US07912781B2
A method and system for providing real-time electronic information for risk assessment and management for multi-market electronic trading. The method and system dramatically improve an infrastructure used by electronic traders over a communications network by separating one or more data streams from one or more trading exchange with plural different types of electronic trading information into plural separate data streams that can be selectively used on a target device. The plural separate data streams and can be requested, displayed and used faster and more efficiently than an entire data stream including all the multiple types of electronic trading information for real-time risk assessment and management.
US07912779B2
A method for stock option trading includes receiving an option order at a market, contemporaneously receiving a copy of the option order at an electronic drop (EDrop) system, which is separate and distinct from the market, obtaining a potential cross quantity and a potential cross price based on the option order at the EDrop system, and submitting, through the EDrop system, a contra-order, with respect to the option order, to the market for fulfillment, wherein the contra-order specifies at least one of an underlying security potential cross quantity, and the potential cross price.
US07912774B2
A deferred-type payment approach facilitates transaction card management and processing. According to an example embodiment, a user's transaction card purchases are authorized against a purchase limit associated with a consideration-bearing (e.g., interest-bearing) account. The purchases are tracked and, at the end of a billing cycle, provided to the user via a statement or other informative approach. During a payment time period after the end of the billing cycle, the user is afforded an opportunity to review tracked purchases and provide funds to cover the purchases. If the user does not provide funds for the purchases during the payment time period, funds are automatically transferred from the consideration-bearing account to cover the purchases at the end of the payment time period. In this regard, purchases made with the transaction card against the consideration-bearing account are not assessed against the consideration-bearing account until after the billing cycle has ended.
US07912773B1
Systems and methods for performing fraud detection. As an example, a system and method can be configured to contain a raw data repository for storing raw data related to financial transactions. A data store contains rules to indicate how many generations or to indicate a time period within which data items are to be stored in the raw data repository. Data items stored in the raw data repository are then accessed by a predictive model in order to perform fraud detection.
US07912772B2
Computer-implemented methods and systems for analyzing claims related to a warranty. Statistical analysis is performed in order to examine claim counts with respect to a time period (e.g., production period, claim period, etc.). A claim issue is detected based upon the statistical analysis with respect to the time period.
US07912770B2
Share of Wallet (“SoW”) is a modeling approach that utilizes various data sources to provide outputs that describe a consumer's spending capability, tradeline history including balance transfers, and balance information. These outputs can be appended to data profiles of customers and prospects and can be utilized to support decisions involving prospecting, new applicant evaluation, and customer management across the lifecycle. In addition to credit card companies, SoW outputs may be useful to companies issuing, for example: private label cards, life insurance, on-line brokerages, mutual funds, car sales/leases, hospitals, and home equity lines of credit or loans. “Best customer” models can correlate SoW outputs with various customer groups. A SoW score focusing on a consumer's spending capacity can be used in the same manner as a credit bureau score.
US07912762B2
Techniques are described for providing customizable sign-on functionality, such as via an access manager system that provides single sign-on functionality and other functionality to other services for use with those services' users. The access manager system may maintain various sign-on and other account information for various users, and provide single sign-on functionality for those users using that maintained information on behalf of multiple unrelated services with which those users interact. The access manager may allow a variety of types of customizations to single sign-on functionality and/or other functionality available from the access manager, such as on a per-service basis via configuration by an operator of the service, such as co-branding customizations, customizations of information to be gathered from users, customizations of authority that may be delegated to other services to act on behalf of users, etc., and with the customizations that are available being determined specifically for that service.
US07912760B2
A method for completing an electronic commerce transaction over a global communication network initiated between a vendor and a potential consumer. The method includes the steps of associating a unique transaction code with the initiated transaction between the vendor and the potential consumer for use by the consumer in completing a specific electronic commerce transaction; associating user information with the unique transaction code to provide a transaction packet; communicating the transaction packet to a remote vendor location from a user location; and completing the specific electronic commerce transaction upon receipt at the remote vendor location the transaction packet containing the user information in association with the unique transaction code.
US07912750B2
A system and method for the presentation of advertisements is present. According to one embodiment, a number of impressions of an advertisement message are presented over a computer network such as the Internet to a variety of viewer computers. Depending on the actions taken by the viewers (e.g., whether the Viewer selects the advertising message and accesses a web-link to the advertiser's web-site), bonus exposure (e.g., an additional number of impressions provided to the viewers) of the advertising message is given.
US07912749B2
A method for infrastructure automatic discovery from business process models through middleware flows is provided. Data flow in an infrastructure is monitored to observe middleware flows. An information model is formed based on the observed middleware flows.
US07912748B1
Markdown optimization may be performed using a computer system. Markdown objectives may include margin maximization or inventor minimization. Markdown schedule optimization uses an efficient, iterative, targeted combinatorial search. First, permissible discount steps are identified, then for each permissible discount step, a subspace of permissible step dates is identified. Elements from the date step subspace and price reduction subspace are combined and evaluated against the markdown objectives. If an improved markdown schedule is located, a new subspace of permissible step dates is defined to search the subregion of the solution space where the improved markdown optimization schedule was identified. Scheduling of inventory allocation from a distribution center is also disclosed.
US07912747B2
A system and method are disclosed for aligning stored data in a matter that may facilitate budgeting and/or forecasting. A definable calendar period is provided which has a starting day. The starting day is applied to the stored data to locate and align each of a plurality of time periods associated with the stored data so that each time period has a starting day that matches the starting day of the calendar period.
US07912740B2
A method and system for receiving data relating to an insurance claim for a damaged vehicle and transmitting a valuation report for the damaged vehicle over the world wide web. The system includes a client computer and a web server that are coupled through an electronic communication network such as the internet. The web server contains a web site that contains a plurality of web pages. Each web page allows an operator to enter the insurance claim data. The data can be processed into a valuation report by a separate valuation server. The valuation report can be transmitted to the client computer through the web server. A claims adjuster can access the web server by merely entering a uniform resource locator (“URL”) into a web browser. The adjuster does not have to dial directly into the valuation server.
US07912731B2
Methods, storage medium and apparatus for encoding and decoding sound signals from multiple channels
A method for encoding sound signals on multiple channels includes extracting an arbitrary number of sine waves from each of the sound signals. The sine waves include at least a first sine wave, extracted from a first one of the channels and having first-channel information, and a second sine wave, extracted from a second one of the channels and having second-channel information. Using the first-channel information and one of the second-channel information and sine wave information corresponding to a predetermined sine wave, one of the second-channel information and the sine wave information corresponding to the predetermined sine wave is selected as a to-be-correlated object for encoding in a correlation with the first-channel information. The correlation includes a frequency-based absolute value of a difference between frequency information included in the first-channel information and frequency information included in the second-channel information and is used to encode the first- and second-channel information.
US07912729B2
A system extends the high-frequency spectrum of a narrow band audio signal in the time domain. The system extends the harmonics of vowels by introducing a non linearity in a narrow band signal. Extended consonants are generated by a random-noise generator. The system differentiates the vowels from the consonants by exploiting predetermined features of a speech signal.
US07912722B2
A tool, method, and system for use in the development of sentence-based test items are disclosed. The tool may include a user interface that may include a database selection field, a sentence pattern entry field, an option pane, and an output pane. The tool may search a database for one or more sentences and may generate one or more responses to the one or more sentences. The one or more sentences and one or more responses may be used to produce the sentence-based test items. The tool may allow test items to be developed more quickly and easily than manual test item authoring. Accordingly, test item development costs may be lowered and test security may be enhanced.
US07912707B2
A statistical language model is trained for use in a directory assistance system using the data in a directory assistance listing corpus. Calculations are made to determine how important words in the corpus are in distinguishing a listing from other listings, and how likely words are to be omitted or added by a user. The language model is trained using these calculations.
US07912706B2
Disclosed is electronic equipment (e.g., a communication device) and method for acquiring remote dictionary information for use in SMS applications. The electronic equipment includes a processor that executes an application program within memory, the application program when executed causing the electronic equipment to: request remote dictionary information related to the user information from an associated remote server; receive remote dictionary information from the associated remote server related to the user information; and output the remote dictionary information in a user-sensible format. The method includes receiving one or more symbols from an input device; requesting remote dictionary information related to the received one or more symbols from a predictive text dictionary application stored on an associated remote server; and receiving and outputting the remote dictionary information in a user-sensible format.
US07912703B2
Illustrated embodiments provide a computer implemented method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for unsupervised stemming schema learning and lexicon acquisition from corpora. In one illustrative embodiment, the computer implemented method obtains a corpus from corpora, analyzes the corpus to deduce a set of possible stemming schema and reviews and revises the set of possible stemming schema, to create a pruned set of stemming schema. The computer implemented method further deduces a lexicon from the corpus using the pruned set of stemming schema.
US07912700B2
Context-based word prediction is provided. A software application utilizes words contained in an application document to provide context-based word prediction in the same or a related document. The software application creates an application defined data source and populates the data source with words occurring in a document. When the same or a related document is being edited via an input method, for example, typing, speech recognition, electronic handwriting, etc., a prediction engine presents candidate words from the application defined data source that match current text input, and the user may choose from the presented candidate words for automatic population into the document being edited. Information from the application defined data source may be transferred between computing devices, for example, between a mobile computing device and a desktop (non-mobile) computing device.
US07912685B1
A system that mitigates quantization effects in quantized telemetry signals. During operation, the system monitors a set of quantized telemetry signals. For a given quantized telemetry signal in the set of quantized telemetry signals, the system uses a set of models to generate a set of estimates for the given quantized telemetry signal from the other monitored quantized telemetry signals, wherein each model in the set of models was initialized using a different randomly selected subset of a training dataset. The system then averages the set of estimates to produce an estimated signal for the given quantized telemetry signal.
US07912681B2
A method for designing a flight vehicle includes determining a preferred aerodynamic shape of a structure of the vehicle; modifying the preferred aerodynamic shape based upon constraints; and determining, using aerodynamic computational fluid dynamics, limit loading conditions for the modified aerodynamic shape. A computer-implemented system for designing a flight vehicle includes at least one computer operable to determine a preferred aerodynamic shape of a structure of the vehicle; modify the preferred aerodynamic shape based upon constraints; and determine, using aerodynamic computational fluid dynamics, limit loading conditions for the modified aerodynamic shape. Software for designing a flight vehicle, embodied in a computer-readable medium, is operable to, when executed, determine a preferred aerodynamic shape of a structure of the vehicle; modify the preferred aerodynamic shape based upon constraints; and determine, using aerodynamic computational fluid dynamics, limit loading conditions for the modified aerodynamic shape.
US07912679B2
An optical metrology model is created for a structure formed on a semiconductor wafer. The optical metrology model comprises one or more profile parameters, one or more process parameters, and dispersion. A dispersion function is obtained that relates the dispersion to at least one of the one or more process parameters. A simulated diffraction signal is generated using the optical metrology model and a value for the at least one of the process parameters and a value for the dispersion. The value for the dispersion is calculated using the value for the at least one of the process parameter and the dispersion function. A measured diffraction signal of the structure is obtained. The measured diffraction signal is compared to the simulated diffraction signal. One or more profile parameters of the structure and one or more process parameters are determined based on the comparison of the measured diffraction signal to the simulated diffraction signal.
US07912662B2
A system and method for improving the tolerability of metal distorters within the electromagnetic field of an electromagnetic tracking system through the use of transmission frequency optimization techniques and/or solution subset measurements.
US07912653B1
The compositions, methods and systems of the invention provide nanocrystal taggants for unobtrusive monitoring of objects. Objects can be tagged with nanocrystal taggant compositions for detection of informative invisible emissions on illumination with appropriate excitation wavelengths. Authentication schemes are also provided that takes advantage of the unique emission and absorption characteristics of nanocrystals to create a unique spectral code that is far more difficult to decode and replicate than those previously employed.
US07912650B2
A system for processing information for providing semantic information and/or information associated with the semantic information useful for each individual organism through effective utilization of differences in nucleotide sequence-related information among individual organisms is constructed. The method for processing information on a nucleotide sequence comprises: (a) receiving request information for an object and/or service; (b) obtaining positional information in accordance with the request information from a memory having positional information representing a position in a nucleotide sequence memorized therein; and (c) obtaining nucleotide sequence-related information corresponding to the positional information obtained in (b) above, and obtaining semantic information implied by the nucleotide sequence-related information and/or information associated with the semantic information.
US07912647B2
A system for measuring a true vertical depth of a downhole tool is provided. The system includes: a first optical clock located at a first depth and having a first frequency; a second optical clock disposable at a downhole location and having a second frequency at the downhole location; and a processor for receiving the first frequency and the second frequency, and calculating a true vertical depth of the second optical clock based on a difference between the first frequency and the second frequency. A system and computer program product for measuring a true vertical depth of a downhole tool are also provided.
US07912645B2
An arrangement and method for displaying and transferring information between a vehicle and at least one transmitter separate from the vehicle includes an antenna mounted on the vehicle for receiving RF wireless signals emitted by each transmitter, a location determining device for determining the vehicle's location, a display arranged on the vehicle in a position to be viewable by a vehicle occupant and to display representations of the vehicle and other objects in the vicinity of the vehicle, and a processor coupled to the antenna, location determining device and display. The processor performs location-based filtering of signals received by the antenna to determine whether any contain information of interest for vehicular operation, extracts the information of interest from the signals determined to contain information of interest, and displays the location of the transmitter of the signals determined to contain information of interest or the information of interest from the transmitter.
US07912640B2
A mobile map display apparatus provided with a geomagnetic sensor for detecting earth-magnetism, a display unit, and a control unit able to calculate a geographical bearing based on detection values of the geomagnetic sensor and having a first display processing for display in a direction linked with the calculated bearing when acquiring the map and making the display unit display the map and a second display processing for display fixed to a predetermined bearing. In displaying the map, the control unit makes the display unit perform the display by the second display processing when detecting a drop of precision of the geomagnetic sensor.
US07912631B2
The disclosed system for cooperative engagement generally includes a control system in communication with an actuation system, an effector system, a sensor system and a communications interface. Disclosed features and specifications may be variously controlled, adapted or otherwise optionally modified to realize improved distributed designation and/or engagement function. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention generally provide cooperative designation and engagement of targets for air-, land-, sea- or space-based weapon systems.
US07912625B2
A portable memory device consisting of a cell phone used in substitution of an automobile key and interfaced with an automobile onboard computer and ignition system. The portable memory device contains data that, when read by the onboard computer, enables the ignition system. The portable memory device is read and write capable, thereby allowing for data to be used by the onboard computer in conjunction with several automobile systems, and allowing for data to be transferred from said systems to the portable memory device by the onboard computer, thus facilitating vehicle operation and, in one embodiment, a method for managing a transportation fleet using portable memory devices in place of mechanical ignition keys and manual check-out and check-in procedures.
US07912623B2
An engine control system for managing a schedule of execution of engine control tasks is provided. The system works to schedule execution of the engine control tasks upon receipt of requests to initiate the engine control tasks. The system determines a sequence of execution of the engine control tasks and allocates execution times for which the engine control tasks are to be executed so as to provide chances of execution of the engine control task as evenly as possible. The system may determine required time-sharing ratios of the engine control tasks based on statuses of execution of the engine control tasks.
US07912612B2
The present disclosure is directed to a payload calculation system for use with a work implement. The payload calculation system may have a state sensor configured to measure a state of the work implement. The payload calculation system may further have a processing device configured to calculate a mass of a payload moved by the work implement. The processing device may be configured to use the measured state to compensate the calculation of the mass for centrifugal, inertial, and frictional forces of the work implement caused by the work implement rotating about a vertical pivot.
US07912607B2
A method for crash testing a motor vehicle is disclosed. The method provides a crash test routine where an inflatable restraint is deployed using a single deployment pattern throughout at least one government regulation zone. This helps to prevent overlap of a transition zone and can help make the deployment of the inflatable restraint more predictable. This can increase occupant safety and simply testing.
US07912605B2
A method for triggering a reversible occupant safety function in a motor vehicle, in which the value of a triggering parameter is determined, the value of the triggering parameter is compared with a predetermined threshold value, and the occupant protection function is triggered when the predetermined threshold value is exceeded by the value of the triggering parameter. An aspect of the method is that the threshold value is influenced by a driving style parameter determined by analysis of the brake and/or gas pedal operating procedures and/or by an operating element operable by the driver.
US07912603B2
The damper force in vehicles having a ride level control system is controlled by, when the leveling system is activated, a signal that is generated and transmitted to a damper force control device (5). When the level control system is activated, the damper force is adapted, and especially reduced for a rapid control.
US07912600B2
An in-vehicle electronic control apparatus, having a monitoring control circuit, according to the present invention is configured in such a way that serial interface circuits 27a and 37a are connected between a main control circuit unit 20A and a monitoring control circuit unit 30A, high-speed full-duplex block communication is performed by use of a communication permission signal ALT and a communication synchronization signal CLK, the same question information included in uplink communication information UPD is recurrently transmitted in a plurality times of communication and updated after being transmitted a predetermined times, and the main control circuit unit 20A returns answer information by use of downlink communication information DND, within a predetermined duration after the update of the question information; because the question update period is prolonged, the control load on the main control circuit unit 20A is reduced.
US07912580B2
An embodiment of the invention includes receiving a request to purchase a product from a vending machine. At least one question to be output is determined, and the determined question is output. An interface is provided which that permits at least one answer to the at least one question to be entered by a customer. At least one answer to the at least one question is received via the interface. Based on the answer, a level of access to one or more products available for sale by the vending machine is determined. A product is provided if the level of access permits providing of a product.
US07912579B2
A vending machine automatically detects the size of a customer-selected container or cup placed in the dispensing area of the vending apparatus to receive a dispensed beverage. A plurality of sensors positioned proximate the container receiving area detects the container's size (e.g., small/large; small/medium/large). In response, the vending machine conveys or illuminates to the customer one or more of the available beverage selections (provided by the vending machine) indicating which of the beverage selections is available based on the detected cup size.
US07912577B2
Methods and systems for preventing fraud by a customer at a fuel dispenser within a retail fueling environment are disclosed. According to one method, an authorization to access programming mode (AAPM) signal is received at the fuel dispenser from an authorization terminal coupled to the fuel dispenser. A request is received at the fuel dispenser to enter a programming mode of operation (PMO). The PMO is entered at the fuel dispenser to allow fuel dispenser settings of the fuel dispenser to be changed after receiving the AAPM signal and the request to enter the PMO.
US07912575B2
The present invention relates to a control method in the feeding of plate shaped workpieces to a work station, comprising feeding of the workpiece (8) to a control station (1) at which control station (1) it is controlled that the desired number of workpieces (8) are fed to the work station (7), whereby weighing is performed at said control station (1) by at least one electronic weighing unit (3) that transmits signals to a control unit (6) arranged to signal for the feeding of the workpiece (8) to the work station (7) when the transmitted weight signal lies within a predetermined set point range, wherein said weighing unit (3) is kept fixed on top of a fixing structure (4) and in that control takes place directly at the control station (1) before initiating moving of the workpiece (8) to the work station (7), in order to give reliable moving of a single workpiece (8) at the time in the work station (7).
US07912573B2
Analysis may be made of the amount that a load on a machine impacts the machine's performance. Performance counters on the machine record raw statistical data, such as a given resource's current utilization. The values of these counters may be captured. A n-bin histogram may be created that shows how many of the captured performance counter values occur within various ranges, such as 0-10% utilization, 10-20%, etc. A weight may be assigned to each bin. A weighted sum of the bins may be calculated by multiplying the number of occurrences in each bin by the bin's weight, and adding the products together. The weights may be chosen to reflect the relative amounts that particular performance counter values impact the overall performance of a machine. Thus, a metric that represents performance impact may be calculated based on the weighted sum.
US07912572B2
A method of calibrating an inspection system is provided. The method includes contacting a test part with a run-out measurement device and rotating the test part and measuring a first run-out using the run-out measurement device. The method also includes moving the run-out measurement device to a new position and repeating the steps of contacting and rotating the test part to measure a second run-out at the new position. The method further includes using the first and second run-outs to adjust measurements of the inspection system.
US07912569B2
A method for generating data for a jetting program, includes the steps of: a) obtaining substrate data for a substrate, which is to be provided with deposits and components; and b) for each component which is to be placed on the substrate: —fetching component data for the component from said substrate data; and—selecting a matching predefined deposit pattern, comprising at least one deposit, which matches a desired deposit pattern for said component data, wherein the deposit pattern comprises, for the/each deposit, deposit data comprising deposit extension and deposit position; or—if no matching predefined deposit pattern exists, defining a deposit pattern, comprising at least one deposit, for the component data, comprising the step of defining, for the/each deposit, deposit data, which step comprises determining deposit extension and deposit position.
US07912564B2
A digital mixing system has a console having a display and an operator for transmitting and receiving a control signal, an engine having input channels and output channels for mixing a plurality of audio signals fed from the input channels while exchanging the control signal with the console and feeding the mixed audio signals to the output channels, and peripheral input and output units connected to the input and output channels of the engine, respectively. The console and the engine are located remotely from each other, and a cable connecting therebetween is duplicated for the purpose of fail safe. The engine may be installed in pair. If a main engine fails, a sub engine backs up instantly to continue the mixing operation. The console may be also prepared in pair for the purpose of fail safe.
US07912555B2
An implantable medical electrical lead particularly for stimulation of the sacral nerves comprises a lead body extending between a distal end and a proximal end, and the distal end having at least one electrode of an electrode array extending longitudinally from the distal end toward the proximal end. A fixation mechanism is formed on or integrally with the lead body proximal to the electrode array that is adapted to be implanted in an engage subcutaneous tissue, particularly muscle tissue, to inhibit axial movement of the lead body and dislodgement of the stimulation electrodes.
US07912552B2
A medical device including an elongate lead connected to a pulse generator connector further includes a passive lossy circuit electrically connected in between a distal portion of the lead conductor and the high frequency-grounded surface. The passive lossy circuit has a high frequency impedance approximately equal to a characteristic impedance of the lead when implanted in a body and dissipates energy of an incident wave formed along the lead, thereby diminishing a reflection of the incident wave, the incident wave being induced by exposure of the medical device to a high frequency electromagnetic field. The passive lossy circuit further has low pass properties allowing for normal device operation.
US07912551B2
A device includes a housing and electronics disposed in the housing. A telemetry antenna is disposed in the housing and is operably coupled to the electronics. A shielding coil is disposed between the housing and the telemetry antenna. The shielding coil has a first end and a second end. The second end is electrically terminated in circuitry of the electronics.
US07912550B2
A mechanism for attaching a component, such as a speech processor unit of a cochlear implant, to the clothing of a user of that component. The attaching mechanism is operable by an unlocking device, such as a magnet that can be held in the possession of a person other than the person wearing the clothing to which the component is mounted. The attachment device can comprise an elongate pin member that is adapted to pass through at least a portion of an item of clothing and be received in a chamber and held by frictional engagement therein.
US07912549B2
Housing for medical implant, such as cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, cardioverter, etc. Housing including hollow housing and terminal body attached to hollow housing, which has electrical terminal(s), situated in an externally accessible cavity of the terminal body, for connecting an electrode line, and terminal body including a base body made of electrically insulating plastic, connected to hollow housing and carries electrical supply lines and electrical contacts, which are electrically connected thereto, for the electrical terminal so that the contacts are connected via the electrical supply lines to electrical components in the interior of the hollow housing, electrical supply lines being welded to the electrical contacts and the electrical supply lines and electrical contacts, which are welded to one another, being embedded in the base body and thus fixed in their final position, and the base body being glued to the hollow housing using an adhesive between hollow housing and terminal body.
US07912548B2
An implantable medical device comprising a housing and a limiting structure defining a resonant region in the housing. An acoustic transducer is connected to the limiting structure and extends into the resonant region so that the resonant region mechanically amplifies the deformation of the acoustic transducer at a resonant frequency. An implantable medical device comprising a housing and a limiting structure defining a resonant region in the housing. An acoustic transducer having the shape of a beam is mechanically coupled to the limiting structure and partially extends into the resonant region so that the resonant region mechanically amplifies the deformation of the acoustic transducer at a resonant frequency. An implantable medical device comprising a housing, an acoustic transducer coupled to the housing, and a means for mechanically amplifying the deformation of the acoustic transducer at a resonant frequency. The means defines a resonant region in the housing.
US07912534B2
A method and system for determination and mapping the quantity of chromophores having a distinct spectrum attached to moving objects in an spectrally rich environment that may include multiple chromophores attached to stationary objects. Au area of interest is imaged at different times and different wavelengths, and the spectral properties of the chromophores attached to the moving objects are separated from the stationary spectral properties of the background, followed by spectral analysis of the moving objects to determine their quantity. Application to the retinal vasculature is illustrated, showing the imaging, analyzing and quantifying of the oxygen saturation of retinal blood, resolved for the different vascular compartments, including capillaries, arterioles, venules, arteries, and veins.
US07912531B1
An apparatus including a device such as a catheter or guidewire having dimensions suitable for percutaneous delivery to a patient; and a magnetic resonance (MR) compatible antenna associated with the device in a manner that provides a prescribed radial and/or longitudinal orientation of the antenna at a point of interest within a blood vessel of a patient. An antenna suitable for radial and/or longitudinal orientation. A method including inserting a medical device having an antenna capable of transmitting radio frequency signals in a blood vessel of a patient and radially and/or longitudinally orienting the antenna at a point of interest within a blood vessel of a patient.
US07912524B2
A portable terminal having a sliding module includes a first housing; a second housing coupled to the first housing while facing the first housing; and a sliding module interposed between the first and second housings, for connecting the first housing to the second housing so that the first housing linearly moves on the second housing. The sliding module includes a sliding plate disposed on a surface of the first housing and facing the second housing; a first magnetic substance mounted in the first housing; and a second magnetic substance mounted in the second housing and facing the first magnetic substance. The first and second magnetic substances are arranged in longitudinal and transverse directions of the first housing, respectively, to move the first housing in the longitudinal or transverse direction of the first housing by driving force caused due to attractive and repulsive forces between the first and second magnetic substances.
US07912519B2
A mobile communication device includes a side key having at least three buttons disposed on the side of a device body. Each button of the side key has at least two functions assigned differently and independently according to operation mode and key press time. In a method for controlling the side key, at least two functions are assigned to the side key. Receiving a press input from the side key, a control unit determines a key setting type corresponding to the received press input. Then the control unit retrieves a function corresponding to the determined key setting type from the assigned functions, and then performs the retrieved function of the side key.
US07912514B2
An electrical power generator that generates power based on a carrier frequency of a received signal, a mobile terminal provided with the same and a control method thereof are discussed. The mobile terminal according to an embodiment includes an electrical power generator to generate an electrical energy based on a carrier frequency separated from a signal received from a base station.
US07912506B2
A communication system providing wireless communication among wireless users through a number of cellular base stations. At least one of the base stations is a mobile base station in which low and high speed wireless transceivers are mounted on a temporarily stationary mobile vehicle such as a truck trailer or a truck. The system includes at least one connecting station with a millimeter wave wireless transceiver in communication with a fiber optic or high-speed cable communication network. The transceiver is adapted to communicate at millimeter wave frequencies higher than 60 GHz with another millimeter wave transceiver at one of the cellular base stations. Each of the base stations serves a separate communication cell. Each base station is equipped with a low frequency wireless transceiver for communicating with the wireless users within the cell at a radio frequency lower than 6 GHz and a millimeter wave wireless transceiver operating at a millimeter wave frequency higher than 60 GHz for communicating with another millimeter wave transceiver at another base station or a millimeter wave transceiver at said at the connecting station. The base stations are also equipped with data transfer means for transferring data communicated through the low frequency wireless transceiver to the millimeter wave wireless transceiver and for transferring data communicated through the millimeter wave wireless transceiver to the low frequency wireless transceiver. In preferred embodiments the system is a part of a telephone system, an Internet system or a computer network.
US07912501B2
A single prong, multiple signal conducting plug and plug detection circuitry is provided. The plug may be electrically coupled to a stereo headset including a microphone. The plug may include four signal conducting regions arranged in a predetermined order along the length of the prong. Detection circuitry may be operative to determine whether a microphone type of plug (e.g., a four region plug including a microphone region and two audio regions, or a three region plug including microphone region and only one audio region) or a non-microphone type of plug (e.g., stereo plug) is inserted into the jack of an electronic device (e.g., mobile phone). Detection circuitry may also detect user activated functions performed in response to user activation of one or more switches included with the headset. For example, the headset may include a single switch for performing a function with respect to a microphone (e.g., end-call function).
US07912499B2
A method and apparatus is provided for partitioning a radio using a multi-chip module to group some or all of the components of the radio in a single package. In one example, a radio uses a multi-chip module, including a chip carrier. Various components of the radio reside in integrated circuits that are mounted to the chip carrier. If desired, one or more antennas can be integrated into the chip carrier.
US07912496B2
Disclosed are a hybrid phone and a method of acquiring channels in the hybrid phone. The hybrid phone having a first communication mode supporting voice/low-rate data communications and a second communication mode supporting high-rate data communication includes a phone control unit having a communication processor controlling voice/data communications according to programs stored in a memory. The communication processor includes a channel acquisition processor attempting to acquire channels for the first and second communication modes. If the channel acquisition processor cannot acquire a channel for the second communication mode within a predetermined time, the channel acquisition processor stops attempting to acquire the channel for the second communication mode and reattempts to acquire channel for the first communication mode. If the channel acquisition processor acquires the channel for the first communication mode, the channel acquisition processor reattempts to acquire the channel for the second communication mode.
US07912494B2
Mobile user equipment for use in a cellular communications environment performs an improved cell selection on transitions out of a connected mode state. The transitions might be from one connected mode state to another or from a connected mode state to idle mode. The improvement in cell selection lies in assembling the list of candidate cells prior to cell selection. In the prior art, the list of candidate cells would usually be restricted to the serving cell or active cells supporting communication between the equipment and the network prior to transition. In embodiments of the invention, the list might comprise cells which are not the serving cell or which are outside the active set, for example a network-preferred cell or cells neighbouring the serving cell or cells of the active set.
US07912489B2
A wireless communication system including at least one wireless base station and two or more wireless terminals, and each of the wireless terminals can communicate with the wireless base station or directly communicate with another wireless terminal. The wireless base station observes reception frames from the wireless terminals, and transmits to one of the wireless terminals a start frame for starting direct communication of the wireless terminal concerned with another wireless terminal on the basis of the reception information of the reception frames.
US07912488B1
The floor in a network-based instant connect communication session is managed such that a mobile device user can cause voice data to be transmitted to a remote party without the remote party giving consent to relinquishing the floor. After the network-based instant connect communication session is established, and as the remote party holds the floor, the mobile device user presses a talk button on the mobile device or otherwise provides input. The input causes the network-based instant connect communication session to transition from the original half-duplex communication to full-duplex communication. The mobile device user can then cause voice data to be sent to the remote device. In this manner, the mobile device user can interrupt or spontaneously respond to the remote party without waiting for the remote party to relinquish the floor. This facilitates comfortable two-way communication in a network-based instant connect communication session.
US07912485B2
A method and a system for providing signaling in cellular telephone system providing broadcast services to fully integrate broadcast services with the services provided by the cellular telephone systems. The signaling method coordinate interaction between an access network and the subscriber station to allowing the subscriber station to decode the broadcast service, to receive paging messages while receiving the broadcast service, to properly transition between operation states, and other functions known to one of ordinary skill in the art.
