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| US08963746B2 |
Photoelectric touch-sensitive linear adjustment switch for an electric appliance
A touch-sensitive linear adjustment switch is configured to be touched along a linear direction in order to turn on or off, or make stepwise adjustment to the power supplied from, an external power source. The switch includes a housing having a light-permeable sensing surface. The touch control circuit board in the housing has a touch control circuit layer adjacent to the sensing surface. The surface of the touch control circuit layer is divided into plural first sensing areas arranged along the linear direction and is provided at intervals with plural first light-emitting elements, each located beside or in one first sensing area. When touched, the sensing surface triggers the touch control circuit layer in the corresponding first sensing area to control light emission of the light-emitting element(s) beside or in the first sensing area and to output a coded signal for controlling power supply from the external power source. |
| US08963744B2 |
Key system for an electronic device
A key activation system for use in an electronic device is provided. The system comprises an activation mechanism associated with a key in the system, a first feedback system and a second feedback system. The activation mechanism is associated with the key activation system and provides a first feedback sense when the activation mechanism has triggered the first activation condition. The second feedback system provides a second feedback sense indicating when the key triggers the second activation condition. In the system, the second feedback system operates independently from the activation mechanism and the first activation condition is triggered before the second activation condition when the activation mechanism is initially engaged. An activation mechanism may be centrally located for a set of keys. |
| US08963737B2 |
RF telemetry receiver circuit for active medical implants
An RF telemetry receiver circuit for active implantable medical devices. The baseband binary signal (Db) is doubly modulated by a low frequency carrier (Fm) and by a high frequency carrier (Fc). The receiver circuit is a semi-passive non heterodyne circuit, devoid of a local oscillator and mixer. It comprises an antenna (104), a passive bandpass filter (108) centered on the high-frequency carrier (Fc), a passive envelope detector (120-126) and a, digital demodulator (116). The envelope detector comprises a first diode circuit (120) of non-coherent detection, an active bandpass filter (122) centered on a frequency (2.Fm) twice the low frequency carrier and having a bandwidth (2.Db) twice the baseband bandwidth, and a second diode circuit (124) of non-coherent detection, outputting a baseband signal applied to the digital demodulation stage (116). |
| US08963735B2 |
Turbine meter pre-scaling terminal block electronics
An electronic circuit for converting higher-frequency output signals from a sensor into lower-frequency input signals for a discrete input wireless transmitter. The circuit includes a differential amplifier, a digital comparator, a digital frequency divider, and a transistor switch. The differential amplifier amplifies the sensor signals as a function of a frequency of the sensor signals. The digital comparator generates a square wave signal by comparing the amplified sensor signals to a fixed reference voltage. The digital frequency divider generates a lower-frequency signal by dividing the square wave signal. The transistor switch generates the lower-frequency input signals for the discrete input wireless transmitter by switching as a function of the lower-frequency signal from the digital frequency divider. |
| US08963734B2 |
Remote controlled pricing information
A coordinated system of printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies for displaying information, such as advertising and pricing information. Each individual PCB assembly may display a unit price, such as a price for particular type of gasoline or other product. Each complete PCB assembly may have a number of Light Emitting Diode (LED) modules. The LED modules may be interconnected with one or more plug-in back panel modules attached to a housing and to power and control buses. The module housing may be interconnected with a main power supply and a controller. The controller may be configured to remotely and automatically change the price for each PCB assembly within the coordinated system. Each LED module may include a dedicated processor and be configured to have male connectors to plug into corresponding female receptacles on the power and control buses facilitating ease of installation, and replacement or repair of individual LED modules. |
| US08963728B2 |
System and method for high-sensitivity sensor
A sensor unit that includes at least one sensor configured to measure an ambient condition is described. The controller can be configured to receive instructions, to report a notice level when the controller determines that data measured by the at least one sensor fails a report threshold test corresponding to a report threshold value. The controller can also be configured to obtain a plurality of calibration measurements from the at least one sensor during a calibration period and to adjust the threshold based on the calibration measurements. The controller can be configured to compute a first threshold level corresponding to background noise and a second threshold level corresponding to sensor noise, and to compute the report threshold value from the second threshold. In one embodiment, the sensor unit adjusts one or more of the thresholds based on ambient temperature. |
| US08963723B2 |
Kitchen sanitization compliance monitoring system
A kitchen sanitization compliance monitoring system comprises kitchen staff badges, food prep table beacons associated with food prep tables or areas, dispenser beacons associated with sanitization dispensers, and a central unit for wirelessly communicating with the badges. |
| US08963722B2 |
Apparatus and method for playing and/or generating audio content for an audience
An apparatus for at least one of playing and generating audio content for an audience includes circuitry. The circuitry is configured to receive sensor data from one or more sensors monitoring the audience. The circuitry is configured to analyze said sensor data to identify characteristic movement patterns of one or more members of the audience. The circuitry is configured to select music and generate verbal communication other than music to address the audience, based on the identified characteristic movement patterns. The circuitry is further configured to output said selected music and said verbal communication. A corresponding method for at least one of playing and generating audio content for an audience is also provided. |
| US08963718B2 |
RFID chip and antenna
A Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device antenna has a feed region of interdigitated fingers. The interdigitated fingers have parallel centerlines and are spaced one from another. A chip having opposing ends overlays opposing interdigitated fingers. A coupling is established between the chip and the antenna at the interdigitated fingers. |
| US08963716B2 |
Storage container for electronically addressable file folders and documents
A storage container for use in a documents management system with remote location of file folders positioned on support members mounted between walls of the storage container. The support members are electrically connected to an electrical input connector which supplies file folder search signals to the container and receives response signals from address decoder circuits located in each file folder removably received in the container. Each container has an electrical output connector which can be connected to the electrical input connector of another container so that several containers can be connected to one another. Each container can be removably installed in a file cabinet drawer and electrically connected to the file drawer conductive rails to communicate with a file cabinet based file management system. |
| US08963710B2 |
Systems and apparatus for container conversion
Aspects of the present invention relate to an apparatus for converting a container into a smart bottle. A tapered plug comprising a channel portion, wherein a first sensor is located proximate to a first end of the channel portion and a second sensor is located proximate to a second end of the channel portion, and a non-channel portion, wherein the non-channel portion houses a processor, a memory, a battery, a power-management system, a clock and a communication interface, may replace a standard container cap, thereby providing monitoring, verification and communication capabilities. |
| US08963709B2 |
Media management in a security system
The present invention extends to methods, devices, systems, and computer program products for media management in a security system. A method may comprise receiving media and assigning the received media to an alarm zone of a security system. The method may further include detecting activation of the alarm zone and conveying the media in response to detecting activation of the alarm zone. |
| US08963708B2 |
Breach detection in solid structures
An implantable device includes at least one solid structure having an external surface and a volume beneath the surface. One or more of a first conductor or set of conductors is disposed externally and/or internally on or within the structure and an array of elongate electrically conductive elements are disposed radially outwardly within the volume. A breach is detected when a conductive fluid intrudes into the volume through the surface. |
| US08963704B2 |
Driver assist device for an industrial truck and industrial truck with driver assist device
A driver assist device is provided for an industrial truck (1) that has a load handling device (5). The driver assist device, when located on the industrial truck (1), projects a lighting effect onto the roadway (13). The lighting effect forms a position marking (12) of the load handling device (5) on the roadway (13) which will be reached by the load handling device (5) for a particular steering angle after the industrial truck (1) travels around a curve by a defined curve angle. |
| US08963700B2 |
Air pressure management device for vehicle tire and vehicle tire capable of outputting air pressure information
A wireless communication device includes an electric power generation unit, an electric power accumulation unit, a sensor supplied with the electric power from the electric power accumulation unit, and a wireless communication unit supplied with the electric power from the electric power accumulation unit, for transmitting the sensed information outputted by the sensor to outside of the wireless communication device. A storage unit stores the sensed information outputted by the sensor. A control unit controls operation of the wireless communication unit, the sensor and/or the storage unit in accordance, at least in part, with the electric power accumulated in the electric power accumulation. |
| US08963699B2 |
Catalytic converter theft protection arrangement
A catalytic converter theft protection arrangement includes a metal cage rigidly attached to an underside of a vehicle such that the cage surrounds a catalytic converter of the vehicle. An electronic tamper-detecting device is disposed within the cage and transmits an alarm signal in response to detecting motion around the catalytic converter and/or vibration of the cage. A remote controller selectively activates and deactivates the electronic tamper-detecting device in response to actuation of the remote controller by a user. |
| US08963694B2 |
System and method for remote controlled device selection based on device position data and orientation data of a user
A system and method are provided for selecting a remote controlled device to be controlled from among a plurality of remote controllable devices. The system includes an electronic device having a registration interface configured to register device data corresponding to the plurality of remote controllable devices, a position locator configured to determine position data corresponding to a position of the electronic device, and an orientation interface configured to receive orientation data corresponding to an orientation of a user. A controller is configured to select the remote controlled device based on the device data, the position data, and the orientation data. The plurality of remote controllable devices each may include a respective data source configured to provide the device data, and a headset may be configured to generate the orientation data. |
| US08963693B2 |
System and method for controlling meeting resources
A method of controlling a plurality of meeting room resources. The method includes initiating, via a host information handling system, an application, creating, via the application, a plurality of preferences, and establishing, by the host information handling system, a connection with a configuration device via a first close range communication path. The method also includes transferring at least one of the plurality of preferences, via the first close range communication path to the configuration device. The configuration device transmits, via a second close range communication path, a control message based on at least one of the plurality of preferences, to control at least one of the plurality of meeting room resources. |
| US08963691B1 |
Sensor association system using wireless device information
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for identifying wireless devices. Information is received from a wireless device that is unidentified. An object associated with the wireless device is identified using a number of types of information in the information and the information. |
| US08963689B2 |
Cable ID using RFID devices
The present invention relates to the use of RFID technology to identify specific cables in a bundle, and in particular to a cable identification device in which RFID devices are connected to the far end of a plurality of cables and splitters, and an RF measurement device is used to identify each cable from the central location. The RF measurement device provides the AC RF electrical signal power required to pass through the at least one AC couple splitter to operate the plurality of RFID devices, and includes means to identify the unique identification numbers associated with the plurality of coaxial cables from the plurality of identification signals received simultaneously. |
| US08963685B2 |
Apparatus and system for and method of registration, admission and testing of a candidate
The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and system for and method of registering, admitting and testing of a candidate. Test candidate can be registered and admitted through verification of identity using biometric comparisons and third party identification systems. Scanning of identification documents and comparison with security information database can authenticate the validity and authenticity of identification documents. Authentication of testing candidates can be accomplished by comparison of biometric data of candidate against biometric data contain in identification document. Testing can be conducted on an apparatus remotely located from a proctor monitored administrative station or apparatus. The remote testing station can detect and prevent individuals from cheating, detect unauthorized objects, and can prevent or detect unauthorized copying of an examination or portions thereof. |
| US08963682B2 |
Multi-dimensional control of lighting parameters
A multi-dimensional controller (150) controls the multiple parameters of a lighting system (250). A track-ball (100) that provides three axes of rotation (101-103), for example, is used to control each of three lighting parameters, such as chrominance, luminance, and saturation. In like manner, intensity, direction, and diffusion control may be controlled by a device with three degrees of freedom/control. Force-feedback (120) is optionally provided to indicate divergence from established presets (220) or recommended operating conditions. Switches (130) and other control elements are also provided to store or recall preset parameters (220), override scheduled lighting settings, and so on. |
| US08963681B2 |
Operating control system for electronic equipment
The operating control system can be use on electronic equipment, such as cell phones, computers, engine analyzers, etc. An input device, programming a single or multiple devices, enables the input of user access data by a primary user for multiple modes. Through use of a black list, blocked numbers can be stored or immediately deleted with notification going to the user as well as the owner of the blocked number. A temporary shut down feature enables the ring tone on the device to be shut down for a programmed period of time and reactivated at the end of that time. |
| US08963677B2 |
Oil immersed stereo wound-core amorphous alloy transformer
An oil immersed stereo wound-core amorphous alloy transformer, comprising an iron core, a high-low voltage winding, leads and a tank. The core comprises three single frames made of amorphous alloy strips by winding and are identical in structure, and the single frames have a rectangular shape; the vertical sides of every two adjacent frames fit together fixedly to form a core pillar, and the horizontal sides of the single frame form iron yokes; the cross sections of the core pillars have an approximately circular or polygonal shape; the transformer further comprises a clamp, comprising a quasi-triangular upper and lower clamp, and posts, the lower clamp is provide with three food pads; the iron yokes in the lower portion of the iron core are located on the foot pads, and the high-low voltage winding is wound on the core pillars. |
| US08963673B2 |
Hand tool device having at least one charging coil
In a hand tool device having at least one charging coil provided for transmitting energy, the charging coil includes a coil core having at least two core segments which are movable relative to each other. |
| US08963665B2 |
Haptic solenoid
A haptic solenoid comprises a base member, a fixed pole which is fixed in place on the base member and which has a coil. A mobile pole is arranged facing the fixed pole with a gap therebetween and which moves by way of being attracted to the fixed pole when power is supplied to the coil. Elastic members which are made from a metallic material and which bias the mobile pole in a direction that distances the mobile pole from the fixed pole when power is not supplied to the coil and guide mechanisms, which guide the movement of the mobile pole. The guide mechanisms are configured so as to guide the movement of the mobile pole so that the mobile pole can only move in a direction facing the fixed pole. |
| US08963663B2 |
Contact switching device
An object of the present invention is to provide a contact switching device having high dimension accuracy and an inexpensive price, and including a small sealed space. For this, there is provided a contact switching device that drives a contact mechanical portion (30) arranged inside a sealed space (43) to perform contact switching, based on excitation and degauss of an electromagnet portion (50) arranged outside the sealed space (43). Particularly, a ceramic plate (31) holding a fixed contact terminal (33) of the contact mechanical portion (30) is bonded to and integrated with an upper opening edge portion of a metal cylindrical flange (32), while a plate-like yoke (37) is bonded to and integrated with a lower opening edge portion opposed to the upper opening edge portion to form the sealed space (43). |
| US08963662B2 |
Arc chuteless DC current interruptor
A system comprising a circuit interrupter configured to interrupt flow of current through a circuit during an over current condition, wherein the circuit interrupter comprises two contacts configured to remain in contact when a current flowing through the two contacts is less than a threshold value, a tripping mechanism configured to separate the two contacts when the current equals or exceeds the threshold value, and at least one of either a permanent magnet or an electrode configured to extinguish an electric arc formed between the two contacts of the circuit interrupter when the two contacts are separated, wherein the circuit interrupter does not include an arc chute. |
| US08963658B2 |
Micropstrip transmission line/coplanar waveguide (CPW) transistor structure
A structure having a coplanar waveguide transistor; and a microwave section, coupled to the transistor, having: a strip conductor coplanar with the electrodes of the coplanar waveguide transistor and a ground plane conductor disposed under the strip conductor. |
| US08963657B2 |
On-chip slow-wave through-silicon via coplanar waveguide structures, method of manufacture and design structure
On-chip, high performance, slow-wave coplanar waveguide with through-silicon via structures, method of manufacture and design structures for integrated circuits are provided herein. The method includes forming at least one ground plane layer in a substrate and forming a signal layer in the substrate, in a same plane layer as the at least one ground. The method further includes forming at least one metal filled through-silicon via between the at least one ground plane layer and the signal layer. |
| US08963650B2 |
Semiconductor device having on-chip oscillator for producing clock signal
A semiconductor device contrived to prevent a reference voltage and a reference current which are supplied to a high speed OCO from varying with a change in ambient temperature and/or a change in an external power supply voltage and to reduce the circuit area of a power supply module. The high speed OCO outputs a high speed clock whose magnitude is determined by the reference current and the reference voltage. A logic unit adjusts the values of the reference current and reference voltage, according to the reference voltage and reference current trimming codes related to detected ambient temperature and operating voltage. |
| US08963648B2 |
Low noise oscillator having switching network
Apparatus and methods are also disclosed related to an oscillator that includes a switching network configured to tune a resonant frequency of a resonant circuit. One such apparatus includes a switching network having a circuit element, such as a capacitor, that can be selectively coupled to the resonant circuit by a switch, such as a field effect transistor. For instance, the switch can electrically couple to circuit element to the resonant circuit when on and not electrically couple the circuit element to the resonant circuit when off. An active circuit can assert a high impedance on an intermediate node between the switch and the circuit element when the switch is off. |
| US08963644B2 |
Reconfigurable output matching network for multiple power mode power amplifiers
An impedance matching network for a radio frequency (RF) amplifier includes multiple stages connected to each other in a first to last order. A first stage produces an RF output signal, and a last stage receives an RF input signal. Each stage includes a first inductor connected to produce an output signal, a second inductor connected to receive an input signal from a next stage, a capacitor connected between the first and second inductors and a ground. In addition, each stage other than the first stage further includes a first switch to by-pass the first and second inductors, a second switch connected between the first and second inductors and the ground, and a controller for controlling, the first and second switches to select a particular power level of a set of power levels. |
| US08963640B2 |
Amplifier for output buffer and signal processing apparatus using the same
An amplifier for an output buffer includes an operational amplifier including a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal, the operational amplifier is configured to generate an input bias current and amplify a voltage difference between signals applied to the first input terminal and the second input terminal, and to output the amplified voltage difference; and a self-bias circuit connected to the first input terminal and the second input terminal, the self-bias circuit is configured to generate first and second current paths when the voltage difference is equal to or greater than a predetermined voltage, to generate a tail current on the first or second current path, and to add the generated tail current to the input bias current of the operational amplifier, wherein the second input terminal is connected to the output terminal. |
| US08963631B2 |
Signal amplifying circuit of communication device
A signal amplifying circuit of a communication device is disclosed including: an amplifier comprising a first input terminal, a second input terminal, and an output terminal, wherein the input terminal is coupled with a fixed voltage level; a feedback circuit coupled with the second input terminal and the output terminal of the amplifier; a digital-to-analog converter (DAC); a signal processing circuit; a switch for selectively coupling the second input terminal of the amplifier with the DAC or the signal processing circuit; and a control unit coupled with the switch for controlling the operations of the switch. |
| US08963620B2 |
Controlling circuit voltage and frequency based upon location-dependent temperature
Various embodiments include approaches for controlling a supply voltage or a clock frequency to an integrated circuit (IC). Various additional embodiments include circuitry for controlling a supply voltage or a clock frequency of an IC. In some cases, a method includes: locating a set of temperature sensors on bin locations in an IC; determining temperature bounds of the bin locations in the IC as a function of a determined temperature at the set of temperature sensors; determining timing constraints as a function of supply voltages at the bin locations and the determined temperature at the set of temperature sensors; and determining operational voltage bounds for the IC as a function of the determined temperature at the set of temperature sensors. |
| US08963616B2 |
Circuit topology for a phase connection of an inverter
A circuit for a phase connection of an inverter includes upper and lower bridge halves and respectively associated upper and lower bridge segments. Each bridge half has an outer switch and an inner switch connected in series. Each bridge segment has a diode and the inner switch of the associated bridge half connected in series. An output of the circuit is respectively connected to upper and lower potentials through the outer switches and is further connected to a center potential applied between the upper and lower potentials through each of the upper and lower bridge segments. Each bridge half further has a parallel power switch. The parallel switch of each bridge half is connected in parallel to the series-connected outer and inner switches of the bridge half. The output of the circuit is further respectively connected to the upper and lower potentials through the parallel switches. |
| US08963612B1 |
Multiple mode RF circuit
A multi-mode circuit can switch an output section between mixer and amplifier modes, with or without variable gain, to create a variable gain amplifier or a variable gain mixer or route an input signal by adjusting a bias current. An input section is controlled by a bias section and connected to the output section. The output section includes a first base-coupled transistor pair adapted to receive an input signal at emitters of the first base-coupled transistor pair, receive a bias signal at bases of the first base-coupled transistor pair, and provide an output signal at collectors of the first base-coupled transistor pair. |
| US08963611B2 |
Power and impedance measurement circuits for a wireless communication device
Exemplary embodiments disclosed are directed to power and impedance measurement circuits that may be used to measure power and/or impedance are described. A measurement circuit may include a sensor and a computation unit. The sensor may sense (i) a first voltage signal across a series circuit coupled to a load to obtain a first sensed signal and (ii) a second voltage signal at a designated end of the series circuit to obtain a second sensed signal. The sensor may mix (i) a first version of the first sensed signal with a first version of the second sensed signal to obtain a first sensor output and (ii) a second version of the first sensed signal with a second version of the second sensed signal to obtain a second sensor output. The computation unit may determine the impedance and/or delivered power at the designated end of the series circuit based on the sensor outputs. |
| US08963606B2 |
Clock control device
A clock control device is disclosed, which relates to a technology for reducing the amount of current consumption when a semiconductor device operates at a high speed. The clock control device includes: a chip-select-signal control block configured to generate a chip-select-control signal by latching a chip select signal, and output a fast chip select signal according to the chip-select-control signal; and a clock control block configured to drive a clock signal in response to the fast chip select signal when a command clock enable signal is activated, thereby generating a clock control signal, wherein the chip-select-signal control block latches the chip-select-control signal, and controls the chip-select-control signal to be toggled after the command clock enable signal is transitioned. |
| US08963604B2 |
Methods, apparatuses, and circuits for bimodal disable circuits
Circuits, integrated circuits, and methods are disclosed for bimodal disable circuits. In one such example method, a counter is maintained, with the counter indicating a logic level at which an output signal will be disabled during at least a portion of one of a plurality of disable cycles. The logic level indicated by the counter is transitioned. An input signal is provided as the output signal responsive to the enable signal indicating that the output signal is to be enabled, and the output signal is disabled at the logic level indicated by the counter responsive to the enable signal indicating that the output signal is to be disabled. |
| US08963599B2 |
Multi-frequency clock skew control for inter-chip communication in synchronous digital systems
Embodiments are disclosed of a multi-chip apparatus capable of performing multi-rate synchronous communication between component chips. Each chip may receive a common clock reference signal, and may generate an internal clock signal dependent on the clock reference signal. A clock distribution tree and phase-locked loop may be used to minimize internal clock skew at I/O circuitry at the chip perimeter. Each chip may also generate an internal synchronizing signal that is phase-aligned to the received clock reference signal. Each chip may use its respective synchronizing signal to synchronize multiple clock dividers that provide software-selectable reduced-frequency clock signals to the I/O cells of the chip. In this way, the reduced-frequency clock signals of the multiple chips are edge-aligned to the low-skew internal clock signals, and phase-aligned to the common clock reference signal, allowing the I/O cells of the multiple chips to perform synchronous communication at multiple rates with low clock skew. |
| US08963597B1 |
Cross-domain enablement method and electronic apparatus
A cross-domain enablement method is configured for providing a local clock signal to a logic-circuit device, which is operated in a delay-locked loop (DLL) domain. The logic-circuit device includes a command input and a clock input. The cross-domain enablement method comprises steps of: starting to provide the local clock signal to the clock input of the logic-circuit device by enabling a clock signal in the DLL-domain when a first command signal in a clock domain is activated; and, providing a second command signal in the DLL-domain to the command input of the logic-circuit device. The second command signal in the DLL-domain is activated later than the first command signal in the clock domain. |
| US08963596B2 |
Delay locked loop and data reception of a semiconductor apparatus
A semiconductor apparatus includes: a clock receiving unit configured to receive an external clock signal and output the received clock signal as a reference clock signal; a delay locked loop (DLL) configured to delay the reference clock signal by a variable delay amount and generate a data latch clock signal; a data receiving unit configured to receive external data in synchronization with the data latch clock signal and output the received data as internal data; and a determination unit configured to detect a phase difference between the reference clock signal and the data latch clock signal and generate a determination signal, when the DLL is locked. |
| US08963595B2 |
Phase-locked loops that share a loop filter and frequency divider
A shared loop filter includes an input port configured to selectively receive a first input from a first charge pump. The first charge pump is connected to a first phase locked loop (PLL) in a first die. The input port is further configured to selectively receive a second input from a second charge pump, the second charge pump connected to a second PLL in a second die separate from the first die. The shared loop filter further includes an output port configured to selectively provide an output to a first voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The first VCO is connected to the first PLL. The output port is further configured to selectively output a second output to a second VCO. The second VCO is connected to the second PLL. |
| US08963593B2 |
High-frequency signal processing device
A high-frequency signal processing device having a frequency synthesizer (PLL: Phase Locked Loop) is provided. A control circuit measures oscillation frequencies obtained upon setting a bias current of an oscillation circuit to first and second bias setting values and acquires a frequency difference amount of the oscillation frequencies. The frequency difference amount may be acquired as difference amount of setting values of a coarse adjustment capacitance setting signal (CTRM) using, for example, an automatic frequency selector unit. The control circuit retains a relationship of a difference amount of bias setting values and a difference value of setting values of the CTRM and approximating the relationship to a linear function. Thereafter, the control circuit defines, upon switching the bias current during locking of the PLL, the CTRM based on the linear function and switches the CTRM together with the bias current. |
| US08963592B2 |
PLL circuit and phase comparison method in PLL circuit
A PLL circuit includes a divider configured to generate a divided signal having a cycle of T/M (where M is an integer greater than or equal to two) by dividing an oscillation signal; a phase comparator configured to generate a phase comparison result by calculating an exclusive logical OR of M reference signals and the divided signal, the M reference signals having the cycle of T and respective time intervals shifted sequentially by T/2M; a loop filter configured to generate a voltage signal using the phase comparison result as input; and a voltage-controlled oscillator configured to generate the oscillation signal by oscillating at a frequency depending on the voltage signal. |
| US08963591B2 |
Clock signal initialization circuit and its method
A clock signal initialization circuit capable of preventing the operating frequency of a semiconductor integrated circuit from exceeding the maximum permissible frequency determined based on the power consumption of that semiconductor integrated circuit even when the PLL circuit is in a transient state at the start-up is provided. A clock signal initialization circuit for a semiconductor integrated circuit that operates in synchronization with a clock signal generated by a PLL circuit, includes a controller that derives a clock signal having a frequency no greater than a maximum permissible frequency determined based on a power consumption of the semiconductor integrated circuit as a supply clock signal to the semiconductor integrated circuit at least until the PLL circuit becomes a locked state after power-on. |
| US08963590B2 |
Power cycling power on reset circuit for fuse initialization circuitry
A system for initializing circuitry is presented. The system employs a power-on reset circuit having a threshold voltage and a programmable switch circuit. The power-on reset circuit has a detector circuit for detecting a reference voltage, and a one-sided latch for generating an output voltage reflective of the reference voltage. The detector circuit has a threshold after which the one-sided latch is activated. The programmable switch circuit receives the output voltage of the power-on reset circuit and generates an enable signal and its complement based on the status of an internal fuse. The switch point of the power-on reset circuit provides for a rapid increase in output voltage that offsets parasitic leakage current in the programmable switch circuit that can result in improper enable signal output. A high resistance direct path to ground on an output node of the power-on reset circuit prevents residual charge from causing an undesired misfire. |
| US08963589B1 |
Ramp generator circuit
An oscillator circuit selectively charges and discharges a capacitor with currents having variable magnitudes. A trimming circuit functions to measure a half period of the oscillator signal. The measured half period is compared to a reference period to generate an error signal. The variable magnitudes of one or the other or both of the current for sourcing or sinking at the capacitor are adjusted in response to the error signal. |
| US08963587B2 |
Clock generation using fixed dividers and multiplex circuits
Embodiments of an apparatus are disclosed that may allow for changing the frequency of a clock coupled to a functional block within an integrated circuit. The apparatus may include a plurality of clock dividers and a multiplex circuit. Each of the plurality of clock dividers may divide the frequency of a base clock signal be a respective one of a plurality of divisors. The multiplex circuit may be configured to receive a plurality of selection signals, select an output from one of the plurality of clock dividers dependent upon the received selection signals, and coupled the selected output of the plurality of clock dividers to the functional block. |
| US08963586B2 |
Power stage
A power stage has a differential output stage 2 driven by one or more buffer stages 4. The buffer stages 4 are implemented as high and low side buffers 12,14, each of which is itself a differential buffer implemented using transistors formed in an isolated-well technology such as triple-well CMOS. |
| US08963580B2 |
Logic device and method of operating the same
A logic device may include a first functional block, the first functional block including, a first storage block, a second storage block, and a first function controller. In a first operation time period, the first function controller may be configured to receive a first configuration selection signal and a first configuration command signal that instructs a first function be configured, select the first storage block as a configured storage block in the first operation time period based on the first configuration selection signal, and configure the first function in the first storage block based on the first configuration command signal. |
| US08963578B2 |
Receiver
The present invention discloses a receiver capable of enhancing accuracy of signal reception. The receiver includes a variable termination resistance unit, coupled to at least one channel, for utilizing at least one termination resistance corresponding to the at least one channel to perform impedance matching, and a signal detection and termination resistance adjustment unit, for detecting at least one external calibration signal corresponding to the at least one channel from at least one external signal generator, and adjusting the at least one termination resistance. |
| US08963577B2 |
Termination impedance apparatus with calibration circuit and method therefor
A termination impedance apparatus includes a variable pull-up resistor, a variable pull-down resistor, and a small-signal calibration circuit. The variable pull-up resistor is coupled between a first power supply voltage terminal and an output terminal. The variable pull-down resistor is coupled between the output terminal and a second power supply voltage terminal. The small-signal calibration circuit is for calibrating the variable pull-up resistor and the variable pull-down resistor to achieve a desired small-signal impedance. |
| US08963572B2 |
Testing in trays
Embodiments of the system and methods disclosed herein reduce the amount of handling necessary to organize the IC packages and thus may be utilized to increase the throughput of a test handler. To organize the IC packages, the IC packages may be initially placed on a first IC tray by the test handler. All of the IC packages are tested from the first IC tray so as to generate operational state data items for the IC packages. After all of the IC packages on the first IC tray are tested, the IC packages are sorted based on the operational state data items. In this manner, the operational state data items of the IC packages are known before sorting and thus not every IC package needs to be picked and placed in order to organize the IC packages. |
| US08963571B2 |
Inspection device for glass substrate
Disclosed is an inspection device for a glass substrate, comprising at least one probe, a holder, a stretch controller and a control circuit. The probe is installed on the stretch controller, the stretch controller is employed to stretch the probe out of the holder as an electrical signal is received; and to retract the probe backward in the holder as the electrical signal stops. The present invention promotes the inspection efficiency for the glass substrate. |
| US08963569B2 |
Semiconductor chip probe and the conducted EME measurement apparatus with the semiconductor chip probe
The present invention discloses a semiconductor chip probe for measuring conducted electromagnetic emission (EME) of a bare die and a conducted EME measurement apparatus with the semiconductor chip probe. The semiconductor chip probe comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer, an impedance unit, a measuring unit and a connection unit. The measurement apparatus comprises a semiconductor chip probe, a high frequency probe, a signal cable and a test receiver. The integrated passive component network designed and embedded inside the semiconductor chip probe forms the 1Ω or 150Ω impedance network. And the semiconductor chip probe is able to directly couple the EME conducted current or voltage from the test pin of the flipped chip under test to the test receiver for measurement. |
| US08963566B2 |
Thermally adaptive in-system allocation
An integrated circuit device includes component devices (that include primary and alternate devices) and storage elements connected to the component devices. The storage elements store different sets of repair addresses indicating which of the primary devices and alternate devices are to be enabled. Further, a controller is connected to the storage elements, and a temperature sensor is connected to the controller. The temperature sensor senses the temperature. The controller selects one of the different storage elements to select at least one of the sets of repair addresses based on the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor. The sets of repair addresses share use of at least one of the alternate devices and at least one of the primary devices. |
