US07755674B2
A reproducing apparatus of the present invention includes an image display device with a touch panel, picked-up images as candidates to be registered are displayed in the upper portion of a display unit of the image display device so that they are freely scrolled, and albums as registration-destined candidates are displayed in the lower portion of the display unit so that they are freely scrolled. When the touch panel is manipulated so as to draw a line segment whose locus shifts from a picked-up image shown in the upper portion to an album shown in the lower portion, the reproducing apparatus registers the picked-up image with the upper portion in the album in the lower portion.
US07755671B2
A method is provided for correcting a captured image. The method comprises determining an illuminant for the captured image. When the determined illuminant matches a reference illuminant the image is corrected with a reference inversion mask. When the determined illuminant matches a first extreme illuminant, the reference inversion mask is modified using a first set of reference point ratios that corresponds to the first extreme illuminant and the image is corrected with the modified inversion mask. When the determined illuminant does not match the first extreme illuminant, a set of reference point ratios are calculated for the determined illuminant. The reference inversion mask is modified using the calculated set of reference point ratios and the image is corrected with the modified inversion mask.
US07755670B2
The present invention relates to a tone-conversion device for converting a tone of an image having an achromatic signal and a chromatic signal, and it includes the following components: a signal extracting unit defining an achromatic signal of a first pixel or a second pixel from plural pixels as an achromatic signal value, the second pixel being in an immediate neighborhood; a neighborhood processing unit generating a local signal of the first pixel according to the achromatic signal and the chromatic signal of a third pixel contained in the neighborhood area which is larger than the second pixel; a gain determining unit determining a conversion gain for the first pixel according to the achromatic signal value and the local signal; and a tone conversion unit performing tone conversion by multiplying the signal component of the first pixel by the conversion gain.
US07755668B1
The invention is a mobile pan and tilt camera and display-control apparatus comprising (1) a fully rotatable camera mounted to a vehicle for capturing images, (2) a display-control box having an image display screen and control buttons for controlling the camera and its movement, and (3) an image capture box for storing the captured images or transmitting the captured images to a remote location. The display-control box is attached to an adjustable mount in the vehicle within an operator's view and reach.
US07755667B2
In an image sequence stabilization method and a camera, a sequence of input digital images are captured. The sequence of input digital images is replicated to provide a corresponding sequence of archival images and a corresponding sequence of display images. The archival image sequence is automatically stabilized to provide a stabilized archival image sequence. The display image sequence is automatically stabilized to provide a stabilized display image sequence. The stabilization methods used for the two sequences are different, although both can be digital.
US07755649B2
Sub-pixel rendering with gamma adjustment allows the luminance for the sub-pixel arrangement to match the non-linear gamma response of the human eye's luminance channel, while the chrominance can match the linear response of the human eye's chrominance channels. The gamma correction allows the sub-pixel rendering to operate independently of the actual gamma of a display device. The sub-pixel rendering techniques with gamma adjustment may be optimized for the gamma transfer curve of a display device in order to improve response time, dot inversion balance, and contrast.
US07755642B2
This patent specification describes a image processing apparatus which includes a CPU (central processing unit) configured to control the image processing apparatus, a memory configured to store data and an image processing device configured to read a source image stored in a storage area of the memory and implement a batch processing for a plurality of objects of the source image.
US07755623B2
A method and system for computer aided design (CAD) is disclosed for designing geometric objects. The present invention interpolates and/or blends between such geometric objects sufficiently fast so that real time deformation of such objects occurs while deformation data is being input. Thus, a user designing with the present invention obtains immediate feedback to input modifications without separately entering a command for performing such deformations. The present invention utilizes novel computational techniques for blending between geometric objects, wherein weighted sums of points on the geometric objects are used in deriving a new blended geometric object. The present invention is particularly useful for designing the shape of surfaces. Thus, the present invention is applicable to various design domains such as the design of, e.g., bottles, vehicles, and watercraft. Additionally, the present invention provides for efficient animation via repeatedly modifying surfaces of an animated object such as a representation of a face.
US07755620B2
A method of manipulating a three-dimensional virtual building block model by means of two-dimensional cursor movements, the virtual building block model including a plurality of virtual building blocks each including a number of connection elements for connecting the virtual building block with another virtual building block according to a set of connection rules, the method comprising positioning by means of cursor movements in a computer display area representing a two-dimensional projection of said model, a two-dimensional projection of a first virtual building block to be connected to the structure, resulting in a two-dimensional position; determining, from the two-dimensional position, a number of three-dimensional candidate positions of the first virtual building block in the three-dimensional coordinate system; selecting one of said candidate positions based on the connection rules and a predetermined set of position rating rules; and connecting the first building block to said structure at the selected candidate position.
US07755616B2
An LCD device having an electromagnetic (EM) type touch panel is disclosed, which includes an electromagnetic sensor inside an LCD panel. The EM type touch panel has a thin profile and can be fabricated through a simplified manufacturing process. The LCD device includes an LCD panel having first and second substrates facing each other, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second substrates; an EM sensor having X-axis and Y-axis transparent electrode coils formed in one body with any one of the first and second substrates in the LCD panel; a backlight unit below the LCD panel; and a controller below the backlight, the controller controlling the EM sensor.
US07755613B2
A passive touch system includes a passive touch surface and at least two cameras associated with the touch surface. The at least two cameras acquire images of the touch surface from different locations and have overlapping fields of view. A processor receives and processes images acquired by the at least two cameras to detect the existence of a pointer therein and to determine the location of the pointer relative to the touch surface. Actual pointer contact with the touch surface and pointer hover above the touch surface can be determined.
US07755595B2
A backlight intensity for a transflective display increases proportionately with increasing ambient light levels for a first range of ambient light levels and decreases proportionately with increasing ambient levels for a second range of ambient light levels to improve power efficiency. The second range of ambient light levels is higher than the first range of ambient light levels.
US07755594B2
The grayscale levels of red, green and blue display data are detected in each sub-frame, and the intensity of incident light on a liquid crystal panel and the transmittance of the liquid crystal panel are adjusted based on the detection result. The transmittance of the liquid crystal panel is adjusted to have maximum transmittance for display data that requires a maximum amount of transmitted light in each of red, green and blue sub-frames, and the intensity of incident light is reduced according to the adjustment result of the transmittance. By reducing the amount of incident light on the display element to the minimum required amount, the power consumed by a back-light is reduced as much as possible while maintaining the display images of the respective colors according to the grayscale levels.
US07755592B2
A method of driving a liquid crystal display in which frames having data values indicate the gray scale for liquid crystal in a display panel including the steps of determining a modulating data value for a first temperature interval within a temperature range, storing the modulating data as look-up table, sensing a temperature of a display panel, and modulating the input signal to the liquid crystal display based upon the sensed temperature.
US07755587B2
An integrated circuit device includes first to Nth circuit blocks CB1 to CBN disposed along a direction D1 when a direction from a first side which is a short side of the integrated circuit device toward a third side opposite to the first side is a direction D1 and a direction from a second side which is a long side of the integrated circuit device toward a fourth side opposite to the second side is a direction D2. At least one of the circuit blocks on both ends of the circuit blocks CB1 to CBN is a scan driver block for driving a scan line. Or, the scan driver block SB is disposed along the direction D1 on the side of the first to Nth circuit blocks in the direction D2.
US07755579B2
The invention provides an image display apparatus and an image display method of excellent image quality, by correcting the voltage drop resulting from the electrical resistance of the wirings with a simple configuration.There are provided adjustment data calculation means for calculating, for input image data, adjustment data for correcting the influence of the voltage drop resulting from the electrical resistance of the row wirings and gray scale number converting means for converting the number of gradation levels of the adjustment data. Modulation means outputs a signal modulated in the voltage amplitude to each column wiring, based on the adjustment data outputted by and subjected to the conversion of gradation levels by the gray scale number converting means.
US07755571B2
A plasma display apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a data driver for applying a data voltage to a plurality of address electrodes; and a connection unit connected between the address electrode and the data driver, and having a different resistance from the address electrode.
US07755568B2
A video muting device for a digital video signal, and a video muting method thereof. The video muting device includes a scaler which determines according to a clock (CLK) signal of an inputted digital video signal whether a mode has changed, and generates an interrupt signal if the mode has changed, and a control part which generates a mute signal upon being input with the interrupt signal from the scaler. Accordingly, even when a digital signal, as well as an analog signal, is input, transient phenomena and noise generated during mode change can be effectively removed.
US07755546B2
There is provided an antenna device which includes: a loop antenna connected at one end to a feed point and connected at the other end to ground, and provided to correspond to a first frequency band; and at least one stub antenna provided in the form of extending a part of the loop antenna and provided to correspond to a second frequency band overlapping with a partial frequency band of the first frequency band to which the loop antenna corresponds.
US07755544B2
A method for correcting reference position information is provided. A reference position information correction judging section 62 of an assistance server 50 saves location information in a location information storage and saving section 65, and judges whether to perform a correction of reference position information. The location information corresponds to a location of a cellular phone 20 in a range cell 90. Next, a reference position information correcting section 63 calculates a corrected reference position 92 based on the location information for the range cell 90 stored in the location information storage and saving section 65. The corrected reference position 92 is sent to a database section 64 from the reference position information correcting section 63, and is set as the reference position information of the range cell 90.
US07755541B2
A location system for tracking assets within a terminal includes a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) reference receiver within the terminal that receives GPS signals and generates DGPS correction data. In one aspect, a roving receiver unit is carried by an asset to be tracked within the terminal. It includes a GPS receiver that receives GPS signals and the DGPS correction data from the DGPS reference receiver. A tag transmitter transmits a wireless RF signal containing GPS location data based on received GPS signals and DGPS correction data. At least one access point is positioned within the terminal for receiving the wireless RF signal from the tag transmitter. A processor is operatively connected to the at least one access point for receiving GPS location data and determining a location of the asset to be tracked.
US07755540B2
A method for close-proximity operation of a radar sensor for the generation of a usable detection field, for the recognition of people and/or stationary objects by an antenna, whereby the detection field can be altered or adjusted electronically.
US07755539B2
Clothing 12 made of a cloth is put on a dummy object 11 that is formed into a human-like shape and made of a material having less reflection of electric wave, in order to form a dummy doll 10. Then, a collision prediction test or inspection by a millimeter wave radar is performed while swaying the clothing 12 by a blower 14. By swaying the clothing 12, the result of the measurement with the use of the millimeter wave radar same as that obtained by using an actual human can be obtained. Further, the clothing 12 may be swayed by vibrating the dummy doll 10 or moving the same, instead of the sending air. A reflection plate may be incorporated into the dummy object 11 to change the reflection state of the reflection plate. According to these configurations, the result of the test or inspection similar to the vehicle collision prediction by the millimeter wave radar for an actual pedestrian can be obtained with the use of the dummy doll.
US07755530B2
An A/D converter has a series of M delay units through which a pulse signal is transmitted while being delayed in each delay unit by a delay time depending on a level of an analog signal. A unit of the converter latches the pulse signal outputted from each delay unit at N sampling times to hold M×N latched data. Another unit of the converter receives the M×N pieces of latched data as a piece of combined data composed of the latched data arranged in an order corresponding to an arranging order of M×N sampling points in the pulse signal, converts the combined data into numeral data, corresponding to a position of the pulse signal in the delay units, at one time, and produces converted digital data corresponding to the level of the analog signal from the numeral data.
US07755524B2
A method for processing a digital signal includes an elementary processing including a radiofrequency transposition with a radiofrequency transposition signal and a digital to analog conversion of the transposed digital signal for delivering a radiofrequency analog signal. The digital to analog conversion is controlled by a control signal and a power control signal, the control signal having a frequency twice the frequency of the radiofrequency transposition signal. Each transition of the radiofrequency transposition signal occurs between two consecutive pulses of said control signal.
US07755523B2
A signal is received and whether a signal mode of the signal is a first signal mode or a second signal mode is determined. A gain of a variable gain amplifier is adjusted to a first gain value if the signal mode of the signal is determined to be the first signal mode or a second gain value if the signal mode of the signal is determined to be the second signal mode. The signal is amplified with the variable gain amplifier by the first gain value or the second gain value. The signal is converted to a digital signal with an analog to digital converter after the signal is amplified with the variable gain amplifier by the first gain value or the second gain value.
US07755521B1
An A/D conversion device including a first A/D conversion section and a second A/D conversion section that each include a D/A converter that has a plurality of bit capacitors corresponding to bits of input data, a comparing section that compares a reference voltage with a difference voltage obtained by subtracting an analog input voltage from an output voltage of the D/A converter, and a control section that detects a data value of the input data at which the difference voltage is substantially the same as the reference voltage and outputs the data value as digital data according to the input voltage, and an adjusting section that serially connects the bit capacitors of the D/A converter of the first A/D conversion section and the bit capacitors of the D/A converter of the second A/D conversion section that correspond to the same bits, and adjusts a capacity of at least one of the bit capacitors so that a voltage between the two bit capacitors approaches a middle point of voltages of the two bit capacitors.
US07755517B2
A mobile device is provided that includes a position determination mechanism, and a data store of locations including positions for each location. The mobile device is configured to determine its own position and, based on the position of the mobile device, which location is preferred. Upon that determination, the mobile device is configured to orient a pointer in the direction of the preferred location such that a user can move in the direction of the pointer and ultimately arrive at the preferred location.
US07755515B2
The following is an aircraft warning light adjustment system. Levels of ambient light and/or reflected light can be detected by detectors and transmitted to a processing unit. A processing unit, based on the received detections, can make automatic decisions concerning whether to turn on or off automatic warning lights located on the aircraft. If the aircraft is flying at night in cloudy conditions, the warning lights can be automatically turned off before the reflections from the clouds can cause pilots to experience night blindness, vertigo, or other problems caused by the reflected light.
US07755512B2
A wireless engine monitoring system (WEMS) includes an engine monitoring module that is mounted directly on an aircraft engine and records, stores, encrypts and transmits full flight engine data. The system preferably interfaces to the Full Authority Digital Engine Controller/Engine Control Unit (FADEC/ECU) and can record hundreds of engine parameters with a preferred sampling frequency of about one second. The engine monitoring module is preferably formed as a miniaturized module directly mounted on the aircraft engine within its cowling and has a conformal antenna. The engine monitoring module can also upload data for onboard processing.
US07755508B2
A driving assistance system may include a device for obtaining an image of an area behind and next to the present vehicle, the area including a lane other than the present lane; a device for displaying the obtained image so that it is visible to the driver; and a device for superimposing a mark on the image, which indicates degree of danger with respect to another vehicle running on the other lane when the present vehicle enters the other lane. The system may include a mirror for reflecting such an area behind and next to the present vehicle in a manner such that the area is visible to a driver of the present vehicle; and a device for displaying a mark on the mirror, wherein the mark indicates a degree of danger with respect to another vehicle running on the other lane when the present vehicle enters the other lane.
US07755502B2
A design structure embodied in a machine readable medium used in a design process includes a circuit that employs an anti-tamper sensor. The circuit employs an anti-tamper sensor that includes a circuit element that is responsive to a first input and to a second input. A selective coupling element couples the circuit element to the first input and is responsive to the anti-tamper sensor. The selective coupling element has a first state that allows the circuit element to operate normally when the anti-tamper sensor does not detect a tamper condition and is configured to enter a second state that causes the circuit element to become inoperable when the anti-tamper sensor detects a tamper condition. A decoy coupling element is disposed between the second input and the circuit element and has an appearance corresponding to the selective coupling element. The decoy coupling element will cause the circuit element not to operate normally if the decoy coupling element has a selected physical property of the selective coupling element in the first state.
US07755497B2
Here is disclosed a urine receiver. The urine receiver comprises a container member adapted to suck urine discharged from a wearer of the urine receiver and a urine sensor provided with a pair of electrodes interposed between the container member and the wearer's skin and serving to detect the urine. The paired electrodes covered with insulating coating. The coating is formed with through-holes adapted to expose a limited area of the electrodes.
US07755485B2
An EAS tag polling system includes a plurality of EAS tags and a base station, wherein each of the tags transmits an acknowledgement to the base station. The base acknowledgments may be sent passively or actively in response to a request from the base station. The base station discriminates between each acknowledgment received and associates it to the tag from which it had been transmitted. From each acknowledgement received, the base station indicates that a positive response is associated with each of the tags from which the acknowledgement is received and a negative response is associated with each of the tags from which the acknowledgement is not received.
US07755482B2
A method and apparatus is provided for electronically inventorying an electronically locked and unlocked toolbox before and after RFID (Radio Frequency IDentified) tagged tools are accessed by an authorized user. A record is generated and stored of tools added and/or removed along with the identity of the accessing user. At anytime it is desired, a record may be generated of tagged tools in the toolbox or, alternatively, a list of tagged tools missing from assigned positions in the toolbox.
US07755481B2
A disaster warning system including a weather radio, a tornado acoustic signature detector combined with a smoke detector and a carbon monoxide detector. The disaster warning system includes a central control unit and peripheral alarm unit, which report the alarm signals generated by the control unit.
US07755476B2
A system and apparatus for determining the optimal servicing position for equipment or parts thereof. The system and apparatus of the present invention improves efficiency of equipment servicing, safety of mechanics or service persons and accuracy of determining various optimal servicing positions.
US07755472B2
An apparatus, system, and method for controlling functions of a vehicular alarm. The method includes receiving one or more signals including location information, determining a location of the vehicle using the location information, setting one or more functions based on the location information, determining whether an alarm function is activated, and activating the one or more functions according to the setting upon determining that an alarm has been activated. The method may further include using GPS data or signals transmitted from one or more base stations (e.g., from cellular telephone base stations, computer networks, proprietary transmitters, etc.) to determine the position of the apparatus (e.g., installed in the vehicle). The apparatus may also inform a user of regulations relating to an area dependent upon its location.
US07755464B2
An inductor device is provided. The inductor includes: a first inductor; a second inductor, wherein the first inductor and the second inductor are arranged such that a magnetic field generated by the first inductor and passing through the inside of a loop formed from the second inductor comprises a first magnetic field and a second magnetic field, the first magnetic field passing from the topside of the loop to the downside of the loop, the second magnetic field passing from the downside of the loop to the topside of the loop.
US07755461B1
An improved switch interface is provided that does not rely on direct contact by the user interface element to the switch apparatus. This feature enables the switch to be enclosed within a housing, thereby improving reliability and longevity of the switch mechanism.
US07755458B2
This invention provides a reflection-type bandpass filter for ultra-wideband wireless data communication, in which are provided, on the surface of a dielectric substrate, a center conductor and side conductors, provided on both sides of the center conductor, securing a prescribed distance between conductors with non-conducting portions intervening therebetween. The center conductor width or the distances between conductors, or both, are distributed non-uniformly in a length direction of the center conductor.
US07755453B2
A duplexer includes an antenna terminal, a first filter connected to the antenna terminal, a second filter that has a passband at a high-frequency side of the first filter and is connected to the antenna terminal, and a resonance circuit that is connected between the second filter and the antenna terminal and includes a first inductor and a first capacitor connected in parallel. Assuming that a passband frequency of the first filter ranges from f1Low to f1High (f1Low˜f1High) and a passband frequency ranges from f2Low to f2High (f2Low˜f2High), the resonator has a resonance frequency fr satisfying: fr=(f2Low˜f2High)±(f1Low˜f1High), or fr=2(f1Low˜f1High)±(f2Low˜f2High).
US07755451B2
An HF plasma process excitation configuration includes an HF generator that is connected to a plasma load through a directional coupler. The directional coupler includes a transmission line, a first coupling line for detecting reflected power from the plasma load, and a second coupling line for detecting forward power from the HF generator, is the first coupling line is spaced apart from the transmission line and is terminated at least at one end with a termination resistance. The second coupling line is spaced apart from the transmission line and is terminated at least at one end with a termination resistance. Each coupling line has a predetermined and adjusted characteristic impedance, and the termination resistances each have a resistance value that corresponds within a tolerance to the characteristic impedance of the associated coupling line with a tolerance.
US07755450B2
A waveguide correlation unit and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The waveguide correlation unit includes stacked first and second waveguide plates having an identical configuration, wherein a central coupling plate is disposed therebetween. Due to the identical configuration of the first and second waveguide plates, mechanical uncertainties may significantly be reduced, since both plates may be formed in a common process without the repositioning activities during the manufacturing process.
US07755444B2
The present invention relates to a polar modulation apparatus and method, in which an in-phase and a quadrature-phase signal are processed in the analog domain to generate an analog signal corresponding to a derivative of a phase component of said polar-modulated signal. The analog signal is then input to a control input of a controlled oscillator (40). As an example, the processing may be based on a differentiate-and-multiply algorithm in the analog domain. Thereby, phase and envelope signals are generated in the analog domain and bandwidth enlargement due to the processing of the polar signals and corresponding aliasing can be prevented to obtain a highly accurate polar-modulated output signal.
US07755441B1
A signal generation technique is based on a reference frequency provided by a MEMS resonator. The signal generation technique compensates for temperature- and fabrication process-induced frequency variations collectively. In some embodiments, a device implementing the disclosed signal generation technique includes a fractional-N synthesizer, a temperature sensor, calibration data, and a sigma-delta modulator to adjust the reference frequency of the MEMS resonator to a desired frequency value while compensating for the temperature variation of the MEMS resonator.
US07755437B2
An embodiment pertains to a phase locked loop (PLL) circuit. The PLL includes a voltage controlled oscillator which outputs a signal at a desired frequency. A phase detector is coupled to an output from the voltage controlled oscillator. The phase detector compares the phase of a signal output from the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) with the phase of a reference signal. A loop filter is coupled to the VCO and the phase detector. The loop filter has a locking mode of operation for locking the phase of the VCO signal to the phase of the reference signal. The loop filter can subsequently be placed in a tracking mode of operation which adjusts the phase of the VCO signal to track the phase of the reference signal.
US07755435B2
A wideband low noise amplifier. The wideband low noise amplifier comprises an amplifier, an output device, and an inductor. The amplifier amplifies an input signal received from an input node, and outputs the amplified signal to an output node. The output device is coupled to a first voltage and the output node. The peaking inductor is coupled between the amplifier and the output device.
US07755433B2
A preamplifier includes a single-ended amplifier, a differential amplifier, an operational amplifier, and a clipping circuit. The single-ended amplifier converts an input current signal into a voltage signal, outputs an amplified voltage signal according to a preset amplification gain. The differential amplifier includes first and second differential inputs, and outputs a negative-phase signal and a positive-phase signal. The amplified voltage signal is applied to the first differential input of the differential amplifier. The operational amplifier includes first and second inputs which respectively receive the negative-phase signal and the positive-phase signal, where an output of the operational amplifier is applied to the second differential input of the differential amplifier. The clipping circuit clips an amplitude of the negative-phase signal output by the differential amplifier.
US07755432B1
In one embodiment the present invention includes a circuit comprising an amplifier, a first monitor circuit, a second monitor circuit, a third monitor circuit, and a control circuit. The amplifier comprises a first transistor and a second transistor driven by first and second signals, respectively. The amplifier stage provides an amplifier output signal through the output terminal of the amplifier stage. The first monitor circuit generates an output signal indicating a condition of the first signal. The second monitor circuit generates an output signal indicating a condition of the second signal. The third monitor circuit generates an output signal indicating a condition of the amplifier output signal. If a short circuit condition is indicated by the monitor circuits, the control circuit generates a shut down.
US07755425B2
The present invention relates to a predistorter for reducing memory effects in RF power amplifiers. The invention also relates to a method for reducing memory effects in RF power amplifiers and to a base station including such a predistorter. A predistorter according to the invention includes first means (1) for generating a first signal component, which is an estimate of a drain current of said amplifier, which means (1) for generating said first signal component comprises a linear filter, second means (8) for generating a second signal component as a function of said first signal component and at least one first gain function; third means (9) for generating a third signal component as a function of a conjugate of said first signal component and at least one second gain function, and fourth means (7) for combining at least said second signal component and said third signal component to form an output signal. The output signal from the predistorter is further used as input to the power amplifier, which when amplified reduces the memory effects of the amplifier.
US07755423B2
A sigma delta class D power amplifier includes a loop filter, a quantizer, and an output stage. The quantizer is coupled to the loop filter and quantifies an error signal according to levels of two reference signals to output a pair of mean signals, wherein different logic combinations of the mean signals belong to one of three quantum states. The output stage is coupled to the quantizer and outputs a corresponding output signal according to the different quantum states to drive a load, wherein a driving current of the output signal belongs to one of the three driving states which include at least a steady state with no current of a power amplifier.
US07755422B2
This invention controls and modulates switched-mode power amplifiers to enable the production of signals that include amplitude modulation (and possibly, but not necessarily, phase modulation), the average power of which may be controlled over a potentially wide range.
US07755415B2
A transistor cell is provided that includes transistors arranged to turn on for different voltages applied to a control terminal of the transistor cell. The transistor cell can include a first transistor having a gate, a source, and a drain, and a second transistor having a gate, a source, and a drain, wherein the source of the second transistor is coupled to the source of the first transistor, and the drain of the second transistor is coupled to the drain of the first transistor. The transistor cell can further include a first resistor coupled between the gate of the first transistor and the gate of the second transistor. A frequency mixer is also provided that includes at least one transistor cell.
US07755414B2
A normally closed solid state power relay with an optionally optically coupled input circuit at an input terminal with a driver circuit electrically coupled to input terminal to drive one or more a power transistors, preferably MOSFET transistors so that the power transistor is held in the on state by the driver when no voltage or a low level voltage is applied to the input terminal, and the power transistor is held in the off state by the driver when a high level voltage is applied to the input terminal. An energy storage device, a battery or capacitor, is coupled to the driver to powers the driver with the energy storage device being charged by energy from the input terminal when said input terminal when a high level voltage is applied to the input terminal. The energy storage device is charged by leakage current through a diode or through a resistor from the input circuit when the input circuit is in a high state.
US07755412B2
The present example provides a circuit offering interoperability between circuits that may be powered from differing voltages, and that may operate at differing logic levels. Isolation may be provided from the impedance provided by transistor circuits and level shifting may be provided by a divider network. Accordingly, an exemplary slave and a master (or equivalently two circuits which are being coupled together) can operate on different voltages. This may be useful because some circuits such as processors can require higher or lower voltage than other processors that are sought to be coupled together. The circuit also may require one “read only” and another “input/output” pin, therefore, reducing the resources needed to implement the circuit functions. The present example can be useful for microprocessors that can use a software algorithm for the communications protocol, which can be economical to implement as it utilizes one input/output pin and one input only pin.
US07755409B2
A clock signal generator including: a signal generation unit that outputs a first clock signal composed of a single frequency component; and a phase angle detection unit that detects phase angles of the first clock signal by comparing a plurality of threshold values set within the amplitude of the first clock signal with instantaneous values of the first clock signal by using window comparators, and generates a second clock signal by determining rising and/or falling edges of the signal according to the detected phase angles.
US07755408B2
A signal distribution tree structure for distributing signals within a plurality of signal tree branches to a plurality of signal sinks, wherein the signal in subsequent sub trees (11) is driven by a preceding amplifier (2), which is characterized in that the amplifiers are logic gates (3), which combines the signals of a preferred input (31) connected to a preceding logic gate in the signal path with a signal of a secondary input (32) connected to an adjacent tree (12) path of a neighboring and/our preceding sub tree.
US07755397B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for digital phase detection with improved frequency locking. A phase detector is disclosed for evaluating a phase difference between a clock signal and a reference signal. The disclosed phase detector samples the clock signal and the reference signal on positive edges of one or more of the clock signal and the reference signal, samples the clock signal and the reference signal on negative edges of one or more of the clock signal and the reference signal, and generates one or more error signals indicating a phase difference between the clock signal and the reference signal. A clock signal that is phase aligned with a reference signal can be generated by generating an error signal indicating a phase difference between the clock signal and the reference signal and applying the error signal to an oscillator to produce the clock signal.
US07755396B2
A low power semiconductor memory device using a power gating is disclosed. The semiconductor memory device includes a standard cell and a power gating cell. The standard cell is provided with a virtual supply voltage and a first supply voltage. The power gating cell generates the virtual supply voltage from a second supply voltage and provides the standard cell with the virtual supply voltage in response to a control signal. The virtual supply voltage and the first supply voltage are provided by a first metal layer and the second supply voltage is provided by a third metal layer. The power gating cell may include at least one slice block and isolator blocks. The respective slice block has a transistor for switching current. The isolator blocks are arranged on both sides of the slice block and insulate the slice block from outside.
US07755388B2
An interconnect structure enables indirect routing in programmable logic. The structure includes a domain comprising a plurality of routing lines and an input line connected to a first routing line in the domain. A switch box is connected to the first routing line and is configured to indirectly connect the input line to the other routing lines in the domain. In some embodiments a domain includes programmable switches that are configured to connect a routing line of one domain to any routing line of the other domains.
US07755387B2
An improved FPGA having a direct interconnect structure to provide selective data routing without stressing the general-purpose routing resources and to enable high rate of data exchange within the FPGA. At least two IP cores are connected to each other through the direct interconnect structure to enable simultaneous data interaction among the ports of the IP cores and to provide configurable bus width routing between the IP cores, and a plurality of logic blocks connected to the IP cores through the direct interconnect structure to enable simultaneous data routing among the IP cores and the plurality of logic blocks.
US07755383B2
Calibration circuit, semiconductor memory device including the same, and operation method of the calibration circuit includes a calibration unit configured to generate a calibration code for controlling a termination resistance value, a calibration control unit configured to count a clock and allow the calibration unit to be enabled during a predetermined clock and a clock control unit configured to selectively supply the clock to the calibration control unit according to an operation mode of a semiconductor device employing the calibration circuit.
US07755375B2
There is provided a test apparatus for testing a device under test. The test apparatus includes a plurality of drivers that respectively output a plurality of test signals to a same terminal of the device under test so as to supply, to the same terminal of the device under test, a multiple-valued signal that is generated by combining together the plurality of test signals, and a plurality of probe pins that are provided in a one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of drivers. Here, each of the plurality of probe pins has a top end portion to be electrically connected to the same terminal of the device under test so as to supply a signal output from a corresponding one of the plurality of drivers to the same terminal of the device under test while the test apparatus is testing the device under test, and the top end portion of each probe pin is kept electrically open while the test apparatus is not testing the device under test.
US07755373B2
A device for sensing a position of a probe relative to a reference medium, including a heater element with a temperature dependent electrical resistance which determines probe position by measuring a parameter related to a thermal relaxation time of the heater element.
US07755372B2
Methods for testing flip-chip packages includes aligning a microscope and a test engine. The package under test is placed between the microscope and the test engine, and an acoustic transducer is attached to the package under test. The test engine delivers an impact to the package under test on the side of the package opposite its ball-grid array. Acoustic information and image information from the package under test is recorded. In alternate embodiments, a sequence of packages may be automatically tested.
US07755366B2
A calibration circuit includes: a replica buffer that drives a calibration terminal ZQ; a reference voltage generating circuit that generates a reference voltage VMID; a comparing circuit that compares a voltage appearing in the calibration terminal ZQ with the reference voltage VMID; an impedance adjusting circuit that changes an output impedance of the replica buffer based on a result of comparison carried out by the comparing circuit; and a reference voltage adjusting circuit that adjusts the reference voltage VMID. With this arrangement, the reference voltage VMID can be offset by taking into account a resistance component present between the calibration terminal ZQ and the external terminal, and therefore, a more accurate calibration operation can be carried out.