US07912473B2
A method and apparatus for allocating radio resources to an elastic session in a cell in a CDMA network is presented. The method comprises allocating, to the elastic session, a radio resource share corresponding to a reduced transmission rate wherein the reduction in transmission rate corresponds to a peak transmission rate of the elastic session being slowed down by a first slowdown rate. The first slow down rate is determined in dependency of the transmission rate requirements of the ongoing sessions in the cell in a manner so that the radio resource share allocated is not lower than a radio resource share corresponding to the maximum transmission rate if a total amount of resources available for allocation to ongoing sessions in the cell is sufficient for all ongoing sessions to transmit at a respective peak transmission rate.
US07912469B2
A method is used for deployment of a wireless infrastructure. The method comprises deploying a plurality of access ports in a facility based on a layout that depends on a type of the facility. The method comprises receiving at least one parameter from at least one of the plurality of access points. The method comprises dynamically determining settings of the plurality of access points based on the at least one parameter.
US07912462B2
In a mobile device having a primary baseband circuit and a secondary baseband circuit and an interface between the primary baseband circuit and a secondary baseband circuit, a method for testing the interface and primary and secondary baseband circuits comprising the steps of: setting the secondary baseband circuit into a loopback mode; sending a first signal from the primary baseband circuit to the secondary baseband circuit; receiving at the primary baseband circuit a second signal, the second symbol being the first signal looped back from the secondary baseband circuit; and comparing the second signal with an expected result.
US07912460B2
A communication system comprising: terminal devices; a gateway device; a first server for receiving a service request; a second server for providing service; and a resource control device for providing policy information to be applied to the service. The first server transmits a policy request including the obtained flow information identifier and the obtained subscriber identifier to the resource control device and transmits identification information of the resource control device to the gateway device. The resource control device transmits the retrieved policy information to the gateway device based on the obtained flow information identifier and the obtained subscriber information. The gateway device receives the policy information from the resource control device corresponding to the resource control device, and sets the received policy information with respect to the service. The second server provides the service which has the policy information set thereto, to the one of the plurality of terminal devices.
US07912459B2
There is provided a method for use by a mobile device for providing an entertainment presentation to a user. The method comprises downloading a multimedia presentation control software by the mobile device, wherein the mobile device includes a controller and a smart chip operable to support electronic commerce transactions, registering a first action by the mobile device in response to a first smart chip event caused by the user, activating a function of the multimedia presentation control software in response to the first action, and providing the entertainment presentation to the user of the mobile device using the multimedia presentation control software.
US07912452B2
The present invention provides a method that may include accessing a first address and an identifier provided by a mobile unit, providing the identifier, receiving a second address associated with the identifier in response to providing the identifier, and authenticating the mobile unit based on the first and second addresses.
US07912447B2
A home gateway system for home automation and security is described. An example home gateway system includes a wireless local loop transceiver to establish a wireless local loop point to point link to a geographically separated base station coupled to a public switched telephone network; a home automation controller to communicate with the wireless local loop transceiver; a home security controller, integrated with the home automation controller, to communicate with the wireless local loop transceiver; and a security signal to be monitored by the home security controller, wherein a status of the security signal causes the home gateway system to send a message over the wireless local loop.
US07912442B2
The present invention teaches a communications system comprising a first communications device for receiving data and a wake up signal. The first communications device comprises an active mode of operation and a sleep mode of operation for reducing power consumption. Further, the system comprises means for switching the first communications device to and from sleep mode in response to receiving the wake up signal. Further, the system comprises a second communications device for transmitting data to the first device during its active mode, while transmitting the wake up signal to the first device during its sleep mode.
US07912437B2
A radio frequency receiver (102) includes at least one amplifier (108, 114 and 122) for amplifying a signal received by the radio frequency receiver, an automatic gain control system (158) for controlling a gain of the at least one amplifier, and a direct current offset correction filter (142) for reducing any direct current component of the signal amplified by the at least one amplifier. The direct current offset correction filter has a bandwidth that is dynamically controlled by a change in the gain of the at least one amplifier. The radio frequency receiver also includes a digital automatic gain control unit (150) having a bandwidth that is dynamically controlled by the change in the gain of the at least one amplifier.
US07912433B2
A method and apparatus for generating channel quality information, such as may be used for transmit link adaptation, provide different operating modes, such as a first mode that may be used when propagation channel estimates are not reliable, and a second mode that may be used when the propagation channel estimates are reliable. In one or more embodiments, channel quality information is generated using receiver performance information that characterizes receiver performance in terms of a defined channel quality metric, e.g., supported data rates, for different values of receiver input signal quality over a range of propagation channel realizations. Channel quality information can be generated by selecting channel quality metrics according to receiver input signal quality and a desired probability of meeting a defined performance requirement over a range of propagation channel realizations, or by selecting channel quality metrics according to receiver input signal quality and particularized propagation channel realizations.
US07912427B2
Multiple embodiments of systems for testing the delivery of satellite and cable television signals are described.
US07912426B2
The invention is intended for the technological field of data communication between electronic equipment (1-4) forming part of a system of electronic equipment (10). The invention more specifically relates to a method and a system to facilitate, using an identifier having the form of a visual code, the transmission of command data to one of the electronic equipment items of the system, when the electronic equipment that produces the visual code is activated. The transmission of command data intended for one of the equipment items is performed following the reading and decoding of the visual code, for example with another equipment item of the system.
US07912420B2
For individual reception of signals of television, radio and other services provided for by means of geostationary telecommunication satellites there is designed a change-over switch of external units of fixed aerials with a system of individual switches controlled by means of standard pulses generated by a satellite receiver. The change-over switch is provided with a command decoding unit (7), having an input (71) being connected to an output terminal (4) for connection to a satellite receiver and outputs (72) being connected to control inputs of individual switches, while the command decoding unit (7) is provided with a circuitry for a transfer of mechanical positioning equipment standard control commands to pulses controlling individual switches (2).
US07912419B2
Methods and apparatuses for measuring transmission quality of multimedia data are provided. The method comprises the steps of a transmitter transmitting multimedia data through a channel, a receiver, having received the multimedia data from the transmitter, transmitting information on transmission error of the multimedia data to the transmitter through a return channel, the transmitter estimating the received data at the receiver using the error information returned to the transmitter, and the transmitter evaluating the transmission quality of the received data by comparing the estimated received data with reference data.
US07912413B2
Disclosed is a fixing device having a self-temperature control function, and reducing a heat capacity of a heat generation member for saving energy and achieving good warm-up property. The fixing device includes a fixed plate inside a closed rotation path of a belt, contacting an inner circumferential surface of the belt, substantially opposed to an excitation coil with the belt therebetween, keeping the belt on the rotation path. The fixed plate includes: a magnetic shunt alloy layer made of a magnetic shunt alloy; a conductive heat generation layer being disposed toward a main surface of the magnetic shunt alloy layer facing the belt, being made of a conductor other than the alloy, and being thinner than the alloy layer; and a low resistance conductive layer being disposed toward another main surface, having a lower electric resistance value than the heat generation layer, and being thicker than the heat generation layer.
US07912408B2
An image forming apparatus includes a development device for supplying a developer containing toner and carrier to an electrostatic latent image carrying member for carrying thereon an electrostatic latent image, or a process cartridge for integrally storing the development device and the electrostatic latent image carrying member. The development device includes a conveyance path for charging and conveying the developer, and a developer carrying member for developing the electrostatic latent image into a toner image with the use of the developer conveyed through the conveyance path. The conveyance path includes a first conveyance member for receiving replenished toner and generating conveyance force for conveying the replenished toner and the developer in one direction, and a second conveyance member for generating conveyance force for conveying a portion of the developer conveyed by the first conveyance member in the opposite direction to the conveyance direction of the first conveyance member.
US07912407B2
A developing unit includes: a developer carrying member that visualizes an electrostatic latent image held on an image carrying member using magnetic developer; a peeling member that peels off the magnetic developer held on the developer carrying member by a magnetic force; and a movement controller that controls movement of the peeling member, when the peeling member peels off the magnetic developer, the movement controller moving the peeling member to a position close to the developer carrying member, and when the peeling member has peeled off the magnetic developer, the movement controller moving the peeling member to a position away from the developer carrying member.
US07912401B2
A cleaning device cleans an image bearing member bearing a toner image to be transferred at a transfer position onto a sheet. The device includes a cleaning member provided on a downstream side with respect to the transfer position in a movement direction in which the image bearing member moves and configured to collect residual toner from the image bearing member, a cleaning assist member provided on an upstream or downstream side in the movement direction with respect to the cleaning member and configured to be pressed against the image bearing member to rub off the toner from the image bearing member, a cleaning mechanism configured to move the cleaning assist member away from the image bearing member at a predetermined timing to remove the toner adhered to the cleaning assist member, and a housing that houses the cleaning member, the cleaning assist member, and the cleaning mechanism.
US07912398B2
An image forming apparatus and a cleaning device capable of conveniently cleaning inner components without an additional driving source. The image forming apparatus includes a main body having a main body frame and a moving part provided movably relative to the main body frame, and a compressed air supply unit to compress air by interlocking with movement of the moving part and supply the compressed air to a laser scanning device to clean the laser scanning device. The moving part may be a cover hingedly coupled to the main body frame to open and shield a portion of the main body, or a paper feeding cassette removably mounted to the main body frame. The compressed air supply unit includes a cylinder coupled to the main body frame, and a piston coupled to the moving part.
US07912390B2
An image forming apparatus include an image bearing member, a developing container receiving a developer, a developer carrying member for carrying and conveying the developer, a developer feed member for supplying the developer to the developer carrying member, a detection device for detecting an amount of developer in the developing container by detecting an electrostatic capacitance between the developer carrying member and the developer feed member, and a control device for changing a rotational speed of the developer feed member into a plurality of speeds corresponding to the plurality of image forming speeds. The control unit controls the rotational speed of the developer feed member prior to the execution of a detection operation of the detection device so as to be faster than the slowest speed of said plurality of speeds.
US07912387B2
A kit used in TC measurement in the field includes a sandwich of 3 screens used for filtration of carrier beads from toner particles within a container. An upper 400 mesh screen has die-cut holes around its edges to allow removal of any beads trapped between the upper screen and a middle 500 mesh screen. A bottom screen of coarse 20 mesh material is used for strength to support the other screens. When a vacuum source connected to a bottom portion of the container is turned ON, the carrier beads approach the screens in the center of the container. The recirculating airflow carries the carrier beads away from the upper screen at the edges. Thus, with the upper screen being die-cut with openings around its edges, these openings allow the trapped beads to return to the inner chamber of the container for removal during cleaning.
US07912377B2
A PLC modem performs communication via transmission lines made of a pair of cables as an example of a wired transmission line. Data displaying an operation state of the PLC modem is transmitted to a light emitting part via a modulator, and is converted into a high-speed flash signal for output.
US07912372B2
The present invention relates to a passive optical network, which inexpensively improves the spectral efficiency of an access network and is capable of increasing the number of subscribers per channel by using WDM in combination with Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) or SubCarrier Multiple Access (SCMA) to expand a conventional WDM passive optical network. The passive optical network includes light providing means provided in a central office to provide broadband incoherent light; a multiplexer connected to the central office via an optical fiber to divide the light transmitted from the light providing means according to wavelengths and to multiplex upstream signals; a plurality of splitters to branch divided lights and to combine the upstream optical signals; and a plurality of subscribers connected to the splitters, the subscribers including wavelength-locked Fabry-Perot laser diodes capable of performing direct and analog modulation, and means for directly modulating lights of the Fabry-Perot laser diodes and transmitting modulated lights to the subscribers using time division multiplexing.
US07912369B2
A mechanism for adjusting or shutting off an optical signal within a network system is provided. The system may include a generating element for providing an optical signal and a bi-directional coupler for transmitting the optical signal to downstream components and fiber links and for transmitting a reflected optical signal based on the reflection characteristics of the downstream components to a converter element. The converter element converts the reflected optical signal to an electrical trigger signal that is used by a processing element to monitor the degradation or operational conditions within the network system. Based on the electrical trigger signal the processing element may adjust or shut off the optical signal at the generating element or at another element within the network system or another network system. The processing element may also send a communication signal to other elements or an operator to indicate unacceptable noise within the network system.
US07912368B2
An eyepiece lens system for an electronic viewfinder, usable to be disposed on an optical axis between a reflective LCD of the viewfinder and a last optical surface of the viewfinder, the eyepiece lens system comprising: a first lens having a positive refractive index; a second lens having a negative refractive index; and a third lens having a positive refractive index, wherein the first lens, the second lens, and the third lens are disposed in this order from a side of the LCD to a side of the last optical surface, satisfying the conditions: 18 mm
US07912366B2
Descriptive location information is associated with and displayed with a photograph taken on a wireless communication device. The descriptive location information is derived from raw location data received from a global positioning system (GPS) receiver in the wireless communication device. The raw location data is cross-referenced with descriptive location information contained within, for example, look-up tables in a memory of the device. The descriptive location information describes the location where the image was taken, for example, a city, a landmark, a distance from a city or landmark, and is visible to a user on the image displayed on a screen of the wireless device or another device.
US07912348B2
There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA21 in FIG. 4; RTR_VMG in FIG. 30) includes information (VOBU entry in FIG. 31) for accessing a specific portion (VOBU) of the video data.
US07912339B2
There are provided an information storage medium capable of real-time recording/playback of digital moving picture information, and a digital information recording/playback system using this medium. In a medium that records/plays back data including video data and control information, the control information (DA21 in FIG. 4; RTR_VMG in FIG. 30) includes information (VOBU entry in FIG. 31) for accessing a specific portion (VOBU) of the video data.
US07912336B2
A telecommunications assembly includes a chassis and a plurality of optical wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer modules mounted within the chassis. Each module includes at least one fiber optic connector. Within an interior of the chassis are positioned at least one fiber optic adapter. Inserting the modules through an opening of the chassis at a mounting location positions the connector of the module for insertion into and mating with the adapter of the chassis. A method of mounting an optical wavelength division multiplexer/demultiplexer module within a telecommunications chassis is also disclosed.
US07912326B2
A light control element is provided with a thin board having electro-optical effects; an optical waveguide formed on the thin board; and a control electrode for controlling light that passes through the optical waveguide. The light control element performs speed matching between a microwave signal applied to the control electrode and the light, impedance matching of the microwaves, reduction of a driving voltage and high speed operation. In the control electrode of the light control element, a signal electrode and a grounding electrode are arranged on an upper side of the thin board, and on a lower side of the thin board, a second electrode including the grounding electrode is arranged. The second electrode is arranged not to exist below the signal electrode, especially for achieving impedance matching.
US07912319B2
Images are constructed by compositing a plurality of sequential images. The sequential images are obtained by moving the image capture device and storing the positional attribute data (focal attributes) in association with each captured image. For example, wide-angle views, 3D views and/or video views of a subject can be constructed by compositing a plurality of sequential images.
US07912309B2
Variable video stream delivery tools include methods and systems that detect activation of a zoom command during presentation of a first stream of data to a multimedia device and that supplants a second stream of data having a higher resolution for a zoomed image plane of the first stream of data in order to conserve bandwidth. Further exemplary embodiments detect activation of a rotational command and that refreshes the second stream of data with a zoomed, spherical-panorama presentation. And, further exemplary embodiments enable restoration of the first stream of data. These tools may be utilized during presentation of media content, when the media content is initially ordered, or when future presentation of media content is selected to record.
US07912305B1
Subtitling aims at the presentation of text information and graphical data, encoded as pixel bitmaps. The size of subtitle bitmaps may exceed video frame dimensions, so that only portions are displayed at a time. The bitmaps are a separate layer lying above the video, e.g. for synchronized video subtitles, animations and navigation menus, and therefore contain many transparent pixels. An advanced adaptation for bitmap encoding for HDTV, e.g. 1920.times.1280 pixels per frame as defined for the Blu-ray Disc Prerecorded format, providing optimized compression results for such subtitling bitmaps, is achieved by a four-stage run length encoding. Shorter or longer sequences of pixels of a preferred color, e.g. transparent, are encoded using the second or third shortest code words, while single pixels of different color are encoded using the shortest code words, and sequences of pixels of equal color use the third or fourth shortest code words.
US07912304B2
A display panel driver includes: a compression circuit, when receiving image data of N×M pixels of a target block, generating compressed image data corresponding to the target block by compressing the image data; an image memory storing the compressed image data; a decompression circuit generating decompressed image data by decompressing the compressed image data from the image memory; and a drive circuit driving a display panel in response to the decompressed image data. The compression circuit selects one of a plurality of compression methods based on a correlation between the image data of the N×M pixels, and generates the compressed image data by the selected compression method. The plurality of compression methods includes: a first method calculating a first value corresponding to image data of the N×M pixels and putting the first value in the compressed image data, a second method calculating a second value corresponding to image data of n pixels of the N×M pixels and putting the second value in the compressed image data, and a third method calculating a bit plane reducing data by performing a bit plane reduction process independently on image data of each of the N×M pixels and putting the bit plane reducing data in the compressed image data.
US07912302B2
Multiprocessor decoding is accomplished in a first mode by generating with a series of n processors, from a set of data macroblocks, the entropy decoding output of each data macroblock and storing the entropy decoding output of each data macroblock in n storage elements, respectively, associated with the processors and in the second mode decoding the macroblock data from its associated storage element in response to the macroblock entropy decoding output from its associated storage element stored in an nth previous period, predetermined data from one or more adjacent macroblocks, and data produced from a previous processor in the series.
US07912277B2
A data processing apparatus processes input data and outputs the processed data. The data processing apparatus includes a data processing section and a real-time learning section. The data processing section processes the input data by a predetermined processing method and outputs the processed data. The real-time learning section controls such that the processing method is learned in real time and the data processing section processes the input data by the learned processing method, so that the output data is improved as time elapses.
US07912267B2
The present invention is a virtual-slide specimen image acquisition apparatus that captures images by dividing a specimen into a plurality of sections, having a conveying device in which a plurality of specimens can be arranged and that conveys the plurality of the arranged specimens in a first direction by a distance corresponding to the length of a side along the first direction in one of the divided sections and at first time intervals and an image capturing device that has an image capturing portion for capturing images of the specimens magnified at a predetermined magnification and that scans the specimens conveyed to a predetermined position in a second direction, by a predetermined length at second time intervals, such that the image capturing portion captures images of all of the sections that are positioned identically in the first direction and that are positioned differently in the second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US07912262B2
Prior to an intervention, a 3D rotational scan is acquired (at block 10) in respect of a body volume and reconstructed. In addition, three-dimensional image data in respect of the body volume is acquired (at block 12) using another modality, such as computerised tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR), reconstructed, and prepared for visualisation. During the actual intervention, live two-dimensional fluoroscopic images are acquired (at block 14), using the imaging system employed to acquire the 3D rotational scan, and processed for visualisation. The 2D image data is registered (at block 16) to the 3D rotational image data acquired and reconstructed in respect of the body volume of interest, and then a 3D-3D registration process is employed (at block 18) to register the 3D image data acquired in respect of the same body volume using, for example, CT or MR imaging systems to the 3D rotational image data, and a display module (20) is used to align the 2D fluoroscopic image and the 3D MR/CT image as a fused or composite image and display the image.
US07912257B2
The systems and methods disclosed herein provide real time display of three-dimensional dental data acquired intraorally from a dental patient.
US07912251B2
An eyelid detection apparatus includes edge image generating means for generating an edge image representing a magnitude of pixel value change per pixel in a predetermined direction in a region including an eye, based upon an image of the region; local peak value point searching means for searching a local peak value point, where the magnitude of pixel value change reaches a local peak value in the predetermined direction, in the edge image; and boundary point detecting means for detecting at least one of a first boundary point indicating a boundary between an upper eyelid and an eyeball and a second boundary point indicating a boundary between a lower eyelid and the eyeball, based upon a point which is shifted from the local peak value point in a direction towards the eyeball.
US07912249B2
A method of displaying tomographic information. The method comprises defining a compact region within an imaged target and generating an image showing a part of the target encircling the compact region, wherein the compact region represents a bore to be drilled and the generated image shows a perspective view of the wall of the bore from an open end of the bore.
US07912248B2
An image processing apparatus enables efficient feature point tracking. A displacement calculating unit reads a hierarchical tier image with the smallest image size from each of a reference pyramid and a tracking pyramid in an image memory, and performs repetitive detection of a tracking point using a hierarchical gradient method. The displacement calculating unit repeatedly calculates a displacement amount between the feature points, and outputs a value of a repetition count of tracking point detection until convergence of the displacement amount and the value of the displacement amount at a time of convergence. A repetition criterion setting unit changes the criterion for determination of displacement amount convergence based on the repetition count and displacement amount. The displacement calculating unit reads upper hierarchical tier images and detects a tracking point according to the changed criterion. The repetitive tracking point detection and convergence determination criterion setting change are repeated.
US07912245B2
Method of improving orientation and color balance of digital images using face detection information
A method of generating one or more new spatial and chromatic variation digital images uses an original digitally-acquired image which including a face or portions of a face. A group of pixels that correspond to a face within the original digitally-acquired image is identified. A portion of the original image is selected to include the group of pixels. Values of pixels of one or more new images based on the selected portion are automatically generated, or an option to generate them is provided, in a manner which always includes the face within the one or more new images. Such method may be implemented to automatically establish the correct orientation and color balance of an image. Such method can be implemented as an automated method or a semi automatic method to guide users in viewing, capturing or printing of images.
US07912237B2
A directional microphone for a hearing device should be easy for the user to operate. To this end it is equipped with an orientation sensor, such that it can be controlled as a function of orientation. It is for example possible in this manner to switch it to directional operation, when it is aligned horizontally. When it is aligned vertically, the directional microphone is for example switched automatically to omni-directional operation.
US07912236B2
For manufacturing a sound transducer structure, membrane support material is applied on a first main surface of a membrane carrier material and membrane material is applied in a sound transducing region and an edge region on a surface of the membrane support material. In addition, counter electrode support material is applied on a surface of the membrane material and recesses are formed in the sound transducing region of the membrane material. Counter electrode material is applied to the counter electrode support material and membrane carrier material and membrane support material are removed in the sound transducing region to the membrane material.
US07912231B2
Various embodiments of systems and methods for reducing audio noise are disclosed. One or more sound components such as noise and network tone can be detected based on power spectrum obtained from a time-domain signal. Results of such detection can be used to make decisions in determination of an adjustment spectrum that can be applied to the power spectrum. The adjusted spectrum can be transformed back into a time-domain signal that substantially removes undesirable noise(s) and/or accounts for known sound components such as the network tone.
US07912222B2
In response to reception of a first piece of security code generating information from a wireless terminal by directional wireless communication, a wireless station sends wireless station ID information and a second piece of security code generating information to the wireless terminal by the directional wireless communication. The wireless station encrypts one of the first and the second pieces of security code generating information with the other of the first and the second pieces of security code generating information as an encryption key to generate a security code. The wireless terminal receives both the wireless station ID information and the second piece of security code generating information sent by directional wireless communication, and encrypts one of the first and the second pieces of security code generating information with the other of the first and the second pieces of security code generating information as the encryption key to generate the security code.This arrangement of the invention enables the user to explicitly specify a desired access point as a connection target and ensures easy and high-security connection authentication between the user's wireless terminal and the access point.
US07912217B2
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving gap information from an entertainment content source configured to provide an entertainment stream associated with a contributing source information providing a source of the entertainment stream and a chronological order to render the entertainment stream, the entertainment stream being encrypted and having an associated first decryption key multiplexed into a key distribution system, the gap information identifying a gap in the entertainment stream where an ad may be one of inserted or substituted, synchronizing a target ad from an advertisement stream to a time base corresponding to the gap, decrypting the entertainment stream using the first decryption key selected from the key distribution system based on the contributing source information, and rendering the entertainment stream and the target ad as a composite stream based on the chronological order, the target ad being rendered during the gap in the entertainment stream.
US07912216B2
A computer-implemented method of generating an elliptic curve cryptosystem (ECC) signature includes the steps of: generating a first random key (k1) having n bits, where n is a natural number; calculating a first ECC point (V) from k1 and a base point; and storing k1 and V securely in a computer-readable medium. To digitally sign electronic data, the method further includes the steps of generating a second random key (k2), where k2 has fewer than n bits; calculating a second ECC point (Q) from V and k2; and digitally signing electronic data using Q.
US07912213B2
One party sends a securely encrypted message to a second party. Each party chooses a secret message key for the message, which is never shared with or transmitted to any other party. The message is sent by means of three encrypted messages. The first encrypted message is sent from the sender to the receiver, and is encrypted by the sender's key. The second encrypted message is sent from the receiver back to the sender, and is encrypted by both the sender's key and then by the receiver's key. The third encrypted message is sent from the sender back to the receiver, and is encrypted by only the receiver's key following removal of the sender's key. Finally, the receiver decrypts the third message. The messages are sent in blocks. Encryption consists of multiplying each block of the message by square matrices of the same size as the block, and decryption consists of multiplying by the inverse matrices. The key matrices are taken from one or more large commutative families of matrices. This commutativity allows the sender's keys to be removed even though the message block has been encrypted by the sender's key first and then the receiver's key. Two primary embodiments of the invention are disclosed, using one-sided and two-sided matrix multiplication, respectively.
US07912207B2
Calls made using the session initiation protocol (SIP) are augmented by exchanging data in the form of messages between terminals where the message content is defined by items of information expressed as uniform resource indicators (URIs). The receiving terminal can extract and process such information based on the semantic information in URI format.
US07912203B2
Called party information is provided during survivable processor mode operation of a branch included in a distributed private branch exchange communication system for support of features that require information identifying the called party. More particularly, a coverage path for use during survivable processor operation is enabled that establishes contact with an extension or coverage point over the public switched telephony network such that operation of system appears normal to a caller. Furthermore, for a given coverage point, the same coverage path can be used for a number of extensions, reducing administrative burden.
US07912190B2
The present publication discloses a method and system for sending messages in a telecommunications network (1, 2, 6, 11, 12), in which method digital messages (40) which contain information on the desired reply address (32) are mass sent (3), and messages, which are sent on the basis of the reply-address information (32) are received (10). According to the invention, the reply-address information of each mass-sent message (40) is converted (3) to correspond to a predefined dialogue, in which the stage of the dialogue defines unequivocally the reply-address information (32), so that the transmission and reception of the messages are implemented in different parts of the telecommunications system (1, 2, 6, 11, 12).
US07912187B1
A device, method, and system for routing communications to an output of a communications device, such as a mobile telephone, based on the format of an incoming communication and an output mode of the communications device is disclosed. An incoming speech communication can be delivered to a speaker output or forwarded to a format converter to create a text communication that can be delivered to a display output. An incoming text communication can be delivered to a display output or forwarded to a format converter to create a speech communication for delivery to a speaker output. The output mode of the communication device can be set according to device settings, application settings, or location of the device, or a combination thereof. The invention provides new delivery options for communications which can be more appropriate for a location or current use of the communication device than those previously available.
US07912184B2
A method and system for testing a Telephony User Interface is disclosed. Voice prompts of the Telephony User Interface are converted into tone prompts that are representative thereof. Each tone prompt can have a predetermined frequency and/or duration, so that it is readily recognizable by a Telephony User Interface tester. Thus, automation of the testing of Telephony User Interface is enhanced.
US07912176B2
A system includes emission of a first plurality of radiation beams from respective ones of a first plurality of locations along a first arc, acquisition of a first plurality of projection images of a target based on the first plurality of radiation beams, emission of a second plurality of radiation beams from respective ones of a second plurality of locations along a second arc, acquisition of a second plurality of projection images of the target based on the second plurality of radiation beams, and generation of a three-dimensional image of the target based on the first plurality of projection images and the second plurality of projection images, wherein a density of the first plurality of locations along the first arc is less than the density of the second plurality of locations along the second arc.
US07912159B2
A method and apparatus for processing a received digital signal that has been corrupted by a channel is disclosed. The method includes storing the received digital signal and receiving a partially corrected sequence of symbols that includes an output of a preliminary denoising system operating on the received digital signal. Information specifying a signal degradation function that measures the signal degradation that occurs if a symbol having the value I is replaced by a symbol having the value J is utilized to generate a processed digital signal by replacing each symbol having a value I in a context of that symbol in the received digital signal with a symbol having a value J if replacement reduces a measure of overall signal degradation in the processed digital signal relative to the received digital signal as measured by the degradation function and the partially corrected sequence of symbols.
US07912158B2
A satellite navigation device including a flexible radio frequency (RF) receiver is described. The receiver receives a signal that includes at least a first spread-spectrum signal from a first satellite. The receiver has a first channel that includes an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter to sample and quantize the signal and an automatic gain control (AGC) to adjust an amplification of the signal. The A/D converter has a first non-zero quantization threshold magnitude and a second non-zero quantization threshold magnitude. The AGC may adjust a gain in accordance with the first non-zero quantization threshold magnitude. The gain may correspond to a first pre-determined probability of a non-zero sample and the second non-zero quantization threshold magnitude may correspond to a second pre-determined probability of a non-zero sample.
US07912153B2
A system and method are disclosed for performing digital multi-channel decoding of a BTSC composite audio signal. Each subsequent stage of the digital multi-channel decoding process is performed at the lowest sampling rate that yields acceptable performance for that stage. Analog-to-digital conversion of the composite audio signal is performed first to generate a composite digital audio signal. After analog-to-digital conversion, all signal processing may be performed in the digital domain. The composite digital audio signal is digitally filtered to frequency compensate for variations caused by previous stages of processing, including IF demodulation. Digital channel demodulation and filtering are performed to isolate single channels of the composite digital audio signal such as SAP, L−R, and L+R channels. SAP and L−R channels are DBX decoded resulting in corresponding decoded signals using a unique combination of digital filters that are an efficient translation of a corresponding combination of analog filters.
US07912147B2
Systems and methods that implement compress-forward (CF) coding with N-PSK modulation for the relay channel are disclosed, where N is greater than or equal to two. In the CF scheme, Wyner-Ziv coding is applied at the relay to exploit the joint statistics between signals at the relay and the destination. Quantizer design and selection of channel code parameters are discussed. Low-density parity check (LDPC) codes are used for error protection at the source, and nested scalar quantization (NSQ) and irregular repeat accumulate (IRA) codes for Wyner Ziv coding (or more precisely, distributed joint source-channel coding) at the relay. The destination system decodes original message information using (a) a first signal received from the source in a first interval and (b) a second signal that represents a mixture of transmissions from the source and relay in the second interval.
US07912146B2
A method and apparatus for transmitting data in a communication system. In the apparatus, a repeater repeatedly processes an input signal a predetermined number of times. A Space-Frequency Block-Coded (SFBC) encoder performs SFBC coding on the repeatedly processed input signals, and outputs at least two signal blocks in parallel. A cyclic prefix (CP) inserter inserts a CP in the signal blocks and transmits the CP-inserted signal blocks via associated transmission antennas using a single carrier.
US07912141B2
A pre-coding method for a MIMO system and an apparatus using the same are described. In the method, a receiver determines a corresponding codebook from a multi-codebook including multiple codebooks according to a location of a resource block, selects a corresponding codeword index from the determined codebook and transmits the index to a transmitter; the transmitter determines the corresponding codebook from the multi-codebook including multiple codebooks according to the location of the resource block where transmission data is to be transmitted, selects a corresponding codeword from the determined codebook according to the codeword index and performs pre-coding for the transmission data with the selected codeword. The pre-coding is performed with the multi-codebook in the present invention, which increases a diversity of pre-coding matrixes, so dynamic fluctuation range of a equivalent channel is improved and thus the performance of multi-user scheduling is enhanced effectively.
