US08564148B1
An electricity generator powered by air flowing from an air conditioner exhaust having a grill housing attached, the grill housing made of wind turbines connected to movable magnets freely movable clockwise or counter-clockwise to function whether the air flows in a first direction or opposite the first direction, thereby arranged to generate electromotive electricity as the turbines move, the turbines being oriented transverse to the air flow and a plurality of screws attaching the grill containing the wind turbines in a fixed transverse orientation relative to the air flow direction of the air conditioner exhaust wherein the wind turbine has a cage-like propeller with at least one flattened blade having a 180 degree twist located about mid-point and connected to a shaft, the shaft being connected to a generator and driving the generator creating electricity by moving conductors in a magnetic field. The grill holds the wind turbine so the blades are turned by exhaust air from the air conditioner and electricity is generated by moving conductors through alternating north and south magnetic fields.
US08564147B1
A solar and wind energy collection system includes a solar energy collecting structure and a wind turbine disposed on a common supporting surface. The solar energy collecting structure includes a frame that defines the lateral surfaces of a frustum and one or more photovoltaic cells that collect energy from sun light to generate electricity. The wind turbine includes a tower affixed to the supporting surface and extending therefrom within the lateral surfaces defined by said frame while elevating past said frame through an opening on the apex of the frame. The wind turbine also includes a nacelle mounted on said tower and a rotor coupled to the nacelle. The rotor includes a rotatable hub and at least one blade. In one embodiment, the blade has one or more air conduits that provide a fluid connection between opposite high-pressure and low-pressure faces of the blade.
US08564146B2
A power plant that is capable of attaining downsizing and reduction of manufacturing costs and enhancing the degree of freedom in design thereof. In the power plant 1, a first rotating machine 11 includes a first rotor 14 having a predetermined plurality of magnetic poles 14a, a stator 13 that generates a predetermined plurality of armature magnetic poles to thereby generate a rotating magnetic field, and a second rotor 15 having a predetermined plurality of soft magnetic material elements 15a. The ratio between the number of the armature magnetic poles, the number of the magnetic poles, and the number of the soft magnetic material elements is set to 1:m:(1+m)/2 (m≠1.0). One of the rotors 14 and 15 is mechanically connected to an output portion 3a of a heat engine 3, and the other of the rotors 14 and 15 and a rotor 23 of a second rotating machine 21 are mechanically connected to driven parts DW and DW. Further, in starting the heat engine 3, when the rotational speed of the output portion 3a is not lower than a first predetermined value NEST1, the heat engine 3 is started in a state where the rotational speed of the output portion 3a is not increased.
US08564144B1
A human powered electricity generator includes a suspension system including a compliant mechanism that permits a first portion of the suspension system to be displaced relative to a second portion of the suspension system as a result an application of force to the first or second portions of the suspension system. A generator converts the mechanical displacement of the first portion of the suspension system with respect to the second portion of the suspension system into electrical energy and stores the electrical energy in an energy storage device. Displacement means, such as a handle or a seat, is connected to either the first portion or the second portion of the suspension system to enable a user to manually displace the first portion of the suspension system with respect to the second portion of the suspension system so as to increase the efficiency of the energy generation. The stroke distance may be increased using a turnbuckle adjuster or an adjustment device that adjusts the length of the holder that holds the compliant mechanism in place. Extendible feet attached to one of the first and second portions of the suspension system also may be used to increase the mechanical displacement distance. The electricity generating device of the invention enables a user to produce electricity by hand pumping even when the user is not walking.
US08564140B2
A conductive composition includes a mono-acid hybrid that includes an unprotected, single reactive group. The mono-acid hybrid may include substantially non-reactive groups elsewhere such that the mono-acid hybrid is functional as a chain terminator. Methods and devices using the compositions are also disclosed.
US08564138B2
A semiconductor integrated circuit includes a semiconductor chip, a plurality of first through-chip vias formed vertically through the semiconductor chip and configured to operate as an interface for a first power supply, and a first common conductive layer provided over the semiconductor chip and coupling the plurality of first through-chip vias to each other in a horizontal direction.
US08564136B2
A semiconductor device includes an interlayer dielectric with a single-layer structure having a plurality of pores. The porosity of the interlayer dielectric per unit volume varies in a thickness direction.
US08564133B2
According to an embodiment of the invention, a chip package is provided. The chip package includes a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface, a through-hole penetrating the upper surface and the lower surface of the semiconductor substrate, a chip disposed overlying the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, a conducting layer overlying a sidewall of the through-hole and electrically connecting the chip, a first insulating layer overlying the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, a second insulating layer overlying the lower surface of the semiconductor substrate, and a bonding structure disposed overlying the lower surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein a material of the second insulating layer is different from that of the first insulating layer.
US08564127B2
To provide a technique capable of reducing the chip size of a semiconductor chip and particularly, a technique capable of reducing the chip size of a semiconductor chip in the form of a rectangle that constitutes an LCD driver by devising a layout arrangement in a short-side direction. In a semiconductor chip that constitutes an LCD driver, input protection circuits are arranged in a lower layer of part of a plurality of input bump electrodes and on the other hand, in a lower layer of the other part of the input bump electrodes, the input protection circuits are not arranged but SRAMs (internal circuits) are arranged.
US08564114B1
The present invention is directed to a semiconductor packaging solution wherein a high K thermal material such as a grease or gel is placed in a controlled thin bond line between the semiconductor die of the package and a heat sink in a direct manner using a thermal tape window frame as a low cost mechanical attachment mechanism. As the main thermal dissipation path is between the backside of the semiconductor die and the heat sink, a high K TIM material can be used to maximize thermal dissipation in a manner that does not require expensive mechanical attachment methods.
US08564113B2
A back of a dielectric transparent handle substrate is coated with a blanket conductive film or a mesh of conductive wires. A semiconductor substrate is attached to the transparent handle substrate employing an adhesive layer. The semiconductor substrate is thinned in the bonded structure to form a stack of the transparent handle substrate and the semiconductor interposer. The thinned bonded structure may be loaded into a processing chamber and electrostatically chucked employing the blanket conductive film or the mesh of conductive wires. The semiconductor interposer may be bonded to a semiconductor chip or a packaging substrate employing C4 bonding or intermetallic alloy bonding. Illumination of ultraviolet radiation to the adhesive layer is enabled, for example, by removal of the blanket conductive film or through the mesh so that the transparent handle substrate may be detached. The semiconductor interposer may then be bonded to a packaging substrate or a semiconductor chip.
US08564112B2
To improve the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices. For the semiconductor chip CP1, power MOSFETs Q1 and Q2 for the switch, a diode DD1 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q1, a diode DD2 for detecting the heat generation of the power MOSFET Q2, and plural pad electrodes PD are formed. The power MOSFET Q1 and the diode DD1 are arranged in a first MOSFET region RG1 on the side of a side SD1, and the power MOSFET Q2 and the diode DD2 are arranged in a second MOSFET region RG2 on the side of a side SD2. The diode DD1 is arranged along the side SD1, the diode DD2 is arranged along the side SD2, and all pad electrodes PD other than the pad electrodes PDS1 and PDS2 for the source are arranged along a side SD3 between the diodes DD1 and DD2.
US08564109B2
According to one embodiment, an illumination apparatus includes an LED (Light Emitting Diode) module, a light guide plate, and a support body. The support body supports the LED module and the light guide plate. A reflective surface of the support body is provided between a portion supporting the LED module and a portion supporting the light guide plate. The reflective surface is reflective with respect to the light emitted from the LED package. The LED module is tilted relative to the reflective surface with the LED package mounting surface being toward the reflective surface. An angle between the LED module and the reflective surface is less than 90°.
US08564101B2
A semiconductor apparatus having a through-hole interconnection in a semiconductor substrate. An insulating layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate. A via hole is formed through the semiconductor substrate and the insulating layer. The through-hole interconnection has another insulating layer formed in the via hole and a conductive layer formed thereon. The insulating layer formed in the via hole is formed such as to substantially planarize an inner surface of the via hole.
US08564100B2
A semiconductor device in which it is possible to suppress short-circuiting between pads for chip arising from dicing processing is provided. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, multiple first pads, and multiple second pads. The first pads are formed in an element formation region and the second pads are formed in a dicing line region surrounding the element formation region. The dicing line region includes a first region for which second pads are prone to electrically short-circuit to each other and a second region for which second pads are less prone to electrically short-circuit to each other. Some first pads arranged in positions opposite the first region are arranged farther away from one side of the outer edge of the element formation region than the remaining first pads arranged in positions opposite the second region are.
US08564099B2
A semiconductor structure and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor structure comprises a diode. The diode comprises a first doped region, a second doped region and a third doped region. The first doped region and the third doped region have a first conductivity type. The second doped region has a second conductivity type opposite to the first conductivity type. The second doped region and the third doped region are separated from each other by the first doped region. The third doped region has a first portion and a second portion adjacent to each other. The first portion and the second portion are respectively adjacent to and away from the second doped region. A dopant concentration of the first portion is bigger than a dopant concentration of the second portion.
US08564095B2
Capacitors including a rutile titanium dioxide material and semiconductor devices incorporating same
Methods of forming a capacitor including forming at least one aperture in a support material, forming a titanium nitride material within the at least one aperture, forming a ruthenium material within the at least one aperture over the titanium nitride material, and forming a first conductive material over the ruthenium material within the at least one aperture. The support material may then be removed and the titanium nitride material may be oxidized to form a titanium dioxide material. A second conductive material may then be formed over an outer surface of the titanium dioxide material. Capacitors, semiconductor devices and methods of forming a semiconductor device including the capacitors are also disclosed.
US08564093B2
The invention relates to a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method for the same, and makes the rejection rate of the product after chips are stacked and mounted sufficiently low, even when the chips are selected in a conventional, simple and inexpensive wafer test.A first device where a number of first semiconductor chips and a second semiconductor chip for controlling communication between the first semiconductor chips and the outside or communication between the first semiconductor chips are stacked and a second device having at least one third semiconductor chip that communicates with the second semiconductor chip are mounted on a substrate, wherein the third semiconductor chip functions to substitute a first semiconductor chip, there are at least the same number of third semiconductor chips as there are first semiconductor chips that do not operate normally, from among the first semiconductor chips within the first device, and the third semiconductor chips are stacked so as to substitute the functions of the first semiconductor chips that do not operate normally.
US08564091B2
Some of the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor package comprising a first die; a second die; and an inductor arrangement configured to inductively couple the first die and the second die while maintaining electrical isolation between active circuit components of the first die and active circuit components of the second die. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US08564087B2
A semiconductor substrate 2 is dry etched before an insulating layer 4 is exposed, whereby a hole H1 penetrating through the semiconductor substrate 2 and reaching the insulating layer 4 is formed at a position corresponding to a photosensitive region S1. Next, an irregular asperity 22 is formed in a surface 7 of an n+ type embedded layer 6 exposed in the hole H1. The surface of the n+ type embedded layer 6 exposed in the hole H1 through the insulating layer 4 is irradiated with a picosecond to femtosecond pulsed laser beam, whereby the insulating layer 4 is removed and the surface 7 of the n+ type embedded layer 6 exposed in the hole H1 is roughened by the picosecond to femtosecond pulsed laser beam, to form the irregular asperity 22 in the entire area of the surface 7. Then the substrate with the irregular asperity 22 therein is subjected to a thermal treatment.
US08564086B2
An apparatus for reducing photodiode thermal gain coefficient includes a bulk semiconductor material having a light-illumination side. The bulk semiconductor material includes a minority charge carrier diffusion length property configured to substantially match a predetermined hole diffusion length value and a thickness configured to substantially match a predetermined photodiode layer thickness. The apparatus also includes a dead layer coupled to the light-illumination side of the bulk semiconductor material, the dead layer having a thickness configured to substantially match a predetermined thickness value and wherein an absolute value of a thermal coefficient of gain due to the minority carrier diffusion length property of the bulk semiconductor material is configured to substantially match an absolute value of a thermal coefficient of gain due to the thickness of the dead layer.
US08564074B2
A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including: a high-K dielectric region; a blocking region disposed against at least one surface of the high-K dielectric region and adapted to form an oxidized layer in response to exposure to oxygen; and an oxygen rich region disposed against the blocking region such that the blocking region is interposed between the oxygen rich region and the high-K dielectric region.
US08564070B2
A large bit-per-cell three-dimensional mask-programmable read-only memory (3D-MPROMB) is disclosed. It can achieve large bit-per-cell (e.g. 4-bpc or more). 3D-MPROMB can be realized by adding resistive layer(s) or resistive element(s) to the memory cells.
US08564067B2
Disclosed is semiconductor structure with an insulator layer on a semiconductor substrate and a device layer is on the insulator layer. The substrate is doped with a relatively low dose of a dopant having a given conductivity type such that it has a relatively high resistivity. Additionally, a portion of the semiconductor substrate immediately adjacent to the insulator layer can be doped with a slightly higher dose of the same dopant, a different dopant having the same conductivity type or a combination thereof. Optionally, micro-cavities are created within this same portion so as to balance out any increase in conductivity due to increased doping with a corresponding increase in resistivity. Increasing the dopant concentration at the semiconductor substrate-insulator layer interface raises the threshold voltage (Vt) of any resulting parasitic capacitors and, thereby reduces harmonic behavior. Also disclosed herein are embodiments of a method for forming such a semiconductor structure.
US08564066B2
A method of fabricating a gate stack for a transistor includes forming a high dielectric constant layer on a semiconductor layer. A metal layer is formed on the high dielectric constant layer. A silicon containing layer is formed over the metal layer. An oxidized layer incidentally forms during the silicon containing layer formation and resides on the metal layer beneath the silicon containing layer. The silicon containing layer is removed. The oxidized layer residing on the metal layer is removed after removing the silicon containing layer.
US08564038B2
According to one embodiment, a second conductive layer is provided on a second insulating film and connected to a first conductive layer via an opening portion in the second insulating film. A first contact is connected to the second conductive layer. A third conductive layer is provided on the second insulating film and connected to the first conductive layer via an opening portion in the second insulating film. A second contact is connected to the third conductive layer. A fourth conductive layer is provided on the second insulating film and connected to the first conductive layer via an opening portion in the second insulating film. A third contact is connected to the fourth conductive layer. The floating gate layer and the first conductive layer are made of the same material, and the control gate layer, the second, third and fourth conductive layers are made of the same material.
US08564036B2
In a photodetector 1, a low-resistance Si substrate 3, an insulating layer 4, a high-resistance Si substrate 5, and an Si photodiode 20 construct a hermetically sealed package for an InGaAs photodiode 30 placed within a recess 6, while an electric passage part 8 of the low-resistance Si substrate 3 and a wiring film 15 achieve electric wiring for the Si photodiode 20 and InGaAs photodiode 30. While a p-type region 22 of the Si photodiode 20 is disposed in a part on the rear face 21b side of an Si substrate 21, a p-type region 32 of the InGaAs photodiode 30 is disposed in a part on the front face 31a side of an InGaAs substrate 31.
US08564033B2
A solid-state imaging device includes: a light-receiving pixel part configured to be formed on a semiconductor substrate; a black-level reference pixel part configured to be formed on the semiconductor substrate; and a multilayer interconnect part configured to be provided over the semiconductor substrate. The multilayer interconnect part includes an insulating layer formed over the semiconductor substrate and metal interconnect layers formed as a plurality of layers in the insulating layer. The multilayer interconnect part has a first light-blocking film formed above an area between first metal interconnects of a first metal interconnect layer as one of the metal interconnect layers above the black-level reference pixel part, and a second light-blocking film that is connected to the first light-blocking film and is formed of a second metal interconnect layer over the first metal interconnect layer.
US08564027B2
Semiconductor nano-devices, such as nano-probe and nano-knife devices, which are constructed using graphene films that are suspended between open cavities of a semiconductor structure. The suspended graphene films serve as electro-mechanical membranes that can be made very thin, from one or few atoms in thickness, to greatly improve the sensitivity and reliability of semiconductor nano-probe and nano-knife devices.
US08564026B2
In various embodiments, a chip may include a substrate; a coating, the coating covering the substrate at least partially and the coating being designed for being stripped at least partially by means of laser ablation; wherein between the substrate and the coating, a laser detector layer is arranged at least partially, the laser detector layer being designed for generating a detector signal for ending the laser ablation.
US08564020B2
Systems, methods, and apparatus described herein are associated with devices including hybrid electrodes. A heterostructure semiconductor transistor can include a III-N-type semiconductor heterostructure including a barrier layer overlying an active layer and a hybrid electrode region including a hybrid drain electrode region. Further, a heterostructure semiconductor rectifier can include a III-N-type semiconductor heterostructure and a hybrid electrode region including a hybrid cathode electrode region. Furthermore, the hybrid electrode region of the transistor and rectifier can include permanently trapped charge located under a Schottky contact of the hybrid electrode region.
US08564008B2
Provided are a light emitting device, a method for fabricating the light emitting device, a light emitting device package, and a lighting system. The light emitting device includes a first conductive type semiconductor layer having a first top surface and a second top surface under the first top surface, an active layer on the first top surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer, a second conductive type semiconductor layer on the active layer, a first electrode on the second top surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer, an intermediate refractive layer on the second top surface of the first conductive type semiconductor layer, and a second electrode connected to the second conductive type semiconductor layer.
US08564005B2
A light-emitting device package including: a package main body including a cavity and a lead frame including a mounting portion disposed in the cavity and a plurality of terminal portions; a light-emitting device chip mounted on the mounting portion; a plurality of bonding wires for electrically connecting the plurality of terminal portions and the light-emitting device chip; a light-transmitting encapsulation layer filled in the cavity; and a light-transmitting cap member disposed in the cavity and blocking the encapsulation layer to contact the plurality of bonding wires.
US08564001B2
A first device that may include one or more organic light emitting devices. At least 65 percent of the photons emitted by the organic light emitting devices are emitted from an organic phosphorescent emitting material. An outcoupling enhancer is optically coupled to each organic light emitting device. In one embodiment, the light panel is not attached to a heat management structure. In one embodiment, the light panel is capable of exhibiting less than a 10 degree C. rise in junction temperature when operated at a luminous emittance of 9,000 lm/m2 without the use of heat management structures, regardless of whether the light panel is actually attached to a heat management structure or not. The light panel may be attached to a heat management structure. The light panel may be not attached to a heat management structure.
US08564000B2
Light emitting devices for light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. In one embodiment a light emitting device can include a substrate, one or more LEDs disposed over the substrate, and the LEDs can include electrical connectors for connecting to an electrical element. A light emitting device can further include a retention material disposed over the substrate and the retention material can be disposed over at least a portion of the electrical connectors. The LEDs can be connected in a pattern that is non-linear.
US08563989B2
A manufacturing method of a light emitting device is provided. A first electrode is formed on a substrate. The first electrode includes a patterned conductive layer, and the patterned conductive layer includes an alloy containing a first metal and a second metal. An annealing process is performed on the first electrode, so as to form a passivation layer at least on a side surface of the first electrode. The passivation layer includes a compound of the second metal. A light emitting layer is formed on the first electrode. A second electrode is formed on the light emitting layer.
US08563985B2
A light-emitting device includes a first layer, a second layer, and a semiconductor body interposed between the first and second layers, wherein the semiconductor body has a first fine-wall-shape member, a second fine-wall-shape member, and a semiconductor member interposed between the first and second fine-wall-shape members, the first and second fine-wall-shape members have a third layer, a fourth layer, and a fifth layer interposed between the third and fourth layers, the fifth layer is a layer that generates light and guides the light, the third and fourth layers are layers that guide the light generated in the fifth layer, and the first and second layers are layers that suppress leakage of the light generated in the fifth layer.
US08563982B2
In a liquid crystal display device that uses a top gate TFT, a contact hole is formed to connect to an image signal line. An inorganic passivation film and an organic passivation film are formed in this order so as to cover the TFT, on which a common electrode is formed. Then, an interlayer insulating film is formed on the common electrode. A through hole for gas release is formed in the interlayer insulating film. The diameter of the through hole is greater than the diameter of the contact hole, so as to be able to easily release gas from the organic passivation film, and to prevent the interlayer insulating film from peeling off.
US08563981B2
The semiconductor device of the present invention includes a semiconductor region made of a material to which conductive impurities are added, an insulating film formed on a surface of the semiconductor region, and an electroconductive gate electrode formed on the insulating film. The gate electrode is made of a material whose Fermi level is closer to a Fermi level of the semiconductor region than a Fermi level of Si in at least a portion contiguous to the insulating film.
US08563976B2
A semiconductor device includes an oxide semiconductor layer including a channel formation region which includes an oxide semiconductor having a wide band gap and a carrier concentration which is as low as possible, and a source electrode and a drain electrode which include an oxide conductor containing hydrogen and oxygen vacancy, and a barrier layer which prevents diffusion of hydrogen and oxygen between an oxide conductive layer and the oxide semiconductor layer. The oxide conductive layer and the oxide semiconductor layer are electrically connected to each other through the barrier layer.
US08563973B2
A semiconductor device including a nonvolatile memory cell including a writing transistor which includes an oxide semiconductor, a reading transistor which includes a semiconductor material different from that of the writing transistor, and a capacitor is provided. Data is written to the memory cell by turning on the writing transistor and supplying a potential to a node where a source electrode (or a drain electrode) of the writing transistor, one electrode of the capacitor, and a gate electrode of the reading transistor are electrically connected to each other, and then turning off the writing transistor so that a predetermined amount of charge is held at the node. Further, when a p-channel transistor is used as the reading transistor, a reading potential is a positive potential.
US08563965B2
A graphene substrate is doped with one or more functional groups to form an electronic device.
US08563953B2
A charged particle beam writing apparatus includes a unit calculating a total charge amount of charged particle beams irradiating each minimum deflection region in deflection regions having different deflection sizes respectively deflected by deflectors of a plurality of levels for deflecting charged particle beams, a unit calculating a representative temperature of the each minimum deflection region based on heat transfer from other minimum deflection regions having been written before the each minimum deflection region is written, a unit inputting a first dose of a shot of each charged particle beam irradiating the each minimum deflection region, and modulating the first dose by using the representative temperature of the each minimum deflection region, and a unit including the deflectors of a plurality of levels and writing a pattern in the each minimum deflection region with a second dose, which has been modulated, by using the deflectors of a plurality of levels.
US08563946B2
The invention provides a phototherapy device that includes a controlled environment defined by a plurality of transparent panels and at least one light emitting diode portion that projects light into the controlled environment.
US08563941B1
An imaging detector includes processing electronics with a thermal coefficient about equal to a negative of a summation of thermal coefficients of a photosensor array and a scintillator array of the detector. In another instance, the imaging detector includes an A/D converter that alternately converts first charge corresponding to impinging radiation into a first signal and second charge corresponding to decaying charge into a second signal and a logic unit that corrects the first signal based on the second signal. In another instance, the imaging detector includes an A/D converter, an integrator offset voltage signal determiner, and a logic unit, wherein the determiner induces an electrical current via an offset voltage, the A/D converter measures the current, and the logic unit calculates a resistance of the photosensor array based on the reference voltage and the measured current.
US08563938B2
In one embodiment, a digital X-ray detector assembly is provided that includes a digital detector array and a support panel secured to the detector array, wherein at least one side of the support panel includes a recess exposing an edge region of the detector array. In another embodiment, a method is provided for assembling a digital X-ray detector assembly. The method includes securing a rear side of a detector array to a front side of a support panel that includes a recess in at least one side of the support panel, wherein the recess of the support panel exposes an edge region of the detector array; and processing the exposed edge region of the detector array. In a further embodiment, a method is provided for assembly and servicing of a digital X-ray detector assembly.
US08563926B2
A method of making axial alignment of a charged particle beam starts with obtaining at least first through sixth image data while controlling the focal position of the beam on a sample in the direction of incidence, the excitation current in a first alignment coil, and the excitation current in a second alignment coil. Then, values of the excitation currents in the first and second alignment coils for the axial alignment of the beam are calculated from the at least first through sixth image data.
US08563924B2
An ionization device comprises: a plasma source configured to generate a plasma. The plasma comprises light, plasma ions and plasma electrons. The plasma source comprises an aperture disposed such that at least part of the light passes through the aperture and is incident on a gas sample. The ionization device further comprises an ionization region; and a plasma deflection device comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to establish an electric field, wherein the electric field substantially prevents the plasma ions from entering the ionization region.
US08563918B2
A parallel transceiver includes a constructed array of dice. The constructed array comprises an integer number of dies that each have an integer number of optoelectronic devices arranged on the die. Each die forming the constructed array is attached to a respective tab of a shim that is fixed to a first lead frame. Each tab includes a bridge region and a mounting region. Each die is attached to a respective mounting region of a corresponding tab. When necessary, a laser hammering technique is performed whereby laser generated energy is applied along an axis in the bridge region of the shim to adjust the position of the optoelectronic devices on the die attached to the tab in one or more directions relative to the axis.
US08563915B2
An imaging apparatus includes a conversion unit including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix, each pixel including a conversion element, an output switch element, and an initialization switch element; an output drive circuit controls an output operation; an initialization drive circuit controls an initialization operation; and a readout circuit performs a signal sample-and-hold operation and a reset operation. A control unit performs termination of the output operation of a certain row and start of the output operation of another row after the termination of the reset operation, the start of the signal sample-and-hold operation after the termination of the output operation of the certain row and the start of the output operation of the other row, the start of the reset operation and the initialization operation after the termination of the signal sample-and-hold operation, and the termination of the reset operation after the termination of the initialization operation.
US08563914B2
A unit pixel capable of achieving full initialization of a floating diffusion area, a pixel array including the unit pixel, and a photodetecting device including the pixel array. The unit pixel includes a photodetector, a transmission transistor for transmitting charges generated from the photodetector to a floating diffusion area, a reset transistor for initializing the floating diffusion area, and a boosting capacitor having a first terminal connected to the floating diffusion area and a second terminal to which a boosting voltage is applied.
US08563893B2
A laser processing apparatus comprises a converging lens 31 for converging processing laser light and rangefinding laser light L2 toward a wafer 1, an actuator for actuating the lens 31, a shaping optical system 49 for adding astigmatism to reflected light L3 of the rangefinding laser light, a quadrant photodiode 42 for receiving the reflected light L3 and outputting voltage values corresponding to its light quantities, and a controller for regulating the actuator, and positions a converging point P2 of the rangefinding laser light L2 between a focal point P0 of the lens and the lens 31, so as to make it possible to form a modified region at a position deeper from the front face 3, thereby suppressing adverse effects due to the reflected light L3. The control is based on an arithmetic value subjected to a division by a sum of the voltage values, so as to prevent the arithmetic value from being changed by the quantity of reflected light.
US08563886B2
A key structure with a scissors-type connecting member is provided. The scissors-type connecting member includes a first frame and a second frame. The first frame has a bulge. The second frame has a recess. The height of the bulge is smaller than the length of the recess entrance. The length of the recess bottom surface is greater than the length of the recess entrance. After the bulge of the first frame is introduced into the recess of the second frame, since the length of the recess bottom surface is greater than the length of the recess entrance, the possibility of detaching the bulge from the recess during the operation of the scissors-type connecting member will be minimized.
US08563885B2
Nanoelectromechanical devices use a cantilevered beam supported by a base. The cantilevered beam is constructed with a nanoscale gap (e.g., less than 10 nm) separating the cantilevered beam from an electrical structure. A low voltage (e.g., less than 2 volts) applied to the cantilevered beam can cause the beam to bend and make contact with the electrical structure. High switching speeds (e.g., less than 10 ns) can be provided. The electrical structure can be a second cantilevered beam or another structure.
US08563877B2
A frame of modular form for cable entries, pipe penetrations or the like is disclosed. The frame comprises at least two identical end modules. Depending on the desired dimensions, one or more intermediate module is placed between the end modules. The modules form at least one opening to receive the cable entries, pipe penetrations or the like. The frame may cover the openings of the frame before the cables, pipes or the like are received.
US08563876B1
An electrical box assembly that is supplied with electricity by an external electrical cord and which in turn supplies electricity to a nearby wall-mounted outlet box. The electrical box assembly includes a cord grip mount that accepts a cord grip fitting for securing the electrical cord to the assembly and sealing around the connected electrical cord. The electrical box assembly may include connecting points for a low voltage scoop to provide a passageway for routing coax cable to the nearby outlet box. The electrical box assembly is especially useful for supplying electrical power to a wall-mounted TV while minimizing disruption of adjacent wall surfaces and underlying studs.
US08563873B2
A method for manufacturing a substrate with a metal film includes preparing a first insulation layer having first and second surfaces, forming a first conductive circuit on the first surface of the first insulation layer, forming on the first surface of the first insulation layer and on the first conductive circuit a second insulation layer having first and second surfaces, forming in the second insulation layer a penetrating hole tapering from the first surface toward the first conductive circuit, forming on the inner wall of the penetrating hole, a composition containing a polymerization initiator and a polymerizable compound, providing a polymer on the inner wall of the penetrating hole by irradiating the composition, applying a plating catalyst on the polymer, and forming a plated-metal film on the inner wall of the penetrating hole. The first surface of the first insulation layer faces the second surface of the second insulation layer.
US08563865B2
Novel shielded flat wire pair and cable implement flat, smooth conductors coated with insulation bonded together, providing rectangular cross-sections and equidistant, smooth surfaces for high frequency signal current flow. Flat wire pairs with conductive covers and symmetrically placed shield conductors in grooves between flat wires minimize intra-pair signal flow skew. Shielded flat wire pairs are placed within a cable assembly with adjacent wire pairs oriented orthogonally, minimizing crosstalk and rendering crosstalk common-mode. Such orientation of flat wire pairs is assisted by an internal separator, which may be electrically conductive and grounded providing enhanced pair to pair isolation. Presence of flat wire pairs and an internal separator in a cable positions additional single wires in the cable firmly against a grounded external shield, ensuring a predetermined impedance for these signal wires. Shielded flat wire pairs and cables of low metal content extend electrical signaling to the millimeter wave regimes.
US08563862B2
The present invention relates to a bus bar having a plate-shaped main body, a wire connection projecting from the edge of one end of the main body, a tuning fork shaped first terminal projecting from the edge of the other end thereof and including a groove in which a terminal of electronic components is pressed, second terminal projecting from the edge, and third terminal projecting from the edge. The second and third terminals are arranged so that the first terminal is positioned between the second and third terminals. The second terminal projects from the main body longer than the first terminal, and the third terminal projects from the main body shorter than the first terminal. Further, the tip of the first terminal is positioned on the inside of a virtual starlight line P connecting the tip of the second terminal with the tip of the third terminal.
US08563859B1
A wall plate including a base having a perimeter and a front surface, a recessed portion in the base located behind the front surface and having at least one opening for receiving an electrical receptacle face, a panel slidable within the recessed portion, a pair of release buttons for selectively permitting slidable movement of the panel, and wherein the panel is biased in the closed position.
