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| US08922222B2 |
Systems and methods for determining electrical connectivity
A system (10) and method (200) are disclosed for detecting electrical connectivity. The system includes at least one power distribution conductor (18) and at least one electrical power pad (20) comprising a detection pad (28) that is electrically isolated from a remaining portion of the respective at least one electrical power pad (20). A measured parameter at the detection pad (28) provides an indication of electrical connectivity between the at least one power distribution conductor (18) and the respective at feast one electrical power pad (20). |
| US08922221B2 |
Method and system for detecting a short circuit affecting a sensor
A method of detecting a short circuit affecting a sensor, at least one terminal of the sensor being connected to a bias resistor, includes: applying to at least one bias resistor at least one test bias voltage having at least one predefined characteristic that is different from a corresponding characteristic of a nominal bias voltage of the resistor; measuring a resulting differential voltage across the terminals of the sensor; and as a function of at least one characteristic of the measured differential voltage corresponding to the predefined characteristic of the test bias voltages, determining whether the sensor presents a short circuit. |
| US08922220B2 |
Short detection circuit, light-emitting diode chip, light-emitting diode device and short detection method
A short detection circuit includes a voltage divider circuit, for generating, according to a bottom voltage of one or more light-emitting diode strings, a divided voltage less than the bottom voltage. Additionally, the short detection circuit includes a voltage clamp circuit, coupled to the voltage divider circuit, for clamping the divided voltage, and a comparator, coupled to the voltage divider circuit, for comparing the divided voltage and a reference voltage, to decide whether a short circuit occurs in the one or more light-emitting diode strings according to a result of the comparison. |
| US08922217B2 |
Battery state-of-charge observer
A robust battery state-of-charge observer determines a state-of-charge as function of an open circuit voltage by taking into account battery parameter uncertainties, which are due to battery age, variation, and operating conditions, (e.g. temperature and SOC level). Each of the time-varying battery parameter values are bounded. By utilizing the parameter variation bounds in the design process and constantly minimizing the estimation error covariance matrix, the robust observer achieves enhanced robustness to the variations of battery age, variation, and operating conditions such as temperature and SOC level. |
| US08922213B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
In a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment, a transmitting coil applies a radio-frequency magnetic field to a subject placed in a static magnetic field. A receiving coil receives a magnetic resonance signal emitted from the subject owing to an application of the radio-frequency magnetic field. A balun is connected to the receiving coil, and suppresses an unbalanced current induced in the receiving coil. An overheat protection circuit indicates that the balun is abnormal when a temperature of the balun exceeds a temperature threshold. An imaging control unit stops imaging when the overheat protection circuit indicates an abnormality of the balun. |
| US08922209B2 |
System and method for magnetic resonance imaging
A magnetic resonance imaging method comprises performing imaging where more than one polarizing magnetic field strength is used during scanning and processing at least one image resulting from the scanning to yield an enhanced contrast image. |
| US08922208B1 |
Optically pumped magnetically controlled paramagnetic devices for microwave electronics and particle accelerator applications
An active device is provided that is energized by an optical source and uses an active paramagnetic medium to transfer this energy to a resonant circuit enabling new classes of electronic components. |
| US08922201B2 |
Position detecting device for detecting the operation position of an operating portion of a vehicle
A position detecting device affixed to a handle bar, wherein the positional displacement between a section to be detected and a detecting section is minimized to reduce the degradation of the detection accuracy. A position detecting device 1 comprising: a section 4 to be detected which is rotated on the basis of the rotational operation of a handle grip 3 provided to a handle bar 2; a detecting section 5 which detects the section 4 to be detected; and a case 6 which contains the section 4 to be detected and the detecting section 5, wherein the position detecting device 1 is also provided with a support member 7 which rotatably supports the section 4 to be detected and to which the detecting section 5 is affixed. |
| US08922195B2 |
Simplified jaw assembly for a clamp meter
A current clamp meter includes a current meter body and a jaw assembly. The jaw assembly is configured so that the current clamp meter may be used to reach and readily single-out a desired wire from amongst adjacent wires. |
| US08922193B2 |
Current meter
Apparatus, usable to measure current in a multiple-conductor cable having supply and return conductors spaced apart by a nominal conductor spacing and carrying respective supply and return currents in opposite directions, includes (1) a non-magnetic body having a cable-engaging portion defining a location and an orientation axis of the multiple-conductor cable relative to the apparatus when the cable-engaging portion engages the cable during use, (2) a planar, multi-turn wire coil supported by the body immediately adjacent to the location and lying in a plane parallel to the orientation axis, the wire coil having a coil diameter at least four times the nominal conductor spacing, and (3) signal conditioning circuitry operative in response to a voltage signal developed across output ends of the wire coil to generate a conditioned voltage signal having a voltage magnitude determined by and indicative of a magnitude of the supply current during use. |
| US08922192B2 |
Multiphase electrical power phase identification
A method for multiphase electrical power phase identification by a monitoring component includes: receiving a request for the power phase identification for a given power component phase connection from a power component; in response, sending signal characteristics to the power component; monitoring power signals on distribution panel phase connections; determining that the signal characteristics are found on a given distribution panel phase connection; and in response, sending an identifier of the given distribution panel phase connection to the power component. In receiving the signal characteristics, the power component: selects the given power component phase connection; applies a signal with the signal characteristic on the given power component phase connection; receives an identifier of the given distribution panel phase connection from the monitoring component; and associates the identifier with the given power component phase connection. |
| US08922184B2 |
Integrated switch-capacitor DC-DC converter and method thereof
An integrated switch-capacitor DC-DC converter and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a converter includes a switch-capacitor network for receiving a source voltage and outputting a load voltage to a load circuit in accordance with a N-bit control code and a plurality of phase clocks, wherein N is an integer greater than 1, a load capacitor for holding the load voltage, a feedback network for generating a feedback voltage proportional to the load voltage, and a controller for receiving the feedback voltage and a reference voltage and outputting the N-bit control code in accordance with a clock phase of the plurality of phase clocks. |
| US08922173B2 |
DC chopper and DC chopping method for doubly fed induction generator system
A DC chopper comprising a control unit and a power circuit and a DC chopping method for a DFIG (doubly fed induction generator) system are provided. The input terminal of the control unit is coupled to a DC capacitor of a converter to detect a DC voltage. The power circuit includes input terminals, an overvoltage protection module, a rectifier module and output terminals. The overvoltage protection module comprises at least one discharge unit formed from a discharge resistor and a switch element, and the rectifier module is coupled in parallel to the overvoltage protection module. When a grid voltage drops, the control unit outputs a corresponding control signal to drive the switch element to be ON or OFF, and the output terminal of the power circuit absorbs a portion of rotor inrush current, so as to impose over-current protection. |
| US08922172B2 |
Battery charger with automatic voltage detection
A battery charger is disclosed that is configured to be connected to an external battery by way of external battery cables. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, the battery charger is configured with automatic voltage detection which automatically determines the nominal voltage of the battery connected to its battery charger terminals and charges the battery as a function of the detected nominal voltage irrespective of the nominal voltage selected by a user. Various safeguards are built into the battery charger to avoid overcharging a battery. For battery chargers with user selectable nominal battery voltage charging modes, battery charger is configured to over-ride a user selected battery voltage mode if it detects that the battery connected to the battery charger terminals is different than the user selected charging mode. |
| US08922167B2 |
Rechargeable battery systems and rechargeable battery system operational methods
Rechargeable battery systems and rechargeable battery system operational methods are described. According to one aspect, a rechargeable battery system includes a plurality of rechargeable battery cells coupled between a plurality of terminals and shunting circuitry configured to shunt charging electrical energy around respective ones of the rechargeable battery cells during charging of the rechargeable battery cells from substantially discharged states of charge of the rechargeable battery cells to substantially charged states of charge of the rechargeable battery cells. |
| US08922166B2 |
Balancing of battery pack system modules
A system for balancing a plurality of battery pack system modules connected in series may include in each battery pack system module a controller configured to detect that the first system module has reached a first state of charge; activate the first charge switch to physically disconnect and to prevent further charging of the first system module after detecting the first state of charge; discharge the plurality of cells after activating the first charge switch to balance the first system module with a second system module coupled to the first system module; de-activate the first charge switch after discharging the plurality of battery cells; and charge the plurality of cells after de-activating the first charge switch. |
| US08922161B2 |
Three-dimensional glasses and system for wireless power transmission
Three-dimensional (3D) glasses and a system for wireless power transmission are provided. The 3D glasses include a frame, a resonance reception part which includes a reception conductive wire loop and a resonance capacitor for wireless charging, a rectification part which rectifies a voltage generated by the resonance reception part, and a charging part which charges a battery using the rectified voltage. The frame includes a first temple, a second temple, a first lens holder part, a second lens holder part, and a bridge part connecting the first lens holder part and the second lens holder part. |
| US08922160B2 |
Non-contact type power receiving apparatus, electronic equipment and charging system using the power receiving apparatus
A non-contact type power receiving apparatus including: a power receiving coil having a spiral coil; a rectifier; a secondary battery; an electronic device operated by being supplied with direct voltage from the secondary battery, wherein a composite magnetic body is provided to at least one portion between the secondary battery and the spiral coil, and a portion between the electronic device and the spiral coil. The composite magnetic body includes at least first and other layers of magnetic sheets through an insulating layer in which when a relative magnetic permeability of the first magnetic sheet provided to a side of the spiral coil is μd, a thickness of the first magnetic sheet is tu, an average relative magnetic permeability of the other magnetic sheets other than the first magnetic sheet is μu, and a total thickness of the other magnetic sheets is tu, the composite magnetic body satisfies the following relations: μd·td≦60 [mm]; and μu·tu≧100 [mm]. |
| US08922159B2 |
Battery pack for powering miner's cap lamp
A battery pack features a housing with a battery cell positioned within the housing. A pair of terminals attached to the battery cell and are adapted to provide power to a cap lamp and/or other device(s). Charging circuitry is positioned within the housing and attached to the battery cell. The charging circuitry provides a charging current to the battery cell when the battery pack is connected to a charger. A microprocessor is positioned within the housing and operatively connected to the charging circuitry. |
| US08922157B2 |
Electric battery for vehicles
The electric battery for vehicles includes accumulation elements of electric charge connectable to the power supply line of a vehicle and electronic processing elements suitable for managing and/or controlling the use and the state of the battery. |
| US08922155B2 |
Monitoring motor condition
In various implementations, a condition of a motor may be monitored based at least partially on time required to achieve a change in speed. A notification may be transmitted based on the condition of the motor. |
| US08922151B2 |
Regenerative medium voltage inverter
Provided is a regenerative medium voltage inverter, the inverter being such that regenerative operation is enabled by changing structure of input terminal of a unit power cell at a series H-bridge medium voltage inverter, and a dynamic braking resistor is not required to reduce the size of a DC-link capacitor over that of a conventional medium voltage inverter. |
| US08922144B2 |
Method of processing sensor signals for determining motion of a motor shaft
Methods and systems of processing sensor signals to determine motion of a motor shaft are disclosed. This disclosure relates to the processing of sequences of pulses from a sensor for computing the motion of an electric motor output shaft. Furthermore, this disclosure relates to the processing of two sequences of pulses from sensor outputs, which may be separated by only a few electrical degrees, to compute the motion of an electrical motor output shaft while using a limited bandwidth controller. Motor shaft direction, displacement, speed, phase, and phase offset may be determined from processing the sensor signals. |
| US08922143B2 |
Control system for a rotary machiine
An estimation section estimates a time period required for a norm of a difference vector between a current flowing to a motor/generator and a command current to attain a threshold level r in each switching mode provisionally set by a mode setting section. A mode determination section determines the switching mode of the longest required time period to be a final switching mode. A drive section controls an inverter to operate in the switching mode determined by the mode switching section. |
| US08922139B2 |
Circuit and method for detecting the duration of the interruption of a mains input
A power supply or driver circuit configured to provide electrical energy at a drive voltage. The driver circuit converts electrical energy at an input voltage to the electrical energy at the drive voltage. A controller is configured to control the power converter to provide electrical energy at the drive voltage. The controller stops operation at an interruption of electrical energy to the driver circuit. The controller is configured to resume operation subsequent restoration of electrical energy to the driver circuit. The controller is configured to maintain the timing voltage above a first voltage level when the controller is in operation and to determine the duration of an interruption of electrical energy to the driver circuit. |
| US08922137B2 |
Dimming control device, dimming control method and lighting apparatus provided with dimming control device
A lighting apparatus includes an illuminance sensor, a dimming control device and a light source. The lighting apparatus calculates a light output characteristic of the light source based on an illuminance measurement value when the light source is turned off and an illuminance measurement value when the light source is lit with a predetermined output, and calculates an ambient illuminance based on the light output characteristic. The illuminance measurement by the illuminance sensor is performed every predetermined period, and dimming control is performed on the light source based on the calculated ambient illuminance. |
| US08922136B2 |
Reduction of harmonic distortion for LED loads
Apparatus and associated methods reduce harmonic distortion of a excitation current by diverting the excitation current substantially away from a number of LEDs arranged in a series circuit until the current or its associated periodic excitation voltage reaches a predetermined threshold level, and ceasing the current diversion while the excitation current or voltage is substantially above the predetermined threshold level. In an illustrative embodiment, a rectifier may receive an AC (e.g., sinusoidal) voltage and deliver unidirectional current to a string of series-connected LEDs. An effective turn-on threshold voltage of the diode string may be reduced by diverting current around at least one of the diodes in the string while the AC voltage is below a predetermined level. In various examples, selective current diversion within the LED string may extend the input current conduction angle and thereby substantially reduce harmonic distortion for AC LED lighting systems. |
| US08922135B2 |
Light emitter driving device and lighting appliance therewith
A light emitter driving device has a decoder portion which monitors a rectified voltage and generates a dimming signal, and a drive current control portion which controls a drive current to a light emitter according to the dimming signal. The decoder portion has a comparator which compares the rectified voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage to generate a comparison signal, a sampling counter which measures high-level and low-level periods of the comparison signal, a duty calculation portion which calculates the duty of the rectified voltage based on the output of the sampling counter, a filter calculation portion which excludes sporadic variation in duty by applying digital filtering to the output of the duty calculation portion, and a dimming signal generation portion which generates the dimming signal based on the output of the filter calculation portion. |
| US08922134B2 |
Device for generating light
An illumination system (10; 100) for generating light comprises: at least one a lamp assembly (14; 114) capable of generating light (17; 117) with a variable color; a controller (15; 115) for controlling the lamp assembly; a user input device (19) coupled to the controller. The controller (15; 115) is designed, on the basis of data received from the user input device (19), to generate color control signals for the lamp assembly.The controller (15) is designed, on the basis of data received from the user input device (19), to calculate a path (47) in a color space (31), to calculate the coordinates of a set of color points (E; CP(2), CP(3)) along the calculated path (47), and to generate its color control signals in accordance with the calculated color points.The illumination system may be for generating dynamic light sequences, or for generating a spatial color distribution. |
| US08922133B2 |
Smart electronic switch for low-power loads
A two-wire smart load control device, such as an electronic switch, for controlling the power delivered from a power source to an electrical load comprises a relay for conducting a load current through the load, a controller for rendering the relay conductive and non-conductive, and an in-line power supply coupled in series with the relay for generating a supply voltage across a capacitor when the relay is conductive. The power supply controls when the capacitor charges asynchronously with respect to the frequency of the source. The capacitor conducts the load current for at least a portion of a line cycle of the source when the relay is conductive. The controller is operable to determine when the magnitude of the supply voltage reaches a maximum supply voltage threshold, and render the relay non-conductive immediately after the supply voltage reaches the maximum supply voltage threshold. |
| US08922132B2 |
Load system having a control element powered by a control signal
A driver is connectable to an external power supply and configured to output variable electrical power for one or more loads, such as LEDs. A module including a microcontroller is operable to output a control signal that automatically varies the electrical power outputted by the driver. The microcontroller is further configured to be powered by the control signal. |
| US08922127B2 |
High-frequency discharge ignition coil apparatus and high-frequency discharge ignition apparatus
Provided is a compact ignition coil apparatus that can realize reliable insulation breakdown and spark discharge with high discharge current. A high-frequency discharge ignition coil apparatus includes: a capacitor 116 connected to a high-voltage terminal, for preventing passage of high voltage; and an inductor 117 connected to the capacitor 116 and forming, together with the capacitor 116, a band pass filter that allows only a predetermined frequency component to pass. High-frequency current is supplied from outside to the inductor 117. The high-frequency discharge ignition coil apparatus further includes a current level detection device 115 for detecting the level of current flowing in the inductor 117. The current level detection device 115 is placed in one package, together with a primary coil 111, a secondary coil 112, a capacitor 116, and an inductor 117. |
| US08922117B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display comprises: a substrate; a display formed on the substrate and including a common power line and a common electrode; a junction layer provided outside the display on the substrate; and a sealing substrate fixed to the substrate by the junction layer. The sealing substrate includes: a support film; a first metal layer provided on one side of the support film toward the substrate; a plurality of second metal layers provided on the first metal layer and being conductive with the first metal layer; and a third metal layer provided on the first metal layer and being insulated from the first metal layer. The second metal layers supply a first electric signal to the common power line, and the third metal layer supplies a second electric signal to the common electrode. A method of manufacturing such an OLED display is also disclosed. |
| US08922114B2 |
White light-emitting device, white light-emitting panel including the same, method of manufacturing white light-emitting panel, and display apparatus including white light-emitting device
A white light-emitting device includes a first electrode; a first barrier rib on the first electrode including a first color conversion material; a second barrier rib on the first electrode spaced apart from the first barrier rib and including a second color conversion material; a third color layer between the first barrier rib and the second barrier rib that emits white light when light emitted from the third color layer is combined with light emitted from first color conversion material and light emitted from the second color conversion material; and a second electrode on the first barrier rib, the second barrier rib, and the third color layer. |
| US08922104B1 |
Spark plug having an embedded tip that is prevented from detachment due to thermal stress
A spark plug includes a center electrode, a ground electrode, and a ground-electrode-side tip joined to the ground electrode such that at least a portion of the tip along its thickness direction is embedded in the ground electrode. The ground-electrode-side tip is joined to the ground electrode through a fusion zone formed between the ground electrode and a proximal side of the tip. On a section containing a center axis of the ground electrode and in parallel with the thickness direction of the ground-electrode-side tip, E/F≧1.1 is satisfied, where E (mm) is the longest distance along the thickness direction from an inner side of the ground electrode to a boundary between the fusion zone and the ground electrode, and F (mm) is the largest amount of embedment of the tip in the inner side surface along the thickness direction. |
| US08922101B2 |
Light-emitting device
A light-emitting device is provided that can extract light in all directions and that has wide directivity. This light-emitting device includes: an elongated bar-shaped package extending sideways, the package being formed such that a plurality of leads are formed integrally with a first resin with part of the leads exposed; a light-emitting element that is fixed onto at least one of the leads and that is electrically connected to at least one of the leads; and a second resin sealing the light-emitting element. In the light-emitting device, the first resin and the second resin are formed of optically transparent resin, and the leads have outer lead portions used for external connection and protruding sideways from both left and right ends of the package. |
| US08922097B2 |
Process of generating power from hard disk vibration in data centers
The present invention relates to an energy harvesting apparatus capable of converting small magnitude low frequency vibrational energy into useful electrical energy that may be stored and used to power microelectronic devices and rechargeable battery technologies. The energy harvesting apparatus utilizes a piezoelectric device coupled to a pneumatic controller for modulating the vibrational energy received from vibrational energy source into a useful alternating energy waveform. A rectifier is further coupled to the piezoelectric device for converting alternating electrical energy to direct current energy for supporting associated external circuitry. |
| US08922095B2 |
Transponder having coupled resonant modes and including a variable load
A transponder including a first resonator and a series of one or more second resonators with coupling of evanescent waves exhibiting at least one first resonant mode and one second resonant mode, said first resonator being connected via a first port, to a first means allowing an interrogation, wherein said second resonators are connected via at least one second port, to at least one variable load element capable of modifying coupling conditions of the resonant modes and consequently a response measured on said first port. |
| US08922088B2 |
Rotor with winding elements and a winding head adjacent to a rotor body for a dynamoelectric machine
Provided is a rotor for a dynamoelectric machine. The rotor includes winding elements arranged in axially extending grooves of a rotor body, a winding head arranged axially adjacent to the rotor body, and a winding head carrier, connected to the winding head by means of tension bolts, all arranged in such a way that reliable securing of the winding head against radial expansion due to centrifugal forces is ensured, while resulting in a compact and cost-effective configuration as well as sufficient cooling. |
| US08922087B1 |
High efficiency low torque ripple multi-phase permanent magnet machine
An electrically driven motor, an electrical generator, a rotating electrical machine and method of operating, that includes a rotating rotor having an even number of alternating polarity permanent magnet poles and a stator with an odd number of evenly spaced alternating magnetic polarity electromagnetic poles divided into an odd number of equal stator phase groups with a magnetically unbalanced orphan, pole from each stator phase group removed without re-spacing the remaining stator poles to produce a gap between stator phase groups that is greater than the spacing between adjacent poles in each stator phase group. The rotor can be a rotating external rotor or a stationary internal rotor and the stator can be a stationary interior stator or a rotating exterior stator. |
| US08922079B2 |
Electric motor and centralized power distribution member
An electric motor includes a stator including multiple phase windings wound around a plurality of teeth arranged in a circular pattern, and an annular bus ring arranged concentrically with the stator to supply drive current to the windings. The bus ring includes a metal conductor and a lead-out wire inserting portion for inserting a lead-out wire of the winding therethrough, the lead-out wire inserting portion being formed by bending the metal conductor. The lead-out wire inserting portion is crimped with the lead-out wire inserted therethrough such that the metal conductor is electrically connected to the lead-out wire. |
| US08922077B2 |
Outer rotor-type motor
In the outer rotor-type motor, coil leads can be efficiently wired in small spaces of stator units. The outer rotor-type motor comprises: a stator being constituted by a plurality of the stator units, in each of which a coil is sandwiched between stator yokes having magnetic pole teeth; a rotor having a rotor yoke, which includes a permanent magnet and which is capable of rotating together with an output shaft; and lead terminals of a driving circuit for energizing the coils. Each of the stator yokes is constituted by a plurality of yoke parts and formed into a ring shape, the stator yokes surround outer circumferences of the coils, and coil leads are extended outward from the inner side of each of the coils via a gap between the outer circumference of the coil and the magnetic pole teeth. |
| US08922076B2 |
Encapsulated stator
An encapsulated stator includes a driving module coupled to a shaft tube. The driving module includes a silicon steel plate unit. A coil unit is wound around the silicon steel plate unit. A jacket is mounted to an outer periphery of the silicon steel plate unit of the driving module. The jacket includes an inner face and an outer face opposite to the inner face. The inner face of the jacket faces the driving module. An encapsulant is bonded to the driving module, the jacket, and the shaft tube. The encapsulant encapsulates the driving module. The encapsulant partially encapsulates the outer face of the jacket. |
| US08922074B2 |
Elevator machine motor and drive and cooling thereof
Heat in a drive system including a motor and a drive is removed using heat pipes in heat exchanging contact with the motor and the drive. The heat conducting element have at least one portion for receiving heat from the motor or the drive, and another portion to transfer heat to a heat exchange device that is spaced from the motor and drive. The heat conducting element may be a heat pipe or a heat spreader element. |
| US08922072B2 |
Electrical machine with a cooling channel and method for manufacturing the same
The invention relates to a stator (1) of an electrical machine (10), the electrical machine (10) itself, and a manufacturing method. The stator (1) has a meandering cooling channel (18), wherein the meandering cooling channel (18) is embedded in an element (22), wherein the element (22) comprises a material which is influenced thermally so as to form a shape of the element (22), wherein an iron-containing body (3), for guiding a magnetic field of the stator, is embedded in the element (22). |
| US08922067B2 |
Reluctance and lorentz-force-operated linear drive
A linear motor for optical systems, for example, endoscopes, is described. The motor has a stator with a magnetic guiding member and a coil. The armature of the motor includes two permanent magnets which are of opposite polarity. A pole piece made of soft-magnetic material is provided between the permanent magnets. By applying current to the coil, the armature can be displaced from a rest position in the longitudinal direction. |
| US08922066B2 |
Wireless energy transfer with multi resonator arrays for vehicle applications
A vehicle powering wireless receiver for use with a first electromagnetic resonator coupled to a power supply. The wireless receiver includes a load configured to power the drive system of a vehicle using electrical power, and a second electromagnetic resonator adapted to be housed upon the vehicle and configured to be coupled to the load, at least one other electromagnetic resonator configured with the first electromagnetic resonator and the second electromagnetic resonator in an array of electromagnetic resonators to distribute power over an area, wherein the second electromagnetic resonator is configured to be wirelessly coupled to the array to provide resonant, non-radiative wireless power to the second electromagnetic resonator from the first electromagnetic resonator. |
| US08922064B2 |
Wireless power feeder, wireless power receiver, and wireless power transmission system, and coil
A wireless power feeder feeds power from a feeding coil to a receiving coil by wireless using a magnetic field resonance phenomenon. The feeding coil is constructed in a rotatable manner. A power transmission control circuit that supplies AC power to the feeding coil so as to make the feeding coil feed the AC power to the receiving coil. The feeding coil is constructed such that the magnetic characteristics thereof in the circumferential direction are made non-uniform. Concretely, a magnetic body is installed at only a part of the circumference of the feeding coil to make the magnetic characteristics of the feeding coil in the circumferential direction non-uniform. |
| US08922063B2 |
Circuit for rendering energy storage devices parallelable
A circuit for rendering an energy storage device parallelable comprised of an energy storage device connected to a power adapter that converts the potential of the energy storage device into a potential that follows a predetermined function of the state of charge of the energy storage device. When multiple assemblies are paralleled, they may be charged and discharged as a whole with individual storage devices maintaining equal states of charge. The energy storage devices can be batteries with different cell counts, configurations, and energy discharge profiles. In some cases, the power adapters are comprised of DC to DC converters and system controllers that are used to translate each battery's energy discharge profile into a user-determined energy discharge profile that is a predictable function of the battery's state of charge and independent of temperature or other external conditions. |
| US08922058B2 |
LED lighting controller with cascading signaling
A switch mode power supply controller provides power to a pair of light sources. The controller includes a low voltage programmable current source and adjusting elements for independently adjusting the current to the LED light sources. The controller also includes a first communication port for receiving a communication from an external device, such as a dimmer, or from another power supply controller; and a second communication port for sending a communication to a third power supply controller. These ports provide an upstream and downstream communication capability through a chain of controllers so that input from a device can be communicated upstream and downstream. |
| US08922055B2 |
Driving circuit and method for driving current-driven devices and electronic device applying the same
Provided is a light emitting diode (LED) driving circuit for driving a plurality of LED groups. The LED driving circuit includes: a voltage converter, for converting an input voltage into an output voltage, the output voltage coupled to a respective first terminal of each of the LED groups; and a controller, coupled to the voltage converter for controlling the voltage converter, the controller including a plurality of output channel terminals respectively corresponding to a plurality of output channels, one or more of the output channels are enabled and one or more of the output channels are disabled. One or more of the output channel terminals corresponding to the one or more enabled output channels are coupled to second terminals of corresponding ones of the LED groups, and one or more of the output channel terminals corresponding to the one or more disabled output channels are coupled to a reference voltage. |
| US08922054B2 |
Distributed DC energy storage for supplying an intermittent subsea load
A power distribution system includes a plurality of load side power converters configured in a modular stacked DC (MSDC) converter architecture. Each load side converter includes a respective energy storage device such that together the plurality of energy storage devices provides a distributed subsea energy storage system configured to maintain a common subsea busbar voltage substantially constant during intermittent load voltage excursions. |
| US08922048B2 |
PV sub-generator junction box, PV generator junction box, and PV inverter for a PV system, and PV system
A photovoltaic (PV) sub-generator junction box (1) for a PV system (100) comprises a plurality of electric terminals (11) for optionally connecting one respective PV string (2) of one or more serially connected PV modules (3). Said PV sub-generator junction box (1) further comprises a sub-generator line terminal (12) for connecting a PV sub-generator line (4) of a remote central PV inverter (5) or connecting a PV sub-generator line (4) of an inserted PV generator junction box (6). The PV sub-generator junction box (1) also comprises an electronic control unit (10) that is connected to a central control unit (7) of the PV inverter (5) in order to exchange data (DAT0). According to the invention, the PV sub-generator junction box (1) comprises a power line modem (8) for feeding and retrieving the data (DAT) via the PV sub-generator line (4). |
| US08922046B2 |
Kite configuration and flight strategy for flight in high wind speeds
A crosswind kite system adapted to operate in an alternate mode in high winds. The system may operate at reduced efficiency in high winds in order to moderate loading on the system during those high winds. The system may use multi-element airfoils which are actuated to reduce the coefficient of lift of the airfoils in order to moderate loading in high wind conditions. Other flight aspects may be controlled, including flying the crosswind kite in side slip to induce drag which may lower loading on the system. |
| US08922044B2 |
Wave-driven power generation system
A wave-driven power generation system that uses a motor reducer to turn a rocker bar in moving wave-making barrels alternatively up and down, causing creation of water waves in water reservoirs so that float boards in the water reservoirs are moved by created water waves to rotate a transmission gearbox that is coupled to a power generating unit through an inertia wheel set, and thus, the power generating unit is driven to generate electricity. |
| US08922042B2 |
Control system, method and program, and floating wind turbine generator provided therewith
The control system of this floating wind turbine generator is a control system of a floating wind turbine generator in which the control system controls a pitch angle control section by a pitch angle instruction value calculated on the basis of signals detected by a second sensor detecting a relative angle between a nacelle and a tower and a third sensor detecting a yaw angle from a reference position of the tower so that a signal detected by a first sensor detecting wind direction deviation relative to a vertical direction of a rotation plane of wind turbine blades indicates an angle within a predetermined range from the vertical direction of the rotation plane of the wind turbine blades, and controls a yaw driving device by a yaw driving instruction value calculated on the basis of the signals detected by the second sensor and the third sensor. |
| US08922039B2 |
Wind turbine and a method for powering one or more hydraulic pitch actuators
A wind turbine for producing power to a utility grid includes a rotor having one or more blades, wherein the rotor further includes one or more hydraulic pitch actuators for actively controlling the pitch angle of one or more of the blades. The wind turbine also includes one or more actuator hydraulic pumps adapted for powering the hydraulic pitch actuators, wherein the one or more actuator hydraulic pumps are powered by a normal operation energy source. The wind turbine further includes an emergency hydraulic pump also adapted for powering the hydraulic actuators, the emergency hydraulic pump being powered by an electrical energy storage. A method for powering one or more hydraulic pitch actuators for actively controlling the pitch angle of one or more blades of a wind turbine is also disclosed. |
| US08922036B2 |
Vehicular power generation system and power generation control method for the same
A vehicular power generation system includes: a battery which is charged by power generation electric power of a generator that is driven by an internal combustion engine; and a power generation control device which reduces the amount of fuel to be consumed for power generation of the internal combustion engine. The power generation control device includes: a unit which sets an operating range that is small in the amount of fuel to be consumed for an increase in torque of the internal combustion engine; a unit which sets electric power with high power generation efficiency to a target value of power generation electric power according to rotation speed and power generation voltage of the generator; and a unit which controls so that the amount of power generation of the generator is a target value when the operating point of the internal combustion engine is in the operating range. |