US07755365B2
An electronic element testing and supporting apparatus includes a circuit board, an outer frame, an inner frame, a plate and two locking devices. The outer frame is assembled on a second surface of the circuit board and has a plurality of outer frame. Two opposing outer frame rims are provided respectively with a slot having an accommodating opening and an accommodating hole. The inner frame is lodged in the outer frame. The plate is inserted into the slots via the accommodating openings of the two opposing outer frame rims. The locking device includes an elastic element disposed in the accommodating hole of the outer frame rim and a stopper. The elastic element abuts against the stopper, so that the stopper can be movably extended into the corresponding slot to stop the plate. Via this arrangement, the present invention avoids using screws to lock the plate and the inner frame.
US07755364B2
An image sensor has a plurality of pixels, each pixel having a photodiode (12), a voltage amplifier (16) having gain greater than 1 and a sampling capacitor (18) charged by the voltage amplifier. In this arrangement, each pixel provides gain through voltage amplification. This enables the sampling capacitor (18) to be kept to a low size, so that the pixel circuitry occupies the smallest possible space, thereby enabling large aperture pixels to be formed.
US07755363B2
An ionization vacuum gauge includes a cathode electrode, a gate electrode, and an ion collector. The gate electrode is disposed adjacent to the cathode electrode with a distance therebetween. The ion collector is disposed adjacent to the gate electrode also with a distance therebetween. The cathode electrode includes a base and a field emission film disposed thereon facing the ion collector.
US07755362B2
An electric switchgear (10) with a pole of the switchgear filled with insulating gas is provided. A monitoring device (14) is provided for monitoring the insulating gas in the switchgear pole. A device (20) is provided that has a test connection (28) for a testing device to test the monitoring device (14). The device (20) is connected to the monitoring device (14) and the switchgear pole. The device (20) has a valve (23), with which the switchgear pole can be detached from the monitoring device (14).
US07755357B2
A radio frequency coil for transmitting or receiving signals at a magnetic resonance frequency includes an arrangement of substantially parallel rungs (70, 70′, 70″) and one or more generally annular strip-type end-rings (78, 78′, 78″, 80) disposed generally transverse to the parallel rungs and connected with the rungs. Each generally annular strip-type end-ring includes at least two conductor layers (82, 82′, 82″, 84, 84′, 84″, 86, 88) separated by a dielectric layer (72, 72a, 72b). A radio frequency shield (34) substantially surrounds the arrangement of substantially parallel rungs (70, 70′, 70″). At least one of the conductor layers of each end-ring is connected with the radio frequency shield.
US07755356B1
An NMR imaging process includes subjecting an imaging object to a uniform polarizing magnetic field. Orthogonal magnetic field gradients are applied to the imaging object. RF energy is applied to the imaging object. The RF energy includes a plurality of angular precession frequencies simultaneously applied to correspond to a respective plurality of selected slices of the imaging object. A corresponding plurality of nuclear magnetic resonance signals emitted by the imaging object are simultaneously detected. The nuclear magnetic resonance signals are processed to provide diagnostic information related to individual ones of the plurality of selected slices. In this way, multiple slices are excited and sampled simultaneously. The RF energy can be applied by applying RF energy to the imaging object according to a fast-spin echo technique and subsequently applying RF energy to the imaging object according to a driven equilibrium technique.
US07755347B1
The present invention is directed to a current and/or voltage measurement device that allows a user to easily and safely determine current flow by clamping a semi-permanent wrap-around monitor around the power cable without modifying the cable may comprise a plurality of ring-mounted magnetic field sensors which sense magnetic fields produced by the electrical current in the conductors and analysis circuitry for calculating the current in those conductors based on the magnetic field values. In other embodiments, the measurement apparatus may include a plurality of electric field sensors in addition to or in place of the magnetic field sensors, which sense electric fields produced by the electrical current in the conductors which may be used to calculate the voltage in the conductors.
US07755344B2
A low-voltage sub-bandgap reference circuit is disclosed. In one embodiment, the low-voltage sub-bandgap voltage reference circuit includes a differential amplifier and a first bipolar transistor with its base and collector coupled to an electrical ground. The reference circuit further includes a second bipolar transistor with base and collector coupled to the electrical ground. The reference circuit further includes a DC bias circuit supplying a predetermined voltage output between a high and low voltage terminal, the high voltage terminal being coupled to both collectors of the first and second bipolar transistors and the low voltage terminal being coupled to both bases of the first and second bipolar transistors.
US07755341B2
A steady state frequency control circuit for a variable frequency regulator including an open loop frequency control circuit, a frequency detector and a comparator circuit. The variable frequency regulator provides a clock signal indicating actual operating frequency and has a frequency control parameter for adjusting steady state operating frequency. The frequency detector receives the clock signal and provides a frequency sense signal which is compared with a steady state frequency reference signal to provide a frequency adjust signal. The frequency control parameter is adjusted by the frequency adjust signal to control steady state frequency. A method of controlling steady state frequency of a variable frequency regulator includes using open loop frequency control, determining the operating frequency and providing a frequency sense signal, comparing the frequency sense signal with frequency reference signal and providing a frequency adjust signal, and adjusting the frequency control parameter based on the frequency adjust signal.
US07755339B2
A regulator for generating, from a first power supply voltage exceeding the breakdown voltage of a low voltage transistor block, a second power supply voltage lower than or equal to the breakdown voltage of the low voltage transistor block, includes an operational amplifier including low voltage transistors and high voltage transistors. An operational amplifier including only low voltage transistors can be employed.
US07755338B2
A voltage regulator comprises first and second amplifier stages, a common-source output stage and a feedback path. The output stage drives a capacitive load with a regulated voltage responsive to a signal applied to the output stage. The capacitive load sets the dominant pole of the voltage regulator. The first amplifier stage amplifies the difference between the regulated voltage and a reference voltage. The second amplifier stage drives the output stage with a signal corresponding to the difference between the regulated voltage and the reference voltage. The feedback path couples an output node of the second amplifier stage to an input node of the second amplifier stage for reducing the output resistance of the second amplifier stage to shift a non-dominant pole of the voltage regulator set by the second amplifier stage.
US07755332B2
A control apparatus controls power generation of an electric generator and communicates with an external control apparatus. The control apparatus includes a receiver, a controller, an initialization state detector, and a transmitter. The receiver receives a command signal transmitted by the external control apparatus. The controller controls power generation of the electric generator according to the command signal received by the receiver. The initialization state detector detects an initialization state of the control apparatus. The transmitter transmits, when the initialization state of the control apparatus is detected by the initialization state detector, an informing signal to the external control apparatus, thereby informing the external control apparatus that the control apparatus is in the initialization state.
US07755329B2
A system for optimizing battery pack charging is provided. In this system, during charging the coupling of auxiliary systems (e.g., battery cooling systems) to the external power source are delayed so that the battery pack charge rate may be optimized, limited only by the available power. Once surplus power is available, for example as the requirements of the charging system decrease, the auxiliary system or systems may be coupled to the external power source without degrading the performance of the charging system.
US07755325B2
In an energy storage device comprising a series network of n storage elements C1, . . . Cn, able to provide a continuous voltage across its terminals, a system for equilibrating the elements is envisaged comprising a plurality of charge transfer modules Mi,j, each module Mi,j ensuring a bidirectional transfer of charge linear to first order between two storage elements Ci and Cj of the said network. Each energy storage element is connected to p modules, p≦n−1, each of the p modules pairing the said element with another element of the network. The time required for reequilibrating is thus reduced.
US07755324B2
A charging device for charging a rechargeable power store is discussed. The charging device includes a housing having a top surface and a bottom surface. The charging device has a ledge extending from the top surface. The charging device also includes a power source and a pair of charging terminals positioned under the ledge and connected to the power source. The charging device is configured to engage terminals on a wireless input device.
US07755322B2
A system is provided for mechanically coupling an electrical supply unit for cordless electrical devices with a charging device, the electrical supply unit includes a housing in which at least one battery that can be recharged by the charging device is located, an associated electrical supply unit, and an associated charging device. At least one guide element is located in the front region of the housing of the electrical supply unit, which engages, for mechanical coupling with the charging device, in a corresponding receiving device on the charging device; the combination of the at least one guide rail and the receiving device functions as a flexible coupling or a slide-in, rear-engagement seat.
US07755314B2
An electric-motor-equipped vehicle of the present invention includes an electric motor which receives a power supply from a storage apparatus and drives the vehicle, or assists a driving of the vehicle by an internal combustion engine. The electric motor includes: an inner circumference side rotor and an outer circumference side rotor which are each provided with magnet pieces, and rotation axes of which are coaxially arranged; a stator which is arranged on an outer circumferential side or an inner circumferential side of the inner circumference side rotor and the outer circumference side rotor; and a phase modification device capable of modifying a relative phase between the inner circumference side rotor and the outer circumference side rotor.
US07755303B2
An automobile circuit includes a power source, a temperature sensor outputting temperature measurement data, a voltage sensor outputting system voltage measurement data, a voltage adjusting module configured to receive the temperature measurement data and the voltage measurement data, and responsive thereto, to output a pulse width modulation signal, a switch that is electrically coupled to the power source and to the voltage adjusting module, the switch being operable to receive the pulse width modulating signal and thereby regulate a duty cycle for voltage from the power source, and a lighting component coupled to receive the voltage from the switch.
US07755301B2
The invention provides a cost effective way of determining the status of a light emitting device, such as a light emitting device in a non-emitting display device. The apparatus includes a light emitting device, a voltage supply coupled to the light emitting device for making a current flow through the light emitting device, and an electrically conductive device spaced apart from the light emitting device for inducing a voltage proportional to the voltage across the light emitting device. A status determining device determines the status of the light emitting device based on the voltage from the electrically conductive device.
US07755300B2
A method and apparatus for controlling a power supply to prevent instabilities due to dynamic loads in RF plasma processing systems, operating at frequencies of from 1 MHz and up 1 MHz and above. The apparatus includes a power source, a power converter receiving power from the source, the power converter providing a constant output power controlled by varying at least one of input voltage or switching frequency, and an RF generator receiving constant power from the power converter.
US07755295B2
A head lamp device for a vehicle includes a DC power source, a diode array having a plurality of series-connected light emitting diodes and a current control circuit that supplies driving current to the diode array. The current control circuit is constituted of a current supply circuit, a voltage measuring circuit, a comparing circuit that compares the voltage drop with a reference value, a judging circuit for judging that there is a short-circuiting at any of the light emitting diodes based on the comparison by the comparing circuit, and a display unit for displaying an alarm when the judging circuit judges that there is a short-circuiting.
US07755294B2
A method of manually overriding automatic activation of an automatic headlight control system for a motor vehicle, headlamps operable in a high beam state and a low beam state, a high/low beam switch movable from a neutral position to a latched position and from a neutral position to a non-latched position for controlling the state of the headlamps and a headlamp on/off switch comprising a multi-position switch with at least a selectively automatic headlamp position is disclosed. The system includes forward-facing sensor for collecting light emanating from for instance a second vehicle, and a controller for controlling, when the headlamp switch is detected as being in the automatic headlamp position, the headlamp states as a function of the sensed intensity of the beam of light emanating from said second vehicle. The method comprises the steps of: monitoring the states of the headlamps when the headlamp on/off switch is in the automatic position, causing the controller to initiate an override mode if the high beam states is detected (step 230) and said high/low beam switch is detected as moved from the neutral position to the non-latched position whereupon the controller changes the headlamps to the Low state (step 260) when the High/Low beam switch is subsequently released to the neutral position. Such a method ensures the use of conventional stalk.
US07755285B2
A plasma display panel includes a plurality of first bus electrodes and a plurality of second bus electrodes disposed so as to be adjacent on at least one side, a plurality of first discharge electrodes and a plurality of second discharge electrodes that are transparent and extend in a comb-tooth shape in a direction perpendicular to the bus electrodes, a plurality of third electrodes extending in parallel in a vertical direction, and a plurality of horizontal barrier ribs extending in parallel to the third electrodes. Display cells are formed in portions where the first and second bus electrodes face each other and which are defined by the barrier ribs in a horizontal direction. The first discharge electrodes and the second discharge electrodes are alternately disposed for every two cells in the horizontal direction so as to protrude from the first and second bus electrodes, respectively. In each display cell, the first and second discharge electrodes have edges extending in an approximately vertical direction. A gap between the edges of the first and second discharge electrodes is gradually varied.
US07755275B2
A cascaded light emitting device. The cascaded light emitting device includes: a base electrode formed of a base electrode material and electrically coupled to a base voltage lead; a top electrode layer formed of a top electrode material and electrically coupled to a top voltage lead; a number of electroluminescent layers arranged between and electrically coupled to the base electrode and top electrode layer; and at least one middle electrode layer formed of a middle electrode material. Each of the middle electrodes is coupled between two juxtaposed electroluminescent layers. The electroluminescent layers include a mixed conductor that luminesces with a peak wavelength.
US07755272B2
Provided is an anode panel of a field emission type backlight unit. The anode panel includes a substrate, an anode formed on a lower surface of the substrate, a phosphor layer coated on a lower surface of the anode and a liquid pack disposed on an upper surface of the substrate, said liquid pack having a transparent cover having cylindrical lens type curved portions and transparent liquid filling in the curved portions.
US07755264B2
The present invention relates to a composition for formatting an electron emission source of an electron emission device, and an electron emission source comprising the same. The composition comprises a paste comprising multi-walled carbon nanotubes exhibiting an RBM (Radial Breathing Mode) peak. The paste further comprises an inorganic powder, a binder resin, and an organic solvent. The electron emission source made from the composition of the present invention improves the lifetime and electron emission characteristics of the electron emission device by using multi-walled carbon nanotubes having excellent lifetime and electron emission characteristics.
US07755261B2
An electronic component includes: a functional piece having a predetermined function; a bump electrode formed on the functional piece, the bump electrode including a core with elastic property and a conductive film provided on a surface of the core; and a holding unit for holding a conductive contact state between the bump electrode and a connecting electrode which is electrically conducted to a driving circuit. The electronic component is coupled to the connecting electrode, and elastic deformation of the core causes the conductive film to make conductive contact with the connecting electrode.
US07755250B2
A measuring sensor comprises at least one SAW (surface acoustic wave) element (20) serving as a sensor and identification unit, which is installed in a contactless manner inside a housing part (10) forming, in essence, a coaxial conductor. The housing part (10) is connected to the shield (13) of the connection cable whose signal conductor (12) extends in a contactless manner over a superficial coupling structure of the SAW element (20) without contact. In order to improve the near-field coupling, the coupling structure of the SAW element (20) comprises additively coupling partial structures, which are arranged on both sides of the signal conductor (12) and which, preferably with at least one strip conductor, encircle, at least for the most part, the SAW element (20) in the peripheral area, and which serve as an integrated discharge loop for pyroelectric charges.
US07755246B2
The present invention relates to a pole piece structure of stator with radial winding, which employs an optimum ratio α to define the form of the pole piece, increase the overlap region of inductance and torque and lower the cogging torque of a motor, so as to strengthen the self-starting capability of the motor and minimize torque ripple to enhance the overall performance of the motor. The pole piece structure includes a hub having a hole at the center, and a plurality of poles integrally formed on the periphery of the hub, extended to radiate in a radial direction, and having a pole shoe expanded from an end of each pole in a tangential direction, wherein the angle of a single pole shoe is divided by a pitch angle of two adjacent poles to obtain a ratio in a range of 0.86˜0.95.
US07755244B2
A stator of an electrical machine operable as a motor or a generator, applicable to a radial-axial type machine. The stator includes a plurality of stator segments disposed circumferentially about an axis. Each segment has a generally wedge shaped core and a winding wound around the core. The winding is bent to have portions that are disposed on multiple planes. The core includes an elongated wedge tip portions aligned parallel to the axis and an outer radial face opposite to the tip portion. The multiple planes include at least one plane substantially normal to the axis and at least one plane tangential to the radial face.
US07755239B2
A magnetic repulsion type bearing includes a plurality of induction iron pieces, a stator, a rotor, an outer casing, an inner casing and a current controlling device. The rotor is disposed inside the stator, and the iron pieces of the rotor and the iron pieces of the stator are arranged in an alternate manner so that the rotor may be fixedly held in the stator through the magnetic repulsion between them. Also, the outer casing and the inner casing enclose the rotor and the stator so as to shield the electromagnetic force. In addition, the current controlling device may be used to control the amount of current and the direction of the current flow so as to control the strength of the electromagnetic force and the polarity.
US07755236B2
The invention teaches a ceiling fan motor, and specifically, a brushless DC external rotor motor, comprising an electrical control member and a motor structural member, wherein the motor structural member comprises a shaft 1, a stator 2, and a rotator 3, the stator is fit over the shaft 1, the rotator is fit over the stator 2, and the stator 3 is engaged with the shaft 1 via a pair of bearings 4. The rotator 3 comprises a top end cover 5, a bottom end cover 6, an outer shell cover ring 7, and a plurality of magnets 8, wherein the magnets 8 are positioned along the circumferential direction of the inner wall of the outer shell cover ring 7. The top end cover 5 and the bottom end cover 6 are installed on the top and bottom of the cover ring 7, respectively, and are connected to each other by means of a plurality of bolts and nuts. The ceiling fan motor of the invention provides the advantages of efficient energy consumption, low noise, and high operational stability at low speeds.
US07755231B2
In a resolver of a motor, a plurality of wires forming a plurality of coils arranged at a resolver stator portion are arranged at a wiring surface which is arranged at a terminal block of a connector portion and extends between an annular shape surface arranged substantially perpendicularly to a central axis at a core back of an insulator and a plurality of terminal pins, and are connected to a control unit via the terminal pins. Each of the wires of the resolver includes a slackened portion formed at a portion thereof between corresponding terminal pins and corresponding coils. The slackened portion is accommodated in a groove portion arranged at the wiring surface of the connector portion in order to minimize the possibility of damaging the wire improving reliability of the connection between the terminal pin and the coil.
US07755229B2
A hybrid step motor comprises a stator, a rotor assembly, a magnet and a mandrel. The rotor assembly and the magnet are mounted on the mandrel and are disposed in the stator. The proportion of a stator outer diameter to a stator inner diameter is 1:0.475 to 1:0.6. The proportion of the stator outer diameter to a rotor outer diameter is 1:0.5125 to 1:0.5875. The proportion of a first rotor thickness to a magnet thickness to a second rotor thickness is 0.236:0.09:0.236 optimally. The proportion of the rotor outer diameter to a magnet outer diameter is 0.54:0.45. By such arrangements, the optimal proportion is formed and the output efficiency is improved.
US07755226B2
The invention concerns a stand (12) for a linear electric motor (14) comprising a primary winding (18) and a secondary winding (20), characterized in that the stand (12) comprises compensating means (52) consisting of elongated slots (58) delimiting connecting bridges (60) and in that said slots (58) constitute cooling openings through which is provided a forced air flow when the stand (12) is moving enabling the primary winding (18) to be cooled.
US07755215B2
A method and circuit to output adaptive drive voltages within information handling systems is disclosed. According to one aspect of the disclosure, a method of outputting power within an information handling system can include sensing a load current of a power output stage operable to employ more than one drive voltage level. The method can also include comparing the load current to a threshold current setting, and selecting a first output drive voltage from a plurality of input drive voltages in response to comparing the load current to the threshold current setting. The method can also include coupling the first output drive voltage to the power output stage.
US07755208B2
An electrical starter-generator system includes a first starter-generator and a second starter-generator. A single drive controls both the first starter-generator and the second starter-generator such that their electrical current and power inputs are minimized and balanced.
US07755207B2
A semiconductor wafer is disclosed that includes a substrate; a plurality of device chip areas formed on the substrate; a plurality of scribe lines formed in a lattice-like manner on the substrate, the scribe lines being provided so as to separate the device chip areas from each other; a blank area in which at least one alignment mark formed of a metal film for alignment of the semiconductor wafer is formed, the blank area being provided in an area different from the device chip areas; and a scribe area in which the alignment mark is prevented from existing, the scribe area being provided in each area where the blank area crosses the scribe lines.
US07755198B2
The present invention provides Al—Ni-based wiring material that allows, in a display device including thin film transistors and transparent electrode layers, direct bonding to the transparent electrode layer made of ITO, IZO or the like as well as direct bonding to the semiconductor layer, such as n+-Si.
US07755188B2
An efficient chip stacking structure is described that includes a leadframe having two surfaces to each of which can be attached stacks of chips. A chip stack can be formed by placing a chip active surface on a back surface of another chip. Electrical connections between chips and leads on the leadframe are facilitated by bonding pads on chip active surfaces and by via that extend from the bonding pads through the chips to the back surfaces.
US07755170B2
A semiconductor device having no voids and a semiconductor package using the same is described. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip having a circuit section which is formed in a first area and a peripheral section which is formed in a second area defined around the first area, and an insulation layer covering the first and second areas and having at least one void removing part which extends from the first area to the second area to prevent a void from being formed.
US07755169B2
A main wall part is provided so as to surround an integrated circuit part. A sub-wall part which is in “L” shape is provided between each corner of the main wall part and the integrated circuit part. Therefore, even if the stress is concentrated due to heat treatment or the like, the stress is dispersed to the main wall part and the sub-wall part, and hence peeling between layers and a crack are unlikely to occur, as compared with the conventional art. Further, even if the crack and the like occur at the corner, moisture from the outside hardly reaches the integrated circuit part when the main wall part and the sub-wall part are coupled to each other. For this reason, it is possible to ensure an extremely high moisture resistance.
US07755159B2
A method of fabricating a dielectric film comprising atoms of Si, C, O and H (hereinafter SiCOH) that has improved insulating properties as compared with prior art dielectric films, including prior art SiCOH dielectric films that are not subjected to the inventive deep ultra-violet (DUV) is disclosed. The improved properties include reduced current leakage which is achieved without adversely affecting (increasing) the dielectric constant of the SiCOH dielectric film. In accordance with the present invention, a SiCOH dielectric film exhibiting reduced current leakage and improved reliability is obtained by subjecting an as deposited SiCOH dielectric film to a DUV laser anneal. The DUV laser anneal step of the present invention likely removes the weakly bonded C from the film, thus improving leakage current.
US07755151B2
A wafer level package for a surface acoustic wave device and a fabrication method thereof include a SAW device formed with a SAW element on an upper surface of a device wafer; a cap wafer joined on an upper part of the SAW element; a cavity part housing the SAW element between the cap wafer and the SAW device; a cap pad formed on an upper surface of the cap wafer; and a metal line formed to penetrate through the cap wafer to electrically connect the cap pad and the SAW element, the device wafer and the cap wafer being made of the same materials.
US07755142B2
In either of a source side and a drain side of an insular semiconductor thin film, a gate electrode is extended without a break along the contour of the insular semiconductor thin film to provide a branch closed circuit, thereby removing a current component path to server as a sub-channel in the edge of the insular semiconductor thin film, in order to eliminate current components due to the concentration of a gate electric field in silicon thin-film edges occurring in edges of an insular semiconductor thin film of top gate type thin-film transistors and a shift of threshold due to fixed charges in the periphery of the silicon thin-file edges.
US07755135B2
An electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) includes an access transistor having a floating gate and source/drain regions formed at opposite sides of the floating gate in a first well, a first well tap formed in the first well, a control gate located on a second region, first impurity regions formed at both sides of the control gate in the second region, and a second well tap formed in a third region. In order to erase information stored in a memory cell, a predetermined erasing voltage is applied to the source/drain regions of the access transistor and the first well tap, a ground voltage is applied to the first impurity regions in the second region, and a voltage, which is greater than 0V and less than a junction breakdown voltage between the active area and the first well, is applied to the second well tap.
US07755131B2
A NAND-type non-volatile semiconductor memory device has a semiconductor substrate, an element isolation insulating film which is formed on a surface of the semiconductor substrate spaced apart at a predetermined distance from each other, a first insulating film which is formed between the element isolation insulating films on the semiconductor substrate, a floating gate which is formed on the first insulating films, a second insulating gate which is formed on an end region of the floating gate, a control gate which is formed on the second insulating film, and a contact plug which is formed on a surface of the floating gate so that one end of the contact plug is electrically connected to the control gate.
US07755126B2
Disclosed is a memory device having a transistor, the transistor including a substrate; a gate electrode formed on the substrate; an insulation layer formed on the gate electrode, the gate electrode and the insulation layer forming a convex portion; a conductive layer formed at a top of the convex portion; a source electrode formed on one side of the convex portion on the substrate; a drain electrode formed on the other side of the convex portion on the substrate where the source electrode is not formed; and a semiconductor layer formed on the insulation layer existing between the conductive layer and the source electrode and between the conductive layer and the drain electrode.
US07755104B2
A semiconductor device that has a pMOS double-gate structure, has a substrate, the crystal orientation of the top surface of which is (100), a semiconductor layer that is made of silicon or germanium, formed on the substrate such that currents flow in a direction of a first <110> crystal orientation, and channels are located at sidewall of the semiconductor layer, a source layer that is formed on the substrate adjacent to one end of the semiconductor layer in the direction of first <110> crystal orientation and is made of a metal or metal silicide to form a Schottky junction with the semiconductor layer; a drain layer that is formed on the substrate adjacent to the other end of the semiconductor layer in the direction of first <110> crystal orientation and is made of a metal or metal silicide to form a Schottky junction with the semiconductor layer; a gate electrode that is formed on the semiconductor layer in a direction of a second <110> crystal orientation perpendicular to the current flow direction, and a gate insulating film that is disposed between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode, wherein a uniaxial tensile strain is applied to the semiconductor layer in the direction of the second <110> crystal orientation perpendicular to the current flow direction.
US07755102B2
A multiple layer overvoltage protection device is provided. The method begins by providing a substrate having a first impurity concentration of a first conductivity type to define a mid-region layer. A dopant of a second conductivity type is introduced into the substrate with a second impurity concentration less than the first impurity concentration. An upper base region having a second type of conductivity is formed on the upper surface of the mid-region layer. A lower base region layer having a second type of conductivity is formed on a lower surface of the mid-region layer. A first emitter region having a first type of conductivity is formed on a surface of the upper base region layer. A first metal contact is coupled to the upper base region layer and a second metal contact is coupled to the lower base region layer.
US07755079B2
An infrared focal plane array (FPA) is disclosed which utilizes a strained-layer superlattice (SLS) formed of alternating layers of InAs and InxGa1−xSb with 0≦x≦0.5 epitaxially grown on a GaSb substrate. The FPA avoids the use of a mesa structure to isolate each photodetector element and instead uses impurity-doped regions formed in or about each photodetector for electrical isolation. This results in a substantially-planar structure in which the SLS is unbroken across the entire width of a 2-D array of the photodetector elements which are capped with an epitaxially-grown passivation layer to reduce or eliminate surface recombination. The FPA has applications for use in the wavelength range of 3-25 μm.
US07755075B2
A phase-change memory device has a different-material contact plug having a first electrically conductive material plug made of a first electrically conductive material, and a second electrically conductive material plug made of a second electrically conductive material having a specific resistance smaller than the first electrically conductive material, the first electrically conductive material plug and the second electrically conductive material plug being buried in a common contact hole. The different-material contact plug is effective for reducing the radiation of heat from a contact plug beneath a phase-change layer. The phase-change memory device also includes an extension electrode layer held in contact with a portion of the bottom surface of the phase-change layer in an area displaced off a position directly above a contact surface through which the phase-change layer and the heater electrode contact each other. The extension electrode layer reduces the radiation of heat from an electrode above the phase-change layer.
US07755064B2
A resist pattern processing apparatus comprises a stage for mounting a substrate having a patterned photoresist arranged on a surface thereof, a UV-emitting part for emitting UV rays to the stage, and an annular member for surrounding the whole periphery of the substrate. This allows the annular member to restrain ozone supplied near a mounting surface for the substrate on the stage from diffusing to the periphery of the stage, whereby the ozone concentration becomes even in the surface of the substrate mounted on the stage.
US07755062B2
An ion source is to extract a ribbon-shaped ion beam longer in the Y direction in the Z direction and provided with a plasma generating chamber, a plasma electrode which is disposed near the end of the plasma generating chamber in the Z direction and has an ion extracting port extending in the Y direction, a plurality of cathodes for emitting electrons into the plasma generating chamber to generate a plasma and arranged in a plurality of stages along the Y direction, and a magnetic coil which generates magnetic fields along the Z direction in a domain containing the plurality of cathodes inside the plasma generating chamber.
US07755053B2
A radiation detection apparatus includes a radiation detection panel having a fluorescent film and photoelectric conversion elements, a support board for supporting the radiation detection panel, and a gel member displaced between the radiation detection panel and support board.
US07755042B1
A scanning electron beam apparatus with an Auger spectrometer. The apparatus includes at least an electron column for generating a primary electron beam, a magnetic objective lens configured to focus the primary electron beam onto a surface of a target substrate, and a spectrometer configured to detect Auger electrons emitted from the surface of the target substrate. The magnetic objective lens applies a magnetic field strength greater than 10 Gauss and less than 50 Gauss at the surface of the target substrate. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
US07755039B2
A differential pumping system in which a vacuum chamber is manufactured to have a plurality of vacuum pumps and conductance limit plates between the vacuum pumps. The differential pumping system in which an ion is implanted from an ionization source, passes through the vacuum chamber and is detected by a detection unit includes a plurality of vacuum pumps in the vacuum chamber and one or more conductance limit plates between the vacuum pumps, and the conductance limit plates form an angle less than 90° with the transmission direction of the ion. According to such a constitution, higher degree of vacuum and the ion transmission efficiency are maintained without increasing the length of the vacuum chamber. Furthermore, it is possible to minimize the attenuation of an ion detection signal due to a collision with a neighboring neutral molecule, improving the sensitivity of an ion detection device.
US07755026B2
An array of sensitive pixel elements is configured to generate signals representative of sensed light that is associated with writing being done by a user, and an optical system concentrates light from a light source across a section of the array of sensitive pixel elements, the signals being useful to compute a subpixel measurement of a position of the light source.
US07755018B2
The present invention provides an improved column readout circuitry and method of operation which minimizes substrate and other common mode noise during a read out operation. The circuit improves the consistency of the pixel to pixel output of the pixel array and increases the dynamic range of the pixel output. This is accomplished by obtaining a differential readout of the reset signal and integrated charge signal from a desired pixel along with the reset signal and charge signal from a reference circuit. In this manner common mode noise can be minimized by a combination of signals from the desired and reference pixels in the sample and hold aspect of the column circuitry. In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, a 3T pixel arrangement is used. In another exemplary embodiment, a 4T arrangement is used. Additional exemplary embodiments provide differential column readout circuitry that can be used with any two signal sources.
US07755006B2
A heating system for a cooking appliance includes at least one heating element positioned within a cooking cavity defined by a cabinet of the cooking appliance. The cooking cavity is configured to support a food item therein during a cooking process. A controller is in operational control communication with the at least one heating element. The controller is configured to energize the at least one heating element to operate a slow cook mode for cooking the food item.
