US08315591B2
A system and method are provided for a communications device to conditionally attempt an emergency call setup. The communications device maintains at least one condition for attempting emergency call setups. Upon receiving a message prompting an emergency call setup, the communications device attempts the emergency call setup only if any of the at least one conditions is satisfied. The at least one condition is defined such that the communications device does not erroneously attempt to establish an emergency call when there is no emergency. The at least one condition might for example include whether the message prompting the emergency call setup indicates a message source that is trusted by the user of the mobile device. A system and method are also provided for a communications network to block at least some of the messages from being delivered to their target communications device.
US08315587B2
In one implementation, a receiver may have an analog front end with an amplifier to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal and a mixer to downconvert the signal to a baseband signal. Then, a demodulator may receive the baseband signal and obtain an audio signal therefrom. Still further, a controller may be coupled to receive a control signal corresponding to a variable impedance level, and control a local oscillator coupled to the mixer responsive to the control signal. The variable impedance may be controlled by a user to tune to the channel.
US08315573B2
A system and method for communicating on a network having multiple radios by substantially simultaneously transmitting a beacon signal from the radios. A broadcast signal is received substantially simultaneously by all of the radios and used to coordinate subsequent beacon signals. The broadcast signal may be from another of the same radios, or may be a broadcast signal from a television broadcast, global positioning system broadcast, or any other broadcast designed to reach several radios substantially simultaneously. The radios may normally operate by detecting another transmission and refraining from transmitting until the transmission has ceased. However, while transmitting synchronized beacon signals, the radios may broadcast simultaneously.
US08315571B2
Wireless transmissions from a user of a spectral resource are sensed by operating receiver equipment within a user equipment to receive signals within a given bandwidth around a given carrier frequency. If the user equipment is not readily capable of analyzing the received signals to ascertain whether the signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals, then it works cooperatively with a remote unit to analyze the received signals to ascertain whether a signature pattern of the user is present in the received signals. Results of the analysis are reported to a main node. The remote unit can provide software to the user equipment and/or perform at least part of the analysis for the user equipment.
US08315560B2
An underwater navigation system comprising a transmitter having an electrically insulted magnetic coupled antenna for transmitting an electromagnetic and/or magneto-inductive signal, a receiver having an electrically insulated magnetic coupled antenna for receiving an electromagnetic and/or magneto-inductive signal from the transmitter, and determining means for determining the position of the receiver relative to the transmitter using the received electromagnetic and/or magneto-inductive signal.
US08315555B2
A portable multimedia player is used to wirelessly access and control a media server that is streaming digital media by way of a wireless interface to a media unit such as a stereo/speakers in the case of streaming digital audio. In one embodiment, the portable multimedia player is wirelessly synchronized to a selected one(s) of a number of digital media files stored on the media server in such a way that digital media file metadata (song title, author, etc.) associated with the selected digital media file(s) only is transferred from the media server to be stored in the portable media player.
US08315554B2
The presently claimed invention relates to connecting audio signals to associated information. One claim recites a method comprising: using a microphone, capturing data representing ambient audio; using a programmed electronic processor, analyzing captured data to extract identifying information therefrom; communicating the identifying information to a remotely located database; in response to said communicating, receiving music information associated with the identifying information, said music information including licensing options for a general type of music associated with the captured data. A related claim recites that the music information also includes purchase options for a specific song title for the capture data. Of course, other combinations and claims are provided as well.
US08315553B2
An example system comprises one or more base stations, each base station associated with a cell, a Channel-to-Subscriber Management Entity operable to register a channel and a plurality of subscribers to that channel, wherein each subscriber is located in at least one of the cells, and a router operable to send media content associated with the channel to the one or more base stations, wherein each base station is operable to transmit the content to the subscribers in its cell at the same time.
US08315552B2
A body interactively learning method is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: turning on the power of a body interactively learning apparatus while selecting an operation mode for the same; attaching a motion sensor of the body interactively learning apparatus onto body of a user; using the motion sensor to detect vibrations of the body and consequently sending the detected vibration signals to a processing unit; enabling the processing unit to perform an evaluation for determining whether the vibration signals are valid. With the aforesaid method and apparatus, the user is able to use the valid vibration signals to control a proceeding of an audio/video content that is stored in a data storage unit of the apparatus selected from the group consisting of: playing the audio/video content, pausing the playing of the audio/video content, recording the audio/video content, setting pause points in the audio/video content, searching the pause point of the audio/video content, and changing playing speed of the audio/video content, and responding interactively to the audio/video content. In an exemplary embodiment, the user can either stop the playing of the audio/video content by pressing a stop button of the apparatus or by moving his/her body to generate a specific vibration signal.
US08315548B2
A cleaner assembly within a printer cartridge is provided that moves waste toner from photoconductive drum and stores it in a waste toner storage container. The cleaner assembly includes an auger, a drive shaft, and the waste toner storage container that includes a tube with plurality of perforations. The tube has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to an inlet to receive the waste toner and the second end extends to a point vertically above the inlet. The auger extends into inside of the waste toner storage container through the inlet and follows passage formed by the tube inside the waste toner storage container. The perforations in the tube allow the waste toner to move from inside the tube to the waste toner storage container, thereby resulting in maximum utilization of the space inside the inside the waste toner storage container.
US08315544B2
Provided is an image forming apparatus which includes a developer to develop an image and a developer contact medium of which a surface contacts the developer, wherein asperities with a density of about 4×108 to about 200×108 pcs/cm2 are formed to form roughness on the surface of the developer contact medium.
US08315532B2
Background development in a multi-color electrophotographic printer is reduced. A print job including a plurality of separations is received. Each separation has an image area and a non-image area. A printer is provided, including a development member for supplying toner to a photoreceptor for each separation. A developing and a non-developing zone are determined for each separation, corresponding to the image area and non-image area, respectively. Developer is automatically supplied to the development members, and automatically removed developer from the respective non-developing zone of each development member.
US08315526B2
In accordance with an aspect of the invention, a system has a transmitter and a receiver, where the transmitter includes a beam source and an optical element. The beam source produces a beam that represents information, and the optical element alters the beam so that the beam has a uniform intensity over a cross-sectional area. The receiver is separated from the transmitter by free space through which the beam propagates and includes an active area positioned to receive a portion of the beam that the receiver converts into a received signal. To accommodate possible misalignment, the cross-sectional area of the beam is larger than the active area by an amount that accommodates a range of misalignment of the receiver with the transmitter.
US08315524B2
An electro-optic conversion module (30) is disclosed, including: an electric interface unit (31) configured to receive multiple electric signals to be converted and transmit each electric signal to be converted to a corresponding electro-optic conversion unit (32); electro-optic conversion units (32) configured to convert the electric signals from the electric interface unit (31) into optical signals; a multiplexer unit (33) configured to multiplex the optical signals from the electro-optic conversion units (32) into a wavelength division multiplexed signal; and an optical interface unit (37). An optic-electro conversion module and the conversion methods are also disclosed in the present disclosure. With the electro-optic conversion module (30), the optic-electro conversion module and the conversion methods of the present disclosure, the electro-optic conversions for multiple electric signals or the optic-electro conversions for multiple optical signals may be achieved in the same module.
US08315520B2
The present invention provides a method and a system for transmitting data. The OLT sets a multiframe indication and an upstream timeslot indication overhead in the downstream frame sent to the ONU. After receiving the downstream frame, the ONU determines the upstream bandwidth position according to the multiframe indication and the upstream timeslot indication overhead, and sends upstream data to the OLT from the upstream bandwidth position of the upstream frame. Through controlling the upstream data transmission by multiframes, each T-CONT carries an overhead area regardless of the length, and thus able to carry longer payload as against an equivalent overhead area in the prior art. In this way, the overhead area is saved and the bandwidth utilization is improved.
US08315519B2
For each path in a first plurality of paths in said communication network, a respective first weighted path length is determined based at least in part on a number of pure wireless links in the path. From among the first plurality of paths, a second plurality of paths having first weighted path lengths less than a threshold value is selected. For each path in the second plurality, a respective second weighted path length is determined based at least in part on a number of pure optical links in the path, and from among the second plurality of paths, a transmission path is selected having a highest second weighted path length. Information is transmitted via the transmission path.
US08315518B1
A technique for transmitting an optical signal along an optical wavelength path through an optical network having a plurality of network nodes is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a method for transmitting an optical signal along an optical wavelength path through an optical network having a plurality of network nodes. Such a method may comprise transmitting a first message from a first node to a second node requesting an optical wavelength path from the first node to at least the second node, and simultaneously configuring the first node for transmitting an optical signal along the optical wavelength path from the first node to the second node.
US08315517B2
An optical line monitoring apparatus, including: a group information recording portion which records group information about to which splitter respective terminators are connected; a normal information recording portion which records intensities of reflected lights from a plurality of terminators in a state in which a failure is not occurring in optical lines; a monitored information recording portion which records intensities of reflected lights from the plurality of terminators in failure monitoring time; an attenuation amount determination portion which determines a terminator the reflected light intensity of which is attenuated compared with the corresponding reflected light intensity in normal information; and a control portion which determines, if the intensities of the reflected lights of all the terminators connected to the same splitter are attenuated by the same value, that a failure has occurred between the test apparatus and the splitter to which all the terminators are connected.
US08315515B2
An image display device includes a display unit that is installed inside a finder window provided in a housing and displays images, an illumination unit that illuminates a space inside the finder window, an obtaining unit that obtains brightness of an outside of the housing, and a control unit that when the brightness obtained by the obtaining unit is a first brightness, sets the brightness of the illumination unit to a second brightness, and when the brightness obtained by the obtaining unit is a third brightness brighter than the first brightness, sets the brightness of the illumination unit to a fourth brightness brighter than the second brightness.
US08315507B2
In a device for editing input video and generating a new video, it is possible to control how long each object appearing in an input video should be made to appear in a new video according to the appearance ratio of each object in the input video. Appearance ratio calculation means 101 calculates an appearance ratio of each object appearing in the input video. Appearance ratio presentation length conversion means 102 converts the appearance ratio of each object into a video presentation length of each object in the new video by using a conversion rule in which a presentation length corresponding to the appearance ratio is uniquely determined. New video generation means 103 edits the input video and generates a new video that substantially satisfies the video presentation length of each object.
US08315502B2
Described herein are techniques for selective archival of media content. A first entertainment device stores a plurality of media content files on a first storage medium. The first entertainment devices selects a portion of the media content files for backup based on characteristics of the media content files and transmits the portion of the media content files to a second entertainment device through a communication network. The second entertainment device stores the portion of the media content files on a second storage medium associated therewith.
US08315497B2
A sliding adapter pack having a plurality of cartridge. Each cartridge being slidable relative to a mounting fixture and independent of the other cartridges. Each cartridge defining a front opening constructed to receive at least four different types of adapters including a quad LC adapter, a duplex LC adapter, a duplex SC adapter, and a simplex SC adapter. Each cartridge further having a snap-fit construction that permits assembly of the cartridge without the use of tools.
US08315491B2
To provide an optical connector which enables heat generated by an optical interface module arranged on the lower surface of the optical connector to be efficiently dissipated from the upper surface of the optical connector. The optical connector includes an optical transmission path 101 including a 45-degree mirror 106 at an end section thereof, wherein, in the optical transmission path 101, the lower surface on which an optical input/output section 102 is provided, and the upper surface facing the lower surface are sandwiched by metal patterns 107 and 108 having a heat conductivity higher than that of the optical transmission path 101, and wherein the metal patterns 107 and 108 are physically connected to each other by heat dissipation vias 103 having a heat conductivity higher than that of the optical transmission path 101.
US08315483B2
Digital image data including discrete photographic images of a variety of different subjects, times, and so forth, are collected and analyzed to identify specific features in the photographs. In an embodiment of the invention, distinctive markers are distributed to aid in the identification of particular subject matter. Facial recognition may also be employed. The digital image data is maintained in a database and quarried in response to search requests. The search requests include criteria specifying any feature category or other identifying information, such as date, time, and location that each photograph was taken, associated with each photograph. Candidate images are provided for review by requesters, who may select desired images for purchase or downloading.
US08315478B2
A coordinate system converter efficiently converts coordinates of one coordinate system to a different coordinate system. A base system library module provides a common platform where different algorithms based on different coordinate systems can “shake hands” or be integrated into an overall conversion process in a manner that is transparent to each other. The number of supported coordinate systems can be dynamically extended without changing software to support different tools.
US08315474B2
An image processing device generates a high-resolution image from a plurality of low-resolution images, in which the high-resolution image has a resolution higher than a resolution of the low-resolution images. The image processing device includes a reference image setting portion for selecting a reference image from the plurality of low-resolution images based on image information of the plurality of low-resolution images. The image processing device generates the high-resolution image by performing a resolution increasing process on the plurality of low-resolution images for increasing a resolution with respect to the reference image.
US08315470B2
An image, in which a character image and a photographic image are mixed, is efficiently encoded while preventing image quality deterioration. Hence, image data including foreground pixels and background pixels is input. In the image data, first image data is generated by setting a pixel value that does not occur as the foreground pixel to the pixel value of the background pixel based on the histogram of pixel values that occur as foreground pixels, and the first image data is encoded. In the image data, second image data is generated by setting a value based on the pixel value of the background pixel to the pixel value of the foreground pixel, and the second image data is encoded.
US08315465B1
In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products. A plurality of electronic training images that are each classified as displaying substantially pictures is obtained. A plurality of local image features in each of the plurality of electronic training images is identified. A plurality of weak classifiers are recursively applied to the local image features. During each iteration a weak classifier that accurately classifies the local images features is selected. After each selection of a weak classifier features that were misclassified by the selected weak classifier are given greater weight than features that were classified correctly by the selected weak classifier. For each selected weak classifier a hillclimbing algorithm is performed to attempt to improve the weak classifier. A strong classifier that is a weighted combination of the selected weak classifiers on which hillclimbing algorithms have been performed is produced.
US08315463B2
A method of organizing an image collection includes detecting faces in the image collection, extracting features from the detected faces, determining a set of unique faces by analyzing the extracted features, wherein each face in the set of unique faces is believed to be from a different person than the other faces in the set; and displaying the unique faces to a user.
US08315456B2
Example methods and apparatus for auditing signage are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves directing an operator to a signage location and capturing an image of a signage at the signage location. The example method also includes detecting an actual characteristic of the signage based on the image and comparing the actual characteristic to an expected characteristic.
US08315454B2
The present invention provides a robot apparatus that can perform appropriate actions in accordance with the ambient conditions, and a method of controlling the behavior of the robot apparatus. The robot apparatus includes a data-acquiring unit that acquires data, externally and/or internally, a subject-identifying unit that identifies a subject performing an action, by using the data externally acquired, a condition-recognizing unit that recognizes external conditions and/or internal conditions, by using the data externally acquired and/or the data internally acquired, an action-pattern acquiring unit that acquires an action pattern of the subject, by using the data externally acquired, a storage unit that stores action data representing the action of the subject, in association with condition data and subject identification data, the condition data representing conditions external and/or internal of the robot apparatus, and the subject identification data identifying the subject, and an action-performing unit that performs actions, wherein the action-performing unit performs an action represented by the action data stored in the storage unit, in accordance with the identification data and the external and/or internal condition data, when the subject-identifying unit identifies the subject.
US08315450B2
Multiple cardiac gated, flow encoded, 2DFT MR images are acquired transversely in the vicinity of the foramen magnum of a subject. For each resulting 2D image parametric images depicting cephalad CSF flow caudad CSF flow and CSF throughput are reconstructed and displayed. CSF velocity images are reconstructed at successive cardiac phases and CSF flow velocity at each voxel therein is plotted as a function of cardiac phase. Cumulative flow images are also reconstructed and successive voxel values therein are also plotted. A link is established between displayed plotted curves and locations in the parametric images to facilitate diagnosis of Chiari I disease.
US08315445B2
A method an apparatus for identifying slides is disclosed, where samples such as tissue sample mounted to slides are labeled with information, and an image of the information is captured by a processing instrument. The image is analyzed, for example using optical character recognition, and information extracted from the image is used to determine the test to be applied to the slide by the processing instrument. Where information about the slide cannot be extracted from the image, the image is presented to a user to that the slide information, such as its identity or the test to be applied, may be selected by the user to allow the slide to be processed.
US08315443B2
In a particular illustrative embodiment, a method of determining a viewpoint of a person based on skin color area and face area is disclosed. The method includes receiving image data corresponding to an image captured by a camera, the image including at least one object to be displayed at a device coupled to the camera. The method further includes determining a viewpoint of the person relative to a display of the device coupled to the camera. The viewpoint of the person may be determined by determining a face area of the person based on a determined skin color area of the person and tracking a face location of the person based on the face area. One or more objects displayed at the display may be moved in response to the determined viewpoint of the person.
US08315440B2
A system for animal identification includes: an image capture apparatus for obtaining an image of an eye of an animal including a pupil region and an iris region; and a template generation apparatus. The template generation apparatus is for: extracting a set of pixel data from the image, the set of pixel data representing an upper region of interest of the iris region above the pupil region and a lower region of interest of the iris region below the pupil region, the upper region of interest and the lower region of interest have parallel side boundaries that are spaced apart a distance that is substantially independent of a degree of dilation of the pupil region; and transforming the set of pixel data representing the upper region of interest and the lower region of interest into a template of the upper region of interest and the lower region of interest.
US08315437B2
An image processor capable of detecting whether an image formed on a recording medium by the image forming apparatus is defective or non-defective with as high accuracy as possible and at high speed. A sheet-surface portion-determining section determines sheet-surface portions of a non-defective formed image on a pixel basis, and stores data of the sheet-surface portion/non-sheet-surface portion distribution, and extracts smallest RGB pixel values from image data of a group of pixels determined to correspond to a sheet-surface portion, to form RGB offset signals based on the smallest values. A sheet-surface portion determination-based offset section subtracts the values of the offset signals from the image data (RGB) of an inspection object. An image quality-determining section determines whether a formed image on the object is defective or non-defective on a pixel basis, using the most significant 1-bit RGB values subjected to the subtraction and the distribution data.
US08315436B2
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for camera pan vector estimation, are disclosed. A camera model is provided for representing motion vectors based on a plurality of parameters. A distribution of the motion vectors is generated. A cluster in the distribution of motion vectors is identified. A center of mass of the identified cluster is determined. The camera pan vector is provided based upon the determined center of mass.
US08315433B2
A technology of determining obstacles around a vehicle through utilizing bird's-eye-view images; wherein, a plurality of image fetching devices disposed in various positions of said vehicle fetch a plurality of images around said vehicle, said images of two adjacent regions contain at least an overlapped region; an image processor transforms said images into said respective independent bird's-eye-view images; and an obstacle detection unit compares said overlapped region in said independent bird's-eye-view images of two adjacent regions, so as to obtain their correlations, and existence of said obstacle is determined based on said correlations. Moreover, a correspondence table is set up containing a set of space transformation information based on vehicle driving condition information. Therefore, a surrounding bird's-eye-view image of an appropriate visual angle can be produced quickly and a position of said obstacle is marked on said surrounding bird's-eye-view image.
US08315423B1
Techniques are described for providing information in an image-based information retrieval system. An image including an object is received from a mobile device over a network of computer. The object included the image is matched with a stored representation of the object. Information related to the object is identified based on an association between the identified information and the stored representation of the object. Presentation, over the network of computers on the mobile device, of the identified information is enabled.
US08315413B2
Apparatus and method to mix audio provided by a radio with audio provided by an ICS in which the audio of the radio being mixed with audio provided by the ICS and presented to one ear of a user, and in which audio provided by the ICS is presented to the other ear of the user without being mixed with audio provided by the radio.
US08315411B2
A disclosed system and method dynamically controls the perceived volume of a stereo audio program including left and right channel signals. The system comprises: a dynamic volume control configured and arranged so as to maintain a perceived constant volume level of the stereo audio program; and an excessive spatial processing protection processor configured and arranged for controlling the level of a difference signal, created as a function of the right channel signal subtracted from the left channel signal (L−R), relative to the level of a sum signal, created as a function of the right channel signal plus the left channel signal; wherein the excessive spatial processing protection processor processes the audio signals so as to control the difference (L−R) signal relative to the sum (L+R) signal. A system and method are also provided for dynamically controlling the perceived volume of a stereo audio program including left and right channel signals, comprising: a dynamic volume control configured and arranged so as to maintain a perceived constant volume level of the stereo audio program; and a program change detector configured and arranged to provide a program change signal indicating that the volume of the left and right channel signals has dropped below a threshold level for at least a threshold time period so as to anticipate a possible change in the sound level of the left and right channel signals; wherein the dynamic volume control is responsive to the program change signal.
US08315405B2
Apparatus and method of an ANR circuit providing both feedforward-based and feedback-based ANR, possibly of a personal ANR device, compressing both feedforward and feedback reference sounds detected by feedforward and feedback microphones, respectively, in response to the acoustic energy of the feedforward reference noise sound reaching a predetermined level.
US08315401B2
A loudspeaker system capable of simultaneously providing listeners with a listening environment not giving them a feeling of strangeness. The loudspeaker system (100) comprises drive motors (111 to 113, 121 to 123) for so driving at least first R-channel loudspeaker (101) that the current first listening position is substantially included in the perpendicularly bisecting plane of a line joining the intersecting point of the first R-channel speaker (101) and its directivity axis and the intersecting point of the second R-channel loudspeaker (120) and its directivity axis and so driving at least fourth L-channel loudspeaker (104) that the current second listening point is substantially included in the perpendicularly bisecting plane of the line joining the intersecting point of a third L-channel loudspeaker (103) and its directivity axis and the intersecting point of a fourth L-channel loudspeaker (104) and its directivity axis. The loudspeaker system (100) further comprises their motor driver section (130).
US08315399B2
A device (500) for processing audio data (102) comprises an envelope detector (101) for detecting an envelope of the audio data (102) and a frequency generator (103) for generating an oscillation signal (104) oscillating at a predetermined frequency, wherein the frequency generator (103) is coupled to the envelope detector (101) for supplying the envelope detector (101) with the oscillation signal (104), and the envelope detector (101) detects the envelope of the audio data (102) by sampling the audio data (102) based on the oscillation signal (104).
US08315396B2
An apparatus for generating at least one audio output signal representing a superposition of at least two different audio objects comprises a processor for processing an audio input signal to provide an object representation of the audio input signal, where this object representation can be generated by a parametrically guided approximation of original objects using an object downmix signal. An object manipulator individually manipulates objects using audio object based metadata referring to the individual audio objects to obtain manipulated audio objects. The manipulated audio objects are mixed using an object mixer for finally obtaining an audio output signal having one or several channel signals depending on a specific rendering setup.
US08315394B2
A data storage device encrypts data stored in non-volatile memory using a bulk encryption key. The data storage device uses a key derivation function to generate an initial encryption key. The data storage device then wraps an intermediate encryption key with the initial encryption key and stores the wrapped intermediate key in the non-volatile memory. The data storage device wraps the bulk encryption key with the intermediate encryption key and stores the wrapped bulk encryption key in the non-volatile memory. The data storage device can unwrap the wrapped intermediate key to generate the intermediate encryption key using the initial encryption key. The data storage device can unwrap the wrapped bulk encryption key to generate the bulk encryption key using the intermediate encryption key. The data storage device decrypts data stored in the non-volatile memory using the bulk encryption key.
US08315383B2
A random number generator that generates random numbers based on measurements of one or more environmental quantities. The random number generator includes a first sensor for generating a first sequence of digital values representing measurements of a first environmental quantity at successive times. A first compressor that provides a first sequence of compressed values having a lower internal correlation than the values of the first sequence of digital values compresses the sequence of digital values. The random number generator generates an output random number via a circuit for generating a random number from an input sequence of digital values, the input sequence being a function of one of the first sequence of compressed values. The circuit may utilize a hash function to provide further security. In addition, the circuit includes a blocking circuit for preventing the generator from outputting a random number if the input sequences fail a predetermined test.
US08315382B2
A method for monitoring execution of a sequence of data processing program instructions in a security module associated to a multimedia unit connected to a managing center supplying control messages authorizing access to broadcast data streams. The security module comprises a processor for executing the instructions, a memory, and a monitoring module for analyzing the instructions before execution by the processor. The managing center comprises a security module emulator generating reference data sets by executing a sequence of instructions induced by data of a given control message in the program. The reference data sets are appended to control messages sent to the security module. The monitoring module analyzes a sequence of program instructions for determining a check data set which is compared with a reference data set received from the control messages. When the reference and check data sets match, the program continues executing. Otherwise, further control message processing stops.
US08315378B2
A hybrid circuit without inductors is provided. Embodiments can be used in high-speed communication devices, including Cable modem and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) devices. In particular, embodiments can be used in Very High Speed DSL (VDSL) devices. Embodiments provide a cheap and compact solution to the echo rejection problem in high-speed communication devices. Furthermore, embodiments perform at least comparably to conventional solutions with respect to key performance measures.
US08315377B2
This method for dispatching an alert message in a telecommunications network comprises a step (E20) of receiving a multimedia stream emitted by a calling device having emitted a call to a called device, and a step (E30) of transmitting to the called device, during the call setup phase, at least one part of the multimedia stream, which part can be restored, at least partially, by alert means of the called device.
US08315372B2
In accordance with a first aspect of the invention there is a unified call center system for multiple service providers comprising at least one server; and at least one database in communication with the at least one server. A service provider executes software stored on the at least one server to register an account, the registration process requiring the service provider to enter a predetermined set of information, including at least one identifier for an electronic voice communication device, an additional identifier for an electronic communication device (voice or text) and a personal identifier. After entry of the predetermined set of information, the software generates a unique identifier for the account and communicates the unique identifier and a return destination address for activating the account. The service provider then operates to activate the account by communicating their personal identifier to the return destination address using the electronic communication device. Thereafter, when a caller calls the unified call center system and communicates the unique identifier of the service provider to the unified call center system, the unified call center system operates to establish a call with the service provider by way of one of the at least one electronic voice communication devices and, if able to establish said call, link the caller through to the service provider.
US08315369B2
A method and system for operating a multitenancy telephony system including a call queue that stores call requests received from a plurality of users; an expandable and contractible telephony resource cluster that establishes call sessions for call requests; a analysis system that calculates capacity requirements of the system; a resource allocator that manages the scaling and operation of the telephony resource cluster; and a plurality of telephony network channels that are used as telephony communication channels for call sessions.
US08315367B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for preventing unauthorized persons from using an electronic device within a facility. In such an embodiment, the system may include a RFID tag having unique identification information associated with a wearer of the RFID tag. The RFID tag may be comprised in a non-removable item worn by the wearer, such as a bracelet. This system may also include an RFID reader associated with the electronic device and having an RFID coverage zone for detecting RFID tags within the coverage zone. A device management system may be connected to the reader and configured to determine whether a wearer in the coverage zone is authorized to use the electronic device based at least in part on detected RFID tag's unique identification information. In such an embodiment, the device management system is configured to activate the electronic device if it determines the authorized wearer is detected in the coverage zone.
US08315365B2
Revenue leakage is one of the major concerns of telecom operators worldwide. There are several reasons for revenue leakage including frauds, data loss, poor utilization of network infrastructure, and churn. With the growth in subscriber base and increased competition in the market space, the lack of control on revenue leak could potentially affect the profit margins drastically. The operators are ever looking for solutions that could limit the various aspects of the revenue leakage. A system and method for addressing revenue leakage due to data loss in general and incomplete/partial data in particular needs to handle the issues related to the obtaining of additional information so that incomplete/partial data records lead to additional billing opportunity for the operators.
US08315364B2
A traffic control system selectively interfaces members of plural groups, exemplified as buyer groups and vendor groups, for video communication through a dial-up telephone system, for analyzing and compiling data to selectively implement communication, as for consummating sales and the like. The traffic-control system comprises a telephonic interface apparatus for interfacing remote telephonic terminals of the dial-up telephone system identified with the members of plural groups, a video recording unit for recording and playing video transcriptions, a storage memory for storing data on the members, including telephonic terminal numbers and area-of-interest codes and a control computer to process data and selectively interconnect the video source with the remote telephone terminals through the telephonic interface apparatus to receive video communication.
US08315363B2
A method and system of an embodiment may include receiving at least a portion of a call recording request at a voice response unit, identifying a call received at the voice response unit as a call matching one or more parameters of the call recording request, and utilizing available digital signal processing resources of the voice response unit to record one or more specified portions of the call.
US08315356B2
A method and apparatus for positioning a patient for radiation treatment are described. The method includes obtaining a plurality of projection images of a patient positioned on a treatment couch, displaying at least one of the plurality of projection images with a corresponding synthetic projection image on a display, adjusting the position of the at least one projection image on the display to approximately align with the corresponding synthetic projection image in response to a user dragging the at least one projection image on the display with a user interface device, and moving the treatment couch to position the patient based on position adjustments of the at least one projection image.
US08315349B2
The present invention describes methods and circuitry for a sub-rate bang-bang phase detector, in which the reference clock has frequency that is a fraction of the bit rate of the received data stream. The sub-rate bang-bang phase detector is enabled by multiple phases of the reference clock.
US08315347B2
An electronic communications receiver includes a derived clock signal circuit operable to receive a data signal and to derive a derived clock signal from the received data signal. A separate forwarded clock signal circuit is further operable to receive a forwarded clock signal, and a clock management circuit is operable to receive signals from the derived clock signal circuit and the forwarded clock signal circuit, and to output an output clock signal.
US08315339B2
A user terminal is configured to generate supplemental pilot symbols from data symbols transmitted to other user terminals meeting a predetermined reliability criterion. The supplemental pilot symbols can be used for channel estimation, covariance estimation, CQI estimation, or other purposes.
US08315338B2
To detect phase mismatches between in-phase and quadrature signals of a quadrature demodulator. The phase mismatches can be detected using the signals obtained by removing high frequency components of output of a multiplier by a low pass filter, the output being the product of the in-phase signals of which low frequency components are removed by a first high pass filter by the quadrature signals of which low frequency components are removed by a second high pass filter.
