communication with wireless/wired networks, and adapt the real-time information encoding in accordance with such feedback information. |
| US08842550B2 |
Scalable connectivity fault management in a bridged/virtual private LAN service environment
A first network element that is to be coupled with a second network element over a first network in the same domain is described. The first network element includes a connectivity check detection module and a connectivity check fault state change module. The connectivity check detection module detects, according to a first protocol, a connectivity status of a local maintenance endpoint on a second network changing between not active and active. The connectivity check fault state change module creates and sends a first fault state change message, according to a second protocol, in response to the connectivity status of the local maintenance endpoint changing from not active to active instead of forwarding connectivity check messages periodically received by the first network element to a remote maintenance endpoint coupled to the second network element over a third network. |
| US08842547B2 |
Communication control apparatus and control method
A communication control apparatus transfers received data from an external unit to a first memory unit, and at the same time transferring a header portion of the received data to a second memory unit, and performs addition operations the received data transferred to the first memory unit to obtain a checksum value of the received data. It analyzes the header portion transferred to the second memory unit in response to the completion of transferring the header portion to the second memory unit. Then, it acquires an addition value for the region except object regions of checksum for determining an error in the received data, and determines the error in the received data using the result of the addition operation for the received data by the adding unit and the addition value acquired by the acquiring unit. |
| US08842541B2 |
Providing policies using a direct interface between network devices
A first device is configured to store network load information regarding one or more network devices connected to the first device. Each one of the one or more network devices may have a connection range. The first device is further configured to receive information regarding a second device. The information regarding the second device may include information identifying a network device, of the one or more network devices, in which the second device is within connection range of and network load information regarding the network device in which the second device is within connection range of. The first device is further configured to provide the information regarding the second device to a third device; receive, from the third device, a first policy based on providing the information regarding the second device to the third device; and provide the first policy to the second device. |
| US08842540B2 |
System and method for implementing active queue management enhancements for variable bottleneck rates
An advance is made over the prior art in accordance with the principles of the present invention that is directed to a new approach for a system and method for a buffer management scheme. Certain embodiments of the invention improve the response of AQM schemes with controllable parameters to variations of the output rate of the bottleneck buffer. The impact on TCP performance can be substantial in most cases where the bottleneck rate is not guaranteed to be fixed. The new solution allows AQM schemes to achieve queue stability despite continuous variations of the bottleneck rate. |
| US08842535B2 |
Method and apparatus for radio link control during network congestion in a mobile wireless device
A method and apparatus for radio link control during network congestion in a mobile wireless communication device connected to a radio network subsystem in a wireless cellular network. The mobile wireless communication device detects a pending uplink control message. The mobile wireless communication device determines that an uplink channel on which the pending uplink control message is to be sent has insufficient bandwidth for uplink transmission. After waiting a congestion delay time interval, the mobile wireless communication device sends the pending uplink control message on an uplink signaling channel instead of on the uplink channel. In some embodiments, the uplink channel is associated with a radio access bearer and the uplink signaling channel is associated with a signaling radio bearer. |
| US08842532B2 |
Method and device for transmission opportunity truncation
A method and device for communicating in a contention-based communication network. According to an embodiment, the method includes obtaining, by a transmitter, an access to a channel during a transmission opportunity (TXOP) and transmitting, by the transmitter, a contention free (CF)-End frame to truncate the TXOP if the transmitter has no more data that the transmitter can send that fits within the TXOP, wherein the CF-End frame includes a duration field indicating a time required to complete the truncation of the TXOP. |
| US08842531B2 |
IP address delivery system and IP address delivery method
An IP address delivery system includes an IP address delivery apparatus and a path-information granting unit. The IP address delivery apparatus includes: a path-information reading unit configured to read, from an IP address request signal transmitted from a request source of an IP address, path information of the request source; an IP address correspondence table in which a correspondence relation between the path information and the IP address is registered; and an IP-address determining unit configured to determine, based on the path information and the IP address correspondence table, an IP address delivered to the request source. The path-information granting unit is provided on a communication path between the IP address delivery apparatus and the request source and configured to grant the path information to the IP address request signal transmitted from the request source. |
| US08842525B2 |
System and method for extending a wireless communication coverage area of a cellular base transceiver station (BTS)
The present document describes a system and method for extending a wireless communication coverage area of a cellular wireless base station transceiver (BTS) to enable control signaling and identification of mobile stations not currently within a coverage area of an existing beamform antenna pattern of the BTS, for example. A cellular BTS may scan through dead zones of coverage areas provided by the BTS to identify mobile stations not within the coverage area of the BTS, but within a possible service area of the BTS. In addition, the BTS may receive a relaying control signal from a mobile station located within the coverage area of the BTS, and the signal will indicate a location of another mobile station not within the coverage area of the BTS but within the service area of the BTS. In either example, the BTS may attempt to provide a coverage area to the mobile station located in the control signaling dead zone, for example. |
| US08842519B2 |
Network interface apparatus for bypassing inoperable network device
A network interface apparatus is capable of bypassing an inoperable or failed network device. According to an exemplary embodiment, the network interface apparatus includes first and second transformers. A network input and a network output are respectively coupled to a first side of the first transformer and a first side of the second transformer. A terminal input and a terminal output are respectively coupled to a second side of the first transformer and a second side of the second transformer. A switch assembly is coupled to the second sides of the first and second transformers. When the switch assembly is in a first state, the second side of the first transformer is coupled to the terminal output, and when the switch assembly is in a second state, the second side of the first transformer is coupled to the first side of the second transformer bypassing the terminal output. |
| US08842517B2 |
System and method for maintaining connectivity in a single-hop network environment
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a first pseudo-node identifier associated with a first network node via a network. The first pseudo-node identifier is generated by the first network node in a first designated intermediate system (DIS) operation. The method further includes detecting a loss of connectivity to the first network node, and receiving a second pseudo-node identifier associated with a second network node via the network. The second pseudo-node identifier is generated by the second network node in a second DIS operation. The method further includes executing a first network path determination operation using the first pseudo-node identifier and the second pseudo-node identifier when an elapsed time between the detecting of the loss of connectivity with the first network node and the executing of the first network path determination operation is within a predetermined threshold. |
| US08842510B2 |
Optical disc drive and method of driving the same
Provided is a multi-functional optical disc drive that includes an interface that connects a front-end of the optical drive to a back-end, and also connects the front-end of the optical drive to an external device. The optical drive also includes a controller that selectively controls connection to the back-end or the external device. |
| US08842509B2 |
Optical disc and optical disc device
In a multilayer optical disc having information layers conforming to a plurality of different optical disc standards, because the type of each information layer is not recorded in the other information layers, in read and write operations by a compatible optical disc device conforming to a plurality of optical disc standards, every time the information layer being accessed changes, it has been necessary to read the type of the information layer and select a method of generating a tracking error signal adapted to the type of information layer, so access has taken time. In order to solve the above problem, in the optical multilayer disc according to the present invention, having information layers conforming to a plurality of different optical disc standards, in an area in one of the information layers, information about the other information layers is recorded. The time required to access the other information layers can be reduced by using this information to select a tracking error signal generating method. |
| US08842507B1 |
Heat-assisted magnetic recording disk drive (HAMR) with thermal sensor and laser power prediction
A thermally-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) disk drive uses a thermal sensor to accurately monitor laser power during writing. The disk drive controller, or a separate processor, computes a prediction of the laser power from a history of laser power settings. This predicted value is compared with the measured value from the thermal sensor. If the difference is too large or too small, indicating that the laser power is too high or too low, an error signal is sent to the disk drive controller. The disk drive controller may adjust the laser power setting and initiate a re-write of the data. The predicted laser power is calculated from a convolution of a sequence of current and prior laser power settings with a sequence of coefficients. A calibration process generates the sequence of coefficients when the disk drive is idle or just after it is powered on. |
| US08842506B1 |
Heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) disk drive with fly-height sensing
A heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) disk drive with a primary waveguide that directs laser light from a laser diode to a near-field transducer includes a second waveguide for sensing the head-disk spacing or fly-height. The second waveguide has a sensor portion that senses the spacing and directs light representative of the spacing to the second waveguide's output end. The second waveguide may include a second or reference portion that is connected to the sensor portion and directs light representative of light input from the laser diode. The combined light from the two portions is directed to the second waveguide's output end. A detector, which may be a photo-diode, is located at the second waveguide's output end and provides a signal that may be coupled to a thermal fly-height controller to increase or decrease the fly-height. |
| US08842502B2 |
Watch movement part
This watch movement part comprises a frame (1) bearing a striking work mechanism which comprises: a motor member (10) kinematically linked with a striking work wheel (20), a striking work hammer (40), an anchor (30) with two pallets (31, 32) engaged alternately with said striking work wheel (20) and cooperating with said striking work hammer (40) to make it oscillate between a first position striking a resonant member (50) and a second position, and a limiting spring (60) defining said second position, and wherein the anchor (30) and the striking work hammer (40) form a single striking work member mounted to pivot on the frame (1). |
| US08842500B2 |
Calendar mechanism
Calendar mechanism comprising a day program wheel 13 that is driven by a clock movement and actuates a wheel train for display of the days of the month (16-24). The day program wheel 13 comprises a day indexing gear 13′ that is advanced by one step each day by said clock movement, and at least one retractable tooth (128, 129, 130) capable of being driven by the clock movement and mounted to pivot between an active position (128A, 129A, 130A), in which it is driven, and an inactive position (128I, 129I, 130I), in which it is not driven by the clock movement. |
| US08842497B1 |
Method and device for internal acoustic monitoring of marine mammals
The invention is a method directed towards measuring differences in sounds, temperatures and pressures detected within a marine mammal, then analyzing the data to better understand the activities and behavior of the marine mammal. Wherein a buoyant capsule having a hydrophone, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a memory chip, a radio frequency (RF) generator (or other means to enable its detection), software and a battery enclosed within a shell is disposed into a body of water. After a marine mammal ingests the capsule, the capsule is activated after which pressure data and sound data is detected, including sonar transmitted by a monitoring ship. The data is saved on the memory chip for recovery. |
| US08842492B2 |
Memory components and controllers that utilize multiphase synchronous timing references
Multiple timing reference signals (e.g., clock signals) each cycling at the same frequency are distributed in a fly-by topology to a plurality of memory devices in various embodiments are presented. These multiple clock signals each have a different phase relationship to each other (e.g., quadrature). A first circuit receives a first of these clocks as a first timing reference signal. A second circuit receives a second of these clocks as a second timing reference signal. A plurality of receiver circuits receive signals synchronously with respect to the first timing reference signal and the second timing reference signal, such that a first signal value is resolved using the first timing reference signal and a second signal value is resolved using the second timing reference signal. |
| US08842490B2 |
Apparatus and method for selectively using a memory command clock as a reference clock
Described herein are embodiments of selectively setting a memory command clock as a memory buffer reference clock. An apparatus configured for setting a memory command clock as a memory buffer reference clock may include a memory buffer configured to interface between a host and memory, and reference clock selection logic configured to selectively set a memory command clock as a memory buffer reference clock. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US08842488B2 |
Low voltage efuse programming circuit and method
A circuit for programming a fuse is disclosed. The circuit includes a voltage supply terminal (Vf) and a semiconductor controlled rectifier (222, 224). The fuse is coupled between the voltage supply terminal and the semiconductor controlled rectifier. A switching circuit (200, 202, 208, 210) is coupled to the semiconductor controlled rectifier. |
| US08842484B2 |
Voltage generator, nonvolatile memory device comprising voltage generator, and method of operating voltage generator
A voltage generator comprises a first booster that generates a first high voltage, and a second booster that generates a second high voltage by boosting an external voltage. The first booster comprises a comparator that controls a boosting operation with reference to the fed back first high voltage and uses the second high voltage as a drive voltage. |
| US08842482B1 |
Programmable memory with skewed replica and redundant bits for reset control
Embodiments of a circuit and method for setting initial trim bits in an integrated circuit (IC) are described. The circuit includes a memory array including a plurality of trim bit cells to store and provide trim bits to trim registers in a main circuit of the IC following energizing of the IC. The memory array further includes replica bit circuitry to generate a number of replica bits. A logic circuit coupled to the memory array and the main circuit of the IC is configured to receive the replica bits, and to provide a signal to the IC that indicates when the trim bits are valid. In one embodiment, the circuit further includes redundancy check logic configured to receive a number of the trim bits from the memory array, compare the number of trim bits to a pre-determined or computed value, and to provide a BITS_OK signal to the logic circuit. |
| US08842481B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a cell array including plural MATs (unit cell arrays) arranged in matrix, each MAT containing a plurality of first lines, a plurality of second lines intersecting the plurality of first lines, and a plurality of memory cells connected at intersections of the first and second lines between both lines, each memory cell containing an electrically erasable programmable variable resistive element of which resistance is nonvolatilely stored as data; and a plurality of write/erase circuits connected to the MATs and operative to execute data write or erase to the memory cells inside the MATs in accordance with input data. A part of the plurality of write/erase circuits writes data to memory cells inside a corresponding MAT while another part of the plurality of write/erase circuits erases data from memory cells inside a corresponding MAT at the same time. |
| US08842479B2 |
Low voltage programming in NAND flash with two stage source side bias
A memory device includes a plurality of memory cells arranged in series in the semiconductor body, such as a NAND string, having a plurality of word lines. A selected memory cell is programmed by hot carrier injection. The program operation is based on metering a flow of carriers between a first semiconductor body region on a first side of the selected cell in the NAND string and a second semiconductor body region on a second side of the selected cell. A program potential higher than a hot carrier injection barrier level is applied to the selected cell, and then the drain to source voltage across the selected cell and the flow of carriers in the selected cell reach a level sufficient to support hot carrier injection, which is controlled by a combination of a switch cell adjacent the selected cell and modulation of a source side voltage applied to the NAND string. |
| US08842477B2 |
Method, apparatus, and manufacture for flash memory adaptive algorithm
A method, apparatus, and manufacture for a memory device is provided. The memory device includes a memory cell region including sectors, where each sector includes memory cells. The memory device further includes a memory controller that is configured to control program operations and erase operations to the memory cells. During erase operations to the memory cells, pre-programming occurs in which each un-programmed memory cell in the sector being erased is programmed by applying at least one programming pulse at a program voltage until a program verify passes. Then, the program voltage is adjusted based on the number of programming pulses applied until the program-verify passed. During subsequent program operations in that sector, programming pulses are applied with the adjusted program voltage. |
| US08842475B2 |
Configuration memory
According to one embodiment, a configuration memory includes first and second data lines, a first memory string which comprises at least first and second nonvolatile memory transistors which are connected in series between a common node and the first data line, a second memory string which comprises at least third and fourth nonvolatile memory transistors which are connected in series between the common node and the second data line, and a flip-flop circuit which comprises a first data holding node connected to the common node and a second data holding node connected to a configuration data output node. |
| US08842462B2 |
Resistive random access memory device and operating method thereof
A resistive random access memory (RRAM) device and operating method are disclosed herein. The RRAM device includes at least one RRAM cell and a control circuit. The RRAM cell includes a bottom electrode, an amorphous Indium-Gallium-Zinc-Oxide (a-IGZO) layer, a Ti layer and a top electrode. The a-IGZO layer is disposed on the bottom layer. The Ti layer is disposed on the a-IGZO layer. The top electrode is disposed on the Ti layer. The control circuit is configured to provide at least one electrical signal to the RRAM cell, so as to change the resistance value of the RRAM cell. |
| US08842461B2 |
Phase change memory device having multi-level and method of driving the same
A phase change memory device having a multi-level and a method of driving the same are presented. The disclosed phase change memory device includes variable resistors and shifting units. The variable resistors are interchanged into set and reset states in response to an applied current. The shifting units, which are connected to the variable resistors, shift resistance distribution in the set and reset state of the variable resistors by a predetermined level. |
| US08842459B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device including a memory cell is provided. The memory cell comprises a transistor and a capacitor, and one of a resistor and a diode. A gate of the transistor is electrically connected to a word line, and one of a source and a drain of the transistor is electrically connected to a bit line. One terminal of the capacitor is electrically connected to the other of the source and the drain of the transistor, and the other terminal of the capacitor is electrically connected to a wiring. One terminal of one of the resistor and the diode is electrically connected to the other of the source and the drain of the transistor, and the other terminal of one of the resistor and the diode is electrically connected to the wiring. |
| US08842457B2 |
Semiconductor memory device, method of controlling read preamble signal thereof, and data transmission system
A controller, includes a plurality of external terminals configured to supply a command and an address to a semiconductor memory device, communicate a data with the semiconductor memory device, and communicate a strobe signal related to the data, at least one external terminal among the plurality of external terminals being configured to be capable of supplying an information specifying a length of a preamble of the strobe signal before the semiconductor memory device communicates the data. |
| US08842456B2 |
Analog controller for inverter
An analog controller is disclosed. The controller has a maximum power point tracking unit and a power factor adjusting unit. The maximum power point tracking unit generates a maximum power tracking voltage which is used to control the magnitude of the output current of the inverter so as to extract the most available power from the power generating device. The power factor adjusting unit, which generates a ramp control voltage that will further determine the duty ratio and switching frequency of PWM signal, gracefully tunes the magnitude and reduces the total harmonic distortion of the current injected from inverter into utility grid. |
| US08842455B2 |
Electric-power conversion apparatus
There is provided an electric-power conversion apparatus including a chopper circuit; a current sense resistor that detects the output current of the chopper circuit; a differential detection circuit that outputs, as a differential detection signal (vo), the electric potential difference across the current sense resistor; and a calculation means that corrects the differential detection signal (vo) from the differential detection circuit by use of a control signal (D1) for the chopper circuit so as to calculate the output current (i0) of the chopper circuit. |
| US08842452B2 |
3-phase high power UPS
According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide power converter circuitry including an input including a plurality of input lines each configured to be coupled to a phase of a multiphase AC power source having a sinusoidal waveform, a plurality of DC buses including a first positive DC bus having a first nominal DC voltage, a second positive DC bus having a second nominal DC voltage, a first negative DC bus having a third nominal DC voltage and a second negative DC bus having a fourth nominal DC voltage; a first power converter coupled to the input and configured to supply power from the multiphase AC power source to the plurality of DC buses during a first positive region of the sinusoidal waveform and a first negative region of the sinusoidal waveform; and a second power converter coupled to the input and configured to supply power from the multiphase AC power source to at least some of the plurality of DC buses during a second positive region of the sinusoidal waveform and a second negative region of the sinusoidal waveform. |
| US08842450B2 |
Power converter using multiple phase-shifting quasi-resonant converters
A resonant power converter draws current from a source that provides a supply current. Multiple quasi-resonant converters are interleaved and each quasi-resonant converter receives the supply current and forms a phase-shifted current according to drive signals supplied by a controller. Each phase-shifted current includes a dead-time delay and is phase-shifted relative to the other phase-shifted currents. The dead-time delay is determined as a time value within a calculated dead-time delay range having a dead-time delay minimum and a dead-time delay maximum. The outputs of each quasi-resonant converter are added together thereby reducing the AC components of current. Two, three, or four quasi-resonant power converters can be interleaved, each forming phase-shifted currents that are phase-shifted relative to the other phase-shifted currents. |
| US08842449B1 |
LLC resonant converter with lossless primary-side current feedback
An LLC resonant converter implements a primary-side current feedback scheme. The LLC resonant converter includes an isolation transformer having a primary winding and at least one secondary winding and is controlled by a control circuit to operate at a switching frequency. The LLC resonant converter includes a first capacitor connected to the primary winding through AC coupling to sense a first voltage indicative of a current flowing through the primary winding of the isolation transformer, and a current sense circuit configured to receive the first voltage and to generate a feedback signal. The feedback signal is coupled to the control circuit to regulate the switching frequency in response to the current at the primary winding. In another embodiment, the current sense circuit is a current and voltage sense circuit configured to sense a voltage at the primary winding. |
| US08842448B2 |
Parallel-connected resonant converter circuit and controlling method thereof
The configurations of a parallel-connected resonant converter circuit and a controlling method thereof are provided in the present invention. The proposed circuit includes a plurality of resonant converters, each of which has two input terminals and two output terminals, wherein all the two input terminals of the plurality of resonant converters are electrically series-connected, and all the two output terminals of the plurality of resonant converters are electrically parallel-connected. |
| US08842447B2 |
DC power supply with low power loss
A DC power supply (1) having a series regulator (2) for generating a fixed output DC voltage (VCC) at a variable input AC voltage (VAC) with low power loss. For this purpose, the DC power supply (1, 101, 201, 301) has a transformer (3, 103) having at least two auxiliary windings (W1, W2) having different numbers of windings that can each be connected via a switching device (4, 104, 204, 304) to the series regulator (2). Switching is effected such that the power loss is kept as low as possible. |
| US08842444B2 |
Electronic device with fixing structure
A fixing structure is configured on a back cover of an electronic device and engages with a first fastener and a second fastener to hang the electronic device on the wall. The fixing structure includes a first fixing hole and a second fixing hole respectively running through the back cover to receive the two fasteners. The first fixing hole includes a first receiving portion, a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion. The second fixing hole includes a second receiving portion, a first sliding portion, a second sliding portion and a third sliding portion communicating end to end. The first sliding portion is parallel with or collinear with the first guiding portion, the second sliding portion is parallel with the second guiding portion, and the third sliding portion is parallel with the first sliding portion. |
| US08842437B2 |
Combinational chassis featuring heat dissipation
A combinational chassis featuring heat dissipation comprises a chassis body, a base plane shell, and a first side shell and a second side shell, of which the two sides connect to each other in the same direction of the base plane shell. A heat dissipation device comprises a plurality of heat-sink parts on the outside surface of chassis body. The heat-sink part comprises a raised portion integrally connected to the inside, and a joint portion connected to the outside. The raised portion integrally protrudes outwards from the outside surface. The joint portion geometrically protrudes from the raised portion. A wedge groove is formed near the joint portions where an inlet groove is formed. The inlet groove connects and communicates with the wedge groove. The chassis may be connected vertically in stack and/or connected horizontally for expansion to expand the computer system for preferably flexible application and optimal heat dissipation. |
| US08842435B2 |
Two-phase heat transfer assemblies and power electronics incorporating the same
A two-phase heat transfer assembly includes a cold plate having an impingement surface, an array of heat generating device coupled to the cold plate, and an array of spray nozzles. The impingement surface has an array of central hydrophilic regions. Each individual central hydrophilic region is surrounded by a hydrophobic perimeter. A wettability of the impingement surface gradually progresses from hydrophilic at each individual central hydrophilic region to hydrophobic at each hydrophobic perimeter. The array of heat generating devices is coupled to a heated surface of the cold plate such that the array of central hydrophilic regions is aligned with the array of heat generating devices. The array of spray nozzles is configured to direct coolant droplets toward the impingement surface. The wettability profile of the impingement surface of the cold plate causes the coolant droplets to move inwardly toward the individual central hydrophilic regions from each hydrophobic perimeter. |
| US08842431B2 |
Horizontal chassis having front to back airflow
Provided is an apparatus, a system, and a method for operating the same. The apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a chassis having a front configured to accept one or more circuit boards, a back, and first and second sides. The apparatus, in this embodiment, further includes one or more slots located within the chassis, each slot configured to receive one of the circuit boards at an angle with respect to the first and second sides. The slots, in this embodiment, at least partially define a first plenum opening to the front and a second plenum opening to the back. The apparatus additionally includes a fan assembly coupled to one of the first plenum or the second plenum. |
| US08842429B2 |
Method and apparatus for securing portable electronic device to accessory device
A system and method is described that includes a laptop style portable dock design referred to as the terminal system. The terminal system includes a user interface and provides a flip type dock located behind the terminal system display, and more particularly, but not exclusively, provides a flip type dock that when a mobile device is docked in the flip type dock. The terminal system provides power to the smart device, displays the smart device user interface on the terminal system display, and enables the user to use peripherals connected to the terminal system and interact with the smart device through the user interface of the terminal system. The terminal system provides a way to detachably mate a plurality of portable processor based devices to provide the combined functionality of the terminal system and smart device in an integrated structure. |
| US08842427B2 |
Electrical apparatus system
An electrical apparatus system includes a tool battery used as a power source for an electrical tool, and an electrical apparatus having a battery-connecting portion configured to allow the tool battery to be electrically and mechanically connected thereto or disconnected therefrom. In a state in which the tool battery is electrically and mechanically connected to the battery-connecting portion of the electrical apparatus, the tool battery is exposed on a lower side of the electrical apparatus so as to support the electrical apparatus on an installation surface thereof as a base. |
| US08842425B2 |
Variable display area type display device
The present invention relates to a variable display area type display device having a structure which can selectively extend or reduce a display area. The present invention comprises: a base plate having a foldable body; a display unit which is installed on one surface of the base plate and in which the display area is folded and changed by the folding of the base plate; and a plate supporting member for supporting the base plate before or after the folding of the base plate. |
| US08842423B2 |
Cover for a portable electronic device
A cover for a portable electronic device includes a keyboard for electrically communicating with the portable electronic device. The cover includes a back cover body for coupling to a back side of the portable electronic device, and a front cover body coupled to the back cover body and foldable relative thereto. The back cover body is movable relative to the portable electronic device such that a first portion of the back cover body slides away from a back side of the portable electronic device. The front cover body is foldable to stack a keyboard portion, on which the keyboard is disposed, and a support portion of the front cover body. The first portion of the back cover body, the support portion, and the keyboard portion are stacked when the keyboard is exposed for use. |
| US08842415B2 |
Multilayer ceramic capacitor
There is provided a multilayer ceramic capacitor, including: a multilayer body in which a plurality of dielectric layers are stacked in a thickness direction; and inner electrode layers formed within the multilayer body and including first and second inner electrodes disposed to be opposed to each other; wherein a ratio (MA1/CA1) of MA1 to CA1 is between 0.07 and 0.20, wherein CA1 represents an area of the multilayer body in a cross section of the multilayer body taken in a length and thickness direction, and MA1 represents an area of a first margin part in the cross section of the multilayer body taken in the length and thickness direction, the first margin part being a portion of the multilayer body, other than a first capacitance forming part thereof in which the first and second inner electrodes overlap in the thickness direction. |
| US08842409B2 |
Electronic control panel with protection against electrostatic discharges
The present invention relates to an outer wall for electronic control (300; 400; 500), particularly comprising: an outer portion (1) which includes at least one button (5; 6) and a fixed portion (2), each button (5; 6) and said fixed portion (2) having an opening (3) therebetween; an inner portion (310; 410; 510) which includes, in particular, a printed circuit (12); characterized in that the outer wall (300; 400; 500) comprises at least one metal part (320; 420; 520; 530) capable of capturing, at at least one of the openings (3), static electricity which would likely affect the printed circuit (12) in the absence of said metal part (320; 420; 520; 530). |
| US08842406B2 |
Over-current protection device
An over-current protection device includes a resistive device, an insulation layer, an electrode layer and at least one electrically conductive connecting member. The resistive device includes a first electrode foil, a second electrode foil and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) material layer laminated between the electrode foils. The insulation layer is formed on the surface of the first electrode foil, and the electrode layer is formed on the surface of the insulation layer. The conductive connecting member penetrates the electrode layer, the insulation layer and the first electrode foil for electrically connecting the electrode layer and the first electrode foil. The conductive connecting member is insulated from the second electrode foil. One of the first and second electrode foils is configured to electrically connect to a protective circuit module (PCM), and the other one is configured to electrically connect to an electrode terminal of a battery to be protected. |
| US08842404B2 |
Short circuit protection device and switchgear assembly having such protection devices
A short-circuit protection device for limiting, preferably also deactivating, short-circuit currents in high energy direct current networks, in particular short-circuit currents of battery systems in submarine direct current networks. The device includes an electrical resistor, in particular an ohmic resistor, to conduct and limit the short-circuit current in the case of a short-circuit, a first switch connected in parallel with the resistor for bridging the resistor when the network is free of short-circuit, a monitoring and control arrangement for monitoring the current by the switch and for opening the switch if the current through the switch exceeds a specified threshold value. |
| US08842402B2 |
Low on-resistance MOSFET implemented DC source by-pass or circuit breaker with related self-supplied controller circuit including fire or other risk DC output disabling means
A control circuit for a protection circuit device includes first and second voltage boosters, a comparator coupled thereto, and a MOSFET for bypassing a direct current (DC) source. The control circuit may include a control logic circuit having a first input coupled to an output of the comparator, a second input receiving a disable command signal, a first output coupled to an enable input of the first voltage booster, and a second output, and a four terminal path inversion switch. The control circuit may include a supply voltage line, a sensor coupled to the second input of the control logic circuit, to generate the disable command signal, and to force the MOSFET into a conduction mode, and an external command terminal coupled to the second input of the control logic circuit, to receive the disable command signal, and to force the MOSFET into the conduction mode. |
| US08842401B2 |
Protection system for an electrical power network
A protection system is provided for an electrical power network. The system has one or more circuit breaker arrangements which on activation isolate electrical faults within the network, and one or more fault detectors. The or each fault detector measures an inductance of a respective section of the network. The system is configured to activate one or more of the circuit breaker arrangements in response to measured inductances which are indicative of a fault. |
| US08842399B2 |
ESD protection of an RF PA semiconductor die using a PA controller semiconductor die
A power amplifier (PA) controller semiconductor die and a first radio frequency (RF) PA semiconductor die are disclosed. The PA controller semiconductor die includes a first electro-static discharge (ESD) protection circuit, which ESD protects and provides a first ESD protected signal. The RF PA semiconductor die receives the first ESD protected signal. In one embodiment of the PA controller semiconductor die, the first ESD protected signal is an envelope power supply signal. The PA controller semiconductor die may be a Silicon complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) semiconductor die and the RF PA semiconductor die may be a Gallium Arsenide semiconductor die. |
| US08842398B2 |
Apparatus and method for arc fault detection
An apparatus and method for detecting an arc fault using a power conductor on a printed circuit board (PCB), which supplies power from an external power source to electrical components on the PCB by sensing a value indicative of the rate of change of current passing through the power conductor. The apparatus and method may be used for detecting arc faults both internal and external to the PCB. |
| US08842394B2 |
Magnetic head