US08563852B2
Solar cells and related methods using thin layers of amorphous diamond. A thin layer of amorphous diamond is in electrical communication with a conductor. The use of a thin layer of amorphous diamond helps to reduce back conversion of excited electrons to heat. Reduced back conversion in turn can provide an increase in the efficiency of solar cells using the presently disclosed techniques.
US08563851B2
A method including activating an electronic device, such as an organic thin film transistor, by exposing the device to non-ionizing radiation while the device is under an electrical field. Activation of the transistor increases the field effect mobility of the transistor.
US08563850B2
A tandem photovoltaic cell device is disclosed including an upper and lower cell. The lower cell may comprise a glass substrate and overlying layers that may include an electrode, absorber, window layer, and a transparent conductive oxide layer. The upper cell may comprise an intermediate glass substrate and overlying layers that may include a transparent conductor, an absorber, a window layer, a second conductive oxide layer, and an upper glass material. The cells may be coupled with an optical coupling material, and edge sealing material may be disposed between the glass substrates for both the upper and lower cells.
US08563845B2
An apparatus for powering a load from solar energy comprises a DC/DC converter, battery terminals coupled to an output of the DC/DC converter and coupleable to an energy storage device, and solar panel terminals coupled to an input of the DC/DC converter and coupleable to a solar panel. Logic is coupled to the converter to control its conversion rate. A detector is coupled to the converter and detects its power output. The logic is operable to adjust the conversion rate until the solar panel operates at the smaller of a maximum power point of the solar panel and a power point of the solar panel that results in a maximum desired power.
US08563840B2
An apparatus for making a carbon nanotube composite structure includes a supply unit, a wrapping unit, and a collecting unit. The supply unit is configured to supply a linear structure. The wrapping unit includes a drive mechanism, a hollow rotating shaft, and a face plate. The drive mechanism is mounted on a first end of the hollow rotating shaft to drive the hollow rotating shaft. The face plate is fixed on a second end of the hollow rotating shaft and loads a carbon nanotube array with a growing substrate. The carbon nanotube array forms a carbon nanotube structure. The wrapping unit winds the carbon nanotube structure around the linear structure. The collecting unit pulls the linear structure and collects the carbon nanotube composite wire structure.
US08563838B1
The present invention relates to an inbred sunflower line, designated OI7443A/B. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred sunflower line OI7443A/B, to the plants of inbred sunflower line OI7443A/B and to the methods for producing a sunflower plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing the inbred line OI7443A/B with itself or another sunflower line. The invention further relates to methods for producing a sunflower plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other inbred sunflower lines derived from the inbred OI7443A/B.
US08563833B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH964539. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH964539, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH964539 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 CH964539.
US08563830B1
A novel maize variety designated PH1C8A and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a maize plant that comprise crossing maize variety PH1C8A with another maize plant. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH1C8A 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 PH1C8A or a locus conversion of PH1C8A with another maize variety.
US08563823B1
A soybean cultivar designated 5677250112 is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention include the seeds of soybean 5677250112, the plants of soybean 5677250112, to plant parts of soybean 5677250112, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 5677250112 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments of the invention include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments of the invention also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 5677250112, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 5677250112, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments of the invention further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 5677250112 with another soybean cultivar.
US08563816B1
A novel soybean variety, designated XBP34005 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP34005, cells from soybean variety XBP34005, plants of soybean XBP34005, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP34005. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP34005 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP34005, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP34005, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP34005. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP34005 are further provided.
US08563815B1
A novel soybean variety, designated XBP33003 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety XBP33003, cells from soybean variety XBP33003, plants of soybean XBP33003, and plant parts of soybean variety XBP33003. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety XBP33003 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety XBP33003, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety XBP33003, and methods of characterizing soybean variety XBP33003. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety XBP33003 are further provided.
US08563812B2
A soybean cultivar designated 2393321658 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 2393321658, to the plants of soybean 2393321658, to plant parts of soybean cultivar 2393321658, and to methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean cultivar 2393321658 with itself or with another soybean variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. This invention also relates to soybean cultivars, or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean variety 2393321658, to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 2393321658, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing the cultivar 2393321658 with another soybean cultivar.
US08563785B2
A process for isomerizing olefinically unsaturated alcohols over supported noble metal catalysts with a support based on carbon in an oxygenous atmosphere.
US08563779B2
A description is given of (4-trifluoromethyl-3-thiobenzoyl)cyclohexanediones of the formula (I) and of their use as herbicides. In this formula (I), X, R1, R2, R3, and R4 are radicals such as hydrogen and organic radicals such as alkyl. A and Z are oxygen or alkylene.
US08563778B2
The present invention relates to a process to prepare ethylene amines by the amination of ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol or ethanolamine in the presence of a catalyst, comprising a step wherein methylamine and/or ethylamine are removed from the reaction effluents.
US08563777B2
Relative quantification of metabolites by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESI-MS) requiring a mechanism for simultaneous analysis of multiple analytes in two or more samples. Labeling reagents that are reactive to particular compound classes and differ only in their isotopic compositions facilitate relative quantification. Heavy and light isotopic forms of methylacetimidate were synthesized and used as labeling reagents for quantification of amine-containing molecules. Heavy and light isotopic forms of formaldehyde and cholamine were also synthesized and used independently as labeling reagents for quantification of amine-containing and carboxylic acid-containing molecules, such as found in biological samples. The labeled end-products are positively charged under normal acidic conditions involving conventional Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS) applications. Labeled primary and secondary amine and carboxylic acid end-products generated higher signals concerning mass-spectra than pre-cursor molecules and improved sensitivity. Improved accuracy concerning relative quantification was demonstrated by mixing heavy and light labeled Arabidopsis extracts in different ratios.
US08563770B2
A bis(formylphenyl) compound expressed by general formula (2) is useful as a photo-sensitive resist material:
US08563765B2
Provided is an efficient technology for synthesizing diamino acids (diamino acid derivatives). Disclosed is a manufacturing method for diamino acid derivatives wherein the fluorenyl groups of the diamino acid derivative starting materials represented by General Formula [II] or [IV] are removed.
US08563761B2
The present invention relates to boron and aluminum complexes, to the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof for solubilizing ionic compounds. The complexes have one of the following formulae: in which D represents B or Al; R1 represents R, RF, NO2, CN, C(═O)OR, RSO2, or RFSO2; —X1—, —X2—, —X3— and X4 each represent a divalent group >C═O, >C═NC≡N, >C═C(C≡N)2, >CR2R3 or >SO2; —Y1—, —Y2— and —Y3— each represent a divalent group —O—, >N(C≡N), >N(CORF), >N(SO2R4), >NR4, >N(COR4) or >N(SO2RF); R, R2 and R3 each represent H, an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, an oxaalkyl group or an alkenyl group; R4 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, a heteroaryl group, an arylalkyl group, an oxaalkyl group, an alkenyl group or an RFCH2— group; RF is a perfluoroalkyl group, a partially fluorinated alkyl group, or a partially or totally fluorinated phenyl group; each of the R′2 and R′3 groups represents R or F.
US08563758B2
The present invention provides an efficient method of synthesizing and purifying dianhydrohexitols such as dianhydrogalactitol. In general, as applied to dianhydrogalactitol, the method comprises: (1) reacting dulcitol with a concentrated solution of hydrobromic acid at a temperature of about 80° C. to produce dibromogalactitol; (2) reacting the dibromogalactitol with potassium carbonate in t-butanol to produce dianhydrogalactitol; and (3) purifying the dianhydrogalactitol using a slurry of ethyl ether to produce purified dianhydrogalactitol.
US08563754B2
A method for preventing hyperpigmented skin, undesired pigmentation disorder of skin, or undesired darkening of skin using coumarin compounds, the use of such compounds, and compositions and formulations thereof are disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the coumarin compounds are selected from robustic acid methyl ether, scandenin, and coumophos. The compounds may be prepared as additives to pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions, and in personal care products such as antiperspirants. In a particular embodiment extends to an antiperspirant product containing a skin darkening inhibitory amount of a compound of the invention. Also, the present skin darkening compounds may be prepared in combination with each other. The compounds, compositions and formulations of the invention may be used for the prevention of the onset or progression of conditions characterized by unwanted skin darkening, including those that may be causally related to aberrant melanogenesis activity including, by way of non-limiting example, hyperpigmentation and others.
US08563744B2
A compound of Formula (I) or Formula (II) where W is C—R3; X is C—R4; Y is C—R5; R1 and R6, independently of each other, is, for example, H, C1-C6-alkyl, C2-C6-alkenyl, C2-C6-alkynyl, C3-C8-cycloalkyl or C1-C6-alkyl-C(═O); R2 is H; and R3, R4 and R5, independently of each other, are, for example, H, halogen, cyano, nitro, C1-C6-alkyl, or C1-C6-haloalkyl; provided that in formula II R1 is H and R6 is as defined above; and in formula I that (a) at least one of R1 and R3 to R6 is other than hydrogen, (b) R3 or R4 is other than C1 when in each instance the remaining five groups of R1 to R6 are hydrogen, and (c) (i) R3 is other than methyl, (ii) R4 is other than C1, (iii) R5 is other than C1 and (iv) R3 is not C1 when R5 is methoxy, when in each instance (i) to (iv) R1 is H, R6 is MeC(═O), and remaining groups of R2 to R5 are hydrogen; and/or salts thereof; and their use as as pesticidal agents.
US08563738B2
Ligands useful for promoting copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition reactions comprise a compound represented by structural Formula (I) as described in the specification, wherein in Formula (I) Z1 is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group or a group represented by the formula: Y1—(CH2)c—Y2—(CH2)d—Y3—CH2—N(CH2Z4)(CH2Z5), where Y1 is -E1-C(O)O—, -E1-C(O)NH—, -E1-, or a covalent bond; Y2 is a covalent bond, —CH═CH—, or a 1,4-(1,2,3-triazolyl) group; Y3 is —OC(O)-E2-, —NHC(O)-E2-, -E2-, or a covalent bond; each of E1 and E2 is a benzimidazolyl group attached at the 1 and 2 positions; each of c and d is independently 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5; each of Z2, Z3, Z4 and Z5 is a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group including a substituent X1 and optionally including a substituent (CH2)n—R1, and Y1, Y2, Y3, X1, R1, c, d and n are each as defined in the specification.
US08563737B2
Methods of making bis-tridentate carbene complexes of ruthenium and osmium are provided. The use of DMSO solvates of ruthenium(II) and osmium(II) halide salts provides good yields of the corresponding complexes. These materials may be used in OLEDs to provide devices having improved performance.
US08563733B2
A novel process for the preparation of omeprazole and its enantiomers, such as esomeprazole, as well as the preparation of related 2-(2-pyridinylmethyl-sulphinyl)-1H-benzimidazoles, including pantoprazole, lansoprazole and rabeprazole, as recemates or single enantiomers, and their alkali or alkaline salts has been developed. The novel process involves the surprising discovery that protection of the free-base benzimidazole sulfoxide (e.g. omeprazole or esomeprazole), by reaction with an alkyl, aryl or aralkyl chloroformate following oxidation of the corresponding sulfide, eliminates the need for its direct isolation. Subsequent removal of the protecting group with a solution of alkali or alkaline earth alkoxide in a C1-C4 alcohol directly provides the corresponding salt. By eliminating the need to handle the free-base benzimidazole sulfoxide, this advantageous procedure provides increased chemical yields over processes described in the art.
US08563726B2
A synthetic method is provided, wherein the method comprises stereoselectively reducing a ketone of a morphinone to form a reduced morphinone and optionally covalently attaching a water soluble polymer to the reduced morphinone.
US08563720B2
The present invention relates to a novel method for preparing an imatinib base, and more particularly to a method for preparing an imatinib base, which comprises reacting 4-(4-methyl-piperazinomethyl)-benzoic acid with a 2,2′-dibenzothiazolyl disulfide derivative in the presence of a phosphine derivative to prepare a novel thioester compound and preparing an imatinib base using the thioester compound as a reaction intermediate. In addition, the invention provides a novel thioester compound, which is used in the preparation of imatinib base, and a preparation method thereof. Ultimately, the invention provides a method of preparing the imatinib base in an economic manner and in high yield and purity and is expected to be used in the commercial production of large amounts of the imatinib base.
US08563711B2
The present invention relates to a nucleic acid aptamer which can specifically recognize and bind to pancreatic cancer cells or tissues. The nucleic acid aptamer can bind specifically only to pancreatic cancer cells or tissues without binding to normal pancreatic cancer tissue, and thus can be effectively used as a composition for diagnosing and treating pancreatic cancer. In addition, the nucleic acid aptamer can detect not only the terminal pancreatic cancer cell line Capan-1, but also the early pancreatic cancer cell line Panc-1, and thus can be used for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, thereby contributing to increasing the survival rate of pancreatic cancer patients.
US08563704B2
The present invention relates to a peptide aptamer which mimics particularly the human platelet antigen HPA-Ia epitope present on the platelet GPIIb/IIIa molecules and which is capable of neutralizing the binding of HPA-I a specific antibodies (anti-HPA-1 a). This peptide aptamer is advantageously used in a method for detecting and identifying HPA-I a specific antibodies in human serum, in a diagnostic kit for screening and identifying antibodies, in an immunoassay and a pharmaceutical composition.
US08563699B2
Isolated peptides of the Bacillus anthracis Anthrax Toxin Lethal factor Protein pX01-107, antibodies specific for the peptides and methods of stimulating the immune response of a subject to produce antibodies to the Bacillus anthracis Anthrax Toxin Lethal factor Protein pX01-107 are disclosed. Also disclosed are isolated peptides of the Small Pox Virus Surface Antigen S Precursor Protein, antibodies specific for the peptides and methods of stimulating the immune response of a subject to produce antibodies to the Small Pox Virus Surface Antigen S Precursor Protein.
US08563696B2
Antibodies specifically binding to c-Met protein, hybridoma cell lines, and compositions comprising the antibodies are disclosed herein. Methods of making and using the antibodies and compositions are also disclosed.
US08563695B2
Compositions and methods are provided for the classification, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of tumors characterized by loss of REST function, expression of β2, and/or activation of Notch. Further compositions and methods are provided for modulation of cellular processes such as EMT, cell migration, and apoptosis.
US08563683B2
The present invention relates to synthetic lung surfactant compositions that contain one or more of phospholipase-resistant phospho-glycerol derivatives, phospholipase-resistant phospho-choline derivatives, and surface active proteins or peptides, more preferably a combination of at least two or all three of these materials. Novel phospholipase-resistant phospho-glycerol derivatives, phospholipase-resistant phospho-choline derivatives, and surface active peptides are also disclosed herein. Uses of the surfactant compositions of the present invention to treat endogenous surfactant dysfunctional or deficient lung tissue, to prepare synthetic peptides for use in the surfactant compositions, and to deliver therapeutic agents are also disclosed.
US08563679B2
The present invention relates to the use of a system composed of a base and of a sulphonamide, as a catalyst for the ring-opening (co)polymerization of lactones. The present invention also relates to novel sulphonamides and to a process for the ring-opening (co)polymerization of lactones comprising the use of sulphonamides in combination with a base as a catalytic system.
US08563673B2
A propylene-based resin molded article satisfying the following requirements (1) through (4): Requirement (1) Lc/La≦1.50 Requirement (2) Lc≧10.0 Requirement (3) F1≧0.07 Requirement (4) F2≧0.06 wherein in Requirements (1) through (4), La denotes the distance (unit: nm) between crystalline lamellae calculated from the long-period distance calculated from a small-angle X-ray scattering profile and the degree of crystallization calculated from the amount of heat of fusion measured by differential scanning calorimetry, Lc denotes the thickness (unit: nm) of a crystalline lamella calculated from the distance between crystalline lamellae and the long-period distance, F1 denotes the degree of orientation calculated from the infrared dichroic ratio measured at a wave number of 997 cm−1, and F2 denotes the degree of orientation calculated from the infrared dichroic ratio measured at a wave number of 973 cm−1.
US08563671B2
Method employing a supported metallocene catalyst composition in the production of an isotactic ethylene propylene co-polymer. The composition comprises a metallocene component supported on a particulate silica support having average particle size of 10-40 microns, a pore volume of 1.3-1.6 ml/g, a surface area of 200-400 m2/g. An alkylalumoxane cocatalyst component is incorporated on the support. The isospecific metallocene is characterized by the formula: B(CpRaRb)(FlR′2)MQn (1) or by the formula: B′(Cp′R′aR′b)(Fl′)M′Q′n′ (2) In the formulas Cp and Cp′ are substituted cyclopentadienyl groups, Fl and Fl′ are fluorenyl groups, and B and B′ are structural bridges. R′ are substituents at the 2 and 7 positions, Ra and R′a are substituents distal to the bridge, and Rb and R′b are proximal to the bridge. M and M′ are transition metals, Q′ is a halogen or a C1-C4 alkyl group; and n′ is an integer of from 0-4.
US08563665B2
A modified dimethylnaphthalene formaldehyde resin obtained by modifying a polyfunctional dimethylnaphthalene formaldehyde resin having a constituent unit represented by the following general formula [1] in a molecule thereof with at least one member selected from the group consisting of a phenol represented by the following general formula [2], a naphthol represented by the following general formula [3] and a naphthol represented by the following general formula [4], provided that at least any of the naphthol represented by the general formula [3] or the naphthol represented by the general formula [4] must be included This resin is excellent in heat resistance and useful for thermosetting resins.
US08563658B2
Embodiments of the invention provide block composites and their use in thermoplastic vulcanizate compounds.
US08563655B2
A film of poly(trimethylene arylate) and a polystyrene wherein the polystyrene concentration is in the range of 0.5 to 40 weight %. Poly(trimethylene terephthalate) and polystyrene are particularly useful. Also, disclosed are processes for preparing the film.
US08563654B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball comprising a core and a cover, wherein the cover is made from a cover composition containing, as a resin component, a thermoplastic polyurethane (A) and a polyisocyanate mixture (B) in which a urethane prepolymer (b-1) having at least two isocyanate groups is dispersed in a thermoplastic resin (b-2) which does not substantially react with an isocyanate group; and wherein the cover composition has a slab hardness of more than 60 and not more than 75, and the cover has a thickness of 2.5 mm or less.
US08563645B2
Process for preparing a thermoplastic resin composition containing an aromatic polycarbonate resin which may include a thermoplastic resin other than the aromatic polycarbonate resin, a granular talc, and optionally a rubber polymer, a flame retardant or a fluorinated polyolefin. The granular talc has a particle size in which a proportion of a 500 μm-mesh screen residue thereof is not less than 55% by weight.
US08563644B2
A nitrile copolymer rubber composition obtained by coagulation of a nitrile copolymer latex composition comprised of a latex of a nitrile copolymer rubber (A) having α,β-ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer units in 55 to 80 wt % and cationic monomer units and/or monomer units able to form cations in which an inorganic filler (B) is dispersed is provided. Note that, preferably, the inorganic filler is a clay. According to the present invention, a nitrile copolymer rubber composition giving a nitrile copolymer rubber cross-linked product with an extremely low gasoline permeability and superior in sour gasoline resistance can be provided.
US08563640B2
Efficient deaeration of aqueous suspensions such as those obtained during textile treatment or pulp and paper production is achieved by use of a combination of a polyoxypropylene polyether polymer or copolymer and branched polyether-polysiloxane copolymers.
US08563638B2
Disclosed are oligomeric phosphonates including oligophosphonates, random or block co-oligo(phosphonate ester)s and co-oligo(phosphonate carbonate)s produced using a condensation process terminated with hydroxyl, epoxy, vinyl, vinyl ester, isopropenyl, isocyanate groups, and the like. These materials can be used as a reactive additive to other polymers, oligomers or monomer mixtures to impart flame resistance without diminishing melt processability which is important in the fabrication of polymers for many applications.
US08563634B2
An inkjet ink composition includes: from 0.25 to 6 weight percent colorant; from 7 to 40 weight percent solvent; from 0.05 to 5 weight percent surfactant; and polyurethane binder in an amount of at least 0.5 weight percent of the inkjet ink composition but not more than twice the weight percent of the colorant. The polyurethane binder has a molecular weight from 32 K to 50 K and an acid number from 40 to 45. The polyurethane binder includes polyether polyol, aliphatic isocyanate and an acid group and does not include chain extenders.
US08563624B2
A free radical curable liquid for inkjet printing of food packaging materials includes no initiator or otherwise one or more initiators selected from the group consisting of non-polymeric di- or multifunctional initiators, oligomeric initiators, polymeric initiators, and polymerizable initiators; wherein the polymerizable composition of the liquid consists essentially of: a) 25-100 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds A having at least one acrylate group G1 and at least one second ethylenically unsaturated polymerizable functional group G2 different from the group G1; b) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds B selected from the group consisting of monofunctional acrylates and difunctional acrylates; and c) 0-55 wt % of one or more polymerizable compounds C selected from the group consisting of trifunctional acrylates, tetrafunctional acrylates, pentafunctional acrylates and hexafunctional acrylates. If the weight percentage of compounds B>24 wt %, then the weight percentage of compounds C>1 wt %; and wherein all weight percentages of A, B and C are based upon the total weight of the polymerizable composition. At least one polymerizable compound B or C is present in the polymerizable composition if the free radical curable liquid contains no initiator. The polymerizable compound A has a copolymerization ratio of 0.002
US08563620B2
The process for the synthesis of a silica monolith comprises the following steps: hydrolysis of a silicon alkoxide in order to form a hydrolysis precursor followed by a condensation of said hydrolysis precursor in the presence of an organic solvent, in the presence of water and of a basic catalyst in order to form oligomeric clusters containing several silicon atoms; dispersion of said oligomeric clusters in a solution in order to form a sol; polymerization of the sol in order to obtain a gel via a first heat treatment, at a temperature below the boiling point of the constituents of the sol; drying of the gel via a second heat treatment; conversion of the gel to a xerogel via a third heat treatment; dehydration and densification of the xerogel until the silica monolith is obtained via a fourth heat treatment.
US08563617B2
The present invention relates to aminotetraline derivatives of the formula (I) or a physiologically tolerated salt thereof. The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such aminotetraline derivatives, and the use of such aminotetraline derivatives for therapeutic purposes. The aminotetraline derivatives are GlyT1 inhibitors.
US08563615B2
The invention relates to methods and compositions for promoting cognitive function and/or treating cognitive function disorders and impairments. In particular the methods are accomplished by administering to a subject CI-994 or dinaline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, prodrug or metabolite thereof.
US08563609B2
A composition for treating, ameliorating and/or preventing conditions associated with cognitive decline and/or motor neuron death comprise a fatty acid component enriched for one or more activated fatty acids and a nutraceutically acceptable excipient. A method for treating, ameliorating and/or preventing conditions associated with cognitive decline and/or motor neuron death includes administering a fatty acid component enriched for one or more activated fatty acids.
US08563602B2
A novel method for improving the meat quality of an animal is provided. The method comprises feeding the animal a diet supplemented with oleic acid and selected tocols in amounts effective to improve the meat quality. The method may be practiced on non-ruminants and ruminants.
US08563600B2
The Invention relates to conjugates of formula (III) or (IIIa), or a salt thereof, their use as radiopharmaceuticals, processes for their preparation, and synthetic intermediates used in such processes.
US08563595B2
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating disorders of the skin or mucosa resulting from cancer therapies comprising: identifying a patient receiving cancer treatment; and administering to said patient an effective dose of a treated organic/inorganic complex material with an organic dye molecule or derivative thereof, in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
US08563588B2
Imidazolone derivatives, as medicaments, of formula wherein: R1═H, C1 to C5 alkyl, aryl or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group; Ar1=optionally substituted aryl or an aromatic heterocycle; R═R2—S—, R3—HN—, R4COHN or Ar2, with R2=a C1-C5 alkyl, vinyl or vinyl(C1-C5)alkyl, nitrile or nitrile(C1-C5)alkyl, aryl or benzyl radical, which are optionally substituted; R3=the meanings given above and H; Ar2=substituted or unsubstituted aryl.
US08563560B2
Disclosed herein are bicyclic guanidine salts, useful as cure catalysts for electrodeposited coatings. The bicyclic guanidine salts are formed as the reaction product of reactants comprising (a) a compound having the general formula CXn, wherein X is N, O, or S and wherein n is 2 to 4; (b) an acid; (c) dipropylene triamine; and (d) water, and an associated method for forming a bicyclic guanidine salt from the same reaction ingredients.
US08563558B2
The present disclosure provides pyridine urea compounds useful in the treatment of p38 kinase mediated diseases, such as lymphoma and auto-inflammatory disease, having the structure of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, V and W are as defined in the detailed description; pharmaceutical compositions comprising at least one of the compounds; and methods for treating p38 kinase mediated diseases using the compound.
US08563554B2
This invention relates to novel compounds that are pyrazinoisoquinoline derivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. More specifically, this invention relates to novel pyrazinoisoquinoline derivatives that are derivatives of praziquantel, such as compounds of formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising one or more compounds of this invention and a carrier and the use of the disclosed compounds and compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering an antihelminthic agent, such as praziquantel.
US08563553B2
The present invention provides compounds of Formula I or II: wherein R1, R1b, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are defined herein. The compounds of Formula (I) or (II) and pharmaceutical compositions thereof are useful for the treatment of B-Raf-associated diseases.
US08563550B2
There is provided compounds of formula (I), wherein Z, M, R1, X, R2, R3 and B have meanings given in the description, and pharmaceutically-acceptable esters, amides, solvates or salts thereof, which compounds are useful in the treatment of diseases in which inhibition of a protein kinase (e.g. a PIM family kinase or PI3-K) is desired and/or required, and particularly in the treatment of cancer.
US08563548B2
The present invention relates to methylene furanone derivatives as well as the use thereof as a protective, antioxidant, or depigmentation agent in cosmetic or dermatological compositions. The invention also relates to a method for preparing said derivatives involving a Suzuki-Miyaura coupling reaction from corresponding dibromofuranone derivatives. The invention also relates to a method of preparation involving a coupling reaction of 2-methoxy-furan derivatives with a ketone followed by dehydration.
US08563544B2
Provided herein are 2,5-disubstituted arylsulfonamide CCR3 antagonists, e.g., compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof: Also provided herein are methods of their use for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a CCR3-mediated disorder, disease, or condition.
US08563541B2
The present invention provides compounds that modulate the activity of Janus kinases and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to activity of Janus kinases including, for example, immune-related diseases, skin disorders, myeloid proliferative disorders, cancer, and other diseases.
US08563528B2
The present invention relates to oligomer compounds (oligomers), which target PCSK9 mRNA in a cell, leading to reduced expression of PCSK9. Reduction of PCSK9 expression is beneficial for the treatment of certain medical disorders, such as hypercholesterolemia and related disorders.
US08563525B2
The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating inflammatory-related diseases associated with pro-inflammatory cytokine expression and/or reduced expression of anti-inflammatory cytokines. The method typically comprises administration of one or more compounds selected from isoindigo, indigo, indirubin, or derivatives thereof, such as, Meisoindigo and NATURA in an amount less than sufficient to inhibit CDKs.
US08563518B2
A composition is disclosed herein comprising from about 0.001% to about 0.4% cyclosporin A, castor oil, and a surfactant selected from the group consisting of alcohol ethoxylates, alcohols, alkyl glycosides, alkyl polyglycosides, alkylphenol ethoxylates, amine oxides, block polymers, carboxylated alcohol or alkylphenol ethoxylates, carboxylic acids/fatty acids, cellulose derivatives, ethoxylated alcohols, ethoxylated alkylphenols, ethoxylated aryl phenols, ethoxylated fatty acids, ethoxylated fatty acids, ethoxylated fatty esters and oils, fatty alcohols, fatty esters, glycol esters, lanolin-based derivatives, lecithin and lecithin derivatives, lignin and lignin derivatives, methyl esters, monoglycerides and derivatives, phosphalipids, polyacrylic acids, polyethylene glycols, polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide copolymers, polyethylene oxides, polymeric surfactants, polypropylene oxides, propoxylated alcohols, propoxylated alkyl phenols, propoxylated fatty acids, protein-based surfactants, sarcosine derivatives, silicone-based surfactants, sorbitan derivatives, stearates, sucrose and glucose esters and derivatives, and combinations thereof.
US08563514B2
Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for sequestering cells in connective tissue. The composition includes a biocompatible scaffolding to which one or more peptides or proteins are linked. The peptides or proteins have an amino acid sequence that is a subsequence of human ficolin and are capable of binding the cells to be sequestered. The pharmaceutical composition can be used in the treatment of connective tissue, and can be used as a dermal filler.
US08563505B2
Hepatitis C virus inhibitors having the general formula are disclosed. Compositions comprising the compounds and methods for using the compounds to inhibit HCV are also disclosed.
US08563497B2
A process for making an anhydrous laundry liquid detergent base composition comprising detersive surfactant, the process comprising the steps of: a) providing a pre-neutralized sulphate detersive surfactant syrup wherein at least 50% of the sulphate detersive surfactant is pre-neutralized with an organic neutralizing agent; b) adding a neutralizing agent to the sulphate detersive surfactant syrup; and c) adding a sulphonic detersive surfactant in acid form to the mixture resulting from step b).
US08563496B2
The present invention relates to a liquid acidic hard surface cleaning composition having a pH of above 2.0 and comprising formic acid, citric acid and an alkaline material.
US08563493B2
Provided are: an oil composition for cosmetics which is readily miscible with a makeup stain and can rinse out freshly through washing with water without leaving oily feeling, regardless of whether the skin is wet or not, and excels in safety and temporal stability; and a cleansing cosmetic containing the oil composition for cosmetics. The oil composition for cosmetics contains 1 to 30 percent by weight of a medium-chain polyglycerol monoalkyl ether; 1 to 30 percent by weight of a long-chain polyglycerol monoalkyl ether; and 40 to 98 percent by weight of at least one oily ingredient selected from the group consisting of silicone oils, ester oils, and triglycerols.
US08563489B2
An alkylated 1,3-benzenediamine compound used as a deposit-control lubricant additives for organic materials including lubricating oil, gasoline, and diesel fuels. The invention improves the oxidative stability of the lubricants and fuels by adding the alkylated 1,3-benzenediamine compound. The alkylated 1,3-benzenediamine compound is formed using a catalytic hydrogenation that alkylates the 4 and/or 6 position of the central aromatic ring.
US08563484B2
An aqueous hydraulic fluid composition comprising a first lubricant comprising at least one phospholipid and a second lubricant comprising an alkoxylate salt. The aqueous hydraulic fluid composition contains less than about 20% by weight (preferably none or substantially none) of an oil selected from the group consisting of mineral oils, synthetic hydrocarbon oils, and mixtures thereof. The use of alkoxylate salts provides increased lubricity and also acts as an emulsion stabilizer for the composition.
