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| US09007119B2 |
Integrated MEMS design for manufacturing
A method of operating a system including a MEMS device of an integrated circuit die includes generating an indicator of a device parameter of the MEMS device in a first mode of operating the system using a monitor structure formed using a MEMS structural layer of the integrated circuit die. The method includes generating, using a CMOS device of the integrated circuit die, a signal indicative of the device parameter and based on the indicator. The device parameter may be a geometric dimension of the MEMS device. The method may include, in a second mode of operating the system, compensating for a difference between a value of the signal and a target value of the signal. The method may include re-generating the indicator after exposing the MEMS device to stress and generating a second signal indicating a change in the device parameter. |
| US09007118B2 |
Circuit for combining signals
Signals generated by an array of photodiodes are applied to the inputs of corresponding edge detection circuits. Each edge detection circuit generates an output that changes state in response to a detected edge of the photodiode generated signal. The edge detection circuits may be formed by toggle flip-flop circuits. The outputs of the edge detection circuits are logically combined using exclusive OR logic to generate an output. The exclusive OR logic may be formed by a cascaded tree of exclusive OR circuits. |
| US09007113B1 |
Flip-flop
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a flip flop circuit, comprising a first input circuit configured to receive a clock input signal and input data and comprising a first node. The flip-clop circuit further comprises a second input circuit configured to receive the input data and an inverse of the clock signal and comprising a second node. The first and second input circuits are configured such that the first node and the second node are pre-charged to respective complementary states when the clock signal is at a first level and, dependent on a value of the input data, one of said first and second nodes changes state to a state complementary to its pre-charged state when the clock signal transitions from the first level to a second level. |
| US09007112B2 |
Low power SRPG cell
A low power State Retention Power Gating (SRPG) cell has a retention component and a non-retention component, and is operable in a run state, a first retention state, and a second retention state. In the run state, the retention and non-retention components are powered with a supply voltage. In the first retention state, the retention component is powered at the same supply voltage as in the run state, and the non-retention component is powered down. In the second retention state, the retention component is powered at a lower supply voltage than in the run state, and the non-retention component is powered down. |
| US09007111B2 |
Negative edge reset flip-flop with dual-port slave latch
In an embodiment of the invention, a flip-flop circuit contains a 2-input multiplexer, a master latch, a transfer gate and a slave latch. The scan enable control signals SE and SEN of the multiplexer determine whether data or scan data is input to the master latch. Clock signals CKT and CLKZ and retention control signals RET and RETN determine when the master latch is latched. The slave latch is configured to receive the output of the master latch, a second data bit D2, the clock signals CKT and CLKN, the retain control signals RET and RETN, the slave control signals SS and SSN. The signals CKT, CLKZ, RET, RETN, SS, SS, RE and REN determine whether the output of the master latch or the second data bit D2 is latched in the slave latch. Control signals RET and RETN determine when data is stored in the slave latch during retention mode. |
| US09007109B2 |
Automatic loop-bandwidth calibration for a digital phased-locked loop
A phase-locked loop digital bandwidth calibrator includes a digital loop filter having a gain multiplier memory and a perturbation unit configured to generate a calibration offset signal to initiate a calibration. Additionally, the phase-locked loop digital bandwidth calibrator also includes a digital bandwidth calibration unit configured to provide a corrected nominal gain for storage in the gain multiplier memory, wherein a digital gain correction for the corrected nominal gain is determined by a digital integration stage and a correction database. A phase-locked loop digital bandwidth calibration method is also provided. |
| US09007107B2 |
Signal generating circuit and method thereof
A signal generating circuit comprises a signal synchronizing module and a control circuit. The signal synchronizing module includes: a first delay path for delaying a target signal to generate a first delayed target signal by utilizing a first delay amount; a second delay path for delaying the target signal to generate a second delayed target signal by utilizing a second delay amount larger than the first delay amount; and a logic module, for gating the target signal to generate a first output signal according to the first delayed target signal, or gating the target signal to generate a second output signal according to the second delayed target signal. The control circuit controls the signal synchronizing module to output one of the first output signal and the second output signal according to phase difference between the target signal and a reference signal. |
| US09007099B2 |
Semiconductor device with a current sampler and a start-up structure
A semiconductor device with a current sampler and a start-up structure, comprises first, second and third high-voltage transistors, and a resistor, wherein: a drain terminal of the first transistor is respectively connected to a drain terminal of the second transistor, a drain terminal of the third transistor and one end of the resistor; a source terminal of the first transistor is grounded, and a gate terminal of the first transistor is connected to a gate terminal of the second transistor; the other end of the resistor is connected to a gate terminal of the third transistor; wherein the resistor is wound and formed in a common voltage withstand region of the first transistor, the second transistor and the third transistor, or in a voltage withstand region of the first transistor only, or in the voltage withstand region of the third transistor only. |
| US09007098B1 |
Current mode DVR or PVCOM with integrated resistors
One or more resistors or resistances are integrated in a 7-bit DVR or PVCOM integrated circuit. 7-bit DVR or PVCOM integrated circuit includes a 7-bit DAC. The integrated resistors or resistances (R1, R2, or RSET, or any combination) reduces the number of external components, reduces the number of pins, increases the accuracy of the DVR or PVCOM circuit. The least significant bit (LSB) of the DAC depends only on ratios of internal resistors, which can be made very accurate and independent of temperature. |
| US09007093B2 |
Programmable logic device
A PLD in which a configuration memory is formed using a nonvolatile memory with a small number of transistors and in which the area of a region where the configuration memory is disposed is reduced is provided. Further, a PLD that is easily capable of dynamic reconfiguration and has a short startup time is provided. A programmable logic device including a memory element, a selector, and an output portion is provided. The memory element includes a transistor in which a channel is formed in an oxide semiconductor film, and a storage capacitor and an inverter which are connected to one of a source and a drain of the transistor. The inverter is connected to the selector. The selector is connected to the output portion. |
| US09007092B2 |
Semiconductor device
To provide a charge pump circuit to manufacture a low-power-consumption PLD. A semiconductor device includes a first circuit and a second circuit electrically connected to the first circuit. A charge pump circuit formed of a transistor including an oxide semiconductor and a boosting control circuit controlling the charge pump circuit are provided between the first circuit and the second circuit. The first circuit and the charge pump circuit operate at first power supply voltage, and the boosting control circuit and the second circuit operate at second power supply voltage. The first power supply voltage is lower than the second power supply voltage. |
| US09007090B2 |
Method of driving semiconductor device
A programming element including a first transistor, a second transistor, and a capacitor between a logic circuit using a semiconductor element and a power supply is provided. In the programming element, a node where a drain electrode of the first transistor, a gate electrode of the second transistor, and one of electrodes of the capacitor are electrically connected to each other is formed. A potential can be supplied to each of a source electrode of the first transistor and the other of the electrodes of the capacitor. The power supply and the logic circuit are electrically connected to each other through a source electrode and a drain electrode of the second transistor. A connection state between the power supply and the logic circuit is controlled in accordance with the state of the second transistor. |
| US09007089B2 |
Integrated circuit design protecting device and method thereof
An integrated circuit design protecting device includes a switch device and a non-volatile memory. The switch device includes M input ports, N output ports, N multiplexers, and S selection nodes. Each multiplexer of the N multiplexers includes I input nodes, an output node, and at least one selection node. The I input nodes are coupled to I input ports of the M input ports. The output node is coupled to an output port of the N output ports. The non-volatile memory is coupled to the S selection nodes of the switch device for providing selection codes to the switch device. |
| US09007087B2 |
System and method for automated failure detection of hold-up power storage devices
A fault detection circuit is utilized to automatically detect faults in hold-up power storage devices. The fault detection circuit includes a hold-up monitoring circuit and a memory device. The hold-up monitoring circuit is connected to monitor output of the hold-up power storage device, wherein the hold-up monitoring circuit measures a duration of time that the hold-up power storage device provides sufficient power following a loss of normal power and detects faults based on the measured duration of time. The memory device is connected to store the duration of time measured by the hold-up power storage device following a loss of normal power. |
| US09007085B2 |
Test apparatus of semiconductor package and methods of testing the semiconductor package using the same
A semiconductor package testing apparatus and testing a semiconductor package, the apparatus including a test circuit substrate that electrically tests a semiconductor package having connection terminals; a socket electrically connecting the test circuit substrate with the semiconductor package; a socket guide having an open region delimiting the socket; an insert that fixes the semiconductor package and positions the semiconductor package in the open region of the socket guide; a pusher that presses the semiconductor package to make contact between the socket and the semiconductor package; and an alignment part that aligns the semiconductor package with the open region, wherein the alignment part is configured to selectively apply a magnetic force to align keys of the semiconductor package, the align keys being formed of a magnetic material. |
| US09007077B2 |
Flexible current and voltage sensor
A flexible current and voltage sensor provides ease of installation of a current sensor, and optionally a voltage sensor in application such as AC branch circuit wire measurements, which may require installation in dense wiring conditions and/or in live panels where insulating gloves must be worn. The sensor includes at least one flexible ferromagnetic strip that is affixed to a current sensing device at a first end. The second end is secured to the other side of the current sensing device or to another flexible ferromagnetic strip extending from the other side of the current sensing device to form a loop providing a closed pathway for magnetic flux. A voltage sensor may be provided by metal foil affixed to the inside of the flexible ferromagnetic strip. A clamp body, which can be a spring loaded handle operated clamp or a locking fastener, can secure the ferromagnetic strip around the wire. |
| US09007076B2 |
Method for measuring the electrical resistance of a glow plug
The invention relates to a method for measuring the electrical resistance of a glow plug, wherein a test current is set by closed-loop control to a constant value using a constant-current source, and is directed through the plug. A value of the electrical resistance of the glow plug is determined by evaluating a feedback signal of the constant-current source. |
| US09007075B2 |
Contactless conductivity detector
The contactless conductivity detector in one embodiment includes a microfluidic chip having a channel (102) thereon and four detection electrodes: first and second emitting electrodes (100a, 101a), and first and second receiving electrodes (100b, 101b). The channel (102) is defined by channel walls. The first emitting electrode (100a) and the first receiving electrode (100b) are adjacent a first channel wall, and the second emitting electrode (101a) and the second receiving electrode (101b) are adjacent a second channel wall, the second channel wall being opposite the first channel wall. |
| US09007073B2 |
Measuring method for degree of degradation of lubricating oil, and measuring device therefor, as well as lubricating oil monitoring system in machine and device
Provided are a method of measuring a degree of degradation of a lubricating oil and a measuring device therefor, in which (a) acidity is measured through use of an ISFET of hydrogen ion sensitive type and (b) dielectric constants or electrostatic capacitances at two or more different frequencies are obtained, to thereby determine a degradation state of the lubricating oil based on the acidity and a plurality of values of the dielectric constants or the electrostatic capacitances. Accordingly, the degree of degradation of the lubricating oil can be measured easily and precisely and a degradation mechanism of the lubricating oil can be predicted. |
| US09007069B2 |
Method of testing a spur short circuit protection system and diagnostic device for performing the method
A method of testing a short circuit protection system applied to a spur of an electric circuit. The short circuit protection system has a current limiting means which applies a current limit to the spur if the current thereon exceeds a trip level. The electric circuit has a power supply and an isolation means adapted to fully or partially isolate the power supply from the electric circuit if the current thereon exceeds a power supply trip level for longer than a deadband period. The method includes applying a test current demand to the short circuit protection system which has a current and duration sufficient for the spur current trip level but a current insufficient to exceed the power supply trip level and/or a duration insufficient to exceed the deadband period, and detecting if the current limiting means applies the current limit or not during the test current demand. |
| US09007068B2 |
Method for detecting an electrical fault in an electrical network of a motor vehicle
A method is provided for current-based detection of an electrical fault in an electrical network of a motor vehicle, the network having at least: one battery, one pulse-controlled inverter, one d.c. voltage converter, and an intermediate circuit associated with the pulse-controlled inverter. The method includes: detecting magnitudes of each a battery current, a d.c. voltage converter current, and an intermediate circuit current; comparing current magnitudes according to provided equations; and checking based on the comparison of whether a specifiable deviation has been exceeded. An alternative method for voltage-based detection of an electrical fault in an electrical network of a motor vehicle includes: detecting magnitudes of each a battery voltage, a d.c. voltage converter voltage, and an intermediate circuit voltage; comparing voltage magnitudes according to provided equations; and checking based on the comparison of whether a specifiable deviation has been exceeded. |
| US09007067B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating battery condition of battery pack by solely monitoring one selected battery cell
A battery condition estimating apparatus for a battery pack having a plurality of battery cells connected in series includes an analog channel switching circuit and a battery gas gauge circuit. The analog channel switching circuit has a plurality of input ports and an output port, wherein the input ports are coupled to the battery cells via a plurality of analog channels, respectively, and the analog channel switching circuit is arranged to couple the output port to a selected input port of the input ports for allowing the output port N5 to be coupled to a selected battery via a selected analog channel. The battery gas gauge circuit is coupled to the output port of the analog channel switching circuit, and used for estimating a battery condition of the battery pack by monitoring the selected battery cell via the selected analog channel. |
| US09007063B2 |
Protective device with automated self-test
The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring device that includes a test circuit that is configured to generate a recurring simulated fault signal. A detection circuit is configured to generate a test detection signal in response to the recurring simulated fault signal. An end-of-life monitor circuit is configured to generate an end-of-life detection signal if the test detection signal is not generated within a first predetermined period of time. At least one indicator is configured to emit an indication signal in response to the end-of-life detection signal. A response mechanism is configured to decouple the plurality of line terminals from the plurality of load terminals after a second predetermined period of time has elapsed following the end-of-life detection signal. |
| US09007061B2 |
Method for magnetic resonance imaging using inversion recovery with on-resonant water suppression including MRI systems and software embodying same
Featured are methods for magnetic resonance imaging of a volume, such a volume having susceptibility-generating objects or interfaces having susceptibility mismatches therein. Such a method includes selectively visualizing one of susceptibility-generating objects or interfaces having susceptibility mismatches as hyperintense signals, where such visualizing includes controlling variable imaging parameters so as to control a geometric extent of a signal enhancing effect, m more particular aspects of the present invention, such selectively visualizing includes attenuating or essentially suppressing signals from fat and/or water, namely on-resonant water protons, so as to thereby enhance a signal(s) associated with magnetic susceptibility gradient(s). Also featured are MRI systems, apparatuses and/or applications programs for execution on a computer system controlling the MRI data acquisition process embodying such methods. |
| US09007057B2 |
High resolution absolute encoder
The device to measure the absolute rotation angle of a rotating shaft includes a rotating disc, fixed to the shaft. A group of permanent magnets of different sizes and polarities is disposed on a circular track. Further, a group of Hall sensors, fixed to a static part of the device, are disposed on a circular path, in proximity of the rotating disc magnets tracks, and generate electric signals proportional to the strength of the magnetic field produced by the magnets in proximity. The signs of these electric signals are used to calculate a code characteristic of a low resolution absolute angular position. Two analog signals are associated to the obtained code, according to a predefined table. The associated analog signal having the closest value to zero is used as an entry to a pre-recorded table containing the correspondent angular position of the shaft. |
| US09007054B2 |
Angle sensor with misalignment detection and correction
An angle sensor to provide sensor-to-magnet misalignment detection and correction capability in rotation angle measurement applications is presented. The angle sensor has magnetic field sensing elements to sense magnetic field associated with a rotating magnet. The angle sensor includes circuitry to generate signals based on the sensing by the sensing elements. The signals provide information that can be combined according to an error function to provide misalignment detection. The angle sensor can be used with or can be incorporated in an angle measurement device that employs a processing unit to produce a rotation angle value. In one embodiment, the processing unit is configured to implement the error function and correct the angle value for detected misalignment. In another embodiment, the error function is performed by a programming device and detected misalignment is corrected through mechanical adjustment of sensor-to-magnet position. |
| US09007052B2 |
Voltage sensing in isolated converters
A system for sensing voltage in an isolated converter includes an input circuit isolated from an output circuit using a first transformer, the first transformer having a primary coil and a secondary coil, wherein the output circuit includes an output inductor and an output capacitor, and wherein the input circuit includes a power source that provides power to the output circuit through the first transformer; a feedback winding coupled to the output inductor to form a second transformer; and a monitor circuit that calculates a voltage across the output capacitor using a voltage across the feedback winding, a voltage across the primary coil of the first transformer, a turns ratio of the first transformer, and a turns ratio of the second transformer in order to provide feedback to control the input circuit. |
| US09007043B2 |
Parameter adjustment depending on resonant frequency of a power supply
According to example configurations herein, a controller receives a value indicative of a number of phases in a power supply to be activated for producing an output voltage to power a load. A resonant frequency of the power supply changes depending on the number of phases activated. According to one configuration, a controller utilizes the value to proportionally adjust at least one control parameter associated with the power supply in accordance with a change in the resonant frequency. In addition to modifying a parameter based on the number of activated phases and/or the resonant frequency of the power supply, the controller can also use the value of the input voltage as a basis to adjust at least one control parameter. Moreover, according to one example configuration, the controller digitally computes values for the at least one control parameter based on a number of phases to be activated. |
| US09007041B2 |
Controller for protectively reducing an output of a converting circuit
A controller for protectively reducing an output of a converting circuit includes a feedback circuit, a logic control circuit, an over-state judgment circuit, and a protection control circuit, is disclosed. The feedback circuit generates a modulation signal according to an output of a converting circuit. The logic control circuit is coupled to the feedback circuit and controls the converting circuit according to the modulation signal for stabilizing the output of the converting circuit. The over-state judgment circuit receives an over-state reference signal and a detecting signal, and generates a protection signal in response to levels of the detecting signal and the over-state reference signal. The protection control circuit is coupled to the logic control circuit and the over-state judgment circuit and controls the logic control circuit to lower the output of the converting circuit when receiving the protection signal. |
| US09007036B2 |
Rotary electrical machine with excitation provided with a digital regulator device
The rotary electrical machine is capable of functioning as a generator and outputs a continuous output voltage (Ub+) that is adjustable by an excitation current. The digital regulator (2) of the machine comprises an excitation current control means (7) and a control loop (6) that includes a device (10) for measurement, by sampling, of the output voltage (Ub+), the measurement device generating a signal sampled at a predetermined first sampling frequency (F1 e). The machine has a bandwidth that is limited by a predetermined first cutoff frequency (F1 c). The measurement device includes an apparatus for oversampling such that the first sampling frequency (F1 e) is greater than twice the first cutoff frequency (F1 c), and the control loop also includes an apparatus (12) for decimating the sampled signal. |
| US09007035B2 |
Charge control circuit
A charge control circuit supplies power from an external power source to a first common node and charges a second common node. A regulator circuit is coupled between the external power source and the first common node, and a transistor is coupled between the first common node and the second common node. A current sensing and control device senses the current from the first common node to the second common node and generates a first control signal. A first voltage sensing and control device senses a voltage at the first common node, and generates a conduction control signal to control the transistor. A second voltage sensing and control device senses a voltage at the second common node, and generates a second control signal. The regulator circuit provides system power to the first common node according to the first control signal and the second control signal. |
| US09007034B2 |
Electric power generation control system for vehicle
An electric power generation control system for a vehicle, which enables generation of electric power by a generator as much as possible while preventing an electrical component from being overheated by power generation by the generator. The electric power generation control system selectively switches a mode of the generator between first and second modes in which an instruction voltage is higher and not higher than an allowable voltage of a wire harness, respectively. A counter value is counted up in the first mode and down in the second mode. When the counter value has reached a higher limit value, the first mode is inhibited and the power generation mode is set to the second mode. This increase the proportion of an execution time period of the first, and accordingly, when a possibility of overheating the wire harness becomes high, the instruction voltage is lowered. |
| US09007033B2 |
Battery temperature detection and parasitic resistance compensation system
The present application provides systems and methods for battery temperature detection and parasitic resistance compensation. Compensation circuitry is provided to generate a compensation current, proportional to a battery charging or discharging current, to compensate for the parasitic resistance associated with the line connection between a charger/monitor and a battery pack. The compensation current operates to adjust a reference current supplied to a temperature sensor, to enable accurate temperature measurement of the battery pack while reducing or eliminating influence from the parasitic resistance. The compensation circuitry can be utilized in a battery charger topology to enhance battery charging control and/or a battery monitoring topology to enhance battery discharge control. |
| US09007032B2 |
Control method for charging terminal and apparatus thereof
The present disclosure provides a control method for charging a terminal and an apparatus thereof. The method includes steps of: judging whether the terminal is in an operation state or a standby state when the terminal is in a full-charged state (101); controlling a charging circuit of the terminal to be in a switching-on state when the terminal is in the operation state (102); and controlling the charging circuit of the terminal to be in a switching-off state when the terminal is in the standby state. With the control of switching-on or switching-off of the charging circuit based on the states of the terminal, the service life of the terminal is prolonged, a heat emission phenomenon caused by long-time charging of the terminal is avoided, and the charging safety of the terminal is ensured. |
| US09007028B2 |
Control device for electric power storage device and vehicle equipped with the same
A control device controls charging/discharging of an electric power storage device for supplying electric power to a load device. The control device includes: a limit value setting unit setting a limit value of charging electric power for the electric power storage device based on the state of the electric power storage device; a target setting unit setting a target value of the charging electric power based on the state of the load device and the limit value; a correction unit correcting the limit value based on a difference between the target value and the actual electric power input to and output from the electric power storage device; and a command setting unit setting a command value of the charging electric power based on the state of the load device and the corrected limit value. |
| US09007026B2 |
Charge/discharge control circuit and battery device
Provided is a battery device including, in a charge/discharge protection circuit for controlling charge/discharge of a secondary battery by a single bidirectionally conductive field effect transistor, a charge/discharge control circuit with which the number of elements to be used is reduced to reduce the layout area. The charge/discharge control circuit includes a switch circuit for controlling a gate of the bidirectionally conductive field effect transistor based on an output of a control circuit for controlling the charge/discharge of the secondary battery, the switch circuit including a first terminal connected to a back gate of the bidirectionally conductive field effect transistor. |
| US09007020B2 |
Charging service vehicles with battery and generator sources
Charging service vehicles with battery and generator sources are disclosed. The service vehicle is a vehicle having electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment, removably mounted battery module(s) or a battery module connection point, and an alternator or generator transported by the vehicle. The alternator or generator is configured to provide power to the battery module or to the charging equipment. Battery modules used may be quick-disconnecting or have their discharge monitored and controlled by an onboard controller device, and in some cases are automotive SLI batteries. Some embodiments have connection points that can be configured as charging points to recharge battery modules on the vehicle or as discharging points to provide power to the EV charging equipment. These features are beneficial to extend the utility of batteries in a service vehicle, provide additional power for EV charging, and to efficiently utilize vehicle electronics and generation capability. |
| US09007018B2 |
Portable device charger
A charger for charging electronic devices, including a top having a perforated portion and a housing, the housing including a rechargeable battery; one or more cables electrically coupled to the battery; one or more cable retractors; two or more legs extending from the housing supporting the charger on a surface; one or more windows arranged between the legs that extend only partially toward the surface such that the cables and a charging head may pass through the space between the windows and the surface when the cables are in an extended state. |
| US09007016B2 |
Charging apparatus and vehicle
A charging apparatus that enables power line communication to be performed even via a charging apparatus. This charging apparatus is provided in a vehicle having an electrical storage apparatus that stores power supplied to a power supply inlet, a wheel driving section that rotates a wheel by means of power stored in the electrical storage apparatus, and an in-vehicle device that is connected to the storage apparatus via a power line; and has an AC/DC conversion section that converts power supplied from the power supply inlet from alternating-current to direct-current and outputs this to the electrical storage apparatus, and a capacitor that causes a power line communication signal input from the power supply inlet to bypass the AC/DC conversion section. |
| US09007014B2 |
System and method for compensating for high frequency application of ripple correlation to minimize power losses in induction machines
A method for minimizing power losses in an alternating current (AC) machine is provided. The method includes determining a first rotor flux signal based on signals of voltage and current inputs to the AC machine, and extracting a ripple component of the rotor flux signal. The method further includes determining a power compensating value that corresponds to a stored energy value of the AC machine, determining a second rotor flux signal that serves to minimize power losses, and providing the second rotor flux signal to a power inverting unit that adjust accordingly the voltage and current input signals provided to the AC machine. |
| US09007009B2 |
Control apparatus for AC motor
In a motor control apparatus for controlling an AC motor with an inverter, a current estimation value is calculated based on a current detection value of one phase of the motor and a rotation angle of the motor. A difference between a current command value related to driving of the AC motor and the current estimation value is calculated. A first voltage command value used to generate a drive signal related to driving of the inverter is calculated based on the difference. A sign of the difference is reversed at a reverse interval when the rotation speed is not greater than a determination threshold. |
| US09007002B2 |
Device and method for power-saving driving of device having same load pattern
A power-saving driving device is provided for a device 23 having the same load pattern and driven by a motor 21 receiving electric power from an inverter 19. The power-saving driving device includes a DC-DC converter 93 driven by a battery 91 and the inverter driven by an output of the DC-DC converter. The power-saving driving device further includes an electric power amount W calculator 81 that calculates an electric power amount received from the battery in the same load pattern, and a parameter selection/instruction unit 83 that causes a parameter (carrier wave frequency instruction value F and output voltage instruction value G) of the inverter to change to be a plurality of values, compares the received electric power amounts respectively corresponding to the values of the parameter, selects the parameter value minimizing the received electric power amount, and instructs the selected parameter value to the inverter. |
| US09007001B2 |
Power supply system and vehicle equipped with power supply system
A power supply system includes: a first electrical storage device; a charging device charging the first electrical storage device with external power from an external power supply; a second electrical storage device supplying an auxiliary load with a voltage lower than an output voltage of the first electrical storage device; a first converter stepping down a voltage of power from the first electrical storage device and supplying the auxiliary load and the second electrical storage device with a voltage; a second converter having a capacity smaller than that of the first converter and charging the second electrical storage device with the external power; and a controller, when the external power is charged, controlling charging power from the charging device to the first electrical storage device and charging power from the second converter to the second electrical storage device based on a state of charge of the second electrical storage device. |
| US09007000B2 |
Electronic circuits for driving series connected light emitting diode strings
Electronic circuits provide an error signal to control a regulated output voltage signal generated by a controllable DC-DC converter for driving one or more series connected strings of light emitting diodes. |
| US09006996B2 |
Distributed lighting control
Apparatuses, methods and systems for controlling a luminaire are disclosed. One embodiment includes a lighting control sub-system. The lighting control sub-system includes a luminaire, a controller coupled to the luminaire, and a sensor coupled to the controller. The sensor generates a sensed input. The lighting control sub-system further includes a communication interface, wherein the communication interface couples the controller to an external device. The controller is operative to control a light output of the luminaire based at least in part on the sensed input, and to communicate at least one of state or sensed information to the external device. |
| US09006989B2 |
Circuit for driving lighting devices
The inventive subject matter provides a circuit and a method for efficiently operating a lighting device, such as a light-emitting diode and a fluorescent lamp. In one aspect of the invention, the circuit includes an oscillator that generates a series of current pulses at a frequency that is at least 50,000 Hz and that corresponds to a resonant frequency of the circuit including the lighting device. The series of pulses is operated at a low duty cycle of no more than 15%. The lighting device has a manufacturer's specification for current consumption and power consumption for a specified luminosity. The circuit provides a current to the lighting device at no more than 1/500 of the manufacturer's specification to produce at least the specified luminosity. The lighting device also operates within the circuit at no more than 50% of the manufacturer's specification to produce the specified luminosity. |
| US09006988B2 |
Method of controlling ignition circuit and ignition circuit using the same
A method of controlling an ignition circuit to output an excitation voltage is disclosed. The ignition circuit is used to excite a discharge lamp and includes a transformer and a switch element which is connected to a primary winding of the transformer. The method of controlling the ignition circuit comprises steps of: (a) receiving a control signal which is set in accordance with a waveform characteristic of a predetermined excitation voltage to control an impedance of the switch element; (b) controlling a primary current in the primary winding or a primary voltage across the primary winding of the transformer by controlling the impedance of the switch element; and (c) generating the excitation voltage by the secondary winding of the transformer in accordance with the primary current or the primary voltage so as to excite the discharge lamp. |
| US09006984B2 |
LED lighting device
When a pulsating current is applied to an LED string included in an LED lighting device, and the number of LEDs caused to light up is changed, the LED lighting device is in efficient, since there are LEDs lighting up for a long period of time and LEDs lighting up only for a short period of time. The LED string includes LED string 407 that lights up for a long period of time and LED string 408 that lights up only for a short period of time within a period of the pulsating current. The element size of the LED 102 included in LED string 407 is different from the element size of LED 203 string 408. Thus, the amount of light emission per unit area LED string 407 may be equal to the amount of light emission per unit area LED string 408. |
| US09006983B1 |
System and method for detecting the source of glare in imagery
One exemplary implementation of the present disclosure is directed to a lighting system for detecting the source of glare in imagery. The lighting system includes a first illumination light and a second illumination light each having an associated signal light. Each illumination light is configured to be illuminated independent of the other illumination light and both signal lights. Each signal light has a different spectral peak from the other signal light. The lighting system further includes a control system configured to control the illumination of the first and second illumination lights and associated signal lights based at least in part on identified glare. |
| US09006981B2 |
End-of-life indicator for lamps
End-of-life indicators for lamps, and methods for indicating the end-of-life for lamps, are provided. A solid state light source end-of-life indicator is located on the exterior of a housing of a lamp, and includes at least one light emitting diode. The solid state light source end-of-life indicator emits light at the end of the life of the lamp. The solid state light source end-of-life indicator may emit light upon receiving an end-of-life signal from an end-of-life detection circuit, which detects when the lamp is at an end of its life. |
| US09006980B2 |
Apparatus and method for driving fluorescent lamp
An apparatus and a method for driving a fluorescent lamp are provided. The apparatus submitted by the present invention includes an LC resonator and an automatic frequency tracing circuit. The LC resonator is used for receiving and converting a square signal to generate a sinusoidal driving signal for driving the fluorescent lamp. The automatic frequency tracing circuit is used for making a frequency of the sinusoidal driving signal automatically following a resonant frequency of the LC resonator according to a feedback signal related to the sinusoidal driving signal. |
| US09006967B2 |
Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of repairing the same
An organic light-emitting display apparatus includes a plurality of pixels, each defined by a scan line, a data line, and a power supply line, a plurality of control lines branching off of one wire in a first direction and simultaneously transferring control signals to the plurality of pixels; and a plurality of repair bridges placed between neighboring ones of the plurality of control lines, each of the plurality of repair bridges including a first bridge connected to one of the neighboring ones of the plurality of control lines and a second bridge connected to another one of the neighboring control lines. |
| US09006960B2 |
Piezoelectric vibrating piece and piezoelectric device
A piezoelectric vibrating piece includes a first extraction electrode and a second extraction electrode. The first extraction electrode is extracted from an excitation electrode formed on one principal surface to a framing portion via one principal surface of a connecting portion. The second extraction electrode is extracted from the extraction electrode formed on another principal surface to the framing portion via another principal surface of the connecting portion, a side surface of the connecting portion, and the one principal surface of the connecting portion. A distance between a first side and a second side at the framing portion is larger than a distance between the first side and the second side at the connecting portion. The first side is a side of the first extraction electrode at the second extraction electrode side. The second side is a side of the second extraction electrode at the first extraction electrode side. |
