US07835102B2
Provided is a plasmon antenna in which a near-field light having a sufficient intensity is generated only in a desired location. The plasmon antenna comprises an end surface on a side where a near-field light is generated; the end surface is flat and has a shape with at least three vertexes or rounded corners; and an end surface of the plasmon antenna which is opposite to the flat end surface and receives light, is inclined with respect to the flat end surface so as to become closer to the flat end surface toward one of the at least three vertexes or rounded corners. When the light-receiving end surface of the plasmon antenna is irradiated with the light, a near-field light having a sufficient intensity can be generated at only the vertex or rounded corner toward which the entire plasmon antenna becomes thinner.
US07835101B2
A planar plasmon antenna is formed on a YZ plane including a Z-axis, the Z-axis being a propagation direction of excitation light for near-field light generation. The longitudinal direction of the planar plasmon antenna is oblique relative to the Y-axis, and the angle of a corner of the planar plasmon antenna in the YZ plane is an acute angle. The corner, which forms an acute angle, generates intense near-field light in response to excitation light irradiation.
US07835096B2
One embodiment of the invention includes a disk-drive write head fault detection system. The system includes an output stage configured to generate a monitored current through the disk-drive write head. The system also includes an open-circuit fault detector configured to compare a magnitude of a first reference current with a magnitude of the monitored current to detect an open-circuit fault condition associated with the disk-drive write head. The system further includes a short-to-ground fault detector configured to compare a magnitude of a second reference current with the magnitude of the monitored current to detect a short-to-ground fault condition associated with the disk-drive write head.
US07835093B2
Certain MEMS devices include layers patterned to have tapered edges. One method for forming layers having tapered edges includes the use of an etch leading layer. Another method for forming layers having tapered edges includes the deposition of a layer in which the upper portion is etchable at a faster rate than the lower portion. Another method for forming layers having tapered edges includes the use of multiple iterative etches. Another method for forming layers having tapered edges includes the use of a liftoff mask layer having an aperture including a negative angle, such that a layer can be deposited over the liftoff mask layer and the mask layer removed, leaving a structure having tapered edges.
US07835090B1
A clutching jig used to disassemble a lens module which includes a lens socket and a lens component mounted to the lens socket by a plurality of buckling pieces of the lens socket abutting a top and a side of the lens component defines a housing having a base. The base has an inserting hole. A bottom of the base has a holding wall for pressing the buckling pieces apart from the lens component. A top of the base has a pair of connecting walls. Two clutching arms are rotatably mounted to the housing. Each of the clutching arms has a fixing plate. An end of a top side of the fixing plate has a holding bar. An end of a bottom side of the fixing plate defines a clutching slice for holding the lens component when the holding bars are urged to approach each other, in disassembly.
US07835089B2
A zoom lens having an optical element for deflecting an optical path includes, in order from an object: a first lens group having positive refractive power; a second lens group having negative refractive power; a third lens group having positive refractive power; a fourth lens group having positive refractive power; and a fifth lens group having negative refractive power. The third lens group has a plurality of lenses, and the following conditional expressions 1.00
US07835082B2
A line head includes: a first lens array having a plurality of first lenses each having a convex surface as a light incidence surface; a second lens array that is arranged at a light-emitting surface side of the first lens array so as to be opposite to the first lens array and that has a plurality of second lenses, which are arranged at positions corresponding to the plurality of first lenses and each of which has a convex surface as a light incidence surface; and at least a light-emitting element provided for each of the first lenses at a light incidence side of the first lens array.
US07835081B2
A diffractive optical element has a diffraction grating which multiplexes light beams of different wavelengths, and the diffraction grating has a binary structure in which the diffraction surface top part and the diffraction surface bottom part repeat a concave and convex shape through a rising surface part along an optical axis direction P. The diffraction surface top part and the diffraction surface bottom part are inclined to the rising surface part. By this diffractive optical element, the diffraction angle of the light beam is maintained, and the diffraction efficiency of the light beam can be improved. By using this diffractive optical element in an optical communication module, while the separation angle of the light beam of the different wavelength is maintained, the signal receiving performance is increased.
US07835078B2
A reflecting screen 10 comprises a base portion 11, light transmitting portions 12 provided on the base portion 11, and light absorbing portions 14. Each of the light transmitting portions 12 comprises a unit prism shape 12 which has a generally wedge-like shape with a larger width on the image source side than its width on the rear face side and is arranged along a screen face 10a. A reflecting layer 13 adapted to reflect the image light, which has been transmitted through the unit prism shapes 12, is provided on the rear face side of each unit prism shape 12. Each unit prism shape 2 extends linearly, and each light absorbing portion 14 is arranged between each adjacent pair of the unit prism shapes 12.
US07835069B2
An optical direct amplifier lowers the power consumption with a simple structure at a low cost. This amplifier includes an optical amplification medium (e.g., optical fiber) that carries out an optical amplification function in response to optical excitation by an exciting light source (e.g., semiconductor laser); a temperature controller for controlling the temperature of the amplification medium; a heat radiating member for radiating the heat generated by the light source; and a heat transmission regulator (e.g., Peltier module) for allowing the heat to flow into the amplification medium from the light source and for preventing the heat from flowing into the light source from the amplification medium. The amplification medium is heated by application of the heat generated by the light source by way of the heat radiating member and the heat transmission regulator.
US07835062B2
A mirror device comprises: a plurality of electrodes disposed on a substrate; a hinge connected to at least one of the electrodes; a mirror connected to the hinge and corresponding to at least one of the electrodes, wherein a barrier layer is comprised between the hinge and mirror, and/or between the hinge and electrode. Also noted is a mirror device production method for producing such-configured mirror device. Further noted is a projection apparatus comprising such-configured mirror device.
US07835055B2
MEMS can be fabricated from fibers without the use of a matrix material. Devices can be built where fibers are attached only at a substrate edge (e.g. cantilevers, bridges). Motions can be controlled by adjusting the linkage between multiple fibers with weak coupling (e.g. base, tip, in-between). Driving mechanisms include base-forcing (magnetics, piezo, electrostatics) or tip forcing (magnetics). Mirrors may be formed on free ends of cantilevers to form optical scanners.
US07835048B2
The present invention relates to a coaxial type apparatus for reading from and/or writing to holographic storage media with multiple reference beams. The invention further relates to a beam generator and a filter for use in such an apparatus. According to the invention, in an apparatus for reading from and/or writing to a holographic storage medium, with a coaxial arrangement of three or more focused reference beams and an object beam or a reconstructed object beam, the foci of the focused reference beams are arranged on a circle around the object beam in a Fourier plane of the apparatus. A beam generator generates the three or more reference beams from an incoming reference beam. A filter low-pass filters the object beam and rotates the polarization of the three or more reference beams.
US07835047B1
An informational article including a holographic film layer and certain additional ink receptive coating, high-opacity blocking, security printing, image receptive coating, ultraviolet reflected core laminate, and/or adhesive layers coupled together. Certain of the layers of the information article include one or more apertures, which, when the apertures overlap, allow the holographic film layer to appear translucent when light is allowed to shine in the area of overlap.
US07835042B2
An electronic rubbed copy imaging system is provided and includes: a flat substrate; an imaging sheet; and a controlling portion that receives image data of the object read from the imaging sheet and applies a signal processing to the image data. The imaging sheet has: a plurality of light emitting elements that come close to an object and emit an illumination light to the object, and a plurality of light receiving elements that receives a reflected light of the illumination light from the object, and the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements are alternately aligned.
US07835037B2
In an image processing apparatus for creating an electronic file from a paper document with the use of an optical reading device, a detecting part detecting a code included in image data read by means of the optical reading device; a data creating part decoding the code to obtain identification information, obtaining related information identified by the identification information, and obtaining character information from the related information, and creating character data from the character information; and a file creating part creating a document file storing the character data.
US07835018B2
A method of determining the rate of change of optical thickness of a thin-film during deposition comprising the steps of illuminating the thin-film with electromagnetic radiation having a range of wavelengths, measuring the transmission spectrum of the thin-film at least twice during the deposition process to determine the wavelength λt or turning points in the transmission spectrum, and using the measurements to determine the rate to change of optical thickness of the thin-film as a function of time. The method further comprises the steps of predicting a time T in the growth process at which the wavelength λt of the turning point in the transmission spectrum of the thin-film will be substantially equal to the wavelength λd of the turning point in the transmission spectrum of thin-film at its optical design thickness, and interrupting the growth process such that growth ceases at time T.
US07835017B2
A method of exposing a substrate (e.g. in a lithographic apparatus comprising a substrate table to support a substrate) according to one embodiment of the invention includes performing first and a second height measurement of a part of at least one substrate with a first and second sensor, generating and storing an offset error map based on a difference between the measurements; generating and storing a height map of portions of the substrate (or another substrate that has had a similar processing as the part) by performing height measurements with the first sensor and correcting this height map by means of the offset error map; and exposing the substrate (or the other substrate).
US07835013B2
Disclosed are improved optical detection systems and methods comprising interferometric detection systems, methods for determining a characteristic property of a fluid, methods for calculating a shift between at least two signals, computer program products encoded in a computer readable medium, and computational systems. Also disclosed are label-free, free-solution, and/or real-time measurements of characteristic properties and/or chemical events using the disclosed techniques. Also disclosed are various biosensor applications of the disclosed techniques. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
US07835003B2
An optical sensor for pH is described using a cross-linked network of bisilanes to immobilize a pH sensitive chromophore to a surface potentially exposed to a high pressure, high temperature environment such as wellbore effluents at a downhole location.
US07834992B2
In the present invention, to make corrective matching thereof, it is designed as follows; position effect of defects coordinates, which are output from an inspection apparatus, is allowed, coordinates of inspected data are mutually corrected, and a state of coincidence or non-coincidence among a plurality sets of inspected data is output or displayed. Inspection data is designed to include kinds, kinds difference and dimension of defects. A state of coincidence or non-coincidence between inspected data is designed to be output or displayed appropriately, by kinds or dimensions, or by a grouping thereof, of a defects object. The same sample is inspected by every time of passing a production step, and a state of data increase or decrease, or coincidence or non-coincidence between the inspected data is designed to be output or displayed.
US07834989B2
A luminescence imaging installation is disclosed comprising a lightproof enclosure containing: a support receiving a sample to be imaged; a detector detecting a luminescence image from the sample to be imaged; and a light reflector device reflecting light towards the detector The light reflector device surrounds the support at least in part and presents at least two portions that are inclined relative to each other, each reflecting light towards the detector.
US07834988B2
In one embodiment, a fingerprint sensing system includes a interference narrow band pass filter, a holographic optical element, a transparent slab stacked together with optical cement. The finger is placed on the filter and illuminated by a narrow band source, the center of its band shifted appropriately with respect to the pass band of the interference filter. A camera on the other side of the slab receives the fingerprint image. The light from the valleys and ridges propagating in the direction of the camera are blocked by the interference filter. The light from the ridges at steep angles are bent by the holographic optical element and then directed towards the lens. This way the ridges are seen by the camera, but not the valleys. In another embodiment, a miniaturized version, the interference filter, a modified holographic optical element, and a blocking filter (if necessary) to block room light can be sequentially attached to the image sensor. In yet another embodiment, the interference filter can be directly coated over an image sensor creating a very simple fingerprint sensor. The principle behind all of the above embodiments is the same, viz: the spectral transmission band of an interference filter shifts with change in the angle of incidence.
US07834980B2
A method of lithography is disclosed that includes conditioning a radiation beam using an illumination system of a lithographic apparatus, imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section, and projecting the patterned beam of radiation as an exposure field onto a substrate, wherein a periodic interference pattern is present in the exposure field, and relative motion is established between the substrate and a component in the illumination system, such that the periodic interference pattern is displaced in a direction which is not parallel to a direction of repetition of the periodic interference pattern.
US07834974B2
A gas knife configured to dry a surface in an immersion lithographic apparatus is optimized to remove liquid by ensuring that a pressure gradient is built up in the liquid film on the surface being dried.
US07834968B2
An optically compensated birefringence mode liquid crystal device includes a plurality of gate lines and source lines interesting each other in a plan view, and a plurality of switching elements formed in a one-to-one correspondence with the intersections of the gate lines and the source lines. The device also includes a plurality of pixel electrodes electrically connected to the switching elements, respectively. Each pixel electrode overlaps a part of an adjacent gate line and/or a part of an adjacent source line in the plan view.
US07834965B2
The present invention discloses a thin film transistor array substrate, a method for manufacturing the array substrate, and a liquid crystal display. The present invention further discloses a liquid crystal display having a reflective area and a transmissive area, which the image quality can be enhanced with. The present invention also discloses a liquid crystal display that has a liquid crystal layer whose thickness is depends on position.
US07834964B2
A transflective liquid crystal display device with improved display quality in which the liquid initial alignment direction of the liquid crystal layer is in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of a clearance between the counter electrode of a transmission portion and a counter electrode of a reflection portion or in a direction within a range of ±2° in the clockwise direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the clearance in a case where the liquid crystal layer comprises positive type liquid crystals, or the liquid crystal initial alignment direction of the liquid crystal layer is in a direction parallel with the extending direction of a clearance, or a direction within a range of ±2° in the clockwise direction relative to the extending direction of the clearance in a case where the liquid crystal layer comprises negative type liquid crystals.
US07834962B2
In a liquid crystal display (10) having a curved display surface, long sides of pixel structures (11) are arranged along the curve direction (Y) of the display surface and on a side of counter substrate provided is a black matrix having a black matrix opening (41a) whose length in the curve direction (Y) is not longer than E−L {(T1/2)+(T2/2)+d}/R, assuming that the length of the display surface in the curve direction (Y) is L, the thickness of an array substrate is T1, the thickness of the counter substrate is T2, the size of the gap between the array substrate and the counter substrate is d, the radius of curvature of the curved display surface is R and the length of a long side of a pixel electrode (29) provided in each of the pixel structures (11) is E. It thereby becomes possible to suppress display unevenness resulting from positional misalignment of the two substrates due to curvature and provide a liquid crystal display achieving a high-quality display image.
US07834954B2
A liquid crystal display (2) includes a liquid crystal panel (29); a backlight module (20) providing light beams to the liquid crystal panel. The backlight module includes a light guide plate (23) having at least one light incident surface (231), and a light emitting surface (232) adjoining the at least one light incident surface; at least one light source (21) disposed adjacent to the at least one light incident surface; a prism sheet (25) disposed at the light emitting surface for converging light beams; and a first diffuser (26) disposed at the prism sheet for scattering the light beams therethrough. A haze ratio of the first diffuser changes according to the brightness differentia over a brightness distribution of the prism sheet for attaining a substantially uniform surface light beams output.
US07834952B2
Light beams are outputted from optical devices and mixed together to obtain uniform white light free from color stains, thereby achieving a backlight unit improved in light mixing feature. In the backlight unit, a surface light source has a reflecting surface with a plurality of optical devices mounted thereon. An optical sheet is disposed in front of the surface light source. A reflecting layer is disposed between the surface light source and the optical sheet and has reflectivity varied by an incident angle of light beams from the optical devices. The backlight unit enables the light beams from the optical devices to be mixed together. The light beams outputted from the optical devices are effectively mixed together by a reflecting layer having reflectively varied by an incident angle of the light beams from the optical devices, thereby achieving uniform white light without color stains.
US07834948B2
In an active matrix substrate 10 of a liquid crystal display device in which a picture element electrode 18 on an interlayer insulator 17 and an electrode 16d located in a layer below the interlayer insulator 17 are connected electrically to each other through a contact hole 17a formed in the interlayer insulator 17 and another electrode 13 is arranged under the electrode 16d so as to be opposed to the electrode 16d with a control insulator 14 interposed for forming an auxiliary capacitor between the electrodes 16d and 13, an opening 20 is formed in a part of the electrode 13 which corresponds to a region of the contact hole 17a. With this arrangement, in the case where a defect is formed in the electrode 16d, even if a defect is formed in the control insulator 14 through the defect in the electrode 16d in forming the contact hole 17a, occurrence of leakage between the electrodes 16d and 13 can be suppressed with no lowering of the aperture ratio invited.
US07834945B2
A first pixel electrode and a second pixel are formed in a pixel area. The first pixel electrode is coupled to the second pixel electrode via a coupling capacitance. A voltage is applied to the second pixel electrode from the first pixel electrode through the coupling capacitance. Therefore the voltage applied to the second pixel electrode depends on the voltage applied to the first pixel electrode and the two voltages have a certain ratio. Applying two different voltages in a pixel area can improve display quality.
US07834934B2
When television screen setting is not set and thus a television screen setting completion flag is not set, and a terminals-connection judgment pin takes a low level, an i/p selection screen is initially displayed on a progressive display device. However, the i/p selection screen is not displayed on an interlaced display device. When processing performed for the i/p selection screen is completed, or when the terminals-connection judgment pin takes a high level, indicating that the video input D-terminal of the display device is not connected to the video output D-terminal, an aspect ratio setting screen is displayed. After aspect ratio setting is completed, the television screen setting completion flag is set. This eliminates the need to perform the television screen setting again.
US07834930B2
A camera with a lighting unit is disclosed, in which the installation space of a microphone can be secured without preventing miniaturization of the camera. The camera comprises a main body, a lighting unit including a light emitting portion and being movable between an up position and a down position, and a microphone provided on the main body. In the down position of the lighting unit, the light emitting portion is located at a position closer to an object side than the microphone, and in the up position of the lighting unit, the light emitting portion is located above the microphone and a space opened towards the object side is formed between the light emitting portion and the microphone.
US07834929B2
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit configured to photoelectrically convert light of an object image formed by an imaging optical system to generate a signal, a first detection unit configured to detect a focusing state of the imaging optical system based on the signal generated by the imaging unit, a sensor configured to generate a signal different from the signal generated by the imaging unit without using the imaging optical system, and a second detection unit configured to detect an in-focus position of the imaging optical system based on the signal generated by the sensor. The sensor is located such that an amount of overlap between a detection range of the first detection unit and a detection range of the second detection unit at a first object distance is equal to an amount of overlap between those at a second object distance that is close to an infinite distance side compared to the first object distance.
US07834928B2
A digital camera comprises two photographing systems which are independent of and substantially identical to each other, and each of which includes a photographing optical system and an image pickup device. The photographing optical system is configured to include a photographing lens, a focusing lens and an aperture stop. The focusing lens of one of the photographing systems is driven stepwise from a first predetermined position at which it is to be located when a focusing position lies at an infinite distance, toward a second predetermined position at which it is to be located when the focusing position lies at the closest distance, while the focusing lens of the other photographing system is driven stepwise from the second predetermined position toward the first predetermined position every step width. The contrasts of images formed by the respective photographing systems are evaluated while the two focusing lenses are being moved, and a position corresponding to the maximum value of the contrasts is determined as the focusing position.
US07834921B1
Techniques for modifying data of an image that can be implemented in a digital camera, video image capturing device and other optical systems are provided to correct for image shading variations appearing in data from a two-dimensional photo-sensor. These variations can be caused by imperfect lenses, non-uniform sensitivity across the photo-sensor, and internal reflections within a housing of the optical system, for example. In order to correct for these variations, a small amount of modification data is stored in a small memory within the camera or other optical system, preferably separate correction data for each primary color. The modification data is generated on the fly, at the same rate as the image data is being acquired, so that the modification takes place without slowing down data transfer from the image sensor.
US07834920B2
A method is for filtering data output from an array of pixels in an image sensor. The method may include filtering noise from variation in pixel response across the array. An electronic device may have a device for filtering data output from an array of pixels in an image sensor. The device may include a noise filter for removing variation in pixel response across the array.
US07834913B2
A method of making a digital photograph composed of a moving water element and still element by applying a known computer image processing system, and a digital photograph made by this method, involves taking a basic photograph indicating a realistic image of still elements and photographs taken by applying a series of shutter speeds. A series of digital images corresponding to the above-mentioned photographs are indicated on a monitor of the processing system, and an image indicating a realistic image of the moving water element is selected from the series of digital images. A color matching operation is them applied to the selected digital image whereby a final digital image having a still element substantially color matched to that of the basic photograph and a realistic image of a moving water element is indicated on the monitor, and thereafter a realistic digital photograph is printed based upon the final image.
US07834911B2
In through image display mode, a CPU drives two CCDs under control suitable for the through image display in such a way that image data captured by both CCDs are read out alternately (S1), and displays image data output alternately from one CCD and the other CCD on a display unit (S2). In an AF mode, the CPU changes over a driving of one CCD to a driving suitable for an AF process to executes the AF process (S4), and performs through image display on image data imaged by the other CCD (S5). In a still picture shooting mode, the CPU drives the one CCD under control suitable for a still picture shooting process to execute the still picture shooting process (S10), and performs through image display on image data imaged by the other CCD (S11).
US07834905B2
The invention relates to an improved method for visualizing the environment of a vehicle, especially in the dark. The invention also relates to a night vision system, which especially provides a visual image of the environment or the digital data thereof. Preferably, the visual image is a color image which indicates the visually perceptible objects of the environment. The system also provides an infrared image of the environment or the digital data thereof. The infrared image indicates the infrared radiation radiated by the visually perceptible and/or other objections. In a preferred form of embodiment, a merged image of the visual image and the infrared image of largely identical sections of the environment of the vehicle is represented on a display comprising at least one merged region and at least one region which is not merged or not merged to the same extent or not merged with the same weighting.
US07834893B2
In a mixed-reality presentation system, a handler for manipulating a virtual object is displayed as a virtual object. Then, manipulation of the handler by the hand(s) of an observer is detected as manipulation of the virtual object associated with the handler, and those detection results are reflected in a display of the manipulated virtual object. By dynamically changing virtual objects displaying the handler according to the size of the virtual objects displayed in a view volume of the observer presented with a mixed reality space, the observer can select a desired virtual object with ease.
US07834889B2
Data conversion circuit having look-up table and interpolation circuit and method of data conversion
Data conversion circuits and methods of data conversion that enable to keep the continuity in the converted data while reducing a required memory capacity are disclosed. An exemplary conversion circuit includes a LUT that stores representative correction values and an interpolation circuit that generates conversion data by interpolating from representative correction values stored in cells of the LUT that surround an address corresponding to the combination of input signal levels. When the cells that surround the address include a pair of adjacent cells arranged along both sides of a diagonal line of the LUT, the interpolation circuit substitutes one of the representative correction values with a substituted representative correction value that indicates an opposite direction and a same amount of correction as indicated by the other one of the representative correction values stored in the adjacent cells, and then generates the conversion data.
US07834878B2
An entertaining and informative method of displaying competitive product performance data is disclosed. The various embodiments include a method for displaying product performance data by use of animated contests between animated representatives of competing products. The contest results are relative to selected product test results. The relationship between the test results and the contest results is a mathematical approximation. Thus, a gross disparity in the displayed animated contest is indicative of a gross disparity in the performance of the products on the test. Likewise, a closely fought contest in the displayed animated contest is indicative of close performance of the products on the test.
US07834872B2
A method and an apparatus for shading three-dimensional computer graphic images is provided. A display on which the image is to be viewed is subdivided into a plurality of rectangular areas. For each rectangular area, a list of objects in the image which may be visible is determined, and this list is used to determine how the rectangular area should be shaded for display. In deriving the list of objects, a determination of maximum and minimum values for each object in x and y directions is used, and a set of sampling points is determined from these values. If a bounding box surrounding the object covers any of the sampling points, the object is added to the object list or otherwise rejected. Also provided is a method and an apparatus for testing an edge information for each object against the sample points to determine whether or not the object falls into the rectangular area in the bounding box surrounding the object. The step of testing the edge information includes shifting the edge information by a predetermined amount based on the orientation of each edge.
US07834871B2
A filtering system, medium, and method, including determining whether a size of a splat exceeds a predetermined size, smoothing a boundary of the splat if it is determined that the size of the splat exceeds the predetermined size, and sharpening the boundary of the splat if it is determined that the size of the splat does not exceed the predetermined size.
US07834867B2
An integrated photonics module includes at least one light source and a MEMS scanner coupled to and held in alignment by an optical frame configured for mounting to a host system. According to some embodiments, the integrated photonics module may include a plurality of light sources and a beam combiner coupled to the optical frame. According to some embodiments, the integrated photonics module includes a selective fold mirror configured to direct at least a portion of emitted light toward the MEMS scanner in a normal direction and pass scanned light through to a field of view. The selective fold mirror may use beam polarization to select beam passing and reflection. The integrated photonics module may include a beam rotator such as a quarter-wave plate to convert the polarization of the emitted light to a different polarization adapted for passage through the fold mirror. The integrated photonics module may include one or more light detectors.
US07834847B2
A system (100) and method (160) for activating a touchless control is provided. The method can include detecting (162) a movement of a finger in a touchless sensing field, identifying (164) an activation cue in response to the finger movement, and activating (166) a touchless control of an object in response the activation cue. The method can include focusing the touchless sensing field (210) to produce a touchless projection space (220). An activation cue can be a positioning of a finger (302) within a bounded region (304) of the touchless projection space for a pre-determined amount of time. In one arrangement, cursor (124) navigation and control can be provided in accordance with touchless finger movements.
US07834845B2
A display for creating colored images and text that is visible in incident light. The screen of the display includes pixels arranged in a grid pattern, each pixel having at least three colored mirrors, arranged next to one another or behind one another for the colors red, green and blue or cyan, magenta and yellow. The mirrors are configured from flat, transparent containers, whose interiors are connected to color reservoirs so that the contents of the latter can be displaced by control electronics in such a way that transparent colored liquid is transported from the color reservoirs to the colored mirrors or vice versa. Light sources, which may each be assigned to a single pixel, are located behind the colored mirrors of the pixels, each individual source being electronically controlled. A white or silver reflective layer, which is partially or temporarily transparent, is positioned behind the colored mirrors.
US07834839B2
An image display device for displaying an image on a display panel is provided. The image display device includes a temperature variation rate detecting unit that detects a temperature variation rate of the display panel; a driving condition setting unit that sets driving conditions so as to display the image on the display panel in accordance with an image data of the image; a driving condition changing unit that changes the set driving conditions in accordance with the detected temperature variation rate; and a display panel driving unit that displays the image on the display panel by driving the display panel with the driving conditions changed by the driving condition changing unit.
US07834836B2
A flat panel display device includes a display panel, a memory storing a compensation value that corresponds to a panel defect location, the panel defect location being where any one of a brightness and a color difference exists compared to other part of the display panel, a compensating unit to adjust image data to be displayed in the panel defect location using the compensation value, and a driver to apply the adjusted image data from the compensating unit to the display panel.
US07834835B2
In a display control drive device that displays an image on a display device, a data transfer rate may vary depending on received image data because of a difference in an image size. Assuming that driving force with which a driver or an amplifier is driven is designed based on a maximum data transfer rate and the driver or amplifier is operated with the driving force, when the transfer rate is low, an unnecessary current is consumed. According to the present invention, a display control drive device sequentially reads display data from a display memory in which the display data is stored, produces three primary color image signals that are applied to pixel locations in a dot-matrix color display device, and transmits the signals through a common external output terminal in a time-sharing manner. Moreover, the display control drive device produces control signals to be applied to selection switching elements that are incorporated in the display device and that selectively apply an input image signal to any of three source lines. The display control drive device includes: a unit that determines one horizontal period on the basis of a clock received from outside synchronously with display data; and a signal production circuit that produces and transmits the control signals, which are applied to the selection switching elements, so that the control signals will have a pulse duration equivalent to a time calculated by trisecting one horizontal period.
US07834832B2
A liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment includes a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines crossing each other; a first pixel connected to one of the plurality of data lines and one of the plurality of gate lines; and a second pixel connected to the one of the plurality of data lines and to the one of the plurality of gate lines, wherein the first and second pixels are disposed at opposite sides with respect to the one of the plurality of data lines and at opposite sides with respect to the one of the plurality of gate lines.
US07834827B2
According to a driving method of applying a reverse bias voltage, capacitance occurs due to a stacked structure of a conductor, an insulator and a conductor, or due to a structure of a TFT. This capacitance prevents normal operation. The invention provides a pixel configuration including at least a driving transistor for driving a light emitting element and a switching transistor for controlling the driving transistor, wherein the switching transistor is turned on in the case of applying a forward bias voltage after applying a reverse bias voltage. As a result, it is prevented that the potential changes due to unwanted capacitive coupling.
US07834820B2
A plasma display device which allows to make longer a leading period of each sustain pulse belonging to a first group including at least a sustain pulse to be applied secondly in a sustain period of each subfield as compared to a leading period of each sustain pulse belonging to another group including at least one sustain pulse to be applied thirdly or later.
US07834816B2
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, an antenna structure is provided having one or more antennae arranged so as to read all possible orientations of a randomly placed tag. Also provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, is a method of configuring one or more antennae composed of the steps of: identifying the “dead zones” of each discrete antennae used, and orienting each antennae such that there are no “dead zones” common to all antennae. The unique antenna structure (and corresponding method) has particular application in tag reader antenna systems for use in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (13.56 MHz) and the like. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, multiple RF (radio frequency) antennae are utilized as part of an intelligent station to track items tagged with radio frequency identification (RFID) tags.
US07834802B2
Disclosed are systems, methods, devices, and apparatus to determine if a clothed individual is carrying a suspicious, concealed object. This determination includes establishing data corresponding to an image of the individual through interrogation with electromagnetic radiation in the 200 MHz to 1 THz range. In one form, image data corresponding to intensity of reflected radiation and differential depth of the reflecting surface is received and processed to detect the suspicious, concealed object.
US07834801B2
Line locator systems that fuse traditional sensors used in a combined pipe and cable locator (electromagnetic coils, magnetometers, and ground penetrating radar antennas) with low cost inertial sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes) in a model-based approach are presented. Such systems can utilize inexpensive MEMS sensors for inertial navigation. A pseudo-inertial frame is defined that uses the centerline of the tracked utility, or an aboveground fixed object as the navigational reference. An inertial sensor correction mechanism that limits the tracking errors over time when the model is implemented in state-space form using, for example, the Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) is disclosed.
US07834800B1
A system includes a storing module configured to receive records. The records include dynamic frequency selection (DFS) information. A data extraction module is configured to extract the DFS information from a first plurality of the records. A control module is configured to determine whether the DFS information in each of the first plurality of records is a radar signal and generate a radar detected signal when at least a first predetermined number of the first plurality of records are a first type of radar signal. A polling module is configured to selectively poll the storing module for additional records received after the first plurality of records when at least a second predetermined number and less than the first predetermined number of the first plurality records are the first type of radar signal.