US07755004B2
A motorized hinge system for an oven door includes first and second hinge assemblies. At least one hinge assembly is motorized. In the motorized hinge assembly, a first hinge portion is connected to the oven door and a second hinge portion connected to the oven body. A door control arm has first end connected to the first hinge portion and a second end spaced from the first end. A motor is connected to the oven body and includes an actuator that is driven by the motor. The actuator is operably coupled to the door control arm and is movable in first and second directions by the motor to move the door control arm and door in corresponding first and second directions pivotally relative to the second hinge portion. In one example, the actuator is a lead screw type actuator. A non-motorized hinge assembly is also used together with the motorized hinge assembly to connect the oven door to the body. The non-motorized hinge assembly is spring-biased to urge the door toward its closed position.
US07755003B2
A temperature control method for a heat process on a resist film on a substrate includes first and second steps. The first step includes measuring a stepped response waveform of measured temperatures of a substrate at measurement points while changing stepwise each target temperature, then using this result to compose a pulsed response waveform with respect to a change of a pulsed target temperature, then using this result to compose a triangular response waveform with respect to a change of a triangular target temperature, and then using this result to acquire a matrix as relation information showing a relation between the target temperatures and temperatures of the substrate at measurement points. The second step includes acquiring temperature distribution information by use of measured temperatures of the substrate placed on the hot plate, measured at measurement points before adjustment of the target temperatures, and then calculating adjustment information by use of the relation information acquired in the first step and the temperature distribution information, thereby determining adjustment information.
US07755000B2
A spool gun having a quick connector connectable to an electrical power source and a gas source is disclosed. A connection line extends from the spool gun and is attached to a connector. The connector both fluidly connects the spool gun to a shielding gas source and electrically connects the spool gun to a power source constructed to generate a welding-type power. Such a spool gun is quickly and efficiently connectable to the gas and power systems required for performing welding processes.
US07754993B2
Welding repairs are performed in an underwater environment adjacent the bottom head of the nuclear reactor vessel. To provide a dry welding environment, segments of a lower caisson are passed through the core plate holes and assembled along the interior surface of the bottom head. The assembled segments are held down by brackets and sealed to one another and to the bottom head by a water curable polymer. An upper caisson is passed through the core plate hole to sealingly engage the lower caisson. The caissons are pumped dry and welding equipment is passed through the caissons to effect weld repairs about the stub tube or along the bottom head cladding.
US07754992B2
An electrical switch which includes an insulative housing having a wall defining an axial bore therein, a first electrical contact disposed in the housing bore and a second electrical contact movably disposed in the housing bore between an open position and a closed position. When the contacts are in their open position, the second electrical contact is spaced apart from the first electrical contact and when the contacts are in their closed position, the second electrical contact is in electrical contact with the first electrical contact. The switch includes features to enhance safety and operation by reducing the possibility of arcing or flashover before and during the switching operation and to provide of visual indication of the state of the switch.
US07754983B2
A method of manufacturing an electronic parts packaging structure, including the steps of preparing an electronic parts forming substrate in which an MEMS element is formed in a formation region and a concave portion is provided in a periphery part of the formation region, and a sealing cap in which a ring-shaped protruded bonding portion is provided in a part corresponding to the concave portion of the electronic parts forming substrate and a cavity is formed in a part corresponding to the formation region; and fitting the protruded bonding portion of the sealing cap into the concave portion of the electronic parts forming substrate. Thus, the MEMS element is hermetically sealed in the cavity of the sealing cap.
US07754979B2
According to one embodiment, an electrical connector for electrical connection to a second electronic device having at least one second contact includes a substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, with a recess being formed in the first surface. The connect also has a first contact securely coupled to the substrate and having a first portion extending at least partially into the recess and a mass of solder material retainingly held in the recess such that the first portion of the first contact is in contact with the solder material. The first surface is for placement against the second electronic device such that the first and second contacts are aligned and whereupon heating of the mass of solder material, the first and second contacts are securely attached to one another and form an electrical pathway therebetween.
US07754978B2
A multilayer printed wiring board 10 includes: a core substrate 20; a build-up layer 30 formed on the core substrate 20 and having a conductor pattern 32 on an upper surface; a low elastic modulus layer 40 formed on the build-up layer 30; lands 52 that are disposed on an upper surface of the low elastic modulus layer 40 and connected via solder bumps 66 to a semiconductor chip 70; and conductor posts 50 that are passing through the low elastic modulus layer 40 and electrically connecting lands 52 with conductor patterns 32. The conductor posts 50 are formed to have the diameters of an upper portion and a lower portion of 80 μm, the diameter of an intermediate portion of 35 μm, the height of 200 μm, and the aspect ratio Rasp (height/minimum diameter) of 5.7 and the maximum diameter/minimum diameter of 2.3.
US07754976B2
A circuit carrier assembly includes a plurality of substrates directly secured together by an electrically conductive securing substance. In one example, the securing substance is a conductive epoxy. In another example, the electrically conductive securing substance is solder. Still another example includes a combination of solder and conductive epoxy. A non-conductive epoxy provides further mechanical connection and thermal conductivity between the substrates while also electrically isolating selected portions of the substrates in one example. The electrically conductive securing substance not only mechanically secures the substrates together and provides thermal conductivity between the substrates, which increases the thermal capacitance of the assembly, but also establishes at least one electrically conductive path between the substrates.
US07754973B2
A solar cell electrode wire includes a core material having a volume resistivity of not greater than about 2.3 μΩ·cm and a proof strength in the range of about 19.6 MPa to about 85 MPa, and a hot-dip solder plating layer disposed on a surface of the core material. The core material is preferably an annealed pure copper material having an oxygen content of not higher than about 20 ppm. The core material may be a clad material including an interlayer of aluminum and copper layers disposed on opposite surfaces of the interlayer.
US07754963B2
A solar power generation system having a solar cell provided therein and which is provided with a cooling mechanism, characterized in that the cooling mechanism has a cooling system for cooling the solar cell and a memory and operation system for memorizing or operating an optimum cooling and driving state of the cooling system with respect to an output of the solar cell. The cooling system is driven based on an output of the memory and operation system.
US07754952B2
The invention provides an actuator for actuating a pallet of a pipe organ under the command of a key of an organ. The actuator comprises a movable member, adapted to be connected to the pallet of the organ pipe and a magnetic plunger, mounted on the movable member. It also comprises an electromagnet having a gap within which the magnetic plunger can be inserted and moved, wherein the electromagnet when energized moves the member to thereby actuate the pallet. A controller roller unit controls a current in the electromagnet to provide a controlled actuation of the pallet that is proportional to a key dip of the key. It also provide for a system based on a digital serial link for controlling an assembly of organ pallets that are actuated by electromagnets.
US07754945B2
The present invention is directed to plants that display a drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a DRO3 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a drought tolerance phenotype.
US07754934B2
A process for efficiently and stably producing ethylene and propylene which comprises bringing a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising at least one C4-12 olefin into contact with a zeolite-containing catalyst to obtain a reaction mixture containing ethylene and propylene, separating the reaction mixture into a fraction comprising ingredients ranging from hydrogen to C3 hydrocarbons and a fraction comprising C4 and higher hydrocarbons, and recycling the C4 and higher hydrocarbons as they are to a reactor.
US07754933B2
This invention is directed to a method of rejuvenating a molecular sieve that has decreased catalytic activity as a result of contact with moisture, and a method of using the rejuvenated catalyst to make an olefin product from methanol feed. The molecular sieve can be rejuvenated by heating at a rate sufficient to increase the catalytic activity of the molecular sieve. The molecular sieve is considered to be rejuvenated when the molecular sieve has a CMCPS that is increased by at least 5% relative to that at a heat rate basis of 40° C./min over a temperature range of from 25° C. to 475° C.
US07754930B2
Benzene and xylene are described having a unique distribution of deuterium and 13C such that δ(deuterium) for each of the benzene and xylene is less than −250 and δ(13C) for the benzene is greater than −36 and for xylene is less than −24, wherein δ(deuterium)=(R′sample/R′standard−1)×1000 where R′sample is the ratio of deuterium to hydrogen in the benzene/xylene; and R′standard is the ratio of the natural abundance of deuterium to the natural abundance of hydrogen; and wherein δ(13C)=(R″sample/R″standard−1)×1000 where R″sample is the ratio of 13C to 12C in the benzene/xylene; and R″standard is the ratio of the natural abundance of 13C to the natural abundance of 12C.
US07754927B2
There is provided a process for producing 3,3,3-trifluoropropionyl chloride, which is characterized in that 3,3,3-trifluoropropionaldehyde is chlorinated by a chlorinating agent selected from the group consisting of chlorine (Cl2), sulfuryl chloride (SO2Cl2) and organic N-chloro compounds.
US07754923B2
The present invention provides a process for producing high-purity aliphatic tertiary amines containing a less amount of by-products by subjecting aliphatic acid amides to hydrogenation reduction under moderate conditions, as well as a process for producing amine derivatives from the aliphatic tertiary amines, with a good productivity in an economically advantageous manner. The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic tertiary amine by subjecting a specific aliphatic amide to hydrogenation reduction in the presence of a catalyst containing copper and at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 2, 3 and 7 of the Periodic Table; the catalyst; and a process for producing amine oxide by reacting the tertiary amide obtained by the above production process with hydrogen peroxide.
US07754921B2
Shaped body comprising an aluminosilicate and aluminum oxide, wherein the shaped body has a molar Al/Si ratio in the range from 10 to 30 and an at least bimodal pore distribution for pores having a diameter of greater than 1 nm, with the volume of the pores of the shaped body having a diameter of greater than 10 nm corresponding to at least 40% of the total pore volume of the shaped body, process for producing it and process for the continuous preparation of methylamines by reaction of methanol and/or dimethyl ether with ammonia in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst, wherein the abovementioned shaped bodies are used as catalyst.
US07754918B1
A process for the manufacture of iodixanol by performing a crystallization process of the crude product in a solvent mixture comprising water, methanol and isopropanol. The crude product may be obtained in aqueous solution from dimerisation of 5-acetamido-N,N′-bis(2,3-dihydroxypropyl)-2,4,6-triiodo-isophthalamide (“Compound A”).
US07754914B2
The present invention provides a method of recovering a fluorinated acid surfactant or salt thereof from adsorbent particles to which said fluorinated acid surfactant has been adsorbed. The method comprises mixing adsorbent particles having adsorbed fluorinated acid surfactant or salt thereof with an alcohol and optionally an acid. The mixture is generally heated to cause esterification of the fluorinated acid surfactant or salt thereof with the alcohol so as to form an ester derivative of the fluorinated acid surfactant, distilling the mixture to form a distillate comprising the ester derivative, separating the ester derivative from the distillate and optionally feeding the remainder of the distillate back into the mixture.
US07754909B1
A process for benzylating an alcohol includes mixing 2-benzyloxy-1-methylpyridinium triflate in an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent having a predetermined boiling point; adding an acid scavenger to the mixture; combining the alcohol to be benzylated with the mixture; reacting the alcohol with the 2-benzyloxy-1-methylpyridinium triflate by heating above ambient temperature to generate the benzylated alcohol; and separating the benzylated alcohol from the mixture.
US07754907B2
Coordination complexes having at least two structural conformations are disclosed. The coordination complexes contain at least one metal center and at least one hemi-labile ligand, and change structural conformations due to the presence or absence of allosteric effectors. Methods of detecting an analyte using the coordination complexes are also disclosed.
US07754906B2
An organometallic complex represented by the structure: wherein M is a metal selected from Group 4 of the Periodic Table of the Elements and R1-4 can be same or different selected from the group consisting of dialkylamide, difluoralkylamide, hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy, fluoroalkyl and alkoxy, cycloaliphatic, and aryl with the additional provision that when R1 and R2 are dialkylamide, difluoralkylamide, alkoxy, fluoroalkyl and alkoxy, they can be connected to form a ring. Related compounds are also disclosed. CVD and ALD deposition processes using the complexes are also included.
US07754905B2
A method comprising applying a controlled flow cavitation apparatus to a biodiesel production process in order to increase fatty acid alkyl ester yield. A feedstock comprising free fatty acids can be passed through a controlled flow cavitation apparatus at a velocity capable of generating a hydrodynamic cavitation zone where the free fatty acids can be esterified. One or more controlled flow cavitation apparatuses can be applied at various points of a biodiesel production process.
US07754903B2
The present invention discloses a curable polycyclic compound represented by the following formula (1): {wherein A is a di- to hexa-valent group derived from a polycyclic hydrocarbon compound; R1 is an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a perfluoroalkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a fluorine atom; n is an integer of 0 to 2; m is an integer of 2 to 4; and Y is a group represented by the following formula (2) or (3): (wherein R2, R3, R5 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom or an alkyl group of 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R4 is a methyl group or an ethyl group; and p and q are each independently an integer of 0 to 4)}.
US07754902B2
Chiral ruthenium catalysts comprising salen and alkenyl ligands are provided for stereoselective cyclopropanation, and methods of cyclopropanation are provided. The chiral ruthenium catalyst is prepared in situ by combining an alkenyl ligand, a deprotonated chiral salen ligand, and a ruthenium (II) metal. A preferred catalyst is prepared in situ by combining 2,3-dihydro-4-venylbenzofuran, deprotonated 1,2-cyclohexanediamino-N,N′-bis(3,5-di-t-butyl-salicylidene) and RuCl2(p-cymene)]2.
US07754897B2
This invention is directed to stereoselective synthesis of compounds of formula (I) or formula (II): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, amide, complex, chelate, clathrate, solvate, polymorph, stereoisomer, metabolite or prodrug thereof; wherein R3, R4 and R5 are defined herein. Compounds of formula (I) and formula (II) are known to be useful in treating arrhythmias.
US07754895B2
Processes for preparing oxindoles, which can be utilized in the preparation of a variety of useful compounds, and methods for minimizing or preventing N-alkylation of amide containing compounds, including oxindoles, are provided. Also provided is a compound of the following structure:
US07754894B2
A crystalline form of N-(3-cyano-4-methyl-1H-indol-7-yl)-3-cyanobenzenesulfonamide having a diffraction peak at a diffraction angle (2θ±0.2°) of 19.1° in a powder X-ray diffraction.
US07754893B2
Chemically reactive carbocyanine dyes that are intramolecularly crosslinked between the 1-position and the 3-position, their bioconjugates and their uses are described. 1,3′-crosslinked carbocyanines are superior to those of conjugates of spectrally similar 1,1′-crosslinked or non-crosslinked dyes. The invention includes derivate compounds having one or more benzo nitrogens.
US07754887B2
Process for producing sulfoxide derivatives or salts thereof in the amorphous state, characterized by heat-drying solvated crystals of a sulfoxide derivative or a salt thereof represented by the general formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, a methoxy group, or a difluoromethoxy group; R2 represents a methyl group or a methoxy group; R3 represents a 3-methoxypropoxy group, a methoxy group, or a 2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or a methoxy group; and B represents a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal or ½ alkaline earth metal.
US07754885B2
The invention relates to a compound of the following general formula (tubulysin) having the following meanings for R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y and Z: R=H, alkyl, aryl, OR1, NR1R2 or R1=H, C1-6alkyl or aryl R2=H, C1-6alkyl or aryl S=H, Hal, NO2 or NHR3 U=H, Hal, NO2 or NHR3 R3=H, HCO or C1-4alkyl-CO T=H or OR4 R4=H, C1-4alkyl, aryl, COR5, P(O)(OR6)2 or SO3R6 R5=C1-6alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or heteroaryl R6=H, alkyl or a metal ion V=H, OR7, Hal or (for W=O) O R7=H, C1-4alkyl or COR8 R5=C1-4alkyl, alkenyl or aryl W=H or C1-4alkyl or (for V=O) O X=H, C1-4alkyl, alkenyl or CH2OR9 R9=H, C1-4alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or COR10 R10=C1-6alkyl, alkenyl, aryl or heteroaryl Y=(for Z=CH3 or COR11) free electron pair or (for Z=CH3)O R11=C1-4alkyl, CF3 or aryl and/or Z=(for Y=O or free electron pair) CH3 or (for Y=free electron pair) COR11.
US07754880B2
New uracils are described, having general formula (I) and their use as herbicides.
US07754876B2
The present invention relates to improved methods of purification of sugars and in particular to a method of preparing lactose. A low purity lactose source such as whey is subjected to a first demineralization step involving either ion-exchange or the addition of divalent metal cations, followed by a second demineralization step where alcohol is added. The invention also relates to lactose produced by this method and products comprising lactose produced by this method.
US07754873B2
The present invention describes isolation of plasmid DNA from bacteria. The addition of dyes to the alkaline lysis based purification buffers (P1, P2, and P3) allows for improved visual monitoring of the steps of preparing a bacterial lysate filtrate coupled to filtration or spin-column chromatography. The method comprises the suspending of the bacterial cells with buffer P1 (suspension is red/pink); lysing the bacteria with buffer P2 (suspension goes from red/purple color to translucent/purple); precipitating cellular debris with buffer P3 (solution becomes yellow with debris suspension); centrifuging or filtering to product a lysate filtrate; binding the lysate filtrate to a DNA binding matrix; washing; and isolating the plasmid via chromatography. The yield and quality of plasmid DNA is improved due to more consistent lysis. Errors in buffer addition are reduced by visualizing the color as buffers are added and also of changes in color of the preparation at each step.
US07754870B2
Provided are an oligonucleotide primer set for amplifying at least one target sequence of the cagA gene of Helicobacter pylori, a method of detecting Helicobacter pylori using the primer set, and a kit for detecting Helicobacter pylori, including the primer set.
US07754867B2
This invention relates to anti-P-selectin antibodies and, in particular, to anti-P-selectin antibodies and variants thereof that contain an Fc part derived from human origin and do not bind complement factor C1q. These antibodies have new and inventive properties causing a benefit for a patient suffering from critical limb ischemia or peripheral arterial occlusive disease (CLI/PAOD).
US07754843B2
New aromatic polyether type copolymers bearing main chain pyridine and side chain pyridine or pyrimidine units, which exhibit good mechanical properties, high thermal and oxidative stability, high doping ability and high conductivity values. The polymers are useful in the preparation and application of MEA on PEMFC type single cells. The polymers are, further, particularly suitable for use in high temperature PEM fuel cells.
US07754837B1
Disclosed are telechelic fluoropolymers and methods for forming the polymers. The fluoropolymers can be formed via step-growth polymerization of bis(trifluorovinyloxy)biphenyls with bisphenols. The formed telechelic polymers possess fluoroolefin functionality at the trifluorovinyl aromatic ether endgroups. Internal groups can include difluorodioxyvinylene groups and trifluoroethyl groups. Formation methods of the telechelic polymers can be controlled so as to control molecular weight and degree of unsaturation of the polymers. The end groups and the internal groups can be further reacted independently of each other, e.g., under different temperature conditions, to form a variety of polymers and/or crosslinked polymeric networks.
US07754831B2
A vinyl-based polymer having a mass average molecular weight of 1500 to 10000, which is prepared by a first step of continuously feeding a material mixture containing a vinyl-based monomer to a continuous tank type first reactor, and polymerizing the vinyl-based monomer under the conditions of a polymerization temperature of 150° to 300° C. and a retention time of 1 to 60 minutes at a rate of polymerization of 50 to 99% to obtain a reaction intermediate mixture; and a second step of feeding a polymerization initiator in the amount of 0.01 to 5 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the vinyl-based monomer and the reaction intermediate mixture to a second reactor, and further polymerizing the vinyl-based monomer under the conditions of a polymerization temperature of 100° to 200° C. and a retention time of 10 to 240 minutes at a rate of polymerization of 80% or more.
US07754826B1
Disclosed is a process for producing lactide-based copolymers and copolymers produced by the process. The copolymers are formed by the copolymerization of a lactide monomer with a secondary material. In one embodiment, the secondary material can be derived from renewable resources, providing a product copolymer completely derived from renewable resources. The disclosed materials may display improved hydrolytic and thermal characteristics as compared to previously known lactide-based materials. Exemplary secondary materials that can be copolymerized with lactide can include polyhydroxy alkanoates, long chain primary alcohols, and depsipeptides.
US07754820B2
The present invention discloses a composition suitable for use as a top antireflective coating and barrier layer for 193 nm lithography. The inventive composition is soluble in aqueous base solutions and has low refractive index at 193 nm. The inventive composition comprises an aqueous base-soluble polymer having a backbone and a fluorinated half ester moiety. The fluorinated half ester moiety is pendant from the backbone. The present invention also discloses a method of forming a patterned layer on a substrate by using the inventive composition in lithography.
US07754819B2
A thermoplastic elastomer having a side chain having a moiety crosslinkable by hydrogen bond containing a carbonyl-containing group and a nitrogen-containing heterocycle, and another side chain having a covalently crosslinkable moiety, the thermoplastic elastomer being able to be crosslinked at the covalently crosslinkable moiety by at least one bond selected from the group consisting of amide, ester, lactone, urethane, ether, thiourethane, and thioether. The thermoplastic elastomer exhibits excellent mechanical strength without detracting from its excellent recycleability.
US07754812B2
An adhesion promoter for a hot melt adhesive or a pressure sensitive adhesive prepared by admixing a hydrolytic silane compound with an aqueous buffer solution. The adhesive is able to bind at very low surface free energy substrates, such as Xerographic prints contaminated by silicone fuser oil. The hot melt adhesive maintains a substantially stable viscosity at temperature ranging from about 100° C. to about 200° C.
US07754809B2
The invention relates to polyurethane dispersions which develop high hardness and form coating films at room temperature. The dispersions are prepared from prepolymers containing prepolymers containing a polyol or polyol blend having specified equivalent weight and polyisocyanate to polyol molar ratio.
US07754807B2
The present invention is a composition for making a three-dimensional object. The composition comprises a plasticizer and a base polymer, where the base polymer comprises a carboxylic acid, where the composition is soluble in an alkaline solution.
US07754803B2
A resin composition, substrate material, sheet, laminated board, resin-bearing copper foil, copper-clad laminate, TAB tape, printed circuit board, prepreg and adhesive sheet are provided which exhibit improved physical properties, dimensional stability, heat resistance and flame retardance, particularly high-temperature physical properties. A resin composition containing 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin and 0.1-65 parts by weight of an inorganic compound, the resin composition having a mean linear expansion coefficient (α2) of 1.0×10−3 [° C.−1] or below over the temperature range from a temperature 10° C. higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin composition to a temperature 50° C. higher than the glass transition temperature of the resin composition.
US07754800B2
A moisture curable composition capable of cure to an elastomeric body comprising (a) a diluted polymer comprising (i) a silicon containing polymer of the formula X-A-X1 where X and X1 are independently selected from silyl groups which contain one or more condensable substituents per group and A is a polymeric chain having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of at least 132 000; and a degree of polymerisation of at least 1800. (ii) an organic extender and/or plasticiser which diluted polymer is obtained by polymerisation in the presence of the said organic extender and/or plasticiser (b) a suitable cross-linking agent which comprises at least two groups which are reactable with the condensable groups in the diluted polymer, (c) a suitable condensation catalyst and optionally (e) one or more fillers.
US07754791B2
A substantially non-elastic incompressible composition, which substantially does not quickly self-level under standard operating conditions, includes: a suspending agent which reacts substantially as a solid when subjected to forces below a critical force, and which becomes substantially flowable when subjected to forces above said critical force; ceramic microparticulates dispersed within the suspending agent; flexible-walled microparticulates dispersed within the suspending agent; and celled macroparticulates dispersed within the suspending agent. The composition provides an incident energy absorbing property. The incident energy may include sound energy, and the microparticulates and macroparticulates may convert some of the sound energy into heat, or may diffract the sound energy.
US07754789B1
A method for forming polyolefin/clay composites by olefin polymerization which can be used as flame retardants in which at least one filler is combined with an early or late transition metal first catalyst component that becomes activated for olefin polymerization when in contact with the treated filler. An olefin is contacted by the activated catalyst-filler combination either (a) in the absence of an alkylaluminum second catalyst component or (b) in the presence an alkylaluminum second catalyst component when the first catalyst component is an early transition metal catalyst, whereby to form an clay-polyolefin composite incorporating platelets of said filler. The filler is preferably clay, exemplified by montmorillonite and chlorite. The first catalyst component is preferably a non-metallocene catalyst. A predetermined amount of one or more olefinic polymers can also be blended with a masterbatch to obtain a composite having a desired amount of loading.
US07754786B2
Disclosed are aqueous dispersions of polymer-enclosed particles, such as nanoparticles. Also disclosed are methods for making an aqueous dispersion of polymer-enclosed particles, polymerizable polymers useful in such a method, powder coating compositions formed from such an aqueous dispersion, substrates at least partially coated with such a composition, and reflective surfaces comprising a non-hiding coating layer deposited from such a composition.
US07754785B2
There is provided a pigment dispersion comprising at least one resin-coated pigment comprising a resin and a pigment, and having an average particle diameter of 250 nm or less, and a dispersion medium containing as a major component a cation polymeric compound having a viscosity of 30 mPa·s or less at a temperature of 25° C. and a boiling point of 150° C. or more at 1 atm. The pigment is incorporated in the pigment dispersion at a ratio ranging from 3 to 41% by weight based on a total weight of the dispersion medium, and the resin is incorporated in the resin-coated pigment at a ratio ranging from 5 to 37% by weight based on the weight of the pigment.
US07754779B2
An ink for an ink jet printer includes an ink vehicle of at least one radically curable, multifunctional acrylate monomer or oligomer, at least one colorant, and at least one photoinitiator. The ink has a low viscosity at low jetting temperatures of 30 to 50° C. and is curable upon exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
US07754774B2
The purpose of the present invention is to provide antiseptic disinfectant, and cosmetics and toiletries, medicine or food containing the same, which enhance the antibacterial activity that 1,2-alkanediol originally have against a broad range of strains by compounding 1,2-alkanediol with 5-10 carbons and a certain fragrance component.The present invention relates to an antiseptic disinfectant, and cosmetics and toiletries, medicine or food containing the same, which include 1,2-alkanediol with 5-10 carbons, and one or more materials selected from a group of thymol, eugenol, citronellal, terpinyl acetate, citronellol and β-pinene.
US07754770B2
An antimicrobial composition is provided. The antimicrobial composition has broad antimicrobial efficacy in a format convenient for no-rinse application to the skin. The composition dries quickly, leaves the skin smooth, comfortable and adequately moisturized. A method of making the antimicrobial composition, a method of sanitizing skin using the antimicrobial composition, and a foam dispenser comprising the antimicrobial composition are also provided.
US07754768B2
Methods and compositions for the treatment of pain and intraocular pressure. Particularly disclosed are new compositions for the treatment of chronic pain, glaucoma and methods for their use.
US07754761B2
Therapeutic compounds and methods for inhibiting amyloid deposition in a subject, whatever its clinical setting, are described. Amyloid deposition is inhibited by the administration to a subject of an effective amount of a therapeutic compound comprising an anionic group and a carrier molecule, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, such that an interaction between an amyloidogenic protein and a basement membrane constituent is inhibited. Preferred anionic groups are sulfonates and sulfates. Preferred carrier molecules include carbohydrates, polymers, peptides, peptide derivatives, aliphatic groups, alicyclic groups, heterocyclic groups, aromatic groups and combinations thereof.
US07754760B2
This invention relates to compositions comprising epicatechin and method of use of such compositions for inducing vasodilation of blood vessels in humans and veterinary animals.
US07754756B2
The present invention relates to new beta-agonists of general formula (I) wherein the groups R1 and R2 have the meanings given in the claims and specification, the tautomers, racemates, enantiomers, diastereomers, solvates, hydrates, mixtures thereof, the prodrugs thereof and the salts thereof, particularly the physiologically acceptable salts thereof with inorganic or organic acids or bases, methods of preparing these compounds and their use as pharmaceutical compositions.
US07754738B2
This invention provides compounds of Formula (I), N-oxides and salts thereof wherein: A is O or S; B is a phenyl ring or a pyridine ring, each ring optionally substituted with 1 to 5 R; J is a pyrazole or a pyrrole heterocyclic ring system as defined herein; and; R1 is H; or C1-C6 alkyl, C2-C6 alkenyl, C2-C6 alkynyl or C3-C6 cycloalkyl each optionally substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen, CN, NO2, hydroxy, C1-C4 alkoxy, C1-C4 alkylthio, C1-C4 alkylsulfinyl, C1-C4 alkylsulfonyl, C2-C4 alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C4 alkylamino, C2-C8 dialkylamino and C3-C6 cycloalkylamino. Also disclosed are methods for controlling at least one invertebrate pest comprising contacting the invertebrate pest or its environment with a biologically effective amount of at least one compound of Formula I, an N-oxide or a salt thereof (e.g., as a composition described herein). This invention also pertains to a composition comprising at least one compound of Formula I, an N-oxide or a salt thereof; and at least one additional component selected from the group consisting of a surfactant, a solid diluent and a liquid diluent.
US07754732B2
The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) as antagonists of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors (“CGRP-receptor”), pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, methods for identifying them, methods of treatment using them and their use in therapy for treatment of neurogenic vasodilation, neurogenic inflammation, migraine and other headaches, thermal injury, circulatory shock, flushing associated with menopause, airway inflammatory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other conditions the treatment of which can be effected by the antagonism of CGRP-receptors.
US07754729B2
A compound of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or hydrate thereof, and a method of preparing the same. A method of treating or preventing a physiological disorder caused by abnormal protein tyrosine kinase activity in a mammal comprising administering to said mammal a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of formula (I).
US07754723B2
Compounds of formulae: where Ar1, Ar2, R3, R4, and m are disclosed herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (a “Nitro(cyano)vinylpiperazine Compound”); compositions comprising an effective amount of a Nitro(cyano)vinylpiperazine Compound; and methods for treating or preventing pain and other conditions in an animal comprising administering to an animal in need thereof an effective amount of a Nitro(cyano)vinylpiperazine Compound are disclosed.
US07754722B2
The invention provides 2-carboxamide piperazine compounds of formula I, R3.IN\′N˜′R2I(0)z-oR4I wherein R′, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the claims and methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions that utilize or comprise one or more such compounds. Compounds of the invention are useful for the treatment of mammalian infertility.
US07754718B2
The present invention relates to novel antiviral helioxanthin analogs. These compounds may particularly be used alone or in combination with other drugs for the treatment of the following: hepadnaviruses, flaviviruses, herpesviruses and human immunodeficiency virus. In addition, compounds according to the present invention can be used to prevent or reduce the likelihood of the occurrence of tumors secondary to virus infection as well as other infections or disease states that are secondary to the virus infection.
US07754714B2
The present disclosure provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds having antiproliferative activity, compositions comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds to inhibit cellular proliferation and to treat proliferate diseases such as tumorigenic cancers.
US07754691B1
Linear peptides with a C-terminus —OH group that are specific for one or more melanocortin receptors, and which may be used in the treatment of melanocortin receptor-mediated disorders, including a variety of body weight disorders including cachexia, and for treatment of inflammation, immune disorders and other conditions, diseases and syndromes, and pharmaceutical compositions including such linear peptides.
