US08184734B2
A method for transmitting data in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes encoding one or more input data according to a specific coding rate and modulating the input data according to a specific modulation scheme, applying virtual antenna signaling to the one or more encoded and modulated input data based on a specific spatial multiplexing rate, and performing spatial processing on the input data, to which the virtual antenna signaling has been applied, and then transmitting the input data to a receiving end.
US08184733B2
An OFDM radio reception device 100 with multiple antennas 110-1 to 110-K removes a guard interval CP from each received signal, and performs S/P conversion, FFT, and channel estimation, on each received signal. The OFDM radio reception device 100 performs channel equalization by multiplying each signal resulting from FFT by a corresponding channel response value obtained by channel estimation. Moreover, the OFDM radio reception device 100 obtains a covariance matrix for each of the busts, and then calculates a reception weighting factor on the basis of each covariance matrix. Furthermore, the OFDM radio reception device 100 multiplies each signal mapped to the corresponding burst by the corresponding reception weighting factor, and then combines the received signals.
US08184731B2
A system and method to adjust the symbol constellation used to de-map a signal in an optical coherent communications system. A feedback de-mapper adjustment module is configured to compare average Error Vector Magnitude and Bit Error Ratio to a pre-defined table to determine when a constellation de-mapper mismatch occurs. The feedback de-mapper adjustment module then rotates the de-mapper constellation in order to compensate for phase drift.
US08184728B1
In accordance with the present invention, a system and method for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) sidelobe suppression is provided. In a particular embodiment an extension is added to OFDM symbols that is calculated using optimization methods to minimize adjacent channel interference (ACI) while keeping the extension power at an acceptable level. Using this technique, interference to adjacent signals is reduced significantly at the cost of a small decrease in the useful symbol energy. The proposed method can be used by cognitive radio (CR) systems to shape the spectrum of OFDM signals and to minimize interference to licensed users (LU), or to reduce the size of guard bands used in conventional OFDM systems.
US08184725B2
A receiver and method of performing timing synchronization in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme. A receiver to perform timing synchronization in an OFDM scheme, the receiver including: an autocorrelation processor to calculate and accumulate an autocorrelation value with regard to samples of an OFDM symbol before an initialized starting point; and a reference value calculator to calculate the reference value of each sample index in at least one predetermined sample section, based on the accumulated autocorrelation values, wherein the reference value corresponds to a value dividing an imaginary number unit of the accumulated autocorrelation values into a real number unit, and is used to repeatedly reestablish the initialized starting point and to determine the final starting point.
US08184722B2
A picture coding apparatus (300) is a picture coding apparatus that codes a difference between picture data (Img) representing an input picture and predictive picture data (Pred) representing a predictive picture for the input picture and generates coded picture data, and includes a picture decoding unit (104) for decoding coded picture data (Img) after the picture data (Img) is coded; inter pixel filters A and B (303 and 304) for performing inter pixel filter operation for decoded picture data (Recon) obtained by the picture decoding unit (104); switches (301 and 302) for selecting one of the inter pixel filters; and an inter picture predicting unit (108) for generating the predictive picture data (Pred) for the input picture data (Img) using filtered decoded picture data (FilteredImg1), as reference picture data (Ref), obtained by the selected inter pixel filter.
US08184721B2
A method of recursive filtering of a video image includes storing an image 20 comprising picture elements. Luminance and chrominance weightings are assigned for weighting neighbouring picture elements to a picture element in a current image 10 and for the stored image 20. A sum of differences is calculated between weighted luminance and chrominance values of a picture element and neighbouring picture elements of a current image and of corresponding picture elements of the stored image. The sum of differences is normalized to control sensitivity to motion in the image to obtain a value of a proportional parameter K(x,y) for each picture element. The current image is recursively filtered using the proportional parameter K(x,y) corresponding to each picture element by adding together a proportion K(x,y) of each picture element of the image to a complementary proportion of each corresponding picture element of the previously stored image.
US08184720B2
The invention relates to using the properties of the mobile client terminal, preferably data processing capability and the screen size, and the capacity of the communication channel between the video streaming server and the client terminal, to determine the bit rate, frame rate and the spatial resolution that the multimedia data, preferably video, needs to be encoded with in order to provided the end user with the maximum possible subjective user satisfaction. The invention also pertains to sending the multimedia data coded with the determined parameters to the client terminal using a video transcoder and a streaming server.
US08184718B2
A water ring decoding apparatus configured to process a data string into a restored data set, such as a video image frame, is disclosed. The restored data set is organized with at least one restored origin enveloped by a plurality of nested restored environs successively surrounding each other in the restored data set. The decoder is configured to write the data string into the restored data set by starting at the RC group corresponding to the restored origin (restored water ring (0)) and by sequentially progressing outwardly from the family of RC groups corresponding to the nearest nested restored environ (restored water ring (1)) towards the family of RC groups corresponding to a furthest nested restored environ (restored water ring (n)).
US08184716B2
The image coding apparatus is provided to realize image coding with little calculation quantity and through rate distortion optimization thereby maintaining a favorable image quality. The image coding apparatus includes a processing unit that conducts frequency transform and quantization on a block in a predetermined manner for a plurality of coding modes, each mode having a different coding process, a cost calculating unit that calculates a predictive coded quantity and coding distortion in a coding mode using a result of the quantization conducted by the processing unit and a residue to obtain a cost regarding the coding mode, a minimum coding cost selecting unit that selects a minimum coding cost among the coding costs calculated for respective coding modes, and a coding unit that conducts coding on the blocks in a coding mode associated with the minimum coding cost selected by the minimum coding cost selecting unit.
US08184709B2
A method of fast motion estimation in VLSI architecture with low-power and high-throughput for multimedia System-on-Chip design is disclosed. The method uses the data prediction and data reuse technique to find out the best matching block within the search range of the reference frame for the target block in the current frame in order to obtain the respective motion vector. The external memory bandwidth and the internal memory size in the video coding system are significantly reduced so as to speed up the process of motion estimation and most of the power consumption for the motion estimation process is further saved in the embedded video coding systems.
US08184708B2
A prediction error generating unit generates a predictive vector from the motion vectors of a plurality of adjacent blocks, and obtains a difference from a target vector. A plurality of variable-length coding units respectively encode the output of the prediction error generating unit with different encoding methods. A determining unit estimates the accuracy of the predictive vector generated by the prediction error generating unit based on the degrees of non-uniformity of the motion vectors of the plurality of adjacent blocks. A selecting unit selects one of the encoding results obtained by the plurality of variable-length coding units.
US08184706B2
A motion vector estimating device estimating a motion vector having high accuracy is provided. An eliminating unit eliminates each of pictures in a set of input pictures for each picture. A picture reducing unit reduces left pictures after the elimination, and generates reduced pictures. An overall motion vector estimating unit reads the reduced pictures, stored in the frame memory, as either reduced inputted pictures or reduced reference pictures, and estimates an overall motion vector between reduced pictures. Based on the overall motion vector estimated between the reduced pictures, a correction motion vector calculating unit calculates a motion vector between two reduced pictures as a correction motion vector. The correction motion vector calculating unit calculates the motion vector in the order of the inputted pictures in a pre-eliminated set of input pictures. A coding unit estimates the motion vector for each macroblock, using a determined search range, and performs cording processing.
US08184703B2
According to one embodiment, an interpolated frame generator comprises first detector detects potential motion vector by block matching between input frame images, using first block of fixed size, second detector detects motion vector by block matching between the input frame images, using second block having fixed size larger than that of the first block, and generator generates interpolated frame by using the potential motion vector when first detector detects only one potential motion vector, and generates interpolated frame by using a potential motion vector closest to the motion vector detected by the second detector when first detector detects a plurality of motion vectors, wherein first detector includes extractor compares SAD of motion vector with SAD of motion vectors adjacent to the motion vector, and extracts potential motion vector having SAD smaller than any of the SAD of adjacent motion vectors, as a potential motion vector used in generator.
US08184700B2
The present invention relates to an image decoder which implements high speed image decoding with a low cost and simple configuration. By a stream dividing module, an input video stream is divided in units of frames as a plurality of frame rows for distribution. Each of plural decoders generates decoded images by decoding a distributed frame row. Of the decoded images generated by the decoders, reference images to be referred to when a subsequent frame is decoded is stored in a reference image frame memory. A timing control module receives information about stream distribution from the stream dividing module and controls the respective timings of decoding frames distributed to the decoders.
US08184698B2
Embodiments provide a method and apparatus for decoding/encoding a video signal using inter-layer prediction. The method includes obtaining inter-layer prediction identification information and quality identification information. The method further includes obtaining prediction constraint information based on the inter-layer prediction identification information and the quality identification information. The prediction constraint information indicates whether it is constrained to use an intra-base prediction mode in predicting a current block when a corresponding block covers at least two slices of a base layer. The method further includes decoding a current block by using the intra-base prediction mode when the prediction constraint information indicates it is not constrained to use the intra-base prediction mode in predicting the current block in case that the corresponding block covers at least two slices of the base layer.
US08184695B2
A digital broadcasting transmitter, a turbo stream processing method thereof, and a digital broadcasting system having the same. The digital broadcasting transmitter includes a first compressor, forming a normal stream by compressing audio and video signals in a first compression format, a second compressor, forming a turbo stream by compressing the audio and video signals in a second compression format, a transport stream (TS) constructor, compressing the turbo stream in an H.264 format and forming the dual transfer stream by multiplexing the normal stream and the turbo stream, and a TS processor, robustly processing the dual transfer stream transmitted from the TS constructor, thus enhancing the transmission efficiency.
US08184690B2
An image processing apparatus able to encode and decode images by a low cost, small sized circuit configuration, having a temporary storage portion for temporarily storing data, an encoding/decoding processing portion for reading and writing data successively with respect to the temporary storage portion and encoding and decoding the image data in parallel, and a storage control portion for controlling the read and write operations of the data with respect to the temporary storage portion, wherein the storage control portion controls the read and write operations with respect to the temporary storage portion by the encoding/decoding processing portion in the encoding processing and at least read and write operations to the temporary storage portion by the encoding/decoding processing portion in the decoding processing so as to be performed within one frame's worth or one field's worth of processing period in a time division manner.
US08184689B2
The invention relates to a method for encoding/decoding a video stream including a plurality of images (A, B, C) in a video processing apparatus having a processing unit (11) coupled to a first memory (12), further comprising a second memory (13), comprising the steps: providing a subset of image data stored in the second memory (13) in the first memory (12), —simultaneous encoding/decoding of more than one image (B, C) of the video stream, by accessing said subset, wherein the simultaneously encoding/decoding is performed by access sharing to at least one image (A). For reducing the traffic or the number of access to second memory (13) an apparatus is proposed including: a processing unit (11) for performing an encoding/decoding process of video data; a first memory (12) coupled to the processing unit (11) for storing image data required for encoding/decoding of video data, —a second memory (13), wherein the video stream includes a plurality of images (A, B, C); the first memory (11) is adapted to store a subset of image data of the second memory (13) in the first memory (12) and the processing unit (11) is adapted to simultaneously encode/decode more than one image (B, C) of the video stream by accessing said subset of image data in the first memory (12), wherein the simultaneously encoding/decoding is performed by sharing access to at least one image.
US08184687B1
A system and method for generating a mosaic image stream, the method includes: retrieving, at a retrieval rate responsive to an encoding rate of a primary stream, mosaic frame information that comprises a primary frame and multiple secondary frames; generating a mosaic frame from the mosaic frame information; and repeating the retrieving and generating to provide a group of mosaic frames; wherein if a reception rate of a certain secondary stream is slower than the retrieval rate then the retrieving comprises re-fetching a secondary frame of the certain secondary stream; and wherein if a reception rate of a certain secondary stream is slower than the retrieval rate then the retrieving comprises ignoring a group of secondary frames of the certain secondary stream.
US08184683B2
In one embodiment, the present invention includes a transceiver coupled to a baseband processor to receive digital control information that includes both event and schedule information, and which stores the digital control information in a storage of the transceiver. The transceiver may then be operated according to the event and schedule information.
US08184681B2
Systems, methods and apparatus for improving the coverage of a wireless network based on frequency shifting scheme. A wireless signal in a frequency band is shifted to another distinct band, and carried in the shifted band, using wired or wireless mediums to another location, wherein the wireless signal is shifted back to the original frequency band. The frequency shifting may make use of a conventional frequency shifting schemes such as mixer/filter and heterodyne. In one embodiment the wireless signal is frequency shifted by converting it to other representing signals (such as I/Q components) and forming the frequency-shifted signal from the representations. The system is may be used to increase in-door or outdoor coverage, as well as bridging between in-door and outdoor networks. The medium may use dedicated wiring or existing service wiring in a residence or building, including LAN, telephone, AC power and CATV wiring. The system (in whole or in part) may be enclosed as a stand-alone unit, housed in integrated form as part of a service outlet or as a snap-on/plug-in module. Methods and other systems with different advantageous configurations are also described.
US08184679B2
A modulation control module for use in an RF transceiver, the modulation control module includes a processing module and memory. The memory is operably coupled to the processing module, wherein the memory stores operational instructions that causes the processing module to: receive a multiple path channel estimation; and determining, for each transmit path of a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) wireless communication, a modulation control signal based on a corresponding portion of the multiple path channel estimation.
US08184674B2
A low-power wireless network involves a master and a plurality of RF-enabled fluorescent lamp starter units. In each of a plurality of intervals, a starter wakes up and listens for a beacon, regardless of whether a beacon is transmitted during that interval or not. The starter operates in a low power sleep mode during the majority of the interval. The master can transmit during the beacon slot time of any interval, but typically only transmits frequently enough to maintain starter synchronization. If the master wishes to communicate with the starters with reduced latency, then the master can transmit a beacon in the next interval. Beacon slot time is varied within the interval (for example, from interval to interval or from group of intervals to group of intervals) in a pseudo-random time-hopping fashion known to both the starters and the master, thereby reducing persistence of collisions with similar networks.
US08184669B2
Disclosed is a high current radiation system. The system includes a high current radiation source to generate radiation and an analog circuit to generate, based, at least in part, on an input signal representative of the present current level delivered to the high current radiation source and a user-controlled input representative of a desired current level, an output signal to control a current level to be delivered to the high current radiation source. The system further includes a current driver to control the current delivered to the high current radiation source based, at least in part, on the output signal of the analog circuit.
US08184648B2
A ring control protocol is used to establish a separate control plane for a plurality of physically dual homed devices to enable collections of dual homed devices to be represented by a single pair of addresses into the attached routed Ethernet network. The gateway devices analyze the passing ring control packets to create direct mappings for data packets to the routed Ethernet network. Thus, although the dual homed devices are treated as a ring from a control perspective, the data path is implemented to be direct so that data packets continue to flow directly from the dual homed devices to each of the attached gateway devices. In one embodiment, each of the gateway devices implements a virtual switch and advertises the MAC address of the virtual switch into the routed Ethernet network rather than the MAC addresses of each of the attached Ethernet Switch Units.
US08184646B2
A telecommunications system includes a packet radio network comprising a core network and a radio network that communicate internet packets in accordance with a configuration of the core network and the radio network. The mobile node establishes a communications bearer for communicating across the mobile radio network, to generate a packet data connection activation request, including a service level identifier representing a priority of the mobile node and to communicate the packet data connection request to the core network. The core network establishes a communications bearer with the mobile node in accordance with the packet data connection request and to adapts the routing configuration and communications resources following a change of location of the mobile node with a priority determined by the service level identifier. Through inclusion of the service level identifier in the packet data connection request, relative priority is given to mobile nodes requiring higher priority data transmission.
US08184645B2
A gateway device which mutually converts communication protocols among a subscriber network including a base station wirelessly housing a mobile terminal and an Internet Protocol processor to bring an interface from the base station into an Internet Protocol process, a public switched telephone network and a packet communication network, includes a synchronized network terminating unit which terminates the public switched telephone network to generate the in-device signal, a packet network terminating unit which terminates the packet communication network to generate the in-device signal, a subscriber network terminating unit which houses the base station via the interface to which the Internet Protocol process is applied and terminates the subscriber network to generate the in-device signal, and an exchange unit which exchanges in-device signals each generated from the synchronized network terminating unit, the packet network terminating unit and the subscriber network terminating unit.
US08184641B2
An approach provides interdomain traversal to support packetized voice transmissions. A request is received and specifies a directory number for establishing a communication session from a first endpoint to a second endpoint. The first endpoint is behind a first network address translator of a first domain, and the second endpoint is within a second domain. A service provider network is accessed to determine a network address for communicating with the second endpoint based on the directory number, to determine existence of a second network address translator within the second domain, and to establish, if the network address can be determined, a media path between the first endpoint and the second endpoint based on the network address to support the communication session. An encrypted session is established with a proxy server according to a cryptographic protocol to support the media path. The proxy server resides within the second domain.
US08184636B2
The present invention relates to an information processing device and method, and program, whereby unnecessary standby time can be reduced in depacketizing processing, and processing can be performed easily and at high speed. A common header creating unit 203 creates common headers which are headers added in common to each packet created, based on a precinct header 171 which the data acquisition unit 201 has acquired, from the precinct thereof. A fragment processing unit 208 divides encoded data which the data acquisition unit 201 acquires into every packet size, in the event that the data size of the precinct is greater than the packet size. A packetizing unit 209 packetizes the payload supplied from the fragment processing unit 208 using header information supplied from each unit, and appropriately sets the value of flag information such as SFF and M included in the common headers of each packet that has been generated. The present invention can be applied to an encoding device, for example.
US08184623B2
A method and apparatus for sharing an application profile for plural public IMS identities across different IMS subscriptions. A home application profile for a first public IMS identity (IMPUx) of a first IMS subscription, is stored in its entirety at a first HSS storage. A profile reference is stored as an abbreviated foreign application profile for a second public IMS identity (IMPUy) of a second IMS subscription at a second HSS storage. The profile reference points to the home application profile in the first HSS storage. An authorizing identifier for the second public IMS identity that authorizes access to the home application profile, is also stored at the first HSS storage.
US08184617B2
A communication device sends a message to a server requesting a list of call center telephone numbers. The communication device receives the list of call center telephone numbers from the server and provides the list to a user.
US08184610B2
A method of adaptive beaconing includes operating a node within an ad hoc wireless communication network to calculate a probability P for an interval of time I; transmit a beacon when a uniformly distributed random number is less than the probability P; and wait for the interval of time “I” and repeat the calculate, transmit, and waiting operations when the uniformly distributed random number is greater than the probability P.
US08184607B2
Rather than attaching a preamble to a data traffic subpacket, a preamble channel is transmitted along with a traffic channel. In a system wherein the data traffic subpackets are variably sized, preambles can also be variably sized if a target station can decode variably sized preambles. A method and apparatus for decoding variably sized preamble subpackets are presented herein.
US08184606B2
In a signal monitoring apparatus of a base station of a communication system having multiple antennas, a transmitting/receiving unit transmits a plurality of transmit signals by using the multiple antennas or processes a plurality of receive signals received through the multiple antennas. A radio frequency calibration unit calibrates the transmit signals transmitted through the multiple antennas, and processes at least one target transmit signal among the plurality of transmit signals so as to monitor the at least one target transmit signal. A signal monitoring unit receives at least one first signal or at least one second signal, and transmits the at least one first signal or the at least one second signal to user equipment. The at least one first signal is a signal processed from at least one target receive signal among the plurality of receive signals, and the at least one second signal is a signal processed from the at least one target transmit signal by controlling the radio frequency calibration unit.
US08184604B2
When a communication is performed between an access point and a wireless terminal according to the IEEE 802.11 of a wireless LAN communication, a MAC layer block of a wireless communication apparatus used as the access point adds an identifier showing a support of aggregated transmission of a MAC layer management frame or upper layer several frames to a body of a beacon frame.
US08184601B2
The invention refers to wireless local area networks (WLAN) consisting of a multitude of transceivers capable of establishing communication with one another (i.e. operating in a peer-to-peer mode) under the control of network coordinator (the so-called “ad hoc” networks). Implies the assignment of the role of the temporary coordinator to a transceiver from among the plurality of transceivers, switching-over other transceivers into the mode of a network client, orientation of antenna beam of a transceiver (switched-over into the client mode) equipped with a direction-agile antenna in the direction of the temporary coordinator of the network and transmission of information to an addressee by a client-transceiver of this network that has got the permission to transmit from the temporary coordinator. A WLAN comprises a multitude of transceivers, one of which serves as a temporary coordinator for said network and at least two of which have a direction-agile antenna and means for the operation of said antenna in the omnidirectional mode, in the directional scanning mode or in the stationary directional mode, an identification means responsive to transmission of a signal, including the transmission of a synchronization signal or identification signal intended for orienting said antenna in the direction of said signal being transmitted. The invention improves the quality and reliability of communication for WLAN users (including mobile users) thus increasing the data transfer rate.
US08184599B2
Techniques for managing operation of a user equipment (UE) in a multi-carrier system are described. The system may support two or more carriers on the downlink and one or more carriers on the uplink. One carrier on each link may be designated as an anchor carrier. In an aspect, a lower layer order (e.g., an HS-SCCH order) may be used to transition the UE between single-carrier and multi-carrier operation. In another aspect, the UE may have the same discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration for all downlink carriers and/or the same discontinuous transmission (DTX) configuration for all uplink carriers. In yet another aspect, HS-SCCH-less operation may be restricted to the anchor carrier.
US08184598B1
Methods and systems are provided for implementing low-cost Internet-base-station (LCIB) radio-frequency (RF) adaptation using stationary transceivers. In an embodiment, an LCIB emits a pilot beacon having an adjustable transmission-power level. The LCIB repeatedly wirelessly sends transmissions for receipt by each transceiver in a set of one or more stationary transceivers while increasing the power level at which the transmissions are sent. The transceivers are arranged to wirelessly send acknowledgements to the LCIB upon successful receipt of the transmissions. The LCIB receives at least one acknowledgement from a subset of the transceivers, and responsively sets the pilot-beacon transmission-power level equal to an operating value, which the LCIB selects based at least in part on a minimum transmission-sending power level needed to receive an acknowledgement from each transceiver in the subset.
US08184594B2
Embodiments of the present invention includes a handover processing method, a source eNB, a neighboring eNB and a network communication system. In one embodiment of the handover processing method, a source eNB selects a target eNB from neighboring eNBs that can accept a handover request from a mobile terminal, and notifies a selection result to the mobile terminal; if handover information corresponding to the mobile terminal is received by an neighboring eNB that can accept the handover request of the mobile terminal within a preset handover waiting time, the neighboring eNB determines that it is a target eNB and cooperates with the mobile terminal to perform a handover; otherwise, the neighboring eNB determines that it is a prepared eNB and reduces its resources reserved for the mobile terminal. The present invention can effectively improve the successful handover probability.
US08184590B2
A method and system for operating a standalone client in a dual-mode mobile communications device to hand off a call between first and second wireless networks operating under different communications protocols, using Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) and ISDN User Part (ISUP) signalling. The standalone client-side application, or handoff agent, directly controls handoff of the call to the second wireless network until at least one new media stream to connect the dual-mode mobile communications device to the second device is established over the second wireless network. The standalone client-side application solely originates and controls an exchange of messages at the application layer, the exchange of messages modifying the communications channel.
US08184588B2
An apparatus and a method to perform a fast handover that is capable of determining whether to switch an internet protocol (IP) using a received, unique code of an access router when a mobile node performs a fast handover in a wireless network. The apparatus to perform a fast handover includes a signal receiving unit to receive a signal, a subnet change determining unit to determine if a subnet change has occurred by referring to an access router identification (ID) included in the received signal, a trigger unit to perform a layer trigger depending upon the determination result as to whether a subnet change has occurred, and a handover performing unit to perform a handover according to the layer trigger.
US08184584B2
In wireless communication using links with neighbor wireless devices, a wireless device calculates ratios of throughput to maximum throughput for the links and calculates the costs of the links using the calculated ratios. Then the wireless device finds, for each destination, a route in which the sum of such calculated link costs is the minimum, and sends a packet to the destination using the route. As a consequence, routing can be done according to an isotonic, easy-to-implement routing protocol.
US08184583B2
A method of scheduling uplink transmissions from a plurality of source user equipments to a base station is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining the amount of data in the data buffer of each of the user equipments, comparing the amount of data in the data buffers of the user equipments to obtain, for each user equipment, a relative indicator, the relative indicator indicating how full that user equipment's data buffer is in comparison to the data buffers of the other user equipments, and scheduling uplink transmissions in dependence on the relative indicators. In this way, each user equipment is given some knowledge of the state of the buffer in the other user equipments. The user equipments are therefore able to make more efficient scheduling decisions. This can improve the throughput and give lower packet delivery delays.
US08184582B2
A hybrid device (100) includes both a IEEE-802.11e type WLAN client station (QAP) (102) and a BLUETOOTH piconet unit (104) interconnected such that the BLUETOOTH transmissions are scheduled to occur according to a transmission opportunity (TXOP) (126) that was granted by a quality of service (QoS) access point (QAP) (116) in a basic service set (BSS) (112). Requests for BLUETOOTH traffic are handled by the associated QSTA (102) which generates an add traffic service (ADDTS) (124) to the QAP.
US08184576B2
In a wireless mobile communications system, a state transition method of a mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal receives downlink data in a first state of the mobile terminal, a state of the mobile terminal keeps in the first state or transits to a second state based on a response message responding to the received downlink data, thereby minimizing an unnecessary state transition of the mobile terminal.
US08184575B2
In a packet communication network comprising an MNO network, and an MVNO network including an application server for providing an information service to wireless terminals via the MNO network, the MNO network includes a subscriber-associated-information delivery controller for delivering subscriber associated information of each wireless terminal, which is connected to a radio access network, to the MVNO network, and the MVNO network includes a subscriber-associated-information processor for receiving the subscriber associated information delivered from the subscriber-associated-information delivery controller.
US08184558B2
A method of providing a push-to-x service to a user of a data terminal which is connected to a packet-switched network includes, at a gateway interfacing the packet-switched network and the framework supporting the push-to-x service: receiving from the data terminal a request for accessing the push-to-x service; checking a user class to which the user belongs; and, according to the user class, assigning a push-to-x identity to the user either by selecting the push-to-x identity from a set of predefined push-to-x identities, or by retrieving the push-to-x identity from a user profile table; and accessing the framework and the push-to-x service by using the push-to-x identity.
US08184556B2
The present invention provides distance-proof N-pass Auto Negotiation systems and methods for Gigabit Ethernet. The present invention distance proofs Auto Negotiation. No matter the distance between two nodes configured according to the systems and methods of the present invention, the link at either end of the two nodes will only come up once each end has negotiated, resolved its link partner's capabilities, and received a similar success signal from the remote node.
US08184547B2
The method for and system or apparatus for forecasting future communication transaction traffic from a customer include the steps of or structure for: collecting communication channel data on at least first and second communication channels; performing a numeric transformation to the data; calculating a discrete choice probability for each communication channel; and forecasting future period usage values for a user on a communication channel.
US08184540B1
A lifetime-based memory management scheme is described, whereby a network device first determines an expected lifetime for received packets, which correlates to the expected output queue latency time of the packets. The network device then buffers packets having matching lifetimes to memory pages dedicated to that lifetime.
US08184534B2
Systems and methods for dynamically controlling bandwidth of connections are described. In some embodiments, a proxy for one or more connections may allocate, distribute, or generate indications of network congestion via one or more connections in order to induce the senders of the connections to reduce their rates of transmission. The proxy may allocate, distribute, or generate these indications in such a way as to provide quality of service to one or more connections, or to ensure that a number of connections transmit within an accepted bandwidth limit. In other embodiments, a sender of a transport layer connection may have a method for determining a response to congestion indications which accounts for a priority of the connection. In these embodiments, a sender may reduce or increase parameters related to transmission rate at different rates according to a priority of the connection.
US08184532B2
A method for determining whether a connection event between a base station and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) should be accepted or rejected, comprises measuring the interference level I0 in a candidate timeslot; measuring the path loss L between the base station and the WTRU; measuring the total transmit power P0 of the base station; determining a thermal noise level θ; determining a fading average signal-to-interference ratio (SIR); and calculating a ratio R, wherein if the ratio R is above a certain threshold the connection event will be accepted and if the call is below the threshold it will be rejected.
US08184531B2
A method is provided for transmission within a telecommunication system, which includes a plurality of terminals that can exchange data flows therebetween. The method includes at least: a step of comparing a maximum throughput value offered by an interface with a cumulative value of the throughputs of flows that are intended to pass through the interface; and a step of adjusting the throughput of a particular flow following transmission of an adjustment value to a flow-emitting entity, which is executed when the maximum value is less than the cumulative value. The method enables a given terminal to adjust the throughput of a flow even when the flow is generated by a remote terminal.
US08184523B2
An Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) receiver that employs N second-order phase-lock loops sharing a common integrator (where N is the number of pilots in the system). The N second order phase-lock loops track out independent pilot phase rotations to facilitate the constructive averaging of the pilots' phase information. At the same time, by sharing a common integrator, the OFDM receiver takes advantage of noise averaging over multiple pilots to obtain a cleaner frequency offset estimation. The OFDM receiver may also compensate for FFT window drift by calculating a phase difference between a selected pair of pilots and tracking the rate of change of the calculated phase difference over time. The calculated phase difference is used to control the position of an upstream FFT window after a predetermined phase difference threshold is exceeded. The tracked rate of change is used to continuously adjust the phase of downstream equalizer taps.
US08184519B2
An optical pickup apparatus comprising: a diffraction grating that a laser beam enters, the diffraction grating being configured to generate a main beam that is 0th order light and sub-beams that are +1st order diffracted light and −1st order diffracted light; an objective lens configured to focus the main beam and the sub-beams onto a signal recording layer; a main-beam light-receiving portion that the main beam reflected by the signal recording layer is applied to; and sub-beam light-receiving portions that the sub-beams reflected by the signal recording layer are respectively applied to, each light-receiving area of the sub-beam light-receiving portions being smaller than a light-receiving area of the main-beam light-receiving portion.
US08184514B2
A signal quality evaluating method necessary for a signal quality evaluation index and a margin design is provided for an apparatus utilizing hologram recording techniques. An evaluation index is used being obtained by dividing root sum square of standard deviations of luminance value distribution of on- and off-pixels obtained from reproduced signals, by a difference between average values.
US08184510B2
There is provided a method of recording and reproducing an optical recording medium which performs a tracking servo and a focusing servo by irradiating a laser beam onto determined positions including lands and grooves of a track of the recording medium and detecting a tracking error signal and a focusing error signal using an electric signal from an optical pickup for picking up the laser beam reflected from the recording medium. The method includes the steps of: detecting servo information in a plurality of the determined positions including lands and grooves of the track while rotating the recording medium in a state in which only the focus servo is turned on when the optical recording medium is loaded, storing the servo information of the respective determined positions as a table, and performing the servo of the corresponding positions by applying the servo information in table during an actual data recording/reproduction.