US07834797B2
A switched capacitor circuit includes a capacitor that performs sampling, a first switch that is provided between the capacitor and an input terminal, and a second switch that is provided between the capacitor and an output terminal. The first switch and the second switch receive an input of a clock signal and turn on and off. The capacitor is a variable capacitance element in which the value of the capacitance changes in synchronization with the clock signal.
US07834795B1
A compressive sensor array (CSA) system and method uses compressive sampling techniques to acquire sensor data from an array of sensors without independently sampling each of the sensor signals. In general, the CSA system and method uses the compressive sampling techniques to combine the analog sensor signals from the array of sensors into a composite sensor signal and to sample the composite sensor signal at a sub-Nyquist sampling rate. At least one embodiment of the CSA system and method allows a single analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and single RF demodulation chain to be used for an arbitrary number of sensors, thereby providing scalability and eliminating redundant data acquisition hardware. By reducing the number of samples, the CSA system and method also facilitates the processing, storage and transmission of the sensor data.
US07834793B2
An SAR analog-to-digital converter performs bit decisions in each of a plurality of clock cycles. A sense circuit monitors signals input to a latch within a comparator of the ADC and, when the signals are sufficient to establish a bit decision, the sense circuit terminates a currently active clock cycle causes a bit decision to occur in advance of a normal expiration of the clock cycle. If the signals are insufficient to establish a bit decision prior to a default expiration time of the clock cycle, the clock cycle concludes at the default expiration time.
US07834788B2
Methods and apparatus are provided for decorrelating quantization noise in a delta-sigma modulator. An input signal is quantized using a predictive delta-sigma modulator, by quantizing the input signal using a quantizer; determining a quantization error associated with the quantizer by subtracting an input to the quantizer from an output of the quantizer; measuring a correlation coefficient between the quantization error and an input to the quantizer; reducing the measured correlation by subtracting a multiple of the input to the quantizer from the quantization error, wherein the multiple is based on the correlation coefficient; generating an error prediction value using an error predictive filter; and subtracting the error prediction value from the input signal.
US07834785B2
An encoding device and method, of CABAC type, for an initial stream of binary digital information intended to generate an outgoing stream to form video images, after decoding, the method included the following steps: bit-by-bit analysis of the successive series of bits of the initial binary stream so as to deduce therefrom, for each bit, an interval representing the probability of occurrence associated with this bit, this interval being defined by its size CIR and its lower bound CIL, analysis of this interval so as to ensure, if necessary, a renormalization thereof. The renormalization is non-iterative and for each bit of the initial stream is compliant with the appended figure in which: M is the length of the sequence S of high-order bits common to CIL and CIR, N is the integer number such that CIR.2N-1<0.25≦CIR.2N, BO is the number of bits waiting to be inserted.
US07834784B1
A data redundancy elimination system. In particular implementations, a method includes accessing a data block; dividing the data block into a plurality of data chunks; computing chunk signatures for the plurality of data chunks; identifying a plurality of anchor chunks in the plurality of data chunks; accessing a second memory to identify one or more matching chunk signatures; reading one or more signature blocks corresponding to the matching chunk signatures from a first memory into the signature block search space of the second memory; and matching one or more computed chunk signatures to chunk signatures of the one or more signature blocks in the signature block search space.
US07834781B2
A novel and useful method of constructing a fast approximation of a dynamic Huffman table from a data sample comprising a subset of data to be compressed. The frequency of incidence of each symbol in the sample is calculated, and the symbols are then allocated to predefined bins based on their frequency of incidence. The bins are then transformed into binary sub-trees, where the leaf nodes of the binary sub-trees comprise the symbols of the bin associated with the binary sub-trees. The binary sub-trees are then combined via nesting, thereby creating a coarse grained binary tree, where all leaves are mapped to a specified number of depths. The coarse grained binary tree is then traversed, thereby yielding a canonical code for each symbol, thereby defining the entries for a dynamic Huffman table.
US07834780B2
A waveform compression and display technique saves both a peak detected version (background version) and a decimated/lowpass filtered version (foreground version) of a sampled electrical signal. The two versions are displayed simultaneously overlaid together in a contrasting manner so as not to obscure information contained in either of them. The lowpass filtered version uses a series of simple lowpass filters with decimation to produce a single data stream from a plurality of data streams derived from the sampled electrical signal. The single data stream may then be subjected to additional filtering, such as a cascaded integrator-comb filter, to obtain a desired frequency bandwidth. When displayed, the peak detect pixels adjacent the decimated/lowpass filtered pixels may be adjusted in intensity so that the low frequency information of the lowpass filtered waveform is not lost, while the peak detect pixels further from the lowpass filtered pixels are intensified to highlight the high frequency information. Alternatively the background version intensity may be controlled by a user control over a first range from zero to a predetermined maximum, and the foreground version may be controlled over a second range from a default intensity to a maximum, saturated intensity.
US07834778B2
A method for identifying available parking spaces. The method includes receiving data about a parking space from a vehicle, the data including a geographic indicator associated with the parking space. The data is stored in a database of available parking spaces. A geographic location is received from a parking space requestor. The database is searched for an available parking space within a proximity of the geographic location. If an available parking space within a proximity of the geographic location is located in the database, a geographic indicator associated with the available parking space is transmitted to the parking space requester.
US07834773B2
A smoke detector having a structure in which, at a time of performing smoke detection, an S/N ratio of a signal of a light receiving element is improved, to thereby accurately detect the occurrence of a fire. At opposite end portions of an inside of an optical case (21) having a substantially cylindrical shape, a light emitting element (11) and a stray light portion (22) are arranged. In the stray light portion (22), a light trap (23) is provided. Further, in the vicinity of the light emitting element (11), a condenser lens (24) is provided to allow light L to be incident on a curved surface of the light trap (23). At the time of smoke detection, light scattered by smoke particles in a smoke detection portion (25) is received by a light receiving element (12). However, the light that is incident on the light trap (23) is reflected on the curved surface a plurality of times to be attenuated in each reflection, so the light is not received by the light receiving element (12). Accordingly, the S/N ratio of an output signal S obtained from the light receiving element (12) is improved, thereby making it possible to accurately perform smoke detection at an early stage.
US07834770B2
A body weight threshold determination unit determines that the body weight of a user on a bed is at a body weight threshold or higher, and a center-of-gravity position area determination unit determines that the center-of-gravity position thereof has moved to an abnormal position (monitored area). In such a case, the bed user is detected to be in an abnormal position when a body weight center-of-gravity position monitoring unit detects that such a state has continued for a prescribed length of time or longer. When a back-raising operation has been carried out, a movable bedboard determination unit inputs the movable bedboard information, and a monitored area adjustment unit adjusts the monitored area. The monitored area is thereby constantly set to a suitable area in accordance with the state of the movable bedboard. In this manner, the combined information of the body weight information and center-of-gravity position information of the user is determined, whereby the movement of the user can be more accurately monitored with fewer misdetections, high detection accuracy, and high reliability in an electric bed having a movable bedboard.
US07834768B2
An apparatus is provided for detecting the presence of an obstruction with respect to a height-adjustable bed. The apparatus includes sensors coupled to the bed. At least one of the sensors has an output signal which is variable in response to changes in a weight applied to the support surface. The apparatus also includes a controller having inputs configured to receive the output signals from the sensor or sensors. The controller is configured to monitor the output signals, and to provide an indication of the presence of an obstruction with respect to a change in position of the bed.
US07834767B2
A vision regeneration assisting device for regenerating vision by applying electrical stimulation to cells that form a retina, comprises: a plurality of electrodes: a bendable substrate having a first face on which the electrodes are disposed; and a holding portion provided on a second face of the substrate opposite to the first face, the holding portion holding an installation tool used when the substrate is installed in an eye. In this manner, the substrate having the electrodes disposed thereon can be easily installed in the eye.
US07834758B2
An in-vehicle entertainment method includes playing through an in-vehicle audio component a received program content broadcast from a remote location; and receiving, during the playing of the received program content, a user input selecting an identifier. The selected identifier is associated with an electronic device remote from the vehicle. The method further includes transmitting, from the vehicle to the electronic device during the playing of the received program content, an alert identifying the received program content, a channel from which the received program content is playing, or combinations thereof.
US07834754B2
A system for detecting the occurrence of anomalies includes a plurality of spaced apart nodes, with each node having adjacent nodes, each of the nodes having one or more sensors associated with the node and capable of detecting anomalies, and each of the nodes having a controller connected to the sensors associated with the node. The system also includes communication links between adjacent nodes, whereby the nodes form a network. At least one software agent is capable of changing the operation of at least one of the controllers in response to the detection of an anomaly by a sensor.
US07834747B2
In a tire air pressure monitoring device and/or in a method for performing tire air pressure monitoring by a device, each monitored pneumatic tire is provided with a wheel module, which generates radiotelegrams provided with air pressure data and sends them telemetrically to a control device in the vehicle. In addition, by an acceleration sensor serving as selection signal, a proportionate wheel position signal is generated in the wheel module and entered and stored in a data memory device on the wheel module. The control device generates a selecting demand signal that queries the presence or absence of the selection signal, which requires only the wheel modules that have or do not have the storage selection signal to send a radiotelegram within a stipulated time window or time frame. Thereupon, within the stipulated time window or time frame, only the radiotelegrams originating from the selected wheel module or the selected wheel modules are sent.
US07834746B2
A motorcycle-detecting device according to the present invention is mounted on an automotive vehicle. The device includes ultrasonic sensors for detecting objects around the vehicle, a device for predicting that a motorcycle is approaching the vehicle, and a device for adjusting a detection distance and a detection sensitivity of the ultrasonic sensors. When the predicting means predicts a motorcycle approach, the adjusting device makes the detection distance longer than a normal distance and the detection sensitivity higher than a normal sensitivity. Illuminating devices may be mounted on the vehicle to make the motorcycle passing by visible. A warning may be given to a driver when a motorcycle passing by is actually detected by the sensors. Information regarding the detected motorcycle may be given to other vehicles. According to the present invention, the motorcycle passing by the vehicle is surely and stably detected to thereby avoid any traffic accident with the motorcycle.
US07834737B2
An ignition apparatus includes a transformer having a central core, a primary winding disposed thereabout, a secondary winding disposed outwardly of the primary winding, a case configured to house the central components, and an outer core or shield disposed outwardly of the secondary winding. The central core is formed from multiple, low carbon steel wires held together is a cylindrical shape with cured bond coating material such as an epoxy material or an aromatic polyamide material. In one configuration, at least two different sizes of wires are used in forming the core to increase the density of the magnetically-permeable wire material in the core.
US07834735B2
A laminated coil component includes a laminate including laminated magnetic layers and a coil disposed in the laminate and including a plurality of internal electrodes. The number of the magnetic layers laminated in a non-superimposed area that does not overlap with the internal electrodes in the lamination direction is greater than the number of the magnetic layers laminated in a superimposed area that overlaps with the internal electrodes in the lamination direction.
US07834729B2
A connector (e.g., electrical connector, fluid connector, gas connector) is described herein that incorporates correlated magnets which enable a first part to be securely attached to and removed from a second part. In addition, a method is described herein for using the connector to attach and remove the first part to and from the second part.
US07834726B2
A small balancer coil for cold-cathode florescent lamps having sufficient shunt/balance effects, comprises a discharge lamp, a conductor located close to the discharge lamp, and two coils whose magnetic fluxes face each other. The magnetic fluxes generated in the coils face and cancel each other. Lamp currents of the discharge lamps are balanced by making the sum of the reactances of the mutual inductance of the balancer coil larger than the negative resistance of the discharge lamp. Section winding is applied to each coil of the balancer coil so as to maintain shunt and balance effects even in a small/flat balancer coil by making self-resonance frequency of each of the coils higher.
US07834705B2
There is provided a frequency synthesizer including a multi-band voltage controlled oscillator having a plurality of voltage controlled oscillating cores outputting oscillation frequencies having different bands according to an input control voltage. Each of the voltage controlled oscillating cores outputs a frequency band divided into a plurality of bands, and the voltage controlled oscillating core operates by each of the divided bands, and one of the voltage controlled oscillating cores operates in one of the bands according to the control voltage. The frequency synthesizer further includes a comparator unit and an oscillation band-determining unit. The comparator unit compares the control voltage with a pre-set reference voltage range. The oscillation band-determining unit changes the band where the voltage controlled oscillating core operates into another one of the bands when the control voltage is out of the pre-set reference voltage range.
US07834680B2
There is provided an internal voltage generation circuit generating an internal voltage used for a semiconductor memory device. The internal voltage generation circuit includes a current mirror type internal voltage detector generating a comparison voltage and comparing the comparison voltage with a reference voltage to output the comparison result as a detection signal, and a charge pump outputting the internal voltage and controlling the level of the internal voltage by the detection signal. The current mirror type internal voltage detector generates a comparison voltage whose level is determined in accordance with the output of the current mirror having a variable current source in which current varies in accordance the output internal voltage.
US07834678B2
The present invention relates to controlling switches in a series connection of electrical devices, in particular to a circuit arrangement, and method of operating same, in which a transistor switch (44, 54) is used to control operation of the devices (12, 14). Because the transistor switches need a gate-source voltage difference, but on the other hand are connected with their source (s) and drain (d) to the main circuit branch, this voltage difference is built up by providing a control current (Ii, I2) over e.g. a resistor (42, 52). This control current (Ii, I2) enters the main current (I), which would influence the operation of the devices, e.g. LEDs (12, 14). In order to correct this, the control current (I2) is corrected for the values of one or more upstream control currents (I2), e.g. through adapting the pulse width in pulse width modulation.
US07834677B2
A transmission gate circuit includes a first PMOS device, a first NMOS device, a second PMOS device, a second NMOS device, and a third transistor. A gate electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode of the first PMOS device are coupled to a first control signal, an input end, and an output end, respectively. A gate electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode of the first NMOS device are coupled to a second control signal, the input end, and the output end, respectively. A gate electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode of the second PMOS device are coupled to the first control signal, an input end, and a body electrode of the first PMOS device, respectively. A gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode of the second NMOS device are coupled to the second control signal, a body electrode of the first PMOS device, and the output end, respectively. A gate electrode, a first electrode and a second electrode of the third PMOS device are coupled to a second control signal, a first supply voltage, and the body electrode of the first PMOS device, respectively.
US07834671B2
An analog buffer having voltage compensation mechanism is disclosed for use in a source driving circuit of a liquid crystal display. The analog buffer includes a reference voltage generator, a plurality of capacitors, a plurality of switches, and a plurality of transistors. Each of the capacitors is utilized to store the gate-source voltage of the corresponding turn-on transistor for performing gate-source voltage compensation operation based on the reference voltages provided by the reference voltage generator. Each of the switches functions to control gate-source voltage compensation operation and is turned on/off in response to a corresponding control signal. The analog buffer is capable of compensating the gate-source voltages of turn-on transistors for generating an output voltage having an acceptable tiny offset with respect to an input voltage.
US07834665B2
A circuit design incorporates charge compensation devices within a Track-and-Hold (T/H) circuit to control channel charge generated by a tracking switch. Calibrating a T/H circuit requires selecting charge compensation devices from an array of similar devices to function within the T/H circuit to absorb charge ejected from the tracking switch. The charge compensation devices can also be pseudorandomly selected to operate within the T/H circuit. Charge compensation devices are used to enhance the performance of bottom-plate sampling systems as well as bootstrapped T/H circuits.
US07834661B2
A level shifter increase a voltage level of an output signal with relatively lower power consumption by adopting current-starved configuration. The level shifter includes an input unit and a driving unit. The input unit includes a current-starved inverter configured to generate a control signal in response to an input signal and a bias voltage. The input unit is powered by a first power supply voltage. The driving unit generates an output signal in response to the control signal. The output signal has a voltage level higher than the input signal, and the driving unit is powered by a second power supply voltage higher than the first power supply voltage.
US07834652B1
In embodiment of the invention, a programmable logic device includes configuration memory adapted to be programmed with configuration data and a plurality of programmable fuses adapted to store a security key for use with configuration data. The security key includes a plurality of data bit values, wherein each data bit value of the security key is associated with a subset of a least three fuses each storing a bit. Each of a plurality of decoders is adapted to retrieve a data bit value of the security key by providing the bit value stored by a majority of the fuses of the associated subset as the data bit value of the security key.
US07834644B2
A method for detecting flaws in polymer tubes, especially tubes made of crosslinked polyethylene. The tube that is to be tested is exposed to the electric field of a capacitive triple electrode in a housing including a central housing part and housing flanges. The respective flaw generates test signals which are used for marking or eliminating the flaw.
US07834642B2
A test apparatus for testing a device under test includes a first timing comparator obtaining a device output signal output from the device under test at a timing designated by a first strobe signal, a second timing comparator obtaining the device output signal at a timing designated by a second strobe signal supplied later than the first strobe signal, a preceding edge judging circuit, when rising and falling signals are input at the same timing as the device output signal, judging which one of the rising and falling signals arrives at the first and second timing comparators at an earlier timing, a preceding edge detecting circuit adjusting a timing at which the first strobe signal is supplied so that the first timing comparator obtains, at a timing of a rising or falling edge, one of the rising and falling signals which is judged to arrive earlier, and a following edge detecting circuit adjusting a timing at which the second strobe signal is supplied so that the second timing comparator obtains, at a timing of a rising or falling edge, one of the rising and falling signals which is judged to arrive later.
US07834638B2
To provide a signal transmitting/receiving apparatus etc. where a cable length can be measured by using a general-purpose cable, without using an interface. A differential transmission circuit by the present invention includes a signal output circuit sending a high-speed differential signal and a pulse wave; a signal input circuit including a terminating resistor; a bias controller controlling a bias voltage on a transmission path; a terminating resistance controller disconnecting the terminating resistor on sensing a bias voltage and connecting it on sensing no bias voltage, by a bias sensing circuit; a sensing input circuit sensing a pulse wave reflected at the signal input circuit; and an output setting controller setting an electric characteristic of a signal outputted from the signal output circuit by a propagation time from sending the pulse wave by the signal output circuit to receiving the reflected pulse wave by the sensing input circuit.
US07834634B2
A circuit for, and method of, detecting a signal level on a node and a mobile telephone device incorporating the circuit or the method. In one embodiment, the circuit includes: (1) a switch coupled between a voltage source and the node, (2) a pulse generator coupled to the switch and configured to generate a pulse to control the switch and (3) a detection circuit coupled to the node and configured to detect a signal level at the node on closure of the switch.
US07834629B2
An MRI includes a cylindrical housing having a long axis in which a patient is positioned essentially in parallel with the long axis of the cylindrical housing. The MRI includes an electromagnetic receiver coil system positioned about a cylindrical housing and aligned with the long axis of the cylindrical housing. The MRI includes an electromagnetic imaging gradients coil system positioned about the cylindrical housing and aligned with the long axis of the cylindrical housing. The MRI includes a main magnet having its north pole and south pole positioned about the housing, which produces a magnetic field through the housing perpendicular to the long axis of the cylindrical housing. A method for examining a patient.
US07834627B2
The present invention provides a measurement system and an image processing system for quantitatively figuring out the fiber bundles which are passing through any VOI. A static magnetic field and an RF signal are applied to a subject, and a nuclear magnetic resonance signal is received from the subject (401). Diffusion tensor is calculated from the nuclear magnetic resonance signals (402). As to a target area for receiving the nuclear magnetic resonance signal from the subject, fiber bundles passing through multiple predetermined origins, respectively, are extracted in a form of a group of coordinate points for each of the fiber bundles, based on the diffusion tensor calculated by the calculating means (406). At least one VOI is set for the target area for receiving the nuclear magnetic resonance signal (408). Out of the multiple fiber bundles extracted by the fiber bundle extracting means, the fiber bundles having at least one coordinate point of the group of coordinate points being included in the VOI are discriminated and the number of which is counted (409).
US07834621B2
Provided is an electromagnetic tracking system, including at least one electromagnetic field receiver having at least one scalar-magnetometer, at least one electromagnetic field transmitter, and tracker electronics. Also provided is a method for electromagnetic tracking, including generating at least one magnetic field, sensing the at least one magnetic field with at least one scalar-magnetometer, and determining a relative position of the at least one scalar-magnetometer based on the sensed at least one magnetic field.
US07834618B2
A sensing mechanism includes a magnetic source, a magnetic flux sensor, a sensor backing on which the magnetic source and flux sensor are mounted, and a ferromagnetic target, where the magnetic source, magnetic flux sensor, and ferromagnetic target are positioned to form a magnetic circuit from the magnetic source to the target, from the target to the sensor, and returning to the magnetic source through the sensor backing.
US07834616B2
A first magnetic sensor is formed on a semiconductor substrate, and the first magnetic sensor produces a first output signal in response to movement of a multi-pole magnet. A second magnetic sensor is formed on the semiconductor substrate so as to be intertwined with the first magnetic sensor and so as to be at a predetermined angle with respect to the first magnetic sensor. The second magnetic sensor produces a second output signal in response to movement of the multi-pole magnet. The predetermined angle is between 0° and 180° exclusive, and the predetermined angle is sufficient to produce a difference in phase between the first and second output signals. An output signal converter converts the first and second output signals to a linear signal.
US07834611B2
A bandgap reference generating circuit includes an operational amplifier configured to generate a bandgap reference voltage; and a gain controller configured to control a gain of the operational amplifier with different values in a normal mode and a low power mode.
US07834608B2
One embodiment of the invention includes a hysteretic power regulator system. The system includes a switching stage configured to periodically couple an input voltage to an inductor in response to a control signal to generate an output voltage. The system also includes a hysteretic control stage configured to generate the control signal based on a comparison of a feedback voltage associated with the output voltage and a predetermined reference voltage. The system also includes a feed-forward stage configured to generate a feed-forward ramp voltage in response to the control signal. The feed-forward ramp voltage can be added to the feedback voltage to set a frequency of the control signal. The system further includes a compensation stage configured to cancel a DC error associated with the feed-forward ramp voltage relative to the feedback voltage to substantially mitigate errors associated with the output voltage.
US07834593B2
A protection system and method for a battery charger is disclosed for detecting a thermal runaway condition in a battery during charging in order to protect the battery when such a thermal runaway condition has been detected. The protection system in accordance with the present invention does not require external temperature sensors nor does it rely on actions by the technician or user. Briefly, the protection system includes one or more electrical sensors normally provided with conventional battery chargers for sensing one or more electrical parameters during charging and providing an indication of a possible thermal runaway condition based upon the trend of the electrical charging parameters. In general, the protection system monitors the charging characteristics of a battery for a complete or partial charging cycle. If the charging characteristics deviate from a normal or otherwise indicate an anomaly, as determined by software, the system assumes there may be a thermal runaway condition and executes a protection measure, such as terminating charging of the battery. Even though the anomaly may not be the result of a thermal runaway condition, the protection system in accordance with the present invention treats the anomaly as an indication of a thermal runaway condition even though some other problem is the reason for the anomaly. For example, when the anomaly is the result of a bad cell, battery charging is terminated to prevent a thermal runaway condition and not because a thermal runaway condition is detected.
US07834588B2
A charging device capable of providing backflow current and inrush current protection includes a reception end for receiving a charging voltage, a rechargeable battery, and a dynamic protection unit coupled between the reception end and the rechargeable battery for controlling connection between the reception end and the rechargeable battery according to a control signal and connection condition between the reception end and the charging voltage.
US07834579B2
A method and circuit enabling off-the-shelf controllers designed for use with a two-level AC drive inverter bridge (1920) to drive inverter bridges with three-or-more levels. Signals from an ordinary induction motor controller or a two-level induction motor controller (2200) are used to drive the twelve-or-more switches of a three-or-more level inverter bridge (1920), as are used in medium-and-high voltage applications. The proper sequence and timing of switching for the three-or-more-level inverter bridge is based in-part upon either the output of the six pulse-width modulators, or the output of the flux and torque control device, or the voltage control device (2210), of the two-level controller (2200).
US07834576B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for diagnosing faults in multiple, associated motor-resolver systems. One apparatus includes a swapping circuit coupling a first resolver to a first or second decoder, and a swapping circuit coupling a second resolver to the first or second decoder. One method includes applying a signal from a resolver to a first decoder to determine that the first decoder is malfunctioning if the first decoder continues to generate a fault signal, and applying a signal from a different resolver to a second decoder to determine that a motor associated with the first decoder is malfunctioning if the second decoder generates a fault signal. Another method includes transmitting a signal from a resolver to first and second decoders, transmitting a signal from a different resolver to the first and second decoders, and determining if the first decoder, second decoder, a first motor, or a second motor is malfunctioning.
US07834568B2
The method and a related device are for driving a brushless motor, according to which by acting solely on the control value, that is by reducing or increasing it, the driving mode eventually passes from a sinusoidal three-phase driving mode to a distorted square-wave three-phase driving mode for increasing or maximizing the voltage that may be supplied to each motor winding or vice versa. An effective drive voltage profile includes, cyclically, during each 60 electrical degree interval, profiles of re-constructed outphased complete drive waveforms including a first one stably in a saturated region, a second one exiting, at the beginning of the interval, a state of incipient saturation, and a third one reaching, at the end of the interval, a state of incipient saturation. In this way, by modifying the numerical control value it is possible to pass from a sinusoidal drive mode to a distorted drive mode of enhanced maximum peak value or vice versa.
US07834563B2
The present invention provides a method for controllably moving a plurality of antennae in a wireless communications system. The method comprises activating a first and second actuator associated with a first and second one of the plurality of antennae to move the first and second antennae to a desired position. The power delivered to the first and second actuators is measured, and at least one parameter of at least one of the first and second actuators is reduced in response to the measured power being greater than a setpoint.
US07834559B2
Disclosed is an improved lamp circuit of a liquid crystal device (LCD) backlight source, comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) for lamp initialization having a control circuit and a first connector thereon; a first lamp connection board disposed between the first lamp connection board and a second lamp connection board and being lamps of the LCD backlight source; a second lamp connection board having a second connector and transformers thereon, the transformers each corresponding to one of the lamps; and a low voltage wire set connected between the first connector on the PCB for lamp initialization and the second connector on the second lamp connection board, wherein a signal issued from the first connector on the PCB for lamp initialization is transmitted through the low voltage wire set to the second connector on the first PCB for lamp initialization and then to a corresponding one of the transformers so that the lamps may be driven to operate. With use of the present invention, number of the used connectors may be reduced and arrangement issue of the high voltage wires may be obviated, making volume of the PCB for lamp initialization allowed to be reduced and cost of the lamp circuit lowered.
US07834552B2
A method and apparatus for providing electrical current to a lamp, detecting a power supply voltage outage, detecting a return of the power supply voltage, determining how long the power supply voltage outage lasted, and preheating the lamp responsive to determining that the power supply voltage outage lasted greater than a threshold amount of time.
US07834551B2
A plasma display panel of the present invention includes display electrodes and address electrodes that cross each other. The electrode to be covered with the first dielectric layer contains at least one selected from silver and copper. The first glass contains Bi2O3. The first glass further contains 0 to 4 wt % of MoO3 and 0 to 4 wt % of WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 that are contained in the first glass is in a range of 0.1 to 8 wt %. The first glass may contain, as components thereof: 0 to 15 wt % SiO2; 10 to 50 wt % B2O3; 15 to 50 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % Al2O3; 2 to 40 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 5 wt % MgO; 5 to 38 wt % CaO+SrO+BaO; 0 to 4 wt % MoO3; and 0 to 4 wt % WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 that are contained in the first glass is in the range of 0.1 to 8 wt %.
US07834549B2
An organic light emitting display device (OLED) and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The organic light emitting display (OLED) device includes: a first substrate having a pixel region and a non-pixel region; an inorganic insulating layer disposed over the first substrate; a planarization layer disposed over the inorganic insulating layer; a second substrate placed over the first substrate; and a sealant connecting to the second substrate and contacting the inorganic insulating layer through a portion of the planarization layer located in the non-pixel region. This configuration improves the adhesion of a sealant, thus reducing damages to an organic light emitting diode in the OLED.
US07834547B2
An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the OLED device includes a plurality of ball-shaped spacers formed over a pixel defining layer. At least one embodiment can prevent the pixel defining layer from being damaged due to unevenness of a deposition mask. Also, one embodiment of the invention does not require a patterning process for forming a spacer.
US07834542B2
There is provided an organic light-emitting apparatus in which the luminance can be improved, and, at the same time, the reflection of ambient light can be reduced by adding a prism member and a light-absorbing member to a spontaneous light-emitting device such as an organic light-emitting device, and which includes: a plurality of organic light-emitting devices each having a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer formed between the pair of electrodes; a prism member disposed on a light extraction side of the organic light-emitting device, an interface on the light extraction side of the prism member being an interface with air; and a light-absorbing member formed between the plurality of organic light-emitting devices, around the prism member, and on a side portion of a protrusion of the prism member.
US07834541B2
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, comprising: a light-emitting area of an OLED comprising a first electrode, a second transparent electrode, and one or more layers of organic light-emitting material formed between the electrodes; and a light-scattering layer, formed on a side of the transparent electrode opposite the one or more layers of organic light-emitting material, comprising transparent, light-scattering particles, wherein the ratio of the volume of light-scattering particles to the volume of the layer is greater than 0.55 over a majority of the light-emitting area.
US07834540B2
An organic electroluminescence (EL) device which has a rear substrate, an organic EL element formed on the rear substrate and having a laminate structure in which a first electrode, an organic layer and a second electrode are sequentially laminated, a front substrate coupled to the rear substrate via sealant to seal an internal space in which the organic EL element is accommodated, and a transparent nanoporous oxide layer having nanoporous oxide particles disposed in the internal space formed by the rear substrate and the front substrate. Since the organic electroluminescence device includes the transparent nanoporous oxide layer having the nanoporous oxide particles and pores, it has an improved lifetime by increased moisture and oxygen absorbing properties.
US07834535B2
A flat panel type display apparatus, which includes: a front substrate having a plurality of phosphor layers, an anode covering at least the plurality of phosphor layers, an electrode for applying a voltage to the anode, and a resistor member connecting the anode to the electrode; and a rear substrate having a plurality of electron-emitting devices corresponding to the plurality of phosphor layers, is characterized by including an insulating layer, and in that the insulating layer overlaps with the resistor member in an area, and isolates the anode formed in the area from the resistor member.