US08563478B2
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a library of template polynucleotides and use thereof in methods of solid-phase nucleic acid amplification. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for preparing a library of template polynucleotides that have common sequences at their 5′ ends and at their 3′ ends.
US08563476B2
A method for detecting an inflammatory disease in a subject is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of (a) detecting a level of expression of one or more inflammatory disease markers in a biological sample obtained from the subject; and (b) comparing the level of expression of said one or more inflammatory disease markers in the biological sample to a normal level of expression of the one or more inflammatory disease markers, wherein the one or more inflammatory disease markers comprise one or more markers selected from the group consisting of CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11, CXCL13, CXCR3 and CXCR5. Also disclosed are a method for monitoring the course of treatment for an inflammatory disease in a subject and a kit for detecting an inflammatory disease in a subject.
US08563473B2
Aqueous concentrates of choline salts of herbicidal auxinic carboxylic acids are less irritating to eyes than the commonly used aqueous concentrates of ammonium salts of herbicidal auxinic carboxylic acids.
US08563468B2
Provided is a color-developing composition containing a molecular compound which has as a component compound a compound represented by formula (I) [wherein Y represents a C1-C12 hydrocarbon group which is chained or branched and saturated or unsaturated, or a C1-C8 hydrocarbon group which is chained or branched, saturated or unsaturated and has an ether or thioether bond; R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a C1-C6 alkyl group or C2-C6 alkenyl group; n, p, q and r each represents any integer of 0 to 4; and m represents any integer of 0 to 2]. Also provided is a recording material with a sufficient color-forming sensitivity, superior storage stability, and especially with an extremely little background fogging in a heat resistance test.
US08563465B2
The hydrogen storage material of the invention is a hydrogen storage material comprising metal fine particles with hydrogen storage capacity, and an organic compound that has at least two specific groups that can bind with the metal fine particles, and that is bonded with the metal fine particles by the specific groups.
US08563461B2
A process to activate a titanium silicalite catalyst for the oxidation of benzene to phenol is provided. The catalyst is activated in the reactor for the oxidation by feeding to a reactor containing the titanium silicalite catalyst, during a time of from 2 to 6 hours, at a temperature ranging from 20 to 120° C., an aqueous solution of ammonium acid fluoride in a concentration ranging from 0.1% to 1% by weight; and hydrogen peroxide in a concentration ranging from 3% to 10% by weight; feeding water to the reactor at the end of the reaction; and drying or calcining the catalyst contained in the reactor to obtain the activated catalyst. The catalyst is represented by the formula: xTiO2.(1−x)SiO2 wherein x is from 0.0001 to 0.04.
US08563459B2
The invention includes a fixed-bed catalyst complex that includes (i) a metal carbene catalyst, wherein the metal is platinum, and (ii) a catalyst support that includes one or more of silica, alumina and/or glass. The invention provides a fixed-bed catalyst complex that includes a catalyst complex including a carbene chosen from those represented by at least one of Formulae (I), (II), (III), and (IV): Where the vales of X and R1 to R7 are specifically defined. The complex also includes a catalyst support that comprises silica, related reaction products, and related reaction systems.
US08563449B2
A non-woven material and method of formation thereof is provided to form a substantially flat or planar self supporting core of an inorganic base fiber and an organic binding fiber preferably using an air-laid forming head. In certain preferred embodiments, the organic base fiber has a fiber strength with a break load of about 10 grams or less and an elongation of about 20 percent or less. Preferably, the organic binding fiber has a binding component and a structural component within unitary fiber filaments. In one aspect, the structural component of the organic binding fiber has a composition effective to provide a strength thereof so that the non-woven material can be manually cut with minimal effort. In such form, the non-woven material is suitable to function as an acoustic ceiling tile.
US08563448B2
A friction material includes a resin and a fibrous base material impregnated with the resin. The fibrous base material has a single ply, and includes a plurality of aramid fibers present in a first amount, a plurality of polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fibers present in a second amount that is less than the first amount, a plurality of carbon particles present in a third amount that is less than or equal to the second amount, a plurality of mineral fibers present in a fourth amount that is less than or equal to the second amount, and diatomaceous earth present in a fifth amount that is greater than the first amount. A friction member for operatively contacting a lubricated surface includes a substrate and the friction material. The friction material defines a first surface bonded to the substrate and a second surface configured for operatively contacting the lubricated surface.
US08563447B2
Wound care devices having a topically applied silver-based antimicrobial finish are provided. The finish comprises at least one silver ion-containing compound and at least one binder compound. The finish may be applied to a target substrate, such as a fiber, fabric, film, foam, hydrogel, or hydrocolloid to provide a single layer antimicrobial wound care device. Alternatively, a silver-containing layer may be combined with one or more additional layers of target substrate to provide a composite antimicrobial wound care device. The device may also contain an odor-absorbing component capable of reducing or eliminating odors that are inherently associated with infectious wounds. Also provided is a method for making the wound care device and a composition of matter comprising the silver-based antimicrobial finish.
US08563445B2
Methods, materials, and systems are described for forming conformal dielectric layers containing silicon and nitrogen (e.g., a silicon-nitrogen-hydrogen (Si—N—H) film) from a carbon-free silicon-and-nitrogen precursor and radical-nitrogen precursor. The carbon-free silicon-and-nitrogen precursor is predominantly excited by contact with the radical-nitrogen precursor. Because the silicon-and-nitrogen film is formed without carbon, the conversion of the film into hardened silicon oxide is done with less pore formation and less volume shrinkage. The deposited silicon-and-nitrogen-containing film may be wholly or partially converted to silicon oxide which allows the optical properties of the conformal dielectric layer to be selectable. The deposition of a thin silicon-and-nitrogen-containing film may be performed at low temperature to form a liner layer in a substrate trench. The low temperature liner layer has been found to improve the wetting properties and allows flowable films to more completely fill the trench.
US08563441B2
Methods for fabricating a semiconductor FIN structure with smooth sidewalls and rounded top corners and edges is disclosed. A method includes forming a plurality of semiconductor FIN structures. A sacrificial oxide layer is formed on the top surface and the sidewall surfaces of the plurality of semiconductor FIN structures for rounding the corners and edges between the top surfaces and the sidewall surfaces of the plurality of semiconductor FIN structures. The sacrificial oxide layer is removed with a high selectivity oxide etchant. The plurality of semiconductor FIN structures are annealed in a hydrogen environment. A tunnel oxide is formed over the plurality of semiconductor FIN structures.
US08563433B2
A process to form a via hole in a semiconductor wafer is disclosed. The process includes steps of, preparing a metal mask and etching the wafer by the metal mask as the etching mask. The preparation of the metal mask includes steps of: coating a nega-resist on the back surface of the wafer, carrying out the photolithography for the coated nega-resist, plating a metal selectively by the patterned photoresist, and removing the patterned photoresist.
US08563425B2
A semiconductor device fabrication process includes forming a gate of a transistor on a semiconductor substrate using a hard mask. The hard mask is selectively removed in one or more selected regions over the gate. The removal of the hard mask in the selected regions allows the gate to be connected to an upper metal layer through at least one insulating layer located substantially over the transistor. Conductive material is deposited in one or more trenches formed through the at least one insulating layer. The conductive material forms a local interconnect to the gate in at least one of the selected regions.
US08563418B2
A method of making a semiconductor device includes providing a substrate, and forming a first conductive layer over the substrate. A patterned layer is formed over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer is formed in the patterned layer. A height of the second conductive layer is greater than a height of the first conductive layer. The patterned layer is removed. A first bump and a second bump are formed over the first and second conductive layers, respectively, wherein the second bump overlaps the first bump, and wherein an uppermost surface of the second bump is vertically offset from an uppermost surface of the first bump. Bond wires are formed on the first and second bumps. The bond wires are arranged in a straight configuration. Lowermost surfaces of the first conductive layer and second conductive layer are substantially coplanar.
US08563411B2
Methods of manufacturing a semiconductor device include forming a gate insulation layer including a high-k dielectric material on a substrate that is divided into a first region and a second region; forming a diffusion barrier layer including a first metal on a second portion of the gate insulation layer in the second region; forming a diffusion layer on the gate insulation layer and the diffusion barrier layer; and diffusing an element of the diffusion layer into a first portion of the gate insulation layer in the first region.
US08563407B2
A method includes positioning at least one dual sided workpiece on an assembly in a process chamber to expose a first side of the at least one dual sided workpiece, treating the first side of the at least one dual sided workpiece, reorienting a portion of the assembly in the process chamber to expose a second side of the at least one dual sided workpiece, the second side opposing the first side, and treating the second side. A processing apparatus including a process chamber defining an enclosed volume and a dual sided workpiece assembly disposed in the enclosed volume is also provided.
US08563401B2
There is provided a method for manufacturing an SOI substrate capable of effectively and efficiently embrittling an interface of an ion-implanted layer without causing the separation of a bonded surface 9 or the breakage of a bonded wafer.Provided is a method for manufacturing an SOI substrate 8 by forming an SOI layer 4 on a surface of a transparent insulating substrate 3, the method comprising, in the following order, implanting ions into a silicon wafer 5 or a silicon wafer 5 with an oxide film 7 from a surface thereof so as to form an ion-implanted layer 2; subjecting at least one of the surface of the transparent insulating substrate and the surface of the ion-implanted silicon wafer or the silicon wafer with an oxide film to a surface activation treatment; bonding together the silicon wafer 5 or the silicon wafer 5 with an oxide film 7 and the transparent insulating substrate 3; subjecting the bonded wafer to a heat treatment at 150° C. or higher but not higher than 350° C. so as to obtain a laminate 6; and irradiating visible light at a side of the transparent insulating substrate 3 of the laminate 6 toward the ion-implanted layer 2 of the silicon wafer 5 or the silicon wafer 5 with an oxide film 7 to embrittle an interface of the ion-implanted layer 2 and transfer a silicon thin film to the transparent insulating substrate 3 so that the SOI layer 4 can be formed.
US08563399B2
The invention relates to a detachable substrate for the electronics, optics or optoelectronics industry, that includes a detachable layer resting on a buried weakened region. This substrate is remarkable in that this buried weakened region consists of a semiconductor material that is denser in the liquid state than in the solid state and that contains in places precipitates of naturally volatile impurities. The invention also relates to a process for fabricating and detaching a detachable substrate.
US08563396B2
A process and resultant article of manufacture made by such process comprises forming through vias needed to connect a bottom device layer in a bottom silicon wafer to the one in the top device layer in a top silicon wafer comprising a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafer. Through vias are disposed in such a way that they extend from the middle of the line (MOL) interconnect of the top wafer to the buried oxide (BOX) layer of the SOI wafer with appropriate insulation provided to isolate them from the SOI device layer.
US08563392B2
In some embodiments of the present invention, methods are developed wherein a gas flow of an electron donating compound (EDC) is introduced in sequence with a precursor pulse and alters the deposition of the precursor material. In some embodiments, the EDC pulse is introduced sequentially with the precursor pulse with a purge step used to remove the non-adsorbed EDC from the process chamber before the precursor is introduced. In some embodiments, the EDC pulse is introduced using a vapor draw technique or a bubbler technique. In some embodiments, the EDC pulse is introduced in the same gas distribution manifold as the precursor pulse. In some embodiments, the EDC pulse is introduced in a separate gas distribution manifold from the precursor pulse.
US08563386B2
A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit system includes: providing a substrate having a channel region; forming a gate stack over a portion of the channel region with the gate stack having a floating gate for storing an electrical charge; forming a source recess in the substrate adjacent to the gate stack; and forming a source by layering a first bandgap material in the source recess.
US08563385B2
A method for fabricating a field effect transistor device includes forming a gate stack on a substrate, forming a spacer on the substrate, adjacent to the gate stack, forming a first portion of an active region on the substrate, the first portion of the active region having a first facet surface adjacent to the gate stack, forming a second portion of the active region on a portion of the first portion of the active region, the second portion of the active region having a second facet surface adjacent to the gate stack, the first facet surface and the second facet surface partially defining a cavity adjacent to the gate stack.
US08563382B2
A semiconductor device includes, a gate insulating film, a gate electrode, a source/drain region, and a Si mixed crystal layer in the source/drain region. The Si mixed crystal layer includes a first Si mixed crystal layer that includes impurities with a first concentration, a second Si mixed crystal layer formed over the first Si mixed crystal layer and that includes the impurities with a second concentration higher than the first concentration, and a third Si mixed crystal layer formed over the second Si mixed crystal layer and that includes the impurities with a third concentration lower than the second concentration.
US08563381B2
A power semiconductor device with improved avalanche capability structures is disclosed. By forming at least an avalanche capability enhancement doped regions with opposite conductivity type to epitaxial layer underneath an ohmic contact doped region which surrounds at least bottom of trenched contact filled with metal plug between two adjacent gate trenches, avalanche current is enhanced with the disclosed structures.
US08563364B2
In a method for producing a power semiconductor arrangement, a dielectric insulation carrier with a top side and a top metallization layer arranged on the top side are provided. Also provided are a semiconductor chip and at least one electrically conductive contact pin, each pin having a first end and an opposite second end. The semiconductor chip is sintered or diffussion soldered to the top metallization layer. Between the first end and the top metallization layer an electrically conductive connection is formed, in which electrically conductive connection material of the contact pin is in direct physical contact with the material of the top metallization layer.
US08563357B2
A method of attaching a die to a substrate is disclosed. A major surface of the die has an array of electrical contacts, and is covered with a tape segment having an array of apertures in register with the contacts. Solder balls are inserted into the apertures. The die is positioned against a substrate with the solder balls in register with the die pads on the surface of the substrate, and a heat treatment process is performed to bond the conductive elements to the corresponding bond pads.
US08563346B2
The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an electrode of a dye-sensitized solar cell using an inkjet printing process, an electrode formed thereby, and a dye-sensitized solar cell having the electrode. According to the method, a metal electrode is formed by jetting an ink solution containing nano metal powder on a transparent substrate or a transparent substrate in which a barrier layer is deposited to improve coating performance of a transparent conductive layer. A transparent conductive layer is formed on the transparent substrate on which the metal electrode is formed. The transparent conductive layer protects the metal electrode from liquid electrolyte.
US08563339B2
One close loop system and method for electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of phosphor material on light emitting diodes (LEDs). The system comprises a deposition chamber sealed from ambient air. A mixture of phosphor material and solution is provided to the chamber with the mixture also being sealed from ambient air. A carrier holds a batch of LEDs in the chamber with the mixture contacting the areas of the LEDs for phosphor deposition. A voltage supply applies a voltage to the LEDs and the mixture to cause the phosphor material to deposit on the LEDs at the mixture contacting areas.
US08563332B2
Provided is a wafer reclamation method for reclaiming a semiconductor wafer, on which a different material layer is formed, by removing the different material layer. The wafer reclamation method includes a physically removing step of physically removing the different material layer, a film forming step of forming a film on a surface of the semiconductor wafer from which the different material layer has been removed in the physically removing step, and a dry etching step of etching the semiconductor wafer by plasma together with the film formed in the film forming step.
US08563331B2
A process for forming an electronic device can include fabricating an electronic device having a first workpiece including a first electronic component that includes a first organic layer. The process can also include repairing the electronic device after fabrication to provide electrical connections for initial non-functional electrical elements.
US08563330B2
The invention provides a device and method for the rapid identification of patients suspected of having thalassemia. The invention provides a test strip for the aqueous detection of thalassemia related proteins in whole blood. The test strip includes antibodies specific to the gamma 4, (γ4) protein and provides easy visual discrimination between a positive result and a negative result. The invention can be used in remote or clinical settings.
US08563320B2
A use composition monitor determines the concentration of peracid and/or peroxide in a use composition using a kinetic assay procedure. A sample mixture containing a sample of the use composition, a diluent and at least one reagent is prepared and analyzed using, for example, an optical detector. A reduced-turbulence optical detector can be used to improve collected response data. A reduced-turbulence optical detector can include a cell body disposed about a length of transparent tubing. The cell body positions one or more emitter/receiver pairs about the transparent tubing. Thus, tube junctions are eliminated and sample flow within the tube is substantially turbulence free.
US08563318B2
The invention relates to methods for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic steatosis (NASH). The method relies on the determination of certain metabolic markers in a biological sample of the patient which are up- or down-regulated in the NASH patients vs. patients with a simple fatty liver (steatosis).
US08563312B2
Synthetic surfaces suitable for culturing stem cell derived cardiomyocytes contain acrylate polymers formed from one or more acrylate monomers. The acrylate surfaces, in many cases, are suitable for culturing stem cell derived cardiomyocytes in chemically defined media.
US08563308B2
This invention relates to culture-expanded T suppressor cells derived from CD25−CD4+ T cells, and their use in modulating immune responses. This invention provides methods of producing culture-expanded T suppressor cells, which are antigen specific, and their use in modulating autoimmune diseases and transplantation rejection.
US08563304B2
The present invention relates to methods for culturing human retinal progenitor cells under low oxygen conditions to allow the cells to retain the ability to differentiate into photoreceptors following transplantation. The described methods provide cells that can treat a number of ocular diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.
US08563302B2
One aspect of the current invention is an optimized synthetic mammalian expression plasmid with a mutated origin of replication (e.g. “mut” family of plasmids) comprising a therapeutic element, and a replication element. The therapeutic elements of this plasmid are operatively linked and located in a first operatively-linked arrangement. Additionally, the optimized synthetic mammalian expression plasmid comprises replication elements, wherein the replication elements are operatively linked and located in a second operatively-linked arrangement. The first-operatively-linked arrangement and the second-operatively-linked arrangement comprise a circular structure of the codon optimized synthetic mammalian expression plasmid.
US08563291B2
[PROBLEMS] To provide a method for preparation of recombinant proteoliposomes suitable for diagnostic applications, a detection plate coated with the recombinant proteoliposomes, a detection kit and so on.[PROBLEM-SOLVING MEANS] Recombinant proteoliposomes are prepared by fusion of budded virus particles of a recombinant baculovirus, expressing a target membrane receptor (such as human thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor, acetylcholine receptor, insulin receptor, β1 adrenergic receptor, asialoglycoprotein receptor, etc., each participating in an autoantibody-related disease), with liposomes. Compared with the recombinant baculoviruses, these proteoliposomes have an improved ability to bind to an autoantibody and makes it possible to produce easily a kit for its detection.
US08563288B2
A method for specifically removing or isolating plasmin(ogen) or plasmin in presence of fibrinogen from a mixture containing plasmin(ogen) or plasmin by contacting the mixture with a rigid amino acid wherein the amino group of the amino acid and the carboxylic group of the amino acid are about 6-8 Angstroms, preferably about 7 Angstroms apart and the rigid amino acid is covalently bound to the support via the amino group of the amino acid.
US08563278B2
A process for producing efficiently glutamic acid derivatives (including salts thereof) such as monatin is described. This process entails converting a substituted α-keto acid of formula (1) into a glutamic acid derivative of formula (2) in the presence of an enzyme catalyzing conversion of the same.
US08563272B2
The present invention provides for combinations of enzymes and other proteins that result in improved saccharification of plant material. The invention provides for saccharification in the presence of and optional fermentation by, yeast cells expressing the enzymes and other proteins.
US08563265B2
An instrument and method for ascertaining a viable aerobic microbe count at to employing a two-point calibration curve of tthreshold to TVC for each type of sample. One point on the calibration curve is the x-intercept value (i.e., an estimated or experimental value for the logarithm of the minimum viable aerobic microbe count at commencement of testing (to) in a sample effective for causing the sample to reach tThreshold substantially instantaneously upon commencement of incubation). The other point is ascertained experimentally from a sample having a smaller known viable aerobic microbe count at to.
US08563264B2
A system and method for preparing samples to test an environmental surface for an analyte of interest. The system can include a deformable self-supporting receptacle comprising a reservoir, and a loaded substrate positioned in the reservoir of the deformable self-supporting receptacle. The loaded substrate can include a substrate and a source collected from the surface. The method can include combining the loaded substrate and a diluent in the reservoir, and agitating the loaded substrate and the diluent to form a liquid composition comprising the source and the diluent.
US08563262B2
The present invention relates to the use of reagent for permanently inactivating nucleases wherein the reagent comprises an oxidizing agent, a protein denaturant and optionally a pH adjustor and to a method for permanently inactivating nucleases using said reagent.
US08563260B2
A capillary for an immunoassay is provided which comprises an insoluble layer of an oxidase formed on an inner wall surface of said capillary, said oxidase being conjugated to a first antibody, and a layer of a hydrophilic polymer formed on said insoluble layer, said hydrophilic polymer layer containing a second antibody conjugated to a peroxidase, wherein said first and second antibodies are capable of binding to the same antigen.
US08563250B2
The present invention provides methods for rapid forensic investigations by identification of bioagents associated with biowarfare and acts of terrorism or crime. The methods are also useful for epidemiological investigations by genotyping of bioagents.
US08563248B2
We have identified a new variant of ileal bile acid binding protein (IBABP), designated IBABP-L, which is a biomarker for colorectal cancer. The transcript for IBABP-L arises from an alternative start site and includes three exons that are absent in IBABP. IBABP-L also shares part of a fourth exon with IBABP. The protein encoded by IBABP-L contains a deduced 49 residue N-terminal sequence that is not found in the IBABP protein. The present invention provides methods for diagnosing colorectal cancer and other compositions and methods based on this discovery.
US08563240B2
Embodiments of the present invention provide devices methods for sequencing DNA using arrays of reaction regions containing sensors to monitor changes in solutions or bound molecules contained in the reaction regions. Additional embodiments provide devices and methods for sequencing DNA using arrays of reaction regions that allow for optical monitoring of solutions in the reaction regions. Chemical amplification schemes that allow DNA to be sequenced in which multiple nucleotide addition reactions are performed to detect the incorporation of a base are disclosed. By sequencing DNA using parallel reactions contained in large arrays, DNA can be rapidly sequenced.
US08563233B2
The invention relates generally to blood substitute solutions and methods for using blood substitute solutions. The solutions may be used in a variety of applications and are particularly suited for use in applications where at least a portion of a host's blood is replaced with a substitute solution.
US08563229B2
Spacers are formed by pitch multiplication and a layer of negative photoresist is deposited on and over the spacers to form additional mask features. The deposited negative photoresist layer is patterned, thereby removing photoresist from between the spacers in some areas. During patterning, it is not necessary to direct light to the areas where negative photoresist removal is desired, and the clean removal of the negative photoresist from between the spacers is facilitated. The pattern defined by the spacers and the patterned negative photoresist is transferred to one or more underlying masking layers before being transferred to a substrate.
US08563228B2
A method of forming a pattern on a substrate includes forming spaced first features over a substrate. The spaced first features have opposing lateral sidewalls. Material is formed onto the opposing lateral sidewalls of the spaced first features. That portion of such material which is received against each of the opposing lateral sidewalls is of different composition from composition of each of the opposing lateral sidewalls. At least one of such portion of the material and the spaced first features is densified to move the at least one laterally away from the other of the at least one to form a void space between each of the opposing lateral sidewalls and such portion of the material.
US08563225B2
A method of forming a hard mask in a semiconductor device which is self-aligned with a MTJ formed in the device is provided. The method includes the steps of: forming a hard mask material layer on an upper surface of a magnetic stack in the MTJ; forming an anti-reflective coating (ARC) layer on at least a portion of an upper surface of the hard mask material layer, the ARC layer being selected to be removable by a wet etch; forming a photoresist layer on at least a portion of an upper surface of the ARC layer; removing at least a portion of the photoresist layer and the ARC layer to thereby expose at least a portion of the hard mask material layer; etching the hard mask material layer to remove the exposed portion of the hard mask material layer; and performing a wet strip to remove remaining portions of the ARC layer and photoresist layer in a same processing step without interference to the magnetic stack.
US08563219B2
A resist composition containing; (A1) a resin having a structural unit represented by the formula (I), (A2) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, (B) an acid generator, and (D) a salt having an anion represented by the formula (IA), wherein R1, A1, R2, R1A and R2A are defined in the specification.
US08563218B2
A resist composition of the present invention has (A1) a resin having a structural unit represented by the formula (I), (A2) a resin being insoluble or poorly soluble in alkali aqueous solution, but becoming soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, (B) an acid generator and (D) a compound represented by the formula (II). wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; A1 represents a C1 to C6 alkanediyl group; R2 represents a C1 to C10 hydrocarbon group having a fluorine atom, R3 and R4 in each occurrence independently represent a C1 to C12 hydrocarbon group, a C1 to C6 alkoxyl group, a C2 to C7 acyl group, a C2 to C7 acyloxy group, a C2 to C7 alkoxycarbonyl group, a nitro group or a halogen atom; m′ and n′ independently represent an integer of 0 to 4.
US08563213B2
Described are various methods of producing non-aqueous dispersions of photosensitive polymeric microparticles, comprising: (a) preparing one or more aqueous dispersions of a polymerizable component, at least one of which contains a photosensitive material and, wherein the polymerizable components comprise at least one hydrophilic functional group and/or at least one hydrophobic functional group; (b) subjecting the dispersion of (a) to conditions sufficient to form microparticles; (c) at least partially polymerizing the polymerizable component; (d) combining the dispersion with an organic continuous phase comprising an organic solvent; (e) removing water from the dispersion such that the final water content of the non-aqueous dispersion is less than 30 percent by weight; wherein e) is performed before or after d); and (f) reacting any acid functional groups on the surface of the microparticles with a reactive material having at least one epoxy functional group, at least one thiocarbonylthio functional group, at least one alkoxyamine functional group, or at least one halide functional group.
US08563192B2
Among other things, a gas storage system includes a group of capsules and an activation element coupled to the group. The group of capsules are formed within a substrate and contain gas stored at a relatively high pressure compared to atmospheric pressure. The activation element is configured to deliver energy in an amount sufficient to cause at least one of the capsules to release stored gas.
US08563186B2
The present invention is directed to systems and processes for operating molten carbonate fuel cell systems. A process for operating the molten carbonate fuel cell includes providing a hydrogen-containing stream comprising molecular hydrogen to a molten carbonate fuel cell anode; heating a hydrocarbon stream, at least a majority of which is comprised of hydrocarbons that are liquid at 20° C. and atmospheric pressure, with a heat source comprising an anode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cell anode; contacting at least a portion of the heated hydrocarbon stream with a catalyst to produce a steam reforming feed comprising gaseous hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and at least one carbon oxide; separating at least a portion of the molecular hydrogen from the steam reforming feed; and providing at least a portion of the separated molecular hydrogen to the molten carbonate fuel cell anode as at least a portion of the stream comprising molecular hydrogen.
US08563160B2
An interconnect member for use in a vibration welded battery module having a battery tab includes a portion weldable to the battery tab, and an inlay. The inlay is positioned with respect to the portion. The inlay may be the same material as the portion, with an insulating or heat-deterring outer ring, or may be the same material as the battery tab with or without the outer ring. Voids or openings may be provided in the interconnect member to reduce the thermal mass of the interconnect member. The voids may be defined by laminated or clad layers of the portion, and may be filled with an insulating material. A battery module is also disclosed having the battery tabs and the interconnect member noted above.
US08563157B2
A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to the present invention includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode which are capable of reversibly occluding and releasing lithium; a resin layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; a battery case accommodating the positive electrode, the negative electrode and the resin layer; a nonaqueous electrolyte solution filling the battery case; and an insulating layer interposed, at least partially, between the positive electrode and the resin layer, the insulating layer containing aluminum fluoride.
US08563156B2
A center pin for a secondary battery and a secondary battery having the same, which optimizes a void volume of the secondary battery. The center pin is inserted into an electrode assembly of the secondary battery. The center pin has a longitudinal hole and includes a sealing member to seal a portion of the hole. The sealing member can include walls disposed within the center pin, to seal the portion of the hole. The sealing member can include a second center pin, which is inserted into the hole, to seal the portion of the hole.
US08563149B2
To provide glass for a data storage medium substrate, whereby high heat resistance can be obtained.Glass for a data storage medium substrate, which comprises, as represented by mol percentage based on the following oxides, from 55 to 70% of SiO2, from 2.5 to 9% of Al2O3, from 0 to 10% of MgO, from 0 to 7% of CaO, from 0.5 to 10% of SrO, from 0 to 12.5% of BaO, from 0 to 2.5% of TiO2, from 0.5 to 3.7% of ZrO2, from 0 to 2.5% of Li2O, from 0 to 8% of Na2O, from 2 to 8% of K2O and from 0.5 to 5% of La2O3, provided that the total content of Al2O3 and ZrO2 (Al2O3+ZrO2) is at most 12%, and the total content of Li2O, Na2O and K2O (R2O) is at most 12%.
US08563146B1
A method for fabricating a magnetic transducer having an air-bearing surface (ABS). An underlayer having a first and second regions and a bevel connecting these regions is provided. The first region is thicker and closer to the ABS than the second region. An intermediate layer conformal with the underlayer is provided. A hard mask layer having a top surface perpendicular to the ABS is formed on the intermediate layer. Part of the hard mask and intermediate layers are removed to provide a trench. The trench has a bottom surface and sidewalls having a first angle between the bottom surface and the intermediate layer and a second angle corresponding to the hard mask layer. A pole is provided in the trench. The pole has a pole tip, a yoke distal, and a bottom bevel. At least the yoke includes sidewalls having sidewall angles corresponding to the first and second angles.
US08563135B2
A mesostructured aluminosilicate material is described, which consists of at least two elementary spherical particles, each one of said spherical particles consisting of a matrix based on silicon oxide and aluminium oxide, said matrix having a pore diameter ranging between 1.5 and 30 nm, a Si/Al molar ratio at least equal to 1 and amorphous walls of thickness ranging between 1 and 30 nm, said elementary spherical particles having a diameter D such that 10
US08563131B2
A thermoplastic composition comprises poly(arylene ether) having an initial intrinsic viscosity greater than 0.25 dl/g as measured in chloroform at 25° C.; a polyolefin having a melt temperature greater than or equal to 120° C. and a melt flow rate of 0.3 to 15; a first block copolymer having a aryl alkylene content greater than or equal to 50 weight percent based on the total weight of the first block copolymer; a second block copolymer having an aryl alkylene content less than 50 weight percent based on the total weight of the second block copolymer; and a flame retardant, wherein the poly(arylene ether) is present in an amount greater than the amount of polyolefin. The composition is useful in the production of covered wire.
US08563126B2
The invention relates to a film 2 including at least one print layer 3 and a non-woven layer 4 having a density of less than 0.5 g/cm3.The invention also relates to a packaging product, especially an envelope, including such a film, and to a method for obtaining an above-described film, in which the film 2 is obtained by assembling, for example by extrusion-laminating or by laminating, a print layer and a non-woven layer.
