US08537584B2
Disclosed is a light load control circuit and the method accordingly where the synchronous rectification is latched off when the light load condition is detected for several successive cycles.
US08537580B2
A controller that controls a switching element of an inverter using pulse width modulation is applied to a power converter including an inverter, to realize a stable change of a carrier frequency, current control responsiveness, and inverter loss suppression. The controller includes a carrier-frequency setting unit that sets a carrier frequency command used for pulse width modulation of an inverter corresponding to a current command and a current-command change rate. The carrier-frequency setting unit includes a carrier frequency map having mapped thereon information of a carrier frequency corresponding to a current command expressed in a vertical axis and a current-command change rate expressed in a lateral axis, and outputs information of a carrier frequency on the carrier frequency map corresponding to the input current command and the input current-command change rate to a switching pattern calculator.
US08537578B2
An inverter having three phase modules with an upper valve arm and a lower valve arm having each at least three two-pole subsystems connected in series, which each subsystem having a storage capacitor, is controlled in the event of failure of one or more subsystems by setting the terminal voltage of the failed subsystems permanently to zero, setting the terminal voltage of a corresponding number of fault-free subsystems in corresponding fault-free valve branches likewise to zero, and increasing the capacitor voltages of the fault-free subsystems of the failed valve branches such that their sum is equal to the sum of the capacitor voltages of the subsystems of a corresponding fault-free valve branch, while leaving the control of the fault-free phase modules unchanged. In this way, a symmetrical voltage system with maximum amplitude is obtained at the inverter outputs.
US08537576B2
A power supply for generating temporally specifiable, open- and closed-loop controlled current paths includes a first controllable rectifier group that includes at least one rectifier having a smoothing inductor at an output. An active filter is connected in parallel to a load, the active filter including a second rectifier group with at least one rectifier and a pulse bridge connected to an output thereof. A second-order low pass filter has a clock inductor, a capacitor, and an RC damping, the clock inductor being connected located at an output of the pulse bridge. A voltage of the at least one rectifier of the first controllable rectifier group and a voltage of the active filter in an open and closed loop is controlled, a first controlled system controlling a current of the at least one rectifier of the first controllable rectifier group of the power supply system in open and closed loop via a first controller by an output-side open- and closed-loop controlled variable, and a second controlled system of a second controller for a load current and a subordinate controller for a load voltage controlling the active filter in open and closed loop using a feedforward control variable.
US08537575B2
A power conversion system and a DC link choke therefore are presented, in which a continuous core structure is provided with first and second legs around which four or more windings are located, with one or more shunt structures providing a magnetic flux path between intermediate portions of the first and second legs.
US08537574B2
A power source controlling IC controlling a current flown through the primary side winding of a transformer is provided with an external terminal to which a detected voltage from the secondary side is fed back through a photocoupler; a control circuit generating and outputting a control signal of a switching element controlling the current according to an input voltage; a voltage generating circuit generating an internal reference voltage based on the input voltage; a pull-up section connected to the terminal to pull up the potential of the terminal to the internal reference voltage to give a bias voltage to a light receiving element of the photocoupler; and a voltage comparing circuit comparing the voltage of the external terminal and a predetermined reference voltage, wherein the control circuit stops outputting the control signal based on the output of the first voltage comparing circuit when detecting an abnormality.
US08537563B2
A system in some embodiments includes a system having a memory module having a first board comprising a first plurality of memory receptacles configured to support a first plurality of in-line memory modules in an overlapping relationship with a second plurality of in-line memory modules disposed on a second board. Further, a system in some embodiments includes rotating first and second memory boards into a parallel configuration via a hinge coupling the first and second memory boards, and inserting the first and second memory boards into first and second board connectors simultaneously.
US08537559B2
A compliant insert is provided to support electronic assemblies to mitigate the effects of external loading. The insert comprises a polymer material having a durometer of between 10 and 90 on the Shore A scale and a 3-D negative relief on the surface of the polymer material. The 3-D negative relief is the negative of the 3-D positive relief of a specified geometric design of an electronics assembly. The compliant insert is mated with an instance of the electronics assembly such that the 3-D negative relief of the polymer material engages the 3-D positive relief of the assembly's PCB and electronic components. The polymer material is compliant enough to absorb the vertical and lateral spacing tolerances of the electronic components and stiff enough to mitigate deflections under loading.
US08537550B2
A wiring board includes a conductor plate including a wiring portion and an electrode portion connected to a power conversion semiconductor element, a liquid-cooling pipe mounted near the conductor plate and causing a cooling liquid to be supplied therethrough, and an insulating resin material arranged at least between the conductor plate and the liquid-cooling pipe.
US08537544B2
A button assembly for an electronic device includes a housing and a button. The housing defines an opening having two latching blocks. The button is received in the opening. The button includes a button body, two opposite engaging blocks, and two arcuate arms. The engaging blocks are formed on opposite sides of one end of the button body, the arcuate arms are formed on opposite sides of another end of the button body. Each arcuate arm forms an archimedean spiral.
US08537535B2
An exemplary data storage device cage includes a main body and an electrical connector positioned on the main body. The main body includes a rectangular flat plate and two side plates respectively extending upward from opposite edges of the flat plate. The flat plate has at least a pair of tabs opposite to each other. The at least two tabs are respectively contiguous with but offset inward from the two side plates and positioned to cooperatively hold a data storage device therebetween. The electrical connector is positioned between the two side plates for electrically connecting the data storage device to an external device.
US08537532B2
An all-in-one computer includes a main body and a display. The main body includes a first locking structure, a first connector, and a second connector. The display includes a second locking structure detachably engaging with the first locking structure, a third connector connecting to the first connector, and a fourth connector connecting to the second connector. The second locking structure engages with the first locking structure to connect the display to the main body.
US08537531B2
A display cover to housing interface system includes a display screen fronted by a display cover having front and obverse faces and a distal edge between the faces around a circumference thereof (i.e., edge thickness), and also an outer housing that provides support for the display cover. A portion of the display cover distal edge or thickness is fully exposed to outside, such that the display cover is exposed and substantially visible when viewed directly from the front and at least one side while installed. The display cover can be glass, while the housing is metal. A protective layer located between the housing and display cover protects the display cover from the housing. Various support components hold the display cover in place, and can include magnets and/or a stabilizer assembly affixed along a bottom edge of the display cover and adapted to couple to a bottom chin of the housing.
US08537530B2
According to one embodiment, an electronic device incorporates a housing, and a keyboard unit attached to the housing. The keyboard unit includes a plate-like base, a plurality of keys mounted on the base, a base cover including a plurality of through holes through which the keys are inserted, and a plurality of peripheral surfaces defining four sides of each of the through holes, and a hook portion provided in one of the peripheral surfaces of the base cover, and used to detach the keyboard unit from the housing.
US08537529B2
An optical disk player includes a main body, a hinge, and a display. The main body includes a cover and an opposite base. The hinge includes a fixing portion coupled with the cover of the main body. The display is pivotably connecting to the main body by the hinge. The fixing portion defines a locating hole thereon. The cover defines a holding portion and a first locking portion. The first locking portion comprises a pole and a hook at an end of the pole. The holding portion of the cover is engaged in the corresponding locating hole of the fixing portion. The hook and the pole of the first locking portion clasp different sides of the fixing portion.
US08537521B2
An electronic device includes a plurality of internal electrode layers and dielectric layers alternately laminated. The particle size of the first dielectric particles contacting one laminating direction end face of the internal electrode layer is larger than the particle size of second dielectric particles contacting another laminating direction end face of the internal electrode layer. A thickness of a first ceramic layer formed by the first dielectric particles is smaller than a thickness of a second ceramic layer formed by the second dielectric particles.
US08537518B2
A system and method are provided for remotely actuating a subunit disconnect in a motor control center subunit. A motor control center subunit includes a subunit housing configured to fit within a motor control center and a subunit disconnect configured to selectively control a supply power to motor control components of the subunit housing. A control mechanism is attached to the subunit housing to activate and deactivate the subunit disconnect and a remote control device communicates with the control mechanism and is configured to operate the control mechanism to activate and deactivate the subunit disconnect.
US08537514B2
The present invention provides an ESD protection device having at least one diode in a well of first conductivity type formed in a substrate of second conductivity type. The circuit further includes a guard-band of the first conductivity surrounding at least a portion of the diode, thus forming an NPN transistor between the diode cathode, the substrate and the guard-band.
US08537513B2
For a negative-powered IC, an ESD protection circuit includes a negative voltage clamping circuit configured to provide a path for discharging ESD transient currents associated with different negative power supplies of the IC.
US08537509B2
The present invention relates to a ground fault detecting and controlling method for a parallel-structured high voltage system, and more particularly, such a ground fault detecting and controlling method for a parallel-structured high voltage system, in which it can be more precisely determined whether or not the system operation is emergently stopped based on individual insulation resistance values for respective items of the system, and it can be determined whether there is the possibility of temporary operation of the system in the emergency stop situation of the system operation. According to the present invention, a combined insulation resistance ground fault reference value is calculated based on individual insulation resistance values for respective items of the system, and the entire system is controlled by using the calculated combined insulation resistance ground fault reference value such that a high-accuracy ground fault detecting and controlling method can be provided.
US08537505B2
According to one embodiment, a magnetoresistive effect head includes a lower magnetic shield provided on a substrate, a magnetoresistive effect film laminated from a pinned layer with a pinned direction of magnetization, an intermediate layer, a free layer having a varying direction of magnetization controlled by an applied external magnetic field, a magnetic domain control layer formed with an intervening insulation layer on both sides in a track width direction of the magnetoresistive effect film, an upper magnetic shield, and electrodes for directing sense current flow in a direction perpendicular to a film surface of the magnetoresistive effect film, wherein a magnetic field applied by the magnetic domain control layer to a region away from an ABS of the free layer is at least 1.4 times larger than a magnetic field applied by the magnetic domain control layer to a region near the ABS of the free layer.
US08537502B1
A method and system for providing a magnetic transducer is described. The method and system include providing a magnetic structural barrier layer and a crystalline magnetic layer on the magnetic structural barrier layer. The magnetic structural barrier layer may reside on a shield. The method and system also include providing a nonmagnetic layer on the crystalline magnetic layer. A pinning layer is provided on the nonmagnetic layer. Similarly, a pinned layer is provided on the pinning layer. The pinning layer is magnetically coupled with the pinned layer. The method and system also include providing a free layer and a nonmagnetic spacer layer between the pinned layer and the free layer.
US08537500B2
A magnetic disk device including a disk, a spindle motor, a base for supporting the spindle motor and the disk, a slider includes a head element. The device also includes an actuator including arms for supporting the slider and a coil of a voice coil motor for rotating the arms, wherein a first natural bending frequency of the coil is less than a first natural bending frequency of the arms.
US08537496B2
A perpendicular magnetic write head having improved Bit Error Rate (BER), Adjacent Track Interference (ATI) and Far Track Interference (FTI). The write head includes a write pole and a trailing wrap-around magnetic shield. A permanent magnetic is located at either outer side of the shield. These magnets are magnetized to have magnetizations that are oriented in the same direction, in a direction that is perpendicular to the track direction and parallel with the air bearing surface.
US08537487B2
A circuit for use with a memory storage device including a magnetic storage medium and a write head operative to subject the magnetic storage medium to a magnetic field in response to an application of current to the write head, includes a write circuit operative to generate a write current supplied to the write head. The write current is characterized by a current waveform that reverses polarity in accordance with data to be stored on the magnetic medium. The circuit for use with the memory storage device further includes a degauss circuit operative to generate a degaussing current supplied to the write head. The degaussing current is characterized by a current waveform that oscillates between opposite polarities with an amplitude and a frequency that change over time.
US08537485B2
A plurality of sensors are used to sense disturbances in a data storage system. An adaptive gain component is associated with each of the sensors and provides a gain for each of the sensor signals. The gain of each sensor signal is adapted, individually, based on a correlation of each given sensor signal to the position error signal. This adaptation produces a position correction signal. The position correction signal is applied to a position signal that is used to position the reading and writing components and the storage medium relative to one another. This compensates for both rotary and linear vibration disturbances at the same time.
US08537484B2
A method for certifying data on tape cartridges for a library with a first tape cartridge that possesses a medium auxiliary memory device, a medium auxiliary memory reader/writer, a first tape drive and a second tape drive, a shelf system, and access to a memory device containing a media lifecycle management data base. After a period of time from when data was originally stored on the tape first cartridge, a portion of data residing on the first tape cartridge is read. The portion of data is assessed as to whether a percentage of the portion contains an expected data structure and if the percentage exceeds a predetermined threshold, a data recovery sequence is initiated.
US08537470B2
Microlens sheetings with different types of composite images are disclosed, in which the composite image floats above, in, or below the sheeting, or some combination. One type of composite image may be viewable to the unaided eye or an observer and another type of composite image is viewable only to the aided eye of an observer. Methods for providing such an imaged sheeting are also disclosed.
US08537466B2
A multi-element diffraction grating is disclosed. The multi-element diffraction grating may be configured to diffract incident radiation with high dispersion using at least two holographic optical elements. The multi-element diffraction grating may include a first volume phase grating that is one of the holographic optical elements. The multi-element diffraction grating may also include at least one additional volume phase grating that is the second holographic optical element. The first volume phase grating and each of the additional volume phase gratings may be positioned relative to each other such that the radiation propagates through and is diffracted by the first volume phase grating and each of the additional volume phase gratings.
US08537442B2
An image reading apparatus includes: a light source that generates light by synthesizing light from different illuminants and irradiates an irradiated object with the generated light; a reading unit that reads light irradiated by the light source and reflected by the irradiated object and generates image information in a first color space on the irradiated object; a color conversion unit that converts the image information in the first color space into image information in a second color space with a color conversion factor group; and a color conversion factor group setting unit that acquires from the reading unit the image information generated by using, as the irradiated object, a color sample formed in a color of light emitted by one of the illuminants, determines the color conversion factor group to be used, according to the acquired image information, and sets the color conversion factor group to the color conversion unit.
US08537437B2
An image reading apparatus having a lower unit with a controller and an upper unit rotatably attached to the lower unit to rotate about a rear end of the upper unit is provided. The upper unit includes a sheet conveyer, an upper image reader connected with the controller via a flat cable, and an external covering. A rearward-extending section of the flat cable extends rearward from the upper image reader and is drawn in an area below a part of a frame of the sheet conveyer and to a rear section of the upper unit to reach an inner surface of the external covering at the rear end of the upper unit. A widthwise-extending section of the flat cable extends from the rear end of the upper unit along the inner surface of the external covering in a direction orthogonal to reach an outlet of the upper unit.
US08537432B2
In an image reader, the first reading unit outputs first image data corresponding to the image of the first surface of the original document. The second image reading unit outputs second image data corresponding to the image of the second surface of the original document. The image process circuit acquires at least one of a part of the first image data and a part of the second image data from the storing unit, and performs an image process on the image data acquired from the storing unit. When the image process circuit finishes performing the image process on either the first image data or the second image data, the initialization instruction unit instructs initializing either the first setting or the second setting corresponding to the either the first image data or the second image data and the image process circuit initializes the either the first setting or the second setting.
US08537430B2
An image forming apparatus for forming an image by performing exposure scanning of an image carrier is provided. The apparatus includes: a unit for storing image data having a height in a sub-scanning direction equivalent to a certain number of amounts of the image data obtained by a single main scan; a unit for, in a case where a block in which is located a scan line of image data that is the scanning target has moved in a sub-scanning direction, storing a block position and a moving direction; a unit for, based on the skew information, converting image data of the main scan line and outputting an amount of image data that is obtained by a single main scan; and a unit for, when a block unit has been processed, replacing the processed block unit with another block unit.
US08537429B2
A document scanning device includes a pair of light guides that extend in a main scanning direction of a document and illuminate the document, and a reference plate that is positioned closer to the light guides than the document. Each of the light guides has a first area that illuminates the document and a second area that illuminates the reference plate. Each light guide illuminates the reference plate over a wider area between the light guides in the second area than each light guide illuminates the document in the first area. Therefore, the center of the reference plate is illuminated and a sufficient amount of light is reflected on the reference plate.
US08537425B2
Methods disclosed permit the identification of frame buffer pixels for trapping. In some embodiments, flags associated with pixels in the frame buffer may be used to provide an indication of pixels for trapping. A first bit in a flag associated with a pixel may be set when the pixel is painted. In some embodiments, the method discloses a process for setting the value of a second bit in the flag to determine if the pixel associated with the flag lies on an object boundary. The pixel is identified as a candidate for trapping based on the value of the at least one flag.
US08537422B2
An input of image data is received, and information of width and/or thickness of a recording medium, which receives an image representing the image data to be recorded thereon, is received. Then, a preset pressing pressure value, which is used when the image is recorded on the recording medium, is obtained based on the information of width and/or thickness, and information of image density in the reference area, which is a part of the image data, is obtained. Then, converted image density information is obtained by converting the information of image density in the reference area based on the pressing pressure value and the information of image density, and image data is generated according to the thus obtained converted image density information.
US08537420B2
In printing processes, even when a process calibration under predefined printing conditions is used, it is possible for deviations in the gray balance to occur. Attempts have been made to correct the deviations, for example by changing the layer thickness of the printing inks in the printing process, but that can lead to color deviations in other regions. A gray balance correction method with which wastage that regularly occurs can be reduced and an occurrence of undesired color fluctuations can be avoided, is achieved by using differences between black and chromatic gray areas in gray balance areas to replace the measured values from a first process calibration with corrected measured values and carrying out a new process calibration.
US08537419B2
An image forming apparatus comprising an image forming unit that forms an image based on a processing batch, a measurement unit, which interrupts the processing batch to form a density pattern by controlling the image forming unit, and which obtains density adjustment data by measuring the density pattern, and an adjustment unit that adjusts the density of the image based on the density adjustment data. When the measurement unit performs a density measurement before formation of a first color page of a processing batch, which includes monochrome and color pages, the adjustment unit adjusts the density of each color page using new density adjustment data obtained through the density measurement performed before the formation of the first color page, and the adjustment unit adjusts the density of each monochrome page using old density adjustment data obtained before the density measurement performed before the formation of the first color page.
US08537407B2
The data transfer rate of memory disposed in an image reading device is improved. The image reading device has an image scanning sensor and memory that stores correction data, and while writing the captured image data to memory reads the correction data and applies a correction processes to the image data.
US08537396B2
A print document conversion apparatus includes a plurality of software-based conversion units and a controller. The plurality of software-based conversion units perform a software-based conversion process for converting print document data described in a page description language into page image data having a bitmap image format. Each of the plurality of software-based conversion units requests a hardware-based image processing apparatus that executes specific image processing in the software-based conversion process to execute the specific image processing, and generates the page image data including a result of the image processing executed by the hardware-based image processing apparatus in response to the request. The controller activates an additional software-based conversion unit that performs the software-based conversion process when a state where at least one of the plurality of software-based conversion units waits for the hardware-based image processing apparatus to complete the image processing possibly occurs.
US08537394B2
A control associated with a label printer and RF unit is operable to carry out an RFID frequency selection process in which: (a) a given label is moved into the certain location along the label path; (b) for each of a plurality of frequencies: (i) the RF unit is operated to attempt to read and/or write to the label RFID tag of the given label multiple times; and (ii) the control records success data for attempts made in (b)(i); and (c) the control identifies and selects for subsequent use in operation of the RFID unit a multiplicity of the plurality of frequencies based upon results obtained in steps (b)(i) and (b)(ii).
US08537391B2
An image forming apparatus comprises a reception unit configured to receive the print job from the external apparatus, a unit configured to spool the received print job, a development unit configured to develop the spooled print job to a printable data, a unit configured to detect network disruption in the network, and a control unit configured to, in a case of detecting the network disruption in the middle of spooling and developing the received print job, stop the development of the print job for a stop state and set a subsequent print job which is not in the stop state as an object of the development.
US08537388B2
In an information processing apparatus which can edit print data capable of including an image resource, provided is a method which performs suitable image processing on a character stamp image by embedding an image rendering a character string of a stamp and attaching information for distinguishing the embedded image.
US08537383B2
When the presence or absence of a malfunction is respectively determined in a decoloring section or a separation device, and it is determined that either the decoloring section or the separation device is malfunctioning, only the other is executable.
US08537377B2
In an absolute position encoder, a multi-spectral light source illuminates a position on a topographic surface at an angle of incidence determined from a vector normal to the surface. A target on, and positionally-registered to, the topographic surface comprises a variable grating that diffracts the incident light to form a multi-spectral diffraction pattern in which the angular dispersion of the diffraction pattern varies with the absolute position of the incident light along the grating. A chromatically responsive sensor detects a narrow band of the diffraction pattern through an entrance aperture positioned at an angle of detection determined from the vector normal to the topographic surface and outputs a signal responsive to the change in the angular dispersion of the detected narrow band of the diffraction pattern. The source/sensor unit maintains (within an acceptable noise tolerance) its geometric relationship to the vector normal to the topographic surface at the position of illumination. A processing element uses a system transfer function to map the detected signal to an absolute-position on the topographic surface.
US08537375B2
A method for optically communicating, from a user to a laser tracker, a command to direct a light beam from the tracker to a retroreflector and lock onto the retroreflector includes projecting a first light to the retroreflector. Also, moving by the user the retroreflector in a predefined spatial pattern which corresponds to the command; reflecting a second light from the retroreflector, the second light being a portion of the first light; obtaining first sensed data by sensing a third light which is a portion of the second light and imaging the third light onto a photosensitive array on the tracker and converting the third light on the photosensitive array into digital form. Further, determining the first sensed data corresponds to the predefined spatial pattern; pointing the light beam from the tracker to the retroreflector; and locking onto the retroreflector with the tracker light beam.
US08537369B1
A method and system is disclosed for utilizing two single-shot phase shift interferometers to simultaneously measure wafer shape and thickness variation of two sides of a wafer.This system is able to extract the front height, the back height, and the thickness variation of a wafer in a single data acquisition.This system, when utilized with a fast shutter speed, decreases the insensitivity to vibration. Algorithms are introduced that extract the true thickness variation of a wafer even when the wafer is vibrating.The effects of air turbulence can be reduced by a phase averaging technique.
US08537367B2
An optical imaging apparatus based on optical frequency domain measurement (OFDM) collects scatter data at multiple locations within or on the DUT as a function of time. A light source launches light into a device under test (DUT) which scatters light at one or more locations along the DUT. A light detector detects a portion of light scattered at each of multiple locations along the DUT. Data is determined using OFDM data processing that corresponds to an amount of light collected at each of the multiple locations along the DUT as a function of time. The data is stored for each of the multiple locations along the DUT. User information is provided that indicates an amount of light scattered at each of the multiple locations along the DUT based on the stored time domain data. The OFDM processing permits fine time resolution (e.g., 0.1 picoseconds) that allows small optical delay distances (e.g., 30 microns) to be resolved and allows for accurate detection of small amounts of scatter (e.g., one trillionth) to be detected simultaneously with the fine time resolution.
US08537364B2
A system for monitoring operating parameters for the pump section of an electrical submersible pump. The system includes an optic fiber associated with the pump section of an electrical submersible pump and having a sensor to detect at least one operating parameter within the pump section. The system also includes a signal analyzer operably associated with the optic fiber to receive an optical signal representative of the detected operating parameter.
US08537354B2
A system and method for providing an instrument response correction. A sample is illuminated to generate a first plurality and a second plurality of interacted photons. The first plurality of interacted photons may be detected by a dispersive spectrometer to generate a reference spectrum representative of the sample. The second plurality of interacted photons may be passed through a tunable filter and detected using an imaging detector to generate at least one hyperspectral image. This hyperspectral image may comprise a Raman hyperspectral image or an infrared hyperspectral image. A system may comprise an illumination source, a collection optics, a dispersive spectrometer, a fiber optic, a tunable filter, and an imaging detector.
US08537349B2
Systems and methods for monitoring time-varying classification performance are disclosed. A method may include, but is not limited to: receiving one or more signals indicative of one or more properties of one or more samples from one or more scanning inspection tools; determining populations of one or more defect types for the one or more samples according an application of one or more classification rules to the one or more signals received from the one or more scanning inspection tools; determining populations of the one or more defect types for the one or more samples using one or more high-resolution inspection tools; and computing one or more correlations between populations of one or more defect types for one or more samples determined from application of one or more classification rules applied to one or more signals received from the one or more scanning inspection tools and populations of the one or more defect types for the one or more samples determined using the one or more high-resolution inspection tools.
US08537338B1
A method of extracting street and road data from a dataset obtained using LIDAR techniques to scan a terrestrial region of the earth's surface of interest to form the dataset. The method includes: converting the dataset into an implicit representation using a population function; converting the implicit representation into 2D point data which are supplied to an agglomerative Gaussian mixture decomposition module, the agglomerative Gaussian mixture decomposition module automatically and parsimoniously fitting the 2-D point data with a set of Gaussian components; and modeling a segment of a street grid in the dataset by Gaussian models and constraining the Gaussian models to align with each other and a dominant orientation of the streets in order to detect streets. Ray tracing techniques may be used to detect curbs and medians.
US08537337B2
A system and method for analyzing a canopy of a forest by analyzing the spatial uniformity of LiDAR data point heights in a number of areas surrounding a tree top, where the areas are smaller than the expected size of the crown of the tree. In one embodiment, the spatial uniformity is quantified as a canopy closure vector based on an analysis of the LiDAR data point heights in a frequency domain. In one particular embodiment, the standard deviation of the frequency components in the cells of a number of rings centered around the average value in an FFT output matrix is used to quantify the spatial uniformity.
US08537326B2
The invention provides a liquid crystal (LC) composition, a LC device such as a liquid crystal display and a phase modulator, and a method thereof. The liquid crystal composition comprises a liquid crystal and a polymer. The liquid crystal exhibits a macroscopic anisotropic property such as optical property in the absence of the polymer under a condition such as certain temperature. The polymer in the composition stabilizes the liquid crystal so that the liquid crystal exhibits a macroscopic isotropic property under the same condition, and the liquid crystal stabilized by the polymer exhibits the macroscopic anisotropic property when an electrical field is applied thereon. The devices exhibit technical merits such as large viewing angle, fast response time, better contrast ratio, easy manufacturability of large size display with improved dark state, easy manufacturing process with wider temperature region, and polarization-insensitivity of PSI phase modulator, among others.
US08537325B2
A display device including a display panel to display an image on a display surface of the display panel; a transparent protective member arranged on the display surface; a dam unit that is interposed between the display panel and the transparent protective member and is formed adjacent to the edges of the display panel; and a transparent filling layer that fills a space formed by the display panel, the transparent protective member, and the dam unit, wherein walls of the dam unit are outward bent in a direction extending from an inside of the display panel to an outside of the display panel.
US08537322B2
A liquid crystal display (LCD) module is disclosed, which comprises a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate and a color filter (CF) substrate disposed opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the CF substrate. The TFT substrate comprises a plurality of transmission test units and a plurality of wires. The CF substrate comprises a plurality of curing test units insulated from each other, and each of the curing test units is electrically connected to one of the wires via one of the transmission test units. An LCD device and a manufacturing method of an LCD module are further disclosed. The LCD device, the LCD module and the manufacturing method thereof according to the present disclosure can avoid occurrence of arcing in the TFT substrate during the CVD process, thereby improving the product yield and reducing the manufacturing cost.
US08537321B2
In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first insulating substrate and a second insulating substrate opposing the first insulating substrate. An electric power supply line formed along a perimeter of the first insulating substrate, and an electric power supply pad is arranged at a corner portion of the first insulating substrate apart from the electric power supply line. A plurality of signal lines are formed crossing between the electric power supply line and the electric power supply pad. An insulating layer covers the signal lines, and a connection electrode is arranged on the insulating layer for connecting the electric power supply line and the electric power supply pad. At least one slit is formed in the connection electrode extending in a direction so as to cross the signal lines. An electrically conductive element connects the electric power supply pad with a counter electrode.
US08537313B2
The invention discloses a liquid crystal display apparatus and a color filter substrate. The color filter substrate can be used in a display module. The color filter substrate may include a glass substrate, a light-shielding matrix, a color layer and one or multiple transparent conductive films disposed on the same side of the glass substrate. There is at least one slit structure formed on one of the transparent conductive films. Each slit structure corresponds to the color layer respectively. The one or multiple transparent conductive films can be used for shielding a liquid crystal layer of the display module.
US08537308B2
In a method of forming a polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film, the presence of dichroic dye in a polymer may be prevented or reduced by diffusing dichroic dye into a PDLC layer, and a PDLC display device having improved visibility may be formed.
US08537307B2
A display panel including a first substrate having a first panel area and a second panel area, a second substrate disposed above the first panel area, a third substrate disposed above the second panel area, a first liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a second liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the third substrate, a first active device array disposed on the first substrate to drive the first liquid crystal layer, a second active device array disposed on the third substrate to drive the second liquid crystal layer, an integrated circuit (IC), and a conductive element is provided. The IC is disposed on the third substrate. The conductive element is disposed between the first substrate and the third substrate to electrically connect the IC to the first active device array.
US08537297B2
Thin-film transistor array substrate, method of manufacturing same and liquid crystal display device
A vertically aligned thin-film transistor array substrate in which there is no reduction in aperture ratio includes an etching-stop layer formed on an insulating layer; a passivation layer formed on the insulating layer that includes the etching-stop layer; a depression formed in the passivation layer and hollowing the passivation layer to the surface of the etching-stop layer; and a pixel electrode, which is recessed in conformity with the depression, formed on the passivation layer that includes the depression; wherein the etching-stop layer comprises a transparent semiconductor.
US08537296B2
The present invention relates to a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The display device includes a substrate, a first conductor disposed on the substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductor, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer, a semiconductor disposed on the second insulating layer, and a second conductor disposed on the semiconductor. A thickness of the first insulating layer is greater than a thickness of the first conductor, and the first insulating layer includes a first opening exposing the first conductor.