| US08922031B2 |
Thermosetting encapsulation adhesive sheet
A thermosetting encapsulation adhesive sheet which is used for encapsulating a chip type device (1) having connection electrodes (bumps) (3) and mounted on a wiring circuit board (2). The thermosetting encapsulation adhesive sheet is composed of an epoxy resin composition having a viscosity of 5×104 to 5×106 Pa·s as measured at a temperature of 80 to 120° C. before thermosetting thereof. The thermosetting encapsulation adhesive sheet makes it possible to conveniently encapsulate a hollow device with an improved yield. |
| US08922030B2 |
Moisture-tight semiconductor module and method for producing a moisture-tight semiconductor module
A semiconductor module is provided which is well protected against corrosion and/or other damage which can be caused by moisture and/or other harmful substances surrounding the semiconductor module. A method for producing such a semiconductor module is also provided. |
| US08922029B2 |
Apparatus having a wiring board and memory devices
An address signal line having a stub structure connects between at least three memory elements and a data transferring element and transmits address signals for the memory elements. An address terminal of the data transferring element has an impedance lower than a characteristic impedance of the address signal line. A wiring length TL0 from the data transferring element to a first branch point S1 where a branch line is branched at a shortest distance from the data transferring element is configured to become equal to or greater than a wiring length TL1 from the first branch point S1 to a second branch point S2 where a second branch line is branched. A wiring length TL3 from the second branch point S2 to a third branch point S3 where a third branch line is branched is configured to become greater than the wiring lengths TL0 and TL1. |
| US08922024B2 |
Semiconductor packages including molding layers
Semiconductor packages including molding layer and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The method may include forming a bare package including a semiconductor chip on a package substrate and forming a molding layer surrounding the semiconductor chip on the package substrate while contacting an upper surface of the molding layer with a lower surface of a release film. The lower surface of the release film and the upper surface of the molding layer comprising uneven surfaces and the molding layer may expose an upper surface of the semiconductor chip. |
| US08922020B2 |
Integrated circuit pattern and method
An integrated circuit pattern comprises a set of lines of material having X and Y direction portions. The X and Y direction portions have first and second pitches, the second pitch being larger, such as at least 3 times larger, than the first pitch. The X direction portions are parallel and the Y direction portions are parallel. The end regions of the Y direction portions comprise main line portions and offset portions. The offset portions comprise offset elements spaced apart from and electrically connected to the main line portions. The offset portions define contact areas for subsequent pattern transferring procedures. A multiple patterning method, for use during integrated circuit processing procedures, provides contact areas for subsequent pattern transferring procedures. |
| US08922018B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor device manufacturing method
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor device includes an interconnect provided on a first interlayer insulating film covering a semiconductor substrate in which an element is formed, a cap layer provided on the upper surface of the interconnect, and a barrier film provided between the interconnect and a second interlayer insulating film covering the interconnect. The interconnect includes a high-melting-point conductive layer, and the width of the interconnect is smaller than the width of the cap layer. The barrier film includes a compound of a contained element in the high-melting-point conductive layer. |
| US08922010B2 |
Semiconductor device
Disclosed is a semiconductor device suppressed in decrease of reliability. The semiconductor device comprises an electrode pad portion (2) formed on the upper surface of a semiconductor substrate (1), a passivation layer (3) so formed on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate (1) as to overlap a part of the electrode pad portion (2) and having a first opening portion (3a) where the upper surface of the electrode pad portion (2) is exposed, a barrier metal layer (5) formed on the electrode pad portion (2), and a solder bump (6) formed on the barrier metal layer (5). The barrier metal layer (5) is formed such that an outer peripheral end (5b) lies within the first opening portion (3a) of the passivation layer (3) when viewed in plan. |
| US08922006B2 |
Elongated bumps in integrated circuit devices
A device includes a substrate, a metal pad over the substrate, and a passivation layer covering edge portions of the metal pad. The passivation layer has a first opening overlapping the metal pad, wherein the first opening has a first lateral dimension measured in a direction parallel to a major surface of the substrate. A polymer layer is over the passivation layer and covering the edge portions of the metal pad. The polymer layer has a second opening overlapping the metal pad. The second opening has a second lateral dimension measured in the direction. The first lateral dimension is greater than the second lateral dimension by more than about 7 μm. A Under-Bump metallurgy (UBM) includes a first portion in the second opening, and a second portion overlying portions of the polymer layer. |
| US08922003B2 |
Low OHMIC contacts
A method for forming a device is disclosed. A substrate with a contact region is provided. Vacancy defects are formed in the substrate. The vacancy defects have a peak concentration at a depth DV. A metal based contact is formed in the contact region. The metal based contact has a depth DC which is equal to about DV. The vacancy defects lower the resistance of the metal based contact with the substrate. |
| US08922002B2 |
Packaged microelectronic devices and methods for manufacturing packaged microelectronic devices
Microelectronic devices and method of forming a plurality of microelectronic devices on a semiconductor workpiece are disclosed herein. One such method includes placing a plurality of first interconnect elements on a side of a semiconductor workpiece, forming a layer on the side of the workpiece, reshaping the first interconnect elements by heating the first interconnect elements, and coupling a first portion of a plurality of individual second interconnect elements to corresponding first interconnect elements with a second portion of the individual second interconnect elements exposed. |
| US08922001B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device in which warpage is less likely to occur. In the semiconductor device, two semiconductor chips are mounted over a diagonal of a substrate and one of the semiconductor chips lies over the intersection of the two diagonals of the substrate. The semiconductor device gives a solution to the following problem. In order to implement a semiconductor device with a plurality of semiconductor chips mounted on a substrate, generally the substrate must have a larger area. If the area of the substrate is increased without an increase in its thickness, warpage or deformation of the semiconductor device is more likely to occur. It is difficult or impossible to mount a warped or deformed semiconductor device over a wiring substrate. |
| US08922000B2 |
Chip carriers, semiconductor devices including the same, semiconductor packages including the same, and methods of fabricating the same
Chip carriers are provided. The chip carrier includes a carrier body having a cavity therein and at least one conductive through silicon via (TSV) penetrating the carrier body under the cavity. The cavity includes an uneven sidewall surface profile. The at least one conductive through silicon via (TSV) is exposed at a bottom surface of the carrier body opposite to the cavity. Related methods are also provided. |
| US08921999B2 |
Semiconductor device, semiconductor device manufacturing method, semiconductor device mounting structure and power semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of die pad sections, a plurality of semiconductor chips, each of which is arranged in each of the die pad sections, a resin encapsulation portion having a recess portion for exposing at least a portion of the die pad sections, the resin encapsulation portion configured to cover the die pad sections and the semiconductor chips, and a heat radiation layer arranged in the recess portion. The heat radiation layer includes an elastic layer exposed toward a direction in which the recess portion is opened. The heat radiation layer directly faces at least a portion of the die pad sections. The elastic layer overlaps with at least a portion of the die pad sections when seen in a thickness direction of the heat radiation layer. |
| US08921996B2 |
Power module substrate, power module, and method for manufacturing power module substrate
A power module substrate includes: a ceramics substrate having a surface; and a metal plate connected to the surface of the ceramics substrate, composed of aluminum, and including Cu at a joint interface between the ceramics substrate and the metal plate, wherein a Cu concentration at the joint interface is in the range of 0.05 to 5 wt %. |
| US08921987B2 |
Semiconductor device and measurement device having an oscillator
A semiconductor device includes: an oscillator including external terminals disposed on a first face with a specific distance along a first direction; an integrated circuit including a first region formed with first electrode pads along one side, and a second region formed with second electrode pads on two opposing sides of the first region; a lead frame that includes terminals at a peripheral portion, and on which the oscillator and the integrated circuit are mounted such that the external terminals, the first and second electrode pads face in a substantially same direction and such that one side of the integrated circuit is substantially parallel to the first direction; a first bonding wire that connects one external terminal to one first electrode pad; a second bonding wire that connects one terminal of one lead frame to one second electrode pad; and a sealing member that seals all of the components. |
| US08921985B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor chip including a main surface electrode; a first mounting lead; a second mounting lead; a connection lead which overlaps with the main surface electrode, the first mounting lead and the second mounting lead when viewed in a thickness direction of the semiconductor chip and makes electrical conduction between the main surface electrode, the first mounting lead and the second mounting lead; and a resin portion which covers the semiconductor chip, the first mounting lead and the second mounting lead, wherein the resin portion has a resin bottom lying on the same plane as a bottom of the first mounting lead and a bottom of the second mounting lead. |
| US08921983B2 |
Semiconductor package and method of forming similar structure for top and bottom bonding pads
A semiconductor device includes a first semiconductor die. A plurality of conductive vias is formed around the first semiconductor die. A first conductive layer is formed over a first surface of the first semiconductor die and electrically connects to the plurality of conductive vias. A second conductive layer is formed over a second surface of the first semiconductor die opposite the first surface and electrically connects to the plurality of conductive vias. A first passivation layer is formed over the first surface and includes openings that expose the first conductive layer. A second passivation layer is formed over the second surface and includes openings that expose the second conductive layer. Bonding pads are formed within the openings in the first and second passivation layers and are electrically connected to the first and second conductive layers. An interconnect structure is disposed within the openings in the first and second passivation layers. |
| US08921982B2 |
Semiconductor device
The present invention provides a technique for improving the reliability of a semiconductor device where spreading of cracking that occurs at the time of dicing to a seal ring can be restricted even in a semiconductor device with a low-k film used as an interlayer insulating film. Dummy vias are formed in each layer on a dicing region side. The dummy vias are formed at the same intervals in a matrix as viewed in a top view. Even in the case where cracking occurs at the time of dicing, the cracking can be prevented from spreading to a seal ring by the dummy vias. As a result, resistance to moisture absorbed in a circuit formation region can be improved, and deterioration in reliability can be prevented. |
| US08921971B2 |
Fibrous laminate interface for security coatings
An integrated circuit (IC) package with a fibrous interface is provided. The package includes a substrate, a bond coat and a top coat. The substrate is configured to contain IC components and connections. The bond coat layer is configured to encapsulate the IC components. The top coat layer has at least a portion embedded in the bond coat layer. Moreover, the top coat layer includes a fibrous interface configured to provide security and strengthen the bond coat layer. |
| US08921965B2 |
Optical communication device
An optical communication device includes a planar optical waveguide, a substrate and an optical-electric element. The planar optical waveguide includes a first side surface and a light guide portion formed in the planar optical waveguide. The substrate includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall facing away from the first sidewall. The first sidewall is substantially parallel with the second sidewall. The substrate defines a light guide hole running through both the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The first sidewall is connected to the first side surface, with the light guide hole aligning with the light guide portion. The optical-electric element includes an optical surface. The optical-electric element is assembled to the second sidewall, with the optical surface aligning with the light guide hole and the light guide portion. |
| US08921961B2 |
Storage element for STT MRAM applications
An improved PMA STT MTJ storage element, and a method for forming it, are described. By inserting a suitable oxide layer between the storage and cap layers, improved PMA properties are obtained, increasing the potential for a larger Eb/kT thermal factor as well as a larger MR. Another important advantage is better compatibility with high processing temperatures, potentially facilitating integration with CMOS. |
| US08921958B2 |
MEMS element
According to one embodiment, a MEMS element comprises a first electrode that is fixed on a substrate and has plate shape, a second electrode that is disposed above the first electrode while facing the first electrode, the second electrode being movable in a vertical direction and having plate shape, and a first film that includes a first cavity in which the second electrode is accommodated on the substrate. The second electrode is connected to an anchor portion connected to the substrate via a spring portion. An upper surface of the second electrode is connected to the first film. |
| US08921955B1 |
Semiconductor device with micro electromechanical system die
In one embodiment, a miniaturized, multi-function, highly integrated and high performance semiconductor device or package includes a microphone implemented using a MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) die. The semiconductor device includes a leadframe and a body collectively defining a port hole. The port hole facilitates the exposure of a diaphragm of the MEMS die in the semiconductor device. |
| US08921953B2 |
Method for MEMS device fabrication and device formed
The present invention generally relates to methods for producing MEMS or NEMS devices and the devices themselves. A thin layer of a material having a lower recombination coefficient as compared to the cantilever structure may be deposited over the cantilever structure, the RF electrode and the pull-off electrode. The thin layer permits the etching gas introduced to the cavity to decrease the overall etchant recombination rate within the cavity and thus, increase the etching rate of the sacrificial material within the cavity. The etchant itself may be introduced through an opening in the encapsulating layer that is linearly aligned with the anchor portion of the cantilever structure so that the topmost layer of sacrificial material is etched first. Thereafter, sealing material may seal the cavity and extend into the cavity all the way to the anchor portion to provide additional strength to the anchor portion. |
| US08921937B2 |
High voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device and method of fabricating the same
The present invention provides a high voltage metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor device including a substrate, a deep well, and a doped region. The substrate and the doped region have a first conductive type, and the substrate has at least one electric field concentration region. The deep well has a second conductive type different from the first conductive type. The deep well is disposed in the substrate, and the doped region is disposed in the deep well. The doping concentrations of the doped region and the deep well in the electric field have a first ratio, and the doping concentrations of the doped region and the deep well outside the electric field have a second ratio. The first ratio is greater than the second ratio. |
| US08921927B2 |
Method of manufacturing vertical planar power MOSFET and method of manufacturing trench-gate power MOSFET
In the manufacturing steps of a super-junction power MOSFET having a drift region having a super junction structure, after the super junction structure is formed, introduction of a body region and the like and heat treatment related thereto are typically performed. However, in the process thereof, a dopant in each of P-type column regions and the like included in the super junction structure is diffused to result in a scattered dopant profile. This causes problems such as degradation of a breakdown voltage when a reverse bias voltage is applied between a drain and a source and an increase in ON resistance. According to the present invention, in a method of manufacturing a silicon-based vertical planar power MOSFET, a body region forming a channel region is formed by selective epitaxial growth. |
| US08921924B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, a cell transistor, an extraction section, a guard ring, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The semiconductor substrate includes first, second, third, and fourth regions. The fourth region includes first and second portions. The cell transistor is provided on the first region and includes a first insulating film, a charge storage film, and a first electrode. The extraction section is provided on the second region and includes a second insulating film, and an extension electrode. The guard ring is provided on the third region and includes a third insulating. The first transistor is provided on the first portion and includes a fourth insulating, and a second electrode. The second transistor is provided on the second portion and includes a fifth insulating film, and a third electrode. |
| US08921916B2 |
Single poly electrically erasable programmable read only memory (single poly EEPROM) device
A single poly electrically erasable programmable read only memory (single poly EEPROM) device is provided, including: a semiconductor on insulator (SOI) substrate having a P-type semiconductor layer over an insulator layer; a P-well region formed in a portion of the P-type semiconductor layer; a trench isolation formed in the P-type semiconductor layer, surrounding the P-well region; an NMOS transistor formed over a portion of the P-type semiconductor layer of the P-well region; a P+ doping region formed over another portion of the P-type semiconductor layer of the P-well region; and a control gate formed in another portion of the P-type semiconductor layer, adjacent to the trench isolation. |
| US08921905B2 |
Solid-state imaging device
In a solid-state imaging device, N regions serving as photoelectric conversion diodes are formed on outer peripheries of P regions in upper portions of island-shaped semiconductors formed on a substrate, and P+ regions connected to a pixel selection line conductive layer are formed on top layer portions of upper ends of the island-shaped semiconductors so as to adjoin the N regions and the P regions. In the P+ regions, a first P+ region has a thickness less than a second P+ region, and the second P+ region has a thickness less than a third P+ region. |
| US08921900B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and camera
A solid-state imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion unit that has a charge accumulation region and is configured to accumulate a charge that is generated in accordance with incident light in the charge accumulation region, and a transfer unit configured to transfer the charge accumulated in the charge accumulation region from the charge accumulation region. A potential distribution having a plurality of steps is formed in the charge accumulation region, and the further away from the transfer unit a step of the plurality of steps is, the greater the magnitude of the step is. |
| US08921899B2 |
Double gated 4F2 dram CHC cell and methods of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device is provided that includes a fin having a first gate and a second gate formed on a first sidewall of the fin in a first trench, wherein the first gate is formed above the second gate. The device includes a third gate and a fourth gate formed on a second sidewall of the fin in a second trench, wherein the third gate is formed above the fourth gate. Methods of manufacturing and operating the device are also included. A method of operation may include biasing the first gate and the fourth gate to create a current path across the fin. |
| US08921896B2 |
Integrated circuit including linear gate electrode structures having different extension distances beyond contact
A first linear-shaped conductive structure (LSCS) forming gate electrodes of both a first p-transistor and a first n-transistor. A second LSCS forming a gate electrode of a second p-transistor and including an extension portion extending away therefrom. A third LSCS forming a gate electrode of a second n-transistor and including an extension portion extending away therefrom. A fourth LSCS forming a gate electrode of a third p-transistor and including an extension portion extending away therefrom. A fifth LSCS forming a gate electrode of a third n-transistor and including an extension portion extending away therefrom. A sixth LSCS forming gate electrodes of both a fourth p-transistor and a fourth n-transistor. Four contact structures respectively contacting the extension portions of the second, third, fourth, and fifth LSCS's, such that at least two of the extension portions extend different distances beyond their contact structure. |
| US08921894B2 |
Field effect transistor, method for producing the same, and electronic device
The present invention provides a field effect transistor which can achieve both of a high threshold voltage and a low on-state resistance, a method for producing the same, and an electronic device. In the field effect transistor, each of a buffer layer 112, a channel layer 113, a barrier layer 114, and a spacer layer 115 is formed of a group-III nitride semiconductor, and each of the upper surfaces thereof is a group-III atomic plane that is perpendicular to a (0001) crystal axis. The lattice-relaxed buffer layer 112, the channel layer 113 having a compressive strain, and the barrier layer 114 having a tensile strain, and the spacer layer 115 having a compressive strain are laminated on a substrate 100 in this order. The gate insulating film 14 is arranged on the spacer layer 115. The gate electrode 15 is arranged on the gate insulating film 14. The source electrode 161 and the drain electrode 162 are electrically connected to the channel layer 113 directly or via another component. |
| US08921892B2 |
High-performance nitride semiconductor devices
A method of forming a transistor over a nitride semiconductor layer includes surface-treating a first region of a nitride semiconductor layer and forming a gate over the first region. Surface-treating the first region can cause the transistor to have a higher intrinsic small signal transconductance than a similar transistor formed without the surface treatment. A portion of the bottom of the gate can be selectively etched. A resulting transistor can include a nitride semiconductor layer having a surface-treated region and a gate formed over or adjacent to the surface-treated region. |
| US08921889B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate on which a diode region and an IGBT region are formed. The diode region of the semiconductor substrate includes a first conductive type specific semiconductor region that is formed in a portion of an area facing a front surface of the semiconductor substrate, a second conductive type anode region that is formed in another portion of the area facing the front surface of the semiconductor substrate and is formed along a lower side of the specific semiconductor region, and a first conductive type diode drift region that is formed on a lower side of the anode region. The specific semiconductor region is separated from the diode drift region by the anode region, and is electrically connected to the trench gate electrode. |
| US08921886B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device, semiconductor light emitting apparatus, and method for manufacturing semiconductor light emitting device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a stacked structure body and an electrode. The stacked structure body has a first conductivity type first semiconductor layer including a nitride-based semiconductor, a second conductivity type second semiconductor layer including a nitride-based semiconductor, and a light emitting layer provided between the first and second semiconductor layers. The electrode has first, second and third metal layers. The first metal layer is provided on the second semiconductor layer and includes silver or silver alloy. The second metal layer is provided on the first metal layer and includes at least one element of platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, osmium. The third metal layer is provided on the second metal layer. A thickness of the third metal layer along a direction from the first toward the second semiconductor layer is equal to or greater than a thickness of the second metal layer. |
| US08921882B2 |
Light emitting device including light reflecting resin and translucent material
The light emitting device has a light emitting element 101, and translucent material 102 that passes incident light from the light emitting element 101 and emits that light to the outside. The sides of the translucent material 102 perimeter are inclined surfaces 107 that become wider from the upper surface to the lower surface. The area of the lower surface of the translucent material 102 is formed larger than the area of the upper surface of the light emitting element 101. The lower surface of the translucent material 102 and the upper surface of the light emitting element 101 are joined together, and the part of the lower surface of the translucent material 102 that is not joined with the light emitting element 101 and the inclined surfaces 101 are covered by light reflecting resin 103. |
| US08921879B2 |
Optical device and method for manufacturing same
The present invention relates to an optical device and a method for manufacturing the same. The technical object of the invention is to realize a surface emitting body which allows heat generated from a light-emitting chip to be easily dissipated, eliminates the need for an additional wiring layer, and allows a singular light emitting chips or a plurality of light emitting chips to be arranged in series, in parallel, or in series-parallel. The present invention discloses an optical device comprising: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting chips disposed on the substrate; a plurality of conductive wires which electrically connect the substrate with the light emitting chips such that the plurality of light emitting chips are connected to each other in series, in parallel or in series-parallel; and a protective layer which covers the plurality of light emitting chips and the plurality of conductive wires on the substrate. |
| US08921874B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor light source, a resin package surrounding the semiconductor light source, and a lead fixed to the resin package. The lead is provided with a die bonding pad for bonding the semiconductor light source, and with an exposed surface opposite to the die bonding pad The exposed surface is surrounded by the resin package in the in-plane direction of the exposed surface. |
| US08921873B2 |
Light-emitting device
The present invention provides a light-emitting device which includes a plurality of LED chips mounted on a chip mount surface of a substrate provided with a wiring pattern. In the light-emitting device, the wiring pattern is provided so as to meet the following conditions (a), (b), and (c). (a) The wiring pattern divides the chip mount surface into at least three divided areas in a radial fashion from a center of the chip mount surface, and includes radial elements and circumferential elements so as to surround divided areas. (b) Of two radial elements and one circumferential element which surround each divided area as viewed from the individual divided area, one or two elements form part of a positive electrode pattern, and the remainder forms part of a negative electrode pattern. (c) There is only one radial element between adjoining ones of the divided areas. |
| US08921867B2 |
Thin-film transistor, display panel, and method for producing a thin-film transistor
A thin-film transistor including: a gate electrode that is located above a substrate; a gate insulating layer that faces the gate electrode; a partition that defines an opening and has higher liquid repellency than liquid repellency of the gate insulating layer, the opening having a surface of the gate insulating layer therewithin; a semiconductor layer that faces the gate electrode with the gate insulating layer interposed therebetween and is formed within the opening by an application method; a source electrode and a drain electrode that are electrically connected to the semiconductor layer; and an intermediate layer that is made of the same material as a material of the partition and is located between the gate insulating layer and the semiconductor layer, wherein the intermediate layer is discretely present above the gate insulating layer. |
| US08921866B2 |
Electroluminescent display panel and method of fabricating the same
An electroluminescent display panel and method of fabricating the same are provided. The electroluminescent display panel includes a first multiple-layered structural layer, a second multiple-layered structural layer, a passivation layer and a third patterned conductive layer. The first multiple-layered structural layer includes a first patterned conductive layer, a first patterned insulation layer and an oxide semiconductor layer, and the first patterned conductive layer, the first patterned insulation layer and the oxide semiconductor layer have substantially the same shape. The second multiple-layered structural layer includes a second patterned conductive layer. The passivation layer has a plurality of through holes. A portion of the through holes expose the top surface and the lateral surface of the oxide semiconductor layer and the lateral surface of the first patterned conductive layer. The third patterned conductive layer is in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer and the first patterned conductive layer via the through holes. |
| US08921865B2 |
Display device and electronic apparatus
A display panel including pixels disposed on a substrate, where each of the pixels includes a light emitting element, and a capacitor. The capacitor of a first one of the pixels is partially overlapped, in a vertical direction, by respective pixel areas of two of the pixels. The anode of the capacitor of the first one of the pixels may be disposed closer to the substrate than a cathode of the capacitor, thereby reducing a parasitic capacitance between the capacitor and an anode of the light emitting element of one of the two pixels overlapping the capacitor. |
| US08921861B2 |
Flat panel display device with oxide thin film transistors and method for fabricating the same
A flat panel display device with oxide thin film transistors and a fabricating method thereof are disclosed. The flat panel display device includes: a substrate; gate lines and data lines formed to cross each other and define a plurality of pixel regions on the substrate; the thin film transistors each including an oxide channel layer which is formed at an intersection of the gate and data lines; a pixel electrode and a common electrode formed in the pixel region with having a passivation layer therebetween; and step coverage compensation patterns formed at a step portion formed by the gate line and a gate electrode of the thin film transistor. |
| US08921860B2 |
Organic light emitting display device
An organic light emitting display device is provided to avoid color change due to a viewing direction. The organic light emitting display includes a light compensation layer having a refractive index different than that of an insulating layer. The organic light emitting display may be disposed at the side to which light emitted from an organic light emitting layer is entered to change the path and phase of light, thereby coinciding cavity peak phases for each wavelength of white light emitted from an organic light emitting unit. |
| US08921859B2 |
Array substrate for electrophoresis type display device and method of manufacturing the same, method of repairing a line of the same
An array substrate for an electrophoresis type display device includes a plurality of gate lines on a substrate; a gate insulating layer on the plurality of gate lines; a plurality of data lines on the gate insulating layer and crossing the plurality of gate lines to define a plurality of pixel regions; a thin film transistor corresponding to each pixel region, the thin film transistor including a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, and source and drain electrodes; a first passivation layer on the plurality of data lines; a second passivation layer on the first passivation layer, wherein the second passivation layer includes a first hole over the data line, and/or a second hole over the gate line with at least the gate insulating layer therebetween; and a pixel electrode on the second passivation layer and connected to the drain electrode, wherein a portion of the pixel electrode covers the first hole, and another portion of the pixel electrode covers the second hole. A method of manufacturing the same, and a method of repairing a line of the same is also disclosed. |
| US08921858B2 |
Light-emitting device
In a light-emitting device having an inverted staggered thin film transistor, the inverted staggered thin film transistor is formed as follows: a gate insulating film is formed over a gate electrode; a microcrystalline semiconductor film which functions as a channel formation region is formed over the gate insulating film; a buffer layer is formed over the microcrystalline semiconductor film; a pair of source and drain regions are formed over the buffer layer; and a pair of source and drain electrodes are formed in contact with the source and drain regions so as to expose a part of the source and drain regions. |
| US08921856B2 |
TFT-Pin array substrate and assembly structure for flat-panel X-ray detector
A TFT-PIN array substrate and an assembly structure for a flat-panel x-ray detector are provided to overcome the problem that the conventional scintillator substrate and TFT-PIN array substrate are neither penetrated by UV-light nor assembled by UV curable LOCA. The metal layer of the PIN photodiode of the TFT-PIN array substrate is perforated to have at least one hole, whereby UV-light can pass through the TFT-PIN array substrate to cure UV curable LOCA. Therefore, UV curable LOCA can be used as an adhesive layer in the assembly structure of a scintillator substrate and a TFT-PIN array substrate to promote the detective quantum efficiency and image quality of a flat-panel X-Ray detector. |
| US08921855B2 |
Test circuit for testing signal receiving unit, image pickup apparatus, method of testing signal receiving unit, and method of testing image pickup apparatus
It is disclosed that, as an embodiment, a test circuit includes a test signal supply unit configured to supply a test signal via a signal line to signal receiving units provided in a plurality of columns, wherein the test signal supply unit is a voltage buffer or a current buffer, and the test circuit has a plurality of test signal supply units and a plurality of signal lines, and wherein at least one test signal supply unit is electrically connected to one signal line different from a signal line to which another test signal supply unit is electrically connected. |
| US08921849B2 |
Insulated-gate field-effect transistor
A power MISFET using an oxide semiconductor is provided. A drain electrode and a gate electrode having a trapezoidal cross section are formed with a semiconductor layer provided therebetween, a semiconductor layer is formed on a side surface of the gate electrode, and a source electrode is in contact with the semiconductor layer at a portion which overlaps with the top of the gate electrode. Between the drain electrode and the source electrode of such a power MISFET, a power source of 500 V or more and a load are connected in series, and a control signal is input to the gate electrode. Other structures and operating methods are also disclosed. |
| US08921846B2 |
Organic EL device and method for producing organic EL device
The present invention aims at providing an organic EL device that emits light by an alternating current, has a simple structure and provides little increase of production processes, while downsizing an overall configuration and a simplifying a method for producing said organic EL device. The organic EL device includes a power feeding part and an organic-EL-element forming part. The organic-EL-element forming part includes a plurality of unit EL elements formed on a substrate. There is provided a plurality of series-connected parts each formed by a plurality of the unit EL elements that are electrically connected in series in a forward direction. A plurality of the series-connected parts are electrically connected to the power feeding part in parallel. The series-connected parts that are connected in parallel include a series-connected part that is connected to the power feeding part so as to have a reverse polarity. |
| US08921842B2 |
Organic light emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate and a plurality of pixels defined in the substrate. A pixel includes red subpixel, green subpixel, blue subpixel, and white subpixel. The organic light emitting display device includes an anode electrode formed on the substrate, a cathode electrode opposing the anode electrode, and a red common emission layer, a green common emission layer, and a blue common emission layer formed across each of the red, green, blue and white subpixel areas. The blue common emission layer is disposed above and adjacent to the anode electrode, the green common emission layer is disposed above the blue common emission layer, and the red common emission layer is disposed above the green common emission layer and adjacent to the cathode electrode. |
| US08921833B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element
In an organic electroluminescent element, light extraction efficiency is enhanced. An organic electroluminescent element 1 is configured by laminating a substrate 2, a first electrode 3, an organic layer 4, and a second electrode 5 in this order. The organic layer 4 includes an emitting layer 43, and the emitting layer 43 is formed by mixing porous particles 45 into an emitting material 44. |
| US08921830B2 |
Forming a non-planar transistor having a quantum well channel
In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having a substrate, a buried oxide layer formed on the substrate, a silicon on insulator (SOI) core formed on the buried oxide layer, a compressive strained quantum well (QW) layer wrapped around the SOI core, and a tensile strained silicon layer wrapped around the QW layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US08921829B2 |
Light receiving element, light receiving element array, hybrid-type detecting device, optical sensor device, and method for producing light receiving element array
The present invention provides a light receiving element array etc., having a high light-reception sensitivity in the near-infrared region, an optical sensor device, and a method for producing the light receiving element array. A light receiving element array 55 includes an n-type buffer layer 2 disposed on an InP substrate 1, an absorption layer 3 having a type-II MQW, a contact layer 5 disposed on the absorption layer, and a p-type region extending to the n-type buffer layer 2 through the absorption layer 3, wherein the p-type region formed by selective diffusion is separated from the p-type region of an adjacent light receiving element by a region that is not subjected to selective diffusion, and, in the n-type buffer layer, a p-n junction 15 is formed on a crossed face of a p-type carrier concentration of the p-type region and an n-type carrier concentration of the buffer layer. |