US08563115B2
This disclosure provides an aperture plate coated with a composition comprising a fluorinated compound and an organic compound selected from the group consisting of a urea, an isocyanate and a melamine. This disclosure also provides a process of applying a coating composition to an aperture plate, comprising adding a fluorinated compound, an organic compound selected from the group consisting of a urea, an isocyanate and a melamine, and an optional catalyst together in a solvent to form a coating composition, applying the coating composition to a base film, and curing the base film. This disclosure also describes replacing the aperture plate with polyimide film, where the polyimide film is coated with the above-described coating composition before a laser cutting process.
US08563102B2
This invention relates to bags and pouches made from films for packaging of flowable materials, in particular liquids that are made from blends of polyethylene and polypropylene useful to in addition to possessing good flex crack resistance, these films can withstand steam sterilization and/or aseptic packaging conditions as they have Hot Tack Initiation Temperatures in the range of from about 100° C. to about 140° C. and Hot Tack Strengths of not more than 5 N/inch in the temperature range from 100° C. to 150° C.
US08563100B1
A wall covering includes a composite structure that includes a first layer forming a non-image side of the composite structure and a second layer laminated to the first layer forming an image side of the composite structure. The first layer includes a fabric to facilitate air flow on the non-image side. The image side has a surface roughness of less than or equal to 5 microns by PPS method. The second layer includes one of synthetic polymeric fiber in a non-woven structure and a synthetic polymeric film. The wall covering is a Type-II wall covering that is PVC-free.
US08563094B2
In a method for producing a component (20) with a coating (24) containing nanoparticles (21), it is provided that, in order to introduce the nanoparticles (21) into the coating (24), a film (19) with the dispersely distributed nanoparticles (21) is applied to the surface (22) to be coated, which decomposes with incorporation of the nanoparticles (21) during the actual coating operation and is thereby not incorporated into the layer.
US08563091B2
When a film containing constituent elements of a target is formed on a substrate through a vapor deposition process using plasma with placing the substrate and the target to face to each other, the film is formed with surrounding the substrate with a wall surface having the constituent elements of the target adhering thereto, and applying a physical treatment to the wall surface to cause the components adhering to the wall surface to be released into the film formation atmosphere.
US08563085B2
In a method of forming a layer, a precursor composition including a metal and a ligand chelating to the metal is stabilized by contacting the precursor composition with an electron donating compound to provide a stabilized precursor composition onto a substrate. A reactant is introduced onto the substrate to bind to the metal in the stabilized precursor composition. The stabilized precursor composition is provided onto the substrate by introducing the precursor composition onto the substrate after the electron donating compound is introduced onto the substrate. The electron donating compound is continuously introduced onto the substrate during and after the precursor composition is introduced.
US08563083B2
A method for improving the insulating character/and or penetration resistance of a liner in contact with at least one of an alkali and/or alkaline environments is provided. The method comprises lining a surface that is subject to wear by an alkali environment and/or an alkaline environment with a refractory composition comprising a refractory aggregate consisting essentially of a calcium hexa aluminate clinker having the formula CA6, wherein C is equal to calcium oxide, wherein A is equal to aluminum oxide, and wherein the hexa aluminate clinker has from zero to less than about fifty weight percent C12A7, and wherein greater than 98 weight percent of the calcium hexa aluminate clinker having a particle size ranging from −20 microns to +3 millimeters, for forming a liner of the surface. This method improves the insulating character/and or penetration resistance of the liner.
US08563079B2
A method of reinforcing a thermoplastic part includes softening a portion of the thermoplastic part to form a pool, embedding fibers in the softened pool, and re-solidifying the pool embedded with fibers into a weld that strengthens the thermoplastic part.
US08563064B1
Disclosed is a proofed, cooked corrugated dough crust. The crust may include a top surface. Opposite the top surface is a bottom surface intended to be in contact with rollers of a roller grill. The bottom surface defines at least one parallel groove or at least one parallel ridge or both. A roller grill system for a proofed, cooked corrugated dough crust is also disclosed. The system may include a roller grill including a plurality of parallel rollers and spaces in an alternating series. At least one corrugated crust is also included. Any grooves rest on top of the rollers and any ridges are in the spaces between the rollers. A forming assembly system for proofing and cooking a corrugated dough crust is also disclosed.
US08563058B2
A capsule for use in a beverage production device, the capsule containing ingredients to produce a nutritional or food liquid when a liquid is fed into the capsule at an inlet face thereof, with the capsule being provided with a filter having a plurality of filtering orifices and a flow collection member placed downstream of the filter to collect the filtered liquid from the filtering orifices. The collection member includes at least one restriction orifice to focus the flow of liquid in at least one jet of liquid at high velocity in the compartment containing the ingredients. The invention is particularly advantageous for producing a nutritional liquid (e.g., infant formula) or a food from powdered ingredients.
US08563052B2
Disclosed are the novel glycolipoprotein gintonin isolated and identified from ginseng, a method for preparing the same, and uses thereof. Gintonin causes a transient increase in intracellular free Ca2+ level, which in turn activates endogenous Ca2+-activated chloride channel to elevate intracellular calcium levels. Therefore, the novel glycolipoproteins are useful in the therapy and prophylaxis of calcium deficiency-associated diseases as well as effectively inducing calcium-dependent physiological activities, including adaptogenic activity, immunostimulatory activity, aphrodisiac activity, neuroprotection and neuroactivation, angiogenesis, and antidiabetic activity.
US08563050B2
The invention concerns a high water soluble product, containing a dehydrated material, obtained by fermenting wheat germ in aqueous medium in the presence of microorganisms of the Saccharomyces genus, forming amorphous crystal structure with inert auxiliary materials), commonly used in preparation of drugs. The invention also relates to the production process of said products, to immunostimulatory, immunomodulatory, antitumor and cardiovaskular pharmaceutical preparations containing them, and to the therapeutic methods for their use.
US08563047B2
This invention provides various methods such as a method for enhancing athletic exercise performance of a subject by administering to the subject a composition comprising a physiologically acceptable carrier and an extract of tea, wherein the extract comprises at least 20% by weight of theaflavins and wherein the composition is administered in an amount effective to enhance the subject's athletic performance.
US08563045B2
Hydrolyzed collagen type II powder compositions for inducing cartilage formation in an individual, method of preparing the compositions and use of the compositions in treating connective tissue disorder, replenishing skin viscoelasticity. The compositions are administered through an orally ingestible delivery medium for absorption into the gastrointestinal tract. The compositions are administered through a topical delivery medium for absorption into a dermis of the individual.
US08563041B2
Disclosed herein are therapeutic compositions for treating and preventing diseases such as neointimal hyperplasia (NIH), where the compositions comprise a therapeutic particle that has a localized association with a blood vessel and a therapeutic agent, such as an anti-NIH agent. Methods of use of the therapeutic compositions are also disclosed.
US08563038B2
Controlled release formulations and methods for preparing controlled release formulations for delivery of active drug substances are described herein. The formulations described herein may be employed to produce pharmaceutical compositions, such as controlled release dosage forms, adjusted to a specific administration scheme.
US08563027B2
An embodiment is a medical prosthesis for blocking or reducing tear flow through a punctum or canaliculus of a human eye and delivering a drug to the eye that comprises a dehydrated covalently crosslinked synthetic hydrophilic polymer hydrogel with dimensions to pass through a puncta lacrimali, with the dehydrated hydrogel absorbing physiological water to swell to at least 1 mm in cross-sectional width and conformably fit a canaliculus, with the hydrogel comprising a therapeutic agent dispersed through the hydrogel for release to an eye, with the hydrogel having a water content of at least about 50% by weight or volume when allowed to fully hydrate in vitro in physiological saline.
US08563023B2
A method and device for local delivery of water-soluble or water-insoluble therapeutic agents to the tissue of a normal or diseased body lumen is disclosed. An expandable structure of a medical disposable device, such as a balloon of a balloon catheter, is coated with a non-durable coating which is complexed with iodine and has a substantially water-insoluble therapeutic agent dispersed therein. The medical disposable device is inserted into a body lumen, and expanded to contact the non-durable coating against the body lumen and deliver the substantially water-insoluble therapeutic agent to the body lumen tissue.
US08563021B2
Use of dried compositions of silver dihydrogen citrate along with citric acid in antimicrobial amounts directly as disinfectants is described.
US08563019B2
Disclosed is a method of making a non-aqueous chlorine dioxide solution by combining a chlorite salt and a non-aqueous carboxylic acid and the non-aqueous chlorine dioxide solution made by this method. Also disclosed are methods of disinfecting an object by applying the non-aqueous chlorine dioxide solution to the object and methods of disinfecting a liquid by adding the non-aqueous chlorine dioxide solution to the liquid.
US08563011B2
The use of low molecular weight amino alcohols in ophthalmic compositions is described. These compounds have been found to enhance the efficacy of anti-microbial preservatives.
US08563010B2
The present invention relates to a method for suppressing mold formation on building parts using hydrophobic substances, wherein a dispersion of hydrophobic particles having a mean particle diameter of from 0.005 to 5 μm in an organic dispersant is applied to the surface to be protected from mold attack and the dispersant is then removed, and to a composition for building parts which inhibits mold growth and comprises from 0.1 to 10% by weight of hydrophobic particles having a mean particle diameter of from 0.005 to 5 μm dispersed in an organic dispersant.
US08563006B2
The present invention relates to Neisseria ORF2086 proteins, crossreactive immunogenic proteins which can be isolated from nesserial strains or prepared recombinantly, including immunogenic portions thereof, biological equivalents thereof, antibodies that immunospecifically bind to the foregoing and nucleic acid sequences encoding each of the foregoing, as well as the use of same in immunogenic compositions that are effective against infection by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B.
US08563003B2
The present invention relates to methods of treatment useful in chronic diseases, by means of the rupture of tolerance to self-antigens and increasing autoimmune response against these antigens. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods useful in the treatment of tumors that are growth dependent on the Epidermal Growth Factor, including non-small cell lung carcinoma.In the present invention a therapeutic combination is revealed that includes the combination of a vaccine against self antigens with a monoclonal antibody against peripheral T cells or a chemotherapeutic drug able to induce a depletion of peripheral T cells.In another one of its aspects the present invention reveals a method of treatment of chronic diseases in which the rupture of the tolerance to self antigens is essential for the control of the disease, this method includes the administration of a immune suppressor agent between two cycles of vaccination against a self antigen, which could be for example the EGF, being this scheme of effective treatment for the reduction of tumors whose growth depends on EGF.
US08563000B2
The present invention relates to peptide ligands of the melanocortin receptors, in particular the melancortin-4 receptor, and as such, are useful in the treatment of disorders responsive to the activation of this receptor, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus and sexual dysfunction.
US08562994B2
This invention relates to a human antibody which contains the one CDR from each variable heavy and variable light chain of at least one murine monoclonal antibody, against respiratory syncytial virus which is MAb1129 and the use thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of RSV infection.
US08562991B2
The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising second-generation molecules that are superior than TOCILIZUMAB, by altering the amino acid sequences of the variable and constant regions of TOCILIZUMAB, which is a humanized anti-IL-6 receptor IgG1 antibody, to enhance the antigen-neutralizing ability and increase the pharmacokinetics, so that the therapeutic effect is exerted with a less frequency of administration, and the immunogenicity, safety and physicochemical properties (stability and homogeneity) are improved. The present invention also provides methods for producing these pharmaceutical compositions. The present inventors have successfully generated second-generation molecules that are superior to TOCILIZUMAB by appropriately combining amino acid sequence alterations in the CDR domains, variable regions, and constant regions.
US08562990B2
A method for treating psoriatic arthritis comprising an interleukin-6 (IL-6) antagonist such as, for example, an antibody against IL-6 receptor.
US08562987B2
Disclosed are CD70 binding agents, such as humanized anti-CD70 antibodies and fragments and derivatives, that exert a cytotoxic, cytostatic or immunomodulatory on CD70 expressing cells, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and kits comprising the antibody, fragment or derivative. Also disclosed are methods for the treatment of CD70-expressing cancers and immunological disorders, comprising administering to a subject the CD70 binding agents or pharmaceutical compositions.
US08562983B2
The invention provides systems for treating an obstructed biological conduit that include administering to the conduit an agent that can degrade extracellular matrix of obstructing tissue. Particular methods include delivery of an enzyme or a mixture of several enzymes to the area or region of obstruction wherein the enzyme(s) have the capability to degrade extracellular matrix components within the obstruction thereby restoring the normal flow of transported fluid through the conduit. The invention also includes prophylactically dilating a section of conduit to minimize the risk of obstruction formation.
US08562977B2
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising truncated tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase polypeptides useful for regulating angiogenesis an nucleic acids encoding such tRNA synthetase polypeptides are described. Methods of making and using such compositions are also disclosed.
US08562975B2
The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing reduced coenzyme Q10, which is useful as an ingredient in good foods, functional nutritive foods, specific health foods, nutritional supplements, nutrients, animal drugs, drinks, feeds, cosmetics, medicines, remedies, preventive drugs, etc., and to a composition therefor. The composition comprises reduced coenzyme Q10, a fat and oil (excluding olive oil) and/or a polyol, and doesn't substantially inhibit the stabilization of reduced coenzyme Q10. Additionally, the composition is a reduced coenzyme Q10-containing composition which comprises reduced coenzyme Q10, a polyglycerol fatty acid ester, and a fat and oil and/or a polyol.
US08562967B2
Provided are pharmaceutical liquid formulations of G-CSF, which are stable over a long time period and substantially free of excipients, as well as ready-to-use syringes containing such formulations and corresponding kits.
US08562951B2
Neurophysiologic information such as quantitative electroencephalography (QEEG) is used in a method for classifying, diagnosing, and treating physiologic brain imbalances. Neurophysiologic information is also used to guide sample selection in clinical tests for psychopharmacologic drug candidates. Finally, neurophysiologic information is used for remotely assessing and treating patients with physiologic brain imbalances.
US08562950B2
Differential expression of nucleic acids in the brains of subjects suffering from late-onset depression has been demonstrated. The invention provides methods useful in the determination of late-onset depression. Also provided by the present invention is a screening method for the identification of compounds for treatment, prevention or diagnosis of late-onset depression.
US08562948B2
Provided are therapeutic and diagnostic somatostatin analogs including radiotherapeutic and radiodiagnostic reagents, and methods of making and use thereof.
US08562947B2
The present invention describes chemically modified avidins that have higher permanence in treated tissues compared to wild type avidin. Avidin oxidation is performed by periodate incubation in the presence of the low affinity ligand HABA which, occupying the biotin binding sites, prevents protein denaturation during the oxidation step. Periodate oxidation generates CHO groups from avidin mannose ring opening that, once injected, react with tissue NH2 residues to form stable Schiff's bases. The anchored avidins maintain the ability to bind biotinylated agents endowed of therapeutic activity, like radiolabeled biotins, stem cells and somatic cells, useful for brachytherapies like Intraoperative Avidination Radionuclide Therapy (IART®) or degenerative or genetic diseases.
US08562945B2
Complexes of heterocyclic radionuclides are prepared based upon ligands having substituted pyridyl and imidazolyl groups. The ligands are bifunctional, having amino acid residues that may act as a linker to a bioactive molecule, and a tridentate chelator that may complex the radionuclide. The bioactive molecule may be a peptide or somatostatin.
US08562939B2
A method for producing a high yield of high quality, low size distribution, and size tunable semiconductor nanocrystals. The method produces III-V, II-VI, II-V, IV-VI, IV, ternary, quarternary, and quinary semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) using a catalyst assisted two-phase reaction.
US08562936B2
The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube array structure and a method for making the same. The carbon nanotube array structure includes a bendable flexible substrate and a carbon nanotube array. The flexible substrate has at least one surface. The carbon nanotube array is grown on at least one surface of the flexible substrate. In the method for making the carbon nanotube array structure, a reacting chamber, and a bendable flexible substrate with at least one surface are provided. The flexible substrate is disposed in the reacting chamber and heated to a certain temperature. A carbon source gas is supplied into the reacting chamber, thereby forming a carbon nanotube array on the catalyst layer.
US08562933B2
A hot solids process selectively operable for purposes of generating at least one predetermined output based on what the specific nature of the primary purpose of the hot solids process is for which the at least one predetermined output that is selected from a multiplicity of predetermined outputs, such as H2 and CO2, is being produced, and wherein such primary purpose of the hot solids process is designed to be pre-selected from a group of primary purposes of the hot solids process that includes at least two of the generation of H2 for electric power purposes, the generation of SynGas for electric power production as well as for other industrial uses, the production of steam for electric power generation as well as for other uses, the production of process heat, the production of CO2 for agricultural purposes, and the generation of a feedstock such as H2 for use for the production of liquid hydrocarbons.
US08562926B2
A method and device for catchment of platinum group metals (PGM) in a gaseous steam, where the method comprises using a catalyst comprising a porous ceramic body in which at least a part of the surface area is covered by one or more PGM-catching metal(s)/alloy(s), and where the device comprises the porous ceramic body in which at least a part of the surface area is covered by one or more PGM-catching metal(s)/alloy(s). In a further aspect, the invention also relates to a method for producing the inventive device.
US08562923B1
The present invention relates to the recovery of high purity litharge from spent lead acid battery paste at a low temperature which does not produce sulfur dioxide. In the process lead acetate is produced which is converted to pure litharge.
US08562922B2
The present application relates to novel gel-type or macroporous picolylamine resins which are based on at least one monovinylaromatic compound and at least one polyvinylaromatic compound and/or a (meth)acrylic compound and contain tertiary nitrogen atoms in structures of the general formula (I) as functional group, where R1 is an optionally substituted radical from the group consisting of picolyl, methylquinoline and methylpiperidine, R2 is —CH2—S—CH2COOR3 or —CH2—S—C1-C4-alkyl or —CH2—S—CH2CH(NH2)COOR3 or —CH2—S—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2(OH) or or derivatives thereof or —C═S(NH2), R3 is a radical from the group consisting of H, Na and K, m is an integer from 1 to 4, n and p are each, independently of one another, a number in the range from 0.1 to 1.9 and the sum of n and p is 2 and M is the polymer matrix, a process for preparing them and their uses, in particular the use in hydrometallurgy and electroplating.
US08562917B2
In some aspects, an analyte meter sleeve is provided for storing an analyte meter (e.g., a blood glucose meter or insulin pump) and a lancet device. The sleeve includes a first sleeve member adapted to receive the analyte meter and a second member affixed to the sleeve and adapted to receive the lancet device. The first sleeve member may have a window adapted to allow viewing of a meter display. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US08562913B2
A system for filtering and purifying air within a closed environment. Air is drawn through a sequence of six filtration and purification stages, comprising, in order, an electrostatic prefilter to remove airborne impurities >=3 microns, an ultraviolet light source, a catalytic surface effective for breaking down hydrocarbons, a HEPA or other particulate filter for mechanically capturing airborne particles, a gas absorption filtration medium for removing volatile organic compounds and comprised primarily of activated charcoal, and an ionization module. The UV light is directed both upstream and downstream. The catalytic surface is semitransparent to UV light so that UV light strikes and kills microbes in the HEPA or other particulate filter medium.
US08562912B2
A portable biochemical testing apparatus and operating method thereof are disclosed. The portable biochemical testing apparatus includes a light source module, a sample module, a photoconductive material layer, a touch module, and a control module. At least one sample is disposed in the sample module. The photoconductive material layer is disposed between the sample module and the light source module. The touch module generates a driving signal according to a touch action of the user to drive the light source module to emit a light. When the light is emitted to the photoconductive material layer, the photoconductive material layer will generate a photoelectric driving effect. The at least one sample is affected by the photoelectric driving effect and generates a change corresponding to the touch action.
US08562908B2
Systems and methods for providing for the automatic instrument-based rapid reprocessing of an intact extracorporeal circuit for use in hemodialysis. The system includes a manifold with connectors for engaging a dialyzer as well as venous and arterial blood lines. The manifold is adapted to be moved from a dialysis machine to a reuse instrument without removing the dialyzer and associated blood lines. The system allows for reprocessing of the extracorporeal circuit wherein prior to the next treatment, there is no residual chemical disinfectant requiring testing, the extracorporeal circuit is pre-primed, the levels in the bubble traps are set, and all of the required quality assurance tests are performed and recorded.
US08562906B2
A lead-free solder alloy exhibiting good performance in impact resistance and vibration resistance. Also provided are a solder ball using such a lead-free solder alloy, and an electronic member having a solder bump using such a lead-free alloy. Specifically, the lead-free solder alloy consists of 1.0 to 2.0% by mass of Ag, 0.3 to 1.0% by mass of Cu, 0.005 to 0.1% by mass of Ni and the balance including Sn and unavoidable impurities. In an Sn—Ag—Cu based solder joint portion on a Cu electrode, a Cu3Sn intermetallic compound layer is formed directly on the Cu electrode, and then a Cu6Sn5 intermetallic compound layer is formed thereon. A Cu atomic site in the Cu6Sn5 intermetallic compound layer is replaced by Ni having a smaller atomic radius than Cu to thereby reduce strain in the Cu6Sn5 intermetallic compound layer, thus enabling impact resistance and vibration resistance to be improved therein.
US08562899B2
Electronically tunable dielectric materials having favorable properties are disclosed. The electronically tunable materials include an electronically tunable dielectric phase such as barium strontium titanate in combination with at least two additional metal oxide phases. The additional metal oxide phases may include, for example, oxides of Mg, Si, Ca, Zr, Ti and Al. The electronically tunable materials may be provided in bulk, thin film and thick film forms for use in devices such as phased array antennas, tunable filters and the like. The materials are useful in many applications, including the area of radio frequency engineering and design.
US08562893B2
A molding method for forming an impeller, includes a mold clamping process having a first mold for forming one side of blades, a second mold firmly clamped with the first mold, and a core arranged at the first mold relative to the blades, the mold clamping process clamping the first mold to the second mold in a state where the core is arranged between the first mold and the second mold, an injecting process injecting resin in a cavity obtained by the mold clamping process, and a mold removing process including the steps of releasing at least the first mold from the clamped state obtained by the mold clamping process to generate an opened portion in the first mold after the resin is hardened, rotating the core about a rotational axis toward the opened portion of the first mold, and separating the core from the resin-molded impeller.
US08562887B2
A method of fabricating a composite panel is disclosed. The method includes cutting a portion of carpet, applying vacuum to the carpet portion, transferring resin into the carpet portion under vacuum, and curing the resin impregnated carpet portion.
US08562876B2
Membranes are made from polymers and heat treated so that they have at least two zones with pores of different sizes. Pores with a smaller size have a lower molecular weight cut off than pores with a larger size. Zones with pores of different sizes may also be made by coating portions of membranes with polymer coatings. Membranes with pores of different sizes may be used in dialyzers for hemofiltration, hemodiafiltration, and other hemodialysis procedures. The membranes may also be used in other separation processes.
US08562862B2
The present invention relates to a water-absorbing material obtainable by a process comprising the steps of A) treating a particulate, non-surface-crosslinked, water-absorbing polymer with a mixture comprising an aqueous solvent and at least one salt of a transition metal and B) irradiating the polymer treated according to A) with UV radiation, to a process for its production and to articles comprising the water-absorbing material.
US08562859B2
A voltage nonlinear resistor is made of a sintered body that mainly includes zinc oxide grains, spinel grains including zinc and antimony as main ingredients, and a bismuth oxide phase, in which the bismuth oxide phase includes at least one of alkali metals selected from the group of potassium and sodium at a ratio in the range of 0.036 at % or higher and 0.176 at % or lower. The voltage nonlinear resistor has good voltage nonlinearity and loading service life characteristics, and can be used for a lightning arrester.
US08562851B2
A ferrite material and an electronic component which employs sintered ferrite formed from the ferrite material. The ferrite material is obtained by adding, as minor ingredients, 0.06-0.50 parts by weight of bismuth oxide in terms of Bi2O3, 0.11-0.90 parts by weight of titanium oxide in terms of TiO2, and 0.06-0.46 parts by weight of barium oxide in terms of BaO to a ferrite powder comprising iron oxide, copper oxide, zinc oxide, and nickel oxide as major ingredients. The weight ratio among the bismuth oxide, the titanium oxide, and the barium oxide is as follows: when the proportion of the bismuth oxide in terms of Bi2O3 is taken as 1.00, then the proportion of the titanium oxide in terms of TiO2 is 1.08-2.72 and that of the barium oxide in terms of BaO is 0.72-1.20.
US08562837B2
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to chromatography systems that include a microfluidic device and that implement one or more methods to direct sample to a desired fluid flow path. The methods can be used to backflush a sample to a desired fluid flow path to select certain analytes within a sample.
US08562833B2
A subsurface wave action harnessing system includes a seabed mounting plate adapted for securing to a seabed, a wing having generally opposed first and second wing surfaces extending between a first and second wing ends, the second wing end being pivotably mounted to the seabed mounting plate such that pivoting motion about a pivot axis generally parallel to the mounting plate is imparted to the wing by subsurface wave action acting on the first and second wing surfaces, and a drive arm pivotably connected to the wing to convert the pivoting motion into reciprocal motion. An electrical generator, water purifier or other wave action load can be driven by the drive arm.
US08562830B2
Embodiments of a key system for filters and their connecting heads, brackets, or other holders are shown. The filter cartridge and its holder each have a keyed surface, one being a protruding “key” and one being a recessed “lock”. Cooperation of these keyed surfaces is required in order for the filter cartridge to be installed in the holder, so that mis-matched cartridges cannot be installed into the holder, for example, to prevent a particular type of cartridge from being placed in a filtration or other process where it would be inappropriate, or undesired. The keyed surfaces are selectively locate-able preferably at different circumferential locations on a perimeter of the filter and a corresponding location on a perimeter of the head/holder. The perimeter may be, for example, on an outer shoulder surface of a filter and an inner surface of a valve head, or on outer and inner surfaces of connectors that provide a liquid seal between the filter and the head/holder.
US08562829B2
A magnetic separation apparatus comprising: a separation vessel into which waste water containing a coagulated magnetic floc is supplied; a drum separator that is provided in the separation vessel and adsorbs the magnetic floc with a magnetic force while being rotated; a scraper that is abutted against a surface of the separator and scrapes the magnetic floc adsorbed by the surface of the separator; a scraper guide that is connected to the scraper and discharges the magnetic floc scraped by the scraper; and a scraping brush that scrapes the magnetic floc scraped by the scraper from the scraper and guides the magnetic floc to the scraper guide, wherein a lower portion of the separator is submerged in the waste water in the separation vessel, a rotational direction of the separation vessel in the waste water is set to the same direction as a flow direction of the waste water flowing in the separator, and a rotational direction of the scraping brush is set to a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the separator.
US08562827B2
In a chromatography column, at least one plastic retaining mesh is attached to a distributor plate using a fixture element comprising an elongated edge that penetrates into the plastic mesh to ensure sealing and to prevent radial movement of the plastic mesh.
US08562822B2
A kidney failure treatment system includes: (i) a dialysate supply; (ii) a weighing device; a control container coupled operably to the weighing device; (iii) a diffusion membrane; (iv) a drain; first and second pumps; (v) a first fluid conduit coupled fluidly to the dialysate supply and the diffusion membrane, the first fluid conduit coupled operably to the first pump; (vi) a second fluid conduit coupled fluidly to the control container and the drain, the second fluid conduit coupled operably to the first pump; and (vii) a third fluid conduit coupled fluidly to the diffusion membrane and the control conduit, the third fluid conduit coupled operably to the second pump.
US08562818B2
A hydrocarbon composition is provided containing: at least 5 wt. % of hydrocarbons having boiling point in the range from an initial boiling point of the composition up to 204° C.; at least 10 wt. % of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 204° C. up to 260° C.; at least 25 wt. % of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 260° C. up to 343° C.; at least 30 wt. % gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 343° C. to 538° C.; and at most 3 wt. % of hydrocarbons having a boiling point of greater than 538° C.; wherein the composition contains aromatic hydrocarbons including mono-aromatic hydrocarbons, di-aromatic hydrocarbons, and polyaromatic hydrocarbons, where the combined mono-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds and di-aromatic hydrocarbon compounds are present in a weight ratio relative to the polyaromatic hydrocarbon compounds of at least 1.5:1.0.
US08562817B2
A hydrocarbon composition is provided containing: at least 0.05 grams of hydrocarbons having boiling point in the range from an initial boiling point of the composition up to 204° C. (400° F.) per gram of the composition; at least 0.1 gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 204° C. up to 260° C. (500° F.) per gram of the composition; at least 0.25 gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 260° C. up to 343° C. per gram of the composition; at least 0.3 gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point in the range from 343° C. up to 510° C. per gram of the composition; and at most 0.03 gram of hydrocarbons having a boiling point of greater than 538° C. per gram of the composition; at least 0.0005 gram of nitrogen per gram of the composition, wherein at least 30 wt. % of the nitrogen in the hydrocarbon composition is contained in nitrogen-containing hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 17 or less as determined by GC-GC nitrogen chemiluminscence.
US08562807B2
Droplet actuators for conducting droplet operations, such as droplet transport and droplet dispensing, are provided. In one embodiment, the droplet actuator may include a substrate including, droplet operations electrodes arranged for conducting droplet operations on a surface of the substrate; and reference electrodes associated with the droplet operations electrodes and extending above the surface of the substrate. Other embodiments of droplet actuators and methods of loading and using such droplet actuators are also provided.
US08562806B2
Improved electrochemical biosensor arrays and instruments are disclosed herein. Methods of making and using the electrochemical biosensor instruments are also disclosed. An electrochemical biosensor array can include an array of microelectrodes disposed on a substrate. Each microelectrode can include a conducting electrode material disposed on a portion of the substrate, a first polymeric layer disposed on at least a portion of the conducting electrode material, a second polymeric layer disposed on at least a portion of the first polymeric layer, and a capture molecule that is in physical communication with the second polymeric layer.
US08562799B2
An end-block for use in a tubular magnetron sputtering apparatus is disclosed. Such an end-block rotatably transfers movement, coolant 5 and electrical current to the target while maintaining vacuum integrity and a closed coolant circuit. It hence comprises a drive means, a rotary electrical contact means, a bearing means, a number of rotary coolant seal means and a number of vacuum seal means. The inventive end-block occupies a minimal axial length along the target thus allowing 10 space savings in existing equipment such as e.g. display coaters. The axial length is reduced by mounting at least two of the means radial to one another.
US08562787B2
In a method for manufacturing paper or the like, in which cationic polymer microparticles comprised of polyacrylamide and a fine-particle inorganic component are added to the paper pulp following the final shearing step and prior to the headbox, whereupon the paper pulp is subjected to dehydration while forming sheets, followed by sheet drying, a polymer mixture comprising a linear cationic polymer and a linear anionic copolymer, whose overall ionicity is anionic, is additionally added immediately prior to the headbox.