| US08963563B2 |
Capacitive sensor for detecting the presence of a substance
A capacitive sensor for detecting the presence of a substance includes a plurality of upstanding conductive pillars arranged within a first layer of the sensor, a first electrode connected to a first group of the pillars, a second electrode connected to a second, different group of the pillars, and a dielectric material arranged adjacent the pillars, for altering the capacitance of the sensor in response to the presence of said substance. |
| US08963562B2 |
Transducer configurations and methods for transducer positioning in electrical impedance tomography
Transducer configurations and methods for transducer positioning in electrical impedance tomography are provided. A plurality of transducers for one electrical impedance tomography arrangement are configured for positioning proximate a surface of an object and spaced apart along the object, wherein the transducers are one or more conductive rings and have at least one non-conductive portion. The arrangement further includes one or more excitation drivers coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to generate excitation signals for the plurality of transducers. The arrangement also includes one or more response detectors coupled to the plurality of transducers and configured to measure a response of the object at the plurality of transducers to the excitation applied by the plurality of transducers based on the excitation signals. The arrangement additionally includes a soft-field reconstruction module configured to reconstruct a property distribution based on the excitation signals and the measured response. |
| US08963560B2 |
Antenna system for electromagnetic compatibility testing
An antenna system for electromagnetic compliance testing within a frequency range includes a driven element mounted on a boom and including opposed first and second length-adjustable conductors. A length-adjustable passive element is mounted on the boom and spaced apart from the driven element and including opposed third and fourth length-adjustable conductors. An RF input connector is coupled between a feed path to a feed end of each length-adjustable conductors in the driven element. The feed path is configured to minimize stray reactances and stub effects within the frequency range. |
| US08963559B2 |
Variable impedance device
A variable impedance device includes a passive tuner that includes at least one variable component, which is controllable to apply a variable impedance value to an input signal of the passive tuner. A low noise amplifier is configured to supply the input signal to the passive tuner by amplifying an input RF (radio frequency) signal. |
| US08963555B2 |
Methods, systems, and apparatus for detecting light and acoustic waves
A sensor includes a sensor head including an acoustic detector configured to receive light from a first light source and to reflect the light upon incidence of acoustic waves. The sensor also includes at least one optical fiber and at least one fluorescent material within at least one of the sensor head and the at least one optical fiber. The at least one fluorescent material is configured to receive light from a second light source external to the sensor and emit visible light in response to the light received from the second light source. |
| US08963552B2 |
Electrostatic discharge event detector
A device for detecting an electrostatic discharge event by an object, the device comprising: a receiver for forming a first capacitive coupling with the object and a second capacitive coupling with a ground; and a first discharge path for discharging the second capacitive coupling to the ground, such that an electrostatic discharge event by the object charges the second capacitive coupling by an amount in a first time interval Δt1 that is substantially less than a second time interval Δt2 that it takes for the second capacitive coupling to discharge by the same amount through the first discharge path. |
| US08963549B2 |
Electromagnetic measurements using a group of two or more electromagnetic receivers
To survey a subterranean structure, for acquiring an electromagnetic (EM) measurement signal across EM receivers having a target axial spacing, a group of more than two EM receivers in an interval defined by the target axial spacing along a sensor cable is provided. The spacing between successive ones of at least some EM receivers in the group is less than the target axial spacing. EM measurements are acquired using the EM receivers in the group. |
| US08963548B2 |
Cylindrical gradient coil arrangement for a magnetic resonance device
A cylindrical gradient coil arrangement is provided for a magnetic resonance device. The arrangement includes at least one conductive structure that forms at least one gradient coil and a cooling device that uses a cooling fluid to cool the at least one conductive structure. The arrangement includes an outer carrier structure and an inner carrier structure. The outer carrier structure includes two tubular, coaxial outer sections with different diameters. The inner, tubular carrier structure is arranged between and coaxially with the outer sections. The conductive structure is placed on the inner carrier structure. The inner carrier structure is spaced from the outer sections by a clearance. The clearance forms a cooling channel through which the cooling fluid of the cooling device may flow. The inner carrier structure is fastened to the outer carrier structure at least in a point-by-point manner. |
| US08963544B2 |
Signal transmission device
A magnetic detection element includes a magnetoresistance effect portion composed of a magnetoresistance effect material and a pair of yoke portions. The pair of yoke portions is composed of a soft magnetic material and are respectively arranged so as to be electrically connected to both sides of the magnetoresistance effect portion. The pair of yoke portions guides magnetic flux into the magnetoresistance effect portion. The magnetic detection element also includes a bypass portion, which is composed of a soft magnetic material and is saturated with magnetic flux at lower magnetic field intensity than the yoke portions, and which guides a part of the magnetic flux generated in the yoke portions so as to divert the magnetic flux from the magnetoresistance effect portion. |
| US08963542B2 |
Minimizing magnetic interference in a variable reluctance resolver excited by 180 degree differential signals
A multi-pole variable reluctance resolver is balanced wired and driven by 180 degree differential signals. Capacitive passive elements may be serially added to the resolver to minimize magnetic interference and cancel flux between poles of the same polarity and orthogonal poles, as well as minimize the effect of input driving signal distortion. Symmetric networks of resistive and capacitive elements may also be added to the resolver to overcome noise sensitivity associated with balanced wired resolvers. |
| US08963535B1 |
Switch controlled current sensing using a hall effect sensor
An electronic system includes a Hall sensor to sense a controlled current. The Hall sensor is positioned proximate to a signal path and develops a voltage that includes a component corresponding to a controlled current. A controller generates a switch control signal to control conductivity of a switch, and the switch controls drive current for a load. The controller receives information either directly or indirectly from the Hall sensor corresponding to the controlled current and utilizes the information from the Hall sensor to control conductivity of the switch. Controlling conductivity of the switch controls the drive current for the load. The frequency of the switch control signal is sufficiently higher than a Hall sensor noise voltage to allow the controller to sufficiently cancel out the noise voltage for control purposes. |
| US08963534B2 |
Triaxial piezoelectric sensor
A triaxial piezoelectric sensor includes a PVDF layer, a first line layer, and a second line layer. The PVDF layer has multiple first electrodes and multiple second electrodes. Each first electrodes corresponds to each second electrodes for forming directions of polarization along the X-Y-Z axes. The first line layer has multiple first electrical connection portions and multiple first signal lines. Each first electrical connection portions corresponds to each first electrodes. The second line layer has multiple second electrical connection portions and multiple second signal lines. Each second electrical connection portions corresponds to each second electrodes. The PVDF layer is sandwiched between the first line layer and the second line layer. When an external force is applied to the PVDF layer, the first signal lines and the second signal lines transmit electrical signals according to the deformation of the PVDF layer. |
| US08963530B2 |
Multi input circuit
A multi input circuit is provided having a first terminal; a second terminal; a third terminal; a current element sensing signal detection unit connected between the first terminal and the third terminal; a multiplexer of which input ports are each connected to the first to third terminals and an output end of the current element sensing signal detection unit; a key input unit selecting the input ports for receiving the sensing signals from the multiplexer; a power supply unit; a switch turning-on/off power supplied to the RTD temperature sensor from the power supply unit; and a control unit outputting a control signal selecting the input ports of the multiplexer and a control signal controlling the turn-on/off of the switch according to the selection of the key input unit to receive the sensing signal input to the input port of the multiplexer. |
| US08963522B2 |
Current-direction detecting circuit and DC-DC converter
According to one embodiment, a circuit includes an amplifier, first and second capacitors, a switch and a monitoring-comparator. The amplifier amplifies source and drain voltages to output first and second amplified-signals. The first and second capacitors are connected to the amplifier's first and second terminals. The first and second amplified-signals are outputted from the first and second terminals. The switch forms first and second loops when a switching-transistor is OFF. The switch supplies a common-reference-voltage to the first and second loops to store charge in the first and second capacitors. The switch ends the first and second loops based on a gate-signal when the switching-transistor is ON. The monitoring-comparator compares first and second inputs. The monitoring-comparator outputs a signal depending on a comparison result when the switching-transistor is ON. The first and second inputs are input through the first and second capacitors. |
| US08963521B2 |
Power supply with a magnetically uncoupled phase and an odd number of magnetically coupled phases, and control for a power supply with magnetically coupled and magnetically uncoupled phases
An embodiment of a power supply includes an input node operable to receive an input voltage, an output node operable to provide a regulated output voltage, an odd number of magnetically coupled phase paths each coupled between the input and output nodes, and a first magnetically uncoupled phase path coupled between the input and output nodes. Such a power supply may improve its efficiency by activating different combinations of the coupled and uncoupled phase paths depending on the load conditions. For example, the power supply may activate only an uncoupled phase path during light-load conditions, may activate only coupled phase paths during moderate-load conditions, and may activate both coupled and uncoupled phase paths during heavy-load conditions and during a step-up load transient. |
| US08963518B2 |
Device for distributed maximum power tracking for solar arrays
A system for providing power from solar cells whereby each cell or cell array is allowed to produce its maximum available power and converted by an operatively connected DC/DC converter. Each cell or cell array has its own DC/DC converter. In one form the system includes one or more solar generators wherein each solar generator has one to nine solar cells; a maximum power tracker operatively associated with each solar generator, each maximum power tracker including a buck type DC/DC converter without an output inductor, each maximum power tracker being operatively connected in series with each other; an inductor operatively connected to the series connected maximum power trackers; and means for providing electrical power from the inductor to load means, wherein each maximum power tracker is controlled so that the operatively associated solar generator operates at its maximum power point to extract maximum available power. |
| US08963511B2 |
Controller for a switched mode power converter, a switched mode power converter and method of controlling the same
A method of controlling a switched mode converter is disclosed in which the switching frequency varies in proportion to the square of the sine of the phase of the input AC supply. Thus the switching frequency is a maximum, and the respective on period of the switch is a minimum, when the mains voltage is a maximum. Conversely, the switching frequency is reduced, and the respective on time of the switch is increased, when the mains voltage is reduced. Such a switching method provides for a high power factor. Implementation by means of a phase locked loop and a comparator may prevent the need for complex circuitry, and may provide for direct use of a digital controller or digital signal processing through a counter output in the phase locked loop.A controller configured to operate such a method, together with an AC/DC converter embodying such a controller are also disclosed. |
| US08963508B2 |
Method of controlling speed of a variable speed generator
Some embodiments relate to a method of controlling speed of a variable speed generator. The method includes detecting a load of the variable speed generator and determining a target speed for the variable speed generator based on the load supplied by the variable speed generator. The method further includes using a controller to adjust the speed of the variable speed generator based on the target speed. The method may further include correcting the target speed by calculating a correction factor that corrects the target speed based on a voltage produced by the variable speed generator. |
| US08963506B2 |
Battery management system and method of estimating battery state of charge
A battery management system and method accurately estimate a state of charge (SOC) of a battery. For this, the battery management system may include a unit SOC calculator calculating a unit SOC by using a charge/discharge current of a battery, an electromotive force SOC calculator calculating an electromotive force SOC using an electromotive force of the battery; a corrector calculating a compensation amount using the electromotive force SOC and a previous SOC, and an SOC calculator calculating a current SOC using the unit SOC, the previous SOC, and the compensation amount. |
| US08963504B2 |
Electronic device, method of charging electronic device, program, charging control apparatus, and charging control method
Provided is an electronic device including a secondary battery, a charging section which charges the secondary battery with power supplied from an external power supply section with a set charging current, a measurement section which measures an amount of charge accumulated in the secondary battery, a time information acquisition section which acquires time information, a storage section which stores charging history information indicating a time period in which a user performs charging, and a control section which has a chargeable time estimation section that estimates chargeable time based on the charging history information and the time information, and a charging current setting section that calculates a restricted charging current which enables the secondary battery to be charged up to a charging capacity within the chargeable time, based on the amount of charge acquired from the measurement section, and sets the restricted charging current in the charging section. |
| US08963501B2 |
Voltage equalization device, method, program, and power storage system
A voltage equalization device of a power storage device provided with battery packs in which a plurality of secondary cells are connected, power converters provided in association with the battery packs, and controllers that control the power converters, and in which the battery packs are connected in parallel via the individual power converters includes a decision portion and a voltage-adjusting portion. The decision portion obtains battery-pack information regarding the states of charge/discharge of the individual battery packs and decides, for each battery pack, whether or not to perform voltage adjustment on the basis of the battery-pack information. When the decision portion decides that the voltage adjustment is to be performed, the voltage-adjusting portion generates offset instructions for adjusting the states of charge/discharge and outputs the offset instructions to the controllers of the power converters associated with the battery packs. |
| US08963500B2 |
System and method for a battery pack output contactor
Systems and methods for controlling the output of a battery pack are disclosed. In one example, a battery pack contactor is closed after receiving a request to open the battery pack contactor during a power-up sequence. The system and method may reduce battery pack degradation. |
| US08963495B2 |
Battery exchanging method for electric vehicle
Provided is a battery exchange method for an electric vehicle. The battery exchange method includes (a) opening a protection cover of a battery mounting module installed at an upper portion of the electric vehicle, and transmitting an open signal to a battery charge station; (b) releasing a locking unit of a pre-mounted battery, and transmitting an unlocking signal to the battery charge station; (c) determining and storing a mounting location of the battery using an image sensor; (d) controlling movements and operations of a battery replacing robot when the unlocking signal is confirmed, and ejecting the pre-mounted battery from a battery seating base of the battery mounting module; (e) controlling movements and operations of the battery replacing robot to move a prepared fully charged battery into the battery mounting module, and mounting the fully charged battery on the battery seating base in the battery charge station. |
| US08963491B2 |
Contactless charging module, contactless charging device, and method of manufacturing contactless charging module
A contactless charging module, a contactless charging device, and a method of manufacturing the contactless charging module, wherein a magnetic sheet can be prevented from being damaged and giving an adverse effect on power transmission characteristic, by adopting a flexible magnetic sheet having slits, and wherein power transmission efficiency of the contactless charging module can be prevented from decreasing significantly. The contactless charging module is provided with: a planar coil unit; a magnetic sheet upon which the planar coil unit is to be mounted; a recess section or a slit that is formed on the magnetic sheet, and that is for housing therein a portion of a conductor wire of the planar coil unit; and a plurality of flexible slits that are for giving flexibility to the magnetic sheet. At least one of the plurality of flexible slits is formed such that a virtual extension line of the flexible slit will be arranged within the width of the recess section or the slit. |
| US08963489B2 |
Contactless power transfer device for moving object
Provided is a contactless power transfer device for a moving object. Each of a power transmission coil and a power receiving coil comprises an H-shaped core, and first, second and third search coils are installed on a magnetic pole object of the H-shaped core of the power transmission coil. A y-direction positional deviation between the power transmission coil and the power receiving coil is detected using voltages measured at the first and second search coils, and an x-direction positional deviation is detected using voltages measured at the third search coils. |
| US08963488B2 |
Position insensitive wireless charging
A wireless charging pad includes a capacitively-loaded conducting loop source resonator, with a characteristic size, L1, connected to a switching amplifier and configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field, wherein the conducting loop comprises multiple turns circumscribing an area, the conducting loop does not extend into the center of the circumscribed area, the source resonator delivers useful power to at least one device resonator with a characteristic size, L2, and where L1 is larger than L2. |
| US08963487B2 |
Power supply apparatus, power supply system, control method, and storage medium
A power supply apparatus for supplying electric power wirelessly to a power receiving apparatus which charges a battery informs charging information indicating a charging state of the power receiving apparatus, if a position of the power receiving apparatus is changed to more than the predetermined value. |
| US08963485B2 |
Battery charger system and method
A battery charger system and method are disclosed for increasing a charge of a battery. In one embodiment of the battery charger, an input for an electric charging power source is configured to supply electrical charging power to a rechargeable battery via an output circuit portion interposed therebetween. A transfer function circuit portion is configured to sense the voltage of the rechargeable battery as a sensing voltage such that the change in the sensing voltage is directly proportional to the internal impedance of the rechargeable battery. A control logic circuit portion is configured to select between: a constant current, variable voltage operational mode; a constant current, scalable voltage operational mode; and a variable current, constant voltage operational mode to furnish rapid recharging of the rechargeable battery. |
| US08963484B2 |
Electronic device for controlling magnitude of charging current for charging to-be-charged electronic device
By controlling a charging current magnitude for charging a to-be-charged electronic device by a charging electronic device and current magnitudes of other loading elements of the charging electronic device, when the charging electronic device is switched to a fast charge mode or to an efficiency mode from a normal charge mode, a required current can be directly provided to the to-be-charged electronic device without raising a hardware cost for upgrading charging capabilities. |
| US08963481B2 |
Charging service vehicles and methods using modular batteries
Charging service vehicles and methods using modular batteries are disclosed. The service vehicles are vehicles having electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment, and removably mounted battery modules or battery module connection points. The battery modules are connected to the EV charging equipment as a source of electrical energy. Some embodiments disclose integrating the EV charging equipment with the vehicle, recharging modules through a distribution grid connection, the manner of discharging the batteries, modes of connecting and disconnecting the modules, the size and weight of the modules, quick-disconnectability of modules, control and monitoring of the modules and charging equipment, and/or ways of connecting modules to the vehicle. These features are beneficial to efficiently keep service vehicles available for EV charging through exchanging battery modules or providing additional battery modules when necessary, and may keep operators safe through de-energization of connectors and other precautions inherent in these designs. |
| US08963480B2 |
Charging control system and device
A charging control system for charging a secondary battery from a solar battery, including a first path for transmitting power from the solar battery to the secondary battery, a second path for sensing the voltage of the secondary battery, and a comparison unit for comparing the solar battery voltage with the sensed voltage of the secondary battery. The first path includes a first interrupter, controlled by the comparison unit, which interrupts the first path to prevent discharge of the secondary battery through the solar battery when the solar battery voltage falls below the secondary battery voltage. The second path includes a second interrupter that interrupts the second path after the first path is interrupted, to prevent the secondary battery from discharging through the second path when not being charged through the first path. |
| US08963472B2 |
Integration of spindle external sense resistor into servo IC with stable resistance control circuit
An apparatus, comprises three driver FETs coupled at their sources; note-driver circuit; a first sense FET coupled to the sources of the three driver FETs; a current mirror having the first sense FET and a mirror FET; wherein the first sense FET is coupled to the mirror FET; a first transconductance amplifier coupled to the first sense FET; a second amplifier coupled to the current mirror, and an output of the first transconductance amplifier is an input to the second amplifier. |
| US08963470B2 |
Motor control apparatus
A motor control apparatus that controls rotation of a rotor of an electric motor powered from an electric power source includes a learning portion that executes an initial drive learning process, and a controller that executes a normal drive operation to sequentially change an exciting phase of the electric motor based on a count value of a counter which is corrected by a correcting portion such that the rotor is rotated to a target position after an initial drive operation is finished. The learning portion re-executes the initial drive learning process after a predetermined condition is satisfied, when the initial drive learning process is failed. |
| US08963469B2 |
Dynamic reconfiguration-switching of windings in an electric motor
Dynamic reconfiguration-switching of motor windings is optimized between winding-configurations. Acceleration is traded off in favor of higher velocity upon detecting an electric motor is at an optimal angular-velocity for switching to an optimal lower torque constant and voltage constant. The total back electromotive force (BEMF) is prohibited from inhibiting further acceleration to a higher angular-velocity. |
| US08963460B2 |
Method and system for controlling motor
A method for controlling a motor is provided. The method comprises obtaining electrical signals of the motor with a signal unit, the electrical signals comprising a motor torque and an angular velocity, calculating a voltage phase angle of a voltage vector with a calculating component, wherein a command torque, the motor torque, the angular velocity and a voltage amplitude of the voltage vector are inputs of the calculating component, and wherein the voltage phase angle is a variable and the voltage amplitude is a constant. The method further comprises modulating the voltage phase angle and the voltage amplitude to a switching signal for controlling an inverter; converting a direct current voltage to the voltage vector according to the switching signal, and applying the voltage vector to the motor. |
| US08963457B2 |
Electric storage system and control method of electric storage system
An electric storage system includes a charger which supplies power from an external power source to an electric storage apparatus and supplies power of the electric storage apparatus to an external device. A first and a second system main relay allow connection between a positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal of the electric storage apparatus and a load, respectively. A third system main relay is connected in series with a current limiting resistor and, together with the current limiting resistor, is connected in parallel with the first system main relay. A first and a second charge relay allow connection between the positive electrode terminal and the negative electrode terminal of the electric storage apparatus and the charger, respectively. A third charge relay is connected in series with the abovementioned current limiting resistor and, together with the current limiting resistor, is connected in parallel with the first charge relay. |
| US08963454B2 |
Apparatus for controlling compressor
An apparatus for controlling a compressor is provided. When grounding the apparatus for controlling a compressor, an analog circuit ground and a digital circuit ground may be insulated from each other to protect the apparatus. A ground of an analog circuit driven by commercial alternating current (AC) power, and a ground of a digital circuit driven by a voltage which has been converted from commercial AC power, may also be insulated from each other by a simple circuit device to protect a controller inside the digital circuit. |
| US08963453B2 |
Method and apparatus for synchronization of pulse width modulation
An inverter executing a PWM routine is configured to synchronize the switching periods of the PWM routine to an external signal. The external signal is generated, for example, by another inverter, a converter, or a high level controller. The external signal is preferably generated periodically, and the switching period is resynchronized to the external signal each time the external signal is received. Optionally, either the start time or the midpoint of the switching period may be aligned with external signal. Further, the external signal may be sent to multiple inverters. Preferably, a first portion of the inverters align the start time of their respective switching period to the external signal and a second portion of the inverters align the midpoint of their respective switching period to the external signal. |
| US08963452B2 |
Motor drive device, magnetic disk storage device, and electronic appliance
A motor drive device has: a power supply line to which a power supply voltage is applied; a ground line to which a ground voltage is applied; and a first motor driver that, when the power supply voltage is normal, rotates an N-phase first motor (where N is an integer of 2 or more) by using the supply voltage and, when the power supply voltage is abnormal, generates a rectified voltage from phase voltages of different phases appearing while the first motor is idling to regenerate the rectified voltage to the power supply line. The first motor driver, when generating the rectified voltage, boosts the rectified voltage by periodically repeating a brake cycle to make all the terminals of the different phases of the first motor conduct to the ground line and a boost cycle to rectify the phase voltages of the different phases synchronously while making at least one of the terminals of the different phases conduct to the power supply line. |
| US08963448B2 |
Output buffer circuit, devices including the same, and operating method of the output buffer circuit
An output buffer circuit includes an amplifier and a transmission circuit. The amplifier includes a plurality of inputs and an output. The inputs provide first input signals and second input signals to the amplifier. The output provides an output signal as a first input signal of the first input signals to the amplifier. The transmission circuit has an input coupled to the output of the amplifier and further has an output that provides a transmission circuit output signal as a second input signal of the second input signals to the amplifier. |
| US08963440B2 |
Two-wire dimmer switch for controlling low-power loads
A two-wire load control device such as a dimmer switch for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load such as a high-efficiency lighting load may be provided. The load control device may include a bidirectional semiconductor switch coupled between the source and the load and a controller operable to control the bidirectional semiconductor switch. The load control device may also include a front accessible trimming actuator to adjust a low end intensity setting of the load control device. The trimming actuator may be coupled to the controller such that the controller may control the bidirectional semiconductor switch appropriately. Additionally, the trimming actuator may include indicia to help a user readily identify the proper low end intensity setting. |
| US08963437B2 |
High power dimmer and dimming system having switchable power modes, dimming device and method for transmitting power and dimming commands
A dimming system is composed of a dimmer having switchable power modes and at least one lighting device. When the dimmer is in a non-dimming bypass mode, an input power is directly transmitted to the at least one lighting device with the dimmer being bypassed so that the circuit in the dimmer consumes no power. When the dimmer is in a dimming mode, an output selector of the dimmer outputs a dimming output power having a dimming command therein to each one of the at least one lighting device for each lighting device to decode the dimming command embedded in the dimming output power and perform a dimming operation according to the dimming command. As the dimming operation lasts briefly, the power consumed by the dimmer is extremely small. Accordingly, no heat dissipation issue arises and the present invention is applicable to all sorts of high power lighting devices. |
| US08963433B2 |
Managing light system energy use
A first lighting assembly receives a lighting profile that instructs the first lighting assembly to operate according to the lighting profile over a first period of time. The received lighting profile is implemented, including causing a light of the first lighting assembly to illuminate at a first intensity. An input acquired in proximity to the first lighting assembly and indicating activity in a region proximate the first lighting assembly is received. The received lighting profile is then deviated from, in response to the received input, by increasing the intensity of the light to illuminate at a second intensity for a predetermined period of time. A message is transmitted for receipt by the control center, the message including an indication of the increased light intensity and an identifier associated with the first lighting assembly. |
| US08963432B2 |
Lighting system, control method therefor and lighting control device
According to one embodiment, a lighting system includes a luminaire and a lighting control device. The lighting control device includes an operation section, a target-value managing section, a transmitting section, and a display section and controls the luminaire. The target-value managing section stores an operation state of the luminaire and, when the operation section is operated, calculates an operation target value on the basis of the stored operation state of the luminaire and updates the operation state to the operation target value serving as an operation state of the luminaire after the operation. The transmitting section transmits the operation target value as a radio signal. The display section performs display based on the operation target value. |
| US08963431B2 |
Circuit for driving LEDs
A circuit is disclosed for driving a plurality of LED strings from an AC supply and arranged to, in use, drive current through a series arrangement of a plurality N of the LED strings when the AC voltage is sufficient to drive the plurality N of the LED strings: the circuit comprising a first current source configured to be switchably connected to a one end of said series arrangement of N LED strings; a series combination of a second current source and a heat dissipater, wherein the series combination of the second current source and the heat dissipater is arranged in parallel with the first current source; and a current balancer for balancing the current through the first current source and the second current source. A driver for such a circuit is also disclosed. |
| US08963429B2 |
Lighting apparatus for fluorescent tube and driving method therefor
A lighting apparatus for a fluorescent tube and a driving method thereof are provided. The lighting apparatus includes a fluorescent tube, an open-loop protection unit and a driving device. The driving device includes an inverter and a power unit. The open-loop protection unit detects and determines an open-loop situation of two nodes of the fluorescent tube to produce an open-loop protection signal. The inverter receives a power voltage to light the fluorescent tube with a dual high-voltage method according to a trigger signal. The power unit coupled to the open-loop protection unit and the inverter provides the power voltage and determines whether to turn off the inverter according to the open-loop protection signal. When the open-loop situation of the fluorescent tube is occurred or driving voltage of the fluorescent tube is greater than a rated operating voltage, the inverter is turned off immediately to avoid components from overheating or burning. |
| US08963425B2 |
Power supply device, lamp fitting, and vehicle
Provided is a power supply device, which is capable of coping with semiconductor light source loads to be set in various ways, and has high efficiency, in which a current to be supplied to each of the loads has a small ripple. The power supply device supplies power to a semiconductor light source load and lights the semiconductor light source load, and includes: a DC-DC converter; and a controller. The DC-DC converter includes an inductance element and a switching element, and performs voltage conversion by storing energy in the inductance element from an input power source when the switching element is on, and discharging the energy, the energy being stored in the inductance element, to a load side when the switching element is off. The controller controls ON/OFF operations of the switching element so that an output current of the DC-DC converter can be the same as a target value. In the power supply device, means for regulating timing of turning on the switching element so that a current flowing through the inductance element can flow in a continuous mode operation is provided at least in the controller. |
| US08963417B2 |
Organic light emitting device, display unit, and device comprising a display unit
An organic light emitting device includes, in order an anode, an organic layer comprising a light-emitting layer, and a cathode. The anode is a laminated structure comprising in order: a first anode layer comprising a metal compound or a conductive oxide; a second anode layer that is a reflective layer; and a third anode layer comprising a metal compound or a conductive oxide. Light generated in the light-emitting layer is extracted through the cathode. |
| US08963410B2 |
LED bulb
A LED bulb includes a bulb head, a power PCBA of which a bottom is equipped with power pins, a LED PCB mounted to a top of the power PCBA and electrically connecting with the power PCBA, and a cover covered on the LED PCB. The bulb head includes a housing, electrical terminals disposed in the housing and including an anode terminal and a cathode terminal, and a power connection unit mounted to a bottom of the housing and including a bulb base and an anode element. One end of the anode terminal is electrically connected with a top end of the anode element. One end of the cathode terminal projects outside the housing to be electrically connected with the bulb base. The power PCBA is mounted on the housing. The power pins are electrically connected with another two ends of the anode terminal and the cathode terminal. |
| US08963407B2 |
Spark plug
A spark plug includes an insulator having an axial hole, a first inner circumferential surface, a second inner circumferential surface whose diameter is greater than that of the first inner circumferential surface, and a ledge portion connecting the first and the second inner circumferential surfaces. The spark plug also includes a center electrode having a large-diameter portion, a projection portion, and a circular columnar leg portion that projects into a space surrounded by the first inner circumferential surface. The spark plug includes a seal portion which fixes the center electrode within the axial hole. When C |
| US08963398B2 |
Current control brush assembly
A system, in certain embodiments, includes a current control brush assembly including a first electrically conductive arcuate housing section retaining a first set of electrically conductive filaments. The first set of electrically conductive filaments extends generally inward along a radial direction. The current control brush assembly also includes a second electrically conductive arcuate housing section retaining a second set of electrically conductive filaments. The second set of electrically conductive filaments extends generally inward along the radial direction. Furthermore, the current control brush assembly includes a hinge configured to facilitate rotation of the second electrically conductive arcuate housing section relative to the first electrically conductive arcuate housing section about an axis substantially perpendicular to a first axial surface of the first electrically conductive arcuate housing section. |
| US08963395B2 |
Motor core, stator, and method for manufacturing stator
An annular motor core has a plurality of split core pieces, each of which includes a yoke portion and a tooth. The split core pieces are circumferentially located and arranged in an annular shape such that the yoke portions of the core pieces form an annular shape as a whole and that the distal ends of the teeth of the core pieces face inward or outward each in a radial direction of the core. The core further includes an annular holder, which has joint portions at a plurality of positions in a circumferential direction of the holder. A first end of each of the core pieces is pivotably joined to the corresponding one of the joint portions. Each core piece can be pivoted about the corresponding joint portion relative to the holder such that a second end of the core piece moves in a radial direction of the holder. |
| US08963394B2 |
Cage rotor with starting bar
The invention relates to a cage rotor for an asynchronous machine (1) comprising starting bars for improving the starting behavior. The invention further relates to a method for producing such a cage rotor. In order to achieve as great an efficiency as possible, the cage rotor comprises a laminated rotor core (2) having grooves (3) and operating bars (5; 6; 7; 8; 15) disposed in the grooves (3) and contacting the laminated rotor core (2) directly on the inner groove base as seen in the radial direction of the cage rotor, wherein the operating bars (5; 6; 7; 8; 15) comprise partial cladding (9; 10; 11) enclosing an outer surface of the operating bars (5; 6; 7; 8; 15) as seen in the radial direction (12) of the cage rotor, wherein the material of the operating bars (5; 6; 7; 8; 15) comprises a greater specific conductivity than the material of the partial cladding (9; 10; 11). |
| US08963389B2 |
Terminal connection structure for the motor
Disclosed terminal housing connection structure for the motor is comprising: an insulator body; a terminal housing assembly unit protruding circumferentially and being combined with the insulator body integrally; a terminal housing having sliding hook combination with the terminal housing assembly unit, thus being capable of supplying a power to the motor; a fixing unit locking the position of terminal housing in the terminal housing assembly unit and comparting the coil unit of the insulator body with the terminal housing. |