US08537294B2
Herein is disclosed an automatic darkening filter apparatus comprising a shutter control system configured to cause a shutter to switch from a dark state to an intermediate state in response to a change from high intensity incident light to low intensity incident light being detected. The control system is further configured to maintain the shutter in the intermediate state for a period of time, unless during this period of time high intensity light is detected, in which case the control system causes the shutter to switch to the dark state. If, at the end of the period of time, high intensity light is not detected, the shutter is caused to switch from the intermediate state to a light state.
US08537290B2
A projector apparatus includes: a polarization beam splitter block assuming a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped that includes two end surfaces and four side surfaces; a light source opposed to one of the side surfaces; an illumination optical system disposed between the light source and the polarization beam splitter block, which converts illuminating light to substantially parallel light so that is directed to the polarization beam splitter block; a reflection-type liquid crystal display element opposed to an illuminating light output surface, through which an illuminating light undergone polarization separation is output, and that includes a rectangular display area through which the illuminating light is modulated to modulated light output to the polarization beam splitter block; and a projection optical system that forms a projection image with the modulated light undergone polarization separation, wherein: shorter borders of the rectangular display area is set parallel to the end surfaces.
US08537284B2
A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining the presence of adjacent channel interference. Received digital signals are processed to detect the existence of strong channels adjacent to the channel of interest and control signals may be generated based on the detection of strong adjacent channels. The control signals are then used to adjust the signal power of the received signals.
US08537277B2
A system having a memory and a processor is disclosed. The memory may be arranged as (i) a first pipeline to buffer a plurality of full resolution fields and (ii) a second pipeline to buffer a plurality of low resolution fields. The processor is generally configured to (i) receive a particular one or more of the full resolution fields and a particular one or more of the low resolution fields from the memory and (ii) generate a film mode signal based on the particular low resolution fields, the film mode signal indicating a current mode among a plurality of pull-down modes related to a current field being deinterlaced.
US08537276B2
Deterioration in image quality of a moving image obtained by special reproduction caused by frame rate conversion (FRC) processing of a motion compensation type is prevented. An image displaying device includes an FRC portion 10 that converts the number of frames of the input image signal by interpolating an image signal to which motion compensation processing has been performed between frames of an input image signal, a special reproduction determining portion 14 that determines whether or not the input image signal is an image signal relating to a predetermined genre, and a controlling portion 15. The FRC portion 10 includes a motion vector detecting portion lie that detects a motion vector between frames of the input image signal, an interpolation vector evaluating portion 11f that assigns an interpolation vector between frames based on the motion vector information, and an interpolation frame generating portion 12d that generates an interpolation frame from the interpolation vector. When the input image signal is an image signal obtained by special reproduction including “fast forward reproduction” and “rewind reproduction”, the controlling portion 15 makes the motion compensation processing in the FRC portion 10 ineffective by making the motion vector detected by the motion vector detecting portion 11e to zero-vector.
US08537270B2
An imaging device includes an imaging element, a shutter mechanism, an actuator, a position detector, and a drive controller. The shutter mechanism is switchable between an open and a closed state to control the light incident on the imaging element. The actuator is configured to drive the shutter mechanism. The position detector is configured to detect the time between when the actuator begins storing the driving force and when the shutter mechanism switches from the closed state. The drive controller is configured to direct the actuator to begin storing the driving force while image data is being read from the imaging element, and to control the actuator so as to delay the time when the shutter mechanism is switched from the closed state if the position detector detects that the shutter mechanism is in the first state prior to completion of the image data being read from the imaging element.
US08537265B2
An imaging apparatus that determines in-focus conditions according to a user's taste by using auto-focus (AF). The imaging apparatus including an AF unit, that allows the user to input an in-focus operation start command, and that allows the user to input a main photographing start command. The imaging apparatus includes a photographing environment storing unit that stores photographing stop and start data, an assumed in-focus condition group generating unit that generates an assumed in-focus condition group based on at least the photographing stop data, an assumption confirming unit that confirms the assumed in-focus condition group, and an in-focus condition group changing unit that, if an in-focus success rate for the assumed in-focus condition group is higher than for the default in-focus condition group, changes the default in-focus condition group to the assumed in-focus condition group.
US08537261B2
An image-capturing apparatus includes: a micro-lens array that includes a plurality of micro-lenses arrayed therein; an image sensor that includes arrayed therein a plurality of pixels that capture a plurality of pupil projection images, each corresponding to a pupil of an optical system projected via one of the plurality of micro-lenses as a light flux from the optical system passes through the micro-lens array; a photographic image generation unit that generates, based upon an output from the image sensor, a photographic image including a partial image corresponding to each of the plurality of pupil projection images; and an arithmetic operation unit that executes position calculation to determine a center position of the partial image by scanning the photographic image in reference to a reference image corresponding to the partial image.
US08537258B2
A solid-state imaging device 1 includes N pixel sections 101 to 10N, transimpedance circuits 20a and 20b, integrating circuits 30a and 30b, and a difference arithmetic circuit 40. Each pixel section 10n includes a photoelectric converting circuit including a photodiode, and a first holding circuit and a second holding circuit which hold an output voltage of the photoelectric converting circuit. A voltage held by the first holding circuit of each pixel section 10n is input into the difference arithmetic circuit 40 through a common wire 50a, the transimpedance circuit 20a, and the integrating circuit 30a. A voltage held by the second holding circuit of each pixel section 10n is input into the difference arithmetic circuit 40 through a common wire 50b, the transimpedance circuit 20b, and the integrating circuit 30b. A voltage corresponding to a difference between the voltages output from the integrating circuits 30a and 30b, respectively, is output from the difference arithmetic circuit 40.
US08537244B2
An embodiment of the invention provides an image processing apparatus and method capable of reducing power consumption by controlling supply of a clock to a memory when correction is performed on image data. The image processing apparatus includes an image correction unit including a plurality of line memories to maintain image data line-by-line and perform correction on the image data, a number-of-line-memories determination unit for determining the number of line memories necessary for the correction performed by the image correction unit line-by-line, and a line memory control unit for controlling supply of a clock to the plurality of line memories based on the number of line memories determined by the number-of-line-memories determination unit to supply a clock to the line memories used for the correction performed by the image correction unit line-by-line and stop supply of the clock to line memories not used for the correction.
US08537242B2
An interface for receiving data from an image sensor having an imaging array and a clock generator and for transferring the data to a processor system is described. The interface comprises a memory for storing the imaging array data and the clocking signals at a rate determined by the clocking signals. In response to the quantity of data in the memory, a signal generator generates a signal for transmission to the processor system and a circuit controls the transfer of the data from the memory at a rate determined by the processor system. The memory may be a first-in first-out (FIFO) buffer or an addressable memory. The interface is preferably integrated on the same die as the image sensor. The signal generator may generate either an interrupt signal for transmission to the processor system or a bus request signal for transmission to a bus arbitration unit for the processor system.
US08537240B2
A method for correcting white balance in a captured digital image includes storing raw sensor data representative of the captured digital image in a memory and normalizing the raw sensor data by applying an illuminant-independent shading and vignetting correction to the raw sensor data. The method continues with applying a plurality of illuminant-dependent shading and vignetting correction masks to the raw sensor data and comparing the illuminant-dependent shading and vignetting correction result with the illuminant-independent shading and vignetting correction result.
US08537238B2
The present invention proposes a digital camera and a corresponding method for capturing and deblurring images which remove several disadvantages of the prior art. In particular, the hardware limitation as well as the motion restriction of the known conventional MIP approach have been overcome. According to the proposed approach, image frames are electronically moved by an electronic frame shifting means. This allows a frame shifting in any type or fashion, wherein no complicated hardware arrangement is needed, as this has been required according to the known conventional MIP approach. The proposed deblurring approach is not limited to any type of frame shifting pattern, and it is furthermore not limited to a one-dimensional motion of the frames, as it also works for the case of a two-dimensional frame motion. Similar as in the conventional Motion Invariant Photography approach, the frame shifting results in a motion-invariant blurred image which can be deconvoluted by a single deconvolution.
US08537236B2
Reference data associated with an image capture device is collected while the image capture device is directed toward a scene area. A capture control on the image capture device is automatically adjusted based at least in part on the reference data.
US08537235B2
A computer-readable computer program product contains an image processing program which includes: an instruction for displaying a sample image and a correction object image on a display device; an instruction for setting a sample area in an area of the sample image; an instruction for receiving an operation signal which is output by an input device in response to an operation in which the sample area is dragged and dropped into an area of the correction object image; an instruction for setting correction coordinates in the area of the correction object image based upon the operation signal and for associating the sample area with the correction coordinates; an instruction for setting a correction area in the area of the correction object image based upon the correction coordinates; and an instruction for performing a color correction to an image of the correction area based upon the sample area.
US08537232B2
An image processing apparatus includes: an allocating unit that divides image information into components corresponding to the number of a plurality of apparatuses and allocates the components to the plurality of apparatuses; a information acquiring unit that acquires information of the allocated components from image information being reproduced by the plurality of apparatuses; and an image generating unit that combines the information of the components acquired from the plurality of apparatuses by the information acquiring unit and generates an image.
US08537230B2
An imaging apparatus is disclosed. The imaging apparatus includes: an imaging part; and an imaging control unit for instructing a user to take a predetermined target subject to store a resulted image taken by the imaging part in accordance with the instruction on a recording medium.
US08537223B1
Systems, methods, and devices for reducing interference with digital television transmissions occurring over a bandwidth are disclosed. The digital television signal is correlated to a reference digital television field sync signal. A non-coherent correlation power measurement is determined based on the correlation of the received digital television signal to the reference digital television field sync signal. A plurality of maximum non-coherent correlation power measurements are determined over multiple field times. An energy estimate for the digital television transmission is determined based on the maximum non-coherent correlation power measurements. A transmit mask filter is generated based on the energy estimate. The transmit mask is applied to transmissions to reduce interference with detected digital television transmissions.
US08537222B2
A method for finding the launch of a ManPADS missile comprising the steps of installing a network of electro optical (EO) and infrared (IR) cameras with a triggering receiver and pointing the EO and IR cameras in the direction of a suspicious emission, wherein the EO camera provides high resolution video and the IR camera finds the ManPADS and tracks its user.
US08537217B2
An image photographing apparatus is provided, which includes a camera section having a zoom function for changing a photographing field angle, a transmissive display section including a display surface that allows sides facing each other to be transmissively viewed from both directions of a housing front side and a housing back side, a distance detection section that detects a distance from a point of view of a photographer to the display surface of the display section, and a control section. The control section controls the display surface of the transmissive display section in a transmissively viewable state when in photographing mode so as to perform photographing by the camera section, and determines a photographing field angle using the zoom function of the camera section in response to the distance detected by the distance detection section.
US08537215B2
A multi-camera skin inspection system for inspecting the outer skin and the skin perimeter of extruded ceramic honeycomb structures is disclosed. The system has a camera that captures first digital line images of a line-illuminated portion of the outer skin as the ceramic honeycomb structure rotates to form a scanned digital image of the outer skin. The system also has second and third cameras that respectively capture second and third digital line images of illuminated first and second endfaces, including the corresponding first and second skin perimeters, as the ceramic honeycomb structure rotates to form scanned digital images of the ceramic honeycomb structure perimeters. The system also forms a composite image from the three scanned images and identifies at least one defect in the ceramic honeycomb structure from the composite image.
US08537212B2
Disclosed is a recording apparatus including: a movement cycle determining section which receives moving image data including image contents of an object which performs a movement in which a movement state and a non-movement state are alternately and periodically repeated, and determines an operating period which corresponds to the movement state and a static period which corresponds to the non-movement state; and a recording control section which records the number of frame image data, per unit time, for forming the moving image data in the static period to be smaller than in the operating period, when the moving image data is recorded.
US08537207B2
A video-audio playing system relating to 2-view application and a method thereof are provided. In the present invention, sound signals respectively corresponding to two independent image frames are captured and played in coordinating with the displaying of these two independent image frames. Accordingly, two users can respectively watch two image frames which are different and irrelevant each other in the same display, and further respectively hear sound effects of the respective image frames at the same time.
US08537206B2
Provided is a method of controlling view of a stereoscopic image. The method includes changing the view angle and depth information of a 3D image displayed on a display according to position information for each user; and combining at least two of a spatial division technique spatially dividing light from the display, a time division technique temporally dividing light from the display and a polarization division technique dividing light from the display into lights having polarization characteristics to divide the 3D image for the each user by using the combined technique and producing a binocular disparity of for the each user.
US08537204B2
Television broadcasting systems of this invention comprise an imaging system, and transmission system, and a displaying system. The imaging system captures two-dimensional images of an object at different focal plane, and generates an all-in-focused image and depth profile. A data signal carrying the image data is generated and transmitted over a broadcasting system compatible with commercial two-dimensional television broadcasting, cable, and/or alternative systems. The depth profile is transmitted by using vacant space in video/audio signal within the allocated channel bandwidth. The data signal is received by the displaying system and the extracts the all-in-focused image and depth information from the data signal. The object is restored from all-in-focused image and depth profile and displayed on the displaying system as a three-dimensional spatial image. Viewers having conventional two-dimensional display device can watch enhanced two-dimensional images.
US08537198B2
An image device for wide-angle imaging may include an integrated optical system with a wide-angle dichroic cut filter. The dichroic cut filter may be an ultra-violet/infrared (UV/IR) cut filter to block UV and IR wavelengths of light and to transmit visible light. The dichroic cut filter is positioned adjacent to a surface of a lens in the optical system that receives rays of light at a substantially uniform angle of incidence along its surface. For example, the lens having the dichroic cut filter may receive all rays of light at an angle of incidence normal to the lens surface. The passband characteristics of the dichroic cut filter thus remain consistent for all rays of light. The dichroic cut filter may also be positioned near an aperture of the image device so as to direct retroreflected light away from the image sensor.
US08537197B2
This disclosure describes techniques that can facilitate multimedia telephony. In one example, a method for communication of multimedia data comprises determining a first level of throughput associated with multimedia data communication from a first access terminal to a network, determining a second level of throughput associated with multimedia data communication from the network to a second access terminal based on feedback from the second access terminal to the first access terminal via the network, determining a budget associated with communication of a video unit of the multimedia data, and coding the video unit of the multimedia data based on the budget and the first and second levels of throughput.
US08537192B2
An exposure device includes a mirror to reflect light used for exposure of an object, a holder to hold the mirror, an adhesive that bonds the mirror to the holder and elastically deforms, and an adjusting tool that pushes the mirror to change a direction of the mirror.
US08537190B2
An image forming apparatus including: a light scanning portion that lights a plurality of beams, and scans a surface to be scanned of an image carrier to form an electrostatic latent image; a detection portion that detects at least one lighted beam; an abnormality detection portion that transmits data to the light scanning portion via a transmission-line, causes the light scanning portion to light a beam, and detects abnormality of the transmission-line based on the detected beam; and a setting portion that sets a number of beams to be lighted in the case of the formation of the electrostatic latent image so that an amount of light of the detected beam in the case of abnormality detection of the transmission-line is equal to or more than a minimum amount of light of the detected beam in the case of the formation of the electrostatic latent image.
US08537189B2
Provided is a thermal printer for printing information on thermal paper having a thermosensitive layer formed on both sides thereof, including first and second thermal heads, the first thermal head printing on one side of the thermal paper and the second thermal head printing on the other side of the thermal paper; a first platen installed at a position opposite the first thermal head, and configured to move for closing so as to approach the first thermal head and move for opening so as to be distanced therefrom; a second platen installed at a position opposite the second thermal head, and configured to move for closing so as to approach the second thermal head and move for opening so as to be distanced therefrom; and a control unit configured to control the first and second platens.
US08537181B2
Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, is a method of manipulating a microscopy slide image. Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, is a method of panning across the entire width and height of a microscopy slide image. Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, is a method of changing the magnification of a microscopy slide image.
US08537176B2
A method and apparatus capable of reducing or preventing dithering noises in 3D dither for displaying stereoscopic or 3D images are provided. The method entails generating image data in which two consecutive frames have the same dithered image data.
US08537164B1
Systems and methods are described, which create a mapping from a space of a source object (e.g., source facial expressions) to a space of a target object (e.g., target facial expressions). In certain implementations, the mapping is learned based a training set composed of corresponding shapes (e.g. facial expressions) in each space. The user can create the training set by selecting expressions from, for example, captured source performance data, and by sculpting corresponding target expressions. Additional target shapes (e.g., target facial expressions) can be interpolated and extrapolated from the shapes in the training set to generate corresponding shapes for potential source shapes (e.g., facial expressions).
US08537161B2
A system and method are provided for displaying a data series. In one embodiment, a graphical interface is provided including at least one axis that is divided into a plurality of axis regions. Preferably, each axis region uses a different linear scale, and the plurality of axis regions forms a continuous non-linear scale. The graphical interface also displays the data series in relation to the plurality of axis regions, and the data series is plotted in relation to each axis region based on a scale resolution corresponding to each respective axis region.
US08537158B2
Triangles are tessellated by an algorithm that is adapted for efficient parallel processing. A plurality of input triangles for tessellation are received. Within each input triangle, a number of tessellated vertices and a number of output triangles to be generated are calculated. A scan-based methodology accesses data stored in lookup tables to generate locations of the output triangles within the input triangle. In some implementations, multiple output triangles within the input triangle are generated simultaneously by parallel processing. A tessellated input triangle is divided into the multiple output triangles that are rendered in a computer graphic system.
US08537156B2
The invention relates to the design of layouts for a room in which a user wishes to position elements figuring in a collection of catalogs. Prior art systems only allow incremental construction by making direct selections from one or more catalogs. The inventive system and procedure allow rapid, overall construction of several solutions satisfying a certain number of constraints determined by the room, the user or the distributor of the equipment to be positioned, as well as rules derived from experience in the field of the equipment concerned. The method is subdivided into the steps of spatial analysis, definition of layout templates, selection of candidates from the collection of catalogs and optimization of the positioning. The system permits simultaneous visualization in three dimensions of optimum solutions and the printing of two-dimensional assembly drawings. The procedure and the system are preferably applicable to kitchen layouts.
US08537155B2
An image processing apparatus. The image processing apparatus may generate a texture by synthesizing a facial area of an input color image and a template texture, generate a mesh model by matching a template mesh model corresponding to the template texture and a depth image corresponding to the input color image, and generate a three-dimensional (3D) facial model based on the texture and the mesh model.
US08537146B1
One embodiment of the invention sets forth a method for toggling between video scanouts generated by a plurality of graphics processing units. The method includes the steps of transmitting a set of programming instructions to a first graphics processing unit and to a second graphics processing unit, configuring a first state machine within the first graphics processing unit to cause a trigger signal to be included with each video frame transmitted by the first graphics processing unit for display, and configuring a second state machine within the second graphics processing unit to cause a trigger signal to be included with each video frame transmitted by the second graphics processing unit for display. The method advantageously creates a direct relationship between the transmission frequencies of the individual graphics processing units and the switching frequency of a video bridge, not relying on a driver to control the video bridge switching.
US08537142B2
A stylus is disclosed including a main barrel, a main body receiving the main barrel, a stylus cover covering the main body, and a sliding rod assembled to the main barrel. The main body is slidably assembled to the sliding rod to transfer between being latched inside the main barrel and being exposed out of the main barrel.
US08537128B2
A portable input device is described. The portable input device can wirelessly send control signals to an external circuit. The control signals can derive from touch or gestures applied to a touch sensitive surface. The control signals can also include a mouse click equivalent control signal generated by mechanical manipulation of the portable input device.
US08537127B2
An information processing apparatus is provided which include a display control unit that causes a touch panel to display a slider to specify one of specifiable values by an operating body as a specified value and a start edge value and an end edge value stored in a storage unit and if the touch panel acquires position information indicating position on the slider, decides a value corresponding to the position information as the specified value and also decides an interval to decide a new specifiable range in accordance with a contact state quantity acquired by the contact state quantity acquisition unit, specifies the new specifiable range based on the interval using the specified value as a reference.
US08537125B2
A display device having an electrostatic capacity touch panel includes: X electrodes XP and Y electrodes YP which intersect each other via a first insulating layer; and a plurality of Z electrodes disposed in a floating state via a second insulating layer. For the second insulating layer, a material such as an elastic insulating material which changes in thickness by pressing of touch is used. The Z electrode is disposed so as to overlap both one of the X electrodes and one of the Y electrodes. A pad part of the X electrode has a largest area in the vicinity of a thin line part of the X electrode, and a smallest area in the vicinity of the thin line part of the adjacent X electrode. An area of the pad part is reduced as the pad part departs from the thin line part of the X electrode.
US08537118B2
A handheld electronic device includes a reduced QWERTY keyboard and is enabled with disambiguation software that is operable to disambiguate text input. The device is structured to identify and output representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a text input. The device is additionally structured to identify and output representations of language objects that are stored in the memory and that correspond with a known spelling substitution particular to a language active on the handheld electronic device.
US08537115B2
An ambidextrous mouse is disclosed. The ambidextrous mouse is configured for both left and right handed use. The mouse may include right handed buttons on the front side of the mouse and left handed buttons on the back side of the mouse. The user may change the handedness of the mouse by rotating the mouse about a vertical axis of the mouse such that the left hand can use the left hand buttons and the right hand can use the right hand buttons. The mouse may include a handedness selection system for configuring the mouse for right handed or left handed use even though the mouse has the capability for both right and left hands.
US08537103B2
An object of the present invention is to provide an active matrix type electrophoresis display device whose number of the times of writings is further smaller. In an electrophoresis display device which performs the display of picture using a n-bit digital picture signal, the respective pixels are divided into a plurality of sub-pixels, the respective sub-pixels have a 1-bit memory circuit. Since an electrophoresis element is stable in once written state, upon the display of static picture, the picture is retained by the digital picture signal retained in a memory circuit, therefore, a periodic refresh operation which is conventionally considered to be required are capable of being omitted.
US08537099B2
An integrated circuit voltage supply circuitry for liquid crystal display and a method are disclosed. The voltage supply comprises a DC voltage regulator having a reference voltage input and a feedback voltage input; a positive voltage pin and a negative voltage pin providing power to the DC voltage regulator; a network of resistors comprising a plurality of parallel branches, each branch having at least one resistor and one node; a plurality of LCD modules supported by the DC voltage regulator, each module connecting to the node of each parallel branch; a plurality of diodes each formed between the node of one module and a feedback diode; and the feedback diode connected to the feedback voltage input of the DC voltage regulator, wherein the DC voltage regulator keeps the voltage for each LCD module not lower than the reference voltage, regardless of each module's consumption of current.
US08537097B2
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having an LED drive circuit which can control a dimming control signal even with a pulse width of several tens μsec or less. The LED drive circuit includes a booster circuit, a first stage current mirror circuit generating a reference current, a second stage current mirror circuit generating a driving current from the reference current, a light-emitting diode column having a light-emitting diode supplied with the driving current, and a dimming control circuit controlling the turning on and off of the light-emitting diode based on a dimming control signal.
US08537095B2
A display apparatus includes a gate driver which sequentially outputs a gate signal at a high state in response to a gate control signal and a data driver which converts image data into a data signal in response to a data control signal. The display apparatus further includes a display panel which includes a plurality of gate lines which sequentially receive the gate signal, a plurality of data lines which receive the data signal and a plurality of pixels connected to the gate and data lines and which receive the data signal in response to the gate signal to display an image. The polarity of the data signal is inverted after the gate signal transitions to a low state.
US08537094B2
A shift register comprises a plurality of stages. In one embodiment, each stage includes a first output, a second output, a pull-up circuit electrically coupled between a node and the second output, a pull-up control circuit electrically coupled to the node, a pull-down control circuit electrically coupled between the node and the first output, and a control circuit electrically coupled to the node and the first output.
US08537075B2
An environmental-light filter removably coupled to an optical see-through head-mounted display (HMD) device is disclosed. The environmental-light filter couples to the HMD device between a display component and a real-world scene. Coupling features are provided to allow the filter to be easily and removably attached to the HMD device when desired by a user. The filter increases the primacy of a provided augmented-reality image with respect to a real-world scene and reduces brightness and power consumption requirements for presenting the augmented-reality image. A plurality of filters of varied light transmissivity may be provided from which to select a desired filter based on environmental lighting conditions and user preference. The light transmissivity of the filter may be about 70% light transmissive to substantially or completely opaque.
US08537074B2
A 2D/3D switching system is provided. The 2D/3D switching system includes a 2D/3D switching device for selectively processing lights from 2D images and 3D images. The 2D/3D switching device includes a plurality of first electrodes, a plurality of second electrodes arranged corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes and separated with a distance, and a liquid crystal layer placed between the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. The 2D/3D switching system also includes a driving unit coupled to the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes to provide driving voltages to the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes, and to provide at least one voltage adjustment signal to adjust corresponding driving voltages of at least one of plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes.
US08537073B1
Control of multiple display screens associated with a computer, wherein the auxiliary screen display content that depends on conditions of the computer. During some times the auxiliary screen displays content associated with the presently executing program, and during other times the auxiliary screen displays history information. The rules can be automatically changed or manually changed.
US08537070B2
An antenna sheet includes a mounting section on which an integrated circuit (IC) chip electrically connected with an antenna pattern is mounted, a first loop forming section that extends from both ends of the mounting section that holds the IC chip therebetween and forms a first loop, an intersection portion in which at least parts of both forefronts of the first loop forming section intersect with each other, and a second loop forming section that extends from the forefronts of the first loop forming section that intersect in the intersection portion and forms a second loop outside the first loop.
US08537066B2
The antenna assembly includes first and second adjacent antenna elements each having a tapered or conical antenna body with a base and an apex opposite the base. An elongated or cylindrical antenna body extends from the base of the conical antenna body, and includes a plurality of adjacent elongated or cylindrical antenna body portions, and a respective dielectric member separating adjacent cylindrical antenna body portions. Each of the first and second adjacent antenna elements are aligned along a common longitudinal axis with respective apexes in opposing relation to define a dipole antenna. Increased radiation pattern bandwidth and satisfactory pattern on the horizon may be achieved in such a biconical-type antenna.
US08537063B2
An antenna for reception of satellite radio signals emitted circularly in the direction of rotation of polarization has a conductive base surface, an antenna connection point, an antenna element connection point and at least two antenna elements. The first antenna is a conductor loop disposed parallel to the base surface. The loop antenna has capacitors disposed along the conductor loop. The antenna connection point is coupled to an interruption of the loop antenna. This connection point feeds a ring current into the loop antenna. At least one additional antenna element extends between the antenna element connection point and the loop antenna. The additional antenna element has a polarization orientated perpendicular to the polarization of the loop antenna and an orthogonal phase in the far field.
US08537059B2
The present invention relates to panel array antennas, and more particularly to a cooling system for an antenna such as a jet stream conformal panel array antenna. In one embodiment, a panel array antenna for an aircraft includes a closed-loop fluid flow path that passes through the panel array assembly and dissipates heat to the jet stream outside the aircraft. A fluid such as pressurized air passes through this closed-loop path, flowing through strategically-placed openings in the layers of the panel array assembly and flowing over and around the hot electrical components in the panel assembly. The air is heated by these electrical components, and the heated air then flows through the flow path under the top sheet, dissipating the heat to the jet stream outside. In one embodiment, a panel array antenna includes a panel assembly having a top layer through which the antenna radiates or receives a signal, and a fluid flow path through the panel assembly. A first portion of the fluid flow path is disposed below the top layer such that a fluid passing through the first portion of the fluid flow path is in heat transfer proximity to the top layer.
US08537056B2
A portable device includes a main body and an antenna mounted on the main body. The main body includes a printed circuit board (PCB). A first guide pole and a second guide pole are configured on the PCB. The antenna includes a first conductor portion, a second conductor portion and an insulated portion. The first conductor portion includes a first connecting end electrically connected to the PCB via the first guide pole. The first connecting end acts as a feed portion of the antenna. The second conductor portion is disposed between the first conductor portion and the PCB and includes a second connecting end electrically connected to the PCB via the second guide pole. The insulated portion is sandwiched between the first conductor portion and the second conductor portion to insulate the first conductor portion from the second conductor portion.
US08537055B2
A portable electronic device and a magnetic field antenna circuit are provided for making it possible to keep an antenna resonance frequency in a fixed range even if temperature changes. A mobile telephone device (1) is provided with a second communication unit driven by a chargeable battery (43) to execute a predetermined function and an RFID unit (41) accompanied with magnetic communication. The RFID unit (41) includes a magnetic antenna unit (50), which can transmit or receive a wireless signal by a magnetic field, and a capacitor (52), one terminal of which is connected with the magnetic antenna unit (50) to generate a predetermined resonance frequency. The capacitor (52) is characterized in having a temperature-reactance characteristic reverse to an amount of an inductance value that fluctuates as the magnetic antenna unit (50) changes in accordance with temperatures.
US08537050B2
The present invention is a signal processing method to significantly improve the detection and identification of source emissions. More particularly, the present invention offers a processing method to reduce the false alarm rate of systems which remotely detect and identify the presence of electronic devices through an analysis of a received spectrum the devices' unintended emissions. The invention identifies candidate emission elements and determines their validity based on a frequency and phase association with other emissions present in the received spectrum. The invention compares the measured phase and frequency data of the emissions with a software solution of the theoretically or empirically derived closed-form expression which governs the phase and frequency distribution of the emissions within the source. Verification of this relationship serves to dramatically increase the confidence of the detection.