US08315333B2
The disclosed method of processing a digital broadcast signal comprises generating one RS frame or two RS frames for a data group, forming the data group being divided to 5 data regions, wherein the 5 data regions include a first data region which is located at central of the data group, a second data region which is concentric about the first data region, a third data region which is concentric about the first and second data region, a fourth data region which is concentric about the first, second and third data region and a fifth data region which includes scalable amount of the mobile service data, wherein the fifth data region includes 5 extended data blocks, and wherein data in one of the 5 extended data blocks are merged into the data blocks of the first data region when the one RS frame is generated for the data group.
US08315332B2
A quantized channel rate and corresponding rate multiplier is determined on a transmitter-side of a communication system based on a measured minimum required bandwidth. In certain embodiments, the quantized data rate may be an integer multiple of the system's reference clock. The determined rate multiplier is then transmitted to the receiver-side at a default data rate prior to or near the beginning of a data transmission session, such as upon initialization. Prior to transmission, the data stream may be padded with some determined amount of null data such that the actual transmitted data rate is approximately equal to the quantized channel rate, and the receiver-side can readily recover the data clock using its known reference clock and the previously-provided rate multiplier.
US08315326B2
An apparatus for generating at least one signal based on at least one aspect of at least two received signals is provided. The apparatus comprises: an antennae array of M antennae, where M is greater than or equal to two; at least one multiple-input and multiple-output capable transceiver in communication with each antenna in the antennae array of M antennae; and processing circuitry, the processing circuitry in communication with the multiple-input and multiple-output capable transceiver. In operation, the processing circuitry is capable of causing the apparatus to: receive at least two first signals, combine at least two of the at least two first signals, generate at least two second signals based on at least one aspect of the at least two first signals, and simultaneously transmit the at least two second signals; wherein the apparatus is configured such that at least one of the at least two second signals is capable of being received by a multiple-input capable node.
US08315324B2
A method for efficiently transmitting and receiving downlink control information is disclosed. The method includes, at a base station, receiving feedback information including a precoding matrix index (PMI) from a user equipment (UE) and transmitting precoding information having a predetermined bit number according to the number of antenna ports and a transmission mode of the base station. The precoding information of a predetermined transmission mode in the precoding information includes confirmation information indicating that the base station uses a PMI which is recently received from the UE.
US08315292B2
A communication apparatus according to the present invention comprises a transmitter for generating and transmitting a data signal where data is superposed as time length of a pulse interval, and a receiver for receiving the data signal. The transmitter and the receiver are connected through a single communication line. The receiver comprises: a receiver-side oscillator circuit for oscillating a reference pulse as a count reference of the data signal; a counter circuit for counting a pulse interval of the received data signal by converting it to a reference pulse number of the oscillator circuit; and a comparator circuit stores a first reference value therein, and judges data of the data signal by comparing the pulse interval of the data signal counted by the counter circuit with the first reference value.
US08315285B2
A header assembly for extended temperature optical transmitters is disclosed. The header assembly may include a hermetic enclosure and a header base with an interior surface. A plurality of conductive leads penetrate from the outer portion of the header assembly to the interior surface. A thermoelectric cooler (“TEC”) having a planar configuration and a thickness not exceeding 500 microns is positioned adjacent to the interior surface of the header assembly, the TEC being in thermal communication with the header base and a mounting surface. A submount, on which a laser diode is positioned, is in thermal communication with the mounting surface of the TEC. In this manner, the TEC may be configured affect a selective transfer of heat to the laser diode and transfer of heat away from the laser diode. In some embodiments, the header assembly is configured to operate at optical data transmission rates of 10 Gbps or higher in such extended ambient temperatures.
US08315274B2
Apparatus and methods are provided for controlling synchronous and asynchronous communications in an avionic network. The method includes receiving one or more asynchronous messages and one or more synchronous messages, allocating each of the synchronous messages to a corresponding predetermined time slot while producing an unoccupied portion in at least one of the predetermined time slots, and allocating the asynchronous messages to one or more of the unoccupied portions of the predetermined time slots.
US08315271B2
An IBSS that allows token passing for round-robin service of QoS flows is disclosed (an RRBSS). The RRBSS permits low-latency, reduced contention, distributed scheduling useful in any ad hoc network, but particularly suitable for high data rates. Distributed scheduled access is provided for flows through a round-robin token passing service discipline. STAs follow a round-robin order, or list, and are able to communicate with round-robin transmit opportunities during a defined period. Each STA in the list transmits a respective token to transfer access to the shared medium to the next STA in the RR List. The sequence is terminated with an end token. STAs maintain station identifiers and list updates are maintained with a sequence identifier. Techniques are disclosed to add and remove STAs to the sequence; establish connectivity lists (receive and forward), and maintain other sequence parameters such as bandwidth management and TXOP duration. Various other aspects are also disclosed.
US08315270B2
A communication method of communicating among a plurality of communication apparatuses connected to a transmission channel and sharing a communication band is provided. The communication method includes: sequentially updating a slot ID with the lapse of time by a first communication apparatus; transmitting first data and a first access ID to the transmission channel by the first communication apparatus after the lapse of a first waiting time and when the slot ID is updated to a first slot ID corresponding to the first access ID; transmitting second data and a second slot ID to the transmission channel by a second communication apparatus after the lapse of a second waiting time longer than the first waiting time; and receiving the second slot ID by the first communication apparatus. In updating the slot ID, the slot ID is updated to a slot ID subsequent to the second slot ID.
US08315263B2
A dual-mode router for conveying process communication packets across a plurality of distinct wireless process communication networks is provided. The router includes wireless communication circuitry and a controller coupled to the wireless communication circuitry. The wireless communication circuitry is configured to interact with signals from each of the plurality of distinct wireless process communication networks. The controller is configured to adapt process communication packets from a first distinct wireless process communication network for transmission over a second distinct wireless process communication network. Methods for configuring the distinct wireless process communication networks and relaying process packets over the distinct wireless process communication networks are also provided.
US08315254B2
A bandwidth management card includes a switch control unit and multiple ports connected to one or more line cards that are separate from the bandwidth management card. The bandwidth management card further includes at least one switch, and multiple network ports, where each of the multiple network ports is connected to a respective link to at least one external network. A first switch of the at least one switch receives instructions from the switch control unit, switches a first subset of the multiple network ports through to a first port of the multiple ports based on the received instructions, and switches a second subset of the multiple network ports through to a second port of the multiple ports based on the received first instructions.
US08315252B2
A method and system of mass multimedia messaging in a system having a service provider and a plurality of subscriber communication terminals supported by the service provider, wherein at least some of the subscriber terminals have different messaging capabilities and different message format requirements. The method includes adaptation and handling of a mass multimedia message, and mass multimedia message notification. The system uses a retrieval platform and a processing platform. The retrieval platform generates a unique message identifier for the mass multimedia message, and pre-adapts the message into adapted content messages for the terminal types supported by the service provider. The processing platform formats message notifications for the subscriber terminals based on each terminal's messaging capabilities, with each notification containing the unique message identifier.
US08315250B2
The embodiment of the invention provides a media resource adaptation method, a media gateway controller and a server. In an embodiment of the invention, the services, the CTIS and the MGC are deployed in the center, each dispersed area is only equipped with the access equipment or the resource equipment, the deployment structure is simple, and the maintenance workload is less. The CTIS decides the resource adaptation, and the resource can be extended to the service sides. Therefore, the resource usage is flexible. The user terminal call can obtain the local media services, which reduces the occupancy of a VoIP long-distance link, thus lowering the operation cost. Furthermore, the global share of the media resources is realized, which is favorable for load balance and reduces the cost of redundancy devices.
US08315247B2
A system and method for coupling a subscription to a registration in a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) environment includes creating a first registration-coupled subscription to initiate registration of a communication session and to initiate a subscription to an event package. The first registration-coupled subscription is transmitted, and a response is received to the first registration-coupled subscription, wherein the response confirms the subscription to the event package.
US08315246B2
A system for enhancing functionality of a network. In a specific embodiment, the system employs strategic communications between a network controller and a security gateway. The strategic communications occur via a feedback communications channel between the network controller and the security gateway. The feedback communications channel facilitates transferring security information, such as International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) and other information, between the network controller and the security gateway. The security information may facilitate enabling the SGW to make intelligent decisions as to how to treat a client communications session. In the specific embodiment, the feedback communications channel includes an intervening Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) server that is coupled between the UMA and the network controller.
US08315244B2
A wireless communications device may include a transceiver, a memory configured to store a predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions, each preamble synchronization portion having a different length, and a controller cooperating with the transceiver and the memory. The controller may be configured to receive forward transmission blocks, each forward transmission block having a preamble synchronization portion and a body portion associated therewith. The preamble synchronization portion may include a desired preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions. The controller may be configured to determine and use, for each received forward transmission block, the corresponding preamble synchronization portion from among the predetermined set of preamble synchronization portions.
US08315243B2
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate efficiently communicating a data packet related to a protocol layer within a wireless communication system. The systems and/or methods can provide cross-layer optimization by directly transporting or communicating data to a particular protocol layer. In general, a MAC header can include data that indicates a protocol layer to which such data is directed or targeted. The MAC header can allow a portion of data (e.g., PDUs, SDUs, etc.) to bypass at least one protocol layer above the MAC protocol layer for efficient and optimized processing of such data.
US08315232B2
An apparatus and a method to display the availability of a wireless LAN, in which information about an area supporting a wireless local area network (LAN) is provided to a user carrying a mobile terminal, such as a mobile phone through a mobile phone network in the form of text, voice or images. The apparatus includes: an input unit to receive a command to request a search for a wireless LAN available in a designated location from a user; a packet generating unit to generate an information request packet according to the received command; a communicating unit to transmit the generated information request packet and to receive a result of the requested search for the available wireless LAN, in response to the transmitted information request packet; and a display unit to display the received result of the search.
US08315225B2
A method of operation of a MIMO transmitter, in a cellular network supporting both legacy standard-compliant mobile terminals and next generation standard-compliant mobile terminals, the method comprising defining a matrix of resource blocks within an information channel of the cellular network, wherein each resource block corresponds to a region of subcarriers of a transmission timeslot at a given frequency subband; assigning a first set of reference signals (RSs) for the legacy standard-compliant mobile terminals to resource blocks at specific locations within the matrix to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter, the specific locations being defined by, the legacy standard; and assigning a second set of RSs for the next-generation standard-compliant mobile terminals to other resource blocks within the matrix to be transmitted by the MIMO transmitter.
US08315220B2
A system for managing wireless interaction based on communication performance. Source apparatuses may desire to establish wireless links to target apparatuses. Prior to initiating new wireless links, source apparatuses may evaluate whether the establishment of new wireless links will increase the cumulative performance of the wireless communication environment, wherein the wireless communication environment may comprise the apparatuses communicating wirelessly within transmission range of a source apparatus. The evaluation may determine, for example, whether predicted cumulative performance of the wireless communication environment after the new wireless link is initiated would be greater than cumulative performance prior to link initiation.
US08315217B2
Techniques for controlling the operation of user equipments (UEs) to mitigate emissions out of band are described. A base station may identify a UE potentially causing excessive emissions out of band due to transmission of control information and may schedule the UE to reduce the emissions out of band. In one design, the base station may schedule the UE to send control information on a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) instead of a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH). In another design, the base station may assign the UE with resources for the PUCCH to send control information. The assigned resources may be selected to mitigate the emissions out of band and may be (i) located within a target frequency range, (ii) located away from a frequency band to be mitigated with the emissions out of band, or (iii) obtained with a reuse scheme and have less inter-cell interference from other UEs.
US08315213B2
Embodiments of base station and method for allocating subchannels of a time-slot in a wireless access network are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. In some embodiments, the assignment of subchannels may be based on subchannel quality and average throughput for mobile stations currently associated with a base station. In some embodiments, modified proportional fairness may be achieved.
US08315203B2
A multi-dimensional, such as a three-dimensional, map is created using nodes in communication with each other. The nodes communicate with each other wirelessly via radio frequency (RF) using Bluetooth™ protocol. Detailed location information from the location nodes is downloaded. A mesh network of nodes is in communication with at least one base station and, in turn, is in communication with at least one control center. A mobile device associated with a user located in a specific area of a geographical location is in communication with a control center to create a multi-dimensional map.
US08315202B1
A system includes a central controller to transmit a plurality of synchronization codes through a transmission medium and a plurality of satellite controllers, each satellite controller configured to recognize one or more synchronization codes of the plurality of synchronization codes, each satellite controller comprising a synchronous clock signal generator to generate a synchronous clock signal each time the satellite controller recognizes the one or more synchronization codes of the plurality of synchronization codes.
US08315199B2
A method is presented for transmitting data in a satellite system having multiple spot beams comprising (1) sending a broadband signal in a forward direction from a gateway terminal to a communications satellite for relay to at least one subscriber terminal, (2) receiving the broadband signal at the communications satellite, wherein the communications satellite comprises a bent pipe repeater having a plurality of satellite-based transmission amplifiers, (3) using one of the plurality of satellite-based transmission amplifiers to amplify the broadband signal and no other broadband signal from the gateway terminal, to produce an amplified broadband signal, (4) sending the amplified broadband signal as one of a plurality of service spot beams to the at least one subscriber terminal, and (5) receiving and retrieving data from the amplified broadband signal at the at least one subscriber terminal.
US08315196B2
Disclosed is a method for determining the placement of ITAPs in wireless neighborhood networks. The method disclosed provides for efficient integration of multi-hop wireless networks with the Internet by placing ITAPs at strategic locations. Initially the method provides for the formulation of the ITAP placement problem under three wireless models. For each model, methods are developed to efficiently place ITAPs in the networks. The methods aim to minimize the number of required ITAPs while guaranteeing users' bandwidth requirements. Next, a fault tolerance version of the placement method is presented that provides bandwidth guarantees in the presence of failures. Finally the methods are extended to take into account variable traffic demands by developing an approximation algorithm to simultaneously optimize ITAP placement based on demands over multiple periods.
US08315195B2
A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting control information in a base station for a wireless communication system. The method includes transmitting, to a terminal, information associated with a number of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols carrying control channels; determining a set of control channel candidates based on an IDentifier (ID) of the terminal; selecting at least one control channel candidate from among the set of control channel candidates; and transmitting the control information to the terminal through the selected at least one control channel candidate. Each control channel candidate included in the set of control channel candidates consists of one, two, four, or eight control channel elements (CCEs) existing in the OFDM symbols.
US08315193B2
Symmetrical and asymmetrical ad-hoc, wireless networks and a method for saving power in the same may include causing a first station to determine whether a second station has a master capability to buffer data traffic for the first station. A first station requests the second station to buffer the data traffic intended for the first station for a first predetermined period. The first station enters a first power save mode, and the second station buffers the data traffic for the first station for the first predetermined period. The first station exits the first power save mode after the first predetermined period and the second station sends the buffered data traffic to the first station. Both the first and second stations may have master capabilities, or only one of the first and second stations may have a master capability.
US08315186B2
The inventive system and method for improving network security, availability, and regulatory compliance, and maximizing a network comprises a network configuration component, a network inventory component, a network monitoring component, and a network assessment component, wherein information is extracted from each of the configuration, inventory, and monitoring components, the extracted information is combined and assessed in the assessment component, and the maximized network is produced using the combined information. In one embodiment, the combined information is stored in a database. In one embodiment, an XML is produced from the extracted inventory information, and this XML is converted to a canonical form.
US08315185B2
The present invention relates to ACK-NACK detection in an LTE wireless communication system. To determine a threshold value for an ACK-NACK transmission, an SC-FDMA signal is received from user equipment. Then, a power estimate of soft data bits is used to establish a threshold value for determining the presence of an ACK-NACK signal. Using this threshold value, a signal from the user equipment is analyzed to determine if it contains an ACK or NACK transmission.
US08315174B2
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for generating a push-up alert of fault conditions in the distribution of data in a hierarchical database. Higher-level data, such as yearly profit, may be desired to be spread from parent nodes to lower nodes, such as quarters, in a hierarchical data store. Parent nodes can be associated with a set of programmatic placeholder nodes. A spreading tool can insert child nodes representing quarters, months, or other insertion point(s) encoded by a placeholder nodes, dividing quantities appropriately. The spreading tool can access or host logic to ensure that data is spread in an order that takes dependencies, formatting, or other factors into account. The spreading tool can also be configured to detect numerical errors, logical errors, or other faults and attempt to identify conflicting rules or other sources of error. Those rules can be automatically removed and/or removed via user selection.
US08315173B2
Disclosed is a transmission apparatus in which a plurality of elements implement virtually one apparatus. Each element includes at least one main signal package and a monitor control package that is connected to the main signal package via an intra-apparatus bus 40 and connected to another monitor control package via an inter-apparatus communication bus. The monitor control package in one element, on occurrence of a malfunction in the main signal package being monitored, collects an alert from the main signal package being monitored, and transmits an alert masking control signal, using the inter-apparatus bus, to the monitor control package of another element to which belong the main signal package of a masking target. The main signal package of the masking target suppresses alerting of a second-order malfunction in case of detection of the second-order malfunction on receipt of the alert masking control signal.
US08315166B2
A method for admission control in a radio communications system that includes determining a quality of service (QoS) type of a service according to a QoS property of the service, determining a service satisfaction ratio of services that belong to the determined QoS type according to a result of the determining a QoS type, comparing the determined service satisfaction ratio with an admission threshold, and admitting the service if the determined service satisfaction ratio is greater than or equal to the admission threshold. An apparatus for admission control in the radio communications system is also provided. With the embodiments in the present disclosure, the resource utilization may be accurately calculated, and the admission control algorithm may be more easily developed and maintained.
US08315161B2
A network design device includes a bypass number setting unit setting the number of bypass node; a loss calculating unit calculating a reference loss; a graph generating unit generating a graph having a variation value obtained based on a difference between a transmission loss of a link coupling nodes to each other and the reference loss; a path detecting unit detecting a minimum-variation-path in which sum of each variation value from a start point to an end point of the graph is minimum; and a comparing unit comparing a calculation OSNR and a reference OSNR, the calculation OSNR being obtained by a calculation from a start point to an end point assuming that an optical amplifier is located on a node other than a bypass node on the minimum-variation-path, wherein the bypass number setting unit changes the number of bypass node based on a result of the comparing unit.
US08315157B2
In one embodiment, when a network element is to be removed from or inserted into a network a Graceful Operations Manager schedules graceful shut-down and/or start-up routines for different protocols and/or components on the network element in an optimal order based on dependencies between the different protocols and components. The Graceful Operations Manager communicates with the different components at different stages of their shut-down or start-up process and communicates information on the standby topology across components and/or protocols to enable the synchronization of the standby topology computation on all components and/or protocols that are affected by the removal or insertion.
US08315153B2
A wireless communication equipment includes receive processing and transmit processing. The receive processing includes a Fourier transform unit that transforms all received signals to frequency region signals by Fourier transform. A demodulation unit demodulates the received signals from the Fourier-transformed frequency region signals. A random access detection unit that monitors signals in frequency regions of random access signals of the Fourier-transformed frequency region signals, and detects that the random access signals are received, by a change pattern of the signals in the frequency regions of random access signals in one transmission time interval.
US08315152B2
According to one embodiment of the invention, an integrated circuit comprises an encoding module, a modulation module and a spectral shaped module. The encoding module includes an interleaver that adapted to operate in a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode. The interleaver performs repetitive encoding when placed in the second mode. The modulation module is adapted to compensate for attenuations that are to be realized during propagation of a transmitted signal over the power line. The spectral shaped module is adapted to compensate for amplitude distortion and further compensates for attenuations that will be realized during propagation of the transmitted signal over the power line.
US08315148B2
A technique for generating a Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) signal based on a Constant Amplitude Zero Auto-Correlation (CAZAC) sequence is disclosed. A method embodiment of this technique comprises generating a frequency domain representation of the CAZAC sequence by providing an analytical representation of the CAZAC sequence in the frequency domain with an integer phase term and calculating the integer phase term in a recursive manner for each of a plurality of frequency domain samples of the CAZAC sequence. The resulting frequency domain representation of the CAZAC sequence is then mapped to a pre-determined frequency location before being transformed into the time domain to obtain a time domain representation of the SC-FDMA signal. The SC-FDMA signal may be a random access signal for transmission on a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH).
US08315143B2
An improved disc jockey turntable is disclosed. The turntable includes a housing having an I/O circuit, an audio output electrically connected to the I/O circuit, a rotatable platter configured and arranged to received a vinyl record thereon, an electric motor is configured to selectively rotate the platter, a movable tonearm with a pickup cartridge is electrically connected to the I/O circuit whereby the tonearm may be moved over the platter and placed on a vinyl record rotating on the platter to play audio out through the audio output. A dock is located on the housing and is configured to cradle a portable music player. The dock has a communication port for connecting to the portable music player. A control circuit is electrically connected to the communication port and the I/O circuit, and is configured to selectively recording audio from the I/O circuit to the portable music player.
US08315140B2
An optical pickup apparatus comprising: a laser light source configured to emit a laser beam; an objective lens configured to apply the laser beam to an optical recording medium; and a beam splitter including a first reflective film configured to reflect the laser beam so as to be directed to the objective lens, the beam splitter interposed in an optical path between the laser light source and the objective lens, an incidence polarization angle of the laser beam relative to the first reflective film being set such that a P-polarization component is greater than an S-polarization component in linear polarization components of the laser beam incident on the first reflective film.
US08315138B2
An apparatus configured to write input data on an optical recording medium using a write pulse waveform including a first pulse, a last pulse and a multi-pulse train is provided. The apparatus includes a discriminator configured to discriminate a magnitude of a present mark, a magnitude of a leading space, and a magnitude of a trailing space from the input data, a write waveform controller configured to control the write pulse waveform based on a grouping table, the grouping table being configured to store rising edge data of the first pulse of the write pulse waveform grouped in corresponding pulse groups according to magnitudes of a plurality of present marks and magnitudes of a plurality of spaces adjacent to the plurality of present marks, the write pulse waveform being controlled to generate an adaptive write pulse waveform by varying a position of a rising edge of a first pulse of the mark to be written according to at least the magnitudes of the present mark and the leading space, and a processor configured to process the input data on the optical recording medium using the adaptive write pulse waveform. The discriminator is further configured to apply the magnitude of the present mark, the magnitude of the leading space, and the magnitude of the trailing space to the write waveform controller. The width of the first pulse is varied by varying the position of the rising edge.
US08315136B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus. The apparatus includes a pick-up unit, such as an optical pick-up unit, a wobble channel and a defect detector. The pick-up unit generates a push-pull signal corresponding to a wobbled track of a storage medium. The wobble channel includes circuits to receive the push-pull signal, obtain a wobble signal from the push-pull signal, and calculate a wobble amplitude metric based on the wobble signal. The defect detector compares the wobble amplitude metric to a threshold to detect wobble defects.
US08315127B2
An athletic performance measurement system determines the reaction time, performance time and response time for an athlete to perform an event. A timing processor is in communication with two spaced-apart switches and when the athlete activates the first switch, it sets in motion a system for randomly activating a transducer that alerts the athlete to start the test. The athlete manipulates the first switch in response to detecting the activated transducer while the device measures the time it takes for this activity, thereby defining the athlete's reaction time. Then, the athlete manipulates the spaced apart second switch while the system monitors the time it takes to perform this task, thereby defining the athlete's performance time. The total response time is then calculated by adding the reaction time to the performance time. A testing protocol for performing a plurality of timed tests and averaging the scores is also disclosed.
US08315123B2
A memory circuit 2 includes bit cells 4 selected for reading with a word line voltage upon a word line 20. Word line voltage control circuitry 26 generates a two-step word line voltage signal. The word line voltage first increases to an intermediate level at which word line transistors 12 weakly couple the bit cell 4 to the bit lines 8. This intermediate level is maintained for a first delay period. After the first delay period, the word line voltage is increased to a full rail value and this full rail value maintained for a second delay period. The word line voltage is then returned to a low level at the end of the read operation. This two-step word line voltage signal provides a better access disturb margin for the bit cell 4.
US08315122B2
A semiconductor memory device having a multi-chip package structure providing active termination control. The semiconductor memory device includes first and second memory chips sharing a data I/O bus. The first memory chip includes a first chip enable (CE) port determining whether the first memory chip is activated, and a second CE port monitoring whether the second memory chip is activated. An active termination unit is turned ON only when the first and second chips are deactivated.
US08315118B2
A precharge method of a semiconductor memory device that controls a precharge start time of each bank during a bank precharge operation, and a semiconductor memory device using the method, are provided. The device may latch an active or write order of respective banks and differently control precharge start times of the respective banks according to the latched active or write order during a plural-bank precharge operation to allow a plurality of banks to start precharge operations at different times.
US08315116B2
A repair circuit of a semiconductor memory apparatus includes a repair address detection circuit that determines the occurrence of a failure in a memory block based on a plurality of test data signals outputted from the memory block, and stores an address corresponding to the memory block determined to have failed as a repair address, and an anti-fuse circuit that receives the repair address from the repair address detection circuit and electrically programs the repair address to store a programmed address.
US08315112B2
A current detection circuit that can normally perform a current detection operation to detect a current in a memory cell of a memory device even if an applied power supply voltage is a low voltage, includes a current detection means which comprises first and second MOS transistors of a same channel type and third to sixth MOS transistors of a channel type different from the channel type of the first and second MOS transistors, and a MOS gate control means which supplies, to a control electrode of each of the first and second MOS transistors, a voltage which is obtained by subtracting an absolute value of a threshold voltage of each of the first and second MOS transistors from the power supply voltage when the power supply voltage is equal to or lower than the absolute value of the threshold voltage.
US08315111B2
A regulator circuit is provided having multiple regulated output voltages. In accordance with various example embodiments, a regulator includes first and second pass transistors driven by a reference voltage generator circuit. The first pass transistor has a gate coupled to an output of the reference voltage generator circuit. A switching circuit is configured to couple the output of the reference voltage generator circuit to the gate of the second pass transistor in response to the enable signal being in a first state. The regulator includes a pre-charge circuit configured to charge the gate of the second pass transistor in response to an enable signal being in the first state.
US08315106B1
A system including a wear-leveling module, a nonvolatile memory, and a control module. The wear-leveling module is configured to distribute write operations across a plurality of memory blocks of a memory, wherein the write operations include erase operations, and wherein charge decay in memory cells of one of the memory blocks depends on a number of erase operations performed on the one of the memory blocks. The nonvolatile memory is configured to store a count representing the erase operations performed on all of the memory blocks. The control module is configured to (i) determine charge decay in memory cells of all the memory blocks based on the count, and (ii) increase a charge level of the memory cells of the memory blocks based on the count.
US08315104B2
A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device includes a memory cell which stores data and which is capable of being rewritten electrically, a bit line which is connected electrically to one end of a current path of the memory cell, a control circuit which carries out a verify operation to check a write result after data is written to the memory cell, and a voltage setting circuit which sets a charging voltage for the bit line in a verify operation and a read operation and makes a charging voltage in a read operation higher than a charging voltage in a verify operation.
US08315094B2
Provided is a semiconductor memory device including: multiple bit lines arranged in parallel to one another; multiple sense-amplifier bit lines arranged away from end portions of the bit lines; a fourth sense-amplifier bit line formed with a wire of a first layer arranged below the bit lines; selection transistors with a pair of gate electrodes arranged in a direction normal to the first to sixth bit lines; a first wire arranged below the bit lines and the sense-amplifier bit lines, and having an end portion extending to below the third bit line and connected to the bit line; a third wire formed with a layer of the gate electrode used as a wire, the third wire including a first end portion positioned below the fourth sense-amplifier bit line and connected to the fourth sense-amplifier bit line, and a second end portion positioned below the second sense-amplifier bit line; and a fourth wire formed with a wire of the first layer and arranged between the third wire and the second sense-amplifier bit line to connect the third wire to the second sense-amplifier bit line.
US08315081B2
A system and method to read and write data at a memory cell that includes multiple non-volatile memories is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a memory device is disclosed that includes a plurality of memory cells, where at least one of the memory cells comprises a first non-volatile memory including a first resistive memory element and a second multi-port non-volatile memory including a second resistive memory element.
US08315073B2
An isolated switching power supply device includes a main transformer having a primary coil on a primary circuit side and a secondary coil on a secondary circuit side. On the primary circuit side are disposed an input smoothing capacitor, a switching control circuit, a high-side driver, a low-side power switch, a high-side power switch, capacitors, and edge signal-generating circuits. A symmetrical control half bridge converter is thus provided. The secondary circuit side has a voltage clamping circuit including a clamp capacitor, a clamp switch and a diode.
US08315072B2
A switching power supply has an inductor that includes a coil. A chopper circuit chops the primary current drawn through the coil, for the inductor to output an induced current. A multifunction junction of the power supply has a multifunction voltage that is a function of a primary voltage that drives the coil. A first circuit suspends the chopping in response to a first sensed voltage crossing a first threshold, the first sensed voltage being a function of the multifunction voltage. A second circuit suspends the chopping in response to a second sensed voltage crossing a second threshold, the second threshold being a function of the multifunction voltage.
US08315070B2
An organic light emitting diode display includes a panel assembly having a display section and a pad section, and a bezel that couples with the panel assembly. The bezel includes a back on which the panel assembly is placed, side walls located at an edge of the back of the bezel, and a protrusion reinforcing portion formed at a region corresponding to the pad section and a vicinity of the pad section in the back of the bezel.
US08315069B2
The present invention is directed to a spillover fitting that routes cables from a lateral trough. The spillover fitting includes fitting walls and a floor positioned between the fitting walls. The floor has an extension flange that extends into the lateral trough. The spillover fitting also includes a containment member that extends from the extension flange. The containment member is positioned over the lateral trough to contain cables routed out of the lateral trough into the spillover fitting.
US08315067B2
A mounting apparatus is configured for securing a PCI card and includes a securing member and a latch member. The securing member extends along a first direction. A protrusion is located on the securing member. The latch member is capable of securing the other end of the PCI card and defines a securing slot. The protrusion is inserted in the secured slot along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.