| US08963387B2 |
Motor rotor including a resolver rotor for detecting rotation position
A motor rotor and a method for manufacturing a motor rotor, enabling crimping of the resolver rotor at low cost with less influence on the detection accuracy. A motor rotor includes a resolver rotor and a rotor shaft to which the resolver rotor is affixed by crimping. The rotor shaft includes a first stepped section with which a crimping punch makes contact to deform the first stepped section, a second stepped section with which an end surface of the resolver rotor makes contact, and a cutout groove formed in a surface which is located near the first stepped section and with which an inner peripheral hole section of the resolver rotor makes contact. In the crimping operation, the first stepped section of the rotor shaft is bent within the cutout groove to form a crimping protrusion which presses the end surface of the resolver rotor. |
| US08963386B2 |
Spindle motor
A spindle motor is provided, the motor comprising: a base plate, a PCB on the base plate, a bearing assembly arranged on the base plate, a stator coupled to a periphery of the bearing assembly, a rotor rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly, the rotor including a yoke and a magnet, and a rotation shaft rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly. The base plate includes a planar portion and a protruding portion arranged along with a periphery of the yoke, the protruding portion being apart from the yoke. The base plate is partially covered with the PCB in a region where the stator is arranged. And, a height from the planar portion to an upper surface of the protruding portion is smaller than a height from the planar portion to a lower surface of the periphery of the yoke. |
| US08963385B2 |
Spindle motor
A spindle motor is provided, the motor including: a base plate; a PCB Printed Circuit Board arranged on an upper surface of the base plate; a bearing assembly coupled to the base plate; a stator coupled to a periphery of the bearing assembly; and a rotor rotationally coupled to the bearing assembly, wherein the base plate is formed with a foreign object inflow prevention fence to inhibit inflow of foreign objects into the stator and the base plate. |
| US08963382B2 |
Stator for rotary electric machine in which stator coils are secured in stator slots using impregnating material
A stator includes a ring-shaped stator core having a plurality of slots arranged in a circumferential direction and a stator coil wound around the slots. The stator coil disposed within the slots is fixed by an impregnating material applied from an inner peripheral side of the stator core. An innermost-diameter coil wire of the stator coil positioned on the innermost-diameter side within the slots is provided with a first angle section that is angled towards an outward core-diameter direction side from a center section in a core-axis direction towards one end side, and a second angle section that is angled towards the outward core-diameter direction side from the center section in the core-axis direction towards another end side. The center section in the core-axis direction of the innermost-diameter coil wire projects towards an inward core-diameter direction side. |
| US08963380B2 |
System and method for power generation system
A power generation system comprises a tube, a coil assembly, a magnetic assembly, and a direct detonation source. The coil assembly comprises at least one coil configured outside the tube. The magnetic assembly comprises at least one magnet inside the tube. The magnetic assembly is configured to move relative to the tube. The direct detonation source produces a detonation impulse that causes one of the tube or the magnetic assembly to move thereby generating power based on the movement of the magnet assembly relative to the coil assembly where the direct detonation source produces the detonation impulse at an ignition point without requiring a period of deflagration. |
| US08963379B2 |
Paper shredder control system responsive to touch-sensitive element
The invention is directed to a touch-sensitive paper shredder control system. The touching feature is implemented through a series of electronic circuits, taking input from a conductive touch panel on the shredder feed throat, processing the signal, and through a motor driving circuit, stopping the mechanical parts of the shredder. The system has a touch detection circuit unit, which contains a bioelectricity controlled switching circuit to sense the conductive touch panel. The bioelectricity controlled switching circuit is configured to trigger a ground switching circuit in the touch detection circuit unit which outputs to a multifunction control circuit unit. The control circuit unit then takes care of the remaining protection issues. The touching device for paper shredders protects humans and other living beings including pets from injuries through automatic and real time monitoring. The complete control process is both safe and sensitive. |
| US08963375B2 |
Device and method for electrically decoupling a solar module from a solar system
Devices and methods for electrically decoupling a solar module from a solar system are described. In one embodiment, a solar system includes a string of a plurality of solar modules coupled with an inverter through a DC power line. An AC input is coupled with the DC power line. A device is also included and is configured to provide a closed circuit for one of the plurality of solar modules if an AC signal voltage from the AC input is present on the DC power line, and is configured to provide an open circuit for the one of the plurality of solar modules if no AC signal voltage from the AC input is present on the DC power line. |
| US08963374B2 |
System and method for integrating wind power generation with wave power generation
A system for integrating a wind power generation with a wave power generation includes a wind power generation device, a wave power generation device and a power integration device. The wind power generation device generates a first voltage. The wave power generation device generates a second voltage. The power integration device integrates the first voltage with the second voltage. |
| US08963373B2 |
Grid tie solar system and a method
A grid tie system includes a plurality of solar panels, a plurality of inverters, wherein each of the inverters is in electrical communication with at least one of the solar panels to convert a direct current to an alternating current, wherein each of the inverters has an active state and an inactive state and at least one of the inverters includes a tracking component to track a maximum power point of at least one of the solar panels, and a controller in communication with at least one of the inverters for selectively toggling the at least one of the inverters between the active state and the inactive state. |
| US08963371B2 |
Power supply with dual asymmetrical inputs
A dual asymmetric input power supply architecture for use in power systems employing input power source redundancy. The dual asymmetric input power supply operates from a main input of the power supply when acceptable voltage is present on the main input. If the main input fails or is out of tolerance, power can be supplied from an auxiliary input through a transformer isolated switching converter. The dual asymmetric input power supply architecture maintains the high efficiency of a single-input power supply while providing an auxiliary connection for input power source redundancy. |
| US08963369B2 |
Distributed power harvesting systems using DC power sources
A distributed power harvesting system including multiple direct current (DC) power sources with respective DC outputs adapted for interconnection into a interconnected DC power source output. A converter includes input terminals adapted for coupling to the interconnected DC power source output. A circuit loop sets the voltage and current at the input terminals of the converter according to predetermined criteria. A power conversion portion converts the power received at the input terminals to an output power at the output terminals. A power supplier is coupled to the output terminals. The power supplier includes a control part for maintaining the input to the power supplier at a predetermined value. The control part maintains the input voltage and/or input current to the power supplier at a predetermined value. |
| US08963364B2 |
Vehicle-mounted device and key switch identification method
A voltage detector 22 has an input port IN connectable to a steering remote control 6 of a voltage dividing type adapted to output one of output voltages different from each other for each of key switches to be pressed by a user, and detects through the input port IN an output voltage output from the steering remote control 6. A pull-up resistor 21a is connected in series between the input port IN and a power supply Vdd supplying a voltage to the steering remote control 6, and has a variable resistance. A controller 23 controls the pull-up resistor 21a to have sequentially changed resistances in a course of pressing the key switches. A processor 3 operates on sets of output voltages given respectively for the resistances in the course of pressing the key switches, to select a resistance of the pull-up resistor. |
| US08963361B2 |
Method to rotate the rotor of a wind turbine and means to use in this method
A direct driven wind turbine includes an electrical generator with a rotor and a stator, a hub constructed to receive a rotor blade, and an actuator device. The hub is connected to the rotor of the electrical generator. The hub and the rotor of the electrical generator are rotatable mounted in respect to the stator of the generator. The actuator device is constructed and arranged to rotate the rotor of the electrical generator and the hub of the wind turbine in respect to the stator of the electrical generator, wherein the actuator device is at least one motor. |
| US08963360B1 |
Hydro-electric system and device for producing energy
An energy producing unit is provided for producing energy from an artificial fall of fluid. The energy producing unit includes a host structure immersed in a fluid and a moveable member disposed within the host structure. The moveable member is independently vertically movable relative to the host structure between a risen position and a lowered position and is buoyantly biased to the risen position. An expandable compartment is formed within the host structure between a horizontal wall and a second horizontal member of the moveable member disposed below the horizontal wall. The expandable compartment expands and retracts when the moveable member is vertically moved between the risen position and the lowered position. The energy producing unit includes a conduit in communication with the expandable compartment and an energy extraction disposed within the conduit. As fluid flows through the conduit into the expandable compartment, energy is extracted from the flowing fluid. |
| US08963358B2 |
Linear faraday induction generator for the generation of electrical power from ocean wave kinetic energy and arrangements thereof
Various embodiments of permanent magnetic arrays are disclosed. Such arrays include a central support tube; permanent magnets arranged along the central support tube, where the permanent magnets are oriented such that like poles of the magnets are placed adjacently to concentrate a magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to an axis of the central support tube; and pole pieces arranged along the central support tube, each pole piece in contact with two neighboring permanent magnets and separating those two neighboring permanent magnets. |
| US08963355B2 |
High-performance wind turbine generator that can be driven in horizontal/vertical axis directions with the use of 3D active intelligent turbine blades
Provided is a 3D active intelligent-type high-performance wind turbine generator. The 3D active intelligent-type high-performance wind turbine generator may be driven in horizontal/vertical axis directions. This novel wind turbine generator includes blades for driving a generator shaft of which cross sections are arranged symmetrically to increase the efficiency of the wind turbine generator and a cylindrical type cam and cam follower for controlling the angle of each blade in every direction to an optimum condition, so as to guide a working fluid having kinetic energy to be introduced at right angles to the direction of the cross section of each blade, thereby maximizing the driving force of the blades. Thus, the wind turbine generator may operate satisfactorily even at a low initial start-up wind speed and may be driven in any horizontal/vertical axis directions. |
| US08963352B2 |
Wave energy electrical power generation
A wave energy electric power generation system has a buoyant body responsive to wave movement and an associated, relatively vertically stationary body, a compressor, a pressure regulator, and an impulse air turbine/generator set. The compressor has a piston that moves reciprocally relative to a cylinder to alternately compress air in opposed chambers. A pressure regulator tank defines a chamber in communication with the compressor for alternately receiving compressed air from opposed compression chambers, a floating piston within the tank applying pressure to compressed air in the chamber, a pressure regulator controlling pressure applied by the piston to the compressed air, and an hydraulic dampening system coupled to the floating piston to restrict unwanted vertical oscillations of the piston, for output of a continuous flow of compressed air at relatively constant pressure. |
| US08963349B2 |
Generator management system that selectively cuts off fuel to a generator to add a load to a bus
Some embodiments relate to an example generator management system. The generator management system includes a first generator having a first set of power leads and a second generator having a second set of power leads. The generator management system further includes a bus that connects the first output and the second output. A controller selectively cuts off fuel to the second generator to add a load to the bus. It should be noted that embodiments are contemplated where the generator management system alternatively cuts off fuel to the first generator to add a load to the bus. |
| US08963345B2 |
Encapsulation device having improved sealing
An encapsulation device including two casings made of a flexible polymer material, each delimiting a sealed space, and at least one hydrophobic material filling each of the casings, the casings being stacked and sealingly interconnected at peripheral edges thereof, a sealed space then being defined between the two casings for receiving a device to be encapsulated. |
| US08963344B2 |
Epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation, cured product thereof, and semiconductor device
An epoxy resin composition for semiconductor encapsulation of the present invention contains an epoxy resin (A) and a curing agent (B) and is used to encapsulate a copper wire (4) and a semiconductor element (1) connected to this copper wire (4). This epoxy resin composition is such that when a cured product of the epoxy resin composition is heated for 10 hours at 200° C., the amount of generation of a first corrosive gas that is a sulfur compound having corrosiveness to the copper wire (4) is less than or equal to 70 ppm. |
| US08963343B1 |
Ferroelectric memories with a stress buffer
A device including a ferroelectric memory and methods of manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, the device includes a semiconductor die with an integrated circuit fabricated thereon, a stress buffer die mounted to the semiconductor die overlying the integrated circuit, and a molding compound encapsulating the semiconductor die and the stress buffer die. Generally the integrated circuit includes a ferroelectric memory. In some embodiments, the device further includes a polyimide layer between the stress buffer and the semiconductor die. Other embodiments are also provided. |
| US08963340B2 |
No flow underfill or wafer level underfill and solder columns
A preassembly semiconductor device comprises substrate soldering structures extending toward chip soldering structures for forming solder connections with the chip soldering structures, i.e., the chip and the substrate are in preassembly positions relative to one another. The height of the substrate soldering structures is greater than the height of the chip soldering structures. A pre-applied underfill is contiguous with the substrate and is sufficiently thick so as to extend substantially no further than the full height of the substrate soldering structures. In another embodiment the height of the chip soldering structures is greater than the height of the substrate soldering structures and the pre-applied underfill is contiguous with the semiconductor chip and sufficiently thick so as to extend substantially no further than the full height of the chip soldering structures. A process comprises manufacturing semiconductor assemblies from these devices by soldering the semiconductor chip and the substrate to one another. |
| US08963339B2 |
Stacked multi-chip integrated circuit package
A multi-chip integrated circuit (IC) package is provided which is configured to protect against failure due to warpage. The IC package may comprise a substrate, a level-one IC die and a plurality of level-two IC dies. The level-one IC die having a surface that is electrically coupled to the substrate. The plurality of level-two IC dies is stacked above the level-one IC die. The plurality of level-two IC dies may each have an active surface that is electrically coupled to the substrate. The plurality of level-two IC dies may be arranged side by side such that the active surfaces of the plurality of level-two IC dies are positioned substantially in a same plane. Relative to a single die configuration, the level-two IC dies are separated thereby inhibiting cracking, peeling and/or other potential failures due to warpage of the IC package. |
| US08963337B2 |
Thin wafer support assembly
A semiconductor wafer assembly formed by bonding a support wafer to a thin wafer using a double-sided bonding release tape. The support wafer provides support for the thin target wafer such that existing handling tools can accommodate transporting and processing the assembly without compromising the profile of the thin target wafer. |
| US08963334B2 |
Die-to-die gap control for semiconductor structure and method
An embodiment is a structure comprising a substrate, a first die, and a second die. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The substrate has a through substrate via extending from the first surface towards the second surface. The first die is attached to the substrate, and the first die is coupled to the first surface of the substrate. The second die is attached to the substrate, and the second die is coupled to the first surface of the substrate. A first distance is between a first edge of the first die and a first edge of the second die, and the first distance is in a direction parallel to the first surface of the substrate. The first distance is equal to or less than 200 micrometers. |
| US08963333B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for wireless connection in integrated circuit packages
Some embodiments of the invention include a connecting structure between a support and at least one die attached to the support. The die includes a number of die bond pads on a surface of the die. The connecting structure includes a plurality of via and groove combinations. Conductive material is formed in the via and groove combinations to provide connection between the die bond pads and bond pads on the support. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US08963332B2 |
Semiconductor device with dummy lines
A semiconductor device includes a first main strap, a second main strap, a plurality of first sub straps, a plurality of second sub straps, and a plurality of dummy lines. The first main strap is extended in a first direction. The second main strap is extended in the first direction. A plurality of first sub straps is branched from the first main strap. The plurality of second sub straps is branched from the second main strap. The plurality of dummy lines is positioned between the first main strap and the second main strap. Each of the plurality of dummy lines is positioned between each of the plurality of first sub straps and each of the plurality of second sub straps. Each of the dummy lines is spaced apart from the first main strap, the second main strap, each of the first sub straps and each of the second sub straps. |
| US08963327B2 |
Semiconductor device including wiring board with semiconductor chip
A semiconductor device includes lands having an NSMD (non-solder mask defined) structure for mounting thereon solder balls placed in an inner area of a chip mounting area. The lands for mounting thereon solder balls are placed in an area of the back surface of a through-hole wiring board overlapping with a chip mounting area in a plan view. The semiconductor device is mounted on a mounting substrate with the balls. |
| US08963326B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming patterned repassivation openings between RDL and UBM to reduce adverse effects of electro-migration
A semiconductor device has a semiconductor wafer with a first conductive layer formed over a surface of the semiconductor wafer. A first insulating layer is formed over the surface of the semiconductor wafer and first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed over the first insulating layer and first conductive layer. A second insulating layer is formed over the first insulating layer and second conductive layer. A plurality of openings is formed in the second insulating layer in a bump formation area of the semiconductor wafer to expose the second conductive layer and reduce adverse effects of electro-migration. The openings are separated by portions of the second insulating layer. A UBM layer is formed over the openings in the second insulating layer in the bump formation area electrically connected to the second conductive layer. A bump is formed over the UBM layer. |
| US08963323B2 |
Heat-transfer structure
An apparatus 100 comprising a first substrate 130 having a first surface 125, a second substrate 132 having a second surface 127 facing the first surface and an array 170 of metallic raised features 170 being located on the first surface, each raised feature being in contact with the first surface to the second surface, a portion of the raised features being deformed via a compressive force 305. |
| US08963320B2 |
Integrated circuit packaging system with thermal structures and method of manufacture thereof
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: forming a thermal attach cluster includes: forming a heat collector having a heat dissipation surface, forming a cluster bridge, having a thermal surface, connected to the heat collector, forming a cluster pad, having an attachment surface, connected to the end of the cluster bridge opposite the heat collector; connecting an integrated circuit to the thermal attach cluster; and forming an encapsulation over the thermal attach cluster with the heat dissipation surface, the thermal surface, and the attachment surface exposed from and coplanar with the encapsulation. |
| US08963317B2 |
Thermal dissipation through seal rings in 3DIC structure
A package includes a die, which includes a semiconductor substrate, a plurality of through-vias penetrating through the semiconductor substrate, a seal ring overlapping and connected to the plurality of through-vias, and a plurality of electrical connectors underlying the semiconductor substrate and connected to the seal ring. An interposer is underlying and bonded to the die. The interposer includes a substrate, and a plurality of metal lines over the substrate. The plurality of metal lines is electrically coupled to the plurality of electrical connectors. Each of the plurality metal lines has a first portion overlapped by the first die, and a second portion misaligned with the die. A heat spreader encircles the die and the interposer. A wire includes a first end bonded to one of the plurality of metal lines, and a second end bonded to the heat spreader. |
| US08963315B2 |
Semiconductor device with surface electrodes
A semiconductor device includes a plate-shaped semiconductor element and an electrically insulating resin member. The semiconductor element has a front-surface electrode on its front surface and a back-surface electrode on its back surface. The resin member encapsulates the semiconductor element. The front-surface electrode is exposed to a front side of an outer surface of the resin member. The back-surface electrode is exposed to a back side of the outer surface of the resin member. The resin member has an extension portion that covers the entire side surface of the semiconductor element and extends from the side surface of the semiconductor element in a direction parallel to the front surface of the semiconductor element. |
| US08963314B2 |
Packaged semiconductor product and method for manufacture thereof
Packaged semiconductor product (2) including a first semiconductor device (4A) and a packaging structure with a protective envelope (6) and a first and second external electrode (8,10). The first semiconductor device (4A) has a first substrate (11A) and is provided with a first passivation layer (12A) and a first electronic structure. The first substrate has a first main surface (14). The first substrate (11A) is embedded in the protective envelope (6) and the first main surface (14) faces a first opening (23) of the protective envelope (6). The first electronic structure has a first and a second contact region (20, 22) for electrically contacting the first electronic structure. The first passivation layer (12A) substantially covers the first main surface (14) and the first electronic structure. The protective envelope (6) extends between the first passivation layer (12A) and the first external electrode (8) towards the first contact region (20). |
| US08963313B2 |
Heterogeneous chip integration with low loss interconnection through adaptive patterning
Integrating a semiconductor component with a substrate through a low loss interconnection formed through adaptive patterning includes forming a cavity in the substrate, placing the semiconductor component therein, filling a gap between the semiconductor component and substrate with a fill of same or similar dielectric constant as that of the substrate and adaptively patterning a low loss interconnection on the fill and extending between the contacts of the semiconductor component and the electrical traces on the substrate. The contacts and leads are located and adjoined using an adaptive patterning technique that places and forms a low loss radio frequency transmission line that compensates for any misalignment between the semiconductor component contacts and the substrate leads. |
| US08963299B2 |
Semiconductor package and fabrication method thereof
A semiconductor package is provided, including: a substrate having at least a conductive pad; a semiconductor element disposed on the substrate; a conductive adhesive formed on top and side surfaces of the semiconductor element and extending to the conductive pad; and an electronic element disposed on the conductive adhesive. The conductive adhesive and the conductive pad form a shielding structure so as to prevent electromagnetic interference from occurring between the semiconductor element and the electronic element. |
| US08963297B2 |
Semiconductor apparatus
A semiconductor apparatus includes a p-type doped layer, an n-type doped layer, and an internal electrical connection layer that is deposited and electrically coupled between the p-type doped layer and the n-type doped layer. In one embodiment, the internal electrical connection layer includes a group IV element and a nitrogen element, and the number of atoms of the group IV element and the nitrogen element is greater than 50% of the total number of atoms in the internal electrical connection layer. In another embodiment, the internal electrical connection layer includes carbon element with a concentration greater than 1017 atoms/cm3. In a further embodiment, the internal electrical connection layer is formed at a temperature lower than those of the p-type doped layer and the n-type doped layer. |
| US08963296B2 |
Double trench rectifier
A high power density or low forward voltage rectifier which utilizes at least one trench in both the anode and cathode. The trenches are formed in opposing surfaces of the substrate, to increase the junction surface area per unit surface area of the semiconductor die. This structure allows for increased current loads without increased horizontal die space. The increased current handling capability allows for the rectifier to operate at lower forward voltages. Furthermore, the present structure provides for increased substrate usage by up to 30 percent. |
| US08963295B2 |
Semiconductor structure with beryllium oxide
A semiconductor structure with beryllium oxide is provided. The semiconductor structure comprises: a semiconductor substrate (100); and a plurality of insulation oxide layers (201, 202 . . . 20x) and a plurality of single crystal semiconductor layers (301, 302 . . . 30x) alternately stacked on the semiconductor substrate (100). A material of the insulation oxide layer (201) contacted with the semiconductor substrate (100) is any one of beryllium oxide, SiO2, SiOxNy and a combination thereof, a material of other insulation oxide layers (202 . . . 20x) is single crystal beryllium oxide. |
| US08963292B2 |
Semiconductor device having backside redistribution layers and method for fabricating the same
Present embodiments relate to a semiconductor device having a backside redistribution layer and a method for forming such a layer. Specifically, one embodiment includes providing a substrate comprising a via formed therein. The substrate has a front side and a backside. The embodiment may further include forming a trench on the backside of the substrate, disposing an insulating material in the trench, and forming a trace over the insulating material in the trench. |
| US08963291B2 |
Semiconductor chip with seal ring and sacrificial corner pattern
A semiconductor device including a low dielectric constant film of which the relative dielectric constant is less than 3.5, is provided with one or more seal rings that are moisture blocking walls forming a closed loop in a plan view, and where at least one of the seal rings includes a seal ring protrusion portion in inward protruding form in the vicinity of a chip corner. |
| US08963290B2 |
Semiconductor device and manufacturing method therefor
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a good ohmic contact for an n-type Group-III nitride semiconductor. An n-type GaN layer and a p-type GaN layer are aequentially formed on a lift-off layer (growth step). A p-side electrode is formed on the top face of the p-type GaN layer. A copper block is formed over the entire area of the top face through a cap metal. Then, the lift-off layer is removed by making a chemical treatment (lift-off step). Then, a laminate structure constituted by the n-type GaN layer, with which the surface of the N polar plane has been exposed, and the p-type GaN layer is subjected to anisotropic wet etching (surface etching step). The N-polar surface after the etching has irregularities constituted by {10-1-1} planes. Then, an n-side electrode is formed on the bottom face of the n-type GaN layer (electrode formation step). |
| US08963287B1 |
Deep trench capacitor with conformally-deposited conductive layers having compressive stress
A high density deep trench MIM capacitor structure is provided wherein conductive-compressive-conformally applied layers of a semiconductor material, such as a Poly-SixGe1-x, are interleaved within MIM capacitor layers to counterbalance the tensile stresses created by such MIM capacitor layers. The interleaving of conductive-compressive-conformally applied material layers are adapted to counterbalance convex (upward) bowing of silicon wafers during the manufacturing process of high density deep trench MIM capacitor silicon devices to thereby help maximize production yields of such devices per wafer. |
| US08963280B1 |
Semiconductor devices and methods of manufacture
Semiconductor devices with reduced substrate defects and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a dielectric material on a substrate. The method further includes forming a shallow trench structure and deep trench structure within the dielectric material. The method further includes forming a material within the shallow trench structure and deep trench structure. The method further includes forming active areas of the material separated by shallow trench isolation structures. The shallow trench isolation structures are formed by: removing the material from within the deep trench structure and portions of the shallow trench structure to form trenches; and depositing an insulator material within the trenches. |
| US08963275B2 |
Resistive-switching device capable of implementing multiary addition operation and method for multiary addition operation
A resistive-switching random access memory device includes a memory cell disposed between a bit line and a word line, the memory cell having a resistive-switching element (40) and a Schottky diode (30). The Schottky diode (30) and the resistive-switching element (40) are connected in series. The Schottky diode (30) includes a metal layer and a semiconductor layer contacting each other. An interface between the metal layer and the semiconductor layer has a non-planar shape. |
| US08963269B2 |
Light-transmissive member, optical device, and manufacturing methods thereof
A light-transmissive member has a first principal face, a second principal face, and side faces. The first principal face has a first portion including a center of the first principal face and a second portion between the first portion and the side face sides. The member includes a plurality of altered portions formed between the first principal face and the second principal face so that the plurality of altered portions do not appear on the first principal face, the second principal face, and the side faces. Orthogonal projections of the plurality of altered portions onto the first principal face are included in the second portion. |
| US08963268B2 |
Free-standing two-sided devices
Devices having features deposited on two sides of a device substrate and methods for making the same. The devices are useful, for example, as the components in a macroelectronic system. In a preferred embodiment, the devices are photosensors having a plurality of electrodes patterned on a first side of the device and an electromagnetic interference filter patterned on a second side of the device. The method facilitates the fabrication of two-sided devices through the use of an immobilizing layer deposited on top of devices patterned on a first side of a device substrate; flipping the device substrate; processing the second side of the device substrate to produce patterned features on the second side of the device substrate; and releasing the devices having patterned elements on two sides of each device. |
| US08963261B2 |
Capacitive transducer and methods of manufacturing and operating the same
Provided are a capacitive transducer, and methods of manufacturing and operating the same. The capacitive transducer includes: a monolithic substrate comprising a first doping region, a second doping region that is opposite in conductivity to the first doping region, and a vibrating portion; and an empty space that is disposed between the first doping region and the vibrating portion. The vibrating portion includes a plurality of through-holes, and a material film for sealing the plurality of through-holes is disposed on the vibrating portion. |
| US08963257B2 |
Fin field effect transistors and methods for fabricating the same
The disclosure relates to a Fin field effect transistor (FinFET). An exemplary structure for a FinFET comprises a substrate comprising a top surface; a first fin and a second fin extending above the substrate top surface, wherein each of the fins has a top surface and sidewalls; an insulation layer between the first and second fins extending part way up the fins from the substrate top surface; a first gate dielectric covering the top surface and sidewalls of the first fin having a first thickness and a second gate dielectric covering the top surface and sidewalls of the second fin having a second thickness less than the first thickness; and a conductive gate strip traversing over both the first gate dielectric and second gate dielectric. |
| US08963254B2 |
Simultaneous formation of FinFET and MUGFET
A method and structure comprise a field effect transistor structure that includes a first rectangular fin structure positioned on a substrate. The first rectangular fin structure has a bottom contacting the substrate, a top opposite the bottom, and sides between the top and the bottom. The structure additionally includes a second rectangular fin structure positioned on the substrate. Similarly, the second rectangular fin structure also has a bottom contacting the substrate, a top opposite the bottom, and sides between the top and the bottom. The sides of the second rectangular fin structure are parallel to the sides of the first rectangular fin structure. Further, a trench insulator is positioned on the substrate and is positioned between a side of the first rectangular fin structure and a side of the second rectangular fin structure. |
| US08963251B2 |
Semiconductor device with strain technique
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure disposed over the substrate in the gate region. The fin structure includes a first semiconductor material layer as a lower portion of the fin structure, a semiconductor oxide layer as a middle portion of the fin structure and a second semiconductor material layer as an upper portion of the fin structure. The semiconductor device also includes a dielectric feature disposed between two adjacent fin structures over the substrate. A top surface of the dielectric feature located, in a horizontal level, higher than the semiconductor oxide layer with a distance d. The semiconductor device also includes a high-k (HK)/metal gate (MG) stack disposed in the gate region, including wrapping over a portion of the fin structure. |
| US08963250B2 |
Semiconductor device including a film for applying stress to a channel formation region to increase current flow
A semiconductor device includes an n channel conductivity type FET having a channel formation region formed in a first region on a main surface of a semiconductor substrate and a p channel conductivity type FET having a channel formation region formed in a second region of the main surface, which second region is different from the first region. An impurity concentration of a gate electrode of the n channel FET has an impurity concentration greater than an impurity concentration of the gate electrode of the p channel FET to thereby create a tensile stress in the direction of flow of a drain current in the channel forming region of the n channel FET. The tensile stress in the flow direction of the drain current in the channel forming region of the n channel FET is greater than a tensile stress in the direction of flow of a drain current in the channel forming region of the p channel FET. |
| US08963249B1 |
Electronic device with controlled threshold voltage
A field effect transistor having a source, drain, and a gate can include a semiconductor substrate, a buried insulator layer positioned on the semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor overlayer positioned on the buried insulator layer; a low dopant channel region positioned below the gate and between the source and the drain and in an upper portion of the semiconductor overlayer; and a plurality of doped regions having a predetermined dopant concentration profile, including a screening region positioned in the semiconductor overlayer below the low dopant channel region, the screening region extending toward the buried insulator layer, and a threshold voltage set region positioned between the screening region and the low dopant channel, the screening region and the threshold voltage set region having each a peak dopant concentration, the threshold voltage region peak dopant concentration being between 1/50 and ½ of the peak dopant concentration of the screening region. |
| US08963246B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
There is provided a semiconductor device and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device. Within the N-type semiconductor layer formed from a high resistance N-type substrate, the P-type well diffusion layer and P-type extraction layer are formed and are fixed to ground potential. Due thereto, a depletion layer spreading on the P-type well diffusion layer side does not reach the interlayer boundary between the P-type well diffusion layer and the buried oxide film. Hence, the potential around the surface of the P-type well diffusion layer is kept at a ground potential. Accordingly, when the voltages are applied to the backside of the N-type semiconductor layer and a cathode electrode, a channel region at the MOS-type semiconductor formed as a P-type semiconductor layer is not activated. Due thereto, leakage current that may occur independently of a control due to the gate electrode of a transistor can be suppressed. |
| US08963245B2 |
Integrated circuit having lateral compensation component
An integrated circuit and component is disclosed. In one embodiment, the component is a compensation component, configuring the compensation regions in the drift zone in V-shaped fashion in order to achieve a convergence of the space charge zones from the upper to the lower end of the compensation regions is disclosed. |
| US08963238B2 |
Double diffused drain metal-oxide-semiconductor devices with floating poly thereon and methods of manufacturing the same
A metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device is disclosed. The MOS device includes a substrate of a first impurity type, a diffused region of a second impurity type in the substrate, a patterned first dielectric layer including a first dielectric portion over the diffused region, a patterned first conductive layer on the patterned first dielectric layer, the patterned first conductive layer including a first conductive portion on the first dielectric portion, a patterned second dielectric layer including a second dielectric portion that extends on a first portion of an upper surface of the first conductive portion and along a sidewall of the first conductive portion to the substrate; and a patterned second conductive layer on the patterned second dielectric layer, the patterned second conductive layer including a second conductive portion on the second dielectric portion. |
| US08963236B2 |
Data storage device and methods of manufacturing the same
Provided are data storage devices and methods of manufacturing the same. The device may include a plurality of cell selection parts formed in a substrate, a plate conductive pattern covering the cell selection parts and electrically connected to first terminals of the cell selection parts, a plurality of through-pillars penetrating the plate conductive pattern and insulated from the plate conductive pattern, and a plurality of data storage parts directly connected to the plurality of through-pillars, respectively. The data storage parts may be electrically connected to second terminals of the cell selection parts, respectively. |
| US08963233B2 |
Power MOSFET device structure for high frequency applications