According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a magnetoresistive element between a first magnetic shield layer and a second magnetic shield layer, and a hard bias layer between the first magnetic shield layer and the second magnetic shield layer on a side surface of the magnetoresistive element in a first direction intersecting with a second direction which links the first and second magnetic shield layers. The hard bias layer includes Fe or an alloy containing Fe and Co. An aspect ratio (h/w) of the hard bias layer is not smaller than 2, where h is a height of the hard bias layer in the first direction and w is a thickness of the hard bias layer in the second direction. |
| US08842393B2 |
Connecting structure for a plate material and an opposite member between which a resin seat is interposed and head suspension with the connecting structure
A head suspension with a connecting structure for a plate material comprises a base plate attached to a carriage that rotates the base plate around an axis, a load beam including a rigid part and a resilient part, a base end of the load beam fixed to the base plate at a plurality of first welded points, a flexure including a read/write head and a wiring and fixed to the load beam at a plurality of second welded points, and a resin seat interposed between the load beam and the flexure so that the resin seat prevents the load beam and the flexure from hitting each other due to vibration of at least one of the load beam and the flexure. |
| US08842390B2 |
Write pole box shield
A magnetic element may be generally configured as a data writer constructed at least with a write pole within a box shield that consists of first and second side shields and first and second vertical shields. The write pole may be separated from the box shield by a multi-layer gap structure that consists of at least two gap layers of dissimilar materials. |
| US08842388B2 |
Perpendicular magnetic recording head and method for manufacturing the same
Embodiments of the present invention provide a perpendicular magnetic recording head including a coil having small resistance. According to one embodiment, a nonmagnetic insulating layer formed on a main magnetic pole and a magnetic yoke are etched to form a recessed portion. The thickness of a conductive layer is increased by the depth of the recessed portion in a process for forming the conductive layer of the upper coil on the recessed portion to reduce resistance of the coil. Simultaneously with the formation of the recessed portion, a part of a second layer of a connection tab is removed. Simultaneously with the formation of the conductive layer of the upper coil, a space in which the part of the second layer of the connection tab is removed is filled with the same material as that of the conductive layer to further reduce the resistance of the entire coil. |
| US08842387B1 |
Microwave-assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) head with highly resistive magnetic material
In one embodiment, a high-frequency magnetic field-assisted magnetic recording (MAMR) head includes: a yoke adapted for facilitating magnetic flux through the MAMR head; a main pole magnetically coupled to the yoke and adapted for producing a writing magnetic field; a return pole spaced from the main pole; a spin torque oscillator (STO) positioned above the main pole; and a back gap layer positioned between the yoke and the return pole, where at least one of the yoke, the main pole, the return pole, and the back gap layer comprises a highly resistive magnetic material. |
| US08842381B2 |
Micro-lens module
A micro-lens module including a first lens group and a second lens group is provided. The first lens group disposed between an object side and an image side has a first aspheric surface which is the surface closest to the object side and a second aspheric surface which is the surface closest to the image side. The second lens group disposed between the first lens group and the image side has a third aspheric surface which is the surface closest to the first lens group and a fourth aspheric surface which is the surface closest to the image side. An overall length of the micro-lens module is L, an effective focal length (EFL) of the micro-lens module is f, and an EFL of the second lens group is f2. The micro-lens module satisfies following conditions: 1.5>L/f>0.6, and −7>f2/f>−14. |
| US08842379B2 |
Image capturing lens assembly
An image capturing lens assembly includes, in order from an object-side to an image-side along an optical axis, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element and a fourth lens element. The first lens element with negative refractive power has an image-side surface being concave at a paraxial region. The second lens element with positive refractive power has an image-side surface being convex at a paraxial region. The third lens element with negative refractive power has an object-side surface being concave at a paraxial region, and an image-side surface being convex at a paraxial region. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has an object-side surface being convex at a paraxial region, and an image-side surface being concave at a paraxial region, and at least one of the object-side surface and the image-side surface is aspheric. |
| US08842375B1 |
Image capturing system
An image capturing system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element and a fifth lens element. The first lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface at a paraxial region. The second lens element and the third lens element have refractive power. The fourth lens element with negative refractive power has a concave object-side surface at a paraxial region and a convex image-side surface at a paraxial region. The fifth lens element with refractive power has an image-side surface, wherein the image-side surface changes from concave at a paraxial region to convex at a peripheral region, and an object-side surface and the image-side surface of the fifth lens element are aspheric. The image capturing system has a total of five lens elements with refractive power. |
| US08842373B2 |
Image catching lens and electronic device using the same
The image catching lens comprises a forwarding barrel and a guider. The forwarding barrel has an outer surface and an inner surface, and comprises a forwarding groove group, wherein the forwarding groove group comprises a first forwarding groove formed on the outer surface of the forwarding barrel and a second forwarding groove formed along the first forwarding groove and toward the inner surface. The guider comprises a guiding group, wherein the guiding group comprises a protrusion disposed corresponding to the second forwarding groove. |
| US08842372B2 |
Lens actuator
A flexible lens may be actuated to change its focal length by a deployable lens actuator. The lens actuator translates a rotational motion of an outer frame into a linear radial motion of a plurality of linear elements. The linear elements have fixed pins, which may be slidably coupled to cam pockets in the outer frame. The cam pockets have a gradually varying distance from the center of the outer frame. The rotation of the outer frame thus drives the cam pockets to slide about the pins, thereby causing radial motions of the linear elements. The linear elements stretch a flexible lens, thereby changing a curvature of the flexible lens. |
| US08842366B2 |
Transmissive body
An apparatus and method for transmitting, collimating and redirecting light from a point-like source to produce a collimated optical signal in a substantially planar form are provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus is manufactured as a unitary transmissive body comprising a collimation element and a redirection element, and optionally a transmissive element. In another embodiment, the apparatus is assembled from one or more components. The apparatus and method are useful for providing sensing light for an optical touch input device or for providing illumination for a display. |
| US08842365B2 |
Phase difference element and method for manufacturing the same
A phase difference element capable of reducing reflection of incident light and a manufacturing method for the phase difference element are disclosed. The phase difference element includes a transparent substrate 11, an interface anti-reflection film group 12 and an obliquely vapor deposited film 13. The interface anti-reflection film group is composed by one or more of alternately high and low refractive index films, with the film thicknesses of the respectively films being equal to or less than the wavelength of light in use. The obliquely vapor deposited film is formed by a plurality of layers of a dielectric material. These layers are alternately obliquely vapor deposited from two directions differing by 180° from each other. The refractive index of the interface anti-reflection film group 12 is higher than the refractive index of the transparent substrate 11 and lesser than that of the obliquely vapor deposited film 13. |
| US08842363B2 |
Dynamically varying an optical characteristic of light by a sub-wavelength grating
An apparatus for dynamically varying an optical characteristic of a light beam includes an optical element configured to receive a beam of light. The optical element includes at least one sub-wavelength grating formed of a plurality of lines. The apparatus includes at least one actuator connected to at least one component of the optical element and a controller for controlling the at least one actuator to dynamically vary a characteristic of the beam of light that is at least one of emitted through and reflected from the optical element. |
| US08842359B1 |
Spatial light modulator with multiple linear arrays
A system including spatial light modulators with multiple one-dimensional (1D) diffractor arrays and methods of operating the same are provided. In one embodiment, the system comprises a spatial light modulator (SLM) assembly including a plurality of one-dimensional (1D) diffractor arrays to modulate light from a light source, the plurality of 1D diffractor arrays integrally formed on a die; illumination optics disposed in a light path between the plurality of 1D diffractor arrays and the light source to illuminate a substantially linear portion of at least one of the plurality of 1D diffractor arrays; and imaging optics disposed in a light path between the SLM assembly and an image plane on a target-substrate, the imaging optics adapted to transmit modulated light from the SLM assembly to a substantially linear portion of the image plane. Other embodiments are also provided. |
| US08842354B2 |
Display substrate, method of manufacturing the same and display panel having the same
A display substrate includes a base substrate, a micro shutter, a first driving electrode, a second driving electrode, and a plurality of anchors. The micro shutter includes a flat portion having at least one opening, a main concave portion adjacent to the opening and extending in from the flat portion to a first depth, and at least one sub-concave portion extending in from a bottom surface of the main concave portion to second depth. The first driving electrode is connected to a first side of the micro shutter. The second driving electrode is connected to a second side of the micro shutter. The second side is positioned opposite to the first side. The anchors fix the first and second driving electrodes on the base substrate. |
| US08842349B2 |
Color conversion method and profile generation method
A tincture adjustment value used to adjust a monochrome signal to a tincture desired by a user is set, and a tincture conversion table and chromaticity line table are generated based on that tincture adjustment value and the profile of an image output apparatus. Using the generated tables, a lightness signal L* corresponding to an input monochrome signal is converted into a distance signal l on a chromaticity line, and the distance signal l is converted into a chromaticity signal (a*, b*). The lightness signal L* and chromaticity signal (a*, b*) are converted into a color signal of the image output apparatus. |
| US08842347B2 |
Image scanning apparatus and paper transfer method of the image scanning apparatus
An image scanning apparatus includes a scanning unit which scans paper, a paper transfer unit which transfers the paper to the scanning unit using a BLDC (Brushless DC) motor, a sensor unit which senses driving information of the BLDC motor, a scan controlling unit which controls operations of the scanning unit, and generates a control command including information regarding a driving direction of the BLDC motor, a driving signal unit which generates a driving signal for controlling the BLDC motor, and a digital controlling unit which controls operations of the driving signal unit in a digital method based on a generated control command, sensed driving information and a digital gain value according to a driving direction of the BLDC motor. |
| US08842345B2 |
Arrangement for reading from and/or writing to flexible sheet media in a curved configuration and method
An arrangement is described for reading information from and/or writing information to a sheet of flexible sheet material. A platen supports the sheet in a curved configuration across its width such that its first surface is inwardly oriented with respect to a curved configuration to define a tubular shape having lengthwise edges of the sheet positioned in a confronting relationship. An actuator moves the sheet in a direction along a lengthwise path oriented at least generally along the length and transverse to the direction of curvature, but without rotation about the lengthwise path. At least one of a read head and a write head, which can be fixed in the direction of movement along the lengthwise path, performs at least one of reading and writing information widthwise across the surface of the sheet as the sheet is moved along the path. |
| US08842342B2 |
Method and system for isolated hole detection and growth in a document image
A method for detecting and growing isolated holes in a document image having a plurality of pixels is provided. The method includes isolating the pixels of the image to form a plurality of windows, each window having a target pixel; identifying a hole growth factor to grow an isolated hole in the received image; using the hole growth factor to identify tiered pixel patterns from a plurality of predefined, tiered pixel patterns, wherein each of the tiered pixel patterns having a predetermined hole growth factor; comparing the pixels within each window to the pixel patterns within the identified tier to identify a match between the pixels within the window and at least one of the pixel patterns; and changing a pixel value of the target pixel, when a match is identified, to grow the isolated hole by the hole growth factor. |
| US08842340B2 |
Printing system and program for executing halftone processing on representative values assigned to pixel group
A host computer groups a plurality of pixels to generate pseudo pixels, assigns representative values in an RGB format to the pseudo pixels, and transfers the representative values to a printer. Further, the host computer performs halftone processing and transfers generated dot data to the printer for pixels constituting the pseudo pixel which includes edges therein or of which boundary is the edge. The printer performs printing by using the transferred dot data and the representative values. |
| US08842335B2 |
Apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium to achieve appropriate color reproduction characteristics
Disclosed is an information processing apparatus including: a control section to obtain output condition information to show an output condition when a color chart is output, to obtain colorimetric data obtained by measuring the color chart, to create a color conversion profile based on the obtained colorimetric data, and to embed the output condition information in the created color conversion profile according to an order determined in advance. |
| US08842324B1 |
Method and device for accurately estimating power consumption
A device and method for estimating power consumption at a printing device. The device includes a processor and memory containing a set of instructions, the instructions configured to cause the device to perform the method. The method includes polling the printing device at a plurality of intervals over a first period of time and receiving a polling for at each of the plurality of intervals. The method further includes determining a page count difference between each poll and determining a timer count between each poll. An estimated energy consumption for the printing device is determined based upon the page count difference for each of the intervals and the timer count for each of the intervals. A total estimated energy is determined for the first period of time based upon the estimated energy consumption of the printing device for each of the intervals. |
| US08842322B2 |
Image editing system, image management apparatus, and image editing program
An image layout apparatus includes a cropping unit, a displaying unit, a checking unit, first and second computing units, a noticing unit, and a preventing unit. The cropping unit crops an image file image. The displaying unit displays and arranges cropped images on a page. The checking unit checks whether first and second image files are same. The first computing unit computes, in response to the first image file and the second image file being the same, an overlapping area between a first displayed image and a second displayed image. The second computing unit computes overlapping size ratio of the computed overlapping area. The noticing unit notices, in response to the first image file and the second image file being the same, information regarding duplication of image files. The preventing unit prevents, in response to the computed overlapping size ratio being smaller than a predetermined value, noticing the information. |
| US08842320B2 |
Print relay system, control method, and storage medium
A print relay system includes a confirmation unit configured to check, in response to reception of a print instruction from a user apparatus, whether print information associated with second printer information that corresponds to a user who operates the user apparatus, of the second printer information included in printer management information, has been received from the print service, or whether a print job has been generated based on the print information. The print relay system further includes a transmission unit configured to transmit, in response to the confirmation unit confirming that the print job has been generated based on the print information associated with the second printer information that corresponds to the user, information including location information of the print job via the user apparatus to the image forming apparatus that executes the generated print job. |
| US08842318B2 |
Image forming apparatus, control method of image forming apparatus and storage medium
An image forming apparatus capable of communicating with a server apparatus, includes a receiving unit configured to receive a packet from the server apparatus, a determining unit configured to determine whether a packet received by the receiving unit is a specific packet, a power supply control unit which, when the determining unit determines that a packet received by the receiving unit is the specific packet, brings the image forming apparatus into a first power condition which enables the image forming apparatus to start quickly using data stored in a volatile memory, and a start control unit configured to start the image forming apparatus quickly using data stored in the volatile memory. |
| US08842311B2 |
Electronic apparatus, image forming apparatus, and security level management method
An electronic apparatus includes a security storage unit, a security information acquisition unit, a calculation unit, a determination unit, a notification unit, and an operation control unit. The security storage unit is configured to store a plurality of securities together with respective security levels associated with the securities. The security information acquisition unit is configured to acquire security information concerning the apparatus. The calculation unit is configured to calculate a total of the security level or levels of the security or securities applied to the apparatus, using the security levels of the securities stored in the security storage unit. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the calculated total has reached a predetermined threshold. |
| US08842307B2 |
Authentication apparatus, authentication system, authentication method, and recording medium having authentication program recorded thereon
Print data including a provisional registration command is received. When the print data including the provisional registration command is received, an authentication code is obtained. The authentication code is stored in a user information DB. Provisional registration data is obtained from the user information DB. Then, a list of provisional registration data is displayed. It is determined whether the provisional registration data is selectively input or not. If the provisional registration data is selectively input, user information in which IC card information or biological information and the authentication code are associated with each other is transmitted to an authentication server. The authentication server executes a process of registering the received user information. |
| US08842305B2 |
Image processing device, display device and non-transitory computer readable recording medium
An image processing device, comprises: a display part on which a variety of information is displayed; an image processing part for performing a plurality of image processing sequentially to process an input image data; a thumbnail image generating part for generating a thumbnail image one after the other based on the input image data or the processed image data generated sequentially in response to each image processing performed by the image processing part; an image outputting part for outputting an image based on the image data which is processed through the entire plurality of image processing; a display controlling part for displaying a processing path of the plurality of image processing performed sequentially by the image processing part from the image data is input until the image is output on the display part, and for displaying the thumbnail image along the processing path. |
| US08842304B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing circuit, and method of controlling image processing apparatus
Disclosed is an image processing apparatus including a reading unit that reads a document, an image forming and outputting unit that performs an image forming and outputting process, a read image transfer circuit that processes and transfers read image information so as to input the read image information to a controller of the image processing apparatus, an output image transfer circuit that processes and transfers output image information so as to input the output image information to the image forming and outputting unit, and a clock oscillator that generates clocks to be supplied to the read image transfer circuit and the output image transfer circuit, wherein the clock oscillator individually alters clock supply states for supplying the clocks to the read image transfer circuit and to the output image transfer circuit, depending on an operating mode of the image processing apparatus. |
| US08842301B2 |
Supply control device, image-forming device, supply control method, and computer readable medium
A supply control device includes: a deciding unit that decides an order of plural containers that supply recording media to an image-forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium; a specifying unit that specifies one of the plural containers; a determining unit that determines for each of the plural containers whether recording media stored in the container are available for forming an image, in the order decided by the deciding unit, in which the container specified by the specifying unit is set as a starting point; and a supply unit that retrieves a recording medium from a container whose recording media have been determined by the determining unit to be available for forming an image, and supplies the recording medium to the image-forming unit. |
| US08842300B2 |
Image processing apparatus and printing method for printing images according to variable information about environment light condition
An image processing apparatus for performing printing by replacing objects in a master template with data stored in a database and executing a process according to a record in the database includes a unit configured to specify a predetermined field and other fields in the database, and a unit configured to perform image processing according to information indicated by the specified other fields, on image data indicated by the specified predetermined field. |
| US08842299B2 |
Image forming apparatus having a printing function and a scanner function
An image forming apparatus has a printing function, a scanner function, and a control unit. In the printing function, a printed material acquired by recording image data included in a printing job received through a network on a recording paper is discharged. In the scanner function, the image data is acquired by reading a manuscript. The control unit judges whether the scanner function is in use for a long time (step A2) at the time of receiving the printing job (step A1). A printed material is discharged to an in-body discharge tray when it is judged that the scanner function is not in use for a long time (step A3). The printed material is discharged to a side discharge tray when it is judged that the scanner function is in use for a long time (step A5). |
| US08842296B2 |
Methods and devices for reducing errors in Goos-Hänchen corrections of displacement data
An exemplary method involves, in a system comprising a tool that performs a task on a workpiece, a method for determining displacement of the workpiece relative to the tool. Respective displacements of loci of at least a region of the workpiece are mapped using a Goos-Hänchen-insensitive (GH-insensitive) displacement sensor to produce a first set of physical displacement data for the region. Also mapped are respective displacements, from the tool, of the loci using a GH sensitive sensor to produce a second set of optical displacement data for the region. Goodness of fit (GOF) is determined of the second set of data with the first set. According to the GOF, respective GH-correction (GHC) coefficients are determined for at least one locus of the region. When measuring displacement of the at least one locus in the region relative to the tool, the respective GHC coefficient is applied to the measured displacement to reduce an error that otherwise would be present in the measured displacement due to a GH effect. |
| US08842295B2 |
System having a plurality of scanning units of a position measuring device
In a system for detecting the position of an object in relation to a reference system, the object is arranged so as to be movable in relation to the reference system along at least two orthogonal first and second main movement axes. To record the position of the object in relation to the reference system, a position measuring device includes at least two two-dimensional measuring standards situated along the first main movement axis, and four scanning units for an optical scanning of these measuring standards. In addition, at least four additional supplementary scanning units are provided, which are situated between the four scanning units along the first main movement axis. |
| US08842293B2 |
Level sensor arrangement for lithographic apparatus and device manufacturing method
A level sensor arrangement is useable for measuring a height of a surface of a substrate in a lithographic apparatus. The level sensor arrangement is provided with a light source emitting detection radiation towards the substrate, and a detector unit for measuring radiation reflected from the substrate in operation. The light source is arranged to emit detection radiation in a wavelength range in which a resist to be used for processing the substrate in the lithographic apparatus is sensitive. |
| US08842292B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting optical profile
Apparatus and methods for detecting optical profile are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a laser, a beam splitter, a collimation optical unit, first and second holders respectively holding a first test flat mirror and a second test flat mirror, a phase shifter connected with the first holder, and an angular measurement unit for measuring an angular error of the first test flat mirror and the second test flat mirror on the two holders. The first test flat mirror has a first test flat and the second test flat mirror has a second test flat. The apparatus further includes a planar imaging unit for generating the interfered test light having a direction generally along an x-axis direction of the first test flat and an x-axis direction of the second test flat and a convergence optical unit for projecting the interfered test light onto a detector. |
| US08842291B2 |
Interferometric quasi-autocollimator
Systems and method are disclosed for measuring small angular deflections of a target using weak value amplification. A system includes a beam source, a beam splitter, a target reflecting surface, a photodetector, and a processor. The beam source generates an input beam that is split into first and second beams by the beam splitter. The first and second beams are propagated to the target reflecting surface, at least partially superimposed at the target reflecting surface, and incident to the target reflecting surface normal to the target reflecting surface. The first beam is reflected an additional even number of times during propagation to the photodetector. The second beam is reflected an additional odd number of times during propagation to the photodetector. The first and second beams interfere at the photodetector so as to produce interference patterns. The interference patterns are interpreted to measure angular deflections of the target reflecting surface. |
| US08842288B2 |
Phase shift interferometer
Provided is a phase shift interferometer which comprises: a light source; an incident light path; a light circulation unit; a connection path; a light splitting/combining unit; a probe light path; a reference light path; a test sample measurement unit; a light terminal; a light-phase shifting unit which is provided in either the probe light path or the reference light path, and subjects light to phase shifting by a phase shift quantity of αi/2 (radian units, where αi is a real number, the range of values taken by αi is 0≦αi≦3π/2, and i is an integer where 3≦i), and periodically changes the phase shift quantity of αi/2; a light-emission path; a light detector which outputs an interference signal; and a controller for controlling the phase shift quantity in the light-phase shifting unit and the cycle at which the phase shift is controlled. |
| US08842282B2 |
Optical reflectors for spectrometer gas cells
A spectrometer cell can include a spacer, at least one end cap, and at least one mirror with a reflective surface. The end cap can be positioned proximate to a first contact end of the spacer such that the end cap and spacer at least partially enclose an internal volume of the spectrometer cell. The mirror can be secured in place by a mechanical attachment that includes attachment materials that are chemically inert to at least one reactive gas compound. The mechanical attachment can hold an optical axis of the reflective surface in a fixed orientation relative to other components of the spectrometer cell and or a spectrometer device that comprises the spectrometer cell. The mirror can optionally be constructed of a material such as stainless steel, ceramic, or the like. Related methods, articles of manufacture, systems, and the like are described. |
| US08842280B2 |
Analytical apparatus and detection method employed in analytical apparatus
Disclosed is an analytical apparatus wherein a container is automatically transferred and the container is automatically closed with a cap member, said analytical apparatus being provided with a suitable mechanism that reliably closes the container. The analytical apparatus is provided with an optical sensor composed of at least one pair of a light source (4) and a light detector (5), which face each other with the container disposing position therebetween, and which are disposed such that the container disposing position is irradiated with light, and the analytical apparatus detects whether the container (1) is disposed or not or the absence/presence of the cap of the container, corresponding to a transmitted light quantity detected by means of the optical sensor. Thus, cap closing is prevented from being performed if there is no container, and the container is prevented from being transferred without the cap. |
| US08842275B2 |
Method for estimating light scattering
The invention relates to a method for estimating the quantity of light scattered by a heterogeneous participating media, the light being transmitted by a light environment comprising a plurality of light sources. In order to improve the display while minimising the required calculation time, the method comprises steps for: estimation of first projection coefficients in an orthonormal basis of spherical functions, said first projection coefficients being representative of the reduction of light intensity in a point of said media, said estimation of first projection coefficients being carried out for each point of a first set of points of said media, and estimation of the quantity of light scattered by said media, according to at least one scattering direction of the light, using said first estimated projection coefficients. |
| US08842272B2 |
Apparatus for EUV imaging and methods of using same
One embodiment relates to an apparatus that includes an illumination source (102) for illuminating a target substrate (106), objective optics (108) for projecting the EUV light which is reflected from the target substrate, and a sensor (110) for detecting the projected EUV light. The objective optics includes a first mirror (202,302, or 402) which is arranged to receive and reflect the EUV light which is reflected from the target substrate, a second mirror (204, 304, or 404) which is arranged to receive and reflect the EUV light which is reflected by the first mirror, a third mirror (206, 306, or 406) which is arranged to receive and reflect the EUV light which is reflected by the second mirror, and a fourth mirror (208, 308, or 408) which is arranged to receive and reflect the EUV light which is reflected by the third mirror. |
| US08842271B2 |
Device for testing the quality of microstructurization
A device for testing the quality of microstructurization of a surface (2) having a known target microstructurization quality, comprising a radiation source (1) for coherent radiation, a first detector (10) and a second detector (4) and a masking system, all of which are set up and arranged with respect to one another so that radiation emitted by the radiation source (1) onto the surface (2) produces a diffraction pattern, wherein the diffraction maximum of order n of the diffraction pattern without the masking system would impinge on the first detector (10), the masking system prevents 80% of the photons that are assigned to the diffraction maximum of order n from impinging on the first detector and the diffraction maximum of order a of the diffraction pattern impinges on the second detector (4), wherein n is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and a is selected from the group consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and a≠n. |
| US08842270B2 |
Method and inspection device for bright spot defect detection of a polarizer
A method of bright spot defect detection for a polarizer is to be performed by an inspection device and includes the steps of: a) obtaining gray values for pixels of an image of a detected region, that contains a target spot, on the polarizer; b) obtaining a gray value variation score from the gray values obtained for the detected region, the gray value variation score being indicative of gray value variation among the pixels of the image of the detected region; and c) comparing the gray value variation score obtained for the detected region with a threshold value to obtain a comparison result, and determining whether the target spot is a bright spot according to the comparison result. |
| US08842268B2 |
Measuring method for crosstalk between cores in multi-core optical fiber
The present invention obtains a statistical distribution of inter-core crosstalk by measuring the inter-core crosstalk of a multi-core optical fiber while changing the wavelength of incident light in a predetermined range including a specific wavelength relative to the multi-core optical fiber, or while changing a polarization state of incident light entering the multi-core optical fiber. According to the present invention, there is no need to measure the crosstalk by rewinding the multi-core optical fiber and changing the phase difference between cores around the zero point of the equivalent propagation constant difference between cores. |
| US08842262B2 |
Radar apparatus and light scan apparatus
A radar apparatus for detecting a distance to an object by receiving an electromagnetic wave reflected by the object is disclosed. The radar apparatus comprises a scan part and an electromagnetic wave emitter. The scan part includes a polarized light separation member configured to pass a preset first component of the electromagnetic wave and reflect a preset second component of the electromagnetic wave. The first and second components, respectively, are polarized lights having first and second polarization directions, which are perpendicular to each other. The scan part scans the second component of the electromagnetic wave in a predetermine scan angle range by rotating the polarized light separation member around a predetermined rotation axis. The electromagnetic wave emitter emits the electromagnetic wave toward the polarized light separation member of the scan part. |
| US08842259B2 |
Laser tracker with enhanced handling features
A coordinate measurement device sends a first light beam to a target which returns a portion as a second beam. The device includes: first and second motors that direct the first beam to a first direction determined by a first angle of rotation about a first axis and a second angle of rotation about a second axis, the first and second angles of rotation produced by the first and second motors, respectively; first and second angle measuring devices that measure first and second angles of rotation, respectively; a distance meter that measures a first distance from the device to the target based in part on a first portion of the second beam; a processor that provides a 3D coordinate of the target based in part on the first distance and the first and second angles of rotation; and a retractable handle at the device top side. |
| US08842257B2 |
Substrate treatment method, substrate treatment apparatus, and non-transitory computer storage medium
A substrate treatment method of performing treatment on a substrate on which a pattern mask has been formed by exposure and developing treatment to improve roughness of the pattern mask includes the processes of: mounting the substrate on a stage in a treatment container; and repeating a plurality of times steps of supplying a solvent gas to a center portion of the substrate while exhausting the solvent gas from a periphery of the substrate to swell the pattern mask, and then supplying a drying gas for drying the solvent supplied to the substrate to the center portion of the substrate while exhausting the drying gas from the periphery of the substrate. |
| US08842252B2 |
Array substrate, LCD device, and method for manufacturing array substrate
An array substrate includes a storage electrode layer; an insulating layer and a transparent electrode layer are coated on a surface of the storage electrode layer in sequence. Only the insulating layer is arranged between the storage electrode layer and the transparent electrode layer of the present disclosure. |
| US08842245B2 |
Method for fabricating thin film pattern having an organic pattern, liquid crystal display panel and method for fabricating thereof using the same
A method of fabricating a thin film pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises forming an organic material pattern on a substrate, forming a metal material of liquid phase on a substrate provided with the organic material pattern, hardening the metal material of liquid phase, and removing the metal material located on the organic material pattern, allowing some metal material to be left at an area non-overlapped with the organic material pattern. |
| US08842241B2 |
Method for producing light reflective film, and light reflective film
A light reflective film is produced by (a) forming an antistatic layer having a surface energy of at least 30 mN/m on a resin film, (b) applying a curable liquid crystal composition onto the surface of the opposite side, (c) drying the applied curable liquid crystal composition to be in a state of a cholesteric liquid crystal phase, (d) promoting the curing reaction to form a light reflective layer, and (e) repeating at least once the process of from (b) to (d). |
| US08842235B2 |
Fixing structure and liquid crystal display device having the same
Provided are a fixing structure and a liquid crystal display device. The fixing structure comprises: a front frame with a rectangle shape has four lateral sides, each lateral side includes a flat first extending part, and the four first extending part form four corners. Each corner is formed with a first mounting hole, and the first mounting hole is used for fixing the front frame from the corner by a fastening member passing through the first mounting hole The liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal panel and the above fixing structure for installing the liquid crystal panel. The fixing structure and the liquid crystal display device reduce the influence of the fastening members on visible area, decrease the working hour for assemble the device, and lower the material cost. |
| US08842233B2 |
Liquid crystal module
