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US08917880B2	Earhealth monitoring system and method I Methods of operating an audio device are provided. A method includes calculating estimated sound pressure levels (SPLs) for drive signals directed to an ear canal receiver (ECR) during a time increment Δt; calculating an estimated SPL_Dose during the time increment Δt using the estimated sound pressure levels; and calculating a total SPL_Dose at a time t of the audio device using the estimated SPL_Dose.
US08917879B2	Active muffler In an active muffler having improved response characteristics, a speaker section includes a diaphragm adapted to generate sound, a voice coil for driving the diaphragm, and a distance sensor to detect the movement of the diaphragm. A light generated by the LED is reflected by the diaphragm, the reflected light is detected by a phototransistor to thereby measure the distance to the diaphragm, so that the movement of the diaphragm is detected. Noise is detected by a microphone, and a signal having opposite phase to that of the noise is generated by an opposite-phase generating section. The difference between the opposite-phase signal and the signal of the distance to the speaker from the distance sensor is calculated and inputted to a PID control section. Such a difference indicates the delay of the speaker movement. Feedback control is performed in a direction in which the difference is canceled out.
US08917878B2	Microphone inspection method A microphone inspection method includes the following steps. Firstly, a sound wave from a speaker is received by an under-test microphone and a reference microphone. Consequently, a first characteristic point distribution chart and a second characteristic point distribution chart are created, respectively. Each of the first characteristic point distribution chart and the second characteristic point distribution chart includes plural characteristic points corresponding to respective normalized frequency values. Then, a characteristic point number difference between a number of the characteristic points of the first characteristic point distribution chart and a number of the characteristic points of the second characteristic point distribution chart within a specified normalized frequency value range is calculated. Consequently, the quality of the under-test microphone is judged according to the characteristic point number difference.
US08917876B2	Earguard monitoring system SPL monitoring systems are provided. A SPL monitoring system includes an audio transducer configured to receive sound pressure, a logic circuit which calculates a safe time duration over which a user can receive current sound pressure values and an indicator element which produces a notification when an indicator level occurs. An SPL monitoring information system includes a database which stores data such as a list of earpiece devices and associated instrument response functions. The logic circuit compares a request with the data in the database and retrieves a subset of data and sends it to an output control unit. The output control unit sends the subset of data to a sending unit.
US08917874B2	Method and apparatus for decoding an audio signal Method and apparatus for processing audio signals are provided. The method for decoding an audio signal includes extracting a downmix signal and spatial information from a received audio signal, generating surround converting information using the spatial information and rendering the downmix signal to generate a pseudo-surround signal in a previously set rendering domain, using the surround converting information. The apparatus for decoding an audio signal includes a demultiplexing part extracting a downmix signal and spatial information from a received audio signal, an information converting part generating surround converting information using the spatial information and a pseudo-surround generating part rendering the downmix signal to generate a pseudo-surround signal in a previously set rendering domain, using the surround converting information.
US08917872B2	Encryption key storage with key fragment stores Systems, methods, and machine-readable and executable instructions are provided for encryption key storage. Encryption key storage may include associating each of a plurality of identifiers with a different one of a plurality of key fragment stores, determining a plurality of indexes, where each of the plurality of indexes is based upon a handle provided by a customer, an authorization token provided by the customer, and a different one of the plurality of identifiers, partitioning an encryption key provided by the customer into a number of encryption key fragments, and distributing the plurality of indexes and the number of encryption key fragments to the plurality of key fragment stores. The handle can be a uniform resource identifier, for instance.
US08917871B2	Asymmetrical chaotic encryption Implementations and techniques for asymmetrical chaotic encryption are generally disclosed. One disclosed method for asymmetrical encryption includes determining a ciphertext control block from data, where the ciphertext control block is based at least in part on one or more Chebyshev polynomials. The method also includes encrypting at least a portion of the data into an encrypted ciphertext block, where the encrypted ciphertext block is based at least in part on Logistic Mapping, and in which a final ciphertext includes the encrypted ciphertext block and the ciphertext control block
US08917868B2	Adaptable encryption device and methods for use therewith A video processing device includes a data segmentation generator that receives a domain selection, n, and that segments input A/V data into n data blocks. An encryption processing device receives an encryption depth selection, k, and a range selection, m, and sequentially encrypts each of the n data blocks m times using k different keys to generate n encrypted data blocks. An output formatter generates encrypted A/V data from the n encrypted data blocks.
US08917865B2	Voltage generation apparatus and voltage generation method A voltage generation apparatus includes a booster circuit which outputs a direct-current voltage after having performed boosting processing, the voltage value of the direct-current voltage being specified on the basis of a pulse width of a series of pulse signals inputted, a direct-current to alternating-current conversion circuit which generates a ringer voltage to be supplied to a device connectable to a telephone line by converting the direct-current voltage outputted by the booster circuit to an alternating-current voltage, and a control unit which outputs a series of pulse signals to the booster circuit. the series of pulse signals having a feeding-voltage pulse width corresponding to a target voltage value of a feeding, voltage or a ringer-voltage pulse width corresponding to a target voltage value. the feeding-voltage pulse width and the linger-voltage pulse width being pulse widths having been set in a voltage adjustment stage.
US08917862B2	Automated response system tuning A system and method for creating, storing, and retrieving data associated with initiated communications to a vendor are disclosed. An exemplary system includes a response server in communication with a database that provides a platform for storage and retrieval of records created by the response server. The response server is configured to provide a series of menus including a group of selections during the initiated communications to the vendor and receive inputs in response to the menus. The response server is further configured to create a record for each initiated communication as the initiated communication is occurring, and to create a report including at least a portion of the data from each record. The portions of data taken from each record each describe a characteristic of at least one of the inputs for the initiated communication associated with each respective record.
US08917861B2	Automated voice connection to a best-determined target An apparatus and method for initiating a voice communication to a best-determined target includes associating a plurality of workers in a worker list with a skills profile for each worker. Upon receiving an assistance request for a task, the worker list can be searched automatically for target contacts having the skill profile best-matching the assistance request. Further search criteria can be compared between the task and the matched target contacts to facilitate the proper selection of the best-matched target contacts. Upon a match, a voice communication is automatically initiating between the requestor to the best-determined target contact.
US08917860B2	Methods and systems for processing and managing communications An online and offline communication processing and tracking using data processing and data/voice networks is described. A phone address from a phone address number pool is automatically assigned to a first entity. A call quality rating is determined and recorded. A call from a caller directed to the phone address is received at a call bridging system coupled to at least one network, wherein the call is associated with call signaling information. Based at least in part on the call quality associated with the caller call, the caller call is assigned to a first location in a call queue. An outbound call is generated from the call bridging system and the inbound and the outbound calls are bridged. One or more parameters of the bridged call are compared to the call quality rating. An indication is recorded regarding the successful bridging of the calls in association with an entity identifier.
US08917857B2	Method and system for call to role Methods and systems are provided for routing incoming customer service requests directly to the most appropriate destination within a call center without requiring customer knowledge of a specific telephone number or extension to call and without requiring the customer to select from a series of menus. The receiving location or inbound call center accepts a voice call from a customer. The incoming voice call includes an associated data stream. This data stream is processed by the inbound call center and is used to route the call to the appropriate destination or customer service representative, for example a specific person, a department, a subsidiary, an individual either working within a facility or working outside the facility, a subcontractor and combinations thereof. Additional functionality is provided by including additional data, e.g. data in addition to routing data, along with voice data.
US08917856B2	Call center system and call service implementation method thereof The present invention discloses a call center system and a call service implementation method thereof, wherein in the system, a Web access device is used for logging on an instant messaging server based on an instant messaging access of a user and sending instant messaging queuing information to a Computer Telephony Integration (CTI), and initiating an instant messaging request to a seat after receiving queuing result information returned by the CTI; the CTI is used for returning the queuing result information to the Web access device according to the received instant messaging queuing information and sending a Web access service beginning message to the seat; and the seat is used for accepting the instant messaging request initiated by the Web access device according to the received Web access service beginning message and performing an instant messaging. The call center system and the call service implementation method thereof provided by the present invention combines the interaction of the voice access and the operation of network access instant messaging, perfecting the call center system with a single manner of the voice access.
US08917853B2	Enhanced customer experience through speech detection and analysis A method and system for enhancing problem resolution at a call center based on speech recognition of a caller includes, receiving an incoming call and generating call data based on speech recognition of the incoming call using a computer. The method generates and associates annotated metadata about the call data. A historical record is created which includes the call data and the annotated metadata. The historical record may be stored in a storage medium communicating with the computer. Context data is generated for the incoming call by analyzing the historical record to identify: a caller, a topic, a date and a stress level of the caller. The method compares the context data to historical records of previous calls. A topic probabilities analysis is conducted by comparing the context data to the historical records of previous calls, and a solution is determined for the topic based on the probabilities analysis.
US08917851B2	Server for providing enhanced services to contact center agents A technique is disclosed that enables a contact center to provide enhanced services to its agents. An agent server is interconnected with the automatic call distributor (ACD) and agent telephones of the contact center. The server intercepts messages sent by the ACD, which contain caller-provided data obtained by an interactive voice response system. When it is determined that the particular agent has access to both a telephone and a personal computer, the agent server draws a distinction in the information content of the received message. In doing so, the agent server provides the call initialization information in the message to the agent's telephone, and appears as if the information were coming from the ACD; additionally, the agent server provides the caller-provided data to the agent's personal computer. The personal computer is then able to execute a predetermined application, such as a display-oriented presentation application, based on the caller-provided data.
US08917846B1	System and method for controlling audio in a multi-user meeting A system and method for controlling audio in a multi-user meeting is provided. The method may include determining, using the one or more processing devices, that a group video conferencing device is associated with a multi-user video conference. The method may further include determining, using the one or more computing devices, whether a user associated with the multi-user video conference is located in a geographical location associated with the group video conferencing device. The method may also include, when the user is located in the geographic location of the group video conferencing device, automatically activating, using the one or more computing devices, a no-audio mode for a computing device associated with the user located in the geographical location.
US08917843B2	Methods and systems for inbound call control An indication of an incoming call may be received at a call control unit communicatively coupled to, and/or resident within, a telephone. The indication may include identification information for the incoming call. It may be determined whether additional information regarding a caller associated with the identification information exists, and if so, a first operation may be performed on the incoming call responsively to the additional information, otherwise, a second operation may be performed on the incoming call responsively to an absence of the additional information. The additional information my include a user-configurable list of desired callers (e.g., a whitelist) and/or undesired callers (e.g., a blacklist). The additional information may also include caller identification information and/or a spam score. The first operation may be blocking the incoming call, forwarding the incoming call to a voice mailbox, transmitting the incoming call to the telephone, enabling the telephone to receive the incoming call, and/or answering the incoming call and then terminating the incoming call. In some embodiments, the first and/or second operations performed on the incoming call is/are user configurable.
US08917838B2	Digital media recording system and method A system and method for recording and providing a written transcript of a portion of a media session (e.g., a video or audio conference) are provided. An exemplary system continuously records a media session, allowing one or more users to select segments of the session to store and have transcribed. A copy of the recording and the corresponding transcription may be provided to one or more users.
US08917832B2	Automatic call flow system and related methods Systems and methods are provided for obtaining statistics from the use of a voice application. More particularly, the invention may comprise an interception engine that is configured to receive a document from an IVR application server and inject a marker(s) into the document, and pass the document on to an IVR browser. The interception engine is further configured to receive a response document from the IVR browser, remove the marker results, and pass the document on to the IVR application server. The marker results are used to create statistical information useful in the analysis of the operation of the voice application in the IVR system. In an exemplary embodiment, the markers are used in connection with a map of the call flow of the voice application.
US08917830B2	Audio call screening for hosted voicemail systems The present invention allows a user to screen messages being left at a hosted voicemail system from a telephone terminal. Incoming calls intended for the telephone terminal are routed to the voicemail system immediately or after attempting to connect incoming call to the telephone terminal. As the caller is leaving a message at the voicemail system, a connection between the incoming call, voicemail system, and telephone terminal is established to allow the user to listen to the message and decide whether to take the call. The user may decide to take the call or let the caller finish leaving the message. In one embodiment, the telephone terminal is equipped to open only the speaker channel for monitoring the message and will provide a fully bi-directional connection if the user takes the call. The supporting switch and telephone terminal communicate with each other to facilitate the monitoring and taking of calls.
US08917829B2	Automatic contextual media recording and processing utilizing speech analytics Embodiments are provided for the automatic real-time recording and processing of media in a communications network based on the context of the media. In one embodiment, a media stream is received in an analysis module in a service platform in the communications network. The media stream may represent a communication session between a calling party and a call center in the network. The incoming media steam is analyzed to identify words comprising a context of the communication session. A determination is then made as to whether the context of the communication session is related to a set of business rules associated with the service platform which may automatically trigger the retention of a recording of the communication session. If the context of the communication session is related to the set of business rules, the retention of the communication session is automatically triggered in real-time at a recording module.
US08917825B2	Telephone-based commerce system A speech application implements a telephone-based commerce system and method which complements a core payment processing business and influences banks and other key partners to conduct such electronic business and commerce. The speech application includes a speech driven telephone interface for consumer shopping and order placement of commodity items; a consumer registration interface and secure process that ties in a credit card, debit card, or bank account; and a build-your-own-voice-store web application which includes a voice user interface with interactive voice response tailoring each voice store within the speech framework of the present invention and an inventory database. Multi-currency services, permitting pricing or payment in any chosen currency, as well as multiple spoken language processing of voice inputs are supported for performing voice commerce over telephones.
US08917824B2	Visual voicemail method for managing deleted messages A method for managing visual voicemail messages includes displaying a list of voicemail messages on a telecommunications handset, receiving user commands for operating on the voicemail messages including a delete message command and in response to a delete message command, marking a voicemail message for deletion with a delete timestamp and moving the voicemail message to a Deleted Messages folder. A Deleted Message Age Indicator function processes to control permanent deletion of voicemail messages in the Deleted Messages folder based on delete timestamps and a global Delete Time value in cooperation with a visual voicemail platform.
US08917819B2	Method and apparatus for spoken diagnostics A method, apparatus and system to provide the ability for an analog telephone adapter (or other consumer electronics device) to provide spoken information to a consumer to help diagnose problems. The spoken diagnostics system and method for comprises a central analysis server and an analog telephone adapter (“ATA”). When in operation, when a consumer (as an end user) pick up a telephone which is connected to and/or operating through the ATA and enters a preset diagnostic code, defined a telephone number in one embodiment, the ATA and the central analysis server perform a series of diagnostic functions and cause one or more verbal messages relating to the status of the ATA as determined through the diagnostic functions to be spoken over the phone so as to be communicated to the consumer.
US08917817B1	Method and apparatus for voice recognition unit simulation A call calculator and method thereof used to automate testing of a voice self service platform. The call calculator may have functional logic to calculate an estimated call load. The type of load may be least one of cyclic, peak, burst, choppy, and sustained. The call calculator may use a set of input parameters of an algorithm to calculate the estimated call load, wherein the algorithm may be based on an integral calculus model.
US08917816B2	Multi-leaf collimator device for radiotherapy A multi-leaf collimator device for radiotherapy, including: a frame that has a box shape and has through-holes formed in top and bottom surfaces thereof; a plurality of collimators that are received in the frame, wherein each of the collimators includes a rack gear formed on the top surface of the collimator, the collimators are symmetrically arranged in a left-right direction about a central portion of the frame, and are slidably provided on the frame; and a motion driving unit that includes a pinion gear that is formed to be detachable from the rack gear formed on the top surface of the collimator, and is provided on the frame to move the pinion gear in a front-back direction of the frame and an up-down direction of the frame.
US08917814B2	X-ray generator and composite device using the same and X-ray generating method Disclosed is an X-ray generator (1) comprised of an electron emission element (10) which receives energy to emit electrons; a metal piece (20) which receives the electrons emitted from the electron emission element (10) to emit an X-ray; and energy supply portions (3, 5) which supply energy to the electron emission element (10), wherein the energy supply portions (3, 5) irradiate a pyroelectric element functioning as an electron emission element with, for example, ultraviolet pulsed light, and a high-energy local portion is formed in the pyroelectric element. Thus, the X-ray generator wherein the size thereof can be reduced, and an on/off control for the generation of X-ray can be easily performed, can be provided.
US08917812B2	Variable pitch collimator and method of making same An x-ray detector assembly includes a curved rail and a first plurality of x-ray attenuation plates attached to the curved rail, wherein the plates of the first plurality of x-ray attenuation plates are spaced apart from one another by a first pitch. A second plurality of x-ray attenuation plates are attached to the curved rail, wherein the plates of the second plurality of x-ray attenuation plates are spaced apart from the plates of the first plurality of x-ray attenuation plates by a second pitch greater than the first pitch. A first plurality of x-ray detector cells is also positioned adjacently to the first and second pluralities of x-ray attenuation plates and positioned in a linear arrangement with respect to each other.
US08917807B1	Special thorium-plutonium hydrides for fast treatment reactor A lightly hydrided/deuterated metallic plutonium-thorium fuel for use in a fast fission pool-type nuclear reactor cooled with liquid metal coolants, including lithium-7 lead eutectic, lead bismuth eutectic or lead. When so used, plutonium-239 is consumed, and merchantable heat is produced along with fissile uranium-233, which can be denatured with uranium-238 and used in light water reactors as fuel.
US08917806B1	Digital phase-locked loop and phase/frequency detector module thereof A phase/frequency detector module, applicable to a digital phase-locked loop, includes: an edge detector for receiving a reference clock signal and a counting clock signal, where when a positive edge of the counting clock signal occurs, if a positive edge of the reference clock signal has occurred, the edge detector outputs an edge-detected signal, else the edge detector outputs an edge-not-detected signal; a counter coupled to the edge detector, where if receiving the edge-detected signal, the counter outputs a counting result forming a frequency error signal, resets, and loads a count value, and if receiving the edge-not-detected signal, the counter continues to count on the positive edge of the counting clock signal; and a frequency phase converter for performing integration over the counting result, where the integral forms a phase error signal.
US08917805B2	Bipolar transistor frequency doublers at millimeter-wave frequencies Frequency multipliers include a pair of transistors each connected to a common impedance through a respective collector impedance formed from a transmission line. Each transmission line has a length between about one quarter and about one eighth of a wavelength of an input signal frequency and is tuned to produce a large impedance at a collector of the respective transistor at the input signal frequency. The output frequency between the collector impedances and the common impedance is an even integer multiple of the input frequency.
US08917802B1	Modulation scheme determination through use of multiple sensors Various embodiments associated with multiple signal editions is described. A plurality of sensors can be deployed in an environment. These sensors can be used to capture a signal of interest (SOI). However, when the signal is weak or difficult to sense, what an individual sensor captures may be of little value. Therefore, multiple sensors can be used together to capture the signal (e.g., different editions of the SOI). Further, it is possible that the demodulation scheme of the signal is not known, such as when the signal is from an unknown network (e.g., a network of an enemy). A mathematical operation can be performed upon signal editions such that a result does not include noise. This result can be used in determining the demodulation scheme of the signal.
US08917798B2	Method and apparatus for distributed processing for wireless sensors Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for compressed sensing (CS). The CS is a signal processing concept wherein significantly fewer sensor measurements than that suggested by Shannon/Nyquist sampling theorem can be used to recover signals with arbitrarily fine resolution. In this disclosure, the CS framework is applied for sensor signal processing in order to support low power robust sensors and reliable communication in Body Area Networks (BANs) for healthcare and fitness applications.
US08917797B2	Method and apparatus for controlling buffer overflow in a communication system A method and apparatus are disclosed for controlling a buffer in a digital audio broadcasting (DAB) communication system. An audio encoder marks a frame as “dropped” whenever a buffer overflow might occur. Only a small number of bits are utilized to process a lost frame, thereby preventing the buffer from overflowing and allowing the encoder buffer-level to quickly recover from the potential overflow condition. The audio encoder optionally sets a flag that provides an indication to the receivers that a frame has been lost. If a “frame lost” condition is detected by a receiver, the receiver can optionally employ mitigation techniques to reduce the impact of the lost frame(s).
US08917795B1	Narrow-band OFDM mode for WLAN Systems and techniques relating to wireless communications are described. A described system includes circuitry configured to generate, in accordance with a clock signal, a first baseband signal for transmission over a wireless channel, one or more first preamble symbols of the first baseband signal are based on a pre-determined preamble sequence when a first clock frequency is used in the clock signal. The described system includes circuitry configured to generate, in accordance with the clock signal, a second baseband signal for transmission over the wireless channel, one or more second preamble symbols of the second baseband signal are based on the pre-determined preamble sequence, the one or more second preamble symbols have a longer duration than the one or more first preamble symbols when a second clock frequency is used in the clock signal. The second clock frequency is lower than the first clock frequency and is used to extend a wireless communication range of the wireless channel.
US08917794B2	Method, terminal, and system for sending and receiving service information A method for sending service information includes: judging whether a current ACM profile identifier (profile ID) is consistent with an ACM profile ID recorded in separately-stored coding and modulation information; when the current ACM profile ID is consistent with the ACM profile ID recorded in the separately-stored coding and modulation information, coding and modulating the service information according to the coding and modulation information; when the current ACM profile ID is inconsistent with the ACM profile ID recorded in the separately-stored coding and modulation information, coding and modulating the service information according to an ACM profile table; and sending the coded and modulated service information, where the coded and modulated service information carries the current ACM profile ID.
US08917789B2	Precoding for time or frequency correlated MIMO channels A method implemented in a base station is disclosed. The method includes precoding data with a precoder, and transmitting the precoded data to a user equipment, and the precoder can be expressed as multiplication OV where V is a first matrix corresponding to a first indication of the precoder for a group of transmitted symbols, and O is a second matrix corresponding to a second indication of the precoder for a variation in a channel. Other methods and apparatuses also are disclosed.
US08917782B2	Vehicular power line communication system A vehicular power line communication system includes a master and a slave. The master uses a pair of twisted wires, whose far ends are connected to each other to be loop-shaped, as a power line and a communication line. The master thereby outputs high-frequency signals via the pair of twisted wires, transmitting an electric power and data modulation signals. The slave includes an aperture antenna being loop-shaped to receive data modulation signals using an electromagnetic induction connection in an electromagnetic field generated in the pair of twisted wires in response to an energization current of the pair of twisted wires. The slave further includes an error rate monitor circuit which monitors an error rate of data which are obtained from demodulation of the data modulation signals received via the aperture antenna.
US08917781B2	Power line communication system A vehicular power line communication system includes a looped twisted pair wire, a master, and a slave. The master outputs a high-frequency signal to the twisted pair wire to transmit power and a signal. The slave includes a looped aperture antenna that receives high-frequency power of the twisted pair wire and a received power measurement portion that monitors received power received at the aperture antenna. The aperture antenna includes an aperture region facing an aperture region between twisted portions of the twisted pair wire.
US08917780B2	Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing improved gray mapping An apparatus for providing improved color intensity mapping may include a processor. The processor may be configured to divide color intensity value byte data into high priority portions and low priority portions distributed as constellation points in a constellation matrix and to provide separation between each of the constellation points by assigning a unique mapping code to a plurality of the constellation points.
US08917779B2	Electrocardiogram signal compression and de-compression system The invention provides an electrocardiogram signal compression and de-compression system. The invention uses the sign characteristics of the coefficients of the discrete cosine transform type IV and the characteristics of quantization of spectrum to perform the differential pulse code modulation of the spectrum for preserving the high frequency characteristics of the spectrum of the discrete Fourier transform. The invention also uses the Huffman coding to increase the compression ratio. Different from the conventional compression technology, the invention uses the fact that the quantization values of the spectrum in the high frequency are almost the same to increase the compression ratio and preserve the characteristics of high frequency components of the spectrum.
US08917778B2	Image processing apparatus and image processing method An image processing apparatus includes: a receiving unit which receives image data of program contents and genre information regarding the program contents; a determining unit which determines a characteristic parameter indicating characteristics of a filter filtering a local image obtainable by decoding encoding data, which is generated by encoding the image data received by the receiving unit, in accordance with the genre information received by the receiving unit; a characteristic changing unit which changes the characteristics of the filter in accordance with the characteristic parameter determined by the determining unit; and an encoding unit which generates the encoding data by encoding the image data received by the receiving unit by executing a prediction process by use of a local decoded image filtered in accordance with the characteristics of the filter changed by the characteristic changing unit.
US08917773B2	Moving picture coding method, moving picture coding apparatus, moving picture decoding method, moving picture decoding apparatus, and moving picture coding and decoding apparatus A moving picture coding apparatus includes an intra-inter prediction unit which calculates a second motion vector by performing a scaling process on a first motion vector of a temporally neighboring corresponding block, when selectively adding, to a list, a motion vector of each of one or more corresponding blocks each of which is either a block included in a current picture to be coded and spatially neighboring a current block to be coded or a block included in a picture other than the current picture and temporally neighboring the current block, determines whether the second motion vector has a magnitude that is within a predetermined magnitude or not within the predetermined magnitude, and adds the second motion vector to the list when the intra-inter prediction unit determines that the second motion vector has a magnitude that is within the predetermined magnitude range.
US08917768B2	Coding of motion vector information Techniques and tools for encoding and decoding motion vector information for video images are described. For example, a video encoder yields an extended motion vector code by jointly coding, for a set of pixels, a switch code, motion vector information, and a terminal symbol indicating whether subsequent data is encoded for the set of pixels. In another aspect, an encoder/decoder selects motion vector predictors for macroblocks. In another aspect, a video encoder/decoder uses hybrid motion vector prediction. In another aspect, a video encoder/decoder signals a motion vector mode for a predicted image. In another aspect, a video decoder decodes a set of pixels by receiving an extended motion vector code, which reflects joint encoding of motion information together with intra/inter-coding information and a terminal symbol. The decoder determines whether subsequent data exists for the set of pixels based on e.g., the terminal symbol.
US08917767B2	Image display apparatus, video signal processor, and video signal processing method The present invention provides an image display apparatus capable of reducing a judder and simultaneously weakening the degree of reducing the judder at the time of converting frame rate of a film signal using motion compensation. At the time of converting frame rate of a video signal by adding N (N: integer of 2 or larger) interpolation frames into between original frames neighboring each other along time base obtained from video images in original frames by using motion compensation so that interpolation positions of the video images in the N interpolation frames are set to a deviated position which is closer to the nearest video image in the original frames rather than positions obtained by equally dividing, into (N+1) portions, magnitude of video image motion between an earlier original frame and a following original frame along the time base.
US08917765B2	Video encoding system with region detection and adaptive encoding tools and method for use therewith A system for encoding a video stream into a processed video signal that includes at least one image, includes a region identification signal generator for detecting a region of interest in the at least one image and generating a region identification signal when the pattern of interest is detected. An encoder section generates the processed video signal based on the operation of a plurality of encoding tools, each having at least one encoder quality parameter. The encoder section adjusts the at least one encoding quality parameter of at least one of the plurality of encoding tools in response to the region identification signal.
US08917764B2	System and method for virtualization of ambient environments in live video streaming A system and method for virtualization of ambient environments in live video streaming are disclosed. In one embodiment, motion detection is performed to obtain motion information in a current frame in a live video stream. Further, a background model is computed using the motion information. Furthermore, background subtraction is performed using the background model to obtain foreground and background pixels for the current frame in the live video stream. In addition, the obtained foreground and background pixels are refined. Based on the obtained refined foreground and background pixels, a virtualized environment is generated for the current frame by substituting the background pixels. Moreover, the steps of pre-processing, performing, computing, refining, generating and encoding are repeated for a next frame in the live video stream.
US08917763B2	Motion compensation apparatus, video coding apparatus, video decoding apparatus, motion compensation method, program, and integrated circuit A motion compensation apparatus performs motion compensation on a current block having a non-rectangular shape, using a reference image stored in a frame memory and includes: a reference block memory for storing part of the reference image; a frame-memory-transfer control unit which identifies, in the reference image, a pixel block having a rectangular shape and including a reference block having a non-rectangular shape and used for motion compensation, and transfers pixel data of the identified pixel block from the frame memory to the reference block memory and a motion compensation processing unit which generates a prediction block of the current block, using the reference block included in the pixel block stored in the reference block memory.
US08917757B2	Video processing system and device with encoding and decoding modes and method for use therewith A video processing device operates in an encoding mode when a mode selection signal has a first value and operates in a decoding mode when the mode selection signal has a second value. The encoding mode utilizes a plurality of function specific hardware engines that each perform a specific coding function and the decoding module utilizes at least one of the plurality of hardware engines.
US08917754B2	Aluminum melting apparatus A method and apparatus for melting aluminum uses a dense metal salt of Rubidium, Cesium, or Strontium. The salt is melted by a stinger and then superheated by AC applied to electrodes immersed in the salt. Aluminum in contact with the salt melts and floats on the salt. In continuous scrap melting, inflows and outflows of aluminum are comparable and may be shielded by inert gas. The superheated salt may be purified and may be heated in a separate reservoir and pumped to and from another reservoir containing salt and/or metal. The salt may be used to supplement the heating of an existing furnace.
US08917753B2	Alignment method of semiconductor optical amplifier and light output device Provided is an alignment method of a semiconductor optical amplifier with which optimization of coupling efficiency between incident laser light and light waveguide of the semiconductor optical amplifier is enabled without depending on an external monitoring device. The alignment method of a semiconductor optical amplifier is a method that optically amplifies laser light from a laser light source and outputs the optically amplified laser light, which adjusts relative position of the semiconductor optical amplifier with respect to the laser light entering into the semiconductor optical amplifier by flowing a given value of current to the semiconductor optical amplifier while entering the laser light from the laser light source to the semiconductor optical amplifier so that a voltage applied to the semiconductor optical amplifier becomes the maximum.
US08917751B2	Optical device Provided is an optical device capable of bonding each optical part to a substrate with the same applied load by surface activated bonding even if the planar shape sizes of a plurality of optical parts to be mounted on the substrate are different from one another. The optical device includes a substrate, a plurality of optical parts different in planar shape size, bonded to the substrate by surface activated bonding adjacent to one another, and optically coupled with one another, and a plurality of bonding parts provided on the substrate in correspondence to the plurality of optical parts and including metallic micro bumps for bonding each optical part. The total area of the top surfaces of the micro bumps to be bonded to the corresponding optical part of each of the plurality of bonding parts is substantially the same.
US08917749B2	Laser diode mounting substrate for automotive lamp module Provided is a laser diode mounting substrate for an automotive lamp module using a laser diode. The substrate includes: a substrate body with a power supply circuit pattern, which electrically connects a connector with a contact point of the laser diode, on the top; a first heat conduction layer disposed at the area except for the power supply circuit pattern, on the top of the substrate body; and a second heat conduction layer disposed on the bottom of the substrate body, in which at least one heat transfer hole is disposed through the first heat conduction layer, the substrate body, and the second heat conduction layer. Therefore, the present invention provides an effect that heat generated by the laser diode can be effectively dissipated.
US08917747B2	Method and apparatus for DSL back-channel communication DSL backchannel data and/or information is transported upstream in a vectored, bonded line DSL system. Backchannel data (e.g., error samples or the like from downstream-end DSL equipment) is encapsulated/packetized using Layer 2 encapsulation. Upstream user data is packetized into Ethernet packets or the like. The backchannel data and upstream user data are combined and the combined data transmitted to an upstream-end DSL apparatus, such as an access node. The combined data are separated in the upstream-end DSL apparatus so that the upstream user data can be processed further. The Layer 2 encapsulated backchannel data is decapsulated and then routed to a vectoring control entity or the like for use in operating the DSL system, for example in mitigating FEXT crosstalk in the DSL system's operation.
US08917743B2	Method and system for enhanced contention avoidance in multi-user multiple-input-multiple-output wireless networks Wireless medium reservation for simultaneous transmission of multiple downlink spatial streams to multiple receiver wireless stations during a multi-user transmit opportunity over a wireless medium, is provided. Such a reservation includes reserving a transmission period for simultaneously transmitting data from a transmitting station to multiple intended receiving stations on multiple downlink spatial streams over a wireless communication medium. Reserving the transmission period includes transmitting a multi-user request-to-send (MU-RTS) frame to the multiple receiving stations, the RTS frame including a receiver address (RA) field comprising compressed addresses for the multiple receiving stations. The MU-RTS frame includes an indication field that indicates the RTS frame as an MU-RTS without altering the RTS frame type/subtype.
US08917740B2	Channel service manager A system and method are provided for prioritizing network processor information flow in a channel service manager (CSM). The method receives a plurality of information streams on a plurality of input channels, and selectively links input channels to CSM channels. The information streams are stored, and the stored the information streams are mapped to a processor queue in a group of processor queues. Information streams are supplied from the group of processor queues to a network processor in an order responsive to a ranking of the processor queues inside the group. More explicitly, selectively linking input channels to CSM channels includes creating a fixed linkage between each input port and an arbiter in a group of arbiters, and scheduling information streams in response to the ranking of the arbiter inside the group. Finally, a CSM channel is selected for each information stream scheduled by an arbiter.
US08917737B2	Automatically identifying an edge-facing router Techniques for automatically identifying an edge-facing router in a network are provided. In one technique, a DHCP message is obtained at a router of a subscriber network. An options field of the DHCP message is identified. The options field of the DHCP message is analyzed to determine whether data in the options field indicates that first router is SP-facing. If it is determined that the router is an SP-facing router, then identification data that identifies the router as an SP-facing router is stored.
US08917736B2	Unified system networking with PCIE-CEE tunneling Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) tunneling over Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) networks. The CEE networks comprise devices configured to use PCIe. An initiating device initiates a command. The command is associated with initiator control signals, which are associated with the initiating device. The initiating device requests permission from an arbiter, and receives a request grant from the arbiter. Based on the request grant, a mapping device maps the initiator control signals, an target device address, and the command into a CEE control frame. Based on the mapping, the initiating device transmits an inquiry to the devices. Based on transmitting the inquiry, the initiating device receives a response from a corresponding device. The corresponding device is associated with the target device address. The response comprises target control signals associated with the corresponding device. Based on the response, the initiating device initiates a transaction to the corresponding device through CEE control frames.