This invention discloses a new switching device that includes a drain disposed on a first surface and a source region disposed near a second surface of a semiconductor opposite the first surface. An insulated gate electrode is disposed on top of the second surface for controlling a source to drain current and a source electrode is interposed into the insulated gate electrode for substantially preventing a coupling of an electrical field between the gate electrode and an epitaxial region underneath the insulated gate electrode. The source electrode further covers and extends over the insulated gate for covering an area on the second surface of the semiconductor to contact the source region, An epitaxial layer is disposed above and having a different dopant concentration than the drain region. The gate electrode is insulated from the source electrode by an insulation layer having a thickness depending on a Vgsmax rating of the vertical power device. |
| US08963228B2 |
Non-volatile memory device integrated with CMOS SOI FET on a single chip
A structure and method provided for integrating SOI CMOS FETs and NVRAM memory devices. The structure includes a SOI substrate containing a semiconductor substrate, a SOI layer, and a BOX layer formed between the semiconductor substrate and the SOI layer. The SOI substrate includes predefined SOI device and NVRAM device regions. A SOI FET is formed in the SOI device region. The SOI FET includes portions of the BOX layer and SOI layers, an SOI FET gate dielectric layer, and a gate conductor layer. The structure further includes a NVRAM device formed in the NVRAM device region. The NVRAM device includes a tunnel oxide, floating gate, blocking oxide, and control gate layers. The tunnel oxide layer is coplanar with the portion of the BOX layer in the SOI device region. The floating gate layer is coplanar with the portion of the semiconductor layer in the SOI device region. |
| US08963210B2 |
Standard cell for integrated circuit
An integrated circuit (IC) cell may include first and second semiconductor regions, and parallel electrically conductive lines extending above the first and second semiconductor regions. The IC cell may further include electrically conductive line contacts electrically connected to the parallel electrically conductive lines, and may include at least one first line contact between the first semiconductor region and a corresponding end of the IC cell, and at least one second line contact between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region. Adjacent ones of the electrically conductive lines may be respectively coupled to one of the at least one first line contact and to one of the at least one second line contact. |
| US08963208B2 |
Semiconductor structure including a semiconductor-on-insulator region and a bulk region, and method for the formation thereof
A structure comprises a semiconductor substrate, a semiconductor-on-insulator region and a bulk region. The semiconductor-on-insulator region comprises a first semiconductor region, a dielectric layer provided between the semiconductor substrate and the first semiconductor region, and a first transistor comprising an active region provided in the first semiconductor region. The dielectric layer provides electrical isolation between the first semiconductor region and the semiconductor substrate. The bulk region comprises a second semiconductor region provided directly on the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08963206B2 |
Method for increasing fin density
The present disclosure is directed to a method of manufacturing a FinFET structure in which at least one initial set of fin structures is formed by photolithographic processes, followed by forming an additional fin structure by epitaxial growth of a semiconductor material between the initial set of fin structures. The method allows for formation of FinFET structures having increased fin density. |
| US08963199B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing same
An N type well (NW) is formed over a prescribed depth from a main surface of a semiconductor substrate (SUB), and a P type well (PW) and an N type drain region (ND) are formed in the N type well (NW). An N type source region (NS), an N+ type source region (NNS), and a P+ type impurity region (BCR) are formed in the P type well (PW). The N type source region (NS) is formed on a region situated directly below the N+ type source region (NNS), and not on a region situated directly below the P+ type impurity region (BCR), and the P+ type impurity region (BCR) is in direct contact with the P type well (PW). |
| US08963194B2 |
Light emitting device
A light emitting device includes a light emitting layer having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; an upper electrode; a current diffusion layer provided between the light emitting layer and the upper electrode and including a first layer on the first side of the light emitting layer and a second layer on a side of the upper electrode, the second layer having a carrier concentration higher than a concentration of the first layer, a recess being formed in a non-forming region of the upper electrode of the current diffusion layer so that a width of the recess decreases toward the light emitting layer, a sidewall of the second layer being at least a part of a sidewall of the recess; and a reflecting layer provided on the second side of the light emitting layer, the upper electrode being provided on the second layer, and the light emitting layer and the current diffusion layer being made of a III-V group compound semiconductor, respectively. |
| US08963193B2 |
Opto-electric device and method of manufacturing thereof
The present invention relates to an opto-electric device having a stack of layers subsequently comprising a first electrode layer (20) of a material having a first work function, deposited on a substrate (10) or forming a substrate (20), an organic opto-electric layer (30) on the first electrode layer (20), a patterned electrically conductive layer (40) printed on the opto-electric layer (30), a transparent, second electrode layer (50) of a material having a second work function on the opto-electric layer (30) provided with the patterned electrically conductive layer (40), the second work function having a value lower than the first work function. |
| US08963192B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device having a base, a mounting material and a chip of a semiconductor light emitting element is provided. The mounting material is provided on the base. The chip of the semiconductor light emitting element is fixed onto the base via the mounting material. The chip of the semiconductor light emitting element is provided with a sapphire substrate, an active region, a light shielding portion and anode and cathode electrodes for supplying an electric power to the active region. The active region is provided on the sapphire substrate and has a light emitting layer for emitting light by supplying electric power. The light shielding portion is formed on the sapphire substrate on the side of the mounting material. The light shielding portion prevents the mounting material from being irradiated with the light produced in the light emitting layer. |
| US08963184B2 |
Pattern substrate structure for light emitting angle convergence and light emitting diode device using the same
The present invention provides a pattern substrate structure for light emitting angle convergence and a light emitting diode device using the same. The pattern substrate structure has a plurality of enclosed geometric regions defined by at least three stripe-shaped parts on a substrate to provide the light reflection effect through the uneven surface of the substrate and thereby converge the light emitting angle of the light emitting diode element into 100˜110 degrees. Therefore, the illuminant efficiency of the light emitting diode device using the pattern substrate structure is substantially raised because of the improved directivity. |
| US08963175B2 |
Light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
Provided are a light emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light emitting device includes each of first and second semiconductor stacked structures including first and second conductive type semiconductor layers and an active layer, first and second contacts on tops and bottoms of the first and second semiconductor stacked structures to be connected to the first and second conductive type semiconductor layers, a substrate structure including first and second sides, a first insulation layer on an area where no second contact is formed among a surface of the first and second semiconductor stacked layers, first and second conductive layers connected to the second contacts of the first and second semiconductor stacked structures, first and second wiring layers on the first side of the substrate structure, and first and second external connection terminals connected to the first and second contacts of the first semiconductor stacked structure. |
| US08963168B1 |
LED lamp using blue and cyan LEDs and a phosphor
Many thousands of micro-LEDs (e.g., 25 microns per side) are deposited on a substrate. Some of the LEDs are formed to emit a peak wavelength of 450 nm (blue), and some are formed to emit a peak wavelength of 490 nm (cyan). A YAG (yellow) phosphor is then deposited on the LEDs, or a remote YAG layer is used. YAG phosphor is most efficiently excited at 450 nm and has a very weak emission at 490 nm. The two types of LEDs are GaN based and can be driven at the same current. The ratio of the two types of LEDs is controlled to achieve the desired overall color emission of the LED lamp. The blue LEDs optimally excite the YAG phosphor to produce white light having blue and yellow components, and the cyan LEDs broaden the emission spectrum to increase the CRI of the lamp while improving luminous efficiency. Other embodiments are described. |
| US08963165B2 |
Nitride semiconductor structure, nitride semiconductor light emitting element, nitride semiconductor transistor element, method of manufacturing nitride semiconductor structure, and method of manufacturing nitride semiconductor element
A nitride semiconductor structure in which a first nitride semiconductor underlying layer is provided on a substrate having a recess portion and a projection portion provided between the recess portions at a surface thereof, the first nitride semiconductor underlying layer has at least 6 first oblique facet planes surrounding the projection portion on an outer side of the projection portion, and a second nitride semiconductor underlying layer buries the first oblique facet planes, a nitride semiconductor light emitting element, a nitride semiconductor transistor element, a method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor structure, and a method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor element are provided. |
| US08963162B2 |
High electron mobility transistor
A high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) includes a first III-V compound layer. A second III-V compound layer is disposed on the first III-V compound layer and is different from the first III-V compound layer in composition. A carrier channel is located between the first III-V compound layer and the second III-V compound layer. A source feature and a drain feature are disposed on the second III-V compound layer. Each of the source feature and the drain feature comprises a corresponding intermetallic compound at least partially embedded in the second III-V compound layer. Each intermetallic compound is free of Au and comprises Al, Ti or Cu. A p-type layer is disposed on a portion of the second III-V compound layer between the source feature and the drain feature. A gate electrode is disposed on the p-type layer. A depletion region is disposed in the carrier channel and under the gate electrode. |
| US08963154B2 |
Thin film transistor substrate and method of manufacturing the same
A thin film transistor substrate includes a base substrate, an active pattern disposed on the base substrate, a gate insulation pattern disposed on the active pattern, a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulation pattern and overlapping the channel, and a light-blocking pattern disposed between the base substrate and the active pattern and having a size greater than the active pattern. The active pattern includes a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a channel disposed between the source electrode and the drain electrode. |
| US08963152B2 |
TFT, shift register, scanning signal line drive circuit, switch circuit, and display device
A distance (d1) from an edge of a first region (R) at places (D) where branch electrodes (4b) extending, which branch off from an electrode line (4a) of a second source/drain electrode (4), start to overlap with a first region (R) to the electrode line (4a) is 5 μm or more. This realizes a TFT including a comb-shaped source/drain structure that enables easy repair of a source-drain leakage. |
| US08963147B2 |
Thin film transistor, method of manufacturing the same, and image display device equipped with thin film transistor
A thin film transistor includes, on an insulating substrate, at least: a gate electrode; a gate insulating layer; a source electrode; a drain electrode; a metal oxide layer including a semiconductor region and an insulating region, each of the semiconductor region and the insulating region being composed of a same metal oxide material; and an insulating protective layer. The semiconductor region includes a region between the source electrode and the drain electrode, and is overlaid on a part of each of them. The semiconductor region is formed between the gate insulating layer and the insulating protective layer to abut on at least one of them. The electric conductivity of the semiconductor region is higher than that of the insulating region. |
| US08963143B2 |
Organic electroluminescent device
The invention provides an OLED device with improved light out-coupling comprising an electroluminescent layer stack (2) on top of a substrate (1), where the electroluminescent layer stack (2) comprises an organic light-emitting layer stack (6) with one or more organic layers sandwiched between a first electrode (3) facing towards the substrate (1) and a second electrode (7) to apply a driving voltage to the organic light-emitting layer stack (6), and a first electron transport layer stack (4a) arranged between the organic light emitting layers stack (6) and the second electrode (7), wherein the electron transport layer stack (4a) comprises an electron transport layer (41) made of a first electron transport material having a low refractive index and at least one n-doped layer (40, 42). The invention further relates to a method to manufacture these OLED devices. |
| US08963142B2 |
Photoelectric transducer and solid-state imaging apparatus
Provided is a photoelectric transducer having a photoelectric conversion material layer including an organic material with higher sensitivity and response than conventional one.The photoelectric transducer includes (a-1) first and second electrodes 21 and 22 separated from each other and (a-2) a photoelectric conversion material layer 30 provided between the first and second electrodes 21 and 22, wherein the photoelectric conversion material layer 30 includes an azo moiety-containing thiazole compound represented by the structural formula (1). |
| US08963140B2 |
Organic photovotaics
The present disclosure is for improved organic semiconductors and improved organic photovoltaics. Liquid crystalline bent-core molecules in the B4 subphase of the present disclosure may be incorporated into improved organic semiconductors. Liquid crystalline bent-core molecules in the B4 subphase of the present disclosure may be incorporated into improved organic photovoltaics that may have improved quantum efficiencies over pre-existing organic photovoltaics. |
| US08963136B2 |
OLED liquid crystal display and method for laminating alignment film
The present invention relates to a method for laminating an alignment film onto an organic light emitting diode. The method includes a) deploying a bonding agent over a surface of the organic light emitting diode; b) laminating the alignment film with the organic light emitting diode on the surface deployed with bonding agent; and c) curing the bonding agent with heat or light such that the alignment film and the organic light emitting diode are completely laminated. The present invention further discloses an LED display device. By way of foregoing, during the lamination of the alignment film, bubbles can be avoided, and the yield can be increased. |
| US08963134B2 |
Display panel and method for manufacturing the same
The present invention provides a display panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The display panel comprises a substrate, pixels, active elements and storage capacitors, and the active elements and storage capacitors are disposed in the pixels. Each of the storage capacitors includes a first storage electrode and a second storage electrode, and the second storage electrode is disposed in a recess of an insulating layer and positioned to the first storage electrode. In the method for manufacturing the display panel, portions of the insulating layer are removed to form the recesses positioned to the first storage electrodes. The present invention can increase the aperture ratio of the pixels. |
| US08963133B2 |
Organic electroluminescent element
Provided is an organic electroluminescent element that achieves increased emission intensity in the front direction of the organic electroluminescent element without reducing the size of the light-emitting region thereof. The organic electroluminescent element includes: a reflective electrode; an organic electroluminescent layer including a light-emitting layer; a transparent electrode; and a light extraction structure between the reflective electrode and the organic electroluminescent layer, the structure being of a protruding shape having inclined portions whose widths gradually narrow from the reflective electrode toward a light extraction side, in which: the light extraction structure is provided on the reflective electrode to surround a light-emitting region; in a cross section taken along a plane perpendicular to the reflective electrode where an angle of an inclination angle formed between the reflective electrode and each of the inclined portions is largest, the angle of the inclination angle is 23° or more to 33° or less. |
| US08963132B2 |
Solution processable doped triarylamine hole injection materials
Methods for fabricating a solution-processed OLED are provided. The methods include depositing an organic layer comprising mixture of an organic electron acceptor and an organic electron donor to form a layer that is insoluble to a non-polar solvent. Devices containing the organic layer may demonstrate improved lifetime and have a lower operating voltage while maintaining good luminous efficiency. |
| US08963126B2 |
Low-voltage, N-channel transistors including a hybrid semiconductor-dielectric material
Hybrid semiconducting-dielectric materials and electronic or electro-optic devices using the hybrid semiconducting-dielectric materials. Hybrid semiconducting-dielectric materials comprise molecules that have a core section that provides an n-type semiconducting property and side chains that provide a dielectric property to a layer of hybrid semiconducting-dielectric material. Specific hybrid semiconducting-dielectric materials include tetracarboxylic diimide compounds having sidechains comprising fluorine substituted aliphatic or aromatic moieties linked to the tetracarboxylic diimide structure by an alkylene or heteroalkylene linking group. |
| US08963122B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting element and light emitting device
In a semiconductor light emitting element outputting light indicating green color by using a group III nitride semiconductor, light emission output is improved. A semiconductor light emitting element includes: an n-type cladding layer containing n-type impurities (Si); a light emitting layer laminated on the n-type cladding layer; and a p-type cladding layer containing p-type impurities and laminated on the light emitting layer. The light emitting layer has a barrier layer including first to fifth barrier layers and a well layer including first to fourth well layers, and has a multiple quantum well structure to sandwich one well layer by two barrier layers. The light emitting layer is configured such that the first to fourth well layers are set to have a composition to emit green light, and the first barrier layer is doped with n-type impurities, whereas the other barrier layers are not doped with n-type impurities. |
| US08963116B2 |
Wrap around phase change memory
A device is disclosed. The device includes a top electrode, a bottom electrode and a storage element between the top and bottom electrodes. The storage element includes a heat generating element disposed on the bottom electrode, a phase change element wrapping around an upper portion of the heat generating element, and a dielectric liner sandwiched between the phase change element and the heat generating element. |
| US08963112B1 |
Charged particle cancer therapy patient positioning method and apparatus
The invention comprises a patient positioning and/or repositioning system, such as a laying, semi-vertical, or seated patient positioning, alignment, and/or control method and apparatus used in conjunction with multi-axis charged particle radiation therapy. Patient positioning constraints optionally include one or more of: a seat support, a back support, a head support, an arm support, a knee support, and a foot support. One or more of the positioning constraints are preferably movable and/or under computer control for rapid positioning, repositioning, and/or immobilization of the patient. The system optionally uses an X-ray beam that lies in substantially the same path as a proton beam path of a particle beam cancer therapy system. The generated image is usable for: fine tuning body alignment relative to the proton beam path, to control the charged particle beam path to accurately and precisely target the tumor, and/or in system verification and validation. |
| US08963106B2 |
Method for the thermal photoswitching of spin-transition materials, and uses thereof
A method is provided for the thermal photoswitching of spin-transition compounds from the low-spin state to the high-spin state, including at least one step of exposing the material to a non-polarized laser beam which is at room temperature, and the wavelength of which is in the infrared range and the power of which is 1 mW·cm−2 to 1 W·cm−2. The method may be used for the temporary or permanent marking of materials including particles of at least one spin-transition compound including an iron(II) and triazole ligand compound. |
| US08963105B2 |
Image obtaining apparatus, image obtaining method, and image obtaining program
An image obtaining apparatus includes: a light source configured to irradiate a biological sample having a fluorescent label with an excitation light, the excitation light exciting the fluorescent label; an optical system including an objective lens, the objective lens being configured to magnify an imaging target of the biological sample; an image sensor configured to form an image of the imaging target magnified by the objective lens; a movement controller configured to move a focus position of the optical system in an extended range, the extended range being obtained by adding predetermined margins to both ends of the imaging target in a thickness range; and a light-exposure controller configured to expose the image sensor to light while moving the focus position of the optical system in the extended range. |
| US08963103B2 |
Probe for laser microscope
A device for sterilizing a sample chamber in an automated live cell microscope, having a sample holding frame contained in a housing of the microscope. The device includes a UVC sterilizing unit that emits an ultraviolet light with a wavelength of 280 nm to 100 nm (UVC radiation). The UVC sterilizing unit is arranged so that it is able to travel through the sample chamber for sterilization purposes. |
| US08963102B2 |
Charged particle beam microscope, sample holder for charged particle beam microscope, and charged particle beam microscopy
An apparatus that can capture a rotation series of images of an observation area within a range of −180° to +180° around the x axis thereof, and can capture a rotation series of images of the observation area within a range of −180° to +180° around the y axis thereof. The apparatus includes a sample mounting base having at its tip portion a mounting portion for mounting a sample thereon; a rotating jig having a mounting base holding portion that holds the sample mounting base; a sample holding rod that includes a holding portion that holds the rotating jig; a first rotation control unit that applies, to the sample holding rod, a first rotation within a range of −180° to +180° with the extending direction of the sample holding rod as the axis thereof; and a second rotation control unit that applies, to the rotating jig, a second rotation within a range of ±45° or more with the direction orthogonal to the rotation axis of the first rotation as the axis thereof, the sample mounting base being in a conical or polygonally conical form. |
| US08963099B2 |
Electrode of electrostatic lens and method of manufacturing the same
An electrode to be used for an electrostatic lens, wherein the electrode at least includes: a first substrate having a first through-hole and a second substrate having a second through-hole; the first substrate having a thickness smaller than the second substrate; the first through-hole having a diameter smaller than the second through-hole; the second substrate having a specific resistance smaller than the first substrate, wherein the first substrate and the second substrate are superimposed so that the first through-hole and the second through-hole are aligned relative to each other. Notching taking place near any of the through-holes in a dry etching process can be reduced, and thus, the through-holes can be formed accurately. |
| US08963098B2 |
Direct conversion X-ray detector with radiation protection for electronics
The present invention relates to an X-ray detector having an X-ray sensor (first X-ray sensor) converting X-radiation directly into electric charge carriers, having signal evaluation electronics electrically connected to the X-ray sensor and preferably formed as integrated circuit(s), having an X-ray absorber formed for protecting the signal evaluation electronics, and having a sensor carrier (first sensor carrier) formed and arranged for positioning the X-ray sensor relative to the X-ray absorber, wherein, viewed in the direction of incidence of the X-radiation, both the signal evaluation electronics are arranged behind the X-ray absorber and in the X-radiation shadow thereof and the X-ray sensor is admittedly likewise positioned by means of the sensor carrier preferably arranged between the X-ray absorber and the signal evaluation electronics at least sectionally behind the X-ray absorber, but outside the X-radiation shadow thereof. |
| US08963096B2 |
X-ray detector including oxide semiconductor transistor
Example embodiments are directed an X-ray detector including an oxide semiconductor transistor. The X-ray detector including the oxide semiconductor transistor includes an oxide semiconductor transistor and a signal storage capacitor in parallel to each other on a substrate. The oxide semiconductor transistor includes a channel formed of an oxide semiconductor material, and a photoconductor. A pixel electrode and a common electrode are formed on opposite surfaces of the photoconductor. The channel includes ZnO, or a compound including ZnO and at least one selected from a group consisting of gallium (Ga), indium (In), hafnium (Hf), and tin (Sn). |
| US08963085B2 |
Photon induced near field electron microscope and biological imaging system
A method of obtaining PINEM images includes providing femtosecond optical pulse, generating electron pulses, and directing the electron pulses towards a sample. The method also includes overlapping the femtosecond optical pulses and the electron pulses spatially and temporally at the sample and transferring energy from the femtosecond optical pulses to the electron pulses. The method further includes detecting electron pulses having an energy greater than a zero loss value, providing imaging in space and time. |
| US08963081B2 |
Mass selector, and ion gun, ion irradiation apparatus and mass microscope
When a time-of-flight mass selector having a chopper using a deflector selects the masses of the ions, an ion beam is deflected. As a result, at least a part of the ion beams diagonally pass through an aperture electrode with respect to the axis. Accordingly, there has been a problem that a position on an object irradiated with a cluster ion beam, results in moving. This mass selector includes: a flight tube having an equipotential space that makes a charged substance fly therein; a deflector that is installed in a downstream side with respect to the flight tube in a direction in which the charged substance flies; a first aperture electrode that is installed in a downstream side with respect to the deflector in a direction in which the charged substance flies; and a second aperture electrode that is installed in between the deflector and the first aperture electrode. |
| US08963080B2 |
Substrate compositions and methods of use thereof
The subject matter provided herein relates to substrates for desorbing and ionizing analytes, and kits and methods of use thereof. The substrate provided herein comprises a porous semiconductor, a fluorous initiator, and a photoactive compound containing a fluorous group. |
| US08963078B2 |
Ion group irradiation device and secondary ion mass spectrometer
The present invention provides an ion group irradiation device which includes: an ion source which generates an ion; and an ion group selecting unit which selects an ion group containing a cluster ion from ions released from the ion source, in an ion group irradiation device for irradiating a sample with the ion group, wherein the ion source has a pressure gradient forming unit for changing a pressure with which a material of the cluster ion is jetted, with time, the ion group selecting unit has a chopper which performs a chopping operation of selecting the ion group by passing and blocking the cluster ions in a traveling direction by the opening and closing of the chopper, and the chopper performs two or more times of the chopping operations per one time of a pressure gradient forming operation by the pressure gradient forming unit. |
| US08963077B2 |
Methods of detecting reverse triiodothyronine by mass spectrometry
Provided are methods for determining the amount of reverse T3 in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing reverse T3 in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of reverse T3 in the sample. |
| US08963076B2 |
Sample transferring apparatus for mass cytometry
In a mass cytometer or mass spectrometer, a sample of elemental tagged particles is transferred from a dispersion to a gas flow through a carrier aerosol spray for atomization and ionization by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) source. The configuration of the sample transfer apparatus allow for total consumption of the sample by passing the sample spray through a deceleration stage to decelerate the spray of particles from its high velocity expansion. Following the deceleration stage, the decelerated sample of particles can be accelerated and focused through an acceleration stage for transferring into the ICP. This effectively improves the particle transfer between the sample spray and the ICP. |
| US08963075B2 |
Bioparticle ionization with pressure controlled discharge for mass spectrometry
A novel system and method for charge-monitoring mass spectrometry is provided. The mass spectrometer can be used to measure the mass of one or more analytes having masses in the range of about a few Daltons to more than about 1015 Daltons. The invention can be used for rapid mass distribution measurements. For example, the system and method can be used to distinguish cancer cells from normal cells when their mass distributions are different. |
| US08963074B2 |
Collision cell
A method of operating a gas-filled collision cell in a mass spectrometer is provided. The collision cell has a longitudinal axis. Ions are caused to enter the collision cell. A trapping field is generated within the collision cell so as to trap the ions within a trapping volume of the collision cell, the trapping volume being defined by the trapping field and extending along the longitudinal axis. Trapped ions are processed in the collision cell and a DC potential gradient is provided, using an electrode arrangement, resulting in a non-zero electric field at all points along the axial length of the trapping volume so as to cause processed ions to exit the collision cell. The electric field along the axial length of the trapping volume has a standard deviation that is no greater than its mean value. |
| US08963072B2 |
Systems and methods using tandem gravimeter
Systems and methods are provided for determining a property, e.g., density, of a geological formation based on Einstein's theory of gravitation. A tandem-structured gravimeter uses two gamma radiations emitted to two directions to determine a gravitational potential difference between two positions of the geological formation. The gravimeter can be a part of a downhole tool. The gravitational potential difference determined can be used to determine the property of the geological formation. |
| US08963065B2 |
Sensing device and method for operating same
An array of active pixel sensors and an array of sampling circuits of an active image sensor are divided into sub-arrays in operation so that a sampling time and a readout time in a frame overlap to each other to shorten the total readout time of a frame. In an embodiment, a first sub-array of sampling circuits samples a first sub-array of active pixel sensors during a readout circuit reads out sampled signals from a second sub-array of sampling circuits, or the second sub-array of sampling circuits samples a second sub-array of active pixel sensors during the readout circuit reads out sampled signals from the first sub-array of sampling circuits. |
| US08963064B2 |
Photosensor having upper and lower electrodes with amorphous silicon film and n-type amorphous silicon film therebetween and photosensor array
A photosensor array includes plural photosensor pixels. Each of the photosensor pixels includes a lower electrode, an amorphous silicon film, an n-type amorphous silicon film, and an upper electrode. The photosensor array includes plural scanning lines connected to the upper electrodes, plural read lines connected to the lower electrodes, a scanning circuit that is connected to the plural scanning lines, and sequentially supplies a selection scanning signal of a first voltage to the respective scanning lines, a first unit that inputs a second voltage higher than the first voltage to the plural read lines in a blanking period of one horizontal scanning period, and thereafter puts the plural read lines into the floating state, and a second unit that outputs a voltage change in each of the read lines within one horizontal scanning period as the sensor output voltage of the photosensor pixel. |
| US08963058B2 |
System and method of adjusting the equilibrium temperature of an inductively-heated susceptor
A system for inductively heating a workpiece may include an induction coil, at least one susceptor face sheet, and a current controller coupled. The induction coil may be configured to conduct an alternating current and generate a magnetic field in response to the alternating current. The susceptor face sheet may be configured to have a workpiece positioned therewith. The susceptor face sheet may be formed of a ferromagnetic alloy having a Curie temperature and being inductively heatable to an equilibrium temperature approaching the Curie temperature in response to the magnetic field. The current controller may be coupled to the induction coil and may be configured to adjust the alternating current in a manner causing a change in at least one heating parameter of the susceptor face sheet. |
| US08963047B2 |
Cored wire electrode
The invention relates to a tubular cored electrode for producing a high-strength fusion-welded connection and relates to a method for producing tubular cored electrodes with a diameter of less than 2 mm. In order to avoid an oxidation and water absorption of the filler flux and to retain the original thermal reaction potentials of the mineral constituents thereof, according to the invention the tubular cored electrode is characterized in that the cold formed metal tube has in the longitudinal direction a tight fusion welded connection or a weld seam, which has a smaller weld penetration than corresponds to the tube wall thickness and in this manner a spacing of the metal bond of the tube wall towards the flux core is formed. |
| US08963045B2 |
Non-linear adaptive control system and method for welding
Nonlinear adaptive welders and power source controls are provided along with welding methods method for regulating a welding process, in which one or more welding waveform parameters are adapted in nonlinear fashion based on measured welding process feedback information. |
| US08963042B2 |
Welding light metal workpieces by reaction metallurgy
Aluminum alloy workpieces and/or magnesium alloy workpieces are joined in a solid state weld by use of a reactive material placed, in a suitable form, at the joining surfaces. Joining surfaces of the workpieces are pressed against the interposed reactive material and heated. The reactive material alloys or reacts with the workpiece surfaces consuming some of the surface material in forming a reaction product comprising a low melting liquid that removes oxide films and other surface impediments to a welded bond across the interface. Further pressure is applied to expel the reaction product and to join the workpiece surfaces in a solid state weld bond. |
| US08963040B2 |
Method of separating fastener shanks from heads or frames
A device and method for removal of fasteners by Electro-discharge Machining (EDM) such that portions of the fastener, such as a flange, may be separated from other portions of the fastener, such as a shank. |
| US08963036B2 |
Capacitive dome switch
This is directed to a dome switch that includes a capacitive sensor. A dome switch can include a dome operative to deform to provide tactile feedback to a user. To provide an electrical instruction to the device, the region underneath the dome can define a free space separating conductive regions forming a capacitor. For example, a tip of the dome, a button placed between the dome and a circuit board, or a user's finger can form a first conductor of a capacitor, and a support structure for the dome can include a terminal forming a second conductor completing the capacitor. When the dome deflects, the distance between the conductors can change and provide a measurable capacitance variation, which the device can detect. |
| US08963035B2 |
Electrical switching apparatus employing rotary contact assembly
An electrical switching apparatus comprising: a stationary contact disposed on a conductive path through the electrical switching apparatus; a rotary contact assembly including a roller and a rotary contact disposed on the surface of the roller, the rotary contact being disposed on the conductive path through the electrical switching apparatus; and an operating mechanism configured to initiate a rotation of the roller, wherein the roller is configured to rotate between a first rested state where the stationary contact and the rotary contact are electrically connected and a second rested state where the stationary contact and the rotary contact are electrically disconnected. |
| US08963033B2 |
Cam-action anti-roll button
A cam-action anti-rolling mechanism for buttons is described herein. One embodiment may take the form of a button having a body with a slot extending therethrough. The slot has a normal orientation to a direction of motion for the button. The button also includes a cam bar having a first portion extending through the slot and a second portion offset from and parallel to the first portion. The cam bar is coupled in a slip fit manner within the slot to the body and the second portion provides a rotational axis for the cam bar. A fixture coupled to the second portion of the cam bar is provided to allow for rotation of the cam bar. |
| US08963032B2 |
Button assembly flush with electronic device casing
A button mechanism includes a casing, a frame, a fixing structure, a button and at least one resilient component. An opening is formed on the casing. The frame is installed inside the casing and located in a position corresponding to the opening. The fixing structure is disposed on the casing for fixing the frame. The button is installed inside the frame. The button includes a main body and an actuating portion connected to a side of the main body. The actuating portion passes through the hole on the frame as the main body is pressed down in a first direction, so as to actuate a switch. The resilient component is installed inside the frame, and two ends of the resilient component contact against an inner side of the frame and the main body respectively, so as to drive the button to move in a direction opposite to the first direction. |
| US08963030B2 |
Push switch
A push switch comprising: a switch disposed on a seat; a cylindrical case that accommodates the seat and the switch; and a soft button comprising a side peripheral wall mounted on top of the case, and an upper operating wall, wherein the switch comprises a main portion and an operating portion that projects up from the main portion; the upper operating wall comprises a pressing portion that presses the operating portion; the seat comprises a base on which the switch is placed, a cover that is positioned around the main portion, and an upper wall that is positioned on the upper portion of the cover and covers the switch; the upper wall comprises a through-hole in a position corresponding to the operating portion; and the operating portion and the pressing portion face through the through-hole. |
| US08963029B2 |
Electrical switching apparatus and conductor assembly therefor
A conductor assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker includes a housing having an interior and an exterior. The conductor assembly includes a first conductor member, a second conductor member, and a plurality of fasteners, such as rivets, mechanically fastening and electrically connecting the first conductor member to the second conductor member. The first conductor member is made from a first material, such as copper, and the second conductor member is made from a second different material, such as aluminum. |
| US08963028B2 |
Multi-point tilt switch
A multi-point tilt switch includes an insulator housing surrounding a chamber, a first conductive component mounted to the housing and having a contact portion bordering the chamber, a plurality of second conductive components each having a contact portion in the chamber, and a conductor accommodated in the chamber. Each of the first and second conductive components has a connection portion exposed from the housing. The conductor is movable in the chamber to contact or not to contact the contact portions of at least two of the first and second conductive components, so as to make or break electrical connection therebetween. |
| US08963027B2 |