US07912137B2
An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) device and method of correcting frequency offset in OFDMA signals computes an estimated frequency offset, which is used for producing a frequency offset-compensated mixer signal using a reference clock signal. The frequency offset-compensated mixer signal is used to produce a digital down-converted signal from an incoming OFDMA signal. The digital down-converted signal is digitally corrected for sampling errors using the estimated frequency offset.
US07912128B2
The invention discloses a motion vector estimation system and the method thereof for estimating an output motion vector for a macroblock of a frame. The motion vector estimation system is capable of selectively horizontally shifting a search window corresponding to each macroblock, so as to improve reusability of pixel data from previous search window and reduce memory bandwidth.
US07912110B2
A frequency band FC assigned to a first wireless communication system and the frequency bands F1, . . . , Fm assigned to a second wireless communication system are set up for a base station apparatus 100. The base station apparatus 100 periodically performs a frequency detection process A to detect whether or not the frequency bands F1, . . . , Fm are usable for the communication with a mobile station 201. When the base station apparatus 100 and the mobile station 201 are communicating, the base station apparatus determines whether or not the frequency band used for the communication should be changed from FC to F1, . . . , Fm in accordance with its communication status. If it is determined that the frequency band should be changed, the frequency band used for the communication is changed to the frequency band determined as usable through the frequency detection process A.
US07912104B2
A semiconductor laser diode capable of improving reliability and mass-productivity is disclosed. The semiconductor laser diode comprises a first clad layer; a first optical guide layer disposed on the first clad layer; an active layer disposed on the first optical guide layer; a second optical guide layer disposed on the active layer; and a second clad layer disposed on the second optical guide layer, having a greater band gap energy than the second optical guide layer, the band gap energy decreasing as being farther from the second optical guide layer.
US07912091B1
A data packet is received at a network switch. The packet has a destination address that is reached via a Link Aggregation group on a virtual local area network (VLAN). A forwarding database lookup is performed to determine a Link Aggregation port reference number for the data packet on the VLAN. A Link Aggregation port table is then searched to determine the primary Link Aggregation port and a backup Link Aggregation port for forwarding the packet. A port array for ports in the Link Aggregation group is searched to determine if the primary Link Aggregation port is valid. If the primary port is valid, then the packet is forwarded on the primary Link Aggregation port. If the primary port is not valid, then the packet is forwarded on the backup Link Aggregation port.
US07912090B2
Systems and methods for video communication are described. In one aspect, network bandwidth conditions are estimated. Bi-level or full-color video is then transmitted over the network at transmission bit rates that are controlled as a function of the estimated bandwidth conditions. To this end, network bandwidth capability is periodically probed to identify similar, additional, or decreased bandwidth capabilities as compared to the estimated bandwidth conditions. Decisions to hold, decrease, or increase the video transmission bit rate are made based on the estimated bandwidth conditions in view of the probing operations. When the transmission bit rate is increased or decreased, the transmission bit rate is calculated to target an upper or lower bit rate, both of which are indicated by the estimated bandwidth conditions. Bi-level video communication is switched to full-color video transmission, or vice versa, when the video transmission bit rate respectively reaches the upper bit rate or the lower bit rate.
US07912089B2
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for condensing a message. The message is processed, and a portion of a header is removed. The removed portion is stored in memory. A reference is inserted into the header, and the reference references the stored portion. Because the reference replaces the removed portion, the message is condensed.
US07912088B2
A system and method for providing session admission control are provided. Generally, a source of a communication request and a session director are utilized. The session director allocates bandwidth to accommodate a bandwidth allocation request from the source, ensures that quantity of the allocated bandwidth is appropriate for transmission of multimedia packets from the source to the session director, and ensures that quality of service of the allocated bandwidth is appropriate to provide a flow of the multimedia packets via the allocated bandwidth.
US07912085B1
A packet format converter (PFC) that can be programmed to perform any one of a multiple number of different packet format conversions is described. According to one embodiment, the PFC includes a pattern state machine and a pattern memory coupled to the pattern state machine. The pattern memory stores pattern memory data including pointer information. The pointer information is either for writing data to be input into the PFC or reading data to be output by the PFC. The pattern state machine is programmed based on the pattern memory data. Also in one embodiment, the PFC further includes a backpressure control for issuing ready and valid signals for the PFC, wherein the ready signal indicates whether the PFC is ready to accept input data and the valid signal indicates whether the PFC has valid data to output.
US07912078B2
A system and method are provided for controlling information flow from a channel service module (CSM) in an asymmetric channel environment. The method provides information for transmission to an OSI model PITY (physical) layer device with a channel buffer. The PHY device channel buffer current capacity is estimated. Information is sent to the channel buffer responsive to estimating the channel buffer capacity, prior to receiving a Polling Result message from the PHY device. Initially, Polling Request messages are sent to the PHY device, and Polling Result messages received from the PHY device, as is conventional. In response to analyzing the Polling messages, a transmission pattern is determined, which includes the amount of information to transmit and a period between transmissions.
US07912075B1
The present invention is directed, in various embodiments, to a hardware supported duplication token for arbitrating active and standby module states, a weighted state of health exchange for identifying unhealthy module states and relative module health states, and a packet sequence number synchronization technique for maintaining desired levels of synchronization between the active and standby modules.
US07912072B1
The present invention relates to communications between computing devices. Particularly there is provided a method for enabling communication between a local device of a first network having a predetermined upper layer address space, and a remote device having an upper layer address outside the first network's address space and a lower layer address. In the illustrative embodiments, the present invention enables communication with a remote device as though it were part of a local network by providing a virtual presence for the remote device in the local network address space.
US07912061B2
According to embodiments of the present invention a method, system and apparatus for controlling the establishment of a data connection from an originating data device is disclosed. A computing apparatus, such as a server, receives a request from an originating data device, such as a fax machine, to establish a data connection with a destination data device, such as a second fax machine. The request may comprise an identifier associated with the destination data device and may include an authorization code. The server determines if the request is authorized based upon at least one of the destination identifier and the authorization code, and triggers a connection between the originating and destination data devices if authorized. The destination identifier may be the phone number or IP address of a destination data device. The authorization code may be a numeric code which will allow a user to establish a data connection between the originating data device and a nominally restricted data device.
US07912057B2
A wireless broadcast system includes receiving a data a stream by a convergence module. The convergence module partitions and encapsulates the transport packets into MAC protocol data units such that a size dimension of the encapsulated transport packets matches a size dimension of the MAC protocol data units. The MAC protocol data units are then provided to a transmitter that is synchronized to a plurality of transmitters in a single frequency network so that each transmitter in the network broadcast an identical signal that includes the MAC protocol data unit.
US07912051B1
Described are techniques for providing a plurality of logical connections over a physical connection. A login frame is transmitted for each of the plurality of logical connections from an initiator port to a target port. The login frame includes a payload comprising a first identifier of a virtual port associated with the initiator port. Upon receiving the login frame, a login acceptance frame is transmitted from the target port to the initiator port and includes a second identifier of a virtual port associated with said target port in the payload. The initiator and target ports are included in hardware components in compliance with a version of a protocol that does not support multiple logical connections over a same physical connection. Each logical connection is established as a result of processing including transmitting a login frame and a login acceptance frame.
US07912048B2
The method is that of detecting a network address translation device which transfers network data to a first device. This method includes: obtaining an address of a second device connected to the network; generating pseudo network data in which an address is set as a destination address, and in which a number of times that the network data can be transferred is set as a number of transfers required to reach the first device; transmitting the pseudo network data to the second device; detecting a message from the second device, the message indicating that the pseudo network data cannot be further transferred; and determining that the second device is operating the network address translation device in response to the detection of the message.
US07912045B2
A data communication system for communicating one or more payload streamed data signals and an auxiliary data signal, the auxiliary data signal being arranged as one or more data packets according to a data packet protocol, each packet having a packet destination address. The system includes at least two data handling nodes, a transmitting one of the data handling nodes arranged to transmit data to a receiving one of the data handling nodes, and a transmission data formatter associated with the transmitting node for formatting the packets of the auxiliary data signal into a streamed data signal format and for multiplexing the payload streamed data signals and the formatted auxiliary data signal into a bitstream for transmission. The system further includes a received data reformatter associated with the receiving node for demultiplexing the input streamed data signals and the formatted auxiliary data signal and for reformatting the auxiliary data signal into packets according to the data packet protocol.
US07912034B2
A communication method and system are provided that include providing synchronization information about a co-sited downlink carrier. This information may be transmitted to from a base station to a mobile device. The mobile device may receive this information and perform handover or measurements based on the received synchronization information.
US07912032B2
A system and method for providing a polling scheme to improve medium access control (MAC) in a multihop wireless communication network (100) comprising nodes (102) and access points (106). When an access point (106) is the source of data packets being transmitted to a neighbor node (102), a collision-avoidance protocol is employed for the communication. However, when the access point (106) is to be the receiver of data packets transmitted from a neighbor node (102), the access point (106) polls the neighbor node (102) by initiating contact with the neighbor node (102) and inviting the neighbor node (102) to send queued data packets to the access point (106). As a result, the polling process allows the access point (106) to gain limited control over its neighbor nodes (102) and increase the efficiency of the network (100).
US07912029B2
A wireless transceiver device employing the code select code division multiple access method includes an encoder configured to execute error correction coding on data having a predetermined number of bits among data inputted from outside, and a code selector configured to select a code corresponding to the data subjected to correction coding. The wireless transceiver device performs wireless communication by use of the data inputted from the outside excluding the data having the predetermined number of bits and by use of the code.
US07912023B2
In one embodiment, a method for acquiring service provider information includes querying a wireless network for service provider information, receiving an advertisement response containing advertising service scheduling information, and configuring a power conservation mode responsive to the advertising service scheduling information.
US07912020B2
Described are methods and systems to preset a Bluetooth enabled headset and a Bluetooth enabled conference hub, so that at the time of a conference call, they are pre-paired and ready for use. Pairing information of a particular Bluetooth headset may be stored with a server and downloaded to a particular conference at the time of the scheduled conference. When a conference call is scheduled, via for example an email client conference scheduling tool, the hub will be automatically preset so that when a particular user with a headset comes within range, the headset and hub are paired and may transmit and receive communications between them. The described methods and systems can be used in large scale and small scale businesses with dynamic conferencing needs. The methods and systems can integrate with widely available email client conference scheduling tools currently used by many business enterprises.
US07912011B2
In a radio communication system including a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobile stations, a base station includes a reception timing difference report unit measuring a reception timing difference of reference signals transmitted from neighboring base stations, and reporting the reception timing difference to one or more base stations. A base station has a transmission timing difference computation unit computing a transmission timing difference of reference signals between the base station and neighboring base stations based on the reception timing difference, and a transmission timing difference information report unit reporting the transmission timing difference to the mobile station. The mobile station further includes a cell search unit performing cell search on a cell search range limited based on the transmission timing difference transmitted from the base station.
US07912004B2
Some embodiments provide a method of activating a packet transport channel (PTC) in a communication system that includes a first licensed wireless communication system and a second generic access network (GAN) that has a generic access network controller (GANC). The GANC is communicatively coupled to the first communication system through a universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS) terrestrial radio access network (UTRAN) Iu interface. The method sends a GA-PSR activate PTC request message from the GANC to a user equipment (UE). The message comprises a terminal endpoint identifier (TEID) that the GANC assigns to the UE. The message also receives a GA-PSR activate PTC acknowledge message from the UE at the GANC.
US07912001B2
Methods, systems, and products are disclosed for enforcing a rate limit for data traffic. One method identifies a unidirectional stream of data packets flowing though a server to a downstream end user. The unidirectional stream is classified according to a rate class, with each rate class having an associated rate limit. Each rate limit specifies a maximum bit rate at which the unidirectional stream may flow. When the actual bit rate of the unidirectional stream exceeds the maximum bit rate permitted for the associated rate class, packets of data are discarded to reduce the bit rate.
US07911994B2
A method to confirm delivery of data to a receiving device via a sending socket is disclosed. One embodiment of the method comprises determining when a predetermined amount of data has been removed from a send buffer of the sending socket and sending a confirmation when the predetermined amount of data has been removed from the send buffer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US07911983B2
A computer includes a sound card and a processor that runs one or more applications that cause the processor to generate audio signals coupled to the sound card. The processor is operable to execute code that provides a graphical user interface which allows a user to selectively mute the audio signals associated with a set of the one or more applications. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US07911979B2
A method and apparatus is provided for the time-based provisioning of wireless devices. A network access point monitors operation of wireless devices within a service region. When provisioning logic is activated at the network access point, the access point determines if the tracked parameter (such as power on or the onset of signal transmission) of the wireless device occurs within a designated time interval from the time of the provisioning activation. If the tracked device qualifies, the network access point proceeds with provisioning the device. In one system embodiment, the network access point tracks the power on time of wireless devices. When a wireless device to be authorized is powered on, the provisioning logic at the network access point notes the power on time. The user then activates the provisioning access at the network access point, and the network access point provisions the wireless device if it is recently powered on.
US07911978B1
A topology discovery process is used to discover all of the links in an ad hoc network and thereby ascertain the topology of the entire network. One of the nodes of the network, referred to as the coordinator, receives the topology information which can then be used to, for example, distribute a routing table to each other node of the network. The process has a Diffusion phase in which a k-resilient mesh, k>1, is created by propagating a topology request message through the network. Through this process, the nodes obtain information from which they are able to discern their local neighbor information. In a subsequent, Gathering phase, the local neighbor information is reported upstream from a node to its parents in the mesh and thence to the parents' parents and so forth back to the coordinator. The robustness of the Diffusion phase is enhanced by allowing a node to have more than one parent as well as by a number of techniques, including use of a so-called diffusion acknowledgement message. The robustness of the Gathering phase is enhanced by a number of techniques including the use of timeouts that ensure that a node will report its neighbor information upstream even if it never receives neighbor information from one or more downstream neighbors and the use of a panic mode that enhances the probability that a node will get its neighbor information, and its descendents' neighbor information, reported upstream even if that node has lost connectivity with all of its parents.
US07911971B2
Configuring of a communications environment is facilitated. A mapping tool is provided that aids in the configuring of various components of a communications environment, such as an input/output (I/O) subsystem of the environment. Data generated from an order process and a logical configuration definition are used as input to the mapping tool. The tool performs mapping and generates as output a physical configuration definition, and optionally, one or more reports. The mapping tool has a manual function, as well as an automatic function.
US07911969B2
Wireless communication method for transmitting a status report for a sequence of data transmitted along a wireless communication link between a wireless device and a network having a plurality of base stations, the wireless communication link having a transmitting side and a receiving side. The method comprises: on the receiving side, determining status information on data units of the sequence, indicating whether each data unit has been received or not on the receiving side; and transmitting, from the receiving side to the transmitting side of the wireless communication link, a status report containing a pointer designating a first non-received data unit in the sequence and a bitmap providing the status information for a set of data units following said first non-received data unit in the sequence.
US07911968B1
Certain exemplary embodiments provide a method, comprising: for each of a plurality of subscribed services associated with a subscriber endpoint in a communications network, for a connection associated with the subscribed service: determining a current QOS metric; and utilizing the current QOS metric and historical QOS metrics for the subscribed service, adjusting a QOS-affecting variable to change a future QOS metric.
US07911962B2
A method and apparatus is provided for using a distributed multi-path QoS-aware routing scheme that considers basic MANET characteristics to meet transport service requirements of real-time applications and makes use of multiple discovered paths to calculate a next-hop decision. The QoS Routing scheme superimposes distributed neighborhood congestion, neighborhood density, and link stability and delay information over the multiple discovered paths when the next-hop decision is calculated.
US07911957B2
A zero-delay queuing method and system. The zero-delay queuing method includes the steps of: when a packet corresponds to a class set to perform zero-delay queuing, transferring the packet to a zero-delay queue; when a size of the packet does not exceed a CR value set for the class, transferring the packet to a strict priority transfer queue; and forwarding the packet existing in the strict priority transfer queue prior to packets existing in general data transfer queues. According to the zero-delay queuing method and system, it is possible to forward specific traffic requiring real-time transfer without delay, and furthermore, it is possible to serve packets corresponding to a zero-delay queue while ensuring a Peak Rate (PR) value as well as a Committed Rate (CR) value.
US07911929B2
An optical disk read only memory having an information recording surface with a concave-convex pattern formed on the basis of a first signal and a reflective film covering the surface. The disc medium includes: an additional information recording section formed on a recording track of a first data string; and a second data string including a mark of removing or reducing the reflective film. The modulation methods of the first and the second data strings are identical, and Lh(n)>Lp1(n) and Wh(n)>(Wp1(n)+Wp2(n))/2 are satisfied, where a reference clock cycle is T, a data length is nT, a length and a width of the mark are Lh(n) and Wh(n), a length and a width of a base of the pit are Lp1(n), and Wp1(n), a length and a width of a top face of the pit is Lp2(n) exceeding Lp1(n), and Wp2(n) exceeding Wp1(n).
US07911915B2
An optical pickup includes a diffraction grating partitioned into three areas, in which the phase of periodic grating groove structure in an area is successively shifted from that in the adjacent area by 90°. In the generation of a differential push-pull signal, an amplification factor K for sub push-pull signals is varied depending on the type of the optical disk. By such composition of the optical pickup, amplitude deterioration of the tracking error signal accompanying displacement of the object lens is reduced.
US07911903B2
A disc with a temporary defect management information area and a defect management area includes a defect management area that is present in at least one of a lead-in area, a lead-out area, and an outer area, a temporary defect information area which is formed in the data area and in which temporary defect information is recorded, and a temporary defect management information area which is present in at least one of the lead-in area, and the lead-out area. Accordingly, it is possible to record user data in a recordable disc, especially, a write-once disc, while performing defect management thereon, thereby enabling efficient use of a defect management area having a limited recording capacity.
US07911893B2
A disc device capable of achieving a slimming down of a tilt adjusting portion is provided. A tilt adjusting member 404 of a tilt adjusting portion 400 moves an optical pickup driving portion 307 along a guide face 401a to adjust a light beam 303b emitted from an optical pickup 303 such that an optical axis 303c is set perpendicularly to a disc 200. Since the tilt adjusting member 404 is moved in a direction oblique to the guide face 401a and a direction perpendicular to the optical pickup driving portion 307, an amount of movement of the tilt adjusting member 404 can be reduced smaller than a necessary amount of tilt adjustment of the optical pickup driving portion 307 and also a slimming down of the tilt adjusting portion 400 can be achieved. In this case, since a top end portion of the optical pickup driving portion 307 is energized by an energizing member 405 to come into contact with the tilt adjusting member 404 and the guide face 401, this top end portion of the optical pickup driving portion 307 can be adjusted to come close to and go away from the disc 200 without wobbling and rattling.
US07911892B2
An apparatus comprising a center error creation circuit and a center error offset injection circuit. The center error creation circuit may be configured to generate a center error signal in response to light from a main laser reflected from a surface of an optical disc. The center error offset injection circuit may be configured to (i) determine a value of the center error signal when a lens in a sled housing is at a mechanical center and (ii) generate an offset signal based upon the value. The center error offset injection circuit generally measures an average value of the center error signal over a predetermined amount of time when a lens suspension which holds the lens in place is in a mechanical equilibrium state.
US07911890B2
An optical disc drive includes: an optical branching element for splitting light from a light source into main and sub-beams; a condenser element for condensing the main and sub-beams; a photodetector section including photodetectors to receive reflected portions of the main and sub-beams, each photodetector having photosensitive areas, each of which outputs a signal representing the intensity of light received there; and a computing section for generating a first focus signal, representing where the focal point of the main beam is located with respect to the storage layer, based on the reflected light of the main beam, and a second focus signal based on the reflected light of the main and sub-beams.
US07911885B2
A recording medium and having efficiency of a reading and a writing process. Audio annual ring data, video annual ring data, low-resolution annual ring data, and meta annual ring data extracted from data series of metadata, an audio file, a video file, and low resolution data are written to a free space on an optical disk in order of a body, a footer, and a header in order to improve the convenience of the recording medium by enabling a quick edit process. For example, the efficiency of the reading and writing process is improved by preventing occurrence of an unnecessary writing process.
US07911884B2
A recording medium, and a method and apparatus of controlling an access to the recording medium are disclosed. Physical access control (PAC) information that is pre-recorded on a recording medium is extracted. Then, a PAC identification is extracted from the PAC information. An access to the recording medium is controlled using first control information that is included in the PAC information, when the PAC identification is known. Alternatively, the access to the recording medium is controlled using second control information that is included in the PAC information, when the PAC identification is unknown.
US07911869B1
In a programmable circuit making use of fuse cells, a snapback NMOS or NPN transistor or SCR without reversible snapback capability is used as an anti-fuse, and programming comprises biasing the control electrode of the transistor to cause the transistor to go into snapback mode.
US07911867B2
A semiconductor memory device is provided that can support a per-bank refresh as well as an all-bank refresh and a self refresh. The semiconductor memory device includes an address counting unit for counting a bank address signal of a specific bank and row address signals of the specific bank in response to a control signal including refresh mode information when a per-bank refresh command is received, and for counting row address signals in response to the control signal when an all-bank refresh command or a self refresh command is received.
US07911864B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell array in which a plurality of memory cells are arranged in a matrix, a read unit which reads out data from the memory cells in the memory cell array, a write unit which writes data in the memory cells in the memory cell array, a read voltage generating unit which generates a read voltage and supplies the read voltage to the read unit, and a voltage control unit which controls the read voltage in accordance with temperatures.
US07911858B2
In a DDR memory controller, a clock control circuit is configured to output a clock signal selected from among a plurality of clock signals with different frequencies based on a frequency selection signal, to a DDR memory as an operation clock signal. A master DLL circuit is configured to receive one of the plurality of clock signals which has a maximum frequency as a reference clock signal to determine a delay code. A slave delay circuit is configured to delay a strobe signal from the DDR memory based on the determined delay code to generate an internal strobe signal for a data signal from the DDR memory.
US07911855B2
A semiconductor device capable of reducing power consumption is provided. When a power to an internal circuit is interrupted, e.g., in a standby mode, a switch is turned off, and a pseudo-ground line is charged with a leak current of the internal circuit to raise a potential thereof. After the switch is turned off, a switch connected to a charge supply unit is turned on while the potential is rising, so that the charge supply unit is electrically coupled to the pseudo-ground line. Thereby, charges accumulated in the charge supply unit are discharged to the pseudo-ground line. The switch is turned off to decouple electrically the charge supply unit from the pseudo-ground line. Thereby, when the power supply is interrupted, a part of the charges for raising the potential of the pseudo-ground line is supplemented with the charges of the charge supply unit.
US07911853B2
A clock path control circuit includes a clock control signal generating unit configured to generate a clock control signal having an activation period corresponding to an activation period of a data input buffer; and a clock transfer unit configured to provide a clock signal to a write clock path in response to the clock control signal during the activation period of the clock control signal.
US07911849B2
A soft programming pre-charge voltage provides boosting control during soft programming operations for non-volatile memory devices. A pre-charge voltage can be applied to the word lines of a block of memory cells to enable pre-charging of the channel region of a NAND string to be inhibited from soft programming. The level of boosting in the channel region of the inhibited NAND string is governed by the pre-charge voltage and the soft programming voltage. By controlling the pre-charge voltage, more reliable and consistent channel boosting can be achieved. In one embodiment, the pre-charge voltage is increased between applications of the soft programming voltage to reduce or eliminate a rise in the channel's boosted potential. In one embodiment, the soft programming pre-charge voltage level(s) is determined during testing that is performed as part of a manufacturing process.
US07911835B2
Non-volatile memory devices and methods of programming the non-volatile memory devices use six threshold voltage levels. Data also may be read from the non-volatile memory devices. The non-volatile memory devices include a first non-volatile memory cell and a second non-volatile memory cell, each of which can be programmed with first through sixth threshold voltage levels that sequentially increase. Programming includes first, second and third data bit program operations. In the first and second data bit program operation, the first and second non-volatile memory cells are programmed with the first or second threshold voltage level in order to store first and second bits of data. In the third data bit program operation, the first non-volatile memory cell is programmed with the third or fourth threshold voltage level according to the first and second bits of the data in order to store a third bit of the data. Fourth and fifth data bit program operations also may be provided.
US07911826B1
Integrated circuits are provided that have memory elements. The memory elements may be organized in an array. Data such as programmable logic device configuration data may be loaded into the array using read and write control circuitry. Each memory element may store data using a pair of cross-coupled inverters. Power supply circuitry may be used to power the cross-coupled inverters. A positive power supply signal and a ground power supply signal may be provided to the inverters by the power supply circuitry. Each memory element may have an associated clear transistor. A clear control signal may be asserted to turn on the clear transistor when clearing the memory elements. A given one of the inverters in each memory element may be momentarily weakened with respect to the clear transistor in that memory element by using the power supply circuitry to temporarily elevate the ground power supply signal.
US07911825B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of N external ports, each of which receives commands, and an internal circuit which performs at least N access operations during a minimum interval of the commands that are input into one of the external ports.
US07911823B2
A method of programming a non-volatile memory device with memory cells formed of variable resistance elements and disposed between word lines and bit lines, includes: previously charging a selected word line and a selected bit line together with a non-selected word line and a non-selected bit line up to a certain voltage; and further charging the selected word line and the non-selected bit line up to a program voltage higher than the certain voltage and a program-block voltage, respectively, and simultaneously discharging the selected bit line.
US07911810B2
A bi-directional DC-DC converter has a transformer for connecting a voltage type full bridge circuit connected to a first power source and a current type switching circuit connected to a second power source. A voltage clamping circuit constructed by switching elements and a clamping capacitor is connected to the current type switching circuit. The converter has a control circuit for cooperatively making switching elements operative so as to control a current flowing in a resonance reactor.
US07911788B2
With the storage control device of the present invention, it is possible to mount a larger number of storage devices and to cool them effectively. A plurality of sub-storage units are provided within one storage unit. Each sub-storage unit includes a plurality of hard disk drives, a plurality of enclosures, and a plurality of power supply devices. A cover is divided into a front cover which covers over the front side of a case, and a rear cover which covers over the rear side of the case. Shield portions are provided on the upper sides of the hard disk drives and the enclosures. By these shield portions contacting the adjacent modules (other disk drives and other enclosures), it is possible to reduce the negative influence upon cooling air draft passages within the case, even when a cover has been removed.
US07911773B2
A handheld electronic device has a central part comprising a display and two pivotable elements. The pivotable elements are pivotably linked to the central part such that the pivotable elements are moveable between a compacted configuration and an extended configuration. Both of the pivotable elements are stacked on the central part and adjacent to each other when in the compacted configuration, and extend outward from the central part in the extended configuration. The pivotable elements each have a first surface accessible to a user in the compacted configuration. A first set of keys is disposed on the first surfaces. The pivotable elements each also have a second surface that is accessible to the user in the extended configuration but not in the compacted configuration. A second set of keys is disposed on the second surfaces.
US07911770B2
A power transmission/reception line circuit breaker includes a vertical-type first circuit breaker tank and a plurality of branch lead-out ports arranged at an interval H. A busbar-side device is connected to each branch lead-out port other than an uppermost branch lead-out port to which a line-side device is connected and a busbar. A busbar link line circuit breaker includes a vertical-type second circuit breaker tank having a length shorter than that of the first circuit breaker tank by the interval H and a plurality of branch lead-out ports arranged at the interval H. A busbar-side device is connected to each of the branch lead-out ports.
US07911759B2
An electronic device having ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) protection for a plurality of sides and including an external cover having at least one aperture and a plurality of slots disposed sufficiently close to a periphery of the at least one aperture. The electronic device further includes an ESD shield configured for providing ESD protection for a second side of an electronic device and also for the first side, the second side being opposite the first side. The ESD shield includes an ESD-shielding surface configured to provide the ESD protection for at least a portion of the second side, and a plurality of orthogonally protruding ESD shielding tabs, individual ones of the plurality of orthogonally protruding ESD shielding tabs configured to fit within respective ones of the plurality of slots when the ESD shield is mated with the external cover.
US07911754B2
Apparatus for testing an opto-switch includes a first sense resistor coupled between a power source and an input of the opto-switch, and a second sense resistor coupled to an output of the opto-switch. A test circuit is coupled to sense a first current flowing through the first sense resistor and a second current flowing through the second sense resistor and to generate a test signal responsively to a relation between the first and second currents. A controller is coupled to receive the test signal and to perform a protective action when the test signal exceeds a predetermined limit.
US07911744B2
The invention provides a giant magneto-resistive effect device (CPP-GMR device) having a CPP (current perpendicular to plane) structure comprising a multilayer device assembly comprising a fixed magnetization layer, a spacer layer, a free layer and a cap layer stacked one upon another in order, with a sense current applied in a stacking direction of the multilayer device assembly. In the rear of the multilayer device assembly, there is a refilled insulation layer formed, which is in contact with the rear end face of the multilayer device assembly and extends rearward, wherein the uppermost position P of the refilled insulation layer that is in contact with the rear end face of said multilayer device assembly lies at a rear end face of the cap layer and is set in such a way as to satisfy a relation: 0.2≦(T2/T1)<1 where T1 is the thickness of the cap layer, and T2 is the absolute value of a distance from the uppermost portion of the cap layer down to the position P as viewed in a thickness direction. Thus, the invention can provide a CPP-GMR device with which further improvements in the MR change ratio at an area of low area resistivity AR are brought about and resistance to magnetic field is enhanced with high reliability as well, so that the coming-generation head having such a recording density as exceeds 400 Gbpsi could be practically achieved.
US07911741B2
A hard disk drive slider comprises an overcoat layer, which covers an air-bearing surface of the slider. The overcoat covers an exposed surface of a tunneling magnetoresistance transducer. An adhesion layer is coupled with the overcoat layer and the air-bearing surface. The adhesion layer comprises a compound of nitrogen. The compound of nitrogen reduces noise in read data from the tunneling magnetoresistance transducer.
US07911729B2
An information storage apparatus includes a housing; a recording medium in which information is recorded, disposed in the housing; a head that records/reproduces information onto/from the recording medium by making contact with or approaching to a surface of the recording medium; a head holding member for holding the head, being rotatable about a predetermined axis and moving the head along the recording medium; a driving section that drives the head holding member to rotate about the axis; a rotation restricting member disposed in a position where the head holding member collides, and that restricts a rotation area of the head holding member; a temperature change detecting section that detects temperature change in the housing; and a drive controlling section that causes the driving section to drive the head holding member to collide with the rotation restricting member, when a detection result by the temperature change detecting section indicates temperature change.
US07911726B2
A data storage cartridge comprises data storage media configured to store data for read and/or write access, wherein the data may be arranged in a plurality of partitions; and a plurality of cartridge memories. A control system, for example of a data storage drive, is configured to allocate at least portions of capacity of the data storage media to cartridge memories of the data storage cartridge; and to provide information defining the allocated portions of capacity to the cartridge memories. Each of the cartridge memories may have a separate user and thus provide access for that user to separate partitions.
US07911724B2
A technique is described for write synchronization phase calibration for storage media (e.g., bit patterned media). In one embodiment, a calibration write clock signal may be generated at a frequency offset from a nominal dot frequency of a bit patterned storage media. A periodic signal that was written to the media synchronous to the calibration write clock signal may then be read and mixed with a reference periodic signal at the nominal dot frequency to obtain a difference signal. This difference signal may be demodulated to determine a phase correction for write synchronization to the media.
US07911723B2
An offset amount between heads is calculated by positioning a head in a designated track under an ON track servo control, obliquely writing test data by moving the head in a radial direction of the magnetic recording medium at a designated moving speed K to cross the designated track and at least one track adjacent to the designated track according to a write start signal, reading the oblique test data by the read head from the adjacent track under the ON track servo control, detecting a peak position of a read voltage by using a read voltage characteristics of the read signal in the adjacent track and calculating the offset amount between the heads by detecting a scan time up to the peak position of the read voltage.