US07754679B2
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising an aptamer and an amino acid ester or amide or an aptamer; a divalent metal cation; and a carboxylic acid, a phospholipid, a phosphatidyl choline, or a sphingomyelin. Methods of treating or preventing a condition in an animal comprising administering to the animal the pharmaceutical compositions.
US07754675B2
Optionally isolated and/or purified enatiomers of 2-heptylcyclopropyl-1-carboxylic acid and mixtures of two, three or all enantiomers of 2-heptylcyclopropyl-1-carboxylic acid are disclosed as perfumes and/or flavourings.
US07754673B2
The present invention relates to an auxiliary composition, for use in the laundering or treatment of fabrics, comprising an admix of (i) clay and (ii) a silicone in an emulsified form.
US07754670B2
The present invention relates to compositions including surfactant peroxycarboxylic acid, methods for making these compositions, and methods for reducing the population of a microorganism.
US07754666B2
Provided are compositions comprising low molecular weight polymeric materials and surfactants having reduced irritation associated therewith, methods of reducing the irritation associated with a personal care composition comprising an anionic and/or amphoteric surfactant, the methods comprising combining a low molecular weight polymeric material capable of binding a surfactant thereto with an anionic surfactant to produce a reduced irritation personal care composition, and methods of using such compositions to cleanse the hair or skin with reduced irritation.
US07754663B2
A premium wear resistant lubricant comprises a base stock, preferably a GTL liquid or the liquid isomerization product of slack wax or F-T wax, and a non-ionic ashless anti-wear additive. The non-ionic ashless antiwear additive is preferably at least one of thiosalicylic acid or alkyl ester thereof, thioxomalonate, 2,2-dithiopyridine and thiazolidine. The lubricant may also contain additional base stock materials selected from other hydrocarbonaceous and synthetic base stock materials in admixture with the GTL liquid or slack wax or F-T derived base stock.
US07754662B2
A lubricant additive produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), to produce a reaction mixture comprising the lubricant additive. Also, a lubricant produced by various processes, including mixing an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting an organophosphate and an organofluorine compound, reacting a fluorinated organophosphate and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), or reacting an organophosphate, a metal halide and an organofluorine compound (with or without molybendum disulfide), and adding at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a lubricant base.
US07754661B2
A method of recovering hydrocarbon or synthetic base oils from used oil-based drilling mud utilizes acid to deactivate emulsifiers in the drilling mud for altering the emulsion stability and permitting removal of the solids contained in the drilling mud using conventional separation such as centrifugation. A surfactant is typically added to prevent water-wetting as a result of the addition of the acid. The recovered base oil contains substantially all of the deactivated emulsifiers, which can be reactivated through the addition of lime, allowing new drilling fluids to be prepared without the need to add significant amounts of emulsifier to the recycled base oil.
US07754654B2
The present invention relates to novel substituted spirocyclic ketoenols of the formula (I) in which W, X, Y, Z, A, B, D and G are as defined in the disclosure, to a plurality of processes for their preparation and to their use as pesticides, microbicides and herbicides.
US07754653B2
A sprayable pesticidal or herbicidal composition comprises inert carrier particles having supported thereon a fungal growth. The fungal growth comprises mycelium that is grown on the particles using a solid state fermentation process. The particles are provided in a dry state and can be suspended in a liquid carrier for spray application when needed. The invention also provides for a thickening agent that increases the viscosity of the spray solution so as to prevent sedimentation of the particles.
US07754647B2
The present invention provides a process for preparing a supported catalyst (catalyst C) having a support (support S) selected from among oxides, phosphates, silicates, carbides, borides and nitrides of main group elements and elements of transition groups VI and II and mixtures of the abovementioned compounds and an active component (activator A) comprising one or more compounds containing one or more elements of transition groups V, VI and VII customary for the catalysis of metathesis reactions.
US07754644B2
The present invention provides a noble metal particle with an improved methanol-oxidation property. This noble metal particle has a platinum particle and ruthenium particles deposited on only part of the surface of the platinum particle. This noble metal particle suitably can be produced by precipitating the ruthenium particles out of the solution so that the ruthenium particles are deposited on only part of the surface of the platinum particle by further adding a ruthenium salt into the solution and reducing the ruthenium salt after the reduction of the platinum salt in the solution essentially is completed. This noble metal particle is suitable as a catalyst to be supported on an electrode of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell typified by a direct methanol fuel cell.
US07754638B2
Zeolite-based honeycomb bodies and methods of manufacturing same. Zeolite-based honeycomb bodies especially suited for engine exhaust treatment applications include a primary phase comprising a zeolite having a SiO2 to Al2O3 molar ratio in the range from 5 to 300. The zeolite-based composites are porous with an open porosity of at least 25% and a median pore diameter of at least 1 micron. The zeolite-based honeycomb bodies can be manufactured by an extrusion method.
US07754637B2
The present invention relates to a catalytic composition which comprises a beta zeolite, a metal of group VIII, a metal of group VI B and optionally one or more oxides as carrier. The catalytic system of the present invention can be used for the hydrotreating of hydrocarbon mixtures and more specifically in the upgrading of hydrocarbon mixtures having boiling ranges within the range of 35° to 250° C., containing sulfur impurities, i.e. in hydrodesulfuration with contemporaneous skeleton isomerization and a reduced hydrogenation degree of olefins contained in said hydrocarbon mixtures, the whole process being carried out in a single step.
US07754635B2
A process for re-processing of a Fischer-Tropsch catalyst is described comprising the steps of; (i) de-waxing the Fischer-Tropsch catalyst, (ii) subjecting the de-waxed catalyst to hydrometallurgical leaching or extraction to separate catalyst metal or metals from catalyst support material, and (iii) recovering the separated catalyst metal or metals, wherein the de-waxing step is performed using a pressurised near-critical or supercritical fluid under conditions that minimise catalyst metal spinel formation.
US07754630B2
An optical glass for the manufacture of large transmission optics, such as lenses having a thickness of 100 millimeters or more, comprises 35 to 70 wt.-% SiO2, 17 to 35 wt.-% Al2O3, 3 to 17 wt.-% P2O5, 0 to 6 wt.-% Li2O, 0.5 to 4 wt.-% MgO, 0.5 to 3 wt.-% ZnO, a maximum of 1 wt.-% CaO, a maximum of 0.5 wt.-% BaO, 0.5 to 6 wt.-% TiO2, 0.5 to 3 wt.-% ZrO2, 0 to 1 wt.-% Na2O, 0 to 1 wt.-% K2O, a maximum of 1 wt.-% of refining agents (As2O3, SP2O3) and a maximum of 500 ppm of other contaminants. The glass composition may be equal to the composition of the glass ceramic Zerodur® and allows to manufacture large transmission optics in a cost-effective way, has a maximum of transmittance which is in the range of a He—Ne lasers and has a CTE of about 3·10−6/K.
US07754629B2
Disclosed are glass materials generally belonging to the P2O5—ZnO—TeO2 system and process for making the same. The glass may comprise Bi2O3 as well. The high refractive index and low Tg materials are particularly suitable for refractive lens elements for use in portable optical devices. The process involves the use of P2O5 source materials with reduced amounts of reducing agents or a step of removing the reducing agents from such source materials by an oxidizing step such as calcination.
US07754628B2
The invention relates to a mixture for the production of a vat-dyed amber glass; an amber glass formed from the vitrifiable mixture, based on a silico-sodo-calcic composition; and a method for the production of tubes and blanks (2) for bulbs (1) using said glass. The mixture contains 100% by weight of the following ingredients: 0.01%-1% by weight molybdenum bisulphur and 0.01%-7% strontium sulphur by weight. The glass thus obtained is devoid of harmful products such as cadmium and no additional heat treatment is required in order to obtain the desired colour thereof.
US07754627B2
The present invention provides an absorbent article imparting superior comfort during wearing without inhibiting an absorbent property of an absorbent body, and a manufacturing method thereof. In the stretchable non-woven fabrics composed of a stretchable thermoplastic fiber and a heat-adhesive fiber having a lower melting point than that of the thermoplastic fiber which is arranged on a skin non-contacting side of a chassis, a low-stretchability portion is formed, in which the stretchability of the stretchable non-woven fabrics is lowered, at least in a portion thereof which overlaps an absorbent body in a thickness direction. The low-stretchability portion is formed by heating and pressurizing the portion of an elasticized non-woven fabric being extended.
US07754623B2
An exemplary film hole forming apparatus (400) includes a chemical etching system (410) and a driving system (420). The driving system includes a transmission belt, which passes through the chemical etching system. A material of the transmission belt is polytetrafluoroethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene-containing material, polyvinylidene fluoride, metal, or metal-sandwiched composite. An exemplary method for forming film holes includes the following steps: providing a flexible printed circuit board (300) to be etched, with copper holes (321) pre-formed thereat and the copper holes exposing a base film (310) at corresponding positions; and transporting the flexible printed circuit board into a chemical etching system by a transmission belt to form film holes in the base film.
US07754609B1
The cleaning of silicon carbide materials on a large-scale is described. Certain silicon carbide materials in the form of wafer-lift pins, wafer-rings and/or wafer-showerheads are cleaned by using a combination of two of more of the following steps, comprising: high temperature oxidation, scrubbing, ultrasonic assisted etching in an aqueous acid solution, ultrasonication in deionized water, immersion in an aqueous acid solution, and high temperature baking. The silicon carbide materials may either be sintered or formed by chemical vapor deposition.
US07754603B2
Multi-functional electronic switching and current control device comprising a chalcogenide material. The devices include a load terminal, a reference terminal and a control terminal. Application of a control signal to the control terminal permits the device to function in one or more of the following modes reversibly: (1) a gain mode in which gain is induced in the current passing between the load and reference terminals; (2) a conductivity modulation mode in which the conductivity of the chalcogenide material between the load and reference terminals is modulated; (3) a current modulation mode in which the current or current density between the load and reference terminals is modulated; and/or (4) a threshold modulation mode in which the voltage required to switch the chalcogenide material between the load and reference terminals from a resistive state to a conductive state is modulated. The devices may be used as interconnection devices or signal providing devices in circuits and networks.
US07754601B2
A semiconductor package including an interconnect air gap and method for making the same. The semiconductor package includes a dielectric layer, a metallic interconnect, an air gap disposed between the dielectric layer and interconnect, and a spacer interspersed between the metallic interconnect and air gap. The metallic interconnect is laterally supported by and isolated from the air gap by the spacer. A method for making the same is also provided.
US07754599B2
A structure for reducing stress for vias and a fabricating method thereof are provided. One or more wires or vias in the thickness direction are enframed with the use of a stress block in a lattice structure to be isolated from being directly contacted with the major portion of insulating materials with a high coefficient of thermal expansion. Thus, the shear stress resulting from temperature loading can be blocked or absorbed by the stress block.
US07754590B2
Some embodiments of the invention relate to manufacturing a semiconductor device with an implantation layer on a semiconductor substrate including a method of manufacturing such an implantation layer, wherein said implantation layer is formed in an implantation step at a predetermined depth of penetration, determined from a top surface of said semiconductor substrate, using a particle beam, by increasing its path distance to a main implantation peak and correspondingly increasing the energy level of said particle beam for producing an undamaged implantation layer having a thickness that is increased significantly compared with the thickness of an implantation layer that would be produced at said predetermined depth of penetration using a particle beam with non-increased path distance and energy level.
US07754589B2
A method for improving the quality of a SiC layer by effectively reducing or eliminating the carrier trapping centers in the as-grown SiC crystal. The method includes the steps of: (a) carrying out ion implantation of carbon atoms, silicon atoms, hydrogen atoms, or helium atoms into a shallow surface layer of the SiC crystal layer to introduce carbon interstitials into the surface layer, and (b) growing the SiC layer upward from the edge face of the surface layer into which the carbon interstitials have been introduced, and diffusing out the carbon interstitials that have been introduced into the surface layer from the surface layer into the grown layer and combining the carbon interstitials and point defects to make the electrically active point defects in the grown layer inactive.
US07754587B2
A semiconductor process and apparatus provide a planarized hybrid substrate (16) by selectively depositing an epitaxial silicon layer (70) to fill a trench (96), and then blanket depositing silicon to cover the entire wafer with near uniform thickness of crystalline silicon (102) over the epi silicon layer (70) and polycrystalline silicon (101, 103) over the nitride mask layer (95). The polysilicon material (101, 103) added by the two-step process increases the polish rate of subsequent CMP polishing to provide a more uniform polish surface (100) over the entire wafer surface, regardless of variations in structure widths and device densities. By forming first gate electrodes (151) over a first SOI layer (90) using deposited (100) silicon and forming second gate electrodes (161) over an epitaxially grown (110) silicon layer (70), a high performance CMOS device is obtained which includes high-k metal PMOS gate electrodes (161) having improved hole mobility.
US07754586B2
A method of surface treating a phase change layer may include, before forming the phase change layer, forming a coating layer on a surface of a bottom layer on which the phase change layer is to be formed, wherein the coating layer has a chemical structure for contributing to the adherence of an alkyl radical to the surface of the bottom layer. After forming the coating layer, the phase change layer may be formed using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method.
US07754582B2
A laser processing method including a first step of forming a first groove and a second step of forming a second groove on the workpiece. In the first step, the laser beam is intermittently applied to the first street except the intersections between the first street and the second street, thereby forming a discontinuous groove as the first groove in such a manner that each intersection is not grooved. In the second step, the laser beam is continuously applied to the second street, thereby forming a continuous groove as the second groove intersecting the first groove in such a manner that each intersection is grooved by the second groove. In the second step, heat generated at a portion immediately before each intersection is passed through the intersection to be dissipated forward, thereby suppressing overheating at this portion.
US07754577B2
A method for fabricating a capacitor includes: forming a storage node contact plug over a substrate; forming an insulation layer having an opening exposing a surface of the storage node contact plug over the storage contact plug; forming a conductive layer for a storage node over the insulation layer and the exposed surface of the storage node contact plug through two steps performed at different temperatures; performing an isolation process to isolate parts of the conductive layer; and sequentially forming a dielectric layer and a plate electrode over the isolated conductive layer.
US07754569B2
An apparatus and method for controlling the net doping in the active region of a semiconductor device in accordance with a gate length is provided. A compensating dopant is chosen to be a type of dopant which will electrically neutralize dopant of the opposite type in the substrate. By implanting the compensating dopant at relatively high angle and high energy, the compensating dopant will pass into and through the gate region for short channels and have little or no impact on the total dopant concentration within the gate region. Where the channel is of a longer length, the high implant angle and the high implant energy cause the compensating dopant to lodge within the channel thereby neutralizing a portion of the dopant of the opposite type.
US07754565B2
A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device disclosed herein, comprises: forming a first member to be patterned on a semiconductor substrate; forming a second member to be patterned on the first member; forming a third member to be patterned on the second member; patterning the third member to form a first line pattern and a first connecting portion in the third member, the first line pattern having a plurality of parallel linear patterns and the first connecting portion connecting the linear patterns on at least one end side of the linear patterns of the first line pattern; etching the second member with the third member as a mask to form a second line pattern and a second connecting portion in the second member, the second line pattern being the same pattern as the first line pattern and the second connecting portion being the same pattern as the first connecting portion; removing the second connecting portion of the second member; and etching the first member with the second member as a mask.
US07754564B2
A capacitor for a single-poly floating gate device is fabricated on a semiconductor substrate along with low and high voltage transistors. Each transistor has a gate width greater than or equal to a minimum gate width of the associated process. A dielectric layer is formed over the substrate, and a patterned polysilicon structure is formed over the dielectric layer. The patterned polysilicon structure includes one or more narrow polysilicon lines, each having a width less than the minimum gate width. The LDD implants for low and high voltage transistors of the same conductivity type are allowed to enter the substrate, using the patterned polysilicon structure as a mask. A thermal drive-in cycle results in a continuous diffusion region that merges under the narrow polysilicon lines. Contacts formed adjacent to the narrow polysilicon lines and a metal-1 trace connected to the contacts may increase the resulting capacitance.
US07754563B2
Nanolaminate-structure SrO/TiO films are formed on a lower electrode of a capacitor by molecular layer deposition kept in a rate-determined state by a surface reaction. The nanolaminate-structure SrO/TiO films are formed by alternately laminating one or more and 20 or less SrO molecular layers and one or more and 20 or less TiO molecular layers at 150° C. or more and 400° C. or less and at 10 Torr or more and the atmospheric pressure or less. This makes it possible to obtain the nanolaminate-structure SrO/TiO films with a high permittivity and a high coverage and with no occurrence of crystalline foreign substance.
US07754560B2
An integrated circuit includes a logic circuit and a memory cell. The logic circuit includes a P-channel transistor, and the memory cell includes a P-channel transistor. The P-channel transistor of the logic circuit includes a channel region. The channel region has a portion located along a sidewall of a semiconductor structure having a surface orientation of (110). The portion of the channel region located along the sidewall has a first vertical dimension that is greater than a vertical dimension of any portion of the channel region of the P-channel transistor of the memory cell located along a sidewall of a semiconductor structure having a surface orientation of (110).
US07754548B2
A thin film transistor includes a gate electrode, a gate insulation layer on the gate electrode, source and drain electrodes formed on the gate insulation layer, a polysilicon channel layer overlapping the ohmic contact layers and on the gate insulation layer between the source and drain electrodes, ohmic contact regions over the source and drain electrodes for contacting the polysilicon channel to the source and drain electrodes, and doping layers over the source and drain electrodes.
US07754547B2
An active matrix array structure, disposed on a substrate, includes a first patterned conductive layer, a patterned gate insulating layer, a patterned semiconductor layer, a second patterned conductive layer, a patterned overcoat layer and a transparent conductive layer. The patterned gate insulating layer has first openings that expose a part of the first patterned conductive layer. The patterned semiconductor layer is disposed on the patterned gate insulating layer. The second patterned conductive layer is disposed on the patterned semiconductor layer. The patterned overcoat layer has second openings that expose a part of the first patterned conductive layer and a part of the second patterned conductive layer. The transparent conductive layer is completely disposed on the substrate. The transparent conductive layer disposed in the first openings and the second openings is broken off at a position that is in between the substrate and the patterned overcoat layer.
US07754544B2
A dynamic random access memory cell and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. First, a substrate on which a bottom oxide layer and a semiconductor layer are formed is provided. The semiconductor layer is formed on the bottom oxide layer. Next, a gate is formed on the semiconductor layer. Then, the semiconductor layer is patterned to expose a portion of the bottom oxide layer. Afterwards, an insulation layer is formed at the side walls of the semiconductor layer, wherein the height of the insulation layer is shorter than that of the semiconductor layer, so that a gap is formed between the tops of the insulation layer and the semiconductor layer. Further, a doping layer covering the insulation layer and having the same height with the semiconductor layer is formed on the bottom oxide layer. The doping layer contacts the side walls of the semiconductor layer via the gap.
US07754543B2
A method of patterning a multiple-layered resist film and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, which can provide an improved reliability of the semiconductor devices and a reduced operation time for an etch process, are provided. A method of patterning a multiple-layered resist film according to the present invention include: forming a lower layer resist film 104 on a semiconductor substrate; forming a silicon-containing upper layer resist film on the lower layer resist film 104; patterning the silicon-containing upper layer resist film into a predetermined geometry; and performing dry etching process for removing the lower layer resist film 104 through a mask of the patterned silicon-containing upper layer resist film 106 employing an etching gas containing oxygen (O2) gas and argon (Ar) gas at a pressure within a range of from 0.075 mTorr to 50 mTorr both inclusive.
US07754536B2
A semiconductor device includes a mount substrate and a semiconductor chip mounted upon the mount substrate via a metal bump, wherein metal bump includes an inner part joined to the semiconductor chip and an outer part covering the inner part, the outer part having an increased hardness as compared with the inner part.
US07754535B2
There are provided the steps of connecting a chip component 13 to a first substrate 10 through wire bonding, providing, on a second substrate 20, an electrode 21 having a solder coat 23 with a copper core 22, polishing a portion of the electrode 21 which is to be bonded to the connecting pad 12, thereby exposing the copper core 22 from the solder coat 23, bonding the exposed portion of the copper core 22 to the bump connecting pad 12 by using a flux non-containing conductive paste 30, thereby bonding the substrates 10 and 20 to each other, and filling a sealing resin 40 in a clearance portion between the substrates 10 and 20.
US07754526B2
A method for making a thin film transistor, the method comprising the steps of: providing a growing substrate; applying a catalyst layer on the growing substrate; heating the growing substrate with the catalyst layer in a furnace with a protective gas therein, supplying a carbon source gas and a carrier gas at a ratio ranging from 100:1 to 100:10, and growing a carbon nanotube layer on the growing substrate; forming a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a gate electrode; and covering the carbon nanotube layer with an insulating layer, wherein the source electrode and the drain electrode are electrically connected to the single-walled carbon nanotube layer, the gate electrode is opposite to and electrically insulated from the single-walled carbon nanotube layer.
US07754525B2
The present invention provides a film forming method of a uniform semiconductor layer having a large area at a low cost and equipment to form said semiconductor layer, by blowing gas against a coated layer to shorten the drying time and to decrease uneven drying. A film forming method of a semiconductor layer characterized by being provided, after a process to coat a semiconductor material containing a solvent on a substrate, with a process to blow gas against a coated layer of a semiconductor layer containing said solvent to evaporate the solvent.
US07754520B2
A donor film has a soft polymer film and a transfer layer to be transferred which is formed on the soft polymer film. When fabricating a patterned organic electroluminescent device using the donor film for thin film transfer, the transfer layer is transferred even with a small amount of energy due to good adhesion between the transfer layer of the donor film and an acceptor film, and multiple layers, such as organic small molecular and polymer layers in addition to a metal layer, may be simultaneously transferred, while eliminating a need of a photothermal conversion layer.
US07754509B2
A manufacturing method for a thin film transistor (TFT) is provided. In the manufactured TFT, after a source structure, a drain structure and a channel structure are formed, a first photoresist layer is not removed and a second photoresist is formed on the first photoresist layer through which a semiconductor structure is formed. Further, n-type amorphous silicon, poly silicon or an organic metallic compound is used in replace of the conventional metal to form the source and drain structures so as to reduce step number of manufacturing for the TFT.
US07754497B2
This invention provides a method for immobilizing proteins comprising: step 1 of purifying target proteins to be immobilized, which have a first tag portion and a second tag portion, with the use of the first tag portion; step 2 of activating reactive groups capable of covalently binding to the proteins on a carrier for immobilization; and step 3 of allowing a solution containing the proteins purified in step 1 to react with the carrier after step 2, wherein, in step 3, the proteins are immobilized on the carrier via interactions between the second tag portion and the site of the carrier to which the second tag portion binds and via covalent binding between the reactive groups and the proteins. This method enables the stable immobilization of various types of target proteins on a carrier regardless of the amounts of target proteins and without nonspecific immobilization of contaminating proteins.
US07754489B2
A hemostasis analyzer, such as the Thrombelastograph® (TEG®) hemostasis analyzer is utilized to measure continuously in real time, the hemostasis process from the initial fibrin formation, through platelet-fibrin interaction and lysis to generate blood hemostasis parameters. The measured blood hemostasis parameters permit preparation of an individualized assessment of ischemic event risk and individualized treatment of a subject.
US07754486B2
A culture medium named MV06 enabling growth in vitro of both endothelial progenitor and myocardiac progenitor cells, composed of: Iscove's Modified Dubellco's Medium, Fetal calf serum, Horse serum, L-Glutamin (200 mM (100×)) Penicillin (10000 u/mL)/Streptomycin (1000 μg/mL), Hu-R Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (BMP-2), Hu-R Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 (FGF2), and Hu-R Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF).
US07754478B2
A device for cell culture capable of automatically performing operations for cell culture over several days to several months while minimizing the risk of contamination. A new medicine can be supplied to an incubator means by using a medicine supply means or unnecessary wastewater can be discharged from the incubator means by using a wastewater discharge means without taking out the incubator means disposed in heat insulation box means from a heat insulation box, and the state of the cell culture can be observed with the incubator means formed in the heat insulation box means. Accordingly, the outside air does not enter directly into the incubator means during culturing, and the risk of contamination is completely eliminated. As a result, the culturing operations can be automatically performed over a long period.
US07754477B2
An object of the invention is to provide a multigas incubator capable of shortening humidity-returning time after closing its door. The incubator comprises an adiabatic box main body having an opening on a front face thereof, an adiabatic door mounted on the adiabatic box main body in an openable and closable manner, a transparent inner door for openably closing the opening, and an incubation room surrounded by the inner door and the adiabatic box main body for incubating samples such as cells, microbes and the like. The adiabatic box main body comprises an outer box made of a metal, an inner box made of a metal, a heat insulating material arranged inside the outer box between the outer and inner boxes, and an air layer arranged more inside than the heat insulating material. Gases supplied for controlling concentrations of gases in the incubation room are jetted into humidification water.
US07754476B2
A biochemical reaction cartridge includes an injection port for a liquid specimen, and a chamber for containing the liquid specimen. The chamber includes at least a portion which is a transparent portion through which the liquid specimen in the chamber is visually observable externally, with the transparent portion being provided with an indicator which indicates a predetermined amount of the liquid specimen.
US07754475B2
The invention provides a probe for detecting a target polynucleotide. The probe contains a region that base-pairs with a target polynucleotide to form a duplex and a RNA hairpin extension domain that increases the stability of the duplex. The probe may further include a nucleotide clamp, a stem-complementary region and/or a linker moiety. Also provided is an array of subject probes bound to a surface of a solid support. Methods of using a subject probe to assess target polynucleotides, e.g., small RNAs, in a sample are provided, as are kits for use in practicing the subject methods.
US07754462B2
The invention relates to the implementation of enzyme-catalysed reactions in the presence of ionic liquids.
US07754460B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions comprising at least one perhydrolase enzyme for cleaning and other applications. In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods and compositions for generation of long chain peracids. Certain embodiments of the present invention find particular use in applications involving cleaning, bleaching and disinfecting.
US07754443B2
A low thyroid hormone serum supplemented culture medium is provided comprising serum prepared from non-mammalian vertebrates having a developmental stage with low endogenous thyroid hormone (T3 and T4) levels; and a culture medium. The culture medium is for the study of cellular responses to thyroid hormones or chemicals that induce or inhibit a cellular response. Methods of preparation and use are also provided.
US07754441B2
The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the treatment of hematopoietic tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same.
US07754440B2
A method for identifying a selective persistent Na+ channel blocker by measuring the ability of the blocker to reduce or inhibit a persistent Na+ current to a greater degree than a transient Na+ current. Aspects of the present method provide Na+ depletion/repletion methods for identifying a selective blocker of a persistent Na+ channel, hyperpolarization methods for identifying a blocker of a persistent Na+ channel, and Na/K ATPase pump inhibitor methods for identifying a selective blocker of a persistent Na+ channel.
US07754438B1
Disclosed is a method for detection of ligand-cell membrane protein binding by solid state NMR spectroscopy. The method starts by forming a lipid bilayer inside nanopores of an anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) substrate, the lipid bilayer containing a membrane protein sample. The AAO substrate is treated with multiple candidate ligands having potential binding affinity for the membrane protein. Solid-state NMR analysis is performed on the treated AAO/lipid preparation so as to generate an NMR spectrum for the treated membrane protein. The solid-state NMR spectrum of the treated membrane protein is compared with the spectrum of the same preparation of membrane protein in the absence of the ligands. It is then determined whether the solid-state NMR spectrum of the treated membrane protein has shifted from the NMR spectrum of the untreated membrane protein, a shift being indicative of protein binding by the candidate ligand.
US07754432B2
The invention relates to methods for detecting and characterizing enzymatic modifications of oligosaccharides, such as heparan sulfate, and their interaction with binding partners, such as proteins, using an oligosaccharide-binding partner binding assay, such as a gel mobility shift assay. The instant invention relates to a rapid, convenient, sensitive and inexpensive method for identifying or studying oligosaccharide-binding partner interactions, identifying and characterizing structural features on oligosaccharides, identifying and characterizing binding partners, identifying agents capable of interfering with, enhancing, or facilitating the binding of an oligosaccharide to its binding partner, diagnosing conditions associated with altered oligosaccharide-binding partner binding, and generating oligosaccharide libraries and kits therefor.
US07754416B2
This process for producing a resist pattern includes: the step of laminating (a) a support having an upper surface on which copper exists, (b) an inorganic substance layer consisting of an inorganic substance supplied from an inorganic substance source, and (c) a photoresist layer consisting of a chemically amplified type positive photoresist composition, to obtain a photoresist laminate, the step of selectively irradiating active light or radioactive rays to said photoresist laminate, and the step of developing said (c) photoresist layer together with said (b) inorganic substance layer to form a resist pattern.
US07754413B2
A radiation image-able coating includes a first phase including a radiation curable polymer matrix and an activator disposed in the radiation curable polymer matrix, a second phase insolubly distributed in the first phase, the second phase including a color-former, and a sensitizing agent distributed in at least one of the first and second phase, wherein the first phase includes a radiation curable polymer matrix containing at least one high glass transition temperature (Tg) monofunctional monomer or oligomer having a Tg greater than approximately 60° C.
US07754411B2
The present invention provides a slip sheet that protects a planographic printing plate in which the coefficient of static friction between corresponding surfaces of the slip sheet that contact an image-forming surface of the planographic printing plate is 0.35 or less, the surface strength of the slip sheet is 15 or more, or the Clark stiffness of the slip sheet is 20 to 50. In a production process of the planographic printing plate, the image-forming surface and the slip sheet are adhered by suitably charging, and following their lamination, the charge rapidly dissipates resulting in favorable separation, discharge characteristics and storage characteristics in an automatic plate feeder. In addition, sticking between the slip sheet and the image-forming surface during heat treatment can also be prevented simultaneously. This slip sheet is particularly effective for planographic printing plates of the heat mode type and photon mode type on which images are formed by exposure to laser light.
US07754400B2
A method and apparatus is provided for determining an acceptable reticle tolerance for a reticle used to produce an integrated circuit layout. The method begins by specifying a wafer target CD and a wafer CD tolerance for the integrated circuit layout. A reticle target CD is provided for the reticle that is producing the wafer target CD. A critical reticle pattern pitch is selected for the reticle target CD. The critical pattern pitch defines a relationship between the wafer CD and illumination dose exposing the reticle for producing the wafer CD which exhibits a maximum gradient. For the critical reticle pattern pitch, a relationship is established between wafer CD and a deviation from the reticle target CD that arises from use of different illumination doses. From the relationship between wafer CD and the deviation from the reticle target CD, a reticle target CD deviation interval is identified that gives rise to the wafer CD tolerance that is provided. Finally, the reticle target CD deviation interval is selected as the acceptable reticle tolerance.
US07754399B2
The invention includes reticle constructions and methods of forming reticle constructions. In a particular aspect, a method of forming a reticle includes provision of a reticle substrate having a defined main-field region and a defined boundary region. The substrate has a relatively transparent base and a relatively opaque material over the base. A thickness of the relatively opaque material of the main-field region is reduced relative to a thickness of the relatively opaque material of the boundary region. A reticle construction of the present invention can comprise a relatively transparent base, and a relatively opaque material over the base. The construction can have a defined main-field region and a defined boundary region, and the relatively opaque material of the main-field region can have a reduced thickness relative to the relatively opaque material of the boundary region.