US07834532B2
An electron beam display, in which light extracting efficiency from phosphor and a bright-portion contrast are improved is provided, has: an electron-emitting device, a metal back, and a phosphor dot which is disposed in opposition to the electron-emitting device through the metal back and emits light responsive to an irradiation with an electron beam emitted from the electron-emitting device; and further has a face plate having a black member which is disposed in opposition to the electron source through the phosphor dot and has an aperture in a region in which the phosphor dot is formed. A region irradiated with the electron beam emitted from the electron-emitting device is not larger than the phosphor dot, a part of the black member is disposed in the region irradiated with the electron beam, and at least a part of the aperture is disposed outside of the region irradiated with the electron beam.
US07834529B2
A spark plug comprising a housing, a ceramic insulator and a sleeve is provided. The housing has an inner cavity while the ceramic insulator encloses a central electrode. The ceramic insulator is disposed inside the inner cavity and maintain from the housing with a gap. The sleeve is provided enclosing an inner wall of the housing and corresponds to an opening of the inner cavity. The level of an edge surface of the housing corresponding to the opening of the inner cavity is disposed higher than the level of an edge surface of the central electrode, and the level of the center electrode is also higher than the level of the edge surface of the ceramic insulator.
US07834528B2
A composite thin film-holding substrate for a surface light emitter, which is a transparent substrate including a composite thin film containing fine particles and a binder formed on the surface of a transparent base material. The refractive index of the composite thin film is higher than the refractive index of the transparent base material. The difference in the refractive index between the fine particles and the binder contained in the composite thin film is at least 0.1, and the ratio of (solid content mass of the fine particles)/(solid content mass of the binder+solid content mass of the fine particles) of the composite thin film is from 0.01 to 0.5. A surface light emitter can use the substrate.
US07834525B2
A silicon substrate is trimmed in an area at the top and rear surfaces at the center, and a piezoelectric vibrator is disposed therein. As shown in a top view of FIG. 1, the piezoelectric vibrator is supported by a silicon peripheral portion provided on the peripheral portion including the left and right portions of the view having a large thickness, through two beams formed by removing silicon by a known method such as etching. This supported portion corresponds to a node portion. A film structure of the piezoelectric vibrator includes, in thickness directions of the piezoelectric vibrator from the top to the bottom, an Al electrode, a PZT thin film, a Pt underlying electrode, a Ti underlayer, and an SiO2 thin film. Thereby, the piezoelectric vibrator is supported by the beams integrated with the silicon peripheral portion, thus eliminating a mechanical connection and achieving a stable connection.
US07834524B2
Micro-electromechanical devices include a temperature-compensation capacitor and a thin-film bulk acoustic resonator having a first terminal electrically coupled to an electrode of the temperature-compensation capacitor. The temperature-compensation capacitor includes a bimorph beam having a first electrode thereon and a second electrode extending opposite the first electrode. This bimorph beam is configured to yield an increase in spacing between the first and second electrodes in response to an increase in temperature of the micro-electromechanical device. This increase in spacing between the first and second electrodes leads to a decrease in capacitance of the temperature-compensation capacitor. Advantageously, this decrease in capacitance can be used to counteract a negative temperature coefficient of frequency associated with the thin-film bulk acoustic resonator, and thereby render the resonant frequency of the micro-electromechanical device more stable in response to temperature fluctuations.
US07834519B2
A precise and high load resistance moving method to perform fine movement positioning of the moving body, by fixing a piezoelectric element which generates a shear deformation, to a bottom surface of a wedge-shaped moving element placed on a base, and deforming the piezoelectric element by driving the piezoelectric element with drive pulses to move the wedge-shaped moving element along a first axis in which the wedge-shaped moving element drives into or away from a moving body to move the moving body along a second axis in upward and downward direction relative to the base. Also, a precise and high load resistance moving device including a wedge-shaped moving element, a pulse source, and a moving body vertically movable in upward or downward direction relative to the base.
US07834517B2
A linear drive ultrasonic motor includes at least an ultrasonic vibrator having a piezoelectric element, a driven member which is driven by a frictional force between the ultrasonic vibrator and the driven member, a pressing member which presses the ultrasonic vibrator such that a frictional force is generated between the ultrasonic vibrator and the driven member, a rolling member having a spherical shape, which makes a contact with the driven member, and a base member which movably supports the driven member via the rolling member. The rolling member makes a contact with the base member at a first contact point, and makes a contact with the driven member at two second contact points. Lengths of two straight lines which connect the first contact point and the two second contact points are substantially same.
US07834513B2
A sub-module consists of a set of two outer sets of stationary fan-blade-shaped sectors. These outer sectors include conductive material and are maintained at ground potential in several examples. Located midway between them is a set of stationary sector plates with each plate being electrically insulated from the others. An example provides that the inner sector plates are connected together alternately, forming two groups of parallel-connected condensers that are then separately connected, through high charging circuit resistances, to a source of DC potential with respect to ground, with an additional connecting lead being provided for each group to connect their output as an AC output to a load. These same leads can he used, when connected to a driver circuit, to produce motor action.
US07834509B2
A rotor assembly for an electromechanical machine includes a rotor core, an outer sleeve and an inner sleeve. The rotor core includes an outer diameter, and the outer sleeve is positioned about the outer diameter. The inner sleeve is positioned between the rotor core and the outer sleeve. One of the outer sleeve and the inner sleeve dampens electromagnetic flux generated by the rotor assembly.
US07834501B2
A bearing assembly particularly suitable for the rotor arrangement of an electrical motor or generator includes a bearing located in a housing. The bearing has an inner race, an outer race, and a plurality of ball bearings between the inner and outer races. A portion of the housing is made up of a deformable flexible wall which permits the housing to conform to the shape of the outer race member, rather than forcing the outer race to conform to the shape of the housing, as was experienced hitherto.
US07834494B2
An electromechanical actuator (EMA) is provided. The EMA includes a threaded output ram connectable to a mechanical component and at least one motor module engageable with the output ram for controllably translating the output ram along a linear axis of the output ram. The actuator further includes a torque sensing adaptive control (TSAC) system for monitoring torque within the motor module. The TSAC generates a disengagement command signal when the TSAC system determines torque within the motor module is outside an allowable motor module torque range. The disengagement command signal initiates disengagement of the motor module from the output ram.
US07834493B2
A vehicle alternator is disclosed as having a rotor including magnetic pole pieces, each having claw-like magnetic pole fingers, a field coil wound on boss portions of the magnetic pole pieces, and cooling fans fixedly mounted on the magnetic pole pieces, respectively. Each cooling fan includes a central disc portion, a plurality of fan base portions formed on the central disc portion, and fan blades standing upright from the fan base portions in an axially outward direction, respectively. The central disc portion has an outer circumferential periphery formed with a plurality of cutout portions to be contiguous with roots of the fan base portions, respectively, and placed in areas radially inward of the fan blades, respectively. Each cutout portion is so placed to be perpendicular to the radial direction on which each claw-like magnetic pole finger is oriented.
US07834466B2
A structure includes a semiconductor die that has an arrangement of die pads on a surface of the semiconductor die. A first row of die pads consists of a first group of four die pads and run in a first direction. A second row of die pads are adjacent to the first row and consist of a second group of four die pads running in the first direction. The second row begins at a first offset in the first direction from where the first row begins. A third row of die pads are adjacent to the second row and comprise a third group of four die pads that run in the first direction. The third row begins at a second offset in the first direction from where the second row begins. This allows for relatively easy access to all of the die pads.
US07834465B2
In a technique connecting between bonding pads of semiconductor chips, contact between wires is prevented. A semiconductor device of the present embodiment is provided with a semiconductor chip 1 in which a plurality of bonding pads 3 are arranged in line, a semiconductor chip 2 in which a plurality of bonding pads 4 are arranged in line substantially parallel to the plurality of bonding pads 3, and a plurality of wires 7 which connect the bonding pads 3 to the bonding pads 4 respectively. At least one of the wires 7 is bended with respect to a reference straight line S which passes through the bonding pad 3 and the bonding pad 4 which are connected by the wire 7. The bended wire is extended out from the bonding pad 4 in a certain direction in which a distance between the bended wire and an adjacent wire which is adjacent to the bended wire is larger than a distance between the reference straight line of the bended wire and the reference straight line of the adjacent wire.
US07834459B2
An inventive semiconductor device includes at least three interconnection layers sequentially stacked without intervention of a via layer. At least one of the interconnection layers includes an interconnection and a via which connects interconnections provided in interconnection layers underlying and overlying the one interconnection layer.
US07834452B2
A device made of single-crystal silicon having a first side, a second side which is situated opposite to the first side, and a third side which extends from the first side to the second side, the first side and the second side each extending in a 100 plane of the single-crystal silicon, the third side extending in a first area in a 111 plane of the single-crystal silicon. The third side extends in a second area in a 110 plane of the single-crystal silicon. Furthermore, a production method for producing a device made of single-crystal silicon is described.
US07834447B2
One embodiment of the present invention is a compliant thermal contactor that includes a resilient metal film having a plurality of first thermally conductive, compliant posts disposed in an array on a top side thereof and a plurality of second thermally conductive, compliant posts disposed in an array on a bottom side thereof.
US07834443B2
A semiconductor includes a board, a semiconductor element mounted on the board, an electronic component, with the semiconductor element, mounted on the board, a heat radiation member provided so as to face the board, the heat radiation member configured to radiate heat of the semiconductor element, and a thermal connecting member being configured to thermally connect the heat radiation member and the semiconductor element. A metal material is used as the thermal connecting member, and an adhesion preventing member is provided so as to be separated from the electronic component, the adhesion preventing member being configured to prevent the metal material molten and flowing at a heating time being adhered to the electronic component.
US07834442B2
Disclosed herein are embodiments of electronic package incorporating a thermal interface material (e.g., a metal TIM) that is positioned between a lid and a chip on a substrate. The TIM has a predetermined (i.e., repeatable) minimum thickness and is further registered to the top surface of the chip (i.e., the TIM has an essentially symmetric shape and does not extend vertically along the sidewalls of the chip). Also, disclosed herein are embodiments of a method of forming such an electronic package that uses a hierarchical heating process that cures a lid sealant, thereby securing the lid to the substrate, and then reflows (i.e., melts and cools) the TIM, thereby adhering the TIM to both the chip and lid. This hierarchical heating process ensures that the TIM has the above-mentioned characteristics (i.e., a predetermined minimum thickness and registration to the top surface of the chip) and further provides robust process windows for high-yield, low-cost electronic package manufacturing.
US07834440B2
In a semiconductor device in which a plurality of memory LSIs and a plurality of processor LSIs are stacked, as the number of stacked layers increase, the communication distance of data between a memory LSI and a processor LSI will increase. Therefore, the parasitic capacitance and parasitic resistance of the wiring used for the communication increase and, as a result of which, the power and speed performance of the entire system will be degraded. At least two or more of the combinations of a processor LSI 100 and a memory LSI 200 are stacked and the processor LSI 100 and the memory LSI 200 in the same combination are stacked adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. Communication between the processor LSI 100 and the memory LSI 200 in the same combination is performed by a dedicated electrode provided therebetween, and communication between processor LSIs 100 and communication from the processor LSI 100 to the outside are performed by a through silicon via for signal 11 which passes through all the LSIs.
US07834436B2
An image processing system including an image processing device and a service providing device is provided. The image processing device includes a first processor and a first memory storing instructions that cause the image processing device to obtain parameters for receiving the service from the service providing device, request the service providing device to provide the service and implement a first or second function of the image processing device based on the parameters obtained from the parameter specifying unit. The service providing device includes a second processor and a second memory storing instructions that cause the service providing device to execute a service function to provide the service to the image processing device after receiving a request for the service from the image processing device.
US07834429B2
In the lead frame of the present invention, a common wiring portion (ground ring) is arranged around a die pad at a predetermined interval to be connected partially to the die pad, projection portions projected toward the die pad side are provided to side portions of the common wiring portion, a plurality of leads are provided away from the common wiring portion to extend outward from a periphery of the common wiring portion, and the projection portions of the common wiring portion are pressed partially by the die upon cutting off the leads from the common wiring portion by a die.
US07834418B2
A semiconductor device (100) includes a semiconductor substrate (2), an inductor (4) provided on the semiconductor substrate (2), a metal ball (8) provided on the inductor (4) so as to come into contact with the inductor (4), and a bonding wire (10) electrically connected to the metal ball (8). The semiconductor device (100) exchanges signals with an external via the inductor (4) and the metal ball (8). The inductor (4) also serves as the bonding pad and therefore the inductor and the bonding pad need not to be arranged in pairs.
US07834412B2
Image sensors and the manufacture of image sensors having low dark current. A SiGe or Ge layer is selectively grown on the silicon substrate of the sensing area using an epitaxial chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method. After the SiGe or Ge growth, a silicon layer may be grown by the same epitaxial CVD method in an in-situ manner. This facilitates the formation of the hole accumulation diode and reduces the defect density of the substrate, resulting in device having a lower dark current.
US07834405B2
A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a core area for core circuits and a peripheral area for peripheral circuits. The semiconductor device includes a core oxide on the semiconductor substrate in the core area, a portion of the core oxide being nitrided, a first polysilicon pattern on the core oxide, an I/O oxide including pure oxide on the semiconductor substrate in the peripheral area, and a second polysilicon pattern on the I/O oxide.
US07834401B2
The semiconductor device includes: memory cells each having a first multilayer electrode including a first lower electrode made of a first conductive film and a first upper electrode made of a second conductive film formed one on the other with a first interface film therebetween; and a diode having a diode electrode made of the second conductive film and a second interface film as a silicon oxide film formed at the interface between the diode electrode and a substrate. The first interface film has a thickness with which electrical connection between the lower electrode and the upper electrode is maintained, and the second interface film has a thickness with which epitaxial growth between the substrate and the diode electrode is inhibited.
US07834391B2
Coupling among adjacent rows of memory cells on an integrated circuit substrate may reduced by forming the adjacent rows of memory cells on adjacent semiconductor pedestals that extend different distances away from the integrated circuit substrate. NAND flash memory devices that include different pedestal heights and fabrication methods for integrated circuit memory devices are also disclosed.
US07834390B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device has: a semiconductor substrate; a control gate and a floating gate that are formed side by side on a gate insulating film on a channel region in the semiconductor substrate; an erase gate facing an upper surface of the floating gate; a first device isolation structure having a first projecting portion; and a second device isolation structure having a second projecting portion. The first and second projecting portions have a first sloping surface and a second sloping surface, respectively. The first sloping surface and the second sloping surface face each other, and an interval between the first and second sloping surfaces becomes larger away from the semiconductor substrate. The floating gate is sandwiched between the first and second projecting portions and at least has a portion located on the semiconductor substrate side of the first and second sloping surfaces.
US07834382B2
A nitride read-only memory cell and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. First, a substrate is provided, and a first oxide layer is formed on the substrate. Next, a nitride layer is deposited on the first oxide layer via a first gas and a second gas. The flow ratio of the first gas to the second gas is 2:1. After that, a second oxide layer is formed on the nitride layer. Then, a bit-line region is formed at the substrate. Afterward, a gate is formed on the second oxide layer. The first oxide layer, nitride layer, the second oxide layer and the gate compose a stack structure of the cell. Further, a spacer is formed on the side-wall of the stack structure.
US07834375B2
A submount for mounting an LED chip includes a substrate, a die attach pad configured to receive an LED chip on an upper surface of the substrate, a first meniscus control feature on the substrate surrounding the die attach pad and defining a first encapsulant region of the upper surface of the substrate, and a second meniscus control feature on the substrate surrounding the first encapsulant region and defining a second encapsulant region of the upper surface of the substrate. The first and second meniscus control features may be substantially coplanar with the die attach pad. A packaged LED includes a submount as described above and further includes an LED chip on the die attach pad, a first encapsulant on the substrate within the first encapsulant region, and a second encapsulant on the substrate within the second encapsulant region and covering the first encapsulant. Method embodiments are also disclosed.
US07834372B2
A high luminous flux warm white solid state lighting device with a high color rendering is disclosed. The device comprising two groups of semiconductor light emitting components to emit and excite four narrow-band spectrums of lights at high luminous efficacy, wherein the semiconductor light emitting components are directly mounted on a thermal effective dissipation member; a mixing cavity for blending the multi-spectrum of lights; a back-transferred light recycling member deposited on top of an LED driver and around the semiconductor light emitters; and a diffusive member to diffuse the mixture of output light from the solid state lighting device. The solid state lighting device produces a warm white light with luminous efficacy at least 80 lumens per watt and a color rendering index at least 85 for any lighting application.
US07834370B2
A semiconductor light emitting device includes a mount member and a semiconductor light emitting element arranged on the mount member. The mount member includes a substrate; an electrode assembly (a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and bumps) that are arranged on a top surface of a substrate and contacts the semiconductor light emitting element. A reflecting member is out of contact with the semiconductor light emitting element and the electrode assembly. According to this structure, a semiconductor light emitting device can be provided, which efficiently outputs output light using a material having a high reflectance regardless of whether the material is appropriate for an electrode.
US07834360B2
The present invention relates to a thin film transistor array substrate comprising a gate line and a data line that are separated by an insulting layer and intersecting each other to define a pixel, wherein a data auxiliary line is disposed adjacent to an intersection portion between the data line and the gate line, and both ends of the data auxiliary line are on two sides of the intersection portion and connected with the data lines, respectively.
US07834352B2
A method of fabricating a thin film transistor, in which source and drain electrodes are formed through a solution process, even all stages which include formation of electrodes on a substrate, formation of an insulator layer, and formation of an organic semiconductor layer are conducted through the solution process. In the method, the fabrication is simplified and a fabrication cost is reduced. It is possible to apply the organic thin film transistor to integrated circuits requiring high speed switching because of high charge mobility.
US07834348B2
The present invention provides a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The display device includes a gate line, a data line that is insulated from and crosses the gate line, a thin film transistor including a semiconductor layer and connected to the gate line and the data line, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor, and a dummy drain electrode adjacent to a channel region of the thin film transistor. The dummy drain electrode is not connected to the pixel electrode.
US07834347B2
Organic transistors having a nonplanar interface between the insulating layer and the semiconductor layer are provided, along with methods for manufacturing.
US07834341B2
Methods for fabricating highly compact PCM memory devices are described herein. The methods may include forming a bipolar junction transistor (BJT) structure on a substrate including creating a base of the BJT structure on the substrate and creating an emitter of the BJT structure on top of the base opposite of the substrate. A heating element may then be constructed on the emitter of the BJT structure, wherein the heating element includes a material to generate heat when provided with an electrical current from the emitter. A phase change material (PCM) cell may then be built on the heating element opposite of the BJT structure.
US07834340B2
Phase change memory devices are provided including a selection element electrically connected to a phase change material pattern. The selection element includes a metallic conductor and a semiconductor that are in contact with each other. A depletion region in contact with a metallic pattern is generated in the semiconductor in an equilibrium state. The depletion region includes a high barrier region having an electric potential barrier higher than an interface electric potential barrier and a low barrier region having an electric potential barrier lower than the interface electric potential barrier. Related methods are also provided.
US07834336B2
A method of irradiating a target in a subject using charged particle therapy includes the steps of positioning a subject on a supporting device, positioning a delivery device adapted to deliver charged particles, and delivering charged particles to a target in the subject wherein the delivery device rotates around the target during delivery of at least a portion of the charged particles.
US07834330B2
There is provided a radiation image conversion panel having strong resistance to physical impact, and in which enhanced sharpness and adhesion are balanced, especially, enhanced adhesion of a photostimulable phosphor layer onto a support is achieved, and a preparation method of the radiation image conversion panel. The radiation image conversion panel comprising on a support a sublayer and at least one photostimulable phosphor layer in this order from the support, featured in that the photostimulable phosphor layer is formed by a gas phase method and has a thickness of not less than 50 μm, and the sublayer comprises a thermoplastic resin and the thickness of the central portion in an image area of the sublayer is greater than that of the peripheral portion of the image area.
US07834326B2
The present invention provides an aberration corrector giving excellent assembly accuracy but having fewer parts and fewer adjustment locations in number. In order to achieve it, a multistage multipole is formed by arranging plural combinations of electrodes around an optical axis using alignment blocks, each combination of electrodes being made by brazing-integrating plural electrodes with a ceramic material interposed therebetween.
US07834314B2
Methods and assemblies for ion detection in samples using a chip with elevated sample zones, also known as a “pillar chip.” Methods include analyzing such a sample by desorbing a sample from a chip, producing a described ion sample and detecting the same. The chip comprises a base having a surface and one or more structures protruding above the surface of the base. Each structure comprises a pillar and a sample zone, the latter containing a support material and the sample to be analyzed. Assemblies include a chip such as that described above and a conductive element that comprises an aperture of sufficient proportion to allow passage of a molecular ion and that is adapted to be at a different electrical potential than the base of the chip.
US07834309B2
A security sensor apparatus senses movement of an object. The sensor apparatus includes an electronics arrangement having an optical emitter and an optical receiver. The optical receiver has an axis of reception. The optical emitter emits a first beam along an axis of emission in an emission direction. The axis of emission diverges in the emission direction from the axis of reception at an angle of at least two degrees. The electronics arrangement is mounted in association a first surface of the object or a second surface of a structure disposed in opposition to the first surface. A reflector arrangement includes at least one reflective surface and is mounted in association with the other of the first surface and the second surface. The at least one reflective surface receives at least a portion of the first beam and produces a second beam directed at and received by the optical receiver.
US07834299B2
A combination oven that is operable with convection air, impingement air and microwave energy in various combinations thereof. The oven has an oven chamber and a fan box that are located front to back. A fan in the fan box circulates heated air by discharging via openings in a top and a bottom and taking in via an intermediate opening of a baffle plate. Impingement plates are easily installed and removed in the oven chamber to provide impingement air upwardly or downwardly. At least one of the impingement plates is installed and removed by a sliding motion. Microwave energy is provided through the side walls of the oven chamber. Intake ports for cooling air are located in a bevel between the side walls and bottom wall of the oven's outer enclosure so as to allow the oven to be located right next to other structures, such as a wall. An interlock assembly is also provided for the oven door.
US07834296B2
An electric grill is provided having a grate, a first electrical insulator layer located above the grate, a heater layer deposited on a top surface of the first electrical insulator layer, and a top layer located over the heater layer for protecting the heater layer.
US07834286B2
An electrical switch device including a housing having an actuator cap movably mounted thereon and a plurality of contact switches disposed therein. The cap is operable to engage the contact switches within the housing to activate the switches in a selected sequence.
US07834273B2
A multilayer printed wiring board comprises a plurality of insulating layers which is about 100 μm or less in thickness and a plurality of conductor circuits formed on the insulating layers. Each of a plurality of viaholes electrically connecting conductor circuits on the insulating layers to each other is formed tapered inwardly from the surface of the insulating layer and the viaholes are disposed opposite to each other to form a multistage stacked vias.
US07834270B2
Signals in an RF field, such as that of an MRI system, are communicated through an inner conductor having an outer shield with a dielectric material therebetween and an outer cable jacket. Current in the shield caused by the RF field from the transmit body coil is reduced by providing a second dielectric material around the shield conductor and a plurality of segmented shield conductor portions formed of non-magnetic braid or wrapped non-magnetic foil tape outside the second dielectric material and inside the jacket at spaced positions along the cable, with the portions being electrically separated from each other and from the shield so that the segmented shield conductor portions act to shield the outer shield conductor to reduce the generation of current thereon while the electrical separation of the segmented shield conductor portions each from the others prevents the generation of a current along the portions.
US07834269B2
A method and apparatus for protecting electrical power transmissions systems that may or may not be energized. A protector and method for protecting a component of an electrical power transmission system. A dielectric cover is molded to fit around the component. The dielectric cover has a peripheral edge including portions with cooperating mating surfaces that, in use, mate together to secure the dielectric cover on the component. A grip portion, for example the mating surfaces, of the dielectric cover is preferably shaped to receive a hot stick. The dielectric cover may be provided with ventilation openings, and a friction enhancing interior surface, such as a weak adhesive on an interior surface of the dielectric cover.
US07834266B2
Provided is a photovoltaic device with an organic buffer layer for efficiency improvement. The photovoltaic device includes a first electrode and a second electrode disposed opposite to each other, a photoactive layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a buffer layer disposed between the photoactive layer and the second electrode. The buffer layer includes a compound including an aromatic organic cation and an anion in a quantity ranging from 30 wt % to 100 wt %, more preferably 50 wt % to 100 wt % with respect to the entire weight of the buffer layer.
US07834265B2
The invention relates to a photovoltaic insulating glazing comprising a multi-layer glazing with a photovoltaic module. The glazing is further characterized in that two contact strips for contacting the photovoltaic module are led out from an intermediate space between the glass layers and a spacer spaces the glass layers apart, thereby forming the intermediate space.
US07834253B2
A soybean cultivar designated 7034069 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 7034069, to the plants of soybean 7034069, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 7034069 and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 7034069 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from soybean variety 7034069, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 7034069 and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 7034069 with another soybean cultivar.
US07834249B2
Compositions and methods for conferring herbicide resistance or tolerance to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions include polynucleotides encoding herbicide resistance or tolerance polypeptides, vectors comprising those polynucleotides, and host cells comprising the vectors. The nucleotide sequences of the invention can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in organisms, including microorganisms and plants. Compositions also include transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated polynucleotides encoding glyphosate resistance or tolerance polypeptides are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated polynucleotides containing nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, or 35, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, or 34.
US07834247B2
This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a farnesyltransferase subunit. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the farnesyltransferase subunit, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the farnesyltransferase subunit in a transformed host cell.
US07834244B2
The present invention relates to an isolated polynucleotide capable of giving a plant tolerance to drought and/or salt stress, which comprises a polynucleotide sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO:1, and to a promoter capable of giving a plant tolerance to drought and/or salt stress. The present invention also relates to an expression vector comprising the said polynucleotide and/or the said promoter, and to a host cell transformed or transfected by the said expression vector. The present invention further relates to a use of the said polynucleotide or promoter sequence in improvement of plant tolerance to drought and/or salt stress.
US07834241B2
The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance phenotype due to altered expression of a PPR2 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance phenotype.
US07834239B2
Four zebrafish gene promoters, which are skin specific, muscle specific, skeletal muscle specific and ubiquitously expressed respectively, were isolated and ligated to the 5′ end of the EGFP gene. When the resulting chimeric gene constructs were introduced into zebrafish, the transgenic zebrafish emit green fluorescence under a blue light or ultraviolet light according to the specificity of the promoters used. Thus, new varieties of ornamental fish of different fluorescence patterns, e.g., skin fluorescence, muscle fluorescence, skeletal muscle-specific and/or ubiquitous fluorescence, are developed.
US07834236B2
A multi-layered web is provided that includes an elastic web bonded to an inelastic web. The inelastic web has extensible and inextensible regions arranged along the machine direction. In the extensible regions, the inelastic web is bonded to the elastic web in a creped structure that is extensible by virtue of the creping. A continuous process is provided to manufacture a multi-layer web having extensible regions that are conjoined with regions that are inextensible by varying the tension that is applied during manufacture of the multi-layer web. The apparatus comprises an elastic web that is fed into a bonding nip, into which one or more inelastic webs are also provided. The elastic web is fed into the bonding nip under a tension that is alternated between a low value that is sufficient to ensure processing stability, and a higher value that provides an elongation to the elastic web. During the low tension phase of the bonding process the inextensible region is formed in the multi-layer web due to the inextensibility of the web.
US07834235B2
System for interactively training a child and a caregiver to assist the child to overcome bedwetting
A system for interactively training a child and a caregiver to assist the child to overcome bedwetting. The system includes an absorbent article, a urine insult detector, a urine insult event communicator and a urine insult event alarm. The urine insult event alarm includes a local alarm proximate the child and a remote alarm proximate the caregiver. The urine insult event alarm can inform both the child and the caregiver upon occurrence of a urine insult event and thereby provide a first interactive training opportunity to assist the child to overcome bedwetting. The local alarm includes a sensor which senses a condition of the child's environment in conjunction with the occurrence of the urine insult event and wherein the remote alarm can be selectively deactivated based on the condition and thereby provide a second interactive training opportunity to assist the child to overcome bedwetting.
US07834234B2
A wetness event counter, which can be utilized in a disposable absorbent article, has at least one indicating member. The indicating member can provide a first indication to a caregiver for a first wetness event and a second indication, which is different from the first indication, to a caregiver upon a second wetness event.
US07834232B2
A method for applying pressure to skin with a dressing. The method including adhering at least a portion of the dressing to the skin and changing the shape of the dressing after application of the dressing to the skin wherein the changed shape applies pressure to the skin. The changing can include releasing a member from the dressing to allow the dressing to change the shape of the dressing; deforming at least a portion of the dressing to change the shape of the dressing or allowing the dressing to heat to above a transition temperature at which the dressing changes shape.
US07834230B2
A catalyst for producing a liquefied petroleum gas according to the present invention comprises a Pd- and/or Pt-based catalyst component and a USY-type zeolite. By using the catalyst, a hydrocarbon containing propane or butane as a main component, i.e. a liquefied petroleum gas, can be produced with high activity, high selectivity and high yield from at least one of methanol and dimethyl ether.
US07834223B2
Process for the conversion of carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen containing feedstocks to oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compounds in the presence of a particulate catalyst, by reacting carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen in the presence of a particulate catalyst in a conversion reactor to form oxygen-containing hydrocarbon compounds. A saturated monocarboxylic acid having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and/or an ester of a saturated monocarboxylic acid having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms with a monohydric aliphatic paraffinic alcohol having from 1 to 4 carbon atoms is added to the conversion reactor.
US07834222B2
A process for the preparation of a the formula (I): which process comprises the intramolecular cyclopropanation of an epoxide of me formula (II); in the presence of 0.05 to 0.75 equivalents of a secondary amine base and at least one equivalent of an alkyl lithium base, wherein R R1, R2 and R3 are each hydrogen or C1-4 alkyl or R1 and R2 are linked to form- a C3-7 cycloaUcyl or C3-7 cycloalkenyl ring.
US07834212B2
A process is provided for producing a porous substance, which is lightweight, and has a highly developed pore structure and an excellent gas absorbability, by dehydrogenating a compound having two or more amine-borane adduct structures per molecule.
US07834209B2
Hydrofluoroalkanesulfonates of the general formula R—O—CXH—CX2—SO3M, where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl groups, functionalized alkyl groups, and alkenyl groups; X is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen and fluorine with the proviso that at least one X is fluorine; and M is a cation, are made by reacting fluorovinyl ether with aqueous sulfite solution. Organic onium hydrofluoroalkanesulfonates are useful as ionic liquids and photoacid generators.