US07911719B2
The invention provides a zoom lens, including a plurality of lens groups. When the zoom lens is in operation, the plurality of lens groups are aligned on a common optic axis, and the zoom lens forms a first plane and a second plane conjugated with the first plane. To retract the zoom lens, at least one of the lens groups is rotated around an axis perpendicular to the common optical axis and toward the first plane, and at least one of the rest of the lens groups is moved toward the second plane along the common optical axis. As a result, overall length of the zoom lens is shortened when it is retracted to obtain the miniaturization.
US07911717B2
A vehicular holding module includes a frame for holding an electronic device, and a display device. The electronic device has a screen. The display device is disposed at a side of the frame for zooming information displayed on the screen.
US07911715B2
An imaging lens includes in order from an object side: a first lens including a positive lens having a convex surface directed to the object side; a stop; a second lens including a positive lens having a convex surface directed to an image side; a third lens including a negative meniscus lens with a concave surface directed to the object side; and a fourth lens including, near an optical axis, a positive meniscus shape with a convex surface directed to the object side. An air space between the second lens and the third lens is smaller in a periphery than near the optical axis. And f1>f2>|f3| and 1.0
US07911706B2
In a zoom lens having a plurality of lens groups which are disposed in that order from an object, a first lens group that is disposed to closest to the object among the plurality of lens groups has positive refractive power and comprises a light path bending element which bends the path of light and a plurality of lens components which are disposed closer to the object than the light path bending element; and, where the distance on the optical axis from the surface closest to the object in the first lens group to the surface closest to the object in the light path bending element is L1 and the distance on the optical axis of the light path bending element is Lp, the conditional expression L1/Lp<1.0 is satisfied.
US07911702B2
A beam shaper including a reflection device and a plurality of reflectors. The reflection device is disposed on a transmission path of an incident light beam and has a plurality of reflection surfaces capable of reflecting the incident light beam. The reflection surfaces are capable of splitting the incident light beam into a plurality of reflected light beams. The reflectors are separately disposed on transmission paths of the reflected light beams. The reflectors are capable of reflecting the reflected light beams, so that a shaped light spot is formed by superimposing light spots of the reflected light beams. The reflection device is disposed between the shaped light spot and the reflectors.
US07911697B2
A lens includes a front group including a plurality of lens groups; and a rear group that is provided on an image side of the front group and that includes a negative lens and a positive lens. The positive lens has a flat lens surface on its image side, and is tiltable about a spherical center of its object side lens surface that is convex on the object side. When a lens system is inclined, the positive lens is tilted in relation to the optical axis of the lens system based on: a focal length of the overall lens system; an angle of the optical axis of the lens system after being inclined in relation to the optical axis before being inclined; a distance between the image side lens surface of the positive lens and the image plane; and a refractive index of the positive lens.
US07911695B2
The present invention provides a reflex-type screen which is wound up by a winding shaft to be retracted and is unwound from the winding shaft in use. The reflex-type screen comprises a reflection layer which reflects an incident light, a transparent surface protective layer provided on a first surface of the reflection layer, and a back surface protective layer provided on a second surface of the reflection layer, wherein as between the surface protective layer and the back surface protective layer, the one that has a higher loop stiffness value, faces inward when the reflex-type screen is wound up by the shaft.
US07911685B2
A controller monitors output level variation rate of excitation light outputted by a light source in accordance with a drive current of the light source and provided to a rare-earth doped amplifying medium so that a signal light is amplified as the signal light travels through the amplifying medium. In an embodiment, the controller decreases the drive current when the monitored output level variation rate is larger than a threshold value, to thereby reduce power level of the outputted excitation light and thereby delay progress of degradation of the light source indicated by the monitored output level variation rate being larger than the threshold value.
US07911678B2
A reflective spatial light modulator device features two pairs of electrodes formed on different metallization layers. Elevation of the upper electrode pair reduces its distance from the overlying reflecting surface, thereby requiring a smaller applied voltage to generate an equivalent electrostatic attractive force for altering or maintaining physical orientation of the reflecting surface relative to incident light. In one embodiment, the reduced distance between the electrode and reflecting surface allows operation at lower voltages, reducing the possibility of breakdown and avoiding the need for complex device designs to eliminate such breakdown. In another embodiment, the reduced distance between the electrode and the reflecting surface allows the use of stiffer hinges for the reflecting surface, thereby increasing the speed of device operation. Other embodiments can employ both reduced voltage operation and the use of stiffer hinge structures.
US07911664B2
If the user specifies a color mode, an image reader previously moves a read head to a position where a first read target position r and a read start position on an original are identical with each other. If the user specifies a monochrome mode, the image reader previously moves the read head to a position where a second read target position and the read start position on an original are identical with each other. After this, an image can be read from the same range without increasing the time required for image read processing.
US07911662B2
A linear image sensor which has an enhanced image resolution, and requires reduced processing time, and is low in cost. A first line sensor has a plurality of light receiving elements linearly arranged at a predetermined pitch in a main scanning direction. A second line sensor has a plurality of light receiving elements linearly arranged at the predetermined pitch in the main scanning direction. The light receiving elements of the second line sensor are shifted from the light receiving elements of the first line sensor by half the predetermined pitch in the main scanning direction. The second line sensor has a length in the main scanning direction shorter than that of the first line sensor, and is arranged in parallel to the first line sensor and spaced from the first line sensor by a predetermined distance in a sub scanning direction perpendicular to the main scanning direction.
US07911659B2
An embodiment of a document processing apparatus that has a function of correcting image scanning resolution according to the present invention includes a first carriage mounted with a first reflector that reflects reflected light from a document fixed on an original placing glass plate in a predetermined direction and a second carriage mounted with a second reflector that changes a direction of incident light from the first reflector by 180°. A correction distance from a default position of the second carriage with which predetermined resolution is obtained in plural scanning positions of the first carriage is calculated. An operation of the second carriage is controlled based on the correction distance obtained.
US07911658B2
An image processing apparatus is provided with an image reading unit configured to read an image on an original, the original being discharged from a discharging side of the image reading unit, an image forming unit configured to form an image on an recording medium, and a discharge guide configured to guide the original to the discharging side of the image reading unit, the discharge guide being arranged to cover the image forming unit from the discharging side of the image reading unit. The discharging guide is configured to be movable between an opened position and closed position with respect to the image forming unit, the image forming unit being exposed to outside when the discharging guide is located at the opened position.
US07911656B2
Disclosed is an image processing apparatus, comprising: an screen processing unit which shifts a position of a screen cell applied to an input image in at least one direction of a main scanning direction and a sub scanning direction of the input image by a first shift amount which changes according to the applied position of the screen cell, when screen processing is performed to the input image by using the screen cell.
US07911654B2
A method of estimating light output of a lamp in a scanner prior to the lamp being fully warmed-up. The method includes measuring a spectral characteristic of light emitted by a lamp in a scanner at a time t0 prior to the lamp being fully warmed-up and estimating the light output of the lamp at a time t1 based on the measured spectral characteristic, wherein t1 is greater than t0. A method of scanning, as well as a scanning apparatus is also provided.
US07911647B2
A reader apparatus is provided that includes a reading part configured to read the image of an original material; a coding part configured to code the data of the read image; an image memory configured to contain the coded image data; and a controller configured to control the image reading and the image data coding. The coding part includes a part configured to count the number of lines of the image indicating its size in the original material feed direction; a part configured to code the image data with a provisional number of lines in response to the image size in the original material feed direction being unknown; and a part configured to determine the number of lines at the end of the image reading. The controller includes a part configured to replace the provisional number of lines in the coded data with the determined number of lines.
US07911643B2
An imaging apparatus is capable of storing image data in a storage. The imaging apparatus is provided with an image obtaining system that obtains image data, and an image data writing system that stores the image data obtained by the image obtaining system in the storage. The image data writing system stores the image data in a format which is determined in accordance with the number of pages of images represented by the image data.
US07911640B2
This invention provides an information processing apparatus having a generation function of generating printing data to be transmitted to a printer, including a storage which saves printing data of each original page in an intermediate format together with printing setting data, a printing controller which causes the user to change a printing setting and issue a printing instruction, and a printing data reading unit which reads out the printing setting data from the storage in accordance with the printing instruction, changes the color mode setting of the read printing setting data in accordance with the color mode setting in the printer that is changed by the printing controller, and generates by using the generation function the printing data containing an instruction of changing the color mode on the basis of the printing setting data.
US07911639B2
A method that enables an image forming device of efficient memory sharing between processes and a kernel in a simple multiple-process-configuration. The image forming device has a real address space including a DMA buffer area and a shared memory area, a virtual address spaces, and job page assurance (JPA) programs. The virtual address spaces of the executing processes are mapped onto the real address space. The DMA buffer area can be accessed by the kernel. The shared memory area stores a job list and a job management list. The processes in the virtual address spaces include identical JPA libraries. Each of the JPA libraries requests the kernel to allocate of one page non-compressed data memory size for the job in the DMA buffer area, and upon completion of the job output, requests the kernel to release the allocated area and alters the contents in the job management list accordingly.
US07911635B2
This invention relates to an image forming apparatus which can prevent the user from repetitively pressing a print button or repeating a print instruction for respective pages, and can save output sheets as much as possible upon printing Web contents over a plurality of pages. An image forming apparatus according to this invention is capable of accessing a network and displaying a Web page. This apparatus includes: URL (Uniform Resource Locator) recording means for recording URL information of a plurality of browsed Web pages; page acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of Web page data corresponding to the URL information recorded by the URL recording means; page integration means for integrating the plurality of Web page data acquired by the page acquisition means; and print means for executing print processing on the basis of the plurality of integrated Web page data.
US07911629B2
A document management system which can reduce the space used in a storage medium of an information processing apparatus which receives data. It is determined whether or not the resolution of image data generated by an image forming apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus managing image data via a network is higher than a predetermined resolution. If the resolution of the generated image data is higher than the predetermined resolution, the resolution of the generated image data is converted into a low resolution. The resultant image data is registered in association with log information in a storage medium, in the information processing apparatus.
US07911626B2
Systems and methods for providing a configurable user interface on an imaging device are disclosed. An exemplary system includes an imaging device. The imaging device includes a processor and memory in electronic communication with the processor. Instructions are stored in the memory. The instructions are executable to implement a method to provide a configurable user interface. A user interface edit mode is entered. A part of the user interface is presented to a user for modification. User input is received from the user to modify the part of the user interface. The part of the user interface with the modification is then saved. The user interface edit mode is exited, and the user interface that includes the modification made by the user is presented.
US07911618B2
The present invention is connected with the holographic interferometry method and device that provides, to a very high precision, the reconstructing the original waveform of light emitted or reflected by an object. This method allows image resolution close to that of the wavelength of the light being used. The non-destructive method of holographic interferometry coupled with impulse heating of the test article to allow observation of its dynamic response to operating conditions, as described herein, is one of the most effective non-contact automated quality control methods available.
US07911616B2
A method of detecting the condition of a turf grass is described. According to one aspect of the invention, the method comprises steps of attaching an active sensor to a mower; traversing a section of turf grass; and processing the output of the sensor. A device for detecting the condition of turf grass is also disclosed. The device comprises an array of illuminating devices generating a pattern of illuminating light; a detecting device receiving a pattern of reflected light which is coincident with the pattern of illuminating light; a detecting device adapted to detect stray light from the array of illuminating devices; and a feedback loop controlling the array of illuminating devices. A system employing the device is also disclosed.
US07911615B2
An apparatus for inspection of fluids having a fluid analysis cell with a cavity therein enclosed by two light transmitting windows and having a spacer member fixedly positioned therebetween which provides a fluid analysis chamber of fixed pathlength where fluid flows by the windows and preferably wherein the flow laminar and at a uniform shear to provide accurate color measurements. Light transmitting and receiving probes are positioned adjacent to the viewing windows and wherein the faces of each probe are contiguous and flush with the viewing windows but are separated from the flow by the viewing windows, so that transmission measurements can be taken orthogonal to the direction of flow. The apparatus is particularly useful in the manufacture of dispersions and tints used in the manufacture of paints, so that the color of material being made can be accurately matched to a standard color in the wet state with confidence that the color will match in the dry state.
US07911613B2
A colorimeter of a profile generator calorimetrically measures a color chart after elapse of a sufficient period of time from printing of the color chart, thereby producing post-dry-down colorimetric values. The colorimeter also calorimetrically measures certain patches selected from the color chart immediately after printing thereof, thereby producing pre-dry-down calorimetric values. Colorimetric value differences between the post-dry-down colorimetric values and the pre-dry-down colorimetric values are calculated. Using the calorimetric value differences and the post-dry-down calorimetric values, device-dependent data are converted into colorimetric values, which represent pre-dry-down device-independent data. The colors of a print prior to dry-down are predicted based on such converted colorimetric values.
US07911609B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to evaporation light scattering detectors having an evaporative chamber having a wall that is in good thermal contact with a heat sink. The heat has a high thermal mass such that a change in temperature of the wall during an analysis is minimized.
US07911596B2
The present invention provides an image pickup apparatus with a thin-shaped body. The image pickup apparatus includes: emitter means 8 for emitting an imaging light; light transmission means for leading the imaging light that comes from one face directly to another face, and leading the imaging light that comes from a certain position of the another face to a different position of the one face; and image pickup means for picking up an image equivalent to the imaging light from the light transmission means. Therefore, the emitter means can be placed substantially on the same plane as the image pickup means under the one face M1 of the light transmission means. Thus, the body of the image pickup apparatus can be thinner.
US07911586B2
Provided is a method and system for facilitating use of a plurality of individually controllable elements to modulate the intensity of radiation received at each focusing element of an array of focusing elements to control the intensity of the radiation in the areas on the substrate onto which the focusing elements direct the radiation.
US07911585B2
A measurement apparatus configured to measure a light intensity distribution in a plane to be measured includes a mask including an opening having a dimension smaller than a wavelength of light for forming the light intensity distribution, and a light-shielding portion being configured to substantially shield the light; a first photoelectric conversion element configured to receive the light passing through the opening and output a light intensity signal; and a second photoelectric conversion element arranged at a position apart from the first photoelectric conversion element, and configured to receive the light transmitted through the light-shielding portion and output a light intensity signal. The mask, and the first and second photoelectric conversion elements are moved along the plane to be measured. The light intensity distribution in the plane to be measured is calculated on the basis of the light intensity signals respectively output from the first and second photoelectric conversion elements.
US07911584B2
The present invention relates to an illumination system for microlithography, especially for wavelengths ≦193 nm, especially preferably for EUV lithography for illuminating a field in a field plane with at least one optical integrator which splits up a light bundle emitted by a light source into a plurality of light channels each having a light intensity,characterized in thata filter is provided in the light path from the light source to the field plane, with the filter comprising filter elements which are configured in such a way that the light intensity of at least one light channel is reduced in the light path after the filter element.
US07911578B2
A substrate for a liquid crystal display panel includes a first projection structure and a second projection structure and/or a depression structure, the substrate for the liquid crystal display panel includes a specific structure at a part of or near the first projection structure, the specific structure having at least one of a planar shape different from a planar shape of the second projection structure and/or the depression structure and a planar area of 2/3 times or less or 1.5 times or more than a planar area of the second projection structure and/or the depression structure.
US07911577B2
An in-plane mode liquid crystal display device (LCD) is provided that is capable of improving a contrast ratio by blocking a light leakage region formed by a column spacer. The LCD includes gate and data lines that are formed on a substrate and cross each other to define pixels. A switching device, parallel first and second electrodes that generate a horizontal electric field, and a column spacer are disposed at each pixel. The column spacers are disposed between opposing substrates and are aligned with black matrix or the data lines such that the columns formed by the column spacers overlap with bent portions of the data lines.
US07911566B2
A liquid crystal display includes: a color filter substrate; and a plurality of pixels formed in a matrix form on the color filter substrate, each pixel including a first red sub-pixel, a first green sub-pixel, a first blue sub-pixel, a pair of second red sub-pixel and third green sub-pixel, a pair of second green sub-pixel and third blue sub-pixel, and a pair of second blue sub-pixel and third red sub-pixel.
US07911565B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides a display that emits circularly-polarized light. This display includes a display mechanism that emits linearly-polarized light and a layer placed in the path of the linearly-polarized light. The layer receives the linearly-polarized light on one surface, converts the linearly-polarized light to circularly-polarized light, and then emits the circularly-polarized light from another surface. By emitting circularly-polarized light, the display reduces the perceived distortion found at some angles when the display is viewed through a linearly-polarizing filter.
US07911555B2
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device in which a light transmitting conductive layer formed on a surface of a color filter substrate is electrically connected with a backlight lower frame using conductive rubber. One end of the conductive rubber is connected with the light transmitting conductive layer, and another end of the conductive rubber is connected with the backlight lower frame through a hole which is formed in a backlight upper frame. The liquid crystal display device of the present invention can remove static electricity charged in a surface of a display panel and, at the same time, can realize the narrowing of a picture frame and the reduction of thickness thereof.
US07911554B2
A liquid crystal display module includes a liquid crystal display panel, a backlight and a frame-shaped mold frame capable of mounting the liquid crystal display panel thereon and housing the backlight. On a flexible printed circuit board which has one end thereof connected to the liquid crystal display panel, a light source is mounted in a state that the light source faces a light incident surface of a light guide plate in an opposed manner. A plurality of electronic components are mounted in the vicinity of the light source. A housing portion for housing the plurality of electronic components is formed in the mold frame. The plurality of electronic components is mounted in a state that terminals of the electronic components are arranged in the direction perpendicular to the light incident surface of the light guide plate.
US07911545B2
The invention relates to a method for processing video pictures, the video pictures consisting of pixels digitally coded, the digital code word determining the length of the time period during which the corresponding pixel of a display is activated, wherein to each bit of a digital code word a certain activation duration called sub-field is assigned, the sum of the duration of the sub-fields according to a given code word determining the length of the time period during which the corresponding pixel is activated, said method comprising the following steps: detecting the video pictures source mode and the parity between pictures, if the source is in film mode, distributing the total number of sub-fields used for two frame raster in three groups of sub-fields and assigning to a value of a pixel a code word that corresponds to the distribution of the active sub-fields period over the three sub-fields groups, and if the source is in camera mode, distributing the total number of sub-fields used for each frame raster in two groups of sub-fields and assigning to a value of a pixel a code word that corresponds to the distribution of the active sub-fields period over the two sub-fields groups. The invention is applicable to all kinds of displays based on the principle of duty cycle modulation.
US07911540B2
In a tone conversion apparatus, a decision-processing section sequentially detects a signal level difference between pixels of an image in a predetermined direction thereof by using the image signal having a first number of bits, determines whether the signal level difference remains within a preset signal level difference, and determines a pixel which has the same signal level as that of an immediately preceding pixel that encounters the signal level difference and is consecutive with the immediately preceding pixel. A bit-allocation-processing section may also be utilized.
US07911537B2
Provided is a multichannel video reception apparatus of a mobile communication terminal for digital broadcasting. An RF processor receives a broadcast signal of a digital broadcast service via an antenna. A baseband processor processes the received broadcast signal in a baseband. A controller controls the RF processor and the baseband processor to receive the broadcast signal including video frames of a main channel and a sub-channel. A memory stores a program code, reference data, and updatable user data, for an operation of the controller. A video processor receives the video frames of the main channel and the sub-channel, decodes the latest key frame of the sub-channel if a key frame of the main channel occurs while decoding the video frames of the main channel, and after decoding the key frame of the sub-channel, decodes the frames of the main channel. A display divides the decoded video signal into a main-channel image and a sub-channel image and separately displays the images. An audio processor outputs an audio signal of the digital broadcast service included in the broadcast signal.
US07911529B2
A digital camera includes at least one shutter blade in which opening and closing operations of an exposure aperture are performed using an electromagnetic actuator. The digital camera also includes an image sensor converting light from an object into image information, and an image processing circuit which stores the image information converted by the image sensor in an image memory so that the image information can be fetched and such that the image processing circuit has terminals for connecting the image processing circuit to an estimation display device. Further, the digital camera includes an exposure control circuit including a reference table controlling the amount of light exposure and at least one correction table allowing the amount of light exposure controlled by the reference table to be corrected, and includes a driving circuit driving the electromagnetic actuator according to an output signal of the exposure control circuit.
US07911525B2
When the present position of a focus lens is on the closest distance side with respect to a predetermined position, the focus lens is driven and controlled using a TV-AF method without using the output result of an external ranging unit, and thereby a malfunction of an AF control due to parallax between an image pickup optical system and an external sensor is prevented.
US07911523B2
A reference charge generator provided on an image capture element generates reference charge. The reference charge is transferred through a vertical transfer section as is signal charge of a pixel which is generated by a photoelectric converter. A reference signal corresponding to the reference charge is output from the image capture element. Data of a digital value obtained by conversion from the reference signal and a digital value which is obtained from the reference signal when the image capture element ideally operates are compared to estimate the state of a pulse for driving the image capture element. The state of the pulse is adjusted such that the pulse has optimum phase and duty.
US07911511B2
Imaging device, display control device, display device, printing control device, and printing device
In an imaging device, a display control device, and a display device which are operable to conveniently display reduced images in accordance with a motion and an attitude at the time of shooting, a motion detection section detects the motion of the imaging device during continuous shooting. A recording section records reduced images of the shot images obtained by the imaging device, and motion information on the motion of the imaging device corresponding to the reduced images. An image extraction section extracts a plurality of the reduced images of the consecutively shooting from among the recorded reduced images. An image display control section causes a display section to display the extracted reduced images. An image display control section arranges the extracted reduced images in accordance with the motion information and causes the display section to display the extracted reduced images.
US07911507B2
In a pixel unit, cells are arranged in rows and columns two-dimensionally. Each of the cells accumulates signal charge obtained by photoelectrically converting light incident on photoelectric conversion section and outputs a voltage corresponding to the accumulated signal charge. On the cells, W, R, G, and B color filters are provided. Analog signals output from the W pixel, R pixel, G pixel, and B pixel are converted into digital signals by an analog/digital converter circuit, which outputs a W signal, an R signal, a G signal, and a B signal separately. A W signal saturated signal quantity is controlled by a saturated signal quantity control circuit. Then, a signal generator circuit corrects the R signal, the G signal, and the B signal using the W signal, the R signal, the G signal, and B signal output from the analog/digital converter circuit and outputs the corrected R, G, and B signals.
US07911502B2
A digital camera includes an image pickup device; a focal plane shutter including a shutter leading curtain and a shutter trailing curtain; a timer for measuring exposure time; a shutter controller which commences measurement of an exposure time when the shutter leading curtain starts traveling, and drives the shutter trailing curtain upon completing the exposure time measurement; and a charge readout controller which reads out electric charges accumulated by the image pickup device during the exposure time at least twice, first before the shutter trailing curtain commences traveling upon the shutter leading curtain commencing traveling and second upon the shutter trailing curtain commencing traveling. The charge readout controller carries out the electric charge readout, before the shutter trailing curtain commences traveling, at a scanning speed in synchronization with a travel speed of the shutter leading curtain in a same direction of the traveling shutter leading curtain.
US07911488B2
An ion print head and image forming apparatus using the same includes at least one discharge cell array structure having microelectrodes to form an electrostatic latent image on an insulation layer of an electrostatic drum by selectively applying charged particles to the insulation layer. The at least one discharge cell is provided with a plurality of discharge elements to emit the charged particles, and a controller to control the plurality of discharge elements. Each of the plurality of discharge elements includes a base, a microelectrode disposed on the base to emit the charged particles toward the insulation layer, and a control electrode spaced apart from the base and having a hole therein through which the emitted charged particles pass and to control the emission of the charged particle from the microelectrode.
US07911486B2
The present invention is directed to methods and devices to increase the brightness of images in display devices. A white signal component is generated according to an input color signal, comprising primary signal components Red, Green and Blue. The generated white signal component and the primary signal components will be manipulated by methods and devices disclosed in the invention to generate adjusted primary signal components. Then the white signal component and the adjusted primary signal components will form a display signal for displaying brightness controlled images. Compared with the input color signal, the brightness of the display signal is increased while the color saturation thereof is almost kept.
US07911482B1
The invention is a method and apparatus for quickly marking object trajectories in an image sequence. The traditional method of manually tracking an object is by marking the location of the object in each image in the image sequence. In the present invention, the object is first tracked in one direction by one quick stroke of a spatial input device across the subsampled image sequence that is laid out in that direction. The object is then tracked in an orthogonal direction by another quick stroke of the spatial input device across the same subsampled image sequence that is laid out in the orthogonal direction. The intersections of the two tracks will then form the points of the 2-D neo-trajectory, which is then interpolated onto the image sequence. The invention is useful not only for quick manual annotation of tracks, but also for performance evaluation and optimization of automatic tracking algorithms. Example use of this invention is for behavior annotation and development of tools for automatic behavior analysis.
US07911476B2
A multimedia data processing apparatus with reduced buffer size includes an accessing unit and a data processing module. The accessing unit has a plurality of buffers therein. The data processing module includes a processing unit and a real-time buffer. The processing unit processes the data temporarily stored in the accessing unit and the real-time buffer. By adding the real-time buffer, the size of the buffer in the accessing unit and the maximum bandwidth requirement can be reduced thereby increasing the system performance.
US07911475B2
A display controller coupled to a display device by way of a display interface and to a host device by way of a data port that includes a processor arranged to process executable instructions and associated data, a single memory device for storing the executable instructions and associated data and EDID corresponding to the display device, and a bridge portion coupling the single memory device to the host device by way of the data port, wherein the bridge portion is always in a powered on state thereby providing access to the single memory device by the host device even when the display controller is in a powered off state such as during a boot up process when the display controller is in the powered off state.
US07911472B2
Disclosed is as system for reducing memory and computational requirements of graphics operations. The system provides techniques for combining otherwise individual operations to apply filters to images. The combined filter emerging from the combination spares the processor time and the creation of an entire intermediary image. The system further provides for application of these techniques in many contexts including where the operations are fragment programs in for a programmable GPU.
US07911453B2
The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for creating virtual replicas of physical objects. A computer system detects that a portion of a physical object has come into the physical vicinity of a portion of a multi-touch input display surface. The computer system accesses object identifying data corresponding to the object. The computer system uses the object identifying data to access image data for the object from a repository of stored image data. The computer system uses the at least the accessed image data to generate a virtual replica of the object. The computer system presents the virtual replica of the object at a location on the multi-touch input display surface where the portion of the object was detected.
US07911449B2
A mouse with direction-adjustable connecting wire includes a housing, a connecting wire and a turntable. The connecting wire has one end that is embedded in the housing. The turntable is pivotably disposed in the bottom of the housing, and the connecting wire is passed through the turntable and located therein. Thereby, a direction-adjustable connecting wire is designed to make the mouse is easy to be operated and has better controllability without causing the operational inconvenience; for this reason, it takes fully into account the requirements and operation habits of the different users.
US07911448B2
A small-sized and lightweight pointing device and receiving unit reduce power consumption. The receiving unit transmits UWB (Ultra Wide Band) signals simultaneously from an antenna thereof. The pointing device receives the transmitted UWB signals with three antennas thereof. The respective timings when the transmitted UWB signals are received with the three antennas depend on the distances between the transmitting antenna and the three receiving antennas. With this principle, propagation distances from the transmitting antenna to the three receiving antennas are real distances between the transmitting antenna and the three receiving antennas. By applying the principle of triangular surveying to the distances, position coordinates of the pointing device to the receiving unit can be specified. Amount of movement made by the pointing device is calculated based on a change in the position coordinates.
US07911446B2
In an embodiment, a method of controlling a computer in a network, includes: moving a cursor to a designated area of a screen of a first computer; receiving an input in a peripheral device associated with the first computer; transmitting the input as a packet across a network to a second computer; and receiving and processing the packet on the second computer so that the input in the peripheral device is used to control the second computer.
US07911444B2
An interactive display system configured for detecting an object or user input provided with an object. The system includes a display surface on which graphic images are displayed, one or more scanning light sources configured for scanning the interactive display surface, and a light detector configured for detecting light reflected from an object that is adjacent to or in contact with the interactive display surface. A computing system storing machine instructions is in communication with the scanning light source and the light detector. When executed, the machine instructions cause the computing system to illuminate the interactive display surface with the scanning light source, to detect light with the light detector that is reflected from an object after illumination with the light source, and to generate an output signal based on the detected light that has been reflected from an object on or adjacent to the interactive display surface.
US07911441B2
A current-controlling apparatus is suitable for controlling the current passing through a light emitting device string (LEDS), wherein an end of the LEDS is electrically connected to a first-voltage level. The current-controlling apparatus includes a current-adjusting unit and a control unit. The current-adjusting unit, electrically connected between a second-voltage level and another end of the LEDS, is used for detecting a current of the LEDS, producing a feedback signal hereby and controlling the impedance between the LEDS and the second voltage level according to a conductance-controlling signal and an impedance-controlling signal to control the current. The control unit is electrically connected to the current-adjusting unit for receiving a reference signal and the feedback signal, comparing the feedback signal with the reference signal to give a comparison result, performing a current compensation on the comparison result and converting the compensated comparison result into the conductance-controlling signal and the impedance-controlling signal.
US07911437B1
Column drivers for graphics displays can be arranged as stacked amplifiers with various switching circuits arranged in a charge sharing topology. The apparatus includes an upper and lower amplifier circuit, an input switching circuit, and an output switching circuit. The upper and lower amplifier circuits drive column lines can be swapped during operation by the input and output switching circuits. During a charge share operation, the outputs of the amplifiers are coupled to a common voltage via the output switching circuit, while the transistors from the output stage of each amplifier is reconfigured for charge sharing. Minimally sized transistors are utilized inside the output stage of the amplifiers for charge share configuration. Since the existing transistors from the output stage are utilized for the charge sharing operation, additional space savings and power reductions can be realized.
US07911433B2
Methods and apparatus for repairing inoperative pixels in a display are provided. In particular, the present invention provides methods and apparatus for improving the effective yield rates of displays, such as liquid crystal micro-displays, by disconnecting inoperative pixels from their defective drive circuitry and tying such pixels to the working drive circuit of a nearby pixel. A display can be repaired without the need to provide redundant drive circuitry underneath each pixel.
US07911431B2
A liquid crystal display device includes first to third FRC portions. The first to third FRC portions converts n-bit R, G and B input data into (n−m)-bit R, G and B data having first to third FRC patterns for consecutive P frames according to lower m bits of the n-bit R, G and B input data, respectively. The (n−m)-bit R, G and B data for each of the consecutive P frames correspond to R, G and B sub-pixels of the pixels of the pixel block, respectively.
US07911429B2
A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal panel having a plurality of color subpixels and a plurality of interference subpixels, an input unit for inputting color subpixel data to be applied to the color subpixels, a programmable interference data generating unit for storing viewing mode data to be applied to the interference subpixels, the viewing mode data including interference subpixel data and offset subpixel data, the programmable interference data generating unit selectively outputting one of the stored interference subpixel data and offset subpixel data, and a panel driving unit for driving the color subpixels and the interference subpixels in response to the color subpixel data and selected one of the interference subpixel data and the offset subpixel data.