US08917733B2	Using wireless wide area network protocol information for managing a performance level of a processor Methods and apparatuses are provided for managing a performance level of a processing circuit, such as a modem, by making adjustments to one or more operating parameters provided to the processing circuit, such as a voltage supplied to the processing circuit and/or a clock frequency of the processing circuit. The processing circuit is adapted to monitor wireless wide area network (WWAN) protocol information. The processing circuit may adjust at least one operating parameter provided to the processing circuit in response to the monitored wireless wide area network (WWAN) protocol information.
US08917731B2	Multi-protocol support over Ethernet packet-switched networks Described are methods and communications network for carrying pseudowires over packet-switched network. A communication network includes a packet-switched network (PSN), a first provider edge (PE) device in communication with a second PE device through the PSN, and a pseudowire (PW) established between the PE devices for emulating a service across the PSN. The PW has a Virtual Circuit Connection Verification (VCCV) control channel that carries an Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) message. In some embodiments, various data plane encapsulation formats enable a PW to emulate an Ethernet or a non-Ethernet service over an Ethernet PSN. Each encapsulation format includes an Ethernet tunnel header and a PW header that encapsulates an Ethernet or non-Ethernet payload.
US08917726B2	Packet flow offload to remote destination with routing bypass A network utilizes centralized control for the transport of a packet flow to a destination via an intermediary network. The network identifies the intermediary network best suited for offloading the packet flow and then develops a routing policy based on Multiprotocol Label Switching or other circuit-switching type techniques. This ensures that the packets of the packet flow are automatically forwarded to a peering router connected to the identified intermediary network, and ensures that the peering router automatically outputs the packets of the packet flow to the identified intermediary network in a manner that bypasses autonomous routing decisions by the routers of the network.
US08917724B2	Method and arrangement for performing link aggregation A method for performing a link aggregation on a link aggregation group, comprising a plurality of transport links, for sessions received at a first network node which is connected to a second network node via the link aggregation group. The method, which is to be executed in the first network node, enables link aggregation optimization for the sessions destined for the second network node by selectively choosing transport link for the sessions on the basis of the load of the transport links. The suggested link aggregation results in a packet load balancing and improved bandwidth utilization. An arrangement suitable for executing the suggested method is also provided.
US08917722B2	Fibre channel forwarder fabric login sequence System and computer program product embodiments for fiber channel forwarder fabric login sequence in a fiber channel switch environment, where a Fiber Channel Forwarder (cFCF) is separated from a Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) data forwarder (FDF), are provided. In one embodiment, by way of example only, at a Fiber Channel Login (FLOGI) to a target device from an initiator device, a node address acceptance notification is held from reaching the initiator device until each of the zoning distributions have been considered to have been completed.
US08917721B2	Methods and apparatus to control a flash crowd event in a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) network Methods and apparatus to control a flash crowd event in a voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) network are disclosed. An example method comprises receiving at a VoIP border element a VoIP registration response message having a field representing a priority assigned to a VoIP endpoint, receiving a message from the VoIP endpoint at the VoIP border element, detecting whether a network congestion condition exists, and placing the message received from the VoIP endpoint into one of a plurality of queues based on the priority when the congestion condition is detected.
US08917719B2	Method, equipment and mobile communication system for realizing explicit call transfer A method, equipment, and a mobile communication system for realizing explicit call transfer are provided. The method for realizing explicit call transfer includes the following steps. A service centralization & continuity application server (SCC AS) receives a call request sent by a second user equipment (UE), and sends the call request to a third UE, in which an instruction for replacing a call between a first UE and the third UE is carried in the call request. A message returned by the third UE according to the call request is received, and the third UE is controlled to establish a connection with the second UE and to break a connection with the first UE. The third UE is an IP multimedia subsystem centralized service user equipment (ICS UE).
US08917717B2	Method and system for multi-modal communications A system and method for provisionable, multi-modal communications, including detecting a provisioning condition, selecting a communications mode based on the provisioning condition from a first usage mode, a second usage mode, and a third usage mode, and displaying an interface corresponding to the selected communications mode. The first usage mode includes a first communications channel supporting a first communication data consisting of instant messages (IM) and in-network voice data. The second usage mode includes a second communications channel supporting a second communication data consisting of IM, in-network voice data and out-of-network voice data. The third usage mode includes a second communications channel supporting a third communication data comprising video data.
US08917715B2	System and method for synchronizing multi-level output devices in an unreliable network A method and system are described that allow a device operating in coordination with other devices to synchronize the devices operation with the other devices. A controllable device processor may determine that a received data packet is a retransmission of an initial control command data packet. The processor may obtain from the retransmitted data packet a start value and a time indicator related to performance of the operation. A ramp rate related to the operation to be performed may be obtained. Using the time indicator, an adjusted ramp rate may be calculated. An output value for the device may be set based on the start value, the adjusted ramp rate, and the time indicator. The adjusted ramp rate may result in completing the operation at substantially the same time as though the device received the original command.
US08917713B2	Method and system for managing wireless links in a communication network A method of operating a communication system comprises establishing a wireless device release time interval for a wireless device release timer at an access node upon establishing an initial network connection between a wireless device and the access node. An initial synchronization process is performed between the wireless device and the access node. The method continues with the access node sending an unsolicited synchronization message to the wireless device and starting the wireless device release timer. A second synchronization process is performed and upon successful completion of the second synchronization process, a success status synchronization response message is sent by the access node to the wireless device. The access node receives a synchronization confirmation message from the wireless device that comprises an identifier corresponding to the identity of the wireless device and upon receiving the confirmation message, the access node cancels the wireless device release timer.
US08917709B2	Scheduled absence on a wireless local area network A method for scheduling absence periods on a WLAN is provided. The method can include a WLAN station joining a WLAN served by a WLAN access point using an operating channel; formatting a message defining an absence schedule of absence periods during which the WLAN station will be off of the operating channel and unavailable to receive traffic on the operating channel; sending the message to the WLAN access point to register the absence schedule with the WLAN access point; and leaving and returning to the operating channel in accordance with the absence schedule after the absence schedule has been registered with the WLAN access point.
US08917708B2	Discovery and operation of hybrid wireless wide area and wireless local area networks Technology for setting up a Device to Device (D2D) communication channel between mobile wireless devices is disclosed. The technology includes identifying a first user equipment and a second user equipment located within a proximity; receiving network assisted proximity discovery information at one of the first UE and the second UE from an evolved packet core (EPC) operating on a third generation partnership practice (3GPP) wireless wide area network (WWAN); and setting up a device to device (D2D) communication between the first UE and the second UE based on the network assisted proximity discovery information received from the EPC.
US08917698B2	Intersystem change involving mapping between different types of radio bearers A packet data core network node and methods supporting packet data communication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a packet date core network node in a first core network comprises a first communication mechanism for control plane handling and mobility management, a second communication mechanism for user plane management and a mechanism for communication with a dual mode mobile terminal over a first radio network. The packet data core network node comprises or communicates with a mapping function for mapping between first radio bearers used in the first core and radio networks and second radio bearers of a type different from the type of the first radio bearers and used in a second core radio network at handover of a dual mode mobile terminal from the first core network to the second core network or vice versa. Another embodiment is a dual mode mobile terminal including such mapping function.
US08917697B2	Radio communication control method, radio base station apparatus and mobile terminal apparatus To provide a radio communication control method suitable for transmitting a downlink shared channel and a downlink control channel for the shared channel with different base frequency blocks in a communication system in which a plurality of base frequency blocks is combined and the system band is thereby broadened, in the radio communication control method, when different component carriers are assigned to a PDCCH and a PDCCH, to actualize a DCI configuration with a CFI value included in DCI notified on the PDCCH, the DCI is provided with an additional field on which CFI value bits are set. Further, to actualize another DCI configuration with a CFI value included in DCI notified on the PDCCH, part of the DCI field is masked with the CFI value.
US08917693B2	Method of transmitting and receiving wireless resource information A method of transmitting and receiving radio resource information is disclosed, by which a mobile terminal is able to quickly access a mobile communication system. The present invention includes transmitting a paging message to locate a specific mobile terminal by including information for a radio resource allocated to the mobile terminal in the paging message receiving a response signal for the paging message transmitted according to the information for the radio resource, and performing a connection to the mobile terminal according to the response signal.
US08917692B2	Method and apparatus for preventing inter-cell interference in a heterogeneous network system The present application relates to a method for a victim cell to construct a subframe alignment in a wireless communication system. More particularly, the method comprises the following steps: receiving, from an interfering cell, subframe alignment information including a first bitmap for defining a subframe pattern for the victim cell and a second bitmap for defining a hybrid automatic repeat and request (HARQ) process pattern of the victim cell; constructing a subframe alignment of the victim cell on the basis of the first bitmap and second bitmap; and performing scheduling for a terminal in the victim cell using the constructed subframe alignment. A downlink signal of the interfering cell may not be transmitted in one or more subframes designated by the subframe pattern for the victim cell, and the second bitmap has a size of 8 bits.
US08917682B2	Method and device for signaling control information in carrier aggregation system The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specially, the present invention relates to a method and a device which enable a terminal to transmit channel quality information, the method comprising the following steps: receiving a control channel, which includes a request for the channel quality information; generating the channel quality information on one or more specific downlink carriers from a plurality of downlink carriers after receiving the control channel; and transmitting the channel quality information through a shared channel, wherein the one or more specific downlink carriers are indicated using the caption of the request for the channel quality information or time information related to the transmission of the channel quality information.
US08917681B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting downlink reference signal in wireless communication system that supports multiple antennas A method for transmitting reference signals for eight or fewer antenna ports includes mapping a portion of common reference signals (CRSs) for four or fewer antenna ports into a downlink subframe including 1st slot and 2nd slot with a normal cyclic prefix configuration; mapping channel status information reference signals (CSI-RSs) for eight or fewer antenna ports into the downlink subframe according to a preset pattern; and transmitting the downlink subframe into which the CRSs and the CSI-RSs are mapped, wherein the preset pattern defines the CSI-RSs for eight or fewer antenna ports to be mapped onto two OFDM symbols of the data region in the downlink subframe, with the two OFDM symbols being spaced apart by one OFDM symbol, and wherein the portion of the CRSs for four or fewer antenna ports is limited to the CRSs for two or fewer antenna ports.
US08917676B2	Device and method for transmitting long training sequence for wireless communications A device and method transmits a frame of a wireless communication. The frame includes a preamble that includes a short training sequence and a long training sequence. The long training sequence includes non-zero energy on each of a plurality of subcarriers except a DC subcarrier. A frequency domain window is inserted into the long training sequence to stimulate the subcarriers for channel estimation.
US08917674B2	Method and system for content-aware mapping/error protection Methods and systems for content-aware mapping/error protection are disclosed. Aspects of one method may include controlling a MAC layer and/or a PHY layer (PHY/MAC layer), in a wireless communication device to wirelessly communicate multimedia information based on content of the multimedia information, which may comprise video information, audio information, and/or data. The controlling of the PHY/MAC layer may comprise selecting a forward error correction code and modulation to be applied to portions of the multimedia information, and selecting one or more antenna to transmit the portions of the multimedia information. The selection criteria may be based on priority assigned to the portions of the multimedia information, and on feedback information from the receiving device and/or a receiver co-located with the device transmitting the multimedia information.
US08917673B2	Configurable downlink and uplink channels for improving transmission of data by switching duplex nominal frequency spacing according to conditions Transmission techniques using configurable channels for the downlink and/or uplink are described. In one aspect, the downlink channel and/or uplink channel may be independently selected for a terminal. The terminal may establish a connection with a base station on default downlink and uplink channels. Another downlink channel and/or another uplink channel may be selected based on various factors such as channel quality, loading, and interference. The terminal would then switch to the new downlink and/or uplink channel for communication. In another aspect, the base stations broadcast sector information used by the terminals for communication and/or channel selection. The sector information may include various types of information such as the available downlink and uplink channels, the frequencies of the available channels, the loading on the available channels, and QoS information. The terminals may select a sector, a downlink channel, and/or an uplink channel based on the sector information.
US08917670B2	Apparatus and method for signaling in a wireless communication system A method of signaling in a wireless communication system (300) comprising a first network element (310) serving a wireless communication unit (325) with at least one packet data network (PDN) connection. The method comprises transmitting, by the first network element (310) to the wireless communication unit (325), a signaling message relating to a wireless communication unit (325) uplink (UL) PDN transmission, where the signaling message comprises a parameter indicative of at least one aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR) value.
US08917667B2	Method, apparatus, and system for processing EMPS in a CSFB mechanism Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for processing an eMPS in a CSFB mechanism. The method in the embodiment of the present invention mainly includes: receiving a CSFB access request of a user equipment; determining that the user equipment has a CSFB priority service right according to acquired priority service information of the user equipment; and providing a CSFB access service preferentially for the user equipment with the CSFB priority service right.
US08917666B2	Wireless network using network coding, and method of adaptively adjusting buffering time in wireless network A wireless network using network coding, and a method of adaptively adjusting buffering time in the wireless network, are provided. A communication method of a cross node in a wireless network, includes determining information associated with a number of hops between a source node and the cross node, and/or a number of hops between the cross node and a destination node. The method further includes adaptively adjusting a buffering time at the cross node based on the information. The method further includes buffering a packet received by the cross node based on the adjusted buffering time. The method further includes performing network coding of the buffered packet and another packet.
US08917661B2	Apparatuses and methods for enhancing data rate for packet-switched (PS) data service A wireless communication device for enhancing a data rate for a packet-switched (PS) data service is provided. The device comprises a processor configured to reference cell information corresponding to a first subscriber identity card to maintain mobility for a second subscriber identity card by using the referenced cell information when performing the PS data service with a first service network for the first subscriber identity card.
US08917660B2	Method for performing wireless switching A wireless communication system includes an infrastructure device for transmitting and receiving communications to and from a plurality of user terminals. Each user terminal includes a receiver and a controller that receives a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signal on a first carrier frequency that has assignment information indicating a second carrier frequency to transmit uplink data and beam forming information. In response to the assignment information, a transmitter of the user terminal transmits a second OFDM signal on the second carrier frequency using a beam indicated in the beam forming information.
US08917659B2	Method of transmitting warning message in multiple component carrier system A method of transmitting a warning message in a multiple carrier system performed by a network is provided. The method includes transmitting configuration information on aggregated downlink carriers for a user equipment (UE), transmitting, to the UE, carrier information on a first downlink carrier which is used to transmit a warning message, transmitting, to the UE, a notification which informs the UE of the upcoming transmission of the warning message via a second downlink carrier, and transmitting, to the UE, the warning message via the first downlink carrier.
US08917652B2	Method, system and relay node for processing uplink control information on backhaul link The disclosure discloses a method, system and RN for processing UCI on a backhaul link. The method comprises that: the RN determines Q′ which is the number of the coded modulation symbols of the backhaul UCI according to the number of SC-FDMA symbols occupied by a GP, wherein the GP comprises RN state switch time deltaT and/or the time interval deltat which is reserved for avoiding the interference caused by RN uplink transmission, and deltaT is the switch time required by the RN to switch from an uplink reception state to an uplink transmission state and/or from the uplink transmission state to the uplink reception state; and the RN codes the backhaul UCI into a Q=Q′×Qm bits sequence, wherein Qm is the number of bits comprised in each coded modulation symbol in the modulation order of the backhaul uplink subframe. The disclosure improves the performance of the system.
US08917651B2	Associating wi-fi stations with an access point in a multi-access point infrastructure network A wireless network client may be configured to use push button configuration (PBC) techniques to associate with wireless networks that include multiple access points. When the configuration buttons on a smart network host device, such as a wireless network host device, and an enrolling client device are pressed, one of the access points is selected to perform the push button configuration process with the client device. The selected access point then enters a PBC mode, allowing the client and selected access point to perform the authentication and configuration exchange.
US08917644B2	Mobile communication system A mobile communication system includes a plurality of eNBs that perform radio communication with an UE and an MCE that controls the eNBs. The MCE indicates an MBSFN subframe (MCE) serving as radio resources that transmit a reference signal for power measurement to the UE less frequently than normal to the eNB, the eNB, in addition to the MBSFN subframe (MCE) indicated by the MCE, designates the MBSFN subframe (eNB) serving as the radio resources that transmit a reference signal to the UE less frequently than normal, and in the MBSFN subframe (MCE) and the MBSFN subframe (eNB) the reference signal is transmitted to the UE. In this manner, the reference signal for measuring a power can be transmitted less frequently than normal, and a power consumption of the infrastructure can be reduced.
US08917643B2	Method for efficiently managing carriers in broadband wireless access system The present invention relates to a method and a device for managing carriers allocated to a terminal in a broadband wireless access system that supports multi-carrier. A method for managing carriers by a terminal in a broadband wireless access system supporting multi-carrier includes transmitting, to a base station, activation requests information for requesting the activation of at least one second carrier allocated from the base station through a first carrier according to the power state of the terminal, receiving, from the base station, a first message that includes activation indication information for indicating the activation of at least one target carrier of the at least one second carrier, and transmitting to the base station a second message which notifies the base station whether the at least one target carrier is ready per activation.
US08917642B2	Station, station control method, and station control program An application to be booted is selected and operation of the application is controlled according to status of a link between an access point and a station. A station (STA) which can be connected to an access point (AP) includes a link information obtaining procedure which obtains link information including an identifier of the AP to which the STA is connected while the STA is connected to the AP and an application control procedure which selects an application to be booted according to the link information by referring to an action profile in which an identifier of the link information and an application to be booted are related and registered.
US08917640B2	Method and apparatus for handling signals used for delay tolerant access in a wireless communication system The present description proposes a user equipment for processing data related to contention-based random access in a wireless communication system. The present description proposes to separately handle random access related parameters according to access type of a user equipment. Examples of the access type include normal access and delay tolerant access. In detail, a system information block indicating a first maximum number of preamble transmission applicable to a first type UE performing normal access and a second maximum number of preamble transmission applicable to a second type UE performing delay tolerant access is proposed. Further, back-off interval information used to indicate first type back-off interval information applicable to the first type UE and second type back-off interval information applicable to the second type UE is proposed.
US08917639B2	Eliminating false audio associated with VoIP communications Embodiments are directed to eliminating false audio using an egress gateway in a communications network. At least one false audio packet is received by an egress gateway. The false audio packet includes false audio. A DTMF packet is received by the egress gateway. The DTMF packet is received subsequent to the at least one false audio packet. The false audio in the false audio packet is replaced with a substitute signal by the egress gateway.
US08917635B2	Method for dynamically optimizing bandwidth allocation in variable bitrate (multi-rate) conferences Method for dynamically optimizing bandwidth allocation in a variable bitrate conference environment. Conference means with two or more outputs are provided, where each one can output data at different rates, in order to support two or more endpoints which may have different media rates. Two or more endpoints are connected to these conference means for participating in the conference. Whenever more than one video rate is used by participants during the conference, each set of output rates is selected from all possible combinations of output rates in the conference means, wherein the lowest output rate in each selected set is the entry rate of the endpoint joining the conference at the lowest rate. A Quality Drop Coefficient (QDC) for each endpoint that joins the conference is determined for each selected set, wherein the QDC is computed according to the endpoint entry rate and the highest rate, among the output rates of each selected set, that is lower or equal to said endpoints' entry rate. A Quality Drop Value (QDV) is calculated for each of the selected sets, wherein, preferably, the set of output rates with the lowest QDV is determined as the optimal video rate set to select. The video rate of all the endpoints having a video rate above the highest optimal video rate is reduced to the highest optimal video rate, if required, and the video rate of other endpoints having video rate between two consecutive levels of optimal video rates is reduced to the lowest level among said levels. Whenever a change occurs in either the amount of participating endpoints in the conference or in the declared bit rate capability of the participating endpoints, the video rates of all the outputs are recalculated.
US08917631B2	System and method for sharing information between two or more devices A system and method for sharing digital information between two or more devices in close proximity using a sound signal. The sending device obtains a globally unique share identifier from an information sharing system. The sending device then uploads the digital information to be shared to the information sharing system and transmits the sharing identifier to a receiving device via sound signals. The receiving device communicates the sharing identifier to the information sharing system and receives the digital information from the information sharing system. The information transferred from the sharing system can be password encrypted, the information transfer can be limited to a specified time period or the information transfer can be limited to receiving devices located within a specified geographic extent. In some embodiments of the invention, the sending device broadcasts a sound signal with a sharing identifier encoded in the sound stream and a plurality of receiving devices access digital information at the information sharing system using the sharing identifier as recovered from the sound stream.
US08917630B2	Managing contextual information for wireless communications Contextual information for wireless communications is managed in terms of management objects (MO) using device management (DM) protocol. Contextual information management is performed by determining a need to change from an old configuration to a new configuration, retrieving profile information necessary to make a decision about the new configuration, and making a decision about the new configuration based upon the retrieved profile information. The new configuration may include information about access technology and changes in one or more defined profiles.
US08917628B2	Safe start-up of a network A method for start-up of a network, including a number of nodes, which are connected via channels. The nodes exchange information in the form of messages via the channels. The transition phase of a synchronizing node from its initial phase to a synchronized phase is separated in a first integration phase and a second subsequent cold-start phase. A synchronizing node in the integration phase listens to messages being sent from nodes in the synchronized phase and only reacts to an integration message (i-frame) if the integration message is a valid message. Furthermore, a synchronizing node, wherein integration of the synchronizing node to a set of already synchronized nodes was not successful after a specifiable period, changes into the cold-start phase, in which a cold-start procedure of the node is extracted, wherein in the cold-start phase the node does not react to integration messages of a node in the synchronized phase.
US08917622B2	Method for selecting modulation and coding scheme, base station communication module and customer premise equipment communication module A Base Station (BS) communication module and a Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) communication module are adapted to implement a method for selecting a Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS). The method for selecting an MCS includes the following steps: receiving a plurality of first packets in a first period, and calculating a Packet Error Rate (PER); determining whether the PER is greater than an error rate threshold; and when the PER is greater than the error rate threshold, performing the following steps: obtaining a Carrier to Interference plus Noise Ratio (CINR) return value; performing an adjusting procedure to obtain a CINR adjustment value; calculating an actual return value according to the CINR return value and the CINR adjustment value; and selecting one of a plurality of MCSs according to the actual return value.
US08917621B2	Method and apparatus for obtaining feedback delay A method for obtaining feedback delay includes: obtaining a target time elapsed in a process from when a remote radio end receives uplink data sent from a user end to when the remote radio end sends out feedback information responsive to the uplink data to the user end, wherein the feedback information responsive to the uplink data is fed back by a processing node to the remote radio end; calculating a feedback delay by adding the target time and an air interface transmission propagation delay, wherein the air interface transmission propagation delay is a transmission time of the uplink data from the user end to the remote radio end; and configuring, by the processing node, an uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) ACK/NACK feedback interval to be the feedback delay.
US08917620B1	Systems and methods for sharing of performance-metric data among similarly configured wireless communication devices Presently disclosed are systems and methods for wireless communication devices (WCDs) to share relevant performance-metric data with nearby devices having similar configurations. One embodiment takes the form of a method carried out by a WCD. The method includes receiving into a first WCD from a second WCD, via a direct wireless link between the WCDs, data indicating a configuration of the second WCD. The method also includes making a determination as to whether the configuration of the second WCD is at least threshold similar to the configuration of the first WCD and, if so, sharing with the second WCD, via the direct wireless link, performance-metric data for the wireless communication network.
US08917618B2	Uplink coordinated multi-point Disclosed embodiments may include an apparatus having one or more processors coupled to one or more computer-readable storage media. The one or more processors may be configured to transmit and/or receive channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) resource configuration information, demodulation reference signals (DM-RS), uplink sounding reference signals (SRS), and power control parameters to support uplink coordinated multi-point (CoMP) operations. Other embodiments may be disclosed.
US08917616B2	Methods and apparatus for detection of a NAT device A method for detection of a network address translation (NAT) device in a network is described herein. An edge network device detects a first packet at an edge port of the edge network device. A second packet is detected at the edge port of the edge network device. It is determined whether a time to live (TTL) value associated with the first packet is different from a TTL value associated with the second packet. Where the TTL value associated with the first packet is different from a TTL value associated with the second packet, it is determined that a NAT device is connected to the edge port. Where the TTL value associated with the first packet is the same as a TTL value associated with the second packet, it is determined that a NAT device is not connected to the edge port.
US08917614B2	Resource allocation and transmission for coordinated multi-point transmission Methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are disclosed that provide for partial downlink and uplink resource allocations among cooperating cells in a CoMP transmission to a user equipment. The resource allocation can be based on channel conditions and differing capabilities and restrictions of cooperating cells such as in support of heterogeneous network configurations.
US08917613B2	Method and device for transmitting keepalive information The present invention provides a method for transmitting keepalive information, a terminal, and a network device. The method includes: transmitting, by a terminal, first information to a network device, where the first information is used to instruct the network device to determine keepalive information to be received; the terminal transmits keepalive information to the network device, where the network device is configured to optimize the keepalive information. With the present invention, signaling loads are reduced.
US08917599B2	Systems and methods for controlling data transmission rates The present application discloses systems and methods for adapting the rate at which the packets are transmitted. In one embodiment, the method includes: (a) receiving a packet; (b) determining whether the packet is high priority packet or a low priority packet; and (c) determining whether a transmission rate value, which defines the maximum rate or maximum average rate at which the node should transmit the low priority packets, should be adjusted, wherein the determination is based, at least in part, on whether at least some number of high priority packets and/or bits was received since a point in time; and (d) adjusting the transmission rate value if it is determined in step (c) that the transmission rate value should be adjusted.
US08917594B2	Link layer reservation of switch queue capacity A network switch, in response to receipt from a source station of a Layer 2 reservation request, establishes a reservation for capacity of an ingress queue of the network switch for a data flow of the source station. In response to a queue overrun condition on the ingress queue of the network switch while the reservation is active, the network switch preserves data frames in the data flow of the source station transmitted pursuant to the reservation and discards other data frames.
US08917593B2	Random access design in a multiple component carrier communication network User equipment, systems, apparatuses, methods and/or computer program products are provided to facilitate random access procedures in a wireless communication network. The selection and utilization of uplink and downlink component carriers for conducting contention-free and contention-based random access procedures is facilitated in a multiple component carrier system, where a user equipment is configured with multiple uplink and downlink component carriers.
US08917590B2	Method and system for transferring control of a conference bridge A conference calling system enables transfer of control of a conference bridge. The transferor terminal has an option to transfer control of the conference bridge to a transferee terminal. The transferee terminal has an option to accept or reject control of the conference bridge. When the transferee terminal accepts control prior to the transferor terminal severing control, the control of the conference bridge is transferred to the transferee terminal. However, when the transferee terminal rejects or does not accept within a predetermined time the control of the conference bridge, the transferor terminal is provided an option to transfer control of the conference bridge to alternate terminals, one terminal at a time, until an alternate terminal accepts control or the transferor terminal severs control of the conference bridge. As long as a terminal has control of the conference bridge, the conference bridge is not severed.
US08917587B2	Terminal station apparatus, base station apparatus, transmission method and control method A terminal apparatus is disclosed wherein even in a case of applying SU-MIMO and MU-MIMO at the same time, the inter-sequence interference in a plurality of pilot signals used by the same terminal can be suppressed to a low value, while the inter-sequence interference in pilot signal between terminals can be reduced. In this terminal apparatus (200): a pilot information deciding unit (204) decides, based on allocation control information, Walsh sequences of the respective ones of first and second stream groups at least one of which includes a plurality of streams; and a pilot signal generating unit (205) forms a transport signal by using the decided Walsh sequences to spread the streams included in the first and second stream groups. During this, Walsh sequences orthogonal to each other are established in the first and second stream groups, and users are allocated on a stream group-by-stream group basis.
US08917584B1	Systems and methods for computing a relative path delay between multiple transmission sources Systems and methods are provided for computing a relative path delay between multiple transmitting source to select a source that is closest to a receiving device. Preamble sequences unique to each source are received by a receiving device. The receiving devices determines based on a channel estimation or differential algorithm which transmitting source is closer to the receiving device. The channel estimation algorithm computes the path delay based on a channel estimation correlation at different preamble sequence indices. The differential algorithm computes the path delay based on a correlation between the received and transmitted preamble sequences at different preamble sequence indices. The receiving device selects the closer of the multiple sources to be the source from which to extract data.
US08917580B2	Instructional time and time management apparatus, method and computer program product Apparatus, methods and computer program products for time and time management instruction are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes: a time instruction module; an indicia of time controlled by the time instruction module; and an input/output mechanism configured to provide a display related to time or time management.
US08917575B2	Device for generating pressure pulses in flowing fluid and method for the same A device for generating pressure pulses in flowing fluid includes a valve having a stem movable linearly relative to a passageway. The valve is configured to vary restriction to flow through the passageway in response to changes in relative position between the stem and the passageway. The device also includes a rotatable member in operable communication with the valve such that rotation of the rotatable member causes the stem to move, and a motion translation arrangement that is in operable communication with the rotatable member and the stem such that the stem linearly reciprocates in response to the rotatable member rotating in a single direction of rotation.
US08917567B2	Semiconductor device having hierarchical bit line structure and control method thereof A semiconductor device includes a global bit line and a local bit line, and a switch coupled therebetween. Upon performing a precharge operation, a precharge voltage is supplied to the global bit line with turning the switch ON, so that the local bit line receives the precharge voltage through the global bit line and the switch, and after a lapse of a predetermined time, a precharge voltage is further supplied to the local bit line without an intervention of the global bit line and the switch.
US08917566B2	Bypass structure for a memory device and method to reduce unknown test values Aspects of the invention provide a bypass structure for a memory device for reducing unknown test values, and a related method. In one embodiment, a bypass structure for a memory device is disclosed. The bypass structure includes: a logic gate configured to receive a test signal and a clock signal; and an output latch configured to receive an output of the logic gate, an output of the memory device, and a bypass data signal, wherein the output latch is configured to hold the bypass data signal and bypass the output of the memory device in response to asserting the test signal, such that unknown data from the output of the memory device is bypassed.
US08917559B2	Multiple write operations without intervening erase A method may be performed by a data storage device and includes writing first data to a group of storage elements. Each particular storage element of the group of storage elements is assigned to a particular state of a first set of states based on a first data value to be stored in the particular storage element. The method also includes overwriting the first data in the group of storage elements with second data. Each particular storage element of the group of storage elements is assigned to a particular state of a second set of states based on a second data value to be stored in the particular storage element. At least one state is included in the first set of states and is excluded from the second set of states.
US08917558B2	Nonvolatile memory devices, operating methods thereof and memory systems including the same Nonvolatile memory device, operating methods thereof, and memory systems including the same. In the operating method, a ground select line of a first string connected to a bit line may be floated. An erase prohibition voltage may be applied to a ground select line of a second string connected to the bit line. An erase operation voltage may be applied to the first and second strings.
US08917557B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device According to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises a semiconductor substrate, memory strings formed above the semiconductor substrate, and a control circuit configured to control voltages applied to the memory cells. In a read operation, when the control circuit precharges a first source line electrically connected to a selected memory string to a first voltage, the control circuit precharges a second source line electrically connected to an unselected memory string to a second voltage, the second voltage being higher than the first voltage, and after the second source line is precharged, the control circuit precharges a first bit line electrically connected to the selected memory string to the second voltage.
US08917553B2	Non-volatile memory programming Some embodiments include a memory device and a method of programming memory cells of the memory device. One such method can include applying a signal to a line associated with a memory cell, the signal being generated based on digital information. The method can also include, while the signal is applied to the line, determining whether a state of the memory cell is near a target state when the digital information has a first value, and determining whether the state of the memory cell has reached the target state when the digital information has a second value. Other embodiments including additional memory devices and methods are described.
US08917552B2	Nonvolatile semiconductor storage device A control circuit for a nonvolatile semiconductor storage device, during a write operation, configures multiple bit lines so that bit lines that are adjacent to select bit lines are nonselect bit lines. The control circuit applies a first voltage to a write bit line that is included in the select bit lines, and also applies a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage, to a write inhibit bit line that is included in the select bit lines. Then, the control circuit applies a third voltage that is higher than the second voltage to the nonselect bit lines. As a result, the control circuit raises the voltage of the write inhibit bit line, while maintaining the write bit line at the first voltage. Next, the control circuit applies a fourth voltage for the write operation to the drain-side select gate line.
US08917550B2	Apparatus comparing verified data to original data in the programming of memory cells Apparatus configured to perform a programming operation on a row of memory cells in response to original data, configured to perform a comparison of verified data of the row of memory cells to the original data following success of the programming of the row of memory cells, and further configured to perform a post-programming program operation on the row of memory cells if the verified data is different from the original data.
US08917545B2	Semiconductor intergrated circuit device, method of manufacturing the same, and method of driving the same A semiconductor integrated circuit device, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of driving the same are provided. The device includes a semiconductor substrate, an upper electrode extending from a surface of the semiconductor substrate; a plurality of switching structures extending from both sidewalls of the upper electrode in a direction parallel to the surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a phase-change material layer disposed between the plurality of switching structures and the upper electrode.
US08917543B2	Multi-state spin-torque transfer magnetic random access memory A multi-state spin-torque transfer magnetic random access memory (STTMRAM) is formed on a film and includes a first magnetic tunneling junctions (MTJ) having a first fixed layer, a first sub-magnetic tunnel junction (sub-MTJ) layer and a first free layer. The first fixed layer and first free layer each have a first magnetic anisotropy. The STTMRAM further includes a non-magnetic spacing layer formed on top of the first MTJ layer and a second MTJ formed on top of the non-magnetic spacing layer. The second MTJ has a second fixed layer, a second sub-MTJ layer and a second free layer. The second fixed and second free layers each have a second magnetic anisotropy, wherein at least one of the first or second magnetic anisotropy is perpendicular to the plane of the film.
US08917539B2	Solid, multi-state molecular random access memory A solid-state, multi-valued, molecular random access memory (RAM) device, comprising an electrically, optically and/or magnetically addressable unit, a memory reader, and a memory writer. The addressable unit comprises a conductive substrate; one or more layers of electrochromic, magnetic, redox-active, and/or photochromic materials deposited on the conductive substrate; and a conductive top layer deposited on top the one or more layers. The memory writer applies a plurality of predetermined values of potential biases or optical signals or magnetic fields to the unit, wherein each predetermined value applied results in a uniquely distinguishable optical, magnetic and/or electrical state of the unit, thus corresponding to a unique logical value. The memory reader reads the optical, magnetic and/or electrical state of the unit.