US08315063B2
A solder pad structure with a high bondability to a solder ball is provided. The present invention provides a larger contact area with the solder ball so as to increase the bondability according to the principle that the bondability is positive proportional with the contact area therebetween. The solder pad structure includes a circuit board having a solder pad opening defined by a solder resist layer surrounding a circuit layer. The circuit layer within the solder pad opening is defined as a solder pad. In such a way, after filling the solder ball into the solder pad opening, besides walls of the solder pad opening, there is an extra contact area provided by a geometric shape of the solder pad for further improving the bondability of the solder pad and the solder ball.
US08315061B2
The invention relates to an electronic circuit and to a method for the manufacture of an electronic circuit comprising at least two electronic components on a common flexible substrate, wherein the at least two electronic components in each case have at least one electrical functional layer composed of identical functional layer material. The electrical functional layers are formed from identical functional layer material and from layer regions of a layer formed in strip-type fashion on the substrate.
US08315058B2
A display assembly includes a transparent cover piece, a display shroud having a contact structure arranged to face the transparent cover piece, an interface subassembly mounted on the display shroud, an electronics board shroud having a support member and a connection feature, and a biasing member operably engaged between the display shroud and the electronics board shroud. The connection feature mechanically connects the electronics board shroud to the display shroud while permitting axial displacement and rotation therebetween. The biasing member rests on the support member of the electronics board shroud, and the biasing member is configured to urge the contact structure of the display shroud into physical contact with the transparent cover piece. The interface subassembly includes a display circuit for providing a digital display and a touch circuit for providing touch actuation at or near the digital display through the transparent cover piece.
US08315056B2
Disclosed herein are a heat-radiating substrate and a method of manufacturing the same. The heat-radiating substrate includes: a core layer including a core metal layer and a core insulating layer formed on the core metal layer and divided into a first region and a second region; a circuit layer formed in the first region of the core layer; a build-up layer formed in the second region of the core layer and including a build-up insulating layer and a build-up circuit layer; an adhesive layer formed between the second region of the core layer and the build-up layer; and an impregnation device mounted on the build-up layer to be impregnated into the adhesive layer. A heat generating element is mounted on the circuit layer and a thermally weakened element is mounted on the build-up layer, thereby preventing the thermally weakened element from being damaged by heat of the heat generating element. The impregnation device is formed on the build-up layer and is impregnated into the adhesive layer, thereby efficiently utilizing a space.
US08315055B2
There is provided a heat dissipating device. An exemplary heat dissipating device comprises a thermally conductive plate that is adapted to be disposed adjacent to at least one heat generating device. The thermally conductive plate has surface features configured to promote turbulent airflow over the thermally conductive plate, the thickness of the surface features being approximately equal to or less than the thickness of the plate.
US08315052B2
A server cabinet adapted for receiving servers therein includes a top plate, a bottom plate opposite to the top plate, a left side plate and a right side plate connecting with the top and bottom plates respectively, and a front side plate disposed between the top and bottom plates. The front side plate defines through holes therein. A total area of the through holes in an upper half portion of the front side plate is different from a total area of the through holes in a lower half portion of the front side plate. The front side plate is rotatable in a plane defined by the front side plate.
US08315046B2
A system and device for placement between a keyboard and monitor on a work surface that routes cables and provides access to controls, where the system and device rest in a first position for use and a second position for access to ports and cables.
US08315043B2
Methods and apparatus for forming a housing, such as for an electronic device, from multi-layer materials are disclosed. The multi-layer materials include at least two layers. Typically, one or more of the layers are metal. However, different layers of the multi-layer materials can be different metals. In one embodiment, an inner layer of the multi-layer materials can be provided with or form internal features that can be for attaching parts or components to the multi-layer materials. In another embodiment, processing of an inner layer of the multi-layer materials can facilitate part formation with increased curvature and/or internal part clearance. In another embodiment, the multi-layer materials can include an intermediate layer that facilitates creation of internal features that can be for attaching parts or components to the multi-layer materials. In still another embodiment, the multi-layer materials can provide a protective layer that serves to protect an outer surface of the housing during manufacturing and/or assembly.
US08315042B2
An electronic device includes a first casing, a second casing, and a fastening assembly. The first casing has a first pivotal portion. The second casing has a second pivotal portion having a fastening groove, and a display unit pivotally connected with the first pivotal portion via the second pivotal portion to be capable of rotating relative to the first casing to be opened or closed. The second pivotal portion and the display unit form an angle. The fastening assembly is pivotally disposed in the first casing and includes a fastening element and a first elastic element. The fastening element is disposed corresponding to the fastening groove of the second pivotal portion. The first elastic element is connected with the fastening element. When the fastening element is fastened to the fastening groove, the first elastic element provides elastic force to allow the display unit to firmly cover the first casing.
US08315023B2
A residual-current circuit breaker includes a summation current transformer having a core, a first secondary winding wound onto the core, and at least one second secondary winding wound onto the core, with lines of an electric network to be protected extending through the core. A tripping apparatus is operably connected to break contacts for opening the break contacts. A first arrangement is provided for detecting alternating residual currents and connected to the first secondary winding of the summation transformer. A second arrangement is connected to the second secondary winding for detecting direct residual currents, wherein a predeterminable alternating operation of the first and second arrangements is controlled by a timer device.
US08315013B2
A magnetic write head with a flux diverting structure for diverting stray flux received from an external source. The write head includes a yoke with two poles and a non-magnetic gap formed there between, and functions to write data to a magnetic storage medium. The flux diverting structure is proximate to the first pole and has a magnetic connection toward the back of the structure, and a non-magnetic separation toward the front of the structure. The flux diverting structure is comprised of a magnetic permeable material such that stray flux is diverted away from portions of the write head.
US08315009B2
A method for changing resonance frequency of hard disk drive components to reduce electromagnetic interference and electrostatic discharge from said components. Electrically sensitive hard disk drive components having a high resonance frequency consistent with a resonance of present electromagnetic interference forces are determined. A damper material is layered to alter electrical properties of said hard disk drive components to limit the magnitude of electromagnetic interference potential of said electrically sensitive component. Electrically sensitive hard disk drive components having a high capacitance are determined. The damper material is layered to increase a volume of the material constitution of the hard disk drive components to alter a capacitance of the hard disk drive component.
US08315005B1
A system to detect a ramp position is disclosed. The system includes a head positioner coupled to an actuator arm to position a head relative to a disk and a controller to: control the head positioner to move the head toward the ramp; determine a plurality of integrator values while moving the head; generate a threshold based on the plurality of integrator values; and determine the ramp position based on a first integrator value exceeding the threshold.
US08314995B2
A variable power optical system, including a fixed negative first lens group, a second positive lens group and a third positive lens group, wherein the first lens group includes a deflecting element arranged to bend an optical path, and when d12w denotes a distance between an image side principal point of the first lens group and an object side principal point of the second lens group at a short focal length end, d12t denotes a distance between the image side principal point of the first lens group and the object side principal point of the second lens group at a long focal length end, fw denotes a focal length of the optical system at the short focal length end, ft denotes a focal length of the optical system at the long focal length end, and f1 denotes a focal length of the first lens group, the optical system satisfies: 2.5<(d12w/d12t)/|√{square root over (fw×ft)}/f1|<4.0.
US08314993B2
The specification and drawings present a new apparatus and method for using a split exit pupil expander to provide general diffractive optics method that uses a plurality of diffractive elements for expanding the exit pupil of a display of an electronic device for viewing.
US08314992B1
Field widening lens methods and systems are provided. The field widening lens includes a non-planar primary mirror and a secondary mirror. In addition, separate input and output ports are provided. The field widening lens further provides for an optical path difference for rays within the lens that is essentially zero for any ray within the field of view of an optical system including the field widening lens, regardless of the angle at which the ray entered the lens.
US08314991B2
Now, according to the present invention, interference filters are provided that incorporate two band pass interference filters into a single composite interference filter. The two filters each have at least one band pass curve that is centered at the same wavelength for light that is incident at a given angle to the filter surface. The band pass curve shifts of the filter components, however, are dissimilar, which results in a decrease of transmitted light as the angle of incidence diverges from the given angle.
US08314990B2
A film (1) which includes at least one transparent replicating layer (2) having a diffractive relief structure (3) and a reflective layer, the reflective layer being formed by at least one pigmented lake layer (4), and the film (1, 1′, 1″) showing a latent optically variable effect produced by the diffractive relief structure (3), and the use thereof. Further a method for the production of such a film.
US08314989B1
A flat substrate bears a set of flat, coplanar diffraction gratings; a jewelry mounting is secured to the substrate. The gratings are arranged to occupy corresponding areas of the substrate that are arranged to correspond to a two-dimensional projection of multiple, non-coplanar facets of a three-dimensional gemstone. Each grating differs from one or more other gratings with respect to grating wavevector direction so that each grating differs from at least one other grating with respect to direction of dispersion of spectrally dispersed output directions of a diffracted portion of light incident on the gratings along a given input direction. The grating wavevectors are spatially distributed among the corresponding gratings to form two or more subsets of three or more gratings along which subsets the corresponding grating wavevector direction of each grating of the subset varies monotonically with position of that grating along a given dimension of the substrate.
US08314987B2
A polarizing film includes a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) type resin having a dichroic material impregnated therein. The polarizing film is formed by stretching the PVA type resin, such that the thickness of the polarizing film is decreased to 10 μm or less, and. The polarizing film has optical properties which satisfy conditions represented by formulae: P>−(100.929T-42.4−1)×100 (where T<42.3); and P≧99.9 (where T≧42.3) where T represents a single layer transmittance and P a polarization rate. The polarizing film can be made by providing a laminate comprising a PVA type resin layer formed on a non-crystallizable ester type thermoplastic resin substrate.
US08314982B2
In a holographic projection apparatus a virtual visibility region is magnified, for observing a reconstructed scene with at least one light modulation device and with at least one light source having sufficiently coherent light for generating a wavefront of a scene that is coded in the light modulation device. By means of imaging the wavefront into a viewer plane, it is possible to generate the virtual visibility region for observing the reconstructed scene. The virtual visibility region has at least two virtual viewer windows. In this case, the virtual viewer windows are dimensioned such that the reconstructed scene can always be observed without tracking of the viewer windows upon movement of a viewer in the viewer plane.
US08314977B2
A turning-on control unit causes a turning-on unit to apply to a light source an initial voltage when turning on the light source and to apply a rated voltage after the light source has been turned on. The initial voltage is higher than the rated voltage. An image-signal control unit controls analog signals to be input to an analog signal processing unit from a turn-on time point that is a time point at which the light source is turned on until a stabilization time point that is a time point at which output of the light source is stabilized.
US08314965B2
A method for installing a print monitor device and notifying an installer after the print monitor device is installed. In one aspect of the method, a print monitor device is associated with a customer location, installed at the customer location, and then the print monitor device is registered in a centralized repository. In another aspect, after the print monitor device is registered, a notification is sent to an installer. In another aspect, the notification is a message which includes information about the print monitor device and the devices the print monitor device has discovered and is monitoring in a customer location.
US08314961B1
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus that can ensure transferring a page over a communication link having a transfer rate to satisfy a print rate by reducing a data size of the page. The method for printing a page can include allocating a transfer rate to a printer having a print rate, generating a first printable raster page at a first print quality, determining whether the first printable raster page can be transferred to the printer at the transfer rate and satisfy the print rate of the printer, generating a second printable raster page at a second print quality that is lower than the first print quality, when the first printable raster page can not be transferred to the printer at the transfer rate and satisfy the print rate of the printer, and transferring the second printable raster page to the printer.
US08314960B2
The invention relates to a method and a system for printing via application servers, as well as a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium, which can be used, in particular, for printing from UNIX and SAP servers to ICA/RDP clients (ICA=Independent Computing Architecture, RDP=Remote Desktop Protocol).Print support is provided in client-server architectures which include application servers (10), wherein an application server (1) is controlled from at least one client terminal (6) via at least one terminal server (4), and wherein a print order initiated by a user of the at least one client terminal (6) and started on the application server (1) is printed on a desktop printer (7) installed on the client terminal (6), on a network printer installed locally on the client terminal (6), and/or outputted via an optical interface of the client terminal (6).
US08314958B2
A communication system which is capable of improving the security of a protected image. The protected image on which a predetermined protection process has been carried out and authentication information are transmitted from an information processing apparatus to an image processing apparatus and an authentication server, respectively. Permission information for permitting removal of the predetermined protection process is issued from the authentication server based on the authentication information, and is obtained by the image processing apparatus. When the protected image is subjected to predetermined image processing carried out by the image processing apparatus, the content of the predetermined image processing is regulated to within a predetermined range indicated by the permission information.
US08314953B2
A computer implemented method is provided for printing a highlight color print job in a system including a local printing system with a computer. The computer communicates with multiple client printing systems by way of a network. The method includes determining, with the computer, that the highlight color print job cannot be processed at the local printing system because a selected highlight colorant is unavailable. Information from one of the multiple client printing systems indicating that the one of the multiple client printing systems is qualified to successfully process the highlight color print job within a selected time interval is obtained. The highlight color print job is then forwarded to the one of the multiple client printing systems qualified to successfully process the highlight color print job within the selected time interval.
US08314938B2
A method for measuring a surface profile of an object, the method includes, acquiring information about a first direction where a step of a surface of the object extends relative to a scanning direction, setting phase distribution applied to the irradiation beam according to the information, and scanning the object in the scanning direction with the irradiation beam.
US08314937B2
The present invention provides a measurement apparatus that illuminates a surface to be tested having an aspheric surface using light beams that form spherical waves to measure a figure of the surface to be tested, including a detection unit configured to detect interference patterns between light beams from the surface to be tested and light beams from a reference surface, and a controller configured to control processing for obtaining a figure of the surface to be tested based on the interference patterns detected by the detection unit.
US08314932B2
A surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy device includes a substrate, and an ultraviolet cured resist disposed on the substrate. The ultraviolet cured resist has a pattern of cone-shaped protrusions, where each cone-shaped protrusion has a tip with a radius of curvature equal to or less than 10 nm. The ultraviolet cured resist is formed of a predetermined ratio of a photoinitiator, a cross-linking agent, and a siloxane based backbone chain. A Raman signal-enhancing material is disposed on each of the cone-shaped protrusions.
US08314927B2
Systems and their methods of use for testing intraocular lenses outside of the lens capsule. In some embodiments the systems measure an accommodative response based on a force applied to the intraocular lens.
US08314926B2
An apparatus for fiber optic testing is presented. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may comprise a plurality of fiber optic connectors for coupling to one or more fiber optic cables, one or more photodetectors operatively connected to the plurality of fiber optic connectors, an optical power measurement module operatively connected to the one or more photodetectors, a display for displaying information received from the optical power measurement module, and one or more user controls for accepting user input.
US08314917B2
In a gate in panel (GIP) type liquid crystal display (LCD) device in which a gate driver is directly mounted within a thin film transistor array substrate, a column spacer structure of a GIP circuit part has the same diamond structure as a gap spacer structure of an active region, and a dummy color filter pattern is formed at the GIP circuit part to have the same step as the active region where the cap spacers are positioned to thus prevent a cell gap deficiency between the GIP circuit part and the active region. The LCD device includes: an array substrate divided into an active region on which an image displayed and a GIP circuit part on which a gate driver is mounted; a color filter substrate attached to the array substrate in a facing manner; a color filter formed on an inner surface of the color filter substrate of the active region and including red, green and blue sub-color filters; a dummy color filter pattern formed at an inner surface of the color filter substrate of the GIP circuit part to correspond to the red sub-color filters; and a gap spacer formed at the active region to maintain a cell gap between the color filter substrate and the array substrate and a GIP column spacer formed on the dummy color filter pattern of the GIP circuit part.
US08314899B2
In the array substrate where the display region has the non-quadrangle shape, a sub-capacitance line which forms a sub-capacitance is disposed at the pixel, a intersection region of the scanning lead-out line and a signal lead-out line is located at the frame region on the outside of the display region, a common lead-out line which connects the sub-capacitance line in common is disposed at the frame region side where the scanning lead-out line is disposed, the common lead-out line is not disposed in the intersection region, but disposed in a region between a region of the scanning lead-out line and a region of the signal lead-out line while intersecting any one of the scanning lead-out line and the signal lead-out line.
US08314892B2
To reduce latency during channel change, when a user changes the TV channel on a mobile TV device such as a wireless phone, the device leaves the power save mode and enters, for a limited timeout period, a fully energized mode in which the receiver and front end logic of the device remain energized during periods in which content from the old channel, content from the new channel, and content from a “next” channel are interleaved into the broadcast.
US08314888B2
An image display device for displaying a main image and an auxiliary image that is combined with the main image in an auxiliary-image composite region of the main image, includes: a moving object detecting unit that detects a moving object which relatively moves in the main image; and a composite region determining unit that predicts a moving-object moving region, into which the moving object will move in the main image, based on a moving direction of the detected moving object, and determines the auxiliary-image composite region based on information relating to the moving-object moving region.
US08314886B2
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to an electrostatic discharge/electromagnetic interference (ESD/EMI) protection circuit for an integrated circuit. The ESD/EMI protection circuit comprises an input that is adapted to receive a communication signal, a Zener diode pair connected between the input and a ground that is shared with the input, a resistor coupled to the input, and a capacitor coupled in series with the resistor between the input and the integrated circuit.
US08314882B2
An imaging apparatus includes an accessory shoe that includes an engagement member configured to be engaged with and hold an accessory unit that slides in an attachment direction relative to the accessory shoe, and an imaging apparatus side connector electrically connected to an accessory side connector of the accessory unit. The engagement member includes first and second engagement members provided apart from each other via a space in which the accessory unit slides, and a third engagement member that is provided on a front side of the first and second engagement members in the attachment direction, projects in a direction opposite to the attachment direction, and covers the imaging apparatus side connector. The third engagement member is engaged with the accessory side connector that is inserted into an engagement space formed between the third engagement member and the imaging apparatus side connector.
US08314880B2
An image-capturing system includes: an image-capturing device that captures an image of a subject; and an illumination device that illuminates the subject. The image-capturing device includes a control unit that calculates a light quantity needed to illuminate the subject based upon at least, either an exposure time or an aperture value and image-capturing sensitivity. The illumination device includes a current-controlled light emission unit that emits light used to illuminate the subject and a light emission control unit that controls the light emission unit so as to emit light in the light quantity calculated by the control unit.
US08314875B2
When driven in an all-pixel read mode, a CCD outputs, with each horizontal sync timing signal, captured image signals including signal charges arranged in a different order from that in which the pixels are actually arranged on a photosensitive surface of the CCD. During this time, the respective pixel signals are digitized sequentially by an A/D converter to corresponding image data, which are then temporarily stored in units of a line in a line buffer via a data distributor. In this case, an address generator generates, for the respective image data, write addresses to store the respective image data in the line buffer in the same order as the pixels of the photosensitive surface are actually arranged. In accordance with these write addresses, the data distributor distributes the respective image data to appropriate addresses in the line buffer, thereby storing the image data there.
US08314873B2
Multiple images are captured where the exposure times for some of the images overlap and the images are spatially overlapped. Charge packets are transferred from one or more portions of pixels after particular integration periods, thereby enabling the portion or portions of pixels to begin another integration period while one or more other portions of pixels continue to integrate charge. Charge packets may be binned during readout of the images from the image sensor. Comparison of two or more images having different lengths of overlapping or non-overlapping exposure periods provides motion information. The multiple images can then be aligned to compensate for motion between the images and assembled into a combined image with an improved signal to noise ratio and reduced motion blur.
US08314870B2
A solid-state imaging device includes a layout in which one sharing unit includes an array of photodiodes of 2 pixels by 4×n pixels (where, n is a positive integer), respectively, in horizontal and vertical directions.
US08314867B2
An imager with a switch circuit located between, and connected to, the pixel array and associated readout chains. In one embodiment the switch is located within the column sample and hold circuitry; in another embodiment the switch is located between the column sample and hold circuitry and the readout chains. The switch circuit ensures that signals from the column sample and hold circuitry are directed to enabled readout chains, which allows selective enabling/disabling of readout chains. By disabling readout chains, the imager's power consumption is reduced.
US08314865B2
A method including using an optical image stabilization function in an imaging apparatus comprising a lens and an image sensor; acquiring system change information, the system change information concerning changes that affect optical path through the lens to the image sensor during capturing of an image through the lens; adjusting a lens shading correction function on the basis of the acquired system change information; and applying the adjusted lens shading correction function to image data representing the captured image.
US08314859B2
A mobile terminal including a transparent display module, a camera arranged in correspondence to a rear surface of the transparent display module, and configured to capture an image of a subject through the transparent display module, and a controller configured to detect interference image information included in the captured image of the subject and to compensate the captured image of the subject based or the detected interference.
US08314857B2
A data recording apparatus holds device state information which is updated according to use of the apparatus and represents a use state of the apparatus, and device identification information unique to the apparatus. Upon recording data, the data recording apparatus acquires information associated with generation of recording data, which is different from the device state information, as recording information, in association with the recording data. The apparatus generates unique identification information of the recording data based on the device identification information, the device state information, and the recording information, and records a file including the recording data and the unique identification information in a recording medium.
US08314853B2
The present invention provides an image search apparatus including a control unit configured to, when a search key image is set, perform an obtaining process of obtaining at least either of feature amounts of the search key image, a generation process of generating a plurality of search conditions different from each other from the at least either of the feature amounts and the image capturing conditions, a search process of searching the plurality of images except the search key image for an image matching or similar to the search condition for each of the plurality of search conditions, the display control process of displaying a plurality of images that are images found for the plurality of search conditions, a selection process of selecting one image from the plurality of images, and a setting process of setting, as a new search key image, the image selected.
US08314850B2
Using correction values obtained based on image signals outputted from an image sensing unit by controlling the image sensing unit in the first mode, in which image signals are read out from a first photoelectric conversion element group arranged in a first region of an image sensing plane, the image signals outputted from an image sensing apparatus by controlling the image sensing unit in the second mode, in which image signals are read out from a second photoelectric conversion element group arranged in a second region that is smaller than the first region of the image sensing plane, are subjected to a white balance process.
US08314849B2
The present invention relates to a shape measuring device that can improve measurement accuracy. A liquid crystal element 35 projects striped projection patterns whose intensities are changed according to the position in three sinusoidal states with initial phases of 0, 120, and 240 degrees onto an object 2 to be measured, each of a CCD sensor 44 and a CCD sensor 50 picks up an image obtained by forming reflection light from the object 2 to be measured by the projected projection pattern, and a controller 23 evaluates reliability of a measurement result at a position where a position conjugated with an image pickup surface of image pickup means is different along an optical path direction on the basis of each received light amount of each pixel of a plurality of images picked up when at least two projection patterns are projected. As a result, measurement accuracy can be improved. The present invention can be applied to a shape measuring device that measures the shape of an object to be measured.
US08314846B2
The invention relates to matrix image sensors, and it relates more particularly to a method for correcting the spatial noise generated by the dispersion of the physical properties of the different individual sensitive dots, or pixels, of the matrix. For each pixel, in an individual electronic circuit associated with the pixel, a recursively digital method is used to determine an approximate value (Mij,n) of an average of the signal Sij,n obtained from the pixel during this large number of images; the signal obtained from each pixel is corrected according to the determined approximate average value and according to a reference average value (M0), and a corrected signal S*ij,n is transmitted from the circuit associated with the pixel.
US08314836B2
A medical apparatus of the present invention includes an image pickup apparatus provided for a medical instrument to pick up an image of a region to be examined in a body, a fixing section that keeps the image pickup apparatus indwelling in and fixed to a body wall in the body, a transmission section that extends from the image pickup apparatus and transmits a power or an electric signal to/from a device outside the body, and a shake absorption section that absorbs and suppresses shaking of the transmission section by means of a movable member connected to the transmission section and freely movable with respect to the image pickup apparatus and a holding member connected to the transmission section for holding the movable member in a freely movable manner, wherein when a treatment is applied to a subject in the body while observing the subject, the apparatus can suppress shaking of the image pickup apparatus left indwelling in the body, acquire an excellent observed image and prevent damage to a cable extending from the image pickup apparatus.
US08314835B2
An endoscope adapter including a light emitting diode includes: a detachable portion to be attached to an adapter attaching portion provided on a distal end portion of an insertion portion, the insertion portion including inside thereof at least one image-forming optical system; an adapter main body including an adapter side observation optical system whose optical axis is coincident with an optical axis of the image-forming optical system; a contact pin which enables power supply to the light emitting diode to be turned on when the detachable portion is attached to the adapter attaching portion; and a resistor arranged in a space formed in the endoscope adapter to determine a type of the endoscope adapter.
US08314831B2
Disclosed is an imaging system including a camera terminal apparatus capable of performing pan operation and/or tilt operation and a camera control apparatus for controlling the camera terminal apparatus. In the imaging system, the camera terminal apparatus includes a signal processor configured to generate a panorama image, a panorama image storing unit configured to store the generated panorama image, and an imaging direction controller configured to generate camera position information indicative of an imaging direction, and the camera control apparatus includes a position determination processor configured to determine a position of the imaging direction in the panorama image, based on the camera position information, and a panorama image processor configured to process the panorama image in such a way that the determined position becomes the center position of an image.
US08314830B2
An information-processing apparatus operated by a user to carry out communications through a network transmits user-disclosure information to an other information-processing apparatus and receives other user-disclosure information from the other apparatus. The other user-disclosure information includes information about content being displayed by the other apparatus. The apparatus produces a determination result indicating whether a requested connection to the other information-processing apparatus is authorized by the other information-processing apparatus based on a response received from the other information-processing apparatus. The apparatus transmits/receives image and voice data to/from the other apparatus when authorized. The apparatus synthesizes content being displayed by the other apparatus.
US08314828B2
Personalization of identity card by producing a color image thereon by selectively exposing photon-sensitive layers on the card to change between transparent and opaque thereby selectively revealing opaque colors from the photon-sensitive layer or from a printed substrate. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
US08314822B2
Provided is a thermal head capable of making good contact to a thermal recording medium or the like to increase heat transfer efficiency while maintaining the number of manufacturing steps and manufacturing cost. Provided is a thermal head (1) including: a flat plate-shaped substrate main body (13); a heating resistor (15) of a substantially rectangular shape formed on a surface of the flat plate-shaped substrate main body (13); and a pair of electrodes (17A, 17B) connected to both ends of the heating resistor (15), for supplying power to the heating resistor (15), in which the pair of electrodes (17A, 17B) respectively include connecting portions (27A, 27B) having a width dimension smaller than a width dimension of the heating resistor (15), and the connecting portions (27A, 27B) are connected to the heating resistor (15) at positions shifted from each other in a width direction of the heating resistor (15).
US08314820B2
A backlight adjustment device includes a color saturation generation unit, a gain generation unit, and an adjustment unit. The color saturation generation unit is used for receiving red, green, and blue sub-pixels of an RGB pixel, and generating a color saturation of the RGB pixel according to the red, green, and blue sub-pixels of the RGB pixel. The gain generation unit is used for generating a gain of the RGB pixel according to the color saturation of the RGB pixel. The adjustment unit is used for adjusting a backlight source according to an average of gains of a plurality of pixels.
US08314817B2
Methods of manipulating graphical objects are described. One or more graphical objects are displayed in a fixed orientation with reference to a sensed reference direction. Manipulation is achieved by fixing the orientation or position of a displayed graphical object with reference to an apparatus, such as the display itself or a proxy device, detecting a change in orientation of that apparatus and editing the orientation of the graphical object based on the detected change.
US08314809B1
Computer-implemented methods for selectively pre-rendering off-screen content for display before the content comes on-screen on a device are provided. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a request to display content on a device and dividing the content into a first displayable portion that is based on a size of a viewport of the device and a second displayable portion that is outside the viewport. The method also includes rendering and displaying the first displayable portion of content within the viewport, and selecting a subset of the second displayable portion of content for rendering off-screen based on a predetermined rule. Systems, graphical user interfaces, and machine-readable media are also provided.
US08314808B2
An electronic system, an integrated circuit and a method for display are disclosed. The electronic system contains a first device, a memory and a video/audio compression/decompression device such as a decoder/encoder. The electronic system is configured to allow the first device and the video/audio compression/decompression device to share the memory. The electronic system may be included in a computer in which case the memory is a main memory. Memory access is accomplished by one or more memory interfaces, direct coupling of the memory to a bus, or direct coupling of the first device and decoder/encoder to a bus. An arbiter selectively provides access for the first device and/or the decoder/encoder to the memory based on priority. The arbiter may be monolithically integrated into a memory interface. The decoder may be a video decoder configured to comply with the MPEG-2 standard. The memory may store predicted images obtained from a preceding image.
US08314795B2
To provide an image processing device capable of simplifying a process for highlight expression. The present invention relates to an image processing device for displaying a picture obtained by viewing a virtual three dimensional space from a given viewpoint. According to the present invention, a first object (an inner surface object (50)) having a texture image (54) attached thereon is placed in the virtual three dimensional space (40), the texture image (54) including a highlight image portion (54a) for expressing highlights caused by light reflection. Also, a second object (an outer surface object (48)) having an opening (49), a notch, or a semi-transparent portion formed on a part thereof is placed in the virtual three dimensional space (40) such that the position, in the virtual three dimensional space, of the highlight image portion (54a) of the texture image (54) attached on the first object and the position, in the virtual three dimensional space (40), of the opening (49), the notch, or the semi-transparent portion of the second object, have a predetermined positional relation with each other.
US08314793B2
Solving for output variable(s) of a model that includes multiple analytically related model variables. The identity of the output model variables and the analytical relationships between the model variables are separately designated. Regardless of the identity of the output variable(s), a solver framework interprets the analytical relationships and solves for the designated output variable(s). The output model variable(s) may be designated separately than the analytical relationships themselves. By simply changing the designation of the output model variable(s), the analytical relationships are reevaluated, and the output variable(s) are solved for. The solver framework itself stays the same regardless of the identity of the output model variable(s).