US08562773B2
An internal tensioning structure for use in an inflatable product fulfills the basic function of maintaining two adjacent inflatable surfaces in a desired geometric arrangement when the inflatable product is pressurized. The tensioning structure is formed by connecting a pair of plastic strips sheets via spaced-apart strands, such as strings or wires. When pulled taut, the strands provide a high tensile strength between the two opposed plastic strips. At the same time, the plastic strips facilitate a strong, long-lasting weld between the tensioning structure and the inflatable product.
US08562770B2
A method for providing a bonded glass component for use in an LCD display. A frame is sealed to a glass component. A barrier coat is then applied to the sealant. An adhesive is poured over the entirety of the glass component and the frame. Starting at one edge of the glass component a second glass component is lowered down until an adhesive wave progresses across the glass component, until the second glass component in position.
US08562764B2
A copper alloy tube according to the present invention includes Sn 0.1 to 2.0 mass %, P 0.005 to 0.1 mass %, S 0.005 mass % or less, O 0.005 mass % or less, and H 0.0002 mass % or less, and the remainder has a composition consisting of Cu and unavoidable impurities. And, as is annealed, the copper alloy tube has the following characteristics: a tensile strength in the longitudinal direction of the copper alloy tube is 250 N/mm2 or more; an average grain diameter is 30 μm or less when measured in the direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the tube, in the cross section perpendicular to the tube axis; and assuming that a tensile strength in the longitudinal direction of the copper alloy tube is σL, and a tensile strength in the circumferential direction of the same is σT, σT/σL>0.93 holds. [With such structure, the copper alloy tube can have a sufficiently high pressure-resistant breaking strength (breaking pressure) without deteriorating its bending workability due to an unnecessarily enhanced tensile strength, and further is excellent in its bending workability and heat resistance.]
US08562761B2
Steel is described having a chemical composition, in weight-%, of 0.3 to 0.5% carbon (C), from traces to a max. of 1.5% silicon (Si), 0.2 to 1.5% manganese (Mn), 0.01 to 0.2% sulfur (S), 1.5 to 4% chromium (Cr), 1.5 to 5% nickel (Ni), 0.5 to 2% molybdenum (Mo), which at least partially may be replaced by twice as much tungsten (W), 0.2 to 1.5% vanadium (V), from traces to a max. of 0.2% rare earth metals, and a balance essentially of only iron, impurities and accessory elements in normal amounts. In addition, a method for manufacturing a blank of the steel and a process for manufacturing a cutting tool body or holder for cutting tools of the steel is described.
US08562758B2
A low Ni and high N austenitic-ferritic stainless steel is disclosed. It includes an austenitic-ferritic stainless steel having high formability and punch stretchability, crevice corrosion resistance, corrosion resistance at welded part, or excellent intergranular corrosion resistance, from a stainless steel structured by mainly austenite phase and ferrite phase, and consisting essentially of 0.2% or less C, 4% or less Si, 12% or less Mn, 0.1% or less P, 0.03% or less S, 15 to 35% Cr, 3% or less Ni, and 0.05 to 0.6% N, by mass, by adjusting the percentage of the austenite phase in a range from 10 to 85%, by volume. Furthermore, it includes an austenitic-ferritic stainless steel having higher formability by adjusting the amount of (C+N) in the austenite phase to a range from 0.16 to 2% by mass.
US08562746B2
A structure for a chemical vapor deposition reactor includes a support element defining oppositely-facing substantially planar upper and lower surfaces and a vertical rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the upper and lower surfaces, and a plurality of carrier sections releasably engaged with the support element. Each carrier section can include oppositely-facing substantially planar top and bottom surfaces and at least one aperture extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The carrier sections can be disposed on the support element with the bottom surfaces of the carrier sections facing toward the upper surface of the support element, so that wafers can be held in the apertures of the carrier sections with one surface of each wafer confronting the support element and an opposite surface exposed at the top surface of the carrier sections.
US08562745B2
One embodiment of the present invention provides a wafer-carrier system used in a deposition chamber for carrying wafers. The wafer-carrier system includes a base susceptor and a top susceptor nested inside the base susceptor with its wafer-mounting side facing the base susceptor's wafer-mounting side, thereby forming a substantially enclosed narrow channel. The base susceptor provides an upward support to the top susceptor.
US08562739B2
A silica glass crucible used for pulling up a silicon single crystal and made from natural silica a raw material is provided with a region within a certain range from the center of a bottom section of the crucible and up to 0.5 mm deep from an inner surface and which substantially does not include gas bubbles, wherein an average value of a concentration of Al included in a region within the certain range from the center of the bottom section of the crucible and up to 0.5 mm deep from the inner surface is 30 ppm or more and 150 ppm or less. In the case where the inner layer of the crucible bottom section is formed in this way, dents in the inner surface are prevented and the generation of gas bubbles is reduced.
US08562735B2
A geopolymer concrete formed by mixing about 3% to about 43% by weight incinerator fly ash, about 3% to about 35% by weight coal fly ash, about 7% to about 38% by weight alkaline activator liquid, and about 31% to about 70% by weight aggregate. The incinerator fly ash may be derived from a solid waste incinerator facility. The alkaline activator liquid may include a sodium hydroxide solution and sodium silicate. The aggregate may include a fine aggregate, such as sand, and a coarse aggregate, such as gravel.
US08562719B2
A gas purification system including a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) absorber, a carbon dioxide (CO2) absorber, a flash tank, and a H2S concentrator. The gas purification system may also include a gas path though the H2S absorber prior to the CO2 absorber, a first solvent path sequentially through the CO2 absorber, the H2S absorber, and the H2S concentrator, and a second solvent path sequentially through the CO2 absorber, the flash tank, and the H2S concentrator, wherein the first and second solvent paths flow a common solvent.
US08562715B2
The invention relates to a process for producing sinterable molybdenum metal powder in a moving bed, sinterable molybdenum powder and its use.
US08562712B2
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for the production of titanium alloys and titanium-aluminum inter-metallic compounds and alloys. Starting from a precursor material including titanium subchloride (titanium trichloride or titanium dichloride), the precursor material is reduced by aluminum to produce titanium-aluminum intermetallic complexes or alloys and aluminum chloride which is driven away from the reaction zone so as to favor the forward reaction and the production of the titanium-aluminum compounds. Starting from a precursor material of titanium subchloride avoids the problems associated with starting from titanium metal (which is expensive to produce) or titanium tetrachloride (a reaction very difficult to control), and results in the production of powdered forms of titanium-aluminum compounds with controllable composition.
US08562697B2
The invention discloses a process for hydrolyzed reforming of the ligneous cellulose biomass to produce bio-gasoline, which directly transfers the hydrolyzed-material liquid obtained from ligneous cellulose biomass through hydrolyzing into aqueous catalytic reforming system, the feed subjects to aqueous catalytic reforming reaction in low-temperature reforming reactor filled with catalyst Ni/SiO2—Al2O3 and in high-temperature reforming reactor filled with catalyst Ni/HZSM-5 in turn, the reactant is condensed and phase-separated: uncondensed bio-gasoline is absorbed by absorption liquid-C6 alkane, condensed liquid is phase-separated through phase-separator, bio-gasoline is obtained in the upper layer of the phase-separator. The invention creates a new process for producing high-quality liquid fuel oil using biomass as feedstock, which can automatically layer and separate, omitting the step of rectifying and purifying product. The feedstock is cheap and broadly available. The product can directly used in the present vehicle-carried engine system, and have prosperous market prospect.
US08562695B2
A method of manufacturing a solid electrolytic capacitor includes steps (a) to (d). The step (a) forms at least two punched apertures in a metal plate, thereby forming a rung section between adjacent two of the punched apertures, the rung section having surfaces as a pair appearing as a result of formation of the punched apertures. The step (b) cuts the rung section out of the metal plate to form a pad member, the length of the rung section corresponding to a distance between the surfaces being determined to be the height of the pad member. The step (c) mounts the pad member on an anode terminal such that one of the surfaces faces the anode terminal. The step (d) electrically connects an anode section of a capacitor element to the other of the surfaces and electrically connects a cathode section of the capacitor element to the cathode terminal.
US08562693B2
The invention relates to a dyeing composition comprising a fluorescent disulphide dye and to a method of dyeing keratin materials, with a lightening effect, that employs said composition. It likewise relates to new fluorescent disulphide dyes and to their uses in the lightening of keratin materials. This composition allows a particularly persistent lightening effect to be obtained.
US08562690B1
A femoral prosthesis for use during a revision procedure includes a proximal body, a distal stem, a modular neck, and a head. In operation, a surgeon may stabilize the proximal body and the distal stem of the prosthesis in a patient's femoral canal that has moderate loss of metaphyseal cancellous bone (known as a Paprosky Type I femoral defect), extensive loss of metaphyseal cancellous bone (known as a Paprosky Type II femoral defect), or extensive metaphyseal deterioration and some diaphyseal deterioration (known as a Paprosky Type IIIA femoral defect). Without disturbing this arrangement, the surgeon may then position the head in a desired location by selecting a desired modular neck to obtain proper joint kinematics.
US08562685B2
An interbody spinal implant including a body and an integration plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, opposing lateral sides, opposing anterior and posterior portions, and a substantially hollow center in communication with a vertical aperture. The body is recessed in a way that portions of the integration plate protrude above the top and/or bottom surface of the body to enhance the resistance of the implant to expulsion from the intervertebral space.
US08562684B2
An interbody spinal implant including a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, opposing lateral sides, opposing anterior and posterior portions, a substantially hollow center, and single vertical aperture, as well as an integration plate having a roughened surface topography on its top surface.
US08562683B2
The current invention is directed to a system and method for fusing two adjacent vertebrae. In one embodiment, the vertebrae are fused by inserting a self-broaching interbody apparatus into a disc space without the need for separately drilling and broaching. The self-broaching interbody apparatus may include cutting flutes or other broaching means capable of cutting through the cartilaginous endplates of the vertebrae. In another embodiment, an interbody apparatus with an expanding means capable of distracting the disc space between the adjacent vertebrae is inserted into the disc space. Another embodiment includes a sleeve that fits around an interbody apparatus that has at least one opening in its outer surface leading to a cavity filled with bone and/or ortho-biological materials.
US08562681B2
In one embodiment, the present invention is a system for use in a laminoplasty procedure, the system including an implant comprising a first body and a second body, the first and second bodies adapted to slide relative to one another; and an implantation instrument including: a shaft having a longitudinal length, a proximal end, a distal end and a hollow throughbore along at least a portion of its length; a handle positioned on the proximal end of the shaft; an actuator rod having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the actuator rod being positioned within the hollow throughbore of the shaft; a knob adapted to engage the proximal portion of the actuator rod; a first connector adapted to engage the distal portion of the actuator rod; and a second connector fixedly secured to the distal end of the shaft.
US08562666B2
The invention is a medical device having nested interlocking axially adjacent segments that remain interlocked during delivery. The medical device is a stent in which the nested interlocked axially adjacent segments provide increased control and stability of the stent during delivery and increased vessel support when deployed. A series of repeating cells comprise a segment. Each cell comprises a protrusion and a radially and circumferentially adjacent receptacle. The protrusion from at least one cell in a segment interlocks with the receptacle of an axially adjacent segment to form the stent. The protrusions remain coupled with a corresponding receptacle during delivery of the stent to the intended treatment site, and can remain engaged thereafter, or can disengage from the corresponding receptacle after full deployment of the stent.
US08562664B2
Medical devices are manufactured from fine grained materials, processed from of a variety of metals and alloys, such as stainless steel, cobalt-chromium and nickel-titanium alloys. A fine grained metal or alloy is formed from a specimen rapidly heated to its recrystallization temperature, and then subjected to high temperature, multi-axial deformation, for example, by heavy cross-forging or swaging. The deformed specimen may be cooled and reheated to a second recrystallization temperature. The metal or alloy in the specimen is then allowed to recrystallize, such that the grain size is controlled by quenching the specimen to room temperature. A desired medical device is then configured from the fine grained material. Decreasing the average grain size of a substrate material and increasing the number of grains across a thickness of a strut or similar component of the medical device increases the strength of the device and imparts other beneficial properties into the device.
US08562662B2
The present invention relates to devices and methods for the treatment of diseases in the vasculature, and more specifically, devices and methods for treatment of aneurysms found in blood vessels. In a first embodiment of the present invention, a two part prostheses, where one part is an expandable sponge structure and the other part is an expandable tubular mesh structure, is provided. In the first embodiment, the expandable sponge structure is intended to fill the aneurysm cavity to prevent further dilatation of the vessel wall by creating a buffer or barrier between the pressurized pulsating blood flow and the thinning vessel wall. In the first embodiment, the expandable tubular mesh structure is placed across the aneurysm, contacting the inner wall of healthy vessel proximal and distal to the aneurysm.
US08562657B2
Methods and systems for treating skin for aesthetic or health purposes are described. According to various embodiments, photoresponsive materials and light are delivered in a controlled fashion to produce a patterned distribution of a material in the skin.
US08562654B2
Methods and techniques for percutaneously extending an existing spinal construct ipsilaterally with an additional spinal construct in a patient are disclosed. An inline rod connector is utilized which includes an elongate additional rod integrally attached thereto. The additional rod is placed through an access port in a first orientation generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the access port and rotated to a different second orientation generally transverse to the longitudinal axis of the access port. During such rotation the additional rod is moved subcutaneously beneath the skin of the patient from the existing spinal rod to an additional bone engaging implant. In another arrangement, the extension of an existing spinal construct in a minimally invasive procedure uses a rod connector having an offset support for receiving an additional spinal rod that may be placed laterally interiorly or exteriorly of the existing spinal construct.
US08562653B2
A spinal treatment system includes a constraint device having an upper tether portion, a lower tether portion and a compliance member coupled therebetween. The upper tether portion is coupled with a superior spinous process of a spinal segment in a patient and the lower tether portion is coupled with an inferior spinous process or sacrum of the spinal segment. The length or tension in the constraint device is adjustable so that the construct of the tether portions and the compliance member provides a force resistant to flexion of the spinal segment. The system also includes a first prosthesis coupled with the spinal segment, wherein the constraint device modulates loads borne by the prosthesis or by tissue adjacent thereto.
US08562647B2
A method and apparatus for securing soft tissue to bone can include forming a bore in the bone and carrying a flexible suture anchor into the bore. The flexible anchor can include a passage and can be coupled to a suture construct. The suture construct can include at least one self-locking adjustable loop, and the flexible anchor can include a first profile while being carried into the bore. A shape of the flexible anchor can be changed from the first profile to a second profile forming an anchoring mass to retain the flexible anchor in the bore. Tension can be applied to a portion of the suture construct to reduce a size of the self-locking adjustable loop and secure the soft tissue relative to the flexible anchor and the bone.
US08562644B2
A suture including a shaft extending longitudinally along a length of the suture, and a plurality of barbs extending outwardly from said shaft. At least one of the barbs is non-symmetrical about a primary plane extending along the longitudinal length of the suture, and bisecting a distal tip of the barb and a center of the shaft.
US08562642B2
A resection device includes an elongated probe shaft and a tissue resection member disposed at a distal end of the elongated probe shaft. The tissue resection member has a cutting surface configured for being placed in contact with tissue. In one aspect of the invention, at least one ejection port is located adjacent to the cutting surface of the tissue resection member, wherein the at least one ejection port is coupled to a source of a polymerizable hemostasis-promoting material that is delivered to the resection site of interest. In certain embodiments, polymerization of the hemostasis-promoting material may be accelerated by application of heat, radiofrequency energy, or ultra violet light.
US08562634B2
Instruments and methods for reducing and stabilizing bone fractures are presented, which include providing a cavity in bone, such as a vertebra, wherein the cavity is proximate to an endplate of the bone, such as a vertebra endplate, and wherein the cavity extends radially from a passage into the cavity. The methods further include providing a device, such as an inflatable device, into the cavity and manipulating the device for expansion. The cavity may be expanded thereby reducing and/or stabilizing the fracture. The fracture may be further reduced and/or stabilized by adding a material into the cavity.
US08562628B2
A delivery system for deploying an occlusion device comprises a piston having a threaded proximal end, an elongated delivery catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and an inner lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends of the delivery catheter, and a drive mechanism comprising an internally threaded nut member and a spring member. The piston is moveable between a first axial position and a second axial position. The internally threaded nut member receives the threaded proximal end of the piston. The spring member, which is coupled to the internally threaded nut member, rotates the nut member to drive the piston from the first axial position toward the nut member to the second axial position. Driving the piston toward the nut member retracts the attached delivery catheter and deploys an occlusion device from within the inner lumen and through the distal end of the delivery catheter.
US08562625B2
The present invention discloses calculi breakup method and apparatus. The method comprises: inserting a combination of an endoscope with a driving assembly and a milling assembly, or a combination of an endoscope and a sleeve with a driving assembly and a milling assembly into the urinary intracavity; starting up a driving unit to drive the milling assembly so as to mill the calculi in the intracavity into powder; and, discharging the milled calculi powder out of the body. Compared to the other calculi breakup method, the calculi breakup apparatus according to the present invention has the advantages of high calculi breakup speed, high efficiency, no heat during the calculi breakup, no hurt to the urinary mucous membrane, painless, short time for the treatment, low calculi residual rate, simple operation, and easy maintenance.
US08562616B2
A method for preparing at least a first bone for receiving a prosthesis can include positioning an IM member in a bone. A scaffold, skeleton or frame can be located onto the bone at a desired location. An alignment assembly can be coupled to the frame. The alignment assembly can be moved relative to the IM member to position the frame at a desired location relative to the bone. The frame can be fixed to the bone at the desired location. A cavity can be reamed into the bone using at least a portion of the alignment assembly as a guide. The alignment assembly can be removed from the frame. A cutting block can be coupled to the first attachment portion. Cuts can be prepared in the bone using the cutting block as a guide.
US08562607B2
The invention provides instruments and methods for prophylactic treatment of an osteoporotic vertebral body or for treating a vertebral compression fracture (VCF). In one exemplary method, a probe system uses a high speed rotational cutter for abrading or cutting a plane within vertebral cancellous bone. Optional irrigation and aspiration sources are included in the probe system for removing abraded bone debris. In one embodiment, the high speed cutter uses a tissue-selective abrading surface that abrades or cuts bone but does not cut soft tissue. After the creation of a weakened cut plane in the bone, reduction of the fracture requires reduced forces.
US08562604B2
Provided is a bipolar high frequency treatment device including a catheter tube insertable into a body through a treatment device passage of an endoscope; a first forceps blade and a second forceps blade at the top end of the catheter tube, which first forceps blade and second forceps blade can be opened and closed by operating from outside the body; a support member for supporting the first forceps blade and the second forceps blade so that the blades are able to open and close; and a voltage supplier for supplying a high frequency voltage to the first forceps blade and the second forceps blade, wherein the first forceps blade and the second forceps blade are electrically insulated with an insulating element.
US08562600B2
A medical device for diagnosis or treatment of tissue is disclosed. The device includes an electronically-controlled tool configured for diagnosis or treatment, an electrical connector, and a computer readable memory. The electrical connector is configured for connection with an electronic control unit and configured to receive control signals, including signals concerning the operation of the tool, from the electronic control unit. The computer readable memory is accessible through the connector. The memory can include a set of programming instructions for control of the tool, and the programming instructions can be configured to be downloadable from the memory upon connection of the electrical connector with the electronic control unit. A system is also disclosed in which the electronic control unit is configured to transmit a data log from memory in the electronic control unit to the memory in the medical device upon the occurrence or detection of a predetermined event.
US08562597B2
The invention relates to a device for cold treating a tissue. The invention also relates to an assembly of such a device and a container comprising a cryogenic liquid, such as a spray can. The invention further relates to a method for cold treating a tissue.
US08562592B2
Methods and devices are provided for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures. In one embodiment, a surgical device is provided that include an elongate shaft having a distal portion configured to be movable between a first configuration in which the distal portion of the shaft is substantially straight or linear and a second configuration in which the distal portion of the shaft is articulated at a compound angle. The shaft's distal portion can include two articulation joints to facilitate formation of the compound angle.
US08562587B2
An aspect of an embodiment or partial embodiment of the present invention (or combinations of various embodiments in whole or in part of the present invention) comprises, but not limited thereto, a method and system (and related computer program product) for continually assessing the risk of hypoglycemia for a patient and then determining what action to take based on that risk assessment. A further embodiment results in two outputs: (1) an attenuation factor to be applied to the insulin rate command sent to the pump (either via conventional therapy or via open or closed loop control) and/or (2) a red/yellow/green light hypoglycemia alarm providing to the patient an indication of the risk of hypoglycemia. The two outputs of the CPHS can be used in combination or individually.
US08562580B2
Improved fastening systems are described. More particularly, improved fastening systems for disposable absorbent articles are described.
US08562579B2
A packaged elongate intravaginal device has an overwrap substantially enclosing the device. The overwrap has a longitudinal overlap seam disposed generally parallel to the longitudinal axis. The seam includes one ply of overwrap material disposed at a first margin of a overwrap blank superposed on a second ply of overwrap material disposed at a second margin of the overwrap blank, opposite the first. The overwrap has a substantially continuous line of weakness that intersects a plane including the longitudinal axis of the packaged device at at least three unique locations. The line of weakness extends across the longitudinal overlap seam and includes weakness components superposed in each ply of the overlap seam, and the line of weakness is arranged and configured in a manner to permit the overwrap to remain as a unitary structure upon destruction of the line of weakness.
US08562576B2
A surgical tissue therapy device includes a sealant layer and a collection chamber. The sealant layer functions so as to create a sealed enclosure or space between it and the surface of a patient by forming, preferably, an airtight seal around a surgical area of skin trauma. The closed incision tissue therapy device also comprises a collection chamber, which may comprise an elongate tubular chamber with a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings. The collection chamber may be configured to be in fluid communication with the sealant layer and the area of skin trauma and functions as to distribute the negative pressure applied to a surgically closed area of skin trauma. Preferably, the pressure under the sealant layer is reduced by expanding the volume of the enclosure space and thereby decreasing the density of air molecules under the sealant layer. The collection material may comprise a material and/or a configuration that permits length changes based upon the length of the corresponding surgical wound or incision.
US08562574B2
A system and method for debriding callus foot tissue is disclosed. The method may include applying a chemical peel to callus foot tissue and using a debriding tool to remove the chemically treated callus foot tissue. In certain embodiment, the method may include preparing the chemical peel, including customizing at least one attribute of the chemical peel based on at least one attribute of the callus foot tissue. The system may include a debriding tool having a cutting head that may be easily removed for cleaning or replacement.
US08562568B2
A catheter having an internal advancing mechanism that can advance stiffening wires or other devices, has a catheter with a catheter body, a tip section distal the catheter body, a device extending through at least the catheter body, and a control handle proximal the catheter body, where the control handle has an advancing mechanism with a threaded member, an adjustment member, and a guided member to which the device is connected, and the advancing mechanism is configured to advance and retract the device along the catheter body as controlled by a user. Each of the threaded member and the adjustment member has a generally cylindrical configuration. The threaded member has an outer surface configured with a helical guide channel. The adjustment member is configured to guide the guided member to move within the helical guide channel to advance and retract the device. The adjustment member can be rotatable over the threaded member by the user to control advancement and retraction of the device. The device may be a stiffener wire, a needle or any other device suitable for advancement and retraction in a catheter.
US08562567B2
The invention concerns an insertion device for inserting a medical device or a part of medical device into the subcutaneous or intramuscular area of a patient. Insertion devices (also called inserter or injector) are commonly used in the medical field for inserting medical devices, such as infusion sets, sensors and the like, through the skin of a patient in a more or less automated fashion. The present application relates to an insertion device comprising—a penetrating member (50) comprising an inserter part provided with holding means (52) and transformation means (51), and a subcutaneous part comprising at least one part such as a cannula or a sensor for subcutaneous positioning in a patient, —a moving part (38) comprising guiding means (39) which guiding means (39) restrict the movement of the transformation means (52) and guide the moving part (38) in a second direction which is normally linear and different from the first direction i.e. the direction of insertion, towards the injection site, and—a stationary housing (30) comprising guiding means (32) which guiding means (32) restrict the movement of the moving part (38), wherein the moving part (38) comprises at least two guiding means (39a, 39b) completely separated from each other which guiding means during full insertion of at least part of the subcutaneous part of the penetrating member (50) each are in engagement with separate parts of the transformation means (51a, 51b) during at least part of the full insertion.
US08562564B2
A jet injector that includes a prefilled syringe. The syringe includes a fluid chamber that contains a medicament. The syringe also has an injection-assisting needle, and a plunger is movable within the fluid chamber. A housing is configured for allowing insertion of the needle to a penetration depth. An energy source is configured for biasing the plunger to produce an injecting pressure in the medicament in the fluid chamber of between about 80 and 1000 p.s.i. to jet inject the medicament from the fluid chamber through the needle to an injection site.
US08562563B2
A power injector syringe clamp assembly (300) is disclosed. This clamp assembly (300) includes a first clamp member (302) and a second clamp member (312), where at least one of these clamp members (302, 312) is movable to provide open and closed configurations for the clamp assembly (300). The clamp assembly (300) also includes at least one RFID reader antenna for communicating with at least one RFID tag (336) on a power injector syringe (330), at least when positioned within the clamp assembly (300).
US08562561B2
A safety syringe with retractile rotation is disclosed. The plunger is capable of rapidly embedding with and positioning at the needle set, the next step of the retractile movement to retract the needle is easily processed by a user, and the needle set is firmly assembled and positioned at the open end of the barrel so as to not easily result an unpredictable phenomenon, such as deteriorating the suitability between the needle set and the barrel to result the needle set indentation and leakage when injecting from a sharp raise in temperatures, or overtightening the needle set and the barrel to result the needle and the needle set incapable of retracting in the barrel from the sharp fall of temperature. Furthermore, this invention is capable of achieving one hand operation with safety, improving environmental protection quantity, and easy use for retracting the needle.
US08562557B2
A multiple lumen catheter (110,150) having at least first and second lumens (112,114; 152,154). At least one of the first and second lumens (112,152) is generally C-shaped in cross-section, with a septum wall (120,160) dividing the first and second lumens providing a generally straight side to the C-shaped cross-section. A stylet or guide wire (130) may be disposed along the C-shaped cross-section lumen (112,152,154) having a larger diameter than one used with catheters of the same outer diameter but that have lumens of only D-shaped or circular shaped cross-sections.
US08562548B2
The present invention provides a rehabilitation device using a walking assistance device (1) having an actuator which generates and provides torque to a lower limb joint of a wearer wearing the walking assistance device (1), comprising a floor reaction force pattern storing unit (330) configured to store a reference floor reaction force pattern; a control target floor reaction force setting unit (340) for determining a control target floor reaction force based on the floor reaction force pattern stored in the floor reaction force pattern storing unit (330); a target torque calculating unit (350) for calculating a target torque of the actuator to achieve the control target floor reaction force determined by the control target floor reaction force setting unit (340); and an actuator output controller (150) for controlling output of the actuator such that the actuator generates a torque matching the target torque calculated by the target torque calculating unit (350); wherein the floor reaction force that the wearer receives is increased and decreased by the application of torque generated by the actuator.
US08562544B2
A pen type device for ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsy comprises a hollow body having a needle hole, a sliding part slidably mounted inside the body, elastic members mounted inside the body, a syringe having a cylinder mounted, a rotating part disposed inside the sliding part and the body, a head screw-coupled to the rear end of the sliding part and drawn out from the body, and a negative pressure generating part mounted on the body to generate negative pressure to the syringe by pulling a piston of the syringe when a button located on the outer face of the body is pushed.
US08562543B2
A medical instrument includes a housing, a stylet having a portion in the housing, a cannula coaxially receiving the stylet and having a portion in the housing, and a member slidably coupled to the housing. The stylet and the cannula are movable between an extended position and a retracted position. The member is configured with first and second bars to move the stylet and the cannula from their extended positions to their retracted positions.
US08562542B2
A biological tissue collection device is provided having a housing with a fluid-retaining inner chamber adapted to retain a bioimplantable, fluid permeable tissue scaffold. The scaffold is preferably retained in the housing in such a way that the scaffold separates the fluid-retaining inner chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber. The collection device further includes a driver mechanism coupled to the housing and effective to create a force within the housing to displace fluid disposed within the second chamber to the first chamber. As the fluid is displaced, any biological tissue deposited on the tissue scaffold is dispersed within the fluid. Removal of the force enables the fluid to return to the second chamber and thereby deposit the tissue onto the tissue scaffold. In an exemplary embodiment, the tissue is deposited evenly onto the tissue scaffold.
US08562535B2
A probe holder having a removable mechanical retention device; a first tube having a longitudinal slot and two opposing notches at each end, the notches configured for engaging the removable mechanical retention device; a second tube having a longitudinal slot and configured for rotational mating with the first tube; a top cap and a bottom cap, each of the top cap and bottom cap being configured for releasably engaging the first tube with the removable mechanical retention device, and for restraining rotation of the first tube when so engaged, while permitting rotation of the second tube relative to the first tube between an open configuration and a closed configuration.
US08562533B2
An ultrasound observation apparatus to which an ultrasound probe is connectable, the ultrasound probe including a capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer whose sensitivity can be controlled according to an applied bias voltage, the ultrasound observation apparatus including a transmit section that outputs a transmit signal for causing ultrasound to be transmitted; a receive section that performs signal processing on a received receive signal; a bias voltage outputting section that varies the applied bias voltage, an image mode setting section that designates and sets an image mode for displaying an ultrasound image corresponding to ultrasound scanning; a parameter setting section that designates and sets a parameter for signal processing performed by the transmit section or the receive section, and a control section that controls the bias voltage based on a designation signal corresponding to the designation and setting of the image mode and the parameter.
US08562530B2
A system and method for predicting the onset of glaucoma uses a Finite Element Model (FEM) to obtain a response profile of the Optical Nerve Head (ONH) inside an eye. To do this, the FEM is programmed with data from first and second images of the ONH that are respectively taken at the beginning and the end of an imposed pressure differential (e.g. over a range of about 8 kPa). The FEM is then subjected to a sequence of pressure increments and the resultant profile is compared with empirical data to predict an onset of glaucoma.
US08562518B2
A flexible endoscope part including an operation member pulling operated to curve a flexible part, a plurality of joint rings connected substantially coaxially to be pivot-able in relation to each other, each the joint rings have an opening part and an engagement part, and an operation-member receiving unit which is inserted into the opening part from outside to inside in the radial direction of the joint ring, is formed by performing bending process on an elastic wire material, is protruded into inside of the joint ring, wherein the operation-member insertion part forms a coil shape which extends in an insertion direction of the operation member.