A liquid crystal module includes a rear frame, a light guide plate, and a light source unit. The light guide plate is disposed in an interior of the rear frame. The light guide plate has a plurality of protruding components on a first end face of the light guide plate. The protruding components are spaced apart from each other and having distal end faces. The light source unit is disposed along the first end face of the light guide plate. The light source unit has a wiring board and a plurality of light source elements that is disposed on the wiring board. The distal end faces of the protruding components abuts the wiring board of the light source unit, respectively, such that the first end face of the light guide plate and each of the light source elements defines a spacing therebetween. |
| US08842232B2 |
Thin film transistor with parasitic capacitance compensation structure and liquid crystal display using same
A thin film transistor includes a gate terminal, an insulation layer formed on the gate terminal, a first semiconductor silicon layer formed on the insulation layer, a source terminal formed on the first semiconductor silicon layer, and a drain terminal. The drain terminal is partially located on the insulation layer and the first semiconductor silicon layer. The drain terminal and the gate terminal overlap each other via the insulation layer to form a first overlap region and also overlap each other via the first semiconductor silicon layer and the insulation layer to form a second overlap region. The first and second overlap regions respectively generate first and second parasitic capacitances. The thin film transistor includes a compensation structure, whereby when the drain terminal is shifted with respect to the gate terminal, the compensation structure maintaining area of the first overlap region and area of the second overlap region unchanged. |
| US08842230B2 |
Liquid crystal display device
A method of manufacturing, with high mass productivity, liquid crystal display devices having highly reliable thin film transistors with excellent electric characteristics is provided. In a liquid crystal display device having an inverted staggered thin film transistor, the inverted staggered thin film transistor is formed as follows: a gate insulating film is formed over a gate electrode; a microcrystalline semiconductor film which functions as a channel formation region is formed over the gate insulating film; a buffer layer is formed over the microcrystalline semiconductor film; a pair of source and drain regions are formed over the buffer layer; and a pair of source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions so as to expose a part of the source and drain regions. |
| US08842228B2 |
LCDs with integrated touch panels
An LCD with an integrated touch panel that prevents sensor malfunction by eliminating coupling noises includes an insulating substrate, a plurality of gate lines formed on the insulating substrate so as to extend in a first direction, a plurality of data lines formed in a second direction so as to intersect the plurality of gate lines, a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs), each formed at an area defined by the gate lines and the data lines, a plurality of sensor lines formed in the same directions as the gate lines and the data lines, and a plurality of dummy lines formed in the same directions as the sensor lines. |
| US08842227B2 |
Liquid crystal display device having sensing capacitor for touch and method for fabricating the same
The liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate, a gate line and a data line on the first substrate to define a pixel region, a pixel transistor formed at the intersection of the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode formed in the pixel region, a first storage capacitor connected to the pixel electrode, a switching line formed on the first substrate, a read out line formed on the first substrate, a second storage capacitor formed on the first substrate, a switching transistor including a gate electrode connected to the second storage capacitor, a drain electrode connected to the read out line, and a source electrode connected to a driving voltage line, a first column spacer formed on the second substrate, and a common electrode formed on the first column spacer thereby forming a sensing capacitor. |
| US08842226B2 |
Method and apparatus for enabling channel selection
A method for enabling channel selection for an electronic apparatus such as a television signal receiver is performed via a user input device having a key capable of being rotated and pressed. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes enabling selection of a plurality of channel numbers to form a group, enabling a first one of the channel numbers to be selected as a initial channel number in response to the selection of the plurality of channel numbers in the group, enabling display of the initial channel number, enabling display of a second one of the channel numbers that is larger than the initial channel number if the key is rotated in a first direction, enabling display of a third one of the channel numbers that is smaller than the initial channel number if the key is rotated in a second direction, and tuning to one of the initial channel number, the second channel number and the third channel number responsive to depression of the key. |
| US08842223B2 |
Transmitter apparatus, information processing method, program, and transmitter system
The present technology relates to a transmitter apparatus, an information processing method, a program, and a transmitter system capable of easily transmitting a wideband signal.The transmitter apparatus includes: a first acquisition unit that obtains first transmission control information; a second acquisition unit that obtains second transmission control information similar to information input to another transmitter apparatus; and a generating unit that processes transmission target data based on a parameter contained in the first transmission control information and generates data including the processed transmission target data and the second transmission control information. The present technology can be applied to a transmitter apparatus that transmits a DVB-C2 signal. |
| US08842222B2 |
Double stacked projection
A method for producing a first output image and a second output image for being projected by a first projector and a second projector, respectively, is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a source image comprising a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a source value, providing an inverted threshold value for each pixel of the plurality of pixels, and generating thereof a temporary image comprising a temporary value for each pixel of the plurality of pixels. The method further comprises: generating the first output image comprising a first output value for each pixel of the plurality of pixels, the first output value being generated from the temporary value and the source value for each pixel, and generating the second output image comprising a second output value for each pixel of the plurality of pixels, the second output value being generated from the temporary value. |
| US08842220B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method of controlling the same
This invention enables, for example, reduction of motion blur in a hold-type display device and reduce flicker in an impulse-type display device by a simple process. For this purpose, an LPF filters a frame of input image data (A[i]) to generate low-frequency image data (L). A subtractor and an adder generate high-frequency image data (SH). Another adder adds the low-frequency image data (L) from a delay circuit to subsequent low-frequency image data. A divider halves the sum to generate low-frequency averaged image data (SL). A switch alternately outputs the high-frequency image data (SH) and the low-frequency image data (SL) every time a frame of image data is input. As a result, the apparatus of this invention can generate output image data having a frame rate twice that of the input image data. |
| US08842218B2 |
Video/audio data output device and method
A video/audio data output device includes a demultiplexing section, a video decoder that generates video data by decoding the video stream signal, an audio decoder that generates audio data by decoding the audio stream signal, a video output section that outputs the video data in synchronism with the system clock, an audio output section that outputs the audio data in synchronism with the system clock, a video adjusting section, and an audio output adjusting section. The demultiplexing section demultiplexes a video stream signal, an audio stream signal, and a system clock from an input signal, the video adjusting section processes a video frame that has been output from the video output section, and the audio output adjusting section delays the system clock to be supplied to the audio output section, in accordance with a length of time that the video adjusting section takes to process the video frame. |
| US08842217B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
An image processing apparatus including an image acquisition unit configured to acquire, as an image, a result of imaging, on an image sensor unit, light traveling from an object via an opening of a stop, a control unit configured to control a shape of the opening based on a function which defines a temporal change of the shape of the opening when the image acquisition unit acquires the image, and a detection unit configured to detect a blur state in the image based on the function. |
| US08842215B2 |
Electronic device with shape memory devices
An electronic device may be provided with shape memory structures. The shape memory structures may be used to form actuators for a camera shutter, an actuator for moving an optical filter, or other actuators in an electronic device. A camera shutter may have an opaque shutter member that is movable between a first position in which the shutter is closed and blocks light from a digital image sensor and a second position in which the shutter is open and allows light to reach the digital image sensor. The camera shutter may have an associated color filter structure. Shape memory wire may be configured to form a loop that heats upon application of a signal or may be configured to form a twisting or linear actuator. The camera shutter may be provided with a controllable aperture. |
| US08842212B2 |
Optical device and focus state detection method
An optical device comprises an image sensor having plural pixels and a detection unit configured to detect a focus state. The pixels include first focus state detection pixel pairs that respectively receive a pair of light fluxes having transmitted different pupil areas of the photographing lens, and second focus state detection pixel pairs that respectively receive a pair of light fluxes having transmitted pupil areas shifted by a predetermined amount from the pupil areas where the pair of light fluxes received by the first focus state detection pixel pairs have transmitted. The detection unit detects the focus state based on signal pairs obtained by adding the signals output from the first and second focus state detection pixel pairs, respectively, if a subject to be photographed is darker than a predetermined brightness, otherwise the detection unit detects the focus state based on signal pairs output from the first and second focus state detection pixel pairs, respectively. |
| US08842210B2 |
Zoom lens and image capturing apparatus
There is provided a zoom lens including in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, a third lens group having negative refractive power, and a fourth lens group having positive refractive power. In zooming from a wide-angle end to a telescopic end, the first lens group moves to the object side in a manner that a distance toward the second lens group narrows, and a distance between the third lens group and the fourth lens group widens. The third lens group includes a single lens or a single cemented lens. |
| US08842207B2 |
Signal processing apparatus and image data generation apparatus with electronic reduction and enlargement signal processing capabilities
A recording mode control circuit controls a first recording mode in which still image data having a first image size corresponding to the number of pixels of an image sensing element is generated and recorded and a second recording mode in which moving image data having a second image size smaller than the first image size is generated and recorded. In generating the moving image data in the second recording mode, a camera signal processing circuit executes electrical zoom processing to obtain the second image size. At this time, a maximum magnification ratio setting circuit sets the maximum variable magnification ratio of electrical zoom processing in the camera signal processing circuit. With this processing, an image recording apparatus which allows a user to select a zoom mode with a small degradation in image quality in electrical zoom processing can be implemented. |
| US08842201B2 |
Image capturing device including lens array and processing
Disclosed herein is an image pickup apparatus, including: an image pickup lens; a lens array disposed on an image formation plane of the image pickup lens; an image pickup device adapted to receive a light ray passing through the image pickup lens and the lens array to acquire picked up image data; and an image processing section adapted to carry out an image process for the picked up image data; the image processing section including a viewpoint image production section adapted to produce a plurality of viewpoint images based on the picked up image data, and an image synthesis processing section adapted to synthesize two or more viewpoint images from among the viewpoint images. |
| US08842200B2 |
Imaging device and imaging method capable of bright spot processing
An imaging device, capable of generating a movie or a live view that has a part that has been subjected to image processing within at least a frame, includes an imaging section for converting a subject image into electrical signals and outputting image data in live view, a bright spot region setting section for setting a bright spot detection region for the image data, a bright spot detection section for detecting bright spots within the bright spot detection region set by the bright spot setting section, a bright spot processing section for performing bright spot processing at the bright spot positions detected by the bright spot detection section, and an image output section for outputting an image that has been subjected to bright spot processing by the bright spot processing detection for display or for storage. |
| US08842198B2 |
Audio signal processing device, audio signal processing method, and program
An audio signal processing device includes a first microphone configured to pick up audio and output a first audio signal; a second microphone configured to pick up the audio and output a second audio signal; a first frequency converter configured to convert the first audio signal to a first audio spectrum signal; a second frequency converter configured to convert the second audio signal to a second audio spectrum signal; an operating sound estimating unit configured to estimate, based on the correlation between a sound emitting member that emits an operating sound and the first and second microphones, an operating sound spectrum signal indicating the operating sound, by calculating the first and second audio spectrum signals; and an operating sound reducing unit configured to reduce the estimated operating sound spectrum signal from the first and second audio spectrum signals. |
| US08842195B2 |
Image pickup apparatus having image pickup element that includes pixels used as both focus detection pixels and image pickup pixels
An image pickup apparatus 100 includes an image pickup element 101 that includes a plurality of pixels that function as both imaging pixels and focus detection pixels, which is configured so that an image pickup signal that is obtained by performing photoelectric conversion in a first direction, an evaluation value generating unit 107 that generates an evaluation value of the image pickup signal, a flicker detecting unit 108 that detects variation information of illumination intensity based on the evaluation value, a flicker correction value generating unit 109 that generates a flicker correction value for performing a flicker correction for the image pickup signal based on the variation information, a multiplier 105 that performs the flicker correction for the image pickup signal based on the flicker correction value, and a vertical correlation calculating unit 114 that performs a correlation calculation in the first direction after the flicker correction is performed. |
| US08842192B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and imaging apparatus for performing image processing and coding of a preprocess image
An image processing apparatus that performs image processing and coding of a preprocess image, which is part of an input image, to obtain information for coding the input image. The image processing includes processing the input image such that a size of an unprocessed image necessary for obtaining a processed image is varied depending on a position of the unprocessed image in the input image. Before processing the input image, image processing is performed on a preprocess image which is part of the input image to acquire necessary information for coding the input image. The preprocess image is determined in such a manner as to reduce the size of the unprocessed image necessary for obtaining the processed preprocess image. |
| US08842189B2 |
Moving image capture apparatus and moving image capture method
A moving image capture apparatus generates a data file to record, on a recording medium, an image signal output from an imaging unit, extracts character information from the image signal to be recorded on the recording medium, sets a parameter value used for selection as a file name according to a characteristic of appearance of the character information, calculates an evaluation value from the set parameter value, and sets character information based on the calculated evaluation value as a file name of the image signal. Furthermore, the moving image capture apparatus generates a thumbnail of the file based on an image signal from which character information for which the calculated evaluation value is relatively large has been extracted. |
| US08842188B2 |
Camera device, camera system, control device and program
A camera device includes a first information acquisition portion that acquires first information used to control a first area that is specified within a whole image captured by a camera portion, a second information acquisition portion that acquires second information used to control a second area that is specified within the whole image, a control portion that controls mechanical movement of the camera portion based on the first information input from a device having a control right of the first area, among the first information that can be input from a plurality of devices, and an image processing portion that acquires an image of the first area from the whole image captured by the camera portion, and extracts an image of the second area from within the first area based on the second information input from a device having a control right of the second area, among the second information that can be input from a plurality of devices. |
| US08842187B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and solid-state imaging device
According to an embodiment, a high dynamic range synthesizing circuit includes an interpolation processing unit, a blur detection unit and a mix processing unit. The interpolation processing unit generates an interpolation signal. The blur detection unit uses a first image signal and a second image signal a signal level of which is adjusted for detecting the amount of blur. The mix processing unit performs processing of mixing the second image signal into the interpolation signal. The mix processing unit applies a weight of the second image signal depending on the amount of blur to the interpolation signal by the mix processing. |
| US08842184B2 |
Method for determining a quality measure for a video image and apparatus for determining a quality measure for a video image
Accurately estimating the image quality of video is still difficult, especially when there is no reference video available. A method for determining a quality measure for a video image comprises selecting a measuring point, such as a MB, determining a context area around the measuring point, calculating a variance of pixel values in the context area, calculating a variance of pixel values in the measuring point, calculating a relation between the two variances of pixel values, and averaging said relations for a plurality of measuring points, wherein a quality measure for a video image is obtained. |
| US08842183B2 |
Image-based inventory control system with automatic calibration and image correction
Systems for monitoring an inventory condition of objects based on captured images are described. An exemplary system includes at least one storage drawer, each storage drawer including a plurality of storage locations for storing objects, wherein each drawer is associated with an identifier with known color attributes; and an image sensing device configured to capture an image of one of the storage drawers along with the associated identifier. A data storage device of the system stores, for each storage drawer, information of the known color attributes of the associated identifier. A data processor of the system is configured to access information of the known color attributes of the identifier associated with the drawer corresponding to the captured image; determine color attributes of the identifier in the captured image; determine a correction factor based on the color attributes of the identifier in the captured image and the known color attributes of the identifier; and apply the correction factor to subsequent images captured by the image sensing device. |
| US08842178B2 |
Supervising system for image
The object of the invention is to provide a supervising system for image to detect a scheme at high accuracy. The supervising system for image is provided with a first portion for detecting change of time detecting the change of time in amount of feature of an image taken pictures by a image forming device, a second portion for detecting change of time in the illuminance detected by an illuminance sensor, and a scheme judging portion detecting a scheme against the image forming device in accordance with the change of time in amount of feature and the change of time in the illuminance as detected. |
| US08842177B2 |
Speaker detection and tracking using audiovisual data
Object tracking includes an audio model that receives at least two audio input signals and a video model that receives a video input. The audio model and the video model employ probabilistic generative models which are combined to facilitate object tracking. Expectation maximization can be employed to modify trainable parameters of the audio model and the video model. |
| US08842173B2 |
Biological image acquisition device
This object aims to disclose a biological multi-directional observation device with measures to avoid an illumination backlight problem taken. In a preferable embodiment of the multi-directional observation device, a two-dimensional detector (6) is arranged right above a transparent specimen support (2) and a main image forming lens (8) is arranged right under the two-dimensional detector (6). A fluorescence-side filter (10) which allows only a fluorescence component from a biological specimen (4) pass therethrough is arranged, if necessary, between the main image forming lens (8) and the biological specimen (4). Reflection mirrors (M1, M2) are arranged on the down side of the specimen support (2), wherein the reflection mirrors are optional systems for leading a light of an image of the rear side of the biological specimen (4) to the main image forming lens (8). A light source device is provided to irradiate light to biological specimen (4). A light source in the light source device is set at a position that is not in direct and indirect viewing fields (16, 18) of the two-dimensional detector, so that the backlight problem is avoided and a vivid biological multi-directional observation image by the two-dimensional observation image by the two-dimensional detector can be acquired. |
| US08842172B2 |
Operation method of shutter glasses based 3D display device
The present invention relates to an operation method of shutter glasses based 3D display device, which alternatively supplies left-eye and right-eye frame signals to a liquid crystal panel to drive the liquid crystal panel to respectively form left-eye and right-eye images, which cooperate with illumination of a scanning back light unit and timing control of the shutter glasses to simulate left and right eyes respectively with left-eye and right-eye signals for perception of a 3D image, wherein in a period of a current frame signal, duty time of each of blocks of the back light unit is located between the time when liquid crystal corresponding to the block completely responds after being driven by the current frame signal and the time when the liquid crystal corresponding to the block starts to respond as being driven by a subsequent frame signal. The operation method of shutter glasses based 3D display device according to the present invention alleviates after image caused by crosstalk between left and right eyes, compensates the reduction of luminance caused by shortening the duty time of each block of the back light unit, and thus achieves the purpose of saving energy. |
| US08842169B2 |
Display apparatus which displays a plurality of content views, glasses apparatus which synchronizes with one of the content views, and methods thereof
A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes: a video processor which, in a multi-view mode, processes a plurality of contents and generates a plurality of content views, a display which displays the plurality of content views, a sync signal generator which generates a sync signal regarding the plurality of content views, a communicator which transmits the sync signal, and a controller which, upon communicating with a glasses apparatus, transmits information on a target content view which is controllable from among the plurality of content views to the glasses apparatus. Accordingly, a newly-connected glasses apparatus may be directly synchronized with a target content view. |
| US08842166B2 |
Storage medium having stored therein stereoscopic image display program, stereoscopic image display device, stereoscopic image display system, and stereoscopic image display method
A game device 10 calculates, for each of two real cameras, position/orientation information representing a relative position and orientation with respect to a predetermined image-capture object, and based on this calculates a camera interval in the predetermined coordinate system. Then, it calculates correspondence information between a unit length in the predetermined coordinate system and a unit length in a real space by using the calculated distance in the predetermined coordinate system and the camera interval in the real world. |
| US08842165B2 |
Stereoscopic image pickup apparatus and stereoscopic image pickup method
A stereoscopic image pickup apparatus includes a first imaging section, a second imaging section, a zoom controller, and an image selection section. The first imaging section includes a zoom lens. The second imaging section includes a zoom lens. The zoom controller controls angles of view of the zoom lenses of the first imaging section and the second imaging section. The image selection section outputs image signals, which are output by the first imaging section and the second imaging section, as image signals of two channels constituting a stereoscopic image when the angles of view controlled by the zoom controller are equal to or greater than a predetermined value. In addition, the image selection section outputs image signals, which are based on the image signal output by either the first imaging section or the second imaging section, as the image signals of two channels constituting the stereoscopic image when the angles of view controlled by the zoom controller are less than the predetermined value. |
| US08842162B2 |
Method and system for improving surveillance of PTZ cameras
The subject matter discloses a method, comprising obtaining a scene from a video camera and defining at least one point of the scene; creating a first scene terrain model of the scene, said first scene terrain model comprises a typical human object size in pixels in said at least one point of the scene; creating a second scene model of the scene, said second model defines a false positive determination that said at least one point comprises a human object; wherein said second scene model is created when the scene does not contain a human object; obtaining an image of the scene, said image is captured by a video camera; determining whether the human object is detected at the at least one point of said captured image by applying said first scene terrain model and said second scene model on the least one point. |
| US08842161B2 |
Videoconferencing system having adjunct camera for auto-framing and tracking
A videoconference apparatus and method coordinates a stationary view obtained with a stationary camera to an adjustable view obtained with an adjustable camera. The stationary camera can be a web camera, while the adjustable camera can be a pan-tilt-zoom camera. As the stationary camera obtains video, faces of participants are detected, and a boundary in the view is determined to contain the detected faces. Absence and presences of motion associated with the detected face is used to verify whether a face is reliable. To then capture and output video of the participants for the videoconference, the view of the adjustable camera is adjusted to a framed view based on the determined boundary. In the end, active video captured in the framed view with the adjustable camera can be sent to a far-end for the videoconference. |
| US08842153B2 |
Automatically customizing a conferencing system based on proximity of a participant
Customizing a conferencing system based on proximity of a participant. A first participant may be detected as being proximate to a first conferencing system. For example, the first participant may provide user input to check in to the first conferencing system. Alternatively, the conferencing system may automatically detect the first participant (e.g., by automatically detecting a personal device of the first participant). In response to detecting the proximate participant, the first conferencing system may be automatically customized for the participant. |
| US08842150B2 |
Session initiation protocol (SIP)-H.323 video interwork
In one embodiment, a first message for a video call is received from a first end point. The first end point may be communicating using a first protocol, such as H.323. The first message is for a second end point that communicates using a second protocol, such as SIP. The first message may be an early offer in SIP to start a video call. The first message includes media information that is needed to initiate the video call. The media information is stored and may be later used to initiate the video call with the second end point. The stored media information is mapped to one or more messages that are sent to the second end point to initiate the video call using a slow start initiation procedure in H.323. |
| US08842149B2 |
Optical scanning device with heat-insulating room capable of insulating heat transferred upward from device interior and image forming apparatus with the optical scanning device
An exposure device includes a polygon motor, an fθ lens, and a heat-insulating room. The polygon motor is driven into rotation while producing heat, which makes it likely that the temperature of a portion of the fθ lens near a housing right wall becomes lower than that of a portion of the fθ lens near a housing left wall. The exposure device further includes a recess located above the fθ lens and extended in a right-and-left direction. The heat-insulating room is formed by disposing a plate above the portion of the fθ lens near the housing right wall to cover the recess. Thus, the plate restricts upward heat release from the portion of the fθ lens near the housing right wall. |
| US08842145B2 |
Inkless printing apparatus
A substrate marking apparatus for use in combination with a substrate comprising a multi-color change diacetylene compound is disclosed. The substrate marking apparatus comprises: at least two radiation sources operable to emit radiation of different wavelengths, optical transformation elements and a control system. The control system takes digital file information and converts this to a set of emission instructions for the radiation sources. The radiation sources are then applied to the substrate in sequence and intensity determined by the control system such that the substrate is activated to change from a colorless state to any one of a range of multiple permanent colors. |
| US08842144B2 |
Laser induced thermal imaging apparatus and method for manufacturing organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device using the same
A laser induced thermal imaging (LITI) apparatus and a method of manufacturing an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device using the LITI apparatus. The method of manufacturing the OLED display device using the LITI apparatus includes arranging an acceptor substrate on a substrate stage; forming a donor film on the acceptor substrate; disposing a patterned mask above the acceptor substrate; irradiating the donor film with a laser beam generated by a laser beam generator through an opening of the mask; and transferring a pattern of the donor film onto the acceptor substrate. The LITI apparatus and the manufacturing method allow a transfer layer of a donor film to be easily transferred onto a substrate by scanning a laser beam without regard to a size of the substrate. |
| US08842141B2 |
Method of uniform distribution for increasing display rate
A method of uniform distribution for increasing a display rate. For data to be displayed, dividing a complete effective output enable (OE) time that is greater than one serial shift cycle into several unit serial shift cycles and uniformly distributing the effective OE time for display. The method implements the uniform distribution of the display time to the maximum extent by using an OE signal under the condition that the whole display time remains unchanged, thereby increasing effective output number of the uniform distribution, uniformly maintaining a display effect and steadily improving a refresh rate effect, so as to effectively increase a display quality and avoid a significant loss of brightness. |
| US08842138B2 |
Liquid crystal display and method of driving the same
Disclosed are a liquid crystal display and a method of the liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display includes a liquid crystal panel, a backlight unit that supplies light to the liquid crystal panel and has a plurality of light sources, and an image calibration unit that calculates a global dimming resultant value and a local dimming resultant value for an image data signal inputted to the liquid crystal panel, analyzes an average picture level for each block with respect to the image data signal, and determines a convex combination parameter based on the global dimming resultant value, the local dimming resultant value, and the average picture level to generate a calibration dimming value for the backlight unit and an image calibration value for the image data signal. |
| US08842134B2 |
Method, system, and computer-readable recording medium for providing information on an object using viewing frustums
The present invention relates to a method for providing information on an object by using viewing frustums. The method includes the steps of: (a) specifying at least two viewing frustums whose vertexes are visual points of respective user terminals; and (b) calculating a degree of interest in the object by referring to the object commonly included in both a first viewing frustum whose vertex is a visual point of a first user terminal and a second one whose vertex is a visual point of a second user terminal. |
| US08842133B2 |
Buffers for display acceleration
Embodiments enable a graphics processor to more efficiently process graphics and compositing processing commands. In certain embodiments, a client application submits client graphics commands to a graphics driver. The client in certain embodiments can notify a window server that client graphics commands have been submitted. In response, the window server can generate compositing processing commands and provide these commands to the graphics driver. Advantageously, a graphics processor can execute the client graphics commands while the window server generates compositing processing commands. As a result, processing resource can be used more efficiently. |
| US08842132B2 |
Graphic display apparatus, graphic display method and recording medium in which graphic display program is recorded
Disclosed is a graphic display apparatus including a display unit, a reference object length storage unit in which specified parts of reference objects and actual lengths of the specified parts are stored, an image storage unit in which images are stored, an image display control unit which displays a specified image which is specified based on a user's operation in the display unit, a specified image part setting unit which detects a specified part of a reference object in the specified image and sets the detected specified part as a specified image part, a coordinate system setting unit which superimposes a coordinate system on the specified image and sets a display range of the coordinate system based on an actual length of the specified image part, and a graphic display control unit which superimposes and displays a graphic on the specified image. |
| US08842129B2 |
Device and method for generating variable priority multiwindow images
Techniques for generating images with information windows including variable display priorities, the technique including selecting pixels of active windows at a given area of the image and reconstituting an image on the basis of the pixels of the selected windows. The techniques ensure mixing of the pixels and transparency between windows. The techniques apply to aircraft flight displays and any other image generating devices. |
| US08842128B2 |
Image processing method and an image processing device for changing a saturation of image data
A method of processing image data that includes identifying picture elements of a first image portion having a first hue and a first saturation assigned to the first hue, the first hue lying in a first critical hue interval, identifying picture elements a second image portion having a second hue and a second saturation assigned to the second hue, the second hue lying in a second critical hue interval, and changing the first saturation by an amount delta S, at least one of the first and the second hues not being changed, and the delta S varying for picture elements lying in the first image portion. |
| US08842127B1 |
Text rendering with improved glyph cache management
A system, method, and computer program for high-speed, efficient text rendering are disclosed. In accordance with certain embodiments of the present invention, an image resource architecture is provided for optimal sub-image uploads to keep the glyph cache up to date. A glyph cache is divided into zones, or sub-caches, wherein requests for writing a glyph bitmap to the cache may be handled by destroying or clearing an entire zone. In accordance with other embodiments of the present invention, a highly efficient method of rendering is provided wherein commands are automatically combined and made into larger commands for the GPU. Alternatively, rather than performing a command stream flush upon each intersection, a texture cache flush may be implemented. All source glyph bitmaps may be placed into one texture. |
| US08842125B2 |
Automatically testing compatibility between a graphics card and a graphics program
A network server includes a processor, a network, and a computer-readable medium that stores content data for use on a client device having a graphics card with a GPU and a general purpose processor. The content data includes a graphics program configured to execute on the graphics card of the client device to generate graphics content. A compatibility test program includes a test instruction executable on the graphics card to generate a compatibility indication that is indicative of whether the graphics card of the client device is capable of correctly executing the graphics program. A request processing routine includes instructions that, when executed on the processor of the network server, are configured to receive a request for the content data from the client device via the network interface and, in response to the received request, automatically provide the compatibility test program to the client device. |
| US08842124B2 |
Declarative interface for developing test cases for graphics programs
A declarative user interface for testing graphics programs is associated with an API that, when used in a program executable on a general-purpose processor, specifies (i) a graphics program to be tested, where the graphics program is stored on a computer-readable medium and includes instructions executable on a graphics card, (ii) a test input to be applied to the graphics program, and (iii) an expected result of executing the graphics program on the graphics card when the test input is applied to the graphics program. A test code generator, when executed on the general-purpose processor, is configured to (i) process a test specification program that invokes the API to specify the graphics program, the test input, and the expected result, and (ii) automatically generate a test graphics program based on the specified graphics program to be executed on the graphics card to test the graphics program. |
| US08842116B2 |
Method and apparatus for rendering and modifying terrain in a virtual world
A system for rendering virtual terrain includes an Internet-connected server and software executing on the server from a non-transitory physical medium, the software providing a first function for building a basic terrain from geometric blocks, a second function for analyzing surrounding terrain properties, a third function for adding or subtracting blocks from the terrain, and a fourth function for smoothing the final terrain surfaces. |
| US08842114B1 |
System, method, and computer program product for adjusting a depth of displayed objects within a region of a display