| US08921828B2 |
Light emitting diode with multiple quantum well structure
An exemplary light emitting diode includes a first type semiconductor layer, a second type semiconductor layer, and a multi quantum well layer sandwiched between the first and second type semiconductor layers. The multi quantum well layer includes a first barrier layer, a second barrier layer, two well layers sandwiched between the first and second barrier layers, and a third barrier layer sandwiched between the two well layers. The first and second barrier layers each have an energy level of conduction band higher than that of the third barrier layer. The first and second barrier layers each have an energy level of valence band higher than that of the third barrier layer. |
| US08921825B2 |
Nanowire field effect transistor device
A field effect transistor device includes a nanowire, a gate stack comprising a gate dielectric layer disposed on the nanowire, a gate conductor layer disposed on the dielectric layer and a substrate, and an active region including a sidewall contact portion disposed on the substrate adjacent to the gate stack, the side wall contact portion is electrically in contact with the nanowire. |
| US08921822B2 |
Phase-change random access memory device and method of manufacturing the same
A phase-change random access memory (PRAM) device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The PRAM device includes a semiconductor substrate in which a switching device is formed, a lower electrode configured to be formed on the switching device and having a void formed in a portion of an upper surface thereof, and a phase-change layer configured to be formed on the lower electrode having the void. |
| US08921821B2 |
Memory cells
Some embodiments include a method of forming a memory cell. A first portion of a switching region is formed over a first electrode. A second portion of the switching region is formed over the first portion using atomic layer deposition. The second portion is a different composition than the first portion. An ion source region is formed over the switching region. A second electrode is formed over the ion source region. Some embodiments include a memory cell having a switching region between a pair of electrodes. The switching region is configured to be reversibly transitioned between a low resistive state and a high resistive state. The switching region includes two or more discrete portions, with one of the portions not having a non-oxygen component in common with any composition directly against it in the high resistive state. |
| US08921820B2 |
Phase change memory cell with large electrode contact area
A phase change memory cell and a method for fabricating the phase change memory cell. The phase change memory cell includes a bottom electrode and a first non-conductive layer. The first non-conductive layer defines a first well, a first electrically conductive liner lines the first well, and the first well is filled with a phase change material in the phase change memory cell. |
| US08921818B2 |
Resistance variable memory structure
A semiconductor structure includes a resistance variable memory structure. The semiconductor structure also includes a dielectric layer. The resistance variable memory structure is over the dielectric layer. The resistance variable memory structure includes a first electrode disposed over the dielectric layer. The first electrode has a sidewall surface. A resistance variable layer has a first portion which is disposed over the sidewall surface of the first electrode and a second portion which extends from the first portion away from the first electrode. A second electrode is over the resistance variable layer. |
| US08921817B2 |
Phase-change random access memory device having multi-levels and method of manufacturing the same
A phase-change random access memory (PCRAM) device and a method of manufacturing the same. The PCRAM includes a heating electrode having an upper surface protruding in a stepped shape and a phase-change material layer formed in a phase-change space on the heating electrode, the phase-change material layer having a plurality of portions having thicknesses corresponding to the stepped shape of the heating electrode. |
| US08921816B2 |
Semiconductor device having a diode
Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a lower active region on a semiconductor substrate. A plurality of upper active regions protruding from a top surface of the lower active region and having a narrower width than the lower active region are provided. A lower isolation region surrounding a sidewall of the lower active region is provided. An upper isolation region formed on the lower isolation region, surrounding sidewalls of the upper active regions, and having a narrower width than the lower isolation region is provided. A first impurity region formed in the lower active region and extending into the upper active regions is provided. Second impurity regions formed in the upper active regions and constituting a diode together with the first impurity region are provided. A method of fabricating the same is provided as well. |
| US08921815B2 |
Target supply device
A target supply device may include a tank including a nozzle, a first electrode provided with a first through-hole and disposed so that a center axis of the nozzle is positioned within the first through-hole, a second electrode that includes a main body portion provided with a second through-hole and a collection portion formed in a cylindrical shape extending in a direction from a circumferential edge of the second through-hole toward the nozzle and that is disposed so that the center axis of the nozzle is positioned within the second through-hole, a third electrode disposed within the tank, and a heating unit configured to heat the second electrode. |
| US08921811B2 |
High pressure charged particle beam system
The current invention includes methods and apparatuses for processing, that is, altering and imaging, a sample in a high pressure charged particle beam system. Embodiments of the invention include a cell in which the sample is positioned during high pressure charged particle beam processing. The cell reduces the amount of gas required for processing, thereby allowing rapid introduction, exhaustion, and switching between gases and between processing and imaging modes. Maintaining the processes gases within the cell protects the sample chamber and column from contact with the gases. In some embodiments, the temperature of the cell walls and the sample can be controlled. |
| US08921808B2 |
Unit for treating blanks of hollow bodies with radiation, provided with a radiation-containment airlock
A unit for treating blanks of hollow bodies made of a plastic material which includes: an enclosure which the blanks travel through longitudinally; a plurality of electromagnetic radiation sources, arranged on at least one lateral side of the enclosure; at least one airlock adjoining the enclosure, provided with mobile shields that are opaque to the electromagnetic radiation travelling along a path locally encroaching upon the path of the blanks; two shields defining two-by-two an area for holding at least one blank. |
| US08921806B2 |
Photo-responsive layer and layer assembly
The present invention relates to a photo-responsive layer and layer assembly which can be used for controlling a flow of liquid for example in a water-purification device. The photo-responsive layer according to the invention comprises a first domain comprising a first material comprising molecules having a photo-responsive moiety, wherein the first domain of the photo-responsive layer is capable of undergoing a reversible geometrical change when said photo-responsive moiety is exposed to photo-activating illumination, such as UV-radiation. The photo-responsive layer is useful in UV controlled membranes e.g. for water purification. |
| US08921805B2 |
Ion beam system and method of operating an ion beam system
An ion beam system comprises a voltage supply system 7 and at least one beam deflector 39 having at least one first deflection electrode 51a, 51b, 51c and plural second deflection electrodes 52a, 52b, 52c, wherein the voltage supply system is configured to supply different adjustable deflection voltages to the plural second deflection electrodes such that electric deflection fields between the plural second deflection electrodes and the opposite at least one first deflection electrode have a common orientation. The system has a high kinetic energy mode in which a distribution of the electric deflection field has a greater width, a low kinetic energy mode in which a distribution of the electric deflection field has a smaller width. |
| US08921802B2 |
Mass analyzer apparatus and systems operative for focusing ribbon ion beams and for separating desired ion species from unwanted ion species in ribbon ion beams
The present invention is an apparatus and multi-unit assembly which is able to achieve two different and highly desirable functions: A focusing of a charged particle beam; and a mass separation of desired ion species from unwanted ion species in traveling ion beams. The apparatus is a simply organized and easily manufactured article; is relatively light-weight and less expensive to make; and is easier to install, align, and operate than conventionally available devices. |
| US08921795B2 |
Method and apparatus for fast determination of unknown radiation dose
Described is a method for determination of an unknown radiation dose to which an optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) sensor has been exposed utilizing a pulsed optically stimulated luminescence (POSL) technique and a battery operated portable instrument. |
| US08921792B2 |
Vertically stacked thermopile
A vertically stacked thermopile and an IR sensor using said stacked thermopiles are provided. The vertically stacked thermopile may include multiple thermocouples stacked vertically on one another. The thermocouples may be connected in series, parallel, or a combination of series and parallel. One or more vertically stacked thermopiles may be included in an IR sensor and the thermopiles may be connected in series, parallel, or a combination of series and parallel. |
| US08921787B2 |
Incoherent transmission electron microscopy
A transmission electron microscope includes an electron beam source to generate an electron beam. Beam optics are provided to converge the electron beam. A specimen holder is provided to hold a specimen in the path of the electron beam. A detector is used to detect the electron beam transmitted through the specimen. The transmission electron microscope may be adapted to generate two or more images that are substantially incoherently related to one another, store the images, and combine amplitude signals at corresponding pixels of the respective images to improve a signal-to-noise ratio. Alternatively or in addition, the transmission electron microscope may be adapted to operate the specimen holder to move the specimen in relation to the beam optics during exposure or between exposures to operate the transmission electron microscope in an incoherent mode. |
| US08921786B2 |
Charged particle beam apparatus
Provided is a charged particle beam apparatus or charged particle microscope capable of observing an observation target sample in an air atmosphere or a gas environment without making significant changes to the configuration of a conventional high vacuum charged particle microscope. In a charged particle beam apparatus configured such that a thin film (10) is used to separate a vacuum environment and an air atmosphere (or a gas environment), an attachment (121) capable of holding the thin film (10) and whose interior can be maintained at an air atmosphere or a gas environment is inserted into a vacuum chamber (7) of a high vacuum charged particle microscope. The attachment (121) is vacuum-sealed and fixed to a vacuum partition of the vacuum sample chamber. Image quality is further improved by replacing the atmosphere in the attachment with helium or a light-elemental gas that has a lower mass than atmospheric gases such as nitrogen or water vapor. |
| US08921785B2 |
Cooperating capillary and cap for use in a high-pressure freezer
The invention relates to an assembly of a cooperating capillary and cap for containing an aqueous solution in an inner volume of the capillary. The assembly is used in a high pressure freezer in which the aqueous solution is frozen at a high pressure to form an amorphous frozen sample at a cryogenic temperature. The cap forms a closure at one end of the capillary, and the part of the cap that is in contact with the inner volume of the capillary has an indent; as a result of which the cap, after freezing the aqueous solution, can be removed from the capillary and a free standing pillar of frozen aqueous material extends from the capillary. |
| US08921784B2 |
Scanning electron microscope
There is provided a scanning electron microscope capable of achieving a size reduction of the device while at the same time suppressing the increase in column temperature as well as maintaining performance, e.g., resolution, etc. With respect to a scanning electron microscope for observing a sample by irradiating the sample with an electron beam emitted from an electron source and focused by condenser lenses, and detecting secondary electrons from the sample, the condenser lenses comprise both an electromagnetic coil-type condenser lens and a permanent magnet-type condenser lens. |
| US08921783B2 |
Method of collecting and processing electron diffraction data
A method of using electron diffraction to obtain PDFs from crystalline, nanocrystalline, and amorphous inorganic, organic, and organometallic compound. |
| US08921782B2 |
Tilt-imaging scanning electron microscope
One embodiment relates to a tilt-imaging scanning electron microscope apparatus. The apparatus includes an electron gun, first and second deflectors, an objective electron lens, and a secondary electron detector. The first deflector deflects the electron beam away from the optical axis, and the second deflector deflects the electron beam back towards the optical axis. The objective lens focuses the electron beam onto a spot on a surface of a target substrate, wherein the electron beam lands on the surface at a tilt angle. Another embodiment relates to a method of imaging a surface of a target substrate using an electron beam with a trajectory tilted relative to a substrate surface. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed. |
| US08921781B2 |
Measurement or inspecting apparatus
In the case of inspecting samples having different sizes by means of a semiconductor inspecting apparatus, a primary electron beam bends since distribution is disturbed on an equipotential surface at the vicinity of the sample at the time of inspecting vicinities of the sample, and what is called a positional shift is generated. A potential correcting electrode is arranged outside the sample and at a position lower than the sample lower surface, and a potential lower than that of the sample is applied. Furthermore, a voltage to be applied to the potential correcting electrode is controlled corresponding to a distance between the inspecting position and a sample outer end, sample thickness and irradiation conditions of the primary electron beam. |
| US08921773B2 |
Techniques for efficient fragmentation of peptides
Techniques are described for performing mass spectrometry. A stream of one or more ions is generated. The stream is transmitted into a collision cell over a period of time. In accordance with a set of criteria including a retention time of one or more precursor ions, a collision energy of the collision cell is selected to generate one or more product ions for said one or more precursor ions in said stream. |
| US08921772B2 |
Ion mobility spectrometer
A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving ion mobility spectrometry by using a fast and spatially wide ion gate based on local RF field barrier opposed to a switching DC field. The improvement accelerates the ion mobility analysis and improves charge throughput and dynamic range of the IMS. The invention is particularly suited for rapid dual gas chromatography. In one important embodiment, the accelerated IMS is coupled to a multi-reflecting time-of-flight mass spectrometer with a fast encoded orthogonal acceleration. There are described methods of comprehensive and orthogonal separation in multiple analytical dimensions. |
| US08921767B2 |
Automatic calibration of fourier-domain optical coherence tomography systems
A method for calibrating a Fourier domain optical coherence tomography system includes receiving spectral data from an optical detector comprising a linear array of detector elements, each detector element having a position labeled n, wherein detected light was wavelength-dispersed across the linear array of detector elements; determining parameters of a preselected functional relationship between wave number, kn, corresponding to detector element n as a function of optical detector element n based on the spectral data; further receiving subsequent spectral data subsequent to the first-mentioned receiving, wherein detected light was wavelength-dispersed across the linear array of detector elements; converting the subsequent spectral data using the preselected functional relationship between wave number kn and optical detector element n to obtain converted spectral data; and performing an inverse Fourier transform of the converted spectral data to obtain a depth profile. |
| US08921762B2 |
Detection device having detachably attached plural units and image forming apparatus having the same
A detection device includes: an imaging unit that forms an image of an incident beam on an image detection unit; an emission unit that includes a guided portion that is guided to a guiding portion provided at the imaging unit and guiding an attachment-detachment operation of the guided portion, a positioned portion that is positioned in a positioning portion provided at the imaging unit, and an emission member that emits a beam toward a direction of a transportation path such that a beam reflected from the medium is incident to the imaging unit; and a setting unit that includes a positioned portion that is positioned in a positioning portion provided at the emission unit when a drawing unit is pressure-inserted into the image forming apparatus and a setting surface that sets a position on the medium at which the beam is reflected. |
| US08921761B2 |
Optical decoder and multi-functional printer using the same
An optical decoder and a multi-functional printer using the same are provided. The optical decoder includes a directional light source, a light guide bar and a light receiving unit. The light guide bar disposed on a light-emitting side of the directional light source has multiple scales. The light receiving unit is disposed on a side of the light guide bar, wherein the directional light source and the light receiving unit are disposed on different sides of the light guide bar. The light receiving unit is used to move along the light guide bar and read the scales of the light guide bar. The overall volume of a multi-functional printer can be reduced by applying the optical decoder therein. |
| US08921758B2 |
Modulation device and charged particle multi-beamlet lithography system using the same
The invention relates to a charged-particle multi-beamlet lithography system. The system comprises a beam generator for generating a plurality of beamlets, a beamlet blanker array for patterning the plurality of beamlets, an optical fiber arrangement, and a projection system. The beamlet blanker array comprises a substrate provided with a first area comprising one or more modulators and a second area free of modulators. The beamlet blanker array comprises one or more light sensitive elements, electrically connected to the one or more modulators, and arranged to receive light beams carrying pattern data. The optical fiber arrangement comprises a plurality of optical fibers for guiding the light beams carrying pattern data towards the one or more light sensitive elements. The projection of the optical fiber arrangement onto a surface of the beamlet blanker array in a direction perpendicular to the surface falls entirely within the second area. |
| US08921757B2 |
Anti-blooming circuit for integrating photodiode pre-amplifiers
An input clamping circuit of a photo detector preamplifier is activated when an input transistor is turned off by an input overload, and the drain voltage of the input transistor is pulled toward ground by a current source. Even with extreme overloads, the operating conditions (Vgs and Id) of the input transistor remain within normal range. During normal operation, the clamping circuit is biased completely off, and has essentially no effect on circuit performance. Since the input FET itself, rather than a separate device, detects the onset of an overload, significantly improved clamping performance is realized without adding additional circuit complexity. The input transistor can be a FET. The preamplifier can be a cascode preamplifier. The clamping circuit can include a clamping FET or other clamping transistor gated by the input transistor drain. In embodiments, the clamping circuit increases current requirements of the preamplifier by no more than 25%. |
| US08921755B2 |
Detection circuit with correlated double sampling with improved anti-blooming circuit
The detection circuit with correlated double sampling comprises two transimpedance amplifiers connected by means of a sampling capacitor. A photodiode is connected to the input of the first transimpedance amplifier. The circuit comprises an anti-blooming circuit connected between the input and output of the first transimpedance amplifier. The anti-blooming circuit comprises means for comparing the output voltage of the first transimpedance amplifier with a setpoint voltage defined by means of the output voltage of the second transimpedance amplifier. The means for comparing are connected to means for applying a feedback current to the input of the first transimpedance amplifier when the difference between the output voltage and the setpoint voltage reaches a limit value. |
| US08921752B2 |
Information acquisition device, information acquisition method, recording medium, and information acquisition system
Moving-objects movable in a workspace, each includes an imaging unit with a two-dimensional light receiving surface; and a decoding processing unit. If light received by an imaging surface of the imaging unit is brightness-modulated information, the decoding processing unit decodes the received light to the information. If the information decoded by the decoding processing unit contains spatial position information of moving-objects other than a self-moving-object, the self-moving-object receives the light from light sources, has the decoding processing unit decode the light to acquire pieces of position information of the other moving-objects, thereby acquiring position information of the self-moving-object in the workspace from these pieces of position information. |
| US08921745B2 |
Electric induction impeder
An impeder for use in an electric induction welding process is provided. A cooling medium is circulated centrally through the impeder's magnetic material with the impeder entry and exit passages for the cooling medium located on opposite sides of the impeder. |
| US08921742B2 |
Toaster cover control device with fireproofing function and application method thereof
A toaster cover control device with fireproofing function comprises a cover sliding-frame or a cover opening-closing mechanism and a power switch (K), a cover switch (K1) and a control circuit that are provided in the toaster. The said control circuit is provided with a microprocessor. An output terminal of the control circuit is connected with a transistor (Q1). The said control circuit is connected with a sensor (S). The sensor detects the temperature of the toaster. The control circuit provides a control signal when the detected temperature exceeds the set temperature value, so that a circuit controlling cover action keeps the cover closed. The cover can be opened normally when the detected temperature is lower than the set temperature value. It is also provided with an application method of the said control device. |
| US08921739B2 |
Systems and methods for windshield deicing
Cost efficient, lightweight and rapid windshield deicing systems and methods are disclosed. The systems utilize step-up converters or inverters, or dual-voltage batteries, to provide a voltage high enough to deice a windshield in less than thirty seconds at ambient temperatures above −10 C. Some of the disclosed systems include sensors for deicing element and ambient temperatures, and in some embodiments windspeed. All embodiments have a controller for limiting deicing time to that sufficient to melt a boundary layer of ice. The controller of embodiments with sensors computes deicing time as a function of ambient temperature. Embodiments interact with wiper systems to enable wipers to clear ice once the boundary layer is melted. |
| US08921737B2 |
High strength stick electrode
A shielded metal arc welding electrode for depositing a high strength weld metal bead on a workpiece which satisfies the strength requirements under America Welding Society A5.5 standard's E11018M classification with no chromium added to the composition of the electrode. |
| US08921734B2 |
Laser cutting machine
A laser cutting machine includes a platform and a motion system. The motion system includes a first prismatic joint facilitating a first motion of the platform along a first direction and a second prismatic joint facilitating a second motion of the platform along a second direction. A galvano arranged on the platform, such that a motion of the platform causes a motion of the galvano, the galvano including a first mirror, wherein a third motion of the first mirror positions the laser beam along a third direction, and a second mirror, wherein a fourth motion of the second mirror positions the laser beam along a fourth direction. A control module controls concurrently the motion system and the galvano, such that a position of the laser beam on the workpiece is a vector sum of the first motion, the second motion, the third motion, and the fourth motion. |
| US08921732B2 |
High speed and high power laser scribing methods and systems
A method of scribing a graphic on a material is provided, in which laser output is applied to the material. The laser output is moved relative to the material at a high speed greater than 10 m per second, and at a high power greater than 500 W, to scribe a graphic on a surface of the material. Also provided is a system for scribing a graphic on a material. The method and system of the invention are especially useful in the scribing of building materials. |
| US08921731B2 |
Protective nozzle cap, protective nozzle cap retainer, and arc plasma torch having said protective nozzle cap and or said protective nozzle cap retainer
A nozzle protection cap for an arc plasma torch comprises a front end section and a rear end section with a thread region on its inner surface for screwing to a torch body of an arc plasma torch. At least one groove crosses the thread region on the inner surface. A nozzle protection cap holder for the arc plasma torch comprises a section with a thread region on its outer surface for screwing to the nozzle protection cap. At least one groove crosses the thread region on its outer surface. An arc plasma torch comprises a torch body and a nozzle protection cap screwed thereto in a screw connection region. The torch body and/or the nozzle protection cap is/are designed so that at least one channel is formed between them, the channel crossing the screw connection region. |
| US08921730B2 |
Method of fabricating a component and a manufactured component
A method of fabricating a component and a fabricated component are disclosed. The method includes depositing a material to a component and manipulating the material to form a boundary region and a filler region for desired properties. The component includes the boundary region and the filler region, thereby having the desired properties. |
| US08921728B2 |
Switch unit with arc-extinguishing units
A switch suitable for DC applications includes: two fixed conductive contacts with first contact areas; a movable conductive bridge with two second contact areas for being connected to the two first contact areas in the on-status and for being disconnected from the two the first contact areas in the off-status; and two arc-extinguishing units configured to extinguish electric arcs occurring between the first and second contact areas after disconnecting the second contact areas from the first contact areas. First conductive arc-guiding elements extend from each first contact area into the corresponding arc-extinguishing unit and at least one second conductive arc-guiding element extends into the arc-extinguishing units suitably shaped to guide the electric arcs from each of the second contact areas of the movable bridge into the arc-extinguishing units. |
| US08921722B2 |
Assembly receptacle capable of separating
An assembly receptacle capable of separating includes an assembly set which has a first assembling slot, a second assembling slot and a third assembling slot, a first connection set with a first connecting element which is installed in the first assembling slot and includes a connecting portion and at least one plug connecting portion, a second connection set with a first connecting portion installed in the second assembling slot and a second connecting portion installed in the third assembling slot, and an actuation portion to control electric connection or disconnection between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The second connecting portion is connected to the plug connecting portion. |
| US08921721B2 |
Switch device
A switch device includes a lid arranged between a tactile switch, which is arranged on a substrate, and an operation button, which is coupled to a retainer so that the operation button can be pushed. The lid includes an opening at a location corresponding to the tactile switch. A lower surface of the elastic member is coupled to a surface of the lid. The operation button, when pushed, activates the tactile switch with an elastic member. The operation body, when released from the pushed state, deactivates the tactile switch as a reaction force of the elastic member returns the operation button to an initial position. The switch device includes a projection that supports the operation button. The projection is formed on an upper surface of the elastic member at a location corresponding to the surface of the lid. |
| US08921720B2 |
Apparatus and method pertaining to a key assembly having a plinth-receiving key mat
A key assembly comprises a contact-responsive switch and a keycap having a plinth extending from an underside surface thereof. A key mat disposed between the keycap and the contact-responsive switch has a recessed area formed therein. This recessed area is sized and configured to receive the keycap's plinth. If desired, an adhesive can physically adhere the keycap to the key mat. By one approach, the key assembly also comprises a substantially-planar elastic layer disposed between the keycap and the contact-responsive switch. If desired, this elastic layer and the aforementioned key mat are integrally coupled to one another. By one approach this elastic layer has at least one opening disposed therethrough. This opening (or these openings) can be disposed at least in part in common with the aforementioned recessed area of the key mat. |
| US08921719B2 |
Multi-directional switch device
A multi-directional switch device includes: an operation shaft to which an operation knob is mounted to perform a rotating operation and a tilting operation; and a housing, which supports the operation shaft. In the housing, a circuit board which has a second fixed contact on the lower surface, a wafer which has a first fixed contact, a rotation holder which rotates integrally with the operation shaft while allowing oscillation of the operation shaft, a rotation slider which rotates integrally with the operation shaft and slides during the tilting operation, a first movable contact, and a second movable contact are arranged. When the operation shaft is rotated and thus the rotation holder is rotated from a rotation neutral position by about 180 degrees, a first signal is output. When the operation shaft is tilted while the rotation holder is rotated by about ±45 degrees, a second or third signal is output. |
| US08921717B2 |
Weight magnitude and weight position indication systems and methods
The disclosed systems and methods allow the weight and relative position of an object on a weighing surface to be simultaneously determined using a circuit that does not require pre-programmed tables and that can be used in an analog or digital environment. One example system includes first, second, third, and fourth load cells having respective first, second, third, and fourth strain gauges. The strain gauges are configured to measure strain at the load cells caused by the object on the weighing surface. The system also includes circuitry configured to simultaneously determine weight and position of the object on the weighing surface, and a display that reports the weight of the object, a longitudinal position of the object, and a lateral position of the object. |
| US08921716B2 |
Plurality of scales that communicate with each other and indicate which scale has the lightest load attached thereto
The present invention is a weighing scale and system of weighing scales used to weigh a group of loads and determine which load is the lightest so it can be culled from the group. The weighing scales are most useful for use in fishing tournaments to ensure an angler has possession of the maximum total weight of fish possible. |
| US08921714B2 |
Modular device housing assembly
The present invention is directed to a modular wall box system configured to be mounted substantially flush with respect to the wall. The assembly includes a plurality of wall surfaces, each wall surface includes a single gang opening that accommodates an AC electrical wiring device or a low voltage telecom device. At least one removable flange cover is configured to be removably coupled to the mounting flange. At least one modular connector can be inserted within the single gang modular device opening and includes a slidable engagement portion. The slidable engagement portion slidably engages a lateral edge of the wall surface forming the single gang modular device opening such that the at least one modular connector is slidably moveable to any vertical position. |
| US08921707B2 |
Suspension substrate, suspension, head suspension, and hard disk drive
A suspension substrate according to the present invention includes an insulating layer and a metallic support layer provided on the actuator element's side of the insulating layer. On the other side of the insulating layer, a wiring layer is provided. This wiring layer includes a plurality of wirings and a wiring connection section that can be electrically connected with the actuator element via a conductive adhesive. The outer periphery of the metallic support layer in a connection structure region is positioned outside relative to the outer periphery of the insulating layer and the outer periphery of the wiring connection section of the wiring layer. |
| US08921704B2 |
Patterned conductive polymer with dielectric patch
A patterned conductive structure includes a transparent substrate having a substrate surface. A conductive polymer layer is formed on the substrate surface. The conductive polymer layer has electrically conductive areas and deactivated areas that are less electrically conductive than the conductive areas. The conductive areas and the deactivated areas form a conductive pattern in the polymer layer. One or more transparent dielectric patches that are less electrically conductive than the deactivated areas are formed over at least a portion of one or more deactivated areas and one or more conductive wires are formed over at least one of the dielectric patches. |
| US08921702B1 |
Microtruss based thermal plane structures and microelectronics and printed wiring board embodiments
In one possible implementation, a thermal plane structure includes a non-wicking structural microtruss between opposing surfaces of a multilayer structure and a thermal transport medium within the thermal plane structure for fluid and vapor transport between a thermal source and a thermal sink. A microtruss wick is located between the opposing surfaces and extends between the thermal source and the thermal sink. |
| US08921701B2 |
Modular insulator for busbar support and method of assembling
A modular insulator for an electrical conductor is provided. The modular insulator includes a first end member configured to couple to a support rail of an electrical power distribution system and a second end member configured to couple to the support rail. The modular insulator further includes at least one intermediate member comprising a groove and configured to releasably couple to at least one of the first and second end members such that the intermediate member is positioned between the first and second end members. The groove is configured to receive a portion of the electrical conductor. |
| US08921698B2 |
High strength windable electromechanical tether with low fluid dynamic drag and system using same
A tether, and system using such a tether, adapted to provide mechanical and electrical coupling of an airborne flying platform to the ground. The tether may have a center structural core with electrical conductors on or near the outer diameter of the tether. The tether may utilize exterior configurations adapted to reduce drag. |
| US08921691B2 |
Solar cell and manufacturing method thereof
There is provided a solar cell in which a lower electrode layer, a photoelectric conversion layer having a chalcopyrite structure that includes a Group Ib element, a Group IIIb element, and a Group VIb element, and an upper electrode layer are sequentially formed on top of a substrate, wherein the solar cell is provided with a silicate layer between the substrate and the lower electrode layer. |
| US08921687B1 |
High efficiency quantum well waveguide solar cells and methods for constructing the same
Photon absorption, and thus current generation, is hindered in conventional thin-film solar cell designs, including quantum well structures, by the limited path length of incident light passing vertically through the device. Optical scattering into lateral waveguide structures provides a physical mechanism to increase photocurrent generation through in-plane light trapping. However, the insertion of wells of high refractive index material with lower energy gap into the device structure often results in lower voltage operation, and hence lower photovoltaic power conversion efficiency. The voltage output of an InGaAs quantum well waveguide photovoltaic device can be increased by employing a III-V material structure with an extended wide band gap emitter heterojunction. Analysis of the light IV characteristics reveals that non-radiative recombination components of the underlying dark diode current have been reduced, exposing the limiting radiative recombination component and providing a pathway for realizing solar-electric conversion efficiency of 30% or more in single junction cells. |
| US08921678B2 |
Generating tones by combining sound materials
The apparatus displays, on a display screen, an icon placement region having a time axis defined therein, and displays, in accordance with an input instruction, an icon image with which feature amount information of material data indicative of a sound material is associated. The apparatus further sets a type of a feature amount database, where material data and feature amount information of the material data are associated with each other, along the time axis in accordance with an input instruction. Then, the apparatus references the feature amount database of a type having correspondence relationship in time axis with an icon image to identify material data similar to the feature amount information corresponding to the icon image, and audibly generates a sound at timing corresponding to a position, on the time axis, of the icon image and with content corresponding to the identified material data. |
| US08921673B2 |
Rice hybrid HR120001
A rice hybrid designated HR120001 (ATCC PTA-13290) is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of rice hybrid HR120001, to the plants of rice hybrid HR120001 and to methods for producing a rice plant produced by crossing the hybrid HR120001 with itself or another rice plant. The invention further relates to hybrid rice seeds and plants produced by crossing the hybrid HR120001 with another rice plant. This invention further relates to growing and producing blends of rice seeds comprised of seeds of rice hybrid HR120001 with rice seed of one, two, three, four, or more of another rice hybrid, rice variety or rice inbred. |
| US08921670B2 |
Tomato hybrid EX01420200 and parent lines thereof
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid EX01420200 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid EX01420200 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US08921662B2 |
Soybean variety S110147
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated S110147. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety S110147. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety S110147 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety S110147 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US08921657B2 |
Expression cassettes for endosperm-specific expression in plants