US08184508B2
Payment-based audiovisual playback system characterized by comprising a microprocessor unit, primarily including storage means for storing inter alia in digital form the visual and sound information to be used, and associated, through a number of interfaces, with display means for sound playback which provide a multimedia environment. The unit is controlled by a multitask operating system including a library of integrated tools and services in the storage means. The system is also associated, through an interface, with a telecommunications modem and is connectable to an audiovisual information distribution network by a telecommunications modem and telecommunications links, the telecommunications functions also being managed by the multitask operating system.
US08184504B2
A system for small space positioning comprises a transmitting device, movable within an approximate range, configured for transmitting a modulated continuous wave, wherein the modulated continuous wave includes a carrier signal and a base-band signal, and a receiving unit configured for receiving signal (s) transmitted by the transmitting device and for determining a position of the transmitting device within the approximate range based on analysis of both the carrier signal and the base-band signal received from the transmitting device.
US08184500B2
A semiconductor memory device includes a plurality of banks, a first bank selection driving control signal generation unit configured to generate a plurality of first bank selection driving control signals corresponding to the plurality of banks in response to an active command signal and an address signal, a second bank selection driving control signal generation unit configured to generate a plurality of second bank selection driving control signals corresponding to the plurality of banks in response to one of a read command signal and a write command signal and in response to the address signal, and an internal voltage driver configured to selectively drive a plurality of internal voltage terminals corresponding to the plurality of banks in response to the plurality of first bank selection driving control signals and the plurality of second bank selection driving control signals.
US08184499B2
A semiconductor memory apparatus is provided. The semiconductor memory apparatus comprises: first and second memory banks located a predetermined distance from each other in a first direction; a common column selection control unit located at an outside region in the first and second memory banks in the first direction, and configured to commonly control access to column areas in the first and second memory banks and generate a column selection signal that controls data access to the corresponding memory cells in the first and second memory banks; a first data read/write unit configured to sense and amplify read data transferred from the first memory bank and transfer write data to the first memory bank; and a second data read/write unit configured to sense and amplify read data transferred from the second memory bank and transfer write data to the second memory bank. The first data read/write unit and the second data read/write unit are located so as to be spaced from each other in the first direction with the memory bank interposed therebetween.
US08184494B2
A cell inferiority test circuit includes a compression data generator configured to compress selected data in response to selection signals and to generate compression data including information about cell inferiority, a strobe signal delayer configured to delay a strobe signal by an amount of time set by a test signal and to generate a delayed strobe signal, and an input/output line driver configured to receive the compression data in sync with the delayed strobe signal and to drive a global input/output line.
US08184491B2
Methods for reading a memory cell are provided. The method for reading a memory cell includes applying a first read pulse to a memory cell, heating the memory cell to a first temperature and obtaining a first read data. The first read data is converted to a first digital data. The first digital data is stored in a shift register. A second read pulse is applied to the memory cell, heating the memory cell to a second temperature and obtaining a second read data. The second read data is converted to a second digital data. The second digital data is stored in the shift register. A ratio of the first digital data and the second digital data is calculated, obtaining a quotient. The quotient is converted to an analog value. A log amplifier circuit takes the log of the analog value, representing an activation energy state.
US08184488B2
Systems and methods for controlling operation of an integrated circuit by applying below ground voltage to one or more pins of the integrated circuit, and in which the application of a below ground pin voltage may be employed as an initiator of (or condition for) a given mode of circuit operation in a manner that prevents the inadvertent initiation of the given mode of operation that may otherwise occur due to accidental application of an above ground voltage to one or more pins of the integrated circuit.
US08184483B2
A nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell array, including a first memory cell group configured to store data and a second memory cell group configured to store operation information, including first and second program start voltages, a page buffer unit, including page buffers each configured to store program data for memory cells or store data read from the memory cells, and a control unit configured to, when a program operation is first performed after power is supplied, count a number of program pulses until a verification operation using a first verification voltage is a pass, compare the counted number and a first number of program pulses, select either the first or second program start voltages according to a result of the comparison, and control the program operation to be performed using the selected program start voltage until the power is off.
US08184475B2
An integrated circuit can include an SRAM array having cells arranged in columns, each column being connected to true and complementary read local bitlines RLBLT and RLBLC. A local bit-select circuit can be connected to the cells of a column of the SRAM array, which can include first and second pull-down devices for pulling down a respective one of RLBLT and RLBLC at a timing controlled by a write control signal WRT. The circuit can include cross-coupled p-type field effect transistors (“PFETs”) including a first PFET having a gate connected to RLBLT and having a drain connected to RLBLC, and a second PFET of the pair having a gate connected to RLBLC and having a drain connected to RLBLT. A first device can control a strength of the cross-coupled PFETs. A pair of cross-coupled n-type field effect transistors (“NFETs”) can have gates connected to gates of the first and second pull-down devices. A second device can control a strength of the cross-coupled NFETs. The operation of the first and second devices can be controlled by applying first and second signals having programmed levels thereto. The levels of the first and second signals may selectively activate either the first device or the second device, so as to activate either the cross-coupled PFETs or the cross-coupled NFETs at one time.
US08184471B2
A DRAM device having a plurality of memory blocks, including edge-located memory blocks and adjacent central memory blocks. An edge-located memory block shares a sense amplifier with an adjacent central memory block. The memory cells in the edge-located memory block include data storage capacitors having a greater capacitance value than data storage capacitors in the memory cells in the adjacent central memory block. The data storage capacitors in edge-located memory cells may have greater surface area than data storage capacitors in the central memory cells. The data storage capacitors in edge-located memory cells may be formed by connecting in parallel two data storage capacitors of the shape and size of data storage capacitors used in each of the memory cells of the adjacent central memory block.
US08184468B2
A nonvolatile memory device using a variable resistive element is provided. The nonvolatile memory device may include a memory cell array which includes an array of multiple nonvolatile memory cells having variable resistance levels depending on data stored. Word lines may be coupled with each column of the nonvolatile memory cells. Local bit lines may be coupled with each row of the nonvolatile memory cells. Global bit lines may be selectively coupled with the multiple local bit lines.
US08184453B1
Disclosed is a lead frame and a semiconductor device including the same. The lead frame is provided with a die pad, and first, second and third lands sequentially arranged on an outer circumferential edge. The lead frame can separate the first and second lands or the die pad and the first land using a plating layer formed on the lead frame as a mask, instead of using a separate mask by etching after the application of the encapsulant. As a result thereof, a plurality of lands can be formed at low cost, in comparison with a conventional method. Additionally, the first, second and third lands are exposed to the outside through a lower portion of an encapsulant, and can be surface mounted on an external device through the first, second and third lands. A plating layer formed on bottom surfaces of the first, second and third lands of the lead frame and a process for separately plating nickel (Ni)/gold (An), Ni/Pd/Au, or tin (Sn) can be omitted so as to easily surface mount the semiconductor device to the external device.
US08184447B2
A versatile multi-layer electronic part built-in board compatible with different external circuits to be connected thereto is provided. Sensors are connected to a connector through connection lines that are connected to electronic parts. The electronic parts are directly connected to the connector and can be mounted on the top layer, the bottom layer or both the top and bottom layers of the multi-layer electronic part built-in board. When the sensor to be connected, for example, is changed to another having a different characteristic, an electronic part mounted on the top and bottom layers correspondingly to the sensor can be changed.
US08184445B2
The present invention relates to a modular electric system with a base module (2, 11) comprising a substrate (3, 12), a power supply (40), power/data transmission means (4, 16) and holding means; at least one load module (7, 20, 30) comprising an cc electric load, a power/data receiving means (8, 26) and a holding means, said load module (7, 20, 30) being adapted to be placeable on said substrate (3, 12) in first and second positions, wherein in said first position (connecting position) the transmission means (4, 16) of said base module interact with said receiving means (8, 26) of said load module (7, 20, 30) and in said second position (repelling position) interaction of said transmission means (4, 16) and said receiving means (26) is not allowed or possible. The modular electric system is characterized in that said holding means of said base module and said load module comprise magnet elements (5, 9, 49, 59) which are arranged relative to each other such that the load module (7, 20, 30) is removably held in said first position and is not held in said second position.
US08184419B2
A power supply (200) is provided having a plurality of independent current limiting circuits. A first current limiting circuit (6) provides protection against a short circuit or other extraneous load conditions, while a second current limiting circuit, using a trace on a PCB as a sensing element, is programmable on the basis of a time constant and a current level.
US08184412B2
A voltage source converter including a string of series connected active semiconducting elements. The converter includes in case of an active semiconducting element failure a calculation element configured to calculate an operation dc voltage including a sum of dc ratings of each remaining active semiconducting element in the string, and a regulator configured to regulate the converter to assume the operation dc voltage over the converter.
US08184409B2
A magnetoresistive device includes a free layer, a separating layer, a pinned layer, and a magnetic stabilizer in close proximity to the pinned layer, wherein the magnetic stabilizer may enhance the stability of the magnetization direction of the pinned layer.
US08184408B2
A magnetoresistive element includes a magnetoresistive film including a magnetization pinned layer, a magnetization free layer, an intermediate layer arranged between the magnetization pinned layer and the magnetization free layer, a cap layer arranged on the magnetization pinned layer or on the magnetization free layer, and a functional layer formed of an oxygen- or nitrogen-containing material and arranged in the magnetization pinned layer, or in the magnetization free layer, and a pair of electrodes which pass a current perpendicularly to a plane of the magnetoresistive film, in which a crystalline orientation plane of the functional layer is different from a crystalline orientation plane of its upper or lower adjacent layer.
US08184405B1
A slider is formed by a three-step ion milling process with an ABS topography that provides aerodynamic stability at sub-nanometer flying heights. The ABS design significantly eliminates the accumulation of lubricant and removes whatever lubricant does accumulate by use of a shallow dam at the trailing edge. In addition, a junction between a down-track channel and a cross-track channel directs airflow towards a center pad in which a transducer is embedded so that the pressure at the pad is enhanced even under high altitude conditions. The slider ABS is divided into two portions by a transverse deep air channel, but the channel is bridged by the cross-track channel which crosses the deep air channel with sides of unequal height. This dual height bridge allows variations in skew angle to be compensated so that pressure variations across the disk tracks are significantly reduced.
US08184402B2
A head-slider which is configured to fly above a magnetic-recording disk. The head-slider includes a disk-facing side, which faces the magnetic-recording disk. The disk-facing side includes a plurality of surfaces including at least: a step bearing surface; a rail surface, which protrudes toward the magnetic-recording disk and is configured to exert a positive pressure; a deep-recessed surface, which is formed deeper than the step bearing surface and is configured to exert a negative pressure; an extended lateral surface, which is formed at substantially a same depth as the step bearing surface and disposed outside the deep-recessed surface in a width direction of the head-slider; and, an extended rear surface, which is formed at substantially the same depth as the step bearing surface and disposed at a trailing edge of the head-slider, and contiguous with the extended lateral surface.
US08184399B2
A perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) head is fabricated with a tapered main pole having a variable thickness. The tapered portion of the pole is at the ABS tip and it can be formed by bevels at the leading or trailing edges or both. The taper terminates to form a region with a maximum thickness, t1, which extends for a certain distance proximally. Beyond this region of maximum thickness t1, the pole is then reduced to a constant minimum thickness t2. A yoke is attached to this region of constant minimum thickness. This pole design requires less flux because of the thinner region of the pole where it attaches to the yoke, but the thicker region just before the tapered ABS provides additional flux to drive the pole just before the ABS, so that high definition and field gain is achieved, yet fringing is significantly reduced.
US08184386B2
A surface of a base material of a Fresnel lens has a central area having circular zones arranged therein and an outer area located on the outer side of the central area and having circular-arc zones arranged therein. The pitch of zones in a boundary area between the central area and the outer area and where the zone shape changes is smaller than a basic pitch which is the pitch of the circular and circular-arc zones in the central area and the outer area.
US08184385B2
An optical system for taking image comprises three lens elements with refractive power, wherein a first lens element with positive refractive power includes at least one aspheric surface, a second lens element with negative refractive power, and a third lens element with negative refractive power includes at least one aspheric surface, which are mounted orderly from the object side to the image side. By such arrangements, the volume of the lens assembly can be reduced, and can obtain high resolution.
US08184382B2
An image pickup apparatus which makes it possible to achieve reduction of the size in the optical axis direction thereof, and easily maintain the accuracy of rectilinear guidance between lenses. A cam barrel rotatable around an optical axis has a cam for controlling motion of a lens unit along the optical axis. A rectilinear motion guide unit rectilinearly guides the lens unit. The rectilinear motion guide unit has a rectilinear motion barrel fitted in the cam barrel for rectilinearly guiding the lens unit, and a rectilinear motion member that is rectilinearly guided by a rectilinear motion guide member disposed around the rectilinear motion barrel and is connected to the rectilinear motion barrel. The cam barrel is sandwiched from front and rear in a direction along the optical axis by the rectilinear motion guide unit, and is movable together therewith along the optical axis.
US08184377B2
A zoom lens includes, in order from an object-side to an image-plane-side: a positive first lens unit; a negative second lens unit; a stop; a positive third lens unit; a negative fourth lens unit; and a positive fifth lens unit, wherein: during zooming, the first lens unit moves along a locus convex toward the image-plane-side, the second lens unit moves toward the image-plane-side, and the stop moves; at the telephoto end compared with the wide angle end, an interval between the first lens unit and the second lens unit increases, an interval between the second lens unit and the third lens unit decreases, and an interval between the aperture stop and the third lens unit decreases, focal lengths of the fourth lens unit, a focal length of an entire system at the telephoto end, and a movement amount of the first lens unit are appropriately set.
US08184374B2
A second region (12) composed of a plane is formed around a first region (11) having a lens function, and a third region (13) is formed between the first region and the second region. A protection film (24) is formed on the surface of the first region 1. The first region is protruded relative to the second region, the third region is formed throughout the rim of the first region 1, and the surface of the third region is recessed relative to a virtual curved surface (11a) that is a curved surface along the surface shape of the first region being extended to the second region. Consequently, it is possible to form throughout the first region a protection film having a surface shape that substantially matches the surface shape of the first region.
US08184372B1
A low numerical aperture (low-NA) light concentration and transmission system collects, concentrates and transmits light for interior illumination. A solar tracker aligns a primary light concentrator to collect light and direct the light to a secondary light concentrator and a filter for removing ultraviolet and infrared radiation. On exiting the secondary light concentrator, the optical axis of the concentrated light is aligned to optimize the numerical aperture of the concentrated light with a numerical aperture (NA) optimizer having a light guide to direct the concentrated light to an interior luminaire. The method of the low numerical aperture transmission of light has the advantages of fewer reflections in the light guide, low loss, low cost, and easy installation and operation.
US08184369B2
A screen unit includes: a screen having a first side, a second side, and a pair of crossing sides which cross the first side and the second side; a winding shaft holding the first side and functioning as a shaft around which the screen is wound; a supporting portion supporting the second side; a pair of string-shaped members provided between the winding shaft and the supporting portion and disposed outside the pair of the crossing sides of the screen in the directions along the pair of the crossing sides; and a plurality of connecting members provided on the pair of the crossing sides to connect the screen and the pair of the string-shaped members, wherein the pair of the crossing sides are curved toward the inside of the screen, and cushioning members are provided in such a manner as to cover at least the pair of the string-shaped members.
US08184366B2
A multi-function microscope device comprises a main body and a light adjustment base; the main body having at least one light-emitting element, a magnetic element, and a transmitting element; a microscope lens being formed by a transparent element, a lens, and a magnetic element; a microscope device and being assembled by the lens, the main body, and the light adjustment base through the magnetic elements; a focusing element being formed by a focusing element retainer, a focus adjusting element, a cover retainer, and a cover; wherein the multi-function microscope device assembled by the microscope device and the focusing element can be arranged to a machine having a microscope equipment or a microscope frame, to be conveniently carried and used by a user as well as lowering the cost.
US08184362B2
Presented is a method and system for phase locking a multi-stage parallel fiber amplifier. The method comprises receiving a signal beam from a first stage, in one path of the multi-stage fiber amplifier, onto a fiber that is pumped to produce a saturated signal beam that is then output to a second stage that outputs an amplified beam. A characteristic of the of the saturated signal beam is that its phase and amplitude do not substantially change based on the amplitude of the signal beam input onto the fiber. The method further detects a portion of the amplified beam to produce a phase indication of the amplified beam relative to amplified beams of the other paths of the multi-stage fiber amplifier. The method modulates the pump level of the first stage to control the phase of amplified beam, and further controls the phases of the other amplified beams of the other paths to phase lock the multi-stage parallel amplifier. The saturated signal beam reduces phase changes in the second stage that would be opposite to, and therefore counteract, the phase changes intentionally modulated in the first stage.
US08184360B2
A harmonic wave oscillating device having a supporting body, a wavelength converting layer, a lower side adhesive layer that adheres the wavelength converting layer and the supporting body, an upper side substrate provided on the side of an upper face of the wavelength converting layer, and an upper side adhesive layer that adheres the wavelength converting layer and the upper side substrate. The wavelength converting layer is made of a ferroelectric single crystal and has a channel type optical waveguide with a periodic polarization inversion structure formed therein. The wavelength converting layer has a width of 1.5 mm or smaller when viewed in a direction parallel to the wavelength converting layer and perpendicular to light propagating in the optical waveguide, and at least one of the supporting body and the upper side substrate has a volume resistivity lower than that of the ferroelectric single crystal.
US08184359B2
A laser projector display module for a handheld device may include an electronics module, a miniaturized light source module electrically connected with the electronics module, a scanner module electrically connected with the electronics module, and an optical assembly configured to direct light from the light source onto the scanner module. The scanner module and the light source module may abut the electronics module.
US08184356B2
A micro thin-film structure, a micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) switch, and methods of fabricating them. The micro thin-film structure includes at least two thin-films having different properties and laminated in sequence to form an upper layer and a lower layer, wherein an interface between the upper and lower layers is formed to be oriented to at least two directions. The micro thin film structure, and method of forming, may be applied to a movable electrode of an MEMS switch. The thin-film structure may be formed by forming through-holes in the lower layer, and depositing the upper layer in the form of being engaged in the through-holes. Alternatively, the thin-film structure may be made by forming prominence and depression parts on the top side of the lower layer and then depositing the upper layer on the top side of the lower layer having the prominence and depression parts.
US08184344B2
The present invention provides an image processing apparatus, an image processing method, computer-program, and storage medium capable of acquiring a paper fingerprint efficiently and improving convenience for users. An image processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an image sensor acquiring RGB signals. The G signal is separated from the acquired RGB signals, and the RGB signals are input into a gain adjustment 1+A/D-converting 1 section and the separated G signal is input into a gain adjustment 2+A/D-converting 2 section. The gain adjustment 2+A/D-converting 2 section performs gain adjustment on the input G signal on a different basis from the gain adjustment 1+A/D-converting 1 section. The gain-adjusted G signal is input into a paper fingerprint extracting section via a shading correcting section. The paper fingerprint extracting section extracts a paper fingerprint based on the input G signal.
US08184337B2
An output image forming unit generates a print image based on an input image. A partial region image forming unit specifies an image region, which is not to be printed when the print image is printed on a print sheet, and generates region information indicating a region obtained by merging a region on the input image corresponding to the specified image region, and a surrounding region of this region on the input image. The partial region image forming unit generates embedded information including the region information. An additional information multiplexing unit embeds the embedded information in the print image, and outputs that print image to a printer.
US08184336B2
An image processing device comprises an image processing unit capable of executing multiple types of image processing (differing in the amount of pixel loss caused to an image edge) to an image as a processing target, a specifying unit which specifies image processing that should be executed by the image processing unit from the multiple types of image processing, and a target image extending unit which extends the area of the image as the processing target depending on the amount of pixel loss to be caused by the image processing specified by the specifying unit. The image processing unit executes the image processing specified by the specifying unit to the image whose area has been extended by the target image extending unit.
US08184333B2
Mirror sequential data supplied from an RIP are temporarily stored as divided data in memory banks of an intermediate memory. Thereafter, the stored mirror sequential data are read in blocks. Then, a transposition processor transposes a matrix of the mirror sequential data into frame sequential data, and supplies the frame sequential data to a DMD controller.
US08184329B2
A print processing execution apparatus includes a restriction information acquisition unit configured to acquire restriction information including processing information, a print processing execution unit configured to execute print processing based on a job, a determination unit configured to determine whether a condition for storing history information related to the job is satisfied, a storage control unit configured to store the history information in a storage unit if the determination unit determines that the condition for storing history information is satisfied, and a processing unit configured to execute processing based on the processing information included in the restriction information if the determination unit determines that the condition for storing history information is not satisfied.
US08184328B2
In a case that it is detected that an external memory is attached to a printing apparatus and that neither the access to the external memory nor a user operation occurs within a predetermined time period, an alert is issued to the effect that the external memory is left in place in the printing apparatus. Following the alert, the printing apparatus prohibits execution of the functions that use the external memory.
US08184327B2
The image rotation apparatus includes a first storage unit adapted to store compressed image data, and a decompression unit adapted to decompress the image data read out from the first storage unit, and segments the image data obtained from the decompression unit into a plurality of areas. The apparatus further includes a second storage unit adapted to sequentially perform a rotation process on the image data of segmented area, and store the rotated image data, a compression unit adapted to compress the image data of each area read out from the second storage unit, and a third storage unit adapted to sequentially store the image data of each area obtained from the compression unit. There is provided the image data processing apparatus having the above configuration, which rotates the image data while reducing the storage capacity of the buffer memory for storing the image data.
US08184317B2
An Internet facsimile apparatus includes a network communication unit for communicating with an external apparatus in direct SMTP via a network; a printing unit for printing image data received through the network communication unit from the external apparatus; and a response mode selecting unit for selecting between setting a first response mode to send a response right after image data reception acknowledging reception of the image data and setting a second mode to send a response after image data printing is completed when image data sent by direct SMTP communication is received through said network communication unit.
US08184310B2
An approval workflow management system capable of preventing a mismatch from being caused between a document of which the contents have been confirmed for approval, and an electronic document stored in a file server, for approval, thereby enhancing the reliability of an approval workflow. The approval workflow system is formed by connecting client computers, MFPs, a file server, and an approval information management server to a network. When an MFP receives a request for printing a file, from the client computer, the MFP requests the file server to restrict editing the file, and the approval information management to approve the file. When the approval information management server notifies the MFP that approval of the file has been successful, the MFP requests the file server to cancel restriction of editing the file.
US08184304B2
A system for printing a page designated by a page description language representation has a first print unit for printing a color on a first portion of the substrate and a second print unit for printing the color on a second portion of the substrate. A first RIP determines and rasterizes the first portion of the page description language representation to generate a first raster image representation that is used by the first print unit to print a first portion of the page on the first portion of the substrate. A second RIP determines and rasterizes the second portion of the page description language representation to generate a second raster image representation that is used by the second print unit to print a second portion of the page on the second portion of the substrate.
US08184298B2
Methods and apparatus for rendering quantitative phase maps across and through transparent samples. A broadband source is employed in conjunction with an objective, Fourier optics, and a programmable two-dimensional phase modulator to obtain amplitude and phase information in an image plane. Methods, referred to as Fourier transform light scattering (FTLS), measure the angular scattering spectrum of the sample. FTLS combines optical microscopy and light scattering for studying inhomogeneous and dynamic media. FTLS relies on quantifying the optical phase and amplitude associated with a coherent image field and propagating it numerically to the scattering plane. Full angular information, limited only by the microscope objective, is obtained from extremely weak scatterers, such as a single micron-sized particle. A flow cytometer may employ FTLS sorting.
US08184297B2
A system including at least one laser device extending a beam through an in-situ non-restrictive flow path of the gas mixture; and a measurer coupled to each laser device for obtaining a plurality of dynamic measurements over time of at least one species in the gas mixture.
US08184284B2
Apparatus for use in performing a diagnostic assay of an analyte, the apparatus comprising a base that has been structured using laser processing so as to provide at least one patterned surface by melting and resolidification of the base, wherein the patterned surface is characterized by structures ranging in scale from 10 to 2000 nanometers and further wherein the pattern is stochastic in all three spatial dimensions; and a metal applied to the at least one patterned surface so as to provide at least one metalized patterned surface.
US08184283B2
A laser beam oscillated from a laser source is folded in its path by first and second plane mirrors and enters a beam expander. The surface of each plane mirror is deteriorated with illumination by the laser beam and the reflectance is reduced. To avoid a light quantity of the laser beam entering the beam expander from being reduced below a reference value, when the laser beam is illuminated over a certain time, a position on each of the first and second plane mirrors at which the laser beam is illuminated is changed by a structure for rotating and/or translating a reflecting surface of each plane mirror on a plane, which includes the plane mirror, while an optical axis is kept same. Thus, the useful life of each plane mirror can be prolonged without displacing the optical axis.
US08184279B2
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for measuring one or more sinusoidal Fourier components of an object. A structured second radiation is generated by spatially modulating a first radiation. The structured second radiation illuminates the object, The structured second radiation is scaled and oriented relative to the object. The object produces a third radiation in response to the illuminating. A single-element detector detects a portion of the third radiation from multiple locations on the object substantially simultaneously for each spatial modulation of the first radiation and for each orientation of the second radiation. A time-varying signal is produced based on said detected portion of the third radiations. One or more characteristics of the one or more sinusoidal Fourier components of the object are estimated based on the time-varying signal.
US08184274B2
A measuring instrument (100) for measuring the properties of a sample (10) with a multitude of particles (11), including a spectroscopy device (20) to measure spectroscopic properties of the sample, and a weighing device (30) to measure the mass of the sample. Also described is a method for measuring the properties of a sample (10) with a multitude of particles (11).
US08184266B2
A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system, a support, a substrate table, a projection system, and an actuator. The illumination system is configured to condition a radiation beam. The support is constructed to support a patterning device. The patterning device is capable of imparting the radiation beam with a pattern in its cross-section to form a patterned radiation beam. The substrate table is constructed to hold a substrate. The projection system is configured to project the patterned radiation beam onto a target portion of the substrate. The actuator is constructed and arranged to exert a force on a part of the lithographic apparatus via an elongated structure. The elongated structure is provided with a vibration damper constructed and arranged to damp vibrations in the elongated structure.
US08184262B2
A system for equalizing pulse to pulse energy of a light beam includes a group of optical devices including an optical device configured to exhibit third order nonlinear properties. Transmission properties of an unequalized light beam passing through the group of optical devices change such that an output intensity of a resulting light beam output from the optical devices is equalized. One example configuration includes a beam splitter, a nonlinear interference filter, a mirror and a beam combiner. A first portion of the light beam that is reflected from the nonlinear interference filter is combined with the light beam such that a resulting combined light beam has equalized output intensity. Another example includes at least first and second prisms having third order nonlinear properties and configured as a beam steering system. A lithography system and a method of equalizing pulse to pulse energy in a light beam are also presented.
US08184261B2
An exposure apparatus includes an alignment station where an alignment measurement process is executed, an exposure station where an exposure process is executed, and two stages which can be swapped between the alignment station and the exposure station. A first blowing unit blows temperature-adjusted gas toward the alignment station, and a second blowing unit blows temperature-adjusted gas toward the exposure station. The directions in which the first blowing unit and the second blowing unit blow the gases are substantially perpendicular to a direction along which the alignment station and the exposure station are arranged.
US08184254B2
A liquid crystal display and a method of fabricating the same is capable of strengthening adhesion between a sealant and a lower plate in a panel with a high aperture ratio to which an organic protective film is applied. The organic protective film and a gate insulating film are patterned in such a manner that the sealant comes into contact with a substrate directly. Accordingly, the organic protective film or the gate insulating film at the area coated with the sealant is partially or entirely removed to directly contact the sealant with the gate insulating film or the lower glass, thereby strengthening the adhesion between the sealant and the lower plate.
US08184250B2
A liquid crystal display device comprising, a first substrate, a second substrate, a liquid crystal layer provided between the substrates, a first alignment film provided on the liquid crystal layer side surface of the first substrate, and a second alignment film provided on the liquid crystal layer side surface of the second substrate, wherein the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules with negative dielectric anisotropy, the first alignment film and the second alignment film align the liquid crystal molecules substantially vertically to the alignment film surfaces and align the liquid crystal molecules near the first alignment film and the second alignment film such that alignment directions of the liquid crystal molecules near the first and second alignment films are perpendicular to each other, and the first alignment film and the second alignment film are photo-alignment films made of a material having a photosensitive group.
US08184249B2
A liquid crystal display device includes: a first substrate having a black matrix, a color filter layer and a common electrode; a second substrate having gate lines, data lines and thin film transistors connected to pixel electrodes; a first alignment layer on the first substrate; a second alignment layer on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer having a plurality of liquid crystal molecules and positioned between the first and second alignment layers, wherein each of the first and second alignment layers has a first area with ion-altered side chains and a second area with non-altered side chains.
US08184239B2
Disclosed is an LCD device capable of enhancing a display quality on a screen by minimizing feature changes of light emitting diodes (LED) due to heat in a structure that heat is rapidly emitted, from the LED serving as a light source, to outside of a lower cover. The LCD device comprises an LC panel; a plurality of light emitting diodes disposed below the LC panel, and supplying light to the LC panel; a lower cover having one or more heat emitting holes at a bottom surface adjacent to the light emitting diodes, and receiving the light emitting diodes in correspondence to one or more inner side surfaces thereof; and a heat emitting sheet disposed in the lower cover so as to correspond to the one or more heat emitting holes.
US08184227B2
A flat display panel includes a plurality of bridge lines disposed between adjacent common lines. When a short defect occurs, the common line near the short defect can be directly cut off in order to repair the short defect and the common voltage can be transferred through the bridge lines to maintain the normal operation of the flat display panel.
US08184209B2
Techniques used for movie, video, or television production, including: generating production information about recorded data of one of: (1) audio sequence; (2) video sequence; and (3) audio and video sequences; tagging the generated production information with timing information; displaying the generated production information on a display; recording the tagged production information, wherein a clapstick of a slate is used to initiate the recording automatically; and associating the tagged production information with corresponding recorded data.
US08184208B2
A method for processing video data including a plurality of fields is disclosed. The method includes: dividing the plurality of fields into a plurality of image blocks; examining each image block of a target field to determine whether each image block of the target field corresponds to a film mode or a non-film mode, wherein the target field is one of the plurality of fields; examining each image block of the target field that corresponds to the film mode to determine whether each image block corresponds to a pure film mode or a mix film mode; and utilizing a specific image processing mechanism to process each of the plurality of image blocks.
US08184202B2
A display apparatus including an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module, a phase detecting module, and a clock generator is provided. The ADC module is used to receive a first analog video signal, and convert the first analog video signal into a digital signal according to a clock signal. The first analog video signal includes a first synchronous information and a first video information. The phase detecting module is used to receive the digital signal, and output a phase adjustment signal according to a part of the digital signal corresponding to the first synchronous information. The clock generator is used to output the clock signal according to the phase adjustment signal.