US08314792B2
The invention relates to a system (100) for propagating a model mesh based on a first mean model mesh and on a second mean model mesh, the system comprising: a registration unit (110) for computing a registration transformation for registering the first model mesh with the first mean model mesh; a forward transformation unit (120) for transforming the model mesh into a registered model mesh using the registration transformation; a computation unit (130) for computing a propagation field for propagating the registered model mesh, the propagation field comprising vectors of displacements of vertices of the second mean model mesh relative to respective vertices of the first mean model mesh; a propagation unit (140) for transforming the registered model mesh into the propagated registered model mesh based on applying the vertex displacement vectors comprised in the propagation field to respective vertices of the registered model mesh; and an inverse transformation unit (150) for transforming the propagated registered model mesh into the propagated model mesh using the inverse of the registration transformation, thereby propagating the model mesh. Using the propagation field comprising vectors of displacements of vertices of the second mean model mesh relative to respective vertices of the first mean model mesh improves modeling motion of anatomical shapes. Advantageously, the propagation field of vertex displacement vectors is straightforward to compute and to apply.
US08314784B2
A data structure for use in controlling a bistable electro-optic display having a plurality of pixels comprises a pixel data storage area storing, for each pixel of the display, data representing initial and desired final states of the pixel, and a drive scheme index number representing the drive scheme to be applied; and a drive scheme storage area storing data representing at least all the drive schemes denoted by the drive scheme index numbers stored in the pixel data storage area. A corresponding method of driving a bistable electro-optic display using such a data structure is also provided.
US08314783B2
A method and system for calibrating a light emitting device display is provided. The display includes a plurality of pixel circuits, each having a light emitting device. The system for the calibration monitors current drawn from a row of the display array, and generates a correction parameter to correct brightness level of the light emitting device.
US08314778B2
A user can wear a transmitter module on a finger. The transmitter module transmits an electric signal through a finger. An electronic device includes a touch panel as an input device and a conductive film. The conductive film is a part of a receiver module which receives the electric signal when the body part is approached to the conductive film. The control unit provides a performing module which selectively performs one function among the functions according to the detection result of the receiver module. A first function is performed when the user approaches a finger wearing the transmitter module. A second function is performed when the user approaches another finger not wearing the transmitter module.
US08314777B2
There is provided an information processing apparatus including a display control unit that moves a display position of an object in accordance with movement of a contact position when the position in a screen where the object is displayed is contacted and moved and a vibration control unit that vibrates the contact position with a vibration amount in accordance with a parameter amount of data associated with the object when the display position of the object moves.
US08314776B2
[Problems] A highly convenient maintenance screen needs to be displayed on a display panel when performing a maintenance while considering a correlation between a plurality of processing chambers. [Means for Solving the Problems] Since task buttons are displayed on a second display region 312 by arranging them from the left in an order of a time sequence in which each task button has been clicked, a highly convenient maintenance screen can be displayed on a touch panel 300 when performing a maintenance.
US08314775B2
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for simultaneously tracking multiple finger and palm contacts as hands approach, touch, and slide across a proximity-sensing, multi-touch surface. Identification and classification of intuitive hand configurations and motions enables unprecedented integration of typing, resting, pointing, scrolling, 3D manipulation, and handwriting into a versatile, ergonomic computer input device.
US08314774B1
One embodiment relates to a user input device for tracking motion. The device includes a tracking ball and a user-accessible touching area for user manipulation of the tracking ball. First and second two-dimensional sensors are positioned at tracking heights away from the tracking ball. The first two-dimensional sensor may be positioned across the tracking ball and opposite to the user-accessible touching area. The second two-dimensional sensor may be positioned at an angle with respect to a z-axis defined as extending from the user-accessible touching area through a center of the tracking ball to the first two-dimensional sensor. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
US08314773B2
A peripheral input device for controlling movements on a display screen. The peripheral input device includes a housing and an optical touch pad carried by the housing. The optical touch pad is configured to translate finger motion into movements on the display screen.
US08314771B2
An operation control device includes a housing, a control module having a movable operating device carried on a carrier frame in the housing and partially exposed to the outside and rotatable and axially slidable by the user, a circuit module, which includes a rotation sensor module for sensing the direction and amount of rotation of the movable operating device and producing a respective control signal and magnetic sensors for sensing the direction and amount of axial displacement of the movable operating device in a non-contact manner. The human-friendly design of the operation control device facilitates cursor control, assuring high operation stability and comfort.
US08314759B2
A method and an apparatus for displaying an image on a display unit and controlling a backlight module which irradiates the display unit are disclosed. The method includes: processing the image signal and generating a driving signal to drive the display unit; displaying contents of the image signal; analyzing luminance values of the image signal to generate a luminance analysis result; and generating a control signal to control the backlight module according to the luminance analysis result.
US08314753B2
A plasma display device having a first diode with an anode coupled to an electrode. A first switch is coupled between a cathode of the first diode and a first voltage source that supplies a first voltage. A first inductor and a second switch are coupled in series between a power recovery capacitor and the cathode of the first diode, and a third switch is coupled between the anode of the first diode and a second voltage source that supplies a second voltage lower than the first voltage.
US08314741B2
A one-wavelength loop antenna includes a looped antenna element having a length equivalent to one wavelength related to communication; and a feeding cable for feeding current to a feeding point on the antenna element, wherein an inner conductor is disposed inside an outer conductor in a section between the feeding point and an extraction position of the feeding cable distanced from the feeding point by ⅛ wavelength or more, at least one of the outer and inner conductors functioning as the feeding cable.
US08314737B2
A non-feeding element is provided with a proximity-providing gap from a feeding element that receives RF power from a feeding point on a circuit board, and a resonant state is generated there by capacitive coupling. The non-feeding element is formed so as to resonate at a frequency different from a resonant frequency of the feeding element. The feeding element and the non-feeding element have alongside-ground-terminal extending portions formed so as to be spaced from an edge surface (a ground terminal) at one end of a ground surface formed on the circuit board and to extend in a direction along the edge surface at the one end of the ground surface. At least one of the feeding element and the non-feeding element is formed three-dimensionally with a plurality of bending portions so that at least parts of the alongside-ground-terminal extending portion of the feeding element and the ground-terminal extending portion of the non-feeding element have substantially the same amount of spacing from the ground surface, with a mutual gap in a thickness direction of the circuit board.
US08314735B2
A satellite tracking antenna system with improved tracking characteristics and operating method thereof are disclosed. The system independently controls an elevation angle and an azimuth angle of an antenna according to the movement of a vehicle, controls the elevation angle of the antenna only when a satellite elevation-angle variation is equal to or higher than a reference value, so that it can improve the tracking speed and performance of the satellite. The system includes an antenna unit, a GPS receiver, an azimuth-angle gyro-sensor, a control board, a motor unit. The control board includes an elevation-angle controller and a main controller. The motor unit includes an elevation-angle motor and an azimuth-angle motor.
US08314727B2
A method of providing a value for each element of a sequence of elements in a converter, the values being for a present conversion cycle in operation of the converter, wherein a pointer position identifies an element in the sequence of elements for a conversion cycle. The method comprising: calculating a pointer position for the present conversion cycle (Pi+1) in accordance with an Nth order noise shaped function based on pointer positions for N previous conversion cycles (Pi to Pi−(N−1)); determining if the pointer position for the present conversion cycle (Pi+1) is in excess of the number of elements in the sequence; attributing a first component-value to all of the elements, comprising: attributing a first component-value of +1 if the pointer position for the present conversion cycle (Pi+1) is in excess of the number of elements in the sequence; and attributing a first component-value of −1 if the pointer position for the present conversion cycle (Pi+1) is not in excess of the number of elements in the sequence; updating the new pointer position (Pi+1) by performing a modulo operation and replacing the new pointer position (Pi+1) with the remainder value; attributing a second component-value to the elements in accordance with a (N−1)th order algorithm; attributing a third component-value to the elements in accordance with the inverse of the second component-value for the previous conversion cycle; and adding the first, second and third component-values for each element in order to provide a value for each of the elements for the present conversion cycle.
US08314715B2
An electronic device that would remind the user to place his keys on a fixed place to avoid the inconvenience of forgetting where placing and searching after those keys. The device consists of a receiver that would be placed in a fixed place and of a fitted transmitter that would be attached to a key chain. When the keys with the attached transmitter would be in a proximity to the receiver there would be an alert or a reminder to place the keys, the transmitter, on the wall mounted key holder that the receiver is attached too.
US08314714B2
The manual trigger device includes: a housing presenting a flexible or mobile surface, an emission unit that emits an electromagnetic field, a reception unit that receives the electromagnetic field, and emits a signal representative of the electromagnetic field received, a modulation element that modulates the electromagnetic field, and is connected to the flexible or mobile surface of the housing such that when the surface is deformed or moved, the reception unit receives an electromagnetic field modulated by the modulation element according to the deformation of the flexible or mobile surface and a processing circuit that processes the signal, and adapted to detect a modulation of the electromagnetic field representative of a push on the surface with a predetermined pressure and to command, upon detection, the change in appearance of a warning device visible from the outside of the housing.
US08314713B2
A method for monitoring the operation of a metal detection system that comprises a balanced coil system with a transmitter coil that is connected to a transmitter unit, which provides transmitter signals having a fixed or variable transmitter frequency, and with a first and a second receiver coil that provide output signals to a receiver unit. A system adapted to operate according to an exemplary method is also provided. According to one embodiment, a carrier signal having the transmitter frequency and a monitoring signal having a monitoring frequency are provided to a modulation unit that suppresses the carrier signal and provides a modulated monitoring signal, which is supplied to a monitoring coil that is inductively coupled with at least one of the receiver coils, whose output signals are demodulated in a demodulation unit that provides a demodulated monitoring signal, which is compared in phase and/or in amplitude with a reference.
US08314711B2
An optical switch having a housing and optical fibers connectable to a light source and a light detector. The light source and light detector are located remote from the housing. The first and second light guide cables have distal ends positioned in a separator assembly and are optically aligned but separated by a gap. The switch includes a device to modify a light beam, and the device is usually adapted to removably occupy the gap. The switch may be embodied in a float.
US08314709B2
A fire detection switch for use in a fire detection circuit of a aircraft engine, having: a first resistor and a second resistor disposed in series between a common terminal and an alarm terminal; and a thermally-sensitive element having a different resistance at low temperature than at high temperature, the thermally-sensitive element disposed in series with the second resistor and in parallel with the first resistor.
US08314708B2
Systems and methods for the capture, analysis, and reporting of risky driver behavior are provided in combination with coaching of individual drivers to improve driver performance. The system comprises an event capture device that records both audio and video of an event. The event data, which includes the audio, video, and other related information, is provided to an evaluation server where it is then analyzed and scored and compiled with other event data. Event data can be compiled for individual drivers, groups of drivers, and the entire universe of drivers for an organization. The evaluation server provides managers, supervisors, and executives with access to reports including granular information about risky behavior and trends related to individual drivers, groups of drivers, or the entire universe of drivers for the organization. Additionally, the evaluation server provides coaching sessions for drivers (with or without their supervisors) to demonstrate to the driver with audio, video, and other related information (e.g., speed) how the event occurred and improved ways to avoid such an event in the future. In this fashion, driver improvement is achieved and insurance costs may be reduced for the organization.
US08314700B2
A method and system for notifying an owner of a mobile electronic device of an unauthorized movement of the mobile electronic device from a physical location.
US08314690B2
To generally prevent people from being able to take out and move shopping carts from shopping cart parking areas at times when the store is not open, the blocking devices on the shopping carts are activated when the shopping carts are parked in shopping cart parking areas when the store is not open.
US08314682B2
The invention concerns a biometric system provided with a set of reference biometric data (B′i) resulting from the application of a disjunction between a first set of biometric data (Bi) and a first encoded key (Ki), and from an information concerning the first key. A second set of biometric data (B2) is obtained. A second encoded key is determined by using a disjunction between the set of reference biometric data and the second set of biometric data. The second key is decoded by iterative decoding. Then, it is determined whether the first and second sets of biometric data mutually correspond by comparing the information concerning the first key with the second key. The first and second sets of biometric data are expressed in a multidimensional repository with N dimensions, the biometric data according to at least one of the N dimensions being obtained by using processes relative to the biometric part; and the first encoded key is obtained by using an encoding transforming an initial word of specific length into an encoded word in the multidimensional repository.
US08314680B2
A disclosed vehicle door lock control apparatus mounted in a vehicle for locking and unlocking the closed doors includes an automatic door locking unit locking the doors when no operation of opening a vehicle door is detected within a prescribed period of time-out time after the doors are unlocked by the user; and a time-out time determining unit determining the prescribed period of time-out time based on own vehicle position information. The time-out time determining unit, when the user requests to unlock the doors within a prescribed time after the doors are locked by the automatic door locking unit, learns that the prescribed period of time-out time with respect to an own vehicle position is to be extended.
US08314676B1
A controlled seam magnetic core lamination utilizable in an inductor structure includes a magnetic base and first and second spaced-apart magnetic sidewalls extending substantially orthogonally from the base to define a seam therebetween. The controlled seam magnetic core lamination is utilizable in an inductor structure that includes: a non-conductive lower mold; a plurality of spaced-apart controlled seam lower laminations formed in the lower mold, each magnetic lower lamination having a horizontal base and first and second spaced-apart sidewalls extending substantially vertically upward from the base to define a seam therebetween; a non-conductive isolation layer formed on the lower mold and the magnetic lower laminations; a conductive trace formed on the isolation layer; a non-conductive upper mold formed over the isolation layer and the conductive trace; and a plurality of spaced-apart controlled seam magnetic upper laminations formed in the upper mold, each magnetic upper lamination having a horizontal base and first and second spaced-apart sidewalls that extend substantially vertically upward from the base to define a seam therebetween.
US08314675B2
A method is disclosed for production of a winding block for a coil of a transformer, having at least one winding composed of electrically conductive wire or strip material with a plurality of turns. An insulating layer is composed of electrically insulating fiber material with a specific number of windings of the insulating fiber material. The turns composed of electrical conductive material are fitted independently of the turns of the insulating material and, after a predetermined number of turns of electrically conductive material have been fitted, a smaller number of turns of electrically insulating material are fitted over the same section onto these turns of electrically conductive material, such that electrically insulating material which remains before reaching a number of turns of electrically conductive material is used as edge insulation.
US08314669B2
An electromechanical connection system having a current supply device connectable to a current source through current supply contacts. The current supply device has with switching magnets on a magnet carriage. A current collection device has a release magnet and can be electrically connected to a load is connectable to the current supply device. A safety magnet is restored to a rest position by a retaining magnet or a ferromagnetic retaining part if the magnet carriage remains in a live state even if the current collection device is removed to effect short circuit. A non-conducting short-circuit part movably arranged in the current supply device between two short-circuit line parts, holds the safety magnet a distance from the short-circuit line under normal conditions. The non-conducting short-circuit part connects the short-circuit line parts if the magnet carriage does not return responsive to removal of the current collection device.
US08314661B2
An atomic oscillator using an electromagnetically induced transparency phenomenon caused by irradiation of a resonant light pair to an alkali metal atom, includes: a light source that generates a first light having a center frequency f1 and a plurality of frequency components different from each other in frequency by Δf, and a second light having a center frequency f2 and a plurality of frequency components different from each other in frequency by Δf; a light detection unit that detects intensities of lights including the first light and the second light passing through the alkali metal atom; and a control unit that controls, based on a detection result of the light detection unit, to cause a frequency difference between a specified frequency component of the first light and a specified frequency component of the second light to be equal to a frequency corresponding to an energy difference between two ground levels of the alkali metal atom, wherein a frequency difference between the center frequency f1 of the first light and the center frequency f2 of the second light is different from the frequency corresponding to the energy difference between the two ground levels of the alkali metal atom.
US08314659B2
An amplifier (22) containing an arrangement of capacitive elements (26, 28) in place of a source degeneration inductor arrangement to set the real part of the amplifier's input impedance.
US08314655B2
The RF power amplifier circuit including multiple amplification stages has a previous-stage amplifier, a next-stage amplifier and a controller. The previous-stage amplifier responds to an RF transmission input signal. The next-stage amplifier responds to an amplification signal output by the previous-stage amplifier. In response to an output-power-control voltage, the controller controls the former- and next-stage amplifiers in quiescent current and gain. In response to the output-power-control voltage, the quiescent current and gain of the previous-stage amplifier are continuously changed according to a first continuous function, whereas those of the next-stage amplifier are continuously changed according to a second continuous function. The second continuous function is higher than the first continuous function by at least one in degree. The RF power amplifier circuit brings about the effect that the drop of the power added efficiency in low and middle power modes is relieved.
US08314643B2
A circuit having a local power block for leakage reduction is disclosed. The circuit has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is configured to operate at a substantially greater operating frequency than the operating frequency of the second portion. The second portion has a local power block configured to decouple the second portion if the second portion is inactive to reduce leakage current associated with the second portion without sacrificing performance of the first portion.
US08314641B2
A delay lock loop having improved timing control of input signals. Specifically, a fine delay block is provided having feedback loops therein such that the fine delay block is self tuning. The output of the fine delay block may be implemented to control a coarse delay block in a delay lock loop.
US08314637B2
A novel non-volatile latch circuit and a semiconductor device using the non-volatile latch circuit are provided. The latch circuit has a loop structure in which an output of a first element is electrically connected to an input of a second element and an output of the second element is electrically connected to an input of the first element through a second transistor. A transistor using an oxide semiconductor as a semiconductor material of a channel formation region is used as a switching element, and a capacitor is provided to be electrically connected to a source electrode or a drain electrode of the transistor, whereby data of the latch circuit can be retained, and a non-volatile latch circuit can thus be formed.
US08314634B1
Techniques are provided to reduce glitches at an output signal node when a device is switched to and from a low power operation mode. In one example, a method of operating a device includes providing power to operate a signal source of the device during a normal operation mode of the device. The method also includes passing an output signal from the signal source through a signal path to an output node during the normal operation mode. The method also includes receiving an operation mode signal to switch the device from the normal operation mode to a low power operation mode. The method also includes disabling the signal path to prevent glitches from appearing at the output node during the switch from the normal operation mode to the low power operation mode. The method also includes continuing providing power to the signal source until after the signal path is disabled.
US08314626B2
An embodiment of a cartridge is proposed for testing integrated circuits on a wafer with the wafer that has a wafer front surface with a plurality of terminals of the integrated circuits. The cartridge includes a probe card, which has a card front surface with a plurality of probes for contacting the terminals of the integrated circuits electrically, and a card back surface opposite the card front surface. Locking means is provided for locking the wafer on the probe card. The locking means includes one or more through-holes that cross the probe card from the card front surface to the card back surface; sealing means is arranged on the card front surface around the probes and the through-holes. In this way, a substantially airtight chamber is defined by the probe card, the sealing means and the wafer when the wafer front surface abuts against the sealing means. Coupling means is arranged on the card back surface. The coupling means is used to couple the cartridge with pneumatic means for creating a depression in the chamber, by removing air from the chamber through the through-holes; the same coupling means is also used to seal the airtight chamber when the cartridge is decoupled from the pneumatic means.
US08314621B1
A unit cell of a narrow band filter is provided. The unit cell includes a matrix body having a first permittivity and an inclusion body having a second permittivity and disposed in the matrix body. The matrix body and the inclusion body are configured to reflect electromagnetic radiation incident on electromagnetic radiation facing surfaces of the matrix body and the inclusion body. A bandwidth of the reflected electromagnetic radiation is based on a difference between the first permittivity and a third permittivity, which is an average permittivity between the first permittivity and the second permittivity based on volumes of the inclusion body and a portion of the matrix body. The inclusion body is configured such that the second permittivity is adjustable to adjust the third permittivity, thereby adjusting the difference between the first permittivity and the third permittivity. A narrow band filter and a method are also disclosed.
US08314619B2
A distance detection system is disclosed. The distance detection system includes an electric-field forming apparatus and an electric-field receiving apparatus. Quasi-electrostatic-field forming means is included in the electric-field forming apparatus. The quasi-electrostatic-field forming means is for forming quasi-electrostatic fields for a plurality of frequencies. The intensity of the quasi-electrostatic field for each frequency falls below a predetermined threshold intensity at a different distance from the quasi-electrostatic-field forming means. Distance detection means is included in either one of the electric-field forming apparatus and the electric-field receiving apparatus. The distance detection means is for detecting a distance between the electric-field forming apparatus and the electric-field receiving apparatus, based on the frequency of a quasi-electrostatic field received by the electric-field receiving apparatus.
US08314617B2
A method is disclosed for at least partly determining and/or adapting an attenuation map used for attenuation correction of Positron Emission Tomography image data sets in a combined Magnetic Resonance-Positron Emission Tomography device. In at least one embodiment of the method, at least one one-dimensional magnetic resonance data set of a patient is recorded along one imaging direction; the boundaries of at least one part of the body of the patient intersected by the imaging direction are determined from the one-dimensional magnetic resonance data set; and the attenuation map is determined and/or adapted at least partly as a function of the boundaries determined.
US08314615B2
An MRI apparatus and method comprises an MRI system having a plurality of gradient coils positioned about a bore of a magnet, and an RF transceiver system and an RF switch controlled by a pulse module to transmit RF signals to an RF coil assembly to acquire MR images. The magnet comprises a main coil former and a shield coil former arranged radially around the bore of the magnet, wherein a radius of the shield coil former is greater than a radius of the main coil former. The magnet also includes at least one main coil affixed to the main coil former, at least one shield coil affixed to the shield coil former, and at least one structural member affixed to the main coil former and to the shield coil former to provide structural support and enable longitudinal alignment adjustment between the main coil former and the shield coil former.
US08314612B1
A compact narrow band imaging system includes a vapor cell having a gas that receives and transmits light in accordance with the Faraday effect. A magnetic source is provided for applying a magnetic field to the vapor cell. Crossed polarizers are disposed before and after the vapor cell creating a Faraday optical filter. The only light that passes through the filter is light within a narrow band near the absorption peaks of the vapor. Other optical elements of the imaging system including filters, image detectors, electron multipliers, signal digitizers, and heat filters are co-located within the imaging system's common thermal isolation container to provide improved performance. The compact system is suitable for wide area surveillance, including daylight surveillance for combustion sources such as forest fires and missile exhaust.
US08314607B2
To provide a rotation angle detector, which is characterized in that the rotation angle detector is for detecting a rotation angle of a measurable rotation body, by which it becomes able to measure the rotation angle of the measurable rotation body with an accuracy as higher even in a case where there may be happened such as an axial backlash or the like on an axis of rotation in the measurable rotation body, and then such a rotation angle detector 1 comprises: a magnetic detecting element 40, for detecting a magnetic flux density of a magnet 10 that is designed to be attached onto the measurable rotation body and then to be rotated as integral with the measurable rotation body, wherein the magnetic detecting element 40 is arranged at a position as approximately intermediate in a path from a north pole to a south pole according to a line of magnetic force due to the magnet 10, and then thereby it becomes able to measure the rotation angle of the measurable rotation body with the accuracy as higher even in the case where there may be happened such as the axial backlash or the like on the axis of rotation in the measurable rotation body.
US08314588B2
An electrical power system may comprise an AC generator and a generator control unit (GCU) for varying AC output voltage of the AC generator. A DC bus may be connected to the AC generator via a Transformer Rectifier Unit (TRU) so that DC voltage on the DC bus is directly proportional to the AC output voltage. A battery may be connected directly to the DC bus. A control loop may be connected to receive battery current information and provide control signals to vary the AC output voltage so that battery charge may be maintained without battery damage.
US08314581B1
A control system and method for a multi-phase motor substantially reduces or eliminates jitter resulting from drive mismatch by replacing a conventional trapezoidal drive profile with a drive profile that causes the voltage applied across active phases of the motor to match the back-EMF across those phases. In an ideal motor, the back-EMF is substantially sinusoidal, and although the drive profile applied to each phase is not truly substantially sinusoidal, the drive voltage across the active phases is substantially sinusoidal. In a non-ideal motor, the back-EMF is not truly sinusoidal and the drive profiles applied to each phase are calculated to cause the drive voltage across the active phases to match the back-EMF across those phases.
US08314574B2
A control circuit of an LED lamp includes a voltage regulator, at least a photo resistor and a feedback circuit. The voltage regulator includes an output terminal and a feedback terminal. The feedback circuit includes an amplifier having a first input end, a second input end and an output end. The LED lamp is connected between the first input end of the amplifier and the output terminal of the voltage regulator. The at least a photo resistor can sense a change of brightness level of an environment surrounding the LED lamp and a resistance of the at least a photo resistor increases along with a decrease of the brightness level. The change of resistance of the photo resistor is fed back to the voltage regulator via the amplifier, to thereby control an electric current flowing through the LED lamp.
US08314572B2
The present invention relates to circuits and methods for controlling one or more LED strings. The circuit comprises a programmable controller coupled to one or more detectors, wherein the one or more detectors are configured to detect one or more measurable parameters of one or more LEDs or LED drivers. The controller is configured to receive information from the one or more detectors related to the one or more measurable parameters and use that information to determine the desired drive voltage for the LED strings. The controller is associated with a power supply having power factor correction (PFC) capability. The controller provides the power supply with a control signal indicative of the desired drive voltage for one or more LED strings. The power supply also receives ac voltage and current waveforms as inputs and performs power factor correction and rectified waveforms related to the ac waveforms. The power supply generates the desired drive voltage based on the control signal.
US08314563B2
The present invention relates to color generation in an indoor or outdoor lighting device, and more particularly to a control method which provides spatially consistent color control of a lighting device designed for use in, e.g., spatially extended premises or environments containing obstacles, and thus including multiple light sensors to allow efficient control. Color consistency is achieved by an arrangement where light of one or more of the light sources impinges on more than one light sensor. If constructional detector features, such as filter characteristics, coincide, then these sensors should in principle, after the appropriate processing, report identical color points of the light source under consideration. Indeed, color is a path-independent property of light, and this is the basis for a mutual calibration scheme of the detectors according to the invention. The calibration scheme is part of a control algorithm and is intended for use in place of a conventional control algorithm, either intermittently or permanently.
US08314559B1
A vehicle headlamp using a high-power LED light source, receiving power regulated by a driver circuit, is mounted in a housing and covered at least in part by a light transmissive cover using a construction by which heat developed by the driver circuit (current regulator) is conducted to the light transmissive cover, thereby heating the transparent cover and so retarding the formation or accumulation of ice and snow on the light transmissive cover.
US08314539B2
A field electron emitter includes a thin film layer including a carbon nanotube (“CNT”) disposed on a substrate, wherein the thin film layer includes nucleic acid.
US08314524B2
An electrical internal combustion engine actuating arrangement includes a housing cover with a position sensor and a housing body having disposed therein an electric drive motor and an output shaft having a position transducer. The housing cover and the electric drive motor are connected via at least one electrical plug connection arrangement including a plug blade and an opposite plug clamp having a plug-in slot. The housing body and the housing cover include a positioning arrangement having a positioning pin and a positioning bore configured to receive the positioning pin. The at least one electrical plug connection arrangement includes, on a side of the plug clamp, a plug blade guide with a guide slot arranged in parallel with the plug-in slot and a plug-in axis of the positioning arrangement.
US08314523B2
A fixing structure for the sensor of a ceiling fan is disclosed. The stator of the ceiling fan has several coil arms in equal spacing for field coils to wind around. A magnetic pole spacer is formed between each adjacent two coil arms. The magnetic pole spacer has a supporting base for the disposition of a sensor to sense the position of the rotor.
US08314516B2
A household appliance including a wiring, a power supply unit, a switch actuated by the wiring, and an energy store. The power supply unit is connected to a power supply network and supplies power to controlled functional units of the household appliance and to the wiring. The switch, which is actuated by the wiring, disconnects the power supply unit from the power supply network on a primary side of the power supply unit and in an idle state of the household appliance. The energy store stores energy that keeps the switch open in the idle state of the household appliance.
US08314514B2
Provided is a digital circuit (30) that comprises: a switching circuit (31) having first transistors (32, 33) supplied with power supply potentials (VDD, VSS); correcting circuits (34, 36) connected between an input terminal (IN) inputted with an input signal and control terminals (gates) of the first transistors; capacitors (C2, C3) connected between the control terminals and the input terminal; diode-connected second transistors (35, 37) that are provided between nodes (N5, N6) between the capacitors and the control terminals and the power supply potentials and have the substantially same threshold voltage as the first transistors; and switches (SW2, SW3) connected in series with the second transistors.
US08314513B2
A power transmission control device controls a power transmission device in a contactless power transmission system that transmits power from the power transmission device to a power reception device through electromagnetically coupling a primary coil and a secondary coil. The power transmission control device includes a power transmission driver control section that controls drive timings of a plurality of switching elements of a power transmission driver that drives the primary coil, the power transmission driver control section variably controlling the power to be transmitted from the power transmission device to the power reception device.
US08314512B2
A direct current (DC) power system uses High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) modules and Building-Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) module. Power outputs of the HCPV/BIPV modules are mixed to improve utilization of generated power. Thus, solar power is used through best power control and energy conservation.
US08314504B2
Methods and systems are provided for starting an engine in a vehicle. In one example, two or more energy storage devices are coupled in series to improve engine starting. The method and system may reduce engine starting time.
US08314503B2
Devices for converting bio-kinetic energy into electrical energy. Devices may include a fluid conduit configured to contain a liquid conductive material, a transducer coupled to the fluid conduit and configured to drive flow of the liquid conductive material through the fluid conduit, and a magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) power generation unit operatively coupled to the fluid conduit, wherein the MHD power generation unit is configured to convert liquid conductive material flow through the fluid conduit into electrical power. Devices may be incorporated into a number of wearable articles and building articles for conversion of bio-kinetic energy into electrical energy.