Guide structure for raising control cabinet of a high voltage dead tank circuit breaker to a shipping position
A pole and actuating assembly for a circuit breaker includes a support frame, a plurality of pole and actuating members carried on the support frame, cabinet movably coupled with respect to the support frame, and guide structure between the support frame and the cabinet. The guide structure is constructed and arranged to permit guided, generally vertical movement of the cabinet with respect to the support frame so that the cabinet can be moved between an installation position wherein a bottom surface of the cabinet is on a plane different from a plane of the support frame, and a travel position wherein the bottom surface of the cabinet is on generally the same plane as the support frame. |
| US08963026B2 |
Variable attractive force motor and generator
An apparatus is disclosed for extracting electrical and mechanical energy from stored magnetic energy. The apparatus includes an axial flow turbine defined by a body having an increased magnetic density from a first exterior edge along a surface of the body to a second exterior edge. Also included is a magnetic element rotatably operable about the body of the axial flow turbine. The magnetic element is configured to cause increasingly level of the magnetic attraction from the first exterior edge to that of the second exterior edge. |
| US08963025B2 |
Surgical object and fluid monitoring system having highly sensitive and reliable detection of objects being placed in a container
A surgical sponge and fluid monitoring system and method are provided. The system (100) includes a support ring (104) for securely supporting a container (101) with at least one port opening (206) for placing sponges (204) into the container through the at least one port opening. The support ring includes RFID communication circuitries (305, 307) that interrogate an RFID device (205) in the sponge (204) and an RFID device in the container. The support ring is mechanically linked to a load cell (706, 1329) in the system. The processor (1302) reliably detects when a sponge is placed into the container through the at least one port opening, identifies the type of sponge placed into the container, counts the number of sponges in the container, sorts the types of sponges, and calculates fluid loss for a patient in a surgical procedure. A user interface (1308, 114) keeps the medical professionals informed. |
| US08963024B2 |
Sensor pass through assembly
Contemplated device, assembly and methods include a sensor feed through assembly that protects and seals a set of wires. The assembly has a body, a first seal, a second seal and a cover. The wires thread through a first opening on the body through a second opening of the first seal and exit orthogonally between the first seal and the second seal. The cover tightens the entire assembly and secures the wires between the two seals. The entire unit can be coupled to other pressurized vessels under different temperatures and pressurized environments. |
| US08963021B2 |
Electromagnetic interference shield and electronic device using the same
An electromagnetic interference shield includes a shell body and a magnetic material layer formed on the shell body. A number of holes are defined in the shell body. A number of through holes are defined in the magnetic material layer aligned with the holes. An electronic device having the electromagnetic interference shield is also provided. |
| US08963017B2 |
Multilayer board
In a multilayer board, a stacked body includes thermoplastic resin films and low-fluidity resin films with conductive patterns, which are alternately stacked. The stacked body and a resin base film are integrated by hot pressing. The base film has a terminal-connecting through hole for receiving an electrode terminal of an electronic component to be connected to a conductive pattern of the low-fluidity resin film disposed at an end of the stacked body. An electronic component mounting section of the stacked body, which is an area corresponding to the electronic component mounted on the base film in a stacking direction, is configured such that a number of the conductive patterns located in a corresponding section that corresponds to the through hole in the stacking direction is greater than a number of the conductive patterns located in a non-corresponding section without corresponding to the through hole in the stacking direction. |
| US08963013B2 |
Three dimensional interposer device
A three-dimensional grid array interposer includes first and second arrays of electrical terminals arranged in grid-like patterns having grid pitches of (X1,Y1) and (X2,Y2), where each electrical terminal of the first array corresponds to an electrical terminal of the second array, forming a corresponding pair of electrical terminals. The interposer also includes a plurality of stacked substrates, each substrate having a first surface, a second surface, a first edge, and a second edge, with each substrate having a row of electrical terminals of the first array along the first surface at the first edge and a row of electrical terminals of the second array along the first surface at its second edge, with a trace running along the first surface between each electrical terminal of each corresponding pair of electrical terminals. Spacers can be used to provide desired space transformation. |
| US08963011B2 |
Insulating cover and retaining pin for high voltage electrical transmission structures
A plastic retaining pin for being inserted through a retaining hole in a high voltage insulating cover has an oval cross-section. The pin has a compressible nose, with the wide part of the nose being larger than the retaining hole. The nose has a relatively long front portion that expands out from the tip at about a 15 degree angle for easy insertion through the retaining hole. A back part of the nose is relatively short and has a relatively steep angle of about 45 degrees so as to require a higher pulling force to compress the nose when removing the pin from the hole. The other end of the pin has a grasping hole for receiving the hook of a hot stick. If the retaining hole is oval, the grasping hole is at a predetermined orientation with respect to the insulating structure to ease removal using a hot stick. |
| US08963007B2 |
Earphone line, earphone line take-up apparatus, earphone assembly and mobile terminal
The present invention provides an earphone line, an earphone line take-up apparatus, an earphone assembly and a mobile terminal. The earphone line comprises a bullet-proof fiber, insulated conductive wires and an earphone line skin, wherein: the earphone line further comprises conductors; the insulated conductive wires are wound around the bullet-proof fiber in a spiral fashion; the earphone line skin is attached to and wrapped on a surface of the insulated conductive wires to form a layer of super-thin, flexible and wear-resistant earphone line skin; and the conductors are at two ends of the earphone line and are to be connected to output and input ends of a signal connecting apparatus and of the earphone respectively during use. The present invention further provides a method for manufacturing the earphone line. Contrary to the traditional earphone line which is bulky and stiff and easy to be broken after hundreds of times of coiling, the new type earphone line of the present invention is very fine and flexible and possible to be coiled tens of thousands of times without being broken and can meet the life time requirement for the “built-in retractable earphone”. |
| US08962992B2 |
Dilute group III-V nitride intermediate band solar cells with contact blocking layers
An intermediate band solar cell (IBSC) is provided including a p-n junction based on dilute III-V nitride materials and a pair of contact blocking layers positioned on opposite surfaces of the p-n junction for electrically isolating the intermediate band of the p-n junction by blocking the charge transport in the intermediate band without affecting the electron and hole collection efficiency of the p-n junction, thereby increasing open circuit voltage (VOC) of the IBSC and increasing the photocurrent by utilizing the intermediate band to absorb photons with energy below the band gap of the absorber layers of the IBSC. Hence, the overall power conversion efficiency of a IBSC will be much higher than an conventional single junction solar cell. The p-n junction absorber layers of the IBSC may further have compositionally graded nitrogen concentrations to provide an electric field for more efficient charge collection. |
| US08962990B2 |
Multilayer composition containing fluoropolymer and method for fabricating the same, and solar cell module
The disclosure provides a multilayer composition containing fluoropolymer and method for fabricating the same, and a solar cell module. The multilayer composition includes: a fluoropolymer layer; a non-fluorinated polymer layer; and an adhesion promoter layer formed between the fluoropolymer layer and the non-fluorinated polymer layer, wherein the adhesion promoter layer includes aromatic diamines or aromatic polyamines. |
| US08962989B2 |
Flexible hermetic semiconductor solar cell package with non-hermetic option
A device containing a solar cell chip that may include a hermetically sealed chamber containing optical matching fluid and a threaded pedestal mounting to allow for replacement of solar cell units and that are easily mountable to a master heat sink. |
| US08962982B2 |
Dye-sensitized solar cell
A dye-sensitized solar cell of the present invention including: an electrode having, on one surface, a semiconductor layer with a sensitizing dye supported thereon, a counter electrode positioned opposing the semiconductor layer, and a charge transport layer disposed between the electrode and the counter electrode, wherein at least one of the electrode and the counter electrode is a transparent conductive film prepared by laminating an ITO film and an FTO film, and part or all of the crystal structure of the surface of the FTO film is orthorhombic. |
| US08962979B2 |
Transparent conductors for silicon solar cells
A photovoltaic device is provided in which a contact structure is formed having a plurality of heavily doped semi-conductor channels formed on a surface of a region to be contacted. The heavily doped semiconductor channels are of the same dopant polarity as the region to be contacted, and form lateral conduction paths across the surface of the region to be contacted. Contact metallization comprising conductive fingers are formed over the surface of the region to be contacted, and each conductive finger crosses at least some of the heavily doped channels to make electrical contact therewith. The contact structure is formed by forming a layer of dopant source material over the surface to be contacted, and laser doping heavily doped channels in the surface to be contacted. The contact metallization is then formed as conductive fingers formed over the surface to be contacted and may be screen printed, metal plated or may be formed as buried contacts. |
| US08962978B2 |
Compositionally-graded and structurally-graded photovoltaic devices and methods of fabricating such devices
A semiconductor structure is described, including a semiconductor substrate and a semiconductor layer disposed on the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor layer is both compositionally graded and structurally graded. Specifically, the semiconductor layer is compositionally graded through its thickness from substantially intrinsic at the interface with the substrate to substantially doped at an opposite surface. Further, the semiconductor layer is structurally graded through its thickness from substantially crystalline at the interface with the substrate to substantially amorphous at the opposite surface. Related methods are also described. |
| US08962975B2 |
Sealant composition
A sealant composition for insulation of devices that are sensitive to penetration of moisture from the external environment is described. The sealant composition has ethylene-octene copolymers, a maleic anhydride modified polyolefin, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, at least one inert filler, at least one moisture scavenger, and at least one stabilizing or antioxidant preserving agent. |
| US08962974B2 |
Propylene based resin composition and use thereof
Means for solving the problemsThe thermoplastic resin composition (X1) of the present invention comprises (A1), (B1), (C1), and optionally (D1) below: 1 to 90 wt % of an isotactic polypropylene (A1); 9 to 98 wt % of a propylene/ethylene/α-olefin copolymer (B1) containing 45 to 89 mol % of propylene-derived structural units, 10 to 25 mol % of ethylene-derived structural units, and optionally, 0 to 30 mol % of C4-C20 α-olefin-derived structural units (a1); 1 to 80 wt % of a styrene-based elastomer (C1); and 0 to 70 wt % of an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer (D1) whose density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.910 g/cm3, wherein (A1)+(B1)+(C1)+(D1)=100 wt %. |
| US08962969B2 |
Modulatable thermoelectric device
A thermoelectric device includes first and second legs extending continuously between first and second heat sources. The first and second legs respectively include first and second conducting elements and third and fourth conducting elements. The first and third conducting elements are adjacent and separated by an insulator. The second and fourth conducting elements are adjacent and separated by an insulator. The device also includes selection means enabling formation of a first thermocouple from the first and second conducting elements and formation of a second thermocouple from the third and fourth conducting elements. |
| US08962966B2 |
Keyboard instrument
In response to an operation of a key, a drive signal indicating a sound waveform corresponding to the key is supplied to an excitation unit provided on a soundboard. The soundboard is vibrated in response to a mechanical vibration generated by the excitation unit and generates an actively-vibrated-soundboard sound as well as an acoustic effect generated by propagation of the vibration of the soundboard to a string. The excitation unit has a voice coil excited by the drive signal. The length of the voice coil is equal to or smaller than a sum of a magnetic path width (mw) of a magnetic path space and a double of a maximum deflection amount (sw) of the vibration member connected to the soundboard. In this way, an effective drive force for exciting the soundboard can be obtained and an enhanced responsiveness in a high frequency band can be obtained. |
| US08962965B2 |
Musical sound generation device, storage medium, and musical sound generation method
An address for reading, from a waveform memory connected by a bus, waveform data to be assigned to each of a plurality of sound generation channels for generating a musical sound, is calculated, by time division, for each sound generation channel, and the calculated address and the sound generation channels are associated and stored in an address memory. When the bus is in an empty state, an address stored in the address memory is read, and waveform data is read from the waveform memory based on the read address; the read waveform data is assigned to the corresponding sound generation channel, and generation of a musical sound is prescribed for the sound generation channel to which the waveform data is assigned. |
| US08962964B2 |
Methods for online collaborative composition
Systems and methods for creating and editing collaborative music compositions via a computer network, including remote uploading tracks by musicians, and for creating and joining a band, wherein the system and methods provide for at least one musician to join a virtual group of at least one other musician for the purpose of virtual collaborative creating and/or editing music tracks remotely, via an online network and interactive website therefor. |
| US08962961B2 |
Mute for brass instrument
A mute detachably attached to a brass instrument includes a fixed part and a plurality of branch pipes, each including a main pipe and an auxiliary pipe. The branch pipes are unified together and inserted into a bell pipe of a brass instrument. The fixed part is attached to the tapered portion of a bell pipe and interposed between the interior of the bell pipe and the exterior of the main pipe. The branch pipe is designed such that the auxiliary pipe is connected to the main pipe at an interconnect part, at which an air flow propagating through the main pipe is partly branched into the auxiliary pipe. |
| US08962959B1 |
Adjustable flexture pick for stringed instruments
A pick or plectrum for a stringed musical instrument comprising an upper body, a generally triangular shaped lower body with appendages extending adjacent to the planar perimeter of the upper body, and an intermediate portion of less width than the upper body and lower body, and having greater flexibility than the upper body and lower body. The player can grip the pick with a thumb and index finger on opposing sides of the upper body, and strike the strings with the lower body. The player can modify the amount of flexibility of the pick by engaging the appendages of the lower body through the application of more pressure upon the pick, thereby flattening the thumb and index finger onto the adjacent lower body appendage, or by rolling the thumb and finger in a more natural lateral fashion upon a lower body appendage. The lower body and appendages provide a smooth leading edge so as no to grab or rake the strings. |
| US08962954B2 |
Inbred sunflower (Helianthus annuus) line designated CN5110R
The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated CN5110R. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line CN5110R, to the plants of inbred sunflower line CN5110R and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line CN5110R with itself or another sunflower line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from the inbred CN5110R. |
| US08962953B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV102577
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV102577. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV102577, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV102577 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV102577 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV102577. |
| US08962948B1 |
Maize variety inbred PH1DDK
A novel maize variety designated PH1DDK and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1DDK with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1DDK through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH1DDK or a locus conversion of PH1DDK with another maize variety. |
| US08962947B2 |
Transcription factors
The invention provides polynucleotide sequences isolated from plants encoding transcription factors. Polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides are also provided. Products and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US08962946B2 |
Pepper hybrid SVR 11368833
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid SVR 11368833 and the parent lines thereof, such as line SLR 148-7017 and SLR 113-1108. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVR 11368833 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper 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. |
| US08962945B2 |
Pepper hybrid PS16364528
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PS16364528 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PS16364528 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper 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. |
| US08962943B2 |
Pepper hybrid PX11423782
The invention provides seed and plants of pepper hybrid PX11423782 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid PX11423782 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another pepper 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. |
| US08962941B2 |
Soybean cultivar S100237
A soybean cultivar designated S100237 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S100237, to the plants of soybean cultivar S100237, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S100237, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S100237. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100237. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S100237, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S100237 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US08962940B1 |
Soybean variety XBP18006
A novel soybean variety, designated XBP18006 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP18006, cells from soybean variety XBP18006, plants of soybean XBP18006, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP18006. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP18006 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP18006, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP18006, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP18006. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP18006 are further provided. |
| US08962939B2 |
Soybean variety XR33S13
A novel soybean variety, designated XR33S13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XR33S13, cells from soybean variety XR33S13, plants of soybean XR33S13, and plant parts of soybean variety XR33S13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XR33S13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XR33S13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XR33S13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XR33S13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XR33S13 are further provided. |
| US08962928B2 |
Bandelier lettuce variety
A new lettuce variety designated ‘Bandelier’ is described. ‘Bandelier’ is a crisp lettuce variety exhibiting stability and uniformity. |
| US08962925B2 |
Marchantiales-derived unsaturated fatty acid synthetase genes and use of the same
A Δ5 fatty acid desaturase gene, a Δ6 fatty acid desaturase gene, and a Δ6 fatty-acid-chain elongase gene are isolated from a single species of Marchantiales. By introducing these genes into higher plants, transformed plants which can produce arachidonic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) are obtained. |
| US08962923B2 |
Hybrid carrot variety NUN 89141 CAC
The present invention relates to plants of a carrot variety NUN 89141 CAC and seeds and progeny thereof. The invention further relates to methods for producing a carrot plant by traditional breeding methods. The invention further relates to a method for producing a carrot plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes. |
| US08962921B2 |
Nucleotide sequences and polypeptides encoded thereby useful for modifying plant characteristics
Isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides encoded thereby are described, together with the use of those products for making transgenic plants with increased tolerance to abiotic stress (e.g., high or low temperature, drought, flood). |
| US08962920B2 |
Use of active cytokinin synthase gene
Cytokinin is a plant hormone that regulates various physiological activities including cell division, cell cycle, cellular senescence, and axillary buds outgrowth. The present invention provides a method for producing a transformed plant by introducing an isolated nucleic acid or recombinant vector containing the isolated nucleic acid into a plant cell such that the amount of active cytokinin synthesized from nucleotide cytokinin is increased in the plant cell and by regenerating a plant body from the plant cell. |
| US08962919B2 |
Method for enhancing thermotolerance of plant relating to exportin1A and genetic engineering applications thereof
A method for providing thermotolerance of a plant and the genetic engineering applications thereof are disclosed. DNA fragment containing a gene encoding EXPORTIN1A is transferred into a plant cell to provide or enhance thermotolerance of the plant. The method can be applied in genetic engineering to select transgenic plant. |
| US08962906B2 |
Apparatus and process for the separation of solids and liquids
A filter column apparatus comprising a filtration zone and a reslurry zone. These zones are separated by a barrier wall or are in substantial cooperation with each other. Also disclosed is a process for separating at least a portion of at least one substantially solid component from a solid-liquid stream comprising the substantially solid component and at least one substantially liquid component. Also disclosed is a process for forming a substantially solids containing packed bed. Also disclosed is a process for purifying paraxylene in a filtration zone. |
| US08962902B2 |
Dehydrogenation of alkanols to increase yield of aromatics
The present invention provides methods, reactor systems, and catalysts for increasing the yield of aromatic hydrocarbons produced while converting alkanols to hydrocarbons. The invention includes methods of using catalysts to increase the yield of benzene, toluene, and mixed xylenes in the hydrocarbon product. |
| US08962899B2 |
Metalworking lubricant
Provided is a lubricant for metal working comprising a vinylidene compound having 12 to 64 carbon atoms obtained by oligomerizing α-olefins, having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, using a metallocene catalyst. The lubricant for metal working is excellent in a workability and a surface detergency property and has a high flash point and can reduce environmental pollution. |
| US08962896B2 |
Conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol using hydroxyapatite catalysts
Catalytic processes to produce a reaction product comprising 1-butanol by contacting a reactant comprising ethanol with a catalyst composition under suitable reaction conditions are provided. The catalyst composition may comprise a hydroxyapatite of the Formula (MwM′xM″yM′″z)5(PO4)3(OH), wherein M is Mg; M′ is Ca; M″ is Sr; M′″ is Ba; w is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; x is any number from 0 to less than 0.5; y is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; z is any number between 0 and 1 inclusive; and w+x+y+z=1. Base-treated catalyst compositions may be used. Also provided are processes for contacting an initial catalyst composition comprising the hydroxyapatite with a base to produce a base-treated catalyst composition, and the base-treated catalyst compositions so obtained. |
| US08962891B2 |
Synthetic analogs of sphingolipids
The present invention provides new ceramide analogs indicated as the compounds of formula (II). These novel analogs exhibit a significant anti cancerous effect and are therefore provided as a pharmaceutical composition for treating cell proliferative diseases, neurodegenerative disorders, metabolism-associated conditions, infectious diseases, and immune-related disorders. The invention further provides combined compositions and kits combining the novel ceramide analogs of formula (II) with an additional therapeutic agent. |
| US08962890B1 |
Multifunctional crosslinkers for shape-memory polyimides, polyamides and poly(amide-imides) and methods of making the same
Multifunctional amine crosslinkers that may be used to create crosslinked polyimide, polyamide, and poly(amide-imide) polymers and films having shape memory properties at elevated temperatures and methods of making the same. |
| US08962882B2 |
Lactic acid direct synthesis process
This invention concerns a process for obtaining lactic acid in a single stage by direct oxidation in an aqueous medium of 1,2-propanediol in the presence of a mixture of heterogeneous catalysts, in conditions of low temperature and low pressure. The reaction takes place in the presence of oxygen and a mixture of heterogeneous catalysts, consisting of a first catalyst of noble metal supported in metallic oxide, and a second basic solid catalyst. The mixture of catalysts is easily recovered by filtration at the end of the process, to be reused. The lactic acid is obtained directly, with selectivity between 50% and 97%. |
| US08962873B2 |
Systems and methods for making bioproducts
Processes for continuous preparation of bioproducts are described herein. The processes include contacting fatty acid glycerides with alcohols in the presence of an acidic heterogeneous catalyst and separating the fatty acid alkyl esters from the reaction products. |
| US08962872B2 |
Method for preparing epoxides
A method for preparing an epoxide is disclosed. The method for preparing an epoxide includes the step of performing a reaction of an alkene and oxidant in the presence of a Ti—Si molecular sieve as a catalyst, and increases the conversion rate of hydrogen peroxide and the yield of the epoxide. |
| US08962866B2 |
Surface-modified silica powder and method for producing the same, as well as toner composition for electrophotography
Provided by the present invention is a surface-modified silica powder, characterized in that the said powder is obtained by surface treatment of a silica powder with one or two or more of a compound (A) and with an aminosilane (B), wherein the fixing rate of the compound (A) and the aminosilane (B) is a total of 50% or more, the hydrophobic rate is 80% or more, and the triboelectrostatic charge amount is 200 μC/g or less in its absolute value. The surface-modified silica powder of the present invention can stabilize many properties including fluidity and electrostatic properties while can significantly reduce problems such as fogging and decrease in image quality without significantly deteriorating characteristics of a developing agent and so forth when this is used as an external additive. |
| US08962865B2 |
Process for the preparation of N-monosubstituted β-amino alcohols
A process is disclosed for the preparation of a compound of formula and/or an addition salt of a proton acid, wherein R1 and R2 independently represent alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, each aryl or aralkyl being optionally further substituted with alkyl, alkoxy and/or halogen. |
| US08962862B2 |
Processes for preparing 4-substituted imidazoles
There is provided a novel process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I), (Formula (I)). There is also provided novel processes to intermediates of the compound of formula (I), as well as novel intermediates themselves. |
| US08962858B2 |
Methods and compounds useful in the synthesis of fused aminodihydrothiazine derivatives
Provided are compounds and methods useful for the preparation of compounds useful as inhibitors of beta-site amyloid precursor protein (APP)-cleaving enzyme. |
| US08962854B2 |
Luminescent substrate for luciferase
An object of the present invention to provide a firefly luciferin and firefly luciferin analog that are modified to maintain luminescent activity by luciferase in a firefly bioluminescent system. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new luminescent substrate for which the emission wavelength in a firefly bioluminescent system is shifted to a longer wavelength than that of a conventional luminescent substrate. The present invention provides a luciferin in which the benzothiazole ring moiety has been modified at the 7-position, a luciferin analog in which the benzene ring moiety has been modified at the 6-position, and a luciferin analog in which the 6-(dialkylamino)-2-naphthalenyl moiety has been modified at the 5-position. |
| US08962852B2 |
Asymmetric hydrogenation method for ketone compound
The invention relates to an asymmetric hydrogenation method for ketone compounds, comprising the step of: under hydrogen atmosphere, in the presence of an in situ catalyst derived from a chiral ligand and a ruthenium salt, adding a ketone compound and a base into a second solvent to carry out an asymmetric hydrogenation for the ketone compound. The invention can obtain a conversion of 100% and a highest asymmetric inducement effect of 99.7% for the ketone compound. The invention has the advantages including simple procedure, high conversion and selectivity, good atom economy and good prospect of industrial application. |
| US08962851B2 |
One-pot process for the preparation of benzimidazole derivatives
The present invention discloses one pot process for enantioselective synthesis of single enantiomers of substituted sulphoxides 2-(2-pyridinylmethylsulphinyl)-1H-benzimidazoles or said compounds in an enantiomerically enriched form. |
| US08962847B2 |
Multicomponent crystals made of ([2-amino-6-(4-fluoro-benzylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-carbamic acid ethyl ester and an arylpropionic acid
The invention relates to novel multicomponent crystals, to the production thereof, and to the use thereof for treating pain conditions, in particular of unclear genesis, by means of a simultaneous effect on pains which are caused by muscle tension or degenerative joint diseases as well as on pains that are caused by inflammatory processes. The multicomponent crystals according to the invention contain ([2-amino-6-(4-fluoro-benzylamino)-pyridin-3-yl]-carbamic acid ethyl ester (flupirtine) and an arylpropionic acid as the sole active ingredient combination and can be produced by dissolving flupirtine and the arylpropionic acid in an inert organic solvent and subsequently crystallizing the multicomponent crystal. |
| US08962843B2 |
1,3,4-oxadiazole and 1,3,4-thiadiazole beta-lactamase inhibitors
β-Lactamase inhibitor compounds (BLIs) are disclosed, including compounds that have activity against class A, class C or class D β-lactamases. Methods of manufacturing the BLIs, and uses of the compounds in the preparation of pharmaceutical compositions and antibacterial applications are also disclosed. |
| US08962841B2 |
Methods for one-pot N-demethylation/N-functionalization of morphine and tropane alkaloids
The present invention provides a method for the N-demethylation and N-functionalization of an N-methylated heterocycle such as a morphine alkaloid or tropane alkaloid. The method comprises reacting the heterocycle with an functionalization agent in the presence of a transition metal catalyst in air or in the presence of an oxidant. |
| US08962838B2 |
Platinum complexes and their use
The invention relates to platinum complexes and their use in biomedical applications, like in vitro and in vivo imaging and cell staining. The present invention provides new materials and their use as imaging agent. The formation of luminescent aggregates can allow a switch of the emission leading to a dynamic label and on the formation of soft assemblies, which, in some cases, are even more emissive than the isolated corresponding species. |
| US08962837B2 |
Nitrogen heterocycle derivatives, preparation thereof and application thereof in human therapeutics
The present invention relates to compounds having general formula I characterized in that wherein in particular: R1 represents one or a plurality of groups such as: trifluoromethyl, halogen such as F, Cl, Br, methyl, nitro. R represents nitrogen T-U represents C═C, V represents N, W represents C═O, R2 represents Cl or H, R3=H and R4=Me, A represents wherein n=m=1, X represents —CH2— and E represents —CH—, and D represents oxygen, along with the various isomers and mixtures thereof in any proportions, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US08962835B2 |
Imidazopyrazine Syk inhibitors
Certain imidazopyrazines of Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are provided herein. Methods of treating patients suffering from certain diseases and disorders responsive to the inhibition of Syk activity, which comprises administering to such patients an amount of at least one chemical entity effective to reduce signs or symptoms of the disease or disorder are provided. Also provided are methods for determining the presence or absence of Syk kinase in a sample. |
| US08962832B2 |
Process for the preparation of ambrisentan and novel intermediates thereof
The invention relates to improved processes for the preparation of ambrisentan. The invention also relates to a novel intermediate useful in the preparation of ambrisentan and a process for the preparation of the intermediate. The invention also relates to new polymorphic form of ambrisentan. In particular, it relates to a polymorphic form, designated as Form I of ambrisentan and a process for the preparation of the Form I. |
| US08962826B2 |
Method for producing amide compound
A method for producing a high purity, high quality amide compound, particularly a lactam. An amount of each of a halide, an aldehyde compound, an alcohol compound and a nitrile compound contained in a solution recycled into an oxime-forming step is controlled to an amount of 0.4 mol% or less based on the ketone as a starting material. One or more of a ketone, an oxime and an amide compound are purified by hydrogenation and/or crystallization for eliminating impurities containing a double bond. A content of impurities having a cyclic bridge structure is controlled using a cycloalkanone purified by recrystallization. |
| US08962822B2 |
Modified polyuronic acids and salts thereof
The present invention provides a modified polyuronic acid represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof which is excellent in surface activity: wherein R1 is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 40 carbon atoms or the like; X is an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a —NH— group, with the proviso that a ratio value of [m/(m+n)] is from 0.3 to 1.0, and a plurality of the R1 groups being present in a molecule of the modified polyuronic acid or the salt thereof may be the same or different from each other but all of the R1 groups are not hydrogen atoms at the same time. |
| US08962820B2 |
Combination of fluorescent dyes for the detection of nucleic acids
The present invention relates to combinations of fluorescent dyes used in molecular biology, particularly in multiplex PCR. In particular, the present invention relates to a combination of dyes for amplification reactions, wherein at least four different dyes are used, wherein the first dye is 5-FAM or 6-FAM or a blend thereof, the second dye is selected from the group consisting of DY-530, HEX, CAL Fluor Orange 560 and ATTO 532, the third dye is selected from the group consisting of ATTO 550, DY-555 and DY-556, the fourth dye is selected from the group consisting of ROX, DY-510XL and ATTO 565, and optionally a fifth dye is selected from the group consisting of DY 632 and DY-520XL. |
| US08962818B2 |
Compositions comprising GHRH and GnRH and methods of using the same
Compositions and kits comprising a nucleotide sequence that encodes GHRH and a nucleotide sequence that encodes GnRH and compositions and kits comprising a GHRH protein and GnRH protein are disclosed. Use of such compositions and kits in methods of enhancing fertility in mammals comprising the step of administering said compositions to the mammal are disclosed. |
| US08962814B2 |
Interleukin-1α antibodies and methods of use
Fully human monoclonal Abs includes (i) an antigen-binding variable region that exhibits very high binding affinity for IL-1α and (ii) a constant region that is effective at both activating the complement system though C1q binding and binding to several different Fc receptors. |
| US08962808B2 |
EGFR-related polypeptides and methods of use
Described herein are truncated EGF receptor polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods of using them to help select a method of treatment for an EGFR-related cancer, to predict clinical outcome, and to detect micrometastases or minimal residual disease. High EGFR expression and phosphorylated EGFR predicts poor survival in head and neck cancer patients, but does not correlate with advanced stage disease. In our studies, we determined that clinical biological correlates are likely to be more accurate when different aspects of EGFR are evaluated in combination. We analyzed EGFR phosphorylation, expression and mutations in 60 primary head and neck tumors. We not only found that head and neck tumors with either truncated or activated EGFR tend to have higher tumor and nodal stage, but also discovered three EGFR truncations. |
| US08962807B2 |
Single variable domain antibodies against OX40L, constructs and therapeutic use
The present invention relates to immunoglobulin single variable domain sequences that are directed against (as defined herein) OX40L, as well as to compounds or constructs, and in particular proteins and polypeptides, that comprise or essentially consist of one or more such immunoglobulin single variable domain sequences. In particular these immunoglobulin single variable domain sequences can block binding of OX40L to OX40. The immunoglobulin single variable domains, compounds and constructs can be used for prophylactic, therapeutic or diagnostic purposes, such as for the treatment of inflammatory disease and/or disorder such as e.g. asthma, allergic asthma, chronic colitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and/or arthrosclerosis. |
| US08962806B2 |
Humanized monoclonal antibodies and methods of use
The present invention comprises a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to the chemokine receptor CCR4. This antibody is derived from Mab 1567 and recognizes the same epitope. Binding of the invented antibody to CCR4 inhibits ligand-mediated activities and is used to treat symptoms of cancer. Moreover, the antibody is used in combination with vaccines to suppress the activity of regulatory T cells. |
| US08962803B2 |
Antibodies against the RGM A protein and uses thereof
The subject invention relates to isolated proteins, particularly monoclonal antibodies, which bind and neutralize RGM A protein. Specifically, these antibodies have the ability to inhibit the binding of RGM A to its receptor and/or coreceptors. These antibodies or portions thereof of the invention are useful for detecting RGM A and for inhibiting RGM A activity, for example in a human suffering from a disorder including but nor limited to multiple sclerosis, mammalian brain trauma, spinal cord injury, stroke, neurodegenerative diseases, and schizophrenia. |
| US08962801B2 |
Neisseria porin proteins
Neisseria meningitidis PorA constructs are provided which have one or more disrupted variable regions created by insertion of entire conserved regions or conserved region amino acids. The highly immunogenic variable regions of PorA are responsible for eliciting strain-specific immune responses that are not broadly protective, so disruption of the variable regions directs the immune response against conserved region epitopes to effectively immunize against a broader spectrum of N. meningitidis strains. Also provided are encoding nucleic acids, genetic constructs, host cells expressing the PorA constructs and compositions, kits and methods for detection and treatment of Neisseria meningitidis infections. |
| US08962799B2 |
Technetium—and rhenium-bis(heteroaryl) complexes and methods of use thereof
A method of imaging a region in a subject includes administering to the subject a complex of a metal chelated to a compound, and obtaining an image of the region in the subject. |
| US08962797B2 |
Halogenated compounds for photodynamic therapy
Halo-organic heterocyclic compounds are described, in which at least two halogen atoms are bound to a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic terminal moiety of the compound, with at least one of such halogen atoms being iodine or bromine. Also described are polymethine dyes based on these heterocyclic compounds, and dendrimeric compounds and conjugates of such polymethine dyes. The polymethine dyes are characterized by enhanced properties, e.g., brightness, photostability, sensitivity and/or selective affinity that make them useful to target cancer cells, pathogenic microorganisms, and/or other biological materials, in applications such as photodynamic therapy, photodynamic antimicrobial chemotherapy (PACT), cancer treatment, selective removal or attachment of biological materials, antimicrobial coating materials, and other diagnostic, theranostic, spectrum shifting, deposition/growth, and analytic applications. |