The present invention relates to an expression cassette for regulating seed-specific expression of a polynucleotide of interest, said expression cassette comprising a transcription regulating nucleotide sequence, to a vector comprising said expression cassette, host cells and transgenic plants comprising the expression cassette, and methods of producing said transgenic plants. |
| US08921653B2 |
Modification of lignin biosynthesis
The present invention relates to the modification of lignin biosynthesis in plants and, more particularly, to enzymes involved in the lignin biosynthetic pathway and nucleic acids encoding such enzymes. |
| US08921652B2 |
Vegetable oils and uses therefor
The specification relates to plants and their seeds and oil obtained therefrom, and to methods of producing same comprising oil having modified fatty acid compositions, such that 28% to 80% of the total fatty acid content in the seedoil is palmitic acid, 0% to 16% is palmitoleic acid, 0% to 4% is C16:2 fatty acid, 3% to 33% is stearic acid, 1% to 40% is oleic acid, 4% to 50% is linoleic acid and 0% to 10% is linolenic acid. The specification describes nucleic acid molecules encoding RNA capable of conferring these properties, in particular, RNA that inhibits expression of an oil biosynthesis gene encoding KASII in seeds of a plant. Genetic constructs and cells comprising the nucleic acid molecules are also described and claimed. |
| US08921648B2 |
Methods for increasing the yield of fermentable sugars from plant stover
Methods for increasing yield of fermentable sugars from plant stover are provided. The methods include using plants homozygous for two brown midrib mutations, bm1 and bm3. The methods also include using plants homozygous for a mutation in a gene that results in reduced cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase activity, and a mutation in a gene that results in reduced 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde/5-hydroxyconiferyl alcohol O-methyltransferase activity. The methods also include using transgenic plants that have reduced cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase activity and reduced 5-hydroxyconiferaldehyde/5-hydroxyconiferyl alcohol O-methyltransferase activity in comparison with wild-type plants. |
| US08921646B2 |
Genetic loci associated with northern leaf blight resistance in maize
The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying and selecting maize plants with enhanced resistance to Exserohilum and/or northern leaf blight. Maize plants generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention. |
| US08921643B2 |
Method for acquiring genetically identical gamete from lethal fish haploid-derived germ cell via germ line chimera
Disclosed are a method for acquiring a germ line chimeric fish having fish haploid germ cells, a germ line chimeric fish having haploid germ cells obtained by the aforesaid method, and a genetically identical gamete, said gamete having been derived from a donor haploid germ cell, produced by a germ line chimeric fish obtained by the aforesaid method. |
| US08921641B2 |
Absorbent article having improved absorption properties
An absorbent article such as disposable diaper, training pant, and adult incontinence undergarment comprising superabsorbent polymer particles able to absorb and contain body exudates having improved absorption properties and, therefore, reduce leakage, especially at the first gush, i.e. when the article starts to be wetted. |
| US08921640B2 |
Absorbent article with philic anhydrous lotion
A lotion composition is provided. The lotion composition can comprise a) about 0.1% to about 90%, by weight, of a microcrystalline wax; b) about 0.1% to about 25%, by weight, of POE-4 monolaurate; c) about 0.1% to about 50%, by weight, of POE-8 monostearate; and d) a carrier. |
| US08921639B2 |
Thermal treatment of carbonaceous waste
A method is provided for the decontamination of radioactive carbonaceous material, such as graphite, in which an injection of steam is planned into the material, concurrent with a first roasting thermal treatment of the material at a temperature between 1200° C. and 1500° C. Advantageously, the first treatment may be followed by a second treatment at a lower temperature with an injection of carbon oxide for oxidation according to the Boudouard reaction. |
| US08921635B2 |
One-step method for butadiene production
This invention relates to gas-phase synthesis of butadiene from ethanol or ethanol and acetaldehyde mixture. The method of synthesis includes ethanol or ethanol and acetaldehyde mixture conversion in the presence of a catalyst, which differs from the known methods by the carrying out of the interaction in the presence of the solid catalyst, which contains metal, chosen from the group of silver, gold or copper, and metal oxide, chosen from the group of magnesium, titanium, zirconium, tantalum or niobium oxides. The method announced is used for condensation process under the conditions of continuous flow fixed bed reactor. The invention allows to reach high yield and selectivity to butadiene and high level of conversion of the feed. |
| US08921634B2 |
Conversion of methane to aromatic compounds using UZM-44 aluminosilicate zeolite
A new family of aluminosilicate zeolites designated UZM-44 has been synthesized. These zeolites are represented by the empirical formula. NanMmk+TtAl1-xExSiyOz where “n” is the mole ratio of Na to (Al+E), M represents a metal or metals from zinc, Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 and or the lanthanide series of the periodic table, “m” is the mole ratio of M to (Al+E), “k” is the average charge of the metal or metals M, T is the organic structure directing agent or agents, and E is a framework element such as gallium. UZM-44 has catalytic properties for carrying processes involving contacting at least one low carbon number aliphatic hydrocarbon having from 1 to about 4 carbon atoms per molecule with the catalytic composite comprising UZM-44 to produce at least one aromatic hydrocarbon. |
| US08921633B2 |
Process for the production of xylenes and light olefins
In a hydrocarbon upgrading process, a hydrocarbon feed is treated in at least one of a steam cracker, catalytic cracker, coker, hydrocracker, and reformer under suitable conditions to produce a first stream comprising olefinic and aromatic hydrocarbons. A second stream composed mainly of C4 to C12+ olefinic and aromatic hydrocarbons is recovered from the first stream and blended said second stream with a residual fraction from a steam cracker or an atmospheric or vacuum distillation unit to produce a third stream. The third stream is then catalytically pyrolyzed in a reactor under conditions effective to produce a fourth stream having an increased benzene and/or toluene content compared with said second stream and a C3-olefin by-product. The C3-olefin by-product is recovered and benzene and/or toluene are recovered from the fourth stream. |
| US08921631B2 |
Selective catalytic hydrogenation of alkynes to corresponding alkenes
The invention relates to a process for selectively hydrogenating an alkyne to the corresponding alkene comprising a step of contacting a gaseous feed comprising hydrogen and 0.1 to 20 mass % of alkyne with a catalyst comprising at least one Group 10 element on a boron-modified support. The process shows high conversion and good selectivity, and can be stably operated also if the feed comprises more than 2 mass % of alkyne. |
| US08921630B2 |
Process for removing sulfur from a fuel gas stream additionally containing diolefins and oxygen
Disclosed is a process for the removal of sulfur from a fuel gas stream that additionally contains diolefins and oxygen as well as organic sulfur compounds by pretreating the fuel gas stream in a pretreatment reactor in order to significantly reduce the amounts of any diolefins and oxygen contained therein prior to the hydrodesulfurization in a hydrotreater reactor wherein organic sulfur compounds are converted to hydrogen sulfide. The hydrogen sulfide formed is removed from the hydrotreated gas stream by use of an absorption treatment method, such as amine treatment, to yield a treated fuel gas stream having a reduced concentration of hydrogen sulfide and an overall sulfur content that is low enough to meet stringent sulfur regulation requirements. |
| US08921625B2 |
Continuous process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons
A method comprising: providing a halogen stream; providing an alkane stream; providing a decoking agent; and reacting at least a portion of the halogen stream with at least a portion of the alkane stream in the presence of a halogenation catalyst and the decoking agent to form a halogenated stream. |
| US08921624B2 |
Process for producing n-propyl bromide or other aliphatic bromides
A process for the production of an aliphatic bromide in which the bromine atom is attached to a terminal carbon atom, which process comprises continuously feeding olefin having a terminal double bond, gaseous hydrogen bromide, and a molecular oxygen-containing gas into a liquid phase reaction medium comprised of aliphatic bromide to cause anti-Markovnikov addition of HBr to terminal olefin, the feeds being proportioned and maintained to provide a molar excess of hydrogen bromide relative to terminal olefin in the range of about 1 to about 5 percent, and a molar ratio of molecular oxygen to terminal olefin of less than 0.005. The process is especially suited for production of n-propyl bromide. |
| US08921619B2 |
Hydrophilic membrane integrated olefin hydration process
A membrane-integrated hydration reactor that is operable to produce an associated alcohol product from an olefin using water includes a solid acid olefin hydration catalyst in a production zone and a hydrophilic membrane operable to selectively permit pervaporation of water one-way and not permit pervaporation of the associated alcohol or permeation of the olefin at olefin hydration process conditions in a separations zone. The production zone is operable to form a production zone product mixture made of the associated alcohol and any unreacted water. The associated separations zone is operable to form and produce both the associated alcohol product and a pervaporated water product from the production zone product mixture. A method of olefin hydration for forming an associated alcohol product from an olefin using water uses the membrane-integrated hydration reactor at olefin hydration process conditions. |
| US08921618B2 |
Recovery of trimethylolpropane from purification residue
A method of reclaiming trimethylolpropane from purification residue includes hydrolyzing a purification residue with an aqueous medium in the presence of (i) an acid and (ii) an oxidizing agent. The method is particularly effective to reclaim trimethylolpropane from monolinear-bis-TMP-formal: monolinear bis-TMP-formal (MBLF or TMP-BMLF); Formula II: [C2H5C(CH2OH)2CH2O]2CH2 (II). |
| US08921615B2 |
Process for preparing xanthophyll crystal
Disclosed a process for preparing a xanthophyll crystal, comprising: dissolving the plant extract containing a xanthophyll ester in n-hexane, then filtering the mixture; adding acetone to the filtrate, filtering and collecting a filter cake; mixing the filter cake with soybean oil and ethanol uniformly; saponifying the mixed solution with alkaline aqueous solution; then adding an acidic solution thereto until the mixed solution becomes acidic, concentrating under reduced pressure to obtain a pasty substance; adding n-hexane to the pasty saponified product, standing still and then conducting a solid-liquid separation; washing the resulting solid substance with deionized water; adding a mixed solvent to the washed solid substance, dissolving it with stirring; and then adding n-hexane thereto and standing still to recrystallize. According to the application, organic solvents are used to treat the plant extract and remove non-xanthophyll ester compounds in order to improve the efficiency of the saponification reaction; the saponified solution is concentrated under acidic condition at reduced pressure, then extracted with an organic solvent for saving water; purifying a xanthophyll crystal with a mixed solvent in order to significantly increase the purity of a xanthophyll crystal and proportion of trans-xanthophyll. |
| US08921611B1 |
Process for producing redox shuttles
The invention provides a method for preparing 1,4-di-tert-butyl-2,5-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)benzene, the method comprising reacting 2,5-di-tert-butylbenzene-1,4-diol with cesium carbonate and halogenated ether in dimethyl formamide. The method yields 500 gram batches at a time, or multiples thereof. The method enables the industrial production of redox shuttles for use in lithium ion battery systems. |
| US08921610B2 |
Oxidation of alkylbenzenes
A process for oxidizing a composition comprising contacting an alkylbenzene of the general formula (I): where R1 and R2 each independently represents hydrogen or an alkyl group having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, wherein R1 and R2 may be joined to form a cyclic group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, the cyclic group being optionally substituted, and R3 represents hydrogen, one or more alkyl groups having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl group; and (ii) about 0.05 wt % to about 5 wt % of phenol, with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst containing a cyclic imide having the general formula (II): wherein X represents an oxygen atom, a hydroxyl group, or an acyloxy group under conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the alkylbenzene to a hydroperoxide. |
| US08921609B2 |
Oxidation of hydrocarbons
In a process for oxidizing a hydrocarbon, the hydrocarbon is contacted with oxygen in the presence of an N-substituted cyclic imide and under conditions to oxidize the hydrocarbon to produce an oxidized hydrocarbon product and at least one decomposition product of the N-substituted cyclic imide. At least a portion of the at least one decomposition product is contacted with hydroxylamine or a salt thereof under conditions to convert the at least one decomposition product back to said imide. |
| US08921606B2 |
Process for cinacalcet hydrochloride
3-[3-(Trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propionaldehyde is a key intermediate for the preparation of cinacalcet hydrochloride. The present invention provides a novel process for the preparation of 3-[3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]propionaldehyde. The present invention also provides an improved process for preparation of cinacalcet hydrochloride in high yields. The present invention further provides a process for purification of cinacalcet hydrochloride. |
| US08921603B2 |
Cyclohexanone compositions
Described herein are compositions having (a) at least 99 wt % cyclohexanone; and (b) 0.1 wppm to 1000 wppm of at least one of cyclohexanedione and hydroxycyclohexanone. The wt % and wppm are based upon the total weight of the composition. The compositions may further comprise 0.1 wppm to 1000 wppm of cyclohexanol. |
| US08921599B2 |
Processes for forming amide bonds and compositions related thereto
The disclosure relates to methods for producing amide bonds and reagents related thereto. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of producing an amide comprising mixing an O-silylated thionoester and an amine under conditions such that an amide is formed. In another embodiment, the disclosure relates to mixing a thiolacid, a silylating agent, and an amine under conditions such that an amide is formed. |
| US08921598B2 |
Method for producing urethanes composed of mono and di-functional aromatic amines
The object of the invention is to provide a process for preparing urethanes by reacting aromatic amines with a dialkyl carbonate, wherein the alkyl radical of the organic dialkyl carbonate comprises from 2 to 18 carbon atoms, and the reaction is carried out in the presence of a base. |
| US08921596B2 |
Process for the preparation of melphalan hydrochloride
The present invention provides a simple and efficient method for synthesis of 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)-amino]-L-phenylalanine hydrochloride. The process involves the treatment of 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)-amino]-L-phenylalanine free base with hydrochloric acid in water followed by isolation of 4-[bis(2-chloroethyl)-amino]-L-phenylalanine hydrochloride of desired purity. |
| US08921592B2 |
Process of producing oxalate by CO gas phase method
A process of producing oxalate by CO gas phase method includes the following steps: a) introducing nitrite salt, water and an inorganic acid first into a reactor I to produce a NO containing effluent I; and separating the resultant effluent to obtain the effluent II of NO; b) introducing the effluent II of NO, a C1-C4 alkanol and oxygen into a reactor II to be subjected to the reaction, and separating the resultant effluent to obtain the effluent IV of C1-C4 alkyl nitrites; c) introducing the effluent IV of C1-C4 alkyl nitrites and a CO gas stream into a coupling reactor where they are reacted to produce a NO containing effluent VI. The reactor I and/or the reactor II are preferably rotating supergravity reactors. Therefore, the process is applicable to the industrial production of oxalate by CO gas phase method. |
| US08921589B2 |
Electrolyte formulations
The present invention relates to electrolyte formulations comprising at least one imidazolium fluorotricyanoborate or pyrrolidinium fluorotricyanoborate and their use in an electrochemical and/or optoelectronic device such as a photovoltaic cell, a light emitting device, an electrochromic or photo-electrochromic device, an electrochemical sensor and/or biosensor, preferably their use in a dye or quantum dot sensitized solar cell. |
| US08921585B2 |
Method of synthesis of substituted hexitols such as dianhydrogalactitol
The present invention provides an efficient method of synthesizing and purifying dianhydrohexitols such as dianhydrogalactitol. In general, as applied to dianhydrogalactitol, the method comprises: (1) reacting dulcitol with a concentrated solution of hydrobromic acid at a temperature of about 80° C. to produce dibromogalactitol; (2) reacting the dibromogalactitol with potassium carbonate in t-butanol to produce dianhydrogalactitol; and (3) purifying the dianhydrogalactitol using a slurry of ethyl ether to produce purified dianhydrogalactitol. Another method produces dianhydrogalactitol from dulcitol; this method comprises: (1) reacting dulcitol with a reactant to convert the 1,6-hydroxy groups of dulcitol to an effective leaving group to generate an intermediate; and (2) reacting the intermediate with an inorganic weak base to produce dianhydrogalactitol through an intramolecular SN2 reaction. Other methods for the synthesis of dianhydrogalactitol from dulcitol are described. |
| US08921583B2 |
Crystalline peptide epoxy ketone protease inhibitors and the synthesis of amino acid keto-epoxides
The invention relates to crystalline peptide keto epoxide compounds, methods of their preparation, and related pharmaceutical compositions. This invention also relates to methods for the preparation of amino acid keto-epoxides. Specifically, allylic ketones are stereoselectively converted to the desired keto epoxides. |
| US08921582B2 |
Oligo- and polyfurans, preparation and uses thereof
This invention is directed to oligofurans, process of preparation and uses thereof. |
| US08921579B2 |
Pendant dipodal silanes having a disilapropyl terminus
Pendant dipodal silanes having formula (I) and methods for their synthesis are provided. In formula (I), R is an organic radical other than methyl and X may be a halogen, an alkoxy group, an acetoxy group, or a dialkylamino group. Films, adhesives, and composites formed from the inventive dipodal silanes generally demonstrate significantly greater hydrolytic resistance and film-forming ability than conventional silanes. RSiX2CH2SiX3 (I) |
| US08921574B2 |
Method for producing pyrazolinone salt
A salt represented by formula (4) produced via a first step of dehydrating a mixture containing a hydrocarbon solvent and an alkali metal hydroxide represented by formula: A+ OH−, and a second step or reacting the mixture dehydrated in the first step with a compound represented by formula (2) is useful for producing an active ingredient of a plant disease control agent. |
| US08921567B2 |
Process for preparing N-substituted 1H-pyrazole-5-carbonylchloride compounds
The present invention relates to a process for preparing an N-substituted 1H-pyrazole-5-carbonylchloride compound of the formula (I) in which R1 is hydrogen, halogen, cyano, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-fluoroalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-fluorocycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-fluoroalkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, C1-C6-fluoroalkoxy, C1-C4-fluoroalkoxy-C1-C4-alkyl, phenyl and the like; each R2 is independently selected from halogen, C1-C6-alkyl, C1-C6-fluoroalkyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl, C3-C8-fluorocycloalkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-fluoroalkenyl, C1-C6-alkoxy, phenyl and the like; r is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; comprising the steps of i) deprotonating a compound of the formula (II) in which the variables R1, R2 and r are each as defined above, with a base selected from lithium-organic base having a carbon or nitrogen bound lithium or with a magnesium-organic base having a carbon bound magnesium; and ii) subjecting the product obtained in step (i) to a chlorocarbonylation by reacting it with a reagent selected from the group consisting of phosgene or a phosgene equivalent, to obtain a compound of formula (I). |
| US08921566B2 |
Methods for the preparation of charged crosslinkers
Processes for the preparation of charged crosslinkers bearing a sulfonic acid moiety are disclosed. These procedures also optionally include methods to convert the resulting products to substantially a single salt form. |
| US08921562B2 |
Substituted quinoline compounds as S-nitrosoglutathione reductase inhibitors
The present invention is directed to novel quinoline compounds useful as S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of making and using the same. |
| US08921560B2 |
Indoles as respiratory syncytial virus antiviral agents
Indoles having inhibitory activity on RSV replication and having the formula I the prodrugs, N-oxides, addition salts, quaternary amines, metal complexes and stereochemically isomeric forms thereof; compositions containing these compounds as active ingredient and processes for preparing these compounds and compositions. |
| US08921558B2 |
Azide substituted naphthylene or rylene imide derivatives and their use as reagents in click-reactions
Novel mono-azide substituted rylene-imide derivatives, their use in methods for the detection of analytes and reagents kits for the detection of analytes comprising said novel mono-azide substituted rylene-imide derivatives. |
| US08921553B2 |
Stannyl derivatives of naphthalene diimides and related compositions and methods
Naphthalene diimide (NDI) compounds can be functionalized with tin reagent to provide a useful, versatile synthetic tool. One embodiment provides, for example, a composition comprising at least one NDI compound comprising at least one stannyl substituent bonded to the naphthalene moiety of the NDI compound. Applications include organic electronic devices including OLED, OPV, OFET, and sensing devices. |
| US08921547B2 |
Modulators of TNF-α signaling
The present invention provides compounds which are modulators of TNF-α signaling and methods of use thereof for treating a patient having a TNF-α mediated condition. The compounds can be represented by the following structural formulas: |
| US08921542B2 |
Epothilone derivatives
The present invention relates to compounds of the formula in which the variables G, W, Q, X, Y, B1, B2, Z1, Z2, and R1-R7 are as defined herein, methods for the preparation of the derivatives and intermediates thereof. |
| US08921540B2 |
Low temperature, single solvent process for the production of sucrose-6-ester
A method for the preparation of a sucrose-6-ester is disclosed. In a first step of the method, sucrose in a polar aprotic solvent is reacted with an organotin-based acylation promoter. The water of reaction is removed at a temperature that does not exceed about 80° C. In one aspect, the water is removed by distillation of part of the polar aprotic solvent at reduced pressure. In a second step, a carboxylic acid anhydride is added. In one aspect, the resulting reaction mixture is maintained at a temperature of 10° C. or less for a period of time sufficient to produce a sucrose-6-ester. The sucrose-6-ester can be converted to sucralose. |
| US08921533B2 |
Glycosylated valproic acid analogs and uses thereof
Glycosylated valproic acid and its analogs are provided. In some embodiments, the glycosylated valproic acid and its analogs have improved solubility and are ideal for drug delivery to treat a variety of diseases. |
| US08921531B2 |
Protein a crystals and cross-linked crystals and methods of use thereof
Protein A crystals and Protein A cross-linked protein crystals (CLPCs) are described. Methods of preparing and using are also disclosed. |
| US08921530B2 |
Method for the production of proteins
The present invention relates to a process for the purification of a protease. |
| US08921528B2 |
Bispecific fusion antibodies with enhanced serum half-life
Drug compositions, fusions and conjugates are provided. The drug fusions and conjugates contain a therapeutic or diagnostic agent that is fused or conjugated to an antigen-binding fragment of an antibody that binds serum albumin. The drug compositions, fusions and conjugates have a longer in vivo half-life in comparison with the unconjugated or unfused therapeutic or diagnostic agent. |
| US08921526B2 |
Mutated anti-TNFα antibodies and methods of their use
The present invention is directed to modified antibodies, including anti-TNFα antibodies, in which C-terminal amino acids of heavy chain sequences are modified from a native sequence of proline-glycine-lysine (“PGK”) to one that includes a proline positioned between the glycine and lysine, resulting in a C-terminal sequence of proline-glycine-proline-lycine (“PGPK”). The invention further provides methods of producing and using such antibodies. |
| US08921523B2 |
Humanized anti-beta-amyloid antibodies
Antigen binding proteins that bind β-amyloid peptide, in particular human β-amyloid peptide; methods of treating diseases or disorders characterized by elevated β-amyloid levels or β-amyloid deposits, particularly Alzheimer's disease and diseases or disorders affecting the eye or optic nerve characterized by elevated β-amyloid levels or β-amyloid deposits, including age related macular degeneration and glaucoma type diseases and β-amyloid dependent cataract formation, with the antigen binding proteins; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antigen binding proteins; and methods of manufacture. |
| US08921519B2 |
Single chain fusion polypeptides comprising soluble light cytokine domains
The present invention refers to single-chain fusion proteins comprising three soluble TNF superfamily (TNFSF) cytokine domains and nucleic acid molecules encoding these fusion proteins. The fusion proteins are substantially non-aggregating and suitable for therapeutic, diagnostic and/or research applications. |
| US08921518B2 |
Purification of proteins using preparative reverse phase chromatography (RPC)
The present invention provides a method for industrial-scale protein separation by reverse phase chromatography by use of a buffer system and an additional salt. |
| US08921514B2 |
Anti-viral compounds
Compounds effective in inhibiting replication of Hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) are described. This invention also relates to processes of making such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat HCV infection. |
| US08921509B2 |
Process for removing metal species in the presence of hydrogen and a porous material and polyester polymer containing reduced amounts of metal species
Provided is a composition with partially aromatic polyester polymers having an It.V. of at least 0.50 dL/g, produced in an ester exchange melt phase process, having from zero or greater than zero to less than 5 ppm titanium, from zero or greater than zero to less then 10 ppm germanium, and from zero or greater than zero to less than 20 ppm manganese. |
| US08921507B2 |
Thermoplastic resin with high thermal conductivity
Provided is a thermoplastic resin which (A) remarkably improves thermal conductivity of a resin composition when a thermally conductive filler is added and (B) can be injection-molded even by use of a general injection-molding die.The thermoplastic resin is a resin wherein: a main chain which mainly has a specific repeating unit; and 60 mol % or more ends of molecular chains are carboxyl groups. |
| US08921506B2 |
Copolymer, organic solar cell using the same and manufacturing method thereof
A copolymer includes a first unit and at least two units different from the first unit. An organic solar cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode opposite the first electrode, and one or more organic material layers interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a photoactive layer, and one or more of the organic material layers include the copolymer. A method for fabricating an organic solar cell includes preparing a substrate, forming a first electrode on a region of rear sides of the substrate, forming on the first electrode an organic material layer containing the copolymer, and forming a second electrode on the organic material layer. |
| US08921502B2 |
Modified polymer compositions
The invention provides a first composition comprising at least the following: i) a modified polymer comprising at least one branched modified polymer macromolecule (b1) and at least one linear modified polymer macromolecule (a1), and wherein the at least one branched modified polymer macromolecule and the at least one linear modified polymer macromolecule each, independently, comprises at least one amine group selected from the group consisting of formulas (1A-1F), each as described above: and combinations thereof; and wherein the at least one branched modified polymer macromolecule further comprises one of the structures (ib1-ib4) as described above, and the at least one linear modified polymer macromolecule further comprises one of the structures (iib1) as described above (see Formula 3A). |
| US08921499B2 |
Method of preparing ethylene-α-olefin-diene copolymer
The present invention relates to a method of preparing an ethylene-α-olefin-diene copolymer and an ethylene-α-olefin-diene copolymer prepared thereby, by using a transition metal compound based on a cyclopenta[b]fluorenyl group as a catalyst. |
| US08921494B2 |
Thermally stable compositions containing resin-linear organosiloxane block copolymers
Solid compositions of organosiloxane block copolymers are disclosed having a tensile strength greater than 1.0 MPa and a % elongation at break greater than 40%. The organosiloxane block copolymers comprise: 40 to 90 mole percent disiloxy units of the formula [R12SiO2/2] 10 to 60 mole percent trisiloxy units of the formula [R2SiO3/2] 0.5 to 35 mole percent silanol groups [≡SiOH] where R1 is independently a C1 to C30 hydrocarbyl, R2 is independently a C1 to C20 hydrocarbyl, wherein; the disiloxy units [R12SiO2/2] are arranged in linear blocks having an average of from 10 to 400 disiloxy units [R12SiO2/2] per linear block, the trisiloxy units [R2SiO3/2] are arranged in non-linear blocks having a molecular weight of at least 500 g/mol, and at least 30% of the non-linear blocks are crosslinked with each other, each linear block is linked to at least one non-linear block, and the organosiloxane block copolymer has a molecular weight (Mw) of at least 20,000 g/mole. |
| US08921491B2 |
Polymer blends with ethylene/α-olefin interpolymers
Embodiments of the invention provide an impact modified composition comprising ethylene/α-olefin interpolymers. The ethylene/α-olefin interpolymers are characterized by an average block index, ABI, which is greater than zero and up to about 1.0 and a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn, greater than about 1.3. In addition or alternatively, the block ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer is characterized by having at least one fraction obtained by Temperature Rising Elution Fractionation (“TREF”), wherein the fraction has a block index greater than about 0.3 and up to about 1.0 and the ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer has a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn, greater than about 1.4. |
| US08921483B2 |
Thermoplastic elastomer composition
In order to improve fatigue durability of a thermoplastic elastomer composition composed of a matrix phase of a thermoplastic resin and dispersed phases of a rubber, the thermoplastic elastomer composition comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a halogenated poly(isoolefin-co-p-alkylstyrene) rubber, (B) 40 to 120 parts by weight of a polyamide resin, and (C) 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of an amine having at least one hydroxyl group. The amine (C) having at least one hydroxyl group is preferably a compound represented by formula (1): where R1 is a C1-30 alkyl; R2 is —(C2H4O)n—H, where n is an integer of 1 to 30; and R3 is —(C2H4O)m—H, where m is an integer of 1 to 30, a C1-30 alkyl, or hydrogen. |
| US08921480B2 |
(Meth)acrylic-based flame retardant copolymer and method for manufacturing the same
An eco-friendly (meth)acrylic flame retardant copolymer includes a phosphorous-based acrylic monomer to provide a high index of refraction and excellent flame retardancy. |
| US08921479B2 |
Associative ionic thickening agents containing alkylcyclohexanol alkoylates, their uses and formulations containing them
New associative thickening agents belonging to the category of HASEs (Hydrophobically modified Alkali-Soluble Emulsions). These products contain an original associative monomer with a base of alkylcyclohexanol akoxylates. Their thickening power is greater than the HASE associative thickening agents of the prior art containing grafted alkyl phenols. An efficient substitute product is therefore available, which is free of alkyls phenols, matching current market demand. |
| US08921473B1 |
Image making medium
The invention relates to an image support medium for creation of an aesthetic image that is a work or object for display. This support medium is made from a smart or intelligent material so that the medium provides or enables formation of an image having at least one aesthetic element that can be responsive, interactive, controlled, changed, programmed, and/or modulated. The support medium can further comprise stimuli, triggers or influences that cause the smart or intelligent material to respond to change shape, size, volume, density, light properties, color, appearance, and/or another physical property of the aesthetic element. In a preferred embodiment, the smart or intelligent material is reversibly responsive to the stimuli, triggers or influences. |
| US08921471B2 |
Low formaldehyde emission polyacetal composition
A polymeric composition containing a polyacetal resin in conjunction with a formaldehyde inhibiting agent is described. The formaldehyde inhibiting agent comprises an aluminum pigment. The aluminum pigment may comprise elemental aluminum, such as aluminum flakes that cannot only drastically reduce formaldehyde emissions from the composition but can also give the composition a metallic appearance. In one embodiment, the aluminum pigment may be combined with the polyacetal resin in conjunction with an unhindered phenol and/or a polyethylene resin. In order to further reduce formaldehyde emissions, in one embodiment, a formaldehyde scavenger comprising a nitrogen containing compound can also be added. |
| US08921470B2 |
Rubber composition for adhering steel cord
A rubber composition for adhering a steel cord that improves wet heat-resistant adhesioness, particularly heat-resistant adhesioness, by preventing adhesion deterioration due to heat, as well as initial adhesioness between a steel cord and a rubber, is disclosed. The rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber component and from 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of composite graphite particles containing boron, obtained by heating and graphitizing carbon black together with boron or a compound containing boron. |
| US08921464B2 |
Adhesive compositions and use thereof
The invention provides hot melt adhesives that comprise a templating agent, a polymer and a wax. It has been discovered that hot melt adhesives with an effective amount of templating agent have improved heat resistance than adhesives. The adhesives find particular use as case, carton, and tray forming, and as sealing adhesives, including heat sealing applications, for example in the packaging of cereals, cracker and beer products. |
| US08921463B1 |
Synthetic aggregate for use in concrete
The synthetic aggregate for use in concrete is a composite material of recycled plastic having a filler encapsulated in the plastic. The synthetic aggregate includes between 30% and 50% recycled shredded plastic, the balance being filler. The plastic may be linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE). The filler can include red sand, fly ash and quarry fines. The synthetic aggregate is best used to make concrete with a water-to-cement ratio of at least 0.5. A method of making the synthetic aggregate includes the steps of mixing plastic with filler to form a homogenized mixture, compressing the homogenized mixture in a mold, melting the plastic in the homogenized mixture to form a composite sheet or slab, and shredding the composite sheet or slab to form either coarse or fine aggregates for use in making concrete. |
| US08921462B2 |
Rubber composition, method for its formation, and automotive tire containing the composition
A rubber composition with disperse phase particles containing poly(phenylene ether) can be formed by a method that includes melt blending an uncured rubber with a poly(phenylene ether) composition containing a poly(phenylene ether) and an oil to form an uncured rubber composition, then curing the uncured rubber composition. Before being blended with the rubber, the poly(phenylene ether) composition exhibits a glass transition temperature of about 40 to about 140° C., and during blending with the rubber, the oil component of poly(phenylene ether) composition migrates from the poly(phenylene ether) composition to the rubber, leaving a poly(phenylene ether)-containing disperse phase that gives rise to a second hysteresis peak temperature of about 160 to about 220° C. as measured by dynamic mechanical analysis of the cured rubber composition. Also described are the poly(phenylene ether) composition used in the method, a cured rubber composition formed by the method, and a tire containing the cured rubber composition. |
| US08921461B2 |
Epoxy resin composition and semiconductor device
An epoxy resin composition for encapsulating a semiconductor chip according to this invention comprises (A) a crystalline epoxy resin, (B) a phenol resin represented by general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms and two or more R1s or two or more R2s are the same or different; a is integer of 0 to 4; b is integer of 0 to 4; c is integer of 0 to 3; and n is average and is number of 0 to 10, (C) a (co)polymer containing butadiene-derived structural unit or its derivative, and (D) an inorganic filler in the amount of 80 wt % to 95 wt % both inclusive in the total epoxy resin composition. |
| US08921458B2 |
Resin composition, molded object and substrate material both obtained from the resin composition, and circuit board including the substrate material
To provide a resin composition having excellent thermal conductivity and excellent insulation reliability, a molded object, a substrate material, and a circuit board. [Solution] Provided is a resin composition which comprises an epoxy resin, a hardener, and an inorganic filler, wherein the epoxy resin and/or the hardener has a naphthalene structure, the inorganic filler comprises hexagonal boron nitride, and the inorganic filler accounts for 50-85 vol. % of the whole resin composition. Since a naphthalene structure, which imparts the satisfactory ability to wet the hexagonal boron nitride included in the inorganic filler, has been introduced into the epoxy resin and/or the hardener to heighten the inorganic-filler loading characteristics, this resin composition attains excellent heat dissipation properties, heat resistance, insulating properties, etc. |
| US08921455B2 |
Anti-fog coating composition
Provided is an anti-fog coating composition that rarely suffers from blushing when applied and dried even under high-humidity conditions and that can be heat-cured even at low temperature in a short time and form a coating film that exhibits excellent tight adhesion to a substrate and excellent heat resistance and anti-fog properties. The anti-fog coating composition comprises (A) a copolymer prepared from a monomer mixture of a monomer (A1), a monomer (A2) and a monomer (A3); (B) a basic compound such as amines; and (C) a surfactant such as anionic surfactants. The monomer (A1) is a vinyl monomer that has an N-methylol group or an N-alkoxymethylol group. The monomer (A2) is a vinyl monomer that has a sulfonic acid group. The monomer (A3) is an alkyl(meth)acrylate monomer. |
| US08921452B2 |
Resin composition containing ultrafine silver particles
[Problems] To provide a resin composition containing ultrafine silver particles and having excellent antibacterial property as well as excellent deodorizing power against both the nitrogen type smelling components and the sulfur-containing smelling components.[Means for Solution] A resin composition obtained by heating and mixing a resin composition, a silver carboxylate and a carboxylic acid together. A thermoplastic resin, the silver carboxylate and the carboxylic acid are heated and mixed together at a temperature lower than a temperature at which the silver carboxylate starts decomposing but not lower than a melting point of the thermoplastic resin. |