US08184197B2
Disclosed are a focus detecting apparatus capable detection in various light illumination conditions and an image acquiring apparatus having the same. The focus detecting apparatus may include a mark disposed on a primary image plane. A pair of images of the mark is detected by a sensor, the distance between which images is used to determine the main wavelength of the light received from a subject. The main wavelength is used in determining the chromatic aberration correction by which the defocus amount may be adjusted.
US08184189B2
The image sensing device includes a semiconductor substrate; a light shielding layer that is arranged above the semiconductor substrate and shields an optical black region and a peripheral region from light; a first capacitance element that is arranged between the light shielding layer in the peripheral region and the semiconductor substrate and is used to temporarily hold signals output from effective pixels or optical black pixels; and a second capacitance element that is arranged between the light shielding layer in the optical black region and the semiconductor substrate so as to shield the photoelectric conversion units of the optical black pixels from light.
US08184184B2
An analog multiplexer is configured to multiplex a plurality of input analog signal channels into a single output analog signal channel. The analog multiplexer comprises a plurality of input sampling circuits associated with respective ones of the input analog signal channels and an amplifier having an input controllably connectable in turn to each of the input sampling circuits. The analog multiplexer is further configured to connect at least a given one of the input analog signal channels to a sampling element of its corresponding input sampling circuit at a predetermined time prior to connecting the sampling element of that input sampling circuit to the input of the amplifier. The predetermined time is less than a full clock cycle of a sampling clock of the amplifier. The analog multiplexer may be implemented in readout circuitry coupled to a pixel array in an image sensor.
US08184175B2
A system and method for detecting a camera. In one embodiment, although not limited thereto, an illuminator illuminates an area of interest. A camera then takes multiple pictures of the illuminated area and an algorithm is then used to compare the pictures and locate and pirate cameras based on the reflection characteristics.
US08184168B2
A method for configuring parameter values for a plurality of cameras (100a-100f) is disclosed. In the first step of the method, image data from the plurality of cameras (100a-100f) is acquired. Secondly, the image data from the plurality of cameras (100a-100f) is buffered. Thirdly, the buffered image data from the plurality of cameras (100a-100f) is displayed. Fourthly, at least one parameter value for a first subset of said plurality of cameras is changed. Fifthly, the at least one parameter value is transmitted to said first subset of cameras. Sixthly, the changed image data from a second subset of said plurality of cameras is acquired. Seventhly, the buffered image data for said second subset of cameras is replaced with said changed image data for said second subset of cameras. Finally, the stored image data for said plurality of cameras (100a-100f) is displayed.
US08184161B2
A method for acquiring surveillance data corresponding to a region of interest comprising: installing a plurality of vehicle-mounted recording system on a plurality of vehicles; capturing visual data of exterior perimeters of the vehicles having vehicle-mounted recording systems when the vehicles are in motion wherein the visual data is marked with location data and time data; storing the visual data, the location data, and the time data so that each portion of the visual data is locatable by at least one of a time of video data capture and a location of video data capture; transmitting a request for recorded surveillance data corresponding to a region of interest; receiving a reply transmission to the request for recorded surveillance data, the reply transmission comprising surveillance data corresponding to at least a portion of the region of interest recorded by at least one of the vehicle-mounted recording systems.
US08184154B2
A surveillance method periodically detects an image of the area, identifies and tracks each moving object in a succession of the detected images, detects radio frequency emissions from the area and correlates an identified object with a detected radio frequency emission. The method detects events in the tracking of the moving object. The method stores corresponding data optionally including image data in non-volatile memory upon detection of a combination of an event and a corresponding radio frequency emission. The method triggers an alarm such as an audible alarm, a visual alarm, an email, a short text message or a telephone call detection of a combination of an event and a corresponding radio frequency emission.
US08184153B2
A multiple ROI (region of interest) setting method and apparatus in scalable video coding and an ROI reconstructing method and apparatus are provided. The multiple ROI setting apparatus includes: an ROI setting unit which sets at least one or more ROIs and allocates ROI identification numbers to the each of ROIs; a mapping unit which allocates at least one or more slice group identification numbers to the at least one or more ROI identification numbers; and a message generating unit which generates a message including ROI-associated information, slice-group-associated information, mapping information on mapping of the ROI identification number to the at least one or more slice group identification numbers, and scalability information.
US08184152B2
An apparatus for evaluating a part may include a camera, a camera-holding member for holding the camera in place relative to the part being evaluated, and an indexing surface disposed in a fixed position relative to the camera-holding member. The camera may be positioned to take a simultaneous picture of both the indexing surface and the part in order to evaluate the part using the picture by comparing an indexing surface image with a part image.
US08184144B2
The present invention calibrates interior orientation parameters (IOP) and exterior orientation parameters (EOP). With the calibrated IOPs and EOPs, a remotely controlled camera can quickly obtains corresponding IOPs and EOPs no matter on panning, tilting or zooming. Thus, the remotely controlled camera obtains accuracies on imaging and measuring and obtains wide applications.
US08184138B2
A ribbon guide used to install a thermal ribbon in a thermal printer, the ribbon guide having a bottle shaped profile and being formed of V-Max® brand synthetic paper. The ribbon guide has three integral portions, a first portion having a cross-shaped slit and a hole, a second portion that may be used for gripping by an operator, and a third portion for receiving printed advertising and/or other useful information. The cross-shaped slit receives the very thin thermal ribbon and allows the ribbon guide to connect and hold the thermal ribbon during installation of the thermal ribbon in the thermal printer. After loading a reel of thermal ribbon onto a supply spindle and connecting the thermal ribbon to the ribbon guide, an operator may grip the second portion of the ribbon guide, and thread the ribbon guide through the internal mechanisms of the thermal printer including passed a print head to a reel on a take-up spindle. Using the ribbon guide reduces thermal ribbon handling by an operator. The ribbon guide may also be used as an advertising platform and as a helpful tool.
US08184126B2
A method of processing image data comprises receiving input signals for specifying red, green and blue colors of the pixels of a display, performing a per-pixel low pass filtering of the input signals, the low pass filtering function being dependent on the chrominance variation between adjacent pixels, and providing the filtered output signals for use in driving the pixels of a display. This method essentially measures the chrominance variation of the incoming signal, in the form of the color change frequency, and depending on this variation, adaptively low-pass filters the incoming signal. This can be in such a way that the chrominance resolution of the outgoing signal is below the maximum chrominance resolution of the intended display, without errors in the average color of a small group of pixels.
US08184116B2
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for object based avatar tracking. In one embodiment, a range for an object in a virtual universe is identified. The range comprises a viewable field of the object. Avatars in the viewable field of the object are capable of viewing the object. Avatars outside the viewable field of the object are incapable of viewing the object. In response to an avatar coming within the range of the object, an object avatar rendering table is queried for a session associated with the avatar unique identifier and the object unique identifier. The object avatar rendering table comprises a unique identifier of a set of selected objects and unique identifiers for each avatar in a range of a selected object in the set of selected objects. An object initiation process associated with the object is triggered.
US08184099B2
The present invention provides an information processing apparatus including: a keyboard that has a plurality of operating keys and is foldable via a hinge part, the keyboard being set in a closed state in which the operating keys are closed and in an opened state in which the operating keys are opened; and an apparatus main unit that is connected with the keyboard and performs a process corresponding to an operation of the operating keys on the keyboard. The closed state and the opened state of the keyboard are detected, and operation of one of the apparatus main unit and the keyboard is controlled according to a detection result.
US08184098B2
A mouse with changeable footpads is provided. The mouse includes an upper case, a lower cover and a plurality of mouse footpad modules. The lower cover is disposed under the upper case. The lower cover includes a plurality of footpad holes. The footpad modules are disposed in respective footpad holes. Each of the mouse footpad modules includes a base, a first footpad and a second footpad. The first footpad is disposed on the upper surface of the mouse footpad module. The second footpad is disposed on the lower surface of the mouse footpad module. By rotating the mouse footpad module, the first footpad or the second footpad is selectively exposed to the external surface of the lower cover.
US08184097B1
A wireless input device for playing an interactive motion-sensitive game using a wireless-compatible game console in which a virtual play environment is represented through one or more computer-animated visual, aural or tactile effects is provided wherein game play is conducted by moving, shaking, twisting, waving or pointing the input device in a particular manner. The input device can include motion-sensitive circuitry and/or command circuitry for generating control signals and/or an effects generator and associated control circuitry to enable the input device to selectively generate at least one visual, aural or tactile effect comprising sound, lighting or vibration. The input device can include a wireless transceiver for providing two-way wireless communication with the wireless-compatible game console. An optional display screen displays short text messages received through wireless communications with the wireless-compatible game console.
US08184094B2
An apparatus for interfacing the movement of a shaft with a computer includes a support, a gimbal mechanism having two degrees of freedom, and three electromechanical transducers. When a shaft is engaged with the gimbal mechanism, it can move with three degrees of freedom in a spherical coordinate space, where each degree of freedom is sensed by one of the three transducers. A fourth transducer can be used to sense rotation of the shaft around an axis.
US08184089B2
Display systems and methods for adjusting backlight illumination are disclosed for selecting a backlight illumination level that is low enough to reduce backlight power consumption while maintaining a desired level of image quality. The method 1) determines the peak illumination level requested by a frame to satisfy all pixels in a frame, 2) determines a histogram-based statistical illumination value for the frame, and 3) selects the lower of the two values. The histogram-based statistical illumination value is calculated using an error function for different ranges of illumination levels, wherein the error function correlates with luminance error introduced by selecting next lower range of illumination levels.
US08184076B2
In a method of driving a liquid crystal display device in accordance with the present invention, a transition voltage (+25 VDC) for causing liquid crystal molecules to be in a bend orientation state is applied, and after an entire surface is changed into the bend orientation state, the voltage applied to a liquid crystal layer is continuously reduced from a transition voltage to a reverse tilt eliminating voltage.
US08184072B2
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for driving a plasma display panel that can be driven at a low voltage and prevent undesired discharge from being generated under high temperature environment.
US08184069B1
The present disclosure describes systems and methods for transmitting, receiving, and displaying data. The systems and methods may be directed to providing a constant or substantially constant data transmission rate (e.g., frame rate per second) to a device and controlling bandwidth by presenting information directed to an area of interest to a user. Bandwidth can be lowered, for example by presenting high resolution data directed to the area of interest to the user (e.g., an area to which the user is looking or “gazing” using a heads-up display), and lower resolution data directed to other areas. Data can be transmitted and received at a constant frame rate or substantially constant frame rate, and gaze direction and progressive compression/decompression techniques can be used to transmit data focused on areas directed to an area of interest to the user.
US08184066B2
A computer system including a display unit to display a display area of the computer system, a wireless communications module to interface with at least one external device, a pointing processing unit to move a pointer indicated on the display unit in correspondence to a first radio signal input through the wireless communications module, and a controller which controls the wireless communications module to output a second radio signal, which corresponds to the first radio signal, to the external device when the pointer points to a changeover area of the display area of the display unit for a predetermined time.
US08184062B2
A wireless local area network (“WLAN”) antenna array (“WLANAA”) is disclosed. The WLANAA may include a circular housing having a plurality of radial sectors and a plurality of primary antenna elements. Each individual primary antenna element of the plurality of primary antenna elements may be positioned within an individual radial sector of the plurality of radial sectors.
US08184057B1
A composite polarizer including a first polarizer having a plurality of parallel metal vanes and a second polarizer having a plurality of parallel layers of dielectric material is provided. The first polarizer is disposed on an axis, and has a phase advance orientation orthogonal to the axis. The second polarizer is disposed on the axis and has a phase advance orientation orthogonal to the axis. The first polarizer has a first differential phase shift for a first frequency f1 and a second differential phase shift for a second frequency f2. The second polarizer has a first differential phase shift for the first frequency f1 and a second differential phase shift for the second frequency f2. A total of the first differential phase shifts of the first and second polarizers is about 90°, and a total of the second differential phase shifts of the first and second polarizers is about 90°.
US08184044B1
A system, method, and apparatus for a super resolution radar image extraction procedure are disclosed. The super-resolution imaging radar (SRIR) system involves a pulse signal generator, an array bucket detector, an ancilla beam detector, and a coincidence circuit. The pulse signal generator propagates N number of bursts of radio frequency (RF) energy, where each burst contains M number of dithered pulses. The pulses are propagated towards an object of interest and the ancilla beam detector. The array bucket detector collects pulses that are reflected from the object. The ancilla beam detector scans in a direction of the dithered pulses, and collects the dithered pulses. The coincidence circuit calculates a cross-time correlation function from the pulses that are collected by the array bucket detector and the ancilla beam detector. The coincidence circuit sums cross-time correlation function results to generate pixels of an image of the object.
US08184036B2
A device and method for estimating the operational effectiveness, status, and protection range of an electronic countermeasures system in real time or near real time are provided. The device and method calculate a predicted ECM power at a given location using a propagation and scenario model. Then a measured ECM power at the given location is used to determine a correction value equal to the difference between the calculated and measured ECM powers. The correction value and the propagation model are then used with a heuristic method to refine estimates of propagation and scenario parameters. The refined parameter set is used to produce a refined prediction of ECM power, which is used to create a refined correction factor. The refined correction factor is used to determine predicted ECM powers at a plurality of locations in an area around the device to determine a boundary of protection.
US08184024B2
In a data encoding process: data is encoded by using unit bit series obtained from an encoding bit series; the encoding bit series is searched for a first bit series identical to a portion of the encoded data; the portion is substituted with a second bit series which includes a leading code indicating a leading position of a substitution range and position information indicating the position of the first bit series in the encoding bit series. In a data decoding process: the position information is detected from the substitution range in received data after the leading code is detected in the data; a substitution bit series is extracted from the position in the encoding bit series indicated by the position information; and the data in the substitution range is substituted with the substitution bit series so as to restore the encoded data.
US08184020B2
A method displaying a pathway (226, 502) for an aircraft includes receiving (302, 402, 602) an instrument generated course generally in alignment with a runway centerline (214), determining (304, 404, 604) the pathway (226, 502) based on aircraft flight parameters in which the aircraft may fly in order to intersect the instrument generated course, rendering (306, 406, 606) on a display the instrument generated course and the pathway; and periodically repeating (308, 408, 608) the determining and rendering steps. The energy state of the aircraft may be considered in determining the pathway and optional indices (508) may be displayed indicating deviation from the pathway centerline.
US08184008B2
An on-board warning apparatus of the invention includes an inattentive time measuring device that measures a duration of an inattentive state of a driver; a dozing time measuring device that measures a duration of a dozing state of the driver; a first warning output device that warns the driver when the measured inattentive time exceeds a first predetermined period of time Ta; and a second warning output device that warns the driver when the measured dozing time exceeds a second predetermined period of time Tb. The first predetermined time Ta is shorter than the second predetermined period of time Tb.
US08184000B2
Methods and apparatus for using an energy emanating device to find a person (17a,b) or an object based on preselected attributes (33) stored in the energy emanating device (10) are disclosed. A network radio (52) enables the user of the device to communicate with others over a wireless network (50) via voice calls, text messaging, instant messaging, e-mails and Internet access.
US08183999B1
An emergency locating system can include emergency transceivers and locator transceivers. The emergency transceivers can be capable of transmission of spread-spectrum encoded messages, and can be actuated by a user to send a distress message. A locator transceiver can be capable of receiving the distress messages and performing two-way ranging to determine a distance between the locator transceiver and the emergency transceiver.
US08183996B2
A mobile information-terminal apparatus moves with a user and provides information to the user. A position-information detecting unit receives signals transmitted from a plurality of transmitters installed in a site to respective areas that are allocated to the transmitters, and detects position information based on the received signals. A position-related-information informing unit that informs the user of related information that corresponds to the position information based on the detected position information.
US08183994B2
A surveillance architecture having applications in a wide variety of surveillance-related applications is disclosed. This architecture can be used in various surveillance scenarios, including, but not limited to, chemical, biological, radiological surveillance and physical security, is highly scalable and allows for rapid, plug-and-play field data/sample acquisition and local and remote sharing of system resources. By design, the architecture also fosters fault tolerance and allows users to quickly deploy and establish ad hoc, semi-permanent, and permanent surveillance systems. Furthermore, the architecture's service-oriented approach allows for rapid, on-the-fly, plug-and-play integration and dynamic harvesting of heterogeneous surveillance technologies (e.g., sensors, handheld data acquisition devices, analytical instrumentation, and so forth).
US08183991B2
A vehicle lighting device includes: an infrared sensor which detects an object around a vehicle using infrared light; a visible light source which illuminates visible light to the object when the infrared sensor detects the object; a reflection mirror which reflects the infrared light and the visible light to an area around the vehicle; and a light path adjusting mechanism which adjusts light paths of the infrared light and the visible light in a synchronizing manner by rotating the reflection mirror.
US08183986B2
A transponder of an interrogator and toll highway system has a non-electronically activated switch for a first state in which the transponder is in an “active” mode and a second state in which the transponder to be in an “inactive” mode. A non-electronic hanging device hangs the transponder in a vehicle for receiving interrogating signals and a non-electronic activator causes the switch to be in the first state only when the transponder is placed within the hanging device, and to be in an “inactive” mode when the transponder is not placed within the hanging device.
US08183983B2
A method for the at least temporary activation of bidirectional communication between a transponder having a nonvolatile memory area and a base station, whereby the transponder in an at least partial mute state receives messages, but no information-related data from the nonvolatile memory area are transmitted and for activation a data stream is transmitted to the transponder by the base station, wherein the data stream for a transmission is linked with a symmetric password, the enable signal is extracted by the transponder with the symmetric password from the received data stream, and the transponder is activated at least temporarily after the enable signal has been verified as valid. The invention relates further to a transponder having means for carrying out this type of procedure.
US08183982B2
A system including a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to transmit a request. The transmitter is configured to transmit a reply signal that at least partially overlaps the request.
US08183973B2
Disclosed herein are a highly dense and nano-grained NTC thermistor thick film and a method for preparing the same, and specifically, an NTC thermistor thick film vacuum deposited by spraying a spinel grained ceramic powder containing Ni and Mn on one side of the surface of a substrate using a room temperature powder spray in vacuum (AD) and a method for preparing the same. According to the present invention, a room temperature powder spray in vacuum (AD) may be used to perform a rapid deposition of NTC thermistor thick films and prepare a highly dense ceramic thick film, the NTC characteristic constant B which would be obtained by doping may be maximized without doping, demagnetization may be obtained without any additional heat treatment, and thus limitations on substrate that the conventional art has may be completely overcome.
US08183969B2
A coil component which can secure the insulation and strength of a ferrite core and reserve a winding region sufficiently is provided. By coating a surface of an Mn—Zn-based ferrite core with a glass film, this coil component can secure the insulation between the ferrite core and a terminal electrode. Coating with the glass film also ensures the strength of the ferrite core, thereby inhibiting cracks from occurring in boundary parts between a winding core part and flanges. In the coil component, at least one of the thickness of the glass film covering the surface of the winding core part and the thickness of the glass film covering the inner side face of the flange is smaller than the thickness of the glass film in the remaining part. Thus suppressing the thickness of the glass film on the surface of the winding core part and on the inner side face of the flange can sufficiently secure a winding region M.
US08183967B2
Magnetic component assemblies including moldable magnetic materials including surface mount termination features, as well as manufacturing methods therefor, are disclosed that are advantageously utilized in providing surface mount magnetic components such as inductors and transformers.
US08183953B2
A multi-junction stripline circulator, comprising a housing with a cavity structure and a plurality of stripline junction circuits stacked within the cavity structure and connected in a cascade arrangement. Each stripline junction circuit comprises a stripline conductor having a plurality of ports, where one of the ports is connected to a port of a stripline conductor of each consecutive junction circuit in a cascade arrangement, and a pair of ferrite elements sandwiching the stripline conductor therebetween. The multi-junction stripline circulator further comprises one or more center ground planes, each having radial arms connected to ground. Each of the center ground planes are disposed between two consecutive stripline junction circuits in said cascade arrangement. Finally, the multi-junction stripline circulator also comprises a mutually shared magnetic biasing system provided within the cavity structure and magnetically biasing all the ferrite elements of the stripline junction circuits along a same direction.
US08183949B2
A method is provided for selecting an operating band of a voltage-controlled oscillator (“VCO”) of a phase locked loop (“PLL”) for which the lock frequency is closest to a center of the frequency range of the operating band. In such method, steps can be performed to determine the maximum and minimum frequencies of the operating band and the center frequency between them. From the center frequency of the operating band and the lock frequency within such operating band, a difference value can then be determined. The operating bands of the PLL can be tested until an operating band having the smallest difference value is determined. The VCO can then be set to such operating band in order for the lock frequency to be closest to the center frequency of the operating band.
US08183948B2
A design for an oscillator, and a PLL incorporating such an oscillator, which takes up little physical area but maintains a large tuning range and low phase noise. Two LC-tanks are nested and switched. Through tuning the inactive tank, the range of the active tank may be increased and finer tuning becomes possible.
US08183945B2
The oscillator comprises at least a first series of a multiple of four sub-assemblies each of which comprises an excitation terminal and an output terminal. The sub-assemblies are arranged in series in a closed loop. The output terminal of each sub-assembly is connected to the excitation terminal of the following sub-assembly. The output terminal of one of the sub-assemblies constitutes the output terminal of the oscillator. Each sub-assembly comprises excitation means and a nanowire which constitutes the electromechanical resonator and the piezoresistive detection means of movement of the resonator. A first terminal of the nanowire is connected to a first supply voltage. The second terminal of the nanowire constitutes the output terminal of the sub-assembly which is grounded via a corresponding resistive circuit. An input terminal of the excitation means constitutes the excitation terminal of the sub-assembly.
US08183943B2
When a direct-current voltage is applied from a power supply, a signal line generates a standing wave having the ¾ wavelength where a starting end of the signal line connected to the power supply is used as a node and a terminating end is used as an antinode. Strips are connected to a ground layer through switches, respectively. The switches switch connection and non-connection of the strips and the ground layer, under the control from a switch controller. By switching the connection and non-connection of the switches, the distance between the signal line and the ground layer is pseudo adjusted and the effective permittivity in a transmission line unit changes. Therefore, the frequency of the standing wave can be adjusted.
US08183940B2
A thermostatic-chamber temperature control device includes: a heating element for heating a thermostatic chamber; a bridge circuit having a temperature sensitive element whose resistance value varies in accordance with the temperature of the heating element; a detection circuit for detecting an unbalanced voltage of the bridge circuit; a PWM signal generating circuit for generating a PWM signal corresponding to the unbalanced voltage detected by the detection circuit; and a switching element that has a current output terminal connected to the heating element and a current input terminal connected to a power supply circuit and is driven on the basis of the PWM signal generated by the PWM signal generating circuit.
US08183929B2
In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a Doherty amplifier is provided for applications in radio frequency, microwave, and other electronic systems. An exemplary Doherty amplifier comprises a first MMIC having a first power detector, and a second MMIC having a second power detector. The first MMIC and the second MMIC are structurally identical. Furthermore, the first MMIC is configured as a carrier amplifier and the second MMIC is configured as a peaking amplifier. In the exemplary embodiment, an amplifier control bias of the carrier amplifier is a function of the power detected by the first power detector and an amplifier control bias of the peaking amplifier is a function of the power detected by the second power detector. The ability to assemble a Doherty amplifier using a single MMIC product results in a simple and less expensive manufacturing process.
US08183925B2
A high-frequency power amplifier which can reduce a variation of power gain due to the dependence on gate length of a power amplification field effect transistor is provided. The high-frequency power amplifier comprises, over a semiconductor chip, a bias control circuit, a bias transistor and an amplification transistor which are coupled so as to configure a current mirror circuit, and a gate length monitor circuit comprising a replicating transistor. The amplification transistor amplifies an RF signal and a bias current of the bias control circuit is supplied to the bias transistor. The transistors are fabricated by the same semiconductor manufacturing process, and have the same variation of gate length. The gate length monitor circuit generates a detection voltage depending on the gate length. According to the detection voltage, the bias control circuit controls the bias current, thereby compensating the gate length dependence of transconductance of the amplification transistor.
US08183916B2
A non-inverting amplifier includes an operational amplifier, an input resistor, and a feedback resistor. The operational amplifier amplifies and outputs a difference between an input voltage and a voltage of a control node. The input resistor is connected between a reference voltage port and the control node. The feedback resistor is connected to an output port of the operational amplifier and the control node. The non-inverting amplifier supplies a control current to the control node for controlling an offset voltage of the output port.
US08183906B2
The invention relates to an arrangement comprising a logarithmizing unit and a subtracting unit, wherein the subtracting unit has an output at which a voltage value linearly proportional to the temperature can be tapped off.
US08183899B2
There is a need to ensure operation performance of a circuit region under DVFS control at low costs and highly precisely while a power-supply voltage change is made to the region. A first circuit (FVA) uses a first power-supply voltage (VDDA) for operation. A second circuit (NFVA) uses a second power-supply voltage (VDDB) for operation. A clock delay may be adjusted between paths for transmitting a clock to these circuits. When VDDA equals VDDB, a clock is distributed to FVA through a path that does not contain a delay device for phase adjustment. When the power-supply voltage for the FVA region is reduced, a clock is distributed to the FVA region based on a phase equivalent to one or two cycles of the clock displaced. Synchronization control is provided to synchronize clocks (CKAF and CKBF) and ensures operation so that a phase of two clocks to be compared fits in a range of design values while the power-supply voltage for the first circuit is changed.
US08183898B2
A voltage supply apparatus includes a power noise sensing unit, a voltage selecting unit, a first power voltage supply unit and a second power voltage supply unit. The power noise sensing unit senses noise from first and second powers and outputs a power noise sensing signal. The voltage selecting unit outputs first and second driving signals in response to a voltage-supply-enable-signal and the power noise sensing signal. The first power voltage supply unit applies a voltage of the first power in response to the first and second driving signals. The second power voltage supply unit applies a voltage of the second power in response to the first and second driving signals.
US08183897B2
An integrated circuit device includes: an internal circuit; a ground terminal; a first terminal that is provided with a first signal that becomes to be a ground level during at least a portion of a period in which the internal circuit is operating; a detection circuit that compares a voltage on the first terminal and a voltage on the ground terminal, thereby detecting an open state of the ground terminal; and a setting circuit that sets the internal circuit to a reset state or a disabled state when the open state of the ground terminal is detected by the detection circuit.
US08183896B2
A resistive frequency mixing apparatus includes a first frequency mixer having a source follower FET, and a second frequency mixer having a common source FET. The resistive frequency mixing apparatus perform a frequency mixing of an RF depending on an LO signal to generate a down-converted IF signal when the RF signal is applied to the source follower FET and the LO signal is applied to the common source FET. Further, the resistive frequency mixing apparatus performs a frequency mixing of an IF signal depending on an LO signal through the use of the source follower FET to produce an up-converted RF signal when the IF signal is applied to the common source FET and the LO signal is applied to the common source FET.
US08183893B2
A first resistor is arranged such that a first voltage is applied to a first terminal thereof, and a second terminal thereof is connected to an input/output terminal. The first voltage is applied to a first terminal of a second resistor. A tail current source generates a predetermined tail current. A current switch receives data to be transmitted to a second device, selects one from among the second terminals of the first and second resistors, and connects the terminal thus selected to the tail current source. A voltage dividing circuit includes a third resistor and a fourth resistor provided in series between the second terminals of the first resistor and the second resistor. A load balancer includes a fifth resistor arranged such that a second voltage is applied to a first terminal thereof, and a second terminal thereof is connected to the second terminal of the second resistor.
US08183892B2
A power switch includes a first power transistor having a first source electrode, a first gate electrode, and a first drain electrode, and a second power transistor having a second source electrode, a second gate electrode, and a second drain electrode. The power switch further includes a first pilot transistor has a third source electrode, a third gate electrode, and a third drain electrode. The first, second and third drain electrodes are electrically connected together. The first and second source electrodes are electrically connected together. The first and third gate electrodes are electrically connected together and can be biased independently from the second gate electrode. The first power transistor is the same size as or smaller than the second power transistor and the first power transistor is larger than the first pilot transistor. The first power transistor, the second power transistor, and the first pilot transistor are monolithically integrated in an integrated circuit.
US08183875B2
Systems and methods determine the position of a touch on a surface of a device, such as a touch-sensitive device, by using passively-induced position-dependent electrical charges. In such a method, the position of a touching implement is determined on the sensing surface of a device. The method includes charging the sensing surface during a first time period by connecting all four corners of the sensing surface to a reference voltage, and over a second time period discharging two adjacent corners of the sensing surface into an integrator capacitor while connecting the two opposite corners to ground. The first and second time periods together form a charge/discharge cycle that is repeated a plurality of times, after which an output of the integrator capacitor is measured. This sequence is performed for each of the four pairs of adjacent corners of the sensing surface, resulting in four integrator capacitor output measurements, each of the four measurements being associated with a different sensing surface edge. The position of the touching implement on the sensing surface is then calculated using the four charge measurements.
US08183871B2
A method for locating a fault in a two-terminal power transmission or distribution line. Measurements of the three phase currents are received from both terminals. Measurements of the three phase voltages are received from one line terminal. Parameters of the line are received. The fault type is received. Based on this received information the distance to fault from the one terminal where the phase voltages were measured is determined and output. Since only the phase voltages of one line terminal are needed, the functionality of a device, in particular a current differential relay, can be expanded to determine the distance to fault in an off-line mode.
US08183866B2
In a magnetic resonance tomography method and apparatus for separation of fat and water images according to the two-point Dixon method dependent on the T*2 decay, the following steps are implemented: (S1) acquire three fat-water images, respectively corresponding to the echo times TE1, TE2, TE3 after the RF excitation pulse, wherein first and third fat-water images exhibit the same phase, (S2) calculate a T*2 map from the two equiphase images, (S3) correct the T*2 influence in one of the two equiphase fat-water images and in the counter-phase fat-water image, and (S4) reconstruct a pure T*2-corrected fat image and a pure T*2-corrected water image according to the two-point Dixon method on the basis of the T*2-corrected equiphase and counter-phase fat-water images in Step (S3).
US08183865B2
In a method and magnetic resonance (MR) for correction of movement in the acquisition of MR images of an examination region, wherein the movement that occurs between the acquisition of data of spatially different slices of the examination region is taken into account, data from the examination region are acquired in multiple slices that are acquired in at least two groups, with slices of a second group arranged at least partially between slices of the first group, such that at least one slice of the second group lies between slices of the first group. Correction for movement of the examination region that occurred between the acquisition of data of the slices of the first group and the acquisition of data of an intervening slice of the second group is done by reconstructing a reference data set for the intervening slice from acquired slice data of the first group for the movement correction. This reference data set is compared with data of the acquisition of the MR image of the intervening slice in order to determine and correct the occurred movement.