| US08962796B2 |
Modified variant Bowman Birk protease inhibitors
The present invention relates to modified variant Bowman Birk Protease Inhibitor proteins (BBPIs) that comprise peptides that bind target proteins, and that are further modified to have greater protease inhibitory activity and/or be produced at greater yields than the unmodified BBPIs. The invention encompasses polynucleotide constructs and expression vectors containing polynucleotide sequences that encode the modified variant BBPIs, the transformed host cells that express and produce the modified variant BBPIs, the modified variant BBPI proteins, the compositions comprising the modified variant BBPIs, and the methods for making and using the modified variant BBPIs in personal care. |
| US08962789B2 |
Method for preparing modified poly (1,3-propanediol terephthalate)
A method is disclosed herein for the preparation of modified poly (1,3-propanediol terephthalate). The method comprises adding linear polyester with average molecular weight of 800˜3000 and polyethylene glycol with average molecular weight of 200˜2000 into polymerization monomers before polymerization reaction, wherein the linear polyester is a polymer obtained by reaction of C3 ˜C10 straight chain aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or 1,4-cyclohexane diformic acid with C2 ˜C10 straight chain aliphatic diol or 1,4-cyclohexane diformic acid; the linear polyester is 0.5%˜6% of the mass of polymerization monomers; the polyethylene glycol is 0.5%˜8.5% of the mass of polymerization monomers. |
| US08962786B2 |
Chain extenders
The present invention relates to chain extenders, processes for their preparation and their use in the preparation of biocompatible biodegradable polyurethanes and polyurethane ureas for biomedical applications such as stents, scaffolds for tissue engineering.The chain extenders comprise a compound of formula(I) |
| US08962784B2 |
Isocyanate terminated macromer and formulation thereof for use as an internal adhesive or sealant
A novel macromer or mixture thereof is described herein, comprising isocyanatophenyl ether terminal moieties and at least two residues of a water-soluble polymer having a molecular weight ranging from 80 to 10,000 adjacent to the ether group of the isocyanatophenyl ether terminal isocyanate moieties, thereby forming at least two ether linkages in the macromer or mixture thereof. A method for making a polyisocyanate macromer is also described herein. |
| US08962783B2 |
Photovoltaic cell with silole-containing polymer
Photovoltaic cells with silole-containing polymers, as well as related systems, methods and components are disclosed. |
| US08962781B2 |
Method for removing ionic species contained in an aqueous phase using a sol gel composite material
Disclosed is a method for removing an ionic species contained in an aqueous phase. The method includes contacting an aqueous phase containing the ionic species with a sol-gel composite material, where the sol-gel composite material is a sol-gel composition having a porous matrix and containing a reactive metal incorporated into at least a portion of the porous matrix, under conditions sufficient to remove the ionic species contained in the aqueous phase. |
| US08962777B2 |
Pressure-sensitive adhesives for bonding printing plates
Crosslinked pressure-sensitive adhesive comprising at least one base polymer component obtainable by free-radical copolymerization of the following monomers: a) linear acrylic esters having 2 to 10 C atoms in the alkyl radical, b) branched, non-cyclic acrylic esters having a glass transition temperature Tg (based on the DSC measurement to DIN 53765) of not more than −20° C., c) 8% to 15% by weight of acrylic acid, d) optionally up to 10% by weight of further copolymerizable monomers, characterized in that the ratio of the linear acrylic esters to the branched acrylic esters is in the range from 1:6 to 10:1 mass fractions. |
| US08962775B2 |
Feeding highly active phosphinimine catalysts to a gas phase reactor
A highly active, supported phosphinimine catalyst is fed to a gas phase reactor as a slurry in a liquid hydrocarbon. Feeding the catalyst to a gas phase reactor in a viscous liquid hydrocarbon modifies catalyst initiation kinetics. |
| US08962771B2 |
Reactive isocyanate-terminated prepolymers for binder applications
Elastomer composites are prepared by wetting particles of a natural or synthetic rubber with a liquid one-component moisture-curable resin composition and then exposing the wetted particles to moisture to cure the resin composition. The moisture-curable resin composition comprises (a) an isocyanate-terminated polyurethane prepolymer having an isocyanate content of from 0.5 to 12% by weight and (b) from 1 to 30%, based on the combined weight of components (a) and (b), of an epoxide or lactone compound having a molecular weight of from about 70 to about 1000 and which is miscible in the prepolymer at the relative proportions thereof that are present. In addition, the composition contains no more than 0.1% by weight of compounds having a primary or secondary amino group. |
| US08962770B2 |
Blends of isosorbide-based copolycarbonate, method of making, and articles formed therefrom
Disclosed herein is are thermoplastic compositions comprising a blend of a homopolycarbonate comprising units derived from an aromatic dihydroxy compound and a copolymer comprising isosorbide units and siloxane units. The copolymer comprising isosorbide units and siloxane units can further comprise non-isosorbide aliphatic units derived from a C14-44 aliphatic diacid, a C14-44 aliphatic diol or combination of these, aromatic units, aliphatic units derived from an oligomer having a weight average molecular weight of 900 to 4000 or a combination of some or all of the foregoing additional units. |
| US08962768B2 |
Cationic acrylic resins
Reaction products AE of vinyl copolymers A having at least one functional group per molecule, with multifunctional compounds E derived from epoxide functional compounds having, on average, at least two functional groups per molecule, which reaction products AE have structural elements derived from ethylenically unsaturated monomers, and beta-hydroxy alkylene imine, —NR—CH2—CR′(OH)—, or the corresponding ammonium structure, where R and R′, independently from each other, stand for H or an alkyl group having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a process for their preparation, and a method of use thereof as binders for waterborne coating compositions. |
| US08962764B2 |
Preparation of functional star macromolecules
A process for constructing multi-arm star macromolecules with uniform properties, high molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution using free radical polymerization is described. |
| US08962763B2 |
Polyolefinic compositions for injection-moulded drainage systems
A polypropylene composition for injection-molded drainage systems comprising 78-84 wt % of a crystalline propylene polymer, 8 to less than 13 wt % of an elastomeric copolymer and 8 to less than 13 wt % of polyethylene. The said composition exhibits a flexural modulus value higher than 1400 MPa, a melt flow rate (MFR), determined according to ISO method 1133 (230° C. and 2.16 kg), of from 1.5 to 5.0 g/10 min, and a value of Izod impact resistance at 0° C. of more than 6 kJ/m2 according to ISO method 180/1A. |
| US08962761B2 |
Long chain branched EPDM compositions and processes for production thereof
Highly branched compositions including: (i) from about 96 wt % to about 99.9 wt % metallocene catalyzed ethylene propylene diene derived units; and (ii) from about 0.1 wt % to about 4 wt % multifunctional monomer derived units, wherein the highly branched composition has: (a) a Mooney viscosity ML (1+4) at 125° C. of about 30 to 100 MU, (b) a Mooney relaxation area MLRA of about 100 to about 1000, (c) a branching index, g′(vis) of less than about 0.9, (d) a phase angle, δ, of less than about 55 degrees at a complex modulus of 10 kPa, measured at 190° C., and (e) a degree of shear thinning greater than about 0.95, measured at 190° C., are disclosed herein. Homogeneous blends including this composition are also described. Processes to make the highly branched composition and the homogeneous blend are also described herein. |
| US08962759B2 |
Functionalized elastomer
The present invention is directed to a copolymer comprising: a polyisoprene backbone chain with a microstructure comprising grater than 98 percent by weight of cis 1,4 linkages; and polymeric sidechains bonded to the backbone chain, the sidechains comprising a polymer derived from a monomer having a hydrogen bond donor site and a hydrogen bond acceptor site. |
| US08962753B2 |
Hybrid coatings and associated methods of application
A hybrid coating composition including an organosilane component, a metal alkoxide component and a surfactant component, with the metal alkoxide component present in the composition at a molar ratio of about 75:1 with respect to the surfactant component. The hybrid coating composition once cured on a transparent substrate has an initial clarity greater than 98. Transparent members are also disclosed that include a transparent substrate having the hybrid coating composition cured on a first major surface thereof. |
| US08962741B2 |
Thermally curable resin composition for protective film
The present invention provides an overcoat film which has excellent degree of planarization by optimizing the molecular weight of a binder resin included in a thermally curable resin composition for a protective film and the content of each component including the same. In a color filter according to the present invention, it is not necessary to light up all the red, green, and blue (RGB) pixels for eliciting a white light and perform a separate application process of a white portion because an overcoat film according to the present invention may serve as the white portion. |
| US08962738B2 |
Stain-eating coatings
A coating composition comprising a hardenable film-former and at least 0.5 weight percent of an oxidizing agent sufficient to decolorize a stain on the film-former is disclosed, wherein the oxidizing agent comprises hydrogen peroxide, hypochlorite, and organo-chlorine bleaches and will at least partially decolorize a plurality of stains when applied to the hardened coating, allowed to stand for one hour at room temperature, and evaluated by visual observation of the stain under average overhead fluorescent illumination. The oxidizing agent is not consumed as a catalyst or initiator to polymerize or otherwise cause a reaction in the floor coating before it is applied and before it has hardened. A composition of the invention may include from about 0.8 to about 5 weight percent oxidizing agent and the film-former forms a hardened film resistant to rinsing with tap water. |
| US08962736B2 |
Electrically resistive coatings/layers using soluble carbon nanotube complexes in polymers
A process and result for forming an electrically relaxable coating composite for an electrophotographic imaging component includes providing a non-functionalized soluble carbon nanotube complex, and mixing a polymer material with the soluble carbon nanotube complex. The electrically relaxable coating composite exhibits resistivity in the range or about 107 to about 1012 ohm-cm. |
| US08962735B2 |
Methods of making reactive fiber/flake prepregs and reactive prepregs
Prepreg compositions and methods of making them from particles and a binder composition are disclosed. The methods may include placing the particles on a moving conveying belt and applying the binder composition to the particles on the moving conveying belt to form a moving mass. Alternate methods may include first placing the binder composition on the moving conveying belt and then applying the particles to the binding composition to form the moving mass. The methods may further include passing the moving mass through one or more pairs of opposed, compacting rolls, where the particles and the binder composition are pressed into further contact while passing through the compacting rolls to form the prepreg. The binder composition in the prepreg may include monomers and/or oligomers of a polymer that are capable of polymerizing into the polymer under polymerization conditions. |
| US08962733B2 |
Thermoplastic resin composition
A thermoplastic resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin and a first metal particle, wherein the first metal particle has a ratio of a short diameter relative to a long diameter of about 1/50 to about ⅙. Also a thermoplastic resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin, a plate-shaped second metal particle, and plate-shaped mica, wherein the plate-shaped mica is included in an amount of about 0.01 parts by weight to about 4.9 parts by weight based on about 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin. In addition a thermoplastic resin composition includes a thermoplastic resin, a plate-shaped third metal particle or a spherical fourth metal particle, and thermally expandable particulate, wherein the thermally expandable particulate includes a polymer particle including a hydrocarbon foamable compound therein. |
| US08962730B2 |
Self-healing rubber composition and tire
The present invention is directed to a self-healing rubber composition comprising a functionalized elastomer comprising: a polymeric backbone chain derived from a monomer comprising at least one conjugated diene monomer and optionally at least one vinyl aromatic monomer; and a functional group bonded to the backbone chain, the functional group comprising a multidentate ligand capable of complexing with a metal ion; and a partitioned metal ion. The invention is further directed to a pneumatic tire comprising the self-healing rubber composition. |
| US08962729B2 |
Soy methyl ester polystyrene blends for use in concrete
A non-aqueous blend composition for treating a porous material comprising triacylglycerides obtained from vegetable oils and containing a fatty acid component and a polystyrene dissolved in the triacylglycerides to form a blend composition, the polystyrene component being present in the blend composition in an amount of from about 1% to about 40% by weight of the fatty acid component. |
| US08962726B2 |
Compound having bisazo skeleton, pigment dispersant containing the compound, pigment composition, pigment dispersion, ink and resist composition for color filter
An object of the present invention is to provide a pigment dispersant in which dispersibility of an azo pigment in a water-insoluble solvent is improved, and to provide an azo pigment composition in which the azo pigment has high dispersibility in a water-insoluble solvent. The present invention provides a compound used as a pigment dispersant and having a structure in which a specific bisazo skeleton unit bonds to a specific polymer resin unit. |
| US08962723B2 |
Durable substrate coating and process for making
A durable substrate coating and a process of making include a resin master batch. The resin master batch can include ethylene propylene diene with a polymethylene backbone, mineral spirits, fillers, a de-tackifier, a curative, an activator component, and a metal dryer. The process can include adding the mineral spirits to: the ethylene propylene diene, a plasticizer, and the de-tackifier, and blending to form a solution. The process can include adding the fillers, a light stabilizer, a rheology modifier, and a pigment to the solution, forming a first mixture. The process can include adding another rheology modifier, another light stabilizer, an antioxidant, and a curative to the first mixture, forming a second mixture. The process can include mixing the second mixture to homogenously disperse each ingredient while maintaining a temperature of 60 degrees Celsius to prevent the mineral spirits from flashing. |
| US08962721B2 |
Nucleating agents for polyolefins based on acetal compounds
Described herein are novel acetal compounds capable as nucleating agents for polyolefins. The present invention relates to such compounds synthesized by reacting aromatic aldehydes with polyols and further, to the achievement of high crystallization temperatures in polypropylene compositions upon dispersal therein of formulations containing one or more of the said acetal compounds. |
| US08962720B2 |
Rubber composition for golf ball
The invention provides a rubber composition for golf balls which includes (A) a base rubber containing a polybutadiene having a cis-1,4 bond content of at least 60 wt %, (B) an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, and (C) a benzimidazole of general formula (1) or (2) below wherein R is a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbons, and m is an integer from 1 to 4, with the proviso that if m is 2 or more, each occurrence of R may be the same or different. The golf ball rubber composition of the invention enables a high-quality molded and crosslinked product having a suitable hardness and a high resilience to be obtained. |
| US08962719B2 |
Rubber composition with encapsulated resin and pneumatic tire
The present invention is directed to a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising at least one diene based elastomer and an in-situ resin, the in-situ resin comprising a methylene acceptor and a methylene donor, wherein one of the methylene acceptor and methylene donor is microencapsulated. |
| US08962718B2 |
Chlorine-resistant crosslinkable polyolefin compositions and articles made therefrom
The present invention relates to chlorine resistant crosslinkable silane-containing polyolefin compositions and stabilizer masterbatch compositions, their preparation, and articles made therefrom. These crosslinkable silane-containing compositions contain a mixture of antioxidants, light absorbers and stabilizers that provide resistance to the levels of chlorine used in potable water and to light, thereby extending the useful life of said articles made therefrom, such as potable water pipes and valves, bottles, tanks, and the like. |
| US08962714B2 |
Hydraulic setting adhesive with improved open time
A hydraulic setting adhesive containing a hydraulic binder, fillers, a water retention agent, a sulfoalkylester surfactant, and optionally a redispersible polymer powder and/or a polymer dispersion, wherein the surfactant is represented by the formula of MSO3—R1—(—COOR2)n, wherein M is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, and ammonium; R1 is linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated C1-C10 alkylene that optionally can be substituted by one or more hydroxyl, halogen, nitro or cyano groups; R2 can be identical or different from R1 and is represented by C1-C22 linear or branched alkyl; and n is an integer from 1 to 10, and wherein the hydraulic setting adhesive based on its dry weight comprises 0.1-3% by weight of the water retention agent. |
| US08962711B2 |
Copper-free friction material composition for brake pads
A copper-flee friction material composition for brake pads consists of: 0.43 parts of aramid fiber, 1.9 parts of tire powder, 6 parts of heavy magnesia, 2.55 parts of calcined petroleum coke, 8 parts of ceramic fiber, 6.5 parts of phenolic resin, 14 parts of aluminum silicate fiber, 22 parts of potassium hexatitanate crystal whisker, 25 parts of barite powder, 5 parts of granular graphite, 2 parts of antimony sulfide, 2.8 parts of friction powder of cashew nut oil, 0.9 part of boron nitride, 5 parts of flake aluminum powder, and 0.6 parts of tantalum carbide. Trials show that it has satisfactory high temperature and thermal decay resistant performance, long service life, good abrasion resistance and stable friction coefficient. With the friction material of the present invention used, the brake pad of vehicles is sensitive and stable during braking, produces no screech, is comfortable and has no damage on coupling plate. |
| US08962710B2 |
Fluid loss control agents and compositions for cementing oil and gas wells comprising said fluid loss control agent
It is proposed a new fluid loss control agent useful for the cementation of oil or gas wells. This fluid loss control agent consists of a mixture of a styrene-butadiene latex and a high molecular weight water-soluble polymer such as a copolymer AMPS-Am. The addition of the water-soluble polymer allows drastic reduction of the quantity of latex required to achieve fluid loss control performance and even gas migration control. |
| US08962708B2 |
Polyether group containing dental composition containing an F-containing compound, process of production and use thereof
The invention relates to a curable dental composition comprising a curable polyether group containing polymer as component (A), an initiator capable of initiating a curing reaction of component (A) as component (B) and a certain F-containing compound as component (C). The invention also relates to a method of production and use of the curable dental composition or a respective kit of parts for the preparation of or as impression material or for the preparation of crowns and bridges. |
| US08962704B2 |
Closed-loop recycled polyurethane foam, methods of manufacture and products therefrom
The present disclosure relates to the production of molded products containing recycled content, and more particularly polyurethane foam which includes polyol recovered from chemical recycling of polyurethane foam scrap, which polyol has been treated to optimize viscosity and/or reactivity characteristics. |
| US08962695B2 |
Hyaluronic acid production promoter and melanin production inhibitor
Provided is a hyaluronic acid production promoter and a melanin synthesis inhibitor. The hyaluronic acid production promoter and the melanin synthesis inhibitor of the present invention each contain soybean saponin as an active ingredient. The soybean saponin is preferably soybean saponin aglycone. The soybean saponin aglycone preferably includes soyasapogenol A and/or soyasapogenol B. The hyaluronic acid production promoter and the melanin synthesis inhibitor of the present invention are each administered transdermally or orally. |
| US08962694B2 |
Composition for pest control
Compositions suitable for the control of pest amphibian species are described. More particularly, compositions for killing amphibians are described that comprise: (i) a xylenol compound or derivative according to formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently selected from hydrogen, hydroxyl, halogen, —NH3 and C1-6 alkyl, and —R6—NH2, —R6—ONH2, —R6—NO2, and —R6—PO4, wherein R6 is C1-6 alkyl, and X is selected from hydrogen, halogen and C1-6 alkyl, or a salt thereof, and (ii) ethanol and optionally, (iii) methanol and/or at least one C3-6 alcohol. Methods for killing amphibians include contacting the amphibian with said compositions. Kits are described wherein said xylenol compounds and ethanol and optionally methanol and/or at least one C3-6 alcohol may be administered simultaneously or sequentially. |
| US08962691B2 |
Retinoid replacements and opsin agonists and methods for the use thereof
Compositions of and methods for using synthetic retinoids as retinoid replacements and opsin agonists are provided. |
| US08962689B2 |
Medium chain dicarboxylic acids, their derivates and metabolic disorders
The present invention relates in general to medium chain dicarboxylic acids, their derivatives and their uses. In particular, the present invention relates to a composition comprising medium chain dicarboxylic acids and to the use of medium chain dicarboxylic acids and their derivatives for the preparation of products to treat or prevent metabolic disorders. The composition of the present invention can particularly well be used to treat or prevent hyperglycemia, for example diabetes. |
| US08962686B2 |
Method and medication for prevention and treatment of ocular hypertension and glaucoma
An effective dose of a pharmaceutically acceptable phenylbutyrate salt such as sodium phenylbutyrate applied to human ocular tissues or through injection or other means prevents ocular hypertension and treats glaucoma in humans, leading to a new medical therapy for lowering the intraocular pressure via a mechanism different from the existing glaucoma medications. This compound can be formulated in combination with topical or other forms of steroids in prevention and treatment of steroid induced ocular hypertension and glaucoma. |
| US08962679B2 |
Daidzein analogs as treatment for cancer
Provided are compositions for treatment of cancers, including breast cancer, comprising at least one novel daidzein analog, as well as methods of using the same for preventing or treating cancer or tumor growth. |
| US08962676B2 |
Causal therapy of diseases or conditions associated with CNS or PNS demyelination
The present invention is directed to the treatment of demyelination as an underlying cause of the disease of multiple sclerosis (MS) in a mammal, the method comprising promoting remyelination of myelination of axonal cells by administering to the mammal a 2-oxopyrrolidine compound having a general formula I: wherein R═R′═H, and R″═CH2CONH-(2,6CH3)C6H3 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US08962666B2 |
Method for improving cartilage repair and/or preventing cartilage degeneration in a joint
The invention is in the field of methods for medical treatment. It provides an improved method for repairing damaged cartilage and/or preventing cartilage degeneration in tissue, in particular in a joint by administering a pharmaceutically active agent directly into the fat pad of a joint. The pharmaceutically active agent is preferably selected from the group consisting of agents that stimulate chondrogenic differentiation and/or cartilage matrix synthesis; agents that inhibit osteogenesis and/or hypertrophy, anti-inflammatory agents, agents that inhibit apoptosis of chondrocytes, agents that inhibit senescence of chondrocytes and agents that enhance lubrication of a joint. |
| US08962663B2 |
Small molecule inhibitors of the pleckstrin homology domain and methods for using same
Pleckstrin homology domain binding compounds, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods for their use are described herein. |
| US08962662B2 |
Antimicrobial compositions and methods of use thereof
This disclosure provides generally for antimicrobial compositions and methods for reducing or preventing microorganism growth, viability, or survival, which are useful for treating poultry, meat, seafood, vegetables, legumes, fruit, crops, and other products for human or animal consumption. For example, the compositions can include GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) antimicrobial components such as ε-poly-L-lysine in combination with at least one quaternary ammonium salt, including an aliphatic heteroaryl ammonium salt such as cetylpyridinium chloride. |
| US08962661B2 |
Fungicidal composition and method for controlling plant diseases
To provide a fungicidal composition having stable and high fungicidal effects against cultivated crops infected with plant diseases resulting from plant diseases.A fungicidal composition containing, as active ingredients, (a) a benzoylpyridine derivative represented by the formula (I) or its salt: wherein when A is —N═, B is —CX4═; when A is —CH═, B is —N═; each of X1 and X2 which are independent of each other, is a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, a hydroxyl group, an alkyl group, a CF3 group or an alkylthio group; X3 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, a CF3 group or an alkylthio group; X4 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxy group, an alkyl group, a CF3 group or an alkylthio group; R1 is an alkyl group; R2′ is an alkoxy group; p is 0, 1 or 2; and each of R2″ and R2′″ is an alkoxy group, and (b) at least one additional fungicide. |
| US08962657B2 |
Aryl derivatives and uses thereof
The present invention relates to antimalarial compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, including drug-resistant Plasmodia strains. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds. |
| US08962655B2 |
Composition for treatment of undifferentiated gastric cancer
Disclosed are: a therapeutic agent, a kit and a treatment method for undifferentiated gastric cancer; and a pharmaceutical composition, a kit and a treatment method which are more effective on a living organism having at least one cell selected from the group consisting of a cell overexpressing FGFR2 and a cell expressing a mutant FGFR2. A combination of a FGFR2 inhibitor and a therapeutic substance for gastric cancer is more effective on undifferentiated gastric cancer. The combination of a FGFR2 inhibitor and a therapeutic substance for gastric cancer is more effective on a living organism having at least one cell selected from the group consisting of a cell overexpressing FGFR2 and a cell expressing a mutant FGFR2. |
| US08962654B2 |
3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl compounds
The invention provides certain 3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-2(1H)-yl compounds, particularly compounds of formula I, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. The invention further provides methods of using a compound of formula I to treat cognitive impairment associated with Parkinson's disease or schizophrenia. |
| US08962652B2 |
Derivatives of purine or deazapurine useful for the treatment of (inter alia) viral infections
The present application includes novel modulators of TLRs, compositions containing such compounds, therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds. |
| US08962651B2 |
Compounds for the treatment of hepatitis C
The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV. |
| US08962650B2 |
Therapeutic agent for tumor
A therapeutic agent for tumor for combined use of a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof represented by Formula (I) and a compound represented by Formula (II): wherein R1 is C1-6 alkyl or C3-8 cycloalkyl, R2 is a hydrogen atom or C1-6 alkoxy, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a halogen atom, exhibits an excellent antitumor effect compared to cases where these are individually used. |
| US08962644B2 |
Benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidines and pyrazines as modulators of the histamine H4 receptor
Benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidines and pyrazines, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by H4 receptor activity, including allergy, asthma, autoimmune diseases, and pruritis. |
| US08962642B2 |
5-cyano-4- (pyrrolo [2,3B] pyridine-3-yl) -pyrimidine derivatives useful as protein kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. The invention also provides processes for preparing compounds of the inventions. |
| US08962637B2 |
Bicyclic compounds and their uses as dual c-SRC/JAK inhibitors
The present invention relates to substituted aromatic bicyclic compounds containing pyrimidine and pyridine rings of formula (I) having the structure as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds of the present invention are useful as tyrosine kinase inhibitors, preferably SRC family kinases (SFKs) inhibitors, in particular as multi SFK/JAK. kinases inhibitors and even preferably as dual c-SRC/JAK kinases inhibitors, thereby inhibiting the STAT3 activation and therefore abnormal growth of particular cell types. Notably, the compounds of the present invention are useful for the treatment or inhibition of certain diseases that are the result of deregulation of STAT3. |
| US08962631B2 |
Compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR kinase
The present invention relates to pyrazine compounds useful as inhibitors of ATR protein kinase. The invention also relates to pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of this invention; methods of treating various diseases, disorders, and conditions using the compounds of this invention; processes for preparing the compounds of this invention; intermediates for the preparation of the compounds of this invention; and methods of using the compounds in in vitro applications, such as the study of kinases in biological and pathological phenomena; the study of intracellular signal transduction pathways mediated by such kinases; and the comparative evaluation of new kinase inhibitors.The compounds of this invention have formula II: wherein the variables are as defined herein. |
| US08962630B2 |
Pyrrolopyrimidine compounds and their uses
The disclosed compounds relate to treatments and therapies for protein kinase-associated disorders. There is also a need for compounds useful in the treatment or prevention or amelioration of one or more symptoms of cancer, transplant rejections, and autoimmune diseases. Furthermore, there is a need for methods for modulating the activity of protein kinases, such as CDK1, CDK2, CDK4, CDK5, CDK6, CDK7, CDK8 and CDK9, using the compounds provided herein. |
| US08962628B2 |
Herbicidal 5H-quinoxaline-6-one derivatives detailed description
The present invention provides a compound of formula (I) wherein R4 is of sub-formula (a) or (b) and wherein the other substituents are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula (I) are potentially useful as herbicides. |
| US08962626B2 |
Thienopyridazine compounds, their preparations, pharmaceutical compositions and uses
The present invention relates to thienopyridazine compounds of formula (I), their pharmaceutically acceptable salts or hydrates, wherein R1 and R2 are independently H or C1-4 alkyl, R3 is a saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring containing N, S or O, or its optical isomers, R4 is a halophenyl monosubstituted or disubstituted at any position. The present invention provides the preparation methods of these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and the uses of these compounds, particularly in treating cancer. |
| US08962623B2 |
Aminopyrazine compounds
A compound of formula (I): wherein all symbols have the same meanings as defined in the specification; a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, an N-oxide thereof, or a prodrug thereof, has an Itk inhibitory activity, and is useful as a method for preventing and/or treating atopic dermatitis, and the like. |
| US08962621B2 |
Aralkyl diamine derivatives and uses thereof as antidepressants
Aralkyl diamine derivative of the following formula, pharmaceutically acceptable salts or uses thereof as antidepressants. The derivatives have triplex inhibiting activities of the reuptake of 5-HT, dopamine and noradrenalin, which can be administered to the patients in need of such treatment in the form of compositions orally or injectedly et al. |
| US08962618B2 |
Inhibitors of diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT-1) and uses thereof
The invention pertains to the use of fused bicyclo heterocyclic adducts of thiohdroxy pridines or primidines as diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 DGAT-1 inhibitors to treat hyperlipidiemias and various diseases and disorders associated therewith. Other conditions also can be ameliorated or avoided, such as high postprandial triglycerides or diet-related hypertriglyceridemia, cardiovascular risk associated with excessive triglycerides, and insulin resistance/glucose intolerance in overweight patients, those with diabetes or other glucose metabolic disorders such as Syndrome X and/or polycystic ovary disease. |
| US08962617B2 |
Use of dihydroimidazolones for the treatment of dogs
The present invention relates to the use of substituted dihydroimidazolones, particularly [1-(4-Chlorophenyl)-4-(4-morpholinyl)-2,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-2-one] (AWD 131-138) or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof for the treatment of epilepsy in dogs. |
| US08962602B2 |
Anticancer steroidal lactones unsaturated in position 7 (8)
A compound of general formula (I), wherein R1-R17 and the - - - - - - line take various meanings for use in the treatment of cancer. |
| US08962599B1 |
Therapeutic compositions comprising imidazole and imidazolium compounds
Therapeutic compositions comprising substituted imidazole or imidazolium compounds may be used for a number of medical purposes, such as treatment of undesirable conditions or diseases, including disease or conditions related to bone, cancer, and/or pain. |
| US08962593B2 |
GLA monotherapy for use in cancer treatment
The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer with a glucopyranosyl lipid A (GLA) in the absence of antigen. |
| US08962590B2 |
Prostate cancer vaccine
Androgen receptor-based vaccines for eliciting an immune reaction in vivo against cells expressing androgen receptor are disclosed. The vaccines are useful in the treatment of prostate cancer. Also disclosed are methods for inducing immune reaction to androgen receptor or treating prostate cancer in a mammal, using the vaccines and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the vaccines. |
| US08962587B2 |
Gene delivery of OCT4 and SirT1 and pharmaceutical compositions thereof
The present invention provides a method for decreasing the level of methylation of Oct4 promoter in a target cell, comprising transfecting the target cell with the combination of Oct4 cDNA and SirT1 cDNA. The invention also provides a method for inducing cytoprotective responses of a target cell, comprising transfecting the target cell with the combination of Oct4 cDNA and SirT1 cDNA. The invention further provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising Oct4 cDNA and SirT1 cDNA, or a polynucleotide comprising Oct4 cDNA and SirT1 cDNA. |
| US08962584B2 |
Compositions for controlling Varroa mites in bees
An isolated nucleic acid agent is disclosed comprising a nucleic acid sequence which downregulates expression of a gene product of a Varroa destructor mite. Compositions comprising same and uses thereof are also disclosed. |
| US08962581B2 |
Methods and kits to identify invasive glioblastoma
The invention encompasses methods and kits used in the detection of invasive glioblastoma based upon the expression of NHERF-1. The methods and kits also allow prediction of disease outcome as well as therapeutic outcome. |
| US08962578B2 |
Fungicidal active substance combinations
The invention relates to novel fungicidally active compound combinations of 2′-cyano-3,4-dichloroisothiazole-5-carboxanilide and active compounds listed in the disclosure. |
| US08962572B2 |
Bortezomib formulations
A bortezomib composition includes bortezomib and boric acid in a mass ratio of boric acid to bortezomib is from 1:1 to 10:1. The composition is a solid, and may be prepared by forming a liquid mixture including a solvent, bortezomib and boric acid, and lyophilizing the liquid mixture. |
| US08962561B2 |
Compositions comprising PEDF and uses of same in the treatment and prevention of ovary-related syndromes
A method of treating or preventing an ovary-related syndrome associated with infertility in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprising administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an active ingredient consisting of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, thereby treating or preventing the ovary-related syndrome associated with infertility in the subject. |
| US08962551B2 |
Quinoxalinyl derivatives
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula I or II, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof: which inhibit serine protease activity, particularly the activity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) NS3-NS4A protease. Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the hepatitis C virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of the present invention. |
| US08962550B2 |
Identification of inhibitors of a bacterial stress response
A system, a composition, a method and a kit for identifying anti-bacterial agents are provided. The invention described herein is useful in identifying inhibitors of any bacterial stress response. Moreover, the invention can be applied to any sRNA and its target, any transcription factor and its target, and any transcription factor/sRNA pair (i.e., a transcription factor that regulates a sRNA). In particular, the present invention provides a system, a composition, a method and a kit for the identification of cyclic peptides that block the σE pathway in Escherichia coli. |
| US08962549B2 |
Polymeric benzyl carbonate-derivatives
The present invention relates to polymeric derivatives, which can be conjugated to an amino-containing drug to improve its in vivo properties. The polymeric derivative can subsequently be released to yield the drug in its native form. Methods of preparing and using these polymeric derivatives and drug conjugates are described. |
| US08962548B2 |
Multi-component biological transport systems
Compositions and methods are provided that are useful for the delivery, including transdermal delivery, of biologically active agents, including nucleic acids and therapeutic proteins including insulin, larger therapeutic proteins such as botulinum toxin and other biologically active agents such as a therapeutic protein which does not therapeutically alter blood glucose levels, a therapeutic nucleic acid-based agent, a non-protein non-nucleic acid therapeutic agent such as an antifungal agent or alternately an agent for immunization. The compositions can be prepared with components useful for targeting the delivery of the compositions as well as imaging components. |
| US08962546B2 |
Modulation of estrogen receptor-related receptor gamma (ERRγ) and uses therefor
This application provides methods of increasing vascularization, muscle performance, muscle rehabilitation, and/or mitochondrial activity in subjects in need thereof, by administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more agents that increases ERRγ activity to the subject. Such agents can include one or more ERRγ agonists. In some examples the method does not require that the subject exercise, and as such, the subject may be sedentary (such as bedridden or in a wheelchair). |
| US08962545B2 |
Enzyme treatment of foodstuffs for celiac sprue
Administering an effective dose of glutenase to a Celiac or dermatitis herpetiformis patient reduces levels of toxic gluten oligopeptides, thereby attenuating or eliminating the damaging effects of gluten. |
| US08962544B2 |
Detergent composition for removing fish soil
A detergent composition as described which can be utilized in a variety of applications for cleaning surfaces and objects, removing suspended soils, and rinsing easily. The detergent composition is particularly effective at removing soils caused by raw fish soil. |
| US08962537B2 |
Oil well drilling fluids, oil well cement composition and slurry of weighting material
The present invention relates to oil well drilling comprising a weighting agent consisting of microfine, particulate ilmenite having a FeTiO3 content of at least 85% by weight, a specific surface area (BET) between 1 and 5 m2/g, where 90% by volume of the particles have a size of less than 12.5 μm and a D50 between 3 μm and 6 μm by volume measured by laser diffraction using Malvern laser diffraction particle size analyzer, where the particles have an average circularity of at least 0.85 determined by image analysis. The invention further relates to high density oil well cement slurry comprising water, Portland cement, a to weighting material and optionally silica flour, microsilica, fiber, rubbery particles a fluid loss addition and a retarder, where the weighting material is particulate microfine ilmenite having a FeTiO3 content of at least 85% by weight, a specific surface area (BET) between 1 and 5 m2/g, and where 90% by volume of the particles have a size of less than 12.5 μm and a D50 between 3 and 6 μm measured by laser diffraction using Malvern laser diffraction particle size analyzer, and where the particles have an average circularity of at least 0.85 determined by image analysis. Finally, the invention relates to a slurry of microfine ilmenite. |