US07754397B2
A phase-shift mask including a transparent substrate, and a light-shielding film formed on the transparent substrate and provided with first apertures and second apertures which are alternately arranged. The transparent substrate is partially removed through the second apertures to form a recessed portion having a predetermined depth. Light transmitted through the first apertures and light transmitted through the second apertures are enabled to alternately invert in phase thereof. This phase-shift mask is characterized in that a phase shift of transmitted light is set in conformity with a pitch between an edge of the first aperture and an edge of the second aperture of the light-shielding film.
US07754393B2
A fuel cell assembly having a plurality of fuel cells arranged in a stack. An end plate assembly abuts the fuel cell at an end of said stack. The end plate assembly has an inlet area adapted to receive an exhaust gas from the stack, an outlet area and a passage connecting the inlet area and outlet area and adapted to carry the exhaust gas received at the inlet area from the inlet area to the outlet area. A further end plate assembly abuts the fuel cell at a further opposing end of the stack. The further end plate assembly has a further inlet area adapted to receive a further exhaust gas from the stack, a further outlet area and a further passage connecting the further inlet area and further outlet area and adapted to carry the further exhaust gas received at the further inlet area from the further inlet area to the further outlet area.
US07754387B2
A separator for alkaline batteries which is obtained by bonding 5.0 to 45.0 g/m2 of a highly hygroscopic macromolecular compound of the crosslinking type having carboxyl group to a wetlaid nonwoven fabric comprising an alkali-resistant fiber, followed by crosslinking the macromolecular compound, wherein a silicate compound is added to the highly hygroscopic macromolecular compound of the crosslinking type in an amount of 1.0×10−4 to 10 mg/cm2 per unit area of the separator. By adding the silicate compound, absorption of the electrolyte is increased, the electrolyte can be held for a long time, the electric resistance of the separator itself can be kept small, growth of dendrite can be suppressed, short circuit due to the formed dendrite can be prevented, the volume of the negative electrode material can be increased by suppressing the thickness of the separator after absorbing the electrolyte, impact of dropping can be endured, and oxidative degradation in the alkaline dry cells can be suppressed. An alkaline primary battery can be constructed using the separator.
US07754383B2
A negative electrode material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprising an alloy including silicon and a transition metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, zirconium, vanadium, molybdenum, tungsten, iron, and nickel; and a silicon oxide film and an oxide film of the transition metal formed on a surface of the alloy wherein the alloy includes an A phase including silicon and a B phase including a crystalline alloy of silicon and the transition metal. The negative electrode material has a silicon oxide film and an oxide film of the transition metal on the surface of the alloy wherein the thickness ratio of the transition metal oxide film to the silicon oxide film is at least 0.44 and smaller than 1.
US07754379B2
A secondary battery has a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate enclosed within an internal space of a housing. Positive and negative electrode terminals are plate-shaped, are respectively connected to the positive and negative electrode plates and extend externally from the housing at two different portions of the outer edge thereof. The positive electrode terminal has a first part fixedly adjoined to a second part formed of conductive material(s) having a higher tensile strength than those of the first part. The second part is located outside of the internal space, and a first end of the first part extends into the internal space while its second end is fixedly adjoined to the second part. The secondary battery disclosed herein may possess improved longevity and resistance to electrode terminal vibration.
US07754376B2
A cylindrical lithium secondary battery including a winding-type electrode assembly having a first electrode plate to which a first electrode tap is attached, a second electrode plate to which a second electrode tap is attached, and a separator interposed between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate. A space is formed through a central longitudinal axis of the electrode assembly. The battery includes a cylindrical case adapted to receive and house the electrode assembly, the cylindrical case having a bottom surface. A first insulation plate insulating the electrode assembly from the cylindrical case is located adjacent the bottom surface and includes a recess adapted to accommodate the first electrode tap, the first electrode tap being coupled to the bottom surface The battery also includes a cap assembly located at an opposite end of the cylindrical case from the bottom surface, the cap assembly being coupled to the second electrode tap and sealing the case.
US07754371B2
Respective heaters 21 through 24 receive power supply and start heating. The heaters 21 through 24 keep heating sealing layers 8 to or over a softening temperature at which the sealing layers 8 are softened or molten. After the sealing layers 8 are softened or molten to weaken the adhesive force between a pair of separators 6 and 7, the heaters 21 through 24 are detached from a fuel cell 10. The worker then completely separates the pair of separators 6 and 7 from each other with some tool or by hand and removes an MEA 2 from the fuel cell 10.
US07754368B2
A simple, inexpensive and highly efficient fuel cell has boundary structures made of a photo-sensitive material in combination with selective patterning. Printed circuit board (PCB) fabrication techniques combine boundary structures with two and three dimensional electrical flow path. Photo-sensitive material and PCB fabrication techniques are alternately or combined utilized for making micro-channel structures or micro stitch structures for substantially reducing dead zones of the diffusion layer while keeping fluid flow resistance to a minimum. The fuel cell assembly is free of mechanical clamping elements. Adhesives that may be conductively contaminated and/or fiber-reinforced provide mechanical and eventual electrical connections, and sealing within the assembly. Mechanically supporting backing layers are pre-fabricated with a natural bend defined in combination with the backing layers' elasticity to eliminate massive support plates and assist the adhesive bonding. Proton insulation between adjacent and electrically linked in-plane cell elements is provided by structural insulation within the central membrane.
US07754353B2
A method and structure for a ferroelectric storage medium, includes a metallic underlayer and a ferroelectric data layer over the metallic underlayer. A layer over the ferroelectric data layer has a charge migration rate faster than a charge migration rate of the ferroelectric data layer.
US07754339B2
A highly reflective coating painting product, particularly suitable as a coating for integrating spheres, comprises a diffusely reflective product such as, for example, barium sulphate, and an acrylic binder or glue, which are dispersed in a liquid vehicle, preferably constituted by a mixture of water and alcohol. The acrylic binder or glue is a product based on acrylic polymer or copolymer the quantity of which in the coating product is between about 1% and 15%, and preferably between 3% and 4%, by weight, relative to the reflective product. The coating product is applied to a surface in successive layers until a thickness of at least 0.5 mm is reached. The surface coated with the product is then subjected to heating, preferably at about 100° C., for about 1 hour.
US07754336B2
The invention provides a glazing that includes a substrate on which there is provided a coating comprising carbon nanotubes. The glazing can be an IG unit comprising two spaced-apart panes bounding a between-pane space, the IG unit having at least one exterior surface on which there is provided a transparent conductor coating comprising carbon nanotubes. The glazing can alternatively be a laminated glass assembly comprising two panes of glass and an interlayer comprising carbon nanotubes sandwiched therebetween. Monolithic substrate embodiments are also provided. In certain embodiments, the coating comprises both dielectric film and carbon nanotubes.
US07754333B2
Thermally stable diamond constructions comprise a diamond body having a plurality of bonded diamond crystals and a plurality of interstitial regions disposed among the crystals. A metallic substrate is attached to the diamond body. A working surface is positioned along an outside portion of the diamond body, and the diamond body comprises a first region that is substantially free of a catalyst material, and a second region that includes the catalyst material. The diamond body first region extends from the working surface to depth of at least about 0.02 mm to a depth of less than about 0.09 mm. The diamond body includes diamond crystals having an average diamond grain size of greater than about 0.02 mm, and comprises at least 85 percent by volume diamond based on the total volume of the diamond body.
US07754332B2
Thermal insulation structure having at least one flexible layer based on compressed expanded graphite particles characterized in that the density of the said flexible layer is equal to at least 0.4 g/cm3 (400 kg/m3) and in that the thermal insulation structure also includes another layer close to the flexible layer based on compressed graphite particles with a lower density, typically less than 0.4 g/cm3 (400 kg/m3). Preferably, the dense compressed expanded graphite layer has a density of between 0.5 and 1.6 g/cm3 (500 and 1600 kg/m3) and the sub-dense compressed expanded graphite layer has a density of between 0.05 and 0.3 g/cm3 (50 and 300 kg/m3). Thermal insulation elements are also described that are designed to be fitted on furnaces operating under non-oxidizing atmosphere and at temperatures of more than 800° C.
US07754330B2
Provided are organic silicon oxide fine particles which can be formed into a porous film having a dielectric constant and mechanical strength expected as a high-performance porous insulating film and having excellent chemical stability, and a preparation method thereof. Described specifically, provided are an organic silicon oxide fine particle comprising a core containing at least an inorganic silicon oxide or an organic silicon oxide and a shell containing at least an organic silicon oxide and being formed around the core by using shell-forming hydrolyzable silane in the presence of a basic catalyst; wherein of silicon atoms constituting the core or the shell, a ratio (T/Q) of a number (T) of silicon atoms having at least one bond directly attached to a carbon atom to a number (Q) of silicon atoms having all of four bonds attached to an oxygen atom is greater in the shell than in the core; and wherein the shell-forming hydrolyzable silane comprise at least a hydrolyzable silane compound having two or more hydrolyzable-group-having silicon atoms bound to each other via a carbon chain or via a carbon chain containing one silicon atom between some carbon atoms.
US07754314B2
The invention concerns a security paper comprising at least two plies of paper, wherein at least one intermediate layer arranged between the two plies of paper comprises at least one element providing the paper with high double folding resistance, such as defined by the NF ISO 5626 standard, the two plies and said intermediate layer being closely assembled. The invention also concerns a method for making said paper whereby the intermediate layer is deposited by spraying.
US07754313B2
An image transfer sheet includes a withstand voltage layer provided on a surface of a release layer where an image is formed and transferred, and a conductive compressive layer laid on the withstand voltage layer by way of a conductive support layer. The release layer is formed of a fluororesin or an elastomer, and its surface tension is 20 mN/m or less. The release layer has a thickness of 0.01 mm or more. The withstand voltage layer preferably has a thickness of 0.2 mm or more, a volume electrical resistivity within a range of 105 Ω-cm through 109 Ω-cm at room temperature, and a matrix hardness of 80 JIS-A or less. Further, the conductive compressive layer preferably has a volume electrical resistivity of 104 Ω-cm or less at room temperature, and a porosity of 30 to 70%. In addition, the support layer has a volume electrical resistivity similar to that of the conductive compressive layer, and can comprise woven cloth regulated by conductive fibers.
US07754312B2
Introduction guides 12 are provided above and below a sheet-introduction opening portion of a pressure-reduced chamber 10, and heating means 17 is provided between the introduction guides. Each resin sheet 3 is attracted and attached respectively to the circumferential surface of a corresponding emboss roller 11 by reducing pressure. Pins 112 of the emboss roller 11 are truncated cone-shaped. The ratio of the total area of the lower bases of the pins 112 to the area of the circumferential surface of the emboss roller is 0.5 or more. The rising angle θ of the pin side face, in the vertical plane including the central axis of the pins 112, is in the range from 50 degrees to 70 degrees. Furthermore, a multilayered hollow structure plate 140 is formed by attaching non-air-permeable sheets 130 onto both the front and back of a core member obtained by fusing together hollow protrusions 112 in two thermoplastic resin sheets. A sound absorbing material 150 is provided on at least one of the front and back side thereof, and small holes 114a opened in the multilayered hollow structure plate are formed in liner portions 114 and the non-air permeable sheet 130 only in the positions that matches the liner portions 114.
US07754307B2
A silver alloy reflective film is used in an optical information recording medium and contains silver as a main component, a total of 0.01 to 3 atomic percent of at least one of Bi and Sb, and a total of 3 to 42 atomic percent of at least one of Cu, Ge, Mg, and Zn. The silver alloy reflective film preferably further contains 0.1 to 3 atomic percent of yttrium. An optical information recording medium includes the silver alloy reflective film. A sputtering target for depositing the silver alloy reflective film contains silver as a main component, 0.01 to 3 atomic percent of Sb (or 0.03 to 10 atomic percent of Bi), and a total of 3 to 42 atomic percent of at least one of Cu, Ge, Mg, and Zn.
US07754301B2
A non-woven acoustic sleeve and method of construction thereof provides routing and protection for elongate members and suppression of noise generation from the elongate members while in the sleeve. The sleeve has an elongate wall with opposite sides that are self-wrapping about a longitudinal axis to define a generally tubular cavity. The opposite sides are extendable away from one another under an externally applied force to allow the elongate members to be disposed radially into or removed from the cavity. When the external force is released, the opposite sides of the wall to return to their self wrapped configuration to enclose the elongate members and suppress noise therefrom.
US07754295B2
The present invention relates to a display comprising at least one substrate, at least one electronically modulated imaging layer and at least one electrically conductive layer, wherein the electronically modulated imaging layer comprises a self-assembled, close-packed, ordered monolayer of domains of guest-host material, wherein the guest-host material comprises a dichroic or pleochroic dye guest in a light modulating host in a fixed polymer matrix, and wherein the appearance of the display is independent of viewing angle.
US07754294B2
We have discovered that controlling a combination of PECVD deposition process parameters during deposition of silicon-containing thin film provides improved control over surface standing wave effects. By minimizing surface standing wave effects, the uniformity of film properties (particularly film thickness) across a substrate surface onto which the films have been deposited is improved.
US07754293B2
A film forming method for forming an oxide film on a surface of a substrate to be processed in a processing vessel at a predetermined processing temperature, wherein the method includes a temperature elevating step of elevating a temperature of said substrate to a predetermined processing temperature, the step of elevating the temperature including a step of holding the substrate in an atmosphere containing oxygen before the substrate reaches a temperature of 450° C. The film forming method further comprises, after the step of elevating the temperature, a film forming step of forming a radical oxide film by irradiating the substrate surface with energy capable of exciting an oxygen gas.
US07754292B2
In one embodiment, a process is disclosed for the preparation of a multilayer intermediate product impregnated with polyurethane that is useful for the production of soft synthetic leather having enhanced mechanical resistance. The process comprises the steps of: a. producing a microfibrous non-woven intermediate product that includes microfibers of one or more polymers selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate, polytrimethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyacrylonitrile, and polyamide; b. producing an intermediate multilayer product by adhesive coupling, the intermediate multilayer product including at least one layer of the non-woven microfibrous intermediate product and at least one layer of a reinforcing textile product; and c. impregnating the multilayer intermediate product with one or more polyurethane solutions, thereby obtaining a multilayer intermediate product impregnated with polyurethane.
US07754289B2
A method of applying a multilayer coating film, in which two or more layers of coating film are applied to a flat plate, such as steel plate, by baking finish, which method is effective for preventing of foam generation; and a product with multilayer coating film obtained by the method. There is provided a method of applying a multilayer coating film, including discharging paint films through multiple slits, simultaneously applying these films to a traveling plate to thereby form a multilayer paint film and carrying out drying or baking thereof, characterized in that with respect to the boiling points of solvents contained in adjacent layers of the multilayer paint film, there is such a relationship that the boiling point of solvent contained in the layer close to the plate is equivalent to or lower than the boiling point of solvent contained in the layer remote from the plate, and that the boiling point of solvent contained in the layer closest to the plate is lower than the boiling point of solvent contained in the layer remotest from the plate.
US07754280B2
The invention relates to a process for producing a material based on silver-carbon, that involves the steps of: (i) providing a suspension of carbon particles; and (ii) supplying a solution of a silver compound and of a reducing agent, such that a silver-containing precipitate is deposited onto the carbon particles, where the carbon particles have a mean diameter of 200 nm or greater. The invention further relates to a material obtainable by this process and to the use of the material in circuit breakers for low-voltage power engineering.
US07754277B2
An automated process for the antistatic coating of plastic molding surfaces or for plastic-based or lacquer-based coatings by contacting the surface with a solution containing at least one surfactant, at least 20 wt. % of an organic solvent and, optionally, water.
US07754276B2
A method for maintaining quality of monomer during a coating process for intrinsically conductive polymer which suppresses unwanted by-products. A neutralization process using a base or anion exchange resin is used batch-wise or continuous.
US07754274B2
A mask includes a substrate which includes a front side and a back side and is provided with through-holes; and a film which adjusts a shape of the substrate provided above at least one of the front side and the back side of the substrate. A method of manufacturing a mask includes the steps of: providing a substrate having a front side and a back side; forming a film which adjusts a shape of the substrate above at least one of the front side and the back side of the substrate; and drilling through-holes in the substrate.
US07754272B2
An implant having a coating comprising a polymer matrix is swollen in a pharmaceutical solution whereby pharmaceutically active compound is imbibed into the polymer matrix. When the product is implanted, release of the pharmaceutically active compound from the coating takes place. The polymer is preferably formed from ethylenically unsaturated monomers including a zwitterionic monomer, most preferably 2-methacryloyloxyethyl-2′-trimethylammoniumethyl-phosphate inner salt. The monomers from which the polymer is formed may further include surface binding monomers, such as hydrophobic group containing monomers, and crosslinkable monomers, the content of which may be used to control the swellability. Preferably the implant is a stent and the coating of polymer on the exterior wall surface is thicker than the coating of polymer on the interior surface. Release of the drug may be controlled by selection of comonomers. The implant is suitably a stent for use in the cardiovascular system.
US07754270B2
A beverage powder which is able to progressively increase the viscosity of liquids. The beverage powder contains particles of a gelatinised cereal fraction containing β-glucan. The particles have a particle size of less than about 350 μm. When dissolved in liquid to provide a beverage having a β-glucan concentration of about 0.4% to about 1.5% by weight, the beverage powder progressively increases the viscosity of the beverage such that, after about 15 minutes at room temperature, the beverage has a viscosity below about 350 mPa·s but which rapidly develops a final viscosity of above about 1000 mPa·s at body temperature.
US07754268B2
The invention proposes replacing the sugar partially or completely by erythritol and/or xylitol in baking mixtures or doughs for non-perishable baked goods made from flours and/or starches, which baked goods are deformed after the baking step in the still plastic state or in the state which has become plastic again by reheating, for example by wrapping, rolling, pressing, stamping, embossing, bending, folding or deep-drawing, the content of erythritol and/or xylitol when the sugar is completely replaced being from 12 to 55% by weight, in particular from 13 to 50% by weight, based on flour and/or starch.
US07754267B2
Antioxidant polymers of the present invention comprise repeat units that include one or both of Structural Formulas (I) and (II): wherein: R is —H or a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, acyl or aryl group; Ring A is substituted with at least one tert-butyl group or substituted or unsubstituted n-alkoxycarbonyl group; Ring B is substituted with at least one —H and at least one tert-butyl group or substituted or unsubstituted n-alkoxycarbonyl group; Rings A and B are each optionally substituted with one or more groups selected from the group consisting of —OH, —NH, —SH, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl or aryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group; n is an integer equal to or greater than 2; and p is an integer equal to or greater than 0. The invention also includes methods of using and preparing these polymers.
US07754259B2
A method for treating milk, wherein milk is short-term heated in a container. At least during the heating, the container is set in motion in such a way that a milk film forms on the inner wall of the container. A device for carrying out the method is likewise described (FIG. 1).
US07754252B2
This invention relates to lactic fermenting products of ginseng obtained by fermentation of ginseng using lactic acid bacteria, yoghurt containing said lactic fermenting products of ginseng, and lactic acid bacteria used in the preparation of said lactic fermenting products of ginseng.
US07754249B2
Compositions and methods are disclosed for use in the treatment or prevention of hair loss and/or the promotion of hair growth. The compositions comprise in combination Centella asiatica extract, or one or more active principles thereof, green coffee extract, or one or more active principles thereof, and one or more antioxidants, and a dermatologically acceptable carrier.
US07754248B2
The present invention relates to ingestible compositions containing Cotinus coggygria extract and/or Malva sylvestris extract and the use thereof in enhancing the elasticity or structural integrity of skin, urogenital tissue, blood vessel walls, or mucosal tissue and/or reducing the levels of triglycerides or uric acid.
US07754235B2
The present invention provides an adhesive capable of affording an adhesive layer showing reduced stickiness, reduced cohesive failure and the like. An adhesive containing a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing monomers containing a (meth)acrylic acid alkyl ester as a main component, and a vinyl monomer having a hydroxyl group and/or a carboxyl group and which has an average molecular radius of not less than 70 nm as measured by a multi angle laser light scattering method.
US07754230B2
Compositions and methods useful in the reduction of localized fat deposits in patients in need thereof using pharmacologically active detergents are disclosed. The pharmacologically active detergent compositions can additionally include anti-inflammatory agents, analgesics, dispersion or anti-dispersion agents and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The pharmacologically active detergent compositions are useful for treating localized accumulations of fat including, for example, lower eyelid fat herniation, lipodystrophy and fat deposits associated with cellulite and do not require surgical procedures such as liposuction.
US07754229B2
The formation of a cream and gel is described using a biopolymer, such as a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA), a polylactide (PLA), a polylactideglycolide (PLGA) and a polyglycoside (PGA), or a derivative thereof, in a latex form with the addition of a binder, which is generally an amphiphilic chemical entity. An hydrophobic domain of the amphiphilic chemical entity interacts with at least one biopolymer forming a water soluble complex, while the hydrophilic domain of the amphiphilic chemical entity maintains the soluble complex in suspension in an aqueous solution, which after proper heating becomes a gel or a cream. As a result, a versatile gel or cream is created with different compositions and textures that are obtained based on the nature of the binder used and the ratio of biopolymers and binder(s).
US07754217B2
The use of HMG box-binding molecules and molecules having sequence homology with HMG box for the preparation of therapeutic agents for the treatment of vascular diseases is described.
US07754215B2
The present invention clearly demonstrates that vWF-collagen interaction, via the A3 domain of vWF, plays an important role in acute platelet-dependent arterial thrombus formation and that blocking the A3 domain in a vWF-collagen interaction can induce complete abolition of thrombus formation in the injured and stenosed baboon femoral arteries. Accordingly, an antibody or an antigen recognizing fragment thereof binding specifically to the A3 domain of vWF or an epitope thereof can be used for the prevention of acute arterial thrombotic syndromes or to manufacture medicines to for the prevention of acute arterial thrombotic syndromes.
US07754211B2
Novel immunotoxins and methods of treating neoplastic diseases are provided. More specifically, immunotoxins comprised conjugation of a c-erbB-2 targeting moiety and a cell growth modulator are provided. These immunotoxins specifically and selectively kill tumor cells that over-express the c-erbB-2 protein. The novel immunotoxins would be useful in treating human mammary carcinomas, human ovarian carcinomas, lung carcinomas, gastric tumors, salivary gland adenocarcinomas, and colon adenocarcinomas.
US07754205B2
The present invention relates to the supply of coenzyme Q which is highly useful in maintaining human health, and provides a method and preparations whereby coenzyme Q can be efficiently supplied to patients having difficulties in oral administration, aged having swallowing difficulties and patients with diseases caused by topical disorders. It is found that the coenzyme Q concentration in the blood or topical mucosae can be elevated by using a composition for transmucosal administration containing oxidized coenzyme Q and/or reduced coenzyme Q as the active ingredient, wherein the total content of the oxidized coenzyme Q and the reduced coenzyme Q amounts to 0.0001 to 99% by weight of the whole composition.
US07754195B2
To provide a hair cleansing composition having good foamability and high-lubricity foam quality upon washing and smooth touch upon rinsing, and providing excellent feeling in use.
US07754187B2
A method is disclosed of synthesizing a crystalline material comprising a CHA framework type molecular sieve and having a composition involving the molar relationship: (n)X2O3:YO2, wherein X is a trivalent element; Y is a tetravalent element; and n is from 0 to less than 0.01. The method comprises preparing a reaction mixture capable of forming said material, said mixture comprising a source of water, a source of an oxide of a tetravalent element Y and optionally a source of an oxide of a trivalent element X, wherein the reaction mixture is substantially free of fluoride ions added as HF; maintaining the reaction mixture under conditions sufficient to form crystals of the crystalline material; and than recovering the crystalline material. The reaction mixture comprises either a specific directing agent for directing the formation of a CHA framework type molecular sieve and/or a H2O:YO2 molar ratio of greater than 20. In one embodiment, the resultant crystalline material is free of stacking faults and/or any intergrown phase with an AEI framework type molecular sieve.
US07754180B2
A single crystal diamond grown by microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition annealed at pressures in excess of 4.0 GPa and heated to temperature in excess of 1500 degrees C. that has a hardness of greater than 120 GPa. A method for manufacture a hard single crystal diamond includes growing a single crystal diamond and annealing the single crystal diamond at pressures in excess of 4.0 GPa and a temperature in excess of 1500 degrees C. to have a hardness in excess of 120 GPa.
US07754178B2
Raw-material carbon composition for carbon material for electrode of electric double-layer capacitor
The capacitance per volume of an electric double-layer capacitor can be increased by using a raw-material carbon composition for use in a carbon material for an electrode of the electric double-layer capacitor by applying an activation process, characterized in that the raw-material carbon composition has a volatile content of 1.3% by mass to 15% by mass (both inclusive), and microstrength of 5 to 30% when the volatile content is less than 6% by mass while microstrength of 5 to 20% when the volatile content is 6% or more.
US07754176B2
When spherical calcium carbonate is produced by blowing a carbon dioxide gas or a carbon dioxide-containing gas into an aqueous suspension containing calcium hydroxide to react them, after start of the reaction, an aqueous solution or suspension of a water-soluble phosphoric acid compound or a water-soluble salt thereof is added to the reaction mixture when carbonation ratio reaches 2 to 10%, and the reaction is further allowed to continue at a low gas blowing rate of 1.0 NL/minute or lower (step (a)). Subsequently, an aqueous suspension containing calcium hydroxide and an aqueous solution or suspension of a water-soluble phosphoric acid compound or a water-soluble salt thereof are added to the reaction mixture, and a carbon dioxide gas or a carbon dioxide-containing gas is introduced to allow to react and thereby produce spherical calcium carbonate having a mean particle diameter of 10 μm or larger. This production method is performed under high velocity revolution from the start of the reaction to the end of the step (a) This method provides calcite type spherical calcium carbonate showing high brightness and small friction coefficient, and having a shape comparatively close to a true sphere and a mean particle diameter of 10 μm or larger.
US07754175B2
A process for preparing trichlorosilane by reacting silicon with hydrogen chloride, or silicon tetrachloride with hydrogen in the presence of silicon, and catalysts where the silicon and catalysts are laminated together and reduced in particle size prior to reaction.
US07754170B2
Disclosed herein is a method for removing mercury from a gas stream comprising contacting the gas stream with a getter composition comprising bromine, bromochloride, sulphur bromide, sulphur dichloride or sulphur monochloride and mixtures thereof. In one preferred embodiment the getter composition is adsorbed onto a sorbent. The sorbent may be selected from the group consisting flyash, limestone, lime, calcium sulphate, calcium sulfite, activated carbon, charcoal, silicate, alumina and mixtures thereof. Preferred is flyash, activated carbon and silica.
US07754168B2
Disclosed are a concentrate of fine ceria particles for chemical mechanical polishing, and a method of preparing the same. The method includes reacting a reactant mixture comprising i) water, ii) an aqueous solution of water-soluble cerium salt compound, and iii) ammonia or ammonium salt at a reaction temperature of 250-700? under a reaction pressure of 180-550 bar for 0.01 sec to 10 min in a continuous reactor to obtain a solution containing the fine ceria particles, the cerium salt compound being contained at an amount of 0.01 to 20 wt % in the reactant mixture; and concentrating the solution containing the fine ceria particles in a concentrator having a filter with a pore size of 0.01 to 10?. The concentrate is advantageous in that a CMP slurry and a dispersing solution are easily produced by diluting the concentrate and adding an additive to the concentrate.
US07754158B2
A filter assembly for an air purifier is provided. The filter assembly includes base plates that are curved and have a lamp insertion hole formed at its center so that an ultraviolet (UV) lamp can be inserted thereto, a gap retaining member that keeps the base plates spaced apart from each other and combined with each other. Surfaces of the base plates are coated with either a photocatalyst material and silver nanoparticles. According to the filter assembly, the sterilizing and disinfecting capability can be enhanced by increasing a contact area between each of base plates and silver nanoparticles. In addition, since the filter assembly is easily assembled, length adaptability of the filter assembly can be achieved.
US07754150B2
Methods of detecting a component of interest, such as a protein, in a microfluidic system are provided. The methods include the use of a component-binding moiety specific to the component of interest, such as an antibody, to detect the component of interest. Also included are microfluidic devices and integrated systems for performing such assays, including devices utilizing flowable or fixed particle sets.
US07754148B2
A parallel processing system for processing samples is described. In one embodiment, the parallel processing system includes an instrument interface parallel controller to control a tray motor driving system, a close-loop heater control and detection system, a magnetic particle transfer system, a reagent release system, a reagent pre-mix pumping system and a wash buffer pumping system.
US07754134B2
The present invention relates to an injection molding process that improves recovery limited productivity. The present invention advantageously applies pressurized fluid within the nozzle of an injection molding machine to improve the machine's productivity. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, an existing or new injection molding machine is outfitted with a pressurized fluid system at the nozzle between the plasticizer barrel and the melt manifold. The use of a specialized nozzle and isolation valve allows the pressurized fluid to displace material within the nozzle and runner, ensuring the proper pressure is applied to the plastic resin within the mold during pack and hold while the plasticizing screw can begin its recovery cycle. Finally, the pressurized fluid can be evacuated from the nozzle melt stream area either via the fluid entrance or a fluid pin.
US07754132B1
A method of making a spool seal having a smooth sealing surface is provided which utilizes a mold including separable first and second mold halves which join when closed to form a parting line which is positioned away from the area of the mold which forms the inner and outer diameter surfaces of the spool seal. A moldable material is introduced into the cavity defined by the closed mold halves and cured such that the resulting inner and outer diameter surfaces of the molded spool seal are free of parting lines.
US07754130B2
A method for manufacturing a physical quantity sensor includes the steps of: preparing a lead frame comprising a rectangular frame portion, a plurality of leads protruding out from this rectangular frame portion in the inward direction, and a stage portion that is connected to the rectangular frame portion by connecting leads; fixing a physical quantity sensor chip to the stage portion; inclining the stage portion and the physical quantity sensor chip with respect to the rectangular frame portion; and integrating the inclined physical quantity sensor chip and the leads within a metallic mold using a resin. The method further comprises the steps of providing a pressing member of a separate body to the stage portion on the back face of the stage portion in order to incline the stage portion and the physical quantity sensor chip with respect to the rectangular frame portion, and inclining the stage portion and the physical quantity sensor chip by pressing of the back face of the stage portion by the pressing member.
US07754120B2
A process for the manufacture of a three layer composite panel with improved moisture resistance, minimal thickness swell, thermal stability, and a smooth hard surface suitable for direct lamination. The composite panel is produced utilizing recycled polyurethanes, preferably obtained from vehicle headliners, insulated foam panels, foam insulation, energy absorbent panels, and polyisocyanurate foams along with materials incidental to at least one recycled component including composite resins, cloth, adhesives, fiberglass, and plastics. The composite panel is composed of a core layer pressed between two surface layers.
US07754117B2
The present invention enables an automatic roll gap adjustment, thereby facilitating operations at a set-up or when changing forming conditions. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention controls a sheet take-off speed (a roll rotation speed) in accordance with a deviation of a measurement value from a set value of a roll gap under a constant pressing load control.