US08537049B2
Provided is a multi-function radar apparatus capable of measuring both a distance to a target object and a temperature of the target object with high accuracy. A transmission signal produced from a high-frequency signal generating unit (9) is amplified by a transmission signal amplifying unit (12) while intermittently stopped by a transmission intermittent stop switch (11), and is emitted to a target object (13) via a circulator unit (2). A reflected wave from the target object (13) is input as a reception signal to a transmitting and receiving antenna (1) while the transmission signal is emitted, and a radiated wave from the target object (13) is input as the reception signal thereto while the transmission signal is not emitted. The reception signal is amplified by a reception signal amplifying unit (3) via the circulator unit (2), and is mixed by a frequency converting unit (4) with the transmission signal branched by a high-frequency signal branching unit (10) to thereby generate a beat signal. A signal processing unit (6) calculates the distance to the target object (13) and the temperature of the target object (13) based on the beat signal amplified by a beat signal amplifying unit (5).
US08537038B1
A method of compressing sorted data representation symbols sequentially. Steps include determining whether a symbol currently being encoded is identical to an immediately preceding symbol; encoding the result as a binary event; if the symbols are identical, encoding the symbol ends; if the symbols are different and there is a constant difference between several previous pairs of symbols, determining whether the difference between the current symbol a and the symbol immediately preceding it b is the same as the difference between the symbol b and the symbol immediately preceding it c, and encoding the determination result as another binary event; in the case of positive result of the latest determination, encoding the symbol ends; otherwise, encoding the symbol using a bitwise operation in which bits of the symbol's binary representation are processed sequentially from the most significant bit to the least significant bit. A corresponding decompression method is provided.
US08537035B2
This aircraft control cabin comprises an avionics display device with multiple fixed screens (10a-10d) and at least one screen (15, 16) as an accessory, designed to be a replacement screen or extra screen for the avionics display system. The screen (15, 16) is a touch screen housed in a retractable tablet which slides underneath an instrument panel in the control cabin, the touch screen (15, 16) being designed to occupy a stowed position underneath the instrument panel, a first position of use in the retractable tablet in which the touch screen (15, 16) acts as a means of interaction for controlling various items in the control cabin and a second position of use in which the touch screen (15, 16) is put in a position in which it replaces or supplements a screen (10a-10d) belonging to the avionics display system. Use in an aircraft.
US08537034B2
A power line warning system for a helicopter, comprising a positioning system operable to determine the coordinates of the helicopter, an obstacle coordinate database comprising the coordinates of at least a portion of a first power line, a sensor operable to detect electromagnetic radiation from the first power line, and a visual display operable to represent a position of the first power line relative to the helicopter is described. When the coordinates of the first power line are within a predetermined distance of the coordinates of the helicopter, wherein the representation of the position of the first power line is modified when the sensor detects electromagnetic radiation from the first power line.
US08537025B2
A portable electronic device comprises an antenna ANT connected to an integrated circuit CI, allowing the establishment by the integrated circuit of near-field contactless communications with an external system. The antenna comprises several windings E1, E2 linked together by current-conducting means. Each winding has its ends connected to connection terminals of a circuit. The antenna then comprises, at the minimum, a winding E1 connected to the terminals for connection to the integrated circuit CI able to establish contactless communications with an external system, and a winding E2 connected to the terminals for connection to a peripheral component CP1, which can comprise one or more circuits connected in series, and which is powered remotely by the antenna.
US08537008B2
A bed includes bed status indicators, such as a pair of spaced lamp modules that are illuminated to signify a satisfactory status or an unsatisfactory status of the bed.
US08536998B1
A mesh-networked sensor platform has a mesh network of nodes that connect with existing electrical infrastructure or are powered through other means such as batteries or energy scavenging. The mesh network forms a self-healing and self-configuring network robust against individual node failures. Wireless mesh networking integrated circuits (ICs), energy monitoring ICs and solid state relays are used to create a low-cost, easy-to-install energy visualization and management system. The system can intelligently control energy usage at the sockets to stop energy from being wasted. Software for a central base station uses energy usage data from each node to create an energy usage profile to automatically detect anomalies in energy usage and take steps to correct them. Other sensors can be easily added for a multitude of applications. Power usage and control of each appliance can be viewed via an interne connected PC or smart phone via a social networking website.
US08536996B2
An information display system for a vehicle includes an information display for displaying a plurality of selectable information display levels according to an information display hierarchy. Each selectable information display level may include one or more visual gauges for conveying vehicle information. Each successive selectable information display level may include additional and/or alternative vehicle information when compared to the preceding selectable information display level. The information display system further includes a controller configured to display the plurality of selectable information display levels according to an at least one driver input. In this way, the information display can display a particular selectable information display level best suited to a driver's individual preferences or understanding of the vehicle's operations.
US08536995B2
An aspect of the invention provides an information display apparatus and an information display method which allow a driver to easily recognize the display information without discomfort, regardless of the traveling state of a vehicle. It includes an attention object detecting unit (32) which detects information to be displayed to the driver, a symbol image selecting unit (33) which sets a symbol image to be displayed for the driver, an optical flow calculating unit (34a) which detects an optical flow of a foreground of the own vehicle, a motion effect determining unit (35) which sets a motion effect to be added to the symbol image, a display image generating unit (36) which generates a display image in which the motion effect added by the motion effect determining unit is combined with the symbol image, and a display control unit (37) which displays the generated display image for the driver. The motion effect determining unit (35) changes the motion effect to be added to the symbol image in accordance with the traveling state of the vehicle.
US08536990B2
A system for use in a healthcare facility having a nurse call system with a nurse call computer located remotely from patient rooms is provided. The system includes a hospital bed having communication circuitry configured for communicating data from the hospital bed. An interface unit is spaced from the hospital bed. The interface unit has a first connector to which the hospital bed couples via a wired connection, a second connector which is communicatively coupled to the nurse call system, and circuitry comprising a third connector for connection to an external device.
US08536987B2
A patient-portable medication event monitor is disclosed which is capable of detecting the dispensing of doses of a particular medication from the monitor, comparing the dispensing detected with information concerning the desired dosing regimen for the certain medication and displaying graphically to the patient at least one feedback indication of the patient's degree of compliance or deviation with the desired regimen.
US08536983B2
A method and system to optimize underwater operations utilizing a radio frequency identification (RFID) arrangement. The RFID arrangement includes a plurality of RFID tags positioned on an underwater surface, with each of the plurality of tags coded with unique information related to each tag's location on the underwater surface. The RFID system also includes an RFID reader/interrogator attached to an underwater explorer. When the underwater explorer is within a reading range of a tag, the reader/interrogator reads the unique tag information. The tag information is used to optimize underwater operations performed by the explorer, which may be a diver or a water vessel.
US08536981B2
The invention relates to a warning device for signaling the presence of a radio frequency communication. The system includes an indicator perceptible to a user and an activation circuit to sense or detect energy originating from the communication and to activate the indicator. The device is distinguished in that the indicator is a vibrator. The invention also relates to a radio frequency communication device, such as a chip card, a passport, an insert, a mobile telephone, having the warning system, and a method of fabrication.
US08536978B2
A communication or computing device having a touchscreen interface is adapted to detect a duress condition upon user access through input of a gesture-based password or authentication code. One or more force sensors are provided for detection of force applied at the touchscreen surface, and interoperate with processing elements to detect input of a gesture-based password through contact at the touchscreen interface; determine that force detected by at least one of the force sensors during input of the password exceeds a predefined threshold; and compares the input password with previously stored information to determine that the input password substantially corresponds to the previously stored information. If the input password substantially corresponds to the previously stored information and the detected pressure exceeds the threshold, a duress condition is determined for the device.
US08536975B2
A control method for a handheld terminal, including the steps of: reproducing and outputting a piece of music in accordance with a reproduction list; detecting motion of the terminal in real space and determining whether or not the detected motion corresponds to a motion situation where the terminal is moving in real space; obtaining, on the basis of motion information derived from the motion of the terminal, the movement distance of the terminal in real space when the terminal is determined to be in a motion situation where the terminal is moving in real space; comparing the movement distance with a predetermined distance determination threshold and determining whether or not the movement distance exceeds the distance determination threshold; and changing the reproduction list of music to be reproduced, when the movement distance is determined to exceed the distance determination threshold.
US08536972B2
A temperature-dependent switch 10 has, on the outside on its housing, a first and at least a second connecting surface 22, 23 for directly connecting feed lines and, in the housing, a temperature-dependent switching mechanism, which depending on its temperature produces or opens an electrically conducting connection between the two connecting surfaces 22, 23. The feed lines are directly connected, at their inner ends 27, 28, to the connecting surfaces 22, 23, the switch 10 being encased by an insulating protective layer 32, and the feed lines, at their free ends 29, 31 which are remote from the inner ends 27, 28, are free of the protective layer 32. The feed lines are in the form of connecting lugs 25, 26, which are connected in material-connecting engagement, at their inner ends 27, 28, to the connecting surfaces 22, 23 and, at their free ends 29, 31, are directly forms as plug-type connections. The insulating protective layer 32 is configured such that it brings about a structurally stable connection between the housing, the connecting surfaces 22, 23 and the inner ends 27, 28 of the connecting lugs 25, 26.
US08536970B2
A multilayered miniature coil component, comprising a plurality of coil layers and insulating layers, the plurality of coil layers and insulating layers being alternately overlapped on each other. Each of the plurality of coil layers includes a plurality of coils and wires, each of the coils has a first and a second end, and a plurality of first conductive portions is disposed on each of the coil layers, at least one second conductive portion is disposed on at least one of the coil layers, and each of the plurality of insulating layers has a plurality of conductive through holes disposed correspondingly to the first conductive portions and the second conductive portions, thus through the plurality of wires, the first and the second conductive portions and the conductive through holes, the plurality of coils in each of the coil layers are composed as a circuit loop.
US08536966B2
An improved magnetic attachment system is provided that involves field emission structures having electric or magnetic field sources. The magnitudes, polarities, and positions of the magnetic or electric field sources are configured to have desirable correlation properties, which may be in accordance with a code. The correlation properties correspond to a desired spatial force function where spatial forces between field emission structures correspond to relative alignment, separation distance, and the spatial force function.
US08536954B2
Millimeter wave radio-frequency integrated circuit device comprises a housing and a millimeter wave radio frequency integrated circuit, the housing comprising a plurality of layers laminated together and two cavities defined by apertures within the layers which are positioned to correspond as the layers are laminated together. The radio frequency integrated circuit is located within the first cavity, and the second cavity serves as a radiating cavity. The RFIC is bonded to a transmission line which connects to the radiating cavity.
US08536944B2
A programmable current driver provides de-emphasis capability. A number of identical transmitter slices, consisting of a unit current source and a unit differential pair, are connected in parallel to the termination resistors. As the transmitter slices are identical, the current density through the differential pairs are identical, and the VDS voltages across them (as well as the VDS voltages across the unit current sources) are the same, ensuring that the current through each slice is identical (within the limits of device matching). Biasing circuitry ensures that each unit current source sinks a current having a fixed proportion to the total current.
US08536943B2
A method and apparatus is provided for linearizing the output of a non-linear device, such as a power amplifier. The input signal to the non-linear device is predistorted based on a predistortion model to compensate for distortion introduced by a non-linear device. A wideband feedback signal is generated from the output signal of the non-linear device, and the wideband feedback signal is filtered to generate two or more narrowband distortion signals with predetermined frequencies corresponding to anticipated distortion components in the output signal. Model parameters of the predistortion model are adapted based on the narrowband distortion signals.
US08536937B2
A transistor has variation in a threshold voltage or mobility due to accumulation of factors such as variation in a gate insulating film which is caused by a difference of a manufacturing process or a substrate to be used and variation in a crystal state of a channel formation region. The present invention provides an electric circuit which is arranged such that both electrodes of a capacitance device can hold a voltage between the gate and the source of a specific transistor. Further, the present invention provides an electric circuit which has a function capable of setting a potential difference between both electrodes of a capacitance device so as to be a threshold voltage of a specific transistor.
US08536934B1
A linear voltage regulator includes a pair of amplifiers. A first amplifier of the pair is used in conventional fashion to generate a regulated output voltage by controlling an impedance of a pass transistor in the linear voltage regulator, the controlling being based on a difference between a reference voltage and a voltage at a first node in a voltage divider network connected between the output terminal of the voltage regulator and a ground terminal. The second amplifier of the pair compares the regulated output voltage and a voltage at a second node in the voltage divider network, and injects a proportional current into the first node. Generation of a regulated output voltage lesser than the reference voltage is thereby enabled.
US08536931B2
Power switch devices for high-speed applications are disclosed. The power switch device includes a depletion mode field effect transistor (D-FET), an enhancement mode field effect transistor (E-FET) and a bipolar transistor. In one embodiment, the E-FET is coupled in cascode with the D-FET such that turning off the E-FET turns off the D-FET and turning on the E-FET turns on the D-FET. Furthermore, the bipolar transistor is operably associated with the D-FET and the E-FET such that turning on the bipolar transistor drives current from the D-FET through the bipolar transistor to the E-FET to provide a charge that turns on the E-FET. The bipolar transistor provides several advantages such as a higher Schottky breakdown voltage for the E-FET and faster current switching speed for the power switch device.
US08536929B2
The present disclosure relates to a high voltage switch which may comprise a chain of MOS field-effect transistors (MOSFETs). The current of the individual MOSFETS, and hence the chain, can be controlled by means of adding a current measuring resistance into the source path of the transistors and transmitting the voltage arising there via a capacitor to a gate connector of the transistors.
US08536923B2
A system and method for reducing gain error and distortion in an operational amplifier due to errors in the second or integrator stage. A correction circuit may replicate an error current and insert the current into the signal stream to preempt the induction of an error at the amplifier's input. A capacitor may sample the error voltage at the input of the integrator stage of the amplifier and generate a replica of the error current in the integration capacitor to feed it into the input of the integrator stage. This eliminates any nonlinearity errors created by error currents in the compensation or integration capacitor at the second or integrator stage of the two-stage amplifier. Feeding the error current to the integrator stage may be facilitated with a unity gain buffer and a current mirror.
US08536922B2
Some embodiments include apparatus and methods having a clock path with a combination of current-mode logic (CML) based and complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) components.
US08536917B2
A duty cycle adjustment circuit includes a clock signal input node; a clock signal output node; a control voltage generation circuit coupled to the clock signal input node; and a first inverter configured to receive an inverter input signal comprising a sum of an input clock signal received at the clock signal input node and a control voltage received from the control voltage generation circuit, and to output an output clock signal at the clock signal output node, wherein variation of the control voltage is configured to vary a duty cycle of the output clock signal.
US08536909B1
A circuit includes first to fifth resistors and first to third electronic switches. The circuit allows a signal from a first terminal of the second electronic switch to change from a low level to a high level gradually, and to change from a high level to a low level abruptly.
US08536905B2
A level shift circuit including a level shift voltage generation circuit that receives an input signal having an amplitude between a voltage of a first voltage system power supply and a ground potential and performs conversion of the amplitude of the input signal to produce an output signal voltage with an amplitude between a voltage of a second voltage system power supply and the ground potential, a replica circuit monitoring a voltage corresponding to a logic threshold of the first voltage system power supply, the replica circuit, with the logic threshold of the first voltage system power supply as an input, monitoring and outputting a voltage corresponding to a logic threshold of the second voltage system power supply, and a bias generation circuit that receives an output from the replica circuit and generates a bias.
US08536904B2
A command buffer circuit of a semiconductor apparatus includes a first buffer configured to receive a first command signal and generate a first command control signal, a second buffer configured to receive a second command signal and generate a second command control signal, a second block configured to select and output the first command control signal or the second command control signal in response to a rank control signal, and a control signal generation block configured to generate the rank control signal in response to a single rank signal and a chip select signal.
US08536894B1
In an integrated circuit for an output interface, a comparator is used to compare a reference voltage and a regulated voltage to provide a comparison output. A state machine is coupled to the comparator to increment or decrement a resistance setting output of the state machine responsive to the comparison output. A reference single-ended driver is coupled to receive the resistance setting output from the state machine. An output node of the reference single-ended driver is coupled to a reference node. From the reference node, the reference voltage is input to the comparator as a feedback voltage. Transistors of the reference single-ended driver are set to be in either at least a substantially conductive state or at least a substantially non-conductive state responsive to the resistance setting output to provide an internal source termination resistance as a reference resistance.
US08536890B2
A semiconductor inspecting device comprises a probe card for transmitting a signal or power supply to semiconductor wafers having one or more subject chips formed therein, and is constituted such that the first semiconductor wafer faces the first face of the probe card and such that the second semiconductor wafer faces the second face of the probe card on the opposite side of the first face. The probe card includes one or more inspecting chips, which can perform non-contact transmissions with the first subject chip in the first semiconductor wafer and the second subject chip in the second semiconductor wafer.
US08536885B2
A method for determining ionizing radiation including applying a constant voltage across an organic semiconducting material sensor prior to and after exposure of the sensor to the ionizing radiation; measuring and converting the current passing through the sensor proportional to the conductivity or resistivity of the sensor which in turn is proportional to the ionizing radiation in the sensor, into a proportional analog voltage value; and comparing the value obtained prior to and after exposure of the sensor to the ionizing radiation and computing the ionizing radiation based on the change in the value. An electronic device for determining ionizing radiation including an organic semiconductor resistor, a constant voltage source, and to a current to voltage converter, an analog to digital converter, and a microprocessor.
US08536884B2
A method and the device for position detection are disclosed. The device comprises a plurality of strips intersecting each other to form a plurality of intersecting regions. A pair of depressed strips intersecting on an intersecting region contact to each other on a contact point to form a depressed intersecting region. According to the voltages of each strip before and after the strip is depressed, an error ratio can be determined. Based on the error ration, the position error caused by the contact impedance crossover strips can be corrected.
US08536881B2
A touch sensing system which includes a touch input interface and a capacitance sensing circuit is provided. The touch input interface includes a plurality of sensing capacitors which output at least one waveform under test and at least one reference waveform. The capacitance sensing circuit includes a difference comparing unit. The difference comparing unit receives the waveform under test and the reference waveform and outputs a differential signal according to at least one positive edge difference and at least one negative edge difference between the waveform under test and the reference waveform. Furthermore, a capacitance sensing method is also provided.
US08536879B2
A compact instrument package consisting of a rotating sensor and supporting signal-processing electronics is capable of measuring two-dimensional electric-field vectors, ranging from DC to an arbitrary upper AC frequency not limited by the rotation rate, with highly improved accuracy and sensitivity when compared with previous art. In addition, contrary to previous art, the sensor can measure the electric field gradient at its location. This is achieved by the use of a combination of quadrature modulation and phase-sensitive quadrature demodulation digital signal processing in a generic rotating electric-field sensor. Ground isolated versions of the instrument can be used singly or in arrays when precise measurements of the electric fields are necessary. Either grounded or isolated versions of the instrument can operate continuously without the need for internal batteries, making it extremely attractive for a wide-range of industrial and space applications. Operational modes have been developed to distinguish the effects of ion currents and charged particles impacting the sensor from the local ambient electric field. Moreover, particular versions of the instrument can be operated in corrosive environments and conducting fluids.
US08536877B2
A power cable breaking detection method for a vehicle includes detecting currents of respective phases supplied to a three-phase motor from an inverter through at least a power cable, and a driving speed of the motor, determining whether the respective currents and the driving speed of the motor satisfy power cable breaking detection conditions, determining whether various conditions are satisfied with respect to a cable breaking sensing reference value of a current command performing cable breaking timer counting when the conditions are satisfied, and determining whether a predetermined period has elapsed such that a cable is considered broken when the predetermined period has elapsed.
US08536875B2
A tester for a testing a Hard Disk Drive (HDD) flex circuit prior to electrical installation of a Head Gimbal Assembly (HGA) includes a shorting block that makes electrical contact to the bondpads on the sample. The shorting block includes one or more electrical contacts that are electrically grounded and have a size and/or configuration to contact the bondpads as well as the surface of the sample around the bondpads to accommodate positioning tolerances of the sample under test, without need for optics, precise probes, or precision stages. The electrical contacts of the shorting block may be, e.g., a matrix of pogopins or a flexible electrically-conductive material. During testing, the bondpads are shorted together and to ground with the shorting block while it is determined whether Short failures are properly detected. While the shorting block is not engaged with the bondpads, it is determined whether open failures are properly detected.
US08536866B2
A water saturation shift referencing (WASSR) technique performed using a magnetic resonance scanner comprises: acquiring a spatial map of Z spectra that encompass the water center frequency using sufficiently low saturation power and sufficiently short duration selected such that symmetry of the Z spectra is not obscured by magnetization transfer but dominated by direct water saturation effects so that the spectrum is substantially symmetric; and performing a symmetry analysis on the substantially symmetric Z spectra to generate a spatial map of the water center frequency. WASSR-corrected chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) imaging is disclosed as an illustrative example.
US08536865B2
An apparatus and method for performing dual modality SPECT/MRI imaging on an object in combination with a whole-body MRI system includes a collimated nuclear radiation detector for receiving radiation from the object, and a radiofrequency MRI coil enveloping the object and interfaced with the collimated nuclear radiation detector. The MRI coil and collimated detector are arranged and configured for disposition within the whole-body MRI system.
US08536864B2
A method and a fastening system for the releasable fastening of a component to an apparatus are described. Here the fastening system comprises a detent spring arranged on the apparatus, a detent pin with a groove arranged on the component and a Bowden cable arranged on the apparatus. If the component is fastened to the apparatus, the detent spring locks in the groove in a locking position. The Bowden cable is connected to the detent spring such that when pulling on the Bowden cable, the detent spring releases from the locking position in the groove, as a result of which the fastening of the component to the apparatus is released.
US08536862B2
Above a sample (9) having magnetic domains, a distribution of magnetic force in a measurement plane (91) is obtained as a magnetic force image using a MFM, an auxiliary magnetic force image is obtained by performing measurement in a measurement plane (92) away from the measurement plane (91) by a distance d, and a difference between them is divided by the distance d to obtain a magnetic force gradient image. The magnetic force image and the auxiliary magnetic force image are Fourier transformed and substituted into a three-dimensional field obtaining equation derived from a general solution of the Laplace equation, and the three-dimensional field indicating the magnetic force is obtained. A state of the magnetic domains at the surface (93) of the sample (9) can be obtained with high accuracy by obtaining the three-dimensional field.
US08536859B2
A method for tracking a position of an object includes using a field sensor associated with the object to measure field strengths of magnetic fields generated by two or more field generators, wherein a measurement of at least one of the field strengths is subject to a distortion. Rotation-invariant location coordinates of the object are calculated responsively to the measured field strengths. Corrected location coordinates of the object are determined by applying to the rotation-invariant location coordinates a coordinate correcting function so as to adjust a relative contribution of each of the measured field strengths to the corrected location coordinates responsively to the distortion in the measured field strengths.
US08536858B2
An oscilloscope includes a number of probe assemblies. Each probe assembly includes a probe and a connecting member. The connecting member includes a first connecting portion that may be coiled around the probe and a second connecting portion. The probes are connected together by the connecting members, and can be grounded by soldering one of the second connecting portions to a ground plane.
US08536842B2
A multiphase controller for a DC-to-DC power supply includes logic to estimate parameters for multiple phases that provide a combined output at a load. The estimated parameters include a current estimate and an effective resistance estimates for each phase so that a power estimate for each phase can be produced. The logic adjusts the operation of the phases using the power estimate for each phase.
US08536840B2
Circuits and methods for bidirectional power conversion are provided that allow mobile and other devices to generate power suitable to support multiple modes of operation. The bidirectional power converters of the present invention may operate in both step up and step down configurations rather than having a single dedicated conversion function and use many of the same components thereby reducing converter size and complexity. In some embodiments, the converter of the present invention may be used to provide a power component of a communications link, such as a USB link.
US08536832B2
A video game controller charging system is provided. The video game controller charging system includes a base; at least one structure on the base for providing physical support to at least one video game controller while it is being charged; and at least one DC port on the base configured to couple to and provide DC power to a power input port of the at least one video game controller. The video game controller charging system may also include a current detector, a charging status indicator, at least one docking bay, and/or an AC-to-DC converter adapted to convert externally supplied power to the DC power provided to the power input port of at least one video game controller. The base of a charging station may include a recess having at least one electrical contact and a power input for connection to a power supply.
US08536830B2
An electric vehicle includes a charging receiver unit. The charging receiver unit includes a plurality of core members, a plurality of biasing devices, and a receiver wire. The plurality of core members are disposed in spaced relationship to one another. Each of the plurality of core members is configured for alignment with a plurality of magnetic elements. The plurality of biasing devices longitudinally bias a respective one of the plurality of core members toward a respective one of the plurality of magnetic elements such that magnetic flux is transmitted between each of the plurality of magnetic elements and the respective one of the plurality of core members. The receiver wire is disposed in electrical communication with each of the plurality of core members. Magnetic flux in the plurality of core members induces electrical current in the receiver wire.
US08536818B2
A method for controlling a traction power inverter module (TPIM) in a vehicle includes determining a commanded output torque of the motor using a controller. The method further includes controlling the TPIM and motor using a discontinuous pulse width modulated (DPWM) signal when the commanded output torque is less than a calibrated torque threshold. A continuous pulse width modulated (CPWM) signal is used when the commanded output torque is greater than the threshold. The method may include determining a direction of a change in the commanded output torque, and controlling the TPIM, via the controller, using the DPWM signal only when the commanded output torque drops below a predetermined hysteresis level. A vehicle includes a traction motor producing a motor torque for propelling the vehicle, an ESS, a TPIM, and a controller configured as noted above.
US08536816B2
A method of operating an electrical machine is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a brushless excitation system including a diode rectifier having at least one diode, sensing heat energy generated by at least one resistor connected in parallel with the at least one diode, wirelessly transmitting a signal representative of the heat energy, detecting a deviation of generated heat energy from the at least one resistor, and generating a signal indicating an error if the deviation in generated heat energy exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US08536800B2
To a constant-current power supply whose output current can be variably set, light emitting modules can be connected in parallel. A control unit recognizes connection information outputted from an information output unit provided in each of the light emitting modules and varies the output current of the constant-current power supply. Drive can be controlled in response to a state of the connected light emitting modules such as the connecting number of light emitting modules.
US08536799B1
In at least one embodiment, a lighting system receives an input signal, such as a supply voltage, that can be affected by a dimmer. The supply voltage can be affected by a dimmer when, for example, a dimmer phase cut (i.e. chopped) the supply voltage. A dimmer detection system of the lighting system determines if a dimmer is affecting the supply voltage. In at least one embodiment, the dimmer detection system also determines a type of the dimmer, such as detecting if the dimmer is a leading edge or trailing edge dimmer. In at least one embodiment, the dimmer detection system provides dimmer type data to one or more other circuits such as a switching power converter controller. The one or more other circuits utilize the dimmer type data to affect their operation.
US08536798B2
An LED drive circuit is provided that is connectable to a phase-control light controller and drives an LED load by use of a voltage obtained by rectifying a phase-controlled alternating current voltage inputted from the phase-control light controller. The LED drive circuit includes: a first phase angle detection portion that detects a phase angle in a present cycle; a second phase angle detection portion that detects a phase angle in a cycle preceding the present cycle by at least one cycle; a bias portion that generates a detection signal by adding a predetermined delay time to a phase angle obtained by averaging the phase angle detected by the first phase angle detection portion and the phase angle detected by the second phase angle detection portion; and a drive portion that starts current supply to the LED load at timing based on the detection signal generated by the bias portion.
US08536796B2
A light emitting diode driving apparatus (1) comprises an arrangement (10) for supplying a signal to light emitting diodes (11, 12). The light emitting diodes (11, 12) comprise different internal impedances (41, 42) for producing different light outputs in response to a parameter of the signal having different values. As a result, the light emitting diodes (11, 12) can be driven relatively independently from each other. Each light output may have an intensity and/or a color. Different light outputs may have different intensities for dimming purposes and/or different colors for color tuning purposes. The parameter may comprise a frequency parameter and/or a timing parameter. The light emitting diodes (11, 12) may form parts of a serial branch, for example when being stacked organic light emitting diodes, or may form part of parallel branches. The internal impedances (41, 42) may comprise capacities (21, 22) and resistivities (31, 32).
US08536791B2
A solar power supply device includes a solar panel and a rechargeable battery. The solar panel is configured to collect and convert optical energy to electrical energy. The solar power supply device further includes an e-paper display unit, a charging connection connecting to a rechargeable device. A detecting unit detecting the charging state information of the rechargeable device via the charging connection, a light-operated unit detecting ambient illumination intensity, and a processing unit for controlling the e-paper display unit to display charging states information obtained from the detecting unit and the ambient illumination intensity detected by the light-operated unit.
US08536779B2
The invention discloses an electroluminescent device (10), comprising a substrate (40) and on top of the substrate (40) a substrate electrode (20), a counter electrode (30) and an electroluminescent layer stack with at least one organic electroluminescent layer (50) arranged between the substrate electrode (20) and the counter electrode (30), and an encapsulation means (90) at least encapsulates the electroluminescent layer stack, at least one divide (80,80′) dividing at least the counter electrode (30) into a plurality of electrically separated counter-electrode-segments (110,110′,110″), below the divide (80,80′) an electrically non-conductive protective means (70) is arranged on the substrate electrode (20) exceeding the divide (80, 80′) and the protective means (70) is arranged on the substrate electrode (20) with a shape suitable to prevent the emergence of a shadowing edge.
US08536776B2
A light emitting device including semiconductor nanocrystals can have a unipolar construction. The semiconductor nanocrystals emit light during device operation. The size and chemical composition of the semiconductor nanocrystals can be chosen to provide desired emission characteristics. Devices that share a substrate and emit more than one color may be conveniently made.