US08183861B2
An arrangement for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles includes a selector for generating a magnetic selection field having a pattern in space of its magnetic field strength such that a first sub-zone having a low magnetic field strength and a second sub-zone having a higher magnetic field strength are formed in the region of action. A driver changes the position in space of the two sub-zones in the region of action by a magnetic drive field so that the magnetization of the magnetic particles changes locally, and a receiver acquires signals. The signals depend on the magnetization in the region of action, and the magnetization is influenced by the change in the position in space of the first and second sub-zone. The receiver has first and second compensators, each including a compensation coil.
US08183855B2
A measuring arrangement where a magnet moves or is positioned because of the movement or position of an object, and this movement or positioning of the magnet is collected by a sensor, an in particular a non-magnetic dividing wall being provided between the magnet and the sensor. A mechanical converter, in particular a gear, being arranged between the object and the magnet.
US08183854B2
An apparatus for measuring linear velocity of a movable element relative to a stationary element includes a magnetic element fixed in relation to the stationary element. A soft-magnetic yoke is fixed in relation to the movable element to move with the movable element and is in non-contact relation with the magnetic element. A yoke pole is positioned proximate to the magnetic element and spaced therefrom by an air gap. The pole is magnetically coupled to the magnetic element so that a magnetic flux is generated in the air gap substantially orthogonal to the axis of motion. A conductive coil is coiled around a coil axis and is fixed in relation to the stationary element with the coil axis substantially parallel to the axis of movement. The coil is in non-contact relation with the yoke and resides between the magnetic element and the pole of the yoke in the magnetic flux.
US08183853B2
An operation detection device for an overcurrent protection component that detects a transition event between a closed state and an open state of the protection component includes an event sensor positioned at a location selected to allow the event sensor to detect the transition event and a current sensor positioned at a location selected to detect a current passing through the overcurrent protection component and to generate a first output signal based on a level of the detected current. A switch circuit operatively coupled to the event sensor is configured to generate a second output signal indicating a change in state of the overcurrent protection component responsive to detection of the transition event by the event sensor.
US08183838B2
A charging method for a rechargeable battery is disclosed. A preset power is provided to the rechargeable battery when the rechargeable battery is connected to a charger for execution of a first charge process. A use state of the rechargeable battery is obtained. A first adjustable charge power is provided to the rechargeable battery when the rechargeable battery is reconnected to the charger for execution of a second charge process.
US08183833B2
A voltage balancer device has a plurality of discharge paths. Each pair of the discharge paths correspond to each secondary battery unit. Each of a pair of the discharge paths has a resistance of a different value. Discharging the voltage of each secondary battery unit is at first performed through the discharge path of a smaller resistance value. The voltage balancer device switches the currently used discharge path to another discharge path having a large resistance value at the time the voltage of the secondary battery unit nearly equal a desired voltage.
US08183828B2
A charging apparatus includes: a charging unit configured to perform a contactless charging operation for a placed external device; a detector configured to detect a position of a placed object; a determining unit configured to determine that the placed object is an external device compatible with the charging unit; and a control unit configured to control the charging unit such that, during the contactless charging operation for an external device compatible with the charging unit, the charging operation for the external device being charged is restricted when an object that is determined by the determining unit not to be an external device compatible with the charging unit, has been placed within a predetermined distance from the charging unit.
US08183822B2
There is provided a digital cassette charging apparatus including: a charging unit loadable with plural types of digital cassette each comprising a rechargeable battery, the charging unit capable of charging the rechargeable batteries of the plural types of digital cassette at the same time; an identification unit for identifying each of the respective types of the plural digital cassettes that have been loaded in the charging unit; a storage unit stored with a charging profile for each of the digital cassettes, the charging profile representing the charging characteristics of the rechargeable battery; and a control unit for reading out from the storage unit the respective charging profile corresponding to the type of digital cassette identified by the identification unit from the plural types of digital cassette, and for controlling the charging unit based on the respective read-out charging profile.
US08183813B2
The invention relates to a frequency converter, which is fitted to supply power between a polyphase alternating electricity source and an electric machine. The frequency converter comprises a network rectifier connected to the alternating electricity source and an inverter connected to the electric machine. The power supply is implemented in the network rectifier and in the inverter with solid-state change-over switches, which change-over switches comprise an antiparallel-connected diode fitted in parallel with the controllable switch. The network rectifier and the inverter are connected to each other with an intermediate circuit, which intermediate circuit is implemented without a passive energy storage.
US08183802B2
Embodiments of the present invention include a composite electromechanical machine which can operate as a motor, a generator (including dynamo or alternator), or any combination thereof. In an aspect, the present composite electromechanical machine comprises at least a double-sided magnetic plane (e.g., rotor or stator) to form two rotor/stator pairs, together with a controller to configure the multiple rotor/stator pair. The controller can configure or convert the multiple rotor/stator pairs into motors, generators, or nonoperation, and also can change the windings characteristics of the magnetic planes. The controller can add new functionality and characteristics to the present composite electromechanical machine. Other embodiments can also be included.
US08183797B2
A line voltage LED Lamp produces variable illumination in response to industry standard lighting dimmers, through the use of an input voltage monitoring circuit which variably controls the current output of an integral driver in response to sensed changes in the input voltage. A cascaded converter circuit is used to achieve a very high step-down ratio, enabling the LEDs to be driven from a high input voltage without the need for a power transformer. Electrolytic capacitors are avoided, increasing the life of the driver circuit in the high ambient temperatures typically encountered in the base of similar lamps. The circuit employed drives high power LEDs, and the lamp is adapted to fit common MR16 size fixtures. Illumination output equivalent to similar size halogen bulbs is achieved.
US08183795B2
A LED current-controlling circuit includes a first magnetic amplifier, a first current detecting circuit, a first magnetic amplifier controller and a first diode. The first magnetic amplifier is connected to an input terminal of the LED current-controlling circuit and the first LED string. The first current detecting circuit is connected to the first LED string in series for detecting the first current flowing through the first LED string. The first magnetic amplifier controller is used for controlling on/off statuses of the first magnetic amplifier. The first diode is connected to an output terminal of the first magnetic amplifier, the first LED string and the first magnetic amplifier controller. The first magnetic amplifier controller controls on/off statuses of the first magnetic amplifier according to the magnitude of the first current, thereby maintaining the first current at a specified DC current level.
US08183775B2
“Discharge delay” and “dependence of discharge delay on temperatures” are solved by improving a protective layer, thus a PDP can be driven at a low voltage. Furthermore, the PDP can display excellent images by suppressing “dependence of discharge delay on space charges.” Liquid-phase magnesium alkoxide (Mg(OR)2) or acetylacetone magnesium ate whose purity is 99.95% or more is prepared, and is hydrolyzed by adding a small amount of acids to the solution. Thus, a gel of magnesium hydroxide that is a magnesium oxide precursor is formed. Burning the gel in atmosphere at 700° C. or more produces powder containing MgO particles 16a-16d having the NaCl crystal structure with (100) and (111) crystal faces or with (100), (110) and (111) crystal faces. By pasting the powder on a dielectric layer 7 or a surface layer 8, the MgO powder 16 is formed so as to serve as the protective layer.
US08183773B2
A plasma display panel (PDP) including a front substrate and a rear substrate facing each other, a partition wall interposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate to define a plurality of unit cells, each unit cell including a main discharge space, an auxiliary discharge space, and a step space, the auxiliary discharge space and the step space being on opposite sides of the main discharge space along a stepped sidewall of the partition wall, pairs of scanning and sustain electrodes arranged adjacent the auxiliary discharge spaces and to the step spaces, respectively, address electrodes extending to cross the scanning electrodes at a location adjacent to the auxiliary discharge spaces, a phosphor layer formed at least in the main discharge spaces, and discharge gas filling the unit cell.
US08183767B2
Provided is a display apparatus including multiple light emitting devices, in which each of the light emitting devices includes a reflective layer and a light emitting layer which are stacked, using interference between light directed from the light emitting layer to the reflective layer so as to be reflected by the reflective layer and light directed from the light emitting layer in the direction opposite to the reflective layer, and in which the multiple light emitting devices include a first light emitting device, a second light emitting device having a light emission color different from the first light emitting device, and a third light emitting device having the same emission spectrum as a spectrum in which light emission of the first light emitting device and light emission of the second light emitting device are mixed.
US08183766B2
A pixel structure of an organic electroluminescent display panel has a plurality of sub-pixel regions. Each of the sub-pixel regions has a plurality of organic luminescent devices electrically connected in series, and the organic luminescent devices disposed in a same sub-pixel region are disposed between a source electrode of a thin film transistor and a voltage source Vdd.
US08183758B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a moving picture displayable liquid crystal display device capable of attaining satisfactory moving picture characteristics, color reproducibility and reliability at the same time. A liquid crystal display device according to the present invention comprises a white light source having a blue phosphor, a green phosphor, and a red phosphor and having a light-on state and a light-off state in a single frame; and a liquid crystal display panel which controls an amount of transmitted light from the white light source for each pixel, and which has a color filter for allowing one of blue light, green light, and red light to be transmitted therethrough for each pixel, in which at least one type of the blue color phosphor, green color phosphor, and red color phosphor is a phosphor mixture composed of at least two phosphors having different host material composition, and phosphors having a luminescence center of the same element are used for the phosphor mixture of the same color.
US08183757B2
In one embodiment, a display element includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a dielectric layer on the second electrode. The dielectric layer has recess regions therein. The display element includes an opaque layer on the second electrode within each recess region and a fluid with colorant particles between the first electrode and the second electrode.
US08183749B2
The present invention provides an electronic device with improved characteristics and a method of making the electronic device. In a method of making an electronic device (piezoelectric device) 74 according to the present invention, an outer edge R1 of a piezoelectric film 52A formed on an electrode film 46A of a laminate 60 is located inside an outer edge R2 of the electrode film 46A. For this reason, in removal of a monocrystalline Si substrate 14 from a multilayer board 61, where an etching solution permeates between polyimide 72 and laminate 60, the etching solution circumvents the electrode film 46A before it reaches the piezoelectric film 52A. Namely, a route A of the etching solution to the piezoelectric film 52A is significantly extended by the electrode film 46A. In the method of making the electronic device 74, therefore, the etching solution is less likely to reach the piezoelectric film 52A. It significantly suppresses a situation of dissolution of the piezoelectric film 52A and realizes improvement in characteristics of the piezoelectric device 74 made.
US08183740B2
A piezoelectric motor (100) includes a stator (2) having a stator shaft (9). The motor also includes an annular piezoelement (4) having upper and lower surfaces and inner and outer rims retained on the stator. The motor further includes an annular wave shell (6) on an outer rim of the piezoelement and a rotor coupled to the stator shaft, where the rotor has a rotor inner circumferential surface (20). The motor additionally includes elastic pushers (8), each having an end coupled to the wave shell and another end extending to and contacting the rotor inner circumferential surface. In the motor, a radius of the outer rim is at least twice the radius of the inner rim and an annular width of the piezoelement is at least twice its thickness.
US08183737B2
An elastic wave device has a low temperature coefficient of frequency (TCF), a low insertion loss, a high electromechanical coupling coefficient (k2), and an increased pitch of the electrode fingers. The elastic wave device includes a piezoelectric component, IDT electrodes, and a dielectric layer arranged to cover the IDT electrodes. The dielectric layer has a temperature coefficient of frequency, the sign of the temperature coefficient of frequency being opposite to that of the temperature coefficient of frequency of the piezoelectric component, or the sign of the temperature coefficient of frequency being the same as that of the temperature coefficient of frequency of the piezoelectric component, and the absolute value of the TCF being smaller than that of the temperature coefficient of frequency of the piezoelectric component. Electrode fingers of the IDT electrodes each include a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer. Each first electrode layer is located in a corresponding one of a plurality of grooves. Each second electrode layer is located above the top of a corresponding one of the grooves. The one-half power of the product of the cube of the mean density (ρa) and the mean stiffness (C44a) of the first electrode layer, i.e., (ρ3×C44)1/2 of the first electrode layer is larger than (ρ3×C44)1/2 of the second electrode layer.
US08183736B2
A device for transforming thermal energy to electric energy including a magnetic circuit including at least a portion made of a magnetic material, a temperature-varying device for varying the temperature in the portion made of the magnetic material alternately above and below a phase transition temperature of the magnetic material to thereby vary the reluctance of the magnetic circuit, and a coil arranged around the magnetic circuit, in which electric energy is induced in response to a varying magnetic flux in the magnetic circuit. A capacitor is connected in parallel with the coil to thereby form a resonant circuit, wherein the resonance frequency of the resonant circuit and the frequency of the temperature variation above and below the phase transition temperature of the magnetic material are dependent on one another to optimize the electric power output.
US08183731B2
A Halbach array is radially disposed in an environment optimized for efficiency and controlled for efficient generation and use of power in order to generate, establish, and maintain a desired level of rotational energy with enhanced efficiency.
US08183729B2
The electrically powered device is provided. The electrically powered device includes: multiple stators structured to respectively have electromagnetic coils and position sensors; a shaft fastened to the multiple stators; and multiple rotors structured to respectively have permanent magnets and arranged to rotate around the shaft; wherein the multiple rotors are connected with a driven member driven by the electrically powered device.
US08183727B2
An electric motor such as an AC induction electric motor includes a rotor having a rotor core and a rotor shaft. The rotor shaft defines an axially extending bore which has an electrical grounding ring positioned therein. The electrical grounding ring has an inertia insensitive configuration and forms a relatively low resistance electrical circuit segment between the rotor shaft and an electric motor housing to ground the electric motor rotor. The electric motor includes an oil lubricated bearing for the rotor shaft, and a sealing member such as a lip seal is positioned within the axially extending bore to inhibit lubricating oil intrusion therein. A non-rotating stub shaft may be mounted in the housing and extends into the axially extending bore to fluidly seal with the sealing member and electrically connect with the electrical grounding ring, which is fixed to rotate with the rotor shaft.
US08183725B2
A motor includes a shaft supporting a rotation of a rotor, a sleeve supporting the shaft such that an upper end of the shaft protrudes upward in an axial direction, a rotor case having a rotor hub, which is forcibly inserted and fixed to a protrusion of the shaft, and rotated by a rotation of the shaft, and an adhesive sealing space formed on an insertion surface between the protrusion and the rotor hub.
US08183713B2
In a particular illustrative embodiment, a system is disclosed that includes a first power domain that is responsive to a first power switching circuit and a second power domain that is responsive to a second power switching circuit. The system also includes a logic circuit adapted to selectively activate the first power switching circuit and the second power switching circuit. At least one of the first power switching circuit and the second power switching circuit includes a first set of transistors adapted for activation during a first power up stage and a second set of transistors adapted for activation during a second power up stage after at least one of the first set of transistors are activated.
US08183698B2
According to certain embodiments, integrated circuits are fabricated using brittle low-k dielectric material to reduce undesired capacitances between conductive structures. To avoid permanent damage to such dielectric material, bond pads are fabricated with support structures that shield the dielectric material from destructive forces during wire bonding. In one implementation, the support structure includes a passivation structure between the bond pad and the topmost metallization layer. In another implementation, the support structure includes metal features between the topmost metallization layer and the next-topmost metallization layer. In both cases, the region of the next-topmost metallization layer under the bond pad can have multiple metal lines corresponding to different signal routing paths. As such, restrictions on the use of the next-topmost metallization layer for routing purposes are reduced compared to prior-art bond-pad support structures that require the region of the next-topmost metallization layer under the bond pad to be a single metal structure.
US08183690B2
An electronic device including: a semiconductor chip on which an integrated circuit is formed; an electrode formed on the semiconductor chip and electrically connected to the integrated circuit; a resin protrusion disposed on the semiconductor chip; an interconnect formed on the electrode and extending over the resin protrusion; a wiring board on which a wiring pattern is formed, the semiconductor chip being mounted on the wiring board so that part of the interconnect positioned over the resin protrusion faces and is electrically connected to the wiring pattern; and an adhesive that bonds the semiconductor chip and the wiring board. The resin protrusion is compressed in a direction in which the distance between the semiconductor chip and the wiring board decreases and is formed of a material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion.
US08183684B2
Provided is a thin semiconductor device using a thin metal wire and having a low top portion. The semiconductor device of the present invention has a structure in which a bonding pad 55 of a semiconductor chip 54 and an electrode 53B are connected to each other via a thin metal wire 51, and the thin metal wire 51 forms a curve portion 57. Specifically, the thin metal wire 51 exhibits the curve portion 57 from a first bond, and is provided with a linear second extending portion 60 with an end portion thereof being a first bend portion 59. A second bend portion 61 is located lower than a top portion 58 of the curve portion 57.
US08183678B2
A semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. An interposer used for the semiconductor device includes integrated circuits therein to realize the functions of a decoupling capacitor, an ESD preventing circuit, an impedance matching circuit, and termination. The semiconductor device may include a semiconductor die with a through silicon via (TSV) structure having two or more through electrodes that pass through the semiconductor die, in which each of the through electrodes are connected to a respective bond pad of the semiconductor die.
US08183670B2
In a semiconductor device formed on a silicon surface which has a substantial (110) crystal plane orientation, the silicon surface is flattened so that an arithmetical mean deviation of surface Ra is not greater than 0.15 nm, preferably, 0.09 nm, which enables to manufacture an n-MOS transistor of a high mobility. Such a flattened silicon surface is obtained by repeating a deposition process of a self-sacrifice oxide film in an oxygen radical atmosphere and a removing process of the self-sacrifice oxide film, by cleaning the silicon surface in deaerated H2O or a low OH density atmosphere, or by strongly terminating the silicon surface by hydrogen or heavy hydrogen. The deposition process of the self-sacrifice oxide film may be carried out by isotropic oxidation.
US08183646B2
A transistor having a narrow bandgap semiconductor source/drain region is described. The transistor includes a gate electrode formed on a gate dielectric layer formed on a silicon layer. A pair of source/drain regions are formed on opposite sides of the gate electrode wherein said pair of source/drain regions comprise a narrow bandgap semiconductor film formed in the silicon layer on opposite sides of the gate electrode.
US08183645B2
Flexibility for the design of the pattern layout of the gate lead-out electrode and the source electrode is enhanced without increasing the chip thickness of the semiconductor device. A semiconductor device includes a cell region where plural transistor cells are arranged and a gate finger region different from a region where the cell region is formed. In the cell region, a gate electrode formed of a polysilicon (first conductive material) is formed. A polysilicon layer formed indivisibly with the gate electrode is formed in the gate finger region. An adhesion metal layer and a wiring metal layer are formed above the polysilicon layer by a lift-off method. The gate lead-out electrode is formed of a laminate structure including the polysilicon layer, the adhesion metal layer, and the wiring metal layer. A single layer of interlayer insulation film covering them is formed, on which a source electrode is formed.
US08183642B2
CMOS circuit structures are disclosed with the PFET and NFET devices having high-k dielectric layers consisting of the same gate insulator material, and metal gate layers consisting of the same gate metal material. The PFET device has a “p” interface control layer which is capable of shifting the effective-workfunction of the gate in the p-direction. In a representative embodiment of the invention the “p” interface control layer is aluminum oxide. The NFET device may have an “n” interface control layer. The materials of the “p” and “n” interface control layers are differing materials. The “p” and “n” interface control layers are positioned to the opposite sides of their corresponding high-k dielectric layers. Methods for fabricating the CMOS circuit structures with the oppositely positioned “p” and “n” interface control layers are also disclosed.
US08183637B2
There is provided a semiconductor device including: a field effect transistor that is provided with a gate region, a drain region and a source region and that is formed on a substrate; a circuit region that is formed on the substrate so as to be electrically isolated from the field effect transistor; a first guard ring that is formed in a ring shape encircling the field effect transistor and that includes an internal resistance; and a second guard ring that is formed in a ring shape encircling the circuit region, that forms a capacitance between the second guard ring and the gate region by capacitive coupling with the gate region, and that includes an internal resistance.
US08183615B2
A memory cell, array and device include an active area formed in a substrate with a vertical transistor including a first end disposed over a first portion of the active area. The vertical transistor is formed as an epitaxial post on the substrate surface, extends from the surface of the substrate, and includes a gate formed around a perimeter of the epitaxial post. A capacitor is formed on the vertical transistor and a buried digit line vertically couples to a second portion of the active area. An electronic system and method for forming a memory cell are also disclosed.
US08183611B2
A spin transistor that includes: a semiconductor substrate including an upper cladding layer and a lower cladding layer, and a channel layer interposed between the upper and lower cladding layers; a ferromagnetic source and a ferromagnetic drain formed on the semiconductor substrate and spaced from each other in a length direction of the channel layer; and a gate electrode formed on the semiconductor substrate between the source and the drain and having applied a gate voltage thereto to control a spin precession of an electron passing through the channel layer, wherein the semiconductor substrate includes a first carrier supply layer of a first conductivity type disposed below the lower cladding layer and supplying carriers to the channel layer, and a second carrier supply layer of a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type formed on the upper cladding layer and supplying the carriers to the channel layer.
US08183602B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device comprises a semiconductor substrate; a cell array block formed on the semiconductor substrate and including plural stacked cell array layers each with a plurality of first lines, a plurality of second lines crossing the plurality of first lines, and memory cells connected at intersections of the first and second lines between both lines; and a plurality of via-holes extending in the stacked direction of the cell array layers to individually connect the first or second line in the each cell array layer to the semiconductor substrate. The via-holes are formed continuously through the plural cell array layers, and multiple via-holes having equal lower end positions and upper end positions are connected to the first or second lines indifferent cell array layers.
US08183598B2
A semiconductor device includes a process monitoring pattern overlapping with an input/output (I/O) pad. The semiconductor device may include a semiconductor substrate having a cell array region and a peripheral circuit array region, and a plurality of process monitoring patterns disposed in the peripheral circuit array region. The semiconductor device may further include a plurality of input/output (I/O) pads, where each I/O pad is disposed on a corresponding process monitoring pattern.
US08183593B2
A semiconductor die is described. This semiconductor die includes an electro-static discharge (ESD) device with a metal component coupled to an input-output (I/O) pad, and coupled to a ground voltage via a signal line. Moreover, adjacent edges of the metal component and the I/O pad are separated by a spacing that defines an ESD gap. When a field-emission or ionization current flows across the ESD gap, the metal component provides a discharge path to the ground voltage for transient ESD signals. Furthermore, the ESD gap is at least partially enclosed so that there is gas in the ESD gap.
US08183590B2
An image display apparatus displaying an image by selectively emitting light from a plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements being regularly arranged, includes a substrate; a first conductive wiring layer being formed on the substrate and supplying a first electric potential; a second conductive wiring layer supplying a second electric potential; the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements each including a first electrode layer being electrically connected to the first conductive wiring layer and a second electrode layer being electrically connected to the second conductive wiring layer; and a plurality of raised parts being disposed on the substrate, each of the raised parts having an upper surface which is higher than an upper surface of the first conductive wiring layer; wherein the plurality of semiconductor light emitting elements is fixed on the plurality of raised parts respectively.
US08183582B2
A bare die semiconductor device, e.g., a bare die LED, includes a substrate having a bottom face and a bottom die electrode. There is also a top face having a top face edge, a top face area, a top face periphery and a top die electrode. A semiconductor material provides a p-n semiconductor junction between the top and bottom faces. The top die electrode inhibits an external top planar electrode from contact with the top face edges. Such bare die LEDs can be incorporated into a light sheet that has a transparent first substrate having a planar top electrode and a second substrate having a bottom substrate electrode. An adhesive secures the second substrate to the first substrate. Bare die LEDs are disposed in the adhesive with their top die electrodes contacting the top planar electrode and their bottom die electrodes contacting the bottom substrate electrode.
US08183579B2
A light-emitting device (LED) package component includes an LED chip having a first active bond pad and a second active bond pad. A carrier chip is bonded onto the LED chip through flip-chip bonding. The carrier chip includes a first active through-substrate via (TSV) and a second active TSV connected to the first and the second active bond pads, respectively. The carrier chip further includes a dummy TSV therein, which is electrically coupled to the first active bond pad, and is configured not to conduct any current when a current flows through the LED chip.
US08183576B2
Light-emitting diodes, and methods of manufacturing the light-emitting diode, are provided wherein a plurality of nano-rods may be formed on a reflection electrode. The plurality of nano-rods extend perpendicularly from an upper surface of the reflection electrode. Each of the nano-rods includes a first region doped with a first type dopant, a second region doped with a second type dopant that is an opposite type to the first type dopant, and an active region between the first region and the second region. A transparent insulating layer may be formed between the plurality of nano-rods. A transparent electrode may be formed on the plurality of nano-rods and the transparent insulating layer.
US08183566B2
A hetero-crystalline semiconductor device and a method of making the same include a non-single crystalline semiconductor layer and a nanostructure layer that comprises a single crystalline semiconductor nanostructure integral to a crystallite of the non-single crystalline semiconductor layer.
US08183560B2
The present invention provides a light emitting device comprising at least an emissive layer existing between an anode and a cathode, which emits light by means of electric energy. The light emitting device contains a compound having a pyrromethene skeletal structure with a specific structure or a metal complex thereof and a naphthacene derivative, and thus the light emitting device has high luminance efficiency and excellent durability.
US08183554B2
A crossbar structure includes a first layer or layers including first p-type regions and first n-type regions, a second layer or layers including second p-type regions and second n-type regions, and a resistance programmable material formed between the first layer(s) and the second layer(s), wherein the first layer(s) and the second layer(s) include first and second intersecting wiring portions forming a crossbar array.
US08183552B2
A semiconductor memory device having a first wiring layer which is provided on a first insulator, and which extends in a first direction, and a non-volatile memory cell which is provided in a pillar shape on the first wiring layer, and which includes a non-ohmic element and variable resistance element connected in series. The resistance value of the variable resistance element changes in accordance with a voltage or current applied thereto. A barrier layer is provided on the memory cell and is configured in an in-plane direction. A conductive layer is provided on the barrier layer and is configured in an in-plane direction. A second insulator is provided on the first insulator and covers side surfaces of the memory cell, the barrier layer, and the conductive layer. A second wiring layer is provided on the conductive layer and extends in a second direction.
US08183546B2
Ions are generated and directed toward a workpiece. A laser source generates a laser that is projected above the workpiece in a line. As the laser is generated, a fraction of the ions are blocked by the laser. This may enable selective implantation or modification of the workpiece. In one particular embodiment, the lasers are generated while ions are directed toward the workpiece and then stopped. Ions are still directed toward the workpiece after the lasers are stopped.
US08183543B2
A multi-beam source for generating a plurality of beamlets of energetic electrically charged particles. The multi-beam source includes an illumination system generating an illuminating beam of charged particles and a beam-forming system being arranged after the illumination system as seen in the direction of the beam, adapted to form a plurality of telecentric or homocentric beamlets out of the illuminating beam. The beam forming system includes a beam-splitter and an electrical zone device, the electrical zone having a composite electrode composed of a plurality of substantially planar partial electrodes, adapted to be applied different electrostatic potentials and thus influencing the beamlets.
US08183534B2
A radiation dosimetry apparatus and method use a scintillating optical fiber array for detecting dose levels. The scintillating optical fiber detectors generate optical energy in response to a predetermined type of radiation, and are coupled to collection optical fibers that transmit the optical energy to a photo-detector for conversion to an electrical signal. The detectors may be embedded in one or more modular, water-equivalent phantom slabs. A repeatable connector couples the collection fibers to the photo-detector, maintaining the fiber ends in a predetermined spatial relationship. The detector fibers may be distributed as desired in a three-dimensional detection space, and may be oriented with their longitudinal axes at different orientations relative to a transmission axis of an incident radiation beam. A calibration method uses two measurements in two spectral windows, one with irradiation of the scintillator at a known dose and one with only irradiation of the collection fiber.
US08183528B2
According to the present invention, the CT is carried out based on parameters other than the absorption rate. An electromagnetic wave measurement device includes an electromagnetic wave output device 2 which outputs an electromagnetic wave at a frequency equal to or more than 0.01 [THz] and equal to or less than 100 [THz] toward a device under test 1, an electromagnetic wave detector 4 which detects the electromagnetic wave which has transmitted through the device under test 1, a relative position changing unit 6 which changes a relative position of an intersection 100 at which an optical path of the electromagnetic wave transmitting through the device under test 1 and the device under test 1 intersect with respect to the device under test 1, a phase deriving unit 12 which derives, based on a detected result by the electromagnetic wave detector 4, a phase in the frequency domain of the electromagnetic wave which has transmitted through the device under test 1, a sinogram deriving unit 16 which derives a sinogram based on a derived result by the phase deriving unit 12, and a cross sectional image deriving unit 18 that derives, based on the sinogram, an image of a cross section of the device under test 1 including a trajectory of the intersection 100.
US08183523B2
A survey method and system for survey method and system for detecting and/or characterizing a radiation field The method may include acquiring energy-dependent radiation spectral data at a location of interest in a radiation field using a detector, wherein the energy-dependent radiation spectral data may include counts versus energy. The method may further include acquiring radiation spectral data at at least one other location wherein the at least one other location is positioned relative to the location of interest.
US08183512B2
A power device is provided in an optically-triggered power system having a controller for generating electrical control signals and a converter for converting the electrical control signals to optical control signals. The power device includes a pair of terminals and a P-body region provided adjacent an N+ source region. An optical window is provided at least partially over the P-body region, and an N− drift region is provided between the two terminals. The P-body region causes current to conduct between the first and second terminal through the N− drift region when an optical control signal is incident on the optical window.
US08183500B2
A method and apparatus for processing substrate edges is disclosed that overcomes the limitations of conventional edge processing methods and systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. The edge processing method and apparatus of this invention includes a laser and optical system to direct a beam of radiation onto a rotating substrate supported by a chuck, in atmosphere. The optical system accurately and precisely directs the beam to remove or transform organic or inorganic films, film stacks, residues, or particles from the top edge, top bevel, apex, bottom bevel, and bottom edge of the substrate in a single process step. Reaction by-products are removed by means of an exhaust tube enveloping the reaction site. This invention permits precise control of an edge exclusion width, resulting in an increase in the number of usable die on a wafer. Wafer edge processing with this invention replaces existing methods that use large volumes of purified water and hazardous chemicals including solvents, acids, alkalis, and proprietary strippers.
US08183499B2
A processing apparatus is provided in which a laser beam L2 is irradiated onto a processing portion of a workpiece W, and at the same time as the laser irradiation, an assist gas G is injected toward the processing portion from a nozzle 3 arranged concentric to the laser beam L2 so that the processing portion is covered with the assist gas G, thereby processing a piercing hole H on the processing portion. The apparatus includes control means 10 for processing a piercing hole H while moving the nozzle 3 within the range of 5 mm from a processing start point after the irradiation of the laser beam L2 is started.
US08183497B2
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for capturing an image of a welding spot during a welding task and determining an accurate position of the welding spot based on the captured image in order to perform an accurate welding task. A beam splitter splits a path of light reflected from a welding section of a spacer grid from a path of a laser beam generated from a laser generator. An image sensor receives light reflected from a welding spot of the spacer grid, and senses and stores an image of the spacer grid. Welding control means controls the image sensor to capture the image of the spacer grid, receives the image of the spacer grind from the image sensor, calculates an accurate position of the welding spot based on the received image, corrects position information of the welding spot based on the calculated position, and controls a servo motor so that the laser generator can accurately collimate the welding spot based on the corrected position value.