US07834208B2
A process is provided for producing an enriched carboxylic acid compositions produced by contacting composition comprising a carboxylic acid with an enrichment feed in an enrichment zone to form an enriched carboxylic acid composition. This invention also relates to a process and the resulting compositions for removing catalyst from a carboxylic acid composition to produce a post catalyst removal composition.
US07834207B2
Method and system for forming an anhydrous sterilant. In one embodiment, anhydrous peracetic acid is combined with carbon dioxide, wherein the carbon dioxide is in one of a liquid, solid, and supercritical state.
US07834204B2
Provided is a transition metal compound represented by the general formula [III]: wherein R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, and R28 are each independently selected from hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group, a silicon-containing group, a sulfur-containing group, an oxygen-containing group, a nitrogen-containing group, and a halogen-containing group, adjacent substituents of R23 to R28 are optionally bonded to each other to form a ring, M is a Group 4 transition metal, Y is carbon atom, Q is selected from halogen, a hydrocarbon group, an anionic ligand and a neutral ligand capable of coordinating with a lone electron pair, which is selected in the same combination or different combination, j is an integer of 1 to 4, and Z is a fluorenylidene group comprising a fluorene derivative formula [I] or formula [II]
US07834197B2
A quaternary ammonium salt of the formula (1), electrolytic solution and electrochemical device using the salt wherein R1 is straight-chain or branched alkyl having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, R2 is methyl or ethyl, and X− is a fluorine-containing anion.
US07834187B2
The present invention relates to a crystalline variable hydrate of (S)-(3-pyridinecarboxamide,6-[4-[2-[[3-(9H-carbazol-4-yloxy)-2-hydroxypropyl]amino]-2-methylpropyl]phenoxy]) -hemi-succinate, a pharmaceutical formulation containing said salt and to methods for treating obesity and/or Type 2 diabetes using said salt.
US07834180B2
Compounds having formula 1: are produced by contacting a compound having formula (6A) with a compound having formula (7), or tautomers thereof, in the presence of a non-nucleophilic base, wherein V, A, Z, L, L1, W, X, B′, R and n are as defined herein.
US07834177B2
A process for the preparation of 10,11-dihydro-10-hydroxy-5H-dibenz/b,f/azepine-5-carboxamide (1) by ring opening of 11a,10b-dihydro-6H-dibenz/b,f/oxireno[d]azepine-6-carboxamide (5), characterised in that the ring opening is carried out under conditions of elevated pressure.
US07834175B2
A method of preparing a macrocyclic metal cyanine. The method comprises the step of providing a corresponding macrocyclic metal-free cyanine compound dissolved in a solvent and adding a metal reagent thereto. The metal reagent is highly soluble in the solvent and typically comprises one or more organic ligands.
US07834172B2
Composition comprising at least one nucleosidic moiety and cetalkonium chloride and pharmaceutical use thereof for prevention, treatment or relief of eye, lung, and/or respiratory tract conditions.
US07834154B2
The invention provides anti-Robo4 antibodies, and compositions comprising the antibodies and methods of using these antibodies, including diagnostic and therapeutic methods.
US07834152B2
Disclosed herein are mutant IL-15 polypeptides and methods for using these polypeptides to modulate the immune response in a patient.
US07834142B2
This invention relates to similar compound of glucagon-like peptide 1 (glucagon-like peptide-1, GLP-1) secreted by insulinotropic hormone, i.e. shortened glucagon-like peptide 1 (sGLP-1) consisting of 26 aminoacids. Its sequence is as follows: His-X1-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-Val-Ser-Ser-Tyr-Leu-Glu-Gly-Gln-Ala-Ala-Lys-Glu-Phe-Ile-Ala-Trp-Leu (SEQ ID NO: 2). In comparison with the present GLP-1 and its similar compound, the shortened glucagon-like peptide 1 (sGLP-1) in this invention has the following prominent advantages: 1. After reconstruction, the shortened peptide chain has stronger simulation to islet cell captors and stronger insulin secretion stimulation action; 2. the reconstructed simulation sequence can resist dipeptidyl peptidase decomposition by change of the second aminoacid sequence from Ala to Gly or Ser to prolong its half time and enhance drug action; 3. To shorten the peptide chain leads to reduced synthesis cost.
US07834136B2
The present invention relates to conjugated polymers comprising specific carbazole structural units. The materials according to the invention display steeper current-voltage curves and are therefore better suited to use in organic light-emitting diodes than are comparative polymers which do not contain these units.
US07834135B2
To provide a light emitting device capable of emitting light with high efficiency and of being formed by a coating process, the present invention provides a light emitting device including as a light emitting material a polymeric mixed-metal complex containing two or more kinds of metals selected from Cu, Ag, and Au.
US07834122B2
Polysiloxanes of formula (I) [M′ Dn]3 T (I), where M′=QSiY2O1/2 D=SiY2O2/2 T=SiZO3/2 are useful as softeners for wovens, nonwovens and/or fibers composed of natural and/or synthetic raw materials.
US07834117B2
A process for preparing crystalline ethylene (co)polymers comprising (co)polymerizing ethylene in the presence of carried out in the presence catalyst system comprising (a) a solid catalyst component comprising Ti, Mg, halogen, ORI groups, where RI is a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group optionally containing heteroatoms, having ORI/Ti molar ratio of at least 0.5, an amount of titanium, with respect to the total weight of said solid catalyst component, higher than 4% by weight, and showing a specific pattern of the SS-NMR; and (b) an aluminum alkyl compound as a cocatalyst. The process allows to obtain in good yields ethylene polymers with narrow MWD.
US07834113B2
The present invention relates to novel photoresist compositions and processes for preparing the same utilizing polymers having a low polydispersity via the use of certain chain transfer agents (CTA) with certain monomers to provide said polymers. The polymers incorporating the chain transfer agents can be homopolymers, or made with additional monomers to provide copolymers. These polymers/copolymers are then converted into photoresist compositions for use as such.
US07834109B2
A polyester production facility capable of producing an esterified product stream having a low impurity concentration relative to product streams produced in conventional polyester production facilities.
US07834107B2
Process for preparing polyolefins having high molecular weights in the presence of a catalyst comprising an organic transition metal compound in a gas-phase fluidized-bed reactor, where the polyolefins prepared have a melt flow rate at 2.16 kg and 190° C. in accordance with ISO 1133 of less than 4 g/10 min. According to the present invention, a start-up phase during which a polyolefin having an increased melt flow rate of above 4 g/10 min is produced for a transitional period is provided. In this way, trouble-free start-up of the reactor is ensured even in the case of polymer products having a high molecular weight and a melt flow rate below 4 g/10 min and even when using catalysts based on organic transition metal compounds, in particular metallocene catalysts.
US07834093B2
Disclosed herein is a polyolefin-based thermoplastic polymer composition, in which an acrylate copolymer phase obtained by absorbing an alkyl acrylate monomer, an alkyl methacrylate monomer, a polar group-containing acrylate monomer and a polymerization initiator into a polyolefin matrix and then polymerizing the monomers is dispersed in a polyolefin phase. The thermoplastic polymer composition has excellent surface polarity leading to excellent paint adhesion.
US07834088B2
The invention provides reagents and methods for conjugating a polymer specifically to the α-amine of a polypeptide. The invention provides monofunctional, bifunctional, and multifunctional PEGs and related polymers having a terminal thioester moiety capable of specifically conjugating to the α-amine of a polypeptide having a cysteine or histidine residue at the N-terminus. The invention provides reactive thioester-terminated PEG polymers that have suitable reactivity with an N-terminal cysteine or histidine residue of a polypeptide to produce an amide bond between the PEG molecule and the polypeptide.
US07834083B2
Disclosed is a nanocomposite composition, comprising transparent nanoparticles, a matrix polymer including a polydimethylsiloxane resin and an epoxy group-containing polydimethylsiloxane resin, and a siloxane dispersant including a head part having an affinity for the transparent nanoparticles and a tail part having an affinity for the polydimethylsiloxane resin. The nanocomposite composition of this invention can be effectively used in the encapsulation layer of a light emitting diode or in an optical film.
US07834077B2
The disclosure provides compositions prepared by combining nanomaterials with a halide-containing polymer, thereby forming a combined polymer matrix having dispersed nanomaterials within the matrix. The nanomaterials may be carbon-based nanotubes, in some applications. A halide-containing monomer is combined with nanotubes, and then polymerized in some compositions. In other applications, a halide-containing polymer is solution processed with nanotubes to form useful compositions in the invention. Also disclosed are probes for near field detection of radiation.
US07834075B2
A poly(ester)carbonate compositions characterized by its flame resistance and high impact strength is disclosed. The composition that contains branched aromatic poly(ester)carbonate, a graft polymer wherein the graft base is silicone rubber or silicone-acrylate rubber, talc, phosphorus-containing flameproofing agent, and an inorganic boron compound, and an optional anti-dripping agent satisfies enhanced fire-protection requirements.
US07834073B2
Stable low chloride solutions of hydrosalts of an organic acid with a N-substituted aminopolysiloxane in the form of a T structural unit contain at least one lower alcohol, and at least one stabilizer. Methods to prepare the stable low-chloride solutions are also provided.
US07834069B2
A thermoplastic molding composition that features good mechanical properties as well as processability is disclosed. The composition that contains aromatic polycarbonate and/or aromatic polyester carbonate, rubber-modified graft polymer and a plurality of hollow ceramic beads is suitable for making molded articles characterized by good ESC behavior and flammability rating.
US07834068B2
An epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black composite and preparation method thereof are disclosed. The epoxy composite material containing polyaniline/carbon black composite includes a plurality of polyaniline/carbon black composite with core-shell structure distributed in epoxy resin while polyaniline covers on surface of nanoscale carbon black to form the polyaniline/carbon black composite with core-shell structure. The polyaniline/carbon black composite with core-shell structure contains 10 to 30 wt. % of nanoscale carbon black.
US07834066B2
The present invention relates to a denture adhesive article comprising: a) a safe and effective adhesive amount of a water soluble denture adhesive component; b) a safe and effective amount of a component selected from the group consisting of a water soluble plasticizer, a water soluble carrier, and mixtures thereof; wherein the article is bioerodible; and wherein the article has dry tack.
US07834061B2
A composition containing 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid at a high concentration is obtained by intracellularly and extracellularly producing 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoic acid using a bacterium belonging to the genus Propionibacterium and collecting it. This composition is efficacious in improving intestinal flora, alleviating abdominal ailments in association with the intake of milk, and preventing metabolic bone diseases.
US07834057B1
Compositions for the treatment of the skin. The compositions reduce and/or reverse the visible appearance of skin damage. In the preferred embodiment, the composition includes Retinyl Palmitate Polypeptide; Ascorbylmethylsilanol Pectinate; Tocopheryl Polypeptide; Cholecalciferol Polypeptide; and Niacinamide Polypeptide.
US07834052B2
Compounds of formula 1: are disclosed, wherein V is CH2; W is S(O)m; m is the integer 0, 1 or 2; U is O, C(O), CR13R14 or NR15; where R13 is H, alkyl; R14 is H, OH, OR13 or OCOR13; R15 is H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl, C(O)R13, C(O)OR13 or alkylaminocarbonyl; R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are as defined herein. These compounds are inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and are useful as medicaments for the treatment and prevention of disorders caused by increased TNF-α activity, in particular inflammations.
US07834051B2
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical agents which are agents for the prophylaxis or treatment of hypogonadism, male climacteric disorder, frailty, cachexia or osteoporosis; the pharmaceutical agents frailty suppressants, muscle strength enhancers, muscle increasing agents, cachexia suppressants, body weight decrease suppressants, agents for the prophylaxis or treatment of prostate hypertrophy, amyotrophy or muscle loss caused by a disease or an agent for reducing the prostate weight.The present invention also relates to methods for the prophylaxis or treatment of hypogonadism, male climacteric disorder, frailty, cachexia or osteoporosis in a mammal, which comprises administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical agents of the present invention or a prodrug thereof; use of the pharmaceutical agents of the present invention or a prodrug thereof for the production of an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of hypogonadism, male climacteric disorder, frailty, cachexia or osteoporosis; and the like.
US07834050B2
Compounds of Formula I are described along with pharmaceutical formulations thereof, and methods of treating disorders such as diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases with such compounds.
US07834049B2
The present invention provides an integrin expression inhibitor, and an agent for treating arterial sclerosis, psoriasis, cancer, retinal angiogenesis, diabetic retinopathy or inflammatory diseases, an anticoagulant, or a cancer metastasis suppressor on the basis of an integrin inhibitory action. Namely, it provides an integrin expression inhibitor comprising, as an active ingredient, a sulfonamide compound represented by the following formula (I), a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof or a hydrate of them, wherein in the formula, B means a C6-C10 aryl ring or 6- to 10-membered heteroaryl ring which may have a substituent and in which a part of the ring may be saturated; K means a single bond, —CH═CH— or —(CR4bR5b)mb— (wherein R4b and R5b are the same as or different from each other and each means hydrogen atom or a C1-C4 alkyl group; and mb means an integer of 1 or 2); R1 means hydrogen atom or a C1-C6 alkyl group; Z means a single bond or —CO—NH—; and R means a C6-C10 aryl ring or 6- to 10-membered heteroaryl ring which may have a substituent and in which a part of the ring may be saturated, respectively.
US07834045B2
The invention relates to novel N-substituted pyrazolylcarboxanilides of the formula (I) in which R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined in the disclosure, to a plurality of processes for preparing these compounds and their use for controlling unwanted microorganisms, and to novel intermediates and their preparation.
US07834040B2
The present invention relates to new pharmaceutical uses of an isoxazolic derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the preparation of a medicament useful for treating the neuropathic pain.
US07834032B2
Compounds of the formula (I), in which R1, R2, Q, X, Y, m and n have the meanings indicated in Claim (1), are potent 5-HT2A antagonists and are suitable for the treatment of psychoses, schizophrenia, depression, neurological disorders, memory disorders, Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, eating disorders, such as bulimia, anorexia nervosa, of premenstrual syndrome and/or for positively influencing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
US07834030B2
The present invention comprises phenyl-[1,2,4]-oxadiazol-5-one derivatives of the general formula I: wherein the R1-R10 and B, U, V, W, X, Y and Z substituents are defined herein. The claimed invention also comprises the compounds isomers and their physiologically acceptable salts as well as processes for their preparation. The compounds are suitable for the treatment and/or prevention of disorders of fatty acid metabolism and glucose utilization disorders as well as of disorders in which insulin resistance is involved and demyelinating and other neurodegenerative disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system.
US07834022B2
The present invention provides active metabolites of 3-(4-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-3-cyclopentylpropanenitrile that modulate the activity of Janus kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to activity of Janus kinases including, for example, immune-related diseases, skin disorders, myeloid proliferative disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
US07834017B2
There is provided compounds having the formula of structure I: wherein the groups —C(R8)(CH2)vCH(R9)(CH2)y-Q and —C(R8)(CH2)vCH(R9)(CH2)y-J are the same, and R1a, R1b, R2a, R2b, R8, R9, J, Q, W, X, L2, v and y have meanings given in the description. The use of such compounds in the treatment of a condition responsive to changes in melanocortin receptor function in a human or non-human mammal (e.g. male sexual dysfunction, female sexual dysfunction, an eating disorder, above optimal body weight, obesity, below-optimal body weight or cachexia) is also described.
US07834011B2
This invention comprises the novel compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, T, X, Y, A, n, m and p have defined meanings, having histone deacetylase inhibiting enzymatic activity; their preparation, compositions containing them and their use as a medicine.
US07834007B2
The present invention encompasses compounds of Formula I which are 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.
US07834004B2
Compounds as modulators of peroxisome proliferator activated receptors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, and methods of treating disease using the same are disclosed.
US07833995B2
It is intended to provide highly safe and efficacious blood flow promoters for cauda equina tissues. Among prostaglandin-like compounds having a weak hypotensive effect, compounds having an effect of promoting the blood flow in cauda equina tissues (excluding limaprost) are useful as highly safe blood flow promoters for cauda equina tissues and, therefore, are efficacious in preventing and/or treating lumbar pain, lower limb pain, lower limb palsy, intermittent claudication, vesicorectal failure, hypogonadism, etc. caused by cauda equina injuries.
US07833985B2
It is intended to provide ACE inhibitory tripeptides which are not easily digested by digestive enzymes after being orally taken and thus have fewer tendencies to lose their ACE inhibitory activity in vivo. More specifically, 3 tripeptides having an ACE inhibitory activity and showing a hypotensive effect in an animal experiment are discovered from a thermolysin digestion product of sesame. These tripeptides respectively have amino acid sequences Leu-Ser-Ala, Val-Ile-Tyr and Leu-Val-Tyr and show an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activity.
US07833981B2
Deglycosylated long pentraxin PTX3 and desialidated long pentraxin PTX3 are disclosed, as well as processes for their preparation, pharmacological compositions containing them, and their use for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment of diseases in which the use of the long pentraxin PTX is indicated, particularly infectious and inflammatory diseases and female fertility disorders. These proteins are endowed with therapeutic activity superior to that of glycosylated pentraxin.
US07833972B2
A method of suppressing the differentiation of an adipocite and/or lipid accumulation in an adipocyte, which comprises contacting the adipocyte with a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or a salt thereof, or with a polynucleotide comprising a sense strand sequence encoding a protein comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.
US07833961B2
A fabric enhancing composition comprising: at least one fabric softening active, wherein said fabric softening active comprises a plurality of particles comprising a intensity weighted particle size distribution wherein at least about 50% said particles have a particle size below about 170 nm.
US07833960B2
The present invention is directed to novel capsules containing active material and nanoscaled material and to methods for making capsules with enhanced performance and stability. The capsules are well suited for use in personal care applications, laundry products and perfume and fragrance products.
US07833948B1
A composition and a method for treating a subterranean formation with an injection liquid containing liquid carbon dioxide, a treating liquid and optionally a foaming agent and/or methanol. The treating liquid may be an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, a solvent or a scale inhibitor.
US07833947B1
The invention discloses a method of delivering a first chemical component to a subterranean formation in a wellbore comprising: providing a fluid comprising a carrier fluid and at least two different sizes of solid particulate materials selected from a group consisting of: very large particles, large particles, medium particles, fine particles, very fine particles and ultrafine particles; wherein the packed volume fraction (PVF) of the two sizes of solid particulate materials exceeds 0.80, and wherein first type of solid particulate materials contains the first chemical component able to be released by a first downhole trigger and second type of solid particulate materials contains the first chemical component or a second chemical component able to be released by a second downhole trigger; pumping the fluid into the wellbore; allowing the first chemical component to be released by the first downhole trigger.
US07833944B2
Methods and compositions including a method comprising: providing a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid and a solid particle comprising a crosslinked aliphatic polyester; and placing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation.
US07833936B2
The present invention provides a method for producing a honeycomb structure which carries a catalyst component containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals and purifies exhaust emissions. The method of the invention includes: a starting material mixing step of mixing ceramic particles having a predetermined average particle size, fine particles being composed of the same material as the ceramic particles and having an average particle size smaller than the predetermined average particle size, and an erosion-resistant material or a precursor thereof which inhibits the catalyst component from eroding the ceramic particles more effectively than an oxide of the element contained in the ceramic particles, to prepare a puddle; a molding and firing step of molding the puddle into a molded body and firing the molded body to sinter the molded body and to allow a ceramic particle protection material composed of the erosion-resistant material or the precursor thereof to be present on the surface of the molded body; and a catalyst-carrying step of making the fired molded body to carry the catalyst component.
US07833933B2
A process for preparation of a paraffin isomerization catalyst comprising a mixture of a Group IVB metal oxide, a Group VIB metal oxide, a Group IIIA metal oxide and a Group VIII metal. The process includes the steps of: a) contacting a hydroxide of the Group IVB metal with an aqueous solution of an oxyanion of the Group VIB metal to provide a mixture, (b) drying the mixture to provide a dry powder, (c) kneading the powder with a Group IIIA hydroxide gel and a polymeric cellulose ether compound to form a paste, (d) shaping the paste to form a shaped material, (e) calcining the shaped material to form a calcined material, (f) impregnating the calcined material with an aqueous solution of a Group VIII metal salt to provide the catalyst, and (g) calcining the catalyst.
US07833925B2
A method of manufacturing metal nanoparticles by mixing a metal precursor with a solvent to prepare a mixed solution, and radiating the mixed solution with an ion beam to reduce the metal precursor and produce the metal nanoparticles. In addition, when metal nanoparticles are prepared by using an ion beam, uniform-sized metal nanoparticles can be mass produced.
US07833920B2
The invention provides an optical glass which comprises, in terms of % by mass on the basis of oxides, 35-45% of SiO2, 12-20% of B2O3, 2-7% of Li2O, 0.1-10% of ZnO, 2-15% of Al2O3, 10-40% of BaO, 0-5% of K2O, 0-10% of Na2O, and 0-20% of Gd2O3, wherein SiO2+B2O3 is 47-58% and Li2O+Na2O+K2O is 5-14%.
US07833916B2
The present invention provides several methods and materials for use in building construction that may require air and water barrier, and water vapor permeability along with thermal or acoustic insulation. Several embodiments provide materials for a variety of building construction needs that can help build next generation green buildings.
US07833915B2
In order to provide grease, oil and wax resistance to a paper substrate, a coating containing a binder, a filler material and calcium carbonate is used. The coating of the invention is essentially free from fluorocarbons, which are considered harmful to human and animal populations, and surfactants and other chemicals which may alter the color of the coated paper. The coated paper has a GE brightness level between approximately 50 and approximately 90, while providing superior grease, oil and wax resistance.
US07833913B2
A method is provided for forming doped hafnium zirconium based films by atomic layer deposition (ALD) or plasma enhanced ALD (PEALD). The method includes disposing a substrate in a process chamber and exposing the substrate to a gas pulse containing a hafnium precursor, a gas pulse containing a zirconium precursor, and a gas pulse containing one or more dopant elements. The dopant elements may be selected from Group II, Group XIII, silicon, and rare earth elements of the Periodic Table. Sequentially after each precursor and dopant gas pulse, the substrate is exposed to a gas pulse containing an oxygen-containing gas, a nitrogen-containing gas, or an oxygen- and nitrogen-containing gas. In alternative embodiments, the hafnium and zirconium precursors may be pulsed together, and either or both may be pulsed with the dopant elements. The sequential exposing steps may be repeated to deposit a doped hafnium zirconium based film with a predetermined thickness.
US07833912B2
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate which includes a number of chip areas, a processed film which is formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a ring-shaped pattern which is formed on the processed film and along a peripheral portion of the semiconductor substrate.
US07833902B2
In a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same, the semiconductor device includes a contact pad in a first interlayer insulating layer on a semiconductor substrate, a contact hole in a second interlayer insulating layer on the first interlayer insulating layer, selectively exposing the contact pad, a contact spacer on internal walls of the contact hole, a first contact plug connected to the contact pad exposed by the contact hole having the contact spacer on the internal walls thereof, the first contact plug partially filling the contact hole, a metal silicide layer on a surface of the first contact plug, and a second contact plug on the metal silicide layer and partially filling the remaining portion of the contact hole.
US07833897B2
A method is provided for making of interconnect solder bumps on a wafer or other electronic device without depositing any significant amount of tin or other solder component from the solder onto the wafer surface which tin can cause shorts or other defects in the wafer. The method is particularly useful for well-known C4NP interconnect technology. In one aspect of the invention, a reducing gas flow rate is used to remove oxides from the solder surfaces and wafer pad surfaces and is of a sufficient determined or pre-determined flow and/or chamber or mold/wafer spacing to provide a gas velocity across the solder surfaces and wafer pad surfaces so that Sn or other contaminants do not deposit on the wafer surface during solder transfer. In another aspect, the transfer contact is performed below the melting point of the solder and subsequently heated to above the melting temperature while in transfer contact. The heated solder in contact with the wafer pads is transferred to the wafer pads.
US07833895B2
A method for fabricating ICs including via-first through substrate vias (TSVs) and ICs and electronic assemblies therefrom. A substrate having a substrate thickness including a top semiconductor surface and a bottom surface is provided including at least one embedded TSV including a dielectric liner and an electrically conductive filler material formed on the dielectric liner. A portion of the bottom surface of the substrate is mechanically removed to approach but not reach the embedded TSV tip. A protective substrate layer having a protective layer thickness remains over the tip of the embedded TSV after the mechanical removing. Chemical etching exclusive of mechanical etching for removing the protective substrate layer is used form an integral TSV tip that has an exposed tip portion that generally protrudes from the bottom surface of the substrate. The chemical etching is generally a three step chemical etch.
US07833884B2
A method of fabricating a strained semiconductor-on-insulator (SSOI) substrate is provided. The method includes first providing a structure that includes a substrate, a doped and relaxed semiconductor layer on the substrate, and a strained semiconductor layer on the doped and relaxed semiconductor layer. In the invention, the doped and relaxed semiconductor layer having a lower lattice parameter than the substrate. Next, at least the doped and relaxed semiconductor layer is converted into a buried porous layer and the structure including the buried porous layer is annealed to provide a strained semiconductor-on-insulator substrate. During the annealing, the buried porous layer is converted into a buried oxide layer.
US07833878B2
A hydrogen ion-implanted layer is formed on the surface side of a first substrate which is a single-crystal silicon substrate. At least one of the surface of a second substrate, which is a transparent insulating substrate, and the surface of the first substrate is subjected to surface activation treatment, and the two substrates are bonded together. The bonded substrate composed of the single-crystal Si substrate and the transparent insulating substrate thus obtained is mounted on a susceptor and is placed under an infrared lamp. Light having a wave number range including an Si—H bond absorption band is irradiated at the bonded substrate for a predetermined length of time to break the Si—H bonds localized within a “microbubble layer” in the hydrogen ion-implanted layer, thereby separating a silicon thin film layer.
US07833876B2
In a manufacturing of a semiconductor device, at least one of elements is formed in each of element formation regions of a substrate having a main side and a rear side, and the substrate is thinned by polished from a rear side of the substrate, and then, multiple trenches are formed on the rear side of the substrate, so that each trench reaches the main side of the substrate. After that, an insulating material is deposited over an inner surface of each trench to form an insulating layer in the trench, so that the element formation regions are isolated. Thereby, generation of cracks and structural steps in the substrate and separation of element formation regions from the substrate can be suppressed.
US07833874B2
By forming a non-oxidizable liner in an isolation trench and selectively modifying the liner within the isolation trench, the stress characteristics of the isolation trench may be adjusted. In one embodiment, a high compressive stress may be obtained by treating the liner with an ion bombardment and subsequently exposing the device to an oxidizing ambient at elevated temperatures, thereby incorporating silicon dioxide into the non-oxidizable material. Hence, an increased compressive stress may be generated within the non-oxidizable layer.
US07833862B2
A semiconductor device and method. One embodiments provides a semiconductor substrate having a trench with a sidewall isolation comprising a first isolating material, a field electrode formed in lower portion of the trench, a cover comprising a second material above the field electrode, the second material being selectively etchable to the first isolating material, a gate dielectric on the sidewall in an upper portion of the trench and a gate electrode in the upper portion of the trench.
US07833861B2
A semiconductor device having a recess channel structure includes a semiconductor substrate having a recess formed in a gate forming area in an active area; an insulation layer formed in the semiconductor substrate so as to define the active area and formed so as to apply a tensile stress in a channel width direction; a stressor formed in a surface of the insulation layer and formed so as to apply a compressive stress in a channel height direction; a gate formed over the recess in the active area; and source/drain areas formed in a surface of the active area at both side of the gate.
US07833859B2
Methods for manufacturing semiconductor devices simultaneously to implement low-voltage and high-voltage devices in a single chip. In one example embodiment, a method includes various acts. An isolation layer is formed on a wafer. A gate oxide layer and a lower gate poly are sequentially formed on a first low-voltage transistor region. A first poly oxide layer is formed. A nitride layer is formed on the first poly oxide layer. The nitride layer and the first poly oxide layer are etched. A field oxide layer is formed by selectively oxidizing portions exposed by the etching. A second poly oxide layer is formed. Gate patterns of each transistor region are completed by vapor-depositing an upper gate poly on a high-voltage transistor region, the first low-voltage transistor region and a second low-voltage transistor region. A source and drain region are formed.
US07833857B2
An ESD protecting circuit and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The ESD protecting circuit includes a device isolation layer, first and second high-concentration impurity regions, a third high-concentration impurity region of a complementary type, first and second conductive wells, and a fourth conductive impurity region. The ESD protecting circuit is configured as a field transistor without a gate electrode, and the high breakdown voltage characteristics of the field transistor are lowered by implanting impurity ions, providing an ESD protecting circuit with a low breakdown voltage and low leakage current. Because the leakage current is reduced, the ESD protecting circuit can be used for an analog I/O device that is sensitive to current fluxes. Also, an N-type well may protect a junction of the field transistor.
US07833854B2
The present invention provides a method of integrating semiconductor devices such that different types of devices are formed upon a specific crystal orientation of a hybrid substrate that enhances the performance of each type of device. Specifically, the present invention provides a method of integrating semiconductor devices such that pFETs are located on a (110) crystallographic plane, while nFETs are located on a (100) crystallographic plane of a planar hybrid substrate. The method of the present invention also improves the performance of creating SOI-like devices with a combination of a buried insulator and counter-doping layers. The present invention also relates to semiconductor structures that are formed utilizing the method of the present invention.
US07833850B2
A method of fabricating a thin film transistor includes forming a gate electrode on a substrate, forming a semiconductor layer on the gate electrode, forming a source electrode on the semiconductor layer, forming a drain electrode on the semiconductor layer spaced apart from the source electrode, forming a copper layer pattern on the source electrode and the drain electrode, exposing the copper layer pattern on the source electrode and the drain electrode to a fluorine-containing process gas to form a copper fluoride layer pattern thereon, and patterning the semiconductor layer.
US07833841B2
The present invention is a method for manufacturing a semiconductor apparatus including a chip which is fabricated in large numbers on a wafer and has a plurality of information blocks. In the method, a unique information bit is written in a chip discrimination block of each chip within a shot, which is a segmented region of the wafer, by a fixed pattern method. In addition, an information bit uniquely given to each shot within the wafer is written by a mask shift method. Further, an information bit uniquely given to each wafer is written in a wafer discrimination block of the chip which is fabricated on the wafer by the mask shift method and mask combination method.