US08536768B2
A system for detachably connecting a first member (1) to a second member (2). The first member (1) comprises a portion (4) that is surrounded by a portion (5) of the second member (2). Said portions (4,5) have surfaces of heat conductive materials for contacting each other in order to transfer heat between the two members (1,2). The coefficient of thermal expansion of the material of the surrounded portion (4) of the first member (1) is larger than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the material of the surrounding portion (5) of the second member (2).
US08536757B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a three-phase brushless DC motor providing a high torque and performs stable operations which can be used even when an installation space is restricted. To achieve the object, the present invention adopts an inner rotor-type three-phase brushless DC motor in which an inner rotor-type three-phase brushless DC motor comprising a rotor provided with a plurality of magnetic poles divided equally in a circumferential direction at an outer peripheral of the rotor and a stator separately arranged along an outer peripheral of the rotor, wherein the stator is provided with M−n (wherein, n is an integer equal to or larger than 1) of stator sections each provided with three stator poles each having different phases, and the relationship between number of magnetic poles provided in the rotor and the total number of stator poles is made different from the conventional one.
US08536756B2
A motor includes a stator having a stator iron-core on which a winding is wound, a rotor having a rotary body holding a permanent magnet opposed to the stator along a circumferential direction and a shaft joined to the rotary body such that it extends through the rotary body at the center, bearings supporting the shaft, two conductive brackets for fixing the bearings, and a printed circuit board on which a drive circuit for driving the winding is mounted. A dielectric layer is provided between an outer wall of the rotary body and the shaft, the two brackets are electrically connected together, and a capacitor is connected between the stator iron-core and the brackets for adjusting impedance.
US08536746B2
An electric-motor adjustment drive is provided for an adjustment element in a motor vehicle, in particular a window lifter, that has a drive module, which includes a pole pot that supports a motor shaft, and having an electronic module having a circuit board, which can be inserted into a housing of a brush holder, which housing is connected to the drive module. The circuit board is retained in an insertion plane perpendicular to the motor shaft by the housing of the brush holder in a form- and/or force-closed manner, wherein a number of contact elements for motor contacting and/or for interference suppression are arranged in the housing, which contact elements are contacted within the housing when the circuit board is inserted.
US08536740B2
A variable frequency drive system for controlling the frequency of a high-voltage power source supplied to a first electric motor includes a transformer section that includes a motorized loadbreak switch system, control power transformers, a controller programmed with control logic to ensure that the motorized loadbreak switch system opens contacts between the high-voltage power source and the variable frequency drive system once the power source is removed, and a tank containing a dielectric fluid, wherein the tank also contains, within the dielectric fluid, a manual isolation switch to supply or remove power to the transformer section, an impedance for use in soft-starting the variable frequency drive system, a primary winding, and a plurality of phase-shifted secondary windings.
US08536736B2
A wireless power infrastructure for delivering wireless power from a wireless network to mobile devices. The infrastructure includes a plurality of power transmission hubs, each hub having: a first capacitor for transmitting a signature frequency for a defined range; and a set of second capacitors, each for transmitting resonant wireless power within the defined range at a selectable frequency. A mobile device for obtaining wireless resonant the plurality of power transmission hubs is also described, and includes: a first variable capacitor for detecting a signature frequency associated with a proximately located power transmission hub; a second variable capacitor for receiving wireless resonant capacitor from the proximately located power transmission hub; and a synchronization system for setting the second variable capacitor to a frequency that is synchronized with a wireless resonant power transmission of the proximately located power transmission hub.
US08536733B2
This invention provides a master and slave power outlet system with a master outlet and a slave outlet, wherein the master outlet includes a current detecting unit and a first wireless module, and the slave outlet includes a second wireless module. When an operating state of a master device connected to the master outlet changes, an output current may change accordingly. The current detecting unit of the master outlet detects the change in the output current and generates a detecting signal, and the master outlet emits a wireless signal through the wireless module according to the detecting signal. The slave outlet receives the wireless signal and provides a power supply or stops providing the power supply to the slave device connected to the slave outlet.
US08536731B2
In at least some embodiments, an electrically controlled subsea production system includes a subsea electrical distributor that receives a high direct current (DC) voltage. The electrical distributor converts the high DC voltage to a lower DC voltage. The electrically controlled subsea production system also includes a plurality of subsea trees coupled to the subsea electrical distributor, wherein valves of the subsea trees selectively operate based on the lower DC voltage.
US08536719B2
The invention concerns a tubular turbine generator unit including a turbine rotor disk; a drive shaft which is torsion-proof connected with the turbine rotor disk; an electrical generator with a generator rotor and a generator stator, wherein the generator rotor is driven at least via the drive shaft; a tubular turbine housing, which encloses the electrical generator; a bearing assembly, which is arranged inside the tubular turbine housing and enables to support the drive shaft; characterized in that at least one floodable space is provided inside the tubular turbine housing, which is flooded with water in the region of the tubular turbine generator unit, wherein the generator gap between the generator rotor and the generator stator and the bearing gap of the bearing assembly are part of the floodable space.
US08536714B2
At least one embodiment provides an interposer including: a lower wiring substrate; an upper wiring substrate disposed over the lower wiring substrate via a gap; and through-electrodes which penetrate through the upper wiring substrate and the lower wiring substrate across the gap to thereby link the upper wiring substrate and the lower wiring substrate, portions of the through-electrodes being exposed in the gap.
US08536707B2
A semiconductor structure includes semiconductor devices on a substrate, a moisture barrier on the substrate surrounding the semiconductor devices, and a metal conductive redistribution layer formed over the moisture barrier. The metal conductive redistribution layer and the moisture barrier define a closed compartment containing the semiconductor devices.
US08536691B2
A semiconductor device including a metal frame having a penetrating opening; a semiconductor chip provided in the opening; an insulating layer provided on the upper surface of the metal frame such that the insulating layer covers the upper surface, which is the circuit-formed surface of the semiconductor chip; an interconnect layer provided only on the upper-surface side of the metal frame with intervention of the insulating material and electrically connected to a circuit of the semiconductor chip; a via conductor provided on the upper surface of said semiconductor chip to electrically connect the circuit of the semiconductor chip and the interconnect layer; and a resin layer provided on the lower surface of the metal frame.
US08536690B2
A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: attaching a semiconductor die to a die pad of a leadframe; forming a cap layer on top of the semiconductor die for acting as a ground plane or a power plane; and connecting the semiconductor die to the cap layer through a cap bonding wire.
US08536675B2
A memory cell structure and method for forming the same. The method includes forming a pore within a dielectric layer. The pore is formed over the center of an electrically conducting bottom electrode. The method includes depositing a thermally insulating layer along at least one sidewall of the pore. The thermally insulating layer isolates heat from phase change current to the volume of the pore. In one embodiment phase change material is deposited within the pore and the volume of the thermally insulating layer. In another embodiment a pore electrode is formed within the pore and the volume of the thermally insulating layer, with the phase change material being deposited above the pore electrode. The method also includes forming an electrically conducting top electrode above the phase change material.
US08536674B2
A method includes providing a substrate with at least one semiconducting layer. The method also includes forming a plurality of isolation barriers within the at least one semiconducting layer, thereby forming a plurality of device islands. The method further includes inserting a plurality of electronic devices into a portion of the at least one semiconducting layer such that each electronic device is substantially isolated from each other electronic device by the device islands.
US08536673B2
Provided is a light receiving circuit for detecting a change in amount of light, in which an input circuit at a subsequent stage is compact and inexpensive and current consumption is low. The light receiving circuit includes: a photoelectric conversion element for supplying a current corresponding to an amount of incident light; an N-channel MOS transistor including a drain supplied with the current from the photoelectric conversion element; and a control circuit for controlling a gate voltage of the NMOS transistor via a low pass filter so that a drain voltage of the N-channel MOS transistor becomes a desired voltage. The control circuit outputs a control state output signal, which is a GND terminal voltage when a delay amount of control on the gate voltage of the NMOS transistor performed via the low pass filter is less than a desired delay amount, and is the drain voltage of the NMOS transistor when the delay amount of control on the gate voltage of the NMOS transistor performed via the low pass filter is the desired delay amount or more. The light receiving circuit outputs the control state output signal as an output signal.
US08536671B2
According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided, which includes: a substrate having a first surface and a second surface; an optical device between the first surface and the second surface of the substrate; a protection layer formed on the second surface of the substrate, wherein the protection layer has at least an opening; at least a conducting bump formed in the opening of the protection layer and electrically connected to the optical device; and a light shielding layer formed on the protection layer, wherein the light shielding layer is further extended onto a sidewall of the opening of the protection layer.
US08536668B2
A magnetic layer that includes a seed layer comprising at least tantalum and a free magnetic layer comprising at least iron. The free magnetic layer is grown on top of the seed layer and the free magnetic layer is perpendicularly magnetized. The magnetic layer may be included in a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) stack.
US08536657B2
In device isolation trenches, a first device-isolation insulator film is formed to have recesses thereon and a second device-isolation insulator film is formed in the recesses. The uppermost portions at both ends of the first device-isolation insulator film are located higher than the uppermost portions at both ends of the second device-isolation insulator film.
US08536649B2
The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device that may include a substrate including a semiconductor layer overlying an insulating layer. A gate structure that is present on a channel portion of the semiconductor layer. A first dopant region is present in the channel portion of the semiconductor layer, in which the peak concentration of the first dopant region is present within the lower portion of the gate conductor and the upper portion of the semiconductor layer. A second dopant region is present in the channel portion of the semiconductor layer, in which the peak concentration of the second dopant region is present within the lower portion of the semiconductor layer.
US08536647B2
A semiconductor device of the present invention has a first-conductivity-type substrate having second-conductivity-type base regions exposed to a first surface thereof; trench gates provided to a first surface of the substrate; first-conductivity-type source regions formed shallower than the base regions; a plurality of second-conductivity-type column regions located between two adjacent trench gates in a plan view, while being spaced from each other in a second direction normal to the first direction; the center of each column region and the center of each base contact region fall on the center line between two trench gates; and has no column region formed below the trench gates.
US08536638B2
A semiconductor device includes a bit line that is provided in a semiconductor substrate, a silicide layer that has side faces and a bottom face surrounded by the bit line and is provided within the bit line, an ONO film that is provided on the semiconductor substrate, and sidewalls that are in contact with the side faces of a trapping layer in the ONO film over the portions of the bit line located on both sides of the silicide layer, the sidewalls being formed with silicon oxide films including phosphorus.
US08536637B2
A method for manufacturing Flash memory devices includes forming a well region in a substrate, depositing a gate dielectric layer overlying the well region, and depositing a first polysilicon layer overlying the gate dielectric layer. The method also includes depositing a dielectric layer overlying the first polysilicon layer and depositing a second polysilicon layer overlying the dielectric layer to form a stack layer. The method simultaneously patterns the stack layer to form a first flash memory cell, which includes a first portion of the second polysilicon layer overlying a first portion of the dielectric layer overlying a first portion of first polysilicon layer and to form a select device, which includes a second portion of second polysilicon layer overlying a second portion of dielectric layer overlying a second portion of first polysilicon layer. The method further includes forming source/drain regions using ion implant. The select device is activated by applying voltage to the second portion of first polysilicon layer.
US08536636B2
An RF switch to controllably withstand an applied RF voltage Vsw, or a method of fabricating such a switch, which includes a string of series-connected constituent FETs with a node of the string between each pair of adjacent FETs. The method includes controlling capacitances between different nodes of the string to effectively tune the string capacitively, which will reduce the variance in the RF switch voltage distributed across each constituent FET, thereby enhancing switch breakdown voltage. Capacitances are controlled, for example, by disposing capacitive features between nodes of the string, and/or by varying design parameters of different constituent FETs. For each node, a sum of products of each significant capacitor by a proportion of Vsw appearing across it may be controlled to approximately zero.
US08536635B1
A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor substrate having thereon a plurality of deep trenches and a plurality of pillar structures between the deep trenches, wherein each of the plurality of pillar structures comprises an upper portion and a lower portion. A doping region is formed in the lower portion. A diffusion barrier layer is disposed on a sidewall of the lower portion.
US08536632B2
Embodiments of the invention provide a relatively uniform width fin in a Fin Field Effect Transistors (FinFETs) and apparatus and methods for forming the same. A fin structure may be formed such that the surface of a sidewall portion of the fin structure is normal to a first crystallographic direction. Tapered regions at the end of the fin structure may be normal to a second crystal direction. A crystallographic dependent etch may be performed on the fin structure. The crystallographic dependent etch may remove material from portions of the fin normal to the second crystal direction relatively faster, thereby resulting in a relatively uniform width fin structure.
US08536628B2
An integrated circuit device (e.g., a logic device or a memory device) having (i) a memory cell array which includes a plurality of memory cells (for example, memory cells having electrically floating body transistors) arranged in a matrix of rows and columns, wherein each memory cell includes at least one transistor having a gate, gate dielectric and first, second and body regions, wherein: (i) the body region of each transistor is electrically floating and (ii) the transistors of adjacent memory cells include a layout that provides a common first region and/or a common second region. Each common first region and/or second regions of transistors of adjacent memory cells includes a barrier disposed therein and/or therebetween, wherein each barrier provides a discontinuity in the common regions and/or includes one or more electrical characteristics that are different from one or more corresponding electrical characteristics of the common regions. A plurality of electrical contacts, wherein an electrical contact is disposed on a (i) common first region and/or second region and (ii) barrier(s) associated therewith which is disposed therein and/or therebetween. Also disclosed are inventive methods of manufacturing such integrated circuit devices.
US08536627B2
A transistor includes a semiconductor body having a channel formed in the semiconductor body; a high dielectric constant gate insulator layer disposed over a surface of an upper portion of the channel; and a gate metal layer disposed over the high dielectric constant gate insulator layer. The channel contains Carbon implanted through the gate metal layer, the high dielectric constant gate insulator layer and the surface to form in the upper portion of the channel a Carbon-implanted region having a substantially uniform concentration of Carbon selected to establish a voltage threshold of the transistor.
US08536624B2
A III-nitride heterojunction power semiconductor device that includes a passivation body with a gate well having a top mouth that is wider than the bottom mouth thereof, and a method of fabrication for the same.
US08536607B2
An LED base plate enabling the LED to emit high luminance white light. The base plate has a reflective surface, and protrusions disposed on the reflective surface have top portions formed with curved surfaces. The protrusions have bottom widths of 2 to 4 micrometers and heights of 1.2 to 1.8 micrometers, with adjacent protrusions having spaces of 0.6 to 3 micrometers. An InGaN epitaxy layer is coated on the reflective surface of the base plate and emits ultraviolet of wavelength in the range of 380 to 410 nanometer when the InGaN epitaxy layer is electrified. Ultraviolet light reflected by the reflective surface of the base plate and the protrusions stimulates and mixes fluorescent compounds of zinc oxide and yttrium aluminum garnet to generate complementary light of ultraviolet light. High luminance white light scatteringly emitted is used for illumination.
US08536601B2
A thin-film LED includes an insulating substrate, an electrode on the insulating substrate, and an epitaxial structure on the electrode.
US08536598B2
A high luminance semiconductor light emitting device and fabrication method thereof, wherein a metallic reflecting layer is formed using a non-transparent semiconductor substrate. The device includes a light emitting diode structure on a GaAs substrate structure bonded together using a first and a third metal layers. The substrate includes a GaAs layer, a first metal buffer layer on a surface of the GaAs layer, the first metal layer on the first metal buffer layer, and a second metal buffer layer and a second metal layer at a back side of the GaAs layer. The diode structure includes the third metal layer, a metal contact layer on the third metal layer, a p-type cladding layer on the metal contact layer, a multi-quantum well layer on the p-type cladding layer, an n-type cladding layer on the multi-quantum well layer, and a window layer on the n-type cladding layer.
US08536580B2
An organic light-emitting display device may include a substrate; a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs) on the substrate; a plurality of first electrodes respectively on the TFTs; a pixel-defining layer between the first electrodes, the pixel-defining layer including a covered portion and an uncovered portion; a plurality of organic layers respectively on the first electrodes, each organic layer including an emission layer; a second electrode covering at least a part of the organic layers and the pixel-defining layer, a portion of the pixel-defining layer covered by the second electrode defining the covered portion, wherein at least one outgassing hole is in the uncovered portion of the pixel-defining layer, the uncovered portion being an exposed area of the pixel-defining layer.
US08536579B2
The invention relates to an electronic device including a sequence of a first thin film transistor (TFT) and a second TFT, the first TFT including a first set of electrodes separated by a first insulator, the second TFT comprising a second set of electrodes separated by a second insulator, wherein the first set of electrodes and the second set of electrodes are formed from a first shared conductive layer and a second shared conductive layer, the first insulator and the second insulator being formed by a shared dielectric layer. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing an electronic device.
US08536576B2
An array substrate includes: a plurality of display areas, an outer area of the display area, in which a common wiring and an external connection terminal, which is connected to one of the scanning wiring, the signal wiring, and the common wiring, are provided; a connection wiring, which connects the external connection terminal with the common wiring of an adjacent display panel; and a connection part, which has a contact hole provided at the common wiring of the adjacent display panel, wherein the connection wiring is disposed across the cutting position of the insulation substrate and is connected to the contact hole at the connection part, and wherein the connection part is disposed at an area, at which a sealing member to bond an opposite substrate disposed to face the display area, or the inner side of the sealing member, which is the display area side.
US08536569B2
A first light emitting element 310 and a second light emitting element 320 are serially laminated over a substrate 300. The first light emitting element 310 has a light emitting layer 312 between a first anode 311 and a first cathode 313, and the second light emitting element 320 has a light emitting layer 322 between a second anode 321 and a second cathode 323. Here, the light emitting layer 312 shows a first emission spectrum 330 having peaks both in a blue to blue green wavelength range and in a yellow to orange wavelength range, and the light emitting layer 322 shows a second emission spectrum 340 having peaks both in a blue green to green wavelength range and in an orange to red wavelength range.
US08536567B2
An organic light emitting display includes: a substrate, a buffer layer arranged on the substrate, a semiconductor layer arranged on the buffer layer, a gate insulating layer arranged on the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode arranged on the gate insulating layer, an inter-layer dielectric layer arranged on the gate electrode, a source/drain electrode arranged on the inter-layer dielectric layer, an insulating layer arranged on the source/drain electrode, an non-transmissive layer arranged on the insulating layer; and an organic light emitting diode arranged on the insulating layer.
US08536560B2
The semiconductor memory device includes a variable resistance device having a solid electrolyte in a three-dimensional structure. The variable resistance device includes a first electrode; the solid electrolyte, which has at least two regions with different heights, formed on the first electrode; and a second electrode made of a conductive material formed on the solid electrolyte to cover the regions with different heights. In addition, a multibit semiconductor memory device is provided which includes a bias circuit that can control the intensity of a current and time the current is supplied to the variable resistance device inside a memory cell in multiple steps to configure multibits.
US08536557B2
Provided is a light emitting device, a method for manufacturing the light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device of the embodiment includes a first conductive semiconductor layer; a second conductive semiconductor layer; and a active layer including a quantum well and a quantum bather between the first conductive semiconductor layer and the second conductive semiconductor layer, wherein the energy band gap of the quantum well is gradually changed into parabolic toward a center of the quantum well.
US08536556B2
A nonvolatile memory device includes: a first interconnection extending in a first direction; a second interconnection extending in a second direction nonparallel to the first direction; and a memory layer placed between the first interconnection and the second interconnection and reversibly transitioning between a first state and a second state by a current supplied via the first interconnection and the second interconnection. A cross section parallel to the first and the second direction of the memory layer decreases toward the second interconnection.
US08536551B2
An extreme ultraviolet light source apparatus using a spectrum purity filter capable of obtaining EUV light with high spectrum purity. The apparatus includes a chamber; a target supply unit for supplying a target material; a driver laser using a laser gas containing a carbon dioxide gas as a laser medium, for applying a laser beam to the target material to generate plasma; a collector mirror for collecting and outputting the extreme ultraviolet light radiated from the plasma; and a spectrum purity filter provided in an optical path of the extreme ultraviolet light, for transmitting the extreme ultraviolet light and reflecting the laser beam, the spectrum purity filter including a mesh having electrical conductivity and formed with an arrangement of apertures having a pitch not larger than a half of a shortest wavelength of the laser beam applied by the driver laser.
US08536547B2
Systems, methods, and related computer program products for image-guided radiation treatment (IGRT) are described. For one preferred embodiment, an IGRT apparatus is provided comprising a ring gantry having a central opening sufficiently large to accommodate a body of a patient positioned along a longitudinal axis and extending therethrough, and a gantry tilting mechanism configured to tilt the ring gantry to a plurality of different tilt angles relative to the longitudinal axis. A radiation treatment head is coupled to the ring gantry and is rotatable around said central opening in at least a 180 degree arc. The radiation treatment head is mechanically coupled to the ring gantry such that a distance by which the radiation treatment head extends inwardly toward the central opening relative to the ring gantry is dynamically controllable.
US08536541B2
A device for disinfecting publicly-used equipment includes a plurality of reflective units disposed along the interior of each wall of the device. Each of the reflective units can include a reflective back section and at least three reflective sections disposed about the reflective back section. UV lamps can be disposed to extend along the walls, and at partially disposed adjacent to a one or more reflective back sections of the reflective units. The UV lamps together with the reflective units collectively direct sufficient UV light on the equipment such that the equipment can be disinfected. The walls and ceiling of the device define a tunnel into which the equipment to be disinfected is inserted. Optionally, the device can include a door to prevent children and others from entering the tunnel while the UV lamps are illuminated.
US08536540B2
Since charging characteristics differ between the outer circumferential portion and the center portion of a sample to be inspected, equivalent inspection sensitivities cannot be obtained in the outer circumferential portion and the center portion of the sample to be inspected. A sample cover is provided in the outer circumferential portion of a sample holder on which the sample to be inspected is placed. Charging characteristics of the sample cover are changed according to charging characteristics of the sample to be inspected. Consequently, uniform charged states can be formed in the outer circumferential portion and the center portion of the sample. Inspection/observation of the outer circumferential portion of the sample can be realized at higher sensitivity than in the past.
US08536539B2
An ion beam generator includes a discharge tank for generating plasma that includes ions. A lead-out electrode has an annular grid portion provided with openings for leading out the ions generated in the discharge tank, while accelerating the generated ions as an annular ion beam. A deflecting electrode deflects the annular ion beam, which is led out of the lead-out electrode, in an annular center direction.
US08536538B2
One embodiment relates to a focused electron beam imaging apparatus. The apparatus includes an electron beam column, an electron source, a gun lens, a pre-scanning deflector, a main scanning deflector, an objective lens, and a detector. The pre-scanning deflector comprises a 12-pole electrostatic deflector which is configured to controllably deflect the electron beam away from the optical axis of the electron beam column. Another embodiment relates to a method of scanning an electron beam over a target substrate in a focused electron beam imaging instrument. The electron beam is controllably deflected, without third-order deflection aberrations, away from an optical axis of an electron beam column using a pre-scanning deflector. The electron beam is then controllably deflected back towards the optical axis using a main scanning deflector so that the electron beam passes through a center of an objective electron lens. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
US08536533B2
Reflective means comprising substrates, selectively reflects electromagnetic radiation whose frequency lies between 3×109 Hz and 1013 Hz, and includes, for example, a layer of high resistivity silicon, on which the radiation is arranged to be incident, and means for selectively generating charge carriers in the layer to reflect the radiation, for example, by illuminating a face of the substrate with electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength lies between 5 μm and 100 mn in order to generate the charge carriers. The reflective means may form part of an imaging device in which a scene to be imaged is illuminated by radiation which passes through the reflective means in a coaxial arrangement, the reflected radiation being received by the reflective element while the reflective region is scanned over its entire surface, to produce a stream of radiation reflected from the scene which can be detected and used to drive a display. Noise produced by reflection from areas of the reflective means other than the scanned spot may be reduced by crossed polarizers, and the substrates may be grooved to form the polarizers, as well as to simplify the scanning arrangement. Other applications are for chemical signature detection.
US08536527B2
Techniques, apparatus and systems for obtaining tomographic images of a volume of interest by using charged particle tomography detection systems.
US08536499B2
An RF generator power supply comprises a first switched mode power supply (SMPS) connected in series to a second SMPS by a DC bus. A capacitor is arranged between the outputs of the first SMPS and inputs of the second SMPS to act as a smoothing capacitor for the first SMPS and to supply pulse energy to the second SMPS. The second SMPS has an output connected to an input of a step-up transformer and an output of the step-up transformer is connected to an input of a rectifier connectable to the RF generator. An input of the first SMPS is connectable to a prime power supply to maintain a high power factor with low harmonic content while setting an operating voltage and peak current level for the RF generator. The second SMPS is arranged to feed the step-up transformer and is arranged to operate with a variable duty cycle and/or variable frequency to provide average power control of the RF generator. The second SMPS is rapidly switched off on detection of a power surge through the RF generator.
US08536497B2
A method for forming a longitudinal subsurface heater includes longitudinally welding an electrically conductive sheath of an insulated conductor heater along at least one longitudinal strip of metal. The longitudinal strip is formed into a tubular around the insulated conductor heater with the insulated conductor heater welded along the inside surface of the tubular.
US08536495B2
Direct current power gained by photovoltaic cells can be used for heating water in a boiler. Simple installation allows use for domestic or industrial purposes, with a minimal impact to building construction. At the time of lack of sunlight intensity, water heating is provided by gas, or other heating source, or by use of a heating coil supplied by alternating current for that heating. When sunlight intensity is high, the photovoltaic cells of the present invention can be used alone. However, the source of the direct current has to be properly dimensioned in dependence on the volume of the boiler. An output 1 kWh of the source of the direct current gained by photovoltaic cells can be used to heat water of a volume of 100 L.
US08536493B1
A vertically stacked air impingement tunnel oven including a plurality of baking cases having vertically aligned food ports; an electronically controlled heater system connected to the baking cases, the heater system being adapted for heating selected groups of baking cases, the heater system including a plurality of on/off switches which are correspondingly electrically connected for actuating the heating of the selected baking cases; an exhaust hood and exhaust fan having an inlet over the food ports; and a first electronic motor drive system connected operatively to the exhaust fan, and being adapted for rotating the exhaust fan a rotation speed among a plurality of preset rotation speeds, the drive system including the plurality of on/off switches which are further electrically connected for simultaneously actuating the exhaust fan at rotation speeds corresponding with the selected baking case group.
US08536484B2
Laser engravers with a masking mechanism comprise a machine body, a laser-engraving mechanism inside the machine body, a working platform, and an exhauster. The laser-engraving mechanism includes a lens-cart rail that moves back and forth along a working track. The exhauster includes air outlets behind the working platform. The masking mechanism, which includes a reelable curtain-sheet, is installed above the air outlets so that while processing, the curtain-sheet is reeled out above the working platform and an air induction channel is formed to increase the working efficiency of the exhauster.
US08536470B2
A body composition monitor of the present invention includes means for measuring a body composition, means for storing a measured body composition value, and body composition comparison means for comparing the measured body composition value and a stored body composition value, in which the body composition monitor further includes means for inputting a body weight value, means for storing an inputted body weight, body weight comparison means for comparing the inputted body weight and stored body weight, body composition change determination means for determining a change degree of the body composition value with using a comparison result of the body composition comparison means and a comparison result of the body weight comparison means, and display means for displaying a determination result determined by the body composition change determination means.
US08536464B2
A multilayer substrate is provided with a conductor plane region in which a plurality of conductor planes are disposed; a clearance region disposed adjacent to the conductor plane region so that the plurality of conductor planes are excluded from the clearance region. A plurality of signal vias are disposed through the clearance region so that the plurality of signal vias are isolated from the plurality of conductor planes. A conductor post is connected to one of the plurality of conductor planes and disposed between two of the signal vias in the clearance region.
US08536462B1
A flex circuit package includes a package body enclosing an electronic component and a first surface of the substrate. Columns are physically and electrically connected to first traces of the substrate, the columns extending through the package body. A flexible circuit connector has first terminals connected to the columns. The flexible circuit connector further includes second terminals that provide an electrical interconnection structure for electrical connection to a second electronic component structure. By connecting the flexible circuit connector to the columns extending through the package body, special routing of traces of the substrate of the flex circuit package to provide an interface for the flexible circuit connector is avoided.
US08536454B2
A housing system for covering a receptacle mounted on a board includes a base, a first flap and a second flap. Each of the first and second flaps has a proximal end, a distal end and an intermediate portion between the proximal and distal ends. Each of the first and second flaps is mounted to the first and second opposing walls of the base such that each of the first and second flaps pivotally moves about a connection point with each of the first and second opposing sidewalls at the proximal end of each of the first and second flaps, between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the intermediate portions of each of the first and second flaps are a first distance from each other and the distal ends of the first and second flaps are a second distance from each other. The second distance is greater than the first distance.
US08536452B2
An adjustable variable ring for electrical junction boxes including a base frame having a guide tab, a sliding insert having a box shaped frame, the sliding insert being configured to slide in and out of the base frame. A ratchet mechanism having a ratchet plate on the base frame including a plurality of steps, and a ratchet spring installed on an inner wall of the box shaped frame including an angled end tab and an angled mid tab protruding from the box shaped frame for engaging one or more of the plurality of steps. The sliding insert is configured to slide in and out of the base frame by disengaging the mid tab from the one or more of the steps by pressing on the end tab, and locks in the base frame by engaging the mid tab with the one or more of the steps.
US08536431B1
A fulcrum tremolo includes intonation modules for fine tuning or macro tuning, an unitary component forming a base plate and an adaptor plate. An improved bearing arrangement features integrated riser posts, combining the bearing axle housing with traditional riser posts, an improved bearing axle supporting bearings positioned within recesses in a bearing housing. A plain end and a threaded end of the bearing axle cooperate with a riser post having a larger plain opening and a second riser post having a threaded opening. The plain end and a ring spacer, positioned between a bearing and the second riser post, positions the bearings away from the tremolo wherein the axle is slideably positioned within the first riser post as the second end of the axle is threadedly secured to the second riser post and thereby adjustably secures the bearing arrangement relative to the body of the instrument for pivotal movement.