US08562515B2
A capsule endoscope system includes a capsule endoscope and a receiver. The capsule endoscope has plural image pickup units for endoscopic imaging by passing a gastrointestinal tract in a body. The receiver for wireless communication with the capsule endoscope receives and stores image data from the capsule endoscope. The receiver includes a data analyzer for retrieving position relationship data expressing a position relationship of the image pickup units to a target region in the gastrointestinal tract. A CPU of the receiver produces a command signal according to the position relationship data for determining a number of frames of imaging per unit time for respectively the plural image pickup units. The capsule endoscope includes a CPU for controlling operation of the plural image pickup units according to the command signal from the receiver.
US08562490B2
Portable fitness monitoring systems, and applications thereof, are disclosed. In an embodiment, a portable fitness monitoring system includes a portable fitness monitoring device, a sensor in communication with the portable fitness monitoring device for sensing performance parameters during a physical activity conducted by the user and communicating performance parameter data to said portable fitness monitoring device, a portable music device coupled to the portable fitness monitoring device, and an audio output device coupled to the portable fitness monitoring device, wherein music is transmitted from the portable music device to the audio output device through the portable fitness monitoring device.
US08562477B2
A differential gear is structured such that a first differential case and a second differential case overlap one another in the radial direction such that a first joining portion of the first differential case, i.e., a portion of an outward flange that is on the outer peripheral side of a through-hole, is positioned on the outer peripheral side of a second joining portion of the second differential case, i.e., a joining protrusion that is inserted in the through-hole. In addition, the ring gear is arranged facing those joining portions in the direction of the axis, and laser beam welded from the outer peripheral side at the portion where the ring gear faces both of those joining portions. Accordingly, the three members, i.e., the first differential case, the second differential case, and the ring gear, are all integrally joined together by a single welding operation, and manufacturing costs can be reduced.
US08562471B2
An electric motor assembly includes a rotor hub, and a rotor supported on the rotor hub. The rotor hub has first and second hub portions, and the rotor has first and second annular rotor segments supported for rotation on the respective first and second hub portions. Each of the rotor segments has a respective set of magnets spaced circumferentially therearound. The rotor hub and the rotor segments are configured so that at least one of the rotor segments moves about the axis of rotation relative to the other of the rotor segments as the rotor hub rotates. The movement of the at least one of the rotor segments is an amount that increases as the speed of the rotor hub increases to reduce back electromotive force. The movement may be due to centrifugal force, which increases as speed increases, without requiring a control system to effect the movement.
US08562465B2
A clip-type tensioner member having a piston in a housing and a ratchet mechanism. A plurality of rack teeth are formed on the outer periphery of the pistons. A clip member elastically engages with the rack teeth and is positioned in a recess in the housing. The points of contact of the clip member on the housing are different in the retracted and engaged positions.
US08562464B2
The invention is constituted by at least two continuous variable transmission devices in different ranges of speed ratios, wherein a clutching device is installed between the driven pulley of the high shift continuous variable transmission device and the driven pulley of the low shift continuous transmission and an unidirectional transmission device or a torque limiting clutching device is installed between the driven pulley and the output shaft of each shift.
US08562463B2
A belt type continuously variable transmission that includes a primary pulley; a secondary pulley; a belt where the primary pulley and the secondary pulley are bound; a positioning hydraulic chamber that presses a primary movable sheave to a primary fixed sheave; a supply-side valve that permits working oil to be supplied from the outside to the positioning hydraulic chamber; and a discharge-side control valve that controls permission or prohibition of discharge of the working oil from the positioning hydraulic chamber to the outside. The discharge-side control valve prohibits discharge of the working oil from the positioning hydraulic chamber to the outside when a position of the primary movable sheave is kept constant in the axial direction with respect to the primary fixed sheave.
US08562460B2
Golf balls comprising a multi-layer core and a cover are disclosed. The multi-layer core comprises at least one intermediate core layer formed from a metallic, composite, or inorganic/organic hybrid composition.
US08562457B2
A golf club head comprises a body and at least one self-extracting pressed weight assembly. The body comprises a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The body defines an interior cavity. The weight assembly comprises at least three components and is configured for a press fit engagement with the golf club head. The assembly has a drive portion and a threaded portion.
US08562455B2
A driver type golf club head comprising a body having a face, a crown and a sole, wherein the highest point of the crown surface is located within a crown apex zone, and a portion of the crown contour exists above a radius arc of approximately 5.25 inches.
US08562452B2
This invention relates generally to golf clubs or golf club heads, having an adjustable ball striking face. The golf club head includes a club head body, a ball striking face, and a brace extending from a sole of the club head body to an inner surface of the ball striking face. The brace may further include an end portion engaged with the inner surface of the ball striking face, a fixed rod located between the end portion and an inner surface of the club head at the sole, a biasing member attached to the fixed rod. The biasing member may provide a biasing force to the ball striking face such that the ball striking face is adjustable between a first direction thereby adjusting a face angle of the club head and a second direction thereby adjusting a loft angle of the club head.
US08562451B2
A golf swing trainer which gives a golfer immediate feedback as to whether the relative timing of the hip movement to the club movement is correct. The trainer comprises a lightweight swing arm which is pivotally connected to the user's belt. For a right handed user, the swing arm on the trainer is initially placed to the right of a right-handed user and is pushed around by the movement of the user's left forearm during a correct golf swing. On the other hand, if the golfer's arms pass in front of the swing arm without swinging it around with the arms, the timing of hip movement was incorrect. In the case of a left handed golfer, the trainer swing arm is initially moved to its far left position and, as before, during the downswing, the user's arms should come in behind and push the trainer swing arm around ahead of the user's arm.
US08562450B2
A recoiling tethered golf ball has a first hole extending through the ball center and a second hole extending at right angles to the first hole. A nail in the second hole extends beyond the first hole into the golf ball. An anchor has an elongated shaft tapering to a point for insertion into the ground. The upper end is formed into an eye. The anchor has optional threads for attachment to a board or tree. A surgical tubing tether extends from a first end to a second end. The first end is received in the golf ball first hole and is looped around the nail. The tether second end is looped around the anchor eye. A first retaining clip encircles the first end loop. A second retaining clip encircles the second end loop to secure the loop from releasing.
US08562441B1
A game server and a client device may perform parallel execution of scripts for a computer-implemented virtual game. When the client device determines that a user of the computer-implemented game has performed an in-game action, the client device may send an update notification to the game server that indicates the in-game action and client-side game state information. Then, the client device may determine an event script to execute based on the user's in-game action, and may execute the event script to present an in-game effect to the user in near real-time. Similarly, the game server may determine a corresponding event script to execute based on the in-game action, and may maintain a secure game state by executing the corresponding script independent of the client device's script execution.
US08562437B2
A keyboard includes allotment keys to which the functions of operation buttons of a game controller are assigned, a pointing stick, and an Fn key. When the pointing stick is operated with the Fn key being operated, the keyboard outputs an operation signal of an analog stick of the game controller. When an allotment key is operated with the Fn key being operated, the keyboard outputs an operation signal of an operation button of the game controller.
US08562427B2
An apparatus and method for a game having a paytable selection feature which may be implemented with a primary or base game, a secondary or bonus game, or both. In one embodiment, the gaming device employs an initial paytable and enables a player pay a fee to purchase a different paytable for a plurality of plays of the game. If the player chooses to purchase a different paytable, the gaming device determines a game outcome for a plurality of plays of the game and provides any awards based on the different paytable. If the player does not choose to select a different paytable, the gaming device determines a game outcome for each of those plays and provides any awards based on the initial paytable. In one embodiment, the player has the opportunity to see the different paytable prior to paying the fee to purchase it.
US08562414B2
A game system and method plays an electronic game and simulates the outcome as a blackjack game. The game system allows a player to place a wager. The outcome of the electronic game includes a payout according to a first pay table if a set of predetermined winning conditions has been achieved. The outcome of the bingo game is simulated as a blackjack game. The outcome of the blackjack game is equivalent to the outcome of the electronic game.
US08562406B2
A method of allocating poker pots based on the true odds of winning the hand. The pot allocation is at the election of the two or more players involved in the hand after no more bets are possible (i.e., one or more players all in). Once no more bets are possible, the two or more players may elect to allocate the pot based on the true odds of each player winning the pot. The house or game operator may charge a fee in order for players to utilize the pot allocation option. In one version, players may allocate a percentage of the pot and play the hand out for the remaining percentage. In yet another version, if one player declines the pot allocation option, the house or operator may buy the player's hand and play it out. In yet another version, the pot allocation option may be offered to players multiple times during a poker game with the true odds changing based on newly displayed/dealt cards.
US08562405B2
A gaming system comprising a symbol selector that selects, in a first play round, a first symbol to form a part of a first player hand including a plurality of symbols and a second symbol to form a part of a second player hand including a plurality of symbols, and in each subsequent play round, a replacement symbol for modifying one of the first player hand or second player hand. An outcome generator determines for each play round whether the game is completed or should proceed to a subsequent play round based on a ranking of one of the first player hand and the second player hand being higher than the other of the first player hand and the second player hand for at least two consecutive play rounds. The ranking of the first and second player hands is derived from the symbols of the hands.
US08562403B2
Presented herein are methods, apparatuses, programs, and systems for prompting a player to perform a series of dance moves. A player is prompted to perform a series of dance moves by providing a timeline comprising at least a first time interval associated with a first dance move, and a second time interval associated with a second dance move; displaying an icon representing the first dance move at a first location on the display for the duration of the first time interval; and displaying an icon representing the second dance move at the first location on the display for the duration of the second time interval, wherein the icon representing the first dance move includes one or more representations of a body and indicates on the one or more representations of the body at least one body part whose position is important during the performance of the first dance move.
US08562402B2
A game system includes a housing to be held by a player. The housing incorporates an XY-axis acceleration sensor to detect an acceleration in a X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction and a Z-axis contact switch to detect an acceleration in a Z-axis direction. The sensor and switch detect at least one of an amount (e.g., tilt amount, movement amount, impact amount or the like) and a direction (e.g., tilt direction, movement direction, impact direction or the like) of a change applied to the housing. A simulation program provides simulation such that a state of a game space is changed related to at least one of the amount and direction of the change applied to the housing.
US08562394B2
A polishing head for use in a polishing machine for optical surfaces, having an axis of rotation and a base body having a holding structure intended to be arranged at a polishing spindle and having a transport element intended to be held at a tool change arm, the transport element being positionable against a holding element of the tool change arm in order to perform a tool change, wherein at least one locking element is provided which can be positioned against the tool change arm such that a positive and/or non-positive joint results.
US08562390B2
A double-disc grinding apparatus having at least: a rotatable ring-shaped holder for supporting a sheet-like wafer having a notch for indicating a crystal orientation from an outer circumference side along a radial direction, the holder having a protruding portion to be engaged with the crystal-orientation-indicating notch; and a pair of grindstones for simultaneously grinding both surfaces of the wafer supported by the holder, in which the holder is provided with at least one protruding portion separately from the protruding portion to be engaged with the crystal-orientation-indicating notch, and the both surfaces of the wafer are simultaneously ground by the pair of the grindstones while the wafer is supported and rotated with the at least one protruding portion being engaged with a wafer-supporting notch formed on the wafer.
US08562388B2
The present document describes a prosthesis for a mastectomy bra comprising: a lower portion comprising a manually malleable material having a first density; and an upper portion comprising a manually malleable material having a second density smaller than the first density, the lower portion being substantially located below the upper portion thereby insuring stability of the prosthesis when in use. There is also described a bra for receiving the prosthesis.
US08562383B2
The present disclosure relates to a towing equipment for towing a person by a vehicle. The towing equipment comprises a proximal portion intended to be associated with said person, a distal portion intended to be connected to said vehicle, and a junction region interposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion. The proximal portion includes a first flexible branch and a second flexible branch, which are connected to the distal portion at the junction region. A proximal end of said first flexible branch comprises a handle; a proximal end of said second flexible branch is configured to be associated with the waist of said person. The present disclosure further relates to an abdominal belt intended to be used in conjunction with a towing equipment. The present disclosure also relates to a method for towing a person by a vehicle or the like. In particular, the person is a water skier and the vehicle is a motor boat.
US08562382B2
A system and method of starting a water jet propulsion system for a ship in which the propulsion system includes a stator shell adapted to be mounted to the hull and having a nozzle ending in an outlet with a cross-sectional outlet area, an impeller housing attached to the stator shell and having an upstream inlet, and an impeller rotatably mounted in the impeller housing for receiving water from the inlet and discharging it through the nozzle of the stator shell so as to create a water jet upon rotation of the impeller. The method includes reducing the outlet area by partly closing the nozzle during a start up phase of the water jet propulsion system, wherein there is provided a back flow hindering arrangement arranged to hinder air to enter into the impeller housing via the nozzle.
US08562377B2
A shield connector (10) is mounted in a metal case (C) that contains a device to be mounted in a vehicle. The shield connector (10) has a housing (30) in which terminal fittings (20) connected to ends of wires (W) are accommodated and from which the wires (W) are pulled out. Rubber plugs (70) are provided for sealing between the inner peripheries of cavities (31) in the housing (30) and the outer peripheries of the wires (W). A shield shell (50) covers the housing (30) and is connected electrically to the case (C) and also to a shield conductor (60) through which the wires (W) are inserted. A second rubber ring is provided between the housing (30) and the shield shell (50).
US08562371B2
Connection between two elements of an electrical return circuit. The device comprises a female type connection receptacle fastened to a conductive structure and a male type plug connected to a cable, said plug including a groove, and a locking spring co-operating with the plug and with the receptacle.
US08562362B2
A supported slide safety member. A slide block disposed on the inner side of an upper cover of a socket, includes two inclined surfaces in the same direction disposed on the outer side of the slide block with a slide block window respectively disposed on a lower side of each inclined surface, and a protruding supporting shaft disposed on the inner side of the slide block. A cover plate with two cover windows is disposed on the inner side of the slide block, and the outer side of the cover plate is in contact with the supporting shaft. An elastic component is connected between the slide block and the upper cover. A stop surface is disposed on both the inner side and the outer side of a tail end of the slide block, stopped by and upper stop rib and a lower stop rib.
US08562361B2
An electrical conduit ground device is provided for electrically and environmentally shielding an electric cable. The device includes a conduit having a receiving end through which the cable passes axially; an internal seal that inserts into the receiving end; a gland boss that inserts into the receiving end; an external seal that inserts into the boss and extends axially outward from the receiving end; and a grounding assembly disposed between the internal and external seals. The assembly includes an adapter for providing electrical grounding contact between the cable and the swage tube; a space-retainer for structurally supporting the adapter; and a washer for axially separating the internal and external seals. The adapter is provided for electrically connecting an interior surface of a conduit and an external surface of a cable. The adapter includes an electrically conductive and mechanically flexible sheet having first and second edges that can face each other, the sheet being configured to form an annulus that mechanically contacts the external surface of the cable and a periphery that mechanically contacts the inner surface of the conduit.
US08562360B2
A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, a fixing device, and at least one color-changing piece. The circuit board includes a plurality of first contacts and second contacts opposite sides of the circuit board. The fixing device includes plurality of elastic contacts. The first contacts electrically connects to the second contacts, the at least one color-changing piece is located on and are electrically connected to the corresponding first contacts or the second contacts. When the circuit board is assembled at a predetermined position of the fixing device, the second contacts are electrically connected to the elastic contacts to form and provide an electric field, and the at least one color-changing piece changes color due to the electric field.
US08562346B2
A dental implant has a body with a porous metal portion for engaging bone. The porous metal portion has an outer coronal to apical height and an outer diameter. Both the height and diameter are about 4 mm to about 6 mm. This permits the implant to be placed on a jaw with a reduced bone volume.
US08562345B2
The device for fastening a dental prosthesis includes a bar patrix (20) and a connecting part (10), which can be attached to the dental prosthesis and has a recess into which the bar patrix can be inserted and which is surrounded by two side walls (11, 12) connected via a ceiling element (13). The side walls (11, 12) and the ceiling element (13) are shaped such that the dental prosthesis, when it is placed on the bar patrix (20) via the connecting part (10) attached thereon, rests on the bar patrix via a first (11), a second (12) and a third support location (13c), wherein in each case a free space (14a, 14b) is present between the first and third support locations and the second and third support locations.
US08562336B2
A system for mounting an injection molding system actuator to a manifold and a clamp plate comprising: a mount comprised of a thermally conductive material having first and second thermally conductive surfaces, the actuator being mounted to the first thermally conductive surface in thermal communication with the second thermally conductive surface, the clamp plate being mounted in thermal communication with the second thermally conductive surface, the actuator being mounted in thermal communication with the heated manifold; wherein the clamp plate, manifold and mold are assembled together with the actuator and the mount in an assembled operating arrangement such that the second thermally conductive surface is in compressed contact with the clamp plate under a spring force.
US08562330B2
A rim rolling apparatus is provided having a plurality of rim rolling screws, a motor and a pneumatic cooling circuit. Each screw has a hot section and a cool section provided downstream of the hot section. The motor is configured to drive the screws in rotation to feed thermoformed articles between the screws to roll lips of the articles. The pneumatic cooling circuit extends within the screw from an exit end towards an entrance end. The cooling circuit is provided in thermally conductive relation with the cool section and insulated from the hot section.
US08562327B2
A floating cut-off bar that follows a preselected path of travel over a mold box during a block production cycle. The floating cut-off bar may be coupled to a feed drawer whereby a mechanism allows the floating cut-off bar to engage the specified contour of a division plate in a mold box assembly and aid in material distribution by screeding excess material and delivering additional material to areas of the mold box as necessary and method of making wall blocks therefrom. The specified contour of the division plate is designed to optimally deliver material to achieve a specified uniform density of the block produced for greater structural integrity, strength and durability of the block.
US08562326B2
Provided is an electrospinning apparatus for producing nanofibers, including: a spinning solution supply unit (10); a spinning unit (30) that includes spinning nozzles (32) and a nozzle block (31) in which the spinning nozzles (32) are equidistantly arranged and supported; a nanofiber-collecting unit (40) which collects nanofibers spun from the spinning unit (30); a power supply (50) which forms an electric field in a spinning zone (Z); a process gas supply unit (20) which generates and supplies process gas to control the temperature and humidity of the spinning zone (Z) to a range appropriate for electrospinning conditions for nanofibers; and a process gas laminar flow distribution device (100) which fractionates the process gas supplied from the process gas supply unit (20), into laminar flows within the process gas laminar flow distribution device (100), and distributes the process gas from an upper portion of the spinning unit (30) to the spinning zone (Z).
US08562321B2
A lubricant such as grease is supplied by a grease supply device to a grease supply point of an injection molding machine. A workload of a movable portion forming the injection molding machine when the movable portion operates is calculated and a grease supply command is output to the grease supply device when the calculated workload exceeds a reference value. An operating state of the injection molding machine is evaluated by using the workload reflecting a load on the movable portion and, in this way, insufficiency of lubrication of the movable portion is anticipated.
US08562319B2
A screw compressor includes a screw rotor, a casing, a low pressure space, a bypass passage and a slide valve. The screw rotor is provided with a plurality of helical grooves forming fluid chambers. The casing includes a cylinder portion with the screw rotor disposed in the cylinder portion. The low pressure space is formed in the casing to receive a flow of uncompressed, low pressure fluid. The bypass passage is opened in an inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion to communicate the fluid chamber with the low pressure space. The slide valve is slideable in an axial direction of the screw rotor to change an area of an opening of the bypass passage in the inner peripheral surface of the cylinder portion. An end face of the slide valve facing the bypass passage is inclined along an extending direction of the helical grooves.
US08562318B1
This disclosure relates to a new multiphase pump with low recirculated volume. This device discloses novel inlet/outlet porting. One of the disclosed improvements is to port the inlet and outlet through the back of the rotors. In the model shown there is only one lobe on the first rotor, and two lobes on the second rotor. The double lobe rotor has the ports provided thru the back, in the lowest point on the buckets between the lobes. If there were more lobes on the two rotors, then the ports would normally be provided in the rotor with the higher number of lobes, preferably in the lowest point on each bucket. The single lobe rotor shown has voids formed in the outer circumference in order to balance the rotor—however, any rotor with more than one lobe may be naturally balanced and these holes may be unnecessary.
US08562314B2
An electric water pump apparatus may include a body, a stator disposed in the body, a rotor in the stator, a pump cover having an inlet and an outlet, wherein a front surface of the body and the pump cover form a volute chamber, wherein a stator chamber is formed at an outer portion in the body in a radial direction and the stator is mounted in the stator chamber, and wherein a rotor chamber is formed at an inner portion in the body and the rotor is mounted in the rotor chamber, a shaft rotatably coupled to the front surface and fixed into the rotor, and an impeller fixed to a front portion of the shaft, wherein the shaft includes a first shaft connecting the impeller and a front end portion of the rotor and a second shaft connected to a rear end portion of the rotor along the central axis of the shaft.
US08562312B2
A linear motor for generating a linear reciprocating motion force, and a reciprocating compressor for compressing a refrigerant by employing the linear motor. The linear motor and the reciprocating compressor employing the same can reduce the number of inverter switches by employing a coil unit whose winding method is improved and a power supply apparatus whose connection to the coil unit and other circuits are improved, and can make it easy to control and reduce production costs by simplifying the circuit configuration.
US08562308B1
A hydraulic cylinder assembly for a fluid pump including a cylinder, a bearing attached to an approximate first end of the cylinder, a rod slideably mounted within the bearing, and a piston located about an end of the rod in the cylinder opposite the bearing. A central axis of the rod is offset from, and parallel to, a centerline of the cylinder to impede a rotation of the piston about the rod. The hydraulic cylinder assembly further including a hydraulic pump fluidly connected to the cylinder, the pump configured to provide a hydraulic pressure to the cylinder during an up-stroke of the piston and rod and the pump further configured to generate electricity on the down-stroke of the piston and rod.
US08562298B2
A vertical axis wind turbine having a vertical rotating axle and a plurality of blades each attached to an upper portion to the rotating axle and at the bottom portion to a convex base dome attached to and rotable with the vertical axle. Each blade wraps around the vertical axle and has a radial width that increases from its upper portion to its lower portion while supporting an open brow section forming a cup-like space and a wedge-like stiffener section.
US08562294B2
A sealing member has a first portion. The first portion has a central axis, a first peripheral surface extending in a direction parallel to the central axis, and a central aperture. A first wall portion of a groove has a recess communicated with the first opening of the first channel. The recess has a second peripheral surface complementary to the first peripheral surface of the first portion of the sealing member. The first portion of the sealing member moves radially toward and away from the rotational axis as the first peripheral surface of the sealing member defines and maintains a first sealing contact with the second peripheral surface of the recess. The sealing member moves radially outwardly and thereby makes a second sealing contact surrounding the second opening of the second channel to establish a communication between the first and second openings.
US08562292B2
A steam turbine singlet nozzle airfoil with integral outer sidewall is engaged with an inner ring and an outer ring in a nozzle assembly. The interface of the outer sidewall with the outer ring may include a plurality of mechanical hooks on one or both of the upstream face and the outer radial face of the outer sidewall that engage with complimentary structures on the outer ring. The outer interface may further include low energy welds along limited distances of one or both of the upstream or downstream interface of the outer sidewall and the outer ring. An inner radial end of the singlet nozzle airfoil is pinned into position and fastened to the inner ring. Without a need for high heat welds, distortion of the airfoil and the steam flow path and the associated rework is eliminated and stage performance is improved.
US08562277B2
An automatic case loader for loading product in a trailer is disclosed. A mobile base structure provides a support framework for a drive subassembly, conveyance subassembly, an industrial robot, a distance measurement sensor, and a control subassembly. Under the operation of the control subassembly, product advances through a powered transportation path to an industrial robot which places the product within the trailer. The control subassembly coordinates the selective articulated movement of the industrial robot and the activation of the drive subassembly based upon the distance measurement sensor detecting objects within a detection space, dimensions of the trailer provided to the control subassembly, and dimensions of the product provided to the control subassembly.
US08562274B2
A load smart system for continuously loading preformed pouches into a fill-seal machine is provided. A plurality of pouches are disposed within a pouch delivery device, each of the pouches having an upper edge and an indicia. The fill-seal machine includes a rotating turret having a plurality of radially extending grippers. The rotating turret rotates the plurality of gripper pairs between a loading station, an opening station, a filling station, a sealing station, and an unloading station. A robotic transfer device is positioned between the pouch delivery device and the loading station of the fill-seal machine. The robotic transfer device includes an optical sensor positioned on a gripper member. During operation, the optical sensor scans the indicia to determine the pouch characteristics and a controlling station controls the gripper member to deposits the pouch within the gripper pairs at the loading station a predetermined distance from the upper edge of the pouch.
US08562273B2
Provided is a load port apparatus having a structure capable of resisting against a moment generated at a time of driving of a door increased in weight owing to upsizing. A pair of rectangular main bases, which project perpendicularly to an attachment surface of the load port apparatus and elongated parallel to the attachment surface, are coupled to each other with a coupling shaft, and the structural body including those components is fixed to the attachment surface through intermediation of I-shaped plates capable of being held in close surface contact with the attachment surface. Mechanisms of a door drive mechanism, a placing table, and the like are arranged on an inner side between the pair of main bases of the structural body.
US08562263B2
A lateral motion inhibitor assembly, a drill press incorporating the inhibitor and a method of using the same. The inhibitor assembly includes a clamping assembly which fixedly engages a vertical support column of the drill press, a connector assembly which fixedly engages a horizontally-oriented drill press table; and a plate assembly which extends between and is pivotally secured to both the clamping and connector assemblies. The plate assembly includes a first plate and second plate that are pivotally secured together. The inhibitor assembly restrains the table and drill against lateral movement relative to each other when the table's vertical position on the support column is changed. The inhibitor assembly ensures that both an initial drill hole and a subsequent drill hole are drilled in substantially the same location on a workpiece supported on the table.
US08562257B2
The invention relates to a system for installing or removing foundation elements, such as piles, anchors, and conductors, in a subsea ground formation, comprising an impact weight, an hydraulic circuit in turn comprising an hydraulic cylinder for lifting and/or accelerating the impact weight respectively away from and towards the element, the cylinder comprising a piston connected to the impact weight, and wherein a pump for generating an underpressure in the hydraulic cylinder such as to lift and/or accelerate the impact weight by means of this underpressure.
US08562254B2
The present invention provides a door arrangement for a tunneling machine. The door arrangement is for location at the front of the tunneling machine adjacent to the digging end of the machine. The door arrangement allows for the interior of the machine to be sealed off from the tunnel face, while also allowing for the door arrangement to be opened and allow complete access to the tunnel face. The door arrangement comprises door sections for hinged connection to a tunneling machine, the door sections being pivotable about the hinged connection between a closed position sealing the tunneling machine and an open position allowing the tunneling machine access to a tunnel face.
US08562244B2
A device designed to be embedded in the pavement of a road for halting and/or preventing the motor vehicle traffic in an opposite direction. The device is formed by a drained box to be embedded in the pavement of a roadway and by a bank of mechanisms, that it is mounted inside the box. Inside the bank of mechanisms are defined cells formed by several vertical walls, and end walls, all walls being arranged parallel to each other and joined together by screwed rods extending through the end walls. The walls extend in the same direction as the road axis, the vertical walls and the end walls serving as support for several common horizontal shafts, and their tops serving as the support pavement for the vehicle tires. Each cell includes a driving mechanism which is activated at least by one tire of a vehicle transposing or attempting to transpose it in order to present an active obstacle to the displacement of the vehicle.
US08562237B2
A ball-joint support for thin parts, through which a ball-joint is operably coupled to a thin part, and where the ball-joint includes an inner part with a central coaxial orifice through which a longitudinal axis is introduced, and an outer part that engages complementarily to the inner part is provided. The ball joint support includes a cap including a central through hole in which the ball joint is embedded inside via the outer part, and externally, the cap is embedded in a cylindrical opening included in the thin part, and mechanical means for axial retention of the thin part to the cap, wherein the thickness of the cap is greater than the thickness of the thin part where the cap engages.
US08562235B2
An ink composition for an aqueous ink ball point pen with which a sufficiently high line intensity is obtained even when a thermochromic microcapsule pigment having a small average particle diameter is used and which is excellent in storage stability and a writing performance is provided with such a constitution that it contains at least a microcapsule pigment which has an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1.0 μm and in which a wall film is formed by an amino resin and a chemical substance which is a polymer comprising ketone as a main chain and has an acidic functional group in the chemical structure and which has an acid value of 3 to 40 (mgKOH/g).
US08562234B2
Disclosed are a method for manufacturing method a puff and the puff manufactured thereby. The method for manufacturing a puff comprises steps of: a) making a perforated cloth by perforating and cutting a puff cloth using a laser perforation apparatus; b) making a puff base by molding the perforated cloth; c) manufacturing a solid powder which includes a porous material which was inserted into a powder and compressed together with same; d) inserting the solid powder into the puff base; and e) manufacturing a puff by covering by sewing the puff cover onto the puff base.
US08562218B2
A fluid dynamic bearing including a bearing bush having a central bearing bore in which a shaft is rotatably supported. Surfaces of the shaft and of the bearing bore that face each other are separated from one another by a bearing gap filled with a bearing fluid. A first radial bearing section and a second radial bearing section are disposed along the bearing gap, between which a separator section is disposed. The width of the bearing gap varies with its axial length. The bearing gap has a first inner width ib1 and a second inner width ib2 in the region of the first and of the second radial bearing section on the sides facing the separator section, a first outer width ab1 and a second outer width ab2 on the sides remote from the separator section. According to the invention, the differences resulting from the inner widths and the outer widths, ib1−ab1 and ib2−ab2, lie in an interval of a−t to a+t, where a is greater than zero and t is greater than a.
US08562212B1
A non-self supporting containment bag used in conjunction with a dumpster container. The bag and liner each have a zipper, where the zippers are centered on the bag top, and in use, the bag top is usually inverted to access the interior of the bag.
US08562210B2
A system and a method for measuring temperature within an operating circuit use a Wheatstone bridge within a temperature sensing circuit. One of the resistors in the Wheatstone bridge is a thermally sensitive resistive material layer within the operating circuit. The other three resistors are thermally isolated from the operating circuit. Particular configurations of NFET and PFET devices are used to provide enhanced measurement sensitivity within the temperature sensing circuit that includes the Wheatstone bridge.
US08562206B2
The present invention relates to a hairspring for a timepiece hairspring-balance oscillator, which can be produced, in particular, from a low-density material such as silicon, diamond or quartz, and to a method of manufacturing such a hairspring. According to the invention, this hairspring comprises at least one leaf (2) the cross section of which has a thickness and a height and its characterizing feature is that the leaf (2) comprises a plurality of apertures (3) extending in the heightwise direction of the leaf and alternating with bridges (5). The invention also relates to a method of manufacturing such a hairspring.