| US09006959B2 |
Lead-free piezoelectric ceramic composition, piezoelectric element comprising same, knock sensor, and process for production of lead-free piezoelectric ceramic composition
A lead-free piezoelectric ceramic composition includes a first crystal phase of alkali niobate/tantalate type perovskite oxide having piezoelectric properties and a second crystal phase of A-Ti—B—O composite oxide (where the element A is an alkali metal; the element B is at least one of Nb and Ta; and the contents of the element A, the element B and Ti are not zero). Examples of the second crystal phase are those represented by A1−xTi1−xB1+xO5, and x preferably satisfies 0≦x≦0.15. |
| US09006958B2 |
Piezoelectric device
A piezoelectric device 100 is provided with an element-mounting member 110, a piezoelectric element 120 mounted on the element-mounting member 110, a metal pattern 118 which is formed at the surface of the element-mounting member 110 and includes an element-mounting region 118a and a lead region 118b, and an integrated circuit element 130 which is electrically connected to the element-mounting region 118a of the metal pattern 118 by solder bump 132, wherein the metal pattern 118 has a projecting part 119 which is provided between the element-mounting region 118a and the lead region 118b, and at least the surface portion of the projecting part 119 is made of a metal oxide. |
| US09006956B2 |
Piezoelectric active cooling device
Methods, systems, and devices for providing cooling for a mobile device using piezoelectric active cooling devices. Some embodiments utilize piezoelectric actuators that oscillate a planar element within an air channel to fan air within or at an outlet of the air channel. The air channel may be defined by at least one heat dissipation surface in thermal contact with components of the mobile device that generate excess waste heat. For example, the air channel may include a surface that is in thermal contact with a processor of the mobile computing device. In embodiments, the piezoelectric active cooling device may be used in an air gap between stacked packages in a package on package (PoP) processor package. The described embodiments provide active cooling using low power, can be controlled to provide variable cooling, use highly reliable elements, and can be implemented at low cost. |
| US09006954B2 |
Lundell rotary machine
A rotor includes: a plurality of first magnetic pole members that are disposed such that first end portions and second end portions are respectively coupled magnetically and mechanically to a first magnetic end plate and to a second magnetic end plate and so as to be separated from a magnetic intermediate plate magnetically; a plurality of second magnetic pole members that are disposed such that intermediate portions are coupled magnetically and mechanically to the magnetic intermediate plate and so as to be separated from each of the magnetic end plates magnetically; a plurality of permanent magnets that are disposed between the first and second magnetic pole members in a circumferential direction; and a nonmagnetic holding body for separating the first magnetic pole members magnetically from the magnetic intermediate plate, and for separating the second magnetic pole members magnetically from the magnetic end plates. |
| US09006953B2 |
Stator assembly structure for axial flux electric machine
A stator assembly structure for an axial flux electric machine is designed. The back iron for each silicon steel disk stator is formed into a specific structure with tooth-like protrusions for allowing the same to be integrated with the disk-type stator seat, while the disk-type stator seat is made of a material suitable for casting or mold forming. A coil is mounted on the disk stator, and a stator assembly is achieved by integrating the stator, the coil and the stator seat. The stator and the disk-type stator seat of the stator assembly are manufactured by using a one-piece cast or one-piece mold forming method so as to enable the contact surfaces of the stator and the stator seat to engage with each other even more tightly, and consequently enable the heat generated from the coil to be transmitted rapidly from the disk stator to the disk-type stator seat. |
| US09006947B2 |
Spindle motor
There is provided a spindle motor including: a base part including a base member and a lower thrust member fixedly installed on the base member; a shaft having a lower end portion fixedly installed on the base part; an upper thrust member fixedly installed on an upper end portion of the shaft; a sleeve disposed between the upper and lower thrust members and rotatably installed on the shaft; and a rotor hub fixedly installed on the sleeve to thereby rotate together therewith, wherein the sleeve includes a connection hole formed therein in order to connect an inner diameter portion thereof to an outer peripheral surface thereof. |
| US09006946B2 |
Motor structure and flat type vibration motor structure using the same
Disclosed herein is a motor structure with reduced rotation resistance of a bearing. The motor structure according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: a fixing body, a shaft fixed to the fixing body, a bearing rotatably fitted on the shaft, a rotating body fixed to an outer side of the bearing and rotated by electromagnetic force, a case fixed to the fixing body and having the shaft, the bearing, and the rotating body accommodated in an inner space thereof, and a washer fixed to a top inside of the case so as to be interposed between the top inside of the case and a top surface of the bearing and contacting a part of the top area of the bearing. |
| US09006943B2 |
Electro-dynamic machine with coolant chargeable bladder
An electro-dynamic machine is provided and includes stator assembly end turns and a coolant chargeable bladder disposable to contact the end turns. |
| US09006939B2 |
Wiring harness and a method of providing wiring structure of the same
A wiring arrangement of a wiring harness 41 at an underfloor 34 is finished by arranging a connecting member 43 to a position of a through-hole 35, by extending a sheath 48 on the underfloor 34 parallel to the underfloor 34 while the sheath 48 is received in a wire protect member 44, and by fixing a terminal fixing member 45 and the wire protecting member 44 to the underfloor 34. After such a wiring arrangement, the wiring harness 41 is electrically connected to a junction block 31 around the through-hole 35 by mounting a battery 25 or the like. |
| US09006938B2 |
Apparatus and method for altering the properties of materials by processing through the application of a magnetic field
A system and method for altering the properties of a material by exposure of the material to a magnetic field is described herein. The method comprises generating a magnetic field; exposing a material to the magnetic field, and determining the optimum settings of the magnetic field parameters for the particular material. The magnetic field may be time varying or time invariant. Various properties of the magnetic field can be altered to determine the optimum settings for altering the material properties, including the amplitude, frequency, and waveform. In one embodiment, a method for improving the conductivity of a transmission line is provided, comprising: providing a high voltage electrical transmission line; temporarily installing a magnetic field generator along at least a portion of the transmission line; and generating a pulsed magnetic field around at least a portion of the transmission line using the magnetic field generator and simultaneously running a current through the transmission line. |
| US09006935B2 |
Wireless power feeder/receiver and wireless power transmission system
A wireless power feeder/receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a power feed/receive coil; a power feed/receive capacitor to configure a resonance circuit together with the power feed/receive coil; a coupling coil electromagnetically coupled to the power feed/receive coil; a power adjustment section performing at least any one of adjustment for AC power to be transmitted from the power feed/receive coil and adjustment for AC power to be received by the power feed/receive coil; a switching section switching connection of the power feed/receive coil, the power feed/receive capacitor, and the coupling coil to the power adjustment section; and a switching control section controlling the switching section. |
| US09006930B2 |
Power supply having converters with serially connected inputs and parallel connected outputs
A power supply is coupled to an input voltage source. The power supply includes a plurality of converters. Each converter has an input for receiving an input voltage and an output for providing an output voltage. The inputs are connected in series and the outputs are connected in parallel to provide an output voltage. The power supply further includes an output regulating controller coupled to one of the plurality of converters for regulating the output voltage. The power supply further includes one or more input regulating controllers correspondingly coupled to the remaining one or more converters of the plurality of converters for regulating one or more input voltages. |
| US09006925B2 |
Distribution protection system and method
A protection system for a power distribution system includes a bus voltage sensing unit to measure a bus voltage or a load voltage and a demand response module for estimating available demand resources on the distribution system for a period of interest. A distribution system analyzer is provided in the system for analyzing the bus voltage or the load voltage and system parameters to obtain voltage trip points for the available demand resources. A load control circuit controls the available demand resources based on the voltage trip points. |
| US09006921B2 |
Energy storage system and related method
Disclosed herein is an energy storage system and related method. According to one embodiment, such a system comprises a power management system and a plurality of energy banks coupled to the power management system, wherein each of the plurality of energy banks is capable of being independently discharged through the power management system. The power management system is configured to select at least one of the plurality of energy banks to transfer energy between the energy storage system and a machine powered using the energy storage system. According to one embodiment, the method comprises determining an energy transfer requirement of the machine powered by the energy storage system, selecting at least one of the plurality of energy banks for responding to the energy transfer requirement, and transferring energy between the selected energy bank(s) and the machine according to the energy transfer requirement. |
| US09006918B2 |
Wind turbine
A wind turbine having an electric machine in turn having a stator, and a rotor which rotates about an axis of rotation with respect to the stator; the rotor having a number of magnetized modules, and a number of supports for supporting the magnetized modules and arranged about the axis of rotation; and wherein at least two of the supports are parallel connected electrically. |
| US09006915B1 |
Mechanical energy storage system and generating method using the same
A mechanical energy storage system and method is provided, for storing a mechanical energy and generating electricity using the stored mechanical energy, which is small and can be used to charge portable digital devices such as smart phone, mobile phone, tablet PC, notebook, PMP, etc. An external mechanical force is used to compress high pressure gas charged in a pressure vessel, stored as a reacting force, a stored energy, due to proceeding of piston rod, which can be used as a power the devices whenever it is necessary, or so as to generate electricity by powering a gas generator. |
| US09006910B2 |
Interconnection structure
An interconnection structure includes: first and second differential signal interconnections provided to transmit a differential signal; and first and second voltage interconnections applied with predetermined voltages. The first voltage interconnection, the first differential signal interconnection, the second differential signal interconnection and the second voltage interconnection are arranged in this order. An interval between the first and second differential signal interconnections is longer than an interval between the first voltage interconnection and the first differential signal interconnection and is longer than an interval between the second differential signal interconnection and the second voltage interconnection. When a first connection point and a second connection point nearest to the first connection point are provided on any of the first and second differential signal interconnections and the first and second voltage interconnections, a distance between the first connection point and the second connection point is in a range of 1/16 of a wavelength of the differential signal to ⅛ of the wavelength thereof. |
| US09006909B2 |
Solder mask shape for BOT laminate packages
A device is provided. The device may comprise an integrated circuit package. The integrated circuit package may comprise a first layer and a solder mask. The first layer may comprise a top surface wherein the solder mask is disposed on the top surface of the first layer. The solder mask may comprise a vertical edge. The vertical edge may form an angle between the top surface of the first layer and the vertical edge of not less than 90 degrees. The angle may be not less than 120 degrees or not less than 150 degrees. |
| US09006907B2 |
Distributed on-chip decoupling apparatus and method using package interconnect
An integrated circuit device is disclosed. The integrated circuit device includes a semiconductor die fabricated by a front-end semiconductor process and having oppositely disposed planar surfaces. The semiconductor die is formed with semiconductor devices, power supply circuitry coupled to the semiconductor devices, decoupling capacitance circuitry, and through-vias. The through-vias include a first group of vias coupled to the power supply circuitry and a second group of vias coupled to the decoupling capacitance circuitry. Conductors are formed in a first metal layer disposed on the semiconductor die in accordance with a back-end semiconductor process. The conductors are configured to couple to the first and second groups of through-vias to establish conductive paths from the power supply circuitry to the decoupling capacitance circuitry. |
| US09006905B2 |
Semiconductor device with through silicon via and alignment mark
A semiconductor device with a semiconductor substrate having a first surface and an opposite-facing second surface, a through electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor element and penetrating the semiconductor substrate from the first surface to the second surface, and a conductor, not electrically connected to the semiconductor element, penetrating the semiconductor substrate from the first surface to the second surface, where the through electrode and the conductor have different shapes in plan view. |
| US09006902B2 |
Semiconductor devices having through silicon vias and methods of fabricating the same
A semiconductor device is provided having an insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate. The insulating layer and the semiconductor substrate define a through hole penetrating the semiconductor substrate and the insulating layer. A through electrode is provided in the through hole. A spacer is provided between the semiconductor substrate and the through electrode. An interconnection in continuity with the through electrode is provided on the insulating layer. A barrier layer covering a side and a bottom of the interconnection and a side of the through electrode is provided and the barrier layer is formed in one body. |
| US09006898B2 |
Conductive lines and pads and method of manufacturing thereof
A semiconductor device and method are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region and an insulating layer arranged on the substrate. A first conductive layer is arranged in or on insulating layer in the first region and a second conductive layer is arranged in or on the insulating layer in the second region. The first conductive layer comprises a first conductive material and the second conductive layer comprises a second conductive material wherein the first conductive material is different than the second conductive material. A metal layer is arranged on the first conductive layer. |
| US09006888B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming stress relief layer between die and interconnect structure
A semiconductor device is made by forming a first conductive layer over a sacrificial carrier. A conductive pillar is formed over the first conductive layer. An active surface of a semiconductor die is mounted to the carrier. An encapsulant is deposited over the semiconductor die and around the conductive pillar. The carrier and adhesive layer are removed. A stress relief insulating layer is formed over the active surface of the semiconductor die and a first surface of the encapsulant. The stress relief insulating layer has a first thickness over the semiconductor die and a second thickness less than the first thickness over the encapsulant. A first interconnect structure is formed over the stress relief insulating layer. A second interconnect structure is formed over a second surface of encapsulant opposite the first interconnect structure. The first and second interconnect structures are electrically connected through the conductive pillar. |
| US09006882B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of forming recessed conductive vias in saw streets
A semiconductor die has an insulating material disposed in a peripheral region around the die. A blind via is formed through the gap. A conductive material is deposited in the blind via to form a conductive via. A conductive layer is formed between the conductive via and contact pad on the semiconductor die. A protective layer is formed over the front side of the semiconductor die. A portion of the insulating material and conductive via is removed from a backside of the semiconductor die opposite the front side of the semiconductor die so that a thickness of the conductive via is less than a thickness of the semiconductor wafer. The insulating material and conductive via are tapered. The wafer is singulated through the gap to separate the semiconductor die. A plurality of semiconductor die can be stacked and electrically interconnected through the conductive vias. |
| US09006874B2 |
Lead frame with grooved lead finger
A lead finger of a lead frame has a number of channels or grooves in a portion of its top surface that provide a locking mechanism for securing a bond wire to the lead finger. The bond wire may be attached to the lead finger by stitch bonding. |
| US09006873B2 |
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device with a carrier having a cavity and semiconductor device
A method includes providing a carrier having a first cavity, providing a dielectric foil with a metal layer attached to the dielectric foil, placing a first semiconductor chip in the first cavity of the carrier, and applying the dielectric foil to the carrier. |
| US09006871B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same
A trench portion (trench) is formed at each of four corner portions of a chip bonding region having a quadrangular planar shape smaller than an outer-shape size of a die pad included in a semiconductor device. Each trench is formed along a direction of intersecting with a diagonal line which connects between the corner portions where the trench portions are arranged, and both ends of each trench portion are extended to an outside of the chip bonding region. The semiconductor chip is mounted on the chip bonding region so as to interpose a die-bond material. In this manner, peel-off of the die-bond material in a reflow step upon mounting of the semiconductor device on a mounting substrate can be suppressed. Also, even if the peel-off occurs, expansion of the peel-off can be suppressed. |
| US09006870B2 |
Stacked multi-chip packaging structure and manufacturing method thereof
A stacked multi-chip packaging structure comprises a lead frame, a first semiconductor chip mounted on the lead frame, a second semiconductor chip flipped-chip mounted on the lead frame, a metal clip mounted on top of the first and second semiconductor chips and a third semiconductor chip stacked on the meal clip; bonding wires electrically connecting electrodes on the third semiconductor chip to the first and second semiconductor chips and the pins of the lead frame; plastic molding encapsulating the lead frame, the chips and the metal clip. |
| US09006866B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same
A semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed, which can prevent migration of copper (Cu) ion when forming a Through Silicon Via (TSV). The semiconductor device includes a through silicon via (TSV) formed to pass through a semiconductor substrate; an oxide film located at a lower sidewall of the TSV; and a first prevention film formed to cover an upper portion of the TSV, an upper sidewall of the TSV, and an upper surface of the oxide film. |
| US09006865B2 |
Epitaxial growth substrate, semiconductor device, and epitaxial growth method
In heteroepitaxially growing a group-III nitride semiconductor on a Si single crystal substrate, the occurrence of cracks initiating in the wafer edge portion can be suppressed. Region A is an outermost peripheral portion outside the principal surface, being a bevel portion tapered. Regions B and C are on the same plane (the principal surface), region B (mirror-surface portion) being the center portion of the principal surface, and region C a region in the principal surface edge portion surrounding region B. The principal surface has a plane orientation, and in region B, is mirror-surface-finished. Region B occupies most of the principal surface of this Si single crystal substrate, and a semiconductor device is manufactured therein. Region C (surface-roughened portion) has a plane orientation as with region B, however, region B is mirror-surface-finished, whereas region C is surface-roughened. |
| US09006863B2 |
Diode string voltage adapter
A diode string voltage adapter includes diodes formed in a substrate of a first conductive type. Each diode includes a deep well region of a second conductive type formed in the substrate. A first well region of the first conductive type formed on the deep well region. A first heavily doped region of the first conductive type formed on the first well region. A second heavily doped region of the second conductive type formed on the first well region. The diodes are serially coupled to each other. A first heavily doped region of a beginning diode is coupled to a first voltage. A second heavily doped region of each diode is coupled to a first heavily doped region of a next diode. A second heavily doped region of an ending diode provides a second voltage. The deep well region is configured to be electrically floated. |
| US09006858B2 |
High-voltage trench junction barrier Schottky diode
In a Schottky diode having an n+-type substrate, an n-type epitaxial layer, at least two p-doped trenches introduced into the n-type epitaxial layer, mesa regions between adjacent trenches, a metal layer functioning as a cathode electrode, and another metal layer functioning as an anode electrode, the thickness of the epitaxial layer is more than four times the depth of the trenches. |
| US09006855B2 |
Solid-state image pickup element and electronic device
There is provided a solid-state image pickup element including a pixel array part in which a plurality of pixels are arranged on a silicon substrate in arrays, and a drive part driving the pixel. The pixel includes a photoelectric conversion part formed near a second face of the silicon substrate opposite to a first face on which a wiring layer is laminated, for generating a charge corresponding to incident light, an overflow part formed in contact with the second face and fixed to a predetermined voltage, and a potential barrier part formed to be connected with the photoelectric conversion part and the overflow part, for serving as a barrier against a charge overflowed from the photoelectric conversion part on the overflow part. |
| US09006852B2 |
Solid-state imaging device with a light shielding layer formed around a transfer gate
Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element including: a transfer section configured to transfer charge generated simultaneously by a photoelectric conversion section in all pixels to a memory section and have a metal gate; and a light-shielding section formed by filling a metal into a groove portion formed by digging an interlayer insulating film around the transfer section. |
| US09006848B2 |
Nonvolatile magnetic memory device
A nonvolatile magnetic memory device using a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) uses as a data storage unit an MTJ including a pinned magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic insulating layer, and a free magnetic layer which are sequentially stacked. The free magnetic layer includes at least one soft magnetic amorphous alloy layer in which zirconium (Zr) is added to a soft magnetic material formed of cobalt (Co) or a Co-based alloy. |
| US09006844B2 |
Process and structure for high temperature selective fusion bonding
A method to prevent movable structures within a MEMS device, and more specifically, in recesses having one or more dimension in the micrometer range or smaller (i.e., smaller than about 10 microns) from being inadvertently bonded to non-moving structures during a bonding process. The method includes surface preparation of silicon both structurally and chemically to aid in preventing moving structures from bonding to adjacent surfaces during bonding, including during high force, high temperature fusion bonding. |
| US09006843B2 |
Source/drain extension control for advanced transistors
A planar transistor with improved performance has a source and a drain on a semiconductor substrate that includes a substantially undoped channel extending between the source and the drain. A gate is positioned over the substantially undoped channel on the substrate. Implanted source/drain extensions contact the source and the drain, with the implanted source/drain extensions having a dopant concentration of less than about 1×1019 atoms/cm3, or alternatively, less than one-quarter the dopant concentration of the source and the drain. |
| US09006841B2 |
Dual port SRAM having reduced cell size and rectangular shape
A dual port SRAM has two data storage nodes, a true data and complementary data. A first pull down transistor has an active area that forms the drain region of the first transistor and the true data storage node that is physically isolated from all other transistor active areas of the memory cell. A second pull down transistor has an active area that forms the drain region of a second transistor that is the complementary data node that is physically isolated from all other transistor active areas of the memory cell. |
| US09006840B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor system including the same
A semiconductor device includes a plurality of semiconductor chips in a stack structure and a through-silicon via suitable for passing through the chips and transfer a signal from or to one or more of the chips. Each of the chips includes a buffering block disposed in path of the through-silicon via, and suitable for buffering the signal, an internal circuit, and a delay compensation block suitable for applying delay corresponding to the buffering blocks of the chips to the signal, wherein the delay compensation blocks of the chips compensates for delay difference of the signal transferred to and from the internal circuit of the chip, due to operations of the buffering block, based on stack information for distinguishing the chips. |
| US09006839B2 |
Semiconductor device
In a semiconductor substrate of a semiconductor device, a drift layer, a body layer, an emitter layer, and a trench gate electrode are formed. When the semiconductor substrate is viewed in a plane manner, the semiconductor substrate is divided into a first region covered with a heat dissipation member, and a second region not covered with the heat dissipation member. A density of trench gate electrodes in the first region is equal to a density of trench gate electrodes in the second region. A value obtained by dividing an effective carrier amount of channel parts formed in the first region by an area of the first region is larger than a value obtained by dividing an effective carrier amount of channel parts formed in the second region by an area of the second region. |
| US09006833B2 |
Bipolar transistor having sinker diffusion under a trench
A bipolar transistor includes a substrate having a semiconductor surface, a first trench enclosure and a second trench enclosure outside the first trench enclosure both at least lined with a dielectric extending downward from the semiconductor surface to a trench depth, where the first trench enclosure defines an inner enclosed area. A base and an emitter formed in the base are within the inner enclosed area. A buried layer is below the trench depth including under the base. A sinker diffusion includes a first portion between the first and second trench enclosures extending from a topside of the semiconductor surface to the buried layer and a second portion within the inner enclosed area, wherein the second portion does not extend to the topside of the semiconductor surface. |
| US09006828B2 |
Display device and semiconductor device
A display device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an organic light emitting layer, a first transistor, and a second transistor. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor layer, a first conductive unit, a second conductive unit, a first gate electrode, and a first gate insulating film. The second transistor includes a second semiconductor layer, a third conductive unit, a fourth conductive unit, a second gate electrode, and a second gate insulating film. An amount of hydrogen included in the first gate insulating film is larger than an amount of hydrogen included in the second gate insulating film. |
| US09006825B1 |
MOS device with isolated drain and method for fabricating the same
A MOS device with an isolated drain includes: a semiconductor substrate having a first conductivity type; a first well region embedded in a first portion of the semiconductor substrate, having a second conductivity type; a second well region disposed in a second portion of the semiconductor substrate, overlying the first well region and having the first conductivity type; a third well region disposed in a third portion of the semiconductor substrate, overlying the first well region having the second conductivity type; a fourth well region disposed in a fourth portion of the semiconductor substrate between the first and third well regions, having the first conductivity type; a gate stack formed over the semiconductor substrate; a source region disposed in a portion of the second well region, having the second conductivity type; and a drain region disposed in a portion of the fourth well region, having the second conductivity type. |
| US09006823B2 |
Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate formed with an element region; a first conductive type first region formed in the element region and located on a surface side of the semiconductor substrate; a second conductive type second region located in a deeper position than the first region in the element region and contacting the first region; a first conductive type third region located in a deeper position than the second region in the element region, contacting the second region, and separated from the first region by the second region; and a gate disposed in a trench extending from the surface to reach the third region, and contacting a range of the second region via the insulation film. A thickness of the second region in a depth direction is gradually increased from the peripheral part of the element region to the central part thereof |
| US09006822B2 |
Trench-gate RESURF semiconductor device and manufacturing method
A trench-gate device with lateral RESURF pillars has an additional implant beneath the gate trench. The additional implant reduces the effective width of the semiconductor drift region between the RESURF pillars, and this provides additional gate shielding which improves the electrical characteristics of the device. |
| US09006813B2 |
Nonvolatile memory device and method for fabricating the same
A nonvolatile memory device includes gate structures formed over a substrate, each gate structure including a tunnel insulating layer, a floating gate, an inter-gate dielectric layer, and a control gate that are sequentially stacked, a protective layer formed on sidewalls of the floating gate, and a second insulating layer covering the gate structures and having an air gap formed between the gate structures, wherein an adhesive strength between the second insulating layer and the protective layer is smaller than an adhesive strength between the second insulating layer and the gate structure. |
| US09006812B2 |
Nonvolatile semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing the same
In general, according to one embodiment, a nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell region and a peripheral region. The memory cell region includes first element isolation regions, first semiconductor regions, a first gate insulating film, a charge storage layer, a second gate insulating film, and a control gate electrode. The first element isolation regions separate a semiconductor layer and include a first insulating film. The first semiconductor regions are separated by the first element isolation regions. The peripheral region includes a second element isolation region a second insulating film. Each of the first element isolation regions includes a first and a second portion. A step is present between the first and the second portion. At least part of a side surface and a lower end of the second element isolation region are surrounded by the semiconductor layer. |
| US09006811B2 |
Semiconductor device including a fin and a drain extension region and manufacturing method
One embodiment of a semiconductor device includes a fin on a first side of a semiconductor body. The semiconductor device further includes a body region of a second conductivity type in at least a part of the fin. The semiconductor device further includes a drain extension region of a first conductivity type, a source and a drain region of the first conductivity type, and a gate structure adjoining opposing walls of the fin. The body region and the drain extension region are arranged one after another between the source region and the drain region. |
| US09006809B2 |
Multi-landing contact etching
A method for contacting MOS devices. First openings in a photosensitive material are formed over a substrate having a top dielectric in a first die area and a second opening over a gate stack in a second die area having the top dielectric, a hard mask, and a gate electrode. The top dielectric layer is etched to form a semiconductor contact while etching at least a portion the hard mask layer thickness over a gate contact area exposed by the second opening. An inter-layer dielectric (ILD) is deposited. A photosensitive material is patterned to generate a third opening in the photosensitive material over the semiconductor contact and a fourth opening inside the gate contact area. The ILD is etched through to reopen the semiconductor contact while etching through the ILD and residual hard mask if present to provide a gate contact to the gate electrode. |
| US09006808B2 |
Eliminating shorting between ferroelectric capacitors and metal contacts during ferroelectric random access memory fabrication
Disclosed herein is an apparatus that includes a ferrocapacitor having a sidewall. An etch stopping film is disposed along the sidewall of the ferrocapacitor, with a hydrogen barrier film disposed between the etch stopping film and the sidewall of the ferrocapacitor. |
| US09006801B2 |
Method for forming metal semiconductor alloys in contact holes and trenches
A method of forming a semiconductor device is provided that includes forming a first metal semiconductor alloy on a semiconductor containing surface, forming a dielectric layer over the first metal semiconductor alloy, forming an opening in the dielectric layer to provide an exposed surface the first metal semiconductor alloy, and forming a second metal semiconductor alloy on the exposed surface of the first metal semiconductor alloy. In another embodiment, the method includes forming a gate structure on a channel region of a semiconductor substrate, forming a dielectric layer over at least a source region and a drain region, forming an opening in the dielectric layer to provide an exposed surface the semiconductor substrate, forming a first metal semiconductor alloy on the exposed surface of the semiconductor substrate, and forming a second metal semiconductor alloy on the first metal semiconductor alloy. |
| US09006800B2 |
Ingan ohmic source contacts for vertical power devices
A vertical III-nitride field effect transistor includes a drain comprising a first III-nitride material, a drain contact electrically coupled to the drain, and a drift region comprising a second III-nitride material coupled to the drain and disposed adjacent to the drain along a vertical direction. The field effect transistor also includes a channel region comprising a third III-nitride material coupled to the drift region, a gate region at least partially surrounding the channel region, and a gate contact electrically coupled to the gate region. The field effect transistor further includes a source coupled to the channel region. The source includes a GaN-layer coupled to an InGaN layer. The channel region is disposed between the drain and the source along the vertical direction such that current flow during operation of the vertical III-nitride field effect transistor is along the vertical direction. |
| US09006798B2 |
Semiconductor device including trench transistor cell array and manufacturing method
A semiconductor device includes a trench transistor cell array in a silicon semiconductor body with a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface. A main lateral face of the semiconductor body between the first main surface and the second main surface has a first length along a first lateral direction parallel to the first and second main surfaces. The first length is equal or greater than lengths of other lateral faces of the semiconductor body. The trench transistor cell array includes predominantly linear gate trench portions. At least 50% of the linear gate trench portions extend along a second lateral direction or perpendicular to the second lateral direction. An angle between the first and second lateral directions is in a range of 45°±15°. |
| US09006795B2 |
Resistance-switching memory cells adapted for use at low voltage
A memory cell is provided that includes a diode and a resistance-switching material layer coupled in series with the diode. The resistance-switching material layer has a thickness between 20 and 65 angstroms. Other aspects are also provided. |
| US09006790B2 |
Nitride semiconductor device
According to one embodiment a nitride semiconductor device includes a first, a second and a third semiconductor layer, a first and a second main electrode and a control electrode. The first layer made of a nitride semiconductor of a first conductivity type is provided on a substrate. The second layer made of a nitride semiconductor of a second conductivity type is provided on the first layer. The third layer made of a nitride semiconductor is provided on the second layer. The first electrode is electrically connected with the second layer. The second electrode is provided at a distance from the first electrode and electrically connected with the second layer. The control electrode is provided within a first trench via an insulating film. The first trench is disposed between the first and the second main electrodes, penetrates the third and the second layers, and reaches the first layer. |
| US09006780B2 |
Semiconductor device
Between a back surface electrode and an electrode, a first thyristor is formed of fifth and seventh semiconductor regions, a substrate region, first and second semiconductor regions and a third semiconductor region, and a second thyristor is formed of the second and first semiconductor regions, the substrate region, the seventh and fifth semiconductor regions and a sixth semiconductor region. Depths from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to bottom surfaces of the third and fourth semiconductor regions are 20 μm or more. The second semiconductor region with a high impurity concentration is enclosed by the first semiconductor region with a low impurity concentration, and a difference between a depth from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to the bottom of the second semiconductor region and a depth from the surface of the semiconductor substrate to the bottom of the first semiconductor region is less than 10 μm. |
| US09006778B2 |
Nitride semiconductor light emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
A nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes: an uneven substrate having an uneven structure in which recesses are formed; a first nitride semiconductor layer of a first conductive type formed on the uneven structure; a first light emitting layer formed on the first nitride semiconductor layer; and a second nitride semiconductor layer of a second conductive type formed on the light emitting layer, wherein each protrusion has a bottom made of a material or composition having a thermal expansion coefficient larger than the thermal expansion coefficient of the material or composition of the first nitride semiconductor layer. |
| US09006777B2 |
Organic light-emitting display and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, an organic light-emitting apparatus includes a substrate, a display unit on the substrate, a step compensation layer formed on the display unit and supplementing a step on a surface of the display unit, a first intermediate layer formed on the step compensation layer, and an encapsulation layer formed on the first intermediate layer and sealing the display unit. |
| US09006773B2 |
Housing for an optoelectronic component and method for producing a housing
A housing for an optoelectronic component including a main housing body formed by a first plastics material, and which has a recess, and a coating formed by a second plastics material, and which, at least in a region of the recess, connects at least in places to the main housing body and is in direct contact with the main housing body, wherein the first plastics material is different from the second plastics material, and the first plastics material and the second plastics material differ from one another with regard to at least one of the following material properties: temperature resistance with regard to discoloration, temperature resistance with regard to deformation, temperature resistance with regard to destruction, and resistance to electromagnetic radiation. |