US08536425B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV144332. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV144332, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV144332 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV144332 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV144332.
US08536423B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH097839. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH097839, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH097839 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 CH097839.
US08536422B1
A novel maize variety designated PH13BA and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH13BA with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH13BA through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid maize seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the variety PH13BA or a locus conversion of PH13BA with another maize variety.
US08536416B2
A novel soybean variety, designated XB23K11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB23K11, cells from soybean variety XB23K11, plants of soybean XB23K11, and plant parts of soybean variety XB23K11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB23K11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB23K11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB23K11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB23K11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB23K11 are further provided.
US08536415B1
A novel soybean variety, designated XB58Y11 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XB58Y11, cells from soybean variety XB58Y11, plants of soybean XB58Y11, and plant parts of soybean variety XB58Y11. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XB58Y11 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XB58Y11, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XB58Y11, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XB58Y11. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XB58Y11 are further provided.
US08536410B2
New lettuce varieties designated Red Sky, Valentine, Red Morning, and Sun Rise are described. Red Sky, Valentine, Red Morning, and Sun Rise are Red Leaf lettuce varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity.
US08536406B2
Polynucleotide constructs contain fiber-specific elements which are used to target expression of polynucleotides and polypeptides to the vascular fibers of a plant. The constructs can be contained within a vector. Transgenic plants transformed with the fiber-specific elements can be made which have expression of a polynucleotide or polypeptide directed to the plant fibers.
US08536402B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH469284. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH469284, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH469284 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 CH469284.
US08536398B2
Processes suitable for purifying aromatic-containing feed streams, and processes using such purified streams are described, wherein the purification processes comprise: (a) providing a process feedstream comprising an aromatic component; and (b) bringing the process feedstream into contact with a first zeolite and a second zeolite; wherein the first zeolite has a mean pore size of 0.3 to 0.5 nm, and wherein the second zeolite has a mean pore size of 0.6 to 0.8 nm.
US08536394B2
According to a process of the invention, a ketone, an aromatic compound and hydrogen as starting materials are reacted together in a single reaction step to produce an alkylaromatic compound in high yield. A process for producing phenols in the invention includes a step of performing the above alkylation process and does not increase the number of steps compared to the conventional cumene process. The process for producing alkylated aromatic compounds includes reacting an aromatic compound such as benzene, a ketone such as acetone and hydrogen in the presence of a solid acid substance, preferably a zeolite, and a silver-containing catalyst.
US08536393B2
The present invention provides an integrated process for producing aromatic hydrocarbons and/or C4+ non-aromatic hydrocarbons from low molecular weight alkanes, which includes contacting the low molecular weight alkanes with a halogen and coupling the monohaloalkanes to form aromatic hydrocarbons and/or C4+ non-aromatic hydrocarbons.
US08536392B2
The invention relates to series reactor beds containing different oligomerization catalysts and having independent temperature control, and processes for the oligomerization of light olefins to heavier olefins using such series reactor beds.
US08536378B2
This invention concerns product and process to convert a hydroxyl group (bold in R3C—OH) in a tigliane-type compound to a hydrogen (bold in R3C—H) to obtain deoxytigliane-type compounds or structural or functional analogs thereof. The process has wide application particularly to produce specific biologically active compounds in quantity for use as pharmaceuticals. In particular the process can be used to convert phorbol to a 12-deoxytigliane (prostratin), which is a therapeutic lead for the treatment of AIDS. New compositions of matter are also disclosed.
US08536369B2
Process for producing methyl acetate by carbonylating a dimethyl ether feed with carbon monoxide under substantially anhydrous conditions in the presence of a mordenite catalyst which has been ion-exchanged or otherwise loaded with at least one of silver and copper. The mordenite is also ion-exchanged or otherwise loaded with platinum in an amount in the range 0.05 to 10 mol % relative to aluminum.
US08536362B2
The present invention provides β-hydroxy-γ-aminophosphonates, β-amino-γ-aminophosphonates, and analogs thereof that inhibit carnitine acyltransferases. The invention also provides compositions comprising these β-hydroxy-γ-aminophosphonates, β-amino-γ-aminophosphonates, and analogs, and methods of the use of such compounds and compositions in the treatment, amelioration or prevention of pathological conditions, diseases or disorders that are linked with fatty acid metabolism, such as non-insulin dependent diabetes or obesity. The invention also provides processes for the preparation of such compounds and compositions.
US08536355B2
Disclosed herein is a process for producing Dialkyl substituted fatty acids amides. More particularly the present invention provides a process for producing pure form of N,N-dimethylamide of aliphatic carboxylic acids, wherein the aliphatic carboxylic acid is Octanoic Acid and Hexanoic Acid. The disclosed process comprises condensing Alkanoyl Chloride with dilute solution of Dialkylamine at a temperature of about 8 to 12° C. and isolating the crude by salting out the reaction mixture employing Sodium Chloride and distilling the same under vacuum.
US08536354B2
The present invention relates to steroidal ligands for use in nuclear receptor-based inducible gene expression systems. The invention further relates to methods of modulating the expression of genes of interest with a system containing one or more nuclear receptor complexes and one or more steroidal ligands. Further aspects include ligand compositions including therapeutic compositions.
US08536353B2
A process for the epoxidation of an olefin comprising contacting a reactor feed comprising an olefin, oxygen, and carbon dioxide, with a catalyst comprising a carrier and, deposited on the carrier, silver, a rhenium promoter, a first co-promoter, and a second co-promoter; wherein the carbon dioxide is present in the reactor feed in a quantity of at most 3 mole percent based on the total epoxidation reactor feed; the first co-promoter is selected from sulfur, phosphorus, boron, and mixtures thereof; and the second co-promoter is selected from tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, and mixtures thereof; a process for preparing a 1,2-diol, a 1,2-diol ether, a 1,2-carbonate, or an alkanolamine.
US08536352B2
Provided is a method of efficiently producing an epoxy compound from an allyl ether having an aromatic ring under mild conditions by using hydrogen peroxide as an oxidizing agent without using an organic solvent. The method of producing an epoxy compound comprises reacting an allyl ether having an aromatic ring with hydrogen peroxide to epoxidize a carbon-carbon double bond of an allyl group to thereby produce a corresponding epoxy compound having an aromatic ring, wherein water only is used as a solvent without using an organic solvent, and a tungsten compound, and a tertiary amine and/or a quaternary ammonium salt, are used as a reaction catalyst.
US08536348B2
Compounds of Formulae Ia wherein R1-R9 taken independently are preferably a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a hydroxyl group, or any other organic groups or grouping, Z and X are independently and preferably a heteroatom such as oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen groupings are useful for treatment of bacterial and fungal infections.
US08536332B2
Method of modulating ras-Raf-Mek-Erk signal transduction pathway, PI3K-Akt signal transduction pathway and/or SAPK signal transduction pathway with a pyrido[2,3-b]pyrazine of formula (Ia).
US08536328B2
The invention provides a method for the synthesis of dehydrogenated lactam drugs of Formula I:
US08536322B2
The invention includes a method for separating polynucleotides, such as DNA, RNA and PNA, from a solution containing polynucleotides by reversibly and non-specifically binding the polynucleotides to a solid surface having a functional amide group-coated surface. The materials containing a solid surface can be in the form of microparticles, fibers, beads, membranes, test tubes, pipette tips or microwells and can further comprise a magnetic core portion. The pH, salt and concentration of crowding reagent, such as polyethylene glycol or alcohol, of the solution is adjusted to levels which result in nucleic acid binding to the solid surface. The magnetic microparticles with bound polynucleotides are separated from the solution under mild alkaline conditions and the nucleic acids are eluted from the magnetic microparticles. Solutions having different nucleic acid concentrations can be normalized by restricting the availability of the solid phase surface.
US08536321B2
Method for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis, which method comprises the performance of a DNA amplification involving the use of a primer pair by using DNA that is derived from a sample as a template and the detection of an amplification product, characterized in that the primer pair used for the DNA amplification is designed on the basis of nucleotide sequences of the regions corresponding to the nucleotide numbers 3654 to 4320 and 4351 to 4448 in the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID No. 1.
US08536315B2
The present invention pertains to a process for production of recombinant arylsulfatase A in a cell culture system, the process comprising culturing a mammalian cell capable of producing rASA in liquid medium in a system comprising one or more bio-reactors; and concentrating, purifying and formulating the rASA by a purification process comprising one or more steps of chromatography. Other aspects of the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising rASA, which is efficiently endocytosed via the mannose-6-phosphate receptor pathway in vivo as well as a rhASA a medicament and use of a rhASA for the manufacture of a medicament for reducing the galactosyl sulphatide levels within target cells in the peripheral nervous system and/or within the central nervous system in a subject. A final aspect of the invention provides a method of treating a subject in need thereof, said method comprising administering to said subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a rhASA and thereby obtaining a reduction in the galactosyl sulphatide levels in target cells within said subject.
US08536314B2
The present invention provides variants of fluorescent proteins, which are improved with regard to their properties for use as reporter proteins and/or in analytics. In particular, variants of fluorescent proteins are provided, which fluoresce brighter, show improved quantum yield and/or have shifted excitation or emission spectra. The fluorescent proteins according to the invention comprise in their LOV domain besides the substitution of a cysteine with an amino acid that does not covalently bind FMN at least one further point mutation.
US08536313B2
A neutralizing monoclonal antibody specifically reacting with MMP13, a method of neutralizing enzyme activity of MMP13 and an immunological measuring method each using the antibody, as well as a diagnostic agent and a pharmaceutical composition containing the antibody, are provided. Various antibodies to MMP13 have been hitherto obtained, but an antibody having neutralizing activity against MMP13 has not been obtained. The present inventors intensively studied, as a result, found out a neutralizing antibody having specificity for MMP13, resulting in completion of the present invention.
US08536305B2
The present invention relates to an improved process for preparing a polypeptide or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof comprising L-tyrosine, L-alanine, L-glutamate, and L-lysine. The polypeptide or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is preferably glatiramer acetate. The process comprises: (a) polymerizing a mixture of N-carboxyanhydride of L-tyrosine, N-carboxyanhydride of L-alanine, N-carboxyanhydride of a protected L-glutamate and N-carboxyanhydride of a protected L-lysine, in a polar aprotic solvent in the presence of an initiator, to form a protected polypeptide; (b) admixing an acid with the protected polypeptide formed in Step (a) and a solvent, to form a product; and (c) admixing a substance selected from the group consisting of an alkali or alkaline earth metal hydroxide, a carbonate, a hydrogencarbonate, and mixtures thereof, with the product formed in Step (b), and a solvent or a mixture of a solvent and water, to form a deprotected polypeptide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US08536293B2
The present invention provides a triblock copolymer and a viscoelastic biostable foam comprising the same.
US08536288B2
An object of the invention is to provide a protein-adsorbing material having both adsorption capacity and high-speed treatment performance applicable to not only analysis use but also industrial use, in balance, and to provide a method for producing the same. The present invention provides a protein-adsorbing material comprising a polymer base-material, a polymer side-chain immobilized to the surface of the polymer base-material and a functional group having protein adsorption ability and immobilized to the polymer side-chain, in which the mass of the polymer side-chain is 5 to 30% relative to the mass of the polymer base-material.
US08536284B2
The present invention provides N,N′-dimethyl secondary diamine polymers including methylamine-terminated poly-(N-methylazetidine) and methylamine-terminated poly-(N-methylazacycloheptane). Amine compositions and amine-epoxy compositions comprising N,N′-dimethyl secondary diamine polymers are also disclosed.
US08536283B2
A varnish composition includes (1) a benzoxazine resin having highly symmetric molecular structure; (2) at least one of naphthol novolac resins, aniline novolac resins and phenolic novolac resins; (3) fillers. The benzoxazine resin having highly symmetric molecular structure, and the at least one of naphthol novolac resins, aniline novolac resins and phenolic novolac resins contribute to increase the glass transition temperature of the varnish composition, while decrease the coefficient of thermal expansion and moisture absorbability due to their small and highly symmetric molecular structures. A copper substrate can meet the requirement of high glass transition temperature (TMA≧200° C.) and low coefficient of thermal expansion (α1/α≦30/135 (μm/m° C.). Therefore, the composition of the invention can be widely used as high-performance electronic material.
US08536279B2
A block copolymer or graft copolymer with weight-average molar mass Mw of at least 100 000 g/mol, comprising a) at least one block S composed of from 95 to 100% by weight of vinylaromatic monomers and from 0 to 5% by weight of dienes, and b) at least one copolymer block (S/B)A composed of from 63 to 80% by weight of vinylaromatic monomers and from 20 to 37% by weight of dienes, with glass transition temperature TgA in the range from 5 to 30° C., where the proportion by weight of the entirety of all of the blocks S is in the range from 50 to 70% by weight, based on the block copolymer or graft copolymer, and also mixtures thereof, and their use.
US08536275B2
The present invention relates to acryl-based copolymers including an alkyl(meth)acrylate-based monomer; a (meth)acrylate-based monomer containing an aromatic ring; and a maleimide-based monomer, a resin composition including the same, and an optical film prepared by using the same.
US08536273B2
The instant invention relates to epoxy resin compositions comprising an epoxy resin, a block copolymer having at least one block predominantly composed of methyl methacrylate units or a core shell component and a hardener of the polyoxyalkyleneamine type. The epoxy materials cured from these compositions have high impact resistance.
US08536263B2
Compositions for coating roofs, facades, floors or vertical facings including at least one acrylic polymer and at least one polyurethane polymer and at least one ethylene vinyl acetate emulsion. The compositions combine the advantages of the excellent features of polyurethane compositions with the reduced cost of acrylic compositions in such a manner that a balance between both characteristics is shown. Methods for covering a roof, facade, floor or vertical facing with these compositions and the use thereof as a coating for roofs, facades, floors or vertical facings.
US08536253B2
Catalytic partial oxidation using a metal oxide catalyst surface treats crumb rubber that is recovered from waste rubber tires. Advantages of using catalytically oxidized crumb rubber relative to using non-catalytically oxidized crumb rubber in making the rubberized concrete, includes superior mechanical strength and water-repealing capability, lower oxidation temperature and shorter oxidation time, and accelerated hydration times. Rubber oil (a gas condensate) co-produced from the crumb rubber partial oxidation process is equal to or better than the commercial superplasticizers. Industrial scale partial oxidation employs a continuous flow tubular reactor where a crumb rubber/catalyst mixture is fed into the reactor co-currently with an air/nitrogen mixture.
US08536247B2
Thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising A) from 10 to 99.999% by weight of a polyimide B) from 0.001 to 20% by weight of iron powder with a particle size of at most 10 μm (d50 value), which is obtainable via thermal decomposition of pentacarbonyliron, C) from 0 to 70% by weight of further additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to C) is 100%.
US08536246B2
The present invention provides an inkjet ink composition including color material particles, a water soluble polymerizable compound, a water soluble silicate salt and water, which is excellent in ejection stability even in a case in which the ink composition is stopped from ejecting in the inkjet recording device and left alone for a certain period of time, and ejection of the ink composition is resumed thereafter, which has a good maintenance property, and in which abrasion resistance of images formed with the ink composition is excellent; an ink set including the inkjet ink composition; and an image forming method using the ink set.
US08536245B2
An ink composition comprises a pigment coated with a water-insoluble polymer as a coloring material, a resin emulsion as an additive, water, and a water-soluble organic compound. The weight average molecular weight of the water-insoluble polymer is from 50,000 to 150,000. The resin emulsion comprises a resin comprising a monomer component of the same kind as the monomer component constituting the water-insoluble polymer and has a weight average molecular weight of 1.5 to 4 times that of the water-insoluble polymer. The average particle size of the resin emulsion is from 20 to 200 nm, and the average particle size of pigment particles in the ink composition ranges from 50 to 150 nm.
US08536243B2
The invention relates to a system for preparing a polymerized bone cement, including two components reacting with each other when they are mixed to form a solid polymer material. The first component may include a biocompatible acrylic polymer and an initiator capable of initiating a polymerization reaction. The second component may include a monomer capable of dissolving an acrylic polymer, a polymerization activator and a polymerization inhibitor, system in which the second component also includes a biocompatible acrylic polymer dissolved in said monomer, identical or different from the polymer of the first component with an average molar mass greater than 1,000,000 g/mol and a residual initiator content of less than 0.1% to form a gel with determined viscosity. Another object of the invention is a composition designed to constitute the second component of as system used to prepare such cement.
US08536241B2
This disclosure provides (meth)acryloyl pressure-sensitive adhesive foams and foam articles having one or more of the following properties: small cells, uniform cell sizes, pressure sensitive adhesive compositions, compliance to irregular substrates and vibration damping, and shock absorbing properties.
US08536236B2
A method for the preparation of an eggshell catalyst is described comprising the steps of i) immersing shaped units of an oxidic support having a smallest unit dimension ≧0.5 mm in a solution of cobalt ammine carbonate, ii) heating the solution to a temperature between 60 and 120° C. to precipitate cobalt compounds onto the surface of the shaped units, iii) separating the resulting supported cobalt compounds from the remaining solution, and iv) drying the supported cobalt compounds. The cobalt compounds may be reduced to provide catalysts suitable for the hydrogenation of unsaturated compounds or the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis of hydrocarbons.
US08536235B2
A process for the synthesis of methanol comprises: (a) passing a synthesis gas mixture comprising a loop gas and a make-up gas through a first synthesis reactor containing a methanol synthesis catalyst, said reactor cooled by boiling water under pressure, to form a mixed gas containing methanol, (b) cooling the mixed gas containing methanol, (c) passing said cooled mixed gas containing methanol through a second synthesis reactor containing a methanol synthesis catalyst in which further methanol is synthesized to form a product gas stream, (d) cooling said product gas to condense methanol, (e) recovering said methanol and returning unreacted gas as the loop gas to said first synthesis reactor, wherein the mixed gas containing methanol from the first synthesis reactor is cooled in heat exchange with either said loop gas or said make up gas.
US08536227B2
The present invention provides new tyrphostin derivatives acting as protein kinase (PK) and receptor kinase (RK) signaling modulators. The invention further provides methods of their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions including such compounds, and methods of using these compounds and compositions, especially as chemotherapeutic agents for preventions and treatments of PK and RK related disorders such as metabolic, inflammatory, fibrotic, and cell proliferative disorders, in particular cancer.
US08536226B2
The present invention is directed to the use of a compound of formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment of disorders mediated by the melanocortin-5 receptor, particularly dermatological disorders; and further directed to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US08536217B2
A polymerizable Norrish Type II photoinitiator according to Formula (I): Radiation curable compositions and inkjet inks containing the polymerizable Norrish Type II photoinitiator of Formula (I) exhibit improved compatibility with and solubility in radiation curable compositions and inkjet inks, and exhibit low extractable amounts of the photoinitiator and its residues after curing.
US08536208B2
A pharmaceutical composition for oral administration which is self-emulsifying on contact with an aqueous phase, in particular gastrointestinal fluids, and which comprises: (a) an antifungally active compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2 and R3 are independently of one another hydrogen, F or Cl; or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, and (b) a carrier comprising a solubilizer component for the antifungally effective component (a).
US08536202B2
The present invention constitutes new, triazole-substituted anthranilamides of the general formula (I), —in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Q, A and n have the definitions indicated in the description—, the application thereof as insecticides and acaricides for controlling animal pests, also in combination with further agents for activity boosting, and a number of processes for their preparation.
US08536201B2
The present invention relates to novel pesticidal arylpyrrolidine compounds (arylpyrrolidines) having the general formula (I) wherein A, X1, X2, X3, X4, R1, R2, R3, R4, and G are as defined in the application and their use as pesticide, in particular for combating animal pests which occur in the agricultural and/or the veterinary field, as well as to a preparation methods for preparing such compounds.
US08536198B2
The present application describes modulators of MIP-1 of formula (I): or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, Q, T, W, Z, R1, R3, R4, R5, R5a and R5b, are as set forth above. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and atherosclerosis using the modulators are disclosed.
US08536190B2
The present invention provides compositions and uses of an ascomycin macrolactam for the treatment of an unwanted ocular condition occurring in a patient undergoing treatment with a therapeutically active agent for the treatment of cancer.
US08536184B2
The present invention provides nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and a process for making thereof. The compounds have inhibitory activity on the phosphorylation of kinases, which inhibits the activity of such kinases. The invention also provides intermediate compounds useful in the process, as well as final products produced by the process, and salts or prodrugs thereof. The invention further provides a method of inhibiting kinases and treating disease states in a mammal by inhibiting the phosphorylation of kinases comprising administering an effective amount of a compound according to the invention to a patient in need thereof.
US08536181B2
Disclosed herein are prolyl hydroxylase inhibitors that can stabilize hypoxia inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α), as well as hypoxia inducible factor-2 (HIF-2). Also disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of the disclosed compounds. Yet further disclosed are methods for stimulating the cellular immune response in a mammal such as increasing phagocytosis, for example, prolonging the life of phagocytes, inter alia, kerotyiocytes, neutrophils. As such the disclosed compounds provide methods for treating diseases that relate to the body's immune response.
US08536176B2
A cyclic amine derivative represented by the formula (II) is a GPR119 agonist, and is used as an agent for treating diabetes. wherein Ar0 is phenyl or phenyl having a substituent such as C1-8 alkylsulfonyl or the like, pyridyl, or pyridyl having a substituent such as C1-8 alkylsulfonyl; A0 is (CH2)p, O, or the like; B0 is (CH2)q, or the like, provided that B0 is neither O nor NR25 when A0 is O or NR24; one of U0 and V0 is N, and the other is N or CR26; each of X0 and Y0 is C1-3 alkylene or C1-3 alkylene having a substituent; R23 is a C1-8 alkyl group or the like; each of R21 and R22 is hydrogen, a halogen atom, or the like.
US08536170B2
The present invention deals with a novel curable epoxy composition comprising an aromatic di-isoimide chemical compound. The di-isoimide serves effectively as a thermally activated latent catalyst in epoxy curing, thereby increasing shelf life, and avoids premature cross-linking. Novel laminated articles and printed wiring boards, including encapsulated printed wiring boards are also disclosed.
US08536166B2
This application discloses 5-phenyl-1H-pyrazin-2-one derivatives according to generic Formulae I-V: wherein, variables Q, R, Y1, Y2, Y2′, Y3, Y4, n and m are defined as described herein, which inhibit Btk. The compounds disclosed herein are useful to modulate the activity of Btk and treat diseases associated with excessive Btk activity. The compounds are further useful to treat inflammatory and auto immune diseases associated with aberrant B-cell proliferation such as rheumatoid arthritis. Also disclosed are compositions comprising compounds of Formulae I-V and at least one carrier, diluent or excipient.
US08536144B2
The present invention relates to an improved anti-fungal composition, to a process for preparing it and to its use as a preservative.
US08536138B2
This disclosure relates generally to methods and pharmaceutical compositions useful in treating pulmonary hypertension. In one embodiment, for example, the disclosure provides a method for treating pulmonary hypertension comprising administering a therapeutically effective dose of a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor to a patient in need of treatment. The disclosure finds utility in the fields of medicine and pharmacology.
US08536135B2
The present invention is related to methods of generating adaptive biochemical signatures in live cells and the use of said signatures to identify diagnostic and therapeutic modalities for human disease. The methods described herein comprise contacting a provocative agent to live cells and measuring and analyzing adaptive readouts. The methods of the invention may be used for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
US08536134B2
A composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of cyclosporin A, a blend of oils having a specific gravity of from 0.90 to 1.07, and a surfactant is disclosed herein.
US08536131B2
The invention relates to synthetic peptide amide ligands of the kappa opioid receptor and particularly to agonists of the kappa opioid receptor that exhibit low P450 CYP inhibition and low penetration into the brain. The synthetic peptide amides of the invention conform to the structure: The compounds are useful in the prophylaxis and treatment of pain and inflammation associated with a variety of diseases and conditions.
US08536124B2
An artificial decapeptide for inducing vitellogenesis in fish, being an analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone of chicken is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 2. The artificial decapeptide can be further developed and manufactured into a preparation, which is capable of inducing vitellogenesis in fish. With the implantation of the preparation into body cavity or body wall of bony fish, the induction of vitellogenesis and ovum maturation in bony fish can be successfully achieved.
US08536123B2
A method that includes a measurement of hemoglobin or hematocrit with a measurement of hemodynamic parameters to monitor and/or control a modality of treatment of a patient suffering from anemia.
US08536115B2
The present invention provides AMPAR excitotoxicity mediating polypeptides comprising the GluR2 NT1-3-2 (Y142-K172) amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) or the GAPDH(2-2-1-1) (I221-E250)amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:2). Also disclosed are nucleotide sequences encoding the polypeptides, methods of inhibiting GAPDH association with the GluR2 subunit or p53. Methods of inhibiting AMPA receptor mediated excitotoxicity using the polypeptides and nucleic acids are also disclosed.
US08536111B2
The present invention provides a hydrophilicity-restoring agent for removing inorganic matter from a hydrophilic surface whose hydrophilicity has been reduced by the adhesion of the inorganic matter to thereby restore the hydrophilicity of the hydrophilic surface, and provides a method for restoring the hydrophilicity of a hydrophilic surface using the hydrophilicity-restoring agent. A gel of a hydrophilicity-restoring agent is prepared by mixing a thickener such as polyethylene glycol and xanthan gum with an aqueous solution in which a ligand such as citric acid to form a chelate complex is dissolved. The hydrophilicity of the hydrophilic surface is restored by applying the hydrophilicity-restoring agent to the hydrophilic surface with a reduced hydrophilicity and removing the hydrophilicity-restoring agent after an appropriate lapse of time.
US08536110B2
A method of manufacturing a detergent composition comprising combining a plurality of components suitable for producing a detergent block which is water soluble into a fluid mixture. A mold assembly is provided which has a first mold component and a second mold component. The first and second mold components define a mold assembly having a body and a bottom. The body includes an outer wall, a bottom and outer wall which defines a mold interior. The fluid mixture is presented into the mold assembly and allowed to harden into at least a partially solid state within the mold defining a solid soluble, consumable detergent block. Once the block is at least partially cured, the first and second mold components are separated exposing the solid soluble, consumable detergent block to the ambient environment. Water soluble indicia are positioned onto the soluble consumable detergent block.
US08536102B2
A gear oil additive composition and gear oil composition comprising a organic polysulfide having at least 30 wt % of a dialkyl polysulfide compound or mixture of dialkyl polysulfide compounds, a thiadiazole; and at least one ashless phosphorus-containing wear inhibitor compound is disclosed as having low yellow corrosion in axles and transmissions.
US08536097B2
A description is given of 4-(4-haloalkyl-3-thiobenzoyl)pyrazoles of the formula (I) and of their use as herbicides. In this formula (I), X, Y, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are radicals such as hydrogen and organic radicals such as alkyl.
US08536086B2
A thermosensitive recording medium including a support; a layer containing a photothermal conversion material, formed over a surface of the support; and an oxygen blocking layer formed over a surface of the layer opposite to a surface thereof over which the support is formed, wherein the layer further contains a resin, which is in a cross-linked state, and the photothermal conversion material absorbs a light having a specific wavelength and converts the light into heat, and wherein the oxygen blocking layer has an oxygen permeability of 0.5 mL/(m2·24 hr·atm) or less at 25° C. and 80% RH.
US08536082B2
The invention relates to a method of preparing a dehydrogenation catalyst comprising a group VIII metal, a group IVA metal and a refractory oxide support. The method comprises stages of preparing the dry impregnation aqueous solution containing said group VIII metal, ammonia, either in solution or in gas form, and a complexing agent. It then comprises stages of aging the aqueous solution, of dry impregnation of the support, of maturing the impregnated support, of drying the impregnated support and of calcining the dried support.
US08536080B2
A metal carbide ceramic fiber having improved mechanical properties and characteristics and improved processes and chemical routes for manufacturing metal carbide ceramic fiber. Metal carbide ceramic fibers may be formed via reaction bonding of a metal-based material (e.g. boron) with the inherent carbon of a carrier medium. One embodiment includes a method of making a metal carbide ceramic fiber using VSSP to produce high yield boron carbide fiber. Embodiments of the improved method allow high volume production of high density boron carbide fiber. The chemical routes may include a direct production of boron carbide fiber from boron carbide powder (B4C) and precursor (e.g. rayon fiber) having a carbon component to form a B4C/rayon fiber that may be processed at high temperature to form boron carbide fiber, and that may be subsequently undergo a hot isostatic pressing to improve fiber purity. Another route may include a carbothermal method comprising combining boron powder (B) with a precursor (e.g., rayon fiber) having a carbon component to form a B/rayon fiber, carbonizing and a chemical reaction of boron (B) and carbon (C) to form boron carbide fiber. Another carbothermal method may comprise combining boron oxide powder (B2O3) with a precursor (e.g., rayon fiber) having a carbon component to form a B2O3/rayon fiber, carbonizing and a chemical reaction of boron oxide (B2O3) and carbon (C) to form boron carbide (B4C) fiber.
US08536079B2
An unbonded loosefill insulation material formed from a glass batch is provided. The glass batch comprises, in weight percent: 62.0-69.0% of SiO2, 0.0-4.0% of Al2O3, 7.0-12.0% of CaO, 0.0-5.0% of MgO, 3.0-14.0% of B2O3, 13.0-18.0% of Na2O and 0.0-3.0% of K2O. The unbonded loosefill insulation material is configured for distribution in a blowing insulation machine.