US07911422B2
A plasma display driving method and apparatus for stabilizing an initialization upon selective erasing in a case of simultaneously performing a selective writing and a selective erasing is disclosed. In the method and apparatus, at least one selective writing sub-field for selecting on-cells using a writing discharge is arranged within a portion of one frame period, and at least one selective erasing sub-field for selecting off-cells from the on-cells using an erase discharge is arranged within the remaining interval of one frame period other than a time period arranged with the selective writing sub-field. A normal sustaining pulse is applied to the selected on-cells to sustain a discharge of the on-cells, and an initialization pulse having at least one of a pulse width and a voltage level set to be larger than the normal sustaining pulse is applied prior to said selective erasing sub-fields.
US07911418B2
A method and device for driving a plasma display panel are provided that do not cause false lighting even if the all-cell initializing operation becomes unstable. In an initializing period of a subfield, an all-cell initializing operation of causing initializing discharge in all discharge cells or a selective initializing operation of causing initializing discharge in the discharge cell that has caused sustain discharge in the last sustain period is performed. In a field corresponding to an image signal for displaying black on the whole screen, an abnormal charge erasing period for applying rectangular waveform voltage to the scan electrode is disposed after the initializing period in the subfield where the all-cell initializing operation is firstly performed. In a field corresponding to an image signal other than the image signal for displaying black on the whole screen, an abnormal charge erasing period for applying rectangular waveform voltage to the scan electrode is disposed after the initializing period in any subfield after the subfield where the all-cell initializing operation is firstly performed.
US07911416B2
A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells and a plurality of non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates that pass through centers of each of the discharge cells. Also, external light absorbing members are formed between the second substrate and the barrier ribs layer at areas corresponding to locations of the non-discharge regions.
US07911415B2
Disclosed is a method of driving a plasma display panel and apparatus thereof enabling to minimize power consumption for driving the plasma display panel. 1. The present invention includes the steps of generating a reset discharge by supplying ramp waves so as to equalize cells in the plasma display panel in a reset period, supplying selected specific ones of the cells with a scan voltage pulse swinging between a lowest voltage levels of the reset discharge and a data pulse of a voltage level lowered as much as a negative voltage level of the scan voltage pulse, generating an address discharge by the scan voltage pulse and data pulse applied to the selected cells in an address period, and maintaining the address discharge for a sustain period.
US07911414B1
The priming or conditioning of an AC gas discharge plasma display panel for improved selective write and selective erase which comprises addressing n number of rows in an order or sequence that is changed from frame to frame such that later rows to be addressed are advanced in the sequence with each subsequent frame. Each frame consists of the addressing of all n rows. Specific embodiments include the use of plasma-shells, plasma-tubes, and/or combinations thereof.
US07911411B2
A projection apparatus for inexpensively adjusting the irradiating region of light on an image forming device to irradiate the light to the entire image forming surface of the image forming device is provided.The projector including a light tunnel for passing the light emitted from a lamp and changing the light to condensed uniform light, a mirror for reflecting the light passed through the light tunnel, a DMD for reflecting the light at an image forming surface irradiated with the light reflected by the mirror and forming an image, a lens for projecting the image formed with the DMD, and a frame for attaching these components of an image projection optical system; further includes a rotation adjustment fixing mechanism for fixing the light tunnel to the frame with the rotation angle having the axis of the light tunnel as substantially the center adjusted with an incident port of light of the light tunnel facing the lamp and an exit port facing the mirror.
US07911407B1
A method for designing artificial impedance surfaces is disclosed. The method involves matching impedance component values required for a given far-field radiation pattern (determined, for example, by holographic means) with measured or simulated impedance component values for the units of a lattice of conductive structures used to create an artificial impedance surface, where the units of the lattice have varied geometry. For example, a unit could be a square conductive structure with a slice (removed or missing material) through it. The measured or simulated impedance components are determined by measuring wavevector values for test surfaces in three or more directions over any number of test surfaces, where each unit of a given test surface has the same geometric shape and proportions as all of the other units of that test surface, but each test surface has some form of variation in the unit geometry from the other test surfaces. These test measurements create a table of geometry vs. impedance components that are used to design the artificial impedance structure. Since polarization can be controlled, the structure can be an artificial impedance surface characterized by a tensor impedance having complex components.
US07911405B2
An antenna assembly includes a ground plane and an element coupled to the ground plane. The element has a center point, a first element portion extending away from the center point on a first side of the center point for a first distance in a first direction, bending at a first approximately 180 degree bend, extending towards the center point for a second distance in a second direction, bending at a second approximately 180 degree bend, and extending away from the center point for a third distance in the first direction. The element also has a second element portion provided on a second side of the center point opposite the first element portion on the first side of the center point, the second element portion being substantially a mirror image of the first element portion. The element also includes a ground leg located on the first side of the center point a first distance from the center point, extending substantially perpendicular to the first and second element portions, and coupling the element to the ground plane and a feed leg located on the second side of the center point a second distance from the center point, the feed leg extending substantially parallel to the ground leg.
US07911401B2
An earphone antenna is provided that can eliminate high-frequency adverse effects on a wireless device transmitted from a human body via an earphone. The earphone antenna can ensure receiver sensitivity required for a signal in a wide frequency range without any sensitivity control operation and can transmit audio signals from a television receiver to an earphone unit. Two pairs of audio/high-frequency signal lines (8La), (8Lb), (8Ra), and (8Rb) corresponding to the left and right earphone units (12L) and (12R) are connected to a balun (4). Terminals of the two pairs of audio/high-frequency signal lines remote from the balun are connected to the left and right earphone units (12L) and (12R) via loading coils (LLa), (LLb), (LRa), and (LRb). The Terminals of the two pairs of audio/high-frequency signal lines remote from the balun are further connected to each other by a pair of conductive lines (20a) and (20b). The loading coils (LLa), (LLb), (LRa), and (LRb) have low impedance for a fundamental frequency and have high impedance for blocking a specific frequency higher than the fundamental frequency. In addition, the two pairs of audio/high-frequency signal lines (8La), (8Lb), (8Ra), and (8Rb) are used as transmission means for transmitting audio signals to the left and right earphone units (12L) and (12R).
US07911399B2
An antenna assembly assembled in an electric device includes an inner antenna comprising a planar radiating element, a cover fixing the antenna on the electric device and comprising at least one protrusion to fix the radiating element.
US07911398B2
An antenna structure includes a radiation element, a grounding element, and a feeding point. The radiation element includes a first section and a second section coupled to the first section. The grounding element includes a third section and a fourth section coupled to the third section. The third section is substantially parallel to the first section. The feeding point is coupled between the second section of the radiation element and the fourth section of the grounding element.
US07911393B2
An antenna device includes a dielectric substrate, an electric supply line that includes a microstrip line and is formed on the dielectric substrate, an antenna element that includes a microstrip line and is formed on the dielectric substrate, and a reflector plate disposed on the dielectric substrate at a predetermined angle of inclination. The reflector plate is allowed to move relative to the dielectric substrate while keeping the predetermined angle of inclination.
US07911391B2
A dual-band antenna has a feeding conductor with a feeding point and a connecting portion extending downwardly from the feeding conductor. A first radiating conductor and a loop protrusion respectively extend outward from two opposite sides of the connecting portion. A grounding portion faces the loop protrusion and is spaced apart from the feeding conductor to form a small gap therebetween. A loop connection is disposed away from the feeding conductor and connects an upper portion of the loop protrusion and an upper portion of the grounding portion.
US07911384B2
A method for enabling a system to enhance the accuracy of a location estimate modifies weights in a weight matrix associated with receiver station measurements in parallel with successive refinements of the location estimate. In a typical location estimation scenario, several receiving stations simultaneously derive measurements of a signal from the emitter. Any one of these measurements is in general some function of the emitter location and the receiving station location. The aggregate of these measurements is often in excess of the minimum number of measurements required to provide an estimate of the emitter location. Where such an excess exists, the method proceeds by modifying the weights associated with the measurements in parallel with successive refinements of the location estimate. The method can be implemented over various cellular protocols with a consistent and significant enhancement in the accuracy of location estimates.
US07911383B2
A phased array antenna system with two dimensional scanning includes a two dimensional array A of antenna elements A1,1 to A12,12 arranged in lines; each line is associated with a respective first rank corporate feed network 161 to 1612 having outputs 171,1 to 1712,12 connected to respective antenna elements A1,1 to A12,12 and inputs for variable relative phase input signals. These corporate feed networks each have first and second inputs A1/B1 to A12/B12 connected respectively to outputs 171 CD/1712CD to 171EF/1712EF of different second rank corporate feed networks 16CD and 16EF. The corporate feed networks 161 to 16EF convert input signals of variable relative phase into relatively greater numbers of output signals for a phased array. The system (30) includes a phase varying circuit 40 for varying phase differences between input signals to each second rank corporate feed network 16CD or 16EF and between input signals to different second rank corporate feed networks 16CD and 16EF to provide control of antenna beam direction in two dimensions.
US07911368B2
A blending circuit is disclosed to be operable to combine plurality of digital outputs received from an analog to digital conversion system to create a composite digital signal. The analog to digital conversion system receives analog signals originated from multiple but substantially the same source signals, wherein the source signals being scaled to different degrees. A blending circuit deploys a blending factor to combine the digital outputs in a manner which blends and/or adjusts portion of each digital output being used to avoid over-flown portion of the digital outputs and to minimize phase and/or amplitude discontinuity of the composite digital signal.
US07911363B2
An apparatus and method are provided for inputting characters in electronic equipment using a limited number of keys. A key input device may include a play/pause key (hereinafter, referred to as a ‘play key’), a repeat key, a record key, up/down/left/right arrow keys, and a confirm key. The key input device may generate key data corresponding to input keys. A flash memory may store a key table in which a character code, which may be a combination of certain key data, may be matched to a relevant letter. A display may display the relevant letter on a window. When key data are generated from the key input device, a central processing unit may confirm whether a combination of the generated key data is identical to a predetermined character code, based on the key table stored in the flash memory. If it is confirmed that the combination of the generated key data is identical to the predetermined character code, the CPU may control the display such that the letter corresponding to the character code is displayed on the window.
US07911360B2
A method for vehicular communications and information reporting. First and second wireless Internet connections between respective first and second vehicles and a web-server are provided. First and second event information is transmitted, to the web-server, from the first and second vehicles. The first and second event information relates to the same event in visual range, respectively, of occupants of the first and second vehicles. The web server may transmit, to the first and second vehicles, confirmed event information derived from the first and second event information.
US07911354B2
A position sensor having a circular transmitter coil which generates electromagnetic radiation when excited by a source of alternating electrical energy. A receiver coil has a first loop wound in a first direction around a portion of the transmitter coil and a second loop wound in a second direction opposite from the first direction around a diametrically opposed portion of the transmitter coil. In addition the receiver coil includes a first compensating coil wound in the second direction inside the first portion of the transmitter coil as well as a second compensating coil wound in the first direction inside the second portion of the transmitter coil. The first and second loops and the first and second compensating coils of the receiver coil are electrically connected in series with each other. A movable coupler element varies the inductive coupling between the transmitter coil and the receiver coil as a function of the position of the coupler to thereby vary the electrical output signal from the receiver coil when excited by the transmitter coil.
US07911352B2
An AC-DC power converter controls an external upstream switching device, which supplies it power to be converted. Power conversion is initiated when an external signal requests power be converted or when a program within the AC-DC power converter detects the need for power conversion. When this occurs, the AC-DC power converter signals the external switching device, which is upstream of the AC-DC power converter to turn on, thereby supplying the power to be converted to the AC-DC power converter.
US07911349B2
A point-of-care computer system is provided, including a display positioned in a point-of-care location. The point-of-care computer includes hardware coupled to a frame of a hospital bed.
US07911348B2
Methods, systems and computer program products are used in monitoring patients, staff, assets and visitors at a facility, initiating a response to prevent or mitigate harm, and assess and ensure overall quality and performance, and refine individual patient, staff and visitor profiles. A plurality of sensors throughout the facility provide multiple data streams relating to the locations of patients relative to at least one of caregivers, assets, other patients, visitors or one or more fixed locations. A computer system analyses the data stream and determines the location and/or movements of the patients relative to the caregivers, assets, other patients, visitors and/or fixed locations. A profile containing individual data for the patient is used to accurately detect events, including actionable events, ensure completion of prescribed care, assess patient wellness, and, in some cases, provide tailored patient specific responses to detected events. Patient profiles are periodically refined by means of an information feedback loop in order to more accurately predict (actionable) events, provide adequate care and ensure a desired level of patient wellness. Staff and visitor profiles can be used to measure staff and visitor performance at a facility.
US07911345B2
Methods and systems for calibration of RFID sensors used in manufacturing and monitoring systems are provided. The methods include measuring impedance of an RFID sensor antenna, relating the measurement of impedance to one or more parameters (such as physical, chemical and biological properties), computing one or more analytical fit coefficients, and storing the one or more analytical fit coefficients on a memory chip of the RFID sensor. Measuring impedance of the RFID sensor may comprise measuring complex impedance which involves measuring complex impedance spectrum, phase angle and magnitude of the impedance, at least one of frequency of the maximum of the real part of the complex impedance, magnitude of the real part of the complex impedance, zero-reactance frequency, resonant frequency of the imaginary part of the complex impedance, and antiresonant frequency of the imaginary part of the complex impedance. Also provided are manufacturing or monitoring systems comprised of an RFID sensor wherein the RFID sensor comprises, a memory chip, an antenna, and a sensing film wherein analytical fit coefficients are stored on the memory chip to allow calibration of the RFID sensor. Also provided are manufacturing or monitoring systems comprised of an RFID sensor wherein the RFID sensor comprises, a memory chip, an antenna, and a complementary sensor attached to the antenna where the complementary sensor in a pre-calibrated fashion predictably affects the impedance of the antenna.
US07911344B2
A method for providing real-time visibility on a construction project includes steps of: attaching a low-frequency, ultra low-power, two-way transceiver radio tag to each construction material to be used in the construction project; storing data relating to the construction material in the tag; and reading the data from the transceiver of the tag by interrogating the radio tag with radio frequency interrogation signals.
US07911333B2
There is described a method for motion monitoring of a machine, comprising a sensor, wherein a sensor signal is transmitted from the sensor to a controller and/or to a drive device, a failsafe controller or drive device being employed as controller or drive device. The controller or drive device comprises three independent monitoring devices in which the sensor signal is formed from a first and a second redundant actual position value.
US07911330B1
To test whether a trailer is coupled to a tractor when the tractor ignition switch is off, a test switch in the trailer connects a high-impedance power source in a trailer to a line carrying energy from the tractor ignition switch to the trailer's electrical load, and measures the voltage at the line. A high voltage indicates a connection only to the electrical load in the trailer and thus a decouple. A low voltage indicates a measurement of the electrical loads in both trailer and tractor and hence a coupling.
US07911328B2
Method and apparatus for reproducing and applying reproductions of haptic vibrations that occur at a live activity to a remote video and audio viewer. In synchronism with sensing visible and audible stimuli to generate video and audio signals representing the video and audio at the activity, haptic vibrations of an object at the activity are sensed and converted to haptic vibration signals. A haptic vibration signal that is a reproduction of the sensed signal, a simulation of the haptic vibration, or an enhancement of the sensed haptic vibration signal is transmitted to a remote location or recorded. The haptic vibration signal contains information about the timing and characteristic of the sensed haptic vibrations and is recoverable separately from the visible and audible signals. At a location that is remote from the activity, that information is detected and used to generate and apply a reproduction of the sensed haptic vibration signal, in synchronism with reproduction of the sensed video signal and of the sensed audio signal, to an electromechanical transducer that is mechanically connected to a solid object in physical contact with a remote viewer.
US07911326B2
A master generator that updates time data of remote devices comprises an acquisition module, a clock module, an encoding module, and a transmission module. The acquisition module acquires time data representing current time of day. The clock module receives and stores the time data from the acquisition module and periodically updates the time data. The encoding module encodes the time data from the clock module into time messages. The transmission module selectively superimposes the time messages onto a power signal.
US07911317B2
A multilayer chip varistor is provided as one having excellent heat radiation performance. A thickness between a first principal face 3 and an outermost internal electrode layer 11A is smaller than a thickness between an internal electrode layer 21 and the outermost internal electrode layer 11A, and because of this configuration, heat generated from a bottom face of a semiconductor light emitting device LE1 is efficiently transferred to the outermost internal electrode layer 11A having a high thermal conductivity. Furthermore, in the multilayer chip varistor V1 of an electronic component EC1, the outermost internal electrode layer 11A has a first internal electrode 13 electrically connected to a first connection electrode 7 and a first terminal electrode 5 through first through-hole conductors 17, and a second internal electrode 15 electrically connected to a second connection electrode 8 and a second terminal electrode 6 through second through-hole conductors 27. Because of this configuration, heat H generated from the semiconductor light emitting device LE1 is transferred to both the first internal electrode 13 and the second internal electrode 15, so as to be transferred to the first through-hole conductors 17 and the second through-hole conductors 27. This leads to well-balanced transfer of heat to the first through-hole conductors 17 and the second through-hole conductors 27.
US07911315B2
A pressure sensor assembly configured for use with a catheter. In one illustrative embodiment, the pressure sensor assembly may include a multi-layer co-fired ceramic (MLCC) package. The MLCC package may include two or more ceramic layers that are co-fired together, with a cavity defined by at least some of the ceramic layers. At least one internal bond pad is provided within the cavity, and at least one external connection point is provided on the MLCC package exterior. A sensor, such as a pressure sensor, may be positioned and attached within the cavity. The sensor may be electrically connected to at least one of the internal bond pads. In some cases, a sealant may be used to encapsulate the sensor within the cavity. Once fabricated, the MLCC sensor assembly may be provided in a sensor lumen of a catheter.
US07911314B2
A electric circuit includes a connection to a current source, an electric load, and a thermal-mechanical fuse which, in the case of failure at an excessive heat emission, interrupts the current supply to the load, which is effectuated by a feeder in which is arranged a spring having two ends, at least one end is soldered to a solder point provided in the feed line. The one solder point is under a mechanical pretension caused by the restoring force of a spring, that separates the solder joint between the spring and the solder point in the feed line, when the solder melts at the solder point.
US07911313B2
An inductor may be formed from a magnetic film on a package substrate. Conductors coupled either to a die or a voltage converter extend perpendicularly through the film to conductive plates, defining current paths through and across the film.
US07911312B2
A magnetic pole for magnetic levitation vehicles is described which pole comprises a core (1) and a winding (16) applied on it in form of a disc which is formed by a conductor strip (17) wound in several layers (10a) . . . 10k) around said core (1). According to the present invention, the conductor strip (17) is properly tailor-cut at its longitudinal rims (17a, 17b) so that its width increases from said core (1) towards the outside until it reaches a maximum value (b2).
US07911311B2
An electronic component is configured to include a laminate disposed between first and second magnetic substrates. The laminate is formed by laminating resin insulating layers, a coil pattern, and a lead pattern. The coil pattern is connected to external electrodes disposed on end surfaces of the laminate by using internal electrodes. The electronic component further includes expansion relaxation portions disposed in the inside of the resin insulating layers and located in the vicinity of connection regions of the internal electrodes and the external electrodes. The expansion relaxation portions are formed by using a magnetic powder resin in which a ferrite powder and a resin material are mixed.
US07911309B2
A conductive winding module includes a plurality of conductive parts and at least one connecting part. Each conductive part includes a conductive body, a first terminal and a second terminal. The conductive body is interconnected between the first terminal and the second terminal and having a hollow portion therein. The connecting part has a first end and a second end for interconnecting any two adjacent conductive parts. A first connecting line is defined between the first end of the connecting part and the first terminal of an adjacent conductive part. A second connecting line is defined between the second end of the connecting part and the second terminal of an adjacent conductive part. The conductive parts are folded with respect to the first connecting line and the second connecting line such that the first hollow portions of the conductive parts are aligned with each other to define a through-hole.
US07911308B2
An apparatus for cost-effective and efficient cooling of an active element. The active element may be a magnetic element such as an inductor or a transformer having windings and a core. A thermally conductive vessel has a cavity that is adapted to conform to a surface of the active element, with a small gap remaining between the surface of the active element and the surface of the cavity. The winding is adapted to have a uniform surface, by utilizing an edge winding or a machined winding fabricated from an extruded tube. A thermally conductive encapsulant fills gaps in the apparatus to further improve cooling.
US07911307B2
The invention relates to a variable transformer comprising at least one primary winding and at least one secondary winding which can be rotated in relation thereto. The primary winding and the secondary winding are subdivided into at least two winding sections. The winding sections interlock in a comb-like manner and the flow of current of directly opposite winding sections is directed in the respective opposite direction.
US07911296B2
A resonator system such as a microresonator system and a method of making same are provided. In at least one embodiment, a mechanical circuit-based approach for boosting the Q of a vibrating micromechanical resonator is disclosed. A low Q resonator is embedded into a mechanically-coupled array of much higher Q resonators to raise the functional Q of the composite resonator by a factor approximately equal to the number of resonators in the array. The availability of such a circuit-based Q-enhancement technique has far reaching implications, especially considering the possibility of raising the functional Q of a piezoelectric resonator by merely mechanically coupling it to an array of much higher Q capacitively-transduced ones to simultaneously obtain the most attractive characteristics of both technologies: low impedance from the piezo-device and high-Q from the capacitive ones. Furthermore, the manufacturing repeatability of such micromechanical resonator-based products is enhanced.
US07911292B2
Provided is a mode transition circuit for transferring a RF signal and a transceiver module having the same. The mode transition circuit includes: a planar transmission line mounted at a RF substrate for receiving a RF signal from a RF signal generating unit; a via formed inside the RF substrate and connected to one side of the planar transmission line for receiving the RF signal from the planar transmission line; at least one of metal patches formed inside the RF substrate and connected to the one side of the via for receiving the RF signal from the via; and a hole formed inside a low frequency substrate and connected to one side of the metal patch for receiving the RF signal from the metal patch.
US07911287B2
The present invention provides a multi-phase layout structure and method. The layout structure comprises: a first layout layer; a second layout layer substantially parallel to the first layout layer; a plurality of traces, each transmitting a signal, and the plurality of signals having a phase difference between each other; wherein a horizontal coupling capacitance is provided between two neighboring traces configured on the same layer of the first layout layer and the second layout layer, a vertical coupling capacitance is provided between two neighboring traces configured on different layers of the first layout layer and the second layout layer, and the plurality of traces have substantially the same total coupling capacitance wherein the total coupling capacitance is defined by the horizontal coupling capacitance and the vertical coupling capacitance.
US07911278B1
A first stage electronic system for receiving charge or current from voltage-controlled sensors or detectors that includes a low input impedance current receiver/converter device (for example, a transimpedance amplifier), which is directly coupled to the sensor output, a source of bias voltage, and the device's power supply (or supplies), which use the biased voltage point as a baseline.
US07911273B2
A switching amplifier has a network including current sources and resistors connected to the two output terminals of the H-bridge of the switching amplifier, to provide a small current to the load connected between the two output terminals at zero input, whereby the common mode voltage bouncing is reduced and the switching amplifier has less power consumption and reduced electro-magnetic interference.
US07911264B2
A method of reconstruction of a fault-reduced voltage signal corresponding in frequency, amplitude and phase position to a sinusoidal input voltage fault-prone in frequency, amplitude and/or phase position is provided. The input voltage is fed to a first band-pass filter including an adjustable resonant frequency and amplification, the output voltage being the fault-reduced voltage signal. A controlled variable is determined for a first controller by determining the scanned differential voltage of the output voltage and the input voltage in zero points of the output voltage, the controller adjusting the resonate frequency of the first band-pass filter such that the differential voltage in the zero points disappears. A controlled variable is determined for a second controller by determining the scanned differential voltage of the output voltage and the input voltage in vertexes of the output voltage, the second controller controlling the amplification of the first band-pass filter such that the differential voltage in the vertexes disappears.
US07911259B2
A voltage switching circuit selects a voltage from among a plurality of input voltages in response to a selection signal and outputs the selected voltage from an output terminal. The voltage switching circuit includes a first PMOS transistor that outputs a power supply voltage for operating a logic circuit of an output terminal. A second PMOS transistor outputs a first voltage higher than the power supply voltage to the output terminal. A third PMOS transistor outputs a second voltage lower than the power supply voltage to the output terminal. A well potential control section controls well voltages of the first and third transistors to be the power supply voltage where the power supply voltage and the second voltage are output to the output terminal, and controls the well voltages of the first and third transistors to be the first voltage where the first voltage is output to the output terminal.
US07911256B2
A circuit includes a generating circuit that generates a current signal in response to an input signal, a first one of a plurality of integrators that generates a voltage signal from the current signal, a comparator that is responsive to the voltage signal to compare the voltage signal with a predefined voltage, a switching circuit that reconfigures a first capacitor and a second capacitor connected to the first one of the plurality of integrators to discharge the first capacitor and to enable the second capacitor to generate the voltage signal in response to the current signal, and an analog-to-digital converter to generate an output when a predefined time interval has elapsed. The output is obtained by adding a first charge value corresponding to a count of number of times the voltage signal reaches the predefined voltage in the predefined time interval and a second charge value from the analog-to-digital converter.
US07911253B1
Some of the embodiments of the present invention provide an integrated circuit device including a clock distribution network, the clock distribution network comprising an inner band, an outer band, and a clock distribution tree including a plurality of stages, each stage including a plurality of signal drivers, wherein all signal drivers of at least one stage of the clock distribution tree are placed in an area between the inner band and the outer band. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US07911251B2
A clock signal generating circuit includes a main clock buffering unit and a sub clock buffering unit. The main clock buffering unit is capable of generating both a differential clock signal pair and a single clock signal. The main clock buffering unit selectively outputs either the differential clock signal pair or the single clock signal depending upon the frequency of an external clock signal. The sub clock buffering unit receives the output of the main clock buffering unit and generates first and second clock signals. The operation of the sub clock buffering unit depends upon whether the differential clock signal pair or the single clock signal is output by the main clock buffering unit.
US07911245B2
A multi-phase signal generators and methods for generating multi-phase signals are described. In one embodiment, a clock generator generates quadrature signals including those having 90, 180, 270 and 360 degrees phase difference with a first signal. The rising edge of an intermediate signal is compared with the rising edges of two of the other signals to generate an UP and DN pulse signal, respectively. The UP and DN signals are used to adjust the delay of a delay line producing the signals to synchronize the signals. In some embodiments, a reset signal generator is used to truncate the UP or DN signal pulse.
US07911243B2
One embodiment of the invention includes a driver circuit. The driver circuit comprises an output transistor that is biased to provide an output signal in response to an input signal. The driver circuit also comprises at least one programmable variable resistor configured to provide a bias magnitude of the output transistor that sets a power of the driver circuit to be commensurate with a data-rate of the input signal.
US07911238B2
A switch circuit for switching two clock signals includes a clock generator, a flip-flop and a multiplexer. The clock generator is to generate a reference signal whose cycle is the lowest common multiple of the cycles of the two clock signals. The flip-flop is to generate a selecting signal by taking a control signal from system as an input signal and taking the reference signal as a timing trigger signal. The multiplexer can output a selected clock signal according to the selecting signal in which the selected clock signal and the switched clock signal are synchronous during their entire cycles.
US07911233B2
The invention provides a semiconductor device having a current input type pixel in which a signal write speed is increased and an effect of variations between adjacent transistors is reduced. When a set operation is performed (write a signal), a source-drain voltage of one of two transistors connected in series becomes quite low, thus the set operation is performed to the other transistor. In an output operation, the two transistors operate as a multi-gate transistor, therefore, a current value in the output operation can be small. In other words, a current in the set operation can be large. Therefore, an effect of intersection capacitance and wiring resistance which are parasitic on a wiring and the like do not affect much, thereby the set operation can be performed rapidly. As one transistor is used in the set operation and the output operation, an effect of variations between adjacent transistors is lessened.
US07911229B2
Parasitic static leakage current through input terminals of bus-accessing multiplexers is minimized by automatically forcing as many as practical of the bus lines into a high impedance state where all drivers of the lines are in a high impedance output state. Thus parasitic current sinking or current sourcing leakage paths through the bus-accessing multiplexers are cut off. The method is of particular utility in a low power FPGA that desirable has low static current leakage when in a static state.
US07911221B2
A speed performance measurement circuit that may perform speed performance measurement is provided between a first logic circuit and a second logic circuit. The speed performance measurement circuit includes a first flip flop that stores first data, a first delay circuit that delays the first data and generates second data, and a second flip flop that stores the second data. Furthermore, the speed performance measurement circuit includes a first comparator circuit that compares output of the first flip flop to output of the second flip flop, and a third flip flop that stores output data from the first comparator circuit in accordance with timing of the first clock signal. Data in a normal path is compared to data in a path delayed by a certain time to measure speed, and power voltage of a circuit is determined based on such comparison. Thus, change in speed with respect to power voltage in a critical path can be measured.
US07911213B2
A method is disclosed for calibrating a capacitance of an apparatus for measuring dielectric properties of a part. The apparatus includes an electrically grounded chamber, a lower electrode disposed within the chamber and connected to a radiofrequency (RF) transmission rod, an electrically grounded upper electrode disposed within the chamber above the lower electrode, and a variable capacitor connected to control transmission of RF power through the RF transmission rod to the lower electrode. A method is also disclosed for determining a capacitance of a part through use of the apparatus. A method is also disclosed for determining a dielectric constant of a part through use of the apparatus. A method is also disclosed for determining a loss tangent of a part through use of the apparatus.
US07911208B2
A method for reducing B0 inhomogeneous effects in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The method includes: obtaining a high-resolution volumetric MR image of the patient, such high-resolution volumetric MR image having B0 inhomogeneous effects; calculating distortion within obtained the high-resolution volumetric MR image of the patient; and correcting the B0 inhomogeneous effects in the obtained high-resolution volumetric image using the calculated distortion.
US07911206B2
The surface length of a metal subject to be inspected is evaluated by detecting an eddy current without using a combination of a scale and visual or liquid penetrant inspection. An exciting coil and a detecting coil are scanned above the subject in a length direction. An eddy current detector measures an output voltage corresponding to scanning positions based on an output from the detecting coil. Based on an output voltage distribution curve indicating a distribution of output voltages corresponding to the scanning positions, position information is extracted corresponding to values which are within a differential voltage range and lower by 12 dB than a maximum value of the output voltages on the left and right sides of the distribution. A distance between the positions included in the extracted information is calculated to evaluate the length of a slit which is a defect present on the subject surface.
US07911203B2
A sensor having a signal generation module including a first magnetic sensor, an analog signal processing module, and a signal inversion module for inverting a first waveform and a second waveform, wherein the signal inversion module outputs the first and second waveforms in a first region spanning a first range of angular position of the magnet and outputs the first and second inverted waveforms in a second region spanning a second range of angular position of the magnet.
US07911201B2
The invention relates to an active sensor element for recording the speed of an exhaust gas turbocharger, comprising a suppressor circuit which has at least one diode. In order to specify a device for temperature measurement at the turbocharger and in particular at the turbocharger in the region of the active sensor, the current-voltage characteristics of the diode are evaluated for determining the temperature in the sensor element.
US07911199B2
An improved power sensor having an input connector connected to an input port having a center pin and a ground side; an amplifier; first and second detectors; and a thermal stabilization system, including a thermal mass disposed between the ground side of the input connection and the detectors, a ground plane for holding the temperature of thermally sensitive components constant to within 2 degrees C., and a thermal impedance disposed between the center pin of the input port, preferably including a splitter and at least one DC capacitor, and a temperature sensor disposed on the ground plane.