US08917536B2	Adaptive reference scheme for magnetic memory applications A structure and method is described for an adaptive reference used in reading magnetic tunneling memory cells. A collection of magnetic tunneling memory cells are used to form a reference circuit and are coupled in parallel between circuit ground and a reference input to a sense amplifier. Each of the magnetic memory cells used to form the reference circuit are programmed to a magnetic parallel state or a magnetic anti-parallel state, wherein each different state produces a different resistance. By varying the number of parallel states in comparison to the anti-parallel states, where each of the two states produce a different resistance, the value of the reference circuit resistance can be adjusted to adapt to the resistance characteristics of a magnetic memory data cell to produce a more reliable read of the data programmed into the magnetic memory data cell.
US08917531B2	Cell design for embedded thermally-assisted MRAM A thermally assisted magnetoresistive random access memory cell, a corresponding array, and a method for fabricating the array. An example cell includes a first metal layer, a second metal layer, an interlayer, a first magnetic stack, and a first non-magnetic via. The first metal layer includes a pad and a first metal line, with the pad not in direct contact with the first metal line. The second metal layer includes a second metal line and a metal strap. The second metal line is perpendicular to the first metal line and not in contact with the metal strap. The interlayer is located between the first and second metal layers. The first metal line is not in direct contact with the interlayer. The first magnetic stack is in direct contact with the interlayer and the metal strap. The first non-magnetic via is in direct contact with the pad and the metal strap.
US08917521B2	Etch-back type semiconductor package, substrate and manufacturing method thereof A semiconductor package, a substrate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The substrate comprises a conductive carrier, a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The first metal layer is formed on the conductive carrier and comprises an lead pad having an upper surface. The second metal layer is formed on the first metal layer and comprises a bond pad. The bond pad overlaps and is in contact with the upper surface of the first metal layer. The upper surface of the lead pad is partially exposed. A part of the bond pad overhang outward from the edge of the lead pad.
US08917519B2	Circuit board fixing device An electronic device includes a circuit substrate, a bottom case, and a top case. The circuit substrate has a plurality of slits penetrating therethrough. The bottom case has a groove portion positioned at an inside surface of the bottom case such that edge portions of the circuit substrate are slidable and inserted into the groove portion. Besides, a plurality of pin-shaped protrusion portions is provided in the bottom case to be snib-fitted with the top case, and each protrusion portion has a plurality of locking portions at a tip end portion. Each protrusion portion elastically biases the circuit substrate toward the top side of the bottom case and presses the circuit substrate to a top surface of the groove portion by locking the locking portions to the circuit substrate after the locking portions are respectively inserted into the slits.
US08917517B2	Electronic apparatus, battery pack, and battery pack mounting method A battery pack includes first casing portions incorporating secondary batteries and a second casing portion incorporating a control board and a wiring sheet metal. The second casing portion is less thick than the first casing portions. By increasing areas of the first casing portions when thinning the battery pack, for example, secondary batteries having large areas can be incorporated while preventing the capacity from becoming smaller. By appropriately setting the arrangement position of the second casing portion having a small thickness, the battery pack can be mounted to an electronic apparatus without causing an interference with other members such as a pointing device.
US08917513B1	Data center equipment cabinet information center and updateable asset tracking system A cabinet frame enclosure is provided having a first side wall, a second side wall, a first opening and a second opening each in combination defining an interior space for accommodating a plurality of equipment, the equipment being removable through the first opening. A plurality of functional modules are provided such as: an asset tracking module for detecting the presence or absence of the equipment from the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure, the asset tracking module disposed in the first side wall adjacent the first opening; an access control module for providing electronic locking and access control to the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure; an environmental management module for monitoring and controlling environmental conditions within the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure; a power management module for monitoring and controlling power distribution to equipment located in the interior space of the cabinet frame enclosure, the power management module disposed in one of the first side wall or second side wall and adjacent the second opening; and a cabinet control module (CCM) for providing consolidated connectivity to the plurality of functional modules, wherein the CCM presents a single network connection for managing the equipment located in the cabinet frame enclosure.
US08917507B2	Cooling device, electronic substrate and electronic device A cooling device is provided. The cooling device is equipped with an electronic substrate on which a heating element has been mounted, and comprises a thermal diffusion unit of a plate-like shape. A front surface of the thermal diffusion unit thermally contacts a first circuit mounting surface of the electronic substrate. A rear face of the thermal diffusion unit thermally contacts a second circuit mounting surface of the electronic substrate. And, the thermal diffusion unit diffuses heat from the heating element according to vaporization and condensation principles of a refrigerant sealed therein.
US08917506B2	Portable electronic device case with battery A case for a smartphone electronic device protects and extends the battery life of the smartphone. The case has a first case portion and a second case portion, which assemble together to protect the top, side, and bottom edges of the smartphone. The lower case portion includes a battery to extend the battery life of the electronic device.
US08917504B2	Modifying the spatial orientation of a thermal acoustic panel of a computing enclosure rack Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for modifying the spatial orientation of a thermal acoustic panel of a computing enclosure rack are provided. Embodiments include receiving, by a configuration controller, a configuration preference from a user; identifying, by the configuration controller, a spatial orientation configuration corresponding to the configuration preference received from the user; and coordinating, by the configuration controller, movement of the thermal acoustic panel relative to a body of the computing enclosure rack in accordance with the identified spatial orientation configuration.
US08917501B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes: a first housing that includes a first surface in which an operation portion, a hinge mechanism, and a removable cover are provided, and a second housing that is supported rotatally about an axis perpendicular to the first surface by the hinge mechanism and that is rotated between a position where the second housing faces the cover and a position where the second housing recedes from the cover.
US08917500B2	Portable computer A portable computer comprises a base, a display module, at least one support element and at least one sliding assembly. The base comprises a first area and a second area. The display module comprises a connect end and a display face. Each support element comprises a first end pivoted on a portion of the display module other than the display face and a second end pivoted on the rear end of the base. Each sliding assembly comprises a slide rail disposed at least in the second area and a roller sliding element connected with the connect end and moved along the slide rail.
US08917496B2	Protective enclosure for electronic device A protective cover for an electronic device that has an interactive control panel and one or more electrical contacts includes a protective shell having first member and a second member. The second member is configured to join with the first case member to at least partially cover the electronic device. An aperture defined by the protective shell is aligned with the interactive control panel when the electronic device is at least partially enclosed by the protective shell. A securing mechanism secures the first member with the second member. An electrical connection attached to the protective shell is configured to connect an electrical source to at least one of the electrical contacts of the electronic device to provide an electrical connection to the electrical source when the electronic device is received by the first member.
US08917494B2	Dual action shutter for drawout circuit breaker A shutter device for a drawout circuit breaker. The arrangement includes first and second moveable plungers for contacting the circuit breaker. The arrangement also includes a first slider element attached to a moveable first mask. A first link arm is rotatably attached to the first plunger and the first slider element. The arrangement also includes a second slider element attached to a moveable second mask. A second link arm is rotatably attached to the second plunger and the second slider element. Movement of the first and second plungers in a first direction causes movement of the first and second slider elements and the first and second masks in a second direction transverse to the first direction relative to a back plate to form mask passageways. The arrangement also includes a plurality of mounting elements that enable movement of the back plate in the first direction.
US08917492B2	Power storage module for micro-hybrid system of motor vehicle A power storage module for a hybrid system. The module includes internal absorption elements for absorbing electrolytes, and gasses thereof, that may have separated from a storage cell within the module owing to overvoltages. The module may further include external indicator(s) for indicating that such separated electrolytes are contained within the module case. It is possible to protect a user of the power storage module who wants to open the case of this module, in the event that the power storage cell has released electrolyte in gaseous and/or liquid form into the interior of the case.
US08917490B2	Multilayered ceramic capacitor having dual layer-electrode structure There is provided a multi-layered ceramic capacitor having a dual layer-electrode structure formed by applying a dual layer of electrode paste to the multi-layered ceramic capacitor. The multi-layered ceramic capacitor having a dual layer-electrode structure includes a capacitor body having a preset length and width and having a plurality dielectric layers stacked therein, an internal electrode unit formed on the plurality of dielectric layers and having a preset capacitance, and an external electrode unit including first external electrodes respectively formed on both sides of the capacitor body to be electrically connected to internal electrodes, and second external electrodes formed on the first external electrodes.
US08917489B2	Apparatus and method for holding a wafer An apparatus and a method for holding a wafer are provided in this disclosure. The wafer holding apparatus includes: an electrostatic chuck, the electrostatic chuck having a plurality of concentric zones; a plurality of power supply units, each adapted for applying a voltage to one of the zones of the electrostatic chuck independently; and a control unit, adapted for controlling each of the power supply units independently to start or stop applying the voltage to a corresponding zone of the electrostatic chuck. Surface flatness is improved when the wafer is chucked on the wafer holding apparatus according to the disclosure, and the risk of particle contamination can be reduced when the wafer is flattened and gets back into warpage from flatness.
US08917484B2	Magnetoresistive element with nano-crystalline shield A magnetoresistive data writer and reader may be generally configured at least with a magnetoresistive (MR) element contacting a magnetic shield that is constructed of (Ni78Fe22)99.8O0.2 material. The magnetic shield may be formed with an electrodeposition process that uses β-diketones derivatives to form nano-crystalline grain structure after a subsequent annealing at temperatures above 400° C.
US08917478B2	Bearing with grease pockets, bearing device with plural bearings, and recording device equipped with bearing device A bearing device has two or more bearings each having an inner ring and an outer ring disposed on the same axis. A ring-shaped holder is disposed between the inner ring and the outer ring and has circumferentially spaced-apart rolling element pockets with a concave grease pocket between each two adjacent rolling element pockets. Rolling elements are disposed in a rollable manner in respective ones of the rolling element pockets and a grease is stored in the grease pockets, the grease serving as a lubricant of the rolling element. The grease consists of at least a base oil comprised of aromatic carbon and a thickener, the content of the aromatic hydrocarbon being 70 weight % or more of the grease.
US08917474B1	Disk drive calibrating a velocity profile prior to writing a spiral track A disk drive is disclosed comprising a head actuated over a disk, and a ramp near an outer diameter of the disk, wherein the ramp for unloading the head off the disk. The head is positioned at an inner diameter of the disk and then moved toward the ramp in response to a velocity profile. An interval is measured from a beginning of the movement until the head begins unloading onto the ramp, and the velocity profile is adjusted in response to the measured interval.
US08917473B2	Apparatus, method and program product for controlling data writing of tape recording apparatus In one embodiment, a write controlling method is provided that adjusts the timing to wrap-turn the tape running direction depending on the data amount in order to reduce the time required for positioning in reading any data by performing back-and-forth data writing by positioning a magnetic head of a tape recording apparatus at a predetermined position close to a first end of the tape medium, writing data on the tape medium starting from the predetermined position toward a second end of the tape medium, wrap-turning a running direction of the tape medium when the magnetic head reaches the second end of the tape medium, and writing the data on the tape medium from the second end toward the first end.
US08917472B2	Controlling a tape speed to manage a tape drive buffer Provided are a storage device, method, and program for controlling a tape speed to manage a tape drive buffer. A tape speed is increased from a current tape speed to a target tape speed on a predetermined speed-change timing to control the reading or writing of data between the buffer and the tape medium.
US08917471B1	Power management for data storage device A data storage device (DSD) enters a high spindle suppression (HSS) mode to reduce instances of rotation of a spindle motor of the DSD during the HSS mode. When a read command is received from a host to read requested data from the DSD in the HSS mode, it is determined whether the requested data is not stored in a solid state memory of the DSD. If it is determined that the requested data is not stored in the solid state memory, the spindle motor is controlled to rotate a disk of the DSD. The requested data is read from the disk and stored in the solid state memory before completing transfer of the requested data to the host.
US08917466B1	Systems and methods for governing in-flight data sets in a data processing system The present inventions are related to systems and methods for data processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for governing a data processing system.
US08917464B2	Utilization of disk buffer for background replication processes Embodiments of the present invention utilize a hard disk drive buffer to minimize seek delays during background replication of a first volume and fulfillment of application input/output requests. According to one aspect of the present invention, a requested first sector of data is read along with one or more additional sectors of data. Upon determining that one or more of the read sectors of data should be replicated, the sectors are read from the disk buffer and written to a second volume.
US08917463B2	Lens unit A lens unit according to the present invention includes: a first lens group and a second lens group being disposed in series on the same optical axis to have a light-converging function, the first lens group and the second lens group each including at least one lens; a first lens barrel 1 retaining the first lens group; a second lens barrel 2 retaining the second lens group and encasing at least a portion of the first lens barrel; and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting relative positioning along an optical axis direction, tilt between respective optical axes, and mutual radial deviation, of the first lens barrel and the second lens barrel.
US08917458B2	Image capturing optical lens assembly An image capturing optical lens assembly 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 has positive refractive power. The second lens element has negative refractive power. The third lens element with refractive power has a convex object-side surface, wherein the object-side surface and an image-side surface of the third lens element are aspheric. The fourth lens element with positive refractive power has a convex object-side surface and a convex image-side surface. The fifth lens element with negative refractive power which is made of plastic material, wherein an object-side surface and an image-side surface of the fifth lens element are aspheric, and the fifth lens element has inflection points formed on at least one surface thereof.
US08917456B2	Medium telephoto lens and imaging device A first lens group having positive refractive power and a second lens group are arranged in this order from an object side, and only the first lens group moves in the optical axis direction while focusing. The first lens group substantially consists of a positive 1-1 lens, a positive 1-2 lens, a positive 1-3 lens, a negative 1-4 lens, an aperture stop, a negative 1-5 lens, a positive 1-6 lens, and a positive 1-7 lens. The 1-3 lens and the 1-4 lens are cemented to each other, and the 1-5 lens and the 1-6 lens are cemented to each other. The second lens group substantially consists of a negative 2-1 lens and a positive 2-2 lens. Only the first lens group moves in the optical axis direction while focusing.
US08917451B2	Variable wavelength interference filter, optical module, and optical analyzer A variable wavelength interference filter includes: a first reflective film disposed on a face of a first substrate facing a second substrate; a second reflective film disposed on a face of the second substrate facing the first substrate and the first reflective film; a first electrode disposed on the face of the first substrate; and a second electrode disposed on the face of the second substrate. The second substrate includes a movable portion on which the second reflective film is disposed and a connection maintaining portion maintaining the movable portion to be movable in a substrate thickness direction, the connection maintaining portion circumscribes the movable portion and is thinner than the movable portion, and the second electrode is disposed on a portion of the second substrate that is thicker than the connection maintaining portion.
US08917450B2	Light filter, manufacturing method of light filter, and optical device A light filter includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first bonding film provided in an entire region at the second substrate side of the first substrate, a second bonding film provided in an entire region at the first substrate side of the second substrate, a first optical film provided on the first bonding film of the first substrate, a second optical film provided on the second bonding film of the second substrate, a first electrode provided on the first bonding film of the first substrate, and a second electrode provided on the second bonding film of the second substrate, and the first substrate and the second substrate are fixed by bonding of the first bonding film and the second bonding film, and the first optical film, the second optical film, the first electrode, and the second electrode are formed of the same material.
US08917448B2	Reflective film combinations with output confinement in both polar and azimuthal directions and related constructions A reflective film includes microlayers arranged into optical repeat units to reflect light in an extended wavelength band, with thinner and thicker ones of the optical repeat units being disposed generally towards a thin side and thick side, respectively, of the film. The microlayers are tailored to provide the film with a reflectivity, for p-polarized light incident in a first plane, that decreases by at least half from an initial value at normal incidence to a value R1 at an incidence angle θoblique. The film has a reflectivity for p-polarized light incident in a second plane of R2 at the angle θoblique, where R2>R1. A polarizer is combined with the reflective film, the combination defining an oblique transmission lobe, and the thick and thin sides of the reflective film are oriented relative to the polarizer to reduce an azimuthal width Δφ of the transmission lobe.
US08917447B2	Microreplicated film for attachment to autostereoscopic display components Microreplicated light redirecting films suitable for use in autostereoscopic displays and backlights are made to incorporate at least one nanovoided layer whose interface with another layer forms an embedded structured surface of the light redirecting film. The nanovoided layer includes a polymer binder and optional nanoparticles, and may have a refractive index less than 1.35 or 1.3. The light redirecting films may be adapted for attachment to one or more other components of an autostereoscopic display, such as a display panel and/or a light guide of a backlight.
US08917446B1	Display device with plural screens A display device with plural screens includes a plurality of display units arranged in matrix and at least one lens module. Each display unit includes a frame located at an outer periphery thereof. The connecting portions located at a crossing of four adjacent display units are substantially cruciform. The at least one lens module is arranged on the cruciform connecting portions. Each lens unit includes a first lens covering a side wall of a display unit, a second lens covering a side wall of an adjacent display unit, and a third lens connected to the first lens and the second lens. The light output surface of the first lens has a plurality of first sawtooth protrusions, the light output surface of the second lens has a plurality of second sawtooth protrusions, and the light output surface of the third lens has a plurality of third sawtooth protrusions.
US08917445B2	Optical receiving apparatus and optical amplifying apparatus An optical receiving apparatus includes an optical amplification medium that receives an excitation light and an input light, an optical loss medium that receives an output light from the optical amplification medium, a monitor that detects a power level of an output light from the optical loss medium, a controller that controls a power of the excitation light such that the power level of the output light detected by the monitor is at a target value, and a receiver that receives the output light from the optical loss medium, the output light not being optically amplified.
US08917444B2	Chip-based frequency comb generator with microwave repetition rate A frequency comb generator fabricated on a chip with elimination of a disadvantageous reflow process, includes an ultra-high Q disk resonator having a waveguide that is a part of a wedge structure fabricated from a silicon dioxide layer of the chip. The disk resonator allows generation of a frequency comb with a mode spacing as low as 2.6 GHz and up to 220 GHz. A surface-loss-limited behavior of the disk resonator decouples a strong dependence of pumping threshold on repetition rate.
US08917436B2	Piezochromic device The current invention relates to a piezochromic device wherein said device exhibits a reversible change in appearance initialed by an external applied force and then reverts back to its original appearance over a set relaxation time when the external force is removed. In one embodiment, a device comprising a transparent or semi-transparent cover layer and a magnetic layer, wherein between the cover layer and the magnetic layer is a liquid medium containing magnetically alignable pigments.
US08917433B2	Optical system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus The invention relates to an optical system of a microlithographic projection exposure apparatus, comprising a mirror arrangement having a plurality of mirror elements which are adjustable independently of one another for the purpose of changing an angular distribution of the light reflected by the mirror arrangement, a polarization-influencing optical arrangement having at least one polarization-influencing component, wherein, by displacing the polarization-influencing component, a degree of overlap between the polarization-influencing component and the mirror arrangement can be set in a variable manner, and a deflection device having a respective reflection surface upstream and downstream of the mirror arrangement relative to the light propagation direction.
US08917429B2	Document illumination device, contact-type image sensor module, and image reading device A document illumination device includes a light-conducting member in which is formed a base surface that extends along a lengthwise direction, an irradiation surface that extends along the lengthwise direction and is tilted in the widthwise direction relative to the base surface, and a side surface that extends in the lengthwise direction and connects the base surface to the irradiation surface; a scattering member that is provided opposing the base surface and the side surface and that scatters light emitted from the base surface and the side surface; and a light source provided opposing a lengthwise direction-end surface of the light-conducting member.
US08917425B2	Image processing apparatus for executing halftone processing, image processing system, image processing method, program product, and computer-readable storage medium An image processing apparatus includes processors which output first and second image data from input image data. The second image data is applied halftone processing of a higher resolution than halftone processing applied to the first image data. The image processing includes a unit configured to decide a mixing ratio of a pixel using a value based on a sum of an error of the pixel and a change amount of a pixel value at that pixel; and a mixing unit configured to mix pixel values of the first image data and the second image data according to the mixing ratios. When the value based on the sum is increased, the mixing ratio of the second image data decided by the decision unit remains the same or is increased.
US08917424B2	Screen printing techniques Data processing methods provide a work flow for producing custom screen printed products based on digital images. Disclosed techniques include a work flow for receiving user-supplied images and transforming the images into color separation data and related metadata that can drive screen printing, including previewing the appearance of the products as they will appear when screen printed, for user approval; finding key color components using a filtering and grouping approach; image resolution limiting; structured error diffusion halftoning with an improved random number generator for use in adding blue noise; error diffusion dot spread correction; and others.
US08917421B2	Printing apparatus and method of controlling printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes one or more print execution units each including a plurality of storage units configured to receive and storage pieces of image data transferred from a higher level apparatus via a first transfer path, respectively, a plurality of image forming units configured to form an image on a print medium in accordance with the pieces of image data stored in the storage units, and a selection unit configured to select a path for transferring a piece of image data stored in the storage units for each of the image forming units; and a print control unit configured to control the print execution units to print the image data in accordance with control information transferred from the higher level apparatus via a second transfer path. The selection unit selects the path in accordance with configuration information indicating configuration of all of the one or more print execution units.
US08917417B2	Image forming apparatus, image forming method and computer-readable medium storing image forming program A controller of an image forming apparatus is configured to judge whether a first sheet size of the first image data is larger than a size of an in-use sheet. When the first sheet size is larger than the in-use sheet size, it is judged whether the resizing operation is to be applied to the first image data, resize the image size of the first image data to meet the in-use sheet size by applying the resizing operation to the first image data when the resizing operation is to be applied to the first image data, and control the image forming device to form an image on the sheet based on the first image data to which the resizing operation has been applied.
US08917416B2	Display control apparatus, display control method, and program An apparatus that controls a display unit to display, as a preview image, an image to be printed on a print medium by a printing apparatus that includes a function for adjusting a conveyance amount to convey a print medium in a conveyance direction by increasing or decreasing the conveyance amount as compared to a reference conveyance amount when an image of a designated size is printed acquires an adjustment amount of the conveyance amount and changes a size of the preview image with respect to the conveyance direction according to the acquired adjustment amount.
US08917414B2	Virtual printer interface node A virtual printer interface node enables a non-cloud-ready printer to communicate with a cloud-based service, residing on an internet. The virtual printer interface node includes a housing; a communication interface to provide communication directly to the network router; and a microcontroller operatively connected to the communication interface. The microcontroller converts commands, received through the communication interface, from the cloud-based service, residing on the internet, to native protocols of the non-cloud-ready networked printer and communicates the converted native protocols to the non-cloud-ready networked printer.
US08917409B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming system An image forming apparatus which can prohibit any users but a user who has made a deposit from operating the image forming apparatus for a chargeable process. A communication controller of the image forming apparatus obtains pieces of proper information of cell-phones. An ID management section issues IDs for the respective pieces of proper information, and the communication controller sends the IDs to the corresponding cell-phones. At an input section, a user of one of the cell-phones inputs the ID sent thereto. Thereafter, the communication controller receives an access from a cell-phone and receives proper information of the cell-phone. In this moment, it is judged whether the cell-phone which has made an access is identical with the cell-phone of which ID was inputted at the input section. Only when the communication controller identifies the cell-phone, the communication controller permits the image forming apparatus to communicate with the cell-phone.
US08917406B2	Image reading apparatus for determining whether a document contains a distinguishing pattern As provided with a first reading section and a second reading section for reading both surfaces of a document, an image reading apparatus respectively calculates gamma correction values in gamma correcting sections and correction factors in color correcting sections, and corrects colors of criteria images being read by the first reading section and the second reading section in accordance with sample data stored on a storing section in order to substantially match the colors of both criteria images. In addition, the image reading apparatus utilizes an distinctive color range common for the both surfaces which defines a color about a distinguishing pattern, in order to determine whether images of both surfaces contain the distinguishing pattern or not.
US08917402B2	Power-supply control device, image processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium, and power-supply control method for controlling power-supply based on monitoring a movement and executing an individual recognition A power-supply control device includes a changing unit, a monitoring unit, a commanding unit, an imaging unit, and an individual recognition unit. The changing unit changes an operation mode of a controlled subject to a power supply mode or a power cutoff mode. The monitoring unit monitors a movement of a moving body during the power cutoff mode. The commanding unit outputs a command for changing the operation mode of the controlled subject to the power supply mode if the monitoring unit determines that the moving body is approaching the controlled subject. The imaging unit is supplied with electric power in response to the approaching of the moving body and captures a characteristic image of the moving body. The individual recognition unit executes an individual recognition process based on image information of the characteristic image captured by the imaging unit.
US08917401B2	Controlling device for multi-function device A controlling device for a multi-function device may acquire specific function information for a specific service providing server from a first storage unit, and acquire specific use information for a specific user from a second storage unit. The controlling device may determine, by using the specific function information and the specific use information, whether or not a usable function exists. The controlling device may execute a process for the multi-function device to receive a service related to the usable function from the specific service providing server in a case where it is determined that the usable function exists, and execute a process for prohibiting the multi-function device to receive a service from the specific service providing server in a second case where h is determined that the usable function does not exist.
US08917398B2	Method and apparatus for supervision of optical material production An apparatus arranged to analyze a multi-layer optical material structure, the apparatus constituted of: a control unit, a light source outputting light; and a light receiver arranged to receive the light from the light source after interaction with the target structure, the control unit arranged to: detect the amplitude of the received light as a function of wavelength; perform a transform of a function of the detected amplitudes to the optical thickness domain; determine, responsive to a planned composition of the target multi-layer structure, optical thickness and amplitude of expected peaks of the performed transform to the optical thickness domain which correspond with interactions with single interface between layers; identify actual peaks of the performed transform to the optical thickness domain which correspond with interfaces between layers; and determine at least one physical characteristic of the target structure responsive to the determined peaks.
US08917397B2	Microscope illumination and calibration apparatus An apparatus which provides a multiplicity of test colors and neutral tones simultaneously within a microscope's optical system that may be used to align, and/or calibrate the microscope, and the light source and any associated recording devices, automatically or with input from an operator. The test colors and neutral tones may also be used as references against which to judge specimens being viewed in the microscope.Also disclosed is a method of operating a microscope using such a such pattern.
US08917385B1	Automatic identification of volcanic ash plumes using measured spectral radiance over a plurality of field of views Volcanic ash is identified within a field of regard (FOR) by obtaining spectral radiance data comprising brightness temperature values over a specified spectral range for each field of view (FOV) within the FOR, determining a baseline brightness temperature value over the specified spectral range that is identified as representing no volcanic ash, and assigning one or more FOVs having brightness temperature values that deviate from the baseline brightness temperature value by a predetermined amount with an indication of containing volcanic ash.
US08917379B2	Projection exposure methods and systems Projection exposure methods, systems, sub-systems and components are disclosed. Methods can include performing a first exposure to image a first sub-pattern of the pattern, where the first sub-pattern includes a plurality of first features extending in a first direction and spaced apart essentially periodically at a predominant periodicity length P in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The first exposure can be performed using a multipolar illumination mode that includes at least one substantially dipolar intensity distribution having two illumination poles positioned on a pole orientation axis substantially parallel to the second direction and spaced apart from each other. The poles of the dipolar intensity distribution can each have an azimuthal width defined by a pole angle θ, and a pole area APOLE according to: 0.6
US08917375B2	Grey-scale holographic structure and system for generating a millimeter-wave collimated wavefront in a compact range Embodiments of a grey-scale holographic structure and system for generating a collimated wavefront in a compact range are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the grey-scale holographic structure comprising millimeter-wave transmissive material having a surface arranged to provide differing amounts of phase-delay to an incident millimeter-wave wavefront as the incident wavefront passes through the material. The grey-scale holographic structure may comprises a plurality of layers (N) to provide a phase total delay of lambda which results from a series tuned layers, each having a thickness of a wavelength/N. Each layer provides a predetermined amount of phase delay allowing the structure to operate as a phase-delay hologram.
US08917374B2	Liquid crystal display device including arrangement of colored layer and columnar spacer The present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device in which, even when a columnar spacer is misaligned, the columnar spacer can be light-shielded without reduction of an aperture ratio. According to the present invention, there is provided a liquid crystal display device which includes a pair of substrates spaced at a distance from each other by a plurality of columnar spacers, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the pair of substrates, and in which a pixel is formed by picture elements of a plurality of colors, the liquid crystal display device being featured in that one of the pair of substrates includes colored layers of a plurality of colors, and a light shielding layer, in that at least one of the colored layers of the plurality of colors has a region in which a colored layer of the same color is integrally arranged on respective picture elements adjacent to each other, and has a straight portion and an extension portion extending from the straight portion, in that at least one of the plurality of columnar spacers is provided at a position overlapping with the extension portion, and has a substantially rhombus-shaped surface or a substantially circular surface, which is in contact with the substrate, and the contour line of the extension portion has a shape corresponding to the contour line of the columnar spacer provided at the position overlapping with the extension portion.
US08917372B2	Method of manufacturing a display device comprising first and second polarizing plate and phase difference plate combinations and a step of simultaneously polishing a second substrate and a semiconductor chip to have the same thickness as each other A display device including: a first substrate with a pixel switch and drivers mounted thereon; a second substrate disposed in facing relation to the first substrate; a material layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate and having peripheral edges sealed by a seal member, the material layer having an electrooptical effect; and a semiconductor chip mounted as a COG component on the first substrate, the semiconductor chip having a control system configured to control the drivers; wherein the semiconductor chip having a thickness equal to the total thickness of the seal member and the second substrate or larger than the thickness of the seal member and smaller than the total thickness.
US08917366B2	Liquid crystal display device The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device, which includes a backlight module and a liquid crystal panel disposed on the backlight module. The backlight module includes an optic film assembly. The optic film assembly includes a first prism plate. The liquid crystal panel includes a first polarization plate. The first polarization plate is arranged to directly confront the first prism plate. The first prism plate includes a first base plate and a plurality of parallel first prism bars formed on an upper surface of the first base plate. The first prism bars have an axial direction that forms an included angle with respect to a polarization direction of the first polarization plate. The liquid crystal display device omits the topmost diffusion plate that is conventionally used in the known the optic film assembly so as to reduce the manufacture cost.
US08917363B2	Anti-peeping privacy device An anti-peeping privacy device is provided, including a polarizing element, a liquid crystal member and a diffusing element. The liquid crystal member is disposed on the polarizing element. The diffusing element is disposed on the liquid crystal member, comprising a transparent layer and a liquid crystal layer. The transparent layer having a refractive index and adjacent to the liquid crystal member includes a plurality of concave-convex stripe microstructures on the top side thereof, wherein the plurality of concave-convex stripe microstructure is arranged in a direction substantially orthogonal to the polarized light. The liquid crystal layer disposed on the concave-convex stripe microstructures of the transparent resin layer.
US08917362B2	Touch-sensitive display device A touch-sensitive display device has an active display area and a non-active area and includes a touch-sensitive unit, a display unit and a liquid optical adhesive. The touch-sensitive unit has a touch-sensitive region substantially overlapping the active display area, and the display unit is disposed on one side of the touch-sensitive unit. The liquid optical adhesive is disposed between the touch-sensitive unit and the display unit to combine the touch-sensitive unit with the display unit, and an outer edge of the liquid optical adhesive is located in the non-active area of the touch-sensitive display device.
US08917359B2	Power supply for television and television including the same A power supply for a television and a television including the same, the power supply including: a rectifier which rectifies input AC power; a converter which converts the rectified power into DC power through a switching control; a circuit board on which at least one of the rectifier and the converter is mounted; and an input connector which receives the AC power and is mounted on the circuit board such that a projecting height of the input connector projecting from the circuit board is substantially equal to or smaller than a projecting height of at least one of the rectifier and the converter.
US08917348B2	Solid-state imaging device, camera module, and illuminance detection method According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a luminance integrating unit, a luminance observation value calculating unit, and an illuminance value conversion unit. The luminance integrating unit integrates a luminance value detected for every pixel. The luminance observation value calculating unit calculates a luminance observation value based on an integration result in the luminance integrating unit. The luminance observation value is an observation result of the luminance for an entire imaging screen. The illuminance value conversion unit converts the luminance observation value to an illuminance value. The luminance integrating unit integrates the luminance value discriminated in accordance with a condition set with respect to a luminance level.
US08917345B2	Multi-display digital image processing apparatus using external display apparatus for simultaneous display of slide show at different speeds, with related method and computer readable recording medium An apparatus that supports multi-display to reproduce images on an external display apparatus connectable to the apparatus, a method of operating the apparatus, and a computer readable recording medium recorded thereon a program for executing the method. The apparatus includes: a digital signal processor which, when a signal of a first display command is input to the apparatus, displays a screen obtained by performing the first display command on the apparatus in a continuous reproduction mode at a predetermined speed, and when a signal of a second display command corresponding to the signal of the first display command is input to the apparatus, displays a screen obtained by performing the second display command on the external display apparatus images on the external display apparatus at a speed different from the predetermined speed of the continuous reproduction mode.
US08917344B2	Highspeed image selecting method digital camera having highspeed image selecting function In a digital camera operation method, photographic images are taken with the camera and a corresponding compressed high resolution image and also a corresponding lower resolution image is stored for each. A fast display mode of the camera sequentially displays individual lower resolution display images, using the data of one of the lower resolution images. A normal display mode displays high resolution display images by expanding and displaying one of the compressed high resolution images. When changing from the fast display mode to the normal display mode, the lower resolution display image currently displayed can be replaced with the corresponding high resolution display image.
US08917342B2	Solid-state imaging element, method for producing solid-state imaging element, and electronic device A solid-state imaging element includes a wiring layer; a charge accumulation unit including a semiconductor layer provided on the wiring layer; and a photoelectric conversion film provided on the semiconductor layer, wherein a pinning layer of a conductivity type opposite to a conductivity type of the charge accumulation unit, the pinning layer including an opening, is provided in a region of the charge accumulation unit, the region being located at an interface between the charge accumulation unit and the photoelectric conversion film.