| US09006766B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a p-side electrode, an n-side electrode, an inorganic insulating film, a p-side interconnection portion, an n-side interconnection portion, and an organic insulating film. The organic insulating film is provided on the inorganic insulating film, at least on a portion between the p-side interconnection portion and the n-side interconnection portion. An end portion of the p-side interconnection portion on the n-side interconnection portion side and an end portion of the n-side interconnection portion on the p-side interconnection portion side override the organic insulating film. |
| US09006764B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device and light emitting device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes a semiconductor layer, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first insulating film, a first interconnection layer, a second interconnection layer, a first metal pillar, a second metal pillar, a second insulating film and a fluorescent material layer. The first electrode is provided in an emitting region of the semiconductor layer. The first electrode, the first insulating film, the first interconnection layer, the second interconnection layer, and the second insulating layer are configured to transmit radiated light of the light emitting layer. |
| US09006762B2 |
Organic light-emitting device and method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting device including a substrate, an anode layer on the substrate, the anode layer including WOxNy (2.2≦x≦2.6 and 0.22≦y≦0.26), an emission structure layer on the anode layer, and a cathode layer on the emission structure layer. |
| US09006757B2 |
Method of driving a light emitting device
The present invention is characterized in that a transistor with its L/W set to 10 or larger is employed, and that |VDS| of the transistor is set equal to or larger than 1 V and equal to or less than |VGS−Vth|. The transistor is used as a resistor so that the resistance of a light emitting element can be held by the transistor. This slows down an increase in internal resistance of the light emitting element and the resultant current value reduction. Accordingly, a change with time in light emission luminance is reduced and the reliability is improved. |
| US09006755B2 |
Light-emitting device and display device
A technique of manufacturing a display device with high productivity is provided. In addition, a high-definition display device with high color purity is provided. By adjusting the optical path length between an electrode having a reflective property and a light-emitting layer by the central wavelength of a wavelength range of light passing through a color filter layer, the high-definition display device with high color purity is provided without performing selective deposition of light-emitting layers. In a light-emitting element, a plurality of light-emitting layers emitting light of different colors are stacked. The closer the light-emitting layer is to the electrode having a reflective property, the longer the wavelength of light emitted from the light-emitting layer is. |
| US09006747B2 |
SiC semiconductor element and manufacturing method thereof
Provided are a technology that simply forms a particular crystal surface such as a {03-38} surface having high carrier mobility in trench sidewalls and a SiC semiconductor element where most of the trench sidewalls appropriate for a channel member are formed from {03-38} surfaces. A trench structure formed in a (0001) surface or an off-oriented surface of a (0001) surface with an offset angle 8° or lower of SiC is provided. The channel member is in the trench structure. At least 90% of the area of the channel member is a {03-38} surface or a surface that a {03-38} surface offset by an angle from −8° to 8° in the <1-100> direction. Specifically, the trench sidewalls are finished to {03-38} surfaces by applying a thermal etching to a trench with (0001) surfaces of SiC. Thermal etching is conducted in a chlorine atmosphere above 800° C. with nitrogen gas as the carrier. |
| US09006745B2 |
Semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof
An MOSFET includes a silicon carbide substrate, an active layer, a gate oxide film, and a gate electrode. The active layer includes a body region where an inversion layer is formed at a region in contact with the gate oxide film by application of voltage to the gate electrode. The body region includes a low concentration region arranged at a region where an inversion layer is formed, and containing impurities of low concentration, and a high concentration region adjacent to the low concentration region in the carrier mobile direction in the inversion layer, arranged in a region where the inversion layer is formed, and containing impurities higher in concentration than in the low concentration region. |
| US09006744B2 |
Array substrate of liquid crystal display device
An array substrate of a liquid crystal display device and a method of fabricating the array substrate. A gate electrode of a thin film transistor of the array substrate is formed. The gate electrode has an edge region surrounding an interior region of the gate electrode and the edge region of the gate electrode is thicker than the interior region of the gate electrode. A semiconductor layer is formed over the gate electrode. A source electrode and a drain electrode of the thin film transistor are formed that define a channel region in the semiconductor layer. The channel region is located over the interior region of the gate electrode. Additionally, the gate electrode may be formed with a half-tone mask that results in the edge region of the gate electrode being thicker than the interior region of the gate electrode. |
| US09006740B1 |
Built-in self test for silicon photonics device
In an example, the present invention includes an integrated system on chip device. The device has a self test block configured on the silicon photonics device and to be operable during a test operation, the self test block comprising a broad band source configured to emit electromagnetic radiation from 1200 nm to 1400 nm or 1500 to 1600 nm to a multiplexer device. In an example, a self test output is configured to a spectrum analyzer device external to the silicon photonics device. |
| US09006738B2 |
Reducing capacitive charging in electronic devices
The invention relates to an electronic device for measuring and/or controlling a property of an analyte (100). The electronic device comprises: i) an electrode (Snsr) forming an interface with the analyte (100) in which the electrode (Snsr) is immersed in operational use, the interface having an interface temperature (T), and ii) a resistive heater (Htr) being thermally and capacitively coupled to the electrode (Snsr), the resistive heater (Htr) being configured for setting the interface temperature (T) by controlling a current through the resistive heater (Htr). The resistive heater (Htr) is provided with signal integrity protection for reducing the capacitive charging of the electrode (Snsr) by the resistive heater (Htr) if the current through the resistive heater (Htr) is modulated. The invention further relates to an electrochemical sensor for determining a charged particle concentration in the analyte (100) using the thermo-potentiometric principle, the electrochemical sensor comprising such electronic device. The invention also relates to an RFID tag and a semiconductor device comprising such electrochemical sensor. The effect of the feature of the invention is that the capacitive charging effect between the resistive heater and the electrode is reduced by the signal integrity protection. |
| US09006735B2 |
Method for processing oxide semiconductor film and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
To provide an oxide semiconductor film including a low-resistance region, which can be applied to a transistor. To provide a transistor including the oxide semiconductor film, which can perform at high speed. To provide a high-performance semiconductor device including the transistor including the oxide semiconductor film, which can perform at high speed, with high yield. A film having a reducing property is formed over the oxide semiconductor film. Next, part of oxygen atoms are transferred from the oxide semiconductor film to the film having a reducing property. Next, an impurity is added to the oxide semiconductor film through the film having a reducing property and then, the film having a reducing property is removed, so that a low-resistance region is formed in the oxide semiconductor film. |
| US09006728B2 |
Semiconductor device having oxide semiconductor transistor
It is an object to provide a semiconductor device having a new productive semiconductor material and a new structure. The semiconductor device includes a first conductive layer over a substrate, a first insulating layer which covers the first conductive layer, an oxide semiconductor layer over the first insulating layer that overlaps with part of the first conductive layer and has a crystal region in a surface part, second and third conductive layers formed in contact with the oxide semiconductor layer, an insulating layer which covers the oxide semiconductor layer and the second and third conductive layers, and a fourth conductive layer over the insulating layer that overlaps with part of the oxide semiconductor layer. |
| US09006727B2 |
Organic light emitting diode display and manufacturing method thereof
An organic light emitting diode display and a manufacturing method thereof, and more particularly, an organic light emitting diode display having improved light extraction efficiency by forming both a first electrode and a second electrode as reflective electrodes to guide generated light to the side of a pixel, and a manufacturing method thereof. |
| US09006726B2 |
Organic light emitting ambipolar field effect transistor with distributed light emission
An organic ambipolar light emitting field effect transistor having an architecture with layers stacked one over the other, adapted to generate a diffused illumination is described. The transistor has a gate electrode, a dielectric layer superposed to the gate electrode, an ambipolar channel superposed to the dielectric layer having a P-type semiconductor layer whose energy band is determined by its highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO-SCp and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital LUMO-SCp, a N-type semiconductor layer whose energy band is determined by its highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO-SCn and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital LUMO-SCn and a light emitting layer adapted to allow recombination of charge carriers of opposite sign, interposed between the P-type semiconductor layer and the N-type semiconductor layer, whose energy band is determined by its highest occupied molecular orbital HOMO-R and lowest unoccupied molecular orbital LUMO-R, respectively; a source electrode adapted to inject charges of a first type and a drain electrode adapted to inject charges of a second type, said source electrode and drain electrode being in contract with a same layer of said P-type or N-type semiconductor layers, the other of said semiconductor layers being in contact with the dielectric layer. |
| US09006712B2 |
Organic memory element
The invention relates to an organic memory with an electrode and a counter-electrode, comprising at least one oxide layer, an electrically undoped organic layer and an electrically doped organic layer between the electrode and the counter-electrode, wherein the oxide layer is adjacent to the electrode and the undoped organic layer. |
| US09006709B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting element and method for manufacturing the same
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting element includes a first semiconductor layer of an n-type, a second semiconductor layer of a p-type, and a light emitting unit. The first semiconductor layer includes a nitride semiconductor. The second semiconductor layer includes a nitride semiconductor. The light emitting unit is provided between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The light emitting unit includes a plurality of well layers stacked alternately with a plurality of barrier layers. The well layers include a first p-side well layer most proximal to the second semiconductor layer, and a second p-side well layer second most proximal to the second semiconductor layer. A localization energy of excitons of the first p-side well layer is smaller than a localization energy of excitons of the second p-side well layer. |
| US09006707B2 |
Forming arsenide-based complementary logic on a single substrate
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for forming a logic device, including forming an n-type semiconductor device over a silicon (Si) substrate that includes an indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs)-based stack including a first buffer layer, a second buffer layer formed over the first buffer layer, a first device layer formed over the second buffer layer. Further, the method may include forming a p-type semiconductor device over the Si substrate from the InGaAs-based stack and forming an isolation between the n-type semiconductor device and the p-type semiconductor device. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US09006706B2 |
Semiconductor light emitting device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a first intermediate layer, and a second intermediate layer. The n-type and p-type semiconductor layers include a nitride semiconductor. The light emitting layer is provided between the n-type and p-type semiconductor layers, and includes barrier layers and a well layer. A bandgap energy of the well layer is less than that of the barrier layers. The first intermediate layer is provided between the light emitting layer and the p-type semiconductor layer. A bandgap energy of the first intermediate layer is greater than that of the barrier layers. The second intermediate layer includes first and second portions. The first portion is in contact with a p-side barrier layer most proximal to the p-type semiconductor layer. The second portion is in contact with the first intermediate layer. |
| US09006704B2 |
Magnetic element with improved out-of-plane anisotropy for spintronic applications
A magnetic element is disclosed wherein first and second interfaces of a free layer with a Hk enhancing layer and tunnel barrier, respectively, produce enhanced surface perpendicular anisotropy to lower switching current or increase thermal stability in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). In a MTJ with a bottom spin valve configuration where the Hk enhancing layer is an oxide, the capping layer contacting the Hk enhancing layer is selected to have a free energy of oxide formation substantially greater than that of the oxide. The free layer may be a single layer or composite comprised of an Fe rich alloy such as Co20Fe60B20. With a thin free layer, the interfacial perpendicular anisotropy may dominate the shape anisotropy to generate a magnetization perpendicular to the planes of the layers. The magnetic element may be part of a spintronic device or serve as a propagation medium in a domain wall motion device. |
| US09006702B2 |
Semiconductor structure including a zirconium oxide material
Semiconductor structures including a zirconium oxide material and methods of forming the same are described herein. As an example, a semiconductor structure can include a zirconium oxide material, a perovskite structure material, and a noble metal material formed between the zirconium oxide material and the perovskite structure material. |
| US09006701B2 |
Non-volatile memory device having bit lines and source lines arranged in parallel and manufacturing method thereof
A non-volatile memory device comprises first wires on and above a first plane; second wires extending in a direction crossing the first wires, on and above a second plane, third wires extending in parallel with the second wires on and above a fourth plane, and memory cells provided to correspond to three-dimensional cross-points of the first wires and the third wires, respectively, each of the memory cells including a transistor and a variable resistance element, the transistor including a first main electrode, a second main electrode, and a control electrode, the variable resistance element being placed on and above a third plane and including a lower electrode, an upper electrode and a variable resistance layer, wherein the upper electrode is connected to corresponding one of the third wires; and further comprises a first contact plug extending from the first main electrode to the second plane and connected to corresponding one of the second wires; a second contact plug extending from the second main electrode to the second plane; and a third contact plug extending from the second contact plug and connected to the lower electrode; wherein the second main electrode and the lower electrode are connected to each other via the second contact plug and the third contact plug. |
| US09006700B2 |
Resistive memory with a stabilizer
A resistive memory device and a method for fabricating the resistive memory device. The memory device includes a first electrode and a resistive memory element in electrical contact. The memory device also includes a non-programmable stabilizer element in electrical and thermal contact with the resistive memory element. The stabilizer element has at least one physical dimension based on a physical characteristic of the resistive memory element such that the maximum resistance of the stabilizer element is substantially less than the maximum resistance of the resistive memory element. |
| US09006699B2 |
Resistive random access memory using amorphous metallic glass oxide as a storage medium
The present invention relates to a resistive random access memory using amorphous metallic glass oxide as a storage medium, comprising a substrate, an insulation layer, a first electrode layer, a resistive memory layer, and a second electrode layer. In the present invention, an amorphous metallic glass oxide layer is mainly used as the resistive memory layer of the resistive random access memory. Therefore, the resistive random access memory with storage medium of amorphous metallic glass oxide thin film having advantages of low operation voltage, low power consumption, and high set/reset resistance ratio are provided without using any thermal annealing processes or forming processes. |
| US09006698B2 |
Variable resistance element and method of manufacturing the same
A variable resistance element including: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a variable resistance layer having a resistance value which reversibly changes according to electrical signals applied, wherein the variable resistance layer includes a first variable resistance layer comprising a first oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide, and a second variable resistance layer comprising a second transition metal oxide having a degree of oxygen deficiency lower than a degree of oxygen deficiency of the first oxygen-deficient transition metal oxide, the second electrode has a single needle-shaped part at an interface with the second variable resistance layer, and the second variable resistance layer is interposed between the first variable resistance layer and the second electrode, is in contact with the first variable resistance layer and the second electrode, and covers the single needle-shaped part. |
| US09006696B2 |
Metal aluminum nitride embedded resistors for resistive random memory access cells
Provided are resistive random access memory (ReRAM) cells and methods of fabricating thereof. A ReRAM cell includes an embedded resistor and resistive switching layer connected in series. The embedded resistor prevents excessive electrical currents through the resistive switching layer, especially when the resistive switching layer is switched into its low resistive state, thereby preventing over-programming. The embedded resistor includes aluminum, nitrogen, and one or more additional metals (other than aluminum). The concentration of each component is controlled to achieve desired resistivity and stability of the embedded resistor. In some embodiments, the resistivity ranges from 0.1 Ohm-centimeter to 40 Ohm-centimeter and remains substantially constant while applying an electrical field of up 8 mega-Volts/centimeter to the embedded resistor. The embedded resistor may be made from an amorphous material, and the material is operable to remain amorphous even when subjected to typical annealing conditions. |
| US09006694B2 |
Systems, devices, methods, and compositions including fluidized x-ray shielding compositions
Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an x-ray shielding system including a flexible layer including a support structure having a plurality of interconnected interstitial spaces that provide a circulation network for an x-ray shielding fluid composition. |
| US09006692B2 |
Apparatus and techniques for controlling ion implantation uniformity
A system to control an ion beam in an ion implanter includes a detector to perform a plurality of beam current measurements of the ion beam along a first direction perpendicular to a direction of propagation of the ion beam. The system also includes an analysis component to determine a beam current profile based upon the plurality of beam current measurements, the beam current profile comprising a variation of beam current along the first direction; and an adjustment component to adjust a height of the ion beam along the first direction when the beam current profile indicates the beam height is below a threshold. |
| US09006690B2 |
Extraction electrode assembly voltage modulation in an ion implantation system
A method is disclosed for reducing particle contamination in an ion implantation system, wherein an ion beam is created via the ion source operating in conjunction with an extraction electrode assembly. A cathode voltage is applied to the ion source for generating ions therein, and a suppression voltage is applied to the extraction assembly for preventing electrons in the ion beam from being drawn into the ion source. The suppression voltage is selectively modulated, thereby inducing a current flow or an arc discharge through the extraction assembly to remove deposits on surfaces thereof to mitigate subsequent contamination of workpieces. An improvement to an ion implantation system is also disclosed in accordance with the foregoing, wherein a controller is configured to selectively modulate a voltage between a predetermined voltage and a predetermined suppression voltage generally concurrent with the transferring of the workpiece, thereby inducing a current flow or an arc discharge through the extraction electrode assembly to remove deposits on surfaces thereof to mitigate subsequent contamination of workpieces. |
| US09006689B2 |
Source bushing shielding
The source bushing assembly has a source bushing having an internal vacuum side and an external atmosphere side, a first shield of annular shape disposed at one end of the source bushing in spaced concentric relation to reduce formation of an electrically conductive coating on the source bushing, a second shield of annular shape disposed at an opposite end of the source bushing in spaced concentric relation to prevent arcing on the source bushing and an internally disposed concentric X-ray shield. |
| US09006685B2 |
Device and method for determining the concentration of fluorophores in a sample
A device (10) and a method for analyzing a sample (16) containing fluorophores use a light source (12) emitting light (λex) onto the sample (16), and onto a fluorescence standard (14). The fluorophores of the sample (16), given an immission of light of a first wavelength (λex1), have a first excitation efficiency and, given an immission of light of a second wavelength (λex2), have a second excitation efficiency. The fluorescence standard (14), given the same immissions of light, has a third excitation efficiency and, a fourth excitation efficiency. An optical element (20) which is arranged between the light source (12) and the sample (16) and/or (12) the fluorescence standard (14) adapts, due to its optical property, a first difference between the first excitation efficiency and the second excitation efficiency and a second difference between the third excitation efficiency and the fourth excitation efficiency to each other. |
| US09006682B2 |
Microbicidal purification device employing ultraviolet light from which ultraviolet-light-irradiation dead areas have been eliminated
A microbicidal purification device eliminating dead areas where ultraviolet light does not reach and sterilization does not take place, the device includes a first header and a second header, each header has a header space, the first header has an inlet port and a plurality of tubes, and the second header having an outlet port; a plurality of tubes which are cylindrical tube assemblies both ends of each of which are open and are arranged in parallel with the plurality of tubes of the first header so that the opening of each of the both ends can be connected with the header space of the first header and the header space of the second header in parallel where a plurality of ultraviolet lamp is inserted into each of the plurality of tubes. |
| US09006679B2 |
Mass spectrometer
Provided is a mass spectrometer capable of easy exchange of a measurement sample and suppressing a carryover. The mass spectrometer includes a mass spectrometry section, an ion source the internal pressure of which is reduced by a differential pumping from the mass spectrometry section and the ion source ionizes the sample gas, a sample container in which the sample gas is generated by vaporizing the measurement sample, a thin pipe that introduces the sample gas generated in the sample container into the ion source, an elastic tube of openable and closable that connects the sample container and the thin pipe, a pair of weirs that closes or opens the elastic tube so as to sandwich the elastic tube, and a cartridge that integrates the sample container, the thin pipe, and the elastic tube, and is detachable in a lump from a main body of the mass spectrometer. |
| US09006678B2 |
Non-radioactive ion source using high energy electrons
A system and method for producing a continuous or pulsed source of high energy electrons at or near atmospheric pressure is disclosed. High energy electrons are used to ionize analyte molecules in ambient air through collisions with reactant ions. The device includes an electron emitter, electron optics, and a thin membrane in an evacuated tube. The electron emitter may include a photocathode surface mounted on an optically transparent window and an external source of UV photons. The transparent window may include a UV transparent window mounted on an evacuated tube and/or the evacuated tube may be a transparent tube on which a photocathode surface film is deposited. The electron optics may include successive electrodes biased at increasing voltages. The membrane may include a material transparent or semi-transparent to energetic electrons. Upon impacting the membrane, continuous or pulsed electron packets are partially transmitted through to a high pressure ionization region. |
| US09006673B2 |
X-ray analysis apparatus, X-ray analysis system, X-ray analysis method, and X-ray analysis program
An X-ray analysis apparatus converts an X-ray intensity distribution of discrete data determined for each pixel, from a first plane where the distribution is known into a second plane where the distribution is not known. The X-ray analysis apparatus projects onto the second plane, a grid point which specifies a pixel on the first plane and an intermediate point between the grid points, as nodes, calculates an area of a region where a polygon expressing a projected pixel specified by the projected nodes overlaps with each pixel on the second plane, to thereby calculate an occupancy ratio of the polygon expressing the projected pixel to each pixel on the second plane and distributes X-ray intensity in the pixel on the first plane to the pixel on the second plane based on the occupancy ratio, to thereby convert the X-ray intensity distribution. |
| US09006671B2 |
Radiological image detection apparatus
A radiological image detection apparatus includes: a lock mechanism including at least one first lock mechanism and at least one second lock mechanism, each including a coupling member moving between a coupling position at which the lock mechanism is coupled to a battery and a non-coupling position, the coupling member being installed with a manipulation part exposed to an outer surface of a portion of a case in which a battery accommodating part is installed, and the first lock mechanism setting a first direction of a movement direction of the corresponding coupling member from the coupling position to the non-coupling position and the second lock mechanism setting a second direction of a movement direction of the corresponding coupling member from the coupling position to the non-coupling position, being different from the first direction. |
| US09006667B2 |
Surface-modified fluorescent carbon nanotubes for product verification
A material may include a medium and carbon nanotubes dispersed in the medium. Fluorescent moieties may be attached to functional groups on a first quantity of the carbon nanotubes. The fluorescent moieties may be in a concentration in the material sufficient to make the material fluoresce in the presence of radiation. The fluorescent moieties may have an emission wavelength that is in or below the visible spectrum. The carbon nanotubes may be dispersed in the medium in a concentration sufficient to make the material electrically conductive at or above the material's electrical percolation threshold. Any suitable product may include the material. Methods for verifying the authenticity of the product may include detecting emissive radiation, testing electrical conductivity, and determining the presence of a structural characteristic of the carbon nanotubes. |
| US09006660B2 |
Scanning terahertz probe
A THz radiation probe (1) for examining an object (8), the probe comprising a first portion configured to be inserted into an opening of said object in a first direction (5), said probe further comprising at least one THz emitter (15), directing means (7) for directing THz radiation emitted from said emitter to said object via an aperture (2) located at said first portion and subsequently from said object to at least one THz detector (17) and, means for scanning said emitted THz radiation across said object in a scan direction, said scan direction having a component in said first direction (5). |
| US09006659B2 |
Method and apparatus for detecting spectral characteristics of multi-band moving objects
A method for detecting spectral characteristics of multi-band moving objects. The method includes: 1) dividing a full field of view into several subfields of view, and scanning and extracting suspected objects in each subfield one by one; 2) correlating interrelated suspected objects in adjacent subfields via coordinates to determine objects of interest that exist in the full field of view; 3) calculating the speeds of the objects of interest; 4) calculating average speed of all of the objects of interest and classifying the objects of interest according to their average speed; 5) compensating and rectifying the objective spectrum obtained from calculation; and 6) matching the compensated and rectified objective spectrum with a spectrum fingerprint database whereby realizing recognition of the multi-band moving objects. |
| US09006658B2 |
Thermal detector
A thermal detector includes a fixed part, a thermal detection device, a supporting member, a cavity and a connection portion. The supporting member has a first plane and a second plane opposing to the first plane. The cavity is formed between the first plane and the fixed part. The connection portion connects the supporting member with the fixed part. The connection portion includes a curvature plane between the supporting member and the fixed part and the curvature plane facing the cavity. |
| US09006657B2 |
Optical measuring device
In an optical measuring device, the visual observation section includes: a white light source which emits white light; a first objective lens arranged between the white light source and measurement object, through which the white light emitted from the white light source and return light from the measurement object transmit; a plurality of tube lenses which change a magnification of the return light passing through the first objective lens to a predetermined magnification; and a lens switching mechanism which can selectively switch the tube lenses so as to select one of the tube lenses to be arranged on the return light, and the special observation section includes: a special light source which emits special light; and a second objective lens arranged between the special light source and measurement object, through which the special light emitted from the special light source and return light from the measurement object transmit. |
| US09006655B2 |
Thermal imager with protective grid
A protective enclosure for a thermal imager having a window and protective grid. The protective grid is designed in relation to the lens of the thermal imaging device such that the grid pattern geometry and size accommodate the thermal imaging device's pupil size. |
| US09006649B2 |
High pressure mass spectrometry systems and methods
Mass spectrometers and methods for measuring information about samples using mass spectrometry are disclosed. |
| US09006645B2 |
Combined sonic/pulsed neutron cased hole logging tool
A through casing formation evaluation tool string 1000, 2000, 3000 including a conveyance string 100, a sonic array tool 200, a pulsed neutron tool 400 and one or more downhole memory modules 160, 540, 550. A method of through casing formation evaluation and casing and cementing integrity evaluation includes lowering a tool string into a cased wellbore; concurrently collecting data with the sonic array tool and pulsed neutron tool and transmitting at least a portion of the collected data via a conveyance string to a CPU located at the surface of the earth; storing a portion of the collected data in a memory module disposed in the tool string; removing the tool string from the wellbore; processing the collected data in the CPU to obtain selected rock property data about the one or more of the geologic formations and/or cement integrity. |
| US09006643B2 |
Photoelectric converter with optical signal splitting holes for reflecting optical signals to monitor
A photoelectric converter includes a circuit board, a laser diode, a plurality of optical sensors mounted on the circuit board, a transmission body, and a first lens set, a second lens set, and a plurality of optical fibers mounted on the transmission body. The transmission body defines a reflection groove and a plurality of optical signal splitting holes. A first sidewall of the reflection groove is inclined relative to the transmission direction of the optical signals. A bottom surface of each optical signal splitting hole is inclined relative to the first sidewall and to the second surface. The optical signals transmitted by the first lens set are reflected by the first sidewall. Most of the reflected optical signals are transmitted to the optical fibers via the second lens set, and a small remaining portion of optical signals are reflected by the bottom surface to the optical sensors. |
| US09006641B2 |
Device for detecting an object using SPAD photodiodes
The disclosure relates to a method for detecting the presence of an object near a detection device, comprising: emitting pulses of an incident photon beam, detecting photodiodes which trigger avalanche after the reception by the photodiode of at least one photon of a reflected photon beam produced by a reflection of the incident beam on an object near the detection device, determining a distance between the photodiodes and an object in a detection area, as a function of the time between a transmit time of the incident beam and avalanche triggering times of the photodiodes, and correcting the distance determined as a function of a calibration measurement obtained in the absence of object in the detection area, to compensate for photon reflections on a transparent plate arranged between the photodiodes and the detection area. |
| US09006637B2 |
Scalable large area photo detector with asymmetric microstrip transition
The invention discloses a photo detector with first and second groups of electrodes. The electrodes of each group are connected to a first common conductor for the group, and are located on a layer of photosensitive material. The electrodes are parallel to and interlaced with each other. The first common conductors are essentially plane, arranged at the same end of their group of electrodes, and arranged as upper and lower conductors parallel to and overlapping each other separated by a dielectric material, and form a signal electrode and a ground plane of a first microstrip line. The first microstrip line acts as a first combiner for currents induced in the electrodes of the two groups and as a matching network for the electrodes and for a load which can be connected to the photo detector. |
| US09006636B2 |
Radiation sensor
A radiation sensor is provided comprising: one or more first pixels and one or more second pixels. A first optical element is provided over the first and second pixels, having a first field of view. A second optical element is provided over the one or more second pixels, having a second field of view. The second optical element is positioned between the first optical element and the one or more second pixels, wherein the first field of view is substantially narrower than, and lies substantially within, the second field of view. |
| US09006635B2 |
Photodetector circuit and semiconductor device
To provide a photodetector circuit capable of obtaining signals in different periods without being affected by characteristics of a photoelectric conversion element. The photodetector circuit has n signal output circuits (n is a natural number of 2 or more) connected to the photoelectric conversion element. Further, the n signal output circuits each include the following: a transistor whose gate potential varies in accordance with the amount of light entering the photoelectric conversion element; a first switching element which holds the gate potential of the transistor; and a second switching element which controls a signal output from the transistor. Thus, after data based on the amount of light entering the photoelectric conversion elements is held as the gate potentials of the transistors, the second switching elements are turned on, whereby signals in different periods can be obtained without being affected by characteristics of the photoelectric conversion element. |
| US09006633B2 |
Passive imaging correction system using feedback including a variable aperture with plural settings and method thereof
A method and system for image processing comprising an opening for entrance of light for forming an image by the system; at least one optical element through which the light passes; a variable aperture operatively associated with the at least one optical element placed in the optical train at an image plane and comprising a plurality of settings comprising first mask settings for shielding portions of the light and second mask settings for selectively masking portions of the light that pass through the first mask settings; an imager, the at least one processor being operatively connected to the variable aperture and imager for controlling the passage of the light through the variable aperture by selecting one of plurality of first mask settings and associated second mask settings, obtaining image results using the settings, comparing image results obtained by the respective mask settings, and determining the optimal first mask setting. |
| US09006632B2 |
Solid-state imaging device haing a control section controlling initializing operation of pixel units based on an absolute value of trigger data output
The solid-state imaging device 1 includes an imaging photodetecting section 10, a trigger photodetecting section 20, a row selection section 30, a column selection section 40, a holding section 50, a pixel data output section 60, a trigger data output section 70, and a control section 80. The control section 80, when an absolute value of trigger data has changed into a state of being in excess of a first threshold, and then the state has continued for a predetermined time τ1 or more, judges it as a start of a light incidence, and starts a charge accumulating operation for each pixel unit, and when an absolute value of trigger data has changed into a state of being less than a second threshold, and then the state has continued for a predetermined time τ2 or more, judges it as an end of a light incidence, and causes a charge transferring operation and a data outputting operation to be performed for each pixel unit. Accordingly, a solid-state imaging device that can perform accurate imaging even for various applications and light incidence patterns is realized. |
| US09006626B2 |
Multi-slot microwave device and processing system thereof
A multi-slot resonant microwave device comprises a plurality of slot microwave resonator units and at least one microwave emitting source. Each of the plurality of slot microwave resonator unit is defined as a slot resonant cavity. Whenever at least one of the microwave emitting sources emits microwave power into the plurality of slot microwave resonator units, the plurality of slot microwave resonator units resonate simultaneously, and produce an electromagnetic field with the same polarization direction. Therefore, the multi-slot resonator device can deal with large-area microwave heating with greater microwave effect to shorten operating time and accomplish the objective of homogeneous and megathermal microwave heating. |
| US09006625B2 |
Method for forming conductive patterns using microwave
In a method for forming conductive patterns, a substrate is provided, and a pattern is formed on the substrate using a conductive pattern-forming composition and a printing method. The substrate with the pattern formed is positioned between two microwave-permeable panels and the pattern is fired using microwave. In a method for forming conductive patterns, the substrate is fixed by the microwave-permeable material during the firing of conductive patterns, and accordingly the deformation of substrate can be prevented and the firing process can be facilitated. |
| US09006622B2 |
Induction cooking
An induction cooking system with an induction heating system, a cooktop, and cool touch cookware that has a target that is heated by induction. An absolute cookware temperature is directly sensed at one or more locations of the cookware, for example at the target. A relative cookware temperature can be determined based on the value of an electrical variable of a circuit that includes the target. The cookware can include a layer of thermal insulation directly below and spaced from the target by a gap. The insulation and gap act as the major heat insulating elements to keep the outer surface of the cookware cool. This allows the induction coil to be placed just below the cooktop, without any insulation between the coil and the cooktop. The cooktop can be cooled by placing a cooling chamber just below the cooktop and drawing air through the cooling chamber. The induction coil can be located in the cooling chamber. |
| US09006621B2 |
Hob with several heating elements with energy efficiency control