US07833836B2
A semiconductor chip having an adhesive layer previously formed on an element forming surface thereof and having a bump exposed from the surface of the adhesive layer is wire-bonded to a printed circuit board. Another semiconductor chip is stacked on the above semiconductor chip with the adhesive layer disposed therebetween and is wire-bonded to the printed circuit board by wire bonding. Likewise, at least one semiconductor chip is sequentially stacked on the thus attained semiconductor structure to form a stack MCP.
US07833829B2
A Micro ElectroMechanical Systems device according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed by dicing a MEMS wafer and attaching individual MEMS dies to a substrate. The MEMS die includes a MEMS component attached to a glass layer, which is attached to a patterned metallic layer, which in turn is attached to a number of bumps. Specifically, the MEMS component on the glass layer is aligned to one or more bumps using windows that are selectively created or formed in the metallic layer. One or more reference features are located on or in the glass layer and are optically detectable. The reference features may be seen from the front surface of the glass layer and used to align the MEMS components and may be seen through the windows and used to align the bumps. As an end result, the MEMS component may be precisely aligned with the bumps via optical detection of the reference features in the glass layer.
US07833819B2
Methods, systems and apparatuses for an imager that improve the quality of a captured image. The imager includes a pixel having a photosensor that generates charge in response to receiving electromagnetic radiation and a storage region that stores the generated charge. A protection region assists in keeping undesirable charge from reaching the storage region.
US07833813B2
The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a TFT array panel in a cost-effective manner. The method includes: forming thin film transistors each having a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode; forming an insulating layer on the thin film transistors; forming a first conductive layer electrically connected to the drain electrodes on the insulating layer; forming a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer; forming a photoresist layer including first portions and second portions thinner than the first portions; selectively etching the second conductive layer with a first etchant by using the photoresist layer as an etch blocker; and selectively etching the first conductive layer with a second etchant by using the photoresist layer and the second conductive layer as etch blockers.
US07833811B2
The invention relates to a side-emitting LED package and a manufacturing method thereof. The side-emitting LED package includes a substrate with an electrode formed thereon, and a light source disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the electrode. The side-emitting LED package also includes a molded part having an upper surface with a center thereof depressed concavely, covering and protecting the substrate and the light source, and a reflection layer covering an entire upper surface of the molded part to reflect light sideward from the molded part which forms a light transmitting surface. The package is not restricted in the shape of the molded part and is not affected by the LED chip size, enabling a compact structure. The invention can also process a substrate by a PCB process, enabling mass-production.
US07833809B2
A light emitting diode structure including a substrate, a strain-reducing seed layer, an epitaxial layer, a first electrode and a second electrode is provided. The strain-reducing seed layer having a plurality of clusters is disposed on the substrate, and the material of the clusters is selected from a group consisting of aluminum nitride, magnesium nitride and indium nitride. The epitaxial layer includes a first type doped semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer and a second type doped semiconductor layer. The first electrode is disposed on the exposed first type doped semiconductor layer and electrically connected thereto. The second electrode is disposed on the second type doped semiconductor layer and electrically connected thereto.
US07833808B2
Methods for forming a photovoltaic cell electrode structure, wherein the photovoltaic cell includes a semiconductor substrate having a passivation layer thereon, includes providing a plurality of contact openings through the passivation layer to the semiconductor substrate, selectively plating a contact metal into the plurality of contact openings to deposit the contact metal, depositing a metal containing material on the deposited contact metal, and firing the deposited contact metal and the deposited metal containing material. The metal containing material may include a paste containing a silver or silver alloy along with a glass frit and is substantially free to completely free of lead. The methods may also use light activation of the passivation layer or use seed layers to assist in the plating.
US07833807B2
Some semiconductor lasers have an initial failure mode that is advanced as the amount of optical power therein, namely, the amount of optical output observed from the outside increases in almost independent of the temperature. The initial failure mode that is advanced as the amount of optical output increases is not sufficiently screened, so that the initial failure rate is somewhat higher than that of the semiconductor laser having the conventional active layer material. It is effective to introduce a test with large optical output at lower temperature than average operating temperature such as room temperature, during the manufacturing process. This helps to eliminate elements having the initial failure mode that is advanced as the amount optical output increases, thereby to extend the expected life of the laser diodes.
US07833806B2
A method of forming a magnetoelectronic device includes forming a dielectric material (114) surrounding a magnetic bit (112), etching the dielectric material (114) to define an opening (122) over the magnetic bit (112) without exposing the magnetic bit (112), the opening (122) having a sidewall, depositing a blanket layer (132) of cladding material over the dielectric material (118), including over the sidewall, removing by a sputtering process the blanket layer (132) in the bottom of the opening (122) and the dielectric material (124) over the magnetic bit (112), and forming a conductive material (146) within the opening (122) to form a bit line (154). This process reduces errors caused by process irregularities such as edges of the bits (112) protruding and thereby causing defects in the cladding layer (132) formed thereover. A bit line or digit line so formed may optionally be tapered at the ends (182, 184) to prevent magnetic reversal of the bit line magnetic moment that otherwise may occur due to external magnetic fields.
US07833805B2
Functional biological synthetic composite (BSC) membranes comprising phospholipids, biological membrane proteins and porous supports or membranes are provided. Lipid bilayers are formed on porous polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PETE) and poly (I-lactic acid) (PLLA) membranes and in laser-drilled pores in a multi-well plastic plate as measured by increased resistance or decreased currents. BSC's comprising functional reconstituted Kv1.5 K channel and/or H/K ATPase transport proteins are also provided c inhibitor), methods of manufacture, and high throughput screening assays employing the inventive membranes are also provided.
US07833785B2
The invention provides a novel method of dissociating anchorage independent and dependent cell aggregates. The invention also includes the cells resulting from the methods of the invention and the use of the cells in various applications requiring the generation of a single cell suspension.
US07833778B2
The present invention describes a method for producing butanol by fermentation of carbohydrates using mixed populations of acidogenic-phase cells and solventogenic-phase cells of Clostridium in a solitary vessel. The present system as described does not require intermittent adjustment of pH or venting of headspace gases. The method provides a process for removal of the butanol product which does not irreversibly harm the cells and conditions are described where such cells may resume butanol synthesis in the same solitary vessel. The invention also describes compositions and biologically pure cultures which comprise the Clostridium cells as disclosed. Also, a biologically pure Clostridium beijerinkii strain NRRL No. B-50244 is disclosed.
US07833775B2
Free-living microbes are provided in which the nucleic acid has been modified so that the microbe is attenuated for proliferation and/or which comprise genetic mutations that attenuate the ability of the microbe to repair its nucleic acid. Methods of using the modified microbes for the loading, activation, and/or maturation of antigen-presenting cells are also provided. Vaccine compositions comprising the modified microbes and/or the antigen-presenting cells and methods of using the vaccines are also provided. The microbes may be further modified to include heterologous antigens, such as tumor antigens or infectious disease antigens, for use as a vaccine against cancer or infectious diseases.
US07833771B2
The present invention relates to polypeptides having alpha-amylase activity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to a polypeptide having carbohydrate-binding affinity and polynucleotides having a nucleotide sequence which encodes for the polypeptides. The invention also relates to nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the nucleic acid constructs as well as methods for producing and using the polypeptides.
US07833770B2
This is invention relates to amylase polypeptides, and nucleic acids encoding the polypeptides and uses thereof. The amylases of the present invention have been engineered to have more beneficial qualities. Specifically, the amylases of the current invention show an altered thermostability.
US07833768B2
The invention relates to Citrobacter phytases derived from Citrobacter amalonaticus, Citrobacter gillenii, and related phytases. The phytases belong to the acid histidine phosphatase family, are acid-stable, and expectedly of a high specific activity. The invention also relates to the corresponding DNA, the recombinant and wild-type production of the phytases, as well as the use thereof, in particular in animal feed.
US07833765B2
The invention concerns multiparticulate galenic formulations for oral administration and designed for colon targeted delivery of active principles selected from the group comprising enzymes capable of inactivating macrolides and the like, enzymes capable of inactivating quinolones and β-lactamases.
US07833764B2
The present invention relates to DNA encoding novel xylitol dehydrogenase and a method for using the same. Specifically, the present invention comprises providing the nucleic acid sequence of a xylitol dehydrogenase gene from Candida shehatae and introducing this gene into a host organism, thereby producing a microorganism having the ability to utilize xylose.
US07833745B2
A rapid and efficient method for novel biological substance screening by surface analysis has been developed using Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS). This method relies on the surface screening of an array of micro-organisms grown on porous membranes, which had previously been in contact with a solid growth medium. ToF-SIMS analysis differentiates among organisms producing different substances, either directly as molecular product, or indirectly through the use of multivariate statistical data reduction techniques. This method has many advantages over traditional microbial screening methods, which require sample preparation and time for assay development.
US07833731B2
A protein utilizing an anti-gold antibody and a gold-binding side which is a part of the anti-gold antibody is constructed. This protein is capable of specifically binding to gold. This protein or a complex protein containing such a protein can be used for the detection of a target substance.
US07833730B2
The present invention relates to methods of using GPR119 receptor to identify compounds useful for increasing bone mass in an individual. Agonists of GPR119 receptor are useful as therapeutic agents for treating or preventing a condition characterized by low bone mass, such as osteoporosis, and for increasing bone mass in an individual. Agonists of GPR119 receptor promote bone formation in an individual.
US07833723B2
The invention provides methods of coupling protein ligands to a solid support. The invention also provides affinity chromatography matrices and methods of using affinity chromatography matrices to purify a target molecule.
US07833712B2
Methods are provided for detecting a cell proliferative disorder associated with TSLC1 by contacting a proliferating cell of a subject suspected of having the disorder with a reagent that detects TSLC1 and detecting the level of TSLC1 in the proliferating cell. TSLC1 is a single gene whose expression is reduced or absent in A549 and some other NSCLC, hepatocellular carcinoma and pancreatic cancer cell lines. It has further been discovered that TSLC1 expression or suppression is perfectly correlated with promoter methylation state. Restoration of TSLC1 expression to normal or higher levels is sufficient by itself to suppress tumor formation. The invention further provides methods of treating such disorders by contacting cells of a patient suffering from the disorder with a therapeutically effective amount of a reagent that modulates TSLC1 level in the proliferating cells.
US07833710B2
Provided is a polynucleotide for diagnosis or treatment of breast cancer, including at least 10 contiguous nucleotides of a nucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of nucleotide sequences of SEQ ID No: 1 to SEQ ID No: 5 and comprising a nucleotide at 101st position of the nucleotide sequence, or a complementary polynucleotide thereof.
US07833709B2
The present invention provides miniaturized instruments for conducting chemical reactions where control of the reaction temperature is desired or required. Specifically, this invention provides chips and optical systems for performing and monitoring temperature-dependent chemical reactions. The apparatus and methods embodied in the present invention are particularly useful for high-throughput and low-cost amplification of nucleic acids.
US07833707B2
An improved method for recovering the protein expressed by open reading frame 2 from PCV2 is provided. The method generally involves the steps of transfecting recombinant virus containing open reading frame 2 coding sequences into cells contained in growth media, causing the virus to express open reading frame 2, and recovering the expressed protein in the supernate. This recovery should take place beginning approximately 5 days after infection of the cells in order to permit sufficient quantities of recombinant protein to be expressed and secreted from the cell into the growth media. Such methods avoid costly and time consuming extraction procedures required to separate and recover the recombinant protein from within the cells.
US07833704B2
The present invention provides a method for the detection and sorting of microparticles in a mixture of microparticles. The method of the present invention allows for the detection and sorting of many distinct microparticle classes. Detection and sorting is on the basis of microparticle size, the fluorescence spectrum of any attached reporter molecule, the fluorescence intensity of the reporter molecule, and the number of particles in each classification bin. These microparticle classes have particular applications in many genetic or biochemical multiplexing studies and especially as binding agents for the detection of aneuploidy in an organism or embryo of the organism. In humans, the detection and sorting of at least 24 classes of microparticles would be sufficient for a single tube method for the simultaneous detection of aneuploidy in all chromosomes, wherein each distinct microparticle class comprises a polynucleotide sequence complementary to, and specific for, a polynucleotide sequence that is unique to a particular human chromosome. Furthermore, using currently available technology, the present method has application for the simultaneous detection of aneuploidy in all chromosomes for an organism that has 216 or fewer pairs of chromosomes. Kits for the simultaneous detection of aneuploidy in one or more human chromosomes are also provided.
US07833703B2
An in vivo method for the construction of randomized gene libraries and/or domain replacement in gene libraries by homologous recombination using a Kluyveromyces lactis killer toxin, in particular the (γ-subunit of the K. lactis killer toxin, as negative selection marker is described. The use of the (γ-subunit of K. lactis as negative selectable marker increases the percentage of randomized clones.
US07833687B2
The present invention provides an aqueous dispersion of nonspherical fine resin particles having excellent storage stability and processability such as aggregation and adherence to other substances, a method for producing the aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles, and a method for producing toner particles using the aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles. The present invention relates to an aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles characterized in that the fine resin particles are nonspherical particles with an average minor axis being 0.02 μm or more and 1.00 μm or less and an average ratio of a major axis to a minor axis being 2.0 or more and 5.0 or less, a method for producing the aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles, and a method for producing toner particles using the aqueous dispersion of fine resin particles.
US07833682B2
To provide an EUV mask blank of which the decrease in the reflectance during EUV exposure is suppressed, and a substrate with a functional film to be used for production of such an EUV mask blank.A substrate with a reflective layer for EUV lithography, comprising a substrate, and a reflective layer for reflecting EUV light and a protective layer for protecting the reflective layer formed in this order on the substrate, wherein the protective layer contains ruthenium (Ru) and at least one element selected from the group consisting of boron (B) and zirconium (Zr); and in the protective layer, the Ru content is from 70 at % to 95 at % and the total content of B and Zr is from 5 at % to 30 at %.
US07833670B2
The output of a fuel cell stack is kept consumed in an external load through a power converter having a constant-current operating function for keeping an output current of the fuel cell stack at a constant value, until an output voltage of the fuel cell stack reaches an operable lower limit voltage value of the power converter after stopping the supply of oxidant-containing gas to a cathode while maintaining the supply of hydrogen-containing gas to an anode. When the output voltage of the fuel cell stack falls below the operable lower limit voltage value, the output of the fuel cell stack is connected to a short-circuit resistor. Thereafter, a reformer is stopped when the output voltage of the fuel cell stack reaches approximately zero.
US07833669B2
An energy supply (ES) is formed by a fuel cell (1), a power distributor (4) connected to the fuel cell (1), and a secondary cell (7) connected to the power distributor (4), a whole load set (WL) is connected to the power distributor (4), and a controller (8) controls the power distributor (4) to warm the energy supply (ES) by alternatively repeating a power charging distribution (S61) in which power (Gm) generated at the fuel cell (1) is distributed to the secondary cell (7) and the load set (WL), and a power discharging distribution (S71) in which a sum of power (Gr) generated at the fuels cell (1) and power (Dp) discharged from the secondary cell (7) is distributed to the load set (WL).
US07833661B2
The present invention relates to additives for electrolytes of lithium ion secondary batteries that include one or more of the following: 1,3-propane sultone, succinic anhydride; ethenyl sulfonyl benzene, and halobenzene. It can also include biphenyl, cyclohexylbenzene; and vinylene carbonate. The weight of said 1,3-propane sultone is between 0.5 wt. % and 96.4 wt. %, said succinic anhydride is between 0.5 wt. % and 96.4 wt. %; said ethenyl sulfonyl benzene is between 0.5 wt. % and 95.2 wt. %; and said halobenzene is between 0.5 wt. % and 95.2 wt. % of the weight of the additive. Batteries with electrolytes containing said additives have improved over-charge characteristics and low temperature properties, and reduced gas generation during charging and discharging.
US07833644B2
An object of this invention is to provide an electrolytic membrane excellent in ion conductivity and oxidation resistance, and this invention is directed to an electrolytic membrane formed of a polymer comprising at least one recurring unit selected from the group consisting of a recurring unit of the following formula (A), and a recurring unit of the following formula (B), and having a reduced viscosity, measured in a methanesulfonic acid solution having a concentration of 0.5 g/100 ml at 25° C., of 0.05 to 200 dl/g, and a process for the production thereof.
US07833642B2
An impermeable sintered ceramic electrolyte layer of a solid oxide fuel cell is formed by depositing ceramic powder on a substrate using electrophoretic deposition, isostatically pressing that deposited ceramic layer and then heating the compressed ceramic powder layer at temperatures below 1000° C. In preferred embodiments the ceramic thick film fuel cell assembly is formed upon a ferritic stainless steel substrate.
US07833637B2
Food cooking surface for a kitchen utensil or cooking appliance, constituted by the surface of a compound fabricated starting from an alloy whose two principal components are zirconium and cobalt.
US07833633B2
Disclosed is a full color organic electroluminescence display device, comprising a substrate; a first electrode; organic film layers including red, green and blue emission layers and an electron transporting layer; and a second electrode. The thickness of the electron transporting layer, which is preferably formed as a common layer, is different in the red and green emission regions from that in the blue emission region so that the device has an excellent purity of color and improved luminous efficiency of red and green colors.
US07833631B2
A multi metal base thermal resistance alloy and a mold with the multi metal base thermal resistance alloy layer are provided. The weight percent of each element in this alloy is less than 45%. The structure of the alloy is an amorphous structure and the phonon thermal conductivity of the amorphous structure is intrinsically low. Therefore, the alloy is a metal material with low thermal conductivity coefficient and high thermal stability, which can increase the heat retaining property of the die casting mold, enhance the forming yield and stability of a metal sheet with a low fusion point, and is suitable to be used as a thermal-resistance coating material on die casting molds.
US07833628B2
A coating structure with an anti-reflection function and an anti-electromagnetic wave function, including an anti-reflection coating structure, an anti-electromagnetic wave coating structure, a third transparent substrate, and two adhesive layers respectively disposed between the anti-reflection coating structure and the third transparent substrate and between the third transparent substrate and the anti-electromagnetic wave coating structure. The anti-reflection coating structure has a first transparent substrate and an anti-reflection coating module formed on the first transparent substrate. The anti-electromagnetic wave coating structure has a second transparent substrate and an anti-electromagnetic wave coating module formed on the second transparent substrate. The third transparent substrate is disposed between the anti-reflection coating structure and the anti-electromagnetic wave coating structure.
US07833626B2
An amorphous carbon film includes carbon as a major component, and silicon in an amount of from 0.1 atomic % or more to 10 atomic % or less when the entire amorphous carbon film is taken as 100 atomic %. The carbon is composed of carbon having an sp2 hybrid orbital in an amount of from 60 atomic % or more to 90 atomic % or less when the entire carbon amount is taken as 100 atomic %. Also disclosed is a process for producing the amorphous carbon film.
US07833622B2
The subject invention provides an optical film, comprising a transparent substrate and a resin coating having a convex-concave structure on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein said resin coating comprises a plurality of organic particles and a binder, the organic particles being formed from a polyacrylate resin which comprises at least one acrylate monomer type having multiple functional groups as polymerization units, said multi-functional acrylate monomers being in an amount from 30 to 70 wt % based on the total weight of the monomers, and wherein the organic particles have a mean particle size, the particle size distribution of the organic particles ranging within about ±5% of the mean particle size, and wherein the organic particles are in an amount from about 180 to 320 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the solid contents of the binder.
US07833611B2
A composition is described that includes at least one compatibilizer having at least one polyolefin and at least one polar group. The composition can include a blend of polymers. Surface coverings and floor coverings, such as laminated floor coverings, having the composition, are also described.
US07833609B2
The present invention is intended to provide a sliding member which exhibits an excellent anti-seizure property even under starved lubricant conditions. In the present invention, there is provided a sliding member with a structure, in which a coating layer having a sliding surface is adhered to the surface of the base material, wherein the coating layer does not contain a resin binder but has solid lubricant plate crystal particles laminated therein, wherein these solid lubricant plate crystal particles have a lamellar crystal structure in which (001) planes are stacked in parallel, and at least in the sliding surface, the orientation index of the (001) plane of the solid lubricant plate crystal particles is 90% or more.
US07833602B1
A vehicular floor mat constructed of a plurality of hollow tubes, at least two spaced-apart through holes along a length of the hollow tubes for receiving at least two threaded rods, a plurality of tubular spacers positioned inbetween two adjacent hollow rods for maintaining a predetermined distance between the hollow tubes, and a nut engaging the ends of the threaded rods to hold the hollow tubes together forming a floor mat.
US07833595B2
A transparent article includes a continuous polyester matrix having at least one incompatible filler dispersed therein. The incompatible filler provides domains in the polyester matrix, each domain having a particular dimension, thus providing a range of dimensions for the domains in the article. To create haze, the dimensions are within the range of from about 380 nm to about 720 nm. Once the range of dimensions is determined, a light absorbent composition can be found which absorbs light at a range of wavelengths that at least substantially covers the range of dimensions of the domains. In doing so, it has been found that the haze of the article can be substantially masked. Method for producing the article and for masking the haze are also provided.
US07833593B2
Optical devices according to the present invention include a multilayer optical film in which at least one of the layers comprises an oriented birefringent polymer. The multilayer optical film exhibits low absorptivity and can reflect light approaching at shallow angles as well as normal to the film.
US07833591B2
The present invention discloses an ink printing method using an image-recording element, which provides an image having excellent image quality and superior dry time, comprising insoluble cationic core-shell polymeric particles each comprising a core comprising cationic core polymer having at least 10 mole percent of a cationic mordant monomeric unit and a shell comprising hydrophilic shell polymer that is substantially less cationic than the cationic core polymer, wherein the shell is at least 10% by weight of the core.
US07833575B2
A method is provided for applying a fire retardant coating system. The method comprises providing a first component that is a coatable polymeric coating composition and a second component comprising granules, wherein the granules comprise a polymeric matrix comprising a plurality of regions of fire retardant material ingredient incorporated therein. The first component and the second component are separate as delivered to the site of application. The first component and the second component are applied onto a substrate so that the granules are adhered to the substrate by the polymeric coating composition. The polymeric coating composition is then allowed to cure to form a fire-retardant coating. The resulting fire-retardant coating affords surprising fire retardancy performance.
US07833570B2
Dimensional stabilization of a precision etched mask used in the production of organic light emitting diode display panels. This may entail securing a sheet of mask material, and then heating the sheet of mask material to a temperature within a predetermined range for a predetermined amount of time to produce a treated sheet of mask material. The treated sheet of mask material may then be used to fabricate a dimensionally stable precision etched mask, such as by exposing and etching the treated sheet of mask material.
US07833569B2
A method for manufacturing an organic electroluminescent device includes forming a first electrode and a first carrier transport layer on a substrate having sub-pixels that include a first light emitting area for a first color, a second light emitting area for a second color, and a third light emitting area for a third color, forming a first color light emitting layer in the first light emitting area using a first hydrophobic material, forming a second color light emitting layer in the second light emitting area using a second hydrophobic material, forming a third color light emitting layer in the first, second and third light emitting areas or in the third light emitting area, forming a second carrier transport layer on the third light emitting area; and forming a second electrode on the second carrier transport layer.
US07833568B2
Accurate and reproducible measurements of the cuticle scale height of naturally occurring proteinaceous fibers can be made by measuring the scale height of the fiber while it is vertically oriented beneath a scanning electron microscope.
US07833567B2
The apparatus forms an electric circuit on a construction member of a machine based on a set of three-dimensional data. The data defines a position and a profile of the construction member, a position of the electric circuit, and a shape of the electric circuit. The electric circuit is used for electrical connection between electric instruments mounted on the machine. The data is associated with a reference coordinate system provided in the machine, and the data includes coordinates of points for determining arrangement of the electric circuit, a distance between any two of the points adjacent to each other, and a cross-sectional area of the electric circuit associated extended between the two points. The apparatus has a storage means for storing the data, a jet means for jetting a molten metal, a first transfer means for moving the construction member relative to the jet means, and a control means for jetting the molten metal against the construction member to deposit the molten metal and for controlling the relative movement between the construction member and the jet means based on the data. The jet means can jet the molten metal against the construction member so that the molten metal can be deposited on a surface of the construction member to form the electric circuit on the construction member.
US07833559B2
The present invention is directed to processes for making blocks of cheese having reduced moisture variability using controlled cooling of cheese curd to form the final cheese blocks.
US07833554B2
The invention relates to a medicament which comprises a peptide extract of avocado and which can also comprise a composition containing D-mannoheptulose and/or perseitol, such as a water-soluble extract of avocado sugars, and/or a peptide extract of lupine. The inventive medicament is intended for the treatment and/or prevention of illnesses that are linked to an alteration in innate and/or acquired immunity, through an increase in the production of anti-microbial peptides, preferably hBD-2, without inducing inflammatory reactions, irritations or intolerances.
US07833548B2
A coating composition in the form of a one or multi-part system, and method of applying such a composition under conditions of controlled humidity, for use in coating device surfaces to control and/or improve their ability to release bioactive agents in aqueous systems. The coating composition is particularly adapted for use with medical devices that undergo significant flexion and/or expansion in the course of their delivery and/or use, such as stents and catheters. The composition includes the bioactive agent in combination with a first polymer component such as polyalkyl(meth)acrylate, polyaryl(meth)acrylate, polyaralkyl(meth)acrylate, or polyaryloxyalkyl(meth)acrylate and a second polymer component such as poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate).
US07833526B2
The present invention relates to the discovery that relaxin is associated with the development or maturation of body tissues. Knockouts of the gene encoding relaxin result in various abnormalities in the development of various tissues. The present invention provides methods of modulating apoptosis by administering a relaxin agonist or antagonist to a subject.
US07833523B2
Isolated nucleic acid sequences and amino acid sequences for soluble, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase or active fragments or variants thereof which promote detachment of bacterial cells from a biofilm are provided. An isolated mutant bacteria which forms biofilm colonies which tightly adhere to surface but which are unable to release cells into the medium or spread over the surface is also provided. In additions, methods are described for modulating detachment of bacterial cells from biofilm by mutating soluble, β-N-acetylglucosaminidase or altering its expression or activity are also provided. Also provided are compositions, methods and devices for preventing, inhibiting and treating bacterial infections.
US07833522B2
A method is disclosed to treat a patient having a wound area, such as a burn injury. The method provides a plurality of epidermal/dermal cells, and applies that plurality of epidermal/dermal cells to the wound area.
US07833516B2
Cosmetic composition comprising a volatile silicone, a silicone surfactant and a cationic surfactant
A composition for cosmetic treatment of keratinous materials comprising in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least a volatile silicone, at least a silicone surfactant and at least a cationic surfactant in a concentration strictly higher than 0.5 wt. % relative to the composition total weight, selected among primary, secondary or tertiary fatty amine salts, optionally polyoxyalkylenated, quaternary ammonium salts and their mixtures. The composition comprises at least an amount of oils containing at least the volatile silicone in a concentration not more than 20 wt.% relative to the composition total weight. A method for cosmetic treatment of keratinous materials is also disclosed.
US07833515B2
A polymeric composition comprising a copolymer obtained from at least one monomer comprising an ether group and at least one monomer not comprising an ether group, a compatible plasticizer and a volatile material is able to provide sustained delivery of the volatile material over a long period of time. Additionally, if the volatile material is a composition formed by several components of different volatility, the compositions of the present invention is able to provide a uniform release of all components of the volatile material.
US07833509B2
The invention relates to a process and to an apparatus for preparing hydrogen sulfide H2S by converting a reactant mixture which comprises gaseous sulfur and hydrogen over a solid catalyst. The reactant mixture is converted at a pressure of from 0.5 to 10 bar absolute, a temperature of from 300 to 450° C. and a sulfur excess in a reactor (1). The sulfur excess corresponds to a ratio of excess sulfur to H2S prepared of from 0.2 to 3 kg of sulfur per kg of H2S prepared.
US07833504B2
The invention provides adducts comprising a carbon nanotube with covalently attached silane moieties, and methods of making such adducts. Examples of silane moieties include trimethoxysilane; hexaphenyldisilane; silylphosphine; 1,1,1,3,5,5,5-heptamethyltrisiloxane; polydimethylsiloxane, poly(N-bromobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide); N,N,N′,N′-tetrabromobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide; hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS); chlorotrimethylsilane (TMCS); trichloromethylsilane (TCMS); an alkyl(alkylamino)silane; a tri(alkoxy)silane; tert-butyldimethylsilane; monochloroaminosilane; dichloroaminosilane; trichloroaminosilane; and dimethylaminosilane.
US07833498B2
Process and apparatus for the continuous preparation of a chemical compound in at least one reactor, where at least one of the reactors is a shell-and-tube reactor which has a shell and at least one internal tube located within the shell, wherein at least one of the internal tubes has, at least in part, a noncircular cross section and a helical configuration in the region in which it is surrounded by the shell.
US07833492B2
Disclosed herein are wearable devices for dispensing insect repellents, fragrances, and/or other chemicals along the outside of the clothing of a human, to avoid the need to apply such chemicals directly to clothing or to human's skin. The devices have an on/off switch that automatically controls a shutter which enables and restricts air flow, while also controlling fan operation and covering of a use-up cue. The device also is designed to prevent fan operation when an impregnated slab is not present. Also disclosed are preferred refills for use with such devices.
US07833487B2
A solution filling apparatus fills a capillary with solution of a substance to be introduced into a cell. A capillary holding unit holds the capillary. An injection-tube holding unit holds an injection tube to be injected into the capillary. A solution ejecting unit ejects the solution from the injection tube into the capillary. A guiding unit guides the injection tube into the capillary. A capillary oscillating unit oscillates the injection-tube holding unit and the solution ejecting unit.
US07833486B2
A microfluidic device that comprises one or a plurality of microchannel structures each of which comprises a microconduit for transport and/or processing of liquid, the inner surface of which comprises a hydrophilic liquid contact surface area (surface area 1) that is delineated in at least one direction by a boundary to a hydrophobic surface area (surface area 2). The characteristic feature is that surface area 2 comprises a rough part that stretches along the boundary.
US07833470B2
The molding defect known as “splay” is reduced in poly(arylene ether) injection molding compositions including specific amounts of poly(arylene ether), rubber-modified polystyrene, triaryl phosphate, and aryl phosphite. The molding compositions are particularly useful for injection molding articles with large, thin sections, such as battery cases for the back-up batteries used in wireless towers.