US08183491B2
An electric discharge machining (EDM) device includes a circular blade, a motor coupled to the circular blade for rotating the circular blade, and an electric discharge control system operatively coupled to the circular blade and a workpiece. The electric discharge control system causes the rotating circular blade to cut the workpiece using electric discharge machining. The device allows for removal of large chunks of material using EDM, minimizing the number of cuts, time and energy required to create a part.
US08183478B2
The present application provides a key assembly for use in an electronic device. The key assembly comprises a plurality of dome switches and one or more single-piece keycaps. Each keycap has a plurality of key portions separated by deforming portions. The key assembly further comprises a plurality of actuators for activating the dome switches. Each actuator has a stem portion and an enlarged rigid blocking portion. The key assembly also comprises one or more rigid blocking members disposed between the blocking portion of the actuators and the keycaps and in close proximity to the blocking portion of the actuators. The blocking members form a barrier to limit a rotational movement of the actuators away from the dome switches.
US08183474B2
It consists of a microcomponent comprising a cavity (13) delimited by a cap (12) enclosing an active part (10) supported by a substrate (11). The cap (12) comprises a top wall (12a) comprising stiffening means with at least one projecting stiffening member (12b), said stiffening member (12b) being located between two recessed areas (12c) of the top wall (12a) and having one end (14) at a distance from the recessed areas (12c) without coming into contact with the substrate (11).
US08183470B2
A shielding cage (1) partially mounted to an opening (31) defined through a panel (3) for at least an electrical module. The shielding cage has a cage body (13) and a gasket (14) mounted around a front portion of the cage body. The cage body has a number of side walls (100) and a front opening (101) defined between the side walls for receiving the electrical module. The gasket (14) has a base (142) resisting against a side face of the panel, and a horizontal portion (141) extending from the base and into the opening of the panel for firmly abutting against the inner surface of the opening.
US08183467B2
A wiring board includes: wiring layers; insulating layers disposed between the wiring layers; and external connection pads respectively including surface plated layers, for connecting to an external circuit. In each of the external connection pads in one face of the wiring board, an outer peripheral edge of the external connection pad is retracted from an outer peripheral edge of the surface plated layer toward a center of the external connection pad.
US08183456B1
An improved circular multi-element semiconductor thermoelectric hybrid utilizes a make-before-break high frequency switching output component to provide nominal alternating current voltage outputs. Overall efficiency of heat conversion is improved by coupling a chiller to the thermoelectric generator where exhaust heat produces chilled liquid or air that is conveyed to the cold side of the thermoelectric device. The thermoelectric generator is used in a variety of transportation vehicles including manufactured vehicles, retrofitted vehicles and vehicle power combinations.
US08183451B1
A system and methods for continuously communicating data regarding the status of a monitored condition using music, which trained persons can recognize and interpret. One or more data collector devices monitor conditions and provide data regarding the status of the conditions to an analyzing device. The analyzing device receives the data and creates data music that is played on an audio device with reference music establishing the Hierarchal Music Structure (HMS) to the listener. The data music is a musical representation of the data against the reference music, which are played on an audio device.
US08183448B2
A string for musical instruments comprises a core including a gut material and a coating covering the core. The coating includes a material of a polyaryletherketon (PAEK) material class.
US08183441B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH413233. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH413233, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH413233 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH413233.
US08183437B2
The invention provides seed and plants of the lettuce line designated PS06519291. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of lettuce line PS06519291, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing a plant of lettuce line PS06519291 with itself or with another lettuce plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of lettuce line PS06519291, including the gametes of such plants.
US08183435B2
The present invention relates to improved cultivars, varieties, lines or plants of annual medics (Medicago genus) wherein the majority of seed pods, upon reaching maturity, remain attached to their respective pedicels. In particular, the present invention relates to improved cultivars, varieties, lines or plants of annual medics (Medicago genus), having a mutant form of the gene for pod shedding, thereby resulting in a “pod holding” trait. The invention also extends to methods for isolating such plants. A yet further aspect of the invention relates to a method of transferring the “pod holding” trait from an annual medic having this trait to another annual medic of the genus Medicago by a process of controlled cross-breeding. A still further aspect of the invention relates to a method of obtaining plants having the “pod holding” trait from a population of annual medics of the genus Medicago.
US08183427B2
A biodegradable microfiber absorbent comprises a substantially homogeneous mixture of at least one hydrophilic polymer and at least one biodegradable polymer. The absorbent can be prepared by an electro hydrodynamic spinning of a substantially homogeneous polymer mixture. Medical dressings for burns and wounds, cavity dressings, drug delivery patches, face masks, implants, drug carriers that comprises at least one microfiber electrospun from a polymer mixture are provided. The dressings can have variable water vapor penetration characteristics and variable biodegradation times.
US08183422B2
Described is a process for converting pyrolysis oil obtained by pyrolysis of biomass into fuel range hydrocarbon by alcoholysis of pyrolysis oil with subsequent hydrotreatment. A straightforward methodology to prepare upgradeable pyrolysis oil via alcoholysis. A method hydrotreating technology for oxygen removal and hydrocarbon production. The resulting hydrocarbon products are 100% fungible with conventional transportation fuels.
US08183419B2
A process for the production of a synthetic low sulphur diesel fuel and a low soot emission aviation fuel is disclosed. The process includes fractionation of a Low Temperature Fischer-Tropsch feedstock into a light kerosene fraction and a heavier diesel fraction in a volumetric ratio of at least 1:2 to form the light kerosene fraction having a smoke point greater than 50 mm, a freezing point of below −47° C., a BOCLE lubricity wear scar less than 0.85 mm, and an anti-oxidant additiveless thermal stability tube deposit rating at 260° C. of less than 1 useable as a low soot emission aviation fuel and/or an aviation fuel blend stock, and the heavier diesel fraction having CFPP according to IP309 of below −5° C., a density@20° C. of at least 0.78 kg/l, and a viscosity@40° C. of above 2 cSt useable as a synthetic low sulphur diesel fuel and/or a diesel fuel blend stock.
US08183416B2
The invention relates to a fungicidally active compound of formula (I): where Het is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing one to three heteroatoms, each independently selected from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur, the ring being substituted by the groups R6, R7 and R8; R1 is hydrogen, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4alkoxy, C1-4haloalkoxy, CH2C≡CR9, CH2CR10═CHR11, CH═C═CH2 or COR12; R2 and R3 are each, independently, hydrogen, halo, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, C1-4 haloalkyl or C1-4 haloalkoxy; R4 and R5 are each independently selected from halo, cyano and nitro; or one of R4 and R5 is hydrogen and the other is selected from halo, cyano and nitro; R6, R7 and R8 are each, independently, hydrogen, halo, cyano, nitro, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl, C1-4haloalkoxy(C1-4)alkyl or C1-4haloalkoxy, provided that at least one of R6, R7 and R8 is not hydrogen; R9, R10 and R11 are each, independently, hydrogen, halo, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 haloalkyl or C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl; and R12 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C1-6haloalkyl, C1-4 alkoxy(C1-4)alkyl, C1-4 alkylthio(C1-4)-alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy or aryl; to the preparation of these compounds, to novel intermediates used in the preparation of these compounds, to agrochemical compositions which comprise at least one of the novel compounds as active ingredient, to the preparation of the compositions mentioned and to the use of the active ingredients or compositions in agriculture or horticulture for controlling or preventing infestation of plants by phytopathogenic microorganisms, preferably fungi.
US08183415B2
Methods of preparing cinacalcet, cinacalcet derivatives, and salts thereof is disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are polymorphs of cinacalcet, compositions of cinacalcet, and methods of treating a subject by administering cinacalcet, wherein cinacalcet is prepared by the disclosed methods.
US08183414B2
The present invention provides compounds which are N-(1-phenyl-2-arylethyl)-4,5-dihydro-2H-pyrrol-5-amine compounds and are subtype selective modulators of alpha 2B or alpha 2B and alpha 2C adrenoreceptors and are selected from the group of compounds represented by the formula
US08183403B2
This invention relates to a novel compound capable of largely reducing hysteresis loss of a rubber composition but also highly improving wear resistance, and more particularly to an organosilicon compound characterized by having one or more silicon-oxygen bond (Si—O) and 1-10 sulfur atoms (S) in its molecule, including one or more chain alkoxy groups and having one or more nitrogen atoms (N) at a position distant by 3-8 atoms from silicon atom (Si).
US08183402B2
The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of the 17-acetoxy-11β-[4-(dimethylamino)-phenyl]-21-methoxy-19-norpregna-4,9-dien-3,20-dione of formula (I): from 3,3-[1,2-etandiyl-bis(oxy)]-oestr-5(10),9(11)-dien-17-one of formula (II):
US08183399B2
An integrated process providing for a gas phase hydro-oxidation of an olefin, preferably, propylene, with oxygen in the presence of hydrogen and a catalyst under reaction conditions such as to form a gaseous hydro-oxidation effluent stream containing an olefin oxide product, preferably, propylene oxide, water, unconverted olefin, oxygen, and hydrogen; and further providing for separation and recovery of the olefin oxide product from the effluent stream. The separation involves feeding the hydro-oxidation effluent stream into a first distillation column employing a liquid reflux rectification agent to obtain a first overhead stream containing unconverted olefin, oxygen, and hydrogen, which is recycled to the hydro-oxidation reactor, and a first bottoms stream containing water and the olefin oxide, from which upon further separation a purified olefin oxide product is recovered.
US08183394B2
The present invention provides a compound having the structure (I) and processes for the production thereof and the intermediates used in such process.
US08183390B1
The invention demonstrates the synthesis of a new pyrazole-containing monomer by means of an easily implemented two-step process. This monomer can be electropolymerized to yield a stable n-doping polymer that may easily be electrochemically characterized. It is demonstrated that the electrochemical behavior of the polymer films produced is dependent upon the conditions applied during electrodeposition. Films deposited by cycling only at relatively positive potentials (0 to 2000 mV) show less intense n-doping responses than those films obtained by scanning the applied potential throughout a wider range (−2000 mV to 2000 mV).
US08183389B2
The invention relates to a process for the treatment of an aqueous mixture comprising a dipolar aprotic compound, comprising: a) an adsorption step, in which the aqueous mixture is brought into contact with a porous adsorbent, whereby the porous adsorbent is chosen such that the dipolar aprotic compound adsorbs to it more readily than water; b) a desorption step, in which the porous adsorbent is brought into contact with a desorbing agent, whereby a recovery solution is formed comprising the desorbing agent and the dipolar aprotic compound.
US08183387B2
The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for dementia, Alzheimer's disease, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, obesity, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, sleep disorders, narcolepsy, sleep apnea syndrome, circadian rhythm disorder, depression, allergic rhinitis or other diseases.A phenylpyrazole derivative represented by formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof: {wherein R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, each represent C1-C6 alkyl or C3-C8 cycloalkyl, or R1 and R2 are attached to each other together with their adjacent nitrogen atom to form a 4- to 7-membered saturated heterocyclic ring (wherein said saturated heterocyclic ring may be substituted with halogen or C1-C6 alkyl), n represents an integer of 0 to 2, T represents a hydrogen atom, halogen or C1-C6 alkyl, and R represents formula (I): or the like}.
US08183383B2
PTP1B inhibitors with the following structure (formula I). Experiments indicate that these inhibitors can effectively inhibit the activity of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). They can be used as insulin sensitisers. They can be used to prevent, delay or treat diseases which are related to insulin antagonism mediated by PTP1B, especially diabetes type II and obesity. The invention also provides methods for preparing these inhibitors.
US08183381B2
Compounds and methods are provided for the treatment of, inter alia, Type II diabetes and other diseases associated with poor glycemic control.
US08183376B2
A synthetic method is provided, wherein the method comprises stereoselectively reducing a ketone of a morphinone to form a reduced morphinone and optionally covalently attaching a water soluble polymer to the reduced morphinone.
US08183371B2
Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating various diseases, syndromes, conditions and disorders, including pain. Such compounds are represented by Formula I as follows: wherein R1, R2, R3, L, X, and Y are defined herein.
US08183353B2
A method of providing a prognosis of breast cancer is conducted by analyzing the expression of a group of genes. Gene expression profiles in a variety of medium such as microarrays are included as are kits that contain them.
US08183346B2
Provided are monoclonal antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to, and inhibit the activity of human FPN1, and which are effective in maintaining or increasing the transport of iron out of mammalian cells and/or maintaining or increasing the level of serum iron, reticulocyte count, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and/or hematocrit in a subject in vivo.
US08183339B1
The invention provides cell-permeable peptides that bind to JNK proteins and inhibit JNK-mediated effects in JNK-expressing cells.
US08183338B2
The invention provides a sterically hindered polymers and conjugates formed therefrom that comprise a water-soluble and non-peptidic polymer backbone having at least one terminus covalently bonded to an alkanoic acid or alkanoic acid derivative prior to conjugation, wherein the carbon adjacent to the carbonyl group of the acid or acid derivative group has an alkyl or aryl group pendent thereto. The steric effects of the alkyl or aryl group allow greater control of the hydrolytic stability of polymer derivatives. The polymer backbone may be poly(ethylene glycol).
US08183329B2
Compositions suitable for use as encapsulants are described. The inventive compositions include a high molecular weight polymeric material, a curing agent, an inorganic compound, and a coupling agent. Optional elements include adhesion promoting agents, colorants, antioxidants, and UV absorbers. The compositions have desirable diffusivity properties, making them suitable for use in devices in which a substantial blocking of moisture ingress is desired, such as photovoltaic (PV) modules.
US08183327B2
The present invention provides: a rubber composition for a tire having favorable productivity, excellent heat aging resistance and abrasion resistance, and excellent fuel economy; and a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition. The rubber composition contains neither soluble sulfur nor insoluble sulfur, and contains diene rubber, 1-15 parts by mass of compound 1 represented by formula (1) and 0.1-5 parts by mass of compound 2 represented by formula (2), per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, and the amount ratio of compound 1 to compound 2 (compound 1/compound 2) is 1-8. wherein R1-R4 are the same or different, and represent C1-20 alkyl, C6-20 aryl, or C7-20 aralkyl, and n represents an integer of 1-12; wherein R5-R7 are the same or different, and represent C5-12 alkyl, x and y are the same or different, and represent an integer of 2-4, and m represents an integer of 0-10.
US08183325B2
The present invention provides copolymer having repeating units based on polyoxyalkylene radicals, polysiloxane radicals and perfluorocyclobutane radicals. The copolymers are useful as biomedical devices such as contact lenses or intraocular lenses.
US08183324B2
The present invention is an antistatic acrylic fiber which comprises 90 to 99% by weight of acrylonitrile polymer containing 80 to 100% by weight of acrylonitrile as a constituting component and 10 to 1% by weight of acrylic antistatic resin containing 10 to 70% by weight of acrylonitrile as a constituting component, characterized in that alkali metal ion is contained in the fiber in an amount of not less than 150 ppm. The acrylic fiber of the present invention has antistatic property which does not lower so much even if the fiber is subjected to a spinning and dyeing step.
US08183321B2
Polylactide resins are blended with core-shell rubber particles to improve impact strength. A good balance of impact strength and transparency is achieved when the rubber particles are distributed within the polymer matrix such that most of them exist as single particles or agglomerates having a diameter of 150 nanometers or more, and the number average size of the particles and agglomerates is not more than 210 nanometers.
US08183317B2
A coating composition includes a silicone and a coating resin. The silicone has the formula MM′ where M=R1R2R3SiO1/2 and M′=R4R5R6SiO1/2. R1 can be a branched monovalent hydrocarbon radical of from 3 to 6 carbon atoms or R7, where R7 has the formula R8R9R10SiR12 wherein R8, R9, and R10 can independently be monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms and monovalent aryl or alkaryl hydrocarbon radicals having from 6 to 13 carbon atoms. R12 is a divalent hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms. R2 and R3 can be from 1 to 6 carbon atom monovalent hydrocarbon radicals or R1, with R4 being an alkylpolyalkyleneoxide. And R5 and R6 are each independently selected from the group of monovalent hydrocarbon radicals having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms or R4 that exhibit resistance to hydrolysis over a wide pH range.
US08183297B2
The invention relates to a device for selecting stem cells with a serum free medium for amplification of stem cells. The invention also relates to a method of treating or preventing diseases caused by cancer-related stem cells. The invention further provides a method of enhancing radiosensitivity of cancer-related stem cells comprising radiotherapy with resveratrol, and the cancer-related stem cell has stronger drug resistance. The present invention further provides that resveratrol promotes differentiation and inhibits teratoma/tumor formation in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) and embryonic stem cells.
US08183294B2
The invention relates to a method for preparing a sulphoxide compound of formula (I) either as a single enantiomer or in an enantiomerically enriched form, comprising the steps of: a) contacting a pro-chiral sulphide of formula (II) with a metal chiral complex, a base and an oxidizing agent in an organic solvent; and optionally b) isolating the obtained sulphoxide of formula (I). wherein Ar, Y, R1 are as defined in claim 1.
US08183293B2
Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods are provided that are useful in the treatment of inflammatory and immune-related diseases and conditions. In particular, the invention provides compounds which modulate the function and/or expression of proteins involved in atopic diseases, inflammatory conditions and cancer. The subject compounds are carboxylic acid derivatives.
US08183286B2
The present invention is directed to the use of EP2 and/or EP4 agonists as therapeutics for the treatment of diseases associated with influenza A viruses, such as for example H5N1 and mutations thereof.
US08183281B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) with the substituents as defined herein, and uses thereof.
US08183276B2
The invention encompasses 2-[4-(imidazolyl)-phenyl]vinyl-heterocycle derivatives which selectively attenuate production of Abeta(1-42) and are useful in the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are also encompassed.
US08183269B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of rufinamide of formula I, which process comprises: (i) reacting a 2,6-difluorobenzylhalide of formula II, wherein X is chloride, bromide or iodide, with an azide to obtain 2-(azidomethyl)-1,3-difluorobenzene of formula III; (ii) reacting 2-(azidomethyl)-1,3-difluorobenzene of formula III with methyl propiolate to obtain methyl 1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylate of formula IV; and (iii) reacting methyl 1-(2,6-difluorobenzyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxylate of formula IV with ammonia to obtain rufinamide of formula I.
US08183244B2
The present invention provides compounds that are glycine transporter 1 (hereinafter referred to as GlyT-1) inhibitors and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of GlyT1 such as cognitive disorders associated with Schizophrenia, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), MCI (mild cognitive impairment), and the like. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds.
US08183237B2
The present invention relates to novel benzenesulfonanilide compounds of the formulae I and I′ and physiologically tolerated acid addition salts and the N-oxides thereof. The compounds possess valuable therapeutic properties and are particularly suitable, for treating diseases that respond to modulation of the serotonin 5-HT6 receptor. wherein n is 1 or 2; R1 is hydrogen or methyl and is positioned vicinal to the radical R1; R2 is hydrogen or methyl; R3 is C1-C3 alkyl; R4 is hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, cyclopropyl, C3-C4 cycloalkylmethyl or fluorinated C1-C4 alkyl; R5 is hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, C1-C4 alkyl, fluorinated C1-C4 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy or fluorinated C1-C4 alkoxy; and R6 is hydrogen, fluorine or chlorine.
US08183228B2
The present invention relates compounds of the formula: oligosaccharide-spacer-(GpIIb/IIIa antagonist), wherein the oligosaccharide is a negatively charged oligosaccharide residue comprising four to twenty five monosaccharide units, the charge being compensated by positively charged counterions, and wherein the oligosaccharide residue is derived from an oligosaccharide which has (AT-III mediated) anti-Xa activity per se; the spacer is a bond or an essentially pharmacologically inactive linking residue; the GpIIb/IIIa antagonist is a residue mimicking the RGD and/or K(QA)GD fragment of fibrinogen, comprising a carboxylate moiety and a basic moiety located within the residue at a distance of 10-20 Å from each other; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or a prodrug or a solvate thereof; wherein the compound of formula I further comprises at least one covalent bond with a biotin label or an analogue thereof. The compounds of the invention have antithrombotic activity and can be used in treating or preventing thrombotic diseases. The antithrombotic activity of the compound of this invention can be neutralized in case of emergency upon administration of avidin, streptavidin and analogues thereof having high biotin affinity.
US08183227B1
The present invention relates to compositions, kits and methods for the administration of various vitamin, mineral and nutrient compositions, and in a specific embodiment, the compositions, kits and methods may utilize or include vitamin D, iodine, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin B9, vitamin B3, vitamin E, vitamin A, vitamin C, iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, omega 3 fatty acids and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.
US08183226B2
The present disclosure provides 2-adenosine N-pyrazole compounds exemplified by the structure shown below that are potent and selective agonists for A2A adenosine receptor, compositions comprising these compounds, and methods for using these compounds in a variety of applications including myocardial perfusion imaging and coronary vasodilation methods.
US08183221B2
Disclosed herein are methods, sequences and nucleic acid molecules used to treat pain. Specifically, the methods and sequences include locally administering molecules that suppress the expression of amino acid sequences that encode for Nav1.7 channels or that otherwise inhibit the function of Nav1.7 channels. Local suppression of Nav1.7 channel levels and/or function will occur in the peripheral sensory neurons of the dorsal root ganglia.
US08183217B2
Methods and means are provided for reducing the phenotypic expression of a nucleic acid of interest in eukaryotic cells by providing aberrant, preferably unpolyadenylated, target-specific RNA to the nucleus of the host cell. Preferably, the unpolyadenylated, target-specific RNA is provided by transcription of a chimeric gene comprising a promoter and a DNA region encoding the target-specific RNA.
US08183211B2
A method for preventing or delaying the onset of autoimmune diseases is disclosed.
US08183207B2
Methods of using colony stimulating factor receptor (CSF1R) extracellular domain (ECD) fusion molecules for treating osteolytic bone loss, cancer metastasis, cancer metastasis-induced osteolytic bone loss, and tumor growth are provided. CSF1R ECD fusion molecules, polynucleotides encoding CSF1R ECD fusion molecules, and methods of making CSF1R ECD fusion molecules are also provided.
US08183206B2
It is intended to provide drugs for treating ischemic diseases which are safe and have little side effects. Namely, drugs having a combination of an antithrombotic agent and a pyrazolone derivative defined in the description or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt.
US08183205B2
A therapeutic agent for ovulation disorder of the present invention is characterized in comprising Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; and that the ovulation disorder is caused by Luteinized Unruptured Follicle.
US08183199B2
A fabric softener composition, comprising 1% to 49% by weight of a bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium methylsulphate fatty acid ester having a molar ratio of fatty acid moieties to amine moieties of from 1.85 to 1.99, wherein the average chain length of the fatty acid moieties is from 16 to 18 carbon atoms and the iodine value of the fatty acid moieties, calculated for the free fatty acid, is from 0.5 to 50.
US08183197B2
A particle for use in a detergent composition. The particle can have a coating layer having a binder selected from the group consisting of surfactant, surfactant precursor, film-forming polymer, film forming inorganic salt, and mixtures thereof. The particle can have a core being at least partially coated by the coating layer. The particle can have a hueing dye.
US08183196B2
A neutral automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising an acidifying particle comprising an aminocarboxylic builder wherein the acidifying particle has a low hygroscopicity, a cake strength of at most 20N and a pH of from about 2 to about 6 as measured in 1% aqueous solution at 20° C.
US08183188B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a food grade food grade lubricant, such as one of synthetic or mineral oil origin, which can be used for the lubrication of compressors and vacuum pumps. The lubricant composition can include a blend of alkylated aromatics, such as naphthalenes, and synthetic hydrocarbons comprised of polyalphaolefin fluids. The blend can be compounded with additives including one or more of antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors, antiwear additives, metal passivators, and anti foam agents that are cleared for incidental food contact.
US08183187B2
The present invention provides a lubricating composition comprising (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) a friction modifier; (c) a corrosion inhibitor; (d) an antiwear agent; and (e) a product prepared by heating together: (i) a dispersant; (ii) 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole or a hydrocarbyl-substituted 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole, or oligomers thereof; (iii) a borating agent;and (iv) optionally a dicarboxylic acid of an aromatic compound selected from the group consisting of 1,3 diacids and 1,4 diacids, or (v) optionally a phosphorus acid compound, said heating being sufficient to provide a product of (i), (ii), (iii) and optionally (iv), which is soluble in an oil of lubricating viscosity. The invention further provides a use for the lubricating composition in a transmission.
US08183179B2
A method for treating a subterranean formation includes forming a treatment fluid including a carrier fluid, a solid acid-precursor, and a solid scale inhibitor. The solid acid-precursor includes a material that forms an acid at downhole conditions in the subterranean formation. The method further includes adding a solid acid-responsive material into the treatment fluid, where the solid acid-responsive material enhances formation of acid from the solid acid-precursor in acidic conditions. The method includes performing an acid fracture treatment and inhibiting scale formation within the subterranean formation. The solid scale inhibitor allows for long-term scale inhibition after the treatment.
US08183178B2
The present invention provides methods and compositions for performing multi-step nucleic acid mediated synthesis of a highly diverse collection of molecules, for example, small molecules and polymers. In the method, in at least two steps, multiple reaction intermediates and/or products are produced in the same step by different chemical reactions.
US08183168B2
A lead-free glass for covering electrodes including, as represented by mass % based on the following oxides, from 30 to 50% of B2O3, from 21 to 25% of SiO2, from 10 to 35% of ZnO, from 7 to 14% in total of K2O and either one or both of Li2O and Na2O, from 0 to 10% of Al2O3, and from 0 to 10% of ZrO2, wherein when it contains at least one component selected from the group consisting of MgO, CaO, SrO and BaO, the total of their contents is at most 5%, and when the molar fractions of Li2O, Na2O and K2O are represented by l, n and k, respectively, l is at most 0.025, and l+n+k is from 0.07 to 0.17.
US08183162B2
The present disclosure provides a method for making a semiconductor device. The method includes forming a material layer on a substrate; forming a sacrificial layer on the material layer, where the material layer and sacrificial layer each as a thickness less than 100 angstrom; forming a patterned photoresist layer on the sacrificial layer; applying a first wet etching process to etch the sacrificial layer to form a patterned sacrificial layer using the patterned photoresist layer as a mask; applying a second wet etching process to etch the first material layer; and applying a third wet etching process to remove the patterned sacrificial layer.
US08183154B2
Selective deposition of metal over dielectric layers in a manner that minimizes or eliminates keyhole formation is provided. According to one embodiment, a dielectric target layer is formed over a substrate layer, wherein the target layer may be configured to allow conformal metal deposition, and a dielectric second layer is formed over the target layer, wherein the second layer may be configured to allow bottom-up metal deposition. An opening may then be formed in the second layer and metal may be selectively deposited over the substrate layer.
US08183145B2
Methods and a structure. A method of forming contact structure includes depositing a silicide layer onto a substrate; depositing an electrically insulating layer over a first surface of the silicide layer; forming a via through the insulating layer extending to the first surface; depositing an electrically conductive layer covering a bottom and at least one vertical wall of the via; removing the conductive layer from the bottom; and filling the via with aluminum directly contacting the silicide layer. A structure includes: a silicide layer disposed on a substrate; an electrically insulating layer disposed over the silicide layer; an aluminum plug extending through the insulating layer and directly contacting the silicide layer; and an electrically conductive layer disposed between the plug and the insulating layer. Also included is a method where an aluminum layer grows selectively from a silicide layer and at least one sidewall of a trench.
US08183144B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a back surface electrode, including: a step of preparing a semiconductor wafer having a front surface and a back surface; a thermal processing step of forming a first metal layer on the back surface of the semiconductor wafer and executing thermal processing, thereby creating an ohmic contact between the semiconductor wafer and the first metal layer; and a step of forming a second metal layer of Ni on the back surface of the semiconductor substrate after the thermal processing step.
US08183135B2
A TFT (Thin Film Transistor) is provided in which a hydrogen feeding layer is able to be formed in a position where diffusing distance of hydrogen can be made short without causing an increase in photolithography processes. In the TFT, the hydrogen feeding layer to diffuse hydrogen into a dangling bond existing at an interface between a polycrystalline silicon thin film and a gate insulating film is formed in a position between the gate insulating film and a gate electrode. According to this configuration, diffusing distance of hydrogen at a period of time during hydrogenation can be made short and the hydrogenation process can be sufficiently performed without taking time in heat treatment.
US08183133B2
There is provided a method for suppressing the occurrence of defects such as voids or blisters even in the laminated wafer having no oxide film wherein hydrogen ions are implanted into a wafer for active layer having no oxide film on its surface to form a hydrogen ion implanted layer, and ions other than hydrogen are implanted up to a position that a depth from the surface side the hydrogen ion implantation is shallower than the hydrogen ion implanted layer, and the wafer for active layer is laminated onto a wafer for support substrate, and then the wafer for active layer is exfoliated at the hydrogen ion implanted layer.
US08183132B2
The present invention generally provides apparatus and methods for forming LED structures. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for fabricating a compound nitride structure comprising forming a first layer comprising a first group-III element and nitrogen on substrates in a first processing chamber by a hydride vapor phase epitaxial (HVPE) process or a metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) process, forming a second layer comprising a second group-III element and nitrogen over the first layer in a second processing chamber by a MOCVD process, and forming a third layer comprising a third group-III element and nitrogen over the second layer by a MOCVD process.
US08183128B2
A method for reducing roughness of an exposed surface of an insulator layer on a substrate, by depositing an insulator layer on a substrate wherein the insulator layer includes an exposed rough surface opposite the substrate, and then smoothing the exposed rough surface of the insulator layer by exposure to a gas plasma in a chamber. The chamber contains therein a gas at a pressure of greater than 0.25 Pa but less than 30 Pa, and the gas plasma is created using a radiofrequency generator applying to the insulator layer a power density greater than 0.6 W/cm2 but less than 10 W/cm2 for at least 10 seconds to less than 200 seconds. Substrate bonding and layer transfer may be carried out subsequently to transfer the thin layer of substrate and the insulator layer to a second substrate.
US08183123B2
A method of forming a mark in an IC fabricating process is described. Two parts of the mark each including a plurality of linear patterns are respectively defined by two exposure steps that either belong to two lithography processes respectively or constitute a double-exposure process including X-dipole and Y-dipole exposure steps.
US08183122B2
Exact alignment of a recrystallized region, which is to be formed in an amorphous or polycrystalline film, is facilitated. An alignment mark is formed, which is usable in a step of forming an electronic device, such as a thin-film transistor, in the recrystallized region. In addition, in a step of obtaining a large-grain-sized crystal-phase semiconductor from a semiconductor film, a mark structure that is usable as an alignment mark in a subsequent step is formed on the semiconductor film in the same exposure step. Thus, the invention includes a light intensity modulation structure that modulates light and forms a light intensity distribution for crystallization, and a mark forming structure that modulates light and forms a light intensity distribution including a pattern with a predetermined shape, and also forms a mark indicative of a predetermined position on a crystallized region.