US08314491B2
According to one embodiment, a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device attained as follows. A dielectric layer having a first opening and a second opening reaching an electrode terminal is formed by modifying a photosensitive resin film on a substrate on which the electrode terminal of a first conductive layer is provided. Next, a second conductive layer that is electrically connected to the electrode terminal is formed on the dielectric layer that includes inside of the first opening, and a third conductive layer that has an oxidation-reduction potential of which difference from the oxidation-reduction potential of the first conductive layer is smaller than a difference of the oxidation-reduction potential between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer is formed on the second conductive layer. Next, a dielectric layer having a third opening reaching the third conductive layer and a fourth opening reaching the electrode terminal via the second opening is formed by modifying a photosensitive resin film, and a bump that is electrically connected to the third conductive layer is formed.
US08314489B2
This invention relates to a module including a semiconductor chip, at least two contact elements and an insulating material between the two contact elements. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for production of such a module.
US08314488B2
A sample liquid supply container is disclosed. The sample liquid supply container includes a first region which is depressurized therein and is hermetically sealed, a second region which is able to receive a liquid therein, a first penetration portion, in which an interior of the first region is punctured by a hollow needle from outside, and a second penetration portion, in which an interior of the second region is punctured by the hollow needle inserted into the first penetration portion and reaches inside the first region.
US08314485B2
An electronic component has a board, a semiconductor element mounted on an upper surface of the board, a ground electrode formed in a region surrounding the semiconductor element on the upper surface of the board, a conductive cap that overlaps the board such that the semiconductor element is covered therewith, and a conductive joining member that joins a whole periphery of a lower surface of the conductive cap to the ground electrode. The conductive cap includes a pressing portion on the lower surface thereof The lower surface of the conductive cap and the ground electrode are joined by the conductive joining member on an outer peripheral side of the pressing portion.
US08314482B2
This invention relates to a wafer-leveled chip packaging method, comprising the steps of: providing a wafer; attaching at least one first chip to the wafer; forming a first insulating layer on the wafer; forming a plurality of first conductive vias penetrating the first insulating layer, wherein parts of the first conductive vias are electrically connected with the first chip; forming a conductive pattern layer on the surface of the first insulating layer wherein the conductive pattern layer is electrically connected with the first conductive vias; forming a plurality of through holes penetrating the wafer; filling a second insulating layer in the through holes; and forming a plurality of second conductive vias in the second insulating layer, wherein the second conductive vias are electrically connected with the first conductive vias.
US08314478B2
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device including an organic substrate with an external connection terminal and a semiconductor memory chip. The semiconductor memory device further includes a lead frame having a bonded portion and an installation portion. It further includes a resin mold for sealing the semiconductor memory chip. The lead frame is provided with a plurality of extensions at least from one of the installation portion and the bonded portion, in a way of extending at least to two or more sides of the resin mold.
US08314476B2
A semiconductor wafer includes at least one chip formed on a substrate, and a scribe line region surrounding the chip. The chip includes a device formation region, and a chip boundary region surrounding the device formation region and formed between the device formation region and the scribe line region. The chip boundary region includes a guard ring structure which physically separates the device formation region from the scribe line region. The guard ring structure includes a signal transfer element which transfers an electric signal between the device formation region and the scribe line region.
US08314470B2
According to one embodiment, a solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate of a first conductive type having a diffusion layer region provided on a surface thereof, a diffusion layer of the first conductive type for a pixel separation whose bottom portion is formed at the deepest position of the diffusion layer region in a pixel region, and a first deep diffusion layer of the first conductive type provided at the deepest position of the diffusion layer region in a first peripheral logic region for electrically connecting the semiconductor substrate and the first peripheral logic region and having a first concentration gradient equal to that of the diffusion layer for pixel separation.
US08314467B1
A micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) switch having a thermally tolerant anchor configuration is provided. The MEMS switch includes a substrate onto which first and second conductive pads are formed. A conductive cantilever beam having a first end portion, a middle portion, a second end portion, a top surface, and a bottom surface includes an internal surface that defines an open space through the first end portion. A conductive anchor coupled to the internal surface of the first end portion extends through the open space and is coupled to the first conductive pad such that the bottom surface of the second end portion of the conductive cantilever beam is suspended above the second conductive pad by a predetermined distance. The MEMS switch also includes a conductive actuator plate formed on the substrate at a location beneath the middle portion of the conductive cantilever beam and between the first and second conductive pads.
US08314466B2
A silicon structure of the present invention is provided with a silicon substrate (1) to become a base, and a plurality of fibrous projections (2) made of silicon dioxide and directly joined to a silicon-made surface (1a) of the silicon substrate (1). By arbitrarily constructing an area where these fibrous projections (2) are formed in a predetermined area, it is possible to render the area to have at least either hydrophilicity or water retentivity, so as to provide a silicon structure useful for a variety of devices.
US08314463B2
A method is provided to fabricate a semiconductor device, where the method includes providing a substrate comprised of crystalline silicon; implanting a ground plane in the crystalline silicon so as to be adjacent to a surface of the substrate, the ground plane being implanted to exhibit a desired super-steep retrograde well (SSRW) implant doping profile; annealing implant damage using a substantially diffusionless thermal annealing to maintain the desired super-steep retrograde well implant doping profile in the crystalline silicon and, prior to performing a shallow trench isolation process, depositing a silicon cap layer over the surface of the substrate. The substrate may be a bulk Si substrate or a Si-on-insulator substrate. The method accommodates the use of an oxynitride gate stack structure or a high dielectric constant oxide/metal (high-K/metal) gate stack structure. The various thermal processes used during fabrication are selected/controlled so as to maintain the desired super-steep retrograde well implant doping profile in the crystalline silicon.
US08314453B2
The memory cell is of SRAM type with four transistors provided with a counter-electrode. It comprises a first area made from semiconductor material with a first transfer transistor and a first driver transistor connected in series, their common terminal defining a first electric node. A second transfer transistor and a second driver transistor are connected in series on a second area made from semiconductor material and their common terminal defines a second electric node. The support substrate comprises first and second counter-electrodes. The first and second counter-electrodes are located respectively facing the first and second semiconductor material areas. The first transfer transistor and second driver transistor are on a first side of a plane passing through the first and second electric nodes whereas the first driver transistor and second transfer transistor are on the other side of the plane.
US08314452B2
Structures and methods of forming an ideal MIM capacitor are disclosed. The single capacitor includes a first and a second metal structure overlying a substrate, a first dielectric material disposed between a first portion of the first metal structure and a first portion of the second metal structure. A second dielectric material is disposed between a second portion of the first metal structure and a second portion of the second metal structure. No first dielectric material is disposed between the second portion of the first and second metal structures, and no second dielectric material is disposed between the first portion of the first and second metal structures. The first and second dielectric material layers include materials with opposite coefficient of capacitance.
US08314442B2
A light emitting device includes a package equipped on a front face with a window for installing a light emitting element, and outer lead electrodes that protrude from a bottom face of the package. The package has, on the bottom face, two side face convex components provided on the side face sides and a center convex component provided at a center. The outer lead electrodes are housed in a concave components defined by the side face convex components and the center convex component. The side face convex component has groove provided on the side face.
US08314440B2
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide light emitting diode (LED) chips and a method of fabricating the same. An LED chip according to an exemplary embodiment includes a substrate; a light emitting structure arranged on the substrate, and an alternating lamination bottom structure arranged under the substrate. The alternating lamination bottom structure includes a plurality of dielectric pairs, each of the dielectric pairs including a first material layer having a first refractive index and a second material layer having a second refractive index, the first refractive index being greater than the second refractive index.
US08314438B2
A semiconductor chip assembly includes a semiconductor device, a heat spreader, a conductive trace and an adhesive. The heat spreader includes a bump, a base and a flange. The conductive trace includes a pad and a terminal. The semiconductor device extends into a cavity in the bump, is electrically connected to the conductive trace and is thermally connected to the bump. The bump extends from the base into an opening in the adhesive, the base extends vertically from the bump opposite the cavity and the flange extends laterally from the bump at the cavity entrance. The conductive trace is located outside the cavity and provides signal routing between the pad and the terminal.
US08314437B2
Certain embodiments provide a method for manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device, including: providing a first stack film on a first substrate, the first stack film being formed by stacking a p-type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer having a multiquantum well structure of a nitride semiconductor, and an n-type nitride semiconductor layer in this order; forming an n-electrode on an upper face of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer; and forming a concave-convex region on the upper face of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer by performing wet etching on the upper face of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer with the use of an alkaline solution, except for a region in which the n-electrode is formed.
US08314436B2
Provided are a light emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof. The light emitting device comprises a first conductive semiconductor layer with a lower surface being uneven in height, an active layer on the first conductive semiconductor layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer on the active layer.
US08314430B2
An optoelectronic component with a semiconductor body includes an active region suitable for generating radiation, and two electrical contacts arranged on the semiconductor body. The contacts are electrically connected to the active region. The contacts each have a connecting face that faces away from the semiconductor body. The contact faces are located on a connection side of the component and a side of the component that is different from the connection side is mirror-coated. A method for the manufacture of multiple components of this sort is also disclosed.
US08314429B1
A light emitting diode device has a gallium and nitrogen containing substrate with a surface region with an epitaxial layer overlying the surface region. Preferably the device includes a first active region overlying the surface and configured to emit first electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength ranging from about 405 nm to 490 nm; a second active region overlying the surface and configured to emit second electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength ranging from about 491 nm to about 590 nm; and a third region overlying the surface region and configured to emit third electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength ranging from about 591 nm to about 700 nm. A p-type epitaxial layer covers the first, second, and third active regions.
US08314426B2
There is disclosed a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the semiconductor device in which a heat treatment time required for crystal growth is shortened and a process is simplified. Two catalytic element introduction regions are arranged at both sides of one active layer and crystallization is made. A boundary portion where crystal growth from one catalytic element introduction region meets crystal growth from the other catalytic element introduction region is formed in a region which becomes a source region or drain region.
US08314424B2
A TFT (5) includes: a gate electrode (12a); a first semiconductor portion (14a) that overlaps the gate electrode (12a) having the gate insulating film (13) interposed therebetween; a source electrode (15a) and a drain electrode (15b) that overlap the gate electrode (12a) having the gate insulating film (13) and the first semiconductor portion (14a) interposed therebetween; a second semiconductor portion (14b) that overlaps the gate electrode (12a) between the gate insulating film (13) and the source electrode (15a); and a conductive portion (15c) that overlaps the gate electrode (12a) having the gate insulating film (13) and the second semiconductor portion (14b) interposed therebetween. The TFT (5) brings the source line (15a) and the pixel electrode (17) into conduction by a switching element that includes short-circuit portion at the source electrode (15a) and the drain electrode (15b), the second semiconductor portion (14b) and the conductive portion (15c).
US08314421B2
Thin film transistors and circuits having improved mobility and stability are disclosed in this invention to have metal oxynitrides as the active channel layers. In one embodiment, the charge carrier mobility in the thin film transistors is increased by using the metal oxynitrides as the active channel layers. In another embodiment, a thin film transistor having a p-type metal oxynitride active channel layer and a thin film transistor having an n-type metal oxynitride active channel layer are fabricated to forming a CMOS circuit. In yet another embodiment, thin film transistor circuits having metal oxynitrides as the active channel layers are provided.
US08314404B2
An ion beam system uses a separate accelerating electrode, such as a resistive tube, to accelerate the ions while maintaining a low electric field at an extended, that is, distributed ion source, thereby improving resolution. A magneto-optical trap can be used as the ion source.
US08314398B2
A method is disclosed for in-situ monitoring of an EUV mirror to determine a degree of optical degradation. The method may comprise the steps/acts of irradiating at least a portion of the mirror with light having a wavelength outside the EUV spectrum, measuring at least a portion of the light after the light has reflected from the mirror, and using the measurement and a pre-determined relationship between mirror degradation and light reflectivity to estimate a degree of multi-layer mirror degradation. Also disclosed is a method for preparing a near-normal incidence, EUV mirror which may comprise the steps/acts of providing a metallic substrate, diamond turning a surface of the substrate, depositing at least one intermediate material overlying the surface using a physical vapor deposition technique, and depositing a multi-layer mirror coating overlying the intermediate material.
US08314397B2
A radiographic imaging device includes: a panel unit accommodating a radiation detection panel; a control unit accommodating a control section and a power source section; and a connection portion, a first end portion of the connection portion being attached to a side portion of the panel unit so as to be rotatable around a first axis that is substantially parallel to an irradiation surface of the panel unit, and a second end portion of the connection portion being attached to the control unit so as to be rotatable around a second axis that is substantially parallel to the first axis.
US08314393B2
A device can be made operable to distinguish between materials impinging on a predefined area based at least in part on differentials within sets of data indicative of measurable characteristics of the materials impinging on the defined area. Such a device can trigger a protection mechanism based at least in part on identification of such differentials.
US08314391B2
A terahertz time-domain spectrometer scanning sensor system includes a transmitter and a receiver that are secured to a mobile scanner head. Optical pump light, in the form of short pulses launched from a stationary laser located remotely from the scanner head, is delivered to the transmitter and receiver through a controlled fiber optic cable arrangement so that variations in temporal pulse relays that are associated fiber optic transmission are minimized. In this fashion, the movement of the fiber optic cable is maneuvered along a defined path so as to control the bends in the cable and thus minimize variations in temporal delays that can otherwise arise as the pulses of light are transmitted through the fiber. Pulses of laser light launched from the laser into the optical fiber will exit the cable with consistent (i) time of arrival, (ii) phase duration, and (iii) polarization state and energy.
US08314385B2
A radio frequency component for use in a mass spectrometer is described. The radio frequency component includes a plurality of electrodes. The plurality of electrodes is configured around a central axis to create an ion channel within the plurality of electrodes. In addition, each of the plurality of electrodes is paired with an opposing electrode across the central axis. And, at least one electrode pair has an electrode extension on each electrode. The electrode extension is configured to overlap at least a portion of a proximate electrode of a second radio frequency component.
US08314366B2
A chisel blade with a permanently attached shaft is disclosed. The chisel blade and shaft are dimensioned and configured such that shaft is removably attachable to a portable heating element. The chisel blade with an attached shaft may include a portable soldering iron with the soldering tip removed. In the two possible embodiments, the chisel blade has a rectangular shape with a beveled cutting surface having a straight cutting edge. In a third embodiment, the chisel blade is concave and the beveled cutting edge is concave.
US08314365B2
Electronic device having case capable of controlling colors and method of controlling colors thereof
An electronic device includes a case that is capable of controlling colors. The electronic device includes a case containing thermochromic pigments. The case includes a plurality of thermoelectric elements disposed at an internal surface. The case is coupled to a power source unit that supplies power to the plurality of thermoelectric elements and a temperature sensor that measuring a temperature of the plurality of thermoelectric elements. The electronic device includes an input unit for setting a color of the case and a controller for controlling power supply of the power source unit such that a temperature of the plurality of thermoelectric elements measured by the temperature sensor is included in a temperature range corresponding to a color input from the input unit.
US08314354B2
Accessories such as headsets for electronic devices are provided. A headset may be provided with a button controller assembly that has user-actuated buttons and a microphone. The microphone may be formed by mounting a microphone transducer on a printed circuit board. A housing may be mounted over the transducer to form a sealed cavity for the transducer. Circuitry may be mounted on portions of the printed circuit board that extend beyond the edges of the microphone housing. The button controller assembly may have dome switches. The dome switches may have a housing that encloses dome switch components and that forms a structural internal part for the button controller. The dome switch housing structure may have tabs or other engagement features that mate with corresponding engagement features in a button member. The button member may be pressed by a user to actuate a desired dome switch.
US08314342B2
The present invention is designed to provide an insulation coil with high insulation reliability using a dry mica tape, an integral impregnation coil and a mica tape for the electrical rotating machines using these coils, said mica tape having a long shelf life and capable of preventing run-off of the impregnating epoxy resin composition during curing, with the cured product of said epoxy resin composition being high in heat resistance. It is also envisaged to provide a single insulation coil using a mica tape containing epoxy adduct imidazole as an epoxy resin curing catalyst or a mica tape containing a mixture of epoxy adduct imidazole and zinc naphthenate. An integral impregnation coil made by using said insulation coil and an epoxy resin composition, and the electrical rotating machines using such coils are also provided.
US08314341B2
Disclosed is a printed circuit board into which an electromagnetic bandgap structure for blocking a noise is inserted. The electromagnetic bandgap structure can include a first conductive plate, a second conductive plate arranged on a planar surface that is different from that of the first conductive plate, a third conductive plate arranged on a planar surface that is different from that of the second conductive plate, a connection pattern arranged on a planar surface that is different from that of the second conductive plate, a first stitching via unit configured to connect the first conductive plate to one end of the connection pattern through the planar surface where the second conductive plate is arranged, and a second stitching via unit configured to connect the third conductive plate to the other end of the connection pattern through the planar surface where the second conductive plate is arranged.
US08314315B1
A wheat variety designated 25W36, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 25W36, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 25W36 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 25W36 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of variety 25W36. This invention also relates to methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 25W36 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods.
US08314309B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH006642. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH006642, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH006642 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 CH006642.
US08314308B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH183781. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH183781, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH183781 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 CH183781.
US08314306B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH189311. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH189311, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH189311 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 CH189311.
US08314301B2
A soybean cultivar designated S090012 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S090012, to the plants of soybean S090012, to plant parts of soybean cultivar S090012, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar S090012 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety S090012, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S090012, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar S090012 with another soybean cultivar.
US08314292B2
Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a delta-endotoxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated delta-endotoxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 15, 17, or 19, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:1, 3, 14, 16, or 18, as well as variants and fragments thereof.
US08314287B2
A switchgrass cultivar designated EG1102 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of switchgrass cultivar EG1102, to the plants of switchgrass EG1102, to plant parts of switchgrass cultivar EG1102 and to methods for producing a switchgrass plant produced by crossing switchgrass cultivar EG1102 with itself or with another switchgrass variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a switchgrass plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic switchgrass plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to switchgrass cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from switchgrass variety EG1102, to methods for producing other switchgrass cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from switchgrass cultivar EG1102 and to the switchgrass plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid switchgrass seeds, plants and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar EG1102 with another switchgrass cultivar.
US08314285B2
A sanitary napkin comprising a fluid permeable topsheet, a fluid permeable backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween is disclosed. The sanitary napkin can be a pantiliner. The absorbent core comprises relatively hydrophilic material defining a core outer periphery. The topsheet and the backsheet comprise relatively hydrophobic nonwoven material, at least one of the topsheet and the backsheet defining a sanitary napkin outer periphery that is substantially larger than the core outer periphery. The area between the core outer periphery and the sanitary napkin outer periphery is a breathable zone. The sanitary napkin further comprises a fluid impermeable barrier between the backsheet and the absorbent core, the fluid impermeable barrier being disposed within the core outer periphery.
US08314278B2
Disclosed herein is a process for producing isoprene that includes reacting a mixed C4 metathesis feed stream comprising isobutylene and at least one of 1-butene and 2-pentene in a first metathesis reactor in the presence of a first metathesis catalyst under conditions sufficient to produce an intermediate product stream comprising at least 30 wt. % 2-methyl-2-pentene based upon the olefin content of fresh feed in the mixed C4 feed stream, and at least one of ethylene and propylene, separating the 2-methyl-2-pentene, subjecting the separated 2-methyl-2-pentene to pyrolysis to produce a reaction product stream comprising isoprene, and separating the isoprene into an isoprene product stream using fractionation. A system used in producing isoprene is also disclosed.
US08314269B2
A compound of general formula (I) is disclosed. A process for preparing this compound, a fungicidal composition comprising a compound of general formula (I), and method for treating plants by applying a compound of general formula (I) or a composition comprising it are disclosed.
US08314268B2
1-Phenylalkanecarboxylic acid derivatives, the processes for the preparation thereof and the use thereof in the treatment and/or prevention of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease.
US08314239B2
The present invention relates to modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (“CFTR”), compositions thereof, and methods therewith. The present invention also relates to methods of treating diseases using modulators of CFTR.
US08314238B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of the compound of formula (7) which process comprises the hydrogenation of the compound of formula (4) using bis[chloro-1,5-cyclooctadiene-iridium], (S)-i-dicyclohexylphosphino-2-[(S)-α-(dimethylamino)-2-(dicyclohexylphosphino)benzyl]-ferrocene as a catalyst.
US08314232B2
The present invention relates to a process of preparing a compound of the following formula III: wherein R1-R4 are as defined herein. The present invention also relates to the preparation of intermediates used to prepare the compound of formula III.
US08314230B2
The present invention relates to novel compositions of therapeutic cyclodextrin containing polymeric compounds designed as a carrier for small molecule therapeutics delivery and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. These cyclodextrin-containing polymers improve drug stability and solubility, and reduce toxicity of the small molecule therapeutic when used in vivo. Furthermore, by selecting from a variety of linker groups and targeting ligands the polymers present methods for controlled delivery of the therapeutic agents. The invention also relates to methods of treating subjects with the therapeutic compositions described herein. The invention further relates to methods for conducting pharmaceutical business comprising manufacturing, licensing, or distributing kits containing or relating to the polymeric compounds described herein.
US08314226B2
Compositions and methods of treatments of cells are provided for altering the phenotype of a cell by administering an oligonucleotide complex to the cell, the complex having two strands and chemical modifications.
US08314225B2
The current invention comprises a nucleic acid encoding the amino acid sequence of the C-terminal part of the CH3-domain of an immunoglobulin of the class IgA or IgG, or the C-terminal part of the CH4-domain of an immunoglobulin of the class IgE or IgM, wherein the glycine-lysine-dipeptide comprised in the amino acid sequence of the C-terminal part of the CH3- or CH4-domain is encoded by the nucleic acid ggaaaa, or the nucleic acid ggcaaa, or the nucleic acid gggaaa, or the nucleic acid gggaag, or the nucleic acid ggcaag, or the nucleic acid ggaaag.
US08314223B2
The present invention is related to a nucleic acid molecule, preferably binding to SDF-1, selected from the group comprising type A nucleic acid molecules, type B nucleic acid molecules, type C nucleic acid molecules and nucleic acid molecules having a nucleic acid sequence according to any of SEQ ID NO:142, SEQ ID NO:143 or SEQ ID NO:144.
US08314218B2
The present invention relates to methods for synthesizing macrolide compounds which are known to have antibacterial activity, and are useful in the therapy of bacterial infections in mammals. More specifically, the invention relates to methods for synthesizing the macrolide antibiotic, gamithromycin utilizing a novel configuration of catalysts, chemical structures, and/or methods. An embodiment of the present invention may include allowing multiple chemical reactions to proceed without the isolation of chemical intermediates. Thus, multiple reactions may occur in one reaction vessel allowing for a considerable decrease in the cycle-time. The present invention also provides a novel method for inhibiting degradation while isolating a structure of a pharmaceutical composition.
US08314215B2
A linker system is provided where a small molecule reactive group, e.g., an activity based probe which binds to certain enzymes at the active site, is linked through an aryl diazo linker to an affinity molecule such as biotin. The reactive group may comprise a number of functionalities known to react with a specific target to be studied. This enables the probe to be exposed to analytes, such as proteins and bind specifically to them to form a complex having an affinity molecule allowing immobilization of the bound analyte on an affinity column or other support, e.g. with streptavidin. Then, the linker is cleaved without causing removal of the affinity group or dissociation of the probe from the analyte. The linker is cleaved under mild reducing conditions, e.g., dithionite. The probe is synthesized along with the linker on a solid support.
US08314212B2
The invention relates to C9orf46 homolog, a novel murine membrane protein, and its orthologs in human, mouse and all other species, termed Plg-RKT, or analogs, thereof and the isolation method. The function of this molecule is to bind to plasminogen, plasminogen fragments such as angiostatin1 and other plasminongen fragments having angiostatic activity, tissue plasminogen activator and Lipoprotein(a). Plasminogen receptors function to modulate cell surface proteolysis and physiological and pathophysiological processes requiring cell migration, including, but not limited to, cell migration during inflammation, tissue remodeling, wound healing, tumor cell invasion and metastasis, skeletal myogenesis, neurite outgrowth. Plasminogen receptors also modulate apoptosis and cell death. The invention also relates to antibodies that inhibit plasminogen, plasminogen fragments such as angiostatin1 and other plasminongen fragments having angiostatic activity, tissue plasminogen activator or Lipoprotein(a) binding to Plg-RKT and/or immunoreact with Plg-RKT.
US08314203B2
This polyimide film is superior in heat resistance, rigidity and high frequency properties, is free of inconveniences due to curling even when various functional layers are laminated by heating, and is preferable as a substrate film superior in thermal degradation stability for electronic parts. This polyimide film has a planar orientation coefficient of 0.79-0.89 as measured by an X-ray diffraction method, a difference in the surface planar orientation degree between one surface thereof and the other surface thereof of not more than 2 and a curling degree of not more than 5%, which is obtained by imidation of a polyimide precursor film having a particular imidation rate.
US08314202B2
The invention provides novel flame-retardant polymers and materials, their synthesis and use. More particularly, the flame-retardant polymers are deoxybenzoin-derived polymers.
US08314199B2
The present invention discloses a homo- or co-polymer of ethylene characterised in that it combines the properties of: a) melt strength MS≧0.021 p-0.131 wherein melt strength MS is expressed in N and extruder head pressure p is expressed in MPa, when processed in a rheological extruder through a die with L/D of 30:2 at a rate of 500 s−1 and at temperature of 190° C.; b) long chain branching index g′ determined by SEC-VISCO larger than 0.90; c) polydispersity index (Mw/Mn) of at most 7. It also discloses a method to prepare said polyethylene resin.
US08314196B2
Provided herein are polyfarnesenes such as farnesene homopolymers derived from a farnesene and farnesene interpolymers derived from a farnesene and at least a vinyl monomer; and the processes of making and using the polyfarnesenes. The farnesene homopolymer can be prepared by polymerizing the farnesene in the presence of a catalyst. In some embodiments, the farnesene is prepared from a sugar by using a microorganism.
US08314195B2
Biologically compatible polymers carry at least two different kinds of functional groups. Adhesive formulations include a biologically compatible adhesive, which can be used with a bridging molecule.
US08314191B2
The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus and process for producing a catalyst composition and a low-fines catalyst composition in particular. A crossflow classification device is used to separate large catalyst particles from catalyst fines. A slurry of a catalyst composition is introduced into the crossflow classification device. A classified catalyst composition is retrieved from a retentate produced as a result of subjecting the catalyst slurry to a crossflow classification process. The solids content of the pre-classified and/or post-classified catalyst slurry is determined by way of NMR spectroscopy. The solids content determination accounts for migration of wash liquid from the catalyst composition and into the slurry liquid phase. The classified catalyst composition has a low-fines content and produces a polyolefin composition with a low polymer fines content.
US08314187B2
A multimodal medium density polyethylene polymer obtainable using single site catalysis which comprises at least: (A) a lower molecular weight (LMW) polyethylene homopolymer component; and (B) a higher molecular weight (HMW) polyethylene copolymer component which is a copolymer of ethylene and at least one C3-12-alpha olefin; wherein said multimodal medium density polyethylene polymer has a density of 925 to 945 kg/m3 and a comonomer content of less than 2.5 mol %.
US08314181B2
A method of making resin composition having excellent wear properties that includes 50 to 99 wt. % of a polycarbonate resin and from 1 to 50 wt. % of a polyolefin that has been modified with at least one functional group selected from a carboxyl, an acid anhydride, an epoxy groups or mixtures containing at least one of the foregoing functional groups, each based on the total combined weight of the resin composition, exclusive of any filler. The resin composition optionally contains an unmodified polyolefin and/or a bi-functional monomer. The resin composition can be molded into articles having improved wear characteristics. The process is a one-step process that improves the efficiency and/or yield of the resin composition as compared to prior-art two-step processes.
US08314178B2
The present invention relates to polymer dispersions which comprise highly branched polycarbonates, to a process for preparing them, and to their use.
US08314177B2
A polymer nanocomposite comprises a polymer; and a nanoparticle derivatized to include functional groups including carboxy, epoxy, ether, ketone, amine, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, lactone, functionalized polymeric or oligomeric groups, or a combination comprising at least one of the forgoing functional groups. The variability in tensile strength and percent elongation for the polymer nanocomposite is less than the variability of these properties obtained where an underivatized nanoparticle is included in place of the derivatized nanoparticle.
US08314174B2
A polymer composition, stretched and unstretched articles and processes to make stretched and unstretched articles from that composition are set forth wherein the composition comprises a blend of a polyamide wherein the amino to carboxyl end group ratio of the polyamide polymer is less than 1.0 when the relative viscosity of the polyamide polymer is less than 2.0, and less than 0.30 when the relative viscosity is in the range of 2.0 to 2.3 and less than 0.20 when the relative viscosity is greater than 2.3, a crystallizable polyester and an interfacial tension reducing agent.
US08314168B2
A polymer composition includes a polycarbonate resin, a syndiotactic polystyrene resin, a core-shell graft copolymer, and a phosphate ester compound. In some embodiments, the compositions have one or more of good impact strength, Falling Dart impact strength, chemical resistance, and flowability.
US08314164B2
The present invention relates to a curable rubber composition comprising an organic elastomer, a filler and at least one curing agent for the elastomer. Such curable rubber compositions are widely used in the production of cured rubber articles, such as tires, belts and hoses. The composition contains a branched silicone resin having Si-bonded hydroxyl groups or azo groups. This may lead to a reduction in the mixing energy required for processing, particularly in the energy required in the first (non-productive) mixing phase to give good dispersion of the filler in the organic elastomer. Use of the branched silicone resin can also accelerate cure (vulcanization), thus reducing the required cure time or reducing the amount of cure accelerator required.
US08314163B2
The present invention is drawn to steric stabilized latex particulates, methods of forming such particulates, inks containing such particulates, and methods of ink-jetting inks containing such particulates. A steric stabilized latex particulate for use in an ink-jet ink can comprise a random copolymer of a steric stabilization oligomer and a hydrophobic monomer.
US08314159B2
A blowing agent for thermosetting foams is disclosed. The blowing agent is predominately the trans isomer of the hydrochlorofluoroolefin (HCFO) HFCO-1233zd alone or in combination with a hydrofluoroolefin (HFO), hydrofluorocarbon (HFC), hydrochlorofluoroolefin (HCFO), a hydrocarbon. The blowing agent is effective as a blowing agent in the manufacture of thermosetting foams.