| US08962534B2 |
Systems and methods of treating water used for hydraulic fracturing
A system and method of treating a fluid to be used for hydraulic fracturing adds an effective amount of chlorine dioxide to the fluid to act as a biocide that kills harmful bacteria. A system for adding chlorine dioxide to the fluid can continuously add chlorine dioxide to an incoming flow of the fluid to produce a continuous flow of treated fluid. |
| US08962525B2 |
Stable formulations containing fumed aluminum oxide
The present invention provides novel herbicidal aqueous suspoemulsion or aqueous suspension concentrate compositions containing an herbicidal active agent and fumed alumina as a stabilization agent that have superior chemical and physical stability as well as superior re-dispersion properties. |
| US08962516B2 |
Heterogeneous rhodium metal catalysts
Novel polymeric rhodium catalysts having repeating subunits of Formula (I), wherein R1-R8, X, A, m, n and p are as defined in the application, are described along with methods of using these catalysts, as well as precursors therefor, in the chemical synthesis transformations. |
| US08962510B2 |
Continuity additives and their use in polymerization processes
The invention relates to catalyst compositions including at least one catalyst compound and at least one continuity additive such as poly-oxo-metal carboxylate compound and their use in the polymerization of olefins. |
| US08962504B2 |
Graphene-reinforced ceramic composites and uses therefor
The disclosure provides novel graphene-reinforced ceramic composites and methods for making such composite materials. |
| US08962503B2 |
Colored glass plate
To provide a colored glass plate, which uses sodium sulfate (Na2SO3) as a refining agent and which is capable of stably maintaining the mass percentage of divalent iron calculated as Fe2O3 in the total iron calculated as Fe2O3 at a high level, while suppressing development of an amber color that is derived from sodium sulfate. A colored glass plate made of alkali-containing silica glass containing elements of iron, tin and sulfur, wherein the percentage of the total sulfur calculated as SO3 is at least 0.025% as represented by mass percentage based on oxides, the percentage of divalent iron calculated as Fe2O3 in the total iron calculated as Fe2O3 is from 60 to 80% as represented by mass percentage, and the percentage of divalent tin calculated as SnO2 in the total tin calculated as SnO2 is at least 0.1% as represented by mol percentage. |
| US08962500B2 |
Molded article containing stacked carbon fiber and method for producing same
A molded article having both of sufficient strength and peel resistance, especially a heat insulating material for a high temperature furnace, is provided.A carbon fiber-containing stacked molded article 1 comprises a substrate 10 composed of first carbon fibers piled, and a woven fabric layer 20 located on at least one surface of the substrate 10, and composed of carbon fiber spun yarns 21 including second carbon fibers 22 having an average fiber diameter of 12 μm or less, and third carbon fibers 23 having an average fiber diameter in excess of 12 μm. |
| US08962498B2 |
Liquid curable silicone rubber composition and woven fabric coated with cured product of the same composition
Provided is a liquid curable silicone rubber composition containing the following components of (A), (B), (C) and (D): (A) 100 parts by weight of an organopolysiloxane having one or more silicon atom-bonded alkenyl groups on average in one molecule, (B) (B-1) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least three silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in one molecule, wherein at least one of the hydrogen atoms is present as a siloxane unit represented by the formula of R1HSi02/2 (wherein R1 represents a non-substituted or substituted monovalent hydrocarbon group containing no aliphatic unsaturated bond) in the molecule and (B-2) a linear organohydrogenpolysiloxane having one silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atom only at each of both terminals of the molecular chain and having no aliphatic unsaturated bond(s) in a molecule, [provided that the blending amount of component (B-1) and component (B-2) is an amount such that the molar ratio of silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms contained in component (B-1) and component (B-2):alkenyl groups contained in component (A) ranges from (0.8:1.0) to (2.5:1.0), and the total number of silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms contained in component (B-2) is 70 to 100% of the total number of silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atoms contained in component (B-1) and component (B-2); provided that when the aforementioned numerical value is 100%, component (B) consists only of (B-2).] (C) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst: an amount to cure the present composition, and (D) 0.1 to 50 parts by weight of a reinforcing silica fine powder. A coated woven fabric with a silicone rubber-coated layer formed of a cured product of this liquid curable silicone rubber composition is suitable as a coated woven fabric for use in airbags. |
| US08962492B2 |
Method to thin a silicon-on-insulator substrate
A method to thin an initial silicon-on-insulator substrate that has a layer of silicon oxide buried between a silicon carrier substrate and a silicon surface layer. This method is noteworthy in that it includes conducting a thermal oxidation treatment of the initial substrate to cause oxidation of part of the silicon surface layer and form a thermal oxide thereon; conducting a first cycle of etching followed by cleaning of the silicon surface layer after the thermal oxidation treatment, wherein the etching of the first cycle is conducted so as to fully remove the thermal oxide from the silicon surface layer to thin it and lift off all unstable parts of the initial substrate at edges thereof to form a thinned substrate; conducting, after the first cycle, a second cycle of etching followed by cleaning of the silicon surface layer, wherein the etching of the second cycle is conducted to remove from the surface of the thinned substrate, polluting particles formed during the first etching cycle and that have deposited thereupon, in order to obtain a final SOI substrate having a thinned surface layer that forms an active layer for the substrate. |
| US08962489B2 |
Method for etching film containing cobalt and palladium
Disclosed is a method for etching a film contains cobalt and palladium is provided. A hard mask is provided on the film. The method film includes a process “a” of etching the film by ion sputter etching, a process “b” of exposing a workpiece to plasma of a first gas containing halogen elements after the process “a” of etching of the film, a process “c” of exposing the workpiece to plasma of a second gas containing carbons after the process “b” of exposing the workpiece to the plasma of the first gas, and a process “d” of exposing the workpiece to plasma of a third gas containing a noble gas after the process “c” of exposing the workpiece to the plasma of the second gas. In the method, a temperature of a placement table on which the workpiece is placed is set to a first temperature of 10° C. or less in the process “a”, process “b” and process “c”. |
| US08962488B2 |
Synchronized radio frequency pulsing for plasma etching
Methods for processing a substrate are provided herein. In some embodiments, a method of etching a dielectric layer includes generating a plasma by pulsing a first RF source signal having a first duty cycle; applying a second RF bias signal having a second duty cycle to the plasma; applying a third RF bias signal having a third duty cycle to the plasma, wherein the first, second, and third signals are synchronized; adjusting a phase variance between the first RF source signal and at least one of the second or third RF bias signals to control at least one of plasma ion density non-uniformity in the plasma or charge build-up on the dielectric layer; and etching the dielectric layer with the plasma. |
| US08962485B2 |
Reusing active area mask for trench transfer exposure
A method of silicide formation in a semiconductor fabrication process is disclosed. An active area (RX) mask is used to form an active silicon area, and is then reused to form a trench transfer (TT) area. A trench block (TB) mask is logically ANDed with the active area (RX) mask to form a trench silicide (TS) region. |
| US08962484B2 |
Method of forming pattern for semiconductor device
The present disclosure provides a method including providing a semiconductor substrate and forming a first layer and a second layer on the semiconductor substrate. The first layer is patterned to provide a first element, a second element, and a space interposing the first and second elements. Spacer elements are then formed on the sidewalls on the first and second elements of the first layer. Subsequently, the second layer is etched using the spacer elements and the first and second elements as a masking element. |
| US08962477B2 |
High temperature anneal for stress modulation
A method for modulating stress in films formed in semiconductor device manufacturing provides for high temperature annealing of an as-deposited compressive film such as titanium nitride. The high temperature annealing converts the initially compressive film to a tensile film without compromising other film qualities and characteristics. The converted tensile films are particularly advantageous as work function adjusting films in PMOS transistor devices and are advantageously used in conjunction with additional metal gate materials. |
| US08962475B2 |
Multi-layer circuit substrate fabrication method providing improved transmission line integrity and increased routing density
An integrated circuit substrate is designed and fabricated with a selectively applied transmission line reference plane metal layer to achieve signal path shielding and isolation, while avoiding drops in impedance due to capacitance between large diameter vias and the transmission line reference plane metal layer. The transmission line reference plane defines voids above (or below) the signal-bearing plated-through holes (PTHs) that pass through a rigid substrate core, so that the signals are not degraded by an impedance mismatch that would otherwise be caused by shunt capacitance from the top (or bottom) of the signal-bearing PTHs to the transmission line reference plane. For voltage-plane bearing PTHs, no voids are introduced, so that signal path conductors can be routed above or adjacent to the voltage-plane bearing PTHs, with the transmission line reference plane preventing shunt capacitance between the signal path conductors and the PTHs. |
| US08962473B2 |
Method of forming hybrid diffusion barrier layer and semiconductor device thereof
In a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, an opening is formed inside a dielectric layer above a semiconductor substrate. The opening has a wall. At least one diffusion barrier material is then formed over the wall of the opening by at least two alternating steps, which are selected from the group consisting of a process of physical vapor deposition (PVD) and a process of atomic layer deposition (ALD). A liner layer is formed over the at least one diffusion barrier material. |
| US08962471B2 |
Bump, method for forming the bump, and method for mounting substrate having the bump thereon
A two-layer structure bump including a first bump layer of a bulk body of a first conductive metal, which is any of gold, copper, and nickel, formed on a substrate and a second bump layer of a sintered body of a powder of a second conductive metal, which is any of gold and silver, formed on the first bump layer. The bulk body composing the first bump layer is formed through any of plating, sputtering, or CVD. The sintered body composing the second bump layer is formed by sintering the powder of the second conductive metal having a purity of not lower than 99.9 wt % and an average particle diameter of 0.005 μm to 1.0 μm. The second bump layer has a Young's modulus 0.1 to 0.4 times that of the first bump layer. |
| US08962468B1 |
Formation of ohmic contacts on wide band gap semiconductors
Systems and methods for semiconductor wafer processing include irradiating a surface of a semiconductor wafer with a laser beam of sufficient energy to alter a band gap of semiconductor material thereby melting a portion of the wafer to generate a graphitic layer area. A metal layer is then depositing on the surface to create ohmic contacts at the area that where melted by the laser. |
| US08962467B2 |
Metal fuse structure for improved programming capability
Structure providing more reliable fuse blow location, and method of making the same. A vertical metal fuse blow structure has, prior to fuse blow, an intentionally damaged portion of the fuse conductor. The damaged portion helps the fuse blow in a known location, thereby decreasing the resistance variability in post-blow circuits. At the same time, prior to fuse blow, the fuse structure is able to operate normally. The damaged portion of the fuse conductor is made by forming an opening in a cap layer above a portion of the fuse conductor, and etching the fuse conductor. Preferably, the opening is aligned such that the damaged portion is on the top corner of the fuse conductor. A cavity can be formed in the insulator adjacent to the damaged fuse conductor. The damaged fuse structure having a cavity can be easily incorporated in a process of making integrated circuits having air gaps. |
| US08962463B2 |
Semiconductor device with dual work function gate stacks and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes forming a gate dielectric layer over a substrate; forming a metal containing layer, containing an effective work function adjust species, over the gate dielectric layer; forming an anti-reaction layer over the metal containing layer; increasing an amount of the effective work function adjust species contained in the metal containing layer; and forming, on the substrate, a gate stack by etching the anti-reaction layer, the metal containing layer, and the gate dielectric layer. |
| US08962461B2 |
GaN HEMTs and GaN diodes
Consistent with an example embodiment, a GaN heterojunction structure has a three-layer dielectric structure. The lowermost and middle portions of the gate electrode together define the gate foot, and this is associated with two dielectric layers. A thinner first dielectric layer is adjacent the gate edge at the bottom of the gate electrode. The second dielectriclayer corresponds to the layer in the conventional structure, and it is level with the main portion of the gate foot. |
| US08962459B2 |
Diffusion sources from liquid precursors
A method selectively diffuses dopants into a substrate wafer. The method comprises blanket depositing a doped liquid precursor including dopants on a surface of the substrate wafer to create a doped film on the surface of the substrate wafer, selectively forming a diffusion source in the doped film to selectively diffuse the dopants into the substrate wafer, and heating the doped film on the substrate wafer, wherein said heating the doped film diffuses the dopants from the doped film into the substrate wafer. |
| US08962458B2 |
Methods of growing nitride semiconductors and methods of manufacturing nitride semiconductor substrates
Methods of growing nitride semiconductor layers including forming nitride semiconductor dots on a substrate and growing a nitride semiconductor layer on the nitride semiconductor dots. The nitride semiconductor layer may be separated from the substrate to be used as a nitride semiconductor substrate. |
| US08962457B2 |
Insulated gate type transistor and display device
A transistor comprises an active layer of an oxide containing at least one element selected from In, Ga and Zn. The active layer is formed such that a desorption gas monitored as a water molecule by a temperature programmed desorption analysis is 1.4/nm3 or less. |
| US08962456B2 |
Group III nitride semiconductor single crystal, method for producing the same, self-standing substrate, and semiconductor device
Objects of the present invention are to provide a method for producing a Group III nitride semiconductor single crystal, which method enables production of a Group III nitride semiconductor single crystal having a flat surface by means of a crucible having any inside diameter; to provide a self-standing substrate obtained from the Group III nitride semiconductor single crystal; and to provide a semiconductor device employing the self-standing substrate. The production method includes adding the template, a flux, and semiconductor raw materials to a crucible and growing a Group III nitride semiconductor single crystal while the crucible is rotated. In the growth of the semiconductor single crystal, the crucible having an inside diameter R (mm) is rotated at a maximum rotation speed ω (rpm) satisfying the following conditions: ω1−4≦ω≦ω1+4; ω1=10z; and z=−0.78×log10(R)+3.1. |
| US08962454B2 |
Method of depositing dielectric films using microwave plasma
Embodiments of the invention describe a method for forming dielectric films for semiconductor devices. The method includes providing a substrate in a process chamber containing a microwave plasma source, introducing into the process chamber a non-metal-containing process gas including a deposition gas having a carbon-nitrogen intermolecular bond, forming a plasma from the process gas, and exposing the substrate to the plasma to deposit carbon-nitrogen-containing film on the substrate. In some embodiments, the carbon-nitrogen-containing film can include a CN film, a CNO film, a Si-doped CN film, or a Si-doped CNO film. |
| US08962450B2 |
Method for manufacturing a semiconductor-on-insulator structure having low electrical losses
A manufacturing process for a semiconductor-on-insulator structure having reduced electrical losses and which includes a support substrate made of silicon, an oxide layer and a thin layer of semiconductor material, and a polycrystalline silicon layer interleaved between the support substrate and the oxide layer. The process includes a treatment capable of conferring high resistivity to the support substrate prior to formation of the polycrystalline silicon layer, and then conducting at least one long thermal stabilization on the structure at a temperature not exceeding 950° C. for at least 10 minutes. |
| US08962449B1 |
Methods for processing semiconductor devices
Methods of forming a semiconductor structure include exposing a carrier substrate to a silane material to form a coating, removing a portion of the coating at least adjacent a periphery of the carrier substrate, adhesively bonding another substrate to the carrier substrate, and separating the another substrate from the carrier substrate. The silane material includes a compound having a structure of (XO)3Si(CH2)nY, (XO)2Si((CH2)nY)2, or (XO)3Si(CH2)nY(CH2)nSi(XO)3, wherein XO is a hydrolyzable alkoxy group, Y is an organofunctional group, and n is a nonnegative integer. Some methods include forming a polymeric material comprising Si—O—Si over a first substrate, removing a portion of the polymeric material, and adhesively bonding another substrate to the first substrate. Structures include a polymeric material comprising Si—O—Si disposed over a first substrate, an adhesive material disposed over the first substrate and at least a portion of the polymeric material, and a second substrate disposed over the adhesive material. |
| US08962447B2 |
Bonded strained semiconductor with a desired surface orientation and conductance direction
According to various method embodiments, a semiconductor layer is oriented to a substrate. The semiconductor layer has a surface orientation and is oriented to the substrate to provide a desired direction of conductance for the surface orientation. The oriented semiconductor layer is bonded to the substrate to strain the semiconductor layer. Various embodiments provide a tensile strain, and various embodiments provide a compressive strain. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein. |
| US08962446B2 |
Methods of forming oxides, methods of forming semiconductor constructions, and methods of forming isolation regions
Some embodiments include methods of forming isolation regions in which spin-on material (for example, polysilazane) is converted to a silicon dioxide-containing composition. The conversion may utilize one or more oxygen-containing species (such as ozone) and a temperature of less than or equal to 300° C. In some embodiments, the spin-on material is formed within an opening in a semiconductor material to form a trenched isolation region. Other dielectric materials may be formed within the opening in addition to the silicon dioxide-containing composition formed from the spin-on material. Such other dielectric materials may include silicon dioxide formed by chemical vapor deposition and/or silicon dioxide formed by high-density plasma chemical vapor deposition. |
| US08962445B2 |
Method of manufacture of semiconductor isolation structure
A method of formation of an isolation structure for vertical semiconductor devices, the resulting isolation structure, and a memory device to prevent leakage among adjacent vertical semiconductor devices are described. |
| US08962444B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device are provided. The method includes forming a poly-silicon layer doped with first p-type dopants on a substrate, etching the poly-silicon layer and the substrate to form a poly-silicon pattern and a trench, forming device isolation pattern covering a lower sidewall of the poly-silicon pattern in the trench, thermally treating the poly-silicon pattern in a gas including second p-type dopants, forming a dielectric layer and a conductive layer on the thermally treated poly-silicon pattern and the device isolation pattern, etching the conductive layer, the dielectric layer, and the thermally treated poly-silicon pattern to form a control gate, a dielectric pattern, and a floating gate respectively. |
| US08962442B2 |
Janus complementary MEMS transistors and circuits
A method of fabricating an electromechanical device includes the following steps. A first and a second back gate are formed over a substrate. An etch stop layer is formed covering the first and second back gates. Electrodes are formed over the first and second back gates, wherein the electrodes include one or more gate, source, and drain electrodes, wherein gaps are present between the source and drain electrodes. One or more Janus components are placed the gaps, each of which includes a first portion having an electrically conductive material and a second portion having an electrically insulating material, and wherein i) the first or second portion of the Janus components placed in a first one of the gaps has a fixed positive surface charge and ii) the first or second portion of the Janus components placed in a second one of the gaps has a fixed negative surface charge. |
| US08962441B2 |
Transistor device with improved source/drain junction architecture and methods of making such a device
One illustrative device disclosed herein includes a plurality of source/drain regions positioned in an active region on opposite sides of a gate structure, each of the source/drain regions having a lateral width in a gate length direction of the transistor and a plurality of halo regions, wherein each of the halo regions is positioned under a portion, but not all, of the lateral width of one of the plurality of source/drain regions. A method disclosed herein includes forming a plurality of halo implant regions in an active region, wherein an outer edge of each of the halo implant regions is laterally spaced apart from an adjacent inner edge of an isolation region. |
| US08962437B2 |
Method for fabricating capacitor with high aspect ratio
A method for fabricating a capacitor includes: forming a first silicon layer over a semiconductor substrate, where the first silicon layer is doped with a dopant; forming an undoped second silicon layer over the first silicon layer; forming an opening by etching the second silicon layer and the first silicon layer; forming a storage node in the opening; and removing the first silicon layer and the second silicon layer. |
| US08962432B2 |
Semiconductor device with self aligned end-to-end conductive line structure and method for forming the same
A method for forming semiconductor devices using damascene techniques provides self-aligned conductive lines that have an end-to-end spacing less than 60 nm without shorting. The method includes using at least one sacrificial hardmask layer to produce a mandrel and forming a void in the mandrel. The sacrificial hardmask layers are formed over a base material which is advantageously an insulating material. Another hardmask layer is also disposed over the base material and under the mandrel in some embodiments. Spacer material is formed alongside the mandrel and filling the void. The spacer material serves as a mask and at least one etching procedure is carried out to translate the pattern of the spacer material into the base material. The patterned base material includes trenches and raised portions. Conductive features are formed in the trenches using damascene techniques. |
| US08962429B2 |
Integrated circuits with improved spacers and methods for fabricating same
Integrated circuits and methods for fabricating integrated circuits are provided. In an embodiment, a method for fabricating an integrated circuit includes simultaneously shielding a shielded region of a semiconductor substrate and exposing a surface of the shielded region of the semiconductor substrate. An ion implantation is performed to form implant areas in a non-shielded region of the semiconductor substrate adjacent the shielded region. Also, the semiconductor substrate is silicided to form a silicided area in the shielded region of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US08962427B2 |
Method of producing semiconductor device
A method of producing a semiconductor device, includes: forming a semiconductor layer on a substrate; forming an a recess in the semiconductor layer by dry etching with a gas containing fluorine components, the recess having an opening portion on the surface of the semiconductor layer; forming a fluorine-containing region by heating the semiconductor layer and thus diffusing, into the semiconductor layer, the fluorine components attached to side surfaces and a bottom surface of the recess; forming an insulating film on an inner surface of the recess and on the semiconductor layer; and forming an electrode on the insulating film in a region in which the recess is formed. |
| US08962425B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming junction enhanced trench power MOSFET having gate structure embedded within trench
A semiconductor device has a substrate and trench formed partially through the substrate. A drain region is formed in the substrate as a second surface of the substrate. An epitaxial region is formed in the substrate over the drain region. A vertical drift region is formed along a sidewall of the trench. An insulating material is deposited within the trench. A channel region is formed along the sidewall of the trench above the insulating material. The channel region is separated from the insulating material. A gate structure is formed within the trench adjacent to the channel region. The gate structure includes an insulating layer formed along the sidewall of the trench adjacent to the channel region and polysilicon layer formed within the trench over the insulating layer. A source region is formed in a first surface of the substrate contacting the channel region. |
| US08962422B2 |
Method of fabricating semiconductor devices
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes etching a substrate to form a field trench defining an active region and a lower gate pattern on the active region, the lower gate pattern including a tunneling insulating pattern and a lower gate electrode pattern, filling a field insulating material in the field trench to form a field region, forming an upper gate pattern on the lower gate pattern, sequentially forming a stopping layer and a buffer layer on the field region and the upper gate pattern, forming a first resistive pattern on the buffer layer of the field region, and forming a second resistive pattern on the buffer layer on the upper gate pattern, forming an interlayer insulating layer covering the first and second resistive patterns, and performing a planarization process to remove a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer and to remove the second resistive pattern. |
| US08962409B2 |
Semiconductor device and fabrication method
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method includes sequentially forming a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a semiconductor cap layer containing a p-type impurity element on a substrate, forming a dielectric layer having an opening after the forming of the semiconductor cap layer, forming a third semiconductor layer containing a p-type impurity element on the semiconductor cap layer exposed from the opening of the dielectric layer, and forming a gate electrode on the third semiconductor layer. |
| US08962403B2 |
Manufacturing method for switch and array substrate using etching solution comprising amine
The present invention discloses a manufacturing method for a switch and an array substrate. The method comprises: firstly, forming sequentially a first metal layer, an insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, an ohmic contact layer, a second metal layer, a third metal layer and a photoresist layer on a base substrate; after patterning the photoresist layer, etching the third metal layer and the second metal layer to form the input electrode and the output electrode of the switch; using a stripper comprising at least 30% by weight of amine in order to remove the photoresist layer and the residual second metal layer; and finally, etching the ohmic contact layer. Through the above steps, the present invention can avoid the electrical abnormality of the switch and increase process yield of the array substrate. |
| US08962400B2 |
In-situ doping of arsenic for source and drain epitaxy
A method includes forming a gate stack over a semiconductor region, and recessing the semiconductor region to form a recess adjacent the gate stack. A silicon-containing semiconductor region is epitaxially grown in the recess to form a source/drain stressor. Arsenic is in-situ doped during the step of epitaxially growing the silicon-containing semiconductor region. |
| US08962399B2 |
Method of making a semiconductor layer having at least two different thicknesses
A method is provided for producing a semiconductor layer having at least two different thicknesses from a stack of the semiconductor on insulator type including at least one substrate on which an insulating layer and a first semiconductor layer are successively disposed, the method including etching the first layer so that said layer is continuous and includes at least one first region having a thickness less than that of at least one second region; oxidizing the first layer to form an electrically insulating oxide film on a surface thereof so that, in the first region, the oxide film extends as far as the insulating layer; partly removing the oxide film to bare the first layer outside the first region; forming a second semiconductor layer on the stack, to form, with the first layer, a third continuous semiconductor layer having a different thickness than that of the first and second regions. |
| US08962395B2 |
QFN package and manufacturing process thereof
The present invention provides a Quad Flat Non-leaded (QFN) package, which comprises a chip, a lead frame, a plurality of composite bumps and an encapsulant. The chip has a plurality of pads, and the lead frame has a plurality of leads. Each of the plurality of composite bumps has a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is electrically connected between one of the pads and the second conductive layer, and the second conductive layer is electrically connected between the first conductive layer and one of the leads. The encapsulant encapsulates the chip, the leads and the composite bumps. Thereby, a QFN package with composite bumps and a semi-cured encapsulant is forming between the spaces of leads of lead frame before chip bonded to the lead frame are provided. |
| US08962390B2 |
Method for manufacturing a chip packaging structure
A method for manufacturing a chip packaging structure is disclosed. The manufacturing method includes steps of: providing a protection layer; forming a conductive trace layer on the protection layer; forming an adhesion layer on the conductive trace layer; placing a chip on the adhesion layer; and electrically connecting the chip to the conductive trace layer. Via these arrangements, the chip packaging structure made by the manufacturing method can have a smaller thickness. |
| US08962389B2 |
Microelectronic packages including patterned die attach material and methods for the fabrication thereof
Embodiments of microelectronic packages and methods for fabricating microelectronic packages are provided. In one embodiment, the fabrication method includes printing a patterned die attach material onto the backside of a wafer including an array of non-singulated microelectronic die each having an interior keep-out area, such as a central keep-out area. The die attach material, such as a B-stage epoxy, is printed onto the wafer in a predetermined pattern such that the die attach material does not encroaching into the interior keep-out areas. The wafer is singulated to produce singulated microelectronic die each including a layer of die attach material. The singulated microelectronic die are then placed onto leadframes or other package substrates with the die attach material contacting the package substrates. The layer of die attach material is then fully cured to adhere an outer peripheral portion of the singulated microelectronic die to its package substrate. |
| US08962388B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting a computer chip on a printed circuit board assembly
A printed circuit board assembly and method of assembly in which underfill is placed between a chip and substrate to support the chip. A trench is formed in the upper layer of the printed circuit board to limit the flow of the underfill and in particular to limit the underfill from contact with adjacent components so that the underfill does not interfere with adjacent components on the printed circuit board assembly. |
| US08962386B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
To reduce oxygen vacancies in an oxide semiconductor film and the vicinity of the oxide semiconductor film and to improve electric characteristics of a transistor including the oxide semiconductor film. A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode whose Gibbs free energy for oxidation is higher than that of a gate insulating film. In a region where the gate electrode is in contact with the gate insulating film, oxygen moves from the gate electrode to the gate insulating film, which is caused because the gate electrode has higher Gibbs free energy for oxidation than the gate insulating film. The oxygen passes through the gate insulating film and is supplied to the oxide semiconductor film in contact with the gate insulating film, whereby oxygen vacancies in the oxide semiconductor film and the vicinity of the oxide semiconductor film can be reduced. |
| US08962385B2 |
ReRAM device structure
A resistive random access memory (ReRAM) includes a first metal layer having a first metal and a metal-oxide layer on the first metal layer. The metal-oxide layer includes the first metal. The ReRAM further includes a second metal layer over the metal-oxide layer and a first continuous conductive barrier layer in physical contact with sidewalls of the first metal layer and of the metal-oxide layer. |
| US08962379B2 |
Method of producing CIGS film, and method of producing CIGS solar cell by using same
A CIGS film production method is provided which ensures that a CIGS film having a higher conversion efficiency can be produced at lower costs at higher reproducibility even for production of a large-area device. A CIGS solar cell production method is also provided for producing a CIGS solar cell including the CIGS film. The CIGS film production method includes: a stacking step of stacking a layer (A) containing indium, gallium and selenium and a layer (B) containing copper and selenium in a solid phase in this order over a substrate; and a heating step of heating a stacked structure including the layer (A) and the layer (B) to melt a compound of copper and selenium of the layer (B) into a liquid phase to thereby diffuse copper from the layer (B) into the layer (A) to permit crystal growth to provide a CIGS film. |
| US08962378B2 |
Photodiode and method for making the same
A method for manufacturing a photodiode including the steps of providing a substrate, solution depositing a quantum nanomaterial layer onto the substrate, the quantum nanomaterial layer including a number of quantum nanomaterials having a ligand coating, and applying a thin-film oxide layer over the quantum nanomaterial layer. |
| US08962377B2 |
Pixelated imager with motfet and process
A method of fabricating a pixelated imager includes providing a substrate with bottom contact layer and sensing element blanket layers on the contact layer. The blanket layers are separated into an array of sensing elements by trenches isolating adjacent sensing elements. A sensing element electrode is formed adjacent each sensing element overlying a trench and defining a TFT. A layer of metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) material is formed on a dielectric layer overlying the electrodes and on an exposed upper surface of the blanket layers defining the sensing element adjacent each TFT. A layer of metal is deposited on each TFT and separated into source/drain electrodes on opposite sides of the sensing element electrode. The metal forming one of the S/D electrodes contacts the MOS material overlying the exposed surface of the semiconductor layer, whereby each sensing element in the array is electrically connected to the adjacent TFT by the MOS material. |
| US08962375B2 |
Method of making a reflective shield
A method of creating a reflective shield for an image sensor device includes depositing a first dielectric layer on a substrate, wherein a photodiode is on the substrate. The method further includes removing surface topography by performing chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) on the first dielectric layer. The method further includes patterning the substrate to define an area on a surface of the first dielectric layer, wherein the area is directly above the photodiode. The method further includes depositing a layer of a material with high reflectivity on the substrate, wherein the material fills the area on the surface of the first dielectric layer. The method further includes removing excess material with high reflectivity, wherein the reflective shield is formed and is embedded in the first dielectric layer. The method further includes depositing a second dielectric material on the substrate, wherein the second dielectric material covers the reflective shield. |
| US08962371B2 |
Method for fabricating sensor
A method for fabricating a sensor, comprises: forming, on a base substrate, a pattern of a data line (31), a pattern of a drain electrode (34), a pattern of a source electrode (33), a pattern of a receive electrode (39), a pattern of a photodiode (40) and a pattern of a transparent electrode (41); forming a pattern of an ohmic layer by using a first patterning process; forming a pattern of an active layer by using a second patterning process; forming a pattern of a gate insulating layer by using a third patterning process; and forming a pattern of a gate line (30), a pattern of a gate electrode (38) and a pattern of a bias electrode (42) by using a fourth patterning process. Such a method can reduce the number of mask as well as the production cost and simplifies the production process, thereby significantly improves the production capacity and the defect-free rate. |
| US08962370B2 |
Radiation detector and method of manufacturing the same
A radiation detector includes a sensor substrate and a scintillator layer. The sensor substrate is configured to be capable of performing photoelectric conversion. The scintillator layer includes a first area and a second area, the first area including an activator, the second area including the activator with a concentration lower than the concentration of the activator in the first area, the scintillator layer being provided on the sensor substrate so that the first area and the second area are arranged in a thickness direction of the scintillator layer and the first area is arranged from an end portion on a side of the sensor substrate in the scintillator layer in the thickness direction. |
| US08962366B2 |
Self-aligned well structures for low-noise chemical sensors
In one implementation, a chemical detection device is described. The device includes a chemically-sensitive field effect transistor including a floating gate conductor coupled to a gate dielectric and having an upper surface, and a sensing material on the upper surface. The device also includes a fill material defining a reaction region extending above the sensing material, the reaction region overlying and substantially aligned with the floating gate conductor. |
| US08962364B2 |
Production method for organic electroluminescent element
Disclosed is a production method for an organic electroluminescent element that is provided with a substrate, an organic laminate with an organic light emitting layer that was formed by a method involving a wet process, and a pair of electrodes, wherein the method produces an organic electroluminescent element with high luminous efficiency, low driving voltage, and a minimal rise in voltage when continuously driven, by applying the coating liquid for said organic light emitting layer, and thereafter, in a drying process, heating the substrate while applying tension in a manner such that a stress that is less than the yield stress is applied to the substrate. |
| US08962363B2 |
Method for forming a groove on a surface of flat plate formed of a nitride semiconductor crystal
Provided is a novel method for forming a groove composed of two smooth inclined surfaces on a surface of a flat plate formed of a nitride semiconductor crystal having an A, C, M-axes. In the present invention, a disk-shaped dicing blade is moved along a direction of the A-axis to form first and second inclined surfaces on the surface of the flat plate. The following mathematical formulae (I)-(III) are satisfied: 45 degrees≦θb−a≦60 degrees (I) 45 degrees≦θb+a≦60 degrees (II), 0 degrees≦|a|≦7.5 degrees, where angle θb represents an angle formed between a surface of the edge and a radial direction of the dicing blade in a cross-sectional view which includes the M-axis and the C-axis. The angle a represents an angle formed between the principal surface and the M-axis. |
| US08962362B2 |
Vertically structured group III nitride semiconductor LED chip and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing vertically structured Group III nitride semiconductor LED chips includes a step of forming a light emitting laminate on a growth substrate; a step of forming a plurality of separate light emitting structures by partially removing the light emitting laminate to partially expose the growth substrate; a step of forming a conductive support on the plurality of light emitting structures; a step of lifting off the growth substrate from the plurality of light emitting structures; and a step of cutting the conductive support thereby singulating a plurality of LED chips each having the light emitting structure. The step of partially removing the light emitting laminate is performed such that each of the plurality of light emitting structures has a top view shape of a circle or a 4n-gon (“n” is a positive integer) having rounded corners. |