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for adjusting a depth of displayed objects within a region of a display. In use, a display that displays one or more objects three-dimensionally is identified. Additionally, a region within the display is determined. Further, a depth of objects displayed within the region is adjusted. |
| US08842111B2 |
Techniques for selectively changing display refresh rate
Techniques are described that can be used to adjust a refresh rate of a display device. For example, the refresh rate change can be triggered by a user application for a variety of circumstances such as a change in power source from AC to DC or display of 24 frames per second (fps) video. Contents of a primary buffer can be copied to a dummy buffer and a display engine can read video from the dummy buffer to provide video to a display. The clock rate of a clock used to read out pixels can be adjusted using software commands. Video is written to another buffer and during a vertical blanking interval, the display engine reads frames from the another buffer instead of the dummy buffer. |
| US08842110B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display and driving method thereof
An organic light emitting display device according to the present invention comprises a display unit; a power supply unit; a driving unit including an output buffer generating the reference voltage and applying the reference voltage to the pixels, and generating a current path control signal in a different logic level along with controlling whether to operate the power IC according to an operating mode; and a leakage current cut-off unit switching a current path between the output terminal of the power supply unit and the input terminal of the OLED driving voltage according to the current path control signal. |
| US08842108B2 |
Array substrate for in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device
An array substrate for a liquid crystal display device includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line on the substrate; a common line parallel to and spaced apart from the gate line; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a plurality of pixel electrodes in the pixel region; a plurality of common electrodes alternating with the plurality of pixel electrodes; at least one outermost common electrode at an edge portion of the pixel region; a black matrix corresponding to the thin film transistor, the gate line and the data line, the black matrix including an inorganic material and having an open portion; and a color filter layer in the open portion. |
| US08842106B2 |
Portable telephone
In a portable telephone according to the present invention, a display displays a block indicative of an operator, predetermined information and a pointer; the operator can be operated in directions opposite to each other; and the controller controls the display so as to shift the pointer to a desirable position within a predetermined information on a screen of the display in accordance with an operation of the operator and also display a mark indicative of a direction to which the pointer can be shifted and in which the predetermined information exists, adjacently to the block along a shift direction through the operator. |
| US08842101B2 |
Panel, control method thereof, display device and electronic apparatus
A panel, display device and control method in which pixels each have a light emitting element. The potential of the video signal line is switched to a low potential before writing, a high potential during writing, and an intermediate potential after writing has been performed. Switching of the power supply lines from the high potential to the low potential is performed in a period after the potential of the video signal line has been switched from the high potential to the immediate potential, before the potential of the video signal line is switched from the intermediate potential to the low potential. |
| US08842099B2 |
Touch pen structure
A touch pen includes a main body, a touch element and a conductive elastic element which is a conductor. The main body has a cladding portion at an end of the main body, and the touch element is disposed in the main body, and a contact portion is formed at an end of the touch element and exposed from the cladding portion. When use, the contact portion and a using surface form a larger touch area in contact with each other, or a side of the cladding portion and the contact portion form a smaller touch area in contact with the using surface, so that the larger touch area or the smaller touch area can be used to cope with the using habits of different users and achieve an effective touch function. |
| US08842098B2 |
Capacitive stylus pen having transferring member partially within body portion
A capacitive stylus pen for a portable terminal includes a body portion formed of a synthetic resin material extending in a longitudinal direction; a sensing member provided in an inner side of the body portion to sense a current of a human's body; a transferring member formed of a conductive material and provided in an end of the body portion to be connected to the sensing member, and a manipulating member provided in an end of the transferring member, wherein the manipulating member is manufactured of conductive rubber and contacts a touch screen according to user's manipulation, and a Near Field Communication (NFC) is embedded in the body portion to perform wireless communication with the portable terminal, thereby configuring a wireless headset with the capacitive stylus pen. |
| US08842097B2 |
Command input device, mobile information device, and command input method
Provided are a command input device, a mobile information device, and a command input method which can easily be operated by a user even when the input unit in the device is small. A first and a second detection modules arranged on a device which is brought into contact with a user body detect vibration caused by a tapping operation on the user body and transmitted via the user body. The position of the tapping operation on the user body is identified according to analysis data obtained by analyzing the vibration relations detected by the first and the second detection modules such as a known correspondence between a time difference between the detection timings and the position of the tapping operation on the user body. Since the user body can be used as a space for inputting a command, it is possible to secure a sufficient input space. |
| US08842096B2 |
Interactive projection system
An interactive projection system, apparatus, and methods for their use are provided. The system includes a projection unit that projects an image of a user interface onto a projection surface. At least one vision sensor is provided that is configured to sense a location of an infrared light source. A computing device that is configured to execute applications to provide the user interface and to determine corresponding outputs based on inputs received by the vision sensor is also provided. An infrared input device, or stylus, is employed by a user to provide infrared light inputs at desired locations with respect to the projected user interface. Additionally, a plurality of styli, each emitting a different respective wavelength of infrared light is also useable to provide multiple simultaneous inputs to the system. An equal plurality of vision sensors may also be employed to separately sense inputs from a respective stylus. |
| US08842093B2 |
Touch sensor and fluorescent display having the same
An electrostatic capacitance type touch sensor is provided. The touch sensor includes a substrate and a grid pattern formed on a surface of the substrate by a plurality of first linear wires and a plurality of second linear wires, the first linear wires being arranged parallel to each other at a predetermined interval, and the second linear wires being arranged parallel to each other at a predetermined interval and intersecting with the first linear wires. A separation portion is provided to the first linear wires and the second linear wires to form a sensor portion and a dummy sensor portion which are located next to each other and electrically separated from each other. The shape of a gap between the sensor portion and the dummy sensor portion located next to each other is improved not being formed into a band-like shape surrounded by two parallel conductive linear wires, and a boundary between the sensor portion and the dummy sensor portion located next to each other can be less-visible thereby improving the appearance, and the capacitance between the sensor portion and the dummy sensor portion located next to each other is reduced, thereby improving the accuracy of detecting a touch by adjusting the sensitivity. |
| US08842091B2 |
Two-dimensional touch panel
A capacitive touch panel is provided capable of detecting multiple simultaneous touches. The touch panel delivers sets of capacitance signal values to a processor which computes the coordinates of single or multiple touch locations on the touch panel. The processing of each set is performed by (i) identifying the sensing element having the largest capacitance signal value; (ii) defining a region around that sensing element; and (iii) repeating the process iteratively, wherein each subsequent identifying step excludes signals that lie in previously defined regions. A multi-touch sensor is thus provided in which the signal processing is based on successive definition of regions or sub-blocks in the touch: panel. The touch location in each region can be determined more accurately by then applying interpolation between the adjacent signal values. This allows for position resolution at a finer scale than that defined by the touch panel's electrode patterning. |
| US08842090B1 |
Foldable display device providing adaptive touch sensitive area and method for controlling the same
A foldable display device and method for controlling the foldable display device are discussed. The method includes detecting a state of a foldable display unit, being in a folded state when the device is folded and being in an unfolded state when the device is unfolded, the foldable display unit being divided into first, second and third areas; deactivating touch sensor units of the first and second areas and activating a touch sensor unit of the third area, if the foldable display unit is in the folded state, or deactivating the touch sensor unit of the first area and activating the touch sensor units of the second and third area, if the foldable display unit is in the unfolded state; and changing a width of the second area in proportion to a gripped area by a user. |
| US08842088B2 |
Touch gesture with visible point of interaction on a touch screen
A computer-implemented method is disclosed. The method includes: detecting at least two touches on a touch screen; determining a touch area corresponding to at least two of the touches; determining a location on the touch screen in proximity to, but at least partially outside of the touch areas; and displaying a point of interaction at the determined location on the touch screen. |
| US08842087B2 |
Method for processing touch signal and electronic device using the same
A method for processing touch signal and an electronic device using the method are provided, wherein the method includes following steps: as receiving a touch signal of a touch panel, judging whether a motion vector of the touch panel is abnormal; when the motion vector is abnormal, recording a first time-point; judging whether the motion vector returns to normal state from abnormal state; when the motion vector returns to normal state, recording a second time-point; and performing a signal compensation operation on the touch signal of the duration between the first time-point and the second time-point. In this way, the invention can avoid inputting wrong touch signals. |
| US08842083B2 |
Touch screen and manufacturing method thereof
A touch screen according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a transparent conductive material deposited on the upper surface of a flexible plastic film; and a metal layer vacuum-deposited on the transparent conductive film. The embodiment of the invention can provide a highly flexible touch screen of which manufacturing process can be simplified, and a manufacturing method thereof. |
| US08842080B2 |
User interface with screen spanning icon morphing
Methods and apparatus for indicating a status of an application that is displayable on one or more displays of a handheld computing device. An icon may be provided that indicates the status and/or potential statuses of the application (e.g., whether the application is expandable and/or expanded). The icon may be changeable between a first state and a second state depending on the status of the application. The change in the icon from the first state to the second state may be animated along with an animated change of the application between display states. As such, a user may observe the icon to determine the status of the application with respect to the one or more displays (e.g., whether the application is expandable, expanded, or expanding). |
| US08842075B2 |
Apparatus and method for displaying symbols on a terminal input area
A terminal has an input area that supports touch input, and a controller for responding to the touch input area. The controller also displays selected symbols in the touch input area responsive to an operational mode of the terminal. When the terminal is in a call mode, a command or data associated with one of the symbols displayed for the call mode may be entered by touching the symbol, touching and dragging the symbol from its original location, or touching and dragging the symbol to a central area. |
| US08842071B2 |
Portable phone with eve motion detection
The portable communicating device with transparent display includes a control unit; a communication module is coupled to the control unit, and a memory is coupled to the control unit. At least one image sensor is coupled to the control unit; a transparent display without an opaque shell is coupled to the control unit and wherein the transparent display includes two transparent substrates, each of the two transparent substrates includes a transparent electrodes, light emitting substances provided between the two transparent substrates; wherein the transparent display allow a user to see through the transparent display at least when the transparent display is not displayed. |
| US08842066B2 |
Method for driving three-dimensional (3D) display and 3D display apparatus using the same
A method for driving a three dimensional (3D) display and a 3D display apparatus using the same are provided. The 3D display apparatus includes a storage unit which stores a received image; and a controller which compares a previous frame of the received image with a current frame of the received image, and determines whether or not to input an image of the current frame to a liquid crystal panel based on whether the previous frame is identical to the current frame. Therefore, a method for driving a 3D display which does not cause characteristics of a liquid crystal to be deteriorated and a 3D display apparatus using the same are provided. |
| US08842065B2 |
Liquid crystal display device capable of being divisionally driven using a backlight unit
An LCD device of an edge type is disclosed. The LCD device analyzes brightness of an input image in blocks using an algorithm and generates lamp drive signals corresponding to the analyzed block brightnesses. Also, the LCD device applied the lamp drive signals to a plurality of light sources. As such, the LCD device with the edge type backlight unit can be divisionally driven in blocks. |
| US08842064B2 |
Intra-pixel illumination system
Methods and systems are disclosed to provide intra-pixel illumination to a modulating display panel, where regions of a pixel are provided incident light with controlled intensity and color at different periods of the panel's addressing cycle. This can lead to increased resolution beyond that intrinsic to the panel's physical make up, providing an enhanced resolution 2D panel, as well as a high resolution panel suitable for autostereoscopic purposes when used with a further lens array. For example, when the left hand side of all pixels are illuminated in one frame creating an image, and the right hand side of the pixels are illuminated within a second frame creating a further image, then the combined image, assuming temporal averaging, is twice the native resolution. Despite the temporal trade off, the eye's tolerance to local variation of color and intensity makes this feasible with realistic addressing periods. |
| US08842057B2 |
Detail on triggers: transitional states
A multi-display device is adapted to turn on and off certain device functionality based on one or more of device state and triggers. These triggers include a transition trigger, an open trigger and a closed trigger. Furthermore, and based on one or more of these triggers and device state, the device can provide feedback to a user, such as visual feedback, audio feedback and vibration feedback to assist a user with determining when the device is changing state. The operation of the primary screen, secondary screen, system and feedback options are also described relative to the beginning and endpoint of the device transition. Furthermore, the trigger corresponding to a transitional trigger where primary and secondary screens have a certain angle orientation and the trigger corresponding to a trigger point where the primary and secondary screens have a second angle orientation relative to one another are described. |
| US08842053B1 |
Electrically shortened Yagi having improved performance
An electrically-shortened Yagi antenna includes a boom, a first electrically-shortened end element mounted on the boom, a second electrically-shortened end element mounted on the boom; and an electrically-shortened driven element mounted on the boom and electrically shortened less than the first and second electrically-shortened end elements. |
| US08842052B2 |
Antenna apparatus
An antenna apparatus that can suppress sensitivity degradation as much as possible to receive AM broadcasts and FM broadcasts even if an antenna height is decreased to 70 mm or less. An antenna board is vertically mounted on a planar antenna base, and a top portion is disposed to stride over the antenna board. An antenna element includes the top portion and an antenna pattern formed on the antenna board. A distance between the antenna base and a lower edge of the top portion is not less than 10 mm, and the lower edge of the top portion is bent downward. The top portion is configured such that an antenna capacitance of the antenna element becomes about 3 pF or more. A received signal from the antenna element is guided to an amplifier board through a connecting wire and amplified. An antenna case is fitted in the antenna base. |
| US08842051B1 |
Omnidirectional buoyant cable antenna for high frequency communications
The invention is a buoyant cable antenna that is towed on the surface of a body of water by a submerged underwater vehicle to allow communication coverage in an omnidirectional pattern in the VHF frequency range and that is also compatible with existing buoyant cable antenna deployment and retrieval systems. The antenna of the present invention comprises a floating cable having four identical antenna elements that are arranged in a cross configuration. The antenna is designed with a system of four shielded inductor units connected in series with the antenna elements to reduce the losses to seawater by the submerged elements and to tune the exposed vertical element and its feed-cable capacitance to resonance which results in greatly increased radiated power at the design frequency of approximately 10-30 MHz. |
| US08842048B2 |
Antenna apparatus for portable terminal
An antenna apparatus for a portable terminal having a main board is provided. The antenna apparatus includes a main antenna that electrically connects to a feed line of the main board. A metal frame is constructed as part of a case frame forming an exterior of the portable terminal. The metal frame is divided into first and second parts that are separated. The first part electrically connects to the main antenna or to the main board feed line, and is designed to radiate. The second part electrically connects to a ground surface of the main board. The metal frame enhances overall antenna performance rather than causing degradation through interference. |
| US08842045B2 |
Compact multipath-resistant antenna system with integrated navigation receiver
A patch antenna system with improved multipath resistance includes a top antenna assembly and a bottom antenna assembly. Each antenna assembly includes a radiator patch and a ground plane separated by a dielectric medium. The radiator patch on the top antenna assembly is excited by an exciter and an excitation circuit. The bottom antenna assembly is electromagnetically coupled to the top antenna assembly. The resonant frequency of the bottom antenna assembly is approximately equal to the resonant frequency of the top antenna assembly. Electromagnetic fields induced in the bottom antenna assembly are in opposite phase to the electromagnetic fields excited in the top antenna assembly. Amplitudes of electromagnetic fields induced in the bottom antenna assembly are subtracted from amplitudes of electromagnetic fields excited in the top antenna assembly, and multipath signals are suppressed. Single band and dual band antenna systems suitable for global navigation satellite systems can be implemented. |
| US08842039B2 |
Guided wave radar level gauge with improved sealing arrangement
A radar level gauge for determining a filling level of a product contained in a tank. The gauge has a sealing arrangement comprising a hollow housing, a conductor and a dielectric sleeve arranged inside the housing and surrounding the conductor. At least one gap is formed between the dielectric sleeve and an adjacent, electrically conducting surface, the gap having a first end which is open to an interior of the tank, so that in use, tank atmosphere may enter and condensate in the gap. The sealing arrangement further comprises an electrically conducting coating provided on a surface of the dielectric sleeve facing the gap, and in electrical contact with said adjacent, electrically conducting surface, so that an impedance between the electrically conducting coating and the adjacent electrically conducting surface is sufficiently low at an operating frequency of the gauge to reduce an influence of any medium present in the gap. |
| US08842037B2 |
High frequency surfacewave radar
A process for reducing erroneous plots when detecting targets using High Frequency surfacewave radar (HFSWR) is provided. Detection of genuine targets is thereby enhanced. A first difference in range of an apparent target is determined, based on range data, associated with the apparent target. A second difference in range of the apparent target is determined, based on Doppler data, associated with the apparent target. The first and second range differences are compared to one another over time to assess a consistency therebetween. |
| US08842035B2 |
Sensor head
An apparatus includes an extendable wand, and a sensor head coupled to the wand. The sensor head includes a continuous wave metal detector (CWMD) and a radar. When the wand is collapsed, the wand and the sensor head collapse to fill a volume that is smaller than a volume filled by the sensor head and the wand when the wand is extended. Frequency-domain data from a sensor configured to sense a region is accessed, the frequency-domain data is transformed to generate a time-domain representation of the region, a first model is determined based on the accessed frequency-domain data, a second model is determined based on the generated time-domain representation, the second model being associated with a particular region within the sensed region, and a background model that represents a background of the region is determined based on the first model and the second model. |
| US08842032B2 |
Enhanced second order noise shaped segmentation and dynamic element matching technique
A method and circuit to perform noise shaped splitting of a digital input signal may include using multiple layers to process the input signal. In the first layer, the most significant bits of the input signal may be distributed to a plurality of branches. Dynamic element matching may be performed using the least significant bits of the input signal. Based on the results of the dynamic element matching, values may be added to the plurality of branches. If there is insufficient data activity, dynamics enhancement may be performed to increase the data activity. The output signals of each of the plurality of branches in the first layer may be provided to a second layer, in which these steps can be repeated on each of the output signals. The outputs of the second layer may be provided to a plurality of three level unit elements. |
| US08842023B2 |
Bicycle detector
A vehicle detector capable of detecting motorized vehicles, bicycles only or both types of vehicle in a loop near a controlled intersection. The vehicle detector includes a processor under control of machine readable code for controlling the operation of one or more oscillators coupled to one or more loops. Manually actuatable switches enable the entry of mode settings—i.e., motorized vehicle and bicycle detect or bicycle only detect—and clearance time parameters for ensuring that one or more bicycles can safely proceed through an intersection when given a green light. Selection of the Bicycle detect mode is denoted by the entry of a non-zero value in an initial timer using one or more of the switches. |
| US08842021B2 |
Methods and systems for early warning detection of emergency vehicles
A system and method for warning of emergency vehicles includes a computing device that receives location data from a transmitter associated with a first vehicle based on a warning system of the first vehicle being activated. The computing device transmits vehicle notification data to a second vehicle based on the location data. |
| US08842020B2 |
System and method for detecting casing in a formation using current
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for relative positioning of wells. A method in accordance with an exemplary embodiment may include drilling a new well in a field having at least three completed wells using a drilling tool that includes a magnetometer. The method may further include driving current on a first pair of the at least three completed wells and then driving current on a second pair of the at least three completed wells, wherein the current is driven on each of the first and second pairs in a balanced mode. The method may also include measuring a direction of a first magnetic field generated by the current on the first pair using the magnetometer, measuring a direction of a second magnetic field generated by the current on the second pair using the magnetometer, and determining a location of the drilling tool relative to the completed wells based on the direction of the first magnetic field and the direction of the second magnetic field. |
| US08842017B2 |
Device and method for displaying the lifecycle of a surge protection device
The present invention relates to a device and method for displaying the lifecycle of a surge protection device, and more particularly to a device and method for displaying the lifecycle of a surge protection device, which detects an increase in leakage current according to a deterioration in performance of the surge protection device in order to provide notice of a replacement time for the surge protection device. According to the present invention, it is possible to for a user to provide notice of a replacement time by displaying the lifecycle of a surge protection device (SPD) to the outside. Additionally, as another effect of the present invention, it is possible to confirm an amount of leakage current flowing into the ground of the SPD and whether the SPD is properly installed on a ground line by using a current and ground state detecting sensor. |
| US08842015B2 |
System for preventing friendly fire accidents
In a preferred embodiment, the present invention relates to a hand-held or “gun/firearm mounted” electromagnetic transceiver acting as a pulsed RADAR (i.e., “Radio Detection and Ranging”) or LIDAR (i.e., “Light Detection and Ranging”) device that can detect the presence of one or many passive retro-reflectors attached to or worn by people or objects that are close or distant in a preferred angle of detection. In a preferred embodiment this device could be mounted on a gun and would alert the user if a retro-reflector is detected in the direction of fire. Additional sensors can be used to change the effective field of detection, to save energy or to provide multiple parallel sensors for these and other reasons. |
| US08842014B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring a technical installation, especially for carrying out diagnosis
The invention makes use of human perception to derive potential faults of at least one component of the technical installation. A sensor device may be employed for acquiring at least one human physiological reaction whereby said human physiological reaction may include at least one of neuritic currents and changes in neuritic currents and blood pressure and changes in blood pressure and pulse rate and changes in pulse rate and pulse strength and changes in pulse strength and galvanic skin reflex and changes in galvanic skin reflex and breathing patterns. |
| US08842008B2 |
Multi-modal load control system having occupancy sensing
A multi-modal load control system includes a sensor that operates as an occupancy sensor in a first mode of operation and operates as a vacancy sensor in a second mode of operation. The load control system comprises a load control circuit coupled in series between an AC power source and an electrical load for controlling the amount of power delivered to the load in response to sensor, which is operable to detect occupancy or vacancy conditions in a space in which the sensor is located. In the first mode, the load control circuit turns the load on when the sensor detects the occupancy condition and turns the load off when the sensor detects the vacancy condition. In the second mode, the load control circuit turns the load off when the sensor detects the vacancy condition and does not turn the load on when the sensor detects the occupancy condition. |
| US08842007B2 |
Generating alerts for live performances
A live performance is monitored by analyzing an input data stream comprising real-time updates related to the live performance. Different sets of excitement levels, excitement curves, alerts and teasers are generated based on the analysis and reported to a plurality of subscribers using any of a variety of mobile communication and/or computing devices. |
| US08842006B2 |
Security system and method using mobile-telephone technology
Disclosed is a security and alarm system. When sensors detect something of note, they alert a master unit which in turn captures pertinent information (e.g., an image or sound) and places a mobile-telephone call to deliver the alert and the captured information. The recipient of the call (for example, an owner of the system or a security service) evaluates the information and takes appropriate action such as alerting a local police department. Some embodiments offer two-way service: In addition to delivering alerts, the system responds to calls from an authorized user requesting current information. Two-way communications allow some embodiments to deliver “Breach of Peace” alerts to users. In one scenario, a public security service sends out a warning within a geographical area that the peace has been breached. The system receives the warning and alerts its user to the situation. The user then takes appropriate action. |
| US08841999B2 |
Deceleration rate indicator apparatus
An apparatus for providing deceleration rate information of a user operating a vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a unit including an accelerometer, a processor, and a lighting mechanism. The processor receives from the accelerometer deceleration info of the vehicle and variably adjusts at least one aspect of the lighting mechanism, thereby quantitatively signaling the deceleration rate to a driver of a following vehicle. The unit may be mounted on an article of clothing, a bag, or the vehicle itself. |
| US08841997B2 |
Vehicle alarm system for alerting a vehicle operator that the vehicle is still occupied with a child or pet
A portable vehicle alarm system alerts a vehicle operator of the presence of a child/pet left in the vehicle. The system includes at least one first portable wireless alarm unit in communication with a second portable wireless unit. The first and second portable wireless alarm units include a microprocessor in communication with a transmitter and receiver, having a power supply. The first portable unit is located on a key chain. The second wireless unit has attachment means for attachment to a seat belt associated with a child's car seat or a pet's collar. An activation sensor detects a disengagement action related to the vehicle, including powering-off of the vehicle ignition or unbuckling of the driver's seat belt. A distance sensor has a selected range. If the range is exceeded, an audible alarm is actuated from the first unit. |
| US08841994B2 |
Intelligent traffic safety system based on comprehensive state detection and decision method thereof
The present invention discloses an intelligent traffic safety system based on comprehensive state detection and decision method thereof. The intelligent traffic safety system includes a person condition detection unit, a vehicle condition detection unit, a road condition detection unit, an intelligent decision unit, a driver warning unit, a current vehicle mandatory processing unit, a barrier warning unit, a pursuer warning unit and an after-crash warning unit. The person condition detection unit, the vehicle condition detection unit and the road condition detection unit are separately connected to the intelligent decision unit; the intelligent decision unit implements an intelligent traffic safety decision method based on comprehensive state detection, and respectively sends corresponding crash avoidance warnings and processing instructions to the driver warning unit, the current vehicle mandatory processing unit, the barrier warning unit, the pursuer warning unit and the after-crash warning unit connected to the intelligent decision unit. |
| US08841990B2 |
System for transmitting emergency broadcast messages with selectivity to radio, television, computers and smart phones
A system digitally retransmits an emergency alert message to a plurality of recipients. A specialized category of recipients, which function to combat an emergency, receive specialized instructions to coordinate and handle an emergency situation. The digitally retransmitted emergency alert message includes a specialized unique code for each of the specialized category of recipients, along with specialized instructions along with an uncoded generic public or private emergency alert message. Each of the receivers of specialized category of recipients decodes the message pertinent to that recipient upon receipt of a matching specialized code programmed within the receiver. The generic uncoded public emergency message is received by all generic devices without specialized codes. The emergency alert message is devoid of additional information which, when present, could be burdensome. This implementation is optimized to provide very rapid alerts for specific message types e.g. earthquakes. |
| US08841986B2 |
Consumer interactive music system
A user-interactive music system is described. The system includes a web application in communication with an electronic device such as a mobile device. The web application receives an input from the electronic device, requesting a specific song or preference of songs be played on a music player at a remote location. The web application communicates with a music player, communicating the requests from the electronic device. The music player plays the requested songs or preference of songs on the music player. |
| US08841981B2 |
Detachable cover system
A detachable cover system is described herein for covering an opening of an enclosure. The system comprises an enclosure, a cover, a first magnetic structure attached to the enclosure, a second magnetic system attached to the cover, and a coil in proximity to one of the first magnetic structure and the second magnetic structure. The first and second magnetic structures are configured to magnetically attach such that the cover covers the opening. The coil is controllable to produce a magnetic field that causes magnetic detachment of the first magnetic structure from the second magnetic structure such that said cover no longer covers the opening. |
| US08841979B2 |
Relay
A relay includes two stators each having a fixed contact, and a movable element having movable contacts. Each of the stators includes a stator proximity plate portion adjacent to the movable element, and the movable element includes a movable element proximity plate portion adjacent to the stators. A direction of current flowing in the stator proximity plate portions is set to be same as a direction of current flowing in the movable element proximity plate portion to generate an inter-plate attraction force for attracting the movable element proximity plate portion onto the stator proximity plate portions. The movable element proximity plate portion is biased by the inter-plate attraction force toward a direction for bringing the movable contacts into contact with the fixed contacts. |
| US08841978B2 |
Electronic component
An electronic component includes a capacitor having a desired capacitance value and a laminate including a plurality of laminated insulating material layers. Land electrodes are provided on a bottom surface of the laminate. Internal conductors face the land electrodes, respectively, across the insulating material layer within the laminate, have areas larger than those of the land electrodes, respectively, and contain the land electrodes, respectively, when seen in a planar view from a z-axis direction. A capacitor conductor is provided on the positive direction side of the capacitor conductors in the z-axis direction and faces the capacitor conductors. |
| US08841977B2 |
Phase shifter for producing different phase shifts through different phase velocities in different lines
A phase shifter, more particularly relates to a phase shifter for controlling phase velocity by using stubs is disclosed. The phase shifter includes a first line configured to deliver a power into corresponding radiation elements, the first line being a conductor, and a second line configured to deliver the power into corresponding radiation elements, the second line being a conductor. Here, a first phase velocity of a first signal propagated through the first line is different from a second phase velocity of a second signal propagated through the second line. |
| US08841972B2 |
Electronic device, fiber-optic communication system comprising the electronic device and method of operating the electronic device
An electronic device, a fiber-optic communication system comprising the electronic device and a method of operating the electronic device are provided. The electronic device comprises a transimpedance-type amplifier having a transimpedance stage comprising an amplifier which is coupled in series with an input node. A feedback resistor is coupled in series between an output node of the amplifier and an inverting input node of the amplifier to provide a virtual ground node which is coupled to the input node, the inverting input node of the amplifier and to the feedback resistor. A current source is coupled to the virtual ground node so as to compensate for an offset current in an input signal which is coupled to the input node of the electronic device. Further, the electronic device comprises a control stage which is configured to control the current source as a function of a current through the feedback transistor. |
| US08841971B1 |
Short circuit current protection in an amplifier
Systems and method that provide short circuit protection for a power amplifier are described. The system can include, for example, a sense network that receives an output current from the power amplifier that is to be protected. The sense network can include, for example, a first resistor and a second resistor in series. The sense amplifier has a first input and a second input in which the first input is coupled to a first end of the first resistor and in which second input is coupled to a second end of the first resistor. The sense amplifier amplifies a voltage across the first resistor of the sense network in which the voltage is based on the output current from the power amplifier. Based on the amplified voltage of the sense amplifier, the feedback network reduces the output current from the power amplifier to protect the power amplifier from damage due to a short circuit condition. |
| US08841969B2 |
Automatic gain control feedback amplifier
Disclosed is an automatic gain control feedback amplifier that can arbitrarily control a gain even when a difference in input signal is large. The automatic gain control feedback amplifier includes: an amplification circuit unit configured to amplify voltage input from an input terminal and output the amplified voltage to an output terminal; a feedback circuit unit connected between the input terminal and the output terminal and including a feedback resistor unit of which a total resistance value is determined by one or more control signals and a feedback transistor connected to the feedback resistor unit in parallel; and a bias circuit unit configured to supply predetermined bias voltage to the feedback transistor. |
| US08841968B2 |
Class-AB radio frequency amplifier for envelope detector
An envelope detector (ED) includes a voltage-mode ED core including parallel detection transistors for detecting a voltage envelope of a radio frequency (RF) signal input, the RF signal input including an output of a radio such as a cellular transmitter (TX). The ED further includes multiple voltage amplifiers positioned serially in gain stages between the TX output and the ED core to provide a total linear voltage range of the envelope detector. A final voltage amplifier of the multiple voltage amplifiers drives the ED core and includes a class-AB RF amplifier configured to operate within a full linear voltage range of the ED core. |