| US08921450B2 |
Dental materials based on dimer acid derivatives with ring opening polymerizable groups
The invention relates to a radically polymerizable monomer of formula (I) wherein W1 and W2 in each case independently represent H or X—R—Y—PG, wherein at least one of W1 and W2 represents X—R—Y—PG, X in each case independently is missing or represents an ether, ester, amide, urethane or urea group, Y in each case independently is missing or represents an ether, ester, amide, urethane or urea group, R in each case independently is missing or represents a C1-C16 alkylene radical which can be interrupted by one or more O atoms, wherein R can be missing only if X and/or Y is simultaneously also missing, and PG in each case independently represents a cyclic, ring-opening polymerizable group, a, b, c and d independently of each other can take the values 3 to 10. The invention also relates to polymerizable compositions which comprise the monomers according to the invention, as well as their use as dental materials and for the preparation of dental materials, in particular composites, cements, adhesives or coatings. |
| US08921448B1 |
Transfection compositions using amphipathic compounds
A low toxicity, highly efficient transfection composition is described with an amphipathic compound containing at least one imidazole. The composition may be used in the process of transfecting nucleic acids into an animal cell. |
| US08921440B2 |
Radiation curable composition, process of production and use thereof
The invention relates to a radiation curable composition for taking a dental impression comprising (A) a cationically hardenable compound comprising at least one aziridine moiety, and (B) a radiation sensitive starter, the radiation sensitive starter comprising an onium salt, a ferrocenium salt, a combination or mixture thereof. |
| US08921439B2 |
Monohydroxy cyclic phosphonate substantially free of polyhydroxy phosphonate, process for making same and flame retardant flexible polyurethane foam obtained therefrom
A monohydroxy cyclic phosphonate substantially free of polyhydroxy phosphonate is employed as a reactive flame retardant in flexible polyurethane. |
| US08921435B2 |
Shape-memory structures
Polymeric foams and elastomer/hydrogel bicontinuous composite structures derived from high internal phase emulsions and possessing shape-memory characteristics are disclosed, as well as processes for forming the same and uses thereof in, for example, manufacturing of various articles. |
| US08921434B2 |
Polylactic acid composition, foam molded article thereof and method of producing the same
A polylactic acid composition is produced with an MI value of 0.05 or more and 5 or less, the MI value being measured at 190° C. under a load of 21.6 kg in accordance with JIS K7210 (ISO 1133). A polylactic acid is crosslinked with a polyisocyanate to generate a cross-linked polylactic acid, including a large cross-linked polylactic acid molecule which inhibits foaming. The cross-linked polylactic acid is mechanically grinded-by applying a shear force to decrease a molecular weight of the large cross-linked polylactic acid molecule. The amount of the polyisocyanate combined is 0.4 to 5% by weight based on the polylactic acid. The grinding is conducted in supercritical condition of an inert gas. A foam molded article is made from the polylactic acid composition. |
| US08921429B2 |
Biodegradable stealth polymeric particles fabricated using the macromonomer approach by free radical dispersion polymerization
The present invention is directed to a crosslinked or non-crosslinked polymer particle, wherein the crosslinked polymer particle comprises a copolymer of poly(alklyene glycol-graft-lactate) that is crosslinked by at least one hydrolysable monmer. Another embodiment of the present invention is a polymer particle comprising a crosslinked polymer particle that is a product of starting materials comprising (a) a hydrophilic monomer, (b) a hydrophobic monomer, and (c) a hydrolysable crosslinking agent. Another embodiment of the present invention is a polymer particle comprising, a crosslinked copolymer comprises structures represented by Formulas (I), (II), and (III), where Formulas (I), (II) and (III) are defined in the specification. Yet other embodiments of the present invention include a method of preparing a methacrylate terminated macromonomer, a method of preparing a crosslinking agent, and a method of preparing a therapeutic agent loaded nanosphere by dispersion polymerization. |
| US08921426B2 |
Cationic bis-urea compounds as effective antimicrobial agents
A cationic bis-urea compound is disclosed of formula (1): wherein: each m is independently an integer of 0 to 4, each k is independently 0 or 1, each Z′ is a monovalent radical independently selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl (*—OH), carboxyl (*—COOH), cyano (*—CN), nitro (*—NO2), sulfonate (*—SO3−), trifluoromethyl (*—CF3), halides, amine groups, ketone groups, alkyl groups comprising 1 to 6 carbons, alkoxy groups comprising 1 to 6 carbons, thioether groups comprising 1 to 6 carbons, and combinations thereof, each L′ is independently a divalent alkylene group comprising 1 to 6 carbons, wherein a *-[-L′-]k- is a single bond when k is 0, each Y′ is independently a monovalent non-polymeric radical comprising a positive charged amine, and each X′ is independently a negative charged counterion. |
| US08921422B2 |
Methods and kits for enhancing ability to learn in a puppy or kitten
Processes for enhancing ability to learn in a puppy or kitten comprising orally administering to the puppy or kitten a composition comprising an essential fatty acid component comprising a therapeutically effective amount of docosahexaenoic acid. Processes for enhancing ability to learn in a puppy or kitten comprising orally administering to a respective maternal animal a composition comprising an essential fatty acid component comprising a therapeutically effective amount of docosahexaenoic acid during gestation, nursing, or weaning of the puppy or kitten. Kits comprising a composition comprising an essential fatty acid component comprising a therapeutically effective amount of docosahexaenoic acid; and information that use of the composition will enhance ability to learn in a puppy or kitten. |
| US08921419B2 |
Triterpenoids and compositions containing the same
The present invention provides triterpenoids produced from natural compounds such as oleanolic acid, ursolic acid, betulinic acid, and hederagenin. |
| US08921418B2 |
Controlled release of phenolic opioids
A method of providing a patient with controlled release of a phenolic opioid using a prodrug capable, upon enzymatic activation, of releasing the phenolic opioid through intra-molecular cyclization leading to formation of a cyclic urea, carbamate or thiocarbamate. |
| US08921415B2 |
Polymorphs of darunavir
The present invention provides new pseudopolymorphic forms of darunavir as well as a novel amorphous form of darunavir, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, methods for their preparation and use thereof in treating retroviral infections, in particular, HIV infection. |
| US08921412B2 |
C-aryl ansa SGLT2 inhibitors
Disclosed is a novel C-aryl ansa compound having an inhibitory activity against sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) being present in the intestine and kidney, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same as an active ingredient, which is useful for preventing or treating metabolic disorders, particularly diabetes. Also provided are a method for preparing the compound, and a method for preventing or treating metabolic disorders, particularly diabetes, by using the compound. |
| US08921411B2 |
Solid state forms of cabazitaxel and processes for preparation thereof
The invention relates to solid state forms of Cabazitaxel, and processes for preparation, via novel synthetic intermediates, thereof, and formulations comprising one or more of the solid state forms of Cabazitaxel. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the solid state forms of Cabazitaxel, and a method of treating hormone-refractory prostate cancer. |
| US08921409B2 |
Combination of 4-{3-[cis-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl]propoxy}benzamide and a NMDA receptor antagonist and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same
Combination between 4-{3-[cis-hexahydrocyclopenta[c]pyrrol-2(1H)-yl]propoxy}-benzamide of formula (I): or an addition salt thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable acid or base, and an NMDA glutamatergic receptor antagonist. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in the treatment of cognitive disturbances associated with cerebral ageing and neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US08921408B2 |
Compositions comprising an aryl pyrazole and/or a formamidine, methods and uses thereof
This invention relates to compositions for combating parasites in animals, comprising 1-arylpyrazole compounds alone or in combination with formamidine compounds. This invention also provides for an improved methods for eradicating, controlling, and preventing parasite infestation in an animal comprising administering the compositions of the invention to the animal in need thereof. |
| US08921406B2 |
5-ring heteroaromatic compounds and their use as binding partners for 5-HT5 receptors
The invention relates to 5-ring heteroaromatic compounds of general formula (I), their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, and medicaments containing same. |
| US08921400B2 |
Arthropodicidal anthranilamides
This invention provides a composition comprising a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, an N-oxide or an agriculturally suitable salt thereof wherein R1, R2, R3, R4a, R4b and R5 are as defined in the disclosure, and an effective amount of at least one fungicide. |
| US08921399B2 |
Therapeutic isoxazole compounds
The invention provides a compound of formula I: wherein A1, A2, A3, R1, X, Y, and B have any of the values described herein, as well as salts of such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, and therapeutic methods that comprise the administration of such compounds. The compounds are inhibitors of monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B) enzyme function and are useful for improving cognitive function and for treating psychiatric disorders in animals. |
| US08921394B2 |
Prolylcarboxypeptidase inhibitors
Compounds of structural formula (I) are inhibitors of prolylcarboxypeptidase (PrCP). The compounds of the present invention are useful for the prevention and treatment of conditions related to the enzymatic activity of PrCP such as abnormal metabolism, including obesity; diabetes; metabolic syndrome; obesity related disorders; and diabetes related disorders. |
| US08921392B2 |
6-aminoisoquinoline compounds
6-Amino isoquinoline compounds are provided that influence, inhibit or reduce the action of a kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions including therapeutically effective amounts of the 6-aminoisoquinoline compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are also provided. Various methods using the compounds and/or compositions to affect disease states or conditions such as cancer, obesity and glaucoma are also provided. |
| US08921384B2 |
Spiro[2.4]heptanes for treatment of flaviviridae infections
Compounds, methods, and compositions for the treatment of infections in or exposure to humans and other host animals of Flaviviridae viruses, including HCV, that includes the administration of an effective amount of a spiro[2.4]heptane as described herein or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, are provided. The spiro[2.4]heptane compounds either possess antiviral activity, or are metabolized to a compound that exhibits such activity. |
| US08921383B2 |
Thiazolopyrimidine compounds
The present invention relates to the use of novel thiazolopyrimidine derivatives of formula I: wherein all variable substituents are defined as described herein, which are SYK inhibitors and are useful for the treatment of auto-immune and inflammatory diseases. |
| US08921374B2 |
Itraconazole compositions and dosage forms, and methods of using the same
The disclosure relates to, among other things, pharmaceutical compositions, such as solid oral dosage forms, comprising itraconazole, methods of making the compositions, and methods of using the same for treating disorders including, but not limited to, fungal infections. |
| US08921371B2 |
Oligomer-protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor conjugates
The invention relates to (among other things) oligomer-PTK inhibitor conjugates and related compounds. A compound of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits advantages over PTK inhibitor compounds lacking a water-soluble, non-peptidic oligomer. |
| US08921367B2 |
Use of AMG 900 for the treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to methods of using AMG 900, a small molecule pan aurora kinase inhibitor, for the treatment of cancer, including solid tumors, hematologically derived tumors and the like. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions, dosage ranges and treatment regimens for administering AMG 900 to treat cancer. |
| US08921365B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition, substrate comprising a pharmaceutical composition, and use of a pharmaceutical composition
The invention relates to the use of a pharmaceutical composition for the local treatment or prevention of a tissue infection at an infection site, the pharmaceutical composition comprising at least two different antibiotics of group A or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, or an antibiotic of group A and at least one antibiotic of group B or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof. Group A comprises primarily intracellular active antibiotics working as inhibitor of bacterial RNA polymerase; as inhibitor of gyrase; or as inhibitor of bacterial protein synthesis. Group B comprises primarily extracellular active antibiotics working as inhibitor of bacterial cell wall synthesis; or inhibitor of bacterial protein synthesis; or by direct destabilization or rupture of the bacterial cell wall.The invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treatment of extracellular and/or intracellular microbial infected cells and/or for the prevention of microbial cell infections comprising at least one antibiotic acting as an inhibitor of bacterial RNA polymerase and/or at least one antibiotic affecting the bacterial cell wall or its synthesis, and a substrate carrying a pharmaceutical composition.The invention also relates to the use of a combination of at least one antibiotic acting as an inhibitor of bacterial RNA polymerase and at least one antibiotic affecting the bacterial cell wall or its synthesis as anti-adhesive against microorganisms on surfaces. |
| US08921359B2 |
Inhibitors of beta-secretase
The present invention is directed to a compound represented by the following structural formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound represented by Structural Formula (I) and method of use of these compound for inhibiting BACE activity in a subject in need of such treatment are also described. |
| US08921358B2 |
Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 inhibitors
The present invention relates to apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (“ASK1”) inhibiting compounds of the formula wherein the variables are as defined herein. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions, kits and articles of manufacture comprising such compounds; methods and intermediates useful for making the compounds; and methods of using said compounds. |
| US08921357B2 |
Pyridazinone derivatives
Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R4′ have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are inhibitors of tyrosine kinases, in particular Met kinase, and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of tumors. |
| US08921353B2 |
Heteroaryl pyridone and aza-pyridone compounds
Heteroaryl pyridone and aza-pyridone compounds of Formula I are provided, where one or two of X1, X2, and X3 are N, and including stereoisomers, tautomers, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful for inhibiting Btk kinase, and for treating immune disorders such as inflammation mediated by Btk kinase. Methods of using compounds of Formula I for in vitro, in situ, and in vivo diagnosis, and treatment of such disorders in mammalian cells, or associated pathological conditions, are disclosed. |
| US08921348B2 |
Optimizing mifepristone levels in plasma serum of patients suffering from mental disorders treatable with glucocorticoid receptor antagonists
The present invention provides a method for optimizing levels of mifepristone in a patient suffering from a mental disorder amenable to treatment by mifepristone. The method comprises the steps of treating the patient with seven or more daily doses of mifepristone over a period of seven or more days; testing the serum levels of the patient to determine whether the blood levels of mifepristone are greater than 1300 ng/mL; and adjusting the daily dose of the patient to achieve mifepristone blood levels greater than 1300 ng/mL. |
| US08921346B2 |
Preparation method of drospirenone
The present invention discloses the preparation method of drospirenone. 3β,5-dyhydroxy-6β,7β,15β, 16β-dimethylene- 5β-androstane-17,20-epoxy is taken as the raw material. It is subject to oxidization of the hydroxyl at the 3rd position, ketalization of 3-ketone group, condensation reaction and deesterification to obtain carboxylic acid lactone, sulfonation of the hydroxyl at the 5th position, and deketalization and desulphonation in the reaction system of glacial acetic acid and sodium acetate to produce the 3-keto-4-alkenyl compound, thus obtaining drospirenone. The preparation method of the invention has high intensification, reaction specificity, less by-products and high yield of products in each step, thus overcoming the disadvantages of low yield and unstable quality. |
| US08921345B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for emergency contraception
The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions for emergency contraception, to the use of levonorgestrel in combination with COX inhibitors for the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions for the stated purpose, and to a method for preparing these pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US08921342B2 |
Liver function-protecting agent
Disclosed is a liver function-protecting agent which comprises a phospholipid as an active ingredient, and which can exhibit an excellent prophylactic and ameliorating effect on the deterioration in the liver function when ingested orally. Also disclosed is a liver function-protecting food, beverage or feed. The phospholipid is preferably one derived from milk or a milk material. Alternatively, the phospholipid may be used in the form of a phospholipid-containing composition prepared from milk or a milk material and containing the phospholipid in an amount of 10 wt % or more relative to the total solid content. |
| US08921338B2 |
Fluid compositions for improving skin conditions
The present specification discloses fluid compositions comprising a matrix polymer and stabilizing component, methods of making such fluid compositions, and methods of treating skin conditions in an individual using such fluid compositions. |
| US08921335B2 |
Oral delivery of nucleic acid-based gene interfering agents by Salmonella
the Present Invention Provides Vectors, Including a Novel Attenuated Strain of Salmonella, for Efficient Gene Transfer into an Animal, e.g. a Mammalian Host. |
| US08921334B2 |
Treatment of nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1) related diseases by inhibition of natural antisense transcript to NRF1
The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides that modulate the expression of and/or function of Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1 (NRF1), in particular, by targeting natural antisense polynucleotides of Nuclear Respiratory Factor 1 (NRF1). The invention also relates to the identification of these antisense oligonucleotides and their use in treating diseases and disorders associated with the expression of NRF1. |
| US08921327B2 |
Ectoparasiticidal methods and formulations
Provided are novel methods and formulations for topically controlling ectoparasite infestations in animals using spinetoram, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US08921324B2 |
Crystalline peptide epoxy ketone protease inhibitors and the synthesis of amino acid keto-epoxides
The invention relates to crystalline peptide keto epoxide compounds, methods of their preparation, and related pharmaceutical compositions. This invention also relates to methods for the preparation of amino acid keto-epoxides. Specifically, allylic ketones are stereoselectively converted to the desired keto epoxides. |
| US08921323B2 |
Methods and compositions for modulating BCL-2 family polypeptides
The present invention is based, at least in part, on the identification of a novel active site on BCL-2 family polypeptide such as BAX, which when bound by a compound, modifies the activity of the BCL-2 family polypeptide. |
| US08921321B2 |
Therapeutic strategies for prevention and treatment of alzheimer's disease
The invention relates to therapeutic agents for use in the prevention or treatment of Alzheimer's disease. In particular the invention relates to use of inhibitors of cell cycle reentry and progression to the G1/S transition or inhibitors of progression of the cell cycle through the G1/S transition point in the prevention or treatment of Alzheimer's disease. |
| US08921314B2 |
Conjugates of GLP-1 agonists and uses thereof
The present invention features a compound having the formula A-X-B, where A is peptide vector capable of enhancing transport of the compound across the blood-brain barrier or into particular cell types, X is a linker, and B is a GLP-1 agonist (e.g., exendin-4 or an exendin-4 analog). The compounds of the invention can be used to treat any disease where increased GLP-1 activity is desired, for example, metabolic diseases, such as obesity and diabetes. |
| US08921308B2 |
Antimicrobial peptide, branched forms thereof and their use in the treatment of bacteria infections
The instant invention refers to an antibacterial peptide with all amino acids in D-configuration, possessing strong antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and Candida strains. The peptide can be in linear form multimerised on a skeleton of polyacrylamide, of dextrane units or on a skeleton of ethylene glycol units. The peptide is resistant proteolysis especially when synthesized in the tetra-branched form where identical peptide sequences are linked together by an appropriate molecular scaffold. |
| US08921305B2 |
Crotoxin administration for cancer treatment and pain relief
Disclosed is a method for treating cancer and/or pain using an intra-patient dose escalation procedure to deliver dosages of crotoxin. |
| US08921304B2 |
Modified ubiquitin proteins having a specific binding activity for the extradomain B of fibronectin
The present invention refers to novel hetero-multimeric proteins obtained from modified ubiquitin capable of binding the extradomain B of fibronectin (ED-B) with high affinity. Furthermore, the invention refers to fusion proteins comprising said recombinant protein fused to a pharmaceutically and/or diagnostically active component. The invention is further directed to the use of said proteins in medical treatment methods. |
| US08921293B1 |
Skin scrubbing systems
Disclosed is a method to produce, store or ship a dry scrub for the skin of a person. The dry scrub combines dry granules of sea salt, unrefined sugar, and bamboo leaf extract into a mixture. The dry scrub combines with a liquid carrier to form a skin scrub immediately prior to application to the skin. |
| US08921292B2 |
Shampoo composition
This shampoo composition includes 3 to 30 mass % of a taurine salt component (a) of an acylmethyl-β-alanine represented by formula (1); 3 to 30 mass % of an amphoteric surfactant component (b) represented by formula (2) or formula (3); 0.03 to 3 mass % of a cationized polymer component (c); and 37 to 94 mass % of a water component (d), the mass ratio (a)/(b) of the component (a) and the component (b) is 0.2 to 3. (R1CO represents a C8-22 acyl group. M represents an alkali metal, alkanolamine or basic amino acid.) (R2 represents a C8-22 alkyl group or alkenyl group.) (R3CO represents a C8-22 acyl group, and n represents 1 to 3.) |
| US08921287B2 |
Lubricating oil composition
The present invention provides a lubricating oil composition with excellent torque capacity and shifting characteristics suitable for use as automatic or continuously variable transmission fluids, which composition comprises a base oil and, on the basis of the total mass of the composition, (A) a sulfonate detergent in an amount of 0.01 to 0.3 percent by mass in terms of metal (MeA); (B) a salicylate detergent in an amount of 0 or more than 0 and 0.1 percent by mass or less, in terms of metal (MeB); and (C) a boron-containing succinimide type ashless dispersant in an amount of 0.001 to 0.1 percent by mass in terms of boron (BoC); (MeB)/(MeA) being 0, or greater than 0 and 1.5 or less, and (MeA)/(BoC) being from 0.001 to 20. |
| US08921286B2 |
Textured surfaces to enhance nano-lubrication
Embodiments of the present invention may provide textured surfaces to be lubricated, the texturing to enhance the effectiveness of the intended nano-lubrication. The texturing may make asperities and depressions in the surface to be lubricated. This texturing may be executed, for example, by chemical etching, laser etching, or other techniques. This texturing may create locations in the lubricated surface to hold or anchor the intended nano-lubricants, to facilitate the creation of a tribo-film on the surface when the lubricated surface is used under pressure, and resulting in delivery of multiple chemistries from the nano-lubricant. |
| US08921285B2 |
Particles slurried in oil for viscoelastic surfactant gelled fluids
Fluids viscosified with viscoelastic surfactants (VESs) may have their fluid loss properties improved with the presence of at least one mineral oil slurried together in combination with at least one particulate fluid loss control agent that may be an alkaline earth metal oxides, alkaline earth metal hydroxides, transition metal oxides, transition metal hydroxides, and mixtures thereof. The mineral oil having the particulate fluid loss control agents slurried within it may initially be dispersed oil droplets in an internal, discontinuous phase of the fluid. In one non-limiting embodiment, the slurry is added to the fluid after it has been substantially gelled. The mineral oil/particulate slurry may enhance the ability of a particulate fluid loss control agent to reduce fluid loss. The presence of the mineral oil may also eventually reduce the viscosity of the VES-gelled aqueous fluid. |
| US08921284B2 |
Spacer fluids containing cement kiln dust and methods of use
Disclosed are spacer fluids comprising cement kiln dust (“CKD”) and methods of use in subterranean formations. |
| US08921280B2 |
Integrated bio-chip and method of fabricating the integrated bio-chip
An integrated bio-chip includes; a sample detection portion including at least one light receiving device which detects fluorescent light emitted from at least one sample, a light transfer portion disposed on a light incident surface of the sample detection portion, and which includes at least one excitation light absorbing waveguide which absorbs an excitation light and transmits the fluorescent light emitted from the at least one sample, and a sample reaction portion disposed adjacent to an incident end of the at least one excitation light absorbing waveguide, and including at least one reaction region on which the at least one sample is attached, wherein the sample detection portion, the light transfer portion, and the sample reaction portion are integrally coupled to each other as a single component. |
| US08921279B2 |
Display of binding agents
The present invention relates to a method of preparing a genetic package displaying oligomers of modular antibody domains binding to a target and to a scaffold ligand as well as to vectors and libraries of genetic packages produced thereby. The invention further relates to methods of selecting suitable linker sequences for use in such oligomer display. |
| US08921278B2 |
Method for the discovery of high-affinity, high specificity oligonucleotide and derivatized oligonucleotide sequences for target recognition
A method is disclosed to obtain oligonucleotide sequences with high affinity to target molecules. By design, the oligonucleotides have a defined primary and secondary structure. The affinity for binding to target species is classified or quantified by assay measurements using physical measurements rather than being based primarily on separations. Targets include but are not limited to proteins, polymers, biological membranes including cells and organelles and small molecules. |
| US08921276B2 |
Substrate for superconducting wire rod, superconducting wire rod, and method for producing superconducting wire rod
The phase transition temperature, at which the crystal lattice of LMO that constitutes an oxide layer as an intermediate layer or as a part of an intermediate layer becomes cubic, is lowered. A substrate for a superconducting wire rod includes an oxide layer (LMO layer (22)) which contains, as a principal material, a crystalline material represented by the compositional formula: Laz(Mn1−xMx)wO3+δ (wherein M represents at least one of Cr, Al, Co or Ti, δ represents an oxygen non-stoichiometric amount, 0 |
| US08921274B2 |
Method for eradicating weeds with derivatives of 3-acetyl-5-sec-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one
A method of eradicating weeds by applying to the weeds a compound derived from 3-acetyl-5-sec-butyl-4-hydroxy-3-pyrrolin-2-one. |
| US08921271B2 |
Herbicidal composition comprising flazasulfuron and metribuzin
Many herbicidal compositions have been developed and are presently used. However, weeds to be controlled are various in types and their emergence extends over a long period. Accordingly, it is desired to develop a herbicidal composition which has a broader herbicidal spectrum, a high activity and a long-lasting effect.The present invention provides a herbicidal composition comprising, as active ingredients, (a) flazasulfuron or its salt and (b) metribuzin or its salt. |
| US08921263B2 |
Microwave energy-assisted, chemical activation of carbon
A method for forming activated carbon comprises forming a feedstock mixture from a carbon feedstock and a chemical activating agent, and heating the feedstock mixture with microwaves in a plurality of successive heating steps to react the carbon feedstock with the chemical activating agent and form activated carbon. Step-wise heating can be used to efficiently control the microwave activation process. |
| US08921262B2 |
Modified adsorbent for capturing heavy metals in aqueous solution
A method and adsorbent composition for removing heavy metals from contaminated water, comprising passing a stream of water having a concentration of one or more heavy metals through an adsorbent comprising granules of a mixture of from about 1 wt % to about 15 wt % clay and a thermoplastic polymer matrix; and collecting water having a reduced concentration of said heavy metal(s) downstream of said adsorbent. |
| US08921257B2 |
Dual function partial oxidation catalyst for propane to acrylic acid conversion
Catalyst compositions including a compound of the following general formula (I): MoVaNbbPtcMdZeOx (I) a is a number having a value between about 0.15 and about 0.50, b is a number having a value between about 0.05 and about 0.30, c is a number having a value between about 0.0001 and about 0.10, d is a number having a value between about 0.0 and about 0.35, e is a number having a value between about 0 and about 0.10, x is a number depending on the relative amount and valence of the elements different from oxygen in formula (I), M is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ag, Te, and Sb, and Z is one or more element selected from Ru, Mn, Sc, Ti, Cr, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Y, Zr, Rh, Pd, In, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Tb, Ta, W, Re, Ir, Au, Pb, B, and mixtures thereof, where the compositions are capable of simultaneously oxidizing an alkane to a desired product and by-product carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide, with only a minor change in catalyst activity and selectivity. |
| US08921255B2 |
Complex oxide, method for producing same and exhaust gas purifying catalyst
Disclosed are a silicon-containing cerium composite oxide which is capable of maintaining a large specific surface area even used in a high temperature environment, and which has excellent heat resistance and reducibility, as well as a method for producing the composite oxide and a catalyst for exhaust gas purification employing the composite oxide. The composite oxide contains 2 to 20 mass % silicon in terms of SiO2, has properties of exhibiting a specific surface area of not less than 40 m2/g as measured by the BET method after calcination at 1000° C. for 5 hours, and a reducibility of not lower than 30% as calculated from measurement of temperature-programmed reduction from 50° C. to 900° C. after calcination at 1000° C. for 5 hours, and is suitable for a co-catalyst for a catalyst for exhaust gas purification. |
| US08921250B2 |
Disposable adobe tableware and methods for making same
A method of making disposable adobe dinnerware articles includes providing extracted clay with inclusions removed, preparing the clay to a predetermined consistency, and combining the clay with a filler to create an adobe mixture. The method can also include adding an additive, testing the humidity level of the adobe mixture and adjusting the humidity of the adobe mixture when the humidity is not within a predetermined humidity range, and preheating a mold. The method can also include adding the adobe mixture to the mold, and pressing the adobe mixture in the mold and heating the mold in a series of production stages to form a molded adobe tableware product. |
| US08921249B2 |
Method for producing porous aluminum magnesium titanate and porous aluminum magnesium titanate
The production method of the present invention is a method for producing porous aluminum magnesium titanate by forming a mixture containing Al source powder, Mg source powder, Ti source powder and Si source powder as well as a pore-forming agent to obtain a molded body; presintering the obtained molded body; and then sintering the presintered molded body, wherein the content of the pore-forming agent to a total of 100 parts by mass for the Al source powder, Mg source powder, Ti source powder and Si source powder is 5 to 30 parts by mass, the melting point of the Si source powder is 600 to 1300° C., when the elemental composition ratio of Al, Mg, Ti and Si in the mixture is represented by compositional formula (1): Al2(1−x)MgxTi(1+x)O5+aAl2O3+bSiO2 (1), x satisfies 0.05≦x≦0.15, a satisfies 0≦a≦0.1 and b satisfies 0.05≦b≦0.15, and the presintered molded body is sintered at 1300 to 1560° C. |
| US08921248B2 |
Dielectric ceramic composition and electronic device
Dielectric ceramic composition comprising a compound shown by a general formula {A1-x(RE)2x/3}y-B2O5+y and has a tungsten bronze-type structure. In the formula, “A” is at least one selected from a group comprising Ba, Ca, Sr and Mg, “B” is at least one selected from Nb and Ta, “RE” is at least one selected from Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu, and said “x” and “y” satisfies 0 |
| US08921247B2 |
Optical glass, preform for press-molding and optical element formed from preform
The present invention relates to an optical glass including, in terms of mass % on the basis of oxides, B2O3: 10% to 20%, SiO2: 0.5% to 12%, ZnO: 5% to 19%, Ta2O5: 3% to 17%, Li2O: 0.2% to 3%, ZrO2: 0.6% to 4.9%, WO3: 6.1% to 20%, La2O3: 32.5% to 50%, and Y2O3: 0.2% or more and less than 1.5%, in which a mass fraction (La2O3/Y2O3) of a content of La2O3 to a content of Y2O3 in terms of mass % is 40 or higher, and the optical glass has optical constants of a refractive index nd of 1.83 to 1.88 and an Abbe's number υd of 39 to 42. |
| US08921245B2 |
Glass substrate and method for manufacturing same
The present invention provides a glass substrate having high glass transition temperature and small compaction (C) in a heat treatment at a low temperature (150 to 300° C.), the glass substrate including SiO2, Al2O3, B2O3, MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, ZrO2, Na2O, K2O, and Li2O, wherein each amount of these compounds is specifically limited, Al2O3+K2O is 7 to 27 mass %, Na2O+K2O is 11.5 to 22 mass %, MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO is 0.2 to 14 mass %, MgO+0.357Al2O3−0.239K2O−5.58 is −3.0 to 1.5, Na2O+0.272Al2O3+0.876K2O−16.77 is −2.5 to 2.5, a glass transition temperature is 500° C. or higher, and an average thermal expansion coefficient at 50 to 350° C. is 100×10−7/° C. or less. |
| US08921242B2 |
Polypropylene laminate solid safety pool cover with recyclability
A light weight, durable, easily recyclable pool cover includes a fabric covering with reinforcing and attachment straps wherein, the reinforcing and attachment straps are attached to said fabric in a criss-crossed pattern. The fabric covering and the straps are produced from a single polymer consisting of polypropylene. The pool cover is entirely recyclable at end of service life by chopping the pool cover components in a simple machine producing granules useful for injection molding of polypropylene products. The pool cover fabric is produced by subjecting three layers of polypropylene sheet material to heat and pressure forming a strong durable fabric wherein the top layer and bottom layer are a solid fabric and the middle layer is multi-filament mesh of polypropylene threads. |
| US08921240B2 |
Ion implantation method
An ion implantation method includes generating CmHy+ ions (m is such an integer as 4≦m≦6, and y is such an integer as 1≦y≦2m+2) using an ion generating material expressed by CnHx (n is such an integer as 4≦n≦6, and x is such an integer as 1≦x≦2n+2), and implanting the ions into a wafer. |
| US08921235B2 |
Controlled air gap formation
A method of forming and controlling air gaps between adjacent raised features on a substrate includes forming a silicon-containing film in a bottom region between the adjacent raised features using a flowable deposition process. The method also includes forming carbon-containing material on top of the silicon-containing film and forming a second film over the carbon-containing material using a flowable deposition process. The second film fills an upper region between the adjacent raised features. The method also includes curing the materials at an elevated temperature for a period of time to form the air gaps between the adjacent raised features. The thickness and number layers of films can be used to control the thickness, vertical position and number of air gaps. |
| US08921231B2 |
Group III nitride wafer and its production method
The present invention discloses a group III nitride wafer such as GaN, AlN, InN and their alloys having one surface visually distinguishable from the other surface. After slicing of the wafer from a bulk crystal of group III nitride with a mechanical method such as multiple wire saw, the wafer is chemically etched so that one surface of the wafer is visually distinguishable from the other surface. The present invention also discloses a method of producing such wafers. |
| US08921228B2 |
Method for selectively depositing noble metals on metal/metal nitride substrates
A method for forming a noble metal layer by Plasma Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition (PE-ALD) is disclosed. The method includes providing a substrate in a PE-ALD chamber, the substrate comprising a first region having an exposed first material and a second region having an exposed second material. The first material comprises a metal nitride or a nitridable metal, and the second material comprises a non-nitridable metal or silicon oxide. The method further includes depositing selectively by PE-ALD a noble metal layer on the second region and not on the first region, by repeatedly performing a deposition cycle including (a) supplying a noble metal precursor to the PE-ALD chamber and contacting the noble metal precursor with the substrate in the presence of a carrier gas followed by purging the noble metal precursor, and (b) exposing the substrate to plasma while supplying ammonia and the carrier gas into the PE-ALD chamber. |
| US08921223B2 |
Semiconductor device with damascene bit line and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a plurality of contact surfaces, an interlayer dielectric layer formed over the substrate and having a first open portion which exposes a part of the contact surfaces and a second open portion which exposes the other contact surfaces, a storage node contact (SNC) plug filling the first open portion, and a damascene structure filing the second open portion and including a bit line, a spacer formed on both sidewalls of the bit line, a capping layer formed over the bit line and the spacer, and an air gap formed between the bit line and the spacer. The bit line includes a conductive material of which the volume is contracted by a heat treatment to form the air gap. |
| US08921221B2 |
IMS (injection molded solder) with two resist layers forming solder bumps on substrates