US08536077B2
Disclosed herein is a flooring underlayment membrane, and associated methods of manufacturing and installing such a membrane, comprising upper and lower nonwoven fiber layers. In one embodiment, the flooring underlayment membrane constructed as disclosed herein may comprise a first nonwoven fiber material, and a second nonwoven fiber material and at least one layer of extrudable thermoplastic resin disposed between and bonding the first and second nonwoven fiber materials.
US08536072B2
A semiconductor process is provided, including following steps. A polysilicon layer is formed on a substrate. An asymmetric dual-side heating treatment is performed to the polysilicon layer, wherein a power for a front-side heating is different from a power for a backside heating.
US08536071B2
An electrode assembly for a plasma reaction chamber used in semiconductor substrate processing. The assembly includes an upper showerhead electrode which is mechanically attached to a backing plate by a series of spaced apart cam locks. A thermally and electrically conductive gasket with projections thereon is compressed between the showerhead electrode and the backing plate at a location three to four inches from the center of the showerhead electrode. A guard ring surrounds the backing plate and is movable to positions at which openings in the guard ring align with openings in the backing plate so that the cam locks can be rotated with a tool to release locking pins extending from the upper face of the electrode.
US08536054B2
Provided herein are methods of polishing and texturing surfaces thin-film photovoltaic cell substrates. The methods involve laser irradiation of a surface having a high frequency roughness in an area of 5-200 microns to form a shallow and rapidly expanding melt pool, followed by rapid cooling of the material surface. The minimization of surface tension causes the surface to re-solidify in a locally smooth surface. the high frequency roughness drops over the surface with a lower frequency bump or texture pattern remaining from the re-solidification.
US08536051B2
A semiconductor device manufacture method includes: forming a first film above a semiconductor substrate; forming a first mask film above the first film; patterning the first mask film; executing a plasma process for a side wall of the patterned first mask film to transform the side wall into a transformed layer; after the plasma process, forming a second mask film covering the first mask film; etching the second mask film to remove the second mask film above the first mask film and leave the second mask film formed on the side wall; after the etching the second mask film, removing the transformed layer; and after the removing the transformed layer, etching the first film by using the first mask film and the second mask film as mask.
US08536045B2
A reflow method of a solder ball provided to a treatment object may include providing a coil, applying a current to the coil, and moving the treatment object through an internal space surrounded by the coil.
US08536044B2
A method for opening a bond pad on a semiconductor device is provided. The method comprises removing a first layer to expose a first portion of the bond pad and forming a protective layer over the exposed first portion of the bond pad. The method further comprises performing subsequent processing of the semiconductor device and removing the protective layer to expose a second portion of the bond pad.
US08536043B2
Embodiments of this invention provide a method to fabricate an electrical contact. The method includes providing a substrate of a compound Group III-V semiconductor material having at least one electrically conducting doped region adjacent to a surface of the substrate. The method further includes fabricating the electrical contact to the at least one electrically conducting doped region by depositing a single crystal layer of germanium over the surface of the substrate so as to at least partially overlie the at least one electrically conducting doped region, converting the single crystal layer of germanium into a layer of amorphous germanium by implanting a dopant, forming a metal layer over exposed surfaces of the amorphous germanium layer, and performing a metal-induced crystallization (MIC) process on the amorphous germanium layer having the overlying metal layer to convert the amorphous germanium layer to a crystalline germanium layer and to activate the implanted dopant. The electrical contact can be a source or a drain contact of a transistor.
US08536034B2
Disclosed herein are various methods of forming stressed silicon-carbon areas in an NMOS transistor device. In one example, a method disclosed herein includes forming a layer of amorphous carbon above a surface of a semiconducting substrate comprising a plurality of N-doped regions and performing an ion implantation process on the layer of amorphous carbon to dislodge carbon atoms from the layer of amorphous carbon and to drive the dislodged carbon atoms into the N-doped regions in the substrate.
US08536033B2
When forming sophisticated SOI devices, a substrate diode and a film diode are formed by using one and the same implantation mask for determining the well dopant concentration in the corresponding well regions. Consequently, during the further processing, the well dopant concentration of any transistor elements may be achieved independently from the well regions of the diode in the semiconductor layer.
US08536031B2
A method for fabricating a dual damascene structure includes providing a first photoresist layer coated on an underlying dielectric stack, exposing said first photoresist layer to a first predetermined pattern of light, coating a second photoresist layer onto the pre-exposed first photoresist layer, exposing said second photoresist layer to a second predetermined pattern of light, optionally post-exposure baking the multi-tiered photoresist layers and developing said photoresist layers to form a multi-tiered dual damascene structure in the photoresist layers.
US08536027B2
A method for making a silicon layer extending on an insulation layer, including the steps of forming a silicon-germanium layer on at least a portion of a silicon wafer; transforming portions of the silicon-germanium layer into porous silicon pads; growing a monocrystalline silicon layer on the silicon-germanium layer and on the porous silicon pads; removing the silicon-germanium layer; oxidizing the porous silicon pads; and depositing an insulation material on the silicon layer.
US08536022B2
A method according to embodiments of the invention includes providing an epitaxial structure comprising a donor layer and a strained layer. The epitaxial structure is treated to cause the strained layer to relax. Relaxation of the strained layer causes an in-plane lattice constant of the donor layer to change.
US08536019B2
Apparatus and related fabrication methods are provided for semiconductor device structures having encapsulated isolation regions. An exemplary method for fabricating a semiconductor device structure involves the steps of forming an isolation region of a first dielectric material in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to a first region of the semiconductor material, forming a first layer of a second dielectric material overlying the isolation region and the first region, and removing the second dielectric material overlying the first region leaving portions of the second dielectric material overlying the isolation region intact. The isolation region is recessed relative to the first region, and the second dielectric material is more resistant to an etchant than the first dielectric material.
US08536015B2
In accordance with aspects of the invention, a method of forming a metal-insulator-metal stack is provided. The method includes forming a first conducting layer, forming a resistivity-switching carbon-based material above the first conducting layer, and forming a second conducting layer above the carbon-based material, wherein the carbon-based material has a thickness of not more than ten atomic layers. Other aspects are also described.
US08536012B2
Methods for fabricating bipolar junction transistors, bipolar junction transistors made by the methods, and design structures for a bipolar junction transistor. The bipolar junction transistor includes a dielectric layer on an intrinsic base and an extrinsic base at least partially separated from the intrinsic base by the dielectric layer. An emitter opening extends through the extrinsic base and the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer is recessed laterally relative to the emitter opening to define a cavity between the intrinsic base and the extrinsic base. The cavity is filled with a semiconductor layer that physically links the extrinsic base and the intrinsic base together.
US08536006B2
A method includes forming a gate dielectric over a substrate in an NVM region and a logic region; forming a first conductive layer over the gate dielectric in the NVM region and the logic region; patterning the first conductive layer in the NVM region to form a select gate; forming a charge storage layer over the select gate in the NVM region and the first conductive layer in the logic region; forming a second conductive layer over the charge storage layer in the NVM region and the logic region; removing the second conductive layer and the charge storage layer from the logic region; patterning the first conductive layer in the logic region to form a first logic gate; and after forming the first logic gate, patterning the second conductive layer in the NVM region to form a control gate which overlaps a sidewall of the select gate.
US08536003B2
A method for fabricating a semiconductor power device includes the following steps. First, a substrate having thereon at least a semiconductor layer and a pad layer is provided. Then, at least a trench is etched into the pad layer and the semiconductor layer followed by depositing a dopant source layer in the trench and on the pad layer. A process is carried out thermally driving in dopants of the dopant source layer into the semiconductor layer. A rapid thermal process is performed to mend defects in the dopant source layer and defects between the dopant source layer and the semiconductor layer. Finally, a polishing process is performed to remove the dopant source layer from a surface of the pad layer.
US08536002B2
A process of forming an integrated circuit containing a bipolar transistor and an MOS transistor, by forming a base layer of the bipolar transistor using a non-selective epitaxial process so that the base layer has a single crystalline region on a collector active area and a polycrystalline region on adjacent field oxide, and concurrently implanting the MOS gate layer and the polycrystalline region of the base layer, so that the base-collector junction extends into the substrate less than one-third of the depth of the field oxide, and vertically cumulative doping density of the polycrystalline region of the base layer is between 80 percent and 125 percent of a vertically cumulative doping density of the MOS gate. An integrated circuit containing a bipolar transistor and an MOS transistor formed by the described process.
US08536001B2
A method for forming a semiconductor device is provided. The exemplary method includes: providing a substrate having a gate structure and first spacers on both sidewalls of the gate structure formed on a top surface of the substrate; forming first openings in the substrate by using the first spacers as a mask, wherein the first openings are located on both sides of the gate structure; forming second openings by etching the first openings with an etching gas, wherein each of the second openings is an expansion of a corresponding one of the first openings toward the gate structure and extends to underneath an adjacent first spacer; and forming epitaxial layers in the first openings and the second openings.
US08535994B2
The following processes are included: preparing a substrate; forming a first gate electrode above the substrate; forming a second gate electrode above the substrate and adjacent to the first gate electrode; forming a gate insulating film on the first gate electrode and the second gate electrode; forming, on the gate insulating film, a noncrystalline semiconductor film at least in a first region above the first gate electrode and a second region above the second gate electrode; irradiating the noncrystalline semiconductor film a laser beam having continuous convex light intensity distributions; and forming a first source electrode and a first drain electrode above the first region, and a second source electrode and a second drain electrode above the second region. In the irradiating, when irradiating the first region with an inner region of the laser beam, the second region is irradiated with an outer region of the laser beam.
US08535992B2
Memory devices and methods of making memory devices are shown. Methods and configurations as shown provide folded and vertical memory devices for increased memory density. Methods provided reduce a need for manufacturing methods such as deep dopant implants.
US08535989B2
A reconstituted wafer includes a rigid mass with a flat surface and a base surface disposed parallel planar to the flat surface. A plurality of dice are embedded in the rigid mass. The plurality of dice include terminals that are exposed through coplanar with the flat surface. A process of forming the reconstituted wafer includes removing some of the rigid mass to expose the terminals, while retaining the plurality of dice in the rigid mass. A process of forming an apparatus includes separating one apparatus from the reconstituted wafer.
US08535978B2
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor chip comprising placing a plurality of die units each having an active front surface and a back surface facing front surface up on an encapsulant layer, encapsulating the plurality of die units on the active surface of the encapsulant layer with an encapsulant covering a front surface and four side surfaces of each of the plurality of die units, and exposing, through the encapsulation on the front surface, conductive interconnects electrically connecting a die bond pad to a redistribution layer.
US08535971B2
A method is provided for applying back contact silver busbars to an aluminum back surface field (BSF) of a solar cell. The method involves providing a solar cell substrate having a front side and a back side; printing a full aluminum backing layer on the back side of the solar cell substrate; drying the printed aluminum backing layer to yield a full aluminum layer; printing and drying a peeling paste on the full aluminum layer in areas where the silver busbars are desired; printing and drying a front contact silver paste on the front side of the solar cell substrate to produce a front grid electrode; co-firing and cooling the front and back sides of the solar cell, wherein during firing the peeling paste wets excess aluminum powder in the aluminum layer, such that during cooling of the solar cell the peeling paste contracts, solidifies, and peels off with the excess aluminum powder to leave a full aluminum BSF having open areas; and printing, drying, and firing a back contact silver paste on the open areas of the BSF to yield silver busbars.
US08535967B2
A method for etching a diaphragm pressure sensor based on a hybrid anisotropic etching process. A substrate with an epitaxial etch stop layer can be etched utilizing an etching process in order to form a diaphragm at a selective portion of the substrate. The diaphragm can be oriented at an angle (e.g., 45 degree) with respect to the substrate in order to avoid an uncertain beveled portion in a stress/strain field of the diaphragm. The diaphragm can be further etched utilizing an etch finishing process to create an anisotropic edge portion on the major areas of the diaphragm and optimize the thickness and size of the diaphragm. Such an approach provides an enhanced diaphragm structure with respect to a wide range of pressure sensor applications.
US08535950B2
Use of a latex of perfluorinated polymers having particles with an average diameter between 5 and 200 nm for determining the binding constant of two interacting molecular species by Laser Light Scattering (LLS), said polymeric particles comprising on the surface an amphiphilic non ionic surfactant, the same or a different surfactant ended with a receptor and a ligand interacting with the receptor.
US08535949B2
This invention relates to magnetic resonance-based sensors and related methods.
US08535946B2
The response of a patient with an enteropathic disease to therapy, particularly a candidate therapy in a clinical trial setting, is assessed by detecting the ability of the patient to metabolize an orally administered CYP3A substrate. The CYP3A metabolism may be monitored in a variety of ways. Conveniently, the appearance of a metabolite of the CYP3A substrate is detected in a patient sample over a period of time following oral administration, e.g. in urine, plasma, breath, saliva, etc. The CYP3A substrate is optionally labeled, e.g. with an isotopic, fluorescent, etc. label.
US08535924B2
A granule with an allergenic component has reduced dust by including antifoam added during the production of the granule. The antifoam may be dispersed throughout the granule or added to one of the components of the granule. The granule with antifoam produces at least 30% less dust than a comparable granule produced according to a process in which no antifoam is added.
US08535911B2
A progeny cell derived from a parent cell, wherein the progeny cell comprises at least one gene encoding MrgA protein or a functional homologue thereof and/or a DNA segment operably linked with the encoding gene, wherein said gene and/or DNA segment is manipulated with respect to the parent cell; the progeny cell comprises two or more copies of a gene encoding MrgA protein or a functional homologue thereof; or the progeny cell is mutated with respect to the parent cell; whereby the progeny cell produces greater amounts of MrgA protein or a functional homologue thereof than the parent cell.
US08535904B2
A method for adjusting calcium ion in epidermis is described. The method involves applying a material for enhancing skin barrier function to the skin of a subject. Appropriate materials include Pimpinella extract, Asteroidea extract, L-Carnitine, Royal jelly hydrolysate, Pellicer, Palmaria extract, ε, γ-Glutamyl lysine, Coptis japonica extract and citrus aurantium peel extract
US08535903B2
The invention relates to the use of a compound having formula (I) as an enzymatic substrate for the detection of a nitroreductase activity or as an enzymatic substrate for the detection of a nitroreductase activity and indicator of pH, wherein: W1, W2, W3 and W4 are independently H, Br, Cl, F, I, alkyl, alkoxy, thiomethyl, perfluoroalkyl, nitro, cyano, carboxyl (including the esters or amides thereof) or any combination of same; n=0, 1 or 2; U and V are N, N+R, CZ4, R being H, alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, alkanoic or alkylsulphonic, preferably if U is CZ4, V is N or N+R and, if V is CZ4, U is N or N+R; and Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 are independently H, Br, Cl, F, I, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, perfluoroalkyl, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, sulphonyl, including the sulphonyl or carboxyl amides or esters thereof, and the salts of same.
US08535901B2
The present invention relates to the use of a compound of the following formula (I) for detecting a peptidase activity and/or a variation in pH: according to which: Y1 is a peptide, H or an alkyl; W1, W2, W3 and W4 are independently H, Br, Cl, F, I, alkyl, alkoxy, thiomethyl, perfluoroalkyl, nitro, cyano, carboxyl (including the esters or amides thereof) or any combination thereof; n=0, 1 or 2; U and V are N, N+R or CZ4, R being H, alkyl, aralkyl, aryl, alkanoyl or alkylsulfonyl; Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 being independently H, Br, Cl, F, I, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, perfluoroalkyl, nitro, cyano, carboxyl, sulfonyl, including the carboxyl or sulfonyl esters or amides, and salts thereof.
US08535900B2
The invention encompasses the use of a lipolytic enzyme obtainable from one of the following genera: Streptomyces, Corynebacterium and Thermobifida in various methods and uses, wherein the lipolytic enzyme hydrolyzes a glycolipid or a phospholipid or transfers an acyl group from a glycolipid or phospholipids to an acyl acceptor. The present invention also relates to a lipolytic enzyme that hydrolyzes at least a galactolipid or transfers an acyl group from a galactolipid to one or more acyl acceptor substrates, wherein the enzyme is obtainable from Corynebacterium species.
US08535899B2
A novel class of hydroxylases is described having the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, 4, 6 and 8, and variants and fragments thereof having HIF hydroxylation activity. The polypeptides of the invention have in particular prolyl hydroxylase activity. An assay method monitors the interaction of the HIF hydroxylase with a substrate. Modulators of HIF hydroxylase are provided for use in the treatment of a condition associated with increased or decreased HIF levels or activity or for the treatment of a condition where it is desirable to modulate HIF levels or activity.
US08535896B2
The invention relates to a method for the diagnostic investigation of biological samples from a person for inflammation of the liver, in particular hepatic fibrosis and/or cirrhosis of the liver, where the sample is investigated for one or more proteins as markers of inflammation of the liver, in particular hepatic fibrosis and/or cirrhosis of the liver, where a concentration of the proteins which is elevated or decreased by comparison with the healthy state indicates the presence of an inflammation of the liver, in particular a hepatic fibrosis and/or cirrhosis of the liver. The proteins are selected from the group of ER6Q, vimentin, actin alpha 1 skeletal muscle protein, hMFAP 4, tropomyosin, PTGES 2, amyloid P component, transgelin, calponin 1, homo sapiens p20 protein, 17 kDa myosin light chain, H chain H Igg B12, prolyl 4-hydroxylase, beta subunit methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase 1, PRO2619, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1, fibrinogen alpha chain preproprotein, fructose-bisphosphate aldolase B, argininosuccinate synthetase, Eefla2, AT P 5 A1, alpha-2 actin, regucalcin, serum albumin, mitochondrial malate dehydrogenase, mitochondrial acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase or in each case a partial sequence thereof.
US08535890B2
The present disclosure provides humanized CC49 monoclonal antibodies that bind TAG-72 with high binding affinity and that are minimally immunogenic. In one embodiment, a humanized CC49 antibody includes a non-conservative amino acid substitution in a light chain complementarity determining region 3 of the CC49 antibody. In a further embodiment, the humanized CC49 antibody includes a non-conservative substitution of a first residue in a light chain complementarity determining region 3 and a substitution of a second residue in a complementarity determining region of the humanized CC49 antibody. In several of the embodiments, methods are disclosed for the use of a humanized CC49 antibody.
US08535887B2
The present invention provides genetic markers on human chromosome 19 that are associated with a beneficial response to interferon alpha (IFN-α). These IFN-α response markers are useful, inter alia, to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with IFN-α pharmaceutical compositions and drug products, in methods of treating patients having a disease susceptible to treatment with an IFN-α, and in methods for selecting the most appropriate therapy for such patients.
US08535860B2
A coating liquid for an undercoat layer of an electrophotographic photoreceptor which is formed by sequentially stacking the undercoat layer and a photosensitive layer on an electrically conductive support, wherein the coating liquid comprises titanium oxide microparticles and silicon nitride microparticles as an inorganic compound, a binder resin and an organic solvent.
US08535851B1
A metal-air battery includes a canister and a spiral wound electrode assembly disposed within the canister. The electrode assembly includes an ion permeable and substantially gas impermeable anode, a catalytic cathode, and a dielectric separator disposed between the anode and cathode.
US08535850B2
A fuel container according to the present invention includes a container body (15), a fuel (10) provided in the container body (15), a draining port (9) provided to the container body (15) for supplying the fuel (10) to the outside of the container body (15), a fluid introduction unit (19) which introduces into the container body (15) a fluid corresponding to flow-out of the fuel (10) from the draining port (9), and a swelling member (17) which connects to the fluid introduction unit (19) and swells in the container body (15) by absorbing the fluid.
US08535847B2
A membrane electrode assembly less susceptible to flooding or shortcircuiting caused by piercing of carbon fibers of a gas diffusion layer to a polymer electrolyte membrane is provided, containing a cathode having a catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer, an anode having a catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer, and a polymer electrolyte membrane interposed between the catalyst layer of the cathode and the catalyst layer of the anode, wherein each of the cathode and the anode further has a protective layer containing carbon fibers having an average fiber diameter of from 1 to 30 μm and a fluorinated ion exchange resin, between the catalyst layer and the gas diffusion layer, and the mass ratio (F/C) of the fluorinated ion exchange resin (F) to the carbon fibers (C) contained in the protective layer is from 0.05 to 0.30.
US08535843B2
The present invention provides a fuel cell bipolar plate in which an air gap or a material layer having a heat transfer coefficient lower than that of the bipolar plate is provided so as to reduce total amount of liquid water generated in a fuel cell, thereby preventing the occurrence of flooding and reducing the time required for cold start, enhancing durability, decreasing parasitic purge requirements, and enhancing operational stability.
US08535839B2
A fuel cell system includes at least one fuel cell stack, a fuel inlet conduit, and a fuel heat exchanger containing a fuel reformation catalyst. The fuel heat exchanger is connected to the fuel inlet conduit and to at least one fuel cell system exhaust conduit which in operation provides a high temperature exhaust stream to the fuel heat exchanger. The fuel heat exchanger is thermally integrated with an anode tail gas oxidizer (ATO) exhaust conduit such that in operation an ATO exhaust stream in the ATO exhaust conduit heats a fuel inlet stream passing through the heat exchanger.
US08535830B2
The present invention relates to electrochemical storage devices, such as supercapacitors, batteries, etc., and more particularly to such devices that comprise an electrochemically active coaxial nanowire. The invention particularly concerns such devices in which the coaxial nanowire comprises an inner core of a transition metal oxide and an axially surrounding outer shell composed of an electroconductive organic polymer, such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT). The invention particularly relates to a facile method for achieving the self-assembly of such coaxial nanowires.
US08535825B2
A mandrel for an electrochemical cell includes an elongated hollow tube. At least one drive member is provided at an end of the hollow tube and is configured to receive a driver in order to rotate the mandrel. The drive member is configured to electrically insulate the hollow tube from an electrode that is wound around the hollow tube.
US08535824B1
An electrochemical device has one or more electrodes in electrical communication with a tab assembly. The tab assembly includes a tab having one or more clad regions. Each clad region includes a metal clad onto the tab.
US08535823B2
A battery pack including battery cells, a housing to house the battery cells, and a cooling device that cools air flowing through the housing. The cooling device may be installed on an intermediate portion of the housing. The cooling device may include a cooling pipe, in which water flows.
US08535819B2
A battery is disclosed that includes two contact areas, an electrolyte, and an electronically conductive material that, at a neutralization trip point temperature, increases electronic conductivity internal to the battery between the first contact area and the second contact area. In one embodiment, the electronically conductive material is void from being activated external to the battery. In another embodiment, the battery includes a semiconductor material that includes custom doping to provide the increased electron conductivity at the neutralization trip point temperature. In yet another embodiment, the battery includes an insulator for separating the electronically conductive material until a temperature internal to the battery reaches the neutralization trip point temperature, at which point permits the electronically conductive material to increase the electronic conductivity between the first contact area and the second contact area.
US08535816B2
There are provided a fine structural body capable of manifesting an unprecedented property; a manufacturing method thereof; and a magnetic memory, a charge storage memory and an optical information recording medium employing such fine structural body. Unlike conventional bulk bodies phase-transited between nonmagnetic semiconductors and paramagnetic metals around about 460K, there can be provided a fine structural body 1 comprised of Ti3O5, but capable of manifesting an unprecedented property in which a paramagnetic metal property thereof is consistently maintained in all temperature ranges without undergoing phase transition to a nonmagnetic semiconductor.
US08535812B2
A conductive composition including: a solvent; a π-conjugated conductive polymer having a chlorine content of 0.6 wt % or less; and a compound represented by the following formula (1); wherein the π-conjugated conductive polymer is dissolved and the weight ratio of the compound represented by the formula (1) to the π-conjugated conductive polymer (compound represented by the formula (1)/π-conjugated conductive polymer) is 0.01 to 22.0.
US08535811B2
A polyamide molding composition which can be used for production of a printable or printed item contains a) at most 90 parts by weight of a polyamide obtained from a lactam or from an amino carboxylic acid having at least 10 carbon atoms; and b) from 10 to 100 parts by weight of PA1010, wherein a total of components a) and b) is 100 parts by weight.
US08535805B2
Provided herein are the polymers shown below. The value n is a positive integer. R1 is an organic group, and each R2 is H or a chemisorbed group, with at least one R2 being a chemisorbed group. The polymer may be a nanostructured film. Also provided herein is a method of: converting a di-p-xylylene paracyclophane dimer to a reactive vapor of monomers; depositing the reactive vapor onto a substrate held at an angle relative to the vapor flux to form nanostructured poly(p-xylylene) film; reacting the film with an agent to form hydrogen atoms that are reactive with a precursor of a chemisorbed group, if the film does not contain the hydrogen atoms; and reacting the hydrogen atoms with the precursor. Also provided herein is a device having a nanostructured poly(p-xylylene) film on a pivotable substrate. The film has directional hydrophobic or oleophobic properties and directional adhesive properties.
US08535802B2
The present invention relates to an emulsification method and an emulsification apparatus, capable of attaining easy control of particle size and particle size distribution, and simple scale-up and maintenance, and providing an emulsifying amount sufficient for industrial production. Namely, the method comprises continuously and successively passing two or more types of liquids which are substantially immiscible with each other through two or more mesh members disposed at certain intervals in the presence of an emulsifier to thereby perform emulsification, and the emulsification apparatus as an apparatus for carrying out the method comprises liquid feed pumps for feeding two or more types of liquids which are substantially immiscible with each other, and a cylindrical flow passage to which the two or more types of liquids are fed by the liquid feed pumps, the cylindrical flow passage including a predetermined number of wire gauzes disposed therein at a predetermined interval.
US08535790B2
Mold- and moisture-resistant gypsum boards and methods for making them are disclosed, the method comprising applying a slurry that forms a gypsum core to an upper or a lower facing sheet impregnated with a thermoset resin (e.g., a phenol-formaldehyde resin) in an amount effective to (i) allow water vapor passage through the facing sheet when the thermoset resin is in its uncured state and (ii) provide mold and moisture resistance to the facing sheet when the thermoset resin is in its cured state and heating sufficiently to cure said resin and dry said gypsum core, thereby yielding said gypsum board.
US08535788B2
Provided is a transfer decorative sheet comprising a base film and at least a peel layer provided on one surface thereof, wherein a surface of the base film at a peel layer side is subjected to release treatment, and the other surface of the base film brought into contact with a metal die has an average surface roughness Ra of 0.08 μm or more.A transfer decorative sheet which does not produce wrinkles on an injected molding can be provided.
US08535786B2
Represented and described is a sheet having at least one fastening section for the bonding of the sheet to a substrate or for bonding to a further sheet. In accordance with the invention the fastening section is coated partially with an adhesive and has at least two bonding regions formed by the adhesive coating, and adjacent bonding regions are separated from one another at least partly by at least one adhesive-free region of the fastening section.
US08535785B2
A modular plastic floor tile has a body of a first polymer compound and features overmolded onto the body from a second polymer compound. The compounds may be different from each other in hardness and/or color. The features may include raised pads on the upper surface and/or skins on support member cores downwardly depending from the tile lower surface. The pads on the upper surface may be injection-molded from the lower surface through through-holes. Lateral edges of the tile are provided with latches which fit into loops with an interference fit. The loops flex in order to impose a compressive force on mating tile edges. The tile may have an overmolded peripheral seal.
US08535783B2
An article has a metallic substrate. The substrate has a first surface region and a plurality of blind recesses along the first surface region. The substrate has perimeter lips at the openings of the plurality of recesses and extending partially over the respective associated recesses. A ceramic coating is along the first surface region.
US08535781B2
The present invention relates to a layer for reducing the friction resistance of a fluid relative to an object and for improving the contact of a boundary layer of the fluid flowing past, and thereby increasing the lift, comprising a wave-like approach flow surface repeating in a first direction which comprises means for transporting fluid from the boundary layer of the fluid flowing past to cavities in the wave-like approach flow surface. The present invention further relates to a method for manufacturing such a layer.
US08535773B2
A hose for transporting refrigerant of this invention is a hose comprising an inner tube layer including a gas barrier layer and a rubber layer adjacent to an outer surface of the gas barrier layer. The rubber layer comprises a rubber composition comprising from 1 to 15 parts by mass of an alkylphenol-formaldehyde resin and from 1 to 8 parts by mass of a hydrotalcite per 100 parts by mass of a raw rubber. The raw rubber comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of a BIMS and a butyl rubber and/or a halogenated butyl rubber, which is a copolymer rubber. The gas barrier layer comprises a polyamide resin composition comprising a modified polyamide obtained by blending a polyamide and a carboxyl group-containing modified polyolefin. The hose for transporting refrigerant of this invention has superior adhesion between the gas barrier layer and the rubber layer.
US08535761B2
A method of forming a coating comprising the steps of dissolving an silsesquioxane (e.g., one that is primarily a cage compound with 8, 10, 12, 14 or related complete cages or with partially condensed cages containing primarily Si(O)4 units in the cage) in a solvent to form an silsesquioxane solution; introducing (e.g., dissolving) an additive in the solution (e.g., the additive being selected from a rare earth compound, an acid, an organic moiety, a precious metal or compound thereof, a transition metal compound, or any combination thereof, or any of their ionic constituents); and optionally mixing a diluent with the solution to form a coating that is applied to a substrate, wherein the resulting coating forms crosslinks between resulting pendant Si(OH)x groups and a substrate surface. The present invention also contemplates coatings and coated articles consistent with the present teachings.
US08535757B1
A method includes loading a chemical agent into a spray apparatus and inserting the spray apparatus into an environment. The method also includes propelling the spray apparatus with a pressurized fluid from a pressurized fluid source in a longitudinal direction within the environment. The method also includes mixing the chemical agent with the pressurized fluid from the pressurized fluid source to generate a mixed chemical agent. The method also includes retrieving the spray apparatus in a direction opposite the longitudinal direction within the environment. The method further includes dispersing the mixed chemical agent from the spray apparatus during the retrieving of the spray apparatus.