US08314149B2
A method is disclosed wherein semapimod, and/or the mesylate salt thereof, is administered for the treatment of necrotizing enterocolitis.
US08314145B2
The invention relates to a new process for the synthesis of high purity 17α-cyanomethyl-17β-hydroxy-estra-4,9-diene-3-one (further on dienogest) of formula (I) from 3-methoxy-17-hydroxy-estra-2,5(10)-diene of formula (V). The invention relates also to the high purity 17α-cyanomethyl-17β-hydroxy-estra-4,9-diene-3-one and pharmaceutical compositions containing that as active ingredient. The pharmaceutical compositions according to this invention contain high purity dienogest of formula (I) in which the total amount of impurities is less than 0.1%, while the amount of 4-bromo-dienogest is under the detection limit (0.02%) as active ingredient or at least one of the active ingredients and auxiliary materials, which are commonly used in practice, such as carriers, excipients or diluents. According to our invention the dienogest of formula (I) is synthesized the following way: i) 3-methoxy-17-hydroxy-estra-2,5(10)-diene of formula (V) is reacted with aluminum isopropylate in the presence of cyclohexanone in an inert organic solvent under heating; ii) the so obtained 3-methoxy-estra-2,5(10)-diene-17-one of formula (IV) is reacted with cyanomethyl lithium at a temperature between 0 and −30° C.; iii) the obtained 3-methoxy-17α-cyanomethyl-17β-hydroxy-estra-2,5(10)-diene of formula (III) is reacted with a strong organic acid in tetrahydrofuran solution; iv) the obtained 17α-cyanomethyl-17β-hydroxy-estr-5(10)-ene-3-one of formula (II) is reacted with 1-1.5 equivalent of pyridinium tribromide in pyridine solution at a temperature between 0 and 60° C., then the obtained crude dienogest of formula (I) is purified by recrystallization and preparative HPLC.
US08314142B2
The present invention relates to dimers of artemisinin derivatives, to processes for the preparation of such dimers, to methods of treatment comprising administration of such dimers, and to intermediates to such dimers.
US08314114B2
The present invention provides tricyclic compounds having cytostatic and cytotoxic activity in a single molecule having receptor tyrosine kinase(s), dihydrofolate reductase, thymidylate synthase and/or dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitory activity, which are useful as anti-angiogenic and anti-tumor agents. Also provided are methods of utilizing these inhibitors to treat tumor cells and other proliferative diseases and disorders.
US08314102B2
There is provided a stable, crystalline (6S)-N(5)-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolic acid of the formula IV, This compound belongs to the family of reduced folates which are useful in vitaminic and oncological field.
US08314097B2
The present invention provides a compound of formula I: Said compound is inhibitor of aldosterone synthase and aromatase, and thus can be employed for the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by aldosterone synthase or aromatase. Accordingly, the compound of formula I can be used in treatment of hypokalemia, hypertension, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, renal failure, in particular, chronic renal failure, restenosis, atherosclerosis, syndrome X, obesity, nephropathy, post-myocardial infarction, coronary heart diseases, inflammation, increased formation of collagen, fibrosis such as cardiac or myocardiac fibrosis and remodeling following hypertension and endothelial dysfunction, gynecomastia, osteoporosis, prostate cancer, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, endometrial hyperplasia, polycystic ovarian disease, infertility, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer and fibrocystic mastopathy. Finally, the present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition.
US08314095B2
Novel compounds are provided which are GPR119 G protein-coupled receptor modulators. GPR119 G protein-coupled receptor modulators are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases requiring GPR119 G protein-coupled receptor modulator therapy. These novel compounds have the structure: or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein n1, n2, n3, n4, A, B, D, E, G, Y, Z, R1 and R2 are defined herein.
US08314088B2
Provided is a compound having a serotonin 5-HT2C receptor activating action.A compound represented by the formula (I0): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof.
US08314086B2
In various embodiments, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related disease and, in particular, a method of blood lipid therapy comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising eicosapentaenoic acid or a derivative thereof.
US08314082B2
The present disclosure relates to bisphenyl compounds that are useful for inhibiting the ADP-ribosyl cyclase (ADPR-cyclase). More particularly, the disclosed compounds can be used for treatment and prevention of hypertension, hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy, diabetes, and diabetic nephropathy, in which pathogenesis ADPR-cyclase is involved. The compounds and compositions of the invention can be used for treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and related disease states, particularly, hypertension or diabetes related disorders, such as, hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy, diabetic nephropathy, and the like.
US08314071B2
Certain aspects of the invention relate to antibiotics, as well as pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pro-drugs and/or analogs thereof. Another aspect of the invention relates to methods of use of said antibiotics.
US08314069B2
A composition comprising a material at least partially enclosed by a tubular, spherical or planar nanostructure composed of a plurality of peptides, wherein each of the plurality of peptides includes no more than 4 amino acids and whereas at least one of the 4 amino acids is an aromatic amino acid.
US08314060B2
The present invention relates to prodrug molecules comprising conjugates of an antiproliferative drug, a protease specific cleavable peptide, and, optionally, a targeting peptide, with the prodrugs being substantially inactive prior to degradation of the cleavable sequence by proteolytic enzymes abundant within or in close proximity to the target cancer cell. Also, pharmaceutical compositions of the conjugates and the use of these compositions for treatment of cancer are disclosed.
US08314051B2
Disclosed is a method for directly preparing in situ 1-methylcyclopropene which inhibits the action of ethylene of accelerating the ripening process of plants, which comprises reacting a predetermined 1-methylcyclopropene precursor represented by the following Formula 2 or 3 with a base or fluoride anion material, and applying the 1-methylcyclopropene to plants: wherein Me, Et, R1, R2 and X are defined in the specification.
US08314048B2
Use of physical vapor deposition methodologies to deposit nanoscale gold on activating support media makes the use of catalytically active gold dramatically easier and opens the door to significant improvements associated with developing, making, and using gold-based, catalytic systems. The present invention, therefore, relates to novel features, ingredients, and formulations of gold-based, heterogeneous catalyst systems generally comprising nanoscale gold deposited onto a nanoporous support.
US08314046B2
Heterogeneous catalyst systems, methods of making these systems, and methods of using these systems, wherein catalytically active gold is deposited onto composite support media. The composite support media is formed by providing nanoporous material on at least a portion of the surfaces of carbonaceous host material. In representative embodiments, relatively fine, nanoporous guest particles are coated or otherwise provided on surfaces of relatively coarser activated carbon particles. Catalytically active gold may be deposited onto one or both of the guest or host materials either before or after the guest and host materials are combined to from the composite host material. PVD is the preferred catalyst system of depositing gold.
US08314044B2
Permeable composite fibrous catalytic sheets comprised of at least three distinct solid phases. A first solid phase is an electrically conductive phase comprised of randomly oriented electrically conductive carbon fibers. A second solid phase is a 3-dimensional porous network of a non-conductive porous ceramic material. A third phase is comprised of catalytic particles dispersed on said 3-dimensional porous network.
US08314027B2
A dry-in/dry-out system is disclosed for wafer electroless plating. The system includes an upper zone for wafer ingress/egress and drying operations. Proximity heads are provided in the upper zone to perform the drying operations. The system also includes a lower zone for electroless plating operations. The lower zone includes an electroless plating apparatus that implements a wafer submersion by fluid upwelling method. The upper and lower zones of the system are enclosed by a dual-walled chamber, wherein the inner wall is a chemically inert plastic and the outer wall is a structural metal. The system interfaces with a fluid handling system which provides the necessary chemistry supply and control for the system. The system is ambient controlled. Also, the system interfaces with an ambient controlled managed transfer module (MTM).
US08314025B2
A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a lower conductive pattern on a substrate, forming an insulating layer over the lower conductive pattern, forming a contact hole through the insulating layer to expose the lower conductive pattern, forming a first spacer along sides of the contact hole, and then forming a contact plug in the contact hole. The contact plug is formed so as to contact the lower conductive pattern.
US08314021B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes: forming a thin film over trenches by using a first source gas and a first reaction gas; performing a first post-treatment on the thin film by using a second reaction gas; and performing a second post-treatment on the thin film by using a second source gas.
US08314019B2
A method of fabricating a power semiconductor component having a semiconductor body having at least two main surfaces includes applying a layer of a metallization on at least one of the main surfaces. The layer has a thickness of at least 15 μm and serves as a heat sink. The method also includes producing a field stop zone in the semiconductor body by implantation of protons or helium through the layer.
US08314009B2
A nitrogen-containing layer is formed over a semiconductor substrate; ions are added at a predetermined depth in the semiconductor substrate through the nitrogen-containing layer to form a separation layer; an insulating layer is formed over the nitrogen-containing layer; a surface of the insulating layer and a surface of a base substrate are bonded to each other; the semiconductor substrate is cleaved with the separation layer as a cleavage plane, so that single crystal semiconductor layer is formed over the base substrate with the insulating layer interposed therebetween. The ions are added by irradiating the semiconductor layer with an ion beam in a rectangular shape or a linear shape while moving the semiconductor substrate relative to the ion beam in a short side direction of the ion beam.
US08314000B2
A LDMOS with double LDD and trenched drain is disclosed. According to some preferred embodiment of the present invention, the structure contains a double LDD region, including a high energy implantation to form lightly doped region and a low energy implantation thereon to provide a low resistance path for current flow without degrading breakdown voltage. At the same time, a P+ junction made by source mask is provided underneath source region to avoid latch-up effect from happening.
US08313993B2
A dual work function semiconductor device and method for fabricating the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a device includes a first and second transistor on a first and second substrate region. The first and second transistors include a first gate stack having a first work function and a second gate stack having a second work function respectively. The first and second gate stack each include a host dielectric, a gate electrode comprising a metal layer, and a second dielectric capping layer therebetween. The second gate stack further has a first dielectric capping layer between the host dielectric and metal layer. The metal layer is selected to determine the first work function. The first dielectric capping layer is selected to determine the second work function.
US08313979B2
A device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region. The first region comprises a first field effect transistor having a horizontal channel region within the substrate, a gate overlying the horizontal channel region, and a first dielectric covering the gate of the first field effect transistor. The second region of the substrate includes a second field effect transistor comprising a first terminal extending through the first dielectric to contact the substrate, a second terminal overlying the first terminal and having a top surface, and a vertical channel region separating the first and second terminals. The second field effect transistor also includes a gate on the first dielectric and adjacent the vertical channel region, the gate having a top surface that is co-planar with the top surface of the second terminal.
US08313954B2
A separation device including a first buoy, a second buoy, a first valve, and a second valve. The first buoy is mounted to a buoy guide post and slidably mounted within a separation chamber. The second buoy is slidably mounted to the guide post and movable between a first position and a second position. The second buoy closes the first valve and opens the second valve when in the first position. The second buoy opens the first valve and closes the second valve when in the second position. The second buoy has a density such that after spinning the device for a suitable period of time a first component of the composition is isolated between the first buoy and the second buoy and a second component of the composition is isolated between the second buoy and the end of the separation chamber that is opposite to a port.
US08313946B2
The present invention relates to methods for developing embryos and producing germination-competent embryos using a liquid embryo development media.
US08313942B2
The present invention provides a polynucleotide vector system used during polypeptide display that can be used to facilitate transfer of pools of polynucleotides encoding antigen binding proteins of interest. The present invention also provides methods that allow seamless conversion of pools of polynucleotides encoding antigen binding proteins using a restriction enzyme digestion and ligation strategy.
US08313941B2
Microfluidic devices having active features such as valves, peristaltic pumps, and mixing portions are fabricated to have a thin elastomeric membrane over the active features. The active features are activated by a tactile actuator external to the membrane, for example, a commercial Braille display. The display may be computer controlled, for example by simple text editor software, to activate individual Braille protrusions or a plurality of protrusions to actuate the active portions of the microfluidic device. Integral devices can incorporate the tactile actuators in a single device, but still external to the membrane.
US08313938B1
The present invention discloses to culture medium unit doses for cultivating microorganisms comprising at least two compositions, each composition packaged in a composition unit dose of a predetermined amount, said composition unit doses being used for combining one of each composition unit dose forming said culture medium unit dose. The composition unit doses being packaged separately and individually until a time said culture medium unit dose is to be prepared for use for cultivation of microorganisms, wherein said time one of each composition unit dose are combined thereby forming said culture medium unit dose. The invention also discloses a method of manufacturing the composition unit doses, and a kit for cultivating microorganisms, the kit comprising a combination of the composition unit doses.
US08313932B2
The present invention provides nucleic acid based polymerase inhibitors and methods for reducing non-specific polymerase extension and amplification in nucleic acid amplification reactions. The polymerase inhibitors provide a double stranded nucleic acid portion that is recognized by a polymerase enzyme as a template for extension but is incapable of being extended by the polymerase enzyme. The polymerase binds to the polymerase inhibitor which sequesters the enzyme until the temperature achieves a level that denatures the double stranded portion of the inhibitor after which the polymerase is released and can then catalyze nucleic acid extension.
US08313931B2
Methods for amplifying and detecting nucleic acids are described, as well as sets of 5′ labeled oligonucleotides.
US08313926B2
The present invention provides culture mediums that are useful for the expression of ADAMTS proteins, such as ADAMTS13. Methods for the expression and purification of ADAMTS proteins are also provided. In some embodiments, the mediums and methods of the invention are useful for the expression of ADAMTS proteins having high specific activities. Also provided are ADAMTS, e.g., ADAMTS13, protein compositions with high specific activities, which are expressed and purified according to the methods provided herein.
US08313923B2
A method for enzymatic preparation of compounds of the general formula (2) from unsaturated alkene derivatives of the general formula (1) by reducing a compound of the formula (1) in the presence of a reductase, comprising at least one of the polypeptide sequences SEQ ID NO: 1, 2 or 3 or having a functionally equivalent polypeptide sequence which is at least 80% identical to SEQ ID NO: 1, 2 or 3.
US08313917B2
Disclosed are procedures and methods for diagnosing latent and active cancers in a subject. The described methods include the use of sandwich ELISA assays containing antibodies specific for certain epitopes on the A-protein. This enables the assay to discriminate between the monomelic and homopolymeric forms of A-protein.
US08313916B2
The invention provides the identification and characterization of a disease and cancer-associated antigen, KID31. The invention also provides modulators of KID31, including a family of monoclonal antibodies that bind to antigen KID31, and methods of diagnosing and treating various human cancers and diseases with KID31.
US08313915B2
The present invention relates, in one aspect, to the detection of Lyme disease in canines by detecting the peptide or antibodies to an infection specific peptide after challenge with B. burgdorferi. The 20 kDa peptide is not detectable in human sera samples after challenge or infection with B. burgdorferi and, as such, appears to be specific for canines and suitable for the consistent detection of Lyme disease in canines at time points earlier that possible with prior art methods.
US08313910B1
The invention is directed to isolated genomic polynucleotide fragments that encode human carboxypeptidase M and human mouse double minute 2 homolog, vectors and hosts containing these fragments and fragments hybridizing to noncoding regions as well as antisense oligonucleotides to these fragments. The invention is further directed to methods of using these fragments to obtain human carboxypeptidase M and human mouse double minute 2 homolog and to diagnose, treat, prevent and/or ameliorate a pathological disorder.
US08313908B2
Methods and devices are described for the regulation of BMP 2 and 4, TGF-beta 1, 2, and 3, FGF-2, osteocalcin, and alkaline phosphatase mRNA in stem cells via capacitive coupling or inductive coupling of specific and selective electric and/or electromagnetic fields to the bone cells or other tissues containing the stem cells, where the specific and selective fields are generated by application of specific and selective signals to field generating devices disposed with respect to the stem cells so as to facilitate the treatment of diseased or injured bone and other tissues. The resulting methods and devices are useful for the targeted treatment of osteoporosis, osteopenia, osteonecrosis, fresh bone fractures, fractures at risk, nonunion, bone defects, spine fusion, and/or other conditions in which BMP 2 and 4, TGF-beta 1, 2, and 3, FGF-2, osteocalcin, and alkaline phosphatase mRNA and/or protein deficiencies in stem cells has been implicated.
US08313907B2
Methods and apparatus for direct detection of chemical reactions are provided. In a preferred embodiment, electric charge perturbations of the local environment during enzyme-catalyzed reactions are sensed by an electrode system with an immobilized target molecule. The target molecule is preferably DNA. The charge perturbation caused by the polymerase reaction can uniquely identify a DNA sequence. The polymerization process generates local perturbations of charge in the solution near the electrode surface and induces a charge in a polarazible gold electrode. This event is detected as a transient current by a voltage clamp amplifier. Detection of single nucleotides in a sequence can be determined by dispensing individual dNTPs to the electrode solution and detecting the charge perturbations. Alternatively, multiple bases can be determined at the same time using a mix of all dNTPs with subsequent analysis of the resulting signal. The initial enzyme attachment to the DNA molecule can be detected prior to polymerization, with electrode capacitance measurement using the same voltage-clamp amplifier. This technique and device may be adapted to other reaction determinations, such as enzymatic reactions, other electrode configurations, and other amplifying circuits.
US08313881B2
A toner for an electrophotographic image forming process or an electrostatic printing process, and a polyester resin for the toner are disclosed. The polyester resin comprises: acid components including 70 to 96 mol % of aromatic dibasic acid component, 3 to 20 mol % of cycloaliphatic dibasic acid component, and 1 to 10 mol % of trivalent or higher acid component; alcohol components including 10 to 50 mol % of cycloaliphatic diol component, 2 to 20 mol % of trihydric or higher alcohol component, and 30 to 88 mol % of aliphatic diol component; and a heat stabilizer.
US08313879B2
A full-color toner set including a yellow component, a cyan component, and a magenta component, wherein in each of the color components, resin fine particles are added to a surface of base particles. Further, the yellow component may include a monoazo pigment serving as a colorant in the base particles. In addition, the following formulae (1) and (2) may be satisfied, where the amount of addition of the resin fine particles based on 100 parts by mass of base particles in the yellow component is represented by Wy, the amount of addition of the resin fine particles based on 100 parts by mass of base particles in the cyan component is represented by Wc, and the amount of addition of the resin fine particles based on 100 parts by mass of base particles in the magenta component is represented by Wm, Wy>Wc (1) Wy>Wm (2).
US08313876B2
A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises forming a photoresist pattern by an exposure process with an exposure mask including a shifter pattern and further performing a reflow process on the photoresist pattern to obtain a line/space pattern having a wave type with a uniform a pattern line-width and an improved profile.
US08313873B2
A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a metal-bound inorganic ion-conductive salt and an ion-conductive cation exchange resin.
US08313865B2
Provided is a separator made of a laminated porous film in which a heat-resistant layer that comprises a heat-resistant resin and a shut-down layer that comprises a thermoplastic resin are laminated, wherein the heat-resistant layer further comprises two or more fillers, and the value of D2/D1 is 0.15 or less where among values each obtained by measuring the average particle diameter of particles that constitute one of the two or more fillers, the largest value is let be D1 and the second largest value is let be D2.
US08313863B2
Novel process for the preparation of finely divided, nano-structured, olivine lithium metal phosphates (LiMPO4) (where metal M is iron, cobalt, manganese, nickel, vanadium, copper, titanium and mix of them) materials have been developed. This so called Polyol” method consists of heating of suited precursor materials in a multivalent, high-boiling point multivalent alcohol like glycols with the general formula HO—(—C2H4O—), —H where n=1-10 or HO—(—C3H6O—)n—H where n=1-10, or other polyols with the general formula HOCH2—(—C3H5OH—)n—H where n=1-10, like for example the tridecane-1,4,7,10,13-pentaol. A novel method for implementing the resulting materials as cathode materials for Li.-ion batteries is also developed.
US08313861B2
A nonaqueous electrolyte battery includes a negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material having a Li ion insertion potential not lower than 0.4V (vs. Li/Li+). The negative electrode has a porous structure. A pore diameter distribution of the negative electrode as determined by a mercury porosimetry, which includes a first peak having a mode diameter of 0.01 to 0.2 μm, and a second peak having a mode diameter of 0.003 to 0.02 μm. A volume of pores having a diameter of 0.01 to 0.2 μm as determined by the mercury porosimetry is 0.05 to 0.5 mL per gram of the negative electrode excluding the weight of the current collector. A volume of pores having a diameter of 0.003 to 0.02 μm as determined by the mercury porosimetry is 0.0001 to 0.02 mL per gram of the negative electrode excluding the weight of the current collector.
US08313858B2
An electrode of a lithium ion battery includes a current collector, an electrode material layer disposed on a top surface of the current collector, and a protective film located on a top surface of the electrode material layer. A composition of the protective film is at least one of AlxMyPO4 and AlxMy(PO3)3, M represents at least one chemical element of Cr, Zn, Mg, Zr, Mo, V, Nb, and Ta, and a valence of M is represented by k, wherein 0
US08313854B2
An electricity generation module including: a plurality of basic electrochemical cells; plates for supporting the basic cells, the support plates forming spacers for two consecutive basic cells; and a loading mechanism configured to maintain the relative position of the basic cells and the support plates by pressure.
US08313849B2
A biaxially oriented laminated polyester film which has dimensional stability against environmental changes such as temperature and humidity variations and rarely elongates when a load is applied thereto at a high temperature.The biaxially oriented laminated film comprises a film layer (A) made of an aromatic polyester (A) and a film layer (B) made of an aromatic polyester (B), wherein the content of a 6,6′-(alkylenedioxy)di-2-naphthoic acid component represented by the following formula (I) based on the total of all the acid components is less than 5 mol % in the aromatic polyester (A) and not less than 5 mol % and less than 80 mol % in the aromatic polyester (B); and the peak temperature of tan δ on a high temperature side is 135° C. or higher when viscoelasticity is measured in the machine direction. (in the formula (I), R is an alkylene group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.)
US08313848B2
A perpendicular magnetic recording medium having a substrate, a Cr-doped Fe-alloy-containing underlayer containing about 8 to 18 at % Cr and a perpendicular recording magnetic layer, and a process for improving corrosion resistance of the recording medium and for manufacturing the recording medium are disclosed.
US08313842B2
A Ti-based cermet 1 includes at least one of Co and Ni, at least one of titanium carbide, titanium nitride and titanium carbonitride including at least one selected from the metal elements of groups 4, 5 and 6 of the periodic table, and Ru.
US08313840B2
A medical device wherein a metal base and a surface lubricating layer are fixed with each other more firmly. The medical device permanently exhibits excellent surface lubricity when in use. A medical device which has a lubricating surface when wet, is characterized by comprising a base layer which is composed of a metal material, an intermediate layer which covers at least a part of the base layer and is composed of a compound that has a plurality of thiol groups in each molecule, and a surface lubricating layer which covers the surface of the intermediate layer and is composed of a hydrophilic polymer that has a reactive functional group. The medical device is also characterized in that the surface lubricating layer is bonded to the base layer via the intermediate layer by reacting the compound having thiol groups with the hydrophilic polymer.
US08313838B2
An interlayer film for laminated glass with sound-absorbing properties contains at least two individual films, wherein the first individual film comprises a polyvinyl acetal with a portion of polyvinyl acetate groups of 0.1 to 11 mol % and a second individual film comprises a polyvinyl acetal with a portion of polyvinyl acetate groups of between 5 and 8 mol %.
US08313836B2
Laminates for printed wiring boards for the making of laminates for printed wiring boards having an impregnant including an epoxy resin, a first cross-linking agent of a strene-maleic anhydride copolymer and a second co-cross-linking agent.
US08313834B2
To provide a core for reactor capable of reducing the eddy current loss and improving the direct current superposition characteristics, a manufacturing method thereof, and a reactor. A core for reactor M is obtained by press molding metallic magnetic particles coated with an insulating coated film, and the metallic magnetic particles have the following compositions: (1) the mean particle size is 1 μm or more and 70 μm or less; (2) the variation coefficient Cv which is a ratio (σ/μ) of the standard deviation (σ) of the particle size and the mean particle size (μ) is 0.40 or less; and (3) the degree of circularity is 0.8 or more and 1.0 or less. On the outside of the insulating coated film, at least one of a heat-resistance imparting protective film and a flexible protective film is further provided as a outer coated film.
US08313827B2
A laminated film with 200 or more laminated layers which include at least layers comprising a resin A and layers comprising a resin B where, taking the layers comprising the resin A having a layer thickness from 10 nm to 1000 nm as a layer group L, the layer group L has layers La, Lb and Lc and, in the direction from one surface to the other, these are arranged in the order of the layer La, the layer Lb, and the layer Lc, the thicknesses of the layers La and Lc are the same and at least 30 layers, each layer comprising the resin A, are included between the layer La and the layer Lc, and the thickness of the layer La is at least 1.4-fold or more and 0.7-hold or less the thickness of the layer Lb.
US08313826B2
By coating a base material with a film of a fluoropolymer such as PTFE, the coefficient of friction of the base material is lowered and the slipperiness of the base material is thus improved. Thus, it is intended to provide a medical instrument, for example, a guide wire for introducing a catheter. A medical instrument which has, on at least a part of a base material, a hydrophilic polymer film and a fluoropolymer film located as the upper layer thereof.
US08313825B2
A curable resin with at least one electrically conductive metal region on its surface formed by depositing on the surface a composition comprising activator, contacting the activator with a solution of a reducing agent and a solution of a metal ion, the reducing agent and metal ion undergoing chemical reaction activated by the activator to form an electrically conductive metal region on the surface, and method of forming is provided.
US08313810B2
A method for forming an oxide-dispersion strengthened coating on a metal substrate is disclosed. The method generally includes comminuting MCrAlY alloy particles to form an oxygen-enriched powder, wherein at least about 25% by volume of the MCrAlY alloy particles within the oxygen-enriched powder have a particle size of less than about 5 μm. Additionally, the method includes applying the oxygen-enriched powder to the metal substrate to form a coating and heating the oxygen-enriched powder to precipitate oxide dispersoids within the coating.
US08313807B2
The present invention is directed to high coordination sphere Group 2 metal β-diketiminate compositions, such as bis(N-(2,2-methoxyethyl)-4-(2,2-methoxyethylimino)-2-penten-2-aminato) barium; and the deposition of the metals of such metal ligand compositions by chemical vapor deposition, pulsed chemical vapor deposition, molecular layer deposition or atomic layer deposition to produce Group 2 metal containing films, such as barium strontium titanate films or strontium titanate films or barium doped lanthanate as high k materials for electronic device manufacturing.
US08313802B2
Provided here is a method of producing a monolithic body from a porous matrix, comprising: (i) providing a porous matrix having interstitial spaces and comprising at least a first reactant; (ii) contacting the porous matrix with an infiltrating medium that carries at least a second reactant; (iii) allowing the infiltrating medium to infiltrate at least a portion of the interstitial spaces of the porous matrix under conditions that promote a reaction between the at least first reactant and the at least second reactant to provide at least a first product; and (iv) allowing the at least first product to form and fill at least a portion of the interstitial spaces of the porous matrix, thereby producing a monolithic body, wherein the monolithic body does not comprise barium titanate.
US08313799B2
Adhesive compositions useful for bonding fluorescent material-containing cellulosic substrates such as envelopes may be formulated using an adhesive polymer such as an emulsion of polyvinyl acetate in water and one or more compounds capable of reducing the degree of fluorescence exhibited by the substrate in areas of the substrate surface having the adhesive coated thereon. When irradiated by short wavelength light, the surface areas containing the adhesive coating appear darker than the surface areas that are free of adhesive, allowing quality control problems associated with application of the adhesive to be readily monitored and corrected. At the same time, however, the adhesive may be formulated such that the fluorescence-reducing compound does not alter the appearance of the adhesive coating when viewed under normal daylight conditions.
US08313798B2
A process for fabricating a structural color having ultraviolet reflectance is provided. The process includes providing an atomizing nozzle, a first nanoparticle solution and a second nanoparticle solution. The atomizing nozzle is used to spray a plurality of first nanoparticle solution layers, the plurality of first nanoparticle layers forming a low index of refraction stack. In some instances, a polymer solution can be sprayed before and/or after the spraying of each first nanoparticle solution layer. The atomizing nozzle is also used to spray a plurality of second nanoparticle solution layers, the plurality of second nanoparticle layers form a high index of refraction stack. Similar to the first nanoparticle solution layers, a polymer solution can be sprayed before and/or after the spraying of each second nanoparticle solution layer.
US08313794B2
Thermally insulating layer incorporating a distinguishing agent and method for inspecting the insulating layer are provided. The distinguishing agent may be used for determining a remaining thickness of the thermally insulating layer.
US08313787B2
A flavoring composition for a minced-fish product comprises from 0.1 to 30 wt % of dimethyl sulphide, based on the total weight of the flavoring composition, and a cellulose ether derivative, wherein the weight ratio of dimethyl sulphide to cellulose ether derivative is 8:1 or less and the cellulose ether derivative comprises at least 2.5% by weight of hydroxyalkyl substituents.
US08313783B2
The present invention comprises mixtures of herb extracts, namely a mixture of the herb ginger and the herb sophora, which mixture exerts synergistic antioxidant effect. Skin care preparations incorporating such herb extract mixtures, and their methods of preparation and use, are also claimed.
US08313782B2
An improved method, formulation and kit for the treatment of acne vulgaris are disclosed. The formulation is effective in inhibiting or killing the Proprionibacterium microorganism without utilizing antibiotics A preferred formulation alleviates the four pathogenic factors involved in the development of acne a) the putative pathogen of acne, Proprionibacterium acnes, b) abnormal desquamation of sebaceous-follicle epithelium (comedogenesis), c) the androgen-induced excessive sebum production, and d) the follicular reactivity (inflammation). The formulations are preferably applied as a cream, lotion or an emulsion.
US08313774B1
The present invention relates to an oral tablet composition for pharmaceutical use, comprising (1) a particle comprising an amorphous structure and a submicron domain and (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition is optionally coated.