| US08841967B2 |
Noise optimized envelope tracking system for power amplifiers
A radio frequency (RF) power amplifier system that comprises a power amplifier configured to amplify an RF input signal to generate an RF output signal. The power amplifier has a gain that is controlled by a supply voltage to the power amplifier. An amplitude detector is configured to generate an amplitude signal indicative of an amplitude of the RF input signal. A power supply generates the supply voltage to the power amplifier based on the amplitude signal indicative of the amplitude of the RF input signal. The gain of the power amplifier is allowed to have variations over the amplitude range of the RF input signal in favor of having a supply voltage that is monotonic relative to the amplitude of the RF input signal across an amplitude range of the RF input signal. |
| US08841964B2 |
Apparatus and method for demodulating an input signal
An apparatus for demodulating an input signal that includes a frequency detector for tracking a frequency of the input signal, an oscillator and a mixer is disclosed. The input signal and an output signal of the oscillator can constitute the incoming signals for the mixer and the output signal of the mixer can constitute the demodulated input signal, wherein an arithmetic unit is arranged downstream of the frequency detector and upstream of the oscillator, wherein the tracked frequency of the input signal and a predefined second frequency constitute the incoming signals of the arithmetic unit and the arithmetic unit is designed such that it computes a control signal for the oscillator from the tracked frequency of the input signal and the predefined second frequency with the output signal of the oscillator depending on the control signal. |
| US08841960B2 |
Clock signal generating circuit and power supply including the same
The present invention relates to a clock signal generating circuit and a power supply including the same. The present invention includes: a counter for counting one period of an input clock signal by using a reference clock signal, and generating a count signal; and a clock signal generator for receiving the count signal and the reference clock signal, dividing the count signal to generate a quotient and a remainder, setting the quotient as a reference period of an output clock signal, and distributing and disposing the remainder to the output clock signal with a plurality of periods occurring for one period of the input clock signal. |
| US08841959B2 |
Circuit and method for removing noise
Disclosed is a noise removing circuit including: a voltage booster which boosts an input signal; and a regulator which receives an output signal of the voltage booster and reduces the signal's voltage higher than a specific value to the signal's voltage having the specific value and then outputs the signal. |
| US08841956B2 |
High voltage switch configuration
A High Voltage switch configuration having an input terminal which receives an input signal and an output terminal which issues an output signal to a load. The High Voltage switch configuration comprises at least a first and a second diode, being placed in antiseries between said input and output terminals and having a pair of corresponding terminals in common, in correspondence of a first internal circuit node. |
| US08841953B2 |
Low clock energy double-edge-triggered flip-flop circuit
A double-edge-triggered flip-flop circuit and a method for operating the double-edge-trigger flip-flop circuit are provided. Sub-circuits of a flip-flop circuit are coupled to a ground supply and decoupled the sub-circuits from a power supply when a clock signal is asserted. The sub-circuits generate trigger signals including a first pair of signals and a second pair of signals. The first pair of signals is evaluated, levels of the second pair of signals are maintained when the clock signal is asserted, and an output signal is transitioned to equal an input signal based on the trigger signals when the clock signal is asserted. |
| US08841946B2 |
Electronic circuit, safety critical system, and method for providing a reset signal
An electronic circuit comprises a reset input for receiving an input reset signal, a clock input for receiving a clock signal, and a reset output for providing an output reset signal. And it comprises a synchronous reset signal path comprising a synchronization unit, arranged to receive the input reset signal and provide the input reset signal synchronized with the clock signal to the reset output when the clock signal is available, and an asynchronous reset signal path arranged to provide the input reset signal to the reset output when a current clock availability information in a clock monitoring signal indicates that the clock signal is not available. |
| US08841944B1 |
Frequency quadruplers at millimeter-wave frequencies
A symmetric frequency multiplier includes four non-linear devices configured to receive an input signal having a fundamental mode and to provide an output having one or more harmonics; and three collinear transmission lines, each having a length of about one quarter of an input wavelength, configured to receive the outputs of the non-linear devices and configured to combine bifurcated components of the signals from the non-linear devices into two frequency-multiplied output signals. Two of the signals from the non-linear devices are provided at respective ends of the collinear transmission lines and two of the signals from the non-linear devices are provided between transmission lines, such that each of the bifurcated components of a given signal passes through a different subset of the transmission lines. |
| US08841938B2 |
Voltage to current converter
The invention provides a voltage to current converter that contains an diode-connected NMOS transistor, a diode-connected PMOS transistor, and a voltage-controlled signal input circuit. The source of the NMOS transistor and the drain of the PMOS transistor are connected together and connected to the voltage-controlled signal input circuit in series. The invention is implemented and tested in the integrated circuit. When an input voltage signal is inputted, a current of the PMOS transistor is substantially linearly proportional to the input voltage signal. |
| US08841937B2 |
Analog sample circuit with switch circuit
Techniques pertaining to an analog sample circuit are disclosed. One embodiment of the analog sample circuit shows characteristics of low distortion and high linearity, which can be used in many circuits including integrated circuits (IC). In a switch circuit or an analog sample circuit of one embodiment, a constant voltage module is configured to stabilize the gate-source voltage of the PMOSFET switch as the sample switch, so that the gate-resource voltage of the PMOSFET switch doesn't vary with the input signal Vin; a switch circuit is configured to ensure that the switch circuit or the analog sample circuit is capable of processing the input signal lower than a minimum voltage in the circuit. |
| US08841935B1 |
Efficient reconfigurable logic tile
An application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) that includes a digital signal processing (DSP) core and a configurable logic block coupled to the DSP core. The configurable logic block including a plurality of interconnected logic modules to apply a pre-configured logic function to an input. Each of the plurality of logic modules including a controller and a plurality of logic components, the controller of each logic module dynamically reconfigures the connections between the controller's logic module and another logic module. |
| US08841927B2 |
Touch sensing circuit
A touch sensing circuit detects a difference in variation of coupling capacitances between mutually adjacent driving electrodes through the use of a differential amplifier, and senses whether or not a touch is made on a touch screen panel, thereby being capable of removing display noise. |
| US08841926B2 |
Method, liquid supply unit, and measurement device for a level indicator
The subject matter of the invention is a method for a printing machine with a printing device (5), in particular an inkjet printer, for applying liquid (22) onto a print material, with monitoring of the quantity of liquid in a liquid supply unit (1) by measuring the liquid level (23) with a sequential controller, wherein the measurement of the liquid level (23) is performed by a device (11), which detects the presence of liquid at the output of the printing device (5).Another subject matter of the invention is a liquid supply unit (1) for a printing machine with a printing device (5), in particular, an inkjet printer, for applying liquid (22) on a print material, with monitoring of the quantity of liquid in a liquid supply unit (1) by measuring the liquid level (23) with a sequential controller, wherein the measurement device (11) is suitable for measuring a fill level (23) and for controlling a liquid device (3).Furthermore, a measurement device (11), in particular, for a liquid supply unit (1), is the subject matter of the invention, in which at least one part of the measurement device (11) is made from circuit-board material. |
| US08841924B2 |
Fingered electrodes for microfluidic single particle analysis
The electrical properties of particle solutions can be investigated on a single particle basis by using micro fluidic channels. The impedance can be measured across the channel using at least one pair of conductive electrodes, at least one electrode of a pair being a fingered electrode having a plurality of fingers. The pattern of fingered electrodes creates a longer and more complicated measurement signal shape which leads to a significant improvement of measurement sensitivity. An application for the proposed technology is to significantly improve the measurement sensitivity of impedance measurements on blood cells, leading to a better differentiation between different types of white blood cells. Better measurement sensitivity also enables the measurement of smaller particles and higher throughput. |
| US08841921B1 |
Adjustable signal sampling sensor and method
Wideband low loss signal couplers use an electric field antenna for voltage detection and a magnetic loop for current detection both placed inside and coupled to the center conductor of a coaxial or parallel plate airline. The signal coupling factor increases with frequency thus favoring detection of harmonic components generated by the nonlinearly operated RF transistors. In order to adapt also to various power levels and associated harmonic receiver sensitivity the detectors can be adjusted such as to vary the basic level of coupling. A calibration method allows considering non-infinite directivity of the signal couplers to be accurately considered even when they are terminated with very high VSWR, generated by impedance tuners connected to the signal couplers. |
| US08841919B1 |
Under water connector with sealed access port
A repairable waterproof connector assembly (200) provides an access port (212) within the connector housing (201) to support wire management required for removal and reinstallation of the electrical insert (202) which can be achieved without removing the connector assembly (200) from its cable. Adding this access capability greatly reduces the time required to repair a damaged connector assembly (200). Wire management within the connector assembly (200) includes manipulating a wiring service loop (207) via access provided by the access port (212). Wire management supports access to reposition, remove, test and repair the electrical insert (202) having electrical pins and contacts (211). In applications requiring waterproof connectors, having the ability to test and repair the connector assembly without removing or cutting it from its cable is a significant timesaver and reduces cost. |
| US08841918B2 |
Switching apparatus and test apparatus
Provided is a switching apparatus comprising a contact point section that includes a first contact point; an actuator that includes a second contact point and moves the second contact point to contact or move away from the first contact point; and a control section that controls a first drive voltage. The actuator includes a first piezoelectric film that expands and contracts according to the first drive voltage and a support layer disposed on the first piezoelectric film. The control section causes the first piezoelectric film to contract by causing a change from a voltage that applies an electric field that is less than a first coercive electric field to a voltage that applies an electric field that exceeds the first coercive electric field, and causes the first piezoelectric film to expand by outputting a voltage that applies an electric field that is less than a second coercive electric field. |
| US08841912B2 |
Pre-amplifier and mixer circuitry for a locator antenna
A pre-amplifier circuit for connection to an antenna of a human-portable locator includes a differential amplifier/mixer pair and means for allowing a common-mode “phantom” signal to modulate a transfer function of the differential amplifier/mixer pair. The common-mode phantom signal modulates the transfer function of the differential pre-amplifier “onboard” the antenna without the usual requirement for onboard power supply and signal oscillator. This technique uses the same electronic components to provide both pre-amplification and mixing functions, thereby improving circuit performance-to-cost ratio, reducing mixer power consumption, situating the necessary signal oscillator remotely from the mixer, and greatly improving the available system bandwidth by limiting spectral transmission demands to the mixed signal bandwidth alone. |
| US08841911B2 |
RF coil assembly for MRI using differently shaped and/or sized coils
A radio frequency coil assembly is provided that includes a first radio frequency coil for receiving a magnetic resonance signal from a tested body; a second radio frequency coil for receiving a magnetic resonance signal from the tested body; and a third radio frequency coil for receiving a magnetic resonance signal from the tested body and having a shape that is different from that of at least one of the first and second radio frequency coils so as to increase local sensitivity in an image-picked-up region. |
| US08841908B2 |
Apparatus with local coil arrangement and implantable device
The present embodiments relate to an apparatus that includes a local coil for a magnetic resonance tomography system and an implantable device. |
| US08841905B2 |
System and method for fiber magneto-optic detection
A system and method for fiber magneto-optic detection are provided, which belongs to the optical application field. The system comprises: a reference device (300) for generating a reference magnetic field signal with known amplitude and shape at a measurement point; a magneto-optic probe (100) for detecting a magnetic field signal of the measuring point, converting the magnetic field signal into an optical signal, and transmitting to a power supply and signal processing module (400) the optical signal sent by the magneto-optic probe; the power supply and signal processing module (400) for transmitting laser light, and converting the optical signal into an electrical signal after receiving it, and demodulating and analyzing the electric signal to acquire the magnetic field information and/or the current information of the measuring point. The reference device (300) is provided in the system, and the measured signals can be corrected by the reference magnetic field signal generated by the reference device (300) to remove the influences environment factors cause on the measurement. Thus accurate measurement data are acquired and the measurement accuracy of the system is improved. |
| US08841902B2 |
Testing device and testing method for non destructive detection of a defect in a test piece by means of an eddy current
A test set-up (10) for non-destructive detection of a flaw in a device being tested by means of an eddy current has an excitation coil (14), to which an excitation signal (SE) can be sent to act on the device being tested (16) with an electromagnetic alternating field, a receiving coil (17) to generate a coil signal (SP), which is a function of the flaw in the device being tested (16), an analog-digital converter (21), which is coupled to the receiving coil (17) on the input side, a filter arrangement (22), which is coupled to the analog-digital converter (21) on the input side and is designed for band-pass filtering and scan rate reduction, and a demodulator (27), which is coupled to an output of the filter arrangement (22) on the input side. |
| US08841901B2 |
System and method for inspecting a subsea pipeline
The present invention is directed to a system and a method for inspecting a subsea pipeline. The method comprises the steps: detecting a defect along the subsea pipeline using a subsea magnetometric tomography method (MTM) module adjacent the subsea pipeline; and determining a position of the subsea MTM module, thereby determining the position of the defect. The method further comprises determining the position of the subsea MTM module relative to a surface vessel; and determining an absolute position of the surface vessel. |
| US08841889B2 |
Method of controlling the regulation of a motor vehicle alternator, and corresponding devices
A method comprises the transmission to a regulator (8) of the alternator of width-modulated pulses (PWM1) exhibiting a duty ratio representative of a setpoint value (Vref) continuously included between a first reference duty ratio (DC1) and a second reference duty ratio (DC2), and the detection of these pulses by the regulator so as to generate the setpoint value. The method also comprises the transmission to the regulator of other width-modulated pulses (PWM2) exhibiting a specific duty ratio (EXOF_R) which is less than the first reference duty ratio (DC1) and ties between a low duty ratio (DCL) and a high duty ratio (DCH), and the detection of these other pulses by the regulator, in a first step, and the generation of an opening signal (EXOF) for a circuit for excitation of the alternator, in a second step, following this latter detection. |
| US08841888B2 |
Individual cell voltage detection circuit for charge and discharge control in a battery pack
A battery management system for a battery pack comprises a battery module and a controller. The controller comprises a voltage detection and control circuit, wherein the controller comprises a voltage to current converter. A cell voltage is converted to current and produces a voltage detected at an input to one or more logic devices. The level of voltage detected is dependent upon the current output of the voltage to current converter and a threshold current. The output of the one or more logic devices is received by a controller, and the controller is operable to control the charging and discharging of the battery cell based on the logic device output. |
| US08841882B2 |
Electronic apparatus
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display device with a display screen, a first wireless communication module, a second wireless communication module, first antennas for the first wireless communication module, and second antennas for the second wireless communication module. The display screen is exposed from a front surface of a housing. At least two of each of the first antennas and the second antennas are disposed in two perpendicular sides of the housing. The two perpendicular sides are peripheral parts of the display screen. One of the first antennas disposed in the two perpendicular sides and one of the second antennas disposed in the two perpendicular sides are disposed in respective center parts of the two perpendicular sides. |
| US08841880B2 |
Battery charger with charge abnormality checking function
A battery charger has an abnormal condition checking function for checking unintentional or accidental charging of a secondary battery. A charge circuit charges the battery when a switching element interposed between a power source and the battery is turned on. Current which may flow in the charge circuit is detected when the battery is not to be charged by turning the switching element on. When the current is detected in such a condition, an abnormality signal is produced to cause the charge circuit to be disabled. |
| US08841878B2 |
Mobile electronic device
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises at least one solar cell, and voltage-detection means operable to detect an output voltage of the at least one solar cell to obtain a detected output voltage. The electronic device also comprises control means operable to detect an operation of the at least one solar cell based on the detected output voltage, and to perform a predefined control depending on the operation. |
| US08841875B2 |
Electronic watch
Provided is an electronic watch capable of, even if an indicating hand having a large moment of inertia is used, accurately determining success and failure of rotation. The electronic watch detects rotation by using a first detection mode determination circuit (12) and a second detection mode determination circuit (13). In the electronic watch, a timing counter (14) for measuring a time after an output of a normal drive pulse is followed by a detection pulse selection circuit (151) provided as changing means for changing a width or a frequency of a detection pulse in accordance with an output time of the detection pulse. The detection pulse detects the rotation and simultaneously serves as an electromagnetic brake for a rotor (10). The electromagnetic brake for the rotor (10) is controlled by changing the width or the frequency of the detection pulse in a predetermined period, thereby achieving an accurate rotation detection. Alternatively, the setting of the width or the frequency of the detection pulse may be changed in accordance with a determination result in a first detection mode, an output voltage of a power supply, and a driving power of the normal drive pulse, instead of the output timing of the detection pulse. |
| US08841868B2 |
Spherical ultrasound motor and control method for a spherical ultrasound motor
A substantially spherical rotor can be controlled with accuracy even in a relatively low speed rotation. In controlling rotational motions of a rotor 3 of a spherical ultrasonic motor 1, phases of voltages to be applied to three stators 9a, 9b, 9c are determined to set the direction of a rotation axis of the rotor 3. Frequencies of voltages to be applied to the three stators 9a, 9b, 9c are adjusted to control the rotation speed of the rotor 3. Thereby, control with high accuracy is enabled in a relatively low speed rotation. |
| US08841867B2 |
Crossed field device
A crossed field device, such as a magnetron or crossed field amplifier, that includes a cathode, an anode, one or more magnetic elements, and one or more extraction elements. In one embodiment, the crossed field device includes an annular cathode and anode that are axially spaced from one another such that the device produces an axial electric (E) field and a radial magnetic (B) field. In another embodiment, the crossed field device includes an oval-shaped cathode and anode that are radially spaced from one another such that the device produces a radial electric (E) field and an axial magnetic (B) field. The crossed field device may produce electromagnetic (EM) emissions having a frequency ranging from megahertz (MHz) to terahertz (THz), and may be used in one of a number of different applications. |
| US08841866B2 |
Charged particle beam extraction method and apparatus used in conjunction with a charged particle cancer therapy system
The invention comprises a charged particle beam extraction method and apparatus used in conjunction with charged particle beam radiation therapy of cancerous tumors. The system uses a radio-frequency cavity system to induce betatron oscillation of a charged particle stream. Sufficient amplitude modulation of the charged particle stream causes the charged particle stream to hit a material, such as a foil. The foil decreases the energy of the charged particle stream, which decreases a radius of curvature of the charged particle stream in the synchrotron sufficiently to allow a physical separation of the reduced energy charged particle stream from the original charged particle stream. The physically separated charged particle stream is then removed from the system by use of an applied field and deflector. |
| US08841865B2 |
Lighting system and method for controlling the same
A lighting control system as disclosed herein may include a plurality of lighting apparatuses provided in a building, a display for displaying an image representing the plurality of lighting apparatuses, an input interface for selecting at least one region on the image that corresponds to one or more of the plurality of lighting apparatuses, a memory for storing the defined region of the image, and a controller configured to control the lighting apparatuses. One or more control groups may be configured based on the selected region and the image may be updated to display the control groups. |
| US08841864B2 |
Tunable LED lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light
A tunable LED lamp for producing biologically-adjusted light having a housing, a power circuit, a driver circuit disposed within the housing and electrically coupled with the power circuit, and a plurality of LED dies electrically coupled to and driven by the driver circuit. The driver circuit may drive the plurality of LED dies to emit a phase-shift light having a first spectral power distribution, a general illuminating light having a second spectral power distribution, and a pre-sleep light having a third spectral power distribution. The phase-shift light may be configured to affect a first biological effect in an observer, and the pre-sleep light may be configured to affect a second biological effect in an observer. The LED lamp may be configured to fit in a troffer fixture. The LED lamp may also be a troffer fixture. |
| US08841863B2 |
Lighting apparatus, backlight apparatus
A lighting apparatus includes: a lighting circuit; a dimming signal circuit; and a feedforward control circuit. The lighting circuit receives an output which is rectified and smoothed commercial power, and supplies power to a light source Lamp. The dimming signal circuit sends a timing signal to the lighting circuit, wherein the timing signal is a signal for switching an output of the lighting circuit periodically to an ON state and either of an OFF state and a dimmed state. The feedforward control circuit detects either of an input voltage of the lighting circuit and an input voltage of the smoothing circuit, and sends a control signal to the dimming signal circuit, wherein the control signal is a signal for correcting a lighting time so that a light output of the light source can become a desired value. |
| US08841858B2 |
Illumination device and fixture
Technologies are described herein for an illumination device and a corresponding fixture device. The illumination device includes a luminary module for the emission of light and an identification circuit containing identifying data, while the fixture device includes a driver module for supplying power to the illumination device and a controller module. When the illumination device is connected to the fixture device, the controller module communicates with the identification circuit of the illumination device to retrieve the identifying data and causes the driver module to supply the appropriate power to the luminary module of the illumination device. |
| US08841857B2 |
Driving circuit
A driving circuit includes a plurality of light-emitting units, a plurality of switches, and a bias current module, wherein the light-emitting units are coupled with each other in series and are driven with an input voltage varying according to a frequency. Each switch has a reference voltage and a critical activation voltage and includes a light-emitting end and a bias end opposite to the light-emitting end, wherein the light-emitting end is coupled with the light-emitting units, and the bias ends of the switches are coupled with each other. The bias current module is coupled with the bias ends of the switches and has an operating bias voltage varying according to the frequency, wherein each switch is driven to be activated or to be deactivated according to a relation of the critical activation voltage and a difference between the reference voltage and the operating bias voltage. |
| US08841853B2 |
Lighting system, electronic device for a lighting system and method for operating the electronic device
An electronic device for a lighting system, comprising a TRIAC dimmer configured to receive a mains supply voltage and provide a phase cut voltage to the electronic device and having a control loop configured to control a duty cycle of a switched voltage converter that receives the rectified input voltage and provides drive current to a light emitting semiconductor device. The control loop has an error amplifier that is coupled to receive a sense voltage that is indicative of a current through the light emitting semiconductor device, the error amplifier is configured to provide a feedback signal to a pulse width modulation logic configured to control the duty cycle of the switched voltage converter to provide a constant drive current to the light emitting semiconductor device in response to the sense voltage, the error amplifier being coupled to receive a reference voltage that is a function of the input voltage. |
| US08841852B2 |
Illumination apparatus with signal filters
An illumination apparatus is provided for outputting a light of mixed colors in a desired color temperature by controlling light outputs from light sources. The illumination apparatus includes a light output setting unit for outputting a set signal presenting a set value for adjusting an output of the light of mixed colors, and a first filter for smoothing the set signal from the light output setting unit. The illumination apparatus further includes a light output adjustment unit for adjusting the light outputs from the respective light sources based on the set signal smoothed by the first filter, and a plurality of second filters smoothing signals outputted from the light output adjustment unit to the light sources, respectively. Each of time constants of the second filters is lower than that of the first filter. |
| US08841851B2 |
Light emitting diode driving apparatus
A light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus is disclosed. The LED driving apparatus includes a rectifier for rectifying an alternating current (AC) voltage to supply a ripple voltage, a light emitting unit partitioned into two or more groups, each of the groups including a plurality of LEDs, and a driving controller for selectively driving one or more of the groups of the light emitting unit depending on a level of the ripple voltage, the driving controller driving at least one of the groups of the light emitting unit using current discharged from a capacitor connected with the at least one group when the ripple voltage is lower than an operating voltage of the light emitting unit. |
| US08841847B2 |
Electronic device for controlling lighting effects using an audio file
An electronic device is provided, which comprises one or more light groupings, each light grouping including one or more light sources, and audio processing circuitry adapted for interpreting an audio file. The audio file includes one or more instrument definitions exclusively assigned to a corresponding one of the one or more light groupings. The audio file further includes one or more note definitions associated with at least one of the one or more instrument definitions exclusively assigned to the corresponding one of the one or more light groupings, where a value associated with each of the one or more note definitions controls the color displayed by the one or more light sources within the associated exclusively assigned light grouping. In some instances, one or more commands for the instrument definitions assigned to the corresponding one of the one or more light groupings can include commands for at least one of volume definitions, note velocity definitions and modulation definitions, wherein the light intensity of the color displayed by the one or more light sources is controlled in accordance with the at least one of the volume definitions, note velocity definitions and modulation definitions. In some instances, the note definitions can include relative start times and end times, which when associated with the instrument definitions assigned to each of the one or more lighting groups affects the start time and the end time of the illumination of the light sources within the corresponding light grouping. |
| US08841845B2 |
Proximity-based wireless lighting system
The invention is an induction-based lighting system designed to provide power to model displays and other similar applications. The first part of the system is the wireless Power Mat that is placed under the model houses and used as the base for the village, and contains a primary winding that interacts with secondary windings placed inside display components to provide lighting effects, such as one finds in model Christmas villages. The electrical characteristics of the primary winding can be controlled by a microcontroller to make lights in the models blink or change as a user desires. |
| US08841840B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display with contamination preventing layer
An OLED display may include: a substrate; an organic light emitting diode on the substrate; a thin film encapsulation layer encapsulates the organic light emitting diode with the substrate; an optical film on the thin film encapsulation layer and including an adhesive layer opposite to the thin film encapsulation layer; and a contamination preventing layer between the thin film encapsulation layer and the optical film, the contamination preventing layer contacting the adhesive layer. |
| US08841839B2 |
Display device
A display device is disclosed which prevents an overshoot of a current flowing from a power supply unit toward a pixel portion, by connecting a wire extending from the power supply unit and another wire extending from the pixel portion using a wire connection portion with a slope shape or a stepped shape. |
| US08841832B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display having improved strength by preventing the exfoliation of a sealant
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display. The OLED display includes a first substrate member, a first conductive wire having a contact region and formed over the first substrate member, an insulating layer including a plurality of wire contact holes exposing a part of the contact region of the first conductive wire and formed over the first conductive wire, a second conductive wire formed over the first conductive wire and connected to the first conductive wire through the plurality of wire contact holes of the insulating layer, a sealant formed over the second conductive wire, a sealing member formed over the sealant, and a fill-up layer disposed above or under the contact region of the first conductive wire. |
| US08841829B2 |
Lamp holder and lamp base for a gas discharge lamp
A lamp holder (61) for a gas discharge lamp (5), having at least two receptacles (B1, B2) for at least two pins (P1, P2) of a gas discharge lamp (5), wherein at least one shielding conductor (S1a, S1b, S2a, S2b) is disposed in the vicinity of each receptacle (B1, B2). |
| US08841814B2 |
Electric motor having sleeve mounted to rotary shaft with high precision
In an electric motor 11, a rotary shaft 12 has an outer circumferential surface 21 with a diameter that decreases from a larger diameter section 17 having a first diameter toward a smaller diameter section 18 having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. A sleeve 13 is mounted by interference fit with an inner circumferential surface 22 with a diameter that decrease from a front end adjoining the larger diameter section 17 toward a rear end adjoining the smaller diameter section 18, to the outer circumferential surface 21 of the rotary shaft 12. With such a construction, the sleeve 13 is fitted with the substantially entire surface of the inner circumferential surface 22 to the outer circumferential surface 21 of the rotary shaft 12. |
| US08841805B2 |
Motor and motor for electric power steering
A motor has a motor body and a control unit, which is joined to the motor body. A resolver is connected to the control unit through a flat cable. The flat cable is arranged such that the width direction of the flat cable corresponds with a circumferential direction of the motor body. The flat cable extends outwardly in a radial direction of the motor case. |
| US08841804B2 |
Electric motor with oil temperature sensor and coil temperature sensor, and vehicle drive device using such electric motor
An electric motor and a vehicle drive device having the same are provided. The electric motor includes a core unit having plural core assemblies, each being wound with a coil; an bus ring; plural supporting members having terminal accommodating portions; and an attachment member which includes at least one of a first holding portion for holding a first sensor for measuring a temperature of an oil stored in the case and a second holding portion for holding a second sensor for measuring a temperature of the coils at a predetermined second position. The attachment member is fixed to one of the supporting members such that the first or the second sensor is positioned at a corresponding one of the first position and the second position between adjacent terminal accommodating portions. |
| US08841801B2 |
Limitation of the loading of a power source
The invention relates to an arrangement and a method for limiting the input power of a power supply appliance (1) fitted between a power source (2) and a load (3). The arrangement according to the invention comprises a power supply appliance (1) fitted between a power source (2) and the load to be supplied (3), which power supply appliance (1) is fitted to limit its input power on the basis of the status of the aforementioned power source (2). |
| US08841798B2 |
Method, apparatus for emergency power supply and device associated thereto
An apparatus comprises a transformer coupled to a mains power, a backup power source comprising a first battery, a first power supply line switch configured to switch the power source between the backup power source and the mains power, a connecting interface coupling the power source to an external electronic device comprising a second battery which is rechargeable and a second power supply line switch which is configured such that the external electronic device is able to be powered by either the power source or a second battery, and a charging detector configured to detect the availability of the mains power, wherein the first power supply line switch is further configured to couple the backup power source to the external electronic device via the connecting interface when the mains power is not available such that the first battery is able to deliver power to the external electronic device. |
| US08841790B1 |
Hydrodynamic array
There are a large number of sites in the world's oceans and rivers that can provide a significant, viable, and cost effective source of renewable energy. Many are strategically located close to populated areas where these sites can be used to harness energy using ecologically benign hydrodynamic technology. A hydrodynamic array comprises multiple hydrodynamic elements for producing electricity by the motion of ocean tides or river currents and forces acting on the hydrodynamic array, which is immersed in ocean tides or river currents and which is in motion relative to the ocean tides or river currents. |
| US08841786B2 |
Integrated energy generating damper
A linear energy harvesting device that includes a housing and a piston that moves at least partially through the housing when it is compressed or extended from a rest position. When the piston moves, hydraulic fluid is pressurized and drives a hydraulic motor. The hydraulic motor drives an electric generator that produces electricity. Both the motor and generator are central to the device housing. Exemplary configurations are disclosed such as monotube, twin-tube, tri-tube and rotary based designs that each incorporates an integrated energy harvesting apparatus. By varying the electrical characteristics on an internal generator, the kinematic characteristics of to the energy harvesting apparatus can be dynamically altered. In another mode, the apparatus can be used as an actuator to create linear movement. Applications include vehicle suspension systems (to act as the primary damper component), railcar bogie dampers, or industrial applications such as machinery dampers and wave energy harvesters, and electro-hydraulic actuators. |
| US08841783B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor element; a pad electrode that is formed on the semiconductor element; an alignment mark that is formed on the semiconductor element; a connection electrode that is formed on the pad electrode; and an underfill resin that is formed to cover the connection electrode. The height of the alignment mark from the semiconductor element is greater than that of the connection electrode. |
| US08841782B2 |
Integrated circuit package system with mold gate
An integrated circuit package system includes: providing a substrate; forming a conductive layer over the substrate; forming a mold gate layer having an organic material without polymerization over the conductive layer; and attaching an integrated circuit over the substrate adjacent the mold gate layer. |
| US08841780B2 |
Dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film
The present invention provides a dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film including: a dicing tape including a base material and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed on the base material; and a wafer back surface protective film formed on the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the dicing tape, in which the wafer back surface protective film is colored. It is preferable that the colored wafer back surface protective film has a laser marking ability. The dicing tape-integrated wafer back surface protective film can be suitably used for a flip chip-mounted semiconductor device. |