US08917341B2	Solid-state image pickup apparatus, driving method for solid-state image pickup apparatus and electronic device A solid-state imaging device with a photodiode, a first charge accumulation region electronically connected to the photodiode, a second charge accumulation region electronically connected to the photodiode, where a charge generated in the photodiode is distributed into the first charge accumulation region and the second charge accumulation region based on an amount of charge.
US08917338B2	Solid-state imaging device, manufacturing method thereof, and electronic apparatus A solid-state imaging device includes a light blocking layer formed in an active pixel region of a pixel region on a light incident side so as to surround a photoelectric conversion unit of each pixel and formed in an extending manner to an optical black region, a concave portion formed so as to be surrounded by the light blocking layer in a region corresponding to the photoelectric conversion unit, a first refractive index layer formed on surfaces of the light blocking layer and the concave portion and having a relatively low refractive index, a second refractive index layer formed on the first refractive index layer so as to be buried in the concave portion and having a relatively high refractive index, and an anti-flare layer formed on the first refractive index layer in the optical black region.
US08917337B2	AD conversion circuit and imaging apparatus A ramp section generates a reference signal. A comparison section compares an analog signal to the reference signal, and terminates a comparison process at a timing at which the reference signal has satisfied a predetermined condition for the analog signal. A main count section performs a count operation and outputs a count value. A latch section latches a second count value at a second timing related to the end of the comparison process corresponding to a second analog signal after latching a first count value at a first timing related to the end of the comparison process corresponding to a first analog signal. A column count section sequentially counts values of bits constituting the second count value retained in the latch section after an initial value has been set on the basis of values of bits constituting the first count value retained in the latch section.
US08917335B2	Image capturing apparatus with zoom function An image capturing apparatus comprises an image capturing unit which captures image data of an object, a zoom image data generating unit which generates items of zoom image data having different zoom magnifications, a display control unit which displays through images on a display unit based on the items of the generated zoom image data, a selection unit which selects one of the zoom magnifications by selecting one of the through images displayed on the display unit, and a recording control unit which records image data corresponding to the selected zoom magnification in a storing medium.
US08917332B2	Image capturing apparatus, image processing apparatus and method, and program therefor An image processing apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive an input image to be processed; a brightness-information extracting unit configured to extract, from the image, brightness information indicating brightness of the whole image; a luminance-value-distribution-information extracting unit configured to extract, from the image, luminance-value-distribution information indicating a distribution of luminance values in the image; and a scene determining unit configured to determine a scene of an object included in the image on the basis of the extracted brightness information and the extracted luminance-value-distribution information.
US08917331B2	Digital photographing apparatus and method of controlling the same A digital photographing apparatus and a method of controlling the same. A method of controlling a digital photographing apparatus, the method including determining whether a condition for changing an environment setup of the digital photographing apparatus is satisfied; if the condition is satisfied, searching for an environment setup to be changed according to the condition; and changing the environment setup according to the condition.
US08917323B2	Image capture system for applications in vehicles In an image capture system for use in vehicles as well as an optical system for use in the automotive sector, the image capture system has at least one image sensor element having a plurality of image sensors situated in an image plane and at least one micro-lens system having a plurality of micro-lenses. Optionally, at least one aperture mask having a plurality of openings is situated between the micro-lens system and the at least one image sensor element. One image sensor, one micro-lens and one opening respectively define a pick-up direction of the image sensor. The totality of the pick-up directions defines a main viewing direction, which together with the image plane encloses an angle α of less than 80°.
US08917316B2	Photographing equipment Photographing equipment includes an image pickup portion, a display portion which displays an image acquired by the image pickup portion, an object detecting portion which detects a reference object of a predetermined size or a larger size within an image pickup range of the image pickup portion among objects in the image acquired by the image pickup portion, and a display controlling portion which displays a representation recommending 3D photographing on the display portion if the object detecting portion detects the reference object.
US08917315B2	Imaging module An imaging module includes: a hollow lens holder open at both ends; a lens assembled in the lens holder and collecting light input from one end of the lens holder; a hollow imaging holder having an opening into which the light output from the lens is input; an optical member assembled in the imaging holder and transmitting or deflecting the light input from one end of the imaging holder; and an image sensor assembled in the imaging holder and having a light-receiving region configured to receive the light transmitted or deflected by the optical member and to perform photoelectric conversion of the received light, wherein an optical axis center of the lens and a center of the light received by the light-receiving region of the image sensor are aligned with each other by fitting a light-output-side end portion of the lens holder and the imaging holder to each other.
US08917310B2	Multiparty communications systems and methods that optimize communications based on mode and available bandwidth Improved methods, systems, and devices for managing communications are provided. A user device may display all ongoing communications so that a user can visualize the communications network or some subset thereof (e.g., a subgroup or group of users). A system may maintain the user device in an instant ready-on mode of communication with the other user devices. A user may then initiate communications with a subgroup (e.g., a pair) or group without initiating a new connection. Accordingly, a user can simultaneously and fluidly communicate at the subgroup level, at the group level, or at the inter-group level. Moreover, users can function as independent actors that can freely form and leave subgroups as well as groups.
US08917306B2	Previewing video data in a video communication environment In one example implementation, a request from a first endpoint is identified for a second endpoint to join a video communication session. Particular video data captured at the first endpoint is displayed at the second endpoint prior to the second endpoint joining the video communication session. In certain embodiments, the particular video data captured at the first endpoint can be displayed at the second endpoint without the user of the first endpoint being made aware that the particular video data was displayed at the second endpoint.
US08917301B2	Pressure-sensitive adhesive for pressure-sensitive adhesive tape, tape cassette, and tape printer There is provided a double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape which includes a first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer formed by using any of different types of adhesive samples. Thereby the first pressure-sensitive adhesive layer is adjusted so as to satisfy conditions that, slow peel strength when a printing tape made of a PET film is peeled off from the substrate film of the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape by 5 mm at peel rate of 0.5 mm/minute is 0.45 N/20 mm or higher and storage modulus of the adhesive layer is in a range from 90.7 kPa to 435 kPa. By improving adhesiveness to the printing tape under environmental temperature from a low temperature to a normal temperature, the double-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive layer renders the printing tape less apt to peel off.
US08917299B2	Erasing device, image forming apparatus, and erasing method An erasing device includes a line scanner on an upstream side in a recording medium conveying direction, includes a thermal head downstream in the recording medium conveying direction of the line scanner, and includes a platen in a position opposed to the thermal head as a heating device across a recording medium conveying path. The erasing device causes the heat generating elements of the thermal head in positions corresponding to color and density sensors in positions of an image detected by the line scanner to generate heat. The erasing device controls, according to detected colors or density, a quantity of heat to be generated.
US08917298B2	Apparatus, method and computer program product for drawing image on thermal medium An apparatus for drawing an image on a thermal medium includes a stroke group generating unit configured to group continuous strokes forming the image of a desired character to be drawn to generate one or more stroke groups of the continuous strokes, a first overlapped part removing unit configured to detect a first overlapped part between a first combination of the strokes associated with the same stroke group to remove the first overlapped part in an arranged order of the strokes within the same stroke group, and a second overlapped part removing unit configured to detect a second overlapped part between a second combination of the strokes associated with plural of the stroke groups to remove the second overlapped part from the stroke groups.
US08917292B2	Display system for working machine A display system for a working machine displays warning information while also displaying a high-quality camera image. The display redisplays a reduced camera image at a reduction scale of 60% according to an abnormality information signal. An open area 44 outside the area displaying the camera image. The display control device displays a warning icon (large size), corresponding to abnormality information regarding a filter of a DPF device, in the open area. The operator recognizes the warning and immediately stops the operation, moves to a place where the filter regeneration is possible while checking the safety of the surroundings by viewing the camera image, and then carries out the filter regeneration. After finishing, the operator confirms that the warning icon has disappeared, moves to the site of the operation while checking the safety of the surroundings by viewing the camera image (for normal times), and then restarts the operation.
US08917290B2	Digital image templating Methods and devices for digital image templating are presented. According to example embodiments, a computing device may match a template image (e.g., an implant) to a target image (e.g., a bone structure). The both the target image and the template image may be displayed on an output of the computing device. The displayed template image may be oriented with respect to the displayed target image according to at least a scale (e.g., a magnification level of the template image). Based on received input, at least the scale of the displayed template image may be adjusted so that the adjusted displayed template image substantially fits the part of the displayed target image. Then, based on this fit, a physical template size may be selected from a discrete range of physical template sizes.
US08917289B2	Methods and arrangements for augmented reality A mobile device, a method in a mobile device, a server and a method in a server for augmented reality.
US08917288B2	Methods, apparatus and systems for generating accuracy-annotated searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations Generating an accuracy-referenced electronic record of a locate and/or marking operation performed by a locate technician. The locate and/or marking operation comprises locating and/or identifying, using at least one physical locate mark, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area may be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. A location of the at least one underground facility and/or the at least one physical locate mark is electronically rendered on a display device so as to generate an electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation. An accuracy of the represented location is digitally represented on the display device using at least one accuracy indicator overlaid on the electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation so as to generate an accuracy-annotated representation of the locate and/or marking operation. Information relating to the accuracy-annotated representation of the locate and/or marking operation is electronically transmitted and/or stored so as to generate the accuracy-referenced electronic record of the locate and/or marking operation.
US08917286B2	Image processing device, information processing device, image processing method, and information processing method When a single page of a newspaper article or a magazine is displayed using hierarchical data, a guidance area (indicated by a line in the hierarchical data) for each article is defined in a scenario definition file. A plurality of guidance areas are defined in the layer below, i.e., the layer having a resolution of a level that allows characters to be legible, so that the viewer can track the article from start to end. The displayed image is initially guided to the guidance area upon a user request for enlargement. Upon a further request for enlargement, the displayed image is guided to the guidance area at the head of the article. When the user having read the sentence in the guidance area provides an input by indicating a direction or pressing a predetermined button, the displayed image is guided to the guidance area showing the continuation of the sentence.
US08917284B2	Vector graphics with controlled thin-plate splines This patent relates to thin plate spline (TPS)-based interpolation techniques for representing free-flowing vector graphics (VG) images based on user-specified features, such as points and curves. One or more features can be identified in a pixel grid. A higher-order least squares interpolating function with a TPS smoothness objective can then be utilized to interpolate individual color values to individual pixels of the pixel grid. Smoothness terms of the function that impose smoothness penalties can be interrupted in certain regions of the pixel grid based on attributes of the user-specified features. For example, a curve attribute can specify a particular color value(s), add or remove a smoothness penalty, or anisotropically impose a first derivative constraint in a particular direction.
US08917283B2	Polygon processing techniques in procedural painting algorithms Techniques for improving the performance of vector-based, fluid motion simulation techniques in procedural painting algorithms. The techniques may be implemented in procedural painting algorithms that employ a vector-based, fluid motion simulation technique to help achieve dynamic and serendipitous behaviors of watercolor painting at good interactive rates even on relatively low-powered devices. The techniques may include resampling the vertices of pigment polygons after growth at least at some iterations of the algorithm to provide smoother, more uniform growth; rasterizing dried pigment polygons into a texture so that the dried polygons are not rendered at each iteration of the algorithm; and rendering only a subset of live pigment polygons at each iteration of the algorithm. Polygons used by the techniques may be separated into static water polygons and dynamic pigment polygons.
US08917281B2	Image rendering method and system An image rendering method is provided, comprising comparing a current image frame with a previous image frame to detect a dynamic change in an object in the image frames, with each image frame being defined by a scene graph and each object having an associated geometric bounding volume. If a dynamic change in an object is detected, the method comprises rendering the object's geometric bounding volume to a stencil buffer for each dynamically changed object, using a stencil value assigned to the current image frame. A stencil is then applied to determine areas in the frames having non-zero stencil values. The method further comprises clearing a color buffer with respect to the areas in the previous image frame that have been redrawn and with respect to areas in the current frame that need to be overdrawn, rendering the image frame to the color buffer using a stencil test, so that only the areas with non-zero stencil values are redrawn, and then removing the stencil values from a previous image frame from the stencil buffer.
US08917279B2	Method and system to dynamically bind and unbind applications on a general purpose graphics processing unit A system for dynamically binding and unbinding of graphics processing unit GPU applications, the system includes a memory management for tracking memory of a GPU used by an application, and a source-to-source compiler for identifying nested structures allocated on the GPU so that the virtual memory management can track these nested structures, and identifying all instances where nested structures on the GPU are modified inside kernels.
US08917273B2	Method and device for providing a bio-feedback on a muscle trainer In a method for controlling a display device on a muscle trainer equipped with at least one force sensor for sensing a person's periodic or sustained muscular force, in which display device a currently applied muscular force is depicted in relation to a target muscular force or to a maximum muscular force, and the display device is controlled such that a force queried by the patient is always depicted in a predefined target area of a panel in the display device, a multifunctional performance profile of a trainee is achieved in a clear and rapidly recognized manner in that the target muscular force is depicted by a first panel of predefined area and the currently applied muscular force is depicted by a second, variable panel positioned within the first panel, and the area of said second panel is caused to change according to a specific relationship to the currently applied muscular force.
US08917270B2	Video generation using three-dimensional hulls Video of a scene is generated and presented to a user. A stream of mesh models of the scene and a corresponding stream of mesh texture maps are generated from one or more streams of sensor data that represent the scene. Each of the mesh models includes a collection of faces, and each of the mesh texture maps defines texture data for one or more points on the faces. Each of the mesh models is broken down into convex sections. Each of the convex sections is surrounded with a three-dimensional hull. The texture data that is associated with each of the faces in the convex section is projected onto the three-dimensional hull, and a hull texture map for the convex section is produced.
US08917269B2	Two dimensional displays, transparent displays, and three dimensional displays The present disclosure describes a display apparatus for displaying two and three dimensional images and video. In some embodiments, the display is at least partially transparent, allowing the viewer to receive visual information from the display and see objects and the environment behind the display apparatus.
US08917268B2	Systems and methods for performing image background selection A method for automatically displaying an organ of interest includes accessing a series of medical images acquired from a first imaging modality, receiving an input that indicates an organ of interest, automatically detecting the organ of interest within at least one image in the series of medical images, automatically placing a visual indicator in the region of interest, and automatically propagating the visual indicator to at least one image that is acquired using a second different imaging modality. A medical imaging system and a non-transitory computer readable medium are also described herein.
US08917254B2	Touch unit A touch unit includes multiple first axial electrodes and multiple second axial electrodes. The first axial electrodes extend in a first direction. Each first axial electrode includes multiple first sensing electrodes arranged in the first direction. Each first sensing electrode is formed with a hollow section and has a first extension end and a second extension end. The first and second extension ends defines therebetween a passageway in communication with the hollow section. Each second axial electrode includes multiple second sensing electrodes and multiple second connection lines. The second sensing electrodes are respectively disposed in the hollow sections. The second connection lines are connected with the second sensing electrodes and extend in a second direction through the passageways. By means of the design of the first and second axial electrodes, the manufacturing cost is effectively lowered and the total thickness of the touch unit is reduced.
US08917250B2	Touch panel Disclosed herein is a structure of an FPC integrated touch panel. According to preferred embodiments of the present invention, a transparent substrate configured of a flexible transparent film is provided and an extension part protruded to the transparent substrate is integrally formed with the transparent substrate, such that a separate FPC needs not to be manufactured, thereby saving process time and manufacturing costs. In addition, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention bend an inactive area unnecessarily occupying an area of the transparent substrate to a side of the touch panel, thereby implementing a touch panel widening a substantial area of an active region.
US08917245B2	Information processing apparatus and control method thereof An information processing apparatus that has a touch panel that is able to detect a plurality of touch input positions concurrently extracts a combination consisting of a predetermined number of touch input positions from a plurality of touch input positions that concurrently exist on the touch panel, and based on a positional relationship of the touch input positions constituting the combination that is extracted, determines whether or not the combination is an area designation operation of a single user. When it is determined that the combination is an area designation operation, the information processing apparatus specifies a designated area based on touch input positions of the combination, and acquires a selected object based on a relationship between the specified area and a display position of the object.
US08917244B2	Stimuli sensitive display screen with multiple detect modes According to an example embodiment a display screen includes a first sensor array that is operable to detect a first external stimulus that meets a first detection criteria, and a second sensor array that is operable to detect a second external stimulus that meets a second detection criteria, the second detection criteria quantitatively different from the first detection criteria.
US08917242B2	Computer with an input device having a labeled region A computer with an input device having a labeled region including a host, a first monitor, a first touchpad and a cover is provided. The first monitor is electrically connected to the host and serves as a display media of the host. The first touchpad is electrically connected to the host and serves as an input media of the host. The first touchpad includes a touch keypad region, wherein a plurality of touch keys is disposed in the touch keypad region. The cover encloses the first touchpad and includes a labeled region. When the device is power on, the labeled region is corresponding to the touch keypad region of the first touchpad, and the user can distinguish positions of each of the touch keys of the touch keypad region when inputting data by means of the touch keypad region.
US08917239B2	Removable protective cover with embedded proximity sensors A removable cover for a handheld electronic device, including a protective cover that at least partially covers rear and side surfaces of a handheld electronic device, a plurality of proximity sensors mounted in the cover for detecting user gestures performed outside of the electronic device, a battery, wireless communication circuitry, and a processor configured to operate the proximity sensors, and to operate the wireless communication circuitry to transmit commands to the electronic device based on gestures detected by the proximity sensors.
US08917238B2	Eye-typing term recognition Various embodiments related to entering text into a computing device via eye-typing are disclosed. For example, one embodiment provides a method that includes receiving a data set including a plurality of gaze samples, each gaze sample including a gaze location and a corresponding point in time. The method further comprises processing the plurality of gaze samples to determine one or more likely terms represented by the data set.
US08917237B2	Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium having information processing program stored thereon, and content playback control method An example information processing system includes a stationary display device, and a portable display device on which a predetermined input can be made by a user. A content item is played and displayed on the stationary display device, and while the content item is being played, the playback image of the content item and a user interface image used for specifying a content item to be played are selectively displayed on the portable display device.
US08917236B2	Storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing apparatus, and information processing system An information processing apparatus is capable of obtaining operation data according to a tilt of a predetermined object that can be moved by a user. The information processing apparatus calculates tilt information corresponding to the tilt of the object based on the operation data. The information processing apparatus calculates a specified position on a screen of a display device based on the operation data so that the specified position changes according to at least one of a position and the tilt of the object. Selection items are displayed on the screen of the display device. The information processing apparatus switches between sets of the selection items displayed on the screen according to an amount of tilt represented by the tilt information. Moreover, the information processing apparatus selects an item displayed at the specified position from among the selection items to perform an information process according to the selected item.
US08917229B2	Display device and method of driving the same A display device and a method of driving the same are provided according to one or more embodiments. According to an embodiment, the display device includes a display panel including a plurality of display blocks arranged in the form of a matrix; a plurality of lighting blocks emitting light to the display panel, each of the lighting blocks arranged so as to correspond to at least one row of the matrix and having adjustable light luminance; and a signal control unit adapted to receive an image signal, determine display block luminance of the respective display blocks when an image is displayed on the respective display blocks in accordance with the image signal, determine the light luminance of the respective lighting blocks by using the display block luminance of some display blocks corresponding to the respective lighting blocks, correct the image signal by using the light luminance and the display block luminance, and provide the corrected image signal to the display panel.
US08917228B2	Liquid crystal display apparatus The invention discloses a liquid crystal display apparatus and a pixel element design thereof. The liquid crystal display apparatus includes a register, a liquid crystal display panel, a driving circuit, a dynamic frequency adjustment unit and a control circuit. The liquid crystal display panel includes a plurality of liquid crystal capacitors and a plurality of pixel units. The driving circuit includes a plurality of storage capacitors corresponding to the liquid crystal capacitors. A capacitance of the storage capacitors far exceeds a capacitance of the liquid crystal capacitors. The driving circuit casts the image information on the liquid crystal display panel. The dynamic frequency adjustment unit computes and judges based on an image characteristic classification of the image information, so as to generate a display mode control signal dynamically.
US08917223B2	Illumination unit and display apparatus There are provided an illumination unit and a display apparatus which are capable of improving convenience for users. The illumination unit includes a light source section including a laser light source, an optical device allowing a laser beam from the laser light source to pass therethrough, a drive section allowing the optical device to oscillate, and a control section performing one or both of control of decreasing brightness of emitted light from the light source section and control of outputting to the outside information that oscillation of the optical device has been stopped when the oscillation of the optical device has been stopped during drive operation by the drive section.
US08917218B2	Circuit board and circuit module A circuit board and a circuit module more accurately provide impedance matching between an antenna coil and an electronic component electrically connected to the antenna coil, and include a board body including board portions and a plurality of laminated insulating material layers made of a flexible material. An antenna coil includes coil conductors provided in the board portion. Wiring conductors are provided in the board portion and electrically connected to the antenna coil. The board portion has a structure that is less likely to deform than the board portion. An integrated circuit electrically connected to the wiring conductors is mounted on the board portion.
US08917208B2	System and method for efficient transmit and receive beamforming protocol with heterogeneous antenna configuration A system and method of training antennas for two devices having heterogeneous antenna configurations in a wireless network is disclosed. The method includes communicating one or more estimation training sequences between two devices via a phased array antenna and a switched array antenna, wherein a beamforming vector of the phased array antenna is switched between phase vectors within a set of weight vectors while the switched array antenna is switched within a plurality of antenna sectors. The method further includes tuning at least one of the phase array and switched array antennas with an antenna parameter selected based at least in part on the one or more estimation training sequences. The method further includes communicating data messages via at least one of the phase array and switched array antennas so tuned.
US08917202B2	Backscatter RFID sensor with a bend transducer A bend sensor for use in wirelessly sensing an amount of bend of a joint or other monitored object. The sensor includes a radio frequency (RF) antenna and an integrated circuit linked to the antenna. The integrated circuit or chip is passive and responds to, or is powered by, a read signal received by the antenna to transmit a reflected signal via the antenna such as to an RFID reader. The sensor also includes a transducer linked to the integrated circuit. The transducer defines reflecting impedance, which modulates amplitude and phase of the reflected signal. The transducer has impedance varying with deformation or bend. In one example, the transducer includes an upper conductor, and the amount of the deformation is defined by a bend radius of the upper conductor. The read signal may be at 5 GHz or higher such with the antenna and the transducer being microwave structures.
US08917200B2	Aircraft weather radar with reduced heading, attitude and range artifacts An avionic weather radar system tracks aircraft orientation with respect to acquired scan radar data to correct the display of the weather radar data for range distortion and orientation changes of the aircraft between radar acquisition and display, reducing image artifacts.
US08917188B2	Method for detecting and warning against wrong-way drivers, and wrong-way driver reporting and warning system The present invention relates to a method for detecting and warning against wrong-way drivers, the method comprising the following steps: a) establishing a radio field over a roadway section to be monitored and at least substantially transversely to a predetermined correct driving direction of the roadway section, the radio field having at least two radio field sections that are spaced apart when viewed in the driving direction and have associated reception field strengths; b) detecting attenuations of the reception field strengths of the radio field sections that occur due to radio shadowing during driving through the roadway section; c) determining the sequence of the radio field sections in which an attenuation of the respectively associated reception field strengths has been detected; d) comparing the determined attenuation sequence with the correct driving direction; and e) initiating at least one warning signal if the attenuation sequence runs opposite to the correct driving direction.
US08917184B2	Analyte testing method and system Various systems and methods of operating an analyte measurement device is provided. The device has a display, user interface, processor, memory and user interface buttons. In one example, one of the methods can be achieved by measuring an analyte with the analyte measurement device; displaying a value representative of the analyte; prompting a user to activate a test reminder; and activating the test reminder to remind a user to conduct a test measurement at a different time. Other methods and systems are also described and illustrated.
US08917179B2	System and method for detecting presence of an object A system for detecting the presence of an object may include a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to transmit a plurality of interrogation signals, a response controller that is configured to receive the plurality of interrogation signals and respond by transmitting a plurality of standard response signals, and a mixing element that is configured to generate a mixed signal when in the presence of the plurality of interrogation signals and the standard response signals. The RFID reader outputs an alert signal upon receipt of the mixed signal.
US08917178B2	RFID system and method for storing information related to a vehicle or an owner of the vehicle A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag for use with a vehicle according to one embodiment includes a housing adapted for permanent or detachable coupling to the vehicle, control circuitry coupled to the housing, and a battery for providing power to the control circuitry. A secondary power source is also present for recharging the battery. A memory stores information relating to at least one of the vehicle and an owner of the vehicle. The capability of recharging the battery greatly extends the active (self-powered) life of the tag. Systems for tracking ownership of objects, servicing of vehicles, and other applications, as well as methods are also presented.
US08917177B2	Security structure of composite material having embedded security elements An apparatus is disclosed including one or more security structures. The one or more security structures includes: a weldable frame; a plurality of composite panels, each panel securable to the weldable frame, each composite panel configured to form at least one joint with at least one adjoining composite panel; and a respective security element embedded within each of the composite panels. The security element is configured to detect a breach in the composite panel.
US08917176B2	Apparatus and methods for distributing and displaying emergency communications Methods and systems are disclosed for event management, allowing authorized users or authorities to distribute and display emergency communications on digital displays. In one aspect, an emergency management communications system receives event data sent by an emergency detections system comprised of a network of sensors. The emergency management communications system processes the event data to determine an event perimeter, and then selects one or more digital displays based upon the event data or the determined event perimeter. Next, the emergency management communications system authors one or more emergency communications corresponding to the one or more digital displays and sends said one or more emergency communications to said one or more digital display, thereby allowing the one or more digital displays to display the corresponding one or more emergency communications to the affected populations.
US08917174B2	Systems and methods for indicating the presence of a mobile device within a passenger cabin Systems and methods for indicating the presence of a mobile device within a passenger cabin are provided. A method for indicating the presence of a mobile device within a passenger cabin of a vehicle includes linking a vehicle computing device with the mobile device, determining whether a vehicle ignition is off and whether a vehicle lock has been actuated. The method further includes generating an audible mobile device search signal that is played through a cabin and waiting to receive a response from the mobile device as to whether the mobile device detected the audible mobile device search signal. The method further includes determining whether the mobile device is within the passenger cabin based on whether a response was received from the mobile device and generating a first audible indication when the mobile device is within the passenger cabin.
US08917170B2	Apparatus for measuring articulation angle between a tractor and trailer in an articulated vehicle Apparatus for measuring the articulation angle between a tractor and trailer connected by a kingpin and fifth wheel include a transfer assembly associated with the kingpin and interacting with the fifth wheel such that the transfer assembly is rotationally moved relative to the kingpin by relative rotational movement between the kingpin and the fifth wheel. This rotational movement is read by an articulation sensing mechanism having one of a reader element and output element mounted to the transfer assembly and the other of the reader element and the output element operatively mounted to the trailer such that the reader element and the output element interact to provide a signal corresponding to the articulation angle between the tractor and trailer. This signal can be analyzed by a processor for any beneficial use, for example, outputting to a counter steering mechanism.
US08917163B2	Active electronic tag apparatus for memory card An active electronic tag for a memory card is disclosed herein. The active electronic tag includes an antenna, a first amplifier, an automatic gain control circuit, a phase synchronization locking circuit, a decoding and TX/RX control unit and a second amplifier. The antenna receives a detecting signal transmitted from a card reader, in which the detecting signal is carried on a first carrier. The phase synchronization locking circuit generates a positive carrier and a negative carrier with a phase difference of 180 degree. The decoding and TX/RX control unit generates a response signal, which is carried on the negative carrier. By utilizing the phase difference of the first carrier and the negative carrier, the response signal cancels the first carrier on the card reader, so as to transmit the information saved inside the active electronic tag.
US08917161B2	Systems and methods for transmitting data using near field communications A data transmission system comprising a data bridge, a reader device, and a network access system. The data bridge comprises an RFID system, a network system, a memory module, and a processor operatively connected between the RFID system and the network system. The data bridge system operates in a first mode using the RFID system and a second mode using the network system. The reader device communicates with the memory module using the RFID system. The network access system communicates with the memory module using the network system.
US08917160B2	RFID module An RFID module including an antenna element forming an RFID antenna; an RFID circuit block to which the antenna element is connected; and a first resonance frequency adjustment circuit having an element that includes a drain terminal connected to the antenna element, a gate terminal that is grounded, and a source terminal that is grounded, wherein a pull-up resistor is connected between the drain terminal and a power supply.
US08917158B2	Mobile terminal and method of controlling the same A mobile terminal and a method of controlling the mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying an operation screen on a display module; receiving a fingerprint-touch input through a user input unit capable of identifying a fingerprint; and if fingerprint information of the received fingerprint-touch input matches any one of a plurality of pieces of previously-stored fingerprint information, displaying a character corresponding to the combination of a location of the detection of the received fingerprint-touch input and the previously-stored fingerprint information that matches the fingerprint information of the received fingerprint-touch input on the operation screen. Therefore, it is possible to enter different characters or symbols by generating different fingerprint-touch inputs using different fingers.
US08917150B2	Waveguide balun having waveguide structures disposed over a ground plane and having probes located in channels An apparatus may include one or more conductive surfaces, waveguide structures and/or ports. One or more waveguide structures may include a portion disposed above a conductive surface, an outer conductor, and/or an inner conductor. A first portion of an outer conductor may be connected to a conductive surface. A port end of an outer conductor may be connected to an outer conductor port. An inner conductor may be disposed inside and spaced apart from an outer conductor. An inner conductor port may be connected to an inner conductor. An inner conductor of two or more waveguide structures may be connected to each other. A conductive surface may include at least one aperture portion, which may have a width substantially similar to the width of a waveguide structure. A substrate may be disposed between one or more waveguide structures and a conductive surface for a substantial portion of a waveguide structure.
US08917149B2	Rotary joint for switchably rotating between a jointed and non-jointed state to provide for polarization rotation The present invention relates to a rotary joint for joining two waveguides for guiding electromagnetic waves, comprising a first portion adapted to receive a first waveguide, a second portion adapted to receive a second waveguide, and a third portion adapted for polarization rotation and arranged between the first portion and the second portion. The rotary joint is configured such that two portions selected from the group comprising the first portion, the second portion and the third portion are rotatable between at least two different angular positions around a central axis. Further, the rotary joint being configured to switch between a jointed state, in which the portions contact each other for electrical connection, and a non-jointed state. The present invention also relates to a method of operating such a rotary joint and a computer program and a computer readable non-transitory medium for implementing such a method.
US08917146B1	Current-controlled operational transconductance amplifier based sinusoidal oscillator circuit A current controlled operational transconductance amplifier based sinusoidal oscillator circuit that provides oscillation based on the transconductance and parasitic capacitance of the operational transconductance amplifier without externally connected capacitances. The oscillation frequency is adjusted through a variable current source or a variable resistor with a DC voltage source.
US08917145B2	Amplifier circuit and operating method thereof There is provided an amplifier circuit. The amplifier circuit includes an amplifying unit including at least one transistor; at least one first bias circuit unit including a resistor and connected to the at least one transistor; and at least one second bias circuit unit connected between an input terminal to which an input signal is applied and the at least one transistor so as to block an input signal having a frequency higher than a first frequency or having a frequency lower than a second frequency. The amplifier circuit according to embodiment of the present invention may prevent thermal runaway, remove a harmonic component from an input signal to be amplified and suppress oscillations.
US08917142B2	Switching circuit and envelope signal amplifier A switching circuit 33 comprises a connection circuit cascade-connecting control terminals for controlling switching of n number of transistors M1-Mn via n−1 number of coils L1 respectively (n is an integer equal to or more than 2; and coils L3 respectively connected between one end of each of the transistors M1-Mn and other end of a coil L2, one end of the coil L2 being electrically connected to a DC power source. The transistors M1-Mn is sequentially switched with PWM signals inputted to an input terminal of the connection circuit. The switching circuit 33 further comprises a transistor M0 inserted at the one end or the other end of the coil L2 in cascade-connection.
US08917140B2	Apparatus and method for improving efficiency in power amplifier An apparatus and method for enhancing the whole efficiency of power amplification in a supply modulated amplifier are provided. The power amplification apparatus includes a controller, a Doherty power amplifier, and a supply modulated amplifier. The controller selects a power amplifier among the Doherty power amplifier and the supply modulated amplifier. The Doherty power amplifier amplifies a power of a transmission signal when the Doherty power amplifier is selected by the controller. The supply modulated amplifier amplifies the power of the transmission signal using a supply voltage determined considering the amplitude of the transmission signal, when the supply modulated amplifier is selected by the controller.
US08917138B2	Noise filtering circuit and operating method thereof There are provided a noise filter circuit and an operating method thereof. A noise filter circuit includes a first delay circuit, and a second delay circuit connected to the first delay circuit in series, wherein the first delay circuit and the second delay circuit each include at least one inverter and at least one delay element for generating a predetermined delay, and the first delay circuit and the second delay circuit have different filtering characteristics.
US08917135B2	Circuit with a plurality of diodes and method for controlling such a circuit A circuit includes a diode circuit and a deactivation circuit. The diode circuit includes a first terminal, a second terminal, and a plurality of diodes coupled in parallel between the first terminal and the second terminal. The diode circuit is configured to be forward biased in an on-time and reverse biased in an off-time. The deactivation circuit is configured to switch a first group of the diodes into a deactivation state at a time instant before the end of the on-time, the first group of diodes including one or more but less than all of the diodes included in the diode circuit.
US08917131B2	Slew rate modulation Apparatus and methods may operate so that arrival times of a data signal at gates of transistors are controlled to switch the transistors at different times to modulate the slew rate of a signal on a node. Additional embodiments are also described.
US08917126B1	Charge pump operating voltage range control using dynamic biasing A system is disclosed, which may include a differential charge pump. The differential charge pump may include a first and a second H-bridge circuit, each driving, on a respective output, an output current that is substantially similar over an output voltage operating range. The differential charge pump may be designed to receive increment, decrement and bias signals, and drive, in response to the increment and decrement signals, the output current to draw each H-bridge circuit output towards a first or a second supply voltage. The differential charge pump may also be designed to increase, in response to the bias signals, the output voltage operating range over which the output current is substantially similar. The differential charge pump may also include a bias signal generator, designed to generate bias signals in response to H-bridge circuit output voltages.