A photoresist layer is applied over a solder resist layer on a substrate such as a wafer. Openings in the solder resist and photoresist layers are filled with flux-free molten solder using IMS. The process is applicable to fine pitch applications and chip size packaging substrates. A protection layer may be employed to facilitate removal of the photoresist layer from the substrate. An oversized substrate including an adhesive layer on a peripheral area may be employed for providing greater adhesion of a dry film layer to the peripheral area of the substrate than the central portion thereof. The peripheral area is removed following IMS. |
| US08921216B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes defining a curved active region by forming a plurality of trenches over a semiconductor substrate, forming an insulating layer to fill the plurality of trenches, and forming a pair of gate lines crossing the curved active region, so that it is possible to prevent leaning of an active region by forming a curved active region. |
| US08921215B2 |
Ion injection simulation method, ion injection simulation device, method of producing semiconductor device, and method of designing semiconductor device
An ion injection simulation method includes: calculating a reinjection dose injected into a substrate and a structure formed on the substrate and reinjected from a side face of the structure; and calculating concentration distribution of impurities injected into the substrate from a distribution function and reinjection conditions of the reinjection dose. |
| US08921214B2 |
Variable resistance memory device and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a variable resistance memory device includes forming an oxygen-deficient first metal oxide layer over a first electrode, forming an oxygen-rich second metal oxide layer over the first metal oxide layer, treating the first and second metal oxide layers with hydrogen-containing plasma, forming an oxygen-rich third metal oxide layer, and forming a second electrode over the third metal oxide layer. |
| US08921210B2 |
Semiconductor substrate and method of forming
A method of forming a semiconductive substrate material for an electronic device including forming a plurality of semiconductive layers on a substrate during a continuous growth process in a reaction chamber, wherein during the continuous growth process, a release layer is formed between a base layer and an epitaxial layer by altering at least one growth process parameter during the continuous growth process. The method also including separating the plurality of semiconductive layers from the substrate. |
| US08921207B2 |
Tin precursors for vapor deposition and deposition processes
Sn-containing precursors for deposition of Sn-containing films and methods of using are provided herein. In some embodiments, Sn-containing precursors are methylated and/or hydrogenated and/or deuteriated. In some embodiments, methods of chemical vapor deposition are provided. |
| US08921204B2 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor dice by separating a substrate from semiconductor structures using multiple laser pulses
A method for fabricating semiconductor dice includes the steps of providing a wafer assembly having a substrate and semiconductor structures on the substrate; and defining the semiconductor dice on the substrate. The method also includes the step of separating the substrate from the semiconductor structures by applying a first laser pulse to each semiconductor die on the substrate having first parameters selected to break an interface between the substrate and the semiconductor structures and then applying a second laser pulse to each semiconductor die on the substrate having second parameters selected to complete separation of the substrate from the semiconductor structures. The method can also include the steps of forming one or more intermediate structures between the semiconductor dice on the substrate configured to protect the semiconductor dice during the separating step. |
| US08921202B2 |
Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof
The invention provides a semiconductor device. A buried layer is formed in a substrate. A first deep trench contact structure is formed in the substrate. The first deep trench contact structure comprises a conductor and a liner layer formed on a sidewall of the conductor. A bottom surface of the first deep trench contact structure is in contact with the buried layer. |
| US08921201B2 |
Integrated semiconductor devices with amorphous silicon beam, methods of manufacture and design structure
Bulk acoustic wave filters and/or bulk acoustic resonators integrated with CMOS processes, methods of manufacture and design structures are disclosed. The method includes forming at least one beam comprising amorphous silicon material and providing an insulator material over and adjacent to the amorphous silicon beam. The method further includes forming a via through the insulator material and exposing a material underlying the amorphous silicon beam. The method further includes providing a sacrificial material in the via and over the amorphous silicon beam. The method further includes providing a lid on the sacrificial material and over the insulator material. The method further includes venting, through the lid, the sacrificial material and the underlying material to form an upper cavity above the amorphous silicon beam and a lower cavity below the amorphous silicon beam, respectively. |
| US08921198B2 |
Method and structure for forming a deep trench capacitor
A method of forming a deep trench capacitor includes providing a wafer. Devices are formed on a front side of the wafer. A through-silicon-via is formed on a substrate of the wafer. Deep trenches are formed on a back side of the wafer. A deep trench capacitor is formed in the deep trench. The through-silicon-via connects the deep trench capacitor to the devices. |
| US08921197B2 |
Integrated circuits with SRAM cells having additional read stacks and methods for their fabrication
Integrated circuits that include SRAM cells having additional read stacks and methods for their fabrication are provided. In accordance with one embodiment a method for fabricating such an integrated circuit includes forming a plurality of SRAM cells in and on a semiconductor substrate, each of the plurality of SRAM cells including a read pull down transistor and a read pass gate transistor. First conductivity-determining impurity ions are implanted to establish a first threshold voltage in each of the read pull down transistors; and second conductivity-determining impurity ions are implanted to establish a second threshold voltage different than the first threshold voltage in each of the read pass gate transistors. |
| US08921196B2 |
Double patterning method for creating a regular array of pillars with dual shallow trench isolation
A method is disclosed for forming vertical bipolar junction transistors including a regular array of base contact pillars and emitter contact pillars with a width below the minimum lithographical resolution F of the lithographic technique employed. In an embodiment, the pillar array features have a dimension of approximately F/2, though this dimension could be reduced down to other values compatible with embodiments of the invention. A storage element, such as a phase change storage element, can be formed above the regular array of base contact pillars and emitter contact pillars. |
| US08921195B2 |
Isolation scheme for bipolar transistors in BiCMOS technology
Methods for fabricating a device structure, as well as device structures and design structures for a bipolar junction transistor. The device structure includes a collector region in a substrate, a plurality of isolation structures extending into the substrate and comprised of an electrical insulator, and an isolation region in the substrate. The isolation structures have a length and are arranged with a pitch transverse to the length such that each adjacent pair of the isolation structures is separated by a respective section of the substrate. The isolation region is laterally separated from at least one of the isolation structures by a first portion of the collector region. The isolation region laterally separates a second portion of the collector region from the first portion of the collector region. The device structure further includes an intrinsic base on the second portion of the collector region and an emitter on the intrinsic base. The emitter has a length transversely oriented relative to the length of the isolation structures. |
| US08921194B2 |
PNP bipolar junction transistor fabrication using selective epitaxy
Lateral PNP bipolar junction transistors, methods for fabricating lateral PNP bipolar junction transistors, and design structures for a lateral PNP bipolar junction transistor. An emitter and a collector of the lateral PNP bipolar junction transistor are comprised of p-type semiconductor material that is formed by a selective epitaxial growth process. The source and drain each directly contact a top surface of a device region used to form the emitter and collector. A base contact may be formed on the top surface and overlies an n-type base defined within the device region. The emitter is laterally separated from the collector by the base contact. Another base contact may be formed in the device region that is separated from the other base contact by the base. |
| US08921190B2 |
Field effect transistor and method of manufacture
A semiconductor structure and method of manufacture and, more particularly, a field effect transistor that has a body contact and method of manufacturing the same is provided. The structure includes a device having a raised source region of a first conductivity type and an active region below the raised source region extending to a body of the device. The active region has a second conductivity type different than the first conductivity type. A contact region is in electric contact with the active region. The method includes forming a raised source region over an active region of a device and forming a contact region of a same conductivity type as the active region, wherein the active region forms a contact body between the contact region and a body of the device. |
| US08921174B2 |
Method for fabricating complementary tunneling field effect transistor based on standard CMOS IC process
Disclosed herein is a method for fabricating a complementary tunneling field effect transistor based on a standard CMOS IC process, which belongs to the field of logic devices and circuits of field effect transistors in ultra large scaled integrated (ULSI) circuits. In the method, an intrinsic channel and body region of a TFET are formed by means of complementary P-well and N-well masks in the standard CMOS IC process to form a well doping, a channel doping and a threshold adjustment by implantation. Further, a bipolar effect in the TFET can be inhibited via a distance between a gate and a drain on a layout so that a complementary TFET is formed. In the method according to the invention, the complementary tunneling field effect transistor (TFET) can be fabricated by virtue of existing processes in the standard CMOS IC process without any additional masks and process steps. |
| US08921173B2 |
Deep silicon via as a drain sinker in integrated vertical DMOS transistor
A vertical DMOS device implements one or more deep silicon via (DSV) plugs, thereby significantly reducing the layout area and on-resistance (RDSON) of the device. The DSV plugs extend through a semiconductor substrate to contact a conductively doped buried diffusion region, which forms the drain of the vertical DMOS device. Methods for fabricating the vertical DMOS device are compatible with conventional sub-micron VLSI processes, such that the vertical DMOS device can be readily fabricated on the same integrated circuit as CMOS devices and analog devices, such as lateral double-diffused MOS (LDMOS) devices. |
| US08921172B2 |
Junction field effect transistor structure with P-type silicon germanium or silicon germanium carbide gate(s) and method of forming the structure
Disclosed are embodiments of a junction field effect transistor (JFET) structure with one or more P-type silicon germanium (SiGe) or silicon germanium carbide (SiGeC) gates (i.e., a SiGe or SiGeC based heterojunction JFET). The P-type SiGe or SiGeC gate(s) allow for a lower pinch off voltage (i.e., lower Voff) without increasing the on resistance (Ron). Specifically, SiGe or SiGeC material in a P-type gate limits P-type dopant out diffusion and, thereby ensures that the P-type gate-to-N-type channel region junction is more clearly defined (i.e., abrupt as opposed to graded). By clearly defining this junction, the depletion layer in the N-type channel region is extended. Extending the depletion layer in turn allows for a faster pinch off (i.e., requires lower Voff). P-type SiGe or SiGeC gate(s) can be incorporated into conventional lateral JFET structures and/or vertical JFET structures. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of forming such a JFET structure. |
| US08921170B1 |
Integrated circuits with asymmetric pass transistors
Asymmetric transistors such as asymmetric pass transistors may be formed on an integrated circuit. The asymmetric transistors may have gate structures. Symmetric pocket implants may be formed in source-drains on opposing sides of each transistor gate structure. Selective heating may be used to asymmetrically diffuse the implants. Selective heating may be implemented by patterning the gate structures on a semiconductor substrate so that the spacing between adjacent gate structures varies. A given gate structure may be located between first and second adjacent gate structures spaced at different respective distances from the given gate structure. A larger gate structure spacing leads to a greater substrate temperature rise than a smaller gate structure spacing. The pocket implant diffuses more in portions of the substrate with the greater temperature rise, producing asymmetric transistors. Asymmetric pass transistors may be controlled by static control signals from memory elements to implement circuits such as programmable multiplexers. |
| US08921169B2 |
Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof
For forming a gate electrode, a conductive film with low resistance including Al or a material containing Al as its main component and a conductive film with low contact resistance for preventing diffusion of Al into a semiconductor layer are laminated, and the gate electrode is fabricated by using an apparatus which is capable of performing etching treatment at high speed. |
| US08921168B2 |
Thin integrated circuit chip-on-board assembly and method of making
An integrated circuit assembly includes an insulating layer having a having a first surface and a second surface, where the first surface of the insulating layer is less than 10 microns below an upper plane of the integrated circuit assembly. An active layer contacts the first surface of the insulating layer. A metal bond pad is electrically connected to the active layer and formed on the second surface of the insulating layer, and is also electrically connected to a printed circuit board. A method of fabricating an integrated circuit assembly includes coupling a handle wafer to the active layer of a semiconductor-on-insulator wafer, removing the substrate of the semiconductor-on-insulator, forming a bond pad connecting to the active layer on the exposed insulator surface, bonding the bond pad to a printed circuit board using a solder bump, and removing the handle wafer. |
| US08921163B2 |
Semiconductor packages and methods of fabricating the same
Provided are a semiconductor package and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip having a bonding pad, a metal line electrically connected to the semiconductor chip and having a terminal contacting an external terminal, an insulation layer covering the metal line and having an opening that defines the terminal, and a molding layer molding the semiconductor chip, wherein the molding layer includes a recess pattern exposing the bonding pad and extending from the bonding pad to the terminal, and the metal line is embedded in the recess pattern to contact the bonding pad. |
| US08921162B2 |
Method for manufacturing electronic component, and electronic apparatus
A method for manufacturing an electronic component includes mounting a vibrating element on each singulation region of a base substrate, joining the surface of a lid substrate where grooves are arranged to the base substrate via low-melting glass so as to cover a functional element in each singulation region, thereby obtaining a laminate, and performing singulation in each singulation region by breaking the laminate along grooves. |
| US08921160B2 |
3D IC configuration with contactless communication
A package comprises a die stack having at least two stacked dies coupled for contactless communications with each other. At least one of the stacked dies has a substrate joined to its major face. The substrate has a plurality of conductive traces in or on the substrate for conducting power to the dies and for conducting heat from the dies. At least one conductive pillar is joined to at least one of the conductive traces on at least a first edge of the substrate, for conducting power to the at least one die and for conducting heat from the at least one die. |
| US08921157B2 |
Printed substrate manufacturing equipment and manufacturing method
Solder bumps are formed on a plurality of electrode parts of a printed substrate and a semiconductor chip is loaded on the printed substrate via the plurality of solder bumps. In this case, a thermoplastic film is prepared as an underfill that covers a surface of the printed substrate on which the solder bumps are formed. In the film, parts corresponding to the solder bumps are removed and a peripheral edge of a part on which the semiconductor chip will be loaded has a protruded form. After the printed substrate has been covered with the film, the film is bonded onto the board and the semiconductor chip is loaded on the printed substrate and carried into a reflow furnace. In the reflow furnace, heat and pressure are applied to fuse the solder bumps. |
| US08921155B2 |
Resistive random access memory (RAM) cell and method for forming
A resistive random access memory cell uses a substrate and includes a gate stack over the substrate. The gate stack includes a first copper layer over the substrate, a copper oxide layer over the first copper layer, and a second copper layer over the copper oxide layer. |
| US08921154B1 |
Method of forming anneal-resistant embedded resistor for non-volatile memory application
Embodiments of the invention include a nonvolatile memory device that contains nonvolatile resistive random access memory device with improved device performance and lifetime. In some embodiments, nonvolatile resistive random access memory device includes a diode, a metal silicon nitride embedded resistor, and a resistive switching layer disposed between a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. In some embodiments, the method of forming a resistive random access memory device includes forming a diode, forming a metal silicon nitride embedded resistor, forming a first electrode layer, forming a second electrode layer, and forming a resistive switching layer disposed between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. |
| US08921153B2 |
Organic light emitting display device and method of manufacturing the same
In an aspect, an organic light emitting display device including a first substrate, a first electrode, an organic light emitting display structure, a second electrode and a second substrate is provided. |
| US08921151B2 |
Back-contact for thin film solar cells optimized for light trapping for ultrathin absorbers
Methods for increasing the power output of a TFPV solar panel using thin absorber layers comprise techniques for roughening and/or texturing the back contact layer. The techniques comprise roughening the substrate prior to the back contact deposition, embedding particles in sol-gel films formed on the substrate, and forming multicomponent, polycrystalline films that result in a roughened surface after a wet etch step, etc. |
| US08921150B2 |
Process to achieve contact protrusion for single damascene via
The present disclosure relates to a method of forming a back-end-of-the-line metal contact that eliminates RC opens caused by metal dishing during chemical mechanical polishing. The method is performed by depositing a sacrificial UV/thermal decomposition layer (UTDL) above an inter-level dielectric (ILD) layer. A metal contact is formed that extend through the ILD layer and the sacrificial UTDL. A chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) process is performed to generate a planar surface comprising the sacrificial UTDL. The sacrificial UTDL is then removed through an ultraviolet exposure or a thermal anneal, so that the metal contact protrudes from the ILD layer. |
| US08921149B2 |
Aligning successive implants with a soft mask
A first species selectively dopes a workpiece to form a first doped region. In one embodiment, a selective implant is performed using a mask with apertures. A soft mask is applied to the first doped region. A second species is implanted into the workpiece to form a second implanted region. The soft mask blocks a portion of the second species. Then the soft mask is removed. The first species and second species may be opposite conductivities such that one is p-type and the other is n-type. |
| US08921144B2 |
Planar cavity MEMS and related structures, methods of manufacture and design structures
A method of forming at least one Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) includes forming a lower sacrificial material used to form a lower cavity. The method further includes forming a cavity via connecting the lower cavity to an upper cavity. The cavity via is formed with a top view profile of rounded or chamfered edges. The method further includes forming an upper sacrificial material within and above the cavity via, which has a resultant surface based on the profile of the cavity via. The upper cavity is formed with a lid that is devoid of structures that would interfere with a MEMS beam, including: depositing a lid material on the resultant surface of the upper sacrificial material; and venting the upper sacrificial material to form the upper cavity such the lid material forms the lid which conforms with the resultant surface of the upper sacrificial material. |
| US08921142B2 |
Method and apparatus for manufacturing organic EL device
Provided is a method and an apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device which make it possible to manufacture organic EL devices capable of suppressing quality degradation. The method for manufacturing an organic EL device, in which constituent layers of an organic EL element are formed over a substrate in the form of a strip by deposition, while the substrate is being moved in the longitudinal direction, includes: a constituent layer-forming step of performing deposition over one surface of the substrate, while the substrate is being moved in the longitudinal direction, sequentially in an upward deposition unit and a lateral deposition unit provided along the moving direction of the substrate by discharging a vaporized material from an evaporation source. The constituent layer-forming step includes an upward deposition step, a laterally deposition step, and a direction changing step. |
| US08921140B2 |
Simultaneous modulation of quantum dot photoluminescence using orthogonal fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and charge transfer quenching (CTQ)
Quantum dots are modified with varying amounts of (a) a redox-active moiety effective to perform charge transfer quenching, and (b) a fluorescent dye effective to perform fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET), so that the modified quantum dots have a plurality of photophysical properties. The FRET and charge transfer pathways operate independently, providing for two channels of control for varying luminescence of quantum dots having the same innate properties. |
| US08921136B2 |
Self aligned contact formation
The present disclosure relates to methods of forming a self-aligned contact and related apparatus. In some embodiments, the method forms a plurality of gate lines interspersed between a plurality of dielectric lines, wherein the gate lines and the dielectric lines extend in a first direction over an active area. One or more of the plurality of gate lines are into a plurality of gate line sections aligned in the first direction. One or more of the plurality of dielectric lines are cut into a plurality of dielectric lines sections aligned in the first direction. A dummy isolation material is deposited between adjacent dielectric sections in the first direction and between adjacent gate line sections in the first direction. One or more self-aligned metal contacts are then formed by replacing a part of one or more of the plurality of dielectric lines over the active area with a contact metal. |
| US08921135B2 |
Method for manufacturing device
A method for manufacturing a device having a concavo-convex structure includes forming an organic resist film on an n-type semiconductor layer in which a fine concavo-convex structure is to be formed; forming a silicon-containing resist film on the organic resist film; patterning the silicon-containing resist film by nanoimprint; oxidizing the silicon-containing resist film with oxygen-containing plasma to form a silicon oxide film; dry-etching the organic resist film by using the silicon oxide film as an etching mask; dry-etching the n-type semiconductor layer by using the silicon oxide film and the organic resist film as an etching masks; and removing the silicon oxide film and the organic resist film. |
| US08921134B2 |
High efficiency LEDS and LED lamps
In various embodiments, lighting systems include an electrically insulating carrier having a plurality of conductive elements disposed thereon, a light-emitting array, and at least one power source. The light-emitting array is disposed over the carrier and includes a plurality of light-emitting strings, each light-emitting string comprising a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) electrically connected in series. Each LED has at least two electrical contacts, and each electrical contact is electrically connected to a conductive element by a solder. The power source provides power to the light-emitting strings. |
| US08921131B2 |
Method for manufacturing light emitting diode package
An exemplary method for manufacturing an LED package includes following steps: providing a substrate; forming a reflector on the substrate with a receiving chamber defined in the reflector; providing an LED chip and mounting the LED chip on the substrate wherein the LED chip is received in the receiving chamber; providing a gelatinous phosphor layer and arranging the gelatinous phosphor layer on a top end of the reflector wherein the gelatinous phosphor layer covers the receiving chamber and phosphor powder is evenly distributed in the gelatinous phosphor layer; providing a pressing mold and arranging the pressing mold on a top end of the gelatinous phosphor layer; pressing the pressing mold toward the gelatinous phosphor layer to make the gelatinous phosphor layer fill in the receiving chamber; solidifying the gelatinous phosphor layer. |
| US08921130B2 |
Methods for producing and placing wavelength converting structures
Methods for producing and placing wavelength converting structures for use in a solid state lighting assembly are disclosed. The wavelength converting structures may take the form of thin film converters including a substrate and one or more thin films of wavelength conversion material. |
| US08921129B2 |
Donor substrate and method of forming transfer pattern using the same
A donor substrate includes a base substrate; a light reflection layer on the base substrate and partially overlapping the base substrate; a light-to-heat conversion layer on the base substrate, and including a combination layer including an insulating material and a first metal material; and a transfer layer on the light-to-heat conversion layer. A ratio of the first metal material in the combination layer to the insulating material in the combination layer increases as a distance from the base substrate increases along a thickness direction of the light-to-heat conversion layer. |
| US08921128B2 |
Method of manufacturing MEMS devices with reliable hermetic seal
Manufactured capped MEMS device wafers are tested for hermeticity on a vacuum prober at differing pressures or on a wafer prober at differing temperatures. Resonant frequency testing is conducted. Leaking MEMS devices are distinguished from the remaining MEMS devices on the basis of quality factor (“Q”) measurements obtained from the resonant frequency testing. |
| US08921125B2 |
Method of making ferroelectric memory device with barrier layer and novolac resin passivation layer
A ferroelectric capacitor comprising a transistor layer superimposed on a semiconductor substrate, a ferroelectric capacitor layer provided superior to the transistor layer, a wiring layer provided superior to the ferroelectric capacitor layer, and a passivation film. Further, at least one layer of barrier film capable of inhibiting penetration of moisture and hydrogen into the underlayer is provided between the ferroelectric capacitor layer and the passivation film, and the passivation film is characterized by containing a novolac resin. |
| US08921124B2 |
Pyrazole-based cyanine dye
PROBLEMProvided is a novel cyanine dye derivative with a pyrazole skeleton and an indole skeleton, having high sensitivity performance in a shorter wavelength region as compared with a conventional optical system, and showing high water solubility.SOLUTIONThe invention provides (1) a compound represented by the following general formula [50] and a salt thereof: [wherein R1 to R6 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group which may have an amide bond; R7 to R10 each independently represent alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group, aryl group, alkoxy group, aryloxy group, alkylthio group, arylthio group, alkylsulfonyl group, arylsulfonyl group, carbamoyl group, sulfamoyl group, ureido group or amino group, those groups being able to have substituents; a group represented by the general formula [2]: —COOR12 [2] (wherein R12 represents hydrogen atom, C1 to C10 alkyl group, alkali metal atom, organic ammonium ion, ammonium ion or anion); a group represented by the general formula [3]: —SO3R13 [3] (wherein R13 represents hydrogen atom, alkali metal atom, organic ammonium ion, ammonium ion or anion), halogen atom, aromatic heterocyclic thio group, hydrogen atom, hydroxyl group, cyano group, formyl group, thiol group or nitro group; R11 represents hydrogen atom, or alkyl group, alkenyl group, alkynyl group or aryl group, those groups being able to have substituents; and n represents an integer of from 0 to 3, provided that any of R1 and R2, R4 and R5, R1 and R6, and R2 and R4 may form a bivalent group with a group selected from —O— group, —S— group, —COO— group and groups represented by the general formulae [52] to [54]: (wherein R50 represents hydrogen atom, alkyl group, alkenyl group or aryl group, those groups being able to have substituents), and substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group; and in the case where said bivalent group is formed, at least one of R1 to R11, along with the bivalent group formed by any of R1 and R2, R4 and R5, R1 and R6, and R2 and R4, has the group represented by the general formula [2], the group represented by the general formula [3], amino group, hydroxyl group, thiol group or formyl group; and in the case where said bivalent group is not formed, at least one of R1 to R11 has the group represented by the general formula [2], the group represented by the general formula [3], amino group, hydroxyl group, thiol group or formyl group]; (2) a labeled compound obtained by subjecting the above compound to direct or indirect binding to a substance to be labeled, and (3) a method for labeling a substance to be labeled, comprising subjecting the above compound to direct or indirect binding to the substance to be labeled. |
| US08921122B2 |
System and method for quantitative assessment of biological migration behavior
The present invention provides systems and methods for assessing migration behavior of biological particles, such as neutrophils, under the effect of a gradient. The systems can include one or more migration chambers, one or more gradient sources configured to generate particular gradients, e.g., of chemokines or the like across the width of the migration chamber, and a detection arrangement that is configured to determine spatial profiles across the migration chamber that indicate the extent of migration. |
| US08921117B2 |
Method for assaying hydrocarbons
A method for determining the amount of hydrocarbons in a composition including hydrocarbons and water is provided. The method includes adding a chemical agent to the composition in order to form an emulsion of water and hydrocarbons, taking a sample of the emulsion and dissolving this sample in a common solvent for water and hydrocarbons in order to form a solution, and measuring the amount of hydrocarbons in the solution. An installation suitable for implementing this method is also provided. |
| US08921105B2 |
Method of regulating gene expression
The present invention relates, in general, to gene expression and, in particular, to a method of inhibiting the expression of a target gene and to constructs suitable for use in such a method. |
| US08921104B2 |
Method for producing dendritic cells
Disclosed are embryonic stem cell-derived dendritic cells, genetically modified immature dendritic cells capable of maturation, as well as methods for the production of such cells. In one embodiment, the cells made be produced by a method comprising the steps of providing a population of embryonic stem cells; culturing the embryonic stem cells in the presence of a cytokine or combination of cytokines which brings about differentiation of the embryonic stem cells into dendritic cells; and recovering the dendritic cells from the culture. In a further embodiment, the cells may be genetically modified. |
| US08921103B2 |
Laminar construct for tissue-engineered dermal equivalent
Compositions and methods for creating a laminar construct for tissue-engineered dermal equivalent are provided. One composition provided herein comprises a hydrogel matrix comprising two or more hydrogels layers and a population of stem cells. Associated methods are also provided. |
| US08921102B2 |
Devices and methods for enrichment and alteration of circulating tumor cells and other particles
The invention features devices and methods for detecting, enriching, and analyzing circulating tumor cells and other particles. The invention further features methods of diagnosing a condition, e.g., cancer, in a subject by analyzing a cellular sample from the subject. |
| US08921101B2 |
Attenuated poliovirus
A novel and stable attenuated poliovirus, which replicates in neuroblastoma cells, is produced by engineering an indigenous replication element (cre), into the 5′ non-translated genomic region and inactivating the native cre element located in the coding region of 2C (mono-crePV). The stably attenuated poliovirus replicates in a neuroblastoma model (Neuro-2aCD155 tumors) expressing CD155, the poliovirus receptor, and is effective for oncolytic treatment and cure of solid tumors, such as neuroblastoma. |
| US08921100B2 |
Use of the adenoviral E2 late promoter
The invention relates to a nucleic acid construct comprising an adenoviral E2 late promoter or a fragment thereof and a nucleic acid. The nucleic acid is selected from the group of transgenes, genes and nucleic acids which are respectively different from adenoviral nucleic acid controlled by an E2 late promoter. The invention also relates to the uses of said nucleic acid construct. |
| US08921097B2 |
Methods for expression and purification of immunotoxins
The present invention relates to a method of expressing an immunotoxin in Pichia pastoris strain mutated to toxin resistance comprising a) growing the Pichia pastoris in a growth medium comprising an enzymatic digest of protein and yeast extract and maintaining a dissolved oxygen concentration at 40% and above; and b) performing methanol induction with a limited methanol feed of 0.5-0.75 ml/min/IO L of initial volume during induction along with a continuous infusion of yeast extract at a temperature below 17.5° C., antifoaming agent supplied up to 0.07%, agitation reduced to 400 RPM, and the induction phase extended out to 163 h. |
| US08921096B2 |
Pump cart for a biological liquid treatment installation
The invention concerns a pump cart for a biological liquid treatment installation, having a first lateral face (40), and a second lateral face (41) by which it is configured to be juxtaposed against a conveying network cart (1) of the installation and a front face (42) meeting the lateral faces (40, 41), and comprising at least one pump (414), a pump support (50) on which is mounted said pump (414), and a guide member for making said pump (414) movable in translation and on which said support (50) is mounted; said support (50) being movable in translation in a direction going from the first lateral face (40) towards the second lateral face (41); whereby said pump (414) is disposed at a predetermined location on said cart (2) depending on the type of treatment carried out. |
| US08921095B2 |
Biological material fixed carrier enclosing tip, biological material fixed carrier treatment apparatus, and treatment method thereof
A biological material fixed carrier enclosing tip, a biological material fixed carrier treatment apparatus, and a treatment method thereof. An object is to obviate attachment control and suction control for storing and retaining the carrier in the tip form vessel, to simplify complex reaction processes, and to make processing of the biological material fixed carrier to be easily executed as a result of a small-scale device configuration. The biological material fixed carrier enclosing tip comprises: a tip form vessel having an installation opening part that is installable to a nozzle, and a narrow tube that possesses an opening, through which fluid inflow and outflow is possible, that is narrower than the nozzle; a carrier in which a predetermined biological material is fixed or fixable, and has a size or a shape that is able to pass through the opening; and an enclosing section provided on the tip form vessel. |
| US08921094B2 |
System and method for nucleic acids containing fluid processing
A system and method for the processing of nucleic acids containing fluids involving manipulation of magnetically responsive particles contained therein are disclosed. In the system, a holder holds a plurality of containers containing the fluids, a heating device applies thermal energy to the fluids for incubation, and a separating device magnetically separates the particles. The heating and separating devices move into at least one operative position for processing the fluids and at least one inoperative position with respect to the containers, in which the containers are kept stationary at least during and in-between incubating the fluids and manipulating the magnetically responsive particles. |
| US08921093B2 |
Arrangement for on-line measurements on cells
The invention relates to an arrangement (a measurement device) for on-line measurements on cells, in particular for measuring soluble analytes and dissolved gases on samples in a sample area.The object of the invention, to specify an arrangement for on-line measurements in order to investigate and monitor the metabolism of living cells, which avoids the disadvantages of the prior art and can be integrated in a microfluidic system in the process, is achieved in that the arrangement comprises a substrate, at least one sensor, a sample analysis space and a membrane with the substrate holding the sensor or the sensors and the membrane in such a way that the sample analysis space is generated between the sensor or sensors and the membrane, with the membrane having the capability to be connected in a biocompatible form and to a cell culture space with the sensor or sensors being electrochemical sensors, and in which the sample analysis space can be filled with a transfer medium and can be integrated in fluidic systems, and the sensor sensors is or are fitted with operating circuits via which downstream electronics can be coupled. |
| US08921091B2 |
Method for the degradation of pollutants in water and/or soil
The present invention relates to a method for the degradation of pollutants in water and/or soil. More specific, the present invention relates to a method for the on-site decontamination or re-mediation of water and/or soil which are contaminated with organic compounds. Moreover, the invention relates to a method for forming a barrier against the spreading of a contamination with pollutants within the water and/or soil, especially within groundwater (aquifer). Further, the invention relates to means for use in these methods, and to the production of such means. |
| US08921088B1 |
Reversibly binding resin for algal harvest and concentration
The present invention includes a method for harvesting or separating one or more biological cells from an aqueous feed, a stream, a suspension, or any combinations thereof by providing the aqueous feed, the stream, or the suspension comprising the one or more biological cells in a tank or a vessel; providing one or more ion-exchange resins, wherein the ion-exchange resin is an anion-exchange resin; contacting the anion-exchange resin with the aqueous feed; binding the one or more biological cells to the anion-exchange resin; releasing or eluting the bound one or more biological cells by changing the pH; and collecting the released one or more biological cells to obtain a concentrated slurry or suspension of the one or more biological cells. |
| US08921087B2 |
Cocoa somatic embryogenesis