US07833468B2
The improved method and apparatus for longitudinal orientation of a tubular thermoplastic film as it leaves an annular extrusion die aims at a better control of this orientation. On its travel between the exit orifice (21) and the draw-down means, the at least partly molten film passes an annular frictional device (101), and the frictional force set-up hereby is variable in controlled manner. This device is cooled from its interior (105) in controlled manner by means of a fluid cooling medium. The friction may be controlled by airlubrication with air pressed through holes (123) in the frictional device or through microporous metal, (102) or alternatively by sucking the film against the frictional device. In a preferred embodiment the extrusion out of the die is peripherical extrusion, and in another preferred embodiment the film contains a blend of at least two compatible or compatibilized polymers, and the main proportion of the orientation takes place while one is predominantly in a crystalline state and the other predominantly in a molten state.
US07833467B2
A polyester container obtained by stretch-forming a preform of a thermoplastic polyester resin formed by injection forming wherein the central portion of the bottom wall is the remaining part of the gate at the time of injection forming, and is formed relatively thicker than the bottom wall surrounding the central portion, and the central portion of the bottom wall is substantially amorphous, and the bottom wall surrounding the central portion is oriented and crystallized. The container exhibits excellent heat resistance and shock resistance despite a thick portion that is the remaining portion of the injection gate is formed at the center of the bottom portion.
US07833465B2
A method and arrangement for production of three-dimensional bodies by successive fusing together of selected areas of a powder bed, which parts correspond to successive cross sections of the three-dimensional body, which method comprises the following method steps: application of powder layers to a work table, supplying energy from a radiation gun according to an operating scheme determined for the powder layer to said selected area within the powder layer, fusing together that area of the powder layer selected according to said operating scheme for forming a cross section of said three-dimensional body, a three-dimensional body being formed by successive fusing together of successively formed cross sections from successively applied powder layers.
US07833464B2
An imprinting apparatus and an imprinting method that prevents movement of an imprinting mold during an imprinting process. The imprinting method includes coating a resin on a substrate; aligning an imprinting mold on the resin; temporarily securing the imprinting mold on the substrate; pressing the imprinting mold; hardening the resin; and detaching the imprinting mold.
US07833459B2
Molds and methods for rotational molding are disclosed. The molds for rotationally molding may include an interior surface, an exterior surface, an opening, and a post. The interior surface may define a molding cavity. The interior surface may include a first portion and a second portion disposed opposite the first portion. The opening may extend from the first portion of the interior surface to the exterior surface. The post may extend from the second portion of the interior surface, through the molding cavity, through the opening, and to a distal region.
US07833456B2
Systems and methods for compressing an encapsulant adjacent a semiconductor workpiece are disclosed. A method in accordance with one aspect includes placing a semiconductor workpiece and an encapsulant in a mold cavity and driving some of the encapsulant from the mold cavity to an overflow chamber. The method can further include applying pressure to the encapsulant in the mold cavity via pressure applied to the encapsulant in the overflow chamber.
US07833441B2
A method for producing a polymeric material comprises reacting a first reactant with a second reactant. The first reactant comprises anhydrous phosphorous pentoxide and the second reactant comprises an alcohol. A method for producing a polymeric salt material comprises reacting a first reactant comprising an amine with a second reactant comprising a phosphate ester.
US07833436B2
To provide a green phosphor with high conversion efficiency of blue of near-ultraviolet light and excellent color purity, a multinary oxynitride phosphor represented by the general formula [I] is proposed. M1xBayM2zLuOvNw [I] In the formula [I], M1 represents Cr, Mn, Fe, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb, M2 represents Sr, Ca, Mg and Zn, L represents metal elements belonging to the fourth group or the fourteenth group of the periodic table, and x, y, z, u, v and w are the numeric values in the following ranges: 0.00001≦x≦3 0≦y≦2.99999 2.6≦x+y+z≦3 0
US07833435B2
The invention relates to the use of gluconates in the production of semiconductor wafers, preferably in the polishing of the semiconductor wafers during the production process, and to a polishing agent based on an abrasive substance and/or colloid and a mixture of disuccinates or methylglycine diacetic acid (MGDA) and gluconates.
US07833432B2
A compression molding which is high in both dimensional accuracy and mechanical strength is difficult to manufacture by a powder molding process. Especially, a molding including a soft magnetic material with high soft magnetic properties is difficult to manufacture. A composite metal molding according to the present invention includes metal particles and the carbide of a resin intervening among the particles. It is manufactured by coating metal particles with a resin, molding the prepared molding material under pressure into a predetermined shape, and heating the prepared pressurized preform to calcine the resin and weld mutually the particles. The carbide of the resin has a weight ratio of 0.001 to 2% to the metal particles when the particles have their proportion expressed as 100. The particles have a weld ratio of 10 to 80%. The particles preferably contain a soft magnetic material and the resin is preferably a furan resin.
US07833429B2
A plasma processing method for a plasma processing apparatus which includes, a gas ring, a bell jar, an antenna, a sample table, a Faraday shield, and an RF power source circuit for supplying a power source voltage to the antenna and the Faraday shield. The RF power source circuit includes an RF power source, an antenna connected with the RF power source, a resonance circuit connected in series with the antenna and supplying a resonance voltage, a detection circuit for detecting the resonance voltage of the resonance circuit, and a comparator circuit for comparing the resonance voltage detected by the detection circuit with a predetermined set value. A RF bias voltage is adjusted based on the result of comparison by the comparison circuit.
US07833423B2
The treatment of contaminated waters or soils by an oxidizing agent and a catalyst is described. The addition of silica as a catalyst to an oxidizing agent with or without an additional metal catalyst showed a greater remediation effect. Subsequent normal bacterial processes are unimpeded since the treatment process does not leave residual chemicals.
US07833419B2
Non-coherent UV-treated porous halopolymer membranes are disclosed.
US07833415B2
An improved process for sludge treatment includes anaerobic digestion followed by post-mesophilic aerobic and/or anoxic digestion. The first anaerobic step may be performed under either mesophilic or thermophilic conditions. The subsequent aerobic/anoxic digestion may be performed using either simultaneous, sequential or pulsed aerobic and anoxic conditions. An apparatus for performing the improved sludge treatment may be one digester for performing the anaerobic followed by aerobic/anoxic digestion. Alternatively, the system for performing the improved sludge treatment techniques may be at least two digest reactors.
US07833413B1
A modularized underground liquid run-off filtration system, where a plurality of matingly engaged panels define a storage chamber, a filter chamber and a clear well chamber. The filter chamber includes a first filter chamber section and a second filter chamber section, the first filter chamber section being in fluid communication with the storage chamber. A filter mechanism is positioned within the second filter chamber section for filtering liquid passing from the storage chamber thereto. The clear well chamber is in fluid communication with the second filter chamber section for receiving filtered liquid.
US07833410B2
In systems for treating wastewater liquid by utilizing aerobic biological species, the contaminated wastewater stream is pretreated in a dissolved air flotation system to remove suspended solid waste, including large particles such as fats, grease, and physically emulsified oils. The purified wastewater containing dissolved waste is thereafter gasified and further decontaminated in a bioreactor tank. Biological species in the bioreactor tank consume gas and perform bodily functions that converts dissolved waste into easily removable carbon dioxide and suspend solids. Gas consumed by the biological species is replenished by pumping the wastewater though a liquid-gas mixer. A controller regulates the speed of the pump based on real-time gas concentration measurements provided by a corresponding gas probe disposed within the wastewater in the bioreactor tank.
US07833401B2
A method of forming a component capable of being exposed to a plasma in a process chamber comprises forming a structure comprising a surface and electroplating yttrium, and optionally aluminum or zirconium, onto the surface. Thereafter, the electroplated layer can be annealed to oxide the yttrium and other electroplated species.
US07833398B2
Separation of long molecules by length is obtained by forcing such molecules to traverse a boundary between a low free-energy region and a high free-energy region. In one embodiment, the high free-energy region is a dense pillar region or other structure formed on a semiconductor substrate. One or more membranes are used in further embodiments. The low free-energy region is a larger chamber formed adjacent the high free-energy region. A recoil phase allows longer molecules not fully driven into the high free-energy region to recoil into the low free-energy region. In a further variation, the high free-energy region is a membrane having nanoscale holes.
US07833393B2
A semiconductor wafer holder includes first and second holding members between which a semiconductor wafer is held. The second holding member includes a second conductive element placed in contact with a first conductive element of the first holding member and the semiconductor wafer. A ring clamp is used to press the second holding member against the first holding member for holding of the semiconductor wafer.
US07833392B2
A chlorine dioxide solution generator includes a chlorine dioxide gas source. An eductor system is fluidly connected to the chlorine dioxide gas source for at least partially effecting the dissolution of chlorine dioxide gas into an aqueous liquid stream. An absorption system is fluidly connected to the eductor system that is capable of effecting additional dissolution of the chlorine dioxide gas into said aqueous liquid.
US07833388B2
A method for manufacturing a magnetic layer with a magnetic anisotropy. The method includes an endpoint detection process for determining an end point to carefully control the final thickness of the magnetic layer. The method includes depositing a magnetic layer and then depositing a sacrificial layer over the magnetic layer. A low power angled ion milling is then performed until the magnetic layer has been reached. The angled ion milling can be performed at an angle relative to normal and without rotation in order to form an anisotropic surface texture that induces a magnetic anisotropy in the magnetic layer. An indicator layer may be included between the magnetic layer and the sacrificial layer in order to further improve endpoint detection.
US07833381B2
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for improving optical sensing of a plasma process through the use of a fiber optic sensor placed within a standard showerhead hole of a standard gas showerhead positioned in an upper electrode of a plasma system during the plasma processing of a substrate. A film property can be calculated based on the measured plasma emission from the surface of the substrate. The film property can be film deposition rate, refractive index, film thickness, etc. Based on the measured film property, the plasma processing of the substrate can be adjusted and/or terminated. In addition, a window is provided that is positioned in the upper electrode assembly for viewing the plasma emission through the standard showerhead hole.
US07833371B2
A multi-layered roofing shingle is described. The layers of the shingle are connected via a mechanical fastener. A method for manufacturing a multi-layered shingle is also described. The method includes aligning the layers of the shingle, and connecting the layers via at least one mechanical fastener. Further described is a multi-layered shingle having layers that are mechanically fastened by deforming one of the layers into one of the other layers.
US07833362B2
A method by which high temperature properties of a ductile iron alloy, including creep and LCF properties, can be increased for pressure-containing components that are subject to creep and low cycle fatigue. The method comprises modifying the ductile iron alloy to contain 0.4 to 0.8 weight percent molybdenum. A casting of the modified ductile iron alloy is produced and then annealed at a temperature of at least 725° C. for not less than five hours to eliminate carbides and/or stabilize pearlite in the casting. The annealed casting of the modified ductile iron alloy exhibits improved creep resistance and low cycle fatigue properties in comparison to an identical casting of a ductile iron alloy that does not contain molybdenum.
US07833353B2
A liquid material vaporization apparatus for a semiconductor processing apparatus includes: a vaporization tank; an inner partition wall disposed in the tank for dividing the interior of the tank into a charging compartment and a vaporization compartment which are liquid-communicatable with each other over an upper edge of the inner partition wall. A liquid material charged in the charging compartment overflows over the upper edge of the inner partition wall toward the vaporization compartment to store and vaporize the liquid material in the vaporization compartment.
US07833338B2
The present invention relates to bituminous compositions suitable for use in paving applications containing bitumen emulsion of performance-grade bitumen that is substantially free of volatile solvents and made by controlling temperature-dependent interfacial rheology through the use of selected emulsifiers. The invention bituminous paving compositions are suitable for the construction of load-bearing pavements with improved compaction to densities similar or superior to those achieved in the conventional hot mix bituminous paving compositions. Cure rate of the invention bituminous compositions is higher than those of cold mix bitumen emulsion-based paving compositions, and at least equal to those of hot mix bituminous paving compositions. Additionally, the invention bituminous compositions develop adhesive strength and load-bearing strength properties at rates comparable to those of hot mix bituminous paving compositions, and at rates faster than those of cold mix bituminous paving compositions.
US07833337B2
The invention provides an ink for inkjet printing, comprising a self-dispersing pigment colorant and a bleed control agent selected from the group consisting of catechol, 4-methylcatechol and any combination thereof. The ink advantageously exhibits reduced intercolor bleed when printed, for example, on plain paper.
US07833333B2
An offset printing ink or varnish uses as a solvent at least one water-insoluble ester of a polycarboxylic acid with an alcohol having at least 4 carbon atoms.
US07833325B2
A sorption column for waste-gas cleaning has a vat-shaped housing (1) for receiving a solid stationary sorbent, an inlet for waste gas to be cleaned into the housing (1) and an outlet for cleaned waste gas out of the housing (1). The housing circumferential wall (2) is provided in the area of the housing bottom (3) and the housing cover (4) in each case with a depression (9, 10) for receiving a ball valve (11) at the waste gas inlet or a ball valve (12) at the waste gas outlet.
US07833321B2
There is provided a protective filter 1 for an extracorporeal circulation circuit pressure monitor, having a dialysis device side housing 2, an extracorporeal circulation circuit side housing 3, and a hydrophobic filter 4 held between both the housings, which allows passage of a gas but does not allow passage of a liquid, characterized in that a plurality of ribs 27 and 38 capable of supporting the hydrophobic filter 4 are respectively provided in both housings, and a protective member 5 for preventing direct contact between the ribs 38 and the hydrophobic filter 4 is interposed between the ribs 38 provided in the extracorporeal circulation circuit side housing 3 and the hydrophobic filter 4.
US07833320B2
A method and apparatus for removing fine particulate matter from a fluid stream without interrupting the overall process or flow. The flowing fluid inflates and expands the flexible filter, and particulate is deposited on the filter media while clean fluid is permitted to pass through the filter. This filter is cleaned when the fluid flow is stopped, the filter collapses, and a force is applied to distort the flexible filter media to dislodge the built-up filter cake. The dislodged filter cake falls to a location that allows undisrupted flow of the fluid after flow is restored. The shed particulate is removed to a bin for periodic collection. A plurality of filter cells can operate independently or in concert, in parallel, or in series to permit cleaning the filters without shutting off the overall fluid flow. The self-cleaning filter is low cost, has low power consumption, and exhibits low differential pressures.
US07833319B2
A method and a device produce a fleece of metallic fibers in a layer in which the metallic fibers are welded to one another to form the fleece. A welding process is repeatedly carried out with regard to a portion or section of the fleece. Such metallic fiber fleeces are used, in particular, for exhaust gas treatment units in the automobile industry.
US07833313B2
A process of producing an asymmetric membrane of multicomponent polyimide. The process includes the steps of (1) preparing a multicomponent polyimide blend solution by mixing a polyimide component A having a number-averaged polymerization index NA and a polyimide component B having a number-averaged polymerization index NB, wherein NA and NB satisfies equation 1: 2.35×NA−2.09
US07833309B2
An air treatment system includes features for maximizing efficiency and effectiveness. In one embodiment, a sensor air passage utilizes a low pressure region created by the blower to draw air through the passage. In another embodiment, a filter frame includes a plurality of connectors formed integrally with the filter frame. In another embodiment, a screen is positioned adjacent to the blower intake. The screen includes a plurality of angled strands oriented in a particular direction. In another embodiment, a remote control holder is formed integrally with the housing. In another embodiment, a gasket is positioned between the blower and the housing, forming a seal between the blower and the housing.
US07833294B2
The present lipid-based wax compositions commonly include a polyol fatty acid ester component (made up of partial and/or completely esterified polyols). Generally, at least a portion of the polyol fatty acid ester has been subjected to a transesterification reaction. Lipid-based wax compositions having a melting point of about 48° C. to about 75° C. can be particularly advantageous for use in forming candles. The wax may contain other components such as mineral wax, plant wax, insect wax, and/or other components. The polyol fatty acid ester component can include triacylglycerols such as those derived from plant oils (soybean oil, palm oil, etc.). The polyol ester component may be characterized based on one or more of its physical characteristics, such as SFI-40, SFI-10, typical crystal structure, IV, melting curve, and/or other properties.
US07833290B2
The disclosure relates to methods for dyeing keratinous fibers by treatment of said fibers with i) at least one entity chosen from hematoxylin, hematein, brazilin, brazilein, and their derivatives, ii) at least one metal salt, iii) hydrogen peroxide or at least one system which generates hydrogen peroxide and iv) at least one (bi)carbonate. The disclosure also relates to multicompartment devices and compositions comprising the ingredients i), ii), iii) and iv).
US07833288B2
The disclosure relates to a method for applying to skin, an aqueous composition comprising one or more acid direct dyes and an organic solvent, wherein the composition has a pH of 2-6 and wherein the composition is free of anionic surfactants. The method also comprises applying the aqueous composition to the skin by spraying and further comprises rinsing the composition from skin with water.
US07833284B2
A membrane for implantation into a patient includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has oppositely disposed outer and inner first layer surfaces. The second layer has oppositely disposed outer and inner second layer surfaces. The second layer is at least partially attached to the first layer with the inner first and second layer surfaces adjacent one another. The inner first and second layer surfaces are resistant to biological tissue ingrowth and the outer first and second layer surfaces are conducive to biological tissue ingrowth.
US07833283B2
A composition for promoting tissue growth which includes a material for placing in contact with animal tissue.
US07833270B2
The present invention relates to the design and composition of a depot implant for optimal delivery of growth factors to treat osteoporotic bone, in that such depot implant is constructed to be in a cylinder (rod) or sphere shape and have a natural or synthetic polymer scaffold with or without impregnated calcium phosphate particles. The density of the depot is higher than a typical BMP sponge carrier to facilitate it's implantation and slower release of the growth factor. The scaffold is such that it has adequate porosity and pore size to facilitate growth factor seeding and diffusion throughout the whole of the bone structure resulting in increased bone mineral density in the osteoporotic bone. In addition, the shape of the depot implant allows for delivery through a cannula or large bore needle.
US07833261B2
A stent with at least one severable supporting device and methods of coating using the same are disclosed. The severable supporting device can be an end tube or a tab attached to some portion of the stent by at least one “gate” or attachment. The end tube or tab may be part of the design of the stent when it is originally manufactured, or it may be attached to the stent in a secondary process by a biocompatible glue or solder. The end tube or tab can be used to support a stent during a coating process eliminating the need for a mandrel which would otherwise contact the stent during the coating process.
US07833259B2
An intraluminal prosthesis is provided for strengthening a main lumen and a branch lumen in direct fluid communication with the main lumen. The prosthesis may comprise a tubular graft and a flexible stent. The tubular graft may include a flexible body having a wall with a fenestration. The flexible stent may include a body with at least one open space to encourage tissue prolapse. The flexible stent may be configured for intraluminal coupling to the fenestration of the tubular graft, so that the entire prosthesis may be assembled and anchored into a main lumen and a branch lumen with a minimally invasive procedure. The open space may encourage tissue prolapse, which may act to anchor the flexible stent to the branch lumen.
US07833244B2
An apparatus and method for suture fixation. A suture fixation device includes a body having an inner end and an outer end and a pathway. A restriction may be provided in the pathway that relatively freely permits movement of a suture through the pathway in a first direction and inhibits movement of the suture through the pathway in a second direction. A suture provided in a passageway formed in bone may be secured at an opening into the passageway using a suture fixation device that has a portion positioned outside of and adjacent the opening in contact with portions of cortical bone. The suture fixation device may include a flange portion adapted to be positioned outside of and adjacent a suitably sized hole formed in tissue, such as bone. An inner end of the suture fixation device may extend from the flange portion and be positioned in the hole adjacent cancellous bone.
US07833241B2
A surgical saw blade coupler for removably holding a surgical saw blade. The surgical saw blade may be of various shapes and sizes, including, but not limited to straight or crescentic. The surgical saw blade coupler includes a cap, a pin and a driver. The driver is rotatably coupled to a motor within a housing. A cup is located within the housing within a bearing. The cap and the pin form a slot which receives a first end of the surgical saw blade. The cap and the pin also form a groove for receiving a back edge of the surgical saw blade. The surgical saw blade coupler is moveable between an open position in which the surgical saw blade may be removed, exchanged or inserted, and a closed position. A biasing spring acts against a button and the pin to close the coupler.
US07833227B2
A surgical cable and crimp device is provided. The cable has an enlargement (bead) affixed to one of its ends. The crimp member includes two holes. One of the holes includes a slot and a cavity. The cavity is sized to accept the bead of the cable, and the slot is sized to receive the flexible cable but not allow the bead to pass through. The other hole is a simple through hole. The cable can be inserted to loop the bone isolated from the crimp member. After the beaded end of the surgical cable is fastened to the crimp, the cable is passed through the simple through hole. The cable is then tensioned by the application thereto of a tensioning tool with the tool applied to the cable and to an abutment face of the crimp member.
US07833225B2
A partially threaded compression wire with a trocar insertion point is inserted into a first bone fragment and a mating button is crimped into position on the wire to cause compression between the first bone fragment and a second bone fragment. A cannulated instrument applies tension to the wire and crimps the button. In a second embodiment, the wire further includes an internally threaded screw or helix. In the related method, the threaded wire is implanted ante grade or retrograde into the first bone segment and a button is crimped to the wire to apply compression to a second bone segment either cutaneously or percutaneously.
US07833222B2
A pressure safety system is provided for use with electrosurgical instruments providing pressurized ionized gas to a surgical site. The pressure safety system includes a series of three cascaded pressure change members to control the pressure of gas delivered to a patient. Pressure safety apparatus for use with electrosurgical instruments providing pressurized ionized gas to a surgical site are also provided. Electrosurgical instruments utilizing the pressure safety system and apparatus are also provided. The instruments include a hand-held applicator, a portable actuator assembly and the pressure safety system to control the pressure of gas delivered to a patient.
US07833221B2
A method and system for treating tissue with a surgical device includes the steps of displaying an image created by collecting imaging data from an imaging device, selecting at least one tissue target from the image, collecting image data and tracking the tissue target during at least one respiration cycle, determining the dwell position of the tissue target, and displaying an image created from image data collected with the tissue target at the dwell position. The method may further include determining the position and orientation of the surgical device with respect to the dwell position and indicating the trajectory of the surgical device on the display screen. The method may further include the steps of monitoring the respiration cycle, indicating when the tissue target is approaching the dwell position, positioning the surgical device in the patient based upon the dwell position and trajectory and treating the tissue target.
US07833216B2
A system for dispensing an adhesive comprises a first dispenser, a second dispenser, and a conduit. The first dispenser contains an adhesive. The second dispenser comprises a fluid. The first dispenser and second dispenser are each in fluid communication with the conduit. The conduit has an opening. One or both of the first dispenser or the second dispenser is operable to dispense adhesive or fluid through the opening of the conduit. The system may be used to apply adhesive to the tissue of a patient in a precise and controlled manner.
US07833215B2
A technique for providing a fluid lock in an indwelling catheter, such as is used in hemo-dialysis; the catheter having an annular lumen surrounding a central lumen. The annular lumen, whether used for infusion or aspiration, has a set of ports which are aligned with each other along a circular circumference so that they intersect a common plane. That common plane is substantially perpendicular to the axis of the annular lumen. The catheter is implanted into a patient's cardio-vascular system. There are substantial down times between the blood cleaning procedures for which the catheter is implanted. Fluid is injected into the annular lumen which displaces any blood in the annular lumen proximal of the set of ports. This fluid is maintained in the annular lumen displacing blood throughout the down time of the catheter thereby providing fluid lock and avoiding blood clot within the annular lumen proximal of the set of ports. The ports in the annular lumen face radially outward to assure that the port edges do not snag on tissue when the catheter is inserted.
US07833208B2
An article for use in contact with a tissue layer of a person and capable of holding its position with respect to the contacted tissue layer while reducing the opportunity for damage to the tissue layer comprises a support structure and a contact layer associated with the support structure. The contact layer has an engagement surface adapted to contact the user's tissue layer. The contact layer is constructed so that the engagement surface has a first state adapted to inhibit movement of the article with respect to the tissue layer of the user, and a second state adapted to enhance movement of the article with respect to the tissue layer of the user. The engagement surface is adapted to transform from the first state to the second state upon application of a force greater than a threshold force.
US07833187B2
The cryosurgical kit and method of use relates to the combined use of biodegradable, imageable, drug(s) carriers, vectors or microcapsules deposited into a target tissue region inside a body and the controlled cooling of the target tissue region. A minimally invasive method of treatment that applies a cooling device to a selected tissue region, uses a vibrating resonant frequency delivery device to inject drug(s) carriers (microcapsules) containing therapeutic and contrast agents into tissue region(s) submitted to cooling temperatures, successive real-time imaging of the microcapsule deposition and later detection of the progressive degradation of microcapsules with ultrasound imaging which provides estimation of sustained release rates and for planning re-dosing regimens. The thermosensitive microcapsules preferably contain ethiodol, a contrast agent for Ultrasound and/or X-Ray imaging, and cytotoxic drug(s).
US07833184B2
A device and method for treating a foot and ankle with a splint and an adjustable bladder. The method includes providing a device including a rigid splint that maintains a heel of the foot and at least one adjustable bladder provided underneath only a front of the foot; adjusting an inflation of the at least one bladder to a treatment inflation state; and maintaining a foot and ankle within the device for an extended period of time such that the foot and ankle are substantially immobilized in a dorsiflexion position or the foot and ankle are substantially immobilized in a position whereby plantarflexion is provided to the ankle.
US07833183B2
The present invention relates to medical devices and methods useful for improving a person's ability to grasp and release an object, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a splint for causing dynamic extension of a finger and/or thumb.
US07833171B2
These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves the member along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into the tissue site, stops in the tissue site, and withdraws out of the tissue site. A cartridge houses the penetrating member. The cartridge has first and second seals coupled to the penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation. A user interface is configured to relay at least one of, penetrating member performance or a penetrating member setting.
US07833169B2
A device and method for collection of a urine sample is disclosed which comprises a channel, an opening in the channel, and a collector associated with the opening. The channel is formed so that urine can flow through it from a first end to a second end thereof. The opening is provided in the channel at a point between the first and the second ends thereof. The collector is associated with the opening in the channel to be able to receive urine therein. In one embodiment, a member can cover the opening to permit urine to pass through it after contact with urine. Specifically, the member may dissolve or otherwise permit urine to pass through the opening after a period of time to test a urine sample which is not from the initial flow of urine to avoid bacteria contamination.
US07833167B2
An embodiment of the invention includes a medical device. The device includes a proximal handle coupled to the proximal end of an elongated member, and a distal assembly coupled to the distal end of the elongated member. The device also includes a collar coupled to the distal assembly proximate to the distal assembly. The collar is adapted to couple the distal assembly to a medical instrument.
US07833166B2
A breath alcohol-measuring device is provided, which includes a mouthpiece which can be inserted or attached, with a blow-in opening and with a blow-out opening and with a hole for breathing gas sampling in the breath alcohol-measuring device. The breath alcohol-measuring device (2) is equipped with a radiation source (3) and with a light guide (4) receiving the radiation of the radiation source (3). The light guide (4) is arranged extending from the housing of the breath alcohol-measuring device (2) up to the blow-out opening of the mouthpiece (1) such that the light guide (4) acts as an illuminating means for the mouthpiece (1).
US07833163B2
Methods and systems for varying a pattern as a function of steering angle for medical imaging with a multidimensional array are provided. Transmit waveform, delay, phase or apodization patterns in addition to delays, phases or apodization for focusing are used with a multidimensional array. By applying a periodic variation perpendicular to the steering direction, the effects of grating lobes due to the variation may be reduced. Along the steering direction, additional offsets are not provided, but may be provided. This different or non-existent offsets provide less grating lobe clutter. The transmit aperture is adjusted to be parallel to a direction of steering of non-normal transmit scan line or scan lines. The variation pattern is selected to result in enhancement or isolation of one or more frequency bands from one or more other frequency bands, such as isolation of second harmonic information from fundamental transmit frequency information.
US07833160B2
A blood viscosity measurement device has a flow rate calculating section that calculates a flow rate of blood flowing through a blood vessel of a living body. An inner diameter calculating section calculates an inner diameter of the blood vessel. A blood pressure data acquiring device acquires blood pressure data corresponding to a blood pressure of the blood vessel. A viscosity calculating section calculates a viscosity of the blood flowing through the blood vessel using each of the calculated flow rate, the calculated inner diameter, and the acquired blood pressure data.
US07833149B2
A low profile rear tip for inflatable penile prostheses comprises a proximal end portion, and a distal end portion that is capable of being coupled to a cylinder of an IPP along a major longitudinal axis between the proximal end portion, the distal end portion, and the cylinder. A fluid chamber is provided in the distal end portion, in fluid communication with the cylinder. A fluid conduit is integrally formed with the distal end portion, having a minor longitudinal axis and being in fluid communication with the fluid chamber in the distal end portion, wherein an angle between the minor longitudinal axis and the major longitudinal axis does not exceed 5 degrees.
US07833142B2
An abdominal mat has a raised section which may be positioned to support the lumbar region of the user's back. At least one sensor is associated with the raised section for producing a signal in response to force applied to the raised section by the user. A feedback device is coupled to the sensor for providing feedback to the user based on the force applied to the raised section. A user may use the device to test the strength of his or her abdominal muscles, and/or to monitor the force applied to the raised section of the mat when the user is exercising his or her abdominal muscles. The raised section may comprise an inflatable bladder connected to be automatically inflated and deflated by an electronic pump to accommodate different body types, therefore establishing a consistent starting point.
US07833136B2
A rowing trainer includes a frame, and a seat affixed to the frame. A sliding rigger, which supports an oar assembly, is movable back and forth along the frame. The oars are indirectly connected to a cord which passes around at least one pulley, and which turns a flywheel. Neither the flywheel nor the seat translates relative to the frame. The only component which translates is the rigger and the associated oar assembly. The device closely simulates the experience of rowing an actual boat or scull.
US07833135B2
A control system and method for exercise equipment and the like provides a way to simulate a physical activity in a manner that takes into account the physics of the physical activity being simulated to provide an accurate simulation. According to one aspect of the present invention, the control system and method takes into account the physics of the corresponding physical activity to generate a virtual or predicted value of a variable such as velocity, acceleration, force, or the like. The difference between the virtual or expected physical variable and a measured variable is used as a control input to control resistance forces of the exercise equipment in a way that causes the user to experience forces that are the same or similar to the forces that would be encountered if the user were actually performing the physical activity being simulated rather than using the exercise equipment.