US08183100B2
In sophisticated semiconductor devices, a strain-inducing semiconductor alloy may be positioned close to the channel region by forming cavities on the basis of a wet chemical etch process, which may have an anisotropic etch behavior with respect to different crystallographic orientations. In one embodiment, TMAH may be used which exhibits, in addition to the anisotropic etch behavior, a high etch selectivity with respect to silicon dioxide, thereby enabling extremely thin etch stop layers which additionally provide the possibility of further reducing the offset from the channel region while not unduly contributing to overall process variability.
US08183098B2
A method for manufacturing an integrated electronic device. The method includes providing an SOI substrate having a semiconductor substrate, an insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate, and a semiconductor starting layer on the insulating layer; epitaxially growing the starting layer to obtain a semiconductor active layer on the insulating layer for integrating components of the device, and forming at least one contact trench extending from an exposed surface of the starting layer to the semiconductor substrate before the step of epitaxially growing the starting layer, wherein each contact trench clears a corresponding portion of the starting layer, of the insulating layer and of the semiconductor substrate, the epitaxial growing being further applied to the cleared portions thereby at least partially filling the at least one contact trench with semiconductor material.
US08183094B2
Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device having a semiconductor chip and resin sealing portion
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes preparing a semiconductor chip having a main surface, forming a conductive portion made from a material having conductivity and malleability on the main surface, arranging the semiconductor chip within a die after the step of forming the conductive portion, the die having an inner surface facing the main surface with a spacing therebetween, and a protruding portion protruding from the inner surface to press the conductive portion, and forming a sealing resin portion having a surface and an opening by filling the die with a resin and then removing the die, the surface facing the main surface, the opening passing through between the conductive portion and the surface.
US08183093B2
A wiring circuit layer 2 having at least a wiring part and an insulating part, whose top and bottom surfaces (20A, 20B) is adhesive surfaces, is formed on a metal support substrate 1 in a way such that the layer 2 can be peeled from the substrate 1. Exposed in the first adhesive surface 20A of the wiring circuit layer 2 is a first connecting conductor part 21, which is connectable with an electrode 31 of a first semiconductor element 3 in a wafer state. After the wiring circuit layer 2 is laminated on and connected to the element 3, the metal support substrate 1 is peeled from the wiring circuit layer 2 to yield a semiconductor device 4. Another element may be connected to the other adhesive surface 20B exposed upon the peeling.
US08183090B2
To reduce connection defects between a circuit substrate provided on a core substrate and a circuit to be mounted thereon, thereby improving reliability as a multilayered device mounting substrate. The device mounting substrate includes: a first circuit substrate composed of a substrate, an insulating layer formed on this substrate, and a first conductive layer (including conductive parts) formed on this insulating layer; and a second circuit substrate mounted on the first circuit substrate, being composed of a base, a second conductive layer (including conductive parts) formed on the bottom of the base, and a third conductive layer (including conductive parts) formed on the top of the base. Here, the first and second circuit substrates are bonded by pressure so that the first and second conductive parts are laminated and embedded together into the insulating layer. The first and second conductive parts form connecting areas in the insulating layer, thereby connecting the first and second circuit substrates electrically.
US08183081B2
Embodiments of the invention generally provide a high efficiency solar cell using a novel processing sequence to form a solar cell device. In one embodiment, the methods include forming one or more layers on a backside of a solar cell substrate prior to the texturing process to prevent attack of the backside surface of the substrate. In one embodiment, the one or more layers are a metalized backside contact structure that is formed on the backside of the solar cell substrate. In another embodiment, the one or more layers are a chemical resistant dielectric layer that is formed over the backside of the solar cell substrate.
US08183079B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device is disclosed. The method comprises: applying a sensing layer with variation in a secondary attribute according to heat, on a handle wafer; patterning the sensing layer, thus forming a cavity; forming a sensing part pattern having a beam structure in the cavity; forming a light-absorbing layer for converting energy of incident photons into heat, along the sensing part pattern; turning the entire structure over, removing the handle wafer, and thus exposing a rear portion of the sensing part pattern; and forming an additional light-absorbing layer on a rear portion of the light-absorbing layer formed on the sensing part pattern, thereby forming a sensing structure part having a beam structure. The method may further comprises: after the forming of the light-absorbing layer for converting the energy of the incident photons into the heat, forming on the light-absorbing layer a filling layer to fill up the cavity, and after the forming of the additional light-absorbing layer, selectively removing the filling layer and exposing the sensing structure part in a manner to float it over the cavity.
US08183077B2
Methods of fabricating 3-dimensional force input control devices are disclosed. These roughly comprise: providing a first substrate, fabricating stress-sensitive IC components and signal processing IC on a side one of the first substrate, fabricating one or more closed trenches on a side two of the first substrate within each die area, creating elastic element, frame area and rigid island, providing a second substrate, patterning a side two of the second substrate to define areas for deep etching, creating a layer of bonding material in local areas on at least one of the surfaces of the side one of the second substrate and the side two of the first substrate, aligning and bonding the side two of the first substrate with the side one of the second substrate, etching the second substrate from the side two through to the first substrate, dicing the two bonded substrates into multiple separate dice.
US08183075B2
The present invention provides a method of fabricating a semiconductor substrate and a method of fabricating a light emitting device. The method includes forming a first semiconductor layer on a substrate, forming a metallic material layer on the first semiconductor layer, forming a second semiconductor layer on the first semiconductor layer and the metallic material layer, wherein a void is formed in a first portion of the first semiconductor layer under the metallic material layer during formation of the second semiconductor layer, and separating the substrate from the second semiconductor layer by etching at least a second portion of the first semiconductor layer using a chemical solution.
US08183064B2
A system for displaying images. The system includes a thin film transistor (TFT) device including a first gate layer disposed on a first region of a substrate and covered by a first insulating layer. A first polysilicon active layer is disposed on the first insulating layer and a second polysilicon layer is disposed on a second region of the substrate. A second insulating layer covers both of the first and second polysilicon gate layers. Second and third gate layers are respectively disposed on the second insulating layer above the first and second polysilicon active layers. A method for fabricating a system for displaying images including the TFT device is also disclosed.
US08183052B2
Methods and apparatus for testing the sterility of a product to be administered to a patient. The sterility of the product is tested by monitoring the pH change of a culture medium in contact with any culturable organisms (e.g., bacteria) that are collected by filtration of the product to be tested.
US08183048B2
A method of screening an antioxidant for potency and/or toxicity in vitro, the method includes contacting the antioxidant with a model system containing a sterol superlattice formation capable of generating a detectable signal, wherein the detectable signal changes in a parameter representative of an integrity of the sterol superlattice formation; and detecting and/or measuring disruption of the sterol superlattice formation, wherein the disruption is caused by the insertion of the antioxidant into membranes and thereby screening the antioxidant for potency and/or toxicity.
US08183042B2
A multi-layered matrix, a method of tissue repair using the same, and multi-layered implant prepared thereof are provided. The multi-layered matrix comprises a first element and a second element connected thereto, and the second element comprises a hollow cavity. The first and the second elements are composed of a composite material comprising a bioabsorbable porous material.
US08183041B2
A multi-layered matrix, a method of tissue repair using the same, and multi-layered implant prepared thereof are provided. The multi-layered matrix comprises a first element and a second element connected thereto, and the second element comprises a hollow cavity. The first and the second elements are composed of a composite material comprising a bioabsorbable porous material.
US08183035B1
A method of manufacturing biological products in a single container from the growth of cells to purification of the product is performed in a flexible disposable bioreactor that uses only a compressed gas for mixing and gasification. A porous septum is used to create the gasification and mixing as well as to separate a chromatography media used to harvest and purify a biological product in the same container. The closed container can be used in any environment without the risk of contamination to the product or the risk of contamination of environment with the product. This allows large manufacturing of hazardous substances, drugs and vaccines anywhere at the lowest cost possible. Numerous applications can be found in counter-terrorism and biodefense operations as well in managing epidemic illnesses.
US08183022B2
Embodiments of the invention relate, for example, to methods for reducing the load of organic acids and glycerol in water recycled to the fermentation process. Organic acids and glycerol produced during ethanol fermentation are used as a replacement for carbohydrates for propagation of yeast. The yeast may be sold as a feed product or used in subsequent fermentation.
US08183019B2
A process is disclosed for preparing (3R,4R)-3-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine, the compound of formula (I), or (3S,4S)-3-hydroxy-4-hydroxymethylpyrrolidine, the compound of formula (Ia) involving, as a key step, the enzyme-catalysed enantioselective hydrolysis of a racemic 3,4-trans-disubstituted pyrrolidinone compound of formula (II).
US08183018B2
A process for preparing (meth)acrylic esters (F) of alcohols (A) having at least one epoxy group, in which at least one alcohol (A) having at least one epoxy group is esterified with (meth)acrylic acid (S) or is transesterified with at least one (meth)acrylic ester (D) in the presence of at least one enzyme, the alcoholic leaving group being stable under the reaction conditions in the case of the transesterification.
US08183016B2
A method for synthesizing aromatic amino acids according to one aspect of the present invention includes processes of: (a) of preparing a thermostable a Thermus thermophilus aspartate aminotransferase by culturing an E. coli BL21(DE3) cell transformed with a vector comprising a gene encoding the Thermus thermophilus aspartate aminotransferase; (b) contacting the thermostable Thermus thermophilus aspartate aminotransferase of (a) with an amino donor and an amino acceptor at a temperature range of 50-80° C. to obtain an aromatic amino acid; (c) precipitating the aromatic amino acid of (b); and (d) recovering the thermostable Thermus thermophilus aspartate aminotransferase.
US08183002B2
The present disclosure provides immunoassays and kits for detection or quantification of an analyte of interest in a test sample that potentially contains endogenously produced autoantibodies reactive with the analyte.
US08182998B2
Blood biomarkers are described for use in methods and compositions to determine whether an individual has sustained a bone fracture or a cartilage injury.
US08182987B2
An object of an embodiment of the present invention is to provide a method with which it is possible to easily distinguish a proliferation phase of a cell cycle from a resting phase thereof in real time. The object of the embodiment of the present invention is attained by providing a method for performing phase identification of the cell cycle, the method including: visualizing one or more gene-expression products as markers whose amounts in a cell change in a cell-cycle dependent manner; and detecting the products so as to distinguish the proliferation phase of the cell cycle from the resting phase thereof.
US08182985B2
The present invention provides methods of using antibodies that bind a TSG101 protein to inhibit or reduce viral production. The invention also provides methods of using the TSG101 antibodies for the treatment of viral infections, including HIV infection. The invention further provides methods of detecting viral infected cells using TSG101 antibodies.
US08182981B2
A pattern forming method has forming a first resist film on a processed film, patterning the first resist film into a first resist pattern, forming a first film containing a photo acid generator so as to cover the first resist pattern, forming a second resist film so as to cover the first film, irradiating a predetermined region of the second resist film with exposure light, heating the first film and the second resist film, performing a development process, removing the second resist film of the predetermined region and forming a second resist pattern while the first film is left, and etching the processed film with the first resist pattern and the second resist pattern as a mask.
US08182979B2
A photopolymerization initiator is provided. The photopolymerization initiator contains at least one unsaturated double bond and at least one oxime ester group in the molecule. The photopolymerization initiator comprises a compound represented by Formula 1 or 2: wherein R1 and R2 are each independently —CH3, —C2H5, —C3H7 or —C6H5; wherein R3, R4 and R5 are each independently —CH3, —C2H5, —C3H7 or —C6H5. Further provided is a photosensitive resin composition comprising the photopolymerization initiator. The use of the photosensitive resin composition in photolithography reduces the formation of volatile residue during post-development baking.
US08182974B2
An object of the present teachings is to provide a method for producing a negative charging toner having a fine surface charge state. For this object the present teachings provide a method for producing a negative charging toner comprising a polyester resin as a main component is provided. The method comprises steps of producing base particles by emulsifying the polyester resin; causing a positively charged compound to be carried on the surfaces of the base particles and producing toner base particles by bringing the base particles carrying the positively charged compound into contact with negative charge control resin microparticles such that the negative charge control resin microparticles are fixed to the surfaces of the base particles.
US08182967B2
There are provided optical data storage media and methods of optical data storage using the same. The optical data storage media comprises a non-linear sensitizer capable of absorbing actinic radiation to cause upper triplet energy transfer to a reactant that undergoes change upon triplet excitation. The refractive index change (Δn) of the medium is at least about 0.005, or even at least about 0.05.
US08182963B2
Corrosion resistant, manganese-stabilized austenitic stainless steels with a low nickel content are used in bipolar plates, methods for fabricating the bipolar plates, and polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells comprising the bipolar plates. The bipolar plates are formed from high-manganese austenitic stainless steels comprising, in weight percents, 4.0 to 35 manganese, 0.5 to 1.5 nickel, 17 to 20 chromium, 0.2 to 0.5 nitrogen, up to 0.075 carbon, 0.5 to 1.0 silicon, up to 0.1 aluminum, 0 to 0.005 sulfur, and balance iron and incidental impurities. The steels exhibit suitable corrosion resistance, electrical contact resistance, and mechanical properties for high-corrosion applications such as use in bipolar plate materials for PEM fuel cells. The bipolar plates may comprise a solid plate of the steel, optionally coated with a highly electrically conductive material. Alternatively, the bipolar plates may comprise an economical substrate coated with the steel, optionally further coated with a highly electrically conductive material.
US08182956B2
A fuel cell stack includes a plurality of fuel cells, and a plurality of fuel delivery ports. Each of the plurality of fuel delivery ports is positioned on or in the fuel cell stack to provide fuel to a portion of the plurality fuel cells in each stack.
US08182942B2
An anode and a lithium battery comprising the same are disclosed. The anode comprises a current collector, and an anode material coated on or filled within the current collector. The anode material comprises a carbon material and an adhesive, and the adhesive comprises a hydrophobic polymer binder and a sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, in which an average molecular weight of the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ranges from about 10×105 to about 12×105, a substitution degree of the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ranges from about 0.65 to about 0.9, and the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose ranges from about 0.5% to about 0.7% of the anode material by weight.
US08182936B2
A temperature control device has a heat exchanger recovering heat from exhaust gas of an engine, a water circulating passage in which a cooling water is circulated while receiving the recovered heat, an air conditioning unit heating air with the hot cooling water of the passage to produce a temperature controlled air, an air duct, a water heater attached to the bottom surface of a battery pack, and an electric heater attached side surfaces of the pack. The conditioning unit blows the controlled air against the battery pack through the duct. The water heater receives the hot cooling water of the passage and raises the temperature of the battery pack. The electric heater subsidiarily warms the battery pack with heat generated from electric power of the pack.
US08182932B2
The object of the invention is to provide a reflow Sn-plated copper alloy strip having improved fatigue characteristics by preventing the degradation of fatigue characteristics caused by reflow Sn plating. The invention provides a copper alloy strip having an Sn or Sn alloy plating film formed thereon by electroplating and reflowing treatment, wherein average hydrogen concentration in the strip being about 2 mass ppm or less.
US08182929B2
The present invention provides a solar absorptive material for a solar selective surface of an absorber of solar radiation. The solar absorptive material comprises a dispersed metallic material and a receiving boundary through which the solar radiation is received. Further, the solar absorptive material comprises a first region and a second region. The first region being located at a position closer to the receiving boundary than the second region and the first region has an average volume fraction of the dispersed metallic material that is larger than that of the second region.
US08182924B2
A multilayer optical body is disclosed. The optical body includes an optical film including polyester, a first skin layer is disposed on at least one side of the polyester optical film, and a strippable skin layer is disposed on the first skin layer. The first skin layer includes a mixture of a polyacrylate and an anti-static polymer. Methods of making such optical bodies are also disclosed.
US08182921B2
Crosslinkable compositions containing a crosslinkable organosilicon compound; a silica filler; a silicate or halogen analog thereof, a non-silicate resin-forming monomer; and a solid blowing agent containing intercalated liquid or liquid of crystallization, produce uniform foams of good pore structure, with firm adhesion to substrates, with water repellency and water vapor permeability, and with high elongation and low compression set, and are suitable for use in applications where foamed chloroprene rubber has been used, and in other applications as well.
US08182919B2
An intermediate transfer member that contains a mixture of carbon black, and as a dispersant for the carbon black a copolymer of a polyester, a polycarbonate and a polyalkylene glycol, such as a polyethylene glycol, and further including an optional second polymer.
US08182918B2
Strengthened soy protein based biodegradable composition comprises plasticized or unplasticized cured soy protein strengthened with green strengthening agent. Green strengthening agents include nanoclay, microfibrillated cellulose, nanofibrillated cellulose, cured green polysaccharide and green fibers, filaments, yarns, and fabrics and combinations of these. These can be fabricated into composites.
US08182915B2
A method is provided for spinning a multifilament thread from a thermoplastic material, including the steps of extruding the melted material through a spinneret with a plurality of spinneret holes into a filament bundle with a plurality of filaments, winding the filaments as thread after solidifying, and cooling the filament bundle beneath the spinneret, whereby in a first cooling zone the gaseous cooling medium is directed in such a way that it flows through the filament bundle transversely, the cooling medium leaving the filament bundle practically completely on the side opposite the inflow side, and in a second cooling zone beneath the first cooling zone, the filament bundle being cooled further essentially through self-suction of the gaseous cooling medium surrounding the filament bundle.
US08182910B2
A tip-resistant sheet capable of preventing heavy and easily toppled structures such as tombstones and gravestones, memorial tablets, Buddhist images, furniture, refrigerators, pianos, heavy articles on four wheels, and furniture with thin legs from tipping over utilizes an elastic material that is characterized in that one or more types of spherical bodies, different from the elastic material, are embedded in the elastic material. The tip-resistant sheet is characterized in that the spherical bodies, different from the elastic material and having a diameter equal to or larger than the thickness of the elastic material, are used. The tip-resistant sheet can also utilize a composite material formed by laminating an elastic material onto a metal material and the spherical bodies, different from the elastic material and having a diameter equal to or larger than the thickness of the composite material, are placed against surface of the composite material.
US08182905B2
The invention provides systems and methods for forming low density ceramic felt material cores which are sandwiched between ceramic matrix composites to form a ceramic matrix laminate possessing a high strength-to-density ratio while maintaining a stiffness required for mechanical applications. The core and face plates are coupled together using a chemical vapor process.
US08182904B2
Provided is a laminated ceramic package. The laminated ceramic package includes a laminated ceramic substrate having a conductive pattern therein, a first ceramic layer on the laminated ceramic substrate, and a second ceramic layer on the first ceramic layer. The first ceramic layer has a firing area shrinkage rate of about 1% or less. The second ceramic layer has a cavity receiving electronic components and a different firing shrinkage rate from the first ceramic layer.
US08182899B2
An anti-glare film is provided and includes a substrate and an anti-glare layer which is formed on the substrate and contains fine particles. The anti-glare layer has micro concave/convex shapes on the surface. The micro concave/convex shapes of the anti-glare layer are formed by coating the substrate with a coating material containing the fine particles and aggregating the fine particles by a convection of the coating material. A thickness of the anti-glare layer is equal to or larger than a mean diameter of the fine particles and is equal to or less than three times as large as the mean diameter of the fine particles. The fine particles are constructed substantially by fine particles having particle sizes less than twice as large as the thickness of the anti-glare layer.
US08182888B2
A polymer with a backbone and an unsaturated side chain attached to the backbone. The polymer may optionally be combined with an oxidation catalyst and/or other ingredients.
US08182879B2
There are provide a nickel elution prevention method for preventing a water-contact instrument made of copper alloy from eluting nickel even when being water-contact with a fluid, such as city water, a protective film formation agent for preventing the elution of nickel and a detergent for preventing the elution of nickel. The water-contact instrument includes valves for city water, feedwater or hot water, pipe joints, strainers, water faucet clasps, pump supplies materials, water meters, water purifiers, water feeders, hot water feeders or other such water-contact instruments each made of copper alloy, such as bronze, brass, etc., plated with a material containing nickel, for example. The nickel elution prevention method for the water-contact instrument of copper alloy includes applying the protective film formation agent containing at least one species of benzotriazole, benzotriazole derivatives and organic acids including a straight-chain fatty acid to at least a water-contact surface of the water-contact instrument of copper alloy to form a protective film, thereby suppressing elution of nickel via the protective film.
US08182876B2
The invention relates to a seamless model free of bond lines and to a method of making same. The method includes the sequential steps of providing a substructure having an exposed outer surface, applying a modeling paste to the outer surface of the substructure in the form of a continuous layer, curing the continuous layer of applied modeling paste, and machining said cured layer of modeling paste to the desired contour. The modeling paste of the invention is a mechanically frothed syntactic foam prepared by injecting inert gas with mechanical stirring into either a formed froth-forming composition, which is preferably a polyurethane or epoxy froth-forming composition containing microballoons. The polyurethane composition exemplified herein comprises (1) an organic polyisocyanate component; (2) a polyol component comprising (a) greater than 50%, by weight of a high molecular weight polyol and (b) less than 50%, by weight, of a low molecular weight polyol; and (3) a chemical thixotropic agent in an amount sufficient to induce thixotropic properties. The epoxy composition preferably comprises (1) an epoxy resin; (2) a thixotropic agent in an amount sufficient to induce thixotropic properties; and (3) a hardener comprising (a) at least one polyethyleneimine and (b) at least one other amine having at least two amino hydrogen groups, the combined amounts of (a) and (b) being sufficient to effect cure of the epoxy resin.
US08182860B2
The present invention provides dental fillers having the optical and/or mechanical characteristics required to dental materials, a method of producing the same, and a dental composite material prepared with use of the dental filler. More specifically, the present invention provides a dental filler containing a zirconium silicate compound, especially a zirconium trisilicate compound with a wadeite type crystalline structure and having an average particle diameter in the range from 2 to 50,000 nm, a method of producing the same, a dental composite material containing the dental filler and a hardenable resin selected from an acrylic resin, a methacrylic resin, an epoxy resin, a vinyl resin, a urethane resin and the like.
US08182854B2
Provided is a coffee composition which does not generate hydrogen peroxide in the body even if it is taken for long periods of time. The coffee composition has a hydroxyhydroquinone content of 0 to 0.00005 wt. %.
US08182852B2
A method is described wherein products, such as potato chips, vegetables, fruits, nuts or the like are fried in at least two stages. In the first stage the products are fried at a temperature between 90-190° C., where after the products are being transported to the second stage. In the second stage the products are subjected to frying under reduced pressure at 25-150 mbar at a temperature between 100-145° C. In the second stage evaporation is improved and maintained at a high level, because under said reduced vacuum conditions the evaporation temperature drops considerably and consequently the evaporation out of the products continues. This reduces the quantity of fatty and oily frying substance that is taken up in this stage by the product.
US08182850B2
An oral composition comprising taste masked iron or copper.
US08182845B2
The objectives are to find a substance or a composition capable of promoting the production of ghrelin with physiological activities such as growth hormone secretion effect, and to provide a pharmaceutical comprising it as the active ingredient. The pharmaceutical is a ghrelin production promoter comprising Rikkunshi-to as the active ingredient.
US08182843B2
The present invention relates to bioadhesive compositions for oral application, which comprise a curcuminoid substance as an active ingredient. The present invention also relates to method of using said bioadhesive composition for the prevention and treatment of periodontal diseases such as gingivitis and other periodontal diseases.
US08182835B2
The invention provides a method for obtaining local anesthetics encapsulated in liposomes, such as multivesicular liposomes, with high encapsulation efficiency and slow release in vivo. When the encapsulated anesthetic is administered as a single intracutaneous dose, the duration of anesthesia and half-life of the drug at the local injection site is increased as compared to injection of unencapsulated anesthetic. The maximum tolerated dose of the encapsulated anesthetic is also markedly increased in the liposomal formulation over injection of unencapsulated anesthetic. These results show that the liposomal formulation of local anesthetic is useful for sustained local infiltration and nerve block anesthesia.
US08182833B2
A method for reducing the symptoms of peripheral vascular disease and for improving peripheral circulation wherein a progestin is administered to a subject in need thereof.
US08182828B2
The present invention provides an oil-in-water emulsified milky skin cosmetic preparation, which is able to impart a refreshing feeling, an astringent effect, a moisturizing effect, and a softening effect to skin, when it is singly used, and which is excellent in terms of emulsion stability although it has a high water content and a low viscosity, presenting a milk white color. An oil-in-water emulsified milky skin cosmetic preparation comprising (a) a copolymer of 2-acrylamide 2-methylpropanesulfonic acid or a salt thereof/polyoxyethylene alkyl ether methacrylate, (b) an alkyl modified carboxyvinyl polymer; and (c) an alkylene oxide derivative, and having a viscosity at 25° C. of 10,000 mPa·s or less (Vismetron viscometer). It is preferable that the skin cosmetic preparation comprises 0.005% to 2.0% by mass of (a), 0.005% to 1.5% by mass of (b), and 0.005% to 15.0% by mass of (c). The skin cosmetic preparation may further comprise (d) oil having a viscosity at 25° C. of 100 mPa·s or less and being a liquid at an ordinary temperature, arbitrarily. Furthermore, it is preferable that the skin cosmetic preparation comprises 55% to 80% by mass of water.
US08182822B2
The invention provides an allergy prevention method or treatment method, diets and oral drugs enabling prevention/treatment of allergic symptoms without trouble such as systemic adverse reaction, immune deficiency and the like caused by transdermal/intravenous administration of TGF-β. The allergy prevention method or treatment method is to orally administer 100 μg/kg or more of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) relative to a weight of an administration target body and thereby selectively suppress Th2 immune response, while with respect to the diets and oral drugs, the content is set to contain an effective amount of transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) therein.
US08182817B2
The present application provides human antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to the human interleukin-22 (IL-22). The antibodies can act as antagonists of IL-22 activity, thereby modulating immune responses in general, and those mediated by IL-22 in particular. The disclosed compositions and methods may be used for example, in diagnosing, treating or preventing inflammatory disorders, autoimmune diseases, allergies, septic shock, infectious disorders, transplant rejection, cancer, and other immune system disorders.
US08182816B2
Disclosed are methods of treating subjects having cancers including administering an effective amount of an early activation molecule agonist, antagonist or depletor, to the subject. Human monoclonal antibodies specific to the early activation molecules, and methods of use, are also disclosed.
US08182811B2
The present invention relates to binding members, especially antibody molecules, for CXCL13. The binding members are useful for the treatment of disorders associated with CXCL13, including arthritic disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.
US08182808B2
Polynucleotides and polypeptides relating to a recombinantly modified plasmin(ogen) molecule are provided. The plasmin(ogen) molecule has a single kringle domain N-terminal to the activation site present in the native human plasminogen molecule, combined such that no foreign sequences are present, and exhibits lysine-binding and significant enzymatic characteristics associated with the native enzyme.
US08182804B1
The present invention provides engineered bacteriophages that express at least one biofilm degrading enzyme on their surface and uses thereof for degrading bacterial biofilms. The invention also provides genetically engineered bacteriophages expressing the biofilm degrading enzymes and proteins necessary for the phage to replicate in different naturally occurring biofilm producing bacteria. The phages of the invention allow a method of biofilm degradation by the use of one or only a few administration of the phage because the system using these phages is self perpetuating, and capable of degrading biofilm even when the concentration of bacteria within the biofilm is low.
US08182802B2
Compositions are described comprising a of a block copolymer having an overall ionic charge and in which one of the blocks has pendant zwitterionic groups and a biologically active compound having a charge opposite that of the polymer. The polymer is preferably a linear diablock copolymer, preferably having a low polydispersity, such as a (tertiary amine group containing monomer) block-(zwitterionic monomer) copolymer. Suitable cationic monomers are dialkyl aminoalkyl(alk)acrylates and -acrylamides and suitable zwitterionic monomers are phosphorylcholine group containing acrylate monomers such as 2-methacyloyloxyetyl-21-trimethyl ammonium ethyl phosphate liner salt. The biologically active compound is generally polyionic and is for instance a nucleic acid, such as DNA, especially plasmid DNA.
US08182797B2
Cosmetic agent for temporarily deforming keratin fibers, comprising a polysilicic acid in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, wherein the polysilicic acid is coated with at least one copolymer A formed from at least one monomer A1 according to Formula (A1) wherein R1 is H or CH3, R2 and R3 each independently of each other mean H, OH, C1-10-Alkyl or C1-10-Alkoxy, under the provision that at least one of the radicals R2 or R3 is OH, and n is a whole number from 0 to 20, and at least one monomer A2 according to Formula (A2) wherein R4 is H or CH3, Z is O or NH, and R5 is C1-30-alkyl or C1-30-alkylene-C1-30-alkylether group, use of the agent for temporarily deforming keratin fibers, and method of deforming hair using such agent.
US08182791B2
A formulation for an inhaler device comprises carrier particles having a diameter of at least 50 μm and a mass median diameter of at least 175 μm; active particles; and additive material to which is able to promote release of the active particles from the carrier particles on actuation of the inhaler device. The formulation has excellent flowability even at relatively high fine particle contents.
US08182788B2
The invention relates to a method for improving one or more physical/chemical characteristics, like reduced radiolysis of and the ability to autoclave, a 18F-fluor-deoxy-glucose (18F-FDG)-solution, which method comprises the steps of a) provision of a 18F-fluor-deoxy-glucose (18F-FDG)-solution, and b) addition of at least one buffer based on a weak acid to the 18F-fluor-deoxy-glucose (18F-FDG)-solution. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a sterile 18F-fluor-deoxy-glucose (18F-FDG)-solution by autoclaving said 18F-fluor-deoxy-glucose (FDG)-solution.
US08182778B2
The invention relates to boron carbide and to a method for making the same, as well as to a super-abrasive material and a machine device including said boron carbide. The boron carbide of the invention has the following formula BC5 and has a diamond-type cubic structure with a mesh parameter a=3.635±0.006 &angst. The boron carbide of the invention can particularly be used in the field of machining.
US08182777B2
A method of using a catalyst comprises exposing a catalyst to at least one reactant in a chemical process. The catalyst comprises copper and a small pore molecular sieve having a maximum ring size of eight tetrahedral atoms. The chemical process undergoes at least one period of exposure to a reducing atmosphere. The catalyst has an initial activity and the catalyst has a final activity after the at least one period of exposure to the reducing atmosphere. The final activity is within 30% of the initial activity at a temperature between 200 and 500° C.
US08182765B2
A microfluidic device for transferring liquid from a first chamber to a second chamber is provided. The device has a first chamber; a second chamber; and a barrier between the first chamber and the second chamber, the barrier having least one opening fluidly connecting the first chamber to the second chamber, the at least one opening being sized such that a retention force, such as surface tension, keeps the liquid in the first chamber. The fluid is transferred from the first chamber to the second chamber when an initiation input such as fluid pressure is introduced to the liquid that is sufficient to overcome the retention force. The device may be a sensor strip.