A process for the propagation of Theobroma cacao L. by somatic embryogenesis using explant material which is subjected to a) primary embryogenesis in the dark in a solid culture medium causing induction and expression to produce primary embryos, b) secondary embryogenesis i) in which the primary embryos are treated in the dark in a solid or liquid culture medium to produce and multiply embryogenic callus followed by ii) treatment of the embryogenic callus in the dark in a suitable liquid culture medium causing expression of the embryogenic callus to produce further new secondary embryos, c) pre-germination of the secondary embryos in a Petri dish on a solid medium, or in a bioreactor in a liquid medium, into pre-germinated secondary embryos at the cotyledonary stage, d) ex-vitro germination of the pre-germinated secondary embryos at the cotyledonary stage by sowing directly on a culture substrate in the greenhouse to produce the plantlets, and e) development of the plantlets. |
| US08921085B2 |
Compositions and methods for dehydrated storage of on-board reagents in microfluidic devices
Manufacturing methods and compositions are described for production of self-contained microfluidic cartridge devices with on-board reagents for molecular biological testing. Sensitive reagents are stored in dry form without lyophilization or freezing, and reconstituted at the point of use with either a biological sample or a sample eluate at the point of use. Manufacturing methods include sheet and roll fabrication processes where the reagents are printed in place and sealed within individual microfluidic cartridges before gel vitrification. |
| US08921079B2 |
Transaminase reactions
The present disclosure relates to methods of using transaminase polypeptides in the synthesis of chiral amines from prochiral ketones. |
| US08921072B2 |
Methods to generate DNA mini-circles
Methods and kits for generating circular nucleic acids in a cell-free system, and uses for the generated circular nucleic acids are provided. The methods comprise in vitro amplification of a nucleic acid template comprising a recombination site to produce tandem repeat nucleic acid sequence, and employ a recombination protein to generate the circular nucleic acids from the tandem repeat nucleic acid sequence. |
| US08921070B2 |
Method for the urinary detection of bladder cancer
The invention relates to the diagnosis of bladder cancer and more specifically to the detection in urine samples of bladder carcinomas of the transitional type. The detection method according to the present invention enables, through the utilization of a DNA chip designed for this purpose, to determine the grade of the detected tumors. |
| US08921069B2 |
Eukaryotic microorganisms for producing lipids and antioxidants
Disclosed are compositions and methods related to eukaryotic microorganisms that can produce unsaturated fatty acids which can be purified and used. |
| US08921066B2 |
Compositions and methods for adhesion of intact cells to an apparatus
Bio-adhesive compositions that include an extra-cellular matrix protein, bovine serum albumin conjugated with a fluorophore, and an aggregate are provided. The bio-adhesive composition may also include at least one component selected from the group consisting of collagen type IV, laminin, and chitosan. Also provided are methods of making the present compositions, that include taking a desired amount of extracellular matrix gel to liquid form of extracellular matrix; adding a desired amount of bovine serum albumin conjugated with a fluorophore; adding a desired amount of aggregate; and mixing. Further provided are methods for attaching cells to an apparatus using the present bio-adhesive compositions, and methods of attaching the present bio-adhesive compositions to an apparatus. Also provided are kits that include the present composition, components thereof or apparatuses, having the present composition attached thereto. |
| US08921062B2 |
Diagnostic and prognostic assays based on circulating tyrosine kinase activity
Provided herein are methods for the diagnosis, prognosis, or management of diseases, such as cancer, by measuring the tyrosine kinase activity in acellular body fluids. Further provided are methods of predicting response to therapy in certain populations of cancer patients by contacting an acellular body fluid sample from a patient with a test agent, such as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and then measuring the effect of the test agent on tyrosine kinase activity in the sample. |
| US08921059B2 |
Method and kit for detection of guaiacol-producing bacterium
Disclosed is a method for detecting guaiacol-producing bacteria in a specimen comprising culturing the specimen or a dilution thereof on a plate of a solid medium for acidophilic bacteria comprising a compound represented by the following formula, wherein R is —H, —OH, —C(O)H, —C(O)CH3, —COOH, C1-C3 alkyl or C1-C3 alkenyl, wherein alkyl and alkenyl may optionally be substituted by —OH, —C(O)H or —COOH); and detecting a colony formed on the solid medium. According to preferred embodiments, the solid medium for acidophilic bacteria comprises 50 ppm or more of vanillic acid and the plate culture is carried out at 20° C. to 55° C. The present invention also provides a solid medium for acidophilic bacteria and a kit for detection of guaiacol-producing bacteria in a specimen. According to the present invention, guaiacol-producing bacteria present in a specimen such as fruit juice raw materials can be detected rapidly in a simple manner. |
| US08921053B2 |
Biomarkers for head-and-neck cancers and precancers
The invention provides markers and methods for detecting head-and-neck precancers, (including OPLs), cancers and related disease conditions in a subject. The invention also provides localization and imaging methods for head-and-neck precancers (including OPLs) and cancers, along with kits for carrying out methods of the invention. The invention further provides therapeutic applications for head-and-neck precancers (including OPLs) and cancers which employ head-and-neck precancer and cancer markers, polynucleotides encoding the markers, and binding agents for the markers. |
| US08921040B2 |
Method and apparatus for conducting an assay
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for conducting an assay. In particular, the present invention relates to a rotatable platform which can be used for conducting an assay, in particular multi-step assays. The present invention provides a rotatable platform adapted to immobilize a first binding partner in one or more discrete areas on a surface of said platform, or to selectively immobilize a second binding partner in one or more discrete areas on a surface of said platform. The invention also relates to methods, apparatus, a kit and the use of the rotatable platform for conducting an assay. In particular, the invention has been developed primarily for use in sequencing nucleic acid by pyrosequencing, however the invention is not limited to this field. |
| US08921039B2 |
Assay for detection of human parvovirus nucleic acid
Nucleic acid oligomers specific for human parvovirus genomic DNA are disclosed. An assay for amplifying and detecting human parvovirus genotypes 1, 2 and 3 nucleic acid in biological specimens is disclosed. Compositions for amplifying and detecting the presence of human parvovirus genotypes 1, 2 and 3 genomic DNA in human biological specimens are disclosed. |
| US08921038B2 |
Method for evaluating regenerated cartilage
A method, according to an embodiment, for evaluating a regenerated cartilage includes allowing a group of cells containing auricular chondrocytes to stand in the presence of a culture medium, subsequently collecting at least a portion of a liquid component from the culture medium, measuring the GFAP content of the collected liquid component, and determining whether a regenerated cartilage that has been obtained or can be obtained from the group of cells is suitable for transplantation based on the GFAP content. |
| US08921037B2 |
PF4-depleted platelet rich plasma preparations and methods for hard and soft tissue repair
Methods of repairing and regenerating hard or soft tissue and reducing inflammation, anti-angiogenesis and anti-osteogenesis in a mammal and related methods of removing PF4 from platelets containing blood preparations. In one embodiment, the method comprises administering to a mammal platelets containing blood preparation where the PF4 has been reduced from the platelet containing blood preparation to repair and regenerate hard and soft tissue in the mammal. |
| US08921034B2 |
Patterned bases, and patterning methods
Some embodiments include methods of patterning a base. First and second masking features are formed over the base. The first and second masking features include pedestals of carbon-containing material capped with silicon oxynitride. A mask is formed over the second masking features, and the silicon oxynitride caps are removed from the first masking features. Spacers are formed along sidewalls of the first masking features. The mask and the carbon-containing material of the first masking features are removed. Patterns of the spacers and second masking features are transferred into one or more materials of the base to pattern said one or more materials. Some embodiments include patterned bases. |
| US08921032B2 |
Self-assemblable polymer and method for use in lithography
A self-assemblable polymer is disclosed, having first and second molecular configurations with the first molecular configuration has a higher Flory Huggins parameter for the self-assemblable polymer than the second molecular configuration, and the self-assemblable polymer is configurable from the first molecular configuration to the second molecular configuration, from the second molecular configuration to the first molecular configuration, or both, by the application of a stimulus. The polymer is of use in a method for providing an ordered, periodically patterned layer of the polymer on a substrate, by ordering and annealing the polymer in its second molecular configuration and setting the polymer when it is in the first molecular configuration. The second molecular configuration provides better ordering kinetics and permits annealing of defects near its order/disorder transition temperature, while the first molecular configuration, with a higher order/disorder transition temperature, provides low line edge/width roughness for the pattern formed on setting. |
| US08921029B2 |
Resist composition and method for producing resist pattern
A resist composition having a resin having a structural unit represented by the formula (I), a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid and not including the structural unit represented by the formula (I), and an acid generator represented by the formula (II), wherein R1, A1, R2, RII1, RII2, LII1, YII1, RII3, RII4, RII5, RII6, RII7, n, s and RII8 are defined in the specification. |
| US08921020B2 |
Electrophotographic photosensitive member, process cartridge, and electrophotographic apparatus
Provided is an electrophotographic photosensitive member, including: a support; and a photosensitive layer, which is provided on the support, in which: a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member includes a terminal siloxane-containing polyester resin having a specific structure; and a lower layer provided in contact with the surface layer includes a polycarbonate resin, a polyester resin, or a polyvinyl acetal resin, having a specific structure. |
| US08921014B2 |
Lithography mask and method of forming a lithography mask
A first embodiment is a lithography mask comprising a transparent substrate and a first molybdenum silicon nitride (MoxSiyNz) layer. The first MoxSiyNz layer is over the transparent substrate. A percentage of molybdenum (x) of the first MoxSiyNz layer is between 1 and 2. A percentage of silicon (y) of the first MoxSiyNz layer is between 50 and 55. A percentage of nitride (z) of the first MoxSiyNz layer is between 40 and 50. The first MoxSiyNz layer has an opening therethrough. |
| US08921012B2 |
Photopolymer formulations having the adjustable mechanical modulus GUV
The subject matter of the invention is a method for producing illuminated, holographic media comprising a photopolymer formulation having the adjustable mechanical modulus GUV. A further subject matter of the invention is an illuminated, holographic medium that can be obtained by means of the method according to the invention. |
| US08921007B2 |
Solid oxide fuel cell interconnect cells
A bonding layer, disposed between an interconnect layer and an electrode layer of a solid oxide fuel cell article, may be formed from a yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) powder having a monomodal particle size distribution (PSD) with a d50 that is greater than about 1 μm and a d90 that is greater than about 2 μm. |
| US08921003B2 |
Solid oxide fuel cell and manufacturing method thereof
A solid oxide fuel cell including a metal frame, a pre-treated porous metal substrate, an anode layer, an electrolyte layer, a cathode interlayer and a cathode current collecting layer is provided. The pre-treated porous metal substrate is disposed inside the metal frame. The anode layer is disposed on the porous metal substrate. The electrolyte layer is disposed on the anode layer. The cathode interlayer is disposed on the electrolyte layer. The cathode current collecting layer is disposed on the cathode interlayer. The anode layer is porous and nano-structured. Moreover, a manufacturing method of the solid oxide fuel cell mentioned above is also provided. |
| US08921001B2 |
Hermetic high temperature dielectric conduit assemblies
A conduit assembly for a fuel cell system includes a dielectric tube comprising a first end and a second end, a first metal tube including a first lip coupled to the first end of the dielectric tube, a first dielectric ring coupled to the first lip of the first metal tube, a second metal tube including a second lip coupled to the second end of the dielectric tube, and a second dielectric ring coupled to the second lip of the second metal tube. |
| US08920996B2 |
Systems and methods for regulating fuel cell air flow during low loads or cold temperature operation
Systems and methods for regulating fuel cell air flow, such as during low loads and/or cold temperature operation. These systems and methods may include providing a thermal management fluid, such as air, to the fuel cell stack, transferring thermal energy between the thermal management fluid and the fuel cell stack, and varying the flow rate of the thermal management fluid that comes into contact with the fuel cell stack to maintain the temperature of the fuel cell stack within an acceptable temperature range. Varying the flow rate of the thermal management fluid may include varying the overall supply rate of the thermal management fluid within the fuel cell system and/or providing an alternative flow path for the thermal management fluid such that a portion of the thermal management fluid supplied by the fuel cell system does not come into contact with the fuel cell stack. |
| US08920995B2 |
Systems and methods for predicting polarization curves in a fuel cell system
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods that may be used to predict a performance metric of a fuel cell. A system consistent with the present disclosure may include sensors in communication with the fuel cell stack, a performance metric prediction system, and a control system. The performance metric prediction system may determine a current density based on inputs provided by the sensors at a plurality of time periods, calculate a first parameter while the current density is below a lower threshold, and calculate a second parameter while the current density is above an upper threshold. The first parameter and the second parameter may be used to selectively adjust a fuel cell polarization curve over time. Based upon the polarization curve, a performance metric of the fuel cell stack may be predicted. The control system may implement a control action based upon the performance metric. |
| US08920992B2 |
Hydrogen concentration measurement device and fuel cell system
In a hydrogen concentration measurement device that employs a proton conducting electrolyte membrane, more stable measurement of hydrogen concentration that is less susceptible to temperature and humidity state of measurement target gas becomes possible.A hydrogen concentration measurement device for measuring concentration of hydrogen contained in measurement target gas, including a hydrogen permeation module having an entrance electrode and an exit electrode provided with a proton conducting electrolyte membrane sandwiched therebetween, the hydrogen permeation module selectively permeating hydrogen contained in the measurement target gas to the exit electrode by having the measurement target gas introduced into the entrance electrode and also by having current flowing between the entrance electrode and the exit electrode, and concentration of hydrogen contained in the measurement target gas is calculated based on, with the target gas introduced into the entrance electrode and with the current flowing between the entrance electrode and the exit electrode, a reaching time period ranging from a predetermined start time at which the current was initially applied to a time at which time rate of change of applied voltage between the entrance electrode and the exit electrode reaches a predetermined time rate of change. |
| US08920991B2 |
Stepped steam reformer
Embodiments are disclosed that relate to increasing heat transfer in a steam reformer. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a steam reformer including an outer wall and an inner wall which includes a step extending outward toward the outer wall and downward toward a bottom of the steam reformer at a position between a top of the steam reformer and the bottom of the steam reformer. The steam reformer further includes a reaction chamber disposed between the outer wall and the inner wall. |
| US08920990B2 |
Device for performing a photoelectrochemical method of separating water into hydrogen and oxygen
The invention is directed to a system for hydrogen production from water, known as a photoelectrochemical system. The system integrates a semiconductor material and a water electrolyzing material inside a monolithic design, to produce hydrogen directly from water. Natural or synthetic light is used as the main or sole source of energy. The water electrolyzing material is melanins, melanin precursors or melanin derivatives, melanin variants, melanin analogues, natural or synthetic, pure or mixed with organic or inorganic compounds, metals, ions, drugs. The system or light absorbing compound generates enough energy to start, lead and complete the photoelectrolysis reaction. The system can generate hydrogen, oxygen and high energy electrons, and can synthesize water from the union of hydrogen and oxygen, thereby generating electricity. The system can also be coupled to other processes, generating a multiplication effect, and can be used for the reduction of carbon dioxide, nitrates, sulphates and the like. |
| US08920989B2 |
Fuel reforming apparatus, and fuel cell system including same
Fuel reforming apparatus and fuel cell systems including the same are provided. The fuel reforming apparatus includes a reactor main body; a catalyst reaction region inside the reactor main body for generating a reforming gas containing hydrogen by promoting at least a partial oxidation (POX) reaction of a reactant containing a hydrocarbon fuel and an oxidant; and a heat-insulating member inside the reactor main body surrounding the catalyst reaction region for insulating heat generated by the POX reaction. |
| US08920986B2 |
Method and system for providing a flow through battery cell and uses thereof
In one embodiment, the present invention relates generally to a system for providing a flow through battery cell and uses thereof. In one embodiment, the flow through battery cell includes an inlet for receiving a flow of water, a solid oxidizer coupled to the inlet for reacting with the flow of water to generate a catholyte, wherein the solid oxidizer comprises at least one of: an organic halamine, a succinimide or a hypochlorite salt, a galvanic module coupled to the solid oxidizer for receiving the catholyte and generating one or more effluents and an outlet for releasing the one or more effluents. |
| US08920982B2 |
Gas detection system, fuel cell system, and vehicle
A gas detection system is configured to detect a preset gas in a predetermined space. The gas detection system includes a gas concentration detector constructed to detect a gas concentration of the preset gas, a recording assembly, a notification module, and a decision module. When the gas concentration detected by the gas concentration detector is higher than a preset first reference value, the decision module controls the notification module to give notice. When the detected gas concentration is higher than a preset second reference value but is lower than the preset first reference value, on the other hand, the decision module controls the notification module to give no notice but record a specific piece of information into the recording assembly. This arrangement of the gas detection system enables the user to readily detect deterioration of a device utilizing a fuel, for example, fuel cells. |
| US08920979B2 |
Cable-type secondary battery
The present invention relates to a cable-type secondary battery having a horizontal cross section of a predetermined shape and extending longitudinally, comprising: an inner electrode having an inner current collector and an inner electrode active material layer surrounding the outer surface of the inner current collector; a separation layer surrounding the outer surface of the inner electrode to prevent a short circuit between electrodes; and an outer electrode surrounding the outer surface of the separation layer, and having an outer electrode active material layer, an open-structured outer current collector and a conductive paste layer. The outer electrode having a conductive paste layer and an open-structured outer current collector according to the present invention has good flexibility to improve the flexibility of a cable-type secondary battery having the same. Also, the conductive paste layer is made of a light material, and thus can contribute to the lightening of the cable-type secondary battery. |
| US08920972B2 |
Secondary battery including waveform boundary section
A secondary battery includes a first electrode plate including a first active material coated area in which a first substrate is coated with a first active material and a first non-coated area not coated with the first active material; a second electrode plate including a second active material coated area in which a second substrate is coated with a second active material and a second non-coated area not coated with the second active material; and a separator interposed between the first and second electrode plates, wherein at least one of the first and second electrode plates includes an electrode assembly having a waveform boundary section between one active material coated area and one non-coated area. A manufacturing method of such secondary battery is also disclosed. |
| US08920970B2 |
Anode materials for lithium-ion batteries
An anode material for lithium-ion batteries is provided that comprises an elongated core structure capable of forming an alloy with lithium; and a plurality of nanostructures placed on a surface of the core structure, with each nanostructure being capable of forming an alloy with lithium and spaced at a predetermined distance from adjacent nanostructures. |
| US08920965B2 |
Rechargeable battery
A rechargeable battery comprises an electrode assembly comprising an anode, a cathode, and a separator, a case for receiving the electrode assembly, and an electrode terminal electrically connected to the electrode assembly and drawn outside the case. The anode and the cathode each comprises an electrode uncoated region exposed past the separator and including a current collector at an edge. The electrode terminal comprises a terminal plate having a first terminal portion adhered to a bottom surface of the current collector and a second terminal portion drawn outside the case, and a combiner installed on the terminal plate to surround and adhere to a side surface and a top surface of the current collector. |
| US08920955B1 |
Battery module with high thermal conductivity and assembling method thereof
A battery module with high thermal conductivity and its assembling method are disclosed. The battery module includes multiple battery cells, a primary retaining frame, a secondary retaining frame, common electrodes and a heatsink device. The primary and second retaining frames are combined together to constitute accommodation chambers for housing the battery cells and formed with interference flanged to secure the battery cells in position. Upon being inserted into the accommodation chambers, the battery cells are electrically connected to the common electrodes. The heatsink device is then coupled to the primary retaining frame and/or the secondary retaining frame, such that the heatsink device abuts against the top common electrode and/or the bottom common electrode of the battery cells. |
| US08920951B2 |
Device and method for cooling a battery module
In a battery module, having a housing, at least one battery, which is disposed in the housing, at least one inlet opening for introducing a cooling fluid into the housing, and at least one outlet opening for conducting the cooling fluid out of the housing. According to the invention, compressed cooling fluid can be supplied to the at least one inlet opening using a compressor. A reduction of the cooling performance because of heating of the compressed cooling fluid is to be at least partially avoided. Furthermore, the design effort is to be low and the battery module is to be cost-effective to produce. The invention solves a problem in that the cooling fluid can be cooled by a cooling apparatus. |
| US08920950B2 |
Pouch type battery cell and module having exhaust part in a region of the sealing part
Provided are a battery cell and a battery module including the same, and more particularly, the battery cell can secure safety thereof, by forming an exhaust part in a predetermined region of a sealing part to have a sealing member thicker than the other region of the sealing part so that the exhaust part has relatively weaker adhesive strength than the sealing part not containing the exhaust part, and thus, the adhesive state of the exhaust part is broken when high pressure occurs within the cell due to overheat conditions such as overcharging or inner short circuits to cause a case of the cell to swell, thereby discharging out the substances within a pouch type secondary cell. |
| US08920949B2 |
Battery unit
The battery unit (1) includes a flat battery (2) having a positive electrode can (10) and a negative electrode can (20) and a circuit substrate (61) provided on one of an upper surface and a bottom surface of the flat battery (2). Circuit components (62) are mounted at the circuit substrate (61). A battery side negative electrode terminal (81) and a battery side positive electrode terminal (82) electrically connected to the flat battery (2) are provided on a surface of the flat battery (2) provided with the circuit substrate (61). Substrate side terminals (63) electrically connected to the battery side negative electrode terminal (81) and the battery side positive electrode terminal (82) are formed at a side surface of the circuit substrate (2). |
| US08920948B2 |
Substrate patterning in perpendicular storage media
According to one embodiment, a patterned magnetic storage medium is disclosed herein. The magnetic storage medium includes a pattern formed on a substrate. The pattern includes at least a first and second feature and an edge defined between the first and second features. Additionally, the magnetic storage medium includes a magnetic layer formed on the pattern. The magnetic layer includes grains separated by a non-magnetic segregant boundary. The segregant boundary is positioned above the edge of the pattern. |
| US08920947B2 |
Multilayer structure with high perpendicular anisotropy for device applications
Perpendicular magnetic anisotropy and Hc are enhanced in magnetic devices with a Ta/M1/M2 seed layer where M1 is preferably Ti, and M2 is preferably Cu, and including an overlying (Co/Ni)X multilayer (x is 5 to 50) that is deposited with ultra high Ar pressure of >100 sccm to minimize impinging energy that could damage (Co/Ni)X interfaces. In one embodiment, the seed layer is subjected to one or both of a low power plasma treatment and natural oxidation process to form a more uniform interface with the (Co/Ni)X multilayer. Furthermore, an oxygen surfactant layer may be formed at one or more interfaces between adjoining (Co/Ni)X layers in the multilayer stack. Annealing at temperatures between 180° C. and 400° C. also increases Hc but the upper limit depends on whether the magnetic device is MAMR, MRAM, a hard bias structure, or a perpendicular magnetic medium. |
| US08920946B2 |
Organic light-emitting compound and organic light-emitting device including the same
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a compound represented by Formula 1 below and an organic light-emitting device including the compound. |
| US08920943B2 |
Luminescence device and display apparatus
A metal coordination compound represented by the formula: An organic luminescence device including an anode, a cathode, and an organic layer, which contains the metal coordination compound, disposed between the anode and the cathode. |
| US08920939B2 |
Heteroatomic regioregular poly (3-substitutedthiophenes) in electroluminescent devices
Regioregular polythiophenes having heteroatoms in the substituents can be used in hole injection layer and hole transport layers for electroluminescent devices. Copolymers and organic oxidants can be used. Homopolymers can be used. Metallic impurities can be removed. The heteroatom can be oxygen and can be substituted at the 3-position. Advantages include versatility, synthetic control, and good thermal stability. Different device designs can be used. |
| US08920936B2 |
Metalized plastic articles and methods thereof
Metalized plastic substrates, and methods thereof are provided herein. The method includes providing a plastic having a plurality of accelerators dispersed in the plastic. The accelerators have a formula ABO3, wherein A is one or more elements selected from Groups 9, 10, and 11 of the Periodic Table of Elements, B is one or more elements selected from Groups 4B and 5B of the Periodic Table of Elements, and O is oxygen. The method includes the step of irradiating a surface of plastic substrate to expose at least a first accelerator. The method further includes plating the irradiated surface of the plastic substrate to form at least a first metal layer on the at least first accelerator, and then plating the first metal layer to form at least a second metal layer. |
| US08920931B2 |
Phosphosiloxane resins, and curable silicone compositions, free-standing films, and laminates comprising the phosphosiloxane resins
A phosphosiloxane resin comprises a plurality of covalently bonded monomer units selected from phosphosiloxane units SiR23—O—P(═O)(R1)—(OR3)q(O1/2—)p and organosiloxane units R2m(OR3)nSiO(4-m-n)/2. R1 and each R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1 to C10 hydrocarbyl, and C1 to C10 hydrocarbylene; each R3 is independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and C1 to C10 hydrocarbyl; p is 0 or 1; q=1−p; m is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4; n is 0, 1, or 2; and m+n is 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4. Curable silicone compositions comprise a phosphosiloxane resin having greater than one silicon-bonded alkenyl group, an organosilicon compound having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, and a hydrosilylation catalyst. Fiber-reinforced free-standing films may comprise fibers dispersed in a cured product of the silicone composition. Laminated substrates comprise at least one fiber-reinforced free-standing film. |
| US08920929B2 |
Halogen free, flame retardant compositions
The present disclosure provides a flexible, halogen-free, flame retardant composition. The composition includes from about 25 wt % to about 95 wt % of a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU); from about 5 wt % to about 50 wt % of an olefin block copolymer (OBC); and from about 30 wt % to about 70 wt % of a flame retardant. The flame retardant is selected from resorcinol bis(diphenyl 5 phosphate) (RDP), bis diphenyl phosphate (BDP), bisphenol-A bis(diphenyl phosphate) (BPADP), aluminum trihydrate (ATH), a nitrogen/phosphorus-based halogen-free flame retardant, epoxidized novolac resin, and combinations thereof. The composition requires no compatibilizer for the TPU and OBC. The composition finds application in wire and cable structures. |
| US08920919B2 |
Thermal interface material composition including polymeric matrix and carbon filler
Certain embodiments relate to compositions that may be used as thermal interface materials in electronic assemblies. One such composition includes a block copolymer matrix comprising polystyrene and polybutene. The composition also includes a filler positioned in the copolymer matrix, the filler comprising carbon. The filler may in certain embodiments be a material selected from the group consisting of graphite, graphene, and carbon nanotubes. composition may include routing structures and their formation. Assemblies may include the composition positioned between a die and a heat spreader. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US08920915B2 |
Articles including high melt flow index resins
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to composite materials comprising one or more high melt flow index resins. In some examples, the composites can be used to provide automotive parts such as, for example, vehicle interior parts and vehicle exterior parts. In some configurations, the composite comprises a fiber reinforced polymer core comprising reinforcing fibers and a resin comprising a high melt flow index of greater than 325 g/10 min. as measured by ASTM D1238, condition L. |
| US08920914B2 |
Enhanced processing oriented polypropylene films
Described is a film, a method of making the film, and a method of packaging articles with the film, the film oriented in at least one direction, and comprising a core layer comprising polypropylene comprising from 0 wt % to 2 wt % comonomer-derived units, from 1 wt % to 20 wt %, by weight of the core layer, of propylene-α-olefin elastomer, and from 1 wt % to 20 wt %, by weight of the core layer, of hydrocarbon resin possessing a softening point of from greater than 100° C. |
| US08920913B2 |
Porous multi-layer film with improved thermal properties
Provided is a porous multi-layer film having two or more layers that is used as a separator for battery. In the film, more than 2 layers have different porosities and pore sizes. The film has a thickness of 9 to 50 μm, a machine direction (MD) loop stiffness of 0.008 mg/μm or more, puncture strength of 0.15 N/μm or more, permeability of 1.5×10−5 Darcy or more, shut-down temperature of 140° C. or less, melt-down temperature of 170° C. or more, a transverse direction (TD) maximum shrinkage of 25% or less in Thermomechanical Analysis (TMA) under a load of 1 mN/(1 μm×6 mm), and melt down temperature of 160° C. or more. Since the porous multi-layer film shows excellent thermal stability at high temperature and electrolyte retaining property due to a dual pore structure, the film shows a superior effect when used as a separator for high-capacity/high-power lithium ion battery. |
| US08920912B2 |
Multilayer structured transparent electrically-conductive film and method of manufacturing the same
The present invention relates to a transparent electrically-conductive film comprising a substrate having a refractive index of n1, a first coating layer having a refractive index of n2, a second coating layer having a refractive index of n3, and an electrically-conductive oxide layer having a refractive index of n4 in a sequentially laminated form, wherein said refractive index of each layer complies with n1≦n3 |
| US08920909B2 |
Process for manufacturing an anti-ballistic article
The invention relates to anti-ballistic articles comprising a stack of sheets, each sheet having one or more mono-layers of polyethylene anti-ballistic fibers and a thermoplastic binder, wherein the specific energy absorption (SEA) of the anti-ballistic article is greater than 145 J/kg/m2 and the maximum % thickness increase, measured at about 90° C., is less than 8% after storing the article for 160 hours at 90° C. |
| US08920908B2 |
Sheet material having a concave-convex part, and vehicle panel and laminated structure using the same
A sheet material (1) includes a stiffness-increasing concave-convex part (20). A first reference plane (K1), an intermediate reference plane (K3), and a second reference plane (K2) serve as a reference system. First unit areas (241) and second unit areas (242) are defined in the intermediate reference plane (K3). Each of the first unit areas (241) and the second unit areas (242) contains first virtual squares (243) and second virtual squares (244). Icosagonal areas that contain only adjacent first virtual squares (243) are designated as first reference areas (213), and icosagonal areas that contain only adjacent second virtual squares (244) are designated as second reference areas (223). The concave-convex part (20) contains first areas (21), which are formed based on the first reference areas (213), as well as second areas (22) and/or plane areas (23), which are formed based on the second reference areas (223). |
| US08920906B2 |
Molded pull-off tab
A removable molding tab facilitates loading component parts into a mold by providing a body with holding configurations suitable to releasably secure the component parts in mold ready positions. The component parts are loaded into a mold as a preassembly with the removable tab. The tab is removed after the component parts are placed into the mold. |
| US08920905B2 |
Fibrous product with a rastered embossing and method for producing same
A fibrous product (10, 20, 20b, 30), especially tissue paper product, non-woven products or a hybrid thereof, and preferably hygiene and cleaning product has at least one first ply (42; 62; 84; 104) with at least one embossing pattern including embossed depressions starting from a base plane of the ply; the embossed pattern being characterized by the following features: the embossing pattern has a minimum motive surface area of at least 3 cm×3 cm; the pattern includes a high number of embossed depressions which are sized and/or positioned such as to form a motive element covering the motive surface area; wherein at least some of the embossed depressions are sized and/or positioned such that minimum distances between pairs of consecutively arranged embossed depression vary. A method for producing such a fibrous product is also described. |
| US08920901B2 |
Blow molded assembly with an attachment fastener portion, and method thereof
A blow molded assembly includes an attachment fastener portion integrated with a plastic component portion, and is formed by a blow molding process. The attachment fastener portion has a shaft and a base, where the base has at least one aperture and a bearing surface. The shaft extends from the bearing surface. The at least one aperture is configured to allow plastic for the plastic component portion to flow sufficiently through the base during the blow molding process such that the attachment fastener portion and the plastic component portion are integrated. The base of the attachment fastener portion may be substantially embedded within the plastic component portion. The shaft of the attachment fastener portion may be configured to receive a matable fastener such that the blow molded assembly may be attached to a structure. To accomplish this, the shaft may be threaded. |
| US08920899B2 |
Vacuum heat insulating material and refrigerator
A highly reliable vacuum heat insulating material having excellent workability, usability, and heat insulating performance, and a heat insulation box using the vacuum heat insulating material are provided. A vacuum heat insulating material includes: a first fiber assembly made by aligning a plurality of sheet-shaped fiber assemblies, which are continuous in a length direction, so as to be next to each other in a width direction; a second fiber assembly provided so as to overlap the first fiber assembly and made by aligning a plurality of sheet-shaped fiber assemblies, which are continuous in the length direction, so as to be next to each other in the width direction; and a core material formed in a flat plate shape by winding up the first fiber assembly and the second fiber assembly continuously from inside toward outside while being displaced by a predetermined amount Xb in the width direction. |
| US08920897B2 |
Heat exchanger pressure test shield
Disclosed is a heat exchanger pressure test shield to protect observers from a shell and tube heat exchanger plug ejection during a hydrostatic pressure test. The shield provides a transparent high impact resistant shield material clamped between two annular rings. This shield material is isolated from the annular rings by a flexible gasket, which allows slight movement of the shield material upon impact, which is necessary to prevent failure. The heat exchanger pressure test shield is mounted to the channel cover flange, after removal of the channel cover, with several studs passing through an adjustable slot, enabling attachment to a range of heat exchanger diameter sizes. The heat exchanger pressure test shield, with adjustable slot attachment, enables visual inspection of tube plugs during pressure testing at a lower cost, while significantly improving the safety of the observer. |
| US08920892B2 |
Container having a rolled rim, and method of making the same