US08917124B1	Frequency multiplier jitter correction A system and method are provided for frequency multiplication jitter correction. The method accepts an analog reference signal having a first frequency, and using the analog reference signal, derives a system clock signal having a second frequency, greater than the first frequency. A PLL using a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is one example of a frequency multiplier. The method samples the amplitude of the analog reference signal using the system clock signal and converts the sampled analog reference signal into a digitized reference signal. In response to comparing the digitized reference signal to an ideal digitized reference signal, the phase error correction for the system clock signal is derived. The phase error correction at a first instance of time can be applied to the digitized data signal, previously converted from an analog data signal sampled at a first instance of time with the system clock signal.
US08917123B2	Integrated circuit with reduced power consumption in a test mode, and related methods An integrated circuit includes an N number of functional logic blocks, with N being greater than or equal to two, and clock staggering test circuitry. When the clock staggering test circuitry is in a shift mode, N staggered shift clock signals are generated for respective ones of the N functional logic blocks. Each of the N staggered shift clock signals has a frequency equal to a frequency of an external test clock signal divided by M, where M is greater than or equal to N. The peak power of the integrated circuit is reduced during the shift mode as a result of the staggered shift clock signals.
US08917117B2	Composite semiconductor device reducing malfunctions of power semiconductor element switching operation To provide a composite semiconductor device capable of preventing malfunction of preventing electrical circuits and contributing to miniaturization of a power converter. A composite semiconductor device 10 has a structure in which a first power semiconductor element 13 that passes current from a second terminal C1 to a third terminal E1 according to a signal input from a first terminal G1 and a second power semiconductor element 16 that passes current from a second terminal C2 to a third terminal E2 according to a signal input from a first terminal G2 are formed in a single substrate (chip) 20. The third terminal E2 of the second power semiconductor element 16 is electrically connected to the first terminal G1 of the first power semiconductor element 13. A current path for transferring electric charge from the second terminal C1 of the first power semiconductor element 13 to the first terminal G2 of the second power semiconductor element 16 when the potential of the second terminal C1 of the first power semiconductor element 13 is increased with time is provided.
US08917115B2	Zero crossing detector (ZCD) circuit A system for detecting a Zero Crossing point is provided. The system includes: a coupling unit connected between a high voltage side and a low voltage side of the system; and a zero crossing detector connected to the high voltage side and configured to divide a filtered mains voltage signal and to generate an output signal that indicates a zero crossing point of the filtered mains voltage signal.
US08917112B1	Bidirectional level shifter The invention provides a bidirectional level shifter which includes: a first signal terminal; a second signal terminal; a first switch, coupled between the first signal terminal and ground; an inverter receiving a signal from the first signal terminal; a Schottky diode including an anode and a cathode, the anode receiving a signal from the second signal terminal; a second switch, coupled between the cathode of the Schottky diode and the ground; a comparing circuit, comparing a reference voltage and a voltage at the second signal terminal to control the first switch, wherein the reference voltage is lower than a forward bias voltage of the Schottky diode; a first voltage source coupled to the first common node; and a second voltage source coupled to the second common node.
US08917111B1	Configuration of programmable integrated circuits Approaches for configuring programmable resources of a programmable IC are disclosed. A first set of configuration data is loaded using a configuration port of the programmable IC, which also includes input/output (I/O) ports. Programmable resources are configured according to the first set of configuration data to implement a master data link circuit and at least one slave data link circuit. The master data link circuit includes a hardwired communication circuit, and a set of the programmable resources arranged to form a communication control circuit configured to control the communication circuit to provide a data link for communicating data via one of the I/O ports. A second set of configuration data is loaded using the master data link circuit. Programmable resources of the programmable IC are configured according to the second set of configuration data to implement a logic circuit configured to communicate data via the slave data link circuit.
US08917109B2	Method and device for pulse width estimation A pulse width estimation method, applied between an integrated circuit and a circuit system for generating a reference pulse with a predetermined pulse width, includes steps for the following: generating an under-test pulse with an under-test pulse width by the integrated circuit; delivering the under-test and reference pulses to the integrated circuit for multiplying the under-test pulse width and the predetermined pulse width thereof by a timing gain and thereby obtaining a gained under-test pulse and a gained reference pulse, respectively; providing, by the integrated circuit, a count pulse for sampling the gained under-test pulse and the gained reference pulse and thereby obtaining a first count number and a second count number, respectively; and estimating the under-test pulse width by using the predetermined pulse width, the first count number and the second count number. A pulse width estimation device is also provided.
US08917108B2	Apparatus for monitoring operating parameters of integrated circuits and integrated circuit with operating parameter monitoring A device for monitoring operating parameters of integrated circuits. A signal is generated at least at one output of a comparison element by comparing switching states of input signals at the at least two inputs of the comparison element, which signal indicates that the at least one operating parameter has fallen below or has exceeded a predefined threshold. The two input signals are generated by at least two operating parameter-dependent devices, and the switching behavior thereof is subject to a time delay depending on the current value of the at least one operating parameter. A predefined time delay has a value such that when the predefined threshold of the operating parameter is exceeded, one of the input signals changes its switching state at the times predefined for the comparison element by the clock signal on the basis of the time delay.
US08917105B2	Solder bump testing apparatus and methods of use A testing apparatus for measuring the material properties of solder balls includes a frame and a chuck base moveable in X, Y, Z dimensions, relative to the frame. A probe tip is fixed to the frame. A measuring device is mounted to the frame and maintains a spacing with relationship to the probe tip and which has an initial, known height above the chuck base.
US08917102B2	Method, capacitance meter, computer program and computer program product for improved capacitance measurement A method for measuring a capacitance using a capacitance meter. The capacitance meter includes an AC power source with a controllable frequency which is fed to a capacitor to measure its capacitance. A first measurement of the capacitance is performed by the capacitance meter using a first frequency. When the first measurement of the capacitance indicates the capacitance is below a threshold capacitance a lower capacitance measurement is performed in the capacitance meter, using a second measurement of the capacitance using a second frequency. When the first measurement of the capacitance indicates the capacitance is above a threshold capacitance, a higher capacitance measurement is performed in the capacitance meter, using a second measurement of the capacitance using a third frequency, the third frequency being lower than the second frequency.
US08917101B2	Touch detection method and related touch control device A touch detection method for a touch control device including a touch panel includes examining whether a charging capacity for charging a measured capacitor of the touch panel and a discharging capacity for discharging the measured capacitor are determined; charging and discharging the measured capacitor by using the charging capacity and the discharging capacity when the charging capacity and the discharging capacity are determined and receiving a count value representing the capacitance of the measured capacitor, examining whether a base count value is set, calculating a difference between the count value and the base count value when the base count value is set, for determining whether the touch panel is touched, examining whether the count value is in a predetermined range, and performing a charging and discharging capacity setting process when the count value is out of the predetermined range, for adjusting the charging capacity and the discharging capacity.
US08917100B2	Detecting and counting device for detecting a wholeness and for counting pharmaceutical/parapharmaceutical articles A detecting/counting device for pharmaceutical/parapharmaceutical articles has a sliding support groove (15) having a first lateral wall (15A) and a second lateral wall (15B) and a bottom. A first capacitive sensor (C1) has a first armature (C1A) parallel to the first lateral wall (15A) and a second armature (C1B) parallel to the second lateral wall and connected to a first reference potential Vref1 by a first circuit (O1). A second capacitive sensor (C2) has a first armature (C2A) parallel to the first lateral wall and a second armature (C2B) parallel to the second lateral wall and connected to a second reference potential Vref2 by a second circuit (O2). A data processing unit (E) receives signals from the first circuit and the second circuit during transit of an article, indicating the shape of the articles, and compares them with reference ranges to determine whether the article is whole.
US08917096B2	Determination of isoelectric points of biomolecules using capacitive sensors A mechanism is provided for determining an isoelectric point of a molecule. A first group of capacitance versus voltage curves of a capacitor is measured. The capacitor includes a substrate, dielectric layer, and conductive solution. The first group of curves is measured for pH values of the solution without the molecule bound to a functionalized material on the dielectric layer of the capacitor. A second group of capacitance versus voltage curves of the capacitor is measured when the molecule is present in the solution, where the molecule is bound to the functionalized material of the dielectric layer of the capacitor. A shift is determined in the second group of curves from the first group of curves at each pH value. The isoelectric point of the molecule is determined by extrapolating a pH value corresponding to a shift voltage being zero, when the shift is compared to the pH values.
US08917095B2	Vehicle system and method for detecting hydrogen sulfide A sulfide-based solid electrolyte cell which can efficiently detect its deterioration, a cell pack equipped with the cell, a vehicle system equipped with the cell pack, and a method for detecting hydrogen sulfide. A sulfide-based solid electrolyte cell including at least one or more power generation units each including a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte present between the positive and negative electrodes, and a cell case which houses the power generation units, wherein at least one of the positive electrode, negative electrode and electrolyte includes a sulfur material, and wherein at least one of a current collector which constitutes a charging and discharging path, a lead which constitutes a charging and discharging path, and a lead which is connected to a circuit that is attached to the charging and discharging path, includes a material which chemically reacts with hydrogen sulfide to change electrical resistance.
US08917093B2	Local coil for magnetic resonance applications and a magnetic resonance system A local coil for magnetic resonance applications includes a receiving antenna operable to receive an analog magnetic resonance signal excited in an examination subject by an excitation signal. The local coil includes an analog-to-digital converter that is supplied with the received analog magnetic resonance signal from the receiving antenna. The analog-to-digital converter converts the analog magnetic resonance signal into a digital magnetic resonance signal. The local coil includes a first transmission system that is supplied with the digital magnetic resonance signal by the analog-to-digital converter and emits the digital magnetic resonance signal via a transmitting antenna at a first data rate into the environment of the local coil. The local coil includes a second transmission system that is different from the first transmission system. The second transmission system emits data into the environment of the local coil at a second data rate that is lower than the first data rate.
US08917092B2	Method and apparatus usable for mining and mineral exploration A method for mineral analysis of a sample based on detection of NQR and/or Local Field Magnetic Resonance (LFMR) signals from a particular substance within a sample includes: setting a frequency of RF pulses to be approximately equal to one of the NQR or LFMR frequencies of the substance; setting a set of parameters of the RF pulses to be optimal for the substance; setting a set of receiving parameters to be optimal for the substance; tuning the probe to maximum sensitivity for the signals detected at predetermined frequency and/or to maximum power transfer efficiency for RF pulses transmitted with the probe; transmitting the RF pulses with the probe at said optimal level during a transmitting period to irradiate the sample and excite an NQR or LFMR signal in the substance, if present; detecting and processing NQR or LFMR signals emitted by the substance; and calculating the concentration of the substance in the sample.
US08917089B2	Device for detecting and counting metal elements A device for detecting metal elements in slab form such as metal plates or sheets, includes an emission coil powered by suitable control elements and generating a magnetic field, a reception coil placed so as to enable generation via induction of a voltage across the terminals of the coil under the action of the magnetic field, and elements for processing and evaluating the voltage signal delivered by the at least one reception coil, enabling delivery of an information signal indicating the absence or presence of one or more metal elements near the coils. The emission coil (3) and the reception coil (5) are both mounted in a housing or a sensor head having an active detection face having an associated detection region, and are positioned at a defined inclination one relative to the other and relative to the face.
US08917087B2	Moving magnetic field generating apparatus A moving magnetic field generating apparatus includes a magnet array including magnets disposed at a first pitch such that N and S poles of adjacent magnets in the magnet array are alternated, and first and second magnetic pole piece arrays extending along the magnet array to interpose the magnet array therebetween with a gap from the magnet array. The first and second magnetic pole piece arrays are disposed with a predetermined phase difference therebetween. The first magnetic pole piece array includes first magnetic pole pieces disposed at a second pitch in an array and each having a length enough to face at least two adjacent magnets in the magnet array. The second magnetic pole piece array is configured similarly to the first magnetic pole piece array. One of the first and second magnetic pole piece arrays and the magnet array is relatively moved to the other at a predetermined speed.
US08917086B2	Position sensor for linear synchronous motors employing halbach arrays A position sensor suitable for use in linear synchronous motor (LSM) drive systems employing Halbach arrays to create their magnetic fields is described. The system has several advantages over previously employed ones, especially in its simplicity and its freedom from being affected by weather conditions, accumulated dirt, or electrical interference from the LSM system itself.
US08917084B2	High voltage sensing mechanism with integrated on-off switch The present invention is an efficient high voltage sensing mechanism that operates only when an individual needs to test the voltage across a wire. The present invention attaches around a tested wire using a jaw and a hook. The hook is tensioned using an expansion spring. The operator propels the hook outwards from the jaw, around the tested wire; thereafter, the expansion spring retracts to latch onto the tested wire against the jaw. An on-off switch is integrated into the mechanical hook device. As the hook is propelled outwards, the on-off switch moves into the “on” position, which powers the electrical processing and voltage analysis equipment. Once the hook is returned to the initial position, the on-off switch moves to the “off” position. This arrangement allows the present invention to remain unpowered for any instance a wire is not being tested. The present invention detects voltage through capacitive coupling.
US08917078B2	Frequency measuring device and odor sensor and electronic equipment which are provided with the frequency measuring device A frequency measuring device according to an embodiment of the invention includes a first resonator provided with a first adsorption film, a second resonator provided with a second adsorption film, a first oscillation circuit which is connected to the first resonator and is provided with a first frequency regulator that can regulate the frequency of a first oscillation signal and output the first oscillation signal, a second oscillation circuit which is connected to the second resonator and is provided with a second frequency regulator that can regulate the frequency of a second oscillation signal and output the second oscillation signal, a measuring circuit which can measure the frequencies of the first oscillation signal and the second oscillation signal, and a control circuit which can control the first frequency regulator and the second frequency regulator.
US08917075B2	Switched inductor DC-DC converter A direct current to direct current (DCDC) voltage converter is described comprising a controller and at least one converter circuit. The converter circuit comprises at least first and second inductors, each having an input and an output; a first input switch connected to the input of the first inductor; a second input switch connected to the input of the second inductor; and an output switch connected to the outputs of the inductors for selectively combining the outputs to form a parallel combination of the inductors or a series combination of the inductors. The controller generates signals for selectively connecting the first and second input switches and the output circuit between a pair of power supply input terminals and a pair of power supply output terminals. In response to appropriate signals from the controller, the converter circuit can be operated as a buck converter or a boost converter.
US08917074B2	Systems and methods for adaptive body braking control in a voltage regulator A voltage regulator that includes a high-side and a low-side power transistor is implemented where the high-side and the low-side power transistors are operable to output power to a transient load. The voltage regulator further includes control circuitry coupled to the high-side low-side power transistors and the transient load, with the control circuitry operable to receive a control signal from the transient load or the system. The control signal may correspond to an operating voltage of the transient load. In response to a decrease in a power level, the control circuitry may turn off the high-side power transistor, turn on the low-side power transistor a first duration, and turn off the low-side power transistor for a second duration. The first duration and the second duration may be based, at least in part, on the operating voltage.
US08917073B2	Cot converter with controlled frequency and associated method A SMPS having a switch; an output port coupled to a load, configured to provide a voltage feedback signal and a current feedback signal; an on-time generator, having an input end coupled to the current feedback signal, and having an output end providing a time signal indicating a time period; and a PWM generator, having a first input end coupled to the voltage feedback signal, a second input end coupled to the time signal, and an output end providing a PWM signal that is coupled to the control end of the switch, and wherein the PWM signal is configured to turn ON the switch when the voltage feedback signal is lower than a threshold voltage, and the PWM signal is configured to turn OFF the switch after the time period.
US08917072B2	Control circuit and method for providing a signal for a PWM voltage regulator to convert an input voltage into an output voltage A control circuit and method for a PWM voltage regulator combine a high frequency feedback technique with a constant on-time or constant off-time topology to improve the transient performance of the PWM voltage regulator. The PWM voltage regulator generates a constant on-time or constant off-time depending on a current for generating a PWM signal, and dynamically adjusts the current according to the droop-voltage at its output during a transient period. Therefore, the PWM voltage regulator boosts its transient response without any threshold for load step detection.
US08917066B2	Method and apparatus of shunt control for multiple power converters on a shared DC bus A system for managing shunt utilization among multiple power converters sharing a common DC bus is disclosed. Each power converter includes a shunt device, typically one or more power resistors, configured to dissipate power from the DC bus. The power converter is configured according to an initial set of configuration parameters to selectively connect the shunt device to the DC bus. Each power converter monitors the amount of power being dissipated from the DC bus via the shunt device connected to that power converter and determines a utilization rate for the shunt device. As the utilization rate increases, the configuration parameters are modified to less frequently connect the shunt device to the DC bus. As the utilization rate decreases, the configuration parameters are modified to more frequently connect the shunt device to the DC bus.
US08917059B2	Inter-module voltage balance correcting circuit of a power storage system Provided is an inter-module voltage balance correcting circuit of a power storage system including a plurality of storage modules connected in series, each of the storage modules including a plurality of storage cells connected in series. The inter-module voltage balance correcting circuit includes a resistance voltage dividing circuit (R1-R2) that equally divides a series voltage across a first storage module and a second storage module connected in series; and a pair of transistors that are turned ON/OFF complementarily based on a voltage (Vp1-Vp2) appearing between an intermediate connecting point (p2) between the storage modules M1, M2 in series and a voltage dividing point p1 of the resistance voltage dividing circuit, and a bypass discharge resistive element is selectively connected to modules by turning ON/OFF the complementary transistors.
US08917057B2	Battery charging system There is provided a planar inductive battery charging system designed to enable electronic devices to be recharged. The system includes a planar charging module having a charging surface on which a device to be recharged is placed. Within the charging module and parallel to the charging surface is at least one and preferably an array of primary windings that couple energy inductively to a secondary winding formed in the device to be recharged. The invention also provides secondary modules that allow the system to be used with conventional electronic devices not formed with secondary windings.
US08917056B2	Charging apparatus for electric vehicle An electric vehicle charging apparatus. The electric vehicle charging apparatus includes an electric vehicle including a vehicle coil connected to a charging circuit connected to a storage battery, a parking stop arranged on a parking lot surface, a stop coil arranged within the parking stop to generate an induced current in the vehicle coil when the vehicle coil is arranged in a vicinity of the stop coil and an operation unit connected to the stop coil to raise the stop coil.
US08917055B2	Power recovery controller The inventive subject matter provides a circuit and a method for efficiently charging a battery. In one aspect of the invention, the circuit includes a constant current circuit configured to provide a direct current through the battery. The circuit also includes a pulsing current circuit that works with the constant current circuit and configured to simultaneously provide a series of pulsed current to the battery. In some embodiments, the series of current pulses includes constructive resonant ringing that is constructive with respect to the charging of the battery.
US08917051B2	Integrated fuel processor and fuel cell system control method The present invention provides a novel method of controlling a mobile, integrated fuel processor and fuel cell system that utilizes an innovative combination of feedback and feed forward control loops maintain the reformer temperature and hydrogen permeate pressure in the system with the operating parameters of the fuel reformer being adjusted to achieve rapid and more reliable load following when transient conditions occur.
US08917049B2	Motor control apparatus When a failure of a feedback control operation of an electric motor is sensed, a control unit changes the feedback control operation to an open loop control operation. At the time of executing the open loop control operation, the control unit sequentially changes the exciting phase of the motor without executing feedback of information of the count value of the encoder counter and rotates a rotor of the motor until a count value of an exciting phase change counter reaches an open loop target count value, which corresponds to a target rotational position of the rotor. When the control unit changes the feedback control operation to the open loop control operation, the control unit sets the open loop target count value by correcting a feedback target count value based on an exciting phase deviation correction value for the count value of the encoder counter.
US08917048B2	Motor control device and motor control method A motor control device and a motor control method are disclosed herein, where the motor control device includes a signal conversion unit, a frequency multiplication unit, a profile generation circuit and a frequency converter unit. The signal conversion unit receives a rotation speed signal from a motor and converts the rotation speed signal into a digital signal. The frequency multiplication unit generates a frequency multiplication signal based on the digital signal. The profile generation circuit performs frequency division on the frequency multiplication signal to get a profile signal. The frequency converter unit generates a reference signal and compares the reference signal with the profile signal to output a motor control signal.
US08917047B2	Converter system The present disclosure discloses a converter system, which at least includes the first and second back-to-back converters. The first back-to-back converter includes a first rectifier module and a first inverter module. The first rectifier module is used to convert a first AC voltage to a first DC voltage. The first inverter module is used to convert the first DC voltage to a second AC voltage. The second back-to-back converter includes a second rectifier module and a second inverter module. The second rectifier module is used to convert the first AC voltage to a second DC voltage. The second inverter module is used to convert the second DC voltage to the second AC voltage. The converter system can suppress the circular current through the synchronous operation of the first and second rectifiers or the synchronous operation of the first and second inverters.
US08917046B2	Rapid reversible charging device for an electric vehicle A device for generating electric power of a traction system of a motor vehicle powered by a battery, including a first rectifier stage configured to be connected to a power supply network or to a load to be powered, a second inverter stage configured to be connected to the battery, a mechanism regulating average current flowing between the first stage and the second stage, and a controller controlling a transfer of electric power between the power supply network and the battery or the powering of a load.
US08917037B2	Electric operating machine The power circuit comprises a voltage conversion part converting an input voltage entered in accordance with a voltage of a power source to generate an output voltage and outputting the generated output voltage to the motor and a current detection part outputting a first signal in accordance with a current flowing through a given part of the power circuit. The voltage conversion part lowers the voltage value of new output voltage being generated when the current detection part outputs the first signal.
US08917031B2	Backlight panel circuit, back light panel and light emitting diode driver Backlight panel circuit, backlight panel and light emitting diode driver are disclosed. The backlight panel circuit comprises: a LED driver including a plurality of voltage followers and a PWM signal transmitter; LED chains; and a plurality of switch circuit units corresponding to the plurality of voltage follows in a one-to-one relationship. Each of the switch circuit units comprises a first switch circuit with a current input terminal being connected to an output terminal of a corresponding voltage follow, a current output terminal being connected to a first LED chain, and a signal input terminal being connected to a signal output terminal of the PWM signal transmitter; and a second switch circuit with a current input terminal being connected to the output terminal of the voltage follow, a current output terminal being connected to a second LED chain, and a signal input terminal being connected to the signal output terminal of the PWM signal transmitter. The PWM signal transmitter is adapted to transmit an on-off signal so as to control an alternate turn-on of the first and second switch circuits. The disclosed technical solutions decrease the cost of the liquid crystal display by reducing the number of voltage followers.
US08917022B2	Plasma generation device and plasma processing device A flange, which forms a portion of a vacuum container, has a rectangular opening surrounded by an insulating frame. A plate-shaped radio-frequency antenna conductor 13 is provided so as to cover the opening, with the insulating frame clamped thereby. In this structure, a radio-frequency power source is connected via a matching box to one end along the length of the radio-frequency antenna conductor, the other end is connected to ground, and electric power is supplied so that a radio-frequency current flows from one end of the radio-frequency antenna conductor to the other. By this method, the impedance of the radio-frequency antenna conductor can be lowered, and high-density plasma with a low electron temperature can be efficiently generated.
US08917014B2	Coated articles and/or devices with optical out-coupling layer stacks (OCLS), and/or methods of making the same Certain example embodiments relate to organic light emitting diode (OLED) inclusive devices, and/or methods of making the same. A substrate supports a transparent conductive coating (TCC) based layer, and first and second organic layers disposed thereon. A reflective conductive layer is supported by the organic layers. An out-coupling layer stack (OCLS) interposed between the organic layers and a viewer of the device includes a hybrid organic-inorganic polymer matrix having scatterers dispersed throughout in a manner such that each scatterer is located in the far field of its nearest neighbor. The scatterers are dispersed to have a high Zeta potential, and promote Mie-like scattering of light passing through the OCLS. Mie-like scattering caused by the OCLS may help to frustrate the wave-guiding modes in the glass, e.g., by breaking down the in-phase coherence.
US08917003B2	Axial retention of permanent magnet rotor in high speed generator A permanent magnet rotor for use on an electrical generator comprises a hub having an outer peripheral surface and an inner peripheral bore centered on an axis. The inner peripheral bore is provided with a screw thread at least over a portion of an axial dimension. Permanent magnets are mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the hub. A containment band is positioned radially outwardly of the magnets, holding the magnets and the hub together. The hub, a generator rotor incorporating the permanent magnet rotor, and a generator incorporating the permanent magnet rotor are also disclosed and claimed in this application.
US08916998B2	Control circuit for an electrical drive device, having confined current loops and reduced interference emissions An electrical drive device (1) includes a control circuit (3) connectable to a voltage source (5) on the input side and to an electric drive motor (4) on the output side. The control circuit (3) includes two separate return conductors (13, 35) connected to each other at a single connection point (36). One return conductor (13) is connected to the ground terminal (12) of the control circuit (3). The other return conductor (35) is connected to a motor converter (14), a converter control (15) and a back-up capacitor (19). Due to this arrangement, the currents (is, ia) flowing in a back-up circuit loop (31) and a control circuit loop (32) are confined to remain within the control circuit (3) and are separated from a housing (10), for example the chassis of a motor vehicle. As a result, the electrical drive device (1) has low interference emissions.
US08916994B2	Device and method for selectively controlling multiple transmission coils in wireless power transmission device One exemplary method for selectively controlling multiple power transmission coils may include: outputting a first detection signal and a second detection signal to a wireless power receiving device through first and second power transmission coils, respectively; detecting either or both of a first response signal and a second response signal generated from the wireless power transmission device respectively in response to the first detecting signal and the second detecting signal; selecting one of the first and second power transmission coils that corresponds to the detected one of the first and second response signals if only one of the first and the second response signals is detected; selecting one of the first and second power transmission coils if both of the first and second response signals are detected; and outputting a wireless power signal via the selected one of the first and second power transmission coil.
US08916990B2	Functional high-voltage interlock system and method Methods and apparatus are provided for a functional high-voltage interlock system. The apparatus includes an enclosure, a high-voltage terminal, a low-voltage circuit, and a control circuit. The enclosure includes an access point that may be breached. The high-voltage terminal is disposed at least partially within the enclosure, is accessible by breaching the high-voltage access point, and is configured to be energized from a high-voltage electrical power source. The low-voltage circuit is disposed within the enclosure, and is coupled to selectively receive a low-voltage electrical signal. The control circuit is coupled to, and is configured to supply the low-voltage electrical signal to, the low-voltage circuit only when the high-voltage access point is not breached. The control circuit implements a first function and a disparate second function. The first function determines whether the access point is breached and, if so, prevents the high-voltage terminal from being energized from the high-voltage electrical source.
US08916988B2	Systems and methods for use in operating power generation systems A control system is provided. The control system includes a turbine controller that is configured to generate at least a first signal that is representative of pitch control commands for a plurality of turbine blades and a second signal that is representative of the pitch control commands for the turbine blades. A first pitch controller is coupled to the turbine controller, wherein the first pitch controller is configured to receive the first signal and to implement the pitch control commands for each of the turbine blades in response to receiving the first signal. A second pitch controller is coupled to the turbine controller and to the first pitch controller, wherein the second pitch controller is configured to receive the second signal and to implement the pitch control commands to each of the turbine blades when the first pitch controller is unable to implement the pitch control commands.
US08916985B2	Gas turbine start with frequency convertor A method for the start of a power plant installation which includes a gas turbine, a generator coupled to the gas turbine, and a frequency converter to feed current into an electrical grid. In accordance with the method, during the start of the gas turbine, the generator is connected to the electrical grid via the frequency converter before the operating rotational speed of the gas turbine is reached, wherein the frequency converter is controlled such that it generates an output current with the grid frequency. A power plant installation can execute the above method.
US08916984B2	Wind turbine A wind turbine including at least one generator is disclosed. The generator includes a stator with two sets of stator windings. The first set of stator windings is connected to a first electrical converter unit by a first cable connection and the second set of stator windings is connected to a second electrical converter unit by a second cable connection. The first cable connection is guided from the respective set of stator windings in the region of the side facing the drive end of the wind turbine and the second cable connection is guided from the respective set of stator windings in the region of the side facing the non-drive end of the wind turbine.
US08916980B2	Pad and circuit layout for semiconductor devices An apparatus includes an image sensor with a frontside and a backside. The image sensor includes an active circuit region and bonding pads. The active circuit region has a first shape that is substantially rectangular. The substantially rectangular first shape has first chamfered corners. A perimeter of the frontside of the image sensor has a second shape that is substantially rectangular. The second substantially rectangular shape has second chamfered corners. The bonding pads are disposed on the frontside of the image sensor. The bonding pads are disposed between the first chamfered corners and the second chamfered corners. The first shape is disposed inside the second shape.
US08916979B2	Through-vias and methods of forming the same An integrated circuit structure includes a substrate, a metal ring penetrating through the substrate, a dielectric region encircled by the metal ring, and a through-via penetrating through the dielectric region. The dielectric region is in contact with the through-via and the metal ring.
US08916974B2	Metal density aware signal routing Methods and apparatus for routing signal paths in an integrated circuit. One or more signal routing paths for transferring signals of the integrated circuit may be determined. A dummy fill pattern for the integrated circuit may be determined based on the one or more metal density specifications and at least one design rule for reducing cross coupling capacitance between the dummy fill pattern and the routing paths. The signal routing paths and/or the dummy fill pattern may be incrementally optimized to meet one or more timing requirements of the integrated circuit.
US08916973B1	Semiconductor device with electrode structure including graphene pattern formed over metal pattern A semiconductor device includes a data storage layer formed over a semiconductor substrate in which a lower structure is formed, and an electrode structure formed on at least one side of the data storage layer over the semiconductor substrate. The electrode structure includes a metal pattern, and a graphene pattern formed over the metal pattern.
US08916972B2	Adhesion between post-passivation interconnect structure and polymer An embodiment integrated circuit structure includes a substrate, a metal pad over the substrate, a post-passivation interconnect (PPI) structure over the substrate and electronically connected to the metal pad, a thin oxide film layer directly over a top surface of the PPI structure, and a polymer layer over the thin oxide film layer and PPI structure.
US08916970B2	Method for welding gold-silicon eutectic chip, and transistor Relating to electronic components, the present disclosure provides a method for welding a gold-silicon eutectic chip, and a transistor. The method for welding a gold-silicon eutectic chip includes: electroplating a gold layer with a thickness smaller than or equal to 1 micron on surfaces of a chip carrier; bonding multiple gold protrusions on the gold layer in a welding region; and rubbing a chip in the welding region at a eutectic temperature to form a welding layer. The transistor includes a chip, a chip carrier, and a middle layer connecting the chip and the chip carrier, where the welding middle layer is a welding layer obtained by using the above welding method. The present disclosure reduces an amount of gold in use and lowers a cost of gold-silicon eutectic welding to a relatively large extent, and, accordingly, cuts down the cost of a transistor.
US08916968B2	Multichip power semiconductor device An electronic device includes a first chip carrier and a second chip carrier isolated from the first chip carrier. A first power semiconductor chip is mounted on and electrically connected to the first chip carrier. A second power semiconductor chip is mounted on and electrically connected to the second chip carrier. An electrically insulating material is configured to at least partially surround the first power semiconductor chip and the second power semiconductor chip. An electrical interconnect is configured to electrically connect the first power semiconductor chip to the second power semiconductor chip, wherein the electrical interconnect has at least one of a contact clip and a galvanically deposited conductor.
US08916966B2	Integrated circuit including a heat dissipation structure One embodiment of an integrated circuit includes a discrete device that defines a top surface, an integrated circuit substrate, and a heat dissipation structure fully covering the top surface of the discrete device and being thermally connected to the integrated circuit substrate.
US08916964B2	Semiconductor device and method of producing same A semiconductor device and a method of producing the same, wherein a joining member and a joined member are bonded by means of brazing in a way such that no voids are left inside the joining layer. The semiconductor device comprises a joined member and a joining member which is joined to the joined member by means of brazing. The joined member is provided with a through hole which is open on the joining surface with the joining member, and a path communicating with the through hole is provided on at least one of the joining surface of the joining member with the joined member or the joining surface of the member with the joining member.
US08916957B2	Package structure and package process A package structure and a package process are provided. The package structure comprises a carrier having a carrying portion and a plurality of supporting bar remnants disposed around and extending outward from the carrying portion, a chip mounted to the carrying portion, and an encapsulant disposed on the carrier and covering the chip, wherein the supporting bar remnants are encapsulated by the encapsulant, and each of the supporting bar remnants has a distal end shrank from an outer surface of the encapsulant. A package process for fabricating the package structure is also provided.
US08916956B2	Multiple die packaging interposer structure and method System and method for providing a multiple die interposer structure. An embodiment comprises a plurality of interposer studs in a molded interposer, with a redirection layer on each side of the interposer. Additionally, the interposer studs may be initially attached to a conductive mounting plate by soldering or wirebond welding prior to molding the interposer, with the mounting plate etched to form one of the redirection layers. Integrated circuit dies may be attached to the redirection layers on each side of the interposer, and interlevel connection structures used to mount and electrically connect a top package having a third integrated circuit to the interposer assembly.
US08916952B2	Self-aligned emitter-base in advanced BiCMOS technology A self-aligned bipolar transistor and method of fabricating the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a substrate and an intrinsic base are provided, followed by a first oxide layer, and an extrinsic base over the first oxide layer. A first opening is formed, exposing a portion of a surface of the extrinsic base. Sidewall spacers are formed in the first opening, and a self-aligned oxide mask is selectively formed on the exposed surface of the extrinsic base. The spacers are removed, and using the self-aligned oxide mask, the exposed extrinsic base and the first oxide layer are etched to expose the intrinsic base layer, forming a first and a second slot. A silicon layer stripe is selectively grown on the exposed intrinsic and/or extrinsic base layers in each of the first and second slots, substantially filling the respective slot.