A hob includes at least one heating zone having several heating elements, a user interface for setting a heating capacity of the heating zone, and a control unit for operating the heating elements and for distributing the heating capacity among the heating elements according to a heating capacity distribution. In order to improve the efficiency of the hob, the control unit is configured to distribute the heating capacity among a larger number of heating elements when the heating capacity is below a threshold value than in the case, when the heating capacity is above the threshold value. |
| US09006617B2 |
Wireless electric heat trace and vibration control and monitoring system
A monitoring system for monitoring the temperature and vibration of equipment, comprising a central digital computer, a MESH communication network, wherein the network feeds signals to the central digital computer, a plurality of heating elements for heating the equipment, temperature/vibration sensors adapted to measure the temperature of the equipment, wherein each sensor is adapted to provide a signal representing the temperature/vibration of the piece of equipment to which the sensor is associated, to the network, wherein each temperature/vibration sensor can also be used to control the electric heaters, a temperature sensor that monitors the ambient temperature of the facility, and current transducers associated with the heaters, to monitor the energy use and current loss of the heaters, wherein the central computer uses the data it receives from the other elements of the monitoring system to determine when the equipment is not at the correct temperature/vibration and diagnoses the reason why. |
| US09006613B2 |
Window glass sheet fitted with seal member
Provided is a window glass sheet fitted with a seal member and incorporated with a device such as a deicer which facilitates the device and the seal member to be installed in a proper manner. The automotive window glass sheet comprises a laminated glass sheet including a first glass sheet and a second glass sheet placed on an outboard side of the first glass sheet, and a seal member fitted on a peripheral part of the laminated glass sheet. The automotive window glass sheet further comprises a cutout formed on an edge of the first glass sheet, an electrode provided on a part of the inboard side of the second glass sheet corresponding to the cutout, a lead wire connected to the electrode and a spacer extending along an edge of the second glass sheet on the inboard side of the second glass sheet in a part thereof corresponding to the cutout and defining a flat and smooth inboard surface, wherein the inboard surface of the spacer is flush with a plane extrapolated from an inboard side of the first glass sheet, and the seal member is attached to a peripheral part of the inboard side of the first glass sheet and is attached to the inboard surface of the spacer in the cutout. |
| US09006611B2 |
Manual welding electrode
An electrode for use in a welding process may comprise a finite length electrode core. The electrode core may be encapsulated at least partially within a coating comprising a flux material. One end of the electrode core may be tapered from a first diameter D to a second smaller diameter D1. The tapered end may further be covered with a coating that enhances the arc starting capabilities of the electrode. |
| US09006607B2 |
Light beam scanning apparatus, laser machining apparatus, test method and laser machining method
A scanning apparatus for scanning a light beam includes a mirror configured to reflect an incident light beam, a motor configured to rotate the mirror to change a direction along which the light beam reflected by the mirror travels, and a detector configured to obtain a detection value corresponding to a tilt of a detected region of the mirror, with the detection value being changed in accordance with a rotation angle of the mirror. In addition, a processor is configured to obtain a tilt angle of the mirror based on the detection value obtained by the detector and the rotation angle of the mirror. |
| US09006598B2 |
Conductive structure and method of manufacturing the same
The disclosure relates to a touch panel, a method for manufacturing the same, and a touch display device using the same. The touch panel includes a substrate, a lower conductive layer disposed on the substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the lower conductive layer, at least one first conductive wire disposed on the insulating layer, a light shielding layer disposed on the first conductive wire, and an upper conductive layer disposed on the light shielding layer. The light shielding layer and the at least one first conductive wire are located in an edge region of the touch panel in a planar view. The light shielding layer includes at least one first through hole. The upper conductive layer is electrically connected to the at least one first conductive wire via the at least one first through hole. |
| US09006597B2 |
Push switch
A push switch is configured to be mounted on an upper surface of a circuit board the circuit board having a land provided on the upper surface thereof and a side edge. The push switch includes a front section and a rear section. The front section includes a switch contact unit activated by being pushed in a predetermined direction, and is configured to be located outward from the side edge of the circuit board. The rear section includes a terminal connected with the switch contact unit the rear section extending from the front section, and is configured to be disposed on the upper surface of the circuit board. The rear section is connected with the front section, and configures substantially an L-shape in combination with the front section. The terminal is configured to be connected with the land of the circuit board. The predetermined direction is parallel to the upper surface of the circuit board. The gravity center of the push switch is located away from the front section in a direction in which the rear section extends from the front section. |
| US09006595B2 |
Link disconnect box for an electrical distribution network protector
A link disconnect box enables easy field retrofitting of network protectors. The link disconnect box has an outer casing that defines a cavity with a front face opening and top and bottom bus bar openings. Top and bottom terminals seal the top and bottom bus bar openings. The bottom terminal is configured to connect to an existing terminal of the network protector. A removable face plate seals shut the front face opening. Top and bottom bus bars electrically connect to the top and bottom terminals, extending through the respective top and bottom bus bar openings towards each other, with an air gap between them within the cavity. An electrical link, which can be bolted closed, connects and disconnects the top and bottom bus bars by electrically bridging the air gap. |
| US09006594B2 |
Combination switch device for clutch pedal of vehicle
A combination switch device for a clutch pedal of a vehicle in which functions of a clutch switch and an ignition-lock switch are combined and in which electrical contact action is carried out by a slide motion. |
| US09006591B2 |
Appliance control knob support
An appliance control knob assembly includes an encoder with a rotatable shaft. A control knob is connected to the shaft and is mounted on a protuberance that extends into the control knob and provides a bearing mounting surface. The control knob has a hub portion rotationally supported by a bearing mounted within the protuberance, and which engages the rotatable encoder shaft. The encoder is mounted such that prior to attachment of the hub portion with the encoder shaft, the encoder is allowed a degree of movement to come into alignment with the hub portion. |
| US09006590B2 |
Flame-quenching keypad assembly
A process analytic device includes a metallic enclosure having electronics disposed therein. The enclosure has an enclosure wall with a reference surface. A plurality of operating rods is provided. Each operating rod is configured to pass through an aperture in the enclosure wall and to cooperate with the enclosure wall to provide a flame quenching pathway. A plurality of electrical switches is provided where each electrical switch is aligned with a respective operating rod, and is mounted a controlled distance from the reference surface. Each operating rod transfers movement to a respective electrical switch through the flame quenching pathway. |
| US09006588B2 |
Electric partition feedthrough
An electric partition feedthrough for mounting on a partition. The feedthrough includes a housing having a control cam integrally molded on the outside of the housing, a contact, and a sealing element. A movably fastened closure element is provided on the housing. The closure element is designed to move the housing and the control cam such that the sealing element is transferred from a pre-mounting position to a final mounting position. |
| US09006586B2 |
Wiring substrate, its manufacturing method, and semiconductor device
One embodiment provides a wiring substrate including: a core substrate having an insulative base member, the insulative base member having a first surface and a second surface, a plurality of linear conductors penetrating through the insulative base member from the first surface to the second surface; an inorganic material layer joined to at least one of the first surface and the second surface of the insulative base member; and a penetration line penetrating through the inorganic material layer, wherein one end of the penetration line is electrically connected to a corresponding part of the linear conductors, without intervention of a bump. |
| US09006585B2 |
Device for surface mounting and capacitor element
There is provided a device (1) for surface mounting that has a substrate (10) and a capacitor element loaded on a loading-side surface of the substrate and is integrally molded including the substrate (10) and the capacitor element using a packaging resin. The substrate (10) includes a first terminal electrode (51) electrically connected to a first electrode of the capacitor element and a second terminal electrode (52) electrically connected to a second electrode of the capacitor element, at least part of a mounting-side surface (12) on an opposite side to the loading-side surface of the substrate (10) is exposed on a mounting surface (2) of the device (1), and the first terminal electrode (51) and the second terminal electrode (52) are adjacently disposed around an entire circumference of the mounting surface (2) of the device (1). |
| US09006583B2 |
LCD module and liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display module is disclosed and it includes a first printed circuit board, a second printed circuit board interconnected by a flat flexible cable, and a timing controller encapsulated within the flat flexible cable. The present invention further includes a liquid crystal display module incorporated with such module. The liquid crystal display module and device can incorporate with a second printed circuit board with reduced size, while the heat dissipating effect is increased, and the overall size of the flat flexible cable is reduced. |
| US09006579B2 |
Method of manufacturing printed circuit board and printed circuit board
A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board includes: forming a copper layer of an interconnection pattern on a base film; laminating a cover lay on the base film so as to expose a part of the copper layer from the cover lay and cover the copper layer by the cover lay; mechanically polishing at least the exposed portion of the copper layer; and performing a plating process on the exposed portion of the copper layer so as to form a plated layer on the copper layer, and the angles α1 and α2 between the polishing direction of the exposed portion of the copper layer and the bending lines C1 and C2 satisfy the following formula (1): 30°≦α1 and α2≦150° (1). |
| US09006577B2 |
Apparatus for detachable attachment of an electrical conductor to a current transformer housing
Systems and methods for detachable attachment of an electrical conductor to current transformer housing are disclosed. An illustrative device may [comprise] includes a current transformer housing, a holding element which is passed through the current transformer housing, and an attachment element which passes through the holding element, with the attachment element and/or the holding element resting at least partially on the surface of the electrical conductor when the electrical conductor is attached to the apparatus, the attachment element being rotatable about its longitudinal axis for attaching or releasing the electrical conductor. Moreover, the holding element may be rotatable about its longitudinal axis such that, in a first position, the holding element can be moved along its longitudinal axis for attaching or releasing the electrical conductor and, in a second position, the holding element cannot be moved along its longitudinal axis. |
| US09006572B2 |
Electric wire fixture device
The electric wire fixture device is provided with a bottom wall on which the electric wire is placed, and a side wall upstanding from the bottom wall. The side wall is provided with an aperture passed through by a fixing member for fixing the electric wire. The fixing member fixes the electric wire so that the fixing member passes through the aperture after being wound around the electric wire and that the electric wire is then brought close to the side wall. The side wall is provided with a pair of ribs projecting toward the electric wire from the side wall. The pair of the ribs is disposed spaced along a longitudinal direction of the electric wire, and the pair of ribs is disposed to position the aperture therebetween. |
| US09006570B2 |
Sealing between an electrical cable and a flexible metal conduit to be used in a high temperature, high vibration environment
A flame sensor apparatus and a cable assembly apparatus are provided for use in sensing characteristics of a flame within a combustion chamber. The flame sensor apparatus includes an electrical assembly remote from a sensor assembly. A cable assembly extends between the sensor assembly and the electrical assembly. The cable assembly includes two cable ends and a housing that defines an internal volume. Cable fittings are connected to the cable ends through a first seal. A second seal is located in the annular space between the electrical cable and the cable fitting opening at the first cable end. The cable assembly includes a third seal and at least one deformable sealing component located at the second cable end. The seals are configured to prevent moisture, gas, and contaminants from passing through the cable fitting opening. Additionally, a method of sealing an electrical cable and a flexible conduit is provided. |
| US09006567B2 |
Donor-acceptor DYAD compounds in photovoltaics
Methods, compositions and devices relate to photovoltaic cells having a photoactive layer and constituents synthesized and utilized for the photoactive layer. The photovoltaic cells incorporate photoactive materials produced from dyads formed into an initial layer and then thermally cleaved to provide the photoactive layer. Cleavage of the dyads, such as synthesized fullerene anthracen-2-ylmethyl 3-(thiophen-3-yl) acetate dyads, or polymers of the dyads into separate molecules providing donors and acceptors facilitates in obtaining the photovoltaic cells with desired arrangement and interspacing of the donors and the acceptors relative to one another. |
| US09006566B2 |
Organic and inorganic hybrid photoelectric conversion device
A photoelectric conversion device comprising: an inorganic photoelectric conversion film; and an organic photoelectric conversion film, wherein an insulating film between the inorganic photoelectric conversion film and the organic photoelectric conversion film has a thickness of from 1 to 6 μm, wherein the organic photoelectric conversion film has a multilayer structure comprising four or more layers, or wherein a protective film having a multilayer structure comprising three or more layers is provided on the organic photoelectric conversion film. |
| US09006563B2 |
Collector grid and interconnect structures for photovoltaic arrays and modules
A interconnected arrangement of photovoltaic cells is readily and efficiently achieved by using a unique interconnecting strap. The strap comprises electrically conductive fingers which contact the top light incident surface of a first cell and extend to an interconnect region of the strap. The interconnect region may include through holes which allow electrical communication between top and bottom surfaces of the interconnect region. In one embodiment, the electrically conductive surface of the fingers is in electrical communication with an electrically conductive surface formed on the opposite side of the strap through the through holes of the interconnect region. The interconnection strap may comprise a laminating film to facilitate manufacture and assembly of the interconnected arrangement. |
| US09006558B2 |
Solar panel having monolithic multicell photovoltaic modules of different types
A solar panel may include a first multi-cell thin-film photovoltaic module of a first fabrication type including a transparent support forming a front surface of the panel, a first pair of connection terminals on the transparent support, and first cells of a certain area, being on the transparent support, and being connected in series to the first pair of connection terminals. The solar panel may include a second multi-cell thin-film photovoltaic module of a second fabrication type comprising a support forming a rear surface of the panel, a second pair of connection terminals on the support, and second cells of a certain area, being on the support, and being connected in series to the second pair of connection terminals. The solar panel may further include a pair of panel terminals for connecting the solar panel to an external circuit, the first and second pairs of connection terminals being connected either in series or in parallel, and then connected to the external circuit through the panel terminals, or both connected to a maximum power point tracker and then connected to the external circuit through the panel terminals. |
| US09006556B2 |
Thermoelectric power generator for variable thermal power source
Traditional power generation systems using thermoelectric power generators are designed to operate most efficiently for a single operating condition. The present invention provides a power generation system in which the characteristics of the thermoelectrics, the flow of the thermal power, and the operational characteristics of the power generator are monitored and controlled such that higher operation efficiencies and/or higher output powers can be maintained with variably thermal power input. Such a system is particularly beneficial in variable thermal power source systems, such as recovering power from the waste heat generated in the exhaust of combustion engines. |
| US09006555B2 |
Percussion instrument apparatus, system and process
A percussion instrument that suppresses erroneous detection by a rim sensor includes a first plate affixed to a frame, a second plate elastically supported on the first plate by one or more elastic members, and a rim sensor attached to the second plate. Large vibrations of the frame from an impact of a strike on the rim are transmitted to the second plate, and the rim sensor provides an output corresponding to the striking force. Also, vibrations of the frame generated by striking sound or external sound is attenuated by the elastic member, to suppress transmission of such vibrations to the second plate. |
| US09006551B2 |
Musical performance-related information output device, system including musical performance-related information output device, and electronic musical instrument
Provided are a musical performance-related information output device and a musical performance system capable of superimposing musical performance-related information on an audio signal without damaging the general versatility of the audio signal. The musical performance-related information output device includes a musical performance-related information acquiring section that is adapted to acquire musical performance-related information related to a musical performance of a performer, a superimposing section that is adapted to superimpose the musical performance-related information on an analog audio signal such that a modulated component of the musical performance-related information is included in a band higher than the frequency component of the analog audio signal generated in accordance with the musical performance manipulation of the performer, and an output section that outputs the analog audio signal on which the superimposing section superimposes the musical performance-related information. |
| US09006546B2 |
Perforated musical bow
A light and stiff bow for stringed musical instruments may comprise a tubular stick having a plurality of spaced perforations, provided with a frog, a head, and a tensioning arrangement. |
| US09006545B1 |
Maize inbred PH1MAY
A novel maize variety designated PH1MAY and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1MAY with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1MAY 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 PH1MAY or a locus conversion of PH1MAY with another maize variety. |
| US09006544B1 |
Maize inbred PH1TD7
A novel maize variety designated PH1TD7 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1TD7 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1TD7 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 PH1TD7 or a locus conversion of PH1TD7 with another maize variety. |
| US09006541B1 |
Maize hybrid X08D365
A novel maize variety designated X08D365 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08D365 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08D365 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08D365, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08D365. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08D365. |
| US09006540B1 |
Maize hybrid X08D456
A novel maize variety designated X08D456 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08D456 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08D456 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08D456, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08D456. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08D456. |
| US09006539B1 |
Maize hybrid X08D399
A novel maize variety designated X08D399 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof, produced by crossing Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. proprietary inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprises crossing hybrid maize variety X08D399 with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08D399 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. This invention relates to the maize variety X08D399, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08D399. This invention further relates to methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08D399. |
| US09006530B2 |
Soybean cultivar HI1019014-1
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety HI1019014-1 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety HI1019014-1 and its progeny, and methods of making HI1019014-1. |
| US09006529B2 |
Soybean cultivar OW1113014
The present invention is in the field of soybean variety OW1113014 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to the soybean variety OW1113014 and its progeny, and methods of making OW1113014. |
| US09006525B1 |
Soybean variety XB41A13
A novel soybean variety, designated XB41A13 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB41A13, cells from soybean variety XB41A13, plants of soybean XB41A13, and plant parts of soybean variety XB41A13. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB41A13 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB41A13, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB41A13, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB41A13. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB41A13 are further provided. |
| US09006523B1 |
Soybean variety XBP27009
A novel soybean variety, designated XBP27009 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP27009, cells from soybean variety XBP27009, plants of soybean XBP27009, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP27009. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP27009 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP27009, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP27009, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP27009. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP27009 are further provided. |
| US09006520B2 |
DIG-3 insecticidal Cry toxins
DIG-3 Cry toxins, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, and transgenic plants that produce such toxins are useful to control insect pests. |
| US09006517B2 |
Methods and compositions for plant pest control
The present invention is directed to controlling nematode infestation. The invention discloses methods and compositions for use in controlling nematode infestation by providing recombinant DNA molecules to the cells of a plant in order to achieve a reduction in nematode infestation. The invention is also directed to methods for making transgenic plants that express the recombinant DNA molecule for use in protecting plants from nematode infestation. |
| US09006513B2 |
Preparation and use of plant embryo explants for transformation
The present invention relates to excision of explant material comprising meristematic tissue from seeds, and storage of such material prior to subsequent use in plant tissue culture and genetic transformation. Methods for tissue preparation, storage, and transformation are disclosed, as is transformable meristem tissue produced by such methods, and apparati for tissue preparation. |
| US09006510B2 |
Genetically modified heart valve xenografts
A method for producing a heart valve xenograft from bovine tissue expressing reduced or undetectable levels of I1-3 galactosyl transferase are provided. |
| US09006508B2 |
Protected adsorbents for mercury removal and method of making and using same
A method of removing mercury and/or sulfur from a fluid stream comprising contacting the fluid stream with a sorbent comprising a core and a porous shell formed to include a plurality of pores extending therethrough and communicating with the core. The core comprises a copper compound selected from the group consisting of a basic copper oxysalt, a copper oxide, and a copper sulfide. |
| US09006507B2 |
Process for isomerizing a feed stream including one or more C4-C6 hydrocarbons
One exemplary embodiment can be a process for isomerizing a feed stream including one or more C4-C6 hydrocarbons. The process may include contacting the feed stream in an isomerization reaction zone with an isomerization catalyst at isomerization conditions to produce an isomerization zone effluent; passing at least a portion of the isomerization zone effluent to a stabilizer zone and recovering a stabilizer overhead stream, a bottom stream, and a stripper feed stream; passing the stripper feed stream to a stripping zone and separating the stripper feed stream into a stripper overhead stream and a stripper bottom stream; and recycling at least a portion of the stripper bottom stream to a deisopentanizer zone and passing a stream from the deisopentanizer zone to the isomerization reaction zone. Usually, the stabilizer overhead stream includes one or more C5− hydrocarbons, the bottom stream includes at least about 85%, by weight, one or more C6+ hydrocarbons, and a stripper feed stream including at least about 10%, by weight, one or more C5+ hydrocarbons. Often, a stripper overhead stream includes at least about 5%, by weight, one or more C4− hydrocarbons and a stripper bottom stream includes at least about 90%, by weight, one or more C5+ hydrocarbons. |
| US09006505B2 |
Method and device for processing plastic waste, especially polyolefins
A method for processing plastic waste, in particular polyolefins, and a device for processing plastic waste, in particular polyolefins, are used especially in the industrial utilization of plastic waste. The method consists in that a primarily refined charge after being fed into a reactor (6) is fluidized and cracked during forced progressive-rotational movement coinciding with heating. A gas-steam fraction obtained during a utilization process is continuously guided out to a cooling system whereas impurities are periodically guided out from the reactor (6) to a waste tank (22). |
| US09006502B2 |
Process for the production of bio-oil from solid urban waste
A process for the production of bio-oil from solid urban waste, comprising the following steps: a) subjecting said solid urban waste to liquefaction, obtaining a mixture including an oily phase consisting of bio-oil, a solid phase and an aqueous phase; b) subjecting the aqueous phase obtained in the liquefaction step a) to fermentation, obtaining a fermented biomass; c) feeding the fermented biomass obtained in the fermentation step b) to the liquefaction step a). The bio-oil (or bio-crude) thus obtained can be advantageously used in the production of biofuels which can be used as such or mixed with other motor vehicle fuels. Alternatively, this bio-oil (or bio-crude) can be used as such (biocombustible) or mixed with fossil combustibles (combustible oil, coal, etc.) for the generation of electric energy or heat. |
| US09006501B2 |
Low pour point renewable fuel blend
A renewable fuel blend and a process for producing a renewable fuel blend are described. The blend includes biologically derived C13 to C18 normal paraffins, which are provided to the blend in quantities such that blend does not require a pour point reducing treatment to achieve a low pour point. In embodiments, the normal paraffins are produced in an upgrading process, such as a hydrotreating process. |
| US09006499B2 |
Process for preparing polyether polyols
The present invention relates to a process for preparing polyether polyols by base-catalyzed addition of alkylene oxides (epoxides) onto starter compounds which are solid at room temperature and have Zerevitinov-active hydrogen atoms, a particular feature of which is that visually clear and/or homogeneous products are obtained even in the absence of solvents. |
| US09006498B2 |
Process for the chlorination of a hydroxylated organic compound
Process for the chlorination of an organic compound comprising at least one aliphatic hydroxyl group, said process comprising the steps of actively adding to said organic compound (i) hydrogen chloride and (ii) a HCl desolubilizer or a precursor thereof, and heating the resulting mixture at a reaction temperature in the range 20°-160° C., wherein said chlorination is performed in the presence of a catalyst selected from the group consisting of (a) ketones, (b) aldehydes, (c) carboxylic acids with 1-8 carbon atoms, (d) organic compounds comprising a β-diketone moiety or a β-keto aldehyde moiety, and (e) organic polymers comprising at least one carbonyl group, having a vapor pressure at the reaction temperature of less than 1 mbar, a weight average molecular weight Mw of 500 g/mole or more, and are soluble in the reaction mixture at the reaction temperature, and wherein the HCl desolubilizer is an alkali metal chloride salt, an alkaline earth metal chloride salt, or an acid. |
| US09006497B2 |
Method for hydrolyzing alpha-chlorinated toluene compounds
The current invention provides and improved method for hydrolyzing alpha-chlorinated toluene compounds comprising the steps of:—providing an alpha-chlorinated toluene compound of formula (I) wherein at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is CI and wherein (Ra)n designates that the benzene nucleus may have one or more substituents which may be same or different and are selected from the group consisting of H, CI, Br and —CmH2m+1, n being 0 or an integer from 1 to 5, and m being an integer, preferably from 1 to 6,—hydrolyzing said compound with water in the presence of a metal oxide. |
| US09006495B2 |
Process for the catalytic aldol condensation of aldehydes
The present invention relates to a process for the catalytic aldol condensation of aldehydes, in particular for preparing α,β-unsaturated aldehydes, in a multiphase reactor. |
| US09006493B2 |
Method for manufacturing a fat-soluble bioactive substance
Provided is a production method of a lipophilic bioactive substance, which includes mixing an aqueous suspension of a microbial cell containing the lipophilic bioactive substance or a microbial cell homogenate thereof and an organic solvent in the presence of a particular surfactant, and extracting the lipophilic bioactive substance into the organic solvent phase.This production method enables extraction without using special dehydrating, drying facility, and without causing a decrease in the yield due to degraded separability between solvent and fungus body component, as well as efficient industrial production. |
| US09006491B2 |
Structure and method for synthesizing and using dialkyl(2,4,6- or 2,6-alkoxyphenyl)phosphine and its tetrafluoroborate
The current invention relates to the structure, synthesis of dialkyl(2,4,6- or 2,6-alkoxyphenyl)phosphine or its tetrafluoroborate, as well as its applications in the palladium catalyzed carbon-chlorine bond activation for Suzuki coupling reactions and carbon-nitrogen bond formation reactions. The dialkyl(2,4,6- or 2,6-alkoxyphenyl)phosphine or its tetrafluoroborate could coordinate with the palladium catalyst to activate the inert carbon-chlorine bond highly selectively and catalyze Suzuki coupling reaction with arylboronic acid or carbon-nitrogen bond formation reaction with organic amines. The current invention uses only one step to synthesize dialkyl(2,4,6- or 2,6-alkoxyphenyl)phosphine and its tetrafluoroborate is stable in the air. Compared with known synthetic routes of ligands used in activating carbon-chlorine bonds, the method of current invention is short, easy to operate. Moreover, with this type of ligands, the Suzuki coupling products of optically active chlorolactones and arylboronic acids would maintain their configuration and optical purity. |
| US09006490B2 |
Method for direct functionalization of polyaniline and other molecules having diiminoquinoid ring via C-C bond formation
A method for direct functionalization of polyaniline and other molecules with at least one diiminoquinoid ring through C—C bond formation is described. Fluoride ion, or a weak base whose conjugated acid form has a pKa value of 1-10, is used as a catalyst to react the molecule with an organic compound that has an abstractable proton directly bonded to the target carbon atom thereof to be bonded to the diiminoquinoid ring and has a pKa value less than 30 for the abstractable proton. |
| US09006489B2 |
Method for pretreating and using copper-based catalyst
Method for pretreating the copper-based catalyst having the steps of dehydrating the copper-based catalyst at an elevated temperature, reducing the dehydrated copper-based catalyst with hydrogen, and passivating the activated copper-based catalyst to obtain a catalyst suitable for N-alkylation. The dehydration and reduction steps may be conducted simultaneously. |
| US09006483B2 |
Process for producing acetic acid
A production process of acetic acid according to the present invention inhibits concentration of hydrogen iodide and improves a liquid-liquid separation of an overhead from a distillation column. Acetic acid is produced by distilling a mixture containing hydrogen iodide, water, acetic acid and methyl acetate in a first distillation column (3) to form an overhead and a side cut stream or bottom stream containing acetic acid, cooling and condensing the overhead in a condenser (C3) to form separated upper and lower phases in a decanter (4). According to this process, a zone having a high water concentration is formed in the distillation column above the feed position of the mixture by feeding a mixture having a water concentration of not less than an effective amount to not more than 5% by weight (e.g., 0.5 to 4.5% by weight) and a methyl acetate concentration of 0.5 to 9% by weight (e.g., 0.5 to 8% by weight) as the mixture to the distillation column and distilling the mixture. In the zone having a high water concentration, hydrogen iodide is allowed to react with methyl acetate to produce methyl iodide and acetic acid. |
| US09006477B2 |
Method for producing nitrobenzene compound
A method for producing a nitrobenzene compound represented by general formula (2),wherein R1 and R5 are the same or different, and each is a halogen atom or another functional group, and R2, R3, and R4 are the same or different, and each is a hydrogen atom or another functional group, comprises oxidizing an aniline compound represented by general formula (1), wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are the same as described above, with hydrogen peroxide in the presence of a tungsten compound under an acidic condition, followed by oxidation with hydrogen peroxide under a neutral to alkaline condition. |
| US09006471B2 |
Process for the production of furfural from pentoses and/or water soluble pentosans
The invention is directed to a process for production of furfural from pentoses and/or water-soluble pentosans, said process comprising converting said pentoses and/or water soluble pentosans in aqueous solution in a first step to furfural and in a second step feeding the aqueous solution containing furfural obtained in step one to the top of a distillation column to produce an aqueous, liquid downflow, which column is heated at the bottom part thereof, using at least one reboiler to produce an upflow steam flow, recovering a water and furfural containing vapor product stream from the top of said column, compressing said vapor flow and condensing it on the hot side of the reboiler at the bottom of said column to produce sufficient steam in said bottom part of the column to produce said upflow steam flow, and to recover an aqueous furfural containing solution as the condensate in the reboiler. |
| US09006468B2 |
Pesticidal compositions
The invention disclosed in this document is related to the field of pesticides and their use in controlling pests. A compound having the following structure is disclosed. |
| US09006464B2 |
Substituted cyclopentanes having prostaglandin activity
Disclosed herein are compounds having a formula: Therapeutic methods, medicaments, and compositions related thereto are also disclosed. |
| US09006461B2 |
Crystalline glycopyrrolate tosylate
Salts of glycopyrrolate, including solid forms thereof are herein disclosed. Methods of making glycopyrrolate salts and methods of treating hyperhidrosis with salts of glycopyrrolate are disclosed. |
| US09006459B2 |
Fluorescent markers and use thereof for labeling specific protein targets
Novel fluorescent markers of Formula I: are disclosed herein, wherein X and Y are independently or together absent or are independently selected from R and R1 are independently selected from H and alkyl; Ar is phenyl or heteroaryl; L is absent or a spacer selected from the group consisting of —NH—; —(CH2)nNH—; —NHSO2—; —(CH2)nNHCO—; -(cycloalkyl)NHCO—; —(CH2)nNHSO2—; -(cycloalkyl)NHSO2—; —CONH(CH2)nNHCO—; —CONH(cycloalkyl)NHCO—; —NHCO(CH2)nNHCO—; —NHCO(cycloalkyl)NHCO—; —(CH2)nSO2NH—; -(cycloalkyl)SO2NH—; —(CH2)nNHCSNH—; -(cycloalkyl)NHCSNH—; —CR═CR1—; —C≡C—; —(CH2)nN═CH—; -(cycloalkyl)N═CH—; —N═CH(CH2)—; —N═CH(cycloalkyl)-; n is an integer ranging from 1 to 5; F is a fluorophore selected from the group consisting of fluorescein, rhodamine, eosin, thionine, safranin, coumarin, methoxycoumarin, dansyl, BODIPY and BODIPY derivatives; and wherein X, Y and L may be positioned in a 1,3,5; 1,2,3; 1,3,4 or in a 3,4,5 configuration respectively. |
| US09006458B2 |
Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) compounds and methods of their preparation
A compound for detecting an analyte using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) and a method of forming the compound is provided. The compound has Formula I: wherein W is selected from the group consisting of an optionally substituted aryl group and an optionally substituted heteroaryl group; each Y independently is NR1R2, wherein R1 and R2 are independently selected from the group consisting of H and C1-C6 alkyl, or R1 and R2 combine to form together with the nitrogen to which they are attached a heterocyclic group with 4 to 5 carbon atoms, is used to denote a single or a double bond, and Z is NH, NH2, NH—(C═O)—(CH2)n—SH, wherein n=1 to 10, or or a tautomer or stereoisomer thereof, or a salt thereof. A method and device for detecting an analyte using Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS) is also provided. |
| US09006452B2 |
Method for imaging zinc activation within a mitochondrion using a two-photon fluorescent probe, and method for manufacturing the two-photon fluorescent probe
Provided is a two-photon fluorescent probe, and more particularly, a two-photon fluorescent probe which is one or more selected from compounds represented by Formulae 1 and 2, a method for manufacturing the same, and an imaging method of zinc ions within the mitochondrion using the same. Since two probes are introduced into one molecule, the two-photon fluorescent probe of the present invention can selectively dye the mitochondria, simultaneously with reacting with zinc ions, thereby generating intense fluorescence. Thus, the two-photon fluorescent probe of the present invention can be used for the imaging of zinc ion distribution and activation within the mitochondrion in living cells or intact biological tissues. |
| US09006449B2 |
Cyclopropylamine derivatives useful as LSD1 inhibitors
The invention relates to cyclopropylamine compounds, in particular the compounds of Formula (I), and their use in therapy, including e.g. in the treatment or prevention of cancer, a neurological disease or condition, or viral infection. |
| US09006447B2 |
Method for preparing substituted isoxazoline compounds and their precursors 4-chloro, 4-bromo- or 4-iodobenzaldehyde oximes
The present invention relates to a method for preparing 4-chloro-, 4-bromo- or 4-iodobenzaldehyde oximes and phenyl-substituted isoxazoline compounds prepared from these oximes. |
| US09006446B2 |
Pesticidal compositions
This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula I”): |
| US09006442B2 |
Cannabinoid receptor modulators
Compounds of Formula (I) along with processes for their preparation that are useful for treating, managing and/or lessening the diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions associated with the modulation of cannabinoid (CB) receptors. Methods of treating, managing and/or lessening the diseases, disorders, syndromes or conditions associated with the modulation of cannabinoid (CB) receptors of Formula (I). |
| US09006438B2 |
Processes for the preparation of an apoptosis-inducing agent
Provided herein is a process for the preparation of an apoptosis-inducing agent, and chemical intermediates thereof. Also provided herein are novel chemical intermediates related to the process provided herein. |
| US09006436B2 |
Preparation method of intermediate of sitagliptin
The present invention provides a method which enables the simple, economical and high-yield production which is a key intermediate of antidiabetic drug Januvia. |
| US09006431B2 |
Crystalline form of pemirolast
There is provided a hemihydrate form of the sodium salt of pemirolast. |
| US09006430B2 |