US07754112B2
A security article includes a light transmissive substrate having a first surface and an opposing second surface, with the first surface having an embossed region with an optical diffraction pattern or a holographic image pattern. A color shifting optical coating is formed on the substrate such as on the opposing second surface, with the optical coating providing an observable color shift as the angle of incident light or viewing angle changes. The security article can be used in a variety of applications and products to provide for enhanced security measures such as anticounterfeiting.
US07754111B1
An electrochemical cell comprising a lithium anode and a fluorinated silver vanadium oxide cathode activated with a nonaqueous electrolyte is described. The fluorinated silver vanadium oxide is of the formula Ag4V2O11-xFx, wherein x ranges from about 0.02 to about 0.3.
US07754104B2
A solvent composition of about 90 to about 10 percent by weight C1-C4 lactate ester and about 10 to about 90 percent by weight C2-C6 aliphatic alcohol with low odor and enhanced performance properties is disclosed. This composition can also be mixed with other solvents and continue to provide the low odor and enhanced performance properties.
US07754100B2
The invention relates to surface treating agents for aerobic (meth)acrylate systems, which comprise one or more solvents, one or more (meth)acrylate monomers of the formula (A), wherein R═H or CH3 and m=1-3, p=3-m and n=1-5, with m, p, and n being an integer, and one or more substances of formula (B), wherein R1, R2 and R3 are H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, alkylaryl, alkenyl or halogen and R4 is H, methyl or ethyl. The invention further relates to a surface treating agent for aerobic (meth)acrylate systems, which comprises one or more solvents, one or more (meth)acrylate monomers of the formula (A), one or more substances of the formula (B), and one or more additional (meth)acrylate monomers that are devoid of phosphorous functional groups. The invention also describes articles whose surface consists, at least in the boundary zone, of organic polymers and that were pretreated with the inventive surface treating agents.
US07754086B2
A process of dewatering an aqueous suspension comprising dosing the suspension with a flocculating amount of a first flocculant to form a thickened suspension and mixing into the thickened suspension a dewatering amount of a second flocculant and subjecting the thickened suspension to mechanical dewatering to form a cake, characterised in that the second flocculant comprises a water-soluble or water swellable polymer that is mixed into the suspension in the form of (i) substantially dry polymer particles or (ii) an aqueous composition comprising dissolved or hydrated polymer having a polymer concentration of at least 2% by weight and having a intrinsic viscosity of at least 3 dl/g.
US07754082B2
A system and method for control of a gas and/or chemical for treatment of a fluid, and for monitoring the operation of such a system. In one embodiment, the system comprises a reactor for receipt of the fluid and the gas and/or chemical for dissolving, mixing, diffusing, or infusing the gas and/or chemical into the fluid, and a controller to control the flow of the fluid and the gas and/or chemical into the reactor, and to monitor the operation of the system in accordance with predetermined operating conditions. In another embodiment, the system also comprises a gas/chemical generation system for generation of the gas and/or chemical to be introduced into the reactor. The present invention permits for the control of the system based on numerous dynamic conditions to optimize operation and to minimize safety hazards.
US07754071B2
The disclosed invention is a fixed bed ion exchange water purification system. It employs a combination of electronically controlled process steps and specific systems configurations to duplicate the effects of moving resin beds from one operating position to another as is required in moving bed ion exchange water purification systems. The invention combines features of single fixed bed ion exchange systems with those of a moving bed system. The invention applies to the treatment of water having typical industrial and drinking water concentrations of various ions.
US07754069B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a filter for trapping foreign matter in which a filtration element can trap foreign matter that is admixed to a fluid present inside the filter with good reliability and a comparatively high trapping ratio. Hydraulic oil that has flown from an opening portion into a guide space of a first flow path guide is guided downward by the first flow path guide and directed toward a second flow path guide. As a result, the oil passes through a very narrow gap, that is, a gap with a cross sectional area of the flow path narrowed so as to increase the flow velocity of the hydraulic oil, a rising flow of the hydraulic oil is formed, and this flow is spouted up by the second flow path guide and guided by the first flow path guide toward a filter element. Foreign matter admixed to the hydraulic oil rises with good intensity together with the hydraulic oil and is moved by the hydraulic oil toward the filter element. Therefore, foreign matter can be trapped by the filter element with good reliability and a comparative high trapping ratio.
US07754065B2
Processes for transporting wax including the steps of producing granular solid wax particles, having a powder coating, that are resistant to breakage or clumping; loading the particles into a transport vessel; transporting the particles; and unloading the particles.
US07754062B2
After treated in a solution containing ozone, a plating material is brought into contact with a solution containing at least one of an anionic surface active agent and a nonionic surface active agent, and an alkaline component. Ozone acts to locally break unsaturated bonds on a surface of the plating material to form C—OH bonds or C═O bonds, thereby activating the surface of the plating material, and since a surface active agent 1 is adsorbed thereon, a catalyst 2 is adsorbed on hydrophilic groups of the surface active agent 1 which has been adsorbed on the above-described functional groups. Consequently, no etching treatment is required, and an electroless plated coating having excellent adhesion can be formed without roughening the surface of the resin material.
US07754053B2
The invention relates to a process for the distillation of ionic liquids, in which a pressure not higher than ambient pressure is set in a first step and the ionic liquid is heated to a temperature in the range from 60° C. to 350° C. in a second step. The process is employed, in particular, for the purification of ionic liquids.
US07754045B2
Three simple tools are used to both preform and mold a composite layup into a J-beam. A first composite charge is preformed into a C-channel using a first tool, and a second composite charge is formed into a Z-channel using both the first tool and a second tool. The C-channel and Z-channel are laid up between the first and second tools, following which a perform composite cap and third tool are added to complete the layup and the tool assembly. The layup may be molded using vacuum bagging techniques and subsequently cured while held in the tool assembly.
US07754043B2
An optical coating is applied to an article surface of an article by providing a deposition substrate other than the article surface, wherein the deposition substrate is made of a removable material. The optical coating is thereafter deposited onto the deposition substrate. The optical coating is thereafter transferred to the article surface using a transfer support, which may be the deposition substrate or may be a different piece. The method includes thereafter affixing the optical coating to the article surface, and thereafter removing the transfer support.
US07754031B2
The invention concerns weldable steel building components whereof the chemical composition comprises, by weight: 0.10%≦C≦0.22%, 0.50%≦Si≦1.50%, AI≦0.9%, 0%≦Mn≦3%, 0%≦Ni≦5%, 0%≦Cr≦4%, 0%≦Cu≦1%, 0%≦Mo+W/2≦1.5%, 0.0005%≦B<0.010%, N≦0.025%, optionally at least one element selected among V, Nb, Ta, S et Ca, in contents less than 0.3%, and/or among Ti and Zr in contents not more than 0.5%, the rest being iron and impurities resulting from preparation, the aluminium, boron, titanium and nitrogen contents, expressed in thousandths of %, of said composition further satisfying the following relationship: B≦⅓×K+0.5, (1) with K=Min (I*; J*), I*=Max (0; I) and J*=Max (0; J), I=Min (N; N−0.29(Ti−5)), J=Min {N; 0.5 (N 0.52 AI+√j(N 0.52 AI)2+283)}, the silicon and aluminium contents of the composition additionally verifying the following conditions: if C>0.145, then Si+AI<0.95 and whereof the structure is bainitic, martensitic or martensitic/bainitic and further comprises 3 to 20% of residual austenite.
US07754020B2
A recovery system recycles the washwater used to clean excess binder and debris from the production components, including a forming hoodwall constructed of non-corrosive materials, for manufacturing fiberglass insulation. A separate closed-loop recovery system is provided for the forming hoodwall in which the binder-containing washwater is screened and then recycled back to the forming hoodwall without further chemical treatment to change the pH level. A binder reclamation system is coupled to the hoodwall washwater recovery system to divert the low pH washwater when the supply of binder needs replenished at the forming hoodwall. The binder reclamation system introduces an acid solution to the cleaned washwater to lower the pH from about 2.5 to about 3.5. The other production components share a bulk washwater recovery system in which a base solution is introduced to raise the pH to approximately 8 or above to reduce corrosion in the other production components.
US07754016B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus for coating one or more workpieces such as components to be used in jet engines or industrial turbines. The apparatus comprises a device for simultaneously manipulating a workpiece about multiple axes while holding a center of the workpiece at a fixed position with respect to a source of coating material. The device for manipulating the workpiece preferably comprises a modular fixture while allows the workpiece to be simultaneously rotated about a first axis, rotated about a second axis at an angle to the first axis, and titled through a range of motion such as from +45 degrees to −45 degrees with respect to the first axis.
US07754004B2
Cleansing and multifunctional coating compositions containing an organosilane quaternary compound, nonreactive abrasives, thickeners and, optionally, hydrogen peroxide, in aqueous formulations are used to improve water and soil repellency and residual antimicrobial activity on surfaces. Various surfaces may be treated including metal, glass, plastics, rubber, porcelain, ceramic, marble, granite, cement, tile, sand, silica, enameled appliances, polyurethane, polyester, polyacrylic, melamine/phenolic resins, polycarbonate, painted surfaces, wood, and the like.
US07754002B2
The present invention relates to a solution comprising cellulose, an ionic liquid comprising anions and cations as solvent and 6-30% by weight of a nitrogen-comprising base, based on the total weight of the solution, its preparation and also its use for the physical or chemical treatment of cellulose.
US07753991B2
A water transport assembly, is provided including a housing having a first chamber therein, which is accessible through an opening in the housing. The housing additionally includes a sample inlet port and a sample outlet port, both of which are in fluid communication with the first chamber. A flat ion exchange membrane is attached to the housing in a plane over the opening in the housing, to seal the opening in a vapor tight seal. Water will pass through the membrane based upon the vapor pressure on each side of the membrane, to either dry or humidify sample passing through the first chamber. When the flat ion exchange membrane is a flat, thin ion exchange membrane it is preferable that the thin ion exchange membrane have a thickness of between about 0.1 and about 3.0 mils.
US07753986B2
The present invention relates to a process wherein an intermediate form of titanium, namely titanium sponge, is produced by reduction of a feedstock of titanium in a reactant liquid bath, where the feedstock, titanium tetrachloride, is reduced by molten magnesium to titanium sponge, and the reactant liquid bath is inductively stirred during the reduction process. The reduction process with induced stirring is performed in an electric induction cold crucible, with or without a liner. Subsequent purification and melting of the titanium sponge can be accomplished in the electric induction cold crucible so that purified titanium can be supplied from the cold crucible.
US07753982B2
A filter element comprising a filter jacket, a fluted filter media, and an internal seal is provided. The filter jacket defines a filter jacket inner surface, a gravitational bottom, an upstream end, and a downstream end. The filter jacket includes a moisture release aperture disposed proximate the gravitational bottom. The fluted filter media resides within the filter jacket and defines a filter media outer surface. The fluted filter media comprises a planar sheet and a fluted material intermittently bonded together and collectively coiled to form a plurality of flutes. First and second selected ones of the plurality of flutes are closed proximate the upstream and downstream ends, respectively. The internal seal is formed between the filter jacket inner surface and the filter media outer surface. The internal seal is disposed within the filter jacket between the upstream and downstream ends. The moisture release aperture is located upstream of the internal seal.
US07753979B2
A filter assembly for use with compressor assemblies such as oxygen concentrators, ventilators and other breathing apparatus including a compartmented housing member having at least one inlet opening, an outlet opening, a filter member, and an adjustment member associated with the at least one outlet opening for varying the size of the at least one outlet opening for adjusting the amount of ambient air entering the filter assembly.
US07753977B2
An air filtration system includes a support structure, an enclosure coupled to the support structure and including an air outlet, a filter and a fan operatively coupled to the enclosure, and a diffusion screen configured to cover the air outlet. The diffusion screen includes a screen frame configured to be removably attachable to the enclosure with at least one releasable fastener, and at least a diffusion layer substantially spanning the screen frame to cover the air outlet to provide unidirectional or laminar air flow from the air outlet.
US07753976B2
Object of the present invention is to provide a dust collecting device (10) for a vacuum cleaner of which dust collecting performance is improved. The dust collecting device (100) of the present invention includes a primary cyclone unit (200) having two primary cyclones (210, 220), arranged in parallel, for separating dust by a cyclone principle, a secondary cyclone unit (300) having at least two secondary cyclones (310, 320), which receives air from the primary cyclones (210, 220) on an outer side of the primary cyclones (210, 220) for separating dust by the cyclone principle, and a dust container (110) having the primary cyclone unit (200) and the secondary cyclone unit (300) mounted thereto, and a primary dust collecting space for storing the dust separated at the primary cyclone unit (200), and at least one secondary dust collecting space for storing the dust separated at the secondary cyclone unit (300) formed therein.
US07753975B2
A system for conditioning a gas. The system includes a compressor for compressing and heating the gas into a hot gas; an airflow device generating an airflow; and a heat exchanger receiving in a first flow path the hot gas and in a second flow path the airflow. Heat is transferred from the hot gas to the airflow to generate a cool gas and hot airflow, and moisture condenses within the cool gas. A moisture separator separates condensed moisture from the cool gas to generate a saturated gas. A reheater receives in one flow path the saturated gas from the moisture separator and in another flow path the hot airflow from the heat exchanger. Heat is transferred in the reheater from the hot airflow to the saturated gas to generate a superheated gas having a temperature above the saturation temperature of the gas.
US07753971B2
Two types of cells (first cells and second cells) are used to constitute a honeycomb structure. The first cells and second cells differ in the catalyst supporting position. The first cells and second cells are alternately arranged. The catalyst supporting position of the second cells is shifted in the direction of the downstream side of the flow of an air-fuel mixture from the catalyst supporting position of the first cells so that when an exothermic reaction occurs on the second cell side of a partition wall for separating a first cell from a second cell, an endothermic reaction occurs on the opposing first cell side of the partition wall.
US07753964B2
A semifinished leather product is produced from an animal hide by pretanning with the use of a chromium-free tanning agent and of a clay mineral which, after stirring for 30 minutes in water at 50° C. at a circumferential rotor speed of from 5 to 25 m/s, has a number average particle diameter of less than 2 μm or a bimodal particle size distribution with a first, finely divided fraction whose number average particle diameter is less than 0.5 μm and a second, coarser fraction whose number average particle diameter is less than 5 μm, determined in each case by the method according to ISO 13320-1, by combined laser light diffraction and light scattering, a proportion of the first, finely divided fraction being from 10 to 90% by weight, and drying of the pretanned animal hide to a water content of from 5 to 45%, based on the total weight of the semifinished leather product.
US07753962B2
Disclosed are medical devices having textured surfaces and biocompatible coatings disposed thereon. The textured surfaces allow for durable coatings to be applied to the medical device without a previous pre-coating having been applied. The biocompatible coating can further comprise a bioactive agent.
US07753958B2
An expandable intervertebral implant for insertion between vertebrae of a human spine is described. The intervertebral implant includes an upper body that engages a first vertebra of the human spine, a lower body that engages a second vertebra of the human spine, an insert, and an advancing element. The advancing element may engage the insert such that advancement of the advancing element causes the insert to at least partially rotate between the upper body and the lower body. Rotation of the insert may cause the insert to interact with at least a portion of the upper body or at least a portion of the lower body to increase a separation distance between the upper body and the lower body, thereby increasing a height of the intervertebral implant after insertion of the implant between the first vertebra and the second vertebra of the human spine.
US07753957B2
An intervertebral stabilizer includes: a first plate member operable to engage an endplate of a first vertebral bone of a spine; a second plate member spaced apart from the first plate member and operable to engage an endplate of an adjacent second vertebral bone of the spine; a ball element depending from the first plate member; and a socket element depending from the second plate member, wherein at least one of the ball and socket elements include one or more keyed surfaces such that: (i) an assembly function is obtained in which the ball element may at least one of be received into, and removed from, the socket element in one or more first articulation positions of the first and second plate members; and (ii) a capture function is obtained in which the ball element may at least one of not be received into, and not be removed from, the socket element in one or more second articulation positions of the first and second plate members.
US07753946B2
Minimally invasive techniques are utilized in bypass grafting to implant an end portion of a graft in the body of a patent by (i) advancing a medical instrument within a circulatory system of the body, (ii) guiding a distal end of the medical instrument out of the circulatory system through an opening defined in the circulatory system, (iii) advancing the end portion of the graft within the medical instrument toward a surgical site, and (iv) securing the end portion of the graft to a blood vessel at the surgical site, wherein the graft includes resilient arms confined within the medical instrument that expand outwardly within the blood vessel following positioning of a graft end through an aperture in the blood vessel.
US07753930B2
A method of treating a patient's maxillary sinus having an obstructed or narrowed maxillary ostium. An opening is created into the maxillary sinus. A balloon of a balloon catheter is inflated in the opening to enlarge the opening. The opening remains enlarged after the balloon catheter is removed.
US07753925B2
An occlusive device includes a hollow cylindrical element which can be twisted axially in order to create a constricted region. The device also includes a body which can be deformed by transverse compression and which is applied against the inner wall of the aforementioned cylindrical element, the body having a through hole along the axis of the cylindrical element.
US07753914B2
A depth gage for use with a drill in orthopaedics is provided. The depth gage includes a body. The body has first and second ends opposed to each other and an inner periphery defining a longitudinal aperture through the body for slidably receiving the drill. The longitudinal aperture defines a longitudinal axis of the longitudinal aperture. The body is adapted to permit the drill to be positioned in the longitudinal aperture in a direction non-coincident with the longitudinal axis.
US07753908B2
An apparatus for use with a clamp including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and at least one energy transmission device carried by the base member. An apparatus for use with a clamp and a probe that carries at least one energy transmission device including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and an engagement device associated with the base member and configured to engage the probe. A clamp including first and second clamp members, at least one of which is malleable, and a movement apparatus that moves at least one of the first and second clamp members relative to the other. A surgical system including a clamp with first and second clamp members and a device that removably mounts at least one electrode on at least one of the first and second clamp members.
US07753890B2
A fluid dispensing device, particularly suited to medicine but also having many other applications. The device selectively dispenses any of one or more fluids contained within the device. Adapters on the dispensing end of the unit permit the device to be effectively used for intra-venous, intra-dermal or intramuscular injections, gasses, colloids, gels, liquids or other fluids. Adapters on the head of the unit permit the device to be used with or without electrical power and to varying degrees of automatic control for timing, sequence, volume of fluid dispensed and other features. A preferred embodiment utilizes a pre-formatted, disposable or re-useable cartridge of several drugs suited for a particular medical purpose.
US07753889B2
Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system includes an anchor sleeve and a catheter (or other medical instrument) to advance though a working channel of the anchor sleeve. The anchor sleeve may have a subcutaneous cuff device arranged along an outer surface. In such circumstances, the embedded cuff device can inhibit the migration of infection from outside the skin and into the blood stream.
US07753886B2
A medicine dispensing pacifier has a centered nipple upon a guard and a reservoir communicating through the guard to the nipple. The reservoir, opposite the guard, has a cap, and upon removing it, a caregiver places medicine into the reservoir. Then the caregiver returns the cap to seal the reservoir. The infant then suckles the nipple, ingesting the medicine drawn from the reservoir. Alternately, the pacifier includes an air permeable membrane, a flexible cap, for dispensing medicine under pressure through a nipple into an infant that has difficulty taking medicine. The infant then suckles upon the nipple and the caregiver presses upon the cap raising the flow of medicine through the nipple into the mouth of the infant. The cap augments the natural suckling of the infant with pressure and without spilling medicine.
US07753884B2
An apparatus is proposed for the dosed dispensing of a fluid, especially an infusion fluid, comprising a housing (1) with a fluid chamber and a pressure medium chamber (3) by which a flexible wall (4) of the fluid chamber can be pressurized from the outside with a pressure medium. In order to provide a re-useable infusion pump with especially simple means it is proposed that the housing (1) consists of two mutually detachably joined housing parts (6, 7), of which the one comprises the pressure medium chamber (3) and the other receives in an exchangeable manner the fluid chamber configured as a leak-proof infusion bag (2), and that the housing part (6) with the pressure medium chamber (3) is sealed by a membrane (5) against the housing part (7) receiving the infusion bag (2) and is connected to a gas pressure source (11).
US07753880B2
A tool system for operating an irrigation pump. The pump includes a fixed pump head driven by a pump motor and a removable tube set. A readable memory such as a RFID is integral with the tube set. The tube set memory contains data describing the physical characteristics of the tube set. A control console reads the data in the tube set memory. Based on these data, the control console then regulates the operation of the pump motor so that fluid, when required, is delivered at those flow rates. These data are also used by the control console to regulate priming of the pump so that when the system is initially set up a head of irrigation fluid can be pumped close to the end of the handpiece from which the fluid is to be discharged.
US07753879B2
A combination of a disposable, wearable, self-contained medicine dispensing device, a cylindrical medicine container 52 incorporating a piston and having an open distal end and a proximal end closed by a closure body 54 made of a material, preferably silicone, that can be perforated by a needle, and a catheter device 16 having adhesive means 26 for attaching the catheter device to the skin of a user of the combination, the dispensing device comprising a housing 34, 36 having a compartment for receiving the container and further a not shown piston rod for displacing the piston towards the closed proximal end and actuating means for displacing the piston rod, the catheter device comprising a sealing ring 56′for receiving the closure body, and the dispensing device and the catheter device comprising co-operating attachment means for attaching the dispensing device to the catheter device with the container received in the compartment with the piston rod abutting the piston and the closure body received in the sealing ring.
US07753878B2
A safety needle is provided which includes blocking structure to maintain a sharp tip of a needle safely within a housing and prevent re-advancement of a needle from a safety needle housing. The safety needle includes flexible blocking members positioned on an inner needle assembly which are configured to engage an outer housing after the needle assembly has been fully retracted within the outer housing.
US07753876B2
A system for treating a vascular condition includes a catheter having a drug delivery lumen and an expandable jaw device at the distal end of the catheter. The jaw device includes drug delivery ports in communication with the lumen, so that a therapeutic agent can be delivered to a treatment site. Another embodiment provides a method for expanding a jaw device at a treatment site and delivering a therapeutic agent. Another embodiment includes a catheter having an expandable member with hollow needles disposed on the outer surface of the expandable member. Yet another embodiment provides a method for expanding the expandable member at a treatment site and delivering a therapeutic agent into the tissue.
US07753871B2
Apparatus intended for the injection of pulsed steam into a human or animal vessel comprising an injection unit sending pulses of cold water into a handpiece, a handpiece temporarily attached to an injection unit within which there is a metal tube, of external diameter between 200 μm and 1,000 μm and internal diameter between 100 μm and 500 μm, the metal tube having its distal end coiled to form a spiral, the tube being sheathed with a material of resistivity such that only the spiral heats to a temperature transforming water from the liquid phase into the vapor phase, a means of distributing the steam into the vessel intended to be connected in a reversible manner to the distal end of the handpiece.
US07753868B2
A catheter for use in extracorporeal treatment of a bodily fluid includes an elongated tubular member having a pair of lumens extending therein, and a septum separating the lumens. A first lumen comprises a withdrawal lumen, and a second lumen comprises an infusion lumen. A withdrawal port disposed along a length of the tubular member communicates with the withdrawal lumen for receiving fluid from a body vessel for transport to a treatment unit, such as a dialyzer. An infusion port disposed along a length of the tubular member communicates with the infusion lumen for returning treated fluid to the vessel. A passageway is formed in an outer wall of the tubular member adjacent the infusion lumen and extends through the septum. A generally tubular conduit extends through the passageway such that the withdrawal lumen communicates with an environment exterior of the tubular member outer wall.
US07753845B2
A system (10) for collecting a plurality of diagnostic information and transmitting the diagnostic information to a remote location. The system (10) comprises a glove member (12) adaptable to be worn on a person's hand and an interface unit (20) in electrical communication with the glove member (12). The interface unit (20) is capable of transmitting information to, and receiving information from, a remote location. The glove member (12) comprises a palm portion (1), a wrist portion (3) and five phalange portions (5-13). The glove member (12) further comprises an EKG diagnostic device, a blood pressure and pulse rate diagnostic device (54) and a temperature device (64). The glove member (12) may also further comprise a % O2 diagnostic device (70) and an auscultation device (80).
US07753841B2
A gastric ring includes a band that surrounds the wall of the stomach of a patient, and structure that makes it possible, after implantation, to modify the cross section of the opening delimited by the ring. The ring includes a band including at least one deformable zone made of a material that is elastically deformable in the longitudinal direction of the band, where the deformable zone has at least two bearing points formed therein at respective locations separated in the longitudinal direction of the band, and at least one rigid element made of a bioabsorbable or biodegradable material and bearing against the deformable zone in the area of the bearing points, where the rigid element, before absorption, maintains the bearing points at a distance from one another different than the distance separating the two bearing points in the absence of elastic deformation of the deformable zone of the band, and, upon absorption, no longer forms an obstacle to the return of the deformable zone of the band to its nondeformed state.
US07753837B2
Actuator mechanisms on the heart are of several types. In preferred embodiments, they are generally simple, durable, mechanical assemblies and are driven by power delivered from a remote location, generally outside the chest, by a variety of mechanisms. The invention teaches physical mechanisms (1) for transfer of cyclic power from outside the chest to the region of the heart for that purpose, either as translational or rotary motion. Also taught are electromechanical converting mechanisms suitable for delivering power to those transfer devices. The embodiments described herein for either transmission of energy from a site of generation to a conduit (2, 10, 22), and of conduits that then deliver energy to heart actuators, have contours and interfaces designed to promote a favorable biologic response similar to the pseudosynovial capsules that surround artificial joints. Further, design features are chosen to avoid both non-vented gas-filled chambers and static collections of tissue fluid.
US07753831B2
An adaptable body conditioning apparatus is disclosed having a relatively rigid platform and gripping attachment with a handle and a stem rotatably receivable through an opening at the platform. A flexible material bushing abuts a threaded shaft of the stem and is received in a retention cavity formed in the handle. A flex limiter is threadably engaged on the threaded shaft of the stem and is manually adjustable along the length of the shaft. The limiter is utilized to limit the amount of tilting movement allowed to the handle under the influence of user weight applied at the handle when in use.
US07753827B1
A wrist roller exercise device is provided which has a roller rod having opposite handle end portions and which has a central portion and has a spool carrier has a central balanced cable connection point. A cable is connected to the cable connection point and also connected to an elevated frame member to secure and hold the carrier at a desired elevation above ground surface. A spool is attached on the central portion of said rod member with the rod member and the spool each being rotatable relative to the spool carrier. The spool also has a rope connection thereon. A rope is provided which has a first rope end attached to the rope connection and a second rope end connected to a weight object of desired mass. The cable supports the weight of the device so that a user can focus attention on forearm, wrist, hand and finger muscles required to wind up the rope and to keep the device balanced on the cable and not on upper arm, shoulder, chest and back muscles which would otherwise be required to hold and suspend the device in the desired elevation above ground surface if not for the cable.
US07753824B2
A finger-touch sensor for an exercise apparatus, comprising at least a detection recess formed at a handrail (or a swing arm) of the exercise apparatus for insertion of a human finger. At least one block-out short-wave sensor having an emitter and a corresponding receiver is fitted to the detection recess. The block-out short-wave sensor is coupled through a wire transmission line to an electronic console of the exercise apparatus such that an actual detection message obtained by the block-out short-wave sensor may conduct a pre-determined action by use of a built-in microprocessor. In this way, an easy control and adjustment of all factors (such as the exercise speed, slope or resistance, etc.) of the exercise apparatus is ensured by placing the human finger into the detection recess for blocking the emitting or reflecting signal.
US07753817B2
An arrangement in a planetary gearing includes a rotatable shaft connected to the planet wheel carrier of planet wheels, an internal gear and a sun wheel, wherein the planet wheels operatively engage by their coggings, i.e. mesh, with the outermost fixed-position cogging of the internal gear and with the centrally located cogging of the sun wheel. The power is transmitted from the sun wheel to the input shaft of the following stage by a coupling permitting radial and/or angular deflection. The lubrication system includes a connection permitting rotation and deflection between the frame and the planet wheel carrier.
US07753816B2
A transmission system comprising two degrees-of-freedom compound planetary gear train with two conjoined planetary gear trains and four torque-transfer devices. The different combinations of states of various torque-transfer devices yield multiple modes of operation. The planetary gear train allows the addition of power of two prime-movers to drive the load. Additionally, the transmission system can split the power from one prime-mover into requirements of the energy storage system while catering to the output needs. This limits the re-circulating power to a fraction of the input power. Other advantage of the transmission is that it provides a high overdrive ratio, which permits regeneration even at moderate speeds. The transmission obviates the need for a torque converter. The transmission can operate as multi-speed, fully automatic.
US07753813B2
The ball for a ball game of the invention includes a fabric layer 1 having a spherical 12-hedron where twelve right pentagonal fabric pieces 2 are sewn together. The marginal edges of the fabric piece being folded by 90 degrees, and the marginal edges are sewn together with a sewing machine. The fabric layer is then reversed through cross-like slits 5a, 5b formed in the fabric layer in a location opposite to a valve opening 5 (also formed in the fabric layer) in such a manner that the marginal edges are located on an inner side of the fabric layer. After the bladder is accommodated within the fabric layer through the closure hole 5, the hole 5 is closed by a patch. Onto a surface of the fabric layer, there is adhered the panels. Thereby, the ball for a ball game having no unevenness and soft feeling is attained.
US07753811B2
A grip training device is used to teach a person the proper grip of a ball in usage. More specifically, the grip training device may take the form of a baseball having finger position indicia on it. The finger position indicia may be constituted in several different ways, including by depressions sized and arranged to receive the fingers. The arrangement of the indicia shows how to grip the baseball for throwing different pitches.
US07753805B2
The present invention relates generally to a sports training device and method thereof. More particularly, the invention encompasses a flexible panel having a pocket for accommodating a golf club that is secured to the head of a golf club and used as a golf training device (GTD). The present invention is also directed to a novel method of training a golfer using the inventive golf training tool. The inventive golf training device may also be referred to as a lag rag or as a wind speed resistance trainer.
US07753804B2
A bowling ball having an asymmetrical weight block with respect to its central axis. The weight block has a pair of ends through which the central axis of the block extends, and a medial portion which is offset or skewed with respect to the weight block axis. The block has an outer surface which has a maximum cross section in at least one plane intersected by the central axis intermediate of the two ends. The plane is intersected by the central axis and is enclosed by a boundary defining the largest transverse cross section of the block not normal to the central axis. The medial plane is disposed at an angle of between about 22.5° and 90° with respect to the central axis of the block.
US07753802B2
A billiard table with a movable apron that conceals/exposes a storage compartment is provided. In one embodiment, a billiard table is presented comprising a playing surface, a rail positioned along an edge of the playing surface, a storage compartment, and an apron movable between a first position in which the apron conceals the storage compartment and a second position in which the apron exposes the storage compartment. In another embodiment, a billiard table is presented comprising a playing surface, a rail, and a storage compartment that provides a mechanical connection between the playing surface and the rail.
US07753792B2
A method according to one embodiment of the present invention provides for: receiving a request for an automated session, in which the automated session comprises a plurality of games; initiating a first game of the automated session, the first game corresponding to a first gaming device; and initiating a second game of the automated session, the second game corresponding to a second gaming device.