US08562199B2
A lighting device can include an LED and a plate-like lens body including a narrow side surface configured as an elongated rectangular light exiting surface. The LED can face towards the lens body so that light emitted in a wide angle direction is directed to the front surface and the rear surface in the thickness direction and so that light in a narrow angle direction can impinge on the second side surface of the lens body to enter the lens body. The lens body can include a first optical system having a lens portion, a first light incident surface, a first total reflection surface, and a second total reflection surface. A second optical system can include a second light incident surface, a third total reflection surface, and a fourth total reflection surface. An air layer can be provided between the lens portion and the first light incident surface.
US08562196B2
The invention relates to a cap (1) for a display and/or control element. Said cap (1) comprises a cap member (3) for covering a light source (7) and optionally also actuating a switch of an associated control element. A luminous area or projection area is embodied in the cap member (3) in such a way that a symbol represented on or through the luminous area or projection area becomes visible on an operator's side of the display and/or control element by irradiating the symbol by means of a light source (7). The luminous area or projection area encompasses a light-permeable metal coating (2) which is preferably applied using a PVD process. The cap is characterized in that the metal coating (2) has a three-dimensional contour (2a, 2b) for representing the symbol. The invention further relates to an associated production method, a display or control element comprising said cap, and a use.
US08562186B2
An electrically powered flame simulator comprises at least two light sources, an integrated circuit electrically connected to the light sources for intermittently illuminating at least one of the light sources independently of other light sources such that the light sources together provide the effect of a flickering movement, and a power source for providing power to the integrated circuit. The flame simulator may be mounted in a decorative or ornamental device such as a candle or fire log, or used on decorative clothing, or may be part of a hazard or warning system. One or more solid state light sources may also be used.
US08562184B2
An LED work light has multichip LEDs and a diffusing dome. Each LED may have separate electrical terminals for each chip. The LED work light may have convex lenses forward of each LED. Convex lenses may be hemispherical. Convex lenses may have a nonhemispheric curved surface whose cross section has at least one circular arc and no non-circular arcs. The LED work light has a battery or receives power from an external power source. The LED work light may have a transparent plastic tube as a structural member. A replaceable plastic cover may be added to protect any structural tube or other major transparent part of the LED work light from abrasions. The plastic cover may be tubular. The plastic cover may comprise laminations of plastic that can be removed individually after being abraded. Any external power source may be a wall transformer type and may have current limiting means. The LEDs may be attached to the rear surface of an LED PCB that is fastened to a heatsink in a manner achieving thermal contact between the rear surfaces of the LEDs and the heatsink. A position sensing switch may be used.
US08562171B2
An LED linear light source includes an approximately rod-shaped light guiding member, at an end portion of which an LED is provided. The light guiding member is in an approximately arc shape in a cross sectional view taken perpendicular to an optical axis. The light guiding member has an upper face including a light emission face for emitting light and a lower face including a reflective face, which are arranged in parallel. A diffusing member diffuses light provided on part of an outer circumferential face adjacent to a light entering end face of the light guiding member. A light absorption member is provided in an outside of the light guiding member near at an end portion thereof.
US08562169B2
A heat sink for a handheld device is found as a one piece chassis for supporting heat-producing circuits inside the device while having heat radiating surfaces outside the device. In another embodiment a battery pack control circuit under microprocessor control allows battery packs having different battery chemistries and characteristics to be interchanged in the same device without switches or adapters. Control of operating modes of the device despite changes in the battery pack including battery chemistry, state of charge, available voltage, or desired operating mode are automatic. The microprocessor measures the battery pack characteristics, using look up tables in a suitable program to adjust the circuit operating modes. The microprocessor also responds to sequential switch contact closures in setting operating modes.
US08562164B2
An edge-type backlight module includes a back bezel, a light guide plate (LGP), a light source, and a frame. The back bezel includes a supporting portion that has a light source supporting surface and an LGP supporting surface. A horizontal level of the light source supporting surface is lower than that of the LGP supporting surface. The LGP is configured on the LGP supporting surface and has a light-incident side surface and a top light-emitting surface. The light source is configured on the light source supporting surface to provide a light beam. The frame is configured on the back bezel and leans against the LGP. The frame has a reflective surface located on a transmission path of the light beam to reflect the light beam, and the reflected light beam enters the LGP from the light-incident side surface.
US08562162B2
A manipulation device has a board and a manipulation panel to cover the board. The board has a printed circuit, a light emitting element mounted on the board for emitting light, a light guide having a incidence part to guide the light incident from the incidence part to a predetermined direction along a surface of the board, and a retention cover to retain the light guide. The retention cover is positioned such that the incidence part of the light guide faces the light emitting element. The retention cover covers a surface of the light guide opposite to the surface of the board. The manipulation panel has a light transmission part formed at a position corresponding to an emission part of the light guide to discharge the light emitted from the light guide to an outside through the light transmission part.
US08562161B2
LED based lamps and bulbs are disclosed that comprise a pedestal having a plurality of LEDs, wherein the pedestal at least partially comprises a thermally conductive material. A heat sink structure is included with the pedestal thermally coupled to the heat sink structure. A remote phosphor is arranged in relation to the LEDs so that at least some light from the LEDs passes through the remote phosphor and is converted to a different wavelength of light. Some lamp or bulb embodiments can emit a white light combination of light from the LEDs and the remote phosphor. These can include LEDs emitting blue light with the remote phosphor having a material that absorbs blue light and emits yellow or green light. A diffuser can be included to diffuse the emitting light into the desired pattern, such as omnidirectional.
US08562143B2
A projection display device that modulates light on the basis of image information to form an optical image, and that projects the formed optical image, includes: light source devices 10R, 10G and 10B; optical modulation device 50 that modulates lights emitted from light source devices 10R, 10G and 10B; and common metal plate 70 on which light source devices 10R, 10G and 10B and optical modulation device 50 are mounted, light source devices 10R, 10G and 10B and optical modulation device 50 being thermally connected via metal plate 70.
US08562140B2
An illumination optical system for illuminating a surface with a light beam from a light source, in a first plane parallel with the optical axis, the light beam from the light source is split, and first light source images are formed in a first zone with the use of the thus split light beams; light beams from the first light source images being led to the surface, in a second plane parallel with the optical axis and perpendicular to the first plane, the light beam from the light source is split, and second light source images are formed in a second zone, with the use of the thus split light beams, light beams from the second light source images being led to the surface, where the width of the first zone in the first plane is greater than that of the second zone in the second plane.
US08562136B2
A visual display characterized by hidden reference illuminators is adapted to emit invisible light for generating corneo-scleral reflections on an eye watching a screen surface of the display. The tracking of such reflections and the pupil center provides input for gaze tracking. A method for equipping and an LCD with a reference illuminator are also provided. A system and method for determining a gaze point of an eye watching a visual display comprising reference illuminators are further provided. The determination of the gaze point may be based on an ellipsoidal cornea model.
US08562133B2
A simulator to be used in ophthalmological measurements includes a display apparatus and a control device. The control device is adapted to control the display apparatus in such a manner that the display apparatus displays an image that is adapted to simulate the arrangement of a pupillary midpoint relative to a reference structure.
US08562120B2
A printhead includes a substrate, a filter membrane structure, and a liquid source. A first portion of the substrate defines a plurality of nozzles. A second portion of the substrate defines a plurality of liquid chambers. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with a respective one of the plurality of nozzles. The filter membrane structure is in contact with the second portion of the substrate. Each liquid chamber of the plurality of liquid chambers is in fluid communication with a distinct portion of the filter membrane structure. The filter membrane structure includes a polymeric material layer. The liquid source provides liquid under pressure through the filter membrane structure. The pressure is sufficient to jet an individual stream of the liquid through each nozzle of the plurality of nozzles after the liquid flows through the filter membrane structure.
US08562114B2
A manifold assembly has been constructed that filters ink before the ink enters an inkjet ejector in an inkjet print head. The manifold assembly includes an adhesive layer having openings, an ink manifold layer having a plurality of openings, the openings in the adhesive layer being aligned with the openings in the ink manifold layer, and a polymer layer having a plurality of filter areas, the filter areas being aligned with the openings in the ink manifold layer and the openings in the adhesive layer, the adhesive layer being interposed between the polymer layer and the ink manifold layer.
US08562094B2
Liquid ejecting apparatus and related methods of operation are disclosed. A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting head having liquid-ejecting nozzles, a platen disposed to support a recording medium and face the ejecting head, a movement section that moves the ejecting head relative to the platen, a heater that heats the platen, a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of the ejecting head, a driving waveform generation section that generates a driving waveform to drive the ejecting head in accordance with the detected temperature, and a liquid ejection control section that supplies the driving waveform to the ejecting head to eject liquid for printing on the recording medium in a printing area. The driving waveform is generated according to a temperature of the ejecting head that is detected when the ejecting head has come to an area outside the printing area.
US08562092B2
A platen unit includes a supporting member, a first member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a second member that is provided on the supporting member and includes an inner space, a first platen in which at least a portion is provided on the first member and which includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and a second platen that is provided on the first member and the second member, includes holes communicating with the inner space of the first member, and holes communicating with the inner space of the second member.
US08562089B2
A retainer including a front wall, a back wall, and opposing side walls defining a ring having a central opening is removably attached to a liner of a refrigerator door at a position spaced above a shelving unit. With this arrangement, a tall food item supported on the shelving unit and having an upper portion which projects through the central opening is prevented from falling when the refrigerator door is opened. A divider may be slidably attached to the retainer or shelving unit for laterally retaining the tall food items on the shelving unit in a snug configuration.
US08562085B2
An installation device includes a retaining member fixed to a rail of the slide assembly and including a base, a release portion, an arm and a resilient portion. The base contacts the first contact portion of the rail. The release portion extends from the base. The arm has a retaining hole and a positioning portion. The retaining hole is located corresponding to an installation hole of the rail, and the positioning portion contacts the second contact portion of the rail. The resilient portion is connected to the rail so as to provide a resilient force to keep the retaining hole of the arm facing the installation hole of the rail. When a force is applied to the release portion, the arm is moved and the positioning portion is disengaged from the second contact portion, so that the installation member is released from the installation hole of the rail.
US08562079B2
A road planing tool includes a tool holder having a front end thereof formed with an assembling socket, and a tool bit being in a cone-like shape and having a tip and a bottom, wherein the bottom is configured to be fittingly inlaid in the assembling socket. The road planing tool is characterized in that: the bottom of the tool bit has a plurality of projecting retaining teeth, and the assembling socket is peripherally formed with a toothed inner rim correspondingly, wherein fittingly engagement between the retaining teeth and the toothed inner rim allows the tool bit to be firmly combined with the tool holder.
US08562077B2
A method of setting an automatic level control of a plow in longwall mining operations. By means of a boom control mechanism, a control angle for setting motion of the plow, which is guided on a face conveyor, in an exploitation direction as a climbing, plunging or neutral motion is set. For each plow stroke, a cutting depth and the control angle, derived as a differential angle between inclinations of the face conveyor and of a top canopy of a shield support frame are determined. In a calculating unit, a face height change per plow stroke is calculated therefrom and a face height, as a projected height, is associated with each face position of the face conveyor. When a shield support frame that trails behind the plow in terms of a time delay reaches a respective face position, an actual height of the face is calculated and compared with the store projected height. For subsequent plow strokes, a height differential value between the projected and actual heights, determined for a respective face position, in the sense of a self-learning effect of the calculating unit when the control angle that is to be set to achieve a projected height of the face is prescribed, is taken into consideration.
US08562069B2
A fixing structure for a vehicle interior material in accordance with the present invention includes: a first interior base material including a first end portion; a second interior base material including a second end portion disposed adjacent to the first end portion; an ornamental member disposed along an axis defined by the first end portion and the second end portion; and a plurality of joints that indirectly fix the first end portion and the second end portion via the ornamental member.
US08562065B2
A vehicle trim panel assembly is provided having a beverage retainer formed in a storage compartment on the door of an automotive vehicle. The trim panel assembly includes a storage receptacle and a trim panel arranged to define at least a portion of the storage receptacle. The trim panel includes a base portion connected to a beverage retainer portion via a living hinge. The beverage retainer portion is pivoted about the living hinge into position within the storage receptacle.
US08562062B2
A mechanism to secure a cover for an opening in a bumper includes a securing section at which an opening cover is secured to close the opening. A bumper-side securing portion is provided on one side with respect to a line passing shaft sections and extends from an edge of a bumper opening to a rear with respect to the bumper so as to reside farther from the shaft sections than a locus defined by movement of a one-side end of the opening cover turning about the shaft sections toward an inside with respect to the bumper. A cover-side securing piece is provided on the one-side end of the opening cover to engage with the bumper-side securing portion and has a front-side securing projection that engages with a surface of a secured portion of the bumper-side securing portion on a side of a design surface of the bumper.
US08562057B1
A multi-torque double pivot hinge includes a first leaf having a first body and a second leaf having a second body. A first hinge shaft extends through the first body and defines a first pivot axis. A second hinge shaft extends through the second body and defines a second pivot axis. A connector connects the first leaf to the second leaf. The second leaf together with the connector is rotatable about the first pivot axis between a closed position and an intermediate open position. The connector engages the first leaf in the intermediate open position which prevents rotation of the connector past the intermediate open position and transfers a pivoting axis from the first pivot axis to the second pivot axis. The second leaf is then rotatable about the second pivot axis between the intermediate open position and a fully open position.
US08562056B2
An audio apparatus for a vehicle having an audio unit and storage box for storing goods integrally formed with each other and mounted in a mounting opening formed in an instrument panel. A lid for opening and closing the storage box is pivotally supported on the storage box audio unit side of the apparatus.
US08562048B2
A device 10 for engaging an object having an opening through a surface of the object includes a first pivotable hook 12 with a collar 16 and a point 26, the first hook 12 having a bend 24 between the collar 16 and the point 26. The first pivotable hook 12 also includes an opening 22 at or near the bend 24 of the first pivotable hook 12. The device also includes a second pivotable hook 14 with a collar 28 and a point 38, the second hook 14 having a bend 36 between the collar 28 and the point 38 and also having an opening 34 at or near the bend 36 of the second pivotable hook 14. A fastener 40 extends through the openings 22 and 34 at or near bends 24 and 36 of the pivotable hooks 12 and 14 such that the first and second pivotable hooks 12 and 14 are able to pivot around fastener 40.
US08562045B2
The present invention is concerned with a locking arrangement having a first member and a second member, each having a front end and a rear end and with the first member and the second member connected together at a first pivot axis, a front portion, a rear portion and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a lever and a guide. The arrangement is configured to assume one of two configurations in that in a first configuration the lever is engaged in a first position due to orientation of the arrangement such that the first arm and the second arm are locked against each other, or in a second configuration in which the lever having been disengaged from the first position, or engaging or engaged in the second position, due to orientation of the apparatus such that the first arm and the second arm are movable relative to each other.
US08562038B2
A manual unlocking unit for a sliding door is disclosed. The unlocking unit includes a pivotable lever element comprising a plurality of abutments; a cable having a first end connectable to an unlocking device for the sliding door and a second end connected to the lever element, the cable being tensioned to actuate the unlocking device; and an actuating element actable on at least one of the plural abutments for pivoting the lever element. Each of the plural abutments is configured for receiving a tension or pressure actuating force from the actuating element.
US08562035B2
A safety lock mechanism is provided that facilitates accurate and consistent alignment between a locking bolt and a locking receptacle prior to engaging the locking bolt. To this end, a safety lock configured to mount to a door frame is provided with an internally disposed hard stop that protects the electrical and mechanical components within the safety lock housing from door impact shock. An extended portion of the hard stop protrudes through the housing facing the direction of door travel. A corresponding receptacle assembly configured to mount to the door is fabricated to include a bolt receptacle hole as well as an open window that engages with the extended portion of the hard stop when the door is in the closed position. When the window in the receptacle is engaged with the extended portion of the hard stop, door movement is limited in five directions even when the locking bolt is not yet engaged. An optional magnet embedded in the hard stop can limit door movement in the sixth direction by magnetically latching to a striking plate mounted behind the window. Thus, the window and the hard stop pre-position the receptacle for proper alignment between the locking bolt and the locking bolt receptacle, ensuring that the locking bolt will properly engage with the receptacle when advanced.
US08562033B2
In an embodiment, the door latch system is provided. A ratchet is movable between closed and open positions. A pawl is movable between ratchet locking and ratchet release positions. A release lever is movable between rest and pawl release positions. A lock link is movable between engagement and disengagement positions to transfer of not transfer movement of the release lever to the pawl release position into movement of the pawl to the ratchet release position. A double lock lever is movable between two positions to permit or prevent disengagement of the lock link. A double lock override lever is movable between two positions to permit or prevent the double lock lever from being in the double locking position. The ratchet can move the double lock override lever to the first position upon opening.
US08562028B2
A connector assembly for connection to a tubular element. The connector assembly includes locking elements with locking profiles, movable in a locking and an unlocking direction. The locking profiles can lock with facing locking profiles of the tubular member. The locking elements can be moved in the locking direction as a result of movement of an activation sleeve in a first direction. The locking elements or the activation sleeve include guiding elements that are adapted to slide against inclined unlocking guiding surfaces of the activation sleeve or the locking elements. Movement of the activation sleeve in a second direction results in movement of the locking element in the unlocking direction. The activation sleeve has axially extending activation sleeve protrusions having spaces formed between them.
US08562010B2
A body structure of a straddle-ride vehicle includes a body frame, a handlebar, a front fork, a front wheel guide member, and an opposite cover. The handlebar is turnably provided on the body frame. The fork extends from the handlebar and rotatably supports a front wheel. The front wheel guide member is disposed at a front portion of the body frame in a traveling direction of the vehicle and faces the front wheel. The front wheel guide member includes a slant portion extending from one side to another side in a vehicle-width direction and from a front to a rear in the traveling direction. The opposite cover is supported by the front fork to cover a rear portion of the front wheel and faces the front wheel guide member.
US08562006B2
A wheel for an inline skate that may reduce rolling friction and provide a wider rolling base giving more stability. The wheel comprises a hub for receiving an axle and a wheel body defining a circumference of the wheel. The wheel body comprises a circumferential surface extending along the circumference of the wheel. The circumferential surface comprises a first contact surface and a second contact surface for being in rolling contact with a skating surface on which the inline skate moves. The wheel body also comprises a receding surface extending from the first contact surface to the second contact surface and forming a recess between the first contact surface and the second contact surface.
US08562002B2
The described embodiments provide a modular mobile workstation with storage capacity. The apparatus has a modular shell that can be used for a variety of purposes including, for example, a stool and low table combination, a table and coat-rack combination, and a high table combination. The modular shell encloses a removable inner shell that can be used to store goods while traveling with the unit. In one embodiment, two large wheels cap the respective ends of the shell and allow the apparatus to roll freely behind a user. A multi-use handle is also included with the apparatus. In one embodiment, the handle is collapsible and is secured to the apparatus by a securing scarf, which also serves to hold the interlocking pieces of the outer shell together. The unit is useful for travelers needing a mobile workspace, and prevents the need for additional luggage, as it also provides storage capacity.
US08561999B2
A sealing device is provided which is capable of reducing its sliding resistance. In a sealing device 1 which is fitted into an annular groove formed in one of a housing with a shaft hole and a shaft inserted into said shaft hole and serves to seal an annular gap between these two members, and which includes a seal ring 2 made of a resin that is in sliding contact with the other of the two members, and an elastic ring 3 that is fitted between the seal ring 2 and the annular groove, the seal ring has a plurality of concave portions 22 formed on its sliding surface 20 which is in sliding contact with the other member.
US08561996B2
The bearing seal assembly (50) includes a metal shield (70) and a resilient multi-lip sealing gasket (60) secured to the metal shield. The metal shield is supported in use by an outer ring (20) of a rolling contact bearing and includes a diagonally extending central portion (72). The sealing gasket (60) provides a number of contacting lips (62-64) facing an inner ring of the rolling contact bearing. A first, main contacting lip (66) exerts a first radial load on the inner ring. A second contacting lip (62) extends from the first lip (66) and exerts a second radial load on the inner ring lower than the first radial load. A third contacting lip (64) is on the opposite side of the second lip (62) with respect to the first lip (66) and exerts a third radial load on the inner ring lower than the first radial load but greater than the second radial load.
US08561992B2
Methods of playing card games of strategy and chance involving both a main pot and a bonus pot and in which players may perform atypical card game actions such as robbing or killing a dragon. Players invoke events by displaying, or playing, predetermined cards or pattern combinations of cards. Players may rob the dragon, thereby requiring all other players to return played cards back to their hand. Players may kill the dragon in order to win a bonus pot. Players may also be disqualified for committing a foul. The method of the present invention also increases revenue for a house hosting the method by requiring all players to place a wager prior to viewing his or her cards and by allowing the players more opportunities to raise his or her wagers.
US08561987B2
The invention relates to a machine for processing sheets, having a deliverer for delivering the sheets which comprises a delivery drum that is acted on pneumatically. The delivery drum has vacuum applied to it. The delivery drum also has disks for carrying the sheets, each of the disks defining vacuum channels for holding the sheets. The vacuum channels have openings and a vacuum connection. The openings and the vacuum connection together form a rotary valve cyclically applying vacuum to the vacuum channels.
US08561984B2
To provide a sheet take-out apparatus for preventing double feed of sheets and controlling gaps to a desired value, a sheet processing apparatus, and a sheet take-out method. A take-out apparatus includes a supply structure for supplying postal matter to a take-out position, a take-out structure for taking out the postal matter from the take-out position, and a conveying structure for receiving and conveying the postal matter taken out on a conveying path. When a leading edge of the postal matter is held by the conveying structure, an absorbing operation of a vacuum pump is stopped and a moving speed of a take-out belt is reduced. Furthermore, when the postal matter is detected by a sensor, the take-out belt is stopped.
US08561983B2
A sheet eject device is provided for detecting whether a sheet eject tray is filled with ejected sheets. The sheet eject device includes an ejecting unit that ejects sheets onto the sheet eject tray; a counting unit that counts an accumulated eject number every time a sheet is ejected by the ejecting unit; a storing unit that stores a defined eject number threshold and a defined eject interval time; a fullness detecting unit that detects that the sheet eject tray is filled with ejected sheets when the accumulated eject number counted by the counting unit exceeds the defined eject number threshold; and a reset unit that resets the accumulated eject number counted by the counting unit when an eject interval time exceeds the defined eject interval time, the eject interval time extending from when one sheet is ejected until a next sheet is ejected by the ejecting unit.
US08561981B2
An image forming apparatus may include a first tray configured to accommodate one or more recording sheets to be supplied to an image forming unit, a pair of body frames disposed to sandwich therebetween an upper part of the first tray, a pair of expansion members disposed under the pair of body frames to sandwich therebetween a lower part of the first tray, a plurality of first connectors configured to connect the pair of body frames with the pair of expansion members, an under bar bridged between the pair of expansion members, and a second connector configured to connect one of the expansion members with the under bar. The expansion member connected with the second connector may be configured such that a phantom line, which extends through the expansion member in a direction parallel to the attaching-detaching direction of the first tray, is in line with the second connector.
US08561976B2
A device for providing support to an LCD and its corresponding components during various manufacturing steps. A first carrier section is positioned on a work surface and is then loaded with an LCD as well as drivers to be bonded to the tabs of the LCD. Once the desired work has been performed a second carrier section is mated with the first carrier section and a closing means is utilized to position the two carrier sections in a closed position. Once the two carrier sections have been placed in a closed position about the LCD and other components, the entire piece may be safely removed from its position on the work surface for further processing, storage, etc. Exemplary embodiments also relate to a method of providing support to an LCD and its corresponding components during various manufacturing steps.
US08561975B2
A rotary joint includes a shaft, at least one input member defining an input hole rotatably sleeved on the shaft, and a plurality of sealing members positioned between the shaft. the at least one input member and an output member are fixed on the shaft. The shaft, the at least one input member, and the sealing members defines a circular channel cooperatively communicating with the input hole. The output member defines at least one output hole corresponding to the input member. The shaft defines at least one transmission hole intercommunicating the at least one output hole and the circular channel.
US08561971B2
A carburetor has a throttle element rotatably supported on a throttle shaft and a choke element rotatably supported on a choke shaft. A first coupling element is fixedly connected to the throttle shaft. A second coupling element is connected to the choke shaft. The first and second coupling elements define in a locked position a start position of throttle element and choke element. The locked position is released by rotation of the throttle shaft in opening direction of the throttle element. The locked position is released by rotation of the choke shaft in opening direction of the choke element. One of the first and second coupling elements is an at least partially elastic coupling element. Upon rotation of the choke shaft from the locked position into an open position, the elastic coupling element is elastically deformed and releases the locked position between the first and second coupling elements.
US08561968B2
The invention relates to a subsea marine load raising and lowering system (1) for use on a vessel, preferably a vessel for laying an offshore pipeline, which system comprises first and second winches (2, 6) for raising or lowering first and second cable portions (4, 8) connected via an equalizing sheave (11), to the axle (12) of which a load connector (13) is connected. The system comprises operating means to perform synchronous raising or lowering of the cable portions. The system further comprises overload protection systems provided at both winches, and a safety assembly (15) preventing any substantial further movement of the cable portions (4, 8) in case the cable portions do not operate synchronously, comprising a structure (15a) mounted to the axle (12) of the equalizing sheave (11) having passages (15c) for the cable portions and further comprising stops (15b) arranged on each cable portion above and in the vicinity of the structure (15a). The safety assembly is arranged such that one of the stops will abut the structure (15a) upon relative movement of first and second cable portion (4, 8) such that the other cable portion is subjected to an increased tension and the overload protection system of that other cable portion will enter into force.
US08561959B2
A viewing object retention device allows a viewing object to be arranged at an optimum position and enables an angle of the object to be adjusted so as to accord with a direction of a face of a viewer. The device includes a fixed base part, an arm part one end portion of which is turnably joined to the base part, and the other end portion of which extends along an axis line from this joining point toward a space above the viewer, a viewing object retention part located at the other end portion of the arm part to retain the object and a revolving mechanism that displaces the retention part angularly to the axis line with the turning of the arm part with the joining point.
US08561958B2
A base assembly removably and adjustably receives a tool and includes a base and a wall extending outwardly from the base. First and second openings are disposed in the wall. First and second cutouts are disposed in the wall to receive the tool. A pivot pin is removably received by the first and second openings. The tool is removably disposed on the pivot pin. A locking ring is disposed on the pivot pin. The locking ring is in a locked position to prevent movement of the pivot pin and in an unlocked position to allow movement of the pivot pin, thereby allowing the tool to be easily moved between positions and securely locked in a desired position.
US08561956B2
A corner protector can be mated with an article of furniture having a corresponding notch. The corner protector can include a body having an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side, a second side, and a blunted corner. Generally, in the mated configuration the blunted corner is oriented outwardly, thus providing a rounded surface that can reduce injury in the event of an impact with the article of furniture.
US08561950B2
A quick-release cable management apparatus includes a securing board and cable management clip. Cables can very conveniently be secured in the clip, or removed from the clip, and the clip itself can be detached and remounted elsewhere very quickly. The securing board defines a securing hole. The cable management clip includes a base and a pressing member pivoting on the base. The base includes a sprung wedge located in the securing hole to lock the clip in place. The pressing member is adapted to rotate between a locking position and a unlocking position. In the locking position, the pressing member is locked with the base to form a cable management space between the pressing member and the base. In the unlocking position, the pressing member is unlocked with the base to open the cable management space.
US08561948B2
A method for ensuring the safety of an aircraft flying horizontally at low speed includes an operation in which, when the flaps of the aircraft are disposed in a maximum extended position and are blown on by airscrews, the flaps are at least partially retracted, automatically, based on whether the thrust of the engines is at least equal to a predetermined lift value.
US08561933B2
A towel dispenser includes a housing for receiving toweling. The housing includes a main body; a loading door that is configured to rotate relative to the main body between a closed position and an open position; and a guide system that includes a first roller attached to the main body and a second roller attached to the loading door. The towel dispenser may include a motor for driving dispensing of the toweling from the housing and an associated sensor. The towel dispenser can be mounted to an underside of a cabinet. In an aspect, the front wall of the main body and a lip of the loading door collectively define a gap to which the guiding system guides the toweling and through which towels are dispensed when the loading door is in the closed position.
US08561932B2
A friction coupling has a drive part, an output part, and a friction element which can transfer a friction moment between the drive part and the output part. A release element is provided which after a predetermined rotation angle of the friction coupling can act on the friction element so that a reduction of the friction moment occurs.
US08561931B2
A recording tape cartridge in which an ability to assemble a security tag into a case is excellent is provided. A recording tape cartridge includes: a case that accommodates a reel on which a recording tape is wound; a security tag having a substantially pillar shape, that is provided within the case, and that is adapted to transmit to and receive from an exterior; and a holding portion formed in the case, that holds the security tag by having the security tag fitted with the holding portion.
US08561926B2
A vertical shaft impact crusher for crushing material including a rotor for accelerating a first flow of material to be crushed, a first feed device for feeding the first flow of material to the rotor, a housing that includes a circumferential impact wall section against which the accelerated first flow of material may be crushed, and a second feed device for feeding a second flow of material to be crushed into the path of the accelerated first flow of material. The second feed device includes an inner hopper and an outer hopper. The inner hopper includes at least one outlet for allowing the second flow of material to enter a space formed between the inner and outer hoppers. A slide plate inclined substantially tangential in relation to the rotor is located adjacent the at least one outlet in the space between the inner and outer hoppers.
US08561924B2
A pipe for carrying a fluid, having a longitudinal axis and defining a radial aperture for release of a jet of fluid having a radial direction component α, the aperture having an aspect ratio greater than 2 and arranged with its elongate axis within 30 degrees of the longitudinal axis and having area greater than 0.2 the cross-sectional area of the pipe, the fluid jet having an angle α between 30 and 80 degrees from the longitudinal axis.
US08561922B2
A faucet aerator is provided with a plurality of pins oriented in a flow direction, spaced apart from one another, and extending essentially over the distance between a flow-dispersing device and an adjacent grid and/or lattice structure. The pins each have an evaporation surface, which is situated outside the region that is struck directly by the individual streams but can be wetted by the water flowing through the aerator housing and for this purpose, the pins are situated laterally outside the projection of the through-flow holes oriented in the flow direction. These comparatively long pins around which the flowing water circulates are covered by an enveloping water film even after the water valve is closed, which results in an increased humidity and therefore a reduced evaporation in the housing interior of the aerator housing. This prevents a complete drying-out of the interior of the aerator housing.
US08561911B2
Various embodiments of RFID switch devices are disclosed herein. Such RFID switch devices advantageously enable manual activation/deactivation of the RF module. The RFID switch device may include a RF module with an integrated circuit adapted to ohmically connect to a substantially coplanar conductive trace pattern, as well as booster antenna for extending the operational range of the RFID device. The operational range of the RFID switch device may be extended when a region of the booster antenna overlaps a region of the conductive trace pattern on the RF module via inductive or capacitive coupling. The RFID switch device may further include a visual indicator displaying a first color if the RFID switch device is in an active state and/or a second color if the RFID switch device is in an inactive state.