Ortho-condensed pyridine and pyrimidine derivatives (e.g., purines) as protein
The invention provides a compound for use as a protein kinase B inhibitor, the compound being a compound of the formula (I) or salts, solvates, tautomers or N-oxides thereof, wherein T is N or CR5; J1-J2 is N═C(R6), (R7)C═N, (R8)N—C(O), (R8)2C—C(O), N═N or (R7)C═C(R6); E is a monocyclic carbocyclic or heterocyclic group of 5 or 6 ring members, the heterocyclic group containing up to 3 heteroatoms selected from O, N and S; Q1 is a bond or a saturated C1-3 hydrocarbon linker group, one of the carbon atoms in the linker group being optionally be replaced by an oxygen or nitrogen atom, or an adjacent pair of carbon atoms may be replaced by CONRq or NRqCO where Rq is hydrogen or methyl, or Rq is a C1-4 alkylene chain linked to R or a carbon atom of Q1 to form a cyclic moiety; and wherein the carbon atoms of the linker group Q1 may optionally bear one or more substituents selected from fluorine and hydroxy; Q2 is a bond or a saturated hydrocarbon linker group containing from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, wherein one of the carbon atoms in the linker group may optionally be replaced by an oxygen or nitrogen atom; and wherein the carbon atoms of the linker group may optionally bear one or more substituents selected from fluorine and hydroxy, provided that the hydroxy group when present is not located at a carbon atom a with respect to the G group; and provided that when E is aryl or heteroaryl, then Q2 is other than a bond; G is hydrogen, NR2R3, OH or SH provided that when E is aryl or heteroaryl and Q2 is a bond, then G is hydrogen; R1 is hydrogen or an aryl or heteroaryl group, with the proviso that when R1 is hydrogen and G is NR2R3, then Q is a bond; and R2, R3, R4, R6 and R8 are as defined in the claims. |
| US09006429B2 |
Herbicidal pyrandione, thiopyrandione, and cyclohexanetrione derivatives
Pyrandione, thiopyrandione and cyclohexanetrione compounds, which are suitable for use as herbicides. |
| US09006428B2 |
High transmissional green dye for LCD and synthetic method thereof
The present invention relates to high transmission green dye for LCD, dye dispersion comprising the dye, coloring composite comprising the dye dispersion, color filter comprising the coloring composite, and synthetic method thereof. |
| US09006425B2 |
Aluminum complexes and their use in the synthesis of cyclic carbonates
Dimeric aluminum catalysts of formula I: and their use in catalyzing the synthesis of cyclic carbonates from epoxides and carbon dioxide. |
| US09006424B2 |
Process for the manufacture of ivabradine and of intermediates of synthesis thereof
The invention concerns a new process for the resolution of ivabradine and of intermediates of synthesis thereof. |
| US09006423B2 |
Process for making a 4-amino-4-oxobutanoyl peptide cyclic analogue, an inhibitor of viral replication, and intermediates thereof
The invention provides a process of preparing 4-amino-4-oxobutanoyl peptides and cyclic analogues thereof of Compound I and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. |
| US09006420B2 |
Method for concentrating and isolating biomolecules or viruses
A simple and convenient method for concentrating a biomolecule, including protein or nucleic acid molecules, from a sample. Purified and isolated biomolecules obtained by this method. Methods for improving the specificity or sensitivity of detecting a biomolecule by concentration and/or purification or isolation of the biomolecule according to the method of the invention. |
| US09006418B2 |
Antisense oligonucleotides (ODN) against Smad7 and uses thereof in medical field
The invention relates to antisense oligonucleotidic sequences (ODN) against Smad7 suitably modified, and their uses in medical field as therapeutic biological agents, in particular in the treatment of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. |
| US09006416B2 |
RNA aptamers against BAFF-R as cell-type specific delivery agents and methods for their use
In one embodiment, a B cell specific aptamer-siRNA chimera is provided. The B cell specific aptamer-siRNa chimera may include an RNA aptamer that binds BAFF-R and an siRNA molecule conjugated to the RNA aptamer via a nucleotide linker. In another embodiment, a B cell specific RNA aptamer is provided. The RNA aptamer may be a molecule that binds to BAFF-R that has the sequence SEQ ID NO:37, SEQ ID NO:38 or SEQ ID NO:39. In some embodiments, the RNA aptamer is conjugated, via a nucleotide linker, to an siRNA molecule that suppresses expression of one or more target oncogenes in one or more B cells. In one aspect, the one or more target oncogenes are selected from Bcl6, Bcl2, STAT3, Cyclin D1, Cyclin E2 and c-myc. In another embodiment, methods for treating a B cell malignancy in a cancer patient are provided. Such methods may include administering a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic composition, the therapeutic composition comprising a B cell specific RNA aptamer that binds BAFF-R. |
| US09006415B2 |
Targeted delivery of nucleic acids
Aspects of the invention provide compositions and methods for delivering nucleic acids to target cells. |
| US09006413B2 |
PCP2 mini-promoters
Isolated polynucleotides comprising a PCP2 mini-promoter are provided. The mini-promoter may be operably linked to an expressible sequence, e.g. reporter genes, genes encoding a polypeptide of interest, regulatory RNA sequences such as miRNA, siRNA, anti-sense RNA, etc., and the like. In some embodiments a cell comprising a stable integrant of an expression vector is provided, which may be integrated in the genome of the cell. The promoter may also be provided in a vector, for example in combination with an expressible sequence. The polynucleotides find use in a method of expressing a sequence of interest, e.g. for identifying or labeling cells, monitoring or tracking the expression of cells, gene therapy, etc. |
| US09006411B2 |
Neuron-specific retrograde transport vector
The present invention provides a lentiviral vector system having a higher titer, while sustaining an excellent retrograde transport ability, particularly, in the brain.The present invention also provides a kit for preparing a retrograde transport viral vector comprising: (1) a packaging plasmid containing the gag gene and the pol gene of HIV-1; (2) a packaging plasmid containing an accessory gene of HIV-1; (3) a transfer plasmid containing an target gene (a transgene); and (4) an envelope plasmid containing, as an envelope gene, a gene encoding a fused polypeptide comprising a fused extracellular domain consisting of the N-terminal region of an extracellular domain of rabies virus glycoprotein (RV-G) and the C-terminal region of an extracellular domain of vesicular stomatitis virus glycoprotein (VSV-G), a transmembrane domain of RV-G or VSV-G, and an intracellular domain of VSV-G, and the like. |
| US09006408B2 |
Modified lecithin-cholesterol acyltransferase enzymes
The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating atherosclerosis, coronary heart disease, thrombosis, and for decreasing or prevention of accumulation of cholesterol in a subject by modifying LCAT polypeptide. |
| US09006406B2 |
EGFR-homing double-stranded RNA vector for systemic cancer treatment
An epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-homing vector comprising a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecule with an EGFR-binding peptide or polypeptide, is disclosed for use in combination with immune cells for treatment of cancer overexpressing EGFR. |
| US09006404B2 |
Endometriosis cell targeting peptide and uses thereof
Provided herein are compositions and methods for selectively targeting an endometriosis cell. |
| US09006403B2 |
Processes for the preparation of SGLT2 inhibitors
Provided are processes for the preparation of complexes that are useful in purifying compounds having an inhibitory effect on sodium-dependent glucose cotransporter SGLT. The processes can reduce the number of steps needed to obtain the target compounds and the complexes formed in the processes are typically provided in a crystalline form. |
| US09006396B2 |
CsPCNA isoform antibodies and uses thereof
Antibodies specifically bind only to a cancer specific proliferating cell nuclear antigen (csPCNA) isoform and not to the non-malignant proliferating cell nuclear antigen (nmPCNA) isoform. Methods and compositions to detect the presence of csPCNA isoform are disclosed. |
| US09006394B2 |
Peptide-presenting surfaces for long-term culture of pluripotent cells
The present invention relates to methods of growing and maintaining pluripotent cells on an insoluble substrate that presents a peptide that binds to glycosaminoglycans, such as heparin. Specifically, methods of growing and maintaining pluripotent cells on substrates having a chemically defined surface presenting at least one peptide having basic amino acid residues separated by one or two hydrophobic amino acid residues. |
| US09006390B2 |
MEK ligands and polynucleotides encoding MEK ligands
The invention relates to kinase ligands and polyligands. In particular, the invention relates to ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands that modulate MEK activity. The ligands and polyligands are utilized as research tools or as therapeutics. The invention includes linkage of the ligands, homopolyligands, and heteropolyligands to a cellular localization signal, epitope tag and/or a reporter. The invention also includes polynucleotides encoding the ligands and polyligands. |
| US09006381B2 |
Impact-resistant polyamide composition and process for production of same
Provided are: an impact-resistant polyamide composition which exhibits improved toughness and improved impact strength and which can be easily polymerized in-situ in a molding stage; and a novel process for the production of the same. The novel process comprises initiating the anionic polymerization of ε-caprolactam in the presence of (A) an anionic polymerization catalyst, (B) an anionic polymerization activator, (C) 2.0 to 30% by weight (relative to the ε-caprolactam) of an N,N-disubstituted vinylbenzylamine, and (D) a radical polymerization initiator, and subjecting the resulting system to reaction under conditions comprising a reaction temperature of the reaction system of 120 to 180° C. and a reaction time of 10 seconds to 120 minutes. Since radical polymerization in the process is conducted without hindering the anionic polymerization, an alloyed polyamide composed of both polycaprolactam and poly (N,N-disubstituted vinylbenzylamine) can be obtained. |
| US09006373B2 |
Photo-patternable dielectric materials curable to porous dielectric materials, formulations, precursors and methods of use thereof
Silsesquioxane polymers that cure to porous silsesquioxane polymers, silsesquioxane polymers that cure to porous silsesquioxane polymers in negative tone photo-patternable dielectric formulations, methods of forming structures using negative tone photo-patternable dielectric formulations containing silsesquioxane polymers that cure to porous silsesquioxane polymers, structures containing porous silsesquioxane polymers and monomers and method of preparing monomers for silsesquioxane polymers that cure to porous silsesquioxane polymers. |
| US09006372B2 |
Silicone resins and their use in polymer compositions
Branched silicone (organopolysiloxane) resins and preparation method and use thereof are provided, which contain at least one group selected from phosphonate and phosphinate groups and at least one organic group containing nitrogen. Such silicone resins can be used in thermoplastic, thermosetting or rubber organic polymer compositions to reduce the flammability of the organic polymer compositions. |
| US09006367B2 |
Low density polyolefin resins and films made therefrom
Disclosed herein are broad molecular weight distribution olefin polymers having densities in the 0.895 to 0.930 g/cm3 range, and with improved impact and tear resistance. These polymers can have a ratio of Mw/Mn in the 8 to 35 range, a high load melt index in the 4 to 50 range, less than about 0.008 LCB per 1000 total carbon atoms, and a reverse comonomer distribution. |
| US09006366B2 |
Processes using supercritical medium to produce polymers
Processes for making water-absorbent cross-linked polymers, such as polyacrylic acids/polyacrylates, using supercritical medium; and water-absorbent polymers, e.g. particles thereof, obtained by such processes, where such particles may be porous. |
| US09006365B2 |
Method of making polymeric bead from phosphorous acid containing monomers
The present invention is a method for making a polymeric bead by suspension polymerization processes from a phosphoric acid monoester. |
| US09006353B2 |
Crosslinking compounds for high glass transition temperature polymers
A composition having a crosslinking compound that has the following structure (I) wherein R is OH, NH2, halide, ester, amine, ether, or amide, and x is 2-6 and A is an arene moiety having a molecular weight of less than about 10,000. A mixture including the composition and a polymer, a method for forming the mixture and a crosslinked polymer are also disclosed. |
| US09006352B2 |
Photosensitive alkali-soluble resin, method of preparing the same, and color photosensitive resist containing the same
Provided is a photosensitive alkali-soluble resin comprising a compound of formula (I), a method of preparing the same, and a color photosensitive resist containing the same, wherein n1, n2, R1, R2 and R3 are defined as herein. The photosensitive alkali-soluble resin is prepared by: copolymerizing ethylene oxide with α-hydroxyalkyl phenyl ketone to obtain the first intermediate product, followed by copolymerizing the first intermediate product with a copolymerization product of glycerin acrylate, styrene, and maleic anhydride to obtain the second intermediate product, and oxidizing the second intermediate product to produce the photosensitive alkali-soluble resin. |
| US09006351B2 |
Polycarbonate resin compositions, and molded articles, films, plates, and injection-molded articles obtained therefrom
The invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin composition and a molded polycarbonate resin article which combine excellent transparency and strength and which are suitable for use in the field of building materials, electrical/electronic field, automotive field, field of optical parts, etc. The invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition containing a polycarbonate resin and an impact strength modifier, the polycarbonate resin containing structural units which are derived from a dihydroxy compound that has the portion represented by the following general formula (1) as part of the structure thereof and having a glass transition temperature lower than 145° C. and a molded polycarbonate resin article obtained by molding the composition. The polycarbonate resin composition gives a molded object having a thickness of 3 mm which has a total light transmittance of 60% or higher. CH2—O (1) |
| US09006349B2 |
Temperature-sensitive polyethylene glycol / polyester block copolymer in which bioactive functional group is introduced into side chain thereof
The present invention relates to preparation and application of a temperature-sensitive polyethylene glycol/polyester block copolymer having a bioactive functional group introduced into a side chain thereof. More specifically, it relates to a temperature-sensitive polyethylene glycol/polyester block copolymer including a lactide segment having a bioactive functional group introduced into a side chain thereof and a method for preparing same. The temperature-sensitive polyethylene glycol/polyester block copolymer according to the present invention having a bioactive functional group introduced into a side chain thereof can be widely used as a drug delivery system, a support for tissue engineering, an adhesion inhibitor, etc. |
| US09006348B2 |
Poly aryl ether ketone polymer blends
Phase separated blends of polyaryl ether ketones, polyaryl ketones, polyether ketones, polyether ether ketones and mixtures thereof with at least one polysulfone etherimide, wherein the polysulfone etherimide has greater than or equal to 50 mole % of the polymer linkages contain at least one aryl sulfone group are described. Such blends have improved load bearing capability at high temperature. In another aspect a high crystallization temperature, especially at fast cooling rates, is achieved. |
| US09006344B2 |
Golf balls having cores made of polybutadiene rubber blends
Multi-piece golf balls having a core made of a composition comprising a polybutadiene rubber blend are provided. The blend includes a non-metallocene catalyzed polybutadiene rubber and a metallocene-catalyzed polybutadiene rubber. Catalysts such as neodymium, nickel, and cobalt based catalysts may be used to make the non-metallocene catalyzed rubber. Catalysts such as ferrocene, cobaltocene, nickelocene, titanocene dichloride, zirconocene dichloride, and samraocene based catalysts may be used to make the metallocene-catalyzed rubber. The golf ball may contain single layered core or multi-layered cores. The core is surrounded by a cover having at least one layer. The resulting ball has high resiliency and a soft compression feel. |
| US09006340B2 |
Lung volume reduction therapy using crosslinked non-natural polymers
One aspect of the invention relates to a hydrogel comprising a non-natural polymer comprising a plurality of pendant nucleophilic groups and a crosslinker comprising at least two pendant electrophilic groups. Another aspect of the invention relates to a hydrogel comprising a non-natural polymer comprising a plurality of pendant electrophilic groups and a crosslinker comprising at least two pendant nucleophilic groups. Yet another aspect of the invention relates to a method for reducing lung volume in a patient comprising the step of administering a hydrogel composition as described herein. Further, hydrogels of the invention may be used to achieve pleurodesis, seal brochopleural fistulas, seal an air leak in a lung, achieve hemostasis, tissue sealing (e.g., blood vessels, internal organs), or any combination thereof. In certain embodiments, the compositions and methods described herein are intended for use in the treatment of patients with emphysema. |
| US09006338B2 |
Aqueous resin composition having gas barrier properties and laminated film using the same
An aqueous resin composition with gas barrier properties contains (i) polyurethane resin having aurethane group and a urea group in a total concentration of 25 to 60% by weight and having a acid value of 5 to 100 mgKOH/g, (ii) a swelling inorganic layered compound (e.g., a water-swelling mica, and a montmorillonite), and (iii) a polyamine compound having an amine value of 100 to 1900 mgKOH/g. The polyurethane resin (i) is obtained by a reaction of (A) an aromatic, araliphatic or alicyclic polyisocyanate, (B) a polyhydroxyalkanecarboxylic acid, and at least one component selected from (C) a C2-8alkylene glycol and (D) a chain-extension agent (e.g., diamine, hydrazine and a hydrazine derivative), and neutralized with a neutralizing agent. The proportion of the acid group of the polyurethane resin (i) relative to the basic nitrogen atom of the polyamine compound (iii) is 10/1 to 1/5 as the equivalent ratio. A laminated film with high gas barrier properties is obtainable by coating a base film with the aqueous resin composition. The present invention provides an aqueous resin composition with excellent gas barrier properties, and a laminated film using the same. |
| US09006332B2 |
Weatherable and flame-resistant thermoplastic vulcanizates and methods for making them
A weatherable, flame-resistant thermoplastic vulcanizate composition comprising a thermoplastic matrix; and dispersed within said matrix, an at least partially cured rubber, a flame retardant, and carbon black. |
| US09006329B2 |
Vinyl ester/ethylene copolymer dispersions for use in adhesive formulations
An aqueous dispersion of a vinyl ester/ethylene copolymer is prepared by emulsion copolymerization of a monomer mixture comprising a vinyl ester, ethylene and a polyvinyl alcohol stabilizing system consisting essentially of (a) about 0.5 to about 3 wt. % based on the total monomer weight of a first polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis of at least 98 mole % and (b) about 1 to about 4 wt. % based on the total monomer weight of a second polyvinyl alcohol having a degree of hydrolysis of about 85 to about 90 mole % and a weight average molecular weight of at least 85,000 g/mol. |
| US09006328B2 |
Fluororubber composition
The present invention provides a fluororubber composition that has excellent heat resistance and excellent mechanical properties at high temperatures. The fluororubber composition comprises 100 parts by mass of a peroxide cross-linkable fluororubber (A); 5 to 50 parts by mass of a carbon black (B); 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of a peroxide cross-linking agent (C); and 10 parts by mass or smaller of a bisolefin (D). |
| US09006326B2 |
Rubber composition and pneumatic tire
Provided are a rubber composition capable of achieving a balanced improvement in fuel economy, tensile strength at break, and processability, and a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition. The invention relates to a rubber composition including a conjugated diene polymer and silica, the conjugated diene polymer being obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound in the presence of a polymerization initiator represented by the following formula (I): to produce a copolymer, and reacting a compound containing a nitrogen atom and/or a silicon atom with an active terminal of the copolymer, wherein the rubber composition includes the conjugated diene polymer in an amount of not less than 10% by mass per 100% by mass of a rubber component of the rubber composition, and the silica in an amount of 10-70 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. |
| US09006325B2 |
Polymeric composition
The invention relates to a polymeric composition, comprising: at least one thermoplastic resin having a glass transition temperature of at least about 220° C.; inorganic particulates having an average particle size in the range up to about 100 nanometers dispersed in the thermoplastic resin, the inorganic particulates having an index of refraction in the range from about 1.4 to about 3; and an effective amount of at least one dispersant to disperse the inorganic particulates in the thermoplastic resin. The polymer composition may be a high temperature thermoplastic suitable for forming, such as by molding, optical articles such as lenses. |
| US09006324B2 |
Flame retardant polycarbonate compositions, methods of manufacture, and articles formed therefrom
A composition comprising: a first polycarbonate comprising a poly(siloxane-carbonate); a second polycarbonate different from the first polycarbonate; and optionally, a third polycarbonate different from the first and second polycarbonate; wherein the first polycarbonate is present in an amount effective to provide the siloxane units of in the first polycarbonate in an amount of at least 0.3 wt %, and the second polycarbonate is present in an amount effective to provide the bromine of the second polycarbonate in an amount of at least 7.8 wt %; and further wherein an article molded from the composition has an OSU integrated 2 minute heat release test value of less than 65 kW-min/m2 and a peak heat release rate of less than 65 kW/m2, and an E662 smoke test Dmax value of less than 200. |
| US09006323B2 |
Dispersion containing flame-resistant polymer, flame-resistant fiber, and carbon fiber
A dispersion contains a flame-resistant polymer, which can improve shaping stability of the flame-resistant polymer during ejection from a die orifice, and physical stability of a shaped product in a washing step. The dispersion containing a flame-resistant polymer is a dispersion in which a flame-resistant polymer is dispersed in an organic solvent, an in-water tensile strength thereof per unit cross-sectional area is 1.0 MPa or more and 6.5 MPa or less, the flame-resistant polymer can be preferably obtained by heat-treating an acrylonitrile polymer in the presence of at least one kind of acid, acid anhydride or acid chloride in an organic solvent, and a suitable organic solvent is a polar organic solvent. |
| US09006317B2 |
Additive combination for sealants applications
The present invention pertains to an additive combination comprising at least two sterically hindered amines, at least one further stabilizer, a dispersing agent and a plasticizer. The present invention also pertains to a composition comprising an organic material susceptible to degradation by light, oxygen and/or heat, and the additive combination and to the use and the process for stabilizing organic material against degradation by light, oxygen and/or heat by the additive combination. |
| US09006316B2 |
Organometallic compositions and coating compositions
The present invention is directed to novel organometallic complexes as catalysts for the reaction of compounds with isocyanate and hydroxyl functional groups to form urethane and/or polyurethane and the process employing such catalysts. More particularly, the present invention is directed to novel complexes of zinc(II) with substituted amidines. These novel catalysts are useful for the production of urethanes and polyurethanes which are important in many industrial applications. |
| US09006313B2 |
Polycondensates having isobutylene side chain
A polycondensation product based on aromatics and/or heteroaromatics and aldehydes, the polycondensate containing at least one structural unit (I) having a polyisobutylene side chain and an aromatic or heteroaromatic and at least one structural unit (II) having an ionizable functional group and an aromatic or heteroaromatic, structural unit (I) not being the same as structural unit (II) and the aldehyde used having no acid or ester functions. A process for the preparation and the use as an additive for hydraulic binders are disclosed. |
| US09006312B2 |
Composite compositions
A curable resin composition for composites and electrical laminates including (I) at least one thermoset resin composition; (II) at least one hardener; and (III) at least one reinforcing material; wherein the composite or electrical laminate has a balance of properties including a combination of (a) a Tg of at least about 150° C.; and (b) a water uptake of less than about 2.5 wt %. |
| US09006311B2 |
Dispersion method for the preparation of particle reinforced polymer compositions
Method of preparing a particle dispersion within a polymer is disclosed. The dispersion may include core shell rubber particles and the polymer may include epoxies. The particles are capable of being substantially dispersed within the polymer so as to substantially inhibit agglomeration of the particles. Mechanical properties, such as toughness are improved while glass transition temperature and viscosity are not substantially impaired by the presence of the particles. |
| US09006307B2 |
Direct to-metal and exterior durable non-skid coating
A non-skid coating described herein attempts to overcome the deficiencies of the conventional coatings with improved external durability and color retention, a reduced level of VOCs, and direct-to-metal (DTM) adhesion using organo-siloxane chemistry. The non-skid coating has a first component having an amino-functional siloxane resin; a second component having a non-aromatic epoxy resin; a spherical filler for lowering viscosity; a pigment; a coarse aggregate; and a thixotropic agent. The amino-functional siloxane resin can be an amino-functional methyl phenyl polysiloxane, diphenyl polysiloxane or silsesquioxane-based resin. The non-aromatic epoxy resin can be cycloaliphatic or aliphatic. The first component is about 5% to 20% weight of the coating, and the second component is about 80% to 95% weight of the coating. |
| US09006300B2 |
Method for mechanically stabilizing nitrogen-containing polymers
A method for the production of a mechanically stabilized polyazole polymer membrane or film having the following steps: a) providing a membrane or film containing i.) a polyazole with at least one amino group in a repeating unit except the ones obtained by reacting aromatic and/or heteroaromatic diaminocarboxylic acids, ii.) at least one strong acid and iii.) at least one stabilizing reagent, the total content of stabilizing reagents in the membrane or film being within the range of from 0.01 to 30% by weight, b) performing the stabilization reaction in the membrane, immediately or in a subsequent processing step of the membrane, c) optionally doping the membrane obtained in accordance with step b) with a strong acid or concentrating the present strong acid by removal of present water, wherein the stabilizing reagent contains at least one oxazine-based compound and wherein the polyazole polymer has at least 1.8 dl/g intrinsic viscosity. |
| US09006291B2 |
Composition, method and kit for enhancing hair
Compositions for application and methods of application of a composition to modify hair. In one embodiment, a composition includes a compound (molecule) represented by: wherein A and B are individually selected from a hydrogen, a hydroxyl group and a halogen, with the proviso that when one of A and B is a hydroxyl group, the other of A and B is a hydrogen and when one of A and B is a halogen, the other of A and B is a halogen or a hydrogen; wherein Z is, for example, an aryl moiety; and wherein X1 and X2 are, for example, individually selected from a hydrogen and an alkyl moiety, wherein R1 and R2 are individually selected from an oxo, a hydroxyl or an ester group; wherein y is 0 or 1, x is 0 or 1 and x and y are not both 1, or a salt. |
| US09006289B2 |
Levothyroxine formulations
A levothyroxine composition includes levothyroxine sodium and mannitol. The composition is a solid. The composition may include from 100 to 500 micrograms levothyroxine sodium and from 1 to 5 milligrams mannitol. The composition may include from 100 to 200 micrograms levothyroxine sodium, and the mass ratio of mannitol to levothyroxine sodium in the composition may be at most 40:1. The composition may include about 500 micrograms levothyroxine sodium, and the mass ratio of mannitol to levothyroxine sodium in the composition may be at most 10:1. |
| US09006287B2 |
Composition comprising dihomo-γ-linolenic acid (DGLA) as active ingredient
The present invention provides a composition, such as a food and pharmaceutical agent, which comprises dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, and which has the effect of preventing or treating skin diseases; a composition such as a food and pharmaceutical agent which comprises dihomo-γ-linolenic acid and which has the effect of preventing or treating skin diseases; and a composition which comprises dihomo-γ-linolenic acid and which has the effect of preventing or treating diseases related to increased mast cell count. |
| US09006283B2 |
Methods of modifying amyloid β oligomers using non-peptidic compounds
Disclosed are methods of inhibiting, regulating, and/or modulating the formation of soluble, globular, non-fibrillar, neurotoxic amyloid β1-42 oligomers from amyloid β1-42 monomers. Also disclosed are methods of treating a patient suffering from diseases associated with the formation of soluble, globular, non-fibrillar, neurotoxic amyloid β1-42 oligomers. |
| US09006282B2 |
Rosuvastatin and atorvastatin derivatives
This invention relates to the discovery of novel rosuvastatin and atorvastatin analogues. |
| US09006281B2 |
Compounds and methods for inhibiting NHE-mediated antiport in the treatment of disorders associated with fluid retention or salt overload and gastrointestinal tract disorders
The present disclosure is directed to compounds and methods for treating irritable bowel syndrome, chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease by administering to a subject in need thereof a compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the compound has the structure |
| US09006279B1 |
Substituted imidazolium compounds for treating disease
The present disclosure relates to therapeutic compositions comprising substituted imidazoliums having multiple acidic groups. The compounds may be used to treat diseases or conditions such as those associated with bone, cancer, or pain. Compositions, dosage forms, methods of treating diseases or conditions, methods of preparation, and other related embodiments related to the substituted imidazoliums are also described herein. |
| US09006274B2 |
Thiazole derivatives for treating dyskinesias caused by a chemical treatment
The invention relates to the use of derivatives of thiazoles having general formula (I) for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of dyskinesias caused by a chemical treatment. The invention also relates to a combination of thiazole derivatives having general formula (I) and at least one compound selected from among neuroleptics or products that act on the dopaminergic system for the treatment or prevention of dyskinesias caused by a chemical treatment. |
| US09006271B2 |
5-[5-[2-(3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-2-methylpropanomethylpropanoylmethylamino]-4-(4-fluoro-2-methylphenyl)]-2-pyridinyl-2-alkyl-prolinamide as NK1 receptor antagonists
The invention provides a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R is C1-4 alkyl useful in the treatment of diseases and conditions for which antagonism of NK1 receptor is beneficial. |
| US09006270B2 |
Polymorphs of (S)-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-amide 1-({4-methyl-5-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-pyridin-4-yl]-thiazol-2-yl}-amide
The present invention relates to specific solid forms of (S)-pyrrolidine-1,2-dicarboxylic acid 2-amide 1-(4-methyl-5-[2-(2,2,2-trifluoro-1,1-dimethyl-ethyl)-pyridin-4-yl]-thiazol-2-yl)-amide, and its solvates. The present invention further relates to processes for preparing said solid forms, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said solid forms, and methods of using said solid forms and pharmaceutical compositions to treat disease. |
| US09006262B2 |
Therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cachexia
A therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cachexia includes as an effective ingredient a compound having a specified morphinan skeleton represented by a compound of the following structure: or a pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof. |
| US09006260B2 |
Spirocycles as inhibitors of 11-beta hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1
The present invention relates to certain spirocyclic compounds that are inhibitors of 11-β hydroxyl steroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11βHSD1), compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same for the treatment of diabetes, obesity and other diseases. |
| US09006255B2 |
Quinazoline derivatives
Compounds of the formula I in which R, X, L2 and A1-A6 have the meanings indicated in Claim 1, are PI3K inhibitors and can be employed, inter alia, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, inflammation, cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases and tumors. |
| US09006254B2 |
Immunomodulatory agent-polymeric compounds
This invention relates to compositions, and related compounds and methods, of conjugates of immunomodulatory agents and polymers or unit(s) thereof. The conjugates may be contained within synthetic nanocarriers, and the immunomodulatory agents may be released from the synthetic nanocarriers in a pH sensitive manner. |
| US09006252B2 |
Fused multicyclic compounds as protein kinase inhibitors
Fused multicyclic compounds of formula (I): wherein R′, R″, X, Y, Z, A, B, C, D, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed are a method for inhibiting protein kinase (e.g., Aurora kinase) activity and a method for treating a protein kinase mediated disorder (e.g., cancer) with these compounds. |
| US09006251B2 |
4-aminoquinazolin-2-yl-1-pyrrazole-4-carboxylic acid compounds as prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors
Aminoquinazolinyl compounds of formula (I) are described, which are useful as prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors. Such compounds may be used in pharmaceutical compositions and methods for the treatment of disease states, disorders, and conditions mediated by prolyl hydroxylase activity. Thus, the compounds may be administered to treat, e.g., anemia, vascular disorders, metabolic disorders, and wound healing. |
| US09006248B2 |
5-HT1A receptor subtype agonist
The present invention relates to a method of treating a patient suffering from a disorder of the central nervous system associated with 5-HT1A receptor subtype, comprising as an active ingredient a carbostyril derivative or a salt thereof represented by the formula (1): wherein the carbon-carbon bond between 3- and 4-positions in the carbostyril skeleton is a single or a double bond. |
| US09006246B2 |
Tetrahydrocarboline derivative
An object of the present invention is to provide a drug having the inhibitory activity on ENPP2 which is a different target from that of the existing drug, as a medicament useful in a urinary excretion disorder patient for whom the existing drug has the insufficient effect.The present invention provides a compound represented by the general formula (I): (wherein definition of each group is as defined in the description) having the ENPP2 inhibitory activity, a salt thereof or a solvate thereof or a prodrug thereof, and an agent for preventing or treating urinary excretion disorder and/or improving symptoms thereof, containing them as an active ingredient. |
| US09006237B2 |
Fused pyrazine compounds useful for the treatment of degenerative and inflammatory diseases
Novel fused pyrazine compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis and others. |
| US09006234B2 |
Bridged heterocyclic compounds and methods of use
This disclosure relates to new compounds that may be used to modulate a histamine receptor in an individual. Novel compounds are described, including new bridged heterocyclic[4,3-b]indole compounds. Pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds are also provided, as are methods of using the compounds in a variety of therapeutic applications, including the treatment of a cognitive disorder, psychotic disorder, neurotransmitter-mediated disorder and/or a neuronal disorder. |
| US09006231B2 |
Cephalotaxus esters, methods of synthesis, and uses thereof
The present invention provides novel cephalotaxus esters, syntheses thereof, and intermediates thereto. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of the present invention and methods of using said compounds or compositions in the treatment of proliferative diseases (e.g., benign neoplasm, cancer, inflammatory disease, autoimmune disease, diabetic retinopathy) and infectious disease. The invention further provides methods of using said compounds or compositions in the treatment of multidrug resistant cancer. |
| US09006230B2 |
1,6-diazabicyclo [3,2,1] octan-7-one derivatives and their use in the treatment of bacterial infections
Compounds of Formula (I), their preparation and use in preventing or treating bacterial infections are disclosed. |
| US09006228B2 |
Substituted cyclopropyl compounds, compositions containing such compounds, and methods of treatment
Substituted cyclopropyl compounds of the formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed as useful for treating or preventing type 2 diabetes and similar conditions. The compounds are useful as agonists of the G-protein coupled receptor GPR-119. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment are also included. |
| US09006225B2 |
Stable pharmaceutical composition
A pharmaceutical composition which includes a compound represented by the general formula (I): or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition does not substantially contain a reducing sugar and/or a carrier containing a reducing sugar as an ingredient as the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, or when the composition contains a reducing sugar and/or a carrier containing a reducing sugar as an ingredient as the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, contact of the reducing sugar and the compound represented by the general formula (I) or a salt thereof is eliminated. |
| US09006223B2 |
Method of treating Gaucher disease
Therapeutic compositions and methods for treatment of late-onset Gaucher disease are described herein. The compositions comprise compounds having activity as pharmacological chaperones for mutant forms of the beta-glucocerebrosidase. Methods of treatment involve providing therapeutically effective amounts of such compositions to subjects in need thereof. |
| US09006222B2 |
Natural combination hormone replacement formulations and therapies
Estrogen and progesterone replacement therapies are provided herein. Among others, the following formulations are provided herein: solubilized estradiol without progesterone; micronized progesterone without estradiol; micronized progesterone with partially solubilized progesterone; solubilized estradiol with micronized progesterone; solubilized estradiol with micronized progesterone in combination with partially solubilized progesterone; and solubilized estradiol with solubilized progesterone. |
| US09006219B2 |
Oligomer-foscarnet conjugates
The invention relates to (among other things) oligomer-foscarnet conjugates and related compounds. A conjugate of the invention, when administered by any of a number of administration routes, exhibits advantages over previously administered un-conjugated foscarnet compounds. |
| US09006216B2 |
Biocidal aldehyde composition for oil and gas extraction
A combination biocide (Glutaraldehyde or OPA), quaternary phosphonium biocide (preferably TTPC), alcohol (preferably isopropyl alcohol), and functional excipients for the oil and gas recovery industry. The functional excipients for the oil and gas recovery industry are a cellulose type proppant, a poloxamer wetting agent, a friction-reducing pluronic block copolymer, a drag reducing agent such as polyethylene oxide, and a flocculating agent. The OPA may be of the dialdehyde C6H4(CHO)2 form, and the Glutaraldehyde of formula C5H8O2. Both will produce an inherent bacteriostatic effect and lower surface tension and thus aids in the spread of the TTPC on the biofilm covered surface where it is readily absorbed by the negative surfaces of proteins and bacteria. It thus serves as a binding agent between the TTPC and the application surface. The foregoing constituents are combined in preferred concentrations within acceptable ranges to provide a synergistic biological chemical complementarity system. |
| US09006213B2 |
Injectable cross-linked polymeric preparations and uses thereof
A therapeutic composition for treatment of a body tissue which includes an aqueous solution of a cross-linked polymer being capable of: (i) maintaining a liquid state in storage at room temperature for at least 24 hours; and (ii) assuming a gel state following deposition within the body tissue. The therapeutic composition can be effectively administered into a damaged body tissue via injection or catheterization, thereby treating the damaged body tissue. |
| US09006212B2 |
Compositions and methods for pest control
Provided herein are compositions and kits comprising carbohydrate-based inhibitors that bind GNBP and/or inhibit β(1,3)-glucanase activity. Also provided are methods of using such inhibitors to protect against or treat pest infestation, as are compositions and kits comprising subparts of the carbohydrate-based inhibitors. |