US08916945B2	Semiconductor light-detecting element Prepared is an n− type semiconductor substrate 1 having a first principal surface 1a and a second principal surface 1b opposed to each other, and having a p+ type semiconductor region 3 formed on the first principal surface 1a side. At least a region opposed to the p+ type semiconductor region 3 in the second principal surface 1b of the n− type semiconductor substrate 1 is irradiated with a pulsed laser beam to form an irregular asperity 10. After formation of the irregular asperity 10, an accumulation layer 11 with an impurity concentration higher than that of the n− type semiconductor substrate 1 is formed on the second principal surface 1b side of the n type semiconductor substrate 1. After formation of the accumulation layer 11, the n− type semiconductor substrate 1 is subjected to a thermal treatment.
US08916943B2	MEMS devices having a plurality of cavities An integrated circuit device includes a first layer comprising at least two partial cavities, an intermediate layer bonded to the first layer, the intermediate layer formed to support at least two Micro-electromechanical System (MEMS) devices, and a second layer bonded to the intermediate layer, the second layer comprising at least two partial cavities to complete the at least two partial cavities of the first layer through the intermediate layer to form at least two sealed full cavities. The at least two full cavities have different pressures within.
US08916938B2	Three-dimensional writable printed memory The present invention discloses a three-dimensional writable printed memory (3D-wP). It comprises at least a printed memory array and a writable memory array. The printed memory array stores contents data, which are recorded with a printing means; the writable memory array stores custom data, which are recorded with a writing means. The writing means is preferably direct-write lithography. To maintain manufacturing throughput, the total amount of custom data should be less than 1% of the total amount of content data.
US08916932B2	Semiconductor device including FINFET structures with varied epitaxial regions, related method and design structure A semiconductor device including a substrate; a FINFET disposed on the substrate, the FINFET including: a set of epitaxial regions disposed in a source/drain region on a set of fins, the set of epitaxial regions including: a first epitaxial region on a first inner surface of a first outer fin, the first epitaxial region having a first thickness defined as one of: a distance from the first inner surface to an edge of the epitaxial region in the case of a non-merged state of adjacent inner epitaxial regions of adjacent fins, and half of a distance from the first inner surface to an opposing inner surface of an adjacent fin in a merged state of adjacent inner epitaxial regions of adjacent fins, and a second epitaxial region with a second thickness disposed on a first outer surface of the first outer fin. The second thickness is thinner than the first thickness.
US08916931B2	LDMOS semiconductor device with parasitic bipolar transistor for reduced surge current An N type layer made of an N type epitaxial layer in which an N+ type drain layer etc are formed is surrounded by a P type drain isolation layer extending from the front surface of the N type epitaxial layer to an N+ type buried layer. A P type collector layer is formed in an N type layer made of the N type epitaxial layer surrounded by the P type drain isolation layer and a P type element isolation layer, extending from the front surface to the inside of the N type layer. A parasitic bipolar transistor that uses the first conductive type drain isolation layer as the emitter, the second conductive type N type layer as the base, and the collector layer as the collector is thus formed so as to flow a surge current into a ground line.
US08916930B2	Trenched power semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof A trenched power semiconductor device on a lightly doped substrate is provided. The device has a base, a plurality of trenches including at least a gate trench, a plurality of first heavily doping regions, a body region, a source doped region, a contact window, a second heavily doped region, and a metal layer. The trenches are formed in the base. The first heavily doped regions are beneath the trenches respectively and spaced from the bottom of the respective trench with a lightly doped region. The body region encircles the trenches and is away from the first heavily doped region with a predetermined distance. The source doped region is in an upper portion of the body region. The contact window is adjacent to the edge of the base. The second heavily doped region is below the contact window filled by the metal layer for electrically connecting the second heavily doped region.
US08916927B2	Vertical tunnel field effect transistor (FET) Among other things, one or more techniques for forming a vertical tunnel field effect transistor (FET), and a resulting vertical tunnel FET are provided herein. In an embodiment, the vertical tunnel FET is formed by forming a core over a first type substrate region, forming a second type channel shell around a circumference greater than a core circumference, forming a gate dielectric around a circumference greater than the core circumference, forming a gate electrode around a circumference greater than the core circumference, and forming a second type region over a portion of the second type channel shell, where the second type has a doping opposite a doping of the first type. In this manner, line tunneling is enabled, thus providing enhanced tunneling efficiency for a vertical tunnel FET.
US08916926B2	Nonvolatile memory device and method of making the same A nonvolatile memory device includes a substrate, a structure including a stack of alternately disposed layers of conductive and insulation materials disposed on the substrate, a plurality of pillars extending through the structure in a direction perpendicular to the substrate and into contact with the substrate, and information storage films interposed between the layers of conductive material and the pillars. In one embodiment, upper portions of the pillars located at the same level as an upper layer of the conductive material have structures that are different from lower portions of the pillars. In another embodiment, or in addition, upper string selection transistors constituted by portions of the pillars at the level of an upper layer of the conductive material are programmed differently from lower string selection transistors.
US08916925B2	Vertical semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same A vertical semiconductor device includes a first active pillar vertically protruded from a semiconductor substrate; a first vertical gate connected to at least one side of the first active pillar and formed along a direction that crosses a buried bit line; and a first body line connected to at least one side of the first active pillar which is not connected to the first vertical gate.
US08916920B2	Memory structure with planar upper surface A memory structure having a memory cell region and a non-memory cell region is provided. The memory structure includes a plurality of memory cells and a conductive material. The plurality of memory cells are disposed in the memory cell region, wherein a plurality of first concave portions are present in the plurality of memory cells. The conductive material extends across the memory cell region and the non-memory cell region, covers the plurality of memory cells, and extends into the plurality of first concave portions.
US08916919B2	Interdigitated vertical native capacitor A metal capacitor structure includes a plurality of line level structures vertically interconnected with via level structures. Each first line level structure and each second line level structure includes a set of parallel metal lines that is physically joined at an end to a rectangular tab structure having a rectangular horizontal cross-sectional area. A first set of parallel metal lines within a first line level structure and a second set of parallel metal lines within a second line level structure are interdigitated and parallel to each other, and can collectively form an interdigitated uniform pitch structure. Because the rectangular tab structures do not protrude toward each other within a region between two facing sidewalls of the rectangular tab structures, sub-resolution assist features (SRAFs) can be employed to provide a uniform width and a uniform pitch throughout the entirety of the interdigitated uniform pitch structure.
US08916917B2	Solid-state imaging device According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a first element formation region surrounded by an element isolation region in a semiconductor substrate having a first and a second surface, an upper element isolation layer on the first surface in the element formation region, a lower element isolation layer between the second surface and the upper element isolation layer, a first photodiode in the element formation region, a floating diffusion in the element formation region, and a first transistor disposed between the first photodiode and the floating diffusion. A side surface of the lower element isolation layer protrudes closer to the transistor than a side surface of the upper element isolation layer.
US08916914B2	Field effect transistor having double transition metal dichalcogenide channels A field effect transistor (FET) includes first and second channels stacked on a substrate, the first and second channels formed of a transition metal dichalcogenide, a source electrode and a drain electrode contacting both the first channel and the second channel, each of the source electrode and the drain electrode having one end between the first channel and the second channel, and a first gate electrode corresponding to at least one of the first channel and the second channel.
US08916909B2	Semiconductor device and method for fabricating a semiconductor device A semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes two different semiconductor materials. The two semiconductor materials are arranged adjacent one another in a common plane.
US08916901B2	Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same A semiconductor light emitting device includes a light emitting unit, a first and second conductive pillar, a sealing unit, and a first and second terminal. The light emitting unit includes a first and second semiconductor layer and a light emitting layer. The light emitting layer is provided on the first semiconductor layer. The second semiconductor layer is provided on the light emitting layer. The first conductive pillar is provided on the first semiconductor layer. The second conductive pillar is provided on the second semiconductor layer. The sealing unit covers side faces of each of the light emitting unit, the first conductive pillar, and the second conductive pillar. The first terminal is provided on the first conductive pillar and on the sealing unit. The second terminal is provided on the second conductive pillar and on the sealing unit.
US08916900B2	Optoelectronic module and method of producing an optoelectronic module An optoelectronic module includes a radiation-emitting semiconductor component, an electrical component and a carrier substrate. The carrier substrate includes a top and a bottom, wherein first electrical connections are arranged on the bottom and second electrical connections are arranged on the top. The electrical component is arranged on the top of the carrier substrate and is electrically conductively connected with the first electrical connections. The radiation-emitting semiconductor component is arranged on the side of the electrical component remote from the carrier substrate. The radiation-emitting semiconductor component furthermore includes conductive structures electrically conductively connected with the second electrical connections.
US08916898B2	Wafer level LED package and method of fabricating the same Disclosed are a light emitting diode (LED) package and a method of fabricating the same. The LED package includes a first substrate, a semiconductor stack disposed on a front surface of the first substrate, a second substrate including a first lead electrode and a second lead electrode, a plurality of connectors electrically connecting the semiconductor stack to the first and second lead electrodes, and a wavelength converter covering a rear surface of the first substrate. The semiconductor stack includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer.
US08916890B2	Light emitting diodes with light filters LED chips including an LED layer or layers capable of emitting light of a first wavelength, a light conversion layer on the LED capable of converting at least a portion of the light of a first wavelength to light of a second wavelength, and a filter layer therebetween that is transmissive to light of a first wavelength and reflective to light of a second wavelength. The filter layer may prevent at least some of the light of a second wavelength from entering the LED layer or layers, where it may be subject to various optical losses, such as internal reflection and absorption. LED chips may also include multiple filter and light conversion layers. Methods of fabrication are also disclosed.
US08916888B2	LED component by integrating epitaxial structure and package substrate together and method of manufacturing the same The present invention discloses an integral LED component which integrates LED epitaxial structures electrodes and interconnect with a package substrate together and an integral manufacturing process thereof. The integral LED component can be made with multiple epitaxial structures or with just a single epitaxial structure. The integral LED component can be mounted into a hollow carrier. And by having support by the hollow carrier, the package substrate can be mounted and contacted with a heat conductive or a dissipation device. The integral LED component is fabricated by wafer level process and cut from the wafer as an independent component. By different manufacturing process, the integral LED component can be made as Vertical LED structure or Lateral LED structure.
US08916884B2	Light-emitting device Disclosed is a light-emitting device comprising: a light-emitting stack with a length and a width comprising: a first conductivity type semiconductor layer; an active layer on the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer on the active layer; a conductive layer with a width greater than the width of the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and under the first conductivity type semiconductor layer, the conductive layer comprising a first overlapping portion which overlaps the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and a first extending portion which does not overlap the first conductivity type semiconductor layer; a transparent conductive layer with a width greater than the width of the second conductivity type semiconductor layer over the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, the transparent conductive layer comprising a second overlapping portion which overlaps the second conductivity type semiconductor layer and a second extending portion which does not overlap the second conductivity type semiconductor layer; a first electrode substantially joined with only the first extending portion or a part of the first extending part; and a second electrode substantially joined with only the second extending portion or a part of the second extending portion.
US08916874B2	Sacrificial waveguide test structures Sacrificial optical test structures are constructed upon a wafer of pre-cleaved optical chips for testing the optical functions of the pre-cleaved optical chips. The sacrificial optical structures are disabled upon the cleaving the optical chips from the wafer and the cleaved optical chips can be used for their desired end functions. The test structures may remain on the cleaved optical chips or they may be discarded.
US08916870B2	Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same It is an object to provide a highly reliable semiconductor device including a thin film transistor with stable electric characteristics. In a semiconductor device including an inverted staggered thin film transistor whose semiconductor layer is an oxide semiconductor layer, a buffer layer is provided over the oxide semiconductor layer. The buffer layer is in contact with a channel formation region of the semiconductor layer and source and drain electrode layers. A film of the buffer layer has resistance distribution. A region provided over the channel formation region of the semiconductor layer has lower electrical conductivity than the channel formation region of the semiconductor layer, and a region in contact with the source and drain electrode layers has higher electrical conductivity than the channel formation region of the semiconductor layer.
US08916867B2	Oxide semiconductor element and semiconductor device A semiconductor element having high mobility, which includes an oxide semiconductor layer having crystallinity, is provided. The oxide semiconductor layer includes a stacked-layer structure of a first oxide semiconductor film and a second oxide semiconductor film having a wider band gap than the first oxide semiconductor film, which is in contact with the first oxide semiconductor film. Thus, a channel region is formed in part of the first oxide semiconductor film (that is, in an oxide semiconductor film having a smaller band gap) which is in the vicinity of an interface with the second oxide semiconductor film. Further, dangling bonds in the first oxide semiconductor film and the second oxide semiconductor film are bonded to each other at the interface therebetween. Accordingly, a decrease in mobility resulting from an electron trap or the like due to dangling bonds can be reduced in the channel region.
US08916864B2	Heterocyclic compound and organic light-emitting device using the same An organic light-emitting device includes an anode, a cathode, and an organic compound layer interposed between the anode and the cathode. The organic compound layer contains a heterocyclic compound having 4,10-Diazachrysene.
US08916863B2	Organic thin-film transistor and method of manufacturing organic thin-film transistor A transistor manufacturing method includes: forming a gate electrode above a substrate; forming a gate insulator above the gate electrode; forming source and drain electrodes above the gate insulator; forming a sacrificial layer above the source and drain electrodes; forming a partition wall layer above the sacrificial layer; forming an opening by patterning the partition wall layer to partly expose the sacrificial layer; removing the sacrificial layer to expose the source and drain electrodes; and forming an organic semiconductor layer to cover the source and drain electrodes and the gate insulator, wherein the source and drain electrodes occupy 50% or more of a surface area of the opening, and the source and drain electrodes are spaced apart at an interval smaller than an average granular diameter of crystals each of which is at least partly positioned above the source or drain electrode.
US08916862B2	Organic EL panel, display device using same, and method for producing organic EL panel To increase light-extraction efficiency and simplify manufacturing process. An organic EL panel includes: first electrode reflecting incident light; second electrode transmitting incident light therethrough; organic light-emitting layer emitting light of corresponding color among RGB colors; first functional layer including charge injection/transport layer and at least one other layer, and disposed between the first electrode and the light-emitting layer; and second functional layer disposed between the second electrode and the light-emitting layer. The first functional layers of the RGB colors are equal in film thickness, the organic light-emitting layers of the RGB colors are equal in optical distance from the first electrode, the second functional layers of the RGB colors are equal in film thickness, the organic light-emitting layers of the RGB colors are equal in optical distance from the second electrode, and the organic light-emitting layers of the RGB colors differ in film thickness.
US08916856B2	Display apparatus A display with organic electroluminescent elements each having an optical-interference structure includes; a blue-light emitting layer containing a host material and a light emitting material, where lowest unoccupied molecular orbital of a hole-transporting layer is smaller than that of the host material and highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of the host material is larger than that of the hole-transporting layer by 0.5 eV or lower; and a film-thickness adjustment layer disposed between a light emitting layer and the hole-transporting layer of a red-light emitting electroluminescent element or a green-light emitting electroluminescent element, where the hole-mobility of the adjustment layer is higher than the carrier-mobility of the light emitting layer of the electroluminescent element having the adjustment layer, and HOMO of the adjustment layer is not higher than that of the hole-transporting layer and not lower than that of the light emitting material in the light emitting layer thereof.
US08916852B2	Organic light emitting display having a substrate support structure and fabricating method thereof An organic light emitting display including a substrate, a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, an organic light emitting diode formed on the semiconductor layer, an encapsulant formed on a periphery of the substrate which is an outer periphery of the organic light emitting diode and the semiconductor layer; and an encapsulation substrate attached to the encapsulant.
US08916850B2	Light-emitting element and method for manufacturing same The present invention provides a light-emitting element comprising: a carbon layer comprising a graphene; a plurality of fine structures having grown toward the upper side of the carbon layer; and a light-emitting structure layer formed on the surface of the fine structures.
US08916848B2	Resistance change device and memory cell array According to one embodiment, a resistance change device includes a first electrode including a metal, a second electrode, and an amorphous oxide layer including Si and O between the first and second electrode, the layer having a concentration gradient of O and a first peak thereof in a direction from the first electrode to the second electrode.
US08916847B2	Variable resistance memory device and method for fabricating the same A variable resistance memory device includes a plurality of first conductive lines extended in a first direction, a plurality of second conductive lines arranged over or under the first conductive lines and extended in a second direction crossing the first direction, an insulating layer disposed between the first conductive lines and the second conductive lines and having a trench extended in the second direction and defined by a first side wall and a second sidewall facing each other and a bottom surface connecting the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and a variable resistance material layer formed on the first and second sidewalls and the bottom surface of the trench, wherein the first and second sidewalls of the trench overlap two adjacent second conductive lines, respectively.
US08916845B2	Low operational current phase change memory structures Memory cells described herein have an increased current density at lateral edges of the active region compared to that of conventional mushroom-type memory cells, resulting in improved operational current efficiency. As a result, the amount of heat generated within the lateral edges per unit value of current is increased relative to that of conventional mushroom-type memory cells. Therefore, the amount of current needed to induce phase change is reduced.
US08916841B2	Particle therapy system A particle therapy system is capable of reducing an increase in treatment time caused by the initialization operation of magnets in the execution of the scanning irradiation method successively changing the energy level of a beam extracted from an accelerator. An irradiation control apparatus has a scheme that calculates setting vales of excitation current for bending magnets for a transport system on every irradiation condition (energy condition), and sets appropriate excitation current values according to the irradiation sequence. The irradiation control apparatus 35 prestores in a current supply control table 1 reference current values determined corresponding to energy levels of the ion beam, prestores in current supply compenzation value tables 1, 2 compenzation current values determined corresponding to energy levels of the ion beam and numbers of times of changing the energy level, and calculates the excitation current value of the magnets by using the values prestored in the tables.
US08916840B2	Lithography apparatus, and article manufacturing method A lithography apparatus includes a deflector configured to deflect the charged particle beam to scan the charged particle beam on the substrate in a scan direction; a detector including a shield for shielding the charged particle beam, and configured to detect an intensity of a charged particle beam not shielded by the shield; and a processor configured to process a signal obtained with the detector scanned with the charged particle beam in the scan direction by the deflector, wherein an effective region of the shield has a shape such that a position of an edge thereof in the scan direction continuously changes along the edge, and wherein the processor is configured to process the signal with respect to a plurality of positions of the edge to determine a relationship between a command value to the deflector and a scan position of the charged particle beam.
US08916839B2	Sample preparation method and apparatus A sample preparation method is carried out using a focused ion beam and an electron beam. While displaying a SEM image of a first cross-section of a sample on a display screen, the first cross-section is subjected to etching processing by scanning and irradiation of the focused ion beam, thereby exposing a second cross-section, and while displaying a SEM image of the second cross-section on the display screen, the scanning direction of the focused ion beam is changed while performing scanning and irradiation of the focused ion beam and subjecting the second cross-section to etching processing, thereby exposing a desired cross-section of the sample.
US08916836B2	Quantum-yield measurement device A quantum-yield measurement device 1 comprises a dark box 5; a light generation unit, having a light exit part 7, for generating the pumping light L1; a light detection unit, having a light entrance part 11, for detecting light to be measured L2; an integrating sphere 14, having a light entrance opening 15 for the light L1 to enter and a light exit opening 16 for the light L2 to exit; and a movement mechanism 30 for moving the sphere 14 within the box 5 such that a container 3 attains each of a first state of being located inside of the sphere 14 and a second state of being located outside of the sphere 14 and, causing the opening 15 and opening 16 to oppose the part 7 and part 11, respectively, in the first state.
US08916835B1	UV lamp support assembly A fluid treatment system includes plural housings (10, 78). Each housing includes quartz tubes (16, 80) fixedly supported at an upper plate (12, 106) while being movably supported at a lower plate (14, 104). Each tube has a UV light emitter that can eradicate microorganisms in a liquid. The tube support arrangement includes a plurality of tube retainer assemblies. Each retainer assembly includes a tube holding cup (30, 90) surrounded by a coil spring (24, 94). Each cup includes an upper lip (34), a lower lip (36), and a foot (42). The lips retain the cup in a lower plate aperture (20,116) while the foot engages the tube's domed end. A cup can hold a tube in the lower plate while constraining lateral movement of the tube, providing spring-biased axial support to the tube, and allowing axially-extending thermal expansion of the tube.
US08916830B2	X-ray detector panel An X-ray detector panel comprises: a substrate; a transistor including a gate electrode disposed on the substrate, a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode, an active layer disposed on the gate insulating layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed on the active layer and separated from each other; a photodiode including a first electrode connected to the drain electrode of the transistor, a photoconductive layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the photoconductive layer; an interlayer insulating layer including a first interlayer insulating layer covering the transistor and the photodiode, the first interlayer insulating layer being formed of an insulating material having a band gap energy of about 8 eV to about 10 eV; a data line disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and contacting the source electrode of the transistor via the interlayer insulating layer; a bias line disposed on the interlayer insulating layer and contacting the second electrode of the photodiode via the interlayer insulating layer; and a passivation layer disposed on the data line, the bias line, and the interlayer insulating layer.
US08916826B2	Diode sensor matrix and method of reading out a diode sensor matrix A diode sensor matrix including a multitude of diodes is configured to detect, in a first measuring cycle, a first sensor value at a first diode or at diodes of a first group of diodes while operating the first diode and/or the diodes of the first group in the flow direction and operating the diodes, which share an anode or cathode or terminal with the first diode or with any of the diodes of the first group, in the reverse direction, and to detect, in a second measuring cycle, a second sensor value at a second diode among the diodes which share an anode or cathode terminal with the first diode or with any of the diodes of the first group, while operating the second diode in the flow direction and operating the first diode or a diode from the first group in the reverse direction.
US08916825B1	Ultraviolet, infrared and terahertz photo/radiation sensors using graphene layers to enhance sensitivity Ultraviolet (UV), Terahertz (THZ) and Infrared (IR) radiation detecting and sensing systems using graphene nanoribbons and methods to making the same. In an illustrative embodiment, the detector includes a substrate, single or multiple layers of graphene nanoribbons, and first and second conducting interconnects each in electrical communication with the graphene layers. Graphene layers are tuned to increase the temperature coefficient of resistance to increase sensitivity to IR radiation. Absorption over a wide wavelength range of 200 nm to 1 mm are possible based on the two alternative devices structures described within. These two device types are a microbolometer based graphene film where the TCR of the layer is enhanced with selected functionalization molecules. The second device structure consists of a graphene nanoribbon layers with a source and drain metal interconnect and a deposited metal of SiO2 gate which modulates the current flow across the phototransistor detector.
US08916824B2	Pyroelectric light detector, pyroelectric light detecting device, and electronic device A pyroelectric light detector has a base unit, a support member, and a plurality of pyroelectric capacitors containing pyroelectric bodies. The support member includes a first surface and a second surface facing opposite the first surface, and has a hollow space section formed between the second surface and the base unit. The plurality of pyroelectric capacitors are supported by the support member. The plurality of pyroelectric capacitors supported by the support member are electrically connected in series in a direction matching the polarization direction. The position of the projection point for which the center of gravity of the light absorption region corresponding to the pyroelectric capacitor is projected two dimensionally with a plan view can be made to exist inside the region in which the contour line of the pyroelectric body of the pyroelectric capacitor is projected two dimensionally.
US08916823B2	Method and system for non-destructive distribution profiling of an element in a film A method to determine a distribution profile of an element in a film. The method comprises exciting an electron energy of an element deposited in a first film, obtaining a first spectrum associating with the electron energy, and removing a background spectrum from the first spectrum. Removing the background value generates a processed spectrum. The method further includes matching the processed spectrum to a simulated spectrum with a known simulated distribution profile for the element in a film comparable to the first film. A distribution profile is obtained for the element in the first film based on the matching of the processed spectrum to a simulated spectrum selected from the set of simulated spectra.
US08916819B2	Method and apparatus for improving the throughput of a charged particle analysis system A method of increasing ion throughput within an accumulator, an energy lift and a pulsed ion extractor, operated in that order upon a batch of ions, comprising the steps of: firstly loading a batch of ions into the accumulator; secondly changing the electrical potential of the energy lift to raise the energy of the batch of ions contained therein; and thirdly ejecting the batch of ions from the pulsed ion extractor; and wherein: the energy lift is a separate device from the accumulator and the pulsed ion extractor, and whilst changing the electrical potential in the second step a fresh batch of ions is loaded into the accumulator and/or a previous batch of ions is prepared for ejection in the pulsed ion extractor; or the energy lift is incorporated into the pulsed ion extractor and whilst changing the electrical potential in the second step a fresh batch of ions is loaded into the accumulator; or the energy lift is incorporated into the accumulator and whilst changing the electrical potential in the second step a previous batch of ions is prepared for ejection in the pulsed ion extractor. A charged particle analyzer system is also provided.
US08916814B2	Multi-directional rolling member sensor switch A sensor switch includes a housing having a receiving chamber defined by top and bottom walls and a multi-sided chamber surrounding wall, and a light emitter and a light receiver disposed outwardly of the surrounding wall at two opposite positions. The surrounding wall is formed with two light passage holes which are aligned respectively with the light emitter and the light receiver to permit a light path to extend therethrough. The bottom wall has a bottom inclined wall face that forms an included angle of from −80 degrees to 80 degrees with respect to a first axis. A rolling member is movable in the receiving chamber to alternately block and unblock the light path when moving to and fro on the bottom wall.
US08916813B2	Background-free balanced optical cross correlator A balanced optical cross correlator includes an optical waveguide, a first photodiode including a first n-type semiconductor and a first p-type semiconductor positioned about the optical waveguide on a first side of the optical waveguide's point of symmetry, and a second photodiode including a second n-type semiconductor and a second p-type semiconductor positioned about the optical waveguide on a second side of the optical waveguide's point of symmetry. A balanced receiver including first and second inputs is configured to produce an output current or voltage that reflects a difference in currents or voltages, originating from the first and the second photodiodes of the balanced cross correlator and fed to the first input and to the second input of the balanced receiver.
US08916808B2	Induction heating cooking device The present invention provides an inductive heating cooking device capable of detecting a temperature of a bottom of a pan instantly without delay in detection of temperature, and precisely keeping a temperature of a cooking container constant, and control method thereof, and control program thereof. The inductive heating cooking device includes a top plate (103) on which a cooking container is placed, a heating coil (104) to which a high-frequency current is applied to generate an induction magnetic field for heating the cooking container, an input unit (114) configured to receive a command for keeping a temperature of the cooking container at a constant temperature, a control unit (105) configured to control a heating of the cooking container by controlling the high-frequency current to be applied to the heating coil, and an infrared ray sensor (106) configured to detect an infrared ray energy radiated from the cooking container through the top plate. The control unit (105) controls the high-frequency current to be applied to the heating coil based on an output of the infrared ray sensor so as to keep the temperature of the cooking container at the constant temperature according to the command received by the input unit.
US08916805B2	Heating glass and manufacturing method thereof The present invention provides a heating glass including a glass; a transparent conductive oxide (TCO) layer formed on one surface of the glass; and a thermal conductive pattern formed on the transparent conductive oxide layer, and a method of manufacturing the same.
US08916792B2	Submerged arc welding system with pressurized flux delivery and welding torch A submerged arc welding system includes a robot having a first arm connected to a second arm, and at least one wire supply. A welding torch is connected to a first end of the second arm of the robot. A wire motor is mounted to a second end of the second arm of the robot. The wire motor moves wire from the wire supply along a wire path to the welding torch. The system further includes a flux supply and a flux delivery system configured to move flux from the flux supply along a flux path to the welding torch.
US08916790B1	Switchgear Disclosed is a switchgear including: a vacuum chamber; a fixed electrode having a fixed contact at an end thereof, the fixed contact being disposed within the vacuum chamber; a movable electrode having a movable contact at an end thereof, the movable contact being disposed within the vacuum chamber; a linkage assembly electrically connecting or disconnecting the movable electrode and the fixed electrode; an engaging coil spring; and a disengaging coil spring. The engaging coil spring and the disengaging coil spring are provided such that centers of the diametric directions thereof are substantially coaxial and at least a part of the engaging coil spring and a part of the disengaging coil spring overlap each other.
US08916789B2	Access door with integrated switch actuator An apparatus and method are disclosed for creating an integrated access door and switch actuator. The integrated access door and switch actuator are created from a single composite material. The composite material is flexible to allow movement, but is also durable to provide a protective covering. The integrated access door and switch actuator include a living hinge, which allows the access door to move to an open and closed position while the switch actuator is stationary in a fixed position.
US08916787B2	Apparatus and method for a switching mechanism A switching mechanism includes a housing, an actuator retained within the housing, and an electrical switching apparatus. The actuator includes an actuation element retained by the housing, where at least a portion of the actuation element is positioned for receiving an actuation load, and a plunger substantially in contact with the actuation element and operable to translate when an actuation load is applied to the actuation element. A sealing element placed around a second cylindrical portion of the plunger contacts inner surfaces of the housing to provide a seal between a first end and second end of the housing. The actuator also includes a spring operable to apply a force to resist translation of the plunger. An electrical switching apparatus is retained by the second end of the housing.
US08916785B1	Double break disconnect switch A double break disconnect switch with a novel drive mechanism that swings the blade open and closed in a conventional manner but the rotation with respect to its longitudinal axis is unique. This mechanism uses a unique cam to rotate the blade about a hinge axis. The blade bearings are of very small diameter to reduce friction and are offset from the blade center of gravity so as to use the blade's weight to keep the blade in disengagement with the break jaw contacts when the switch is opened. The blade bearings are not around the diameter of the blade, the friction does not increase as current rating increases. A camming mechanism is profiled to give maximum rotational torque to the blade as it compresses the contact fingers as the switch closes to its final position.
US08916782B2	Multi-layered circuit board and electro-static discharge protection structure An electro-static discharge (ESD) protection structure includes a first insulation layer (having a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a through hole), a patterned conductive layer (located on the first surface), an electro-static releasing layer (located on the second surface), and a solder mask layer. At least one portion of the patterned conductive layer surrounds the through hole. The electro-static releasing layer is electrically insulated from the patterned conductive layer. At least one portion of the electro-static releasing layer is around the through hole. The solder mask layer covers the first insulation layer and a portion of the patterned conductive layer and exposes a portion of the patterned conductive layer surrounding the through hole. A multi-layered circuit board including a second insulation layer, a power supply layer, a third insulation layer and the ESD protection structure is also provided.
US08916778B2	Light emitting device array and light system Embodiments are about light emitting devices array. The light emitting device array according to embodiments may include a printed circuit board including a base layer, a first protection layer which is in contact with at least one surface of the base layer, an insulating layer disposed on the base layer, and a conduction layer disposed on the insulating layer and a light emitting device package mounted on the conduction layer, wherein the base layer includes iron (Fe).
US08916777B2	Dust tight and water tight seal for conduit/junction box connection A gasket system is described for use with a conduit and junction box dust-tight seal assembly. The seal assembly includes a two-piece split clamp, each clamp having a shaft portion, a flange portion, a locknut cavity portion and lip portion. The gasket system includes one or more of a shaft gasket, a flange gasket, and a lip gasket that are mounted on and are used in conjunction with the overall seal assembly.
US08916771B2	Photovoltaic device and method for manufacturing the same Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a photovoltaic device. The method includes: forming a first electrode on a substrate; forming a first unit cell converting light into electricity on the first electrode; forming an intermediate reflector on the first unit cell, the intermediate reflector including metallic nanoparticles arranged therein; and forming a second unit cell converting light into electricity on the intermediate reflector.
US08916770B2	Photoelectric conversion device A photoelectric conversion device may effectively prevent an electrolyte from leaking and have a high durability. A photoelectric conversion device includes a first substrate and a second substrate spaced from the first substrate. A plurality of first electrodes are on a side of the first substrate facing the second substrate and extend from a sealing region of the first substrate, and the first electrodes are spaced from each other. A protective layer is on the first electrodes, and an end portion of the protective layer on the sealing region extends continuously across at least two of the first electrodes.
US08916769B2	Tandem nanofilm interconnected semiconductor wafer solar cells An energy conversion device comprises at least two thin film photovoltaic cells fabricated separately and joined by wafer bonding. The cells are arranged in a hierarchical stack of decreasing order of their energy bandgap from top to bottom. Each of the thin film cells has a thickness in the range from about 0.5 μm to about 10 μm. The photovoltaic cell stack is mounted upon a thick substrate composed of a material selected from silicon, glass, quartz, silica, alumina, ceramic, metal, graphite, and plastic. Each of the interfaces between the cells comprises a structure selected from a tunnel junction, a heterojunction, a transparent conducting oxide, and an alloying metal grid; and the top surface and/or the lower surface of the energy conversion device may contain light-trapping means.
US08916763B2	Transducer Provided is a transducer that can be attached to a desired position and removed therefrom and that does not damage musical instruments. A first magnet member and a second magnet member are mutually attracted toward one another by magnetic force across the top board of a ukulele. Thus, a receiver unit including a piezoelectric element, which is supported by the first magnet member, can be positioned at a desired position. Because the receiver unit is kept in position only by the mutually attracting magnetic forces, the receiver unit can be moved to any desired position even after once being positioned on the top surface of the ukulele.
US08916760B1	Music notation system An improved music notation system is disclosed. Each pitch has a discrete, highly memorable symbol and corresponding mnemonic, while still having a spatial component and mapping onto the same spot as the standard system. Thus the shape of a melody can be quickly discerned, while individual pitches can also be quickly recognized without having to learn the treble and bass clef separately. Each rhythmic symbol is also unique and most are horizontal, and so now reflect how long you hold each note, thus creating a spatial component where there was none before. This makes for each rhythmic symbol to be much more intuitive and easier to learn and understand. We've also changed minor rules that empirically give trouble to beginning learners, such as placement of sharps and flats, and the ties/dots system has also been improved.
US08916759B2	Acoustic drum An acoustic drum 10 has a hollow cylindrical shell 11, a drumhead 12 mounted to an opening end of the shell 11 to form a striking surface, a striking surface attachment 13a provided on the entire surface of a useful movable portion of the front side of the drumhead 12, and a striking surface attachment 13b provided on the entire surface of a useful movable portion of the reverse side of the drumhead 12. Each of the striking surface attachments 13a and 13b is formed of a resin film, with respective outer areas of the striking surface attachments 13a and 13b being fixed to the drumhead 12. As a result, the acoustic drum 10 can reduce sound volume, while maintaining struck sounds having brightness and providing a player with favorable feeling of striking.