| US08841778B2 |
Three dimensional memory structure
A Three-Dimensional Structure (3DS) Memory allows for physical separation of the memory circuits and the control logic circuit onto different layers such that each layer may be separately optimized. One control logic circuit suffices for several memory circuits, reducing cost. Fabrication of 3DS memory involves thinning of the memory circuit to less than 50 microns in thickness and bonding the circuit to a circuit stack while still in wafer substrate form. Fine-grain high density inter-layer vertical bus connections are used. The 3DS memory manufacturing method enables several performance and physical size efficiencies, and is implemented with established semiconductor processing techniques. |
| US08841773B2 |
Multi-layer interconnect structure for stacked dies
A multi-layer interconnect structure for stacked die configurations is provided. Through-substrate vias are formed in a semiconductor substrate. A backside of the semiconductor substrate is thinned to expose the through-substrate vias. An isolation film is formed over the backside of the semiconductor substrate and the exposed portion of the through-substrate vias. A first conductive element is formed electrically coupled to respective ones of the through-substrate vias and extending over the isolation film. One or more additional layers of isolation films and conductive elements may be formed, with connection elements such as solder balls being electrically coupled to the uppermost conductive elements. |
| US08841770B2 |
Semiconductor interconnect structure having enhanced performance and reliability
An interconnect structure and method for fabricating the interconnect structure having enhanced performance and reliability, by minimizing oxygen intrusion into a seed layer and an electroplated copper layer of the interconnect structure, are disclosed. At least one opening in a dielectric layer is formed. A sacrificial oxidation layer disposed on the dielectric layer is formed. The sacrificial oxidation layer minimizes oxygen intrusion into the seed layer and the electroplated copper layer of the interconnect structure. A barrier metal layer disposed on the sacrificial oxidation layer is formed. A seed layer disposed on the barrier metal layer is formed. An electroplated copper layer disposed on the seed layer is formed. A planarized surface is formed, wherein a portion of the sacrificial oxidation layer, the barrier metal layer, the seed layer, and the electroplated copper layer are removed. In addition, a capping layer disposed on the planarized surface is formed. |
| US08841762B2 |
Sensor module, sensor device, manufacturing method of sensor device, and electronic apparatus
A sensor module includes a support member having a first flat surface, a second flat surface orthogonally connected to the first flat surface, a third flat surface orthogonally connected to the first flat surface and the second flat surface, and a fourth flat surface opposed to the first flat surface as an attachment surface to an external member, the first flat surface having a support surface depressed from the first flat surface, IC chips having connection terminals on active surface sides with inactive surface sides along the active surfaces respectively attached to the respective surfaces of the support member, and vibration gyro elements having connection electrodes, and the vibration gyro elements are provided on the active surface sides of the IC chips and the connection electrodes are attached to the connection terminals of the IC chips so that principal surfaces are respectively along the respective surfaces of the support member. |
| US08841761B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a display substrate; an organic light emitting element on the substrate; a sealing member covering the organic light emitting element; a sealant formed between a surrounding portion of the display substrate and a surrounding portion of the sealing member; and an impact absorption layer under the display substrate, wherein an area ratio of the impact absorption agent in the impact absorption layer increases from the surrounding portion of the display substrate to a center of the display substrate such that the impact absorption ratio of the outer portion of the surrounding impact absorption layer is higher than the impact absorption ratio of the center impact absorption layer, and accordingly, damage to the surrounding portion of the display substrate that is weak against external impact may be prevented. |
| US08841759B2 |
Semiconductor package and manufacturing method thereof
Provided are a semiconductor package and a manufacturing method thereof. A semiconductor package according to an embodiment comprises a chip part on a board, a mold member, and a plated layer on the mold member. The plated layer comprises an electrode pattern connected to a pattern of the board. The electrode pattern of the plated layer can be mounted at least one of at least one a chip part and at least one another semiconductor package. |
| US08841758B2 |
Semiconductor device package and method of manufacture
A structure and method to improve saw singulation quality and wettability of integrated circuit packages (140) assembled with lead frames (112) having half-etched recesses (134) in leads. A method of forming a semiconductor device package includes providing a lead frame strip (110) having a plurality of lead frames. Each of the lead frames includes a depression (130) that is at least partially filled with a material (400) prior to singulating the strip. |
| US08841756B2 |
Fabrication of optical-quality facets vertical to a (001) orientation substrate by selective epitaxial growth
Methods for forming {110} type facets on a (001) oriented substrate of Group III-V compounds and Group IV semiconductors using selective epitaxial growth is provided. The methods include forming a dielectric film on a (100) substrate. The dielectric film can then be patterned to expose a portion of the substrate and to form a substrate-dielectric film boundary substantially parallel to a <110> direction. A {110} type sidewall facet can then be formed by epitaxially growing a semiconductor layer on the exposed portion of the substrate and the dielectric film. |
| US08841754B2 |
Semiconductor devices with stress relief layers
A semiconductor device having a via structure in a stress relief layer is provided. The semiconductor device may include an isolation layer on the circuit region, a stress relief layer on the via region, and a via structure in the stress relief layer and the substrate. The stress relief layer may have a thickness larger than that of the isolation layer and a stepped cross section. |
| US08841753B2 |
Semiconductor device having seal wiring
A semiconductor device includes: an interlayer insulating film formed on a substrate; a wiring formed in the interlayer insulating film in a chip region of the substrate; a seal ring formed in the interlayer insulating film in a periphery of the chip region and continuously surrounding the chip region; and a first protective film formed on the interlayer insulating film having the wiring and the seal ring formed therein. A first opening is formed in the first protective film in a region located outside the seal ring when viewed from the chip region, and the interlayer insulating film is exposed in the first opening. |
| US08841752B1 |
Semiconductor structure and method for interconnection of integrated circuits
In one or more embodiments, a semiconductor structure is provided that includes a plurality of interposer dice on an un-singulated segment of a semiconductor wafer. Scribe lanes circumscribing each of the plurality of interposer dice have widths of at least 2.5% of the width of each interposer die. Each interposer die includes a first contact array formed on a first side of the interposer die, a plurality of vias formed through the interposer die, one or more wiring layers formed on the first side of the interposer die and electrically coupling the first contact array to the plurality of vias, and a second contact array formed on a second side of the interposer die and electrically coupled to the plurality of vias. |
| US08841751B2 |
Through silicon vias for semiconductor devices and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention provides a semiconductor wafer, a semiconductor chip and a semiconductor package. The semiconductor wafer includes a first pad, a first inter-layer dielectric and a second pad. The first pad is disposed on a top surface of a semiconductor substrate and has a solid portion and a plurality of through holes. The first inter-layer dielectric covers the first pad. The second pad is disposed on the first inter-layer dielectric and has a solid portion and a plurality of through holes, wherein the through holes of the first pad correspond to the solid portion of the second pad. |
| US08841748B2 |
Semiconductor device comprising a capacitor and an electrical connection via and fabrication method
A dielectric wafer has, on top of its front face, a front electrical connection including an electrical connection portion. A blind hole passes through from a rear face of the wafer to at least partially reveal a rear face of the electrical connection portion. A through capacitor is formed in the blind hole. The capacitor includes a first conductive layer covering the lateral wall and the electrical connection portion (forming an outer electrode), a dielectric intermediate layer covering the first conductive layer (forming a dielectric membrane), and a second conductive layer covering the dielectric intermediate layer (forming an inner electrode). A rear electrical connection is made to the inner electrode. |
| US08841745B2 |
Stress-engineered resistance-change memory device
A resistance-change memory device using stress engineering is described, including a first layer including a first conductive electrode, a second layer above the first layer including a resistive-switching element, a third layer above the second layer including a second conductive electrode, where a first stress is created in the switching element at a first interface between the first layer and the second layer upon heating the memory element, and where a second stress is created in the switching element at a second interface between the second layer and the third layer upon the heating. A stress gradient equal to a difference between the first stress and the second stress has an absolute value greater than 50 MPa, and a reset voltage of the memory element has a polarity relative to a common electrical potential that has a sign opposite the stress gradient when applied to the first conductive electrode. |
| US08841744B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus
A semiconductor apparatus having a bootstrap-type driver circuit includes a cavity for a SON structure formed below a bootstrap diode Db, and a p-type floating region formed in a n− epitaxial layer between a bootstrap diode Db and a p-type GND region at the ground potential (GND). The p-type floating region extends to the cavity for suppressing the leakage current caused by the holes flowing to the p− substrate in charging an externally attached bootstrap capacitor C1. The semiconductor apparatus which includes a bootstrap-type driver circuit facilitates suppressing the leakage current caused by the holes flowing to the p− substrate, when the bootstrap diode is biased in forward. |
| US08841743B2 |
Solid-state image pickup device, electronic apparatus using such solid-state image pickup device and method of manufacturing solid-state image pickup device
A back-illuminated type solid-state image pickup device (1041) includes read circuits (Tr1, Tr2) formed on one surface of a semiconductor substrate (1042) to read a signal from a photo-electric conversion element (PD) formed on the semiconductor substrate (1042), in which electric charges (e) generated in a photo-electric conversion region (1052c1) formed under at least one portion of the read circuits (Tr1, Tr2) are collected to an electric charge accumulation region (1052a) formed on one surface side of the semiconductor substrate (1042) of the photo-electric conversion element (PD) by electric field formed within the photo-electric conversion element (PD). Thus, the solid-state image pickup device and the camera are able to make the size of pixel become very small without lowering a saturation electric charge amount (Qs) and sensitivity. |
| US08841742B2 |
Low temperature layer transfer process using donor structure with material in recesses in transfer layer, semiconductor structures fabricated using such methods
Methods of transferring a layer of semiconductor material from a first donor structure to a second structure include forming recesses in the donor structure, implanting ions into the donor structure to form a generally planar, inhomogeneous weakened zone therein, and providing material within the recesses. The first donor structure may be bonded to a second structure, and the first donor structure may be fractured along the generally planar weakened zone, leaving the layer of semiconductor material bonded to the second structure. Semiconductor devices may be fabricated by forming active device structures on the transferred layer of semiconductor material. Semiconductor structures are fabricated using the described methods. |
| US08841737B2 |
MEMS device and process
A MEMS comprises a back-plate (7) having an inner portion (7a) and an outer portion (7b), the inner portion (7a) connected to the outer portion (7b) by a sidewall (7c). A raised section or anchor ring (60) is formed in the outer portion (7b) of the back-plate, in a region of the back-plate near the inner perimeter of the outer portion. The anchor ring may comprise angled sidewalls. The thickness of the back-plate may be greater than the thickness of the material supporting the anchor ring. Embodiments are also disclosed in which a membrane comprises a raised portion and an outer portion connected by an angled sidewall. |
| US08841732B2 |
Self-adjusting latch-up resistance for CMOS devices
CMOS devices (60, 61, 61′) having improved latch-up robustness are provided by including with one or both WELL regions (22, 29) underlying the source-drains (24, 25; 31, 32) and the body contacts (27, 34), one or more further regions (62, 62′, 62-2) doped with deep acceptors or deep donors (or both) of the same conductivity type as the corresponding WELL region and whose ionization substantially increases as operating temperature increases. The increase in conductivity exhibited by these further regions as a result of the increasing ionization of the deep acceptors or donors off-sets, in whole or part, the temperature driven increase in gain of the parasitic NPN and/or PNP bipolar transistors inherent in prior art CMOS structures. By clamping or lowering the gain of the parasitic bipolar transistors, the CMOS devices (60, 61, 61′) are less likely to go into latch-up with increasing operating temperature. |
| US08841729B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
Provided is a semiconductor device including active regions formed in a semiconductor substrate and arranged in a first direction parallel to a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a first element isolating region formed in the semiconductor substrate and electrically isolating adjacent active regions from each other; and gate electrodes extending over the active regions respectively and arranged in the first direction. The first element isolating region includes a first region extending in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and a second region extending in a direction intersecting the first region, one gate electrode of adjacent gate electrodes has a first edge side which includes a first overlap part placed on the second region, and another gate electrode of the adjacent gate electrodes has a second edge side which faces the first edge side and includes a second overlap part placed on the second region. |
| US08841728B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first diffusion layer of a first conductivity type and a second diffusion layer of a second conductivity type that are provided in a semiconductor layer at a distance, the second conductivity type being an opposite conductivity type of the first conductivity type, a first insulating film and a second insulating film that are provided on the semiconductor layer between the first diffusion layer and the second diffusion layer at a distance, a gate electrode provided on the first insulating film, and a threshold regulating electrode provided on the second insulating film. |
| US08841727B1 |
Circuit with electrostatic discharge protection
A circuit with electrostatic discharge protection is described. In one case, the circuit includes trigger device configured to protect a component connected to a node of the circuit during an electrostatic discharge event, the trigger device includes an isolation structure interposed between a gate oxide layer and an extended drain region. A portion of the extended drain region proximate the isolation structure is substantially metal-free. |
| US08841725B2 |
Semiconductor device having channel dose region and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a first gate electrode on a semiconductor substrate in a first transistor region; forming a channel dose region; and forming a first source extension region, wherein the channel dose region is formed by using a first mask as a mask and by ion-implanting a first dopant of the first conductivity type, and the first mask covering a drain side of the first gate electrode and covering a drain region, and the first source extension region is formed by using a second mask and the gate electrode as masks and by ion-implanting a second dopant of a second conductivity type that is a conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type, the second mask covering the drain side of the first gate electrode and covering the drain region. |
| US08841724B2 |
Semiconductor device and its manufacturing method
In an LDMOS transistor, a channel length is reduced to increase a saturation current without causing an off-state breakdown voltage optimized in terms of trade-off between an on-resistance and the off-state breakdown voltage. A short channel region is selectively formed between an element isolation film and a low-concentration body region in which a channel is formed such that the short channel region is located immediately below a gate oxide film. The short channel region has a conduction type opposite to that of the low-concentration body region and has a carrier concentration higher than that of the low-concentration body region. The body region is retreated by the presence of the short channel region toward a high-concentration source region. |
| US08841722B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming the same
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first groove. The first groove has a bottom and first and second side surfaces opposite to each other. A first gate insulator extends alongside the first side surface. A first gate electrode is formed in the first groove and on the first gate insulator. A second gate insulator extends alongside the second side surface. A second gate electrode is formed in the first groove and on the second gate insulator. The second gate electrode is separate from the first gate electrode. |
| US08841719B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; an interlayer film on the substrate; a surface electrode on the interlayer film; a surface pad on the surface electrode; a backside electrode on the substrate; an element area including a cell portion having a vertical semiconductor element and a removal portion having multiple contact regions; and an outer periphery area. The surface electrode in the removal portion is electrically coupled with each contact region through a first contact hole in the interlayer film. The surface electrode in the cell portion is electrically coupled with the substrate through a second contact hole in the interlayer film. A part of the surface electrode in the removal portion facing each contact region is defined as a contact portion. The surface electrode includes multiple notches on a shortest distance line segment between each contact portion and the surface pad. |
| US08841717B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming the same
In one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first groove; and a plurality of first pillars over the substrate. The plurality of first pillars is disposed beside the first groove. A first insulator is disposed in the first groove. A bit contact is disposed in the first groove and over the first insulator. The bit contact is coupled to side surfaces of the plurality of first pillars. |
| US08841715B2 |
Floating body cell structures, devices including same, and methods for forming same
Floating body cell structures including an array of floating body cells disposed on a back gate and source regions and drain regions of the floating body cells spaced apart from the back gate. The floating body cells may each include a volume of semiconductive material having a channel region extending between pillars, which may be separated by a void, such as a U-shaped trench. The floating body cells of the array may be electrically coupled to another gate, which may be disposed on sidewalls of the volume of semiconductive material or within the void therein. Methods of forming the floating body cell devices are also disclosed. |
| US08841713B2 |
Photoelectric conversion apparatus and imaging system using the photoelectric conversion apparatus
In a photoelectric conversion apparatus including a charge holding portion, a part of an element isolation region contacting with a semiconductor region constituting the charge holding portion extends from a reference surface including the light receiving surface of a photoelectric conversion element into a semiconductor substrate at a level equal to or deeper than the depth of the semiconductor region in comparison with the semiconductor region. |
| US08841709B2 |
JFET device and method of manufacturing the same
A disclosed semiconductor device includes a semiconductor deposition layer formed over an insulation structure and above a substrate. The device includes a gate formed over a contact region between first and second implant regions in the semiconductor deposition layer. The first and second implant regions both have a first conductivity type, and the gate has a second conductivity type. The device may further include a second gate formed beneath the semiconductor deposition layer. |
| US08841702B2 |
Enhancement mode III-N HEMTs
A III-N semiconductor device that includes a substrate and a nitride channel layer including a region partly beneath a gate region, and two channel access regions on opposite sides of the part beneath the gate. The channel access regions may be in a different layer from the region beneath the gate. The device includes an AlXN layer adjacent the channel layer wherein X is gallium, indium or their combination, and a preferably n-doped GaN layer adjacent the AlXN layer in the areas adjacent to the channel access regions. The concentration of Al in the AlXN layer, the AlXN layer thickness and the n-doping concentration in the n-doped GaN layer are selected to induce a 2DEG charge in channel access regions without inducing any substantial 2DEG charge beneath the gate, so that the channel is not conductive in the absence of a switching voltage applied to the gate. |
| US08841698B2 |
Method for providing semiconductors having self-aligned ion implant
A method is disclosed that provides a self-aligned nitrogen-implant particularly suited for a Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) semiconductor device preferably comprised of a silicon carbide (SiC). This self-aligned nitrogen-implant allows for the realization of durable and stable electrical functionality of high temperature transistors such as JFETs. The method implements the self-aligned nitrogen-implant having predetermined dimensions, at a particular step in the fabrication process, so that the SiC junction field effect transistors are capable of being electrically operating continuously at 500° C. for over 10,000 hours in an air ambient with less than a 10% change in operational transistor parameters. |
| US08841697B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor devices
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes forming a first trench and a second trench in an n-type substrate surface, the first trenches being spaced apart from each other, the second trench surrounding the first trenches, the second trench being wider than the first trench. The method also includes forming a gate oxide film on the inner surfaces of the first and second trenches, and depositing an electrically conductive material to the thickness a half or more as large as the first trench width. The method further includes removing the electrically conductive material using the gate oxide film as a stopper layer, forming an insulator film thicker than the gate oxide film, and polishing the insulator film by CMP for exposing the n-type substrate and the electrically conductive material in the first trench. |
| US08841693B2 |
Light emitting device package and manufacturing method thereof
There is provided a light emitting device package including: a substrate having a cavity formed therein; a heat sink provided on a bottom surface of the cavity to be adjacent to an inner wall of the cavity; a light emitting device mounted on the heat sink; and a phosphor layer provided within the cavity and covering the heat sink and the light emitting device. |
| US08841686B2 |
Light emitting diode
A light emitting diode includes a carbon nanotube layer, a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, an active layer, a first electrode and a second electrode stacked on an epitaxial growth surface of a substrate. A first part of the carbon nanotube layer is covered by the first semiconductor layer and a second part of the carbon nanotube layer is exposed. 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. |
| US08841683B2 |
Semiconductor rectifier device
A semiconductor rectifier device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type of a wide gap semiconductor; a semiconductor layer of the first conductive type of the wide gap semiconductor formed on an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein an impurity concentration of the semiconductor layer is between 1E+14 atoms/cm3 and 5E+16 atoms/cm3 inclusive, and a thickness thereof is 8 μm or more; a first semiconductor region of the first conductive type of the wide gap semiconductor formed at the semiconductor layer surface; a plurality of second semiconductor regions of a second conductive type of the wide gap semiconductor formed as sandwiched by the first semiconductor regions, wherein a width of each of the second semiconductor regions is 15 μm or more; a first electrode formed on the first and second semiconductor regions; and a second electrode formed on a lower surface of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08841681B2 |
Wide-gap semiconductor substrate and method to fabricate wide-gap semiconductor device using the same
A wide-gap semiconductor substrate includes a narrow-gap semiconductor layer, a wide-gap semiconductor layer and an alignment mark. The narrow-gap semiconductor layer has a main surface. The wide-gap semiconductor layer is epitaxially grown on the narrow-gap semiconductor layer. The alignment mark is preliminarily carved in a prescribed position on the main surface so that the alignment mark is preliminarily buried in the wide-gap semiconductor substrate. |
| US08841680B2 |
Semiconductor device
Solved is a problem of attenuation of output amplitude due to a threshold value of a TFT when manufacturing a circuit with TFTs of a single polarity. In a capacitor (105), a charge equivalent to a threshold value of a TFT (104) is stored. When a signal is inputted thereto, the threshold value stored in the capacitor (105) is added to a potential of the input signal. The thus obtained potential is applied to a gate electrode of a TFT (101). Therefore, it is possible to obtain the output having a normal amplitude from an output terminal (Out) without causing the amplitude attenuation in the TFT (101). |
| US08841677B2 |
Thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof
A thin film transistor array panel includes: a gate line and a storage electrode on a substrate and separated from each other; a gate insulating layer covering the gate line and the storage electrode; a data line crossing the gate line and being on the gate insulating layer; a thin film transistor formed at a crossing region of the gate line and the data line, and including a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; a passivation layer exposing a portion of the drain electrode and formed on the thin film transistor and the data line; and a pixel electrode contacting the drain electrode and overlapping the storage electrode with the gate insulating layer interposed therebetween. |
| US08841674B2 |
Field transistor structure manufactured using gate last process
According to embodiments of the invention, a field transistor structure is provided. The field transistor structure includes a semiconductor substrate, a metal gate, a polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon) layer, and first and second metal portions. The polysilicon layer has first, second, third, and fourth sides and is disposed between the semiconductor substrate on the first side and the metal gate on the second side. The polysilicon layer is also disposed between the first and second metal portions on the third and fourth sides. According to some embodiments of the present invention, the field transistor structure may also include a thin metal layer disposed between the polysilicon layer and the semiconductor substrate. The thin metal layer may be electronically coupled to each of the first and second metal portions. |
| US08841673B2 |
Thin-film transistor device and method for manufacturing thin-film transistor device
A thin-film transistor device includes: a gate electrode above a substrate; a gate insulating film on the gate electrode; a crystalline silicon thin film above the gate insulating film; a first semiconductor film above the crystalline silicon thin film; a pair of second semiconductor films above the first semiconductor film; a source electrode over one of the second semiconductor films; and a drain electrode over an other one of the second semiconductor films. The first semiconductor film is provided on the crystalline silicon thin film. A relationship ECP |
| US08841668B2 |
Array substrate and method of manufacturing the same
An array substrate includes; a substrate, a gate line and a data line disposed on the substrate, a thin film transistor (“TFT”) electrically connected to the gate line and the data line, a light blocking member disposed on the substrate and a first color filter and a second color filter disposed on the substrate. The light blocking member covers a portion of the first color filter and the second color filter covers a portion of the light blocking member. |
| US08841666B2 |
Display device
In an aspect, a display device including: a substrate; a thin film transistor formed on the substrate, and comprising an active layer formed of an oxide semiconductor; a passivation layer formed on the thin film transistor; and a hydrogen blocking layer positioned between the active layer and the passivation layer is provided. |
| US08841663B2 |
Oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor
A thin-film transistor includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a gate insulation layer and an oxide semiconductor pattern. The source and drain electrodes include a first metal element with a first oxide formation free energy. The oxide semiconductor pattern has a first surface making contact with the gate insulation layer and a second surface making contact with the source and drain electrodes to be positioned at an opposite side of the first surface. The oxide semiconductor pattern includes an added element having a second oxide formation free energy having an absolute value greater than or equal to an absolute value of the first oxide formation free energy, wherein an amount of the added element included in a portion near the first surface is zero or smaller than an amount of the added element included in a portion near the second surface. |
| US08841661B2 |
Staggered oxide semiconductor TFT semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof
A method for forming a thin film transistor includes steps of forming a first wiring layer over a first electrode layer and forming a second wiring layer over a second electrode layer, wherein the first electrode layer extends beyond an end portion of the first wiring layer, the second electrode layer extends beyond an end portion of the second wiring layer, and a semiconductor layer is formed so as to be electrically connected to a side face and a top face of the first electrode layer and a side face and a top face of the second electrode layer. |
| US08841659B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus
An organic light-emitting display apparatus that has reduced resonance effect includes a thin film transistor (TFT) layer including a plurality of TFTs, first protective layer covering the TFT, a color filter disposed in at least a partial area of the region in the first protective layer, a first overcoat covering the color filter, a second protective layer covering the first overcoat, a second overcoat disposed on the second protective layer, and a pixel electrode disposed on top of the second overcoat and electrically coupled to the TFTs in the TFT layer. |
| US08841656B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element, lighting apparatus, and method for manufacturing organic electroluminescent element
According to one embodiment, an organic electroluminescent element includes: a first electrode having a first and a second major surfaces; a second electrode opposed to part of the first major surface; an organic luminescent layer provided between the first and the second electrodes; an optical layer having a third major surface opposed to the second major surface and a fourth major surface on opposite side from the third major surface. The fourth major surface includes a first region overlapping the second electrode, and a second region not overlapping the second electrode. The fourth major surface includes a first concave-convex provided in the first region and a second concave-convex provided in the second region. A planarization layer is provided on the second region and burying the second concave-convex. |
| US08841653B2 |
Light-emitting element, light-emitting device, lighting device, and electronic appliance
A light-emitting element whose lifetime is improved. In addition, a light-emitting device, a lighting device, and an electronic appliance in which the light-emitting element is used. A light-emitting element including, between an anode and a cathode, a hole-transport layer and a layer containing a light-emitting substance provided to be in contact with a cathode side surface of the hole-transport layer, in which the hole-transport layer includes a first organic compound and an anti-reduction substance, and in which the layer containing a light-emitting substance includes a second organic compound and a light-emitting substance and has at least an electron-transport property is provided. In addition, a light-emitting device including the light-emitting element, or a lighting device or an electronic appliance including the light-emitting device is provided. |
| US08841644B2 |
Thermal isolation in memory cells
Thermal isolation in memory cells is described herein. A number of embodiments include a storage element, a selector device formed in series with the storage element, and an electrode between the storage element and the selector device, wherein the electrode comprises an electrode material having a thermal conductivity of less than 0.15 Watts per Kelvin-centimeter (W/K-cm). |
| US08841642B2 |
Memory element and method for manufacturing the same, and semiconductor device
The memory element has a structure at least including a first conductive layer, a second conductive layer, and a memory layer disposed between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The memory layer is formed by a droplet discharge method using nanoparticles of a conductive material each of which is coated with an organic thin film. Specifically, a composition in which nanoparticles of a conductive material each of which is coated with an organic thin film are dispersed in a solvent is discharged (ejected) as ink droplets, and the solvent is dried to be vaporized to form the memory layer. Accordingly, a memory element can be formed simply. In addition, efficiency in the use of materials can be improved and yield is also improved, so that the memory element can be provided at low cost. |
| US08841638B2 |
Particle beam therapy system
An particle beam therapy system comprises a scanning electromagnet for scanning a particle beam which travels in a vacuum duct so as to irradiate an irradiation object and an irradiation unit comprising a beam outlet window, wherein the irradiation unit is configured such that the vacuum duct can be divided by a flange surfacewhich is provided at a position closer to an irradiation object than a scanning electromagnet, in a case where a vacuum duct for a scanning irradiation method which is provided at a position closer to an irradiation object than the flange surface is moved so as not to overlap a beam line of the particle beam, a ride filter for a broad beam irradiation method can be provided at space where the vacuum duct for a scanning irradiation method was provided before it was moved. |
| US08841633B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting pharmaceuticals in a sample
A method and apparatus for measuring a vitamin K antagonizing anticoagulant present in a sample (116), arranged to: irradiate (304) the sample (116) with light from a light source (114) for exciting the anticoagulant through its absorption of the light, the excitation of the sample (116) resulting in a fluorescent emission from the sample (116); measure (306) the fluorescent emission from the sample (116); determine (308) a fluorescence lifetime (T1) of the fluorescent emission of the sample (116); determine (310) an intensity (A1) of the fluorescent emission at the fluorescence lifetime (T1); and determine (312) a amount (c) of the anticoagulant, as a function of the intensity (A1) of the fluorescent emission at the fluorescence lifetime (T1). |
| US08841631B1 |
Apparatus and techniques for controlling ion angular spread
An electrostatic scanner to scan an ion beam in an ion implanter. The electrostatic scanner may include a first scan plate having a first inner surface that faces the ion beam, the first inner surface having a concave shape in a first plane that is perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the ion beam, and a second scan plate opposite the first scan plate separated by a gap to accept the ion beam the second scan plate having a second inner surface that faces the ion beam and a convex shape in the first plane, the first scan plate and second scan plate configured to generate an electrostatic field in the gap to scan the ion beam back and forth along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the ion beam. |
| US08841626B2 |
Device for UV-spectrometric analysis of gaseous compounds
The invention concerns a device (20) for UV-spectrometric analysis of gaseous Compounds, comprising: a measurement Channel (5) to accommodate a flow of sample gas, a window (16) transparent for ultraviolet radiation arranged at a first end (5a) of the measurement Channel (5), a radiation source (11) generating ultraviolet radiation arranged to emit radiation through the window (16) into the measurement Channel (5), and a spectrograph (3) for measuring ultraviolet radiation at a second, opposite, end (5b) of the measurement Channel (5). The invention is characterized in that the spectrograph (3) is provided with an opening (12) wherein the second end (5b) of the measurement Channel (5) is open towards the spectrograph (3) such that an inside of the spectrograph (3) and the measurement Channel (5) are in communication via said opening (12). The spectrograph (3) is filled with a protection gas which is allowed to flow through said opening (12) and into the measurement Channel (5). |
| US08841623B2 |
X-ray detecting device and operating method thereof
An X-ray detecting device includes: an X-ray receiving panel including a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of photodetecting pixels connected to the scan lines and the data lines; a scan driver, connected to the scan lines, for applying a scan signal for controlling outputs of data signals of the photodetecting pixels; and a data detector, connected to the data lines, for receiving the data signals output by the photodetecting pixels, reading the data signals, and controlling capacitance according to transmissivity of a subject. Detective quantum efficiency of the X-ray detecting device can be improved by adaptively controlling capacitance of an integrator according to measured transmissivity of a subject. |
| US08841620B2 |
Radiographic imaging device and radiographic imaging apparatus
The present invention provides a radiographic imaging device including: plural pixels disposed in a matrix, each pixel including a sensor section that generates charges based on irradiation of radiation, or on illumination of light that has been converted from radiation; plural scan lines through which a control signal flows for switching switch elements included in pixels that are employed as radiographic imaging pixels out of the plural pixels; plural signal lines through which electrical signal flow corresponding to the charge that has been accumulated in the radiographic imaging pixels according to the switching state of the switch elements; and one or more radiation detection line through which an electrical signal flows corresponding to the charge that has been generated in the sensor sections of the radiation detection pixels out of the plural pixels. |
| US08841618B2 |
Device for examining an object, in particular for inspecting persons for suspicious items
For examining objects, in particular for inspecting persons for suspicious items, devices having a scanning system for scanning the object and having an evaluating system are known. An optical marking system is provided, which indicates the position of an item classified as suspicious on the object itself or in a mirror image of the object by means of visible light. |