US08313771B2
A phosphazene-based polymer hydrogel with a chemical cross-linkings formed by radiating ultraviolet (UV) and/or mixing with cross-linking agent and/or enzyme, and a method of preparing the same are provided. The hydrogel shows a sol-gel behavior and has an excellent solidity by containing the phosphazene-based polymer that is capable of cross-linking at a certain concentration.
US08313766B2
Provided are methods for reducing the excipient load of pharmaceutical formulations containing 3-fluoro-7-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phenoxathiin 10,10-dioxide as the active pharmaceutical ingredient, and compositions related thereto. In particular, provided is a pharmaceutical product comprising 3-fluoro-7-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phenoxathiin 10,10-dioxide and a stabilizer admixed throughout a solid-form unilamellar matrix, wherein the ratio of 3-fluoro-7-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)phenoxathiin 10,10-dioxide to stabilizer ranges from about 2:3 to about 1:10, and related methods of forming the pharmaceutical product.
US08313756B1
Urea compositions useful for treatment of dermatological conditions. The compositions may include greater than about 50 wt-% urea, and methods of making such compositions are provided.
US08313753B2
A mixture of crystals comprising natural ring silicates and natural silica for stimulation of the thymus gland.
US08313752B2
An injectable composition, capable of preventing or controlling parasitic, viral, or bacterial infections or diseases, for example scours, in pregnant cows and viral infections or diseases in neonatal calves by parenterally administering to each cow in a herd of pregnant cows, a dose of a combination composition comprising: (a) at least one inactivated viral component derived from rotavirus and/or coronavirus; (b) a macrocyclic lactone active compound; and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable parenteral carrier and preservative. The injectable compositions which include eprinomectin result in extremely low milk residues.
US08313751B2
The invention relates to the use preferably of at least one active ingredient for the prophylaxis or therapy of a viral disease, wherein this active ingredient inhibits at least one component of the cellular signal transduction pathway for the activation of the transcription factor NF-kB such that virus multiplication is inhibited. The present invention relates furthermore to the local, preferably aerogenic, administration of the active ingredient according to the invention for inhibiting virus multiplication. The active ingredient according to the invention may be combined with at least one further antivirally effective substance for the prophylaxis or therapy of a viral disease.
US08313749B2
A vaccine composition is provided which comprises a rag nucleic acid sequence for the prevention and/or treatment of infection by P. gingivalis. Uses of such nucleic acid sequences, proteins coded for by such sequences and antibodies raised against such proteins in medicine are also provided. Kits for the detection of P. gingivalis in a sample are also provided.
US08313748B2
The present invention relates to the fields of microbiology and vaccine technology, and concerns the development of a vaccine capable of conferring immunity to group B Streptococcus infections. More particularly, the present invention relates to a novel fusion protein, comprising N-terminal region fragments of group B Streptococcus surface proteins, which confers immunity to invasive strains of the group B Streptococcus. It further pertains to an isolated nucleotide sequence encoding said fusion protein; a vector; a host cell; a vaccine; and a method for preventing or treating a group B Streptococcus infection.
US08313742B2
This invention relates to a musculoskeletogenic MSG graft composite made from whole bone marrow aspirate BMA having native levels of musculoskeletal progenitor cells MSPCs, comprising: a) a suspension of fractionated BMA comprising: i) MSPCs present at a level greater than their native level in whole BMA, and ii) red blood cells RBCs present at a level less than their native level in whole BMA, and b) a porous sterile matrix having an average pore size of at least 20 μm.
US08313726B2
A gas generator includes a processing vessel defining a processing space and holding a support body therein, an evacuation system evacuating the processing space; a metal oxide film of a perovskite structure containing oxygen defects formed on the support body, a source gas supplying port supplying a source gas containing molecules of a source compound of carbon dioxide or water into the processing space, a gas outlet port for extracting a product gas containing molecules of a product compound in which oxygen atoms are removed from said source compound, and a heating part heating the support body.
US08313721B2
This invention provides a lithium-oxygen or lithium-air electrochemical cell comprising a negative electrode, an electrolyte, and a porous activated positive electrode comprising lithium-rich electrocatalytic materials suitable for use in lithium-oxygen (air) cells and batteries. The activated positive electrode is produced by activating a precursor electrode formed from a material comprising one or more metal oxide compounds of general formula xLi2O.yMOz, in which 0
US08313719B2
The present invention provides for the preparation of an “optimized” VPO4 phase or V—P—O/C precursor. The VPO4 precursor is an amorphous or nanocrystalline powder. The V—P—O/C precursor is amorphous in nature and contains finely divided and dispersed carbon. Throughout the specification it is understood that the VPO4 precursor and the V—P—O/C precursor materials can be used interchangeably to produce the final vanadium phosphates, with the V—P—O/C precursor material being the preferred precursor. The precursors can subsequently be used to make vanadium based electroactive materials and use of such precursor materials offers significant advantages over other processes known for preparing vanadium phosphate compounds.
US08313716B2
A spinning fluids reactor, includes a reactor body (24) having a circular cross-section and a fluid contactor screen (26) within the reactor body (24). The fluid contactor screen (26) having a plurality of apertures and a circular cross-section concentric with the reactor body (24) for a length thus forming an inner volume (28) bound by the fluid contactor screen (26) and an outer volume (30) bound by the reactor body (24) and the fluid contactor screen (26). A primary inlet (20) can be operatively connected to the reactor body (24) and can be configured to produce flow-through first spinning flow of a first fluid within the inner volume (28). A secondary inlet (22) can similarly be operatively connected to the reactor body (24) and can be configured to produce a second flow of a second fluid within the outer volume (30) which is optionally spinning.
US08313711B2
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing techniques for mixing liquid components. Quantities of two or more liquid components are transferred from pressurized source reservoirs to one or more destination locations by means of a fluid outlet that includes a dispense valve, and the two or more liquid components are mixed in the destination locations to create a plurality of fluid mixtures. Two or more dispensing technologies can be combined to provide for increased efficiency in the dispensing of high volume liquid components. The amounts of liquid components being dispensed can be monitored during the dispensing to provide feedback control of the dispensing.
US08313708B2
An apparatus for treating objects with a treatment gas comprises a treatment chamber, a chamber input through which objects enter the treatment chamber, and a chamber output (which may be the same as the chamber input) through which the objects leave the treatment chamber. The treatment chamber encloses the treatment gas, which can be steam. The chamber output and/or the chamber input include an intermediate medium, such as a liquid, through which the objects pass. The intermediate medium prevents escape of the treatment gas from the treatment chamber and the ingress of external gases into the treatment chamber, while facilitating input of the objects to the chamber, and output of the objects from the chamber.
US08313699B2
The invention relates to a sterilization testing device comprised of a housing with a test chamber, an indicator placed therein, and with a supply for supplying the sterilization medium. According to the invention, the sterilization testing device consists of at least two housing parts that are matched to one another. A supply channel is made inside the housing part and serves to supply the sterilization medium. The supply channel is configured in such a manner that it forms the base body of the test chamber. The test chamber accommodates the indicator that indicates the completion of the sterilization process. Alternatively to this solution, the invention provides a variant, which is very effective with regard to manufacturing and which permits a quantitative statement regarding the sterilization. Webs are formed inside the housing in the at least partially meandering and/or spiral configuration of the supply channel. These webs, together with, at least in part, the lateral part(s) of the housing parts form a portion of the supply channel. A supply channel formed in this manner accommodates the indicator.
US08313695B2
An automatic analyzer for performing analysis of a precision control sample in response to an external factor to alleviate the burden on the operator and perform precision control at appropriate timing, thereby allowing automatic maintenance of the measurement precision. Analysis of a precision control sample is performed by creating an analysis request for the internally held precision control sample and then transferring the precision control sample in response to an external factor occurring, when a calibrator is inputted in the analyzer, the number of remaining reagents under analysis satisfies a predetermined condition (becomes zero or falls below a specified value), the date changes, a specified time runs out, the operator is changed, the number of analyzed samples exceeds a specified value, a specified time period has elapsed, a new reagent is registered, and a measurement failure is detected.
US08313689B2
The filter of the type made out of fiberglass fabric is remarkable in that it includes an impregnation in an iron oxide enriched resin which confers a magnetization-based function and property upon it and allows the feeder head/filter unit to be recycled so that the metal and the waste filters can be recovered.
US08313684B1
A method thermoforms one or more shaped bodies from a thermoformable tape and a structure having a thermoformable tape with one or more shaped bodies. The thermoformable tape is positioned proximate to a thermoforming device and to thermoform the tape with one or more shaped bodies. The structure includes of a thermoformable tape with one or more shaped bodies formed within the tape. The tape can have a plurality of apertures along the edge of the tape configured to impart a positioning force. The thermoformed shaped bodies can be comprised of one or more antenna carriers. The shaped bodies can further include components such as an antenna radiator coupled to the antenna carrier.
US08313683B2
A method for manufacturing a plastic laminated article comprising a surface layer of a sheet-like surface member and a synthetic resin backing material layer laminated on the surface layer, without causing a fracture or a reduction in wall thickness of the sheet-like surface member. When the male mold is pressed against the contact area of the sheet-like surface member, the temperature of the contact area of the sheet-like surface member gradually falls due to a thermal gradient between the male mold and the contact area of the sheet-like surface member. Simultaneously, the contact area of the sheet-like surface member is not heated directly. In addition, the direction of jet flow of a hot fluid is changed, by fluid guide surfaces, from the center of the sheet-like surface member to the outer periphery, of the sheet-like surface member. When the temperature of the contact area of the sheet-like surface member falls to a predetermined temperature and the tensile strength of the contact area increases to a predetermined value, the male mold is moved downwardly at a predetermined rate and closed against the female mold.
US08313681B2
To form gaskets on both sides of a base material (5) without burrs, a first cavity (14) formed between the base material (5) and a first split mold (11) to have a molding material-supplying gate (11b) and a second cavity (15) formed between the base material (5) and a second split mold (12) communicate through a first communicating hole (51) provided in the base material (5), and there are formed in the first split mold (11) a first air vent hole (11c) open to a confluent portion of a molding material in the first cavity (14) and a second air vent hole (11d) which is positioned at and open to a second communicating hole (52) provided in the base material (5) at a confluent portion of the molding material in the second cavity (15), so as to be away from the surface of the base material (5).
US08313679B2
A method for producing a mold lining (G) intended for the manufacture of tires comprising tread blocks that have incisions in them and studs. A mold lining is produced by positioning lamella (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6) of substantially equivalent shape and length on the parts of the lining (G) that are intended to mold the rubber blocks. In a next step, the material of the lining (G) and of the lamella (L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6) contained in a cylindrical space located at each of the sites intended to accept pins capable of molding the housings for the studs is removed radially, and an insert supporting a pin is positioned in the hole obtained beforehand.
US08313677B2
In one embodiment of the present invention, an assembly for HPHT processing comprises a can with an opening. A powder mixture is disposed within the opening. A substrate is disposed within the opening adjacent the powder mixture. Paint is coated on a surface within the opening and opposite the powder mixture with respect to the substrate. A meltable sealant is disposed within the opening and opposite the substrate with respect to the surface and a cap is covering the opening.In another embodiment of the present invention, an assembly for HPHT processing comprises a can with an opening, a powder mixture is disposed within the opening, a substrate disposed within the opening adjacent and above the powder mixture, a formable sealant barrier is disposed within the opening above the substrate, a meltable sealant is disposed within the opening above the formable sealant barrier, and a cap covers the opening.
US08313670B2
The subject is to provide a liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature of a nematic phase, a low minimum temperature of a nematic phase, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy, a negatively large dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance and a high stability to ultraviolet light or heat, or that is suitably balanced regarding at least two of the characteristics. The subject is to provide a AM device that has a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and so forth. The invention provides a liquid crystal composition that has negative dielectric anisotropy, including a specific four-ring compound having a high maximum temperature and a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a two-ring compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and optionally including a specific compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a third component, a specific compound having small viscosity as a fourth component and a specific compound having a negatively large dielectric anisotropy as a fifth component. The invention provides also a liquid crystal display device containing this composition.
US08313662B2
A method for preventing damage caused by high intensity light sources to optical components includes annealing the optical component for a predetermined period. Another method includes etching the optical component in an etchant including fluoride and bi-fluoride ions. The method also includes ultrasonically agitating the etching solution during the process followed by rinsing of the optical component in a rinse bath.
US08313661B2
A liner removal process is described, wherein an excess portion of a conformal liner formed in a trench is substantially removed while reducing or minimizing damage to a bulk fill material in the trench.
US08313660B1
A conductive wire includes a thermoplastic filament having a circumference and a plurality of coating layers dispersed about the circumference of the thermoplastic filament. The coating layers include a plurality of conductive layers comprising aligned carbon nanotubes dispersed therein and at least one thermoplastic layer between each pair of conductive layers.
US08313653B2
This invention relates generally to processes for extracting iron and/or calcium from geothermal brines.
US08313643B1
A system and method for analyzing a biological substance, the device comprising: a specimen input device; at least one pumping device in flow communication with a chemical reservoir and said specimen input device; and at least one flow cell in flow communication with said at least one pumping device via at least one flow valve, wherein said at least one flow cell is configured to contain said specimen and includes a sensing device configured to sense at least one characteristic of said specimen.
US08313642B2
A peritoneal dialysis system includes an automated peritoneal dialysis (“APD”) machine including a logic implementer and a wireless interface receiver. The system also includes at least one of a scale or a blood pressure monitor including a wireless interface transmitter. The scale or blood pressure monitor is operable to send at least one of patient blood pressure data and patient weight data wirelessly, respectively, to the wireless interface receiver. The logic implementer is configured to store the patient blood pressure data or patient weight data. A server computer is configured to communicate with the logic implementer to receive the stored at least one patient blood pressure data and patient weight data.
US08313640B2
A method for reducing coke fouling in a burner tip when a waste gas stream containing unsaturated hydrocarbons is combusted by coating the interior of the burner tip and/or impregnating the body of the burner tip with a hydrocarbon hydrogenation promoting catalyst and/or a combustion catalyst.
US08313630B2
Method for the removal of ions and ionizable substances from a polar liquid (10) comprising at least one process wherein said polar liquid (10) is split into a first stream (F1) and a second stream (F2), Said first stream (F1) passing through an electrochemically regenerable ion-exchange material (2) located where an electric field between two electrodes (4, 5) is applied, said first stream (F1) flowing from one electrode (4) to the other electrode (5) so that the ions to be removed are migrating in the direction reverse to the first stream flow through said ion-exchange material (2), Said second stream (F2) rinsing said one electrode (4), and said material is regenerated by the ions which are formed at the other electrode (5). Device in particular for the implementation of said method.
US08313622B2
An electrochemical anode is formed using friction stir welded (FSW) joints. A FSW joint may be formed between the bus bar and anode sheet or the lead encapsulation and anode sheet. The FSW joints may also comprise fillet and butt joints. FSW joints may also be utilized to seal the ends of the electrochemical anodes to prevent corrosion.
US08313619B2
This invention provides a process for enhancing the generation of hydroxyl radicals in aqueous mixtures containing hydrogen peroxide, which process comprises supplying oxygen and magnesium oxide to the mixture and irradiating it with UV light. The process can be used, for example, for processing ballast water, industrial waste waters, and municipal waste waters.
US08313608B2
In an optical system including an optical bench and an imaging device that is configured to be mounted to the optical bench, a method of aligning the imaging device on the optical bench includes the steps of: (1) inserting an alignment pin extending from a mounting surface of either the optical bench or the imaging device into a hole defined in the other of the optical bench and the imaging device; (2) aligning the imaging device with respect to a target image by translating and/or rotating the imaging device on the mounting surface of the optical bench while the pin is inserted in the hole to meet pre-defined center pixel, scan line and/or resolution requirements of the optical system; and (3) applying epoxy to the pin and the hole to mount the optical bench to the imaging device.
US08313600B2
A method and system for fabricating a geometrically versatile composite lattice support structure having a seamless three-dimensional configuration. The lattice support structure is created by forming two or more cross supports, such as helical, longitudinal, circumferential and/or lateral cross supports, which intersect to form a plurality of multi-layered nodes. The lattice support structure may be designed without any protrusions extending outward from the overall geometry, thus enabling efficient tooling, and thus enabling ease of mass production. The lattice support structure may comprise a completely circumferentially closed geometry, such as a cylinder, ellipse, airfoil, etc. The method for fabricating the lattice support structure comprises laying up a fiber material, in the presence of resin, within rigid channels of a rigid mold, thus creating a green, uncured three-dimensional geometry of unconsolidated cross supports and multi-layered nodes where these intersect. Subjecting these to a curing system functions to consolidate the cross supports and multi-layered nodes to produce the composite lattice support structure.
US08313599B2
Provided is a method of manufacturing an unvulcanized tire, with which formation of air pockets is reduced in adhering a cylindrical film member and an adhesive sheet member to each other by using a forming drum having an expansion/contraction mechanism. In the method, a forming device having a forming drum (1) which has an expandable/contractible outer diameter and a forming roller (2) disposed in parallel to the forming drum (1) is used; a cylindrical film member (3) is wound around the forming drum (1) and the forming roller (2); thereafter, the diameter of the forming drum (1) is expanded whereby the cylindrical film member (3) is tensioned so as to be in close contact with the forming drum (1); and subsequently, an adhesive sheet member (4) is supplied and adhered to an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical film member (3) on the forming roller (2), while the cylindrical film member (3) is being moved in a circumferential direction by rotating the forming drum (1).
US08313598B2
A method of manufacturing a ceramic matrix composite article comprising the steps of: — a) forming a slurry consisting of water, polyvinyl alcohol, nitric acid, polyethylene glycol and alumina particles only, b) providing a length of fabric, the fabric comprising a plurality of ceramic fibres, c) applying slurry to at least one of the sides of the length of fabric such that the slurry adheres and impregnates the length of fabric, d) drying the slurry impregnated length of fabric, e) cutting the slurry impregnated length of fabric into a plurality of pieces of slurry impregnated laminates of fabric, f) applying water to each of the pieces of slurry impregnated laminates of fabric to reactivate the slurry, g) stacking the plurality of pieces of slurry impregnated laminates of fabric on a first mould part, h) consolidating the plurality of pieces of slurry impregnated laminates of fabric on the mould part, and i) sintering the stack of the plurality of pieces of slurry impregnated laminates of fabric to form an alumina matrix composite article.
US08313592B2
A thermal mechanical treatment method includes hot working a precipitation hardening martensitic stainless steel, quenching the stainless steel, and aging the stainless steel. According to certain embodiments, the thermal mechanical treatment does not include solution heat treating the stainless steel prior to aging or cryogenically cooling the stainless steel. An article includes a precipitation hardening martensitic stainless steel having a process history that includes hot working the stainless steel, quenching the stainless steel, and aging the stainless steel. According to certain embodiments, the process history does not include solution heat treating the stainless steel prior to aging or cryogenically cooling the stainless steel.
US08313586B2
A method and a device for the heat treatment of metal materials in an industrial furnace involves a heating chamber having a treatment chamber and a quenching chamber utilizing protective gas and reaction gas.
US08313582B2
A system and method of forming and using a proximity head. The proximity head includes a head surface including a first zone, a second zone and an inner return zone. The first zone including a first flat surface region and multiple first discrete holes connected to a corresponding first conduit and arranged in a first row. The second zone including a second flat region and multiple second discrete holes connected to a corresponding second conduit. The inner return zone being disposed between and adjacent to the first zone and the second zone and including multiple inner return discrete holes connected to a corresponding inner return conduit and arranged in an inner return row. The first row and the inner return row are parallel. A portion of an edge of each of the inner return discrete holes is recessed into the head surface.
US08313581B2
A method of cleaning industrial equipment includes propelling a sublimable media through a discharge wand. An inner surface and an outer surface of an object are contacted with the media. The media subsequently dissipates or is consumed.
US08313578B2
A plasma processing chamber having a lowered flow equalizer and a lower chamber liner. In an etching process, the processing gases may be unevenly drawn from the processing chamber which may cause an uneven etching of the substrate. By equalizing the flow of the processing gases evacuated from the chamber, a more uniform etching may occur. By electrically coupling the flow equalizer to the chamber liners, the RF return path from the flow equalizer may run along the chamber liners and hence, reduce the amount of plasma drawn below the substrate during processing.
US08313577B2
An apparatus for producing single crystal silicon comprising: an induction heating coil that is disposed around the polycrystalline silicon rod for fusing the polycrystalline silicon rod; an exothermic ring that has a quartz-coated member covering the conductive member; a support member that supports the exothermic ring and passes through a wall of the housing in a rotatable manner; an operating device that rotates the support member and reciprocates the exothermic ring between a heating position where the exothermic ring is positioned close to the induction heating coil and a stand-by position where the exothermic ring is receded from the heating position; a sealing member that is provided between the wall of the housing and the support member and maintains the hermitic therebetween; and a cooling flow path that is formed in the support member and flows a cooling medium.
US08313567B2
The invention is directed to a direct replacement air handler filter placed within an air flow channel having a housing. The housing having a motor coupled to a power source. The motor being in communication with a controller having an at least one sensor input or a timer. With a filter media storage area located on one end of the housing, having a folded filter media compactly stored inside the filter media storage area, and an exposed filter media containment area located on an opposed end. The filter media extending there between. The filter media is paid out from the filter media storage area across the housing where it is exposed to air within an exposure area and removes contaminants from the air. It is further passed through a seal that seals the containment area where the filter media is re-folded, collected, and compactly stored with the filtered contaminants.
US08313566B2
Devices, systems, and methods improve particulate filtration. A particulate filtration system is implemented within a fossil fuel power plant combustion system. A gas containing particulates flows through the filtration system. The filtration system comprises a collection hopper for collecting the particulates. Within the collection hopper, a particulate trap, upper baffles, and lower baffles are provided to retain collected particulates in the hopper and, thereby, improve the filtration of particulates from the gas flow. The particulate trap can include two sets of variously oriented, interconnecting retaining members crossing the interior of the collection hopper.
US08313564B2
A gas filtration system includes a liquid filtering system and a gas transferring system. The liquid filtering system has multiple tanks connected to each which contains a gas scrubbing liquid through which the gas is bubbled. The gas transferring system includes pipes coupled with the tanks for transferring gases. The tanks include a dry tank that is used for storing one or more of pumps, filters and a gas flow buffer.
US08313558B2
A process for separating tetrafluoroethylene from a mixture comprising tetrafluoroethylene and carbon dioxide by contacting the mixture with at least one ionic liquid.
US08313550B2
A method for treating spheroidal graphite iron includes the step: pouring molten spheroidal graphite iron into a pouring electrical furnace (1); covering the molten spheroidal graphite iron (5) with alkali slag (6) which is melted at high temperature and rich in alkali earth metal ion, rare earth metal ion, or mixture of them; connecting the molten spheroidal graphite iron (5) with the negative pole of the direct current source by one pole (7); connecting the alkali slag (6) with the positive pole of the direct current source by another pole (4), treating the molten spheroidal graphite iron (5) with the alkali slag (6) which is used as electrolyte. The method can prevent the spheroidized fading velocity of the spheroidal graphite iron. The pouring electrical furnace can be used for treating the molten spheroidal graphite iron.
US08313547B2
Multiple designs and methods for aerodynamic separation nozzles and systems for integrating multiple aerodynamic separation nozzles into a single system are disclosed herein. These aerodynamic separation nozzles utilize a combination of aerodynamic forces and separation nozzle structure to induce large centrifugal forces on the gases that in combination with the structure of the nozzle are used to separate heavier constituents of the process gas from lighter constituents. In some embodiments a number of separation nozzles are combined into a single system suitable for dynamic processing of a process gas. In other embodiments the separation nozzles are temperature controlled to condition the incoming gas to a temperature in order to encourage a phase change in certain constituents of the gas to occur within the nozzle to further enhance separation.
US08313542B2
A synergistic combination antioxidant mixture that provides excellent characteristics for biodiesel fuel compositions, when incorporated therein.
US08313538B2
The invention relates to a process for the production of electrolyte capacitors having a low equivalent series resistance and low residual current for high nominal voltages, electrolyte capacitors produced by this process and the use of such electrolyte capacitors.
US08313535B2
A method for creating a hydrophobic effect of textiles in a washing machine. Hydrophobic agents dissolved in the washing liquid are contacted with the textiles during a treatment process. The tub is filled with an amount of water which is proportioned and which is heated to a minimum temperature in the tub while the textiles are soaked. The hydrophobic agent is flushed from the detergent storage chamber into the lye container by means of water and forms a washing liquid along with the water. The textiles are contacted with the washing liquid and are treated for a maximum of 30 minutes. The washing liquid is removed from the textiles and the washing liquid container by spin-drying without rinsing.
US08313530B2
A total knee arthroplasty (TKA) set that includes a universal cutting jig for shaping the distal femur is disclosed. The universal cutting jig may be used to create a shaped femur that can be receive multiple and different TKA implant designs. A universal high flexion knee system adapted for left-right use is also disclosed.
US08313517B2
System, including methods, apparatus, and kits, for fixing ribs with bone plates.
US08313507B2
A rake retractor for use in minimally invasive medical procedures such as laparoscopic surgery includes a handle shaft, rake prongs, and end configurations that can be used to move elements within a body cavity. The prongs of the rake retractor are biased to an open position such that when the rake prongs extend out of the needle they open, and they are closed by relative movement of the needle over them. The end configurations are offset so that they may be compactly brought together within the narrow space of a needle having a diameter typically not greater than 2.5 mm.
US08313486B2
An ablation device includes an antenna assembly having a radiating portion configured to deliver energy from a power source to tissue. The radiating portion has an outer conductor and an inner conductor. The inner conductor is disposed within the outer conductor. The device also includes an imaging device operably coupled to the radiating portion. The imaging device is configured to generate imaging data corresponding to tissue proximate the radiating portion of the antenna assembly.
US08313485B2
This invention relates to surgical instruments for applying energy to tissue. In one embodiment, an elongated introducer has a handle portion that includes an interior chamber that is supplied with a biocompatible liquid under pressure. An energy source causes a liquid-to-vapor phase change within the interior chamber and ejects a flow of vapor media from the working end of the introducer. The flow of vapor is controlled by a computer controller to cause a selected pressure, a selected volume of vapor, and an optional aspiration of vapor condensate. Contemporaneous with tissue contact, the vapor undergoes a vapor-to-liquid phase transition which delivers large amount of energy to the targeted tissue. In one embodiment, the system is configured for volumetric removal of tissue by means of high velocity ejection of a vapor media from a first vapor port proximate to soft tissue wherein the vapor-to-liquid phase change of the media applies energy to the tissue. The system provides a second port coupled to a suction source that cooperates with the first vapor port to suction tissue debris from the targeted site.
US08313480B2
A device and a method for thermal treatments of target material with various thermal interactions are disclosed. A preferred treatment includes Thermal Heat Shuttle that transports a predetermined known quota of energy to the target surface. In particular, the launching of thermal energy quanta from various energy sources in lumps of energy quanta and leading to the treatment and healing of a variety of skin conditions are disclosed.
US08313472B2
An emergency eyewash station and dispensing structure therefore is disclosed. The emergency eyewash station includes a main body configured and arranged to hold and dispense eyewash fluid therefrom, an actuator arm assembly movable from a closed position to an open position, and a dispensing structure having an eyepiece sealed by a membrane. The eyepiece is in fluid connection with the eyewash fluid contained in the main body. The dispensing structure is removably coupled to the actuator arm assembly such that when the actuator arm assembly is moved from the closed position to the open position, the membrane is unsealed and the eyewash fluid dispenses from the eyepiece.
US08313465B2
An injection device 110 is described having a housing 112 that receives a syringe 114 having a needle 118, wherein the syringe is supported in a syringe carrier 150. The syringe 114 and syringe carrier 150 are biased by a return spring 126 from an extended position in which the needle 118 extends from the housing 112 through an exit aperture 128 to a retracted position in which it does not. A drive spring 130 acts via a drive to advance the syringe 114 from its retracted position to its extended position and discharge its contents through the needle 118 and a return spring 126, brought into play when the drive has reached a nominal return position, restores the syringe 114 to its retracted position. The injection device is less prone to failure than prior art devices and is safer should failure occur.
US08313463B2
An injection device 110 is described having a housing 112 that receives a syringe 114. The syringe 114 is biased by a return spring 126 from an extended position in which the needle 118 extends from the housing 112 through an exit aperture 128 to a retracted position in which it does not. A drive spring 130 acts via a drive to advance the syringe 114 from its retracted position to its extended position and discharge its contents through the needle 118 and a return spring 126, brought into play when the drive has reached a nominal return position, restores the syringe 114 to its retracted position. A releasable locking mechanism retains the syringe 114 in its retracted position. A sleeve 119 projects from the exit aperture 128 and can be depressed to release the locking mechanism. A trigger 300 has a rest position, in which it engages the drive, retaining it in a position corresponding to the retracted position of the syringe 114, and a depressed position, in which it no longer causes the drive to be so retained. The sleeve 119 normally locks the trigger 300 in its rest position. However, depression of the sleeve 119 into the exit aperture 128, allows the trigger to be depressed. Thereafter, the trigger 300 is retained in its active position.
US08313458B2
The present invention provides a needle-retractable safety including an improved barrel type plunger, including a barrel, a needle retracted trigger and a supporting member. A front portion of the barrel is fitted over a sealing rubber pad, a slotted hole is disposed at a wall of the front portion of the barrel, a bearing piece is provided in the slotted hole, and one end of the bearing piece is connected to the front side wall of the slotted hole. The barrel and supporting member are provided with a snap-in structure, respectively, which make supporting member releasably engaged in said barrel. The supporting member is able to translate backwards under the action of a needle retraction force so that said bearing piece can be returned to such a position that said needle can be retracted backwards to the interior of the barrel.