US08916758B2	Adjustable musical instrument lever The present invention is an adjustable musical instrument lever that changes the throw, amount of leverage, and amount of resistance the lever incurs when moved. The device also adjusts to accommodate the size of the player's hand. Further, it can be retrofit to many valved musical instruments.
US08916751B2	Control of AAD dicot volunteers in monocot crops The subject invention relates in part to the control of AAD-12 and/or AAD-13 dicot volunteers in fields planted with monocot crops such as corn. The dicots can include soybeans and cotton.
US08916749B2	Isopentenyl transferase sequences and methods of use Methods and compositions for modulating plant development are provided. Polynucleotide sequences and amino acid sequences encoding isopentenyl transferase (IPT) polypeptides are provided. The sequences can be used in a variety of methods including modulating root development, modulating floral development, modulating leaf and/or shoot development, modulating senescence, modulating seed size and/or weight, and modulating tolerance of plants to abiotic stress. Polynucleotides comprising an IPT promoter are also provided. The promoter can be used to regulate expression of a sequence of interest. Transformed plants, plant cell, tissues, and seed are also provided.
US08916742B2	Anatomically engineered configured article An engineered designed article providing multi-directional support. Portions of three or more overlapping, circular-like bodies are integrated on a flexible planar membrane into products, such as bandages, headgear, tool handles, lumbar pillows, backpacks, cervical supports, and back supports, to offer a multi-directional, (360° quadrant) support or pressure-concentrating area, to enhance specific support at the medial, lateral, inferior and/or superior part of a body part. The article can be made of material that is waterproof, acts as a shock absorber, and provides multi-directional support. Medicaments can be infused into the pressure-concentrating area of the support or into the membrane itself. An aperture for accepting IV needles is also provided.
US08916739B2	Methods and apparatuses for preparing normal paraffins and hydrocarbon product streams Methods and apparatuses for preparing normal paraffins and hydrocarbon product streams are provided herein. A method of preparing normal paraffins includes providing an unsaturated feed that includes an unsaturated compound that has at least one alkenyl group. The unsaturated feed is epoxidized to convert the at least one alkenyl group in the unsaturated compound to an epoxide functional group, thereby converting the unsaturated compound to an epoxide compound that has at least one epoxide functional group. The at least one epoxide functional group in the epoxide compound is converted to at least one secondary hydroxyl functional group, thereby converting the epoxide compound to a hydroxyl-functional compound that has at least one hydroxyl functional group. The hydroxyl-functional compound is deoxygenated to form normal paraffins.
US08916733B2	Processes for hydrofluorination of 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene to 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane A process for making 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane. The process has the step of contacting 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a catalyst having about 25 to about 99.9 mole percent antimony pentachloride and about 0.1 to about 75 mole percent of a metal of a Lewis acid under conditions sufficient to form the 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane. There is a second process for making 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane. The process has the step of hydrofluorinating about 75 to about 99.9 mole percent 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene and about 0.1 to about 25 mole percent of one or more other hydrocarbons having at least one chlorine atom in the presence of a catalyst of fluorinated antimony pentachloride under conditions sufficient to form the 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane. There is yet another process for hydrofluorinating 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene to 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane. The process has the step of contacting the 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoropropene with hydrogen fluoride in the presence of a vapor phase catalyst under conditions sufficient to form the 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane.
US08916732B2	Method for preparing chlorohydrins and method for preparing epichlorohydrin using chlorohydrins prepared thereby A method of preparing chlorohydrins and a method of preparing epichlorohydrin using chlorohydrins prepared by using the same method are provided. The method is to prepare chlorohydrins by reacting polyhydroxy aliphatic hydrocarbon with a chlorination agent in the presence of a catalyst, and the method includes at least one combination of a series of unit operations including the following steps in the following stated order: a first reaction step; a water removal step; and a second reaction step, wherein the water removing step is performed by distillation operation based on a boiling point difference between constituents of a reaction mixture. The method of preparing epichlorohydrin includes reacting chlorohydrins prepared by using the method of preparing chlorohydrins with an alkaline agent.
US08916729B2	Compounds with (perfluoroalkyl) fluorohydrogenphosphate anions The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of compounds with (perfluoroalkyl)fluorohydrogenphosphate anion, and to compounds containing (perfluoroalkyl)fluorohydrogenphosphate anion and to the use thereof.
US08916724B2	Method for the production of (meth)acrylic esters The present invention relates to a process for preparing (meth)acrylates, comprising the transesterification of a low-boiling ester of (meth)acrylic acid with a reactant alcohol in the presence of catalysts, which is characterized in that the transesterification is catalysed by a basic ion exchanger.
US08916721B1	Partition coefficient ester compositions The present invention is directed to ester compositions which result from the trans-esterification of a triglyceride having an iodine value of between 85 and 175 mg KOH/gm with a fatty alcohol having a melting point of between 35° and 75° C., followed by cooling and removal of the polar phase which results. Surprisingly, we have found the composition has unique properties when used in cosmetic applications.
US08916716B2	Process for the preparation of crystalline form II of L-malic acid salt of sunitinib The present invention relates to stable crystalline Form II of L-malic acid salt of sunitinib and its preparation.
US08916708B2	Urea derivatives and their therapeutic use in the treatment of, inter alia, diseases of the respiratory tract Compounds of formula (I) are p38 MAPK inhibitors, useful as anti-inflammatory agents in the treatment of, inter alia, diseases of the respiratory wherein R1 is a radical of formula (IA) or (IB) or (IC): 10 Y is —O— or —S(O)p—wherein p is 0, 1 or 2; A is an optionally substituted cycloalkylene radical having 5, 6 or 7 ring atoms fused to a phenyl ring; and R2, R3b and R4b are as defined in the claims.
US08916706B2	Preparation and use of (R),(R)-2,2′-bis-methylnaltrexone This invention relates to synthesis of (R),(R)-2,2′-bis-MNTX, as shown in Formula (I), and related methods and products.
US08916705B2	Procaspase-activating compounds and compositions The invention provides compounds and compositions useful for the modulation of certain enzymes. The compounds and compositions can induce of cell death, particularly cancer cell death. The invention also provides methods for the synthesis and use of the compounds and compositions, including the use of compounds and compositions in therapy for the treatment of cancer and selective induction of apoptosis in cells.
US08916698B2	Post protein hydrolysis removal of a potent ribonuclease inhibitor and the enzymatic capture of DNA The present invention concerns compositions and methods of extracting infectious pathogens from a volume of blood. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of creating a fibrin aggregate confining the pathogens and introducing a fibrin lysis reagent to expose the pathogens for analysis. The present invention also concerns materials and methods for removing aurintricarboxylic acid (ATA) from a sample.
US08916687B2	Insecticidal protein, gene encoding the same and uses thereof The invention relates to an insecticidal protein, its gene encoding and the uses thereof. The protein comprises: (a) a protein consisting of an amino acid sequence shown by SEQ ID NO:2; or (b) a protein derived from (a) consisting of an amino acid sequence by substitution, deletion, or addition of one or more amino acid residues of the amino acid sequences in (a), and having insecticidal activity; or (c) a protein generated by the expression of nucleic acid molecules containing a nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:1; or (d) a protein generated by the expression of nucleic acid molecules containing a complementary sequence that hybridized with SEQ ID NO:1 under stringent conditions; or (e) a protein generated by the expression of nucleic acid molecules that contain nucleotide sequences isocoding with the nucleotide sequences in (d). The insecticidal protein of the invention has high expression level and strong toxicity against pests.
US08916685B2	Fusion protein comprising small heat shock protein, cage protein formed thereby, and novel use thereof The present invention relates to a fusion protein comprising small heat shock protein, a cage protein formed thereby, and novel use thereof, more particularly, a fusion protein comprising a small heat shock protein, a recognition site of a protease, and a histidine polymer, wherein the recognition site and the histidine polymer are sequentially linked to a carboxyl terminal of the small heat shock protein, a cage protein formed thereby, and novel use thereof. The fusion protein of the present invention, and a cage protein formed by the self-assembly properties of the fusion protein are not cytotoxic, and emits a fluorescence signal of about 20 to about 50 times higher comparing to a single peptide for the conventional molecular imaging, per unit protein. Additionally, cell permeability is very excellent, thereby to be effectively used as a biosensor or a bioactive material carrier.
US08916682B2	Lipid peptide and hydrogel There is provided a lipid peptide that is capable of forming a hydrogel with an extremely small amount thereof over a liquid property range from acidic to alkaline, and a hydrogel having high environmental suitability, biocompatibility and biodegradability. A lipid peptide represented by Formula (1): (where R1 represents an aliphatic group having 9 to 23 carbon atoms; R2, R3, R4 and R5 independently represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 7 carbon atom(s) which optionally has a branched chain having 1 to 3 carbon atom(s), a phenylmethyl group, a phenylethyl group or a —(CH2)n—X group, and at least one of R2, R3, R4 and R5 represents a —(CH2)n—X group; n represents the number of 1 to 4; X represents an amino group, a guanidine group, a —CONH2 group or a 5-membered ring, a 6-membered ring or a fused heterocyclic ring composed of a 5-membered ring and a 6-membered ring which optionally have 1 to 3 nitrogen atom(s); and in represents 1 or 2), and a hydrogel comprising the lipid peptide.
US08916679B2	Peptides binding to the dimer interface of thymidylate synthase for the treatment of cancer Provided are peptides that bind to the thymidylate synthase protein, in particular to human thymidylate synthase (hTS) protein, for the treatment of cancer. Further provided are peptides that can bind at a binding site located at the interface of thymidylate synthase protein. These peptides range from 3 to 10, preferably 4-8 amino acids and have a sequence that binds to each subunit of the thymidylate synthase dimer at the level of dimer interface, stabilizing the dimeric inactive form of the thymidylate synthase enzyme. In addition, provided are pharmaceutical compositions including these compounds as active agents, and uses thereof for the treatment of cancer and to reverse or/and be active in cancer drug resistance.
US08916675B2	Polymer and polymerization method A method for forming a polymer comprising the polymerization of a plurality of monomers, wherein at least one of the plurality of monomers is one or both of: a charge transporting unit and a hydrocarbon monomer in which at least one carbon atom has been substituted by an atom or group with a greater quantity of unshared valence electrons than the carbon atom it has been substituted for, and wherein at least one of the plurality of monomers comprises an end-capping compound at one end of said monomer, the end-capping compound preventing polymerization at the end, wherein the end-capping compound is not charge transporting and comprises at least two rings. The end capping compound preferably consists of or includes a structural unit having the formula: (Ar)n—X, wherein Ar in each occurrence independently represents an aryl or heteroaryl group; X represents a leaving group comprising a boron derivative group or halogen; and n is 2 or more.
US08916672B2	Transparent polyarylene ether polymer with high heat resistance and method for preparing the same The present disclosure relates to a transparent polyarylene ether polymer with high heat resistance and a method for preparing the same. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a polyarylene ether polymer and a method for preparing the same, wherein the polyarylene ether polymer has a repeating structure in which cardo-type aromatic diols having a large molecular volume, polyether sulfones which are amorphous polymers having a high glass transition temperature and superior film formability, and polyether ketones which are crystalline polymers having superior heat resistance and mechanical properties are sequentially arranged. The polyarylene ether polymer is both transparent and heat resistant and, thus, can be used, for example, for a flexible plastic substrate.
US08916670B1	Electrochemical devices based on block copolymers The present invention relates generally to electrolyte materials. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides for a solid polymer electrolyte material that has high ionic conductivity and is mechanically robust. An exemplary material can be characterized by a copolymer that includes at least one structural block, such as a vinyl polymer, and at least one ionically conductive block with a siloxane backbone. In various embodiments, the electrolyte can be a diblock copolymer or a triblock copolymer. Many uses are contemplated for the solid polymer electrolyte materials. For example, the novel electrolyte material can be used in Li-based batteries to enable higher energy density, better thermal and environmental stability, lower rates of self-discharge, enhanced safety, lower manufacturing costs, and novel form factors.
US08916665B2	Aminosilane initiators and functionalized polymers prepared therefrom Metallated aminosilane compounds for use as functional initiators in anionic polymerizations and processes for producing an aminosilane-functionalized polymer using the metallated aminosilane compounds to initiate anionic polymerization of at least one type of anionically polymerizable monomer. Preferred use of the metallated aminosilane compounds results in rubber compositions for use in tires comprising an aminosilane functionalized polymer. A telechelic polymer may result from use of the metallated aminosilane compound as a functional terminator.
US08916662B2	Method for preparing olefin-diene copolymer using transition metal compound containing thiophene-fused cyclopentadienyl ligand The present invention relates to a preparation method for olefin-diene copolymer that comprises polymerizing at least one olefin-based monomer and at least one diene-based monomer in the presence of a catalyst comprising a novel transition metal compound. Using the novel transition metal compound as a catalyst, the preparation method for olefin-diene copolymer according to the present invention can not only acquire high catalytic activity for copolymerization of the olefin and diene monomers to achieve high process efficiency but allow it to easily control the fine-structure characteristics of the copolymer, thereby providing an olefin-diene copolymer having desired properties with ease.
US08916661B2	Production of polypropylene from renewable resources Processes for forming low molecular weight (C2-4) olefins from renewable resources, and polyolefins formed from the olefins, are disclosed. The C2-4 olefins are produced by first converting a renewable resource, capable of being converted to syngas, to syngas. The syngas is converted, using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis using a catalyst with low chain growth probabilities, to a composition comprising C2-4 olefins, which are then isolated to form a C2-4 olefin-rich stream. Propylene can be isolated from this stream, and the ethylene and butylene can be subjected to olefin metathesis to produce additional propylene. The propylene, or other olefins, can be subjected to a variety of polymerization conditions and used in a variety of products, to replace the propylene, and polypropylene, produced from crude oil. Thus, the olefins, and polymers, copolymer and terpolymers thereof, can help reduce U.S. dependence on foreign crude oil.
US08916660B2	Method for recovering polymer and apparatus therefor Process and apparatus for recovering polymer from a gas phase reactor having a distribution plate via an outlet vessel comprising at least one apparatus for the breakup of polymeric agglomerates, the apparatus further comprising a feed pipe connecting the gas phase reactor and the outlet vessel a return gas line connecting the gas phase reactor and the outlet vessel, means for varying the flow rate through the return gas line from the outlet vessel to the gas phase reactor, and means for varying the outlet rate of polymer product from the outlet vessel.
US08916656B2	UV hardening glass printing ink and UV hardening glass printing lacquer and method for printing a glass substrate A glass printing ink and a glass printing lacquer comprising at least one pigment, at least one photoinitiator, at least two resins and radicial photoinitiators. One resin is an epoxy resin having an average molecular weight based on bisphenol A, diluted in a UV hardening monomer. The other resin is a resin which contains free functional amino, hydroxy, epoxy, acid, acid anhydride and/or acrylate groups. Also, the use of the glass printing ink and glass printing lacquer when printing a glass substrate and to a method for printing a glass substrate.
US08916651B2	Composite materials and method for making high-performance carbon nanotube reinforced polymer composites Nanocomposite materials and methods of making composite materials reinforced with carbon nanotubes are disclosed. The composite material includes an array of functionalized and aligned carbon nanotubes having a degree of functionalization of about 1% to about 10%; and a polymeric matrix material bonded to the array of functionalized and aligned carbon nanotubes.
US08916648B2	Polymer filament A polymer filament comprising a polyolefin composition which comprises (percentages by weight): A) 5%-95% of a propylene homopolymer; and B) 5-95% of a butene-1 homopolymer or copolymer having a flexural modulus of 80 MPa or higher.
US08916645B2	Hyperbranched polymers containing polyhedral oligosilsequioxane branching units The HBP Free-POSS compounds of Formula I are superior to prior HB polymers and linear polymers in space and electronic applications because they have better resistance to electrons, protons and atomic oxygen, have superior out-gassing performance, and are transparent. They are used as coatings, films, adhesives, sealants and elastomers.
US08916643B2	Water-and oil-repellent A water- and oil-repellent includes, as an active ingredient, a fluorine-containing copolymer including as a copolymer unit (A) at least one of perfluoroalkylalkyl acrylates and corresponding methacrylates, (B) benzyl acrylate or benzyl methacrylate represented by the general formula: CnF2n+1CmH2mOCOCR═CH2 (wherein R represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; n represents 4, 5, or 6; and m represents 1, 2, 3, or 4), (C) a fluorine-free polymerizable monomer other than benzyl acrylate and benzyl methacrylate, and (D) a cross-linkable group-containing polymerizable monomer.
US08916640B2	Blended polyolefin dispersions Blended polyolefin dispersions, including: (A) a liquid; (B) an olefin-based polymer dispersed in the liquid, the dispersed olefin-based polymer having an average particle size ranging from 0.1 to 5 microns; and (C) an alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acid-based polymer dispersed in the liquid, the dispersed alpha-beta unsaturated carboxylic acid-based polymer having an average particle size ranging from 0.02 microns to 1 micron. Coatings, froths, foams, toners, and other various uses for the blended dispersions are also disclosed.
US08916639B2	Paint composition and coated article using the same A paint composition contains polyurethane paint and nano silicon dioxide. The weight percentage of the nano silicon dioxide in the paint composition is about 2% to about 10%. The surface of the nano silicon dioxide chemically bonds with a silane coupling agent having amino function groups or an aluminate coupling agent having amino function groups.
US08916637B2	Aromatic polycarbonate composition A process for producing a circuit carrier comprising at least a molded part and a circuit carried by the molded part, wherein the molded part includes a polycarbonate composition having the following components: a) 30-97 mass % of aromatic polycarbonate, b) 0.5-20 mass % of a metal compound capable of being activated by electromagnetic radiation and thereby forming elemental metal nuclei, and c) 2.5-50 mass % of at least one rubber-like polymer, wherein the sum of a)-c) is 100%.
US08916636B2	Basecoat composition and associated paperboard structure A basecoat composition including a carrier component and a pigment component dispersed in the carrier component, the pigment component including all pigments in the basecoat composition, wherein the pigment component has a median particle size between about 3 and about 8 micrometers, and wherein at most about 15 percent by weight of the pigment component has a particle size smaller than 1 micrometer.
US08916635B2	Functional materials with reversible crosslinking The present invention relates to an innovative method for the reversible crosslinking of, for example, adhesives or coating materials. The reversible crosslinking method allows very rapid crosslinking even at room temperature and undoing of the crosslinks at higher temperatures, thereby regaining the capacity for thermoplastic processing and allowing the originally bonded substrates to be separated from one another again with ease. A particular aspect in this context is that a plurality of cycles of crosslinking and undoing of the crosslinks are possible with the present system.
US08916631B2	Flame-retardant poly lactic acid-containing film or sheet, and method for manufacturing thereof Provided is a film or sheet composed of a resin composition that includes a poly lactic acid (A), an acidic functional group-modified olefinic polymer (B) including an acidic functional group and having an acid value of 10 to 70 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 80,000, a tetrafluoroethylene polymer (C), and an aromatic-condensed phosphoric acid ester-containing flame retardant (D) including a compound of General Formula (I) and in which the aromatic-condensed phosphoric acid ester-containing flame retardant (D) is included in an amount of 10 to 80 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the poly lactic acid (A), and a method for manufacturing the film or sheet by melt film formation. Each sign in Formula is as described in the specification.
US08916630B2	Polycarbonate comprising glass fibres The present invention relates to a thermoplastic molding composition composed of polycarbonate and inorganic fillers which comprises from 0.01 to 0.5 part by weight of at least one anhydride-modified alpha-olefin terpolymer and which has a high degree of rigidity and nevertheless exhibits good strength, as well as stress-strain characteristics corresponding to those of an unreinforced polycarbonate. Surprisingly, the molding composition additionally exhibits an improvement in flame retardancy. The invention relates in particular to flame-retardant, thermoplastic molding compositions filled with glass fibers, and to the production and use thereof. The property profile is, surprisingly, independent of the degree of interaction of the filler with the polycarbonate matrix.
US08916629B2	Compositions comprising thermoplastic starch The invention relates to a composition comprising very low density polyethylene having a density of less than 0.905 g/cm3, ethylene acrylic acid copolymer and thermoplastic starch and/or the constituent components thereof.
US08916624B2	Dental compositions crosslinkable/polymerizable by cationic process Improvedly storage stable dental compositions useful for the preparation of dental prostheses and for dental restoration containing a uniquely pretreated dental filler material.
US08916619B2	Method of producing porous polymer film and porous polymer film produced by the method A porosity is freely controlled in preparation of a porous polymer film by a phase separation method. A solvent absorption sheet is used for a solvent in a polymer solution so that the coating film of the polymer solution may be covered with the sheet. After that, the solvent in the film is selectively removed. Then, the resultant is immersed in a poor solvent. Thus, a porous polymer film can be produced.
US08916618B2	Recycling an organic-matrix composite material The invention is directed to a method for recycling an organic-matrix composite material. The organic-matrix composite material comprises a first component comprising at least one organic matrix polymer and at least one solid second component being compatible with said first component and being structurally different from said first component, wherein said at least one organic polymer has thermosetting properties at room temperature and wherein said polymer comprises thermally reversible cross-links The method of the invention comprises —heating the organic-matrix composite material to a temperature at which at least part of the thermally reversible cross-links cleave and at which temperature the first component as a viscosity of at most 500 Pa·s, as measured by oscillatory measurements on an Anton Paar MCR 301 rheometer using parallel plate geometry; and —separating the at least part of said first component from said second component.
US08916617B2	Method and apparatus for reducing CO2 in a stream by conversion to a syngas for production of energy A system and method for producing Syngas from the CO2 in a gaseous stream, such as an exhaust stream, from a power plant or industrial plant, like a cement kiln, is disclosed. A preferred embodiment includes providing the gaseous stream to pyrolysis reactor along with a carbon source such as coke. The CO2 and carbon are heated to about 1330° C. and at about one atmosphere with reactants such as steam such that a reaction takes place that produces Syngas, carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2). The Syngas is then cleaned and provided to a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reactor to produce Ethanol or Bio-catalytic synthesis reactor.
US08916611B2	Pharmaceutical removal of neuronal extensions from a degenerating disc The invention provides a method for alleviating discogenic pain by administering a therapeutic agent that disrupts neuronal and/or vascular elements in the disc, which is typically a degenerated disc. Disruption of neuronal elements in the disk includes destroying nerve endings without substantially affecting the central body of the nerve, suppressing activation of the nerve endings, and inhibiting the growth of nerve endings into the disk. Disruption of vascular elements includes causing the vascular extensions to retract from the disk, or suppressing the formation of such extensions. The therapeutic agent may be administered locally via an interbody pump, a bolus or a depot, or may be administered systemically.
US08916606B2	Therapeutic compositions and methods for targeted delivery of active agents The present invention pertains to therapeutic compositions that comprise: (1) a nanovector, (2) an active agent; and (3) a targeting agent, wherein the active agent and the targeting agent are non-covalently associated with the nanovector. The present invention also pertains to methods of treating various conditions in a subject by utilizing the above-described therapeutic compositions. Methods of making the therapeutic compositions are also a subject matter the present invention.
US08916604B2	Compositions and methods for epigenetic modification of nucleic acid sequences Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating disorders characterized by reduced expression of anti-oxidative stress enzymes in a subject. In one aspect, the present invention provides a method for inducing expression of anti-oxidative stress enzymes in a subject in need thereof. The method includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a demethylating agent. The demethylating agent includes a phytochemical that induces expression of Nrf2 and Nrf2-mediated genes expressing anti-oxidative stress. Such phytochemicals include indoles, such as 3,3′-diindolylmethane (DIM) and indole-3-carbinol (I3C), and isothiocyanates, such as phenethyl isothiocyanate (PEITC) and sulforaphane (SFN).
US08916603B2	Methods for treatment with bucindolol based on genetic targeting The present invention concerns the use of methods for evaluating bucindolol treatment for a patient, particularly one with heart failure. It concerns methods for determining whether to administer or prescribe bucindolol to a patient based on whether the patient is homozygous for the Arg 389 polymorphism in the β1-adrenergic receptor (AR).
US08916599B2	1H-benz imidazole-5-carboxamides as anti-inflammatory agents There are provided compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R6, R8, Q2, Q3, Q3a, Q4, L and A have meanings given in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of the activity of a member of the MAPEG family is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of inflammation and/or cancer.
US08916597B2	Use of pyraclostrobin as safener for triticonazole for controlling harmful fungi (1) Use of pyraclostrobin of the formula I as safener for (2) triticonazole of the formula II or salts or adducts thereof for controlling harmful fungi. The use of the compounds I and II in a process for controlling harmful fungi using mixtures of the compounds I and II and the use of the compounds I and II for preparing such mixtures, and also compositions comprising such mixtures.
US08916596B2	Preventing or treating viral infection using an inhibitor of the LSD1 protein, a MAO inhibitor or an inhibitor of LSD1 and a MAO inhibitor An embodiment of the invention provides preventing or treating a viral infection of a host, comprising administering to the host an effective amount of an inhibitor of the protein LSD1 and/or a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Another embodiment of the invention provides preventing or treating reactivation of a virus after latency in a host, comprising administering to the host an effective amount of an inhibitor of the protein LSD1 and/or a monoamine oxidase inhibitor. Another embodiment of the invention provides preventing or treating a viral infection in a mammal that has undergone, is undergoing, or will undergo an organ or tissue transplant, comprising administering to the mammal an effective amount of an inhibitor of the protein LSD1 and/or a monoamine oxidase inhibitor before, during, and/or after the organ or tissue transplant. The viral infection may be due to a herpesvirus, such as herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or type 2 (HSV-2), varicella zoster virus (VZV), or cytomegalovirus (CMV). The viral infection may also be due to an adenovirus, including types 1-5.
US08916592B2	Malononitrile compounds Compounds of formula I wherein X is O or S(═O)n; n is 0, 1 or 2; R1 is optionally substituted alkyl, haloalkyl, alkenyl, haloalkenyl, alkynyl, haloalkynyl, cycloalkyl, halocycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, halocycloalkenyl, phenyl, hetaryl, phenylalkyl, hetaryl alkyl, optionally fused to phenyl, hetaryl or heterocyclyl; A is —NRb2, —C(=G)GRb, —C(=G)NRb2, —C(═NORb)Rb, C(=G)[N═SRb2], —C(=G)NRb—NRb2, C2-C6-alkandiyl, C2-C6-alkenediyl, C1-C3-alkyl-G-C1-C3-alkyl, wherein Rb is as defined in the description, or optionally substituted phenyl, hetaryl, heterocyclyl, optionally fused to phenyl or heterocyclyl; B is an optionally substituted saturated or partially unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 1 to 3 carbon chain atoms; D is an optionally substituted saturated or partially unsaturated hydrocarbon chain with 1 to 5 carbon chain atoms or C3-C6-cycloalkyl; G is oxygen or sulfur; or the enantiomers or diastereomers or salts or N-oxides thereof, processes for preparing the compounds I, pesticidal compositions and synergistic mixtures comprising compounds I, methods for the control of insects, acarids or nematodes by contacting the pests or their food supply, habitat or breeding grounds with a pesticidally effective amount of compounds formula I, and a method for treating, controlling, preventing or protecting animals against infestation or infection by parasites which comprises orally, topically or parenterally administering or applying to the animals a parasiticidally effective amount of compounds of formula I.
US08916589B2	Bradykinin B1-antagonists The present invention relates to compounds of general formula I wherein n, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are defined as stated hereinafter, the enantiomers, the diastereomers, the mixtures thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with organic or inorganic acids or bases, which have valuable properties, the preparation thereof, the pharmaceutical compositions containing the pharmacologically effective compounds, the preparation thereof and the use thereof.
US08916587B1	Abuse deterrent and anti-dose dumping pharmaceutical salts useful for the treatment of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder A pharmaceutical composition comprising a drug substance consisting essentially of a pharmaceutically acceptable organic acid addition salt of an amine containing pharmaceutically active compound wherein the amine containing pharmaceutical active compound is selected from the group consisting of racemic or single isomer ritalinic acid or phenethylamine derivatives and the drug substance has a physical form selected from amorphous and polymorphic.
US08916584B2	Benzisoxazoles and azabenzisoxazoles as MGLUR4 allosteric potentiators, compositions, and methods of treating neurological dysfunction Benzisoxazole and azabenzisoxazole compounds which are useful as allosteric potentiators/positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds, for example, in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders or other disease state associated with glutamate dysfunction.
US08916583B2	Therapeutic compositions for intranasal administration of zolpidem The invention provides sprayable aqueous compositions containing zolpidem or single stereoisomer, mixtures of stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof, a solubilizing agent, a water soluble polymer with bioadhesive property. When administered intranasally using a spray device, zolpidem is rapidly absorbed with prolonged intranasal residence time and improved bioavailability. The compositions can be applied for the treatment of insomnia-related disorders such as difficulties with sleep initiation or middle of the night awakenings.
US08916579B2	5-fluoropyrimidinone derivatives This present disclosure is related to the field of 5-fluoropyrimidinones and their derivatives and to the use of these compounds as fungicides.
US08916578B2	Pesticidal pyrimidine compounds Pyrimidine compounds and their use in controlling pests such as insects and other invertebrates are provided. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects and benefits shall become apparent from the description.
US08916577B2	Tricyclic derivatives, process for their preparation and their use as kinase inhibitors New substituted tricyclic compounds of formula (I) are described, wherein R1, R2, X, Y, Z are herein defined, having protein kinase inhibiting activity. The invention includes methods to prepare the compounds of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in therapy, in particular for the treatment of diseases caused by and/or associated with dysregulated activity of protein kinase.
US08916573B2	Quinazoline-2,4-dione derivatives The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula (I), wherein R1 is H, halogen, (C1-C3)alkyl or (C1-C3)alkoxy; R2 is H, halogen, (C1-C3)alkyl, (C1-C3)alkoxy or pyrrolidin-1-yl; R3 is H, halogen, (C1-C3)alkyl, (C1-C3)alkoxy, vinyl or 2-methoxycarbonyvinyl or R2 and R3 together with the two carbon atoms which bear them form a phenyl ring; R4 is H, halogen, (C1-C3)alkyl or (C1-C3)alkoxy; and R5 is H, (C1-C3)alkyl or cyclopropyl, or R4 and R5form together a —CH2CH2CH2— group; A is the divalent group —CH2—, —CH2CH2—, #—CH(OH)CH2—, #—CH2N(R6)— and —CH2NHCH2—, wherein # indicates the point of attachment to the optionally substituted (quinazoline-2,4-dione-3-yl)methyl residue and * represents the point of attachment to the substituted (oxazolidinon-4-yl)methyl residue; R6 is H or acetyl; Y is CH or N; and Q is O or S; and salts of such compounds.
US08916572B2	Bis-quinazoline derivatives as inhibitors for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase Novel bis-quinazoline derivatives as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, synthesis of these compounds, and novel methods for treating tyrosine kinase mediated diseases or disorders using these compounds are disclosed. In particular, the present invention provides tethered quinazoline derivative dimers as inhibitors to the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their therapeutic uses for treating EGFR kinase-mediated diseases or disorders, such as various cancers, as well as synthetic methods for preparing these novel compounds.
US08916568B2	Method of using diketopiperazines and composition containing them The invention provides a method of inhibiting the effects of platelet activating factor (PAF). For instance, a disease or condition mediated by PAF (particularly inflammation) can be treated or platelet aggregation can be inhibited. The invention also provides a method of inhibiting the production and/or release of interleukin 8 (IL-8) by cells. The effects of PAF and the production and/or release of IL-8 are inhibited according to the invention by a compound of the formula: wherein R1 and R2 are defined in the application, or a physiologically-acceptable salt thereof. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds.
US08916564B2	Substituted pyrido[1,2-a]pyrazines for the treatment of neurodegenerative and neurological disorders Compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds are disclosed, wherein the compounds have the structure of Formula I as defined in the specification. Corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment, methods of synthesis, and intermediates are also disclosed.
US08916563B2	Aldose reductase inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention relates to novel compounds and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods for promoting healthy aging of skin, the treatment of skin disorders, the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, the treatment of renal disorders, the treatment of angiogenesis disorders, such as cancer, treatment of tissue damage, such as non-cardiac tissue damage, the treatment of evolving myocardial infarction, and the treatment of various other disorders, such as complications arising from diabetes with the compounds and compositions of the invention. Other disorders can include, but are not limited to, atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, infections of the skin, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, and the like.
US08916552B2	Pharmaceutical combinations The invention provides combinations comprising (or consisting essentially of) one or more ancillary compound(s) and a compound of the formula (I): or salts, tautomers, solvates and N-oxides thereof; wherein R1 is hydroxy or hydrogen; R2 is hydroxy; methoxy or hydrogen; provided that at least one of R1 and R2 is hydroxy; R3 is selected from hydrogen; halogen; cyano; optionally substituted C1-5 hydrocarbyl and optionally substituted C1-5 hydrocarbyloxy; R4 is selected from hydrogen; a group —(O)n—R7 where n is 0 or 1 and R7 is an optionally substituted acyclic C1-5 hydrocarbyl group or a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group having 3 to 7 ring members; halogen; cyano; hydroxy; amino; and optionally substituted mono- or di-C1-5 hydrocarbyl-amino; or R3 and R4 together form a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring of 5 to 7 ring members; and NR5R6 forms an optionally substituted bicyclic heterocyclic group having 8 to 12 ring members of which up to 5 ring members are heteroatoms selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur. The combinations have activity as Hsp90 and/or glycogen synthase kinase-3 and/or cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors.
US08916550B2	Compounds for modulating TRPV3 function The present application relates to compounds and methods for treating pain and other conditions related to TRPV3.
US08916546B2	Materials and methods for treatment and diagnosis of disorders associated with oxidative stress The subject invention pertains to materials and methods for the prevention and treatment of disease conditions associated with oxidative stress or a compromised reducing environment, including inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Another aspect of the subject invention concerns compositions formulated for administration as an enema. The subject invention also concerns compositions formulated for oral administration. Methods of the invention include administration of compounds or compositions of the invention. In one embodiment, compounds or compositions of the invention are rectally instilled in a patient. In another embodiment, compounds or compositions are orally administered.