US07753790B2
A gaming system may include a number of gaming units and a host computer operatively coupled to the gaming units, and be configured to allow a gaming tournament to be conducted. Each of the gaming units may comprise a video display unit, a microphone, a camera, a speaker and a gaming unit controller. The gaming unit controller may be programmed to allow a person to select tournament play as a single or a group tournament player at a reserved or unreserved gaming unit, and to allow player data to be transmitted to the host computer. The host computer may include a host interface unit capable of receiving audio, visual and/or data input from a tournament host during the tournament, and a host computer controller capable of causing host data to be transmitted to the gaming units.
US07753789B2
The invention includes a system and method for planning and customizing a gaming vacation. Initially, a central controller receives preference and configuration data from a user at a user terminal. A preparation code is then determined and associated with the configuration data. The configuration data and the associated preparation code are transmitted from the central controller to a casino server. The central controller provides feedback regarding the user's requests. The feedback may include, for example, marketing offers for the user and/or configuring a gaming device according to the configuration data associated with a preparation code received from a user at the gaming device.
US07753783B2
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. Upon a suitable triggering event at a triggering gaming device in the gaming system a bonus event occurs. When the bonus event occurs, the players actively playing each auxiliary gaming device in the gaming system are each provided a chance to participate in the bonus event as well. Each remaining gaming device's chance of participating in the bonus event is based on the individual accumulated bonus event pool for that gaming device.
US07753782B2
A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines. Upon a suitable triggering event at a triggering gaming device in the gaming system a bonus event occurs. When the bonus event occurs, the players actively playing each auxiliary gaming device in the gaming system are each provided a chance to participate in the bonus event as well. Each remaining gaming device's chance of participating in the bonus event is based on the individual accumulated bonus event pool for that gaming device.
US07753779B2
A system and method for a gaming chip communication includes a memory configured to store chip information, a first antenna communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to receive a first radio frequency (RF) signal that includes at least previous stack information, a second antenna operable to communicate a second RF signal that comprises the previous stack information and the chip information, and where the first antenna is further configured to communicate an RF acknowledgement signal to a communication system that transmitted the first RF signal in response to the second antenna communicating the second RF signal.
US07753777B1
A method and device for conducting a multi-reel slot game includes a primary game display showing rotating reels carrying reel indicia and a secondary game display showing an array of target indicia, one or more of which may be associated with a secondary award. An outcome of the multi-reel slot game may trigger a non-reel game interaction directed to selecting target indicia from the secondary game display. Optionally, the non-reel game interaction includes a reel indicium thrown from a primary game display to a secondary game display where any target indicium struck is selected. Optionally, any target indicia connected to the selected target indicium are also selected. Any secondary award associated with selected target indicia is issued. Optionally, a supplemental non-reel game interaction may be triggered by selected target indicia. Optionally, the secondary game display is revised through removal, rearrangement, and/or replenishment of target indicia.
US07753770B2
In accordance with some embodiments, a plurality of outcomes are generated and used to create a video presentation of representative outcomes of a wagering game. The video presentation is recorded onto a tangible medium (e.g., DVD or CD-ROM) or otherwise provided to a player (e.g., the player may access the video presentation online). This allows a player to purchase a video presentation of predetermined outcomes in a jurisdiction in which gambling is legal yet view the presentation at the player's convenience (e.g., from any jurisdiction and at any time). The player is also offered to determine a result associated with at least one local game play, wherein the offer requires use of an electronic game device located in a legalized gambling jurisdiction to determine the local game play result. In some embodiments, a purchaser of the video presentation may subsequently redeem it for a total redemption value that is associated with both a redemption value for the tangible medium and with the results achieved from the local game play.
US07753767B2
A method and apparatus for playing a multi-hand card game is disclosed. The game allows the simultaneous play of multiple card hands that are created from a first card hand. Each subsequent card hand includes cards whose rank is a function of the rank of cards in the immediately preceding card hand (or the first card hand). The generation of the subsequent card hands may be based on all cards in the first card hand, or may be restrictively applied only to the hold cards from the first card hand. The hold cards may include wild cards, which generate additional wild cards for subsequent hands that are a function of the rank of the wild cards in the first card hand. The card game may also make an award for a subsequent card hand that is the greater of an award for a second winning combination in the subsequent hand or the award for a first winning combination in a preceding card hand.
US07753764B2
A coin counter includes a support bracket, a limit plate secured on the support bracket, a slide rod slidably mounted on the support bracket, a coin outlet port located between the limit plate and the slide rod, and a rotation disk rotatably mounted on the support bracket and having a plurality of receiving grooves to receive a plurality of coins. Thus, each of the coins directly passes between the limit plate and the slide rod into the coin outlet port, so that each of the coins is introduced into the coin outlet port smoothly to prevent the coins from being choked at the coin outlet port. In addition, the limit plate is provided with an adjusting slot to change and adjust the distance between the limit plate and the slide rod to allow passage of coins of different sizes.
US07753761B2
The present invention provides a wafer polishing apparatus, comprising: a polishing pad to which a polishing liquid is supplied for polishing a wafer; a carrier head to carry the wafer; and one or more polishing liquid supplying device which supplies the polishing liquid onto the polishing pad, wherein the polishing liquid supplying device has a polishing liquid supplying member which is positioned close to or in contact with the polishing pad, and is relatively moved against the polishing pad, so that the polishing liquid supplied to the upper portion of the polishing liquid supplying member flows down along the polishing liquid supplying member to be painted on a surface of the polishing pad.
US07753757B2
Upper underwear includes: right and left cups for accommodating respective breasts therein; a coupling member coupling the cups to each other, and a belt joined to the cups, wherein: the belt has belt side portions to be positioned on side parts of a body when the underwear is put on the body, and a belt back portion to be positioned on a back part of the body when the underwear is put on the body; and the belt is formed such that when the upper underwear is put on the body, a lower edge of said belt back portion is positioned above a lower end level of said cups, whereby a sensation of pressure imparted to the body by the upper underwear can be relieved.
US07753752B2
In a method of cutting a plasma display panel, a front glass substrate and a rear glass substrate are sealed so as to face each other. The front glass substrate and the rear glass substrate are sandwiched between pairs of rotating cutters, and the pairs of rotating cutters are pressed onto the front glass substrate and the rear glass substrate to be in contact therewith so that the rotating cutters are run thereon in order to cut the substrates.
US07753749B2
A swim fin includes a foot pocket and a blade portion. The blade portion includes a top surface and a bottom surface. An opening is disposed through the blade portion to permit an enhanced directional fluid flow between the top and the bottom surface. A top bevel is disposed in the top surface and surrounds the opening. The top bevel includes a trailing and a leading top bevel area to compress the fluid flow.
US07753744B2
A pedestal connector that incorporates one or more grouped element channel link transmission lines is seen to have a dielectric body and two opposing contact ends that are intended to contact opposing contacts or traces. The dielectric body has an S-shaped configuration such that the transmission lines supported thereon make at least one change in direction, thereby permitting the use of such connector to interconnect elements lying in two different planes. The transmission lines include slots that extend within the frame and which define opposing, conductive surfaces formed on the dielectric body which are separated by an intervening air gap.
US07753742B2
An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal may include a base, an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end, a slit formed through the insertion portion and defining a compliant portion having a first leg and a second leg. Midpoints of each or both legs may be offset from the midpoint of the slit to achieve improved mechanical and electrical performance within a connector. Also provided is an electrical terminal having a tip that facilitates alignment with a panel member aperture and provides tactile feedback to a user, as well as an electrical terminal having a mounting end that is substantially smaller than its mating end, and connectors containing such terminals. Methods of routing electrical traces between adjacent electrical terminals are also provided.
US07753717B2
A method and system for terminating a cable into a plug using a plug assembly system. Wires of the cable are exposed and dressed on to a shield. A plug body is placed over the shield. The wires are fed into wire insertion holes of the plug body. A contact holding member is placed on the plug body. A crimping tool crimps the contacts in the contact holding member through the plug body into and through the wires to achieve mechanical and electrical connection between the wires and the contacts. A cover may be used to cover the plug body, shield and wires. A crimp ferrule may be used to crimp the wires to the shield.
US07753709B2
A call cord system and connection are disclosed. The system can be implemented in any number of situations where summoning assistance from a remote location is desirable, such as in a healthcare provider setting. In addition, the call cord connection allows the cord to be securely engaged for its intended operation, without concern that the cord will unintentionally become disconnected. However, given sufficient force, the call cord connection further allows the cord to be disconnected from the patient station by the patient or staff without damaging either the call cord itself or the patient station. Such an intentional disconnect can be used, for instance, to signal a patient or staff emergency and a corresponding response, when normal call signaling is not possible (e.g., the patient is not able to depress the call button) or higher priority attention is needed for whatever reason.
US07753706B2
An electrical connector (100) for mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB) (1), includes an insulative housing (2), a plurality of electrical contacts (22) received in the insulative housing, a load plate (3) shielding the insulative housing, a screwing element (50) screwed onto the load plate and an elastic piece (51). The screwing element is screwed onto an upper surface of the load plate. The screwing element defines a channel (5010) therein. The elastic piece forms a pair of hook portions (511). The hook portions extend through the load plate and lock the screwing element at a locking position, the hook portions of the elastic piece engage the channel of the screw element so as to indicate the locking position.
US07753702B2
A card socket assembly includes a base defining a receiving cavity, and a slider including a card slot configured for securing a data card therein. The slider is slidably received in the receiving cavity, to make the data card secured in the receiving cavity or removed out of the receiving cavity with sliding of the slider.
US07753698B2
A conductive band for an electrical connector that includes an elastic metal strap with first and second ends and an array of flexible members extending between the first and second ends. Each of the first and second ends has a terminal lead. A clip is coupled to the terminal leads of the first and second ends.
US07753696B2
The document discusses, among other things, apparatuses, assemblies, and methods for facilitating the installation of an implantable lead into a subject. In one example, the apparatus includes a housing having a lead terminal passageway on a first end and having an introductory opening on a second end. The lead terminal passageway is adapted to be inserted over a lead terminal end. The introductory opening is adapted to accept a stylet and guide it into a pin lumen. In another example, the apparatus includes one or both of at least one protective terminal contact device and a securing contact device allowing electrical contact to be made with a lead terminal ring or a lead terminal pin without damaging or bridging between such elements of the lead terminal end. The securing contact device is also adapted to mechanically engage the lead terminal pin thereto for facilitating actuation of fixation devices.
US07753693B2
An electrical connecting apparatus uses a plurality of contacts each of which includes: a principal portion having an outer face curved and directed to a conductive portion of a base plate and received in a recess and a slit of a housing; a front end portion continuous to the front end side of the principal portion and projected upward from the slit so as to be relatively pressed against an electrode of a device under test; and a rear end portion continuous to the rear end side of the principal portion and located in the recess. The front end portion of each contact is projected upward from the slit by the dimension of the thickness of the front end portion or more than that and has an arc-shaped front end face extend in the longitudinal direction of the slit.
US07753689B1
A plug connector for mating with a complementary connector includes a mating plug connector and an electrical connector. The mating plug connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing and spaced apart from each other, and a grounding shield surrounding the housing. The electrical connector is perpendicular to the mating plug connector and includes a metal cover, and an electric substrate received in the metal cover and electrical connected to the contacts of the mating plug connector.
US07753687B2
A socket connector has a pick up cap (3) cooperated with lateral shields (4) is provided. The pick up cap (3) has a base plate (30) and a plateau (31) surrounded by the base plate (30). The main purpose of the lateral shields is used for covering seams both on a base plate (30) and under raised portions (32) on opposite sidewalls of the plateau (31). As soon as the seams are covered by the lateral shields (4), paths of particles in air possibly contaminating a plurality of contact terminals restrained in passageways of an insulative housing are able to effectively blocked. Therefore, problems either about reliability or circuit open caused by contaminated socket connector is successfully solved.
US07753685B2
An entirely wearable electrical connector for power/data connectivity. The principal element of a modular network is the wearable electrical connector, which is integrated into a personal area network with USB compatibility. Several wearable connector embodiments are disclosed. An enhancement to the wearable connector includes OSI Layer 2 (and potentially Layer 3) functionality. Data Link layer functionality is supported by including electronic serial numbers at wearable snap-connector points.
US07753682B2
There is provided systems and methods for a reorientable electrical outlet. In one embodiment, a system includes a housing configured to be coupled to an electrical power source, the housing having a first rotation stop, and an electrical plug receptacle, mountable within the housing, the insert having a second rotation stop, the first and second rotation stops configured to cooperate with each other to limit rotation of the insert within the aperture at a number of degrees, wherein the plug receptacle is configured to receive an electrical plug.
US07753669B2
A system for flexing a web is disclosed. The web passes over two co-rotating members, such as rollers or belts, which are separated by a small adjustable gap. The web travels around the first rotating member, is peeled off in the vicinity of the gap, bent back on itself in a small radius and reattached on the second co-rotating member. The location of the small radius is fixed with a closed loop control system sensing the radius location and controlling the relative velocity of the two members. Strain in the web is adjusted with the size of the small radius, which is controlled by the adjustable gap and radius location.
US07753662B2
A miniature liquid cooling device includes a casing (10) defining a first chamber (102), a second chamber (104) and a third chamber (106) communicating with the first chamber. The first and the third chambers cooperatively form a work channel for liquid. An impeller (21) is rotatably mounted in the first chamber to circulate the liquid. A filter (17) is mounted in the second chamber and defines a plurality of orifices (1704). When the impeller rotates, first the liquid firstly enters the second chamber via an inlet. (122), and then the liquid flows through the filter within the second chamber, whereby air bubbles in the liquid leave the liquid and escape from the filter via the orifices. The escaped air bubbles enter the second chamber. The deaerated liquid flows into the work channel and finally is driven to low out of the liquid cooling device via an outlet (124).
US07753651B2
The balancing flyweight of a turbomachine rotor includes two pyramid shaped end parts each one having a base and an apex, and an intermediate part which connects the two bases of the end parts together. The two apexes are aligned on a longitudinal axis. The two end parts and the intermediate part exhibit, in cross section through a plane perpendicular to said the longitudinal axis, cross-sections having polygonal shapes centered on said longitudinal axis.
US07753649B2
A method for modifying a multistage compressor (101) involves exchanging the rotor blades of the first compressor rotor blade row (LA1) for modified rotor blades which have an identical blade leaf profile (121) to the original rotor blades and the blade angle (B′11) of which is different from the blade angle (B′10) of the original rotor blades. Furthermore, the blades of at least one further blade row (LAN, LEN) arranged downstream of the second compressor stage are exchanged for modified blades which have an identical blade leaf profile (125, 126) to the original blades and the blade angle (B′N1, B″N1) of which is different from the blade angle (B′NO, B″NO) of the original blades. The method makes it possible to increase the mass flow of a compressor and essentially maintain the stability reserve against stall.
US07753640B2
A bifurcated connection portion is formed on one of an upper rotating body and a boom foot, a flat plate connection portion inserted into the bifurcated connection portion is formed on the other, and pin holes are provided in both the connection portions. A boom foot pin attachment and detachment apparatus is to insert a boom foot pin into both the pin holes aligned, and provided with a cylinder bracket attached to an inner piece of the bifurcated connection portion enabling the boom foot pin to move between an insertion position inside the pin holes and a pull out position outside the pin holes, a slide plate slidably provided on the cylinder bracket, a hydraulic cylinder attached to the plate with a piston rod thereof connected to the boom foot pin, and a regulation plate for selectively regulating sliding of the slide plate or movement of the boom foot pin at a predetermined time.
US07753639B2
An automatic warehouse 8 is provided parallel to a running rail 4 for an overhead travelling carriage 6. Open shelves 16 each of which is open on its side are provided in a rack 10. According to the present invention, articles can be transferred directly to and from a shelf in the automatic warehouse.
US07753637B2
A port storage and distribution system for facilitating the transfer and/or storage of international shipping containers between container ships and ground transport carriers wherein an overhead grid guide track structure is provide that permits overhead transfer units to selectively engage and convey containers as required between the various ships, carriers and storage area without requiring multiple transfers of containers between different handling equipment. The system provides for container scanning and is either fully automated or partially manually controlled.
US07753635B2
A method and device for manufacturing the covers of a book using a surface material and cover pieces glued to it. In order to glue the cover pieces to the surface material, a device equipped with a work table is used, on top of which the surface material is positioned. The cover pieces are glued to the surface material by supporting one end of them, in the initial stage, free of the glue surface with the aid of a shelf-like support piece and commencing gluing from a point farthest from the said end.
US07753634B2
This attaching structure includes: a first part having a slot; a second part having an attaching hole; and a clip for connecting those parts, the clip including a first flange portion, a shank portion, a second flange portion for coming into elastic abutment against the back side of the slot, a third flange portion, and a leg portion to be retained in the attaching hole, wherein: the shank portion has sliding portions of a large arcuate shape, and stopper portions of a small arcuate shape; protrusions are disposed on the first part in the periphery of the side portions close to the stopper portions when the first flange portion intersects at a right angle with respect to the slot; and the protrusions engage with the first flange portion to stop the turning motion thereby to prevent the clip from coming out from the first part.
US07753633B2
A power seal bolt assembly includes a bolt having a head and a shaft having an unthreaded shaft portion and a threaded portion. A washer is fixed to the bolt proximate to the head. A compressible washer retainer frictionally engages the unthreaded shaft portion and contacts the head. The compressible washer retainer includes a retainer portion having flexible legs extending inwardly into a washer retainer through aperture. The flexible legs flex to frictionally engage the retainer portion to the unthreaded shaft portion. A compressible washer portion homogenously connected to the retainer portion is oriented to contact the washer when a bolt torque is applied. The compressible washer portion includes at least one raised ring contacting the washer to create a fluid seal at the washer; and at least one partial cavity permitting the compression washer portion to axially compress upon application of the torque.
US07753624B2
Tool for cutting materials with a rotatable body having a rotation axis and cutting edges for cutting the material during movement of the body in a first direction parallel to the rotation axis. In order to stabilize the tool during cutting the cutting edges comprise inner cutting edges laying on a first surface of revolution which is in the first direction higher at a larger diameter and lower at a smaller diameter. The invention includes methods for using the tool.
US07753621B2
The invention relates to a vibrating plate for ground compaction, said plate comprising a remote control device for controlling at least one forward or rear journey by the excitation of an oscillation device. The remote control device comprises an emitter unit, which can be displaced independently of the remaining vibrating plate and which can be detachably fixed to a draw bar. In a remote control mode, the emitter unit is held by the user and displaced independently of the vibration plate. In a draw bar mode, the emitter unit is placed on one end of the draw bar, so that the user can guide the vibrating plate by the pulling and pushing of robust control handles on the emitter unit. The latter can have at least one control handle, which can be used not only to input control commands for controlling the oscillation device, but can also be held by the user to manually guide the vibrating plate.
US07753614B2
A connection device for a tire-building drum significantly improves work efficiency for connection and disconnection of a tire-building drum, with requirements for safety, cost, durability, occupied space, etc. sufficiently satisfied. The device connects a center shaft of a tire-building drum to a drive shaft on the building machine body side, where counter lock portions fitting into each other are provided on shaft ends of both shafts that are brought into contact with each other. One end portion of a tubular member is screwed to a head portion of the drive shaft, and cam rollers rotatable about center axes oriented in the radial direction are provided on an inner peripheral surface of the other end portion. At one end portion of the drum center shaft, there is provided a flange that is pressed by the cam rollers to the drive shaft side when the tubular member is displaced by tightening. Cutout portions are provided in the flange, for preventing the tubular body from interfering the cam rollers before the tightening displacement takes place.
US07753613B2
A male housing (10) has a to-be-locked part (13) formed thereon. A female housing (20) has a locking arm (30) that locks the to-be-locked part (13), thus holding both housings (10, 20) undisplaceably relative to each other in a separation direction after the housings (10, 20) fit together properly. The male housing (10) has a prevention part (14) that is locked to a front surface (37a) of a to-be-prevented portion (37) of the locking arm (30), thus preventing both housings (10, 20) from being displaced relative to each other in a fit-on direction. The prevention part (14) is disposed outward from the to-be-locked part (13) in the widthwise direction orthogonal to the fit-on and separation direction of both housings (10, 20). Thus, the male housing (10) can be molded from resin without using a slide die that closes and opens in a vertical direction or a widthwise direction.
US07753607B2
A removable media input tray for holding a stack of media sheets is provided. The input tray is configured so that it can be fitted into a chassis of a printing apparatus. The input tray includes a reference guide wall and at least two datum members movably attached to the reference guide wall. The reference side wall is formed with at least two openings through which portions of the datum members extend. The input tray also includes a width adjuster, which is configured to bias the stack of media sheets against the datum members. The datum members are brought into contact with a side wall of the chassis when the input tray is inserted into the chassis, thereby causing the datum members to be aligned to the same side wall.
US07753602B2
A lens barrel which enables cost reduction and size reduction by reduction of the number of component parts, and is capable of positively fully opening barrier blades to thereby open a photographic aperture. In the lens barrel, as the barrier drive member moves from a closing position to an opening position to cause the barrier blade to open, the amount of the charged spring force of the barrier drive spring progressively decreases. In a state where the barrier blade is constrained from moving in an opening direction, as the barrier drive member is moved toward the closing position, the amount of the charged spring force progressively increases. In a state where the barrier drive member is constrained from moving in a direction causing the barrier bladed to open, as the barrier blade is opened, the amount of the charged spring force progressively increases.
US07753599B2
An accessory includes an apparatus-side portion and an accessory-side portion to be attached to the apparatus-side portion. The accessory-side portion includes a surface, an internally threaded portion open on the surface, and an externally threaded member to be rotatably engaged with the internally threaded portion. The externally threaded member is positioned either in a retraction position by rotation of the externally threaded member in one direction or in an extension position by rotation of the externally threaded member in an opposite direction.
US07753598B2
A lens barrel movable between a first state, in which optical elements of a photographing optical system are all aligned on an optical axis, and a second state in which at least one of the optical elements is retracted to a radially-retracted position and moved rearward, the lens barrel includes a support ring; a radially-retractable optical element holding frame which supports the radially-retractable optical element, and is supported by the support ring to be movable between a first position corresponding to the first state and a second position corresponding to the second state; and an optical-axis-direction-movement limit device which limits movement of the radially-retractable optical element holding frame in the optical axis direction relative to the support ring when the radially-retractable optical element holding frame is at the first position.
US07753587B2
A patient table for a medical radiation therapy system or radiation diagnosis system is provided. The patient table includes a flat bearing surface and a surface-specific radiation absorption that is measured per radiated surface unit of the bearing surface. The perpendicular incidence radiation reduces along a transversal direction from a central longitudinal plane of the patient table to both of the lateral edges.
US07753585B2
The invention relates to an X-ray device (1) provided with a column (2) and an arm which is upwardly (3) displaceable therealong and on which at least one X-ray picture detector (4) and/or an X-ray transmitter (5) are mounted. A receiving means (6) arranged on the column is used for receiving a picture carrier (7) on the plane part (8). Preferably, said receiving means is embodied in the form of a support for interchangeably receiving the picture carrier in such a way that large-surface images are placeable on the column without affecting the arm operation.
US07753581B2
The balance spring is made from a photostructurable glass plate by UV irradiation, thermal treatment and etching, said glass having a Young's modulus thermal coefficient CTE0. The value CTE0 of selected zones of the balance spring are altered to a value CTEi by UV irradiation through one or several masks, possibly completed by a thermal treatment.
US07753574B2
An optical module for an elliptical motor vehicle lighting device, the optical module comprising in particular a reflector, a light source emitting light rays, and a projection lens, the reflector having a reflecting internal face for reflecting towards the projection lens at least some of the light rays emitted by the light source. The internal face of the reflector is formed by the joining of at least a first portion of a first ellipsoid shape and a second portion of a second ellipsoid shape, the first ellipsoid shape having a first principal focus and a second principal focus, the second ellipsoid shape having a first principal focus and a second principal focus, the second principal focus of the first ellipsoid shape being merged with the first principal focus of the second ellipsoid shape.
US07753571B2
The invention relates to a rearview mirror assembly of an automotive vehicle with a flashing device comprising a first opening for the rearview mirror and a second opening in which an outer module is coupled inwardly defining an elongated passage delimited between two walls, an inner wall and an outer wall or cover. It further comprises a double-sided printed-circuit board transverse to the passage, including two light emitters in a first one of its sides and another light emitter in the other side and dividing the elongated passage into two areas. The emitters of the first side projects light along a first of the two areas, this light directly exiting by an end area with desired horizontal and vertical angles, and the other emitter does so along a second one of the two areas, the light exiting through the cover.
US07753570B2
To provide protection to the wiring of a light source provided on a ring member which is movably attached to a display screen of a display device, a plurality of connector is arranged on a connecting member where an end of a FPC wiring, which supplies electricity to a light source provided on the ring member and an end of a FFC wiring are connected to, and together with the connecting member a cover is connected to a moving member which has a covering board provided with a fixing pieces which fixes the end of each FPC and FFC wiring to the connecting board.
US07753569B2
A lamp system is provided. The lamp system includes a deflection angle calculating section configured to calculate a deflection angle of an irradiation direction of a lamp based on a steering angle of a steering wheel of a vehicle and a speed of the vehicle, a swivel control section configured to control the irradiation direction in accordance with the calculated deflection angle, a filter section configured to change an output response of a change of the speed of the vehicle to be input to the deflection angle calculating section, and a filter control section configured to compare the calculated deflection angle with a reference value and to control the filter section to change the output response in accordance with a result of the comparison.
US07753560B2
An LED lamp includes a heat absorbing member having a hollow, cylindrical configuration, a lamp base, a plurality of LED modules and a heat sink. The heat absorbing member defines a through hole therein. The heat sink is secured to a top portion of the heat absorbing member. The lamp base is secured to a bottom portion of the heat absorbing member. The LED modules are mounted on an outer sidewall of the heat absorbing member, and each of the LED modules includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of LEDs mounted on the printed circuit board. Each of the heat pipes has an evaporating portion received in an inner sidewall of the heat absorbing member and a condensing portion connecting with the heat sink. The condensing portions of the heat pipes are radially arranged on the heat sink, radiating outwardly from a central point of the heat sink.
US07753555B2
An LED illumination device includes at least one LED plate including a plurality of light emitting diodes mounted on an upper surface of a flat substrate and a device body having a mouth ring engageable with an illumination device socket disposed at a predetermined installation location, the LED plate and the device body being connected to each other by an electrical cable. The LED plate has an underside formed with an applying portion. The device body has an outer surface provided with a receiving portion. The applying portion of the LED plate is detachably applied to the receiving portion of the device body.
US07753554B2
A light source apparatus includes a plurality of light sources arranged around a circumference; an optical unit for receiving illumination light emitted from one of the light sources disposed at a corresponding position by relatively rotating around a center axis about which the light sources are arranged; a motor for relatively rotating the light source unit and/or the plurality of light sources; a mode-setting unit for setting a first mode and a second mode; a motor controlling unit for controlling the rotational speed of the motor according to the first mode and the second mode; and a light-source controlling unit for controlling the illumination state of the light sources according to the first mode and the second mode, wherein, when the light sources are to be illuminated, the first mode is set, and when the light sources are to be extinguished, the second mode is set.
US07753553B2
An illumination system includes a radiation source capable of emitting primary radiation and a luminescent material. The luminescent material includes a blend of a first phosphor capable of converting the primary radiation into a broad-band emission in the yellow range of the electromagnetic spectrum, and a second phosphor capable of converting the primary radiation into a multiple narrow-band emission in the red and green range of the electromagnetic spectrum.
US07753551B2
A linear fixture for suspension from an overhead structure has a light weight and has electrical connectors capable of making easy plug electrical connections for power and network connection communications. The linear fixture is an elongated housing having a bottom wall, an elongated housing top wall and an elongated slot extending longitudinally along the elongated housing top wall. The housing is manufactured from an extrusion of aluminum thereby reducing the weight of the housing. The housing includes two or more housing supports having bottom and top surface portions respectively, conforming in shape to the housing bottom top walls. The bottom of top portions of the supports are adapted to engage or slide fit into the bottom and top walls so as to mate with the walls and provide support to the elongated housing bottom and top walls. The housing supports act to provide additional structural support for the top and bottom walls of the linear housing. The housing supports maintain the housing bottom and top walls in fixed relationship from each other. The housing supports are further adapted to be suspended from the overhead structure so as to support through the housing supports the elongated linear housing from the overhead structure. Preferably, the housing support comprises a one-piece plastic material, which reduces the weight of the fixture. The housing supports are adapted to receiving in mating relation an electrical plug whose terminals face outwardly for quick electrical connection with adjoining fixtures or a power source.
US07753546B2
An umbrella apparatus includes a pole portion, a canopy portion hingedly coupled to the pole portion, the canopy portion having a plurality of support ribs and a plurality of support struts, and at least one lamp module mounted to the canopy portion, each lamp module having a plurality of light emitting diodes, each light emitting diode being aimed in a selected fixed direction, at least one of the light emitting diodes being aimed in a direction that is not normal to the support rib to which the lamp module is mounted.
US07753544B2
A light control plate 30A of the present invention is disposed in front of a surface light source 20 that emits, in a predetermined direction, parallel light Fi having a substantially uniform luminance distribution. The light control plate 30A has a light incidence surface 30a, at which there are provided optical path control sections 31A of concave and/or convex cross-sectional shape, and a planar light exit surface 30b. The surface of the optical path control sections 31A comprises first to M-th planar portions 32A1 to 32AM. The inclination angles α1 to αM and pitch ratios L1 to LM of each planer portion are specified in such a manner that the parallel light Fi can be spread within an exit angle range −θmax to θmax relative to the predetermined direction, to exit as light having a substantially uniform luminance angular distribution within the exit angle range. Thereby, parallel light having a uniform luminance distribution can be spread within a predetermined angle range, to exit as light having a substantially uniform luminance angular distribution within the angle range.
US07753542B2
A mountable welt that is easier to attach to a desired surface or joint. The welt includes a transparent or semi-transparent sheath casing circular or oval in cross-section with at least one integrally formed, laterally extending wing member. The wing member is a relatively thin structure that extends longitudinally over a portion or the entire length of the outer casing. In the preferred embodiment, the outer surfaces of the wing member converge towards their outer edges thereby enabling the wing to be placed into a joint space. A suitable attachment method, such as sewing, an adhesive, or a closed joint, may be used to attach the wing to the desired surface or joint while allowing the outer casing to be exposed. Located inside the outer sheath is a continuous linear light.
US07753537B1
A glare reduction device that includes a pair of external mirrors located on a vehicle, with each mirror including an internal motor and a layer of light-reducing covering that is extendable and retractable over each mirror by a small, internal electric motor. The light-reducing covering is preferably a glare-reducing glass panel, but may also be a glare-reducing film or a glare-reducing filter, with the light-reducing covering being mounted within a guide track. Each of the motors is controlled by a control switch that is located within the passenger compartment of the vehicle, with each electric motor receiving power from the 12-volt DC electrical system of the vehicle. When the motor is activated, it will either extend or retract the light-reducing covering as needed.