US08313457B2
Methods and devices for perfusing a blood vessel during the entire course of an end-to-side or end-to-end anastomosis procedure. One method can be used to form an end-to-side anastomosis of a saphenous vein graft to a coronary artery during an off-pump, beating heart, coronary artery bypass graft. In this example, the distal end of an elongate tube carrying a saphenous vein graft is advanced into an arteriotomy distal to an occlusion in the coronary artery. Perfusing blood flow is provided through the tube to the coronary artery, the vein graft is advanced over the tube to the arteriotomy and sutured completely to the coronary artery. The elongate tube can be retracted through the now secured vein graft, and the coronary artery supplied again from the proximal end of the vein graft. Some tubular devices include a reversibly expandable distal region, to form a seal between the inserted tube and the coronary artery being perfused, to prevent blood flow into the surgical field.
US08313451B2
An orthotic foot device with a walking boot is provided. The orthotic foot device with a walking boot includes at least one boot wall having at least one guide disposed along an anteroposterior direction of the boot wall. At least one upright bar is disposed to attach to an individual's lower leg and is disposed to translatably engage the at least one guide. At least one fastener fixedly holds the at least one upright bar to the at least one guide when the at least one upright bar is desirably positioned the anatomical ankle axis and calf midline of a patient suffering from an injured Achilles tendon, hair line fractures of the foot and ankle, plantar fasciitis, diabetes, or other foot and ankle pathologies that require a cam boot.
US08313449B2
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for applying reduced pressure to a tissue site on a foot are provided. An apparatus may include an insole and a tissue contacting surface covering at least a portion of the insole. At least one portion of the tissue contacting surface is removable to form a void. The apparatus may also include a reduced-pressure interface for receiving reduced pressure from a reduced-pressure source, and at least one flow channel fluidly coupled to the reduced-pressure interface and the void.
US08313448B2
The present invention provides a walking assistance device comprising a pelvis support member (10) adapted to be worn on a hip of a wearer; a thigh support member (20) adapted to be worn on a thigh of the wearer; a leg support member (40) adapted to be worn on a leg of the wearer; a knee joint hinge (60) disposed at a position corresponding to a side part of a knee of the wearer and connecting the leg support member (40) to the thigh support member (20) in a manner that enables back-and forth rotation of the leg support member (40) with respect to the thigh support member (20); and a power generator assembly (100) mounted to the pelvis support member (10) at a position corresponding to a side part of a hip joint of the wearer; wherein the power generator assembly (100) comprises a hip joint power generator (110) and a knee joint power generator (120) each having an output member (116, 126, respectively), with the output member (116) of the hip joint power generator (110) being connected to the thigh support member (20) in a power-transmittable manner and the output member (126) of the knee joint power generator (120) being connected to the leg support member (40) via a power transmitting mechanism (90) which transmits power generated by the knee joint power generator (120) to the leg support member (40).
US08313446B2
The measurement installation comprises a measurement computer system comprising: an identification system (19) that identifies a region of interest on a plane image; a pairing system (20) that determines on each plane image the two-dimensional coordinates of an anatomical point by searching for correlation between the region of interest and a corresponding zone on each other image; and a calculation unit (21) that determines the three-dimensional coordinates of the anatomical point of the individual in the measurement space on the basis of the two-dimensional coordinates and of a relationship obtained by calibration.
US08313445B2
A guide wire includes a wire body having a first wire disposed at a distal end and a second wire joined to a proximal end of the first wire at a joint by welding. The joint is curved. In the joint, at least one component (e.g., Ti) of the material of the first wire decreases toward the proximal end and at least one component (e.g., Fe) of the material of the second wire decreases toward the distal end. When a tensile test is conducted on a region of the wire body including the joint, the region of the wire body has, in a tensile load and elongation diagram, an elastic section extending substantially straight upwardly to the right, a yield section extending substantially horizontally or upwardly to the right from the elastic section, and a substantially straight section extending upwardly to the right from the yield section.
US08313443B2
A tensiometer is an elastic conductor which comprises a mixture of an elastomer and carbon nanotubes. The tensiometer has a reproducible conductivity in order to measure and change in shape and tension of an object to which it is applied. The tensiometer is non-toxic and may be implanted into a human body.
US08313441B2
An apparatus, software, procedures and technology that, beginning with a simple manipulative auditory paradigm, moves up the auditory neural pathways, modifying the basic stimulus from a unilateral routine audiology tool to a dichotic central auditory processing diagnostic tool that defines hearing loss along the entire auditory chain from the middle ear to the cortex. From the resultant data comes information related to the reduction of tinnitus employing parathreshold central procedures rather than the traditional suprathreshold masking or phase-shifting techniques. The new application modifies and applies known technology in new ways for both the top-down and bottom-up differential diagnosis of auditory disorders and the tinnitus reduction.
US08313437B1
A computer-implemented system and method for fast, reliable and automated processing for intima-media thickness (IMT) measurements. Various embodiments include receiving biomedical imaging data and patient demographic data corresponding to a current scan of a patient; checking the biomedical imaging data in real-time to determine if an artery of the patient has a calcium deposit in a proximal wall of the artery; acquiring arterial data of the patient as a combination of longitudinal B-mode and transverse B-mode data; using a data processor to automatically recognize the artery; using the data processor to calibrate a region of interest around the automatically recognized artery; and determining the intima-media thickness (IMT) of an arterial wall of the automatically recognized artery.
US08313434B2
The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host and associated methods of manufacture. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host and associated methods of manufacture.
US08313431B2
An incrementally adjustable wound retractor, which provides access to a body cavity, includes an inner ring having a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, an outer ring having an annular axis and a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, and a flexible sleeve disposed in a generally cylindrical form between the inner and outer rings. The outer ring includes first and second circular tubes spaced apart axially with each including a lumen having a rigid, noncompliant split hoop placed therein. The outer ring may be rolled over itself and around the annular axis to retract the sleeve with sufficient force to stretch the incision to the desired diameter. A gel cap seal may be coupled to the outer ring outside of the biological body to seal the opening produced by the wound retractor between the body cavity and outside the body cavity.
US08313428B2
A side-viewing endoscope structure includes a front tubular section, an intermediate tubular section, a rear cap and an optical imaging unit. The front tubular section includes a tube, a reflector holder, and a reflector. The tube includes a main body and a coupling portion. The reflector holder is fitted in the main body of the tube and provided on one side of an outer wall surface thereof. The reflector is arranged on the reflector holder. A length of the intermediate tubular section has a reduced outer diameter to match the coupling portion. The rear cap has a rear wall provided with a cable hole. The optical imaging unit is located in the intermediate tubular section and the rear cap, and includes a flexible printed circuit board, a camera lens, a light source and a cable so as to transmit images.
US08313425B2
An image of a test chart having a test pattern is taken with an electronic endoscope. A DSP of a processing device generates a test pattern image from image signals input from the electronic endoscope. An image compositor composites the test pattern image and a test mask image having a predetermined reference pattern and generates a test mask composite image. An inspector visually measures positional and rotational displacement amounts of the test pattern with respect to the reference pattern in the test mask composite image displayed on a monitor, and inputs measurement results as displacement amount information to the processing device. The displacement amount information is stored in an EEPROM of the electronic endoscope. The processing device calibrates an endoscope image of a body cavity based on the displacement amount information input from the electronic endoscope.
US08313419B2
A bicycle trainer provides variable resistance to pedaling and allows for a rider to simulate a real-world bicycle course. The trainer engages both the front tire and the back tire of the bicycle and adjusts each according to the rider's preferences during a training session. The front tire lifts up and down as the bicycle moves forward and backward on the trainer. The back tire is adjusted by incorporating magnets thereon in the form of magnetic elements on a sleeve or a clip that engages the back tire and/or the back tire rim. The magnets on the back tire may also be attached to the spokes. The trainer includes magnets as well, usually of opposite polarity, and adds resistance to pedaling when the magnetic fields of the magnets interact to resist back tire revolution.
US08313415B2
A vehicle includes an engine that shuts down and restarts at idle, a dual-clutch transmission (DCT) having a controller and two input clutches for connecting the engine to respective evenly and oddly numbered gears of the DCT. The controller has a shift algorithm for shifting the DCT to achieve a predetermined engine load state during an engine autostart/autostop cycle, with the load state being unloaded or partially loaded. A DCT for the vehicle includes the input clutches and controller. A method includes shifting the DCT to the predetermined engine load state while the engine is off and an engine restart is commanded, and restarting the engine in the engine load state. The method may also include maintaining the clutches at a first point relative to a kiss point of the input clutches when the load state is unloaded, and at a second point when the load state is partially loaded.
US08313414B2
An electronic control unit is provided with two types of gear change maps: a first gear change map based on the vehicle speed and the accelerator pedal operation amount; and a second gear change map based on the vehicle speed and the required drive force of the vehicle. The electronic control unit determines whether the automatic transmission should downshift with reference to the first gear change map, and determines whether the automatic transmission should upshift with reference to the second gear change map.
US08313411B2
The invention relates to a backlash-free planetary gear unit comprising a sun gear, an internal gear and at least one planet gear which is in mesh with said sun gear and said internal gear and which is arranged on a planet carrier such that it is rotatable about a planetary axis of rotation, wherein the toothed planet gear has a plane of division which is oriented perpendicular to the planetary axis of rotation and by means of which the planet gear is divided into a first planet subgear and a second planet subgear, wherein the first planet subgear is preloaded relative to the second planet subgear by a spring bar arranged in these two planet subgears substantially parallel to the planetary axis of rotation, and wherein a plurality of spring bars is arranged around the planetary axis of rotation.
US08313404B2
Inventive embodiments are directed to components, subassemblies, systems, and/or methods for infinitely variable transmissions (IVT) having a variator provided with a plurality of tilting spherical planets. In one embodiment, a variator is provided with multiple planet arrays. In another embodiment, a hydraulic system is configured to control the transmission ratio of the IVT. Various inventive idler assemblies and planet-pivot arm assemblies can be used to facilitate adjusting the transmission speed ratio of an IVT. Embodiments of a transmission housing and bell housing are adapted to house components of an IVT and, in some embodiments, to cooperate with other components of the IVT to support operation and/or functionality of the IVT. Various related devices include embodiments of, for example, a control feedback mechanism, axial force generation and management mechanisms, a control valve integral with an input shaft, and a rotatable carrier configured to support planet-pivot arm assemblies.
US08313402B2
A transmission for a hybrid electric vehicle, may include an input element where rotation power may be inputted and an output element from which the rotation power may be outputted, a first motor generator and a second motor generator, a first planetary gear set that may be a multiple planetary gear set having at least four or more rotary elements with which the input element, the output element, and the first motor generator may be connected, a second planetary gear set with which the output element and the second motor generator may be connected, and a first clutch and a second clutch.
US08313401B2
The transmissions for a hybrid vehicle according to the present invention provide multiple electric vehicle modes, multiple power split modes, and multiple fixed-gear ratio modes, thereby increasing driving performance and fuel efficiency.
US08313392B2
A customizable sports implement system includes a sports implement having an elongate primary shaft and an elongate grip shaft, and a customizing mechanism including length setting and weight components having a plurality of different assembly combinations, each of which may be installed within a cavity formed in one of the primary shaft and the grip shaft to set a playing length and playing weight of the sports implement. The sports implement system is adjustable among a plurality of different customized configurations by swapping different assembly combinations of the length setting and weight components into the cavity. A method of customizing a sports implement system includes adjusting the sports implement system among different customized configurations by swapping combinations of the length setting and weight components for one another within the cavity, and adjusting a length setting state of the length setting component. Each of the different customized configurations is associated with a different levering profile of the sports implement, which may include a golf club such as a putter.
US08313384B2
A transmission device includes a holder, a pivot shaft, and an elastic member. The holder defines a receiving hole. The pivot shaft is received in the receiving hole. The elastic member is received in the receiving hole, fixed to the holder, and tightly enfolds the pivot shaft. When torques applied to the holder or the pivot shaft are larger than a predetermined value, the elastic member is deformed such that the pivot shaft rotates relative to the holder.
US08313379B2
A home entertainment system for video games and other applications includes a main unit and handheld controllers. The handheld controllers illumination emitted by emitters positioned at either side of a display, and information derived from the sensed illumination is used to calculate the orientation of the controllers. The controllers can be plugged into expansion units that customize the overall control interface for particular applications including but not limited to legacy video games. Further, the controllers can be used in one-handed or two-handed modes of operation.
US08313376B2
Reference point calculation means calculates a reference point with respect to a reference axis direction, the reference point being a center position based on positions of a plurality of objects and the reference axis direction being a predetermined axis direction of a display area. First determination means determines whether or not a position of the reference point is a position within a first distance from an end of the display area with respect to the reference axis direction. When the first determination means determines that the position of the reference point is within the first distance from the end of the display area, screen control means scrolls, along the reference axis direction, a display content of a virtual space displayed in the display area.
US08313373B2
A gaming device such as a slot machine is provided having a payout proportional to a wager value. In accordance with one or more embodiments, the gaming machine provides a player with the ability to flexibly and automatically increase and decrease wagers, thereby allowing the player to press his bets when he feels lucky, and to decrease his bets when he feels unlucky. Different proportional payout tables are provided for different levels of wagers.
US08313359B2
A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a container, a platen, first and second brushes, a polishing pad, a carrier, and a slurry supplier. The container has a bottom wall and a side wall. The side wall has an inwardly-extending upper portion. The platen is supported over the bottom wall. The platen is positioned lower than the inwardly-extending upper portion. The first brush brushes the side wall. The first brush is fixed to a side surface of the platen. The second brush brushes a side surface of the platen. The second brush is fixed to the bottom wall. The polishing pad is attached to the platen. The carrier presses a workpiece to be polished against the polishing pad. The slurry supplier supplies a slurry onto the polishing pad.
US08313357B2
The invention relates to a method for the production of a rotor of a rotary screw compressor (1) with a cylindrical basic shape, which has a helical profile (2) at its outer circumference, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) Pre-processing of the workpiece (1) by bringing in the profile (2), wherein the profile (2) has a stock compared with the finished shape, b) Pre-grinding of the profile (2) by a rough-machining process in a grinding machine, wherein a part of the stock is removed and c) Finish-grinding of the profile (2) by a finish-machining process in the grinding machine, wherein the remainder of the stock is removed and the finished shape of the profile (2) is produced. To improve the efficiency of the production especially of rotors of rotary screw compressors and ensure a high quality of the production the invention is characterized in that the pre-grinding and/or the finish-grinding is carried out with a grinding worm (3) by a continuous generative grinding process.
US08313354B2
A header connector includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis between mating and mounting ends. The housing has contact channels open between the mating and mounting ends, and the housing has air pockets provided between selected ones of the contact channels to control an impedance of socket contacts received in the contact channels. Socket contacts are loaded into the contact channels, with each socket contact including a contact body extending along a longitudinal axis between mating and mounting ends. The contact body has a box-shaped socket at the mating end that defines a reception area configured to receive a mating contact. The box-shaped socket is configured to engage four different sides of the mating contact.
US08313353B2
A method of assembling a coaxial cable connector comprising positioning a portion of a post within a body, the post including a flange; positioning a coupler, axially rotatable with respect to the post and the connector body, the coupler having a first end configured for coupling to an interface port and an opposing second end, and an internal lip having a first surface facing the first end of the coupler and a second surface facing the second end of the coupler; positioning a continuity member axially rearward of the second surface of the internal lip of the coupler; and wherein at least a portion of the continuity member is configured to extend about an external surface of the connector body and reside axially rearward of the coupler between the coupler and the connector body.
US08313350B2
A multi-functional wiring plug converter is provided. The converter is mainly composed of a case, connection guiding assemblies and a panel cover. A plurality of setting areas defined by the case are respectively used for installing and fixing the connection guiding assemblies, and each connection guiding assembly is composed of a connection guiding seat, a connection guiding clamp sheet and a wire-locking fixed block. A blocking portion extending from the connection guiding seat forms a plurality of fixed portions, and each fixed portion is used for fixing the connection guiding clamp sheet and the wire-locking fixed block. Therefore, when a power wire needs to be connected, it can be directly locked onto the wire-locking fixed block so that the power wire is fixed in the converter, and the converter can be sold to any region and additionally provided with a connection guiding panel which conforms to specifications of the region. In this way, the commonality of the converter is improved greatly, and meanwhile manufacturers can apply the converter to a socket of any specification, thus causing no storage pressure.
US08313347B2
A Universal Serial Bus (USB) modem is provided. The USB modem includes a USB plug (1), a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) (2), and a signal input apparatus (3) that connects the USB plug (1) and the PCB (2). The signal input apparatus includes: a support (4) that is disposed on the PCB (2), in which the USB plug is disposed on the support (4); and a connector (5) that is disposed on the PCB and capable of being connected to the USB plug (5). The USB modem implements signal input by adopting the connector (5), thereby extending the service life of the USB modem and greatly reducing the cost.
US08313344B2
An electrical contact is provided having an eye-of-the-needle (EON) mounting terminal that has a reduced stub capacitance with respect to conventional eye-of-the-needle mounting terminals.
US08313342B2
Disclosed is a structure of electromagnetic wave resistant connector for flexible flat cable. A flexible flat cable defines an insertion device mounting section to which an insertion device is mounted. The insertion device includes a metal member that is at least partly formed of a metal material. The flexible flat cable forms thereon conductive traces on which an insulation layer is provided. The insulation layer has a surface, which forms, in at least a portion thereof, a conductive shielding layer. The conductive shielding layer extends to the insertion device mounting section, so that when the insertion device is mounted to the insertion device mounting section, electrical connection is formed between the metal member of the insertion device and the conductive shielding layer.
US08313338B2
An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a first part having a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a second part having a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and mid sections extending therebetween; and a plurality of capacitive plates coupled to a common point on respective ones of said mid sections of the contacts by electrically conductive stems, wherein mid sections of the contacts generally lie in a common plane and are arranged to induce or restrict capacitive coupling between adjacent contacts.
US08313332B2
Various structures, such as microstructures and wall-like structures, can include parts or surfaces that are oblique. In some implementations, a cantilevered element includes a spring-like portion with a uniformly oblique surface or with another artifact of an oblique radiation technique. In some implementations, when a deflecting force is applied, a spring-like portion can provide deflection and spring force within required ranges. Various oblique radiation techniques can be used, such as radiation of a layer through a prism, and structures having spring-like portions with oblique radiation artifacts can be used in various applications, such as with downward or upward deflecting forces.
US08313312B2
A screw compressor comprising: a pair of male and female screw rotors; and an air-cooled heat exchanger, wherein the air-cooled heat exchanger is provided above a motor for driving the compressor body; wherein, with respect to a cooling wind for the air-cooled heat exchanger, the air-cooled heat exchanger is inclined to the upstream side; wherein the uppermost portion of a unit suction port for the air-cooled heat exchanger cooling winds is positioned below the uppermost portion of the air-cooled heat exchanger positioned at the uppermost portion; wherein the lowermost portion of the unit suction port for the air-cooled heat exchanger cooling wind is positioned below the lowermost portion of the air-cooled heat exchanger positioned at the lowermost portion; and wherein the cooling wind for the air-cooled heat exchanger is exhausted from a ceiling portion of the compressor unit. With this structure, it becomes possible to provide a compact screw compressor with less noise whose installation area can be reduced.
US08313311B2
A pressure unloader valve is disclosed having inlet and outlet connections adjustable about two dimensions to adapt to a wide variety of high pressure pumps and similar equipment associated with such applications. According to one embodiment, the inlet and outlet connections are adjustable about both a horizontal and a vertical axis. A method for regulating pressure in a valve and pump assembly is also disclosed.
US08313310B2
A variable displacement swash plate compressor includes a swash-plate boss (50) permitting a rotary shaft to extend therethrough and coupled to the rotary shaft so as to be tiltable relative to the rotary shaft, the swash-plate boss having a thread groove (78) cut in an outer peripheral surface thereof, an annular swash plate (60) fitted around the swash-plate boss (50), a nut (64) screwed on the thread groove (78) of the swash-plate boss (50) to fix the swash plate (60) to the swash-plate boss (50), a conversion device for converting rotating motion of the swash plate (60) to reciprocating motion of pistons, and engaging protuberances (68) formed integrally with the nut (64) and protruding in a direction parallel with the axis (A) of the nut (64) to be engaged with a tool (80) for turning the nut (64).
US08313303B2
An acoustical vibration dampening system for a rotatable blade comprises at least one section of a rotatable blade and a layer of acoustic damping material coupled to a portion of the at least one section of a rotatable blade. A fan blade comprises a first structural section of a fan blade, a second structural section of the fan blade, and a layer of acoustic damping material provided between the first structural section and the second structural section of the fan blade. A method of making a fan blade with acoustic damping comprises forming at least two sections of a fan blade, and disposing an acoustical vibration dampener between the at least two sections of the fan blade.
US08313301B2
A turbine blade for use in high temperature applications includes an as-cast airfoil portion and an as-cast outer tip shroud portion and the outer tip shroud portion has at least one as-cast internal cooling circuit for cooling the outer tip shroud, and the at least one as-cast internal cooling circuit having a plurality of exits for discharging cooling air over exterior surfaces of the shroud. A process for forming a turbine blade comprises the steps of forming an as-cast turbine blade having an airfoil portion and a tip shroud and the forming step comprising forming at least one as-cast cooling circuit within the tip shroud.
US08313300B2
The present disclosure provides an improved rotor of a centrifugal compressor. The rotor includes a blade arrangement and geometry that increase the overall efficiency of the rotor. In particular, blades within the rotor are curved and inclined in a manner that improves the overall efficiency of the rotor. The present disclosure also provides a method of manufacturing the improved rotor.
US08313287B2
A turbine blade includes an airfoil, a blade tip section, a squealer tip rail, and a plurality of chordally spaced fence members. The blade tip section includes a blade tip floor located at an end of the airfoil distal from the root. The blade tip floor includes a pressure side and a suction side joined together at chordally spaced apart leading and trailing edges of the airfoil. The squealer tip rail extends radially outwardly from the blade tip floor adjacent to the suction side and extends from a first location adjacent to the airfoil trailing edge to a second location adjacent to the airfoil leading edge. The fence members are located between the airfoil leading and trailing edges and extend radially outwardly from the blade tip floor and axially from the squealer tip rail toward the pressure side.
US08313264B2
A flanged member (1), intended to be included as a component in a flanged joint, for installation in a pressure equipment device, and having a first flanged end (3) having a first end surface (10) intended to be assembled together with another end surface (4) of a flanged end (11) on another, second flanged member (2) constituting a second component in the flanged joint. The first end surface is slightly concave in the radial direction over at least a part of the extension thereof in the radial direction.
US08313248B2
Device for the coaxial connection of fiber-optic cables, comprising a single-piece coupling housing (10) and a single-piece sleeve mount (20), the sleeve mount (20) being designed with at least one latching nose (21) and the coupling housing (10) being designed with at least one latching mount which complements the at least one latching nose (21), wherein the latching mount is designed with at least one latching hook (14) and at least one stop (15).
US08313243B2
A rolling bearing (1) having an inner ring (2); an outer ring (3); a plurality of rolling elements (4) interposed between the inner ring (2) and the outer ring (3); a retainer (5) retaining the rolling elements (4); and a seal (6) provided at an open portion, of the inner ring (2) and the outer ring (3), which is disposed at both axial ends thereof. The rolling bearing (1) is lubricated with a grease (8) enclosed in a space, inside the bearing, which is constructed of the inner ring (2), the outer ring (3), the retainer (5), and the seal (6).
US08313228B2
The present invention provides an agitation device (10) comprising a body portion (12) and at least one stirring element (14) extending from said body portion and for insertion into material in a receptacle which is to be agitated, wherein the body portion comprises a housing having located therein a motion element powered by way of a power source, and arranged to impart a vibrating action to the device and thus to the at least one stirring element, said vibrating action arranged to effect movement of the agitation device relative to the said material, and wherein said at least one stirring element extends from said body portion such that, in normal operation, the at least one stirring element extends downwardly from the body portion and serves to support the device on a surface of the said receptacle.
US08313222B2
An LED floodlight fixture includes a housing, an LED heat sink secured to the housing and an LED arrangement mounted on the heat sink in non-water/air-tight condition with respect to the housing. The heat sink including (i) a base having an LED-adjacent surface and an opposite surface and (ii) a heat-dissipating section having heat-dissipating surfaces extending from the opposite surface. The LED arrangement is mounted to the LED-adjacent surface in non-water/air-tight condition with respect to the housing. The housing preferably forms at least one venting gap to provide cool-air ingress to and along the heat-dissipating surfaces by upward flow of heated air therefrom. The base of the heat sink has one or more venting apertures to provide cool-air ingress to and along the heat-dissipating surfaces by upward flow of heated air therefrom.
US08313220B2
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture includes a lamp housing including a heat conductive cover, and a light transmissive shield connected detachably to a periphery of the heat conductive cover to define a compartment therebetween. A base seat is disposed in the compartment. An LED lamp device is mounted on the base seat. A heat conductive unit is disposed in the compartment and includes at least one heat conductive pipe and a heat conductive medium flowing within the heat conductive pipe due to a change between a liquid state and a gaseous state thereof. The heat conductive pipe includes a heat exchange portion that absorbs heat generated by the LED lamp device, and a heat-dissipating portion that conducts heat absorbed by the heat exchange portion to the heat conductive cover.
US08313212B1
A modular lighting system has first, second and third lighting fixtures adapted for end-to-end electrical interconnection. The lighting fixtures are mounted to a support structure in a closely abutting relationship with the longitudinal axes thereof in alignment. First and second electrical inter-connector are removably connected to the first and second lighting fixtures and the second and third lighting fixtures, respectively. The first and second electrical inter-connectors are connectable and disconnectable from a top of the lighting fixtures without dismounting the lighting fixtures, and the second lighting fixture intermediate the other two lighting fixtures being dismountable from the support structure without dismounting the other two lighting fixture by removing the first and second electrical inter-connectors from the top of the lighting fixtures.
US08313194B2
A method for selecting base-curves for an ophthalmic lens according to given prescription data comprising the steps of: providing a base-curve series consisting of a plurality of base-curves; calculating a target lens according to the prescription data; calculating the base-curves calculated lenses according to the prescription data; selecting, for at least an optical parameter and/or a geometrical parameter, a threshold value for the difference between the base-curves calculated lenses values and the target lens value of said parameter(s); determining the list of the base-curves of the base-curve series where said difference for said parameter(s) is less or equal to the selected threshold value(s).
US08313192B2
An adjustable visual optical element is provided, which may be supported, for example, by an eyeglass. The optical element is preferably adjustable in each of the X, Y, and Z axes to allow the wearer to optimize projection of the optical element. A view axis of the display is preferably also angularly adjustable with respect to a wearer's straight ahead normal line of sight. Source electronics may be carried onboard the eyeglasses, or may be connectable to the eyeglasses via either a hardwire, optical guide, or radiofrequency link.
US08313191B2
The present invention provides an eyewear assembly including a frame having a first portion and a second portion defining a first lens aperture for receiving a lens. The first portion is displaceable from the second portion to change the size of the lens aperture. The first frame portion includes a first arm extending therefrom and the second frame portion includes a second arm extending therefrom. The first and second arms include a connecting device disposed therebetween for restricting relative movement between the first and second arms. A securement body includes a slot for receiving therein the first and second arms. A locking member is engageable with the securement body and at least one of the first and second arms to secure the frame to the securement body.
US08313189B2
A mobile device having printhead for printing onto a media substrate, a media feed path along which the media substrate is fed past the printhead, and a capper assembly. The capper assembly is movable between a capped position covering the array of nozzles and an uncapped position spaced from the array of nozzles. The capper assembly is held in the uncapped position by the media substrate such that the capper assembly moves to the capped position upon disengagement with the media substrate.
US08313187B2
A device, method, system and article for controlling an image forming device including removable RFID functionality. A print job may be received and a determination may be made as to whether the print job includes RFID data. The RFID data may be sent to a removable RFID module when RFID data is included in the print job. Media may then be provided to a first paper path defined in the removable RFID module when RFID data is included in the print job and provided to a second paper path defined in the image forming device. An image may then be formed on the media.
US08313185B2
When a package in which a tank 1 is wrapped is opened, caused is an action of reversing vertical positions of an end face of the tank 1 having an ink supply portion 10, and an end face opposite to the foregoing end face. Along with this action, air existing inside the tank 1 ascends, and then is separated by air separating portions. Thus, a coloring material component inside the tank is stirred.
US08313181B2
A method of extracting air from an inkjet printhead includes using an air extraction chamber connected to the printhead. The air extraction chamber comprises an air chamber, a one-way relief valve having open and closed positions used in venting of the air chamber. A compressible member is provided to vent a quantity of air from the air chamber through the one-way relief valve when it's compressed. The compressible member also expands so that a reduced air pressure is applied to the printhead when the one-way relief valve is in its closed position.
US08313160B2
The driving signal generation unit generates a leading driving pulse that is ahead in a unit cycle and a following driving pulse that follows the leading driving pulse; the leading driving pulse is set so that, in the case where liquid droplets are ejected simultaneously from multiple adjacent nozzles, the flight speed of the ejected liquid droplets located toward the central area in a nozzle row direction is higher than the flight speed of the ejected liquid droplets located toward the end areas in the nozzle row direction; and the following driving pulse is set so that, of the liquid droplets simultaneously ejected from the multiple adjacent nozzles, the flight speed of the ejected liquid droplets located toward the end areas is higher than the flight speed of the liquid droplets located toward the central area.
US08313159B2
A reusable image forming medium, including a substrate; an imaging layer coated on or impregnated into the substrate, wherein an irradiation of the imaging layer produces an image; and a signature material coated on or impregnated into the substrate or the imaging layer, the signature material being detectable by a sensor.
US08313158B2
A printing apparatus including: first nozzles which discharge a dye ink; second nozzles which discharge a pigment ink of the same color as the dye ink; and a controller which controls the discharge of the inks from the first nozzles and the second nozzles, wherein the controller executes a first discharging operation for discharging the dye ink from the first nozzles and then discharging the pigment ink from the second nozzles at predetermined positions on a medium and executes a second discharging operation for discharging the pigment ink from the second nozzles and then discharging the dye ink from the first nozzles at positions different from the predetermined positions on the medium, and wherein a ratio of the dye ink to the pigment ink in the amount of ink discharged in the second discharging operation per unit area is less than that in the first discharging operation per unit area.