| US09006201B2 |
Prophylactic or therapeutic agent for diabetes
The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for diabetes, which contains a polynucleotide such as miR-199b* and the like. Moreover, the present invention provides a method for screening for a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for diabetes, which includes measuring an expression level of a polynucleotide such as miR-199b* and the like. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for determining the susceptibility to a prophylactic or therapeutic drug for diabetes, which includes measuring an expression level of a polynucleotide such as miR-199b* and the like. |
| US09006199B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating prostate cancer
Treatment of prostate cancer by regional and prolonged release of one or more nucleotide-based RNAi agents is provided. |
| US09006198B2 |
Selective reduction of allelic variants
Disclosed herein are antisense compounds and methods for selectively reducing expression of an allelic variant of a huntingtin gene containing a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). Such methods, compounds, and composition are useful to treat, prevent, or ameliorate Huntington's Disease (HD). |
| US09006196B2 |
Oligoribonucleotides and methods of use thereof for treatment of alopecia, acute renal failure and other diseases
The invention relates to a double-stranded compound, preferably an oligoribonucleotide, which down-regulates the expression of a human p53 gene. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound, or a vector capable of expressing the oligoribonucleotide compound, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The present invention also contemplates a method of treating a patient suffering from alopecia or acute renal failure or other diseases comprising administering to the patient the pharmaceutical composition in a therapeutically effective dose so as to thereby treat the patient. The alopecia may be induced by chemotherapy or radiotherapy, and the patient may be suffering from cancer, in particular breast cancer. |
| US09006194B2 |
Compositions and methods for diminishing viral infection and inflammation associated with viral infection
The invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing and diminishing virus infection. The invention further relates to compositions and methods for diminishing inflammation associated with viral infection. The invention also relates to compositions and methods for interfering with TLR activation, and thereby diminishing inflammation associated with viral infection. |
| US09006190B2 |
Compositions and methods for cancer diagnosis and therapy
The miR15 and miR16 micro RNA genes are located at 13q14 within a 30 kb region of loss characteristic of cells from certain cancers, such as cells from chronic lymphocytic leukemia or prostate cancer. Chronic lymphocytic leukemia or prostate cancer can be diagnosed by detecting a reduction in miR15 or miR16 gene copy number, by determining miR15 or miR16 gene mutational status, or by detecting a reduction in the RNA transcribed from these genes. The miR15 or miR16 gene products can inhibit the neoplastic or tumorigenic growth of cancers such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia or prostate cancer cells when administered to subjects suffering from these diseases. |
| US09006177B2 |
Fused tricyclic compounds as adenosine receptor antagonist
The present disclosure relates to fused tricyclic compounds of formula (I) or its tautomers, polymorphs, stereoisomers, prodrugs, solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or pharmaceutical compositions containing them and methods of treating conditions and diseases that are mediated by thereof as A2A adenosine receptor antagonists. The compounds of the present disclosure are useful in the treatment, prevention or suppression of diseases and disorders that may be susceptible to improvement by the mediation of adenosine A2A receptor. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, Parkinsons disease, restless leg syndrome, Alzheimers disease, neurodegenerative disorder, inflammation, wound healing, dermal fibrosis, nocturnal myoclonus, cerebral ischaemia, myocardial ischemia, Huntington's disease, multiple system atrophy, corticobasal degeneration, Wilson's disease or other disorders of basal ganglia which results in dyskinesias, post traumatic stress disorder, hepatic cirrhosis, sepsis, spinal cord injury, retinopathy, hypertension, social memory impairment, depression, neuroprotection, narcolepsy or other sleep related disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, drug addiction, post traumatic stress disorder and vascular injury and the like. The present disclosure also relates to methods for the preparation of such compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions containing them. |
| US09006176B2 |
Chemically and thermodynamically stable insulin analogues and improved methods for their production
The subject matter of this invention is directed towards chemically and thermodynamically stable single-chain insulin (SCI) analogues that are resistant to deamidation and fibrillation. The invention further discloses improved methods for the recombinant expression, purification and refolding of SCI. |
| US09006174B2 |
Antimicrobial peptides based on CMAP27
The invention concerns derivatives of CMAP27, which have a good antimicrobial activity and a low haemolytic activity as compared to the wild-type CMAP27 peptide. These derivatives can be used for antibiotic therapy or in a bacteriocidal composition. Further comprised in the invention is the use of CMAP27 and/or its derivatives as adjuvant. |
| US09006169B2 |
Personal care compositions with improved hyposensitivity
The present invention provides personal care compositions comprising a carrier and a mixture of essential oil components having specific levels of eucalyptol, terpene materials and auxiliary fragrance materials. The compositions herein gentle to skin and have a fragrance and activity similar if the composition were made using the pure extracted essential oil. |
| US09006168B2 |
Odorant composition containing allyl ethers as odorant precursors
The deliberate release of odorants or aroma substances is desirable in many fields of application, and in particular in the field of washing and cleaning agents. Said deliberate release is achieved by using an odorant composition that comprises an odorant precursor, which is an allyl ether of the formula (I), R1R2C═CR3—CR4R5—O—CHR6R7, in which the residues R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 mutually independently denote H or a hydrocarbon residue that can be acyclic or cyclic, substituted or unsubstituted, branched or unbranched, as well as saturated or unsaturated. Thus, in particular odorants in the form of an alkene having an allylic hydrogen atom, such as α-pinene, can be released in a deliberate manner. |
| US09006163B2 |
Cleansing compositions with polyurethane-34
A cleansing composition comprising a cleansing effective amount of surfactant and polyurethane-34. The polyurethane-34 can deposit on skin during cleansing and form a barrier that reduces bacterial attachment to skin. |
| US09006161B2 |
Polymeric compositions useful as rheology modifiers and methods for making such compositions
Disclosed are rheology modifiers comprising compositionally disperse polymeric compositions and/or crystallinity disperse polymeric compositions that may be useful in modifying the rheological properties of lubrication fluids, and methods for making such compositions. The compositionally disperse polymeric composition are formed from at least two discrete compositions of ethylene copolymers. The crystallinity disperse polymeric composition are formed from ethylene copolymers having at least two discrete values of residual crystallinity. |
| US09006158B2 |
Polytetrahydrobenzoxazines and bistetrahydrobenzoxazines and use thereof as a fuel additive or lubricant additive
Polytetrahydrobenzoxazines and bistetrahydrobenzoxazines, obtainable by (A) reacting at least one diamine of the formula H2N-A-NH2 with a C1- to C12-aldehyde and a C1- to C8-alkanol at 20 to 80° C. with elimination and removal of water, (B) reacting the condensation product from (A) with a phenol which bears a long-chain substituent at 30 to 120° C., and optionally (C) heating the reaction product from (B) to 125 to 280° C. The resulting polytetrahydrobenzoxazines and bistetrahydrobenzoxazines are suitable as fuel or lubricant additives, especially as detergent additives for diesel fuels. |
| US09006155B2 |
Placing a fluid comprising kiln dust in a wellbore through a bottom hole assembly
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for introduction of fluids comprising kiln dust into a wellbore through a bottom hole assembly. An embodiment discloses a method comprising: drilling a wellbore in a subterranean formation using a bottom hole assembly; and pumping a treatment fluid into the wellbore through the bottom hole assembly, wherein the treatment fluid comprises a kiln dust and water. |
| US09006153B2 |
Oxidative internal breaker system with breaking activators for viscoelastic surfactant fluids
Compositions and methods are given for delayed breaking of viscoelastic surfactant gels inside formation pores, particularly for use in hydraulic fracturing. Breaking inside formation pores is accomplished without mechanical intervention or use of a second fluid. Bromate oxidizing agents are used along with selected breaking activators for the bromate breaking compounds. Useful bromate breaking activators include acid-generating breaking activators, oxidizing sulfur containing breaking activators, and reducing agent breaking activators. |
| US09006151B2 |
Water-based drilling fluid composition having a multifunctional mud additive for reducing fluid loss during drilling
Embodiments of the invention provide a drilling, drill-in, and completion water-based mud composition containing micro or nanoparticles for use in hydrocarbon drilling. The water-based drilling mud composition includes water present in an amount sufficient to maintain flowability of the water-based drilling mud composition, and drilling mud, which includes particles. The particles are selected from microparticles, nanoparticles, and combinations thereof. The water-based drilling mud composition also includes an effective amount of a multi-functional mud additive, which includes psyllium seed husk powder. The water-based drilling mud composition is operable to keep the particles stabilized and dispersed throughout the drilling mud composition in the absence of a surfactant. |
| US09006149B2 |
High-throughput biological screening
A high-throughput flow system includes an array of wells and a separate mechanical tip positioned within each well. Each mechanical tip is separately actuated to impart a shear stress pattern. A separate sleeve may be associated with each tip for maintaining a predetermined distance between the tip and a floor of the tip's corresponding well, with each tip being rotatable within its corresponding sleeve. Alternatively, a separate post may be associated with each tip for maintaining a predetermined distance between the tip and a floor of the tip's corresponding well, with each tip being rotatable about its corresponding post. |
| US09006148B2 |
Methods using a progressive cavity pump bioreactor
Methods of using a progressive cavity pump as a bioreactor are disclosed. Methods of isolating a biological product, such as pancreatic islet cells, using the bioreactor are also disclosed. |
| US09006144B2 |
Glyphosate formulations based on compositions derived from natural oil metathesis
Aqueous glyphosate formulations comprising a surfactant derived from metathesized natural oil feedstocks are disclosed. The formulations comprise a glyphosate salt, water, and a surfactant derived from a metathesis-derived C10-C17 monounsaturated acid, octadecene-1,18-dioic acid, or their ester derivatives. The surfactant is selected from C10 or C12 amine oxides, C10 or C12 quats, C10, C12, or C16 amidoamines, C10 or C12 amidoamine oxides, C10 imidazoline quats, C10 or C12 amidoamine quats, C10, C12, or C16 betaines, C16 amidoamine betaines, C18 diamidoamines, C18 diamidoamine oxides, C18 diamidoamine diquats, C18 diamidoamine oxide quats, C18 diamidoamine oxide betaines, Cis diamidoamine monobetaines, C18 diamidoamine monobetaine quats, C18 ester amidoamine quats, and amidoamines and their oxidized or quaternized derivatives made from self- or cross-metathesized palm or soybean oil. The surfactants noted above impart substantial stability to highly concentrated glyphosate formulations at, above, and below room temperature and perform as well or better than commercial alternatives. |
| US09006142B2 |
Agrochemical formulations comprising 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone co-polymers
The present invention comprises formulations comprising at least one pesticide and at least one co-polymer comprising a) 1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidinone as comonomer a); and b) 60-99 wt % at least one comonomer b) chosen from the group of laurylacrylate and vinyl ester of neodecanoic acid in polymerized form, methods of combating harmful insects and/or phytopathogenic fungi, a method of controlling undesired vegetation and methods of improving the health of plants based on the afore-mentioned formulations. |
| US09006141B2 |
Protective layer for plants and trees, the production thereof and use thereof
The invention relates to a method for producing a protective layer on a surface of a plant, to a protective layer for a surface of a plant, to a plant coated with said protective layer, to a composition for carrying out the method and for producing the protective layer, and to uses of said composition. According to the invention, a method is proposed, wherein at least one sol gel having nano-scale particles is formed by the hydrolysis of at least one precursor in water and at least one nano-scale layer of the sol gel is applied onto the surface of the plant. The protective layer according to the invention comprises a nano-scale SiO2 layer, and the composition according to the invention comprises at least one SiO2-producing substance. |
| US09006137B2 |
Adsorbent material with anisotropic layering
In at least one embodiment, a compressed gaseous fuel storage pellet is provided comprising a gas adsorbent material and a thermally conductive material extending substantially an entire dimension of the pellet and having a thermal conductivity of at least 75 W/mK. The pellet may include at least two layers of gas adsorbent material spaced apart along a compression direction of the pellet and a substantially continuous layer of the thermally conductive material disposed between the at least two layers of gas adsorbent material. The pellet may further include thermally conductive projections which intersect the layer(s) of thermally conductive material. |
| US09006136B2 |
Highly porous activated carbon with controlled oxygen content
Nanoporous activated carbon material having a high specific capacitance in EDLCs and controlled oxygen content, and methods for making such activated carbon material. Reduction of oxygen content is achieved by (a) curing a carbon precursor/additive mixture in an inert or reducing environment, and/or (b) refining (heating) activated carbon material after synthesis in an inert or reducing environment. The inert or reducing environment used for curing or refining is preferably substantially free of oxygen. |
| US09006135B2 |
Absorbent comprising hydrophobic mesoporous material for removal of harmful pharmaceuticals from aqueous environment
This invention relates to an absorbent including trimethylsilylated mesoporous silica SBA-15, and more particularly to an absorbent including trimethylsilylated mesoporous silica SBA-15, which can effectively remove 90% or more of the seven pharmaceuticals of carbamazepine, diclofenac, estrone, gemfibrozil, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and trimethoprim which are present in high concentration. |
| US09006133B2 |
Electrochemical catalysts for fuel cells
The present invention relates to electrochemical catalyst particles, including nanoparticles, which can be used membrane electrode assemblies and in fuel cells. In exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides electrochemical catalysts supported by various materials. Suitably the catalysts have an atomic ratio of oxygen to a metal in the nanoparticle of about 3 to about 6. |
| US09006128B2 |
Catalyst for fuel cell and method for preparing the same
The present invention provides a support for an electrode of a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, a fuel cell, and a platinum-supported catalyst, and an electrode using the same. In particular, the present invention provides a method in which linear crystalline carbon nanofibers and nonlinear crystalline carbon particles with increased surface area and improved crystallinity are used to enhance the active site of catalyst particles and ensure the durability of the catalyst by the crystalline carbon materials. The linear crystalline carbon nanofibers are grown to have a predetermined fiber diameter by heat treatment at a high temperature in a gas phase of hydrocarbon in an inert gas atmosphere using an oxide such as Ni, Fe, Mn, etc. as a catalyst. The crystallinity of the linear crystalline carbon nanofibers is also improved by the heat treatment. As the nonlinear crystalline carbon particles, commercially available acetylene black that has been heat-treated at a high temperature under steam to expand the surface area and improve the crystallinity, can be used to thereby provide high surface area and ensure excellent oxidation resistance. |
| US09006126B2 |
Additive impregnated composition useful in the catalytic hydroprocessing of hydrocarbons, a method of making such catalyst, and a process of using such catalyst
A composition that comprises a support material that is loaded with an active metal or metal precursor and an additive that comprises an ether amine compound and, preferably, a morpholine compound as an additional component of the ether amine containing additive. The ether amine containing additive impregnated composition is useful in the hydroprocessing of hydrocarbon feedstocks. The ether amine containing additive impregnated composition is prepared by incorporating a metal solution into a support material followed by incorporating therein the ether amine containing additive. |
| US09006125B2 |
Transalkylation of heavy aromatic hydrocarbon feedstocks
In a process for producing xylene by transalkylation of a C9+ aromatic hydrocarbon feedstock with a C6 and/or C7 aromatic hydrocarbon, the C9+ aromatic hydrocarbon feedstock, at least one C6 and/or C7 aromatic hydrocarbon and hydrogen are contacted with a first catalyst comprising (i) a first molecular sieve having a Constraint Index in the range of about 3 to about 12 and (ii) at least first and second different metals or compounds thereof of Groups 6 to 12 of the Periodic Table of the Elements. Contacting with the first catalyst is conducted under conditions effective to dealkylate aromatic hydrocarbons in the feedstock containing C2+ alkyl groups and to saturate C2+ olefins formed so as to produce a first effluent. At least a portion of the first effluent is then contacted with a second catalyst comprising a second molecular sieve having a Constraint Index less than 3 under conditions effective to transalkylate C9+ aromatic hydrocarbons with said at least one C6-C7 aromatic hydrocarbon to form a second effluent comprising xylene. |
| US09006122B2 |
Dielectric ceramic and dielectric filter having the same
There are provided a dielectric ceramic having a high Qf value in a relative permittivity ∈r range of 35 to 45, and a small absolute value of a temperature coefficient τf which indicates change of the resonant frequency in a wide temperature range from a low temperature range to a high temperature range, and a dielectric filter having the dielectric ceramic. A dielectric ceramic includes: a main component, molar ratios α, β, and γ satisfying expressions of 0.240≦α≦0.470, 0.040≦β≦0.200, 0.400≦γ≦0.650, and α+β+γ=1 when a composition formula of the main component is represented as αZrO2.βSnO2.γTiO2; and Mn, a content of Mn in terms of MnO2 being greater than or equal to 0.01% by mass and less than 0.1% by mass with respect to 100% by mass of the main component. |
| US09006119B2 |
Composite material, a structural element comprised of the composite material, an airplane wing spar and their methods of production
Disclosed is to a composite material, a structural element comprised of the composite material, an airplane wing spar and their methods of production. Some embodiments of the present invention include composite materials comprised of multiple layers of arrays of metallic bodies separated by layers of non-metallic material, wherein the orientation of metallic bodies in some metallic layers is structurally complementing to the orientation of metallic layers in adjacent metallic layers. Other embodiments of the present invention include structural elements, such as an airplane wing spar, comprised of the composite material. |
| US09006117B2 |
Lightweight, durable apparel and laminates for making the same
Laminates are described having a durable outer film surface for use in making lightweight liquidproof articles of apparel, such as outerwear garments. A method of making the laminate and a lightweight outerwear garment having an abrasion resistant exterior film surface is described. |
| US09006116B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus
A silicon oxide film is formed, having a specific film thickness on a substrate by alternately repeating: forming a silicon-containing layer on the substrate by supplying a source gas containing silicon, to the substrate housed in a processing chamber and heated to a first temperature; and oxidizing and changing the silicon-containing layer formed on the substrate, to a silicon oxide layer by supplying reactive species containing oxygen to the substrate heated to the first temperature in the processing chamber under a pressure atmosphere of less than atmospheric pressure, the reactive species being generated by causing a reaction between an oxygen-containing gas and a hydrogen-containing gas in a pre-reaction chamber under a pressure atmosphere of less than atmospheric pressure and heated to a second temperature equal to the first temperature or higher than the first temperature. |
| US09006115B2 |
Silicon oxide film forming method and apparatus
A method of forming a silicone oxide film includes: forming a silicon oxide film on a plurality of target objects by supplying a chlorine-containing silicon source into a reaction chamber accommodating the plurality of target objects; and modifying the silicon oxide film, which is formed by forming the silicon oxide film, by supplying hydrogen and oxygen or hydrogen and nitrous oxide into the reaction chamber and making an interior of the reaction chamber be under a hydrogen-oxygen atmosphere or a hydrogen-nitrous oxide atmosphere. |
| US09006112B2 |
Atomic layer deposition of antimony oxide films
Antimony oxide thin films are deposited by atomic layer deposition using an antimony reactant and an oxygen source. Antimony reactants may include antimony halides, such as SbCl3, antimony alkylamines, and antimony alkoxides, such as Sb(OEt)3. The oxygen source may be, for example, ozone. In some embodiments the antimony oxide thin films are deposited in a batch reactor. The antimony oxide thin films may serve, for example, as etch stop layers or sacrificial layers. |
| US09006108B2 |
Methodology for fabricating isotropically recessed source and drain regions of CMOS transistors
A method for fabricating recessed source and recessed drain regions of aggressively scaled CMOS devices. In this method a processing sequence of plasma etch, deposition, followed by plasma etch is used to controllably form recessed regions of the source and the drain in the channel of a thin body, much less than 40 nm, device to enable subsequent epitaxial growth of SiGe, SiC, or other materials, and a consequent increase in the device and ring oscillator performance. A Field Effect Transistor device is also provided, which includes: a buried oxide layer; a silicon layer above the buried oxide layer; an isotropically recessed source region; an isotropically recessed drain region; and a gate stack which includes a gate dielectric, a conductive material, and a spacer. |
| US09006106B2 |
Method of removing a metal hardmask
Methods of removing metal hardmasks in the presence of ultra low-k dielectric films are described. In an example, a method of patterning a low-k dielectric film includes forming a pattern in a metal nitride hardmask layer formed above a low-k dielectric film formed above a substrate. The method also includes etching, using the metal nitride hardmask layer as a mask, the pattern at least partially into the low-k dielectric film, the etching involving using a plasma etch based on SiFx. The etching also involves forming an SiOx passivation layer at least on sidewalls of the low-k dielectric film formed during the etching. The method also includes removing the metal nitride hardmask layer by a dry etch process, where the SiOx passivation layer protects the low-k dielectric film during the removing. |
| US09006103B2 |
Method of manufacturing wiring substrate
A method of manufacturing a wiring substrate, includes, forming an etching stop layer and a first wiring layer on a supporting member, forming a first insulating layer on the first wiring layer, forming a via hole reaching the first wiring layer, and forming the wiring layers of an n-layer and the insulating layers of an n-layer, removing the supporting member and the etching stop layer, thereby forming a build-up intermediate body, forming a second insulating layer on the wiring layer of an n-th layer, and forming a third insulating layer on first wiring layer, forming a via hole reaching the wiring layer of the n-th layer, and forming a via hole reaching the first wiring layer, forming a roughened face to the third insulating layer, and forming a second wiring layer connected to the wiring layer, and forming a third wiring layer connected to the first wiring layer. |
| US09006100B2 |
Middle-of-the-line constructs using diffusion contact structures
An approach for providing MOL constructs using diffusion contact structures is disclosed. Embodiments include: providing a first diffusion region in a substrate; providing, via a first lithography process, a first diffusion contact structure; providing, via a second lithography process, a second diffusion contact structure; and coupling the first diffusion contact structure to the first diffusion region and the second diffusion contact structure. Embodiments include: providing a second diffusion region in the substrate; providing a diffusion gap region between the first and second diffusion regions; providing the diffusion contact structure over the diffusion gap region; and coupling, via the diffusion contact structure, the first and second diffusion regions. |
| US09006098B2 |
Impedance controlled electrical interconnection employing meta-materials
A method of improving electrical interconnections between two electrical elements is made available by providing a meta-material overlay in conjunction with the electrical interconnection. The meta-material overlay is designed to make the electrical signal propagating via the electrical interconnection to act as though the permittivity and permeability of the dielectric medium within which the electrical interconnection is formed are different than the real component permittivity and permeability of the dielectric medium surrounding the electrical interconnection. In some instances the permittivity and permeability resulting from the meta-material cause the signal to propagate as if the permittivity and permeability have negative values. Accordingly the method provides for electrical interconnections possessing enhanced control and stability of impedance, reduced noise, and reduced loss. Alternative embodiments of the meta-material overlay provide, the enhancements for conventional discrete wire bonds while also facilitating single integrated designs compatible with tape implementation. |
| US09006094B2 |
Stratified gate dielectric stack for gate dielectric leakage reduction
A stratified gate dielectric stack includes a first high dielectric constant (high-k) gate dielectric comprising a first high-k dielectric material, a band-gap-disrupting dielectric comprising a dielectric material having a different band gap than the first high-k dielectric material, and a second high-k gate dielectric comprising a second high-k dielectric material. The band-gap-disrupting dielectric includes at least one contiguous atomic layer of the dielectric material. Thus, the stratified gate dielectric stack includes a first atomic interface between the first high-k gate dielectric and the band-gap-disrupting dielectric, and a second atomic interface between the second high-k gate dielectric and the band-gap-disrupting dielectric that is spaced from the first atomic interface by at least one continuous atomic layer of the dielectric material of the band-gap-disrupting dielectric. The insertion of the band-gap disrupting dielectric results in lower gate leakage without resulting in any substantial changes in the threshold voltage characteristics and effective oxide thickness. |
| US09006093B2 |
Non-volatile memory (NVM) and high voltage transistor integration
A method of making a semiconductor structure includes forming a select gate stack on a substrate. The substrate includes a non-volatile memory (NVM) region and a high voltage region. The select gate stack is formed in the NVM region. A charge storage layer is formed over the NVM region and the high voltage region of the substrate. The charge storage layer includes charge storage material between a bottom layer of dielectric material and a top layer of dielectric material. The charge storage material in the high voltage region is oxidized while the charge storage material in the NVM region remains unoxidized. |
| US09006092B2 |
Semiconductor structure having fluoride metal layer and process thereof
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a dielectric layer and a fluoride metal layer. The dielectric layer is located on the substrate. The fluoride metal layer is located on the dielectric layer. Furthermore, the present invention also provides a semiconductor process to form said semiconductor structure. |
| US09006084B2 |
Method of preparing semiconductor layer including cavities
A method of fabricating a semiconductor substrate, includes forming a first semiconductor layer on a substrate, forming a metallic material layer on the first semiconductor layer, forming a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer and the metallic material layer, etching the substrate using a solution to remove the metallic material layer and a portion of the first semiconductor layer, and forming a cavity in the first semiconductor layer under where the metallic material layer was removed. |
| US09006082B2 |
Film transferable logic circuit, and methods for providing film transferable logic circuit
A filmic circuit includes a circuit portion and a carrier layer. The circuit portion includes a logic circuit that includes, for example, plural logic gates configurable to receive an input and provide a corresponding logical output. The carrier layer is configured as a film. The circuit portion is affixed directly to the carrier layer or to an upper coat disposed adjacent to the carrier layer, and the carrier layer is configured to be releasable from the circuit portion after the filmic circuit assembly is affixed to a target. The circuit portion is configured to receive an adhesive layer configured to affix the filmic circuit assembly to the target. |
| US09006078B2 |
Semiconductor device with air gap and method of fabricating the same
A method of fabricating a semiconductor device and a semiconductor device formed by the method. The method includes form a stack conductive structure by stacking a first conductive pattern and an insulation pattern over a substrate; forming a sacrificial pattern over sidewalls of the stack conductive structure; forming a second conductive pattern having a recessed surface lower than a top surface of the stack conductive structure; forming a sacrificial spacer to expose sidewalls of the insulation pattern by removing an upper portion of the sacrificial pattern; reducing a width of the exposed portion of the insulation patters; forming a capping spacer to cap the sidewalls of the insulation pattern having the reduced width over the sacrificial spacer; and forming an air gap between the first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern by converting the sacrificial spacer to volatile byproducts. |
| US09006073B2 |
Fabrication method of phase change memory device having self-aligned bottom electrode
A semiconductor memory device and a fabrication method thereof capable of improving electric contact characteristic between an access device and a lower electrode are provided. The semiconductor memory device includes an access device formed in a pillar shape on a semiconductor substrate, a first conductive layer formed over the access device, a protection layer formed on an edge of the first conductive layer to a predetermined thickness, and a lower electrode connected to the first conductive layer. |
| US09006069B2 |
Pulsed laser anneal process for transistors with partial melt of a raised source-drain
A non-planar transistor including partially melted raised semiconductor source/drains disposed on opposite ends of a semiconductor fin with the gate stack disposed there between. The raised semiconductor source/drains comprise a super-activated dopant region above a melt depth and an activated dopant region below the melt depth. The super-activated dopant region has a higher activated dopant concentration than the activated dopant region and/or has an activated dopant concentration that is constant throughout the melt region. A fin is formed on a substrate and a semiconductor material or a semiconductor material stack is deposited on regions of the fin disposed on opposite sides of a channel region to form raised source/drains. A pulsed laser anneal is performed to melt only a portion of the deposited semiconductor material above a melt depth. |
| US09006068B1 |
MOS device with isolated drain and method for fabricating the same
A method for fabricating a metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) device, performing operations of: forming a first well region embedded in a portion of a semiconductor substrate; forming a first patterned mask layer over the semiconductor substrate; performing a first ion implant process on two portions of the semiconductor substrate exposed by the first patterned mask layer; removing the first patterned mask layer and forming a second patterned mask layer over the semiconductor substrate, exposing a portion of the third well region; performing a second ion implant process to the portion of the third well region exposed by the second patterned mask layer; performing a third implant process to the portion of the third well region exposed by the second patterned mask layer; forming a source region in a portion of the third well region; and forming a drain region in a portion of the fifth well region. |
| US09006066B2 |
FinFET with active region shaped structures and channel separation
A semiconductor structure in fabrication includes a n-FinFET and p-FinFET. Stress inducing materials such as silicon and silicon germanium are epitaxially grown into naturally diamond-shaped structures atop the silicon fins of the n-FinFET and p-FinFET areas. The diamond structures act as the source, drain and channel between the source and drain. The diamond structures of the channel are selectively separated from the fin while retaining the fin connections of the diamond-shaped growth of the source and the drain. Further fabrication to complete the structure may then proceed. |
| US09006065B2 |
Plasma doping a non-planar semiconductor device
In plasma doping a non-planar semiconductor device, a substrate having a non-planar semiconductor body formed thereon is obtained. The substrate having the non-planar semiconductor body may be placed into a chamber. A plasma may be formed in the chamber and the plasma may contain dopant ions. A first bias voltage may be generated to implant dopant ions into a region of the non-planar semiconductor body. A second bias voltage may be generated to implant dopant ions into the same region. In one example, the first bias voltage and the second bias voltage may be different. |
| US09006060B2 |
N-type field effect transistors, arrays comprising N-type vertically-oriented transistors, methods of forming an N-type field effect transistor, and methods of forming an array comprising vertically-oriented N-type transistors
An n-type field effect transistor includes silicon-comprising semiconductor material comprising a pair of source/drain regions having a channel region there-between. At least one of the source/drain regions is conductively doped n-type with at least one of As and P. A conductivity-neutral dopant is in the silicon-comprising semiconductor material in at least one of the channel region and the at least one source/drain region. A gate construction is operatively proximate the channel region. Methods are disclosed. |
| US09006058B1 |
Method for fabricating semiconductor device
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device is described. A semiconductor substrate is provided, wherein the substrate has a first area and a second area. A first gate structure and a second gate structure are formed over the substrate in the first area and the substrate in the second area, respectively. A first spacer is framed on the sidewall of each gate structure. At least one etching process including at least one wet etching process is performed. The first spacer is removed. A second spacer is formed on the sidewall of each gate structure. A mask layer is formed in the second area. Ion implantation is formed using the mask layer, the first gate structure and the second spacer as a mask to form S/D extensions in the substrate beside the first gate structure in the first area. The mask layer is then removed. |
| US09006057B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: forming a gate stack on a substrate; etching the substrate on both sides of the gate stack to form C-shaped source/drain grooves; and wet-etching the C-shaped source/drain grooves to form Σ-shaped source/drain grooves. With this method, it is possible to effectively increase stress applied to a channel region, to accurately control a depth of the source/drain grooves, and to reduce roughness of side walls and bottom portions of the grooves and thus reduce defects by etching the C-shaped source/drain grooves and then further wet-etching them to form the Σ-shaped source/drain grooves. |
| US09006056B2 |
Method for reducing interfacial layer thickness for high-k and metal gate stack
A method of performing an ultraviolet (UV) curing process on an interfacial layer over a semiconductor substrate, the method includes supplying a gas flow rate ranging from 10 standard cubic centimeters per minute (sccm) to 5 standard liters per minute (slm), wherein the gas comprises inert gas. The method further includes heating the interfacial layer at a temperature less than or equal to 700° C. Another method of performing an annealing process on an interfacial layer over a semiconductor substrate, the second method includes supplying a gas flow rate ranging from 10 sccm to 5 slm, wherein the gas comprises inert gas. The method further includes heating the interfacial layer at a temperature less than or equal to 600° C. |
| US09006055B2 |
High voltage FINFET structure
Methods for forming FIN-shaped field effect transistors (FINFETs) capable of withstanding high voltage applications and the resulting devices are disclosed. Embodiments include forming a source and a drain on a substrate, forming a thin body (FIN) on the substrate and connecting the source and the drain, forming a gate over top and side surfaces of a first part of the FIN, thereby defining a drain-side FIN region of the FIN between the gate and the drain, and forming a shielding region over top and side surfaces of a second part of the FIN in the drain-side FIN region. |
| US09006051B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing the same
An object is to improve water resistance and reliability of a semiconductor device by reducing the degree of peeling of a film. In a semiconductor device, a first inorganic insulating layer, a semiconductor element layer, a second inorganic insulating layer, an organic insulating layer, and a third inorganic insulating layer are sequentially stacked over a substrate. The second inorganic insulating layer is in contact with the first inorganic insulating layer in an opening portion provided in the semiconductor element layer. The third inorganic insulating layer is in contact with the second inorganic insulating layer in an opening portion provided in the organic insulating layer. In a region where the second inorganic insulating layer and the third inorganic insulating layer are in contact with each other, the second inorganic insulating layer has a plurality of irregularities or openings. |
| US09006050B2 |
Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
A first resist pattern is formed by exposure using a first multi-tone photomask, and a first conductive layer, a first insulating layer, a first semiconductor layer, and a second semiconductor layer are etched, so that an island-shaped single layer and an island-shaped stack are formed. Here, sidewalls are formed on side surfaces of the island-shaped single layer and the island-shaped stack. Further, a second resist pattern is formed by exposure using a second multi-tone photomask, and a second conductive layer and the second semiconductor layer are etched, so that a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode, and a connection terminal are formed. After that, a third resist pattern is formed by exposure from a rear side using metal layers of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer as masks, and the third insulating layer are etched, so that a protective insulating layer is formed. |
| US09006049B2 |
Fabricating photonics devices fully integrated into a CMOS manufacturing process
Disclosed are process enhancements to fully integrate the processing of a photonics device into a CMOS manufacturing process flow. A CMOS wafer may be divided into different portions. One of the portions is for the CMOS devices and one or more other portions are for the photonics devices. The photonics devices include a ridged waveguide and a germanium photodetector. The germanium photodetector may utilize a seeded crystallization from melt process so there is more flexibility in the processing of the germanium photodetector. |
| US09006048B2 |
Fabricating photonics devices fully integrated into a CMOS manufacturing process
Disclosed are process enhancements to fully integrate the processing of a photonics device into a CMOS manufacturing process flow. A CMOS wafer may be divided into different portions. One of the portions is for the CMOS devices and one or more other portions are for the photonics devices. The photonics devices include a ridged waveguide. One or more process steps may be performed simultaneously on the CMOS devices and the photonics devices. |