US07753536B2
A dynamic aperture, positioned in the path of light, includes a pair of parallel blades, a connecting member, a driving member, and a motor. The projection device includes a light source configured for generating light. The connecting member is fixed to the projection device and rotatably interconnects a same side of the blades. The driving member rotatably interconnects the opposite side of the blades so that the blades, the connecting member, and the driving member constituting a variable quadrangular frame. The motor is coupled to the driving member and is configured for rotating the driving member. Rotation of the driving member and restriction of the projection device to the connection member alter dimensions of the variable quadrangular frame and accordingly adjust a gap between the blades through which the generated light passes.
US07753533B2
In conjunction with attachment or detachment of a dust filter, a lid disposed to an inlet of a duct operates to close the inlet.
US07753532B2
The present invention provides a projection type display unit including a light source, an optical unit including a light valve and a projection lens, and a cooling section for cooling the light source and the optical unit. The light source and the optical unit as well as the cooling section are incorporated in an armor cabinet. A highly heat conductive sheet metal component part is disposed in a space between a lamp as the light source and the armor cabinet.
US07753529B2
An image display device which displays an image to a viewer in front thereof without cross-talk and displays a two-dimensional image in wider space is provided. The image display device which projects an image on the viewer includes; a light source unit which emits light to the viewer; an imaging section in which an image is formed; optical means in which the light emitted from the light source unit is transmitted to enter the imaging section; and a viewing angle controller which diffuses and spreads the light directed to the left eye of the viewer in the left area from the left eye of the viewer, and the light directed to the right eye of the viewer in the right area from the right eye of the viewer.
US07753528B1
The invention relates to a film transport device for transporting a motion picture film, in particular in a film recorder, having a rotatable transport drum for the rotary guidance of the film. The transport drum has movable registration pins which can be introduced temporarily into the transport path of the film at the transport drum to precisely fix the position of the film. The invention furthermore relates to a film recorder having a film transport device of the mentioned kind and to a method of transporting a motion picture film by means of a rotating transport drum, in particular in a film recorder.
US07753527B2
An ophthalmic examination system comprising a headrest with a detection element, and an ophthalmic instrument (OI) having a microprocessor and a sensor in communication with the microprocessor. The sensor is configured to detect the presence of the detection element, and the headrest is configured for coupling to the OI.
US07753521B2
The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by using lens pairs that act synergistically to provide the lens wearer with good binocularity and consistent performance in near, intermediate and distance vision.
US07753517B2
A printhead for an inkjet printer with a print engine controller for operatively controlling the printhead, the printhead comprising: an array of nozzles for ejecting ink; print data circuitry for providing the nozzles with print data; and, an optical sensor for optically receiving the print data from a beacon operated by the print engine controller.
US07753516B2
An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a drum rotor rotating while holding recording medium on circumferential surface; a head unit disposed facing circumferential surface and movable relatively to drum rotor along axis direction, and provided with image recording head and background recording head; a light irradiating device for curing ink on recording medium, light irradiating device facing circumferential surface of drum rotor and aligned with head unit along rotation direction of drum rotor; and a control device that controls drum rotor to rotate, head unit to move along axis direction while jetting real image recording ink and background recording ink, and light irradiating device to irradiate light, wherein the control unit performs control such that, during a time after one of image recording head and background recording head has performed recording and before the other one performs recording, light irradiating device irradiates light onto ink of record generated by the one.
US07753515B2
In an ink set, which is an ink set (A) obtained by combining a plurality of aqueous inks (a) and used together with an aqueous ink (B) containing a water-insoluble coloring material, respective aqueous inks constituting the ink set (A) contain at least one water-soluble organic solvent serving as a poor solvent for the water-insoluble coloring material contained in the aqueous ink (B), and among the water-soluble organic solvents which are respectively contained in the aqueous ink (a) and serve as a poor solvent, at least one water-soluble organic solvent has a vapor pressure at 20° C. that is lower than the vapor pressure of water at 20° C. The ink set can form a full-color image in which occurrence of bleeding at boundaries between different adjacent color regions of the image has been suppressed.
US07753514B2
The present invention relates to an ink composition containing a monofunctional monomer at a mixing ratio of 50 to 70% by weight, a bifunctional monomer at a mixing ratio of 10 to 30% by weight and a multifunctional monomer at a mixing ratio of 1 to 10% by weight. According to the invention, there is provided an ultraviolet curing type ink composition which is curable with an ultraviolet ray, high in its curing (polymerization) rate, and low in viscosity and toxicity. Further, an imaging process using the above-mentioned ink composition is also disclosed.
US07753509B2
An ink stick for a phase change ink jet printer is provided. The ink stick includes a first ink stick body segment having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a second ink stick body segment having a proximal portion and a distal portion, and one or more flexible strand portions. The strand portion is formed integrally with the first ink stick body segment and the second ink stick body segment, and connects the proximal portion of the first ink stick body segment and the proximal portion of the second ink stick body segment. The strand portion flexes to permit variation in the distance between the distal portion of the first ink stick body segment and the distal portion of the second ink stick body segment.
US07753502B2
A method of manufacturing an ink jet head which discharges ink, comprising: a step of preparing a silicon substrate; a step of forming a membrane having a layer in which a plurality of holes are disposed to constitute a filter mask, and a layer with which a first surface is coated in such a manner that the first surface is not exposed from the plurality of holes on the first surface of the substrate; a step of forming a close contact enhancing layer on the membrane formed on the substrate; a step of forming a channel constituting member on the close contact enhancing layer to constitute a plurality of discharge ports and a plurality of ink channels communicating with the plurality of discharge ports; a step of forming an ink supply port communicating with the plurality of ink channels in the silicon substrate by anisotropic etching from a second surface facing the first surface of the substrate; and a step of forming a filter in a portion of the close contact enhancing layer positioned in an opening of the ink supply port using the layer of the membrane in which a plurality of holes are disposed as the mask.
US07753486B2
Provided is an inkjet printhead having a plurality of nozzle arrangements. Each arrangement includes a wafer substrate defining a nozzle and an ink chamber underneath the nozzle with an ink supply channel leading to said chamber, as well as a paddle arranged in the chamber. Each arrangement also includes an actuator arrangement positioned on the substrate and configured to actuate the paddle to eject ink from the nozzle, wherein the actuator and nozzle are hydrophobically treated to prevent ejected ink from wicking after ejection.
US07753476B2
An image recording apparatus includes: an ink jet head having a plurality of nozzles for discharging inks; a cap body having an inner space and adapted to cover open surfaces of the nozzles such that the inner space forms a sealed space; a sucking device which is connected to the inner space of the cap body and sucks the ink from the nozzles; a cap body driver which switches a position of the cap body between a first position where the cap body is in contact with the open surfaces of the nozzles and a second position where the cap body is separated from the open surfaces of the nozzles; and a controller which controls a timing when the cap body driver switches the position of the cap body from the first position to the second position, on the basis of an ink amount to be sucked from the nozzles.
US07753473B2
A liquid ejecting apparatus has a movement mechanism, a pressurized purge unit, and a liquid discharge restriction mechanism. The movement mechanism moves at least one of a liquid ejecting head and a cap so as to allow the cap to take a capping position where the cap covers a liquid ejection face of the head or an uncapping position where the cap is spaced away from the liquid ejection face and capable of receiving liquid ejected from nozzles formed on the liquid ejection face. The pressurized purge unit makes liquid forcibly ejected from the nozzles into the cap. The liquid discharge restriction mechanism restricts liquid from being discharged through a discharge port of the cap when the cap is in the capping position, and permits liquid to be discharged through the discharge port when the cap is in the uncapping position.
US07753456B2
A vehicle brake hydraulic pressure control unit in which a pair of regulator valves, four normally open electromagnetic valves, a pair of reservoirs, four normally closed electromagnetic valves, a pair of pumps and a pair of suction valves are provided in a common base unit with the normally open electromagnetic valves and the normally closed electromagnetic valves arranged in parallel with each other. A pair of primary and secondary suction valves are arranged collectively to lie between four normally open electromagnetic valves and four normally closed electromagnetic valves which are arranged in parallel with each other and individually to lie between each set of two ports 24A, 24B; 24C, 24D from each end of four ports 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D.
US07753454B2
A bicycle wheel securing structure includes an outer axle, an inner axle, a head member, a lever member, a fixing structure and an adjustment member. The outer axle has a first threaded end and a second end. The inner axle is coupled to the outer axle within an internal bore of the outer axle. The head member is disposed on the inner axle with the lever member operatively mounted to move the head member relative to the inner axle in response to movement of the lever member. The fixing structure is disposed between the outer axle and the inner axle to releasably prevent axial removal of the inner axle from the internal bore of the outer axle. The fixing structure and the adjustment member cooperate together to adjust a final position of the lever member in a rotational direction with respect to the outer axle.
US07753451B2
A bucket sports seat for vehicles having at least one shape-rigid load-bearing shell with upswept side cheeks for bilateral support of the legs, the buttocks and the upper torso of a seat occupant. The seat section and the backrest section are each assigned one separately fabricated load-bearing shell. The two load-bearing shells of the seat section and of the backrest section, adjoining an upper and/or a front boundary of the side cheeks, are connected together by simple swivel joints in a transition region. In the region of the backside of the bucket sports seat, a detachable locking mechanism between the backrest section and the seat section is provided.
US07753446B2
A seat which may be adjusted in its longitudinal direction, in particular a vehicle seat, contains a seat cushion with a front part and a rear part. The front part may be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the seat and in its height relative to the rear part. The front part is guided for adjustment in two rails which are arranged obliquely to a seat surface of the rear part of the seat cushion.
US07753444B2
A child seat attached to a vehicle seat comprises a base platform which is attached on the vehicle seat and comprises a guide groove; and a child seat body which comprises a bottom face and a guided member which is fixed on the bottom face. The guided member being slidably engaged with the guide groove. The guide groove comprises a curved portion. The child seat can turn to a substantially lateral direction to a moving direction of a vehicle by the guided member being guided along the curved portion.
US07753441B1
A multifunctional fisherman chair includes a chair with pivotally attached seat and back sections selectively articulated between folded and unfolded positions. Such a chair further has a support frame connected to the seat section and spaced from the back section respectively. Such a support frame is selectively adapted between collapsed and extended positions in such a manner that the support frame lays generally coplanar with the seat and back sections when adapted to the collapsed position. The present invention further includes a mechanism for holding the plurality of existing fishing rods adjacent to the seat section in such a manner that the existing fishing rods extend upwardly and forwardly therefrom. A mechanism is included for automatically notifying a user when a fish takes bait from at least one of the plurality of existing fishing rods.
US07753434B2
A window assembly for a vehicle having a body panel comprises, in combination, a glazing panel having a peripheral edge, a gasket secured to the glazing panel for sealing the peripheral edge to the body panel, at least one clip receiver secured to the glazing panel near the peripheral edge, and at least one fastener clip clamping the clip receiver to the body panel. The fastener clip is preferably U-shaped having a pair of resilient legs receiving the body panel and the clip receiver therebetween. The fastener clip is preferably secured to the clip receiver in a manner in which the fastener clip is movable between a shipping position and a securing position. A detent is preferably formed between the fastener clip and the clip receiver to resist removal of the fastener clip from the clip receiver.
US07753433B2
A retractable roof device for a vehicle, including a roof panel configured to be displaced by a guide to move from a closed position in the passenger area of the vehicle to a retracted position in a rear area of the vehicle. The device also includes a rear cover structure that includes closing shutters. The closing shutters can be automatically controlled between a position in which they are deployed and a position in which they are stored.
US07753430B1
A motorcycle wind deflector is removably secured to each crash bar of a motorcycle, extending upward from the crash bar. The wind deflector is secured to the crash bar in a manner that permits a leather or fabric splash guard to be simultaneously attached to the crash bar. The wind deflector extends upward a sufficient distance to deflect wind away from a rider's legs, while remaining sufficiently small to avoid creating an unattractive appearance for the motorcycle. The entire guard assembly may be removed and stowed in a saddle bag or other similar container when not in use.
US07753429B2
A seat assembly is provided for use in a vehicle interior, and includes a frame and lower and upper bracket assemblies. The lower bracket assembly is connected to a lower portion of the frame, and selectively moves the frame in a longitudinal direction with respect to the vehicle interior. The upper bracket assembly is connected to an upper portion of the frame, and has a slot which receives a selector pin for selectively pivoting the upper portion of the frame with respect to the lower portion of the frame. A moveable linkage is connected to the upper bracket assembly and moves the selector pin for adjusting between different passenger seating positions. An adjustment mechanism includes a lever for moving the moveable linkage via a cable. The seat assembly can include a deployable storage bin positioned between the bulkhead and a seat surface.
US07753428B2
Disclosed is a vehicle seat device operating as follows. A retracting instruction is given by a seat switch to start operation of a seat back actuator. Lock of the seat back and a seat cushion is released to rotate the seat back to the position where it is overlapped with the seat cushion. A floor actuator is driven to release engagement between the floor panel and the floor lock. A lift up motor is operated to lift up the vehicle seat device toward the vehicle body. After this, a dragger lock motor is operated to lock a striker on the seat back rear surface and the dragger unit, thereby completing the retraction operation.
US07753421B2
A long-handled shovel includes a head having a blade and a socket and an elongate handle member partially extending into the socket of the head. The handle member is a tube. A rod partially extends into the handle member and partially extends into the socket to provide resilient flexing between the head and the handle member when prying forces are applied thereto. A collar encircles the socket to limit outward expansion of the socket. A continuous outer layer of plastic material is molded over the entire length of the handle member and at least partially molded over the socket and the collar. The outer layer provides added strength by extending over the joint between the handle member and the socket.
US07753420B2
A collecting apparatus having a seat, and method of use thereof, wherein the collecting apparatus comprises a plurality of selectively positionable elastic members secured to a plurality of securing points on a lower portion of a frame or a removable base section connected to the frame. The elastic members are secured to user-selected securing points so that the distance between the elastic members can accommodate objects of different sizes. The collecting apparatus is pressed on top of a ball or similar object, causing the elastic members to separate and allow the ball or similar object to enter and be retained within the frame. Upon entering of the object within the frame, the elastic members retract to their original position, therein preventing the object from falling back out. Objects can be retrieved by lifting the seat or reaching through an aperture formed by a seat opening and a frame front opening.
US07753416B2
A threaded tubular joint comprising male and female members is provided. The ends of the male members comprise an upper portion and a lower portion located between an upper threaded portion and an inner surface of each of the male ends. The upper portion is formed by a thread bevel which transitions into a first rounded area and the lower portion is formed by a second rounded area. A reversibly deformable ring may be housed within a central section of the joint. When the male members are substantially engaged within the joint, the ring is compressed by the ends of the male members.
US07753412B2
A vented gas riser for use in a system for conducting pressurized gas through a gas carrier pipe from a gas supply source line located below ground level to a delivery point disposed above ground is provided. A fluid tight gas riser protective casing is disposed around said carrier pipe and creates a gas escape passageway in an elongate annular space between the carrier pipe and the casing. Any gas which leaks from the gas carrier pipe is captured in the gas escape passageway. A riser transition head, which includes at least one vent passageway, provides a fluid connection with said gas escape passageway and with the atmosphere such that any gas which leaks in the vicinity of the gas escape passageway can escape through the at least one vent into the atmosphere.
US07753406B2
An air bag for a motor vehicle and a method of folding an air bag. The method includes the steps of positioning the air bag, extending the air bag in a first direction, positioning first and second perimeter sections of the air bag toward a center line to create upper and lower pleats, and rolling the air bag in a second direction disposed opposite the first direction.
US07753396B2
An automotive vehicle is provided with a vehicle body and at least one tow hook. The vehicle body has a front end and a rear end. The at least one tow hook is pivotally connected to the front end of the vehicle body and may pivot between a stored position at least partially recessed within the vehicle body and a deployed position extending beyond the vehicle body to facilitate access to the at least one tow hook. The vehicle may further have an actuator to cooperate with the at least one tow hook to pivot the at least one tow hook relative to the vehicle body. The vehicle may further have a pair of tow hooks on the front end and a pair of exhaust members mounted within a pair of exhaust apertures formed in the rear end.
US07753389B1
A watercraft transport system having a trailer hinged to a floatable body. The trailer comprises a frame, an axle and wheels and is hinged at the front to the front of the floatable body. The hinge has a limited degrees of freedom for roll, pitch and yaw motion to allow the floatable body to float in the water but still substantially retain its position so that a personal watercraft can be loaded and unloaded from the trailer. The floatable body of the personal watercraft transport system floats on the surface of the water and easily allow the user of the personal watercraft to maneuver in and out of the floatable body. As the personal watercraft transport system is removed from the water, channels on the underside of the floatable body drop into the frame for self-alignment. The floatable body is molded in its interior periphery to accommodate the hull of a personal watercraft, and its upper surface may be coated with skid-proof material. Locking mechanisms are provided to secure the floatable body to the trailer and to secure the personal watercraft to the floatable body.
US07753373B2
A multiple mode card shuffling and/or card verification device includes a top surface, a card receiving area for receiving an initial set of playing cards, a randomizing or arranging system for the initial set of playing cards that can be disabled, a collection surface in a card collection area for receiving randomized playing cards, the collection surface receiving cards positioned so that all cards collected are below the top surface of the device, a card imaging system and an elevator for raising the collection surface so that at least some randomized cards are elevated above the top surface of the device. The processor is programmed such that cards can be verified without changing an order of cards present in the card feeder, verified during randomization, and randomized without card verification.
US07753368B2
A sheet processing apparatus comprises: an first stack portion which temporarily stacks a sheet thereon; a first stack portion which is disposed under the first stack portion and stacks thereon a sheet discharged from the first stack portion; a second stack portion which is disposed above the first stack portion and stacks a sheet thereon; a stack reference wall which serves as an abutment reference at an end of the sheet on the second stack portion; and an alignment reference wall which is disposed more upstream in the sheet conveyance direction than the stack reference wall and serves as an abutment reference at an end of the sheet on the first stack portion; wherein the second stack portion has such a length that an end of the sheet stacked on the first stack portion cannot project from the second stack portion, as viewed from above in a vertical direction.
US07753360B2
A measuring device, wherein a feed-out member feeds out an uppermost one of plural sheet-shaped materials stacked on a base by rotating in contact with the uppermost sheet-shaped material, has a detector that detects a force imparted to the base and the sheet-shaped materials not in contact with the feed-out member, the force being generated by feeding-out the uppermost sheet-shaped material.
US07753352B2
A holding member for facilitating the cleaning of optical components includes two end walls and at least two spaced plates. The two end walls face toward each other. One of the two end walls defines at least one through slot. The at least two spaced plates are held between the two end walls and define at least one pair of respective inner surfaces. Each respective pair of inner surfaces has a pair of corresponding elongated grooves defined therein along a longitudinal direction thereof. Each slot communicates with a respective pair of elongated grooves. In particular, each such through slot and the respective pair of elongated grooves associated therewith are cooperatively aligned with one another in a manner so as to direct the optical components into the respective pair of corresponding elongated grooves.
US07753351B2
The disclosed clamp device for clamping blank pieces may comprise a mounting table, first and second clamping units, positioning units, and lock units. The mounting table is for placing thereon first and second blank pieces. The first and second clamping units have respective clamp plates that are able to be put on the first and second blank pieces while permitting a guided movement of the first and second blank pieces on the mounting table. The positioning units move the first and second blank pieces to establish a positioning of the first and second blank pieces on the mounting table. The lock units apply a given force to the first and second clamp plates to lock the first and second blank pieces.
US07753349B1
A radial cushioning apparatus including an inner member, an outer member, and an elastomer. The inner member accommodates a shaft passing endwise therethrough. The outer member is arranged in radially spaced relation from the inner member. The elastomer is secured to the inner and outer members and defines a plurality of collapsible spaces into which elastomer material can flex thereby cushioning radial deflection of the shaft.
US07753347B2
A valve is used with a carburetor, and the carburetor therefor. The valve has a throttle valve and an air valve. The air valve defines an air bore and has a baffle disposed within the air bore. The baffle separates one section of the air bore from another section, and impedes airflow through the air bore during at least some positions of the air valve.
US07753343B2
A retractable load support system for effectively lifting a load in a controlled manner. The retractable load support system includes a frame, a gerotor attached to a main shaft within said frame, a first spool attached to the gerotor, a biasing device connected to the first spool applying a biasing force to the first spool and an elongated member attached to the first spool. The main shaft is rotatably supported within the frame by a one way bearing allowing the main shaft to rotate when the elongated member is drawn downwardly to reduce the resistance of the gerotor. The main shaft is supported substantially stationary within the frame by the one way bearing preventing the main shaft from rotating when the elongated member is drawn upwardly onto the first spool thereby lifting the load in a controlled manner.
US07753341B2
In a seawater pipe, a shut-off valve has a supporting body fixed to the pipe; a shutter movable between a forward closed position and a withdrawn open position; and a control member operated from outside the pipe to move the shutter via a transmission; the transmission is isolated in fluidtight manner from the seawater flowing in the pipe by a membrane; and the membrane has two edges, one fixed to the shutter, and the other forced radially between the supporting body and the pipe.
US07753340B2
The invention provides a valve (1) for sterile transfer of fluids. The valve (1) comprises a housing (5) having first and second open ends (2, 3) and a passageway (4) extending between the ends (2, 3). The first end (2) has a flange (54) for coupling the housing (5) about an opening (205) of an external conduit (201) and a seal blocking an open area of the first end (2). The seal is placed in register with the opening (205) of the external conduit (201). The valve (1) has a piston (9) movably disposed within the housing (5) so as to interrupt the seal and to permit fluid to pass along the passageway (4). A mating surface (215) of the flange (54) and the seal form a sterilizable surface. The seal is formed between a plastic plug (18) movable by the piston (9) and a sharp plastics rim (15) which encompasses the open area of a first end (16) of the housing (5).
US07753329B2
A universal mount for mounting equipment to a surface in a desired orientation.
US07753326B2
A vehicle wash system having a plurality of vehicle treatment components includes with at least one support member. The support member is constructed of a base material and has an outer surface. An elongated cover includes an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface of the elongated cover has a first color and a size and shape that substantially matches the outer surface of the support member. The elongated cover is readably engageable with the support member to protect it from contact with fluid and debris. The elongated cover is formed of a readably cleanable material such that fluid and debris can be easily wiped off of its exterior surface.
US07753319B1
An apparatus and method suspends cables from the top and sides of a shipping and stowage container having separated block-shaped fittings with top and side openings. A cross bar with rounded support structure suspends the cables and extends past the block-shaped fittings. First twist-lock fittings are mounted on a first side of the cross bar in the same spaced-apart relationship as the openings on the sides of the separated block-shaped fittings. Bayonets in the twist-lock fittings can be inserted into the side and top openings and rotated to secure the apparatus to the block-shaped fittings. Rotatable end hangers support cables beyond the container. Second twist-lock fittings are mounted on a second side of the cross bar in the same spaced-apart relationship as the openings on the tops of the separated block-shaped fittings.
US07753318B2
A system is provided for temporary protection operation of at least one controller box for a railroad switch turnout in a powered mode or non-power mode depending on the railroad configuration and independent of the controller box. A normal controller box is coupled to the normal switch point and includes a block slidably received within the housing based on moving the normal switch point to establish at least one pair of electrical contacts within the housing. A controller is coupled to the controller box to verify a pair of compressed contacts to determine that the normal switch point has moved to the normal position to cause the controller box to send an open signal to a pair of switch connections. The controller also verifies a pair of extended contacts to determine that the normal switch point has failed to move to the normal position to omit to cause said controller box to send an open signal to the pair of switch connections and maintain each respective switch connection to shunt the stationary stock rails.
US07753313B1
An aircraft wing slat is formed from composite materials using lay-up and vacuum bagging techniques. The slat lay-up comprises a central honeycomb core sandwiched between upper and lower composite skins, a pre-cured spar and pre-cured stiffeners. After the lay-up is cured and removed from a lay-up mold, leading edge strengthening ribs and a preformed composite nose skin are installed to complete the slat.
US07753308B2
A roll paper is received in a receiving area so as to have a horizontal rolling axis. In the vicinity of a lowest part of the receiving area, an inclined surface faces the receiving area. At a position being lower than the inclined surface, a rotation making member is placed to face the receiving area. In such arrangement, the inclined surface makes the roll paper be slid towards the lowest part of the receiving area when the inclined surface receives the roll paper that is out of the receiving area. In response to movement of the roll paper towards the lowest part of the receiving area, the rotation making member rotates the roll paper around the horizontal rolling axis towards a winding direction of the roll paper.
US07753304B2
A reel unit of the dual-bearing reel is configured to support a spool, a spool shaft, a drag mechanism, and a drag adjusting lever. The reel unit has a first end member with a first opening and a first escape portion. The first opening accommodates a first flange portion and has an edge surface with a first facing portion facing towards the outer peripheral surface of the first flange portion. The first facing portion and the outer peripheral surface of the first flange portion define a gap with an axial length shorter than the axial length of the outer peripheral surface of the first flange portion. The first escape portion is arranged within the inner peripheral surface of the first end member and has a diameter larger than that of the first facing portion.
US07753303B2
A rotary shaft impactor, has a rotor assembly connected to a rotary driving mechanism. The rotor assembly has an axis of rotation, an inlet, and an outlet, and is disposed within a chamber with an inner wall. A wear path has a portion of the inner wall and a channel connecting the inlet and the outlet. At least a portion of the wear path has a diamond surface. The inner wall may also have a shelf
US07753294B2
A discarding apparatus is provided and includes: a discard processing unit that discards a recording medium; an acquiring unit that acquires time information of generating the recording medium, the time information being added to the recording medium; a clock that measures a time; a memory that stores archive information for specifying an archive term of the recording medium; and a controller that controls a discard processing of the discard processing unit so that the discard processing is permitted or prohibited based on the time information, the time and the archive information.
US07753290B2
A portable, self-contained powered sprayer to produce a foam effluent spray from a liquid. The sprayer includes segregated air and liquid delivery systems that separately supply air and liquid to a mixing chamber. The liquid delivery system may include a pump for pumping liquid from a tank to the mixing chamber via a liquid supply line. The air delivery system may include a compressor for supplying pressurized air to the mixing chamber via an air supply line. The mixing chamber may be defined within a flow controller. In one embodiment, the sprayer includes control circuit for engaging and disengaging the pump and the compressor in response to operation of the flow controller. The control circuit may include a pressure switch operatively connected to the liquid supply line to trigger operation of the pump and the compressor in response to pressure within the liquid supply line.
US07753281B2
A flash memory device is powered via an RF field generated by a host unit. A contactless communication channel is established between the flash memory device and the host unit. A first version of a data file, including a first plurality of data chunks, is downloaded from the flash memory device to the host unit. A second version of the data file, including a second plurality of data chunks, is generated at the host unit. Data chunk modifications to the first plurality of data chunks necessary to generate the second plurality of data chunks are identified at the host unit. The contactless communication channel is reestablished. The identified data chunk modifications to the first plurality of data chunks are performed thereby updating the first version of the data file stored on the flash memory device to the second version of the data file.
US07753279B2
A system and method for personalizing cards and other secure identification documents. The card personalization system and method provide improved data integrity, system reliability, and system performance. Improvements to card handling and processing within the modules, improved card transfer between modules, improvements to control of the modules, and other improvements are set forth, all of which contribute, individually and collectively, to achieving these goals.
US07753278B2
A technique for estimating the location of a wireless terminal at an unknown location in a geographic region is disclosed. The technique is based on the recognition that there are traits of electromagnetic signals that are dependent on topography, the receiver, the location of the transmitter, and other factors. For example, if a particular radio station is known to be received strongly at a first location and weakly at a second location, and a given wireless terminal at an unknown location is receiving the radio station weakly, it is more likely that the wireless terminal is at the second location than at the first location.
US07753271B2
A method of and apparatus for an Internet-based network configured for facilitating rapid re-labeling of a shipment of packages at the first scanning point in the Internet-based network. The network employs the capture of shipping document images and recognition-processing thereof initiated from the point of shipment pickup and completed while the shipment is being transported to the first scanning point. Shipping information extracted from the original shipping document is extracted from the shipping document images and stored in a DBMS. At the first scanning point, the shipping tracking number encoded within the original shipping document or original shipping label on the package in the shipment is used to access shipping information stored in the DBMS, and this shipping information is used to generate a new shipping label for each package in the shipment. The new shipping label can include a unique network-assigned machine-readable (NAMR) shipping label including either a 1D bar code label or an RFID tag encoded with a unique network-assigned shipment tracking number, which at each subsequent sorting and routing hub is read to access the unique network-assigned shipment tracking number, for accessing shipping information from the DBMS to deliver the package to its intended point of destination. Alternatively, the new shipping label can include a unique network-assigned machine-readable (NAMR) shipping label including either an intelligent 2D bar code label or an intelligent RFID tag encoded with a unique network-assigned shipment tracking number and shipping information extracted from the original shipping document, which at each subsequent sorting and routing hub is read to access shipment information to facilitate routing and delivery of the package to its intended point of destination.
US07753268B1
A system and method of assistance procedures that involve a negotiable instrument casher in the negotiable instrument validity determination process. The present invention involves the casher in the determining process by providing a walkthrough and network assistance procedures.
US07753266B2
A new credit card system which enables improved reading and other operations. Reading can be done in the short edge of the credit card thereby shortening the aspect ratio and size of the card reader. The reader can be electrical, reading information via contacts, or can be optical readers.
US07753257B2
A method of facilitating an interaction between a user and an item, said item comprising a product contained in a package, said package having an interface surface containing information relating to the item, the interface surface having disposed thereon coded data indicative of an identity of the item and of coordinates of a plurality of locations of the interface surface, the method including the steps of: receiving, in a computer system, indicating data from a sensing device regarding the identity of the item and at least one position of the sensing device relative to the interface surface, the sensing device, when placed in an operative position relative to the interface surface, sensing at least some of the coded data in the vicinity of the sensing device and generating the indicating data using at least some of the sensed coded data; and facilitating, in the computer system and with reference to the indicating data, the interaction between the user and the item.
US07753245B2
A surgical instrument including a shaft, an end effector movable relative to the shaft, a locking mechanism configured to engage the shaft and/or end effector to fix the relative relationship between the shaft and end effector, and a closure system configured to close the end effector and engage the locking mechanism to prevent it from becoming unlocked. The instrument can further include a firing drive comprising a trigger, a firing member, and a pawl, where the pawl is rotatable between a first position in which the pawl is disengaged from the firing member and a second position in which the trigger can advance the pawl and firing member toward the end effector. The instrument can also include a reel, a band, where the band can be wound around the reel to retract the firing member, and a return mechanism for selectively engaging the trigger with the firing member and the reel.
US07753234B1
A fluid container is disclosed. The container includes an enclosure for containing liquid and a first closure member. The first closure member is in the form of a fluid discharge assembly which includes a selectively removable valve body mounted for movement between an open position to permit flow of liquid from the enclosure and a closed position to prevent flow of liquid through the fluid discharge assembly. In addition, the closure includes a cap member mountable to a container, and the cap member defines a product outlet passage. The valve body is disposed for movement within the outlet passage between an open position to permit flow of product through the passage from said container and a closed position to prevent flow of product through the passage. The valve body is selectively removable from the outlet passage.