| US08962360B2 |
Organic layer deposition apparatus and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display device by using the organic layer deposition apparatus
An organic layer deposition apparatus includes: a conveyer unit including a transfer unit, a first conveyer unit, and a second conveyer unit; a loading unit for fixing a substrate to the transfer unit; a deposition unit including a chamber and at least one organic layer deposition assembly; and a measuring unit located between the loading unit and the deposition unit to measure position information of the substrate before an organic layer is deposited onto the substrate; and an unloading unit for separating, from the transfer unit, the substrate onto which the deposition has been completed, wherein the transfer unit is configured to cyclically move between the first conveyer unit and the second conveyer unit, and wherein the substrate fixed to the transfer unit is configured to be spaced apart from the at least one organic layer deposition assembly while being transferred by the first conveyer unit. |
| US08962357B2 |
Method for manufacturing organic light emitting diode display
A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: forming a display unit displaying an image and a driver positioned near the display unit to drive a light emitting element of the display unit in a lower mother substrate; forming a sealant and a plurality of bumps in an upper mother substrate; aligning the lower mother substrate and the upper mother substrate to face each other; melting and hardening the sealant to combine the lower mother substrate and the upper mother substrate; cutting the upper mother substrate; and cutting the lower mother substrate, wherein the cutting of the upper mother substrate is performed according to a first cutting line between the sealant and the bumps and a second cutting line corresponding to the bumps. |
| US08962355B2 |
Optical element package and method of manufacturing the same
An optical element package includes: an optical element in a form of a chip, and a lens resin having a convex lens surface covering an optical functional surface of the optical element. The convex lens surface is formed as a rough surface having a plurality of minute convex curved surfaces having a vertex in a direction perpendicular to a plane in contact with each part of the convex lens surface. |
| US08962352B2 |
Method for calculating warpage of bonded SOI wafer and method for manufacturing bonded SOI wafer
A method for calculating a warpage of a bonded SOI wafer includes: assuming that the epitaxial growth SOI wafer is a silicon single crystal wafer having the same dopant concentration as dopant concentration of the bond wafer; calculating a warpage A that occurs at the time of performing the epitaxial growth relative to the assumed silicon single crystal wafer; calculating a warpage B caused due to a thickness of the BOX layer of the epitaxial growth SOI wafer; determining a measured value of a warpage of the base wafer before bonding as a warpage C; and calculating a sum of the warpages (A+B+C) as the warpage of the bonded SOI wafer. |
| US08962349B1 |
Method of manufacturing magnetic tunnel junction memory element
The present invention is directed to a method for fabricating a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) memory element. The method comprises the steps of providing a substrate having a contact dielectric layer, a bottom dielectric layer, a bottom electrode layer, an etch stop layer, an MTJ layer stack, and a top electrode layer sequentially formed thereon; etching the top electrode layer with a first mask thereon to form a top electrode; etching the MTJ layer stack with the top electrode thereon to form a patterned MTJ; encapsulating the patterned MTJ with a passivation layer; depositing a top dielectric layer on top of the passivation layer and planarizing the same layer; forming a second mask on the top dielectric layer; and etching the bottom electrode layer, the etch stop layer, the passivation layer, and the top dielectric layer with the second mask thereon to form a bottom electrode. |
| US08962347B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A ferroelectric capacitor formed above a semiconductor substrate includes a lower electrode, a dielectric film (ferroelectric film) having ferroelectric characteristics, and an upper electrode. The upper electrode includes a conductive oxide film made of a ferroelectric material to which conductivity is provided by adding a conductive material such as Ir, and the conductive oxide film is in contact with the dielectric film. |
| US08962344B2 |
Membrane-coated particles
A membrane-coated particle composition and methods comprising a particle surrounded by a native cell membrane are disclosed. The cell membrane may contain selected receptors or binding components. At least a portion of the receptors or binding components are oriented on the membrane-coated particle in the same or similar orientation as in the native cell membrane. The membrane-coated particle(s) finds use, for example, in contexts of basic research, proteomics, drug discovery, drug delivery, medical diagnostics, and aspects of patient care. |
| US08962343B2 |
Method and device for parallel analysis of bio molecules
The invention relates to a process and a device for parallel fractionating a multiplicity of individual samples (29) within a 3-dimensional separation medium (6), with the subsequent process steps being carried out:A first space (2) which extends essentially across all three space coordinates contains the separation medium (6). A multiplicity of individual samples (29) is arranged close to an interface of the first space (2), with the individual samples (29) being arranged essentially in a planar fashion, i.e. their particular center-of-gravity positions are described by two coordinates. Under the influence of one or more physical parameters, the individual samples (29) are able to migrate essentially perpendicularly to the area of their application through the separation medium (6), and are fractionated in the process according to one or more of their properties. Suitable physical parameters are, for example, electric forces (electrophoresis), gravity, diffusion, pressure and concentration gradients and also osmosis or centrifugal forces. The individual samples (29) are detected in selected regions (8) inside or outside the separation medium (6) during their migration (online detection). As an alternative to online detection, data may be received in a 3D manner, after the migration has finished. To this end, an appropriate 3D image-taking process may be used. In the simplest case, the separation medium (6) is cut into disks which are then evaluated by means of a 2D receiving process. In this case, the fractions of the samples are also preparatively accessible. In addition to or alternatively to image-taking, a fraction collector may be attached to an interface of the separation medium (6). |
| US08962340B2 |
Real-time assay for the detection of botulinum toxin
A real-time portable and rapid detection assay to identify the presence of biologically active toxins such as botulinum toxins. The proteolytic activity of BoNT/A is measured using a peptide cleavage assay, where a fluorescent substrate is cleaved by BoNT/A, resulting in increased fluorescence. This fluorescence can be monitored in real-time using a fluorescence detection instrument, such as a real-time PCR system that has been modified to implement a detection algorithm specific to the identification of the target toxin. |
| US08962334B2 |
Method for detecting malodor from air conditioner, reproducing malodor and preparing corresponding malodor composition
A method is provided that identifies the compounds contributing to a malodor from an air conditioner, reproduces the malodor, and prepares a corresponding malodor composition. Through the analysis method of the present invention, the compounds contributing to the malodor from an air conditioner are identified and quantified. The malodor is reproduced from a combination of the compounds identified by the analysis method of the present invention. The reproduced malodor provides significant data required for development of an apparatus and a method for removing specific odor. |
| US08962333B2 |
Restriction/modification polypeptides, polynucleotides, and methods
The present invention relates to the discovery of a novel restriction/modification system in Caldicellulosiruptor bescii. The discovered restriction enzyme is a HaeIII-like restriction enzyme that possesses a thermophilic activity profile. The restriction/modification system also includes a methyltransferase, M.CbeI, that methylates at least one cytosine residue in the CbeI recognition sequence to m4C. Thus, the invention provides, in various aspects, isolated CbeI or M.CbeI polypeptides, or biologically active fragments thereof; isolated polynucleotides that encode the CbeI or M.CbeI polypeptides or biologically active fragments thereof, including expression vectors that include such polynucleotide sequences; methods of digesting DNA using a CbeI polypeptide; methods of treating a DNA molecule using a M.CbeI polypeptide; and methods of transforming a Caldicellulosiruptor cell. |
| US08962329B2 |
Gene cluster
Novel isolated DNA sequences which comprise all or part of a gene cluster encoding sanglifehrin synthase, processing and regulatory genes involved in the biosynthesis of a mixed non-ribosomal peptide/polyketide compound, or mutants having altered biosynthetic capability, polypeptides or mutants thereof encoded by DNA or the mutants, vectors containing the DNA or the mutants thereof, host cells transformed with the DNA, the mutants thereof, or the vector, and a method for producing sanglifehrin compounds. Compounds with cyclophilin inhibition activity used as immunosuppressants, antivirals or cardiac protection agents. |
| US08962328B2 |
Cultivation medium for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of dicot plants
Compositions and methods are provided for the efficient transformation of a dicot plant. More particularly, compositions and methods of the present invention find use in agriculture for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of a dicotyledonous plant. The compositions include cultivation media comprising high concentrations of sucrose and glucose. The cultivation media find use in methods directed to Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of a dicot plant with a gene of interest. In this manner, any gene of interest can be introduced into a dicot plant with high transformation efficiency and reduced tissue necrosis. |
| US08962314B2 |
Lateral ventricle cell compositions and use for treating neural degenerative diseases
A pluripotent stem cell isolated from the lateral ventrical of the brain or choroid plexus is provided. Compositions and methods of isolating and using the cell also is provided. |
| US08962313B2 |
Method for the simultaneous induction of CTL and γδT cell
Disclosed are: a method for culture of disease antigen specific CTLs and γδT cells in one culture step conveniently and efficiently; and a pharmaceutical agent and a therapeutic/prophylactic method both of which use a cell produced by the method. Blood is collected and peripheral blood mononuclear cells are separated from the blood. Aminobisphosphonate and a disease antigen are added to the peripheral blood mononuclear cells at the beginning of culture, and the cell culture is carried out for a predetermined period to proliferate/induce disease antigen specific CTLs and γδT cells simultaneously until the numbers of the cells reach values that are effective for the treatment of a disease. The CTLs and the γδT cells thus produced are used for the treatment. |
| US08962312B2 |
Production host cell lines
The invention concerns the field of cell culture technology. The invention describes production host cell lines comprising vector constructs comprising a DHFR expression cassette. Those cell lines have improved growth characteristics in comparison to DHFR-deficient or DHFR-reduced cell lines such as CHO DG44 and CHO DUKX-B11. The invention especially concerns two cell lines, a representative of each cell line is deposited with the DSMZ under the number DSM ACC2909 (CHOpper® Discovery) and DSM ACC2910 (CHOpper® Standard). The invention further concerns a method of producing proteins using the cells generated by the described method. |
| US08962311B2 |
Method of obtaining chicken embryonic stem cells
Method of culturing embryonic stem (ES) cells of avian origin includes the steps of: a) suspending ES cells originating from the blastoderm disk of fertilized un-incubated avian egg(s) in a basal culture medium supplemented with: insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF); and animal serum; and, optionally, at least one growth factor selected from among interleukin 6 (Il-6), interleukin 6 receptor (Il-6R), stem cell factor (SCF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), interleukin 11 (Il-11), oncostatin and/or cardiotrophin; b) seeding the suspension of ES cells obtained in step a) on a layer of feeder cells and further culturing the ES cells for at least 2 to 10 passages; c) optionally, removing at least one growth factor selected from among SCF, FGF, Il-6, Il-6R, LIF, oncostatin, cardiotrophin and Il-11 from the culture medium; and d) further culturing the ES cells in the medium of step c) on a layer of feeder cells. |
| US08962309B2 |
Apparatus and process for the conversion into biogas of fermentation stillage arising as a waste product of ethanol production
The invention relates to an apparatus for the conversion into biogas of fermentation stillage arising as a waste product of ethanol production. This apparatus comprises a separation unit for the separation of the fermentation stillage into a thin fraction and a thick fraction, at least one biogas reactor for fermenting the thin fraction and/or the thick fraction, and a storage tank. According to a first aspect of the present invention, two biogas reactors are provided, to separate the thin fraction and the thick fraction independently of one another. According to a second aspect of the present invention, a nitrogen sink is provided downstream of the storage tank to provide, from the reactor effluent, process water with low or no nitrogen content which may then be fed to the reactor and/or the bioethanol plant. According to a third aspect the invention is characterized by a combination of a single-stage separation unit and a heavy-duty biogas reactor with a pore-free flow path. |
| US08962308B2 |
System and method including thermal cycler modules
Systems and methods for processing and analyzing samples are disclosed. The system may process samples, such as biological fluids, using assay cartridges which can be processed at different processing locations. In some cases, the system can be used for PCR processing. The different processing locations may include a preparation location where samples can be prepared and an analysis location where samples can be analyzed. To assist with the preparation of samples, the system may also include a number of processing stations which may include processing lanes. During the analysis of samples, in some cases, thermal cycler modules and an appropriate optical detection system can be used to detect the presence or absence of certain nucleic acid sequences in the samples. The system can be used to accurately and rapidly process samples. |
| US08962305B2 |
Biosensor chip with nanostructures
A biosensor chip with nano-structures. The biosensor chip includes a RF biosensor, comprising an isolated substrate; a ground plane; a filtering circuit; at least one cell detection area with nano-structures and a protection layer. The RF biosensor can detect the existence of the cancer cells, high frequency biological effects and the cells relationship between transfers by noninvasive method. The RF biosensor according to the invention can provide high accuracy and sensitivity in cancer cells detection. |
| US08962304B2 |
Interface device and method for using the same
The present disclosure is related to an interface device for providing access to a network to be monitored. The interface device includes a plurality of elements, the elements being sensors and/or actuators. A selection circuit is provided for selecting a subset of elements among the plurality of elements, each element of the subset being arranged for outputting and/or receiving a signal. A local memory is provided for storing the subset. |
| US08962302B2 |
Biological tissue processing substrate for fixing proteins or protein degradation products in tissue for analysis
A biological tissue processing substrate for fixing proteins in a biological tissue or degradation products of the proteins, the substrate comprising: a porous body that forms a contact surface with the biological tissue, the porous body holding in pores an enzyme for obtaining the proteins or the degradation products of the proteins from the biological tissue, wherein the proteins or the degradation products obtained by the action of the enzyme are brought into contact with a member consisting of a metal. |
| US08962298B2 |
Recombinant host cell comprising a diol dehydratase
Methods for the fermentive production of four carbon alcohols are provided. Specifically, butanol, preferably 2-butanol is produced by the fermentive growth of a recombinant bacteria expressing a 2-butanol biosynthetic pathway. The recombinant microorganisms and methods of the invention can also be adapted to produce 2-butanone, an intermediate in the 2-butanol biosynthetic pathways disclosed herein. |
| US08962293B2 |
DNA polymerases and related methods
Disclosed are mutant DNA polymerases having improved extension rates relative to a corresponding, unmodified polymerase. The mutant polymerases are useful in a variety of disclosed primer extension methods. Also disclosed are related compositions, including recombinant nucleic acids, vectors, and host cells, which are useful, e.g., for production of the mutant DNA polymerases. |
| US08962285B2 |
Ketoreductase polypeptides for the production of (R)-3-hydroxythiolane
The present disclosure provides engineered ketoreductase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally occurring wild-type ketoreductase enzyme. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, host cells capable of expressing the engineered ketoreductase enzymes, and methods of using the engineered ketoreductase enzymes to synthesize chiral compounds. |
| US08962284B2 |
Sulfur-containing amino acid-producing bacterium and method for producing sulfur-containing amino acid
A novel technique for improving the production by bacteria of amino acids that contain sulfur has been developed, and thereby a sulfur-containing amino acid-producing bacterium, and a method for producing a compound such as a sulfur-containing amino acid are provided. A sulfur-containing amino acid, a related substance thereof, or a mixture of these can be produced by culturing a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae, which has a sulfur-containing amino acid-producing ability and has been modified so that the activity of the protein encoded by the yeeE gene, for example, the protein of the following (A) or (B), is increased in a medium, and collecting a sulfur-containing amino acid, a related substance thereof, or a mixture of them from the medium: (A) a protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14, (B) a protein having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 14 but which includes one or several amino acid substitutions, deletions, insertions, or additions, and when the intracellular activity of this protein is increased, the ability of the bacterium to produce a sulfur-containing amino acid is improved. |
| US08962282B2 |
Increased poly (alpha 1,3 glucan) yield using tetraborate
A process for production of poly (α 1,3 glucan) from a renewable feedstock, for applications in fibers, films, and pulps. The effect of addition of tetraborate in increasing the yield of the desired end products, poly (α 1,3 glucan) and fructose, and decreasing formation of the undesired by-product leucrose. |
| US08962276B2 |
Omega-3 desaturase used in the biosynthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids
The present invention provides novel fatty acid desaturases genes used for synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids, especially omega-3 desaturases (FADS15). The present invention also provides nucleic acid sequence coding the above-described desaturases, expression vector of the above-described desaturases and recombinant microorganism expressing above-described desaturases. |
| US08962273B2 |
Methods of producing a secreted protein
The invention is directed to methods of producing a polypeptide or a variant thereof, wherein the polypeptide or variant thereof is dependent on LIMP-2 for trafficking, localization, stabilization and/or sorting of the polypeptide in the cell. In general, the methods comprise culturing a lysosomal integral membrane protein II (LIMP-2) deficient cell which expresses the polypeptide or the variant thereof under conditions in which the polypeptide or the variant thereof is produced. |
| US08962260B2 |
Method and device for combined detection of viral and bacterial infections
A lateral flow assay is capable of detecting and differentiating viral and bacterial infections. A combined point of care diagnostic device tests markers for viral infection and markers for bacterial infection, to effectively assist in the rapid differentiation of viral and bacterial infections. In some preferred embodiments, bimodal methods and devices determine if an infection is bacterial and/or viral. A dual use two strip sample analysis device includes a first lateral flow chromatographic test strip to detect MxA and a low level of C-reactive protein and a second lateral flow chromatographic test strip to detect high levels of C-reactive protein. In some preferred embodiments, the sample is a fingerstick blood sample. |
| US08962258B2 |
Apparatus and method for multiple immunoassays on a chip
Provided are a multiple immunoassay apparatus on a chip in which a structure comprising multiple microfluidic channels is associated with a tissue sample, which allows immunohistochemical reactions to be conducted therein, to examine various markers specific for certain diseases, and a method for performing multiple immunoassays using the same. The multiple immunoassay apparatus comprises: at least one antibody-introducing unit through which at least one antibody is introduced into the apparatus; at least one reaction unit in which the antibody reacts with a sample in an immunohistochemical pattern; and at least one fluid outlet through which a fluid including the antibody is discharged outside the apparatus. |
| US08962257B2 |
Methods for diagnosing heart failure and other cardiac diseases
The invention relates to methods of diagnosing the severity of heart failure or a cardiac dysfunction in a subject. The invention further relates to monitoring the severity of heart failure in a subject and determining the prognosis of a subject that has suffered from heart failure. This invention also relates methods to identify patients at risk for cardiac dysfunction when exposed to cardiotoxic chemotherapy agents. |
| US08962250B2 |
Methods for the amplification, quantitation and identification of nucleic
The invention relates to improved methods of amplifying and optionally quantifying and/or identifying a plurality of selected nucleic acid molecules from a pool of nucleic acid molecules. A first round of multiplex amplification used where the amplification reaction is allowed to proceed to a point prior to that at which significant competition between amplicons for reaction components has occurred. This is the followed by a second round of amplification that typically includes a fluorescent reporter to allow for each of the selected nucleic acid sequences to be quantified. The methods are useful for the amplification and quantification of nucleic acids from a variety of sources, such as gene expression products, whereby many such products may be amplified and quantified from very limited samples and from degraded archival samples. |
| US08962246B2 |
Method for providing DNA fragments derived from an archived sample
Aspects of the present invention relate to compositions and methods for providing DNA fragments from an archived sample (e.g., paraffin-embedded and/or fixed-tissue biopsies, etc.). Particular aspects provide methods whereby high yields of DNA are isolated as well as a substantial portion of the DNA consists of long DNA fragments, and where the isolated genomic DNA is free of associated or cross-linked contaminants like proteins, peptides, amino acids or RNA. The methods are facile, cost-effective, and are characterized by high reproducibility and reliability. Particular aspects provide methods for providing DNA fragments derived from an archived sample, wherein the yield of DNA before, for example, an amplification step is at least 20%, and amplicons up to a length of about 1,000 base pairs are amplifiable. |
| US08962242B2 |
System for detecting electrical properties of a molecular complex
A system for detecting electrical properties of a molecular complex is disclosed. The system includes an electrode electrically coupled to a molecular complex that outputs an electrical signal affected by an electrical property of the molecular complex, wherein the effect of the electrical property of the molecular complex on the electrical signal is characterized by an expected bandwidth. The system further includes an integrating amplifier circuit configured to:receive the electrical signal from the electrode. The integrating amplifier circuit is further configured to selectively amplify and integrate a portion of the electrical signal over time within a predetermined bandwidth, wherein the predetermined bandwidth is selected at least in part based on the expected bandwidth. |
| US08962241B2 |
Triggered molecular geometry based bioimaging probes
The present embodiments relate to engineering imaging probes based on “triggered molecular geometry.” Upon detection of a molecular signal, nucleic acid hairpin monomers assemble an imageable molecular shape with prescribed geometry. In some embodiments the prescribed shape can be imaged directly. In some embodiments, the prescribed shape can serve as a spatial organizer or amplification scheme for other imaging entities, such as fluorophore and fluorescent proteins. |
| US08962234B2 |
Resist underlayer film forming composition and method for forming resist pattern using the same
A resist underlayer film forming composition for lithography, includes: a polymer including a structure of formula (1) below at a terminal of a polymer chain; a cross-linking agent; a compound that promotes a cross-linking reaction; and an organic solvent: (where R1, R2, and R3 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched hydrocarbon group having a carbon atom number of 1 to 13, or a hydroxy group; at least one of R1, R2, and R3 is the hydrocarbon group; m and n are each independently 0 or 1; and a main chain of the polymer is bonded to a methylene group when n is 1 and bonded to a group represented by —O— when n is 0). |
| US08962231B2 |
Toner for magnetic single-component development
A toner for magnetic single-component development, which contains at least a binder resin which is a polyester resin, magnetic powder, and a charge control resin, wherein the ratio (%) of the area of the charge control resin present on the surface of the toner particles with respect to the area of the toner particles on an electron microscope image is made to be in a predetermined range corresponding to the particle diameter of the toner particles. |
| US08962230B2 |
Electrostatic-image developing toner, electrostatic image developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge, image-forming apparatus, and method for forming image
An electrostatic-image developing toner contains an amorphous polyester resin that has repeating units having a backbone derived from dehydroabietic acid in a main chain thereof and that has a weight average molecular weight of about 30,000 to about 80,000; and at least one of a crystalline polyester resin containing a dicarboxylic acid (C10) and a diol (C9) as polymerization components and a crystalline polyester resin containing a dicarboxylic acid (C9) and a diol (C10) as polymerization components. |
| US08962228B2 |
Low melt color toners with fluorescence agents
A low melt or ultra low melt toner includes at least one amorphous polyester of an alkoxylated bisphenol based polyester, a crystalline polyester derived from the reaction of an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid or aromatic dicarboxylic acid with an aliphatic diol, at least one colorant and at least one fluorescence agent. Methods of authentication of the toner, of authentication of documents formed from the toner, of embedding information in documents, and the like are also set forth. |
| US08962222B2 |
Photomask and method for forming the same
A photomask having a machine-readable identifying mark and suitable for manufacturing integrated circuit devices and a method for forming the photomask and identifying mark are disclosed. An exemplary embodiment includes receiving a design layout corresponding to a pattern to be formed on a photomask blank. A specification of an identifying code is also received along with the photomask blank, which includes a substrate, a reflective layer, and an absorptive layer. A first patterning is performed using the design layout. A second patterning is performed using the specification of the identifying code. |
| US08962219B2 |
Fuel cell interconnects and methods of fabrication
An interconnect for a fuel cell stack includes a first plurality of ribs extending from a first major surface of the interconnect and defining a first plurality of gas flow channels between the ribs, the ribs extending between a first rib end and a second rib end and having a tapered profile in a vertical dimension, perpendicular to the first major surface of the interconnect, proximate at least one of the first rib end and the second rib end, wherein the ribs comprise a flat upper surface and rounded edges between the flat upper surface and the adjacent gas flow channels, the rounded edges having a first radius of curvature, and wherein the gas flow channels comprise a rounded surface having a second radius of curvature, different from the first radius of curvature. |
| US08962215B2 |
Electrolyte membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cell, process for its production and membrane-electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cell
An electrolyte membrane which comprises a cation exchange membrane made of a polymer having cation exchange groups and contains cerium ions is used as an electrolyte membrane for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. In a case where the cation exchange membrane has sulfonic acid groups, the sulfonic acid groups are ion-exchanged, for example, with cerium ions so that cerium ions are contained preferably in an amount of from 0.3 to 20% of —SO3− groups contained in the cation exchange membrane. A membrane for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell capable of power generation in high energy efficiency, having high power generation performance regardless of the dew point of the feed gas and capable of stable power generation over a long period of time, can be provided. |
| US08962211B2 |
Rechargeable fuel cell
A device and method of forming a power generator includes a container, a fuel cell stack within the container, a metal hydride hydrogen producing fuel within the container, wherein the fuel cell stack is sandwiched between the container and an anode support surrounding the fuel and in close thermal contact with the fuel. The fuel cell stack has a cathode electrode for exposure to oxygen and an anode electrode for exposure to hydrogen. A cathode is electrically coupled to the cathode electrode of the fuel cell stack and supported by the container such that at least a portion of it is exposed on an outside of the container. An anode is electrically coupled to the anode electrode of the fuel cell stack and supported by the container such that at least a portion of it is exposed on the outside of the container spaced apart from the exposed cathode. |
| US08962210B2 |
Modular fuel cell stack assembly including anode gas oxidizer and integrated external manifolds for use in fuel cell stack modules
A modular fuel cell stack assembly comprising a plurality of fuel cell stacks, each of the stacks having a plurality of stack faces and a plurality of stack corners formed between the stack faces, wherein the plurality of stack faces include a cathode inlet face adapted to receive oxidant gas for use in a cathode side of the fuel cell stack, a cathode outlet face adapted to output cathode exhaust from the cathode side, an anode inlet face adapted to receive fuel for use in an anode side of the fuel cell stack and an anode outlet face adapted to output anode exhaust from the anode side, and wherein at least one of the cathode inlet face, cathode outlet face, anode inlet face and anode outlet face is an open face without a manifold, and a containment structure for housing the plurality of fuel cell stacks and for providing fuel and oxidant gas to said fuel cell stacks, the containment structure including at least one sealed chamber for sealingly enclosing and isolating at least one open face. Also provided is a modular fuel cell assembly comprising a plurality of fuel cell stacks, an oxidizer disposed centrally of the fuel cell stacks and adapted to receive anode exhaust from the fuel cell stacks, to generate oxidant gas using the anode exhaust and to distribute the oxidant gas to the fuel cell stacks, and a containment structure for housing the plurality of fuel cell stacks and the oxidizer and adapted to receive fuel and distribute the fuel to the fuel cell stacks. |
| US08962209B2 |
Fuel cell device and system
Fuel cell devices and systems are provided. In certain embodiments, the devices include a ceramic support structure having a length, a width, and a thickness. A reaction zone positioned along a portion of the length is configured to be heated to an operating reaction temperature, and has at least one active layer therein comprising an electrolyte separating first and second opposing electrodes, and active first and second gas passages adjacent the respective first and second electrodes. At least one cold zone positioned from the first end along another portion of the length is configured to remain below the operating reaction temperature. An artery flow passage extends from the first end along the length through the cold zone and into the reaction zone and is fluidicly coupled to the active first gas passage, which extends from the artery flow passage toward at least one side. The thickness of the artery flow passage is greater than the thickness of the active first gas passage. In other embodiments, fuel cell devices include an electrolyte having at least a portion thereof comprising a ceramic material sintered from a nano-sized powder. In yet other embodiments, cold zones are provided at each end of the device with the reaction zone therebetween having at least two discrete power sections, each having one or more active layers, the power sections fed by discrete fuel passages to provide a device and system capable of operating at more than one power level. |
| US08962203B2 |
Fuel cell system and method of operating the system outside of desired thermal operating conditions
A fuel cell system is disclosed that employs a thermal sensor for measuring an amount of heat generated in the fuel cell system, wherein a sensor signal from the thermal sensor is used to adjust operation of the fuel cell system when the fuel cell system is operating outside of desired thermal operating conditions. |
| US08962198B2 |
Power generator with high pressure hydrogen generator
A power generator includes a hydrogen producing fuel in a first high pressure chamber. A fuel cell having a proton exchange membrane is disposed in a second low pressure chamber. A water absorbing material provides water vapor to the hydrogen producing fuel, and a plurality of valves control hydrogen provided to the fuel cell from the first high pressure chamber, and exposure of the water absorbing material to ambient and the high pressure chamber. |
| US08962197B2 |
Electrolyte system for metal-air batteries and methods of use thereof
This invention is directed to electrolyte systems for metal-air electrochemical power sources, particularly Al-Air batteries and fuel cells with alkaline electrolyte, methods of increasing the ionic conductivity of such electrolytes, methods of increasing the electrolyte utilization coefficient and to methods of use thereof. |
| US08962194B2 |
Lithium ion conducting sulfide based crystallized glass and method for production thereof
A lithium-ion-conducting sulfide-based crystallized glass including: lithium (Li), phosphorus (P), and sulfur (S) elements, wherein the glass has diffraction peaks at 2θ=17.8±0.3 deg, 18.2±0.3 deg, 19.8±0.3 deg, 21.8±0.3 deg, 23.8±0.3 deg, 25.9±0.3 deg, 29.5±0.3 deg and 30.0±0.3 deg in X-ray diffraction (CuKα: λ=1.5418 Å). |
| US08962192B2 |
Nonaqueous electrolytic solution and nonaqueous electrolyte battery
A nonaqueous electrolytic solution that can provide a battery that is low in gas generation, has a large capacity, and is excellent in storage characteristics and cycle characteristics contains an electrolyte and a nonaqueous solvent dissolving the electrolyte and further contains 0.001 vol % or more and less than 1 vol % of a compound represented by Formula (1) in the nonaqueous solvent. Alternatively, the nonaqueous electrolytic solution contains 0.001 vol % or more and less than 5 vol % of a compound represented by Formula (1) in the nonaqueous solvent and further contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of cyclic carbonate compounds having carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds, cyclic carbonate compounds having fluorine atoms, monofluorophosphates, and difluorophosphates. In Formula (1), R1 to R3 each independently represent an alkyl group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, which may be substituted by a halogen atom; and n represents an integer of 0 to 6. |
| US08962187B2 |
Negative electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery and method for producing the same
A negative electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries of the present invention includes a lithium-titanium composite oxide that has a composition represented by Li4Ti5-xFexO12 (where x satisfies 0 |
| US08962185B2 |
Cathode mix having improved efficiency and energy density of electrode
Provided is a cathode mix for lithium secondary batteries, comprising a cathode active material having a composition represented by the following Formula I: LiFe(P1-XO4) (I) wherein a molar fraction (1−x) of phosphorus (P) is in the range of 0.910 to 0.999, to allow operational efficiency of the cathode active material to be leveled to a lower operational efficiency of an anode active material and improve energy density of the cathode active material.The cathode mix maximizes operational efficiency of batteries, minimizes electrode waste and thus reduces manufacturing costs of batteries. Furthermore, The cathode active material, wherein a molar fraction (1−x) of phosphorus (P) is lower than 1, according to the present invention contains both Fe2+ and Fe3+, thus advantageously causing no structural deformation, improving ionic conductivity, exhibiting superior rate properties, inhibiting IR drop upon charge/discharge, thereby imparting high energy density to batteries. |
| US08962179B2 |
Secondary battery
Example embodiments relate to a secondary battery which is capable of trapping elution of copper or nickel into ions, the copper and nickel being used as a negative current collector when charging and discharging the battery. The secondary battery according to the example embodiments includes an electrode assembly comprising a positive plate with a positive tab drawn out, a negative plate with a negative tab drawn out, and a separator disposed therebetween; a case to accommodate the electrode assembly and an electrolyte and to be formed with a sealing part; a positive lead tab and a negative lead tab of which one portions are connected to the positive tab and the negative tab, respectively, and another one portions are exposed to the outside of the case; and insulating films attached to one area of the positive lead tab and one area of the negative lead tab, respectively, the areas being in contact with the sealing part of the case, wherein the insulating film attached to the negative lead tab includes a predetermined amount of a nitrile compound. |
| US08962172B2 |
Battery cooling in particular for a vehicle battery
A battery having a cooling apparatus for temperature control of the battery is provided. The battery has a plurality of individual cells connected in parallel and/or in series with one another using cell connectors. The individual cells are attached to the cooling apparatus such that they can be prestressed by means of the cell connectors. |
| US08962170B2 |
Device for performing at least one medical function
A device for performing at least one medical function on a user is proposed. The device has at least one medical functional element that is designed to perform the medical function. The medical function is selected from a diagnostic, a therapeutic and a surgical function. The device has at least one evaluation and control part that comprises at least one actuation component for controlling the medical function. The evaluation and control part has at least one casing and at least one battery receptacle. The battery receptacle comprises at least one electrical energy reservoir, more particularly at least one battery. The battery receptacle is designed to be opened irreversibly by the user for removing the energy reservoir. |
| US08962167B2 |
Secondary battery having an insulator with protrusions
There is a provided a secondary battery capable of preventing unloading and rotating caused by possible vibration or shock by increasing a coupling force among the vent plate, the insulator, and the cap-down that compose the cap assembly of the secondary battery. To increase the coupling force among the vent plate, the insulator, and the cap-down, protrusions and corresponding grooves or holes, and grooves with step areas may be formed. Alternatively, a plurality of insulators may be formed in a divided form. A secondary battery with a reliable cap assembly can be implemented through such a structural change. |
| US08962165B2 |
Materials and configurations for scalable microbial fuel cells
Devices for production of electricity and/or hydrogen gas are provided by the present invention. In particular, microbial fuel cells for production of electricity and modified microbial fuel cells for production of hydrogen are detailed. A tube cathode is provided which includes a membrane forming a general tube shape. An anode is provided which has a specific surface area greater than 100 m2/m3. In addition, the anode is substantially non-toxic to anodophilic bacteria. Combinations of particular anodes and cathodes are included in microbial fuel cells and modified microbial fuel cells. |