US08535756B2
A nozzle for dispensing a random pattern of liquid adhesive filaments. The nozzle may include first and second air shim plates, an adhesive shim plate and first and second separating shim plates. The first and second air shim plates each have respective pairs of air slots. Each air slot has a process air inlet and a process air outlet and the air slots of each pair converge toward one another such that the process air inlets are farther apart than the process air outlets in each pair. The adhesive shim plate includes a plurality of liquid slots each with a liquid outlet. Four process air outlets are associated with each of the liquid outlets. The process air slots are adapted to receive pressurized process air and the liquid slots are adapted to receive pressurized liquid adhesive.
US08535742B2
Provided are a method of processing fish eggs, which can produce fish eggs having a good color tone without using a color-developing agent such as a nitrite or by using a reduced amount of the color-developing agent, and processed fish eggs produced by the method. A lactic acid bacterium, which can improve the color tone of the fish eggs, is added to the fish eggs. The lactic acid bacterium is preferably a lactic acid bacterium belonging to the genus Lactobacillus or Carnobacterium, more preferably Lactobacillus coryniformis K12 (Deposition Number: FERM BP-10945) or Carnobacterium maltaromaticum B64 (Deposition Number: FERM BP-10449).
US08535738B2
A method for formulating products to normalize skin or treat irritated or inflamed skin, a method for normalizing skin or treating irritated or inflamed skin for improvement, and compositions therefor.
US08535736B2
The instant invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of infection or infectious colonization of the eyelid and/or ocular surface for the treatment and prevention of ocular disorders and eyelid disorders.
US08535732B2
The present invention relates to the field of viral disorders, and in particular to viral obesity. Compositions comprising nutraceutical agents are provided for treating viral obesity. Additionally, compositions comprising nutraceutical agents targeting adenoviruses are provided.
US08535729B2
An antimicrobial composition contains a soluble silver salt and an alkanolamine or aminoalcohol. The composition may additionally contain an amino acid or amino acid salt and surfactant. The composition has additional stability and activity compared to prior art silver complexes.
US08535726B2
Disclosed are nanoparticles, such as carbon nanotubes or other graphitic sheet materials having extended aromatic surfaces, which are used to deliver active agents such as drugs, labels or dyes (termed for convenience a “drug”) to the interior of cells. The nanoparticles are functionalized by a hydrophilic polymer or adsorption of an amphiphilic molecule to render them stable in suspension. The drug is therefore capable of release in the cell exterior. The drug is more rapidly released at lower pH, as found e.g., in tumor cells. The drug may also be linked to a branched chain hydrophilic polymer, so that each polymer molecule carries more than one drug bound by a cleavable linker.
US08535718B2
Provided is an oral dosage form comprising a bisphosphonate selected from the group consisting of a risedronate and salts thereof; an ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a delayed release mechanism to deliver the risedronate and the EDTA in the lower gastrointestinal tract, wherein the oral dosage form is administered according to a scheduled dosing interval. The present invention substantially alleviates the interaction between bisphosphonates and food or beverages, which interaction results in the bisphosphonate active ingredient not being available for absorption. The resulting oral dosage form may thus be taken with or without food. Further, the present invention effects delivery of the bisphosphonate and the chelating agent to the lower GI tract, substantially alleviating the upper GI irritation associated with bisphosphonate therapies. These benefits simplify previously complex treatment regimens and can lead to increased patient compliance with bisphosphonate therapies.
US08535710B2
A method for treating a wound, and a dressing for wound care management comprising a three-dimensional body of glass-based fibers comprising one or more glass-formers selected from the group consisting of P2O5, SiO2, and B2O3; at least about 25 wt % of the fibers have a diameter between about 200 nm and about 4000 nm, and a length:width aspect ratio of at least about 10. In another form, the glasses are in the form of particles in an ointment or cream applied to a wound. In yet other forms the glasses are employed as fibers formed into sutures for closing a wound, or as particles in a surgical glue for closing a wound.
US08535709B2
Therapeutic formulations adapted for positive-pressure application for controlling biological fluid at a desired site in a subject, absorbent articles comprising therapeutic formulations, and anti-infective devices coated with therapeutic formulations, said formulations comprising about 25% to about 99% by weight liquid-crystal forming compound and 0% to about 75% by weight solvent. In addition, methods of using said formulations including methods for controlling biological fluid at a desired site in a subject, methods for controlling blood loss, and methods for facilitating effective closure of a vascular wound or incision site at a desired site in a subject are disclosed, the methods comprising administering particular formulations comprising liquid-crystal forming compounds and solvents that are described herein.
US08535704B2
The present invention is a molecular nano film formed on a surface of an implantable medical device to provide a barrier to tissue attachment. The film comprises self-assembling cross-linking molecules.
US08535700B2
Pro-fibrotic coatings for medical articles are described that include a pro-fibrotic polymer such as collagen. The pro-fibrotic coatings can also include a thromboresistant polymer. The coatings can be formed by activation of photoreactive groups pendent or independent of the coating materials.
US08535696B2
The treatment of humans or other mammals for eczema and/or psoriasis using dosage forms or compositions that include cetyl myristate alone or (in admixture or serially) both cetyl myristate and cetyl palmitate.
US08535695B2
The pharmaceutical compositions described herein include a suspension which comprises an admixture in solid form of a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent and at least one salt of a medium chain fatty acid and a hydrophobic medium, e.g. castor oil or glyceryl tricaprylate or a mixture thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions described herein contain medium chain fatty acid salts and are substantially free of alcohols. The pharmaceutical compositions may be encapsulated in a capsule. Methods of treating or preventing diseases by administering such compositions to affected subjects are also disclosed.
US08535694B2
The embodiments disclosed herein relate to ophthalmic compositions comprising calcineurin inhibitors or mTOR inhibitors, and more particularly to methods for treating an ocular disease and/or condition using the disclosed compositions. According to aspects illustrated herein, there is provided a pharmaceutical composition that includes a calcineurin inhibitor or an mTOR inhibitor; a first surfactant with an HLB index greater than about 10; and a second surfactant with an HLB index of greater than about 13, wherein an absolute difference between the HLB index of the first surfactant and the HLB index of the second surfactant is greater than about 3, and wherein the composition forms mixed micelles.
US08535691B2
A subject is confined in a closed environment at an elevated pressure through which perfluorochemical fluid containing dissolved oxygen is circulated to treat disease or injury.
US08535686B2
The invention provides modified hepatitis C virus (HCV) E2 glycoproteins comprising the HCV-E2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) including the HVR1, HVR2 and igVR variable regions wherein in at least one of said variable regions at least a part of the variable region is replaced with a flexible linker sequence. The invention also provides vaccine compositions comprising the modified glycoproteins as well as methods of use thereof.
US08535685B2
The invention provides an isolated H3 equine influenza A virus, as well as methods of preparing and using the virus, and genes or proteins thereof.
US08535680B2
The present invention falls within the field of molecular biology, and in particular it refers to peptides, polypeptides, protein molecules, uses, methods, processes, systems and compositions for minimizing the presence of molecules in a material and/or interfering with effects associated to such molecules. In particular, the present invention can appear in the form of anti-septic shock pharmacological composition and systems of purification from bacterial endotoxins.
US08535674B2
Use of an anti-IL-20 antibody, either alone or in combination with an anti-RANKL antibody, for treating breast cancer and inhibiting cancer-associated bone loss.
US08535656B2
Compositions and methods for transporting biologically active proteins and polypeptides, particularly across the blood-brain barrier, are provided.
US08535649B2
The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition including, in a physiologically acceptable medium: (a) at least 30% by weight of an anhydrous gel having a viscosity of at least 180 000 cP-s at 25° C. which includes at least one oil and at least one copolymer of styrene and at least one olefin other than styrene; (b) at least one specific glycerol diester; and (c) optionally at most 10% by weight of wax(es), the composition exhibiting a phase shift δ between its elastic modulus (G′) and its viscous modulus (G′) of less than 45° at a frequency of 30 to 50 Hz. It also relates to a cosmetic method for caring for or making up the lips, including the topical application to the lips of the abovementioned composition.
US08535648B2
Disclosed is the use of merocyanine derivatives of formula (1) for stabilizing UV-sensitive active ingredients like dibenzoylmethane derivatives.
US08535647B2
Cosmetic/sunscreen compositions contain a combination of at least one dibenzoylmethane sunscreen compound and a photostabilizing amount of at least one dithiolane compound of formula (I) below:
US08535632B2
The present invention relates to a catalyst-containing nanofiber composition, comprising a ceramic nanofiber having a plurality of metal catalysts wherein the metal catalysts exist as dispersed particles partially embedded in the nanofiber and cover from about 1% to about 90% of the surface area of the ceramic nanofiber.
US08535631B2
A method for the catalytic removal of sulphur dioxide and carbon dioxide from waste gases in a reactor charged with an activated carbon catalyst, includes saturating the activated carbon with SO2, saturating or partially saturating waste gases with water, introducing the waste gases with water, introducing the exhaust gases into the reactor catal ticall convertin the SO2 into H2SO4 and CO2 into C and O2 and into sulphur-carbon compounds on the same catalyst, washing out the catalyst and discharging the H2SO4 as a liquid and the C as a solid and/or bound to sulphur compounds.
US08535616B2
Light enhancement devices, applications for the light enhancement devices, and methods for making the light enhancement devices are provided. The light enhancement devices include a substrate and a film of metal disposed over the substrate, the film of metal including at least one cavity. The cavity may be of various shapes depending on the desired application.
US08535613B2
A method and an apparatus for separating acidic gases from syngas are capable of reducing the necessary power and are capable of obtaining high-purity CO2 at a high recovery ratio. A purification method and a purification system of coal gasification gas using the method and the apparatus are also provided.An apparatus for separating acidic gases from syngas containing acidic gases of C02 and H2S, in order, converts CO in the syngas into C02, removes H2S contained in the syngas by using a solvent for physical absorption, removes physical solvent from the syngas followed by heating in a heat exchanger using the converted syngas heat, and removes C02 from the heated syngas by using a solvent for chemical absorption.
US08535612B2
Disclosed is a diesel particle filter with a ceramic filter body and a method for producing the filter body. The ceramic filter body includes gas channels provided in a filter section with planar and porous filter walls. The filter walls provide throughflow of the exhaust gas flow perpendicular to the surfaces thereof. The filter body includes at least one catalytic section for catalytic purification of the exhaust gas flow. The filter body together with the filter section and the at least one ceramic section are made in one-piece from at least one ceramic impregnated fiber web. Gas channels are formed by sintering the fiber web at a temperature such that fibers of the fiber material are burned away and the ceramic material is monolithically sinter-bonded in one-piece with the at least one catalytic section and the filter section to produce the filter body.
US08535609B2
A test element analysis system for the analytical investigation of a liquid sample. The test element comprising a carrier film having a first light guide layer having a flat side, a second light guide layer positioned adjacent to the first light guide layer and opposite of the flat side, and a coupling out zone which is part of the flat side of the first light guide layer. A test field is secured to the flat side and is constructed and arranged to receive a liquid sample. The test field comprises a reagent system having a soluble reagent capable of causing an optically measurable change upon reaction with an analyte of the liquid sample, and a detection zone in optical contact with the coupling out zone.
US08535602B2
A hearth furnace for producing metallic iron material has a furnace housing having a drying/preheat zone, a conversion zone, a fusion zone, and optionally a cooling zone, the conversion zone is between the drying/preheat zone and the fusion zone. A moving hearth is positioned within the furnace housing. A hood or separation barrier within at least a portion of the conversion zone, fusion zone or both separates the fusion zone into an upper region and a lower region with the lower region adjacent the hearth and the upper region adjacent the lower region and spaced from the hearth. An injector introduces a gaseous reductant into the lower region adjacent the hearth. A combustion region may be formed above the hood or separation barrier.
US08535600B2
A method for producing a high temperature-resistant article comprises an assembling step of foaming an assembly of a first substrate and a second substrate with an adhesive layer interposed therebetween and comprising paste of powder of at least one carbide of niobium carbide, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and tungsten carbide; and a bonding step of heating the assembly to bond the first substrate and the second substrate by sintering, thereby obtaining a high temperature-resistant article comprising the assembly after sintering. Moreover, a method for producing a high temperature-resistant article comprises a coating step of coating a slurry comprising powder of at least one carbide of niobium carbide, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide and tungsten carbide on a surface of a high temperature-resistant substrate; a drying step of drying the substrate after the coating step; and a film-forming step of heating the substrate after the drying step to form a carbide coating film on the surface of the substrate by sintering, thereby obtaining a high temperature-resistant article having the carbide coating film. A high temperature-resistant article of a complicated shape can be easily produced at low costs by these methods.
US08535596B2
Method of making a multilayer balloon for a catheter having a nominal working diameter comprises forming a tube having at least a first layer and a second layer having a combined wall thickness. The first layer is made of a first polymer material having a first maximum blow-up-ratio and the second layer is made of a second polymer material having a second maximum blow-up-ratio greater than the first maximum blow-up-ratio. The second layer is an inner layer relative to the first layer. The method also comprises forming the multilayer balloon from the tube in a balloon mold having an inner diameter corresponding to the balloon's nominal working diameter. The at least first and second layers of the multilayer balloon define a compliance less than that of a single layer balloon made of the first polymer material with a wall thickness equal to the combined wall thickness.
US08535591B2
A process for making biodegradable articles is presented. The process comprises providing a biodegradable material. A molding assembly comprising a mold and a carrier for affixing the mold to a centrifuge is provided. The biodegradable material is inserted into the mold and the mold subjected to a centrifugal force wherein solvent is separated from the biodegradable material and the shaped article is formed.
US08535590B2
A spray system and method of using such spray system to fabricate a polymer membrane structure for use as a vascular graft or tissue engineered scaffold is provided. Generally, this spray system includes the use of at least two spray apparatus to apply different polymer and solvent mixtures to the outer surface of a mandrel to form a blended layer. Upon curing of the blended layer, phase separation occurs leading to the formation of a polymer membrane structure having variable properties along at least a portion of its longitudinal axis.
US08535582B2
The present invention relates to a method and molding system (1) for forming a molded plastic article by wireless control. The molding system includes a primary controller (12) that is adapted to engage in wireless communications with the carriage controller (45) of one or more self-propelled carriages (15). Each carriage (15) includes a carriage location indicator (62) that determines the location of the carriage, which is transmitted substantially continuously to the carriage controller (45), and then communicated substantially continuously and wirelessly from the carriage controller to the primary controller (12). The primary controller (12) wirelessly communicates position directives (e.g., a polymer introduction station position directive) to each carriage controller (45), which correspondingly provides operational position instructions to each carriage's respective propulsion system (30), so as to re-position at least one carriage. The primary controller also provides directives to other secondary controllers in the molding system, depending on the status of, and in particular the location of the various carriages within, the molding system. For example, with a carriage (15) positioned in the polymer introduction station (18), the primary controller (12) communicates one or more polymer introduction directives to a polymer introduction controller (68), which then provides operational polymer introduction instructions to a polymer introduction apparatus (71), such as an extruder, thus resulting in the introduction of a polymer composition into contact with the interior mold surface (27) of the mold (24), and accordingly formation of a molded article.
US08535580B2
The present invention provides a method that uses digital data, such as that obtained from an intraoral scanner, to fabricate a wide range of customized laboratory appliances. The digital data is used to form a negative mold, which is in turn used to make a physical dental model. The negative mold is configured such that it can be flexed, stretched, fractured or disassembled to release the physical dental model. The physical dental model is then used for fabricating an orthodontic laboratory appliance.
US08535578B2
The present invention relates to wood-base materials made flame-retardant with halogen-free organic phosphorus compounds, and to compositions and processes for their production and their use.
US08535570B2
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a conductive polymer composition comprising the steps of A) providing a latex containing a conductive polymer; B) mixing the latex from A with either an aqueous latex of a polymer, or with (a) water-soluble precursor(s) of a polymer; C) removing water from the so obtained mixture; D) heating the product from step C) to a temperature at which the polymer added in step B flows or where the polymer introduced in step B is formed from out of its precursor(s); and E) processing and/or solidifying the product of step D) into a desired form, wherein the amount of conductive polymer is between 0.1 and 10 wt % relative to the total of the total of components in step A and B. In step A optionally carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in an aqueous medium are preferably added to the latex containing conductive polymer. In that case the conductive polymer may behave as a conductive polymeric surfactant for the CNTs dispersed in water.
US08535569B2
A composition with a corrosion inhibitor component having one or more tetrahydrobenzotriazoles and one or more other triazoles; wherein the tetrahydrobenzotriazoles are in a weight ratio to the other triazoles such that the composition decreases the General Corrosion rate, as measured by copper electrodes in the presence of 10 ppm sodium hypochlorite, by at least about 0.05 mpy relative to a corrosion inhibitor component which is 100% of the other triazoles. Also, a method of using this composition to inhibit corrosion of a metal component which has a metal or metal alloy which is corrodible in the presence of copper or copper corroding agents.
US08535567B2
A composition with one or more tetrahydrobenzotriazoles and one or more one or more tetrahydrobenzotriazole activating solvents, wherein the tetrahydrobenzotriazoles are solubilized in the activating solvents in an amount effective to inhibit corrosion of a metal or metal alloy which is corrodible in the presence of copper or copper corroding agents. Also, a method of using this composition to inhibit corrosion of a metal component which has a metal or metal alloy which is corrodible in the presence of copper or copper corroding agents.
US08535565B2
Phosphor compositions comprising a solid solution series between Sr3AlO4F and Sr3SiO5 and a solid solution series between Sr3AlO4F and GdSr2AlO5, are disclosed. A white light emitting LED using the phosphor compositions is also disclosed.
US08535561B2
Tail seal compound (tail seal) for tunnelling machine comprising blown oils, more than 30% by weight of a mineral charge and fibrous material.
US08535559B2
Nitrogen-containing fluorochemical ketones are provided that can be useful in apparatuses that includes a device and a mechanism for transferring heat. The provided fluorochemical ketones are stable at temperatures above 170° C., are environmentally friendly, and are economical to produce. The provided apparatuses can be useful for vapor phase soldering of electronic devices.
US08535555B2
The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least one fluoroolefin and an effective amount of stabilizer that may be an epoxide, fluorinated epoxide or oxetane, or a mixture thereof with other stabilizers. The stabilized compositions may be useful in cooling apparatus, such as refrigeration, air-conditioning, chillers, and heat pumps, as well as in applications as foam blowing agents, solvents, aerosol propellants, fire extinguishants, and sterilants.
US08535548B2
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for etching flexible glass sheets (13) in which the sheets (13) are transported in a near vertical orientation past non-contact, liquid-ejecting bearings (3) which apply an etching solution (e.g., an aqueous NaF/H3PO4 solution) to the sheets (13). In certain embodiments, the uppermost liquid-ejecting bearing (3) is above the top edge of the sheet (13) and thus is able to apply etching solution to the top of the sheet. In other embodiments, a top shower (11), which includes a set of spray nozzles (21) located above and distributed along the length of the apparatus, is used to apply etching solution to the top of the sheet (13). Using the disclosed methods and apparatus, glass sheets (13) produced by a fusion process are provided which have areas greater than five square meters and average surface roughness values in the range of 0.5 nanometers to 1.1 nanometers.
US08535546B2
In order to provide a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate, a base member having a copper foil separably laminated thereon is prepared, and a solder resist layer is formed on the copper foil. Openings are formed in the solder resist layer, and a metal conductor portion is formed in each of the openings. By means of sputtering, a dissimilar metal layer is formed over the surface of the metal conductor portion and the entire surface of the solder resist layer. Copper electroplating is performed so as to form connection terminals and a conductor layer on the dissimilar metal layer. After a build-up step, the base material is removed, whereby the copper foil is exposed, and the exposed copper foil and the metal conductor portion are removed through etching, whereby the surfaces of the external connection terminals are exposed from the openings.
US08535544B2
A method of fabricating a material having nanoscale pores is provided. In one embodiment, the method of fabricating a material having nanoscale pores may include providing a single crystal semiconductor. The single crystal semiconductor layer is then patterned to provide an array of exposed portions of the single crystal semiconductor layer having a width that is equal to the minimum lithographic dimension. The array of exposed portion of the single crystal semiconductor layer is then etched using an etch chemistry having a selectivity for a first crystal plane to a second crystal plane of 100% or greater. The etch process forms single or an array of trapezoid shaped pores, each of the trapezoid shaped pores having a base that with a second width that is less than the minimum lithographic dimension.
US08535543B2
The present invention relates to separating one or more of sand and other particulate matter from a mixture of animal waste and water. The present invention can help to control the discharge of noxious odors while processing material containing animal waste. An exemplary apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a cylindrical housing and a non-rotating collection table. An exemplary apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes optional shield provided inside the cylindrical housing that can help to capture the particulate matter and that can also help to reduce the discharge of noxious gas and odors from the apparatus.
US08535531B2
A water treatment system may generally comprise a generally cylindrical halogenated resin bed comprising an empty bed contact time greater than 1 second, an aspect ratio less than 0.8, and a fluid velocity less than 0.5 cm/s, wherein the aspect ratio is the ratio of the length of the halogenated resin bed to the diameter of the halogenated resin bed; and wherein the fluid velocity is the quotient of the volumetric flow rate of the water treatment system and the cross-sectional area of the halogenated resin bed; and wherein the halogenated resin bed improves the removal of contaminates relative to a corresponding water treatment system having an aspect ratio greater than 0.8.
US08535520B2
A fuel filter has a coalescent element for separating water from fuel, a prefilter element, a main filter element, and a common central tube, wherein the coalescent element, the prefilter element, and the main filter element are arranged sequentially along the common central tube. A fuel filter arrangement has a housing in which the fuel filter is arranged. The common central tube of the fuel filter is attached to the housing, wherein between the fuel filter and the housing an annular space is formed.
US08535516B2
An efficient delayed coking process improvement for producing heavy coker gas oil of sufficient quality to be used as hydrocracker feedstock.
US08535507B1
A process for creating porous anode foil for use in an electrolytic capacitor of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator is provided. The process includes electrochemical drilling a plurality of etched metal foils in sequence one after the other in a bath containing electrochemical drilling (ECD) solution initially having a pH of less than 5. Alternatively, an etched foil sheet may be passed through the bath in a substantially continuous manner such that a portion of said etched foil sheet is in contact with the ECD solution is electrochemically drilled to generate pores. Electrochemical drilling is achieved when a current is passed to the foil or portion of the foil sheet in solution. ECD replenishment solution having a pH of less than about 5 is added from a feed reservoir to the bath at such a rate so as to maintain a pH in the ECD solution in the bath of less than about 5, and ECD solution in the bath is removed to a waste reservoir at the substantially the same rate as the addition of the ECD replenishment solution to the bath.
US08535496B2
A sputter-coating apparatus is configured for forming coatings on a plurality of workpieces, and includes a deposition chamber defining a cavity, a plurality of targets received in the cavity, and a plurality of supporting assemblies. Each target includes a first target plate and an opposite second target plate. The supporting assemblies are received in the cavity and arranged between the first target plates and the second target plates. Each supporting assembly includes a hollow rotating post for rotating about a first axis substantially parallel to a lengthwise direction thereof, at least one support extending from the post, and at least one driving unit. Each support includes a connecting arm rotatably connected to the post and a fixing portion attached to the connecting arm for supporting a workpiece. The driving unit is configured for driving each connecting arm to rotate relative to the corresponding post about a second axis.
US08535468B2
A method and an apparatus are provided for making a disposable bodily fluid handling composite pad having thickness-reduced regions on longitudinally opposite ends. The disposable bodily fluid absorbing composite pad includes a bodily fluid absorbing first pad and a bodily fluid absorbing second pad seperably attached to the first pad. A continuous web having continuous bodily fluid absorbing layer and bodily fluid impervious layer permanently attached together is fed to pass through paired compression rolls to obtain a worked web formed in regions which will become ends of the first pad with thickness-reduced regions. A bodily fluid absorbing web is seperably attached to the worked web to obtain a first composite web. A bodily fluid impervious web, pressure-sensitive adhesive and a separator are placed on the bodily fluid absorbing web of the first composite web to obtain a second composite web from which the composite pad is cut out.
US08535467B2
The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of an antiballistic article comprising the steps of forming a stack of sheets by stacking 2 or more sheets, each sheet comprising one or more mono-layers of anti-ballistic fibers and optionally a thermoplastic binder, followed by subjecting the stack of sheets to a reduced atmospheric pressure environment; and while maintaining the reduced atmospheric pressure environment, consolidating said stack of sheets to a pressure of at least 10 MPa at an elevated temperature. The invention also relates to an anti-ballistic article.
US08535462B2
The invention relates to a method for producing coated spring-loaded steel rails especially for windshield wipers comprising a rubber or elastomer wiper blade, wherein a cold-rolled steel rail blank is provided with a zinc layer, whereafter a zinc-containing anchor layer is produced, and a coating made of a polymerizable coating powder is deposited on the anchor layer and partially cured.
US08535460B2
A hydrogen storage alloy is provided which has an extremely low Co content, and can maintain the drain (power) performance (especially pulse discharge characteristics), activity (degree of activity), and life performance at high levels. The hydrogen storage alloy is manufactured by weighing and mixing every material for the hydrogen storage alloy so as to provide an alloy composition represented by the general formula MmNiaMnbAlcCod or MmNiaMnbAlcCodFee, and controlling the manufacturing method and manufacturing conditions so that both the a-axis length and the c-axis length of the crystal lattice are in a predetermined range. Although it is sufficient if the a-axis length of the crystal lattice is 499 pm or more and the c-axis length is 405 pm or more, by further specifying the a-axis length and c-axis length depending on the values of ABx, a hydrogen storage alloy having high durability can be provided.
US08535459B2
The present invention provides a steel material for hardening, including chemical components, by mass %, of: C: 0.15 to 0.60%; Si: 0.01 to 1.5%; Mn: 0.05 to 2.5%; P: 0.005 to 0.20%; S: 0.001 to 0.35%; Al: over 0.06 to 0.3%; and total N: 0.006 to 0.03%, with a balance including Fe and inevitable impurities including B of not more than 0.0004%, in which a hardness R at a position 5 mm away from a quenching end measured through a Jominy-type end-quenching method specified in JIS G 0561, and a calculation hardness H at a position 4.763 mm away from the quenching end satisfy the following Equation (1). H×0.948≦R≦H×1.05 Equation (1)
US08535456B2
Chemical conversion treatment solution for a steel material and chemical conversion treatment method
A chemical conversion treatment solution for a steel material is provided. The solution is an acidic aqueous solution of pH 3 to 5 containing 50 to 500 ppm by weight of zirconium fluoride complex in terms of Zr, 5 to 50 ppm by weight of free fluorine, and 5 to 30% by weight in relation to Zr of polyethyleneimine having a weight average molecular weight of 300 to 10,000, a molar ratio of the primary amino group of at least 30%, and a molar ratio of the tertiary amino group of at least 15% in relation to the total amino group content. A method for chemical conversion treatment is also provided. This invention realizes excellent coating adhesion and corrosion resistance after the coating, as well as improved throwing power in the coating, and in particular, in the electrodeposition coating of a steel material.
US08535449B2
A method is disclosed for removing deposits from rotating parts of a gas turbine engine while under full fire or idle speed utilizing a particulate coke composition. The coke composition may be introduced directly into the combustion chamber (combustor) of the gas turbine or, alternatively, anywhere in the fuel stream, water washing system, or the combustion air system. By kinetic impact with the deposits on blades and vanes, the deposits will be dislodged and will thereby restore the gas turbine to rated power output. If introduced into the compressor section, the coke particles impinge on those metal surfaces, cleaning them prior to entering the hot gas section where the process is repeated.
US08535443B2
A system of gas lines for a processing chamber and a method of forming a gas line system for a processing chamber are provided. The system of gas lines includes electropolished multi-way valves that connect electropolished linear gas lines. By using multi-way valves rather than tee-fittings and electropolishing the linear gas lines, the nucleation of contaminating particles in the system of gas lines may be reduced.
US08535436B2
The use of cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivatives for reducing or minimizing the dust emission when handling pulverulent construction chemistry products, processes for the preparation of the pulverulent construction chemistry products and hydraulically setting materials containing the cyclohexanepolycarboxylic acid derivatives according to the invention are proposed.
US08535435B2
A low-pressure method for producing construction materials, such as blocks, bricks or slabs, utilizing high percentages of waste cement dust in admixture with additive material capable of effectively neutralizing the high lime content and agglomerating the extremely fine particles of the cement dust upon blending of the admixture with water. The resulting blend may simply be cast in molds of various shapes and sizes and cured under normal atmospheric pressure conditions into a hardened construction material exhibiting high strength, light weight and high thermal insulation.
US08535432B2
The present invention relates to a porphyrazine coloring matter or a salt thereof represented by the following formula (1) [wherein, the rings of A to D are each independently a benzene ring or a 6-membered nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring, E is alkylene, X is a sulfo-substituted anilino group or the like which may further have a substituent, R1 is a C1-C6 alkyl group, b is 0.00 or more and less than 3.90 as an average value, c is 0.10 or more and less than 4.00 as an average value, and the sum of b and c is 1.00 or more and less than 4.00 as an average value]. The ink composition containing the porphyrazine coloring matter of the present invention has a good hue as a cyan ink, is excellent in various fastness properties, particularly in ozone fastness, allows a high print density, has properties hardly causing bronze phenomenon, and can provide a porphyrazine coloring matter suitable for inkjet recording and an ink composition containing this.