US08182758B2
An apparatus and method for loading particulate material in a vertical tube comprising at least one impact-absorbing module, a central axis and a sustaining wire to position the apparatus suspended in the interior of the tube in such a way as to allow loading and uniform distribution of all the material loaded in the tube and the method of loading that uses the apparatus is also described.
US08182756B2
The invention discloses a kind of sulfonation cyclization technique for synthesizing acesulfame potassium for continuous production without stirring and special equipment for this technique. An injection pump is adopted to directly inject the sulfonation raw material and sulfonating agent into autoclave for sulfonation cyclization reaction under high velocity. Moreover, the reciprocating pump is adopted to deliver part of materials in autoclave to condenser designed outside the autoclave for cooling, followed by delivering the cooled materials to another input end of injection pump which together with sulfonation raw material and sulfonating agent is injected into autoclave through high-velocity injection by injection pump. The apparatus is composed of autoclave, injection pump, reciprocating pump and condenser.
US08182752B2
A device for treatment of exhaust gases includes a housing, a fragile structure resiliently mounted within the housing, and a non-intumescent mounting mat disposed in a gap between the housing and the fragile structure. The mounting mat includes a plurality of inorganic fibers that have undergone a surface treatment to increase the holding force performance of the mounting mat. Also disclosed are methods of making a mounting mat for an exhaust gas treatment device and for making an exhaust gas treatment device incorporating the mounting mat.
US08182748B2
A method and an arrangement of measuring acidity or other chemical or physical property of a gas. The invention comprises a membrane having optical indicator molecules bound to a microporous matrix arranged to be placed into contact with the gas to be measured, the optical indicator molecules changing their colour in response to the acidity or other chemical or physical property of the gas, a light source, and a detector. The light source is arranged to emit and direct light to the membrane, the light being transmitted through the membrane, whereby a part of the light is absorbed into the optical indicator molecules, and the rest of the light emitted is guided to the detector, where it is measured.
US08182743B1
The disclosed invention relates to a portable decontamination unit. The invention also relates to a decontamination process. The decontamination unit may employ a shipping container for transporting a decontaminant generator and optionally a power generator, and for functioning as a decontamination chamber. The decontamination unit may be ruggedized for use in hostile environments such as those that may be anticipated for military applications.
US08182742B2
An aluminum-based bearing alloy material and a bearing made therefrom is described, the bearing material having a composition comprising in weight %: 5-10 tin; 0.8-1.3 copper; 0.8-1.3 nickel; 1.5-3 silicon; 0.13-0.19 vanadium; 0.8-1.2 manganese; 0.4-0.6 chromium; balance aluminum apart from incidental impurities.
US08182731B2
A method of manufacturing a retrofit sleeve for a wind turbine blade, includes positioning at least a portion of a blade-shaped form in a mold; and applying a curable material to the space between the form and mold.
US08182725B2
PLA stereocomplex fibers are made by separately melting a high-D PLA starting resin and a high-L starting resin, mixing the melts and spinning the molten mixture. Subsequent heat treatment introduces high-melting “stereocomplex” crystallinity into the fibers. The process can form fibers having a high content of “stereocomplex” crystallites that have a high melting temperature. As a result, the fibers have excellent thermal resistance. The process is also easily adaptable to commercial melt spinning operations.
US08182724B2
A method of improving energy consumption and/or melt quality of injection molding or extrusion machine can include controlling energy input to the melt from screw drive and heat sources. One or more sensors can measure a present value of at least one process parameter associated with the melt. A control algorithm can compare the present value of melt with a set value. If the present value deviates from the set value by more than a predetermined amount, the set value of at least one operating parameter can be adjusted. The algorithm can determine energy transferred to melt material from thermal and mechanical sources, and adjust set values to optimize energy consumption. Process parameters can include melt temperature, melt quality characterized value, prospective throughput or injection cycle time, or prospective energy consumption value. Operating parameters can include barrel heating temperature, screw rotational speed, screw plasticizing back pressure, screw injection speed or screw injection pressure.
US08182722B2
A method for manufacturing a zinc oxide based sputtering target includes the step of producing a zinc oxide based sputtering target by using γ-Al2O3 as a dopant material.
US08182711B2
The present invention is directed to pyrotechnic aerosol fire suppression compositions that burn rapidly, but coolly. The rapid burning of the compositions of the present invention produces a voluminous flame-suppressive aerosol that is useful in suppressing and/or extinguishing both small and large fires. The compositions of the invention contain at least one oxidizer and a fuel component comprising at least one organic acid salt, which combination produces a rapid burning composition that burns at low temperatures with little or no flame and have a low heat of combustion.
US08182708B2
The present invention is to provide a method by which the waviness generated in a glass substrate surface during pre-polishing are removed and the glass substrate is finished so as to have a highly flat surface. The present invention relates a method of finishing a pre-polished glass substrate surface, the glass substrate being made of quartz glass containing a dopant and comprising SiO2 as a main component, the finishing method comprising: measuring a concentration distribution of the dopant contained in the glass substrate; and measuring a surface shape of the glass substrate in the pre-polished state, wherein conditions for processing the glass substrate surface are set for each part of the glass substrate based on the measurement results of the concentration distribution of the dopant and the surface shape of the glass substrate.
US08182705B2
A method for producing a thin film magnetic head including a magnetoresistive effect element (MR element) that has a magnetic sensor multi-layered film with a polygonal shape such that a vertex angle faces an air bearing surface (ABS) and a tip of the vertex angle is cut when the magnetic sensor multi-layered film is viewed from an X-Y plane that is parallel to a plane of a lower shield electrode layer includes a step for stopping a lapping process by using a measurement point in which a resistance value is steeply increased while the lapping face is gradually approaching the vertex angle of polygonal shape by lapping from the ABS side. Therefore, an excellent effect in which an ultra narrow track width that exceeds limits of photolithography technology can be securely and constantly formed is obtained.
US08182696B2
A process is disclosed for separating biomolecules from an aqueous solution containing the biomolectules and impurities, having different affinities and/or interactions with a solid support. The solution is passed over a fixed bed of chromatographic resin containing at least three zones, with flow of liquid being arranged between adjacent zones and between a last and first zone. Each of several sequences includes at least an adsorption stage, a rinsing stage, or a desorption stage, with each subsequent sequence being carried out by a downstream displacement of fronts in the zones by approximately the same increment before the periodical displacement of the introduction and withdrawal points.
US08182684B1
A hydrocyclone separator includes a separator body having an upper body part and a lower body part narrower than the upper body part in diameter; a feeder connected helically to the upper body part from a lateral side for feeding in a raw liquid; an upstream outlet disposed axially within the separator body, having an upper part projecting upward and axially from the upper body part and a lower part extending into the lower body part; a downstream outlet attached axially to the lower body part in spatially communication therewith; and a filtering unit disposed axially within an inner wall confining the upstream outlet. The filtering unit has an upper part projecting upwardly and outwardly from a top end of the upstream outlet and a lower part extending into the downstream outlet. The filtering unit consists of a filtering membrane having an inner wall confining the filtering member.
US08182677B2
Known tank flanges have a main filter which has a filter housing with an inlet and an outlet, and a first connecting duct for connecting the main filter to a feed unit. The filter housing is integrated in the tank flange, and filter fabric is inserted into the filter housing and the filter housing is closed off by a filter cover. The inlet of the filter housing is connected to the pressure side of a feed unit and the outlet leads to an internal combustion engine. A disadvantage is that, in order to exchange the filter fabric, the large-area filter cover must be opened, as a result of which a large amount of fuel vapor is dissipated to the atmosphere. In the case of the tank flange according to the invention, the exchangeability of the main filter is simplified by virtue of the main filter being embodied as a filter cartridge. It is provided according to the invention that the inlet of the main filter extends into the first connecting duct of the tank flange and therein forms a sealed connection.
US08182676B2
A gas baffle for a waste water treatment plant filter housing that includes a first and second deflecting plate. The gas baffle has at least one flow-through opening defined by the first and second deflecting plates. The combination of the first and second deflecting plates deflects rising gas bubbles and any solid particulates so that the bubbles and particulates do not enter the filter housing. The gas baffle may include exterior apertures to dissipate the rising gas bubbles that travel on the bottom surface of each deflecting plate. The gas baffle may be integrally formed with the filter housing or created separately and subsequently connected.
US08182672B2
A process for preparing basestocks having superior low temperature properties at high viscosity index (VI). More particularly, a waxy feedstock is contacted with a first dewaxing catalyst having a refined constraint index (CI*) 2.0 or less followed by contacting with a second dewaxing catalyst having a refined constraint index greater than 2.0.
US08182671B2
A sensor utilizing a non-leachable or diffusible redox mediator is described. The sensor includes a sample chamber to hold a sample in electrolytic contact with a working electrode, and in at least some instances, the sensor also contains a non-leachable or a diffusible second electron transfer agent. The sensor and/or the methods used produce a sensor signal in response to the analyte that can be distinguished from a background signal caused by the mediator. The invention can be used to determine the concentration of a biomolecule, such as glucose or lactate, in a biological fluid, such as blood or serum, using techniques such as coulometry, amperometry; and potentiometry. An enzyme capable of catalyzing the electrooxidation or electroreduction of the biomolecule is typically provided as a second electron transfer agent.
US08182669B2
Particles are separated, concentrated, or mixed within a fluid by means of a fluid-containing cell having a longitudinal axis, a cross-sectional area generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, and at least one particle motivating force directionally interacting with at least one recurrent circulating fluid flow generally aligned with the longitudinal axis within the fluid containing cell.
US08182659B2
Electrochemical cell comprises, in one embodiment, a proton exchange membrane (PEM), an anode positioned along one face of the PEM, and a cathode positioned along the other face of the PEM. An electrically-conductive, compressible, spring-like, porous pad for defining a fluid cavity is placed in contact with the outer face of the cathode or the outer face of the anode. The porous pad comprises a particulate or mat of one or more doped- or reduced-valve metal oxides, which are bound together with one or more thermoplastic resins.
US08182654B2
A process for reducing the energy consumption of a distillation column is disclosed. The process includes drawing off an intermediate vapor stream from the rectification section of the distillation column. The vapor stream is compressed and the heat in the vapor stream is exchanged with a portion of the liquid bottoms stream. The heat transfer condenses a portion of the vapor stream, while vaporizing the liquid bottoms stream.
US08182651B2
The present invention relates to a sheet material comprising at least one first layer defining an outer surface of the sheet material and having at least one first color, at least one second layer comprising at least one watermark and having at least one second color, the first and second colors having at least different saturations and/or hue angles.
US08182647B2
A moisture-curable and biodegradable adhesive that includes the reaction product of: (a) an isocyanate component having an average functionality of at least 2; (b) an active hydrogen component having an average functionality greater than 2.1; and (c) an ionic salt component having an average hydroxyl or amino functionality, or combination thereof, of at least 1.
US08182636B2
Electrochemical test cells are made with precision and accuracy by adhering an electrically resistive sheet having a bound opening to a first electrically conductive sheet. A notching opening is then punched through the electrically resistive sheet and the first electrically conductive sheet. The notching opening intersects the first bound opening in the electrically resistive sheet, and transforms the first bound opening into a notch in the electrically resistive sheet. A second electrically conductive sheet is punched to have a notching opening corresponding to that of first electrically conductive sheet, and this is adhered to the other side of the electrically resistive sheet such that the notching openings are aligned. This structure is cleaved from surrounding material to form an electrochemical cell that has a sample space for receiving a sample defined by the first and second conductive sheets and the notch in the electrically resistive sheet.
US08182628B2
Composite sections for aircraft fuselages and methods and systems for manufacturing such sections are disclosed herein. A composite section configured in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a skin and at least first and second stiffeners. The skin can include a plurality of unidirectional fibers forming a continuous surface extending 360 degrees about an axis. The first stiffener can include a first flange portion bonded to an interior surface of the skin and a first raised portion projecting inwardly and away from the interior surface of the skin. The second stiffener can include a second flange portion bonded to the interior surface of the skin and a second raised portion projecting inwardly and away from the interior surface of the skin. A method for manufacturing a section of a fuselage in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes positioning a plurality of uncured stiffeners on a mandrel assembly. The method can further include applying a plurality of fiber tows around the plurality of uncured stiffeners on the mandrel assembly.
US08182624B2
An elastic netting like product is carried between two outer layers of material, such as nonwoven or non-stretch material, which are bonded together at the open areas of the netting like structure. The resulting laminate allows for the outer layers of the laminate to be directly bonded to each other without the stretch engine material being introduced into the bond.
US08182623B2
An absorbent body for use in an absorbent article includes: fragments of nonwoven fabric including heat-fusible fibers, the heat-fusible fibers being bonded to each other to have three-dimensional structure in advance of formation of the fragments; and hydrophilic fibers. The nonwoven fabric fragments and the hydrophilic fibers are blended.
US08182612B2
A method is provided for the removal from a heat exchange of lint that is generated during a drying process in a domestic appliance for laundry care. A rinsing fluid is run through the heat exchanger for cleaning and the rinsing fluid is deflected during a cleaning phase with the magnitude of deflection or the direction of deflection of the rinsing fluid being a function of the strength of an air flow that is applied to deflect the rinsing fluid. The rinsing fluid is thus run through various regions of the heat exchanger depending on the deflection.
US08182610B2
Equipment is realized which is capable of increasing the frequency of use of a deposition mask of an organic EL element and the recycle of an adhesive agent by efficiently cleaning the deposition mask with little damage and efficiently collecting the adhesive agent. A pulse laser is irradiated to a deposition mask to separate the deposition agent from the deposition mask. The separated deposition agent is sucked by a suction nozzle, and the deposition agent is separated from air by a cyclone and deposited on a bottom of the cyclone. Thereafter, a first valve is opened to collect the deposition agent in a deposition agent collection section. Then a second valve is opened to move the deposition agent to a deposition agent refining section to be refined. A third valve is opened to store the refined deposition agent in a deposition agent storage section. The deposition mask may be cleaned without being damaged to collect the deposition agent with high efficiency.
US08182606B2
This invention relates to a formulation with the addition of low density additives of volcanic ash, hollow ceramic microspheres or a combination of microspheres and volcanic ash or other low density additives into cementitious cellulose fiber reinforced building materials. This formulation is advantageously lightweight or low density compared as compared to current fiber cement products without the increased moisture expansion and freeze-thaw degradation usually associated with the addition of lightweight inorganic materials to fiber cement mixes. The low density additives also give the material improved thermal dimensional stability.
US08182603B2
Disclosed are cement compositions for applying to honeycomb bodies. The cement compositions can be applied as a plugging cement composition, segment cement, or even as after applied artificial skins or coatings. The cement compositions generally include an inorganic powder batch mixture consisting essentially of inorganic particles having a particle size greater than 100 nm. The cement compositions can further include an organic binder, a liquid vehicle, and one or more optional processing aids. Also disclosed are honeycomb bodies having the disclosed cement compositions applied thereto and methods for making same.
US08182602B2
The invention relates to a method of preparing a well-dispersable, rutile-structured, microcrystalline titanium dioxide product, a product prepared by the method, and an effect paint and a lacquer provided by means of the product. In the method, the titanium dioxide starting material is first treated with a base to have an alkaline pH value, after which it is treated with an acid to have a hydrochloric acid content of 8 to 30 g/l, neutralized, processed, and calcinated. In particular, the preparation method is characterized by the use of a pretreatment chemical before the calcination stage to improve the dispersability.
US08182601B2
An ultra-fine powder formed from a naturally occurring mineral or rock material and having a controlled or “engineered” particle size distribution (PSD) to match the infrared spectra with a maximum particle size in the range of 14-17 microns measured as either D99, or preferably D95, and a minimum particle size D5 in the range of 4-7 microns. Preferably the maximum particle size is about 15 microns, the minimum particle size is about 5 microns and the D50 particle size is about 8-10 microns with the moisture content of the particle size “engineered” powder being less than about 0.20 percent by weight and preferably about 0.05 to 0.08 percent by weight of the powder. This specially “engineered” ultra-fine powder is used to reduce the thermicity of thermal film to a value less than about 20%.
US08182591B2
A vertically directed dryer unit (10) for compressed air, comprising a dryer cartridge (22) which, together with a housing (16, 18, 20), defines an inlet head area (92) and an outlet head area (72). A plurality of hollow membrane fibers (30) extend inside the cartridge between the two head areas, the wall material thereof being more permeable with respect to water vapor than air. An outlet valve (90) is provided between the outlet head area (72) and an outlet (74) of the drier unit. Said valve only opens when the pressure in the outlet head area (72) produces sufficient pressure for the provision of purging air. The purging air is fed to the outer surface of the membrane fibers (30) via a throttle element (70).
US08182580B2
The invention relates to a novel gas filter structure, a filtering method and a method of producing the filter structure. The structure according to the invention includes a planar, porous isolation material layer (12) having two opposing surfaces. According to the invention both surfaces of the isolation material layer (12) include comprise a porous conductive layer (14, 16) including a porous filtering matrix treated with a conductive material. The conductive material consists of a material different from the support matrix. By use of the conductive layers it is possible to create in the isolation material an electric field that considerably improves the filtering efficiency of the isolation material, especially for small particles.
US08182574B2
The present invention provides metal fine particles which have selective wavelength absorption characteristics in a wavelength region from visible light to near infrared light, and have sharp absorption characteristics, and influences little the surrounding wavelength, and therefore, they yield tones having high chroma. The present invention provides metal fine particles wherein an aspect ratio is in a range from 1.1 to 8.0, a maximum absorption wavelength in plasmon absorption is in a range from 400 nm to 1,200 nm, and an absorption coefficient at a peak position of the maximum absorption wavelength is in a range from 6,000 to 20,000 L/mol·cm (measurement concentration: 1.6×10−4 mol/L, and solvent: water).
US08182573B2
The present invention relates the manufacture of metal powders, non-oxidic ceramic powders and reduced metal oxide powders using an improved flame spray pyrolysis (“FSP”) process. The invention further relates to an apparatus specifically adapted to said process, to powders/naoncomposites obtained by said process and to the use of said powders/nanocompsites.
US08182567B2
The invention relates to a method and a device for the coarse separation of solid particles from solid-laden gases. The invention further relates to a method for treating particulate feed materials by means of treatment gases in a reactor, particularly in a fluidization zone at an increased temperature. Due to a blind hole-like line extension, it is possible to separate solid particles from a solid-laden gas.
US08182565B2
A compressor incorporated with an oil separator having a separation chamber and communication holes. The separation chamber is placed adjacent to a discharge chamber, has a space formed in the entire inside of the separation chamber, separates oil-containing gas, which is introduced into the separation chamber, into gas and oil by centrifugal separation, allows the separated oil to drop downward, and upwardly extracts the separated gas. The communication holes interconnect the discharge chamber and the separation chamber and introduce the oil-containing gas, coming from the discharge chamber, into the separation chamber. The communication holes are arranged in the separation chamber, in a direction extending from a gas release side to an oil drop side. The structure of an oil separation section is simplified to improve productivity and reduce cost, and a high degree of design freedom of the position of a discharge port is obtained.
US08182562B2
A slurry containing a plurality of monocrystalline diamond particles, wherein the average surface roughness of said particles is less than about 0.95; a major vehicle selected from the group of water-based vehicles, glycol-based vehicles, oil-based vehicles or hydrocarbon-based vehicles and combinations thereof; and one or more optional additives.
US08182555B2
A fuel composition contains a liquid fuel and a specific amount of nano-sized zinc oxide particles. The nano-sized zinc oxide particles can be used to either improve combustion or increase catalytic chemical oxidation of fuel.
US08182554B2
A fuel composition contains a liquid fuel and nano-sized zinc oxide particles. The nano-sized zinc oxide particles can be used to either improve cold start performance of internal combustion engines or lower a flash point temperature of a liquid fuel.
US08182553B2
A method of purifying an organic solution comprising contacting a flocculating and sequestering agent with the organic solution, which organic solution comprises fatty acid alkyl esters. Also provided is a process for purification of the organic solution. The process comprises adding a flocculating and sequestering agent to the organic solution to facilitate the purification, and removing a portion from the organic solution, which portion comprises the flocculating and sequestering agent and impurities.
US08182547B2
The negative gauge pressure moisture management and secure adherence artificial limb system is to be attached to a residual limb of an amputee. The artificial limb system includes a negative gauge pressure airflow liner, a surface area multiplying textile layer with a proximal airflow seal to surround at least a portion of the residual limb and define a regulated negative gauge pressure environment between the residual limb and the negative gauge pressure liner. The liner has a plurality of airflow passageways defining inflow air channels and an outflow air channel in fluid communication with the defined regulated negative gauge pressure environment. An airflow control system is connected inline with the outflow and inflow air channels. The airflow control system includes an airflow regulation device and an airflow initiating device.
US08182542B2
A prosthesis humeral implant has a stem including a coupling element at a proximal end thereof and a head having a coupling element at a distal portion thereof for coupling to the stem portion coupling element. The head has a bearing surface portion for articulating on a prosthetic glenoid and a base portion. A soft tissue attachment element has an L-shape with a mounting flange portion of the L-shape extending and clamped between the bearing portion and base portion. The soft tissue attachment portion has a portion extending proximally from the mounting flange portion. The soft tissue attachment element mounting portion is captured between the head bearing portion and base portion preferably by clamping or being permanently attached to one of the base or bearing portions during manufacture.
US08182540B2
Disclosed is a skull endosseous implant adapted to be implanted in the subject's skull to provide an access channel. A variety of sensor means may be installed in the access channel for monitoring the intracranial status of the subject. The present invention further provides a kit containing the skull endosseous implant.
US08182532B2
The invention is directed to a composite bone graft for implantation in a patient, and methods of making and using the composite bone graft, along with methods for treating patients by implanting the composite bone graft at a site in a patient. The composite bone graft includes two or more connected, discrete, bone portions, and includes one or more biocompatible connectors which hold together the discrete bone portions to form the composite bone graft. The composite bone graft may include one or more textured bone surfaces. The textured surface preferably includes a plurality of closely spaced protrusions, preferably closely spaced continuous protrusions. The composite bone graft is useful for repairing bone defects caused by congenital anomaly, disease, or trauma, in a patient, for example, for restoring vertical support of the anterior and/or posterior column. Implantation of the composite bone graft results in improved graft stability and osteoinductivity, without a decrease in mechanical strength. The composite bone graft does not shift, extrude or rotate, after implantation. The present composite bone graft can be appropriately sized for any application and can be used to replace traditional non-bone prosthetic implants.
US08182524B2
A stent-graft comprising a stent and a graft having a supported portion lining or covering at least a portion of the stent, and an unsupported portion extending proximally beyond the proximal end of the stent. The stent-graft may have a length corresponding to at least a mean standard length from a standard incision point to a distal-most portion of a standard lumen into which the distal end of the stent is adapted to be deployed, with the unsupported portion of the graft extending beyond the mean standard length by an amount equal to at least two, if not three or more, standard deviations of the mean standard length. A method for deploying the stent-graft comprises making an incision in a wall of the lumen, introducing and deploying the stent-graft in the lumen so that the proximal end extends beyond the incision, and attaching the graft to a lumen by anastamosis.
US08182517B2
A system for the internal fixation of a fractured bone of an elbow joint of a patient includes at least one bone plate, each bone plate having a plurality of holes and generally configured to fit an anatomical surface of the fractured bone. The at least one plate is adapted to be customized to the shape of a patient's bone. The system also includes a plurality of fasteners including at least one locking fastener for attaching the bone plate to the bone. At least one of the holes is a threaded hole. Guides for plate benders, drills, and/or K-wires can be pre-assembled to the threaded holes, and the locking fastener can lock into any of the threaded holes after the guides are removed.
US08182514B2
Dynamic posterior stabilization systems are described. A dynamic posterior stabilization system may include bone fasteners and a dampener system. The dampener system may include a fixed length elongated member. The dampener system may also include one or more dampener sets. The dampener sets may provide resistance to movement of vertebrae coupled to the dynamic posterior stabilization system. In some embodiments, the elongated member has at least two portions having different diameters. The different portions interact with other portions of the dampener system to allow for compression of a dampener set. In some embodiments, the dampener system includes a sleeve coupled to the elongated member. In some embodiments, the dampener system includes a pair of washers coupled to the elongated member. The sleeve or the pair of washers allow the dampener system to be secured to a bone fastener.
US08182510B2
The present invention is a multi-textured infant teether or teething device, where a portion of the teether is comprised of a rounded and curved, hard, smooth, hollow, metal exterior that is comprised of sterling silver, aluminum or any other rust-resistant metal material and a portion of the teether is comprised of a handle that is comprised of either metal covered by rubber or plastic or solely of rubber or plastic to prevent the teether from becoming too cold to hold. Inside the multi-textured teether will be a liquid or gel that has the ability to remain cold for a prolonged time period following refrigeration or freezing. Said liquid or gel center shall be comprised of water, food grade propalyne glycol, any other food grade, freezer-friendly gel or similar non-toxic material. The interior liquid or gel shall be enclosed in a sealed bag, enclosed expandable plastic material or other container capable of being frozen while holding a liquid and/or gel in order to prevent leakage.
US08182500B2
A vein stripping device 1 includes a catheter 2 for insertion into a vein 10 to be removed. The catheter 2 has a proximal region 3 adjacent a proximal end 4 of the catheter 2 and a distal region 5 adjacent a distal end 6 of the catheter 2. The catheter 2 is open at the distal end for passage of blood through the catheter from the distal end. The catheter 2 has a plurality of vein grippers 15, 16 at least along the distal region 5 for gripping a length of the vein 10 to the catheter 2. The vein grippers include a plurality of holes and/or gripping features 15, 16 spaced-apart along the wall of the catheter 2.
US08182494B1
A minimally-invasive anastomosis system includes a base that is inserted through an incision is made in the chest of a patient between two adjacent ribs. An anastomosis tool and a sensor are attached to the base. The base is attached to the heart, such as by suction, while allowing substantially unrestricted motion of the heart. The sensor provides a view of a surgical field to a display, such that as the base moves along with the motion of the heart, the view of the surgical field remains substantially steady.
US08182484B2
A fracture reduction assembly and method for insertion of the assembly through a surgical site in one embodiment includes a base portion including a bone contacting surface and an upper surface, a barrel with a first end portion connected to the bone contacting surface, the base portion and the barrel defining a bore extending through the barrel and the base portion and opening at the upper surface of the base portion, a screw portion including a shaft with a first diameter sized to fit within the bore and a threaded portion with a second diameter sized to not fit within the bore, wherein at least a portion of the shaft is positioned within the bore, and a retainer coupled with the shaft and having a third diameter sized to fit within a first portion of the bore but not within a second portion of the bore.
US08182476B2
Surgical accessories are presented in vivo and used by surgical tools in the surgical site to perform additional tasks without the need to remove the tools from the surgical site for tool change or instrument loading. Examples of in vivo accessories include fastening accessories such as surgical clips for use with a clip applier, single working member accessories such as a blade which can be grasped and manipulated by a grasping tool for cutting, sheath accessories that fit over working members of a tool, flow tubes for providing suction or introducing a fluid into the surgical site, and a retraction member resiliently biased to retract a tissue to expose an area in the surgical site for treatment. The accessories can be introduced into the surgical site by a dedicated accessory introducer, or can be supported on the body of a surgical tool inserted into the surgical site and be manipulated using another surgical tool in the surgical site. The accessory introducer can be resiliently biased to bias the accessories toward a predetermined position in the surgical site.
US08182475B2
Methods and devices for the treatment of skin lesions resulting from bacterial, fungal or viral infections or from exposure to irritants are disclosed. The invention relates methods and devices for delivering a controlled dose of thermal energy to the infected or irritated tissue and thereby speed the recovery process.
US08182471B2
Devices, systems, and methods for laser eye surgery selectively ablate tissues within the cornea of an eye along one or more target surfaces, so that corneal tissue bordered by the laser incision surface(s) can be mechanically removed. An appropriate tissue-shaping surface can be selected based on the regular refractive error of the eye, and a shape of the target laser surface(s) can be calculated so as to correct irregular refractive errors of the eye, impose desired additional sphero-cylindrical and/or irregular alterations.
US08182468B2
A connector includes a male connector section having a male-side cavity, a female connector section having a female-side cavity to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, a seal member formed from an elastic material for maintaining liquid tightness between the connector sections when the other male connector section and the female connector section are connected to each other, and lock mechanisms disposed respectively on the male connector section side and the female connector section side for maintaining the connected condition of the connector sections when the other male connector section and the female connector section are connected to each other. Each of the lock mechanisms has a male lock section formed to project in parallel to the direction of connection between the connector sections, and a female lock section, which is formed adjacent to the male lock section and parallel to the direction of connection, and to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be coupled.
US08182463B2
A delivery catheter that includes a flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having an outer diameter less than about 13 mm; a delivery lumen having a proximal end and a distal end, the delivery lumen within the flexible shaft, the delivery lumen having at least an outlet port or at least one side hole at the distal end of the delivery lumen, the delivery lumen having a cross-sectional area at least about 5 mm2; a pressure monitoring lumen having a proximal end and a distal end, the pressure monitoring lumen within the flexible shaft; a pressure port adjacent to and connected to the distal end of the pressure monitoring lumen; a balloon inflation lumen having a proximal end and a distal end, the balloon inflation lumen within the flexible shaft; a soft tip at the distal end of the flexible shaft; a balloon at the distal end of the flexible shaft, the balloon connected to the distal end of the balloon inflation lumen, the balloon includes at least one of the following materials, polyether block amide resin, polyetheramide, polyurethane, silicone, natural latex, or synthetic latex; wherein the balloon is adapted to inflate to a diameter range of about 4 to about 15 mm.
US08182455B2
A method of capturing bodily fluid in a mammalian body includes inserting the fluid management device into the mammalian body and transporting bodily fluid. The bodily fluid is transferred via at least one fluid transport element that is capable of interfacing with a mammalian body element to provide a substantially uninterrupted fluid conduit. The fluid conduit provides a fluid path between at least one fluid transport element and the storage element. A distal portion of the at least one fluid transport element is capable of extending away from the fluid storage element.
US08182449B2
The invention relates to a kit for parenteral administration of drugs, particularly a kit for the infusion of those medicaments dissolved in solvents that extract toxic components from PVC, which is also suitable for the infusion of highly active medicaments, said kit ensuring a safe administration both for the patient and for healthcare staff.
US08182445B2
Programmable infusion systems and method for controlled infusion of diagnostic or therapeutic substances (e.g., drugs, biologics, fluids, cell preparations, etc.) into the bodies of human or animal subjects.
US08182440B2
The present invention provides a dialysis machine that is readily moved by a patient, nurse or other operator. A display is provided on the front of the machine, which displays and controls various dialysis functions. The display is robust, mounted directly to the body and includes an open area that can be grasped by a person to move the entire machine. The combination display/handle enables the person to move the machine from the front of same and from odd angles with respect to the machine.