| US09006046B2 |
Deposition method and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
An object is to provide a deposition method in which a gallium oxide film is formed by a DC sputtering method. Another object is to provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using a gallium oxide film as an insulating layer such as a gate insulating layer of a transistor. An insulating film is formed by a DC sputtering method or a pulsed DC sputtering method, using an oxide target including gallium oxide (also referred to as GaOX). The oxide target includes GaOX, and X is less than 1.5, preferably more than or equal to 0.01 and less than or equal to 0.5, further preferably more than or equal to 0.1 and less than or equal to 0.2. The oxide target has conductivity, and sputtering is performed in an oxygen gas atmosphere or a mixed atmosphere of an oxygen gas and a rare gas such as argon. |
| US09006045B2 |
Transistor including a gate electrode extending all around one or more channel regions
A semiconductor structure comprises a substrate and a transistor. The transistor comprises a raised source region and a raised drain region provided above the substrate, one or more elongated semiconductor lines, a gate electrode and a gate insulation layer. The one or more elongated semiconductor lines are connected between the raised source region and the raised drain region, wherein a longitudinal direction of each of the one or more elongated semiconductor lines extends substantially along a horizontal direction that is perpendicular to a thickness direction of the substrate. Each of the elongated semiconductor lines comprises a channel region. The gate electrode extends all around each of the channel regions of the one or more elongated semiconductor lines. The gate insulation layer is provided between each of the one or more elongated semiconductor lines and the gate electrode. |
| US09006042B2 |
Functional thin film for touch screen and method for forming the same
Provided is a functional thin film forming method comprising: (a) forming a transparent semiconductor layer on a substrate; (b) adjusting a surface resistance of the transparent semiconductor layer by performing a n-type doping process on the transparent semiconductor layer formed in the step (a); and (c) forming an insulating protective film of SiOx on the transparent semiconductor layer of which the surface resistance is adjusted in the step (b), wherein the surface resistance of the transparent semiconductor layer is in a range of from 10 MΩ/□ to 100 MΩ/□. |
| US09006038B2 |
Selective leadframe planishing
A method for fabricating a leadframe strip is disclosed. A leadframe pattern is formed from flat sheet of base metal. Additional metal layers are plated on patterned tape of base metal and the leadframe surface is roughed. A first set of leadframe areas is planished. A second set of leadframe areas are offsetted and the tape is cut into strips. |
| US09006037B2 |
Methods of forming bump and semiconductor device with the same
Provided are methods of forming a bump and a semiconductor device with the same. The method may include providing a substrate with pads, forming a bump maker layer to cover the pads and include a resin and solder particles, thermally treating the bump maker layer to aggregate the solder particles onto the pads, removing the resin to expose the aggregated solder particles, forming a resin layer to cover the aggregated solder particles, and reflowing the aggregated solder particles to form bumps on the pads. |
| US09006036B2 |
Method of manufacturing semiconductor device
To provide a semiconductor device having an improved quality. The semiconductor device of the invention has a tape substrate having a semiconductor chip thereon, a plurality of land pads placed around the semiconductor chip, a plurality of wires for electrically coupling the electrode pad of the semiconductor chip to the land pad, and a plurality of terminal portions provided on the lower surface of the tape substrate. An average distance between local peaks of the surface roughness of a first region between the land pad of the tape substrate and the semiconductor chip is smaller than an average distance of local peaks of the surface roughness of a second region between the land pad of the tape substrate and the first region. |
| US09006032B2 |
Package on package structures and methods for forming the same
A method of forming a semiconductor device package includes removing a portion of a first connector and a molding compound surrounding the first connector to form an opening, wherein the first connector is part of a first package, and removing the portion of the first connector comprises forming a surface on the first connector which is at an angle with respect to a top surface of the molding compound. The method further includes placing a second connector in the opening, wherein the second connector is part of a second package having a semiconductor die. The method further includes bonding the second connector to a remaining portion of the first connector. |
| US09006029B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor devices
According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip having electrode pads formed on a first major surface and a bonding layer provided on a second major surface, and a substrate having the semiconductor chip mounted on the substrate. The manufacturing method can include applying a fillet-forming material to a portion contacting an outer edge of the second major surface of the semiconductor chip on a front face of the substrate. The method can include bonding the second major surface of the semiconductor chip to the substrate via the bonding layer. |
| US09006028B2 |
Methods for forming ceramic substrates with via studs
This document describes the fabrication and use of multilayer ceramic substrates, having one or more levels of internal thick film metal conductor patterns, wherein any or all of the metal vias intersecting one or both of the major surface planes of the substrates, extend out of the surface to be used for making flexible, temporary or permanent interconnections, to terminals of an electronic component. Such structures are useful for wafer probing, and for packaging, of semiconductor devices. |
| US09006027B2 |
Systems and methods for terminating junctions in wide bandgap semiconductor devices
An electrical device includes a blocking layer disposed on top of a substrate layer, wherein the blocking layer and the substrate layer each are wide bandgap semiconductors, and the blocking layer and the substrate layer form a buried junction in the electrical device. The device comprises a termination feature disposed at a surface of the blocking layer and a filled trench disposed proximate to the termination feature. The filled trench extends through the blocking layer to reach the substrate layer and is configured to direct an electrical potential associated with the buried junction toward the termination feature disposed near the surface of the blocking layer to terminate the buried junction. |
| US09006021B2 |
Amorphous silicon film formation method and amorphous silicon film formation apparatus
The amorphous silicon film formation method includes forming a seed layer on the surface of a base by heating the base and flowing aminosilane-based gas onto the heated base; and forming an amorphous silicon film on the seed layer by heating the base, supplying silane-based gas containing no amino group onto the seed layer on the surface of the heated base, and thermally decomposing the silane-based gas containing no amino group. |
| US09006016B2 |
Method and apparatus for fabricating piezoresistive polysilicon by low-temperature metal induced crystallization
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for fabricating piezoresistive polysilicon on a substrate by low-temperature metal induced crystallization by: (1) providing the substrate having a passivation layer; (2) performing, at or near room temperature in a chamber without breaking a vacuum or near-vacuum within the chamber, the steps of: (a) creating a metal layer on the passivation layer, and (b) creating an amorphous silicon layer on the metal layer, wherein the metal layer and the amorphous silicon layer have approximately the same thickness; (3) annealing the substrate, the passivation layer, the metal layer and the amorphous silicon layer at a temperature equal to or less than 600° C. and a period of time equal to or less than three hours to form a doped polysilicon layer below a residual metal layer; and (4) removing the residual metal layer to expose the doped polysilicon layer. |
| US09006013B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor light emitting device and semiconductor light emitting device wafer
According to one embodiment, a method is disclosed for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device. The method can include forming a nitride semiconductor layer including a light emitting layer on a first substrate having an unevenness, bonding the nitride layer to a second substrate, and separating the first substrate from the nitride layer by irradiating the nitride layer with light. The forming the nitride layer includes leaving a cavity in a space inside a depression of the unevenness while forming a thin film on the depression. The film includes a same material as part of the nitride layer. The separating includes causing the film to absorb part of the light so that intensity of the light applied to a portion of the nitride layer facing the depression is made lower than intensity of the light applied to a portion facing a protrusion of the unevenness. |
| US09006010B2 |
Radiation detectors and methods of fabricating radiation detectors
Radiation detectors and methods of fabricating radiation detectors are provided. One method includes mechanically polishing at least a first surface of a semiconductor wafer using a polishing sequence including a plurality of polishing steps, wherein a last polishing step of the polishing sequence includes polishing with a slurry having a grain size smaller than about 0.1 μm to create a polished first surface. The method also includes applying (i) an encapsulation layer on a top of the polished first surface to seal the polished first surface and (ii) a photoresist layer on top of the encapsulation layer on the polished first surface. The method further includes creating undercuts of the encapsulation layer under the photoresist layer. The method additionally includes partially etching the polished first surface of the semiconductor via the openings in the photoresist layer and in the encapsulation layer to partially etch the semiconductor creating etched regions. |
| US09006007B2 |
Method for producing an optoelectronic assembly and optoelectronic assembly
A method for producing an optoelectronic assembly (12) is provided, in which an optoelectronic component (16) is arranged on a carrier (14). Electrical terminals of the optoelectronic component (16) are electrically coupled to electrical contacts of the carrier (14) corresponding thereto. A dummy body (20) is arranged on a first side of the optoelectronic component (16) facing away from the carrier (14). A potting material (22) is arranged on the carrier (14), which potting material at least partially encloses the optoelectronic component (16) and at least partially encloses the dummy body (20). The dummy body (20) is removed, after the potting material (22) is dimensionally stable, whereby a recess (23) results, which is at least partially enclosed by the dimensionally stable potting material (22). An optically functional material (24) is decanted into the recess (23). |
| US09006004B2 |
Probing chips during package formation
A method includes bonding a first package component on a first surface of a second package component, and probing the first package component and the second package component from a second surface of the second package component. The step of probing is performed by probing through connectors on the second surface of the second package component. The connectors are coupled to the first package component. After the step of probing, a third package component is bonded on the first surface of the second package component. |
| US09006003B1 |
Method of detecting bitmap failure associated with physical coordinate
A method of detecting bitmap failure associated with physical coordinates is provided. In the method, data of wafer mapping inspection are obtained first, and the data include images of defects in each of layers within a wafer and a plurality of physical coordinates of the defects. Thereafter, a bitmap failure detection is performed to obtain digital coordinates of failure bits within the wafer. The digital coordinates are converted into a plurality of physical locations, and the physical locations are overlapped with the physical coordinates so as to rapidly obtain correlations between the failure bits and the defects. |
| US09005999B2 |
Temperature control of chemical mechanical polishing
Methods for chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) of semiconductor substrates, and more particularly to temperature control during such chemical mechanical polishing are provided. In one aspect, the method comprises polishing the substrate with a polishing surface during a polishing process to remove a portion of the conductive material, repeatedly monitoring a temperature of the polishing surface during the polishing process, and exposing the polishing surface to a rate quench process in response to the monitored temperature so as to achieve a target value for the monitored temperature during the polishing process. |
| US09005996B2 |
Method of isolating analytes from a sample
The current invention is a capture-particle comprising: a) a molecular sieve portion; and b) an analyte binding portion; wherein the molecular sieve portion, analyte binding portion or both further comprise a cross-linked region having modified porosity. Capture particles wherein the molecular sieve portion, analyte binding portion or both comprise pore dimensions sufficient to exclude molecules larger than about 60 kDa. These particles are useful in purification and diagnostic methods. Kits comprising the capture particles are also described. |
| US09005995B2 |
Self-assembled, micropatterned, and radio frequency (RF) shielded biocontainers and their uses for remote spatially controlled chemical delivery
The present invention relates to a nanoscale or microscale particle for encapsulation and delivery of materials or substances, including, but not limited to, cells, drugs, tissue, gels and polymers contained within the particle, with subsequent release of the therapeutic materials in situ, methods of fabricating the particle by folding a 2D precursor into the 3D particle, and the use of the particle in in-vivo or in-vitro applications. The particle can be in any polyhedral shape and its surfaces can have either no perforations or nano/microscale perforations. The particle is coated with a biocompatible metal, e g gold, or polymer e g parvlene, layer and the surfaces and hinges of the particle are made of any metal or polymer combinations. |
| US09005990B2 |
Method for purification of colistin and purified colistin components
The present invention concerns a method of purifying colistin using reverse phase chromatography, wherein loading a column with colistin base in acetic acid and high ethanol concentration and eluting with low ethanol concentration is performed. |
| US09005986B2 |
Method for rapidly measuring melatonin adulteration of Chinese patent medicine or healthcare food
A method for rapidly measuring melatonin adulteration of Chinese patent medicines and healthcare foods comprises: (1) extracting melatonin added to a Chinese patent medicine or healthcare food by using ethyl acetate; and (2) adding p-dimethylaminocinnamaldehyde to the extracted solution, and observing color. The method is rapid, simple and convenient, has strong specificity, high accuracy, reaction sensitivity, and a wide application range, and is applicable to on-site detection of melatonin adulteration of a Chinese patent medicine or healthcare food. |
| US09005985B2 |
Optical reporter compositions
This invention provides compositions that have a light emitting reporter linked to biomolecules, preferably, nucleotide oligomers. The light reporter particles are silylated and functionalized to produce a coated light reporter particle, prior to covalently linking the biomolecules to the light reporter particle. The light reporter particles of the invention can be excited by a light excitation source such as UV or IR light, and when the biomolecule is DNA, the attached DNA molecule(s) are detectable by amplification techniques such as PCR. |
| US09005982B2 |
Biomarkers associated with autoimmune diseases of the lung
The present disclosure is generally related to pulmonary autoantigens. The disclosure provides methods and kits for assessing whether a subject has or is predisposed to interstitial lung disease. Additionally the present disclosure provides methods of treatment and animal models of interstitial lung disease. |
| US09005981B2 |
Assays utilizing nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits
The present invention is in the field of identification and characterization of novel insecticidal target sites and, in particular, relates to host cells, assays and antibodies thereto. |
| US09005980B2 |
Traceability for automated staining system
A method including automatically displaying information obtained from a first identifier associated with a slide and a second identifier associated with a reagent cartridge. The method further including generating a staining log based on the information obtained from the first identifier and the second identifier. A further method includes displaying a location of a slide within a sample processing system and information obtained from a first identifier associated with the slide in a first table and displaying a location of a reagent cartridge within a sample processing system and information obtained from a second identifier associated with the reagent cartridge in a second table. The first table is then aligned with the second table. |
| US09005978B2 |
Detection of the integrity of a tight, closed, soft plastic pouch for receiving and protecting a product or a biopharmaceutical device
A pouch (2) includes: a first, inner, envelope (1) which is closed, delimiting a first space (6) forming a pouch stricto sensu (1) intended for receiving a biopharmaceutical product or device; a second, outer, envelope (8) which is closed, delimiting a second space (9) in which is located the first envelope/pouch stricto sensu (1); a spacer element (11); at least one tracer gas located in the first space (6) or in the intermediate space (14) at a partial pressure different from that of the intermediate space or of the first space; and at least one colorimetric detection layer (12), responding to the concentration of tracer gas which reaches it by changing from a first color to a second color, and being an integral part of a wall (3, 4) of the first envelope/defined pouch (1) and/or of a wall (13) of the second envelope and/or of the spacer element. |
| US09005977B2 |
Methods and compositions for limiting viability of a modified host cell outside of designated process conditions
The invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting proliferation of a modified host cell outside of a designated process condition. Compositions and methods for providing a host cell having reduced viability when exposed to natural conditions external to a controlled environment are disclosed. |
| US09005972B2 |
Inkjet printing of tissues and cells
Provided herein is an apparatus for printing cells which includes an electrospinning device and an inkjet printing device operatively associated therewith. Methods of making a biodegradable scaffold having cells seeded therein are also provided. Methods of forming microparticles containing one or more cells encapsulated by a substrate are also provided, as are methods of forming an array of said microparticles. |
| US09005971B2 |
Gas spargers and related container systems
A container system includes a bag having of one or more sheets of flexible polymeric material, the bag having an interior surface at least partially bounding a chamber that is adapted to hold a fluid. A sparger is secured to the interior surface of the bag so that a compartment is formed between the interior surface of the bag and the sparger. At least a portion of the sparger includes a sparging sheet formed from a flexible sheet of a gas permeable material. A tubular port or tube is coupled with the bag so that a passage bounded by the tubular port or tube communicates with the compartment. |
| US09005968B2 |
Induction of pluripotent cells
The slow kinetics and low efficiency of reprogramming methods to generate human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) impose major limitations on their utility in biomedical applications. Here we describe a chemical approach that dramatically improves (>200 fold) the efficiency of iPSC generation from human fibroblasts, within seven days of treatment. This will provide a basis for developing safer, more efficient, non-viral methods for reprogramming human somatic cells. |
| US09005966B2 |
Generation of pluripotent cells from fibroblasts
Provided are methods and compositions useful for producing and propagating stem cells from fibroblasts. |
| US09005965B2 |
Stem cells culture systems
Provided are systems and methods for providing human cell cultures. Further provided are cultures of feeder cells for use in stem cell technology, as well as cultures, culture systems and methods for maintenance and propagating of stem cells in an undifferentiated state as well as for the development of somatic cells cultures from stem cells, the somatic cell cultures being free of extraembryonic cells. |
| US09005960B2 |
Functionalized membrane for a chamber for encapsulating cells producing at least one substance of therapeutic interest and bioartificial organ comprising such a membrane
The present invention relates to a functionalized semi-permeable membrane composed of a porous biocompatible support pretreated so as to increase the surface energy thereof and characterized in that it includes at least two layers, each having a hydrophilic polymer and at least one biological active molecule, and to the use thereof in particular for producing a bioartificial organ. |
| US09005959B2 |
Bioreactor exhaust
An exhaust system suitable for high volume exhaust from flexible disposable bags is described that prevents nutrient media volume loss and prevents cross-contamination without using any filters. The invention described here allows the use of disposable two-dimensional bioreactors for the cultivation of bacterial and other organisms and cells require high aeration. |
| US09005957B2 |
Corynebacterium genus microorganism having ability to produce N-acetyl glucosamine and method for producing N-acetyl glucosamine or glucosamine using the same
The present invention relates to a microorganism of the Corynebacterium genus that produces N-acetyl glucosamine which retains the activity of 6-phophate acetyltransferase and a method for producing N-acetyl glucosamine or glucosamine using the same. |
| US09005951B2 |
Method and biochip for studying a chemical sample
A method for studying a biological sample in a biochip (“lab-on-a-chip”) is disclosed. In at least one embodiment of the method, a biological sample is introduced into the biochip, the sample is subjected to at least one preparation step and, at the end of a measurement cycle, the concentration of a particular analyte is measured. The concentration of a marker substance, which for example is a reaction substance involved in a preparation step, is furthermore measured. A corresponding biochip is further disclosed. |
| US09005950B2 |
Pectate lyase variants
The present invention relates to pectate lyase variants exhibiting alterations relative to a parent enzyme exhibiting pectate lyase activity as its major enzymatic activity; to a method of producing such enzymes; and to methods for using such enzymes in the textile, detergent and cellulose fiber processing industries. Compared to the parent enzyme, the pectate lyase variants of the present invention exhibit improved stability in detergents. |
| US09005945B2 |
Thymidine kinase
A polynucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a thymidine kinase wherein at least one of the nucleotides corresponding to the splice donor site nucleotides is replaced by another nucleotide and wherein the nucleotides of the splice acceptor sites are not altered. |
| US09005939B2 |
Protoilludene synthase
The present invention relates to an isolated, recombinant or synthetic polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide with protoilludene synthase activity and comprising a sequence selected from the group consisting of a) SEQ ID Nos. 1 or 14 of the attached sequence listing; b) a nucleic acid sequence complementary to SEQ ID Nos. 1 or 14; c) nucleic acid sequences which hybridize under stringent conditions to the nucleic acid sequences defined in a) and b) or their complementary strands, as well as to the polypeptide encoded by the isolated polynucleotide, as well as a method for the production of melleolides employing the polynucleotide or polypeptide of the invention. |
| US09005938B2 |
Aldolases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them
This invention relates to polypeptides having aldolase activity, including pyruvate activity such as, without limitation, HMG and/or KHG aldolase activity, polynucleotides encoding these polypeptides, and methods of making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. In some embodiments, the invention is directed to polypeptides having aldolase activity, including pyruvate activity such as, without limitation, HMG and/or KHG aldolase activity, including thermostable and thermotolerant activity, and polynucleotides encoding these enzymes, and making and using these polynucleotides and polypeptides. The polypeptides in accordance with the invention can be used in a variety of pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial contexts. In some embodiments, the invention provides polypeptides and biosynthetic pathways that are useful in the production of R-2-hydroxy 2-(indol-3ylmethyl)-4-keto glutaric acid (R-MP) and certain stereoisomers of monatin, such as R,R and S,R monatin, and salts thereof, as well as certain stereoisomers of monatin derivatives, such as the R,R and S,R configurations, and salts thereof. |
| US09005933B2 |
Helicase dependent isothermal amplification using nicking enzymes
The present invention relates to a method for amplifying a template nucleic acid, wherein the method comprises amplifying said template nucleic acid using the helicase dependent amplification (HDA) reaction in the presence of a nicking endonuclease, and wherein said template nucleic acid comprises a sequence recognized by said nicking endonuclease or a sequence recognized by said nicking endonuclease is introduced into the template nucleic acid during the HDA reaction. The invention further pertains to a kit for amplifying a nucleic acid, comprising a nicking endonuclease, a helicase and a DNA polymerase. |
| US09005930B2 |
Kits and methods for generating 5′ capped RNA
The present invention relates to kits and methods for efficiently generating 5′ capped RNA having a modified cap nucleotide and for use of such modified-nucleotide-capped RNA molecules. In particular, the present invention provides kits and methods for capping RNA using a modified cap nucleotide and a capping enzyme system, such as poxvirus capping enzyme. The present invention finds use for in vitro production of 5′-capped RNA having a modified cap nucleotide and for in vitro or in vivo production of polypeptides by in vitro or in vivo translation of such modified-nucleotide-capped RNA. The invention also provides methods and kits for capturing or isolating uncapped RNA comprising primary RNA transcripts or RNA having a 5′-diphosphate, and methods and kits for using a capping enzyme system and modified cap nucleotides for labeling uncapped RNA comprising primary RNA transcripts or RNA having a 5′-diphosphate with detectable dye or enzyme moieties. |
| US09005928B2 |
Cells and methods for producing rhamnolipids
The invention relates to cells and nucleic acids and also use thereof for producing rhamnolipids, and also methods for producing rhamnolipids. |
| US09005923B2 |
Use of Candida bombicola strains modified in their sophorolipid production
The present invention relates to yeast species which are normally capable of producing sophorolipids but which are modified in such way that they are incapable producing the latter compounds. These sophorolipid-negative strains surprisingly display equal growth characteristics and biomass formation as their wild type counterparts and are hence useful for the production of compounds such as recombinant proteins, glycolipids, polyhydroxyalkanoates and carotenoides. In addition, the present invention discloses two glucosyltransferase genes with key-functions in sophorolipid production. |
| US09005921B2 |
Polynucleotides encoding IL-31 monoclonal antibodies
The invention provides humanized mouse anti-human IL-31 antibodies and antibody fragments that are capable of binding IL-31 and thereby neutralizing, inhibiting, limiting, or reducing the proinflammatory or pro-pruritic effects of IL-31. |
| US09005920B2 |
Solution for cell-free protein synthesis, kit for cell-free protein synthesis, and method of protein synthesis
This invention enables synthesis of proteins that were difficult to synthesize via a conventional cell-free protein synthesis system and increases the amount of proteins synthesized. Cell-free protein synthesis is carried out in a solution for cell-free protein synthesis containing a certain compound, such as trimethylglycine, L-carnitine, or sarcosine. |
| US09005918B2 |
Algae bioreactor, system and process
The present disclosure provides an algae bioreactor and process. The algae bioreactor includes a container with an inlet and an outlet. An algae suspension present in the container interior moves from an inlet to an outlet along a flowpath. A light assembly, a liftwall, and a gas conduit are located in the container interior. The gas conduit extends along a length of the container and emits gas bubbles into the algae suspension. A diffuser is located on a bottom wall of the container, The flowpath, the liftwall, the gas conduit, and the diffuser produce an active flow of the algae from the container inlet to the container outlet. The container may be a deep-vessel container. |
| US09005913B2 |
Methods for detecting an endotoxin using a horseshoe crab clotting enzyme
Objects of the present invention are to provide a DNA fragment encoding a limulus-derived pro-clotting enzyme, a virus harboring the DNA fragment, a cell harboring the virus, a method of producing the pro-clotting enzyme by use of the cell, and means for assaying an endotoxin or (1→3)-β-D-glucan employing the enzyme, wherein these elements are capable of producing an endotoxin or (1→3)-β-D-glucan assay reagent of satisfactory quality, steadily, at low cost, and on a large scale. In the present invention, for example, a DNA fragment encoding a protein having an amino acid sequence defined by SEQ ID NO: 4 is selected as a nucleic acid fragment encoding a limulus-derived pro-clotting enzyme, and the corresponding recombinant pro-clotting enzyme. Use of the enzyme can provide a high-sensitivity method and kit for detecting (1→3)-β-D-glucan and an endotoxin, utilizing a cascade reaction system in a horseshoe crab lysate. |
| US09005907B2 |
Methods and compositions for typing molecular subgroups of medulloblastoma
Immunohistochemical methods and compositions for the typing of molecular subgroups of medulloblastomas are provided. The methods comprise determining a protein expression profile for a sample obtained from a medulloblastoma by detecting expression of GAB1, filamin A, or at least two biomarker proteins selected from the group consisting of β-catenin, YAP1, GAB1, and filamin A, and typing the medulloblastoma as a WNT pathway tumor, a SHH pathway tumor, or a non-WNT/non-SHH tumor based on this protein expression profile. Kits for typing a medulloblastoma according to these three molecular subgroups are provided. The kits comprise at least two antibodies, wherein each of said antibodies specifically binds to a distinct biomarker protein selected from the group consisting of β-catenin, YAP1, GAB1, and filamin A, and can optionally comprise one or more of instructions for use, reagents for detecting antibody binding to one or more of said biomarker proteins, and one or more positive control samples. |
| US09005905B2 |
Method of identifying transmembrane protein-interacting compounds
A method for screening compounds for their ability to interact with transmembrane proteins is provided. Also provided is a method for determining whether proteins such as transmembrane proteins are able to oligomerise. |
| US09005903B2 |
Immunomodulating compositions and methods of use thereof
The invention is directed to β1-6 glucans, compositions, diagnostic kits, and devices comprising the same, and methods of use thereof in modulating immune response and treating, delaying progression of, reducing the incidence or severity of cancer, infection, inflammation, and autoimmune diseases. The β1-6 glucans of certain embodiments of the invention are enriched for O-acetylated groups and/or conjugated to a solid support or linked to a targeting moiety. The β1-6 glucans of certain embodiments of the invention recruit immunoglobulin G antibodies to mediate complement and neutrophil killing. The conjugated β1-6 glucans of certain embodiments of the invention are targeted to cells to stimulate the immune response at the target location by activating complement-mediated lysis and recruitment of neutrophils. |
| US09005901B2 |
Assay with internal calibration
Provided herein are kits and methods for assays with internal calibration. |
| US09005898B2 |
Method for controlling hair growth, method for selecting or evaluating hair growth control agent, and hair growth suppression agent
The present invention provides a method for controlling hair growth, a method for selecting or evaluating a hair growth control agent, and a hair growth suppression agent. The present invention provides a method for selecting or evaluating a hair growth control agent, including the steps of administering a test substance to a cell capable of expressing DnaJC6; measuring the expression of DnaJC6 in the cell; and evaluating the controlling effect of the test substance on hair growth based on the expression. The present invention also provides a hair growth suppression agent containing funabarasou (Cynanchum atratum) or its extract as the active ingredient. |
| US09005891B2 |
Methods for depleting RNA from nucleic acid samples
The invention relates to methods of depleting RNA from a nucleic acid sample. The RNA may be any RNA, including, but not limited to, rRNA, tRNA, and mRNA. The method is useful for depleting RNA from a nucleic acid sample obtained from a fixed paraffin-embedded tissue (FPET) sample. The method may also be used to prepare cDNA, in particular, a cDNA library for further analysis or manipulation. |
| US09005890B1 |
Alloy nanoparticles for metal-enhanced luminescence
Metal enhanced luminescence using alloy nanoparticles offers additional degrees of freedom for tuning their optical properties by altering atomic composition and atomic arrangement when compared to pure metal nanoparticles such as gold and silver. Surface plasmon resonance wavelengths of silver-copper nanoparticles were tuned in the visible and near infrared region by changing annealing temperature. Strong emission enhancement of luminophores at the vicinity of the Ag—Cu nanoparticles was shown when the SPR spectrum was tuned to produce maximum spectral overlap. As the SPR spectrum can be easily tailored, this platform can be effectively used to enhance luminescence of different luminophores. |
| US09005883B2 |
Patterning process
The invention provides a patterning process comprises the steps of: (1) forming a positive chemically amplifying type photoresist film on a substrate to be processed followed by photo-exposure and development thereof by using an organic solvent to obtain a negatively developed pattern, (2) forming a silicon-containing film by applying a silicon-containing film composition comprising a solvent and a silicon-containing compound capable of becoming insoluble in a solvent by a heat, an acid, or both, (3) insolubilizing in a solvent the silicon-containing film in the vicinity of surface of the negatively developed pattern, (4) removing the non-insolubilized part of the silicon-containing film to obtain an insolubilized part as a silicon-containing film pattern, (5) etching the upper part of the silicon-containing film pattern thereby exposing the negatively developed pattern, (6) removing the negatively developed pattern, and (7) transferring the silicon-containing film pattern to the substrate to be processed. |
| US09005879B2 |
Method for manufacturing electrode for display apparatus, electrode for display apparatus manufactured using the same, and display apparatus including the same
A method for manufacturing an electrode for a display apparatus includes printing and drying a conductive paste on a substrate, and printing a glass paste on the dried conductive paste, followed by patterning. |
| US09005876B2 |
Positive photosensitive resin composition for spray coating and method for producing through electrode using the same
A method for producing a through electrode includes providing a semiconductor wafer having an integrated circuit provided on a surface of the semiconductor wafer and a hole provided in the semiconductor wafer along a thickness direction of the semiconductor wafer. At least a portion of a back surface of an electrode of the integrated circuit is exposed through the hole. A positive photosensitive resin composition is sprayed to form a coating film so that the coating film covers an inner surface of the hole. The positive photosensitive resin composition has a viscosity of 0.5 to 200 cP and includes an alkali-soluble resin, a compound which generates an acid when exposed to light, and a solvent. At least a portion of the coating film is exposed and developed to form a coating film pattern. |
| US09005873B2 |
Composition for forming resist underlayer film for EUV lithography
A method for producing a semiconductor device includes the steps of: applying a composition for forming a resist underlayer film for EUV lithography including a novolac resin containing a halogen atom onto a substrate having a film to be fabricated for forming a transferring pattern and baking the composition so as to form a resist underlayer film for EUV lithography; and applying a resist for EUV lithography onto the resist underlayer film for EUV lithography, irradiating, with EUV through a mask, the resist underlayer film for EUV lithography and a film of the resist for EUV lithography on the resist underlayer film, developing the film of the resist for EUV lithography, and transferring an image formed in the mask onto the substrate by dry etching so as to form an integrated circuit device. |
| US09005872B2 |
Resist composition and method of forming resist pattern
A resist composition including a base component (A) which exhibits changed solubility in a developing solution under action of acid, a basic-compound component (C) and an acid-generator component (B) which generates acid upon exposure, the component (B) including a compound represented by formula (b1), and the component (C) including at least one compound represented by formulas (c1) to (c3) (wherein Z1 represents a ring skeleton-containing hydrocarbon group, Q1 represents a divalent linking group containing oxygen, Y1 represents a fluorinated alkylene group, M+ represents an organic cation, R1 represents a fluorinated alkyl group or a hydrocarbon group, L1+ and L2+ represents a sulfonium or an iodonium, Z2 represents a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group, Y2 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group containing no fluorine, R2 represents an organic group, Y3 represents an alkylene group or an arylene group; and Rf represents a fluorine-containing hydrocarbon group). |
| US09005868B2 |
Process for producing toner for electrophotography
The present invention relates to a process for producing a toner for electrophotography which includes the step of fusing aggregated particles containing resin particles (A) and releasing agent particles in an aqueous mixed solution containing the aggregated particles and an anionic surfactant having a polyalkylene glycol moiety with an average molar number of addition of an alkylene oxide having 2 to 3 carbon atoms of from 5 to 100 after and/or while adjusting a pH value of the aqueous mixed solution to 2.0 to 6.0 as measured at 25° C., and a toner for electrophotography obtained by the process. |
| US09005865B2 |
Toner
A toner containing toner particles, each of which contains a binder resin and a colorant, and silica particles, wherein the silica particles have a volume average particle diameter (Dv) of 70 nm or more and 500 nm or less, the variation coefficient of diameters of the silica particles, based on volume distribution thereof, is 23% or less, and wherein when the silica particles are heated from 105° C. to 200° C., the ratio of mass decrease is 0.60% or less. |
| US09005863B2 |
Electrostatic charge image developing toner, electrostatic charge image developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method
An electrostatic charge image developing toner includes toner particles having a core that includes a block copolymer of a crystalline polyester block and an amorphous polyester block, and a shell that covers the core and includes an amorphous polyester resin having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond, and of which a surface layer part includes a crosslinked product of the amorphous polyester resin having an ethylenically unsaturated double bond. |
| US09005861B2 |
Electrostatic latent image developer, developing apparatus, image forming apparatus and image forming method
An electrostatic latent image developer contains: an electrostatic-latent-image-developing toner that has toner particles formed by aggregating and fusing particles of a polyester resin, particles of a styrene resin and particles of a coloring agent in a starting material dispersion liquid of those particles dispersed in an aqueous solvent; and a carrier having a core particle and a resin coating layer to coat the surface of the core particle, wherein the ratio of the exposed area of the core particle to the surface of the carrier is about 7% or less. |
| US09005859B2 |
Colorless transparent toner, toner set, development agent, image forming apparatus, and printed matter
A colorless transparent toner containing a crystalline resin having a urethane bond and/or a urea bond. |
| US09005855B2 |
Electrophotographic photoreceptor, process cartridge, and image forming apparatus
Provided is an electrophotographic photoreceptor including a conductive substrate; a charge generating layer provided on the conductive substrate; a charge transporting layer provided on the charge generating layer; and an outermost surface layer provided on the charge transporting layer, wherein the charge transporting layer includes a charge transporting material and a polycarbonate copolymer having a solubility parameter as calculated by a Feders method of from 11.40 to 11.75, and the outermost surface layer includes a charge transporting material, fluorine-containing resin particles, and a fluorine-containing dispersant. |