US08535431B2
The present invention relates to a porphyrazine coloring matter or a salt thereof represented by the following formula (1): [wherein, the rings A to D are independently a benzene ring or a nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring, the number of the nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic ring is more than 0.00 and less than 1.00 as an average value, the rest are benzene rings, E is alkylene, X and Y are a sulfo-substituted anilino group and the like, b is 0.00 or more and less than 3.90 as an average value, c is 0.10 or more and less than 4.00 as an average value, and the sum of b and c is more than 3.00 and less than 4.00 as an average value]. The ink composition containing the porphyrazine coloring matter of the present invention or a salt thereof is an ink composition which has a hue closer to the standard color as a cyan ink, is excellent in various fastnesses, particularly in ozone fastness, and can provide recorded images having a high print density and thus having a good balance, and further it is suitable for inkjet recording.
US08535425B2
A separation and scrubbing system for exhaust gases includes a plurality of industrial discharge outlets, a separation unit, pipelines to direct exhaust gases from the industrial discharge outlets to the separation unit and pipelines to return treated exhaust gases to stacks corresponding to the industrial discharge outlets.
US08535422B2
Metal sorbent compositions for removing a metal contaminant from a fluid, such as removal of mercury from a coal-fired flue gas stream, and methods for making and using the same are provided. The subject metal sorbent compositions comprise an effective amount of an aqueous dispersion of microfine elemental sulfur particles on an adsorbent substrate, and optionally, a metal capture enhancing agent such as a halogen source and/or an oxidizing agent in an amount providing a metal capture enhancing effect on the metal sorbent composition. The subject metal sorbent compositions are prepared by drying an aqueous dispersion of microfine elemental sulfur particles on an adsorbent substrate, such as on a substrate of microfine particles of a refractory material and the like. Also provided are kits for use in preparing the subject compositions, and compositions produced by the methods. The subject compositions, kits and systems find use in a variety of different applications.
US08535418B2
A method of removing gaseous byproducts from a gas stream includes generating via at least one partial-combustion device a gas stream that includes gaseous byproducts. The method also includes channeling the gas stream from the at least one partial-combustion device to a fluid compression device that is configured to increase a pressure of the gas stream. The method further includes channeling the gas stream to a gaseous byproducts removal system to absorb at least a portion of the gaseous byproducts from the gas stream using a solvent. The method also includes discharging at least a portion of the gaseous byproducts from the gaseous byproducts removal system.
US08535413B2
An apparatus and process is taught for the formation of ethanol from a fermentation medium in the absence of an ethanol concentration distillation step.
US08535408B2
A hardmetal composition comprises tungsten carbide in an amount greater than 50 weight percent of the hardmetal composition. In addition, the hardmetal composition comprises a binder material consisting of at least 90 weight percent nickel, a binder flux between 3.5 to 10.0 weight percent chosen from the group consisting of boron and silicon, and less than 1.0 weight percent other components.
US08535407B2
The invention relates to a hard-metal comprising at least 13 volume % of a metal carbide selected from the group consisting of TiC, VC, ZrC, NbC, MoC, HfC, TaCl WC or a combination thereof, a binder phase comprising one or more of iron-group metals or alloy thereof and 0.1 to 10 weight % Si and 0.1 to 10 weight % Cr and having a liquidus temperature at 1280 degrees C. or lower and 3 to 39 volume % of diamond or cBN grains coated with a protective coating or a mixture thereof and a process for making the hard-metal.
US08535405B2
The honeycomb structure is provided with a honeycomb structural section, a pair of lateral electrodes on the side face of the honeycomb structural section, and at least one intermediate layer between the honeycomb structural section and the lateral electrodes. The honeycomb structural section has silicon carbide particles having an average particle diameter of 3 to 40 μm and silicon, and the ratio (Si/SiC) of silicon (Si) to silicon carbide (SiC) is 10/90 to 40/60. The lateral electrodes have an average particle diameter of the silicon carbide particles of 10 to 70 μm and a Si/SiC ratio of 20/80 to 50/50. The intermediate layer has an average particle diameter of silicon carbide particles and Si/SiC between those of the honeycomb structural section and those of the lateral electrodes. The electric resistance between the lateral electrodes of the honeycomb structural section is 2 to 100Ω.
US08535398B1
The present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for thickening liquids, e.g., hydrophobic liquids, non-aqueous liquids, fuels, etc. In one set of embodiments, a composition is produced by combining in a mixture, at least one monoglyceride (abbreviated “MG”) and glycerine (abbreviated “G”), in which the molar ratio of G to MG in the mixture is between 1:1 and 4:1. The mixture may be melted and cooled to form solids containing a G2MG molecular complex in which two molecules of G are hydrogen-bonded to each molecule of MG. The composition may be substantially free, in certain embodiments, of contaminating reactants, catalysts, alkaline agents, and/or by-products of fatty acid interesterification that may interfere with the use of said composition as a thickening agent.
US08535397B2
Process for the extraction of fatty acids from algal biomass comprising: producing an aqueous suspension of algal biomass; subjecting the aqueous suspension of algal biomass to acid hydrolysis and extraction by the addition of at least one non-polar organic solvent and at least one inorganic acid to said aqueous suspension of algal biomass, so as to obtain the following three phases: (i) a semisolid phase comprising a slurry of the algal biomass; (ii) an aqueous phase comprising inorganic compounds and hydrophilic organic compounds; (iii) an organic phase comprising fatty acids and hydrophobic organic compounds other than said fatty acids.
US08535395B2
A method for beam welding a multi-sheet work stack includes providing a reduced thickness feature in a first sheet, positioning the first sheet adjacent to a second sheet to define a first welding interface, and positioning a third sheet adjacent to the second sheet to define a second welding interface. A laser or electron beam is directed through the first sheet at the feature to form a fusion weld at one of the welding interfaces. A second beam may be directed onto the other interface to form a second fusion weld. Providing a reduced thickness feature in the first sheet may include forming the feature with the beam and mechanically pre-forming the feature. One of the interfaces may be pre-heated using the beam, and the beam may be split using a beam splitter to form multiple beams. A welded assembly formed via the method is also disclosed.
US08535391B2
The present invention is concerned with a dye system for application to a substrate, the dye system comprising: (a) at least one dye precursor; (b) an oxidizing agent; and (c) a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is a homogeneous catalyst or a heterogeneous catalyst. Preferably, the catalyst comprises at least one metal-containing compound. The invention also envisages a method for the coloration of a substrate, the method comprising treating the substrate with the dye system of the invention. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the substrate comprises human hair, natural or synthetic polymers, or textile fibers. In further preferred embodiments, the at least one dye precursor is an organic precursor, the at least one metal derivative for use as a catalyst comprises at least one inorganic metal compound or at least one metal complex comprising at least one organic ligand, and the oxidizing agent is hydrogen peroxide.
US08535386B2
An implant assembly comprises a stem and an augment. The augment includes a porous outer region which is integrally formed onto a solid inner region. The augment further includes, solid posts integrally formed on the solid inner region and extend through the porous outer region to the outer surface of the augment. The posts are integrally formed with and surrounded by the porous region and are designed to allow assembly of the augment to the stem without damaging the structure of the porous region. A method of attaching the augment is described, wherein a tool is designed to grip to posts of the augment and apply loads through these posts during assembly.
US08535380B2
An implantable orthopedic stability device is disclosed. The device can have a contracted and an expanded configuration. A method of using the device between adjacent vertebral body surfaces surfaces for support and/or fixation of either or both of the adjacent vertebrae is also disclosed.
US08535370B1
An endovascular prosthesis containing radiopaque markers for identifying the position of the prosthesis and for detecting any twisting of the prosthesis inside a corporeal vessel. The prosthesis may be a graft having a graft body with a wall defining a lumen. A plurality of radiopaque markers are disposed on the wall of the graft, with each individual marker appearing identical under fluoroscopy regardless of the grafts orientation inside the corporeal vessel, but the relative positions of individual markers relative to each other in a set indicate the prosthesis position and orientation.
US08535358B2
A bone screw and a method for manufacturing the same includes a screw thread configuration having one or more grooves cut into a leading face of the thread, a trailing face of the thread, and/or the shaft between the threads. Other implementations include the incorporation of facets into the one or more grooves. The implementation of the one or more grooves increases the surface are of the orthopedic screw and functions to increase in anchoring the bone screw within the bone once inserted therein, and thereby reduce the possibility for the screw backing out after insertion.
US08535357B2
An implantable interference screw for use in a soft tissue repair, the screw having a bioresorbable body comprising a plurality of interconnected pores, the body having an instrument interface in one end and a thread around an exterior of the body starting from distal end. The plurality of interconnected pores of the resorbable body are substantially filled with a bioresorbable polymer.
US08535356B2
A plate system and method comprising a plate and a screw having an integral resilient lock. The screw comprises a head that has a portion that is adapted to be compressible as it is screwed into bone using a tool. After the screw head is received in the plate and the tool is removed therefrom, the screw head decompresses or expands into a locking or receiving area, thereby locking the screw in the plate. The plate is adapted to have at least one or a plurality of detents or lips for cooperating with at least a portion of the screw head to retain the screw in the plate and prevent it from withdrawing therefrom.
US08535351B1
A dynamic spinal stabilization system that enables spinal movements throughout a range of motions from a neutral condition of the spine, to a flexion condition, and an extension condition. The system includes metal pedicle screws and at least one metal support rod, wherein the system includes elastomeric members operatively located to substantially eliminate metal-to-metal contact of metal components of the system that are movable relative to one another.
US08535345B2
The vasoocclusive device for use in interventional therapy and vascular surgery adapted to be inserted into a portion of a vasculature, includes a vasoocclusive coil disposed about an inner reinforcement coil wherein said vasoocclusive coil is helically wound and the inner reinforcement coil forms a reverse helical winding opposite the vasoocclusive coil winding, thereby forming a biplex wound coil. The vasoocclusive device biplex winding provides improved mechanical properties to the device. An inner reinforcement stretch resistant member attached within the biplex windings limits coil stretchability.
US08535337B2
Improved methods and apparatuses for inserting pedicle screws in accordance with embodiments of the present invention include an image correction algorithm. In various embodiments, an original image of a region of interest of a patient including a pedicle is created with an X-ray emitter and an X-ray detector. Due to the X-ray emitter not being aligned orthogonal to the X-ray detector, the original image will be skewed. Using a known location and orientation of the X-ray detector, a location and orientation of the X-ray emitter provided by a position monitoring system, and the original image, a processing system can execute the image correction algorithm to provide a corrected image to allow a surgeon to properly insert a pedicle screw along the axis of the pedicle while viewing an accurate corrected image in real time.
US08535333B2
Described herein is a delivery device and methods for delivering an ocular implant into an eye. The delivery device includes a proximal handle portion; a distal delivery portion coupled to a distal end of the handle portion and configured to releasably hold an ocular implant and includes a sheath positioned axially over a guidewire; and a metering system configured to provide visual guidance regarding depth of advancement of an implant positioned on the guidewire into an anatomic region of the eye. Also disclosed is a device and method for loading an implant onto the delivery device.
US08535328B2
A known x-stop implantation instrument is modified to provide a slide hammer mechanism to selectively apply an impact force. Both the axial location of the slide hammer and the angle of the slide hammer may be adjusted. A surgeon, when necessary or desirable, may thus apply an impact force to the forward end of the implement having a least a component of force in the direction of insertion of the x-stop device. The invention permits the surgeon to vary both the position along the shaft where the impact is applied as well as the angle at which the impact is applied relative to the direction of insertion.
US08535321B2
A guide block for use in surgery to locate a surgical tool accurately relative to an anatomical feature comprises a fixation part which can be fastened directly to the patient's tissue, and a guide part having at least one structural feature to engage a surgical tool to ensure that the tool is located appropriately relative to the patient's tissue. The guide part is mounted on the fixation part. The guide block includes at least two drives for adjusting the position of the guide part relative to the fixation part, so that the position of the guide part relative to the fixation part can be adjusted in at least two degrees of freedom. The fixation part of the guide block includes a housing which is hollow, and the drives are located inside the housing.
US08535308B2
A medical probe includes an insertion tube, having a longitudinal axis and having a distal end. A distal tip is disposed at the distal end of the insertion tube and is configured to be brought into contact with a body tissue. A joint couples the distal tip to the distal end of the insertion tube. A joint sensor, contained within the probe, senses a position of the distal tip relative to the distal end of the insertion tube. The joint sensor includes first and second subassemblies, which are disposed within the probe on opposite, respective sides of the joint and each include one or more magnetic transducers.
US08535286B2
A vibrating tampon apparatus to provide relief from feminine menstrual cramps comprises a vibration element, a housing unit, and a tampon member. The vibration element provides a source of vibrations and is contained within the housing unit. The tampon member is fabricated of an absorbent material and covers at least a portion of the housing unit, while being held in place by retaining elements on the exterior of the housing unit. Electric power is supplied to the vibration element by a remote electric power source. The electrical connection between the electric power source and the vibration element is controlled remotely by a control unit that allows the apparatus to operate either momentarily, in a testing situation, or continually for the lifetime of the electric power source, which is for normal usage and cannot be interrupted by the user.
US08535273B2
A one-piece connector for removing a housing and needle of a Huber needle assembly from a patient. The connector has a frame that can be positioned about a surface on the housing of the needle assembly and a pair of wings that pivot toward one another to provide a gripping surface.
US08535258B2
Hemofiltration systems and methods to treat an Inflammatory Mediator Related Disease in a patients, including chronic and acute diseases, may include a hemofilter and an adsorptive device. The systems and methods may further include one or more therapeutic agents administered to the patient. The hemofilter removes ultrafiltrate from a blood stream extracted from the patient to create a filtered blood stream and an ultrafiltrate stream. The adsorptive device may include one or more adsorbent materials and may be used to adsorb inflammatory mediators from the ultrafiltrate stream received from the hemofilter to create a post adsorption ultrafiltrate stream. The post adsorption ultrafiltrate stream may be selectively combined with the filtered blood stream and together with the filtered blood stream may be returned to the mammal. Other systems and methods are disclosed.
US08535256B2
A method for donning a therapeutic garment system on a mammalian body, whereby the garments are adapted for donning and releasably securing in a close-fitting fashion so that a plurality of elasticized pieces may be releasably applied, utilizing fasteners, against an outwardly facing surface of at least one—and more often two—of the garments in an operative therapeutic configuration. At least one elasticized garment is included for donning around an area of a torso such as the upper-torso, lower-torso, or full-torso area; a second elasticized garment is included for donning and releasably securing in a close-fitting fashion around a portion of the body, generally other than that around which the first garment will be (or has been) donned. In addition to an outwardly facing surface adapted for accepting releasable fasteners, each garment has an under-layer with an inwardly facing surface to resist slippage. A wide variety of operative therapeutic configurations are available to one donning garment system components, including those that address generally targeted objectives.
US08535254B2
A lumbar traction device is herein disclosed. The lumbar traction device includes a lumbar support member to be worn adjacent to a lumbar region of a user, at least one lower leg support to be worn adjacent to a lower leg of the user, and at least one connecting member connecting the lumbar support member and the at least one lower leg support, the at least one connecting member being substantially inelastic. When a load is applied to the at least one lower leg support, the load is transferred to the lumbar support member via the at least one connecting member. When the load is transferred to the lumbar support member, the lumbar support member forcibly presses against the lower lumbar area of user, thereby distracting the hip bone from the lower vertebrae.
US08535249B2
An apparatus for generating pressure pulse/shock waves (PP/SWs) is disclosed which comprises a pressure pulse/shock wave (PP/SW) source, a housing enclosing said PP/SW source, and an exit window from which wave fronts of waves generated by said PP/SW source emanate. The wave fronts have plane, nearly plane, convergent off target or divergent characteristics. In one embodiment, an extracorporeal shock wave system provides a planar wave for the treatment of tissue. A parabolic reflector is provided in order to propagate the planar wave through a membrane and to the tissue of a human subject. A piezoelectric, electrohydraulic or electromagnetic source may be used to develop the wave.
US08535239B2
A dicing device dices tissue harvested from a patient. The dicing device comprises a grid cutting element and a tray to receive diced tissue. The dicing device may be integrated into an otherwise conventional biopsy device. The diced tissue specimens may be further processed, such as by being introduced into a self-expanding fistula plug creation and delivery system. The self-expanding fistula plug creation and delivery system comprises a sheet and a reinforcement tube. A scaffold material may be placed in the sheet, which may then be folded and reinforced, with the scaffold material being compressed in the sheet. The scaffold material may then be pushed into a catheter end. The catheter end may be inserted in a fistula. The scaffold material may then be flushed with a cell matrix that is based on the diced tissue to create a fistula plug, which may be left in the fistula.
US08535235B2
An implantable device and method for monitoring S1 heart sounds with a remotely located accelerometer. The device includes a transducer that converts heart sounds into an electrical signal. A control circuit is coupled to the transducer. The control circuit is configured to receive the electrical signal, identify an S1 heart sound, and to convert the S1 heart sound into electrical information. The control circuit also generates morphological data from the electrical information. The morphological data relates to a hemodynamic metric, such as left ventricular contractility. A housing may enclose the control circuit. The housing defines a volume coextensive with an outer surface of the housing. The transducer is in or on the volume defined by the housing.
US08535212B2
Blood pumps used as heart assist devices are commonly powered by an external battery and control system. If the external power is interrupted, such as by damaging an external cable, patients will have backflow across the pump. If the flow is too high, they may decompensate and die. If the backflow is relatively low, patients can survive until power is restored, but their blood pump must be sufficiently washed to prevent thrombus. Centrifugal blood pumps have been designed for good pumping performance, low blood damage, and avoidance of thrombus when they are running. The present invention recognizes the need to also provide enough washing to prevent thrombus when the pump power is turned off. The invention provides centrifugal pumps with triple or quadruple volute designs, or with axial flow impellers on the same shaft as the centrifugal pump impeller to help drive the rotor in reverse and enhance washing even with relatively low backflow. Also, in the preferred embodiment the centrifugal rotor is supported by low friction mechanical blood immersed bearings, to avoid contact of the rotor with the housing that creates small poorly washed crevices where thrombus can form.
US08535192B2
A transmission arrangement is provided for a motor vehicle that includes, but is not limited to a first gear wheel, a first shaft, and a first shaft-like connecting element. The first shaft-like connecting element includes, but is not limited to a first end portion and a second end portion. The first shaft-like connecting element is connected with its first end portion to the first gear wheel and with its second end portion to the first shaft. The first shaft-like connecting element is connected with its first end portion to the first gear wheel via a first plug connection. The first plug connection is secured by means of a first retaining element provided on the circumferential surface of the first shaft-like connecting element.
US08535191B1
A differential flange assembly is disclosed herein that includes a flange member and a washer member. The flange member is defined by an engagement face and having an aperture therethrough. At least one slot is formed on the engagement face so as to extend radially outward from the aperture. The washer member has at least one tab extending from a peripheral edge of the washer member and at least one opening. The tab is configured to be seated within the slot to mate the washer member to the engagement face of the flange member. The interaction of the slot of the flange member and the tab of the washer member prevent rotation of the washer member with respect to the flange member.
US08535186B2
A continuously variable transmission configured to reduce response delay and hunting due to overshooting. The continuously variable transmission is electronically controlled by a control unit. The control unit is connected to an actuator for moving a moving flange of a primary sheave and controls the output of the actuator in such a manner as to vary between upshift and downshift of the continuously variable transmission.
US08535185B2
A device (120) for acquiring and providing information which can be associated with a football player, said device comprising: an acceleration sensor (129) for detecting accelerations acting on the devices; a memory unit (121) for storing measured acceleration values with associated time stamps and an ID associated with the device (120); and a radio unit (128) for receiving a first radio signal (150) with a first time stamp, wherein the first radio signal represents a deformation of a ball, and for transmitting a second radio signal (160) including the ID associated with the device (120) in case that a check of the values in the memory unit shows that an acceleration was detected by the device at the corresponding time.
US08535184B2
A removable wheel device which slides onto the base of a sports field goal. The wheel device allows one person to move a goal across a field without using excessive force by sliding one wheel device onto the base of each goalpost and using leverage to tilt the goal and push or pull it for a distance. When inserted onto the base of the goal, the wheel device does not require any type of fastening to remain in place, but rather uses its own unique shape to hold onto the goal. In one embodiment the removable wheel device comprises a wheel, a bracket, and a U-shaped sleeve which may slide onto the base of a lacrosse goalpost.
US08535183B2
A system is disclosed for detection of whether a movable object, such as a sports object, e.g. a football or an ice hockey puck, has passed goal plane. It is known to encircle the goal plane with conductors (1, 2, 3, 4) to produce an electromagnetic field to excite signal emitter means in the movable object, alternatively detect the signal emitted by the emitter means. With the present invention these circuits are sectioned into a plurality of separate circuits, which provides an improved spatial resolution of the system in particularly when the movable object is close to the conductors.
US08535172B2
A golf club can include a universal hosel and/or hosel spacer that allows the golf club to be used with a variety of different sized club head shafts. The universal hosel can include multiple steps or ledges, and various inner diameters to accommodate different sized shafts. The spacer can be a self-expanding spacer, and can be pre-coated with epoxy. The spacer can fill in gaps within a hosel, so as to accommodate different sized shafts.
US08535169B2
A golf ball includes an inner layer, an outer layer, and a cavity therebetween. A fluid, such as a viscous damping fluid, is placed in the cavity. When the ball is struck, the inner and outer layers rotate independently of one another. Indicia are provided on the inner and outer layers. An examination of the relative position of the indicia before the ball is struck and after the ball is struck can yield data that indicate the shear force of the stroke.
US08535161B2
An interactive video game is provided on a video gaming system in which one or more sports teams having individual players compete in a simulated sporting event that has a set of rules enforceable by an official. A method of operating the video game includes allowing a user to control the actions of the official in enforcing the set of rules by manipulating a controller to provide input data, processing the input data and comparing the input data against a reference set of appropriate actions of the official, and assigning a performance grade to the user based on the comparison of the input data against said reference set of appropriate actions of the official. In this manner, the officiating skills of the user may be evaluated against a reference set of appropriate officiating calls or rulings involving the actions of the individuals in the simulated sporting event.
US08535159B2
A league is formed by a given number of teams formed by a plurality of players and having an identical team level, and the teams compete for league ranking based on team points obtained in a given period. A team level of each team is changed based on the league ranking. The player plays a game using a game device to obtain the team points.
US08535154B2
An image generation device includes a capture direction specifying section, a capture target specifying section, a marker placement control section that disposes a marker at the capture point, and an image generation section, the capture target specifying section determining whether or not the capture target is present in the capture direction, and specifying the capture target when the capture target is present, and the marker placement control section performing a depth value correction process that corrects the depth value of the capture point when a transition has occurred from a state in which the capture target is present to a state in which the capture target is not present.
US08535151B2
A method includes receiving a multimedia data stream at a device and sending data of a first channel of the multimedia data stream to a display device to generate a presentation of available video games. The method includes receiving user input selecting a first video game of the available video games and sending an identification of the device and a channel indicator corresponding to an encrypted second channel having video game data associated with the first video game to a content provider. The method includes receiving a decryption key for the encrypted second channel in response to verification of the identification of the device. The method also includes decrypting the encrypted second channel, beginning storage of the video game data in response to detecting a starting byte of the video game data, and ending storage of the video game data when the starting byte is redetected.
US08535150B2
A loss limit system and method automatically tracks a player's entry and cash play, and does not allow them to play more than an allotted dollar amount during a given time frame or lose more than the established limit. Typically, excursions of play sessions are set up by day. Play is tracked at gaming machines and locked from all other play during card in at a machine. No other play is allowed at gaming machines, auto table rating systems or open table ratings, purchase of tokens, unless buy-in has not reached the loss limit for the session. At rollover, players are allowed to play again until they meet the same criteria for loss limit.
US08535142B2
A method of conducting a wagering game on a gaming terminal for a player includes receiving, via an input device, a player selection of one of a plurality of player selectable elements. Each of the player selectable elements are associated with a corresponding thematic indicia set. The method further includes conducting the wagering game with the thematic indicia set associated with the selected player selectable element being displayed on a display of the gaming terminal and while conducting the wagering game, triggering a bonus event. The method further includes awarding one of a plurality of game enhancement parameters to the player during the bonus event. The awarded one of the plurality of game enhancement parameters is dictated by the selected player selectable element.
US08535140B2
A system comprises a client operable to communicate a bet regarding a baccarat game. The system further comprises a controller communicably coupled to the client and operable to determine a result of the baccarat game, the result based at least in part upon one or more digits of at least one financial market indicator at a configurable point in time. The controller is further operable to determine an outcome of the bet based at least in part on the determined result.
US08535138B2
Systems and methods for providing a wager in a financial market environment are provided. An interface comprising odds and betting icons may enable users to bet that, at a designated future time, a measurable financial value such as a market index will be above or below one or more currently displayed values. The currently displayed values may comprise a current value of the financial value and/or values above or below the current value. The displayed value(s) may change as the financial value changes. The financial value may be tracked for the duration of the bet, and payouts may be made based on winning bets.
US08535135B2
A gaming system provides a bonus gaming session that is activated during a play of a five-card draw poker base game when a predetermined plurality of the first set of five cards dealt meets a predetermined criteria, for example at least four of the five cards dealt and held by the player share a common suit. When activated, the gaming system repeats plays of the game in the bonus gaming session until a winning draw poker outcome has been generated. In the bonus gaming session, the card that is not co-suited with the plurality of the held first set of cards is discarded and randomly replaced until a winning five-card hand is generated, upon which the gaming device provides an award. The gaming system provides a correspondingly larger award for a wining flush hand for each additional re-drawn fifth card required to achieve a winning five-card flush hand.
US08535133B2
A video game system is operable to receive user touch location information while a first user is holding a game controller and to determine a first user ID for the first user based upon the user touch location information. Thereafter, the video game system is operable to measure an instant acceleration of the game controller, to compare the instant acceleration to a first threshold value and to lock the game controller for use by the first user corresponding to the first user ID based on the comparison of the instant acceleration and the first threshold value.
US08535132B2
A game apparatus includes a CPU, and the CPU sets a moving direction, that is, a position and an orientation of a moving object within a game space on the basis of angular velocity data transmitted from a first controller, that is, an attitude of a gyro sensor unit (gyro sensor). Then, when a second controller is drawn toward a near side in a state that a C button and a Z button thereof are simultaneously pressed, and the C button and the Z button are simultaneously released in that state, the moving object is shot.
US08535131B2
A method and system to recommend performances based on the performances' excitement-level as determined from events and characteristics associated with the performance and a subscriber's preference is described herein. A subscriber's preference influences the performance type and performance characteristics that are exciting to the subscriber. Recommendations for performances can be sent to the subscriber as a link or direct connection to a location of the online performance. Recommendations of a performance preserve the excitement of the performance by not revealing the score, outcome, or any statistics or commentary that would spoil the natural buildup of excitement from watching the live performance. Performance recommendations may include a start-time and end-time for watching only the exciting portions of the performance. Recommended portions of performances can be ranked to fit within a subscriber's customizable viewing-time, so that a subscriber can view only the most exciting portions of performances that fit within a limited time-frame.
US08535123B2
Deboning modules 50 move along a processing path for deboning poultry legs or wings having bones connected by an intermediate joint. The modules each include an ankle knuckle holder 60 and a hip knuckle holder 90 for supporting the leg and the hip bone in alignment with each other. Stripping claw 154 and hip knuckle holder 90 move toward each other for stripping meat from the leg bone and hip bone toward the intermediate leg joint. A cylinder blade 71 moves about the ankle knuckle holder toward the hip knuckle holder for cutting the accumulated meat at the hip knuckle holder.
US08535119B2
A method of making shape memory chemical mechanical polishing pads is provided, wherein the shape memory chemical mechanical polishing pads comprise a polishing layer in a densified state. Also provided is a method for using the shape memory chemical mechanical polishing pads to polish substrates.
US08535118B2
An apparatus for chemical mechanical planarization includes a spindle assembly structure and at least one substrate carrier, which make a linear lateral movement relative to each other while abrasive surfaces of a plurality of cylindrical spindles in the spindle assembly structure contact, and rotate against, at least one substrate mounted on the at least one substrate carrier. The direction of the linear lateral movement is within the plane that tangentially contacts the plurality of cylindrical spindles, and can be orthogonal to the axes of rotation of the plurality of cylindrical spindles.
US08535102B1
A compliant mount for use in a connector or connection adapter is disclosed. The compliant mount may be used in a connection between a portable electronic device and another electronic device, such as a docking station. A compliant mount connector adapter may include a first end connector engageable with a portable device and a second end connector engageable with another device, the first and second end connectors coupled with a compliant mount allowing movement of the first end connector engaged with the portable device relative to the second end connector when engaged within the other electronic device. The compliant mount may include any or all of: elastomers, springs, torsion bars, elastomers, rigid members or housing, ball and socket joints, resilient bendable members, and dongles to allow for controlled resistance to bending or torsional forces applied to the portable device when connected to the other electronic device with the connector adapter.
US08535101B2
A device, wherein, at cells 10ai of a metallic upper housing 10 corresponding to a signal line, between an end portion of an adapter 24 that has electrically insulating properties the inner surface of an upper housing 12 that has electrically insulating properties, an annular air layer Ai is formed at the peripheries of sleeves 20S of contact terminals 20ai that have the same structure as each other, and wherein, at the cells 10ai that correspond to ground lines, contact points 20CT2 of the contact terminals 20ai are inserted in through-holes 12ai of the lower housing 12, and their contact points 20CT1 are inserted into small diameter holes 22b of conductive collars 22 that touch the inner surfaces of the cells 10ai.
US08535088B2
Power cables that include plug housings having an improved appearance as well as employ a halogen-free cable while providing adequate fire resistance. One example provides a power cable having cable plug with a substantially unitary body. Another example provides a power cable that is formed using halogen-free materials. To provide adequate fire protection, a strain relief formed using multiple materials is used.