US07833131B2
An exerciser includes a small trampoline, or rebounder (12), and a hand support (16) with handles (24, 26) that a person can grasp while jumping and rebounding to stabilize himself or herself, which is suitable for use in a commercial or public workout facility where there are likely to be many rebounders dedicated to such rebound exercising. The hand support lies immediately forward of the front end (46) of a rebounder that rests on a floor. The hand support includes a frame (40) that rests on the floor immediately forward of the rebounder front end and that has a top bar (44) that lies at least one meter above the rebounder mat (18). The top bar pivotally supports a handle device (22) that includes the handles (24, 26) at its lower end that can be grasped by a person who is jumping on the rebounder. The frame can be constructed with a plurality of top bars, all of the same length and forming the sides of a polygon, and a rebounder lies with its front end immediately rearward of each of a plurality of the top bars.
US07833109B2
A device and method is disclosed for training a person in slow motion to hit a ball at the sweet spot on a sports implement. The device includes a housing and a plate. The housing preferably comprises a tube; a rod slidably fitting within the tube; a stop affixed to the end of the rod; a compression spring surrounding the rod; and a ball on the rod at the end opposite the stop such that the end of the rod protrudes from the ball. The plate is affixed to the sports implement at its sweet spot and has a center hole of sufficient size to contain the end of the rod protruding from the ball. In the preferred method, a player swings the sports implement in slow motion towards the ball on the housing engaging the plate at the center hole over the protruding rod.
US07833107B1
An apparatus to aid in diving techniques, comprising a base assembly having first and second frame arms and first and second transversal supports. The first and second frame arms are perpendicularly disposed to the first and second transversal supports. The first transversal support comprises a first L-bracket and the second transversal support comprises a second L-bracket. A slide assembly comprises first and second lateral sides and first and second ends. The slide assembly is hingedly mounted onto the base assembly by at least one hinge. Elevation means elevate the first end to place the slide assembly from an approximately horizontal position to an angled position.
US07833104B2
A universal joint bush for a universal joint of a universal joint shaft. In order to seal an annular gap, which is produced between the journal and the universal joint bush, a sealing ring is provided which encloses radially outwardly directed sealing lips. During assembly of the universal joint bush on the journal, the sealing lips, which are connected directly or indirectly to a radially inwardly directed rim of the universal joint bush, make a venting means possible, through which the air which is enclosed in the inner space of the universal joint bush can escape.
US07833098B2
An information processing apparatus stores a series of input positions which are continuously detected by an input device in a memory thereof in order of the detection. An input position (B1) initially stored in the memory is stored as a reference point position in the memory. When each of the series of input positions is stored in the memory, an operation vector (vector v′1) connecting between an input position having been most recently stored in the memory and the reference point position in the memory is calculated. The information processing apparatus performs a predetermined processing using a magnitude and a direction of the operation vector. The reference point position stored in the memory is updated to a position obtained when the reference point position is moved toward a predetermined target position (point A) when each of the series of input positions is stored in the memory.
US07833089B2
The method for making an optical lens according to the present invention is characterized in comprising: a optical lens preform fabrication step of fabricating a optical lens preform which comprises a first curved portion which serves as an optically functioning part and which is on one side, a flat surface portion which is formed on the opposite side to the first curved portion, and paired beveling surfaces which are formed on the both sides of the flat surface portion; a drawing step of drawing a optical lens preform 40 until the optical lens preform 40 has obtained a desired outer diameter; and an optical lens fabrication step of cutting thus drawn optical lens preform and accordingly fabricating an optical lens. With this making method, since there are paired beveling surfaces disposed, it is possible to suppress a drawing-induced distortion.
US07833084B2
A garment with breast cups comprises breast cups, a forwardly facing base part and rearwardly facing base parts, wherein, for the purpose of providing a function of causing the breast cups to agree with the movement of breasts, an elastic function of the forwardly facing base part is superior to an elastic function of the rearwardly facing base parts. The garment with breast cups is preferably configured such that the garment with breast cups is further provided with suspender straps, and that an elastic function of the suspender straps is inferior to the elastic function of the rearwardly facing base part.
US07833083B2
A breast covering garment apparatus having a first breast cup and a second breast cup. The first and second breast cups may have (i) an inner shell having a concave shape selected from a number of available cup sizes and (ii) an outer shell having a convex shape selected from a number of available cup sizes. The inner shell of the first breast cup and the inner shell of the second breast cup may be different cup sizes. The outer shell of the first breast cup and the outer shell of the second breast cup may be the same cup size.
US07833080B2
The invention relates to a control system and method for electric toy vehicles. The invention is suitable for vehicles which are controlled using a control element, which are actuated by an electric micromotor and which move on tracks comprising a guide groove which is flanked by electronductive tracks. Moreover, each vehicle is provided with a dynamic current collector and guide assembly comprising a guide flange which keeps the vehicle on the track. The inventive system comprises a transmitting control device which is associated with the above-mentioned control element in order to transmit signals in the form of digital waves which control the operation of the vehicle, a control device which receives the aforementioned signals and which is built into the vehicle, and actuation means which are connected to said receiving device. According to the invention, the signals are applied to at least one electronductive track which can be shared temporarily by at least two vehicles equipped with respective receivers.
US07833076B1
A PDP constructed out of one or more plasma-shells with an organic luminescent substance(s) located in close proximity to each plasma-shell. Each plasma-shell is a hollow geometric body filled with an ionizable gas. Photons from the gas discharge inside the plasma-shell excite the luminescent substance. In one embodiment the luminescent substance is located on the external surface of the plasma-shell. In another embodiment, the luminescent substance is located inside the plasma-shell. The plasma-shell may be made of an inorganic luminescent material with organic luminescent material located on the inside or outside of the plasma-shell. Plasma-shell includes plasma-sphere, plasma-disc, and plasma-dome. The plasma-shell may be used in combination with a plasma-tube.
US07833075B2
In a method for forming a metal line, a first metal layer and a second metal layer are deposited on a substrate. The first metal layer includes aluminum, and the second metal layer includes molybdenum. A photoresist pattern having a line-shape is formed on the second metal layer. The second metal layer is etched with a chlorine-containing etching gas using the photoresist pattern as a mask. The first metal layer is then etched with a mixture of a chlorine-containing gas and nitrogen gas and/or a mixture of a chlorine-containing gas and argon gas as an etching gas. Impurities such as chlorine ions are removed from the base substrate after etching the first metal layer with a fluorine-containing gas, hydrogen gas, or water vapor. A method for manufacturing a display substrate is disclosed using the method for forming a metal line to form source, drain, and gate electrodes and gate lines.
US07833072B2
A jet flow propelled surfboard assembly comprises a longitudinally forwardly elongated structure including a flotation board to support a surfer and two positive displacement pumps which pistons can be manually operated in seesaw-like actions by feet of the surfer to generate jet flows to propel the surfboard assembly.
US07833066B2
A portable electronic device includes an earphone jack device for connecting a plug of an earphone and a main circuit board. The main circuit board includes an audio signal processor module connected to the earphone jack device, an MSM module connected to the audio signal processor module, and a PMIC module connected to the earphone jack device. The MSM module generates a first bias voltage inputted into the audio signal processor module to actuate the audio signal processor module to play audio signals, and the PMIC module generates a second bias voltage inputted to the earphone jack device to actuate the earphone connected to the earphone jack device.
US07833059B2
A lamp socket has a housing forming a cavity centered on an axis and having a generally cylindrical side wall and a floor, an internally threaded sleeve coaxially received in the cavity, a central socket contact on the floor at the axis, and an annular disk separate from the housing, surrounding the central contact. The disk is formed on the axis with a central aperture and is spaced at the aperture substantially further from the floor than the central socket contact. Thus only a lamp base with a central lamp contact on an extension stem can fit in the socket and engage through the aperture and past the disk to make contact with the central socket contact.
US07833051B2
An integrated connecting port module is suitable for an adapter having one terminal which is a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) adapting port and the other terminal which is a Digital Visual Interface (DVI) adapting port. The integrated connecting port module includes a case, an HDMI port and at least one expansion port. The case has a width not smaller than that of the DVI adapting port. The HDMI port and the expansion port are installed on the case and are stacked. An electronic device including the integrated connecting port module is also disclosed.
US07833044B2
The invention relates to a squib connector for mating with a squib holder and to a corresponding, connection system. system according to any of the preceding claims, said connector. The inventive squib connector is adapted to be used for an inventive connection system between a squib connector and a complementary squib holder, said connection system has one locking means (134, 135, 211) and one unmating means (180), said locking means being adapted to be automatically actuated by the consolidation of the squib connector with the squib holder for automatically and securely locking the squib connector and the squib holder in fully mated condition and to be deactivated by the selective actuation of the unmating means necessary for separating the squib connector and the squib holder.
US07833033B2
A solar panel junction box and components thereof including a plurality of generally L-shaped connecting elements, each comprising a conductive member with a flat section and a first angular section. The first angular section having a resilient cut-out connecting member forming an electrical contact and the flat section having one or more retaining slots for receiving an electronic component terminal. The junction box further includes a plate having rectangular extensions for retaining and positioning solar ribbon and cylindrical extensions for positioning the plate with respect to a base which has cylindrical receptacles for receiving the cylindrical extensions and also has a channel section for edgewise accommodation of the connecting element and compartment areas which position the diodes adjacent the respective retaining slots.
US07833031B2
A card fixing module for fixing a card is provided. The card fixing module comprises a housing, a card holder and an elastic element. The housing comprises an opening and a through hole, wherein the through hole corresponds to the opening. The card holder comprises a body portion, an abutting portion and a post, wherein the abutting portion is connected to the body portion, the post is connected to the body portion, the post passes through the through hole, the card holder is moved between a first position and a second position, and wherein when the card holder is in the first position, the abutting portion abuts the housing, and the card is received in the housing. The elastic element is telescoped on the post, an end of the elastic element contacts the housing, and the other end of the elastic element contacts the body portion, wherein the elastic element applies an elastic force to the card holder to move the card holder from the first position to the second position to push the card out of the opening.
US07833021B2
A burn-in socket for receiving an integral circuit (IC) package comprises a base defining a cavity for receiving the IC package and an adapter retained in the cavity. The adapter has two-pieces configuration and comprises a loading board for loading the IC package and a positioning board assembled upon the bottom plate of the loading board for positioning the IC package.
US07833013B2
A device, method and kit for determining suitable orthodontic/dental dimensions for an individual's teeth as they relate to facial landmarks. The orthodontic dimensions are determined according to the Golden Proportion. The measuring device can be a pair of modified eyeglasses having a gauge thereon in the form of a transparent ruler body with a center marking line, or the measuring device can be a measuring grid having a center marking line and peripheral marking lines superimposed over a photograph of an individual's face. Peripheral marking lines are spaced at standard distances from the right and left of the center marking line. An orthodontist trained to use the invention can use the orthodontic dimensions for an individual in a treatment plan to alter the individual's teeth, to modify their function, or to improve their cosmetic appearance. The device can also be part of a kit for determining a suitable size and position for an individual's teeth as they relate to facial landmarks.
US07833003B2
Provided are an in-mold degassing structure, which acts by using no external control means, and a mold having that structure. The degassing structure comprises a sliding member (10) for receiving the pushing force of an elastic member from the bottom side, and a sliding member acceptor (20) for accepting the sliding member (10) slidably in the vertical direction. The sliding member (10) includes a vertical bottomed hole (12) communicating with a mold cavity and at least one side opening (13) communicating with the vertical bottom hole and opened to the side face. The sliding member acceptor (20) includes degassing ports (21) communicating in an initial state with the side opening (13) of the sliding member and closed when the sliding member is slid in a direction against the elastic member by the flow tip portion of the molten material. The degassing structure is mounted in the molten material flow passage or in the cavity near the trailing end of the molten material flow passage, thereby to degas the mold inside.
US07832999B2
An in-mold coating apparatus providing a mold having a specifically formed auxiliary cavity and an in-mold coating formation method which employs said mold, so that it is possible to prevent a coating material from leaking out of the mold, thereby shortening the molding formation cycle, and making it possible to manufacture a molded product having a stabilized quality. In addition, by using a mold having a specifically shaped sub-cavity, there is provided a still further in-mold coating formation method which can keep mold temperature at a relatively low value, cause the coating material to cure at a predetermined temperature and within a predetermined time period thereby shortening the molding formation cycle, improving the productivity, improving the physical properties of a coating layer, thus obtaining a good molded product.
US07832995B2
A variable displacement vane pump includes a first body, a second body, an adapter ring, a cam ring, and a rotor. The first body includes a cylinder portion, and a base portion covering a first longitudinal end of an inner space of the cylinder portion. The second body covers a second longitudinal end of the inner space of the first body. The adapter ring has an outer radial periphery fitted and fixed to an inner radial periphery of the cylinder portion of the first body. The cam ring is mounted inside the adapter ring and supported by the adapter ring for lateral motion in contact with the contact area of the adapter ring. The rotor is mounted inside the cam ring. The adapter ring has a radial thickness that gradually increases when followed longitudinally of the adapter ring from the base portion of the first body toward the second body.
US07832993B2
An internal combustion engine includes a cylinder crankcase, a mechanically driven compressor for compressing charge air, and a compressor mounting for the compressor. The compressor mounting is provided at the cylinder crankcase and a pressure damper is integrated into the compressor mounting.
US07832971B2
A threaded element (1) is provided having at least two slots (3), notches, grooves or the like that intersect the thread (2). The slots (3), notches, grooves or the like are configured in relation to the thread (2) so that they intersect the thread (2) to form a sharp cutting edge on the thread flanks (4), thus preventing reverse rotation. The slots, notches or grooves have no more than 25-times the pitch and the same rotational direction as the thread.
US07832966B2
The present invention is directed to a helical drill configuration that allows substantially flat bottomed holes to be machined. At the cutting end of the body member, there are at least two cutting edges that are symmetrically oriented on opposing sides of the rotational axis of the drill. In an embodiment of the invention, first and second cutting edge portions form a continuous surface which provides strength and tool stability. The height of the second portions of each of the cutting edges remains relatively consistent along the horizontal for formation of a generally flat bottom hole. In the embodiment, a center point is defined by two sloped peak surfaces. A central straight chisel edge is formed by the intersection of the two sloped peak surfaces. The first cutting edge section extends from the chisel edge to the second cutting edge section. The first cutting edge section for both cutting edges is formed by symmetrically thinning the two peak surface. In the invention, stress at the center portion of the helical cutting tool is limited by the chisel edge and first sections of the cutting edge near the center portion having a balanced geometry. The balanced geometry of the helical drill also prevents the drill from wobbling and creating deviations in the hole being formed. The chisel edge may blend with a first curvilinear cutting edge and the first curvilinear cutting edge may also have a positive rake to promote cutting.
US07832960B2
A tunnel boring machine is provided comprising a cutter head, a main beam, a first, second, and third shield; and a ground conditioning work zone within the first shield, a gripper assembly, a segment erector arm for lining the tunnel, and at least one propulsion mechanism. The ground conditioning work zone includes at least one probing device for probing the terrain ahead of the cutter head. The first shield is configured to be retracted relative to the second shield to provide access for the ground conditioning work zone to apply at least one ground support device. The at least one propulsion mechanism moves the cutter head, the first and the second shield forward while the third shield and the gripper assembly remain stationary. The ground support devices can include filling a hole with a ground conditioning agent; and placing a bolt, ring beam, mesh, or shotcrete in/on the tunnel wall.
US07832955B1
An apparatus to aid in the removal of ice buildup from motor vehicle windshields includes an ice scraper with an integral sprayer for dispensing de-icing solution. The handle of the ice scraper contains a reservoir filled with de-icing solution with a spray pump trigger, or battery-powered spraying system, for spraying fluid upon the windshield to aid in the de-icing process. A screw cap, located on the handle, is used to refill the invention when the reservoir is depleted. A detachable snow brush is also provided. The apparatus allows drivers in cold weather climates the ability to efficiently remove ice buildup from their vehicle windshield.
US07832948B1
An impulse actuated mechanism for, e.g., a digital camera shutter, includes a shutter blade disposed at a first end of a flexure having an opposite second end fixed so as to constrain the blade to move along a planar, relatively long, first trajectory between opposite initial and final blade positions, and a short-throw, high force blade actuator that includes a stator and a stage supported for movement relative to the stator and along a second trajectory intersecting the initial blade position, and a mechanism for accelerating the stage along the second trajectory and against the blade such that at least some of the momentum of the stage is imparted to the blade, causing the blade to move along the first trajectory from the initial blade position to the final blade position, where it blocks the passage of light through a light aperture of the camera.
US07832947B2
A driving mechanism includes a driven member partially having a spherical surface, piezoelectric units that support the driven member between them and drive the driven member, and a base that holds the piezoelectric units. Each of the piezoelectric units includes a driving portion having a flat surface in contact with the spherical surface of the driven member, a first piezoelectric element that moves the driving portion along a first axis parallel to the flat surface, a second piezoelectric element that moves the driving portion along a second axis that is parallel to the flat surface and intersects the first axis, and a support member that supports the driving portion through the first and second piezoelectric elements.
US07832945B2
A lens barrel includes a telescopic cylinder, at least one movable lens, and a retractable lens. The telescopic cylinder includes at least one movable cylinder that can be accommodated in a fixed cylinder. The movable lens is retained in the movable cylinder. An optical axis of the movable lens determines a reference axis of the lens barrel. The retractable lens can be retracted in a plane perpendicular to the reference axis from a photographing position on the reference axis to a retracted position off the reference axis. In a photographing state, the retractable lens is adjacent to the movable lens, and the movable lens and the retractable lens are coaxially aligned along the reference axis. The retractable lens moves to the reference axis from the retracted position immediately after the movable cylinder of the movable lens reaches a maximum protruded position.
US07832944B2
Optical subassemblies including optical transmit and receive subassemblies. The optical subassemblies comprise a housing; a substrate mounted within the housing; a thermoelectric cooler (TEC) thermally coupled to the substrate, the TEC being mounted within the housing; an optical component structurally mounted on the substrate, wherein the optical component is thermally coupled to the TEC; and a TEC driver electrically coupled to the TEC, wherein the TEC driver is configured to electrically drive the TEC, the TEC driver being mounted within the housing.
US07832943B2
A roller bearing cage includes annular portions provided respectively at opposite ends thereof, a plurality of pillar portions interconnecting the annular portions, a plurality of pockets for respectively holding needle rollers, and roller retaining portions formed respectively on circumferentially-opposed wall surfaces and of each pocket portion. A concave groove smaller in width than the pillar portion is formed axially in a back surface of each pillar portion and those portion of back surfaces of the annular portions disposed respectively at opposite ends of each pillar portion. Separation groove portions are formed respectively at opposite sides of those portions of the concave groove disposed respectively at the opposite ends of the pillar portion, and extend respectively to corresponding circumferentially-opposite side surfaces of the pillar portion, and each separation groove portion separates the corresponding roller retaining portion and annular portion from each other.
US07832937B2
An oil supply unit provided in a rolling bearing apparatus has a lubricating oil discharge nozzle in which an opening is faced to a cage portion of the rolling bearing. An opening direction of the nozzle is inclined to a rotating direction with respect to a direction of a center axis of rotation.
US07832934B2
A thrust bearing device comprising a runner portion attached to a rotational axis and having a plane perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotational axis, and a fixed portion having a sliding surface facing the plane of the runner portion, wherein the fixed portion has a plurality of oil grooves extending in radial directions formed on the sliding surface, a plurality of tapered lands formed among some of the plurality of oil grooves on the sliding surface and having a tapered plane and a plane, a plurality of flat parts formed among the remainder of the plurality of oil grooves on the sliding surface and having only a plane, and a plurality of oil supply openings formed in each of the plurality flat parts and pressurized oil is externally supplied.
US07832932B2
A linear roller bearing includes a guide carriage braced longitudinally movably on a guide rail in the axial direction thereof via roller bodies; the guide rail has one bottom face, one top face, and two side faces, which join the bottom face and the top face and on each of which side faces at least one track for roller bodies is located; the guide carriage has two leg parts and one crosspiece joining the two leg parts, so as to embrace the guide rail in essentially a U shape, and at least one roller body race is located in each of the leg parts; and furthermore a roller body race has a load-accepting track, a return track, and curved tracks that join the two tracks, and the load-accepting track of the guide carriage is formed by a raceplate that is parallel to the axial direction of the guide rail and that rests partially on the guide carriage and is braced in rocking fashion about an axis that is approximately perpendicular to the axial direction of the guide rail. The ratio of the thickness of the raceplate to the diameter of the roller body is in a range of from 0.8 to 1.2, and preferably in a range of from 0.8 to 1.1.
US07832930B2
An interlocking construction between an end cap and a retainer plate to support rollers in a load-carrying race is made to provide an endless circulating circuit with no gap to allow the rollers smoothly rolling through there with keeping adequate posture. The slider has a carriage, end caps, rollers rolling through a circulating circuit, a retainer plate extending along the load-carrying race to keep the rollers inside the load-carrying race, and a binding strip to fasten the retainer plate to the carriage. The retainer plate comes into connection with spigots extending out of the end caps. Lengthwise opposite ends of the retainer plate conform to ends of the spigots in a complementary relation to fit over the ends of the spigots in a sliding direction.
US07832927B2
A manipulating system, for manipulating two telescopic columns into desired positions in particular for use in an X-ray apparatus is disclosed, wherein the system comprises: one or more rails arranged in parallel in a first direction X and fastened to a ceiling; a carriage comprising an upper and a lower section, where said upper section comprises means for travelling along the rails in the X direction and the lower section is rotatable about an axis perpendicular to a horizontal X-Y plane by means of a rotation device arranged between the upper and lower section; —two sliding rails arranged in parallel with a mutual distance between the rails, provided in a lower face of the lower section, where the sliding rails overlap each other in the direction of the longitudinal extent of the sliding rails; —two telescopic columns extendable in a Z direction perpendicular to the X-Y plane, where each column is slidably fastened to separate. sliding rails in the lower section, and where the columns may slide past each other on the sliding rails; —connection means arranged in the free ends of the telescopic columns, where said connection means may be used in order to mount X-ray equipment, detectors, extension arms, vision systems and the like.
US07832917B2
An LED night light for night time or dark area use may be arranged as a plug-in wall outlet night light or a direct current that includes projection features to project an image, message, data, logo, and/or time on a ceiling, walls, floor, or other desired surface. The LED night light incorporates optics selected from an optics-lens, convex lens, concave lens, openings, cut-outs, film, grating means, and/or hologram means to create the preferred image and project it to a desired location.
US07832901B2
A beam adjustment mechanism for a light fixture includes a frame assembly having an aperture substantially within the center thereof. Multiple peripheral lighting units engage the sides of the frame assembly. Each lighting unit includes an LED, a heat sink, and a reflector member. A central connecting member and/or a central lighting unit is at least partially surrounded by the peripheral lighting units. The central connecting member and/or central lighting unit is hingedly connected to at least one of the peripheral lighting units. An adjustment shaft extends through and is moveably engaged with the aperture of the frame assembly. Movement of the adjustment shaft relative to the aperture exerts a force on the central connecting member and/or central lighting unit, which causes the hingedly connected peripheral lighting units to pivot relative to the central connecting member and/or central lighting unit.
US07832896B2
A light engine comprises a plurality of LEDs and a plurality of optical elements each cooperating with a respective LED. The optical elements broaden the off-axis angle from the respective LEDs to provide a more uniform illumination at a target plane.
US07832891B2
An illuminating device which accesses natural energy is an independent cylindrical unit, an interior is provided with a once-through passage to absorb solar thermal radiation wave which then operates on air molecules inside the once-through passage to increase an ionization speed, so as to form resultant force. The resultant force is then converted into mechanical energy which operates a suspended air screw to rotate, so as to drive a magneto generator to convert into an electric current which is used for illuminating through an access control.
US07832889B1
A recessed light assembly having an illumination element and having an enclosure attachable to a support structure of a dwelling has a rotating aperture plate rotatably mounted to a wall of the enclosure. The rotating aperture plate has an illumination aperture disposed over an opening in the wall of the enclosure and the recessed light assembly has adjustable fasteners, accessible from an exterior of the recessed light assembly, which adjustable fasteners selectively permit and prevent rotation of the rotating aperture plate relative to the enclosure allowing a user to adjust the rotational alignment of the illumination aperture relative to the enclosure of an installed light assembly without disengaging an attached assembly from the support structure. The illumination element may be fixed relative to the rotating aperture plate or may be fixed relative to the enclosure. The rotating aperture plate and the enclosure may have rotational alignment reference marks and a rotational alignment indicator which serve to indicate a present rotational alignment of the aperture plate relative to the enclosure.
US07832884B2
A backlight assembly having an improved heat releasing structure and a display device having the backlight assembly are provided. The backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps emitting light and a fixing member receiving the plurality of lamps. A separating member protruding from an edge of the fixing member defines an inner space that contains the light-lamp portions in the fixing member, and the separating member separates electrodes of the lamps from the inner space. The separating member has openings that are positioned to direct the heat generated by the lamp electrodes away from the inner space where the excess heat can cause display quality deterioration.
US07832879B2
This invention relates to improvements in thermal management in deformable mirrors. In particular, this invention relates to a deformable mirror comprising a heat spreader used to distribute thermal energy evenly across the mirror.Diamond material 104, on account of its extremely high thermal conductivity, is a preferred choice of heat spreader which permits build up of thermal energy in the mirror 100 to be quickly and evenly distributed across the entire mirror surface, increasing the working life of the mirror.
US07832876B2
A projection display includes first and second light sources, a reflection/transmission member which partially transmits a first light beam from the first light source and partially reflects a second light beam from the second light source, and a light valve which converts the light beam from the reflection/transmission member into an optical image in accordance with a video signal. The reflection/transmission member has a reflective surface which is one side main surface, a light-shielding surface which is the other side main surface, and a plurality of openings extending through the both main surfaces. The first light beam is transmitted through the openings from the light-shielding surface to the reflective surface, and the second light beam is reflected off the reflective surface in the direction that the first light beam is transmitted.
US07832873B2
A display device includes a display module, a rear cabinet supporting a rear portion of the display module, and a front cabinet having at least two frames provided on edges of the display module to protect a front portion of the display module.
US07832871B2
A projection type display apparatus includes a housing having a first side on which an air intake opening is arranged and a second side on which an air exhaust opening is arranged, a light source for supplying light, and a light valve device which modulates the light output from the light source. A first fan is provided which draws air from the air intake opening into the housing, and a first ventilation path is coupled with the air intake opening so as to lead air flow from the air intake opening toward a lower portion of the light valve. A second ventilation path is formed from the lower portion of the light valve to an upper portion of the light valve, and a second fan is provided which draws out air flowing from the second ventilation path through the air exhaust opening to outside of the housing.
US07832867B2
A method and architecture are provided for obtaining and authenticating a retinal scan using a host device, such as a laptop or hand-held computer, in a manner that is ergonomically sound and is easy to use. A PCMCIA card is used to obtain and authenticate retinal scans. The PCMCIA card includes a removable retinal-scanning eyepiece and an on-board software component for verifying retinal scans. A wired or wireless (e.g., infrared link, Bluetooth, etc.) connection is provided for delivering the retinal scan data from the retinal-scanning eyepiece to the PCMCIA card. The authentication is performed securely on the PCMCIA card and the scan is not retained in the laptop memory.
US07832865B2
A timer function hold mode in which the timer continues the timing function is set in a mydriatic fluorescence mode by operating a timer switch for at least a fixed time, or by simultaneously operating a fluorescence filter switch and the timer switch. If the timer function hold mode is set in the mydriatic fluorescence mode, then the timing of the timer is continued even after the photography mode switches to another photography mode e.g. non-mydriatic or mydriatic color mode. When, on the other hand, the timer function hold mode is not set in the mydriatic fluorescence mode, the timer is caused to be stopped or reset when the mode is switched to the non-mydriatic or mydriatic color mode.
US07832850B2
An inkjet printer has a cradle for receiving a printer cartridge. The cradle has a controller board with a pressurized air supply. The cartridge has a printhead integrated circuit, a rotor element, an air delivery channel and a plurality of reservoirs for discretely storing printing fluids for supply to the printhead integrated circuit. A power and data interface interfaces with the controller board.
US07832843B2
A liquid ejecting head includes plural ejection outlets for ejecting droplets; liquid flow paths in fluid communication with the ejection outlets; and a liquid supply opening for supplying the liquid to the liquid flow paths. The ejection outlets include first and second ejection outlets disposed at least at one side of the liquid supply opening and are staggered. The first ejection outlets are nearer to the liquid supply opening than the second ejection outlets. Each of first recording elements corresponding to the first ejection outlets includes one rectangular heat generating resistor having a long side extending along a direction crossing with an arranging direction of the ejection outlets. Each of second recording elements corresponding to the second ejection outlets comprises plural rectangular heat generating resistors which are adjacent to each other at long sides thereof and are electrically connected in series.
US07832841B2
There are provided a printing apparatus and printing method capable of achieving high-quality printing by fine ink droplets, and collecting unwanted ink droplets. According to the method, ink droplets discharged from a printhead are negatively charged by the negative ions in printing. A printing medium is charged positively opposite to the polarity of ink droplets. By the electrostatic force, discharged ink droplets travel toward the printing medium, and the amount of ink droplets attached to the printing medium is increased. In addition, an ink mist collecting unit having a positive electrode is employed to collect floating ink mist.
US07832840B2
A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly has a number of modular printhead controller printed circuit board (PCB), Electrical connector assemblies operatively connect respective PCBs to each other. Each connector assembly has a connecting member with a series of parallel spaced conducting strips. Each member is shaped and configured for fitment into a cavity defined by the raised and recessed portions of two abutting supports to connect the connecting strips of two PCBs via said conducting strips. Each PCB is mounted to a respective modular support that defines a raised portion and a recessed portion at an end thereof. The PCBs each have electrical connecting strips which overlie the respective recessed portions.
US07832836B2
In an ink jet printing apparatus using many types of inks to execute bidirectional printing, when symmetrically arranged ejection opening rows for a cyan, magenta, and yellow inks are used in the print head, one-pass bidirectional printing is executed. On the other hand, if ejection opening rows for a black ink are used in addition to the above ejection opening rows, multi-pass printing is executed so that there are a number of dots formed with one application order for the black and other color inks and the same number of dots formed with another application order for the black and other color inks. This reduces the non-uniformity of the colors attributed to the difference in application order.