US08916543B1	Inhibitors of alpha-toxin Aspects of the present invention include methods for inhibiting damage to a mammalian cornea, comprising administering an effective α-toxin inhibiting about of a composition that comprises a β-cyclodextrin and cholesterol.
US08916526B2	Flavanone derivative Provided is a novel antimicrobial agent. More specifically, provided is a novel antimicrobial agent capable of effectively acting on various resistant bacteria such as VSSA, MRSA, VISA, VRE, and VRSA. A novel flavanone derivative having a six-membered monosaccharide derivative, specifically, a glucose derivative or a galactose derivative is capable of effectively acting on the bacteria. More specifically, a compound represented by the general formula (I) is capable of effectively acting on the bacteria. (In the formula: X represents a six-membered monosaccharide derivative; and Y is substituted by a hydroxyl group.)
US08916520B2	Microencapsulated insecticide formulations Various microencapsulated insecticide formulations for the control of pests such as aphids and beet army worm. These formulations exhibit excellent knockdown activity towards both chewing and non-chewing pests as LD50 values for toxicity in female rats in the range of about 2,500 mgKg−1. Some of these formulations include a wall comprised of a polymer formed, for example, by an interfacial polycondensation of a water soluble monomer and a water insoluble monomer, which at least partially surround an organophosphate insecticide. In some aspects the organophosphate in the microcapsule is chlorpyrifos. The microcapsule have a diameter in the range of about 2 to about 25 micron and the wall has a thickness in the range of about 5 to about 25 nanometers.
US08916515B2	Compositions and methods for promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration Provided herein are compositions and methods for use in promoting wound healing and tissue regeneration following tissue injury in a subject.
US08916513B2	Dioxirane compounds and uses thereof A dioxirane-containing compound has a first substituent that is an alkyl, polyalkoxy, aryl, heteroaryl, or heterocyclyl group, and a second substituent that is an electron withdrawing group, and where the first and second substituents can optionally join to form a cycloalkyl or heterocyclyl group. The dioxirane-containing compound can be used as an oxidant, surfactant, and/or an ionic liquid.
US08916504B2	Methods of RNA display The present invention features improved methods of in vitro RNA display to allow reliable expression and selection of scFv antibody molecules from expression libraries. The improved methods, in part, involve the use of mildly reducing conditions, which favor of scFv intra-chain disulphide bond and thus correct folding of the scFv antibody molecules. Although particularly suited to expression and selection of scFv antibody molecules, the methods of the invention are also expedient for in vitro RNA display of all classes of protein.
US08916494B2	Vapor phase preparation of fluorided solid oxides Methods for the vapor phase preparation of fluorided solid oxide activator-supports, using certain calcining temperatures and fluoriding temperatures, are disclosed.
US08916491B2	Process for producing a methanation catalyst and a process for the methanation of synthesis gas The present invention relates to a process for producing a catalyst for carrying out methanation reactions. The production of the catalyst is based on contacting of a hydrotalcite-comprising starting material with a fusible metal salt. The compounds brought into contact with one another are intimately mixed, thermally treated so that the metal salt fraction melts and subsequently subjected to a low-temperature calcination step and a high-temperature calcination step. The metal salt melt comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of K, La, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Ce, preferably Ni. The metal salt melt more preferably comprises/contains nickel nitrate hexahydrate. The hydrotalcite-comprising starting material is preferably hydrotalcite or a hydrotalcite-like compound as starting material, and the hydrotalcite-comprising starting material preferably comprises magnesium and aluminum as metal species.The catalyst of the invention is preferably used for carrying out methanation reactions at elevated pressures (from 10 to 50 bar) and elevated temperatures.
US08916490B2	Process for the regeneration of a catalyst Process for the regeneration of an at least partially coked molecular sieve catalyst comprising introducing the at least partially coked catalyst into a regenerator; introducing into the regenerator an oxygen-containing gas to regenerate at least part of the at least partially coked catalyst, thereby producing a gaseous mixture and at least partially regenerated catalyst; separating at least partially regenerated catalyst and at least part of the gaseous mixture; and analyzing the composition of the gaseous mixture to control the burning rate of the coke present on the at least partially coked catalyst in the regenerator by adjusting the mass flow rate of the oxygen-containing gas on the basis of the analysis of the gaseous mixture.
US08916487B2	Glass substrate for information recording medium The present invention relates to the glass substrate for an information recording medium comprising the following glass components: SiO2: 52 to 67; Al2O3: 8 to 20; B2O3: 0 to 6, with these three oxides FMO: 70 to 85; Li2O: 0.5 to 4; Na2O: 1 to 8; K2O: 0 to 5; and with these three oxides R2O: 5 to 15; MgO: 2 to 9; CaO: 0.1 to 5; BaO: 0 to 3; SrO: 0 to 3; ZnO: 0 to 5; and with these five oxides: 5 to 15; Y2O3: 0 to 4; La2O3: 0 to 4; Gd2O3: 0 to 4; CeO2: 0 to 4; TiO2: 1 to 7; HfO2: 0 to 2; ZrO2: 0 to 5; Nb2O5: 0.2 to 5; and Ta2O5: 0 to 5, and satisfies Li2O/R2O: 0.05 to 0.35; Li2O/FMO: 0.005 to 0.035; Li2O/(MgO+ZnO): less than 2 and Nb2O5/SiO2: 0.01 to 0.075.
US08916486B2	Method of reducing the occurrence of crystalline silica in foamed glass by the introduction of chemical additives A method of making a foamed glass body, including preparing an admixture of powdered glass, at least one carbonate based foaming agent, and at least devitrification inhibitor, heating the admixture to a first temperature to soften the glass, heating the admixture to a second, higher temperature to foam the softened glass into a foamed glass body, and cooling the foamed glass body. The crystal silica content of the so-formed foamed glass body is less than 1 weight percent.
US08916485B2	Acrylic compositions adhering to low surface energy substrates In general, the invention features a pressure sensitive adhesive that comprises the reaction product of: (a) from about 25 to about 95 parts by weight of at least one acrylic acid ester of a monohydric alcohol whose homopolymer has a Tg less than 0° C., (b) from 0 to about 75 parts by weight of at least one non-polar ethylenically unsaturated monomer whose homopolymer has a solubility parameter of no greater than 10.50 and a Tg greater than 15° C.; and (c) from about 5 to about 35 parts by weight of at least one polar ethylenically unsaturated monomer whose homopolymer has a solubility parameter of greater than 10.50 and a Tg greater than 15° C. The pressure sensitive adhesives adhere to substrates having a low surface energy and/or high surface energy.
US08916482B2	Method of making a lithography mask A method of making a lithography mask with a stress-relief treatment is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate and depositing an opaque layer on the substrate. The opaque layer is patterned to form a patterned mask. A stress-relief treatment is applied to the patterned mask by using an radiation exposure.
US08916481B2	Embedded wafer level package for 3D and package-on-package applications, and method of manufacture A process for manufacturing a 3D or PoP semiconductor package includes forming a redistribution layer on a reconstituted wafer, then laser drilling a plurality of apertures in the reconstituted wafer, extending from an outer surface of the reconstituted wafer to intersect electrical traces in the first redistribution layer. A solder ball is then positioned adjacent to an opening of each of the apertures. The solder balls are melted and allowed to fill the apertures, making contact with the respective electrical traces and forming a plurality of solder columns. The outer surface of the reconstituted wafer is then planarized, and a second redistribution layer is formed on the planarized surface. The solder columns serve as through-vias, electrically coupling the first and second redistribution layers on opposite sides of the reconstituted wafer.
US08916477B2	Polysilicon etch with high selectivity Provided are methods and systems for removing polysilicon on a wafer. A wafer can include a polysilicon layer and an exposed nitride and/or oxide structure. An etchant with a hydrogen-based species, such as hydrogen gas, and a fluorine-based species, such as nitrogen trifluoride, can be introduced. The hydrogen-based species and the fluorine-based species can be activated with a remote plasma source. The layer of polysilicon on the wafer can be removed at a selectivity over the exposed nitride and/or oxide structure that is greater than about 500:1.
US08916475B1	Patterning method A patterning method is provided. A mask composite layer and a first tri-layer photoresist are sequentially formed on a target layer. A first etching is performed to the mask composite layer, using the first tri-layer photoresist as a mask, to form at least one first opening in an upper portion of the mask composite layer. The first tri-layer photoresist is removed. A second tri-layer photoresist is formed on the mask composite layer. A second etching is performed to the mask composite layer, using the second tri-layer photoresist as a mask, to form at least one second opening in the upper portion of the mask composite layer. The second tri-layer photoresist is removed. A lower portion of the mask composite layer is patterned by using the upper portion of the mask composite layer as a mask. The target layer is patterned by using the patterned mask composite layer as a mask.
US08916474B2	Semiconductor modules and methods of formation thereof In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a semiconductor module includes a first semiconductor package having a first semiconductor die, which is disposed in a first encapsulant. An opening is disposed in the first encapsulant. A second semiconductor package including a second semiconductor die is disposed in a second encapsulant. The second semiconductor package is disposed at least partially within the opening in the first encapsulant.
US08916472B2	Interconnect formation using a sidewall mask layer Embodiments described herein provide approaches for interconnect formation in a semiconductor device using a sidewall mask layer. Specifically, a sidewall mask layer is deposited on a hard mask in a merged via region of the semiconductor device following removal of a planarization layer previously formed on the hard mask. The sidewall mask layer is conformally deposited on the hard mask, and acts like a sacrificial layer to protect the hard mask during a subsequent via etch. This reduces the via critical dimension (CD) and reduces the CD elongation along the hard mask line direction during the via etch.
US08916471B1	Method for forming semiconductor structure having through silicon via for signal and shielding structure A method for forming a through silicon via for signal and a shielding structure is provided. A substrate is provided and a region is defined on the substrate. A radio frequency (RF) circuit is formed in the region on the substrate. A through silicon trench (TST) and a through silicon via (TSV) are formed simultaneously, wherein the TST encompasses the region to serve as a shielding structure for the RF circuit. A metal interconnection system is formed on the substrate, wherein the metal interconnection system comprises a connection unit that electrically connects the TSV to the RF circuit to provide a voltage signal.
US08916470B1	Method of manufacturing sidewall spacers on a memory device The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing sidewall spacers on a memory device. The method comprises forming sidewall spacers on a memory device having a memory array region and at least one peripheral circuit region by forming a first sidewall spacer adjacent to a word line in the memory array region and a second sidewall spacer adjacent to a transistor in the peripheral circuit region. The first sidewall spacer has a first thickness and the second sidewall spacer has a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness.
US08916463B2	Wire bond splash containment A splash containment structure for semiconductor structures and associated methods of manufacture are provided. A method includes: forming wire bond pads in an integrated circuit chip and forming at least one passivation layer on the chip. The at least one passivation layer includes first areas having a first thickness and second areas having a second thickness. The second thickness is greater than the first thickness. The first areas having the first thickness extend over a majority of the chip. The second areas having the second thickness are adjacent the wire bond pads.
US08916459B2	Compound semiconductor device with mesa structure A compound semiconductor device having mesa-shaped element region, and excellent characteristics are provided. The compound semiconductor device has: an InP substrate; an epitaxial lamination mesa formed above the InP substrate and including a channel layer, a carrier supply layer above the channel layer and a contact cap layer above the carrier supply layer; ohmic source electrode and drain electrode formed on the cap layer; a recess formed by removing the cap layer between the source and drain electrodes, and exposing the carrier supply layer; an insulating film formed on the cap layer and retracted from an edge of the cap layer away from the recess; a gate electrode extending from the carrier supply layer in the recess to outside of the mesa; and air gap formed by removing side portion of the channel layer facing the gate electrode outside the mesa.
US08916453B2	Method for manufacturing an electronic component A semiconductor wafer includes a first main face and a second main face opposite to the first main face and a number of semiconductor chip regions. The wafer is diced along dicing streets to separate the semiconductor chip regions from each other. At least one metal layer is formed on the first main face of each one of the semiconductor chip regions.
US08916451B2	Thin film wafer transfer and structure for electronic devices A method for wafer transfer includes forming a spreading layer, including graphene, on a single crystalline SiC substrate. A semiconductor layer including one or more layers is formed on and is lattice matched to the crystalline SiC layer. The semiconductor layer is transferred to a handle substrate, and the spreading layer is split to remove the single crystalline SiC substrate.
US08916446B2	Bipolar junction transistor with multiple emitter fingers Methods for fabricating bipolar junction transistors, bipolar junction transistors, and design structures for a bipolar junction transistor. The bipolar junction transistor may include a plurality of emitters that are arranged in distinct emitter fingers. A silicide layer is formed that covers an extrinsic base layer of the bipolar junction transistor and that fills the gaps between adjacent emitters. Non-conductive spacers on the emitter sidewalls electrically insulate the emitters from the silicide layer. The emitters extend through the extrinsic base layer and the silicide layer to contact the intrinsic base layer. The emitters may be formed using sacrificial emitter pedestals in a replacement-type process.
US08916439B2	Method for forming dual gate insulation layers and semiconductor device having dual gate insulation layers Method of forming dual gate insulation layers and semiconductor device having dual gate insulation layers is disclosed. The method of forming dual gate insulation layers comprises forming a first thin layer of a thick gate insulation layer on a semiconductor substrate by oxidizing the semiconductor substrate, depositing a second thicker layer of the thick gate insulation layer on the first thin layer, removing a portion of the thick gate insulation layer to expose a surface area of the semiconductor substrate and forming a thin gate insulation layer on the exposed surface area of the semiconductor substrate. The method of forming dual gate insulation layers, when applied in fabricating semiconductor devices having dual gate insulation layers and trench isolation structures, may help to reduce a silicon stress near edges of the trench isolation structures and reduce/alleviate/prevent the formation of a leaky junction around the edges of the trench isolation structures.
US08916438B2	Method for fabricating trench type transistor A method for fabricating a trench type transistor. An epitaxial layer is provided on a semiconductor substrate. A hard mask with an opening is formed on the epitaxial layer. A gate trench is etched into the substrate through the opening. A gate oxide layer and a trench gate are formed within the gate trench. After forming a cap layer atop the trench gate, the hard mask is removed. An ion well and a source doping region are formed in the epitaxial layer. A spacer is then formed on a sidewall of the trench gate and the cap layer. Using the cap layer and the spacer as an etching hard mask, the epitaxial layer is etched in a self-aligned manner, thereby forming a contact hole.
US08916432B1	Methods to integrate SONOS into CMOS flow Methods of forming memory cells including non-volatile memory (NVM) and MOS transistors are described. In one embodiment the method includes: depositing and patterning a gate layer over a dielectric stack on a substrate to form a gate of a NVM transistor, the dielectric stack including a tunneling layer overlying a surface of the substrate, a charge-trapping layer overlying the tunneling layer and a blocking layer overlying the charge-trapping layer; forming a mask exposing source and drain (S/D) regions of the NVM transistor; etching the dielectric stack through the mask to thin the dielectric stack by removing the blocking layer and at least a first portion of the charge-trapping layer in S/D regions of the NVM transistor; and implanting dopants into S/D regions of the NVM transistor through the thinned dielectric stack to form a lightly-doped drain adjacent to the gate of the NVM transistor.
US08916424B2	Method for manufacturing semiconductor device To improve productivity of a transistor that includes an oxide semiconductor and has good electrical characteristics. In a top-gate transistor including a gate insulating film and a gate electrode over an oxide semiconductor film, a metal film is formed over the oxide semiconductor film, oxygen is added to the metal film to form a metal oxide film, and the metal oxide film is used as a gate insulating film. After an oxide insulating film is formed over the oxide semiconductor film, a metal film may be formed over the oxide insulating film. Oxygen is added to the metal film to form a metal oxide film and added also to the oxide semiconductor film or the oxide insulating film.
US08916421B2	Semiconductor device packaging having pre-encapsulation through via formation using lead frames with attached signal conduits A semiconductor device package having pre-formed and placed through vias and a process for making such a package is provided. One or more signal conduits are coupled to a lead frame that is subsequently embedded in an encapsulated semiconductor device package. The free end of signal conduits is exposed while the other end remains coupled to a lead frame. The signal conduits are then used as through package vias, providing signal-bearing pathways between interconnects or contacts on the bottom and top of the package and the leads.
US08916420B2	Chip package and manufacturing method thereof An embodiment provides a chip package including a substrate, a cavity extending downward from an upper surface of the substrate, a metal layer overlying the substrate and conformally covering a sidewall and a bottom portion of the cavity, a chip having an upper surface and located on the metal layer in the cavity, wherein the upper surface is not lower than an upper surface of the metal layer outside of the cavity, and the protective layer covering the chip.
US08916405B2	Light emitting diode (LED) using carbon materials Carbon-based light emitting diodes (LEDs) and techniques for the fabrication thereof are provided. In one aspect, a LED is provided. The LED includes a substrate; an insulator layer on the substrate; a first bottom gate and a second bottom gate embedded in the insulator layer; a gate dielectric on the first bottom gate and the second bottom gate; a carbon material on the gate dielectric over the first bottom gate and the second bottom gate, wherein the carbon material serves as a channel region of the LED; and metal source and drain contacts to the carbon material.
US08916402B2	Semiconductor light emitting device including substrate having protection layers providing protection against chemicals and method for manufacturing the same The present invention provides a compound semiconductor light emitting device including: an Si—Al substrate; protection layers formed on top and bottom surfaces of the Si—Al substrate; and a p-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and an n-type semiconductor layer which are sequentially stacked on the protection layer formed on the top surface of the Si—Al substrate, and a method for manufacturing the same.
US08916399B2	Method of manufacturing light emitting device including light emitting element and wavelength converting member A method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes preparing a light emitting element and a wavelength converting member. The method further includes bonding the light emitting element and the wavelength converting member to each other by surface activated bonding. The light emitting element includes a semiconductor stacked layer portion formed on a substrate. The wavelength converting member includes a support member selected from the group of aluminum oxide, aluminum nitride, YAG without activator, and yttrium oxide. The wavelength converting member further includes a fluorescent material contained in the support member. Bonding the light emitting element and the wavelength converting member entails bonding the substrate and the support member to each other.
US08916394B2	Method for manufacturing a carbon nanotube field emission device with overhanging gate A carbon nanotube field emission device with overhanging gate fabricated by a double silicon-on-insulator process. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US08916392B2	Magnetoresistive random access memory element and fabrication method thereof A magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) element includes a bottom electrode embedded in a first insulating layer; an annular reference layer in a first via hole of a second insulating layer on the first insulating layer, the annular reference layer being situated above the bottom electrode; a first gap fill material layer filling the first via hole; a barrier layer covering the annular reference layer, the second insulating layer and the first gap fill material layer; an annular free layer in a second via hole of a third insulating layer on the second insulating layer, the annular free layer being situated above the annular reference layer; and a top electrode stacked on the annular free layer.
US08916390B2	Portable rapid diagnostic test reader A portable rapid diagnostic test reader system includes a mobile phone having a camera and one or more processors contained within the mobile phone and a modular housing configured to mount to the mobile phone. The modular housing including a receptacle configured to receive a sample tray holding a rapid diagnostic test. At least one illumination source is disposed in the modular housing and located on one side of the rapid diagnostic test. An optical demagnifier is disposed in the modular housing interposed between the rapid diagnostic test and the mobile phone camera.
US08916386B2	Method to detect and sequence post translationally modified peptides A method of detecting and sequencing post translationally modified peptides is disclosed wherein a negative ion precursor scan is performed. A negative ion high resolution MS scan is then performed and then MRM channels in positive ion mode are determined and monitored. A positive ion MS/MS scan is then performed.
US08916384B2	Pipelining assembly for a blood analyzing instrument A pipelining assembly for use in a blood analyzing instrument, methods for performing parallel pipelining functions, and methods for processing a plurality of prepared blood samples through a blood analyzing instrument. The pipelining assembly presented generally includes a first sample preparation chamber, a first queuing chamber in fluid communication with the first sample preparation chamber, and a first control valve between the first sample preparation chamber and the first queuing chamber. The pipelining assembly further includes a second sample preparation chamber, a second queuing chamber in fluid communication with the second sample preparation chamber, and a second control valve between the second sample preparation chamber and the second queuing chamber. An analysis chamber is provided to receive first and second prepared blood samples from the in first and second queuing chambers. The presented methods include steps for repeated processing of prepared blood samples through the blood analyzing instrument.
US08916382B2	Defined cell culturing surfaces and methods of use In one aspect, there is provided a cell culturing substrate including: a cell culture surface having a film attached thereto, wherein the film includes one or more plasma polymerized monomers; and a coating on the film-coated surface, the coating deposited from a coating solution comprising one or more extracellular matrix proteins and an aqueous solvent, where the total extracellular matrix protein concentration in the coating solution is about 1 ng/mL to about 1 mg/mL.
US08916381B1	Methods for treatment of cancer The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a human. The invention includes relates to administering a genetically modified T cell to express a CAR wherein the CAR comprises an antigen binding domain, a transmembrane domain, a costimulatory signaling region, and a CD3 zeta signaling domain.
US08916380B2	Embryonic stem cell-like cells Disclosed is a method for preparing an embryonic stem cell (ESC)-like cell, which includes the steps of: (a) obtaining a first cell population from a mammalian tissue or body fluid, wherein the first cell population comprises adult stem cells; (b) obtaining a second somatic cell population from a mammalian tissue, wherein the mammalian tissue is different from the mammalian tissue in step (a) and the second cell population is different from the first cell population; (c) coculturing the first cell population and the second cell population in a medium for a period of time sufficient to form a colony from either the first cell population or the second cell population; and (d) subculturing a cell from the colony in a medium for a period time sufficient to prepare the ESC-like cell.
US08916377B2	Root-preferred promoter and methods of use The present invention provides compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant. Compositions include a novel nucleotide sequence for a promoter for the gene encoding Sorghum bicolor RCc3. A method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant using the promoter sequences disclosed herein is provided. The method comprises transforming a plant or plant cell with a nucleotide sequence operably linked to one of the promoters of the present invention.
US08916375B2	Integrated microfluidic analysis systems The present invention provides an integrated microfluidic analysis system. The system contains at least a first (pre-reaction treatment) domain for treating a sample prior to subjecting the sample to a chemical reaction. The following domains are optionally added to the first domain: a second (reaction) domain for reacting the chemical of interest in the sample; and a third (post-reaction separation) domain for separating products and reactants coming out of the reaction domain. The integrated microfluidic analysis system of the present invention is most applicable to PCR analysis.
US08916373B2	Mutant human superoxide dismutase 1 variants The present invention in the art of biochemistry claims novel and non-naturally occurring mutant human superoxide dismutase 1 (hsod1) variant polypeptides, their encoding nucleic acids, and recombinant cells thereof. The inventor rationally designed mutant hsod1 variants using structural observations and complimentary experimentation. The designed mutant hsod1 variant products claimed have multiple potential industrial applications including as novel therapeutics.
US08916372B2	Strain of Salmonella enterica s. typhimurium, its use and a method to obtain a therapeutic vaccine vector The present invention relates to a new bacterial strain of Samonella enterica serovar Typhimurium VNP20009 deposited in the Polish Collection of Microorganisms under access no. B/00024 and its us in the production of a vaccine, especially an anti-cancer vaccine. The present invention also relates to a method of obtaining a therapeutic vaccine vector, characterized in that a genetic modification is introduced into the vector strain specific to cancer cells, resulting in the delayed over expression of a gene encoding a protein responsible for the invasive ability of this strain.
US08916370B2	Isoprene synthase variants for improved microbial production of isoprene The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one isoprene synthase enzyme with improved catalytic activity and/or solubility. In particular, the present invention provides variant plant isoprene synthases for increased isoprene production in microbial host cells. Biosynthetically produced isoprene of the present invention finds use in the manufacture of rubber and elastomers.
US08916369B2	Trichoderma reesei α-amylase is a maltogenic enzyme A maltogenic a-amylase from Trichoderma reesei (TrAA) and variants thereof are useful in the production of high-maltose syrups from liquefied starch. Particularly high maltose concentrations are achieved when TrAA is used in the presence of a pullulanase. Expression hosts and encoding nucleic acids useful for producing TrAA and its variants also are provided.
US08916363B2	Construction of Highly efficient cellulase compositions for enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose This invention provides novel enzyme compositions using newly identified and isolated C. lucknowense enzymes, including CBH Ib CBH IIb, EG II, EG VI, β-glucosidase, and xylanase II in conjunction with previously identified enzymes CBH Ia, CBH IIa (previously described as Endo 43), and EG V. These enzyme compositions demonstrate an extremely high ability to convert lignocellulosic biomass (e.g., Avicel, cotton, Douglas fir wood pretreated by organosolv) to glucose. CBH Ia and IIb, which both have a cellulose-binding module (CBM) displayed a pronounced synergism with three major endoglucanases (EG II, EG V, EG VI) from the same fungus in hydrolysis of cotton as well as a strong synergy with each other. The enzyme compositions are effective in hydrolysis of the lignocellulosic biomass.
US08916361B2	Elongase gene and uses thereof The subject invention relates to the identification of a gene involved in the elongation of polyunsaturated fatty acids containing unsaturation at the carbon 9 position (i.e., “Δ9-elongase”) and to uses thereof. In particular, Δ9-elongase may be utilized, for example, in the conversion of linoleic acid (LA, 18:2n-6) to eicosadienoic acid (EDA, 20:2n-6). The production of dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA, 20:3n-6) from eicosadienoic acid (EDA, 20:2n-6), and arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n-6) from dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA, 20:3n-6) is then catalyzed by Δ8-desaturase and Δ5-desaturase, respectively. AA or polyunsaturated fatty acids produced therefrom may be added to pharmaceutical compositions, nutritional compositions, animal feeds, as well as other products such as cosmetics.
US08916358B2	Methods for control of flux in metabolic pathways through protease manipulation The embodiments described herein pertain to cells, and methods for preparing cells, that can be used as biocatalysts by altering enzymes that compete for a substrate or product of a pathway of interest such that the targeted enzyme is sensitive to a site-specific protease, which protease is expressed but relocated in the cell to a site where it is not in contact with the targeted enzyme in the intact cell. Upon cell lysis, the protease contacts the target enzyme, which is then inactivated by protease cleavage.
US08916357B2	Dynamic monitoring of activation of receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) in living cells using real-time microelectronic cell sensing technology Methods for identifying a compound capable of interacting with a Receptor Tyrosine Kinase (RTK) including providing a device capable of measuring cell-substrate impedance, adding test cells expressing a RTK to the device, measuring first impedances, adding a compound to at least one compound well and adding a vehicle control to at least one control well, measuring second impedances of the compound well and the control well, determining the change in the impedance for the compound well and the one control well, comparing the change in impedance between the compound well and the control well, and identifying the compound interacts with the RTK if the comparison demonstrates a significant difference between the change in impedance.
US08916355B2	Pain signaling molecules The invention relates generally to novel genes expressed in normal but not Neurogenin-1-deficient animals. The invention relates specifically to a novel family of G protein-coupled receptors and a novel family of two-transmembrane segment proteins that are expressed in dorsal root ganglia, and a method of screening for genes specifically expressed in nociceptive sensory neurons.
US08916354B2	Bladder cancer diagnosis composition containing APE1/Ref-1 and bladder cancer diagnostic kit using same Provided are a bladder cancer diagnosis composition containing APE1/Ref-1, a bladder cancer diagnostic kit containing an antibody which specifically binds to the APE1/Ref-1, and a method of measuring APE1/Ref-1 concentration in biological samples through an antigen-antibody binding reaction using the antibody which specifically binds to the APE1/Ref-1. According to the invention, the APE1/Ref-1 protein concentration in serum of bladder cancer patients is significantly higher than in healthy subjects, and more particularly, it significantly increases in the serum of patients with stage 2 or later bladder cancer.
US08916353B2	Circovirus sequences associated with piglet weight loss disease (PWD) The genome sequences and the nucleotide sequences coding for the PWD circovirus polypeptides, such as the circovirus structural and non-structural polypeptides, vectors including the sequences, and cells and animals transformed by the vectors are provided. Methods for detecting the nucleic acids or polypeptides, and kits for diagnosing infection by a PWD circovirus, also are provided. Method for selecting compounds capable of modulating the viral infection are further provided. Pharmaceutical, including vaccine, compositions for preventing and/or treating viral infections caused by PWD circovirus and the use of vectors for preventing and/or treating diseases also are provided.
US08916352B2	PCR reaction mixtures with decreased non-specific activity The present invention provides methods for improving the specificity of nucleic acid amplification comprising incubating a nucleic acid molecule with a polymerase-Sso7 DNA binding domain conjugate and arginine, spermidine, or spermine. The present invention also provides reaction mixtures and kits for improving the specificity of nucleic acid amplification.
US08916349B2	Assay method for target nucleic acid by signal amplification using probe hybridization and restriction Oligonucleotides for detection of nucleic acid in a sample that provide for an amplified signal by recycling probes and probe fragments.
US08916338B2	Processes and compositions for removing substances from substrates Processes associated apparatus and compositions useful for removing organic substances from substrates, for example, electronic device substrates such as microelectronic wafers or flat panel displays, are provided. Processes are presented that apply a minimum volume of a composition as a coating to the inorganic substrate whereby sufficient heat is added and the organic substances are completely removed by rinsing. The compositions and processes may be suitable for removing and, in some instances, completely dissolving photoresists of the positive and negative varieties as well as thermoset polymers from electronic devices.
US08916337B2	Dual hard mask lithography process A first metallic hard mask layer over an interconnect-level dielectric layer is patterned with a line pattern. At least one dielectric material layer, a second metallic hard mask layer, a first organic planarization layer (OPL), and a first photoresist are applied above the first metallic hard mask layer. A first via pattern is transferred from the first photoresist layer into the second metallic hard mask layer. A second OPL and a second photoresist are applied and patterned with a second via pattern, which is transferred into the second metallic hard mask layer. A first composite pattern of the first and second via patterns is transferred into the at least one dielectric material layer. A second composite pattern that limits the first composite pattern with the areas of the openings in the first metallic hard mask layer is transferred into the interconnect-level dielectric layer.
US08916335B2	Photo-curable transfer sheet, process for the preparation of optical information recording medium using the sheet, and optical information recording medium A photo-curable transfer sheet having a photo-curable transfer layer comprising a photo-curable composition, the photo-curable composition being deformable by application of pressure and containing a reactive polymer having a photopolymerizable functional group, wherein the photo-curable transfer layer shows linearity in relationship between strain [γ] (%) and time [t] (second) measured by a creep test using a dynamic viscoelasticity measuring apparatus under the conditions of an ordinary temperature, stress of 50 Pa and a time period of 120 seconds, and satisfies a following formula: log γ=a+b·log t, in which “a” is a real number, and “b” is in the range of 0.10 to 0.53; and a process for the preparation of an optical information recording medium using the sheet and an optical information recording medium.
US08916334B2	Micro-composite material for three-dimensional printing The present disclosure provides a micro-composite material used in the fabrication of three-dimensional objects, and associated methods and systems. In one example, a micro-composite material used in the fabrication of a three-dimensional object can comprise micronized polymeric particles; a photocurable curing agent; and a dye present in the micro-composite material in an amount at from 0.0001 wt % to 0.1 wt %, the dye having a λmax between 350 nm and 800 nm.
US08916330B2	Chemically amplified photoresist composition and method for forming resist pattern The present invention provides a resist composition giving a resist pattern excellent in CD uniformity and focus margin. A chemically amplified photoresist composition comprises a resin (A) and an acid generator (B), and the resin (A) contains, as a part or an entirety thereof, a copolymer (A1) which is obtained by polymerizing at least: a (meth)acrylic monomer (a1) having C5-20 alicyclic hydrocarbon group which becomes soluble in an aqueous alkali solution by the action of an acid; a (meth)acrylic monomer (a2) having a hydroxy group-containing adamantyl group; and a (meth)acrylic monomer (a3) having a lactone ring, and the copolymer (A1) has a weight-average molecular weight of 2500 or more and 5000 or less, and a content of the copolymer (A1) is not less than 50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the resin (A).
US08916326B2	Thermal image receiver elements having release agents A thermal image receiver element dry image receiving layer has a Tg of at least 25° C. and is the outermost layer. The dry image receiving layer has a dry thickness of at least 0.5 μm and up to and including 5 μm. It comprises a water-dispersible release agent and a polymer binder matrix that consists essentially of: (1) a water-dispersible acrylic polymer comprising chemically reacted or chemically non-reacted hydroxyl, phospho, phosphonate, sulfo, sulfonate, carboxy, or carboxylate groups, and (2) a water-dispersible polyester that has a Tg of 30° C. or less. The water-dispersible acrylic polymer is present in an amount of at least 55 weight % and at a dry ratio to the water-dispersible polyester of at least 1:1. The thermal image receiver element can be used to prepare thermal dye images after thermal transfer from a thermal donor element.
US08916325B2	Carrier for developing electrostatic latent image, tow-component developer and image forming method A carrier for developing electrostatic latent image, including a particulate magnetic core material; and a coated layer covering the surface of the particulate magnetic core material, wherein the coated layer includes a resin including a silicone resin and a methacrylic ester or an acrylic ester resin, and a filler including a substrate; and an electroconductive layer comprising tin dioxide (SnO2), overlying the substrate, and wherein the carrier includes tin (Sn) in an amount not less than 0.5% by atom and has a ratio (Sn/Si) of tin (Sn) to silicon (Si) of from 0.03 to 0.2 when subjected to an XPS analysis.
US08916323B2	Toner for electrostatic image development The toner can obtain low-temperature fixing property, heat-resistant storability and long-term stability of charging while having excellent low-temperature fixing property. The toner is formed with toner particles containing a binder resin and a crystalline ester compound, the crystalline ester compound has a linear-chain structure, and the binder resin contains a styrene-acrylic resin including a structural unit derived from an acrylic ester monomer represented by general formula (1) below. In the general formula (1), R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 16 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms. m represents 2 or 3, and n represents an integer of 1 to 25.

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