US08182437B2
Pneumatic compression devices and methods for using the same are disclosed. A pneumatic compression device may include a compression pump, a fill/exhaust valve, a transducer, a plurality of cell valves, and a controller. The compression pump may output a pressurized fluid via an output. The fill/exhaust valve may connect one or more cell valves to the compression pump when in an open state and to the atmosphere when in a closed state. The transducer may sense a pressure level. Each cell valve may correspond to a cell and may connect the fill/exhaust valve to the corresponding cell when in an open state. The controller may determine a state (either open or closed) for each of the fill/exhaust valve and the plurality of cell valves based on at least the pressure level sensed by the transducer.
US08182436B2
A massage device includes a motor, a body mechanism and a massage mechanism. The body mechanism includes a faceplate, a soleplate, a massage transmission assembly and a move transmission assembly which are disposed between the faceplate and the soleplate. The massage mechanism fixed to the body mechanism includes at least one massage head, a massage assembly and a massage-head transmission assembly. The transmission of the massage device is through the engagement of the worm, the worm wheel, the massage transmission assembly, the gears, the gear rack, the planetary gear and the central gear. Such transmission enables the massage head to make four kinds of motions at the same time to achieve a variety of massage effects, change the intensity of strength and vary the massage position continuously in a larger region.
US08182429B2
A method for adjusting a blood pressure measurement to compensate for a pressure offset due to obtaining the blood pressure measurement at an elevation other than heart level is illustrated. The method includes measuring a blood pressure at a location above or below a heart level and adjusting the measured blood pressure in accordance with a pressure difference between the location at which the blood pressure is obtained and the heart level.
US08182420B2
An image pick-up unit inserted in the body picks up an image of the body, and transmits by radio the image to an extra-corporeal unit which is arranged outside the body. The image pick-up unit includes an image pick-up portion capturing an image, a data transmitting portion for transmitting the image obtained by the image pick-up portion to the extra-corporeal unit at a plurality of transmitting ratios, a characteristic amount detecting portion for detecting a predetermined amount of characteristics based on the image, and a determining portion for determining a valid image based on an output from the characteristic amount detecting portion. The data transmitting portion controls the data transmitting ratio in accordance with the determining result of the determining portion.
US08182419B2
An endoscope comprises: an insertion portion to be inserted into a body cavity; an operation portion continuously provided from a proximal end side of the insertion portion; and a suction section that performs suction from an distal end of the insertion portion, wherein the suction section comprises: a cylinder in which a gas is compressed and filled; a nozzle unit that generates a negative pressure inside the nozzle unit by jetting out the gas in the cylinder; and a liquid receiver tank communicated with the distal end of the insertion portion, the negative pressure inside the nozzle unit being transmitted to the liquid receiver tank.
US08182418B2
Systems and methods for articulating an elongate articulatable body which is adapted to be delivered within a body cavity. Particularly, systems and methods for enhancing an articulating force on the elongate body without increasing an actuation force applied by an actuator.
US08182411B2
A gastric band includes a belt and a balloon secured to the belt. The balloon and belt are shaped and dimensioned to circumscribe the stomach at a predetermined location. The balloon includes a longitudinally extending body having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end respectively including mating profiles which align to create generally continuous surfaces along an outer surface of the gastric band and an inner surface of the gastric band as the outer surface and the inner surface transition between the first and second ends of the balloon.
US08182407B2
A package having a recloseable pour spout is disclosed, with the package including front and rear package panels which may be joined at respective side edges thereof by inwardly extending side gussets. An upper edge portion of the package is removable, including one of the side gussets, to form a pour spout for dispensing the contents of the package. A fastener strip, which can be detachably connected to itself, extends between confronting inside surfaces of the front and rear package panels, adjacent to the pour spout, whereby the pour spout can be conveniently closed after the package is initially opened. The package can include a longitudinal seal which extends from adjacent the pour spout to overlap the fastener strip. When the package includes side gussets, the package may include an arrangement of corner seals, with the corner seals at the one of the gussets at which the package pour spout is formed not extending the full length of the package, thereby desirably facilitating shaping of the package to form the pour spout. A method of forming the present package is also disclosed.
US08182398B2
An ECU executes a program including the steps of: starting monitoring the turbine revolution speed and the output shaft revolution speed when a direct shift is started; performing complete disengagement control on a disengagement element; lowering control pressure of a disengagement element to preliminarily fixed control pressure; starting engagement control on an engagement element when a set time period Ts passes; performing complete disengagement control on the disengagement element when a set time period Ts passes; and starting the engagement control on an engagement element when turbine revolution speed NT is equal to or larger than (the synchronous revolution speed of a gear after a shift—a set value Ns).
US08182397B2
A hydraulic control apparatus for an automatic transmission includes a first solenoid valve, a second solenoid valve, a third solenoid valve, a preliminary shift speed switch valve, and an oil pressure supply switch valve, which is switched between a normal-state position where the first, second, and third working fluid pressures can be supplied to the hydraulic servos of the first, second, and third friction engagement elements, respectively, and a failure-state position where the first and second preliminary oil pressures can be supplied to the hydraulic servos of the first and second friction engagement elements, respectively, and a line pressure can be supplied to the hydraulic servo of the third friction engagement element, during a failure that causes de-energization.
US08182392B2
A method for operating a drive train of a motor vehicle. The drive train comprising a hybrid drive with an internal combustion engine and an electric motor, a transmission arranged between the hybrid drive and a drive output, and a clutch arranged between the internal combustion engine and the electric motor. The internal combustion engine is started by engaging the clutch only when the electric motor is providing drive power. In this situation when shifting gears in the transmission with interruption of the traction force, immediately after the gear change and during a load build-up phase of the shift operation, the internal combustion engine is started by the electric motor without traction force interruption. The clutch is controlled to partially engage to start the combustion engine and then it is completely disengaged before reaching a synchronous speed between the combustion engine and the electric motor.
US08182386B2
A transmission device with at least two output shafts and at least two multi-shaft planetary gearsets that are actively connected with one another. A shaft of a planetary gearset can be actively connected with an output shaft. In addition, a shifting mechanism, located between the two output shafts, shifts between a first power path or a second power path. In one of the planetary gearsets, torque from an electric machine can be transmitted along either the first or the second power path. In the first power path, torque from the electric machine is transmitted to the two output shafts in equal parts and with the same sign. In the second power path, torque is transmitted to the two output shafts in equal parts but with opposite signs. The planetary gearset, in the area of which the torque from the electric machine can be transmitted, is a simple negative planetary gearset.
US08182382B2
Described herein is a pulley assembly for a start-stop belt drive, comprising a hub having an axis and designed to be connected to a crankshaft of an internal-combustion engine, a pulley, which is designed to co-operate with a belt of a belt drive and is connected in a rotatable way on the hub, and a seismic mass, which is connected to the hub so as to rotate with respect to the hub so as to define a damping device for damping torsional vibrations. The pulley assembly comprises a band clutch co-operating selectively between the hub and the pulley and comprising a coil element and electromagnetic actuation means for governing clutching and de-clutching of the coil element.
US08182372B2
The present invention provides a device designed to increase the accuracy of both the throwing, bouncing, propelling by stick and kicking of a baseball, football, lacrosse ball or soccer ball. The apparatus is constructed of a frame, for example of aluminum tubing. A net is attached to or hung over the aluminum tubing to provide a series of pouches aligned horizontally at various heights. These pouches provide target areas for a ball. The pouches may be designed to allow the ball to drop from a pouch it enters into a second pouch or to the bottom of the device for easy removal. The device is held by a base that may have wheels and may be steadied by one or more transverse supports running across the bottom or the back of the base.
US08182368B2
A golf ball 2 includes a core 4, an envelope layer 6positioned outside the core 4, a mid layer 8 positioned outside the envelope layer 6, and a cover 10 positioned outside the mid layer 8. The core 4 includes a spherical center 12 and a core outer layer 14 positioned outside the center 12. The center 12 has a diameter of 1 mm or greater and 15 mm or less. The difference (H4−H3) between the JIS-C hardness H4 of the core 4 at its surface and the JIS-C hardness H3 of the core outer layer 14 at its innermost portion is equal to or greater than 10. The cover 10 has a Shore D hardness H7 less than 40. The Shore D hardnesses H5, H6 and H7 of the envelope layer 6, the mid layer 8, and the cover 10 satisfy that H5>H6≧H7.
US08182366B2
A golf club head according to one or more aspects of the present invention may include a heel, a toe, a crown, a sole, a strike face, and a lower transition region between the strike face and the sole. The lower transition region may have a plurality of nadir angles progressively increasing in size from the central region of the strike face to the heel and/or toe. The club head may further include an upper transition region between the strike face and the crown. The upper transition region may have a plurality of apex angles progressively increasing in size from the central region of the strike face to the heel and/or toe.
US08182356B2
A portable therapeutic vestibular swing device comprising a rigid component frame having a seat pivotally suspended therefrom, support members depending downwardly with each support member having a foot distal from a horizontal shaft adapted, each foot adapted for insertion in an individual one of a plurality of pocket means of a flexible load-bearing base.
US08182354B2
A slip joint of a steering apparatus for a vehicle, the slip joint including: an outer member having a plurality of first assembling recesses; an inner member being inserted within the outer member and having a plurality of second assembling recesses; and a slip bush, which is inserted between the outer member and the inner member and has mounting parts, into which balls and rollers are inserted, and elastic parts having one side cut out in an axial direction, each mounting part having a plurality of first mounting holes and a plurality of second mounting holes. Each elastic part transfers power while compensating for clearance even when the balls disposed between the inner member and the outer member of the slip joint are worn away so that a rattling noise generated due to clearance is removed, and steering stability and durability of the slip joint can be improved.
US08182352B2
A constant velocity universal joint smoothly rotates under a high operating angle and large torque and reduces an excessive load applied to the cage. The universal joint includes an outer joint member having an inner spherical surface with multiple track grooves and an inner joint member having an outer spherical surface with multiple track grooves paired with the track grooves of the outer joint member. The universal joint also includes multiple balls interposed between the track grooves of the inner and outer joint members to transmit torque and a cage interposed between the outer joint member and the inner joint member to retain the balls. A tapered relief portion retracted with respect to the outer spherical surface is formed with low curvature at a back end portion of the outer spherical surface of the inner joint member to be smoothly continuous with the outer spherical surface.
US08182351B2
A die formed monolithic yoke assembly for a universal joint of an automotive driveline assembly subject to high torsional loads having a substantially uniformed thickness, including a cup-shaped portion, a pair of opposed lugs integral with and extending from an upper portion of the cup-shaped portion and an integral, outwardly deformed substantially continuous lip portion extending outwardly from the upper surface of the annular wall and the lugs substantially strengthening the yoke assembly particularly against torsional loads. In one embodiment, the upper end of the cup-shaped portion included concave arcuate portions on opposed sides of the lugs adjacent the lugs, such that the upper surface of the cup-shaped portion transitions from a concave surface to a convex surface strengthening the yoke.
US08182343B2
Provided is a game apparatus performing game processing using acceleration data outputted from an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration in directions of at least two axes with respect to an input device. Range setting means sets, for determining first acceleration relating to at least one axis among the at least two axes, a plurality of determination ranges for the first acceleration. Range control means changes, by using the acceleration data, at least one of the determination ranges according to second acceleration relating to at least one axis among the at least two axes, the at least one axis including at least a different axis from the at least one axis relating to the first acceleration. Determination means determines which determination range includes the first acceleration indicated by the acceleration data. Came processing means performs game processing according to a determination result provided by the determination means.
US08182340B2
A method and system for using temporary information on personal devices such as a personal game playing device. The methods and system described herein may help further utilize large base of personal game playing devices by allowing them to receive temporary information associated with sub-events and/or temporal sub-events for a desired event including live and non-live events via wireless and wired connections at the event venue.
US08182336B2
A gaming machine of the present invention is configured to include: terminal devices each of which executes a base game with a game value being bet and awards a prize according to a predetermined winning; routes each formed by continuously disposing route light emitters from a corresponding terminal device out of the terminal devices to a common display; the common display having common display light emitters arranged in a matrix and route light emitters arranged so as to form several straight lines each acting as an extension route, the common display being attachably/detachably unitized with the routes; and a controller.
US08182331B2
A gaming machine executes a second game based on game results of a first game. The second game is a game that awards a prize corresponding to an option a player selects from a plurality of options. In the second game, based on speech input by the player, the gaming machine identifies a language to be used by the player. Then, the gaming machine provides the player with information based on a game history for the second game. Then, the gaming machine expresses the information based on the game history in the identified language to be used by the player.
US08182326B2
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to gaming devices and gaming systems having an outcome based display of summarized past gaming results and a method of processing and displaying the past gaming results. In one example, a gaming device may record game information corresponding to the gaming event on the device and a memory and store this recorded information in a memory. The recorded information may be processed by the gaming device or another device connected to the gaming device to generate a summarized display of the recorded information to depict to a current gaming player or prospective gaming player.
US08182322B2
A gaming system comprising a symbol selector to select, in a first play round, a first symbol to form a part of a first player hand having a plurality of symbols and to select a second symbol to form a part of a second player hand having a plurality of symbols, and to select, in each subsequent play round, a replacement symbol for modifying one of the first player hand or second player hand; and an outcome generator to determine for each play round whether the game is completed or whether the game should proceed to a subsequent play round based on a ranking of one of the first player hand and the second player hand being higher than the other of the first player hand and the second player hand for at least two consecutive play rounds.
US08182314B2
A lens deblocking system (1) used for removing a lens (51) from an edging block (22). The system (1) includes opposed movable arms (4, 5) that are constrained to travel longitudinally within an aperture (3) so as to grip a lens (51) that is adhesively secured to an edging block by a pad (52). The edging block (22) is held within a clamp (11) that resides on a collet closer (63) which may be rotated by activating an air cylinder (82). A cam push block (91) is linked to file cylinder (82) as well as a cam arm (98) that is attached to a spindle (96) extending from the collet closer (63). In response to the movement of the push block (91) a rotational motion is imparted to the clamp (11) via the cam arm (98). The rotation of the clamp (11) occurs while the lens (51) is still constrained against rotational movement between the movable arms (4, 5) thereby physically breaking the bond between the pad (52) and the clamp (11) and permitting subsequent manual removal of the pad (52) from the lens (51).
US08182313B2
A carriage arrangement for a machine tool, which can be adjusted similar to a compound slide, has an increased rigidity against a machining force being taken up by said arrangement in that according to the invention a first carriage (1) can be adjusted relative to a machine base (4) along a first trajectory that is tilted toward the direction of force, and a second carriage loaded with the machining force can be adjusted at the first carriage along a second trajectory that is orthogonal to the direction of force (FIG. 1).
US08182312B2
A CMP polishing pad with an optical sensor assembly embedded in the pad, connected to a transceiver and/or power supply mounted at the center of the pad or at the outer edge of the pad which communicates wirelessly with a control system.
US08182307B1
The present invention features a toy artificial planet space station comprising a generally hollow spherical unit, wherein the spherical unit is assembled from a plurality of levels, the levels are interconnected via an interconnecting mechanism and are detachable from each other, the levels are generally circular flat disk shaped and are generally hollow with aquatic avionic continental transformer port circular disk shapes inside each detachable artificial planet hollow level and a landing gear; and a landing gear assembly comprising four legs pivotally attached to the unit near the front end, the leg of the landing gear is operatively connected to motor that can draw in the leg towards the unit or extend the leg away from the unit.
US08182305B2
Provided is a manufacturing method to prevent devitrification of a bulb in a high pressure discharge lamp used for a projector. The method is for manufacturing a high pressure discharge lamp which uses, as a light source, a bulb made of fused quartz and including a tungsten electrode, and which is horizontally installed when the lamp is driven for actual use. The method includes the step of initially driving the bulb with an optical axis thereof being set horizontally before the high pressure discharge lamp is shipped. In the initial driving step, the rotation angle around the optical axis of the bulb is offset by 45° or more and 135° or less relative to the rotation angle around the optical axis of the bulb when the lamp is driven for actual use.
US08182296B2
The present invention pertains to a connector, having a rear side and a mating side and including a housing having at least one contact receiving space and at least one non-contact receiving space, the spaces extending in a direction from the mating side towards the rear side. The non-contact receiving space is adapted for receiving a portion of a mating connector housing and has a substantially rounded cross sectional shape substantially perpendicular to the direction from the mating side towards the rear side.
US08182288B1
A probe connector includes an insulating housing of which a top protrudes upward to form a plurality of inserting pillars each defining an inserting hole vertically penetrating therethrough, and a bottom defines a plurality of fixing holes each vertically extending to be connected with a bottom of one inserting hole. A plurality of probe pins is inserted upward in the inserting holes through the corresponding fixing holes respectively. A shielding body made of metal defines a plurality of inserting openings arranged in accordance with the inserting pillars and each vertically penetrating through the shielding body. The inserting pillars each are inserted in one of the inserting openings with a top end of the probe pin stretching in the corresponding inserting opening, so that each of the probe pins is enclosed by the shielding body to make the probe pins separated from one another by the shielding body.
US08182286B2
The present invention provides a water-proofing joint connector capable of electrically interconnecting a plurality of terminals, with a simple structure, irrespective of the number of the terminals. The water-proofing joint connector includes a connection conductor, a housing and a cap member. The connecting conductor has a plurality of fitting portions to be fitted with respective terminals, preliminarily held within the housing. The housing includes a plurality of terminal insertion portions and a cap-member insertion portion which opens to an opposite side of the terminal insertion portions. The cap member has a cap portion to close the cap-member insertion portion and a fit detection portion to come into contact with the terminal locking portion elastically displaced by the terminals failing to be fully fitted, to thereby prevent the cap member from being attached to the cap-member insertion portion.
US08182270B2
Dynamic systems and methods for gathering/tracking data, automatically adapting to an individual's pace of learning, selectively determining the type and difficulty of content provided to an individual, selectively providing an exposure frequency for the content, and/or enabling rapid design modifications within the educational environment. Educational content is dynamically designed/developed and customizably presented to an individual learner. An analysis is performed on the data to optimize learning. Modifications are selectively or automatically made to the educational content. The process of designing, implementing, analyzing, and selectively modifying creates a cycle that optimizes the learning process and adapts to groups and individual learners with the goal of improving learning outcomes and efficiency. Furthermore, the educational content is dynamically provided to the learner on an iterative basis according to the need of that learner in the learning process.
US08182267B2
A system, method and related devices for monitoring and improving the training and social eye contact and communication skills of developmentally challenged individuals such as autistic individuals and other individuals with special needs in improving their interpersonal communicating and other skills. A so called, TeachMe component of the system allows the defining of a students/patients long-term behavior or academic or social goal treatment in a hierarchical relationship of skills in treatment plans. It captures behavioral event within a ‘behavioral stream’ and in real time stores the ‘behavioral stream’ in a centralized database that can be accessed anywhere and anytime using the Internet. Procedures and materials used during the treatment are identified and data is stored in a central depository and can be displayed in a therapist's handheld device. The WatchMe component of the system and method monitors and obtains qualitative and quantitative information about the eye contact habits of a subject being trained or interviewed. It provides stimuli that promotes and encourages improvements in the eye contact habits of the subject.
US08182266B2
A dental tool for the removal of dental appliances or oral devices from a user's mouth comprises a universal handle which is substantially cylindrical. Interconnected thereto is an engagement head comprising a first engagement member extending upward and outward opposite the handle, and a second engagement member extending downward and outward opposite the handle. The first engagement member and second engagement member are disposed in angled relation to one another, each terminating in a broad distal tip having a curvilinear edge. The first and second engagement members further contain contact surfaces for contacting and engaging the dental appliance or oral device. The dental tool is comprised of a rigid material, with a resilient portion overlaid on at least the contact surfaces of the first and second engagement members and distal tips thereof. The dental tool may also be stored in a case to make a kit for removing oral devices.
US08182258B2
An imprinting device has a fixed side pressing structure and a movable side pressing structure that is movable toward and away from the fixed side pressing structure. The fixed side pressing structure includes a fixed base plate, a positioning pin for positioning a fixed stamper and a recording medium substrate, and a fixed stamper support for holding the stamper in place using suction. The movable side pressing structure includes a movable base plate, a positioning pin for positioning a movable stamper, and a movable stamper support for holding the movable stamper in position using suction, electromagnetism or adhesive.
US08182253B2
A rotary compressor, in which formulas Rc
US08182252B2
A progressing cavity pump system including a rotor and a stator having an inner cavity. The rotor is rotationally disposed inside the inner cavity of the stator such that rotation of the rotor relative to the stator causes material in the inner cavity to be pumped through the stator. The stator includes at least two radially separable stator portions such that when at least one of the stator portions is removed, at least one of the rotor or the inner cavity is exposed.
US08182251B2
An expander-compressor unit (200A) includes a closed casing (1), a compression mechanism (2), an expansion mechanism (3), a shaft (5), and an oil pump (6). The shaft (5) couples the compression mechanism (2) to the expansion mechanism (3) so that power recovered by the expansion mechanism (3) is transferred to the compression mechanism (2). The oil pump (6) is disposed between the compression mechanism (2) and the expansion mechanism (3), and supplies an oil held in an oil reservoir (25) to the compression mechanism (2). An oil supply passage (29) is formed in the shaft (5) so that the oil discharged from the oil pump (6) can be supplied to the compression mechanism (2). A lower end (29e) of the oil supply passage (29) is located below an inlet (29p) of the oil supply passage (29) formed in an outer circumferential surface of the shaft (5).
US08182239B2
A control valve includes a diaphragm assembly imparting a biasing force to a moving member according to the pressure introduced into the pressure-sensitive part. The moving member is moved by the biasing force to control the valve opening. The control valve further includes a solenoid part which imparts the thrust of the diaphragm assembly produced according to the pressure introduced into the pressure-sensitive part to the moving member through a diaphragm holding body as a biasing force, and imparts a biasing force capable of controlling the valve opening in cooperation with the afore-said biasing force to the moving member.
US08182235B2
A multi-drive pump may include a pump housing, an inlet port, an outlet port, a primary pump gear, a secondary pump gear, a first internal mechanical drive mechanism coupled to the primary pump gear and a second internal mechanical drive mechanism and an internal electro-magnetic drive mechanism coupled to the secondary pump gear. The pump housing may define an internal volume fluidly coupled to the inlet port and the outlet port. The primary pump gear and the secondary pump gear may be positioned in the pump housing and coupled to one another. Rotation of the primary pump gear and the secondary pump gear draws fluid into the inlet port and expels fluid from the outlet port. The primary pump gear may be rotated by the first internal mechanical drive mechanism and the secondary pump gear may be rotated by the second internal mechanical drive mechanism and the internal electro-magnetic drive mechanism.
US08182230B2
The fan blade includes a blade root at one end thereof configured for sliding insertion into a substantially axially extending slot defined in a periphery of a fan rotor hub. The blade comprises a first passageway extending at least partially through the blade root, in a direction generally parallel to an axial direction of the slot. It also comprises a second passageway extending at least partially through the blade root to intersect with the first passageway. A first member is provided in the first passageway, the first member configured to be retained in the first passageway once inserted therein, and a second member is provided in the second passageway, the second member having one end in cooperating engagement with the end of the first member. The second member has a portion projecting out of the bottom face of the blade root a distance sufficient to contact an inner surface of the slot and thereby force the blade outwardly in the slot.
US08182215B2
An electric blower includes an electric motor, a first fan, a second fan, a first casing and a second casing. The electric motor includes a motor body and a rotation shaft extending from the motor body only on one axial side of the motor body. The first fan is located to the one axial side of the motor body and defines a first axis of rotation aligned with the rotation shaft. The second fan is located to the one axial side of the motor body and further than the first fan from the motor body in an axial direction. The second fan defines a second axis of rotation aligned with the rotation shaft. The first fan and the second fan are driven by a driving force generated by the electric motor. The first fan is disposed in the first casing. The second fan is disposed in the second casing.
US08182213B2
A vane assembly for a gas turbine engine where each vane is connected to at least one adjacent portion of at least one of the inner and the outer shrouds through a melt-weld connection. The melt-weld connection includes non-metallic heat-meltable material with a metal wire mesh layer trapped therein, the metal wire mesh being heatable to melt the heat-meltable material for formation and breakdown of the melt-weld connection.
US08182211B2
A turbomachine (1), in particular a gas turbine, has a stator (2) and a rotor (3) and with at least one axial sealing device (6) arranged between them. On the stator side, the sealing device (6) has a radially stepped sealing contour (8) with regions (9, 10) projecting and retracting in the direction of the rotor (3), on the rotor side a plurality of sealing fins (11) projecting in the direction of the stator (2) being arranged, which engage in each case into adjacent retracting regions (10) of the stator-side sealing contour (8). On the rotor side, at least one additional fin (12) projecting in the direction of the stator (2) is provided, which is positioned between two adjacent sealing fins (11) arranged on the rotor side and which lies opposite a projecting region of the stator-side sealing contour (8).
US08182202B2
A coupling device for coupling a turbine upstream guide vane which is coupled to a supporting part which itself attached to a stabilizing part is disclosed. The coupling device includes a interlocking device for interlocking a supporting end of the supporting part with a stabilizing end of the stabilizing part, and a retaining part to keep the supporting end and the stabilizing end interlocked. The coupling device may be used to couple an upstream guide vane of a turbojet turbine.
US08182201B2
There is provided an axial bearing load distribution system for a gas turbine engine of the type having a low pressure rotor supported by axial bearings. The system comprises a line having an inlet end positioned in a high-pressure compressor gas path downstream of any compressor stage provided with a variable geometry. The line is adapted to sense static pressure in the high-pressure compressor gas path. The line has an outlet end producing the static pressure. An air-tight pressure actuator is operatively connected to the outlet end and to one of the axial bearings to exert a force on the axial bearing proportionally to a pressure of the outlet end.
US08182200B2
A self-priming centrifugal pump comprises a centrifugal impeller (19) arranged in a pumping chamber (9) for transferring liquid from an inlet (5) to an outlet (7) of the chamber, a diaphragm (21) arranged downstream of the impeller for providing priming, and a drive means (25) for driving the diaphragm with reciprocating motion during priming. The diaphragm and the drive means are arranged so that a pressure increase downstream of the impeller after priming causes a change in the neutral position of the diaphragm, which then causes disengagement of the drive means. The drive means may comprises a cam and cam follower arrangement or a crank and connecting arm arrangement.
US08182198B2
A redundantable robotic mechanism is disclosed for improving reliability of tranport equipment. The redundantable robot assembly typically comprises independent robots with separate controls, motors, linkage arms, or power, thus providing the capability of operation even if parts of the assembly are not operational or when parts of the assembly are removed for repair. The redundantable robot assembly can be also designed to allow in-situ servicing, e.g. servicing one robot when the other is running. The disclosed redundantable robot assembly provides virtual uninterrupted process flow, and thus greatly increases the yield for the manufacturing facility.
US08182196B2
The invention relates to a modular pouch transfer system, in which a gripper mount bar is rigidly mounted an drive arms, which are driven by driving means and mounted to them such that gripper means moves along a circular path.With the continued rotational cycle in one direction there is no reversal of direction reducing stress on the drive components and gears, providing smoother and more reliable operation. The motion at the transfer where the pouch is loaded into the bag clamp is near vertical allowing for the height of the pouch in the bag clamp to be easily adjusted for alteration of pouch height in the bag clamps during active machine operation. This reduces the need for other methods to adjust the pouch height by other means. The transfer gripper means opening and closing occurs during the rotational cycle. There is no stopping of the assembly during the clamping cycle to pick up the pouch as it occurs on the fly, but there is a slight pause to allow the bag clamp grippers to close on the presented pouch before the transfer continues its cycle.
US08182194B2
The present disclosure is directed to a refuse collection vehicle including a vehicle body for receiving, compacting, transporting and ejecting refuse materials of a type using a packer panel that operates reciprocally along in said vehicle body with a connected follower panel in which the receiving and packing arrangement enables refuse to be deposited into a receiving section or area at any time regardless of the reciprocal position of the packer panel and which includes an efficient, low maintenance wiper member design in conjunction with a follower panel attached to the packer panel such that the top surface of both the follower panel and the packer panel are cleaned or swept off during the return or retraction stroke of the packer panel.
US08182191B2
The device for unloading an open-top tray filled with flat articles placed in a stack on the bottom of the tray comprises a pivot member suitable for taking hold of the tray and for tilting its opening downwards. The device further comprises: a pusher for holding the flat articles at the bottom of the tray when the tray is tilted; a shuttle box moved by a conveyor between the pivot member and a box unloading zone remote from the pivot member, the shuttle box having a bottom with back and front walls that are retractable or removable relative to the bottom; a box tilting device for tilting the box into a tilted position immediately below the tray; and a moving paddle mounted to be moveable vertically and horizontally, and designed in such a manner as to retract the front wall of the box and as to be inserted between the back wall of the box and the stack of flat articles.
US08182188B2
An instant book binding system and book cover for rapidly binding single- or double-sided documents, photographs, pages, and other forms of hardcopy media into soft or hard cover books is disclosed. The book binding method using the book cover or system can be performed without special skills or training, and does not require the use of ancillary equipment. The book cover system can be used in conjunction with output on a wide variety of media types, finishes, and stock weights from any type of printer or copier, or with photographs. The finished books retain the appearance and function of conventional mass produced soft and hard covered books.
US08182186B2
A screw (11) has a shaft (12), a thread (13) which is arranged in at least some areas over the circumference of the shaft (12) and which defines a helix (14), and cutting bodies (26; 36; 46; 56, 66) made of a material having hardness greater than the hardness of the thread (13) and arranged in recesses (20, 21) of the thread (13), with the cutting bodies (26; 36; 46; 56, 66) having their longitudinal extension oriented along the helix (14) so that their longitudinal axes (27; 37; 47; 57, 67) enclose an angle (A; B; C; D, E) of −35° to +35° with the respective tangents of the helix (14).
US08182176B2
A pipe comprising a flexible membrane that is disposed over a plurality of spaced-apart tendons is disclosed.
US08182173B2
A portable vibratory wet concrete screed includes a blade, an exciter that is selectively driven to induce vibrations in the blade, at least one operator-manipulated handle connected to the blade and extending upwardly and rearwardly, a laser receiver mounted on the screed at a height above an upper end of the handle, and an indicator that is operatively connected to the receiver. The indicator provides a visual indication of the screed height relative to a desired grade. It is located remote from the receiver at a location which, when viewed from the perspective of a person in the vicinity of a screed operator, is at least substantially in a focal area containing the rear edge of the blade. The handle is mounted on the blade so as to be foldable from an upright, operative position in which it extends vertically and horizontally well beyond horizontal and vertical footprints occupied by a combination of the blade and the exciter to a stowed position in which it is positioned at least substantially entirely within the horizontal and vertical footprints.
US08182166B2
A folding pen with two handle sections and a body is disclosed where the handle sections are attached to the body at hinges and rotate between two positions. The first closed position may cover the body and the second open position may reveal the body providing a writing implement with a pen point and a handle.