US07832833B2
A printer is provided having a pagewidth printhead assembly and a capping mechanism. The printhead assembly has a single pagewidth printhead and a plurality of nozzles located along the printhead and arranged in use to deliver ink onto print media as it is transported past the printhead. The capping mechanism has a capping member having a length corresponding substantially to that of the printhead and located in a non-capping first position spaced-apart from the printhead, and an actuating mechanism arranged to move the printhead between a first and second printhead positions and to move the capping member along an arcuate path from the first position to a second position at which the capping member is located in nozzle capping engagement with the printhead when the printhead is at the second printhead position.
US07832831B2
A printer includes a recording head having a nozzle that ejects ink and a suction pump that draws the ink through the nozzle. A valve unit and a filter are arranged in a passage that supplies the ink to the recording head. A controller of the printer operates the suction pump to perform suction/suspension in which suction of the ink from the passage through the nozzle and suspension of the suction are alternately repeated with the valve unit maintained in a closed state, thus promoting joining of bubbles on the filter. The controller then operates to open the valve unit to drain the joint bubbles from the filter, together with the ink, using negative pressure accumulated in the passage.
US07832829B2
A protruding member is provided on a recording head side, a droplet receiving portion having a flat surface portion formed thereon is provided, and the flat surface portion of the droplet receiving portion is brought into contact with the protruding member on the recording head side to cap the recording head.
US07832817B2
A recyclable device comprising a chassis supporting a pagewidth print head for printing an image, an ink supply means for supplying ink to the print head, and a supply of print media on to which said sensed image is printed. A casing surrounds and encases said chassis so that the ink supply means is unable to be accessed without destruction of the casing.
US07832816B2
An improved frame to support pull-out and rotating racks for cabinets. The frame has a telescopic guide with a sliding end. The rack is prevented from accidentally rotating during pull-out.
US07832807B2
A restraining strap assembly for restraining a person in a wheelchair which is made up of two cooperating securement strap assemblies, namely a chair securement strap assembly that is secured to the wheelchair seat and a person securement strap assembly that can be removably interconnected with the chair securement strap assembly as is used to prevent inadvertent separation of the person's legs. The chair securement strap assembly includes a pair of elongated, spaced apart strap segments that circumscribe and are connected to the seat of the wheelchair. The person securement strap assembly which is releasably connected to the chair securement strap assembly can be easily positioned by the handicapped person about his or her legs in a manner to keep the legs together.
US07832799B2
A locking support assembly for a casino chair uses a support plate with a chair mount having a fixed pin protruding upwards from the support plate opposite to the mount. The pin may serve as a sole or primary guide member in the support plate to guide the support plate into horizontal alignment with a latch mounted inside a beam. The beam holds the support plate in close but unlocked engagement by a lower groove, to resist loads imposed by an attached chair. A releasable latch inside the beam receives the pin to provide locked engagement between the support plate and the beam. The beam may be fastened to a vertical surface of a gaming machine or other object. The support plate and attached chair can be released from the beam by inserting a tool through a keyhole in the beam to release the latch, while pulling the support plate outwards.
US07832796B2
A three-piece roof assembly is provided for racing cars in which the two side members are fixedly supported on the frame of the vehicle and the center member is positionable at a selectable canted angle relative to the side members. The center member is formed with laterally extended flanges that overlap the side members to maintain structural integrity between the center member and the respective side members. The canting of the center member creates a gap that varies in width from front to rear. The process for canting a race car roof is significantly simplified and involves fixing the side members to the frame of the vehicle, then positioning the center member at the desired angular orientation, and fixing the center member relative to the side members. The variable width gap between the center member and the side members can be filled with weld material and painted.
US07832790B2
A vehicle door structure includes a vehicle structure formed with an opening, an interior panel and an exterior door. The interior panel is supported to the vehicle structure for pivotal movement by a first hinge arrangement about a first pivot axis. The exterior door is supported to the vehicle structure for pivotal movement by a second hinge arrangement about a second pivot axis that is spaced apart from the first pivot axis. The exterior door is also supported to the interior panel such that the interior panel and the exterior door move together as the exterior door is moved between an open position and a closed position.
US07832779B2
An accessory bumper for use on a host vehicle, such as a security vehicle, for providing collision protection when the host vehicle performs PIT maneuvers. The accessory bumper includes protective elements on front side of the vehicle, for protecting both the accessory bumper and also minimizing damage to the host vehicle's engine and other critical components necessary for the operation of the vehicle.
US07832772B2
An assembly for establishing a water-tight seal for a conduit passing through a wall or other structure wherein the conduit conveys heated fluid, such as exhaust gasses. The assembly is adapted to minimize the heat transferred to the wall or other structure by creating a circuitous heat transfer path in conjunction with thermally insulating materials.
US07832771B2
The invention relates to a method for the production of a security document in addition to a security document comprising at least one security cambric (15) and at least one transponder unit (21) which is fully encompassed by laminated layers (22,23) forming a laminated layer sheath.
US07832769B2
A one-piece stamped metal guide (128) for seatbelt webbing (112) in a vehicle (108) includes a mounting portion (242) for mounting the guide in the vehicle. The mounting portion (242) defines a mounting plane (352). A guiding portion (244) includes a guiding surface (256) having at least one guide element (258) stamped in the metal forming the guiding portion. A portion of the guiding surface (256) including the at least one guide element (258) is positioned outside the mounting plane (352). Laterally spaced side portions (246) connect the guiding portion (244) with the mounting portion (242). The mounting portion (242), guiding portion (244), and side portions (246) define a webbing slot (248) for receiving the seatbelt webbing (112) for sliding movement over the guiding surface (256).
US07832768B2
A restraining system for a motor vehicle with a seat belt retractor that accommodates the one end of a seatbelt component, which has a tightening device having a belt shaft and a drive cable connected to the belt shaft, in which a sleeve (26) that enlarges the outer circumference of the shaft element (25) is slid onto one end of the shaft element (25) and is axially and radially fixed to the shaft element (25), while the wall thickness of the sleeve (26) is dimensioned in such a way that the drive radius of the shaft element (25) and a reduction in speed of the tightening drive is provided as compared with a cable wrapped onto the belt shaft.
US07832766B2
A vehicle frame structure for a saddle-type vehicle has a vehicle frame including a subframe portion detachably mounted on a main frame, and a joint between the main frame and the subframe which is disposed in a longitudinally intermediate portion of a continuously extending frame component, wherein the frame component is kept rigid and the joint is maintained in a small size. In the joint, the frame component has a portion divided by a vertical plane into a main-frame-side joint arm and a subframe-side joint arm. The joint arms have distal ends having arcuate outer walls cut off around their fastening positions. The joint arms further have integral upstanding walls disposed on proximal ends thereof, corresponding to the cut-off arcuate outer walls of the joint arms. The joint arms are fastened to each other with the distal ends thereof fitted in cavities surrounded by the upstanding walls.
US07832765B2
The present invention provides a sealing device of a steering column where a sealing member of a steering column passing through a dashboard and a dust cover provided to a dashboard are separately formed and detachably attached to each other, thereby effectively intercepting noise and foreign substances transmitted into a vehicle cabin from an engine room. The sealing device includes a shaft, a sealing member, and a dust cover. The shaft connects a steering column with a steering gearbox. The sealing member is rotatably provided on shaft at a predetermined position. The dust cover is detachably attached to sealing member and is provided to a dashboard.
US07832764B2
The present invention relates to a knee protector structure for a vehicle. The present invention intends to make it possible to positively prevent an upper absorption bracket from being deformed with a tensile force exerted through a connecting bracket when a lower absorption bracket is deformed with knee input energy of a small-statured vehicle occupant. The knee protector structure for a vehicle according to the present invention comprises a lower absorption bracket 13 able to absorb knee input energy of a small-statured vehicle occupant, an upper absorption bracket 14 able to absorb knee input energy of a vehicle occupant of an average constitution, a connecting bracket 21 for connection between input-side end portions 18 and 20 of the lower absorption bracket 13 and the upper absorption bracket 14, and tensile force absorbing means 35 disposed near the input-side end portion 20 of the upper absorption bracket 14 and able to absorb a tensile force 34 exerted from the connecting bracket 21.
US07832761B2
The invention improves efficiency in a work for assembling an airbag device (10) with an airbag cover (16). A peripheral edge of the inflator attachment opening of the airbag (10) is secured to a cushion ring (22), the airbag (10) integrally connected to the tip and a rear end of the tubular tether belt (11a) is extended to its full and then pulled back thereby folding back the airbag (10) around the tubular tether belt (11a) and folding the tubular tether belt (11a) and the airbag (10) while being pulled back. Then, the tip of the tubular folded tether belt (11a) is secured to a central part of the back side of the airbag cover (16) for containing the airbag (10) therein.
US07832749B2
A spindle bracket of a torsion beam axle suspension system is defined on an end portion of a trailing arm to be connected to a hub assembly on which a wheel and a tire are mounted. The spindle bracket may include a first inner bracket that is welded to an inner side and an outer side of an end portion of a upper member of the trailing arm, a second inner bracket that is welded to an inner side and an outer side of an end portion of a lower member of the trailing arm, and an outer bracket that is attached to the first and second inner brackets to be engaged with the hub assembly in company with the first and second inner brackets.
US07832737B2
Multi-layer seals are provided that find advantageous use for reducing leakage of gases between adjacent components of electrochemical devices. Multi-layer seals of the invention include a gasket body defining first and second opposing surfaces and a compliant interlayer positioned adjacent each of the first and second surfaces. Also provided are methods for making and using the multi-layer seals, and electrochemical devices including said seals.
US07832734B2
A seal arrangement for a turbo-engine, for sealing a peripheral gap between a rotor and a stator is provided. The stator a seal holder provided with at least one groove for respectively receiving a segmented, dynamic seal. Segments of the dynamic seal are made up of a plurality of brush seal segments, and free ends of bristles of the brush seal segments extend in the radial direction project from the respective groove and lie on the rotor. The or every groove for receiving the brush-type seal segments is designed without an undercut, the brush-type seal segments being received in the respective groove without an undercut in a positive manner.
US07832732B1
A game with interlocking game pieces includes a first set of game pieces each comprising a game surface, a first side surface having a first concave portion and a first convex portion extending from the first concave portion and a second side surface having a second concave portion and a second convex portion extending from the second concave portion. A second set of game pieces are mirror images of and interlock with the first set of game pieces. A game piece face provided on the game surface of each of the first set of game pieces and the second set of game pieces.
US07832730B2
The present invention provides a board game. The board game includes a spinning device and an inner and outer ring of characters. The characters include at least one of a plurality of numbers or a plurality of letters located in one or more rings. Each player activates the spinning device. After the spinning device has stopped a master scorecard and the scorecard associated with the player who performed the activation of the spinning device are marked to identify what letter or number the spinning device is pointing to. The players rotate spinning of the spinning device until the master scorecard indicates that the game is over.
US07832723B2
There is provided a sheet feeding apparatus including a first feeding member that feeds at least one of the sheets from a discharge tray; a second feeding member that feeds the sheet fed by the first feeding member; a separating member, wherein a nip portion is formed between the separating member and the second feeding member, and when two sheets are entered the nip portion, the separating member separates one of the entered sheets from the other; an adjusting unit that changes a force of the separating member; a detecting unit that detects at least one of a distance by which the other of the entered sheets is transported beyond the nip portion and an advancing speed of the other of the entered sheets at the nip portion; and a controller that controls the adjusting unit based on a detection value of the detecting unit.
US07832722B1
A paper feeding device includes a supporting base and a paper arranging module. The supporting base has a supporting surface, an inclined supporting plane, and a slot located at the supporting surface. The paper arranging module includes a guiding structure fixed under the supporting surface, a paper-pushing structure slidably disposed on the guiding structure, an elastic element interconnected between the paper-pushing structure and a fixed end, and a gear disposed on the guiding structure. The gear has an engaging part for engaging with and driving the paper-pushing structure to move toward the inclined supporting plane along the slot for arranging the paper sheets supported on the supporting base, thus facilitating subsequent paper dividing. When a non-engaging part of the gear corresponds to the paper-pushing structure, the paper-pushing structure is restored to an original position by an elastic force of the elastic element.
US07832720B2
An upper limit detection sensor detects that a top face position of a sheet stack on a tray reaches an upper limit position which enables feeding of sheets one by one by a sheet feeding portion and a lower limit detection sensor detects that the top face position of the sheet stack on the tray reaches a lower limit position which enable feeding of sheets one by one. When the sheet stack is loosened by blowing air against a side face of the sheet stack on the tray with an air spouting nozzle provided on an air loosening device, if a sheet floated by air from the air loosening device exceeds an upper limit position of a feeding enabled range, the lowering amount of the tray is controlled so that at least a sheet next to the sheet to be fed is not lower than a lower end position of the air spouting port of the air loosening device.
US07832706B2
A ram-type blowout preventer includes a pair of ram assemblies adapted for controlled lateral movement to and from a vertical bore. Each ram assembly has a hydraulic piston connected at a first end to a ram block and at a second end to a piston tail. A magnetostrictive waveguide tube extends into a bore of at least one piston tail and a permanent magnet is disposed upon the at least one piston tail. The magnetostrictive waveguide tube has a conducting wire to receive an interrogation pulse from a transducer, the interrogation pulse generates a helical return signal in response to a relative position of the permanent magnet with respect to the waveguide tube, and the transducer is configured to receive the helical return signal and output a position of the ram block corresponding to the at least one piston tail.
US07832705B2
A grade bracket for use with concrete form systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, the grade bracket forms part of a concrete form system that includes a plurality of form components, including straight forms, curved radius forms, and skin panels for interconnecting form components. The form components are assembled atop a ground surface and are configured to define a volume for containing poured concrete. Grade brackets for supporting the form components at a desired grade above the ground are used. Each grade bracket includes a body, a form support member, and a grade knob. The form support member attaches to the body and includes a bracket portion that supports the form component. The grade knob includes an eye-bolt. A stake secured in the ground is selectively engaged by the eye-bolt of the grade knob such that the grade bracket is maintained at a desired position on the stake.
US07832697B2
A wall mounted holder for an appliance is disclosed. The holder is capable of supporting a variety of conventional hair dryers and permitting the flow of air to be directed in any desired direction while leaving the user's hands free for other purposes.
US07832694B2
A device for mounting a whiteboard and a projector is provided. The device comprises a base and a pole mounted to the base such that the pole is substantially perpendicular to a surface. The base comprises a transport mechanism which allows the device to be moved from a first location on the surface to a second location on the surface. The pole comprises a first mounting bracket and a second mounting bracket. The first mounting bracket is for mounting a whiteboard such that an interactive surface of the whiteboard is capable of being positioned in a plane of a plurality of planes, including a receiving plane. The second mounting bracket is for mounting a projector such that the projector is capable of projecting onto the whiteboard while the interactive surface of the whiteboard is positioned in the receiving plane.
US07832693B2
The invention relates to fasteners adapted for use in automobile air bag attachment systems. The fastener comprises a hook to engage a vehicle structure during installation and a pin to lock the fastener in place. Advantageously, the hook portion may be quickly installed and will support the air bag assembly while allowing any positional adjustments to be made prior to locking the fastener by depressing the pin until it is fully engaged in the vehicle structure. An embodiment of the invention incorporates both a locking method to prevent the fastener from being disengaged and a method of releasing this lock if needed for servicing. Another aspect of the invention provides a method for reducing the likelihood of improperly installed parts by preventing locking when the fastener is in a partially installed configuration.
US07832682B2
A material roll is transported to a roll changer by being arranged on a transport carriage. The material roll and transport carriage are placed on a transfer table which is moved into position between journal bearings of the roll changer. The transfer table is adapted to move the material roll transversely and along a longitudinal axis of the material roll and can pivot in a horizontal plane. An inclined position of the material roll, arranged on the transfer table, is determined by sensors. In this determined, axially aligned position, the material roll is axially aligned on the bearing journals. The roll size of the material is determined. An axially aligned position for roller support arms of a roll carrier of the roll changer is determined as a function of the determined roll size. An axially aligned position of the transfer table is determined as a function of the determined roll size and the determined inclined position of the material roll. The position of both ends of the sleeve of the material roll, upon insertion of the transfer table into the roll changer, is detected. The material roll is then inclined by a rotary drive which is arranged on the transfer table.
US07832681B2
The dispenser for coiled materials (10, 10a) allows the installation of a coil of material (C) without unrolling the material and then rewinding it onto the dispenser A rotationally stationary base (12) has a rotating reel mounted on the base. The reel has a permanently installed flange and a removable flange (26) secured to the assembly by an axle. The removable flange (26) includes a spring to hold the removable flange securely against the coil of material (C) between the flanges (22, 26), thereby precluding significant looseness or play of a partially depleted coil. The assembly is preferably sufficiently narrow axially to permit passage between conventionally spaced sixteen-inch ′ on-center wall studs. The removable flange (26) may be removed, along with any centering guides, and a larger spool of material placed upon the permanent flange. A roll-around caddy may be used for dispensing larger and heavier coiled material.
US07832680B2
A continuous sheet processing apparatus has a main body portion that accommodates a roll formed of a wound continuous sheet, a door portion movable to opened and closed positions for opening and closing an inlet of the main body portion through which the roll is introduced into the accommodating portion, and a processing portion that processes the continuous sheet drawn out from the roll. A guide portion is movable between a first position in which the guide portion extends parallel to the center axis of the roll and guides the path of the drawn-out continuous sheet so that the drawing-out angle thereof is an acute angle, and a second position in which the guide portion extends transverse to the center axis of the roll. A guide portion actuator moves the guide portion to the first position in conjunction with movement of the door portion to the closed position and moves the guide portion to the second position in conjunction with movement of the door portion to the open position.
US07832678B2
A dispenser for rolls of web-shaped material, includes a housing having at its bottom part an outlet opening for the web-shaped material and a space for at least two rolls arranged substantially horizontally. A first part of the space is located adjacent the outlet opening and is intended for a first roll in a dispensing position and a second part of the space includes a locking element intended to keep the second roll in standby position. The first part is provided with holding elements for keeping the first roll in use position, the holding elements are spring-loaded and cooperate with the locking elements such that when a roll is located in the first space the locking element prevent the standby roll from falling down, but when the first roll is released from the first space the locking element release and permits the standby roll to occupy the dispensing position.
US07832677B2
A method and an apparatus for controlling the cross-directional nip profile of a reeling nip in a reeler, in which the reeling nip is arranged by means of a reeling core or a growing machine reel and at least one loop of an endless supporting member continuous in the direction of the axis of the reeling core. To control the cross-directional nip profile of the reeling nip, variables proportional to the tension of the supporting member are measured, cross-directional tension profile of the supporting member is determined on the basis of said variables, and further, a cross-directional nip profile of the reeling nip is determined, said nip profile being controlled by adjusting the determined cross-directional tension profile of the supporting member.
US07832675B2
A method and apparatus for automatic threading and winding of optical fiber onto various components in a fiber draw system, as well as methods and apparatus for conducting online tensile screening of optical fiber at high speeds. In a preferred embodiment, the fiber is tensile tested during fiber draw and wound directly onto a shipping spool to be shipped to a customer. The tensile stress can be imparted to the fiber during the draw process by feeding the fiber through a screener capstan, which works in conjunction with another capstan to impart the desired tensile stress to the fiber during the draw process. Another aspect is a method and apparatus for threading or rethreading of a moving length of fiber through a fiber draw or fiber testing process, in which fiber is wound onto a spool, comprising activating an aspirator to obtain the fiber at a first location and moving said aspirator in at least two dimensions to thereby move the fiber to a second location and thread the fiber through or onto at least one component in the fiber draw or testing process.
US07832673B2
This invention relates to a fly reel, of which the drag system installed in the frame thereof comprises: a drag knob that is connected rotational to one side of periphery of the center shaft that is connected fixed to hub of frame; a drag disk that is spaced-apart from said drag knob and gets inserted rotational to periphery of said center shaft; a braking means for restraining said drag disk from rotating on said center shaft in accordance with transferred amount of said drag knob moved to axial direction of said center shaft; a drag disk bush that is inserted at said drag disk for being rotated together with said drag disk as said drag disk rotates, the drag disk bush having said center shaft inserted therein; a oneway bearing that is inserted at periphery of said drag disk bush, for permitting one directional rotation but for restraining the other directional rotation; and a drag cover that is inserted rotational at periphery of said center shaft so as to be rotated by regulated rotation of said spool, for enabling said oneway bearing to rotate together as said spool rotates, thereby overall configuration can be made efficient and simple; and set direction of oneway bearing can be converted easily if necessary.
US07832661B2
A fuel injector apparatus and method is provided for use in a fuel injection system of an internal combustion engine that includes a body, a valve seat, closure member, and an orifice plate. The valve seat comprises the intersection of two angled surfaces with a radius before assembly of the fuel injector. During assembly of the fuel injector, a member presses against the radius edge of the sealing surface of the valve seat to create an oblique third sealing surface or sealing band that is coined into the valve seat. The sealing band provides an improved seal between the valve closure member and the valve seat which operates to prevent leakages of fuel in the fuel injector.
US07832657B2
By efficiently lowering a water temperature of a sea surface to thereby suppress an evaporation of a water vapor from the sea surface by lowering the water temperature of the sea surface, a generation of an atmospheric depression is prevented or its strength is weakened. Further, by suppressing a rise of the sea surface temperature, a generation of a red tide or a blue tide is prevented or reduced. As an apparatus for lowering the water temperature of the sea surface, it is constituted such that a pipe for feeding a water is installed in a sea, a suction port of the pipe is disposed in a cold water zone whose temperature is lower than the water temperature of an aim sea surface, an injection port of the pipe is disposed in a required position below the sea surface, and a pump is connected to the pipe in order to suck a cold water from the suction port and inject it from the injection port to thereby supply it below the sea surface in a region of the aim sea surface, thereby mixing it with a warm water of higher temperature.
US07832652B2
An HVAC controller includes an HVAC controller housing having an aperture and a removable battery tray disposed within the aperture. The removable battery tray includes a pivot point for rotating the battery tray into and out of the aperture.
US07832644B2
According to embodiments of the present invention, a barcode scanner platform is provided in which the gain of an analog signal representative of a barcode is controlled using a control loop. In embodiments, an MTF detector generates a value (e.g., DC) representative of a low frequency portion (wide or out of optical focus elements) of the analog signal and a second value (e.g., DC) representative of a high frequency portion (narrow elements or in optical focus elements) of the analog signal. The processor uses the first and the second values and a reference amplitude to determine a gain signal. The processor provides the gain signal to an AGC circuit that provides a linear response to the gain signal using matched JFETs. A noise filter can be enabled or disabled based on the first value, the second value, and/or the barcode scanner platform read rate.
US07832634B1
A system is provided for customer care intelligent routing. The system includes a mobile device and a server. The mobile device includes a transaction component and an error manager. The error manager determines that an error occurred during a point-of-sale transaction involving the transaction component and promotes the transmitting of transaction data to the server. The server determines a provider related to the error, and promotes the routing of the transaction data to the related provider.
US07832620B2
In soldering processes according to prior art, there is often an insufficient tie-up to a substrate of a component. A method in which no voids occur during the soldering processes is provided. A temperature pattern is proposed according to the method in which the temperature is lowered successively during the soldering operation.
US07832615B2
A metal plating applied on a joining portion of a first metal member is heated before a rotating tool under rotation being pressed against a second metal member. Herein, the rotating tool under rotation starts being pressed against the second metal member when the metal plating is heated at least up to a specified temperature that is high enough to make the metal plating in a softened solid state. Thereby, a properly-high joining strength can be provided in a frictional joining of a metal member with a metal plating thereon and another metal member.
US07832604B2
A coordinate set hanger has a primary hanger with a first body, a hook extending upward from the first body, a first means for suspending a garment from the first body, and a first connection tab extending downward from the body, operative to releasably suspend a dependent hanger therefrom. A connection link having a locking end at each end thereof, the locking end having at least one snap lock with at least one horizontal surface is releasably attachable to at least a connection tab of a primary hanger. A dependent hanger has a body and a second means for suspending a garment from the second body, and a second connection tab extending upward from the second body. The second connection tab is operative to releasably secure the locking end of the connecting link therein. In other embodiments, the component parts of the coordinate set hanger are modular, or may include a dependent loop for integration with existing hanger stock.
US07832595B2
A household liquid dispenser has a spout fitment with discontinuous beads or screw threads which define axial channels to interface with a pump inlet in a lock and key arrangement so as to maintain consistent quality of liquids dispensed by preventing the substitution of product refills of uncertain quality. Refills may be readily manufactured and at low cost. Mechanical and motorized dispensers may be used with the inventive spout fitment.
US07832592B2
A CO2-based beverage dispensing system includes a CO2 monitoring unit operative to emit a warning upon detecting excessive consumption of CO2 gas. The CO2 monitoring unit includes a gas input port, a gas output port, a CO2 monitor, an alarm, and in one embodiment a shut-off valve. The CO2 monitor may measure CO2 gas flow rate or pressure, and indicate excessive CO2 gas consumption if the measured CO2 gas flow rate is above a predetermined flow rate or the measured CO2 gas pressure is below a predetermined pressure level. The CO2 monitor may include chronological functionality, and only indicate excessive CO2 gas consumption if the measured quantity trips a threshold for a predetermined duration.
US07832581B2
The invention relates to a closure for a liquid container, comprising a plug manufactured from at least partially flexible material with a recess which is arranged at least substantially in axial direction in the plug and which is accessible on at least one side, and an operating member protruding outside the plug and displaceable in the recess such that a force exerted by the operating member on the recess in the plug can be modified by displacing the operating member. The invention also relates to methods for placing such a closure into a liquid container and removing thereof from a liquid container.
US07832579B2
A closure for a container having a container opening is provided herein. The closure includes an annular top having an inner skirt depending downwardly from an inner perimeter of the annular top and having an outer skirt depending downwardly from an outer perimeter of the annular top. An annular bottom extends radially inward from the inner skirt, and the annular bottom has defined thereon a dispensing aperture positioned adjacent to the container opening when the closure is mounted to the container. A sealing member is formed to the annular bottom for closing the dispensing aperture. The outer skirt optionally includes a hingedly flexible flap having one or more gussets dimensioned to cooperate with the anti-rotation structure of a neck finish.
US07832571B2
A shelving system includes first and second side frames, each of said side frames having at least one upwardly extending prong; a shelf frame having at least two connector sections, wherein each of said connector sections is in communication with one of said side frames; and wherein each connector section defines a vertical hole therein to receive one of said upwardly extending prongs.
US07832569B1
An adjustable clothing display rack includes a base, a waist attached to the base, first and second laterally-spaced adjustable sides, and first and second shoulders. The adjustable sides have respective upper and lower ends. The lower ends are pivotably attached to the waist, such that the lateral spacing of the upper ends is adjustable independent of the lateral spacing of the lower ends. The first and second shoulders are formed at respective upper ends of the first and second sides.
US07832568B2
The cup rack contains at least a lower rail suspended by at least two connection members. The connection members could be affixed to a bottom surface of a shelf or ceiling, or they could be slidably positioned in a pair of parallel upper rails. A number of hook members are hung across the lower rail. The positioning of the hook member is achieved by a bolt running through the hook member and into a block slidably positioned in the lower rail. Depending on how the block is oriented, the hook member could be locked to the lower rail or the hook member could be slid freely along the lower rail.
US07832564B2
A cosmetics case having a dual sealing structure is disclosed. The cosmetic case includes an outer case (1), an inner case (10), an inner lid (30), a rail case (20), and an outer lid (40). The outer case has a receiving chamber and a fastening groove. The inner case is received in the receiving chamber such that its fastening step is inserted into the fastening groove, and has a packing groove to receive a packing. A plurality of locking guides is provided on the outer circumference of the inner case. The inner lid is rotated around a second hinge pin, thus opening or closing the inner case, and the lower end of the inner lid comes into close contact with the packing. The rail case is mounted on the outer case. The outer lid includes projections that are guided along the corresponding locking guides.
US07832562B2
A machine which inflates and seals pillows in packaging is compact in overall size, can be conveniently operated to produce varied lengths of strips of inflated pillow-type packaging as needed, can begin production of inflated pillow-type strip packaging immediately after being held out of a production cycle for some period of time, and applies a heated sealing element directly to and in sliding contact with a web of film to securely seal the inlet port of an inflated pillow while the pillow is under pressure and as the web of film is continuously and uninterruptedly advanced through the machine.
US07832549B2
A curved conveyor comprises a toothed, endless belt and a slider bed that supports a portion of the belt. The slider bed can include at least one guide in the form of a rail extending along the slider bed in the direction of belt travel. Each of the belt teeth are discontinuous and have at least one gap sized to receive the at least one guide; thus, the at least one guide prevents inward radial migration of the belt during movement of the belt. The conveyor can further comprise a center guide wheel or a guide post to prevent belt radial migration.
US07832545B2
A system and method for transferring blanks of material passing from a feeder line to a production line along differing conveyor segments. The production line moves at a higher velocity that the feeder line. Just as a blank is about to transfer from the feeder line to the production line, the feeder line is rapidly accelerated to substantially match the velocity of the production line. This assures a smooth, even, and accurate transfer. Near the end of the transfer, the feeder line is decelerated. Thus, the transferred blank is now moving at a higher velocity than the next adjacent blank.
US07832543B2
A travelator system for conveying a passenger, comprising a main conveyor and a branch conveyor. The main conveyor includes a first plurality of shafts each having a first plurality of belt pulleys disposed side by side thereon. The main conveyor also includes a plurality of mutually parallel endless belt loops which define a moving conveying surface of the main conveyor, each belt loop being passed over a belt pulley on two different shafts. Adjacent belt loops on the same common shaft are passed over different belt pulleys such that a first belt loop is passed over a belt pulley on a previous shaft relative to the common shaft in a transport direction of the main conveyor, while a second belt loop is passed over a belt pulley on a following shaft relative to the common shaft in a transport direction of the main conveyor. The branch conveyor branches off of the main conveyor in a connecting section to allow passengers to enter from the branch conveyor onto the main conveyor and/or to exit from the main conveyor onto the branch conveyor. The branch conveyor is also implemented using shafts, belt pulleys, and belt loops similar to the main conveyor. In the connecting section, the branch conveyor and the main conveyor share at least one common shaft.
US07832542B2
A reverse input prevention clutch bearing assembly comprises a first rotational member and a second rotational member which are arranged on a coaxial line and has orbit surfaces with different radii and a plurality of rolling members between the two orbit surfaces. The assembly also has a cage which supports the rolling members, and a distinguished wedge ring assembly which allows or does not allow the rolling members to rotate based on the change of the rotational direction gap between the first rotational member and the control member and the rotational direction of the control member.