| US08841617B2 |
Flame detectors and methods of detecting flames
Flame detectors and methods of detecting flames are described herein. One device includes an optical element configured to process mid wave infra-red light and long wave infra-red light emitted from an area, and a bolometer configured to detect a flame in the area based on the mid wave infra-red light and long wave infra-red light processed by the optical element. |
| US08841614B1 |
Sample structure analyzing method, transmission electron microscope, and computer-readable non-transitory recording medium
In accordance with an embodiment, a sample structure analyzing method includes generating a beam and then applying the beam to a plurality of observation regions on a sample, and acquiring a plurality of diffraction images from the beam which has passed through the sample; and comparing the acquired diffraction images, and judging the difference between the observation regions from the comparison result, or identifying the grain boundary of crystal constituting the sample. |
| US08841610B2 |
Quadrupole mass spectrometer with enhanced sensitivity and mass resolving power
A novel method and mass spectrometer apparatus is introduced to spatially and temporally resolve images of one or more ion exit patterns of a multipole instrument. In particular, the methods and structures of the present invention measures the ion current as a function of time and spatial displacement in the beam cross-section of a quadrupole mass filter via an arrayed detector. The linearity of the detected quadrupole ion current in combination with it reproducible spatial-temporal structure enables the deconvolution of the contributions of signals from individual ion species in complex mixtures where both sensitivity and mass resolving power are essential. |
| US08841608B2 |
Method for enhancing the resolving power of ion mobility separations over a limited mobility range
A method for raising the resolving power, specificity, and peak capacity of conventional ion mobility spectrometry is disclosed. Ions are separated in a dynamic electric field comprising an oscillatory field wave and opposing static field, or at least two counter propagating waves with different parameters (amplitude, profile, frequency, or speed). As the functional dependencies of mean drift velocity on the ion mobility in a wave and static field or in unequal waves differ, only single species is equilibrated while others drift in either direction and are mobility-separated. An ion mobility spectrum over a limited range is then acquired by measuring ion drift times through a fixed distance inside the gas-filled enclosure. The resolving power in the vicinity of equilibrium mobility substantially exceeds that for known traveling-wave or drift-tube IMS separations, with spectra over wider ranges obtainable by stitching multiple segments. The approach also enables low-cutoff, high-cutoff, and bandpass ion mobility filters. |
| US08841602B2 |
Systems, devices and methods related to calibration of a proton computed tomography scanner
Disclosed are systems, devices and methodologies related to calibration of an ion based imaging apparatus such as a proton computed tomography scanner. In some implementations, energy degrader plates having known water-equivalent thickness (WET) values can be introduced to an ion beam to introduce different energy degradation settings. Energy detector responses to individual ions subject to such energy degradation settings can be obtained. Such responses can be normalized and correlated to water-equivalent path lengths (WEPL) of the ions based on the known WET values. Such calibration utilizing degrader plates can be performed relatively quickly and can yield accurate WEPL values that facilitate estimation of, for example, a CT image based on relative stopping power of an object. |
| US08841599B2 |
Optical sensor
According to one embodiment, an optical sensor includes a photodetector and a substrate. The photodetector detects light. The substrate in which the photodetector is received includes at least three layers including a cover layer, a spacer layer, and a base layer. The substrate includes an electrical conductive portion for the photodetector. |
| US08841595B2 |
Image sensor with sample and hold circuitry for addressing time variant noise
An image sensor includes an array of pixels. Each pixel has at least one photo-sensitive element. Readout circuitry receives an analog signal from each pixel at a first time and at a second time, between which the analog signal changes. The image sensor further includes associated support circuitry which is a source of time variant noise. The signal level at both first and second times includes pixel noise. Sample and hold circuitry is provided to maintain substantially level at least a proportion of this support circuitry noise time invariant at the sensor output between the first time and the second time. |
| US08841587B2 |
Image heating apparatus and heater used in the apparatus
An image heating apparatus includes: an endless belt; a heater, contacted to a surface of the endless belt, provided so that a longitudinal direction thereof is parallel to a generating line direction of the endless belt; and a pressing member for forming a nip together with the endless belt. The heater includes: an elongated substrate; a first heat generating line, provided on the substrate along a longitudinal direction of the substrate, including first heat-generating resistors having a negative temperature coefficient of resistance and being electrically connected in series; and a second heat generating line, provided on the substrate along the longitudinal direction of the substrate, electrically connected to the first heat generating line in parallel. The second heat generating line includes a plurality of second heat-generating resistors having the negative temperature coefficient of resistance and being electrically connected in series. |
| US08841576B2 |
Method and device for producing a metal sheet with a welded-on pipe
A method for producing a metal sheet with a welded-on tube which has at least partially curved sections, wherein the tube is guided by at least one guide element onto the sheet, is pressed thereon with at least one pressure element and is welded thereto at least at some points and wherein the tube is bent to form the curved sections. In order to achieve the welding-on in a simple manner even in the curved sections, it is provided that a bending is carried out in a plurality of discrete steps, wherein in individual steps firstly the tube with the at least one guide element is bent around a last created welding point and thereafter a new welding point is created. Furthermore, the invention relates to a device for carrying out the method. |
| US08841569B2 |
Press button and portable computer using the same
A flat press button is provided. The press button includes a base plate, a link member, and a cap. The link member is disposed on the base plate. The cap, having an embossed strip and a flange, pivots at the link member, wherein the embossed strip and the flange are formed at the opposing sides of the cap, and the embossed strip and the flange are operated in a pivotal swinging manner around a pivot axis to abut the base plate alternatively. |
| US08841565B2 |
Multifingered scale
A filling system for containers that are supplied to a filling device via a supplying device and that are removed from the filling device via a removal device, said filling system includes a measuring device for weighing the filled containers. The measuring device is formed by circulating measuring sensors that convey containers from an inlet side to an outlet while concurrently weighing the containers, and circulating synchronously with the container flow. The measuring sensors are oriented at right angles to a direction along a horizontal belt along which the containers are conveyed. Each one has measuring fingers that collectively form a multi-fingered measuring device. |
| US08841563B2 |
Split line and low voltage wire conduit and transformer box
Disclosed is a split conduit for separating line and low voltage wiring, wherein two wire or cable types are supported and do not interfere with one another along the conduit length. The conduit includes a rounded outer wall forming an enclosed cross section, wherein a partition is provided within the interior of the conduit that runs along its length to create a first and second pathway. The outer surface of the conduit is discretely marked based on line or low voltage, allowing a user to distinguish what wire type is in each pathway and to locate the partition without inspecting the wires or looking into the interior of the conduit. The split conduit is adapted to be connected to a split meter socket box having a divider for separating connection types, wherein wires from corresponding conduit chambers can be oriented appropriately to establish electrical connectivity within the meter box. |
| US08841562B2 |
Cable feedthrough
In order to improve a cable feedthrough comprising a housing connection piece, a cable fixing device provided on the housing connection piece, a fastening section which is provided in the housing connection piece and with which the housing connection piece can be secured to a wall section of an appliance, and a shield contact element which makes contact with a cable shield of a cable guided through the cable feedthrough, in such a manner that it is possible for the shield contact element to make reliable contact with the wall section, it is suggested that the shield contact element be fixable to the fastening section with a holding element and that the shield contact element make contact with the cable shield or with the wall section of the appliance with at least one housing contact element which is designed to dig into the wall section. |
| US08841557B2 |
LAN cable with PEI cross-filler
A communications cable has a jacket, a plurality of twisted pairs, each twisted pair having two insulated conductors twisted around one another. A cross-filler is arranged between the twisted pairs where the cross-filler is constructed of PEI (polyetherimide). |
| US08841550B2 |
Photoelectric element
A photoelectric element provided with an electron transport layer having excellent electron transport property and sufficiently wide reaction interface, and that has excellent conversion efficiency.The photoelectric element has an electron transport layer 3 and a hole transport layer 4 sandwiched between a pair of electrodes 2 and 5. The electron transport layer 3 is formed of an organic compound having a redox moiety capable of being oxidized and reduced repeatedly. The organic compound contains an electrolyte solution which stabilizes the reduced state of the redox moiety, and forms a gel layer 6 containing a sensitizing dye. Thus, the organic compound and the electrolyte solution in the electron transport layer 3 constitute the gel layer 6, while at the same time, the sensitizing dye is present within the gel layer 6, whereby the reaction interface of the organic compound is enlarged, improving the conversion efficiency and the electron hand-over efficiency from the sensitizing dye to the organic compound in the electron transport layer 3, as a result of which the electron transport efficiency is improved. |
| US08841548B2 |
Resonance-shifting luminescent solar concentrators
An optical system and method to overcome luminescent solar concentrator inefficiencies by resonance-shifting, in which sharply directed emission from a bi-layer cavity into a glass substrate returns to interact with the cavity off-resonance at each subsequent reflection, significantly reducing reabsorption loss en route to the edges. In one embodiment, the system comprises a luminescent solar concentrator comprising a transparent substrate, a luminescent film having a variable thickness; and a low refractive index layer disposed between the transparent substrate and the luminescent film. |
| US08841544B2 |
Uniformly distributed self-assembled solder dot formation for high efficiency solar cells
A substrate for photovoltaic device includes a textured surface formed from silicon-based material. The textured surface includes a plurality of cones uniformly distributed across the textured surface. The uniformly distributed cones are configured by etching from a top surface of the substrate using a self-assembled solder dot mask evaporated on the substrate prior to etching. The cones are uniformly distributed as a result of gettering a process chamber prior to forming the solder dot mask. The cones have a height/width ratio between about 1 to about 4, and the cones have a density between 108 to 109 cones/cm2. |
| US08841539B2 |
High efficiency thermoelectric device
A thermoelectric device based on a multilayer structure having alternate layers of metal/material mixture. The alternate layers have differing metal content. The layer structure is irradiated with ionizing radiation to produce nanoclusters in the layers. The differing metal content serves to quench the nanoclusters to isolate nanoclusters along the radiation track. The result is a thermoelectric device with a high figure of merit. In one embodiment, the multilayer structure is fabricated and then irradiated with high energy radiation penetrating the entire layer structure. In another embodiment, layers are irradiated sequentially during fabrication using low energy radiation. |
| US08841537B2 |
Systems and methods for a digital stringed instrument
Systems and methods for a digital instrument are described, for example to simulate or be used in conjunction with a stringed instrument. A sensor system detects the location of one or more fingers or objects at selected locations on a playing surface of the instrument, and the detected locations are combined with information indicative of one or more strings being played to generate a digital signal containing information as to the notes being played. |
| US08841536B2 |
Media system with playing component
This document describes a device for receiving and displaying graphical representations of digital music tracks and their components (in the form of digital interactive phrases, or “DIPs”). The device allows a user to play the music tracks using a new format, blend, mix or mash different music tracks together, via a digital interactive phrase process, and produce and listen to the blended, mixed or mashed digital music. |
| US08841532B2 |
Piano key system
A keyboard instrument having keys modified as compared to a standard piano keyboard, in which the central longitudinal axis of the D♯ key extends between the adjoining distal lateral sides of the D and E keys, and in which the C♯ and D♯ keys, F♯ and G♯ keys, and G♯ and A♯ keys are respectively 17 millimeters apart. |
| US08841531B2 |
Sheet music holder and method for playing an instrument
A sheet music holder for a drum kit is described. The sheet music holder is suitable to provide sheet music to a drum head so that music may be read when the drum is played. The sheet music holder preserves the condition of the sheet music and is suitable to dampen the sound of the drum it is placed on. |
| US08841530B2 |
Flute headjoint
A flute headjoint includes a chimney, a lip plate and a tube body formed from a refractory metal. The refractory metal can include tantalum, niobium, molybdenum, tungsten, rhenium, alloys of these metals and combinations thereof. The chimney and lip plate are attached to the tube body without the use of solder. In certain embodiments, the chimney and lip plate are attached to the tube body with bands. The use of refractory metals in the construction of the tube body may provide enhanced headjoint performance, and because the lip plate and chimney are not soldered to the tube body the components may be formed using a computer modeling and milling process that provides for accurate and consistent production of headjoint components. |
| US08841528B2 |
Keyboard device
A keyboard device of the present invention includes a front guide shaft that is provided on the front portion of a front lid and projects toward sides of the front lid, a rear guide shaft that is provided on the front portion of a rear lid and projects toward sides of the rear lid, and a guide groove that guides the front guide shaft and the rear guide shaft in the front and back directions of a musical instrument case. The guide groove is provided with a guide recess where the rear guide shaft comes in so that the front lid and the rear lid are placed on the same plane when a keyboard lid is closed and covers a keyboard section. |
| US08841521B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV774130
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV774130. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV774130, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV774130 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV774130 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV774130. |
| US08841518B1 |
Maize hybrid X80C998
A novel maize variety designated X80C998 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X80C998 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X80C998 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X80C998, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X80C998. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X80C998. |
| US08841516B2 |
Fusarium resistant cucumber plants
The present invention relates to a plant of a cucumber breeding line comprising an introgression from cucumber inbred line URS 189, a representative sample of seed of which has been deposited with the NCIMB, Aberdeen, Scotland under accession number NCIMB 41612 and depositors reference URS 189, or a Fusarium-resistant offspring plant of line URS 189, wherein said introgression confers to said plant of said cucumber breeding line resistance to the causal agent of Fusarium stem and root rot Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis cucumerinum (Forc). |
| US08841511B2 |
Removal of plastid sequences by transiently expressed site-specific recombinases
Compositions and methods for manipulating the plastid genome of higher plants are provided. |
| US08841509B2 |
Gray leaf spot tolerant maize and methods of production
The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying maize plants that have newly conferred tolerance or enhanced tolerance to, or are susceptible to, Gray Leaf Spot (GLS). The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct tolerant plants or identify and counter-select susceptible plants. Maize plants that display newly conferred tolerance or enhanced tolerance to GLS that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. |
| US08841507B2 |
Absorbent article and components thereof having improved softness signals, and methods for manufacturing
An absorbent article having improved softness signals is disclosed. The article may include a topsheet or a backsheet including a nonwoven web. The web may have a basis weight of 30 gsm or less, may be formed of spunlaid fibers including polyolefin and up to 5 percent by weight TiO2, and may be impressed with a pattern of bond impressions to a bond area percentage of at least 10 percent forming a pattern of bonded regions and raised regions. The web may have opacity of 42 or greater; have an average height difference between bonded regions and raised regions of at least 280 μm; be hydroengorged; and/or have a cross-direction tensile strength of 350 gf/cm. A nonwoven web manufactured to have a suitable combination of such features exhibits an enhanced appearance of softness, soft tactile feel and satisfactory mechanical attributes, while being relatively cost effective. |
| US08841501B2 |
Rhenium promoted catalyst
A group V metal/rhenium-modified molecular sieve catalyst can be used in hydrocarbon conversion reactions. Embodiments can provide a toluene conversion of at least 30 wt % with selectivity to benzene above 40 wt % and to xylenes above 40 wt % and non-aromatics selectivity of less than 2.0 wt %. |
| US08841500B2 |
Preparation of alkyl aromatic compounds
Provided is a process for preparing alkyl aromatic compounds. The process comprises contacting an alkane under dehydrogenation conditions in the presence of a dehydrogenation catalyst, e.g., a pincer iridium catalyst, to form olefins, and then contacting the olefins generated with an aromatic compound under alkylation conditions. Both reactions are conducted in a single reactor, and occur simultaneously. |
| US08841499B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for isomerization of paraffins
Embodiments of methods and apparatuses for isomerization of paraffins are provided. In one example, a method comprises the steps of compressing a C4− hydrocarbons-containing stabilizer vapor stream to form a compressed C4− hydrocarbons-containing stabilizer stream. A C4 hydrocarbons-containing feed stream that comprises unbranched C4 hydrocarbons is contacted with a chloride-promoted isomerization catalyst in the presence of hydrogen to form a branched C4 hydrocarbons-containing reaction zone effluent. At least a portion of the compressed C4− hydrocarbons-containing stabilizer stream is combined with the branched C4 hydrocarbons-containing reaction zone effluent to form a C4 hydrocarbons-containing combined stream. The C4 hydrocarbons-containing combined stream is separated into a C3− hydrocarbons-containing stabilizer vapor stream and a C4 hydrocarbons-rich product stream that comprises branched C4 hydrocarbons. |
| US08841491B2 |
Method for producing fluorene derivative
A method for producing a fluorene derivative by reacting fluorenone with a phenol or a phenoxyalcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst includes: adding an alkali to an obtained reaction liquid containing a fluorene derivative; and concentrating a resultant mixture liquid without removing the alkali thus added and a reaction product of the alkali, thereby separating an unreacted phenol or unreacted phenoxyalcohol. |
| US08841482B2 |
Method for synthesizing rare earth metal extractant
A rare earth metal extractant containing, as the extractant component, dialkyldiglycol amide acid which is excellent in breaking down light rare earth elements is reacted in diglycolic acid (X mol) and an esterification agent (Y mol) at a reaction temperature of 70° C. or more and for a reaction time of one hour or more such that the mol ratio of Y/X is 2.5 or more, and is subjected to vacuum concentration. Subsequently, a reaction intermediate product is obtained by removing unreacted products and reaction residue, and an aprotic polar solvent is added as the reaction solvent. Then, the reaction intermediate product is reacted with dialkyl amine (Z mol) such that the mol ratio of Z/X is 0.9 or more and the aprotic polar solvent is removed. As a consequence, a rare earth metal extractant is efficiently synthesized at a low cost and at a high yield without having to use expensive diglycolic acid anhydride and harmful dichloromethane. |
| US08841477B2 |
Sirtuin activating compounds and processes for making the same
The present invention includes methods for preparing resveratrol, resveratrol esters and substituted and unsubstituted stilbenes of the formula given below; where each Y is —O or halogen, each Z is —O or halogen, each n and each m is independently the value of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, each A and each B is independently selected from Pn, R or absent, each V and each W is independently selected from Pn, straight or branched alkyl of from 2 to 6 carbon atoms and cycloalkyl of from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, alkoxy, phenyl, benzyl or halogen, R is independently selected from the group comprising alkyl with at least one carbon atom, aryl and aralkyl, Pn is an alcohol protecting group and diastereoisomers of the foregoing. The compounds are made from a multi-step process including a N-heterocyclic carbene-type ligand coupling in the presence of a base with benzyol halide and styrene coupling partners. These compounds show increased stability for use in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries. |
| US08841473B2 |
Synthesis of fluorosilicones and their derivatives
The subject of invention is the method of synthesis of fluorosilicone co-polymers of arbitrary topology and general formula 1 in which among others if A stands for CH—O(CH2)m(CF2)nCF2H group, then the method is based on hydrosilylation reaction of appropriate fluoroalkyl-allyl ether with polyhydrosiloxanes containing at least one Si—H group, catalyzed by siloxide rhodium complex. If A stands for in which Z stands for divalent group either then the method is based on the reaction of nucleophilic opening of oxirane ring in appropriate epoxyfunctional co-polysiloxanes, in acidic environment. |
| US08841472B2 |
Colored polysiloxanes
Disclosed are compounds of the formulae wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, and R13 are hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, arylalkyl, or alkylaryl, R10, R11, and R12 are alkylene, arylene, arylalkylene, or alkylarylene, and the chromogen moiety is an atom or group of atoms that impart color to the compound in the visible, infrared, or ultraviolet wavelength range. |
| US08841470B1 |
Process for preparation of nitrogen-containing vegetable oil-based lubricant additive
Chemically-modified fatty acids are prepared by reacting epoxidized fatty acids, their esters or triglyceride oils with amines of cyclic or aromatic hydrocarbons. The fatty acid derivatives produced are of the formula: wherein R is an H, branched or straight chain alkyl or alkenyl group, aromatic-containing group, glycerol, or glyceride, R″ is a C3 to C29 aliphatic chain comprising one or more of the derivatized methylene groups of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, cyclic hydrocarbons, substituted cyclic hydrocarbons, and aryl groups, with the proviso that only one of said R1 and R2 may be H. These fatty acid derivatives have utility as antiwear/antifriction additives for industrial oils and automotive applications. |
| US08841468B2 |
Synthesis of an azido energetic alcohol
A method of forming an azido energetic alcohol includes converting an energetic diol to a cyclic sulfite, oxidizing the cyclic sulfite to a cyclic sulfate, and opening the cyclic sulfate. The cyclic sulfate is opened, followed by hydrolysis, to form an azido energetic alcohol. |
| US08841467B2 |
Process for the preparation of (3R, 3aS, 6aR)-hexahydrofuro [2, 3-b] furan-3-ol
The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-ol of formula I by reacting a compound of formula VII with the compound of formula R2-OH in the presence of haloginating agent to obtain a compound of formula VI and treating a compound of formula VI with dehaloginating agent to obtain a compound of formula V by reducing a compound of formula V, followed by cylization to obtain compound of formula IV and separating the enantiomer and diastereomers from compound of formula IV to yield a compound of formula I. Compound of formula I is useful as an intermediate in the preparation of protease inhibitors, in particular broad spectrum HIV protease inhibitors, the present invention also relates to process for the preparation of Darunavir from (3R,3aS,6aR)-hexahydrofuro[2,3-b]furan-3-ol. |
| US08841464B2 |
Tri-substituted 2-benzhydryl-5-benzylamino-tetrahydro-pyran-4-ol and 6-benzhydryl-4-benzylamino-tetrahydro-pyran-3-ol analogues, and novel 3,6-disubstituted pyran derivatives
Novel 3,6-disubstituted pyrans, optionally with a further substituent at the 4-position, are monoamine reuptake inhibitors with activity profiles of anti-depressants. |
| US08841457B2 |
Process for cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor
The present invention describes a process for preparing a cyclooxygenase-2 selective inhibitor. It provides a synthetic procedure for the said substance namely 5-chloro-3-(4-methylsulphonyl)phenyl-2-(2-methyl-5-pyridinyl)pyridine of formula (I). The invention also relates to preparation of a new intermediate of formula (IV) and a process to prepare it. Furthermore, the invention describes a process for preparing another key intermediate of formula (II). Compounds of formula (IV) and formula (II) are useful intermediates in synthesis of the said cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor. |
| US08841456B2 |
1,5-naphthyridine derivative or salt thereof
A 1,5-naphthyridine derivative represented by Formula [1] (in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 represent a hydrogen atom, -L-Z (in which Z represents a non-aromatic heterocyclic group or the like; and L represents a single bond or the like), or the like, R6 represents -L-Z or the like, R7 and R8 represent a hydrogen atom or the like, and Q represents an oxygen atom or the like), or a salt thereof has an excellent inhibitory activity with respect to the PI3K-AKT pathway and the Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK pathway, and is useful for treatments such as prophylactic treatments and therapeutic treatments of diseases in which the PI3K-AKT pathway and the Ras-Raf-MEK-ERK pathway are involved. |
| US08841455B2 |
Substituted N-(1H-indazol-4-yl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-carboxamide compounds as cFMS inhibitors
Compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof in which R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 have the meanings given in the specification, are inhibitors of cFMS and are useful in the treatment of bone-related diseases, cancer, autoimmune disorders, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases and pain. |
| US08841454B2 |
Functionalized carbon nanostructures which are soluble in hydrocarbons and method for preparation
Carbon nanomaterials functionalized on their surface with ester or amide functionality are made using a technique involving multiple space apart in time or dropwise additions of reactants to the carbon nanomaterials, and are soluble in hydrocarbon liquids. |
| US08841451B2 |
Methods of nanoassembly of a fractal polymer and materials formed thereby
The invention relates to the formation of synthesized fractal constructs and the methods of chemical self-assembly for the preparation of a non-dendritic, nano-scale, fractal constructs or molecules. More particularly, the invention relates to fractal constructs formed by molecular self-assembly, to create synthetic, nanometer-scale fractal shapes. In an embodiment, a nanoscale Sierpinski hexagonal gasket is formed. This non-dendritic, perfectly self-similar fractal macromolecule is comprised of bisterpyridine building blocks that are bound together by coordination to (36) Ru and (6) Fe ions to form a nearly planar array of increasingly larger hexagons around a hollow center. |
| US08841450B2 |
Compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein. |
| US08841448B2 |
Fluoroergoline analogs
Provided herein are novel fluoroergoline derivatives and compositions thereof. In other embodiments, provided herein are methods of treatment, prevention, or amelioration of a variety of medical disorders such as, for example, migraine using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of agonizing receptors such as, for example, the 5-HT1D and/or the 5-HT1B receptor, without agonizing the 5-HT2B receptor using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. In still other embodiments, provided herein are methods of antagonizing or inhibiting activity at receptors such as, for example, the adrenergic alpha2A and/or the alpha2B receptors using the compounds and compositions disclosed herein. |
| US08841437B2 |
Precursor miRNA loop-modulated target regulation
Modulation of mRNA activity is achieved with precursor miRNAs (ta-RNAs). ta-RNAs, primarily pre-miRNAs and pri-miRNAs, including truncated and mutated ta-RNAs, are employed for modulation of mRNA expression where it is found that pri- and pre-miRNA have activity independently of the presence of functional mature miRNAs. Modification of at least one of the stem and loop of the ta-RNAs to enhance binding of the ta-RNA to the target mRNA is employed. The modification may be enhanced complementarity between the ta-RNA and the target mRNA and/or improved thermodynamic efficiency in binding of the ta-RNA to the target. |
| US08841430B2 |
Use of regulatory sequences for specific, transient expression in neuronal determined cells
The present invention relates to the use of regulatory sequences for mediating specific, early transient expression in proliverative neuronal determined cells. Furthermore, the uses of recombinant nucleic acid molecules comprising said defined regulatory sequences for mediating specific, early transient expression in proliverative neuronal determined cells as well as for the generation of non-human transgenic organisms and/or host cells are disclosed. In addition, the invention provides for transgenic non-human animals and/or host cells comprising said regulatory sequences and/or recombinant nucleic acid molecules. The invention also describes methods for the preparation of such vectors, host cells and transgenic non-human animals as well as methods for the detection and/or isolation of neuronal determined cells. Additionally, methods for screening of compounds capable of regulating neuronal determined cell activity, neurogenesis, stimulating proliferation of neuronally committed precursor cells and/or neuronal differentiation are provided and the invention also relates to methods for the detection and analysis of neuronal differentiation, neuronal migration and/or neuronal determination processes. Finally, the invention relates to diagnostic and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the regulatory sequences, recombinant nucleic acid molecules, host-cells or isolated neuronal determined cells described herein. |
| US08841427B2 |
Methods for introducing mannose 6-phosphate and other oligosaccharides onto glycoproteins and applications thereof
Methods to introduce highly phosphorylated mannopyranosyl oligosaccharide derivatives containing mannose-6-phosphate (M6P), or other oligosaccharides bearing other terminal hexoses, to carbonyl groups on oxidized glycans of glycoproteins while retaining their biological activity are described. The methods are useful for modifying glycoproteins, including those produced by recombinant protein expression systems, to increase uptake by cell surface receptor-mediated mechanisms, thus improving their therapeutic efficacy in a variety of applications. |
| US08841425B2 |
Cytotoxic agents comprising new maytansinoids
New thiol and disulfide-containing maytansinoids bearing a mono or di-alkyl substitution on the α-carbon atom bearing the sulfur atom are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for the synthesis of these new maytansinoids and methods for the linkage of these new maytansinoids to cell-binding agents. The maytansinoid-cell-binding agent conjugates are useful as therapeutic agents, which are delivered specifically to target cells and are cytotoxic. These conjugates display vastly improved therapeutic efficacy in animal tumor models compared to the previously described agents. |
| US08841424B2 |
Humanized AXL antibodies
The present invention refers to monoclonal humanized antibodies, which bind to the extracellular domain of the AXL receptor tyrosine kinase and which at least partially inhibit AXL activity. |
| US08841418B2 |
Antibodies that specifically bind to TIM3
Provided herein are antibodies specific for TIM3 that can be used to detect cancer cells, in particular, cancer stem cells. The antibodies can also be used in therapeutic compositions for treating cancer and reducing inflammation. |
| US08841411B2 |
Polymers
The present invention relates to polymers comprising repeating unit(s) of the formula (I), and their use in electronic devices. The polymers according to the invention have excellent solubility in organic solvents and excellent film-forming properties. In addition, high charge carrier mobilities and high temperature stability of the emission color are observed, if the polymers according to the invention are used in polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs). |
| US08841409B2 |
Conjugated polymers and their use in optoelectronic devices
The present invention relates to certain polymeric compounds and their use as organic semiconductors in organic and hybrid optical, optoelectronic, and/or electronic devices such as photovoltaic cells, light emitting diodes, light emitting transistors, and field effect transistors. The present compounds can provide improved device performance, for example, as measured by power conversion efficiency, fill factor, open circuit voltage, field-effect mobility, on/off current ratios, and/or air stability when used in photovoltaic cells or transistors. The present compounds can have good solubility in common solvents enabling device fabrication via solution processes. |
| US08841403B2 |
Use of metal salts of a carboxylic acid in the production of polyurethane systems
A catalyst system which is suitable for catalyzing the production of polyurethane systems is provided. The catalyst system contains a metal salt of a carboxylic acid to whose carbonyl carbon a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon radical is bound, with the proviso that the carboxylic acid does not have exclusively a single ethyl or n-propyl branch in the 2 position. |
| US08841402B2 |
Coating agent composition and use thereof
The invention relates to a coating agent composition comprising an isocyanate-group-containing prepolymer obtained by reacting a polyol comprising a polyoxyalkylene polyol having 2-4 hydroxyl groups on average, an oxyethylene group content of 85-100% by mass based on all oxyalkylene groups (100% by mass), and an arithmetic-average molecular weight of 800-2,500 with an alicyclic isocyanate and/or an aliphatic isocyanate in the presence of an organic acid bismuth salt catalyst, the isocyanate(s) being used in such an amount as to result in an isocyanate index of 150-300. The invention can provide a coating agent composition which forms a coating film or film having moisture permeability, excellent in mechanical properties and yellowing resistance, having laundering durability and resistance to sweat deterioration, and containing no organotin compounds. |
| US08841401B1 |
Thermally stable oleophobic anti-wetting coating for inkjet printhead face
A coating for an ink jet printhead front face, wherein the coating comprises an oleophobic anti-wetting coating having high thermal stability and maintaining good contact and sliding angle performance. In particular, the coating comprises fluorinated silicone. |
| US08841400B2 |
Use of organomodified siloxanes branched in the silicone part for producing cosmetic or pharmaceutical compositions
The invention relates to organomodified additives, emulsifiers, dispersants and/or active nourishing ingredients present in the silicon part of branched siloxane block copolymers, to the use thereof, in particular for producing cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical formulations as well as care and cleansing products, and to the preparations as such. Specifically the invention relates to branched polysiloxanes having trifunctional T units as well as polyether groups, alkyl radicals of more than 7 carbon atoms or multi-hydroxy functional radicals. |
| US08841398B2 |
Solid titanium catalyst component, olefin polymerization catalyst, and process for producing olefin polymer
The present invention provides a process for producing an α-olefin polymer comprising polymerizing or copolymerizing (a) C3 or higher α-olefin(s) in the presence of an olefin polymerization catalyst comprising solid titanium catalyst component (I) containing titanium, magnesium, halogen, and a compound with a specific structure having two or more ether linkages and organometallic catalyst component (II) with high catalytic activity. In this process, particularly even in (co)polymerizing (a) higher olefin(s), demineralization is unnecessary. A 4-methyl-1-pentene-based polymer obtained by polymerization using the catalyst of the present invention is excellent in tacticity, transparency, heat resistance, and releasability, and the polymer is particularly suitable for a release film. |
| US08841396B2 |
Ethylene-α-olefin copolymer and molded article
An ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, wherein the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer has a density of 860 to 950 kg/m3 and a melt flow rate of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min, wherein in a molecular weight curve measured by gel permeation chromatography, the molecular weight of the copolymer providing the highest peak exists within the range of 10,000 to 20,000, wherein the height of the peak at a molecular weight of 177,000 is 5 to 30% where the height of the highest peak is 100%, wherein a characteristic relaxation time of the copolymer satisfies a relation represented by formula (1), and wherein the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer exhibits more than one melt peak observed by a differential scanning calorimeter. 40.2×MFR−0.606<τ<71.8×MFR−0.175 (1) |
| US08841395B2 |
Method for producing a water-absorbent resin
The present invention provides a method for producing a water-absorbent resin by a reversed-phase suspension polymerization method, wherein an odor originating from a raw material component, in particular, a petroleum hydrocarbon dispersion medium, was reduced, and a water-absorbent resin obtained by the method. More specifically, the present invention provides a method for producing a water-absorbent resin comprising performing a reversed-phase suspension polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer in a petroleum hydrocarbon dispersion medium by using a surfactant, wherein an aqueous solution of the water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer is dispersed in the dispersion medium at a specific pouring rate to reduce an odor, and a water-absorbent resin obtained by the method, are provided. |
| US08841392B2 |
Catalyst system and a process for the production of polyethylene
The invention relates to a catalyst system comprising I. a solid reaction product obtained by reaction of: (a) a hydrocarbon solution comprising (1) an organic oxygen containing magnesium compound (2) an organic oxygen containing titanium compound and (3) at least one compound containing zirconium and/or hafnium (b) a mixture comprising a metal compound having the formula MeRnX3-n wherein X is a halogenide, Me is a metal of Group III of Mendeleev's Periodic System of Chemical Elements, R is a hydrocarbon radical containing 1-10 carbon atoms and 0 |