| US09005853B2 |
Photosensitive resin composition, photosensitive film, rib pattern formation method, hollow structure and formation method for same, and electronic component
Provided are a photosensitive resin composition which is excellent in a moisture and heat resistance and provides a cured product thereof with a high elastic modulus at high temperature and which is excellent as well in a hollow structure holding property and a photosensitive film prepared by using the same, a forming method for a rib pattern, a hollow structure and a forming method for the same and an electronic component. In an electronic component having a hollow structure, a photosensitive resin composition is used as a rib material or a cover material for forming the hollow structure described above, and it is characterized by using a photosensitive resin composition containing (A) a photopolymerizable compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated group and (B) a photopolymerization initiator and a photosensitive film obtained from the above photosensitive resin composition. Used as the component (A) are acrylate compounds or methacrylate compounds, to be specific, an acrylate compound or a methacrylate compound having an amide group and an acrylate compound or a methacrylate compound containing a urethane bond. |
| US09005852B2 |
Technique for repairing a reflective photo-mask
During a calculation technique, a modification to a reflective photo-mask is calculated. In particular, using information specifying a defect associated with a location on a top surface of the reflective photo-mask, the modification to the reflective photo-mask is calculated. For example, the calculation may involve an inverse optical calculation in which a difference between a pattern associated with the reflective photo-mask at an image plane in a photo-lithographic process and a reference pattern at the image plane in the photo-lithographic process is used to calculate the modification at an object plane in the photo-lithographic process. Note that the modification includes a material added to the top surface of the reflective photo-mask using an additive fabrication process. Moreover, the modification is proximate to the location. |
| US09005846B2 |
Substrate made of porous metal or metal alloy, preparation method thereof, and HTE or SOFC cells with a metal support comprising this substrate
A partly oxidized substrate is disclosed. According to one aspect, the substrate is formed by subjecting a substrate made of a porous metal or metal alloy including particles of at least one metal or metal alloy bound by sintering. The substrate includes a first main surface and a second main surface. The porosity of the substrate gradually changes from the first main surface to the second main surface. The substrate is partially oxidized by an oxidizing gas such as oxygen and/or air. A method for preparing the substrate and high temperature electrolyzer (THE) cell including the substrate are also disclosed. |
| US09005843B2 |
Polymer electrolyte composition
A polymer electrolyte composition of a sulfonated block copolymer (A) having a hydrophilic segment with a sulfonic acid group and a hydrophobic segment with no sulfonic acid group, each segment having an aromatic ring is its main chain, and an aromatic polymer (B) having no sulfonic acid group with a structural unit that is identical to the structural unit contained in the hydrophobic segment of the sulfonated block copolymer is provided. The ion-exchange capacity of the composition can be in a range of 0.5 mmol/g to 2.9 mmol/g. Electrolyte membranes, membrane/electrolyte assemblies, and electrolyte fuel cells utilizing the polymer electrolyte composition are also provide. |
| US09005838B2 |
Fuel cell stack
A fuel cell stack is provided in which a plurality of single cells each including a membrane electrode assembly are stacked in a stacking direction. The fuel cell stack includes a plurality of electrical insulation members each connected to an outer peripheral portion of a corresponding one of the membrane electrode assemblies. The fuel cell stack further includes a first displacement absorbing member disposed between each insulation member and an adjacent insulation member. |
| US09005830B2 |
Freeze start operation in a fuel cell with a blocked anode cell
Methods for starting a fuel cell system are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes providing hydrogen to an inlet of an anode of the fuel cell pressurizing the anode to a pressure; determining whether a blocked cell condition exists; if a blocked cell condition exists, if no blocked cell condition exists, initiating a normal start sequence, alternately reducing the pressure of the anode and increasing the pressure of the anode until an exit condition exists, the exit condition selected from a voltage of the fuel cell being stable, or a temperature of the fuel cell being greater than about 0° C., or both, and when the exit condition exists, initiating the normal start sequence. |
| US09005829B2 |
Hydrogen generation apparatus, fuel cell system including the same, and method of operating hydrogen generation apparatus
A hydrogen generation apparatus including: a first desulfurizer; a second desulfurizer; a reformer to generate a hydrogen-containing reformed gas from a raw material gas from which sulfur has been removed by at least one of the first desulfurizer and the second desulfurizer; and a recycle passage through which a part of the reformed gas generated by the reformer is mixed into the raw material gas to be supplied to the second desulfurizer. After installation or maintenance of the hydrogen generation apparatus, the raw material gas is supplied to the reformer through the first desulfurizer until a catalyst in the second desulfurizer is activated by a mixed gas of the reformed gas supplied through the recycle passage and the raw material gas, and after the catalyst in the second desulfurizer is activated, the raw material gas is supplied to the reformer through the second desulfurizer. |
| US09005828B2 |
Redox fuel cells with a catholyte solution containing a polyoxometallate
This invention provides a redox fuel cell comprising an anode and a cathode separated by an ion selective polymer electrolyte membrane; means for supplying a fuel to the anode region of the cell; means for supplying an oxidant to the cathode region of the cell; means for providing an electrical circuit between the anode and the cathode; a non-volatile catholyte solution flowing fluid communication with the cathode, the catholyte solution comprising a polyoxometallate redox couple being at least partially reduced at the cathode in operation of the cell, and at least partially re-generated by reaction with the oxidant after such reduction at the cathode, the catholyte solution comprising at least about 0.075M of the said polyoxometallate. |
| US09005827B2 |
Process for operating a high temperature fuel cell stack
Process for operating a high temperature fuel cell stack by the steps of: connecting the fuel cell stack in parallel to a power supply unit at a predefined temperature and/or voltage of the fuel cell stack, applying a voltage from the power supply unit of between 700 to 1500 mV per fuel cell across the fuel cell stack irrespective of the electro-motive force of the fuel cell stack, heating up the fuel cell stack from the predefined temperature to operation temperature while maintaining the voltage per fuel cell the power supply unit, maintaining the fuel cell stack at or above a predetermined operation temperature and/or above a predetermined voltage until the fuel cell stack is to be put into operation, supplying fuel to the fuel cell stack, and disconnecting the power supply unit followed by connecting a power-requiring load to the fuel cell stack. |
| US09005826B2 |
Electrochemical battery
A battery has a cathode and an anode, between which a solid electrolyte is disposed. The battery has a process gas feed on the cathode side. The battery is characterized in that an electrically conductive supporting body is disposed on the cathode surface. At least one chamber connected to the anode has a porous, oxidizable material and a redox pair that is gaseous at an operating temperature of the battery. |
| US09005818B2 |
Negative electrode active material and lithium battery including the same
A negative electrode active material including mesoporous silica having mesopores filled with a metal and a lithium battery including the same. |
| US09005817B2 |
Electrode for lithium battery comprising solid electrolyte nanoparticles and lithium battery
A lithium battery electrode body includes: a collector electrode; and an electrode mixture layer in which a plurality of first particles including electrode active material and a plurality of second particles including solid electrolyte are mixed, wherein the electrode mixture layer is provided on one of sides of the collector electrode, and an average particle size of the plurality of second particles is smaller than an average particle size of the plurality of first particles. |
| US09005811B2 |
Phase separated silicon—tin composite as negative electrode material for lithium-ion and lithium sulfur batteries
A composite of silicon and tin is prepared as a negative electrode composition with increased lithium insertion capacity and durability for use with a metal current collector in cells of a lithium-ion battery or a lithium-sulfur battery. This negative electrode material is formed such that the silicon is present as a distinct amorphous phase in a matrix phase of crystalline tin. While the tin phase provides electron conductivity, both phases accommodate the insertion and extraction of lithium in the operation of the cell and both phases interact in minimizing mechanical damage to the material as the cell experiences repeated charge and discharge cycles. In general, roughly equal atomic proportions of the tin and silicon are used in forming the phase separated composite electrode material. |
| US09005810B2 |
Cathode active material, cathode and non-aqueous secondary battery
A cathode active material having a composition represented by the following formula (1) LiMn1−xMxP1−ySiyO4 (1) wherein M is at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Sn, Y and Al; x is within a range of 0 |
| US09005807B2 |
Current collector for bipolar secondary battery
A bipolar secondary battery current collector is a bipolar secondary battery current collector having electrical conductivity. The current collector has an expansion section that expands in a thickness direction of the current collector at a temperature equal to or higher than a prescribed temperature. |
| US09005806B2 |
Nano-structured lithium-sulfur battery and method of making same
An apparatus includes a first conductive substrate (e.g., a metal foil) having a first surface; a plurality of conductive stalks (e.g., carbon nano-tubes) extending from the first surface; an electrically insulating coating (e.g., sulfur) about the carbon stalks; a second conductive substrate (e.g., a lithium oxide foil); and an electrolyte (e.g., a polymer electrolyte) disposed between the first surface of the first conductive substrate and the second conductive substrate. In various embodiments: the sulfur is disposed at a thickness of about 3 nanometers+/−1 nanometer; the stalks are at a density such that a gap between them as is between 2 and 200 diameters of an ion transported through the electrolyte; and there is a separator layer within the electrolyte having a porosity amenable to passage by such ions. Also detailed is a method for making the foil with the coated carbon nano-tubes. |
| US09005800B2 |
Battery module
The described technology relates generally to a high capacity battery module. The battery module according to an exemplary embodiment includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries configured to comprise electrode terminals externally protruded and identification units disposed on the peripheries of the electrode terminals, a bus bar configured to electrically connect the electrode terminals of the plurality of neighboring rechargeable batteries, and a protection member disposed between the plurality of rechargeable batteries and the bus bars. |
| US09005799B2 |
Battery module and methods for bonding cell terminals of battery cells together
A battery module and methods for bonding cell terminals of battery cells together are provided. The battery module includes a first battery cell having a first cell terminal, and a second battery cell having a second cell terminal. The battery module further includes an exothermal reactive layer having first and second sides. The first and second sides are disposed adjacent to the first and second cell terminals, respectively. The exothermal reactive layer is configured to ignite to form a bonding joint between the first and second cell terminals in response to a laser beam contacting at least a portion of the exothermal reactive layer. |
| US09005798B2 |
Battery pack
A battery pack having lead wires connected to a plurality of unit batteries which are distributed to prevent malfunction of the batteries due to contact between the unit batteries and the lead wires. The lead wires are distributed within the minimum distances to facilitate a wire distributing process and reduce manufacturing costs. The battery pack includes unit batteries, a spacer disposed between the unit batteries, a protective circuit module connected to the unit batteries through lead wires, and a holder surrounding the unit batteries and having paths through with the lead wires pass, respectively. |
| US09005796B2 |
Power storage unit having reinforcing members in a direction crossing the transverse direction
A power storage unit includes a battery module housed in a battery case. The battery module has, as components, a plurality of battery cells stacked and arranged in a direction (direction Y) crossing a transverse direction. Reinforcing members arranged at a predetermined spacing are provided between the battery cells. The power storage unit of this structure can prevent damage to the power storage unit disposed between seats adjacent to each other in the transverse direction, when frame members provided in the seats are moved in the transverse direction in the event of a crash of a moving conveyance. |
| US09005795B2 |
Separator having porous coating layer, manufacturing method of the same, and electrochemical device having the same
A separator includes a planar non-woven fabric substrate having a plurality of pores, and a porous coating layer provided on at least one surface of the non-woven fabric substrate and made of a mixture of a plurality of inorganic particles and a binder polymer, wherein the non-woven fabric substrate is made of superfine fibers having an average thickness of 0.5 to 10 μm, and wherein, among the pores in the non-woven fabric substrate, pores having a wide diameter of 0.1 to 70 μm are 50% or above of the entire pores. The above separator having the porous coating layer may generate the generation of leak current without increasing a loading weight of the porous coating layer since the non-woven fabric substrate having a controlled pore side by using superfine fibers of a predetermined thickness is used. |
| US09005792B2 |
Locking mechanism
The invention relates to a locking system for locking a lid of a portable electronic device, comprising at least a latch, a detent and a first return member. The latch has at least a first position of the latch and a second position of the latch, wherein the latch is connected to the lid in the first position of the latch, and the latch is disconnected from the lid in the second position of the latch. The detent has at least a first position of the detent and a second position of the detent, and the detent is adjusted to detain the latch in the second position of the latch. The first return member is adjusted to move the latch from the second position of the latch to the first position of the latch. |
| US09005791B2 |
Rotary jig of battery cell and process of welding for battery cell using the same
Disclosed herein is a rotary jig for battery cells to successively manufacture battery cells having different sizes including a main body configured to have a hexahedral structure having a rotary rod mounted at a lower end thereof, the main body being provided at sides thereof with mounting frames having sizes corresponding to sizes of battery cells so that the battery cells can be uprightly mounted in the mounting frames in a state in which electrode terminals of the battery cells are exposed upward, a die disposed at a lower end of the main body, the die connected to the rotary rod so that the die can be rotated manually or by a rotary motor, and support members formed at the die to support the mounting frames of the main body and the battery cells mounted in the mounting frames, wherein the rotary rod is rotated so that resistance welding is performed with respect to a portion of one of battery cells to be welded using a welding rod located above the battery cell in a state in which the battery cells are mounted to the corresponding sides of the main body. |
| US09005790B2 |
Battery module
A battery module includes a plurality of rechargeable batteries, and a module case housing the plurality of rechargeable batteries, wherein at least one part of one side of the module case includes reinforcing fiber. Accordingly, the strength of the module case is improved. |
| US09005788B2 |
Management scheme for multiple battery cells
A series-parallel battery system with a buffer resistor coupled to each junction of batteries or battery cells. Buffer resistors on the same row are coupled to a measurement node. Terminals of the battery system and the measurement nodes are treated as measurement points that are coupled to a conventional battery management unit. The buffer resistors provide a means for limiting in-rush current and a means for maintaining voltage balance across the row of batteries in the parallel columns of batteries. A control unit in series with each series of batteries monitors current in the series and comprises a switch to deactivate the column when the current exceeds a set of predetermined current levels. |
| US09005785B2 |
Open-loop system and method for fuel cell stack start-up with low-voltage source
A fuel cell system is provided that includes a fuel cell stack and an air compressor in communication with a cathode inlet, a hydrogen source in communication with an anode inlet, and a start-up battery adapted to power the air compressor. The start-up battery is at least one of a low-voltage battery and a high-voltage battery. A power conversion module is in electrical communication with the start-up battery and the air compressor. The power conversion module is adapted to boost a voltage of the start-up battery as desired and power the air compressor at start-up. A controller is in communication with the power conversion module and is adapted to set an air compressor speed based on an available electrical energy. An open-loop method of operating the fuel cell system at start-up is also provided, wherein an anode purge is scheduled based on the available electrical energy from the battery. |
| US09005784B2 |
Device for electric power supply of a portable lamp
This device comprises an enclosure and electric connections for connection, in a power supply circuit, with either one of two interchangeable electric power sources, as required. The enclosure delineates a housing accommodating either two primary cells together or a storage battery. A contact for connecting a terminal of one of the primary cells to a terminal of the other primary cell comprises a clamp that is deformable between a first configuration in which each one of two facing branches of the contact is positioned to connect one of said terminals by penetrating into an accommodating volume for accommodating the storage battery, and a second configuration in which the two branches are placed outside said accommodating volume which is left free. |
| US09005783B2 |
Pouch-type rechargeable battery with polarized body and cover
A secondary battery comprises an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode, a separator for insulating the first electrode and the second electrode from each other, a first electrode tab extending from the first electrode, a second electrode tab extending from the second electrode, and a pouch including a body and a cover. The body includes a receiving part for accommodating the electrode assembly, and a body sealing part extending from the receiving part. The cover includes a covering part corresponding to the receiving part of the body, and a cover sealing part corresponding to the body sealing part. At least two insulation layers and a conductive are provided at the body and the cover, respectively. The first electrode tab and the second electrode tab are electrically connected to the conductive layers of the body and the cover, respectively. |
| US09005780B2 |
Rare earth magnet, method for producing same and method for producing multilayer body
The present invention aims to provide a rare earth magnet having sufficiently excellent anticorrosion property. The rare earth magnet 1 according to the present invention to solve the above problems includes a magnet body 10 containing rare earth elements, a substantial amorphous layer 20 formed on a surface of the magnet body 10, and a protecting layer 30 on a surface of the amorphous layer 20, and the amorphous layer 20 contains material identical to main component elements of magnet material contained in the magnet body 10. |
| US09005778B2 |
Organic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same
There is provided a novel organic compound suitably used for a blue light-emitting device and an organic light-emitting device including the novel organic compound. The organic compound is an acephenanthryleno[4,5-k]benzo[e]acephenanthrylene derivative. |
| US09005776B2 |
Compound having benzotriazole ring structure and organic electroluminescent element
A compound having a benzotriazole ring structure and a formula (1): wherein Ar is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic hydrocarbon group, aromatic heterocyclic group, or condensed polycyclic aromatic group; A and B are the same as or different from each other and each represent a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group of formula (2), provided that A and B are not simultaneously hydrogen atoms: wherein R1 to R8 are the same as or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom, a cyano group, a trifluoromethyl group, a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, aromatic hydrocarbon group, a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic heterocyclic group, or condensed polycyclic aromatic group; m is an integer of 0, 1 or 2; X represents a carbon atom or a nitrogen atom; when X is a nitrogen atom, the nitrogen atom does not have substituents or bonding groups of R1, R2, R3 and R4; and when m is 2, a plurality of R1, R2, R3, R4 and X each are the same or different. |
| US09005774B2 |
Organic light emitting diode device
In one aspect, an organic light emitting diode device that includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, an emission layer interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and an auxiliary layer interposed between either one of the first electrode and the second electrode and the emission layer, wherein the auxiliary layer includes a substituted or unsubstituted pyrene-based compound having at least one appended phenyl group is provided. |
| US09005767B2 |
Corrosion resistant metal products
A billet includes a solid steel body and an alloy cladding. The cladding may include a square tube in which the body is inserted with an interface at which the cladding becomes bonded to the body when the billet is heated and rolled or otherwise worked into a ferrous product. At least one element composed of a mass of finely divided scavenging aluminum, titanium or magnesium, is placed in the tube adjacent the body and separate from the interface. The elements are advantageously compressed into briquettes which scavenge oxygen from residual air at the interface to prevent oxidation of the cladding at the interface. The tube may be closed to prevent gases outside the billet from penetrating to the interface. Alternatively, reliance may be placed on the briquettes to scavenge oxygen from the residual air and also from atmospheric air and furnace gases before they can penetrate to the interface. |
| US09005764B2 |
Windowpane for combustion apparatuses
Provided is a windowpane for a combustion apparatus in which a light-blocking layer containing an inorganic pigment powder and a glass powder is formed on a surface of a transparent crystallized glass plate and the light-blocking layer can sufficiently hide an adhesive, a gasket or the like used to fix the windowpane to the body of the combustion apparatus and which can reduce the occurrence of cracks due to heat in the light-blocking layer. A windowpane for a combustion apparatus in which a light-blocking layer containing an inorganic pigment powder and a glass powder is formed on a surface of a transparent crystallized glass plate, wherein the light-blocking layer contains 30 to 50% by mass of the inorganic pigment powder and 50 to 70% by mass of the glass powder and has a thickness of 1 to 10 μm and the inorganic pigment powder has an average particle size of 0.8 μm or less. |
| US09005761B2 |
Halogen-free resin composition and its application for copper clad laminate and printed circuit board
A halogen-free resin composition includes (A) 100 parts by weight of epoxy resin; (B) 1 to 100 parts by weight of benzoxazine resin per 100 parts by weight of (A); (C) 1 to 100 parts by weight of styrene-maleic anhydride per 100 parts by weight of (A); (D) 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of amine curing agent per 100 parts by weight of (A); and (E) 5 to 150 parts by weight of halogen-free flame retardant per 100 parts by weight of (A). The composition obtains properties of low dielectric constant, low dissipation factor, high heat resistance and flame retardancy by specific composition and ratio. Thus, a prepreg or a resin film, which can be applied to a copper clad laminate and a printed circuit board, is formed. |
| US09005755B2 |
CNS-infused carbon nanomaterials and process therefor
A composition includes a carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn or sheet and a plurality of carbon nanostructures (CNSs) infused to a surface of the CNT yarn or sheet, wherein the CNSs are disposed substantially radially from the surface of the CNT yarn or outwardly from the sheet. Such compositions can be used in various combinations in composite articles. |
| US09005752B2 |
Drawn poly(ethyleneterephthalate) fiber, poly(ethyleneterephthalate) tire-cord, their preparation method and tire comprising the same
The present invention relates to a drawn PET fiber which has good dimensional stability and can be applied to a cap ply cord for a pneumatic tire, a PET tire cord, their preparation methods, and a tire including the same. |
| US09005744B2 |
Conductive micro-wire structure
A conductive micro-wire structure includes a substrate. A plurality of spaced-apart electrically connected micro-wires is formed on or in the substrate forming the conductive micro-wire structure. The conductive micro-wire structure has a transparency of less than 75% and greater than 0%. |
| US09005743B2 |
Polarizing plate, method for producing same and image display device comprising same
The present invention relates to a polarizing plate, a method for producing the same, and an image display device comprising the same, and more specifically to a polarizing plate which is characterized by comprising: a) a polarizer, b) a hardening resin layer which is provided on at least one side of the polarizer and formed from a photocurable composition comprising: 4 to 95 parts by weight of (A) a photocurable acrylic polymer, 4 to 95 parts by weight of (B) a poly-functional acrylic monomer, and 1 to 20 parts by weight of (C) a photo-polymerization initiator, based on 100 parts by weight of the photocurable composition, a method for manufacturing the same, and an image display device using the same. According to the present invention, a polarizing plate, which exhibits excellent polarizing properties and durability, has high surface hardness, and may be formed as a thin plate, may be provided. |
| US09005742B2 |
Label for removable attachment to an article
A label for removable application to an article such as a beverage bottle includes a backing layer (2) comprising a laminate of a bi-axially oriented polyester such as PET (12) and a bi-axially oriented polypropylene (14). The polyester film (12) has a lower coefficient of thermal expansion than the polypropylene film (14). Consequently, when the label is heated, it will tend to curl and this effect can be used to assist in the removal of the label from the article in a hot washing bath during recycling of the article. |
| US09005740B2 |
Resin composition for optical waveguide, dry film, optical waveguide, and photoelectric composite wiring board using same
Provided are a resin composition which offers both high transparency and a low linear expansion coefficient and can be used as a material for a dry film, and also a dry film obtained from this composition, an optical waveguide, and a photoelectric composite wiring board. The resin composition for an optical waveguide includes: (A) an epoxy resin constituted by a solid epoxy resin with one or less hydroxyl group in a molecule, and a liquid epoxy resin with one or less hydroxyl group in a molecule; (B) a curing agent with one or less hydroxyl group in a molecule; and (C) a nanosize silica sol, and contains no compound including two or more hydroxyl groups in a molecule as a resin component. |
| US09005737B2 |
Coated articles and methods of making same
A coated substrate. The coated substrate includes a unitary substrate having a major surface. A first coating is applied to a first surface segment of the major surface. A second coating applied to a second surface segment of the major surface. The first coating is different than the second coating. |
| US09005730B2 |
Aircraft interior panels and methods of panel fabrication
A multifunctional fully integral panel system design, a unique material configuration, and a process for fabricating a net shape (or nearly net shape) panel in one production cycle. The panel may comprise a base facing with an outer perimeter, a decorative film applied to the exterior of the base facing, an aft facing having an outer perimeter fused to the base facing, and a reinforcement core disposed between the unfused portions of the base and aft facings, which reinforcement core also acts as acoustic insulation (i.e., a noise attenuator). Alternatively or additionally, a foam core or blanket having thermal and/or acoustic insulation properties is attached to the external surface of the aft facing. The fabrication process involves the application of different heat treatments to panel components having different forming temperature or rubbery/elastic plateaus. |
| US09005729B2 |
Thick, printable labels suitable for use in a thermal transfer printer
Thick, compressible, multilayer labels with the appearance and feel of hard plastic identification shields comprise: A. A printable film having first and second opposing facial surfaces; B. A first adhesive having first and second opposing facial surfaces, the first facial surface of the adhesive in intimate contact with the second facial surface of the film; and C. Foam having first and second opposing facial surfaces, the first facial surface of the foam in intimate contact with the second facial surface of the first adhesive. In certain embodiments of the invention, the labels include one or more of a printable coating on the first facial surface of the film, a second adhesive in intimate contact with the second facial surface of the foam, and a release liner in contact with the second adhesive. |
| US09005728B2 |
Disposable absorbent pad
A disposable absorbent pad has an absorbent structure configured to absorb fluid. The disposable absorbent pad is adapted to provide a shear strength between the pad and the substrate when the pad is adhered to the substrate between about 1,500 grams per square inch and about 3,500 grams per square inch. |
| US09005726B2 |
Recording medium for ink jet ink, ink jet printed material, and method for producing the same
The present invention provides a recording medium for an ink jet ink, which is capable of printing directly with an ink jet ink without a surface treatment step necessary for use of an ordinal plastic film as a substrate and which causes no problem of peeling or the like after printing, and also provides a printed material produced by ink jet printing on the recording medium and a production method therefor. Specifically, printing is performed with various ink jet inks on a layer (A) of a single-layer or multi-layer film (I) used as a recording medium, the layer (A) containing a cyclic polyolefin resin or an acid-modified polyolefin resin. |
| US09005724B2 |
Ink-printable compositions
A composition includes a mixture of a first polymer and a second polymer. The first polymer is selected from the group consisting of a polymer including ethylene residues and vinyl alcohol residues and a polymer including vinyl alcohol residues. The second polymer includes ethylene residues, vinyl acetate residues and maleic anhydride residues. An amount of the first polymer in the mixture is about 50% to about 95% by weight. An ink-printable composition includes the above composition as an ink-receiving material. |
| US09005723B2 |
Fiber for synthetic grass field
A filament for use in an artificial grass field, wherein the filament has a front and a back surface and at least one of the front surface and back surface includes a plurality of adjacent concave indentations extending generally from a first end to a second end. |
| US09005720B2 |
Liquid-crystal display
Disclosed are liquid-crystal (LC) media for use in LC displays of the PS (polymer stabilized) or PSA (polymer sustained alignment) type which contain a liquid-crystal (LC) mixture that contains one or more compounds of formula I |
| US09005718B2 |
Process for depositing films simultaneously onto both sides of a substrate
A process for the simultaneous deposition of films onto both sides of a substrate (2), which comprises in particular introducing a substrate (2) into a reaction chamber (106, 206) or making said substrate run therethrough, in which chamber at least two electrodes (110, 210) are placed. At least one dielectric barrier (14, 114) is placed between these at least two electrodes (110, 210). An adjustable inductor (L) is placed in the secondary circuit of the transformer in parallel with the circuit comprising the at least two electrodes. A high-frequency electrical voltage is generated, said voltage being such that it generates a filamentary plasma (112, 212) on each side of the substrate between the at least two electrodes (110, 210). |
| US09005713B2 |
Oxide coating foundation for promoting TBC adherence
A process for improving the adherence of a thermal barrier coating to a substrate includes the steps of providing a substrate, depositing a masking layer of aluminum, an aluminum alloy, or titanium alloy, or titanium on a surface of the substrate, depositing a non-thermally grown oxide layer of alumina or titania on the masking layer, and depositing a thermal barrier coating on the oxide layer. |
| US09005708B2 |
Undercoat composition for ink jet printing
An ink jettable underprint composition includes a reversible polymer material, which can reversibly transition between a liquid state and a solid state by reversible cycloaddition reactions, wherein upon cooling, the reversible polymer material transitions from a liquid state to a solid state by reversible cycloaddition reactions within a time period of less than about 10 seconds. |
| US09005705B2 |
Method for the production of a substrate having a coating comprising copper, and coated substrate and device prepared by this method
A method for producing a substrate with a copper or a copper-containing coating is disclosed. The method comprises a first step wherein a first precursor, a second precursor and a substrate are provided. The first precursor is a copper complex that contains no fluorine and the second precursor is selected from a ruthenium complex, a nickel complex, a palladium complex or mixtures thereof. In the second step, a layer is deposited at least on partial regions of a surface of the substrate by using the first precursor and the second precursor by means of atomic layer deposition (ALD). The molar ratio of the first precursor:second precursor used for the ALD extends from 90:10 to 99.99:0.01. The obtained layer contains copper and at least one of ruthenium, nickel and palladium. Finally, a reduction is performed step in which a reducing agent acts on the substrate obtained after depositing the copper-containing layer. |
| US09005688B2 |
Thermally stable high impact flavoring particles
The present invention relates to inclusion products containing or consisting of one or a plurality of flavoring materials and a maltodextrin fraction. Moreover, a production process for said inclusion products is provided according to the invention. The invention further relates to maltodextrin fractions, in particular those that are suitable for preparing inclusion products according to the invention, and corresponding use of maltodextrin fractions according to the invention. |
| US09005687B2 |
Methods for reducing soluble metal ions in diatomaceous earth filter aids
A method for reducing the amount of beverage soluble metal ions in a diatomaceous earth filter aid is disclosed. The beverage soluble metal ions can be copper and/or iron. In the method, the diatomaceous earth filter aid is contacted with a hop compound selected from iso-alpha-acids, dihydroiso-alpha-acids, tetrahydroiso-alpha-acids, hexahydroiso-alpha-acids, alpha-acids, and beta-acids. The diatomaceous earth filter aid can also be contacted with and an acid other than the hop compound such as phosphoric acid. The iso-alpha-acids, dihydroiso-alpha-acids, tetrahydroiso-alpha-acids, hexahydroiso-alpha-acids, alpha-acids, or beta-acids bind the copper and iron metal ions and/or change the form of copper and iron in diatomaceous earth so the copper and iron are rendered substantially insoluble in a beverage such as beer. A method for filtering a beverage using the treated diatomaceous earth filter aid is also disclosed. A method for increasing the flavor stability of a malt beverage filtered with a diatomaceous earth filter aid is also disclosed. |
| US09005683B2 |
Method for producing yeast with high glutamic acid content
Provided is a method for producing a yeast containing glutamic acid at a high concentration. In the method for culturing a yeast, a yeast in a stationary growth phase is subjected to liquid culture under the conditions that the pH of a liquid medium is 7.5 or higher and lower than 11. After the pH of the liquid medium for the yeast in a stationary growth phase is adjusted to 7.5 or higher and lower than 11, the yeast is further cultured, whereby a yeast with a high glutamic acid content can be produced. In the invention, as the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae or Candida utilis can be used. Therefore, by using the yeast with a high glutamic acid content obtained by the above-said method and the extract obtained by extraction from the yeast, a seasoning composition and a food or drink with a high glutamic acid content can be provided. |
| US09005681B2 |
Food product containing starch gel, starch granule, production method and use thereof
Here is provided a method of producing a starch gel-containing food, the method comprising the steps of: treating starch granules with an enzyme at a temperature of about 10° C. or higher and about 70° C. or lower to obtain an enzyme-treated starch; mixing a food material, the enzyme-treated starch and water to obtain a mixture; heating the mixture thereby gelatinizing the enzyme-treated starch in the mixture; and cooling the mixture containing the gelatinized enzyme-treated starch thereby gelling the starch to obtain a starch gel-containing food, wherein the enzyme is selected from the group consisting of amyloglucosidase, isoamylase, α-glucosidase, α-amylase having a characteristic capable of improving a gel forming ability of a starch, and cyclodextrin glucanotransferase. |
| US09005677B2 |
Autophagy enhancer for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
Use and application of Onjisaponin B derived and isolated from Radix Polygalae as novel autophagy enhancer are provided. A method of preventing, treating and/or delaying the onset of neurodegenerative diseases comprising administering an effective amount of Onjisaponin B is also provided. |
| US09005674B1 |
Method of improving the appearance of aging skin
A method of improving the appearance of aging skin that includes applying an effective amount of artichoke leaf extract and olive oil extract in combination to a target area of skin that exhibits a sign of aging skin, and compositions that include an effective amount of artichoke leaf extract and olive oil extract in combination. The composition is applied for a period of time sufficient to improve the appearance of the aging skin. |
| US09005673B2 |
Preservative and additive for food and feed
A preservative and additive for food and feed. One aspect of the invention concerns various acidified clays and minerals as food or feed additive to kill, or inhibit the growth of, harmful microorganisms and to inactivate mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins, present as contaminants in human foods and animal feeds. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a clay of hydrated sodium calcium aluminosilicate with relatively uniform particle size distribution. |
| US09005670B2 |
Use of histone acetyltransferase inhibitors as novel anti-cancer therapies
The present invention provides methods for treating cancer comprising inhibiting the activity of p300/CBP histone acetyltransferase (HAT). Also provided are p300/CBP HAT inhibitors for treating a subject having cancer. In addition, the present invention includes biomarkers for p300/CBP HAT inhibition, which are used to i) monitor the effectiveness of cancer therapy, and ii) identify anti-cancer agents for use in combination therapy. |
| US09005667B1 |
Treating leukemia with a whole, leech saliva extract
Methods are provided for isolating and using a whole-saliva leech extract. The methods can include feeding a phagostimulatory agent to a leech; inducing a regurgitation in the leech, the inducing including placing the leech in an environment having a temperature of less than about 0° C.; and, collecting an unrefined, whole saliva in the regurgitation of the cooled leech. The methods can include revitalizing the leech by warming it at a temperature ranging from about 5° C. to about 40° C. Stable, lyophilized, whole-saliva extracts of a leech are also provided, the extract having a stable activity when stored for use at a temperature below about −20° C., the extract maintaining at least 70% of the activity for at least 6 months. The extracts can be used to treat solid tumors, treat liquid tumors, treat diabetes, treat a viral disease, treat a parasitic disease, treat an antibacterial disease, or serve as an anti-oxidant. |