US08561896B2
Systems and methods are described for collecting data at a merchant's point of return for use in processing a merchandise return transaction that is being requested by a customer. In various embodiments, the data may be collected using a wide variety of data collection technologies and may be used in conjunction with stored data, including data collected from other merchants, by a return authorization system to make a determination whether to accept or deny the requested merchandise return. The data may additionally or alternatively be used to determine whether to issue a warning to the customer about limitations on future return transactions presented by the customer. Examples of data categories that may be collected include, but are not limited to, information about: the merchant, the customer, the requested transaction, the merchandise being returned, one or more receipts, a clerk processing the transaction, and other general applicable information.
US08561886B2
A self-service device, particularly an automated cash machine, having an operating unit with an operating panel for entering alphanumeric characters and/or control data, and having a cover surface having a plurality of edges bounding a recess, whereby the operating panel is encompassed, wherein at least one first edge of the cover surface is disposed at a distance from a first edge of the operating panel, forming an intermediate space, wherein a functional strip is disposed, the functional strip being mounted on a mounting frame encompassing the operating panel, said frame being connected to the cover surface by mounting elements.
US08561882B2
A method and system for generating and processing barcoded documents such that a safety net may be implemented to catch barcode errors. Barcodes may be generated for placement on the first and last page of documents. Each barcode may be associated with a document. During processing of barcoded documents, if a barcode is missing or misread, the safety net will catch the error and mark the affected pages for further review.
US08561865B2
An organizer attached for use in combination with a vehicle sun visor. The vehicle sun visor has inside and outside major visor surfaces. The sun visor is pivotable between a raised position wherein the inside visor surface resides adjacent an interior ceiling of the vehicle, and a lowered position wherein the outside visor surface resides adjacent a front windshield of the vehicle. The organizer attachment includes an organizer panel having opposing planar inside and outside major panel surfaces. The inside panel surface defines a first fastener area incorporating one of hook and loop fasteners. At least one visor strap is attached to the sun visor, and is separate and detachable from the organizer panel. The visor strap defines a second fastener area incorporating one of hook and loop fasteners adapted for releasably mating with the first fastener area of the organizer panel. The organizer attachment is readily removed from the sun visor and the visor strap for transport outside of the vehicle. The first fastener area of the organizer panel is greater than the second fastener area of the visor strap.
US08561860B2
An improved pour spout member having a base attached to a packaging bag, a tubular neck having a tip opening sealed by a sealing member, and a lid member having an upper end connected to the sealing member and covering an outer periphery of the tubular neck. The lid member includes expandable lid segments having upper ends connected to a portion integral with the sealing member and, between the expandable lid segments in a collapsed state and a portion integral with the tubular neck, there is provided a rotation locking mechanism enabling temporary restriction of the lid member.
US08561852B2
A dosing head for dispensing a fluid from a container is presented. The dosing head has an inlet opening connected to the container, an outlet opening connected to the inlet opening via a conduit, a pump provided in the conduit, and a aerating opening. The dosing head can be used in an upside down position. A liquid seal is arranged between the aerating opening and the container. The seal can include an aerating channel that is rotated twice through about 180° and which can be assembled from two mutually connected parts. The liquid seal can have a restriction which prevents liquid form reaching the aerating opening when upside down.
US08561846B2
Tap assembly configured to resist release of the tap when an internal vacuum is applied to the tap and to maintain aseptic conditions of fluid within an attached fluid container before first use of the tap. The tap assembly having an actuation member configured to cover at least a portion of a bore within a body; a cover configured to substantially enclose and abut a proximal portion of the actuation member to prevent actuation of the actuation member by engaging with the body; and a piercer element positioned on an end of the actuation member proximal to a sterility membrane sealed over the bore and including at least one projection to pierce the sterility membrane when the actuation member is actuated during first use of the tap assembly.
US08561843B2
A spout (20) which attaches to a container body (10), wherein the spout (20) is provided with a spout body (21), and a closing portion (22) which closes a discharge port of the aforementioned spout body (21); the aforementioned spout body (21) has an attachment (24) which is attached to a container body (10) in a liquid-tight manner, and an outer cylinder (25) which is positioned on the outer side of the container body (10); and the closing portion (22) is connected to a discharge port of the outer cylinder (25) in a manner which enables it to be snapped off, and is provided with projections (29) which extend toward the spout body (21) side. In addition, there is a spouted container (1) to which the aforementioned spout (20) is attached.
US08561840B2
A method of applying texture material to a surface. A block of chip material is provided. A physical structure of the chip material is not substantially altered when the chip material is exposed to a propellant material. The block of chip material is processed to obtain chips, and the chips are combined with a coating portion to obtain acoustic texture material. Propellant material is arranged within the product chamber such that a liquid phase portion of the propellant material is mixed with the acoustic texture material, and a gas phase portion of the propellant material pressurizes the acoustic texture material within the product chamber. The propellant material may be di-methyl ethylene.
US08561839B2
A machine for making and dispensing iced food products such as granitas, sorbets or slush drinks and the like includes a tank for containing and processing the product to be dispensed. A dispensing tap is mounted near the bottom of the tank and a power-driven stirring mechanism and an evaporator of a cooling circuit are both located inside the tank. A counter for counting an amount of product dispensed includes a unit for measuring the amount of product dispensed and a unit for enabling measurement. The measurement enabling unit includes a temperature sensor located at the dispensing tap, along the product dispensing path.
US08561834B2
An apparatus, system and method for attaching a lid to a beverage container is provided. In one embodiment a lid is positioned over the container opening and fastened to a first bead located around the opening. The lid also fastens to a second bead that is either located on the container, or located on a partial ring that is positioned adjacent to the first bead. The partial collar may only extend partway around the container. The partial collar may be removable and may also include a handle. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.
US08561832B2
A bakery tray includes a base. A front wall extends upward from a front edge of the base. Side walls extend upward from side edges of the base. A rear wall extends upward from a rear edge of the base. The rear wall includes an inner panel portion and an outer lip portion that protrudes outward and then downward from an uppermost edge of the inner panel portion. A plurality of ribs connect the inner panel portion to the outer lip portion. In one feature, the plurality of ribs may include an increased concentration of the ribs in the center of the tray.
US08561826B2
The present utility model discloses a universal gasoline engine fuel tank cover including an outer shell, an inner shell and a sealing cover located on the upper surface of the inner shell, wherein the outer shell and the inner shell are connected through a ratchet mechanism and a limiting mechanism, the inner shell having a partition I and a partition II disposed in its upper cavity to divide the upper cavity into a first adsorption chamber, a second adsorption chamber and a third adsorption chamber, the first adsorption chamber and the second adsorption chamber having fine carbon particles disposed therein, the third adsorption chamber having a cylindrical foam disposed therein, the bottom of the partition I being disposed with an air hole I connecting the third adsorption chamber to the fuel tank, and the bottom of the first adsorption chamber being disposed with an air hole II causing the first adsorption chamber to be connected to the atmosphere outside. The present utility model is advantageous in that it has a delicate structural design, it is easy to assemble, its cost is low, it can effectively prevent direct exhaust of volatilized gasoline into the atmosphere, and accurate judgment can be made as to whether the fuel tank cover is adequately tightened.
US08561820B2
A shelving system (10) with height adjustable shelves is described, with reference to a portable trolley with shelves for holding medical equipment, although it is also applicable to portable and stationary shelving systems for many uses. The shelving system (10) comprises at least one shelf (18), at least one support (14) and at least one locating bracket (36) for locating the shelf (18) on the support (14). The locating bracket (36) includes at least two engagement members (38) engageable with the support (14), and locking means (40) to lock the locating bracket (36) and the shelf (18) to the support (14).
US08561814B2
One aspect of this disclosure is directed to a sub-rack module for supporting a personal computer chassis therein. The sub-rack module is configured to be received within a multi-position support rack. Due to the unique combination of the sub-rack and the multi-position support rack, the sub-rack modules can be positioned such that the back ends of the personal computer chassis form an air passageway in the center of the multi-position support rack, which allows for the air flow to be directed through the passageway and out through the front end of the personal computer chassis. This configuration allows for the high density storage of an array of personal computer chassis while providing adequate cooling for multiple units. A method for manufacturing this system is also provided.
US08561798B2
A slide card for selective insertion and withdrawal from a sleeve includes a base panel, a locking panel and at least one embossment. The locking panel is integrally formed with the base panel and hingedly connected to one of the opposing end edges of the base panel to engage at least part of the sleeve to lock the base panel in the sleeve. The locking panel extends from the one of the opposing end edges of the base panel to its free end edge that is located opposed to the one of the opposing end edges of the base panel. The at least one embossment is formed on one of the opposed surfaces of the locking panel. The at least one embossment projects from the one of the opposed surfaces of the locking panel and is spaced apart from the free end edge of the locking panel.
US08561793B2
A container for consumer goods comprising an outer shell, an inner housing and a resilient member arranged between the outer shell and the inner housing. The inner housing has an opening and is mounted within the outer shell for rotational movement relative thereto between a closed position, in which the opening is covered by the outer shell and an open position in which the opening is at least partially exposed. The inner housing is resiliently biased towards the closed position by the resilient member.
US08561790B2
A conveyor system includes a transport member having a conveying surface that is configured to transport articles in a transport direction, an endless strip and a drive for propelling the endless strip. A power tap off is provided between the strip and the transport member. The power tap off has an input that is driven by the strip and an output that drives the transport member. The power tap off provides a positive transfer of power from the strip to the transport member.
US08561788B2
A differential impulse conveyor (10) is provided for moving goods, including a tray (12) having a tray floor (14) supporting goods, with the tray movable in a forward direction and a backward direction. A drive motor (16) is provided for moving the tray floor in the forward direction and the backward direction. The tray floor includes plurality of dimples (20) each projecting upward from an adjacent product supporting surface (22) of the tray floor. Each dimple (20) includes an upwardly projecting pusher portion (24) for pushing goods forward during the forward movement of the tray, and a tapered ramp portion (26) extending upward from the product supporting surface and engaging the pusher portion for moving goods in front of the pusher portion.
US08561783B2
The present invention provides an adjustable star wheel provided with at least one interchangeable pocket for receiving a container to be conveyed. The star wheel comprises a larger pocket of fixed shape and size, moveable jaws defining a smaller pocket having a fixed shape and size, an actuator disc rotatable about the central axis, and a cam mechanism linking the jaws to the actuator disc to cause radial movement of the jaws. In an extended position, the jaws move the smaller pocket into coincidence with the larger pocket thereby configuring the star wheel to receive containers in the smaller pocket. In the retracted position, the jaws are clear of the larger pocket thereby configuring the star wheel to receive containers in the larger pocket.
US08561780B2
The invention relates to an immersion treatment system, particularly an electrophoretic immersion coating system, comprising at least one immersion basin in a known manner that can be filled with a treatment fluid. A transport system guides the objects to be coated to the immersion basin, into the interior of the immersion basin, out of the immersion basin, and away therefrom. It comprises at least one transport car whereon a vertically displaceable carriage is disposed. A component defining a rotary axis is supported on the same, supporting a mounting device for the object to be treated. A motion sequence for the object can be achieved in said manner, comprising a superposition of a horizontal linear motion, a vertical linear motion, and a rotary motion about the rotary axis.
US08561774B2
The invention relates to a clutch having a first clutch part (2) and a second clutch part (3), wherein said two clutch parts (2, 3) are disposed pivotably relative to one another. In order to propose a clutch which in particular allows a precisely-positioned location fixing of the two clutch parts (2, 3) to one another, a clutch (1) is proposed by the invention which is characterized by a clutch element (4), which can be positioned rotationally-fixed relative to one of the two clutch parts (3), wherein the other of said two clutch parts (2) has a clutch member (6), which works together with a clutch member (7) carried by said clutch element (4).
US08561771B2
A moveable catenary system for carrying a container using an electric container freight train includes: a main rail track disposed beside a freight platform; a plurality of catenary masts disposed beside the main rail track; fixed support units fixedly coupled in a cantilever shape to the catenary masts, respectively, with the exception of the catenary masts corresponding to the freight platform; vertical driving support units coupled in the cantilever shape to the catenary masts corresponding to the freight platform so as to vertically rotate the catenary masts, respectively; a fixed catenary coupled to the fixed support units such that positions at which the vertical driving support units are disposed are cut and the vertical driving support units are disposed inside and along the main rail track; a moveable catenary connected to the vertical driving support unit, the movable catenary being circularly moved in a vertical direction according to the vertical rotation of the vertical driving support units; and switching units connecting the moveable catenary to the fixed catenary when the vertical driving support units are disposed in a horizontal direction. According to the present invention, freight cars of the electric container freight train may be moved beside the freight platform to reduce the time required for loading containers into the freight cars of the electric container freight train or unloading containers mounted on the freight cars. Furthermore, the rail track may be simply arranged.
US08561770B2
A system and method for powering of a vehicle is disclosed. In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a roadway may include an embedded conductor and a source of energy. The embedded conductor may be embedded in the roadway configured to transfer energy to a vehicle upon the roadway via magnetic induction or electric conduction. The source of energy may be applied upon or embedded in the roadway and configured to generate electric current to the embedded conductor. The source of energy may include a solar power generator, a thermoelectric power generator, a piezoelectric power generator, and/or any other suitable source of energy.
US08561764B2
A damping device for a two-wheeled vehicle having a first and a second damper chamber which are coupled to one another through a flow connection. The flow connection includes at least one flow valve provided with a damping channel. A magneto-rheological fluid is provided in the damping channel of the flow valve wherein the flow valve includes at least one magnetic device such that the damping channel of the flow valve can be exposed to a magnetic field of the magnetic device. The flow valve further includes at least one spring device. The magnetic device of the flow valve is provided on a valve piston and the valve piston is received in a deflection chamber to resiliently deflect counter to a spring force of the spring device such that the magnetic field of the magnetic device effective in the damping channel depends on the resilient deflection of the valve piston.
US08561762B2
A brake piston may include a steel core and a phenolic outer layer that may be overmolded to the steel core.
US08561753B2
An electric power steering device including an input shaft to which a steering wheel is connected, an output shaft connected to a wheel side, a torsion bar provided between the input shaft and the output shaft, and a torque sensor that detects steering torque input from the steering wheel. An electric motor is driven in accordance with the torque detected by the torque sensor. A worm wheel is provided on the output shaft to transmit rotation of the electric motor to the output shaft in a housing, wherein a boss of the worm wheel is fitted into an outer circumference of the output shaft, and a bearing fitted into the outer circumference of the boss is supported on the housing.
US08561751B2
A system and method for selectively charging and discharging a steering accumulator are provided. One vehicle steering system includes a hydraulic pump configured provide a source of pressurized hydraulic fluid for use in steering the vehicle. The steering system also includes an accumulator configured to hold pressurized hydraulic fluid from the pump for use in steering the vehicle in case of need. The steering system includes a charging circuit configured to selectively allow the hydraulic fluid to flow from the hydraulic pump to the accumulator based on a fluid pressure applied by a first pilot and a second pilot. The steering system includes a charging bypass circuit configured to allow the hydraulic fluid to flow to a steering control unit and to bypass the charging circuit. The hydraulic pump supplies fluid to the charging circuit and the bypass circuit.
US08561744B1
A motor vehicle is provided with a power train having primary and auxiliary internal combustion engines which selectively feed power to a jackshaft. The power accumulated in the jackshaft is conveyed to a speed change transmission. Fuel economy is achieved by utilizing only one engine when lesser power is needed by the vehicle.
US08561743B2
A plurality of batteries (3) are disposed under a floor panel (16) of a vehicle (1). A first battery unit (38F) comprising a plurality of batteries (3) stacked in a vertical direction and a second battery unit (38R) comprising a plurality of batteries (3) stacked in a vehicle transverse direction are provided. By arranging a layout of the first battery unit (38F) and the second battery unit (38R) considering the location of an electric equipment (12, 13, 14) to which the batteries (3) supply power as well as the location of passenger seats (32F, 32R), the weight balance of the vehicle (1) in the front-aft direction can be optimized.
US08561740B2
An HVAC system for a work vehicle having an operator cab includes a first chamber having an for receiving airflow exterior of the cab. The inlet is adjacent to a first source for moving air for use independent of the HVAC system, the inlet arranged to cause a first change of direction of airflow inside the first chamber. The first chamber resulting in both a first air pressure reduction and a first reduction of airflow velocity while inside the first chamber sufficient to reduce an amount of particles entrained in the airflow while the particles are within the first chamber. A second chamber in fluid communication with the first chamber and configured to cause both a second change of direction and a third change of direction of airflow while inside of the second chamber prior to reaching a third chamber for mixing air flow with recirculated air from the cab.
US08561739B2
A movable grille shutter for a vehicle, which is provided at a grille opening portion through which ambient air is taken into an engine room, includes a first fin, a second fin provided along a lengthwise direction of the first fin in a manner that a predetermined angle is formed between the first fin and the second in a manner that the first fin and the second fin are arranged to match a shape of the grille opening portion. The movable grille shutter for the vehicle also includes a driving source for driving the first fin and the second fin for opening and closing the grille opening portion, and a universal joint provided between the first fin and the second fin for transmitting a driving force from the driving source to the first fin and the second fin.
US08561737B2
A charging cable-housing device includes: a charging cable that supplies electric power from an external electric power source to a vehicle; a bobbin which is rotatable, and on which the charging cable is wound, and which is disposed in a rear portion of the vehicle; a casing that houses the bobbin, and that has an extraction opening through which the charging cable is extracted out; and a guide member that guides the charging cable led out from the bobbin from above the extraction opening toward the extraction opening.
US08561735B2
A self-contained axle module for a vehicle having a support structure is provided. The self-contained axle includes a housing removably coupled to the support structure and an output shaft extending from the housing. An electric motor is coupled to the housing and drives the output shaft. Two wheel end assemblies are coupled to the output shaft, and an independent suspension assembly is coupled between each wheel end assembly and the housing, so that the independent suspension assemblies and the wheel end assemblies and the electric motor and the housing are removable from the vehicle as a unit by detaching the housing from the support structure.
US08561731B2
A down hole drill bit is disclosed that includes a plurality of cutting elements mounted on a cutting structure. At least one of the plurality of cutting elements comprises a wear resistant material, the wear resistant material comprising coarse grains disposed in a binder matrix phase, wherein the binder matrix phase comprises nanoparticles uniformly dispersed therein.
US08561726B2
Systems and methods for controlling deviations during drilling operations include securing a plurality of stabilizers to a lower portion of a drill string. The stabilizers can have a substantially triangular cross-sectional area oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the drill string, and a plurality of blades secured to the stabilizer at points associated with corners of the triangular cross-sectional area. The resulting system can exhibit improved stability and stiffness, an improved flow area, a reduced annular velocity, an increased penetration rate, and a longer usable life.
US08561720B2
A method of steering a drill bit to form an opening in a subsurface formation, comprises a) determining a distance from design of a well, and b) determining an angle offset from design of the well wherein angle offset from design is the difference between the inclination and azimuth of the hole and the inclination and azimuth of plan, c) wherein at least one distance from design and at least one angle offset from design are determined in real time based, at least in part, on a position of the hole at the last survey, a position at a projected current location of the bit, and a projected position of the bit.
US08561715B2
A hand-operated rotary power tool and a method of operating the tool is disclosed. The tool has an electric motor for driving a rotary tool, a sensor device for detecting a blockade of the tool and a triggering device, which, in response to a blockade detected by the sensor device, reverses a direction of rotation of the electric motor prior to the blockade for a predetermined duration and immediately following induces the electric motor to again rotate in the direction of rotation.
US08561712B2
An apparatus for extinguishing fires in stoves used in food preparation. This invention detects a grease fire on the stovetop by detecting an elevated temperature associated with a grease fire and releases a fire suppression agent into the burning pan. A trigger mechanism retracts a restraining pin releasing the lever and cover. A packet of dry fire suppression agent with a foil separator falls using gravity. The foil separator is folded in a manner that divides the fire suppression agent into smaller portions.
US08561709B2
Disclosed herein is a method of sealing a liner top packer to a tubular. The method includes, positioning the liner top packer within a tubular and moving a sleeve of the liner top packer in a first axial direction thereby radially deforming a first deformable metal member and a second deformable metal member. The method further includes sealably engaging the radially deformed first deformable metal member with a tubular and sealably engaging the radially deformed second deformable metal member with the first deformable metal member and a body of the liner top packer.
US08561707B2
Provided are drill stem assemblies with ultra-low friction coatings for subterraneous drilling operations. In one form, the coated drill stem assemblies for subterraneous rotary drilling operations include a body assembly with an exposed outer surface including a drill string coupled to a bottom hole assembly, a coiled tubing coupled to a bottom hole assembly, or a casing string coupled to a bottom hole assembly and an ultra-low friction coating on at least a portion of the exposed outer surface of the body assembly, hardbanding on at least a portion of the exposed outer surface of the body assembly, an ultra-low friction coating on at least a portion of the hardbanding, wherein the ultra-low friction coating comprises one or more ultra-low friction layers, and one or more buttering layers interposed between the hardbanding and the ultra-low friction coating. The coated drill stem assemblies disclosed herein provide for reduced friction, vibration (stick-slip and torsional), abrasion, and wear during straight hole or directional drilling to allow for improved rates of penetration and enable ultra-extended reach drilling with existing top drives.
US08561705B2
A wear bushing having a lead impression block is landed axially above a casing hanger and actuated to test an elevation of lock ring grooves formed in a wellhead. Then, drilling operations are performed through the wear bushing. The wear bushing includes a first tubular member having an axis and a second tubular member coaxial with the first tubular member. The second tubular member moves down to actuate a lead impression assembly to measure an elevation within the wellhead with the lead impression block. After the drilling operations are completed, the deformed lead impression block is retrieved along with the wear bushing.
US08561703B2
An apparatus usable with a well includes a gas lift valve having a check valve arrangement located between an annulus and a passageway of a tubing. The check valve arrangement is adapted to selectively allow fluid flow from the check valve arrangement from an inlet side of the check valve arrangement to an outlet side of the check valve arrangement, and is biased to prevent a leakage flow through the check valve arrangement from the outlet side to the inlet side. The check valve arrangement is defined by a valve element movable into and out of engagement with a valve seat wherein one of the valve element and the valve seat has a first sealing structure engageable with a second sealing structure on the other of the valve element and the valve seat. At least one of the first and second sealing surfaces include at least one pair of sealing members.
US08561695B2
An apparatus and method is disclosed for conducting a fluid and solids production test in a subterranean well. A testing apparatus may be inserted into a wellbore. The apparatus may employ a tubular housing with entry port(s) through the housing. An inner assembly may be positioned within the tubular housing, the inner assembly being configured for connection to the tubular housing. The inner assembly may include a fluid permeable screen and a distal end forming a reservoir that is scaled, or may be adapted to be scaled, for the collection of solids during a well production testing event. Following a testing event, the apparatus may be removed from the wellbore to enable the collected solids to be measured to determine the amount of solids generated by a subterranean formation at actual field flow conditions.
US08561694B2
An apparatus monitors a production flow from a gravel pack into a tubular sand screen disposed concentrically around downhole production tubing in an oil or gas well. A tubular sample layer is disposed concentrically around the sand screen to be exposed to the radial production flow in use. The sample layer is electrically insulated from the production tubing in use. An erosion sensor provides a signal which varies in dependence upon an electrical resistance of the sample layer, which is related to the erosion of the sample layer. An apparatus also monitors a substantially longitudinal production flow through downhole production tubing in an oil or gas well. A method and apparatus are used to monitor the condition of a gravel pack within an oil or gas well. Other methods monitor temperature or pressure conditions within an oil or gas well.
US08561692B1
A downhole safety joint for use in a wellbore is described. The downhole safety joint includes an upper tubular member having an upper threaded end and a lower external threaded section; a lower tubular member having a lower threaded end and an upper interior threaded section for engaging with the lower external threaded section to form a break joint, the break joint having one or more of a maximum compressive stress limit and a tensile stress limit; and one or more circumferential stress reliefs disposed into the outer diameter of at least one of the upper tubular member and the lower tubular member for transmitting a side load applied to the break joint to one or more of the circumferential stress reliefs less than one or more of the compressive stress limit and the tensile stress limit.
US08561687B2
Moveable and split packer cups for use above a conventional coiled tubing fracturing or stimulation tool are described as well as methods for running these tools into a wellbore. These devices can be used for extended stimulation intervals with coiled tubing, as well as for a secondary pressure containment to avoid pressure communication with uphole formations or perforations.
US08561683B2
An apparatus and a method for cutting a wellbore tubular may include an upper section and a lower section mating at a juncture plane defined by a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis of the wellbore tubular. Each section may include a support plate having a passage, a liner positioned adjacent to the support plate, and an energetic material disposed between the support plate and the liner. An initiator having a shaft may be positioned in the passages of the upper section and the lower section.
US08561679B2
A heat exchanger (such as a radiator) that provides for a consistent tank-to-header joint location. The header generally includes a drafted wall that is movable adjacent to or within a tank and may include a curved fillet to maintain header alignment.
US08561672B2
A regenerative heat exchanger for the heat exchange of gaseous media with a substantially cylindrical heat storage body including a radial seal for use in a regenerative heat exchanger and a method for separating gaseous media in a regenerative heat exchanger. The heat storage body of the regenerative heat exchanger may include a plurality of radially extending sector walls which subdivide the heat storage body into sectors. At least two heat storage chambers which are arranged behind one another in the radial direction are provided within a sector, which heat storage chambers are arranged for the through-flow of gaseous media.
US08561664B2
An object of the present invention is to provide a pickup device that can securely peel a die or to provide a reliable die bonder or a pickup method using the pickup device. To achieve the object, the present invention is provided with a characteristic that when a die to be peeled out of plural dies (semiconductor chips) applied to a dicing film is thrust up and is peeled from the dicing film, the dicing film in a predetermined part in a circumference of the die is thrust up and a peeling starting point is formed, the dicing film in a part except the predetermined part is thrust up, and the die is peeled from the dicing film.
US08561659B2
A tire and electronic device assembly is disclosed, the electronic device measuring one or more tire parameters. The electronic device attaches to a cellular insert member to create a sub-assembly, the insert member having an inward surface attached on a centerline of the tire to an inward facing tire surface defining a tire cavity. The electronic device attaches to the cellular insert member between raised regions of the cellular insert member with an outward surface of the device uncovered and exposed and recessed below outward boundaries of the raised regions.
US08561658B2
Vehicle fuel removal system for vehicles raised upon a automotive lift or driven over a automotive work pit. The device features a piercing spear member with engagement to a hydraulically translating member of smaller diameter for piercing the fuel tank. The small diameter member acts to allow flow of fluid around the spear head and down along the small diameter translating member. The hole produced by the piercing spear tip can be adapted to allow the insertion of a bung (where required). This assembly is surrounded by a funneling basin to direct fuel flow to a receiving hose. The described members can be engaged upon a rolling support or on an arm of a pivoting wall mounted support.A residual fuel removal system from the fuel tanks of vehicles raised upon a automotive lift or driven over a automotive work pit. The device features a piercing spear member operatively engaged to a hydraulically powered translating member of smaller diameter for piercing the fuel tank. The small diameter member acts to allow flow of fluid around the spear head and down along the small diameter translating member. The hole produced by the piercing spear tip can be adapted to allow the insertion of a bung (where required). This assembly is surrounded by a funneling basin to direct fuel flow to a receiving hose. The described members can be engaged upon a rolling support or on an arm of a pivoting wall mounted support.
US08561653B2
Volumetric enclosure(s) provide methods and/or apparatus for teaching, generating and deriving supply chain efficiency improvement. Prime Manifold Enclosure(s) methods and/or apparatus provide for deriving and generating efficiency by volumetric displacement and volumetric replacement of dissimilar material(s) and volumetric displacement and volumetric replacement of material having dissimilar origin. Apparatus for generating matrix patterns comprising fluent material manifold(s) cooperatively structured for creating integrated composite communication flow matrix pathways are disclosed. Supply chain efficiency advantages are conferred in part by encroachment across distinct disciplines of manufacture/care, by the interposition of prime manifold enclosure(s) between distinct disciplines previously un-traversed and volumetric displacement and volumetric replacement of dissimilar materials deriving from dissimilar origins.
US08561635B2
A locking system is provided for interconnection to a hydrant. The locking system is generally comprised of a lock body and lock that work in concert to block the operation of hydrant components, namely a control rod and/or a stem screw, that controls fluid flow through the hydrant.
US08561634B2
A system for decreasing volatile organic compounds (VOC) in a crude oil tanker includes: a supply pipe horizontally installed over a crude oil storage tank of the crude oil tanker and having an end connected to a crude oil storage tank on land; a load pipe vertically connected to a bottom surface of the supply pipe, vertically passing through the crude oil storage tank of the crude oil tanker, and communicating with a lower part of the crude oil storage tank; a distribution pipe horizontally connected to a lower end of the load pipe; and a pressure control unit installed at a lower end portion of the load pipe.
US08561618B2
An article to improve nasal passage air flow may be a strip that comprises a flexible resilient material, and has a first end and a second end, and a top surface and a bottom surface, with at least a portion of the bottom surface at the first end of the strip comprising a first adhesive surface, and at least a portion of the bottom surface at the second end of said strip comprising a second adhesive surface. The strip may serve to dilate a user's nasal passage when the first end of the strip is secured using the first adhesive bottom surface to be proximate to an alar facial groove of the user's nose, with the second end of the strip being pulled up at a slight angle and laterally to achieve desired nasal passage expansion and thereafter being secured to the user's face, at roughly a 20-25 degree angle.
US08561616B2
An implant for treating obstructive sleep apnea includes an elongated body having a central region, a first end, and a second end opposite the first end. The central region of the elongated body engages inframandibular musculature that extends between a mandible and a hyoid bone. The first and second ends of the elongated body are optionally anchored to the mandible. The elongated body is under tension for urging the inframandibular musculature in an inferior direction, which, in turn, pulls the hyoid bone anteriorly for minimizing the likelihood of occurrence of obstructive sleep apnea episodes.
US08561613B2
A respiratory mask assembly for delivering a flow of pressurized breathable gas to a patient includes a structure configured to contact a) at least one point on the patient's forehead, b) two points on the patient's temples, the two temple points being on opposite sides of the patient's face, and c) two points on the patient's cheek, the two cheek points being on opposite sides of the patient's face; a frame, being part of the structure, rigidly connected to other elements of the structure and configured to support a cushion in contact with the patient's face; and a plurality of straps connected to the other elements of the structure and configured to hold the frame against the at least one forehead point, the two temple points, and the two cheek points in a fully constrained manner.