A blank for a container having a rolled rim, comprising a hollow body of polyolefin material, having an open first end and an opposite second end with a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end, and a rim formed at the first end of the hollow body. The rim includes a flange extending outwardly from the sidewall, the flange defining a flange thickness and having an inner portion proximate the sidewall and an outer portion opposite the inner portion. The rim further includes a skirt extending downwardly from the outer portion of the flange, the skirt defining a skirt thickness and having an upper portion proximate the flange and a lower portion opposite the upper portion, the flange thickness being greater than the skirt thickness. |
| US08920890B2 |
Label for in-mold forming and resin container with the label
A label for in-mold forming which comprises a thermoplastic resin film base layer (I), a heat-sealable resin layer (II), and an antistatic layer (III), wherein the heat-sealable resin layer (II) comprises a heat-sealable resin including a copolymer of propylene and α-olefin having 4-20 carbon atoms and has a degree of non-crystallinity of 60-90% as determined with a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) at temperatures less than 90° C., the antistatic layer (III) comprises an antistatic agent in an amount of 0.001 to 1 g per unit area (m2) and the surface of the layer has a wettability index (JIS-K-6768) of 32-54 mN/m, and the label has a porosity higher than 10% and not higher than 70% and has an opacity (JIS-P-8138) higher than 20% and not higher than 100%; and a labeled container with the label. |
| US08920886B2 |
System and method for coating medical devices
One aspect of the present disclosure can include a method for grafting a coating polymer onto a surface of a device. The method can include the following steps: a) submerging the device into a photoinitiator solution; b) without first drying the device, submerging the device into a polymerizable solution; c) bubbling an oxygen-scavenging gas through the polymerizable solution; d) applying a UV light to the device to activate the photoinitiator, thereby grafting the coating polymer onto the device; and e) drying the device. |
| US08920883B2 |
Alloy composition for the manufacture of protective coatings, its use, process for its application and super-alloy articles coated with the same composition
Alloy composition for the manufacture of protective coatings, comprising cobalt, nickel, chromium, aluminium, yttrium and iridium in amounts so as to obtain the phases α, β and σ, in particular for coating a super-alloy article. Preferably, such super-alloy article is a turbine component. |
| US08920882B2 |
Setting the quantity of cooling air for a turbine blade or vane by controlled overspray
A process for coating an edge within a hole in a coated component is provided. The hole is a cooling-air hole operable conduct a coolant therethrough. According to the processes, an outer coating is provided on the outer surface of the component. An inner coating is provided on an inner surface within the hole, wherein the inner coating within the hole takes place using a coating nozzle at a different angle to the coating of the outer surface around the hole, if the spray angles for the outer coating and inner coating relate to the outer surface. |
| US08920879B2 |
Self-healing materials with microfluidic networks
A method of making a composite material provides a composite material that includes a polymeric layer and a substrate, in contact with the polymeric layer, where the substrate includes a substrate matrix, a first microfluidic network in the substrate matrix and in fluid communication with the polymeric layer, and a polymerizer in the first microfluidic network. The method includes forming the first microfluidic network in the substrate matrix, where the first microfluidic network is in fluid communication with a surface of the substrate matrix. The method further includes contacting the surface of the substrate matrix with the polymeric layer, and placing the polymerizer in the first microfluidic network. |
| US08920878B2 |
Method for producing a coated quartz glass component
In a known method, a SiO2 slip layer is applied to a basic quartz glass body by means of spraying on an SiO2 slip, the slip layer is dried and sintered to form an SiO2-containing functional layer. In order to permit the reproducible production of a functional quartz glass layer, even in the case of surfaces that are curved or inclined with respect to the vertical, having high layer thicknesses which satisfy high requirements on the layer homogeneity, the invention proposes that the slip contain the following components in a dispersion liquid: splintery, amorphous SiO2 granules having a gain size distribution having a D50 value in the range of 3 μm to 30 μm and having a proportion by weight of at least 10% by weight, based on the total solids content; spherical, amorphous SiO2 particles having a particle size distribution having a D50 value in the range of 1 μm to 50 μm and having a proportion by weight of at least 30% by weight, based on the total solids content; SiO2 nano particles having particle sizes of less than 100 nm and having a proportion by weight between 0.2% and 10% by weight, based on the total solids content; and a non-ionic, alkali-free surfactant having a proportion in the range of 0.005 to 0.5%, based on the volume of the dispersion liquid. |
| US08920875B2 |
Cyclooctatetraenetricarbonyl ruthenium complex, method of producing the same, and method of producing film using the complex as raw material
To provide a ruthenium compound suitable for a chemical vapor deposition method (CVD method). A liquid cyclooctatetraenetricarbonyl ruthenium complex represented by the following Formula (1) is obtained by irradiating a solution mixture of dodecacarbonyl triruthenium and a cyclooctatetraene with light. A satisfactory ruthenium film or ruthenium oxide film can be easily obtained by a chemical vapor deposition method using the complex as a raw material. |
| US08920874B2 |
Method of manufacturing a surface layer of building panels
A method of manufacturing a surface layer is provided. The method includes applying a sublayer having a mix of wood fibers and a resin on a carrier, applying a powder layer having a mix of refined fibers and a binder on the sublayer, with the sublayer being arranged between the carrier and the powder layer, and curing the powder layer by applying heat and pressure. |
| US08920873B2 |
Colored ink for pad transfer printing of silicone hydrogel lenses
The present invention provides a method for making colored silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The method of the invention comprises the steps of: (a) providing a contact lens constructed of a silicone hydrogel; (b) applying a color coat to at least a portion of a surface of the lens with an ink, wherein the ink comprises at least one colorant, a silicone-containing binder polymer, one or more vinylic monomers, and optionally a diluent, wherein the silicone-containing binder polymer is a copolymerization product of a polymerizable mixture including (i) at least one hydrophilic vinylic monomer; (ii) at least one functionalizing vinylic monomer; (iii) at least one silicone-containing vinylic monomer or macromer; (c) curing the ink in the presence of an adhesion promoter, thereby causing the color coat to adhere to the lens. |
| US08920869B2 |
Osseoinductive metal implants for a living body and producing method thereof
This invention provides an Osseo-inductive metal implant for a living body and the producing method thereof and, more particularly, the Osseo-inductive metal implant for a living body according to the present invention is produced by forming, on the surface of the metal implant, the layer of metal oxide and the layer of bio-active material injected. |
| US08920868B2 |
Process for preparing a ceramic body having a surface roughness
A process for preparing a ceramic body having a surface roughness, said process comprising the step of depositing particles of a ceramic material on the surface of a ceramic basic body. The process is characterized in that separate agglomerates comprising at least two particles and a binder binding the particles together are deposited on the surface of the basic body by projecting the agglomerates towards the basic body. |
| US08920866B2 |
Implant, in particular dental implant
A metal implant, in particular a dental implant, with a hydrophilic surface for at least partial insertion into a bone, and a method for the production of said implant are described. A particularly advantageous hydrophilic surface for improved osteointegration properties is made available if it is briefly treated, at least in some areas, in a weakly alkaline solution. These excellent osteointegration properties can be achieved in a method in which, optionally after a preceding mechanical surface modification by material removal and/or chemical surface modification, at least the areas exposed of this surface exposed to bone and/or soft tissue are chemically modified in an alkaline solution. |
| US08920863B2 |
Method for preparing cheese with improved organoleptic and melting properties
Cheese products with improved flavor, texture and melting properties are disclosed. Topical application of a dairy powder, and in particular a cream cheese powder, to a cheese product improves not only dairy flavor when consumed cold, but unexpectedly also melted appearance, texture and taste. |
| US08920862B2 |
Maillard flavor compositions and methods for making such compostions
The invention provides methods for making Maillard flavor compositions in a structured lipid phase using Maillard reactants, e.g., reducing sugars and amino groups. The structured lipid phase comprises from about 0.3% to about 95% aqueous solvent and from about 5% to about 99.7% lipid plus emulsifier. The compositions are useful for enhancing the palatability of foods, dietary supplements, medicaments, and the like. |
| US08920856B2 |
Co-extruded layered candy and gum apparatus and methods
Methods and apparatus are provided for preparing multi-layered confectionery compositions. The multi-layered confectionery compositions are formed using a co-extrusion process of at least two different confectionery compositions that have at least one visual or sensorial distinction. The tolerances of the resulting pieces of the multi-layered confectionery composition are maintained such that the pieces can be packaged in rigid packaging. The processing parameters of processing of the plurality of confectionery compositions prior to the step of cutting and wrapping the pieces can be altered so as to maintain the average piece size within a predetermined tolerance level. |
| US08920853B2 |
Nourishing oil composition, pomade, composition for promoting hair growth, shampoo, conditioner, hair root stimulator, and methods for making and using the same
Compositions for promoting hair growth can be formed using food related oils. The food related oils include meadowfoam seed oil, neem oil, sesame oil, camelina, flaxeed oil, and tamanu oil. The oil can be combined with lime peel essential oil and/or aloe vera to create various products. The products in an oil for treating the hair and scalp, a treatment for damaged hair and scalp, shampoo, conditioner, pomade and hair root stimulant. A method for making each product is described. In addition, a method for using each product is described. |
| US08920850B2 |
Antimicrobial colloidal silver products and method of making same
Gelatinous materials combined with the Colloidal Silver additive to formulate an antimicrobial product having cushioning properties. Embodiments of the present invention can include gelatinous materials selected from a group consisting of thermosetting polymer, Styrene-Ethylene-Butadiene-Styrene polymer (SEBS), Thermoplastic Elastomer (TPE), and Polyurethane (PU) gelatin with and without a raised geometry on an outer surface. |
| US08920848B2 |
Use of cellular extracts for skin rejuvenation
The invention describes methods and agents for improving cosmetic appearance, for promoting, improving or restoring health of cells and tissues, preferably skin, and more preferably, for restoring aged or damaged skin to a healthy appearance. In preferred embodiments, the methods and agents comprise active extracts produced from fish eggs. The invention further provides processes for making active fish egg extracts. |
| US08920845B2 |
Method of producing microcapsules
It is intended to provide a method whereby various kinds of microcapsules, which are usable in, for example, a gene vector, can be produced in a small amount. This production method comprises: feeding a fluid containing a substance to be encapsulated into at lease one (13) of material-feeding microchannels in a substrate in which these material-feeding microchannels (12, 13, 14) and a reaction microchannel (18) connected to these material-feeding microchannels are formed; feeding an envelop-forming fluid containing a material for forming envelopes into at least one of the other material-feeding microchannels (12, 14); and allowing the envelope-forming fluid and the fluid containing the encapsulated substance that converge in the reaction microchannel from each material-feeding microchannel to flow through the reaction microchannel while continuously maintaining the interface between the fluids formed at the confluence thereof. |
| US08920844B2 |
Methods for enhancing the release and absorption of water insoluble active agents
Methods for enhancing the release and/or absorption of poorly water soluble active agents are described herein. The method involves dissolving, melting, or suspending a poorly water soluble active agent in one or more molten fatty acids, conjugated fatty acids, (semi-) solid surfactants of high HLB value, and/or hydrophilic polymers. The molten active agent mixture is then suspended and homogenized in a hydrophilic or lipophilic carrier to form microparticles suspended in the hydrophilic or lipophilic carrier. The particles suspended in the hydrophilic or lipophilic carrier can be encapsulated in a hard or soft gelatin or non-gelatin capsule. It is believed that the microparticles produced by the method described above will exhibit enhanced dissolution profiles. In vitro release studies of formulations containing cilostazol and fenofibrate showed 100% dissolution of cilostazol in 15 minutes and over 90% dissolution of fenofibrate in 35 minutes. |
| US08920842B2 |
Temperature controlled and pH dependent self gelling biopolymeric aqueous solution
The present invention relates a biopolymeric liquid aqueous composition for producing self-gelling systems and gels, which comprises: an acidic water-based medium, 0.1 to 10% by weight of a pH-gelling acid-soluble biopolymer; and 0.1 to 10% by weight of a water-soluble molecule having a basic character and a pKa between 6.0 and 8.4, or a water-soluble residue or sequence of the molecule having a basic character and a pKa between 6.0 and 8.4. The liquid composition has a final pH ranging from 5.8 and 7.4, and forms a stable solid and homogeneous gel within a temperature range from 10 to 70° C. The present invention also relates to a method for preparing the composition and uses thereof. |
| US08920841B2 |
Biodegradable polymer system
A polymer system useful for in vivo delivery of a therapeutic agent is provided. The polymer system comprises a biocompatible biodegradable polymeric backbone that is capable of a reversible stimuli-induced transition from liquid to gel. |
| US08920839B2 |
Dry-coated orally-disintegrating tablet
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a press-coated orally-disintegrating tablet characterized by containing an inner core which has an excellent disintegratability in oral cavity and a suitable hardness as a whole tablet. The present invention relates to a press-coated orally-disintegrating tablet with an outer layer surrounding an inner core wherein the inner core has a thickness in the range of 10 to 90% per that of the whole tablet, and the outer layer comprises (a) microcrystalline cellulose, (b) an inorganic excipient, and (c) one or more particular ingredients selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, starches, low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose and carmellose. |
| US08920838B2 |
Delayed-release glucocorticoid treatment of rheumatoid disease
Provided are methods for the treatment of a rheumatic disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosating spondylitis and/or polymyalgia rheumatic, by administering a delayed-release dosage form of a glucocorticoid to a subject in need thereof wherein the treatment is administered once daily for at least about two weeks. Also provided are methods for the treatment of osteoarthritis by administering a delayed-release dosage form of a glucocorticoid to a subject in need thereof wherein the treatment is administered once daily for at least about two weeks. |
| US08920836B2 |
Particulates
A neutral poly(ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate) copolymer is employed as a carrier in the manufacture of pharmaceutical formulations containing an active ingredient. The formulations are preferably made by melt extrusion, and can have rubbery characteristics and can exhibit tamper resistance. |
| US08920835B2 |
Paliperidone double-layered osmotic pump controlled release tablet and preparation method thereof
A paliperidone double-layered osmotic pump controlled release tablet and the preparation method thereof are disclosed. The double-layered osmotic pump controlled release tablet comprises a rigid membrane, a push layer, a drug layer, an isolation layer and an aesthetic coating, wherein the rigid membrane contains a semi-permeable polymer, a porogen and/or a plasticizer and has one or more drug release orifices on one end, the push layer comprises an expanding material, an osmotic agent, a binder, a colorant and a lubricant, the drug layer contains a pharmaceutically active ingredient, a hydrophilic polymer, an osmotic agent, a colorant, a lubricant and an antistatic agent, the isolation layer is located between the inner surface of the rigid membrane and the push layer, and contains a hydrophilic polymer. The paliperidone double-layered osmotic pump controlled release tablet shows an increasing drug release rate at early stage and keeps a constant drug release rate at later stage. |
| US08920832B2 |
Composition for nucleic acid transfection
The invention provides a nucleic-acid-transfecting composition which exhibits low cytotoxicity, which facilitates an effective nucleic acid transfection into a cell, and which improves expression of the nucleic acid in the cell.The composition for transfecting a nucleic acid into a cell, contains a di(C12-16 alkyl)dimethylammonium halide and a phospholipid. |
| US08920831B2 |
Lidocaine-containing hydrogel patch
A lidocaine-containing hydrogel patch comprising: a support layer; and a adhesive layer stacked on a surface of the support layer, wherein the adhesive layer comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of lidocaine and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, a total content of the lidocaine and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof is 3 to 8% by mass relative to an entire mass of the adhesive layer, the adhesive layer further comprises oleic acid in an amount of 0.3 to 1% by mass relative to the entire mass of the adhesive layer, and a pH of the adhesive layer is 6.8 to 7.4. |
| US08920829B2 |
Ruminant feed composition and method of making
A nutrient or medicinal composition for administration to ruminants, which includes a core of one or more biologically active substances coated with a film of polyurethane, overcoated with an “intermediate” wax is disclosed. This polyurethane/wax coating is resistant to rumen conditions, but will release the biologically active substance(s) in the abomasum and subsequent digestive tract of the ruminant animal. |
| US08920826B2 |
Medical imaging reference devices
A medical device can be placed within or on the body of a patient. The device can include one or more imaging agents to allow visualization of the location of the device by an imaging system such as an MRI, an ultrasound, a PET, a CT, or an IR imaging system. |
| US08920825B2 |
Polymeric composition for the neutralization of noxious agents
The present application is directed to a novel composition which acts as a barrier to noxious agents while adding self-detoxifying catalytic treatments to neutralize the noxious and harmful warfare agents when applied for example on a fabric, or other solid support. |
| US08920820B2 |
Highly concentrated stable meloxicam solutions for needleless injection
An aqueous cyclodextrin-free solution of meloxicam suitable is provided for administration by needleless injection, containing a pharmacologically acceptable meloxicam salt of an organic or inorganic base and one or more suitable excipients. |
| US08920809B2 |
Chimera comprising bacterial cytotoxin and methods of using the same
This invention provides, a recombinant polypeptide encoding a chimera. The chimera includes a DNase I fragment or a homologue thereof and a Cdt fragment or a homologue thereof. Further, the invention provides methods, utilizing the recombinant polypeptide encoding the chimera, such as a method for inhibiting the proliferation of a neoplastic cell, a method for treating a neoplastic disease in a human subject, a method for inhibiting or suppressing a neoplastic disease in a human subject, and a method for reducing the symptoms associated with a neoplastic disease in a human subject. |
| US08920808B2 |
Cytokine-based fusion proteins for treatment of multiple sclerosis
The present invention provides fusion proteins including an autoimmune antigen, an allergen antigen or an alloantigen, and an anti-inflammatory cytokine. Compositions and methods including the fusion proteins are also provided. |
| US08920806B2 |
Method of modulating inflammatory response by downregulation of activin
The present invention relates generally to a method of modulating an inflammatory response in a mammal and to agents useful for same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of modulating an inflammatory response in a mammal by modulating the functional activity of activin and thereby modulating the pro-inflammatory mediator cascade. The method of the present invention is useful, inter alia, in the treatment and/or prophylaxis of conditions characterized by an aberrant, unwanted or otherwise inappropriate inflammatory response including, inter alia, sepsis and inflammation of the airway. The present invention is further directed to methods for identifying and/or designing agents capable of modulating activin mediated regulation of the inflammatory response. |
| US08920805B2 |
Inhibition of tumor metastasis by anti-neuropilin 2 antibodies
The invention provides Nrp2 antagonists, such as anti-Nrp2 antibodies, and their use in the prevention and treatment of tumor metastasis. |
| US08920804B2 |
Methods and materials for the detection of dengue virus infection
The present invention provides monoclonal antibodies that are specific for the Dengue non-structural glycoprotein NS1 in monomeric and/or oligomeric (primarily dimeric) form, together with methods, including ELISA and lateral flow assays, that employ the disclosed antibodies for the early detection of Dengue virus infection. Diagnostic kits for the detection of Dengue infection are also provided, such kits including the disclosed monoclonal and/or polyclonal antibodies. |
| US08920800B2 |
Treatment of cancer with elevated dosages of soluble FGFR1 fusion proteins
The present invention provides methods of treating a patient having a cancer comprising administering to the patient a soluble Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR1) fusion protein such as an extracellular domain of an FGFR1 polypeptide linked to an Fc polypeptide or another fusion partner. The fusion protein may be administered at a dose of at least about 2 mg/kg body weight. In some embodiments, the patient has a fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2) plasma concentration of at least 6 pg/ml. In some embodiments, the cancer is characterized by a Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 2 (FGFR2) having a ligand-dependent activating mutation. |
| US08920797B2 |
Highly concentrated stabilized IgM solution
The present inventors discovered that stable and highly concentrated IgM solutions can be prepared by using, as an additive, a compound comprising a polyvalent cationic ion, such as magnesium chloride or arginine hydrochloride, to suppress IgM aggregation in solutions. |
| US08920794B2 |
Method for treating filtration failure after trabeculectomy surgery
The current invention relates to the improvement of trabeculectomy surgery. The improvement more specifically resides in an extended lifetime of the sclera-corneal drainage channel created by trabeculectomy surgery. The improvement is obtained by post-surgical administration of a plasmin or active derivative thereof in the form of topical eye drops alone, by anterior chamber injection alone, or by any combination of these. |
| US08920791B2 |
Root canal filler and dental tissue regeneration method
Provided is a novel and creative dental tissue regeneration method for regenerating dental tissue after pulpectomy or the enlargement and cleaning of an infected root canal. After pulpectomy or the enlargement and cleaning of an infected root canal, a root canal filler (200) having an extracellular matrix (210) containing the cells (220) enriched for dental pulp stem cells, is inserted into the apical side of the root canal of a target tooth (100). The cells including dental pulp stem cells include at least one of the following: dental pulp SP cells, CD31-negative and CD146-negative cells, CD24-positive cells, CD105-positive cells, and CD150-positive cells. For instance, dental pulp SP cells are CD31− and CD146− negative. Even if pulpitis due to deep caries occurs, appropriate dental pulp regeneration and recovery of dental pulp function are possible. |
| US08920790B2 |
Uses of IL-12 in hematopoiesis
Methods for enhancing or stimulating hematopoiesis including the step of administering Interleukin-12 (IL-12) to yield hematopoietic recovery in a mammal in need. Preferred methods include the step of administering IL-12 as an adjuvant therapy to alleviate the hematopoietic toxicities associated with one or more treatment regimens used to combat a disease state. Other methods include administering IL-12 to ameliorate various hematopoietic deficiencies. Still other methods are directed to uses of IL-12 for in-vivo proliferation of hematopoietic repopulating cells, hematopoietic progenitor cells and hematopoietic stem cells. Other disclosed methods are directed to uses of IL-12 for bone marrow preservation or recovery. |
| US08920789B2 |
Use of polymer D-lactic acid (PDLA) or equivalents thereof to inhibit growth of cancer cells and diagnose cancers
The invention provides method for sequestering or trapping L-lactate in or near a tumor cell comprising contacting an isolated polymer of D-lactic acid (PDLA) or an equivalent, derivative or analog thereof with the tumor cell so that the PDLA binds L-lactate in or near the cell and thereby sequestering or trapping L-lactate in or near the tumor cells. |
| US08920788B2 |
High-molecular weight conjugate of physiologically active substances
Disclosed is a water-soluble high-molecular weight conjugate of physiologically active substances which enable medicament to release without depending on the enzymes in a living body and which is expected to have a useful therapeutic effect. A high-molecular weight conjugate of a physiologically active substance has a substituent group represented by a general formula (1) bonded to a side-chain carboxy group of a block copolymer which has a polyethylene glycol moiety and either a polyaspartic acid moiety or a polyglutamic acid moiety. Formula (1): —Ar—CR15R16-O—C(═O)-A [In the formula: Ar represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group optionally a substituent group, or an aromatic heterocyclic group optionally having a substituent group; R15 and R16 independently represent a hydrogen atom or a (C1-C6) alkyl group optionally having a substituent group; and A represents a residual group of a physiologically active substance that has an carboxy group, or a residual group of a physiologically active substance that has an amino group]. |
| US08920786B2 |
Shampoo composition having improved care properties
The invention relates to a cosmetic preparation that contains (a) at least one surfactant selected from anionic, zwitterionic or amphoteric surfactants, (b) a microemulsion and (c) at least one cationic polymer. |
| US08920785B2 |
Cosmetic or dermatological preparations with a content of one or more thiazole derivates
Cosmetic or dermatological preparations having an effective content of one or more thiazoles of the general formula. |
| US08920782B2 |
Topical bioadhesive formulations
The present invention relates to topical bioadhesive formulations comprising low viscosity, non-liquid crystalline, mixtures of: a) at least one neutral diacyl lipid and/or at least one tocopherol; b) at least one phospholipid; c) at least one biocompatible oxygen containing, low viscosity organic solvent; wherein at least one bioactive agent is dissolved or dispersed in the low viscosity mixture and wherein the pre-formulation forms, or is capable of forming, at least one liquid crystalline phase structure upon contact with an aqueous fluid. The invention additionally relates to a method of delivery of an active agent comprising administration of a preformulation of the invention, a method of treatment comprising administration of a preformulation of the invention and the use of a preformulation of the invention in a method for the manufacture of a medicament. |
| US08920768B2 |
Crystallization aids for bayer aluminum hydroxide
Disclosed herein are compounds, compositions, and methods for producing aluminum hydroxide crystals from a precipitation liquor. The precipitation liquor may be located in a Bayer process. |
| US08920763B2 |
Method for producing lithium carbonate
The present invention relates to a method for producing lithium carbonate, the method including: mixing ammonia and carbon dioxide gas (carbonate gas) with an aqueous solution containing lithium chloride to conduct a carbonation reaction; and thereafter, recovering a produced solid by solid-liquid separation, and also relates to a method for producing high purity lithium carbonate. |
| US08920761B2 |
Method for producing high purity silicon
The present invention relates to a method for producing high purity silicon comprising providing molten silicon containing 1-10% by weight of calcium, casting the molten silicon, crushing the silicon and subjecting the crushed silicon to a first leaching step in an aqueous solution of HCl and/or HCl+FeCl3 and to a second leaching step in an aqueous solution of HF and HNO3. The leached silicon particles is thereafter subjected to heat treatment at a temperature of between 1250° C. and 1420° C. for a period of at least 20 minutes and the heat treated silicon is subjected to a third leaching step in an aqueous solution of HF and HNO3. |
| US08920758B2 |
Method for operating an exhaust gas aftertreatment system with at least one first SCR device and at least one second SCR device
A method for operating an exhaust gas aftertreatment system is provided that comprises at least one first SCR device and at least one second SCR device. Furthermore, a dosing device for reactant for supplying the SCR devices is provided upstream of the first SCR device in the exhaust gas flow direction. In one embodiment, a target overall efficiency ηDes of the SCR devices is specified. Using modeling of the exhaust gas aftertreatment system, depending on the target overall efficiency ηDes a target value ⊖1,Des is determined that represents the degree of charge of the first SCR device with reactant. The dosing of the reactant is adjusted accordingly to achieve the target value ⊖1,Des. |
| US08920753B2 |
Valve unit and apparatus having the same
A valve unit and an apparatus having the same include a plug which includes a phase change material in a solid state at a room temperature and a plurality of fine heat-dissipating particles dispersed in the phase change material. The fine heat-dissipating particles dispersed in the phase change material dissipate heat by absorbing an electromagnetic wave energy generated by electromagnetic wave radiation from the outside and block fluid flow in a path formed by a channel. As an external energy source irradiates an electromagnetic wave on the plug, the plurality of fine heat-dissipating particles dissipate heat and the phase change material becomes molten, thus opening the path to allow the fluid to flow. |
| US08920751B2 |
Automated enrichment for nucleic acid sequencing
The present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated handling of samples, e.g., biological or chemical samples. The apparatuses and the methods of the present teachings allow automated performance of various sample manipulation steps without manual intervention. In a preferred embodiment, the present teachings provide apparatuses and methods for automated enrichment of templated beads produced by PCR. |
| US08920750B2 |
Fluidic chip with laminated reinforcing layer for pressure reinforcement
A fluidic chip device configured for processing a fluidic sample includes two outer boundary layers, and at least one reinforcing layer arranged between the two outer boundary layers and being at both of its opposing main surfaces laminated with directly adjacent layers to reinforce pressure resistance of the fluidic chip device by the lamination, in which at least a part of the layers of the fluidic chip device includes a hole forming at least a part of a fluidic conduit for conducting the fluidic sample under pressure. |
| US08920747B2 |
Biosensor and biosensor manufacturing method
A biosensor manufacturing method including a sheet material forming process and a dicing process. In the sheet material forming process a sheet material with plural biosensor forming sections is formed. Each of the biosensor forming sections includes a first base plate, a second base plate stacked on the first base plate and forming a capillary between the second base plate and the leading end portion of the first base plate for sucking in sample liquid, and a hydrophilic layer formed on the second base plate at least in a region facing the capillary. In the dicing process plural biosensors are obtained by dicing the sheet material with a blade from the first base plate side at the leading end of each of the biosensor forming sections, such that the leading end of the capillary opens onto the leading end face of the first base plate and the second base plate. |
| US08920745B2 |
Aseptic sterilization unit for clean room on blowing wheel
An apparatus for the treatment of plastics material containers includes at least one movable support which is arranged in an isolator room to which a sterilization agent is capable of being supplied. The isolator room is constructed in at least two parts, and a first boundary of the isolator room is fixed in position during a movement of the movable support, while a second boundary of the isolator room is connected to the apparatus in such a way that it is suitable, during a movement of the movable support, for following this movement. The apparatus has at least one device for supplying the sterilization agent into the isolator room. The supplying device is suitable for acting with the sterilization agent upon the parts of the apparatus movable relative to this device and situated inside the isolator room. |
| US08920741B2 |
Ozone generating apparatus
An ozone generating apparatus is provided which includes a pair of electrodes for producing a discharge by the application of an ac voltage therebetween, and at least one dielectric provided between the pair of electrodes. A source gas containing oxygen is provided into a discharge space in which the discharge is produced to generate ozone by the action of the discharge. A surface lying between at least one of the pair of electrodes and the discharge space and in contact with the discharge has a surface resistivity of 104Ω to 1011Ω. The source gas provided into the discharge space includes ultrapure oxygen having a purity of not less than 99.9%. |
| US08920739B2 |
Increased efficiency in the synthesis of carbon nanomaterial
Disclosed is a system or method of increased efficiency in carbon nanomaterial synthesis. In one embodiment, a system or method of automated collection of deposited carbon nanomaterial is disclosed. According to one or more embodiments, a method of automated collection of deposited nanomaterial may comprise using cleaner blades to clean the wall of a deposition chamber and the surface of a central body where carbon nanomaterial has been deposited. The method of automated carbon nanomaterial collection may be used in connection with a method of carbon nanomaterial synthesis, to create a more efficient synthesis process. |
| US08920737B2 |
System for catalytic reaction
A system includes a reactor-adsorber configured to receive a gas, a regenerator configured to receive a saturated CO2 adsorption material from the reactor-adsorber, a first solids pressurizing feeder configured to convey the saturated CO2 adsorption material from the reactor-adsorber to the regenerator, and a second solids pressurizing feeder configured to convey a regenerated CO2 adsorption material from the regenerator to the reactor-adsorber. The reactor-adsorber includes a catalyst material configured to catalyze a water gas shift reaction of the gas to generate a hydrogen-rich gas, and a CO2 adsorption material configured to adsorb CO2 from the hydrogen-rich gas to generate the saturated CO2 adsorption material. The regenerator is configured to regenerate the saturated CO2 adsorption material to provide the regenerated CO2 adsorption material and CO2. The first and second solids pressurizing feeders are configured to at least substantially reduce or prevent fluid flow between the reactor-adsorber and the regenerator. |
| US08920730B2 |
Chemochromic detector for sensing gas leakage and process for producing the same
A chemochromic sensor for detecting a combustible gas, such as hydrogen, includes a chemochromic pigment mechanically mixed with a polymer and molded into a rigid or pliable shape. In a preferred embodiment, the chemochromic detector is within the material which is molded into a manufactured part, said part becoming the detector itself. The detector is robust and easily modifiable for a variety of applications and environmental conditions, such as atmospheres of inert gas, hydrogen gas, or mixtures of gases, or in environments that have variable temperature, including high temperatures such as above 100° C. and low temperatures such as below −196° C. |
| US08920729B2 |
Porous membrane waveguide sensors and sensing systems therefrom for detecting biological or chemical targets
A sensor for sensing at least one biological target or chemical target is provided. The sensor includes a membrane includes a membrane material that supports generation and propagation of at least one waveguide mode, where the membrane material includes a plurality of voids having an average size <2 microns. The sensor also includes at least one receptor having structure for binding to the target within the plurality of voids, and an optical coupler for coupling light to the membrane sufficient to generate the waveguide mode in the membrane from photons incident on the optical coupler. |
| US08920719B2 |
Immunochromatographic strip disc for multiplexed detection and detection method using the same
Provided is a strip-assembled immunochromatographic disc, containing: a base, a lid engaged with the base and a draining piece disposed between the strips on the base and the lid, wherein a sampling opening is disposed on the lid directly facing to the draining piece, and the said sampling opening intercommunicates to a draining groove provided on the inner side of the lid which is formed by a plurality of draining channels; several strip stages are provided on the base with their location and number corresponding to those of the draining channels provided on the lid, and the edge of the draining piece laps to the sample pads of the strips carried on the stage adjacent to one end of the sampling opening. Also provided is a method of performing multiplexed immnochromatographic detection using the strip disc to accomplish the detection of multiple target analytes in one sample in an assay. |
| US08920715B2 |
Sterilant composition and system
An antimicrobial solution for disinfecting instruments in an automatic sterilization device, the solution comprising: a peracid reaction product formed in situ from combining a liquid acetyl donor with a solid source of peroxide, wherein the in situ reaction takes place in the sterilization device, along with a containment and delivery ampule for use in an automatic sterilization device, and methods for disinfecting a medical instrument employing the inventive antibacterial solution. |
| US08920714B2 |
Corrosion inhibiting self-expanding foam
A corrosion prevention and control composition and method comprises combining primarily two-component polyurethane foam formed by reacting polyols with an isocyanate compound, and a 2 to 10 percent by weight of either an organic or inorganic gas-phase corrosion inhibitor. The closed cell foam provides a barrier protection for the underlying corrodible surface, while the inhibitor protects the metal from the absorbed moisture vapor, thereby preventing corrosion from occurring at the foam/metal interface. The resulting foam and inhibitor composition maintains better adhesion to the underlying corrodible structure in corrosive environments. |
| US08920711B2 |
Lance for wire feeding
A lance for feeding an additive wire into a quantity of molten metal below the surface of the molten metal. The lance has an inlet end which receives additive wire and an outlet end which dispenses the additive wire. The lance has an exterior sleeve of cardboard which has an inner surface. A portion of the inner surface of the exterior sleeve contacts an interior sleeve made of a refractory material. At the inlet end of the lance is a cardboard inlet outer sleeve and a cardboard inlet inner sleeve inside of the outer sleeve. The lance can have a coupling for fitting to a wire feeding apparatus. |