US07911197B2
The invention relates to an arrangement for measurement of a current flowing in an electrical conductor having a magnetic circuit, for coupling to the electrical conductor, wherein the magnetic circuit has an air gap. A magnetic-field-sensitive component is located in the air gap in the magnetic circuit and is used to measure the magnetic field produced by the electrical conductor. Two control cores are arranged in the air gap in the magnetic circuit, wherein the control cores each have a control winding for magnetic saturation of the respective control core. The magnetic-field-sensitive component is arranged between the control cores and one or more additional elements are located in the vicinity of the magnetic-field-sensitive component, and are suitable for guidance of disturbing magnetic fields in the vicinity of the magnetic-field-sensitive component, independent of the control cores.
US07911196B2
A voltage sensor includes two optical sensing fibers and a control unit. The sensing fibers carry a first mode of light and a second mode of light, which are orthogonally polarized, with a birefringence between the two modes depending on the electric voltage to be measured. The control unit is configured to generate light for the two modes in the sensing element and to measure the phase delay suffered between the two modes. A 45° Faraday rotator is arranged between the control unit and the sensing fibers. The Faraday rotator allows the behavior and functionality of the sensing fibers and their associated components to be converted to those of a magneto-optical current sensors with polarization-rotated reflection, which in turn allows use of advanced measuring techniques developed for optical gyroscopes and current sensors.
US07911190B2
A switching regulator (20) including an on-chip power output function (24) and also an interface (26) to which off-chip power output devices (42PU, 42PD) may be connected is disclosed. The switching regulator (20) includes an output enable circuit (25, 125) that senses the presence of external components at one of the terminals (T_PD, TL) of the on-chip power output function (24) or of the interface (26) to determine which of the output functions to enable. In one disclosed embodiment, the output enable circuit (25) detects whether an off-chip power transistor (T_PD) is connected at the interface (26), by charging a passive circuit (R1, C1) and determining whether the charging time constant is affected by the gate capacitance of the external transistor (42PD). In another disclosed embodiment, the output enable circuit (125) detects whether a load (30L) is connected to the output of the on-chip power output function (24) by measuring the voltage across a resistor (R1), into which a mirrored current is sourced, based on a current applied to the external terminal (TL); if the load (30L) is present, the voltage across the resistor (R1) will cause a logic transition to enable the on-chip power output function (24).
US07911188B2
A power generation control apparatus of a rotating electrical machine for a vehicle is obtained which achieves load response control in a plurality of electric power generation control modes even if a generation voltage final target value rapidly changes. The apparatus includes a power control unit 103 and a storage battery 104 connected to a rotating electrical machine 102, and a rotation speed detection part 105 for detecting a rotational speed Na. The power control unit 103 controls power generation in a first mode when the rotational speed Na during operating as a generator is less than or equal to a predetermined value, and controls power generation in a second mode when the rotational speed Na is higher than the predetermined value. The power control unit 103 includes a generation voltage command value calculation section 111 that sets generation voltage command values Vr1, Vr2 for the individual modes, respectively, so as to follow a final target value to the storage battery 104, and a generation voltage update calculation command section 110 that instructs update timing tn, an amount of increase dH and an amount of decrease dL of each generation voltage command value to the generation voltage command value calculation section 111 based on the states of the rotating electrical machine and of the storage battery.
US07911185B2
A battery-voltage detection circuit comprising: a first-capacitor; an operational-amplifier; a second-capacitor; a voltage-application-circuit to sequentially apply one and the other-battery-terminal-voltages to the other-first-capacitor-end; a discharge circuit to allow the second-capacitor to discharge before the other-battery-terminal-voltage is applied to the other-first-capacitor-end; a constant current circuit to output a constant-current causing predetermined-speed-discharge of electric charge accumulated in the second-capacitor in response to a discharge-start-signal input after voltage is applied to the other-first-capacitor-end; a comparator; and a measurement-circuit to measure a time-period from a time when the discharge-start-signal is input until a time when an comparator-output-signal changes to one logic level as a time-period corresponding to a battery-voltage, at least one of the operational-amplifier and the comparator being provided with an offset so that the comparator-output-signal changes to the one logic level when voltage applied to the other operational-amplifier input terminal is at a predetermined level lower than a reference-voltage level.
US07911183B2
This voltage control system includes a power supply, an accumulator device which is capable of accumulating and discharging electrical power, a voltage control device which is constituted so as, when the electrical power supplied from the power supply is insufficient, to supplement it by discharging electrical power from the accumulator device, so as to keep a system voltage a predetermined value, and a control device which, when it has been recognized that the amount of electrical power required by one electrical power consumption device which is included in the system has decreased, reduces the rate of increase of the system voltage by implementing supply of electrical power from the power supply to the accumulator device.
US07911168B2
A control unit controls a drive signal for determining a voltage to be supplied to the motor. A drive unit drives the motor by applying a current corresponding to the voltage determined based on the drive signal to the motor. The control unit includes a velocity detecting unit that detects a rotation velocity of the motor and an output unit that outputs the drive signal corresponding to a voltage with which a current lower than a predetermined current limit is applied to the motor, based on the rotation velocity of the motor detected by the velocity detecting unit.
US07911163B2
The seat which is provided with at least two elements which can be moved relative to each other and an actuator for maneuvering a movable element, a unit for controlling the actuator for the movement of the movable element comprises: means for measuring a force (Cu) applied manually to the movable element by a user, the control unit comprises: means for calculating the theoretical force (Cth) which must be applied by the actuator to the movable element in the direction of the force (Cu) applied manually to the movable element by the user; and means for controlling the actuator for the movement of the movable element in accordance with the theoretical force (Cth).
US07911158B2
A system (120) and/or corresponding method introduces a minor change to a given set of parameters (110) that affect an ambiance (130) associated with an environment, and collects the user's response to the change. Based on the user's response, the system learns which changes to which parameters lead to an improved effect. By repeating the change-feedback sessions, the system approaches an optimal setting for achieving the desired ambiance in the given environment. Preferably, the change-feedback session is non-obtrusive, and occurs, for example, each time a light is turned on, and the feedback is collected when the light is turned off, using a multiple switch arrangement. If the light is turned off using one switch, the feedback is positive; if the light is turned off using an alternative switch, the feedback is negative. Alternatively, the system can be placed in a rapid-learning mode, wherein the change-feedback cycles occur more frequently.
US07911157B2
Device for controlling the current through a PN junction includes a voltage source connected in series to, in order, firstly a controllable current generator having an input connected to the voltage source, an output and a control input, thereafter a measurement resistor connected to the output, and finally a controlled output to which the PN junction is connected. The device further includes a control signal input, a differential amplifier and an integrating device, which includes a balanced integrator. The current through the output of the controllable current generator is proportional to the voltage difference between its input and its control input, and the reference voltage of the integrating device is constituted of the voltage of the voltage source.
US07911147B2
A limited current circuit of this invention comprising: a transformer that raises an alternating current (AC) power supplied from the digital inverter to an AC voltage of a high voltage to light a lamp; a voltage/current detection unit that detects at least one of the current and voltage supplied to the lamp; an A/D converter that converts the detected voltage/current value of analog to a digital value; and a microcontroller unit (MCU) that induces an LCC check point after the start of a striking process, compares at least one of the output current value and voltage value from the transformer with a preset reference value on the basis of an output signal of the A/D converter and then shuts down the inverter when the output current value or voltage value is determined to be abnormal, wherein the reference value comprises at least one of the current value and voltage value measured at the LCC check point when an object having noninductive resistance is not contacted to the inverter.
US07911137B2
An electroluminescent display comprising a substrate (1), a substantially transparent electrode (2) adjacent to the substrate, a layer of electroluminescent material (3) adjacent to the substantially transparent electrode, a layer of dielectric material (4) adjacent to the layer of electroluminescent material and a further electrode (5) adjacent to the dielectric layer, in which there is further provided an intermediate layer (6) between the substantially transparent electrode and the layer of electroluminescent material. The intermediate layer typically acts as a diffuser and may comprise Barium Titanate.
US07911131B2
An organic light emitting diode display includes a substrate, a thin film transistor, a planarization layer, a pixel electrode, and a pixel defining layer. The thin film transistor is formed on the substrate and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode. The planarization layer is formed on the thin film transistor and has a contact hole that exposes a predetermined part of the drain electrode. The pixel electrode is formed on the planarization layer and is connected to a drain electrode of the thin film transistor through the contact hole. The pixel defining layer is formed on the planarization layer and has an opening that exposes the pixel electrode. The pixel defining layer and the planarization layer have different colors.
US07911126B2
The present invention discloses a plurality of interdigitated pixels arranged in an array, having a very low series-resistances with improved current spreading and improved heat-sinking. Each pixel is a square with sides of dimension l. The series resistance is minimized by increasing the perimeter of an active region for the pixels. The series resistance is also minimized by shrinking the space between a mesa and n-contact for each pixel.
US07911120B2
The invention concerns a source supplying an adjustable energy electron beam, comprising a plasma chamber (P) consisting of an enclosure (1) having an inner surface of a first value (S1) and an extraction gate (2) having a surface of a second value (S2), the gate potential being different from that of the enclosure and adjustable. The invention is characterized in that the plasma is excited and confined in multipolar or multidipolar magnetic structures, the ratio of the second value (S2) over the first value (S1) being close to: D=1/β √2πme/mi exp (−½), wherein: β is the proportion of electrons of the plasma P, me the electron mass, and mi is the mass of positively charged ions.
US07911116B2
A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate, an interdigital transducer (IDT) formed on the piezoelectric substrate, an interconnection electrode that is provided on the piezoelectric substrate and is connected to the IDT, the IDT being made of a metal identical to that of the IDT, an inorganic insulation layer that is provided on the piezoelectric substrate so that at least the interconnection electrode is exposed, an insulative resin layer that is located on an interface between the inorganic insulation layer and a portion of the interconnection electrode exposed from the inorganic insulation layer and is formed so as to cover a side surface of the interconnection electrode, and a metal layer that is provided on the interconnection electrode and the insulative resin layer.
US07911113B1
A piezoelectric/electrostrictive element having a double-layer structure in which a lower layer electrode film, a lower layer piezoelectric/electrostrictive film, an inner layer electrode film, an upper layer piezoelectric/electrostrictive film and an upper layer electrode film are laminated in this order on a thin portion of a substrate. In the piezoelectric/electrostrictive element, a driving signal is applied between an outer layer electrode film and the inner layer electrode film, whereby the thin portion and a laminate can be subjected to bending vibration. The piezoelectric/electrostrictive film has film thickness distribution in which a film thickness becomes larger in a continuous manner from a center portion of a bending vibration region which is an antinode of a bending first mode toward an edge portion of the bending vibration region which is a node of the bending first mode, along a short side direction of the bending vibration region.
US07911109B2
The invention regards a permanent-magnets mono-phase synchronous electric motor (7) for washing machines and the like, in particular for washing pumps (1), with improved stator (4) structure and of the type centrally comprising a permanent-magnets axial rotor (2) and a stator (4) with a lamination pack core (5) and a couple of pole pieces with ends enveloping the rotor (2), of which they have substantially the same axial length and from which they are spaced by respective aircore. Such a motor is distinguished in that the lamination pack core (5) has a shorter axial length with respect to the ends (10, 11) of said pole pieces.Advantageously, the stator (4) pole pieces are obtained through moulding magnetic powders.
US07911105B2
Disclosed is an improved stator for a dynamoelectric machine including a stator core which has a plurality of core slots extending axially from a first end of the stator core to a second end of the stator core. The stator also includes a stator winding having a plurality of phases. Each phase of the stator winding includes at least a first filar. The first filar extends around the stator core and form a plurality of layers and has a plurality of slot segments disposed in the plurality of core slots. The slot segments are alternately connected at the first and second ends of the stator core by a plurality of end loop segments. The slot segments are configured such that at least two consecutive slot segments are disposed in substantially the same radial position relative to additional slot segments of the plurality of slot segments disposed in the respective core slots, and the at least two consecutive slot segments are disposed at differing radial distances from a central axis of the stator core.
US07911103B2
The present invention relates to a rotary electrical machine comprising: at least one stator; and at least one rotor; the rotor having an axis of rotation and co-operating with the stator to define at least one airgap, the rotor comprising permanent magnets and pole pieces between the magnets; at least one pole piece being associated with one or more permanent magnets to concentrate the magnetic flux from said magnet(s); and said magnet(s) defining at least three different directions of magnetization, the resultant flux in the pole piece towards the stator being non-coplanar with at least two of the directions of magnetization.
US07911098B2
A linear vibrator is disclosed. The linear vibrator includes a base, a coil unit, which is coupled to the base, a magnet, which is coupled to the coil unit such that the magnet can move relatively, and a plurality of leaf springs, which are interposed between the magnet and the base. Here, the plurality of leaf springs face one another and are coupled to one another Thus, the linear vibrator can increase the range of vibration displacement in a structure and increase the amount of vibration in the linear vibrator. Also, even though the linear vibrator becomes thinner, the range of displacement can be increased because the weight is vibrated horizontally.
US07911097B2
Provided is a vibration motor including a supporting shaft, a rotor rotatably coupled to the supporting shaft, a stator facing the rotor, and a case having a lower plate where the supporting shaft and the stator are coupled, an upper plate facing the lower plate and the rotor, and having at least a portion having a first thickness and a portion having a second thickness greater than the first thickness at a position adjacent to the supporting shaft, and a side plate extending from the upper plate to couple to the lower plate.
US07911073B2
A system and method for generating electricity using a hydro-hydraulic gravitational generator. In such a system, a main housing that is disposed in deep water may be exposed to deep water pressure. A piston disposed in the main housing may be raised as water enters the main housing. Water passing through water turbines generate electricity in this phase. After the piston is raised to its highest point within the main housing, the main housing may be exposed to atmospheric pressure such that the gravitational force on the piston expels the water that was just drawn in. The expelling water also may generate electricity by being passed though water turbines. The cycle may be repeated and electricity may be continuously generated.
US07911071B2
These inventions related to systems and methods for producing, shipping, distributing, and storing hydrogen. In one embodiment, a hydrogen production and storage system includes a plurality of wind turbines for generating electrical power; a power distribution control system for distributing, and converting the electrical power from the wind turbines, a water desalination and/or purification unit which receives and purifies seawater, and an electrolyzer unit that receive electrical power from the power distribution system and purified water from the desalination units and thereby converts the water into hydrogen and oxygen. After its production, hydrogen is stored, transported, and distributed in accordance with various embodiments.
US07911064B2
A mounted body of the present invention includes: a multilayer semiconductor chip 20 including a plurality of semiconductor chips 10 (10a, 10b) that are stacked; and a mounting board 13 on which the multilayer semiconductor chip 20 is mounted. In this mounted body, each of the semiconductor chips 10 (10a, 10b) in the multilayer semiconductor chip 20 has a plurality of element electrodes 12 (12a, 12b) on a chip surface 21 (21a, 21b) facing toward the mounting board 13. On the mounting board 13, electrode terminals 14 are formed so as to correspond to the plurality of element electrodes (12a, 12b), respectively, and the electrode terminals 14 of the mounting board and the element electrodes (12a, 12b) are connected electrically to each other via solder bump formed as a result of assembly of solder particles. With this configuration, a mounted body on which a stacked package is mounted can be manufactured easily.
US07911063B2
In a semiconductor device according to an aspect of the invention, a direction in which a fourth metal interconnection layer located on a semiconductor layer is extended is orthogonal to a direction in which third interconnection layers ML30 and ML37 located on the fourth interconnection layer are extended. Thus, even in a case where a stress is applied from outside to bonding pads BP1 and BP2 located above, the stress is wholly dispersed by the third interconnection layers and the fourth interconnection layer which are laminated to intersect with each other, and stress concentration on a particular point can be relieved to restrain deterioration in semiconductor device strength to a minimum. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the semiconductor device having a structure in which productivity of the semiconductor device can be improved while the stress concentration applied from outside on the particular point of the bonding pad is relieved.
US07911062B2
The present invention proposes a semiconductor device including a semiconductor chip having a plurality of electrodes, a plurality of leads electrically connected to the plurality of electrodes of the semiconductor chip by bonding wires, and a resin for implementing the semiconductor chip, wherein the plurality of leads are comprised of two or more kinds of leads having different rigidities.
US07911059B2
A method and apparatus for packaging semiconductor dies for increased thermal conductivity and simpler fabrication when compared to conventional semiconductor packaging techniques are provided. The packaging techniques described herein may be suitable for various semiconductor devices, such as light-emitting diodes (LEDs), central processing units (CPUs), graphics processing units (GPUs), microcontroller units (MCUs), and digital signal processors (DSPs). For some embodiments, the package includes a ceramic substrate having an upper cavity with one or more semiconductor dies disposed therein and having a lower cavity with one or more metal layers deposited therein to dissipate heat away from the semiconductor dies. For other embodiments, the package includes a ceramic substrate having an upper cavity with one or more semiconductor dies disposed therein and having a lower surface with one or more metal layers deposited thereon for efficient heat dissipation.
US07911053B2
A packaged semiconductor includes inner bond fingers, at least first and second semiconductor dies, and an interposer. The packaged semiconductor further includes wiring between the first and second semiconductor dies and the inner bond fingers, wiring between the interposer and the inner bond fingers, and wiring between the interposer and the first and second semiconductor dies. The wiring between the interposer and the first and second semiconductor dies thereby reduces the count of inner bond fingers needed for the wiring between the first and second semiconductor dies and the inner bond fingers. The interposer further provides indirect access to the inner bond fingers when the inner bond fingers are inaccessible by the first and second semiconductor dies.
US07911042B2
A package includes: a package body including a substrate, an electronic component mounted on a first surface of the substrate, and a sealing resin layer for sealing the electronic component; and a shield case for covering the sealing resin layer, the shield case being made of metal and having an inverted U-shape in a cross-sectional view, wherein a bent part of the shield case is formed in such a manner that at least a part of an end of the shield case is bent toward a second surface of the substrate opposite to the first surface, and the bent part abuts on the second surface so that the shield case is attached to the substrate.
US07911039B2
A component arrangement comprising a carrier, a component in a housing with electrical contacts and a moulding compound that encloses the carrier, the semiconductor component in the housing and the electrical contacts, wherein the component is applied on the carrier, and wherein the carrier is provided with holes, and a method for producing a component arrangement, wherein the carrier is provided with holes, the component is positioned on the carrier, the component is connected to the carrier, the component with the carrier is positioned in the leadframe, and this arrangement is enclosed by a moulding compound.
US07911038B2
A wiring board has an insulating layer, a plurality of wiring layers formed in such a way as to be insulated from each other by the insulating layer, and a plurality of vias formed in the insulating layer to connect the wiring layers. Of the wiring layers, a surface wiring layer formed in one surface of the insulating layer include a first metal film exposed from the one surface and a second metal film embedded in the insulating layer and stacked on the first metal film. Edges of the first metal film project from edges of the second metal film in the direction in which the second metal film spreads. By designing the shape of the wiring layers embedded in the insulating layer in this manner, it is possible to obtain a highly reliable wiring board that can be effectively prevented from side etching in the manufacturing process and can adapt to miniaturization and highly dense packaging of wires.
US07911032B2
An integrated power transistor includes emitter or source regions, and a comb-like patterned metal electrode structure interconnecting the emitter or source regions and defining at least one connection pad. The comb-like patterned metal electrode structure includes a plurality of fingers. A current sensing resistor produces a voltage drop representative of a current delivered to a load by the integrated power transistor. The current sensing resistor includes a portion of a current carrying metal track having a known resistance value and extending between one of the fingers and a connectable point along the current carrying metal track.
US07911030B2
A resistive memory device includes: a substrate, an insulation layer arranged over the substrate, a first electrode plug penetrating the insulation layer from the substrate, having a portion protruded out of an upper portion of the insulation layer, and having peaks at edges of the protruded portion, a resistive layer disposed over the insulation layer and covering the first electrode plug, and a second electrode arranged over the resistive layer.
US07911029B2
Disclosed herein are multilayer electronic devices comprising a high dielectric constant polymer composite layer that contains conductive components for embedded capacitor applications.
US07911023B2
A semiconductor apparatus is disclosed. The semiconductor apparatus includes a semiconductor substrate that has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The semiconductor apparatus further includes multiple double-sided electrode elements each having a pair of electrodes located respectively on the first and second surfaces of the semiconductor substrate. A current flows between the first and second electrode. Each double-sided electrode element has a PN column region located in the semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor apparatus further includes an insulation trench that surrounds each of multiple double-sided electrode elements, and that insulates and separates the multiple double-sided electrode elements from each other.
US07911015B2
An infrared detector includes a first PN junction diode and a second PN junction diode which are formed in a silicon layer formed apart from a support substrate, the silicon layer having a P-type first region and an N-type second region, wherein the first PN junction diode is composed of the P-type first region and an N-type first region formed in the P-type first region at a position separated from the N-type second region, and the second PN junction diode is composed of the N-type second region and a P-type second region formed in the N-type second region at a position separated from the P-type first region, and wherein the first PN junction diode and the second PN junction diode are connected by a metal film formed on a surface of a concave portion spreading both of the P-type first region and the N-type second region.
US07911012B2
General purpose methods for the fabrication of integrated circuits from flexible membranes formed of very thin low stress dielectric materials, such as silicon dioxide or silicon nitride, and semiconductor layers. Semiconductor devices are formed in a semiconductor layer of the membrane. The semiconductor membrane layer is initially formed from a substrate of standard thickness, and all but a thin surface layer of the substrate is then etched or polished away. In another version, the flexible membrane is used as support and electrical interconnect for conventional integrated circuit die bonded thereto, with the interconnect formed in multiple layers in the membrane. Multiple die can be connected to one such membrane, which is then packaged as a multi-chip module. Other applications are based on (circuit) membrane processing for bipolar and MOSFET transistor fabrication, low impedance conductor interconnecting fabrication, flat panel displays, maskless (direct write) lithography, and 3D IC fabrication.
US07911009B2
Electrical devices comprised of nanowires are described, along with methods of their manufacture and use. The nanowires can be nanotubes and nanowires. The surface of the nanowires may be selectively functionalized. Nanodetector devices are described.
US07911003B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit device including a semiconductor substrate and a MOS transistor having a source diffusion region and a drain diffusion region formed in the semiconductor substrate. A well is formed in the semiconductor substrate. A back gate diffusion region is defined in the vicinity of the source diffusion region or the drain diffusion region. The back gate diffusion region is of a conductivity type that is the same as that of the source diffusion region or the drain diffusion region. A potential control layer, arranged in the semiconductor substrate or under the well, controls the potential at the semiconductor substrate or the well.
US07911000B2
A memory includes a U-shape layer on a substrate; a first diffusion layer provided at an upper part of the U-shaped layer; a second diffusion layer provided at a lower part of the U-shaped layer; a body formed at an intermediate portion of the U-shaped layer between the first and the second diffusion layers; a first gate dielectric film provided on an outer side surface of the U-shaped layer; a first gate electrode provided on the first gate dielectric film; a second gate dielectric film provided on an inner side surface of the U-shaped layer; a second gate electrode provided on the second gate dielectric film; a bit line contact connecting the bit line to the first diffusion layer; a source line contact connecting the source line to the second diffusion layer, wherein cells adjacent in the first direction alternately share the bit line contact and the source line contact.
US07910993B2
A method and apparatus for use in improving the linearity characteristics of MOSFET devices using an accumulated charge sink (ACS) are disclosed. The method and apparatus are adapted to remove, reduce, or otherwise control accumulated charge in SOI MOSFETs, thereby yielding improvements in FET performance characteristics. In one exemplary embodiment, a circuit having at least one SOI MOSFET is configured to operate in an accumulated charge regime. An accumulated charge sink, operatively coupled to the body of the SOI MOSFET, eliminates, removes or otherwise controls accumulated charge when the FET is operated in the accumulated charge regime, thereby reducing the nonlinearity of the parasitic off-state source-to-drain capacitance of the SOI MOSFET. In RF switch circuits implemented with the improved SOI MOSFET devices, harmonic and intermodulation distortion is reduced by removing or otherwise controlling the accumulated charge when the SOI MOSFET operates in an accumulated charge regime.
US07910988B2
A semiconductor device including a trench-gate MOS transistor on a semiconductor substrate is constituted of a trench formed in an active region, a fin channel region formed between a separation region and the trench in the active region, a first gate electrode embedded in the separation region in connection with the fin channel region via a first gate insulating film, a second gate electrode embedded in the trench in connection with the fin channel region via a second gate insulating film, and a source-drain diffusion region disposed beside the trench in the active region below the second gate electrode.
US07910972B2
A memory array with data/bit lines extending generally in a first direction formed in an upper surface of a substrate and access transistors extending generally upward and aligned generally atop a corresponding data/bit line. The access transistors have a pillar extending generally upward with a source region formed so as to be in electrical communication with the corresponding data/bit line and a drain region formed generally at an upper portion of the pillar and a surround gate structure substantially completely encompassing the pillar in lateral directions and extending substantially the entire vertical extent of the pillar and word lines extending generally in a second direction and in electrical contact with a corresponding surround gate structure at least a first surface thereof such that bias voltage applied to a given word line is communicated substantially uniformly in a laterally symmetric extent about the corresponding pillar via the surround gate structure.
US07910967B2
A ferroelectric capacitor having a three-dimensional structure, a nonvolatile memory device having the same, and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The ferroelectric capacitor may include a trench-type lower electrode, at least one layer formed around the lower electrode, a ferroelectric layer (PZT layer) formed on the lower electrode and the at least one layer and an upper electrode formed on the ferroelectric layer. The at least one layer may be at least one insulating interlayer and the at least one layer may also be at least one diffusion barrier layer. The at least one layer may be formed of an insulating material excluding SiO2 or may have a perovskite crystal structure excluding Pb.
US07910965B2
An image sensor can include a plurality of photoelectric conversion elements arranged in a matrix. A plurality of floating diffusion regions can be shared by respective corresponding pairs of adjacent photoelectric conversion elements. A plurality of charge-transmission transistors can respectively correspond to the photoelectric conversion elements, where each of the charge-transmission transistors are connected between a corresponding one of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements and a corresponding one of the plurality of floating diffusion regions. A plurality of charge-transmission lines can be commonly connected to gates of respective corresponding pairs of adjacent rows of charge-transmission transistors, where each of the respective corresponding pairs of adjacent rows of charge-transmission transistors can be connected to respective ones of the plurality of photoelectric conversion elements in different adjacent rows of floating diffusion regions.
US07910964B2
A part of a semiconductor layer directly under a light-receiving gate electrode functions as a charge generation region, and electrons generated in the charge generation region are injected into a part of a surface buried region directly above the charge generation region. The surface buried region directly under a first transfer gate electrode functions as a first transfer channel, and the surface buried region directly under a second transfer gate electrode functions as a second transfer channel. Signal charges are alternately transferred to an n-type first floating drain region and a second floating drain region through the first and second floating transfer channels.
US07910961B2
A color pixel array includes first, second, and third pluralities of color pixels each including a photosensitive region disposed within a first semiconductor layer. In one embodiment, a second semiconductor layer including deep dopant regions is disposed below the first semiconductor layer. The deep dopant regions each reside below a corresponding one of the first plurality of color pixels but substantially not below the second and third pluralities of color pixels. In one embodiment, buried wells are disposed beneath the second and third pluralities of color pixels but substantially not below the first plurality of color pixels.
US07910950B1
In an LDMOS-SCR ESD protection structure gate voltage of an ESD protection LDSCR is defined by connecting the gate to the source of a reference LDSCR. The reference LDSCR is implemented as a self-triggering device in which the snapback drain-source voltage (avalanche breakdown voltage) is controlled to be lower than that for the major LDSCR by adjusting the RESURF layer-composite overlap for the reference LDSCR to be different to that of the major LDSCR.
US07910949B2
A power semiconductor device includes a conductive board and a switching element mounted on the conductive board and electrically connected thereto. The power semiconductor device also includes an integrated circuit mounted on the conductive board at a distance from the switching element and electrically connected thereto. The switching element turns ON/OFF a connection between first and second main electrodes in response to a control signal inputted to a control electrode. The integrated circuit includes a control circuit which controls ON/OFF the switching element and a back side voltage detection element which detects a voltage of the back side of the integrated circuit.
US07910941B2
A light-emitting diode (LED) apparatus includes an epitaxial multilayer, a micro/nano rugged layer and an anti-reflection layer. The epitaxial multilayer has a first semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second semiconductor layer in sequence. The micro/nano rugged layer is disposed on the first semiconductor layer of the epitaxial multilayer. The anti-reflection layer is disposed on the micro/nano rugged layer. In addition, a manufacturing method of the LED apparatus is also disclosed.
US07910937B2
A method and structure for fabricating III-V nitride layers on silicon substrates includes a substrate, a transition structure having AlGaN, AlN and GaN layers, and a superlattice structure having AlGaN and GaN layers. In the invention, the large lattice mismatch (17%) between GaN and silicon is solved by using AlN as the first buffer layer with a 5:4 coincidence between AlN(0001) and Si(111) lattice to reduce the lattice mismatch to 1.3%.
US07910921B2
Classes of molecules are disclosed which can, for example, be used in molecular switches. The classes of molecules include at least three segments—an electronic donor (“D”), a switchable bridge (“B”), and an electronic acceptor (“A”)—chemically connected and linearly arranged (e.g., D-B-A). The electronic donor can be an aromatic ring system with at least one electron donating group covalently attached; an aromatic ring system with an electron withdrawing group covalently attached is usually employed as the electronic acceptor; and the switchable bridge can be a pi system that can be switched on or off using an external electric field.
US07910916B2
In a photoelectric conversion device, in a contact between a p-type semiconductor 3a and an electrode 2, an n-type semiconductor 6 of a conductivity type opposite to that of the p-type semiconductor is provided between the p-type semiconductor 3a and the electrode 2. The existence of the n-type semiconductor 6 allows a recombination rate of photo-generated carriers excited by incident light to be effectively reduced, and allows a dark current component to be effectively prevented from being produced. Therefore, it is possible to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency as well as to stabilize characteristics. Further, a tunnel junction is realized by increasing the concentration of a doping element in at least one or preferably both of the p-type semiconductor 3a and the n-type semiconductor 6 in a region where they are in contact with each other, thereby keeping ohmic characteristics between the semiconductor and the electrode good.
US07910915B2
A radiation-emitting device includes a nanowire that is structurally and electrically coupled to a first electrode and a second electrode. The nanowire includes a double-heterostructure semiconductor device configured to emit electromagnetic radiation when a voltage is applied between the electrodes. A device includes a nanowire having an active longitudinal segment selectively disposed at a predetermined location within a resonant cavity that is configured to resonate at least one wavelength of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the segment within a range extending from about 300 nanometers to about 2,000 nanometers. Active nanoparticles are precisely positioned in resonant cavities by growing segments of nanowires at known growth rates for selected amounts of time.
US07910913B2
A phase change memory device includes a switching device and a storage node connected to the switching device. The storage node includes a bottom stack, a phase change layer disposed on the bottom stack and a top stack disposed on the phase change layer. The phase change layer includes a unit for increasing a path of current flowing through the phase change layer and reducing a volume of a phase change memory region. The area of a surface of the unit disposed opposite to the bottom stack is greater than or equal to the area of a surface of the bottom stack in contact with the phase change layer.
US07910911B2
An embodiment of the present invention includes a phase change memory (PCM) structure configurable for use as a nonvolatile storage element. The element includes at least one bottom electrode; at least one phase change material layer on at least a portion of an upper surface of the bottom electrode; and at least one heater layer on at least a portion of an upper surface of the phase change material layer, wherein the heater layer has a tapered shape such that an upper surface of the heater layer has a cross-sectional width that is longer than a cross-sectional width of a bottom surface of the heater layer contacting the phase change material layer.