| US08841390B2 |
Method for improving flowability of heterophasic polypropylene powder
Method for the preparation of a sticky high impact heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) in a reactor facility comprising in series (i) a first reaction system, (ii) a first conveying line connecting the first reactor system with a second reactor system comprising an outlet, (iii) a second conveying line connecting the outlet with a purge bin comprising a feeder, and (iv) a conveying system being connected with the feeder, and the preparation of said heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) comprises the steps in the order of (a) producing in said first reactor system the polypropylene matrix (M), (b) transferring at least a part of said polypropylene to said second reactor system via the first conveying line, (c) producing in said second reactor system the elastomeric copolymer obtaining the heterophasic polypropylene (HECO), (d) discharging said heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) from said second reactor system via the outlet, (e) transferring said discharged heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) via the second conveying line to said purge bin comprising said feeder, and (f) transferring further said discharged heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) from said purge bin via said feeder to said conveying system, the produced heterophasic polypropylene (HECO) is provided with an additive, said additive is fed to the produced heterophasic polypropylene (α) at the outlet of the second reactor system, or (β) at the feeder (F) of the purge bin (PB). |
| US08841388B2 |
Monofunctional, bifunctional, and multifunctional phosphinated phenols and their derivatives and preparation method thereof
The present invention provides novel phosphinated compounds of monofunctional, bifunctional, multifunctional phenols represented by the following formulae and their derivatives, and preparation methods thereof: |
| US08841385B2 |
Polymer particles having polymer brush and method of preparing the same
The present invention provides a method of preparing a polymer particle. More precisely, the invention provides a polymer particle having optimum impact strength and improved elastic recovery rate by forming the brush having softness on the surface of the monodisperse polymer particle by the anion dispersion polymerization using a conjugated diene monomer. |
| US08841384B2 |
Material comprising polyazacycloalkanes, grafted on polypropylene fibres, its process of preparation, and process for removing metal cations from a liquid
Material composed of a polyazacycloalkane grafted on polypropylene fibres.Process for the preparation of this material.Process for removing metal cations present in a liquid by bringing this liquid into contact with the said material. |
| US08841383B2 |
Ethylene-propylene terpolymers in tire sidewalls
Disclosed is an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer having isotactic polypropylene crystallinity compounded with a blend rubber wherein the terpolymer can be present in an amount effective to improve tack, aged tensile strength retention, fatigue resistance, ozone cracking resistance, and reversion resistance. Also disclosed is an elastomer composition wherein the terpolymer can have at least 60 wt % propylene-derived units, at least 6 wt % ethylene-derived units and from 0.3 to 10 wt % diene-derived units, and a tire sidewall composition comprising from 10 to 30 phr terpolymer, from 20 to 60 phr natural rubber, from 20 to 60 phr polybutadiene rubber, and an optional secondary blend rubber. Also disclosed is a vulcanizate of the elastomer composition, and articles, tire sidewalls, tires, retreaded tires, bias truck tires, off-road tires, and passenger automobile tires made with the vulcanizate. Further disclosed are processes for making molded articles and tires, and for retreading tires. |
| US08841382B2 |
Hyperbranched polyethers/dendrimers for solubilzation of sparingly soluble active ingredients
The present invention provides an amphiphile of the formula (I) as described hereinafter. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the amphiphile and to a composition comprising the amphiphile and a sparingly water-soluble active ingredient. It further relates to a process for producing the composition by contacting the amphiphile and the active ingredient, and to the use of the amphiphile for solubilizing a sparingly water-soluble active ingredient in aqueous solutions. The invention also relates to the use of the amphiphile in an agrochemical formulation comprising the amphiphile and a pesticide for controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or unwanted vegetation and/or unwanted insect or mite infestation and/or for regulating the growth of plants, and finally to plant propagation material comprising the amphiphile. |
| US08841381B2 |
Aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion and process for preparing the same
An object of this invention is to obtain an aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion having excellent drying property, which can provide a coating film having high hardness. The aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion comprises a polyurethane resin obtained by reacting (a) a polyol compound, (b) a polyisocyanate compound, (c) an acidic group-containing polyol compound and (d) a chain-elongating agent, which is being dispersed in an aqueous medium, wherein the above-mentioned (a) polyol compound contains at least (a1) a polycarbonate polyol having an alicyclic structure at the main chain and (a2) a polymer polyol having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 5000 and having no alicyclic structure. |
| US08841366B2 |
Thermoplastic polycarbonate copolymer compositions, methods of their manufacture, and uses thereof
This disclosure relates to thermoplastic compositions comprising a polycarbonate copolymer, the polycarbonate copolymer comprising first repeating carbonate units and second repeating units selected from carbonate units that are different from the first carbonate units, polysiloxane units, and a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing unit; and an organophosphorus flame retardant in an amount effective to provide 0.1 to 1.0 wt % phosphorus based on the total weight of the composition, wherein an article molded from the composition has a smoke density after 4 minutes (Ds-4) of less than or equal to 600 determined according to ISO 5659-2 on a 3 mm thick plaque, and a material heat release of less than or equal to 160 kW/m2 determined according to ISO 5660-1 on a 3 mm thick plaque. |
| US08841360B2 |
Enzyme curable alkyd composition
The present invention relates to a coatings composition comprising an alkyd, a pigment, a rheology modifier, a radical producing oxidoreductase, and one or more additives, wherein the alkyd contains at least one C6-30—C(O)O— group having at least one diallylic group. The coatings composition of the present invention cures relatively rapidly without ancillary crosslinking agents and with minimal, if any, VOCs from solvents or coalescents. |
| US08841359B2 |
Elastomer composition, method for producing same and pneumatic tire using same
An elastomer composition, having an excellent flexibility and low temperature durability, a method for producing the same and a pneumatic tire using the same are provided. An elastomer composition (C) comprising a matrix of a thermoplastic resin (A), in which a dispersed phase of an elastomer component (B) is finely dispersed to form an island-in-sea structure, wherein volume ratios of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the elastomer component (B) satisfy the following formula (I): φd/φm>ηd/ηm (I) wherein φd and ηd, respectively, indicate a volume ratio and a melt viscosity of the elastomer component (B), and φm and ηm, respectively, indicate a volume ratio and a melt viscosity of the thermoplastic resin (A)), a method for producing the same and a pneumatic tire using the same. |
| US08841356B2 |
Ink composition
Disclosed is an ink composition which has superior storage stability, is resistant to bleeding, has good fixability to paper, and enables printing of a clear image. The ink composition includes a pigment dispersion containing a surface-treated pigment and a resin emulsion, wherein the surface-treated pigment is obtained by binding a functional group, having a larger calcium index than a calcium index of 1,2,3-benzenetricarboxylic acid, to the surface of a pigment; and the resin emulsion is adapted so that an aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of a solid content of the resin emulsion has a conductance of 300 μS/cm or less. |
| US08841353B2 |
Carbon-containing modified polystyrene type resin particle, foamable carbon-containing modified polystyrene type resin particle, carbon-containing modified polystyrene type resin foamed particle, carbon-containing modified polystyrene type resin foamed molded product, and production methods thereof
A carbon-containing modified polystyrene type resin particle of the present invention includes: a carbon-containing polypropylene type resin, and a polystyrene type resin in an amount of not less than 100 parts by weight but less than 400 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the carbon-containing polypropylene type resin, wherein the polystyrene type resin ratio at the central part of the particle is at least 1.2 times the polystyrene type resin ratio of the overall particle, the polystyrene type resin ratio being calculated by using the ratio (D698/D1376) of absorbances at 698 cm−1 and 1376 cm−1 which are obtained by infrared absorption spectra measured by ATR infrared spectroscopic analysis. |
| US08841352B2 |
Method for producing semiconductor microparticles and the microparticles
It is an object to provide a method for producing compound semiconductor particles in which monodisperse compound semiconductor particles can be prepared according to the intended object, clogging with products does not occur due to self-dischargeability, a large pressure is not necessary, and productivity is high. In producing compound semiconductor particles by separating and precipitating, in a fluid, semiconductor raw materials, the fluid is formed into a thin film fluid between two processing surfaces arranged so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other, and the semiconductor raw materials are separated and precipitated in the thin film fluid. Further, in producing semiconductor microparticles containing semiconductor elements by reacting a compound containing semiconductor elements, in a fluid, with a reducing agent, the fluid is formed into a thin film fluid between two processing surfaces arranged so as to be able to approach to and separate from each other, at least one of which rotates relative to the other, and the compound containing semiconductor elements is reacted with the reducing agent in the thin film fluid. |
| US08841351B2 |
Polymeric topical compositions
The present invention relates to topical antibacterial compositions. The compositions comprise an antibacterial agent such as mupirocin, water, a polymer and a volatile solvent present in an amount of less than about 40%. The invention also relates to methods of treatment by administering the compositions to a patient in need thereof, and to the use of such compositions in the treatment of bacterial conditions. |
| US08841348B2 |
Anti-inflammatory formulation
Compositions containing apocynin and paeonol. The compositions may be used for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. |
| US08841347B2 |
Derivatives of aminoalkanols, method of obtaining of aminoalkanols and their use
The subject of the invention is a group of new derivatives of aminoalkanols, more specifically [(phenoxy)alkyl]aminoalkanols and [(phenoxy)acyl] aminoalkanols, their method of obtaining and their use for production of a medicine which is used in the prophylaxis, prevention and/or treatment of diseases or symptoms having neurological background and for production a medicine with anticonvulsant activity, which is used in seizures of various origin, also in the limbic system, in myoclonic or sound-induced seizures, in psychomotor epilepsy, as well as relieving neuropathic or inflammatory pain. |
| US08841342B2 |
Carrier
There is provided a method for improving the efficacy and/or transdermal transport of topically administered pharmaceuticals and pharmacologically active compounds, said method comprising the step of incorporating the pharmaceutical or pharmacologically active compound in a carrier comprising an effective amount of one or more complexes of a phosphate derivative of a lipophilic pharmaceutically acceptable compound. |
| US08841338B2 |
Synergistic antifouling compositions comprising 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile
The present invention relates to antifouling compositions and particularly to compositions which are able to provide an improved protecting effect against fouling organisms. More particularly, the present invention relates to synergistic antifouling compositions comprising an amount of at least 3.5 wt %, based on the total weight of the dry mass of the composition, of 4-bromo-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrrole-3-carbonitrile, or a salt thereof, together with another biocide selected from bethoxazin, tolylfluanide, dichlofluanide, or DCOIT; for protecting materials against fouling organisms. This invention thus relates to the field of protection of materials, such as underwater objects, protection of wood, wood products, biodegradable materials and coatings. |
| US08841337B2 |
Compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein. |
| US08841336B2 |
Tetrazole-substituted arylamides as P2X3 and P2X2/3 antagonists
Compounds of the formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein, R1 is optionally substituted tetrazolyl, R2 is optionally substituted phenyl, optionally substituted pyridinyl or optionally substituted thienyl, and R3, R4, R5, R6 R7 and R8 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods of using the compounds for treating diseases associated with the P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist and methods of making the compounds. |
| US08841333B2 |
Methods for treating nephrolithiasis
The present invention relates to methods of treating subjects suffering from nephrolithiasis by administering to a subject in need of treatment thereof a therapeutically effective amount of at least one xanthine oxidoreductase inhibiting compound or salt thereof. |
| US08841331B2 |
Inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus replication
Compounds of formula I: wherein a, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are defined herein, are useful as inhibitors of HIV replication. |
| US08841328B2 |
Selective insecticides based on anthranilic acid diamides and safeners
The present invention relates to the use of selective insecticidal compositions, characterized by an effective amount of an active compound combination comprising (a) (1) at least one haloalkylnicotinic acid derivative of the formula (I) in which AA and R1A are as defined in the description, or (2) at least one phthalic acid diamide of the formula (II) in which XB, R1B, R2B, R3B, L1B, L2B and L3B are as defined in the description, or (3) at least one anthranilamide of the formula (III) in which A1C, A2C, XC, R1C, R2C, R3C, R4C, R5C, R7C, R8C and R9C are as defined in the description, and (b) at least one crop plant compatibility-improving compound from the group of compounds given in the description, in particular cloquintocet-mexyl, isoxadifen-ethyl and mefenpyr-diethyl for controlling insects and/or arachnids, and a method for controlling insects and/or arachnids using the compositions. |
| US08841326B2 |
Therapeutic curcumin derivatives
Curcumin analogs and methods are provided for treatment of disease. |
| US08841324B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds as autotaxin inhibitors
Compounds of the formula (I), in which Het, R, X, Y, R1 and p have the meanings indicated in claim 1, are autotaxin inhibitors and can be employed for the treatment of tumors. |
| US08841323B2 |
1, 4-disubstituted 3-cyano-pyridone derivatives and their use as positive allosteric modulators of MGLUR2-receptors
The present invention relates to novel compounds, in particular novel pyridinone derivatives according to Formula (I) wherein all radicals are defined in the application and claims. The compounds according to the invention are positive allosteric modulators of metabotropic receptors-subtype 2 (“mGluR2”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders associated with glutamate dysfunction and diseases in which the mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved. In particular, such diseases are central nervous system disorders selected from the group of anxiety, schizophrenia, migraine, depression, and epilepsy. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and processes to prepare such compounds and compositions, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR2 is involved. |
| US08841322B2 |
Method for increasing the activity of lysosomal enzymes
Method for enhancing in a mammalian cell the activity of an enzyme associated with Gaucher Disease by administering a competitive inhibitor of glucocerebrosidase in an amount effective to enhance the activity of the enzyme. Preferred compounds for use in the method are imino sugars and related compounds. In particular, C8-12-alkyl derivatives of N-alkyl-deoxynojirimycin, isofagomine compounds, and calystegine compounds are effective to enhance glucocerebrosidase activity. |
| US08841321B2 |
Quinoline derivatives as antibacterial agents
Use of a compound for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a bacterial infection provided that the bacterial infection is other than a Mycobacterial infection, said compound being a compound of formula (Ia) or (Ib) a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base addition salt thereof, a stereochemically isomeric form thereof, a tautomeric form thereof or a N-oxide form thereof, wherein R1 is hydrogen, halo, haloalkyl, cyano, hydroxy, Ar, Het, alkyl, alkyloxy, alkylthio, alkyloxyalkyl, alkylthioalkyl, Ar-alkyl or di(Ar)alkyl; p is 1, 2, 3 or 4; R2 is hydrogen, hydroxy, mercapto, alkyloxy, alkyloxyalkyloxy, alkylthio, mono or di(alkyl)amino or a radical of formula; R3 is alkyl, Ar, Ar-alkyl, Het or Het-alkyl; q is 1, 2 or 3; R4 and R5 are hydrogen, alkyl or benzyl; or R4 and R5 together and including the N to which they are attached may form a ring; R6 is hydrogen, halo, haloalkyl, hydroxy, Ar, alkyl, alkyloxy, alkylthio, alkyloxyalkyl, alkythioalkyl, Ar-alkyl or di(Ar)alkyl; or two vicinal R6 radicals may be taken together to form a bivalent radical of formula —CH═CH—CH═CH—; r is 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5; R7 is hydrogen, alkyl, Ar or Het; R8 is hydrogen or alkyl; R9 is oxo; or R8 and R9 together form the radical —CH═CH—N═. |
| US08841319B2 |
Use of 3-(indolyl)- or 3-(azaindolyl)-4-arylmaleimide derivatives in leukemia management
The present invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) wherein R1 is H, C1-C6-alkyl, phenyl-C1-C4-alkyl or phenyl, R2 is a phenyl group which is substituted with 2 or 3 C1-C6-alkoxy groups and R3 is indolyl or azaindolyl which may carry one or two substituents independently selected from C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, phenyl, OH, halogen, NH2, C1-C6-alkylamino, di-C1-C6-alkylamino, heteroaryl with 5 or 6 ring atoms containing 1 or 2 heteroatoms which are independently selected from O, N, and S, or heterocyclyl with 5 or 6 ring atoms containing 1 or 2 heteroatoms which are independently selected from O, N, and S, a physiologically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate of the compound of formula (I) or of the salt thereof, for the prevention or treatment of leukemia. |
| US08841317B2 |
Noscapine and analogs and methods related thereto
The invention relates to the innate immune pathway and anti-inflammatory molecules with therapeutic properties. In some embodiments, the invention relates to compounds and pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the compounds and compositions to treat inflammatory diseases including inflammation associated with auto-immune diseases. |
| US08841314B2 |
2-Thiopyrimidinones
Myeloperoxidase inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions containing such inhibitors and the use of such inhibitors to treat, for example, cardiovascular conditions. |
| US08841311B2 |
Sulphone-substituted quinazoline derivatives as immuno-modulators, their preparation and use as medicaments
The present invention relates to sulphone-substituted quinazoline derivatives of the formula (I), processes for their preparation and their use as a medicament for the treatment of various diseases. |
| US08841309B2 |
Substituted pyrazines and their use in the treatment of disease
The present invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) and the tautomers and the salts thereof, particularly the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which have valuable pharmacological properties, particularly an inhibitory effect on epithelial sodium channels, the use thereof for the treatment of diseases, particularly diseases of the lungs and airways. |
| US08841308B2 |
Pyrazin-2-amines useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase
The present invention relates to pyrazine compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating of various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.The compounds of this invention have formula I: wherein the variables are as defined herein. |
| US08841306B2 |
Antimicrobials
The present invention relates to novel phenyl oxazolidinone compounds of formula I, their pharmaceutically acceptable analogs, tautomeric forms, stereoisomers, polymorphs, prodrugs, metabolites, salts or solvates thereof. The invention also relates to the processes for the synthesis of novel compounds of formula I or their pharmaceutically acceptable analogs, tautomeric forms, stereoisomers, polymorphs, prodrugs, metabolites, salts or solvates thereof. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising novel compounds of formula I and methods of using them. The compounds of the present invention are useful as antimicrobial agents, effective against a number of aerobic and/or anaerobic Gram positive and/or Gram negative pathogens such as multi drug resistant species of Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Bacterioides, Clostridia, H. influenza, Moraxella, acid-fast organisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis as well as Linezolid resistant species of Staphylococcus and Enterococcus. |
| US08841303B2 |
Melt-processed imatinib dosage form
The invention provides a dosage form, comprising a melt-processed mixture of (a) a pharmaceutically effective amount of imatinib or a salt thereof, (b) at least one polymeric binder, and (c) at least one pharmaceutically acceptable non-ionic surfactant. The invention provides imatinib dosage forms with high drug loading which can be prepared in a simple and efficient manner, imatinib dosage forms from which the active principle is released in an essentially pH-independent fashion, and extended release imatinib dosage forms. |
| US08841301B2 |
Selective NR2B antagonists
The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands, antagonists of the NR2B receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system. |
| US08841300B2 |
Treatment for Parkinson's disease—combination high dose serotonergic synaptic reuptake inhibitor with phosphodiesterase inhibitor
A new treatment methodology and pharmacological composition for the treatment and remission of Parkinson's Disease and other neurological diseases are provided. The medication and treatment are based on the use of a combination of a phosphodiesterase inhibitor medication, commonly used to treat male erectile dysfunction, and a high-dose of serotonergic synaptic reuptake inhibitor medication, commonly used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder and various panic phobias. The treatment regime is based upon the discovery that the primary cause of PD and various other related neurological conditions is dysfunction in the serotonergic pathways involving the brainstem, nucleus of Raphe, and various projecting serotonergic fibers. It has been determined that this dysfunction can be overcome by increasing the levels of the ligands and neurotransmitters cyclic-GMP and serotonin and the consequential increased binding of these ligands and neurotransmitters to efferent neuron receptors in the synapse. Testing indicates that the inventive treatment changes Parkinson's Disease from a debilitating, progressive, frightening, and previously untreatable pre-morbid condition to one that is rapidly reversible. |
| US08841299B2 |
Substituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines as tankyrase inhibitors
There are provided compounds of the formula wherein R1 and R2 are as described herein. The compounds are useful as anticancer agents. |
| US08841296B2 |
Substituted 1, 4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4,5]decanes useful as fungicides and a process for the preparation thereof
This invention provides novel substituted 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4,5]decane compounds of the general formula (1), wherein R1 is selected from phenethyl, 4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-2-yl and (2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyl and R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydroxy, 4-bromo-2-chlorophenoxy, morpholin-4-yl, (2-chloro-5-thiazolyl)methyloxy, benzyloxy, phenylsulfanyl, benzotriazol and 5-chloro-2-fluoroanilino. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of novel substituted 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4,5]decanes of general formula (1). The novel substituted 1,4-dioxa-8-azaspiro[4,5]decane of general formula (1) has fungicidal activity. |
| US08841295B2 |
5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP) inhibitors
Described herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which modulate the activity of 5-lipoxygenase-activating protein (FLAP). Also described herein are methods of using such FLAP modulators, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other leukotriene-dependent or leukotriene mediated conditions or diseases. |
| US08841294B2 |
Active ingredient combinations having insecticidal and acaricidal properties
The invention relates to insecticidal and acaricidal mixtures comprising certain cyclic ketoenols and agonists or antagonists of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors for protecting plants against attack by pests. |
| US08841292B2 |
Induced hypothermia
Sudden cardiac arrest is treated by reducing blood temperature from about 37° C. to 33° C., following resuscitation, by injecting hypothermia inducing drugs such as a cannabinoid type into the patient's body, preferably in combination with physical surface body cooling. |
| US08841291B2 |
Selective hydroxamic acid based MMP-12 and MMP-13 inhibitors
The present invention provides a compound of formula (I): said compound is inhibitor of MMP-12 and/or MMP-13, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease characterized by abnormal activity of MMP-12 and/or MMP-13. Accordingly, the compound of formula (I) can be used in treatment of disorders or diseases mediated by MMP-12 and/or MMP-13. Finally, the present invention also provides pharmaceutical composition that include the compound of formula (I). |
| US08841287B2 |
Diamino-pyridine, pyrimidine, and pyrazine modulators of the histamine H4 receptor
Diamino-pyridine, pyrimidine and pyridazine compounds which may be used as H4 receptor modulators, and in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by H4 receptor activity, such as allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and pruritis. |
| US08841283B2 |
Methods for the preparation of drospirenone and intermediates thereof
The invention relates to a process for the preparation of Drospirenone in high yields and purity starting from a compound of formula 2 wherein R is a hydroxyl protective group as defined in the claims, through a sequence of oxidation, deprotection, lactonization and water elimination steps, and wherein the steps of oxidation and lactonization are performed with 1,3,5-trichloro1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H)-trione (trichloroisocyanuric acid, TCCA) or 1,3-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H)-trione (dichloroisocyanuric acid, DCCA) or an alkaline metal salt thereof such as the sodium salt dihydrate (DCCA sodium salt) or 1-hydroxy-1,2-benziodoxol-3(1H)-one 1-oxide (IBX). New synthetic intermediates useful for the synthesis of Drospirenone are disclosed, too. |
| US08841282B2 |
Pyrrolidinone benzenesulfonamide derivatives as modulators of ion channels
The present invention relates to pyrrolidinone benzenesulfonamides of the following formula: useful as inhibitors of ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders, such as pain. |
| US08841281B2 |
Transition metal complexes of amino acids and related ligands and their use as catalysts, anti-microbials, and anti-cancer agents
The present invention relates to the fields of chemistry and pharmaceuticals. Embodiments of the present invention provide transition metal complexes of amino acids. Transition metal complexes of embodiments of the invention according to Categories I, II, III, and/or IV may be used as antimicrobial, anti-malarial, and anti-cancer agents, as well as catalysts in chemical reactions. Such compounds of the invention are particularly useful for combating multi-drug resistance against a broad range of microbials (such as MRSA and mycobacteria), including gram positive and gram negative bacteria, as well as can be used as anti-cancer agents against bladder cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, endometrial cancer, kidney cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, melanoma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, and thyroid cancer, to name a few. |
| US08841279B2 |
Oligo-guluronate and galacturonate compositions
The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a macromolecular drug and an oligoguluronate or oligogalacturonate, e.g., having a number average degree of polymerization in the range 5 to 18, a guluronate (or galacturonate) fraction (FG) of at least 0.80, a mannuronate fraction (FM) of no more than 0.20, and having at least 95% mole with a degree of polymerization less than 20. The composition may be used in a method of treatment which comprises administering the composition to a mucosal surface in a human or non-human vertebrate subject. |
| US08841276B2 |
Fulvene and fulvalene analogs and their use in treating cancers
Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, and methods of preparation and use thereof are disclosed. The compounds are fulvene and/or fulvalene analogs. The compounds and compositions can be used to treat and/or prevent a wide variety of cancers, including drug resistant cancers, as well as numerous inflammatory, degenerative and vascular diseases, including various ocular diseases. Representative fulvene and/or fulvalene analogs include fulvene and fulvalene analogs of various dyes, hormones, sugars, peptides, oligonucleotides, amino acids, nucleotides, nucleosides, and polyols. The compounds are believed to function, at least, by inhibiting Nox or ROS. In some embodiments, the Nox is one that is selectively expressed in cancer cells over normal cells, or one that is expressed in higher amounts in cancer cells over normal cells. Thus, the compounds are novel therapeutic agents for a variety of cancers and other diseases. |
| US08841274B2 |
Protein arginine N-methyltransferase-5 method of cancer treatment
A method for the treatment of a proliferative disease comprising providing a E2F-1 protein which is arginine-methylation defective or administering a substance which reduces the expression and/or activity of PRMT5. The invention also provides antibodies, screening methods and kits. |
| US08841271B2 |
Oligonucleotide complex compositions and methods of use as gene alteration tools
Compositions and methods of treatments of cells are provided for altering the phenotype of a cell by administering an oligonucleotide complex to the cell, the complex having two strands and chemical modifications. |
| US08841269B2 |
Polynucleotides for use in treating and diagnosing cancers
The present invention provides methods for increasing sensitivity of cancer cells to an antiestrogen agent, such as a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM). The methods include administering to the subject a polynucleotide in an amount effective to increase the antiestrogen agent sensitivity of the cancer cells. The cancer cells may be estrogen receptor positive, such as ER-α66 positive or ER-α36 positive, prior to the administering. Also provided are methods for decreasing the amount of estrogen receptor present in a cancer cell, methods for determining whether antiestrogen agent sensitivity of cancer cells in a subject can be increased, methods for diagnosing whether a subject has, or is at risk for developing, cancer, and methods for identifying an agent that increases the amount of let-7 miRNA in a cell. |
| US08841267B2 |
Micro-RNA scaffolds, non-naturally occurring micro-RNAs, and methods for optimizing non-naturally occurring micro-RNAs
The present disclosure provides non-naturally occurring miR-196a-2 miRNAs and non-naturally occurring miR-204 miRNAs. The non-naturally occurring miRNAs of the disclosure have mature strand sequences distinct from their endogenous counterparts. The disclosure also provides methods of selecting mature strand sequences that function optimally in non-naturally occurring miR-196a-2 miRNAs. The methods and compositions of the disclosure may be used to mediate gene silencing via the RNAi pathway. |
| US08841266B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition and method for regulating abnormal cellular proliferation
A method of treating a disease associated with a cell population which proliferates abnormally in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of at least one modulator capable of modulating in the cell population a level and/or activity of a polypeptide having an amino acid sequence at least 60 percent similar to SEQ ID NO: 5, as determined using the Standard protein-protein BLAST [blastp] software of the NCBI. |
| US08841262B2 |
Agent for inhibiting peritoneal membrane thickening
The present invention is directed to an agent for inhibiting peritoneal membrane thickening which enables inhibition/prevention or treatment of the peritoneal membrane thickening and which mitigates adverse effect, and a dialysis fluid comprising the aforementioned thickening inhibitory agent.The above-described problem is solved by administration of an agent for inhibiting peritoneal membrane thickening, comprising as an effective ingredient a chromanol glycoside represented by the following chemical formula (i), wherein the structural variables are described herein: |
| US08841261B2 |
Functional powdery product
The present invention has objects to provide a functional powdery product prepared by allowing carriers to support one or more members selected from vitamin glycosides, and to provide external dermatological agents having satisfactory usability, which contain the above functional powdery products and effectively exert the functions of vitamins. These objects are solved by providing a functional powdery product prepared by allowing carriers such as saccharides to support one or more members selected from vitamin glycosides, and by providing external dermatological agents incorporated with the functional powdery products. |
| US08841255B2 |
Therapeutic agents comprising fusions of vasoactive intestinal peptide and elastic peptides
The present invention provides therapeutic agents and compositions comprising elastic peptides and therapeutic proteins. Such peptides exhibit a flexible, extended conformation. In some embodiments, the therapeutic protein is a GLP-1 receptor agonist (e.g., GLP-1, exendin), insulin, or Factor VII/VIIa, including functional analogs. The present invention further provides encoding polynucleotides, as well as methods of making and using the therapeutic agents. The therapeutic agents have improvements in relation to their use as therapeutics, including, inter alia, one or more of half-life, clearance and/or persistence in the body, solubility, and bioavailability. |
| US08841252B2 |
Pharmaceutical formulation
The invention relates to aqueous pharmaceutical formulations comprising human growth hormone, histidine, poloxamer, phenol, and mannitol. |
| US08841251B2 |
Method for making a homogenous vaccine composition comprising a conjugate of EGF and 64K for the treatment of tumors
A vaccine composition for therapeutic use thereof on cancer patients includes a chemical conjugate of human recombining Epidermic Growth Factor (hrEGF) and a combining protein P64k for performing a conjugation reaction which produces said chemical conjugate in a controlled and reproducible manner. The preferred conjugate surprisingly increases the immunogenic activity causing significant increases in the anti-EGF antibody titers in humans, and provides a vaccine preparation with more than one type of effective dose presentation which enables the immunization dose per patient to be increased, but without involving an increase in immunization frequency and/or the number of immunization sites. |
| US08841248B2 |
Manufacture of inter-alpha-inhibitor (IaIp) from plasma
The present invention provides compositions and pharmaceutical formulations of IaIp derived from plasma. Also provided are methods for the manufacture of the IaIp compositions and formulations, as well as method for the treatment of diseases associated with IaIp dysfunction. |
| US08841238B2 |
Methods for producing active scFv antibodies and libraries therefor
The present disclosure describes scFv antibody libraries, antibodies isolated from the libraries, and methods of producing and using the same. |
| US08841236B2 |
Method for imparting stress tolerance to plant, plant stress tolerance imparting composition and use thereof
A method for imparting a stress tolerance to a plant that can provide the plant with such a stress tolerance that enhances growth in an environment where a variety of stresses on the plant occur is provided. The method for imparting a stress tolerance to a plant includes the step of applying, to a plant placed under a stressful cultivation condition that yields a plant stress level of 111 to 200%, a plant stress tolerance imparting composition containing at least one cellulose derivative selected from the group consisting of methyl cellulose (MC), hydroxymethyl cellulose (HMC), ethyl cellulose (EC), hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), propyl cellulose (PC), hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC), hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose (HEMC), hydroxyethyl propyl cellulose (HEPC), methyl ethyl cellulose (MEC), methyl propyl cellulose (MPC) and ethyl propyl cellulose (EPC); catechins; and water, the cellulose derivative being contained in an amount of 45.0 to 99.5 wt % of the total components of the plant stress tolerance imparting composition except water. The present invention also provides the plant stress tolerance imparting composition and use of the plant stress tolerance imparting composition. |
| US08841235B2 |
Agricultural pesticide compositions
A pesticide composition contains, based on 100 parts by weight (“pbw”) of the composition: (a) from about 15 to about 65 pbw of one or more pesticide compounds, (b) from greater than 0 to about 10 pbw of one or more fatty acid (C1-C3) esters, and (c) optionally, up to about 20 pbw of one or more surfactants, wherein the surfactant component typically comprises: (i) one or more betaine surfactants, (ii) one or more glycoside surfactants, (iii) one or more amine oxide surfactants, (iv) one or more fatty (ether) amine alkoxylate surfactants, or (v) a surfactant mixture comprising at least one surfactant from each of at least two of the surfactant categories (i), (ii), (iii), and (iv). A method for controlling a target pest, includes the steps of diluting the above described pesticide composition with a diluent comprising water and applying the diluted pesticide composition to the target pest and/or to the environment of the target pest. |
| US08841234B1 |
Herbicidal compositions comprising 4-amino-3-chloro-5-fluoro-6-(4-chloro-2-fluoro-3-methoxyphenyl) pyridine-2-carboxylic acid or a derivative thereof and fungicides
Provided herein are synergistic herbicidal compositions containing (a) a compound of formula (I): or an agriculturally acceptable salt or ester thereof and (b) fungicides, including but not limited to, azoxystrobin, carbendazim, difenoconazole, flutolanil, hexaconazole, iprobenfos, isoprothiolane, isotianil, kasugamycin, mancozeb, myclobutanil, phthalide, probenazole, propiconazole, pyroquilon, tebuconazole, thifluzamide, tricyclazole, trifloxystrobin, validamycin, and a compound of formula (II) The compositions and methods provided herein control undesirable vegetation, e.g., in direct-seeded, water-seeded and transplanted rice, cereals, wheat, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, corn/maize, sugarcane, sunflower, oilseed rape, canola, sugar beet, soybean, cotton, pineapple, pastures, grasslands, rangelands, fallowland, turf, tree and vine orchards, plantation crops, vegetables, industrial vegetation management (IVM) and rights of way (ROW). |
| US08841232B1 |
Advanced ceramic catalyst
The present disclosure generally relates to an advanced ceramic catalyst made by metal oxides dispersed in refractory ceramics and the process of making same. The advanced ceramic catalyst is capable of significantly lowering carbon foot prints and noxious emissions by generating the same heat energy with much lower quantity of fuel such as of natural gas, propane and other gaseous hydrocarbons. A process of making such a catalyst from inexpensive combination of metal oxide prepared in solution to have many oxygen lattice defects and particle size distribution selected from nanometer to millimeter range which can provide a huge surface area for combustion reaction thus lowering the activation energy of combustion. |