US07910909B2
Provided are a non-volatile memory device that may be configured in a stacked structure and may be more easily highly integrated, and a method of fabricating the non-volatile memory device. At least one first electrode and at least one second electrode are provided. The at least one second electrode may cross the at least one first electrode. At least one data storage layer may be at an intersection between the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode. Any one of the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode may include at least one junction diode connected to the at least one data storage layer.
US07910908B2
A phase change memory device includes a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of phase change cell regions; a lower electrode formed in each of the phase change cell regions on the semiconductor substrate; an insulation layer formed on the semiconductor substrate to cover the lower electrode and defined with a contact hole which exposes the lower electrode; a heater formed in the contact hole; a conductive pattern formed on the insulation layer to be spaced apart from the heater; a phase change layer formed on the heater, the conductive pattern, and portions of the insulation layer between the heater and the conductive pattern; and an upper electrode formed on the phase change layer. This phase change memory device allows the phase change layer to be stably formed and prevents the phase change layer from lifting.
US07910907B2
A method for manufacturing a memory cell device includes forming a bottom electrode comprising a pipe-shaped member, a top, a bottom and sidewalls having thickness in a dimension orthogonal to the axis of the pipe-shaped member, and having a ring-shaped top surface. A disc shaped member is formed on the bottom of the pipe-shaped member having a thickness in a dimension coaxial with the pipe-shaped member that is not dependent on the thickness of the sidewalls of the pipe-shaped member. A layer of phase change material is deposited in contact with the top surface of the pipe-shaped member. A top electrode in contact with the layer of programmable resistive material. An integrated circuit including an array of such memory cells is described.
US07910906B2
A memory device comprises a contact and a pillar-shaped structure on the contact. The pillar-shaped structure includes a conductive inner element surrounded by a memory outer layer. A transition region is located at the memory outer layer above said contact. The conductive element may directly contact said contact.
US07910902B2
Apparatus for measuring a pattern in a surface of an object, comprising a plurality of pixel or sensor elements being responsive to a physical parameter of the object surface, and means for establishing an overall, segmented picture related to said pattern, and also comprising at least one diode functionally associated with each sensor element for contributing to one or more of the following functions: selectively addressing said sensor element activating said sensor element, and sensing of said physical parameter.
US07910900B2
Collectors with mirror shells arranged inside each other, illumination systems equipped with such collectors, projection exposure apparatuses equipped with such illumination systems, methods of manufacturing microelectronic components with such projection exposure apparatuses, and related systems, components and methods are disclosed.
US07910895B2
A light-emitting body of rapid speed of response and high light emission intensity, and an electron beam detector, scanning electron microscope and mass spectroscope using this are provided. In the light-emitting body 10 according to the present invention, when fluorescence is emitted by a nitride semiconductor layer 14 formed on one face 12a of a substrate 12 in response to incidence of electrons, at least some of this fluorescence is transmitted through this substrate 12, whereby that fluorescence is emitted from the other face 12b of the substrate. The response speed of this fluorescence is not more than μsec order. Also, the intensity of emission of this fluorescence is almost identical to that of a conventional P47 phosphor. Specifically, with this light-emitting body 10, a response speed and light emission intensity are obtained that are fully satisfactory for application to a scanning electron microscope or mass spectroscope. In addition, a cap layer 16 contributes to improvement in the persistence rate of light emission in the nitride semiconductor layer 14, so, with this light-emitting body 10, not only high-speed response and high light emission intensity are obtained, but also an excellent persistence rate.
US07910890B2
An apparatus and method for imaging incoming radiation. The apparatus includes a radiation shield unit having a cavity. A detector array is positioned at least partially within the cavity and has a planar surface with at least one infrared detector affixed on the detector array. A diffractive optical array is positioned within the cavity and is in thermal communication with the radiation shield unit. The diffractive optical array is configured to diffract and direct the spectral components of the incoming radiation onto the detector array. The apparatus is in an external environment having a predetermined ambient temperature. The radiation shield unit, diffractive optical array and detector array may be temperature-controlled to a temperature that is within a few degrees of the ambient temperature. The radiation shield unit, diffractive optical array and detector array may be temperature-controlled to cryogenic temperatures.
US07910889B2
A wavelength-conversion system includes a wavelength-conversion target that radiates an energy output when an energy input of a different wavelength is incident upon the wavelength-conversion target. An input structure directs the energy input of the input-energy wavelength to be incident upon the wavelength-conversion target. A target baseline temperature modifier either controllably heats or controllably cools the wavelength-conversion target independently of any heating or cooling effect of the energy input or the energy output. A detector is positioned so that the energy output of the output-energy wavelength emitted from the wavelength-conversion target is incident upon the detector.
US07910884B2
An electrification control electrode B is installed at a measured or inspected specimen side of an electrification control electrode A, and a constant voltage is applied from an electrification control electrode control portion of an electrification control electrode B according to an electrification state of a specimen, whereby a variation of an electrification state and a potential barrier of a specimen surface formed before an inspection is suppressed. A retarding potential is applied by an electrification control electrode, and the electrification control electrode B is disposed below the electrification control electrode A adjusted to equal potential to a specimen. As a result, it is possible to adjust the amount that secondary electrons emitted from a specimen such as a wafer to which a primary electron beam is irradiated return to a specimen, and thus it is possible to stably maintain an inspection condition of high sensitivity during an inspection.
US07910882B2
An apparatus for secondary ion mass spectrometry is provided having a target surface for supporting a sample on the target surface and an ion source configured to direct a beam of primary ions toward the sample to sputter secondary ions and neutral particles from the sample, A first chamber having an inlet provides gas to maintain high pressure at the sample for cooling the secondary ions and neutral particles, the high pressure being in the range of about 10−3 to about 1000 Torr. A method of secondary ion mass spectrometry is provided having a target surface for supporting a sample, directing a beam of primary ions toward the sample to sputter secondary ions and neutral particles from the sample, and providing a high pressure at the sample for cooling the secondary ions and neutral particles, the high pressure being in the range of about 10−3 to about 1000 Torr.
US07910881B2
A mass spectrometric analysis of surface material is performed by vaporizing the surface material with pulses of laser light and then collecting the vaporized material by dissolving it in a liquid. The liquid with the dissolved material is then fed to an ionization process, preferably an electrospray ionization process. The resulting ions are then analyzed with a mass spectrometer. The method is particularly suited for use with imaging mass spectrometry.
US07910880B2
In conventional mass spectrometers, if ions are converged by a radio-frequency electric field under the condition of relatively high gas pressure, the ions are decelerated and are delayed, or stagnated in an extreme case, to cause a decrease in the detection sensitivity or an appearance of a ghost peak. By contrast, in the mass spectrometer according to the present invention, lens electrodes 40 comprises four plate-shaped electrodes 41a through 41d, which are radially arranged around the ion optical axis C at intervals of 90 degrees from each other; the four electrodes placed in the plane being approximately perpendicular to the ion optical axis C form a group, and a plurality of the groups are arranged along the ion optical axis C direction at approximately even intervals. The radio-frequency voltages each applied to each of any pair of electrodes adjacent along the direction of the ion optical axis C have a given amount of phase shift. With this configuration, when ions enter the lens electrode 40, an ion acceleration effect is exerted in accordance with the amount of phase shift of the adjacent radio-frequency electric fields, and the ions are sequentially accelerated as they travel through the lens electrode 40. Consequently, a delay or stagnation of the ions can be avoided.
US07910879B2
A method and apparatus for time-of-flight (TOF) mass spectrometry. The apparatus improves the ion focusing properties in an orthogonal direction and permits connection with an orthogonal-acceleration ion source for improvement of sensitivity. The apparatus comprises an ion source for emitting ions in a pulsed manner, an analyzer for realizing a helical trajectory, and a detector for detecting the ions. The analyzer is composed of plural laminated toroidal electric fields to realize the helical trajectory.
US07910871B2
An injection-locked laser is disclosed. The injection-locked laser comprises a seed laser, an oscillator into which a certain component of light output from the seed laser is injected as seed laser light, a frequency converter which shifts a frequency of the remaining component of the light output from the seed laser, a photodetector which detects light obtained by synthesizing the light output from the oscillator and the light output from the frequency converter, and a controller which controls an optical path length of the oscillator based on a beat signal component contained in the signal output from the photodetector.
US07910868B2
Predetermined voltage is applied to a liquid crystal lens by a liquid crystal lens driver. Image signals are generated based on an optical image passed through the liquid crystal lens during transient response operation caused by application of the predetermined voltage, and plural focus signals are extracted by sampling the image signals at predetermined cycles. Levels of the extracted autofocus signals are compared to determine the maximum value of the autofocus signal. Thus, with the liquid crystal lens, by making use of the transient response operation of the liquid crystal lens, a focus point can be detected in sufficient speed.
US07910866B2
A cooking apparatus is provided. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking cavity, an upper space formed above the cooking cavity, lateral side spaces formed to at opposite lateral sides of the cooking cavity, a rear space formed behind the cooking cavity, and a lower space formed below the cooking cavity. A fan provided in the rear space generates a cooling flow that cools components housed in the rear space. A cooling flow path extends from the rear space and into the upper space and lateral side spaces. Flow from the upper space enters the door to cool the door and is exhausted through a lower portion of the door. Flow from the lateral side spaces, which includes an exhaust flow from the cooking cavity, is guided to the lower space and exhausted. In this manner, the cooking apparatus can be completely cooled and cooking odors and heat appropriately exhausted by the cooling fan positioned in the rear space.
US07910858B2
The invention provides a heat-transfer-medium heating apparatus using a PTC heater and a vehicular air-conditioning apparatus using such a heating apparatus, which have superior heat-conducting properties and ease of assembly, which can improve the heating capacity, and which can ensure sufficient electrical insulation. Included are a PTC heater having a stacked construction in which an electrode plate, an incompressible insulating layer, and a compressible heat-conducting layer are sequentially provided on each side of a PTC element so as to sandwich the PTC element; and heat-transfer-medium circulating boxes, respectively disposed in close contact with the two surfaces of the PTC heater and having circulating channels for the heat-transfer-medium formed therein. The heat transfer medium circulating inside the heat-transfer-medium circulating boxes is heated by radiant heat from the two surfaces of the PTC heater.
US07910856B2
A processing table 3 holding a workpiece 2 is accommodated in a chamber 4 with a gas-tight condition kept, and a liquid column W is jetted to an upper surface of this chamber 4, and a processing head 9 that guides laser beam L to the liquid column W is secured to the upper surface of this chamber 4. An oil-sealed rotary pump 11 and a diffusion pump 12 provided in parallel are connected to the chamber 4, and the diffusion pump 12 is actuated after the actuation of the oil-sealed rotary pump 11, bringing the inside of the chamber 4 into a vacuum state.No gas currents are generated around the liquid column W jetted from the processing head 9, making it possible to prevent turbulence of the liquid column W due to turbulence of the gas currents and enabling a liquid column having a small diameter to be jetted in a stable state.
US07910850B2
A push-to-trip assembly is provided for an electrical switching apparatus, such as a circuit breaker. The push-to-trip assembly includes a push-to-trip actuator having first and second ends and being movable among a first position corresponding to the circuit breaker separable contacts being closeable, and a second position corresponding to the second end cooperating with a trip bar to cause the circuit breaker operating mechanism to trip open the separable contacts. The first end is accessible from the exterior of the housing to actuate the push-to-trip actuator from the first position to the second position. A biasing element biases the push-to-trip actuator away from the base toward the first position. At least one cover stop of the push-to-trip actuator engages a corresponding portion of the housing cover to stop movement of the push-to-trip actuator. An overtravel restraint proximate the second end of the push-to-trip actuator restrains movement of the trip bar.
US07910849B2
A mounting system for a button includes first and second spring elements located adjacent opposite ends of the button. Each of the spring elements includes a serpentine portion capable of multiple degrees of freedom of movement providing varying actuating motions for the button. The spring elements may be defined by a plate also having a center portion secured to the button and opposite end portions secured to a base. According to one embodiment, the button is made from a thermoplastic material and the plate is metal.
US07910846B2
A steering column assembly includes a light switch and a wiper switch assembled to a column tube of a column shaft via an assembly bracket. The assembly bracket includes a body, to which the light switch and the wiper switch are coupled, and a coupling section, to which a top portion of the column tube is fixed. With the assembly, the light switch and the wiper switch can be easily and closely assembled to the column. Also, the assembly tolerance between the column and the assembly bracket can be minimized.
US07910835B2
In communication cable of high capacity according to present invention, conductor of diameter d is coated by insulation material to form wire of diameter D, plural number of said wire are twisted by pitch p to form pairs, plural number of said pairs are twisted by collective pitch P, and said communication cable of high capacity comprise sheath wrapping said pairs, and impedance (Z) of said wire is from 90 to 110, and, diameter (d) of said conductor is from 0.53 mm to 0.65 mm, and diameter (D) of wire is from 0.9 mm to 1.1 mm, and said pitch (p) is from 8 mm to 25 mm, and said collective pitch (P) is from 40 mm to 150 mm, and relative ratio of diameter of wires to diameter of conductor D/d is from 1.625 to 1.835. And, by impedance matching between equipment for data transmission, return loss of cable can be minimized, so high speed data transmission can be made.
US07910826B1
A configurable electrical box comprises an electrical box having a wall structure that defines an internal space, a front open end, and a rear open end. The wall structure comprises at least one pair of opposing walls. In addition, at least two slots disposed through at least one wall of the pair of opposing walls. A dividing plate is slidably coupled with one of the at least two slots and is positionable between an engaged position and an unengaged position. The dividing plate is in contact with both of the pair of opposing walls when in the engaged position.
US07910824B2
A dye-sensitized solar cell using an ion-bound oligomer complex is provided. The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises an electrolyte, comprising a first oligomer having a C5-30 heteroaryl group containing a nitrogen heteroatom as a basic functional group at both ends of the molecule, mixed with a second oligomer having an acidic functional group selected from among carboxylic acid, phosphoric acid, and sulfonic acid, at both ends of the molecule, to thus form a salt, which then leads to an ion-bound oligomer complex that constitutes the electrolyte. The solar cell exhibits excellent mechanical properties, can be manufactured conveniently, and can have a high energy conversion efficiency.
US07910819B2
An audio signal is processed to extract key information by selecting (102) tonal components from the audio signal. A mask is then applied (104) to the selected tonal components to discard at least one tonal component. Note values of the remaining tonal components are determined (106) and mapped (108) to a single octave to obtain chroma values. The chroma values are accumulated (110) into a chromagram and evaluated (112).
US07910818B2
There is provided a system and method for a musical edutainment interface on a display for playing an electronic musical instrument having frets and strings. The system comprises a processor configured to be placed in communication with the display and the electronic musical instrument and a memory including a musical edutainment software, wherein the processor is configured to execute the musical edutainment software to present, on the display, the musical edutainment interface showing an edutainment musical performance to be followed by a user of the electronic musical instrument, to animate game objects falling vertically to indicate a timing of the edutainment musical performance, to place the game objects within fret areas to demonstrate a corresponding fretting configuration on the frets of the electronic musical instrument, and to align the game objects with a plurality of string lines to demonstrate a strumming of corresponding strings on the electronic musical instrument.
US07910803B2
The present invention relates to plant biotechnology and specifically to a method for genetically transforming Camelina sativa with Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system. It comprises Camelina sativa for producing homologous and heterologous recombinant products including oil and protein products and assessing and screening the efficacy of plant transformation. Also disclosed are transgenic Camelina sativa plants, seeds as well as cells, cell-lines and tissue of Camelina sativa.
US07910800B2
Methods of increasing abiotic stress tolerance and/or biomass in plants and plants generated thereby
Isolated polynucleotides having a nucleic acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162-204, 206-211, 214-287 and/or encoding polypeptides having an amino acid sequence at least 80% homologous to SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13-56, 58-63, 66-121, 141-156 or 157 are provided. Also provided are methods of utilizing same for increasing the tolerance of a plant to abiotic stresses and/or increasing the biomass, vigor and/or yield of a plant.
US07910799B2
The invention relates to methods and compositions for identifying soybean plants that are tolerant, have improved tolerance or are susceptible to Fusarium solani infection (the causative agent of sudden death syndrome or SDS). The methods use molecular genetic markers to identify, select and/or construct disease-tolerant plants or identify and counterselect disease-susceptible plants. Soybean plants that display tolerance or improved tolerance to Fusarium solani infection that are generated by the methods of the invention are also a feature of the invention.
US07910798B2
The invention provides transgene constructs for expressing chimeric antibodies, and transgenic non-human host animals carrying such constructs, wherein the chimeric antibodies comprise human variable regions and constant regions of the non-human transgenic host animal. The presence of immunoglobulin constant regions of the host animal allows for generation of improved antibodies in such transgenic host animals. Subsequently, the chimeric antibodies can be readily converted to fully human antibodies using recombinant DNA techniques. Thus, the invention provides compositions and methods for generating human antibodies in which chimeric antibodies raised in vivo in transgenic mice are used as intermediates and then converted to fully human antibodies in vitro.
US07910794B2
A novel spray-on adhesive composition is made from a high melt index polymer and a rosin ester tackifier that interact to produce a composition that can form a low VOC, non-tacky, hot melt adhesive material that can be used in disposable article manufacture. The adhesive provides surprisingly high initial adhesion. Additionally, the adhesive is thermally stable at hot melt application conditions, low in cost, easily applied, and produces high quality disposable articles.
US07910792B2
A patch permitting division of only its release sheet by simply pulling right and left, wherein detachment of the release sheet is easy. There is provided a patch comprising a stretchable support, a plaster applied substantially all over one major surface of the support and a release sheet attached to the whole surface of the plaster wherein only the release sheet is divided at a division zone by simply pulling right and left, and wherein one or two or more precut parts that open when the patch is pulled right and left are disposed in the neighborhood on the division zone.
US07910791B2
A wound care bandage for treating a wound is provided. The bandage includes an SIS layer to be placed on the wound surface and a cover to placed over the wound. Illustratively, the bandage further includes a structure to provide a vacuum space. A method for promoting wound healing is further provided. The method includes applying the above-mentioned wound care bandage to the wound and creating a vacuum in the vacuum space to draw blood controllably from the wound into the SIS layer.
US07910784B2
This invention relates to a process for the production of styrene monomer by the dehydrogenation or oxidative dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene in the presence of recycle gas and more particularly to a method of reducing the boiling point of liquid ethylbenzene feed in the production of styrene monomer. The process comprises the step of catalytically dehydrogenating or oxydehydrogenating ethylbenzene in the presence of a mixture, wherein the mixture substantially comprises carbon dioxide, thereby catalytically producing styrene monomer.
US07910782B2
In a hydroformylation reaction, the circulation and recovery of cobalt carbonyl in a cobalt catalyst cycle using carbonylate as an intermediate and acidification thereof, is improved by supplying an aqueous sulfuric acid solution containing less than 16% wt of sulfuric acid to the carbonylate to control sulfuric acid concentration in the carbonylate/acid mixture, before accounting for any acid consuming reaction, to a value of from 2% to 10% by weight. Single step and multistage liquid/liquid extraction techniques as well as vapor/liquid extraction techniques followed by the absorption of cobalt from the vapor in an organic liquid both benefit from this improvement.
US07910781B2
A process for converting a crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters thereof to a chlorohydrin, by contacting the crude glycerol, crude mixtures of naturally derived multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbons or esters thereof starting material with a source of a superatmospheric partial pressure of hydrogen chloride for a sufficient time and at a sufficient temperature, and wherein such contracting step is carried out without substantial removal of water, to produce the desired chlorohydrin product; wherein the desired product or products can be made in high yield without substantial formation of undesired overchlorinated byproducts; wherein said crude glycerol, said ester of crude glycerol, or mixture thereof is derived from a renewable raw material. Chlorohydrins made by the process of the present invention are useful in preparing epoxides such as epichlorohydrins.
US07910779B2
In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene and hydrogen are fed to at least one reaction zone. The benzene and hydrogen are then contacted in the at least one reaction zone under hydroalkylation conditions with a catalyst system comprising a molecular sieve having an X-ray diffraction pattern including d-spacing maxima at 12.4±0.25, 6.9±0.15, 3.57±0.07 and 3.42±0.07 Angstrom, and at least one hydrogenation metal to produce an effluent containing cyclohexylbenzene. The catalyst system has an acid-to-metal molar ratio of from about 75 to about 750.
US07910776B2
Methods of producing 1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB), from alkoxy derivatives of phloroglucinol, such as 5-methoxyresorcinol, 3,5-dimethoxyphenol, or 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene, are disclosed. The alkoxy derivatives may be exposed to and directly nitrated with a reaction mixture comprising a sulfuric acid solution and at least one nitrate salt. The nitrated alkoxy derivative of phloroglucinol may be alkoxylated and, thereafter, aminated to produce the TATB.
US07910775B2
Disclosed is a process for making the compound of formula I: using the compounds of formulas II, Q, and XI or XII: wherein A is selected from the group consisting of Br, Cl and I (with Br being preferred); and R represents (C1-C10)alkyl. Also disclosed are intermediate compounds that are made in the disclosed process.
US07910774B2
The present invention relates to synthetic routes to prepare a compound of the formula wherein R1 is halogen, C1-6halogenalkyl, C1-6alkoxy-C1-6alkyloxy or C1-6alkoxy-C1-6alkyl; R2 is halogen, C1-4alkyl or C1-4alkoxy; R3 and R4 are independently branched C3-6alkyl; and R5 is cycloalkyl, C1-6alkyl, C1-6hydroxyalkyl, C1-6alkoxy-C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkanoyloxy-C1-6alkyl, C1-6aminoalkyl, C1-6alkylamino-C1-6alkyl, C1-6dialkylamino-C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkanoylamino-C1-6alkyl, HO(O)C—C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyl-O—(O)C—C1-6alkyl, H2N—C(O)—C1-6alkyl, C1-6alkyl-HN—C(O)—C1-6alkyl or (C1-6alkyl)2N—C(O)—C1-6alkyl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as well as key intermediates obtained when following these routes as well as their preparation.
US07910762B2
An asymmetric reaction catalyst is obtained by mixing a pentavalent niobium compound and an optically active triol or tetraol having a binaphthol structure of R or s configuration, and the triol is represented by the following formula: wherein, Y is divalent hydrocarbon and R1 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a trifluoromethyl group, or an alkyl group or alkoxy group having at most 4 carbons.
US07910759B2
Alkyl-capped alkoxylated ester compounds of the formula wherein R1 is ethyl or butyl, R2 is linear or branched C16 to C18 hydrocarbon and x is greater than 3 to an n of 10.5 which are the reaction products of ethoxylating compounds of the formula R1O(CH2CH2O)nH that are free of ethylene glycol alkyl ether and diethyleneglycol alkyl ether. The ethoxylated reaction products are surfactants that exhibit suds controlling properties with various anionic surfactants.
US07910757B2
A process for the preparation of a material comprising conjugated isomers of a polyunsaturated fatty acid comprises: treating a first fatty acid mixture comprising saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids in the presence of ethanol to form (i) a solid fraction and (ii) a liquid fraction comprising a second fatty acid mixture, wherein the second fatty acid mixture has a higher molar ratio of total polyunsaturated fatty acids to total saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids than the first fatty acid mixture; separating the solid fraction and the liquid fraction; and subjecting the second fatty acid mixture or a derivative or reaction product thereof to treatment with a base in the presence of a solvent, to form conjugated isomers of at least some of the polyunsaturated fatty acids.
US07910738B2
Intermediates for alpha-fluoroalkyl tetrabenazine and dihydrotetrabenazine imaging agents and probes
The present invention provides novel fluorophilic compounds having structure VII wherein Q is a carbonyl group, a protected carbonyl group, a hydroxy methine group, or a protected hydroxy methine group; R1 is a C1-C20 aliphatic, C2-C20 cycloaliphatic, or C2-C20 aromatic radical comprising at least one functional group susceptible to reaction with nucleophilic fluoride ion or an electrophilic fluorinating agent; R2 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 aliphatic radical; and R3 is hydrogen or a C1-C10 aliphatic radical. The fluorophilic compounds are provided in both racemic and enantiomerically enriched forms and are useful as intermediates in the preparation of novel PET imaging agents and probes useful in the discovery and performance assessment of PET imaging agents. The fluorophilic compounds are particularly useful in the preparation of PET imaging agents and probes having a high affinity for VMAT-2, a biomarker implicated in human diabetes and other illnesses such as Parkinson's disease.
US07910736B2
A method for producing an organic field-effect transistor, comprising the steps of: a) providing a substrate comprising a gate structure, a source electrode and a drain electrode located on the substrate, and b) applying an n-type organic semiconducting compound to the area of the substrate where the gate structure, the source electrode and the drain electrode are located, wherein the n-type organic semiconducting compound is selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formula I wherein R1, R2, R3and R4are independently hydrogen, chlorine or bromine, with the proviso that at least one of these radicals is not hydrogen, Y1 is O or NRa, wherein Ra is hydrogen or an organyl residue, Y2 is O or NRb, wherein Rb is hydrogen or an organyl residue, Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are O, where, in the case that Y1 is NRa, one of the residues Z1 and Z2 may be a NRc group, where Ra and Rc together are a bridging group having 2 to 5 atoms between the terminal bonds, where, in the case that Y2 is NRb, one of the residues Z3 and Z4 may be a NRd group, where Rb and Rd together are a bridging group having 2 to 5 atoms between the terminal bonds.
US07910734B2
Salts and crystals of 1-cyclopropylmethyl-4-[2-(3,3,5,5-tetramethylcyclohexyl)phenyl]piperazine have excellent cell adhesion inhibitory action and cell infiltration inhibitory action, and are useful as therapeutic or prophylactic agents for various inflammatory diseases and autoimmune diseases associated with adhesion and infiltration of leukocytes, such as inflammatory bowel disease (particularly ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease), irritable bowel syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, asthma and atopic dermatitis.
US07910725B2
This invention relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating interleukin and/or interleukin receptor gene expression using short interfering nucleic acid (siNA) molecules. This invention also relates to compounds, compositions, and methods useful for modulating the expression and activity of other genes involved in pathways of interleukin and/or interleukin receptor gene expression and/or activity by RNA interference (RNAi) using small nucleic acid molecules. In particular, the instant invention features small nucleic acid molecules, such as short interfering nucleic acid (siNA), short interfering RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), micro-RNA (miRNA), and short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules and methods used to modulate the expression of interleukin and/or interleukin receptor genes.
US07910723B2
Methods and compositions inhibit the growth of cancer cells by selectively down-regulating the expression of an IG20 splice variant including MADD. Specific knock-down of MADD splice variant resulted in the apoptosis of cancer cells. Interfering RNAs including small hairpin RNAs (shRNA) to down-regulate MADD expression in vivo are disclosed. Inhibition of MADD phosphorylation by Akt results in activation of cancer cell death. Down-regulation of MADD expression results in switching to apoptotic mode due to lack of MAPK activation upon TNF-α-based induction.
US07910722B2
Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) or small hairpin RNA (shRNAs) and compositions comprising same are provided that specifically target human cyclophilin A (CyPA) to effectively inhibit Hepatitis C (HCV) infection in a cell. Such siRNA and shRNAs may have a length of from about 19 to about 29 contiguous nucleotides corresponding to a specific region of human cyclophilin A (CyPA) cDNA of from about nucleotide 155 to about nucleotide 183 having particular potency against CyPA and HCV. Such siRNA and shRNAs may be formulated as naked compositions or as pharmaceutical compositions. DNA polynucleotides, plasmids, and viral or non-viral vectors are also provided that encode siRNA or shRNA molecules, which may be delivered directly to cells or in combination with known delivery agents, such as lipids, polymers, encapsulated lipid particles, such as liposomes. Methods for treating, managing inhibiting, preventing, etc., HCV infection using such siRNA and shRNAs and compositions comprising same are also provided.
US07910717B2
The present invention provides recombinant expression cassettes comprising a fungal 3′ termination sequence which is functional in a plant. The recombinant expression cassettes comprise a plant promoter operably linked to a coding sequence having a stop codon, and fungal termination sequence. The fungal 3′ termination sequence is heterologous to the coding sequence. The fungal 3′ termination sequence comprises structural features including a cleavage site, a positioning element. and an upstream element. The present invention also comprises methods for construction of the plant expression cassettes and introducing the cassettes into plant cells.
US07910715B2
The invention relates to mutants and alleles of the oxyR gene of coryneform bacteria coding for variants of the OxyR transcription regulator and processes for producing amino acids using bacteria which comprise these alleles.
US07910713B2
The invention includes RNA complexes comprising at least three monomeric units of an RNA molecule, each monomeric unit comprising an RNA polymer having first and second helical domains that have respective first and second binding sites, wherein the first binding sites are adapted to binding to one another and are not adapted to bind to the second binding sites, and the second binding sites are adapted to binding to one another and are not adapted to bind to the first binding sites; such that the at least three monomeric units are adapted to self-assemble by forming pairs of cognate interactions and so as to form the RNA complex in a circular closed complex. The invention also includes derivatives of these complexes including aptamers, and analytical methods and devices using same.
US07910711B2
The invention discloses a human cancer-related gene, LAPTM4B, its encoded products and their applications thereof. This human cancer-related gene provided by this invention comprises one of the following nucleotide sequences: (1) SEQ ID No: 1, SEQ ID No: 2, SEQ ID No: 3, SEQ ID No: 6, or SEQ ID No: 8 in the sequence listings; (2) Polynucleotides that encode the protein sequences of SEQ ID No: 4, SEQ ID No: 5, or SEQ ID No: 7 in the sequence listings; (3) DNA sequences having above 90% homology with the DNA sequences specified by SEQ ID No: 1, SEQ ID No: 2, SEQ ID No: 3, SEQ ID No: 6, or SEQ ID No: 8 in the sequence listings, and these DNA sequences encode the proteins with the same or similar functions. This invention enables the developments of new anti-cancer approaches and new anti-cancer medicines. It would create a significant impact on human society.
US07910704B2
Novel human p53 splice variant displaying differential transcriptional activity Described is a nucleic acid molecule encoding a p53 variant characterized in that it is capable of transactivating the p21- and 14-3-3σ-promoter but not the mdm2-, bax- and PIG3-promoter. Preferably, in said p53 variant exon 7, exon 8 and/or exon 9 are partially or entirely deleted. Finally, means for inhibiting the activity of this p53 variant are described which are useful for the therapy of cancer.
US07910699B2
Polypeptides of the general structural formula (I) Xn—C1—X1-50—C2—X0-5—C3—Xp—C4—X1-100—C5—X1-50—C6—X0-5—C7—X1-50—C8—Xm (I), production and use thereof.
US07910697B2
The present invention relates to use of an antagonist of BIR1 (B cell immunoglobulin receptor 1) related to the present invention, a method for screening the antagonist, in addition to subtype polypeptides of BIR1, the polynucleotide encoding them and antibodies for the polypeptides.BIR1 functions as an immunosuppressive receptor, and the antagonist of BIR1 has immunopotentive activity, which is able to use for preventing and/or treating a cancer, an immunodeficiency disease or an infectious disease.
US07910696B2
The invention describes HLA class II binding peptides encoded by the SSX-2 tumor associated gene, as well as nucleic acids encoding such peptides and antibodies relating thereto. The peptides stimulate the activity and proliferation of CD4+ T lymphocytes. Methods and products also are provided for diagnosing and treating conditions characterized by expression of the SSX-2 gene.
US07910695B2
Methods, apparatus, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to biologically assembling and/or synthesizing peptides and/or proteins are disclosed.
US07910693B2
The present invention relates to novel mimetopes of anti-PSMA antibodies and their use for detecting, imaging, staging, treating and monitoring of prostate cancer, and/or metastatis thereof. The present invention also relates to novel pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of prostate cancer. Furthermore the present invention relates to assay systems and kits for detecting, imaging, staging, treating and monitoring of prostate cancer, and/or metastasis thereof.
US07910692B2
The PAGE4 gene is expressed in reproductive tissues, and is expressed in reproductive cancers, such as prostate cancer, uterine cancer, and testicular cancer. Immunogenic PAGE4 polypeptides are disclosed herein, as are nucleic acids encoding the immunogenic PAGE4 polypeptides, vectors including these polynucleotides, and host cells transformed with these vectors. These polypeptides, polynucleotides, vectors, and host cells can be used to induce an immune response to PAGE4. Diagnostic methods to detect PAGE4 are also described.
US07910691B2
Identified herein is the location of the MN protein binding site, and MN proteins/polypeptides that compete for attachment to vertebrate cells with immobilized MN protein. Such MN proteins/polypeptides prevent cell-cell adhesion and the formation of intercellular contacts. The MN protein binding site is a therapeutic target that can be blocked by organic or inorganic molecules, preferably organic molecules, more preferably proteins/polypeptides that specifically bind to that site. Therapeutic methods for inhibiting the growth of preneoplastic/neoplastic vertebrate cells that abnormally express MN protein are disclosed. Vectors are provided that encode the variable domains of MN-specific antibodies and a flexible linker polypeptide separating those domains. Further vectors are disclosed that encode a cytotoxic protein/polypeptide operatively linked to the MN gene promoter, and which vectors preferably further encode a cytokine. The MN gene promoter is characterized, and the binding site for a repressor of MN transcription is disclosed.
US07910690B2
This invention includes malleable, biodegradable, fibrous compositions for application to a tissue site in order to promote or facilitate new tissue growth. One aspect of this invention is a fibrous component that provides unique mechanical and physical properties. The invention may be created by providing a vessel containing a slurry, said slurry comprising a plurality of natural or synthetic polymer fibers and at least one suspension fluid, wherein the polymer fibers are substantially evenly dispersed and randomly oriented throughout the volume of the suspension fluid; applying a force, e.g., centrifugal, to said vessel containing said slurry, whereupon said force serves to cause said polymer fibers to migrate through the suspension fluid and amass at a furthest extent of the vessel, forming a polymer material, with said polymer material comprising polymer fibers of sufficient length and sufficiently viscous, interlaced, or interlocked to retard dissociation of said polymer fibers.
US07910678B2
Copolymers including a hydrophobic monomer and an acryloyl or methacryloyl ester of propylene glycol monomethyl ether, also referred to as 1-methyl-2-methoxyethyl acrylate (“MMOEA”) are provided. The combination of the hydrophobic monomer and the MMOEA monomer advantageously provides desired mechanical strength, biocompatibility, and drug permeability in the copolymers. The copolymers can advantageously be used on medical devices.
US07910673B2
An antistatic agent for a thermoplastic resin is provided and includes a sulfonate group introduced into a surface layer part of an aromatic ring-containing thermoplastic resin.
US07910670B2
A method of making an olefin oligomerization catalyst, comprising contacting a chromium-containing compound, a heteroatomic ligand, and a metal alkyl, wherein the chromium-containing compound comprises less than about 5 weight percent chromium oligomers. A method of making an olefin oligomerization catalyst comprising a chromium-containing compound, a nitrogen-containing compound, and a metal alkyl, the method comprising adding a composition comprising the chromium-containing compound to a composition comprising the metal alkyl. A method of making an olefin oligomerization catalyst comprising a chromium-containing compound, a nitrogen-containing compound, and a metal alkyl, the method comprising abating all or a portion of water, acidic protons, or both from a composition comprising the chromium-containing compound, a composition comprising the nitrogen-containing compound, or combinations thereof prior to or during the preparation of the catalyst. Methods of oligomerizing olefins by contacting such catalysts with an alpha olefin.
US07910654B2
A polymer blend film contains a film forming material containing at least a polymer having an absolute value of an intrinsic birefringence of 0.02 or less, and a cyclic olefin resin, wherein the film has a haze of 5% or less.
US07910651B2
The present invention relates to (1) particles of a waster-insoluble polymer which contain a colorant, wherein the water-insoluble polymer contains a constitutional unit derived from a rosin containing a reactive unsaturated group; (2) a water dispersion and a water-based ink for ink-jet printing which exhibit a less unevenness of colors and a high optical density; and (3) a process for producing the water dispersion.
US07910648B2
A protective coating applied to the underwater portion of a marine vessel operable to inhibit the growth of marine foulants. The coating comprises a polymer, a marine biocide, a preservative, and optionally an antimicrobial agent. In certain embodiments, the marine biocide, preservative, and optional antimicrobial agent are chemically bonded with the polymer thereby significantly reducing the ability of the biocide, preservative, and antimicrobial agent to leach from the coating into the surrounding environment.
US07910645B2
A composition that includes a biodegradable aliphatic-aromatic polyester and plasticizer including polar groups and exhibits a moisture vapor transmission rate of at least 400 g/m2/day.
US07910642B2
The present invention pertains to compositions comprising (a) a polyether polyol, a polyester polyol or a polyurethane, (b) a UV-absorber of formula (I) and/or a hindered amine light stabilizer of formula (II) wherein R1 and R2 are each independently C1-C4alkyl or C1-C4alkyoxy, and (c) at least one further UV-absorber and/or hindered amine light stabilizer if only one of the components (I) and (II) is present with the proviso that component (c) is not a compound of formula (A)-(D) as defined in claim 1.
US07910627B2
Suppression or enhancement of various properties of a liquid fluid is aimed by improving uniform dispersion of nanoparticles by means of making a state in which no oxidized film exists on the surfaces of the nanoparticles to be dispersed in the liquid fluid. The location of the liquid fluid is confirmed with ease by enhancing the brightness of light emission of the fluid through uniform dispersion of the nanoparticles in the liquid fluid containing a material having a flame reaction. In this way, as to liquid fluids utilized in various industries, it is possible to offer a technology to desirably enhance or suppress a property desired to be enhanced and a property desired to be suppressed among various properties that its constituents have.
US07910625B2
Crystalline form IV of the compound of formula (I): characterised by its powder X-ray diffraction diagram. Medicinal products containing the same which are useful in the treatment of melatoninergic disorders.
US07910607B2
Nitroxide free radicals attached to antineoplastic agents can synergize their potencies to cancer cells. This invention relates to any antineoplastic agents and their derivatives chemically attached with nitroxide free radicals, such as TEMPO and its radical derivatives. This invention also relates to precursors of such compounds, as well as the products formed from the adducts after administration.
US07910600B2
The invention relates in part to molecules having certain biological activities that include, but are not limited to, inhibiting cell proliferation, and modulating protein kinase activity. Molecules of the invention can modulate casein kinase (CK) activity. The invention also relates in part to methods for using such molecules.
US07910596B2
The present invention is directed to novel substituted aminotetrahydropyrans of structural formula I which are inhibitors of the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme and which are useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved, such as diabetes and particularly Type 2 diabetes. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which the dipeptidyl peptidase-IV enzyme is involved.
US07910592B2
Compounds having the structure of Formula (I), including pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds, are CETP inhibitors and are useful for raising HDL-cholesterol, reducing LDL-cholesterol, and for treating or preventing atherosclerosis. In the compounds of Formula (I), B is a cyclic group other than phenyl, and B has a cyclic substituent at a position that is ortho to the position at which B is connected to the remainder of the structure of Formula (I). The 5-membered ring of Formula (I) has a second cyclic substituent in addition to B.
US07910591B2
The present invention is concerned with new indol-2-one derivatives of Formula (I), which have favorable activity profile for the prophylaxis and treatment of disorders in the central nervous or in the cadiovascular system.
US07910582B2
Certain cyclopropyl amines are histamine H3 modulators useful in the treatment of histamine H3 receptor mediated diseases.
US07910581B2
The present invention concerns pyrrole compounds, derivatives of 1-{[1,5-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2-methyl-1H-pyrrol-3-yl]methyl}-4-methylpiperazine (BM212). The invention concerns the use of the described compounds as antitubercular agents having high activity and low toxicity and process to obtain intermediates and final compounds.
US07910579B2
It is intended to provide a benzoxazole derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof which is useful in the early diagnosis of a conformation disease; a composition or a kit containing the same for diagnosing a conformation disease; a medical composition for treating and/or preventing a conformation disease; and so on.
US07910578B2
This invention relates to novel 8,10-diaza-bicyclo[4.3.1]decane derivatives, which are found to be cholinergic ligands at the nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. Due to their pharmacological profile the compounds of the invention may be useful for the treatment of diseases or disorders as diverse as those related to the cholinergic system of the central nervous system (CNS), the peripheral nervous system (PNS), diseases or disorders related to smooth muscle contraction, endocrine diseases or disorders, diseases or disorders related to neuro-degeneration, diseases or disorders related to inflammation, pain, and withdrawal symptoms caused by the termination of abuse of chemical substances.
US07910573B2
The present invention relates to crystalline forms of 11β-(4-acetylphenyl)-20,20,21,21,21-pentafluoro-17-hydroxy-19-nor-17α-pregna-4,9-dien-3-one. The invention relates in particular to two crystalline ansolvate/anhydrate forms of this compound, polymorphs I and II. However, the present invention also relates to crystalline solvates, for example methanol and ethanol solvates of 11β-(4-acetylphenyl)-20,20,21,21,21-pentafluoro-17-hydroxy-19-nor-17α-pregna-4,9-dien-3-one as precursors for preparing these two polymorphs I and II. Processes for preparing polymorph I by displacement crystallization or by trituration are described. Selection of the last solvent before formation of the ansolvate can be based on the differences in the purification behaviour of the individual solvates of 11β-(4-acetylphenyl)-20,20,21,21,21-pentafluoro-17-hydroxy-19-nor-17α-pregna-4,9-dien-3-one. Polymorph I according to the invention is particularly suitable for the manufacture of medicinal products.
US07910564B2
The present invention relates to the IL-12p40 subunit mutant gene which can produce IL-12 (interleukin 12) of human and mouse origin with high activity, the expression vector including above mutant gene and the use of them to DNA vaccine adjuvant. Particularly, it relates to IL-12p40 mutant gene which inhibits the secretion of IL-12p40 but normally secretes active IL- 12p70 by making mutation at Asn-222 (human) or Asn- 220 (mouse) amino acid of IL-12p40, which acts as a competitive inhibitor of active form of IL-12, IL-12p70. Therefore, the IL-12p40 mutant gene of the present invention can be useful for DNA vaccination and gene therapy against various diseases, for example, AIDS, hepatitis C or hepatitis B, cancer, influenza, tuberculosis and malaria, which essentially require cellular immune responses for their therapy.
US07910563B2
An antisense oligonucleotide selected from the group of the sequence 5′-TTG CAT AAA CCC AAG GAG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 1) and modifications thereof a fragment having at least 8 nucleotides of the sequence 5′-TTG CAT AAA CCC AAG GAG-3′ (SEQ ID NO: 1) and modifications thereof.
US07910562B2
A molecular delivery complex specific to antigen-presenting cells is formed from a non-viral gene delivery system complexed with foreign genetic material. The complex then enters the targeted cells through a specific receptor and overcomes the degradation mechanism, so that functional uptake of the foreign genetic material, or transduction, of the cell, results in gene expression. The invention also includes a method for genetic immunization without a needle.
US07910560B2
A method for increasing breast meat yield in avians by treating the poultry with an effective amount of natamycin. The effective amount of natamycin can be added to the avian's feed wither directly or in the form of a premix containing a carrier.
US07910559B2
The present invention relates to novel semi-synthetic macrolides having anti-inflammatory activity. More particularly, the invention relates to 14- and 15-membered macrolides lacking cladinose sugar substituted at the C-3 position, to their pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives, to processes and intermediates for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their activity and use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases and conditions in humans and animals, especially those diseases associated with excessive secretion of TNF-α, IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-2 or IL-5; and/or inhibitor of excessive lymphocyte proliferation; and/or excessive granulocyte degranulation.
US07910555B2
The cell surface c-Met receptor, through which hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) signals are mediated, has now been identified as the Angiotensin-IV receptor (AT(4)R) in processes that include HGF-regulated cell motility, angiogenesis cancer metastasis and others. Disclosed are angiotensin-like factor compositions and methods for using them to diagnose, prevent and/or treat conditions associated with c-Met dysregulation, including altering hepatocyte growth factor activity or c-Met receptor activity by administering an angiotensin-like factor that specifically binds to a cell surface c-Met receptor.
US07910554B2
The Rho family of GTPases regulates axon growth and regeneration. Inactivation of Rho with C3, a toxin from Clostridium botulinum, can stimulate regeneration and sprouting of injured axons. The present invention provides novel chimeric C3-like Rho antagonists. These new antagonists are a significant improvement over C3 compounds because they are 3-4 orders of magnitude more potent to stimulate axon growth on inhibitory substrates than recombinant C3. The invention further provides methods of treating a disease of the eye by administering the compounds of the invention.
US07910551B2
The present invention relates to a novel human gene that is differentially expressed in human carcinoma. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing a disorder in a subject. The invention further relates to uses of C35 polypeptides in immunogenic compositions or vaccines, to induce antibody or T cell-mediated immunity against target cells, such as tumor cells, that express the C35 gene. The present invention further relates to use of C35 polypeptides in diagnosing a pathological condition or susceptibility to a pathological condition in a subject.
US07910547B2
The invention relates to the use of haematopoietic growth factors, in particular erythropoietin (EPO) and thrombopoietin (TPO), or derivatives, analogues or parts thereof, for promoting structural tissue regeneration.
US07910545B2
This invention provides various combinations of enzyme replacement therapy, gene therapy, and small molecule therapy for the treatment of lysosomal storage diseases.
US07910542B2
The present invention provides methods for promoting wound healing and treating muscle atrophy in a mammal in need. The method comprises administering to the mammal a Nell1 protein or a Nell1 nucleic acid molecule.
US07910538B2
A detergent composition comprising at most 15% by weight of phosphate builder(s) and aluminosilicate builder(s), and comprising at least one short chain anionic surfactant selected from alkyl sulfate surfactant(s) and alkyl sulfonate surfactants.
US07910535B2
According to the present invention there is provided a pearlescent liquid treatment composition suitable for use as a laundry or hard surface cleaning composition comprising a pearlescent agent, said pearlescent agent having D0.99 volume particle size of less than 50 μm and is present in composition at a level of from 0.02% to 2.0% by weight of the composition.
US07910532B2
Formulations for producing a cleanser for cleaning hard surfaces and method of using.
US07910531B2
Compositions and methods for producing colored bubbles, having a single color uniformly dispersed in the film, are described. The composition comprises at least one surfactant mixed with at least one colorant, the colorant forming at least approximately 10% of the composition. The surfactant, or surface-active agent, forms the bubble while the colorant, or pigment, provides the color. Generally, the composition may comprise 10-99% colorant to produce varying degrees of opacity. In addition, glycerin, fragrance, propylene glycol, sodium lauryl sulfate, potassium hydroxide, or other additives may be included.
US07910529B2
There is disclosed herein novel functional fluids useful as aircraft hydraulic fluids comprising at least about 50% trialkyl phosphate ester and at least one aryl compound whereby the fluid exhibits in combination the fire resistant properties as indicated by a fire point in excess of 177° C., a flash point of at least 160° C. and an autoignition temperature of at least 400° C. The trialkyl phosphate esters contain between 6 and 18 carbon atoms and preferably between 12 and 15 carbon atoms. The aryl compounds are most preferably polyphenyls, fused ring aryl compound containing from 5 to 24 carbon atoms in the aryl portion such as biphenyl or terphenyl or alkyl substituted polyphenyls wherein the alkyl groups contain from 1 to 5 carbon atom. Other aryl compounds includes fused ring aryl compounds such as naphthalene, anthracene, diphenyl oxide and the like.
US07910528B2
There is provided a finished lubricant, comprising: a) a major amount of hydroisomerized Fischer-Tropsch wax, Fischer-Tropsch oligomerized olefins, or mixture thereof; and b) between about 0.10 and about 5 wt % of a solubility improver having an aniline point less than 10° C.; wherein the finished lubricant passes the 4 hour TORT B rust test.
US07910526B2
The present invention provides a grease composition for use in constant velocity joints, which comprises the following components (a) to (g) and a constant velocity joint comprising the grease composition sealed or encapsulated therein: (a) a base oil; (b) a diurea thickener represented by the following general formula: R1NH—CO—NH—C6H4-p-CH2—C6H4-p-NH—CO—NHR2 wherein R1 and R2 each independently represents an alkyl group having 8 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms or a cycloalkyl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms; (c) a molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate insoluble in the base oil; (d) a molybdenum dialkyl dithiocarbamate soluble in the base oil; (e) molybdenum disulfide; (f) at least one member selected from the group consisting of calcium phenate and calcium sulfonate; and (g) a sulfur-containing extreme-pressure agent free of phosphorus. The grease composition can efficiently prevent a temperature rise of a constant velocity joint and can impart excellent durability to the joint.
US07910525B2
The present invention provides a grease composition capable of effectively preventing a rolling surface of a bearing from having hydrogen brittleness-caused peeling, a grease-enclosed bearing in which the grease composition is enclosed, and a rotation-transmitting apparatus with a built-in one-way clutch in which the grease composition is enclosed at a sliding portion. The grease composition contains a base grease consisting of a base oil and a thickener; and an additive added to the base grease. The grease composition prevents a frictional wear surface of the sliding portion or a newly generated surface consisting of iron or the like exposed owing to wear from being peeled owing to hydrogen brittleness. The additive contains a bismuth-based additive or a magnesium-based additive. The bismuth-based additive consists of at least one of inorganic bismuth and organic bismuth not containing a sulfur component. The magnesium-based additive consists of at least one of inorganic magnesium and organic magnesium. The grease-enclosed bearing encloses the above-described grease composition.
US07910524B2
Treatment fluids are provided that include a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a gelling agent that comprises clarified diutan. In some embodiments, the treatment fluid is a subterranean treatment fluid. In some embodiments, the treatment fluid is a subterranean treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, a gelling agent that comprises clarified diutan, and at least a plurality of particulates. Additional treatment fluids are also provided.
US07910516B2
A decomposer of organic halogenated compounds comprises iron powder constituted of flat iron particles of a planar ratio of 2 or greater. Further, a decomposer of organic halogenated compounds comprises a copper salt-containing iron particle powder constituted of copper salt-carrying iron particles having a flat shape with a planar ratio of 2 or greater whose surfaces have adhered thereto copper salt particles that are finer than the iron particles.
US07910506B2
The glass composite has a linear thermal expansion coefficient α(20-300) of 1.8×10−6K−1 to 2.4×10−6K−1, a glass transformation temperature Tg of less than 650° C., and a composition, in weight percent based on oxide content, of: 5-9, B2O3; 1-3, Na2O; 15-22, Al2O3; 61-68, SiO2; 0.2-0.5, K2O; and 5.5-8.5, MgO. It can be made by sintering a mixture of 40 to 60 wt. % of a borosilicate glass powder and 60 to 40 wt. % of a cordierite powder. The powder mixture can be used to make a glass solder for joining parts, to make a sintered body with thermal shock resistance, or for glazing or soldering PZT ceramics.
US07910502B1
Ballistic resistant articles having excellent resistance to deterioration due to liquid exposure. More particularly, a ballistic resistant structures and articles formed from a hybrid of woven and non-woven fibrous components that retain their superior ballistic resistance performance after exposure to liquids such as sea water and organic solvents, such as gasoline and other petroleum-based products. The hybrid structures are particularly useful for the formation of or for use in conjunction with soft, flexible body armor.
US07910500B2
A fiber treatment agent contains components (a) and (b). A fiber treated with the fiber treatment agent and a fiber fabric including the fiber are also provided. The component (a) an insoluble egg-shell membrane fine powder with a mean particle size of 0.1 to 10 μm while the component (b) is a synthetic resin emulsion or a synthetic resin solution.
US07910495B2
A plasma oxidizing method includes a step of placing an object to be processed and having a surface containing silicon on a susceptor disposed in a processing vessel of a plasma processing apparatus, a step of producing a plasma from a processing gas containing oxygen in the processing vessel, a step of supplying high-frequency electric power to the susceptor and applying a high-frequency bias to the object to be processed when the plasma is produced, and a step of forming a silicon oxide film by oxidizing silicon in the surface of the object to be processed by the plasma.
US07910492B2
Nano-engineered structures are disclosed, incorporating nanowhiskers of high mobility conductivity and incorporating pn junctions. In one embodiment, a nanowhisker of a first semiconducting material has a first band gap, and an enclosure comprising at least one second material with a second band gap encloses said nanoelement along at least part of its length, the second material being doped to provide opposite conductivity type charge carriers in respective first and second regions along the length of the of the nanowhisker, whereby to create in the nanowhisker by transfer of charge carriers into the nanowhisker, corresponding first and second regions of opposite conductivity type charge carriers with a region depleted of free carriers therebetween. The doping of the enclosure material may be degenerate so as to create within the nanowhisker adjacent segments having very heavy modulation doping of opposite conductivity type analogous to the heavily doped regions of an Esaki diode. In another embodiment, a nanowhisker is surrounded by polymer material containing dopant material. A step of rapid thermal annealing causes the dopant material to diffuse into the nanowhisker. In a further embodiment, a nanowhisker has a heterojunction between two different intrinsic materials, and Fermi level pinning creates a pn junction at the interface without doping.
US07910467B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device with improved performance is disclosed. The method comprises providing a semiconductor substrate; forming one or more gate stacks having an interfacial layer, a high-k dielectric layer, and a gate layer over the substrate; and performing at least one treatment on the interfacial layer, wherein the treatment comprises a microwave radiation treatment, an ultraviolet radiation treatment, or a combination thereof.
US07910466B2
A high-voltage semiconductor device and a method for making the same are provided. A high-voltage semiconductor device and a low-voltage semiconductor device are formed in a single substrate, a photolithography process that is required to form a high-voltage well region is omitted, and the well region of the high-voltage semiconductor is formed together with the well region of the low-voltage semiconductor device formed in another photolithography process.
US07910465B2
A surface of a single crystal semiconductor substrate is irradiated with ions to form a damaged region, an insulating layer is formed over the surface of the single crystal semiconductor substrate, and a surface of a substrate having an insulating surface is made to be in contact with a surface of the insulating layer to bond the substrate having an insulating surface to the single crystal semiconductor substrate. Then, the single crystal semiconductor substrate is separated at the damaged region by performing heat treatment to form a single crystal semiconductor layer over the substrate having an insulating surface, and the single crystal semiconductor layer is patterned to form a plurality of island-shaped semiconductor layers. One of the island-shaped semiconductor layers is irradiated with a laser beam which is shaped to entirely cover the island-shaped semiconductor layer.
US07910461B2
Reusing a Si wafer for the formation of wire arrays by transferring the wire arrays to a polymer matrix, reusing a patterned oxide for several array growths, and finally polishing and reoxidizing the wafer surface and reapplying the patterned oxide.
US07910459B2
A method of manufacturing a device, including the steps of forming dividing grooves with a predetermined depth along planned dividing lines of a wafer, then grinding the back-side surface of the wafer to expose the dividing grooves on the back side, dividing the wafer into individual devices, attaching a UV-curable adhesive film to the backside surface of the wafer divided into the individual devices, adhering the adhesive film side of the wafer to a dicing tape attached to an annular frame, radiating UV rays from the face side of the wafer to cure those regions of the adhesive film which correspond to the dividing grooves, radiating a laser beam along the dividing grooves to divide the cured adhesive film on a device basis, and releasing the devices from the dicing tape, thereby picking up the devices.
US07910458B2
A method for fabricating free standing thickness of materials using one or more semiconductor substrates, e.g., single crystal silicon, polysilicon, silicon germanium, germanium, group III/IV materials, and others. In a specific embodiment, the present method includes providing a semiconductor substrate having a surface region and a thickness. The method includes subjecting the surface region of the semiconductor substrate to a first plurality of high energy particles provided at a first implant angle generated using a linear accelerator to form a region of a plurality of gettering sites within a cleave region, the cleave region being provided beneath the surface region to defined a thickness of material to be detached, the semiconductor substrate being maintained at a first temperature. In a specific embodiment, the method includes subjecting the surface region of the semiconductor substrate to a second plurality of high energy particles at a second implant angle generated using the linear accelerator, the second plurality of high energy particles being provided to increase a stress level of the cleave region from a first stress level to a second stress level. In a preferred embodiment, the semiconductor substrate is maintained at a second temperature, which is higher than the first temperature. The method frees the thickness of detachable material using a cleaving process, e.g., controlled cleaving process.
US07910435B2
In a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the semiconductor device, the semiconductor device includes a conductive structure, first insulating layers and first conductive layer patterns. The conductive structure includes a first portion, second portions and third portions. The second portions extend in a first direction on the first portion. The second portions are spaced apart from one another in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The third portions are provided on the second portions. The third portions are spaced apart from one another in the first and second directions. The first insulating layers cover sidewalls of the second portions. The first conductive layer patterns are provided on the first insulating layers.
US07910434B2
A nonvolatile memory array includes floating gates that have an inverted-T shape in cross section along a plane that is perpendicular to the direction along which floating cells are connected together to form a string. Adjacent strings are isolated by shallow trench isolation structures.
US07910430B2
A NAND flash memory device and method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. Source and drain select transistor gates are recessed lower than an active region of a semiconductor substrate. A valid channel length of the source and drain select transistor gates is longer than a channel length of memory cell gates. Accordingly, an electric field between a source region and a drain region of the select transistor can be reduced. It is thus possible to prevent program disturbance from occurring in edge memory cells adjacent to the source and drain select transistors in non-selected cell strings.
US07910421B2
Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, in which the thickness of a gate insulating layer of a CMOS device can be controlled. The method can include selectively injecting fluorine (F) into a first region on a substrate and avoiding injecting the fluorine (F) into a second region on the substrate. A first gate insulating layer is formed of oxynitride layers on the first and second regions to have first and second thicknesses, respectively, where the first thickness is less than the second thickness. A second gate insulating layer is formed on the first gate insulating layer and a gate electrode pattern is formed on the second gate insulating layer.
US07910418B2
Complementary metal gate dense interconnects and methods of manufacturing the interconnects is provided. The method comprises forming a first metal gate on a wafer and second metal gate on the wafer. A conductive interconnect material is deposited in a space formed between the first metal gate and the second metal gate to provide an electrical connection between the first metal gate and the second metal gate.
US07910417B2
A Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) can be fabricated with a well region that include a channel region having an average dopant concentration substantially less the average doping concentration of the remaining portions of the well region. The lower average doping concentration of channel region compared to the remaining portions of the well region reduces the pinch-off voltage of the JFET.
US07910414B2
A method of fabricating an array substrate includes sequentially forming a first metal layer, a first inorganic insulating layer and an intrinsic amorphous silicon layer on a substrate, the first metal layer including a first metallic material layer and a second metallic material layer; crystallizing the intrinsic amorphous silicon; forming a gate electrode, a gate line, a gate insulating layer and an active layer; forming an interlayer insulating layer including first and second contact holes respectively exposing both sides of the active layer; forming first and second ohmic contact patterns respectively contacting the both sides of the active layers, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a data line connecting the source electrode; forming a passivation layer on the source electrode, the drain electrode; and forming a pixel electrode on the passivation layer and contacting the drain electrode.
US07910413B2
A method of manufacturing a fin structure comprises forming a first structure of a first material type on a wafer and forming a buried channel of a second material adjacent sidewalls of the first structure. The second material type is different than the first material type. The structure includes a first structure and a buried channel.
US07910408B2
A conductor-filled damage propagation barrier is formed extending into a low-k dielectric layer between a fuse and an adjacent circuit element for preventing propagation of damage during a fuse blow operation. Conductor material filling the damage propagation barrier is formed from the same conductor layer as that used to form an interconnect structure.
US07910402B2
For a suppressed breakage after a flip chip connection of a semiconductor device using a low-permittivity insulation film and a lead-free solder together, with an enhanced production yield, bump electrodes (2) are heated by a temperature profile having, after a heating up to a melting point of the bump electrodes (2) or more, a cooling in which a temperature within a range of 190 to 210° C. is kept for an interval of time within a range of 3 to 15 minutes, and a condition is met, such that 1.4
US07910397B2
A memory element comprising first and second electrodes is provided. The first electrode is tapered such that a first end of the first electrode is larger than a second end of the first electrode. A resistance variable material layer is located between the first and second electrodes, and the second end of the first electrode is in contact with the resistance variable material. Methods for forming the memory element are also provided.
US07910393B2
A Group IV based nanoparticle fluid is disclosed. The nanoparticle fluid includes a set of nanoparticles—comprising a set of Group IV atoms, wherein the set of nanoparticles is present in an amount of between about 1 wt % and about 20 wt % of the nanoparticle fluid. The nanoparticle fluid also includes a set of HMW molecules, wherein the set of HMW molecules is present in an amount of between about 0 wt % and about 5 wt % of the nanoparticle fluid. The nanoparticle fluid further includes a set of capping agent molecules, wherein at least some capping agent molecules of the set of capping agent molecules are attached to the set of nanoparticles.
US07910392B2
Method and system for assembling a solar cell package. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for fabricating solar cells for a solar panel. The method includes providing a first substrate member comprising a plurality of photovoltaic strips thereon. The method also includes providing an optical elastomer material overlying a portion of the first substrate member. The method further includes aligning a second substrate member comprising a plurality of optical concentrating elements thereon such that at least one of the optical concentrating elements being operably coupled to at least one of the plurality of photovoltaic strips, the second substrate member comprising an aperture surface region and an exit surface region. In addition, the method includes coupling the first substrate member to the second substrate member to form an interface region along a first peripheral region of the first substrate member and along a second peripheral region of the second substrate member.
US07910388B2
The invention discloses a semiconductor light-emitting device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor light-emitting device according to the invention includes a substrate, a buffer layer, a multi-layer structure, and an ohmic electrode structure. The buffer layer is selectively formed on an upper surface of the substrate such that the upper surface of the substrate is partially exposed. The multi-layer structure is formed to overlay the buffer layer and the exposed upper surface of the substrate. The multi-layer structure includes a light-emitting region. The buffer layer assists a bottom-most layer of the multi-layer structure in lateral and vertical epitaxial growth. The ohmic electrode structure is formed on the multi-layer structure.
US07910370B2
The invention provides a method of treating a disease or pathological condition resulting in apoptotic cell death. The method includes increasing the activity of Bcl-2 in cells affected by the disease or pathological condition. Diseases or pathological conditions can include, for example, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and viral infections. Also provided is a method of prolonging the in vivo survival of transplanted cells for the treatment of a disease or pathological condition. The method includes increasing the activity of Bcl-2 in a population of cells and transplanting the population of cells having increased Bcl-2 activity into a subject. Diseases or pathological conditions can include, for example, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer and viral infections. A method to enhance the sensitivity of malignant cells to therapy is provided that includes decreasing the activity of Bcl-2 in the malignant cells. Methods to identify compounds that alter apoptotic cell death and to enhance monoclonal antibody production are also provided by the invention disclosed herein.
US07910365B1
This invention provides safe, non-infectious chimeras that include the nucleic acid signature of most bacterial and viral biological threat agents. These chimeras mimic properties of threat agents and are useful as simulants to develop, evaluate, test, and train on nucleic acid-based biodetectors and diagnostic products of interest in biodefense, without the need for accessing or producing virulent agents.
